USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09065500 GORE CREEK AT UPPER STATION NEAR MINTURN, CO
LOCATION - Lat 39°37'33", long 106°16'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.18, T.5 S., R.79 W., Eagle County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010003, on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge pier of Interstate 70, 0.2 mi upstream from Black Gore Creek, 4.4 mi east of Vail, and 8.4 mi northeast of Minturn.
DRAINAGE AREA - 14.5 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1947 to September 1956, October 1963 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,600 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Oct. 1, 1947 to Sept. 30, 1956, Oct. 1, 1963 to Sept. 30, 1980, at various sites about 1,200 ft upstream at different datums. See WDR CO-80-2, for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1980. Oct. 1, 1980 to Apr. 21, 1992, gage at site 10 ft upstream and at datum 2.0 ft higher.