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<br />Summary of Flood Stages and Discharges - Provisional Data
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<br />Permanent Location Drainage Maximum previously known Provisional maximum June 1965
<br />Station Stream and place of determination Prior to June 1965 Gage Discharge Time Gage
<br /> Latitude Longitude area Height D'y Height Discharge
<br />Number (sq IIIi) Period Year (ft) (ds) (hr) (it) (ds)
<br />7590 Bijou Creek near Wiggins, Colo. 40"14'53" 104"02'08" 1,314 1950-56 1951 10.22 m50,100 18 0930 - 466,OUO
<br />7595 South Platte River at Fort 40"16'58" 103"48'02" 14,810 1943-58 1951 12.90 n33,800 18.2 -
<br /> Morgan, Colo.
<br />- Beaver Creek near Brush, Colo. 40"08' 103"35' /fi/-;_ - - . - 18 1400 - .. , .j ,"
<br />7600 Sou th PIa t te River at Balzac, 40"24' 24" 103"27'58" 16,852 1916-65 1921 - p31,200 18 1330 14.82 ,'} (l-r
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<br /> Colo.
<br />- North Pawnee Creek near New 40"45' 103"48' / ~ - - - . 14 2400 - 6,280
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<br /> Raymer, Colo.
<br />. Pawnee Creek near Stoneham, Colo. 40"42' 103"39' ,',/ . . - - 15 0300 - '/' ,
<br />- Pawnee Creek Sterling, Colo. 40"37' 103"27' ,c<'j . - - . 15 HOO - " " "
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<br />7640 South PIa tte River at Julesburg, 40"58'46" 102"15'15" 23,138 1902-65 1935 . 31,300 20 0400 10.66
<br /> Colo.
<br />7650 South Platte River at Paxton, 41"07' 101"21 ' 23,700 1939-65 1942 9.34 16,900 21 0900 10.69 34,600
<br /> Nebr.
<br />7655 South Platte River at North 41"07' 100"46' 24,300 897,1914-15 1935 14.02 37,100 22 0900 10.43 22,200
<br /> Platte, Nebr. 1917-65
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<br />a Site and datum then in use.
<br />b Highest flood known occurred Aug. 3, 1933 when Cast1ewood Dam
<br />failed.
<br />c Maximum stage 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.
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<br />g Backwater from South Platte River.
<br />h Daily discharge.
<br />i Maximum S-minute inflow.
<br />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 ds May 31, 1935.
<br />p Daily discharge. Maximum discharge not determined. occurred
<br />May 31, 1935 (gage height, 11.43 ft).
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