USGS Streamgage 394839104570300
Sand Creek at Mouth near Commerce City, CO
Sand Creek at Mouth near Commerce City, CO is USGS streamgage 394839104570300 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190003. It drains a watershed of about 187 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1992. Typical flow runs near 58.1 cfs in July and 31.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 187 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190003
- Coordinates
- 39.81097, -104.95158
- USGS site number
- 394839104570300
- Records begin
- 1992-01-31 (34 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 35 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 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 26.2 | |
| February | 9.9 | 16 | 47.2 | |
| March | 10.5 | 19.1 | 100.2 | |
| April | 12.6 | 31.5 | 148.8 | |
| May | 15.1 | 53 | 175.5 | |
| June | 10.8 | 45.9 | 172.3 | |
| July | 12.1 | 58.1 | 180.5 | |
| August | 10.2 | 53.1 | 158.9 | |
| September | 9 | 27.6 | 124 | |
| October | 9.3 | 18.8 | 76.1 | |
| November | 10.4 | 16.7 | 41.1 | |
| December | 10.4 | 14.7 | 29.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Cherry Creek near Franktown, CO
- Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Lake, CO
- Cherry Creek at Denver, CO
- South Platte River at 64Th Ave. Commerce City, CO
- Sand Creek above Burlington Ditch near Commerce City, CO
- First Creek Bel Buckley Rd, at Rocky Mtn Arsenal, CO
- Big Dry Creek at Westminster, CO
- Big Dry Creek at Mouth near Fort Lupton, CO