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<br />09172500 SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO
<br />LOCATIQN,'-Lat 38"02'33". lonq 108007'54", in NW1/4NEI/4 sec.25, T.44 N., R.12 W., San Miguel County, Hydroloqic
<br />Unit 14030003. on riqht bank 1.5 mi downstream from Specie Creek in vicinity of mile marker 88.68 on State
<br />Highway 145 and 4.5 mi northwest of Placerville, CO.
<br />DRAINAGE AREA. -- 310 mi;l.
<br />PERIOD OF RECORD.--January to December 1909, September 1910 to December 1912, April 1930 to September 1934. April
<br />1942 to current year. 'Monthly discharge only for some periods. published in W$P 1313. published as "at
<br />placerville." 1910,12. Statistical summary computed for 1911 to current year.
<br />GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 7,030 ft above sea level, from
<br />topographic map. See WSP 1713 or 1733 for history of changes prior to Oct. 21, 1958. Oct. 22, 1958 to Mar.
<br />4, 1986, gage located 0.8 mi upstream from present site, at different datum. Mar. 5, 1986, gage moved to
<br />present site, at present datum.
<br />REMARKS. - -Estimated daily discharges: Nov. 24 to Jan. 12 and Ja.n. 17 to Feb. 21. Records good except for estimated
<br />daily discharges, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,700 acres upstream from station. One
<br />diversion from Fall Creek for irrigation of about 2.000 acres in Beaver and Saltado Creek basins. One small
<br />ditch diverts water from Leopard Creek to uncompahgre River basin. Slight regulation by Lake Hope and Trout
<br />Lake operated by the City of Telluride, Public Service of Colorado, Pacific Light and Power Company, and Tri
<br />State Power Company, combined capacity, 5.040 acre-ft. Several measurements of specific conductance and water
<br />temperature were obtained and are published elsewhere in this report.
<br />
<br />DAY
<br />
<br />TOTAL
<br />MEAN
<br />MAl(
<br />MIN
<br />AC-FT
<br />
<br />OCT
<br />
<br />1
<br />2
<br />]
<br />4
<br />5
<br />
<br />184
<br />145
<br />127
<br />124
<br />124
<br />
<br />NDV
<br />
<br />DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1994 TO SEPTEMBER 1995
<br />D~I~Y MEAN VALUES
<br />
<br />JUL
<br />
<br />106
<br />96
<br />82
<br />79
<br />95
<br />
<br />B6
<br />83
<br />B7
<br />9.
<br />120
<br />
<br />10.
<br />121
<br />102
<br />95
<br />.2
<br />
<br />82
<br />102
<br />96
<br />100
<br />100
<br />
<br />100
<br />101
<br />BB
<br />BB
<br />90
<br />
<br />2827
<br />94.2
<br />121
<br />79
<br />5610
<br />
<br />DEC
<br />
<br />90
<br />BB
<br />B6
<br />BB
<br />B6
<br />
<br />BB
<br />'0
<br />BB
<br />"
<br />64
<br />
<br />90
<br />88
<br />86
<br />17
<br />68
<br />
<br />62
<br />6B
<br />74
<br />76
<br />72
<br />
<br />76
<br />74
<br />74
<br />76
<br />78
<br />
<br />76
<br />76
<br />76
<br />78
<br />78
<br />
<br />78
<br />76
<br />76
<br />76
<br />78
<br />78
<br />
<br />2423
<br />78.2
<br />90
<br />62
<br />4810
<br />
<br />JAN
<br />
<br />2431
<br />76.4
<br />BB
<br />71
<br />4820
<br />
<br />FEE
<br />
<br />76
<br />74
<br />.0
<br />75
<br />75
<br />
<br />76
<br />75
<br />75
<br />7.
<br />80
<br />
<br />80
<br />78
<br />71
<br />76
<br />78
<br />
<br />80
<br />.0
<br />78
<br />BB
<br />'6
<br />
<br />78
<br />7'
<br />.2
<br />'2
<br />78
<br />
<br />.0
<br />'0
<br />.0
<br />.0
<br />7'
<br />76
<br />
<br />2325
<br />63.0
<br />92
<br />75
<br />4610
<br />
<br />78
<br />.2
<br />.2
<br />eo
<br />B2
<br />
<br />64
<br />B6
<br />B6
<br />"
<br />.2
<br />
<br />'0
<br />78
<br />.0
<br />64
<br />7B
<br />
<br />75
<br />75
<br />76
<br />7B
<br />.0
<br />
<br />B5
<br />BB
<br />B6
<br />90
<br />92
<br />
<br />92
<br />90
<br />92
<br />
<br />MAl(
<br />
<br />APR
<br />
<br />MAY
<br />
<br />450
<br />5]4
<br />52.
<br />526
<br />561
<br />
<br />496
<br />435
<br />421
<br />474
<br />495
<br />
<br />562
<br />66]
<br />569
<br />617
<br />.01
<br />
<br />779
<br />765
<br />745
<br />687
<br />692
<br />
<br />751
<br />851
<br />645
<br />739
<br />682
<br />
<br />597
<br />5.0
<br />543
<br />551
<br />539
<br />494
<br />
<br />18992
<br />61]
<br />851
<br />421
<br />37670
<br />
<br />STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1911 1995. BY WATER YEAR (WY)
<br />
<br />MEAN
<br />MAl(
<br />IWY)
<br />MIM
<br />IWY)
<br />
<br />6
<br />7
<br />.
<br />9
<br />10
<br />
<br />11
<br />12
<br />13
<br />14
<br />15
<br />
<br />131
<br />12]
<br />120
<br />149
<br />151
<br />
<br />148
<br />139
<br />124
<br />124
<br />131
<br />
<br />126
<br />127
<br />126
<br />127
<br />123
<br />
<br />104
<br />100
<br />99
<br />114
<br />115
<br />
<br />82.8
<br />138
<br />1985
<br />51.4
<br />1990
<br />
<br />SUMMARY STATISTICS
<br />ANNUAL TOTAL
<br />ANNUAL MEAN
<br />HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
<br />LqwEST ANNUAL MEAN
<br />HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
<br />LOWEST DAILY MEAN
<br />ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
<br />INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW
<br />INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE
<br />ANNUAL RUNOFF {AC-FT}
<br />10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
<br />50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
<br />90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
<br />
<br />16
<br />17
<br />18
<br />19
<br />2Q
<br />
<br />21
<br />22
<br />2)
<br />24
<br />25
<br />
<br />26
<br />27
<br />2'
<br />29
<br />30
<br />31
<br />
<br />116
<br />111
<br />110
<br />109
<br />109
<br />101
<br />
<br />67.9
<br />104
<br />1987
<br />40.8
<br />1977
<br />
<br />62.2
<br />92.1
<br />1943
<br />38.3
<br />1977
<br />
<br />62.2
<br />94.2
<br />1987
<br />37.1
<br />1990
<br />
<br />FOR 1994 CALENDAR YEAR
<br />74329
<br />204
<br />
<br />1160
<br />'58
<br />59
<br />
<br />147400
<br />57)
<br />10]
<br />62
<br />
<br />Jun 1
<br />Feb 13
<br />Feb 22
<br />
<br />89
<br />85
<br />85
<br />84
<br />.2
<br />
<br />90
<br />63
<br />70
<br />eo
<br />85
<br />
<br />96
<br />109
<br />98
<br />95
<br />101
<br />
<br />110
<br />111
<br />109
<br />118
<br />146
<br />
<br />176
<br />215
<br />261
<br />296
<br />219
<br />
<br />195
<br />188
<br />226
<br />276
<br />256
<br />
<br />226
<br />236
<br />208
<br />206
<br />194
<br />
<br />16)
<br />174
<br />17]
<br />178
<br />161
<br />
<br />226
<br />282
<br />345
<br />404
<br />510
<br />
<br />564
<br />1515
<br />1958
<br />136
<br />1977
<br />
<br />FOR 1995 WATER YEAR
<br />135541
<br />]71
<br />
<br />111
<br />124
<br />12]
<br />136
<br />139
<br />
<br />152
<br />17]
<br />155
<br />151
<br />137
<br />
<br />129
<br />115
<br />122
<br />116
<br />109
<br />109
<br />
<br />3413
<br />110
<br />17)
<br />63
<br />6770
<br />
<br />6630
<br />221
<br />510
<br />109
<br />13150
<br />
<br />Jun 17
<br />Dec 11
<br />Dec 10
<br />Jun 17
<br />Jun 17
<br />
<br />1070
<br />1070
<br />965
<br />930
<br />94'
<br />
<br />1070
<br />1280
<br />1460
<br />1530
<br />1630
<br />
<br />1730
<br />1740
<br />1650
<br />1380
<br />1460
<br />
<br />1560
<br />1560
<br />1680
<br />1640
<br />1660
<br />
<br />1650
<br />1560
<br />1310
<br />1420
<br />1440
<br />
<br />39036
<br />1301
<br />1740
<br />505
<br />77430
<br />
<br />JON
<br />
<br />505
<br />614
<br />736
<br />8]]
<br />935
<br />
<br />1620
<br />1390
<br />1350
<br />1120
<br />939
<br />
<br />1050
<br />1190
<br />1230
<br />1370
<br />1490
<br />
<br />1440
<br />1480
<br />1340
<br />1480
<br />1250
<br />
<br />AUC
<br />
<br />615
<br />576
<br />530
<br />507
<br />517
<br />
<br />491
<br />452
<br />442
<br />447
<br />411
<br />
<br />436
<br />435
<br />444
<br />40)
<br />362
<br />
<br />342
<br />]26
<br />)]2
<br />314
<br />442
<br />
<br />425
<br />421
<br />417
<br />362
<br />365
<br />
<br />376
<br />]98
<br />)57
<br />]51
<br />]21
<br />294
<br />
<br />12931
<br />417
<br />615
<br />294
<br />25650
<br />
<br />214
<br />484
<br />1983
<br />83.4
<br />1972
<br />
<br />WATER YEARS 1911
<br />
<br />I'
<br />
<br />'I
<br />I
<br />
<br />SEP
<br />
<br />276
<br />264
<br />263
<br />248
<br />234
<br />
<br />234
<br />241
<br />273
<br />287
<br />270
<br />
<br />245
<br />219
<br />201
<br />194
<br />187
<br />
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<br />,I
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<br />i
<br />I!
<br />
<br />3861
<br />125
<br />184
<br />99
<br />7660
<br />
<br />110
<br />]99
<br />1912
<br />50.9
<br />1957
<br />
<br />74.8
<br />129
<br />1971
<br />46.4
<br />1980
<br />
<br />230
<br />593
<br />1942
<br />79.6
<br />1951
<br />
<br />1350
<br />125.0.,
<br />G170,
<br />1-100
<br />1120
<br />1030
<br />978
<br />932
<br />.16
<br />8]0
<br />
<br />783
<br />775
<br />756
<br />733
<br />69]
<br />647
<br />
<br />34702
<br />1119
<br />1620
<br />647
<br />68830
<br />
<br />BOO
<br />1528
<br />1983
<br />186
<br />1934
<br />
<br />451
<br />1197
<br />1983
<br />104
<br />1977
<br />
<br />179
<br />179
<br />167
<br />174
<br />162
<br />
<br />156
<br />149
<br />132
<br />132
<br />129
<br />
<br />128
<br />127
<br />131
<br />183
<br />166
<br />
<br />5970
<br />199
<br />287
<br />127
<br />11840
<br />
<br />139
<br />342
<br />1970
<br />63.8
<br />1956
<br />1995
<br />
<br />1983
<br />1977
<br />Jun 21 1983
<br />Jan 5 1960
<br />Dec 25 1976
<br />Jun 24 1983
<br />Jun 24 1983
<br />
<br />a-Also occurred Feb 14, 23-27.
<br />b-Maximum discharge for period of record, 10000 ftlls, Sep 5, 1909, qage height not determined; result of failure
<br />of Trout and Middle Reservoir Dams.
<br />c-Maximum gage height far statistical period, and period of record, 8.06 ft, Jun 6, 1985.
<br />
<br />1740
<br />62
<br />71
<br />2110
<br />5.28
<br />268800
<br />1110
<br />139
<br />78
<br />
<br />237
<br />414
<br />88.8
<br />2740
<br />26
<br />31
<br />b3830
<br />c6.20
<br />171500
<br />648
<br />104
<br />55
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