Sand Creek at Mouth near Commerce City,co

USGS Site No: 394839104570300Sand Creek • Adams County, CO

Sand Creek at Mouth near Commerce City,co on the Sand Creek is currently at 12 cfs (Low — 11th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 9.06 ft.

Reading from

12
CFS Discharge
9.06
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 27 Today: 12 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 44
75th High threshold 104
95th Very High threshold 291

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.

590 295 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 18
May 27, 2026 10
May 26, 2026 11
May 25, 2026 11
May 24, 2026 13
May 23, 2026 12
May 22, 2026 15
May 21, 2026 27
May 20, 2026 54
May 19, 2026 69
May 18, 2026 85
May 17, 2026 18
May 16, 2026 8
May 15, 2026 7
Apr 20, 2026 9
Apr 19, 2026 16
Apr 18, 2026 28
Apr 17, 2026 17
Apr 16, 2026 5
Apr 15, 2026 5
Apr 14, 2026 5
Apr 13, 2026 5
Apr 12, 2026 6
Apr 11, 2026 6
Apr 10, 2026 6
Apr 9, 2026 8
Apr 8, 2026 5
Apr 7, 2026 5
Apr 6, 2026 5
Apr 5, 2026 7

Station Information

USGS Site No
394839104570300
State
CO
County
Adams County
Coordinates
39.8110, -104.9516
Drainage Area
187 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,120.0
HUC Code
10190003
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
11.0 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft
Moderate Flood
13.0 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 2.94 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
400 cfs
May 25, 2025
Min discharge
5 cfs
Apr 15, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.