BLUE RIVER BASIN

09041900 MONTE CRISTO DIVERSION NEAR HOOSIER PASS, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°22'51", long 106°04'15", in NE14SE14 sec.2, T.8 S., R.78W., Summit County, Hydrologic Unit 14010002, on left bank at entrance to Hoosier Pass tunnel, 2,200 ft downstream from diversion point, 1.4 mi northwest of Hoosier Pass, and 7 mi southwest of Breckenridge.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1957 to current year (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09041900

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 10,986 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. This is a transmountain diversion from Monte Cristo Creek in Blue River basin through Hoosier Pass tunnel to South Platte River basin from which it is again diverted to South Catamount Creek in the Arkansas River basin. Water is for municipal use by city of Colorado Springs. Diversion point is in SW14NE14 sec.2, T.8 S., R.78 W. The entire flow is regulated by diversion gates.

COOPERATION.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Colorado Springs.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 73 ft3/s, Aug. 12-14, 1980 and Sept. 29, 1994; no flow for most of each year.

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	15	17	e0.00	e0.00
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	11	31	e0.00	e0.00
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	8.6	28	e0.00	e0.00
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	7.5	23	e0.00	e0.00
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	7.1	21	e0.00	e0.00
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.6	20	e0.00	e0.00
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.5	18	e0.00	e0.00
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	4.9	21	e0.00	e0.00
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.1	23	e0.00	e0.00
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	6.1	e15	e0.00	e0.00
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	6.4	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	6.2	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	6.2	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.7	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.6	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.4	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	4.8	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	4.8	e0.00	e0.00	e0.00
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	5.1	e0.00	e0.00	e13
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e0.00	4.7	e0.00	e0.00	39
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	e4.5	4.4	e0.00	e0.00	39
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	8.4	3.9	e8.3	e0.00	38
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	9.8	3.6	e8.4	e0.00	37
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	12	3.3	e0.00	e0.00	39
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	14	3.0	e0.00	e0.00	42
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	13	2.7	e0.00	e0.00	42
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	14	2.5	e0.00	e0.00	42
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	15	3.1	e0.00	e0.00	42
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	18	5.3	e0.00	e0.00	41
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	e0.00	16	7.6	e0.00	e0.00	41
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	14	---	e0.00	e0.00	---
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.00	138.70	170.7	233.70	0.00	455.00
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.000	4.47	5.69	7.54	0.000	15.2
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.00	18	15	31	0.00	42
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.00	0.00	2.5	0.00	0.00	0.00
AC-FT	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.00	275	339	464	0.00	902

e Estimated.