USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
385106106571000 SLATE RIVER ABOVE BAXTER GULCH AT HIGHWAY 135 NEAR CRESTED BUTTE, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°51'06", long 106°57'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.14 S., R.86 W., Gunnison County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, on left bank 25 ft downstream and south of State Highway 135 bridge, 2.0 mi southeast of Crested Butte, and 5.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 73.4 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,810 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
INSTRUMENTATION - Continuous water-temperature sensor collecting daily water temperature April 2019 to 4/20/2022. SC/WT YSI EXO2 Sonde installed 4/20/2022 to current. (Seasonal May 1 to October 30).