ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07093775 BADGER CREEK, LOWER STATION, NEAR HOWARD, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°28'02", long 105°51'34", in SW14SW14 sec.27, T.49 N., R.10 E., Fremont County, Hydrologic Unit 11020001, on left bank 660 ft upstream from Denver and Rio Grande Railroad bridge, 960 ft upstream from mouth, and 1.9 mi northwest of Howard.

DRAINAGE AREA.--211 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1980 to September 1996, October 1996 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=07093775

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,780 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to May 19, 1983, at site 360 ft downstream at datum 5.07 ft lower.

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

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD Of RECORD .--Maximum discharge, 2,900 ft3/s, July 8, 1996, from slope-area measurement of peak flow, gage height, 10.73 ft, from floodmarks; minimum daily, 0.56 ft3/s, Feb. 4-5, 1982.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 86 ft3/s, July 22, gage height, 4.80 ft, from floodmarks; minimum daily,
3.0 ft3/s, Aug. 4.

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	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	6.6	6.4	6.2	3.7	3.1	3.6
2	5.3	---	---	---	---	---	7.9	6.5	5.9	3.6	3.1	3.5
3	6.0	---	---	---	---	---	8.2	6.3	5.7	3.5	3.2	3.9
4	5.5	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	6.3	5.7	3.5	3.0	4.0
5	5.0	---	---	---	---	---	7.5	6.4	5.9	3.5	3.2	3.8
6	4.8	---	---	---	---	---	7.3	6.3	5.7	3.5	3.2	4.0
7	4.6	---	---	---	---	---	7.2	6.2	5.6	3.6	3.2	4.5
8	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	7.0	6.2	5.4	3.5	3.2	4.1
9	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	7.0	6.1	5.2	3.3	3.3	4.2
10	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	7.4	6.1	5.3	3.3	3.9	4.3
11	4.3	---	---	---	---	---	8.0	6.1	5.2	3.3	3.5	4.1
12	4.3	---	---	---	---	---	8.2	5.9	5.1	3.4	3.4	3.9
13	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	8.1	5.7	5.0	3.3	3.3	4.0
14	4.3	---	---	---	---	---	8.3	5.6	5.2	3.3	3.2	4.0
15	4.3	---	---	---	---	---	8.6	6.4	5.1	3.5	3.1	3.7
16	4.3	---	---	---	---	---	8.0	6.7	5.3	3.9	3.3	3.6
17	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	7.7	6.3	5.4	3.9	3.5	3.5
18	4.3	---	---	---	---	---	7.5	6.1	7.9	3.4	3.5	3.6
19	4.2	---	---	---	---	---	7.7	6.2	5.8	3.5	3.5	3.7
20	4.2	---	---	---	---	---	7.6	6.6	5.6	4.1	3.2	3.6
21	4.2	---	---	---	---	---	7.6	6.4	5.2	3.5	3.1	3.6
22	4.4	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	6.0	5.0	6.3	3.3	3.6
23	4.8	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	5.7	4.8	e3.2	3.8	3.5
24	4.9	---	---	---	---	---	7.4	5.6	4.5	e3.1	3.6	3.5
25	4.8	---	---	---	---	---	7.3	6.2	4.4	3.1	3.7	3.5
26	4.8	---	---	---	---	---	7.2	6.3	4.4	3.2	3.7	3.4
27	5.0	---	---	---	---	---	7.1	6.1	4.5	5.1	3.6	3.5
28	4.9	---	---	---	---	---	6.9	5.8	4.4	6.2	3.8	3.5
29	4.8	---	---	---	---	---	6.7	5.6	4.2	4.0	3.8	3.6
30	4.9	---	---	---	---	---	6.6	6.2	3.9	3.2	3.8	3.6
31	4.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	6.2	---	3.1	3.7	---
TOTAL	144.1	---	---	---	---	---	226.0	190.5	157.5	114.6	105.8	112.9
MEAN	4.65	---	---	---	---	---	7.53	6.15	5.25	3.70	3.41	3.76
MAX	6.0	---	---	---	---	---	8.6	6.7	7.9	6.3	3.9	4.5
MIN	4.2	---	---	---	---	---	6.6	5.6	3.9	3.1	3.0	3.4
AC-FT	286	---	---	---	---	---	448	378	312	227	210	224

e Estimated.