USGS Streamgage 09304800
White River below Meeker, CO
White River below Meeker, CO is USGS streamgage 09304800 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050005. It drains a watershed of about 1,042 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1961. Typical flow runs near 580 cfs in July and 552.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 1,042 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,887 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050005
- Coordinates
- 40.02258, -108.11994
- USGS site number
- 09304800
- Records begin
- 1961-10-01 (65 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 65 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 | 260.4 | 330.5 | 414.7 | |
| February | 271.6 | 331.7 | 407.7 | |
| March | 298.5 | 362.9 | 508.9 | |
| April | 379.2 | 552.3 | 908.4 | |
| May | 680.9 | 1,390.2 | 2,524.5 | |
| June | 523.8 | 1,643 | 3,142.7 | |
| July | 274.7 | 580 | 1,355.8 | |
| August | 172.6 | 359.8 | 606.7 | |
| September | 221.7 | 355.3 | 533.3 | |
| October | 320.1 | 417.5 | 595.5 | |
| November | 311 | 389.4 | 512.8 | |
| December | 275.1 | 351.1 | 453.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).