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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 39°07'58",   Longitude 109°01'35"   NAD27

Mesa County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 140100051906

Drainage area: 17,849.0 square miles

Datum of gage: 4,336.57 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1985-10-02	2026-01-18
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1979-10-01	2026-01-17	36755
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1951-05-01	2026-01-17	27291
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1979-10-01	2026-01-17	38737
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2021-06-10	2026-01-17	5023
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units	2021-05-28	2026-01-17	5018
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2021-05-27	2026-01-17	4490
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1992-07-09	2025-06-09	11743
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1951-05-01	2025-11-17	27230
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1979-10-01	2025-06-09	15405
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2021-06-11	2025-06-09	1460
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1992-07	2025-06
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1951-05	2025-11
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1979-10	2025-06
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2021-06	2025-06
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1992	2025
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1951	2026
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1980	2025
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter	2021	2025
Peak streamflow	1951-06-23	2025-06-04	75
Field measurements	1983-06-25	2025-12-17	373
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1959-07-09	2024-03-05	1140
Water-Year Summary	2005	2025	21
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