USGS Streamgage 09304500
White River near Meeker, CO
White River near Meeker, CO is USGS streamgage 09304500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050005. It drains a watershed of about 760 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1901. Typical flow runs near 553 cfs in July and 513.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 760 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,312 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050005
- Coordinates
- 40.03359, -107.86242
- USGS site number
- 09304500
- Records begin
- 1901-05-21 (125 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 117 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 | 247.6 | 310.6 | 374.5 | |
| February | 250.3 | 303.3 | 362.6 | |
| March | 271.3 | 330.9 | 428.5 | |
| April | 349.5 | 513.7 | 821.7 | |
| May | 750 | 1,431.8 | 2,448.4 | |
| June | 582.6 | 1,718.7 | 3,090.3 | |
| July | 260.6 | 553 | 1,168.4 | |
| August | 178.6 | 348.3 | 563 | |
| September | 195.3 | 324.1 | 486.1 | |
| October | 280.4 | 372.2 | 505 | |
| November | 285 | 352.3 | 461.5 | |
| December | 254.5 | 325.7 | 408.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).