Elk Creek at New Castle, Co.

USGS Site No: 09087500 • Elk Creek • Garfield County, CO

Elk Creek at New Castle, Co. on the Elk Creek is currently at 143 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.87 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Elk Creek
Elk Creek at Coal Creek above Crested Butte, CO
143
CFS Discharge
3.87
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 27 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 6
25th Low threshold 13
50th (Median) Normal (median) 23
75th High threshold 30
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.

667 334 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 132 —
May 27, 2026 123 —
May 26, 2026 120 —
May 25, 2026 111 —
May 24, 2026 100 —
May 23, 2026 100 —
May 22, 2026 110 —
May 21, 2026 117 —
May 20, 2026 129 —
May 19, 2026 151 —
May 18, 2026 197 —
May 17, 2026 228 —
May 16, 2026 234 —
May 15, 2026 240 —
Apr 20, 2026 33 —
Apr 19, 2026 36 —
Apr 18, 2026 39 —
Apr 17, 2026 43 —
Apr 16, 2026 46 —
Apr 15, 2026 37 —
Apr 14, 2026 35 —
Apr 13, 2026 32 —
Apr 12, 2026 35 —
Apr 11, 2026 33 —
Apr 10, 2026 33 —
Apr 9, 2026 17 —
Apr 8, 2026 11 —
Apr 7, 2026 9 —
Apr 6, 2026 8 —
Apr 5, 2026 10 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
09087500
State
CO
County
Garfield County
Coordinates
39.5738, -107.5399
Drainage Area
180 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,546.2
HUC Code
14010005
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
455 cfs
May 13, 2025
Min discharge
2 cfs
Sep 20, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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