PLATTE RIVER BASIN

06701620 TROUT CREEK BELOW FERN CREEK NEAR WESTCREEK, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 39°10'03", long 105°07'18", in SE14SE14 sec.21, T.10 S., R.69 W., Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 10190002, on right bank about
400 ft downstream from lower Rainbow Falls Lakes, 1.1 mi downstream from Fern Creek, and 2.5 mi east of the community of Westcreek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--106 mi2.

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May to Septermber 2003 (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=06701620

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 7,440 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. No diversions upstream from station. Significant contribution of flow from natural spring at Rainbow Falls Park. Several measurements of specific conductance and water temperature were obtained and are published in the "Supplemental Water-Quality Data For Gaging Stations" section of this report.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR (seasonal only).--Maximum discharge during period May to September, 15 ft3/s, May 20, gage height, 3.62 ft; minimum daily, 0.79 ft3/s, Aug. 22.

Discharge, cubic feet per second 

WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

DAILY MEAN VALUES

DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP
1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	6.7	3.9	1.3	1.1
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	6.2	4.2	1.4	1.1
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.9	4.6	1.3	1.1
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.9	4.0	1.3	1.1
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.5	3.4	1.2	1.1
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.9	2.8	1.2	1.1
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	11	2.5	1.2	1.1
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.6	2.2	1.2	1.2
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	12	6.9	1.8	1.2	1.1
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	13	6.4	1.8	1.2	1.1
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	11	6.1	1.7	1.2	1.1
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	10	6.1	1.7	1.1	1.1
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	9.7	4.9	1.6	1.1	1.1
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.9	4.5	1.5	1.1	1.1
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	9.1	4.2	1.5	1.0	1.1
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	11	4.2	1.6	0.97	1.1
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	9.3	3.4	1.6	0.97	0.96
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.6	4.2	1.5	0.97	1.1
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	4.5	1.6	0.97	1.1
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.4	5.5	1.6	0.93	1.1
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	7.3	6.0	1.5	0.87	1.2
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	6.2	5.6	1.4	0.79	1.2
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.8	5.1	1.4	0.81	1.2
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.7	3.9	1.4	0.86	1.2
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	6.5	3.3	1.5	0.84	1.2
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	6.7	3.7	1.5	0.82	1.1
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.9	3.3	1.5	0.83	1.2
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.2	3.0	1.6	0.93	1.2
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.8	3.8	1.6	0.95	1.2
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.0	5.0	1.5	1.0	1.2
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.8	---	1.4	1.2	---
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	165.3	63.4	32.71	33.86
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5.51	2.05	1.06	1.13
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	11	4.6	1.4	1.2
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.0	1.4	0.79	0.96
AC-FT	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	328	126	65	67