DWR_2669027

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

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06736000 NORTH FORK BIG THOMPSON RIVER AT DRAKE, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 40°20'45", long 105°26'30", NW¼ sec.3, T.5 N., R.71 W., Larimer County, 400 ft upstream from mouth at
Drake, Co. on U. S. Highway 34 to Estes Park, Co.

DRAINAGE AREA.--85.1 mi2.

GAGE.--Graphic water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry.

REMARKS.--Record is complete and reliable except for the following periods: Oct. 7-10, 20-25, 27-31 1990; Nov. 1-9, 1990
when clock stopped; Dec. 3-31, 1990; Jan 1-31; Feb. 1-28; Mar. 1-19, 1991, when station was closed. Record was
ice affected on Nov. 12-13, 21-24, 27-30, 1990 and Dec. 1-2, 1990. Record is good, except for periods of no
gage-height record and ice affect, which is fair. Station maintained and records developed by Fred H. Renner.

RATING TABLE.--BTNFDRCO10 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 22 16 12 4.5 4.7 6.0 7.7 6.5 128 68 55 50
2 22 17 12 4.5 4.7 6.5 8.2 7.7 200 61 59 51
3 21 14 11 4.5 4.7 7.0 8.2 7.3 204 64 75 49
4 20 13 11 4.5 4.7 7.5 7.7 8.2 172 59 95 47
5 20 12 11 4.5 4.7 8.0 8.8 8.8 151 59 77 47
6 20 12 10 4.7 4.7 7.0 9.4 9.4 144 57 70 47
7 21 14 10 4.7 4.7 6.0 8.8 9.4 190 51 68 45
8 21 17 9.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 8.8 10 179 51 68 45
9 22 18 9.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 6.5 12 168 55 66 43
10 23 17 8.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.7 17 165 55 64 43
11 25 16 8.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 7.7 19 158 50 61 41
12 21 16 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.5 25 148 51 66 40
13 21 15 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.5 19 144 38 80 40
14 21 14 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.2 20 134 31 75 36
15 21 14 6.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 7.1 23 128 25 70 35
16 20 14 6.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 8.8 30 117 23 68 34
17 19 13 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.2 9.4 27 111 31 64 31
18 19 13 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.5 10 25 103 33 66 31
19 21 13 5.0 4.5 4.5 6.0 8.8 40 103 49 66 30
20 21 13 5.0 4.0 4.7 7.1 8.8 61 98 61 70 28
21 20 10 4.5 4.0 5.0 5.8 8.8 55 98 77 68 26
22 20 9.0 4.0 3.5 5.0 6.5 8.2 61 98 59 61 25
23 20 14 3.5 3.5 5.0 5.8 8.2 98 92 77 59 23
24 19 14 3.0 3.5 4.8 6.5 8.2 75 87 75 57 23
25 19 13 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.2 8.8 66 81 85 53 22
26 19 13 3.2 3.8 4.8 6.5 8.4 73 73 82 53 22
27 18 11 3.5 4.0 5.0 7.1 7.1 77 70 73 57 21
28 18 10 3.5 3.8 5.5 5.8 6.2 75 68 66 61 21
29 17 10 4.0 3.5 --- 6.2 7.7 70 66 61 57 20
30 17 12 4.0 4.0 --- 5.8 7.1 70 75 57 53 23
31 17 --- 4.0 4.5 --- 6.2 --- 66 --- 55 49 ---

TOTAL 625 407.0 204.2 132.9 136.4 185.2 240.3 1171.3 3753 1739 2011 1039
MEAN 20.2 13.6 6.59 4.29 4.87 5.97 8.01 37.8 125 56.1 64.9 34.6
AC-FT 1240 807 405 264 271 367 477 2320 7440 3450 3990 2060
MAX 25 18 12 4.7 5.5 8.0 10 98 204 85 95 51
MIN 17 9.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 4.5 6.2 6.5 66 23 49 20

CAL YR 1990 TOTAL 12354.7 MEAN 33.8 MAX 179 MIN 3.0 AC-FT 24510
WTR YR 1991 TOTAL 11644.3 MEAN 31.9 MAX 204 MIN 3.0 AC-FT 23100

MAX DISCH 215 CFS AT 0030 03-JUN-1991 GH 4.77 FT. SHIFT -0.05 FT. MAX GH 4.77 FT. AT 0030
03-JUN-1991