PINEY RIVER BASIN

09058610 DICKSON CREEK NEAR VAIL, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°42'14", long 106°27'25", Eagle County, Hydrologic Unit 14010001, on right bank 0.6 mi upstream from Freeman Creek, 1.0 mi upstream from mouth, and 6 mi northwest of Vail.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3.41 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1971 to current year. Prior to October 1972, published as "near Minturn." For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09058610

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 9,245 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except Apr. 17 to May 29 and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversion by Willy N. ditch 75 ft upstream for irrigation of hay meadows downstream from station. Several measurements of specific conductance and water temperature were obtained and are published in the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data For Gaging Stations" section of this report.

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	0.84	0.95	e0.80	e0.78	e0.77	e0.75	e1.0	3.1	40	3.7	1.9	e1.6
2	0.81	0.87	e0.80	e0.77	e0.78	e0.74	e1.1	2.9	36	3.9	1.9	e1.4
3	0.92	0.81	e0.79	e0.77	e0.77	e0.75	e0.95	3.0	29	3.7	1.9	e1.4
4	0.90	0.79	e0.80	e0.77	e0.77	e0.74	e0.94	3.0	25	3.7	1.9	e1.4
5	0.95	0.82	e0.80	e0.77	e0.77	e0.74	e0.90	2.8	22	3.4	1.9	e1.4
6	0.91	0.80	e0.79	e0.77	e0.77	e0.74	e0.88	2.8	20	3.4	1.8	e1.5
7	0.86	0.80	e0.78	e0.77	e0.75	e0.74	e0.88	2.8	18	3.3	1.9	e1.7
8	0.82	0.77	e0.78	e0.77	e0.76	e0.75	e0.94	2.7	15	3.2	2.2	e1.6
9	0.81	0.87	e0.79	e0.77	e0.75	e0.76	e1.0	2.6	15	3.1	1.9	e1.8
10	0.76	0.87	e0.82	e0.77	e0.74	e0.77	e1.2	2.6	15	3.0	1.8	e1.9
11	0.78	0.84	e0.84	e0.77	e0.73	e0.79	e1.4	2.5	15	2.8	1.8	e1.8
12	0.76	0.79	e0.79	e0.76	e0.73	e0.82	e1.5	3.0	14	2.7	1.8	e1.6
13	0.76	0.79	e0.78	e0.76	e0.73	e0.86	e1.7	3.9	13	2.7	1.9	e1.4
14	0.76	0.82	e0.78	e0.76	e0.74	e0.89	e1.9	5.9	12	2.7	1.7	e1.4
15	0.76	e0.82	e0.78	e0.77	e0.73	e0.90	e1.9	8.4	11	2.6	1.7	e1.4
16	0.76	e0.86	e0.78	e0.78	e0.73	e0.90	e1.8	11	10	2.7	2.0	e1.3
17	0.76	e0.83	e0.78	e0.80	e0.74	e0.90	e1.7	14	9.5	2.6	2.6	e1.3
18	0.76	e0.81	e0.78	e0.85	e0.74	e0.87	1.6	17	9.0	2.6	3.4	e1.4
19	0.76	e0.80	e0.78	e0.84	e0.74	e0.86	1.5	18	8.7	2.5	2.3	e1.4
20	0.75	e0.80	e0.78	e0.81	e0.75	e0.87	1.5	17	8.2	2.4	1.9	e1.3
21	0.75	e0.81	e0.78	e0.79	e0.74	e0.87	1.6	17	7.6	2.4	1.8	e1.3
22	0.76	e0.81	e0.78	e0.77	e0.74	e0.88	1.8	18	6.7	2.3	1.9	e1.3
23	0.91	e0.81	e0.77	e0.76	e0.74	e0.91	1.8	19	6.0	2.3	2.2	e1.3
24	0.90	e0.81	e0.77	e0.76	e0.74	e0.92	1.8	18	5.5	2.4	e1.7	e1.3
25	0.85	e0.83	e0.76	e0.76	e0.74	e0.90	1.9	19	5.1	2.5	e1.8	e1.2
26	0.80	e0.87	e0.76	e0.76	e0.74	e0.89	2.9	e22	4.8	2.5	e1.8	e1.2
27	0.87	e0.84	e0.76	e0.77	e0.74	e0.88	3.1	e25	4.5	2.3	e1.5	e1.1
28	0.82	e0.81	e0.77	e0.77	e0.74	e0.85	3.0	e28	4.3	2.1	e1.7	e1.1
29	0.85	e0.81	e0.78	e0.76	---	e0.81	3.0	e27	4.0	2.2	e1.5	e1.1
30	0.80	e0.81	e0.78	e0.76	---	e0.85	3.1	28	4.2	2.1	e1.9	e1.2
31	0.92	---	e0.78	e0.77	---	e0.98	---	29	---	2.0	e1.8	---
TOTAL	25.42	24.72	24.31	24.04	20.91	25.88	50.29	379.0	398.1	85.8	59.8	42.1
MEAN	0.82	0.82	0.78	0.78	0.75	0.83	1.68	12.2	13.3	2.77	1.93	1.40
MAX	0.95	0.95	0.84	0.85	0.78	0.98	3.1	29	40	3.9	3.4	1.9
MIN	0.75	0.77	0.76	0.76	0.73	0.74	0.88	2.5	4.0	2.0	1.5	1.1
AC-FT	50	49	48	48	41	51	100	752	790	170	119	84
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1972 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	1.19	1.00	0.82	0.74	0.71	0.79	1.58	7.86	10.5	3.32	1.67	1.39
MAX	2.22	1.96	1.60	1.65	1.45	1.23	6.10	20.1	29.1	12.0	3.83	2.81
(WY)	(1996)	(1996)	(1996)	(1996)	(1996)	(1985)	(1979)	(1996)	(1997)	(1995)	(1995)	(1995)
MIN	0.007	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.22	0.91	0.73	0.17	0.042
(WY)	(1984)	(1984)	(1984)	(1984)	(1984)	(1984)	(1984)	(1977)	(1977)	(1977)	(1982)	(1972)

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR	FOR 2003 WATER YEAR	WATER YEARS 1972 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	509.08	1,160.37
ANNUAL MEAN	1.39	3.18	2.63
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			5.73 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			0.58 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	4.9 May 16	40 Jun 1	48 Jun 2, 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	0.52 Aug 18	e0.73 Feb 11	a0.00 Aug 12, 1972
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	0.57 Aug 31	0.73 Feb 10	0.00 Sep 12, 1972
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW		47 Jun 1	52 Jun 1, 1997
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE		b3.28 Jun 1	c3.29 Jun 1, 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)	1,010	2,300	1,910
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3.3	8.3	6.2
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	0.94	0.94	1.1
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	0.76	0.76	0.51

e Estimated. a No flow at times some years. b Maximum gage height, 3.41 ft, Sep 27, backwater from beaver dam. c Maximum gage height, 4.89 ft, May 9, 1984, backwater from ice.