USGS Streamgage 09058500
Piney River below Piney Lake, near Minturn, CO
Piney River below Piney Lake, near Minturn, CO is USGS streamgage 09058500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010001. It drains a watershed of about 13 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 42 cfs in July and 9.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 13 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 9,160 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010001
- Coordinates
- 39.70804, -106.4267
- USGS site number
- 09058500
- Records begin
- 1947-10-01 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 78 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 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | |
| February | 1.1 | 2 | 3.1 | |
| March | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | |
| April | 2.9 | 9.5 | 25.3 | |
| May | 23.1 | 57.7 | 122.6 | |
| June | 51 | 115.4 | 200.9 | |
| July | 13.8 | 42 | 108.5 | |
| August | 3.8 | 9.7 | 26.9 | |
| September | 2.1 | 5.1 | 14.2 | |
| October | 2 | 5 | 12.1 | |
| November | 1.6 | 3.8 | 7.3 | |
| December | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Piney River near State Bridge, CO
- Rock Creek at McCoy, CO
- Colorado River at Catamount Bridge, CO
- Colorado River near Dotsero, CO
- Grizzly Creek near Grizzly Lake near Glenwood Springs, CO
- Colorado River above Glenwood Springs, CO
- North Inlet below Summerland Park at Rmnp
- Colorado River below Baker Gulch near Grand Lake, CO