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Water-Year Summary for Site 06730160

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06730160 FOURMILE CANYON CREEK NEAR SUNSHINE, CO
LOCATION - Lat 40°03'27.4", long 105°20'55.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.09, T.1 N., R.71 W., Boulder County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 10190005, on left bank about 1.13 mi southeast of Sunshine, 2.0 mi upstream of Bow Mountain Road, and 5.25 mi northwest of Boulder.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.80 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2012 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 6,640 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Water year 2014; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2015; no estimated daily discharges. Records good. Water year 2016; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2018; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2019; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for the period July 18 to Sept. 30, which is fair. Water year 2020; records good except for the period May 19 to Sept. 30, which is fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2021; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for the period Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, which is fair. Water year 2022; no estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Water year 2023; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. No diversion upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,090 ft³/s, Sept. 12, 2013, from computation of peak flow from slope-area measurement, gage height, 3.13 ft, from high-water marks.