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<br />288 RIll GRAtliDI:. BAS IN
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<br />08lI9~00 SOUTH FORK RID GRANOE AT SOUTH FORK, CO
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<br />LoeATION.--Lat 37037'Z5", long 100038'55", in S~~NE: seCaJ, T.39 H., R.3 1:.., Rio G~ande County, Hyd~ologic Jnit
<br />13010001, on left odnk near Ua~a Hignway 160, 700 ft (lID III) aownstrealll frolll enurch C.reek, DaB IIi (1.3 kill)
<br />soutnwest of vi 110390 of Soutn Fork, dnd Ia" IIIi (l.3 klA) upst~eam from moutn.
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<br />OR~INAGE ARE~a--l16 lIliz 1559 kmzla
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<br />PERIOD OF Rec.OROa--August 1910 to Septelllber 19Z2. "May 1930 to CUr~ent year. Monthly discnarlje only for some
<br />periOdS, publ isned in wSP 13!Za
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<br />'..... ""..ORAINAGE
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<br />REVISED RECORQSa--wSP 898: 1911(M)a WSP 131l: 1912, 19",,(M). WSP 163l: 1956-58{Pla
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<br />GAGEa--Water-stage ~ecordera Datum of gage is d,l21.79 ft (l,5D6.00Z m) above lIIean ~oa level. Auga 9, 1910,
<br />to Mara lB. 1915, nonrecording gage, ana Mar. 29, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder, at oridyes
<br />1 IIi (1.6 KlI1) downstream at di Herent datUIIS.
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<br />REMARKS.--Reco~ds good e~cept those for period of no gage-height ~ecord, whiCh a~e poor. Transmountain diversions
<br />from Coloraoo River oasin to drainage area aoove station through Treasure Pass ditch (see elsewhere in this
<br />reportla Natural flow of stream affectea by a few small aiversions fo~ irrigation, slight regulation Dy
<br />3eaver Creek Res~rvoir, capacity, ~,760 acre-ft (5.87 hm31' una several smaller storage reservoirs.
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<br />COOPERATIONa--Records collected ana compu~ed by C.olorado Division of Water Resources and r~vlewed Dy Geological
<br />Survey.
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<br />AVERAGE oISCHAR~E.--5] rears (water years 1911-22, 19J7-711, lOa ft3/s (5.891 113/5)' 150,700 acre-ft/yr
<br />(186 hm3/yr).
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<br />EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORo.--MaximuR' discharge, 8,000 ft3/s (ll7 11I3/50) Octa 5, 1911, gage height, 9.7 ft
<br />(2.96 ml' from floodlllarks, present site and aatum, from rating curve extended above 1,~OO ft3/s I"l m3/SI;
<br />minimum daily, 10 ftl/s IOa2t! 11I3/50) Jana 6,1977.
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<br />EXT~EMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORDa--FlooO of Ucta 5, 1911, exceeded all other observeo flooas at this location
<br />since at least Id13a FlOod of June 29, 19l7, reacned a stage about 1 ft (0.3 Ill) lower tnan tnat of Uct. 5.
<br />191h from information by local resiaentSa
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<br />AVERAGE
<br />EXTR~I1E
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<br />EXTREMES FOR CURRENT VEARa--Maximum diSCharge, "91 ftl/s 113.9 ml/s) May 7, gage height, 3.13 ft (0.95" m), no
<br />peak above base of 900 ft3/s Il5 m3/s); minimum daily, 10 ft3/s (Oalo m3/s) Jan. b.
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<br />DISCHARGE, IN CU8IC FEET PER SECOND, WATER vEAR OCTOaER 197& TO SEPTEM~ER 1977
<br />MEA,.., VALUE~
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<br /> DAY OCT NOV DEe .AN FE. MAR APR MAY .UN .UL AUO SCP DAY
<br /> 1 b' ., ,. 11 11 " 31 ,n '" ., ,. " 1
<br /> , b. ., " 11 11 " 31 210 21l ,. H 52 ,
<br /> 3 bb " " 11 lb 23 ,6 30' '" ", b3 01 3
<br /> , b3 .- 23 11 lb 22 ,. H2 '05 53 'v .. ,
<br /> , 51 .- 23 11 ,. 23 3' 210 19' b1 ,. H 5
<br /> b " " 23 10 11 " 35 31b 19' b1 '9 57 b
<br /> 1 ,. ., 23 12 17 " ,. 331. In 55 ., 52 7
<br /> 6 b9 31 22 13 16 " 50 3le 113 51 .- ., 6
<br /> 9 99 .- 22 13 19 '7 70 322 1b' ., 52 'b 9
<br /> 10 9b 39 23 " 19 '9 95 '96 15b 3b '6 39 10
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<br /> 11 91 .- " " 19 21 "0 226 133 " 53 32 12
<br /> 12 61 36 " " 19 21 105 220 "' 31 50 b6 13
<br /> 13 6' .- " 15 19 '6 93 190 99 35 ., bO "
<br /> " 61 31 " 15 19 '9 6' 195 90 ., 50 ., 15
<br /> l5 11 30 " l5 19 26 90 lb' 65 59 1" 59
<br /> lb
<br /> 1b 72 30 " l5 '0 '9 115 1b7 6' 5b 11d 59 17
<br /> 17 b9 '9 19 l5 2l 26 l50 171 bb " 131 50 16
<br /> 16 M 30 17 15 2l 30 200 lbO b' 56 lb' " 19
<br /> 19 " 30 l5 1b 2l 32 210 1., bO 55 152 .- 20
<br /> 20 " ,. " 15 21 " "1 135 56 52 lb1 "
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<br /> 21 'b '6 13 " 21 33 12' "0 51 b' 17b '0 "
<br /> 12 53 21 12 " 22 " 122 12b 55 10 15l " 23
<br /> 23 " 21 " H 21 35 120 1" 5. 11 "b 116 "
<br /> " 50 2b II " 2l 3b 1" lb7 b3 62 115 61 "
<br /> " .- 2b 12 13 l' " 12, lb5 55 103 106 15
<br /> 2b
<br /> 2b 50 2b 13 13 11 32 131 H6 b1 lb' 'b b7 21
<br /> 21 '6 16 13 13 l' " "6 HI bl 156 65 b' 26
<br /> '6 37 16 12 " 20 3b '05 15b bb 137 7. b3 '9
<br /> 2' " 20 11 15 -- 26 222 176 12 106 "'71 bO 30
<br />,I:: 30 '6 " 12 lb 2b 235 'A' 11 66 56 50. 31
<br />31 .6 12 lb 33 215 ; 85 ,55 ;ti,:
<br />:11'1 f:' TOTAL
<br />'I TOTAL 1905 1009 559 <2, 531 6" 3295 6535 3388 2156 2719 1130 '. '), HeAN
<br />MEAN bl.5 . 33.b 18.0 1l.6 19.0 28.9 110 '11 113 69.5 87.1 51.1 \:'-- "AX
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<br /> "AX 99 " 2b lb II 3b '" 331 212 lb. 17b U8 "HIN
<br /> "IN 37 18 U 10 lb II 'b 120 55 " .- 32 AC-fT
<br /> ~C-FT 3780 2000 1110 837 1050 1780 65"0 1Z9bO 6120 "280 5390 3"30
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<br /> CAL YR 19T6 TOTAL 80161t "Hill ". "AX 1410 H1N 11 ..c.-FT 159000 "R "
<br /> WTR YR 1917 TOTAL l51460 MfAN 68.9 "AX 331 "IN 10 "C-FT "9880
<br /> Nore.--NO G~GE-HE[GHT RECORD DEC. 1 TO APR. 12. bO,100
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