USGS Streamgage 06736000
North Fork Big Thompson River at Drake, CO
North Fork Big Thompson River at Drake, CO is USGS streamgage 06736000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190006. It drains a watershed of about 85 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 53 cfs in July and 11.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 85 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,148 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190006
- Coordinates
- 40.43285, -105.33872
- USGS site number
- 06736000
- Records begin
- 1947-05-14 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 9 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 5.3 | — | |
| February | — | 5.6 | — | |
| March | — | 5.3 | — | |
| April | — | 11.2 | — | |
| May | 19.2 | 49.6 | 157.9 | |
| June | 21.1 | 110.9 | 360.2 | |
| July | 18.4 | 53 | 121.4 | |
| August | 13.5 | 33.6 | 63.8 | |
| September | 9.2 | 17.8 | 25.4 | |
| October | — | 11.5 | — | |
| November | — | 9.1 | — | |
| December | — | 6.2 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).