USGS Streamgage 09349800
Piedra River near Arboles, CO
Piedra River near Arboles, CO is USGS streamgage 09349800 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080102. It drains a watershed of about 653 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1962. Typical flow runs near 176.9 cfs in July and 666.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 653 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,151 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080102
- Coordinates
- 37.08834, -107.39784
- USGS site number
- 09349800
- Records begin
- 1962-09-01 (64 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 64 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 | 40.7 | 67.3 | 116.5 | |
| February | 42.8 | 73.1 | 171.6 | |
| March | 73.9 | 221.9 | 718.5 | |
| April | 257.8 | 666.9 | 1,706.3 | |
| May | 428.8 | 1,058.8 | 2,222.9 | |
| June | 169.5 | 771.7 | 1,954.3 | |
| July | 49 | 176.9 | 705 | |
| August | 38.2 | 148.2 | 390.5 | |
| September | 43.8 | 114.9 | 397.7 | |
| October | 55 | 114.2 | 351.5 | |
| November | 50.3 | 92.9 | 198.2 | |
| December | 39.9 | 73.5 | 138.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).