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USGS
Water Resources of Colorado


ROARING FORK RIVER BASIN

09085000 ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO-Continued

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1958 to August 1961, May 1962 to September 1967, January 1970 to May 1972, January 1980 to September 1984, October 1993 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09085000

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 1962 to September 1967, January 1980 to September 1984.

WATER TEMPERATURE: May 1962 to May 1967, January 1980 to September 1984, July 2002 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION:.--Water-quality monitor, January 1980 to September 1984. Water temperature sensor with satellite telemetry, July 2002 to current year.

REMARKS.--Daily maximum and minimum specific-conductance data available in district office. Daily water temperature records are fair.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 21.7°C July 24, 2002; minimum, 0.0°C on many days during winter months.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 21.5°C, July 20, Aug. 9; minimum, 0.0°C, on many days.

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Time
Instan-
taneous
dis-
charge,
cfs
(00061)
Dis-
solved
oxygen,
mg/L
(00300)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
field,
std
units
(00400)
Specif.
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm
25 degC
(00095)
Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)
Hard-
ness,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00900)
Calcium
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00915)
Magnes-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00925)
Potas-
sium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00935)
Sodium
adsorp-
tion
ratio
(00931)
Sodium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00930)
Alka-
linity,
wat flt
fxd end
lab,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(29801)
OCT
10...
1020
469
10.8
8.5
658
8.2
280
87.0
14.7
1.69
0.9
33.4
126
FEB
04...
1355
258
13.1
8.6
652
1.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
APR
24...
1125
547
11.2
8.3
482
6.8
210
66.0
11.3
1.44
0.5
18.1
116
MAY
28...
0915
5,700
11.8
--
186
7.2
82
26.1
3.96
0.86
0.2
3.52
59
JUL
24...
1140
780
10.7
8.6
540
16.2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
SEP
05...
1155
685
10.7
8.6
590
14.7
230
72.4
13.2
1.61
0.8
28.8
130

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Chlor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00940)
Fluor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00950)
Silica,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00955)
Sulfate
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00945)
Residue
water,
fltrd,
sum of
consti-
tuents
mg/L
(70301)
Residue
water,
fltrd,
tons/
acre-ft
(70303)
Residue
water,
fltrd,
tons/d
(70302)
Ammonia
+
org-N,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00623)
Ammonia
+
org-N,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
as N
(00625)
Ammonia
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00608)
Nitrite
+
nitrate
water
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00631)
Nitrite
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00613)
Organic
nitro-
gen,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00607)
OCT
10...
43.5
0.2
8.7
132
397
0.54
502
0.10
0.14
<0.015
0.067
0.003
--
FEB
04...
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
0.16
0.15
E.012
0.173
0.003
--
APR
24...
18.6
0.21
8.0
104
297
0.40
439
0.15
0.36
0.021
0.208
0.004
0.13
MAY
28...
2.96
<0.2
6.1
28.4
108
0.15
1,660
0.23
1.7
E.011
0.160
E.002
--
JUL
24...
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
0.10
0.11
E.014
0.076
0.003
--
SEP
05...
39.7
0.2
8.9
110
352
0.48
652
0.12
0.30
<0.015
0.069
<0.002
--

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Ortho-
phos-
phate,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as P
(00671)
Phos-
phorus,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00666)
Phos-
phorus,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00665)
E coli,
m-TEC
MF,
water,
col/
100 mL
(31633)
Fecal
coli-
form,
M-FC
0.7u MF
col/
100 mL
(31625)
OCT
10...
<0.007
E.003
0.011
E18
24
FEB
04...
E.005
0.013
0.022
<1
E2
APR
24...
0.007
0.013
0.065
E20
20
MAY
28...
E.006
0.010
0.64
E86
E114
JUL
24...
<0.007
0.006
0.013
E9
E15
SEP
05...
<0.007
0.008
0.015
E35
26

< -- Actual value is known to be less than the value shown.
E -- Estimated laboratory analysis value.

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Cadmium
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01025)
Copper,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01040)
Iron,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01045)
Lead,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01049)
Mangan-
ese,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01056)
Mangan-
ese,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01055)
Mercury
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(71890)
Selen-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01145)
Silver,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01075)
Zinc,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01090)
OCT
10...
<0.2
<1.2
40
<1
4.9
8.9
<0.02
<3
<0.3
<24
APR
24...
<0.2
E.9
720
<1
5.1
30.4
<0.02
<3
<0.3
<24
MAY
28...
<0.2
<1.2
9,730
M
8.1
403
<0.02
<3
<0.3
E3
SEP
05...
<0.2
<1.2
60
M
3.4
9.6
<0.02
<3
<0.3
E2

< -- Actual value is known to be less than the value shown.
E -- Estimated laboratory analysis value.
M -- Presence of material verified but not quantified.

MISCELLANEOUS FIELD MEASUREMENTS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Time
Instan-
taneous
dis-
charge,
cfs
(00061)
Specif.
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm
25 degC
(00095)
Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)
Date
Time
Instan-
taneous
dis-
charge,
cfs
(00061)
Specif.
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm
25 degC
(00095)
Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)
OCT
MAY
04...
0915
547
648
8.8
06...
0955
708
422
6.6
NOV
30...
1230
6,350
173
8.2
15...
0915
436
668
3.6
JUL
JAN
03...
0845
1,750
344
12.0
14...
1200
302
652
0.9
APR
04...
0915
329
598
4.0

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAY
MAX
MIN
MEAN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
1

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.9

14.8

16.9

16.7

11.8

14.4

2

---

---

---

---

---

---

17.6

14.4

16.3

17.4

11.4

14.6

3

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.7

15.4

17.1

16.0

12.3

14.2

4

---

---

---

---

---

---

20.0

14.8

17.5

16.8

12.1

14.4

5

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.8

15.9

18.0

16.4

11.2

14.0

6

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.0

15.2

17.2

16.0

12.2

14.3

7

---

---

---

---

---

---

17.2

14.4

16.0

16.4

13.6

14.9

8

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.7

13.8

16.1

17.2

13.3

15.3

9

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.3

13.3

16.4

---

---

---

10

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.1

12.8

16.3

16.8

---

---

11

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.4

12.9

16.4

16.7

14.2

15.3

12

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.8

13.0

16.3

15.4

---

---

13

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.8

13.8

16.5

15.9

12.6

14.3

14

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.1

12.7

16.2

---

11.1

---

15

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.1

13.0

16.5

---

---

---

16

---

---

---

---

---

---

19.5

13.0

16.6

16.9

---

---

17

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.9

13.5

16.6

15.5

12.5

14.1

18

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.8

13.7

16.3

13.5

11.5

12.6

19

---

---

---

---

---

---

17.6

13.3

15.8

14.2

10.4

12.3

20

---

---

---

---

---

---

16.9

14.5

15.7

15.3

9.5

12.6

21

---

---

---

---

---

---

16.8

13.8

15.3

15.9

10.4

13.4

22

---

---

---

---

---

---

17.4

12.8

15.2

15.7

10.7

13.6

23

---

---

---

---

---

---

18.5

13.6

16.1

15.3

10.0

13.0

24

---

---

---

21.7

---

---

18.1

12.8

15.8

15.3

9.8

12.9

25

---

---

---

20.0

16.8

17.6

17.8

12.1

15.2

13.8

10.0

12.4

26

---

---

---

20.5

14.7

17.4

17.6

11.9

15.0

15.5

11.5

13.4

27

---

---

---

19.7

14.4

17.3

17.5

12.4

15.2

13.3

9.8

11.5

28

---

---

---

20.6

15.1

17.8

16.5

11.8

14.5

12.6

9.7

11.3

29

---

---

---

20.9

13.7

17.5

15.4

13.3

14.4

13.3

10.7

12.0

30

---

---

---

21.6

14.7

18.3

16.3

11.1

13.8

13.4

9.4

11.4

31

---

---

---

21.4

15.0

18.4

16.3

12.1

14.5

---

---

---

MONTH

---

---

---

---

---

---

20.0

11.1

16.0

---

---

---

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius-continued
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAY
MAX
MIN
MEAN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
1

14.0

9.0

11.7

7.2

5.3

6.2

3.6

2.1

2.9

2.0

0.2

0.9

2

12.6

9.9

11.5

7.1

5.0

6.2

3.8

1.8

3.1

0.7

0.0

0.3

3

11.4

9.8

10.7

6.0

3.3

4.8

3.5

1.7

2.8

1.1

0.0

0.3

4

11.2

8.7

9.9

5.6

3.2

4.5

3.0

0.7

2.1

2.4

0.0

1.1

5

12.2

9.5

10.7

5.8

2.7

4.5

4.0

2.1

3.1

1.7

0.0

0.9

6

12.8

8.2

10.6

5.9

2.5

4.5

3.7

1.4

2.8

2.2

0.0

1.2

7

13.0

8.3

10.9

5.8

2.6

4.4

2.8

0.8

2.0

1.6

0.0

0.8

8

13.3

8.6

11.1

6.0

4.7

5.3

2.3

0.5

1.6

1.4

0.0

0.6

9

12.6

8.3

10.8

6.0

4.7

5.8

1.9

0.0

0.9

1.6

0.0

0.6

10

12.5

7.8

10.4

4.9

3.8

4.3

1.4

0.0

0.6

2.6

0.6

1.5

11

11.8

8.6

10.3

5.9

3.2

4.4

1.9

0.0

0.7

3.8

2.0

2.8

12

11.7

7.7

10

4.8

2.2

3.8

2.4

0.8

1.6

3.3

1.2

2.4

13

10.4

6.1

8.6

4.1

2.7

3.6

3.3

1.3

2.4

2.6

0.0

1.5

14

10.8

6.2

8.7

6.0

3.9

5.0

2.5

0.1

1.6

2.4

0.0

1.3

15

10.4

6.0

8.5

5.5

3.7

4.6

2.9

0.9

2.0

2.6

0.5

1.4

16

10.4

6.1

8.5

4.3

1.8

3.3

3.3

0.3

1.8

0.9

0.0

0.4

17

10.4

6.0

8.5

4.2

1.5

3.1

3.2

2.0

2.7

1.9

0.0

0.9

18

10.4

6.1

8.6

4.8

2.6

3.9

2.8

0.9

1.8

1.0

0.0

0.4

19

10.0

6.0

8.3

4.4

1.6

3.3

1.3

0.0

0.3

1.3

0.0

0.5

20

9.5

5.7

7.9

4.8

2.0

3.6

0.1

0.0

0.0

1.7

0.0

0.7

21

9.5

5.6

7.9

5.1

2.1

3.8

1.3

0.0

0.5

2.2

0.0

1.1

22

9.5

6.3

7.9

5.1

2.2

3.9

0.9

0.0

0.4

3.0

0.1

1.7

23

9.9

8.2

9.1

4.7

2.4

3.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.1

1.6

2.3

24

9.7

7.8

8.6

5.6

3.4

4.6

0.2

0.0

0.0

3.6

1.2

2.5

25

9.4

6.5

7.9

5.1

3.4

4.3

0.5

0.0

0.2

5.4

3.0

4.1

26

8.8

6.0

7.5

3.5

1.0

2.3

0.6

0.0

0.1

4.9

2.6

4.0

27

9.7

7.3

8.5

2.5

0.0

1.4

0.5

0.0

0.1

4.8

1.5

3.4

28

8.9

7.3

8.1

2.7

0.0

1.4

0.7

0.0

0.2

4.6

2.8

3.7

29

8.0

5.8

7.0

3.2

0.3

1.9

1.2

0.0

0.4

4.4

1.9

3.3

30

6.7

4.3

5.5

3.5

0.6

2.3

1.6

0.0

0.8

3.6

1.7

2.9

31

7.2

5.3

6.2

---

---

---

0.5

0.0

0.1

5.7

3.1

4.3

MONTH

14.0

4.3

9.0

7.2

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

1.3

5.7

0.0

1.7

FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
1

5.6

2.9

4.5

5.1

2.5

3.9

11.4

6.4

9.2

10.4

6.7

8.6

2

6.3

3.6

4.7

6.4

2.0

4.1

9.5

6.3

8.2

9.7

6.4

8.1

3

4.4

1.9

3.2

5.5

1.6

3.9

8.6

5.5

6.6

12.0

7.0

9.6

4

2.8

1.1

1.7

4.7

1.8

3.3

7.7

3.4

5.9

10.5

7.1

8.4

5

2.7

0.3

1.3

5.1

1.0

3.1

8.7

4.2

6.6

11.3

6.5

8.6

6

1.7

0.0

0.6

6.0

2.8

4.6

8.3

5.0

6.7

11.4

6.0

8.9

7

0.7

0.0

0.1

8.0

4.0

6.0

8.6

4.6

6.8

12.5

7.1

9.7

8

0.3

0.0

0.0

8.8

4.4

6.8

10.6

4.3

7.5

11.3

8.4

9.5

9

0.4

0.0

0.1

8.4

4.2

6.6

12.4

5.6

9.2

9.7

7.2

8.2

10

0.8

0.0

0.3

8.5

4.4

6.6

13.7

6.9

10.5

9.8

6.5

8.0

11

2.0

0.0

0.9

9.6

5.6

7.5

13.3

7.6

10.7

11.0

5.7

8.6

12

2.6

0.0

1.2

10.8

5.8

8.4

11.2

7.3

9.5

14.5

7.0

10.7

13

4.0

1.4

2.7

10.2

5.2

8.1

12.8

6.1

9.5

13.9

9.2

11.9

14

5.0

2.9

4.0

9.3

5.7

7.8

12.5

7.3

9.9

14.9

8.8

11.9

15

5.1

3.2

4.2

9.6

5.8

8.2

10.2

7.3

8.1

13.0

9.7

10.9

16

4.1

1.9

3.0

8.8

6.9

8.0

12.2

5.9

8.8

13.9

8.4

11.1

17

5.1

2.0

3.7

8.1

5.8

6.4

10.3

6.8

8.9

12.2

7.9

10.4

18

5.7

3.1

4.4

7.7

4.2

6.2

10.0

7.3

8.6

11.2

8.0

9.2

19

5.2

1.6

3.6

7.3

4.7

6.2

10.4

6.4

8.4

11.8

6.4

9.0

20

4.9

0.9

3.2

7.9

4.3

6.5

12.4

7.1

9.7

11.9

6.8

9.5

21

4.3

2.3

3.6

10.0

5.9

7.7

11.3

7.2

9.5

12.3

6.6

9.5

22

3.9

2.3

2.9

10.9

6.0

8.5

12.6

7.9

10.2

13.0

7.3

10.2

23

3.3

0.8

2.2

10.8

6.0

8.8

10.4

6.3

7.6

12.0

7.3

9.8

24

3.9

1.1

2.7

9.7

7.1

8.0

10.8

5.5

7.9

12.3

7.2

9.8

25

4.0

2.5

3.3

10.7

5.3

8.1

13.5

6.4

9.9

11.4

7.4

9.3

26

4.6

3.4

3.9

8.7

6.0

7.0

13.5

8.1

11.0

12.4

6.9

9.6

27

5.1

2.7

3.8

6.9

4.8

6.0

12.7

7.9

10.5

13.0

7.6

10.2

28

6.0

3.2

4.4

6.9

3.0

5.0

13.2

8.0

10.4

12.7

7.1

9.9

29

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6.5

2.3

4.8

12.4

8.0

10.2

11.9

7.3

9.7

30

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8.5

3.1

6.0

11.2

7.6

9.6

11.2

7.3

9.3

31

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4.8

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10.8

7.1

9.1

MONTH

6.3

0.0

2.6

---

1.0

---

13.7

3.4

8.9

14.9

5.7

9.6

JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
1

10.9

7.3

9.1

16.5

11.8

14.2

20.3

14.9

17.7

18.4

12.7

15.8

2

11.4

7.0

9.1

16.8

11.8

14.5

20.1

15.4

17.9

18.0

13.3

15.8

3

11.8

7.3

9.6

16.9

12.0

14.6

19.5

15.8

17.5

17.3

13.6

15.5

4

11.4

7.3

9.5

17.3

12.3

15.0

20.7

15.1

17.9

17.8

11.8

14.9

5

11.4

8.1

9.8

17.4

12.3

15.0

20.5

15.2

18.0

16.6

13.4

15.0

6

11.1

7.2

9.4

16.1

12.5

14.5

19.7

14.9

17.7

16.5

13.3

14.9

7

12.5

8.5

10.4

17.3

12.3

14.9

19.0

15.2

17.3

16.4

13.6

14.7

8

12.7

7.6

10.3

18.0

12.6

15.5

21.1

15.3

18.1

16.0

11.8

14.0

9

12.2

8.7

10.6

18.1

12.9

15.7

21.5

15.8

18.7

15.1

12.9

13.9

10

10.9

8.8

10.2

18.4

12.5

15.6

21.1

15.7

18.5

13.2

11.1

12.2

11

12.8

8.6

10.7

18.2

12.8

15.9

19.8

15.6

18.0

13.8

10.0

11.9

12

12.9

8.6

10.9

18.6

13.5

16.2

20.7

15.1

18.0

15.2

9.5

12.5

13

12.1

9.0

10.7

18.5

13.2

16.1

21.4

15.6

18.5

15.2

11.8

13.5

14

13.9

8.6

11.1

19.8

13.7

16.8

20.7

15.3

18.1

13.7

8.6

11.4

15

13.9

9.0

11.6

18.8

14.4

16.8

19.4

14.5

17.3

14.4

8.7

11.7

16

13.3

10.3

11.6

19.6

14.0

16.6

18.1

15.1

16.7

15.0

10.2

12.8

17

12.7

9.0

11.0

20.4

15.0

17.7

17.6

14.0

15.8

14.7

11.8

13.1

18

13.7

9.6

11.6

21.2

15.9

18.5

18.3

14.4

16.1

13.5

8.8

11.3

19

12.6

9.4

11.3

20.0

15.4

18.0

18.7

12.8

15.8

13.3

8.4

10.7

20

12.3

9.7

11.2

21.5

15.4

18.3

19.4

13.8

16.8

13.9

9.1

11.6

21

14.4

9.3

11.8

21.3

15.7

18.4

18.4

14.1

16.6

13.6

8.8

11.4

22

14.4

9.8

12.2

20.6

15.4

18.2

19.3

15.0

17.1

13.9

8.7

11.5

23

14.8

9.8

12.5

21.0

15.4

18.2

17.8

15.3

16.8

14.2

9.2

11.9

24

14.1

10.7

12.6

20.3

15.1

18.0

19.7

14.5

17.1

14.3

9.3

12.1

25

14.5

10.4

12.4

20.6

15.9

18.5

19.4

15.1

17.2

13.9

9.0

11.8

26

14.8

9.7

12.4

20.6

16.0

18.3

18.4

14.7

16.9

14.3

9.0

11.9

27

15.4

10.4

13.0

19.3

15.4

17.4

16.8

14.1

15.4

14.5

9.6

12.4

28

15.6

10.8

13.4

19.5

14.4

17.2

19.0

14.0

16.3

14.8

9.9

12.6

29

16.1

11.2

13.8

19.7

15.6

17.8

17.9

14.2

16.3

14.8

9.9

12.7

30

15.9

11.3

13.8

20.7

14.7

17.7

16.9

13.6

15.3

14.9

10.7

13.0

31

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20.2

15.2

17.8

18.0

12.8

15.5

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MONTH

16.1

7.0

11.3

21.5

11.8

16.7

21.5

12.8

17.1

18.4

8.4

12.9


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