Board Meeting 12/09/1998

• Board Meeting Date: 12/9/1998
• Description: ISF Section - Additional Information Regarding the Water Availability Analysis for the Tennessee Creek Instream Flow Recommendation
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

07081200 Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo.

LOCATION.--Lat 39G1S'26", long- 106G20'3S-, in NW\NW~ sec.2l, T.9 S., R.80 W., Lake County, on right hank 500 ft
dOwnstream from confluence of East Fork Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek, 0.5 mile downstream ftom highway
bridge, and 3 miles northwest of Leadville.

DRAINAGE AREA.--97.2 sq mi.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Qctober 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,730 it (from topographic roap).
EXTREMES.--Current year: Mqximum discharge, 719 cfs May 23 (gage height. 4.06 ft) ; minimum daily, 10 cfs
Mar. 25-27, Apr. 2. 3. 7. 8.
Period of record: Ma~imum discharge, 719 cfs May 23. 1970 (gage heigh t, 4.06 ft); minimum daily, 9.. ds
Mar. 20, 1968.
REMARKS.--Records good exceDt those for winter period, which are, fair. Transmountain diversion from Colorado
RiVer basin to Arkansas ~iver basin enters abOVe this station (see elsewhere in this report). Sme.ll diver-
sions upstream for irrigqtion and municipal use.
OISCHAHGE Iii eJBIC FEET P ~f1 SECuN~), WATER 'tEAR, ac TOSER 1969 TO SEPTEMBER l'HO
0" neT .~uv nee JAh l"::B MAR APR MA' Juri JUL AUG SEP
t " 31 " " 14 14 11 21 42. 2.3 .0 51
2 29 27 19 " 14 14 10 23 310 221 59 .0
3 }) 27 18 11 " 14 t> 31 388 209 .2 48
4 " " 11 11 13 13 11 48 420 199 " 43
5 32 24 11 11 13 12 11 " 40. 199 113 43
. H 24 P 18 13 12 12 107 4()~ 229 90 70
7 33 24 IB Id 14 II 10 136 420 233 17 57
3 34 24 " 15 15 12 10 16l 43' 205 100 4.
,. 25 " " 15 12 11 14a 420 199 60 4'
LC '8 27 " " 15 11 11 151 40. 217 .7 40
11 " 27 " 16 14 12 11 111 40. 161 .2 31
12 H 27 " 11 14 11 11 26. HO 187 5. 39
13 34 2. 18 15 14 11 11 281 28b 157 55 .3
14 34 " 19 13 13 11 11 225 2., "0 52 59
15 34 25 16 12 13 11 11 178 28. 131 53 47
I. 32 2. 19 12 l3 12 12 221 295 124 " 41
17 3. " 1d 12 13 12 12 305 nc 120 47 40
" 35 24 18 12 13 11 12 "4 3.4 IZ'? 45 "
" 34 " " 13 13 11 11 4.5 413 120 4. 31
20 32 24 2l 13 14 IZ 11 460 413 LC' ., 3.
21 32 " 21 13 14 13 13 546 420 98 77 35
Z2 33 25 21 14 14 12 12 592 432 '7 6. 41
23 33 25 23 14 14 11 12 .31 420 100 .9 43
24 J2 " 2l 14 14 11 12 .,a 413 90 59 51
25 33 " 21 14 13 10 13 5.5 4lC .3 53 48
2. 32 U 22 14 13 10 1. b15 40. '0 4. 42
21 33 " 22 13 13 10 20 .23 37. 8. .. 45
" 33 2' 21 14 l3 11 22 .31 "8 60 47 42
29 32 19 20 l3 11 2' 532 34. " 43 41
3iJ 30 11 " 13 11 21 525 12C .9 44 40
31 29 " 13 12 495 b' .1
TOTAL 1,1)26 ". 593 4.1 181 3.2 381 10,346 11,40b 4,499 t,9bl 1,364
MEA"! 33.1 24.4 H.l 14.G 1].6 11.7 12.7 334 '80 145 63.3 45.5
'AX 36 31 23 " 15 14 21 .31 ." 2.' 113 70
Ml" 29 11 11 II 13 10 10 21 291 .5 43 35
AC-FT 2,04::1 1,450 1,180 914 ". 718 ". ze.szc 22.620 8,920 :3.d90 z. no
CAl YR 1969 rrJTAl 26,119 MEA~ 71.6 ,^X 518 Ml" LC ACFf 51,810
WAT VR 197(\ TuTAl 33,513 !l1EAN 91.8 MAX .31 f4IN 10 AeFT 66.470
NOTi::.--No gage-height record Jan. , to Apr. ..