ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07103700 FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-Continued

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1974 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07103700

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--

SUSPENDED SEDIMENT: August 1995 to September 1997 (seasonal peaks only), April 1998 to October 2002 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).

INSTRUMENTATION.--Pumping sediment sampler with satellite telemetry.

REMARKS.--Water-quality data collected July 24 were obtained to determine base-flow constituent concentrations.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--

SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION (seasonal only): Maximum daily mean, 8,090 mg/L, June 6, 1997; minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L, Oct. 21, 23-24, 2002.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE (seasonal only): Maximum daily, 41,800 tons, June 6, 1997; minimum daily, 0.0 ton (estimated), Oct. 25, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean during October, 86 mg/L, Oct. 27; minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L, Oct. 21, 23-24.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum daily during October, 2.4 tons, Oct. 27; minimum daily, 0.0 ton (estimated), Oct. 25.

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Time	Instan- taneous dis- charge, cfs (00061)	Dis- solved oxygen, mg/L (00300)	pH, water, unfltrd field, std units (00400)	Specif. conduc- tance, wat unf uS/cm 25 degC (00095)	Temper- ature, water, deg C (00010)	Calcium water, fltrd, mg/L (00915)	Magnes- ium, water, fltrd, mg/L (00925)	Fluor- ide, water, fltrd, mg/L (00950)	Sulfate water, fltrd, mg/L (00945)	Ammonia water, fltrd, mg/L as N (00608)	Nitrite + nitrate water fltrd, mg/L as N (00631)	Ortho- phos- phate, water, fltrd, mg/L as P (00671)
NOV
07...	0930	4.8	11.0	8.3	498	3.0	53.0	11.3	2.60	21.0	<0.015	0.814	<0.02
DEC
03...	1015	4.6	11.1	8.3	496	2.5	54.0	11.4	2.50	21.0	<0.015	0.949	<0.02
FEB
14...	1015	5.0	10.9	8.4	480	4.5	47	10	2.5	22.4	<0.015	0.933	<0.02
APR
28...	1600	11	9.0	8.4	338	12.5	37	6.4	2.76	17.0	<0.015	0.400	<0.02

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Phos- phorus, water, unfltrd mg/L (00665)	BOD, water, unfltrd 5 day, 20 degC mg/L (00310)	E coli, modif. m-TEC, water, col/ 100 mL (90902)	E coli, m-TEC MF, water, col/ 100 mL (31633)	Fecal coli- form, M-FC 0.7u MF col/ 100 mL (31625)	Arsenic water, fltrd, ug/L (01000)	Arsenic water unfltrd ug/L (01002)	Boron, water, fltrd, ug/L (01020)	Boron, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01022)	Cadmium water, fltrd, ug/L (01025)	Cadmium water, unfltrd ug/L (01027)	Chrom- ium, water, fltrd, ug/L (01030)	Chrom- ium, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01034)
NOV
07...	<0.040	<2.0	--	44	38	<0.60	<0.80	65	69	<0.10	30	E1.6	1.7
DEC
03...	<0.040	<2.0	--	52	46	<0.60	<0.80	60	60	<0.10	<0.10	2.7	1.8
FEB
14...	E.036	--	--	E19	E17	E.16	<2	52.7	59.6	<0.037	<0.035	<0.8	<0.8
APR
28...	E.033	--	140	--	E260	--	<2	38	39	--	--	--	--

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Copper, water, fltrd, ug/L (01040)	Copper, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01042)	Cyanide water unfltrd mg/L (00720)	Iron, water, fltrd, ug/L (01046)	Iron, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01045)	Lead, water, fltrd, ug/L (01049)	Lead, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01051)	Mangan- ese, water, fltrd, ug/L (01056)	Mangan- ese, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01055)	Mercury water, fltrd, ug/L (71890)	Mercury water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (71900)	Nickel, water, fltrd, ug/L (01065)	Nickel, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01067)
NOV
07...	0.84	1.4	<0.01	38.0	102	<0.20	0.24	25	27	<0.018	<0.018	2.1	3.0
DEC
03...	E1.5	2.0	<0.01	12.0	124	E.20	E.27	18	21	<0.018	<0.018	1.6	1.5
FEB
14...	0.70	1.59	<0.009	17	188	<0.08	0.59	12.5	29.1	<0.018	<0.018	1.93	3.28
APR
28...	0.73	2.00	--	--	--	--	1.75	23.7	54.2	--	--	--	1.38

WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Selen- ium, water, fltrd, ug/L (01145)	Selen- ium, water, unfltrd ug/L (01147)	Silver, water, fltrd, ug/L (01075)	Silver, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01077)	Zinc, water, fltrd, ug/L (01090)	Zinc, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01092)	Sus- pended sedi- ment concen- tration mg/L (80154)	Sus- pended sedi- ment load, tons/d (80155)
NOV
07...	1.2	E1.5	0.07	<0.04	<6.0	<9.0	1.3	0.02
DEC
03...	E.97	1.2	<0.04	<0.04	6.0	<9.0	1.2	0.01
FEB
14...	<0.50	<0.48	<0.20	<0.16	2.9	6.7	15	0.20
APR
28...	<0.50	E.30	--	--	1.2	9.2	30	0.89
< -- Actual value is known to be less than the value shown. E -- Estimated laboratory analysis value.

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Time	Instan- taneous dis- charge, cfs (00061)	Dis- solved oxygen, mg/L (00300)	pH, water, unfltrd field, std units (00400)	Specif. conduc- tance, wat unf uS/cm 25 degC (00095)	Temper- ature, water, deg C (00010)	Calcium water, fltrd, mg/L (00915)	Magnes- ium, water, fltrd, mg/L (00925)	Fluor- ide, water, fltrd, mg/L (00950)	Sulfate water, fltrd, mg/L (00945)	Ammonia water, fltrd, mg/L as N (00608)	Nitrite + nitrate water fltrd, mg/L as N (00631)	Ortho- phos- phate, water, fltrd, mg/L as P (00671)
JUL
24...	1330	8.1	7.3	8.1	332	17.5	33.2	6.43	2.59	13	<0.015	0.517	<0.02
AUG
11...	2100	39	7.1	7.8	201	19.5	21.9	3.67	0.99	9.48	0.448	1.25	E.01
SEP
03...	1850	32	8.4	8.0	205	13.5	20.4	3.43	2.36	9.73	E.011	0.655	E.01

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Phos- phorus, water, unfltrd mg/L (00665)	E coli, modif. m-TEC, water, col/ 100 mL (90902)	Fecal coli- form, M-FC 0.7u MF col/ 100 mL (31625)	Arsenic water unfltrd ug/L (01002)	Boron, water, fltrd, ug/L (01020)	Boron, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01022)	Copper, water, fltrd, ug/L (01040)	Copper, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01042)	Lead, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01051)	Mangan- ese, water, fltrd, ug/L (01056)	Mangan- ese, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01055)	Nickel, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01067)	Selen- ium, water, fltrd, ug/L (01145)
JUL
24...	E.020	530	780	<2	35	47	0.688	1.30	1.06	9.39	35.9	1.16	E.31
AUG
11...	1.38	33,000	54,000	2	34	50	2.20	37.2	98.8	29.8	1,390	18.9	0.66
SEP
03...	1.50	5,300	5,100	5	21	32	0.85	35.5	110	2.65	3,000	12.8	<0.5

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Selen- ium, water, unfltrd ug/L (01147)	Zinc, water, fltrd, ug/L (01090)	Zinc, water, unfltrd recover -able, ug/L (01092)	2,6-Di- ethyl- aniline water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82660)	CIAT, water, fltrd, ug/L (04040)	9H- Fluor- ene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34381)	Ace- naphth- ene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34205)	Ace- naphth- ylene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34200)	Aceto- chlor, water, fltrd, ug/L (49260)	Ala- chlor, water, fltrd, ug/L (46342)	alpha- HCH, water, fltrd, ug/L (34253)	Anthra- cene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34220)	Atra- zine, water, fltrd, ug/L (39632)
JUL
24...	E.27	1.1	6.2	<0.006	<0.006	<2	<2	<2	<0.006	<0.004	<0.0046	<2	<0.007
AUG
11...	2.22	3.8	322	<0.006	<0.008	E.0423	<2	<2	<0.006	<0.004	<0.0046	E.1050	0.0141
SEP
03...	3.25	<1	381	<0.006	<0.006	E.0181	E.0208	<2	<0.006	<0.004	<0.0046	E.0353	<0.007

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Azin- phos- methyl, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82686)	Ben- flur- alin, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82673)	Benzo- [a]- anthra- cene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34526)	Benzo- [a]- pyrene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34247)	Benzo- [b]- fluor- anthene water unfltrd ug/L (34230)	Benzo- [g,h,i] -per- ylene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34521)	Benzo- [k]- fluor- anthene water unfltrd ug/L (34242)	Butyl- ate, water, fltrd, ug/L (04028)	Car- baryl, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82680)	Carbo- furan, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82674)	Chlor- pyrifos water, fltrd, ug/L (38933)	Chrys- ene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34320)	cis- Per- methrin water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82687)
JUL
24...	<0.05	<0.010	<2	<1	<2	<3	<2	<0.002	<0.041	<0.020	<0.005	<3	<0.006
AUG
11...	<0.05	<0.010	E.4490	E.7070	E1	E.4700	E.3970	<0.002	E.277	<0.020	<0.005	E.6400	<0.006
SEP
03...	<0.05	<0.010	E.2060	E.3190	E.4240	E.2250	E.2040	<0.002	E.091	<0.020	<0.005	E.2250	<0.006

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Cyana- zine, water, fltrd, ug/L (04041)	DCPA, water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82682)	Desulf- inyl fipro- nil, water, fltrd, ug/L (62170)	Diazi- non, water, fltrd, ug/L (39572)	Di- benzo- [a,h]- anthra- cene, wat unf ug/L (34556)	Diel- drin, water, fltrd, ug/L (39381)	Disul- foton, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82677)	EPTC, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82668)	Ethal- flur- alin, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82663)	Etho- prop, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82672)	Desulf- inyl- fipro- nil amide, wat flt ug/L (62169)	Fipro- nil sulfide water, fltrd, ug/L (62167)	Fipro- nil sulfone water, fltrd, ug/L (62168)
JUL
24...	<0.018	<0.0030	<0.004	<0.005	<3	<0.0048	<0.021	<0.0020	<0.009	<0.005	<0.009	<0.005	<0.005
AUG
11...	<0.018	<0.0030	<0.004	0.278	E.1320	<0.0048	<0.021	<0.0020	<0.009	<0.005	<0.009	<0.005	<0.005
SEP
03...	<0.018	<0.0030	<0.004	E.0045	<3	<0.0048	<0.021	<0.0020	<0.009	<0.005	<0.009	<0.005	<0.005

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Fipro- nil, water, fltrd, ug/L (62166)	Fluor- anthene water unfltrd ug/L (34376)	Fonofos water, fltrd, ug/L (04095)	Indeno- [1,2,- 3-cd]- pyrene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34403)	Lindane water, fltrd, ug/L (39341)	Linuron water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82666)	Mala- thion, water, fltrd, ug/L (39532)	Methyl para- thion, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82667)	Metola- chlor, water, fltrd, ug/L (39415)	Metri- buzin, water, fltrd, ug/L (82630)	Moli- nate, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82671)	Naprop- amide, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82684)	Nitro- benzene water unfltrd ug/L (34447)
JUL
24...	<0.007	E.0433	<0.0027	<3	<0.0040	<0.035	<0.027	<0.006	<0.013	<0.006	<0.0016	<0.007	<2
AUG
11...	<0.007	E1	<0.0027	E.5670	<0.0040	<0.035	0.0419	<0.006	<0.013	<0.006	<0.0016	<0.007	<2
SEP
03...	<0.007	E.3970	<0.0027	E.2600	<0.0040	<0.035	<0.027	<0.006	<0.013	<0.006	<0.0016	<0.007	<2

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	p,p-' DDE, water, fltrd, ug/L (34653)	Para- thion, water, fltrd, ug/L (39542)	Peb- ulate, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82669)	Pendi- meth- alin, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82683)	Phenan- threne, water, unfltrd ug/L (34461)	Phorate water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82664)	Prome- ton, water, fltrd, ug/L (04037)	Pron- amide, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82676)	Propa- chlor, water, fltrd, ug/L (04024)	Pro- panil, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82679)	Propar- gite, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82685)	Pyrene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34469)	Sima- zine, water, fltrd, ug/L (04035)
JUL
24...	<0.0025	<0.010	<0.004	<0.022	<2	<0.011	<0.015	<0.0041	<0.010	<0.011	<0.023	E.0337	<0.005
AUG
11...	<0.0025	<0.010	<0.004	<0.022	E.4210	<0.011	<0.015	<0.045	<0.010	<0.011	<0.023	E1	<0.005
SEP
03...	<0.0025	<0.010	<0.004	<0.022	E.1540	<0.011	E.0052	<0.0041	<0.010	<0.011	<0.023	E.3730	<0.005

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING STORMWATER-RUNOFF SAMPLING, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Date	Tebu- thiuron water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82670)	Terba- cil, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82665)	Terbu- fos, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82675)	Thio- bencarb water fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82681)	Tri- allate, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82678)	Tri- flur- alin, water, fltrd 0.7u GF ug/L (82661)	Naphth- alene, water, unfltrd ug/L (34696)	Sus- pended sedi- ment concen- tration mg/L (80154)	Sus- pended sedi- ment load, tons/d (80155)
JUL
24...	<0.016	<0.034	<0.017	<0.0048	<0.0023	<0.009	<2	12	0.26
AUG
11...	<0.016	<0.034	<0.017	<0.0048	<0.0023	<0.009	<2	2,040	215
SEP
03...	<0.016	<0.034	<0.017	<0.0048	<0.0023	<0.009	E.0342	1,880	162
< -- Actual value is known to be less than the value shown. E -- Estimated laboratory analysis value.

WATER-QUALITY DATA DURING MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLING, 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)	Temper- ature, water, deg C (00010)	E coli, modif. m-TEC, water, col/ 100 mL (90902)	E coli, m-TEC MF, water, col/ 100 mL (31633)	Fecal coli- form, M-FC 0.7u MF col/ 100 mL (31625)
NOV
07...	0930	4.8	498	3.0	--	44	38
DEC
03...	1015	4.6	496	2.5	--	52	46
FEB
14...	1015	5.0	480	4.5	--	E19	E17
APR
09...	1600	8.1	447	12.5	E12	--	E19
28...	1600	11	338	12.5	140	--	E260
MAY
12...	1330	8.9	385	11.5	280	--	E410
28...	1400	11	402	16.5	E300	--	220
JUN
11...	0947	11	300	11.5	660	--	E860
25...	1340	12	204	14.5	150	--	230
JUL
08...	1327	7.3	314	17.0	910	--	1,200
24...	1330	8.1	332	17.5	530	--	780
AUG
06...	0915	8.1	343	15.0	960	--	1,200
11...	2100	39	201	19.5	33,000	--	54,000
21...	1230	5.6	385	17.5	350	--	640
SEP
03...	1850	32	205	13.5	5,300	--	5,100
18...	1120	6.2	376	9.0	310	--	370
E -- Estimated laboratory analysis value.

MISCELLANEOUS FIELD AND SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE DATA, 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)	Temper- ature, water, deg C (00010)	Sus- pended sedi- ment concen- tration mg/L (80154)	Sus- pended sedi- ment load, tons/d (80155)
OCT
16...	1015	3.9	553	6.5	3	0.03
16...	1040	4.0	553	6.5	--	--
NOV
07...	0930	4.8	498	3.0	1	0.02
DEC
03...	1015	4.6	496	2.5	1	0.01
FEB
14...	1015	5.0	480	4.5	15	0.20
MAR
06...	1150	5.3	577	1.0	--	--
APR
28...	1600	11	338	12.5	30	0.89
MAY
07...	1319	9.9	369	10.5	--	--
JUL
24...	1330	8.1	332	17.5	12	0.26
AUG
11...	2100	39	201	19.5	2,040	215
SEP
03...	1850	32	205	13.5	1,880	162

SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY) 

WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Day	Mean discharge (cfs)	Mean concen- tration (mg/l)	Load (tons/ day)
OCTOBER
1	4.2	---	e0.71
2	5.3	14	0.22
3	4.9	8	0.10
4	4.2	6	0.07
5	3.9	---	e0.07
6	3.8	7	0.07
7	3.8	8	0.08
8	3.8	7	0.07
9	3.8	6	0.06
10	3.6	---	e0.05
11	3.6	4	0.04
12	3.6	5	0.05
13	3.9	4	0.04
14	3.9	3	0.03
15	4.2	---	e0.02
16	3.8	2	0.02
17	4.1	3	0.03
18	4.2	2	0.03
19	3.8	2	0.02
20	3.8	---	e0.02
21	4.2	1	0.01
22	4.0	2	0.02
23	4.4	1	0.01
24	4.7	1	0.01
25	4.5	---	e0.00
26	5.7	27	1.1
27	8.4	86	2.4
28	5.9	16	0.26
29	5.3	---	e0.03
30	4.7	---	e0.03
31	5.2	---	e0.03
TOTAL	137.2	---	5.70

e Estimated.