USGS Streamgage 09143500
Surface Creek at Cedaredge, CO
Surface Creek at Cedaredge, CO is USGS streamgage 09143500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020005. It drains a watershed of about 39 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1917. Typical flow runs near 30.6 cfs in July and 29.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 39 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,217 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020005
- Coordinates
- 38.90165, -107.92118
- USGS site number
- 09143500
- Records begin
- 1917-06-24 (109 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 109 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 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 5.8 | |
| February | 1.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | |
| March | 1.7 | 4.2 | 11.3 | |
| April | 8.6 | 29.1 | 76.3 | |
| May | 40.8 | 78.5 | 211.9 | |
| June | 28.7 | 59.9 | 166.2 | |
| July | 14.7 | 30.6 | 58.7 | |
| August | 9.9 | 20.5 | 36.8 | |
| September | 5.6 | 13.9 | 27.2 | |
| October | 4.1 | 9.7 | 20.7 | |
| November | 1.9 | 4.3 | 8.6 | |
| December | 1.1 | 3 | 6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).