USGS Streamgage 09306222
Piceance Creek at White River, CO
Piceance Creek at White River, CO is USGS streamgage 09306222 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050006. It sits on the Piceance Creek, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 652 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1964. Typical flow runs near 7.1 cfs in July and 22.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 652 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,743 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050006
- Coordinates
- 40.07806, -108.23583
- USGS site number
- 09306222
- Records begin
- 1964-10-01 (62 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Piceance Creek at White River, CO. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 2.8 | 22.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 4.1 | 32.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 3.1 | 13.8 | ||
| 1 | 2.3 | 8.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 2 | 5.8 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 62 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 | 12.4 | 21.2 | 35.9 | |
| February | 14.5 | 24.7 | 42.3 | |
| March | 17 | 30 | 68.4 | |
| April | 6.7 | 22.6 | 105.5 | |
| May | 2.2 | 8.7 | 192 | |
| June | 1.3 | 4.9 | 85.2 | |
| July | 1.5 | 7.1 | 73.2 | |
| August | 2 | 14.5 | 64.2 | |
| September | 2.7 | 10.8 | 45.8 | |
| October | 4.8 | 18.1 | 50.2 | |
| November | 9.8 | 24.3 | 49.7 | |
| December | 12.7 | 22.9 | 40.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Piceance Creek at White River, CO normally run highest?
- March, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 30 cfs, against 4.9 cfs in June, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- What is a normal flow for Piceance Creek at White River, CO?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 21.2 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 12.4 and 35.9 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Piceance Creek at White River, CO been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 09306222 begin in 1964, about 62 years, covering roughly 9,200 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Piceance Creek at White River, CO?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Piceance Creek at White River, CO?
- The gauge sits at 40.07806, -108.23583, in Colorado, in hydrologic subbasin 14050006, at an elevation of about 5,743 feet, draining roughly 652 square miles.
- Can I use Piceance Creek at White River, CO data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Piceance Creek
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Piceance Creek in full.
- Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO 506 sq mi
- Piceance Creek at White River, CO this page