USGS Streamgage 09143000
Surface Creek near Cedaredge, CO
Surface Creek near Cedaredge, CO is USGS streamgage 09143000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020005. It drains a watershed of about 27 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1939. Typical flow runs near 62.6 cfs in July and 26.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 27 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,294 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020005
- Coordinates
- 38.98472, -107.85389
- USGS site number
- 09143000
- Records begin
- 1939-07-01 (87 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 87 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 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 7.8 | |
| February | 2.8 | 4.7 | 7.8 | |
| March | 3.3 | 5.8 | 13.2 | |
| April | 10.4 | 26.9 | 72.1 | |
| May | 45 | 104.2 | 218.1 | |
| June | 48.7 | 104.4 | 248.5 | |
| July | 33.9 | 62.6 | 114.8 | |
| August | 25.8 | 48.7 | 80.1 | |
| September | 15.6 | 30.6 | 54.4 | |
| October | 8.6 | 15.5 | 29.9 | |
| November | 2.9 | 6.5 | 13 | |
| December | 2.4 | 5 | 8.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).