USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09372000 McELMO CREEK NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE
LOCATION - Lat 37°19'27", long 109°00'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.02, T.35 N., R.20 W., Montezuma County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14080202, on right bank 1.5 mi upstream from Colorado-Utah State line, 2.0 mi upstream from Yellowjacket Creek, and 2.0 mi west of former town of McElmo.
DRAINAGE AREA - 345 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1925: 1951-52 (M), 1957 (M). WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1951 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,890 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge; 3,040 ft³/s, Aug. 7, 1967, from rating curve extended above 2,100 ft³/s, gage height, 7.58 ft, from floodmarks in gage well.