WSP09225

• File Number: 8407.600
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Kansas General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/1/1975
• Author: Kansas Water Resourc
• Title: Temperatures of Kansas Streams - Technical Report Number 12
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

0110872

06854000 WHlTEROCKCREEKATlOVEWELl, KS

LOCATION.--Lat 39053' 10", long 98"01' 20". in NW\NW\ sec.17, T.2 S.. R.6 W., Jewell County, on right bank 1,400 ft east of Lovewell
Oam, 2.5 mi northwest of Lovewell, and at mile 18.8,

DRAINAGEIIREA.w-345miz.

WATER TEMPERATURE RECORD AVAIlA8LE.-~Spot observations at times of discharge measurements during period Hay 1949 to September 1972.

REMARKS.*-Flow completely regulated by Lovewell Reservoir since May 29,1957.
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PERIOD OF RECORD TEMPERATURES lOCI MONTHLY TEMPERATURES loCI
MEAN S.D. RANGE N MONTH "IN ".X RANGE MEAN S.D. N
13.9 9.7 33.0 "6
JANUARY 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.3 12
FEBRUARY 0.0 5.5 5.5 ZoO 1.9 20
MARCH 0.0 13.0 13.0 ..5 ..1 18
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES APRIL 9.0 20.5 11.5 14.3 3.' 16
"AY ..0 23.5 15.5 11.6 3.3 26
TEMP TIME OSCHRG " 0 7EMe TIME OSCHRG " 0 y JUNE 17.0 31.5 14.5 22.1 3.7 2'
JULY 21.0 33.0 12.0 25.8 3.1 22
I 0.0 1345 5 121949 1 33.0 1200 2 011354 AUGUST 20.0 29.0 9,0 25.2 2.. 16
, 0.0 1500 5 010450 2 32.0 1415 0 01285" SEPTEM8ER 17.0 21.0 10.0 21.0 2.5 2.
3 0.0 1230 . 011650 3 31.5 1545 5 061553 OCTOBER ..5 18.0 9.5 13.6 '.0 13
. 0.0 1320 2 C20150 . 30.0 1430 2 062953 NOVEH8ER 0.0 1l.0 11.0 5.5 '" 16
5 0.0 1330 5 021450 5 29.5 1945 31 012951 DECEM8ER 0.0 '.5 ..5 1.1 1.3 17

TIME Of OBSERVATION
fREQUENCY DISTRI8UTION
NUM8ER Of OBSERVATIONS
20 40 60 80 N

DISCHARGE ICfSl
fREQUENCY OlSTRI8UTlON
NUMBER Of OBSERVATIONS
25 50 15 100 N

TEMPERATURE (OC)
fREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
NUMBER Of OBSERVATIONS
15 30 45 60 N

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1600.................... 38
1800...... 10
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2200. 0
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