DWR_2669031

• Title: STREAM FLOW DATA FOR COLORADO
• Year: 1994
• Document Type - Publications and Reports: Streamflow Report

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PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06763990 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG, CO. CHANNEL NO 2 (INCLUDES FLOW FROM CHANNEL NO 1)

LOCATION.--Lat 40°58'37", long 102°14'52", in NE¼SE¼ sec. 33, T.12 N., R.44 W., Sedgwick County, on right
bank of channel No 2 (right channel) 5 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 385, 0.9 mi
southeast of Julesburg, 3.0 mi upstream from Colorado-Nebraska State line, and 8 mi downstream from
Lodgepole Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--23,193 mi².

GAGE.--Water-stage graphic recorder (manometer) with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 3,448.51 ft.
above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. A wire weight gage is used on the bridge. A new
gage utilizing a manometer was installed in 1988, located on U. S. Highway 385 bridge.

REMARKS.--Gage-height record is complete and reliable except for the following periods: Dec. 22-25, 1993;
Feb. 6-8; Mar. 25-27; Apr. 1-3; May 8-10; Sep. 21, 1994 when gage-heights were not representative of
average for day due to manometer erratic response. Feb. 9-28; Mar. 1-8 when orifice was plugged.
The stage-discharge relationship was affected by ice on the following days: Nov. 24-26; Dec. 20-21,
1993; Jan. 27-31; Feb. 1-5, 1994. Chart gage-heights were used for the following periods: Oct. 6-
15; Nov. 10, 27-29; Dec. 20, 1993; Jan. 8, 23-27; Apr. 12-14; Jul. 20-22, 29-31; Aug. 23-29; Sep. 1-
8, 13, 1994. Record is fair except for period of no gage-height record and ice-affected record
which is poor. This record is part of combined flow with channel Nos. 3 and 4. Station maintained
and records developed by Fred Renner.

RATING TABLE.--PLAJURCO16 USED FROM 01-OCT-1993 TO 30-SEP-1994

DISCHARGE, IN CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1993 TO SEPTEMBER 1994
MEAN VALUES

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

1 854 384 1590 711 650 350 392 169 89 12 13 13
2 835 314 1290 630 675 400 396 183 115 13 12 14
3 806 224 874 614 675 500 396 192 170 13 13 14
4 728 190 592 614 725 600 384 181 159 11 17 15
5 620 172 463 652 750 700 381 167 125 9.8 16 14
6 595 171 402 643 750 800 375 128 130 11 15 13
7 595 203 370 650 750 775 365 109 112 25 16 12
8 570 217 343 620 800 775 318 102 90 34 18 12
9 540 197 304 703 850 789 233 93 73 26 15 11
10 534 175 273 769 900 824 242 84 63 16 13 12
11 488 166 242 824 875 823 248 83 56 11 11 13
12 460 190 311 831 850 811 340 70 48 12 11 13
13 445 178 399 833 850 822 420 66 40 12 11 15
14 430 179 388 849 850 804 356 67 32 15 13 16
15 424 176 382 854 825 629 265 61 25 13 11 16
16 436 174 363 814 800 457 201 59 22 12 10 16
17 430 176 371 777 850 395 159 52 20 12 10 17
18 450 183 432 842 825 315 143 47 18 13 10 16
19 492 183 481 936 775 285 107 43 17 14 10 18
20 499 193 480 1090 750 254 91 40 17 16 11 21
21 514 199 500 1150 700 241 89 45 41 14 11 23
22 538 196 525 1110 650 357 82 44 32 14 13 21
23 588 203 525 933 550 421 86 48 28 14 16 21
24 547 240 500 854 500 428 108 50 18 14 16 29
25 487 280 500 750 475 407 107 48 14 12 15 33
26 446 340 502 734 425 396 127 58 13 13 14 35
27 436 388 711 730 400 401 120 70 13 11 13 26
28 427 533 971 700 375 409 116 74 13 10 13 26
29 413 627 1090 700 --- 404 130 69 14 10 13 36
30 402 1020 1020 675 --- 400 142 59 13 12 13 74
31 393 --- 842 650 --- 402 --- 57 --- 14 13 ---

TOTAL 16422 8071 18036 24242 19850 16374 6919 2618 1620 438.8 406 615
MEAN 530 269 582 782 709 528 231 84.5 54.0 14.2 13.1 20.5
AC-FT 32570 16010 35770 48080 39370 32480 13720 5190 3210 870 805 1220
MAX 854 1020 1590 1150 900 824 420 192 170 34 18 74
MIN 393 166 242 614 375 241 82 40 13 9.8 10 11
CAL YR 1993 TOTAL 169893 MEAN 465 MAX 1590 MIN 24 AC-FT 337000
WTR YR 1994 TOTAL 115611.8 MEAN 317 MAX 1590 MIN 9.8 AC-FT 229300

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