USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09110990 ELK CREEK AT COAL CREEK ABV CRESTED BUTTE, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°51'23.94", long 107°03'35.18" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.14 S., R.87 W., Gunnison County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, on right bank 78 ft south of County Road 12, 150 ft upstream of mouth to Coal Creek, and 4 mi west-southwest of Crested Butte, CO.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8.65 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2017 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, crest-stage gage and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 9,570 ft above NAVD of 1983, from digital map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 57 ft³/s, June 13, 2019, from rating curve extended above 13.6 ft³/s, gage height, 3.57 ft.