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<br />06711500 BEAR CREEK AT !10UTH, AT SH~RIDAN, CO
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<br />LOCATION.__La~ 39D39'Oe~, long 105.01'57", in NW~NW~ 5ec.5, T.5 S., R.68 W., Arapahoe Coun~y, HydrologIc
<br />UnIt 10190002, on left bank Just downstrean fro~ bridge on roa~ to Fort Logan Mental He~lth Center, at
<br />H16nway Department main~enance buildIng at nor~hwest clty limits of Sheridan, 1.3 ml upstrea~ from mouth, and
<br />2.1 Cl wes~ of city hall 1n En61ewood.
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<br />ORAIllAGE: AREA. --260 l'Ili.l.
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<br />P~RIOD O~ R~~ORD.--A~rl1 to ~ovember 191~, March 1927 to current year. Monthly discharge only prior to October
<br />1933, publisheC: In \<ISP 1310. Publlshed as "a~ SherIdan ,JunctIon" 1934-41.
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<br />ilEVISED R::CORD~" n....SP 1730: Drainage area.
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<br />GAGE.--~ater_s:aae recorder. ElevatIon of gaGe IS 5,295 ft above ~at1onal Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929,
<br />frol'tJ to~oGril.,~":c IT..)p. See WSP 1710 or 1730 for hl5tory of chanG<=s prior to Del. 9, 1953. Oct. 9, 1953, to
<br />1\1..:;;. t, ''j!.:- "..later-sta;;!:- recorder at present !.1tt.- a'. datu!:, ',.0 ft, h~Gr,er.
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<br />R~MARKS.-_Estl~ated daily di5charges, Wa~er year 1936: Dec. 12-15, and July 6-e. Water year 1987:
<br />Jan, 6-23. K~cords good exce~t for eS~lmatec daily discharges, which arc fair. flow reGulated by Bear CreeK
<br />Lake since J~lJ 1979. StoraGe and jlverslons upstrea~ rrom s~ation for irriga~ion of about 12,000 acres.
<br />Several wOserv~tions of water tenperature were obtalned ane are publlshec elseWhere 1n thiS report.
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<br /> COOP~~ATION.--Records collected ,nd computed by Colot'ado DiVISion of Water Resources ,nd reV1 ewed by Ge0106ical
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<br /> A Vr:RAG~ DBCHARG=::.--59 years, !l2.8 ftl/:); 31,01r..l acrc-ft/::,'rj 60 ,eat's, 43.8 ftJ/s; ]1,730 acre-ft/yt'.
<br /> O:Y.TR~MES FOR PER:O::' OF RECQRD.__Haximum dischar.;e, 8,150 ftlls, "'y 711969, gage height, 10.5 n, present
<br /> daturl:, fror:1 r~ooC: rr,arKS, from ratlne; curve extendej above 3,LlOO ft Is; no flOlol, J\,;ly 13, 193~.
<br /> EXBE11E3 ;:-OR WATER )"t:AR 1986.--Na:<lmum di,<;charGe, 558 ftlls at 1330 July, 20, gase heiGht, ~ . Ll7 f'. minimur:1
<br /> dai~J' 10 ftJ/s, Au,;;. 1~.
<br /> EXTRE1"I::S FOR ::URR2~n YEAR.--MaXlmUr:l discharge, 712 ft'.':) at 2300 June 29, gage heq;ht, ~,72 ft; r:11nimum dally,
<br /> 12 ftl/S, Sep';.. 27.
<br /> DISCHARGE, CUBIC FE:::. PEP: SeCOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBCR 1985 TO :iSP.E~lBER 1986
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<br /> DAY DCT ll0V DEe JAN FEa MAn APR llAY JUfl JU:" AUG SEF
<br /> 32 uo 23 29 3" 3" 23 79 " 85 '" 27
<br /> 37 32 27 31 3" 35 31 80 89 80 '" 32
<br /> " 'n 28 28 3' 36 56 82 9" 71 38 3S
<br /> "' 29 35 27 32 3" 62 82 98 "3 "' ~" 1
<br /> "' 27 36 " 31 32 77 75 123 uo "' 27
<br /> 6 00 27 36 29 32 32 10S 77 136 "5 00 29
<br />. 7 33 25 36 32 30 28 109 82 138 83 37 31
<br />3 33 23 35 29 27 29 107 71 127 32 37 32
<br />9 "' 37 35 ]1 26 31 123 68 16" 65 )6 3D
<br /> 10 "' 32 3" 32 28 29 123 62 292 17 28 "
<br /> 11 "' 28 32 J2 29 '" 135 56 209 5' 13 25
<br /> p os 3S 32 32 29 25 132 5" 172 65 1:: "
<br /> I':' "9 ~3 32 31 3' 28 138 51 162 62 11 20
<br /> '" 50 37 32 3D 3D 25 130 os 16u 53 10 20
<br /> 15 "9 "' 32 31 32 25 117 "' 162 31 11 20
<br /> 16 "' 39 J2 32 J9 27 115 90 105 20 11 18
<br /> 17 "' 39 3" 32 "' 29 113 117 '5~ '" 11 '"
<br /> 18 "' 39 3" 32 39 .23 '01 8J 15\ 28 p '"
<br /> 1j 00 00 J6 3" "' 25 99 '" lLl, 32 1) '"
<br /> 20 00 3' J8 J" 47 23 98 92 107 75 11 '"
<br /> 21 37 27 J9 32 40 22 92 99 159 "0 13 '"
<br /> 22 3" 29 J6 30 )6 '" 39 96 lJ3 32 28 16
<br /> 23 Jl 29 35 J2 ," 2' 90 65 p' 69 "3 15
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<br /> " 27 29 J" 36 J3 23 96 58 113 66 "' 15
<br /> 25 27 OJ 32 32 OJ '" 92 "5 111 "' 32 15
<br /> 26 27 47 J2 29 " 27 9" 00 105 29 31 14
<br /> 27 ,~7 ~2 3;; JO "" 27 92 38 101 21 37 13
<br /> 28 27 ,- 31 32 40 22 85 "8 9" 17 30 15
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<br /> 29 27 32 J2 3" 19 " " 90 15 25 16
<br /> 30 27 30 32 3" 21 80 96 53 1C 25 '5
<br /> Jl .lJ2 32 J" 2" '" 13 23
<br /> TOiAL 1175 1018 1026 96S 983 847 2892 2220 4106 1)j19 :;i2 634
<br /> E'::A:; 37.9 33.9 33.1 31.2 3:;.j 2i.3 96.' 71.6 137 liS.:; 26.: 21,1
<br /> :-:f.^ 50 47 39 J6 "' 36 138 117 212 es 1.;4 33
<br /> :1 r ~: 27 23 23 '5 26 19 28 38 72 13 ln 13
<br /> AC-:7 2330 202J 2040 1'J:?0 1938 16/:!rJ 5740 4400 81118 2810 1610 125;)
<br /> CAi.. YR '983 T07i.:.. 2 :"~ 70 I"~':: A r: 6~ . ~ ~jA X "J5 '1 III 11 AC-F'T 1.l6550
<br /> ,:7P. YR 1?96 :CT;'~ 113101 I :::,\ ~l 4).:.- :1'; x 2n ;:H: 10 !\C-F':- 3jJ::J'J
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