USGS Streamgage 385106106571000
Slate River Ab Baxter Gl @Hwy 135 near Crested Butte, CO
Slate River Ab Baxter Gl @Hwy 135 near Crested Butte, CO is USGS streamgage 385106106571000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020001. It drains a watershed of about 73 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2006. Typical flow runs near 110.5 cfs in July and 134.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 73 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,818 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020001
- Coordinates
- 38.85166, -106.95338
- USGS site number
- 385106106571000
- Records begin
- 2006-10-01 (20 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 20 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 | 10.1 | 15.8 | 24.9 | |
| February | 9.8 | 14.8 | 24.3 | |
| March | 13.2 | 24.1 | 68.9 | |
| April | 55.2 | 134.3 | 330 | |
| May | 231 | 428.1 | 788.6 | |
| June | 164.4 | 555.8 | 1,027.8 | |
| July | 29.9 | 110.5 | 507.1 | |
| August | 11.1 | 34.9 | 81.7 | |
| September | 9.8 | 20 | 57.4 | |
| October | 14.3 | 24.3 | 65.7 | |
| November | 12.8 | 22.8 | 38.9 | |
| December | 11.3 | 17.9 | 29 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Taylor River above Trail Creek near Taylor Park, CO
- Taylor River at Taylor Park, CO
- Texas Creek at Taylor Park, CO
- Willow Creek above Taylor Park Reservoir, CO
- Taylor River below Taylor Park Reservoir, CO
- Taylor River at Almont, CO
- Elk Creek at Coal Creek above Crested Butte, CO
- Coal Creek above McCormick Ditch at Crested Butte, CO