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<br />Ob738000 BIG THOMPSD~ RIVER AT MOUTH OF CANYON. NEAR DRAKE. CO <br /> <br />LDCATION.--lat .002S'18", long 105013')4", in SW~Sw; s~c.3. Y.5 N., R.70 ~.. La~lmer Coun~y. Hydrologic <br />Unit 10190006. on right oank at mouth of canyon, ~OO ft (110 m) upstream from Manoy DitCh ~iversion dam, and <br />&.0 mi (9.7 kM) east of Drake. <br /> <br />DRAINAGE AREA.--305 miZ (790 krnZ). <br /> <br />GAGE OATUM.--5,2Ql ft (1,&14.5 m). <br /> <br />REMARKS.--Dive~sions aoove station for i~rigation. Oive~sions from ColoradO River Odsin to Big Thompson River <br />basin aoove station through Alva B. AdaMS tunnel beqan Aug. 10. 1941 (see station 09013000 in volume_2 for <br />diversion ou~in9 current vearl; sinc~ Ap~. IS, 1953, tnis imported water has been diverted from lake Estes <br />through Olympus t~nnel bypassing ~his station. Part of the natural flow of the Big Thompson River nas also <br />been divertea throu~h Olympus tunnel since MaV 17, 1955, Z16.700 dcre-ft (344 hm31 during current year, and <br />Dille tunnEl since Apr. ZO. 1959. 21,2&0 acre-f~ ,26.2 hm3) during current year. and returned ~o ~he river <br />Jus~ Delo_ this station. <br /> <br />~AxIMUM DISCHARGE.--31.200 ft3/5 (863.6 m3/S). Ju'y 31. 1916. gage he'9ht. 19.66 ft (6.0'50 m) by indire~t <br />measurement. <br /> <br /> RAIN PEAK SNOw PEAK <br />WATER DISCHARGE GAGE DISCHARGE GAGE <br />YEAR DATE IFT3/S I HEIGHT (FT ) OATE (FP/Sl HEIGHT(FT) <br />189S JUL 30 1900 <br />1896 JUL 11 1360 <br />1906 JUL 07 6000 <br />1921 AUG 29 499 3.93 JU~ 29 lObO 5.12 <br />19ZB JUL 21 .23 4.79 MAY 31 1600 6.00 <br />1929 JUL 29 1&00 S.7b JUN 09 U07 5.11 <br />1930 AUG 14 1590 S.75 JUN 13 7.4 4.58 <br />1931 JUL 31 49. 3.9& JUN 07 1190 5.20 <br />1932 JUL 2S .90 4.30 JUN 29 .29 4.80 <br />1933 SEP 12 253 h20 JUN 14 1460 5.15 <br />1938 SEP 01 '50&00 ~.60 JUN 22 lObS 4.35 <br />rcn9 JUL 2. 27. 1.97 JUN 01 .13 3.14 <br />1940 JUL 20 413 l.23 JUN 03 939 2.90 <br />1941 JUN 22 4690 b.02 JUN I. 1340 3.'j4 <br />194Z JUN 07 3730 5.'j5 JUN 12 1'j80 3.90 <br />1943 JUL 21 bll .?bO JUN 23 1330 3.57 <br />1l~44 JUL 03 9.5 2.89 JUN il ll60 3.46 <br />1945 JUL 19 7&00 1.SS JUN 2S 1480 3.80 <br />lq46 JUL I. 1680 4.00 JUN 18 1005 3.1'5 <br />1947 AUG 12 .,. 2.18 JUN II 2320 4.51 <br />1946 OCT 15 217 1.85 JUN 03 1300 3.42 <br />1949 JUN 04 3330 5.83 JUN 19 199Z ..92 <br />191b JUL 31 31200 19.6b <br /> <br />38 <br />