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ROARING FORK RIVER BASIN
<br /> 09081550 Crystal River at Placita, Cola.
<br /> LOCATION.--Lat 39108'34", long 107"15126", in SEti aec.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 males upstream from Coal Creek.
<br /> DRAINAGE AREA.--107 sq mi.
<br /> PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1959 to current year.
<br /> GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,371.83 ft above mean sea level (levels by U. S. Bureau of
<br /> Reclamation).
<br /> AVERAGE DISCHA.4GE.--ll years, 214 cfs (155,000 acre-ft per year).
<br /> EXTREMES.--Current year: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs June 25 (gage height, 5.91 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs
<br /> Jan. 30.
<br /> Period of record: Maxim= discharge, 1,880 cfs June 20, 1968 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum daily,
<br /> 12 cfs Mar. 3, 1965.
<br /> REMARKS.--Records good except those for winter period, which are poor. A few small diversions above station
<br /> for irrigation of hay meadows.
<br /> OISCHAkGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECONO, aATER YEAR 0CT08ER 1969 TO SEPTEMBER 1970
<br /> BAY nCT NOV DEC JAN FE3 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
<br /> 1 91 85 65 48 40 38 31 86 920 826 170 141
<br /> 2 95 30 60 48 40 38 30 82 880 752 164 141
<br /> 3 46 74 60 46 40 38 30 93 1,n0 746 170 i10
<br /> 4 94 79 60 44 38 39 29 136 1.100 T10 190 135
<br /> 5 91 79 55 40 36 36 30 186 I,00o 686 172 149
<br /> 6 90 74 50 39 38 34 33 239 1,080 644 164 480
<br /> 7 90 76 48 36 40 34 39 293 11110 812 159 223
<br /> 3 90 76 48 36 40 36 40 279 1,140 704 159 182
<br /> 9 90 76 50 38 38 38 48 238 1.030 650 148 155
<br /> 10 98 76 55 +0 38 38 56 222 929 590 134 136
<br /> 11 100 73 55 42 40 36 64 276 770 520 127 123
<br /> 12 96 T2 55 42 44 36 56 408 638 470 121 141
<br /> 13 94 70 50 40 48 34 50 465 596 426 116 596
<br /> 14 93 06 50 38 46 34 49 465 656 394 110 416
<br /> L5 98 64 50 38 44 36 46 440 710 349 109 276
<br /> 16 93 67 48 40 44 39 44 57S 734 344 107 215
<br /> 17 98 65 48 42 44 3A 53 764 348 324 98 194
<br /> ld 105 61 48 42 38 36 56 A64 1.010 316 105 1hA
<br /> 19 105 55 44 42 36 32 52 1,000 1.160 312 101 152
<br /> 20 90 55 46 40 36 34 47 1.010 1,240 279 121 139
<br /> 21 91 60 48 39 40 36 46 11113 1,310 265 152 132
<br /> 22 94 65 50 38 38 36 44 11200 1,320 256 145 132
<br /> 23 93 60 SO 38 38 36 44 1,210 L.320 286 L23 123
<br /> 24 90 55 48 40 38 38 44 1.250 1,380 244 110 114
<br /> 25 90 60 46 40 40 38 55 1,270 11450 216 103 112
<br /> 26 91 60 46 38 38 36 82 1,320 1,380 225 94 103
<br /> 27 93 55 46 38 36 34 119 1,340 1,320 212 91 101
<br /> 28 9L 50 44 42 36 34 132 1000 1.320 201 93 95
<br /> 2'9 d6 55 40 36 ---- 36 109 1.070 1.190 102 88 91
<br /> 30 95 60 42 30 ---- 34 94 1.060 992 182 86 86
<br /> 31 92 ------ 44 38 ---- 32 ----- 1.110 ----- 180 112 ----
<br /> TOTAL 2,873 2,003 1,549 1,236 1.112 1.112 L,6S2 21,363 31,543 13.315 3,942 51301
<br /> MEAN 92.7 66.8 50.0 39.9 39.7 35.9 55.1 639 1.051 430 127 177
<br /> MAX i.5 85 65 48 46 38 132 1,340 1.450 926 190 586
<br /> MIN 32 50 40 30 36 32 29 a2 596 180 A6 96
<br /> AG-FT 5,700 3,970 3,070 2.450 <1,210 2,210 3.280 42,37C 62,570 26.410 7,820 10,530
<br /> GAL YA 1969 TOTAL Ao,356 MEAN 242 MAX 1,300 MIN 26 ACFT 175,3JO
<br /> MAT YR L97J TOTAL 87,009 MEAN 238 MAX 1,450 -IN 29 ACFT 172,600
<br /> PEAK DISCHARGE (SASE, 1,200 CFS).--Mav 28 (2130) 1,540 cfs (5.63 ft); June 25 (2200) 1,690 cfs ',5.9i ft).
<br /> NOTE.--No gage-height record Dec. 3 to Mar. 30.
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