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 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.
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)
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).