Chapter 1

Problem 1.1.1

Problem 1.1.2

Problem 1.6.1
STATION.--09342500

SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 3716'00", long 10700'26" referenced to North American Datum

of 1927,
in NWSE sec.13, T.35 N., R.2 W., Archuleta County, CO, Hydrologic Unit
14080101,
on left bank 430 ft upstream frpm Hot Springs Boulevard bridge in Pagosa
Springs,
0.3 mi upstream from McCabe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on U.S.
Highway 160,
and 2.1 mi upstream from Mill Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--298 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1910 to December 1914, May 1935 to current year.
Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1313.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1313: 1914(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 7,057.91 ft above NGVD of 1929. Jan. 29 to Mar. 6, 1911,
nonrecording gage at site 0.4 mi upstream, at different datum. Mar. 7 to
Oct. 4, 1911, nonrecording gage 760 ft downstream from present site,
at different datum. Nov. 23, 1911 to Nov. 14, 1914, nonrecording gage at
site
460 ft downstream, at different datum. May 1, 1935 to Mar. 4, 2005,
water-stage recorder at site 760 ft downstream, at datum 5.87 ft lower.
REMARKS.-- Diversions for irrigation of large areas upstream from station.

Stream Site
DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 3715'55.9", Longitude 10700'39.6" NAD83
Archuleta County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 14080101
Drainage area: 298 square miles
Datum of gage: 7,057.91 feet above NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Begi
End
Data Type
n
Count
Date
Date
-- Previous 120 days
Real-time
-Daily Data
1935 2011
Discharge, cubic feet per second
-10- -0627650
01
13
Daily Statistics
1935 2011
Discharge, cubic feet per second
-10- -0227544
01
27
Monthly Statistics
1935 2011
Discharge, cubic feet per second
-10
-02
Annual Statistics
1936 2011
Discharge, cubic feet per second
Peak streamflow

Field measurements

Field/Lab water-quality samples

Additional Data Sources

Instantaneous-Data Archive **offsite**

1911
-0702
1984
-0808
1958
-0919

2010
-0529
2011
-0607
2011
-0419

81

255

473

Begi
End
n
Count
Date
Date
1987 2010 481531

-05- -0922
30
2005 2010

Annual Water-Data Report (pdf)

**offsite**
OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Colorado Water
Science Center
Email questions about this site to Colorado Water Science
Center Water-Data Inquiries

Real-time data

Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 09342500 SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO

Available data for this site

Surface-w ater: Peak streamflow

Output formats

Archuleta County, Colorado

Hydrologic Unit Code 14080101

Table

Latitude 3715'55.9",
Longitude 10700'39.6" NAD83

Graph
Tab-separated file

Drainage area 298 square miles

peakfq (watstore) format

Gage datum 7,057.91 feet above

NGVD29

Water
Year

Date

GO

Reselect output format

Gage StreamWater
Height flow
Year
(feet) (cfs)

Date

Gage StreamHeight flow

(feet) (cfs)

5.506

3,500

1970 Sep. 06, 1970

9.02

6,580

1912 Oct. 05, 1911 17.806

25,000

1971 Jun. 18, 1971

4.942

1,310

1911 Jul. 02, 1911

1913 May 26, 1913

5.70

1,860

1972 May 20, 1972

4.72

1,460

1914 Jun. 02, 1914

7.70

3,550

1973 Jun. 12, 1973

7.38

4,310

1927 Jun. 29, 1927

13.50 16,0002,7

1974 May 11, 1974

4.58

1,430

1935 Jun. 15, 1935

6.726

4,710

1975 Jun. 06, 1975

6.97

3,850

1936 May 05, 1936

5.84

2,400

1976 Jun. 06, 1976

5.62

2,580

1937 May 18, 1937

6.19

3,120

1977 Aug. 18, 1977

4.12

1,150

1938 May 29, 1938

6.58

3,970

1978 Jun. 15, 1978

5.65

2,710

1939 May 22, 1939

5.22

1,510

1979 May 26, 1979

7.48

5,210

1940 May 17, 1940

5.16

1,600

1980 Jun. 10, 1980

6.52

4,010

1941 May 13, 1941

7.92

5,790

1981 Jun. 08, 1981

4.91

1,850

1942 Apr. 22, 1942

6.552

3,690

1982 May 03, 1982

5.30

2,240

1943 Jun. 30, 1943

5.69

2,240

1983 May 31, 1983

6.27

3,380

1944 May 16, 1944

7.17

4,540

1984 May 24, 1984

6.88

4,360

1945 May 28, 1945

5.98

2,750

1985 Jun. 08, 1985

6.65

4,110

1946 Jun. 04, 1946

5.12

1,500

1986 Jun. 06, 1986

6.23

3,830

1947 May 10, 1947

5.31

1,750

1987 Jun. 07, 1987

5.93

3,190

1948 Jun. 03, 1948

7.37

4,480

1988 May 18, 1988

4.62

1,920

1949 Jun. 19, 1949

7.97

5,420

1989 May 28, 1989

4.51

1,790

1950 Jun. 01, 1950

5.67

1,670

1990 Jun. 11, 1990

5.63

2,880

1951 May 28, 1951

6.15

2,260

1991 May 27, 1991

5.28

2,410

1952 Jun. 10, 1952

7.65

4,960

1992 Aug. 24, 1992

6.28

3,500

1953 May 28, 1953

6.31

2,480

1993 May 27, 1993

6.95

4,280

1954 May 21, 1954

5.57

1,630

1994 Jun. 22, 1994

5.62

2,790

1955 Jun. 08, 1955

6.04

2,030

1995 Jun. 17, 1995

8.06

5,250

1956 Jun. 02, 1956

6.45

2,440

1996 May 16, 1996

4.39

2,090

1957 Jul. 26, 1957

8.96

4,910

1997 Jun. 01, 1997

6.43

4,140

1958 May 27, 1958

7.19

2,930

1998 May 29, 1998

5.02

2,590

1959 Jun. 06, 1959

3.80

1,200

1999 May 24, 1999

4.78

2,120

1960 Jun. 04, 1960

5.49

2,420

2000 May 05, 2000

3.82

1,440

1961 May 22, 1961

4.79

1,870

2001 May 18, 2001

5.66

3,410

1962 May 11, 1962

5.44

2,410

2002 Apr. 15, 2002

2.07

296

1963 May 07, 1963

4.67

1,540

2003 May 30, 2003

4.99

2,580

1964 May 24, 1964

5.35

2,240

2004 Sep. 19, 2004

6.16

4,300

1965 May 21, 1965

6.57

3,250

2005 May 23, 2005

7.946

4,890

1966 May 08, 1966

5.42

2,100

2006 May 21, 2006

5.73

1,730

1967 May 23, 1967

4.92

1,680

2007 Oct. 07, 2006

6.20

2,310

1968 Jun. 05, 1968

5.47

2,450

2008 May 21, 2008

6.83

3,170

1969 May 28, 1969

5.29

2,250

2009 May 12, 2009

6.66

2,930

2010 May 29, 2010

6.73

2,860

Peak Gage-Height Qualification Codes.

2 -- Gage height not the maximum for the year

6 -- Gage datum changed during this year

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

2 -- Discharge is an Estimate
7 -- Discharge is an Historic Peak

Streamflow Measurements for the

Nation
USGS 09342500 SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO

Available data for this site

SUMMARY OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA

GO

Output formats

Archuleta County, Colorado

HTML table with channel data

Hydrologic Unit Code 14080101

HTML table without channel data

Latitude

Tab-separated data with channel data

3715'55.9", Longitude 10700'39.6" NAD83

Drainage area 298

square miles

Tab-separated data without channel data

Gage datum 7,057.91 feet above NGVD29

Graph of data

Reselect output format

Meas.
Number

Date

Time

Time
Datum

Who

Stream
Gage
flow
Height Rating
(ft3/s)
(ft)
No.

Shift
Adj.
(ft)

%
Diff.

GH
Meas.
Change Duration Meas.
(ft)
(hr)
Rated

Control

Flow
Adjust.
Code

971

2011-06-07

20:32

MDT

BRG

2290

8.11

24

0.00

5.0

0.12

1.00

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

970

2011-06-01

14:55

MDT

DWG/JLD

1400

6.87

24

0.00

0.0

0.00

1.13

GOOD

CLER

MEAS

969

2011-04-19

14:58

MDT

DWG

886

5.82

24

0.02

4.2

0.03

0.37

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

968

2011-02-28

11:12

MST

BRG

69.1

3.55

24

0.04

3.4

0.02

0.62

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

967

2010-12-28

10:40

MST

JLD/AMM

70.2

3.61

24

0.00

-1.0

0.00

0.83

FAIR

MAMD

MEAS

966A

2010-11-05

12:56

MDT

JLD

103

3.76

23

0.03

-30.4

-0.03

0.57

FAIR

MAMD

MEAS

966

2010-11-05

12:56

MDT

JLD

103

3.60

23

0.03

1.0

FAIR

MALT

UNSP

965A

2010-10-04

11:15

MDT

DUR

71.7

3.61

23

0.00

-26.0

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

965

2010-10-04

11:07

MDT

JLD

71.7

3.50

23

0.00

1.6

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

964A

2010-08-19

13:00

MDT

DUR

143

3.90

23

0.10

-33.8

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

964

2010-08-19

12:54

MDT

BRG

143

3.69

23

0.10

-3.4

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

0.00

0.00

0.92

0.47

963A

2010-06-25

10:30

MDT

DUR

315

4.59

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

963

2010-06-25

10:27

MDT

DWG

315

4.15

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

962A

2010-06-25

09:15

MDT

DUR

336

4.61

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

962

2010-06-25

09:13

MDT

DWG

336

4.16

GOOD

CLER

MEAS

961A

2010-06-03

08:00

MDT

DUR

1590

7.17

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

961

2010-06-03

07:55

MDT

DWG

1590

5.63

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

960A

2010-05-28

08:45

MDT

DUR

1970

7.82

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

960

2010-05-28

08:42

MDT

DWG

1970

6.09

GOOD

CLER

MEAS

959A

2010-05-07

12:00

MDT

DUR

954

6.05

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

959

2010-05-07

11:48

MDT

JLD/AMM

954

5.00

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

958A

2010-03-18

15:45

MDT

DUR

133

3.87

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

958

2010-03-18

15:41

MDT

JLD

133

3.86

POOR

CICE

MEAS

957A

2010-02-09

14:30

MST

DUR

47.8

3.37

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

957

2010-02-09

14:24

MST

JLD/BRG

47.8

3.50

23

-0.03

-25.8

0.01

0.75

FAIR

CICE

MEAS

956

2010-01-05

11:34

MST

DWG/AMM

48.5

3.52

23

-0.03

-29.2

-0.01

1.10

FAIR

CICE

MEAS

955

2009-11-17

14:00

MST

DWG

50.4

3.43

23

-0.03

-2.1

0.01

0.43

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

954

2009-10-05

13:26

MDT

JLD

69.4

3.52

23

-0.02

-1.7

0.00

0.52

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

953

2009-08-12 12:37:30

MDT

LBH

41.0

3.29

23

0.04

1.5

0.62

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

952

2009-07-06 12:23:30

MDT

LBH

332

4.23

23

0.00

4.7

-0.01

0.85

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

951

2009-05-11 11:58:30

MDT

DWG/JLD

2210

6.17

23

0.00

-2.6

-0.08

0.98

FAIR

UNSP

UNSP

950

2009-04-13

MDT

BRG

307

4.15

23

0.06

1.2

0.00

0.63

POOR

CLER

UNSP

949

2009-03-03 13:18:30

MST

DWG

165

3.89

23

0.00

-7.5

0.01

0.55

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

948

2009-02-04

11:44

MST

JLD

75.9

3.91

23

0.00

-59.0

0.04

0.40

FAIR

CICE

UNSP

947

2008-11-12

13:43

MST

JLD

86.9

3.58

23

0.00

-2.6

0.00

0.70

FAIR

CLER

UNSP

946

2008-08-08

12:15

MDT

DWG/JLD

474.0

4.44

23

0.02

-1.3

0.00

0.20

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

945

2008-06-02

08:16

MDT

DWG

2850

6.36

23.0

0.190

2.90

-0.02

0.80

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

944

2008-06-02

06:15

MDT

DWG

2850

6.39

23.0

0.190

1.20

-0.03

1.00

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

943

2008-05-19

08:00

MDT

BRG

2060

6.01

23.0

0.010

-0.900

0.00

1.00

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

942

2008-04-10

09:30

MDT

BRG

481.0

4.41

23.0

0.050

0.00

1.00

FAIR

CLER

MEAS

941

2008-01-10

13:00

MST

BRG

97.5

4.35

23.0

0.10

0.80

FAIR

CICE

MEAS

13:24

23

23

23

23

23

23

0.10

0.10

-0.07

-0.15

0.00

-0.02

-4.5

-0.3

3.9

-0.5

0.7

-18.4

0.00

-0.01

-0.02

-0.03

0.02

-0.04

0.57

0.25

0.92

1.07

0.38

0.82

Input for PEAKFQ (watstore) format

Z09342500
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USGS
3715551070039000808007SW14080101298
SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO
19110702
19111005
19130526
19140602
19270629
19350615
19360505
19370518
19380529
19390522
19400517
19410513
19420422
19430630
19440516
19450528
19460604
19470510
19480603
19490619
19500601
19510528
19520610
19530528
19540521
19550608
19560602
19570726
19580527
19590606
19600604
19610522
19620511
19630507
19640524
19650521
19660508
19670523
19680605
19690528
19700906
19710618
19720520
19730612
19740511
19750606
19760606
19770818
19780615
19790526

3500
25000
1860
3550
1600027
4710
2400
3120
3970
1510
1600
5790
3690
2240
4540
2750
1500
1750
4480
5420
1670
2260
4960
2480
1630
2030
2440
4910
2930
1200
2420
1870
2410
1540
2240
3250
2100
1680
2450
2250
6580
1310
1460
4310
1430
3850
2580
1150
2710
5210

5.506
17.806
5.70
7.70
13.50
6.726
5.84
6.19
6.58
5.22
5.16
7.92
6.552
5.69
7.17
5.98
5.12
5.31
7.37
7.97
5.67
6.15
7.65
6.31
5.57
6.04
6.45
8.96
7.19
3.80
5.49
4.79
5.44
4.67
5.35
6.57
5.42
4.92
5.47
5.29
9.02
4.942
4.72
7.38
4.58
6.97
5.62
4.12
5.65
7.48

7057.91

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19800610
19810608
19820503
19830531
19840524
19850608
19860606
19870607
19880518
19890528
19900611
19910527
19920824
19930527
19940622
19950617
19960516
19970601
19980529
19990524
20000505
20010518
20020415
20030530
20040919
20050523
20060521
20061007
20080521
20090512
20100529

4010
1850
2240
3380
4360
4110
3830
3190
1920
1790
2880
2410
3500
4280
2790
5250
2090
4140
2590
2120
1440
3410
296
2580
4300
4890
1730
2310
3170
2930
2860

6.52
4.91
5.30
6.27
6.88
6.65
6.23
5.93
4.62
4.51
5.63
5.28
6.28
6.95
5.62
8.06
4.39
6.43
5.02
4.78
3.82
5.66
2.07
4.99
6.16
7.946
5.73
6.20
6.83
6.66
6.73