USGS Streamgage 06700000
South Platte River above Cheesman Lake, CO
South Platte River above Cheesman Lake, CO is USGS streamgage 06700000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190002. It drains a watershed of about 1,627 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1924. Typical flow runs near 231.5 cfs in July and 113.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 1,627 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,908 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190002
- Coordinates
- 39.16278, -105.30972
- USGS site number
- 06700000
- Records begin
- 1924-10-01 (102 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 101 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 | 4 | 11.6 | 26.7 | |
| February | 4.8 | 13.8 | 40.2 | |
| March | 14.6 | 45.2 | 91 | |
| April | 51.5 | 113.9 | 267.6 | |
| May | 73.8 | 155.2 | 350 | |
| June | 85 | 236.6 | 602.3 | |
| July | 78.1 | 231.5 | 564.7 | |
| August | 75.1 | 200.9 | 473 | |
| September | 40.3 | 118.8 | 252.1 | |
| October | 15.3 | 56.4 | 214.1 | |
| November | 10.4 | 43.2 | 146.2 | |
| December | 2.8 | 20.2 | 49 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- South Platte River below Brush Creek near Trumbull, CO
- South Platte River above Strontia Springs Reservoir, CO
- West Plum Creek near Perry Park, CO
- West Plum Creek at Sedalia, CO
- East Plum Creek above Haskins Gulch near Castle Rock, CO
- Plum Creek near Sedalia, CO
- Plum Creek at Titan Road near Louviers, CO
- Lee Gulch at Littleton, CO