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FRASER RIVER BASIN

09032000 RANCH CREEK NEAR FRASER, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°57'00", long 105°45'54", in NW14NE14 sec.22. T.1 S., R.75 W., Grand County, Hydrologic Unit 14010001, on left bank 650 ft downstream from Middle Fork, and 2.7 mi east of Fraser.

DRAINAGE AREA.--19.9 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1934 to current year. Records for May 26, 1937, to September 1959, equivalent to earlier records if diversion to Moffat water tunnel is added to flow past station. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09032000

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1243: 1935.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 8,660 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 5, 1995, at site 200 ft upstream at different datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversion upstream from station for irrigation of hay meadows along Fraser River. Transmountain diversions upstream from station to Moffat water tunnel not known since 1959.

Discharge, cubic feet per second 
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1

1.7

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.6

3.2

4.9

e270

e20

4.5

7.8

2

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.7

3.3

5.0

e250

e10

4.4

7.4

3

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.2

5.5

e160

e8.5

4.5

7.8

4

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.6

3.1

2.8

5.6

e100

7.6

4.7

7.9

5

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.6

2.9

2.9

5.1

68

7.2

4.9

7.8

6

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.7

4.9

50

7.0

5.2

8.3

7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.4

5.1

29

6.8

5.2

11

8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.6

3.2

2.7

2.4

5.2

23

6.0

5.1

9.4

9

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.7

3.3

2.7

2.7

5.2

24

4.9

5.2

8.7

10

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.7

3.1

2.8

3.1

6.6

34

5.1

5.1

8.2

11

1.7

1.9

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.5

4.6

55

5.2

5.7

7.9

12

1.6

1.8

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.8

3.7

5.6

87

5.2

6.3

7.9

13

1.7

1.9

2.4

2.5

3.2

2.8

4.1

7.5

114

5.0

6.2

7.5

14

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.5

3.0

2.9

4.6

9.8

116

4.7

6.0

6.9

15

1.7

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.0

4.8

13

124

4.3

6.1

6.8

16

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.8

e30

94

4.5

7.4

6.6

17

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.9

e70

61

4.5

9.4

6.3

18

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.7

2.9

e3.1

3.8

e100

67

4.5

9.9

5.9

19

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.6

2.7

e3.2

3.3

e110

88

4.5

8.0

5.8

20

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.8

2.8

e3.3

3.2

e90

103

6.9

7.4

5.7

21

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.8

2.9

e3.4

3.5

e70

102

5.7

7.1

5.6

22

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.9

53

93

4.8

7.0

5.5

23

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.8

3.3

4.4

88

93

4.7

7.2

5.5

24

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.7

2.7

3.3

e4.8

e130

93

4.7

7.4

5.4

25

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.9

5.0

e150

77

4.7

8.0

5.3

26

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.9

3.2

5.2

e170

66

4.7

7.6

5.4

27

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.9

5.2

e200

62

4.7

7.4

5.4

28

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

5.0

e230

61

4.6

7.2

5.4

29

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.4

---

2.6

5.1

e280

60

4.7

7.1

5.4

30

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.5

---

2.6

5.2

e250

e40

4.7

9.6

5.6

31

2.0

---

2.5

2.4

---

2.9

---

e260

---

4.6

8.9

---

TOTAL

55.2

58.4

69.9

79.8

79.2

91.1

114.7

2,374.6

2,664

185.0

205.7

206.1

MEAN

1.78

1.95

2.25

2.57

2.83

2.94

3.82

76.6

88.8

5.97

6.64

6.87

MAX

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.3

3.4

5.2

280

270

20

9.9

11

MIN

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.4

4.6

23

4.3

4.4

5.3

AC-FT

109

116

139

158

157

181

228

4,710

5,280

367

408

409

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

4.73

4.11

3.39

3.01

2.70

2.63

5.25

30.9

75.7

24.2

7.32

4.95

MAX

19.6

14.6

8.11

5.63

4.65

5.34

17.4

99.4

206

136

27.3

13.8

(WY)

(1962)

(1962)

(1962)

(1962)

(1966)

(1950)

(1946)

(1936)

(1997)

(1995)

(1945)

(1945)

MIN

0.98

1.09

0.87

0.89

0.74

0.65

1.61

3.69

2.68

1.86

1.20

0.98

(WY)

(1969)

(1965)

(1965)

(1964)

(1964)

(1964)

(1961)

(1954)

(1966)

(2002)

(2002)

(1960)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1935 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
901.56
6,183.7
ANNUAL MEAN
a2.47
a16.9
a14.1
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
31.4 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
2.55 1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
6.2 May 24
e280 May 29
402 Jun 7, 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
0.72 Aug 13
1.6 Oct 12
b0.40 Sep 21, 1960
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
0.92 Aug 9
1.7 Oct 9
0.42 Sep 21, 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
not determined
548 Jun 4, 1997
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
not determined
6.71 Jun 4, 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
a1,790
a12,270
a10,190
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
4.3
60
29
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
2.1
3.2
4.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
1.3
1.9
1.8

e Estimated.
a Significantly affected by upstream diversions into the Moffat water tunnel.
b Also occurred Oct 6, 1960, and Sep 24-26, 1988.

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