USGS Streamgage 09352900
Vallecito Creek near Bayfield, CO
Vallecito Creek near Bayfield, CO is USGS streamgage 09352900 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080101. It drains a watershed of about 73 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1962. Typical flow runs near 166.9 cfs in July and 108.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 73 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,924 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080101
- Coordinates
- 37.4775, -107.54306
- USGS site number
- 09352900
- Records begin
- 1962-10-01 (64 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 64 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 | 12.5 | 20.9 | 29.7 | |
| February | 12.3 | 19.3 | 30.5 | |
| March | 16.5 | 30.5 | 72.4 | |
| April | 49.6 | 108.4 | 233.8 | |
| May | 167.9 | 361.6 | 696.8 | |
| June | 164.1 | 439.4 | 886 | |
| July | 60.2 | 166.9 | 460.3 | |
| August | 36 | 96.5 | 236.5 | |
| September | 31.2 | 74 | 205.4 | |
| October | 25.2 | 63.9 | 153.5 | |
| November | 18.1 | 37.8 | 75 | |
| December | 13.5 | 25.5 | 40.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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