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USGS 07126300 PURGATOIRE RIVER NEAR THATCHER, CO.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 37°21'23",   Longitude 103°53'59"   NAD27
Las Animas County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 11020010
Drainage area: 1,914 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,902.2 square miles,
Datum of gage: 4,790 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2025-04-06  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1982-12-23  2025-04-05  11372 
    Precipitation, total, inches  1999-04-29  2004-10-31  1180 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1966-07-01  2025-04-05  21464 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1982-12-23  2025-04-05  4855 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2021-08-17  2025-04-05  2254 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-08-30  2025-04-05  3149 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1985-10-01  1992-09-22  1149 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983-05-01  1992-09-29  3320 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-08-17  2024-08-01 1054 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1966-07-01  2025-02-03 21403 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1982-12-23  2024-07-29 4709 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1985-10-01  1992-09-22 1149 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983-05-01  1992-09-29 3320 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-08  2024-08  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1966-07  2025-02  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1982-12  2024-07  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1985-10  1992-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983-05  1992-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1966  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1986  1992  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983  1992  
 Peak streamflow 1965-06-18  2024-06-10  60 
 Field measurements 1965-06-18  2025-03-31  417 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1966-08-10  2024-02-26  745 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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