ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07093775 BADGER CREEK, LOWER STATION, NEAR HOWARD, CO-Continued

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.-- February 1981 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

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
WATER TEMPERATURE.--March 1995 to September 1996, March 1997 to current year (seasonal records only).
SUSPENDED SEDIMENT.--May 1981 to September 1995 (seasonal records only).

INSTRUMENTATION.--Water temperature probe with satellite telemetry.

REMARKS.--Daily water-temperature records are good.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

WATER TEMPERATURE (seasonal only): Maximum, 30.0°C, July 31, 2002; minimum, 0.0°C, on many days during water years 1996 and 1998.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

WATER TEMPERATURE (seasonal only): Maximum, 29.2°C, July 22; minimum, 0.8°C, Apr. 8.

MISCELLANEOUS FIELD MEASUREMENTS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Time	Instan- taneous dis- charge, cfs (00061)	Specif. conduc- tance, wat unf uS/cm 25 degC (00095)		Date	Time	Instan- taneous dis- charge, cfs (00061)	Specif. conduc- tance, wat unf uS/cm 25 degC (00095)
NOV					JUN
07...	1100	3.8	1,210		13...	1430	5.0	1,160
MAR					26...	1300	4.6	1,160
13...	1500	4.5	1,210		JUL
APR					24...	1830	3.2	1,200
21...	1555	7.3	1,070		AUG
MAY					21...	1410	3.1	1,230
22...	1400	5.6	1,080		SEP
					24...	1330	3.4	1,190

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius 

WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

DAY	MAX	MIN	MEAN	MAX	MIN	MEAN	MAX	MIN	MEAN	MAX	MIN	MEAN
	OCTOBER			NOVEMBER			DECEMBER			JANUARY
1	19.6	6.0	10.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	10.8	8.0	9.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	14.6	5.9	8.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
4	16.8	4.4	9.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
5	18.9	5.8	9.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
6	18.7	5.6	10.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
7	19.4	5.3	10.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
8	19.3	6.0	11.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
9	18.7	6.5	10.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10	18.2	5.1	10.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
11	18.3	5.9	10.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
12	16.3	6.4	9.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
13	17.4	4.3	9.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
14	17.1	4.6	9.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
15	16.6	3.6	8.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
16	15.7	3.6	7.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
17	16.2	3.0	8.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
18	15.9	3.9	8.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
19	15.6	3.6	7.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
20	15.6	3.5	7.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
21	15.1	3.7	7.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
22	12.5	3.8	7.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
23	8.6	4.5	6.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
24	12.2	4.2	6.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
25	13.3	3.0	6.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
26	10.1	3.1	6.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
27	12.0	4.3	7.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
28	13.9	3.6	7.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
29	11.1	2.6	5.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
30	7.8	1.6	3.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
31	10.2	1.7	4.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MONTH	19.6	1.6	8.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	FEBRUARY			MARCH			APRIL			MAY
1	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.6	2.9	8.4	16.7	3.4	8.8
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	12.3	3.3	7.0	16.6	5.8	10.0
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	14.2	2.5	6.7	18.7	6.3	10.5
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	13.3	1.5	5.9	17.9	5.4	9.5
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	10.7	2.8	5.8	16.4	5.0	8.9
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	14.3	2.3	6.5	15.5	5.0	9.2
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.2	1.6	4.6	16.7	5.2	9.4
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	16.1	0.8	6.8	15.3	4.8	9.0
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.8	1.7	8.0	17.2	4.6	9.7
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.7	2.9	8.8	18.3	3.7	9.3
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.8	3.7	8.9	18.6	3.2	9.8
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	15.3	3.8	8.5	20.9	4.5	11.3
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	18.3	3.8	9.5	19.6	5.7	11.1
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.0	3.9	9.2	20.9	6.2	12.2
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	10.2	4.4	7.4	15.8	8.3	10.6
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.6	3.2	8.7	22.8	6.7	13.3
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	15.9	4.0	8.6	20.6	8.3	13.4
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	15.8	3.9	8.2	16.2	8.3	11.8
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	9.3	4.7	6.5	20.0	7.1	11.9
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	16.5	4.6	9.1	11.3	6.9	8.6
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	14.7	5.7	8.9	22.0	5.2	12.0
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	14.8	6.8	9.2	23.2	7.2	13.7
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	10.3	3.6	6.7	21.6	8.0	13.7
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	16.5	3.3	8.1	24.2	8.7	14.7
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	18.7	3.9	9.9	20.4	9.1	13.1
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	19.2	5.0	10.7	22.8	8.2	13.7
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	17.0	4.9	9.5	19.4	9.4	13.6
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	19.2	5.2	10.3	25.8	9.6	16.0
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	18.6	5.2	10.2	25.6	10.1	15.6
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	16.2	4.9	8.9	23.9	10.9	14.7
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	20.1	10.4	13.6
MONTH	---	---	---	---	---	---	19.2	0.8	8.2	25.8	3.2	11.7
	JUNE			JULY			AUGUST			SEPTEMBER
1	19.8	10.5	13.3	26.7	11.1	17.4	23.4	14.7	18.8	26.8	12.6	17.6
2	23.9	8.2	14.4	26.9	10.8	17.5	25.4	15.0	19.4	25.9	11.2	16.7
3	24.0	8.8	15.0	27.0	11.2	17.6	23.3	16.4	19.5	19.0	12.6	14.6
4	23.6	10.4	14.9	28.2	10.8	17.7	24.9	16.0	19.6	26.0	10.8	16.1
5	15.3	9.3	11.8	25.5	10.9	17.1	29.0	15.2	19.5	23.9	11.5	15.4
6	19.7	8.5	13.2	24.4	11.1	16.7	28.0	12.5	17.9	23.8	12.2	15.9
7	19.3	9.6	12.5	25.6	11.0	16.8	27.2	12.3	17.5	20.4	11.9	14.5
8	23.8	7.2	14.1	28.2	11.2	17.9	27.2	14.5	18.6	24.2	9.3	14.8
9	21.7	9.1	14.0	28.4	10.8	17.8	26.5	13.5	17.9	14.3	11.4	12.7
10	21.4	8.9	14.0	28.5	11.2	18.2	27.1	12.5	17.7	18.9	9.3	12.1
11	23.6	8.8	14.3	28.1	11.0	17.5	26.4	12.4	17.5	18.3	6.4	11.2
12	23.2	9.2	14.5	26.5	11.9	17.9	25.5	12.7	18.0	22.7	6.7	12.8
13	18.3	9.4	13.4	27.1	12.1	18.3	27.7	12.8	18.3	13.4	8.1	10.1
14	21.2	8.7	14.0	27.3	11.3	17.6	26.3	11.3	17.2	20.7	5.5	11.4
15	26.2	9.2	15.3	26.8	11.9	17.0	26.9	11.9	17.6	21.2	5.6	11.8
16	20.1	10.8	13.8	27.9	12.0	17.3	26.7	12.5	17.2	22.3	6.7	12.4
17	23.8	9.0	13.6	28.5	12.6	19.0	23.5	11.6	16.2	22.4	9.1	13.6
18	24.1	3.8	12.9	28.6	12.6	19.0	19.8	11.9	15.0	19.7	8.2	11.7
19	22.3	9.5	13.6	28.4	13.6	18.4	25.4	10.9	16.9	21.2	5.4	11.3
20	18.7	10.2	13.8	24.0	13.2	17.1	27.5	11.7	17.9	20.2	6.5	11.4
21	23.1	8.8	14.5	28.3	12.5	18.2	23.1	12.5	16.7	21.1	6.1	11.7
22	23.8	8.9	14.8	29.2	9.2	16.6	25.8	11.9	16.9	22.0	5.7	11.8
23	23.5	8.9	15.0	26.2	12.5	17.3	27.1	12.7	17.3	21.4	6.3	12.1
24	24.3	9.3	15.3	28.5	12.1	18.8	28.1	12.2	17.7	22.0	6.3	12.0
25	24.6	10.0	15.8	27.4	13.3	19.0	23.6	13.6	16.4	22.1	6.8	12.5
26	25.5	11.5	16.8	28.6	13.5	18.6	25.7	13.2	16.6	22.4	6.4	12.5
27	26.5	10.2	16.9	25.2	14.8	17.5	27.5	12.2	17.5	21.0	7.4	12.2
28	25.4	10.6	16.1	21.0	13.8	16.8	20.4	13.7	16.1	20.3	6.6	11.5
29	23.5	10.7	15.8	24.5	14.9	18.8	25.6	11.1	16.5	21.6	6.1	11.8
30	25.6	11.8	16.9	24.9	14.9	19.3	19.9	13.6	15.4	18.9	6.8	11.1
31	---	---	---	22.7	15.1	18.2	24.7	12.9	16.5	---	---	---
MONTH	26.5	3.8	14.5	29.2	9.2	17.8	29.0	10.9	17.5	26.8	5.4	12.9