ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07094500 ARKANSAS RIVER AT PARKDALE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°29'14", long 105°22'23", in NE14NW14 sec.18, T.18 S., R.71 W., Fremont County, Hydrologic Unit 11020001, on left bank at Parkdale, 100 ft upstream from Bumback Gulch, 300 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 50, and 0.9 mi upstream from Copper Gulch.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,548 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1945 to September 1955, October 1964 to September 1994, April 1995 to current year (seasonal records only). Monthly discharge only for October 1945 to May 1946, published in WSP 1311. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07094500

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 5,720 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 1, 1964, at site 600 ft downstream at different datum.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin and transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power development, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, return flows from irrigated areas, and flows from sewage-treatment plants.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge (occurred during period of seasonal record), 6,830 ft3/s, June 18, 1995, gage height, 8.82 ft, from rating curve extended above 6,050 ft3/s; maximum gage height, 9.13 ft, June 9, 1985; minimum daily (occurred during period of seasonal record),
187 ft3/s, Sept. 17, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 3,910 ft3/s, May 31, gage height, 6.59 ft; minimum daily, 235 ft3/s, Apr. 1.

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	235	269	3,680	981	771	395
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	243	251	3,730	986	756	353
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	259	261	3,430	929	733	370
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	302	261	2,820	894	719	371
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	288	256	2,380	866	692	367
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	268	258	2,120	847	625	357
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	261	257	1,730	807	658	394
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	260	247	1,410	818	675	481
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	266	245	1,280	815	571	468
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	261	247	1,420	804	750	489
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	264	247	1,660	793	756	600
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	289	246	1,790	784	696	584
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	293	238	1,920	760	601	551
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	286	244	2,040	787	482	560
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	300	278	1,900	786	412	528
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	308	372	1,890	779	363	484
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	264	415	1,970	793	345	383
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	261	486	1,750	784	352	354
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	262	684	1,610	786	385	417
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	272	895	1,760	813	437	418
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	259	800	1,770	827	411	406
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	240	709	1,650	823	398	394
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	268	863	1,670	809	426	395
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	279	1,160	1,480	801	449	347
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	259	1,550	1,200	787	476	317
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	269	1,500	1,110	814	511	296
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	275	1,820	1,020	851	527	281
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	282	2,340	975	924	486	267
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	300	2,770	955	873	491	258
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	327	3,370	958	765	448	250
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	3,720	---	744	424	---
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	8,200	27,259	55,078	25,630	16,826	12,135
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	273	879	1,836	827	543	404
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	327	3,720	3,730	986	771	600
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	235	238	955	744	345	250
AC-FT	---	---	---	---	---	---	16,260	54,070	109,200	50,840	33,370	24,070