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EAGLE RIVER BASIN

09063400 TURKEY CREEK NEAR RED CLIFF, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°31'22", long 106°20'08", in NW14SW14 sec.16, T.6 S., R.80 W., Eagle County, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on right bank 400 ft downstream from Lime Creek, 1.9 mi northeast of Red Cliff, and 2.0 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--23.8 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1963 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09063400

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CO-88-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,918 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for Nov. 1 to Apr. 9, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, and the period May 29 to June 11, which are poor. No diversion upstream 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

4.5

4.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

3.0

17

272

e52

15

8.1

2

4.7

3.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

3.2

17

243

e49

14

7.9

3

5.0

e3.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

3.4

16

227

e46

15

7.7

4

4.7

e3.9

2.6

2.4

e2.2

2.1

e3.1

16

234

44

15

7.9

5

4.7

e3.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

e3.0

16

241

42

13

7.8

6

4.6

e3.7

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.0

15

214

39

13

9.9

7

4.5

e3.5

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.1

3.0

14

207

37

12

9.3

8

4.5

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.1

e3.0

13

173

35

12

8.4

9

4.3

e3.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

e3.1

13

166

33

11

9.3

10

4.2

e3.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.8

13

152

31

11

10

11

4.2

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

e2.3

4.8

12

154

29

11

9.3

12

4.1

e3.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

e2.3

5.3

13

e156

28

11

8.9

13

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

e2.4

6.1

16

e168

26

11

8.5

14

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

e2.6

8.4

20

e156

25

10

8.0

15

3.9

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.1

e2.6

9.2

27

e145

25

10

7.8

16

4.0

e3.0

2.5

2.3

2.1

e2.6

8.8

35

e140

24

11

7.5

17

3.9

e3.0

2.5

e2.3

2.1

e2.6

8.7

50

e131

23

12

7.4

18

3.9

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.5

8.5

55

e124

22

14

7.4

19

3.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.4

8.1

53

e119

21

11

7.3

20

3.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

e2.3

7.9

53

e119

20

9.7

7.2

21

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.5

8.0

55

e111

19

9.4

7.1

22

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.6

8.8

63

e98

18

9.5

7.0

23

4.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.8

9.4

73

e90

18

9.5

6.7

24

4.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.9

11

83

e84

17

9.1

6.5

25

3.8

e2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.8

10

94

e79

18

9.3

6.4

26

3.7

e2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

e2.7

12

98

e73

17

8.9

6.4

27

4.1

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

e2.7

14

111

e69

17

9.1

6.4

28

3.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

e2.5

16

133

e65

16

8.9

6.4

29

3.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

---

e2.5

17

191

e60

17

8.4

6.3

30

3.5

2.6

2.5

2.2

---

2.4

18

242

e56

16

8.7

6.2

31

3.9

---

2.5

2.3

---

2.6

---

257

---

15

8.5

---

TOTAL

127.3

93.7

78.0

72.1

59.9

74.8

231.6

1,884

4,326

839

341.0

231.0

MEAN

4.11

3.12

2.52

2.33

2.14

2.41

7.72

60.8

144

27.1

11.0

7.70

MAX

5.0

4.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.9

18

257

272

52

15

10

MIN

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

3.0

12

56

15

8.4

6.2

AC-FT

252

186

155

143

119

148

459

3,740

8,580

1,660

676

458

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1964 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

6.13

4.58

3.65

3.20

3.01

3.50

7.74

48.1

117

45.6

13.8

7.95

MAX

12.2

9.19

5.76

4.96

4.64

6.36

23.1

103

274

139

39.1

19.8

(WY)

(1985)

(1985)

(1985)

(1985)

(2000)

(1985)

(1985)

(1984)

(1984)

(1995)

(1984)

(1984)

MIN

3.77

2.84

2.52

1.92

1.00

2.10

2.66

17.8

31.3

11.0

5.82

4.23

(WY)

(1978)

(1978)

(2003)

(1987)

(1964)

(1981)

(1973)

(1995)

(2002)

(1977)

(2002)

(1977)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1964 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
3,290.6
8,358.4
ANNUAL MEAN
9.02
22.9
22.1
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
49.4 1984
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
9.21 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
46 Jun 3
272 Jun 1
415 Jun 17, 1965
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
e1.8 Mar 15
2.0 Feb 7
a1.0 Jan 21, 1964
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
e1.9 Mar 15
2.1 Feb 15
1.0 Jan 21, 1964
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
349 Jun 1
b556 Jun 8, 1985
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
3.34 Jun 1
c2.87 Jun 8, 1985
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
6,530
16,580
15,980
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
25
67
67
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
4.3
4.2
5.8
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
2.5
2.2
2.8

e Estimated.
a Also occurred Jan 22 to Feb 29, 1964.
b From rating curve extended above 325 ft3/s.
c Maximum gage height for period of record, 3.34 ft, Jun 1, 2003.

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