USGS Streamgage 09306200
Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO
Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO is USGS streamgage 09306200 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 506 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1964. Typical flow runs near 9.6 cfs in July and 17.8 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
- 506 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,080 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050006
- Coordinates
- 39.92111, -108.29694
- USGS site number
- 09306200
- Records begin
- 1964-10-01 (62 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 3.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 5.2 | 19.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 7.7 | 39.1 | ||
| 2.4 | 6.7 | 19.4 | ||
| 2 | 5.1 | 13.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 4.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 3.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 3.4 | 7.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 3.3 | 7.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 3 | 6.7 |
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 | 9.3 | 16.2 | 29.3 | |
| February | 11.5 | 18.8 | 33.9 | |
| March | 12.3 | 21.7 | 51.7 | |
| April | 4.1 | 17.8 | 86.1 | |
| May | 3.2 | 12.2 | 158.2 | |
| June | 4.1 | 9.3 | 70.1 | |
| July | 3.8 | 9.6 | 56.9 | |
| August | 3.9 | 15.4 | 53.2 | |
| September | 3.4 | 11.2 | 36.6 | |
| October | 3.7 | 12.3 | 36 | |
| November | 6.6 | 18 | 38.3 | |
| December | 8.8 | 18.5 | 32.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO normally run highest?
- March, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 21.7 cfs, against 9.3 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 below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 16.2 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 9.3 and 29.3 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 09306200 begin in 1964, about 62 years, covering roughly 9,173 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 below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, 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 below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, CO?
- The gauge sits at 39.92111, -108.29694, in Colorado, in hydrologic subbasin 14050006, at an elevation of about 6,080 feet, draining roughly 506 square miles.
- Can I use Piceance Creek below Ryan Gulch, near Rio Blanco, 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 this page
- Piceance Creek at White River, CO 652 sq mi