USGS Streamgage 09134100
North Fork Gunnison River below Paonia, CO
North Fork Gunnison River below Paonia, CO is USGS streamgage 09134100 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020004. It drains a watershed of about 744 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2000. Typical flow runs near 31.2 cfs in July and 818.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 744 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,568 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020004
- Coordinates
- 38.8575, -107.62194
- USGS site number
- 09134100
- Records begin
- 2000-03-07 (26 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 26 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 | 44.9 | 95.3 | 147.9 | |
| February | 44.5 | 85.9 | 144.1 | |
| March | 78.6 | 168.2 | 767.8 | |
| April | 206 | 818.7 | 2,352.5 | |
| May | 295.5 | 1,704.5 | 4,112.9 | |
| June | 92.6 | 544.3 | 2,414.3 | |
| July | 9.4 | 31.2 | 552.4 | |
| August | 9.7 | 18.1 | 56.4 | |
| September | 8.3 | 18.7 | 79.8 | |
| October | 23.6 | 57.7 | 177.3 | |
| November | 61.8 | 91 | 209.6 | |
| December | 44.1 | 70.9 | 144.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).