USGS Streamgage 09304115
White River below North Elk Creek near Buford, CO
White River below North Elk Creek near Buford, CO is USGS streamgage 09304115 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050005. It drains a watershed of about 530 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2003. Typical flow runs near 582.3 cfs in July and 535.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 530 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,779 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050005
- Coordinates
- 39.94998, -107.69479
- USGS site number
- 09304115
- Records begin
- 2003-01-09 (23 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 7 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 | — | 271.4 | — | |
| February | — | 258.4 | — | |
| March | — | 281.5 | — | |
| April | — | 535.9 | — | |
| May | — | 1,678.5 | — | |
| June | — | 1,634 | — | |
| July | — | 582.3 | — | |
| August | — | 401.2 | — | |
| September | — | 336.4 | — | |
| October | — | 339.9 | — | |
| November | — | 308.8 | — | |
| December | — | 283.4 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).