USGS Streamgage 13175100
Owyhee River near Mountain City, NV
Owyhee River near Mountain City, NV is USGS streamgage 13175100 in Nevada, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050104. It drains a watershed of about 391 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1991. Typical flow runs near 95.4 cfs in July and 181.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Nevada
- Drainage area
- 391 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050104
- Coordinates
- 41.86046, -115.98926
- USGS site number
- 13175100
- Records begin
- 1991-04-22 (35 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 35 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 | 12.3 | 21.5 | 53.5 | |
| February | 16.6 | 28.9 | 92.4 | |
| March | 29.9 | 79.5 | 239.9 | |
| April | 60 | 181.1 | 654.4 | |
| May | 71.3 | 202.1 | 696.8 | |
| June | 71.9 | 139.6 | 300 | |
| July | 32.1 | 95.4 | 142 | |
| August | 5.9 | 77.9 | 122.2 | |
| September | 5.3 | 36.9 | 94.3 | |
| October | 8.8 | 21.6 | 51.7 | |
| November | 11.7 | 18.7 | 34.8 | |
| December | 11.5 | 18.5 | 36.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).