PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06746095 JOE WRIGHT CREEK ABOVE JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°32'24", long 105°52'56", in SE14SE14 sec.26, T.7 N., R.76 W., Larimer County, Hydrologic Unit 10190007, on left bank 150 ft downstream from unnamed tributary and Colorado Highway 14 culvert crossing, 1.5 mi northeast of Cameron Pass, 1.5 mi southwest of Joe Wright Dam, and 8 mi east of Gould.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3.01 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1978 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=06746095

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 9,990 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Aug. 7, 1989, at datum 3.40 ft higher.

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.

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	0.65	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.71	e0.63	e0.72	e1.0	134	79	e14	e7.6
2	0.78	e1.3	e1.2	e0.92	e0.71	e0.63	e0.72	e1.1	121	75	e13	e7.6
3	0.85	e1.3	e1.2	e0.92	e0.71	e0.63	e0.72	e1.1	101	71	e12	e7.3
4	1.1	e1.3	e1.2	e0.91	e0.71	e0.62	e0.72	e1.1	86	65	e12	e6.9
5	0.91	e1.3	e1.2	e0.91	e0.71	e0.62	e0.76	e1.1	75	62	e13	e6.7
6	0.85	e1.3	e1.2	e0.91	e0.71	e0.62	e0.76	e1.1	64	57	e12	e6.5
7	1.0	e1.3	e1.2	e0.91	e0.71	e0.65	e0.76	e1.1	55	51	e12	e6.2
8	1.0	e1.3	e1.2	e0.91	e0.71	e0.65	e0.77	e1.1	53	48	e11	e6.0
9	1.0	e1.3	e1.2	e0.91	e0.68	e0.65	e0.77	e1.1	59	46	e11	e5.7
10	0.92	e1.3	e1.2	e0.85	e0.66	e0.65	e0.82	e1.1	79	43	e11	e5.5
11	0.88	e1.3	e1.2	e0.85	e0.66	e0.65	e0.79	e1.2	104	39	e10	e5.4
12	0.97	e1.3	e1.2	e0.85	e0.66	e0.65	e0.83	e1.3	99	36	e10	e5.4
13	0.96	e1.3	e1.2	e0.85	e0.66	e0.65	e0.86	e1.4	90	34	e9.9	e5.3
14	0.99	e1.3	e1.2	e0.82	e0.66	e0.65	e0.89	e1.4	100	32	e9.5	e5.2
15	0.76	e1.3	e1.2	e0.82	e0.66	e0.65	e0.89	e4.9	112	30	e9.1	e5.2
16	0.74	e1.3	e1.1	e0.82	e0.66	e0.68	e0.90	e9.5	111	28	e9.1	e5.2
17	0.69	e1.3	e1.1	e0.82	e0.66	e0.68	e0.92	e21	112	28	e10	e5.0
18	e0.74	e1.3	e1.1	e0.82	e0.66	e0.68	e0.94	e22	121	28	e11	e4.9
19	e0.76	e1.3	e1.1	e0.82	e0.66	e0.68	e0.94	e21	119	26	e11	e4.8
20	0.82	e1.3	e1.1	e0.82	e0.66	e0.69	e0.95	e22	112	26	e9.9	e4.7
21	0.78	e1.3	e1.1	e0.82	e0.66	e0.69	e0.95	e26	103	25	e8.0	e4.5
22	0.85	e1.3	e1.1	e0.77	e0.66	e0.69	e0.95	e32	98	23	e8.3	e4.5
23	e0.88	e1.3	e1.1	e0.77	e0.66	e0.69	e0.95	e38	97	22	e8.1	e4.3
24	e0.88	e1.3	e1.00	e0.77	e0.65	e0.69	e0.96	e44	94	21	e8.2	e4.2
25	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.77	e0.65	e0.69	e0.96	e53	86	20	e8.3	e4.2
26	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.76	e0.65	e0.69	e0.97	e60	74	19	e8.0	e3.9
27	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.74	e0.63	e0.72	e0.98	e72	76	18	e8.1	e3.8
28	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.74	e0.63	e0.72	e0.99	e105	78	17	e7.8	e3.6
29	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.72	---	e0.72	e1.0	e97	82	17	e7.7	e3.6
30	e1.3	e1.3	e1.00	e0.72	---	e0.72	e1.0	94	82	15	e7.9	e3.6
31	e1.3	---	e1.00	e0.72	---	e0.72	---	131	---	e15	e8.1	---
TOTAL	29.86	39.0	34.90	25.74	18.81	20.75	26.14	868.6	2,777	1,116	309.0	157.3
MEAN	0.96	1.30	1.13	0.83	0.67	0.67	0.87	28.0	92.6	36.0	9.97	5.24
MAX	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.71	0.72	1.0	131	134	79	14	7.6
MIN	0.65	1.3	1.0	0.72	0.63	0.62	0.72	1.0	53	15	7.7	3.6
AC-FT	59	77	69	51	37	41	52	1,720	5,510	2,210	613	312
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1979 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	2.93	1.51	1.05	0.86	0.74	0.72	1.12	14.7	53.5	26.6	8.35	4.40
MAX	10.5	3.51	2.50	2.39	1.79	1.50	3.39	34.6	92.6	90.8	21.5	17.3
(WY)	(1998)	(1998)	(1998)	(1998)	(1998)	(1994)	(1994)	(1994)	(2003)	(1995)	(1995)	(1997)
MIN	0.54	0.36	0.28	0.25	0.20	0.20	0.39	3.58	25.5	2.35	0.82	0.59
(WY)	(1981)	(1979)	(1981)	(1981)	(1979)	(1979)	(1979)	(1982)	(1989)	(2002)	(2002)	(2002)

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR	FOR 2003 WATER YEAR	WATER YEARS 1979 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	1,498.18	5,423.10
ANNUAL MEAN	4.10	14.9	9.72
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			16.9 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			4.42 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	59 Jun 2	134 Jun 1	150 Jul 11, 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	0.38 Sep 2	e0.62 Mar 4	a,e0.20 Jan 30, 1979
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	0.38 Sep 2	e0.63 Feb 28	e0.20 Jan 30, 1979
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW		165 May 31	238 Jul 7, 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE		b5.66 May 31	c5.60 Jul 7, 1983
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)	2,970	10,760	7,040
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	13	63	30
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1.1	1.2	1.6
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	0.65	0.68	0.50

e Estimated. a Also occurred Jan 31 to Apr 4, 1979, and Feb 9 to Apr 9, 1981. b Maximum gage height, 9.82 ft, May 18, backwater from ice. c Maximum gage height, 10.64 ft, May 15, 1993, present datum, backwater from ice.