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USGS 07105500 FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°48'59",   Longitude 104°49'20"   NAD27
El Paso County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 11020003
Drainage area: 392 square miles
Datum of gage: 5,900 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-10-07  2025-11-04  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2024-01-11  2025-11-04  1971 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-01-19  2025-11-03  18187 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1995-09-07  2012-09-30  2761 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1995-09-07  2012-09-29  2964 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2024-01-22  2024-10-07 255 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-01-19  2025-04-30 18000 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1995-09-07  2012-09-30 2761 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1995-09-07  2012-09-29 2964 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2024-01  2024-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976-01  2025-04  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1995-09  2012-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1995-09  2012-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2024  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1976  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1995  2012  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1995  2012  
 Peak streamflow 1976-08-02  2024-07-21  49 
 Field measurements 1976-08-02  2025-09-26  838 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1919-04-30  2024-02-05  1844 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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