GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

09143000 SURFACE CREEK NEAR CEDAREDGE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°59'05", long 107°51'13", in NW14NW14 sec.25, T.12 S., R.94 W., Delta County, Hydrologic Unit 14020005, on left bank 5 ft downstream from private bridge, 1.4 mi downstream from Caesar Creek, and 7.0 mi northeast of Cedaredge.

DRAINAGE AREA.--27.4 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1939 to September 1999. October 1999 to current year (seasonal records only). Monthly discharge only for some periods, 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=09143000

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CO-83-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 8,261 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow regulated by many small reservoirs. Some water imported from Leon Lake in Plateau Creek drainage. 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.--Maximum discharge, 892 ft3/s, June 15, 1995, gage height, 3.79 ft; maximum gage height, 5.10 ft, Apr. 13, 1958 (ice jam); minimum daily, 0.80 ft3/s, Jan. 15, 1977.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 200 ft3/s, May 22, gage height, 2.41 ft; minimum daily, 5.5 ft3/s, Apr. 8.

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	10	---	---	---	---	---	e8.6	68	e145	42	42	31
2	9.1	---	---	---	---	---	e9.2	74	e140	50	41	30
3	11	---	---	---	---	---	e8.0	e64	138	49	40	31
4	10	---	---	---	---	---	e7.3	e60	129	49	36	30
5	11	---	---	---	---	---	e6.7	e50	124	48	38	29
6	11	---	---	---	---	---	e6.2	e44	113	49	80	31
7	12	---	---	---	---	---	e5.9	43	104	66	82	32
8	12	---	---	---	---	---	5.5	41	101	65	48	39
9	11	---	---	---	---	---	8.4	36	97	51	46	45
10	8.4	---	---	---	---	---	16	33	92	50	52	42
11	7.6	---	---	---	---	---	30	35	85	52	65	31
12	7.1	---	---	---	---	---	43	52	76	50	65	23
13	6.5	---	---	---	---	---	50	57	72	50	60	21
14	6.2	---	---	---	---	---	56	67	69	59	58	21
15	6.3	---	---	---	---	---	43	76	66	59	39	20
16	6.0	---	---	---	---	---	31	89	63	57	37	19
17	6.0	---	---	---	---	---	34	92	e62	55	36	19
18	8.4	---	---	---	---	---	26	103	e64	42	29	19
19	8.4	---	---	---	---	---	20	108	67	42	29	21
20	8.4	---	---	---	---	---	19	127	73	41	32	20
21	7.6	---	---	---	---	---	24	147	62	41	34	20
22	7.8	---	---	---	---	---	32	153	57	42	45	20
23	8.0	---	---	---	---	---	27	140	63	71	45	20
24	11	---	---	---	---	---	24	e135	58	69	43	20
25	17	---	---	---	---	---	57	e120	53	39	73	20
26	17	---	---	---	---	---	90	e115	52	38	71	23
27	15	---	---	---	---	---	101	e125	53	36	55	23
28	11	---	---	---	---	---	97	e135	51	35	53	23
29	11	---	---	---	---	---	81	e145	47	35	53	20
30	11	---	---	---	---	---	72	e135	42	36	54	20
31	10	---	---	---	---	---	---	e125	---	34	52	---
TOTAL	302.8	---	---	---	---	---	1,038.8	2,794	2,418	1,502	1,533	763
MEAN	9.77	---	---	---	---	---	34.6	90.1	80.6	48.5	49.5	25.4
MAX	17	---	---	---	---	---	101	153	145	71	82	45
MIN	6.0	---	---	---	---	---	5.5	33	42	34	29	19
AC-FT	601	---	---	---	---	---	2,060	5,540	4,800	2,980	3,040	1,510

e Estimated.