USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09085500 CANYON CREEK NEAR NEW CASTLE, CO.
LOCATION - Lat 39°34'28.33", long 107°26'52.53" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.36, T.5 S., R.90 W., Garfield County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010005, on left bank 20 ft upstream from the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co. bridge, 250 ft upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of New Castle.
DRAINAGE AREA - 55 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1954 to September 1960. April 2022 to present.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 5,611 ft. above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS survey. Altitude of gage is 5,620 ft. (from river-profile map).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - 1954-60: Maximum discharge, about 1,000 ft³/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 9.60 ft, July 1, 1957 (backwater from Colorado River).