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ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07105500 FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°48'59", long 104°49'20", in NE14SW14 sec.19, T.14 S., R.66 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on left bank 10 ft downstream from Cheyenne Creek, 31 ft upstream from Nevada Avenue bridge at Colorado Springs, and 1.3 mi downstream from Monument Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--392 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1921 to September 1924, January 1976 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Statistical summary computed for 1976 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07105500

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,900 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for Oct. 1-4 and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, transmountain diversions, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, ground-water withdrawals, return flows from irrigated areas, and flows from sewage-treatment plants.

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

27

22

16

18

16

39

29

52

112

19

14

55

2

81

36

17

15

14

e39

30

54

37

17

20

56

3

23

26

16

19

15

e25

26

52

32

15

22

115

4

17

21

15

18

e14

e14

22

51

118

14

38

47

5

14

19

14

17

19

e13

33

49

162

13

13

30

6

11

19

14

17

14

e16

61

44

51

14

11

38

7

11

18

16

16

14

19

27

44

51

13

11

62

8

13

16

19

17

14

22

28

42

33

12

12

42

9

13

15

15

16

14

15

29

43

44

11

48

25

10

13

17

16

e12

19

14

28

67

42

9.4

16

28

11

12

18

19

16

21

14

26

37

33

9.7

15

26

12

11

19

19

18

24

14

25

39

38

12

20

26

13

12

19

17

16

24

15

25

38

50

13

11

28

14

13

19

18

15

28

15

26

37

52

10

10

31

15

12

18

18

14

18

13

33

46

30

19

9.9

22

16

11

18

19

e12

16

11

42

56

31

17

10

18

17

13

18

18

16

17

16

37

36

236

13

10

17

18

16

17

17

e14

19

93

33

33

74

10

13

16

19

14

16

15

17

56

46

36

33

269

19

15

18

20

15

16

e11

16

25

78

36

35

158

35

13

18

21

14

17

17

13

18

46

36

34

53

9.2

13

18

22

16

17

17

12

16

32

128

31

32

9.3

12

19

23

24

16

17

e13

14

32

156

42

26

11

13

19

24

19

16

18

14

e10

93

144

32

25

10

13

18

25

16

17

14

14

e12

69

56

89

43

8.7

20

16

26

38

16

14

15

18

26

45

50

184

9.6

15

19

27

138

17

19

14

20

29

34

30

32

38

90

18

28

31

18

21

13

30

28

36

22

29

62

31

16

29

23

18

20

13

---

26

66

26

43

25

122

18

30

21

17

18

15

---

26

55

24

31

14

163

19

31

21

---

17

15

---

28

---

87

---

13

622

---

TOTAL

713

556

521

470

539

966

1,388

1,355

2,151

504.9

1,445.9

898

MEAN

23.0

18.5

16.8

15.2

19.2

31.2

46.3

43.7

71.7

16.3

46.6

29.9

MAX

138

36

21

19

56

93

156

89

269

62

622

115

MIN

11

15

11

12

10

11

22

22

25

8.7

9.9

16

AC-FT

1,410

1,100

1,030

932

1,070

1,920

2,750

2,690

4,270

1,000

2,870

1,780

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1976 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

46.0

40.4

32.7

30.2

28.5

39.6

89.2

192

126

77.1

86.4

46.8

MAX

212

143

81.3

68.1

57.8

92.6

486

944

555

268

341

116

(WY)

(1985)

(1985)

(1985)

(2000)

(2000)

(1998)

(1999)

(1999)

(1997)

(1995)

(1999)

(1999)

MIN

10.6

11.4

11.8

5.12

6.27

11.4

14.8

23.5

16.3

12.9

9.54

7.98

(WY)

(1978)

(1979)

(1979)

(1979)

(1979)

(1976)

(1978)

(1976)

(1976)

(1976)

(2002)

(1978)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1976 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
9,157.0
11,507.8
ANNUAL MEAN
25.1
31.5
71.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
228 1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
23.2 1978
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
761 Jul 5
622 Aug 31
7,510 Apr 30, 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
5.1 Sep 7
8.7 Jul 25
2.0 Aug 19, 1978
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
7.1 Jul 27
11 Jul 8
3.3 Jan 3, 1979
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
3,540 Aug 31
a10,100 Sep 2, 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
6.19 Aug 31
b12.12 Sep 2, 1994
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
18,160
22,830
51,710
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
27
53
147
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
19
19
36
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
9.7
13
15

e Estimated.
a From slope-area measurement of peak flow.
b From floodmark.


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