DWR_2668862

• Title: STREAM FLOW DATA FOR COLORADO
• Year: 2006
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: Streamflow Report

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06711500 BEAR CREEK AT MOUTH, AT SHERIDAN, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°39'08", long 105°01'57", in NW¼NW¼ sec. 5, T,5 S., R.68 W., Arapahoe County, Hydrologic Unit
10190002 on left bank just downstream from bridge on South Lowell Blvd., at Highway Department
maintenance building at northwest city limits of Sheridan, 1.3 mi upstream from mouth, and 2.l mi west of
city hall in Englewood.

DRAINAGE AREA AND PERIOD OF RECORD.--260 mi². April to Nov. 1914, March 1927 to current year. Monthly data
only prior to Oct. 1933.

GAGE.--Stevens A-35 graphic stage recorder and Sutron 8210 DCP with digital shaft encoder and phone (speech
card) modem in a 42 inch corrugated metal shelter and well.

REMARKS.--The primary record is hourly data from satellite with chart back-up. Mean daily values were taken
from the chart (due to missing DCP data) on the following days: October 2-3, 2005, May 27-29, 2006.
The data are complete and reliable, except for the following days: December 5-11, 15-18, 2005 and Feb 11-
12 & 17-20, 2006 due to possible ice affect; and, January 17-18, 2006, when there was debris on the
control. The record is rated as good, except for the following estimated days, which are fair, December
5-11, 15-18, 2005 and Feb 11-12 & 17-20, 2006 due to possible ice affect; and, January 17-18, 2006, when
there was debris on the control. Station maintained and record developed by Steve Barrett.

RATING TABLE.--BCRSHECO32 USED FROM 01-OCT-2005 TO 30-SEP-2006

DISCHARGE, IN CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2005 TO SEPTEMBER 2006
MEAN VALUES

DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP

1 9.6 25 8.0 22 19 25 6.8 9.7 5.3 2.3 14 13
2 9.4 19 7.5 22 20 20 4.8 7.7 15 3.3 8.8 14
3 11 15 12 22 18 17 4.6 8.3 27 3.8 10 15
4 17 13 15 21 18 16 4.6 9.9 29 6.8 10 14
5 18 16 15 18 19 16 5.6 15 28 5.9 10 14
6 17 18 15 19 17 15 7.0 18 19 6.6 10 11
7 17 17 15 19 16 13 18 18 5.7 7.6 10 11
8 16 18 19 24 17 15 18 17 5.7 15 9.9 13
9 35 17 24 29 17 13 16 14 3.9 56 8.6 15
10 87 18 23 28 17 11 16 20 4.5 138 8.2 15
11 37 21 25 30 13 10 14 14 3.9 98 8.2 15
12 33 21 24 25 15 11 9.1 12 4.0 69 8.7 15
13 31 23 24 21 17 11 7.7 8.8 2.1 59 13 14
14 28 21 22 30 16 9.0 8.4 8.5 .88 39 17 12
15 30 9.7 23 32 17 9.2 12 9.2 .85 31 16 12
16 34 10 20 33 17 8.5 14 8.4 3.5 28 25 12
17 33 12 21 25 16 8.6 12 7.9 3.8 26 34 13
18 30 11 20 19 15 9.0 8.7 8.6 3.7 18 20 11
19 30 11 18 23 15 12 7.8 8.2 4.8 4.1 27 6.4
20 32 11 16 23 15 14 6.2 8.3 4.4 6.3 22 6.3
21 33 10 19 20 18 10 5.2 8.4 5.5 6.3 19 19
22 31 10 21 17 26 8.9 4.7 7.9 4.9 6.2 22 12
23 30 12 22 30 17 8.7 5.3 6.9 4.0 6.2 20 14
24 28 13 23 39 14 8.1 9.3 9.7 20 6.3 19 14
25 27 13 23 26 16 8.2 13 7.8 11 7.1 18 13
26 26 12 23 10 17 8.9 11 4.9 7.2 12 16 11
27 27 12 23 21 19 9.0 13 3.0 4.0 14 17 11
28 27 11 22 23 32 8.2 17 2.4 3.5 13 16 11
29 26 9.1 24 20 --- 7.8 14 3.0 3.4 13 15 11
30 28 8.4 22 19 --- 7.7 14 3.7 3.0 14 12 12
31 27 --- 22 19 --- 7.5 --- 3.5 --- 14 11 ---

TOTAL 865.0 437.2 610.5 729 493 356.3 307.8 292.7 241.53 735.8 475.4 379.7
MEAN 27.9 14.6 19.7 23.5 17.6 11.5 10.3 9.44 8.05 23.7 15.3 12.7
AC-FT 1720 867 1210 1450 978 707 611 581 479 1460 943 753
MAX 87 25 25 39 32 25 18 20 29 138 34 19
MIN 9.4 8.4 7.5 10 13 7.5 4.6 2.4 .85 2.3 8.2 6.3

CAL YR 2005 TOTAL 20004.6 MEAN 54.8 MAX 316 MIN 4.6 AC-FT 39680
WTR YR 2006 TOTAL 5923.93 MEAN 16.2 MAX 138 MIN .85 AC-FT 11750

MAX DISCH: 279 CFS AT 19:05 ON Jun. 24, 2006 GH 3.80 FT. SHIFT 0 FT.
MAX GH: 3.80 FT. AT 19:05 ON Jun. 24, 2006

FOR MORE COMPLETE OR DETAILED INFORMATION SEE DAILY OR MONTHLY RECORD.