DWR_2668971

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

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06735500 BIG THOMPSON RIVER(below Lake Estes) NEAR ESTES PARK, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°22'35", long 105°29'06", in NE¼NE¼ sec. 29, T.5 N., R.72 W., Larimer County, Hydrologic
Unit 10190006, on right bank 100 ft upstream from Dry Gulch, 600 ft downstream from Olympus Dam, and
2.0 mi east of Estes Park.

DRAINAGE AREA.--155 mi². Area at site used Jan. 29, 1934, to Mar. 21, 1951, 162 mi².

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry at 15' Parshall flume in a concrete shelter with a
supplementary outside gage.

REMARKS.--Record is complete and reliable. Record is good. Station maintained and record developed by
Merlin Friedrichsen.

RATING TABLE.--BTBLESCO10 USED FROM 01-OCT-2000 TO 01-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

1 117 34 26 26 31 31 30 100 438 217 95 259
2 118 22 26 26 31 31 31 101 438 204 106 257
3 104 44 26 26 32 31 31 100 489 204 111 251
4 158 43 26 26 31 31 31 101 483 193 105 250
5 156 42 26 26 31 31 31 101 227 193 91 250
6 157 41 26 25 32 31 31 101 141 237 93 252
7 147 34 25 27 32 31 30 100 145 232 115 129
8 157 34 26 27 31 32 30 98 192 227 205 122
9 102 34 26 26 30 32 30 101 224 264 132 143
10 116 35 26 27 30 32 31 100 238 240 203 132
11 104 35 26 26 31 32 31 101 193 205 214 139
12 101 36 26 26 31 31 31 98 231 129 181 138
13 60 35 26 26 30 32 31 101 323 125 129 126
14 72 35 26 26 31 30 30 99 336 208 112 131
15 47 28 26 26 31 31 30 100 267 217 128 128
16 45 27 26 27 31 31 31 125 229 201 159 133
17 46 27 26 26 31 31 31 128 215 131 204 84
18 48 27 26 25 32 31 31 291 213 125 167 92
19 245 27 26 25 32 31 31 314 243 126 134 89
20 119 27 25 25 31 31 31 286 250 126 118 83
21 246 27 25 24 31 32 31 264 257 126 121 74
22 241 26 25 25 31 32 30 191 260 128 103 65
23 246 26 25 26 31 32 30 127 288 127 125 69
24 321 27 25 26 31 32 51 127 266 126 116 66
25 334 27 25 26 31 32 48 341 265 127 98 63
26 141 26 26 25 31 30 52 367 319 113 92 57
27 137 26 25 26 31 30 51 392 281 106 93 57
28 132 26 25 26 30 29 75 349 301 98 90 53
29 143 26 25 26 --- 29 105 383 266 108 75 49
30 130 26 25 31 --- 29 139 475 237 98 168 52
31 64 --- 25 32 --- 31 --- 471 --- 95 244 ---

TOTAL 4354 930 794 813 869 962 1226 6133 8255 5056 4127 3793
MEAN 140 31 26 26 31 31 41 198 275 163 133 126
AC-FT 8640 1840 1570 1610 1720 1910 2430 12160 16370 10030 8190 7520
MAX 334 44 26 32 32 32 139 475 489 264 244 259
MIN 45 22 25 24 30 29 30 98 141 95 75 49

CAL YR 2000 TOTAL 0 MEAN 0 MAX 0 MIN 0 AC-FT 0
WTR YR 2001 TOTAL 37312 MEAN 102 MAX 489 MIN 22 AC-FT 74010

MAX DISCH: 561 CFS AT 00:45 ON May. 30, 2001 GH 4.14 FT. SHIFT 0 FT.
MAX GH: 4.14 FT. AT 00:45 ON May. 30, 2001

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

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