USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07126325 TAYLOR ARROYO BELOW ROCK CROSSING NEAR THATCHER, CO
LOCATION - Lat 37°25'27", long 103°55'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.17, T.30 S., R.58 W., Las Animas County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020010, on Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, on left bank 2.0 mi downstream from Rock Crossing, 5 mi upstream from mouth, and 13.5 mi southeast of Thatcher.
DRAINAGE AREA - 48.4 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1983 to September 1998, October 1998 to October 2020 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, concrete control, and crest-stage gages. Elevation of gage is 4,982 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9,090 ft³/s, Sept. 30, 1998, from slope-area measurement of peak flow, gage height, 13.71 ft.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1999 to October 2020 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 3.23 inches, Aug. 21, 2000.