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MUDDY CREEK BASIN

09041395 WOLFORD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR NEAR KREMMLING, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°06'46", long 106°24'52", in SW14NE14, sec.25, T.2 N., R.81 W., Grand County, Hydrologic Unit 14010001, in outlet tower at dam,
5 mi north of Kremmling.

DRAINAGE AREA.--270 mi2.

RESERVOIR ELEVATIONS AND CONTENTS RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1995 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09041395

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 7,500.00 ft above NGVD of 1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above NGVD of 1929.

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by an earth-filled dam. Storage began May 1995; dam completed May 1995. Usable capacity, 65,870 acre-ft, at elevation 7,489 ft, crest of spillway. No dead storage. Figures given represent total contents. Water-quality sampling at three sites in reservoir.

COOPERATION.--Colorado River Water Conservation District.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 68,160 acre-ft, June 3, 1997, elevation, 7,490.62 ft; minimum observed since appreciable storage was first obtained, 16,800 acre-ft, Apr. 10, 2003, elevation, 7,440.93 ft.

EXTREMES (AT 2400) FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 45,600 acre-ft, July 8, elevation, 7,473.94 ft; minimum, 16,800 acre-ft, Apr. 10, elevation, 7,440.93 ft.

MONTHEND ELEVATION AND CONTENTS, AT 2400, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
Date
Elevation (feet)
Contents (acre-feet)
Change in contents (acre-feet)
Sept. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,451.78
24,700
-
Oct. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,444.17
18,900
-5,800
Nov. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,443.15
18,200
-700
Dec. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,442.01
17,500
-700
CAL YR 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-
-
-24,400
Jan. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,441.37
17,100
-400
Feb. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,441.23
17,000
-100
Mar. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,441.09
16,900
-100
Apr. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,445.24
19,700
+2,800
May 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,465.88
36,700
+17,000
June 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,473.61
45,200
+8,500
July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,472.03
43,400
-1,800
Aug. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,471.10
42,300
-1,100
Sept. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,470.30
41,400
-900
WTR YR 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-
-
+16,700


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