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PLATEAU CREEK BASIN

09105000 PLATEAU CREEK NEAR CAMEO, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°11'00", long 108°16'02", in SW14SW14 sec.18, T.10 S., R.97 W., Mesa County, Hydrologic Unit 14010005, on left bank 300 ft from State Highway 65, 1.15 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.0 mi northeast of Cameo.

DRAINAGE AREA.--592 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1935 to September 1983. October 1985 to current year. Prior to May 1936, monthly discharges only, published in WSP 1313. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=09105000

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 979: 1942. WSP 2124: Drainage area. WDR CO-83-2: 1973 (M), 1975 (M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 4,840 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Aug. 27, 1936, nonrecording gage.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation of about 25,000 acres, return flow from irrigated areas, and for power development.

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

47

76

47

e47

45

e46

73

173

324

32

30

29

2

42

53

46

e41

e46

48

94

149

425

31

28

27

3

102

49

45

e44

e45

46

92

149

209

29

29

27

4

77

46

42

e46

43

52

75

247

159

28

28

26

5

53

46

44

e43

43

52

70

238

125

28

27

35

6

46

44

41

e40

e40

47

66

211

100

28

27

39

7

43

45

41

e42

e37

49

65

189

88

28

27

44

8

42

49

41

e40

e39

53

62

168

79

26

29

55

9

40

135

39

e44

e45

54

65

207

68

26

30

82

10

38

72

42

e49

e42

56

81

195

59

27

29

237

11

37

58

44

e48

e45

60

113

174

60

26

29

129

12

37

50

43

e46

41

71

154

157

62

25

32

91

13

37

49

41

42

44

87

148

185

62

25

36

81

14

37

52

40

44

e55

100

183

211

54

24

34

78

15

37

51

42

44

e50

100

192

318

48

24

72

76

16

38

46

42

e39

e47

96

167

385

46

20

46

73

17

38

46

47

e44

e48

84

144

501

45

19

40

68

18

39

49

e45

e37

e47

79

144

474

48

20

39

71

19

40

45

e41

e44

e46

66

131

480

50

19

35

73

20

41

46

e39

e45

45

57

106

465

62

19

28

73

21

42

48

e49

46

49

64

97

494

73

20

28

71

22

43

47

e42

45

46

61

107

536

64

21

25

70

23

46

48

e35

45

44

65

138

690

55

22

24

65

24

50

49

e44

45

41

103

111

474

53

21

27

63

25

48

51

e46

46

49

85

91

431

51

21

26

61

26

46

45

e41

45

46

73

146

348

48

23

25

61

27

46

41

e42

45

e45

77

229

452

45

23

25

59

28

48

45

e41

46

e47

68

253

550

42

22

28

58

29

52

46

e44

44

---

57

237

485

38

23

29

58

30

48

46

e44

43

---

56

196

432

33

23

30

59

31

50

---

e41

44

---

62

---

310

---

23

31

---

TOTAL

1,430

1,573

1,321

1,363

1,260

2,074

3,830

10,478

2,675

746

973

2,039

MEAN

46.1

52.4

42.6

44.0

45.0

66.9

128

338

89.2

24.1

31.4

68.0

MAX

102

135

49

49

55

103

253

690

425

32

72

237

MIN

37

41

35

37

37

46

62

149

33

19

24

26

AC-FT

2,840

3,120

2,620

2,700

2,500

4,110

7,600

20,780

5,310

1,480

1,930

4,040

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN

114

103

86.5

77.3

82.4

107

241

662

502

120

79.7

93.8

MAX

333

207

148

117

148

220

759

1,825

2,975

796

328

255

(WY)

(1942)

(1987)

(1942)

(1998)

(1958)

(1998)

(1942)

(1942)

(1983)

(1995)

(1983)

(1997)

MIN

25.2

37.3

42.1

41.4

42.8

58.3

71.9

33.8

15.6

10.2

13.4

17.4

(WY)

(1978)

(1978)

(1991)

(1961)

(1978)

(1964)

(1990)

(1977)

(2002)

(2002)

(1977)

(1977)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2003 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1936 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL
16,754.9
29,762
ANNUAL MEAN
45.9
81.5
190
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN
542 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN
48.8 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
135 Nov 9
690 May 23
4,100 Jun 25, 1983
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
7.4 Jul 21
19 Jul 17
a7.4 Jul 21, 2002
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
8.2 Jul 19
20 Jul 16
8.2 Jul 19, 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW
1,060 May 23
5,580 Jun 15, 1973
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE
4.32 May 23
b7.99 Jun 15, 1973
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
33,230
59,030
137,700
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
85
173
408
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
44
46
96
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
11
28
46

e Estimated.
a Also occurred Jul 24, 2002.
b Maximum gage height, 8.73 ft, Jun 16, 1995.


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