USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

09074000 HUNTER CREEK NEAR ASPEN, CO

LOCATION - Lat 39°12'21", long 106°47'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in T.10 S., R.84 W., Pitkin County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010004, on right bank 280 ft upstream from headgate of Red Mountain Ditch, 1.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 1.5 mi northeast of Aspen.

DRAINAGE AREA - 41.7 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2010: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1950 to September 1956, September 1969 to December 2013. April 2014 to September 2016 (seasonal records only) (discontinued). Statistical summary computed for 1980 to 2014.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 8,610 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Sept. 1, 1969, at site 220 ft downstream, at different datum. Sept. 1, 1969 to July 10, 1991 at datum 1.0 ft lower.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; no estimated daily discharges. Records good except for flows above 300 ft³/s, which are fair. Water Year 2016; records good except for flows above 300 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharge, which are poor. Transmountain diversion upstream from station to Charles H. Boustead Tunnel by feeder conduit. Several small diversions upstream from station for irrigation of hay meadows upstream and downstream from station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,170 ft³/s, June 8, 1985, from rating curve extended above 300 ft³/s, gage height, 2.33 ft.