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<br />VI. STREAMFLOW DATA <br /> <br />Streamflow monitoring was an important work task during the 1995 flood season. The <br />Satellite Monitoring System (SMS) allows the Colorado Division of Water Resources ( a task <br />force member) to collect, process, store and distribute any kind of environmental data transmitted <br />from remote locations. The data set of interest to the Colorado Flood Task Force was the water <br />level at rivers, streams, diversion structures and reservoirs. SMS provided real time and historic <br />stream flow data from gaging stations across Colorado. <br /> <br />The State Engineer's Office began operating the SMS in 1985. The system has become <br />one of the most important and integral tools for the administration and management of Colorado's <br />water resources for the entire water user community. <br /> <br />Initially the state operated 150 remote gaging stations linked to the SMS. Through <br />additional funding in 1991, 251 stations are now linked to the system. Federal agencies, water <br />conservancy districts, municipalities and private entities own other stations in Colorado and <br />neighboring states, The Division of Water Resources collects and uses the data from 179 of these <br />stations operated by others. <br /> <br />Data collected from the remote stations converts raw water level values into several <br />products of various use to "clients". The products range from raw data passed on to other <br />computer systems to the official Hydrographic Records of mean daily stream flows. <br /> <br />It was the real time mean daily stream flow values which were used by the Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board for the Flood Task Force to monitor snowmelt runoff conditions, The <br />stream flow values were also used in conjunction with snowpack and temperature information to <br />develop the Colorado Flood Forecast Model to monitor potential for snowmelt flooding, <br /> <br />The stream flow data is made available to Colorado water users through the Division of <br />Water Resource's Water Talk user's network system for its seven water management divisions, <br />statewide. <br /> <br />Stations Monitored During 1995 Flood Threat Season <br /> <br />. Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs <br />. Rio Grande at Del Norte <br />. Arkansas River at Wellsville (Salida) <br />. Animas River at Durango <br />. North Fork of the Gunnison River at Somerset <br />. Colorado River at UIah Stateline <br />. Yampa River at Steamboat Springs <br />. Dolores River at Dolores <br />. Gunnison River at Delta <br />. Gunnison River at Gunnison <br />