GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

09108500 TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR AT TAYLOR PARK, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°49'07", long 106°36'24", Gunnison County, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, at dam on Taylor River just downstream from Taylor Park, and 16 mi northeast of Almont.

DRAINAGE AREA.--254 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1937 to current year. Prior to October 1938, 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=09108500

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1089: 1940(M), 1942(M), 1945-46. WSP 1924: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satelite telemetry, and nonrecording gage (read once daily). Datum of gage is 9,187 ft above NGVD of 1929, (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above NGVD of 1929.

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by an earth and rockfill dam. Dam completed by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation in September 1937. Capacity of reservoir, 106,200 acre-ft between elevations 9,187 ft, bottom of outlet gates, and 9,330 ft, crest of spillway. No dead storage. Water used for irrigation in Uncompahgre Valley. Figures given are usable contents.

COOPERATION.--Records provided by Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 111,000 acre-ft, July 1, 1957, elevation, 9,332.35 ft; minimum after first filling, 8,780 acre-ft, Oct. 19-20, 1956, elevation, 9,240.70 ft.

EXTREMES (at 1800) FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 81,100 acre-ft, June 27-30, elevation, 9,316.70 ft; minimum contents, 39,100 acre-ft, Apr. 9, 11, 12, elevation, 9,286.48 ft.

MONTHEND ELEVATION AND CONTENTS, AT 1800, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Elevation (feet)	Contents (acre-feet)	Change in contents (acre-feet)
Sept. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,289.63	42,400	-
Oct. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,289.23	42,000	-400
Nov. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,289.12	41,800	-200
Dec. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,288.42	41,100	-700
CAL YR 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	-	-	-23,700
Jan. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,287.57	40,200	-900
Feb. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,287.04	39,600	-600
Mar. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,286.61	39,200	-400
Apr. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,289.66	42,400	+3,200
May 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,305.60	63,100	+20,700
June 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,316.70	81,100	+18,000
July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,313.09	74,900	-6,200
Aug. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,308.70	67,800	-7,100
Sept. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9,309.00	68,300	+500
WTR YR 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	-	-	+25,900