PLATTE RIVER BASIN

394308105413800 CLEAR CREEK ABOVE GEORGETOWN LAKE NEAR GEORGETOWN, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°43'08", long 105°41'38", in SW14NE14, sec.8, T.4 S., R.74 W., Clear Creek County, Hydrologic Unit 10190004, on left bank 300 ft upstream from Georgetown Lake, and 1.0 mi north of Georgetown.

DRAINAGE AREA.--80.0 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1997 to September 1999, October 1999 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=394308105413800

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 8,460 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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.--Maximum discharge, 975 ft3/s, May 31, 2003, gage height 6.49 ft; minimum daily, 9.0 ft3/s (estimated), Feb. 5, 1999.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 975 ft3/s, May 31, gage height, 6.49 ft; minimum daily, 12 ft3/s, Oct. 29-31.

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	---	---	---	---	e18	e20	32	802	321	89	73
2	29	---	---	---	---	e19	e20	29	665	309	82	63
3	31	---	---	---	---	e20	e21	29	580	294	81	66
4	25	---	---	---	---	e19	e19	30	514	287	80	65
5	23	---	---	---	---	e20	e17	28	477	270	72	62
6	21	---	---	---	---	e20	e17	26	422	247	69	91
7	28	---	---	---	---	e19	e15	28	382	224	70	96
8	23	---	---	---	---	e19	e14	30	333	224	73	91
9	25	---	---	---	---	e20	e17	26	355	210	68	123
10	21	---	---	---	---	e19	e20	28	403	200	67	104
11	22	---	---	---	---	e20	e25	26	440	192	61	97
12	20	---	---	---	---	e20	e27	e28	442	183	58	91
13	17	---	---	---	---	e20	e29	e39	431	180	60	86
14	18	---	---	---	---	e20	e33	e44	430	164	59	78
15	17	---	---	---	---	e19	e37	e57	455	156	52	75
16	19	---	---	---	---	e19	e32	97	454	155	60	70
17	15	---	---	---	---	e20	e29	121	440	154	83	66
18	18	---	---	---	---	e22	e30	141	455	154	92	64
19	15	---	---	---	---	e22	e29	141	464	172	74	e64
20	14	---	---	---	---	e21	e27	136	454	166	63	e63
21	17	---	---	---	---	e21	e26	144	433	146	58	61
22	17	---	---	---	---	e19	e29	178	425	137	57	58
23	15	---	---	---	---	e20	e30	225	411	133	58	54
24	17	---	---	---	---	e21	17	284	394	125	65	53
25	16	---	---	---	---	e21	19	332	360	123	73	49
26	14	---	---	---	---	e20	27	360	344	118	65	47
27	e14	---	---	---	---	e20	32	439	344	114	58	46
28	15	---	---	---	---	e20	34	550	334	111	56	44
29	12	---	---	---	---	e19	36	661	333	109	52	45
30	e12	---	---	---	---	e20	35	725	323	102	89	46
31	e12	---	---	---	---	e20	---	809	---	96	81	---
TOTAL	584	---	---	---	---	617	763	5,823	13,099	5,576	2,125	2,091
MEAN	18.8	---	---	---	---	19.9	25.4	188	437	180	68.5	69.7
MAX	31	---	---	---	---	22	37	809	802	321	92	123
MIN	12	---	---	---	---	18	14	26	323	96	52	44
AC-FT	1,160	---	---	---	---	1,220	1,510	11,550	25,980	11,060	4,210	4,150

e Estimated.