USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07100750 WALDO CANYON ABV MOUTH NEAR MANITOU SPRINGS, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°53'17.2", long 104°56'08.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.30, T.13 S., R.67 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank 1.0 mi upstream of mouth to Fountain Creek, 2.0 mi southwest of Cascade, and 2.40 mi northwest of city hall in Manitou Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.01 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2014 to October 2020, March 2023 to October 2023 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry, precipitation gage, and IP network camera. Elevation of gage is 7,000 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 244 ft³/s, July 16, 2014, from rating curve extended above 3.49 ft³/s on the basis of a slope-conveyance measurement, gage height, 4.06 ft.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2014 to October 2020 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - -Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 1.99 inches, Oct. 9, 2014.