USGS Streamgage 09251000
Yampa River near Maybell, CO
Yampa River near Maybell, CO is USGS streamgage 09251000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050002. It drains a watershed of about 3,383 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1904. Typical flow runs near 978.1 cfs in July and 2,253 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 3,383 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,920 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050002
- Coordinates
- 40.50273, -108.03345
- USGS site number
- 09251000
- Records begin
- 1904-05-28 (122 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 110 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 | 174.8 | 254.8 | 396.2 | |
| February | 204.5 | 290.5 | 445.7 | |
| March | 306.9 | 563.7 | 1,335.3 | |
| April | 991.7 | 2,253 | 4,666 | |
| May | 2,824.8 | 5,729 | 10,231.3 | |
| June | 1,912.8 | 5,026.3 | 9,185.3 | |
| July | 247.6 | 978.1 | 2,726.1 | |
| August | 87.7 | 294.3 | 702.6 | |
| September | 64.9 | 184 | 438.1 | |
| October | 145.7 | 282.4 | 642.4 | |
| November | 202.5 | 311 | 554.2 | |
| December | 175.1 | 261 | 446.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).