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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

07105490 CHEYENNE CREEK AT EVANS AVENUE AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION - Lat 38°47'26", long 104°51'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.35, T.14 S., R.67 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank 23 ft upstream from Evans Avenue at Colorado Springs, 30 ft downstream from the confluence of North and South Cheyenne Creeks, and 3.1 mi upstream from the mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 21.7 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR CO-93-1: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1992 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 6,280 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to June 13, 2000, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records poor. Water year 2020: records poor. Water year 2021: records poor. Water year 2022: records poor. Water year 2023; records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by several small reservoirs and diversions.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,470 ft³/s, Sept. 12, 2013, from rating curve extended above 779 ft³/s, on basis of analysis of peak flow through culvert, gage height, 5.97 ft.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2002 to current year (seasonal records only).

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 7.75 inches, Sept. 12, 2013.

REMARKS - Gage operated seasonally, March through October. Unless otherwise noted, records are not rated, and periods of missing record are not estimated. Water year 2014; estimated daily precipitation are less accurate than the rest of published records. Water year 2015; estimated daily precipitation are less accurate than the rest of published records.