DWR_2669029

• Title: STREAM FLOW DATA FOR COLORADO
• Year: 1992
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: Streamflow Report

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06696000 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LAKE GEORGE, CO

Location.--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 Dec. 27, 1991 when the float froze or hung up. Record is
good. Record is developed by Robert E. Cooper.

RATING TABLE.--PLAGEOCO04 USED FROM 01-OCT-1991 TO 30-SEP-1992

DISCHARGE, IN CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1991 TO SEPTEMBER 1992
MEAN VALUES

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

1 87 67 68 87 71 55 100 77 74 85 109 82
2 86 67 67 87 68 55 101 78 72 77 115 85
3 84 67 65 87 66 55 107 82 68 72 121 86
4 73 67 65 88 64 63 119 86 64 70 130 89
5 72 68 66 88 64 66 132 84 61 64 129 89
6 67 69 68 89 64 64 143 82 58 63 133 92
7 65 70 69 90 63 63 151 80 58 67 131 95
8 63 71 70 89 62 63 158 77 55 76 131 98
9 61 71 71 89 61 69 163 76 55 88 134 95
10 60 73 72 89 60 67 161 74 53 99 136 95
11 60 76 73 89 59 65 160 73 54 117 140 98
12 60 78 75 89 58 63 160 68 53 128 143 98
13 58 82 76 90 58 62 159 67 51 138 145 94
14 58 85 74 90 58 61 157 66 48 140 142 89
15 56 88 74 90 57 60 159 64 48 138 136 90
16 56 95 74 90 58 59 155 61 46 140 133 91
17 56 104 74 89 59 59 147 58 40 147 161 92
18 58 100 74 89 56 59 138 59 38 147 164 92
19 59 106 76 89 56 63 125 58 39 140 112 97
20 64 100 76 89 55 66 116 55 40 134 111 105
21 65 95 77 88 54 71 104 54 43 131 113 123
22 62 89 80 88 54 79 97 52 46 123 115 111
23 59 82 81 88 54 83 92 54 46 121 116 107
24 55 74 83 87 55 86 84 58 48 117 144 109
25 56 72 83 87 55 88 78 62 51 116 168 110
26 57 76 84 86 55 89 75 67 65 115 172 106
27 61 72 84 87 55 91 72 76 83 111 186 105
28 63 68 85 87 55 95 70 78 89 111 131 104
29 68 67 86 83 55 97 68 77 97 107 104 105
30 69 68 87 78 --- 98 73 75 94 105 94 105
31 68 --- 87 74 --- 99 --- 75 --- 105 89 ---

TOTAL 1986 2367 2344 2710 1709 2213 3624 2153 1737 3392 4088 2937
MEAN 64.1 78.9 75.6 87.4 58.9 71.4 121 69.5 57.9 109 132 97.9
AC-FT 3940 4690 4650 5380 3390 4390 7190 4270 3450 6730 8110 5830
MAX 87 106 87 90 71 99 163 86 97 147 186 123
MIN 55 67 65 74 54 55 68 52 38 63 89 82

CAL YR 1991 TOTAL 26510 MEAN 72.6 MAX 176 MIN 18 AC-FT 52580
WTR YR 1992 TOTAL 31260 MEAN 85.4 MAX 186 MIN 38 AC-FT 62000

MAX DISCH 206 CFS AT 1700 26-AUG-1992 GH 2.16 FT. SHIFT 0.05 FT. MAX GH 2.16 FT. AT 1700
26-AUG-1992