ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07103985 COTTONWOOD CREEK TRIBUTARY ABOVE RANGEWOOD DRIVE AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°55'45", long 104°44'48", in SE14SW14 sec.11, T.13S., R.66W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank 400 ft upstream from Dublin Road at Colorado Springs, 0.2 mi upstream from Rangewood Drive, 0.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.2 mi east of Interstate 25.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2.81 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1998 to October 2002 (discontinued) (seasonal records only). 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=07103985

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 6,630 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records fair. Natural flow of stream affected by erosion-control and livestock-watering reservoirs. 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, 2,960 ft3/s, July 13, 2001, gage height, 8.76 ft, from rating curve extended above 65 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at gage height 8.75 feet; minimum daily, 0.18 ft3/s, April 18, 1999.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge during October, 18 ft3/s, Oct. 26, gage height, 5.26 ft; minimum daily, 0.54 ft3/s, Oct. 4; maximum discharge for 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	0.85	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
2	0.87	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
3	0.67	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
4	0.54	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
5	0.58	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
6	0.55	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
7	0.56	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
8	0.59	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
9	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10	0.60	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
11	0.57	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
12	0.55	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
13	0.56	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
14	0.56	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
15	0.56	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
16	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
17	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
18	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
19	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
20	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
21	0.60	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
22	0.77	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
23	0.72	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
24	0.63	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
25	0.64	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
26	2.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
27	1.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
28	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
29	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
30	0.61	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
31	0.67	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
TOTAL	21.23	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MEAN	0.68	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MAX	2.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
MIN	0.54	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
AC-FT	42	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---