PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06715000 CLEAR CREEK ABOVE WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK NEAR EMPIRE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°45'07", long 105°39'41", in NE14NW14 sec.34, T.3 S., R.74 W., Clear Creek County, Hydrologic Unit 10190004, on left bank, 1.1 mi west of exit 232 on I-70, 1.3 mi southeast of Empire, and 2.1 mi west of Lawson.

DRAINAGE AREA.--86.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1994 to September 2000. October 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=06715000

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 8,280 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good 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, 1030 ft3/s, June 17, 1995 and May 31, 2003, gage height, 6.63 ft and 6.53 ft respectively; minimum daily, 6.6 ft3/s (estimated), March 2-13, 2003.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 1030 ft3/s, May 31, gage height, 6.53 ft; minimum daily, 6.6 ft3/s (estimated), Mar. 2-13.

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	25	---	---	---	---	e6.9	e16	e35	868	319	91	78
2	35	---	---	---	---	e6.6	e17	e31	700	310	87	70
3	35	---	---	---	---	e6.6	e18	e30	593	298	85	69
4	28	---	---	---	---	e6.6	18	e29	504	290	85	71
5	12	---	---	---	---	e6.6	15	e24	477	278	80	63
6	20	---	---	---	---	e6.6	15	e26	412	258	77	85
7	24	---	---	---	---	e6.6	13	e27	382	233	75	93
8	15	---	---	---	---	e6.6	12	e28	333	233	81	90
9	20	---	---	---	---	e6.6	13	e23	344	218	75	116
10	24	---	---	---	---	e6.6	18	e30	385	210	74	99
11	16	---	---	---	---	e6.6	23	e27	418	201	69	94
12	18	---	---	---	---	e6.6	26	e29	427	192	67	88
13	20	---	---	---	---	e6.6	26	e39	416	190	68	82
14	15	---	---	---	---	e6.9	32	e54	408	175	68	78
15	17	---	---	---	---	e7.2	35	e68	434	164	62	74
16	19	---	---	---	---	e7.5	28	e88	436	161	62	69
17	19	---	---	---	---	e7.6	26	e126	417	161	95	64
18	18	---	---	---	---	e8.3	27	e174	431	158	96	61
19	12	---	---	---	---	e8.6	25	e185	444	176	83	62
20	6.6	---	---	---	---	e9.0	22	e188	439	176	72	61
21	14	---	---	---	---	e9.2	21	e196	408	154	71	59
22	19	---	---	---	---	e9.4	23	e217	402	146	67	57
23	22	---	---	---	---	e9.6	e21	225	391	140	66	53
24	23	---	---	---	---	e9.4	e21	261	380	131	73	51
25	24	---	---	---	---	e9.2	e24	329	353	129	77	48
26	24	---	---	---	---	e9.0	e29	358	334	127	76	44
27	22	---	---	---	---	e9.0	e34	422	338	119	67	45
28	14	---	---	---	---	e9.0	e36	528	329	110	64	44
29	10	---	---	---	---	e10	e36	652	328	111	60	44
30	8.7	---	---	---	---	e11	e39	754	320	107	87	45
31	8.0	---	---	---	---	e13	---	859	---	97	87	---
TOTAL	587.3	---	---	---	---	249.0	709	6,062	12,851	5,772	2,347	2,057
MEAN	18.9	---	---	---	---	8.03	23.6	196	428	186	75.7	68.6
MAX	35	---	---	---	---	13	39	859	868	319	96	116
MIN	6.6	---	---	---	---	6.6	12	23	320	97	60	44
AC-FT	1,160	---	---	---	---	494	1,410	12,020	25,490	11,450	4,660	4,080

e Estimated.