USGS Streamgage 09244490
Yampa River above Elkhead Creek near Hayden, CO
Yampa River above Elkhead Creek near Hayden, CO is USGS streamgage 09244490 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050001. It drains a watershed of about 1,575 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2004. Typical flow runs near 615.8 cfs in July and 1,790.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 1,575 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,244 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050001
- Coordinates
- 40.51793, -107.39894
- USGS site number
- 09244490
- Records begin
- 2004-03-16 (22 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 22 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 | 123.8 | 189.3 | 279.7 | |
| February | 127.3 | 206.9 | 281.2 | |
| March | 183.7 | 384.5 | 981.9 | |
| April | 728.4 | 1,790.9 | 3,506.7 | |
| May | 2,220.6 | 4,212.6 | 6,883.9 | |
| June | 1,298 | 4,029.3 | 7,490.3 | |
| July | 212 | 615.8 | 2,311 | |
| August | 97.2 | 203 | 457.2 | |
| September | 78 | 142.6 | 364.6 | |
| October | 143.6 | 243.8 | 518.9 | |
| November | 169.4 | 274.8 | 418.2 | |
| December | 129 | 200.1 | 295.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Elkhead Creek above Long Gulch, near Hayden, CO
- Elkhead Creek near Craig, CO
- Yampa River below Craig, CO
- Yampa River above Stagecoach Reservoir, CO
- Yampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir, CO
- Fish Creek at Upper Sta near Steamboat Springs, CO
- Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO
- Yampa River below Soda Creek at Steamboat Springs, CO