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USGS 07126485 PURGATOIRE RIVER AT ROCK CROSSING NR TIMPAS, CO.

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 37°37'06",   Longitude 103°35'35"   NAD27
Las Animas County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 11020010
Drainage area: 2,758 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 2,746.2 square miles,
Datum of gage: 4,350 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-08-05  2025-10-23  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1983-07-23  2025-10-22  6797 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-08-24  2025-10-22  1419 
    Precipitation, total, inches  1999-04-29  2025-10-22  1915 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983-06-01  2025-10-22  12914 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983-07-23  2025-10-22  3176 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2021-08-25  2025-10-22  2542 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-08-25  2025-10-22  3567 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1984-09-30  2004-08-16  1203 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983-08-01  2004-08-27  2048 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-08-24  2024-09-08 1062 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983-06-01  2025-08-12 12843 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983-07-23  2024-09-08 2866 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1984-09-30  2004-08-16 1203 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983-08-01  2004-08-27 2048 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-08  2024-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983-06  2025-08  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983-07  2024-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1984-09  2004-08  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983-08  2004-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1983  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1984  2004  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1983  2004  
 Peak streamflow 1983-06-06  2024-08-27  42 
 Field measurements 1984-10-03  2025-09-10  421 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1982-10-15  2024-02-29  634 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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