PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06706800 BUFFALO CREEK AT MOUTH AT BUFFALO CREEK, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°23'27", long 105°16'15", in SE14SW14 sec.31, T.7 S., R.70 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 10190002, on left bank 0.2 mi downstream from State Highway 67, 0.5 mi upstream from mouth, and in the community of Buffalo Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--47.4 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1997 to September 2003 (seasonal records only), discontinued. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=06706800

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CO-00-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,630 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow is slightly regulated by Wellington Lake 7.2 mi upstream. 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, 3,400 ft3/s, July 31, 2001, gage height, 10.80 ft; from high water marks; minimum daily, 0.49 ft3/s, July 30, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 28 ft3/s, Aug. 30-31, Oct. 1-2, gage height, 3.80 ft; minimum daily, 2.60 ft3/s, June 23.

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	22	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	12	4.7	7.7	e4.7	19
2	25	---	---	---	---	---	9.6	11	4.0	7.1	e4.6	15
3	23	---	---	---	---	---	12	10	3.5	6.7	e7.0	5.2
4	23	---	---	---	---	---	13	10	3.4	7.4	e15	4.6
5	23	---	---	---	---	---	13	9.6	4.7	7.0	e15	4.2
6	23	---	---	---	---	---	12	9.0	4.0	6.3	15	4.0
7	22	---	---	---	---	---	10	8.4	4.3	6.4	15	4.3
8	22	---	---	---	---	---	9.4	8.1	3.5	6.4	15	4.5
9	22	---	---	---	---	---	9.9	7.9	2.7	5.7	15	4.1
10	23	---	---	---	---	---	12	7.4	e4.0	5.6	15	4.1
11	23	---	---	---	---	---	14	6.9	e4.8	5.5	16	3.9
12	23	---	---	---	---	---	16	6.4	4.8	5.3	21	3.8
13	22	---	---	---	---	---	18	5.3	5.2	5.2	20	3.9
14	22	---	---	---	---	---	19	4.7	5.1	5.0	20	4.0
15	22	---	---	---	---	---	19	5.0	4.3	5.1	21	3.7
16	14	---	---	---	---	---	17	7.6	4.7	4.9	21	3.6
17	14	---	---	---	---	---	16	6.1	5.7	4.7	21	3.4
18	14	---	---	---	---	---	15	5.8	13	e4.4	21	3.4
19	16	---	---	---	---	---	15	6.0	14	e4.4	21	3.5
20	17	---	---	---	---	---	13	5.7	6.7	e4.4	19	3.4
21	18	---	---	---	---	---	12	5.4	4.9	e4.5	19	3.3
22	18	---	---	---	---	---	12	4.9	3.5	e4.6	19	3.3
23	20	---	---	---	---	---	13	5.0	2.6	e4.6	20	3.2
24	23	---	---	---	---	---	13	5.1	2.9	e4.6	19	3.2
25	23	---	---	---	---	---	12	4.9	9.7	e5.1	18	3.1
26	5.3	---	---	---	---	---	12	4.6	9.5	e4.5	18	3.0
27	e4.0	---	---	---	---	---	13	4.7	8.9	e4.5	17	2.9
28	e4.0	---	---	---	---	---	13	4.9	8.3	e4.7	17	3.0
29	e3.0	---	---	---	---	---	13	4.9	8.4	e4.6	17	3.1
30	e3.0	---	---	---	---	---	12	4.3	8.3	e4.5	22	3.1
31	e3.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.4	---	e4.5	23	---
TOTAL	539.3	---	---	---	---	---	395.7	206.0	174.1	165.9	531.3	136.8
MEAN	17.4	---	---	---	---	---	13.2	6.65	5.80	5.35	17.1	4.56
MAX	25	---	---	---	---	---	19	12	14	7.7	23	19
MIN	3.0	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	4.3	2.6	4.4	4.6	2.9
AC-FT	1,070	---	---	---	---	---	785	409	345	329	1,050	271

e Estimated.