USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09066300 MIDDLE CREEK NEAR MINTURN, CO
LOCATION - Lat 39°38'45", long 106°22'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.06, T.5 S., R.80 W., Eagle County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on right bank 200 ft upstream from Interstate Highway 70, 0.2 mi upstream from mouth, and 5.0 mi northeast of Minturn.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5.96 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,200 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 1, 1977 at site 700 ft upstream, at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 260 ft³/s, July 5, 2011, from critical-depth measurement of peak flow, gage height, 4.84 ft, from high-water mark.