USGS Streamgage 09032000
Ranch Creek near Fraser, CO
Ranch Creek near Fraser, CO is USGS streamgage 09032000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010001. It drains a watershed of about 20 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1934. Typical flow runs near 13.6 cfs in July and 4.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 20 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,717 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010001
- Coordinates
- 39.94999, -105.76556
- USGS site number
- 09032000
- Records begin
- 1934-10-01 (92 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 92 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 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | |
| February | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | |
| March | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4 | |
| April | 2.3 | 4.4 | 9.6 | |
| May | 7.2 | 20.5 | 71.4 | |
| June | 5.6 | 66.4 | 177.5 | |
| July | 3.1 | 13.6 | 57.9 | |
| August | 2.7 | 5.6 | 13.8 | |
| September | 1.8 | 4.1 | 9.1 | |
| October | 1.6 | 3.7 | 8.9 | |
| November | 1.9 | 3.4 | 7.1 | |
| December | 1.8 | 3 | 5.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Little Cabin Creek near Tabernash, CO
- Cabin Creek near Fraser, CO
- Hamilton Creek near Tabernash, CO
- Hurd Creek near Tabernash, CO
- Trail Creek near Tabernash, CO
- Meadow Creek below Meadow Creek Reservoir near Tabernash, CO
- Meadow Creek Diversion near Tabernash, CO
- Ranch Creek below Meadow Creek near Tabernash, CO