USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
380251107513000 WEST FORK DALLAS CREEK METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR RIDGWAY, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°02'51", long 107°51'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Ouray County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020006, 5.2 mi north of Mears Peak, and 9.0 mi southwest of Ridgway.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1992 to October 2005, May 2006 to September 2015, October 2017 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 9,260 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.8 inches, Oct. 3, 1996.