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USGS 09086000 WEST ELK CREEK NEAR NEW CASTLE, CO

Garfield County, Colorado

Hydrologic Unit Code 14010005

Latitude 39°39'59", Longitude 107°37'35" NAD27

Drainage area 9.48 square miles

Gage datum 6,760 feet above NGVD29

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Meas. Number	Date Time	Time Datum	Measurement Used?	Who	Measuring Agency	Stream flow (ft³/s)	Gage Height (ft)	GH Change (ft)	Meas. Duration (hr)	Meas. Rated	Control	Flow Adjust. Code
71	1998-01-05 08:13	MST	Yes	SPA	USGS	0.79	0.21	0.00	0.20	Fair	Clear	NONE
70	1997-11-17 10:46	MST	Yes	SPA	USGS	1.34	0.29	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
69	1997-10-06 10:37	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	1.44	0.31	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
68	1997-09-15 11:00	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	1.89	0.36	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
67	1997-07-29 11:02	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	2.47	0.45	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
66	1997-06-30 10:43	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	2.50	0.43	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
65	1997-05-28 08:17	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	4.39	0.64	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
64	1997-05-13 14:02	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	5.66	0.75	-0.01	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
63	1997-04-07 14:55	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	1.22	0.30	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
62	1997-02-24 08:54	MST	Yes	SPA	USGS	0.85	0.22	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
61	1997-01-02 09:03	MST	Yes	SPA	USGS	0.46	0.12	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
60	1996-11-13 08:45	MST	Yes	SPA	USGS	0.78	0.22	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
59	1996-10-02 16:18	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	1.37	0.32	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
58	1996-08-08 11:38	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	1.45	0.33	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
57	1996-06-27 18:10	MDT	Yes	SPA/KJL	USGS	1.70	0.38	0.00	0.40	Good	Clear	NONE
56	1996-05-15 14:12	MDT	Yes	SPA	USGS	3.65	0.61	0.00	0.40	Good	Clear	NONE
55	1996-04-16 10:04	MDT	Yes	SPA/DAM	USGS	1.89	0.40	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
54	1996-03-01 13:45	MST	Yes	dam/kjl	USGS	0.81	0.28	0.00	0.30	Good	IceShore	NONE
53	1996-01-16 16:50	MST	Yes	dam	USGS	0.51	0.34	0.00	0.20	Fair	IceCover	NONE
52	1995-11-27 13:37	MST	Yes	dam	USGS	0.46	0.19	0.01	0.20	Fair	Clear	NONE
51	1995-10-03 11:40	MDT	Yes	dam	USGS	1.59	0.36	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
50	1995-08-21 15:11	MDT	Yes	dam	USGS	2.58	0.54	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
49	1995-07-10 14:38	MDT	Yes	dam	USGS	2.60	0.54	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
48	1995-06-13 18:15	MDT	Yes	dam	USGS	3.52	0.65	-0.01	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
47	1995-05-23 10:02	MDT	Yes	dam	USGS	4.47	0.75	0.01	0.70	Good	Clear	NONE
46	1995-04-20 12:10	MDT	Yes	dam/jmm	USGS	0.68	0.16	0.01	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
45	1995-03-29 11:03	MST	Yes	dam	USGS	0.38	0.11	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
44	1995-03-21 14:14	MST	Yes	dam	USGS	0.41	0.15	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
43	1995-01-17 10:40	MST	Yes	dam	USGS	0.13	0.08	0.00	0.30	Poor	IceCover	NONE
42	1994-11-25 13:38	MST	Yes	dam	USGS	0.40	0.12	0.00	0.30	Poor	IceCover	NONE
41	1994-10-20 09:31	MDT	Yes	mew/dam	USGS	0.64	0.14	-0.01	0.20	Fair	Clear	NONE
40	1994-08-11 08:40	MDT	Yes	mew	USGS	0.77	0.22	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
39	1994-06-28 10:36	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.95	0.23	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
38	1994-06-09 14:42	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.94	0.27	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
37	1994-05-12 08:46	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	1.71	0.39	0.01	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
36	1994-04-07 10:34	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.93	0.26	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
35	1994-02-25 10:42	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.94	0.15	0.00	0.30	Fair	IceCover	NONE
34	1994-01-13 09:58	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.82				Fair	IceCover	NONE
33	1993-11-17 09:29	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	1.49	0.34	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
32	1993-10-07 08:48	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	2.07	0.44	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
31	1993-08-05 12:35	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	2.00	0.43	0.00	0.30	Fair	Clear	NONE
30	1993-07-01 13:55	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	3.69	0.60	0.00	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
29	1993-05-28 11:03	MDT	Yes	MEW/DGW	USGS	8.98	1.19	0.00	0.30	Fair		NONE
28	1993-05-18 12:45	MDT	Yes	DMH	USGS	8.37	1.06	0.00	1.00	Fair	Clear	NONE
27	1993-05-13 08:55	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	3.55	0.60	0.00	0.40	Good	Clear	NONE
26	1993-04-15 11:05	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.80	0.23	0.00	0.20	Unspecified	Clear	NONE
25	1993-02-24 10:30	MST	Yes	DMH	USGS	0.26	0.11			Fair	IceCover	NONE
24	1993-01-13 14:25	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.15				Fair	IceCover	NONE
23	1992-11-18 15:37	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.29	0.12	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
22	1992-10-01 13:40	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.27	0.12	0.00	0.20	Fair	Clear	NONE
21	1992-09-03 10:54	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.63	0.19	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
20	1992-07-16 08:40	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.65	0.19	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
19	1992-06-18 08:38	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.74	0.21	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
18	1992-05-29 14:24	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.61	0.19	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
17	1992-05-14 14:14	MDT	Yes	MEW/KNB	USGS	0.72	0.21	0.00	0.20	Fair	Clear	NONE
16	1992-04-17 13:30	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.50	0.19	0.00	0.10	Good	DebrisLight	NONE
15	1992-03-20 11:35	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.42	0.16	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
14	1992-03-13 09:50	MST	Yes	JMM	USGS	0.37	0.13	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
13	1992-01-17 10:50	MST	Yes	JMM	USGS	0.26				Fair	IceCover	NONE
12	1991-11-20 15:40	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.21	0.10	0.00	0.10	Good	Clear	NONE
11	1991-10-10 08:50	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.30	0.11	0.00	0.10	Fair	Clear	NONE
10	1991-08-12 12:35	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.48	0.15	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
9	1991-07-18 10:40	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.44	0.14	0.00	0.10	Good	DebrisLight	NONE
8	1991-06-14 09:25	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.54	0.17	0.00	0.10	Good	Clear	NONE
7	1991-05-09 08:23	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.57	0.19	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
6	1991-04-03 16:05	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.55	0.16	0.01	0.30	Good	Clear	NONE
5	1991-02-22 09:25	MST	Yes	MEW/JMM	USGS	0.17				Fair	IceCover	NONE
4	1990-12-13 08:45	MST	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.23				Fair	IceCover	NONE
3	1990-10-25 14:30	MDT	Yes	MEW	USGS	0.37	0.12	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE
2	1990-10-04 13:00	MDT	Yes	RWB	USGS	0.36	0.11	0.00	0.20	Poor	Clear	NONE
1	1990-09-11 11:10	MDT	Yes	MEW/JRS	USGS	0.25	0.08	0.00	0.20	Good	Clear	NONE

Meas.
Number

Date Time

Time
Datum

Measurement
Used?

Who

Measuring
Agency

Stream
flow
(ft³/s)

Gage
Height
(ft)

GH
Change
(ft)

Meas.
Duration
(hr)

Meas.
Rated

Control

Flow
Adjust.
Code

1998-01-05 08:13

MST

Yes

SPA

USGS

0.79

0.21

0.00

0.20

Fair

Clear

NONE

1997-11-17 10:46

MST

Yes

SPA

USGS

1.34

0.29

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-10-06 10:37

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

1.44

0.31

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-09-15 11:00

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

1.89

0.36

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-07-29 11:02

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

2.47

0.45

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-06-30 10:43

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

2.50

0.43

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-05-28 08:17

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

4.39

0.64

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-05-13 14:02

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

5.66

0.75

-0.01

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-04-07 14:55

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

1.22

0.30

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1997-02-24 08:54

MST

Yes

SPA

USGS

0.85

0.22

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1997-01-02 09:03

MST

Yes

SPA

USGS

0.46

0.12

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1996-11-13 08:45

MST

Yes

SPA

USGS

0.78

0.22

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1996-10-02 16:18

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

1.37

0.32

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1996-08-08 11:38

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

1.45

0.33

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1996-06-27 18:10

MDT

Yes

SPA/KJL

USGS

1.70

0.38

0.00

0.40

Good

Clear

NONE

1996-05-15 14:12

MDT

Yes

SPA

USGS

3.65

0.61

0.00

0.40

Good

Clear

NONE

1996-04-16 10:04

MDT

Yes

SPA/DAM

USGS

1.89

0.40

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1996-03-01 13:45

MST

Yes

dam/kjl

USGS

0.81

0.28

0.00

0.30

Good

IceShore

NONE

1996-01-16 16:50

MST

Yes

dam

USGS

0.51

0.34

0.00

0.20

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1995-11-27 13:37

MST

Yes

dam

USGS

0.46

0.19

0.01

0.20

Fair

Clear

NONE

1995-10-03 11:40

MDT

Yes

dam

USGS

1.59

0.36

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1995-08-21 15:11

MDT

Yes

dam

USGS

2.58

0.54

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1995-07-10 14:38

MDT

Yes

dam

USGS

2.60

0.54

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1995-06-13 18:15

MDT

Yes

dam

USGS

3.52

0.65

-0.01

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1995-05-23 10:02

MDT

Yes

dam

USGS

4.47

0.75

0.01

0.70

Good

Clear

NONE

1995-04-20 12:10

MDT

Yes

dam/jmm

USGS

0.68

0.16

0.01

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1995-03-29 11:03

MST

Yes

dam

USGS

0.38

0.11

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1995-03-21 14:14

MST

Yes

dam

USGS

0.41

0.15

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1995-01-17 10:40

MST

Yes

dam

USGS

0.13

0.08

0.00

0.30

Poor

IceCover

NONE

1994-11-25 13:38

MST

Yes

dam

USGS

0.40

0.12

0.00

0.30

Poor

IceCover

NONE

1994-10-20 09:31

MDT

Yes

mew/dam

USGS

0.64

0.14

-0.01

0.20

Fair

Clear

NONE

1994-08-11 08:40

MDT

Yes

mew

USGS

0.77

0.22

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1994-06-28 10:36

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.95

0.23

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1994-06-09 14:42

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.94

0.27

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1994-05-12 08:46

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

1.71

0.39

0.01

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1994-04-07 10:34

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.93

0.26

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1994-02-25 10:42

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.94

0.15

0.00

0.30

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1994-01-13 09:58

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.82

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1993-11-17 09:29

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

1.49

0.34

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1993-10-07 08:48

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

2.07

0.44

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1993-08-05 12:35

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

2.00

0.43

0.00

0.30

Fair

Clear

NONE

1993-07-01 13:55

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

3.69

0.60

0.00

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1993-05-28 11:03

MDT

Yes

MEW/DGW

USGS

8.98

1.19

0.00

0.30

Fair

NONE

1993-05-18 12:45

MDT

Yes

DMH

USGS

8.37

1.06

0.00

1.00

Fair

Clear

NONE

1993-05-13 08:55

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

3.55

0.60

0.00

0.40

Good

Clear

NONE

1993-04-15 11:05

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.80

0.23

0.00

0.20

Unspecified

Clear

NONE

1993-02-24 10:30

MST

Yes

DMH

USGS

0.26

0.11

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1993-01-13 14:25

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.15

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1992-11-18 15:37

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.29

0.12

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-10-01 13:40

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.27

0.12

0.00

0.20

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-09-03 10:54

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.63

0.19

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-07-16 08:40

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.65

0.19

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-06-18 08:38

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.74

0.21

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-05-29 14:24

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.61

0.19

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-05-14 14:14

MDT

Yes

MEW/KNB

USGS

0.72

0.21

0.00

0.20

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-04-17 13:30

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.50

0.19

0.00

0.10

Good

DebrisLight

NONE

1992-03-20 11:35

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.42

0.16

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1992-03-13 09:50

MST

Yes

JMM

USGS

0.37

0.13

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1992-01-17 10:50

MST

Yes

JMM

USGS

0.26

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1991-11-20 15:40

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.21

0.10

0.00

0.10

Good

Clear

NONE

1991-10-10 08:50

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.30

0.11

0.00

0.10

Fair

Clear

NONE

1991-08-12 12:35

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.48

0.15

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1991-07-18 10:40

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.44

0.14

0.00

0.10

Good

DebrisLight

NONE

1991-06-14 09:25

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.54

0.17

0.00

0.10

Good

Clear

NONE

1991-05-09 08:23

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.57

0.19

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1991-04-03 16:05

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.55

0.16

0.01

0.30

Good

Clear

NONE

1991-02-22 09:25

MST

Yes

MEW/JMM

USGS

0.17

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1990-12-13 08:45

MST

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.23

Fair

IceCover

NONE

1990-10-25 14:30

MDT

Yes

MEW

USGS

0.37

0.12

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

1990-10-04 13:00

MDT

Yes

RWB

USGS

0.36

0.11

0.00

0.20

Poor

Clear

NONE

1990-09-11 11:10

MDT

Yes

MEW/JRS

USGS

0.25

0.08

0.00

0.20

Good

Clear

NONE

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