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

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211
07081200 ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR ~VILLE, CO
.OCA T10N.- Lat 39015'26", long 106"20'35", in NW'/.NW'/. sec. 21, T.9 S., R.80 W., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 1102000 I,
on right bank, 500 ft downstream from confluence of East Fork Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek, 0.5 mi dOWDSI1<.m from
highway bridge, and 2.8 mi northwest of Leadville. i
JRAINAGE AREA.-98.8 mi2.
'ER10D OF RECORD.--October 1967 to September 1983. April 1990 to c~t year. Water-quality data available, May 1990 to .1
September 1996. ,
.1.EVISED RECORDS.--WDR CO-91-1: Drainage area. !
,
JAGE.-Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 9,730 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
il.EMARKS.-Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are pl)Or. Transmountain diversions from Colorado River
Basin enters above this station (see elsewhere in this report). Small diversions upstream for irrigation and municipal uset
amounts unknown. Several meaSUrements of water temperature and specific conductance were obtained and are pUblished in
the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data For Gaging Stations" section afthis report.
DISCHARGE. CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR CJcroBER 1996 TO sEPTEMBER 1997
DAILY MEAN VALUES
D^, OCT NDV DEe JlI}l FEB MAR AP. HAY JUN JUL AUO sap
1 33 26 021 elB 019 015 25 3B 52< 308 129 71
2 31 27 020 017 el9 015 23 34 661 271 122 65
3 34 26 019 017 020 014 24 34 6.7 256 113 63
4 37 26 019 017 019 014 24 44 727 241 103 61
5 36 25 019 017 e18 014 23 69 85B 240 159 59
6 33 25 019 016 olB 014 023 96 974 221 20B 5B
7 32 22 019 016 olB 014 23 125 B99 203 217 59
. 31 26 018 016 olB 014 21 155 1120 206 212 54
9 31 24 olB 016 olB 014 21 217 1070 lB5 lB2 50
10 30 2, olB 016 olB 014 20 256 958 190 217 48
11 30 024 olB 016 olB 014 19 198 8B5 185 222 49
12 29 24 019 016 olB el6 20 1B5 B03 187 196 51
13 29 24 020 017 olB el5 1B 176 792 168 193 50
29 2' 021 olB olB 015 lB 1B9 736 154 229 49
2B 24 021 olB olB el5 1B 197 723 147 "7 47
16 29 25 021 olB olB 15 21 229 673 149 162 48
17 29 2B 022 019 el7 15 27 268 650 139 150 47
1B 29 27 022 019 017 15 33 317 633 140 14B 44
19 33 26 021 018 017 16 40 32B 706 152 144 43
20 34 27 021 018 el7 19 49 362 761 144 115 44
21 032 25 020 olB 017 20 52 331 B24 127 69 45
22 030 25 021 018 017 21 42 39B 757 123 66 47
23 29 25 022 el8 017 23 3B 334 751 132 74 47
24 28 26 021 019 016 23 36 323 657 121 72 44
25 29 25 020 019 016 22 32 306 541 114 7' 41
26 2B 024 021 019 el6 21 33 270 425 102 B7 40
27 27 024 021 019 016 23 34 219 392 108 B3 40
28 27 024 021 el9 015 24 42 202 361 127 7B 3B
29 28 023 020 el9 25 43 270 333 159 69 36
30 26 023 019 019 23 40 375 327 150 66 35
31 26 el9 019 24 396 148 69
TOTAL 937 74B 621 549 491 546 B82 6941 21208 5297 4279 1413
MEAN 30.2 24.9 20.0 17.7 17.5 17.6 29.4 224 707 171 13B 49.1
MAX 37 28 22 " 20 25 52 39B 1120 30B 277 71
MIN 26 22 18 16 15 14 1B 34 327 102 66 35
AC-FT 1860 1480 1230 1090 974 1080 1750 13770 42070 10510 8490 29:20
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA tOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1997, BY WATEIl YEAR (WY)
MEAN 26.4 21.0 16.4 14.6 14.3 14.9 29.1 16B 360 1)9 61.5 34.5
MAX 38.3 28.9 21.7 19.0 20.5 20.8 52.9 412 707 382 13B 55.8
tWY) 1971 1971 1983 1996 1973 1971 1989 1996 1997 1995 1997 1982
MIN 16.5 11.6 11.6 9.15 7.93 8.82 1:l.7 55.3 114 35.9 23.8 16.7
IWY) 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1974 1970 1981 1977 1977 1977 1974
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 ~TBR YEAR WATER YEARS 196$ 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 39605 43972
ANNUAL MEAN lOB 120 76.2
HIGHRST ANNUAL MEAN 120 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.4 1977
HIGHRST DAILY MEAN 7B2 Jun 6 1120 Jun B 1120 Jun 8 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN e,al8 Jan 10 b14 Mar 3 C7.0 Fob 3 1978
"TAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1B Jan B 14 Mar 3 d 7.0 Fob 3 1978
AN'l'ANEOUS PEAK FLOW d1360 Jun 9 1360 JUn 9 1997
~-rAN'l'ANEOUs PEAK STAGE 4.38 Jun 9 4,38 Jun 9 1997
ANNuAL RUNOFF (AC' FT) 78560 87220 55190
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 395 327 220
So PERCENT EXCEEDS 30 29 2.
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS " 17 13
e-Estlmated.
a-Also occurred Jan 11-14, Jan 29 to Peb 1, and Dec 8'U.
b-Aleo occurred Mar 4.11.
e'A1so occurred Peb 4-20, 1918_
d'Prom ratino curve extended above 950 ft1/a.