Elk Creek at Coal Creek above Crested Butte, CO

USGS Site No: 09110990 • Elk Creek • Gunnison County, CO

Elk Creek at Coal Creek above Crested Butte, CO on the Elk Creek is currently at 5 cfs (Low — 23th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.18 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Elk Creek
Elk Creek at Upper Station, Near Fraser, CO
Downstream on Elk Creek ↓
Elk Creek at New Castle, Co.
5
CFS Discharge
1.18
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 6 Today: 5 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 10
75th High threshold 25
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

16 8 0 cfs Apr 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 5 —
May 27, 2026 5 —
May 26, 2026 5 —
May 25, 2026 5 —
May 24, 2026 4 —
May 23, 2026 4 —
May 22, 2026 4 —
May 21, 2026 4 —
May 20, 2026 5 —
May 19, 2026 5 —
May 18, 2026 6 —
May 17, 2026 7 —
May 16, 2026 8 —
May 15, 2026 9 —
Apr 20, 2026 3 —
Apr 19, 2026 3 —
Apr 17, 2026 3 —
Apr 16, 2026 3 —
Apr 15, 2026 4 —
Apr 14, 2026 4 —
Apr 13, 2026 4 —
Apr 12, 2026 4 —
Apr 11, 2026 4 —
Apr 10, 2026 4 —
Apr 9, 2026 4 —
Apr 8, 2026 4 —
Apr 7, 2026 4 —
Apr 6, 2026 3 —
Apr 5, 2026 3 —
Apr 4, 2026 3 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
09110990
State
CO
County
Gunnison County
Coordinates
38.8567, -107.0598
Drainage Area
9 mi²
Datum (ft)
9,568.6
HUC Code
14020001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
16 cfs
May 13, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Nov 14, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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