USGS Streamgage 06759500
South Platte River at Fort Morgan, CO
South Platte River at Fort Morgan, CO is USGS streamgage 06759500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190012. It drains a watershed of about 14,648 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1935. Typical flow runs near 195.2 cfs in July and 222.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 14,648 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,257 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190012
- Coordinates
- 40.2684, -103.80119
- USGS site number
- 06759500
- Records begin
- 1935-05-31 (91 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 196.9 | 375.3 | 1,036.3 | |
| February | 165.5 | 315.4 | 725.8 | |
| March | 127.1 | 290.1 | 758.2 | |
| April | 72.2 | 222.6 | 1,082.6 | |
| May | 101.2 | 412.6 | 4,107.7 | |
| June | 99.4 | 561.6 | 5,639.3 | |
| July | 101.3 | 195.2 | 1,283.5 | |
| August | 107.8 | 195.6 | 489.4 | |
| September | 112.1 | 229.5 | 517.5 | |
| October | 102.3 | 249.1 | 630.2 | |
| November | 140.5 | 266.7 | 675.8 | |
| December | 144.9 | 277.8 | 941.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).