WSP05772

• File Number: 8142.600.30.A
• Description: Other Studies - Purgatoire River Transit Loss Study
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 6/1/1953
• Author: Corps of Engineers
• Title: Review Report on Survey for Flood Control - Volume II
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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STREU: GAGI?fG STATIONS
PtJRGATOIRE RrJER, COLORADO

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"iles Drain- li;lev. Maxi= of Raeord Minimum of Re~ord ~.~axi 'l\UJ!1 Flood .
Above a<e ef of: "1e~ord
Station Stre8M MCYUth J.rea Zer() ('In
of ( sq.mi.) r'>ap:P, Staf!:€ Dis- Stage Dis- 'r"l'll'l€! Inelu_
Stream Cm.s.l. ) (reet) e~rl1:e Date (reet) e~ar2;e Date (aere- sive Ageney Period of Reeord
(",.f.s.) ( <"l.f.s.) feet! Dtltes
Trinidad Purgatoire 156-9 795 '7)87.17 (1) 16.6 ( ?)05.ooo Sep 30, (3) 0 Seve ra 1 68,.200 Apr 19-:=9 U.S.G.S. May 1816 to Jul 1899.
River 1904 Periods . 1942 Aug to-Deo 1905, Nov.
1896 1906 to Mar 19Cf7, Oct
and . 1907 to Nov 1912, Octl.
Jun 1l~50 1933 to Sap 3O,1952(4)
Colore.do May 1876 to Ju1 1899.
StatE' Aug to Dee 1905,
Enl9naer Nov 1906 to Mar 1907,
Oct 19Cf7 to Nov 191?,;
ApI' 1916 to Sap 3D,
1952 (4)
Alfalfa (Nr.) Purgatoi~ 121.8 1,2;16 ( 5) 6.79 ( 6) Sep 13, (3) 0 Several (6) U.S.G.S. Mar 1905 to Oct 1906
River 1952 Periods Mar 1907 to Sep 1907
ApI' 9.1952 to Sep 30,
1952 (0)
Colorado Mar 1924 to Nov 1927
State Apr 1928 to Sep 1928
. Engineer
Nine Mile Dam Pur!!9.toire 06.5 2/;'00 001,0.9" (7)lP.00 ( 0;6.11,"500 Sap 15, (:>;) 0 Seve ra 1 IIJ?,100 ApI' 10_')0, ':J.S.G.S. Oot 1, 1933 to Sep ~O.
J:1iver 10'?4 Periods 1942 19"51 (11)
!J<:>lorado <Jet 1. 19?L te Sep ~(),
State 19'51 (0)
Fngineer
Righland Dam. Purgatoire 17.4 3.376 (5) (8)13.~ ( 2)00,000 ApI' 24., 0) 0 Several 156,800 ApI' 19-30. U.S.G.s. Oet 1, 1933 to Sep 30,
River 1942 Periods 1942 1951 (0)
Colorado Oet 1, 1931 to Sep 30,
8tatEl 1951 (0)
Engineer
Las Anima5 (Nr.) Purge. toir e 3.8 3,511 3879.94 (5) (9 )52,800 Aug 7, (3) 0 Several 103,400 Aug 16-25, U.S.G.S. May to Sep 1889, Aug
Ri.... 19"9 Per iods 1923 to Oct 190:) _( 10) ~ul
23. 1948 to Sep 30.
1951 (0)
U.S.W.f;. Ju1 1905 to Det 1908
Colorado ApI' lQ22 to Sep 1931
State Jul 23, 1948 -to Sep 30.
Enpneer 1951 (0)
C.ofE. Jul 23,1948 to Sep 30,
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(1).Gage heil':ht, 16.6 feet. on Commereial Street gage.
(2) Estbated.
(~) Variable.
(h) Continued in operation to date.
(S) Da~a not available.

(6) ',tLting curve not defined.
(7) Maximum gage height 14.0:; feet' Apr. 23-, 19JJ2. Estimated peak disel"arge
50,000 cu~ie feet per second.
(8) Maximum g8.e;9 heil'!:ht, 11.0 feet Sep I?, 19~. Estimated peak discharge
33,000 eubie feet per se"'ond.
(9) Publisr.ed in U.S. (':eo10r:ical Surve" '!'rater_Supply Paper 997.
(10) Intermittent

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