TOC PREV NEXT INDEX

USGS
Water Resources of Colorado


ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07099050 BEAVER CREEK ABOVE UPPER BEAVER CEMETERY NEAR PENROSE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°33'42", long 105°01'17", in NW14NE14 sec.20, T.17 S., R.68 W., Fremont County, Hydrologic Unit 11020002, on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on Fremont County Road 132, 1 mi downstream from Banta Gulch, 1.3 mi northeast of Upper Beaver Cemetery, and 9.2 mi north of Penrose.

DRAINAGE AREA.--122 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1991 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=07099050

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,020 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except for Oct. 21-23, 25-28, Nov. 4-7, July 20-21, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and diversions for municipal use by the City of Colorado Springs.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 659 ft3/s, June 10, 1997, gage height, 5.57 ft, from rating curve extended above 602 ft3/s; maximum gage height, 6.70 ft, Sept. 4, 1991; minimum daily, 0.75 ft3/s, Sept. 8, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 113 ft3/s, June 20, gage height, 3.74 ft; minimum daily, 0.93 ft3/s, Oct. 22.

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

1.3

1.8

---

---

---

2.9

6.8

14

34

39

11

10

2

1.8

1.8

---

---

---

3.0

9.2

13

33

36

11

9.3

3

2.0

2.4

---

---

---

3.2

9.9

13

37

33

10

9.7

4

1.7

1.6

---

---

---

3.2

8.9

12

63

35

11

10

5

1.6

1.8

---

---

---

3.0

7.7

11

66

34

10

9.4

6

1.6

1.7

---

---

---

3.4

6.9

10

65

38

10

17

7

1.5

1.9

---

---

---

3.6

6.3

9.4

64

44

9.8

20

8

1.1

e2.0

---

---

---

3.6

5.6

8.8

63

34

9.7

19

9

1.1

e2.1

---

---

---

3.7

6.2

8.5

58

26

9.7

18

10

1.0

e2.0

---

---

---

3.8

9.0

34

42

21

10

18

11

0.97

e1.9

---

---

---

4.3

11

34

39

22

9.8

19

12

0.97

e1.0

---

---

---

4.8

13

34

26

28

11

25

13

1.1

1.6

---

---

---

5.4

14

33

26

28

10

25

14

1.1

1.6

---

---

---

5.9

16

33

27

28

9.4

26

15

1.1

1.5

---

---

---

6.5

14

33

27

29

9.2

25

16

1.1

1.2

---

---

---

6.5

13

33

23

30

8.9

25

17

1.2

1.4

---

---

---

6.5

14

32

13

29

9.0

24

18

1.1

1.5

---

---

---

6.6

13

31

e80

29

9.4

24

19

1.1

e1.5

---

---

---

6.1

13

31

e60

30

9.3

24

20

1.2

e1.5

---

---

---

6.3

12

32

107

26

8.7

24

21

1.0

e1.5

---

---

---

7.0

11

31

e70

22

8.3

24

22

0.93

e1.5

---

---

---

5.8

12

29

e65

14

8.1

24

23

1.1

e1.5

---

---

---

6.4

15

29

e60

12

9.1

24

24

e1.3

e1.6

---

---

---

7.4

11

28

e55

12

9.7

24

25

1.2

e1.6

---

---

---

8.9

13

28

48

11

9.3

23

26

1.1

e1.6

---

---

---

9.0

16

29

48

11

9.2

18

27

2.0

e1.6

---

---

---

9.4

16

31

54

15

9.0

18

28

2.2

e1.7

---

---

---

9.0

16

29

48

14

9.3

17

29

2.5

e1.7

---

---

---

7.6

16

30

41

15

9.9

17

30

2.2

e1.7

---

---

---

6.9

14

31

38

19

11

17

31

1.9

---

---

---

---

6.8

---

34

---

12

12

---

TOTAL

43.07

49.8

---

---

---

176.5

349.5

788.7

1,480

776

301.8

587.4

MEAN

1.39

1.66

---

---

---

5.69

11.7

25.4

49.3

25.0

9.74

19.6

MAX

2.5

2.4

---

---

---

9.4

16

34

107

44

12

26

MIN

0.93

1.0

---

---

---

2.9

5.6

8.5

13

11

8.1

9.3

AC-FT

85

99

---

---

---

350

693

1,560

2,940

1,540

599

1,170

e Estimated.


TOC PREV NEXT INDEX
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources of Colorado
Contact: webmaster_co@usgs.gov
Privacy Statement | Disclaimer | Accessibility
Last Modified: April 28, 2004