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<br />e <br /> <br />USGS stream gage for Saguache Creek near Saguache, CO (ill #08227000), which has a <br />drainage area of 595 square miles (See Gage Summary in Appendix C). The total drainage area <br />of the Fourmile Creek Drainage upstream of the FOTest Service Boundary is approximately 20 <br />square miles. The period of record for this gage was 1910 to 2000, the period of record used by <br />staff in their analysis was 1910 - 2000, or 83 years of record. Table 2 below displays the flow of <br />Fourmile Creek upstream of the Forest Service Boundary (Table 2), in terms of a percentage of <br />exceedence. <br /> <br />Table 2: Fourmile Creek Estimated Flow at Forest Service Boundary. <br /> <br />Exceedences <br />,% <br />,% <br />"''' <br />"'" <br />'0% <br />'0% <br />90% <br />90% <br />99% <br /> <br />Janua~' Feb.ua." MarCh ADrll M. June J," Auuust SeDtamber Oetab&. November December <br />I.HI 1.38 '.00 9.92 18.02 laJO 10.22 ,", 5.71 3.67 2.42 1.48 <br />'" 1.18 2.12 5.38 1355 13.87 7.24 'S; 3.97 2.72 ..S; 1.24 <br />1,01 1.06 ," 3.80 10.72 11,63 5.95 4.44 2.89 2.32 1.68 1.18 <br />0.91 '.01 1.51 2.76 7.33 8.", 4.61 3.39 2.15 1.88 1.51 1.04 <br />0.77 0.84 1.18 1.15 4.03 4.74 2.66 '.05 1.45 1.31 1.14 0.84 <br />0.61 0.74 0.94 1.31 2.25 2.32 1.36 1.28 t.01 0.9] 0."' 0.87 <br />0.57 0.64 0.", 1.11 1.75 1.58 1.01 0.97 0.81 0.84 0.71 0.54 <br />0.47 '" 0.74 0.97 '" 0.97 0.79 0.81 0.61 0.74 0.64 0.50 <br />0.37 '" 0.50 0,71 0.94 0.54 0.57 0.57 0.47 0.54 0.47 0.40 <br /> <br />Fourmile Creek upstream of USFS Boundary Estimated Stream Flow <br /> <br /> 5.00 <br /> 4.00 <br /> 3.00 <br />J!! <br />0 <br />e 2.00 <br />1.00 <br /> <br /> <br />0.00 <br />,:S ~<o .3:- <br />J' <<: ~ <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />9.<<:- <br />'?"' <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />.;)~ <br />"S <br /> <br />.;)V <br />"S <br /> <br />..::p ~ <br />'?"' 0 <br /> <br />0-<-' <br />o <br /> <br />o~ <br />~ <br /> <br />{vV <br />Q <br /> <br />Month <br /> <br />Table 2 shows that the summer and winter recommendation of 0.20 cfs is available for all <br />months. <br /> <br />Precipitation Data <br />Staff reviewed local precipitation data sets from 2 different sites located around the Fourmile <br />Creek Drainage (see Precipitation Data in Appendix C). These sites include Saguache and <br />Center. Table 3 shows the water year and the percent of average precipitation recorded at each <br />site. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- 4- <br />