USGS Streamgage 09279000
Rock Creek near Mountain Home, UT
Rock Creek near Mountain Home, UT is USGS streamgage 09279000 in Utah, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14060003. It drains a watershed of about 147 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1937. Typical flow runs near 76.4 cfs in July and 42.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Utah
- Drainage area
- 147 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,251 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14060003
- Coordinates
- 40.49311, -110.57722
- USGS site number
- 09279000
- Records begin
- 1937-10-01 (89 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 39 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 | 30.9 | 38.6 | 46.1 | |
| February | 32.3 | 38.2 | 50.3 | |
| March | 33.5 | 40 | 64.2 | |
| April | 35.4 | 42.3 | 62.7 | |
| May | 42.1 | 51.8 | 282.6 | |
| June | 49.5 | 79.8 | 713.1 | |
| July | 49.5 | 76.4 | 495.6 | |
| August | 47 | 65.8 | 208.2 | |
| September | 41.7 | 50.8 | 167.2 | |
| October | 38.4 | 47.3 | 86.8 | |
| November | 35.6 | 41 | 69.2 | |
| December | 32.8 | 39.5 | 50.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Lake Fork River Ab Moon Lake, near Mountain Home, UT
- Lake Fork River below Moon Lake near Mountain Home, UT
- Yellowstone River @ Bridge Cmpgrnd near Altonah, UT
- Yellowstone River near Altonah, UT
- Lake Fork River near Myton, UT
- Duchesne River at Myton, UT
- Duchesne River above Uinta River, near Randlett, UT
- Uinta River below Powerplant Diversion, near Neola, UT