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<br />GREEN RIVER BASIN
<br />09260000 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER NEAR LILY, COLO.
<br />LOCATION...Lat 40032'50", long 108025'25", in N\'1l:!NEl,j sec.lO, T.7 N., R.98 IV., Noffat County, on left bank 170 ft
<br />(52 m) downstream from highway bridge, 6.0 mi (9.1 km) north of Lily, and 10 mi (16 km) upstream from mouth.
<br />DRAINAGE AREA.--3,730 mi2 (9,660 km2), approximately.
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<br />PERIOD OF RECOnO.--June to August 1904 (published as "near Maybell"), October 1921 to current year. Monthly
<br />discharge only for some periods, published in IVSP 1313.
<br />GAGE.--\~atel'-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,685 ft (1,733 m) from river-profile map. June 9 to Aug. 14,
<br />1904, nonrecording j~~~ and May 5, 1922, to Nov. 30, 1935, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft (91 m) up-
<br />stream at different 'ldtulllS.
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<br />AVERAGE DISCHARGE.--S4 ~e~rs (1921-75). 575 ftJ/s (16.28
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<br />m3fs), 416',600
<br />(180 m3/s) May
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<br />acre-ft/yr (514 hmJjyr).
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<br />EXTREMES.--Current year: ~aximum discharge, 6,360 ftJ/s
<br />minimum' daily. 4.0 it'/5 (0.11 m3/s) Oct. 1. '
<br />Period of record: ~aximum discharge, 14,200 ft3/s (402 m3/s) May 27, 1926 ~gage height, 10.5 ft,or
<br />3.~0 m, site and datu. then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,600 ft /s (100 m3/s); maximum gage
<br />height, 11.1 ft or 3.33 ~ (from floodmark, backwater from ~ce), Feb. 13, 1962; no flow at times in most
<br />years.
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<br />21 (gage height, 6.33 ft or 1.929 m);
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<br />REMARXS.--Reco~ds fair except those for winter period, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about
<br />21,000 acres (85.0 km2) above station. Water-quality records for the current year are published in Section
<br />of this report.
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<br />REVISIONS (WATER YEARS).-~WSP 1713: 1959.
<br /> 01 5CMARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEA~ OCTOBER 1974 To SEPTEMAER 1915 /
<br /> i ,",UN VAljUES Ai, I I fuL I
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<br />DAY OCY NOV DEe J.N rE8 MA. ... JUN AUG 5E'
<br />I ... 1.7 '2 5' o. 12. "' ^8. 257(1 1100 31. 7.
<br />2 ... 10' .. 56 o. .140 I'. 700 2190 1100 300 AS
<br />3 ..0 121 105 56 o. 1A5 123 71. 3100 1100 203 20
<br />. ..2 IS. 11. 56 o. ISO 182 715 3780 1100 260 32
<br />5 12 ". .5 56 o. 15. IfO 72. 454tJ 1100 243 37.
<br />6 16 12' O. 6. O. 155 300 7'. 4630 noD 203 29
<br />7 If "' .. 66 O. 155 "7 ",a 4$40 1050 246 42
<br />8 2' 103 .. .6 O' 16. SA) .5. 463(1 1000 101 .0
<br />0 .0 O' O' 6. 06 1.5 53' ... 4120 1050 1A2 37.
<br />10 .. 8' .. 60 10. If. >-3 ... 4310 1050 "' 55
<br />11 6^ .. .. 5. 110 180 257 1000 3310 1080 103 60
<br />12 6' O. 86 56 117 !R5 215 1250 264(1 1100 1.0 503
<br />13 6' 103 86 60 117 1'0 220 1540 2360 1000 'R 395
<br />.. 6' 101 .. 66 l1f 210 >32 1740 2200 800 80 188
<br />IS 6' '2 82 72 117 220 260 2090 2300 ." A7 121
<br />16 68 107 82 .0 110 2.. 27' 2940 2400 620 66 ..
<br />17 74 105 "' .0 105 260 317 3580 260(1 620 51 66
<br />18 74 107 "' .0 05 300 JA8 4130 230(1 '20 40 AS
<br />10 70 1.0 RO '0 02 3'0 '20 4Q90 2000 620 55 30
<br />20 7A A4 '0 .. 90 30. 348 5110 1700 .20 51 30
<br />21 70 9Q .. 75 '6 '10 285 5540 1500 600 80 20
<br />22 72 ,. 70 70 '0 432 257 6020 1300 560 51 33
<br />23 74 .. 65 7. 90 Al5 285 5350 1200' 550 A7 35
<br />2' 74 .. 5. 78 '0 '00 '00 3750 1200 5" 31 21
<br />25 76 116 52 8' 00 321 558 2790 1250 515 33 31
<br />2. 82 "' 56 O. 00 300 7" 331,0 1300 '6' 60 35
<br />27 .. 105 56 8' O. 310 1060 3260 1300 420 65 38
<br />2' .. 100 56 .. O. 310 1230 3340 1100 356 62 30
<br />20 8' O. 56 80 31. 056 4180 1100 352 51 A7
<br />30 8' 90 56 .. 22. 673 4270 1100 3>- .. .5
<br />31 .8 56 86 150 Z1Z0 32. 55
<br />TOTAL 1160.8 3121 2429 2201 2696 7612 12216 80755 15770 23485 3681 2283
<br />MEAN 56.8 10' 78.c. 71.0 96.3 246 40' 2605 2526 758 "' 76.1
<br />M" 8. 150 II. .. 117 432 1230 MlO .720 1100 310 5.3
<br />MIN '.0 " so 56 80 120 116 680 1100 320 33 21
<br />AC-F'T 3490 6190 487.0 4310 5350 15100 l4350 160200 150300 .~5BO 1300 .530
<br />CAL YR 1971, TOTAL 2l'l6741.3 ""EAN 731 M" 6850 "'IN 1.8 AC..F'T 529100
<br />WTH YR 1975 TOTAL 218069.8 MEAN 5.7 M" 60Z0 "'IN ..0 Ac..n 432500
<br />PEAK DISCHARGE (BASE, 3,500 FTJ/S).-.May 21 (2100) 6,360 ft3/s (6.33 ft); June 5 (2100) 5,030 ft3/s (5.62 ft).
<br />NOTE.--No gage-height record Dec. 9 t. Mar. 21, June 14 to July 24.
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