Rivermatics

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.

View live conditions →

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.

Historical monthly discharge percentiles in cubic feet per second
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