DWR_2668971

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

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°39'11", long 105°11'42, in SE¼SW¼ sec. 35, T.4 S., R.70 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic
Unit 10190002, on left bank at Morrison, 180 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 8 and 0.2 mi
upstream from Mount Vernon Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA AND PERIOD OF RECORD.--164 mi². Sporadic, incomplete data Sep. 1881 to Feb. 1902. Good data
October 1919 to current year. Monthly data for some periods only. Some early years published as
near Morrison, at Starbuck, at Idledale. Water quality data from Oct. 1976 to Sep. 1981.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, shaft encoder and Telemark in a 42-inch metal shelter
and well.

REMARKS.--Hourly data is the primary record, taken from satellite monitoring with chart back-up. Mean daily
values from the chart were used on the following days when the satellite record was missing: May
26-30; The record is complete, except for the following period when both chart and satellite data
were not available: November 19-26; The record is reliable except for the following periods during
the winter when ice accumulates on the control; November 11-18, 29,30; December 1-31, 2000; January
1-31; February 1-28; The record is rated as good, except for March 1-14 which is fair due to
possible ice-affect, and except for Nov. 11,2000—Feb. 28, 2001, which was estimated. Station
maintained and record developed by Rodger Burcher.

RATING TABLE.--BCRMORCO21 USED FROM 01-OCT-2000 TO 04-OCT-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 18 17 13 12 10 12 19 46 46 23 35 39
2 16 15 13 12 10 12 22 57 46 22 44 33
3 15 15 12 12 10 12 24 48 48 22 54 29
4 15 15 12 11 10 12 26 44 52 21 39 27
5 16 16 12 12 11 12 27 58 48 19 49 26
6 17 15 12 12 11 13 26 60 43 24 43 27
7 17 12 13 13 11 14 22 72 42 28 39 27
8 17 14 14 13 11 14 21 78 42 28 36 40
9 17 15 15 16 11 14 19 86 44 60 59 40
10 17 16 12 15 11 16 21 92 42 52 52 42
11 16 14 12 12 11 14 26 95 40 84 56 38
12 16 12 12 13 11 13 26 93 36 69 45 33
13 15 12 12 13 11 13 20 91 39 79 48 30
14 16 12 12 13 11 15 24 90 46 99 58 36
15 16 12 13 12 11 14 24 89 39 84 57 35
16 16 12 13 12 11 14 27 91 33 70 57 32
17 17 12 13 12 11 15 24 90 30 62 50 31
18 16 13 14 12 11 13 33 85 27 55 42 31
19 16 15 14 12 11 14 37 78 26 51 40 28
20 16 15 14 11 12 17 39 78 29 49 42 26
21 16 15 13 11 12 16 32 81 28 46 46 25
22 16 17 13 11 12 20 42 72 26 45 42 26
23 17 17 13 12 12 23 33 63 25 43 45 25
24 17 16 13 11 13 23 40 62 24 51 40 24
25 17 16 13 11 13 19 43 61 26 48 37 23
26 17 17 13 10 13 21 45 59 26 42 37 23
27 16 14 13 10 12 20 45 56 31 45 36 21
28 16 14 13 10 12 19 49 61 28 43 34 21
29 17 14 13 10 --- 19 48 65 25 39 34 21
30 16 14 13 10 --- 17 51 56 22 35 32 21
31 16 --- 13 10 --- 19 --- 53 --- 33 34 ---

TOTAL 506 433 400 366 316 489 935 2210 1059 1471 1362 880
MEAN 16 14 13 12 11 16 31 71 35 48 44 29
AC-FT 1000 859 793 726 627 970 1850 4380 2100 2920 2700 1750
MAX 18 17 15 16 13 23 51 95 52 99 59 42
MIN 15 12 12 10 10 12 19 44 22 19 32 21

CAL YR 2000 TOTAL 0 MEAN 0 MAX 0 MIN 0 AC-FT 0
WTR YR 2001 TOTAL 10427 MEAN 28.6 MAX 99 MIN 10 AC-FT 20680

MAX DISCH: 174 CFS AT 20:45 ON Jul. 13, 2001 GH 5.16 FT. SHIFT -0.01 FT.
MAX GH: 5.16 FT. AT 20:45 ON Jul. 13, 2001
FOR MORE COMPLETE OR DETAILED INFORMATION SEE DAILY OR MONTHLY RECORD.

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