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in a southe~sterly direction through a narrOw steep-walled canyOn for about 22 miles to join Monument Creek in wt&t Colorado Springs. The Springs the mean annual maximum and minimum temperatures are E2.7 and 35 degrees. Recorded extreme temperatures at these locations range from lOO degreeS at colorado Springs to -37 degrees at Lake Moraine. Pertinent drainage areaS of Fountain Creek arn given in watershed is typical ~ountain terrain with steep rough slopes. Ele- vations range from 14,110 feet at Pikes Peak through 5,948 feet at the rnouth of MonurnentCreek. A perennial stream, fountain Creek's headwaters are fed from glacial snowl'acks and springs in the alpine northern sloped canyons of Pikes Peak and from glacial deposits that persist in many valleys above 9,500 feet elevation. fountain Creek valley is very narrow, varyinq in width from a few hundred feet to about one-fourth mile. In the study reach above ~.s. Highway 24, the valley width averages about 400 feet and the streambed slope averages about 90 feet per mile, In this reach, severely constricted by bridges and building foundations, the channel varies in width from . '12 to 50 feet and estimated channel capacity is 1,000 cubic feet per seccnd, In the study reach below t'.S. Highway 24, valley width averages about 600 feet and the streambed slope averages about 63 feet per mile. The channel, in this reach, vari"s in width from 50 to 100 feet and has an estimated capacity of 2,000 cubic feet pe; second. The streambed is composed of bedrock, strewn with rocks and boulders. Table 1. TABLE 1 DRAINAGE AREAS IK WATERSHED QF FOUNTAIN CREEK Location Contributing Drainage Area sq. miles }!anitouSprings Below mouth 0' Ruxton Creek Belo,,' lI\Outh " Williams canyon Below mouth 0< Sutherland Creek Below mouth " Black Canyon Below mouth " C"mpCre&k Above Monument Creek Mouth n ~, n " '" m "" Vegetation varies throughout the study area. In areas atov" th.. timberline, v..g..tation is 5pdr5'-'. In the timber and wood- land areas aspen, oaK brush, spruce, juniper, and native grasses are found. In the mountainous areas, precipitation varies widely over relatively short distances and much of the total precipitation a t the se .higher e leva tion S i 5 in U',e fom of snow ~ Annual prec ipi ~ tation normals within the watershed vary from 24.27 inches at Lake ~rAine.to 13.19 inches at Colorado Springs. Most of th~ rainfall occurs during the period of ~y through August. Te~peratures ~n the watershed also varies wi~ely because of altitude differences. At Lake Moraine the ~ean annual ma~imum ac~ minimum temperatures are 47.1 ~nd 24.3 degrees. AtC<110rado , ,