DWR_2669013

• Title: STREAM FLOW DATA FOR COLORADO
• Year: 1995
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: Streamflow Report

PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06710500 BEAR CREEK AT MORRISON, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°39'11", long 105°11'43", 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.--164 mi².

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

REMARKS.--The record is complete and reliable with the exception of the period of no record caused by
frozen stilling well and control, Nov. 29, 1994-Feb. 7, 1995. The stage-discharge relation was
affected by ice Nov. 23-28, 1994; Feb. 11-21; Mar. 1-9, 1995. The satellite record is the primary
record. Chart values were used for May 3-5; June 10-11; July 4-14, 1995. Record is rated as poor
for periods of ice effect and missing record and rated as good for the period of reliable record.
Station maintained and records developed by Rodger L. Burcher.

RATING TABLE.--BCRMORCO18 USED FROM 01-OCT-1994 TO 30-SEP-1995

DISCHARGE, IN CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1994 TO SEPTEMBER 1995
MEAN VALUES

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

1 14 14 15 12 11 13 15 118 576 316 96 44
2 16 15 15 12 11 13 16 119 558 276 86 42
3 15 15 14 11 11 13 15 134 672 245 80 41
4 15 14 14 11 11 13 15 128 619 235 84 39
5 16 14 14 11 11 13 17 136 593 211 81 39
6 16 19 14 11 11 14 17 153 572 202 74 43
7 15 18 13 11 11 14 17 154 551 205 70 48
8 18 19 13 11 11 14 17 154 508 208 67 50
9 19 16 13 11 11 14 22 131 688 208 67 49
10 17 16 13 11 11 14 20 128 570 226 66 59
11 15 17 13 11 11 16 18 136 524 214 62 56
12 15 18 13 11 11 16 19 141 510 198 65 50
13 15 17 13 11 11 14 24 144 532 190 64 42
14 15 15 12 11 12 14 30 141 536 203 61 39
15 14 13 12 11 12 14 22 151 571 240 62 38
16 15 13 12 11 13 15 23 182 615 184 55 35
17 17 19 12 11 13 19 26 405 647 179 52 34
18 18 20 12 11 13 18 27 420 742 185 55 34
19 16 21 12 11 14 17 33 521 564 187 58 38
20 17 19 12 11 14 15 31 561 517 162 55 39
21 16 16 12 11 14 16 36 517 508 147 56 51
22 16 16 12 11 13 18 35 464 502 135 56 46
23 15 16 12 11 13 15 33 428 477 128 65 55
24 14 16 12 11 13 15 38 361 401 121 70 52
25 14 16 12 11 12 14 47 344 360 113 62 48
26 14 16 12 11 13 14 57 353 334 106 56 47
27 15 15 12 11 12 13 52 394 313 98 51 45
28 14 15 12 11 13 15 83 379 335 93 49 44
29 14 15 12 11 --- 14 97 484 362 91 61 44
30 14 15 12 11 --- 14 115 599 342 89 51 45
31 14 --- 12 11 --- 13 --- 633 --- 103 48 ---

TOTAL 478 488 393 343 337 454 1017 9113 15599 5498 1985 1336
MEAN 15.4 16.3 12.7 11.1 12.0 14.6 33.9 294 520 177 64.0 44.5
AC-FT 948 968 780 680 668 901 2020 18080 30940 10910 3940 2650
MAX 19 21 15 12 14 19 115 633 742 316 96 59
MIN 14 13 12 11 11 13 15 118 313 89 48 34

CAL YR 1994 TOTAL 9897 MEAN 27.1 MAX 111 MIN 12 AC-FT 19630
WTR YR 1995 TOTAL 37041 MEAN 101 MAX 742 MIN 11 AC-FT 73470

MAX DISCH 894 CFS AT 0645 18-JUN-1995 GH 6.53 FT. SHIFT -0.12 FT. MAX GH 6.53 FT. AT 0645 18-JUN-1995

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