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GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

09132985 EAST FORK TERROR CREEK BELOW COTTONWOOD STOMP NEAR BOWIE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°57'53", long 107°33'59", in NW14SW14 sec.33, T.12 S., R.91 W., Delta County, Hydrologic Unit 14020004, on right bank 200 ft downstream from culvert crossing, 0.6 mi downstream from Cottonwood Stomp, and 3.2 mi northwest of Bowie.

DRAINAGE AREA.--4.76 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2001 to current year (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09132985

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 7,500 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. No diversions upstream from station. Flow partially regulated by Terror Creek Reservoir 1.4 mi upstream from station on unnamed tributary. 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.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 8.3 ft3/s, July 3, 2003, gage height, 0.95 ft; minimum daily, 0.14 ft3/s,
Sept. 26, 27, 2003.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge during period of operation, 8.3 ft3/s, July 3, gage height, 0.95 ft; minimum daily, 0.14 ft3/s, Sept. 26, 27.

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

0.96

0.41

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5.1

4.1

e2.1

2

1.0

0.39

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6.2

3.9

e2.0

3

1.2

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7.4

4.0

e2.1

4

1.1

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7.4

4.0

e2.1

5

1.1

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---

e1.4

7.3

3.8

e2.3

6

1.0

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1.3

7.1

3.1

e2.4

7

1.1

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---

1.4

6.9

2.9

e2.1

8

1.1

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---

1.6

7.1

2.8

e2.0

9

1.1

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1.5

7.1

2.8

e2.2

10

1.1

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1.6

6.8

2.7

e2.7

11

1.0

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1.5

6.5

2.6

e2.6

12

1.0

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1.4

6.1

2.5

e1.8

13

1.0

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---

1.4

5.8

e2.9

e0.80

14

1.0

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---

1.3

5.6

e3.2

e0.55

15

0.99

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1.4

5.8

e3.0

e0.42

16

0.94

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2.8

6.0

e2.9

0.31

17

0.88

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3.0

5.9

e2.9

0.24

18

0.85

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3.2

5.9

e2.8

0.22

19

0.66

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3.7

5.8

e2.7

0.22

20

0.42

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4.4

5.6

e2.7

0.20

21

0.36

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4.1

5.6

e2.6

0.17

22

0.28

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4.3

5.7

e2.5

0.17

23

0.34

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4.2

5.5

e2.6

0.16

24

0.37

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4.2

5.3

e2.7

0.15

25

0.36

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4.2

5.3

e2.4

0.15

26

0.36

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4.3

5.2

e2.3

0.14

27

0.42

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4.3

5.1

e2.2

0.14

28

0.42

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4.6

4.3

e2.1

0.15

29

0.37

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5.2

4.1

e2.1

0.15

30

0.35

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5.2

3.8

e2.1

0.16

31

0.37

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4.0

e2.2

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TOTAL

23.50

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181.3

88.1

30.90

MEAN

0.76

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5.85

2.84

1.03

MAX

1.2

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7.4

4.1

2.7

MIN

0.28

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3.8

2.1

0.14

AC-FT

47

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360

175

61

e Estimated.


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