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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09123450 LAKE FORK BELOW LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL NEAR LAKE CITY, CO
LOCATION - Lat 37°59'03.7", long 107°17'31.55" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.15, T.43 N., R.4 W., Hinsdale County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020002, immediately downstream of Lake San Cristobal, on downstream guard rail of County Road 33 bridge, 20 ft from left bank, and 3.4 mi southeast of Lake City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 106 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 8,991.43 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Prior to Aug. 12, 2021, the elevation of gage was reported as 9,000 ft above NAVD of 1988, from digital map.
REMARKS - Water year 2014; records fair except for flows above 80 ft³/s, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records fair except for flows above 584 ft³/s, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records fair except for flows above 584 ft³/s, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records fair except for the period Aug. 22 to Sept. 30, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records fair except for flows above 584 ft³/s, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2020; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair except for flows above 584 ft³/s, which are poor. Water year 2021; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2022; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2023; records fair except for the period July 5 to Sept. 30, which is good, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2024; records fair except for the period Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, which is good. Natural flow of stream affected by upstream regulation.
