Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1977 water year consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) contains discharge records for 424 gaging stations, stage and contents of 25 lakes and reservoirs, 5 partial-record flow stations, 79 crest-stage partial-record stations, and 193 miscellaneous sites; water quality for 134 gaging stations and 60 miscellaneous sites; and water levels for 55 observation wells. A few pertinent stations in bordering States are also included in this report. The records were collected and computed by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the direction of J. F. Blakey, district chief. These data represent. that portion of the National Water Data System collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Colorado.