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USGS 07105800 FOUNTAIN CREEK AT SECURITY, CO

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°43'46",   Longitude 104°44'00"   NAD27
El Paso County, Colorado, Hydrologic Unit 11020003
Drainage area: 500 square miles
Datum of gage: 5,640 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1988-02-15  2025-10-27  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1994-08-09  2025-10-26  5621 
    Precipitation, total, inches  2010-10-01  2025-10-26  3310 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964-10-01  2025-10-26  22303 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1994-08-09  1998-01-15  3239 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1994-08-09  1998-01-15  2760 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1994-08-09  1998-01-15  2223 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1998-04-01  2024-09-30  4891 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1998-04-01  2024-09-30  5104 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1994-08-09  2025-06-25 1755 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964-10-01  2025-04-30 22125 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1994-08-09  1998-01-15 1073 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1994-08-09  1998-01-15 903 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1998-04-01  2024-09-30 4891 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1998-04-01  2024-09-30 5104 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1994-08  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1964-10  2025-04  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1994-08  1998-01  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1994-08  1998-01  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1998-04  2024-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1998-04  2024-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1994  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1965  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1994  1998  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1994  1998  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1998  2024  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1998  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1965-07-24  2024-07-21  60 
 Field measurements 1972-06-11  2025-09-30  823 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1965-04-05  2024-03-05  2464 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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