GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

09109000 TAYLOR RIVER BELOW TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°49'06", long 106°36'31", Gunnison County, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, on bridge 1,000 ft downstream from Taylor Park Reservoir Dam, 3.4 mi upstream from Lottis Creek, and 17 mi northeast of Almont.

DRAINAGE AREA.--254 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1929 to September 1934 (monthly discharges only, published in WSP 1313), October 1938 to current year. Statistical summary computed for 1939 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09109000

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1924: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 9,169.67 ft above NGVD of 1929, (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 11, 1952, at site 1,600 ft downstream, at datum 1.00 ft lower. Oct. 15, 1946 to May 4, 1952, supplementary nonrecording gage just downstream from reservoir outlet at different sites and datums used during winter months.

REMARKS.--Records good, except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Flow regulated by Taylor Park Reservoir (station 09108500) since 1937. One small diversion for irrigation from Willow Creek upstream from reservoir. 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	e104	57	55	56	59	60	63	87	139	252	249	193
2	104	57	55	56	59	61	64	128	154	253	249	193
3	104	e57	55	56	59	61	64	144	176	253	249	193
4	104	e57	55	56	59	62	63	144	176	253	249	193
5	104	e57	55	56	59	62	62	143	177	253	249	186
6	104	e57	55	56	59	62	62	143	177	254	249	157
7	90	e57	55	56	59	61	62	143	177	251	248	142
8	79	e56	55	56	59	61	62	143	177	250	248	114
9	78	e56	55	57	59	61	62	143	177	251	248	109
10	77	e56	55	57	60	62	70	143	177	250	248	104
11	76	e56	55	57	60	63	131	145	194	250	248	100
12	76	e56	56	57	60	63	139	133	225	251	248	100
13	79	e56	57	57	60	64	91	125	237	250	248	100
14	77	56	56	57	60	64	64	126	237	250	247	100
15	65	56	e56	58	60	64	61	126	238	250	221	100
16	57	56	e57	e58	60	63	61	126	237	250	199	100
17	57	56	58	e59	60	63	61	127	238	250	199	100
18	57	57	57	e59	60	62	61	128	238	250	198	100
19	57	56	57	e59	60	62	61	128	238	251	198	100
20	57	56	56	e59	60	63	61	129	240	250	198	100
21	56	56	56	59	60	63	61	129	240	250	198	100
22	56	55	56	59	60	63	61	129	240	249	198	100
23	56	55	56	59	60	63	61	129	240	249	197	100
24	e56	57	56	59	60	64	61	130	241	249	195	100
25	56	56	56	59	60	64	61	131	240	249	195	100
26	57	55	56	59	60	64	61	132	240	249	194	100
27	57	55	56	59	60	63	61	134	247	249	195	100
28	57	55	56	59	60	62	61	135	252	249	194	100
29	57	55	56	59	---	62	61	135	253	249	194	100
30	57	55	56	59	---	63	61	136	253	249	194	100
31	57	---	56	59	---	62	---	138	---	249	194	---
TOTAL	2,228	1,682	1,731	1,791	1,671	1,937	2,035	4,112	6,475	7,762	6,838	3,584
MEAN	71.9	56.1	55.8	57.8	59.7	62.5	67.8	133	216	250	221	119
MAX	104	57	58	59	60	64	139	145	253	254	249	193
MIN	56	55	55	56	59	60	61	87	139	249	194	100
AC-FT	4,420	3,340	3,430	3,550	3,310	3,840	4,040	8,160	12,840	15,400	13,560	7,110
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1939 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	188	94.8	74.8	64.5	63.0	86.2	147	181	329	394	354	385
MAX	586	438	353	195	196	320	655	550	931	1,249	646	809
(WY)	(1969)	(1968)	(1966)	(1966)	(1971)	(1986)	(1970)	(1962)	(1948)	(1957)	(1950)	(1956)
MIN	11.4	10.0	6.00	4.02	4.00	4.19	9.44	0.000	0.000	147	166	99.5
(WY)	(1962)	(1941)	(1964)	(1964)	(1964)	(1964)	(1964)	(1940)	(1940)	(1964)	(2002)	(1961)

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR	FOR 2003 WATER YEAR	WATER YEARS 1939 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	42,478	41,846
ANNUAL MEAN	116	115	197
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			341 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			94.8 1941
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	284 Jul 2	254 Jul 6	2,180 Jul 1, 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	55 Nov 22	55 Nov 22	a0.00 May 1, 1940
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	55 Nov 26	55 Nov 26	0.00 May 1, 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW		260 Jun 27	2,270 Jul 1, 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE		4.12 Jun 27	7.56 Jul 1, 1957
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)	84,260	83,000	143,000
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	240	249	471
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	78	63	107
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	56	56	19

e Estimated. a Also occurred May 2 to Jul 3, 1940, May 7-22, 1942, May 5-21, 1943.