|
<br />Summary of Flood Stages and Discharges - Provisional Data
<br />
<br />Permanent Location Drainage Maximum previously known Provisional maximum June 1965
<br />Station Stream and place of determination Prior to June 1965 Gag, Discharge Time Gage Discharge
<br /> Latitude Longitude area Height D.y Height
<br />Number (sq mi) Period Year (ft) (ds) (hr) (ft) (ds)
<br />7590 Bijou Creek near Wiggins, Colo. 40014'53" 104002'08" 1,314 1950-56 1951 10.22 m50,100 18 0930 - 466,000
<br />7595 South Platte River at Fort 40016'58" 103048'02" 14,810 1943-58 1951 12.90 033,800 18.2 -
<br /> Morgan, Colo.
<br />- Beaver Creek near Brush, Colo. 40008' 103035' - - - - 18 1400 -
<br />7600 South Platte River at Balzac, 40024'24" 103027'58" 16,852 1916-65 1921 - p31,200 18 1330 14.82
<br /> Colo.
<br />- North Pawnee Creek near New 40045' 103048' - - - - 14 2400 - 6,280
<br /> Raymer, Colo.
<br />- Pawnee Creek near Stoneham, Colo. 40042' 103039' - - - - 15 0300 -
<br />- Pawnee Creek near Sterling, Colo. 40037' 103027' - - - - 15 1100 -
<br />7640 South Platte River at Ju1esburg, 40058'46" 102015'15" 23,138 1902-65 1935 - 31,300 20 0400 10.66
<br /> Colo.
<br />7650 South Platte River at Paxton, 41007' 101021' 23,700 1939-65 1942 9.34 16,900 21 0900 10.69 34,600
<br /> Nebr.
<br />7655 South Platte River at North 41007' 100046' 24,300 897,1914-15 1935 14.02 37.100 22 0900 10.43 22.200
<br /> Platte, Nebr. 1917-65
<br />
<br />a Site and datum then in use.
<br />b Highest flood known occurred Aug. 3, 1933 when Castlewood Dam
<br />failed.
<br />c Maximum stase known, 9.72 ft. former site and datum.
<br />Aug. 3, 1933 (discharge, 34,000 cfs, at site 6 miles down-
<br />stream). caused by Cast1ewood Dam failure.
<br />d Contents in acre-feet.
<br />e Maximum flood known, 34.000 cfs Aug. 3, 1933, caused' by
<br />Castlewood Dam failure.
<br />f Flood of July 26, 1885 - 20,000 cfs; flood of May 19, 20.
<br />1864, reached a somewhat higher stage; flood of Aug. 3, 1933.
<br />15,000 ds.
<br />
<br />g Backwater from South Platte River.
<br />h Daily discharge.
<br />i Maximum 5-minute inflow.
<br />j Maximum flood known occurred May 30-31, 1935, discharge,
<br />43,500 cfs at site 1 mile downstream.
<br />k Maximum flood known occurred May 30-31, 1935; discharge at
<br />Elbert about 9\ miles upstream, 43,500 cfs; and at site
<br />about 12 miles downstream, 110,000 cfs.
<br />m Maximum discharge known probably occurred May 31, 1935.
<br />n Maximum flood known, 84,300 cfs May 31, 1935.
<br />P Daily discharge. Maximum discharge not determined, occurred
<br />May 31. 1935 (gage height, 11.43 ft).
<br />
<br />,"PO u~.,~o
<br />
<br />~~~~i ,.
<br />
<br />"",'
<br />
<br />'~~.-:'
<br />
|