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Water-Year Summary for Site 09126000

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
09126000 CIMARRON RIVER NEAR CIMARRON, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°15'29.5", long 107°32'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.08, T.46 N., R.6 W., Gunnison County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020002, on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from Forest Service bridge, 0.8 mi upstream from headgate on Cimarron Ditch, 1.9 mi downstream from Silver Jack Dam, and 13 mi south of Cimarron.
DRAINAGE AREA - 66.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1954 to current year. Prior to October 1965, published as Cimarron Creek near Cimarron. Statistical summary computed for 1971 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 8,641.48 ft above NGVD of 1929. Oct. 14, 1954 to Oct. 11, 1972 at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 12, 1972 to Sept. 30, 1996 at site 0.2 mi downstream at datum 10.00 ft lower.
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 fair 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. Diversion upstream from station through Owl Creek Ditch into Uncompahgre River Basin. Flow regulated by Silver Jack Dam, 1.9 mi upstream since Dec. 23, 1970, total capacity, 13,520 acre-ft. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,670 ft³/s, June 7, 2011, from rating curve extended above 910 ft³/s, gage height, 4.10 ft.