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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

09025000 VASQUEZ CREEK AT WINTER PARK, CO

LOCATION - Lat 39°55'13", long 105°47'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.33, T.1 S., R.75 W., Grand County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010001, on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 40 in Winter Park, 0.2 mi upstream from mouth, 2.5 mi southeast of Fraser, and 4.5 mi downstream from Moffat water tunnel diversion.

DRAINAGE AREA - 27.9 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - See PERIOD OF RECORD. WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June to August 1907, July to November 1909, October 1933 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1313. Records for June to October 1908, published in WSP 269, are unreliable and should not be used. Published as Vasquez River at lower station, near Fraser 1907-09, as "near West Portal" 1934-39, and as "near Winter Park" 1940-87. Records for May 26, 1937 to September 1959, equivalent to earlier records if diversion to Moffat water tunnel is added to flow past station.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8,773.16 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Prior to Aug. 12, 2022, elevation of gage was 8,768.48 ft above NGVD of 1929 from levels. June 1, 1907 to Oct. 31, 1909, nonrecording gage at site 0.8 mi upstream at different datum.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records fair except for the period May 23 to June 22, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2020; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2021; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2022; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2023; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor Transmountain diversions upstream from station to Moffat water tunnel not known since 1959.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 526 ft³/s, June 27, 1983, from rating curve extended above 286 ft³/s, gage height, 4.14 ft.