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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	00400 pH(Max.,Med.,Min.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Med.,Min.,Max.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

09085000 ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION - Lat 39°32'48.00", long 107°19'51.00" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.09, T.6 S., R.89 W., Garfield County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14010004, on left bank at Glenwood Springs, 1,000 ft upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,453 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1905 to September 1909, September 1910 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1313. Prior to October 1960, published as Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs. Statistical summary computed for 1972 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 5,720.053 ft above NAVD of 1988, from a digital map. Altitude of gage is 5,720.73 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Nov. 20, 1915, nonrecording gage on highway bridge 800 ft downstream, at different datum. Nov. 20, 1915 to Oct. 26, 1917, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Prior to May 21, 2021, at site 700 ft upstream, at different datum.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2020; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2021; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2022; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2023; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversions upstream from station for irrigation of about 35,000 acres. Transmountain diversions to Arkansas River Basin through Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel since 1925, Twin Lakes Tunnel since 1935, and Charles H. Boustead Tunnel since 1972. Natural flow of stream affected by storage in Ruedi Reservoir on Fryingpan River (station 09080190) since May 1968.