USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07103100 WILLIAMS CANYON ABV MOUTH NEAR MANITOU SPRINGS, CO

LOCATION - Lat 38°53'19.69", long 104°55'07.77" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.29, T.13 S., R.67 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank, 1.8 mi upstream of U.S. Highway 24, and 2.0 mi north of Manitou Springs.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1.83 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2014 to October 2020. February 2023 to September 2023 (seasonal records only).

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.

REMARKS - Water year 2014; records poor. Water year 2015; records poor. Water year 2016; records poor. Water year 2017; records poor. Water year 2018; records poor. Water year 2019; records poor. Water year 2020; no estimated daily discharges. Records poor. Water year 2021; no estimated daily discharges. Records poor. Water Year 2023; records poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 121 ft³/s, Aug. 10, 2015, from rating curve extended above 21.70 ft³/s based on slope-conveyance indirect measurement, gage height, 5.59 ft.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2014 to October 2020 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.86 inches, July 23, 2018.

REMARKS - Gage operated seasonally, March through September. 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 the published record. Water year 2015; estimated daily precipitation are less accurate than the rest of the published record.