DWR_2669029

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

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06701500 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW CHEESMAN LAKE, CO

Location.--Lat 39°12'33", long 105°16'02", in SE¼NW¼ sec.6, T.10 S., R.70 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 10190002,
on left bank 1,400 ft downstream from toe of Cheesman Dam and 3.8 mi southwest of Deckers.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,752 mi2.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry in a wooden shelter at a 30 ft Parshall flume. Datum of gage is
6,609 ft. Station is owned and maintained by the Denver Water Dept. Satellite telemetry is maintained by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the USGS.

REMARKS.--Hourly record from satellite data is complete and agrees with the chart record except for the period Apr. 20-
30, 1992, when unexplained gage-height differences of up to 0.05 occurred. The record is good. Record is
developed by Robert Cooper.

RATING TABLE.--PLACHECO10 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 81 51 70 94 106 89 66 432 62 78 220 374
2 42 41 69 94 106 89 66 432 65 92 284 476
3 44 41 70 120 106 90 66 432 65 92 311 562
4 45 41 69 137 106 63 66 430 66 92 259 601
5 45 41 82 137 106 44 66 429 66 92 198 599
6 45 41 108 137 106 46 72 429 67 91 198 595
7 45 42 119 111 98 46 81 428 68 92 230 526
8 44 42 119 84 89 47 81 414 68 91 269 425
9 44 42 120 85 89 47 117 391 120 91 269 322
10 44 42 121 85 89 47 198 301 133 91 294 230
11 44 42 107 85 89 47 229 265 75 91 311 160
12 44 42 81 85 89 47 189 345 62 91 261 161
13 44 42 81 86 89 48 147 371 62 91 154 162
14 105 42 81 108 89 48 147 371 62 91 100 162
15 183 54 81 122 89 48 85 371 62 113 101 162
16 214 71 81 122 89 48 39 372 111 162 154 204
17 233 71 81 122 89 49 39 374 160 177 201 231
18 253 71 81 122 90 50 40 397 160 176 166 251
19 264 71 90 122 97 50 39 432 161 176 128 289
20 264 71 96 122 106 57 48 474 124 176 128 303
21 263 71 96 123 106 71 108 504 100 176 171 361
22 218 71 96 122 106 85 189 432 101 176 223 400
23 189 71 96 122 106 95 250 377 113 160 223 399
24 177 70 96 121 106 111 250 349 143 123 151 399
25 125 70 96 121 106 122 250 322 107 109 77 400
26 103 70 96 121 106 122 285 224 66 82 179 400
27 103 70 96 121 106 122 346 126 63 79 376 400
28 95 70 96 112 95 122 370 75 63 167 341 384
29 79 70 96 106 89 122 399 60 63 210 292 362
30 71 70 96 106 --- 113 426 61 66 190 245 361
31 65 --- 94 106 --- 85 --- 62 --- 174 243 ---

TOTAL 3615 1704 2861 3461 2843 2270 4754 10482 2704 3892 6757 10661
MEAN 117 56.8 92.3 112 98.0 73.2 158 338 90.1 126 218 355
AC-FT 7170 3380 5670 6860 5640 4500 9430 20790 5360 7720 13400 21150
MAX 264 71 121 137 106 122 426 504 161 210 376 601
MIN 42 41 69 84 89 44 39 60 62 78 77 160

CAL YR 1991 TOTAL 53777 MEAN 147 MAX 630 MIN 28 AC-FT 106700
WTR YR 1992 TOTAL 56004 MEAN 153 MAX 601 MIN 39 AC-FT 111100

MAX DISCH 605 CFS AT 1200 03-SEP-1992 GH 2.91 FT. SHIFT -0.06 FT. MAX GH 2.91 FT. AT 1200
03-SEP-1992