FRASER RIVER BASIN

09033300 FRASER RIVER BELOW CROOKED CREEK AT TABERNASH, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°00'21", long 105°50'52", in SE14NE14 sec.36, T.1 N., R.76 W., Grand County, Hydrologic Unit 14010001, on left bank 600 ft downstream from Crooked Creek, and 1 mi north of Tabernash.

DRAINAGE AREA.--224 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1998 to September 2002. October 2002 to September 2003 (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09033300

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 8,270 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Transmountain diversions upstream from station to Moffat water tunnel, amount unknown.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1550 ft3/s, May 30, 2003, gage height, 6.01 ft; minimum daily, 16 ft3/s, August 28, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 1550 ft3/s, May 30, gage height, 6.01 ft; minimum daily, 33 ft3/s, Sept. 29.

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	e65	185	1,460	259	59	59
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	e65	177	1,160	154	58	55
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	e65	203	849	81	61	54
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	e65	209	597	68	73	54
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	e70	175	475	60	62	51
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	e60	e156	399	57	57	57
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	e60	e196	374	58	56	85
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	e55	e177	297	55	58	87
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	e70	e160	279	50	54	99
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	e70	e140	285	50	53	82
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	e80	e155	329	50	52	77
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	e75	e157	492	49	54	69
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	e85	e221	643	47	52	63
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	e145	e200	610	47	48	59
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	e160	313	631	46	44	57
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	145	352	545	47	50	47
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	136	421	276	48	112	42
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	132	449	284	48	107	43
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	110	469	346	48	72	42
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	111	471	531	77	59	41
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	134	455	620	61	54	39
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	153	476	573	52	52	38
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	145	514	553	50	56	39
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	106	567	541	52	61	37
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	146	605	480	48	74	35
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	191	619	412	59	72	35
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	220	638	373	58	59	35
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	219	889	335	52	56	34
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	227	1,180	324	56	53	33
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	206	1,390	304	63	75	34
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	1,360	---	60	71	---
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	3,571	13,679	15,377	2,010	1,924	1,582
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	119	441	513	64.8	62.1	52.7
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	227	1,390	1,460	259	112	99
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	55	140	276	46	44	33
AC-FT	---	---	---	---	---	---	7,080	27,130	30,500	3,990	3,820	3,140

e Estimated.