ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07103977 COTTONWOOD CREEK AT COWPOKE ROAD AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°57'04", long 104°42'47", in SE14NW14 sec.6, T.13 S., R.65 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on left bank on downstream side of bridge on Cowpoke Road at Colorado Springs, 1.0 mi upstream from Woodmen Road, and 5.3 mi east of Interstate 25.

DRAINAGE AREA.--5.93 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1998 to October 2002 (seasonal records only) (discontinued). October 2002 to September 2003 (annual maximum only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07103977

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and artificial control. Elevation of gage is 6,875 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by erosion-control and livestock-watering reservoirs and ground-water withdrawals. Station operated as both a crest-stage partial-record station and continuous-record station in October and as only a crest-stage partial-record station beginning in November.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 230 ft3/s, June 23, 1999, from rating curve extended above 42 ft3/s on basis of velocity-area study, gage height, 6.25 ft, from floodmarks; minimum daily, 0.01 ft3/s (estimated), July 12, 2002.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Minimum daily discharge during October, 0.04 ft3/s (estimated), Oct. 21; maximum discharge for the 2003 water year is published in the "Maximum Discharge at Crest-Stage Partial-Record 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	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
4	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
5	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
6	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
7	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
8	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
9	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
11	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
12	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
13	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
14	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
15	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
16	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
17	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
18	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
19	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
20	e0.05	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
21	e0.04	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
22	e0.05	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
23	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
24	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
25	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
26	e0.07	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
27	e0.08	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
28	e0.06	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
29	e0.05	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
30	e0.05	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
31	e0.05	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
TOTAL	1.96	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MEAN	0.063	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MAX	0.08	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MIN	0.04	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
AC-FT	3.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

e Estimated.