USGS Streamgage 09085000
Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO
Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO is USGS streamgage 09085000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010004. It drains a watershed of about 1,453 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1906. Typical flow runs near 1,578.1 cfs in July and 763 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 1,453 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,725 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010004
- Coordinates
- 39.54667, -107.33083
- USGS site number
- 09085000
- Records begin
- 1906-04-01 (120 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 55 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 | 358 | 460.4 | 611.6 | |
| February | 326.8 | 437.8 | 574.7 | |
| March | 331.6 | 495.9 | 673.5 | |
| April | 468.8 | 763 | 1,245.3 | |
| May | 984.7 | 1,854.2 | 3,756.5 | |
| June | 1,655 | 3,579 | 6,427.3 | |
| July | 709.4 | 1,578.1 | 4,173.2 | |
| August | 477.6 | 864.6 | 1,417.7 | |
| September | 493.8 | 696.6 | 1,030.9 | |
| October | 517.3 | 668.3 | 993.1 | |
| November | 462.5 | 609.6 | 796.5 | |
| December | 392 | 515.9 | 678 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Roaring Fork River above Lost Man Creek near Aspen, CO
- Lincoln Creek below Grizzly Reservoir near Aspen, CO
- Roaring Fork River Ab Difficult C near Aspen, CO
- Roaring Fork River near Aspen, CO
- Hunter Creek at Aspen, CO
- Castle Creek above Queens Gulch near Aspen, CO
- Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO
- Roaring Fork River below Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO