DWR_2669029

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

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06694650 SOUTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW ANTERO RESERVOIR

LOCATION.--Lat 38°33'26", long 105°53'22", 1500 ft below Antero Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA.--N/A

GAGE.--Graphic water-stage recorder at 12' Parshall flume in a wooden shelter. Satellite monitoring was installed for
the 1992 Water Year. Gage is owned and maintained by the Denver Water Dept.

REMARKS.--Record is good. Primary record is taken from hourly satellite readings. Chart data was used Mar. 30-Apr.13;
Sep. 16-30, 1992 when encoder failed to follow changes accurately. It is complete and reliable. Record is
developed and satellite monitoring maintained by Robert Cooper.

RATING TABLE.--PLAANTCO01 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 5.8 5.4 8.3 7.8 5.4 4.8 35 4.9 55 23 21 9.1
2 5.8 5.4 8.3 7.9 5.4 5.1 44 5.0 55 24 21 9.1
3 5.8 5.4 8.7 7.9 5.2 5.0 41 4.7 54 24 11 9.1
4 5.7 5.4 8.7 7.9 5.1 4.6 39 4.2 44 23 7.1 9.1
5 5.5 5.4 8.7 7.9 5.1 5.2 38 4.1 38 16 9.1 9.1
6 5.4 5.4 8.7 7.3 5.1 5.8 37 4.2 33 18 9.4 5.4
7 5.4 5.4 8.7 6.4 5.1 5.6 37 4.5 31 23 9.5 3.6
8 5.4 5.4 8.7 6.0 5.1 5.5 31 4.2 31 24 9.5 3.3
9 5.5 5.4 8.7 5.8 5.1 5.8 28 4.4 36 24 9.5 4.4
10 5.5 5.4 8.7 5.8 5.1 5.6 28 4.3 66 24 9.5 4.9
11 5.1 5.4 8.7 5.8 5.1 5.4 28 13 86 23 9.4 5.4
12 5.1 5.4 8.7 5.8 5.1 5.4 28 18 87 23 9.2 5.4
13 4.9 5.4 8.7 5.8 5.1 5.4 28 18 69 24 9.2 5.4
14 4.8 5.4 8.7 5.8 5.0 4.9 27 18 46 23 9.4 5.8
15 4.8 4.8 8.7 5.7 5.1 4.9 27 18 36 22 9.3 6.1
16 4.8 4.8 8.7 5.4 5.1 6.6 27 18 22 22 9.1 5.4
17 4.8 4.8 8.7 5.1 5.1 7.8 23 17 16 22 9.1 5.4
18 4.8 7.1 8.7 5.1 5.1 7.9 20 17 16 22 9.1 5.4
19 4.8 8.3 8.7 5.1 5.1 7.9 20 17 17 22 9.1 5.0
20 4.8 8.3 8.7 5.2 5.1 7.7 11 31 17 15 9.1 5.1
21 4.8 8.3 8.7 5.4 5.1 7.6 3.4 51 17 12 9.3 5.3
22 4.9 8.3 8.0 5.4 5.0 7.8 4.4 45 27 12 9.4 5.8
23 6.1 8.3 7.9 5.1 4.8 11 4.6 40 50 10 9.2 5.7
24 6.2 8.3 7.9 5.3 5.0 15 3.5 40 69 11 59 5.8
25 6.0 8.3 7.9 5.4 5.1 15 3.8 40 80 17 106 5.5
26 5.6 8.3 7.9 5.1 5.0 15 3.1 51 79 21 106 5.3
27 5.4 8.3 7.9 5.1 4.8 15 2.9 67 70 21 54 5.2
28 5.4 8.3 7.9 5.2 4.7 15 3.2 72 57 21 15 5.9
29 5.4 8.3 7.9 5.4 4.8 14 5.2 72 32 21 3.6 6.3
30 5.4 8.3 7.9 5.1 --- 19 5.0 60 23 21 3.7 6.1
31 5.4 --- 7.9 5.3 --- 24 --- 55 --- 21 7.5 ---

TOTAL 165.1 196.7 261.0 183.3 146.9 275.3 636.1 822.5 1359 629 591.3 178.4
MEAN 5.33 6.56 8.42 5.91 5.07 8.88 21.2 26.5 45.3 20.3 19.1 5.95
AC-FT 327 390 518 364 291 546 1260 1630 2700 1250 1170 354
MAX 6.2 8.3 8.7 7.9 5.4 24 44 72 87 24 106 9.1
MIN 4.8 4.8 7.9 5.1 4.7 4.6 2.9 4.1 16 10 3.6 3.3

CAL YR 1991 TOTAL 5309.8 MEAN 14.5 MAX 99 MIN 3.6 AC-FT 10530
WTR YR 1992 TOTAL 5444.6 MEAN 14.9 MAX 106 MIN 2.9 AC-FT 10800

MAX DISCH 111 CFS AT 1600 24-AUG-1992 GH 1.74 FT. SHIFT -0.02 FT. MAX GH 1.74 FT. AT 1600
24-AUG-1992