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

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06855800 BUFFALOCREEKNEARJAMESTOWtl,KS
LOCATION.~~Lat 39036'55", long 97051'20", in Sw>J!Wo:Sw., sec.14, T.5 S., R.5 W., Cloud County, at downstream side of highway bridge,
1.1 mi north of Jamestown, and 21 mt upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--330 mi2, approximately.
WATER TEMPERATURE RECORD AVAIlABLL--Spot observations at times of discharge measurements during period October 1959 to October 1972.

PERIOD Of RECORD TEMPERATURES (eCI MONTHLY TEMPERATURES (aCI
MEAN S.D. RANGE N MON'!H "IN "" RANGE MEAN S.D. N
13.2 10.0 33.0 215
JANUARY 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.3 19
FEBRUARY 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.5 Io! 18
MARCH 0.0 15.0 15.0 4.4 3.9 14
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES APRIl. 305 17.0 13.5 12.8 3.9 18
HAY 11.5 25.5 14.0 19.1 4.4 17
TEMP TIME OSCHRG H D Y TEMP TIME DSCHRG H D Y JUNE 14.5 32.0 17.5 21.9 4.4 25
JULY 20.0 33.0 13.0 26.4 3.5 21
1 0.0 1000 0 010660 33.0 1710 1 072264 AUGUST 20.0 29.5 9.5 24.7 2.6 17
, 0.0 1620 0 012660 2 32.0 1350 2 062563 SEPTEMBER 13.5 27.0 13.5 19.5 4.1 17
3 D.O 1020 16 021860 331.0 1635 I 071068 OCTOBER 900 18.0 9.D 13.6 2.8 17
4 D.O 1040 1 010561 4 31.0 1430 6 071266 NOVEMBER 1.5 11.0 9.' 6.2 2.' 17
, D.O 1610 1 012461 5 31.0 1610 41 073163 OECEIot8ER D.O 5.' 5.5 1.6 1.7 15

TIME 0' OBSERVATION DISCHARGE CCFSl TEMPERATURE (oCI
fREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS
15 " 45 60 N 2' 50 75 100 N 2D 40 6' 50 N
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0000. 0 D 9...................>141 7 0............... 61
0200. 0 I 28......... 23 E 2...... 16
0400. 0 , 47.... 9 H 6.... 16
(1600. 3 C 66< 6 , 10...... 24
T 0800............. za H 85< 4 E 14....... 27
I 1000................................. 51 A 104. 2 R 18...... 25
H 1200.................................. 37 R 123. 2 A 22j11.......... 34
E 1400........................................... 52 G 142. 2 7 26".'" 10
1600.......................... 33 E 162. 0 U '" ,
1800""''' . 181. I R 34. 0
2000'" 2 200. 1 E 38. 0
2200. . 0 209..... 24 42. 0
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TOTAL 214 TOTAL 215 TOTAL 215

INTERVAL 2 HOURS--REPRESENTS
UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING NEXT TIME SHOWN.

INTERVAL SIZE 19
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