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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06706400 NORTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE ELK CREEK AT PINE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°24'27", long 105°19'07", in NE14SE14 sec.27, T.7 S., R.71 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 10190002, on left bank 500 ft upstream of Elk Creek and in the community of Pine.

DRAINAGE AREA.--310 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2000 to current year (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=06706400

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,720 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Transmountain diversions from Colorado River Basin enter above this station. Several measurements of specific conductance and water temperature were obtained and are published in the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data For Gaging Stations" section of this report.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 779 ft3/s, June 9, 2001, gage height, 4.95 ft; minimum daily, 5.7 ft3/s,
Sept. 2, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 675 ft3/s, June 1, gage height, 4.78 ft; minimum daily, 25 ft3/s, Oct. 5, 6.

Discharge, cubic feet per second 
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1

73

---

---

---

---

---

46

93

586

234

222

246

2

80

---

---

---

---

---

60

92

455

218

257

342

3

36

---

---

---

---

---

69

88

407

209

335

381

4

30

---

---

---

---

---

60

90

371

240

333

488

5

25

---

---

---

---

---

53

82

397

337

312

413

6

25

---

---

---

---

---

49

81

368

332

316

246

7

28

---

---

---

---

---

43

108

360

326

345

212

8

55

---

---

---

---

---

39

130

327

295

345

169

9

93

---

---

---

---

---

43

134

299

264

335

135

10

93

---

---

---

---

---

52

186

308

256

286

128

11

95

---

---

---

---

---

193

185

322

279

279

114

12

96

---

---

---

---

---

93

170

322

342

285

108

13

95

---

---

---

---

---

106

94

331

319

278

105

14

96

---

---

---

---

---

168

104

343

268

268

112

15

96

---

---

---

---

---

110

138

320

307

262

106

16

96

---

---

---

---

---

91

144

316

314

260

95

17

94

---

---

---

---

---

90

204

337

412

280

95

18

92

---

---

---

---

---

97

247

426

459

288

92

19

91

---

---

---

---

---

192

230

442

450

313

89

20

91

---

---

---

---

---

114

241

347

396

299

90

21

92

---

---

---

---

---

85

218

320

388

294

88

22

92

---

---

---

---

---

87

290

298

440

311

84

23

96

---

---

---

---

---

87

434

290

493

345

82

24

97

---

---

---

---

---

78

397

284

310

352

80

25

94

---

---

---

---

---

80

409

273

417

356

79

26

94

---

---

---

---

---

94

395

285

412

381

77

27

102

---

---

---

---

---

112

433

367

367

402

75

28

96

---

---

---

---

---

101

521

438

362

399

74

29

101

---

---

---

---

---

107

533

442

370

372

83

30

92

---

---

---

---

---

107

563

406

327

439

215

31

110

---

---

---

---

---

---

568

---

226

371

---

TOTAL

2,546

---

---

---

---

---

2,706

7,602

10,787

10,369

9,920

4,703

MEAN

82.1

---

---

---

---

---

90.2

245

360

334

320

157

MAX

110

---

---

---

---

---

193

568

586

493

439

488

MIN

25

---

---

---

---

---

39

81

273

209

222

74

AC-FT

5,050

---

---

---

---

---

5,370

15,080

21,400

20,570

19,680

9,330


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