USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06752280 CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER ABOVE BOXELDER CREEK NEAR TIMNATH, CO
LOCATION - Lat 40°33'07", long 105°00'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.28, T.7 N., R.68 W., Larimer County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 10190007, on left bank 4,000 ft upstream from Boxelder Creek, 2.0 mi upstream from Interstate Highway 25 bridge, and 3.8 mi southeast of intersection of College Avenue and Prospect Street in Fort Collins.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,244 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1979 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,860 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to March 24, 1994, at site 1,900 ft downstream at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,200 ft³/s, May 1, 1999, from slope-area measurement of peak flow, gage height, 11.13 ft, from highwater marks.