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Water-Year Summary for Site 09124500

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Max.,Mean)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
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.
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; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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 estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,600 acres upstream from station.
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.
REMARKS - Gage operated seasonally, April through September. Unless otherwise noted, records are not rated, and periods of missing record are not estimated.