USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09065100 CROSS CREEK NEAR MINTURN, CO
LOCATION - Lat 39°34'05.85", long 106°24'44.75" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.36, T.5 S., R.81 W., Eagle County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on right bank 0.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 1.5 mi southeast of Minturn.
DRAINAGE AREA - 34 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR CO-81-2: 1980 (M). WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1956 to September 1963, October 1967 to July 2009, November 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 7,985.72 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Prior to Aug. 10, 2021, the elevation of gage was reported as 7,992 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to July 18, 1956, nonrecording gage at site 0.3 mi downstream at different datum.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2019 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping- bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevations of of gage is 7,992 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (seasonal only) Maximum daily precipitation, 1.87 inches, Aug. 1, 2023.