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Peak Streamflow for Texas

USGS 08161000 Colorado Rv at Columbus, TX

Colorado County, Texas
Hydrologic Unit Code 12090301
Latitude  29°42'22", Longitude  96°32'12" NAD27
Drainage area 41,640  square miles
Contributing drainage area 30,237  square miles
Gage datum 145.52 feet above sea level NGVD29
Water
Year
Date Gage
Height
(feet)
Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1916 May 23, 1916   36,800
1917 May 7, 1917   4,570
1918 Apr. 18, 1918   30,100
1919 Nov. 14, 1918   55,100
1920 Oct. 14, 1919   63,900
1921 Sep. 13, 1921   67,400
1922 May 5, 1922   117,000
1923 May 2, 1923   44,600
1924 Nov. 4, 1923   42,000
1925 May 14, 1925   21,100
1926 Apr. 22, 1926   73,100
1927 Apr. 14, 1927   42,600
1928 Oct. 5, 1927   27,700
1929 Jun. 1, 1929   110,000
1930 Nov. 9, 1929   44,400
1931 Oct. 21, 1930 20.48 57,500
1932 Jan. 5, 1932   50,200
1933 May 29, 1933   28,200
1934 Apr. 10, 1934   37,100
1935 Jun. 19, 1935 38.52 190,000
1936 Sep. 26, 1936   102,000
1937 Oct. 2, 1936   123,0006
1938 Jul. 29, 1938   175,0006
1939 Jul. 17, 1939 11.90 15,0006
1940 Jul. 1, 1940 36.20 152,0006
1941 Nov. 24, 1940 35.40 136,0006
1942 Apr. 8, 1942 21.28 59,4006
1943 Oct. 20, 1942 9.89 11,1006
1944 May 28, 1944 12.15 17,1006
1945 Apr. 1, 1945 17.63 36,4006
1946 Mar. 13, 1946 19.76 47,7006
1947 Nov. 5, 1946 15.92 31,3006
1948 May 26, 1948 9.94 10,2006
1949 Apr. 27, 1949 19.75 45,2006
1950 Jun. 3, 1950 15.81 25,0006
1951 Jun. 5, 1951 12.25 17,3006
1952 May 27, 1952 11.53 15,0006
1953 Apr. 30, 1953 17.13 33,7006
1954 Dec. 4, 1953 12.25 15,7006
1955 May 19, 1955 12.00 12,3006
1956 Feb. 9, 1956 7.32 5,4406
1957 Apr. 29, 1957 27.15 61,6006
1958 Oct. 15, 1957   74,8006
Water
Year
Date Gage
Height
(feet)
Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1959 Apr. 12, 1959 18.60 30,7006
1960 Apr. 30, 1960 26.90 66,2006
1961 Sep. 13, 1961 29.35 73,0006
1962 Nov. 14, 1961 16.52 25,0006
1963 Feb. 20, 1963 10.10 10,7006
1964 Jun. 18, 1964 9.30 9,3406
1965 May 19, 1965 19.50 33,6006
1966 Dec. 5, 1965 14.30 19,3006
1967 Sep. 23, 1967 13.41 17,3006
1968 Jun. 25, 1968 24.16 49,8006
1969 Feb. 21, 1969 15.95 23,7006
1970 May 17, 1970 18.00 26,9006
1971 Oct. 23, 1970 17.44 27,5006
1972 May 11, 1972 15.54 22,5006
1973 Jun. 13, 1973 27.87 62,7006
1974 Sep. 14, 1974 26.21 57,9006
1975 May 26, 1975 27.10 57,1006
1976 Apr. 20, 1976 16.68 23,8006
1977 Apr. 22, 1977 28.50 64,3006
1978 Sep. 14, 1978 12.14 14,4006
1979 Jun. 7, 1979 27.25 57,8006
1980 May 16, 1980 12.37 14,8006
1981 Jun. 16, 1981 25.25 47,3006
1982 Nov. 1, 1981 29.50 70,0006
1983 May 21, 1983 15.84 22,4006
1984 May 19, 1984 5.35 4,6406
1985 Feb. 24, 1985 13.57 17,7006
1986 Nov. 26, 1985 18.47 28,1006
1987 Jun. 16, 1987 27.57 51,1006
1988 Mar. 18, 1988 13.89 18,4006
1989 May 19, 1989 18.76 9,3106
1990 May 5, 1990 16.44 6,2406
1991 Jan. 11, 1991 30.12 32,3006
1992 Dec. 25, 1991 41.28 72,8006
1993 Jun. 20, 1993 28.30 27,7006
1994 May 15, 1994 21.21 13,3006
1995 Oct. 18, 1994 37.57 56,5006
1996 Sep. 21, 1996 20.65 12,4006
1997 Jun. 27, 1997 28.64 28,6006
1998 Oct. 14, 1997 27.10 25,0006
1999 Oct. 21, 1998 43.56 67,8006
2000 Jun. 11, 2000 18.12 8,4406
2001 Mar. 15, 2001 22.18 15,1006
Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.
  • 6 -- Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion