USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
395136108210004 SC00209824CBB4 TH75-13U
Colorado Plateaus aquifers
Tertiary System
LOCATION - Lat 39°51'36.48", long 108°21'03.44" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.24, T.2 S., R.98 W., Rio Blanco County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14050006, 0.13 mi north of CR 26, 19.5 mi south of HWY 64, 26.1 mi southwest of Meeker, and 28.4 mi southeast of Rangely.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 249.5 ft. Upper casing diameter 10 in; top of first opening 159 ft, bottom of last opening 239 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 6,398.99 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of PVC at mark, 2.61 ft above land-surface datum, Nov. 17, 2014 to present; Top of PVC at mark, 2.6 ft above land-surface datum, Jul. 15, 2021 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2015 to current year.
GAGE - Water-level recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of land-surface datum is 6,398.99 ft above NAVD of 1988, from digital map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 55.98 ft below land-surface datum, May 31, 2023; lowest water level, 60.39 ft below land-surface datum, May 4, 2017.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Air Temperature: July 2021 to current year. Relative Humidity: July 2021 to current year (seasonal records only). Precipitation: July 2021 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Dual tipping-bucket rain gage, air-temperature sensors and relative humidity sensors with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 6,398.99 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Precipitation: (seasonal only) Maximum daily precipitation, 0.88 inches, Sept. 29, 2021.
Air Temperature: Maximum instantaneous air temperature, 36.3 deg C, Aug. 2, 2024; minimum instantaneous air temperature, -34.0 deg C, Jan. 31, 2023.
Relative Humidity: (seasonal only) Maximum instantaneous relative humidity, 100%, on many days; minimum instantaneous relative humidity, 3.10%, on Aug. 11, 2021.