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Peak Streamflow for Texas

USGS 08158000 Colorado Rv at Austin, TX

Travis County, Texas
Hydrologic Unit Code 12090205
Latitude  30°14'40", Longitude  97°41'39" NAD27
Drainage area 39,009  square miles
Contributing drainage area 27,606  square miles
Gage datum 402.27 feet above sea level NGVD29
Water
Year		 Date Gage
Height
(feet)		 Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1869 unknown 1869 46.00 555,0007
1898 Jun. 16, 1898   30,2005
1899 Jun. 8, 1899   113,0005
1900 Apr. 7, 1900   151,0005
1901 Jul. 13, 1901   28,7005
1902 Jul. 28, 1902   35,9005
1903 Feb. 27, 1903   33,7005
1904 Jun. 8, 1904   31,5005
1905 Apr. 30, 1905   52,9005
1906 Aug. 12, 1906   78,5005
1907 May 29, 1907   28,1005
1908 Apr. 23, 1908   100,0005
1909 Jun. 4, 1909   29,7005
1910 Sep. 9, 1910   27,4005
1911 Sep. 7, 1911   27,4005
1912 Dec. 14, 1911   17,4005
1913 May 9, 1913   47,1005
1914 Dec. 4, 1913   164,0005
1915 Sep. 17, 1915   84,0005
1916 May 22, 1916   46,0005
1917 Oct. 21, 1916   11,1005
1918 Apr. 16, 1918   51,5005
1919 Nov. 9, 1918   74,8005
1920 Oct. 11, 1919   50,3005
1921 Sep. 10, 1921   75,7005
1922 May 1, 1922   120,0005
1923 May 1, 1923   50,2005
1924 Nov. 3, 1923   53,0005
1925 May 31, 1925   32,0005
1926 Apr. 21, 1926   33,3005
1927 Feb. 10, 1927   46,0005
1928 Oct. 3, 1927   39,5005
1929 May 29, 1929   154,0005
1930 May 11, 1930   37,3005
1931 Oct. 7, 1930   97,6005
1932 Sep. 3, 1932   77,5005
1933 May 27, 1933   44,2005
1934 Apr. 8, 1934   45,3005
1935 Jun. 15, 1935   481,0005
1936 Sep. 28, 1936   234,0005
1937 Oct. 2, 1936   98,2005
1938 Jul. 25, 1938   276,0006
1939 Jul. 15, 1939   20,4006
1940 Jun. 30, 1940   45,7006
1941 Apr. 29, 1941   47,6006
1942 Sep. 8, 1942   5,8006
1943 Oct. 22, 1942   11,9006
1944 May 16, 1944   4,2306
1945 Aug. 6, 1945   18,4006
1946 Apr. 23, 1946   14,2006
1947 Nov. 3, 1946   16,7006
1948 Aug. 11, 1948   4,0606
Water
Year		 Date Gage
Height
(feet)		 Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1949 Jun. 11, 1949   3,9406
1950 Jun. 1, 1950   4,3006
1951 Aug. 7, 1951   3,7106
1952 Sep. 17, 1952   3,7206
1953 Jul. 4, 1953   3,7206
1954 May 26, 1954   4,1606
1955 Jun. 9, 1955   8,7906
1956 Oct. 1, 1955   5,2506
1957 Jun. 4, 1957   40,8006
1958 Jun. 17, 1958   33,3006
1959 Apr. 8, 1959   5,7006
1960 Oct. 8, 1959   37,8006
1961 Oct. 29, 1960   31,0006
1962 Jun. 10, 1962   7,4706
1963 Jun. 3, 1963   4,6106
1964 Jun. 16, 1964 11.25 10,3006
1965 May 16, 1965 14.15 16,1006
1966 Aug. 11, 1966 11.11 10,1006
1967 Aug. 17, 1967 8.15 5,3106
1968 May 14, 1968 15.16 17,2006
1969 May 8, 1969 9.72 7,9506
1970 May 15, 1970 13.82 15,3006
1971 Jun. 21, 1971 8.13 5,3406
1972 Jun. 16, 1972 9.89 8,3106
1973 Oct. 22, 1972 14.54 16,8006
1974 Sep. 21, 1974 12.49 13,0006
1975 Nov. 24, 1974 20.31 29,4006
1976 Apr. 18, 1976 12.23 11,7006
1977 Apr. 16, 1977 22.23 34,3006
1978 Jun. 7, 1978 9.23 6,8806
1979 May 21, 1979 15.07 17,2006
1980 Jun. 15, 1980 8.87 5,1706
1981 May 25, 1981 25.76 27,1006
1982 May 13, 1982 19.27 22,5006
1983 Aug. 8, 1983 9.98 8,4406
1984 Oct. 11, 1983 7.62 4,7006
1985 Oct. 11, 1984 11.77 11,6006
1986 May 9, 1986 12.13 12,6006
1987 Jun. 4, 1987 23.86 38,3006
1988 Aug. 13, 1988 7.62 5,2306
1989 May 17, 1989 11.91 11,4006
1990 May 3, 1990 8.67 6,5906
1991 Jan. 9, 1991 13.20 13,7006
1992 Dec. 22, 1991 26.40 38,7006
1993 Mar. 24, 1993 10.06 8,5406
1994 Aug. 9, 1994 10.45 9,1206
1995 Jun. 1, 1995 18.23 24,0006
1996 Aug. 24, 1996 9.25 7,3806
1997 Jun. 23, 1997 21.99 31,0006
1998 Mar. 18, 1998 12.53 12,7006
1999 Oct. 17, 1998 24.40 39,4006
2000 Jul. 23, 2000 8.58 6,2906
2001 Aug. 26, 2001 14.20 15,6006
Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.
  • 5 -- Discharge affected to unknown degree by Regulation or Diversion
  • 6 -- Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion
  • 7 -- Discharge is an Historic Peak