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USGS 07124410 PURGATOIRE RIVER BELOW TRINIDAD LAKE, CO.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 37°08'38",   Longitude 104°32'50"   NAD27
Las Animas County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 11020010
Drainage area: 673 square miles
Datum of gage: 6,073.64 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-10-01  2025-10-31  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-12-17  2025-10-30  17850 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03-10  1984-09-27  1841 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03-10  1984-09-29  2349 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-12-17  2025-03-27 17633 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03-10  1984-09-27 1841 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03-10  1984-09-29 2349 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-12  2025-03  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03  1984-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03  1984-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1977  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977  1984  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977  1984  
 Peak streamflow 1977-08-19  2024-06-10  48 
 Field measurements 1981-07-29  2025-09-24  420 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1977-01-19  2010-09-10  314 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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