Mcelmo Creek Above Trail Canyon Near Cortez, CO

USGS Site No: 09371520 • Mcelmo Creek • Montezuma County, CO

Mcelmo Creek Above Trail Canyon Near Cortez, CO on the Mcelmo Creek is currently at 21 cfs (Low — 22th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.23 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Mcelmo Creek ↓
Mcelmo Creek Near Colorado-Utah State Line
21
CFS Discharge
2.23
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 14
25th Low threshold 23 Today: 21 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 34
75th High threshold 57
95th Very High threshold 186

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.

184 92 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 23 —
May 27, 2026 25 —
May 26, 2026 25 —
May 25, 2026 25 —
May 24, 2026 25 —
May 23, 2026 24 —
May 22, 2026 24 —
May 21, 2026 21 —
May 20, 2026 21 —
May 19, 2026 32 —
May 18, 2026 20 —
May 17, 2026 19 —
May 16, 2026 19 —
May 15, 2026 19 —
Apr 20, 2026 8 —
Apr 19, 2026 9 —
Apr 18, 2026 9 —
Apr 17, 2026 9 —
Apr 16, 2026 9 —
Apr 15, 2026 9 —
Apr 14, 2026 9 —
Apr 13, 2026 9 —
Apr 12, 2026 10 —
Apr 11, 2026 12 —
Apr 10, 2026 14 —
Apr 9, 2026 13 —
Apr 8, 2026 15 —
Apr 7, 2026 10 —
Apr 6, 2026 8 —
Apr 5, 2026 9 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
09371520
State
CO
County
Montezuma County
Coordinates
37.3267, -108.7007
Drainage Area
234 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,647.8
HUC Code
140802020302
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
115 cfs
Oct 14, 2025
Min discharge
6 cfs
Mar 30, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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