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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09070000 EAGLE RIVER BELOW GYPSUM, CO
LOCATION - Lat 39°38'58", long 106°57'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.05, T.5 S., R.85 W., Eagle County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 24 at Gypsum, and 150 ft downstream from Gypsum Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 945 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1946 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 6,266.81 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Prior to Jun. 28, 2022, the datum of gage was reported as 6,275.11 ft, above NGVD of 1929, from differential levels.
REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for the period Mar. 19 to Apr. 11, and flows above 5,000 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records good except for the period May 5 to July 19, which is fair, and 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; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2020; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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. Water year 2024; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Trans-mountain diversions upstream from station. Trans-basin diversions upstream from station from Robinson Reservoir (capacity, 2,520 acre-ft) to Tenmile Creek for mining development. Many small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows upstream from station.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2019 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 6,266.81 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 0.72 inches, June 2, 2023.
REMARKS - Site operated seasonally, April to September. Unless otherwise noted, records are not rated, and periods of missing record are not estimated.
