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ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07104000 MONUMENT CREEK AT PIKEVIEW, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°55'04", long 104°49'05", in NW14SE14 sec.18, T.13 S., R.66 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank 0.1 mi west of Interstate 25 at Pikeview, 0.9 mi downstream from Cottonwood Creek, and 1.3 mi downstream from Woodmen Road.

DRAINAGE AREA.--204 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to September 1949, January 1976 to current year. Daily record for suspended sediment available, May 1996 to September 1997 (seasonal peaks only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07104000

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CO-90-1: 1989 (M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 6,203.26 ft above NGVD of 1929. Oct. 1938 to Sept. 1949, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.10 ft higher. Jan. 1976 to June 6, 1994, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Since Aug. 14, 2002, supplementary water-stage recorder on left bank 15 ft downstream at same datum.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, transmountain diversions, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, ground-water withdrawals, return flows from irrigated areas, and flows from sewage-treatment plants. Several measurements of specific conductance and water temperature were obtained and are published in the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data for Gaging Stations" section of this report.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 30, 1935, reached a stage of about 14 ft, former datum, discharge unknown.

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

13

15

14

e10

11

e16

17

45

71

14

8.7

e30

2

20

21

15

e10

12

18

18

47

23

12

8.3

e25

3

11

16

15

e11

12

14

17

44

21

12

13

50

4

11

15

14

e11

e11

12

16

44

55

12

28

22

5

11

13

13

e11

e10

12

23

41

66

11

12

20

6

11

12

e12

11

e10

11

31

35

24

11

7.1

30

7

11

12

e11

e12

e9.0

12

19

32

30

11

6.0

36

8

11

13

e11

13

e9.0

15

20

27

24

11

6.4

26

9

11

12

e11

e13

e9.0

11

20

25

23

9.3

37

e20

10

11

13

e11

e11

e10

11

22

42

20

8.8

12

e17

11

11

13

e11

e11

e11

11

19

29

17

9.3

13

e16

12

11

13

e11

e12

e13

11

17

27

18

10

12

e15

13

11

13

e12

e12

14

10

17

26

23

9.0

8.7

e17

14

11

12

e12

12

15

10

19

23

20

8.9

7.0

e18

15

11

12

e13

13

15

11

23

26

19

8.7

7.3

e17

16

12

13

14

e11

14

11

32

34

19

13

6.7

e15

17

12

13

15

e10

13

13

31

25

161

12

5.8

e14

18

e12

13

14

e10

13

31

30

25

52

8.5

11

13

19

e12

13

e13

e12

22

20

29

27

108

25

11

16

20

e12

13

e12

14

14

54

29

26

66

16

6.5

16

21

e12

12

e11

12

13

41

30

23

36

9.5

6.1

14

22

13

13

e11

14

11

25

70

19

24

8.9

6.4

14

23

14

13

e11

14

11

24

90

32

20

9.1

5.9

13

24

13

13

e11

14

e9.0

49

108

24

17

8.7

11

12

25

14

e13

e11

13

e10

47

67

23

19

10

13

12

26

24

e12

e11

12

e12

27

52

22

79

10

9.0

16

27

44

e12

e11

11

e12

22

26

19

28

36

34

13

28

19

e12

e12

11

13

16

33

16

21

61

13

12

29

17

e13

e12

10

---

15

62

18

27

17

85

14

30

15

14

e11

10

---

15

51

17

20

11

141

14

31

15

---

e11

11

---

15

---

33

---

9.1

237

---

TOTAL

436

397

377

362

338.0

610

1,038

896

1,151

422.8

788.9

567

MEAN

14.1

13.2

12.2

11.7

12.1

19.7

34.6

28.9

38.4

13.6

25.4

18.9

MAX

44

21

15

14

22

54

108

47

161

61

237

50

MIN

11

12

11

10

9.0

10

16

16

17

8.5

5.8

12

AC-FT

865

787

748

718

670

1,210

2,060

1,780

2,280

839

1,560

1,120

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1939 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

19.5

18.6

15.6

14.5

15.5

22.1

50.2

93.0

48.1

28.1

31.2

17.0

MAX

82.8

55.3

32.2

31.9

35.2

52.4

259

399

190

97.6

149

46.7

(WY)

(1985)

(1985)

(2000)

(2000)

(2000)

(1998)

(1942)

(1999)

(1999)

(1999)

(1999)

(1985)

MIN

1.90

4.27

3.95

4.40

4.06

6.67

10.2

12.7

5.20

2.01

1.11

1.74

(WY)

(1940)

(1979)

(1979)

(1979)

(1940)

(1944)

(1978)

(1946)

(1976)

(1939)

(1940)

(1939)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1939 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
5,956.8
7,383.7
ANNUAL MEAN
16.3
20.2
31.7
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
100 1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
8.21 1978
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
251 Jul 5
237 Aug 31
2,950 Apr 30, 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
8.2 Aug 19
5.8 Aug 17
0.00 Jul 24, 1939
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
8.6 Aug 13
7.5 Aug 17
0.21 Jul 20, 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
1,900 Aug 31
4,890 Apr 30, 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
9.44 Aug 31
11.10 Apr 30, 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
11,820
14,650
22,970
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
22
34
64
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
14
13
18
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
9.7
10
5.4

e Estimated.


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