USGS Streamgage 09306255
Yellow Creek near White River, CO
Yellow Creek near White River, CO is USGS streamgage 09306255 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050006. It drains a watershed of about 262 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1965. Typical flow runs near 1 cfs in July and 2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 262 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,534 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050006
- Coordinates
- 40.16857, -108.40123
- USGS site number
- 09306255
- Records begin
- 1965-07-25 (61 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 54 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 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 | |
| February | 0.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | |
| March | 1.3 | 2.3 | 7.1 | |
| April | 1.1 | 2 | 4.7 | |
| May | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | |
| June | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |
| July | 0.3 | 1 | 3.7 | |
| August | 0.3 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| September | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4 | |
| October | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.3 | |
| November | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.4 | |
| December | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).