USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09110000 TAYLOR RIVER AT ALMONT, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°39'52", long 106°50'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.22, T.51 N., R.1 E., Gunnison County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020001, on left bank at Almont, 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 306, and 800 ft upstream from confluence with East River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 476 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1213: 1911. WDR-US-2011: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1910 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1313.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 8,010.76 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Apr. 16, 1922, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,760 ft³/s, June 9, 1920, from rating curve extended above 2,300 ft³/s, gage height, 5.00 ft.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - Minimum discharge observed for period of record, before storage began in Taylor Park Reservoir, 50 ft³/s for several days in Aug 1913, gage height, 1.2 ft.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2018 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Air-temperature sensors with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 8,010.76 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous air temperature, 31.4 deg C, July 17, 2023. Minimum instantaneous air temperature, -29.8 deg C, Feb. 5, 2020.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water temperature: July 2018 to current year. Specific Conductance: April 2022 to current year.