DWR_2669027

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

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06708000 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT WATERTON, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°29'18", long 105°05'32", in NE¼ sec.34, T.6 S., R.69 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 10190002, on
left bank 168 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 221, 0.4 mi south of Waterton, 4.7 mi west of Louviers,
and 6 mi upstream from Plum Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,621 mi2.

GAGE.--Graphic water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage 5,484.43 ft National Geodetic Vertical
Datum.

REMARKS.--Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions and diversions for irrigation and reservoir
storage. Record complete and reliable due to location of station below Strontia Springs Reservoir and use of
Denver Water Board records. Station maintained and records developed by Rodger L. Burcher.

RATING TABLE.--PLAWATCO08 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 59 28 22 49 23 46 31 32 159 114 67 67
2 40 122 22 50 18 47 30 29 228 177 59 60
3 37 66 21 49 16 30 29 29 344 228 158 74
4 37 29 29 49 15 17 30 33 302 238 383 67
5 40 31 25 38 20 26 29 31 242 238 282 58
6 40 32 21 39 23 35 29 36 377 174 328 52
7 37 31 21 39 25 39 29 37 525 114 502 61
8 39 32 21 39 24 39 29 39 287 159 457 59
9 60 35 22 38 24 39 28 38 400 339 313 59
10 122 36 22 36 24 40 28 34 257 440 186 67
11 57 36 25 34 24 40 28 32 177 355 164 65
12 44 36 25 34 24 39 29 36 190 185 127 61
13 41 36 24 33 24 32 26 36 137 203 96 59
14 227 38 24 34 24 34 27 29 83 307 75 55
15 268 38 26 34 24 34 27 60 70 205 70 53
16 45 39 26 34 24 34 26 97 71 67 89 42
17 43 39 25 38 25 34 27 125 70 62 75 37
18 39 39 26 40 25 34 27 67 72 56 77 30
19 39 39 37 41 25 32 28 61 75 56 86 29
20 41 39 43 41 31 29 29 62 89 58 355 33
21 39 39 47 40 33 29 29 61 83 72 174 40
22 39 37 45 39 33 30 29 60 88 216 78 39
23 36 37 42 37 33 29 33 60 91 307 72 41
24 30 37 45 35 33 29 32 61 80 182 72 41
25 29 36 47 34 33 29 30 61 77 159 71 39
26 29 37 49 31 35 31 32 61 83 422 71 38
27 29 35 48 31 36 31 31 60 80 514 64 49
28 28 32 49 30 36 30 31 92 88 411 75 54
29 26 28 49 29 --- 31 31 151 75 160 81 47
30 27 24 49 27 --- 31 34 148 69 93 87 39
31 28 --- 49 27 --- 30 --- 152 --- 127 72 ---

TOTAL 1695 1163 1026 1149 734 1030 878 1910 4969 6438 4866 1515
MEAN 54.7 38.8 33.1 37.1 26.2 33.2 29.3 61.6 166 208 157 50.5
AC-FT 3360 2310 2040 2280 1460 2040 1740 3790 9860 12770 9650 3000
MAX 268 122 49 50 36 47 34 152 525 514 502 74
MIN 26 24 21 27 15 17 26 29 69 56 59 29

CAL YR 1990 TOTAL 32536 MEAN 89.1 MAX 715 MIN 20 AC-FT 64540
WTR YR 1991 TOTAL 27373 MEAN 75.0 MAX 525 MIN 15 AC-FT 54290

MAX DISCH 1024 CFS AT 2330 14-OCT-1990 GH 2.58 FT. SHIFT 0.02 FT. MAX GH 2.58 FT. AT 2330
14-OCT-1990