USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
384047104510301 RIPLEY DITCH FROM L. FOUNTAIN CR AT FT. CARSON, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°40'47", long 104°51'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, on left bank, in trailer park on Highway 115, 150 ft down path from space No. 27, 210 feet downstream from diversion dam on Little Fountain Creek, and 8.2 mi southwest of Security-Widefield.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and 24-inch Parshall flume control. Elevaion 6340 feet above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 6.0 ft³/s, Apr. 30, 2003, from discharge rating of 24-inch Parshall flume.