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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean,Max.,Min.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Med.,Min.,Max.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Med.,Max.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

09163500 COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE

LOCATION - Lat 39°07'58", long 109°01'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.05, T.11 S., R.104 W., Mesa County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010005, on right bank 0.5 mi downstream from McDonald Creek, 1.7 mi upstream from Colorado-Utah State line, and 12 mi southwest of Mack.

DRAINAGE AREA - 17,849 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1951 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,325 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. May 9, 1951 to Oct. 11, 1979, water-stage recorder at site 5.7 mi upstream at different datum. Oct. 12, 1979 to Mar. 27, 1995, water stage recorder at site 0.2 mi downstream at same datum.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; no estimated daily discharges. Records good. Water year 2018; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; no estimated daily discharges. Records good. 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 the period Apr. 19 to June 29, which is fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power development, and diversions for irrigation. (Records include all return flow from irrigated areas).