USGS Streamgage 06716100
West Fork Clear Creek above Mouth near Empire, CO
West Fork Clear Creek above Mouth near Empire, CO is USGS streamgage 06716100 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190004. It drains a watershed of about 57 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1994. Typical flow runs near 132.2 cfs in July and 20.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 57 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,254 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190004
- Coordinates
- 39.75888, -105.66
- USGS site number
- 06716100
- Records begin
- 1994-10-01 (32 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 32 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 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 17.5 | |
| February | 8.3 | 11.6 | 18.5 | |
| March | 8.4 | 12.7 | 18.7 | |
| April | 13.3 | 20.6 | 33.2 | |
| May | 48.1 | 89.1 | 187.8 | |
| June | 133.7 | 290.3 | 462.2 | |
| July | 59.2 | 132.2 | 262.4 | |
| August | 33.6 | 49.7 | 101.8 | |
| September | 19.4 | 28.7 | 55.2 | |
| October | 15.9 | 23.5 | 35 | |
| November | 11.9 | 17 | 27.4 | |
| December | 9.5 | 13.7 | 21.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Clear Creek near Lawson, CO
- North Clear Creek above Mouth near Black Hawk, CO
- Clear Creek at Golden, CO
- Lena Gulch at Lakewood, CO
- Little Dry Creek at Westminster, CO
- Little Dry Creek below Federal Blvd at Westminster, CO
- S Clear Creek above Lower Cabin Creek Reservoir near Georgetown, CO
- S Clear Creek above Lwr Cabin Creek Reservoir Spilwy near Georgtwn