USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07100300 FOUNTAIN CREEK AT CASCADE, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°53'49.5", long 104°58'18.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.13 S., R.68 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, near mid-span on upstream side of Fountain Avenue bridge, 190 ft northwest of U.S. Highway 24 and Fountain Avenue intersection, 300 ft upstream of Cascade Creek, 0.6 mi southwest of water tower at Cascade, and 1.0 mi southeast of Pikes Peak Highway toll booth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 43.6 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2013 to October 2020. March 2023 to October 2023 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 7,370 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 693 ft³/s, July 23, 2018, from rating curve extended above 714 ft³/s, gage height, 6.34 ft.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2013 to October 2020 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.42 inches, Sept. 12, 2013.