EAGLE RIVER BASIN

09063000 EAGLE RIVER AT RED CLIFF, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°30'30", long 106°21'58", in NW14SW14 sec.20, T.6 S., R.80 W., Eagle County, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on left bank at Red Cliff, and 0.3 mi upstream from Turkey Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--70.0 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1910 to September 1925, May 1944 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1313. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09063000

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 2124: Drainage area. WRD Colo. 1972: 1971.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 8,653.80 ft above NGVD of 1929, (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). Jan. 8, 1911 to Sept. 30, 1925, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.3 mi downstream at different datum. May 24, 1944 to Oct. 12, 1952, water-stage recorder at site
50 ft downstream at datum 1.46 ft lower. Oct. 13, 1952 to May 5, 1982, at site 250 ft downstream at datum 5.00 ft lower.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Transmountain diversions upstream from station by Columbine, Ewing, and Wurtz ditches. Transbasin diversion upstream from station from Robinson Reservoir (capacity, 2,520 acre-ft) to Tenmile Creek for mining development. Small diversions for irrigation of 400 acres upstream from station.

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	8.3	8.3	e9.2	e7.8	e7.3	e9.3	e13	55	375	55	16	11
2	9.0	8.2	e9.0	e8.0	e7.4	e9.2	e13	54	348	51	15	10
3	11	7.5	e8.9	e7.8	e7.4	e9.3	e10	57	328	48	15	10
4	11	e7.6	e8.7	e8.0	e7.4	e8.9	9.7	60	305	45	18	11
5	9.8	e9.6	e8.7	e7.7	e7.6	e9.2	e9.2	51	283	43	15	10
6	9.3	e8.3	e8.7	e7.7	e7.7	e9.2	9.1	47	248	40	15	12
7	8.8	e8.5	e8.7	e7.9	e7.3	e9.3	8.7	48	230	38	14	14
8	8.6	e7.0	e8.7	e8.4	e7.7	e10	e8.5	49	200	36	14	14
9	8.2	e9.6	e8.5	e8.7	e7.9	e10	e9.4	49	185	34	14	16
10	7.9	e8.6	e8.2	e8.9	e7.4	e10	11	50	182	32	13	19
11	7.5	e10	e8.4	e8.9	e7.7	e11	14	45	175	31	12	19
12	7.1	e8.9	e8.7	e8.5	e8.1	e12	15	51	167	30	14	15
13	6.7	e10	e9.0	e8.2	e7.6	e12	16	64	175	28	15	13
14	6.7	e9.9	e9.0	e7.9	e8.2	e12	20	68	161	27	14	12
15	6.6	e10	e9.0	e7.7	e7.9	e12	22	81	148	26	13	11
16	6.6	e10	e8.7	e7.7	e8.2	e12	20	95	143	26	13	11
17	6.6	e9.9	e8.7	e7.7	e8.9	e13	21	114	133	25	17	11
18	6.7	e9.5	e8.7	e8.0	e8.7	e12	21	121	126	24	20	10
19	6.6	e9.5	e8.7	e8.2	e8.7	e11	19	126	122	24	17	10
20	6.5	e9.5	e8.7	e8.2	e9.0	e11	19	121	122	22	14	10
21	6.6	e9.4	e8.6	e8.0	e9.0	e12	20	126	113	21	12	10
22	6.6	e9.4	e8.5	e7.5	e8.9	e12	24	142	101	20	12	10
23	6.1	e9.2	e8.5	e7.3	e8.9	e12	27	168	94	19	13	10
24	6.8	e8.9	e8.5	e7.2	e8.9	e13	24	199	86	18	14	10
25	7.2	e8.9	e8.4	e7.0	e9.2	e13	24	214	80	19	14	10
26	6.9	e8.2	e8.2	e6.8	e9.3	e12	29	236	75	21	14	10
27	7.9	e8.7	e8.2	e6.8	e9.3	e12	36	255	71	20	13	10
28	7.7	e8.9	e8.2	e6.9	e9.3	e11	44	293	67	21	12	10
29	7.4	e8.9	e8.2	e6.9	---	e11	52	338	63	19	11	9.9
30	7.1	e9.2	e7.8	e6.6	---	e11	58	347	59	18	11	9.8
31	7.9	---	e8.0	e7.1	---	e12	---	336	---	16	12	---
TOTAL	237.7	270.1	266.0	240.0	230.9	343.4	626.6	4,060	4,965	897	436	348.7
MEAN	7.67	9.00	8.58	7.74	8.25	11.1	20.9	131	166	28.9	14.1	11.6
MAX	11	10	9.2	8.9	9.3	13	58	347	375	55	20	19
MIN	6.1	7.0	7.8	6.6	7.3	8.9	8.5	45	59	16	11	9.8
AC-FT	471	536	528	476	458	681	1,240	8,050	9,850	1,780	865	692
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1911 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	16.0	13.4	11.2	10.4	10.2	11.8	32.0	154	194	55.3	25.2	18.0
MAX	31.8	25.2	18.8	16.3	19.7	25.6	81.3	387	422	161	54.5	39.0
(WY)	(1962)	(1985)	(1985)	(1918)	(1916)	(1916)	(1916)	(1911)	(1912)	(1995)	(1945)	(1921)
MIN	7.67	8.47	7.06	5.07	4.74	5.68	9.48	36.5	27.4	12.5	6.87	7.32
(WY)	(2003)	(1965)	(1989)	(1989)	(1989)	(1981)	(1975)	(1981)	(2002)	(2002)	(2002)	(2002)

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR	FOR 2003 WATER YEAR	WATER YEARS 1911 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	5,192.9	12,921.4
ANNUAL MEAN	14.2	35.4	46.0
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			90.2 1912
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			14.8 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	46 May 21	375 Jun 1	900 Jun 5, 1912
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	4.5 Aug 28	6.1 Oct 23	1.0 Oct 15, 1917
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	5.0 Sep 1	6.5 Oct 17	3.8 Jan 31, 1989
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW		416 Jun 1	1,010 Jun 5, 1912
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE		4.97 Jun 1	4.00 Jun 5, 1912
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)	10,300	25,630	33,350
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	35	106	127
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	8.8	11	15
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	6.7	7.6	9.0

e Estimated. a Also occurred Oct 16, 1917. b Maximum discharge observed, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 500 ft3/s. c Maximum gage height recorded, 6.43 ft, May 24, 1984.