USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07094500 ARKANSAS RIVER AT PARKDALE, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°29'14", long 105°22'23" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.18, T.18 S., R.71 W., Fremont County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020001, on left bank at Parkdale, 100 ft upstream from Bumback Gulch, 300 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 50, and 0.9 mi upstream from Copper Gulch.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,459 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1945 to September 1955, October 1964 to September 1994, April 1995 to current year (seasonal records only). Monthly discharge only for October 1945 to May 1946, published in WSP 1311.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 5,720 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 1, 1964, at site 600 ft downstream at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,830 ft³/s, June 18, 1995, from rating curve extended above 6,050 ft³/s, gage height, 8.82 ft.