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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09073005 LINCOLN CREEK BELOW GRIZZLY RESERVOIR NEAR ASPEN, CO
LOCATION - Lat 39°04'48.85", long 106°36'59.70" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Pitkin County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010004, in White River National Forest, on right bank 170 ft. below centerline of Grizzly Reservoir Dam, and 13.6 miles southeast of Aspen.
DRAINAGE AREA - 15.1 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1980 to September 1986, and April 2009 to current year. Intermittent discharge records and miscellaneous discharge measurements collected by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1987 to 2008.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 10,488.05 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Prior to Aug. 3, 2021, the elevation of gage was reported as 10,510 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and flows above 243 ft³/s, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records good except for flows above 243 ft³/s and below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2020; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water Year 2021; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair. Water Year 2022; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair. Water Year 2023; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair. Water year 2024; records good except for flows below 5.0 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Transmountain diversion upstream through Twin Lakes Tunnel to Arkansas River Basin since May 24, 1935. Flow completely regulated by Grizzly Reservoir; capacity, 400 ac-ft (approximate).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 540 ft³/s, June 12, 2015, gage height, 3.75 ft, from rating curve extended above 181 ft³/s.
