Station Name: Cave Buttes Dam

Station ID Number History:

4900 since 03/01/93

6400 from 07/30/92 - 03/01/93

6620 from 10/01/87 - 07/30/92

0074 from 08/01/86 - 10/01/87

0070 from 01/25/84 - 08/01/86

Station Type:

Rain / Stage

Data Begins:

01/25/1984

Years of Record:

18.70 (as of 10/01/02)

Data Repeater:

Direct

TRS:

T4N-R3E-Section 15

Latitude:

33° 43' 15"

Longitude:

112° 02' 43"

Elevation:

1,650 ft. msl

Location:

1/4 mi. North of the Happy Valley Rd. & 16th St. alignments

Data Record:

 

Partial Months (>10 days missing):

None

Missing Months:

10/87, 11/84-07/86

Remarks:

Records Poor due to high wind exposure.

 

Data Statistics for Period of Record:

Number of storms greater than 1 inch in 24 hours:

7

Number of storms greater than 2 inches in 24 hours:

0

Number of storms greater than 3 inches in 24 hours:

0

 

 

Greatest 15 minute total:

0.28" on 09/03/90

Greatest 1 hour total:

0.59" on 07/14/96

Greatest 3 hour total:

0.67" on 07/14/96

Greatest 6 hour total:

0.87" on 02/04/98

Greatest 24 hour total:

1.42" on 11/15/93

 

Water Year Totals: (Mean of Complete Water Years [15] = 5.39 inches)

Water Year

Total

Water Year

Total

Water Year

Total

2010

 

2000

2.52

1990

4.84

2009

 

1999

4.33

1989

1.54

2008

 

1998

8.54

1988

M

2007

 

1997

3.54

1987

3.23

2006

 

1996

4.92

1986

M

2005

 

1995

8.94

1985

M

2004

 

1994

4.45

1984

M

2003

 

1993

11.06

1983

 

2002

1.81

1992

8.98

1982

 

2001

6.69

1991

5.51

1981

 

M: One or more months contain partial or missing data

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