USGS Streamgage 09129600
Smith Fork near Lazear, CO
Smith Fork near Lazear, CO is USGS streamgage 09129600 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020002. It drains a watershed of about 167 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1976. Typical flow runs near 2 cfs in July and 4.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 167 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,858 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020002
- Coordinates
- 38.70744, -107.71014
- USGS site number
- 09129600
- Records begin
- 1976-06-01 (50 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 50 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 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 31.6 | |
| February | 1.8 | 2.9 | 38.7 | |
| March | 2.2 | 4.9 | 102.9 | |
| April | 0.9 | 4.1 | 169.2 | |
| May | 0.7 | 31.9 | 334.5 | |
| June | 0.2 | 29.7 | 235.5 | |
| July | 0 | 2 | 28.8 | |
| August | 0.4 | 2.5 | 12.2 | |
| September | 0.8 | 3.3 | 8.9 | |
| October | 1.1 | 3.3 | 11.2 | |
| November | 1.7 | 3.7 | 11.1 | |
| December | 1.6 | 3.3 | 31.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Gunnison River at Cnty Rd 32 below Gunnison, CO
- Ohio Creek near Baldwin, CO
- Ohio Creek above Mouth near Gunnison, CO
- Gunnison River near Gunnison, CO
- Gunnison River at Gunnison Whitewater Park, CO
- Lake Fork below Lake San Cristobal near Lake City, CO
- Henson Creek at Lake City, CO
- Lake Fork at Gateview, CO