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GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

09152520 CALLOW CREEK AT WHITEWATER, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°59'21", long 108°26'53", in NE14NE14 of sec.14, T.2 S., R.1 E., Ute Meridian, Mesa County, Hydrologic Unit 14020005, on right bank 100 ft downstream from box culvert under U.S. Highway 50 at Whitewater, and 8 mi southeast of Grand Junction.

DRAINAGE AREA.--4.17 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 2000 to September 2003 (discontinued). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09152520

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,680 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records fair except for discharges above 2.3 ft3/s, 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

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2

0.26

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

3

1.4

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

4

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

5

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

6

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.21

7

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.09

8

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

9

0.00

3.5

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

10

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.3

11

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.08

12

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

13

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

14

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

15

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

16

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

17

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

18

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

19

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

20

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

21

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

22

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

23

0.51

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

24

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

25

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

26

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

27

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

29

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

30

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

31

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

---

0.00

---

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

---

TOTAL

2.25

3.52

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.08

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.68

MEAN

0.073

0.12

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.003

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.089

MAX

1.4

3.5

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.3

MIN

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

AC-FT

4.5

7.0

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.2

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.3

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2000 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

0.14

0.30

0.004

0.000

0.000

0.007

0.021

0.076

0.044

0.085

0.061

0.086

MAX

0.26

0.52

0.011

0.000

0.001

0.022

0.057

0.17

0.12

0.22

0.15

0.14

(WY)

(2001)

(2001)

(2002)

(2001)

(2001)

(2001)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(2001)

(2002)

(2002)

MIN

0.073

0.12

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.003

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.022

(WY)

(2003)

(2003)

(2001)

(2001)

(2002)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

(2003)

(2000)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 2000 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
26.37
8.54
ANNUAL MEAN
0.072
0.023
0.072
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
0.11 2001
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
0.023 2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
3.5 Nov 9
3.5 Nov 9
7.3 Nov 23, 2001
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
0.00 Jan 1
0.00 Oct 1
a0.00 Jul 22, 2000
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
0.00 Jan 1
0.00 Oct 5
0.00 Jul 22, 2000
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
46 Nov 9
b111 Jul 14, 2001
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
3.19 Nov 9
c3.87 Jul 14, 2001
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
52
17
52
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
0.16
0.00
0.12
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
0.00
0.00
0.00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
0.00
0.00
0.00

a No flow many days each year.
b From rating curve extended above 2.15 ft3/s.
c Maximum gage height, 5.24 ft, Aug 5, 2002, discharge unknown.


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