DWR_2669027

• Title: STREAM FLOW DATA FOR COLORADO
• Year: 1991
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: Streamflow Report

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06696000 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LAKE GEORGE, CO

LOCATlON.--Lat 38°54'19", long 105°28'22". in SW¼ sec.20, T.13 S., R.72 W., Park County, Hydrologic Unit 10190001,
on left bank 700 ft downstream from Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir and 8.2 mi southwest of town of Lake George.

DRAINAGE AREA.--963 mi2.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder in a wooden shelter at a 15' Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 8,458 ft from topographic
map. Station is owned and maintained by the Denver Water Dept.

REMARKS.--The record is complete and reliable, except for Apr.30 and May 1st, when the clock stopped. Missing data was
estimated from daily readings made by the Denver Water Dept. Record is good. Record is developed by Robert E.
Cooper.

RATING TABLE.--PLAGEOCO04 USED FROM 01-OCT-1990 TO 30-SEP-1991

DISCHARGE, IN CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1990 TO SEPTEMBER 1991
MEAN VALUES

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

1 118 72 74 62 30 38 59 64 38 28 105 153
2 139 60 73 63 33 38 64 58 39 40 109 151
3 140 60 71 64 33 37 67 57 40 59 113 148
4 135 61 70 68 33 36 69 53 35 76 122 142
5 133 70 61 76 34 37 71 53 31 89 123 139
6 130 78 57 75 35 39 72 50 36 98 138 136
7 111 82 61 69 35 40 72 48 40 106 151 134
8 105 76 67 66 35 39 75 47 37 123 135 127
9 103 74 71 67 35 39 83 45 36 139 127 115
10 83 66 72 67 36 39 91 41 33 144 122 113
11 54 56 69 66 36 39 97 39 33 144 111 111
12 47 53 69 68 36 39 101 38 31 145 100 109
13 52 55 68 67 36 38 102 35 32 143 94 109
14 53 56 69 65 35 38 103 33 32 144 92 109
15 53 64 67 65 35 38 100 33 32 143 95 105
16 55 68 67 66 35 37 98 38 31 143 103 103
17 56 68 68 66 36 37 90 40 30 143 109 100
18 56 75 69 65 36 37 82 39 29 142 122 98
19 57 78 68 56 36 37 74 40 28 142 147 98
20 61 87 66 49 36 39 70 46 28 142 151 97
21 70 91 67 52 36 42 69 48 26 138 148 97
22 96 91 67 52 36 43 64 46 24 139 145 94
23 138 87 65 37 35 41 66 44 25 148 145 95
24 118 87 65 29 36 42 69 56 25 164 144 94
25 107 87 62 30 37 43 74 56 26 176 145 95
26 103 87 61 32 37 42 80 53 22 164 152 87
27 70 88 61 30 38 43 73 50 18 143 158 80
28 77 86 61 30 39 43 74 47 18 127 162 80
29 85 80 61 31 --- 49 73 44 21 112 167 81
30 85 74 62 32 --- 55 68 41 26 103 165 85
31 84 --- 62 32 --- 58 --- 38 --- 100 160 ---

TOTAL 2774 2217 2051 1697 990 1262 2350 1420 902 3847 4060 3285
MEAN 89.5 73.9 66.2 54.7 35.4 40.7 78.3 45.8 30.1 124 131 110
AC-FT 5500 4400 4070 3370 1960 2500 4660 2820 1790 7630 8050 6520
MAX 140 91 74 76 39 58 103 64 40 176 167 153
MIN 47 53 57 29 30 36 59 33 18 28 92 80

CAL YR 1990 TOTAL 42496 MEAN 116 MAX 435 MIN 29 AC-FT 84290
WTR YR 1991 TOTAL 26855 MEAN 73.6 MAX 176 MIN 18 AC-FT 53270

MAX DISCH 186 CFS AT 1400 24-JUL-1991 GH 2.03 FT. SHIFT 0.04 FT. MAX GH 2.03 FT. AT 1400
24-JUL-1991