ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07093740 BADGER CREEK, UPPER STATION, NEAR HOWARD, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°39'32", long 105°48'48", in SE14SE14 sec.13, T.51 N., R.10 E., Fremont County, Hydrologic Unit 11020001, on left bank 0.1 mi downstream from County Road 2, 1.0 mi upstream from Steer Creek, 14.3 mi north of Howard, and 14.6 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--106 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1980 to September 1986, October 1986 to current year (seasonal records only). Records prior to October 1988 not equivalent because of seepage between sites. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07093740

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 8,790 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 28, 1988, at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. Mar. 24, 1989 to June 30, 1994, at site 0.1 mi downstream at different datum. July 1, 1994 to Aug. 1, 1996, at site 60 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream may be affected by erosion- control or livestock-watering reservoirs.

AVERAGE DISCHARGE.--5 years (water years 1981-86), 5.89 ft3/s; 4,270 acre-ft/yr.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,360 ft3/s, Aug. 14, 1983, from slope-area measurement of peak flow, gage height, 8.22 ft, site and datum then in use; no flow, July 17-23, 1989.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 11 ft3/s, Aug. 22, gage height, 2.56 ft, from rating curve extended above
6.9 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at gage height 3.76 ft; minimum daily, 0.04 ft3/s, on several days.

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	0.12	---	---	---	---	---	e4.0	0.21	0.26	0.07	0.05	0.20
2	0.28	---	---	---	---	---	e3.0	0.22	0.24	0.06	0.04	0.19
3	0.43	---	---	---	---	---	2.5	0.22	0.17	0.06	0.04	0.20
4	0.42	---	---	---	---	---	0.88	0.20	0.15	0.05	0.04	0.23
5	0.27	---	---	---	---	---	0.53	0.19	0.17	0.05	0.04	0.23
6	0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.46	0.17	0.21	0.05	0.04	0.64
7	0.22	---	---	---	---	---	0.46	0.15	0.16	0.05	0.05	0.49
8	0.22	---	---	---	---	---	0.53	0.17	0.14	0.04	0.05	0.31
9	0.23	---	---	---	---	---	0.79	0.15	0.11	0.04	0.06	0.25
10	0.23	---	---	---	---	---	1.0	0.15	0.10	0.04	0.05	0.25
11	0.24	---	---	---	---	---	1.1	0.31	0.10	0.04	0.06	0.23
12	0.24	---	---	---	---	---	1.2	0.12	0.09	0.04	0.06	0.21
13	0.26	---	---	---	---	---	0.96	0.21	0.10	0.04	0.06	0.20
14	0.29	---	---	---	---	---	1.1	0.20	0.12	0.04	0.06	0.21
15	0.29	---	---	---	---	---	0.96	0.36	0.12	0.04	0.05	0.21
16	0.30	---	---	---	---	---	0.69	0.80	0.13	0.05	0.06	0.20
17	0.30	---	---	---	---	---	0.67	0.38	0.20	0.05	0.07	0.19
18	0.31	---	---	---	---	---	0.66	0.32	0.20	0.04	0.07	0.19
19	0.31	---	---	---	---	---	0.56	0.33	0.40	0.04	0.07	0.19
20	e0.30	---	---	---	---	---	0.58	0.27	0.41	0.05	0.06	0.19
21	e0.30	---	---	---	---	---	0.61	0.22	0.30	0.04	0.07	0.20
22	e0.30	---	---	---	---	---	0.65	0.15	0.19	0.04	0.44	0.21
23	e0.28	---	---	---	---	---	0.62	0.16	0.14	0.05	0.23	0.21
24	e0.28	---	---	---	---	---	0.54	0.16	0.11	0.05	0.12	0.22
25	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.44	0.18	0.10	0.05	0.17	0.22
26	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.40	0.34	0.09	0.05	0.18	0.23
27	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.32	0.20	0.08	0.06	0.15	0.22
28	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.31	0.18	0.08	0.06	0.15	0.24
29	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.29	0.23	0.08	0.06	0.15	0.25
30	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	0.25	0.23	0.07	0.05	0.17	0.25
31	e0.25	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.24	---	0.05	0.23	---
TOTAL	8.42	---	---	---	---	---	27.06	7.42	4.82	1.50	3.14	7.26
MEAN	0.27	---	---	---	---	---	0.90	0.24	0.16	0.048	0.10	0.24
MAX	0.43	---	---	---	---	---	4.0	0.80	0.41	0.07	0.44	0.64
MIN	0.12	---	---	---	---	---	0.25	0.12	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.19
AC-FT	17	---	---	---	---	---	54	15	9.6	3.0	6.2	14

e Estimated.