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<br />0133 <br /> <br />Table l.--water-qualitg stations on Monument and Fountain Creeks <br />used in this studg <br /> <br />Station <br />number <br /> <br />Stream <br />segment <br />numberl <br /> <br />U.S. Geological Survey station name <br /> <br />Period <br />of <br />data <br />collec- <br />tion <br />(water <br />year)2 <br /> <br />07103747 <br />07103780 <br /> <br />07104000 <br />07104905 <br />07103700 <br />07105500 <br />07105530 <br /> <br />07105905 <br /> <br />07106500 <br /> <br />6 <br />7 <br /> <br />Monument Creek at Palmer Lake <br />Monument Creek above North Gate Boulevard at <br />U.S. Air Force Academy <br />Monument Creek at Pikeview <br />Monument Creek at Bijou Street at Colorado Springs <br />Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs <br />Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs <br />Fountain Creek below Janitell Road below <br />Colorado Springs <br />Fountain Creek above Little Fountain Creek <br />below Fountain <br />Fountain Creek at Pueblo <br /> <br />1977-88 <br />1984-88 <br /> <br />1976-88 <br />1980-88 <br />1976-88 <br />1976-88 <br />1976-88 <br /> <br />1976-88 <br /> <br />1976-88 <br /> <br />7 <br />7 <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />lColorado Department of Health (1989). <br />2Data collected at each site varied during the period of record. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA <br /> <br />Monument and Fountain Creeks are the two main drainages northwest, west, <br />and south of Colorado Springs (fig. 1). Monument Creek, which originates in <br />the Rampart Range at an elevation of about 9,200 ft, generally flows northeast <br />towards the town of Palmer Lake, where it changes direction and flows south- <br />east to Colorado Springs. Monument Creek flows into Fountain Creek within the <br />city limits of Colorado Springs. Fountain Creek, which originates on the <br />slopes of Pikes Peak at an elevation of over 14,000 ft, generally flows south- <br />east to Colorado Springs. From Colorado Springs, Fountain Creek continues to <br />flow southeast to Pueblo, where it flows into the Arkansas River. Fountain <br />Creek drains an area of 926 mi2. The main sources of streamflow in both <br />creeks are snowmelt, runoff from thunderstorms, and return flows from munic- <br />ipal, agricultural, and industrial water use. Along Fountain Creek, ground- <br />water discharge also is a source. <br /> <br />Flow in Monument Creek is perennial. Flow from the Palmer Lake-Monument <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant, flow from Cottonwood Creek, and miscellaneous <br />inflows from urban areas are the main sources of flow for Monument Creek. <br />Mean annual streamflow increases downstream and ranges from 7.52 to 28.8 ft'/s <br />for the period of record at three continuous streamflow-gaging stations: <br />Monument Creek at Palmer Lake; Monument Creek above North Gate Boulevard at <br />U.S. Air Force Academy, hereinafter referred to as Monument Creek at USAFA; <br />and Monument Creek at Pikeview. <br /> <br />5 <br />