Water Resources Data Colorado Water Year 1982 Volume 1. Missouri River Basin, Arkansas River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin Volume 3. Dolores River Basin, Green River Basin, and San Juan River Basin Volume 2. Colorado River Basin above Dolores River Volume 3. Dolores River Basin, Green River Basin, and San Juan River Basin U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-DATA REPORT CO-82-1 Prepared in cooperation with the State of Colorado and with other agencies CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1982 1981 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1234567 12345 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 1982 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 123456 123456 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 31 31 APRIL MAY JUNE S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 12345 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2345678 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1234567 1234 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR JAMES G. WATT, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director For information on the water program in Colorado write to District Chief, Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey Box 25046, Mail Stop 415 Denver Federal Center Lakewood, CO 80225 1983 PREFACE This report, which consists of three volumes, was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the State of Colorado and other agencies by personnel of the Colorado District of the Water Resources Division under the supervision of J. F. Blakey, District Chief, and Alfred Clebsch, Jr., Regional Hydrologist, Central Region, Lakewood, Colorado. This report is one of a series issued State by State under the direction of Philip Cohen, Chief Hydrologist, and James E. Biesecker, Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Scientific Publications and Data Management, Reston, Virginia. Data for Colorado are in three volumes as follows: Volume 1. Missouri River, Arkansas River, and Rio Grande basins in Colorado, Volume 2. Colorado River basin in Colorado, above the Dolores River, and Volume 3. Dolores River, Green River, and San Juan River basins in Colorado. 50272 -101______________ REPORT DOCUMENTATION 1. REPORT NO. 3. Recipient's Accession No. PAGE USGS/WRD/HD-82-052 4-Wateard Resources Data for Colorado, Water Year 1982 5. Report Dete Volume 1. Missouri River basin, Arkansas River basin, and June 1983 Rio Grande basin 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Rept. No. R.C. Ugland, J.T. Steinheimer, J.L. Blattner, and R.D. Steger USGS-WRD-CO-82-1 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Project/Task/Work Unit No. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division Box 25046, Mail Stop 415 11. Contract(C) or Grant(G) No. Denver Federal Center (0 Lakewood, Colorado 80225 (G) 12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 13. Type of Report & Period Covered U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division Annual—Oct. 1, 1981, t Box 25046, Mail Stop 415 ______Sept. 30, 1982 Denver Federal Center 14. Lakewood, Colorado 80225 15. Supplementary Notes Prepared in cooperation with the State of Colorado and other agencies. 16. Abstract (Limit: 200 words) Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1982 water year consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1,2, and 3) contains discharge records for 408 gaging stations, stage and contents of 27 lakes and reservoirs, 6 partial-record low-flow station, peak flow information for 30 crest-stage partial-record stations, and 50 miscellaneous sites; water levels for 55 observation wells. Nine pertinent stations in bordering States also are included in this report. The records were collected and computed by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the direction of J. F. Blakey, district chief. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Colorado. 17. Document Analysis a. Descriptors *Colorado, *Hydrologic data, *Surface water, *Ground water, Water quality; Flow rate, Gaging stations, Lakes, Reservoirs, Chemical analyses, Sediments, Water temperatures, Sampling sites, Water levels, Water analyses. b. Identifiers/Open-Ended Terms c. COSATI Field/Group 18. Availability Statement No restriction on distribution 19. Security Class (This Report) 21. No. of Pages This report may be purchased from: National Unclassified 415 Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 20. Security Cless (This Page) 22. Price 2216; Unclassified (See ANSI-Z39.18) See Instructions on Reverse OPTIONAL FORM 27? (4-77) (Formerly NTIS-35) Department of Comn^rce OONTTENTTS Pre face ................................ Ill List of gaging stations, in downstream order, for which records are published ............................ VII List of observation wal Is, by county, for which records are published ............................ XII Introduction. ............................. 1 Cooperation .............................. 6 Hydro logic conditions ......................... 7 Definition of terms .......................... 13 Downstream order and station number .................. 24 Special networks and programs ..................... 24 Explanation of stage and water-discharge records. ........... 25 Col lection and computation of data. ................. 25 Accuracy of field data and computed results ............. 2^ Other data available. ........................ 30 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey ....................... 30 Explanation of water-quality records. ................. 30 Collection and examination of data. ................. 3C Vfeter analysis. ........................... 30 Vfeter temperatures. ......................... 31 Solutes ............................... 32 Sediment. .............................. 3: Vteter-supply papers ......................... 3* Explanation of ground-water-level records ............... 35 Col lection of data. ......................... 35 Publications. ............................ 37 Selected references .......................... 38 Publications on techniques of water-resources investigations. ..... 41 Gag ing-station records. ........................ 43 Transmounta in diversions. ...................... 357 Transmounta in diversions from Colorado River basin in Colorado. 357 Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites. ..... 360 Crest-stage partial -record stations ................. 360 Analysis of samples collected at miscellaneous sites. ......... 363 Analysis of miscellaneous stations. .................. 370 Ground-water levels .......................... 395 Index ................................. 401 V VI ILLUSTRATIONS Figures 1-3. Map showing: 1. Location of lake- and streamf low-gaging stations and quality of water stations in Colorado. .... 3 2. Location of crest-stage and low-flow part ia I -record stations in Colorado. ....... 4 3. Location of observation wells in Colorado. ..... 5 4. Bar graphs showing discharge for 1982 water year compared with median discharge for 1951-80 water years at three representative gaging stations. ..... 9 5. Bar graphs showing average concentrations and discharge for 1982 water year compared with the average concentrations and discharge for water years 1977-81. ..................... 11 6. System for numbering wells and miscellaneous sites (latitude and longitude) ................ 35 TABLES Facp Table 1. Precipitation and departure from normal, in inches. ..... 8 2. Factors for conversion of chemical constituents in grams of micrograms per liter to mi I Iiequivalents per liter. .... 17 3. Factors for conversion of sediment concentration in milli­ grams per liter to parts per million. ........... 18 4. Degrees Celsius (°C) to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) ....... ?2 5. Vteter-supply paper numbers and parts, water years 1941-71 . ?4 GAGING STATIONS, IN DOWNSTREAM ORDER, FOR WHICH RECORDS ARE PUBLISHED VI I [Letter after1 station name designates type and frequency of published data. Daily tables: (D) discharge, (C) specific conductance , (S) sediment, (T) temperature, (e) elevation or contents, (0) dissolved oxygen, (P) pH. Partial tables: (c) chemical* (b) biological, (m) microbiological, (s) sediment, (t) temperature] MISSOURI RIVER BASIN Missouri River: PLATTE RIVER BASIN North Platte River: Michigan River near Cameron Rass (D)................. L'3 North Fork Michigan River near Could (D).............. 44 Canadian River near Lindland (DcCTtSs). ............... 1 5 Bush Draw near Vfeiden (D) ..................... 51 Wi I Iiams Draw near Maiden (Dct) .................. ?2 Canadian River near Brownlee (DcCTtSs). ............... 54 North Platte River near Northgate (Dctm). ............... 60 Laramie River near Glendevey (D). .................. 63 South Platte River: South Platte River above Elevenmi le Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel (D) .........................