USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09124500 LAKE FORK AT GATEVIEW, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°17'56", long 107°13'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.47 N., R.3 W., Gunnison County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020002, on left bank at old village of Gateview, 25 ft downstream from private bridge, 0.2 mi upstream from Indian Creek, and 6.3 mi upstream from waterline of Blue Mesa Reservoir, at elevation 7,519 ft.
DRAINAGE AREA - 339 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1313.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 7,827.66 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 3.00 ft higher, Oct. 1, 1938 to Sept. 30, 1945, at datum 2.00 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1945 to Sept. 3, 1991, at datum 1.00 ft higher.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2019 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (seasonal only) Maximum daily precipitation, 0.57 inches, Aug. 20, 2022.