FLOOD06511

• Designation Number: 51
• County: Eagle
• Community: Vail
• Stream Name: Gore Creek
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Floodplain Information Report - Gore Creek - Hydrology Technical Addendum
• Date: 8/1/1975
• Designation Date: 1/1/1976
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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V. HYDROLOGY
Hydrologic Records
Hydrologic records (from precipitation and streamflow gages) in
the mountainous areas of Colorado are of relatively' good quality but
only short to intermediate recording periods. Due to the extreme
orographic effects of the mountain barriers, however, the micro climate
changes so rapidly with elevation and from range to range that these
records often must be supplemented with detailed analyses.
Records and Recording Agencies
Rainfall precipitation records are available from the National
Weather Service (NWS) for stations at Dillon, Eagle, Climax and Bond.
Short-term records have been kept by a CSU Atmospheric Science Depart-
ment research group administered by Lewis O. Grant. Measurements have
been taken by the research group at sites between Leadville and Minturn
and at Vail Pass, four miles west of Vail Pass and two miles northwest
of Climax.
Snow precipitation records are taken at Shrine Pass and at Vail
Pass stations by the S.C.S., in addition to the Forest Service and Vail
Associates data at the Vail Ski Area site. Short-term snowfall records
were also collected along the highway by Lewis O. Grant's research group.
Streamflow records are kept by the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.)
for several of the streams within the Gore Creek catchment as well as in
nearby basins (see Figure V-I, Location Map). Additionally, short-term
data is available from a study for the Bureau of Reclamation on the meteor-
ology of the Colorado River basin. This study provides data on both storm
characteristics and,rainfall losses (infiltration, detention and evapor-
ation) .