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ROARING FORK RIVER BASIN
<br /> 09081550 CRYSTAL RIVER AT PLACITA, COLO.
<br /> • LOCATION.--Lat 39°08'34", lonc 107°15'26", in SEA sec.31. T.10 S., R.88 W., Pitkin County, on right bank
<br /> 0.1 mile downstream from highway bridge. 0.4 mile upstream from Bears Gulch, 0.7 mile north of Placita,
<br /> and 3 miles upstream from Coal Creek.
<br /> DRAINAGE AREA.--107 sq mi.
<br /> PERICD OF RECORD.--October 1959 to current year.
<br /> GAGE.--water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,371.89 ft above mean sea level (levels by U. S. Bureau of
<br /> Reclamation.).
<br /> AVERAGE DISCIARGE.--12 years, 215 cfs (155,800 acre-ft per year).
<br /> EXTREMES.--Current year: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs June 24 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs
<br /> Feb. 23.
<br /> Period of record: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs June 24, 1971 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum daily,
<br /> 12 cfs mar. 3, 1965.
<br /> REMARKS.--Records good except those for winter period, which are fair. A few small diversions above station
<br /> for irrigation of hay meadows.
<br /> DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1970 TO SEPTEMBER 1971
<br /> DAY DC NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
<br /> 1 85 n0 6^ 49 44 30 65 137 421 11010 lee 105
<br /> 1 82 77 60 54 46 28 62 166 490 920 174 96
<br /> 3 79 76 56 46 42 30 64 220 626 929 168 103
<br /> 4 77 73 59 41 36 32 65 276 668 872 164 112
<br /> 5 79 72 58 34 38 30 65 262 644 798 161 100
<br /> 6 811) 70 56 30 36 29 69 247 686 T34 159 94
<br /> T 91 74 56 31 34 28 s0 238 770 680 155 121
<br /> M R3 74 56 33 36 31 82 247 826 680 150 243
<br /> 9 92 72 53 35 34 31 90 233 791 686 143 148
<br /> I: 9C 72 54 40 37 30 118 213 812 656 139 125
<br /> 11 88 72 52 45 37 30 137 203 740 584 13T 110
<br /> 12 94 70 54 50 35 31 163 233 752 536 141 Leo
<br /> 13 103 TO 41 47 37 31 186 290 752 520 136 94
<br /> 14 100 67 49 45 37 30 210 340 9C4 505 134 90
<br /> 15 96 64 47 45 '37 30 225 363 1,160 485 130 85
<br /> • l6 93 72 53 48 31 29 235 385 1.370 445 123 82
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<br /> I7 91 o7 54 50 38 29 262 ,5 1,370 417 119 83
<br /> 18 R6 64 49 54 39 27 23A 381 1,620 403 L19 82
<br /> 19 85 62 49 -52 37 26 213 316 1,54r 399 130 79
<br /> 2'. 85 64 54 50 34 27 190 286 1,550 349 157 T4
<br /> 21 94 65 54 51 32 30 176 293 11580 308 141 73
<br /> 22 93 6C 53 48 18 32 166 367 1,640 293 132 69
<br /> 23 93 6C 52 47 24 35 155 354 1,660 354 123 - 67
<br /> 24 94 60 43 47 28 38 155 308 1,630 290 128 66
<br /> 25 91 60 44 46 31 34 149 324 1,640 253F 13e 6s
<br /> 26 90 65 43 45 31 38 152 417 1,560 235 132 61
<br /> 27 83 62 52 41 29 54 143 566 11490 228 132 59
<br /> 28 83 61 52 41 2T 59 136 722 1,390 223 121 56
<br /> 29 85 62 46 41 ------ 56 130 728 11290 208 119 56
<br /> 30 77 60 49 44 ------ 66 128 602 I'm 192 116 66
<br /> 31 77 ------ 49 43 ------ 72 ------ 455 ------ 188 112 ------
<br /> TOTAL 2,706 2,027 1,605 1,372 982 11108 4,308 10.617 33,472 15,380 4.305 2.766
<br /> MEAN 87.3 67.6 51.8 44.3 35.1 35.7 144 342 11116 496 139 92.2
<br /> MAX 103 80 6n 54 46 72 262 728 1,660 1.010 180 243
<br /> MI'+ 77 60 41 30 24 26 62 137 421 188 112 56
<br /> AC-FT 5,37C 4,020 3.180 2,720 1,950 2,200 8,540 21,060 66,390 30,510 8,540 5,490
<br /> CAL YR 197^ TPTAL ,9Z2 MEAN 238 MAX 1.450 MIN 29 AC-FT 172,400
<br /> WTR YR 1971 TOTALj{� MFAN 221 MAX 1,660 MIN 24 AC-FT 160.000
<br /> PEAK DISCHARGE (BASE, 1,200 CFS).--June 24 (2100) 1,940 cfs (6.00 ft).
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