Rivermatics

USGS Streamgage 09239500

Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO

Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO is USGS streamgage 09239500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050001. It drains a watershed of about 567 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1904. Typical flow runs near 250.1 cfs in July and 554.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.

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Gauge details

State
Colorado
Drainage area
567 sq mi
Gauge elevation
6,701 ft
Subbasin (HUC-8)
14050001
Coordinates
40.48299, -106.83243
USGS site number
09239500
Records begin
1904-05-25 (122 years)

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 116 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 68.1 97.1 131.8
February 72 98.6 134.5
March 92.3 143.5 271.6
April 261 554.4 1,133.8
May 845.9 1,644.5 2,671.9
June 574.5 1,626.9 3,103.7
July 91 250.1 755.5
August 66.9 128.5 250.2
September 51.8 96 175
October 72.1 115.8 219.3
November 81.3 122.1 180
December 67.5 100.3 146.2

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

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