ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07105530 FOUNTAIN CREEK BELOW JANITELL ROAD BELOW COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°48'11", long 104°47'43", in NE14SE14 sec.29, T.14 S., R.66 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Janitell Road, 0.1 mi downstream from Spring Creek, and 2.4 mi southeast of courthouse in Colorado Springs.

DRAINAGE AREA.--413 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1989 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07105530

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,840 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to July 10, 1990, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 10, 1990 to May 27, 1999, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Janitell Road at same datum.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, transmountain diversions, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, 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	52	80	e43	39	74	133	53	75	160	62	65	107
2	90	94	46	38	74	134	53	76	88	56	73	105
3	47	87	44	42	79	110	51	79	100	54	103	157
4	41	79	39	41	80	85	48	106	216	52	124	101
5	43	78	e34	40	93	80	67	109	229	53	81	86
6	43	77	e32	40	83	82	115	84	92	56	70	108
7	39	77	e35	37	86	63	54	78	99	60	66	118
8	52	77	e36	38	90	65	55	73	67	56	65	100
9	76	79	e34	35	93	57	56	73	89	53	116	84
10	63	81	e31	29	98	68	56	122	73	54	83	76
11	53	84	e40	33	96	75	52	76	63	54	80	78
12	51	70	43	35	95	62	51	72	62	61	93	76
13	53	63	42	33	87	59	54	69	77	62	66	81
14	54	63	45	30	97	54	51	66	205	60	64	83
15	46	61	43	31	77	54	61	97	73	77	60	77
16	41	63	44	28	73	55	69	101	70	71	62	74
17	42	63	43	30	79	64	62	73	262	70	63	71
18	45	56	41	29	77	196	67	69	159	61	70	75
19	45	52	40	29	120	131	83	64	565	115	74	75
20	48	53	41	33	84	146	78	68	254	126	68	72
21	50	47	41	31	78	99	78	67	130	66	67	73
22	53	46	40	33	80	71	175	66	99	60	61	72
23	62	48	39	42	80	68	230	77	85	56	64	68
24	55	47	38	60	68	166	208	71	85	58	80	65
25	55	47	32	82	71	126	88	205	103	54	93	66
26	77	43	33	85	74	59	69	79	312	61	72	70
27	180	45	42	84	83	59	57	65	78	128	173	73
28	75	45	44	78	102	58	64	51	79	360	138	71
29	66	45	42	77	---	57	93	50	98	93	207	71
30	69	44	41	74	---	e55	83	56	82	58	283	73
31	76	---	39	74	---	e53	---	117	---	55	871	---
TOTAL	1,842	1,894	1,227	1,410	2,371	2,644	2,381	2,534	4,154	2,362	3,655	2,506
MEAN	59.4	63.1	39.6	45.5	84.7	85.3	79.4	81.7	138	76.2	118	83.5
MAX	180	94	46	85	120	196	230	205	565	360	871	157
MIN	39	43	31	28	68	53	48	50	62	52	60	65
AC-FT	3,650	3,760	2,430	2,800	4,700	5,240	4,720	5,030	8,240	4,690	7,250	4,970
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	102	97.0	76.8	80.0	93.8	106	165	270	222	142	163	110
MAX	179	150	140	122	139	161	658	1,022	693	319	467	200
(WY)	(2000)	(2000)	(1998)	(1998)	(2000)	(1998)	(1999)	(1999)	(1997)	(1995)	(1999)	(1999)
MIN	47.3	48.6	39.5	45.5	56.4	76.4	77.9	78.6	69.4	70.1	68.3	59.7
(WY)	(1993)	(1990)	(1990)	(2003)	(1990)	(1991)	(2002)	(1993)	(1990)	(1993)	(2002)	(1992)

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR	FOR 2003 WATER YEAR	WATER YEARS 1990 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	26,789	28,980
ANNUAL MEAN	73.4	79.4	140
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			312 1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			76.0 1993
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	662 Jul 5	871 Aug 31	10,300 Apr 30, 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	31 Dec 10	28 Jan 16	28 Jan 16, 2003
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	34 Dec 4	30 Jan 13	30 Jan 13, 2003
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW		6,320 Aug 31	a13,800 Apr 30, 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE		7.50 Aug 31	b10.55 Apr 30, 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)	53,140	57,480	101,300
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	104	116	227
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	68	68	97
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	43	41	57

e Estimated. a From rating curve extended above 13,200 ft3/s. b Maximum gage height, 11.11 ft, Sep 2, 1994.