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EAGLE RIVER BASIN

09066325 GORE CREEK ABOVE RED SANDSTONE CREEK, AT VAIL, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°38'28", long 106°23'39", in NW14NW14 sec.7, T.5 S., R.80 W., Eagle County, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on left bank 200 ft downstream of the water treatment plant at Vail, 0.1 mi upstream from Red Sandstone Creek, and 0.6 mi downstream from Middle Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--77.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1999 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09066325

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 8,055 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records fair. No regulation or 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

29

25

17

13

15

20

23

96

1,730

292

56

46

2

28

24

17

13

15

19

27

87

1,390

290

55

42

3

32

20

16

14

14

18

29

86

1,110

267

55

40

4

31

20

16

14

13

20

27

94

898

254

61

39

5

32

22

17

14

12

20

25

87

803

237

54

38

6

30

20

16

13

12

20

25

80

709

218

50

45

7

32

21

15

12

10

19

23

77

605

201

49

52

8

33

22

14

13

10

20

23

75

541

188

53

53

9

31

24

13

13

11

20

25

72

600

181

47

77

10

29

23

13

14

11

20

34

72

695

169

47

85

11

27

23

14

13

11

21

47

68

781

160

44

85

12

25

21

15

14

11

20

57

73

763

151

41

85

13

23

21

15

15

13

21

61

99

712

117

40

97

14

23

21

15

15

14

24

85

138

690

111

37

80

15

22

21

15

15

15

26

92

203

697

105

34

69

16

22

22

14

15

15

26

75

271

682

105

40

61

17

21

26

15

17

15

26

69

396

631

111

68

55

18

20

23

14

14

14

24

64

444

616

106

97

54

19

19

19

13

15

13

21

57

447

615

98

74

50

20

19

19

14

14

14

19

53

446

620

92

59

45

21

18

20

14

14

18

20

54

490

551

89

52

43

22

18

19

14

16

18

19

59

584

526

83

50

40

23

22

20

13

14

18

21

62

718

499

78

52

38

24

22

21

14

14

18

23

58

815

440

74

50

36

25

21

20

15

14

18

21

61

870

378

73

66

34

26

20

15

13

14

18

20

75

858

353

83

56

33

27

24

19

14

15

18

20

91

995

346

79

51

31

28

22

17

15

15

19

19

95

1,240

342

69

55

30

29

21

17

13

14

---

18

100

1,360

327

69

49

29

30

21

17

13

14

---

19

104

1,370

306

65

51

28

31

23

---

12

14

---

19

---

1,380

---

60

53

---

TOTAL

760

622

448

438

403

643

1,680

14,091

19,956

4,275

1,646

1,540

MEAN

24.5

20.7

14.5

14.1

14.4

20.7

56.0

455

665

138

53.1

51.3

MAX

33

26

17

17

19

26

104

1,380

1,730

292

97

97

MIN

18

15

12

12

10

18

23

68

306

60

34

28

AC-FT

1,510

1,230

889

869

799

1,280

3,330

27,950

39,580

8,480

3,260

3,050

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2000 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

25.6

19.9

17.6

15.7

15.3

18.9

62.7

400

437

92.5

40.6

34.7

MAX

27.9

22.1

20.0

19.2

19.1

22.4

74.6

531

665

138

53.1

51.3

(WY)

(2000)

(2001)

(2000)

(2000)

(2000)

(2000)

(2000)

(2000)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

MIN

24.2

17.3

14.5

14.1

12.8

14.2

56.0

203

189

36.6

19.9

21.1

(WY)

(2002)

(2000)

(2003)

(2003)

(2002)

(2002)

(2003)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 2000 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
19,321.5
46,502
ANNUAL MEAN
52.9
127
98.5
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
127 2003
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
53.1 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
451 May 31
1,730 Jun 1
1,730 Jun 1, 2003
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
9.3 Sep 6
10 Feb 7
9.3 Sep 6, 2002
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
9.9 Sep 1
11 Feb 6
9.9 Sep 1, 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
1,890 Jun 1
a1,890 Jun 1, 2003
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
9.88 Jun 1
9.88 Jun 1, 2003
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
38,320
92,240
71,390
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
155
445
286
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
21
29
25
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
13
14
14

a From rating curve extended above 700 ft3/s.


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