Elkhead Creek Above Long Gulch, Near Hayden, CO

USGS Site No: 09246200Elkhead Creek • Routt County, CO

Elkhead Creek Above Long Gulch, Near Hayden, CO on the Elkhead Creek is currently at 38 cfs (Low — 25th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.15 ft.

Reading from

38
CFS Discharge
3.15
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
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 11
25th Low threshold 39 Today: 38 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 106
75th High threshold 257
95th Very High threshold 740

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.

2.1k 1.1k 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 46
May 27, 2026 54
May 26, 2026 57
May 25, 2026 65
May 24, 2026 68
May 23, 2026 80
May 22, 2026 88
May 21, 2026 87
May 20, 2026 103
May 19, 2026 137
May 18, 2026 140
May 17, 2026 97
May 16, 2026 81
May 15, 2026 89
Apr 20, 2026 70
Apr 19, 2026 79
Apr 18, 2026 78
Apr 17, 2026 83
Apr 16, 2026 91
Apr 15, 2026 108
Apr 14, 2026 114
Apr 13, 2026 112
Apr 12, 2026 122
Apr 11, 2026 129
Apr 10, 2026 133
Apr 9, 2026 136
Apr 8, 2026 139
Apr 7, 2026 153
Apr 6, 2026 166
Apr 5, 2026 162

Station Information

USGS Site No
09246200
State
CO
County
Routt County
Coordinates
40.5917, -107.3203
Drainage Area
171 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,398.0
HUC Code
140500010606
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.0 ft
Moderate Flood
9.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 4.85 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
624 cfs
Apr 27, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 17, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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