USGS Streamgage 06714360
Sand Creek above Burlington Ditch near Commerce City, CO
Sand Creek above Burlington Ditch near Commerce City, CO is USGS streamgage 06714360 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 2013. Typical flow runs near 16.7 cfs in July and 20 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 187 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,122 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190003
- Coordinates
- 39.81025, -104.95033
- USGS site number
- 06714360
- Records begin
- 2013-01-01 (13 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 14 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 | 8.4 | 13.2 | 26.7 | |
| February | 8 | 14.1 | 38.2 | |
| March | 8.5 | 19.8 | 98 | |
| April | 9.5 | 20 | 112.4 | |
| May | 11.3 | 37.5 | 293.5 | |
| June | 6.8 | 22.7 | 201.5 | |
| July | 6.1 | 16.7 | 154.8 | |
| August | 5.4 | 12.3 | 104.7 | |
| September | 5.7 | 10.5 | 280.7 | |
| October | 7.3 | 13.5 | 65.8 | |
| November | 7.8 | 13.9 | 47.9 | |
| December | 9.5 | 13.1 | 25.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- South Platte River at Fort Lupton, CO
- Cherry Creek near Parker, CO
- Toll Gate Creek above 6Th Ave at Aurora, CO
- Sand Creek at Mouth near Commerce City, CO
- Cherry Creek near Franktown, CO