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GREEN RIVER BASIN

09247600 YAMPA RIVER BELOW CRAIG, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°28'51", long 107°36'49", in SW14NW14 sec.16, T.6 N., R.91 W., Moffat County, Hydrologic Unit 14050001, on left bank 0.5 mi downstream from state highway 13-789 bridge, and 3.3 mi southwest of Craig.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,750 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1975 to September 1980 (discharge measurements only). October 1984 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09247600

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,100 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, power plants at Hayden and Craig, transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, and return flow from irrigated areas.

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

95

140

e199

e115

e155

e169

723

3,570

10,600

1,580

220

125

2

94

143

e200

e119

e151

e172

1,400

3,050

11,800

1,450

216

108

3

117

168

e198

e124

e148

e184

1,700

2,800

11,000

1,360

187

80

4

172

137

e196

e127

e146

e195

1,280

2,920

8,490

1,230

137

76

5

216

121

e195

e122

e137

e200

908

3,140

6,980

1,120

121

75

6

183

148

180

e122

e133

e200

801

2,970

5,780

1,000

125

65

7

166

150

161

e119

e141

e210

741

2,530

5,150

913

111

95

8

161

148

154

e117

e149

e210

648

2,530

4,680

836

83

110

9

179

166

e150

e121

e147

e215

613

2,620

4,690

745

70

143

10

194

194

149

e126

e140

e215

889

2,730

4,780

689

89

175

11

173

196

154

e133

e136

228

1,480

2,490

5,320

609

84

205

12

176

181

e142

e131

e135

339

1,990

2,230

5,460

572

90

287

13

175

169

141

e129

e138

469

2,250

2,380

4,700

565

96

266

14

145

184

140

e132

e153

651

2,820

2,990

4,400

515

88

261

15

137

196

154

e135

e162

821

3,330

3,970

4,420

492

83

236

16

140

175

154

e131

e166

858

3,290

4,880

4,320

454

79

180

17

128

152

e148

e139

e180

795

2,660

5,770

3,970

421

87

161

18

129

172

e138

e134

e192

678

2,320

6,590

3,640

418

102

130

19

130

172

130

e132

e209

556

2,220

6,640

3,500

419

144

148

20

126

188

e119

e139

e192

525

1,880

6,140

3,550

441

182

168

21

118

195

105

e135

e177

500

1,810

6,410

3,360

463

154

157

22

109

183

e111

e135

e163

536

2,040

6,220

2,970

468

131

144

23

114

186

e113

e141

e163

566

2,510

6,660

2,860

401

147

125

24

133

198

e109

e148

e178

910

2,890

7,390

2,680

356

138

122

25

155

219

89

e153

e171

994

3,880

8,360

2,400

315

133

136

26

154

164

e101

e150

e151

815

4,960

8,920

2,150

287

136

128

27

141

142

e101

e147

e161

776

4,830

8,250

1,910

266

170

121

28

121

129

e102

e145

e167

699

4,040

8,800

1,880

244

173

128

29

134

e156

e105

e148

---

565

3,930

9,850

1,820

229

137

140

30

145

e190

e113

e153

---

479

3,940

10,700

1,690

250

113

137

31

147

---

e108

e155

---

481

---

10,900

---

269

118

---

TOTAL

4,507

5,062

4,359

4,157

4,441

15,211

68,773

165,400

140,950

19,377

3,944

4,432

MEAN

145

169

141

134

159

491

2,292

5,335

4,698

625

127

148

MAX

216

219

200

155

209

994

4,960

10,900

11,800

1,580

220

287

MIN

94

121

89

115

133

169

613

2,230

1,690

229

70

65

AC-FT

8,940

10,040

8,650

8,250

8,810

30,170

136,400

328,100

279,600

38,430

7,820

8,790

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1985 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

312

298

233

229

283

762

2,340

4,862

4,015

948

259

228

MAX

884

506

407

371

841

1,718

4,835

7,524

8,471

3,683

712

1,011

(WY)

(1998)

(1998)

(1985)

(1998)

(1986)

(1986)

(1985)

(1985)

(1995)

(1995)

(1997)

(1997)

MIN

143

165

141

114

111

229

931

1,961

1,139

47.5

25.2

50.6

(WY)

(2002)

(1995)

(2003)

(1989)

(1989)

(1988)

(1995)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(2002)

(1994)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1985 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
169,318.16
440,613
ANNUAL MEAN
464
1,207
1,233
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
1,925 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
468 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
3,290 Jun 1
11,800 Jun 2
12,000 Jun 4, 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
0.41 Sep 6
65 Sep 6
0.41 Sep 6, 2002
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
8.9 Sep 1
86 Aug 8
8.9 Sep 1, 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
12,500 Jun 3
12,900 Jun 4, 1997
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
9.87 Jun 3
10.78 Jun 4, 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
335,800
874,000
892,900
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
1,630
3,970
4,030
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
170
181
340
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
30
116
140

e Estimated.


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