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ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07103703 CAMP CREEK AT GARDEN OF THE GODS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°52'37", long 104°52'20", in SE14NE14 sec.34, T.13 S., R.67 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on left bank, 80 ft downstream from county road bridge at east entrance to Garden of the Gods Park at Colorado Springs, and 1.9 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--9.45 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1992 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07103703

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Concrete control since September 1993. Elevation of gage is 6,310 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Natural flow of stream may be affected by Palmer Reservoir, 7.9 mi upstream. Measurements of specific conductance and water temperature, when obtained, are published in the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data For Gaging Stations" section of this report.

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

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

3

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.01

4

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.00

5

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

6

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

7

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

8

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

9

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

10

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

11

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

12

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

13

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

14

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

15

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

16

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

17

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

18

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

19

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

20

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

21

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

22

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

23

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

24

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.02

0.06

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

25

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

26

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

27

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

29

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

30

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.07

0.00

31

0.00

---

0.00

0.00

---

0.00

---

0.05

---

0.00

0.01

---

TOTAL

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.07

0.08

0.20

0.20

0.01

0.13

0.01

MEAN

0.002

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.002

0.003

0.006

0.007

0.000

0.004

0.000

MAX

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.03

0.03

0.07

0.05

0.01

0.07

0.01

MIN

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

AC-FT

0.1

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.02

0.3

0.02

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1992 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

0.012

0.001

0.000

0.001

0.000

0.067

2.03

9.05

5.10

0.66

0.57

0.10

MAX

0.12

0.003

0.001

0.015

0.000

0.38

15.7

45.5

27.7

6.78

5.66

0.76

(WY)

(1995)

(1999)

(1993)

(1995)

(1998)

(1996)

(1999)

(1999)

(1997)

(1995)

(1999)

(1994)

MIN

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.004

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

(WY)

(1993)

(1993)

(1994)

(1993)

(1993)

(1994)

(1994)

(2000)

(2000)

(1993)

(1993)

(1993)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1992 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
0.32
0.76
ANNUAL MEAN
0.001
0.002
1.57
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
6.48 1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
0.001 2002
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
0.06 May 24
0.07 May 1
240 Apr 29, 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
0.00 Jan 1
0.00 Oct 1
a0.00 Aug 15, 1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
0.00 Jan 1
0.00 Oct 1
0.00 Aug 15, 1992
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
2.7 May 24
b430 Apr 29, 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
2.72 May 24
c5.40 Apr 29, 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
0.6
1.5
1,140
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
0.00
0.00
0.84
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
0.00
0.00
0.00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
0.00
0.00
0.00

a No flow on many days during many years.
b From rating curve extended above 327 ft3/s.
c From floodmarks.


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