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GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

09107000 TAYLOR RIVER AT TAYLOR PARK, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°51'37", long 106°33'58", in NW14NE14 sec.5, T.14 S., R.82 W., Gunnison County, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, on left bank 0.2 mi upstream from Taylor Park Reservoir waterline, 2.7 mi north of Taylor Park, and 21 mi northeast of Almont.

DRAINAGE AREA.--128 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1929 to September 1934, October 1987 to current year. Records for 1929-1934 provided by Colorado Division of Water Resources, published in WSP 1313. Statistical summary computed for 1988 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09107000

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1313: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 9,340 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
June 1929 to Sept. 1934 water-stage recorder at different datum at site flooded by waters of Taylor Park Reservoir since 1937.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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

62

e49

e44

e29

e29

e22

e40

87

722

133

75

51

2

62

e47

e40

e31

e29

e21

e39

83

577

128

65

47

3

66

e41

e42

e28

e27

e22

e34

86

521

122

64

51

4

59

e43

e40

e28

e25

e23

e32

87

476

118

62

51

5

58

e42

e42

e29

e25

e22

e31

86

421

113

57

46

6

55

e41

e40

e28

e24

e22

e31

78

363

107

53

49

7

53

e42

e40

e28

e23

e23

e30

77

328

102

53

72

8

52

e43

e40

e30

e24

e25

e30

77

311

98

55

67

9

51

e50

e37

e29

e22

e28

e35

74

328

92

52

80

10

50

e47

e35

e28

e23

e32

42

73

338

89

51

117

11

49

e44

e35

e30

e24

e35

51

69

329

87

51

92

12

48

e38

e35

e28

e23

e35

57

83

314

84

51

77

13

46

e34

e36

e27

e25

e33

63

104

332

80

51

88

14

46

e41

e36

e28

e29

e34

74

114

284

78

49

75

15

47

e40

e37

e28

e28

e30

71

161

280

79

44

68

16

46

e36

e35

e27

e26

e29

62

172

270

87

49

64

17

45

e41

e38

e25

e26

e29

67

223

243

82

60

61

18

45

e41

e39

e25

e28

e26

65

241

237

80

60

57

19

45

e41

e37

e25

e27

e25

61

232

238

77

58

56

20

44

e44

e33

e24

e26

e24

62

230

228

76

47

54

21

44

e48

e37

e23

e26

e28

69

260

210

78

44

52

22

45

e50

e35

e23

e25

e26

73

303

192

73

51

51

23

51

e51

e34

e24

e23

e31

63

374

183

70

58

50

24

52

e50

e34

e25

e26

e35

59

461

172

74

57

49

25

49

e46

e33

e25

e25

e34

74

519

164

70

64

48

26

48

e42

e34

e24

e22

e33

98

493

158

68

66

47

27

53

e39

e30

e24

e23

e31

105

625

153

71

58

46

28

50

e41

e31

e25

e24

e27

105

741

149

77

74

46

29

51

e42

e32

e25

---

e26

101

699

143

81

62

46

30

e50

e42

e32

e25

---

e29

100

743

138

68

62

44

31

e51

---

e28

e27

---

e34

---

639

---

67

58

---

TOTAL

1,573

1,296

1,121

825

707

874

1,824

8,294

8,802

2,709

1,761

1,802

MEAN

50.7

43.2

36.2

26.6

25.2

28.2

60.8

268

293

87.4

56.8

60.1

MAX

66

51

44

31

29

35

105

743

722

133

75

117

MIN

44

34

28

23

22

21

30

69

138

67

44

44

AC-FT

3,120

2,570

2,220

1,640

1,400

1,730

3,620

16,450

17,460

5,370

3,490

3,570

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1988 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

58.3

47.6

39.9

34.4

33.2

38.2

76.2

261

379

174

86.3

64.8

MAX

91.3

71.6

53.8

41.9

38.2

50.5

119

447

767

719

236

122

(WY)

(1996)

(1996)

(1996)

(1997)

(1995)

(1997)

(1996)

(1996)

(1995)

(1995)

(1995)

(1995)

MIN

39.6

34.5

30.0

26.6

25.2

28.2

39.4

148

94.9

38.0

28.5

32.6

(WY)

(1989)

(1989)

(1989)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

(1995)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1988 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
20,207
31,588
ANNUAL MEAN
55.4
86.5
108
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
197 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
56.3 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
196 May 21
743 May 30
1,120 Jun 17, 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
19 Sep 6
e21 Mar 2
19 Sep 6, 2002
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
20 Sep 1
22 Mar 1
20 Sep 1, 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
946 May 28
1,400 Jun 18, 1995
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
3.33 May 28
4.08 Jun 18, 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
40,080
62,650
78,150
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
120
199
260
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
40
49
53
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
27
25
33

e Estimated.


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