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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

06752260 CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT FORT COLLINS, CO

LOCATION - Lat 40°35'17.10", long 105°04'09.20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.12, T.7 N., R.69 W., Larimer County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 10190007, on left bank 130 ft downstream from Lincoln Avenue bridge in Fort Collins.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,128 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area. September 2022: Gage height and discharge for the period Oct. 7, 2021, to Mar. 25, 2022, were revised on Sept. 23, 2022, based on changes to the gage datum. August 2023: Gage height and discharge for the period Jan. 31, 2023, to July 12, 2023, were revised on Aug. 23, 2023, based on changes to the gage datum.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1975 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,940 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to May 22, 1987, at same location, at different datum. May 22, 1987 to Nov. 10, 1988, at site 4,600 ft upstream, at different datum. Nov. 10, 1988 to Oct. 16, 1996, at site 400 ft upstream, at same datum. Oct. 17, 1996 to Sept. 12, 2013, at site 300 ft upstream, at same datum.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; no estimated daily discharges. Records good. Water year 2020; no estimated daily discharges. Records good. Water year 2021; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2022; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2023; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversion for municipal supply, diversions upstream from station for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.