ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07105600 SAND CREEK ABOVE MOUTH AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°47'18", long 104°46'24", in NW14SW14 sec.34, T.14 S., R.66 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on left bank 0.2 mi upstream from Las Vegas Street bridge at Colorado Springs, 0.7 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.0 mi southeast of courthouse in Colorado Springs.

DRAINAGE AREA.--52.5 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April to September 2003 (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=07105600

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,837 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records fair except for June 26 to July 7, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by several small storage reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals, and flows from sewage-treatment plants.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge, 3,200 ft3/s, Aug. 31, 2003, gage height, 4.56 ft, from rating curve extended above 304 ft3/s on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 1.2 ft3/s, Aug. 21, 2003.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge during period April to September, 3,200 ft3/s, Aug. 31, gage height, 4.56 ft, from rating curve extended above 304 ft3/s on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 1.2 ft3/s, Aug. 21.

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	19	2.0	3.3	10	3.8	14
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	2.6	2.8	9.6	2.9	18
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	20	2.4	7.8	6.8	5.1	26
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	18	2.6	53	5.4	4.0	7.1
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	27	2.9	34	4.4	2.3	5.3
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	29	2.3	9.4	4.8	2.4	20
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	18	2.3	22	4.2	2.1	4.6
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	13	2.6	3.9	3.7	2.8	3.6
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	11	2.8	5.8	3.6	2.3	3.1
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.8	6.5	7.1	3.8	2.6	3.0
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.9	3.3	5.2	4.0	18	3.0
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.2	3.2	7.5	3.8	5.1	2.9
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.9	2.7	9.0	4.3	2.4	5.2
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.6	2.9	49	3.9	2.8	3.5
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.5	23	6.6	5.0	2.3	4.2
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.8	9.0	7.1	4.2	2.0	3.5
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.2	3.2	65	3.3	2.0	3.4
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.0	2.7	29	3.0	11	3.6
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.8	3.0	181	31	2.7	3.2
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.4	3.2	45	18	1.5	2.5
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.4	2.3	7.1	6.1	1.2	2.7
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.6	2.0	5.0	3.7	1.9	2.5
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	31	5.7	5.6	3.3	2.3	2.8
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	51	3.6	7.4	2.4	4.0	2.7
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.2	11	67	1.8	24	2.8
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.1	3.2	147	3.0	2.7	2.7
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	1.8	3.3	42	13	7.7	3.0
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.2	2.9	31	196	18	2.2
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.0	2.3	28	83	8.8	2.1
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.0	2.9	16	6.2	120	2.4
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.1	---	3.8	301	---
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	321.4	127.5	909.6	459.1	571.7	165.6
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	10.7	4.11	30.3	14.8	18.4	5.52
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	51	23	181	196	301	26
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	1.8	2.0	2.8	1.8	1.2	2.1
AC-FT	---	---	---	---	---	---	637	253	1,800	911	1,130	328