USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
384037104472001 MERRIAMS ROCK CREEK DITCH AT FT. CARSON, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°40'37", long 104°47'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 9, T.16 S., R.66 W., El Paso County, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on right bank 90 feet downstream from diversion structure on Rock Creek at Fort Carson Military Reservation, 1.1 miles northwest of Haymes Reservoir, and 1.2 miles west of Butts Airfield.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and a 24-inch Parshall flume control. Elevation of the gage is 5,280 feet above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 48 ft³/s (estimated), Sept. 12, 2013, gage height, 3.20 ft, from straight-line extension of Rating 2.1 above 4.3 ft³/s (Meas. #28).