DWR_2668971

• Title: STREAM FLOW DATA FOR COLORADO
• Year: 2001
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: Streamflow Report

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06701500 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW CHEESMAN LAKE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°12'33", long 105°16'02", in SE¼NW¼ sec.6, T.10 S., R.70 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic
Unit 10190002, on left bank 1,400 ft downstream from toe of Cheesman Dam and 3.8 mi southwest of
Deckers.

DRAINAGE AREA AND PERIOD OF RECORD.--1,752 mi². Oct.1, 1924-May13, 1956 at site 370 feet upstream and 0.50
ft. higher. May 14, 1956 to present at current site. Unreliable record from 1909 to 1924
unpublished.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry in a wooden shelter at a 30 ft Parshall flume. Datum
of gage is 6,609 ft. Station is owned and maintained by the Denver Water Dept. Satellite telemetry
is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the USGS.

REMARKS.--The primary record is hourly data taken from satellite monitoring with chart back up. Satellite
data agreed with the recorder data within ±0.02 foot. The record is reliable and complete. Mean
daily values were used were used from November 9 to January 11 to allow better agreement between the
satellite and chart records. The record is good. Record developed by Rodger Burcher.

RATING TABLE.--PLACHECO11 USED FROM 01-OCT-2000 TO 30-SEP-2001

DISCHARGE, IN CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
MEAN VALUES

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

1 392 278 83 154 76 44 47 152 281 399 459 385
2 492 300 89 154 63 44 47 117 297 417 376 385
3 583 297 89 138 64 45 47 94 256 417 313 385
4 553 244 115 128 64 45 78 94 221 417 313 439
5 438 219 140 119 53 46 129 94 224 417 313 480
6 296 167 144 110 45 47 154 94 225 417 367 478
7 203 197 119 110 45 48 154 94 225 417 405 407
8 204 230 104 92 45 48 154 94 227 417 387 353
9 261 230 104 79 45 48 121 94 228 417 365 297
10 330 230 104 53 45 48 98 92 229 380 366 259
11 349 232 104 54 45 48 72 94 230 319 366 292
12 349 205 104 50 45 48 48 94 230 390 366 337
13 369 172 104 47 45 48 48 95 232 435 396 353
14 395 158 104 48 66 48 48 124 233 409 414 352
15 406 187 104 48 83 48 48 146 295 391 414 352
16 408 205 104 64 70 48 47 118 409 391 414 352
17 363 175 104 89 47 48 47 97 435 434 399 349
18 329 156 104 101 46 48 74 89 470 463 385 306
19 329 156 128 101 45 48 138 76 515 463 467 262
20 307 142 146 101 45 47 172 76 468 463 555 252
21 287 99 146 101 45 47 172 77 411 463 577 267
22 286 63 146 101 47 47 172 91 296 463 533 249
23 287 56 148 101 46 47 152 99 304 463 431 290
24 286 57 148 101 45 47 140 122 421 463 385 352
25 284 60 148 90 45 47 140 201 413 463 385 370
26 265 60 119 81 45 47 169 253 371 463 385 368
27 236 60 98 81 45 47 202 254 370 463 385 368
28 224 60 98 79 44 47 209 254 371 463 386 398
29 223 60 128 78 --- 47 209 257 371 459 385 417
30 225 67 152 90 --- 47 176 257 371 459 386 363
31 238 --- 154 98 --- 47 --- 257 --- 459 385 ---

TOTAL 10197 4822 3682 2841 1444 1459 3512 4150 9629 13354 12463 10517
MEAN 329 161 119 92 52 47 117 134 321 431 402 351
AC-FT 20230 9560 7300 5640 2860 2890 6970 8230 19100 26490 24720 20860
MAX 583 300 154 154 83 48 209 257 515 463 577 480
MIN 203 56 83 47 44 44 47 76 221 319 313 249

CAL YR 2000 TOTAL 0 MEAN 0 MAX 0 MIN 0 AC-FT 0
WTR YR 2001 TOTAL 78070 MEAN 214 MAX 583 MIN 44 AC-FT 154900

MAX DISCH: 605 CFS AT 09:00 ON Oct. 3, 2000 GH 2.93 FT. SHIFT -0.04 FT.
MAX GH: 2.93 FT. AT 09:00 ON Oct. 3, 2000

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

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