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GREEN RIVER BASIN

09238900 FISH CREEK AT UPPER STATION, NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°28'30", long 106°47'11", in SE14SE14 sec.15, T.6 N., R.84 W., Routt County, Hydrologic Unit 14050001, on right bank 2.6 mi upstream from mouth, and 2.5 mi east of Steamboat Springs.

DRAINAGE AREA.--25.8 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1966 to September 1972, May 1982 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09238900

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR C0-00-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 7,150 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diversions upstream from station by Mount Werner Recreation District and City of Steamboat Springs for domestic use began in 1972 (see table below for figures of diversion). Natural flow of stream affected by storage in Fish Creek and Long lake Reservoir, combined capacity 2,237 acre-ft. 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

4.5

4.7

5.3

3.5

4.6

3.2

e10

92

877

134

6.8

4.6

2

3.8

4.8

5.2

3.5

4.9

2.9

e14

110

791

122

5.8

4.8

3

8.8

4.8

5.4

3.6

5.2

2.4

18

100

725

107

4.9

5.2

4

6.8

5.1

5.6

3.3

4.5

2.3

16

77

657

91

7.8

4.1

5

6.7

4.6

5.7

3.6

4.5

2.5

15

66

556

77

6.7

5.1

6

6.4

4.1

5.1

3.8

4.3

2.5

14

55

491

69

4.5

5.4

7

6.5

4.2

4.7

4.1

3.9

2.2

14

51

448

62

4.7

10

8

9.6

4.5

4.7

4.0

4.4

1.9

15

50

426

49

4.5

8.2

9

9.2

4.7

5.8

6.4

4.5

1.7

15

47

478

38

3.9

6.6

10

8.9

5.9

5.1

4.2

5.0

1.8

21

41

584

32

3.9

16

11

9.3

5.8

4.8

4.4

6.3

2.3

31

33

613

28

3.0

16

12

8.1

6.0

4.9

4.6

3.4

3.0

38

37

520

24

4.1

15

13

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.5

3.7

4.6

48

58

507

21

4.9

13

14

8.4

5.4

4.7

4.8

4.5

7.3

65

100

528

18

3.9

7.0

15

6.3

5.7

4.6

5.1

4.0

8.6

66

146

536

15

3.0

5.3

16

4.7

7.6

4.5

e5.0

3.8

10

50

213

482

13

3.3

4.4

17

4.9

5.6

4.5

e5.0

3.8

9.1

43

279

446

11

5.0

4.6

18

4.7

5.1

4.8

e5.0

4.0

8.0

37

284

440

13

8.2

5.3

19

4.6

3.3

5.1

e5.0

3.6

7.2

32

257

396

11

3.8

6.8

20

4.5

4.6

6.3

e5.0

3.9

6.6

30

271

354

18

4.8

5.0

21

4.2

5.3

4.7

e5.1

3.3

6.8

32

298

293

12

4.2

4.2

22

4.4

5.5

4.4

e5.3

3.6

6.5

36

346

282

5.8

4.8

3.8

23

5.2

5.9

5.5

e5.4

3.8

6.6

38

425

265

e5.8

4.7

3.3

24

4.8

6.4

4.1

5.6

3.7

8.1

34

518

223

e5.8

4.8

3.2

25

6.2

6.7

3.7

5.0

3.8

7.8

36

540

214

4.7

4.7

3.2

26

4.9

5.3

3.7

5.0

4.3

7.8

47

546

179

4.1

4.5

3.0

27

4.8

8.3

3.5

4.2

4.2

e7.6

62

622

171

3.8

4.6

3.2

28

4.5

7.0

3.7

4.1

3.8

e8.0

89

679

156

5.6

4.8

3.2

29

4.1

7.1

3.5

4.1

---

e9.0

100

956

137

10

4.6

3.7

30

4.6

6.1

3.4

4.3

---

e9.0

102

791

142

9.0

5.6

2.9

31

5.1

---

3.2

4.6

---

e9.0

---

803

---

7.1

6.9

---

TOTAL

185.5

165.6

145.1

141.1

117.3

176.3

1,168

8,891

12,917

1,026.7

151.7

186.1

MEAN

5.98

5.52

4.68

4.55

4.19

5.69

38.9

287

431

33.1

4.89

6.20

MAX

9.6

8.3

6.3

6.4

6.3

10

102

956

877

134

8.2

16

MIN

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

1.7

10

33

137

3.8

3.0

2.9

AC-FT

368

328

288

280

233

350

2,320

17,640

25,620

2,040

301

369

a

154

143

175

264

214

195

143

142

322

435

367

244

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

11.0

9.95

7.56

5.96

5.47

8.89

35.4

213

369

82.2

9.29

10.1

MAX

51.9

31.6

23.3

19.2

15.8

17.0

59.0

358

580

331

21.6

74.0

(WY)

(1998)

(1998)

(1998)

(1998)

(1998)

(1998)

(1987)

(1969)

(1997)

(1995)

(1997)

(1997)

MIN

2.52

3.07

2.43

2.29

1.88

3.59

8.21

85.5

102

3.27

0.86

0.73

(WY)

(1993)

(1989)

(2000)

(2001)

(2001)

(2002)

(1983)

(1983)

(2002)

(2002)

(1994)

(1994)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1967 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
10,854.0
25,271.4
ANNUAL MEAN
29.7
69.2
63.5
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
98.6 1984
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
29.8 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
477 May 31
956 May 29
956 May 29, 2003
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
1.8 Sep 24
1.7 Mar 9
0.01 Aug 7, 1972
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
2.4 Jul 10
2.1 Mar 4
0.11 Aug 7, 1972
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
1,240 May 29
1,240 May 29, 2003
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
3.24 May 29
3.24 May 29, 2003
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
21,530
50,130
46,020
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
93
267
235
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
4.9
5.6
9.4
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
2.8
3.7
3.2

e Estimated.
a Diversions, in acre-feet, by Mount Werner Water and Sanitation District, and City of Steamboat Springs.


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