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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

09058000 COLORADO RIVER NEAR KREMMLING, CO

LOCATION - Lat 40°02'12", long 106°26'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.23, T.1 N., R.81 W., Grand County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010001, on right bank at upstream end of Gore Canyon, 3.0 mi southwest of Kremmling, and 3.8 mi downstream from Blue River.

DRAINAGE AREA - 2,379 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1904 to September 1918 (published as Grand River near Kremmling), October 1961 to September 1970, October 1971 to current year. Statistical summary computed for 1962 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 7,320 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. See WSP 1313 for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1961.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except the period Dec. 21 to Mar. 28, which is poor. Water year 2017; records good 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 good 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. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation of about 40,000 acres upstream from station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 21,500 ft³/s, June 7, 1912, from rating curve extended above 14,000 ft³/s, gage height, 21.8 ft, datum then in use.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2023 to September 2023 (seasonal records only).

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 7,320 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (seasonal only) Maximum daily precipitation, 0.39 inches, July 20, 2023.

REMARKS - Gage operated seasonally, April through September.