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<br />B52 <br /> <br />FLOODS OF 1 ge.'} IN THE ITNrT'F;l) S'!,.A-'I'E.~ <br /> <br />(30) 6-7&18. KIOWA CREEK SUBWATER.'lJ{:ED NO_ c..--51 l'n::AE. :Er.BERT, COLO. <br />fGat;"lng station. UUltublished record} <br /> <br />Loeation.-Lat 390l0'0;3", long 10-l0:H']5", in SW~~l\'g% :,;cc. :!:-\; T, 10 ~.. H. <br />,no \V.. ui edge or pool, liiO ft up~trcalll from left end of f'ftrthfill dam on un- <br />named tributary to Kiowa Creek, 7;,() it upstream from unMilled trilmt:ny. <br />OJ) mil~ upstream from mouth. anti 3.8 miles south of Elbert. <br />Drainage arf"a. --0.;)9 sl] m{ <br />Gage-h(>ight re('ord.-Water-st:lg"" r'1'I~orde!" g'!':.lph. .\.ltiti.ii:1e t-,f ~age is 6,9;0 it <br />(from topographic map) . <br />:\Iaxima.-Jul1e 16-21, 196;1: Outflow disc-harge 1.270 ds Un;) hours June 17 (gage <br />he-is-ht, 28.70 ft), by slop('~area lUl'aSIlr'('nH'llt in slJillway ..lid tlwor(-'tkal tlnw <br />in outflow wOe. Intlow <liseharge, 1.3.-,0 ds (a\-erage for ;)--miTn\tp int('Tyal) <br />.June 17, ('omputed from outflm\, ,UJtl dl;ljJ~e in rE'!;er\"oir {'(Jlltent.s. <br /> <br />(81) 6-7579. KIOWA CREER SUBWATERSHED NO. B-Ii NEAR ELBERT. <br />iGagill,l;; :<tntion, IlIlJlublished record] <br />Loeation.-LJ1t 38011'00", long lOic32'3S", in SEiA,.'\'WYi- S(>('. 1;'), T. 10 S., R. <br />er! "".. in n'."'f'r~'oir ...;itp, !lear right (IUl:I.rtl'f point and iso it upstream from <br />(>arthfiU dam on unnnmed tributut.::r to Kia\\":"! Creek. 0.3 mile up:-itream from <br />U!l!l:ur:.('d tributHry, half ;t milE' up...;tn'um from mouth, illld 2.6 mile~ sOllth of <br /> <br />"'n'l'n <br />....",........ <br /> <br />Elbert. <br /> <br />Drtl.in:J~e :lrt'iL--GJJ.f "q m!. <br />G~g('~hf'jght r(>("!l'<l.-,..\\'Clt(;!'.sta~p l'pconiE'l" graph. Altitudf' of gage j;.; ti,~~}() ft <br />(froUl topographic lnap). <br />:.\Iaxima.-.JU!ll' W-21. !!)G;:: OutH(,w db(:hflrge ;~3 <'is :WOU hours June 17 (gage <br />hf'i,g-ht, 13.-11 ft) by tlH'ol'('tkal flo\\' in outflow tube. Intlmy discharge, ;')97 <'is <br />(ave-rage for ;j'lllinute intcn-:tI) .JUil€' 17, ('omputed from outflow and change <br />in resenoir ('ontent:,,- <br /> <br />(82) 6-7580. KIOWA CREEK AT ELBERT, COLO. <br /> <br />Locatioll.-Lat 3l)ol:!'3;)", long 10-!03:!'OO". in f;F,%XE% ~N'. :1, T. 10 S., R. G-! <br />\V., on right bank II quart!:'r of II mill' south(>ust of E!twrt and half a mile <br />upstream from ""(>st KiO\,'a ('r(>pk. <br />Drainge area.-28.G sf} mi. <br />Gage-height record.-\Vatlo'-r-:.;tag-p n'('or<lf>r 1..:Ti.lph f>XI'Ppt ,TUIlC' 1!l, ~o. Altituup of <br />g:lge i:-> 6,740 ft (from toPOg-r:lIlhk lll<l}l). <br />Disel1arge record.-Stage-dhwhargL' Tf>Jatioll th.'nned lIy' ('urTl'llt-meter lUeasnr(>- <br />ment'i bela\y 120 cf~ and by 8Iopl'-,rr('a lllPasur('Ill('llt :It -!-],;;OO efs. DischnrJ.{t' <br />.Tune 1!). 20 estimated on hasis of t:vJli('al rt'('t's,:;ioll. <br />.:\Iaxilllu.-June 16-21, 1Hni): Dis('hanw. -!-1,;")00 ('fs lH30 hOllrs .June 17 (gage <br />height,12.57 ft). <br />1935 to :'\ra~' 1D6;;: :'\Iaxilllum tlooil known o('eurred .:\Iny .'l0-31, 193;:); dis- <br />('harge at l'ite about 1 mile downstrl':lIu, ,13,;")00 ef:,<. by slope-nrl:'a mea:mrement <br />of peak flow. .:\Iost of the water is he-lie-n'd to han- pa.s.'il'd this station. }i'ot, <br />liiS('Us.lo;ion of tld,s flood, :-IL~t' Follan:-<h('(> :U1d Saw:rer (19-18). <br />H/!'marks.-Flood flow dec.rl:'asp(] hy :-I{'rj('s of about 24 retarding darns on Kiowa <br />Creek and tributaries :J.hon~ stntioll. <br /> <br />i <br />~ <br />I <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />SOU'..I.h FLAT'rE Rl'''~H. BASiN, COLORADO; ,lENE 1'.:165 <br /> <br />Mean dischargc, in cllbic 1('('t pcr 8CCOlld, 19iJ;j <br /> <br />noy <br />June 16________________________________________________ <br />17_____________________________ __________________ <br />18_______________________________~______________________ <br />19_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ d_ _ -" __ <br />20________________________~_____________________________ <br /> <br />21______________________________________~-----~-. <br /> <br />Gage height and discharge al indicated time, 1965 <br /> <br />.~----~a~:---~~s~-I <br />Hour height charge! <br />(feet) (d:;) <br /> <br />HOllr <br /> <br />Gaf,:C <br />Iwight <br />Uutt) <br /> <br />D~. II <br />('harge lfOl}f <br />{cf~) i <br />I <br />-I <br />i June IS. <br />'3.000 I O6OOUUdd <br />~~;~: ~~~:~~:~~: <br />5,15012400. <br />J,05O l <br /> <br />Jll'!u:!6 <br />2~OO jun~.ii <br />1915_ <br />1930.__ <br /> <br />i <br />: i #.r;~~~~~ <br />41,soJ!:ii30::--------.. <br />i2400___..._ <br />I <br /> <br />12.10 <br />11.90 <br />8.15 <br />5.78 <br /> <br />12.57 <br /> <br />Bn3 <br /> <br />])i~cl:'1r!JC <br /> <br />(I <br />;2, ~'O <br />3,0 <br />20 <br />10 <br />, <br /> <br />h~i~~i!1 <br />(feet)" <br /> <br />Dis- <br />charg-e <br />(c!s) <br /> <br />5.25 <br />U, <br />i.54 <br />,",0 <br /> <br />555 <br />".. <br />150 <br />" <br /> <br />.D3.ily ill~ans oomput.:.J fwm uatll. in addition to figures shown. <br /> <br />(38) 6-7581. WEST KIOWA CREEK AT EI.BERT, COLO, <br /> <br />Lo<:tltiotJ.-Lat 39012'3:';", long 1().fo32'lu". in SE1,<iSE1/~ i';N'. 3., T. 10 So, R. <br />G-! W., on right bank 2GO ft dOwllstre-:1111 frull! bridge on :-;tMp Higb';.'lY 217 a <br />'1uarte-r of a mile south of Elbert and half it mil€. up::;ti:"t-~1ii.-' fi'OlYI. H\()\.\.\:h. <br />Drainage area.-3::;.!J sq mi. <br />Gage-height record.-"~atE'r-stage recorder graph. except 2030 hour~ .Tulle 17 to <br />June 20, Altitude of gage is 6,740 ft (from topographic map)_ <br />1_Hs~h~rg€- r<;c0rd.-Stai;e-ui:sdJarge reia..tion defined by current-Ille-tE"r measure. <br />ments below SO cfs and by slope-area lnpasurement at 20.000 d:-;. Discharge <br />2030 hours June 17 to .June 20 e-stimated on basis of one di:-;('harge lllNl.';llre~ <br />ment, weather r('(>ords, typical rN'('ssion, and records for Kiowa Cn'l'k at <br />Elbert. <br />:\Iaxima,-June 16-21, 1003: Discharge, 20,000 ds 2030 hours ,June 17 (gage <br />height,7.40ft), <br />H>62 to :\fa\" 1005: Dis('hargp, H:! ds Aug. :n, lHG3 (gag/!' lH'ig-ht, 2.22 ft). <br />R€,Ulurks.-FIO:Xl flow decrpased by a st"ril>s of about 12 rl:'t.ardill,!.t dalll~ 011 <br />".est Kio\\"a CrPE'k and trihutarif's abO\.(> station. <br /> <br />J!('all disc!l(lrg(', ill ('//lJic j('ct pcr-"('('(llIrl.19f.J5 <br /> <br />Day <br />June IG______________~_________________________________~____ <br />17___________________________________________~~________ <br />1S________________________~____________________,___~____ <br />lU_________________________~________.._~________________ <br />20_____________________________________________________ <br />21_________~______________________..~_____~_____________ <br /> <br />Dill('Jiarf}C <br />0.2 <br />710 <br />1'.0 <br /> <br />:'0 <br />~O <br />10 <br />