USGS Streamgage 09073400
Roaring Fork River near Aspen, CO
Roaring Fork River near Aspen, CO is USGS streamgage 09073400 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010004. It drains a watershed of about 106 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1964. Typical flow runs near 106.5 cfs in July and 44.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 106 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,009 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010004
- Coordinates
- 39.17999, -106.80198
- USGS site number
- 09073400
- 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 | 16.7 | 23.4 | 33.8 | |
| February | 15.6 | 22.6 | 32.3 | |
| March | 16.7 | 24.9 | 36.3 | |
| April | 29.1 | 44.8 | 74.7 | |
| May | 85.9 | 165.1 | 309.7 | |
| June | 150 | 308.2 | 804.6 | |
| July | 53.3 | 106.5 | 372.2 | |
| August | 32.9 | 53.4 | 109.9 | |
| September | 28.4 | 43 | 73.1 | |
| October | 24.8 | 35.8 | 62.2 | |
| November | 19.2 | 28.9 | 46.4 | |
| December | 18.2 | 25.3 | 37.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- North Cunningham Creek Conduit Bypass near Norrie, CO
- Last Chance Creek near Norrie, CO
- Lime Creek near Thomasville, CO
- Fryingpan River near Ruedi, CO