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North Fork White River in Colorado

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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North Fork White River is a 30.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 09303000. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1910 to 2001

North Fork White River typically runs highest in June, at a median 876 cfs, and lowest in February, at 154 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,150 cfs, in 1912.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 09303000, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January160141 to 180
February154140 to 170
March154141 to 173
April233179 to 307
May728532 to 977
June876562 to 1,100
July322240 to 425
August233188 to 282
September195172 to 235
October191165 to 230
November182161 to 204
December169150 to 189

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 09303000 (site 09303000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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