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ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

382624104472400 POND 46.212 NEAR TELLER RESERVOIR AT FORT CARSON, CO

LOCATION (REVISED).--Lat 38°26'21", long 104°47'11", in NE14SW14 sec.33, T.18 S., R.66 W., Pueblo County, Hydrologic Unit 11020002, on Fort Carson Military Reservation, near center of dam on unnamed tributary of Wildhorse Creek, 2.2 mi east of Teller Reservoir dam, and 3.2 mi southeast of Stone City.

DRAINAGE AREA.--0.35 mi2 (from Agricultural Research Service).

RESERVOIR ELEVATIONS AND CONTENTS RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1999 to September 2001, October 2001 to current year (seasonal records only). For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=382624104472400

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gages. Elevation of gage is 5,580 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam. All figures represent total contents from area-capacity table effective Apr. 28, 1999, and based on a 1997 survey by the Agricultural Research Service. Total capacity, 7.26 acre-ft at elevation 15.28 ft. Elevation of high crest of spillway, about 15.28 ft. Elevation of no contents, about 1.81 ft. Reservoir is used for flood retention and erosion control.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 0.41 acre-ft, June 13, 2003, elevation, 5.20 ft; no contents on most days.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT WATER YEAR.--Maximum contents, 0.41 acre-ft, June 13, elevation, 5.20 ft; no contents on most days.

Capacity table
(Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, effective April 28, 1999)
Elevation
Capacity
Elevation
Capacity
Elevation
Capacity
Elevation
Capacity
1.81
0.000
5.04
0.36
8.81
1.94
12.81
4.79
2.00
0.002
5.75
0.57
9.81
2.53
13.81
5.71
2.94
0.02
7.00
1.05
10.81
3.21
14.81
6.20
3.99
0.13
7.81
1.41
11.81
3.96
15.28
7.26

Reservoir storage, acre feet 
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

3

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

4

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

5

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

6

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

7

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

8

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

9

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

10

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

11

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

12

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

13

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.32

0.00

0.00

0.00

14

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.21

0.00

0.00

0.00

15

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.00

16

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.11

0.00

0.00

0.00

17

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.08

0.00

0.00

0.00

18

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

19

0.00

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---

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.00

0.00

0.00

20

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

21

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

22

0.00

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0.00

0.00

e0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

23

0.00

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0.00

0.00

e0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

24

0.00

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0.00

0.00

e0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

25

0.00

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0.00

0.00

e0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

26

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

27

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

28

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

29

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

30

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

31

0.00

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0.00

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0.00

0.00

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MAX

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.32

0.00

0.00

0.00

MIN

0.00

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0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

e Estimated.


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