USGS Streamgage 09304000
South Fork White River at Buford, CO
South Fork White River at Buford, CO is USGS streamgage 09304000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050005. It drains a watershed of about 177 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1919. Typical flow runs near 239.4 cfs in July and 142.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 177 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,986 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050005
- Coordinates
- 39.97442, -107.62534
- USGS site number
- 09304000
- Records begin
- 1919-07-01 (107 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 79 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 | 77.8 | 101.2 | 133.8 | |
| February | 83.1 | 102 | 134.6 | |
| March | 85 | 102.5 | 136.4 | |
| April | 107.1 | 142.3 | 239.3 | |
| May | 284.8 | 573.4 | 1,040.1 | |
| June | 327.4 | 947.9 | 1,707.3 | |
| July | 131.5 | 239.4 | 600.5 | |
| August | 106.1 | 149.8 | 237.9 | |
| September | 93.5 | 126.5 | 179.9 | |
| October | 94.3 | 120.5 | 171.5 | |
| November | 88.8 | 111.6 | 159.1 | |
| December | 81.5 | 103.9 | 147.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).