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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09134100 NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°51'27", long 107°37'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.01, T.14 S., R.92 W., Delta County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020004, on left bank 1,250 ft downstream from Roatcap Creek, and 1.5 mi southwest of Paonia.
DRAINAGE AREA - 744 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2000 to September 2009. October 2009 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 5,560.19 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Prior to May 4, 2021, the elevation of gage was reported as 5,560 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Water year 2014; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for the period June 26 to Aug. 21, which is fair. Water year 2015; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; no estimated daily discharges. Records poor. Water year 2017; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2019; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2020; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2021; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2022; no estimated daily discharges. Records good. Water year 2023; records poor. Water year 2024; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair except for the period Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, which is poor. Natural flow of stream affected by diversion to Fire Mountain Canal for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above and below station and many other smaller diversions for irrigation above station, storage in Overland Reservoir (capacity, 6,280 acre-ft), and storage in Paonia Reservoir (capacity, 18,300 acre-ft), since February 1962.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 8,130 ft³/s, May 22, 2005, from rating curve extended above 5,300 ft³/s, gage height, 5.86 ft.
