UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 811

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

11

PACIFIC SLOPB&SlrS IN CALIFORNIA

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NATHAN C. GROVElf, C^ief fi^raulic Engineer

H. D. McGLASHAN^nd^ H.\CA>FIELD 

District Engineers V*"^

Prepared in coof^rattpn 

THE STATES OF CALIFOftNI-A, AlREGON

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1937

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - Price 45 cents (Paper cover)

CONTENTS

Page

Scope of work...................................................................... 9

Definition of terms................................................................ 9

Explanation of data................................................................ 9

Accuracy of field data and'computed results........................................ 10

Publications....................................................................... 11

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey........ 15

Cooperation........................................................................ 15

Division of work................................................................... 16

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................. 17

Sweetwater River Basin........................................................... 17

Sweetwater River at Sweetwater Dam, Calif...................................... 17

San Luls Key River Basin......................................................... 18

San Luis Key River at Lake Henshaw, near Mesa Grande, Calif.................... 18

San Luis Rey River at Monserate Narrows, near Pala, Calif...................... 19

San Luis Rey River near Bonsall, Calif......................................... 20

San Luis Rey River at Oceanside, Calif......................................... 21

San Juan Creek Basin............................................................. 22

San Juan Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif................................. 22

Trabuco Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif.................................. 23

Al'iso Creek Basin................................................................ 24

Aliso Creek at El Toro, Calif.................................................. 24

Santa Ana River Basin............................................................ 25

Santa Ana River near Mentone, Calif............................................ 25

Santa Ana River near san Bernardino, Calif..................................... 27

Santa Ana River at Riverside Narrows, near Arlington, Calif.................... 28

Santa Ana River at Hamner Avenue, near Corona, Galif........................... 29

Santa Ana River at Auburndale Bridge, near Corona, Calif....................... 30

Santa Ana River at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge near Prado,

Calif........................................................................ 31

Santa Ana River near Prado, Calif.............................................. 32

Santa Ana River at Santa Ana, Calif............................................ 33

Southern California Edison Co.'s canai and Greenspot pipe line near Mentone,

Calif........................................................................ 34

Mill Creek near Craftonville, Calif............................................ 36

Mill Creek power canals nos. 2 and 3 near Craftonville, Calif.................. 38

Mill Creek power canal no. 1 near Craftonville, Calif.......................... 39

Plunge Creek near East Highlands, Calif........................................ 40

San Timoteo Creek near Redlands, Calif......................................... 41

Warm Creek near Colton, Calif.................................................. 42

Strawberry Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif................................. 44

Waterman Canyon Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif............................ 45

City Creek near Highland, Calif................................................ 46

City Creek Water Co.'s canal near Highland, Calif.............................. 48

Devil Canyon Creek near San Bernardino, Calif.................................. 49

Lytle Creek near Fontana, Calif................................................ 50

Fontana pipe line near Fontana, Calif.......................................... 52

Lytle Creek (east channel) at San Bernardino, Calif............................ 53

Lytle Creek (west channel) at Colton, Calif.................................... 53

Cajon Creek near Keenbrook, Calif.............................................. 54

Lone Pine Creek near Keenbrook, Calif.......................................... 55

Meeks & Daley Canal near Colton, Calif......................................... 56

Day Creek near Etiwanda, Calif................................................. 57

Cucamonga Creek near Upland, Calif............................................. 58

San Jacinto River near San Jaclnto, Calif...................................... 59

San Jacinto River near Elslnore, Calif......................................... 60

Elsinore Lake at Elslnore, Calif............................................... 61

Temescal Creek near Corona, Calif.............................................. 62

Chlno Creek near Prado, Calif.................................................. 62

San Antonio Creek near Claremont, Calif........................................ 63

Southern California Edison Co.'s canal near Claremont, Calif................... 65

Santiago Creek at Santiago Reservoir, near Villa Park, Calif................... 66

Santiago Creek near Villa Park, Calif.......................................... 67

Santiago Creek at Santa Ana, Calif............................................. 68

Irvine ranch drainage canal near Tustin, Caiif................................. 69

San Gabriel River Basin.......................................................... 70

San Gabriel River near Azusa, Calif........................................... 70

San Gabriel River at Pico, Calif............................................... 71

West Fork of San Gabriel River at Camp Rincon, Calif........................... 72

Bear Creek near Camp Rincon, Calif............................................. 73

North Fork of San Gabriel River at Camp Rincon, Calif.......................... 74

Azusa Canal near Azusa, Calif.................................................. 75

Rogers Creek near Azusa, Calif................................................. 76

Fish Creek near Duarte, Calif.................................................. 77

Sawplt Creek near Monrovia, Calif.............................................. 78

Monrovia pipe line near Monrovia, Calif........................................ 80

San Dimas Creek near San Dlmas, Calif.......................................... 81

Dalton Creek near Glendora, Calif.............................................. 82

Little Dalton Creek near Glendora, Calif....................................... 83

Brea Creek at Fullerton, Calif................................................. 84

Carbon Creek at Olinda, Calif.................................................. 85

Los Angeles River Babin.......................................................... 86

Los Angeles River at Los Angeles, Calif........................................ 86

Haines Creek near Tujunga, Calif............................................... 87
4 CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued.

Los Angeles River Basin Continued. Page

Arroya Seco near Pasadena, Calif............................................... 88

Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre, Calif..................................... 89

Little Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre, Calif.............................. 90

Eaton Creek near Pasadena, Calif............................................... 91

Santa Clara River Basin.......................................................... 92

Plru Creek near Plru, Calif.................................................... 92

Hopper Creek near Plru, Calif.................................................. 93

Sespe Creek near Flllmore, Calif............................................... 94

Santa Paula Creek near Santa Paula, Calif...................................... 95

Ventura River Basin.............................................................. 96

Mat111Ja Creek at Matillja, Calif.............................................. 96

Ventura River near Ventura, Calif.............................................. 97

North Fork of Matlllja Creek at Matlllja, Calif................................ 98

Coyote Creek near Ventura, Calif............................................... 99

Santa Inez River Basin........................................................... 100

Santa Inez River at Juncal Reservoir, near Monteclto, Calif.................... 100

Santa Inez River near Santa Barbara, Calif..................................... 100

Santa Inez River below Gibraltar Dam, near Santa Barbara, Calif................. 101

Santa Inez River near Santa Ynez, Calif........................................ 102

Santa Ynez River at Solvang, Calif............................................. 103

Santa Ynez River near Lorapoc, Calif............................................ 104

Santa Maria River Basin.......................................................... 105

Guyana River near Santa Maria, Calif........................................... 105

Huasna River near Santa Maria, Calif........................................... 106

Sallnas River Basin.............................................................. 107

Salinas River near Santa MargarIta, Calif...................................... 107

Sallnas River near Spreckels, Calif............................................ 108

San Antonio River at Pleyto, Calif............................................. 109

Arroyo Seco near Soledad, Calif................................................ 110

Pa^aro River Basin............................................................... Ill

Uvas Creek near Morgan Hill, Calif............................................. Ill

San Francisqulto Creek Basin..................................................... 112

San Franclsqulto Creek at Stanford University, Calif........................... 112

San Franclsqulto Creek at Menlo Park, Calif.................................... 113

San Franclsqulto Creek at Palo Alto, Calif..................................... 114

Los Trancos Creek at Stanford University, Calif................................ 115

Los Trancos Canal near Stanford University, Calif.............................. 116

Lagunita Canal at Stanford University, Calif................................... 117

Stevens Creek Basin.............................................................. 118

Stevens, Creek near Cupertlno, Calif............................................ 118

Guadalupe Creek Basin............................................................ 119

Guadalupe Creek at Guadalupe, Calif............................................ 119

Guadalupe Creek at San Jose, Calif............................................. 120

Alamltos Creek near Edenvale, Calif............................................ 121

Los Gatos Creek at Los Gates, Calif............................................ 122

Campbell Creek at Saratoga, Calif.............................................. 123

Coyote Creek Basin............................................................... 124

Coyote Creek near Madrone, Calif............................................... 124

Coyote Creek near Edenvale, Calif.............................................. 126

Alameda Creek BasIn.............................................................. 126

Alameda Creek near Niles, Calif................................................ 126

Kern River Basin................................................................. 127

Kern River near Kernvllle, Calif............................................... 127

Kern River near Bakersfleld, Calif............................................. 129

Kern River No. 3 Oanal near Kernvllle, Calif................................... 130

Borel Canal at Tllley Creek, Calif............................................. 131

South Fork of Kern River near Onyx, Calif...................................... 132

South Fork of Kern River at Isabella, Calif.................................... 133

Tulare Lake Basin................................................................ 134

Tule River near Portervllle, Calif............................................. 134

South Fork of Tule River near Success, Calif................................... 135

Kaweah River near Three Rivers, Calif.......................................... 136

North Fork of Kaweah River at Kaweah, Calif.................................... 137

Kings River near Hume, Calif................................................... 138

Kings River above North Fork, Calif............................................ 139

Kings River at Pledra, Calif................................................... 140

North Fork of Kings River near Cliff Camp, Calif............................... 141

North Fork of Kings River below Rancheria Creek, Calif......................... 142

Dinkey Creek at mouth, Calif................................................... 143

Los Gatos Creek near Coallnga, Calif........................................... 144

San Joaquln River Baain.......................................................... 145

San Joaquln River and tributaries above Fresno River........................... 145

Florence Lake near Big Creek, Calif.......................................... 145

South Fork of San Joaquln River near Florence Lake, Calif.................... 146

San Joaquln River above Big Creek, Calif..................................... 147

San Joaquln River near Friant, Calif......................................... 148

San Joaquln River near Newman, Calif......................................... 149

San Joaquin River near Vernalis, Calif....................................... 150

Florence Lake Tunnel at intake, Calif........................................ 151

Florence Lake Tunnel at outlet, Calif........................................ 152

Bear Creek near Vermilion Valley, Calif...................................... 153

Mono Creek near Vermilion Valley, Calif...................................... 154

Huntlngton Lake near Big Creek, Calif........................................ 155

Big Creek below Huntlngton Lake, Calif....................................... 156

Pitman Creek below Tamarack Creek, Calif..................................... 157

Shaver Lake near Big Creek, Calif............................................ 158

Fresno River Basin............................................................. 159

Fresno River near Knowles, Calif. ............................................ 159
CONTENTS 5

Gaglng-Station records Continued.

San Joaquln River Basin Continued. Page

Chowchilla River Basin......................................................... 160

Chowchilla River at Buchanan dam site, Calif................................. 160

Merced River Basin............................................................. 161

Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge, near Yosemlte, calif..................... 161

Merced River at Pohono Bridge, near Yosemlte, Calif.......................... 162

Merced River at Kittridge, Calif............................................. 163

Lake Mcciure at Exchequer, Calif............................................. 164

Merced River at Exchequer, Calif............................................. 165

Merced River near Livingston, Calif.......................................... 166

Tenaya Creek near Yosemlte, Calif............................................ 167

Oreetimba Creek Basin.......................................................... 168

Orestimba Creek near Newman, Calif........................................... 168

Tuolumne River Basin........................................................... 169

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at Hetch Hetchy, Calif................................ 169

Tuolumne River near Hetch Hetchy, Calif...................................... 170

Tuolumne River near Buck Meadows, Calif...................................... 171

Don Pedro Reservoir near La Grange, Calif.................................... 172

Tuolumne River above La Grange Dam, near La Grange, Calif.................... 173

Falls Creek near Hetch Hetchy, Calif......................................... 174

Cherry Creek near Hetch Hetchy, Calif........................................ 175

Lake Eleanor near Hetch Hetchy, Calif........................................ 176

Eleanor Creek near Hetch Hetchy, Calif....................................... 17?

South Fork of Tuolumne River near Oakland Recreation Camp, Calif............. 178

Middle Tuolumne River near Buck Meadows, Calif............................... 179

Woods Creek near Jacksonville, Calif......................................... 180

Modesto Canal near La Grange, Calif.......................................... 181

Turlock Canal near La Grange, Calif.......................................... 182

Stanislaus River Basin......................................................... 183

Middle Fork of Stanislaus River at Sand Bar Flat, near Avery, Calif.......... 183

Melones Reservoir at Melones Dam, Calif...................................... 184

Stanislaus River below Melones power house, Calif............................ 185

North Fork of Stanislaus River near Avery, Calif............................. 186

South San Joaquin Canal near Knights Ferry, Calif............................ 187

Oakdale Canal near Knights Ferry, Calif...................................... 188

Calaveras River Basin.......................................................... 189

Calaveras River at Jenny Lind, Calif......................................... 189

Cosgrove Creek near Valley Springs, Calif.................................... 190

Mokelumne River Basin.......................................................... 191

Salt Springs Reservoir near West Point, Calif................................ 191

North Fork of Mokelumne River below Salt Springs Dam, Calif.................. 192

Mokelumne River near Uokelumne Hill, Calif................................... 193

Mokelumne River at Lancha Plana, Calif....................................... 194

Mokelumne River near Clements, Calif......................................... 195

Mokelumne River at Woodbridge, Calif......................................... 196

Tiger Creek power-house conduit below Salt Springs Dam, Calif................ 197

Cold Creek near Mokelumne Peak, Calif........................................ 198

Bear River at Pardoe Camp, Calif............................................. 199

Middle Fork of Mokelumne River at West Point, Calif.......................... 200

South Fork of Mokelumne River near West Point, Calif......................... 201

Woodbridge Canal at Woodbridge, Calif........................................ 202

Sutter Creek near Sutter Creek, Calif........................................ 203

Sutter Creek at Sutter Creek, Calif.......................................... 204

North Fork of Cosumnes River near El Dorado, Calif........................... 205

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar, Calif........................................ 206

Goose Lake Basin................................................................. 207

Drew Creek near Lakeview, Oreg................................................. 207

Cottonwood Creek near Lakeview, Oreg........................................... 209

Sacramento River Basin........................................................... 210

Main Stream.................................................................... 210

Sacramento River at Antler, Calif............................................ 210

Sacramento River at Kennett, Calif........................................... 211

Sacramento River near Red Bluff, Calif....................................... 212

Sacramento River at Butte City, Calif........................................ 213

Sacramento River at Colusa, Calif............................................ 214

Sacramento River below Wilklns Slough, Calif................................. 215

Sacramento River at Knights Landing, Calif................................... 216

Sacramento River at Verona, Calif............................................ 217

Pit River Basin................................................................ 218

Pit River near Canby, Calif.................................................. 218

Pit River at Fall River Mills, Calif......................................... 219

Pit River below Pit No. 4 Dam, Calif......................................... 220

Pit River at Big Bend, Calif................................................. 221

Pit River near Ydalpom, Calif................................................ 222

South Fork of Pit River near Likely, Calif................................... 223

Hat Creek near Hat Creek, Calif.............................................. 224

UcCloud River near Mccloud, Calif............................................ 225

McCloud River at Balrd, Calif................................................ 226

Mill Creek Basin............................................................... 227

Mill Creek near Los Uollnos, Calif........................................... 227

Elder Creek Basin.............................................................. 228

Elder Creek near Henleyville, Calif.......................................... 228

Thomas Creek Basin............................................................. 229

Thomas Creek at Paskenta, Calif.............................................. 229

Deer Creek Basin............................................................... 230

Deer Creek near Vlna, Calif.................................................. 230

Chico Creek Basin.............................................................. 231

Chico Creek near Chico, Calif................................................ 231

Stony Creek Basin............................................................... 222

Stony creek above Stony Gorge Reservoir, Calif............................... 232

Grindstone Creek near Elk Creek, Calif....................................... 233
Gaging-station records Continued.

Sacramento River Basin Continued. Page

Butte Creek Basin............................................................. 234

Buttje Creek near Chico, Calif............................................... 234

Feather River Basin........................................................... 235

Lake Almanor at Prattvllle, Calif........................................... 235

North Fork of Feather River near Prattvllle, Calif.......................... 236

North Fork of Feather River at Big Bar, Calif............................... 237

Feather River near Orovllle, Calif.......................................... 236

Feather River at Klcolaus, Calif............................................ 239

Indian Creek near Crescent Mills, Calif..................................... 240

Spanish Creek at Keddle, Calif.............................................. 241

Bucks Creek storage reservoir near Bucks ranch, Calif....................... 242

Grizzly Creek near Storrle, Calif........................................... 243

West Branch of Feather River near Yankee Hill, Calif........................ 244

Concow Creek near Yankee Hill, Calif........................................ 245

Spring Valley Ditch near Yankee Hill, Calif................................. 246

Middle Fork of Feather River near Clio, Calif............................... 247

Middle Fork of Feather River at Bidwell Bar, Calif.......................... 248

South Fork of Feather River at Enterprise, Calif............................ 249

Lost Creek near Clipper Mills, Calif........................................ 250

Forbestown Ditch near Clipper Mills, Calif.................................. 251

Palermo Canal at Enterprise, Calif .......................................... 252

Middle Fork of Yuba River at Milton, Calif.................................. 253

Middle Fork of Yuba River near North San Juan, Calif........................ 254

Yuba River at Smartville, Calif............................................. 255

Milton-Bowman Tunnel at outlet, Calif....................................... 256

Oregon Creek near North San Juan, Calif..................................... 257

North Fork of Yuba River near Sierra City, Calif............................ 258

North Fork of Yuba River below Goodyears Bar, Calif......................... 259

Bowman Lake near Graniteville, Calif........................................ 260

Canyon Creek below Bowman Lake, Calif....................................... 261

Bowman-Spauldlng Canal at intake, Calif..................................... 262

Deer Creek near Smartville, Calif........................................... 263

Bear River near Wheatland, Calif............................................ 265

Bear River Canal near Coifax, Calif....................................... . 266

American River Basin.......................................................... 267

North Fork of American River near Coifax, Calif............................ 267

North Fork of American River at Rattlesnake Bridge, Calif................... 268

American River at Fair Oaks, Calif.......................................... 269

American River at Sacramento, Calif......................................... 270

Middle Fork of American River near Auburn, Calif............................ 271

South Fork of American River near Kyburz, Calif............................. 272

South Fork of American River near Camlno, Calif............................. 273

South Fork of American River at Coloma, Calif............................... 274

Echo Lake flume near Vade, Calif............................................ 275

Medley Lakes outlet near Vade, Calif........................................ 276

Silver Lake outlet near Kirkwood, Calif..................................... 277

Seepage from Silver Lake near Kirkwood, Calif............................... 278

Silver Fork of South Fork of American River near Kyburz, Calif.............. 279

Twin Lakes outlet near Kirkwood, Calif...................................... 280

El Dorado Canal near Kyburz, Calif.......................................... 281

Alder Creek near Whitehall, Calif........................................... 282

Plum Creek near Riverton, Calif............................................. 283

Silver Creek at Union Valley, Calif......................................... 284

Silver Creek near Placerville, Calif........................................ 285

South Fork of Silver Creek near Ice House, Calif............................ 286

Finnon Reservoir outlet near Placerville, Calif............................. 287

American River flume near Camlno, Calif..................................... 288

Cache Creek Basin............................................................. 289

Clear Lake at Lakeport, Calif............................................... 289

Cache Creek at Yolo, Calif.................................................. 290

North Fork of Cache Creek near Lower Lake, Calif............................ 291

Putah Creek Basin............................................................. 292

Putah Creek near Guenoc, Calif.............................................. 292

Putah Creek near Winters, Calif............................................. 293

Napa River Basin................................................................ 294

Conn Creek near St. Helena, Calif............................................. 294

Eel River Basin................................................................. 295

Lake Plllsbury at Hullvllle, Calif............................................ 295

Eel River at Hullville, Calif................................................. 296

Eel River at Van Arsdale Dam, near Potter Valley, Calif....................... 297

Eel River at Scotia, Calif.................................................... 298

Potter Valley power-house tallrace near Potter Valley, Calif.................. 299

Klamath River Basin............................................................. 300

Willtamson River below Sprague River, near Chlloquin, Oreg.................... 300

Upper Klamath Lake near Klamath Falls, Oreg................................... 301

Link River at Klamath Falls, Oreg............................................. 302

Klamath River at Keno, Oreg................................................... 303

Klamath River below Fall Creek, near Copco, Calif............................. 304

Klamath River at Somesbar, Calif.............................................. 305

Sprague River near Chiloquin, Oreg............................................ 306

Wood River at Fort Klamath, Oreg.............................................. 307

Fourmlle Lake Reservoir near Odessa, Oreg..................................... 308

Cascade Canal near Fish Lake, Oreg............................................ 309

"A" Canal at Klamath Fails, Oreg.............................................. 310

Keno Canai at Klamath Falls, Oreg............................................. 311

Lost River Diversion Canal near Olene, Oreg................................... 312

Diversion from Klamath River to Lost River near Olene, Oreg................... 313

Fall Creek at Copco, Calif.................................................... 314

Hyatt Prairie Reservoir near Ashland, Oreg.................................... 315
CONTENTS 7

Gaging-station records Continued.

Klamath River Basin Continued. Page

Keene Creek Canal near Ashland, Oreg........................................... 316

Shasta River near Yreka, Calif................................................. 317

Salmon River at Somesbar, Calif................................................ 318

Trinity River at Lewlston, Calif............................................... 319

Trinity River near Burnt Ranch, Calif.......................................... 320

Trinity River near Hoopa, Calif................................................ 321

Smith River Basin................................................................ 322

Smith River near Crescent City, Calif.......................................... 322

Miscellaneous discharge measurements............................................... 323

Index.............................................................................. 327

ILLUSTRATION

Plate 1. Typical river-measurement stations....................................... 10

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF PACIFIC SLOPE 

BASINS IN CALIFORNIA, 1936

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

flow made on streams in the United States during the year ending September 30, 1936. The 

work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies relating to irrigation. 

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 7,200 points in the United States 

and also at many points in Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July 1936, 3,160 

gaging stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments for 

cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind Is acknowledged on page 15.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units in which stream-flow data are presented In this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." A second-foot Is the 

rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel when the cross-sectional area is 1 square 

foot and the average velocity is 1 foot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

flowing from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used 

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed In inches.

An "acre-foot", equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity required to cover an 

acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for 

irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 

24 hours.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation of gage height to 

discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate the natural section or reach of the channel or 

artificial structure below the gage which determines the stage-discharge relation at the

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage, measurements 

of discharge, and general Information used to supplement the gage heights and discharge 

measurements in determining the dally flow. The records of stage are obtained either
10 ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AMD COMPUTED RESULTS

from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a 

continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical gaging stations, equipped with water-stage recorder and measuring 

cable and car, are shown on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge 

measurements. The application of the dally gage height to these rating tables gives the 

dally discharge from which the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by this report usually 

comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations whose daily discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by shifting-control method or by use of slope or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude 

determined from the best available maps, and information In regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for 

the number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or 

more complete years of record. Information under "Extremes" gives the maximum discharge 

and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum 

dally discharge if there is extensive regulation, and also the minimum discharge if useful; and the minimum gage height except when it is of no importance. Unless otherwise 

qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a 

water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the 

minimum represents the lowest discharge unless otherwise qualified.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, 

the discharge in second-feet corresponding to once-daily or the mean of twice-daily readings of the gage. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the 

discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height except for stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation. For stations subject to such fluctuation the mean 

daily gage height may not indicate the true mean dally discharge, which must be obtained 

by averaging the discharge for intervals of the day or by using the discharge integrator 

an instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the discharge given In the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the water surface 

was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given Is the 

minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per 

second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) on the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, 

and interpretation of records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the daily records are accurate within
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATEK-SUPPLY PAPER 811 PLATE i

A. ARTIFICIAL CONTROL, RECORDER HOUSE, AND MEASURING CABLE ON OLENTANGY RIVER, DELAWARE, OHIO.

B. RECORDER HOUSE AND MEASURING CABLE t)N KAWEAH RIVER, THREE RIVERS,

CALIF.

TYPICAL RIVER-MEASUREMENT STATIONS.

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5 percent; "good", within 10 percent; "fair", within 15 percent; and "poor", within 20 

percent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of 

water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth 

in inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noneontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted 

for irrigation or other use, or by inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and 

"run-off in inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas in which the annual 

rainfall is less than 20 inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and the discharge recorded does not 

show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of the flow at the station. The 

table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation in flow. It 

should be borne in mind, however, that the observations in each succeeding year may be 

expected to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement in computations and records may be warranted with increased data and use of improved equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 14 parts, each 

part covering an area ?;hose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern 3ulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River Basin.

13. Snake River Basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies aiay be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in 

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building. 

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.
12 PUBLICATIONS

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

South Charleston, W. Va., Naval Ordnance Plant.

Asheville, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia School of Technology.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 808 New Post Office Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 402 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

St. Louis, Mo., 906 Customhouse, 1114 Market Street.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

TopeKa, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highway Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 3 United States Courthouse. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 421 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 512 Eighth and Figueroa Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the 

Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams in the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin; W = Water-Supply Paper)

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2 Descriptive Information only.....................

llth A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge and descriptive information...... 1884 to Sept. 1890.

12th A, pt. 2 ....do............................................. 1884 to June 30, 1891.

13th A, pt. 3 ....do............................................. 1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

14th A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93)..... 1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

B 131........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1893-94i

ratings. 

16th A, pt. 2 Descriptive information only.....................

B 140........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, 1895.

and monthly discharge (also many data covering

earlier years). 

W 11......... Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years) 1896.

18th A, pt. 4 Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 1895-96.

discharge (also similar data for some earlier

years). 

W 15......... Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 1897.

eastern United States, eastern Mississippi

River, and Missouri River above junction with

Kansas River. 

W 16......... Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 1897.

western Mississippi River below junction of

Missouri and £latte Rivers, and western United

States. ' 

19th A, pt. 4 Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 1897.

discharge (also some long-time records). 

W 27......... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern

United States, eastern Mississippi River, and

Missouri River. 

W 28......... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas 1898.

River and western United States.

20th A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years). 1898 

W 35 to 39... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1899.

ratings. 

21st A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge.................................. 1899.

W 47 to 52... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 1900.

ratings. 

22d A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge.................................. 1900.

W 65, 66..... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 1901. 

W 75......... Monthly discharge.................................. 1901.___________

Note.- The reports which contain records after 1901 are given in the table on page 14.
PUBLICATIONS 13

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report in the same relative order as the regular gaging stations. An index of 

the reports containing records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply 

Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on 

surface-water supply published from 1899 to 1936. The data for any particular station 

will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was 

maintained. For example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area covered by 

part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, 

and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years. Special papers 

containing compilation of records previously published and also records not contained in 

the annual series of water-supply papers have been published for some States and drainage 

basins. For example, stream-flow records for the New-Kanawha River Basin in part 3 from 

1895 to 1920 are contained in Water-Supply Paper 536,
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measureme

(For basins included see p. 11 )

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902..... 

1903.....

1904..... 

1905..... 

1906..... 

1907-8... 

1909 .....

1910..... 

1911.,... 

1912..... 

1913 ..... 

1914.....

1915 ..... 

1916..... 

1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921..... 

1922..... 

1923..... 

1924 ..... 

1925.....

1926 ..... 

1927 ..... 

1928..... 

1929..... 

1930.....

1931. .... 

1932..... 

1933..,.. 

1934..... 

1935 ..... 

1936.....

1

35

47, h 48 

65, 75 

82 

97

o 124, p 125, q 126 

o 165, p 166, q 167 

o 201, p 202, q 203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

641 

661 

681 

696

Til

726 

741 

756 

781 

801

2

b 35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b 82, 83 

 b 97, 98

q 126, 127 

q 167, 168 

q 203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

52S 

542 

562 

582 

602

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782 

802

3

36 

48, 1 49 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783 

803

4

36 

49 

65, 76 

m 82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384 '-' 404 

434 

454 

474 

504

SS4 

544 

564 

584 

604

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784 

804

5

36 

49 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 85 

k 98, 99, n 100

k 128, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

505 

605

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785 

805

6

0 36, 37 

49, j 50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r 131 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786 

806

7

37 

50 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 84 

k 98. 99

k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787 

807

8

37 

50 

66, 75 

84 

99

132 

174 

210 

248 

268

288 

308 

328 

358 

388

408 

438 

458 

478 

508

528 

548 

568 

588 

608

628 

648 

668 

688 

703

718 

735 

748 

763 

788 

808

a Rating tables and index to Water-supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 In Slst Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only,

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Gunniaon River.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, end Irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to Janes River.

i Scioto River.

j Loup, Platte, and 

k Tributaries of Mis

m Lake Ontario and t

n Hudson Bay only.

0 New England rivers 

p Hudson River to De

q Susquehanna River 

r Platte and Kansas 

s The Great Basin in 

t Below junction wit

u Rogue, Umpqua, and 
COOPERATION 15

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this 

report at which records of discharge were collected during the year ending September 30, 

1936, by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

River

Benedict Canyon Creek. . .

Clear Lake Reservoir 

(elevation and discharge ).

Cottonwood Creek Reservoir.

Gerber Reservoir (elevation and discharge.

Little Santa Anita Creek

Do......... .........

Monrovia Storm Drain. . . . 

Montebello Storm Drain..

Purii n Wa c:Vi

DO..................

DO..................

Sycamore Storm Drain. . . .

Tujunga Wash (east and 

west channels), 

Verdugo Storm Drain. ....

West Fork of San Gabriel 

River.

Location

Sec1 . 8, T. 47 N. , R. 8 E. , in California, near 

Langell Valley, Oreg.

Below Pacific Electric Railway bridge near Artesia, 

Calif.

Sec. 12, T. 39 S. , R. 13 E. , near Lorella, Oreg....

Intake, near SE. corner of sec. 7, T. 41 S. , R. 11 

E. , Oreg. 

400 feet below flood-control dam at Sierra Madre, 

Calif.* 

^ mile below flood-control dam near La Verne, Calif.

Vineland Avenue, near Universal City, Calif ........ 

Below diversion dam near corner of sec. 7, T. 4-1 S. , 

R. 11 E. , Oreg. 

Stone Bridge, below diversion dam near corner of 

sees. 7, 3, 17, 18, T. 41 S. , R. 11 E. , near 

Merrill, Oreg. 

Above Junction with Sawpit Creek, near Monrovia, 

Calif. 

Peck Road, Monrovia, Calif. ........................

Lower Azusa Road, 1-J miles north of El Monte, Calif.

San Berr.ardino Boulevard (formerly called El Monte 

Boulevard), near El Monte, Calif.

TelegraDh Road, near Sant.e Fe Springs, Calif....... 

700 feet above Junction with Little Santa Anita 

Creek, near Arcadia, Calif.*

Period

t 1929-36 

$1934-36 

f 1932-36 

±1910-24 (incomplete) , 

1924-36 

t 1928-35 

BB1924-36

t 1928-36

t!933-36 

t 1 930-25 

J1930-36 

±1926-36

±1923-36 

t 1929-36

1-1928-36 

1-1928-36 

t 1930-36 

$1913-36

±1923-36

1-1927-36

11932-36 

11932-36 

11928-36 

11927-36 

11932-36 

11328-36 

11931-36 

11927-36 

11932-36

1-1932-36 

11928-36 

t 1934-36 

1-1927-36

t 1932-36 

1-1932-36 

11927-36 

1-1932-36 

1-1930-36

11928-36 

1-1928-36 

t 1934-36

^Station moved a short distance during water year ending Sept. 30, 1936. Records 

comparable with those at former location.

tStation operated by Los Angeles County Flood Control District. Records are available 

at the office of Los Angeles County Flood Control District in Los Angeles, Calif., or in 

its published reports.

^Unpublished records collected by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

**Be cords collected by State engineer 1924-30 published in Oregon State Engineer 

Bull. 8, 1931-36 unpublished.

COOPERATION

In California the \f;ork was clone under cooperative agreement with the State Department 

of Public Works, Earl Lee Kelly, director, and Edward Hyatt, State engineer. Work was 

also done under cooperative agreements with the East Bay Municipal Utility District;
16 DIVISION OF WORK

Stanford University; Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District; San Bernardino, 

Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties; and the city of Santa Barbara. 

In Oregon the work was done under cooperative agreement with the State of Oregon, Chas. 

E. Stricklin, State engineer.

The entire expense of the stream-flow investigations in the Tuolumne River Basin for 

the Hetch Hetchy project and Alameda Creek near Nlles was paid by the city and county 

of San Francisco.

Part of the expense of maintaining the station on Salinas River near Santa Margarita 

was paid by the city of San Luis Obispo.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the United States Forest Service, National Park Service, and the following organizations: In California, by the 

Southern California Edison Co., Ltd., San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation, Pacific Gas 

& Electric Co., city of Sacramento, Merced Irrigation District, Emma Rose & Hobart 

Estate Co., Thermalito and Table Mountain Irrigation Districts, all permittees and 

licensees of the Federal Power Commission; in Oregon by The California Oregon Power Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in California (except the stations on Fall Creek and Klamath 

River near Copco) were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of 

H. D. McGlashan, district engineer; in Oregon (also stations in California on Fall Creek 

and Klamath River near Copco) under the supervision of G. H. Canfield, district engineer, 

the work In Oregon being done in collaboration with Charles E. Stricklin, State engineer.
GAGING STATION RECORDS 17

SWEETWATER RIVER BASIN 

Sweetwater River at Sweetwater Dam, Calif.

Location.- At the dam on Sweetwater Reservoir, In La Nacion grant, 6 miles east of 

 National City, San Diego County, and about 8 miles above mouth. Altitude, about 

200 feet.

Drainage area.- 181 square miles.

Records available.- December 1887 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Records of run-off In acre-feet computed by California Water & Telephone Co. 

rrom storage, release, and rainfall records.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-36

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Water year

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Water year

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Water year

1927-28

Mean

5.09

0

18. 2

10.5

16.2

8.08

1.95

1.95

1.31

0.60

.59

1.01

5.44

Pun-off in 

acre -feet

313

0

1,118

643

931

497

116

120

78

37

36

60

3,949

1928-29

Mean

1.24

1.23

2.67

2.03

5.51

17.6

21.2

2.15

1.98

1.89

1.50

.47

4.93

Run-off in 

acre-feet

76

73

164

125

306

1,083

1,259

132

118

116

92

28

3,572

1930-31 1931-32

Mean

2.31

1.06

1.64

3.16

8.17

1.63

1.83

1.69

1.48

.49

.33

.34

1.97

Run-off in 

&cre-feet

142

63

101

194

454

100

109

104

88

30

20

20

1,425

1933-34

Mean

1.11

1.16

1.94

.94

3.89

1.30

1.33

.67

.94

1.53

1.76

1.70

1.50

Run-off in 

Sore-feet

68

69

119

58

216

80

79

41

56

94

108

101

1,089

Mean

0.81

1.51

11.8

10.1

314

65.8

26.1

7.24

2.10

.65

1.38

1.55

35.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

50

90

723

624

18,033

4,045

1,552

445

125

40

85

92

25,904

1934-35

Mean

2.20

2.18

3.07

2.88

9.87

25.2

15.0

1.95

.89

.28

0

0

5.26

Run-off in 

acre-feet

135

130

189

177

548

1,549

891

120

53

17

0

0

3,809

1929-30

Mean

0.81

1.85

1.85

4.42

l.SO

19.4

5.36

36.9

1.34

.50

.41

.84

6.35

Run- off in 

acre-feet

50

110

114

272

89

1,190

319

2,268

80

31

25

50

4,598

1932-33

Mean

2.55

2.39

3.16

32.3

26.0

12.0

13.2

19.8

2.79

.94

.57

.81

9.63

Run- off in 

acre-feet

157

142

194

1,987

1,442

737

784

1,219

166

58

35

48

6,969

1935-36

Mean

0

0

.75

.65

15.9

7.71

36.7

1.04

1.14

.86

.96

.94

5.44

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

46

40

911

474

2,181

64

68

53

59

56

3,952

Note.- Records October 1927 to September 1932 supersede those published 

in Water-Supply Paper 736.
18 SAX LUIS KEY RIVER BASIN

San Luis Rey River at Lake Henshaw, near Mesa Grande, Calif.

Location.- Lat. 33U 14'15", long. 116 U45'50", in NW* sec. 10, T. 11 S., R. 2 E., at

 Henshaw Dam, 5 miles north of Mesa Grande.

Drainage area.- 209 square miles at former gaging station 1 mile below dam. 

Records available.- October 1911 to September 1936. 

Average discnarge.- 25 years, 40.6 second-feet.

Remarks.- Ko diversions above station. Lake Henshaw Reservoir was completed in 1923 and

 gaging station formerly maintained 1 mile below dam was abandoned. Discharge in 

aecond-feet computed by the U. S. Geological Survey from records furnished by San 

Diego County Water Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Month

October 

November 

December

Calendar year 1935

January 

February 

March 

Aarll 

May 

June 

July 

Augus t 

September

Mean

1.19 

2.82 

1.77

11.3

2.36 

98.1 

29.9 

54.4 

5.20 

1.24 

1.27 

3.74 

1.97

Run-off in 

acre-feet

73.0 

168 

109

8,197

145 

5,641 

1,841 

3,236 

320 

74 

78 

230 

117

Water year 1935-36 16.6
SAN LUIS REY RIVER BASIN 19

San Luis Key River at Monserate Narrows, near Paia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33 0 20'20", long. 117°8'20", In Monserate grant, 

4 miles southwest of Pala, San Diego County.

Drainage area.- 383 square miles.

Records available.- December 1035 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 181 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 1.95 

reet;; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 10-18.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods Dec. 1-12 and Apr. 3-5 computed on basis 

or two discharge measurements and comparison with records for station at Bonsall.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

3.0 

3.1 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4

3.3 

3.3 

3.2

3.2 

3.1

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.3 

3.5

3.5

3.V 

4.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.6 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.6

Jem.

4.21 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.3

2.9 

3.1 

2.9

3.1

3.1 

3.3 

3.9 

4.4 

4.4

4.6

4.6 

4.9 

4.4 

3.9

3.V 

3.V 

3.5 

3.3 

3.5

3.7 

3.5 

3.7 

4.6 

4.6 

4.9

Feb.

5.5 

7.5 

16 

11 

9.5

8.5 

7.5 

7.5 

V 

6.5

8 

30 

61 

8V 

140

165 

110 

84 

88 

83

66 

56 

62 

6V 

52

46 

42 

37 

34

~

Month

Oct 

No's 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year

11.....................................

t ember. ................................

Tie period

Mar.

29 

26 

24 

22 

20

20

IV 

16 

14

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

10

9.5 

9 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

11 

11 

14

12 

11 

11 

13 

12 

30

Apr.

42 

29 

20 

45 

80

46 

3V 

33 

30 

26

24 

22 

21 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

11

11

10 

10 

9 

8.5 

8

Secondfoot-days

109.6

119.6 

1,404.5 

444 

668.5 

135.9 

42.6 

22.4 

IS. 4 

10.9

May

8 

8.5 

8 

8 

7.5

7.5 

V 

6 

5 

4.6

4.2 

3.9 

3.5 

3.5 

3.7

3.3 

3.3 

3.5 

3.3 

3.1

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

2.V 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1

Maximum

4.9

4.9 

165 

30 

80 

8 5 

2 1 

1 2 

7 

6

June

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

l.S

1.6 

1.5 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

.9

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.S

July

0.8 

.S 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

,8 

.8 

.8 

.9

.S 

.9 

1.2 

.9 

.8.

.8 

.8 

.8 

.S 

.V

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Minimum

2.9

2.9 

5.5 

8.5 

8

"'.B 

.5 

.5 

.2

Aug.

0.5 

.6 

.V 

.6

.6

.6

.V 

.V 

.7 

-V

.6 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.V 

.V

.V 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

Mean

3.54

S.86 

48.4 

14.3 

22.3 

4.38 

1.42 

.V2 

.59 

.36

Sept.

0.5 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21V

237

2,790 

881 

1,330 

2VO 

84 

44 

36 

22

5,910
20 SAN LUIS REY RIVER BASIN

San Luls Rey River near Bonsall, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15'5", long. 117°14'55", In NEi sec. 1, 

T. 11 S., R. 4 W., three-quarters of a mile below highway bridge on FallbrookEscondido Road and 3 miles southwest of Bonsall. Altitude, about 120 feet.

Drainage area.- 514 square miles.

Records available.- April 1912 to September 1918, December 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 371 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

2752~feet); no flow part of year.

1912-18, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet Feb. 11, 1915; maximum stage for flood of January 1916 not known, as all equipment was destroyed; 

no flow part of each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage at Lake Henshaw and numerous diversions above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.4

.7

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

1.1

Jan.

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.1

.7

.7

1.1

1.1

.7

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.9

2.5

2.5

Feb.

4.8

8

4.2

4.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

4.8

9.8

34

59

155

231

142

103

106

91

72

60

60

68

54

47

42

38

35

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Jan 

Peb 

MarnTn...... ........... . ................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 6......................

Mar.

32

31

30

28

26

25

24

21

21

18

17

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

13

16

14

11

10

12

13

29

Apr.

47

35

29

42

85

63

42

34

30

27

24

22

21

21

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

8.5

8

8

7

8

5.5

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

0

11.6

3,981.6

43.2 

1,450.0 

533

700.0

60.6

6.2

0

0

0

2,804.6

May

5

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.7

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.1

.0

.9

.8

.9

Maximum

0

0

1.1

212

2.9 

231 

32

85

5

.8

0

0

0

231

June

0.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

.7 

2.5 

10

5.5

.8

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

.37

10.9

1.39 

50.0 

17. 2

23.3

1.95

.21

0

0

0

7.66

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

23

7,910

86 

2,880 

1,060

1,390

120

12

0

0

0

5,570
SAN LUIS KEY RIVER BASIN 

San Luls Rey River at OceansIde, Calif.

21

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°12'40", long. 117°22'40", In NWi sec. 23, 

 T. 11 S., R. 5 W., half a mile above State highway bridge at Oceanslde. Altitude, about 20 feet.

Records available.- April 1912 to September 1914, January 1916, December 1929 to 

" September iyse.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 97 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 

4.73 feet); no flow for several months.

1912-14, 1916, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 95,600 second-feet Jan. 12, 1916; 

no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage at Lake Henshaw and numerous diversions above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Peb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

11

84 

41 

49 

39

30 

24 

21 

26 

25

18

16 

13 

11

Month

Dot 

No-v 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 1935, .....................

11................ .....................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

9.5 

8 

6 

5

4.4

4.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

2.4

.9 

.3 

.1 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

.1

.5

Apr.

9 

17 

14 

14 

26

43 

31 

25 

21

18

17 

14 

13 

11 

9.5

8 

6.5 

5.5

4.2 

3.0

2.4 

1.5 

.7 

.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

2,625.1

0 

408 

51.2 

314.5 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

773.7

May

Maximum

0 

0 

0

259

0 

84 

9.5 

43 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

84

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

7.19

0 

14.1 

1.65 

10.5 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.11

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

5,200

0 

809 

102 

624 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,540
22 SAN JUAN CREEK BASIN

San Juan Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°30'50", long. 117°37'40", in Mission

Viejo grant, on Ortego State highway bridge 24- miles east of San Juan Capistrano, 

Orange County. Altitude, about 150 feet.

Drainage area.- 117 square miles (at former site 2| miles downstream). 

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 407 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

2.66 feet); no flow part of year.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, about 1,230 second-feet Mar. 16, 1930; no flow 

part of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for low discharges, which are poor. Irrigation diversion above station. Discharge estimated Oct. 1 to Dec. 2, Dec. 4-21, 

Mar. 21, 22, 27-31, Apr. 14 to June 15.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

au

31

Dot. Nov. Dec.

0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.9

.8

.7

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.4

.3

Feb.

1.1

4.4

3.0

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.8

3 9

8

89

66

133

197

59

25

17

13

11

9.5

11

11

9.5

7

5

5

4.9

_

-

Month

December. .................................

May.......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.V

3.V

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

2.0

2.0

3.2

4.2

5.9

3.7

3.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

9.3

Apr.

7

5.5

4.4

17

16

13

11

10

9

7.5

6

5

4.9

3.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

2.6

5

2.5

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

-_,

Secondfoot-days

1.55

10.3

574.45

133 ~

0

982.95

May

0.2

4.0

3.5

1.0

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Haxijnum

0.9

43

0

187

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0.2

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

* 2

.35

1.57

O

2.69

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12

21

1,140

0

1,950

*Estimated.
SAN JUAN CREEK BASIN 

Trabuco Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, iat. 33°31'30'! , long. 117°40'15", in SWJ sec. 25, 

T - 7 S., R. 8 W., on State highway bridge 1J miles north of San Juan Capistrano.

Drainage area.- 36.5 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 160 second-feet Feb. 15; no flow part of 

year.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 381 second-feet Feb. 8, 1932: no flow part of 

each year.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Orange County Flood Control District, through 

M, K.Thompson, chief engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septemberl936

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot. Hov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.5

15 

30 

29 

39

47 

12 

3.5 

1.5 

0

0

2.8 

3.8 

3.3

2.4

1.8 

1.4 

.4

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year 193

11.....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

.4 

2.0

.8

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

0 

0

0

206.2

0 

193.4 

0 

3.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

196.7

May

MajdjnKQn

0

0 

0

29

0 

47 

0 

2.0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

47

June July

Mlniantan

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Bean

0 

0

0

.56

0 

6.67 

0 

.11 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.54

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

409

0 

384 

0 

6.5 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

390
24 ALISO CREEK BASIN

Aliso Creek at El Toro, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°37'15", long. 117041'20", in Canada de 

Los Alisos grant, on Second Street Bridge, at El Toro, Orange County.

Drainage area.- 8.5 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

8.60 feet); no flow for several months.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 12, 1936; no flow most of each 

year.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Orange County Flood Control District, through 

M. N. Thompson, chief engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0.1

16

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

85

2.8

37

1.0

7.5

.1

3.2

.1

.1

0

0

20

.1

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

Jar 

Fet

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

287.0

0 

177.6

0

g

0

0

0

0

0

177.8

May

Maximum

0

0

0

135

0 

85

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

85

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

.79

0 

6.12

0

.007

0

0

0

0

0

.49

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

569

0 

352

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

352
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 25

Santa Ana River near Mentone, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°6'40 11 , long. 117°6'0", In SWJ sec. 4, T. 1 

S., R. 2 W., near mouth of canyon, 0.4 mile above Southern California Edison CO.'E 

Mentone power plant and 3| miles northeast of Mentone. Altitude, about 1,900 

feet.

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- July 1896 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 38 years (1896-1909, 1910-15, 1916-36), 36.6 second-feet. Average combined discharge of Santa Ana River and canals, 35 years (1896-98, 1902-15, 

1916-36), 87.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 820 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

4.70 feet); no flow for several months.

1896-1936: Maximum discharge, 29,100 second-feet Jan. 27, 1916; no flow during parts of 1932-36.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Dec. 29, 30, Feb. 5-8, 18, Mar. 13-24, 

A"pr7 20, 21, June 5-18, July 11-21, and Aug. 18-24. Storage at Bear Valley 

Reservoir and diversions above station. Sum of discharge In river, Mentone power 

plant tallrace, and Greenspot pipe line Is given In table on next page.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dee.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10 

15 

0

Jan. Feb.

9 

60

6 

1.8 

1.4

1.0 

.7 

.1 

0 

0

237 

585 

482 

107 

223

193 

138 

200 

162 

74

68 

62 

130 

86 

60

33 

18 

17 

16

Month

00 1 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

16 

14 

9.4 

7 

6

4.9 

3.2 

3.2 

3.5 

3.0

2.5 

2.2 

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.2 

15 

9 

8 

7.5

8.5 

9 

7.5 

6 

5 

16

Apr.

8 

4.9 

3.5 

104 

75

20 

14 

16 

9.5 

9

27 

75 

62 

55 

49

47 

46 

50 

25 

5

5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

5.5

6.5 

5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

25

2,693.6

0 

2,971 

179.3 

748.0 

27.4 

7.3 

2.4 

4.9 

0

3,965.3

May

2.5 

2.2 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.1

.8 

.7 

.6

.5 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Maximum

0 

0 

15

200

0 

585 

16 

104 

2.5 

.3 

.2 

2.2 

0

586

June

0.3 

.3. 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

1.1

3.0 

.5 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.2

1.8 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

.81

7.38

0 

102 

5.78 

24.9 

.88 

.24 

.08 

.16 

0

10.8

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

50

5,340

0 

5,890 

356 

1,480 

54 

14 

4.8 

9.7 

0

7,860
26 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Santa Ana River and canals 

near Mentone, .Calif., for water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

39

41

41

43

41

41

41

43

43

41

44

43

43

43

37

30

37

37

37

39

35

41

43

44

44

43

43

39

37

35

HOT.

34

32

28

32

32

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

34

34

32

32

34

34

30

30

30

32

30

30

28

28

28

30

30

-

Dec.

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

28

26

28

26

26

26

28

26

26

26

26

36

41

26

Jan.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

26

26

Feb.

40

94

32

34

32

28

26

27

26

26

268

585

482

152

262

234

138

246

162

120

128

102

178

134

140

108

88

82

76

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar yeari935 ......................

January. ......................... .1 .......

February. .................................

April. . ...................................

Hay.......................................

June ......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36

Mar.

68

66

64

58

58

52

53

51

51

48

46

46

46

45

43

43

41

41

40

40

43

58

50

46

44

48

48

47

46

44

72

Apr.

52

52

51

190

150

86

80

82

80

94

112

120

106

100

94

87

86

90

96

76

76

75

70

70

68

60

58

56

54

54

-

Secondfoot-days

1,247

946

877

19,576

808

4,050

1,546

2,525

1,572

1,378

1,546

1,520

1,392

19,407

May

54

51

55

54

52

57

51

53

49

53

55

53

53

52

53

51

53

51

51

48

49

49

46

46

45

47

45

50

48

48

50

MnTlmum

44

34

41

275

28

585

72

190

57

48

54

54

50

585

June

48

48

48

46

41

43

44

44

44

44

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

45

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

-

July

47

47

48

48

50

50

50

52

52

52

52

52

50

46

48

52

50

54

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

48

46

46

48

Minimum

30

28

26

22

26

26

40

51

45

41

46

44

42

26

Aug.

46

48

52

50

50

52

52

54

52

48

46

48

44

46

50

52

52

50

52

52

52

50

50

46

46

46

50

48

46

46

44

Mean

40.2

31.5

28.3

53.6

26.1

140

49.9

84.2

50.7

45.9

49.9

49.0

46.4

53.0

Sept.

44

44

48

50

48

48

48

48

46

48

48

48

50

50

48

46

46

46

46

48

44

43

43

44

42

44

48

44

47

45

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,470

1,880

1,740

38,850

1,600

8,030

3,070

5,010

3,120

2 730

3 070

3)010

2,760

38,490
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 27

Santa Ana River near San Bernardino, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°4'50", long. 117°15'25", In San Bernardino grant, a quarter of a mile upstream from the Tippecanoe Street Bridge and 

2-fc miles southeast of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County. Altitude, about 

1,040 feet.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

4.15 feet); no flow for several months.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Feb. 9, 1932 (gage height, 

4.15 feet); no flow most of each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge estimated Feb. 3, 12, 14-20. Storage at Bear 

valley Reservoir. During irrigation season entire flow of Santa Ana River and 

Mill Creek diverted by Bear Valley Mutual Water Co. and associated companies. 

At times Gage Canal diverts directly above station. During periods of high 

water the Water Conservation Association diverts at Mentone for spreading 

purposes.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

0 

116 

2.0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

268 

200 

344 

100 

96

40 

10 

10 

10 

2.0

0 

0 

38 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Oot 

No-v 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Au{ 

Sep

n

alendar year 193,

11.....................................

atar yea

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

10 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Seeondfoot-days

0

0 

0

181

0

1,236.0 

0 

10 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,246.0

May

Hn-rlmim

0 

0 

0

85

0 

344 

0 

10 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

344

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0 

0

0.50

0 

42.6 

0 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3.40

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0 

0

360

0 

2,450 

0 

20 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2,470
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Santa Ana River at Riverside Narrows, near Arlington, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°58'0", long. 117°26'30", In Jurupa grant, 

half a mile below Union Pacific Railroad bridge and 3 miles north of Arlington, 

Riverside County. Altitude, 690 feet.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 1,100 second-feet Feb. 12; minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 23.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 4,740 second-feet Dec. 29, 1931; minimum, 22 secondfeet Aug. 20-23, 1935, and Aug. 23, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of high water, which are fair, 

ous diversions. See records for Santa Ana River at San Bernardino.

NumerDlseharge, In second-feet, water ydar October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

HOT.

28

28

28

28

28

2S

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

26

25

26

26

27

28

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

-

Dec.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

31

45

36

32

Jan.

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

Feb.

35

236

60

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

49

472

533

288

367

200

120

78

64

43

41

40

80

51

48

46

45

44

43

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

April. ....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water yeari935-3(5 ......................

Mar.

41

39

38

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

2S

27

27

25

39

36

34

32

30

30

31

47

Apr.

39

37

37

48

41

39

36

34

34

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

29

-

Secondfoot-days

824

834

949

11,457

965

3,222

1,028

1,015

S85

818

820

762

819

12,941

May

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

28

28

Maximum

28

30

45

200

32

533

47

48

30

28

28

27

29

533

June

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

July

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

27

87

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

27

27

27

27

Minimum

25

25

29

23

30

33

25

29

27

27

25

23

26

23

Aug.

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

26

26

Mean

26.6

27.8

30.6

31.4

31.1

111

33.2

33.8

28.5

27.3

26.5

24.6

27.3

35.5

Sept.

26

26

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

2S

29

28

28

2S

28

28

27

2S

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,630

1,650

1,S80

22,720

1,910

6,390

2,040

2,010

1,760

1,620

1,630

1,510

1,620

25,650
SANTA ANA. RIVER BASIN 29 

Santa Ana River at Haraner Avenue, near Corona, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°56'50", long. 117033'0 B , In Jurupa grant, 

-1- mile above Hamner Avenue and 5 miles north of Corona, Riverside County.

Records available.- May 1930 to November 1936, Irrigation seasons only. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19G5-36

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

*27

28

28

24

26

26

26

28

25

25

26

26

25

26

26

25

23

22

23

23

25

25

«25

»26

 27

*28

*28

*29

29

28

28

HOT.

28

 31

»34

»32

31

32

29

31

34

32

31

»32

34

32

31

*31

»31

»32

32

29

31

31

31

31

29

*31

32

32

34

32

-

Month

1935 

October. .................... .. 

1936

May. ...................................... 

June ......................................

Aug

October. .................. 

November . .................................

The period. ............................

May

30

29

29

34

30

31

27

30

29

29

29

29

29

27

29

29

29

30

26

24

25

26

26

29

27

27

25

24

25

29

26

June

27

23

23

23

25

25

24

24

23

23

25

23

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

21

21

20

20

18

19

18

18

19

-

July

18

17

17

20

20

18

16

16

16

17

15

16

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

14

15

16

16

19

17

16

16

16

forays **-»

806 29

943 34

868 34

680 27

516 20

501 18 

601 23

759 63

817 32

Aug.

14

16

14

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

18

17

17

18

18

18

16

Sept.

16

19

20

19

20

22

21

20

20

20

19

20

21

22

22

20

22

20

19

21

20

19

18

17

19

22

23

21

20

19

-

Oct.

22

20

22

22

23

21

19

18

18

17

16

17

18

18

19

34

35

30

36

27

25

26

24

22

22

23

22

20

23

63

37

;:OT.

30

30

25

30

32

30

31

27

27

2S

27

25

25

25

23

26

27

23

24

22

22

31

29

29

30

26

29

29

27

30

-

Minimum Mean acre-feet*1

22 26.0 1,600

28 31.4 1,870

24 28.0 1,720

18 22.7 1,350

14 16.6 1,020

14 16.2 994 

16 20.0 1,190

16 24.5 1,510

22 27.2 1,620

9,400
30 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Santa Ana River at Auburndale Bridge, near Corona, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°55'30", long. 117°35'40", in Jurupa grant, 

at Auburndale Bridge, 4 miles northwest of Corona, Riverside County.

Records available.- Ifey 1930 to November 1936, irrigation seasons only.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Aug. 4-7 computed on basis of records for stations at Hamner Avenue and at Atehison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1935-36

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

43

44

43

40

43

40

42

41

42

42

42

42

41

43

42

43

40

40

40

43

41

42

*39

#39

#41

#42

*45

#44

*45

46

46

NOT.

45

47

52

47

46

44

47

47

45

46

47

42

44

46

49

51

53

61

52

55

52

56

52

57

58

55

57

53

56

53

-

Month

1935 

October. ..................................

November . .................................

1936

May. ......................................

June ......................................

July. .....................................

August ....................................

September. ................................

October. ..................................

November. .................................

The period. ............................

May

49

47

48

46

48

42

44

45

40

42

47

42

45

42

45

4C

44

42

42

41

39

39

41

39

40

39

39

39

37

39

37

June

38

36

37

36

35

36

34

37

34

34

34

34

35

31

35

32

33

34

32 32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

-

July

31

30

30

29

30

28

29

29

30

29

29

30

30

31

30

30

26

27

28

27

26

26

29

27

29

32

31

32

32

23

30

*££. Ma*l*u»

1,306 46

1,515 61

1,309 49

998 38

907 32

824 31

1,036 39

1,351 91

1,511 67

Aug.

30

28

28

28

29

29

30

31

29

27

26

27

27

27

27

25

26

26

23

25

27

24

23

21

25

26

24

27

27

26

25

Sept.

29

30

32

31

34

35

36

32

36

36

32

36

37

36

39

36

38

36

34

35

34

34

33

31

35

35

35

39

34

36

Oct.

37

33

37

34

36

32

37

33

34

33

33

34

35

35

37

50

62

55

58

46

47

48

42

44

45

41

46

40

42

91

74

ITov.

67

58

49

50

53

48

52

47

48

46

47

48

48

47

52

50

50

54

48

52

50

59

54

53

47

50

45

47

47

45

Minl^ Mean *££%£

39 42.1 2,590

42 50.5 3,000

37 42.2 2,600

30 33.3 1,980

26 29.3 1,800

21 26.6 1,630

23 34.5 2,050

32 43.6 2,680

45 50.4 3,000

15,740

*Estlmated.
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 31 

Santa Ana River at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway "bridge near Prado, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°52'50", long. 117°38'30", In La Sierra 

grant, half a mile below Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge and 1J miles 

southwest of Prado, Riverside County.

Records available.- May 1930 to November 1936, Irrigation seasons only. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, In second-reet, 1935-36

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

12

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

00

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

20

31

Oct.

52

56

56

52

56

53

54

54

53

53

50

53

54

56

56

56

50

50

52

52

53

56

50

50

53

53

56

54

56

58

58

Hov.

60

60

60

60

57

58

58

61

63

64

64

63

61

61

63

64

67

74

69

69

69

6S

71

68

71

71

72

67

67

67

-

Month

1935

October. ..................................

November. .................................

1936

May. ......................................

June ......................................

July. .....................................

September. ................................

October. ..................................

The peri od. ............................

May

67

65

65

66

67

66

63

62

60

57

60

59

59

59

57

57

59

59

57

54

54

54

54

54

56

56

54

54

52

50

52

June

53

53

53

50

49

49

52

49

47

47

49

47

46

46

46

45

43

42

42

43

43

41

42

41

41

39

41

39

41

39

-

July

39

38

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

38

38

37

38

41

39

38

37

34

34

34

33

33

34

34

36

38

42

41

41

38

37

£££. ** 

1,665 58

1,947 74

1,808 67

1,358 53

1,151 42

1,023 36

1,134 42

1,662 119

2 ,027 90

Aug.

36

34

34

33

34

32

32

34

36

36

36

34

33

34

33

33

32

32

31

33

33

31

28

28

32

32

31

33

36

33

34

Sept.

33

37

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

38

41

41

41

41

41

42

39

41

42

42

41

41

42

41

41

39

41

41

38

-

Oct.

42

41

43

43

43

45

43

41

39

41

38

39

39

41

42

57

71

63

69

63

60

59

56

52

52

52

53

52

63

119

101

Minimum Mean

50 53.7

57 64.9

50 58.3

39 45.3

33 37.1

28 33.0

33 39.5

38 53.6

62 67.6

Hov.

90

78

71

67

69

66

69

65

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

65

62

62

63

67

72

69

67

66

65

65

66

69

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,300

3,860

3,590

2,690

2,280

2,030

2,350

4^020

20,260
32 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Santa Ana River near Prado, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°52'5", long. 117°40'20", in Lomas de Santiago 

grant, at Riverside-Orange County line in lower Santa Ana canyon, 3 miles below 

Rineon Bridge and 3 miles southwest of Prado, Riverside County.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 141 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 5.26 

 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

1919-36: Maximum discharge, about 18,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927 (gage height, 

11.5 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 18, 1929, and Aug. 24, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions and regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81

3223

24 

35

26 

87 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Oot.

50 

51 

52 

50

51

51 

51

51 

51 

47

46 

50 

48 

47 

50

50 

45 

46 

45 

48

51 

47 

47 

46 

43

46 

47 

42 

43 

45 

47

HOT.

50 

51 

52 

54 

55

52 

52 

56 

54 

55

56 

52 

54 

52 

55

53 

53 

66 

65 

61

63 

65 

66 

63 

68

69 

69 

68 

68 

68

Dec.

68 

68 

69 

69 

68

69 

68 

71 

65 

66

66 

63 

69 

68 

69

68 

68 

66 

68 

69

71 

71 

69 

69 

69

71 

69 

69 

74 

93 

79

Jan.

75 

75 

72 

79 

77

74 

74 

72 

71 

74

71 

72 

74 

71 

70

72 

68 

68 

70 

71

67 

70 

70 

70 

65

67 

70 

68 

67 

67 

65

Feb.

78 

206 

379 

139 

116

108 

106 

100 

100 

98

146 

606 

718 

552 

670

397 

324 

231 

210 

165

157 

155

199 

180 

148

144 

140 

137 

133

Month

Oct 

Not

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Kai 

Apr 

Ma,

Jill

Jul 

Ann 

Sep

1

nary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

128 

118 

112 

104 

102

100 

98 

96 

100 

100

100 

98 

98 

100 

102

100 

102 

100 

100 

94

92 

85 

79 

81 

85

77 

74 

72 

70 

75 

118

Apr.

106

94 

92 

112 

128

100 

92 

90 

90 

88

88 

88 

90 

85 

85

83 

83 

S3 

79 

83

81 

83 

81 

75 

77

75 

74 

74 

68 

66

Seoondfoot-days

1,483 

1,780 

2,164

26,214

2,196 

6,842 

2,960 

2,593 

1,726 

1.351 

1,015 

913 

991

26,014

Hay

63 

66 

63 

66 

65

63 

59 

58 

61 

58

58 

58 

54 

54 

58

5S 

59 

53 

56 

54

51 

51 

49 

51 

49

47 

46 

44 

46 

49 

49

MBT IBP 

52 

69 

93

309

79 

718 

128 

128 

68 

51 

39 

33 

35

713

June

47 

51 

49 

47 

47

47 

49 

49 

46 

49

46 

48 

46 

46 

45

45 

45 

44 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

42

40 

42 

41 

41 

41

July

39 

33

37 

39 

39

37 

36 

36 

34 

36

36 

35 

35 

36 

34

32 

30 

29 

28 

26

27 

26 

26 

26

27

29 

31 

32 

34 

33 

32

IHnlTmrai

42 

50 

65

28

65 

78 

70 

66 

44 

40 

26 

25 

29

25

Aug.

33 

31 

31 

29 

30

30 

30 

31 

32

31

31 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

23 

28 

28 

27

27 

29 

28 

25 

29

29 

29 

30 

30 

30 

30

Mean

47.8 

59.3 

69.8

71.8

70.8 

236 

95.5 

86.4 

55.7 

45.0 

32.7 

29.5 

33.0

71.1

Sept.

89 

31 

32 

34 

33

33 

34 

32 

32

29

31 

33 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

33 

33 

33

34 

33 

34 

33 

34

34 

34 

35 

34 

34

Run-off In 

aore-feet

2,940 

3,530 

4,290

51,990

4,360 

13,570 

5,870 

5,140 

3,420 

2,680 

2,010 

1,810 

1,970

51,590
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 5 

Santa Ana River at Santa Ana, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°45'0", long. 117°54'20", in Las Bolsas land 

grant, and one-eighth of a mile above Fifth Street Bridge, Santa Ana, Orange 

County, 2 miles below junction with Santiago Creek. Altitude, about 80 feet.

Records available.- January 1923 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 11.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 580 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 1.84 

reet ) ; no flow for several months.

1923-36: Maximum discharge, about 25,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927; no flow 

for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. For storage and diversions see record for Santa Ana River 

near San Bernardino. In addition, entire flow of the Santa Ana River during 

irrigation season is diverted near Olive by Anaheim Union and Santa Ana Valley 

Irrigation companies. Anaheim Union canal diverts about 22 miles above and 

Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Co. canal about 26 miles above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

Z

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*5

 8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

14

7

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

102

206

21V

191

129

42

*25

*10*4.7

#3.5

*2.0

*1.0

*.5

*.2

*.l

*.l

0

0

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36. .....................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

».l

Apr.

*0.1

* .2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Seoondfoot-days

0

13

0

641.5

0

956.1

.1

.3

0

0

0

O

0

969.5

May

Maximum

0

8

O

105

0

217

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

217

June July

Minimum

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

.43

0

1.76

0

33.0

.003

.01

0

0

0

0

0

2.65

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

26

0

1,270

0

1,900

.2

6

0

0

0

0

0

1,930

 ^Estimated. 

146163 O 37 3
34 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Southern California Edison Co.'s canal and Greenspot pipe line near Mentone, Calif.

Location.- At Southern California Edison Co.'s power plant at mouth of canyon, lat. 

 34°6 I 20", long. 117°5'55", in SWi sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., 3 miles northeast of 

Mentone.

Records available.- 1896 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- Southern California Edison Co.'s canal, 34 years (1896-98, 1904- 

36], 50.6 second-feet. Greenspot pipe line, 25 years (1811-36), 5.56 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1896-1936: Maximum mean dally canal discharge, 97 second-feet Mar. 16, 

1905; no flow for short periods nearly every year.

Remarks.- Intake of this canal is In sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., at Southern CallTornla Edison Co.'s power plant 2, 2 3/4 miles above Mentone plant. Water Is 

diverted from forebay of Mentone plant by Greenspot pipe line. Canal discharge 

below forebay is computed from record of kilowatt output of power plant. Pipeline discharge Is computed from weir record at forebay. Sum of discharge of 

canal and pipe line In following tables gives total flow of canal above forebay.

Canal discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September. 1936

Day

1 

S 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

30 

30 

32 

32 

34

32 

32 

32 

34 

34

32 

35 

34 

34 

34

2S 

21 

28 

28 

28

30 

26 

32 

34 

35

35 

34 

34 

30 

28 

26

HOT.

28 

26 

22 

26 

26

28 

28 

28 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

28 

2S

26 

26 

28 

28 

24

24 

24 

26 

24 

24

22 

22 

22 

24 

24

Dec.

22 

22 

22 

24 

24

24 

24 

22 

22 

22

£4 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

22 

24 

22 

24

22 

22 

22 

24 

22

22 

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

Jan.

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

21 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

24 

22 

22

Feb.

26 

30 

22 

28 

25

22 

21 

22 

22 

21

26

0 

0 

41 

34

37 

0 

41 

0

41

56 

35 

43 

43 

76

71 

66 

61 

56

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

uai*y . 

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

47 

47 

50 

47 

47

43 

45 

43 

43 

41

39 

39 

39 

39 

37

37 

35 

35 

34 

34

37 

39 

37 

34 

32

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

52

Apr.

39 

43 

43 

SI

71

61 

61 

61 

66 

81

81 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

71 

71

71 

71 

66 

66 

56

47 4*7 

47 

45 

45

Secondfoot-days

968 

766

707

14,396.7

676 

967 

1,227 

1,671 

1,323 

1,118 

1,269 

1,237 

1,132

13,061

May

45 

43 

47 

47

45

47 

41 

43 

41 

45

47 

45 

45 

45 

45

43 

45 

43 

43 

41

43 

43 

39 

39 

37

39 

37 

41 

39 

39 

41

Ifaq-rlnimii

35 

28

24

81

24 

76 

52 

81 

47 

39 

45 

45 

41

81

June

39 

39 

39 

37 

32

34 

35 

35 

35 

35

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

39 

37 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

July

39 

39 

39 

39 

41

41 

41 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

41 

37 

39

43 

41 

45 

43 

43

43 

43 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

39 

37 

37 

39

Minimum

21 

22 

21

17.5

21 

0 

32 

39 

37 

32 

37 

35 

34

0

Aug.

37 

39 

43 

41 

41

43 

43 

45 

43 

39

37 

39 

35 

37 

39

41 

43 

41 

43 

43

43 

41 

41 

37 

37

37 

41 

39 

37 

37 

35

Mean

31.2 

25.5 

22.8

39.4

21.8 

33.3 

39.6 

55.7 

42.7 

37.3 

40.9 

39.9 

37.7

35.7

Sept.

35 

35 

39 

41 

39

39 

39 

39 

37 

39

39 

39 

41 

41 

39

37 

37 

37 

37 

39

35 

34 

34 

35 

35

37 

41 

37 

39 

37

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,920 

1,520 

1,400

28,550

1,340 

1,920 

2,430 

3,310 

2,620 

2,220 

2,520 

2,450 

2,250

25,900
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 35

Discharge, in second-feet, of Greenspot pipe line near Mentone, Calif., 

for water year Ootober 1935 to September 1S36

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Dot.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

HOT.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Deo.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 4.5' 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Jan.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Feb.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

0 

0 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

0 

4.5 

0 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 193

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3E

Mar.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Apr.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Secondfoot-days

279.0 

180.0 

154.5

2,501.0

139.5 

112.5 

139.5 

104.5 

223.0 

255.0 

276.0 

279.0 

260.0

2,402.5

May

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

9 

9 

9 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

5.5 

5.5 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

9 

9 

9 

9

Mfly j BftffB

9 

6 

6

9

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

7 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9

June

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

9

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

July

7.5 

7.5 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Minimum

9 

6 

4.5

0

4.5 

0 

4.5 

0 

5.5 

7.5 

7.5 

9 

7

0

Aug.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Mean

9.0 

6.0 

4.98

6.85

4.50 

3.88 

4.50 

3.48 

7.19 

8.50 

8.90 

9.00 

8.67

6.56

Sept.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

Run-off in 

aore-feet

553 

357 

306

4,960

277 

223 

277 

207 

442 

506 

547 

553 

516

4,760
36 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Craftonville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°5'15", long. 117°2'25", In NE^ sec. 13, 

T. 1 S., R. 2 W., at mouth of canyon, below bridge on Redlands-Bear Valley highway 5 miles northeast of Craftonville.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 9.87 second-feet. Average combined discharge, river 

ana canals, 17 years, 33.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

a.bu feet); no flow for several months.

1919-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 4,500 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927 

(gage height, 5.5 feet); all water diverted Into Mill Creek power canal no. 1 

at various times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge estimated Feb. 3, 24, 25, and Mar. 24. 

Mill Creek power canals nos. 1, 2, and 3 divert water from points Just above, 

3 miles above, and 6 miles above station, respectively. Combined discharge is 

the sum of flow in creek and three canals.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

O 

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

o 

o

0

o 1.1 

o 

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0

o

0

o

0

HOT. Dec. Jan. Peb.

1.3 

31 

2.0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

S59 

SI 

67 

28 

28

37 

20 

15 

18 

9.5

8.5 

7 

34 

10 

2.0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Dot 

No? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 5. .....................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar;

0 

O 

0

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0

o

0 

0

.2

13 

3.5 

1.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.4 

5.5

Apr.

1.3 

0 

1.1 

17 

6

5 

2.6 

2.4 

1.4 

.9

4.0 

8.5 

11

14 

15

16 

14 

17 

15 

11

12 

13 

13 

14 

11

8

8 

14 

19

19

Secondfoot-days

1.1 

O 

0

1,168.7

0 

758.3 

23.6 

294.2 

235.5 

0 

6.6 

11.0 

0

1,330.3

May

18 

18 

21 

22 

17

17 

15 

8 

3.8 

2.9

2.6 

Y 

12 

8.5 

4.7

13 

15

16 

7.5

1.1

1.3 

1.6 

l.S 

.9 

.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

1.1 

0

o

61

0 

359 

13 

19 

22 

0 

3.2 

4.7 

0

359

June July

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0

0 

.5

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

1.6 

3.2 

1.3 

0

0 

O 

0

o 

o

o

0 

0 

0

o 

o

mnlimiTn

O 

O 

O

0

O 

0 

O 

O

0 

0

o 

o

0

0

Aug.

0 

2.0

1.5 

0 

0

O 

0 

0 

0

o

0

0

o

0 

4.7

2.8 

0

0

o 

o

o 

o

0

o

0

o 

o 

o 

o

0

o

Mean

0.04 

O 

0

3.20

0 

26.1 

.76 

9.81 

7.60 

O 

.21 

.35 

0

3.63

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2.2 

O 

0

2,320

O 

1,500 

47 

584 

467 

0 

13 

22 

0

2,640
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

21

22

22

20

20

20

19.5

19.1

18.7

18.3

18.6

18.7

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.2

18.1

18.6

17.8

16.6

18.4

20

20

22

20

19.6

19.8

20

20

19.7

HOT.

19.7

20

20

20

20

20

19.7

19.7

19.5

17.7

18.5

19.6

19.7

19.5

19.5

19.4

19.3

17.8

19.5

19.9

19.6

19.7

20

19.9

19.8

19.1

18.8

18.3

18.2

17.8

-

Dec.

17.8

18.0

18.1

19.2

19.1

19.0

18.6

18.6

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.3

18.1

18.0

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.3

17.3

17.3

17.3

17.3

18.2

18.0

17.5

Jan.

17.3

17.3

15.9

16.9

16.6

16.6

16.3

16.3

16.6

16.6

16.6

15.8

16.7

16.5

16.2

16.3

16.5

16.3

15.7

15.5

15.4

15.7

15.8

16.2

16.2

16.2

15.8

15.8

16.4

16.7

16.2

Feb.

24

51

19.8

15.0

14.5

13.4

13.4

13.2

13.1

. 13.6

373

94

84

44

43

53

37

34

35

29

30

30

54

27

24

22

23

24

24

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar,

23

26

25

26

26

25

26

26

27

27

27

29

29

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

43

35

31

30

31

32

30

30

30

36

Apr.

33

33

33

48

36

35

35

35

36

39

40

40

41

43

44

16

46

46

45

44

46

46

46

48

49

48

47

50

48

48

-

Secondfoot-days

606

580.2

559.5

10,397.2

504.9

1,275

910

1,274

1,343

760

750. 7

601.8

10,123.1

May

46

46

49

50

47

48

46

43

42

45

44

46

44

42

44

44

43

46

43

43

43

42

41

40

39

40

40

39

39

39

40

MajcinruBi

32

20

19.2

83

17.3

373

43

50

50

39

28

30

22

373

June

39

39

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

31 50

16

29

28

28

28

28

26

26

28

28

28

27

-

July

27

23

26

24

24

24

23

24

26

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

26

28

25

23

22

21

22

22

24

25

24

22

23

24

Minimum

16.6

17.7

17.2

7.6

15.4

13.1

23

33

39

26

21

19.7

18.3

13.1

Aug.

24

30

30

28

27

28

27

28

25

24

22

22

21

20

26

26

25

23

23

22

22

23

24

24

24

23

24

24

21

19.7

21

Mean

19.5

19.3

18.0

28.5

16.3

44.0

29.4

42.5

43.3

31.9

24.5

24 . 2

20.1

27.7

Sept.

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19.9

19.8

19.8

19.7

19.7

19.7

19.7

19.2

19-2

19.2

19.0

22

22

20

19.7

19.1

19.1

19.1

18.9

18.6

18.3

19.1

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,200

1,150

1,110

20,610

1,000

2,530

1,800

2,530

2,660

1,900

1,510

1,490

1,190

20,070
38 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek power canals nos. 2 and 3 near Craftonville, Calif.

Location.- At Southern California Edison Co.'s power plant, lat. 34°3'10", long. 

117*2'25", in NEJ sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., near Redlands-Bear Valley highway, 

5 miles northeast of Craftonville.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 20.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1919-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 36 second-feet Nov. 19, 1923, and 

June 7, 1924; no flow May 27, 1923.

Remarks.- Discharge computed from weir records at tailrace of power plant. Mill 

Creek power canal no. 2 diverts from Mill Creek in sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 1 W. 

Headwords of canal no. 3 are in sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., about 3 miles above 

Intake for canal no. 2. The canals serve power plants 2 and 3, which discharge 

Into a common tailrace. Records furnished by Southern California Edison Co., 

Ltd.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

28 

83

84 

85

26

87 

86 

89 

30 

SI

Oct.

21 

21 

21 

21 

20

19.8 

19.8 

19.0 

18.6 

18.2

17.8 

18.1 

18.2 

18.5 

18.6

18.8 

18.8 

16.4 

18.2 

17.4

16.2 

18.0 

19.9 

20 

21

19.6 

19.2 

19.4 

19.8 

19.6 

19.3

HOT.

19.3 

19.6 

20 

20 

19.8

19.8 

19.3 

19.3 

19.1 

17.6

18.2 

19.3 

19.3 

18.9 

18.9

18.9 

18.6 

17.4 

19.1 

19.3

18.9 

18.9 

19.3 

19.3 

19.3

18.8 

18.6 

18.2 

18.2 

17.8

Dec.

17.8 

17.8 

17.6 

18.5 

18.5

18.5 

18.1 

18.1 

18.1 

18.1

18.1 

18.1 

17.9 

17.7 

17.7

17.7 

17.7 

17.7 

17.7 

17.7

17.7 

17.7 

17.0 

17.0 

17.0

17.0 

17.0 

17.0 

17.6 

17.6 

17.2

Jan.

17.0 

17.0 

15.7 

16.8 

16.5

16.5 

16.2 

16.2 

16.5 

16.5

16.5 

15.7 

16.7 

16.5 

16.2

16.2 

16.4 

16.2 

15.5 

15.0

15.0 

15.3 

15.4 

15.8 

15.8

15.8 

15.4 

15.4 

16.0 

16.3 

15.8

Feb.

21 

19.4 

13.5 

13.8 

14.2

13.2 

13.2 

13.0 

13.0 

13.5

13.1 

13.2 

17.0 

16.4 

14.9

16.1 

17.2 

17.4 

15.6 

18.1

18.5 

19.1 

18.7 

16.8 

18.1

18.0 

18.6 

21

21

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

11.....................................

ater yearl935-3£

Mar.

21 

24 

23 

24 

25

24 

25 

25 

26 

26

26 

28 

28 

27 

28

29 

29 

28 

29 

29

30 

30 

29 

28 

27

28 

29 

27 

28 

27 

30

Apr.

29 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

29 

28 

29 

29 

29

30 

32 

29 

30 

30

30 

29 

29 

29 

30

29 

30 

31 

29 

29

Secondfoot-days

592.2 

569.0 

548.9

8,844.2

497.8 

476.6 

837 

889 

947 

881 

695.2 

694.7 

580.4

8,208.8

May

28 

28 

28 

28 

29

30 

29 

30 

30 

30

30 

31 

31 

30 

30

27 

24 

28 

32 

32

32 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

MgylTTPim

21 

20 

18.5

32

17.0 

21 

30 

32 

33 

33 

25 

27 

22

33

June

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

30 

29 

28 

27 

27

27 

27 

26 

26 

25

25 

26 

26 

26 

25

July

25 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

23 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

21 

22 

24 

22

21 

20 

19.4 

19.8 

20

22 

23 

22 

20 

21 

22

Minimum

16. S 

17.4

17.0

6.2

15.0 

13.0 

21 

28 

24 

25 

19.4 

18.8 

17.8

13.0

Aug.

22 

27 

26 

25 

25

26 

25 

26 

24 

23

21 

21 

20 

19.6 

21

21 

24 

22 

22 

21

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

19.5 

18.8 

19.8

Mean

19.1 

19.0 

17.7

22.6

16.1 

16.4 

27.0 

29.6 

30.5 

29.4 

22.4 

22-4 

19.3

22.4

Sept.

20 

21 

20 

21 

21

20 

19.4 

19.4 

19.1 

19.1

19.1 

19.1 

19.1 

19.1 

19,1

18.7 

18.7 

18.7 

18.4 

22

21 

19.5 

19.2 

18.6 

18.6

18.6 

18.4 

18.1 

17.8 

18.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,170 

1,130 

1,090

16,360

987 

945 

1,660 

1,760 

1,880 

1,750 

1,380 

1,380 

1,150

16,280
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 39

Mill Creek power canal no. 1 near Craftonville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°5'10 11 , long. 117°2'25", Just above weir 

in NEi sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., a quarter of a mile below intake on Mill 

Creek and 5 miles northeast of Craftonville.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 2.50 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from weir formula. This canal diverEs from Mill Creek in NEJ- sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., Just above gaging 

station on Mill Creek near Craftonville. After going through Mill Creek 

power house 1 water is distributed for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

89 

SO 

31

Oot.

0.2 

.4 

.6 

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.6 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

HOT.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.1

.3 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.6

.5 

.7

.4 

.4 

.6

.7 

.8 

.8 

.6

.5

.3 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

.2 

.5 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.6 

.4 

.3

Jan.

0.3 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1 .1

.2

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Feb.

1.2 

.2 

4.3 

1-2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1.4 

1.0 

1.2

3.1 

3.5 

1.3 

0 

3.6

4.5 

4.5 

3.4 

3.0

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

11. ....................................

ater yea

Mar.

2.1 

2.1

1.8 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

1.9 

0 

2.2

2.1 

3.4

3.0 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

0

Apr.

2.5 

3.1 

2.0 

.5 

0

0

2~.2 

5.0 

7.7

6.6

3-3 

1.3 

.2 

.5

0 

0 

.2 

0

3.4

3.8 

3.7 

4.2 

4.6 

7.6

10.5 

9.4 

5.0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

14.3 

12.5 

10.6

979.9

7.1 

39.3 

51.9 

89.5 

160.6 

78.0 

57.0 

46.9 

22.4

590.1

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.2

1.4 

1.7 

4.6 

8.2 

12.2

11.9 

7.6 

.5 

4.0 

8.8

3.7 

4.4 

1.9 

3.6 

10.2

9.3 

7.7 

6.6 

6.0 

6.0

6.6 

6.6 

6.4 

6.0 

6.4 

6.9

MgylmiT!!

0.6 

.8 

.7

22

.5 

4.5 

3.4 

10.5 

12.2 

6.0 

2.6 

3.4 

1.5

12.2

June

8.0

5.8 

5.S 

5.1 

4.0

4.0

3.4 

3.3 

3.0 

2.3

2.1 

2.1

1.9 

1.8 

1.9

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.7 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

July

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

2.3 

2.6

2.2 

1.5 

2.2 

2.5 

2.2

2.3

1.3 

.3 

2.3 

2.8

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.9 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

2.1

Minimum

0.2

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.4 

.3 

.4 

.5

0

Aug.

1.7 

1.3 

2.4 

3.4 

2.3

1.5 

2.1 

2.1 

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.4

1.9 

1.4 

1.2 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

2.3 

2.2

1.8

1.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

.9 

1.3

Mean

0.46 

.42 

.34

2.68

.23 

1.36 

1.67 

2.98 

5.18 

2.60 

1.84 

1.51 

.75

1.61

Sept.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.S 

:7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Run-off In 

aore-feet

28 

25

21

1,940

14 

78 

103 

178 

319 

155 

113 

93 

44

1,170
40 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Plunge Creek near East Highlands, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°7'10", long. 117°8'30", in NEiNEi sec. 

1, T. IS., R. 3 W., at mouth of canyon at crossing of North Fork Ditch siphon, 

2 miles northeast of East Highlands. Altitude, about 1,625 feet.

Drainage area.- 16.9 square miles.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 5.41 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 512 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

£.60 feet); no flow for several months.

1919-36: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927 (gage height, 

3.80 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Irrigation diversions above station. Discharge estimated

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

910-

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1.1.1

Feb.

3.3

130

17

5.5

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

95

68

123

84

97

156

68

60

60

46

35

29

116

52

36

28

23

20

16

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

Feb 

Mai

ruary. .................................

April... .................. ....>.. .........

May. ......................................

June ......................................

July. .....................................

August ....................................

Water year 1935-36 ......................

Mar.

13

12

9

8

7

6.5

6

5

5

4.7

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

17

6.5

5.5

7

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

6.5

24

Apr.

36

14

15

75

42

31

26

24

21

19

17

15

14

14

12

11

10

9

9

9

8.5

8

4.7

3.6

2.0

T .5

1.0

.8

.4

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

1.2

1,930.6

3.1

1,378.8 

193.9

433.7

0

0

0

0

0

2,010.7

May

Maximum

0

0

.1

70

.1

156 

24

75

0

0

0

0

0

156

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

.1

1.2

1.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

 P4

5.29

.10

47.5 

6.25

14.5

0

0

0

0

0

5.49

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

2.4

3,830

6.1

2,730 

385

860

0

0

0

0

0

3,980
SANTA ANA. RIVER BASIN 

San Timoteo Creek near Redlands, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°1 ! 55", long. 117°12'30", in NWJ-NWi sec 

47T7 2 S., R. 3 W., 2 miles southwest of Redlands. Altitude, about 1,260 

feet.

Drainage area.- 118 square miles (at former location). 

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1.51 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 485 second-feet Feb. 12; no flow for 

several months.

1926-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 3,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927; 

no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Record fair. Except during high water entire flow is diverted above 

station. Discharge estimated for Feb. 3-5, 14, 17, 18, 24-29, Mar. 23, 25.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0.1 

29 

.3 

.2

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

3.6 

52 

45 

5 

73

49 

5

1.5

.4 

.4

.3

.4 

14 

2.0 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

t ember . ................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

.3

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5.5

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

.5

.3

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

306.5

0 

282.9 

6.0 

.8 

0 

0 

2.0 

0 

0

291.7

May

Maximum

0 

0 

0

160

0 

73 

5.5 

.5 

0 

0 

2.0 

0 

0

73

June July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2.0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

Minimum

0 

0 

 0

0

0

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

.84

0 

9.76 

.19 

.03 

0 

0 

.06 

0 

0

.80

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feat

0 

0 

0

608

0 

561

1.6 

0 

0 

4.0 

0 

0

579
42 SANTA AM RIVER BASIN

Warm Creek near Colton, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°4'0", long. H7°18'30", in San Bernaraino grant, at Colton Avenue highway bridge Ij- miles east of Colton. San 

Bernardino County.

Records available.- August 1920 to September 1936.

Average .discharge.- 16 years, 48.3 second-feet. Average combined discharge of

warm Creek ana Meeks & Daley Canal, 16 years 58.7 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 605 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height 

S75D~feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.63 foot).

1920-36: Maximum discharge, 2,780 second-feet Dec. 21, 1921; minimum 

that of Sept. 8, 1936. '

Remarks.- Records good. See record for Meeks & Daley Canal, which diverts above 

station. City of San Bernardino sewage-disposal plant discharged 3,150 acrefeet Into Warm Creek above station during year. Discharge estimated Dec. 30 

to Jan. 3, Apr. 12-14. Results of several discharge measurements furnished 

by city of San Bernardino.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

3.7 

4.0

3.7 

3.8 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.5 

3.8 

4.4 

3.7 

2.9

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.4 

4.6

5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

NOT.

5.5 

5 

5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5 

6 

6 

5.5

5.5 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Deo.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6.5 

6 

6.5

6.5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6.5 

6.5 

23 

23 

23

Jan.

23 

23 

23 

23 

17

7 

7.5 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

S.5 

8.5

8.5 

9 

9 

8.5 

9

8 

8 

7.5 

8 

7

7 

8 

7 

7 

7.5 

8

Feb.

42 

189 

32 

32 

30

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

144 

157 

190 

107 

128

89 

55 

66 

52 

46

43 

42 

72 

48 

46

40 

39 

38 

37

Month

Dot 

No-v 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr

May 

Jun 

Jul

*"«

Sep

w

ember. .................'................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

36 

35 

34 

34 

34

35 

35 

34 

36 

36

36 

36 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

30 

24

18

17 

19 

16 

32 

19

21 

20 

19 

17 

25 

39

Apr.

27 

26 

28 

73 

37

28 

28 

27 

24 

24

23 

19 

12 

12 

12

12 

12

12 

11 

11

12

11 

10 

9.5 

10

9 

10 

10 

9 

8.5

Seoondfoot-days

128.7 

170.5 

239.5

6,562.0

315.5 

1,912 

899 

557 

205.5 

156.9 

135.8 

125.5 

121.5

4,967.4

May

8.5 

9 

8 

8 

8.5

7.5 

8 

6.5 

6.5 

6

6.5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6.5 

7 

6.5 

5.5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6.5

6.5 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Maximum

5.5 

6 

23

137

23 

189 

39 

73 

9 

6.5 

4.9 

4.4 

4.4

169

June

6 

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

5.5 

5 

5 

5.5

5.5 

5 

4.9 

4.4 

3.9

4.2 

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

4.2

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

4.6 

4.6

July

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.7 

4.3

4.6 

4.3 

4.4 

4.2 

3.8

3.8 

4.0 

4.6 

4.4 

4.3

4.3 

4.0 

3.7 

3.6 

4.2

4.4 

5 

4.4 

4.9 

4.9

4.7 

4.9 

4.C4.4 

4.3 

4.3

Minimum

2.9 

5 

6

2.9

7 

29 

16 

8.5 

5.5 

3.9 

3.6 

3.7 

3.6

2.9

Aug.

3.9 

4.0 

4.3 

4.3 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

4.4

3.9 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8

3.7 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

4.2 

4.3 

3.9 

4.0 

4.2

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

4.0 

3.8 

4.2

Mean

4.15 

5.68 

7.73

18.0

10.2 

65.9 

29.0 

18.6 

6.63 

5.23 

4.38 

4.05 

4.05

13.6

Sept.

3.9 

4.3 

4.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.9 

.3 

.2 

4.3

4.2 

4.2 

3.9 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.9 

3.9 

3.7

3.7 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2 

3.9

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

255 

338 

475

13 ,020

626 

3,790 

1,780 

1,100 

408 

311 

269 

249 

241

9,840
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 43

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Warm Creek and Meeks & Daley Canal near Colton, Calif., 

for water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

21 

22 

22 

21

20

20 

19.4 

17.8 

17.1 

17.6

18.0 

18.0 

20 

23 

23 

23

Nov.

23 

22 

22

23 

23

23 

23 

24 

24 

23

23 

24 

23 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

23 

22 

23 

28 

23

Dec.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

24 

23 

23 

22

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23

24 

23 

24

24

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

24 

24 

33 

23 

23

Jan.

23 

23 

23 

23 

24

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

27 

26 

27

26 

26 

26 

25 

24

24 

26 

24 

25 

25 

26

Feb.

60 

196 

32 

32 

30

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

144 

157 

192 

109 

128

89 

55 

66 

52 

46

43 

42 

72 

48 

46

40 

39 

38 

37

Month

Oct 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feto 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 1935 ......................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

36 

35 

34 

34 

34

35 

35 

34 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

38 

36

36 

36 

35 

34 

37

35 

38 

35 

51 

36

40 

39 

37 

35 

44 

48

Apr.

31 

33 

34 

76 

39

31 

32 

31 

32 

31

32 

31 

29 

29 

30

31 

31 

31 

29 

29

30 

29 

28 

28 

27

26 

26 

27 

26 

26

Secondfoot -day a

650.9 

672 

731

11,084.9

784 

1,941 

1,147 

945 

715 

659 

619.2 

558.9 

515.4

9,938.4

May

26 

27 

26 

26

26

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

21 

22

22 

23 

23 

22

21

21 

20 

21 

22 

22

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Hayl^ftum

23 

24 

24

137

27 

196 

51 

76 

27 

23 

21 

19.7 

17.9

196

June

23 

23 

23 

23

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

22 

23

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

22 

22 

21 

20

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

July

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

19.4 

19.6 

19.7 

19.4

19.4 

19.2 

21 

21 

20

19.7 

19.6 

19.6 

20 

19.7

20 

21 

20 

19.9 

19.9

20 

20 

20 

19.5 

19.3 

19.3

Minimum

17.1 

21 

22

17.1

23 

29 

34 

26 

20 

20 

19.2 

17.0 

16.6

16.6

Aug.

19.1 

19.5 

19.5 

19.7 

19.4

19.4 

19.0 

19.4 

19.0 

18.5

18.0 

18.3 

18.0 

17.8 

17.4

17.5 

17.8 

17.6 

17.6 

17.2

17.4 

17.6 

17.2 

17.0 

17.1

17.0 

17.2 

17.1 

17.3 

17.2 

17.1

Mean

21.0 

22.4 

23.6

30.4

25.3 

66.9 

37.0 

31.5 

23.1 

22.0 

20.0 

18.0 

17.2

27.2

Sept.

16.9 

17.5 

17.6 

17.6 

17.9

17.5 

16.8 

16.7 

16.6 

16.8

17.5 

17.4 

17.2 

17.5 

17.6

17.4 

17.6 

17.0 

17.2 

17.0

17.0 

16.7 

16.9 

17.1 

17.3

17.1 

16.8 

17.3 

17.1 

16.8

Run-off in 

acre -feet

1,290 

1,330 

1,450

21,980

1,560 

3,850 

2,280 

1,870 

1,420 

1,310 

1,230 

1,110 

1,020

19,720
44 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Strawberry Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10'45", long. 117°15'55", in SEi sec. 11, 

T. IN., R. 4 W., above Del Rosa Water Co.'s lower diversion dam half a mile 

south of Arrowhead Springs. Altitude, about 1,650 feet.

Drainage area.- 8.6 square miles.

Records, available.- December 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1920-36), 3.64 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 212 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 

3.30 feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot at times during October and 

November.

1919-36: Maximum discharge, 408 second-feet Jan. 2, 1922; practically no 

flow at times during 1929, 1931-35.

Remarks.- Records good. During year Del Rosa Water Co. diverted about 410 acrereet above station. There Is another small diversion for domestic use above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octoberl935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.2

-

_

-

-

.1

.1

_

.2

-

.1

.1

.

-

-

.2

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

HOT.

_

-

-

-

-

_

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

-

-

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

0.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.8

.7

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

Feb.

4.8

33

8

3.4

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.3

29

25

70

60

37

26

20

23

23

18

14

12

19

14

12

9.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

February. .................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

5

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.3

3.0

6

3.1

3.8

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.2

10

Apr.

5.5

4.0

. 5

22

14

10

7

6

5

4.8

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.1

1.7

Secondfoot-days

2 56

2^61

8.4

943.57

16.4

500.6

112 . 8

130.8

28.1

14.5

7.7

6.1

5.2

835.77

May

.6

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.4

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.7

.7

.8

MnX<T"""

0.2

.2

. 8

24

.7

70

10

22

1.6

. 8

.4

.3

.3

70

June

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

July

0.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

Minimum

_

_

0.1

-

.5

2.3

2 3

TL'.I

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

-

Aug.

0.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

.2

.2

Mean

0.08

.09

.27

2.59

.53

17 . 3

3.64

4.36

.91

.48

.25

.20

.17

2.28

Sept.

0.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5.1

5.2

17

1,870

993

224

56

29

15 

12

10

1,660

Note.- Discharge less than 0.1 second-foot on days left blank.
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 45

Waterman Canyon Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11'35", long. 117°16'35", in SWfSffi sec. 

Z, T. IN., R. 4 W. , 600 feet above old tollhouse and 1 mile northwest of 

Arrowhead Springs. Altitude, about 2,125 feet.

Drainage area.- 4.55 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to October 1914, December 1919 to September

1935.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1912-14, 1920-36), 2.46 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 182 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 

4.15 feet) ; minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot during July, August, and 

September.

1920-36: Maximum discharge, 182 second-feet Feb. 2, 1936; no flow at 

times during summers of 1924-26, 1928-29, 1931, 1934.

Remarks . - Records good. Small diversion for domestic use above station. Resuits of several discharge measurements furnished by city of San Bernardino.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

Z

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

HOT.

0.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.e

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

.8

.8

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.&

.8

.8

.&

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.B

.7

.6

.5

.5

-5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

Feb.

2.7

15

4.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.0

.8

.8

9.5

9.5

22

17

13

12

12

15

10

7

6

5.5

11

9

7.5

6

4.5

3.5

3.2

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

Hav. ........ ... ........ . .. .

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36 ......................

Har.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.3

3.5

2.3

3.2

2.7

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.4

2.1

4.5

Apr.

2.5

2.1

2.7

5.5

4.1

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

-

Seoondfoot-days

9.9

15.6

23.6

675.6

21.5

214.4

74.8

61.4

26.8

12.0

3.05

» 57

!?9

464.41

May

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.c

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

Maximum

0.7

.6

1.2

23

.8

22

4.5

5.5

1.3

 8

-

22

June

0.8

.8

.8

.a

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

July

0.1

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.1

.3

.3

.1

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.2

.3

.2

.1

_

-

Minimum

0.2

.5

.5

.1

.5

.8

1.4

1.3

.5

.2

-

-

Aug.

Mean

32

'.75 52

1.85

.69

2. '*!

. 86

.40

.098

. 018

.026

1.27

Sept.

-

-

-

0.2

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

20

31

47

1,340

43

425

148

122

53

24

6.0

1.1 

1.6

922

Note - Discharge less than 0.1 second-foot on days left blank.
46 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

City Creek near Highland, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°8'20", long. 117°11'25", In NWiSWf sec. 27, T. 

1 N., R. 3 W., li miles northeast of Highland. Altitude, about 1,520 feet.

Drainage area.- 19.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 7.43 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 580 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 8.35 

feet;; no flow for several months.

1919-36: Maximum discharge, 2,360 second-feet Apr. 5, 1926; no flow for several 

months each year except 1923.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 3, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, 

and Jan. 15-20. See record for City Creek Water Co.'s canal, which diverts water 

above station. Combined discharge of City Creek and City Creek Water Co.'s canal 

Is given on next page.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

1416

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

4.0 

2.5 

1.0

Jan.

0.1.1.1

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

12 

142 

19 

10 

6.5

4 6 

3 3 

2 8 

1 7 

1 6

76 

63 

129 

99 

106

79 

51 

59 

60 

43

32 

27 

57 

39 

30

S5 

SO 

16 

12

Month

Oct 

No-! 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

11 

10 

9 

8.5

7.5

7 

7 

6 

5 

4.6

4 3 

3 9 

3 5 

3 3 

3 9

5 

5 

4.6 

5 

5

6.5 

16 

9.5 

12

14

12 

13 

12 

11 

11 

24

 Apr.

14 

8 

S 

4S 

33

25 

19 

15 

12 

10

10 

11 

10 

8.5 

7

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6

6 

5.5 

5.5 

3.1 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.3

Secondfoot-days

0 

.2 

7.8

2,113.9

3.9 

1,226.5 

260.1 

299.9 

13.1 

.4 

0 

0 

0

1,811.9

May

2.0 

2.6 

2.4 

2.0 

1.2

.4 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

Va-rifmim

0

.1 

4.0

64

.5 

142 

24 

48 

2.6 

.1 

0 

0 

0

142

June

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0

1.6 

3.3 

1.3 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.007 

.25

5.79

.13 

42.3 

8.39 

10.0 

.42 

.01 

0 

0 

0

4.95

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

.4 

15

4,190

7.7 

2,430 

516 

595 

26 

.8 

0 

0 

0

3,590
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 47

Combined discharge, In second-feet, of City Creek and canal near Highland, Calif., for 

water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7 

1.2 

1.0 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5

!4 

.4

.5 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.3

.8 

.6 

.4 

.5 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.7

HOT.

0.7 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.1

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Dec.

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.1 

2.C

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

4.9 

2.7 

2.3

Jan.

2.2

2^2 

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

2.1 

2.0

2.1 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

1.8 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

Feb.

14.1 

142 

19 

10 

6.5

5.3 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9 

4.2

76 

63 

129 

99 

106

79 

52 

60 

GO 

46

36 

30 

61 

41 

32

27 

23 

20 

15.8

Month

Oct 

No? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Bar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul

£* 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

14.4 

IS. 3 

12.7 

12.4 

11.9

11.3 

11.1 

9.9 

9.C 

8.6

8.2 

7.3 

6.2 

5.9 

5.8

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0

6.5 

16 

9.5 

12

14

12 

13 

12

11 

11 

24

Apr.

15.5 

12.4 

11.2 

48 

34

28 

23 

17.9 

14.3 

12.9

12.0 

11.0 

10.2 

9.4 

9.5

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

8.9 

8.9

8.8 

8.2 

8.2 

7.4 

7.1

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.9 

6.6

Secondfoot-days

19.8 

40.5 

63.1

64.1 

1,271.9 

313.8 

389.5 

155.3 

65.9 

12.2 

4.1 

3.1

2,403.3

May

7.5 

8.5 

8.1 

7.4 

6.8

6.4 

6.0 

5.7 

5.4 

5.3

4.9 

4.8 

4.7 

4.5 

4.3

4.2 

4.2 

4.3 

4.3 

4.2

4.2 

3.9 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6

4.1 

4.4 

4.2 

4.1 

4.1 

4.4

Maximum

1.3 

2.0 

4.9

2.2 

142 

24 

48 

8.5 

4.9 

1.0 

.3 

.2

142

June

4.4 

4.4 

4.9 

4.4 

3.9

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

2.9 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0

July

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3

.5 

.4

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Minimum

0.4 

.7 

1.5

1.8 

4.2 

4.8 

6.6 

3.4 

.8 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Aug.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.64 

1.35 

2.04

2.07 

43.9 

10.1 

13.0 

5.01 

2.20 

.39 

.13 

.10

6.57

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

39 

80 

125

127 

2,520 

622 

773 

308 

131 

24 

8.1 

6.1

4,760
48 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

City Creek Water Co.'s canal near Highland, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°8'35", long. 117°11'25" in NWi sec. 27, 

T. 1 N., R. 3 W., 1$ miles northeast of Highland.

Records available.- May 1924 to September 1936. 

Average 'discharge.- 12 years, 1.84 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6.0 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 

8.30 feet); no flow at various times.

1924-35: Maximum discharge, 10 second-feet May 30, 1927; no flow at various 

times.

Remarks.- Records good. This canal diverts from City Creek a quarter of a mile 

above gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.7 

1.2 

1.0 

.7

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.5 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.3

.8 

.6 

.4 

.5 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.7

NOT.

0.7 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.1

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Dec.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

*1.8 

2.1

2.1 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.1 

2.0

1.9

i!g

1.9 

1.9

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

.9 

.2 

1.3

Jan.

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.'1 

2.1

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0

.7 

1.9 

2.1 

3.2 

2.6

.4 

.1 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1 

1.1 

1.1 

0 

3.1

3.7 

2.8 

3.9 

2.0 

2.5

2.4 

3.2 

3.8 

3.8

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alandar year 193 5. .....................

ch. ....................................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar.

3.4

3.7 

3.9 

4.4

4.3 

4.1 

3.9 

4.0 

4.0

3.9 

3.4 

2.7 

2.6

1.9

0

o

.2 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

1.5 

4.4 

3.2

.1 

1.3

2.6 

3.9 

2.9 

2.3 

2.9

2.0 

0 

.2 

.9 

2.5

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

4.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

Secondfoot-days

19.8 

40.3 

55.3

619.3

60.2 

47.1 

53.7 

89.5 

142.2 

65.5 

12.2 

4.1 

3.1

593.0

May

5.5 

5.9 

5.7 

5.4 

5.6

6.0 

5.9

5.3 

5.2

4.8 

4.7 

4.6 

4.4 

4.2

4.1 

4.1 

4.2 

4.2 

4.1

4.1 

3.8 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5

4.0 

4.3 

4.1 

4.0 

4.0 

4.3

Maximum

1.3 

2.0 

2.1

6.5

2.1 

3.9 

4.4 

5.3 

6.0 

4.8 

1.0 

.2 

.2

6.0

June

4.3 

4.3 

4.8 

4.3 

3.9

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

2.9 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0

July

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

*.5 

*.6

*.6

.5 

.4 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.4

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2

*.2

£ 3 

*.3 

.3 

.3

Minimum

0.4 

.7 

.2

0

1.6 

0 

0 

0 

3.3 

.8 

.1 

.1 

.1

0

Aug.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.2

.1 

.1

Mean

0.64 

1.34 

1.78

1.70

1.94 

1.62 

1.73 

2.98 

4.59 

2.18 

.39 

.13 

.10

1.62

Sept.

 sO.l

.1 

.1 

«.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

*.l

.1

*.l 

.1 

*. 1 

*.l 

*.l

*.l 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

39 

80

110

1,230

119 

93 

107 

178 

282 

130 

24 

8.1 

6.1

1,180

*Estimated.
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 49

Devil Canyon Creek near San Bernardino, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12'5", long. 117°20'10", in Muscupiabe grant, 

7.3 miles northwest of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County. Altitude, about 

1,800 feet.

Drainage area.- 6.16 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1912, October 1913 to September 1914, 

December 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1913-14, 1920-36), 1.98 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 2.52 

feet); no flow for several months.

1913-14, 1919-36: Maximum discharge, 220 second-feet Apr. 7, 1926; no flow 

for several months during summers of 1924-35.

Remarks.- Records good. City of San Bernardino diverted 877 acre-feet above gage 

3urTng year for city water supply and for spreading over canyon floor to increase 

absorption. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by city of 

San Bernardino.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot. NOT. Dec. Jan. Peb.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

15 

5 

8.5

9

11

10 

6 

6 

6 

4.7

3.3 

2.2 

7 

4.7 

3.4

2.5

1.7 

1.3 

1.0

Month.

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

UBt ....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

Apr.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Secondfoot-days

0 

0

0

231.9

0 

108 3 

13 6 

6 8 

3 6 

2 3 

0 

0 

0

134.6

May

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Maximum

0 

0 

0

13

0 

15 

1.0 

.3 

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

15

June

0.1.1 .1 .1 .1-

.1 .1 .1 .1

.1

.1 

.1 .1 

.1 .1

.1

.1 .1 .1 .1.

.1 .1 .1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Hlnlmum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0 

0

.64

0 

3

0

0

0

.73

.23

.12 

.08

.37

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

400

0 

215 

27

7.1 

4.6 

0 

0 

0

267
50 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Lytle Creek near Fontana, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12'5'1 , long. 117°26'50", in NWi sec. 6,

 T. IN., R. 5 W., unsurveyed, a quarter of a mile below Lytle Creek power plant 

of Southern California Edison Co. and 7i miles north of Fontana.

Drainage area.- 47.9 square miles.

Records available.- October 1918 to September 1921, October 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1919-20, 1925-36), 2.37 second-feet. Average com-

 binea discharge of creek and Fontana pipe line, 15 years (1919-20, 1922-36), 

27.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 730 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 

5.05 feet); no flow most of year.

1918-21, 1922-36: Maximum discharge, about 5,300 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927 

(gage height, 5.40 feet); no flow during most of each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge Nov. 20, Feb. 3, 4, 17, 24-29, Mar. 29-31 com-

 puted on basis of discharge measurements and record of Fontana pipe line. Water 

is diverted about 3 miles above gage for Lytle Creek power plant and Is then 

carried across creek to headworks of Fontana pipe line, which serves Fontana 

power plant 4i miles downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT.

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

20 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

113 

10 

1.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

68 

102 

79 

39 

78

30 

2.0 

.5

0 

0

0 

0 

47 

2O 

1.0

0

30 

0 

0

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet) 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

1.0 

l.O 

1.0

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0 

20

0

1,432.4

0 

620.5 

3.0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

643.5

May

Maximum

0 

20 

0

296

0 

113 

1.0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

113

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

o

Aug.

Mean

0 

.67 

O

3.92

0 

21.4 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1.76

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

40 

0

2,840

0 

1,230 

6.0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0

1,280
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 51

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Lytle Creek and Pontana pipe line near Pontana, Calif., 

for water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

38

34

34

33

34

33

33

33

32

31

32

32

32

33

32

31

31

31

31

29

31

27

29

29

27

27

26

25

29

31

HOT.

32

31

30

31

29

29

31

29

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

25

28

29

28

29

28

26

25

25

26

23

25

22

24

32

-

Dec.

27

30

29

34

31

34

35

33

33

32

32

31

30

30

29

26

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

28

22

28

28

28

26

22

22

Jan.

22

22

22

23

21

21

21

22

21

20

19.4

19.8

19.2

19.8

19.5

19.2

19.5

21

22

22

22

23

24

24

24

24

26

28

28

26

27

Feb.

31

148

34

23

21

20

21

19.8

19.2

17.6

102

131

79

75

114

80

32

50

49

44

33

33

72

32

37

47

30

37

36

-

Month

October. ..................................

November . .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 S ......................

Mar.

35

32

24

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

16

29

29

29

29

29

28

26

26

24

25

26

26

28

30

29

29

30

31

30

29

Apr.

28

27

26

50

29

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

32

34

35

41

40

41

40

40

41

Secondfoot-days

969

836

895

15 042.2

692.4

1,467.6

906

989

1,032

805

695.5

650.7

590.9

10,529.1

May

40

39

38

37

39

39

39

38

36

37

36

33

32

33

31

32

32

30

29

29

29

30

31

30

30

31

30

30

30

31

31

Maximum

39

32

35

296

28

148

35

50

40

32

24

23

22

148

June

32

30

29

29

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

25

24

26

26

25

25

.25

24

24

24

23

24

24

July

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

23

24

22

22

22

22

20

19.5

22

22

22

21

22

21

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

Minimum

25

22

22

15 »8

19 * 2

ivie

16

26

29

S3

19 5

19!s

17.7

17.6

Aug.

22

22

21

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

20

19.9

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19.8

Mean

31.3

27 9

S8 . 9

41.2

22 3

5o',7

29.2

33 .0

33 .3

26 .8

22.4

21.0

19.7

28.8

Sept.

19.9

21

22

21

21

20

20

19.7

19.5

19.5

19.6

19.7

20

20

19.8

19.5

19.3

19.4

19.3

19.4

18.8

17.7

19.2

19.2

19.0

19.3

19.5

19.5

19.6

19.5

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

1,920

1,660

1,780

29 *840

1,370

2 910

l',800

1,960

2,050

1,600

1 ,380

1,290

1,170

20,890
52 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 

Fontana pipe line near Fontana, Calif.

Location.- Lat. 34°9'15", long. 117°23'55", in SWi sec. 22, T. 1 N., R. 5 W., at 

Southern California Edison Co.'s power house 4 miles north of Fontana.

Records available.- October 1918 to September 1921, October 1922 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 25.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1918-21, 1922-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 62 second-feet Mar. 

25=31 and Apr. 5-8, 1920; no flow Apr. 8, 1935, and Feb. 13 and 27, 1936.

Remarks.- Canal diverts practically entire flow of Lytle Creek in NWJ sec. 6,

T. 1 N., R. 5 W. This water is carried across creek to headworks of Fontana pipe 

line, which serves Fontana power plant about 5 miles downstream. Records of 

daily discharge of Fontana pipe line determined from record of kilowatt output 

of Fontana power plant, furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, In seeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

39 

38 

34 

34 

33

34 

33 

33 

33 

32

31 

32 

32 

32 

33

32 

31 

31 

31 

31

29 

31 

27 

29 

29

27 

27 

26 

25 

29 

31

Nov.

32 

31 

30 

31 

29

29 

31 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

8.8 

29 

29

25 

28 

29 

28 

29

28 

26 

25 

25 

26

23 

25 

22 

24 

32

Dec.

27 

30 

29 

34 

31

34 

35 

33 

33 

32

32 

31 

30 

30 

29

26 

29 

29 

29 

27

27 

27 

27 

28 

22

28 

28 

28 

26 

23 

22

Jan.

22 

22 

22 

23

21

21 

21 

22 

21 

20

19.4 

19.8 

19.2 

19.8 

19.5

19.2 

19.5 

21 

22 

22

22 

23 

24 

24 

24

24 

26 

28 

28 

26 

27

Feb.

31 

35 

24 

22 

21

20 

21 

19.8 

19.2 

17.6

34 

29 

0 

36 

36

50 

30 

50 

49 

44

33 

33 

25 

12 

36

47 

0 

37 

36

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

AugSep

W

ember. .................................

alendar year 193E

; ember. ................................

ater year 1935-3e

Mar.

35 

32 

24 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

33

16 

29 

29 ., 

29 

29

29 

28 

26 

26 

24

25 

26 

26 

28 

30

29 

29 

30 

30 

29 

28

Apr.

28 

27 

26 

50 

29

32 

31 

31 

31 

30

30 

30 

30

 - 31 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

29

30 

32 

34 

35 

41

40 

41 

40 

40

41

Secondfoot-days

969 

815.8 

895

13,611.0

692.4 

847.6 

903 

989 

1,032 

805 

695.5 

650.7 

590.9

9,885.9

May

40 

39 

38 

37 

39

39 

39 

38 

36 

37

36 

33 

32 

33

31

32 

32 

30 

29 

29

29 

30 

31 

30 

30

31 

30 

30 

30 

31 

31

Maximum

39 

32 

35

50

28

50 

35 

50 

40 

32 

24 

23 

22

50

June

32 

30 

29 

29 

30

30 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

27 

26 

26 

24 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

24

24 

24 

23 

24 

24

Minimum

25 

8.8 

22

0

19.2 

0 

16 

26 

29 

23. 

19.5 

19.8 

17.7

0

July

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

20 

19.5 

22 

22

22 

21 

22 

21 

22

23 

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

Aug.

22 

22 

21 

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

22

20 

19.9 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

19.8

Mean

31.3 

27.2 

28.9

37.3

22.3 

29.2 

29.1 

33.0 

33.3 

26.8 

22.4 

21.0 

19.7

27.0

Sept.

19.9 

21 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

19.7 

19.5 

19.5

19.6 

19.7 

20 

20 

19.8

19.5 

19.3 

19.4 

19.3 

19.4

18.8 

17.7 

19.2 

19.2 

19.0

19.3 

19.5 

19.5 

19.6 

19.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,920 

1,620 

1,780

27 ,010

1,370 

1,680 

1,790 

1,960 

2,050 

1,600 

1,380 

1,290 

1,170

19,610
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 53

Lytle Creek (east channel) at San Bernardlno, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34"5'50", long. 117°19'5", in San Bernardino 

grant;, near Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Mount Vernon Street Bridge, at San Bernardino, san Bernardino 

County. Altitude, about 1,050 'feet.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 208 second-feet Feb. 11; no flow most of 

year.

1929-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 700 second-feet Feb. 9, 1932; no 

flow most of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Water diverted above station by Fontana pipe line for irrigatlon and for spreading on debris cone.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Feb 2 15 

Peb 11 13 

Feb 12 37 

Feb 13 16 

Peb 14 3.4 

Feb 15 16

Month

Calendar year 1935

January

Harcl*

May..................

Water year 1935-36

Feb 

Peb 

Feb 

Feb 

Feb 

Feb

Secondfoot days

345.5

1.2

11.2

0

186.7

16 16 

17 10 

18 8.5 

19 5.5 

20 3.2 

23 15

Maximum

0

0

80

0

37

1.2

6.5

0

0

0

0

0

37

] 

1

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

neb 24 

neb 25 

 eb 26

lar 31 

Ipr 4 

Ipr 5

Mean

0

0

.95

0

6.01

.04

.37.

0

0

0

0

0

.51

8.5 

5.5 

1.7 

1.2 

6.5 

4.7

Hun-of f .in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

686

0

346

2.4

22

0

0

0

0

0

370

Lytle Creek (west channel) at Colton, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°4'0", long. 117°19'15", in San Bernardino 

grant, on F Street near Colton Avenue at Colton, San Bernardino County. Altitude, about 980 feet.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; no flow during most of

1929-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 20 second-feet Jan. 5, 1935; no 

flow most of each year.

Remarks.- Record poor. Water diverted by Fontana pipe line (see record for Fontana

 pipe line near Fontana, Calif.) and for spreading on debris cone above Foothill

Boulevard. The only flow during year consisted of a mean daily discharge of

1.0 second-foot Feb. 2 and 5 second-feet Feb. 13. Run-off during year was 12

acre-feet.
54 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Cajon Creek near Keenbrook, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34U 15'50", long. 117°27 I 50", near north

boundary of sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 6 W., 300 feet above mouth of Lone Pine Creek and 

1 mile north of Keenbrook. Altitude, about 2,620 feet.

Drainage area.- 40.9 square miles.

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1920-36), 7.06 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 450 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 

3.00 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1919-36: Maximum discharge, about 5,000 second-feet Dec. 20, 1921; minimum, 

0.05 second-foot June 25, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station. Discharge inEerpolated May 22-25.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

Hov.

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.4

Dec.

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

Jan.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2,4 

2.4

2.4 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2!?

2.4

2.4 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

Feb.

19* 3 9 

3.9 

3.1 

2.9

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

3.1

16 

33 

10 

10 

16

23

11 

23 

14 

10

9 

8.5 

2S 

10 

9

8

7.5 

7 

7

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar

Apr 

 ay 

Jun 

Jul 

Au« 

Sop

W

alendar year 1935 ......................

uarr

tember . ................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

7 

6.5 

6,5 

6 

6

6 

5.5 

5 

5 

4.7

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.2 

3.9

3.6 3.6 ' 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.9 

4.7

4.2 

3.9 

4.2 

4.2 

7.5 

12

Apr.

4.9 

4.9 

6.5 

9

6

5.5 

5 

4.7 

4.7 

4.2

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.9 

3.9

Secondfoot-days

58.3

61.5 

73.2

2,549.9

76.9 

307.7 

153.9 

125.9 

77.0 

56.4 

46.1 

41.5 

36.1

1,113.5

May

3.6 

3.4

2.9 

2.7

2.4 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

KmMmmi

2.1 

2.4 

2.4

136

2.7 

33 

12 

9 

3.6 

2.4 

1.7 

1.5 

1.3

33

June

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

2.1

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5

July

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Minimum

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.6

2.1 

2.9 

3.6 

3.1 

1.9 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

Aug.

1.3 

1.3

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

He an

1.88 

2.05 

2.36

6.99

2.45 

10.6 

4.96 

4.20 

2.48 

1.88 

1.49 

1.34 

1.20

3.04

Sept.

1.3 

 1.3

1.3 

1.1

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

I.S 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

116 

122 

145

5,060

151 

610 

306 

260 

153 

112 

91 

82 

72

2,210
SANTA AM RIVER BASIN 55

Lone Pine Creek near Keenbrook, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15'55", long. 117°27'55", in SWi sec. 12,

 T. 2 N., R. 6 W., 50 feet above Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge 1 

mile north of Keenbrook. Altitude, about 2,630 feet.

Drainage area.- 15.3 square miles.

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1920-36), 1.03 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 161 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height,

 3.60 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot for several periods.

1919-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 810 second-feet Dec. 19, 1921; 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot at various times during 1926-32.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions or regulations above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4

.4

Nov.

0.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3

Dec.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Jan.

0.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Feb.

0.5 

10 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

7 

3.4 

.5 

1.4 

1.0

.5 

.3

1.8 

.4 

.4

,4 

.3 

5.5 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Month

Dot 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jim 

Ju] 

An* 

Sej

1

alendar year 193, 

uai*y. . < .

11.....................................

ater year 1935-;

Mar.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

1.9 

4.2

Apr.

0.4 

.2 

.4 

1,4 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

!4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Seoondfoot-days

10.3 

9.3 

12.0

274.6

11.7 

39.6 

15.1 

11.7 

11.4 

9.4 

7.3 

6.2 

6.0

150.0

May

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Maximm

0.4 

.4

.4

44

.4 

10 

4.2 

1.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

10

June

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.2 

.3 

.2

'.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Minimum

0.2 

.2 

.3

.2

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

Aug.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

!2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

0.33 

.31 

.39

.75

.38 

1.37 

.49 

.39 

.37 

.31 

.24 

.20 

.20

.41

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.S 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Run-off In 

acre-feet

20 

18 

24

544

23 

79 

30 

23 

23 

19 

14 

12 

12

297
56 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Meeks & Daley Canal near Colton, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°4'0", long. 117°18'40", in San Bernardino

 grant, on Colton Avenue, 1 mile below point of diversion from Warm Creek and 1 

mile east of Colton, San Bernardino County.

Records available.- September 1920 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 10.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 19.5 second-feet Mar. 30; no 

flow for several periods.

1920-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 21 second-feet June 16, 1926; no flow 

at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. This canal diverts from right bank of Warm Creek li miles

 norEheast of Colton. Water is used for irrigation in vicinity of Colton, Riverside, and Corona. After July 12 water was pumped from a well into canal above 

station. Beginning with this season this station has been affected by backwater 

from operation of a pumping plant that discharges into canal 500 feet below station and from waste from swimming pool of city of Colton, which is discharged 

into canal 200 feet below station. Discharge estimated Oct. 22-26 and Feb. 15 

to Mar. 3-.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18.0 

17.9 

18.2 

17 9 

16^9

17.9 

18.0 

18.2 

17.8 

17.8

17.6 

17.6 

17.6 

17.8 

17.9

17.8 

17.8 

17.9 

17.0 

16.7

16.9 

16.0 

14.0 

12.7 

13,0

13.0 

13.0 

14.8 

17.6 

17.5 

17.3

Nov.

17.5 

17.5 

17.3 

17.5 

17.6

17.6 

17.6 

17.6 

17.6 

17.2

17.6 

17.6 

17.3 

15.2 

15.4

15.5 

15.8 

15.8 

15.8 

15.8

15.6 

16.0 

15.9 

16.7 

16.7

16.6 

16.5 

16.7 

16.5 

16.7

Dec.

16.9 

16.9 

17.0 

17.3 

17.2

17.5 

17.2 

17.3 

16.2 

17.0

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

17.0

17.3 

16.9 

17.3 

17.2 

17.3

17.5 

17.6 

17.6 

17.6 

17.0

17.3 

17.9 

17.8 

9.7 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

7.0

17.8 

17. S 

17.8 

18.2 

17.9

18.4 

18.0 

17. S 

17.8 

17.5

17.8 

17.8 

17.8 

18.0 

18.3

18.2 

18.0 

18.0 

17.0 

17.0

17.5 

17.5 

17.5 

17.6 

17.6 

17.8

Feb.

17.8 

6.5 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2.2 

2.4 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Month

Oot 

No'7 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jua 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

uary

11.....................................

jr. .....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

2.1 

ft.5 

3.5

3.7 

4.8 

5.4 

9.7 

18.6

18.2 

19.4 

19.4 

18.9 

17.0

18.8 

18.6 

17.8 

17.6 

19.6 

9.1

Apr.

3.8 

7.3 

6.5 

3.4 

2.4

2.6

4.0 

4.2 

8.2 

7.3

8.9 

11.8 

17.3 

17.3 

18.0

19.0 

19.4 

18.9 

18.3 

18.4

18.2 

17.9 

18.0 

18.4 

17.3

17.0 

16.5 

17.0 

17.5 

17.5

Secondfoot-days

520.1 

600.7 

491.1

4,530.1

469.4 

30.4 

248.8 

392.3 

507.5 

500.7 

485.2 

433.4 

393.9

4,973.5

May

17.8 

18.3 

17.6 

17.8 

17.0

16.6 

16.3 

17.5 

17.3 

17.0

16.9 

15.9 

15,8 

14.8 

15.6

16.5 

16.3 

16.0 

16.0 

16.6

14.7 

14.2 

14.7 

15.6 

15.8

16.3 

16.6 

16.7 

16.9 

17.0 

16.7

Maximum

18.2 

17.6 

17.9

19.8

18.4 

17.8 

19.5 

19.4 

18.3 

17.2 

16.7 

15.5 

13.6

19.5

June

17.2 

16.7 

16.6 

16.9 

16.7

16.7 

17.0 

16.6 

16.9 

16.9

16.9 

17.0 

17.0 

17.0 

17.2

16.7 

16.7 

16.6 

16.6 

16.5

16.3 

16.9 

16.9 

16.6 

16.0

16.7 

15.9 

16.3 

16.2 

16.5

July

16.5 

16.3 

16.3 

15.6 

15.9

15.6 

15.1 

15.2 

15.6 

15.6

15.6 

15.2 

16.3 

16.7 

16.0

15.4 

15.6 

15.9 

16.5 

15.5

15.8 

16.3 

15.6 

15.0 

15.0

15.5 

15.2 

15.4 

15.1 

15.0 

15.0

Minimum

12.7 

15.2 

0

0

0 

0 

.1 

2.4 

14.2 

15.9 

15.0 

12.9 

12.4

0

Aug.

15.2 

15.5 

15.2 

15.4 

15.2

15.2 

14. 6 

15.2 

15.0 

14.1

14.1 

14.1 

14.1 

13.9 

13.6

13.8 

13.6 

13.6 

13.6 

13.4

13.2 

13.3 

13.3 

13.0 

12.9

13.0 

13.3 

13.2 

13.3 

13.4 

12.9

Mean

16.8 

16.7 

15.8

12.4

15.1 

1.05 

8.03 

13.1 

16.4 

16.7 

15.7 

14.0 

13.1

13.6

Sept.

13.0 

13.2 

13.2 

13.3 

13.6

13.3 

12.9 

12.4 

12.4 

12.5

13.3 

13.2 

13.3 

.13.3 

13.4

13.2 

13.3 

13.0 

13.2 

13.2

13.2 

12.9 

13.0 

13.2 

13.6

13.4 

13.2 

13.4 

12.9 

12.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,030 

993 

974

9,000

931 

60 

493 

778 

1,010 

993 

962 

860 

781

9,860
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 

Day Creek near Etiwanda, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11'0", long, 117°32'25", in SWi sec. 8, 

T. 1~N., R. 6 W., a quarter or a mile below junction of two main forks and 6 

miles north of Etiwanda. Altitude, about 2,940 feet.

Drainage area.- 4.8 square miles.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 192 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

2.55 feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1929-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 11. 1936: minimum, 0.1 secondfoot Dec. 19,20, 1933.

Remarks.- Record good. Etiwanda Water Co. diverted about 245 acre-feet above station for spreading during winter.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Si

Oct.

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.9

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

£.2

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4 

2.6

HOT.

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0

2.2 

2.6 

2.9 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

2.0

Dec.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2\Z 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.P 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.6

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

2.0 

1.9 

2.2

Jan.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7

l.Y 

1.6

l.Y 

l.Y 

l.Y 

1.7

Feb.

7 

19 

6.5 

5.5 

4.2

3.Y 

3.0 

2.Y 

3.2 

4.0

38 

42 

25 

13

1Y

1Y 

13 

12 

12

11

11 

11 

24 

14 

12

10 

8.5

Y 

4.4

Month.

Oct 

No-s 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

ember. .................................

uary

ater year 1935-3

liar.

3.0 

5.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3

2.3 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.6

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.3 

4.0

Apr.

2.Y 

2.3 

4.5 

19 

10

6.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.0

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Secondfoot-days

61.5 

69.5 

6Y.O

1,288.9

58.2 

360.7 

65.5 

113.2 

91.5 

70.5 

57. 3 

41.1 

33.9

1,089.9

May

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

3.0 

3.Y 

3.Y 

3.5

3.2

3.Y 

3.5 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.3

3.2 

2.G 

2.6 

2.6 

2.Y

2.9 

2.Y 

2.7 

2.9 

3.0 

3.2

Maximum

2.6 

2.9 

2.6

54

2.0 

42 

4.0 

19 

3.7 

3.2 

2.3 

1.7 

1.5

42

June

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.Y

2.Y 

3.0 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.9

July

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

l.Y 

1.7 

1.9 

2.0 

2.3

2.2

1.9 

l.Y 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.9 

l.Y

l.Y 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

l.Y 

l.Y

Minimum

l.Y 

2.0 

1.7

.7

1.6 

2.7 

1.4 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0

1.0

Aug.

1.6

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

l.Y 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

l.C

Mean

2.0 

2.32 

2.16

3.53

1.88 

12.4 

2.11 

3.Y7 

2.95 

2.35 

1.85 

1.33 

1.13

2.98

Sept.

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

122 

138

2,560

115 

715 

130 

225 

181 

140 

114 

82 

67

2,160
58 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Cucamonga Creek near Upland, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10'15", long. 117°37'55", In NEi sec. 17, 

T. IN., R. 7 W., 6 miles north of Upland. Altitude, about 2,550 feet.

Drainage area.- 10.1 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 475 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 2.93 

feetj; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 24, 25.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 11, 1936; minimum, 0.8 second-foot 

July 16, 17,Aug. 28 to Sept. 15, and Oct. 2-6, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Entire flow was diverted above gage for irrigation Oct. 1 to 

Jan. 31 and May 26 to Sept. 30; discharge for those periods was interpolated between 

weekly measurements made in diversion flume and included in tables of discharge.

Discnarge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

HOT.

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

-

Dec.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

Jan.

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

Feb.

7

37

12

8.5

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

31

56

41

27

24

26

24

21

16

12

12

12

42

.28

20

17

15

10

9

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

Jar 

Pet 

Mai

iruary. .................................

 nVi .....................................

April. . ...................................

May.. .....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

10

9

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8

7.5

7.5

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

5.5

6.5

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

6.5

15

Apr.

8.5

8

8.5

40

15

13

12

11 

10

10

9

9

9

9

8.5

8

8

8

7.5

7.5

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

-

Secondfoot-daya

87.4

88.6

95.0

2,447.7

85.1 

552.5 

218

284.0

138.0

103.1

72.1

54.6

50.4

1,808.8

May

5.5

5

4.8

5.5

5.5

5

5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4,2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

Maximum

3.1

3.2

3.2

64

3.0 

56 

15

40

5.5

4.9

2.7

2.3

2.0

56

June

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

-

July

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

Minimum

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.4

2.6 

3.4 

5.5

6

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

Aug.

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2,1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

Mean

2.82

2.95

3.06

6.71

2.75 

18.4 

7.03

9.47

4.45

3.44

2.33

1.76

1.68

4.94

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

173

176

188

4,860

169 

1,060 

432

563

274

204

143

108

100

3,590
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 59

San Jaclnto River near San Jacinto, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°44'5", long. 116°49'45", in SEi sec. 13, 

T. 5 S., R. 1 E., at highway bridge Q$ miles southeast of San Jacinto. Altitude, about 1,960 feet.

Drainage area.- 140 square miles.

Records available.- October 1920 to September 1935.

Average1 discharge.- 13 years (1921-25, 1927-36), 14.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 267 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

37T5~feet); no flow for several months.

1920-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 45,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927; 

no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Several diversions above gage. Storage at Lake Hemet. 

Discharge estimated Feb. l.,5-10.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0.5

66

30

3.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

35

121

98

106

143

174

103

60

63

86

52

46

131

94

64

49

37

33

29

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36 ......................

Mar.

28

39

34

19

18

16

15

13

13

9

0

0

0

0

8

12

11

11

11

14

18

33

22

22

21

17

18

20

32

22

66

Apr.

52

43

56

149

103

86

78

36

90

90

92

90

32

76

68

63

53

49

38

40

37

36

34

32

18

9

8

6.5

14

19

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

2,434.7

0

1,630

532

1,707.5

169.3

 2

0

0

0

4,039.0

May

17

23

22

12

6

7.5

9.5

9

9

6,5

6

5.5

5

5

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.4

1.3

.9

.8

.3

.8

.8

.3

.3

.7

.5

.3

.2

Maximum

0

0

0

192

0

174

66

149

.1

0

0

0

174

June

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

6.5

o'.2

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

6.67

0

17. 56*92

s!46

0

0

0

11.0

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

4,830

0

3 230

1J060

3,390

336

.4

0

0

0

8,020
60 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

San Jacinto River near Elsinore, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°39'45", long. 117°17'45", near east line 

or sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 4 W., 2 miles east of Elsinore and 2i miles above Junction 

with Elsinore Lake (low-water stage). Altitude, about 1,270 feet.

Drainage area.- 717 square miles.

Records available.- January 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 13.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3.6 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

2.88 feet); no flow for several months.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, about 16,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1927 (gage 

height, 11.8 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septemberl936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Y

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

1Y

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2Y

28

29

30

31

Dot. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

0

0-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.]_

.1

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

3.0

3.3

3.6

2.8

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

_

-

Month.

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

Jan

Peb

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 3...... ................

Mar.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

Apr.

0.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

,1

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

Secondfoot-days

0

.1

.3

14.5

3.1 

16.9

4.8

6.6

6.4

5.0

.8

0

0

44.0

May

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

Maximum

0

.1

.1

.8

.1 

3.6

.8

.3

.3

.3

.1

0

0

3.6

June

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

-

July

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

0

0

0

0

.1 .1

.1.1

.2

.1

0

0

0 '

0

Aug.

Mean

0

.003

.01

.04

.10 

.58

.15

.22

.21

.17

.03

0

0

.12

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

.2

.6

29

6.1 

34

9.5

13

13

9.9

1.6

0

0

88
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 61

Elsinore Lake at Elslnore, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage fastened to pier, lat. 33°40'35", long. 117°21'30", on northeast shore, In La Laguna grant, at Aloha Beach Club, Elslnore, Riverside County. 

Zero of gage is 1,200 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- December 1915 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Elsinore Lake overflows only during and after years of heavy rainfall. 

Temescal Creek is high-water outlet. Heavy rains during 1916 filled lake, and 

there was flow in Temescal Creek during 1916 and until July 1917. Surface of 

lake has been below outlet since July 1917. History of lake is published in 

Water-Supply Papers 426, 429, and 441.

Gage neigh*, in feet, water year October 1930 to September 1936

Day

1 

o

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-

_

-

-

_

_

30.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Hov.

-

_

_

-

29.7

«

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

Dee.

-

_

-

29.6

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

29.6

-

-

_

-

-

-

29.6

-

-

-

-

-

_

29.5

-

-

-

-

Jan.

-

29.5

-

-

_

-

-

29,5

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

29.4

-

-

_

-

-

29.4

-

-

Feb.

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

29.6

~

-

-

-

_

30.0

-

30.0

-

_

-

-

-

-

30.0

-

-

-

-

-

Kar.

-

_

29.9

-

_

_

-

_

29.9

_

-

-

-

-

_

29.8

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

29.8

_

-

_

-

-

-

Apr.

-

_'

_

-

_

29.8

_

_

-

_

-

_

29.7

-

_

-

-

-

29.6

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

May

-

I

_

-

29.4

_

_

_

-

_

_

29.2

-

-

_

_

_

_

29.1

_

_

_

-

-

_

29.0

-

_

-

June

-

~_

2S.8

-

_

_

_

_

28.7

_

_

_

_

-

_

28.6

_

_

-

_

_

_

28.4

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

July

28.3

~

_

-

.

_

88. 1

_

-

_

_

_

_

28.0

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

27.8

-

-

_

_

_

27.7

_

-

Aug.

-

I

_

-

27.6

_

_

_

-

_

27.4

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

Sept.

-

I

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-
62 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Temescal Creek near Corona, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°50'30", long. 117°30'45", In El Sobrante de 

San Jacinto grant, half a mile upstream from Blue Diamond quarry and 4 miles southeast of Corona, Riverside County.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- 1929-36: Maximum gage height, 2.12 feet Feb. 8, 1932 (discharge not determined); no flow most of each year.

Remarks.'- No flow during year. Numerous diversions and three storage reservoirs above 

station. ,

Chino Creek near Prado Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°53'40", long. 117°38'40", in El Rincon grant, 

on cnino-Rincon Road 1 mile west of Prado, Riverside County. Altitude, 460 feet.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 433 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 7.42 

feet;; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 13, 18.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 1,440 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934 (gage height, 10.50 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 27, 1935, and Aug. 13, 18, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Oct. 29, May 13 to June 30, and July 30 to 

Aug. 9. Numerous irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

0.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

HOT.

o.e

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.1

3.7

3.V

3.8

3.8

3.V

3.3

3.6

4.V

7

4.7

3.9

3.3

-

Dee.

4,3

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.8

4.6

5

5

4.7

' 4.8

4.7

4.6

4.1

4.0

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.3

3.9

5

9

5

Jan.

5

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

4.9

4.S

4.8

4.V

4.S

5

5.5

6

6

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.5

4.9

7

5

4.8

5

4.4

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.4

Feb.

6.5

61

24

14

11

9.5

9

8.5

7.5

7.5

23

98

209

100

196

123

53

54

4V

36

25

21

34

27

20

19

19

18

16

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6......................

Mar.

16

15

15

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

10

9

8.5

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

V.5

8

8

7

8

11

8

6.5

6.5

6.5

V

18

Apr.

11

9

8.5

20

15

9.5

8.5

S

8

8

8.5

9

9

8

6.5

6.5

V.5

7.5

V.5

7

V.5

V.5

V

V

V.5

6.5

6

5

4.2

4.0

-

Seoondfoot-daya

IV. 5

V7.2

145.4

2,313.2

158.9

1,301.5

305.0

244.7

6V. 4

14.5

11.2

6.1

6.6

2,356.0

May

3.9

3.5

3.6

4.0

3.5

3.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

^^yliniTBi

0.8

7

9

V8

7

209

18

20

4.0

 8

.6

.3

.3

209

June

0.8

.V

.V

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

July

0.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

Minimum

0.4

.8

3.9

.1

3.2

6.5

6.5

4.0

.8

.4

.2

.1

.2

.1

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Mean

0.56

2.57

4.69

6.34

5.13

44.9

9.84

8.16

2 .IV

Us

.36

.20

.22

6.44

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

 .3

.3

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

35

153

288

4,580

315

2,580

605

485

134

29

22

12

13

4,670
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 63

San Antonio Creek near Claremont, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12'50", long. U7040'0", in NWiSEi sec. 

36, T. 2 N. , R. 8 W. , at highway bridge half a mile above Southern California 

Edison Co.'s Sierra power plant and 8 miles northeast of Claremont. Altitude, 

about 3,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 16.9 square miles.

Records available.- March 1901 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 6.81 second-feet. Average combined discharge, creek and canal, 19 years (1917-36), 19.9 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 58 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 

3.7b feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.05 feet).

1917-36: Maximum discharge, 1,020 second-feet Dec. 19, 1921 (gage height, 

8.20 feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot for several days during 

October 1934.

Remarks . - Records fair. See record for Southern California Edison Co.'s canal 

near Claremont, which diverts water above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

0.9 

.9 

.6 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.S 

.6 

.0 

.6

 6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.8

HOT.

0.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.S 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

Dec.

o.s

.8 

.8

.e

.8

.e

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

.e

.8

Jan.

O.S 

.S

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.S 

.3

.8 

.8 

.S 

.8

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.9

Feb.

1.5 

8.5 

2.5 

1.8 

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

5

25 

28 

10 

31 

7

7 

5 

4.6 

3.6 

2.8

2.1 

2.5 

21 

16 

12

9.5 

8.5 

8.5 

7

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year!93E

ater year 1935-36

Mar.

7 

6 

5 

5 

5

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.3

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.2

3.2

2.8 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

3.2 

7

Apr.

2.5 

2.1 

2.5 

12 

3.0

2.5 

2.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.5

2.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.5 

3.2 

4.3

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

5 

4.3 

4.6 

4.3

3.9 

4.3 

3.9 

3.9 

3.6

Secondfoot-days

22.8 

24.1 

26. S

3,084.1

24.8 

237.0 

114.5 

105.0 

37.4 

19.5 

13.5 

11.2 

9.4

646.0

May

2.8 

2.5 

2.1 

l.S 

l.S

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

Maximum

0.9 

.9 

.9

75

.9 

31 

7 

12 

2.8 

1.0 

.5 

.4 

.4

31

June

0.8 

.8 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

July

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Minimum

0.6 

.7 

.8

.6

.7 

1.2 

2.2 i.e

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

0.74 

.80 

.66

6.45

.80 

6.17 

3.69 

3.50 

1.21 

.65 

.44 

.36 

.31

1.77

Sept.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

45 

48 

53

6,110

49 

470 

227 

208 

74 

39 

27 

22 

19

1,280
64 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge, in 

Co.'s. canal near Cla

nd-feet, of San Antonio C 

nt, Calif., for water yea

sek and Southern California Edis 

October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10.8 

10.5 

10.2 

10.5 

10.0

10.0 

9.2 

10.0 

9.8 

9.8

9.7 

9.7 

9.3 

9.2 

9.7

9.2 

9.8 

9.8 

9.3 

9.3

9.2 

9.5 

9.5

&'.6

3. 2 

8.6 

8.6 

8.8 

8.4 

8.9

HOT.

8.9 

9.4 

9.6 

9.3 

9.3

9.2 

9.2 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

8.9 

9.0 

9.3 

8.9 

8.9

8.9 

9.1 

9.4 

8.9 

8.8

8.8 

8.G

8.7 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.5 

8.8 

8.1 

8.6

Dec.

8.6 

8.4 

8.6 

8.6 

8.4

8.6 

8.6 

8.5 

8.7 

8.5

8.5 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.5

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

8.2 

8.0

7.9 

7.3 

7.8 

8.7 

8.6 

8.3

Jan.

7.9 

7.6

7.3 

7.6

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.3

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

7.0

6.6 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.6 

6.6

Feb.

11.5 

24 

12.6 

10.8 

10.5

10.4 

10.3 

10.2 

10.2 

13.5

50 

41 

35 

52 

29

29 

26 

27 

25 

24

22 

22 

43 

38 

34

32 

30 

30 

29

Month

Got 

Not 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pel 

Hai 

Apr 

Haj

JUE

Jul 

Au$ 

Sej

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

29 

28 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

26

25

25 

25 

25

24 

24

24 

25 

24 

25 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

25 

29

Apr.

24 

24

35 

26

24 

24 

25 

25 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

27 

28 

28

28 

28 

27 

28 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

Secondfoot-days

293.0 

268.2 

256.3

9,560.8

218.8 

742.0 

796 

790 

665.9 

447.0 

338.9 

265.6 

228.6

5,310.3

May

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

20 

21

20 

20 

19.8 

19.7 

18.7

18.7 

18.3 

18.8 

17.8 

17.8 

17.8

Maximum

10.8 

9.6 

8.7

100

7.9 

52 

29 

35 

26 

17.5 

12.9 

10.1 

8.1

52

June

17.3 

17.3 

17.5 

17.5 

17.0

17.0 

16.8 

16.8 

16.7 

15.7

15.5 

15.5 

15.1 

15.0 

14.5

14.7 

14.4 

14.1 

14.3 

13.9

13.7 

13.3 

13.1 

12.9 

12.9

12.9 

12.9 

.12.9 

12.9 

12.9

July

12.9 

12.7 

12.7 

12.3 

11.8

11.6 

11.7 

11.8 

11.8 

11.6

11.5 

11.2 

10.8 

10.1 

10.1

9.6 

9.3 

10.2 

10.5 

9.G

9.9 

9.9 

10.1 

10.4 

10.9

11.2 

11.3 

10.4 

10.3 

10.4 

10.3

Minimum

8.2 

8.1 

7.3

7.3

6.5 

10.2 

24 

24 

17.8 

12.9 

9.3 

7.4 

7.2

6.5

Aug.

10.1 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.6

9.3

8.8 

9.6 

9.6 

8.5

9.0 

8.8 

8.7 

8.8 

8.6

8.6 

8,5 

8.4 

8.4 

8.3

8.2 

8.1 

7.7

7.4 

7.4

7.9 

8.2 

8.1 

8.1 

8.0 

7.9

Mean

9.45 

8.94 

8.27

26.2

7.06 

25.6 

25.7 

26.3 

21.5 

14.9 

10.9 

8.57 

7.62

14.5

Sept.

7.8 

8.0 

8.1 

8.0 

7.9

7.6 

7.4 

7.5 

7.4 

7.5

7.4 

7.5 

7.7 

7.9. 

7.6

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.5

7.2

7.2 

7.4 

7.5 

8.1

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.5 

7.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

581 

532 

508

18,980

434 

1,470 

1,580 

1,570 

1,320 

887 

672 

527 

453

10,530
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 65

Southern California Edison Co.'s canal near Claremont, Calif.

Location.- Hook gage, lat. 34°12'45", long. 117°40'15", In NWiSEj- sec. 36, T. 2 N., 

R. 8 W., at weir In tallrace of Sierra power house, on San Antonio Creek 1| 

miles below Intake and 8 miles northeast of Claremont. Altitude, about 3,160 

feet.

Records available.- January 1917 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 13.1 second-feet.

Remarks.- This canal diverts water from San Antonio Creek In SEi sec. 25, T. 2 N., 

R. 8 W., 1 mile above gaging station on San Antonio Creek near Claremont. Water 

is used for power development at Sierra power house, then used for Irrigation. 

Discharge record furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

V 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.9 

9.6 

9.4 

9.4 

9.1

9.1 

8.3 

9.1 

9.0 

9.0

8.9 

8.9 

8.6 

8.6 

9.1

8.6 

9.1 

9.1 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.9 

8.9 

8.6 

8.0

V.6 

V.9 

V.9 

8.1 

V.6 

8.1

HOT.

8.0 

8.5 

8.8 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8d 

8.2 

8.5 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.3 

8.5 

8.0 

V.9

V.9 

7.7 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

8.1 

7.3 

7.8

Dec.

7.8 

7.6 

7.8 

7.8 

7.6

7.8 

7.8 

7.6 

7.8 

7.6

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.6

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.3

7.1

7.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.8 

7.8 

7.5

Jan.

7.1 

6.8 

6.5

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.2 

5.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.5

5.9 

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

5.9 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

Feb.

10.0 

15.5 

10.1 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

25 

13.2 

25 

21 

22

22

21 

22

21

20 

20 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193E

ater yeari935-3e

Mar.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Apr.

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Secondfoot-days

270.2 

244.1 

229.5

6,473.8

194.0 

505.3 

682 

685 

629.4 

427.5 

325.4 

254.4 

219.2

4,666.0

May

23 

23 

33 

23 

23

23 

23 

23

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

20 

20

19.0 

19.4

19.0 

19.0 

19.0 

19.0 

18.0

18.0 

18.0 

18.0 

IV. 0 

IV. 0 

17.0

Maximum

9.9 

8.8 

7.8

30

7.1 

25 

22 

23 

23 

16.5 

12.4 

9.7 

V.8

25

June

16.5 

16.5 

16.5 

16.5 

16.0

16.0 

16.0 

16.0 

16.0 

15.0

14.8 

14.8 

14.4 

14.4 

13.9

14. 1 

13.9 

13.6 

13.8 

13.4

13.2 

12.8 

12.6 

12.4 

12.4

12.4 

12.4 

12.4 

12.4 

12.4

July

12.4 

12.2 

12.2 

11.9 

11.4

11.2 

11.3 

11.3 

11.3 

11.1

11.0 

10.7 

10.4 

9.7 

9.7

9.S 

8.9 

9.7 

10.0 

9.2

9.5 

9.5 

9.7 

10.0 

10.5

10.8 

10.8 

10.0 

9.9 

10.0 

9.9

Minimum

7.6

7.3 

6.5

6.5

5.7 

8.5 

22 

22 

17.0 

12.4 

8.9 

7.1 

6.9

5.7

Aug.

9.7 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

9.2

3.9 

8.4 

9.2

8.1

8.6 

8.4 

8.3 

8.4 

8.2

8.2 

8.1 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.9 

7.8 

7.4 

7.1 

7.1

7.6 

7.9 

7.8 

7.8 

7.7 

7.6

Mean

8.72 

8.14 

7.40

17.7

6.26

17.4 

22.0 

22.8 

20.3 

14.2 

10.5 

8.21 

7.31

12.7

Sept.

7.5 

V.7 

7.8 

7.7 

7.6

7.3 

7.1 

7.2 

7.1 

7.2

7.1 

7.2 

7.3 

7.5 

7.2

7.2 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.2

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

7.2 

7.8

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2 

7.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

536 

484 

455

12,850

385 

1,000 

1,350 

1,360 

1,S50 

848 

645 

505 

435

9,850
66 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Santiago Creek at Santiago Reservoir, near Villa Park, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage at Santiago Creek Dam In Lomas de Santiago grant, 2 miles east 

of Orange County Park and 5 miles east of Villa Park, Orange County.

Drainage area.- 63 square miles.

Records available.- January 1932 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Dam completed December 1931. Reservoir capacity, 25,000 acre-feet. Flow 

regulated at Santiago Reservoir for Irrigation. Outflow measured by means of 

several Venturl flumes. Inflow computed from change In storage and outflow from 

reservoir, not corrected for evaporation. Entire record furnished by Serrano and 

Carpenter Irrigation Districts and Irvlne Co.

Inflow, in acre-feet, of Santiago Creek to Santiago Reservoir near Villa Park, Calif.,

for water year 1935-36

October 201

November 120

December 76

January 116

February 1,970

March 325

April 510

May 346

June 295

July 337

August 195

September 155

The year 4,646
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 67

Santiago Creek near Villa Park, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°49'10", long. 117°46'30", In SWi sec. 13 

TTirs., R. 9 W., five-eighths of a mile below diversion dam of Serrano and 

Carpenter Irrigation Districts and 1 3/4 miles northeast of Villa Park. Altitude, about 420 feet.

Drainage area.- 83.8 square miles.

Records available.- June 1920 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 6.37 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 142 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

l.bO feet); no flow for several months.

1920-36: Maximum discharge, about 11,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927 (gage 

height, 8.4 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Irvlne Co. and Serrano and Carpenter Irrigation Districts 

divert above gage. Flow completely regulated by storage In Santiago Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Hov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.8 

1.5 

.5 

0

0 

.7 

1.5 

1.5 

.5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

0.7 

7

.9 

.6

.4 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7

1.1 

14 

2.5 

6 

20

4.9 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0 

1.1

.6 

1.8 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8

1.6 

.6 

.1 

.1

Month

Oct 

Non 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

uary

11. ....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar.

0.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

!i .1 .1

.1 .1.1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1.1 .1

.1.1 .1

.4 

1.5

.9 

0 

0 

0 

.2 

1.2

Apr.

0.5 

0

i.e

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.9

Secondfoot-days

0.1 

7.0 

0

130.8

0 

79.7 

6.5 

7.5 

1.4 

1.9 

2.2 

3.1 

3.0

112.4

May

0.6 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0.1 

1.5 

0

18

0 

20 

1.5 

1.5 

.6 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

20

June

0.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

0

.1 

.1

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

MluifflUBl

0 

0 

0

0

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1

0

Aug.

0.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.003 

.23 

0

.36

0 

2.75 

.21 

.25 

.05 

.06 

.07 

.1 

.1

.31

Sept.

0.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0.2 

14 

0

259

0 

158 

13 

15 

2.8 

3.8 

4.4 

6.1 

6.0

223
68 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

Santiago Creek at Santa Ana, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°46'0", long. 117°52'45", in Santiago de 

Santa Ana grant, at end of Baker Street, Santa Ana, Orange County. Altitude, 

about 120 feet.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 210 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

STBETfeet); no flow most of year.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 272 second-feet Dec. 28, 1931; no flow most 

of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Irvine Co. and Serrano and Carpenter Irrigation Districts 

divert above gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septemberl936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

7 

14

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

0 

3.5 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

22 

14 

6.5

37

20 

.1

1.0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.4 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. .................................

alendar year 1935 ......................

ua

11. ....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

1.4

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

,1

.3

.1

0 

0 

.8 

0

1.8 

0 

0 

0 

.4 

2.9

Apr.

0.9 

2.6 

0 

.7

.1

0 

0 

0 

2.3 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

0 

21.1 

0

139.3

0 

104.5 

7.8 

6.6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

140.0

May

M^X^TTP^yT1

0 

14 

0

14

0 

37 

2 9 

s'.6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

37

June July

Minljnmii

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.70 

0

.38

0 

3.60 

.25 

.22 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.38

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

42

0

277

0 

207 

15 

13 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

277
SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 

Irvine ranch drainage canal near Tustin, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°30'50", long. II7°51'ZO", in San Joaquin 

grant, on Lane road bridge 5 miles south of Tustin, Orange County.

Drainage area.- 93 square miles,

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,175 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

10.b feet); no flow for several periods.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 4,330 second-feet Jan. 19, 1933 (gage height, 

12.98 feet); no flow for periods during 1932-36.

Remdrks.- This canal carries storm run-off from foothills across ranch and drains 

the soil in a small area between Tustin and ocean. Record furnished by Orange 

County Flood Control District, through M. N. Thompson, chief engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0 

22 

.2 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

28 

32 

80 

205

144 

55 

30 

7.0 

3.0

.4 

.2 

3.7 

3.4 

.6

.2 

.2 

.2

Month

Oot 

Non 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar

Apr 

May

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

t

alendar year 1935..... .................

11................ .....................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

15.8

Apr.

1.0 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7

.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.3 

1.6

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

Secondfoot-days

0

0 

0

578.5

0 

615.4 

20.2 

23.8

1.4 

.7 

0 

0 

0

661.5

May

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0

0

163

0 

205 

15.8 

1.6 

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

205

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 ,1

.1 .1

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

.1

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

1.58

0 

21.2 

.65 

.79 

.05 

.02 

0 

0 

0

1.81

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

1,150

0 

1,220 

40 

47 

2.8 

1.4 

0 

0 

0

1,310
70 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

San Gabriel River near Azusa, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°9 I 30", long. 117°54'5", in NW* sec. 23, 

T. 1 N., R. 10 W., 1 mile above power house of city of Pasadena and 2 miles 

north of Azusa.

Drainage area.- 214 square miles.

Records available.- May 1894 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 40 years (1896-1936), 104 second-f,eet. Average combined discharge or river and diversions, corrected for storage and evaporation In Morris 

Reservoir, 41 years (1895-1936), 150 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 455 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 

4.19 feet); no flow for long periods.

1894-1936: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Jan. 18, 1916; no flow 

for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by 

Cos~Angeles County Flood Control District, During year run-off was completely 

regulated by releases from Morris Reservoir of Pasadena Water Department. 

Capacity, 39,350 acre-feet. Azusa Canal (formerly Southern California Edison 

Co.'s Canal) diverts above high-water line of Morris Reservoir at a point 

about 5 miles above station. Combined discharge of river and diversions, 

corrected for storage and evaporation in Morris Reservoir and releases from 

San Gabriel No. 2 Flood Control Reservoir during year ending Sept. 30, 1936, 

was 53,815 acre-feet as computed by city of Pasadena. This run-off is comparable 

to combined discharge of San Gabriel River and Southern California Edison Co.'s 

Canal as published 1894-1933.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

81

US

S3

84

85

86

87

88

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

26

30

34

3S

35

35

36

39

38

37

37

36

36

34

35

36

36

36

11

HOT.

1.3

.6

.4

.7

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dee. Jan. Feb.

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.6

30

49

44

66

82

83

65

68

83

87

101

127

158

_

-

Honth

Jai 

Pel ||--

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- ;56......................

Mar.

158

166

172

172

174

ISO

180

180

183

189

1S9

150

155

186

192

192

199

202

224

196

199

199

192

196

202

196

202

199

199

199

58

Apr.

68

130

120

76

160

110

116

153

192

221

196

196

196

1S6

1S9

189

130

186

163

49

48

46

43

44

44

44

71

93

93

91

- 

Secondfoot-days

650.4

o'

34,245.6

0 

1,047 

5,680

3,643

538.3

0

0

0

0

11,562.5

May

89

89

85

72

87

31

11

12

22

22

13

2.3

1.5

.8

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

. 0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

Haxljnun

39

1.3

0

460

0 

158 

224

221

89

0

0

0

0

224

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

58

68

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

21.0

.13

0

93.8

0 

36.1 

183

121

17.4

0

0

0

0

31.6

Sept.

Run-off In

aore-feet

1,290

7,5

0

67,910

0 

2,080 

11,300

7,230

1,070

0

0

0

0

22,980
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 71

San Gabriel River at Pico, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°59'45", long. IIS^'IS", in Paso de Bartolo 

grant, on Whittier Boulevard bridge half a mile east of Pico, Los Angeles County.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet Feb. 12; no flow for several 

months.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934; no flow for several 

months each year.

Remarks.- Record good. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through C. H. Howell, chief 

engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water rear October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

10

11

13

16

16

IB

19

£0

21

23

25

26

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

0

1.5

11

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

355

155

35

154

223

38

42

22

15

12

10

92

32

19

15

15

21

22

-

Month

May.......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

21

21

19

17

17

15

15

13

13

12

12

13

15

15

17

19

17

15

15

17

13

13

15

17

22

19

19

17

17

21

33

Apr.

21

21

26

45

42

28

17

13

13

13

35

35

42

42

22

13

12

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

0

3,414.9

449

0

2,312.5

May

M^T^Tipini

0

1S9

0

355

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

9.36

0

6.32

Sept.

,

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

6,780

*891

0

4,590
72 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

West Fork of San Gabriel River at Camp Rincon, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 340 14'30", long. 117°51'50", near center of sec. 

 19, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., half a mile below North Fork of San Gabriel River and a quarter 

of a mile above Camp Rincon,

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 752 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 5.50 

feet;; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 24.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 5,320 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934 (gage height, 9.15 

feet); no flow at times In 1928 and 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements

furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through C. H. Howell, chief 

engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, wa'ter year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

Z

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

SS

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

oot.

11

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

lo

9.5

10

10

10

11

12

11

9

8.5

8.5

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

12

12

12

HOT.

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

21

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

Dec.

14

14

14

18

16

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

18

16

Jan.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

. 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Feb.

47

225

72

48

36

30

28

25

24

22

114

312

232

211

291

290

209

189

160

144

131

1S1

253

162

136

119

115

106

96

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year!935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

90

83

83

79

75

75

72

67

66

66

62

61

60

60

58

56

55

54

51

50

51

51

50

55

54

52

51

50

50

65

122

Apr.

66

61

66

105

79

72

67

67

64

62

61

60

60

60

58

58

56

56

55

54

52

51

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

48

-

Secondfoot-days

306.5

421

469

24,852.5

448

3,958

1,974

1,789

1,099

637

282 . 0

141 . 9

105.1

11,630.5

May

46

43

43

42

41

40

40

33

38

37

37

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

31

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

Maximum

13

21

19

1,180

16

312

122

105

46

31

14

6.5

5.5

312

June

31

29

29

27

26

26

26

25

25

24

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

July

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

9

8

8

7.5

8

7.5

7.5

6

5.5

5.5

6

6

6.5

7.5

7.5

7

6

6

MJTi'tnnun

8

11

12

7

14

22

50

48

30

15

5.5

3.1

2.5

2.5

Aug.

6.5

6

5.5

5

4.9

4.6

4.6

5.5

6

6

5.5

5.5

5

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

lie an

9.89

14.0

15.1

68.1

14.5

136

63.7

59.6

35.5

21.2

9.10

4.58

3.50

31.8

Sept.

3.1

4.0

5

5.5

4.9

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

608

835

930

49,300

889

7,850

3,920

3,548

2,180

1,260

559

281

208

23,070
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 73

Bear Creek near Camp Rincon, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34U 14'30", long. 117°53'5", 500 feet above 

junction with Weat Fork of San Gabriel River and 1.2 milea west of Camp Rincon. 

Prior to Dec. 10, 1935, at site 14 miles upstream.

Drainage area.- 27.9 square miles. 26 square miles at former site.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1936. October 1929 to September 

I93b at site is miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during the period, 410 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height,

'1929-36:' Maximum discharge, 1,600 aecond-feet Jan. 1, 1934; no flow at times 

during 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record and discharge measurementa furniahed by 

Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through C. H. Howell, chief engineer. 

Discharge for Dec. 11 to Jan. 2 and May 22-27 computed on basia of 7 discharge 

records from nearby streams.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT. Dec.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3,9

3.9

3.9

3 9

sis

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

6

5

4.0

Jan.

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

4,2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

Feb.

8.5

83

22

15

13

10

9.5

8.5

e

7.5

52

156

106

95

127

122

82

71

55

45

44

47

136

69

52

44

42

37

32

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December 11-31 ... ........................

Calendar year ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

The peri od .............................

Mar.

28

26

25

22

20

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

IS

12

11

10

10

10

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

27

Apr.

16

15

16

25

20

18

18

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9

9

9

9

9

Secondfoot-days

82.1

121.5

1,599.0

469

404.0

193.0

102.7

26 .8

10 2

eU

May

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7

7

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5,5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

Maximum

-

4.4

156

OQCO

25

3.5

6

2.0

.4 

.3

June

5.5

6

6

5.5

5.5

5:5

5,5

5.5

5

5

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

z'.6 2 9

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

July

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.3

1,8

2.0

1.3

1,0

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.9

.8

.6

.6

Minimum

~

~

3 .4 7 5 10 '

g

5.5

X '.52 

.2 

.2

Aug.

0.4

.4

,4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Mean

~

3.91

3 . 92 

55.1

15,1 

13.5

6 . 23

3 42

.36

!21

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Run-off In 

acre-feet

163

£41

3,170

BOX

333

204

53

20 

13

5,980
74 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

North Fork of San Gabriel River at Camp Rincon, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14'50", long. 117°51'50", in NEJ sec. 19, T. 

2 N., R. 9 W., 0.7 mile above Junction with West Fork of San Gabriel River and 1 

mile north of Camp Rincon.

Drainage area.- 18.8 square miles.

Records -available.- October 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 5.00 feet); 

minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 7 (gage height. 4.09 feet).

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 276 second-feet Jan.. 1, 1934 (gage height, 5.80 feet); 

no flow Aug. 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnlshed by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through C. H. Howell, chief 

engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

a

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

.5 

.5

 :.5

.5

 : 5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

HOT.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4.5 

4.5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5

4.5 

4

4

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Dec.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

5 

5

5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5.5 

5.5 

6 

5 

5

Jan.

5 

5 

5 

4.5 

4.5

4 

4 

4 

4.5 

5

5 

5

5 

5 

5

5

5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Feb.

6.5 

29

12 

8.5 

8

7.5 

6.5

6 

5.5

5.5

18 

36 

31 

27 

33

34 

27 

27 

24 

21

IS 

18 

29 

22 

20

17 

16 

14 

13

Honth

Dot 

NOT

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Max 

Apt

^Jim

Ju] 

Auj 

Sei

1

nary

 ter year 1935-3

Mar.

12

12 

12 

12

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

8.5 

8

8 

7.5 

7.5 

8 

7.5

6.5 

6 

6 

6 

7.5 

14

Apr.

10 

1011

15 

12

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

6.5 

6.5

Secondfoot-days

134.5 

133.5 

153

4,090.5

143.5 

540 

288 

261 

16S.5 

130 

95.9 

68.0 

57.5

2,173.4

May

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

if fl H"T ni"w

5 

5 

6

76

5 

36 

14 

15 

6 

5.5 

4 

3.0 

2.6

36

June

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5 

5 

4.5

4.5 

4 

4 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4 

4 

4 

4

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

July

3.5 

4 

4 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

4

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.3 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

3.0 

3.0 

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0

Minimum

4 

4 

4.5

4

4 

5.5 

6 

6.5 

5 

3.5 

2.3 

1.6 

1.6

1.6

Aug.

3.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.6 

2.6

2.3 

2.3

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6

Mean

4.34 

4.45 

4.94

11.2

4.63 

IS. 6 

9.29 

8.70 

5.44 

4.33 

3.09 

2.19 

1.92

5.94

Sept.

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.3 

1.9

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.3 

2.3

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

2.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

267 

265 

303

S,110

285 

1,071 

571 

51S 

334 

258 

190 

135 

114

4,310
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 75

Azusa Canal near Azusa, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10'40", long. 117°52'15", in SWiSWi 

sec. 7, T. 1 N.,R. 9 W., at Morris Dam of city of Pasadena, 4 miles northeast 

of Azusa.

Records available.- January 1896 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 40 years, 46.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean dally discharge during year, 68.9 second-feet May 5. 

1896-1936: Maximum mean dally discharge, 97 second-feet Nov. 27, 1906; 

usually no flow for a few days each year.

Remarks.- Intake on San Gabriel River in SEiSEi sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 9 W. Water 

is used for power development and irrigation. During rainy season part of 

water from power plant Is wasted back into San Gabriel River below station. 

Records furnished by city of Pasadena.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

SS

23

2*

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32.4

31.2

31.4

30.5

28.1

28.9

27.7

25.9

25.5

24.5

25.4

27.0

31.1

28.6

31.5

31.4

25.6

24.1

24.1

25.7

24.9

24.6

21.1

21.1

20.6

20.9

22.2

22.0

23.6

24.6

25.4

HOT.

26.5

29.7

30.9

29.6

28.2

26.9

26.9

27.0

28.2

30.9

30.0

29.7

27.2

28.7

28.2

28.8

31.9

36.5

34.6

33.3

33.1

31.7

31.1

32.3

31.2

32.0

32.2

31,4

31.0

31.1

-

Dec.

31.0

30.8

31.5

35.5

35.4

34.6

34.3

34.8

33.1

32.9

32.3

32.0

32.1

32.2

32.4

33.1

30.5

32.3

30.5

29.6

29.1

29. 3

29.5

30.1

29.9

29.1

28.2

28.8

40.4

39.6

34.7

Jan.

33.3

32.3

31.8

31.7

31.3

31.0

31.2

31.4

31.1

31.0

31.8

31.6

30.9

' 31.0

30.9

30.2

30.0

29.4

31.1

29.3

28.9

29.7

30.0

27.2

27.6

27.8

26.8

27.8

29.0

28.1

26.6

Feb.

31.4

9.6

12 9

42!3

54.6

62.4

59.5

54.9

51.6

50.4

42.4

23.2

26.9

27.7

39.8

47.6

58.4

45.1

43.3

44.5

40.0

41.4

46.8

51.6

50.2

53.0

57.5

53.5

53.8

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

March .....................................

April. . ...................................

lUy... ....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935*-; 6......................

Mar.

52.6

55.4

54.7

56.5

61.2

72.1

74.8

81.4

86.7

88.1

87.6

88.2

88.4

88.4

83 .4

88.4

88.5

88.5

88.5

88.5

88.5

88.4

88.5

88.5

88.4

88.4

88.4

88.4

88.4

88.4

57.5

Apr.

81.1

85.2

86.0

54.1

53.3

49.0

44.7

43.1

52.4

56.2

65.4

79.9

88.3

88.4

82,1

88.2

88.5

85.3

88.5

88.5

87.0

81,8

83,3

84.0

84,7

88.3

85.1

84,7

86.5

86.7

Secondfoot-days

811.6

912.8

1,000.1

23,061.7

931.8

1,276,3

2,508.7

2,300.3

2,429.4

1 j380 v9

704 4

460 '.1

336.6

15,053,0

May

86.9

87.3

87.8

88,6

88.9

88.8

88.6

88.5

87.7

86.3

84.9

83,9

82.2

80,3

79.4

78.8

78.0

76.9

76.6

76.0

74.0

71.1

68.7

67.1

66.9

68.2

69.6

67.9

66.4

66.3

66.8

Mq -rl yniffi

32.4

38,5

40,4

89.2

33.3

62.4

88.5

88.5

88.9

66,7

31.8

19.9

15.4

88.9

June

66.6

66.7

66.1

64.8

61.4

59.2

58.9

57.2

54.8

52.1

48.0

47.5

46.3

45.1

44.1

43.6

42.5

40.8

38.1

38.7

38.8

36.7

36.1

34.6

32.2

32.1

31.6

33.1

31.3

31.9

July

31.8

30.4

30.3

29.6

28.4

25.5

25.4

24.8

25.6

27.2

30.2

29.1

23.2

20,4

18.5

17.4

16.6

19.8

21.3

20.8

17.9

16.5

18.3

16.0

18.4

20,5

22.5

21.4

20.5

18,0

18.1

Minimum

20.6

26.5

28.2

20.6

26.6

9.6

52.6

43.1

66.3

31.3

16.0

10.0

8.5

8.5

Aug.

18.1

17.6

17.0

17.2

16.5

15.9

16,2

18.0

19,9

19.7

18.7

17.7

15.9

12.4

15.2

15.6

14.8

14.5

14.3

12.3

13,8

13.4

13.8

10.0

12.4

11.5

10.6

12.6

12.0

12.3

10'. 2

Mean

26.18

30.43

32.26

63.18

30.06

44.01

80.93

76.68

78.37

46.03

22.72

14.84

11.22

41.13

Sept.

10. S

10.3

14.6

15.3

15.4

14.0

12.7

10.3

10.5

10.3

8.5

11.6

13.3

12.2

12.2

10.3

9.6

10.4

11.6

12.2

9.4

10.0

10.6

9.4

9.3

10.7

11.0

9.8

9.7

10,1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,610

1,811

1,984

45,743

1,848

2,532

4,976

4,563

4,819

2,739

1,397

913

668

29,860
76 SAN GABRIEL RIVKR BASIN 

Rogers Creek near Azusa, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°9 t 55", long. 117°54'20", in NWiNWi sec. 23, 

T- 1 N., R. 10 W., half a mile above mouth of creek and 2| miles north of Azusa. 

Altitude, about 800 feet.

Drainage area.- 6.4 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1936. 1916 to June 1917, discharge

measurements only.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 2.30 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 520 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 5.80 

feet,); no flow for part of year.

1917-36: Maximum discharge, about 2,600 second-feet Apr. 7, 1926; no flow 

several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. All water diverted above station at times. Results of several 

discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District.

Discharge, in second-feet, Hater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1

.1 .1

0

.1 .1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1.2 

.6 

.3

Jan.

0.2

.1.1

0

.1

.1 .1 .1 .1

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1

0

Feb.

6.5 

33 

3.2 

1.7 

.9

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

32 

44 

29 

34 

38

47 

26 

20 

14 

10

9 

8 

47 

20 

16

12 

9.5 

8 

7

Month

Oot 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma;

JUT

Jul

Aug 

Sej

1

ember. .................................

alendar year 1935. .....................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

6.5 

6

5.5 

5 

4.5

4.1 

3.9 

3.6 

3.3

3.0

2.6 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.8 

2.1 

1.5 

2.0 

. 2.2

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.9 

12

Apr.

3.8 

2.6 

2.8 

20 

11

S 

7 

6 

5.5 

4.3

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0

2.7 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

2,1

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

Secondfoot-days

0 

.6 

2.1

620.7

3.0 

477.0 

92.6 

117.4 

IS. 9 

1.9 

0 

0 

0

713.5

May

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

1.0

.9 

.8 

.6

.5 

.5

.5 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

,5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

Maximum

0 

.1 

1.2

116

.2 

47 

12 

20 

1.3 

.2 

0 

0 

0

47

June

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

 0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

MiuisnuH

0 

0 

0

0

0 

.3 

1.0 

1.6 

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.02 

.07

2.26

.10 

16.4 

1 99 3,'gi

.61 

.06 

0 

0 

0

1.95

Sept.

Run-off In 

aere-feet

0 

1.2 

4.2

1,630

6.0 

946 

184 

233 

37 

3.8 

0 

0 

0

1,420
SAN QABRIEL RIVER BASIN 77

Fish Creek near Duarte, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10'0", long. 117°55'25'1 > In SWjSVf£ sec. 15, 

T. 1 N., R. 10 W., three-quarters of a mile above mouth of canyon and 3 miles 

northeast of Duarte. Altitude, about 1,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 6.5 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1916, July 1917 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 3.39 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 676 second-feet Feb. 2; minimum, 0.2 

second-foot Oct. 10.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, about 2,180 second-feet Apr. 4, 1925; no flow 

during periods In 1919-21, 1924, 1929-30.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions or regulation above station. Drainage from 

!Tunnel being constructed In this canyon for Metropolitan Water District was 

wasted down Fish Creek after Dec. 25. Discharge Interpolated'June 18. Los 

Angeles County Flood Control District furnished results of several discharge 

measurements.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

0.4

.6

.5

.5

,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.6

.8

.5

.4

,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

,4

.4

.4

.4

.5

,5

.5

HOT.

0.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

,8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

,5

.5

.5

.5

,5

-

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.8

,7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.&

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.4

2.5

1.4

Irl

Jan.

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

.4

.4

F«b.

6.5

59

6

5.6

2.6

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.8

58

80

71

63

47

79

42

27

22

15

12

12

61

27

19

14

13

12

10

*.

-

Month

October. ..................................

Marcn. ....................................

April. . ...................................

toy... ....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36 ......................

Mar.

9.5

9

8

7.5

7

6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

6

4.S

4.6

5

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.5

4.6

4.8

5

4.5

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

10

26

Apr.

7

6

10

32

16

11

9.5

9

9

7.5

6

5.6

5.5

6

5

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.6

5

4.8

4,8

4,5

4,5

4,2

4,2

3,9

3.9

4.2

3.9

-

Secondfoot -days

13.7

15.1

23.7

1,347.5

34.2

770.9

196.5

212.9

92.7

71.7

74.4

61.8

85.1

1,652.7

May

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2*8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2,8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

Mn-y^TTP^Bl

0 8

»8

2.5

160

1.4

80

26

32

3.7

3 .7

3 2

2 5 s!?

80

June

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

l.S

1.9

2.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

-

July

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

s.s

2.S

2.5

2.S

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

Minimum

0.3

.4

.5

.1

.9

1.5 4 5

3*9 2 5

ii? 1.9

1.7

2.3

.3

Aug.

1.9

1.9

1.9

l.S

i.e

1.8

1.7

1.7

l.S

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

l.S

l.S

1.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

Mean

0.44

.50

.76

3.69

1.10

36 .6

6.34

7.10 2 99

2 39

2^40

1*99

2^84

4.52

Sept.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.S

2.S

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.2 '6.0

3.7

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

27

30

47

2,670

68

1,630 

390

422

184

142

148

123

169

3,280
78 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

Sawplt Creek near Monrovia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10'20", long. 117°59'25", In NW|SWi sec. 

13, T. 1 N., R. 11 w., 0.2 mile below Junction of two main branches and 2 miles 

north of Monrovia.

Drainage area.- 5.3 square miles at old location, three-eighths of a mile upstream. 

Records available.- November 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 0.93 second-foot. Average combined discnarge or creek and Monrovia pipe line, 19 years (1917-36), 2.12 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 202 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

3.60 feet); no flow for several months.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, about 2,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1926, estimated 

from flow of Rogers Creek; no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Regulation at flood-control dam above gage and diversions 

by city of Monrovia. See record for Monrovia pipe line near Monrovia. Los 

Angeles County Flood Control District furnished results of several discharge 

measurements.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.4

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.7 

.3

HOT.

0.1 

.3 

.4 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

0 

.7 

.7 

0 

0

0 

.1

.1 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.7 

.2 

0

Jan. Feb.

0.1 

S 

1.9 

1.0 

.6

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1 

6.5

5 

12 

14 

24 

18

25 

17 

8 

7 

6

6 

8 

16 

12 

5.5

4.8 

1.1

1.4 

1.3

Month

Oet 

Not 

Dee

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Au« 

Sep

1

alendar year 1935......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.1

.9 

.S 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4

.4 

.7

.6 

.9 

.7 

.8 

.7

.6

.6 

.8 

.6 

.6

3.7

Apr.

2.1 

1.4 

4.2 

9.8 

5

3.9 

3.2 

2.S 

2.« 

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

1.3 

.4 

.2

.1 

.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.0

Secondfoot-days

2.0 

2.7 

.9

238.4

0 

207.9 

30.5 

60.0 

12.2 

7.6 

1.8 

0 

.3

325.9

May

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.S 

.S 

.8 

.8

.3

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M*aTliniTm

0.7 

.7 

.7

28

0 

25 

3.7 

9.8 

1.0 

2.5 

.2 

0 

.2

25

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.6

2.3 

1.1 

0 

0 

.4

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0

0 

0

0

0

.1

.3 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0.06 

.09 

.03

.65

0 

7.17 

.93 

2.00 

.39 

.25 

.08 

0 

.01

.89

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4.0 

5.4 

l.S

474

0 

412 

60 

119 

24 

15 

3.6 

0 

.6

645
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 79

Combined discharge. In second-feet, of Sawplt Creek and Monrovia pipe line near Monrovia, Oallf., 

for water year October 1935 to September 1936.

Day

1 

Z

s

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

82 

83 

84

85

86 

87 

88 

89

so

31

oot.

0.5

Q

.9 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

.9 

1.2

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.6 

1.1

Nov.

0.9

.9 

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8 

1,0

.8

1.5 

1.5 

.8

.9 

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Dec.

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

g

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

,9 

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.1

Jan.

1.1

1,1 

1.1

1.1

1,1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1,1

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

l.J. 

l.l

Fob.

0,1

1.6 

1.2

.7

6.5

5 

12

24 

18.0

25 

17.6 

8.6 

7.6

5.6 

6.6

6.1

5.4 

1.7 

2.0 

1.9

Month

Oot 

Noi

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

API 

Ma, 

Jux 

Jul Aue

Bej 

1

alendar yaarigs

atar year 1935- 56. . *

Mar.

2,1

2.7 

2.6

2.6 

2 V

2.8

2.8 

2.T

2.3 

1.9

1.9 

2.3 

2.5 

2,3

2.3 

2.8 

2 4

2.1

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

2.5 

2*3 

4.3

Apr.

2.7 

2 0

10.4 

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.4 

4.3

2.5 

2.3

2.0 

3.0 

3.7 

3.7

3)2

3.2

3.2 

3.4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.1

Secondfoot -day a

26.3 

29.1 

30.6

633.4

34.1 

220.7 

78.1 

115.0 

68.4 

50.3 

34.7 

27.9 

27.3

742,5

May

3.1

3.0 

2.8

2."7

2.V

2

>7

2,7

2.7 

2.7

2.5 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2,0 

1.9

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Ifqylflpinn

1,5 

1.5 

1.6

4,4

1.1 

25 

4.3 

10.4 

3.1 

3.8 

1.3 

.9 

1.1

25

June

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

2.1

3.8 

2.6

1,5 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.8

1.6

1,6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

July

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1,2

1.1 

1,1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Minimum

0,5 

.8 

.9

.6

1.1 

.1 

1.9 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3 

.9 

,9 

.9

.1

Aug.

0.9

9 

3 

3

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

g

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

,9

.9 

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Mean

0.85 

.97 

.99

1.74

1.1 

7.61 

2,62 

3.83 

2,21 

1.68 

1.12 

.9 

.91

2.03

Sept.

0.9

.9 

,9 

.9

.9

.9

1,1

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

,9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9

.9

,9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Run-off In 

aore-feet

52 

58

61

1,260

68 

438 

155 

228 

136 

100 

69 

55 

54

1,470
80 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

Monrovia pipe line near Monrovia, Calif.

Location.- staff gage and weirs, lat. 34°10'0", long. 117°59'40", near southwest corner 

sec. 13, T. -1 N. , R. 11 W. , 300 feet above settling reservoir at mouth of Sawpit 

uanyon and li miles north of Monrovia. Altitude, 970 feet.

Records available.- May 1916 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1.24 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum daily discharge during year, 2.6 second-feet Apr. 8 and 10: no flow 

Fet>.~l, 9-12, 14-16.

1916-36: Maximum daily discharge, 6.1 second-feet May 9, 1922; no flow at 

numerous times.

Remarks.- Records good. Monrovia pipe line furnishes part of water supply of Monrovia. 

It diverts from two branches of Sawpit Creek. Most of this water is collected by 

tunnels driven into side of canyon. Gape-height record furnished by city of 

Monrovia.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.3 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

NOT.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Dec.

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.1 

1.1

Jan.

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Feb.

0 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

.6 

.6 

0 

0

0 

0 

.8 

0 

0

0 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

Month

Oot 

No-5 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 192 

uary .

t ember. ................................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

0.6 

.6 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

1.9

1.6

1.6 

2.0 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.4

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

1.7 

.6

Apr.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

2.6 

2.5 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

2.1

1.9 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

Secondfoot-daya

24.3 

26.4 

29.7

395.4

34.1 

12.8 

47.6 

55.0 

56.8 

42.7 

32.9 

27.9 

27.0

416.6

May

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1 9

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Maximum

0.8 

1.1

1.1

3.4

1.1 

.8 

2.1 

2.6 

2.1 

1.5 

1.1 

.9 

.9

2.6

June

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

July

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.- 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Minimum

0.3 

.8 

.9

0

1.1 

0 

.6 

.6 

1.5 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9

0

Aug.

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Mean

0.78 

.88 

.96

1.08

1.10 

.44 

.54 

.83 

.81 

.42 

.06 

.9 

.9

1.14

Sept.

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

48 

52 

59

784

68 

25 

94 

109 

111 

85 

65 

55 

54

825
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 81

San Dimas Creek near San Dlmas, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°8'45", long. 117°46'35", in SWiNEi sec. 25,

 T. IN., R. 9 W., at mouth-of San Dimas Canyon, 3 miles northeast of San Dimas. 

Altitude, about 1,245 feet.

Drainage area.- 18.3 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1916, discharge measurements only; December 

1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 3.41 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 152 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height,

 2T22~feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot at times.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet Feb. 9, 1922; no flow for 

several months nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records good. Flood-control dam above gage regulates flow. San Dimas

 Water Co. diverts Just below gage for irrigation. Results of several discharge 

measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District.

Discharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.3 

3.4 

2.4 

2.1 

2.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

1.8 

1.7

1.3 

.9 

.9 

.6 

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

Hov.

0.8 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

Dec.

.1 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

 .1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3 

.2 

.2

Jan.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.2 

.6 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

,2 

.2 

.2 

.2

7.5 

12 

7 

4.0 

6

22 

22 

19 

19 

22

11 

11 

15 

14 

11

10 

9.5 

9.5 

3.8

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar

API 

Haj 

Jux 

Jul 

Aue 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

alendar year 193

UMTT. .......

y. .....................................

ater year 1935.3

Mar.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.4 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.4 

.7 

.6

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

1.6

Apr.

0.7 

.5 

.8 

2.8

1.4

1.0 

.8 

.7 

36 

74

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

l.C

.9 

.6 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Secondfoot-days

30.11 

3.35 

3.75

1,004.91

3.03 

237.8 

19.3 

132.5 

142.3 

100.0 

112.2 

17.77 

.88

802.99

May

0.5 

.5

1.7 

2.6 

2.7

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

3.2 

4.6 

6 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7.5 

7 

4.2 

3.1

3.1 

3.1

Maximum

4.3 

.8 

.3

14

.2 

22

1.6 

74 

7.5 

3.8 

4.4 

3.1

74

June

3.3 

3.3

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.5 

3.4

3,4 

3.3 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9

2.9 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8

2.8 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6

July

3.5

3.5 

3.4 

3.2 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.3

4.4 

4.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.3

4.2 

4.1 

4.1 

4.0 

3.9

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2

Minimum

-

-

0.2 

.4 

.4 

.5 

2 . 8 

3.1

-

Aug.

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.6

1.8 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.97 

.11 

.12

2.75

.10 

8.2 

.62 

4.42 

4.59 

3.33 

3.62 

.573 

.029

2.19

Sept.

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

60 

6.6 

7.4

1,990

6.0 

472 

38 

263 

282 

198 

223 

35 

1.7

1,590

Note.- Discharge leas than 0.1 aeoond-foot on days for which no discharge is given. 

146163 O 37 6
82 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

Dalton Creek near Glendora, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°9'20", long. 117°49'50", In center of 

sec. 21, T. 1 N., R. 9 W., at Glendora Irrigation Co.'s dam a quarter of a mile 

above mouth and 2i miles northeast of Glendora. Altitude, about 1,150 feet.

Drainage area.- 7.5 square miles.

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1920-36), 0,97 second-foot.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 120 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 

1.64 feet); no flow for parts of several months.

1919-36: Maximum discharge, 660 second-feet Feb. 16, 1927 (gage height, 

3.30 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Glendora Irrigation Co. diverts above gage through a 10- 

inch pipe line. A 12-Inch pipe line diverts water just belowgage. Storage 

at flood-control dam about 1 mile upstream. Results of several discharge 

measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

1.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

5

4.0

4.0

4.0

6

4.0

3.1

2.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

5

3.1

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January. ...................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-C56. .....................

Mar.

 o.e

.8

.s

.8

.8

.7

,7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

1.2

Apr.

0.8

.5

.8

2.7

2.0

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

,3

.4

.3

Secondfoot -day a

2.0

0

0

116.2

0

64.3

14.3

17.0

6.3

1.4

1.3

.8

0

107.4

May

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.0

.9

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Maximum

0.1

0

0

5

0

10

1 2

2!?

2.0

.1

1.0

.5

0

10

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.0

Ml r> 1 fmirn

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0.5

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

Mean

0.06

0

0

.32

0

2.22

.46

.20

.05 

 04

!o3

0

.29

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4.0

0

0

230

0

128

28

34

12

2.6

1.6 

0

213
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 83

Little Balton Creek near Glendora, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°9'30", long. 117°50'15", in SEi sec. 20, T. 1 

 N., R. 9 W., 500 feet above mouth of Little Dalton Canyon and 2 miles northeast of 

Glendora.

Drainage area.- 3.3 square miles.

Records available.- January 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 118 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 1.75 feet); 

no flow most of year.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 201 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934; no flow for several 

months each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through C. H. Howell, chief 

engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

0 

0

Jan. Feb.

0.4 

10 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

19 

11 

13 

11

9

11 

7 

7 

2.9 

2.3

2.1

1.5 

17 

6.5 

4.4

3.3 

2.3

1.9 

1.7

Month.

Oct 

Hers 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Max 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sej

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

3.1 

4.4

Apr.

2.3

1.2 

7 

15 

7

2.9 

2.3 

1.9 

1.7 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

.2

193.4

0 

144.4 

26.0 

60.8 

2.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

234.0

May

0.8 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

llaTHjmim

0 

0 

.2

26

0 

19 

4.4 

15 

.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

19

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

.4 

.7 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

.006

.53

0 

4.98 

.84 

2.03 

.08 

0 

0 

0 

0

.64

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0

.4

383

0 

286 

52 

121 

5.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

465
84 SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN

Brea CreeK at Fullerton, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33 0 52'25", long. 117°55'40", in San Juan Cajon 

de Santa Ana grant, on Ford Avenue Bridge, at Fullerton, Orange County. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1955, gage locate! half a mile upstream.

Drainage area.- 26.4 square miles at present site. About 26.2 square miles (revised) 

at site used prior to Oct. 1, 1935.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Orange County Flood Control District, through M. N. 

Thompson, chief engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, Water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

c

0

0

.3

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0.3

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

50

6.5

16

4.7

34

1.4

.9

0

0

0

0

1.4

.4

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March, ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

August ....................................

September. ................................

Water year 1935-3

 1 

Mar. | Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

Secondfoot-days

0.3

0

0

88.4

0

132.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

132.9

Hay

Maximum

0.3

0

0

26

0

50

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0.01

0

0

.24

0

4.57

.007

0

0

0

0

0

0

.36

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0.6

0

0

175

0

263

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

264
SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN 85

Carbon Creek at Olinda, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°5S'gO", long. 117°50'40", in San Juan Cajon 

de Santa Ana grant, on Golden Avenue bridge li miles south of Olinda, Orange County. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1935, at site 1 mile upstream.

Drainage area.- 20.0 square miles; 19.1 square miles, former site. 

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 330 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 3.20 

feet); no flow most of year.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 728 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934; no flow most of each 

year.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Orange County Flood Control District, through M. N. 

Thompson, chief engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

3.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.5

29

3.2

8

2.9

1?

0

2.2

0

0

0

0

4.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January ...................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

June ......................................

July......................................

Water year 1935-36....... ...............

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

SO. 7

0

74.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

74.7

May

Maximum

0

0

0

16

0

29

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug. Sept.

Mean

0

0

c

.084

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

61

0

148

0

0

C

0

0

0

0

148
86 LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN

Los Angeles River at Los Angeles, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°4'50", long. 118°13'35", on Figueroa Street 

Bridge (formerly Dayton Avenue), Los Angeles, and 0.1 mile above junction with 

Arroyo Seco.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 second-feet Mar. 30; minimum, 0.4 

second-foot Sept. 27.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934 (gage height, 16.4 

feet); no flow for several periods most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for low stages, which are fair. Gage-height record 

 ana~results of discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control 

District, through C. H. Howell, chief engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

60

31

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

HOT.

1.0

1.1

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

17

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

-

Dec.

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.e

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.C

.0

.0

.1

.3

.2

.9

1.1

Jan.

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.0

.9

.9

.9

1.6

1.2

1.3

Feb.

24

104

10

4.0

2.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.0

108

322

172

144

123

211

30

76

28

26

28

38

144

33

24

16

13

11

13

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-;56. .....................

Mar.

9.5

8.5

8

8.5

8

7

6.5

13

16

8.5

10

6

6

4.3

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.1

7

3.5

1.8

1.0

1.0

3.5

162

180

Apr.

10

4.6

63

51

8.5

6

5

3.1

2.4

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

4.3

5.5

9

13

12

15

15

16

17

17

17

15

12

12

12

11

10

-

Secondfoot-days

27.8

40.4

30.4

4,736.6

28.9

1,709.2

494.6

378.6

70.2

39.4

42.8

25. 5

19.5

2,907.3

May

9

7

6

5

4

2

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

Maximum

1.4

17

4.2

568

1.6

322

180

63

9

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

322

June

.2

.2

.4

.6

.6

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

July

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.8

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.8

.3'.8

.8

.6

.4

:'.2 .3

.0

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.1

.0

Minimum

0.6

.6

.6

.1

.8

.8

1.0

2.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.4

.5

.4

Aug.

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

Mean

0.90

1.35

.98

13.0

.93

58.9

16.0

12.6

2.26

1.31

1.38

.82

.65

7.94

Sept.

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

.6

.6

.5

.5

r

[5

.5

.6

.6

Run-off In 

acre-feet

55

80

60

9,390

57

3,390

981

751

139

78

85

51

39

5,770
LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN 87 

Haines Creek near Tujunga, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15'50", long. 118"16'15", in SWjNWi sec. 17 

(revised), T. 2 N., R. 13 W., 800 feet above mouth of canyon and 1J- miles northeast 

of Tujunga. Altitude, about 2,200 feet.

Drainage area.- 1.2 square miles.

Records available.- February 1917 to September 1934, October 1935 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 0.11 second-foot.

Extremes.- 1917-34, 1935-36: Maximum stage, 11.0 feet Jan. 1, 1934 (discharge not determined); no flow for periods nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records of daily discharge not sufficiently accurate to warrant publication. 

Monthly records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Month

April

Water year 1935-36.

Second- , 

foot-days

0.155 

.180 

.155 

.124 

4.11 

.627 

.210 

.151 

.090 

0 

0 

0

5.802

laximum

0 

0 

0

-

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

*0 

*

*

0 

0 

0

.005 

.006 

.005 

.004 

.142 

.02 

.007 

.005 

.003

Run- off in 

acre-feet

0.31 

.36 

.31 

.25 

6.15 

1.24 

.42 

.29 

.18 

0 

0 

0

11.5

sEstimated.
00 LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN

Arroyo Seoo near Pasadena, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°13'20", long 118"10'40", near north line

or sec. 31, T. 2 N. , R. 12 W., li miles above mouth of Mi Hard Canyon and 5i

miles northwest of Pasadena. Altitude, about 1,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 16.4 square miles.

Records available.- December 1910 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- £2 years (1913-15, 1916-36), 3.40 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 706 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

5720feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot at numerous times.

1910-36: Maximum discharge, about 5,630 second-feet Feb. 20, 1914 (gage 

height, 12.5 feet); practically no flow for several months nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge July 6-14, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 computed on basis 

of seven discharge measurements and partial gage-height records.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

£3 

24 

25

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

0.3 

.4

.5 

,5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.5 

.7 

.9

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.7

Nov.

0.8 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

'.5

.5 

.6 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

2.S 

2.2 

1.6 

1.4

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Dec.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.9

1.1 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Jan.

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 1 .4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.2 

2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.0 

.9 

.9 

.8

.8

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2

Feb.

5.8 

73 

11 

2.8 

2.0

3.6 

2.8 

1.8 

3.6

4.3

73

191 

67 

107 

94

111 

56 

43 

34 

23

18 

19 

67 

41 

29

22

21 

19 

15

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

MaxApr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. .................................

alendar year 1935. .....................

uary

11................ .....................

ater year 1935-3

 -

Mar.

14 

13 

12

11 

9

8.5 

8 

8 

8 

7.5

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6

6

5.5 

5.5 

5,5 

5

5 

5 

5 

6

5.5

5 

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

11 

26

Apr.

11 

7.5 

8 

17 

10

7.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

4.7 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

o.9 

3.9 

3.9

Secondfoot-days

14.5 

27.1 

40.0

3,060.9

36.8 

1,160.7 

241.0 

179.6 

75.3 

36.0 

6.6 

3,1 

3.0

1,823.7

May

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8

2.0 

2.5 

2.1 

2.0 

2.1 

2.2

Maximum

0.9 

2.3 

2.1

274

1.6 

191 

26 

17 

3.6 

2.5 

.3 

.1 

.1

191

tTune

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.1 

2.0

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

1.8

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

July

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

'.5 

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

. 1

Minimum

0.3 

.5 

,9

.1

.8 

1.8 

4.4 

3.9

1.7 

.3

.1

.1 

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.47 

.90 

1.29

8.39

1.19 

40.0 

7.77 

5.99 

2.43 

1.20 

.21 

.10 

.10

4.98

Sept.

o.:

Run-off in 

acre-feet

29 

54

79

6,070

73 

2,300 

478 

356 

149 

71 

13 

6.1 

6.0

3,610
LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN 

Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11'30", long, 118°1'0", in SWiNEi sec. 

10, T. 1 N., R. 11 W., at head of Hermits Falls, 4 miles northeast of Sierra 

Madre. Altitude, about. 1,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 10.5 square miles.

Records available.- July 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 4.40 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 349 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

4.b2 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot at numerous times.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, about 1,400 second-feet Apr. 7, 1926 (gage 

height, 10.7 feet); practically no flow Aug. 18 to Sept. 14, 1929.

Remarks.- Records g-ood. Discharge interpolated Dec. 15-17. Wo diversions above 

sTaTion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October19S5 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

BO

21

B2

23

24

Ufa

26

27

2«

29

3U

31

Oct.

0.9

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.6

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

. 7

.9

.9

.9

NOT.

0.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

l.C

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 -

Dec.

0.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

l.C

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

Jan.

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

Feb.

8,5

49

8.5

5

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

31

96

58

57

54

57

36

30

23

19

16

17

36

23

21

18

17

15

13

_

-

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

May. ......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

13

12

11

11

10

9.5

9

8.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

5.5

5.5

5

5

4.8

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.5

5

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

8

24

Apr.

9.5

3

9.5

22

15

11

9.5

3.5

7.5

7

6.5

0.5

6

6

3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.3

4.8

4.6

4.2

Secondfoot-days

31.3

34.7

2,022.1

£13 5

8.4

1,467,5

May

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

5.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

Maximum

1 3

1.8

2.8

153

.0

96

June

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1. 2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

July

0.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

Minimum

.8

.9

.5

1 9

4 2

2 2

.2

.2

Aug.

0.4

.3

. 3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

. 3

.3

. 5

. 2

.2

Mean

1.12

5.54

1 34

1 52

.28

4.01

Sept.

0.2

.3

.5

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

>4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 £

.2

.2

.2

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

69

4,010

423

90

37

17

2,920
90 LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN 

Little Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11'15", long. 118°2'35", near center of 

NWt sec. 9, T. IN., R. 11 W., 2 miles northeast of Sierra Madre. Altitude, 

about 2,200 feet.

Drainage area.- 1.9 square miles.

Records available.- April 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1916-25, 1926-36), 0.632 second-foot.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42 secondTfeet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

1.80 feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot at times during October and 

September.

1916-36: Maximum stage, 11.75 feet Apr. 7, 1926 (discharge, not determined): 

no flow during periods in 1919, 1924, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet*.water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Nov.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.2

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.5 

.4 

 _3

Jan.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

Feb.

0.7 

2.8 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

3.6 

9.5 

9 

7.5 

7.5

9 

6 

5 

3.9 

3.1

2.9 

3.4 

3.7 

2.9 

2.8

2.6 

2.5 

2.3

2.1

Month

Oct 

Non 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jiin 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

K

alendar year 1935. .....................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7

.& 

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.2 

2.8

Apr.

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

2.1 

1.6

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Secondfoot-days

2.91 

3.3 

5.0

268.01

5.9 

96.4 

29.4 

27.6 

14.7 

7.8 

3.5 

1.45 

.60

198.56

May

0.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Maximum

0.1 

.3 

.5

17

.2 

9.5 

2.8 

2.1 

.6 

.4 

.2

9.5

June

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum

0.1 

.1

_

.1 

.4 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.2 

.1

-

Aug.

Mean

0.094 

.11 

.16

.73

.19 

3.32 

.95 

.92 

.47 

.26 

.11 

.047 

.02

.543

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5.8 

6.5 

9.9

531

12 

191 

58 

55 

29 

15 

6.9 

2.9 

1.2

393

Hote.- Discharge less than 0.1 second-foot on days for which no discharge is given.
LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN 91

Eaton Creek near Pasadena, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11'40", long. 118°6'15", In SEi sec. 2, 

T. IN., R. 12 W., at mouth of canyon, Just above Mount Wilson toll bridge and 

4 miles northeast of Pasadena. Altitude, 1,230 feet.

Drainage area.- 6.5 square miles.

Records available.- March 1918 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1.94 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 143 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

2.85 feet); no flow for several months.

1918-36: Maximum discharge, about 1,360 second-feet Apr. 7, 1926 (gage 

height, 5.0 feet); no flow for periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Water diverted above station by city of Pasadena Is not 

included In tables of dally and monthly discharge; record of diversion furnished 

by city. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles 

County Flood Control District.

Monthly diversion, in acre-feet, from Eaton- Creek 

try city of Pasadena, water year 1935-36

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

27

37

42

45

146

190

201

May

June

July

August

September

The year

105

66

32

18

14

925

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

1.1

27

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

46

49

38

41

40

21

16

9.5

6.5

5.5

4.3

24

11

6.5

4.7

3.1

5.1

1.3

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July ......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

2.1

1.9

1.1

0

.3

.9

.3

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

22

Apr.

0.5

0

.5

10

3.3

.6

.3

1.8

1.8

1.0

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

317.6

0

384.6

30.9

20.7

0

0

0

0

0

436.2

May

Maximum

0

0

0

75

0

49

22

10

0

0

0

0

0

49

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

.87

. 0

13.5

1.00

.69

0

0

0

0

0

1.19

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

650

0

765

61

41

0

0

0

0

0

865
92 SANTA CLARA. RIVER BASIN

Plru Creek near Piru, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'30", long. 118°45'45", in southern part 

or Temescal grant, about If miles northeast of Piru and 2 miles above Junction with 

Santa Clara River, Ventura County. Altitude, about 780 feet.

Drainage area.- 432 square miles.

Records available.- October 1911 to September 1913, October 1934 to September 1936. 

October 19S7 to September 1934 at site at Piru, l£ miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 3.9 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot at various times during August and September.

1911-13, 1927-36: Maximum discharge, 15,800 second-feet Feb. 9, 1932; no flow 

during parts of some years.

Remarks.- Records good. Doheny ditch diverts above station. Piru Water Co. diverts 

Below station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

V

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.9

i.O

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

L.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

NOT.

1.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

i.8

i.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

i.8

1.8

1.8

6.5

17

5.5

3.9

6.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

-

Dec.

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.S

5

5

5

s.'s 5.5

6

6

6

6

6

6

16

12

9.5

Jan.

7.5

7.5

7

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

7

6.5

7

7

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6.5

Feb.

109

469

156

59

38

29

23

20

18

18

107

450

368

185

355

327

235

247

160

127

102

120

433

227

144

107

91

77

67

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January ...................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36 ......................

Mar.

59

52

46

42

39

38

35

34

33

31

30

28

27

26

25

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

23

27

21

20

18

18

34

150

Apr.

43

35

33

40

37

31

26

23

21

20

18

18

16

16

16

15

Ib

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

-

Secondfoot-days

25.6

90 3

173! 3

14,769.9

199.0

4,868

1,023

599

117.8

38.6

20.1

16.0

17.5

7,188.2

May

10

10

9

8

6

7

6

4.6

4.4

3.8

3.6

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2,4

1.6

.9

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

Maximum

1.4

17

16

1,180

7.5

469

150

43

10

3.2

1.4

.7

.7

469

June

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.8

3.2

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

-

July

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

Minimum

0.5

1.1

3.4

.3

6

18

18

12

.9

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Mean

0.83

3.01

5.59

40.5

6.42

168

33.0

"20. 0

3.80

1.29

.65

.52

.58

19.6

Sept.

0.4

.4

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

51

179

344

29,300

395

9,650

2,030

1,190

234

77

40

32

35

14,260
SANTA CLARA RIVER BASIN

Hopper Creek near Piru, Calif. 

<

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°19'0", long. 118°49'40", on south line of

 mi sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 19 W., at highway bridge 2 miles southwest of Piru.

Drainage area.- 23.0 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1932, October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 810 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 5.60

 feet): no flow for several months.

1930-32, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, 5,300 second-feet Dec. 31, 1933 (gage 

height, 9.10 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Ventura County Water Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2.0 

5.5 

.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

4.7 

1.4 

.2

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 '0 

0 

0 

0

.3 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

Feb.

76 

150 

7 

1.4

1.1

.8 

.4 

.5 

.2 

.1

55 

150 

34 

38 

40

96 

13 

28

11 

5.5

4.0 

34 

50 

12 

7

4.9 

4.5 

3.7 

3.3

Month

Oc

Noi 

De<

(

Jai 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju] 

Auf 

Sej

J

jernber. .................................

ialendar year 19; 

luary . ...

 11. ....................................

ater year l935_^

Mar.

2.9 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

.9 

.2 

2.0 

2.6

1.0 

.0 

.6 

.3 

9.5 

32

Apr.

5.1 

2.7 

5.4 

12

5

4.0 

2.2 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

Secondfoot-days

0 

7.8 

6.3

657.8

.5 

811.0 

85.5 

49.2 

3.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

963.9

May

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

5.5 

4.7

123

.3 

150 

32

12 

.4 

0 

0

0 

0

150

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.26 

.20

1.80

.16 

28.0 

2.76 

1.64 

.12 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.63

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

15 

12

1,300

1.0 

1,610 

170 

98 

7.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,910
94 SANTA CLARA RIVER BASIN

Sespe Creek near Fillmore, Calif.

>

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26'55", long. 118°55'35", in NEi sec. 12, 

T. 4 N., R. 20 W., 0.1 mile below junction with Little Sespe Creek and 3i miles 

north of Fillmore. Altitude, about 590 feet.

Drainage area.- 257 square miles (at former site).

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1936. Comparable records obtained 

September 1911 to September 1913, October 1927 to November 1934 at site at Sespe, 

3 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

6.4^ feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot at numerous times.

1911-13, 1927-36: Maximum discharge, about 34,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1933; 

no flow at times during most years.

Remarks.- Records good. About 3,500 acre-feet diverted by Fillmore Irrigation Co. 

1 mile above station (see miscellaneous measurements).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

HOT.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.4

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4

.4 

11 

19 

12 

10

9.5 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Dec.

9

9 

11 

17 

16

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

8.5

7.5 

7 

5.5 

4.2 

3.6

3.4 

2.2 

1.0 

.7 

.6

.6 

.7 

.8 

22 

20 

16

Jan.

12

11 

10 

9.5 

9.5

9 

8.5 

8.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9 

9 

9 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

6

4.2 

3.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

2.8 

2.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

Feb.

544 

2,500 

277 

93 

65

56 

45 

37 

34 

32

972 

2,950 

1,170 

1,000 

1,590

1,510 

556 

700 

418 

300

259 

604 

1,270 

496 

365

283 

237 

197 

174

Month

Dot 

Ho? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

ember. .................................

alendar year 19 c

11.....................................

ater yearigss-se

Mar.

157 

144 

134 

120 

110

103 

96 

90 

85 

81

78 

76 

74 

71 

68

66 

65 

64 

62 

59

58 

58 

56 

62 

64

55 

52 

52 

48 

240 

413

Apr.

127 

110 

103 

183

110

96 

85 

76 

70 

66

59 

55 

53 

52 

50

48 

46 

45 

42 

41

42 

41 

40 

38 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

32

Seeondfoot-daya

4.1 

147.2 

261.3

33,471.9

207.1 

18,734 

2,961 

1,883 

395.5 

45.9 

4.5 

3.1 

3.0

24,649.7

May

31 

30 

28 

27 

26

25 

23 

20 

19 

18

16 

13 

11 

10 

8

7 

6 

7 

7 

8

7 

6.5 

5.5 

4.8 

4.3

4.O 

3.8 

4.3 

4.8 

5.5 

5

Mnylftmffl

0.2 

19 

22

4,440

12 

2,950 

413 

183 

31 

5 

.2 

.1 

.1

2,95O

June

5

4.5 

5 

4.5 

4.0

3.5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.0 

1.8

1.5 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum

0.1 

.2 

.6

.1

1.0 

32 

48 

32 

3.8 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.13 

4.91 

8.43

91.7

6.68 

646 

95.5 

62.8 

12.8 

1.53 

.15 

.10 

.10

67.3

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

S.I 

292 

518

66,400

411 

37,160 

5,870 

3,730 

784 

91 

8.9 

6.1 

6.0

48,890
SANTA CLARA RIVER BASIN 95

Santa Paula Creek near Santa Paula, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23'40", long. 119°4'35", 50 feet upstream from 

Santa Paula Water Works diversion dam, near east boundary of Ex Mission San Buenaventura grant, and about 3 miles north of Santa Paula, Ventura County. Altitude, 

about 650 feet.

Drainage area.- 39.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936. April 1912 to September 1913 at 

site about at miles upstream. October 1927 to February, 1931 at site 500 feet downstream, below diversion of Santa Paula Water Works, Ltd.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 4.95 

feetj; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 18.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, about 10,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1933 (gage height, 

8.30 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 25, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. About 305 acre-feet diverted from stream above station. DiscMrge Oct. 3 to Nov. 16, Nov. 19 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5-28, Jan. 1-30, June 1 to Sept. 

30 taken from records of Santa Paula Water Works, Ltd. Discharge Mar. 17, Apr. SI25, and Apr. 30 to May 7 computed on basis of records for adjacent stations.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S

29

30

31

Oot.

3.4 

3.4 

2.9 

2.3 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.5 

2.2 

2.3

2.7 

2.0 

1.9 

2.1 

2.2

2.5 

2.4 

1.5 

2.2 

2.6

2.6 

2.7 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

2.7

NOT.

2.7 

3.8 

3.4 

3.3 

3.2

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.1 

3.5

3.4 

3.1 

2.6 

2.3 

2.5

2.5 

6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.6 

3.9 

3.9

3.1 

3.1 

2.9 

3.1 

3.1

Dec.

3.4 

3.1 

3.8 

3.6 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.0 

3.9 

4.0

4.5 

4.1 

3.8 

3.5 

3.7

3.8 

3.7 

3.5 

2.8 

2.6

2.7 

3.1 

3.1 

2.7 

3.1

3.0 

3.0 

2.7 

9 

3.8 

3.4

Jan.

3.3 

3.6 

3.8 

3.7 

3 9

4.0 

3.5 

3.3 

3,6

3,7

3.9 

3.8 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.6 

3.4

3.2 

3.0 

3.1 

3.6 

3.8

3.8 

3.4 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

3.2

Feb.

50 

298 

36

15 

10

7.5 

7 

6.5 

6 

6.5

164 

655 

281 

319 

336

433 

165 

134 

107 

86

70 

172 

236 

155 

118

89 

78 

68 

55

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apj 

Ha: 

Jut 

Ju] *»i

Sei 

1

alendar year 1935. .....................

Ly. .....................................

fater year 1935-3

Mar.

50 

44 

41 

39 

37

35 

33 

32 

30 

29

27 

26 

25 

24 

24

23 

23 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

18 

18 

18 

69 

43

Apr.

28 

27 

28 

40 

29

26 

25 

24 

22 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

16 

14 

16 

17 

17

16 

14 

14 

14 

13

Secondfoot-days

77.4 

99.3

113.7

5,751.7

108.0 

4,163.5 

904 

608 

305.0 

179.1 

109.8 

51.7 

60.8

6,780.3

May

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9.5 

9.5

10 

10 

9.5

Mmrlimnn

3.4 

6 

9

330

4.0 

655 

69 

40 

13 

9.5 

5.5 

2.4 

3.0

655

June

8.5 

9 

9.5 

8.5 

8

8 

8 

8 

7 

6.5

6 

6 

6 

6

5.5

5 

3.8 

3.4 

3.5 

4.1

4.9 

5 

5.5 

4.8 

4.3

4.2 

4.2 

4.9 

5.5 

5.5

July

5.5 

4.6 

4.5 

4.3 

4.1

4.5 

4.5 

4.3 

3.9 

3.6

3.5 

3.3 

3.4 

4.3

3.5

2.7 

2.8 

3.3

3.7

3.6 

3.6

3.1 

2.6 

2.7

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

2.5

2.1 

1.8

Minimum

1.5 

2.3 

2.6

1.5

2.6 

6 

18 

13 

8.5 

3.4 

1.8 

.8 

.9

.8

Aug.

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.5

2.0 

1.7 

1.0 

2.1 

1.6

.9 

.8 

1.0 

1.6 

1.4

1.3

l'.6 

2.1 

2.0

2.4 

2.3 

1.8

1,7 

1.9

2.2 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

Mean

2.50 

3.31 

3.67

15.8

3.48 

144 

29.2 

20.3 

9.84 

5.97 

3.54 

1.67 

2,03

18.5

Sept.

1.8 

2.2 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

2.8 

2.9 

2.7 

1.9 

1.8

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.7 

2.0 

2.7 

2.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.4 

2.0 

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

.9 

.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

154 

197 

226

11,410

214 

8,260 

1,790 

1,210 

605 

355 

218 

103 

121

13,450
96 VENTURA RIVER BASIN 

Matllija Creek at Matilija, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34'29'5", long. 119°18'30", in NE| sec. 29, 

1. b W., R. 26 W. , half a mile northwest of Matilija. Altitude, about 970 fel

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

t.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Apr. 7-14 computed on basis of record for Santa 

Paula Creek near Santa Paula. No diversion above station. Results of 13 discharge measurements furnished by Ventura County Water Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936'

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5.5 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5.5 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

NOT.

5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5.5 

5

4.9

5 

11 

14 

9.5

7

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

6

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Dec.

6 

6 

6 

6.5 

7.5

7.5 

7 

7 

7 

7

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

12 

9 

7

Jan.

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

5.5 

6

Feb.

121 

374 

36 

22 

18

16 

14 

14 

13 

13

180 

302 

184 

226 

350

234 

133 

118 

86 

72

63 

155 

169 

109 

88

76 

64 

61 

55

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ob. ....................................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-C

Mar.

52 

48 

44 

43 

40

38 

36 

34 

33 

32

30 

29 

29 

28 

28

27 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

23 

22 

24 

23

21 

19 

18 

18 

52 

57

Apr.

30 

26 

27 

34 

26

24 

23 

22 

21 

20

20 

19 

19

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

Secondfoot-days

165.0 

192.9 

211.0

12,213.9

186.5 

3,366 

974 

585 

318.5 

181.9 

109.3 

75.5 

78.0

6,443.6

May

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

9.5 

9 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8 

8 

8.5

9 

9.5 

9.5 

9 

9 

9

MB Trim 

6 

14 

12

776

6.5 

374 

57 

34 

14 

9 

4.8 

3.9 

3.2

374

June

9 

9 

9 

8.5 

6.5

8 

8 

7.5 

7 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

6

6 

5.5 

5

4.8 

4.8

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.5 

4.5

July

4.5 

4.5 

 4.5 

4.2 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.5 

4.8

4.8 

4.2 

3.9 

3.5 

3.2

3.2 

2.9 

2 9 

2'.9 

2.9

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.9

2.9 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

2.9

Minimum

4.9 

4.9

6

4.9

5.5 

13

18 

14 

8 

4.2 

2.7 

2.0 

2.0

2.0

Aug.

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.7 

3.5 

3.9

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Mean

5.32 

6.43 

6.81

33.5

6.02 

116 

31.4 

19.5 

10.3 

6.06 

3.53 

2.44 

2.60

17.6

Sept.

2.0 

2.2 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.7 

2 9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2 9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

327 

383 

419

24,230

370 

6,680 

1,930 

1,160 

632 

361 

217 

150 

155

12 ,780
VENTURA RIVER BASIN 97

Ventura River near Ventura, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20'55", long. 119°18'20", In southeast 

corner of Santa Ana grant, at highway bridge at entrance to Foster Memorial 

Park, a quarter of a mile below Ventura diversion dam and mouth of Coyote 

Creek and 5 miles north of Ventura, Ventura County. Altitude, about 210 

feet.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to January 1914, October 1929 to September

1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

8.18 feet); no flow during part of year.

1911-13, 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1933 

(gage height, 14.8 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated Feb. 26, 27, June 28 to July 2, 

and Aug. 26-28. Water diverted for Irrigation and municipal use from Ventura 

River and tributaries above station. Results of several discharge measurements 

furnished by Ventura County Water Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

,5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

NOT.

0.4 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

1.1 

1.2 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.1 

1.1

Dec.

1.0 

1.0 

2.4 

5 

2.4

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1,5 

2.2

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

8

e

6

Jan.

4.4 

5 

5 

6 

7.5

4.4 

2.4 

3.5 

5 

4.4

5 

5

3.7 

3.7 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

3.7 

3.5 

3.3

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

4.4

3.7

3.5

Feb.

182 

609 

S4 

45 

32

22 

16 

13 

10

10

680 

1,200 

676 

641 

865

961 

340 

293 

187 

148

119 

212 

516 

241 

187

160 

140 

123 

105

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year!93»

ater yearl935-3C

Mar.

91 

84

eo

74 

70

63 

60 

56 

53 

53

51 

48 

48 

45 

45

45 

42 

40 

40 

37

34 

32 

34 

42 

40

32

32 

32 

32 

66 

254

Apr.

63 

45 

51 

109 

56

45 

45 

42 

37 

32

29 

27 

27 

27 

27

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

22

Seoondfoot-days

12.2 

22.5 

84.4

17,191.0

126.5 

8,837 

1,755 

1,029 

307.4 

49.2 

28.6 

13.2 

0

12,265.0

May

22 

22 

20 

20 

20

16 

18 

15 

13 

16

18 

15 

13 

10 

9

9 

9

e

7.5 

3.3

3.1 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2 

1.8

Maxljsun

0.5 

1.5 

8

1,850

7.5 

1,200 

254 

109 

22 

2.9 

1.4 

.8 

0

1,200

June

1.6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.0

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.0

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.9 

2.0

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

2.0

1.8 

2.2 

2.8 

2.4 

2.0

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

July

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.e

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Minimum

0.2 

.4 

1.0

.1

2,4 

10 

32 

22 

1.2 

1.0 

.6 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0.6 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8

.e 

.e

.8 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.39 

.75 

2.72

47.1

4.08 

305 

56.6 

34.3 

9.92 

1.64 

.92 

.43 

0

33.5

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

24 

45 

167

34,100

251 

17,530 

3,480 

2,040 

610 

98 

57- 

26 

0

24,330
ao VENTURA RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Matlllja Creek at Matilija, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°29'15", long. 119°18'20", in NEi sec. 29 

£ O~N-, R. 23 W., at highway bridge half a mile above junction with Matilija 

Creek and half a mile north of Matlllja.

Drainage area.- 15.5 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1932, October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 460 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 3 21 

feet;; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 22-30.

1928-32, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, 2,770 second-feet Dec. 31, 1933- 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 27 to Sept. 9, 1929, and July 27 to Aug. 16, 1931.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Ventura County Water Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

6

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2223

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1 1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

HOT.

0.9 

.9 

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.2

Dec.

1.5 

1.5 

2.2

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.1 

1.5 

1.5

Jan.

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5

Feb.

16 

83 

S.5

3.4

2.S 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.5

72 

111 

55 

60 

78

75 

34 

31 

22 

21

16 

48 

52 

28 

23

20 

18 

16 

15

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

JUT 

Jul

All£

Sej 

1

alendar year 1935......................

y. .....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

13 

11 

10 

10

9

8.5 

8 

8 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

6.5 

6

5.5 

5 

5 

6 

6

6 

5.5 

5 

5 

16 

15

Apr.

7 

7 

7 

7.5

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.2 

4.1 

4.1

4.6 

4.7 

4.6 

4.4 

4.3

4.2 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

3.7

Secondfoot-days

32.0 

31.2 

43.8

2,461.5

44.6 

922.9 

244.0 

149.3 

80.5 

51.5 

36.2 

24.2 

20.1

1,680.3

May

3.7 

3.6 

3.5

3.5

3.3 

3.3 

3.2

3.1 

3.0

2.9 

2.7 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

Maximum

1.1 

1.5 

2.2

159

1.6 

111 

16 

7.5 

3.7 

2.0 

1.5 

.9 

.7

111

June

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

l.S 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

July

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Minimum

0.9 

.9 

1.2

.9

1.3 

2.2 

5 

3.7 

2.0 

1.5 

.9 

.7 

.6

.6

Aug.

0.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.3 

.3 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Mean

1.03 

1.04 

1.41

6.74

1.44 

31.8 

7.87 

4.98 

2.60 

1.72 

1.17 

.78 

.67

4.59

Sept.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

\1 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Hun-off In 

acre-feet

63 

62 

87

4,880

88 

1,830 

484 

296 

160 

102 

72 

48 

40

3,330
VENTURA RIVER BASIN 99 

Coyote Creek near Ventura, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°21'20", long. 119°18'50", 200 feet below highway bridge near southeast corner of Santa Ana grant, half a mile above junction with 

Ventura River, and 5i miles northwest of Ventura, Ventura County.

Drainage area.- 41.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1932, October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 4.55 

reet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot on several days.

1927-32, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet Jan. 5, 1935 (gage height, 

about 5.7 feet); no flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 18, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. Results of 20 discharge measurements furnished by Ventura 

county Water Survey. Discharge Interpolated Dec. 28, 29.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

SI 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

50 

31

Dot.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

No-r.

0.2 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

Dec.

0.2 

.2 

.9 

.8

.7

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

,5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Jan.

0,6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9

Feb.

51 

149 

12 

5.5 

2.7

2.4 

2.2 

1.8 

1.4 

2.6

324 

442 

256 

266 

246

357 

94 

72 

46 

35

28 

79 

128 

50 

40

33 

28 

25 

21

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dee

C

Jan 

Pet 

Hai 

Apr

*?3 

Juz 

JiU 

Aug 

Set

1

ember. .................................

later yearl935-3«

Mar.

18 

15 

15 

14 

12

11 

11 

9 

9 

8

7.5 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

6.5 

6 

5.5 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

11 

6.5

5.5 

5 

5 

4.7 

39 

63

Apr.

11 

7.5 

9 

36 

13

10 

8 

7.5 

7 

6.5

6 

5 

4.7 

4.3 

4.0

3.6 

3.0 

3.0 

3.6 

3.6

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9

2.7 

2.7 

2.9 

2.7 

2.4

Secondfoot-days

6.0 

4.1 

11.7

3,545.9

23.5 

2,804.6 

341.0 

185.2 

34.2 

14.2 

7.2 

3.1 

3.0

3,437.6

May

2.0

l.e

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

Maximum

0.3 

.3 

.9

621

.9 

442 

63 

36 

2.0 

.9 

.4 

.1 

.1

442

June

0.9 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

July

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.6 

1.4 

4.7 

2.4 

.7 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.19 

.14 

.38

9.71

.76 

96.7 

11.0 

6.17 

1.10 

.47 

.23 

.10 

.10

9.39

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

,1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12 

8.1 

23

7,040

47 

5,560 

676 

367 

66 

28 

14 

6.1 

6.0

6,620
100 SANTA YNEZ RIVER BASIN

Santa Ynez River at Juncal Reservoir, near Monteclto, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°29'30", long. 119°30'50" In sec. 28,

 T. 5'N., R. 25 W., at Juncal Reservoir dam 8.5 miles northeast of Montecito.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Monteclto County Water District diverts at dam for municipal use In

 cTEy of Monteclto. Record furnished by Montecito County Water District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Honth

Calendar year 1935

June .................

September ............

Water year 1935-36

Maximum

154

.77

.44

89

Minimum

.10

22

.35

.22

Hean '

0.36

3.19

.38

.36

2.64

lun-off in 

aore-feet

22

2,310

24

161

21

1,920

Hote.- Discharge equals change in storage plus discharge to city, 

plus discharge to river, plus waste over spillway, plus evaporation, and minus precipitation.

Santa Ynez River near Santa Barbara, Calif.

Location.- Lat. 34°31'40", long. 119°41'0", about on line between sees. 10 and 11,

 T. 5'N., R. 27 W., at Gibraltar Dam, 7 miles north of Santa Barbara.

Drainage area.- 219 square miles.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1904-6, 1911-14, 1916-17, 1920-36), 45.7 second-feet.

Records available.- November 1903 to April 1907, October 1907 to January 1908,

 February 1910 to November 1918, April 1920 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Beginning April 1920 discharge at station compiled from reservoir records.

 MorfEecito County Water District diverted 1,360 acre-feet from Juncal Reservoir 

during water year. City of Santa Barbara diverts at dam for municipal use. 

Record furnished by city of Santa Barbara through R. A. Hill, consulting engineer 

for the water department.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Month

October .............

December. ............

Calendar year 1935

September'. ...........

Water year 1935-36

Maximum

0

1,160

151

.01

716

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

0

0

28.7

0

21.3

Run- off in 

aore-feet

0

20,790

£ .6

1*8

o

15,450

Rote.- Discharge equals change in storage plus discharge -to city, 

plus discharge to river, plua waste over spillway, plus 

evaporation, and minus precipitation.
SANTA YNEZ RIVER BASIN 101 

Santa Ynez River below Gibraltar Dam,near Santa Barbara, Calif.

Location.- Lat. 34°31'40", long. 119°41'0", about on line between sees. 10 and 11,

 T. 5 N., R. 27 W., below Gibraltar Dam and 7 miles north of Santa Barbara.

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 21.7 second-feet.

Remarks.- Regulated by storage in reservoir and diversion to city of Santa Barbara.

 During water year city of Santa Barbara diverted 3,811 acre-feet from Gibraltar 

Reservoir and Montecito County Water District diverted 1,360 acre-feet from 

Juncal Reservoir. Record furnished by city of Santa Barbara through R. A. Hill, 

consulting engineer for the water department.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Month

Calendar year 1935

Water year 1935-36

Maximum

1,025

69

700

Minimum

0.5

.5

.5

17

11

0

Mean

25.9

.50

37.0

29.5

1.51

16.1

Run-off in 

aere-feet

31

31

18,720

31

1,760

93

11,730

Hote.- Discharge equals waste over spillway plus release to river.
102 SANTA YNEZ RIVER BASIN

Santa Ynez River near Santa Ynez, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35'20", long. 120°1'25", in Canada de los

 PInos grant, at San Marcos road bridge, 4 miles southeast of Santa Ynez, Santa 

Barbara County.

Drainage area.- 435 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1931, October 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

7.7t> feet); no flow for periods.

1929-31, 1932-36: Maximum discharge, 3,600 second-feet Jan. 15, 1935 (gage 

height, 8.40 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Feb. 2-7 computed on basis of three discharge

 measurements and records for station at Solvang. Regulated by storage in Juncal 

and Gibraltar Reservoirs and diversions to cities of Montecito and Santa Barbara. 

Results of several measurements furnished by city of Santa Barbara.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Deo. Jan. Feb.

0 

150 

25 

9.5 

4.0

3.0 

2.5 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

16 

336

1,120 

794 

1,540

1,320 

734 

454 

346 

246

188 

253 

1,080 

650 

426

318 

264 

224 

196

Month

Oot 

Hoy 

Deo

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar yeangsE

11.....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar.

164 

143 

120 

111 

106

96

95 

88 

84 

61

75 

70 

66 

62 

57

54 

50 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

49 

66

66 

57 

52 

49 

53 

204

Apr.

181 

104 

87 

158 

188

123 

93 

84 

80 

74

66 

62 

59 

56 

56

53 

52 

52 

49 

45

42 

39 

38 

33 

32

30 

30 

29 

28 

27

Seeondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

21,288.4

0 

10,704.9 

2,388 

2,050 

£69.2 

69.2 

16.1 

0 

0

15,497.4

May

25 

23 

22 

21 

18

16 

14 

13 

10 

9.5

9.5 

8.5 

7 

5.5 

4.9

4.9 

4.7 

4.9 

5 

4,4

3.8 

3.6 

2.5 

2.5 

3.3

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.1

tfn yl BT\IBI

0 

0 

0

1,920

0 

1,540 

204 

188 

25 

4.4 

1.2 

0 

0

1,540

June

4.4 

4.4 

4.1 

3.6 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

45 

27 

2.5 

1.2 

0 

0 

0

0

July

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8

.8 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4 

,4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 ' 0 

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

58.3

0 

369 

77.0 

68.3 

8.68 

2.31 

.52 

0 

0

42.3

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0 

0

42,220

0 

21,230 

4,740 

4,070 

534 

137 

32 

0 

0

30,740
SANTA YNEZ RIVER BASIN .103

Santa Ynez River at Solvang, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35'10", long, 120°8'40", in San Carlos de

 Jonata grant, at Mission Bridge, 25 feet below mouth of Alisal Creek and 0.9 mile 

south of Solvang, Santa Barbara County.

Drainage area.- 585 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height,

 6.10 feet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet Sept. 24-25 (gage height, 2.12 feet).

1928-36: Maximum daily discharge, 12,300 second-feet Jan. 9, 1932; minimum, 

1.4 second-feet Aug. 2, 1935 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for high stages, which are poor. Gage-height 

record and discharge measurements furnished by city of Santa Barbara.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September J.936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

4.1 

4.3 

4.7 

5

4.9 

4.8 

4.8 

4.7 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.9 

5

4.9 

4.7 

4.8 

4.9 

5 

5

Nov.

5 

5,5 

5 

5

4.9

4.9 

4.8 

4.2 

4.1 

4.0

3.9 

4.0 

4.1 

4.0 

4.0

4.2 

5.5 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Dec.

6.5 

6.5 

7 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6 

6.5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5.5 

6 

6 

6

Jan.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6

Peb.

7 

68 

88 

21

11

9 

8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

25 

238 

1,160 

946 

2,360

2,010 

1,190 

650 

392 

260

221 

327 

1,520 

920 

536

371 

290 

245 

21B

Month

Dot 

Nov

Dec

0

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

11. ....................................

ater year 1935-36

Mar.

189 

167 

151 

J.36 

125

114 

107 

105 

103 

98

95 

95 

93 

93 

86

74 

69 

58 

56 

54

53 

50 

48 52 ' 

63

61 

53 

45 

40 

47 

133

Apr.

162 

97 

77 

117 

173

130 

103 

90 

86 

80

78 

71 

64 

59 

55

53 

52

48 

44 

41

38 

35 

33

31 

30

28 

27 

25 

24 

22

Seoondfoot-days

133.5 

159.1 

192.0

27,736.8

179.5 

14,128.5 

2,713 

1,973 

366 

171 

162.7 

142.5 

97.2

20,418.0

May

23

22 

20 

20 

18

17 

16 

16 

14 

12

12 

12 

11 

10 

9.5

9 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

7.5 

7.5 

8 

8.5

9 

8.5 

9 

9.5 

9 

8

Maximum

5 

6.5

7

2,560

6 

2,360 

189 

173 

23 

7 

6.5 

5.5 

5.5

2,360

June

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6

6 

6 

5.5

5.5 

5

5 

5.5 

5.5 

6 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6

6 

6 

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5 

5 

5 

5.5 

5,5

July

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5

5

4,8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.2

Mixxiffluni

3.2 

3.9 

5.5

1.9

5.5

7 

40 

22 

7.5 

5 

4.2 

3.8 

1.9

1.9

Aug.

4,2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

4.6 

5

5.5 

5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.7 

4.6 

4.2 

4.1 

4.7

5 

5.5 

5

4.9 

4.9

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

5 

5 

5

Mean

4.31 

5.30 

6.19

76.0

5.79 

487 

87.5 

65.8 

11.8 

5.70 

5.25 

4.60 

3.24

55.8

Sept.

5.5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5 

4.6 

4.1 

3.6 

3.3

3.0 

3.0 

3.3 

3.2 

2.9

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

2.1 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

265 

316 

381

56,020

356 

28,020 

5,380 

3,910 

726 

339 

323 

283 

193

40,490
104 SANTA-YNEZ RIVER BASIN

Santa Ynez River near Lompoc, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°38'30", long. 120°25'50", near boundary 

of La Mlslon Vleja la Purlslma grant, at highway bridge 1-i miles east of Lompoc, 

Santa Barbara County.

Drainage area.- 790 square miles.

Records available.- November 1906 to September 1918, April 1925 to September 1936. 

(Discharge not computed for 1909.)

Average discharge.- 20 years, (1907-8, 1910-18, 1925-36), 213 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

15720 feet); no flow July 12 to Sept. 30.

1906-18, 1925-36: Maximum discharge. 41,800 second-feet Jan. 25, 1914 (gage 

height, 13.0 feet, former site and datum); no flow for periods during 1929-31, 1934, 

and 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Water diverted by city of Santa Barbara at Gibraltar Dam, 

and some irrigation water is pumped from wells along banks of river.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

84

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

,4

.4

.4

HOT.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3'.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

-

Dee.

0.8

.8

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.1

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.8

5

5.5

6

6.5

12

10

9

Jan.

8.5

8

8.5

9

9

9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

9.5

9

9.5

9.5

10

10

1011

11111111

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

Feb.

30

72

23

56

47

31

25

23

22

22

59

108

194

908

1,200

1,880

1,660

894

650

581

550

568

670

930

692

572

501

418

356

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November . .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

Jar 

Fet

uary. ..................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

299

230

200

185

175

166

154

147

138

131

123

112

106

100

95

87

85

82

78

77

73

70

65

67

78

75

72

70

67

65

80

Apr.

89

123

130

138

128

140

140

132

121

109

100

91

84

77

68

64

61

57

55

53

52

49

47

45

43

42

40

40

39

34

-

Secondfoot-days

11.1

15.2

115.0

28,774.8

319.0 

13,742

3,552

2,391

410.0

21.1

2.4

0

0

20,578.8

May

30

27

26

25

24

22

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

9.5

9

8.5

8

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

5.5

5

Mailman

0.4

.9

12

2,300

13 

1,880

299

140

30

3.5

.3

0

0

1,880

June

3.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

July

0.3

.3

.3

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

0.3

.3

.8

.1

8 

22

65

34

5

.3

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0.36

.51

3.71

78.8

10.3 

474

115

79.7

13.2

.70

.08

0

0

56.2

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

22

30

228

57,070

633 

27,260

7,050

4,740

813

42

4.8

0

0

40,820
SANTA MARIA RIVER BASIN 105

Cuyama River near Santa Maria, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°0'50", long. 120°16'45", in Suey grant, at 

highway bridge 3 miles above mouth of Alamos Creek and 10 miles northeast of 

Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County. Altitude, about 610 feet.

Drainage area.- 576 square miles.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 492 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

2.27 feet); no flow at times during September.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 4,480 second-feet Feb. 9, 1932 (gage height, 

4.72 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. No diversions. Discharge computed on basis of discharge 

measurements, fragmentary record, notes on minor peaks, and comparison with 

hydrographs of Sespe Creek near Fillmore and Huasna River near Santa Maria.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

NOT.

0.4 

.6 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Dec.

0.6 

.6

10 

10 

9.5

9

8.5 

8.5 

8 

8

B 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7

7 

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

20

17

Jan.

14 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Feb.

9.5 

18 

35 

55 

30

18 

15 

13 

12 

10

10 

24 

130 

22B 

208

329 

141 

90 

55 

40

35 

178 

340 

295 

128

80 

62 

50 

40

Month

Oot 

Hem 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Juc 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year 193,.

ater yeari935-3f

Mar.

31 

27 

24 

22 

20

19 

18 

17 

16 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

10 

18 

16

15 

14 

13 

12 

40 

26

Apr.

IS 

14 

11 

90 

60

40 

30 

25 

22 

20

18 

16 

15 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

10

9.5 

9.5 

9 

9

9 

8.5 

8.5 

B.5 

8

Secondfoot-days

12.8 

18.5 

236.7

4,235.7

340.5 

2,678.5 

528 

549.5 

146.8 

83.2 

17. B 

5.4 

1.0

4,618.7

May

8 

7 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

6

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.S 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6

Maximum

0.6 

] .0 

20

390

15 

340 

40 

90 

8 

3.6 

1.1 

.3 

.1

340

June

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6

2.5 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

July

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.3 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

Minimum

0.4 

.4 

.6

.2

9.5

9.5 

10 

8 

3.6

1.2 

.3

.1 

0

0

Aug.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.41 

.62 

7.64

11.6

11.0 

92.4 

17.0 

18.3 

4.74 

2.77 

.57 

.17 

.03

12.6

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

C

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

25 

37 

469

8,410

675 

5,310 

1,050 

1,090 

291 

165 

35 

11 

2.0

9,160
106 SANTA MARIA RIVER BASIN 

Huasna River near Santa Maria, Calif.

in Suey grant *' Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°1'20", long. 12Q°19

Drainage area.- 119 square miles.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1936.

r, 2,360 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 

3, 4,000 second-feet Dec. 28, 1931; no flow for

. No diversions above station. Discharge June 7-10, July ^ *

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

S 

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

SO

81 

22 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1.8 

1.5 

1.3

.8 

.7

.7 

.8 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

.7 

1.1

1.0 

1.3 

1.8

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.5

.6 

.6 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8

HOT.

0,9 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Dec,

1.4 

1.4 

2.4 

2.4 

1.8

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.8

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1,5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

2.8 

2.8 

1.9

Jan.

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

2.5 

4.0

4.9 

4.4 

3.1 

2.5 

2.3

2.1 

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

Feb.

3.0 

19 

11 

5.5 

4.0

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

4.0 

150 

826 

349 

784

835 

272 

i302 

244 

200

164 

490 

1,560 

553 

256

173 

137 

107 

84

Month

Oct 

Ho? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Api 

Ha, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

H

alendar year 193 5......................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-2 6. .....................

Mar.

70 

58 

49 

43 

36

32 

30 

27 

24 

21

20

19 

17 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

13 

12 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

12 

18

Apr.

14 

13 

17 

103 

81

52 

38 

33 

2S 

24

21

20 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

10 

9.5

9 

8.5 

7 

6.5 

5.5

Secondfoot-days

28.5 

42.4 

51.3

3,579.7

63.0 

7,546.3 

691 

656.0 

104.5 

41.9 

32.7 

14.5 

14.6

9,286.7

May

6

4.8 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.7 

2.8

2.9 

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

3.0

Mqx^THI^Tfl

1.8 

2.3 

2.8

1,490

4.9 

1,560 

70 

103 

5 

2.7 

1.4 

.9 

1.5

1,660

June

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.4

July

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

Minimum

0.4 

.9 

1.4

.1

1.2 

2.5 

11 

5.5 

2.5 

1.0 

.8 

.3 

.2

.2

Aug.

0.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.9 

.6

.8 

.7 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

,4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

0.92 

1.41 

1.65

9.81

2.03 

260 

22.3 

21.9 

3.37 

1.40 

1.05 

.47 

.49

25.4

Sept.

0.3 

.3 

.5

1.0 

1.2

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.8 

1.5 

1.0

1.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

57 

84 

102

7,100

125 

14,970 

1,370 

1,300 

207 

83 

65 

29 

29

18,420
SALINAS RIVER BASIN 107

Salinas River near Santa Margarita, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'20", long. 120°34'5", in Kfe sec. 15, 

 T. 29 S., R. 13 E., 250 feet below Calf Canyon highway bridge, 250 feet above

Morano Creek, and 2i miles northeast of Santa Margarita. Altitude, about 960

feet.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1922, February 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

9.30 feet); no flow for several months.

1932-36: Maximum discharge, 4,060 second-feet, revised, Apr. 8, 1935 (gage 

height, 10.50 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 7 to Jan. 2, when discharge was estimated 

on basis of precipitation records. No diversions above station.

Revision of records for water year 1934-35

Revised dally discharge for Apr. 7, 565 second-feet; Apr. 8, 2,770 second-feet.

Month

April.... ..............................

Water year 1934-35.. ....................

Secondfoot-days

6,054

10,450.5

Maximum

2,770

2,770

Mean

202

28.6

Run- off In 

acre-feet

12,010

20,730

Hote.- The above figures supersede those published In Water-Supply Paper 791. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

1.6 

.8 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

Dec.

0.5 

.5 

1.0 

.8 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

4.0 

3.0 

2.0

Jan.

1.5 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5

1.7 

3.0

13

8 

2.0 

1.8

1.7

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.4 

1.6

Feb.

5.5 

726 

74 

28 

18

11 

8 

6.5 

5.5 

5

431 

1,230 

1,980 

972 

1,520

1,400 

502 

634 

412 

306

234 

1,140 

1,960 

866 

428

277 

216 

174 

138

Month

Oot 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Au| 

Ser

1

alendar year 19;

ater year 1935-J

Mar.

120 

101 

85 

73 

67

63 

52 

52 

44 

41

38 

32 

32 

28 

26

26 

26 

E3 

21 

21

29 

28 

22 

25 

25

E2 

21 

18 

19 

29 

101

Apr.

43 

36 

87 

938 

400

216 

151 

114 

92 

69

60 

56 

50 

46 

42

30 

35 

30 

30 

24

24 

20 

15 

18 

15

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

Secondfoot-days

0 

10.6 

23.0

10,451.2

62.3 

15,707.5 

1,310 

2,712 

19E.5 

117.8 

35.5 

0 

0

20,171.2

May

13 

10 

8 

8 

8.5

8.5 

8 

7 

7 

6.5

6.5 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5 

5

4.4 

4.1 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

4.7

Maximum

0 

1.6

4.0

2,770

13 

1,980 

120 

938 

13 

6.5 

3.5 

0 

0

1,980

June

4.7 

5 

6 

6.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

4.7

5.5 

4.7 

4.1 

3.8 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

2.7

July

2.7 

2.7 

2.4 

2.E 

1.8

1.6 

2.2 

2.4 

3.5 

3.5

3.0 

2.0 i.e

1.4

1.0

.7 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.4 

.2 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

,4

0

.5 

5 

18 

13 

3.8 

2.0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.35 

.74

28.6

2.01 

542 

42.3 

90.4 

6.21 

3.93 

1.15 

0 

0

55.1

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

21 

46

20 ,730

124 

31,160 

2,600 

5,380 

382 

234 

70 

0 

0

40,020
108 SAUNAS RIVER BASIN

Salinas River near Spreckels, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'50", long. 121°40'40", in El Toro grant, 

at bridge on Salinas-Monterey highway half a mile above Toro Creek, 2 miles west 

of Spreckels, and 4 miles south of Salinas, Monterey County. Altitude, about 

50 feet.

Drainage area.- 4,180 square miles.

Records available.- January 1900 to August 1901, December 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 second-feet Feb. 24 (gage height, 

20.64 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot many days in July, August, and September. 

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 42,100 second-feet Dec. 29, 1931 (gage height, 

20.4 feet); no flow at times 1929-35. A previous high-water mark of 26.6 feet 

is indicated at oil pumping station opposite gage house; date and discharge 

unknown.

Remarks.- Records good except those for very low flow, which are fair. Small diversions above station. Stage-discharge relation affected by aquatic growth 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, 

gage-height record, and record of water released from pumping station upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11- 

lS 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

6 

4 

3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

HOT.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

3.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2,5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Dec.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5 

3.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Jan.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

100 

594 

263

91 

35 

14 

10 

8

7 

6

5.5 

5 

5

4.7 

4.6 

4.4 

4.2 

4.1 

4.0

Fetr.

4.£ 

5 

36 

1,540 

1,500

872 

558 

412 

320 

254

227 

507 

3,350 

13,600 

14,200

11,700

9,lBtr

7,950 

5,890 

6,410

5,170 

4,610 

12,700 

17,300 

10,500

6,830 

5,170 

4,080 

3,320

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Hai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

H

alendar year 193

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Bar.

2,770 

2,350 

2,040 

1,740 

1,560

1,360 

1,200 

1,060 

960 

888

798 

708 

654 

600 

556

520 

SQ4 

472 

440 

415

394 

373 

353 

350 

346

326 

310 

298 

288 

285 

307

Apr.

298 

275 

320 

440 

1,140

1,S20 

2,160 

1,620 

1,220 

960

798 

708 

616 

548 

492

452 

408 

367 

339 

310

398 

285 

266 

242 

224

213 

201 

187 

176 

162

Secondfoot-days

47.7 

75.0 

77.5

118,298.7

1,199.5 

148J.95.8 

25,225 

17,544 

1,346.6 

85.8 

11.1 

6.0 

4.3

193,818.3

May

148 

135 

123 

111 

98

87 

78 

75 

67 

57

50 

45 

41 

38 

32

25

20 

17 

16 

12

11 

9.5 

8 

6.5 

6

6 

5.5 

5.5 

4.8 

4.5 

4.3

Maximum

6

2.5 

2.5

17 ,300

594 

17,300 

2,770 

2,160 

148 

4.5 

.9 

.2 

.3

17,300

June

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8

4.0

4.5 

3.9 

3.6 

3.5 

3.2

3.0 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

July

0.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

..2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum

1.0 

2.5 

2.5

.1

2.5 

4.8 

285 

162 

4.3 

1.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

,S 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

1.54 

3.50 

2.50

324

38.7 

5,110 

814 

585 

43.4 

2.86 

.36 

.19 

.14

530

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

95 

149 

154

234,700

2,380 

293,900 

50,030 

34,800 

2,670 

170 

22 

12 

8.5

384,400
SAUNAS RIVER BASIN 109

San Antonio River at Pleyto, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°51'55", long. 120°59'30", In Pleyto grant, 

at highway bridge at old town site of Pleyto, Monterey County, 1.1 miles below 

Copperhead Creek and 15 miles west of Bradley. Altitude, about 720 feet.

Drainage area.- 282 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1922, December 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

3.03 feet); no flow several months.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 7,460 second-feet Dec. 28, 1931 (gage height, 

4.55 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, May 24 to July 29 computed on 

basis of precipitation records, discharge measurements, and comparison with 

records for other streams In same basin. Small diversions for Irrigation above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT. Dee.

0.1

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

180

325

144

103

87

71

60

52

44

41

36

34

31

28

26

25

22

21

19

18

17

Feb.

26

616

332

206

147

130

116

ioe

101

96

351

1,220

2,040

1,460

1,460

1,050

764

653

525

454

432

1,770

1,950

1,140

8O4

625

489

390

342

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 3 ......................

Mar.

297

262

230

212

195

180

164

150

141

13O

122

111

103

103

99

94

90

83

81

77

75

71

65

63

61

58

54

52

49

47

77

Apr.

101

92

85

630

385

234

195

161

144

130

1O6

111

116

106

90

85

81

75

71

67

65

63

6O

56

52

49

46

44

41

38

Secondfoot-days

0

3.0

3.1

21,312.0

1 ,366 .O

19,797

3,596

3,579

430. 0

139.2

51.8

0

0

28,985.1

May

36

34

31

28

27

25

24

21

19

17

16

14

12

11

9.5

9

8

7.5

7.5

7

7

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

H&xijnum

0

-

2,28O

325

2,040

297

630

36

5.5

o'

0

2,040

June

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

5

5

5

4.9

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

July

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

3.O

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

Minimum

O

-

0

26 . ' 2

47

38

5.5

3.3

O

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

.1

.1

56.4

44.7

683

116

119

13.9

4.64

1.67

0

0

79.2

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

6

6

42,260

2,750

39,270

7,130

7,100

853

276

103

0

O

57,490
IK) SAUNAS RIVER BASIN

Arroyo Seco near Soledad, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°16'5", long. 121°19'55", in NWi sec. 21, 

TTT9 S., R. 6 E., half a mile downstream from Vaquero Creek and 11 miles south 

of Soledad. Altitude, about 370 feet.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- November 1901 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 166 second-feet.

actremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,480 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 

IK.70 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 30.

1901-36: Maximum discharge, about 22,000 second-feet Feb. 21, 1917, and 

Nov. 25, 1926 (gage height, 16.5 feet); no flow during periods in several 

years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr. 9 to May 5, which were computed on 

basis of range of stage and records for nearby streams. No large diversions 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

1.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

4.4

5

5

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5

5

5

5

HOT.

5

6

13

10

8.5

8.5

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

8

8

8.5

12

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Dec.

10

10

10

10

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

22

22

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

164

112

56

Jan.

39

33

2S

27

25

24

22

21

1,030

650

1,640

536

275

194

149

140

125

110

98

88

81

74

66

62

59

55

53

49

49

47

45

Feb.

526

1,220

534

346

246

201

171

149

136

122

1,100

1,590

4,530

3,040

2,510

1,670

1,130

1,130

975

800

950

3,330

2,520

1,740

1,340

1,020

825

710

604

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 3 ......................

Mar.

525

470

420

380

347

322

299

280

260

247

231

218

206

196

184

179

172

161

157

148

144

136

135

140

142

131

126

122

117

130

327

Apr.

177

150

3S3

1,220

604

436

365

324

295

270

250

230

220

210

200

190

180

170

165

160

155

150

145

140

135

130

126

122

118

114

-

Secondfoot-days

127.2

282.5

V26

45,718.4

5 *896

35,165

7,054

V 534

2)274

1 ,223

419.5

77.0

29.0

60,807.2

May

110

106

102

9S

94

90

87

84

81

79

77

76

73

74

76

69

66

65

63

63

61

58

57

55

54

54

54

61

65

61

61

Maximum

7

14

164

4,680

1,640

4,530

525

1,220

110

71

26

4.5

1.8

4,530

June

57

55

55

54

52

51

71

63

54

49

45

44

42

41

44

41

37

36

35

34

33

30

28

27

26

25

24

24

24

22

-

July

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

18

20

26

25

21

18

16

15

14

13

11

9

8.5

8

7,5

7

7

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

5.5

5

Minimum

1.0

5

10

1.0

21

122

117

114

54

22

5

1.2

.6

.6

Aug.

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.6

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

Mean

4.10

9.42

23.4

125

190

1 213

251

73 4

40 8

isis

2.48

.97

166

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

252

560

1,440

90,680

11,690

69,750 

13 990

14 ^940

4,510 

2,430

832

153

58

120,600
PAJARO RIVER BASIN 111

Uvas Creek near Morgan Hill, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°4'0", long. 121°41'30", In Las Uvas grant, 

 500 feet above Uvas Dam, 0.6 mile below Eastman Canyon, and 4.8 miles southwest of 

Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County. Altitude, about 390 feet.

Drainage area.- 30.2 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height, 9.0 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot at times Sept. 24-30.

1930^-36: Maximum discharge, 4,340 second-feet Dec. 27, 1931 (gage height, 10.82 

feet); no flow at times each year except 193&-36.

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation or large diversions above station. Water 

diverted at Uvas Dam, below gage, for Gllroy water supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.7 

1.6 

.9 

1.1 

1.7

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2

HOT.

1.6 

2.6 

1.9 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Dec.

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

4.2 

2.S

1.7 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.6 

2.1 

13 

5.5 

3.5

Jan.

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

346 

160

635 

75 

41 

33 

50

82 

47 

34 

27 

22

19 

16 

14 

13 

12

11 

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8 

8

Feb.

193 

93 

52 

39 

33

28 

24 

22 

19 

19

627 

672 

S75 

610 

537

634 

297 

317 

247 

207

297 

516 

553 

303 

284

218 

177 

147 

120

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pat 

Mar 

Apr

May 

Jun 

Jul 

A\u 

Sep

1

alendar year 193

UarT* . .

5......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

105 

92 

S2

74 

66

64 

59 

53 

50

46

44 

41 

39 

37 

35

34 

32 

31 

29 

28

27 

25 

24 

28 

24

22 

21 

21 

22 

32 

38

Apr.

24 

21 

134 

134

64

50 

43 

39 

35 

32

30 

28 

27 

25 

24

22 

21 

20 

19 

19

19 

18 

17 

17 

15

15 

14 

14 

17 

15

Seoondfoot-days

24.5 

36.1 

67.3

7,675.9

1,698.5 

8,160 

1,325 

972 

268 

137.5 

39.5 

12.1 

9.3

12,749.8

May

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

9

8.5

8 

8 

7.5 

7

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

6

6.5 

6.5 

8.5 

S 

7 

6.5

MaxljQnm

1.7 

2.6 

13

457

635 

875 

105 

134 

13 

10 

2.5 

.5 

.4

875

June

6.5 

7 

7.5 

7 

6.5

6.5 

10 

7 

6 

5.5

5 

4.6 

4.S 

4.8 

4.S

4.6 

4.0 

3.7 

3.4 

3.4

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.3

July

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.6 

1.2 

1.6 

2.3 

2.5

2.2 

2.0 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.7

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

Minimum

0.3 

.9 

1.2

.3

1.9 

19 

21 

14 

6 

2.2 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3

Aug.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

0.79 

1.20 

2.17

21.0

54. S 

281 

42.7 

32.4 

8.65 

4.58 

1.27 

.39 

.31

34.8

Sept.

0.3 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

49 

72 

133

15,220

3,370 

16,190 

2,630 

1,950 

532 

273 

78 

24 

18

25,300
112 SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK BASIN

San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25'20", long. 122°11'25", in Rinconada del 

Arroyo de San Francisquito grant, at Stanford University golf course, Santa Clara 

County, three-quarters of a mile below junction with Los Trancos Creek. Altitude, about 120 feet.

Drainage area.- 37.7 square miles.

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 

6.72 feet); no flow several months.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; no flow several months 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for very low flow, which are fair; mean discharge 

for May computed on basis of partial gage-height record, range in stage, and precipitation records. There was probably a. very small unmeasured discharge June 

to September, owing to return flow from golf-course irrigation. Storage at 

Searsville Lake. See records for Los Trancos Canal and Lagunita Canal, which divert above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0 2

4

0.3

1.8

5.6

13.0

23

36

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

51

70

93

119

152

188

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

228

268

312

358

408

460

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

516

574

706

850

1,006

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

0.1.1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1

Jan.

0.1.1.1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1

15 

9

104 

1.0 

5 

22 

50

58 

1.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Feb.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

228 

307 

794 

354 

150

116 

82 

181 

99 

82

478 

552 

395 

214 

184

112 

76 

61 

53

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Kai 

API 

Maj 

Jut 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

1

ember ..................................

alendar year 193

11 .....................................

ater year 1935-36 ......................

Bar.

49 

36 

28 

27 

24

22

20 

18 

14

10

6.5

8 

11 

11 

13

9 

2.3 

.4 

.6 

.5

.6

.4 

1.3 

4.7 

4.7

3.5 

2.8

3.0 

7 

17 

21

Apr.

2.4

1.8 

33 

119 

27

20 

11 

10 

5 

4.9

3.8 

4.0 

3.8

1.7 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5

Secondfcot-days

0 

0 

4.2

3,624.2

268.9 

4,520.0 

376.3 

255.5 

12.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

5,437.3

May

0.5 

.5 

.5

Maximum

0 

0 

.2

605

104 

794 

49

119

0 

0 

0 

0

794

June July

Minimum

0 

0

.1

0

.1 

.2 

.4 

.4

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0

.14

9.93

8.67 

156 

12.1 

8.52 

.40 

0 

0 

0 

0

14.9

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

8.3

7,190

533

8,970 

746 

507 

25 

0 

0 

0 

0

10,790
SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK BASIN 113

San Francisquito Creek at Menlo Park, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'35", long. 122U 10'30". in Rinconada del 

Arroyo de San Francisquito grant, on Stanford University campus, 0.2 mile upstream 

from El Camino Real (U. S. Highway 101) at Menlo Park, San Mateo County. Altitude, about 40 feet. J

Drainage area.- 38.5 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to February 1936 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Feb. 21 (e-aEe 

IDTU5 feet); no flow for several months.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.27

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

0.00 1

.05 1

.1 2

.2 2

.5 2

1.0 2

1.7 2

2.9 3

3

3

6

8

0

2

4

6

6

0

4

8

4

6

6

11

14

19

25

33

52

75

3

2

5

g

6

4.2

4.6

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

102

135

176

240

319

414

528

640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septeniber 1935

 

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

4.3

97

2.0

1.7

20

36

57

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

204

266

770

360

146

112

73

177

98

82

426

595

416

199

176

112

76

61

52

-

Month

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

The peric)d.......... ....................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

3,474.2

226.9

4,421

May

Maximum

0

0

0

635

97

770

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

9 .52

7. 38

152

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

6,900

454

8, 770

9,220
114 SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK BASIN

San Francisquito Creek at Palo Alto, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°27'10", long. 122°8'20'1 , in Rancho de las 

Fulgas grant, 175 feet above Newell Avenue bridge in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, 

and about 2 miles above mouth. Altitude, about 5 feet.

Drainage area.- 38.6 square miles.

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 

12.20 feet); no flow for several months.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; no flow for several months 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr. 10-14, which are fair and were computed on 

EiasTs of records for station at Stanford University. Storage at Searsville Lake. 

See records for Los Trancos Canal and Lagunita Canal, which divert above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.1 

.2

1.0 

1.2

0.1

.4

1.3

2.6

4.5

7.0

10.5

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

14.5

20.0

27

35

54

76

103

135

171

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O 

9.0

220 

271 

326 

384 

516 

672 

S52

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.5

.6

100

3.0

0

17

28

68

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

185

276

705

355

151

112

60

1S3

89

76

374

590

396

200

180

107

73

58

48

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Jar 

Pel

Max

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6..................'. ...

Mar.

46

33

23

22

19

16

14

13

10

7.5

3.6

3.9

6.5

7

7.5

7.5

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

2.2

1.5

1.0

3.8

11

24

Apr.

1.0

0

21

117

25

17

9

7.5

4.4

1.2

2

2

1.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

3,301.7

225.6 

4,218.2 

286.4

208.8

0

0

0

0

0

4,939.0

Hay

Maximum

0

0

0

663

100 

705 

46

117

0

0

0

0

0

705

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

9.05

7.28 

145 

9.24

6.96

0

0

0

0

0

13.5

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

6,550

447 

8,370 

568

414

0

0

0

0

0

9,800
SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK BASIN 115

Los Trancos Creek at Stanford University, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°24'35", long. 1220 11'35", In El Corte de 

Madera grant, about 800 feet above mouth and 1.6 miles southwest of Stanford University post office,Santa Clara County. Altitude, about 160 feet.

Drainage area.- 7.5 square miles.

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 131 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height 

ii.ua feet); no flow for several months.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, 277 second-feet Feb. 8, 1932 (gage height, 2.93 

feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Apr. 11-12 Interpolated; mean discharge for 

December computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather records. 

See record for Los Trancos Canal, which diverts above station. A small part of 

this diversion was returned to creek above station by way of Felt Lake Spillway.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

0.04

.2

.4

.6

.8 

1.0

O.O

.4

2.0

5.1

11

19

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0

2.1

31

48

69

94

120

134

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

22 

23

84 

85

86 

87 

2B 

29 

30 

31

oet. HOT. Dec. Jan.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3 

.1

.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.]

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

3.3 

11 

35 

9.5 

2.0

2.7 

10 

25 

13 

9.5

43 

50 

47 

25 

25

16 

12 

9.5 

7.5

Month

Oot 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jax 

?el 

Max

Api 

M*3 

Jui 

Ju] 

Auj 

S«I

1

alendar year!93£

ater year 1935-e

Mar.

6.5 

5.5 

4.7 

4.3 

3.8

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.8

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

1.8 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.7 

.9

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.4 

1.9

Apr.

1.6 

1.5 

4.1 

16 

6

2.8 

1.9 

.5 

.4

.8

1.2 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.1 

.6 

.5

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Seeondfoot-days

0 

0 

1.55

244.66

3.5

357.8 

65.7 

59.1 

9.7 

3.1 

0 

0 

O

499.85

Hay

0.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.8 

.2 

.2 

.1

Maxlxnm

O 

O

23

.3 

50 

6.5 

16 

.5 

.2 

0 

0 

0

50

June

0.1 

.1 

.1 

,1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

July

jMTHimmi

0 

0

0

.1 

.1

.3 

.3 

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

Atig.

Bean

0 

0 

.05

.670

.11 

12.3 

2.12 

1.97 

.31 

.10 

0 

O 

0

1.37

Sept.

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

0 

O 

3.1

486

6.9 

708 

130 

117 

19 

6.1 

O 

0 

0

990
116 SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK BASIN

Los Trancos Canal near Stanford University, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°23'20", long. 122°11'10", in El Corte de 

Madera grant, half a mile below intake and 3 miles southwest of Stanford University post office, Santa Clara County. During periods of low flow recorder 

is moved to Cippoletti weir at canal intake. Altitude, about 360 feet.

Records' available.- October 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 40 second-feet Feb. 13; no 

flow at times.

1931-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, that of Feb. 13, 1936; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, Mar. 16 to Sept. 30 

computed by formula for flow over Cippoletti weir. Canal diverts water from 

Los Trancos Creek 2 miles above mouth and conveys it to Felt Lake, an irrigation reservoir on Stanford University campus.

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

HOT.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.3

.2

.1

Jan.

0.1.2 '

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

5

1.9

16

2.0

2.9

4.3

5.5

6

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

Feb.

2. '6

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

22

26

40

30

18

16

7.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

Jar 

FeL

April .....................................

.May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-!

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.8

2.8

Apr.

1.9

1.9

3.5

1.4

0

0

0

1.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

Seoondfoot-days

6.1

3.3

3.6

552.1

58.9

170.1

34.1

43.7

20»7

12il

7 3

3

*7 * 

2.8

366.4

May

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.*

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

MaylBfv?p

0.4

.2

.3

23

16 

40

2.8

3.5

1.1

.5

.4

.2

.2

40

June

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

-

July

0.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Minimum

0.1

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

r A^.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Mean

0.20

.11

.12

1.51

1.90 

5.87

1.10

1.46

.67

.40

.24

.12

.09

1.00

Sept.

0.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12

6.5

7.1

1,100

117 

337

68

87

41

24

14

7.3

5.6

726
SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK BASIN 117

Lagunlta Canal at Stanford University, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25'5", long. 122°11'15", In Rinconada del 

Jfrroyo de San Franclsqulto grant, 500 feet below Intake at Stanford University 

Santa Clara County. Altitude, about 150 feet. umvtub^y,

Records available..- January 1931 to September 1936.

rlng year ' 23 s -ond-feet Feb. 13; no 

dlscharSe ' that of Feb. 13, 1936; no flow for

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for very low flows which arp

S S«L;°a?S;tS SfiBSs K^&l , £? ">

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3

.4 

.2 

1.9 

1.0 

.2

Jan.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.5

.4 

.2 

.2 

9.5 

9.5

17 

9.5

7 

16 

17

17 

12 

5 

3.0 

2.6

2.1 

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0

Feb.

4.9 

2.7 

3.0 

5 

4.6

2.5

2.0 

1.7 

3.4 

1.3

16 

21 

23 

21 

21

21 

8 

.7 

.4 

.5

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

1.5 

3.3 

3.2

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jai 

Pel 

Hai 

Apt 

Xa, 

Jur 

Ju] 

An* 

Sej

1

alendar year 192>5. .....................

Fater year!935-36

Mar.

3.2 

5.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

8 

8

8 

3.5 

.2 

.2 

.2

4.3 

6 

6 

6 

5.5

6 

6 

4.2 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.4 

3.7 

3.7

Apr.

3.5 

3.6

4.0 

4.6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5

4.8 

4.2 

4.2 

5 

4.6

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

4.6 

4.4

3.4 

5.5 

4.5 

4.0 

3.9

3.5 

2.6 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

Secondfoot-days

0 

1.5 

8.3

847.1

140.0 

172.7 

151.1 

130.9 

29.6 

5.0 

0 

0 

0

639.1

May

2.3 

2.4 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Mqx^ TtP^ffi

0 

1.9

21

17 

23 

8 

6 

2.4 

.4 

0 

0 

0

23

June

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

.1

0

.2 

.2 

.2 

2.4 

.5 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

*.05 

.27

2.32

4.52 

5.96 

4.87 

4.36 

.95 

.17 

0 

0 

0

1.75

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

*3.0 

16

1,680

278 

343 

300 

260 

59 

9.9 

0 

0 

0

1,270
118 STEVENS CREEK BASIN

Stevens Creek near Cupertlno, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18'20 B , long. 122°4'25", In SWJ- sec. 22, 

T. VS., R. 2 W., at county highway bridge about 4 miles west of Cupertlno. 

Altitude, about 385 feet.

Drainage area.- 18.1 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 242 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 

2.96 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 1-13, Dec. 13-15, Sept. 8-30.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 709 second-feet Dec. 27, 1931 (gage height, 

4.57 feet); no flow at times each year except 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 4 to Dec. 15, which were computed on 

basis of partial gage-height record, range in stage, one discharge measurement, 

and record for Campbell Creek at Saratoga. Storage In Stevens Creek Reservoir 

above station started in 1936.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1.1

,1

.1.1.1

.2

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

HOT.

0.4

.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.0

1.5

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

Dec.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

3.8

.3

.6

2.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

12

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.5

Jan.

1.3

1.6

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.3

24

25

87

25

14

26

23

36

10

6.5

7.5

5.5

5

5

5

4.8

4.8

3.2

1.9

1.7

3.6

3.2

1.9

Feb.

3.9

5

5

5

5

3.6

2.1

2.1

4.0

5

72

76

68

77

61

58

36

48

40

31

32

51

33

31

34

32

28

22

23

-

Month

Jar 

Fet 

Mai

API

Mat

 11 ..... ...

Ju3 »-.---. -----------------------.------.- Au<

S«]

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

25

26

26

28

38

37

37

37

37

34

29

19

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

12

13

Apr.

13

13

16

15

17

14

10

17

16

16

17

15

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

12

8.5

9

9.5

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

12

13

Secondfoot-days

6.4

23.5

28.4

3.31O.8

351.6 

895.7 

611

388.5 

468.2

5O1.5

176.1

9.5 

3.7

3,464.1

May

14

13

13

16

42

32

30

18

18

22

26

18

17

16

15

10

7.5

6

4.7

5

9

11

11

11

11

11

16

12

11

11

11

Maximum

0.5

2.0

12

164

87 

78 

38

17 

42

25

20

.5 

.2

87

June

9.5

9

9

9

8

6

6

10

18

20

20

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

24

20

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

7.5

4.4

7

3.9

3.9

20

6.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.4

.7

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

Minimum

0.1

.4

.1

0.1

1.3 

2.1 

10

8.5 

4.7

6

.2

.2 

.1

.1

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

,4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Mean

0.21

.78

.92

9.0?

11.3 

30.9 

19.7

13.0 

15.1

16.7

5.68

.31

.12

9.46

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

13

47

56

6,570

697 

1,780 

1,210

771 

929

995

349

19

7.3

6,870
GUADALUPE CREEK BASIN 119

Guadalupe Creek at Guadalupe, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13'5", long. 121°54'351', in SWf sec. 19, 

T. 8 S., R. IE., half a mile northwest of Guadalupe and 3f miles upstream from 

Junction with Alamitos Creek. Altitude, about 325 feet.

Drainage area.- 12.6 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 182 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height. 

1.90 feet); no flow Sept. 18-21, 24-28.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 1,160 second-feet Dec. 28, 1931 (gage height, 

4.05 feet); no flow during part of each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions above station. Storage in Guadalupe 

Reservoir beginning In 1936.

Rating table, water year 1935-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.1

0

0.1 

.4 

1.2 

Z.I 

5.5

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

9.5

23

42

71

10V

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

2.2

.7 

.9 

.4 

.3 

.4

.5 

.4 

.6 

.3 

.4

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

HOT.

0.5 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Dec.

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.5

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

1.0 

.6 

.5 

.5

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.6 

.5 

1.8 

1.0 

2.5

Jan.

2.3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

1.3

1.1 

.9 

1.0 

12 

18

52 

40 

28 

23 

18

19 

8 

7.5 

6 

5.5

4.3 

4.3 

4.6 

4.0 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.1 

2.0 

2.1 

3.1

Feb.

8.5 

9.5 

9.5 

5.5 

4.9

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

4.0

51 

76 

51 

30 

25

32 

24 

34 

22 

17

31 

55 

48 

34 

29

22

17 

14 

12

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr

««3

Jut 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sei

1

alendar year 1935......................

fater year 1935-5

Mar.

9.5 

S.5

e

7 

6.5

6 

5.5 

4.9 

4.6 

4.0

3.7 

3.7 

6 

19 

31

33 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

30

22 

22 

23 

27 

22 

IS

Apr.

16 

14 

28 

16 

8.5

8.5 

10 

14 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

15 

27 

41

Secondfoot -days

13.0 

13.2 

18.7

3,535.3

289.5 

681.0 

598.9 

449.0 

972.1 

204.8 

31.5 

4.9 

2.1

3,278.7

May

43 

48 

52 

51 

48

33 

33 

32 

22 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

5.5

4.0 

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.7

10 

51 

63 

60 

57

55 

54 

54 

54 

51 

48

Maximum

2.2 

.7 

2.5

194

52 

76 

35 

41 

63 

55 

4.4 

.4 

.1

76

June

54 

55 

56 

4.9 

2.7

2.5 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

July

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

3.8 

4.4 

2.0 

1.3 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

-5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5 

.5 

.5

MinlBcum

0.2 

.3 

.3

.1

.9 

3.7

&'.5 

3.1 

1.3 

.3 

.1 

0

0

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Mean

0.42 

.44 

.60

9.69

9.34 

23.5 

19.3 

15.0 

31.4 

6.83 

1.02

!o7

8.96

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0

0

.1 

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26 

26 

37

7,010

574 

1,350 

1,190 

891 

1,930 

406 

62 

9.7 

4.2

6,510
120 GUADALUPE CREEK BASIN

Guadalupe Creek at San Jose, Calif.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20'0", long. 121°54'0", 100 feet downstream 

rrom junction with Los Gatos Creek in city of San Jose, Santa Clara County. Al-

"Cl'tllUS j 3,DOU"t 80 f SS"t .

Drainage area.- 131 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 910 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 

3.45 feet); no flow most of year.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 6,700 second-feet Dec. 27, 1931 (gage height, 

11.12 feet); no flow most of each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Small diversions above station. Storage in several 

upsTream reservoirs beginning in 1936.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 xcept Feb. 12-21 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In aeoond-feet)

0.45

.6

.7

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.0

.6

1.4

2.5

5.8

10.5

17.0

27

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2

46

60

135

205

295

415

560

710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

38

1.7 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

247 

296 

149 

152

278 

94 

136 

43 

16

234 

650 

443 

233 

237

123 

76 

24 

12

Month

Oct 

Sou 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

2.4 

3.9 

7 

2.1 

.6

1.5 

.8 

0 

0 

2.0

33 

26 

24

14 

7.5

1.5

0 

0 

0 

0

.8 

1.4 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

16 

.6

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-daya

0 

0 

0

5, 139.6

39.7 

3,443 

128.5 

16.6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3,627.8

May

Maximum

0 

0 

0

750

38 

650 

33 

16 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

650

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

14.1

1.28 

119 

4.15 

0.55 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

9.91

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

10,190

79 

6,830 

255 

33 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

7,200
GUADALUPE CREEK BASIN 121

Alamltos Creek near Edenvale, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14'20", long. 121°52'15", in SWi sec. 16, 

mrs., R. IE., 0.4 mile above junction with Guadalupe Creek and 4 miles southwest of Edenvale. Altitude, about 200 feet.

Drainage area.- 35.0 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 270 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height 

4708 feet); no flow for several months.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 2,670 second-feet Dec. 27, 1931 (gage height, 

6.60 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions above station. Storage in Calero and 

Almaden Reservoirs beginning in 1936.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

9.5 

66

49 

6 

2.8

6 

.9 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

8 

9.6 

4.9 

1.6 

4.9

2.7 

.1 

0 

0 

0

62

172 

131 

68 

110

99 

84 

99 

53 

50

47 

64 

74 

59 

126

102 

76 

28 

59

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma3 

Jui 

Ju] 

Au( 

Sei

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

47 

59 

55 

47 

47

48 

40 

38 

36 

68

89 

79 

77 

60 

53

41 

32 

34 

50 

51

52 

28 

28 

39 

42

42 

43 

43 

43 

44 

42

Apr.

46 

44 

44 

45 

18

28 

44 

48 

46 

46

47 

50 

50 

48 

44

38 

42 

43 

42 

41

40 

38 

38 

39 

40

43 

42 

42 

41 

15

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

5,122.4

140.2 

1,594.7 

1,497 

1,232 

256.6 

156.7 

0 

0 

0

4,877.2

May

11 

12 

14 

13 

4.9

4.6 

10 

19 

16 

10

5 

6.5

8.5 

11 

12

15 

17 

17 

16 

15

14 

4.3 

.7 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0

0

297

66 

172 

89 

50 

19 

59 

0 

0 

0

172

June

0 

0 

0 

18 

59

21 

20 

22 

8 

4.6

2.2

1.3 

.5 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

28 

15 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0

0

14.0

4.52 

55.0 

48.3 

41.1 

8.28 

5.82 

0 

0 

0

13.3

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0 

0

10,170

278 

3,160 

2,970 

2,440 

509 

311 

0 

0 

0

9,670
122 GUADALUPE CREEK BASIN

AlLos Gatos Creek at Los Gatos, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13'15", long. 121°59'0", in SWi sec. 21,

 T. 8 S., R. 1 W., about 700 feet upstream from highway bridge at Los Gatos. A 

titude, about 360 feet.

Drainage area.- 40.0 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height,

 6.90 "feet); no flow Aug. 3 to Sept. 30.

1930-35: Maximum discharge, 3,340 second-feet Dec. 27, 1931 (gage height, 

9.75 feet); no flow during part of most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May 24-31 and June 19 to July 2, when |age

 heights were affected by rocks placed on control and discharge was estimated. 

Several small storage reservoirs and diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.3'

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.4

6

6

3.8

4.5

6

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

2.0

1.2

NOT.

2.9

9

6.5

4.2

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.6

1.8

 4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.3

Dec.

0.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.0

9.5

7.5

6.5

6

5.5

4.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.9

.9

29

11

7

Jan.

1.4

3.9

6

.8

.6

.6

.4

.7

138

119

442

81

45

39

43

71

44

33

25

19

16

15

12

11

7.5

7

7.5

6

6

4.2

3.0

Feb.

41

31

20

15

13

10

9

8

8

9

519

543

623

420

346

452

276

306

247

214

544

835

582

385

327

250

207

180

155

-

Month

October. ......................."...........

December. .................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July ......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

136

124

110

99

90

83

78

75

69

62

56

50

37

35

34

32

30

29

28

23

34

33

32

35

32

28

28

26

27

42

48

Apr.

30

28

158

186

96

66

55

50

44

40

36

33

33

30

30

23

27

27

24

24

26

33

26

21

17

16

16

16

17

16

Secondfoot-days

ioe.7

50.2

98.6

12,628.2

1,208.6

7,575

1,650 

1, 253

309.0

129 3

9 9

.2

0

12,392.5

May

17

12

12

14

14

10

8.5

8.5

8

8

8

8.5

8

18

9

7

7.5

8

8

8

7.5

7.5

6

5.5

6.5

7

9.5

18

8.5

14

17

Maximum

6

9

29

631

442

835

136

186

18

21

1.2

.1

0

836

June

8

12

9

S.5

7

12

21

10

4.5

3.9

3.0

2.2

2.2

3.2

5.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

July

0.2

.2

.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

. .2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.2

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

Minimum

1.2

.2

.3

.2

.4

8

26

16

5.5

.4

.1

0

0

0

Aug.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

3.51

1.67

3.18

34.6

39.0

261

55. S

41.8

9.97

4.31

0.32

.01

0

33.9

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

216

100

196

25,060

2,400

16,020

3,270

2,490

613

256

20

.4

0

24,580
GUADALUPE CREEK BASIN 123

Campbell Creek at Saratoga, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'15", long. 122°g'25", in Quito grant, 

nair a mile southwest of Saratoga post office, Santa Clara County. Altitude, 

about 500 feet.

Drainage area.- 8.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 268 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 

£.80 feet); no flow at times in August and September.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, 314 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934 (gage height, 

3.13 feet); no flow part of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversion and regulation above station by San Jose Water

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.5 

.3 

.5 

.6

.4 

.3 

.5 

.6 

.5

1.0 

.8 

.8

1.1 

1.7

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.S 

.8 

.7 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.8 

.8

HOT.

1.3 

1.6 

.9 

.7 

.9

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.6

.6 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.9

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0

.8 

.5 

.9

1.0 

.9

.7 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

Dec.

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.7 

1.9 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.9 

.6 

.7 

.9 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8

1.0 

1.5 

1.3 

7 

2.0 

1.4

Jan.

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5

1.3 

1.2 

1.6 

21 

6.5

58 

13 

8.5 

6.5 

8

11 

6.5 

5 

3.6 

3.2

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.8

Feb.

8 

3.4 

4.4 

3.3 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.8

57 

65 

88 

76 

56

62 

45 

49 

39 

37

116 

152 

114 

75 

67

46 

42 

37 

32

Month

Got 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jin 

Jul 

Auj 

Sei

1

alendar year 193 5 ......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

27 

24 

22 

19 

18

16 

15 

14 

13 

12

11 

11 

10 

9 

8.5

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

e

7.5 

7 

8 

7.5

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

10 

10

Apr.

7.6 

7 

48 

53 

27

21 

18 

16 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

10 

9

8.5 

8 

8 

8 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7 

7 

6.6

6.6 

6 

6.5 

6.6

6

Seoondfoot-days

21.9 

26.6 

37.2

2,504.1

186.4 

1,291.8 

354.0 

383.5 

111.7 

62.8 

18.1 

2.7 

0.6

2,497.3

May

5.5 

5 

5 

4.9 

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

4.0 

3.6

3.6 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.5 

2.3 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4

2.4 

2.5 

4.6 

3.8 

4.6 

3.6

Mmrlimnn

1.7

1.6

, 7

104

68

152 

27 

53 

5.5 

4.6 

1.4 

.7 

.2

152

June

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.9 

2.9

3.1 

4.6 

4.0 

3.1 

2.5

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.4

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3

July

0.9 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.9

.1.4 

1.4

1.0 

.7 

1.0 

.7 

.8

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2

.4

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

*.l

*.l

.4 

*.l 

».l

*.l

Minimum

0.3 

.5 

.5

.2

1.0 

2.7 

6.5 

6 

2.3 

1.0 

.1 

0 

0

0

Aug.

*0.1

* .1 

* .1 

* .1

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

.4 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

* .1

.7 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

* .1 

.1 

.2

Mean

0.71 

.89 

1.20

6.86

6.01 

44.5 

11.4 

12.8 

3.60 

2.09 

.58 

.09 

.02

6.82

Sept.

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2 

.1 

.2

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

43 

53

74

4,970

370 

2,560 

702 

761 

222 

125 

36 

5.4 

1.2

4,950
124 COYOTE CREEK BASIN

Coyote Creek near Madrone, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10'0", long. 121°37'40", in northwest corner 

of San Jose grant, above highway bridge at mouth of canyon, a quarter of a mile 

below Las Animas Creek, and 2.8 miles northeast of Madrone, Santa Clara County. 

Altitude, about 420 feet.

Drainage area.- 193 square miles.

Records available.- October 1902 to September 1912, December 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1902-12, 1916-36), 70.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 6.85 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 27 and 28.

1902-12, 1916-36: Maximum discharge, 25.,000 second-feet, probably on Mar. 7, 1911, 

furnished by Duryea, Haehl, & Gilman; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No large diversions. Storage in Coyote Reservoir beginning

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.0

.8 

.7 

.8 

.9 

.8

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6 

,6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

HOT.

0.8 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Dec.

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.3 

.8

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.6 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1-

2.4 

2.2

1.6

Jan.

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

54 

162

210 

219 

210 

193 

177

191 

176 

150 

98 

39

28 

20 

18 

17 

15

14 

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

Feb.

29

143 

152 

142 

113

53 

38 

30 

24 

20

73 

495 

728 

535 

465

535 

421 

495 

398 

378

395 

738 

763 

563 

563

491 

461 

440 

421

Month

Oct 

No-? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

410 

402 

402 

395 

383

384 

381 

378 

374 

306

68 

133 

104 

57 

46

39 

67 

73 

69 

84

112 

112 

94 

86 

84

82 

82 

82 

84 

88 

87

Apr.

84 

34 

99 

117 

62

100 

88 

77 

85 

84

83 

83 

83 

83 

86

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

87 

86 

86 

86

86 

86 

86

S7 

86

Secondfoot-days

21.5 

32.2 

34.7

16,198.6

2,063.7 

10,102 

5,553 

2,602 

3,358 

3,047 

509.7 

47.1 

16.7

27,387.6

May

86 

86 

86 

94 

108

112 

111 

94 

96 

99

103 

108 

106 

106 

105

104 

103 

102 

101 

100

100 

99 

98 

109 

129

137 

137 

135 

134 

137 

133

Maximum

1.0 

1.3 

2.4

2,760

219 

763 

410 

117 

137 

130 

100 

2.8 

1.3

763

June

130 

112 

99 

97 

97

91 

87 

86 

85 

86

88 

92 

110 

109 

113

112 

111 

111 

106 

99

85 

84 

87 

102 

116

121 

115 

109 

105 

102

July

97 

100 

87 

29 

19

15 

14 

13 

13 

12

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8 

V.5

7 

6 

5.5 

5 

4.9

4.6 

4.2 

3.9 

3.8 

3.5

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

2.9 

2.7

Minimum

0.6 

.8 

.8

.3

1.1 

20 

39 

62 

86 

84 

2.7 

.7 

.2

.2

Aug.

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.0

1.9 

1.6 

1.7 

2.1

2.3 

2.0 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

Mean

0.69 

1.07 

1.12

44.4

65.6 

348 

179 

86.7 

106 

102 

16.4 

1.52 

.56

74.8

Sept.

0.7 

.7 

.8 

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2

.4 

.4

Run-off In 

acre-feet

43 

64 

69

32,140

4,090 

20,040 

11,010 

5,160 

6,660 

6,040 

1,010 

93 

33

54,310
COYOTE CREEK BASIN 125

Coyote Creek near Edenvale, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16'15", long. 121°47'55", at east boundary 

or Santa Teresa grant, at "The Narrows", 7 miles south of San Jose and 1.5 miles 

northeast of Edenvale, Santa Clara County. Altitude, about 190 feet.

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- October 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 26.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 861 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 4.39 

feet); no flow during most of year.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet Feb. 10, 1922 (gage height, 12. 

feet); no flow during most of each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Water pumped from wells along creek above station for 

irrigation. Storage in Coyote Reservoir beginning in 1936.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

4.6 

14 

6.5 

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

Feb.

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

303 

599 

492 

425

479 

3B3 

449 

383 

353

353 

613 

716 

530 

498

437 

401 

377 

359

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 193 5......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

347 

335 

329 

323 

317

311 

311 

305 

305 

300

59 

4.3 

48 

6.5 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

5 

29 

32 

19

14

9.5 

9 

9.5 

10 

14 

14

Apr.

10 

11 

22 

96 

35

.1 

16 

12 

13 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

16 

15 

14 

13 

14

14 

13 

12 

10 

10

10 

9.5 

9 

9.5 

11

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

6,945.7

25.2 

8,150 

3,465.8 

473.1 

643.9 

430.8 

33.9 

0 

0

13,222.7

May

12 

9 

5.5

5 

14

23 

26 

26 

41 

15

16 

21 

22 

22 

21

20 

19 

14 

12 

10

9.5 

9.5 

6 

4.4 

16

26 

29 

33 

37 

50 

70

Maximum

0 

0

0

2,580

14 

716 

347 

96 

70 

53 

13 

0 

0

716

June

53

48 

23 

18 

16

16 

13 

8 

4.0 

3.6

4.0 

5 

2-. 6 

11 

16

17 

16 

16 

17 

16

8 

1.6 

0 

0 

8

20 

22 

18 

16 

14

July

12 

5 

13 

3.9

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

.1

4.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

19.0

.81 

281 

112 

15.8 

20.8 

14.4 

1.09 

0 

0

36.1

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0

0

13,780

50 

16,170 

6,870 

938 

1,280 

854 

67 

0 

0

26,230
126 ALAMEDA CREEK BASIN

Alameda Creek near Niles, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°35'15", long. 121°57'35", in Arroyo de la 

Alameaa grant, an eighth of a mile above highway bridge and li miles northeast of 

Niles, Alameda County. Altitude, about 100 feet.

Drainage.area.- 633 square miles.

Records available.- October 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1916-19, 1920-36), 58.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,450 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

8.80 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Jan. 6, 8.

1916-36: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Feb. 10, 1922 (gage height, 12.44 

feet, former site and datum); no flow during periods in 1918, possibly, 1920, 1924-35.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Storage at Calaveras Reservoir, capacity, 100,000 acrefeet. San Francisco Aqueduct and other diversions above station. Water released 

from Calaveras Reservoir May 4 to Sept. 30. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of San Francisco.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2223

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

44 

39 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

43

41 

33 

29 

30 

32

24 

9 

26 

30 

33

17 

30 

38 

43 

43

43 

42 

41 

40 

42 

44

HOT.

35 

36 

36 

32 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

36 

16 

38 

38

14 

3.6 

9.5 

11 

29

39 

41 

34 

40 

38

39 

38 

36 

33 

30

Dec.

38 

40 

47 

34 

34

30 

27 

33 

38 

37

34 

30 

24 

31 

34

37 

37 

38 

36 

34

31 

7 

2.7 

1.4 

.9

1.5 

2.5 

2.2 

2.7 

1.5 

.9

Jan.

0 7 

8 

1 0 

9 

6

5 

6 

5 

249 

135

538 

224 

100 

152 

224

378 

179 

95 

50 

26

17 

12 

8 

6.5 

4.9

3.9 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.4 

2.9

Feb.

15 

235 

118 

83 

37

11 

6.5 

4.1 

3.6 

3.0

126 

1,960 

4,720 

3,750 

1,500

1,120 

750 

1,600 

980 

631

1,220 

3,880 

2,950 

1,650 

1,550

868 

572 

404 

254

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma, 

Juu 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

alendar year 193£......................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

196 

155 

124 

104 

75

67 

58 

36 

25 

18

9 

7.5 

7 

6.5 

6.5

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5

4.9

4.6 

4.6 

5.5 

6

5 

4.9 

4.9 

5 

6 

7

Apr.

6 

5 

S 

162 

196

S7 

50 

54 

25 

15

7 

6 

4.9 

4.6 

4.4

4.4 

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

3.6

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.4

Secondfoot-days

1,130 

952.1 

747.3

18,129.2

2,425.2 

31,001.2 

980.9 

664.6 

183.7 

413.5 

153.2 

127.5 

116.0

38,895.2

May

2.2 

2.1 

3.7 

7.5 

4.4

3.0 

2.9 

2.5 

3.4 

11

17 

13 

10 

7 

7

6 

6 

7.5 

5.5 

4.4

4.6 

4.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.7 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Mn-^l-pTup

44

41 

47

1,540

538

4,720 

196 

196 

17 

20 

11 

6.5 

5.5

4,720

June

9.5 

9.5 

8 

6.5 

12

14 

20 

20 

18 

IS

IS 

17 

17 

17 

16

14 

13 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

July

11 

10 

10 

10

11

11 

11

10 

10 

9

8 

3.0 

2.4 

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

Minimum

9 

3.6 

.9

.7

.5 

3.0 

4.6 

2.4 

2.1 

6.5 

1.6 

2.7 

1.1

.5

Aug.

2.7 

2.7 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.4 

3.6

3.6 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.9

4.1 

5.5 

5.5 

4.4 

6.5

5.5 

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

Mean

36.5 

31.7 

24.1

49.7

78.2 

1,069 

31.6 

22.2 

5.93 

13.8 

4.94 

4.11 

3.87

106

Sept.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5

4.6 

4.9 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.9 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

3.7 

3.2 

2.5 

1.7 

1.2

1.1 

2.0 

3.7 

2.7 

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

4.1 

5.5

Rtm-of f In 

acre-feet

2,240 

1,890 

1,480

35,970

4,810 

61,490 

1,950 

1,320 

364 

820 

304 

253 

230

77,150
KERN RIVER BASIN 127

Kern River near Kernville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56', long. 118°29', in NEi sec. 14, T. 23 S., 

R. 32 E., 3 miles above Salmon Creek and 15 miles north of Kernville. Altitude, 

about 3,550 feet.

Drainage area.- 845 square miles.

Records available.- January 1912 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- Combined flow of Kern River near Kernville and Kern River No. 3 

canal, 24.years, 642 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 9.27 

reet;; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Dec. 17.

1912-36: Maximum discharge, 9,690 second-feet Jan. 17, -1916 (gage height, 8.8 

feet, former datum); no flow at intervals July 31, 1924, to Feb. 7, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge interpolated Jan. 20-25 and Sept. 2-30. See record 

for Kern River No. 3 Canal, which diverts water 1 mile above station. Gage-height 

record and results of several discharge measurements furnished by Southern California 

Edison Co., Ltd.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 8)

2.6 1.0 3.6 39 6.5 790 

2.7 2.0 3.8 56 7.0 1,060 

2.8 3.5 4.0 75 7.5 1,370 

2.9 5.5 4.5 143 8.0 1,740 

3.0 8 5.0 248 8.5 2,180 

3.2 15 5.5 386 9.0 2,700 

3.4 25 6.0 570 9.3 3,030 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

HOT.

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Dec.

1.1 

1.3 

1.4 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.9 

1.7

1.0 

1.0 

1.5 

1.4 

2.1

1.7 

1.0 

1.4 

1.5 

2.2

1.3 

1.8 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

1.7 

1.5 

2.1 

2.5 

1.8 

1.4

Jan.

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.5 

1.6 

2.4 

1.4.

1.0 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.4

Feb.

2.5 

302 

3.5 

1.9

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

218 

297 

257 

223 

105

143 

13 

7 

5.5 

4.9

4.3 

4.7 

46 

7 

4.9

4.1 

3.1 

2.3 

2.1

Month

Oet 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jim 

Jul

Ser &

i

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

17 

52 

108 

171

212 

230 

246 

256 

284

328 

295 

320 

325 

306

331 

345 

209 

164 

111

64 

54 

31 

22 « 

75 

141

Apr.

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1»

1, 

1» 

1» 

1. 

1»

Seeondfoot-daya

29.7 

34.6 

46.7

85,757.2

47.6 

1,669.9 

4,707.9 

34,187 

71,250 

43,675 

14,019 

1,256.8 

45.0

170,969.2

73 

85 

129 

256 

216

223 

267 

415 

570 

718

865 

000 

120 

270 

480

660 

740 

740 

580 

620

620 

580 

700 

700 

700

820 

940 

900 

700 

480

May

1,440 

1,620 

1,940 

2,130 

2,430

2,330 

1,900 

1,820 

1,900 

2,180

2,380 

2,480 

2,700 

2,760 

2,700

2,640 

2,700 

2,760 

2,810 

2,380

2,130 

2,180 

2,430 

2,640 

2,760

2,540 

2,130 

2,040 

1,990 

2,330 

2,080

n^TrlirnTm

1.2 

1.5 

2.5

2,490

2.4 

302 

345 

1,940 

2,810 

2,060 

970 

306 

1.7

2,610

June

1,300 

1,180 

1,120 

1,000 

1,000

1,090 

1,120 

1,120 

1,150 

1,400

1,780 

2,080 

2,040 

1,780 

1,480

1,510 

1,780 

1,990 

1,700 

1,580

1,700 

1,620 

1,740 

1,780 

1,510

1,440 

1,340 

1,370 

1,060 

915

July

865 

815 

790 

765 

970

672 

650 

718 

530 

399

428 

336 

306 

322 

308

292 

256 

256 

334 

334

502 

479 

371 

306 

236

166 

248 

339 

359 

356 

311

Aug.

306 

173 

86

41 

15

20 

8.5 

16 

101 

279

132 

43 

8 

2.7 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7

Minimum Mean

0.8 0.96 

.9 1.15 

1.0 1.51

.4 235

1.0 1.54 

1.2 57.6 

1.7 152 

73 1,140 

1,440 2,298 

915 1,456 

166 452 

1.3 40.5 

1.3 1.50

.8 467

Sept.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

59 

69 

93

170,100

94 

3,310 

9,340 

67,810 

141,300 

86,630 

27,810 

2,490 

89

339,100
KERN RIVKR BASIN

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Kern River and Kern River No. 3 Canal 

near Kernville, Calif., for water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

oo

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

190 

219 

226 

206 

197

191 

187 

184 

182

178

177 

184 

183 

180 

215

216 

215 

211 

204 

203

201 

195 

189 

186 

187

187 

186 

184 

183 

179 

164

HOT.

175 

207 

186 

180 

189

195 

199 

199 

195 

192

186 

185 

181 

172 

170

181 

195 

195 

181 

189

193

197 

195 

191 

189

187 

185 

183 

181 

181

Dec.

181 

180 

184 

201 

198

190 

192 

196 

196 

196

197 

200 

192 

170 

185

184 

174 

175 

176 

188

190 

188 

183 

182

180

182 

184 

185 

212 

198 

206

Jan.

196 

203 

215 

213 

213

200 

188 

189 

241

241

267 

243 

226 

226 

226

229 

208 

197 

207 

206

200 

199 

199 

201 

202

202 

202 

213 

231 

217 

210

Feb.

332 

898 

358 

300 

266

278 

285 

278 

263 

255

665 

906 

866 

829 

711

749 

551 

492 

432 

400

455 

529 

655 

514 

470

454 

441 

438 

442

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Max 

Apt 

Ma3 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year 192

ater year 19S5-;

Mar.

465 

500 

533 

559 

581

590 

611 

648 

703 

766

807 

824 

847 

862 

890

934 

900 

925 

934 

914

940 

953 

818 

774 

721

675 

665 

642 

633 

684 

751

Apr.

683 

693 

736 

862 

823

830 

894 

1,020 

1,180 

1,320

1,470 

1,600 

1,720 

1,870 

2,080

2,260 

2,340 

2,340 

2,180 

2,220

2,220 

2,180 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300

2,430 

2,550 

2,510 

2,310 

2,090

Secondfoot-days

5,989 

5,634 

5,845

214, 342

6,610 

14,512 

23,049 

52,311 

88,930 

61,910 

32,300 

15,440 

7,145

319,675

May

2,050 

2,230 

2,540 

2,730 

3,030

2,930

a, 500

2,420 

2,500 

2,780

2,980 

3,080 

3,300 

3,360 

3,310

3,250 

3,310 

3,370 

3,420 

2,990

2,740 

2,790 

3,050 

3,250 

3,380

3,160 

2,740 

2,650 

2,600 

2,410 

2,080

Maximum

226 

207 

212

3,100

267 

906 

953 

2,550 

3,420 

2,690 

1,460 

889 

286

3,420

June

1,830 

1,790 

1,730 

1,610 

1,610

1,700 

1,730 

1,730 

1,760 

2,010

2,390 

2,690 

2,650 

2,390 

2,090

2,120 

2,390 

2,610 

2,320 

2,200

2,320 

2,240 

2,360 

2,390 

2,120

2,050 

1,940 

1,970 

1,660 

1,510

July

1,460 

1,400 

1,380 

1,350 

1,280

1,290 

1,260 

1,330 

1,140 

1,010

1,040 

950 

919 

933 

918

901 

862 

860 

937 

934

1,100 

1,080 

965 

896 

824

752 

833 

923 

942 

938 

893

Minimum

164 

170 

170

164

188 

255 

465 

683 

2,050 

1,510 

752 

296 

209

164

Aug.

889 

755 

667 

621 

594

600 

576 

587 

687 

867

713 

621 

562 

517 

488

470 

455 

431 

412 

393

378 

359 

342 

328 

316

307 

301 

298 

300 

310 

296

Mean

193 

188 

189

587

213 

500 

744 

1,744 

2,869 

2,064 

1,042 

498 

238

873

Sept.

284 

280 

280 

286 

286

278 

266 

257 

248 

246

242 

238 

240 

240 

238

230 

226 

228 

224 

219

216 

215 

213 

211 

209

209 

209 

209 

209 

209

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,880 

11,170 

11,590

425,100

13,110 

28,780 

45,720 

103,800 

176,400 

122,800 

64,070 

30,620 

14,170

634,100
KERN RIVER BASIN 129

Kern River near Bakersfield, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'54", long. 118°56'43", In SWi sec. 2, T. 29 

S., R. 28 E., at mouth of lower canyon, 5 miles northeast of Bakersfield. Altitude, 

about 470 feet.

Drainage area.- 2,345 square miles.

Records available.- October 1893 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 41 years (1893-1906, 1908-36), 922 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1896-1936: Maximum discharge, 18,287 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914; minimum, 

57 second-feet in November 1924.

Remarks.- Many irrigation diversions and four power plants above station. Complete 

record except run-off in acre-feet and annual figures furnished by Kern County Land 

Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

170 

186 

190 

209 

196

191 

192 

190 

176 

175

173 

176 

186 

185 

188

203 

227 

220 

217 

213

218 

215 

207 

197 

193

190 

190 

191 

192 

189 

187

Nov.

177 

180 

199 

200 

1S8

196 aoi

206 

211 

210

210 

206 

205 

198 

185

180 

190 

202 

207 

199

193 

203 

209 

210 

210

208 

207 

206 

204 

201

Dec.

195 

190 

196 

203 

218

224 

211 

210 

214 

213

217 

222 

221

226

197

198 

205 

194 

187 

194

198 

210 

204 

192 

197

203 

203 

211 

224 

262 

253

Jan.

227 

231 

223 

243 

243

245 

231 

218 

210 

239

276 

280 

293 

261 

262

259 

256 

247 

229 

227

232 

232 

224 

224 

225

224 

221 

221 

233 

249 

246

Feb.

240 

414 

1,117 

689 

451

371 

352 

356 

35S 

316

290 

693 

1,240 

1,814 

1,512

1,419 

1,560 

1,120 

933 

793

729

748 

926 

1,157 

983

834 

757 

723 

704

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 1935........ ..............

t ember.. ........ 

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

687 

688 

70S 

720 

751

767 

778 

787 

822 

874

940 

987 

1,006 

1,038 

1,043

1,066 

1,100 

1,095 

1,121 

1,130

1,114 

1,152 

1,191 

1,083 

1,039

947 

894 

859 

827 

809 

905

Apr.

1,057 

956 

925 

1,101 

1,474

1,437 

1,433 

1,496 

1,645 

1,836

2,031 

2,251 

2,457 

2,625 

2,802

3,089 

3,383 

3,607 

3,632 

3,59S

3,609 

3,553 

3,601 

3,694 

3,684

3,656 

3,778 

3,796 

3,691 

3,407

Secondfoot-days

May

3,138 

3,056 

3,306 

3,677 

3,849

3,992 

3,763 

3,395 

3,545 

3,391

3,612 

3,656 

3', 790 

3,946 

4,015

3,925 

3,884 

3,984 

4,041 

3,979

3,585 

3,328 

3,334 

3,508 

3,693

3,757 

3,507 

3,161 

3,106 

2,966 

2,726

Maximum

232 

222 

293

3,378

303 

2,146 

1,224 

3,932 

4,173 

3,005 

1,663 

957 

317

4,173

June

2,488 

2,275 

2,167 

2,107 

2,004

1,957 

1,996 

2,013 

1,993 

2,044

2,295 

2,617 

2,871 

2,788 

2,552

2,296 

2,361 

2,618 

2,691 

2,435

2,376 

2,397 

2,373 

2,508 

2,490

2,252 

2,182 

2,085 

2,079 

1,774

July

1,606 

1,511 

1,476 

1,462 

1,444

1,488 

1,395 

1,372 

1,414 

1,260

1,136 

1,090 

1,001 

944 

948

943 

935 

898 

870 

919

937 

1,083 

1,095 

983 

904

827 

778 

780 

899 

913 

926

Minimum

164 

170 

182

149

207 

234 

623 

913 

2,606 

1,631 

749 

277 

194

164

Aug.

920 

873 

805 

733 

671

635 

611 

578 

582 

625

818 

790 

690 

615 

554

506 

495 

477 

461 

441

429 

408 

380 

360 

319

326 

326 

306 

296 

298 

306

Mean

195

200 

209

655

240 

814 

933 

2,643 

3,568 

2,303 

1,104 

536 

242

1,081

Sept.

306 

291 

283 

285 

301

311 

304 

295 

258 

254

249 

248 

237 

229 

243

240 

230 

219 

202 

215

218 

214 

211 

206 

200

201 

196 

198 

197 

204

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,960 

11,900 

12,880

474; 100

14,740 

46,810 

57,370 

157,300 

219,400 

137,000 

67,900 

32,990 

14,370

784,600

Note.- Maximum and minimum for each month are Instantaneous values, determined from water-stage 

recorder graph. 

146163 O 37 9
130 KERN RIVER BASIN

Kern River No. 3 Canal near Kernvllle, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54', long. 118°28', In NEi sec. 25, T. 23 S., 

R. 32 E.. 4 miles below Intake and 12 miles north of Kernvllle. Altitude, 3,590 feet 

(revised).

Records available.- March 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 333 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean dally discharge during year, 620 second-feet May 26; no flow

1921-36: Maximum mean dally discharge, 648 second-feet July 16, 1921; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Apr. 14-21, which were Interpolated. Canal 

diverts from left bank of Kern River in sec. 12, T. 23 S., R. 32 E. Water Is used 

for power and returned to river 8 miles below. Gage-height record and results of 

several discharge measurements furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

189

218

235

205

196

190

186

183

181

177

176

183

182

179

214

215

214

210

203

202

200

194

188

185

186

186

185

183

182

178

163

HOT.

174

206

185

179

188

194

198

198

194

190

184

184

180

171

169

180

194

194

180

188

192

196

194

190

188

186

184

182

180

180

-

Dec.

180

179

183

199

197

189

190

195

194

194

196

199

190

169

183

182

173

174

175

186

189

186

182

181

179

180

182

183

210

196

205

Jan.

195

202

214

312

212

199

187

187

239

240

266

242

225

225

224

227

206

196

206

205

199

198

198

200

201

200

201

311

229

215

208

Feb.

330

596

355

298

265

277

284

277

262

254

447

609

609

606

606

606

538

485

436

395

451

524

609

507

465

450

438

436

440

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-;>6...... ................

Mar.

463

498

531

557

579

588

594

596

595

595

595

594

601

606

606

606

605

605

609

608

609

608

609

610

610

611

611

611

611

609

610

Apr.

610

608

607

606

607

607

607

608

606

604

604

604

604

604

603

603

603

602

602

602

601

601

601

604

605

606

606

606

607

608

-

Secondfoot-clays

5,958

5,602

5,800

128,560

6,589

12,845

18,340

18, 146

17,680

18,245

18,297

14, 184

7,100

148,766

May

608

606

604

604

602

602

602

599

600

599

599

600

602

604

606

606

606

607

610

613

613

613

616

614

615

620

613

610

609

78

0

M^yi]ffl\i7n

225

206

210

612

266

609

611

610

620

617

615

588

284

620

June

533

609

611

611

613

611

611

611

610

610

609

610

613

613

613

613

613

617

617

616

617

615

615

613

611

609

605

602

599

596

-

July

593

589

587

584

312

614

615

615

615

615

615

614

613

611

610

609

606

604

603

600

600

600

594

590

588

586

585

584

583

582

582

Minimum

163

169

169

163

187

254

463

601

0

533

312

294

208

0

Aug.

583

582

581

580

579

580

567

571

586

588

581

578

554

514

486

468

453

430

411

392

377

358

341

327

315

306

300

296

298

308

294

Mean

192

187

187

352

212

443

592

605

570

608

590

458

237

406

Sept.

282

278

278

284

284

276

264

255

246

344

340

236

239

239

236

229

224

226

223

218

215

214

212

210

208

208

208

208

208

208

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

11,820

11,110

11,500

255,000

13,030

25,480

36,380

35,990

35,070

36,190

36,290

28,130

14,080

295,100
KERN RIVER BASIN 131

Borel Canal at Tilley Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'0", long. 118°27'0", in NWi sec. 4, T. 26 S.

 R. 33 E., where canal crosses Tilley Creek, three-quarters of a mile south of 

Kernville. Altitude, about 2,570 feet.

Records available.- January 1910 to September 1914, October 1925 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1925-36), 320 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 605 second-feet May 22; no flow

1925-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 605 second-feet June 3-5, 1927, and 

Ma.y 22, 1936; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from Kern River half a mile below Kernville.

 It supplies Borel hydroelectric plant of Southern California Edison Co., Ltd., 10 

miles below; water then returns to Kern River. Discharge June 22 to Aug. 31 

computed on basis of kilowatt-hour output of Borel hydroelectric plant. Gage-height 

record and results of several discharge measurements furnished by Southern 

California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

172

194

217

200

188

181

175

168

165

164

160

168

171

166

197

204

209

208

204

201

201

191

183

180

175

179

181

177

176

176

162

HOT.

164

197

196

171

184

192

197

201

201

196

188

188

184

169

163

174

185

185

178

184

195

196

200

192

192

189

183

184

182

180

-

Deo.

182

180

184

198

206

193

194

200

202

197

204

208

207

174

188

190

180

183

183

193

201

197

180

192

184

183

191

193

225

234

221

Jan.

218

217

227

232

233

218

204

195

231

282

282

295

254

256

249

249

236

211

219

225

215

213

213

213

214

213

214

222

244

240

222

Feb.

289

545

494

348

321

313

320

305

293

276

385

565

559

555

557

559

559

559

551

511

518

558

556

556

555

549

536

522

522

_

-

Month

December. .................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.. .....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6......................

Mar.

534

o55

553

554

555

555

555

555

555

550

545

544

542

541

541

541

542

542

543

543

543

543

541

540

540

540

540

539

539

542

542

Apr.

542

541

541

540

541

541

540

540

541

541

541

540

540

538

538

538

539

538

534

538

538

538

539

539

534

539

538

535

538

538

-

Secondfoot-days

5,693

5,590

6,047

126,044

7,156

13,736

16,894

16,168

16,268

17,252

16,240

12 VOO

6^711

140,455

May

536

539

540

540

539

539

536

305

0

0

213

597

599

599

600

601

600

600

600

600

602

605

604

600

600

598

598

597

596

593

592

llgx^imnff

217

201

234

571

295

565

555

542

605

580

495

274

605

June

591

590

589

588

587

586

585

582

581

580

579

578

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

579

384

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

-

July

580

580

580

575

570

570

570

565

560

550

550

545

540

535

535

525

525

520

515

515

490

490

490

485

480

475

470

470

465

460

460

liinJJDXQU

160

163

174

158

195

2V6

C^A oo*

534

0

384

460

290

185

0

Aug.

455

450

460

470

490

490

490

490

490

490

495

495

490

485

450

455

440

430

400

380

345

345

340

320

300

295

295

290

290

295

290

Mean

184

186

195

345

O*T

474

545

539

525

575

524

410

224

384

Sept.

271

265

260

271

274

260

238

233

236

232

232

227

219

225

230

225

219

216

214

210

205

203

199

192

195

192

191

185

196

196

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,290

11,090

11,990

250,000

14,190

27,240

33,510

32 270

34 220

32 210

25 190

13)310

278,600
L32 KERN RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Kern River near Onyx, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44', long. 118°10', in SWi sec. 24, T. 25 S., 

R. 35 E., three-quarters of a mile north of Kernvilie-Walker Pass road, 1.4 miles 

above Canebrake Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Onyx. Altitude, about 2,900 feet.

Drainage area.- 531 square miles.

Records,available.- September 1911 to August 1914, January 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1911-13, 1919-25, 1929-36), 75.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 4.88 

feetj; minimum, 7 second-feet Oct. 11, 12.

1911-14, 1919-36: Maximum discharge, 2,360 second-feet Jan. 25, 1914 (gage 

height, 7.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; no flow for 

several days in July and August 1929 and in September 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Lowell and Thomas irrigation ditches divert about 2,000 acrefeet yearly above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

15 

16 

16

14

12 

12

11 

11

10

7.5 

9 

13 

12 

14

15 

16 

18 

17 

16

17

16 

16 

15 

15

15

16 

17 

17 

17 

16

HOT.

15 

19 

20 

17

16

16 

18 

22 

25 

25

24 

22 

22 

21 

18

18 

22 

29 

25

21

21 

22 

26 

27 

27

26 

24 

22 

22 

22

Dec.

22 

22 

24 

31 

27

21 

19 

21 

22 

25

24 

24 

22 

17 

17

16 

13

14 

15 

20

18 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

20 

20 

27 

21 

22

Jan.

20 

19 

25 

24 

25

23 

20 

20 

25 

27

27 

24 

23 

25 

25

24 

22 

20 

20 

25

25 

24 

25 

25 

25

24 

25 

25 

26 

24 

24

Feb.

33 

89 

47 

37 

31

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

67 

173 

168 

161 

120

138 

92 

75 

67 

60

61 

81 

121 

87 

75

68 

63 

62 

62

Month

Dot 

Son 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Maz 

Api 

Maj 

Jux 

JuJ 

Aug 

Sei

»

alendar year 1935 ......................

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

64 

68 

69 

74 

72

71 

74 

79 

85 

92

95 

95

98 

105 

130

146 

161 

163 

156 

167

181 

192 

170 

160

130

124 

130 

128 

126 

138 

154

Apr.

98 

152 

174 

218 

176

205 

209 

242 

287 

324

370 

422 

483 

558 

670

781 

875 

933 

972 

972

972 

1,000 

1,060 

1,030 

972

1,000 

1,000 

972 

890 

755

Secondfoot-days

441.5 

654 

624

21,693.6

735 

2,188 

3,697 

18,772 

16,004 

4,019 

1,247 

1,014 

423

49,818.5

May

755 

780 

862 

862 

862

835 

680 

637 

618 

600

586 

564 

551 

529 

517

492 

472 

456 

441 

408

390 

372 

350 

336 

326

316 

313 

296 

276 

264 

258

Maximum

18 

29 

31

457

27 

173 

192 

1,060 

862 

249 

60 

98 

17

1,060

June

249 

235 

224 

221 

214

203 

193 

181 

170 

161

154 

148 

140 

134 

128

120 

114 

108 

101 

92

88 

83 

80 

78

77

73 

68 

64 

61 

57

July

54 

50 

49 

46 

43

42 

43 

43 

43 

43

50 

48 

41 

38 

35

32 

30 

28 

30 

33

60 

41 

43 

35 

31

28 

28 

34 

38 

43 

45

Minimum

7.5 

15 

13

2.0

19 

30 

64 

98 . 

258 

57 

28 

16 

13

7.5

Aug.

50 

41 

34 

29 

28

45 

44 

38 

65 

98

72 

50 

40 

36 

31

27 

26 

24 

23 

22

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Mean

14.2 

21.8 

SO.l

59.4

23.7 

75.4 

119 

626 

516 

134 

40.2 

32.7 

14.1

136

Sept.

16 

15 

14 

15 

16

17 

16 

16 

14

14

14 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

Run-off in 

acre-feet

876 

1,300 

1,240

43,040

1,460 

4,340 

7,330 

37,230 

31,740 

7,970 

2,470 

2,010 

839

98,800
KERN RIVER BASIN 133

South Fork of Kern River at Isabella, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 350 40', long. 118°28', in NWi sec. 20, T. 26 S., 

R. 33 E., a quarter of a mile above Junction with Kern River, at Isabella. Altitude, 

about 2,480 feet.

Drainage area.- 985 square miles.

Records available.- October 1910 to September 1913, January 1929 to September 1936 iExtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 916 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 4.40 

feet;; minimum, 4.2 second-feet Sept. 12.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1936; minimum, 0.3 second-foot 

July 26, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr. 9-18, which are fair. Twenty-seven 

irrigation ditches divert from river above station; considerable return flow from 

many of them.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

9

8

8

7.5

7

7

5.5

5

5

5.5

5.5

7.5

7

6

6.5

9

9.5

10

10

HOT.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

Dec.

10

9.5

9.5

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9

9

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

10

9.5

9.5

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

1111

Feb.

12

16

22

22

17

14

14

13

12

12

13

14

78

111

106

112

124

99

99

100

104

106

101

92

90

82

76

71

66

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6......................

Mar.

65

65

63

63

63

70

71

76

81

86

81

74

71

68

78

83

82

73

68

58

44

54

61

53

56

57

47

46

40

40

49

Apr.

80

58

59

105

170

160

156

158

180

220

260

300

340

390

440

500

600

750

815

827

821

815

840

871

840

802

815

802

815

742

Secondfoot-days

230.5

324

313.0

7,701.4

329

1,798

1,986

14,731

13,357

2,698

381.5

251.3

198.0

36,597.3

May

611

616

666

730

748

748

694

575

540

515

520

481

462

419

419

419

415

387

375

343

316

282

264

2S4

248

235

215

211

211

208

220

Maximum

10

12

12

206

11

124

86

871

748

213

18

12

11

871

June

213

208

197

204

189

171

164

162

159

146

136

115

88

81

77

62

54

42

33

28

23

20

16

15

17

16

14

14

16

16

July

16

15

13

15

15

13

11

10

12

11

10

10

13

17

18

17

16

13

11

13

13

11

11

7

7

8.5

9.5

8.5

10

13

14

Minimum

5

10

8.5

4.9

10

12

40

58

208

14

8.5

4.8

5

4.8

Aug.

11

10

11

9

9

11

7

6

11

8

12

11

11

10

6

6.5

6.5

7

7

9

8

7.5

7

7

7

7

7

6

5

4.8

6

Mean

7.44

10.8

10.1

21.1

10.6

62.0

64.1

491

431

89.9

12.3

8.11

6.60

100

Sept.

6

11

9

7

5.5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5.5

6

6.5

6.5

6

6

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

5

5

6

7

11

10

10

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

457

643

621

15,270

653

3,570

3,940

29,220

26,490

5,350

757

498

393

72,590 .
134 TULARE LAKE BASIN

Tule River near Porterville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°5'0", long. 118°55'0", in NWi sec. 25, T. 21 S. 

R. 28 E., at highway bridge 1 mile above South Fork and 6 miles east of Porterville. 

Altitude, about 580 feet.

Drainage area.- 266 square miles.

Records available.- May 1901 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 132 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum stage during year, 10.55 feet Feb. 13 (discharge not determined); 

no flow Oct. 1.

1901-36: Maximum discharge, about 6,780 second-feet Jan. 17, 1916 (gage height, 

11.0 feet, former staff-gage datum); no flow parts of 1934 and 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge interpolated Aug. 2-14. Several small diversions 

above station. Power is developed on Middle Fork and tributaries.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2 

z

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14ie

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

0

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.4 

.5 

.6

.6

.7 

.8 

1.0 

21

19 

11 

7.5 

5.5 

5

5 

4.9 

4.3 

4.0

4.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6 

7.5

HOT.

7 

10 

18 

12 

9

8.5 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

7.5 

8 

8 

7.5

7 

8 

15 

16 

34

14 

15

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

13 

13

Dec.

13 

13 

13 

15 

18

16 

16 

15

15

15 

16 

19

18 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15

16 

132 

95

51

Jan.

39 

32 

30 

29 

35

32 

30 

29 

72 

116

78 

101 

63 

53 

48

55 

55 

49

47 

45

43 

42 

41 

41 

40

39 

39 

40 

44 

45 

41

Feb.

61 

1,080 

294 

180 

143

114 

103 

94 

87 

82

580 

912 

3,340 

2,940 

1,080

868 

5S5 

458 

368

301

283 

457 

1,210 

735 

458

368 

328 

299 

279

Month

Oot 

Not

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

. 11

alendar year 192 5........ ..............

11................ ....................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

376 

290 

292 

301 

301

294 

294 

301 

311

330

320 

304 

294 

285 

279

283 

272 

272 

270 

259

276 

272 

246 

236 

268

238 

228 

228 

218 

320 

825

Apr.

396 

314 

333

1,080 

668

502 

483 

494 

530 

602

654 

695 

695 

695 

695

695 

668 

650 

582 

546

526 

498 

490 

498 

472

472 

494 

466 

386 

413

Secondfoot-days

132.0 

339.5 

715

34,518.4

1,493 

17,967 

9,183 

16,692 

11,551 

4,644 

940 

155.1 

41,9

63,833.5

May

379 

389 

438 

458 

490

448 

406 

396 

389 

406

427 

438 

455 

441 

438

410 

400 

393 

389 

349

320 

305 

299 

305 

305

296 

296 

287 

290 

257 

252

Maximum

21 

18 

132

1,580

116 

3,340 

825 

1,080 

490 

234 

66 

10 

2.1

3,340

June

234 

212 

222 

210 

199

197 

190 

190 

184 

184

184 

186 

182 

172 

165

157 

156 

154 

147 

134

127 

121 

113 

116 

105

96 

85 

79 

75 

68

July

66 

61 

54 

50 

46

42 

38 

35 

35 

40

51 

42 

36 

30 

27

25 

23 

22 

23 

24

24 

20 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

12 

11

Minimum

0 

7 

13

0

29 

61 

218 

314 

252 

68 

11 

2.0 

.8

0

Aug.

10 

9 

8 

8 

7

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

5.5 

5 

4 

3 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

3.2 

3.3 

3.2 

2.8

2.2 

2,1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1

Mean

4.26 

11.3 

23.1

94.6

48.2 

620 

296 

556 

373 

155 

30.3 

4.36 

1.40

174

Sept.

2.0 

1.5 

1.2 

1.8 

2.1

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.0 

.8

.8 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.4

Run-off In 

acre-feet

262 

673 

1,420

68,480

2,960 

35,640 

18,210 

33,110 

22,910 

9,210 

1,860 

268 

83

126,600
TULARE LAKE BASIN 135

South Fork of Tule River near Success, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°3'0", long. 118°51'0", in NWi sec. 4, T. 22 S., 

R. 29 E., 3 miles southeast of Success and 5 miles above mouth. Altitude, about 750 

feet.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- June 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 4.80 

feet;: no flow for several months.

1930-35: Maximum discharge, 1,520 second-feet Dec. 28, 1931 (gage height, 5.20 

feet); no flow for several months each. year.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Nov. 13-18 computed on basis of flow of Tule River 

near Porterville; interpolated Mar. 17-21. Several irrigation diversions above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.4

S.5 

2.3 

.6 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

C 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

HOT.

0 

.6 

3.8 

2.6 

2.3

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.6 

3.5 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.S 

3.4 

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

Dec.

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

5

5.5 

5

4.8 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

5 

7 

6 

5.5

5.5 

4.8 

4.3 

4.3 

4,3

4.6 

4.S 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

5 

25 

33 

15

Jan.

12 

9.5 

S 

8.5

12

11 

9 

8 

18 

47

29

34 

19 

15 

14

16 

18 

14 

12 

11

10 

9.5 

9 

9 

S.5

8.5 

8 

8 

9 

8 

6.5

Feb.

11 

210 

70 

38 

28

24 

22 

20

18 

18

73 

170 

760 

732 

293

266

177 

144 

120

101

110 

175 

385 

263 

177

136 

118 

101 

92

Month

Oct 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apt 

Maj

JUE

Jul 

Au{ 

Set

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Bar.

SS 

83 

83 

78 

75

72 

74 

74 

75 

80

78 

75 

74 

72 

69

69 

68

66 

65

65 

65 

61 

59 

66

64 

58 

59 

58 

S5 

181

Apr.

102 

88 

102 

338 

248

200 

195 

190 

195 

202

207 

214 

209 

204 

202

192 

183 

179 

164 

155

148 

144 

138 

138 

132

12S 

130 

126 

128 

112

Secondfoot-days

13.8 

73.7 

201.3

9,141.5

419.0 

4,852 

2,305 

5,093 

2,389 

830 

253.6 

9.7 

0

16,360.1

May

104 

102 

104 

106 

112

106 

97 

93 

88 

86

85 

85 

83 

80 

80

77 

72 

69 

68 

66

62 

57 

53 

51 

51

50 

48 

47 

51 

48 

48

Maximum

6.5 

3.8 

33

560

47 

760 

181 

338 

112 

46 

14 

2.1 

0

760

June

46

44 

46 

44 

41

37 

36 

35 

34 

33

31 

28 

27

26

26 

25

24 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

19

17 

16 

15 

15

14

July

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.5 

9.5

10

11

14 

11 

9.5 

8.5 

7.5

7 

6.5 

6 

7 

6.5

6 

5 

3.8 

3.2 

2.7

2.7 

3.0 

3.2 

2.8 

2.5 

2.2

Minimum

0 

0, 

2.9

0

6.5 

11 

58 

88 

47 

14 

2.2 

0 

0

0

Aug.

2.1 

2.0 

1.7 

.8 

.6

.3

0 

0 

0

.1

1.1 

.s

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.45 

2.46 

6.49

25.0

13.5 

167 

74.4 

170 

75.1 

27.7 

7.54 

.31 

0

44.7

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

27 

146 

399

18,140

831 

9,620 

4,570 

10,100 

4,620 

1,650 

463 

19 

0

32,440
136 TULARE LAKE BASIN

Kaweah River near Three Rivers, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24', long. 118°57', in SWi sec. 33, T. 17 S., 

R. 28 E., 2i miles below South Fork and 3 miles southwest of Three Rivers. Altitude, 

about 620 feet. Previous to February 1936 statiou was 2 miles upstream.

Drainage area.- 520 square miles; 514 square miles at former location. 

Records available.- April 1903 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 33 years, 531 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 7.86 

feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 7.

1903-36: Maximum discharge, about 14,700 second-feet Jan. 17, 1916 (gage height, 

13.5 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Sept. 19, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Feb. 1 to Mar. 6, which were computed on 

basis of infrequent staff-gage readings at new site and are good. Irrigation diversions above station. Power is developed on Middle and East Forks.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

38 

43 

43 

40 

40

38 

33 

36 

34 

34

36 

42 

43 

44 

103

85 

70 

66 

62 

60

58 

57 

53 

49 

49

48 

46 

44 

44 

44 

43

HOT.

46 

64 

66 

57 

58

60 

60 

60 

60 

58

53 

49 

51 

53 

55

53 

55

66 

64 

62

64 

66 

68 

64 

60

58 

57 

55 

53 

53

Dec.

55 

53 

53 

62 

73

64 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

75

70 

68

64 

62 

60 

57 

60

58 

58 

58 

57 

57

57

58 

64 

233

172 

106

Jan.

90 

85 

95 

98 

109

95 

82 

82 

270 

252

240 

252 

168 

146 

142

162 

146 

126 

126 

120

117 

109 

117 

117 

123

120 

120 

126 

132 

142 

148

Feb.

360 

2,690 

589 

471 

300

242 

212 

198 

193 

193

1,340 

2,150 

5,160 

3,680 

1,610

1,540 

1,030 

746 

646 

598

515 

1,200 

2,340 

1,330 

940

772 

671 

622 

622

Month

Oot 

Non 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

II

ember. .................................

alendar year 1935 ......................

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

622 

622 

646 

646 

622

646 

676 

696 

746 

798

625 

852 

825 

825 

852

881 

825 

852 

881 

852

940 

910 

<M6 

696 

696

622 

608 

608 

608 

795 

1,740

Apr.

S52

746 

845 

2,330 

1,370

1,150 

1,150 

1,210 

1,330 

1,500

1,640 

1,750 

1,780 

1,980 

2,100

2,240 

2,290 

2,200 

1,900 

1,940

1,980 

2,020 

1,980 

2,060 

2,060

2,240 

2,290 

2,100 

1,940 

1,640

Secondfoot-days

1,525 

1,750 

2,246

178,516

4,257 

32,960 

24, 159 

52,613 

68,980 

39,274 

13,022 

3,215 

1,488

245,489

May

1,640 

1,980 

2,240 

2,440 

2,550

2,290 

1,980 

2,060 

2,240 

2,390

2,550 

2,660 

2,840 

2,720 

2,660

2,550 

2,600 

2,600 

2,500 

2,150

2,060 

2,100 

2,200 

2,290 

2,290

2,060 

1,860 

1,860 

1,750 

1,470 

1,400

Maximum

103 

68 

233

4,410

270 

5,160 

1,740 

2,330 

2,840 

1,820 

721 

204 

64

5,160

June

1,210 

1,150 

1,210 

1,120 

1,210

1,270 

1,300 

1,400 

1,470 

1,640

1,780 

1,820 

1,680 

1,470 

1,270

1,440 

1,580 

1,540 

1,400 

1,330

1,330 

1,300 

1,360 

1,240 

1,150

1,090 

1,030 

940 

798 

746

July

721 

696 

681 

646 

603

570 

557 

561 

484 

454

566 

462 

430 

414 

388

366 

338 

331 

328 

321

362 

317 

290 

267 

245

221 

270 

304 

267 

248 

314

Minimum

33 

46 

53

33

82 

193 

608 

746 

1,400 

746 

221 

55 

42

33

Aug.

204 

180 

162 

147 

140

133 

127 

118 

125 

162

150 

129 

114 

103 

95

91 

89 

86 

82 

78

76 

75 

71 

66 

63

60 

58 

58 

60 

55 

58

Mean

49.2 

58.3 

72.5

489

137 

1,137 

779 

1,754 

2,225 

1,309 

420 

104 

49.6

671

Sept.

54 

54 

58 

63 

64

63 

58 

54

51 

48

48 

48 

50

51 

51

48 

47 

46 

46 

47

46 

46 

46 

45 

43

43 

43 

43 

42 

42

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,020 

3,470 

4,450

354,000

8,440 

65,380 

47,020 

104,400 

136,800 

77,900 

25,830 

6,380 

2,950

486,900
TULARE LAKE BASIN 137

North Fork of Kaweah River at Kaweah, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°29', long. 118°55', in SEi sec. 34, T. 16 S., 

R. 28 E., li miles above Mannikin Creek, li miles north of Kaweah, and 3 miles above 

mouth. Altitude, about 1,080 feet.

Drainage area.- 128 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936. October 1910 to October 1933, staff 

gage 1 mile Deiow.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-36), 65.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 6.47 

f eetj; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

1910-36: Maximum discharge, about 7,400 second-feet Jan. 25, 1914 (gage height, 

10.2 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 3,000 secondfeet; no flow for many days July to October 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Several small irrigation diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

3.9

7.0

11.5

20

33

74

130

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

206

314

460

690

980

1,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5 

4.7

4.7 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.5

4.7 

6 

6.5 

7.5 

18

14 

11 

9.5 

8.5 

8

8 

8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7 

7 

7 

7.5 

8

HOT.

8 

9.5 

14

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

9.5 

10 

12

11

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

Dec..

10 

10 

10 

12 

13

13 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

16 

18 

14 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

12 

12 

13 

74 

40 

23

Jan.

18 

16 

18 

20 

20

18 

16 

15 

95 

56

67 

6g 

37 

30 

30

42 

34 

29 

26 

24

24 

24 

23 

23 

24

23 

23 

24 

33 

30 

27

Feb.

127 

997 

160 

101 

77

62 

56 

51 

48 

46

489 

664 

951 

789 

522

460 

284 

223 

184 

159

153 

468 

822 

472 

327

267 

246 

230 

208

Month.

Oct 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jid 

Au| 

Set

1

alendar year 19

 . ... ... .» ..

ater year 1935-

Mar.

208 

211 

216 

220 

220

216 

220 

230 

243 

256

256 

256 

251 

253 

253

259 

235 

256 

259 

259

290 

267 

216 

211 

206

180 

178 

180 

180 

264 

648

Apr.

276 

230 

272 

762 

428

346 

350 

371 

409 

440

480 

504 

522 

563 

590

590 

581 

550 

500 

496

488 

509 

500 

488 

468

484 

488 

444 

436 

364

Secondfoot-days

224.9 

317.0 

479

36,503.5

951 

9,643 

7,597 

13,929 

9,311 

2,988 

955 

312.0 

182.1

46,889.0

May

350 

390 

 424 

444 

456

416 

371 

364 

368 

371

375 

368 

368 

350 

343

320 

302 

290 

270 

248

233 

218 

211 

202 

193

184 

178 

176 

186

166 

176

Ha^

18 

14

74

1,730

95 

997 

648 

762 

456 

160 

49 

16 

9

997

June

160 

144 

159 

150 

143

135 

133 

1-27 

122 

120

115

111 

107 

104 

100

97 

90 

86 

80 

75

72 

68 

72 

68 

79

62 

56 

53 

51 

49

July

48 

46 

44 

42 

40

39 

38 

37 

38 

41

49 

41 

36 

33 

30

29 

27 

26 

26 

25

25 

24 

22 

21

20

18 

18 

20 

18 

18 

16

Minimum

4.5 

8 

10

4.5

15 

46 

178 

230 

166 

49 

16 

6.5 

4.7

4.5

Aug.

16 

.15 

15 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

12

12 

11 

10 

10

9 

9 

8.5 

8.5 

8

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8

7.5 

7 

7 

7 

7 

6.5

Mean

7.25 

10.6 

15.5

100

30.7 

333 

246 

464 

300 

99.6 

30.8 

10.1 

6.07

128

Sept.

6.5 

6.5 

7.5 

8.5 

9

8.5 

8 

7 

6.5 

6

5.5 

6 

5.5 

6 

6.5

6.5 

6 

6 

5.5 

5

5 

5.5 

5 

5 

4.9

4.7 

4.7 

4.9 

4.9 

5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

446 

629 

950

72,420

1,890 

19,130 

15,070 

27,630 

18,470 

5,930 

1,890 

619 

361

93,020
138 TULARE LAKE BASIN

Kings River near Hume, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°51', long. 118°54', near west line of sec. 35, 

 T. 12 S., R. 28 E., 1$ miles below junction of South and Middle Forks of Kings River 

and 3f miles north of Hume. Altitude, about 2,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 838 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1921-22, 1923-24, 1926-36)', 1,052 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,870 second-feet May 13 {gage height, 7.36 

feet;; minimum, 130 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 11,700 second-feet June 4, 1922 (gage height, 8.67 

feet); minimum, 63 second-feet Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions, 

occasionally.

Small amount of water released from Hume Lake

Rating table, water year 1935-35 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

130

185

250

330

415

510

615

725

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4

840

965

1,100

1,240

1,410

1,600

1,800

2,270

4.8 

5.2

5.6 

6.0 

6.4 

6.8 

7.2

2,810

3,410

4,070

4,800

5,620

6,500

7,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

SZ 

84

85

S6 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

158 

226 

236 

209 

197

185 

176 

167 

164 

158

155 

164 

167 

164 

246

226 

222 

218 

203 

203

200 

191 

179 

167 

167

164 

158 

155 

155 

150 

132

HOT.

138 

185 

161 

158 

176

182 

194 

240 

243 

236

229 

218 

209 

197 

200

191 

164 

173 

167 

170

176 

176 

176 

167 

164

161 

152 

152 

148 

145

Dee.

148 

145 

148 

150 

158

164 

164 

167 

164 

164

170 

179 

173 

152 

164

155 

148 

148 

145 

164

161 

155 

150 

148 

145

145 

155 

164 

215 

222 

206

Jan.

200 

203 

250 

243 

240

222 

203 

206 

298 

294

354

330 

314 

306 

306

326 

282 

266 

274 

262

254 

250 

246 

246 

250

250 

250 

258 

278 

254 

250

Feb.

508 

1,030 

505 

510 

560

535 

490 

410 

388 

370

780 

932 

998 

998 

965

932 

780 

725 

648 

588

620 

979 

1,060 

870 

870

780 

752 

725 

725

Month.

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

0

Jan 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember. ........................ ..........

elendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

752

780 

810 

840 

840

840 

840 

870 

932 

998

1,060 

1,100 

1,060 

1,060 

1,100

1,140 

1,100 

1,140 

1,170 

1,200

1,280 

1,240 

1,100 

1,030 

965

900 

900 

932 

932 

932 

965

Apr.

870 

870 

900 

998 

965

965 

1,030 

1,170 

1,360 

1,650

1,910 

2,270 

2,600 

2,950 

3,410

3,900 

4,160 

4,070 

3,650 

3,650

3,820 

4,070 

3,980 

3,980 

4,340

4,800 

4,900 

4,340 

3,900 

3,250

Secondfoot-days

5,662 

5,448 

5,036

442,504

8,165 

21,033 

30,808 

84,728 

169,930 

127,350 

60,390 

20,858 

6,454

545,862

May

3,250 

3,980 

4,900 

5,410 

6,060

5,520 

4,250 

4,160 

4,800 

5,520

5,840 

6,060 

6,950 

6,950 

G,500

6,280 

6,720 

6,720 

6,500 

5,300

5,000 

5,520 

6,060 

6,720 

6,720

6,060 

5,100 

5,300 

4,800 

3,730 

3,250

Maximum

246 

243 

222

7,870

354

1,060 

1,280 

4,900 

6,950 

6,280 

2,810 

1,410 

346

6,950

June

2,740 

2,600 

2,670 

2,460 

2,670

3,020 

3,020 

3,180 

3,730 

4,610

5,410 

6,280 

6,060 

5,000 

4,160

4,700 

5,520 

5,620 

5,200 

5,000

5,100 

4,900 

5,520 

5,200 

4,520

4,250 

4,160 

4,070 

3,100 

2,880

July

2,810 

2,740 

2,740 

2,810 

2,670

2,400 

2,460 

2,460 

 2,030 

1,700

1,750 

1,550 

1,650 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,600 

1,600 

1,860 

1,910

2,670 

2,400 

1,860 

1,650 

1,460

1,320 

1,500 

1,500 

1,410 

1,320 

1,460

Mlnijffuni

132 

138 

145

132

200 

370 

752 

870 

3,250 

2,460 

1,320 

318 

142

132

Aug.

1,410 

1,140 

1,030 

965 

900

870 

810 

965 

1,060 

1,060

932 

810 

752 

698 

642

604 

576 

550 

520 

480

451 

428 

397 

374 

354

342 

330 

318 

346 

374 

370

Mean

183 

182 

162

1,212

263 

725 

994 

2,824 

5,482 

4,245 

1,948 

673 

215

1,491

Sept.

346 

330 

318 

318 

318

302 

278 

258 

240 

229

222 

218

215 

212 

209

200 

194 

185 

176 

170

164 

161 

158 

152 

150

148 

148 

148 

145 

142

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,230 

10,810 

9,990

877,700

16,200 

41,720 

61,110 

168,100 

337,100 

252,600 

119,800 

41,370 

12,800

1,083,000
TULARE LAKE BASIN 139

Kings River above North Fork, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°52', long. 119°7', in Ni sec. 27. T. 12 S., 

R. 26 E. (unsurveyed), 1 mile above North Fork of Kings River and 10 miles southeast of Trimmer. Altitude, about 1,020 feet.

Drainage area.- 956 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1936. March 1927 to December 1928 at 

site hair a mile downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 6.38 

feetj; minimum, 131 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1927-28, 1931-36: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage 

height, 10.30 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 79 second-feet Oct. 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions. Small amount of water released from

Hume Lake occasionally. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Kings River 

Water Association and San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

113

152

198

254

318

391

475

572

680

800

2.S 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2

930

1,070

1,410

1,830

2,320

2,900

3,580

4,420

5,580

6,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

159 

214 

240 

212 

196

184 

174 

167 

161 

156

156 

170 

167 

167 

251

231 

222 

220 

212 

209

203 

193 

186 

174 

170

170 

165 

161 

159 

154 

139

Her.

142 

191 

174 

165 

179

186 

196 

248 

245 

240

234 

228 

220 

206 

203

198 

172 

181 

176 

179

184 

184 

186 

179 

176

172 

165 

165 

161 

159

Dec.

159 

156 

156 

161 

170

170 

174 

174 

170 

165

174 

186 

181 

159 

170

165 

154 

152 

152 

170

167 

161 

156 

152 

150

150 

161 

172 

275 

242 

222

Jan.

212 

212 

263 

251 

257

240 

220 

220 

426 

346

445 

395 

342 

325 

328

368 

318 

288 

292 

279

266 

263 

260 

260 

260

257 

257 

266 

285 

263 

257

Feb.

676

a, 410

716 

588 

620

577 

542 

462 

428 

412

1,210 

1,780 

2,070 

1,950 

1,660

1,610 

1,190 

1,000 

854 

764

758 

2,050 

2,750 

1,720 

1,360

1,190 

1,070 

1,010 

965

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar 

Apt 

Itaj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aue 

Sej

1

alendar year 193

1iAI*y. . 

11... .

 top year 1935-3

Mar.

965 

986 

1,010 

1,030 

1,030

1,010 

1,030 

1,060 

1,110 

1,190

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,230 

1,280

1,360 

1,320 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,510 

1,510 

1,280 

1,190 

1,110

1,030 

1,020 

1,060 

1,060 

1,110 

1,460

Apr.

1,070 

1,060 

1,150 

1,660 

1,360

1,280 

1,360 

1,560 

1,780 

2,070

2,460 

2,750 

3,060 

3,400 

3,880

4,200 

4,540 

4,540 

3,980 

4,090

4,200 

4,420 

4,310 

4,310 

4,540

5,090 

5,090 

4,660 

4,200 

3,580

Secondfoot-days

5,742 

5,694 

5,326

486,017

8,921 

34,392 

36,871 

95,650 

172,230 

132,470 

64,990 

21,031 

6,309

589,626

May

3,490 

4,200 

5,090 

5,410 

6,260

5,750 

4,420 

4,310 

4,940 

5,580

5,920 

5,920 

6,780 

6,780 

6,600

6,260 

6,600 

6,600 

6,600 

5,410

5,090 

5,580 

6,090 

6,600 

6,600

6,090 

5,090 

5,410 

5,090 

4,090 

3,580

Ma2c32nun

251 

248 

275

7,860

445 

2,750 

1,510 

5,090 

6,780 

6,260 

3,060 

1,510 

328

6,780

June

3,060 

2,900 

2,980 

2,750 

2,900

3,310 

3,220 

3,400 

3,880 

4,660

5,410 

6,260 

6,090 

5,090 

4,310

4,940 

5,580 

5,580 

5,240 

5,090

4,240 

5,090 

5,580 

5,410 

4,800

4,540 

4,310 

4,310 

3,400 

3,140

July

3,060 

2,980 

2,900 

2,980 

2,820

2,680 

2,680 

2,750 

2,260 

1,830

1,890 

1,720 

1,780 

1,830 

1,780

1,780 

1,720 

1,720 

1,950 

2,010

2,820 

2,680 

2,070 

1,830 

1,560

1,360 

1,560 

1,610 

1,510 

1,360 

1,510

Minimum

139 

142

150

139

212 

412 

965 

1,060 

3,490 

2,750 

1,360 

308 

139

139

Aug.

1,510 

1,190 

1,050 

965 

895

848 

806 

970 

1,070 

1,150

986 

848 

758 

686 

630

598 

567 

532 

503

471

445 

428 

395 

372 

350

336 

322

308 

328 

361 

353

Mean

185 

190 

172

1,332

288 

1,186 

1,189 

3,188 

5,556 

4,416 

2,096 

678 

210

1,611

Sept.

328 

311 

305 

308 

308

292 

266 

254 

237 

228

220 

214 

206 

206 

203

196 

188 

186 

179 

172

165 

161 

159 

152 

148

146

146 

144 

142 

139

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,390 

11,290 

10,560

964,000

17,690 

68,220 

73,130 

189,700 

341,600 

262,800 

128,900 

41,710 

12,510

1,170,000
140 TULARE LAKE BASIN

Kings River at Piedra, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°49'g", long. 119°23'8", in NWJ sec. 8, T. 13 8., 

R. 24 E., half a mile below highway bridge at Piedra and 12 miles northeast of Sanger. 

Altitude, about 500 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,694 square miles.

Records available.- September 1895 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 2,254 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

12.38 feet); minimum, 176 second-feet Oct. 1.

1895-1936: Maximum discharge, about 59,700 second-feet Jan. 25, 1914 (gage height, 

31.8 feet, former datum); minimum, 67 second-feet Oct. 3, 1924.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No large diversions; small storage on Tenmile and Mill 

Flat Creeks; one power plant on North Fork of Kings River. Gage-height record 

collected in cooperation with Kings River Water Association.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oot.

176 

184 

270 

246 

229

215 

202

191 

181 

176

179 

196 

220 

212 

255

325 

280 

273 

264 

S52

243 

232 

226 

212 

204

202 

199

191 

186 

186 

184

HOT.

169 

191 

261 

207 

212

232 

240 

270 

299 

296

280 

270 

264 

249 

237

S43 

232 

237 

234 

229

237 

240 

240 

240 

234

223 

215 

212 

207 

199

Dec.

202 

199 

196 

204 

207

212 

215 

215 

220 

207

S12 

234 

252 

218 

209

218 

202 

196 

196 

196

218 

209 

204 

199 

199

196 

199 

220 

296 

477 

302

Jan.

292 

270 

318 

366 

352

325 

305 

267 

575 

851

762 

972 

540 

500 

495

565 

555 

438 

4S2 

398

390 

382 

378 

378 

382

386 

374 

382 

426 

438 

398

Feb'.

813 

7,510 

1,780 

1,120 

1,010

912

850 

760 

684 

650

2,600 

5,340 

7,050 

6,020 

4,370

4,370 

2,790 

2,110 

1,780 

1,580

1,430 

7,140 

10,700 

5,340 

3,390

2,670 

2,260 

2,060 

1,920

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Api 

Ma3 

Jur

Jun

Aug 

Sei

I

alendar year 1935......................

11................ .....................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1,830 

1,830 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880

1,830 

1,830 

1,880 

1,960 

2,160

2,320 

2,380 

2,320 

2,260 

2,380

2,490 

2,380 

2,430 

2,610 

2,550

2,790 

2,790 

2,260 

2,060 

2,010

1,780 

1,740 

1,780 

1,780 

1,960 

4,140

Apr.

2,160 

1,960 

2,110 

4,520 

2,980

2,490 

2,550 

2,860 

3,320 

3,820

4,370 

4,870 

5,430 

6,040 

6,690

7,650 

8,160 

8,160 

6,920 

7,400

7,400 

7,900 

8,160 

7,900 

8,430

9,260 

9,260 

8,430 

7,650 

6,040

Secondfoot-days

6,791 

7,099 

6,929

814,302

13,882 

91,009 

68,170 

174,890 

287,670 

182,600 

75,150 

24,355 

7,504

946,049

May

6,040 

7,160 

8,980 

9.8SO 

11,000

10,400 

7,650 

7,650 

8,700 

9,820

10,400 

10,400 

11,300 

11,600 

11,300

10,700 

11,000 

11,000 

11,000 

8,980

8,430 

8,980 

9,540 

10,400 

10,700

9,540 

7,900 

8,160 

7,650 

6,040 

5,430

Maximum

325 

299

477

12,500

972 

10,700 

4,140 

9,260 

11,600 

8,700 

3,680 

1,780 

380

11,600

June

4,700 

4,370 

4,530 

4,290 

4,530

5,050 

4,870 

5,240 

5,630 

6,690

7,900 

8,700 

8,700 

7,400 

6,040

6,470 

7,400 

7,900 

7,160 

6,920

6,920 

6,470 

6,920 

6,920 

6,470

5,630 

5,240 

5,430 

4,290 

3,820

July

3,680 

3,600 

3,460 

3,530 

3,320

3,120 

S,980 

3,180 

2,670 

2,260

2,260 

2,110 

2,060 

2,110 

2,060

2,060 

1,960 

1,920 

2,060 

2,160

2,610 

3,250 

2,490 

2,110 

1,830

1,620 

1,700 

1,880 

1,780 

1,620 

1,700

Minimum

176 

169 

196

169

267 

650 

1,740 

1,960 

5,430 

3,820 

1,620 

345 

179

169

Aug..

1,780 

1,580 

1,320 

1,180 

1,080

1,010 

945 

1,010 

1,150 

1,290

1,150 

1,010 

880 

790 

722

683 

630 

600 

565 

528

505 

478 

448 

416 

392

373 

359 

345 

352 

380 

404

Mean

219 

237 

224

2,231

448 

3,138 

S,199 

5,830 

9,280 

6,087 

2,424 

786 

250

2,585

Sept.

380 

352 

342 

342 

356

342 

317 

292 

280 

265

259 

259 

245 

242 

247

S34 

221 

221 

219

211

206 

201 

193 

191 

184

181 

181 

181 

181 

179

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,470 

14,080 

13,740

1,615,000

27,530 

180,500 

135,200 

346,900 

570,600 

362,200 

149,100 

48,310 

14,880

1,877,000
TULARK LAKE BASIN 141

North Fork of Kings River near Cliff Camp, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°0', long. 118°59' , in NWi sec. 12, T. 11 S., 

R. 27 E., at Cliff Camp Bridge, 1 mile northwest of Cliff Camp and 2.3 miles below 

Woodchuck Creek. Altitude, about 6,150 feet.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- November 1922 to September 1936. August 1921 to November 1922 at 

site 1 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1921-32, 1933-35), 306 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 11.30 

reet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 26-28 (gage height, 2.55 feet).

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 6,030 second-feet June 4, 1922 (gage height, 10.6 

feet, former site and datum); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Dec. 30, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 3-12, Dec. 16-31, Mar. 1-3, which were 

computed on basis of partial record and discharge at other station on North Fork. 

No record during January and February. No diversions. Gage-height record and results 

of discharge measurements furnished by San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.4 3.S 4.0 US 7.5 1,245

2.6 6.4 4.4 1S5 S.O 1,480

2.S 10.6 4.S 264 8.5 1,770

3,0 17.0 5.2 365 9.0 2,100

3.2 28 5.6 490 9.5 2,450

3.4 45 6.0 630 10.0 2,850

3.6 67 6.5 820 11.0 3,730

3.8 91 7.0 1,020

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

11

15

13

11

9.5

9

9

8.5

8.5

8

11

15

13

13

30

23

20

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

8.5

HOT.

9.5

14

13

14

14

20

21

22

22

20

IS

16

12

11

12

13

18

18

18

20

20

21

20

18

16

15

16

15

14

14

-

Dec.

13

14

15

15

13

14

14

15

11

15

15

16

12

15

14

13

12

12

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

16

16

Jan.

*29

Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

larch. ....................................

April. . ...................................

Jlay... ....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2

Mar.

130

140

152

155

157

164

181

198

227

264

292

311

309

311

348

359

343

389

407

425

449

380

282

238

210

193

193

200

214

219

196

Apr.

187

180

176

171

165

178

238

351

490

648

780

920

1,060

1,220

1,430

1,650

1,770

1,590

1,480

1,650

1,710

1,890

1,960

1,960

2,240

2,310

2,170

1,890

1,530

1,240

-

Secondfoot-days

410.0

494.5

417

155,140.5

~

8,036

35,234

71,290

32 952

5^434

1,167

247.0

-

May

1,480

2,100

2,530

2,770

2,S50

2,240

1,770

2,030

2,450

2,690

2,770

2,850

3,010

3,010

2,770

2,770

2,850

2,850

2,450

2,100

2,170

2,310

2,450

2,530

2,380

1,960

1,770

1,770

1,480

1,090

1,040

y^xTimrcn

30

22

16

3,280

_

449

2,310

3,010

1,830

343

204

13

-

June

8SO

860

860

860

1,020

 1,090

1,130

1,220

1,380

1,650

1,770

1,S30

1,590

1,240

1,040

1,290

1,430

1,340

1,290

1,180

1,130

1,020

1,130

1,060

900

720

665

578

425

374

-

July

343

316

294

276

240

217

210

204

174

155

208

160

140

128

118

110

100

92

100

110

285

312

162

117

94

79

120

155

117

95

203

Minimum

8

9.5

11

8

_

130

165

1,040

374

79

11

5.5

-

Aug.

204

111

81

66

55

48

42

40

55

55

45

3V

32

27

24

22

21

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

15

13

Mean

13.2

16.5

13.5

425

_

259

1,174

2,300

1,098

175

37.6

8.23

-

Sept.

11

11

11

12

13

13

12

11

9.5

9

8.5

S

8

8

8

7.5

7.5

7-

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

6

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

813

981

827

307,700

_

15,940

69,890

141,400

65,360

10,780

2,310

490

-

*Dlscharge measurement.
142 TULARE LAKE BASIN

North Fork of Kings River below Rancheria Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56', long. 119°0', in SEJ sec. 34, T. 11 S., 

R. 27 E., Just above backwater from forebay of Balch power house and 1 mile below 

Rancheria Creek. Altitude, about 3,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 225 square miles.

Records available.- March 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 11.25 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 25-29.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 5,910 second-feet May 16, 1927 (gage height, 12.6 

feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions. Gage-height record and results of discharge 

measurements furnished by San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6,0

81

113

152

202

264

338

442

590

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

e.o

8.5

9.0 

10.0

802

1,060

1,360

1,700

2,080

2,500

3,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

18

22

22

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

20

26

23

25

41

38

33

31

30

28

26

24

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

HOT.

19

29

23

24

27

30

32

33

33

30

27

26

23

21

21

23

29

29

29

31

32

32

32

30

27

25

25

25

24

24

-

Dec.

24

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

23

27

23

23

24

23

22

22

21

23

22

22

22

29.

22

22

23

24

44

28

30

Jan.

30

35

60

48

40

35

29

34

77

48

8352-

53

62

66

75

61

50

48

48

48

50

54

56

56

56

57

67

80

71

64

Feb.

271

453

118

100

99

96

100

84

94

87

407

238

217

195

188

195

152

140

125

117

146

438

282

182

175

173

182

182

182

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

 g

11.....................................

July. ...................... ........

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

202

217

240

248

256

264

291

309

358

409

431

454

454

454

494

509

494

556

573

590

628

540

409

358

318

291

291

300

309

338

318

Apr.

282

282

282

282

264

291

388

536

712

900

1,060

1,240

1,360

1,520

1,770

1,960

2,080

1,960

1,800

1,960

2,040

2,240

3,240

2,240

2,500

S,680

2,500

2,160

1,800

1,490

Seoondfoot-days

TIE

815

744

186,650

1,693

5,478

11,903

42,819 

81,760

37,005

6,909

1,680

536

192,054

May

1,740

2,320

2,860

3,220

3,220

2,680

2,080

2,320

2,860

3,130

3,220

3,220

3,490

3,490

3,130

3,220

3,310

3,220

2,950

2,320

2,410

2,500

2,770

2,860

2,770

2,320

1,960

2,000

1,660

1,270

1,240

Maximum

41

33

44

3,760

83

453

688

2,680 

3,490

1,960

431

272

24

3,490

June

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,060

1,180

1,270

1,270

1,360

1,490

1,740

1,920

1,960

1,740

1,390

1,210

1,390

1,520

1,460

1,360

1,300

1,210

1,180

1,210

1,180

1,030

875

780

690

524

466

July

431

409

373

358

318

291

273

264

232

217

264

217

188

174

160

149

137

126

133

137

294

391

210

152

124

105

122

202

149

119

185

Minimum

16

19

21

16

29

87

202

264 

1,240

466

105

21

14

14

Aug.

272

142

103

85

74

66

60

55

65

73

65

55

50

44

40

37

35

34

32

30

29

27

26

24

23

22

22

21

21

24

24

Mean

23.0

27.2

24.0

511

54.6

189

384

1,427 

2,637

1,234

223

54 £

17^9

525

Sept.

21

21

22

23

24

24

22

21

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,410

1,620

1,480

370,100

3,360

10,870

23,610

84,930 

162,200

73,400

13,700

3*330

1,060

381,000
TULARE LAKE BASIN 143

Dinkey Creek at mouth, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°55', long. 119°8', in sec. 3, T. 12 S., R. 26 

E. (.unsurveyed), half a mile above mouth. Altitude, about 1,310 feet.

Drainage area.- 136 square miles.

Records available.- January 1920 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1921-36), 171 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 9.35 

feet;; minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 26.

1920-36: Maximum discharge, 3,360 second-feet Nov. 9, 1924 (gage height, 10.57 

feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 26-30, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 16-17, Dec. 18-19, Mar. 26-31, and June 15- 

22, which were computed on basis of a partial gage-height record. No diversions. 

Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by San Joaquin 

Light & Power Corporation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.4 4.4 5.0 117 6.6 472 

3.6 9.0 5.2 145 6.8 540 

3.6 16 5.4 177 7.0 614 

4.0 27 5.6 213 7.4 7SO 

4.2 41 5.8 253 7.8 970 

4.4 57 6.0 298 8.2 1,190 

4.6 74 6.2 350 S.6 1,440 

4.8 94 6.4 408 9.0 1,720

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

7 

9 

9.5 

9 

8

8

7.5 

7 

7 

7

9 

25

15 

12 

34

25

20 

15 

14 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

HOT.

10 

16 

18 

16 

16

17 

18 

18 

19 

18

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

14 

18 

24 

20 

16

17 

17 

18 

18 

16

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

Dec.

13 

13 

13 

14 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

18 

17 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

13 

14

14

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

15 

16 

51 

30 

23

Jan.

18 

20 

38 

40 

36

29 

22 

22 

95 

54

118 

69 

51 

46 

61

72 

44 

43 

39 

36

38 

38 

40 

41 

43

43 

44 

46 

61 

56 

53

Feb.

281 

786 

169 

116 

98

87 

78

72 

70 

68

369 

511 

424 

326 

277

284 

193 

163 

139 

125

134 

762 

654 

328

249

213 

206 

195 

193

Month

Oat 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

JUB 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

u«

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

200 

215 

226 

240 

242

242 

264 

280 

300 

339

353 

358 

350 

350 

375

402 

364 

396 

424 

421

472 

427 

323 

291 

262

250 

250 

260 

280 

300 

260

Apr.

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Seoondfoot-days

375.0 

486 

492

87,876.6

1,456 

7,670 

9,716 

22,371 

28,630 

9,139 

1,965 

476.5 

244.6

82,921.0

242 

232 

253 

339 

257

251 

293 

361 

456 

540

634

715 

803 

896 

970

050

oeo

995 

896 

970

970 

080 

080 

050 

100

190 

130 

995 

849 

694

Hay

780 

970 

1,130 

1,250 

1,250

1,050 

896 

970 

1,080 

1,130

1,160 

1,160 

1,190 

1,190 

1,130

1,100 

1,080 

1,050 

945 

803

780 

780 

803 

803 

780

694 

634 

 614 

558 

440 

430

Uaxlj&tou

34 

24 

51

1,680

118 

786 

472 

1,190 

1,250 

437 

120 

28 

12

1,260

June

384 

358 

408 

375 

396

405 

434 

405 

414 

434

437 

430 

396 

347 

293

296 

291 

273 

255 

232

217 

211 

206 

209 

264

190 

164 

150 

138 

127

July

120 

110 

104 

94 

88

84 

83

eo

80 

84

100 

82 

70 

65 

60

56 

51 

49 

46 

45

47 

43 

40 

38 

35

33 

33 

44 

38 

33 

30

Aug.

28 

26 

24 

22 

21

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

Minimum Mean

7 12.1 

10 16.2 

12 15.9

7 241

18 47.0 

68 261 

200 313 

232 746 

430 924 

127 305 

30 63.4 

9.5 15.4 

6.5 8.16

6.6 227

Sept.

9 

9 

9.5 

11 

12

11 

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8

8 

8 

8 

8.5 

9

8.5 

8 

8 

7.5 

7

7 

7 

7 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

744 

964 

976

174,300

2,890 

15,010 

19,270 

44,370 

56,790 

18,130 

3,900 

945 

485

164,500
144 TULARE LAKE BASIN

Los Gatos Creek near Coalinga, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°13', long. 120°27', in SWi sec. 4, T. 20 S., 

R. 14 E., at mouth of canyon, 3 miles below Diaz Creek and 7i miles northwest of 

Coalinga. Altitude, about 1,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 105 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1935.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 660 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.50 

feetj; minimum, uncertain.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, about 1,050 second-feet Dec. 28, 1931 (gage height, 

4.66 feet, present datum); no flow parts of each year.

Remarks.- Records poor to fair. No diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot. NOT. Dec. Jan. Fet.

}-

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

8.5 

29

140 

88 

101

38 

19 

30 

12

6

3.0 

235 

177 

56 

37

29 

#20 

*15 

*10

Month

Oot 

No\

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mat 

Api 

Maj 

Jim 

Jul

AU£

Sej 

1

alendar year 19 C 5. .....................

Tater year 1935-.56. .....................

Mar.

 *8 

#6 

#4 

«3.2 

3.3

3.2 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.5 

3.8

3.2 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

3.2 

20

Apr.

6 

4.6 

27 

62 

23

10 

V 

5.5 

4.9 

3.8

.2 

.8 

.3

is

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3

.4 

.3 

.0 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

Secondfoot -days

3.1 

3.0 

3.1

698.6

3.1 

1,069.9 

112.9 

181.7 

8.0 

6.0 

6.2 

4.6 

3.0

1,404.6

May

0.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3

K.3

 £ 3 

*.3 

#.3 

*.3

».2 

«.2

*.2 

*.2 

*.2

*.2 

#.2 

*.2 

 ».2 

 ».2

*.2 

*.2 

*.2 

*.2 

«.2 

*.2

Maximum

-

93

235 

20 

62 

.5

236

June July

Minimum

:

-

.2 

2.1 

.5 

.2

-

Aug.

Mean

*0.1

*.l 

 # .1

1.91

36.9 

3.64 

6.06 

.26 

*.2 

*.2 

*.15 

*.l

3.84

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6.1 

6.0 

6.1

1,390

6.1 

2,120 

224 

360 

16 

12 

12 

9.1 

6.0

2,780

^Estimated.
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN 

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE FRESNO RIVER

145

Florence Lake near Big Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°17'0", long. 118°58'0", In SEi sec. 36, T. 7 

S., R. 27 E., in gatehouse of Florence Lake Tunnel, 16 miles northeast of Big Creek.

Recordg available.- November 1925 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Florence Lake on South Fork of San Joaquin River is one of main storage units 

of Big Creek system of Southern California Edison Co., Ltd. Elevation of crest of 

dam is 7,329 feet above mean sea level; elevation of top of spillway gates is 7,327.5 

feet above mean sea level (capacity, 64,406 acre-feet). Released water flows through 

Florence Lake Tunnel into Huntington Lake. Record of contents furnished by Southern 

California Edison Co., Ltd., shows amount available for release.

acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

z

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30,383

29,416

28,361

27,317

26,234

25,217

24,134

23,050

21,978

20,913

19,864

18,822

17,788

16,812

15,329

14,840

13,814

12,784

11,740

10,698

9,652

8,607

7,768

7,220

6,437

5,519

4,576

3,437

2,391

1,570

1,059

HOT.

733

527

584

650

670

688

705

705

694

675

657

632

598

569

554

547

548

441

309

228

200

187

158

134

117

106

100

100

98

96

-

Dec.

96

96

93

94

96

100

98

93

96

95

93

85

83

90

91

88

85

85

85

90

88

85

83

83

83

82

80

84

85

90

98

Jan.

103

111

111

112

107

102

99

98

98

107

118

121

130

132

132

127

123

124

120

118

116

114

113

114

114

112

112

117

114

113

109

Feb.

109

82

121

141

165

174

174

182

170

155

163

158

172

198

212

213

212

206

197

189

188

175

156

197

269

274

248

225

212

_

-

Mar.

210

213

223

232

232

234

251

275

305

331

346

355

338

339

372

666

1,208

1,701

2,181

2,656

3,178

3,614

3,948

4,255

4,514

4,770

4,986

5,177

5,369

5,491

5,308

Apr.

5,196

4,908

4,428

4,126

3,594

2,906

2,440

2,131

1 972

1^978

2,140

2,429

2, 588

2,775

2,678

3,204

3,712

3,987

4,147

4,346

4,608

4,941

5,142

5,296

5,622

6,065

5,411

6,521

6,411

6,142

-

Hay

6,032

6,403

7,031

8,046

8,940

9,343

9,293

9,257

9,647

10,476

11,468

12,577

14,001

15,313

16,382

17,482

18,795

20,194

21,530

22,666

23,802

25,418

27,449

29,895

32,365

34,365

35,980

37,496

38,595

39,184

39,599

June

39,525

39,217

38,942

38,700

38,571

38,547

38,410

38,353

38,708

39,745

41,459

43,550

45,386

46,568

47,449

48,932

50,967

53,088

55,207

57,247

59,208

61,027

63,187

64,599

64,878

64,570

64,830

64,473

64,483

64,627

-

July

64,666

64,820

64,531

64,377

64,550

64,473

64,635

64,098

64,271

64,329

64,281

64,406

64,454

64,329

64,367

64,358

64,242

64,435

64,820

64,849

65,052

64,695

64,753

64,512

64,396

64,599

64,666

64,435

64,291

64,252

64,233

Aug.

64,204

64,156

64,079

63,945

63,858

63,829

63,762

63,762

63,954

64,156

64,146

64,050

63,906

63,714

63,503

63,245

62,872

62 , 300

61,634

60,961

60,271

59,575

58,824

58,076

57,312

56,552

55,796

54,986

54,171

53,360

52,518

Sept.

51,664

50,789

50,025

49,328

48,538

47,674

46,922

46,242

45,565

44,748

43,852

42,947

42,047

41,006

39,875

38,756

37,640

v36,573

35,547

34,529

33,511

32,510

31,525

30,533

29,506

28,465

27,420

26,378

25,310

24,233

-

146163 O 37 10
146 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

South Fork of San Joaquin River near Florence Lake, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16'20", long. 118°57'50", in 3E£ sec. 36, T. 7

 S.~, R. 27 E., just below spillway of Florence Lake Dam and 6 miles above mouth of 

Bear Creek. Altitude, about 7,200 feet.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- December 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- Combined flow of south Fork of San Joaquin River and Florence Lake

 Tunnel at intake, 13 years, (1922-31, 1932-36), 242 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 13.15

 feet); no flow 2 p.m. Nov. 23.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 3,460 second-feet i 

feet); no flow at times In 1924, 1925, 1935, 1936.

3w; no flow 2 p.m. Nov. 23. 

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 3,460 second-feet June 4, 19£2 (gage height, 13.75

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Dec. 30 to Jan. 1 and those Interpolated 

 Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. Storage and diversion above station. See records for Florence 

Lake and Florence Lake Tunnel at intake. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oot.

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

HOT.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.3

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

2.9 

Y 

6.5

5.5 

3.1 

1.4 

'1.4 1.4 

Dec.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

.8 

.5

.4 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

1.0 

1.0

Jan.

1.0 

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

Feb.

0.4

'.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.8 

.9 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

Month

Oot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ha, 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 1925. .....................

ater year 1936-3

Kar.

0.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4

.9

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1

Apr.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Seoondfoot-days

30.9 

33.9

21.9

10,527.7

12.5 

16.4 

21.1 

8.1 

3.4 

5,208.7 

7,338.6 

53.0 

45.9

12,794.4

May

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.3

MaxiMU.

1.3 

7 

1.4

Ii770

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

.6 

.3 

1,490 

875 

2.5 

2.8

1,490

June

0.1 

.1 

.4 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.5 

1.0 

1.2

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

2.8 

77

880 

1,290 

1,490 

849 

610

July

630 

550 

857 

875 

678

550 

382 

669 

126 

2.0

1.8 

2.4 

4.2 

69 

4.0

3.8 

3.2 

3.4 

49 

239

480 

610 

286 

185 

6

6 

45 

13 

3.4 

2.6 

2.8

Minimum

0.6 

.1 

.3

0

.3

.4 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

1.8 

1.0 

1.1

.1

Aug.

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

2.2 

1.9

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

Mean

1.00 

1.13 

.71

28.8

.40 

.57 

.68 

.27 

.11 

174 

237 

1.71 

1.53

36.0

Sept.

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.6 

2.8

2.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.4

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9

2.2 

2.0

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

61 

67 

43

20,870

25 

33 

42 

16 

6.7 

10,330 

14,560 

105 

91

25,380
SAN JCAQUIN RIVER BASIN 147

San Joaquln River above Big Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'0". long. 119°19'10", In NWi sec. 11, T. 8

 S., R. 24 E., 3 miles above mouth of Big Creek. Altitude, about 2,500 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,042 square miles.

Records available.- March 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1925-36), 1,067 second-feet (period since Florence Lake 

Tunnel .diversion began).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,860 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 14.40

 feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 6.78 feet).

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet June 5, 1922 (gage height, 17.34 

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Large diversions and storage on South Fork of San joaquin

 River and tributaries. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements 

furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

6.8

7.0 

7.2

7.4

7.5

130

172

222

276

338

408

10.0

10.4

10.8

566

745

950

1,180

1,450

1,730

2,050

11.2

11.6

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

2,370

2,740

3,160

3,800

4,610

5,620

6,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oet.

109

12S

168

144

188

119

114

109

106

102

109

130

184

172

238

222

194

182

172

168

163

154

140

121

126

128

125

121

119

119

112

HOT.

107

157

152

134

146

152

157

163

168

163

148

142

134

126

119

132

196

214

184

172

174

174

172

172

161

152

144

148

146

142

-

Dec.

140

138

140

142

142

134

140

140

140

130

140

154

161

130

146

142

130

130

126

130

136

138

134

132

130

130

140

154

214

225

189

Jan.

182

17V

243

240

254

214

196

184

475

474

802

547

397

394

431

534

416

341

335

312

300

291

285

285

291

291

285

291

338

319

288

Feb.

732

2,140

768

576

526

486

442

412

397

383

990

2,050

1,480

1,450

1,310

1,420

1,000

895

790

722

840

2,830

2,170

1,380

1,150

1,000

1,000

978

1,000

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

1,030

1,120

1,150

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,280

1,450

1,620

1,660

1,770

1,770

1,730

1,810

1,930

1,890

1,970

1,930

1,970

2,050

1,970

1,590

1,420

1,240

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,180

1,310

Apr.

1,150

1,120

1,210

1,450

1,240

1,180

1,340

1,730

2,130

2,500

2,840

3,160

3,400

3,800

4,260

4,700

4,900

4,900

4,180

4,520

4,610

5,400

5,100

4,800

4,520

5,000

5,100

4,260

3,600

2,890

-

Secondfoot-days

4,426

4,651

4,497

538,598

10,412

31,317

45,950

100,990

147,570

100,130

42,180

9,625

3 * 5e9

505,337

May

2,890

3,530

4,900

5,840

6,320

5,300

3,600

3,600

4,260

5,000

5,510

5,400

6,320

6,440

6,080

5,620

5,840

5,840

5,510

4,020

3,800

4,100

4,700

5,300

5,620

5,100

4,260

4,260

3,460

2,690

2,460

Maximum

238

214

225

9,000

802

2,830

2,050

5,400

6,440

4,700

2,740

722

165

6,440

June

2,170

2,010

2,130

2,010

2,170

2,370

2,740

2,420

2,460

2,940

3,800

4,700

4,610

3,730

2,840

3,160

3,730

3,880

3,880

3,950

3,730

3,660

4,100

4,260

4,340

3,600

4,430

4,430

3,280

2,600

July

a, 500

2,550

2,370

2,740

2,460

3,090

2,050

1,970

1,970

1,180

1,030

922

950

978

1,000

950

868

815

978

895

1,420

2,130

1,450

1,060

922

700

632

678

678

589

655

Minimum

102

107

126

102

177

383

1,030

1,120

2,460

2,010

589

150

93

93

Aug.

722

610

526

476

446

408

379

362

362

404

427

369

332

312

297

282

270

256

243

230

217

204

191

182

170

161

157

154

150

159

165

Mean

143

155

145

1,476

336

1,080

1,482

3,366

4,760

3,338

1,361

310

120

1,381

Sept.

159

150

146

152

159

165

154

140

130

126

123

121

123

121

119

116

112

109

106

102

101

99

98

96

95

95

93

93

93

93

Run-off In 

acre-feet

8,780

9,230

8,920

1,068,000

20,650

62,120

91,140

200,300

292,700

198,600

83,660

19,090

7,120

1,002,000
148 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

San Joaquin River near Friant, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°0'32", long. 119°41 t 44", in NEi sec. 5, T. 11 

S., R. 21 E., 1 mile above Cottonwood Creek and 1J miles northeast of Friant. Zero 

of gage is 315.03 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,632 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1936. October 1907 to December 1913, 

record at staff gage 2 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1907-36), 2,220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 15.7 

feet); minimum, 105 second-feet Dec. 26.

1907-36: Maximum discharge, about 46,200 second-feet Jan. 25, 1914 (gage height, 

21.72 feet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 15, 1924, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for July 22-24, which were computed on basis of 

records upstream. There are four storage reservoirs and six power plants above station. See records for Florence Lake, Huntington Lake, and Shaver Lake. Storage in 

Crane Valley Reservoir was 25,050 acre-feet on Sept. 30, 1935, and 24,960 acre-feet 

on Sept. 30, 1936.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6

211 

263 

325 

395

' 465

620

790

995

1,220

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,480

1,860

2,320

3,450

5,000

7,040

9,540

12,200

Discharge, in second-feet; water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Get.

1,190 

1,130 

1,190 

1,220 

1,130

1,050 

995 

1,160 

1,190 

1,190

1,150 

1,220 

1,190 

995 

1,220

1,250 

1,250 

1,160 

1,190 

1,020

1,100 

1,220 

995 

550 

1,080

1,120 

947 

1,150 

1,170 

1,170 

1,180

HOT.

1,180 

1,190 

1,120 

1,010 

1,170

1,190 

1,160 

1,180 

1,140 

1,050

1,060 

1,110 

1,170 

1,150 

1,150

1,030 

964 

780 

1,040 

978

954 

794 

899 

910 

858

882 

900 

879 

802 

864

Dec.

881 

748 

863 

982 

902

925 

814 

811 

832 

826

804 

924 

938 

805 

778

638 

1,030 

901 

898 

860

727 

666 

744 

790 

552

2S8 

498 

696 

888 

763 

910

Jan.

694 

719 

883 

842 

703

813 

905 

866 

1,220 

1,490

1,360 

1,620 

1,050 

994 

1,040

1,140 

1,240 

943 

739 

804

802 

715 

810 

760 

690

690 

468 

622 

680 

1,030 

710

Feb.

860 

6,050 

2,140 

1,280 

1,140

1,210 

960 

855 

830 

820

1,760 

5,740 

5,420 

5,490 

4,220

4,320 

2,980 

2,340 

2,510 

1,980

1,980 

10,500 

8,380 

4,710 

3,420

2,940 

2,640 

2,450 

2,350

Month

Oct 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 1935. .....................

ua

ater year 1935-36......................

Mar.

2,100 

2,290 

2,280 

2,370 

2,480

2,360 

2,370 

2,270 

2,390 

2,770

2,860 

3,020 

3,110 

3,000 

2,900

3,160 

3,330 

3,760 

3,410 

3,280

3,300 

3,310 

2,810 

3,180 

2,590

2,460 

2,300 

2,320 

2,190 

2,150 

3,880

Apr.

2,570 

2,500 

2,580 

4,280 

3,130

2,550 

2,700

3,oeo

3,610 

4,140

4,480 

4,660 

5,020 

5,590 

5,950

6,460 

6,380 

6,820 

5,760 

5,960

6,160 

6,600 

6,820 

6,380 

6,160

6,160 

6,600 

6,160 

5,370 

4,650

Secondfoot-days

34,772 

30,544 

24,652

933,734

28,042 

92,275 

86,000 

149,280 

186,990 

135,260 

79,610 

48,290 

39,470

935,135

May

4,310 

4,650 

5,960 

7,040 

7,760

7,520 

5,370 

5,000 

5,560 

5,960

6,600 

6,820 

7,280 

7,760 

7,520

6,820 

6,600 

6,820 

7,040 

5,760

5,180 

5,370 

5,760 

5,960 

6,600

6,380 

5,760 

5,560 

4,820 

4,000 

3,450

MqTCJJT'Tni

1,250 

1,190 

1,030

10,700

1,620 

10,500 

3,880 

6,820 

7,760 

5,760 

3,720 

1,360 

1,660

10,500

June

3,320 

3,070 

3,130 

3,260 

3,190

3,620 

3,320 

3,720 

3,580 

4,000

4,820 

5,760 

5,760 

5,000 

4,150

4,310 

5,000 

5,180 

5,000 

5,180

4,820 

4,820 

5,000 

5,760 

5,560

5,000 

5,560 

5,370 

5,000 

4,000

July

3,720 

3,720 

3,580 

3,720 

3,450

3,320 

3,320 

3,320 

3,130 

2,780

2,220 

2,080 

1,820 

2,130 

2,180

2,270 

2,130 

2,130 

2,000 

1,900

2,470 

2,800 

3,500 

2,500 

2,180

2,130 

1,700 

1,780 

1,860 

1,950 

1,820

M1n1nrim

550 

780 

258

258

468 

820 

2,100 

2,500 

3,450 

3,070 

1,700 

1,210 

1,020

258

Aug.

1,S20 

1,860 

1,520 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,700 

1,660 

1,520 

1,410

1,620 

1,780 

1>660 

1,700 

1,660

1,340 

1,440 

1,660 

1,630 

1,520

1,500 

1,550 

1,260 

1,380 

1,560

1,480 

1,510 

1,530 

1,450 

1,210 

1,380

Hean

1,122 

1,018 

795

2,558

905 

3,182 

2,774 

4,976 

6,032 

4,509 

2,568 

1,558 

1,316

2,555

Sept.

1,660 

1,460 

1,450 

1,460 

1,420

1,230 

1,230 

1,450 

1,490 

1,460

1,430 

1,460 

1,130 

1,180 

1,490

1,280 

1,340 

1,360 

1,370 

1,020

1,210 

1,200 

1,190 

1,210 

1,250

1,180 

1,110 

1,400 

1,210 

1,140

Run-off in 

acre-feet

68,970 

60,580 

43,900

1,862,000

55,620 

183,000 

170,600 

296,100 

370,900 

268,300 

157,900 

95,780 

7S,290

1,856,000
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN 149

San Joaquln River near Neman, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37° 21'2", long. 120 0 58'34'1 , In SWJ sec. 3, T. 78., 

R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Hills Ferry road, 300 feet below mouth of Merced River, 

and 3i miles northeast of Neman. Elevation of zero of gage is 51.0 feet, datum of 

Corps of Engineers, U. s. Army.

Records available.- April 1912 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 24 years, 2,141 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage height, 16.80 

feetj; minimum, 354 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.73 feet): minimum gage height, 

2.52 feet Sept. 6.

1912-36: Maximum discharge, 20,700 second-feet Jan. 27, 1914 (gage height, 18.0 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 9, 10, 1924.

Remarks.- Records excellent; discharge for June 13, 14 computed on basis of partial 

gage-height record and records for nearby stations. Practically entire flow of main 

river and tributaries diverted during irrigation season, and low-water records show 

mainly amount of return water.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

SS

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

392

452

535

562

605

622

605

570

535

552

535

535

552

552

552

688

680

660

568

535

484

468

436

406

421

434

452

436

421

421

406

BOT.

436

436

406

406

406

392

378

392

421

436

462

468

434

484

500

500

536

605

660

740

860

920

960

980

980

1,020

1,000

980

980

960

-

Dec.

900

680

840

eoo

820

880

900

860

860

840

820

840

840

820

800

800

800

860

900

920

940

1,000

1,110

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,220

1,130

Jan.

1,080

1,130

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,130

1,150

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,400

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,360

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,060

960

Feb.

920

960

1,370

1,700

1,850

2,000

2,280

2,280

2,060

1,800

1,650

1,770

2,890

3,970

5,500

5,920

T, 600

9,870

11,000

11,900

11,900

11,600

11,200

11,900

13,700

14,400

14,400

14,100

13,400

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 19 35-,56. .....................

Mar.

12,800

12,300

11,600

10,700

9,710

8,450

7,440

6,390

5,670

5,230

5,030

4,930

4,830

4,630

4,630

4,630

4,630

4,640

4,450

4,270

4,090

3,920

4,000

4,000

3,840

3,680

3,440

3,230

3,020

3,020

3,090

Apr.

3,300

3,440

3,600

3,840

4,270

5,450

5,560

5,230

5,230

5,230

5,130

5,130

5,230

5,560

5,790

6,270

6,910

7,300

7,440

7,720

7,720

7,720

7,720

7,860

8,000

8,000

7,860

7,860

7,860

7,720

-

Secondfoot-days

16,032

19,177

29,440

910,366

39,930

196,090

176,190

185,950

227,570

112,370

39,029

13,551

13,262

1,068,591

May

7,580

7,440

7,300

6,780

6,650

6,780

7,040

7,170

6,910

6,910

7,040

7,300

7,580

7,720

7,860

8,000

8,300

6,450

8,450

8,600

8,600

8,450

7,440

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,780

6,650

6,520

6,390

6,150

Maximum

680

1,020

1,220

8,820

1,700

14,400

12,800

8,000

8,600

5,910

3,090

552

534

14,400

June

5,910

5,670

5,340

4,930

4,180

3,520

3,230

3,090

2,950

2,810

2,750

2,750

2,690

3,000

3,300

3,760

3,840

3,640

3,920

3,920

3,840

3,760

3,680

3,600

3,680

3,840

3,840

3,760

3,600

3,370

-

July

3,090

2,810

2,690

2,510

2,160

1,830

1,670

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,370

1,270

1,160

1,090

960

860

800

780

720

663

625

606

588

552

552

570

552

534

517

Minimum

392

378

800

306

960

920

3,020

3,300

6,150

2,690

517

360

387

360

Aug.

500

500

500

466

450

434

450

408

387

393

381

369

369

369

360

405

434

424

415

418

450

450

500

552

517

466

450

431

412

434

466

Mean

517

639

950

2,494

1,283

6,762

5,684

6,198

7,341

3,746

1,259

437

442

2,920

Sept.

434

402

390

405

421

450

483

466

431

431

421

466

483

534

517

517

500

483

483

450

434

424

405

412

396

387

396

402

408

431

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

31,800

38,040

58,390

1,806,000

79,200

388,900

349,500

368,800

451,400

222,900

77,410

26,880

26', 300

2,120,000
150 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

San Joaquin River near Vernalis, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'34", long. 121°15'51", in El Pescadero 

grant, at Durham Ferry highway bridge 3 miles below Stanislaus River and 3$ miles 

northeast of Vernalis, San Joaquin County. Altitude, about 10 feet.

Records available.- July 1922 to September 1936; only low-water records 1922-23 and 

1925-29.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 second-feet Feb. 29, Including flow 

through break in levee, (gage height, 24.82 feet); maximum gage height, 25.47 feet 

Feb. 25, prior to break in levee; minimum discharge, 950 second-feet Aug. 15.

1922-36: Maximum discharge determined, that of Feb. 29, 1936; minimum, 184 secondfeet Aug. 14, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Practically entire flow of main river and tributaries is

diverted during irrigation season, and low-water records show mainly amount of return 

water. Discharge Feb. 25 to Mar. 10 includes estimated flow through break in rightbank levee a short distance above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, vater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

IS

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

80

2122

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Got.

1,620

1,720

1,900

2,000

2,070

2,070

2,140

2,070

2,070

2,070

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,070

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,210

2,280

2,210

2,140

2,070

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,930

1,930

MOT.

1,930

1,950

1,760

1,720

1,760

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,760

1,790

1,820

1,860

1,300

1,900

1,930

1,960

2,070

2,140

2,210

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,350

2,350

2,350

-

Dec.

2,280

2,2SO

2,280

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,280

2,350

2,420

2,420

2,490

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,560

2,560

2,490

2,490

2,560

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,700

2,780

2,700

2,700

2,780

2,940

2,860

Jan.

2,780

2,7SO

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,700

2,630

2,560

2,700

2,940

3,420

4,060

' 4,550

3,820

4,060

4,640

4,060

3,820

3,580

3,500

3,260

3,180

3,100

3,180

3,480

3,420

3,340

2,940

3,260

3,420

3,420

Feb.

3,420

3,260

3,660

3,820

4,060

4,060

4,140

4,220

4,380

4,220

3,660

3,900

5,360

6,760

8,890

9,440

10,200

12,500

14,400

16,000

17,900

20,100

21,700

24,500

26,700

26,000

26,400

26,800

27,400

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. ..*..«.»..« * .. . 

Apr 11 .....................................

toy.......................................

July......................................

Water year 1936-96......................

Bar.

26,500

25,300

24, 300

23,400

22,400

21,300

20,200

18,900

17,700

16,000

13,800

12,000

11,200

11,600

12,200

12,500

12,700

12,800

12,700

12,500

11,800

11,600

11,200

10,700

10,200

9,660

9,000

7,660

6,960

6,760

7,160

Apr.

7,860

7,860

7,860

8,060

8,560

9,000

9,330

9,660

9,880

10,200

10,600

10,800

11,300

11,800

12,400

12,900

13,800

14,700

15,600

16,500

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,200

17,000

17,200

17,000

17,000

16,800

16,700

-

Seeondfoot-days

63,060

68,170

78,590

8,116,790

102,430

346,860

442,700

389,770

514,000

333,660

94,490

34,760

38,430

2,496,810

May

16,100

15,300

14,100

13,400

13,200

13,600

14,400

14,700

14,700

14,400

14,100

14,100

14,200

14,800

16,100

18,100

20,100

21,100

21,300

21,100

20,900

20,500

19,100

17,700

16,800

16,300

16,700

16,800

17,000

17,000

16,300

MayTflUMB

2,280

2,350

2,940

23,600

4,640

27>400

26,500

17,400

21,300

15,300

7,260

1,310

1,660

27,400

June

15, 300

14,500

13,500

12,100

11,000

10,000

9,220

9,330

11,300

12,400

12,200

11,300

11,400

12,100

12,800

13,200

13,200

12,100

10,400

9,770

10,800

10,800

11,300

10,800

9,220

8,660

8,780

8,690

9,110

8,780

-

July

7,260

6,080

5,990

5,720

5,450

4,910

4,300

3,740

3,660

4,140

4,140

3,420

3,180

3,020

2,860

2,630

2,420

8,070

1,900

1,860

1,760

1,650

1,490

1,430

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,280

Minimum

1,620

1,680

2,210

850

2,560

3,260

6,760

7,860

13,200

8,560

1,280

980

1,070

980

Aug.

1,250

1,2SO

1,310

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,070

1,040

980

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,190

1,310

1,280

1,190

1,130

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,160

Hean

2,034

1,939

2,535

5,799

3,304

11,960

14,280

12,990

16,680

11,120

3,043

1,121

1,281

6,882

Sept.

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,130

1,130

1,220

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,100

1,190

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,190

1,280

1,490

1,550

1,550

1,580

1,620

1,650

1,680

-

Run-of t in 

aoi»e-feet

125,100

115,400

155,900

4,198,000

203,200

688,000

876,100

773,100

1,020,000

661,600

187,400

68,950

76,220

4*953,000
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN 151

Florence Lake Tunnel at Intake, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorders and venturl meter, lat. 37°17', long. 118 0 58', in SEi

 sec. 36, T. VS., R. 27 E., In gatehouse at entrance to tunnel. Altitude, about 

7,350 feet.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1936.

Average 'discharge.- 10 years (1925-31, 1932-36), 220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean dally discharge during year, 1,440 second-feet June 25; minimum, 

0.3 second-foot Mar. 17.

1925-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 1,990 second-feet Apr. 30, 1926; no flow 

at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Florence Lake Tunnel diverts water from Florence Lake, a storage

 reservoir on South Fork of San Joaquln River, to Huntlngton Lake for use in Big Creek 

power plants of Southern California Edison Co., Ltd., who furnished gage-height 

record and results of discharge measurements.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

s

4

S

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

20

SO

31

Oct.

624

543

554

552

548

564

573

569

56S

553

554

550

54S

540

539

535

544

546

562

568

558

546

418

296

421

434

464

540

516

431

307

HOT.

214

149

.4

10

33

32

32

40

44

44

43

41

41

39

37

36

36

80

107

81

54

44

38

38

32

27

27

26

25

25

-

Dee.

24

25

25

25

22

25

27

28

22

28

26

26

18

24

25

24

22

22

23

24

24

23

21

20

20

21

21

21

24

23

28

Jan.

30

36

39

40

38

36

31

32

32

34

43

46

51

56

56

54

50

50

48

45

43

42

41

41

42

41

41

42

44

37

40

Feb.

38

28

32

51

73

83

86

90

88

78

73

74

79

94

108

115

114

113

106

99

96

93

74

S3

126

155

146

128

114

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1936-^K............ .........

Mar.

Ill

112

116

123

128

128

132

147

167

188

201

210

209

205

212

161

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

59

202

Apr.

185

252

345

276

352

445

418

396

382

376

365

355

446

495

737

516

542

560

562

564

573

582

593

597

602

614

630

638

640

632

-

Secondfoot-days

16,010

1,475.4

731

108,816.3

1,301

2,637

2,818.8

14,670

19,601

22,884

16,211

12,591

15,407

126,337.2

Hay

625

625

638

658

682

697

697

694

696

703

718

732

749

767

782

790

801

813

675

489

475

478

486

491

491

495

482

489

522

571

590

Maxdjnun

573

214

28

1,620

56

155

212

737

813

1,440

743

575

597

1,440

June

692

745

755

742

749

763

763

763

762

763

770

781

789

799

SOI

802

806

810

817

824

832

949

1,010

1,230

1,440

864

212

212

264

375

-

July

408

405

318

212

212

384

475

473

473

547

, 570

473

552

586

586

606

630

577

417

573

620

614

481

614

626

516

679

743

633

566

642

mninum

296

.4

18

.4

30

28

.3

185

475

212

212

269

394

.3

Aug.

575

449

402

389

346

299

299

299

310

269

317

313

310

310

306

306

358

445

471

471

469

471

469

466

466

464

464

504

528

524

522

Mean

516

49.2

23.6

298

42.0

90.9

90.9

469

632

763

525

406

514

345

Sept.

518

518

47S

431

474

502

445

397

394

458

495

493

4S9

557

597

595

591

566

542

535

530

522

520

514

535

540

537

530

544

560

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

31,760

2,930

1,450

215,900

2,580

5,230

5,590

29,100

38,880

45,39O

32 150

24*970

30,560

250,600
152 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

Florence Lake Tunnel at outlet, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16'0", long. 119 U 9'0", in SEi sec. 5, T. 8 S 

R. 26 E., Just above tunnel outlet at east end of Huntington Lake, 6 miles northeast of Big Creek. Altitude, about 7,200 feet.

Records available.- November 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,950 second-feet June 25; minimum, 26 second-feet Nov. 3.

1927-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 2,080 second-feet June 21, 1935; minimum, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 23, 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Tunnel diverts water from Florence Lake to Huntington 

Lake. See record for Florence Lake Tunnel at intake. Between intake and outlet, 

tunnel receives water diverted from Bear Creek, Mono Creek, and at times from 

several other very small tributaries of South Fork of San Joaquin River. Gageheight record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

585

614

619

612

607

616

630

624

618

611

607

609

597

590

597

599

611

616

623

631

616

601

506

345

453

536

515

562

57Y

474

352

SOT.

258

213

26

38

72

72

73

78

62

76

76

71

66

64

67

70

70

96

145

124

96

63

75

75

66

58

61

56

54

56

-

Dec.

52

56

56

56

49

58

66

67

54

69

64

63

45

63

67

60

58

58

57

60

60

58

56

54

53

54

55

54

59

59

69

Jan.

75

84

91

94

91

86

76

79

78

62

98

101

114

124

126

122

114

113

109

103

100

98

96

96

97

97

97

98

103

91

96

Feb.

92

79

81

115

150

180

180

169

164

148

139

144

156

161

213

222

216

212

198

185

178

174

147

160

225

272

273

246

218

 ,

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 .....................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

209

204

206

219

227

227

234

256

292

326

345

366

363

357

376

376

162

186

190

200

184

166

141

136

124

121

118

114

116

151

322

Apr.

302

333

533

36B

449

561

552

571

599

652

709

754

892

1,030

1,350

1,200

1,230

1,240

1,190

1,240

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,300

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,270

1,160

-

Seoondfoot-daya

17,775

2,517

1,809

181,015

3,033

5,119

7,034

28 ,589

41,400

42,438

32 j38V

IV 993.

17^375

217,467

May

1,170

1,320

1,370

1,400

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,450

1,470

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,530

1,540

1,440

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,180

1,200

1,240

1,250

Maximum

631

258

69

2,080

128

273

376

1,350

1,540

1,950

1,250

1,040

662

1,950

June

1,330

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,360

1,400

1,330

1,360

1,430

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,500

1,520

1,530

1,540

1,610

1,700

1,810

1,950

1,600

852

850

S96

1,010

-

July

1,050

1,050

972

846

844

967

1,100

1,100

1,O60

992

1,020

680

1,010

1,100

1,080

1,120

1,110

1,070

1,010

1,160

1,250

1,250

1,100

1,120

1,070

864

1,050

1,150

1,030

692

1,030

Minimum

345

26

45

26

75

79

114

302

1,170

850

844

451

460

26

Aug.

1,040

803

701

665

596

520

502

497

568

533

547

513

491

474

460

451

466

566

597

589

582

574

566

558

552

549

544

581

628

635

623

Mean

573

83*9

58.4

496

177' 9V 8

22Y

953

1,335

1,415

1,045

580

579

594

Sept.

612

604

571

518

561

585

529

466

460

512

561

555

552

609

662

657

653

630

601

592

585

581

576

569

587

599

590

585

599

614

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

35,260

4,990 

3,B90

359,000

6,020

10 ,150

13,350

56,710

82 120

84^170

64,240

35,680

34,460

431,300
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN 153

Bear Creek near Vermilion Valley, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20', long. 118 U58', in S»J sec. 12. T. 73.,

 R. 27 E., 2 miles above mouth and 4 miles by trail south of Vermilion Valley, 

from which it is separated by Bear Ridge. Altitude, about 7,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 53.5 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1922-30, 1932-36), 72.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 6.90 

feet); minimum, no record.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, that of July 21. 1936; minimum, 1.2 second-feet 

Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 and

 Dec. 1 to Apr. 8, which were computed on basis of records for Mono Creek and

Florence Lake Tunnel. No storage or diversions above station. Gage-height record 

and results of discharge measurements furnished by Southern California Edison 

Co., Ltd.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of lee effect 

and discharge, In second-feet)

gage helpht. In feet.

2.7 

2.S 

3.0 

3.2

0.0 

.5 

4.0 

11

24

44

71

104

4,2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.S

140

184

244

320

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6

404

500

600

720

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

81

22

23

84

25

86

87

88

29

30

31

Oct.

12

16

IS

12

11

10

10

9

8.5

8.5

9.5

10

10

10

14

15

15

15

15

14

12

11

8.5

10

10

10

9.5

9

S

5.5

5.5

HOT.

6

6

7

16

15

14

12

12

10

10

10

9.5

S

7

7.5

9

9

9.5

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

11

10

10

9.5

-

Doo. Jan. Feb.

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July......................................

Water year 1955-3 5 ......................

Mar. Apr.

33

33

31

33

35

36

44

64

S4

108

129

14S

162

1S2

212

241

244

212

184

206

212

209

206

212

22S

25S

23S

1S7

154

129

-

Secondfoot-days

336.5

309*0

310

32,080.5

55S

S70

1,240

4,454

10,870

11,713

7,417

1,965 

533

40,575.5

May

148

241

292

333

333

258

1S7

195

262

341

383

383

432

432

400

404

427

432

409

316

324

396

450

490

510

455

413

391

345

244

244

Mft^Tffi^

16

*16

530

OEO £>OO

510

624

531

1 J-O ftTf

31

624

June

204

177

167

182

195

198

174

1S4

266

375

475

525

480

413

370

436

510

525

535

525

510

515

624

595

495

465

475

441

349

328

-

July

341

337

333

328

308

262

28S

266

19S

15S

15S

152

1S2

201

192

19S

184

195

225

244

531

490

280

218

174

152

162

167

179

144

170

Minimum

5.5

«6

5.5

*31

14S

167

144

23

11

-

Aug.

1S7

144

US

104

94

84

76

76

102

106

89

73

65

56

53

50

45

44

41

37

34

32

29

27

26

24

23

23

34

35

32

Mean

10.9

10.3

*10

S7.9

*18

*30

#40

148

351

390

239

63.4

17.8

111

Sept.

28

27

26

28

31

28

25

23

21

20

20

IS

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

-

Run-off In 

aere-feet

667

613

615

63,620

1,110

1,730

2,460

8,S30

21,560

23,230

14,710

3,900

1,060

80,480

 Estimated.
154 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

Mono Creek near Vermilion Valley, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°22', long. 118U 59', In SWi sec. 35, T. 6 S., 

R. tJ7 E. (unsurveyed), 1 mile below lower end of Vermilion Valley and 6 miles 

below mouth of North Fork. Altitude, about 7,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 92.0 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1922-30, 1932-36), 126 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 7.55 

reet;: minimum probably occurred during period of Ice effect.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet June 16, 1927, June 22, 1932 

(gage height, 8.10 feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Dec. 6, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Oct. 30 to Apr. 11, which 

were computed on basis of four discharge measurements and records for Bear Creek 

and Florence Lake Tunnel at intake and outlet. No storage or diversions above 

station. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by 

Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in seeond^feet)

4.6 

4,3 

5.O 

5.2 

5.4

10.5

22

41

70

111

5,6 

5,8 

6.0 

6.2 

6.4

161 

217 

285 

S65 

450

6.6 

6.S 

7,0 

7.2 

7.4

540

640

745

855

970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

Si 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

28 

24 

23

21

21

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

24 

22 

21 

26

27 

28 

29 

26 

27

25 

23 

20 

21 

25

21 

21 

21 

20

15 

15

HOT.

*S2

Dee.

*12

Jan.

*39

Feb.

Month

Got 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Frt 

Xar

£fun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

1

aleadar year 1936 ......................

u«ry

11.....................................

ater year 1835-Si

Mar. Apr.

80 

80 

SO 

80 

SO

90 

100 

120 

140 

150

200 

202 

236 

274 

321

373 

414 

393 

357 

377

397 

428 

488 

428 

446

483

477 

401 

346 

305

Secondfoot-days

703 

670 

620

56,315

1,086 

1,586 

2,480 

8,284 

18,343 

17,875 

9,100 

2,650 

864

64,489

May

325 

397 

468 

526 

540

495 

405 

406 

468 

545

600 

606 

690 

706 

675

675 

712 

723 

686 

576

565 

610 

680 

772 

800

772 

706 

670 

60S 

482 

460

^ftTlimiiii

29

890

488

800 

882 

459 

223 

46

882

June

397 

365 

349 

333 

337

345 

321 

341 

410 

422

660 

772 

772 

676 

605

670 

745 

800 

828 

800

772 

772 

882 

882 

723

7O1 

680 

640 

508 

466 

..

July

459 

446 

436 

426 

405

377 

401 

373 

305 

253

230 

233 

260 

267 

256

260 

243 

260 

3O1 

297

365 

349 

281 

249 

220

200 

197 

197 

183 

169 

200

Minimum

16

80 

326 

321 

169 

41 

19

-

Aug.

223 

174 

153 

140 

130

118 

111 

116 

145 

14S

126 

107 

98 

91 

87

81 

78 

72 

65 

60

57 

54 

50 

46 

44

42 

41 

41 

51 

64 

48

Mean

22,7 

18 

20

164

36 

66

80 

276 

692 

689 

294 

91.9 

28,6

178

Sept.

45 

42 

41 

46 

46

40 

37 

34 

32 

31

SO 

29 

28 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

24 

23

22 

28

21 

21 

21

20 

20 

20 

20

19

Run-off In 

acre- feet

1,390 

1,130 

1,280

111,700

2,160 

3,160 

4,920 

16,430 

36,380 

35,660 

18,050 

5,650 

1,710

127,800

^Discharge measurements.
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN 155

Huntington Lake near Big Creek, Calif.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14'Q", long. 119°13'0", In Sffi sec. 14, T. 8 

s., K. 25 E., at Dam 1, 2 miles northeast of Big Creek.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Huntington Lake on Big Creek Is original storage reservoir of Big creek system 

 of Southern California Edison Co., Ltd. Elevation of crest of dam Is 6,952 feet 

above mean sea level; elevation of crest of overflow spillway Is 6,950 feet above 

mean sea level (capacity 88,834 acre-feet). Water Is received from South Fork of 

San Joaquln River, Bear Creek, and Mono Creek, through Florence Lake Tunnel and released through Big Creek power house 1. Surplus water flows through HuntingtonShaver Conduit to Shaver Lake. Record of contents, furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd., shows amount available for release.

Contents, la acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

e

i

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

84

25

86

27

88

89

30

31

Oct.

87 ,490

87,504

87,518

87,518

87,504

87,518

87,547

87,576

87,590

87,590

87,647

87,661

87,661

87,762

87,790

87,819

87,862

87,904

87,947

88,033

88,076

88,076

88,348

88,148

87,862

87,719

87,590

87,533

87,476

87,234

86,751

HOT.

66,099

85,450

84,451

83,389

82,416

81,420

80,429

79,445

78,466

77,572

76,697

75,720

74,720

73,687

72,727

71,759

70,847

69,915

69,054

68,158

67,190

66,205

65,188

64,314

63,320

62,371

61,356

60,346

59,306

68,276

-

Dec.

57,525

56,485

55,442

54,420

53,371

52,331

51,323

50,335

49,324

48,674

47,766

47,038

46,186

45,322

44,697

43,813

42,959

42,083

41,216

40,377

39,516

38,831

38,007

37,241

37,164

36,692

36,167

36,306

34,865

34,086

33,297

Jan.

32,763

32,080

31,334

30,686

30,297

29,754

29,160

28,587

28,204

27,725

27,462

37,316

26,829

26,299

25,761

25,237

24,634

24,040

23,628

23,042

22,421

21,789

21,141

20,570

20,298

20,089

19,700

19,286

18,870

18,282

17,829

Feb.

17,749

17,879

17,436

16,945

16,470

16,032

15,611

15,452

15,358

14,986

14 ,849

14,811

14,882

14,925

15,036

15,537

15,341

14,806

14,247

13,599

12,966

12,588

12,368

11,801

11,455

11,194

10,930

10,617

10,266

_

-

Mar.

10,160

9,733

9,294

8,876

8,478

8,092

7,891

7,995

7,766

7,626

7,524

7,496

7,462

7,612

7,938

7,891

7,444

6,998

6,556

6,240

6,043

5,911

5,418

4,989

4,554

4,108

3,667

3,169

2,728

2,320

2,410

Apr.

2,420

2,405

S,746

2,633

2,988

3,284

3,581

3,953

4,417

5,093

6,126

7,451

8,819

10,517

13,001

15,208

17,583

20,035

22,565

25,012

27,636

30,159

32,853

35,721

38,900

42,330

45,727

48,851

51,695

54,142

-

May

55,513

56,202

57,489

56,932

60,466

61,514

62,199

63,074

64,264

65,739

67,240

68,810

70,485

72,137

73,714

75,372

77,249

78,873

79,923

80,196

80,443

80,787

81,200

81,792

82,111

82,126

81,986

81,806

81,462

81,021

80,539

June

80,101

79,677

79,213

7S,724

78,344

78,046

77,788

77 ,424

77,195

77,007

76,818

76,589

76,254

75,893

76,939

77,330

76,805

76,200

76,334

78,005

79,759

81,365

83,040

85,028

87,092

88,434

88,362

88,534

88,491

88,605

-

July

66,605

88,620

88,605

88,705

88,662

88,577

83,691

88,777

88,705

88,548

88,677

88,634

88,705

88,777

88,705

88,748

88,677

88,791

88,848

88,935

89 ,036

89 ,021

88,848

88,748

88,863

88,834

88,677

88,863

88,820

88,605

88,691

Aug.

88,677

88,519

88,562

88,705

88,720

88 ,577

88,419

88,291

88,462

88,391

88,362

88,233

88,033

87,847

87,719

87,819

87,776

87 ,747

87,776

87,776

87 ,776

87,762

87,862

87,919

87,819

87,704

87,590

87,518

87,561

87,904

88,090

Sept.

88,105

88,076

88,033

87,862

87,804

88,048

88,291

88,233

87,933

87,776

87,676

87,576

87,776

87,933

88,033

68,119

88,205

88,248

88,248

88,233

88,190

88,148

88,090

88,048

88,005

87,962

87,962

87,933

87,890

87,890
156 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

Big Creek below Huntington Lake, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37U 13'10", long. 119 U 12'50", In NW£ sec. 23, 

 T. 83., R. 25 E., 800 feet above Grouse Creek and 1 mile below Huntington Lake. 

Altitude, about 6,600 feet.

Records 'available.- June 1925 to September 1936. Records prior to October 1929 are 

for periods of spill from Huntington Lake.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 68 second-feet July 22 (gage height, 4.25 

reetj; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Jan. 7.

1925-36: Maximum discharge, 2,040 second-feet June 23, 1925 (gage height, 10.3 

feet, siphon spillways operating at Huntington Lake); minimum, 0.1 second-foot 

Sept. 10-13, Oct. 7-18, Dec. 5-16, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Natural flow of Big Creek is regulated at Huntington Lake and 

during most of year is diverted for use through Big Creek power house 1. Gageheight record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

£4 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.2

l.a

1.3 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

NOT.

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Dec.

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

i.o 

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

Jan.

0.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.5

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5

Feb.

0.9

.7 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

1.9 

1.7 

1.1 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

1.4 

1.7 

1.4 

1.1 

.9

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

Month

Got 

Nov

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mai

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

11.....................................

TIBt.......... ..........................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1.1

1.5 

1.6 

1.7

1.6

1.8 

1.9 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

2.5 

2.2 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1,5 

1.4 

1.2

Apr.

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0

1.6

2.1 

2.4

2.8 

3.2 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

4.3 

4.2 

4.2

4.8 

5 

5 

5 

5.5

5.5 

5 

4.8 

4.6 

4.6

Seoondfoot-days

38.1 

42.0 

29,4

644.3

14.3 

26,0 

56.7 

103.0 

104.6 

51.0 

288.9 

37.4 

35.1

826.5

May

4.6

5

5.5 

5.5

5

4.9 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.2 

3.9 

5.4

3.2 

2.8 

2.5 

2.3 

2.0

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1,8

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

Maximum

1.4 

1.5 

1.4

9.5

.6 

1.9 

2.5 

5.5 

5.6 

2.1 

55 

2.9 

1.2

55

June

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

1.9

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

July

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

2.3

1.8

3.6 

4.6 

2.3

2.0 

2.1 

2.4 

3.7 

4.8

3.4 

3.1 

3.3 

20 

18

28 

56 

28 

5.6 

9.5

19 

22 

17 

13 

4.3 

1.9

Minimum

1.2 

1.3 

.6

.2

.3

.5 

1.1 

.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.0 

1.1

.3

Aug.

2.9 

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

2.2

1.8

1.1 

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Mean

1.23 

1.40 

95

1.77

.46 

.90

1.83 

3.43 

3.37 

1.70 

9.32 

1.21 

1.17

2.26

Sept.

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.8 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

76 

83 

58

1,280

28 

62 

112 

204 

207 

101 

573 

74 

70

1,640
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN 157

Pitman Creek below Tamarack Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°12', long. 119°12', in NWi sec. 35, T. 88., R.

 25 E., 500 feet below Tamarack Creek, 3 miles above mouth, and 3 miles southeast or 

Big Creek. Altitude, about 7,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 22.0 square miles.

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 532 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 5.76 feet);

 minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 25.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 605 second-feet May 16, 1932, and May 23, 1935 (gage 

height, 5.93 and 5.94 feet); no flow part of Nov. 24, 1930, and Oct. 15-18, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 2 to Apr. 19, which

 were computed from records of Huntlngton-Shaver Conduit at outlet and Pitman Creek 

near Tamarack Mountain, an unpublished record. No diversions above station; practically all flow diverted to Huntington-Shaver Tunnel, just below. Gage-height 

record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Southern California Edison 

Go., Ltd.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0

0.1

3.7

12

44

58

73

89

107

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

127

150

225

326

455

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.5

.6

.4

.5

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

NOT.

0.3

*.4

Dec.

*0.5

Jan.

*0.6

Feb.

*3.4

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-C 6. .....................

Mar.

*6.1

Apr.

23

22

22

22

21

22

26

34

43

55

70

90

110

125

150

170

185

170

145

171

183

225

241

238

262

286

268

234

192

167

-

Secondfoot-days

14.2

12.0

15.5

18,183.0

31.0

101.5

682

3,972

8 ,.177

£,065

328, 9

27.7

8.0

15,434.8

May

205

276

324

374

350

284

249

282

317

338

350

350

362

362

338

326

317

300

252

220

216

222

225

227

215

192

176

158

143

114

113

lln-Tl-imiyp

1.4

-

440

_

_

286

374

122

20

2.5

.4

374

June

100

94

99

98

103

105

122

102

101

102

101

95

84

73

64

63

60

56

51

47

43

40

41

43

47

33

28

26

23

21

-

July

20

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

15

17

20

15

13

12

10

9.5

8.5

8

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.1

4.5

4.5

3.7

3.3

2.9

Minimum

0.2

-

.2

21

113

21

2.9

.3

.2

.2

Aug.

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

l.B

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

lie an

0.46

.4

.5

49.8

1.0

3.5

ss

132

£64

63.8

10 6

 89

.27

42.2

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

28

24

31

36,070

61

201

1,350

7,880

16,220

4,100

55

16

30,620

 Discharge measurement.
158 SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

Shaver Lake near Big Creek, Calif.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 37°9', long. 119°18', In SEJ sec. 13, T. 9 S.,

 R. 24: E., at dam on Stevenson Creek 6 miles southwest of Big Creek.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1936.

Remarks.- This Is largest storage unit of Big Creek system of Southern California Edison

 Co Ltd. Elevation of crest of dam 5,371 feet above mean sea level; elevation of 

crest of spillway Is 5,370 feet above mean sea level (capacity, 135,283 acre-feet). 

Water is received from Huntlngton Lake Reservoir and Pitman Creek through HuntlngtonShaver Conduit and is released through power house 2A on Big Creek. Record of contents, furnished by Southern California Edison Co., Ltd., shows amount available for 

release.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

63,321

62,489

61,708

60,912

60 ,108

59,735

58,905

58,077

57,211

56,632

55,608

54,830

54,545

53,689

53,269

52,569

51,821

51,038

50,315

49,934

49,147

48,361

48,348

48,064

47,242

46,508

48,088

45,290

44,486

43,688

42,844

HOT.

42,099

41,471

41,173

40,378

39,558

38,767

37,982

37,183

36,461

36,157

35,468

34,674

33,878

33,079

32,298

32,100

31,969

31,771

31,507

31,299

31,059

30,766

30,628

30,542

30,262

29,9*73

29,389

28,678

29,457

29,309

-

Dec.

29,204

28,658

28,486

28,238

28,031

27,704

27,521

27,481

27,178

26,983

26,662

26,403

26,113

25,836

25,777

25,357

24,947

24,537

24,080

23,827

23,696

23,831

23,352

23,240

23,249

23,212

23,193

23,091

23,212

22,981

22,762

Jan.

22,753

22,588

22,406

22,351

22,278

21,646

21 ,373

20,699

20,960

20,672

20,882

20,864

20,524

20,283

20,088

20,156

20,147

20,105

20,139

20,181

20,198

20,215

20,232

20,249

20,275

20,308

20,317

20,334

20,368

20,376

20,411

Feb.

21,239

21,927

22,052

22,132

22,196

22,251

22,287

22,351

22,406

22,406

23,221

23,641

23,967

24,271

24,499

24,690

24,623

24,433

24,137

23,873

23,771

24,823

25,220

25,074

24,804

24,547

24,223

23,957

23,836

_

-

Mar.

23,929

23,892

23,743

23,622

23,464

23,324

23,147

23,296

23,221

23,119

23,027

22,917

22,744

22,570

22,716

22,433

22,070

21,677

21,230

20,760

20,342

20,472

19,943

19,478

18,965

18.40O

17,836

17,472

17,495

17,226

16,746

Apr.

16,167

15,635

15,285

15,278

15,431

15,234

15,059

14,913

14,841

14,770

14,692

15,103

15,168

15,248

15,350

15,584

15,837

15,920

16,361

16,508

16,685

16,885

17,116

17,211

17,282

18,060

17,955

17,899

17,764

17,603

-

May

18,392

20,864

23,799

26,393

28,931

31,365

33,765

36,215

38,792

41,935

44,473

47,013

49,608

52,166

54,716

57,284

60,316

62,837

65,238

67,575

69,897

72,250

74,678

77,482

79,858

82,162

84,450

86,822

89,182

91,767

94,606

June

96,951

99,234

101,611

103,913

106,179

108,609

111,524

113,794

116,039

118,259

120,392

122,582

124,766

127,410

128,197

129,284

131,340

133,391

134,804

134,609

134,739

134,696

134,761

134,761

134,848

134,913

134,826

134,978

134,826

134,870

-

July

134,870

134,913

134,913

135,065

135,131

135,065

135 ,065

135,065

135,152

135,218

135,087

135,174

135,109

135,109

135,196

135,174

135,174

135,000

135,131

135,218

135,371

135,502

135,568

135,436

135,196

135,261

135,152

135,218

136,109

134,913

134,739

Aug.

134,717

134,935

134,174

133,130

132,051

130,952

129,861

128,707

127,699

126,679

125,780

124,702

133,610

122,477

121,268

120,061

118,880

117,683

116,428

115,262

114,037

112,840

111,807

110,616

109,411

108,188

107,014

105,804

104,621

103,424

102,212

Sept.

101,048

99,850

98,638

97,468

96,263

95,216

94,002

92,775

91,562

90,339

89,163

67,944

86,733

85,550

84,397

63,287

82,117

80,976

79 ,824

78,989

76,072

77,010

76,007

75,040

74,051

73,081

72,201

71,246

70,231

69,197

-
FRESNO RIVER BASIN 159

Fresno River near Knowles, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14', long. 119°46', In NWt sec. 15, T. 8 S.,

 R. 20 E., at Fresno Crossing, 0.1 mile below Bean Gulch and 6 miles northeast of 

Knowles. Altitude, about 1,140 feet.

Drainage area.- 132 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to January 1914, November 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1911-12, 1916-36), 67.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.30

 feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1911-14, 1915-36: Maximum discharge, about 4,500 second-feet Feb. 21, 1917 

(gage height, 6.0 feet at former staff gage), from rating curve extended above 

1,000 second-feet; no flow at times in 1919, 1924, 1926, 1928-31, 1933-34.

Remarks.- Records good. Water Is brought into this drainage basin from San joaquin 

and Merced River Basins; also small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.3

2.9

5,7

11

20

36

54

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2 

2.4

78

108

142

178

216

296

380

2.6

2.S

3.0

3.2

3.4 1,230

3.6 1,500

3.8 1,790

475

600

765

980

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

3

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oot.

4.6

11

10

9

8.5

8

7

5,5

5.5

5

6

9.5

14

13

20

18

16

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9,6

9.5

9

8.6

9

HOT.

9

10

15

13

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

12

16

13

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

15

17

14

12,

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

13

20

44

22

Jan.

16

16

19

20

18

16

16

16

85

102

135

122

54

46

41

76

64

44

39

36

32

29

28

26

24

23

22

22

22

20

20

Feb.

85

946

174

99

73

69

52

48

44

43

422

870

1,090

1,100

693

947

476

376

304

266

248

1,980

1,610

711

606

384

325

288

252

-

Month

Calendar year 1936. .....................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3<6...... ................

Mar.

232

212

197

186

167

160

156

149

142

139

135

128

125

122

115

111

108

102

99

96

102

125

125

125

132

116

118

115

115

142

456

Apr.

205

167

208

648

338

260

236

236

232

228

220

212

201

193

189

182

178

189

216

216

224

232

236

232

228

220

220

216

224

212

Seoondfoot-days

310.1

324,0 zon ooy

37 f 418 ^-L0«»^3

1 248

14,368

4,661

6,998

6,052

3,213

7Y1

248 4

neli

38,678.6

May

201

197

201

212

216

216

208

201

201

205

208

212

212

' 208

208

205

205

201

197

193

186

178

178

178

182

182

178

178

178

174

153

MajdaniHi

20

16

44

1,390

135

1 980

466

648

216

160

41

14

8

1,980

June

146

139

156

160

149

142

153

142

135

132

128

125

126

122

US

108

105

102

96

93

87

84

81

78

68

54

60

48

44

43

July

41

39

37

34

32

29

28

29

30

32

34

30

26

23

22

19

18

18

17

23

23

23

22

20

19

18

17

18

18

16

16

Minimum

4.6

9

10

2.6

16

43

96

167

163

43

16

4.3

2.7

2.7

Aug.

14

14

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

10

10

10

10

9.6

9

8

7.5

7.5

7

5.5

4.6

5

7.5

6

6

5.5

4.6

4.3

6

4.9

4.9

4.6

Mean

10.0

10.8

12.5

103

40.3

496

147

233

196

107

24 9

8*01

3.87

105

Sept.

4.3

3.5

4.0

6

8

7

6.6

4,9

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

4.3

4.3

3.7

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

. 2.9

2.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

615

643

772

74,220

2,480

28 , 480

9,030

_ p*r\/\/\

6*370

1,630

493

230

76,620
160 CHOWCHILLA. RIVER BASIN

Chowchilla River at Buchanan dam site, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13", long. 120°0", in SWi sec. 22, T. 8 S., 

R. ia E., 1.4 miles above Raynor Creek and 5 miles west of Raymond. Altitude, about 

390 feet.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1923, October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 12.15 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; no flow Oct. 1.

1921-23, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 11, 1936; no flow part of each 

year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for low stages, which are fair. Discharge Oct. 31 

to Dec. 9 and July 24 to Sept. 30 was computed on basis of range of stage, records 

for Fresno River near Knowles, estimate of flow on Aug. 17, and temperature records. 

Ho large diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

1.5 

12 

6.5 

4.4

3.1 

2.4 

1.9 

1.6

1.2

2.8 

3.4 

3.7 

5.5 

7.5

12 

7 

5.5 

4.7 

4.4

4.2 

4.2 

3 9 

3. *4 

3.4

3.4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.5

HOT.

4 

5 

8 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

9 

11 

9 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Dec.

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

9.5 

13 

14 

11

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9 

9

8.5 

8,5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

9 

10 

19 

72 

31

Jan.

22 

18 

22 

26 

22

21 

18 

18 

161 

338

464 

367 

115 

97 

84

179 

144 

85 

64 

54

48 

42 

38 

36 

34

31 

29 

28 

S7 

25 

24

Feb.

387 

3,340 

640 

235

161

127 

106 

93 

80 

73

2,190 

2,850 

3,010 

2,970 

1,770

2,130 

1,170 

915 

795 

705

580 

3,350 

3,530

1,940 

1,360

1,020 

818 

682 

600

Month

Oat 

No^

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Har 

Apr 

Maj 

Juc 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

»

alendar year 192 5. .....................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

540 

488 

442 

400 

365

339 

322 

308 

294 

278

259 

236 

223 

214 

206

197 

194 

182 

174 

166

166 

164 

151 

159 

209

169 

154 

148 

142 

174 

920

Apr.

349 

250 

292 

1,360 

620

385 

322 

301 

278 

256

232 

214 

202 

190 

180

174 

167 

162 

156 

151

146 

154 

144 

133 

126

119 

115 

111 

112 

109

Secondfoot-days

129.9 

212 

374.5

46,522.3

2,681 

37 ,627 

8,383 

7,510 

1,830 

850 

163.9 

7.8 

15.0

59,784.1

May

102 

98 

93 

91 

86

81 

77 

73 

70 

66

63 

60 

56 

53 

53

53 

51

48 

46 

45

45 

44 

41 

38 

35

35 

36 

40 

52 

52 

47

Maximum

12 

11 

73

2,980

464 

3,530 

920 

1,360 

102 

63 

10 

.4

3,530

June

45 

42 

42 

63 

52

46 

47 

45 

40 

37

34 

31 

29 

28 

29

27 

24 

22 

20 

19

17 

16 

15 

13 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

July

9.5 

9.5 

9 

8.5 

8

7 

6.5 

6.5 

9.5 

10

10 

10 

9 

7 

6.5

5.5 

4.7 

4.2 

3.8 

3.4

2.7 

2.3 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.4

Minimum

0.1 

4 

8

0

18 

73 

142 

109 

35 

10 

.4 

.2

.1

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

4.19 

7.07 

12.1

136

86.5 

1,297 

270 

250 

59.0 

28.3 

5.29 

.25 

.5

163

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

258 

420 

743

98,230

5,320 

74,630 

16,630 

14,900 

3,630 

1,690 

325 

15 

30

118,600
MERCED RIVER BASIN 161

Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge, near Yosemlte, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43'54 n , long. 119°33 1 28 n , at Happy Isles 

Bridge, 0.4- mile below Illllouette Creek and li miles southeast of Yosemlte, In 

Yosemlte National Park, Marlposa County. Altitude, about 4,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 181 square miles.

Records available.- August 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 311 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 5.75 

reetj; minimum, 7 second-feet Sept. 28.

1915-36: Maximum discharge, 3,800 second-feet May 28, 1919 (gage height, 7.10 

feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 30, 1926.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Aug. 2-27, which were computed on basis of range 

of stage and records for nearby stations and are fair. Small diversion above station 

for Yosemlte Valley irater supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

15

16

16

16

15

14

12

12

10

10

12

12

17

31

29

29

29

27

26

24

22

19ie

16

15

14

14

14

12

10

HOT.

11

15

13

13

14

16

17

18

IS

17

16

14

12

10

14

13

19' 21

16

18

18

19

19

18

16

15

15

14

12

12

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

15

12

14

14

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

15

16

17

Jan.

16

22

37

34

29

27

23

26

33

43

51

41

43

50

58

54

44

48

48

44

43

44

45

46

48

48

48

51

55

48

52

Feb.

59

64

60

68

70

63

60

59

57

57

34

91

88

92

96

95

89

89

84

80

92

133

115

115

124

113

110

110

113

-

Month

October. ..................................

November . .................................

December. .................................

April. . ...................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-a 6. .....................

Har.

126

143

160

173

180

190

192

216

259

295

322

346

342

339

353

379

386

3S3

390

405

432

386

295

262

224

203

200

188

188

190

188

Apr.

180

166

173

190

16S

171

227

332

457

622

785

875

965

1,100

1,240

1,350

1,420

1,350

1,140

1,310

1,310

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,310

1,420

1,460

1,240

998

S15

Secondroot-days

535

463

391

143,496

X 399

2^530

6,335

26,939

49,003

39,303

14,903

2,303 

506.5

146,500.5

May

833

1,170

1,620

1,920

1,920

1,560

1,170

1,200

1,460

1,700

1,830

1,780

2,000

2,000

1,870

1,830

1,920

1,920

1,740

1,350

1,310

1,540

1,740

1,920

1,960

1,740

1,540

1,460

1,200

911

869

Maximum

31

21

17

£>,470

58

133

432

1,460

2*100

S87 

205

28

2,100

June

736

654

706

724

845

923

935

S63

947

1,240

1,620

1,870

1,780

1,460

1,060

1,280

1,540

1,580

1,620

1,700

1,620

1,700

1,780

1,920

2,100

1,580

1,380

1,280

965

893

July

881

387

809

785

719

63S

7S5

869

606

457

457

379

398

432

440

421

394

353

421

440

474

440

375

336

312

262

242

244

239

205

203

Minimum

10

1011

10

16

57

126

166

833

654

203 

24

6.5

8.5

Aug.

205

200

150

150

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

SO

70

60

60

50

50

50

40

40

40

40

40

30

30

25

24

26

27

26

Mean

17 3

15 U

12*6

390

41.9

87 2

369

898

1 ,581

1,310

481

74 #3 

16.9

400

Sept.

26

26

26

28

28

27

26

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

14

13

IS

12

11

10

10

9.5

8.5

6.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,060 

9X8

776

282,600

2,580

5,020

16,530 

53,410

97,200 

77 960

29 560 4 { 570

1,000

290,600

146163 O 37 11
162 MERCED RIVER BASIN

Merced River at Pohono Bridge, near Yosemite, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43'1", long. 119°39'55", 0.4 mile above Artist 

~" Creek and 5 miles below Yosemite, in Yosemite National Park, Marlposa County. 

Altitude, about 3,870 feet.

Drainage area.- 321 square miles.

Records available.- November 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 529-second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 8.84

 feet1 };1 minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1916-36: Maximum discharge, 6,370 second-feet June 5, 1922 (gage height, 10.0 

feet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 1924.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Dec. 2-6, which were Interpolated, and

 those for Mar. 11 to Apr. 7 and July 19 to Aug. 27, which were computed on basis of 

records for nearby streams. Small diversion above station for Yosemite Valley water 

supply.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seeond-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

l.S

70

93

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

122

156

194

236

286

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

340

400

466

535

615

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

695

930

1,200

1,500

1,650

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

6.5

2,230

2,640

3,100

3,600

4,120

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

Si22

23

84

85

86

87

88

29

50

31

Oct.

23

31

32

33

33

32

32

31

29

28

29

30

30

36

47

47

47

46

46

44

41

39

37

35

34

32

32

31

30

SO

29

HOT.

29

36

34

31

31

32

33

34

35

34

34

33

32

30

29

SO

3V

39

36

35

35

35

37

36

35

33

32

32

31

30

-

Dec.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

36

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

32

32

31

31

30

30

32

32

42

39

39

Jan.

38

44

60

66

65

62

57

59

83

96

125

103

104

US

130

138

108

112

110

100

97

96

97

99

100

100

101

104

112

100

107

Feb.

147

167

132

133

138

128

122

120

119

116

193

241

223

225

227

234

206

200

188

173

226

370

329

270

273

260

243

248

248

_

-

Month

April.....................................

Hay.......................................

HLj..., ..................................

Water year 1935-3 6......................

Mar.

263

294

320

343

364

379

388

413

500

555

576

630

620

610

640

690

700

700

710

740

790

710

570

520

460

450

460

470

490

500

450

Apr.

400

360

370

390

370

350

450

655

S30

1,110

1,380

1,600

1,730

1,990

2,310

2,640

2,730

2,640

2,230

2,550

2,640

2,910

2,320

2,730

2,640

2,820

2,820

2,470

1,990

1,640

-

Secondfoot-days

i.oeo

999

988 700

260,258

2 891.

5f 898

16,309

52,615

92 260

57J460

19,348

3,362 

1,054

254,824

May

1,680

2,310

3,200

3,700

3,900

3,100

2,310

2,390

2,910

3,300

3,400

3,400

3,900

4,010

3,700

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,300

2,470

2,390

2,640

3,000

3,300

3,400

3,000

2,730

2,640

2,190

1,680

1,600

H^T^Ttnffll

47

59

42

4,670

138

3VO

790

4^010

2^820

1,140 

250

49

4,010

June

1,380

1,260

1,330

1,380

1,500

1,640

1,320

1,570

1,640

1,960

2,470

2,320

2,640

2,230

1,710

1,820

2,110

2,150

2,190

2,230

2,110

2,230

2,310

2,470

2,640

1,990

1,740

1,600

1,290

1,170

-

July

1,140

1,110

1,030

980

905

630

930

1,030

830

695

740

595

575

595

575

555

513

465

500

550

550

550

500

400

400

350

300

300

300

250

250

Minimum

29

29

28

38

116

263

350

1,600

1,170 

260

48

24

24

Aug.

250

250

200

2OO

150

150

150

150

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

90

80

80

80

70

70

70

60

60

60

50

50

43

48

48

48

Mean

34.8

33.3

31*9

713

93 3

203

526

1,754

2,976

1,915 

684

108 

35.1

696

Sept.

47

46

46

43

49

49

47

46

44

41

39

37

36

35

35

33

32

31

30

29

27

27

27

26

25

25

24

25

24

24

Run-off In 

aore-feet

8,140

1*960

516,200

5,730

11,700

32,350

104,400

XS3 1 000

114,000

38,380

6,650 

2,090

504,400
MERCED RIVER BASIN 163

Merced River at Klttrldge, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°39 I 0", long. 120°11'0", In sec. 26, T. 3 S.,

 R. 16 E., 0.2 mile below Unites Gulch, a quarter of a mile below Klttrldge, and 3 

miles above Horseshoe Bend. Altitude, about 750 feet.

Drainage area.- 935 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1936; November 1922 to November 1928 at 

site it miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1923-27, 1929-30, 1931-36), 1,008 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 15.38

 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 28-30.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 23,200 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 21.5 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 5, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1-3, Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, which were Inter-

 polated, and those for periods Dec. 27-30, May 6, which were computed on basis of 

range of stage and record for station at Pohono Bridge. No large diversions above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

55

60

70

77

76

69

67

64

63

60

67

94

103

91

139

146

123

112

102

96

95

91

90

86

84

82

78

76

76

76

76

HOT.

72

69

129

116

101

96

96

98

101

101

98

100

96

92

85

85

101

127

124

111

105

103

105

105

103

100

98

95

92

89

-

Dec.

S6

83

80

32

83

S3

84

83

84

84

83

98

135

115

96

97

92

91

90

85

85

82

82

85

98

110

120

130

160

150

150

Jan.

136

129

183

220

220

197

169

153

943

1,170

1,930

1,240

652

692

692

1,120

896

616

505

420

350

347

323

309

298

295

265

280

288

295

272

Feb.

2,140

5,700

1,600

980

612

692

596

532

494

460

2,560

7,440

7,200

8,800

5,520

6,480

4,260

2,700

2,080

1,770

1,700

7,140

10,600

5,640

3,930

3,000

2,520

2,160

1,920

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1936-3 6. .....................

Mar.

1,740

1,660

1,600

1,560

1,490

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,520

1,660

1,700

1,740

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,7OO

1,700

1,7OO

1,740

1,740

1,880

1,840

1,520

1,420

1,290

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,290

2,040

Apr.

1,320

1,200

1,420

4,040

2,300

1,800

1,700

1,920

2,200

2,610

3,000

3,400

3,6OO

3,930

4,370

4,610

5,040

5,160

4,150

4,590

4,700

5,040

5,040

4,920

4,590

4,920

5,040

4,590

3,820

3,200

-

Secondfoot-days

2,646

3,015

3,069

540^574

15,627

101,426

46,550

108,420

146 * 730

DO QATt OCytfOU

25,743

4,779

2,045

547,030

May

3,100

3,600

5,160

5,630

6,360

5,500

4,040

4,040

4,810

5,280

5,640

5,280

6,000

6,240

6,000

5,520

5,640

5,760

5,400

4,260

3,930

4,260

4,590

5,040

5,160

4,700

4,260

4,260

3,600

2,900

2,520

Maxljnutt

146

129

160

15,900

1,930

10,600

2,040

5,160

6^560

4,040

1,490 

318

90

10,600

June

2,340

2,080

2,200

2,250

2,430

2,520

3,000

2,700

2,610

3,000

3,500

4,040

3,820

3,400

2,610

2,610

2,800

3,000

2,900

3,000

2,800

2,800

2,800

3,500

3,600

2,800

2,380

2,160

1,770

1,560

-

July

1,490

1,460

1,350

1,290

1,200

1,100

Ij070

1,420

1,170

1,020

1,050

917

812

812

812

792

712

636

636

712

712

692

620

532

505

445

369

374

368

341

304

1H« < tmnfn

55

72

80

50

129

460

1,140

1,200

2,520 

1,560

304

80

50

50

Jhig.

306

316

262

236

220

206

194

181

174

172

190

186

169

153

143

136

130

125

122

117

115

111

105

101

96

91

69

86

83

62

80

Mean

85.4

100

99.0

1,481

504

3,497

1 yOOQ RAA

3,614

4^798

2,766

Q9fl

OOU

154

66.2

1,495

Sept.

80

78

79

66

90

90

67

84

79

75

71

70

69

70

70

70

69

66

64

61

59

58

58

55

54

52

51

50

50

50

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,250

5,980

6,090

1,072,000

31,000

201,200

96,300

215,000

295,000 

164,600

51,060

9,480 

4,060

1,085,000
164 MERCED RIVER BASIN

Lake McClure at Exchequer, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°35', long. 120°16', in SWi sec. 13, T. 43., R. 15 E., 

at Exchequer Dam, on Merced River, 5 miles northeast of Merced Falls. Elevation of 

zero of gage is mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles. 

ecords available.- April 1926 to September 1936.

Remarks.- This is main storage unit for Merced Irrigation District. Elevation of crest

 of dam is 714.0 feet, top of spiJway gate 707.0 feet, and spillway 693.0 feet above

mean sea level. Released water passes through power house at dam and down Merced

River to diversion dam below Merced Falls, where it enters main irrigation canal.

Gage-height record furnished by Merced Irrigation District.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

604.1

602.8

601.4

600.1

598.8

597.5

596.2

594.8

593.5

592.3

591.0

589.7

588.5

587.2

586.0

586.2

586.2

585.4

585.5

585.6

585.7

585.8

585.9

586.0

586.0

586.1

586.2

586. S

586.3

586.3

586.4

NOT.

586.4

586.5

586.7

586.8

587.0

587.1

587.2

587.3

587.4

587.5

587.6

587.7

587.9

588.0

588.0

588.1

588.3

588.7

589.2

589.8

590.3

590.5

590.6

590.7

590.9

591.0

591.1

591.2

591.3

591.3

-

Dee.

591.2

591.3

591.4

591.5

591.6

591.7

591.7

591.8

592.0

592.1

592.2

592.4

592.6

592.7

592.9

593.0

593.1

593.3

593.4

593.5

593.6

593.7

593.9

594.0

594.1

594.2

594.3

594.5

594.8

595.2

595.4

Jan.

595.6

596.8

597.1

597.6

59S.O

598.3

598.6

598.9

601.0

603.2

606.6

608.6

609.6

610.9

612.1

614.0

615.4

616.3

617.0

617.6

618.2

618.7

619.1

619.6

620.0

620.4

620.9

621.2

621.6

622.0

622.3

Feb.

626.3

635.8

63S.1

639.4

640.3

641.1

641.8

642.4

643.0

643.5

647.9

658.5

668.1

679.1

683.7

689.7

692.8

694.1

694.2

694.1

693.9

698.0

699.2

696.8

695.3

693.9

693.5

693.5

693.6

_

-

Mar.

693.4

693.2

693.0

692.9

693.0

693.2

693.4

693.5

693.6

693.8

693.9

694.0

694.1

693.9

693.8

693.7

693.7

693.7

693.7

693.7

693.8

693.9

693.7

693.5

693.3

693.0

692.7

692.4

692.2

692.2

692.7

Apr.

592.9

692.7

692.8

694.2

693.5

693.3

693.5

693.6

694.0

694.2

694.4

694.5

694.6

694.8

694.6

694.5

694.5

694.5

693.9

693.9

693.9

694.1

694.2

694.2

694.0

694.1

694.3

694.0

693.4

692.4

-

May

691.4

691.2

692.4

693.7

694.7

694.7

693.8

693.3

693.4

693.8

694.3

694.4

694.9

695.3

695.6

695.7

695.6

695.5

695.0

693.9

693.1

694.8

695.6

696.8

698.1

699.0

699.5

700.0

700.0

700.0

700.0

June

700.0

700.1

700.2

700.6

701.0

701.5

702.4

703.1

703.7

704.5

705.9

707.5

708.4

708.5

708.2

708.2

708.3

708.4

708.4

708.4

708.4

708.3

708.3

708.6

708.7

708.4

708.2

708.0

707.7

707.4

-

July

707.3

707.1

706.9

706.5

706.1

705.5

705.0

704.8

704.3

703.8

703.2

702.6

701.9

701.2

700.5

699.8

699.0

698.2

697.3

696.5

695.7

694.9

694.0

693.1

692.1

691.1

690.0

689.0

687.9

686.8

685.6

Aug.

684.5

683.4

682.2

681.1

679.9

678.7

677.4

676.2

674.9

673.6

672.3

671.1

669.8

668.5

667.2

665.8

664.4

663.0

661.6

660.2

658.8

657.3

655.9

654.4

652.9

651.5

650.1

648.7

647.3

646.0

644.8

Sept.

643.3

641.9

640.4

639.1

637.8

636.4

635.1

633.7

632.3

630.9

629.6

626.2

626.8

625.3

624.0

622.6

621.3

620.0

618.6

617.3

615.9

614.6

613.2

611.9

610.5

609.1

607.7

606.3

604.9

603.5

-
MERCED RIVER BASIN 165

Merced River at Exchequer, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°35'0", long. 120°17'0", about on line between 

sees. 14 and 23, T. 4 S., R. 15 E., at Exchequer, half a mile below Lake McClure, 

0.7 mile below Cotton Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Merced Falls. Altitude, about 

400 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,035 square miles (revised).

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1936; November 1915 to October 1922 at 

site 1 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1916-36), 1,086 second-feet; affected by storage in Lake 

McClure since Apr. 20, 1926.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 

12.96 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Feb. 6.

1915-36: Maximum discharge, about 22,000 second-feet Jan. 17, 1916 (gage height, 

20.0 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 5 second-feet Jan. 5, 1S35.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversions. See record for Lake McClure, which stores 

water above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

900 

900 

845 

845 

762

762 

762 

762 

735 

710

710 

710 

710 

710 

710

57 

91 

39 

38 

37

38 

40 

40 

40 

40

42 

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

NOT.

42 

40 

40 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39

39

39 

39 

39

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

39 

39

39 

90

Dec.

93 

53 

44 

44 

44

44 

45 

45 

43 

38

37 

37 

36 

36 

36

36

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

37 

37 

37

37 

 36 

36 

37 

37 

75

Jan.

65 

34 

34 

34 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

32

30 

26 

27 

25 

28

29 

29 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

39 

50 

50 

50

Feb.

49 

42 

36 

38 

33

32 

36 

34 

34 

34

34 

23 

45 

125 

1,230

1,260 

1,210 

1,580 

2,180 

2,180

2,010 

4,310 

13,200 

9,680 

6,640

5,140 

3,160 

2,170 

2,170

Month

Oot 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Au« 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

alendar year 192

atar year 1935-2

Mar.

2,090 

2,010 

1,970 

1,660 

1,520

1,250 

1,320 

1,360 

1,420 

1,490

1,580 

1,640 

1,680 

1,890 

1,810

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770

1,770 

1,850 

1,770 

1,690 

1,620

1,550 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

Apr.

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

3,060 

3,280

2,O1O 

1,660 

1,690 

1,850 

2,250

2,790 

3,180 

3,380 

3,700 

4,520

5,010 

5,O1O 

5,270 

4,880 

4,640

4,640 

4,760 

5,010 

5,010 

4,880

4,880 

5,010 

4,880 

4,640 

4,280

Secondfoot-days

12,245 

1,231 

1,296

556,825.5

1,007 

58,715 

51,390 

110,730 

140,930 

71,800 

52,220 

46,330 

31,577

579,471

May

4,280 

3,700 

3,590 

4,520 

5,400

5,800 

5,270 

4,760 

4,640 

4,880

5,140 

5,4OO 

5,660 

5,940 

5,940

5,530 

5,940 

5,940 

6,220 

5,660

4,830 

2,130 

3,480 

3,480 

3,480

3,480 

3,480 

3,480 

3,480 

2,880 

2,520

Maximum

9OO 

90 

93

7,540

65 

13,200 

2,O9O 

5,270 

6,220 

3,280 

1,730 

1,580 

1,300

13,200

June

2,170 

2,O5O 

1,970 

1,810 

1,810

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,730

1,660 

1,730 

2,610 

3,180 

2,880

2,610 

2,700 

2,790 

2,880 

2,880

2,880 

2,790 

2,790 

3,080 

3,280

3,160 

2,700 

2,340 

2,170 

1,890

July

1,690 

1,660 

1,730 

1,730 

1,730

1,730 

1,730 

1,730 

1,730 

1,730

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,660 

1,690

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,620

Minimum

37 

39 

36

7.5

25 

23 

1,250 

1,520 

2,130 

1,660 

1,620 

1,2OO 

905

23

Aug.

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,580 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,480 

1,480

1,410 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300 

1,200 

1,2OO

Mean

395 

41.0 

41.8

1,526

32.5 

2,025 

1,658 

3,691 

4,546 

2,393 

1,685 

1,495 

1,053

1,583

Sept.

1,300 

1,270 

1,270 

1,240 

1,200

1,160 

1,160 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,060 

1,O3O

1,000 

1,000 

968 

968 

968

968 

935 

935 

935 

935

935 

935 

905 

905 

905

Run-off In 

acre-feet

24,290 

2,440 

2,570

1,104,000

2,000 

116,500 

101,900 

219,600 

279,500 

142,400 

1O3,60O 

91,890 

62,630

1,149,000
166 MERCED RIVER BASIN

Merced River near Llvlngston, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°23'29", long. 120 U47'10", in SEi sec. 20, 

T. 6 s. , R. US., 34 miles west of Llvlngston. Altitude, about 82 feet.

Records available.- March 1922 to September 1924, October 1925 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 11 years (1925-36), 481 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,560 second-feet Feb. 24 (gage height, 19.24 

feet); minimum, 103 second-feet Dec. 28.

1922-24, 1925-36: Maximum dischargs, that of Feb. 24, 1936; minimum recorded, 

18 second-feet Aug. 30, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Practically entire flow Is diverted above station during IrrlgatIOn season; return water enters above station. Storage at Lake McClure. Gageheight record furnished by Merced Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

28 

SO 

31

Oct.

174 

203 

230 

248 

257

239 

225 

215 

226 

218

213 

220 

225 

227 

228

295 

315 

239 

189 

166

155 

147 

141 

139 

139

134 

131 

130 

126 

126 

128

HOT.

130 

130 

131 

133 

133

134 

133 

133 

131 

131

133 

133 

133

133 

131

134 

147 

155 

147 

145

141 

137 

136 

134 

133

131 

128 

124 

124 

128

...... 

Dec.

157 

142 

136 

136 

133

131

122 

119 

119 

118

115 

113 

115 

113

113

112 

110 

108 

106 

106

106 

106 

105 

105 

105

105 

106 

103 

125 

131 

130

Jan.

171 

149 

142 

136 

131

130 

130 

128 

136 

139

147 

157 

188 

177 

196

206 

208 

191 

171 

160

157 

150 

144 

141 

139

136

136 

142 

170 

150 

140

Feb.

136 

423 

554 

270 

210

187 

174 

164 

157 

151

154 

1,140 

1,660 

3,510 

1,940

2,100 

2,750 

1,820 

2,150 

2,330

2,280 

2,280 

5,160 

9,000 

8,360

6,860 

5,470 

3,520 

2,510

Month

Oct 

Ncrv 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

«

alendar year 192

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

2,420 

2,280

2,240 

1,900 

1,820

1,620 

1,480 

1,510 

1,510 

1,540

1,580 

1,660 

1,700 

1,780 

1,900

1,860 

1,820 

1,820 

1,780 

1,820

1,820 

1,740 

1,860 

1,700 

1,440

1,400 

1,260 

1,160 

1,340 

1,440 

1,700

Apr.

1,820 

1,740 

1,740 

1,780 

3,130

3,060 

2,020 

1,700 

1,740 

1,700

2,020 

2,380 

2,750 

2,900 

3,160

3,940 

4,300 

4,360 

4,500 

4,240

3,940 

3,820 

3,880 

3,940 

3,940

3,820 

3,700 

3,760 

3,640 

3,340

Secondfoot-days

6,055 

4,026 

3,651

374,402

4,798 

67,420 

52,900 

92,760 

98,020 

30,981 

7,984 

6,492 

6,416

381,503

May

3,050 

3,000 

2,510 

2,510 

3,160

3,940 

4,180 

3,760 

3,340 

3,160

3,280 

3,580 

3,700 

3,940 

4,180

4,560 

4,880 

4,360 

4,300 

4,430

3,940 

3,030 

1,510 

2,060 

2,020

1,980 

1,980 

2,020 

2,060 

2,020 

1,580

Maximum

315 

155 

157

5,540

208 

9,000 

2,420 

4,500 

4,880 

1,660 

538 

270 

246

9,000

June

1,300 

985 

860 

770 

672

616 

630 

616 

563 

550

474 

391 

380 

1,100 

1,660

1,440 

1,160 

1,230 

1,340 

1,370

1,440 

1,400 

1,300 

1,260 

1,510

1,620 

1,510 

1,200 

920 

714

July

538 

405 

334 

324 

314

305 

287 

287 

278 

278

270 

287 

262 

239 

225

225 

232 

246 

232 

254

198 

186 

186 

192 

180

192 

218 

198 

204 

204 

204

Minimum

126 

124 

103

103

128 

136 

1,160 

1 S 700 

1,510 

380 

1SC 

170 

175

103

Aug.

21S 

218 

21S 

204 

186

180 

175 

170 

175 

186

175 

175 

175 

1S6 

192

198 

211 

211 

211 

225

254 

246 

270 

270 

246

254 

239 

204 

198

211 

211

Mean

195 

134 

118

1,026

155 

2,325 

1,706 

3,092 

3,162 

1,033 

258 

209 

214

1,042

Sept.

175 

186 

ISO 

198 

204

204

211 

211 

211 

204

198 

225 

239 

246 

246

246 

232 

232 

218 

218

239 

218 

211 

204 

204

198 

211 

218 

211 

218

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,010 

7,990 

7,240

742 ,600

9,520 

133,700 

104,900 

184,000 

194,400 

61,450 

15,840 

12,880 

12,730

756,700
MERCED RIVER BASIN 167

Tenaya Creek near Yosemite, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37U 44'33", long. 119 U 33'25", at Tenaya Bridge, 

In Yosemite National Park, 0.7 mile above junction with Merced River and 1.9 miles 

east of Yosemite, Mariposa County. Altitude, about 4,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 47 square miles.

Records available.- July 1904 to June 1909, January 1912 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1913-36), 100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 5.33 

feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 1.

1904-9. 1912-36: Maximum discharge, 1,730 second-feet May 28, 1919 (gage height, 

7.05 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Dec. 18-22, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1-8 and Aug. 17-28, which were computed 

on 'oasis of meteorological records and comparison with records for stations on 

Merced River. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IT 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

1. 

1.

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.6

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

NOT.

1.7 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

Dec.

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2,0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.9 

2.6

Jan.

2.6 

2.6 

5 

7 

9.5

10 

10 

9.5 

14 

17

28 

30 

27 

29 

34

36 

31 

29 

28 

26

23 

22

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

24 

22 

21

Feb.

30 

33 

30 

31 

32

30 

28 

26 

26 

25

44 

50 

49 

50 

54

56 

50 

46 

42 

39

53 

88 

79 

68 

64

57 

54 

53 

55

Month

Oct

NO'5

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Hat 

Api 

Haj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 19;

t ember. ................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

58 

61 

65 

67 

68

66 

69 

73 

86 

96

99

106 

104 

101 

104

112 

116 

114 

122 

126

135

127 

113 

113 

108

120 

131 

148 

167 

176 

135

App.

108 

96

92 

39 

83

83 

99

126 

160 

222

279 

322 

356 

406

472

527 

550 

520 

465 

516

546 

607 

569 

588 

569

588 

569 

472 

372 

300

Secondfoot-days

53.4 

61.0 

67.0

47,585.1

623.2 

1,342 

3,290 

10,751 

19,169 

9,717 

1,678 

139.5 

72.6

46,963.7

May

310 

472 

666 

767 

788

646 

465 

501 

588 

666

666 

686 

788 

851 

809

746 

767 

767 

666 

520

520 

569 

646 

686 

686

626 

588 

569 

476 

343 

325

Mq x ^ TTnTW

2.1 

2.3 

2.9

977

36 

88 

176 

607 

851 

520 

129 

12 

2.8

851

June

261 

234 

279 

279 

292

300 

356 

316 

350 

413

490 

520 

483 

396 

337

334 

340 

346 

346 

340

325 

322 

356 

366 

319

263 

232 

201 

172 

149

July

129

115 

104 

94 

83

75 

83 

90 

92

87

99 

75 

63 

56 

48

43 

38 

34 

30 

28

28 

26 

24 

22 

20

18 

17 

16 

14 

13 

14

Minimum

1.4

1.7 

2.0

1.2

2.6 

25 

58 

83 

310 

149 

13 

2.6 

2.1

1.4

Aug.

12 

10 

9 

6 

4.5

4.8 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

4.6 

4.5 

4.3

4.1

3.9 

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.5

3.4 

3.3 

3.2

3.1 

3.0

2.9 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2,6 

2.6

Mean

1.78

2.03 

2.16

130

20.1 

46.3 

106 

358 

618 

324 

54.1 

4.50 

2.42

128

Sept.

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5

2,5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.g 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

106 

121 

133

94,380

1,240 

2,660 

6,530 

21,320 

38,030 

19,270 

3,330 

277 

144

93,150
168 ORESTIM3A CREEK BASIN

Orestimba Creek near Newman, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°19'9", long. 121°7'14", in NWi sec. 20, T. 7 

 S., R. 8 E., 3 miles below Oso Creek, at highway bridge 5 miles west of Newman. 

Altitude, about 190 feet.

Records available.- January 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 3.45 

reet;; no flow for several months.

1932-36: Maximum discharge, 3,440 second-feet Feb. 8, 1932 (gage height, 5.15 

feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 81 to Apr. 3)

0.45 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0

0.1 

.2 

.6

1.5 

3.2

1.0

1.1 

1.8

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

8.0 

8.8 

8.4 

8.6 

8.8 

3.0

192

868

360

465

600

770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

281 

630 

828 

361

318 

142 

829 

182 

97

93 

507 

390 

884 

178

110 

78 

58 

45

Month

Oot 

No? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

ember. .................................

alendar year 1935. .....................

nary

11 .....................................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

37 

31 

27 

23 

18

16 

14 

13 

11 

9

7.5 

7 

6 

6 

5.5

5 

5 

4.7 

4.0 

3.6

3.6 

4.0 

3.0 

6 

6.5

4.7 

3.6 

3.2

3.8 

7 

17

Apr.

10 

5 

6 

86 

43

84

15 

11 

7.5 

6

4.7 

3.6 

3.0 

8.5 

8.8

1.7 

1.4 

1.1 

.9 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

1,982.9

0 

4,139 

315.1 

239.3

.7 

0 

0 

0 

0

4,694.1

May

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0 

0

634

0 

630 

37 

86 

.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

630

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

3.0 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

5.27

0 

143 

10.8 

7.98 

.02 

0 

0 

0 

0

12.8

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

3,820

0 

8,210 

625 

475 

1.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

9,310
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 169

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at Hetch Hetchy, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°57', long. 119°47', at O'Shaughnessy Dam, in 

 sec. 16, T. IN., R. 20 E., on Tuolumne River at Hetch Hetchy.

Records available.- May 1923 to September 1936 (gage heights only, 1923-30).

Remarks.- This reservoir is main storage unit of Hetch Hetehy water-supply system for 

San .Francisco. Elevation of crest of dam is 3,726.5 feet above mean sea level. 

Released water flows down natural channel of Tuolumne River for 15 miles to Early 

intake, where it is diverted through Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct to Moccasin Creek power 

plant. At Moccasin Creek diversion dam water again enters Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct 

and is discharged into Crystal Springs Reservoir, which supplies city of San Francisco. Surplus water is wasted into Don Pedro Reservoir at Red Mountain Bar. Table 

shows total contents, all of which is available for release. Staff gage read to 

tenths daily Dec. 3, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1936; recorder removed while dam was being 

raised.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

136,830

135,940

134,860

133,920

132,970

131,930

130,910

129,880

128,860

127,840

126,430

125 ,400

124,250

123,100

122,330

121,440

120,280

119,550

118,610

117,680

116,740

115,690

114,640

113,580

112,530

111,590

110,310

109,250

108,200

107,190

106,180

Nov.

105 ,130

104,170

103,050

102,040

101,140

100,250

99,350

98,460

97,560

96,480

95,640

94,690

93,740

92,700

91,640

90,600

89,650

88,700

87,550

86,300

85,200

84,100

83,000

82,000

80,900

80,000

79,100

78,100

77,100

76,120

-

Dee.

75,160

74,100

73,330

72,470

71,510

70,550

69,490

68,530

67,570

66,620

65,760

64,310

63,960

62,910

61,860

60,820

59,960

59,020

58,060

57,130

56,220

55,220

54,490

53,490

52,400

51,390

50,300

49,210

48,210

47,420

46,630

Jan.

45,660

44,780

44,160

43,550

42,840

42,140

41,350

40,560

39,850

39,760

39,680

39,680

39,420

39,160

39,160

39,080

39,080

38,820

38,400

37,880

37,380

36,780

36,360

35,930

35,500

35,000

34,400

33,800

33,300

32,780

32,280

Feb.

31,680

32,700

33,040

33,210

33,040

32,700

32,190

31,600

31,000

30,510

30,190

31,680

33,210

34,320

35,420

36,270

37,200

37,720

37,880

37,880

37,880

39,240

42,400

43,990

44,520

44,870

45,130

45,040

45,040

_

-

Mar.

44,960

45,220

45,480

45,480

45,660

46,010

46,100

46,100

46,360

47,070

47,770

46,980

45 ,480

43,810

42,490

41,440

40,290

40,030

40,030

40,200

40,200

40,290

40,120

39,500

38,740

37,880

37,040

36,020

35,000

33,980

33,120

Apr.

32,190

31,260

30,350

29,950

29,870

29,460

29,220

29,220

29,700

30,840

32,440

34,480

37,380

41,000

45,130

49,940

55,310

61,390

66,520

70,550

75,440

80,700

86,500

91,960

97,000

102,040

107 ,300

112,180

115,920

118,380

May

120,030

122,200

127,200

134,320

142,820

150,960

156,560

159,920

163,900

169,820

176,370

181,840

185,180

138,680

190,520

189,440

189,290

189,900

190,360

188,380

186,400

187,160

189,900

194,150

197,150

199,050

197,630

197,780

197,470

194,940

191,310

June

138,830

187,010

186 ,700

188,530

190,670

193,520

197,630

198,570

199,050

199,520

202,210

203,470

203,310

200,470

197,780

200,470

201,260

204,100

203,470

203,790

202,050

200,310

201,730

203,630

204,420

203 ,470

203,950

203,000

202,210

202,210

July

202,370

202,520

202,520

202,520

202,370

202,520

204,100

204,420

203,000

202,370

203 ,470

203,950

204,420

204,580

205,370

204,580

204,420

204,580

204,740

204,740

204,740

204,740

204,580

204 ,580

204,420

204,420

204,260

204,100

203,950

203,630

203,160

Aug.

202,680

202,210

201,580

200,940

200,470

199,840

198,890

198,260

197,310

196,520

195,890

195,730

194,620

193,830

192,730

191,150

190,670

189,740

188,830

187,920

187,010

185,940

184,730

183,660

182,600

181,990

180,620

179,860

178,190

176,980

175,760

Sept.

174,700

173,520

172,480

171,300

170,120

169 ,080

168,190

167,160

165,970

164,940

163,750

162,570

161,380

160,200

159,080

158,100

157,120

156,000

154,880

153,620

152,500

151,380

150,260

149,280

148,160

147,040

145,800

144,580

143,500

142,420
170 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN

Tuolumne River near Hetch Hetchy, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°56', long. 119°48', in SEi sec. 17, T. IN., 

 R. tJU E., in Yosemite National Park, three-quarters of a mile below O'Shaughnessy 

Dam at Hetch Hetchy. Altitude, about 3,450 feet.

Drainage area.- 462 square miles.

Records available.- December 1914 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1915-36), 902 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,570 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 12.03 

feet;; minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 4.

1915-36: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet June 16, 1929 (gage height, 13.58 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Jan. 18, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions. See record for Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, 

which stores water above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.8 

3.6' 3.2 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

134

162

236

296

362

480

590

6.0

7,0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

730

1,090

1,640

2,440

3,570

5,290

7,570

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

552 

552 

552 

578 

590

578 

578 

590 

602 

602

602 

602 

590 

578 

552

530 

530 

540 

552 

552

565 

578 

578 

578 

590

602 

590 

530 

552 

565 

565

HOT.

578 

615 

578 

530 

530

540 

565 

565 

578 

565

540 

540 

578 

590 

590

578 

552 

628 

715 

700

700 

730 

640 

590 

590

552 

552 

565 

552 

565

Deo.

552 

510 

510 

540 

552

565 

578 

552 

530 

530

540 

530 

552 

578 

5§2

540 

530 

530 

552 

578

565 

540 

540 

565 

540

552 

565 

552 

520 

520 

552

Jan.

530 

520 

530 

520 

540

520 

520 

530 

500 

510

510 

500 

510 

500 

490

480 

490

510 

510 

500

510 

510 

520 

540 

530

530 

530 

520 

520 

520 

540

Feb.

500 

250 

337 

410 

520

552 

552 

552 

520 

500

470 

287 

229 

135 

243

20S 

188 

355 

450 

440

420 

304 

229 

364 

450

391 

602 

628 

628

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Jul 

Aus 

Sej

11

alendar year 19 3& .....................

11.....................................

ater year 1935 

Mar.

552 

565 

602 

628 

640

670 

670 

640 

640 

655

1,060 

1,850 

1,780 

1,710 

1,600

1,540 

1,260 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,030 

1,030 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

990

Apr.

990 

970 

S78 

745 

745

730 

730 

730 

730 

745

878 

S60 

760 

790 

808

842 

878 

895 

912 

930

930 

695 

912 

930 

950

950 

970 

990 

990 

1,010

Seoondfoot-daya

17,695 

17,691 

16,912

399,665

15,990 

11,714 

31,542 

26,073 

105,829 

117,320 

40,307 

19,396 

18,080

438,551

May

1,010 

1,010 

1,030 

1,03C 

1,050

889 

1,070 

1,090 

1,090 

1,230

1,890 

3,57C 

4,35C 

5,09C

5,910

5,910 

5,690 

5,690 

5,69C 

4,89C

3.57C 

3,05C 

3,050 

3,870 

4,710

5,69C 

5,09C 

4,53C 

4,53C 

4.53C 

4,030

Maximum

602 

730 

578

8,350

540 

628 

1,850 

1,010 

5,910 

7,310 

3,170 

715 

655

7,310

June

3,050 

2,530 

1,390 

1,130 

1,160

1,160 

2,270 

2,830 

2,730 

3,170

4,710 

6,350 

7,310 

7,070 

3,050

3,050 

4,030 

5,490 

4,350 

6,130

6,590 

4,710 

4,530 

4,530 

5,690

4,030 

4,530 

4,190 

2,930 

2,630 

_

July

2,630 

2,630 

2,630 

2,400 

2,010

1,540 

1,530 

3,170 

2,300 

1,320

930 

1,110 

1,070 

1,230 

1,160

1,070 

990 

825 

895 

990

930 

970 

860 

760 

655

602 

590 

602 

615 

615 

628

Minimum

530 

530 

510

229

480 

135 

552 

730 

889 

1,130 

590 

. 503 

552

135

Aug.

670 

655 

578 

503 

602

615 

640 

655 

640 

590

578 

590 

628 

655 

700

655 

602 

602 

590 

602

655 

700 

628 

590 

590

590 

615 

640 

685 

715 

640

Mean

571 

590 

546

1,095

516 

404 

1,017 

869 

3,414 

3,911 

1,300 

626 

603

1,198

Sept.

615 

62S 

628 

628 

655

578 

552 

5 73 

602 

615

628 

62S 

590 

565 

602

590 

590 

602 

615 

615

565 

565 

615 

628 

628

615 

590 

578 

590 

602

Run-off In 

acre-feet

35,100 

35,090 

33,540

792,600

31,720 

23,230 

62,560 

51,720 

209,900 

232,700 

79,950 

38,480 

35,860

869,800
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 171

Tuolumne River near Buck Meadows, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50', long. 120°4', in SffJ sec. 24, T. IS., 

R. 17 E., two-thirds of a mile below South Fork of Tuolumne River and 2 miles north 

of Buck Meadows. Altitude, about 1,375 feet.

Drainage area.- 934 square miles.

Records available.- September 1907 to September 1936 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 10.58 

reet); minimum, 9.5 second-feet Oct. 1.

1907-36: Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet Jan. 14, 1909 (gage height, 14.0 

feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 23, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Feb. 23 to May 3, May 6-10, June 1-5, 9, 16, 

29-au, July 1-22, which are poor. City of San Francisco diverts water from Cherry 

Creek and Tuolumne River at Early intake above station to develop power and discharges it to Moccasin Creek. See records for Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake 

Eleanor, which store water above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 19S6

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

10

25

33

18

13

12

11

11

12

15

19

88

40

41

189

103

33

30

25

18

16

15

33

23

18

18

40

50

21

20

19

NOT.

18

45

76

40

30

30

46

67

39

S3

SI

SI

24

40

36

29

67

87

158

125

107

97

139

47

47

52

S7

S2

29

23

-

Dec.

S7

55

2S

21

22

S5

29

36

61

48

30

66

39

36

64

62

44

30

20

32

38

26

21

20

24

30

31

39

76

52

40

Jan.

30

48

196

113

125

58

48

52

476

560

1,290

392

268

424

376

535

276

170

145

131

119

115

97

99

103

97

93

93

129

78

66

Feb.

1,200

1,740

400

279

234

197

179

155

156

148

1,210

2,370

1,600

2,240

1,260

1,550

798

610

525

520

876

6,010

4,400

2,370

1,910

1,380

1,260

1,340

1,260

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

1,260

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,430

1,560

1,660

1,760

2,900

2,900

2,760

2,620

2,620

2,560

2,080

2,080

2,130

2,250

2,250

1,910

1,660

1,480

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,380

1,480

Apr.

1,260

1,220

1,360

1,560

1,180

1,140

1,340

1,610

1,660

2,190

2,620

3,040

3,190

3,420

3,810

4,140

4,310

4,310

3,810

3,970

4,060

4,400

4,400

4,140

3,970

3,970

3,970

3,650

2,970

2,430

-

Secondfoot-days.

1,019

1,614

1,174

539,098.5

6,802

38*279

55,650

89 320 185)510 161,110 

33,104

946

680

676,208

"toy

2,430

3,120

4,480

5,300

5,300

4,430

3,260

3,190

3,810

4,310

5,110

6,550

S,020

8,710

3,940

8,940

8,480

8,480

8,020

6,950

5,580

5,200

5,580

6,350

7,370

7,800

7,160

6,750

6,150

5,580

5,110

Maximum

189

158

76

12,600

1,290

6,010

4^400

6 940

8 710

3^260

61

39

8,940

June

3,570

3,120

2,310

1,310

2,020

3,390

7,160

5,580

4,480

5,020

6,350

S,020

8,710

8,480

5,390

4,480

5,770

6,550

6,150

7,160

7,800

6,550

5,960

6,150

6,750

5,020

5,390

5,200

3,730

3,040

-

July

2,970

2,830

2,760

2,690

2,250

1,880

1,170

3,260

2,430

1,560

720

1,070

840

1,040

930

635

750

324

327

580

480

480

391

257

177

51

54

47

50

59

42

Minimum

10

18

20

9

30

148

1,180

1,140

2,430

1,810 

42

19

17

10

Aug.

36

35

61

38

30

28

26

29

28

50

36

28

25

23

29

41

49

38

29

22

22

22

33

29

29

24

21

19

19

19

28

Mean

32 9

5S'.8

'

1,477

219

1,320

1 795

2 977

6*016

5,370

1,068

30.5

22.7

1,574

Sept.

89

18

18

25

30

39

30

22

18

17

18

19

21

25

23

36

26

21

18

17

25

26

17

17

31

25

18

17

17

17

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,020

3,200

2,330

1,069,000

13,490

75,930

110,400

177 200

369*900

3195600

65,660

1 880

1J350

1,143,000
172 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN

Don Pedro Reservoir near La Grange, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°42'48", long. 120°24'14", in Sift sec. 35, T. 2 S., R. 14

 E., at Don Pedro Dam, on Tuolumne River, 1 mile below Rogers Creek and 5.5 miles 

above La Grange.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1936 (gage heights only, 1924-30).

Remarks.- This is joint storage reservoir for Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts.

 Elevation of crest of dam is 613.5 feet above mean sea level. Water released from 

reservoir passes through power plant at Don Pedro Dam and is diverted into Turlock 

and Modesto Canals at La Grange Dam, 4 miles downstream. Table shows total contents, 

but storage below 30,000 acre-feet is seldom used. Record of daily elevation furnished by Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110,800

108,700

106,700

104,500

108,200

101,500

100,700

100,100

99,800

99,400

98,900

98,600

98,300

97,600

97,200

96,800

96,600

96,500

96,100

95,700

94,300

94,000

93,100

92,600

92,200

91,500

90,900

89,200

89,000

88,800

88,200

NOT.

88, POO

87,800

88,000

87,800

87,700

87,500

87,500

88,000

88,700

88,800

88,500

88,800

88,800

89,000

89,000

89,500

89,500

89,000

88,800

88,000

87,800

87,400

87,200

86,500

85,600

84,500

83,400

82,600

81,400

80,200

-

Dec.

79,000

77,300

76,400

75,200

74,100

73,100

72,800

72,500

71,500

71,000

70,800

70,700

70,700

70,600

70,100

69,600

69,500

69,300

69,000

68,600

68,500

68,500

68,400

68,200

68,100

68,000

68,000

68,000

68,100

68,100

68,400

Jan.

68,500

68,500

68,600

69,300

69,500

69,300

69,300

69,300

69,600

75,100

79,600

90,500

92,100

95,600

101,300

104,900

111,000

113,500

114,500

115,600

117,100

117,900

119,000

180,100

120,800

121,700

121,900

122,100

122,300

122,800

123,400

Feb.

123,900

134,600

142,600

145,500

147,400

148,900

150,100

151,300

152,300

152,500

153,500

167,900

185,100

211,100

230,100

239,500

246,900

245,100

241,000

236,500

231,500

232,100

258,700

267,600

264,500

263,900

261,400

258,700

254,800

_

-

Mar.

249,900

245,400

241,000

236,200

231,200

226 ,000

221,700

216,200

216,500

221,700

226,300

232,100

235,100

235,100

234,800

233,900

233 ,300

231,800

230,700

231,500

231,800

233,300

233,600

233,600

233,300

232,100

233,300

232,400

230,700

228,600

230,100

Apr.

229,800

228,600

227,500

229,800

232,400

231,800

231,000

230,700

230,700

231,200

233,300

233,600

234,200

236,200

237,700

238,600

239,800

241,900

240 ,700

238,000

238,600

239,200

240,700

242,200

242,400

242,400

242,200

242,200

241,000

238,000

-

May

233,900

234,500

237,400

242,700

247,500

252,000

254,100

253,800

253,800

254,800

256,900

260,800

266,400

268,600

269,500

269,500

268,900

269,500

270,400

270,700

269,800

268,900

268,900

268,900

269,800

270,700

270,400

270,100

269,800

269,500

268,900

June

267,600

267,300

267,000

267,300

267,000

267,000

271,000

874,800

273,500

272,600

272,600

275,100

277,000

278,200

277,300

273,500

274,200

274,800

277,600

277,300

278,500

279,200

277,300

282,000

286,700

290,500

290,200

290,800

288,900

290,800

-

July

291,200

290,800

290,500

290,500

290,500

290,200

290,200

289,600

290,500

289,900

289,900

288,600

288,000

287,000

286,700

286,700

285,800

285,100

283,900

282,000

280,700

279,500

278,500

277,300

276,000

274,200

271,700

269,800

268,600

265,800

263,900

Aug.

261,800

259,900

256,900

254,800

252,900

250,800

248,400

246,300

243,900

241,000

238,900

236,800

234,800

232,800

230,700

228,000

225,100

223,100

220,500

218,500

216,500

214,200

211,900

208,800

206,600

204,000

202,100

199,500

197,100

194,600

192,100

Sept.

189,400

188,100

184,000

181 ,400

179,000

176,400

173,600

171,000

168,400

166,200

164,400

162,400

159,900

157,200

155,200

153,000

150,800

148,900

146,500

144,300

141,500

139,300

137,900

136,000

134,400

132,800

130,900

128,600

127,000

125,200

-
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 173

Tuolumne River above La Grange Dam, near La Grange, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°42 I 35", long. 120°£4'45", in NEi sec. 3, 

T. 3 3., R. 14 E., half a mile Delow Don Pedro Dam, 3i miles above La Grange Dam, 

and 5 miles above La Grange. Altitude, about 330 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,540 square miles.

Records available.- March 1915 to September 1936; 1895 to 1917, staff gage at La Grange 

Dam.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1916-36), 2,083 second-feet; 41 years (1895-1936), ineluding myb-1916 record cf combined flow of river and canals, 2,519 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 

ib.a feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Jan. 13.

1915-3«: Maximum discharge, 38,100 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 29.6 

feet); minimum, about 0.5 second-foot momentarily, many days in October and November 

1931.

On Jan. 31, 1911, there was a maximum discharge of 60,300 second-feet (gage 

height, 16.45 feet) at former site at La Grange Dam.

Remarks.- Records good. A small amount of water is diverted for irrigation; diversion 

tnrough Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct to San Francisco began Oct. 19, 1934. See records 

for Don Pedro Reservoir, Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and Lake Eleanor, which store 

water above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

5.7 285 7.5 1,380 9.5 2,980 13.0 7,250 

6.0 420 8.0 1,740 10.0 3,450 14.0 8,780 

6.5 710 8.5 2,140 11.0 4,520 15.0 10,380 

7.0 1,030 9.0 2,540 12.0 5,800 

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

1,840 

1,780 

1,920 

1,920 

1,100

978 

1,020 

1,030 

1,010 

1,030

1,020 

1,030 

1,020 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,020 

1,030 

1,030 

978

1,060 

1,030 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

991 

1,060 

1,060 

1,020 

1,010

HOT.

816 

772 

740 

783 

784

763 

755 

758 

767 

699

721 

768 

755 

788 

796

877 

800 

1,110 

1,150 

1,140

1,160 

1,130 

1,240 

1,150 

1,36C

1,360 

1,410 

1,340 

1,390 

1,420

Dec.

1,350 

1,410 

1,420 

1,400 

1,440

1,040 

1,010 

958 

1,060 

1,030

1,000 

976 

976 

998 

910

977 

998 

996 

944 

934

932 

861 

948 

952 

820

862 

860 

896 

824 

920 

942

Jan.

592 

828 

1,010 

1,000 

896

990 

1,020 

994 

972 

941

930 

790 

796 

760 

735

720 

744 

765 

724 

700

726 

701 

700 

703 

721

657

880 

866 

842 

852 

868

Feb.

916 

802 

866 

838 

852

863 

867 

829 

761 

856

952 

905 

931 

886 

1,340

3,620 

5,800 

5,800 

5,800 

5,660

5,800 

5,800 

6,650 

8,940 

7,550

6,220 

5,800 

5,800 

5,800

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jus 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 19 55. .

ater year 1935-

Mar.

5,800 

5,800 

5,800 

5,660 

5,660

5,660 

5,660 

4,440 

887 

920

932 

2,300 

4,070 

4,640 

4,520

4,640 

4,520 

4,640 

4,520 

2,540

3,450 

3,350 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450

2,620 

2,540 

3,450 

3,350 

3,450 

3,450

Apr.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4

4 

4 

4 

5

5 

5 

6 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Secondfoot-days

35,317 

29,502 

31,644

973,056

25,423 

98,504 

119,619 

147,810 

207,830 

175,310 

69,550 

55,780 

50,850

1,047,139

,450 

,450 

,450 

,450 

,350

,450 

,450 

,350 

,450 

,450

,070 

,520 

,640 

,640 

,390

,800 

,940 

,360 

,950 

,360

,940 

,800 

,800 

,940 

,940

,800 

,940 

,940 

,800 

,940

May

4,470 

3,550 

3,550 

4,400 

4,880

4,760 

4,880 

4,880 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

5,000 

7,700 

9,580 

10,400

10,400 

9,100 

8,940 

8,940 

8,460

",400 

6, SCO 

6,360 

6,650 

7,850

8,460 

8,460 

7,850 

7,250 

6,800 

6,220

Maximum

1,920 

1,420 

1,440

16,800

1,020 

8,940 

5,800 

6,950 

10,400 

9,260 

3,850j 

1,930 

1,950

10,400

June

5,260 

4,180 

3,450 3,160- 

3,070

3,160 

5,390 

7,250 

6,360 

6,080

6,220 

7,700 

8,620 

9,260 

8,460

5,800 

5,800 

6,220 

6,950 

7,250

7,700 

7,850 

5,390 

4,290 

4,760

6,360 

5,130 

6,360 

4,760 

3,070

July

Minimum

978 

699 

820

412

592 

761 

867 

3,350 

3,550 

3,070 

1,660 

1,700 

1,420

592

3,550 

3,850 

3,650 

3,450 

2,980

2,800 

2,380 

2,710 

3,750 

2,710

2,020 

1,900 

1,980 

1,980 

1,940

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,660 

1,740

1,750 

1,760 

1,760 

1,790 

1,750

1,680 

1,740 

1,740 

1,770 

1,760 

1,780

Aug.

1,750 

1,700 

1,760 

1,800 

1,780

1,800 

1,810 

1,810 

1,710 

1,780

1,800 

1,790 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780

1,740 

1,780 

1,800 

1,780 

1,770

1,760 

1,800 

1,730 

1,820 

1,860

1,870 

1,860 

1,910 

1,900 

1,840 

1,930

Mean

1,139 

983 

1,021

2,666

820 

3,397 

3,859 

4,927 

6,704 

5,844 

2,244 

1,799 

1,695

2,861

Sept.

1,950 

1,890 

1,900 

1,930 

1,920

,880 

,930 

,930 

,720 

,690

,700 

,700 

1,640 

1,670 

1,700

1,710 

1,710 

1,720 

1,740 

1,670

1,740 

1,490 

1,450 

1,480 

1,470.

1,490 

1,420 

1,520 

1,490 

1,600

Run-off in 

acre-feet

70,050 

58,520 

62,760

1,930,000

50,430 

195,400 

237,300 

293,200 

412,200 

347,700 

138,000 

110,600 

100,900

2,077,000
174 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 

Palls Creek near Hetch Ketchy, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. S7°58', long. 119°46', in NE£ sec. 3, T. IN., 

R. 20 E., in Yosemite National Park, a quarter of a rnile above Wampana Falls, 1 mile 

above mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Hetch Hetchy. Altitude, about 5,600 feet.

Drainage area.- 45.2 square miles.

Records available.- November 1915 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1916-36), 131 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 5.28 

reet;; practically no flow Sept. 23-30.

1915-36: Maximum discharge, 1,740 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 6.45 

feet); no flow at times during summers of 1921, 1924, 1926, 1928-31, 1933, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

.01 

.02 

.1 

.2

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.2 

2.8 

5.3 

9.5

l.S 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

17.0

29

47

71

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

144

190

244

300

362

3.8 

4.0

4.4

4.5

426

494

647

820

5.2 1,020

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.7 

2.1 

2.5 

2.4

2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

3.6 

2.3 

7 

17

15 

13 

11 

9 

8.5

8 

7 

5.5 

4.4 

4.0

3.5 

3.0 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.2

HOT.

2.1 1 

3.8 

6 

6.5 

9

12 

14 

15. 

13

12

9.5 

8 

7 

6 

5.5

5 

15 

17 

18 

16

15 

15 

16 

15 

12

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8 

8

Dsc.

8 

7.5 

7 

7 

7

6.5 

6.5 

7 

7 

6.5

7 

9 

12 

10 

10

10 

9 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

7 

7

7 

9 

11 

19 

17 

17

Jan.

17 

40 

35 

60 

39

30 

24 

23 

58 

134

114 

62 

57 

97 

90

76 

58 

52 

46 

45

44 

43 

45 

48 

50

48 

47 

55 

54 

43 

39

Feb.

78 

61 

57 

59 

58

52 

48 

45 

45 

42

147 

86 

68 

66 

64

63 

59 

56 

55 

55

166 

255 

131 

97 

82

80 

78 

83 

91

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 19,55. .....................

ater year 1935-?

Mar.

102 

108 

114 

115 

114

117 

127 

146 

168 

176

185 

195 

193 

198 

195

188 

198 

208 

211 

222

241 

206 

153 

121 

104

93 

83

77 

76 

83 

77

Apr.

74 

77 

78 

72 

71

84 

117 

148 

193 

258

315 

375 

467 

549 

568

626 

668 

689 

647 

606

626 

710 

668 

668 

626

626 

606 

530 

388

275

Secondfoot-days

148.5 

317.4 

280.0

61,592.5

1,673 

2,327 

4,594 

12,405 

20,235 

18,566 

5,324 

273.1 

14.1

66,157.1

May

255 

375 

668 

844 

S67

775 

463 

420 

530 

668

754 

710 

844 

940 

891

775 

754 

798 

775 

512

453 

530 

668 

775 

867

820 

626 

754 

494 

336 

294

Maximum

17 

18 

19

1,020

134 

255 

241 

710 

940 

965 

397 

25 

1.4

965

June

258 

224 

321 

306 

352

512 

754 

512 

530 

647

775 

965 

891 

867 

626

626 

689 

775 

775 

798

754 

775 

732 

710 

710

626 

606 

587 

463 

400

July

391 

397 

381 

368 

336

289 

292 

333 

300 

244

216 

178 

166 

159 

151

131 

114 

97 

90 

86

95 

86 

72 

68 

61

50 

43 

38 

34 

31 

27

Minimum

0.1 

2.1 

6.5

.1

17 

42 

76 

71 

255 

224 

27 

1.3 

0

0

Aug.

25 

22 

21 

18 

16

15 

13 

12 

11 

10

14 

13 

11 

9 

8

7 

6.5 

5.5 

5 

4.5

4.1 

3.6 

3.2 

2.8 

2.5

2.3 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

Mean

4.79 

10.6 

9.03

169

54.0 

80.2 

148 

414 

653 

619 

172 

8.81 

.47

181

Sept.

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.8

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

295 

630 

555

122,200

3,320 

4,620 

9,110 

24,600 

40,140 

36 ,830 

10,560 

542 

28

131,200
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 175

Cherry Creek near Ketch Hetchy, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°0', long. 119°54', in SWi sec. 28, T. 2 N., 

R. 19 E., 3 miles by trail northwest from Lake Eleanor, 4 miles above Eleanor Creek, 

and 74 miles northwest of Hetch Hetchy. Altitude, about 4,800 feet.

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- April 1910 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 349 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 10.70 

feet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.09 feet).

1910-36: Maximum discharge, about 7,750 second-feet June 16, 1929 (gage height, 

13.57 feet); no flow Sept. 6-12, 1910.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions above station. Release from small reservoirs 

increases normal summer flow.

Hating table, water year 1935-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1,0 5.3 2.6 248 5.4 1,500 

1,2 8.5 2.8 322 5.8 1,730 

1.4 17.0 5.0 400 6.2 1,970 

1,6 51 5.4 560 6.6 2,225 

1.8 52 5.8 720 7.0 2,500 

2.0 80 4.2 900 7.4 2,790 

2.2 124 4.6 1,080 7.8 5,090 

2.4 182 5.0 1,280 8.2 5,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6 

49 

19 

11 

10

9 

8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

49 

116 

29 

116 

214

100 

82 

68 

51 

38

29 

24 

19 

16 

15

14 

15 

15 

12 

15 

12

NOT.

12 

24 

48 

55 

58

76 

96 

88 

66 

51

42 

54 

29 

24 

24

25

103 

107 

80 

72

66 

80 

82 

55 

46

38 

57 

54 

33 

31

Dec.

29 

28 

29 

27 

26

25 

51 

33 

31 

29

28 

45 

55 

60 

52

45 

41 

57 

54 

53

50 

54 

33 

29 

29

28 

41 

46 

72 

65 

66

Jan.

60 

145 

149 

192 

114

80 

65 

64 

214 

472

636 

251 

185 

266 

262

273 

161 

141 

132 

122

122 

124 

150 

158 

141

130 

124 

158 

141 

107 

102

Feb.

283 

259 

155 

164 

152

112 

110 

110 

112 

112

524 

507 

221 

224 

241

214 

164 

158 

149 

152

507 

1,790 

540 

505 

252

224 

221 

228 

248

Month

Oct 

Not

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju3 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year 1955. .....................

uary

ater year 1955-2

Mar.

280 

507 

326 

333 

330

341 

364 

408 

488 

500

512 

552 

524 

504 

512

536 

556 

572 

576 

620

640 

568 

384 

299 

245

214 

211 

211 

217 

241 

208

Apr.

198 

204 

204 

182 

188

251 

549 

480 

600 

742

878 

990 

1,100 

1,200 

1,510

1,500 

1,610 

1,550 

1,340 

1,440

1,470 

1,790 

1,610 

1,550 

1,420

1,440 

1,420 

1,180 

810 

640

Secondfoot-days

1,177.5 

1,614 

1,189

152,491

5,581 

8,216 

12,559 

29,586 

49,052 

57,414 

7,224 

548.5 

266.5

154,027.5

May

720 

1,260 

2,100 

2,360 

2,560

1,670 

990 

1,130 

1,470 

1,750

1,790 

1,790 

2,290 

2,570 

2,100

r 1,850 

1,790 

1,850 

1,560 

1,040

1,100 

1,510 

1,610 

1,850 

1,970

1,670 

1,420 

1,440 

922 

640 

700

Maximum

214 

107 

72

2,500

656 

1,790 

640 

1,790 

2,570 

3,260 

640 

23 

36

3,260

June

504 

448 

810 

620 

700

2,180 

3,260 

1,200 

1,180 

1,360

1,670 

1,850 

1,670 

1,550 

1,160

1,180 

1,280 

1,440 

1,420 

1,590

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,280 

1,130

990 

990 

922 

700 

620

July

640 

640 

584 

564 

520

452 

436 

448 

368 

295

266 

224 

214 

198 

182

158 

138 

112 

100 

94

92 

90 

78 

68 

60

51 

44 

57 

55 

30 

26

Aug.

23 

21 

19 

16 

16

14 

15 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

9 

9 

8.5 

8.5

8 

8 

8 

8 

7.5

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Minimum Mean

6 38.0 

12 53.8 

25 38.4

5.5 418

60 174 

110 285 

208 405 

182 986 

640 1,582 

448 1,247 

26 255 

7.5 11.2 

6.5 8.88

6 421

Sept.

8 

8 

8 

14 

36

15 

11 

9 

8 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7 

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,540 

5,200 

2,560

302,500

10,670 

16 ,300 

24,910 

58,680 

97,290 

74,210 

14,330 

691 

529

305,500
176 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN

Lake Eleanor near Hetch Hetchy, Calif.

long. 119°53', In NWi sec. 3. T. 1 N., 

: above Mlguel Creek and 5J- miles northLocation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58 , 

R. 19 E., at dam on Eleanor Creek 1.7 miles 

west of' Hetch Hetchy.

Records available.- October 1919 to September 1936 (gage heights only, 1919-30).

Remarks.- This reservoir is part of Hetch Hetchy water-supply system for San Francisco. 

Elevation of crest of dam Is 4,661.0 feet above mean sea level. Water Is released 

down natural channel of Eleanor Creek, tributary to Cherry Creek, and discharged 

Into Tuoluime River at Early intake. Table shows total contents, of which 1,800 

acre-feet Is not available for release.

Contents, in acre feet, water year October 1935 fco September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

.25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

20,810

20,630

20,540

20,450

20,S70

20,000

19,820

19,550

19,370

19,190

18,920

18,830

18,740

16,560

18,650

18,740

18,740

18,740

18,650

18,560

18,390

18,300

18,050

17,870

17,620

17,440

17,180

16,930

16,670

16,410

16,240

HOT.

15,980

15,810

15,720

15,550

15,380

15,290

15,210

15,120

15,120

15,030

14,860

14,690

14,520

14,270

14,110

13,870

13,790

13,790

13,870

13,950

14,030

14,110

14,190

14,190

14,110

14 ,030

13,870

13,630

13,470

13,230

-

Dec.

13,000

12,840

12,600

12,360

12,120

11,880

11,640

11,400

11,170

11,010

10,690

10,530

10,370

10,230

10,100

9,960

9,750

9,620

9,410

9,200

9,000

8,790

8,580

8,380

8,170

7,960

7,760

7,620

7,550

7,550

7,480

Jan.

7,410

7,350

7,550

7,760

8,100

8,240

8,240

8,170

8,510

9,270

10,370

11,170

11,640

12,200

12,840

13,550

13,950

14,190

14,430

14,690

14,950

15,120

15,380

15,550

15,810

15,980

16,150

16,410

16,670

16,840

17,010

Feb.

17,440

18,220

16,560

18,830

19,190

f9,370

19,550

19,730

19,910

20,090

20,630

21,720

22,350

22,980

23,530

24,000

24,370

24,650

24,830

25,110

25,480

26,510

26,790

26,420

26,140

25,950

25,860

25,760

25,760

-

Mar.

25,860

25,860

25,950

25,950

25,860

25,950

25,950

25,950

26,040

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26 ,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,040

25,860

25,760

25,670

25,580

25,580

25,580

25,580

25,670

Apr.

25,670

25,580

25,580

25,670

25,580

25,580

25,670

25,860

25,950

26,230

26,420

26,600

26,690

26,880

26,880

27,070

27,070

27,070

26,790

26,790

26,880

26,970

26,970

26,970

26,880

26,880

26,790

26,690

26,510

26,230

-

May

26,230

26,320

26,790

27,070

27,160

26,970

26,600

26,510

26,600

26,790

26,880

26,880

26,970

27,070

27,070

26,970

26,880

26,880

26,790

26,510

26,320

26,420

26,510

26,600

26,690

26,600

26,420

26,320

26,230

26,040

26 ,040

June

26,600

27,160

27,530

28,100

28,390

28,390

26,580

28,290

28,000

28,100

28,290

28,490

28,490

28,490

28,390

28,200

28,100

28,200

28,390

28,580

28,680

28,680

28,680

28,580

28,490

28,390

28,390

28,490

28,490

28,490

-

July

28,490

28,580

28,680

28,680

28,780

26,660

28,680

28,580

28,580

28,560

28,580

28,680

28,580

28,580

28,680

28,680

28,780

28,780

28,780

28,780

28,780

28,780

28,780

28,680

28,680

28,680

28,580

28,580

28,580

28,490

28,390

Aug.

28,290

28,290

28,200

26,000

27,910

27,810

27,620

27,530

27 ,440

27,250

27,070

26,970

26,860

26,790

26,600

26,510

26,320

26,140

25,950

25,860

25,670

25,580

25,480

25,300

25,110

24,930

24,740

24,550

24,460

24,370

24,180

Sept.

24,000

23,610

23,620

23,440

23,250

23,070

22,890

22,710

22,530

22,350

22,080

21,900

21,620

21,440

21,260

21,080

20 ,810

20,630

20,450

20,270

20,090

19,910

19,730

19,550

19,280

19,100

18,830

18,650

18 ,480

18,300

-
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 177

Eleanor Creek near Hetch Hetchy, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58', long. 119°53', in SWi sec. 3, T. IN., 

K. 19 £., in Yosemite National Park, 0.6 mile below Lake Eleanor Dam, 1.1 miles 

above Miguel Creek, and 5i miles northwest of Hetch Hetchy. Altitude, about 

4,600 feet.

Drainage area.- 79 square miles (above dam site in sec. 3, T. IN., R. 19 E.).

Records available.- November 1915 to September 1936; November 1909 to November 1915 at 

site 1 mile upstream; staff gage near same site June to October 1901.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1910-36), 211 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2.530 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 7.18 

reetj; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1909-36: Maximum discharge, 6,400 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 11.0 

feet); no flow Sept. 8-14, 1910, Oct. 15-21, 1930, Nov. 19, 22, 23, 1931, Dec. 6, 

1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period May 6-10 based on Lake Eleanor elevation 

ana spill. No diversions. See record for Lake Eleanor, which stores water above 

station.

Bating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 0.5 2.4 32 3.4 185 5.0 850 

1.6 2.0 2.6 49 3.6 235 5.5 1,150 

1.8 5 2.8 72 3.8 295 6.0 1,510 

2.0 11 3.0 100 4.0 365 6.5 1,910 

2.2 20 3.2 137 4.5 580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

105 

78 

56 

66 

66

65 

96 

100 

100 

100

100 

51 

66 

73 

24

16 

49 

67 

77 

80

96 

110 

119 

117 

121

133 

133 

133 

131 

131 

131

BOT.

131 

96 

117 

100 

86

76 

77 

64 

67 

85

100 

117 

127 

125 

137

148 

103 

22 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.9 

69 

68 

96

119 

135 

146 

146 

146

Dec.

146 

146 

151 

151 

148

148 

148 

146 

144 

146

148 

127 

129 

121 

117

115 

121 

127 

129 

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

135

135

129 

96 

74 

85 

85

Jan.

85 

85 

67 

35 

25

62 

91 

102 

75 

42

6 

3.4 

3.8 

5.5 

4.2

4.2 

3*2 

7 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

21 

41

Feb.

37 

20 

18 

18 

18

16 

18 

16 

18 

18

23 

24 

23 

24 

22

26 

34 

42 

50 

65

194 

871 

1,000 

645 

476

354 

298 

274 

265

Month

Got 

Bon 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pot 

Hai 

Api 

Ka, 

Jur 

Jul 

AU« 

Sej

1

11.....................................

TlBt........ ............................

ater year 1935-

Mar.

268 

292 

320 

344 

351

354 

362 

37V 

421 

468

486 

499 

508 

494 

481

490 

494 

512 

517 

526

562 

566 

463 

377 

309

265 

238 

226 

228 

250 

289

Apr.

253 

230 

250 

271 

232

218 

244 

320 

413 

535

670 

820 

910 

1,000 

1,060

1,160 

1,260 

1,260 

1,090 

1,060

1,120 

1,260 

1,260 

1,180 

1,090

1,090 

1,060 

1,000 

832 

640

Secondfoot-days

2,850 

2,712.9 

4,026

100,024.1

945.3 

4,913 

12,339 

23,808 

27,494 

14,440 

3,082 

2,146 

2,942

101,698.2

Hay

600 

705 

1,090 

1,360 

1,430

1,220 

880 

700 

770 

930

1,090 

1,030 

1,150 

1,320 

1,260

1,090 

1,030 

1,000 

970 

760

645 

635

685 

772 

832

820 

705 

695 

625 

512 

183

Maximum

133 

148 

151

1,430

102 

1,000 

566 

1,260 

1,430 

1,780 

202 

86 

100

1,780

June

34 

51 

80 

217, 

381

507 

1,780 

970 

610 

506

546 

610 

640 

645

590

535 

463 

425 

354

445

463 

472 

512 

553 

512

421 

298 

295 

280 

241

July

SOO 

146 

148 

182 

202

195 

158 

148 

151 

151

148 

142 

142 

93 

50

51 

56 

58 

59 

59

58 

56 

52 

50 

40

36 

36 

45 

56 

59 

53

Aug.

37 

42 

65 

68 

70

73 

68 

49 

59 

78

78 

77 

76 

70 

49

60 

86 

85 

85 

65

75 

49 

57

85 

85

85 

85 

60 

49 

52 

84

Sept.

94 

100 

100 

90 

66

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

98 

98 

98 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

96

Minimum Mean *££".?

16 91.9 5,650 

1,9 90.4 5,380 

74 130 7,990

.7 274 198,400

3.2 30.5 1,870 

18 169 9,740 

228 398 24,470 

216 794 47,220 

183 687 54,530 

34 481 28,640 

36 99.4 6,110 

37 69.2 4,260 

66 96.1 5,840

1.9 278 201,700
178 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork of Tuolumne River near Oakland Recreation Camp, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°49', long. 120°0', in SE$ sec. 29, T. IS., 

R. IB £., 75 JTeet below highway bridge on Big Oak Flat road, half a mile southwest 

of Oakland Recreation Camp, and 0.6 mile above Junction with Middle Tuolumne River. 

Altitude, about 2,800 feet.

Drainage area.- 87.6 square miles.

Records available.- March 1923 to S*ptember 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 64.8 Beeond-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.53 

reet); minimum, 6 second-feet Dec. 19.

1923-36: Maximum discharge, 1,960 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 7.07 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 23, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 14-24, computed on 

oasis of one discharge measurement and weather records. No diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except period of lee effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In seeond-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

7.3

10.8

15.5

21

30

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

110

142

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

160

310

490

705

940

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

7.5

18

14

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9

S.5

13

19

14

16

25

17

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

HOT.

12

19

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

14

13

21

19

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

IS

-

Dee.

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

18

16

11

12

11

12

11

11

13

12

12

12

11

13

13

17

16

35

25

20

Jan.

17

20

31

3d

26

21

IS

20

166

99

235

96

61

72

69

102

62

50

45

40

35

34

32

31

31

29

26

29

30

27

29

Feb.

302

379

130

S7

71

59

54

49

47

45

254

526

425

615

412

466

292

216

184

164

191

834

705

401

304

252

229

216

207

-

Month

April .....................................

Kay., .....................................

July. .............. .. .

Water year 1935-31S..... .................

Mar.

202

200

200

19S

191

187

1S7

187

195

202

195

198

193

189

189

189

187

187

189

189

214

207

178

170

155

144

139

135

134

166

180

Apr.

147

147

172

249

189

ISO

195

221

242

272

301

310

313

329

362

367

398

390

339

362

366

394

383

369

336

366

345

325

280

249

-

Secondfoot-days

385.0

425

440

43,359.0

1,611

8,114

5,676

8^696

8^ 02G 

, 3,159

914

411

282.5

38,338.6

May

247

283

356

383

366

320

266

283

313

316

307

289

329

326

298

286

280

269

244

207

207

214

219

219

209

187

176

180

166

146

134

Maximum

25

21

35

1,160

235

634

214

398

383

219

43

17

13

834

June

127

120

153

140

142

147

219

170

151

147

144

139

125

116

103

96

93

90

83

78

73

69

64

63

60

56

51

49

46

45

July

43

41

40

38

36

35

35

42

41

41

43

37

34

31

30

28

26

25

24

24

24

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

16

Minimum

7.5

12

11

6

17

45 1 >XA J.O4

147

1 >XA J.O4

45

18

10

7.5

7.5

Aug.

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

Mean

12.4

14.2

14.2

119

5£.0

280

1 Q« J.OO

297

259

105

OQ C

Ctf.D

13.3

9.42

105

Sept.

10

10

11

13

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

9

9

9.5

10

10

10

9,5

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

e

8

7.5

8

8

6

8

Run-off In 

acre-feet

764

843

673

86 ,020

3,200

16,090

11,260

17,640

15,920

6,270

1,810

815

560

76,040
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 179

Middle Tuolumne River near Buck Meadows, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50", long. 120°0', In NWi sec. 28, T. IS., 

 R. 18 E., half a mile above junction with South Fork of Tuolumne River and 4 miles 

east of Buck Meadows. Altitude, about 2,800 feet.

Drainage area.- 71.0 square miles.

Records available.- November 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-36), 61.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 922 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.56 

reet;; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1917-36: Maximum discharge, 1,330 second-feet May 28, 1919 (gage height, 8.15 

feet); no flow Sept. 4-14, 1924, Aug. 12 to Oct. 5, 1931, Sept. 11-17, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Dec. 12-19, June 29, 30, Aug. 19 to Sept. 4 computed 

on basis of records for other Tuolumne Basin stations. Small Irrigation diversion 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.6

1.4

2.4

4.0

6.2

12.5

20

30

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.S 

3.0 

3.2 

5.4 

3.6

42

56

72

91

114

140

170

202

3.6 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5

23S 

278 

31S 

360 

404 

448 

492 

616

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

85

86

87

88

29

30

3.1

Oct.

1.4

3.8

4.7

3.7

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.7

4.4

4.4

5

7.5

7

5.5

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3*2

HOT.

3.2

7.5

7

5.5

4.9

5.5

5.5

6

6

7

7

6.5

6

6

7.5

7,5

12

12

8.5

7.5

S.5

S.5

8.5

9.5

3.5

8

7

7.5

6.5

7

-

Dec.

6

7

. 8

7.5

8

S

8

8.5

9

7.5

8

11

9.5

6

7.5

6

6.5

6

4.4

4.9

4.7

4.4

4,2

4.0

4.7

4.7

6

5.5

11

8.5

7

Jan.

4.7

8.5

14

13

13

11

7.5

9

65

38

123

40

28

41

34

4S

28

22

22

IS

16

15

15

14

14

12

13

13

13

10

14

Feb.

229

211

55

37

31

26

23

21

20

19

123

328

246

308

206

244

122

93

76

70

72

382

371

1S1

144

115

104

102

98

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July......................................

Augoat. ...................................

Water year 1935«.56......................

Mar.

96

94

89

86

S3

81

79

80

84

88

69

91

92

90

90

94

95

99

103

106

120

120

104

99

88

81

80

77

77

93

102

Apr.

84

83

103

172

104

100

104

11S

126

146

173

199

216

23S

268

308

328

349

296

328

349

371

371

371

349

332

404

360

308

268

Secondfoot-days

U,3«0

218.1

212.0

35,232.8

7M l^rf t1 , 4,059

2,850

7

«»Q 

gO fO

12,234

4,766

871-5

145.2

49.0

33,632.5

May

266

31S

446

504

504

470

360

3S2

437

470

459

415

504

528

492

470

470

459

426

538

328

360

371

393

382

338

328

308

268

225

213

MmclBTUHi

7.5

12

11

680

133

582

120

404

528

328

58

9

2.5

528

June

200

1S9

209

199

215

234

328

252

233

233

233

229

204

186

159

150

143

133

121

112

102

95

90

99

92

77

70

64

60

56

July

50

47

43

40

37

35

35

52

49

49

49

41

34

30

27

24

22

21

20

18

20

13

16

16

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.5

Minimum

1.4

3,2

4.0

1.2

4.7

19

77

83

815

55

9*5

1*8

1.3

1.3

Aug.

9

3.5

8

7.5

7

6.5

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.3

2.6

2.4

8.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

Mean

5.66

7.27

6.84

96.5

23.8

140

91 9

246

395

159

28.1

4.68

1.63

91.9

Sept.

l.S

1.3

1.9

2,5

2.4

2.1

1.9

2«3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1,4

1.4

1,4

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

284

433

420

69,860

1,460

8,060

5,650

14,630

24,270

9,450

1,730

OfiQ fSOO

97

66,700
180 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN

Woods Creek near Jacksonville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°51', long. 120°24', in SWi sec. 12, T. IS., 

R. 14 E., 14 miles above mouth and li miles northwest of Jacksonville. Altitude, 

about 645 feet.

Drainage area.- 98.4 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 47.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 8.15 

feet); no flow Aug. 8 to sept. 19.

1925-35: Maximum discharge, 9,580 second-feet Feb. 6, 1932 (gage height, 8.50 

feet); no flow at times during summers of 1929-36.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage-height record, Oct. 23, 

 Apr. 26-28, which were interpolated, and June 26 to July 9, July 20 to Sept. 19,

which were estimated and are fair. No diversions. At times water from Stanislaus

drainage is spilled into Woods Creek above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7 

2.7 

3.3 

2.6 

2.2

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

2.2 

3.5 

3.5 

3.6 

11

8.5 

6 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.9 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.0

HOT.

4.7 

8.5 

15 

12 

7.5

6.5 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

6

6 

19 

14 

17 

9.5

11 

8 

7 

6.5 

6.5

6

6 

6 

6 

6.5

Dec.

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7 

7

7 

7 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

21 

15 

10 

9

S.5 

8.5 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

7.5 

7

7 

10 

11 

49 

23 

15

Jan.

11 

22 

46 

26 

40

19 

15 

14 

743 

545

1,260 

204 

166 

S34 

236

607 

184 

98 

66 

53

45 

39 

36 

33 

31

29 

27 

26 

24 

24 

23

Feb.

467 

773 

208 

128 

89

69 

59 

52 

47 

44

1,260 

1,620 

2,410 

2,910 

922

1,890 

643 

384 

452 

360

330

3,160 

2,110 

711 

748

415 

307 

246 

204

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fat 

Mar 

Apr 

JCaj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1 ater yea*1935-3«

Mar.

180 

160 

144 

131 

118

109 

102 

97 

92 

87

82 

77 

73 

70 

65

63

61 

58 

57 

55

55 

53 

52 

60 

65

57 

53 

53 

51 

146 

370

Apr.

138 

106 

210 

880 

236

162 

131 

113 

101 

90

82 

76 

71 

67 

63

61 

58 

55 

53 

50

26 

26 

25 

25 

24

24 

23 

22 

22 

32

Secondfoot-days

113.5 

238.7 

327.0

24,692.0

5,548 

23,018 

2,896 

3,054 

697 

691 

136.5 

4.0 

2.6

36,726.3

May

36 

36 

32 

34 

32

32 

29 

25 

24 

25

25 

22 

19 

16 

18

22 

21 

19 

18 

16

15 

15 

14 

13 

13

13 

14 

19 

26 

27 

25

Maximum

11 

19 

49

2,190

1,260 

3,160 

370 

880 

36 

71 

10 

1.0 

.6

3,160

June

23 

23 

28 

37 

31

30 

71 

45 

30 

29

25 

24 

23 

23 

25

23 

20 

18 

17 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

July

10 

10 

9 

9 

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

6

5.5 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2,0 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.0

Minimum

0.7 

4.7 

6.5

0

11 

44 

51 

22 

13 

11 

1.0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

1 0 

9 

8 

6 

4

2

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

3.66 

7.96 

10.5

67.6

179 

794 

93.4 

102 

22.5 

23.0 

4.40 

.13 

.09

100

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.2 

.3 

.3

.4 

.6

Run-off In 

acre-feet

226

473 

649

48,980

11,000 

45,660 

5,740 

6,060 

1,380 

1,370 

271 

7.9 

5.2

72,840
TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN 181

Modesto Canal near La Grange, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'4", long. 120°27'26", in SW£ sec, 17, 

T - 3 S., R. 14 E., about 1 mile below intake at La Grange Dam on Tuolumne River 

and half a mile northeast of La Grange. Altitude, about 260 feet.

Records available.- April 1903 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 33 years, 328 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet June 24-26: no 

now at times.

1903-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 1,820 second-feet July 1, 1935: no flow 

at times.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Nov. 19 to Jan. 30, when recorder was out 

or operation and discharge was estimated by Modesto Irrigation District. Canal 

diverts from right bank of Tuoliunne River at La Grange Dam. Water used for Irrigation in Modesto and Waterford Irrigation Districts. Gage-height record and 

results of several discharge measureruents furnished by Modesto Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

401 

399 

4O1 

401 

401

401 

401 

352 

31O 

376

47O 

465 

465 

470 

435

415 

418 

418 

415 

418

423 

418 

418 

418 

418

418 

418 

334 

415 

418 

418

HOT.

333 

221 

227 

221 

215

215 

215 

217 

220 

227

227 

225 

225 

226 

224

225 

217 

84 

0 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Dec.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

O 

O 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Jan.

3 

3 

3 

3

1

1 

5 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

0 

O 

O

O 

O 

0

1

0

O 

0 

O 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4 

278

Feb.

376 

295 

512 

3O3 

309

3O7 

309 

360

391 

53S

S46 

841 

S93 

717

170

O 

O 

O 

O 

O

O 

0 

O 

O 

O

O 

O 

0 

O

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pe» 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

fax 

Ju] 

Au| 

Sei

1

alendar year 19 55. .....................

 11. ....................................

fater year 1935-

Mar.

0 

O 

O 

0 

O

O 

0 

O 

O 

0

21 

151 

273 

273

270

270 

310 

463 

463 

463

467 

467 

630 

935 

904

895 

899 

906 

901 

901 

S96

Apr.

891 

884 

741 

741 

730

732 

737 

384 

365 

686

756 

752 

750 

791 

913

624 

624 

626 

624 

624

622 

624 

632 

632 

634

634 

636 

767 

1,030 

1,060

Seoondfoot-days

12,748 

4,006 

98

162,209

334 

7,167 

11,759 

21,188 

34,738 

29,247 

20,734 

22,654 

14,370

179,045

May

1,060 

1,090 

1,120 

1,120 

1,130

1,130 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,14C 

1,140 

1,150 

1,160

1,160 

1,150 

1.15C 

1,150 

1.16C

1,140 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,17C

1,16C 

1,1OC 

1,O3C 

982 

982 

984

Maximum

470 

333 

4

1,820

276 

S93 

935 

1,060 

1,170 

1,410 

1,O2O 

873 

560

1,410

June

886 

954 

576 

451 

456

654 

734 

732 

726 

732

737 

875 

1,O1O 

1,O20 

1,O1O

1,OOO 

1,O1O 

1,180 

1,22O 

1,220

1,220 

1,210 

1,260 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,120 

1.O10 

998 

996

July

1,O1O 

987 

1,O2O i;oio

1,010

1,010 

901 

465 

413 

410

40S 

4O8 

443 

604 

624

640 

646 

634 

630 

5S8

532 

535 

532 

530 

535

537 

539 

539 

815 

86S 

891

Minimum

334 

O 

0

O

O 

O 

O 

365 

982 

451 

4O8 

557 

448

O

Aug.

873 

815 

S15 

612 

810

S15 

815 

S17

soe

SIO

S17 

817 

817 

805 

79S

772 

759 

756 

750 

682

682 

664 

624 

618 

608

6O8 

604 

586 

580 

557 

560

Mean

411 

134 

3.2

444

10.8 

247 

379 

7O6 

1,121 

975 

669 

731 

479

489

Sept.

560 

557 

519 

496 

481

46O 

45S 

460 

4S1 

48S

487 

490 

499 

505 

5O6

505 

5O1 

4S1 

465 

450

448 

451 

450 

451 

451

454 

451 

453 

456 

456

Run-off In 

acre-feet

25,290 

7,95O 

194

321,700

662 

14,220 

23,320 

42,O3O 

68,9OO 

58,O1O 

41,130 

44,930 

28,500

356,100
182 TUOLUMNE RIVER BASIN

Turlock Canal near La Grange, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'0", long. 120°26'25", near north line of 

NWt sec. 21, T. 3 S., R. 14 E., 2,400 feet below Intake at La orange Dam and 1.2 

miles east of La Grange. Altitude, about 265 feet.

Reco.rds available.- October 1898 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 38 years, 448 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum mean dally discharge during year, 1,810 second-feet June 20-22;

 practically no flow Feb. 8-9, Mar. 6-25.

1898-1936: Maximum mean dally discharge, 1,900 second-feet several days In May 

1928; no Irrigation flow during periods each year. A small flow Is usually carried 

for town of La Grange, but there was no flow at times November 1933 to February 1934 

and In March 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for very low stages, which are fair. Canal 

diverts from left bank of Tuolumne River at La Grange Dam. Water Is used for Irrigation In Turlock Irrigation District and to supply town of La Grange. During fall 

and winter water Is diverted from canal at tunnel 0.3 mile above gage, and after 

passing through La Grange power plant returns to river. Gage-height record furnished by Turlock Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

Si

22

23

84

85

86

87

28

29

30

31

Oct.

845

729

906

S94

109

18

12

66

97

35

6

6

6

5.5

4.9

6

4.4

5

4.6

4.9

4.1

35

38

56

48

55

4,6

122

28

7.5

3.8

HOT.

3.1

2.7

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.2

2.0

7.5

1.6

60

1.8

434

649

536

549

554

610

530

744

738

777

738

781

799

-

Dec.

736

799

796

780

786

435

318

260

91

13

15

18

16

18

15

17

18

18

16

15

16

12

16

18

10

12

12

14

9.5

23

26

Jan.

3.5

340

418

324

277

301

306

270

266

252

236

45

1.2

2.8

.5

.5

1.8

2.2

4.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 '4.4

3.8

3.8

3,8

3.8

Feb.

4.9

3.8

3,8

3.6

3.6

3.8

1,4

ff

0

3.4

45

17

12

2.9

.9

.S

.7

.7

.5

 5

.4

.7

.9

.5

.5

,5

.5

.4

,4

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-!se.. ....................

Mar.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

540

1,320

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,600

Apr.

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,490

1,280

1,070

987

965

994

1,010

874

540

522

712

780

792

797

1,090

1,290

1,460

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

Secondfoot-days

4,165.3

8 444.4

5,347.5

25,545.0

3,078,2

114.1

8 2*71 3

3V » 183

42,360 

42,142

36,560

33,285

30,707

251,627.8

May

1,520

1,500

1,520

1,510

1,490

1,480

1,340

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,280

1,330

1,380

1,400

1,410

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,35O

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,310

1,330

1,550

1,550

1,330

1,360

1,340

1,390

M^jt^irnwi

906

799

799

1,860

A.1 1J.Oft 

45

1,610

1 j6OO

1,520

1,810

1,480

1,340

1,460

1,810

June

1,310

1,220

1,060

968

977

977

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,060

1,220

. 1,420

1,520

1,500

1,480

1,550

1,670

1,720

1,780

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,780

1,590

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,470

1,470

1,470

July

1,480

1,430

1,480

1,440

1,260

1,170

1,090

1,330

1,390

1,360

1,170

1,040

1,090

932

896

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,140

1,230

1,210

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,150

1,180

1,190

979

895

888

Minimum

3.8

1.8

9.5

 5 .

.5

0

0

522

1,260 

968

888

879

399

0

Aug.

879

8S4

934

976

971

992

1,000

990

930

968

969

971

999

1,000

1,000

972

1,030

1,060

1,030

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,200

1,270

1,240

1,270

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,340

Mean

134

281

172

696

OQ Vv«-o 4 i 267*3 93

1,239

1,366

1,405

1,179

1,073

1,024

688

Sept.

1,550

1,330

1,330

1,400

1,440

1,400

1,440

1,460

1,260

1,200

1,190

1,200

1,140

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,210

813

464

441

454

447

471

399

493

480

705

Run-off In 

acre-feet

8,260

16,750

10,610

508,900

6,110

226

16,410

73 V50

S4,020 

83,690

72,520 

65,960

60,910

499,100
STANISLAUS RIVER BASIN 183

Middle Fork of Stanislaus River at Sand Bar Flat, near Avery, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11', long. 120°9', In sec. 19, T. 4 N., R. 17 

E., half a mile upstream from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. diversion dam at Sand Bar 

Flat and 11 miles southeast of Avery. Altitude, about 2,450 feet.

Drainage area.- 329 square miles, above diversion dam.

Records available.- September 1905 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1905-8, 1909-36), 661 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 11.3 

ieet); minimum, 71 second-feet Nov. 1.

1905-36: Maximum mean dally discharge, 9,760 second-feet Mar. 19, 1907; minimum, 

30 second-feet Aug. 24, 1924. Instantaneous values not available.

Remarks.- Diversion Into Middle Fork from South Fork above station; storage at Relief 

Reservoir. Record of daily discharge furnished by Pacific Qas & Electric Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1a

s

4e

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

84

85

86

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

305

316

294

285

294

294

294

294

289

287

294

296

285

283

298

261

276

307

300

285

272

261

263

259

274

276

300

132

97

91

85

HOT.

85

121

114

US

126

141

141

144

146

144

138

137

135

128

128

138

146

147

137

132

138

138

141

140

137

134

131

131

129

128

-

Dec.

128

125

129

128

128

126

128

128

128

124

128

143

128

110

95

lie

119

122

118

126

134

131

12S

126

126

128

134

131

152

147

143

Jan.

132

149

191

196

205

led

153

150

232

334

511

318

283

35S

415

443

322

263

261

236

225

221

219

221

227

230

227

236

251

236

232

Feb.

307

365

289

270

270

255

249

243

241

245

399

653

572

610

546

549

475

446

432

424

583

1,700

1,400

987

812

739

698

667

653

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1935 .....................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

M&T. ...... ...

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-315......................

Mar.

691

735

796

831

831

827

847

892

1,010

1,070

1,050

1,110

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,110

1,130

1,140

1,160

1,210

1,260

1,200

1,030

930

835

760

735

717

725

749

721

Apr.

680

653

680

673

620

623

710

880

1,010

1,240

1,460

1,660

1,800

1,960

2,110

2,300

2,340

2,320

2,160

2,230

2,210

2,320

2,330

2,220

2,140

2,130

2,070

1,940

1,730

1,530

-

Secondfoot -days

8,147

3,993

3,961

259,659

7,846

16,079

29 412

48,729

/tv 17 <zn QOy rOU

51,010

81,646

9,337

8,380

272,270

May

1,540

1,850

2,200

2,360

2,340

2,100

1,790

1,800

1,940

2,150

2,320

2,260

2,460

2,710

2,560

2,390

2,320

2,300

2,190

1,870

1,760

1,770

1,950

2,080

2,190

2,110

1,930

1,970

1,660

1,460

1,400

Mfl^Eljmm

316

147

152

8,830

511

1,700

1,260

2,340

2,710

2,330

1 240

827

321

2,710

June

1,290

1,180

1.250

1,230

1,270

1,520

2,330

1,850

1,720

1,660

1,940

2,130

2,070

2,000

1,800

1,760

1,820

1,920

1,680

1,S70

1,820

1,860

1,880

1,990

1,790

1,630

1,580

1,500

1,280

1,190

July

1,230

1,240

1,170

1,130

1,100

1,030

1,020

1,020

900

784

725

670

684

695

569

600

596

566

576

562

579

655

517

499

469

426

399

360

322

322

311

Mlnisnnn

85

S5

95

85

132

241

691

620

1,400

1,180

311

285

247

85

Aug.

311

303

285

298

309

309

300

296

305

327

325

294

289

292

303

311

311

311

305

305

305

298

296

292

292

292

289

296

296

298

294

Mean

263

133

128

711

253

554

949

1,624

2,056

1,700

698

301

279

744

Sept.

289

292

311

316

309

311

307

309

314

321

292

260

265

277

285

283

27S

273

268

265

265

256

256

252

251

247

256

260

258

254

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

16,160

7,920

7,860

515,100

15,660

31,890

58,340

96,650

126,400

101,200

42,930

18,520

16,620

540,000
184 STANISLAUS RIVER BASIN

Melones Reservoir at Melones Dam, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage and reference point, lat. 37°57'15", long. 120°30'45", near 

 center of sec. 11, T. IN., R. 15 E., at Melones Dam on Stanislaus River, 0.1 mile 

below Bear Creek.

Records available.- June 1927 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Water is stored in reservoir for irrigation and power use. Elevation of crest 

or dam is 725 feet above mean sea level. Released water passes through power house 

1 mile below Melones Dam and flows down Stanislaus River to Goodwin Dam, where it is 

diverted into Oakdale and South San Joaquin Canals. Table of daily contents, furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., shows total amount, of which 2,630 acre-feet 

is not available for release.

Contents, in acre-feet , water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12,763

12,115

11,575

11,147

10,935

10,680

10,356

10,518

10,680

10,765

10,935

11,105

10,765

10,518

10,722

11,020

11,232

11,020

10 ,765

10,275

10,396

10,680

10,599

10,558

10,477

10,457

10,153

10,194

10,113

10,194

10,356

HOT.

10,356

10,396

10,356

10,599

10,516

10,457

10,457

10,356

10,356

10,315

10,396

10,558

10,518

10,396

10,275

10,275

10,275

10,935

10,892

10,892

10,765

10,558

10,315

10,275

10,639

10,558

10,558

10,518

10,194

9,991

-

Dec.

9,756

10,072

9,870

9,528

9,110

8,750

8,152

8,152

8,462

8,320

8,320

8,254

8,286

8,354

8,390

8,534

8,498

8,266

8,286

8,286

8,254

8,354

8,606

8,606

8,570

8,786

8,786

8,786

8,858

9,414

9,604

Jan.

9,718

10,032

10,275

10,680

11,020

11,800

11,980

12,115

12,667

15,563

18,940

24,658

26,530

29,315

33,461

36,488

39,945

41,900

43,200

44,544

45 ,480

46 ,550

46,550

45,480

44,960

44,232

44,960

43,920

43,000

42,300

41 ,400

Feb.

40,430

43,000

46,550

46,978

46,978

46,657

46,122

45,480

44,960

45,908

45,272

50,398

60,360

72,200

81,685

88,182

94,985

94,650

93,813

93,980

93,645

98,360

99,380

97,510

95,990

95,320

94,650

94,315

94,148

-

Mar.

93,980

94,315

93,813

93,645

93,980

93,980

93,980

93,980

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,483

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,148

94,315

94,483

94,480

93,980

93,813

93,645

93,478

93,310

93,645

93,813

94,148

Apr.

93,645

93,310

93,310

94,148

94,315

93,980

93,310

93,645

93,813

94,148

94,650

95,488

95,990

95,990

96,158

96,660

96 ,830

97 ,000

96,830

96,830

96,660

96 ,325

97,000

97,000

96,660

96,660

96,660

96,325

95,823

95,320

-

May

94,985

94,985

96,325

97,510

97,510

97,170

95,990

95,655

95,823

96,325

96,830

96,660

96,660

97,510

97,510

97,000

96,660

96,660

96,325

95,823

95,153

95,655

95,823

97,000

97,680

97,680

99,380

99,720

99,720

100,400

100,910

June

101,420

100,400

100,060

101,590

102,950

104,370

109,845

114,820

113,165

112,055

113,720

113,720

113,350

112,610

112,425

109,662

106 ,918

109,479

112,795

113,350

113,535

112,980

113,350

113,720

113,720

112,980

112,980

111,870

112, 4?5

112,795

-

July

112,610

112,425

112,610

112,610

112,425

112,240

112,795

112,610

112,610

112,425

111,870

111,130

110,394

109,479

108,747

108,015

107,100

106 ,372

105,280

104,188

103,120

102,100

101,080

100,060

99,040

97,680

96,493

94,985

93,645

92,173

90,548

Aug.

86,965

87,400

85,726

84,221

82,728

81,089

79,465

77,844

76,092

74,353

72,774

71,080

69,130

66,178

64,612

63,086

61,580

60,116

59,021

57,831

56,760

55,468

54,164

52,216

50,625

49,167

47,620

46 ,122

44,544

43,200

41,600

Sept.

40,139

38,708

37,398

36,124

34,870

33,721

32,510

31,490

30,394

29,398

28,180

27,146

26,145

24,731

23,793

22,664

21,774

20,779

19,878

18,820

17,860

16,928

16,128

15,343

14,648

14,030

13,237

12,478

11,845

U>147

-
STANISLAUS RIVER BASIN 185

Stanislaus River below Melones power house, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°56'50", long. 120°31'45", near line between

 sees. 10 and 15, T. IN., R. 13 E., 300 feet below power house, half a mile above 

Bear Gulch, and 1 mile below Melones Dam. Altitude, about 500 feet.

Drainage area.- 898 square miles.

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 16.1

 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 19, 25, Jan. 1, 2.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 22, 1936; minimum, about 1 second-foot 

Feb. 6, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge Oct. 1-10 computed on basis of records for

 Melones Reservoir and flow through power house. Numerous diversions and several 

storage reservoirs above station. See record for Melones Reservoir, which stores 

water above station. Gage-height record furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

7.5 

15 

28 

47 

71 

98 

ISO

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4

265

320

380

445

585

735

895

5.6 1,070

6.0 1,430

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,920

2,440

2,990

3,570

4,830

6,280

7,880

12.0 9,580

13.5 12,260

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

U 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

520 

450 

380 

350 

370

440 

330 

210 

210 

210

168 

298 

430 

352 

218

222 

380 

426 

446 

292

206 

310 

289 

296 

293

310 

224 

302 

81 

71 

104

Hov.

183 

204 

19 

198 

210

206 

214 

206 

192 

17

210 

261 

215 

214 

161

120 

20 

222 

216 

217

293 

302 

212 

19 

204

202 

302 

216 

299 

288

Dec.

20 

288 

183 

360 

422

411 

202 

20 

202 

204

204 

216 

209 

211 

21

204 

206 

204 

206 

198

198 

18 

202 

204 

21

206 

208 

204 

18 

206 

206

Jan.

15 

198 

209 

205 

18

208 

208 

219 

222 

231

237 

22 

220 

141 

210

227 

135 

96 

24 

73

80 

426 

893 

877 

897

25 

884 

886 

886 

888 

899

Feb.

892 

34 

902 

906 

905

897 

896 

902 

25 

900

906 

932 

967 

964 

964

589 

3,910 

3,100 

2,550 

2,440

2,330 

12,100 

11,000 

7,240 

5,250

3,930 

3,210 

2,770 

2,500

Month

Dot 

Don

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar

Apr 

May

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

11

alendar year 193 5 ......................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-

Mar.

1,970 

2,560 

2,380 

2,410 

2,420

2,360 

2,310 

1,970 

2,760 

2,650

2,600 

2,600 

2,680 

2,640 

2,170

2,680 

2,640 

2,650 

2,650 

2,670

2,840 

2,550 

2,900 

2,170 

2,170

1,770 

1,620 

1,370 

1,570 

2,170 

2,350

Apr.

1,850 

1,710 

1,710 

2,380

2,170

2,250 

1,870 

2,060 

2,400 

2,810

3,100 

4,050 

4,830 

5,110 

5,530

6, -280 

6,600 

6,600 

5,980 

6,440

6,280 

6,130 

7,080 

6,760 

5,630

5,980 

6,130 

5,390 

4,700 

3,810

Seoondfoot-daya

9,188 

5,862 

5,882

590,439

10,759 

74,911 

73,550 

133,820 

158,190 

92,960 

37,040 

34,650 

23,738

660,550

May

3,450 

3,810 

5,530 

7,560 

7,40P

6,760 

4,830 

4,440 

4,830 

5,110

6,600 

5,980 

6,600 

7,880 

7,720

6,760 

5,830 

6,280 

5,830 

4,570

3,570 

3,570 

3,810 

3,930 

5,250

4,050 

4,050 

4,310 

3,330 

2,330 

2,220

ItmylTrr^nn

520 

302 

422

8,820

899 

12,100 

2,900 

7,080 

7,880 

6,280 

1,570 

1,190 

1,020

12,100

June

3,100 

2,170 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,770 

4,350 

6,280 

4,440 

3,040

4,080 

4,700 

4,700 

3,930 

4,570

4,570 

2,490 

1,670 

2,940 

3,210

2,940 

2,990 

2,770 

3,100 

3,100

2,200 

2,720 

2,880 

1,520 

1,570

July

1,570 

1,520 

1,430 

1,370 

1,320

1,110 

1,070 

1,200 

1,200 

1,250

1,230 

1,170 

1,230 

1,200 

1,150

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,130 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,140 

1,160 

1,150 

1,140 

1,130

Minimum

71 

17 

18

14

15 

25

1,370 

1,710 

2,220 

1,520 

1,070 

1,040 

592

15

Aug.

1,130 

1,140 

1,140 

1,130 

1,130

1,140 

1,150 

1,160 

1,170 

1,170

1,180 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,120

1,090 

1,080 

1,090 

1,090 

1,100

1,100 

1,090 

1,060 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040

Mean

296 

195 

190

1,618

347 

2,583 

2,373 

4,461 

5,103 

3,099 

1,195 

1,118 

791

1,805

Sept.

1,020 

1,010 

980 

963 

954

929 

679 

863 

855 

655

847 

847 

647 

839 

815

791 

783 

775 

767 

751

735 

728 

682 

615 

608

608 

600 

600 

600 

592

Run-off In 

acre-feet

18,220 

11,630 

11,670

1,171,000

21,340 

148,600 

145,900 

265,400 

313 ,800 

184,400 

73,470 

68,730 

47,080

1,310,000
186 STANISLAUS RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Stanislaus River near Avery, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14', long. 120°17', In sec. 35, T. 5 N.,

 R. 15 E., 700 feet above Intake of Utlca Mining Co.'s canal, 3i miles above Beaver 

Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Avery. Altitude, about 3,400 feet.

Drainage area.- 163 square miles.

Records available.- July 1914 to September 1922, November 1928 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1914-22, 1929-36), 392 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,140 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 8.50

 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Jan. 1 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1914-22, 1928-36: Maximum discharge, 5,250 second-feet May 11, 1915 (gage 

height, 8.7 feet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Dec. 6, 7, 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those Interpolated for period of Ice effect,

 Dec. 14-19, which are fair. Storage In three reservoirs above station and diversion 

from Beaver Creek.

Rating table,

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

24

34

47

water year 1935-36 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

102

125

152

185

224

2.S 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2

268

317

430

565

740

4.6 

5.0 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2

960

1,220

1,530

1,900

2,310

6.6

7.0 

7.3

7.6

7.7

2,750

3,220

3,580

3,970

4,100

isoharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

58 

72 

61 

61 

58

58 

57 

52 

60 

61

75 

79 

68 

75 

83

66 

55 

49 

46 

46

46 

44 

42 

41 

40

40 

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

HOT.

39 

51 

46 

44 

43

44 

46 

49 

51 

55

51 

46 

39 

31

27

26 

46 

46 

43 

41

40 

40 

46 

57 

55

53 

52 

50 

50 

49

Dec.

48 

48 

48 

4S 

48

49 

49 

49 

48 

47

46 

62 

46 

45 

45

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

43 

41 

40 

39 

40

40 

47 

45 

71 

57 

39

Jan.

29 

43 

82 

83 

86

58 

45 

52 

148 

270

460 

185 

M4 

224 

275

338 

182 

144 

132 

121

115 

113 

112 

115 

117

113 

112 

119 

134 

119 

114

Feb.

183 

230 

148 

134 

130

120 

119 

117 

115

lie

337 

548 

412 

442 

354

357 

287 

261 

259 

247

565 

2,350 

1,150 

715 

585

495 

460 

442 

439

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Jul

AUJ

Sej

1

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

460 

512 

565 

625 

625

625 

625 

668 

790 

840

815 

870 

900 

870 

870

900 

960 

960 

960 

1,050

1,120 

1,050 

765 

668 

565

512 

512 

512 

548 

548 

512

Apr.

445 

430 

460 

460 

400

403 

530 

765 

900 

1,180

1,450 

1,620 

1,760 

2,000 

2,200

2>480 

2,530 

2,580 

2,360 

2,530

2,480 

2,700 

2,750 

2,480 

2,260

2,260 

2,100 

1,850 

1,530 

1,330

Secondfoot-days

1,688 

1,356 

1,448

167,966

4,384 

12,119 

22,802 

49,223 

58,730 

26,917 

3,053 

1,461 

1,228

184,409

May

1,410 

2,100 

2,800 

3,100 

2,800

2,150 

1,580 

1,760 

2,100 

2,260

2,310 

2,100 

2,640 

2,980 

2,530

2,200 

2,100 

2,050 

1,SOO 

1,330

1,290 

1,370 

1,490 

1,580 

1,620

1,530 

1,330 

1,450 

1,080 

930 

960

MaxljBun

83 

57 

71

3,040

460 

2,350 

1,120 

2,750 

3,100 

4,100 

224 

68 

53

4,100

June

S15 

668 

790 

S15 

815

1,430 

4,100 

1,760 

1,330 

1,180

1,180 

1,220 

1,080 

990 

815

740 

740 

765 

715 

668

605 

565 

530 

512 

460

412 

365 

327 

280 

245

July

224 

212 

194 

178 

162

146 

137

132 

132 

120

133 

111 

99 

92 

90

90 

S3 

76 

69 

68

65 

61 

57 

52 

48

44 

41 

38 

35 

33 

31

Minimum

39 

26 

39

26

29 

115 

460 

400 

930 

245 

31 

30 

29

26

Aug.

30 

68 

68 

68 

67

63 

60 

53 

47 

48

48 

48 

46 

45 

44

44 

43 

42 

42 

41

41 

40 

39 

40 

42

42 

41 

41 

41 

40 

39

Keen

54.5 

45.2 

46.7

460

141 

418 

736 

1,641 

1,895 

897 

98.5 

47.1 

40.9

504

Sept.

39 

39 

41 

42 

43

41 

39 

38 

36 

36

35 

35 

39 

41 

44

49 

46 

44 

42 

39

37 

34 

29 

35 

34

39 

53 

53 

53 

53

Run-off In 

acre- feet

3,350 

2,690 

2,870

333,100

8,700 

24,040 

45,230 

97,630 

116,500 

53,390 

6,060 

2,900 

2,440

365,800
STANISLAUS RIVER BASIN 187

South San Joaquin Canal near Knights Ferry, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°51'20", long. 120°38'15'', in sec. 15, T. 1 S., 

R. la K., three-quarters of a mile below head gate at Goodwin Dam on Stanislaus River 

and 4 miles above Knights Ferry. Altitude, about 345 feet.

Records available.- May 1914 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet June 26; probably 

no now at times December to March.

1914-36: Maximum daily discharge, 1,070 second-feet July 1-3, 1921; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No record Dec. 8 to Mar. 12; discharge probably small. Discharge interpolated Oct. 16, 17. Canal diverts from right bank of Stanislaus River 

at Goodwin Dam; water used for irrigation in Oakdale and South San Joaquin irrigation districts. Gage-height record furnished by South San Joaquin Irrigation 

District.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

86

27

88

29

SO

31

Oot.

448

461

396

273

243

314

231

110

77

72

72

125

112

112

94

94

93

93

93

96

74

45

44

43

44

59

72

72

62

21

16

HOT.

44

67

57

63

67

57

56

66

66

56

50

57

67

160

243

197

136

50

220

224

234

240

243

216

54

213

225

241

240

250

-

Doo.

230

66

248

282

301

204

16

_

-

_

_

-

_

^

_

_

-

_

.

i.

_

-

_

_

_

_

*.

-

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

Hoi

ober. ..................................

Deoeabar 1-7 .............................

March 13-31. ...............................

April.....................................

Hay.......................................

JulT. .....................................

£" 

Sej

Water year

Mar.

_

*

_

..

-

_

..

_

-

-

_

_

1.6

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

36

132

280

525

780

810

741

766

783

796

813

718

377

Apr.

234

237

220

197

197

196

194

155

79

61

178

227

422

492

531

56S

585

681

728

790

824

824

832

840

848

855

858

850

842

866

-

Seoondfoot-daya

4,149 

4,099

1,346

T

JrjtA A

f4XrV*4

16,406

2V 30V

25,513

24 43*7

24joi2 

16,314

May

882

S90

906

914

914

906

898

906

9J6

980

919

864

922

901

834

815

810

828

829

837

748

820

868

an

903

925

972

975

914

866

836

Maximum

451

301

813

866

975

1,000 

994

832 

693

June

334

820

726

632

620

600

566

616

615

652

732

784

836

826

890

916

938

986

996

992

994

989

992

997

992

1,000

999

986

994

994

-

July

994

989

986

989

986

794

260

197

792

907

902

836

861

867

813

771

763

755

774

768

760

766

767

755

749

749

763

796

798

797

786

Minimum

16 

44i fi ±o

1*6

61

748

666

197 

720 

372

Aug.

779

789

797

792

786

781

802

813

821

829

829

832

830

829

776

730

726

728

739

747

749

749

750

749

760

762

766

760

754

749

720

Mean

134

137

193

""

o9o

514

881

850

788 

775 

510

Sept.

693

680

638

634

634

605

676

646

540

536

539

544

546

550

642

510

604

500

482

480

488

464

446

372

377

382

382

382

380

378

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,230

8,130

2,670

~

16,010

30,56O

54,160

50,600

48,470 

47,630 

30,370
188 STANISLAUS RIVER BASINOakdale Canal near Knights Ferry, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°51'30", long. 120°38'0", in SEi sec. 10, T. 1 

S., R. 12 E., half a mile below head gate at Goodwin Dam on Stanislaus River and 4 

miles above Knights Ferrj Altitude, about 350 feet.

Records -vallable.- May 1914 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 345 second-feet July 2; probably no flow 

for long periods, November to March.

1914-36: Maximum daily discharge, that of July 2, 1936; no flow for periods each 

year.

Remarks.- Records good. No record Nov. 1 to Feb. 29, probably no flow. Canal diverts 

from left bank of river at Goodwin Dam. Water is used for irrigation In Oakdale 

Irrigation district. Gage-height record furnished by Oakdale Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

6

11

16 

17

19

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

Oct.

198

167

152

145

142

142

140

136

132

134

136

139 

140

X3V 

136

118

loe

121 

120 

122

123 

126 

132 

125

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. .................................

March. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0 

0

43

78 

107 

171 

165 

142

198 

195 

213 

218

152

0

Apr.

0

31

16

0

0

0

0

16

63

63

70

103

139

174

198

216 

241

252 

253

265

279 

291 

305 

306 

306

307 

318 

322 

324

321

 »

Secondfoot-days

.

7,470

May

32£

328

326

32£

332

336

336

337

340

34£

342

340

340

340

338

340 

338

340 

33C

339

337 

342 

340 

340 

340

340 

342 

341 

338

338

340

Maximum

_

324

344

306

June

342

342

343

344

344

336

328

326

330

332

340

342

341

341

342

340 

338

342 

343

343

342 

342 

343 

342 

342

340 

342 

342 

343

344

-

July

344

346

344

344

345

344

343

342

543

342

342

340

343

342

336

334 

335

336 

332

332

334 

336 

336 

336 

338

336 

337 

338 

337

335

335

Minimum

-

322

190

Aug.

336

336

333

332

331

330

332

332

332

328

325

330

334

336

333

332 

332

332 

330

331

326 

324 

322 

320 

320

314 

310 

310 

310

309

307

Mean

-

M

173

^37

339

249

Sept.

306

305

302

302

300

294

284

279

278

279

275

269

261

253

245

240 

238

237 

238

24O

235 

232 

226 

197 

195

194 

193 

192 

192

190

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

_

^

14,820
CALAVERAS RIVER BASIN 189

Calaveras River at Jenny Lind, Calir.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°5', long. 120 U 52', in SW£ sec. 22, T. 3 N., 

R. lu E., at highway bridge on Milton road a quarter of a mile south of Jenny Lind 

and 6i miles below Cosgrove Creek. Altitude, about 220 feet.

Drainage area.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- January 1907 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 27 years'(1908-23, 1924-36), 255 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 10.36

 feetJ; no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.

1907-36: Maximum discharge observed, about 69,600 second-feet Jan. 31, 1911; 

stage was reported higher about midnight; no flow during late summer, 1913-15, 1917- 

22, 1924-36.

Remarks.- Records good. Hogan Reservoir (Stockton flood-control dam) above station

 regulates flow to some extent; small storage on and diversion from North Fork into 

Mokelumne River drainage; also diversion from North Fork of Stanislaus River Into 

Calaveras River above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Si 

2223

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

SI

Oet. HOT.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

.8 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

2.2 

2.4 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

Deo.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

12 

18 

18 

18

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

SO 

20 

19

5.5 

1.8 

.8 

.5 

.5

.7 

.8 

.8 

4.6 

3.7 

2.0

Jan.

1.5 

18 

62 

101 

87

92 

77 

60 

511 

1,340

2,060 

1,580 

748 

2,120 

1,960

1,440 

976 

514 

325 

246

198 

161 

138 

124 

116

101 

94 

85 

81 

77 

73

Feb.

197 

1,900 

1,240 

613 

394

290 

237 

198 

176 

148

886 

4,910 

5,980 

7,120 

5,980

5,800 

5,260 

3,960 

3,220 

2,630

2,210 

8,100 

9,500 

8,500 

6,930

5,260 

3,580 

2,760 

1,600

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hai

API 

Maj 

Juu 

Ju3 

Auj 

Set

1

alendar year 19:55. .....................

fater year 1935-;

Mar.

892 

689 

608 

562 

512

467 

424 

393 

358 

334

329 

315 

298 

276 

259

242 

230 

223 

215 

204

197 

193 

186 

183 

204

197 

166 

157 

154 

169 

813

Apr.

620 

393 

417 

2,240 

2,120

1,060 

632 

512 

440 

398

372 

348 

320 

298 

280

263 

242 

234 

223 

200

180 

180 

180 

173 

163

151 

151 

145 

139 

139

Secondfoot-days

0 

30.5 

296,1

73,331.1

15,566.5 

99,579 

10,449 

13,213 

2,438 

1,893 

414.3 

48.6 

0

143,928.0

May

136 

126 

118 

110 

110

103 

97 

95 

90 

92

92 

84 

77 

71 

69

69 

67 

71 

69 

64

59 

58 

56 

53 

49

46 

46 

55 

66 

71 

69

Maximum

0 

2.4 

20

2,960

2,120 

9,500 

892 

2,240 

136 

128 

26 

10 

0

9,500

June

63 

61 

58 

61 

69

71 

95 

128 

115 

95

82 

77 

69 

66 

64

64 

66 66- 

66 

63

56 

52 

49 

50 

45

37 

31 

26 

26 

22

July

21 

24 

25 

26 

26

25 

25 

24 

23 

21

19 

18 

17 

15 

13

11

9.5 

7.5 

5,5 

4.9

4.6 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

24

Minimum

0 

0 

.5

0

1.5 

148 

154 

139 

46 

22 

2.4 

0 

0

0

Aug.

10 

2.7 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.7

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

1.0 

.4 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0

1.02 

9.55

SOI

502 

3,434 

337 

440 

78.6 

63.1 

13.4 

1.57 

0

393

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

60 

587

145 ,400

30,880 

197,500 

20,730 

26,210 

4,840 

3,750 

822 

96 

0

285 ,500
190 CALAVERAS RIVER BASIN

Cosgrove Creek near Valley Springs, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°9', long. 120°50', In SEi sec. 35, T. 4 N., 

R. lu E., 0.4 mile above mouth and 2f miles south of Valley Springs. Altitude, 

about 580 feet.

Drainage area.- 20.6 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,4SO second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 7.6 

feet; by slope-area method; no flow for several months.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 22, 1936; no flow for several months 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1416

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oot. HOT. Dec. Jan.

0

0

1.6

1.0

1.5

.7

.4

.3

75

107

211

25

121

306

84

84

21

13

9

7

5

4.5

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.7

Feb.

97

116

23

12

8

6

5

4.2

3.8

3.5

175

539

487

338

60

537

125

75

121

59

361

1,090

519

100

149

40"

28

22

18

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

Aug 

S«j

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

15

14

12

11

9.5

8.5

8

7.5

7

7

6.5

6

6

6

5

5

5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.6

5

6.5

4.5

3.S

3.6

4.2

8

14

Apr.

6

4.8

16

44

14

8

6.5

5.5

5

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0 i.e

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

Seoondfoot-daya

0

0

0

2,006.7

1,100.5

5,121.5

214.4

159.0

10.4

1.5

0

0 

0

6,607.3

May

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

Maximum

0

0

0

221

306

1,090

15

44

US

.4

0 

0 

0

1,090

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

0 

0

0

0

0

3.5

3.6

1.3

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

5.50

35.5

177

6.92

5.30

.34

.05

0

0 

0

1S.1

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

3,980

2,180

10,160

425

315

21

3

0

0 

0

13,100
MOKELUMNK RIVER BASIN 191

Salt Springs Reservoir near West Point, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. S8°30', long. 120°12', in SEi sec. 33, T. 8 N., R. 16 E., 

at Salt Springs Dam, on North Fork of Mokelumne River 2 miles above Cold Creek 

and 18 miles northeast of West Point.

Drainage area.- 160 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1936.

Remarks.- This is largest storage unit on Mokelumne system of Pacific Gas & Electric 

ColElevation of crest of dam Is 3,958 feet above mean sea level. Water is released through power house Just below dam and discharges into Tiger Creek conduit. 

Table of dally contents, furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., shows amount 

available for release.

Oontenta, In aore-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

a

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

as

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

65,334

67,335

66,342

65,356

64,446

63,472

62,574

61,681

60,659

59,645

55,640

57,712

56,726

55,516

55,107

54,212

53,264

52,sse

51,457

50,534

49,680

48,654

47,876

46,868

46,931

45,003

44,600

43,630

42,671

41,724

40,788

HOT.

39,861

36,996

36,889

38,407

37,505

36,559

36,674

34,799

34,544

34,493

34,185

33,534

33,030

33,383

31,595

31,497

31,546

31,301

30,525

29,709

28,948

28,196

28,009

25,056

27,729

26,943

26,256

26,165

25,936

25,127

-

Dec.

25,172

24,869

24,062

23,320

22,931

22,545

22,460

22,502

22,035

21,615

21,197

20,784

20,497

20,253

20,253

19,848

19,408

16,775

15,151

17,844

17,614

17,538

17,310

16,934

16,897

16,673

16,413

16,339

16,413

16,302

16,192

Jan.

16,046

16,009

16,009

15,790

15,599

15,608

15,246

14,927

15,105

15,645

16,755

17,310

17,500

17,424

17,462

17,500

17,160

16,822

16,376

15,862

15,464

15,140

14,820

14,467

14,083

13,634

13,191

12,654

12,388

12,159

11,704

Feb.

11,666

12,290

12,557

12,564

12,388

12,654

12,787

12,521

12,988

13,055

12,455

13,059

13,541

14,432

15,069

15,572

16,045

16,487

16,869

17,160

17,844

21,698

23,561

24,548

25,261

26,119

26,576

27,035

27,869

_

-

Mar.

28,666

29,043

30,092

31,058

31,791

32,651

33,632

34,289

35,313

36,349

37,346

38,407

39,535

40,678

41,890

42,896

44,142

45,350

46,761

47,757

49,196

50,595

51,890

52,325

52,325

52,325

52,325

52,326

52,325

52,576

52,638

Apr.

52,763

52,763

52,526

52,826

52,668

52,688

52,951

53,014

53,515

54,403

55,426

56,791

55,773

60,930

63,541

66,697

69,914

72,094

73,195

73,932

74,301

76,011

77,660

79,172

80,086

80,772

81,309

81,462

51,462

61,462

May

51,616

82,365

85,493

59,654

91,257

92,093

92,093

92,174

92,579

93,796

95 ,430

96,057

97,573

100,742

103,192

103,757

103,757

103,362

104,384

105,239

107,131

106,949

110,604

112,796

115,363

116,876

117,659

120,106

120,196

121,281

122,642

June

123,916

124,833

126,026

126,945

127,225

125,985

129,075

129,522

130,475

130,566

130,568

130,662

130,662

150,662

130,288

130,195

130,265

130,268

130,288

130,195

130,102

130,102

130,288

130,362

130,352

130,195

130,009

129,915

129,729

129,729

-

July

129,729

129,636

129,542

129,915

130,009

129,542

129,356

129,171

127,594

127,040

125,242

125,150

127,964

127,594

127,040

126,487

125,842

125,108

124,555

124,101

123,553

122,642

121,825

121,100

120,256

120,286

119,836

119,295

119,206

119,475

119,665

Aug.

119,655

120,377

120,829

120,529

120,529

120,529

120,648

120,377

120,377

120,106

119,836

119,475

119,116

115,457

117,591

116 ,876

116,163

115,363

114,476

113,592

112,622

111,743

110,867

109,994

109,123

108,082

107,217

106 ,269

105 ,325

104,726

103,957

Sept.

103,022

102,090

101,162

100,238

99,485

95,735

96,319

97,490

96,561

95,676

94,693

93,714

92,902

91,932

90,966

90,164

69,365

86,569

87,776

86,907

86,120

85,266

84,400

83,623

82,694

81,769

51,002

80,161

79,324

78,416

-
192 MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Mokelumne River below Salt Springs Dam, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°29', long. 120°13', in SWt sec. 33, T. 8 N.,

 R. 18 E., 0.3 mile below salt Springs Dam and 3£ miles above Moore Creek. Altitude, 

about 3,600 feet.

Drainage area.- 160 square miles.

Records available.- September 1926 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,970 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 10.70

 feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Feb. 9.

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 8,740 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 13.62 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Mar. 31, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 28 to Jan. 6, which were computed on basis

 of occasional staff-gage readings and are fair. Storage and diversion above station. 

See records for Salt Springs Reservoir and Tiger Creek power-house conduit. Gageheight record and results of several discharge measurements furnished by Pacific Gas 

& Electric Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Si 

SS 

S3 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89

SO 

31

Oct.

9.5 

9.5 

9 

9 

9

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

9

9 

9 

8.5 

8.5 

7.5

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6 

5.5 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4,8 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

HOT.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

Dec.

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.5 

4.0 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

4.5 

3.5 

3.5

Jan.

3.5 

4.0 

5 

6 

5

4.0 

3.6 

3.6 

8

7.5

11 

7 

196 

358 

35S

360 

326 

285 

285 

216

127 

44 

3.6 

17 

36

97 

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

Feb.

4.8 

5 

3.7 

3.4 

3.3

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

125

381 

170 

11

12 

8

8.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

5.5

9 

26

17 

12

11

10 

9.5 

10 

9.5

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

uary

TMt.. ..................................

ater year 1935-3)

Mar.

9 

9 

8.5 

8 

7.5

7 

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

6 

5.5 

6 

222 

321

283 

285 

285 

290 

290 

290

Apr.

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

300 

334 

381

450 

465 

465 

465 

465

465 

666 

1,190 

1,500 

1,530

1,530 

1,560 

1,470 

1,590 

1,530

1,530 

1,590 

1,650 

1,070 

674

Secondfoot-days

220.2 

118.5 

116.5

92,281.2

2,789.4 

885.8 

2,416.5 

24,900 

46,012 

31,021 

1,595 

519 

415

111,008.9

May

748 

748 

748 

1,240 

2,120

1,710 

1,410 

1,530 

1,590 

1,590

1,770 

1,980 

1,980 

1,910 

2,270

2,660 

3,060 

2,410 

1,690 

780

834 

818 

1,140 

1,140 

1,570

1,710 

1,320 

1,700 

920 

548 

368

Maximum

9.5 

4.5 

4.5

3,460

360 

381 

321 

1,650 

3,060 

3,640 

311 

18 

15

3,640

June

360 

363 

365 

629 

540

1,180 

3,640 

1,080 

1,620 

1,830

2,040 

2,190 

1,910 

1,710 

1,230

972 

1,060 

1,220 

1,090 

950

846 

826 

710 

710 

621

510 

355 

220 

110 

134

July

202 

184 

152 

150 

311

144 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

18 

16

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

IS 

IS 

18 

18 

18

Minimum

4.8 

3.5 

3.5

2

2.2 

2.9 

5.5 

290 

368 

110 

18 

16 

12

2.9

Aug.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Mean

7.10 

3.95 

3.76

253

90.0 

30.5 

78.0 

830 

1,484 

1,034 

51.5 

16.7 

13.8

SOS

Sept.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Run-off In 

acre-feet

437 

235 

231

183,000

5,530 

1,760 

4,790 

49,390 

91,260 

61,530 

3,160 

1,030

ess

220>200
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 193

Mokelumne River near Mokelumne Hill, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°18'40'', long. 120°43 I 10'1 , in sec. 1, T. 5 N. 

 R. 11 E., at highway bridge 1.2 miles northwe'st of Mokelumne Hill and 8 miles 

below junction of North and South Forks. Altitude, about 650 feet.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- November 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

13.39 feet); minimum, 82 second-feet Dec. 2.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 23,300 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

16.10 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 27, 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversions, three power plants, and several storage 

reservoirs above station. See record for Salt Springs Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

516 

531 

536 

531 

516

476 

476 

496

516 

516

531 

546 

531 

536 

541

546 

556 

526 

521 

491

506 

511 

516 

491 

4S1

481 

367 

384 

501 

481 

526

HOT.

526 

486 

161 

161 

491

526 

526 

469 

237 

162

151 

245 

466 

501 

430

240 

170 

199 

457

511

501 

476 

267 

161 

244

429 

45 S 

210 

169 

418

Deo.

209 

151 

430 

461 

337

244

175 

140 

157 

317

329 

306 

294 

1S6 

194

187 

333 

325 

3S1 

2S9

140 

150 

157 

310 

210

162 

170 

170 

199 

210 

207

Jan.

192 

204 

278 

424 

425

279 

439 

385 

691 

619

1,360 

886 

527 

1,430 

1,420

1,680 

1,060 

868 

780 

757

68S 

554 

630 

534 

564

559 

619 

614 

625 

559 

544

Feb.

5S7 

S48 

614 

539 

534

320 

299 

410 

328 

2S9

1,200 

3,440 

3,000 

4,340 

2,200

2,300 

1,S70 

1,300 

1,270 

1,170

2,020 

11 ,400 

7,120 

3,800 

2,760

2,150 

1,840 

1,610 

1,440

Month

oo t

HOT

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mar

Apr 

Maj 

Jill 

Jul 

Jaif 

Sej

1

alendar year 19

rater year 1935-3

Mar.

1,360 

1,290 

1,300 

1,360 

1,240

1,160 

1,240 

1,100 

1,200 

1,280

1,160 

1,160 

1,200 

1,160 

1,060

1,130 

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

1,060

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030 

1,200

1,150 

1,060 

1,030 

1,100 

1,280 

1,460

Apr.

1,200 

1,100 

1,230 

1,800 

1,400

1,240 

1,280 

1,240 

1,400 

1,520

1,890 

2,240 

2,450 

2,620 

2,S50

3,030 

3,160 

3,610 

3,750 

3,750

4,030 

4,030 

3,890 

3,750 

3,480

3,4SO 

3,610 

3,220 

2,910 

1,940

Seeondfoot-daya

15,680 

10,448 

7,530

339,773

21,394 

60,998 

36,350 

77,100 

96,940 

67,962 

17,027 

15,438 

15,402

442,269

May

2,040 

2,350 

2,910 

3,480 

4,490

3,750 

2,790 

2,970 

3,350 

3,610

3,750 

3,520 

4,030 

4,480 

4,030

4,330 

4,630 

4,480 

3,480 

2,330

1,820 

2,020 

2,560 

2,730 

2,910

3,2SO 

2,910 

2,970 

2,430 

1,320 

1,190

Maximum

556 

526 

461

4,790

1,680 

11,400 

1,460 

4,030 

4,630 

7,310 

962 

679 

582

11 ,400

June

1,180 

995 

1,240 

1,360 

1,610

1,470 

7,310 

3,000 

2,640 

3,030

3,440 

3,760 

3,090 

3,120 

2,400

2,400 

2,40O 

2,670 

2,670 

2,450

2,140 

2,090 

1,990 

1,940 

1,750

1,560 

1,400 

995 

962 

900

July

962 

900 

S15 

498

311

S42 

713 

573 

565 

403

640 

423 

421 

560 

624

552 

602 

527 

409

417

547 

562 

567 

567 

577

234 

264 

506 

492 

48S 

426

Minimum

367 

151 

140

140

192 

289 

1,030 

1,100 

1,190 

900 

234 

191 

320

140

Aug.

48S 

191 

305 

467 

679

456 

464 

532 

393 

466

547 

613 

608 

592 

512

409 

479 

537 

557 

5S7

597 

507 

456 

557 

547

582 

552 

488 

537 

320 

393

Mean

506 

348 

243

931

690 

2,103 

1,173 

2,570 

3,127 

2,265 

549 

49S 

513

1,208

Sept.

502 

562 

537 

542 

572

422 

320 

369 

5S2 

577

552 

492 

443 

542 

577

577 

577 

532 

452 

452

577 

572 

552 

484 

527

522 

426 

527 

512 

502

Rim-off in 

acre-feet

31,100 

20 ,720 

14,940

674,000

42,430 

121,000 

72,100 

152,900 

192,300 

134,800 

33,770 

30,620 

30,550

377,200

146163 O 37 13
194 MQKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Mokelumne River at Lancha Plana, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°13'25", long. 120°53 f 20", In SWi sec. 4, T. 4 

N., K. 10 E., 1 mile east of Lancha Plana, 3 miles downstream from Pardee Dam, and 

5 miles above Camanche Creek. Zero of gage Is 158.95 feet above mean sea level, 

from benchmark of East Bay Municipal Utility District.

Drainage area.- 584 square miles.

Records available.- June 1926 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 8.57 

reetj; minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 2.

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 19.65 

feet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Nov. 21, 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Pardee, Salt Springs, and several smaller reservoirs, four 

nyaro'electrlc plants, and diversions above station. East Bay Municipal Utility 

District Aqueduct Is largest diversion.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920

81

28

25

84

25

86

87

28

29

50

31

Got.

409

66

308

632

632

403

574

637

637

619

642

637

406

575

642

642

646

646

646

405

519

540

546

541

532

476

417

520

529

547

565

Nor.

592

600

411

539

542

551

651

651

554

417

588

598

555

552

556

556

605

601

552

558

555

554

655

47Y

583

592

601

525

588

487

Dec.

398

619

567

563

569

569

569

444

560

565

570

619

614

590

491

550

568

601

665

665

596

491

551

556

455

553

660

665

435

552

583

Jan.

480

611

569

559

455

605

605

605

632

632

675

558

754

1,330

1,730

2,O20

2,120

1,220

435

542

609

609

609

604

608

440

586

601

553

601

490

Feb.

674

928

617

651

614

637

651

605

441

596

670

1,480

2,640

2,860

3,480

3,680

3,490

3,160

1,950

1,080

1,620

4,260

4,270

4,160

3,990

3,230

2,660

2,660

2,390

-

Month

October. ..................................

March .....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-35......................

Mar.

2,240

2,230

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,210

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,640

1,630

1,430

1,150

877

638

668

953

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,220

1,310

1,680

Apr.

1,660

1,300

1,340

1,700

1,600

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,510

1,910

2,220

2,340

2,660

2,870

3,010

3,160

3,430

3,800

4,010

4,000

4,010

4,010

3,970

3,830

3,330

3,360

3,360

3,280

2,200

-

Secondfoot-days

16,536

16,846

17,433

285,205

23,449

60,144

44,916

76,640

65,570

co rjrjQ OO t i i £,

17,311

16,474

16,635

432,728

May

818

1,100

1,870

2,400

3,420

3,500

2,230

2,100

2,140

2,200

2,440

2,550

2,650

3,260

3,530

3,650

3,820

3,490

3,030

2,110

765

582

550

925

1,270

1,880

2,290

2,140

1,610

732

518

Maximum

646

655

665

4,770

2,120

4,270

2,240

4,010

3,800

4,020

892

576

638

4,270

June

574

582

580

583

573

453

2,380

4,020

2,580

2,630

3,620

3,900

2,860

2,880

2,810

2,590

2,410

2,380

2,650

2,250

2,130

2,190

2,040

1,910

1,770

1,530

1,250

1,050

793

804

July

816

868

892

599

443

544

567

572

567

567

576

446

536

536

531

514

523

435

435

554

554

544

540

540

544

439

554

536

506

510

523

Minimum

66

411

398

66

435

441

638

1,180

5X8

453

435

436

439

66

Aug.

443

435

562

572

567

572

556

576

453

549

554

558

554

554

554

446

558

558

558

554

554

554

446

558

558

562

558

562

450

450

489

Mean

533

562

562

781

756

2,074

1,449

2)621.

2,115

1 j959 

558

531

554

1,182

Sept.

623

633

638

623

461

439

450

572

549

604

580

506

450

558

562

572

590

595

628

461

544

572

585

585

580

489

453

567

590

576

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

32,800

33,410

34,560

565,700

46,510

119,300

156 ,000

130,100

116,600 

34,340

32,680

33,000

858,400
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 195

Mokelumne River near Clements, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12'25", long. 121°5'20", In NWi sec. 15, 

T. 4 N., R. 8 E., 700 feet above highway bridge, 1 mile north of Clements, and 

3 miles below Murphy Creek. Altitude, about 80 feet.

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available.- October 1904 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1904-28), 1,110 second-feet. Storage and diversion by 

fcast Bay Municipal Utility District began March 1929.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

12.06 feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Oct. 2.

1904-36: Maximum discharge, 25.600 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

22.45 feet at station below bridge); no flow July 9, Aug. 15, 20-23, 1924.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversions and storage above station. See Uokelumne 

River at Lancha Plana.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Get.

516

137

150

618

630

444

530

634

636

626

646

642

451

537

642

642

642

642

642

445

451

530

540

535

518

463

451

467

525

542

578

HOT.

583

602

457

496

541

552

660

654

551

464

545

598

557

549

543

546

606

595

553

551

553

552

654

519

549

598

602

568

545

519

-

Dec.

407

571

562

564

564

562

561

4S2

497

556

559

614

614

5SO

522

 509

556

594

658

666

610

526

509

556

469

506

654

658

503

515

610

Jan.

493

583

573

559

451

598

598

602

812

794

1,060

634

774

1,510

1,7SO

2,070

2,140

1,500

503

524

625

625

620

616

620

486

560

616

565

616

541

Feb.

765

1,070

691

675

637

654

670

626

487

568

1,030

1,680

2,960

3,100

3,540

4,430

3,750

3,360

2,140

1,220

1,730

4,970

4,910

4,220

4,180

3,450

2,660

2,630

2,440

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

April. ....................................

tiy.... ...................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1955-!56. .....................

Mar.

2,220

2,210

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,130

1,920

1,6SO

1,670

1,650

1,640

1,540

1,160

969

653

662

828

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,240

1,670

Apr.

1,660

1,360

1,240

1,780

1,690

1,250

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,420

1,730

2,160

2,270

2,530

2,790

2,990

3,060

3,280

3,670

3,670

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,860

3,830

3,240

3,220

3,230

3,210

2,370

-

Seoondfoot-daya

16,454

16,862

17,314

286,139

25,063

65,242

44 812

77 030

63*348

67,306

17,272

16 ,320

16,680

435,683

May

1,010

963

1,700

a, 150

3,040

3,570

S, 300

a, 020

a, 060

8,100

8,260

2,480

8,470

8,990

3,OSO

3,430

3,690

3,460

3,020

8,280

954

612

560

633

1,190

1,710

8,150

8,130

1,710

666

560

Maximum

646

654

666

4,900

2,140

4,970

2,220

3,900

3,690

4 *893 180

567

637

4,970

June

559

602

606

602

597

521

1,460

4,180

2,670

2,410

3,340

3,810

2,990

2,640

2,840

2,520

2,420

2,830

2,540

2,330

1,990

2,150

2,020

1,860

1,780

1,590

1,280

1,140

763

846

-

July

802

893

862

686

455

50S

554

567

676

572

560

463

496

533

529

529

512

461

428

525

537

542

537

537

537

459

616

554

504

500

506

Minimum

157

467 407"

137

451

487

653

1,200

560

521

428

436

436

137

Aug.

459

436

516

567

563

567

544

567

492

516

554

554

650

560

550

467

612

554

554

554

559

559

467

521

554

542

559

567

471

436

459

Mean

531

562

559

784

808

2 250

1^446

2*568

2 043

l)910

557

526

566

1>185

Sept.

589

628

633

619

506

436

448

534

552

606

580

533

448

525

567

563

589

597

637

503

516

567

593

693

584

504

471

529

593

637

-

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

32,640

33,430

34,340

667,600

49 690

129,400

88,880

152,800

126,600

113,700

34,260

32,370

33,080

860,200
196 MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Mokelumne River at Woodbridge, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°9'3011 , long. 121°18'10 11 , in NEi sec. 34, 

'!' * N. , R. 6 E. , three-eighths of a. mile downstream from dam of Woodbridge Irrigation District at Woodbridge. Altitude, about 30 feet.

Drainage area.- 644 square miles.

Records available.- May 1924 to September 1936 (low-water records only for 1924 and

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,670 second-feet Feb. 24 (gage height, 

2T7H7 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 4.

1924-36: Maximum stage, 26.58 feet, former datum (about 30.6 feet, present 

datum), Mar. 26, 1928 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.9 second 

foot Sept. 3, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage, power plants, and many diversions above station. 

See records for Woodbridge Canal and Mokelumne River at Lancha Plana.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4

6

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

28 

83 

84

35

36 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

300 

280 

41 

184 

476

416 

299 

416 

470 

477

476 

666 

552 

420 

556

737 

608 

606 

604 

551

389 

381 

416 

385 

408

400 

348 

302 

367 

433 

429

HOT.

554 

803 

596 

445 

571

544 

580 

625 

591 

528

432 

548 

564 

536 

537

544 

574 

585 

564 

542

541 

544 

564 

610 

476

573 

587 

591 

512 

577

Dec.

466 

440 

577 

563 

562

564 

486 

513 

398 

438

482 

547 

556 

539 

536

431 

504 

521 

578 

610

592 

560 

438 

497 

495

400 

561 

618 

604 

432 

637

Jan.

576 

488 

663 

564 

552

485 

602 

602 

697 

771

879 

325 

591 

1,110 

1,380

1,660 

1,790 

1,850 

1,060 

593

654 

659 

648 

637 

626

597 

494 

600 

566 

584 

574

Feb.

562 

943 

870 

677 

648

640 

651 

626 

580 

480

702 

1,130 

1,800 

2,320 

2,690

3,110 

3,960 

3,680 

3,260 

2,180

1,540 

2,200 

4,110 

4,570 

4,210

4,050 

3,400 

2,780 

2,620

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dec

C

lex 

Fel 

Mai 

Api 

Ma, 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Hep

1

alendar year 1935. .....................

nary

11................ .....................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

2,420 

2,240 

2,180 

2,140 

2,120

2,110 

2,070 

1,830 

1,690 

1,640

1,610 

1,580 

1,370 

1,200 

864

745 

727 

1,070 

1,160 

1,200

1,220 

892 

1,000 

1,140 

1,160

1,120 

1,120 

1,130 

1,130 

l,17a 

1,310

Apr.

1,410 

1,500 

1,340 

1,410 

1,560

1,380 

1,200 

1,130 

1,120 

1,170

1,350 

1,620 

1,660 

2,000 

2,240

2,460 

2,580 

2,740 

2,970 

3,410

3,630 

3,680 

3,780 

3,760 

3,720

3,680 

3,180 

3,050 

2,970 

2,910

Secondfoot-days

13,393 

16,858 

16,145

232,881

24,397 

60,989 

44,358 

70,810 

58,610 

48,704 

8,283 

7,517 

10,271

380,335

May

1,950 

903 

1,190 

1,520 

1,870

2,560 

3,110 

2,350 

1,940 

1,900

1,860 

2,010 

2,170 

2,310 

2,660

3,110 

3,220 

3,370 

3,220 

2,770

1,810 

673 

523 

494 

875

1,120 

1,450 

1,790 

1,830 

1,400 

652

Ma 1-1 -mi Tm

737 

803 

637

4,350

1,850 

4,570 

2,420 

3,780 

3,370 

3,390 

621 

305 

422

4,570

June

464 

417 

309 

410 

390

406 

336 

2,080 

2,780 

2,500

2,390 

2,930 

3,390 

2,840 

2,510

2,510 

2,290 

2,070 

2,020 

2,190

2,020 

1,830 

1,810 

1,610 

1,510

1,390 

1,170 

924 

771 

437

July

556 

570 

554 

511 

325

220 

212 

218 

280 

274

500

621 

65 

141 

210

164 

195 

192 

158 

143

179 

175 

185 

191 

192

245 

154 

224 

234 

195 

200

Minimum

41 

432 

398

41

485 

480 

727 

1,120 

494 

309 

65 

170 

222

41

Aug.

204 

175 

170 

232 

247

291 

248 

234 

267 

194

219 

234 

242 

231 

239

305 

210 

232 

236 

224

258 

286 

299 

219 

264

279 

279 

272 

291 

228 

206

Mean

432 

562 

521

638

767 

2,103 

1,431 

2,360 

1,891 

1,623 

267 

242 

342

1,039

Sept.

222 

321 

403 

422 

411

321 

283 

248 

321 

335

356 

341 

299

253 

315

325 

358 

371 

419 

415

282 

333 

373 

381 

394

386 

243 

335 

390 

415

Run-off In 

acre-feet

26,560 

33,440 

32,020

461,900

48,390 

121,000 

87,980 

140,400 

116 ,300 

96 ,600 

16,430 

14,910 

20,370

754,400
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 197

Tiger Creek power-house conduit below Salt Springs Dam, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30', long. 120°13', in SWi sec. 33, T. 8 N.. 

 R. 16 E., 1,000 feet below Salt Springs Dam and power house. Altitude, about 3,700 

feet.

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 523 second-feet June 18-23; no flow 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 14.

1931-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, 548 second-feet July 29, 1931; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Conduit conveys water of North Fork of Mokelumne River from

tallrace of Salt Springs power house to forebay of Tiger Creek power house, picking up 

flow of several small creeks en route. Gage-height record and results of discharge 

measurements furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, vater year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14ie

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

50 

31

Oot.

492 

492 

492 

481 

453

454 

467 

479 

492 

492

492 

475 

474 

463 

453

461 

464 

470 

468 

467

467 

467 

467 

468 

471

472 

236 

471 

471 

471 

472

HOT.

471 

381 

45 

347 

470

471 

471 

373 

87 

34

171 

310 

398 

400 

313

16 

1.1 

302 

400 

402

404 

316 

16 

1.2 

304

405 

304 

1.1 

304 

251

Sea.

1.2 

315

291 

208

206 

1.1 

50 

2S7 

228

224 

205 

173 

160 

28

197 

300 

312 

243 

215

51 

128 

199 

161 

1.1

160 

185 

9 

8.5 

114 

106

Jan.

SO 

139 

214 

IS 6 

84

26S 

248 

171 

79 

36

14 

15 

15 

24 

24

24 

52 

95 

92 

162

196 

245 

286 

307 

326

261 

360 

343 

336 

336 

324

Feb.

23 

23 

57 

196 

162

13 

95 

74 

76 

167

51 

18 

24 

23 

23

31 

38 

37 

37 

38

18 

12 

1.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0

0

Month

Oot 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jra 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Juz 

Ja]

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

14

24 

24

7

is'"

22 

23 

23 

32 

3S

38 

3S 

38 

38 

38 

38

Apr.

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

3S 

38 

28 

8 

13

22 

22 

23 

25 

25

26 

32 

51 

51 

49

50 

46 

46 

46 

45

46 

47 

47 

46 

46

Secondfoot-daya

14,424 

8,169.4 

5,158.9

S9,114oO

5,342 

1,237.6 

451.2 

1,101 

905.1 

8,251 

11,564 

14,290 

13,821

84,715.2

May

46 

46 

45 

38 

48

34 

47 

46 

44 

34

3.4 

4.7 

13 

26 

26

24 

24 

27 

26 

26

25 

26 

24 

24 

26

26 

26 

26 

24 

24 

26

MqX^TT"im

492 

471 

392

495

360 

196 

38 

51 

4S 

523 

484 

505 

509

523

June

26 

26 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

24 

12 

16

9 

16 

24 

24 

333

458 

474 

523 

523 

523

523 

523 

523 

521 

521

521 

520 

520 

521 

423

July

383 

383 

365 

6S 

39

419 

405 

405 

405 

429

408 

203 

406 

425 

442

443 

443 

444 

280 

449

475 

477 

477 

4S4 

351

45 

387 

405 

405 

407 

407

Minimum

236 

1.1 

1.1

0

14 

0 

0

s

3.4 

9 

39 

46 

291

0

Aug.

349 

46 

414 

495 

49S

49S 

482 

461 

388 

499

500 

502 

502 

502 

484

405 

484 

500 

500 

500

500 

500 

502 

503 

503

505 

505 

505 

471 

312 

475

lie an

465 

272 

166

244

172 

42.7 

14.6 

36.7 

29.2 

275 

373 

461 

461

231

Sept.

509 

509 

506 

509 

475

317 

291 

505 

509 

509

509 

503 

477 

505 

488

450 

450 

450 

450 

450

447 

446 

446 

446 

444

442 

443 

446 

446 

444

Run-off In 

acre-feet

28,610 

16,200 

10,230

176,700

10, 600 

2,450 

S95 

2,180 

1,800 

16,370 

22,940 

28,340 

27,410

163,000
198 MDKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Cold Creek near Mokelumne Peak, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31', long. 120°13', in sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 

16 E., li miles north of Salt Springs Dam and 6 miles southwest of Mokelumne Peak,. 

Altitude, about 6,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 23 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 965 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 5.45 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 19-30.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 2,330 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 7.79 

feet); practically no flow Aug. 17 to Oct. 7, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Nov. 5 to Dec. 2, Dec. 7 

toTtar. 29, and for periods of missing record, July 6-10, 12-28, computed on basis of 

weather records and records for Bear River at Pardoe Camp. No storage or diversions. 

Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Pacific & 

Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 0.0 1.8 32 

.4 .2 2.0 46 

.6 .6 2.4 80 

.3 1.5 2.8 129 

1.0 3.5 3.2 195 

1.2 7.5 3.6 280 

1.4 13 4.0 385 

1.6 21 4.5 550 

5.0 755 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 0.935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

SI 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.2 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.4 

.5 

.3 

.4 

.6

.5 

.4

1.4 

1.9

1.1

.9 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

HOT.

0.4 

.6 

.6 

' .6 

.6

1.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.0 

1.0

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

.8 

1.6 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

Dec.

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

3.5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.0

1.5 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.2 

5 

4.0 

3.5 

3.0

Jan.

3.0 

25 

20 

50 

20

40 

40 

30 

35 

100

150 

125 

100 

200 

300

200 

150 

. 80 

60 

50

40 

35 

30 

35 

30

25 

20 

18 

20 

16 

15

Feb.

18 

30 

25 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

15 

15

50 

200 

120 

125 

115

100 

80 

55 

35 

20

100 

600 

300

150 

75

40 

35 

32 

32

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Bej

«

alendar year 19; 5. .....................

11.....................................

y. .....................................

list.. ..................................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

40 

50 

62

65 

65

65 

65 

70 

90 

90

75 

85 

85 

85 

85

90 

90 

80 

90 

100

100 

100 

70 

55 

50

50

45 

45 

45 

42 

39

Apr.

35 

34 

36 

32 

29

30 

56 

108 

137 

132

243 

280 

310 

350 

400

415 

415 

376 

342 

385

367 

400 

385 

361 

322

338 

310 

253 

190 

148

Seoondf oo t -day a

15.0 

40.1 

50.1

26,730.7

2,062.0 

2,457 

2,168 

7,270 

11,032 

5,859 

323.2 

12.9 

6.4

31,295.7

May

182 

381 

521 

532 

415

295 

231 

312 

400 

430

400 

425 

566 

570 

445

400 

423 

426 

298 

237

262 

327 

384 

392 

414

330 

364 

247 

151 

132 

140

Maxl^

1.9 

3.0 

5

515

300 

600 

100 

415 

570 

588 

36 

.7 

.5

600

June

118 

118 

156 

133 

161

366 

588 

280 

265 

314

374 

298 

272 

205 

197

201 

225 

221 

195 

181

163 

156 

149 

- 125 

105

83 

69 

56 

46 

39

July

36 

31 

25 

21 

18

15 

13 

11 

10 

14

18 

14 

12 

11 

10

9

8 

7 

6 

5.5

5 

4.5 

4 

3.5 

3

2.5 

2 

1.5 

1.0 

.9 

.8

Aug.

0.7 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Sept.

0.3

.3 

.4 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

yin^immi Mean t f *.

0.2 0.48 30 

.4 1.34 80 

.9 1.62 99

.2 73.2 53,010

3.0 66.5 4,090 

15 84.7 4,870 

39 69.9 4,300 

29 242 14,420 

132 356 21,880 

39 195 11,620 

.8 10.4 641 

.3 .42 26 

.1 .21 13

.1 85.5 62,070
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 199

Bear River at Pardoe Camp, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°32', long. 120°15 , in sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 

 IB U., 2 miles below Bear River Reservoir of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Altitude, 

about 5,650 feet.

Drainage area.- 32.5 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 6.72 

reet;; minimum, 3.7 second-feet Oct. 27, 28.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 3,350 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 9.75 

feet); no flow Sept. 8-30, Oct. 1-4, 7-29, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Jan. 31 to Feb. 27 computed on basis of one discharge

measurement and unpublished record of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. at mouth. About 6,000 

acre-feet is stored each year at reservoir above station and usually released during late 

summer and early winter. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements 

furnished by Paciiic Gas & Electric Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oat.

7 

7 

6 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6.5 

7.5

6.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.1 

4.1

HOT.

4.2 

5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.9 

5 

5 

4.9 

28

66 

66 

66 

65 

64

63 

64 

63 

62 

61

60 

59 

58 

58 

57

56 

55 

54 

53 

53

Dec.

52 

51 

51 

50 

49

48 

47 

47 

46 

45

44 

44 

43 

42 

41

41 

39 

38 

37 

36

34 

33 

32 

30 

29

27 

27 

25 

26 

24 

22

Jan.

20 

33 

32 

46 

35

34 

48 

46 

63 

113

112 

79 

72 

115 

131

106 

83 

78 

75 

72

70 

68 

67 

66 

64

62 

60 

63 

63 

62 

56

Feb.

100 

96

Month

Oct 

No1? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Xaj 

Jim 

Jul £*Sep 

1

alendar year 193,

ater year 1935-;

Mar.

95 

98 

101 

101 

100

101 

103 

108 

112 

113

114 

118 

119 

120 

122

124 

127 

127 

131 

137

144 

140 

130 

126 

120

118 

96 

31 

36 

35 

31

Apr.

30 

30 

32 

31 

30

32 

42 

55 

68 

86

129 

420 

465 

530 

600

690 

710 

652 

582 

635

670 

730 

652 

618 

548

548 

512 

444 

325 

232

Secondfoot-days

161.5 

1,273.5 

1,200

40,119,5

2,094 

2,900 

3,278 

11,126 

18,163 

9,221 

679 

299.0 

1,000.5

51,397.5

May

265 

561 

850 

870 

710

480 

366 

512 

652 

710

690 

652 

870 

970 

730

670 

670 

690 

530 

399

444 

530 

635 

635 

670

582 

582 

495 

275 

225 

243

Maximum

7.5 

66 

52

790

131

144 

730 

970 

1,080 

65 

11 

59

1,030

June

201 

209 

300 

225 

258

567 

1,080 

512 

453 

480

548 

480 

411 

335 

275

290

308 

312 

278 

247

225 

217 

203 

180 

152

126 

108 

93 

79 

69

July

65 

59 

49 

42 

35

29 

26 

23 

21 

27

49 

25 

18 

15 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Minimum

3.9 

4.2 

22

3.9

20

31 

30 

225 

69 

11 

8 

7.5

3.9

Aug.

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

8.5 

8.5 

8 

8

Mean

5.21

42.4 

38.7

110

67.5 

100 

106 

371 

586 

307 

21.9 

9.65 

33.4

140

Sept.

8 

8 

S 

8 

8

7.5 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

32

56 

56 

56 

57 

58

58 

59 

59 

59 

58

57

56 

56 

56 

56

Run-off in 

acre- feet

320 

2,530 

2,380

79,570

4,150 

5,750 

6,500 

22,070 

36,030 

18,290 

1,350 

593 

1,980

101,900
200 MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Mokelumne River at West Point, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°23'15", long. 120°31'40", In sec. 10. T. 6 N., 

R. 13 E., 200 feet below highway bridge, 1 mile south of West Point, and 3* miles 

above Junction with South Fork. Altitude, about 2,500 feet.

Drainage area.- 67.2 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1936; October 1911 to October 1926, staff 

gage aoout 1,200 feet upstream.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1912-36), 49.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 7.22 

feet^ by slope-area method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 22.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, 2,550 second-feet Jan. 23, 1914 (gage height, 10.0 

feet, former site and datum); practically no flow Aug. 23 to Sept. 14, 1931, and no 

flow part of Sept. 9 and 10, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Several diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.4 

2.3

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

106

141

180

222

268

316

392

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

473

585

735

915

1,125

1,380

1,665

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.4

3.9

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.7

5.4

3.4

3.2

4.6

7.5

6

7

11

8.5

6.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

HOT.

4.9

9

8

6.5

6

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

7

14

12

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.E

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

-

Dee.

6.5

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

17

12

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

7

6.5

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

8

8

22

18

14

Jan.

11

19

27

27

2V

19

15

16

107

110

224

98

67

212

135

191

105

69

55

45

39

35

32

30

28

26

26

25

26

23

23

Feb.

G8

152

78

61

52

46

43

39

37

35

211

577

571

756

366

379

285

224

212

199

398

1,490

949

604

468

366

316

278

247

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

227

216

212

203

195

184

178

176

176

176

170

170

166

162

156

150

150

145

139

139

141

139

132

132

121

113

108

106

134

176

189

Apr.

147

136

170

269

190

164

154

156

160

168

182

193

197

203

214

220

224

214

201

190

190

188

180

170

158

150

145

139

137

130

-

Seeondfoot-dmys

211 9

263!5

19,371.7

1,892

9 507

4*981

5,339

2,554

1,337

428.5

142.3

116.6

2C, 925.0

May

121

US

120

125

123

116

106

101

98

96

95

92

90

90

86

80

75

71

68

64

62

59

57

55

53

52

51

63

57

57

53

Maximum

11

14

22

709

224

1,490

227

269

125

106

22

6.5

6

1,490

June

50

48

56

56

51

66

106

82

69

62

56

51

49

47

46

42

39

36

36

33

31

30

28

26

26

25

23

23

22

22

-

July

22

22

21

20

20

20

17

17

19

19

21

19

16

15

14

14

11

8.5

8.5

9

8.5

9

9

8.5

11

11

8.5

9

7.5

7

6.5

Minimum

1.4

4.9

6

.6

11

35

106

130

51

22

6.5

3.7

2«8

1.4

Aug.

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.5

4.6

4.9

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

Mean

4.91

7.06

*

53.1

61.0

328

161

178

82.4

44.6

13.8

4.59

3.89

73.6

Sept.

3.7

3.7

5.5

6

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.9

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

30S

420

n?S

38,440

3,750

18, 860

9,880

10,590

5,070

2,650

850

282

231

53,410
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 201

South Fork of Mokelumne River near West Point, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22'0", long. 120°33'0", in SWJ sec. 16, T. 6 

N., R. 13 E., 300 feet above Sawyer Bridge, 2 miles above Junction with Middle Fork, 

and 2i miles southwest of West Point. Altitude, about 2,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 73.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 3,600 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

8.90 feet) from rating curve extended above 710 second-feet; minimum, 2.2 second-feet 

Oct; 1.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 22, 1936; no flow Aug. 6, 7, and Aug. 

12 to Sept. 26, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.7

9

9.5

8

6.5

6.5

6

5.5

5.5

4.8

V

IV

11

9.5

19

13

11

9.5

9

8.5

8

V.5

7

7

7.5

7.5

7

7

6.5

6.5

7

HOT.

8

15

13

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9

8.5

8

8

8

8

16

15

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

Dec.

9.5

9.5

9

9

9

9

9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

21

16

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

9

9.5

9.5

9

9

9

9

9

12

12

30

26

20

Jan.

17

24

37

32

38

25

20

21

148

151

278

121

84

243

220

241

133

93

73

62

54

49

45

43

38

37

35

34

34

33

32

Feb.

115

272

122

94

79

66

60

54

50

46

362

936

8S9

1,110

517

606

481

339

295

269

487

2,560

1,630

922

651

500

416

358

315

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935 -C 6. .....................

Mar.

288

273

265

258

246

239

239

236

236

236

228

225

218

211

201

194

194

191

184

184

188

184

172

172

156

144

136

130

153

237

274

Apr.

188

175

238

452

236

188

172

175

191

214

239

254

265

277

284

292

292

269

246

239

236

232

218

204

184

175

166

162

156

147

-

Secondfoot-days

257.0

300

364.0

25,556.9

2 495

14)541

6 492

6)766

2 824

1,718

680

365.5

313.0

37,115.5

May

133

127

127

127

124

121

119

116

116

114

111

107

99

95

95

91

84

80

74

72

71

67

63

60

58

58

56

58

67

67

67

M«yf imam

19

16

30

1,170

278

2,560

288

452

133

136

29

15

18

2,560

June

63

62

63

69

69

74

136

116

99

82

74

69

62

58

55

52

50

48

46

43

40

39

35

34

33

30

29

29

29

30

-

July

29

29

28

28

28

26

24

23

25

26

28

28

26

22

22

19

22

22

22

24

25

22

20

19

16

14

13

12

12

13

13

Minimum

2.7

8

9

2.7

17

46

130

147

56

29

12

8

7

2.7

Aug.

12

12

13

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

14

15

15

15

13

12

12

12

10

9

9

12

12

9.5

8.5

8.5

8

8

8

8.5

9.5

Mean

8.29

10

11.7

70.0

80.5

501

209

226

91.1

57.3

21.9

11«8

10.4

101

Sept.

10

12

16

18

18

16

12

8.5

7

8

8

10

12

11

12

10

9.5

9

8

7.5

8.5

8

10

8.5

9

9

8.5

9

10

10

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

510

595

722

50,690

4,950

28,840

12,880

13,420

5,600

3,410

1,350

725

621

73,620
202 MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Woodbridge Canal at Woodbridge, Calif.

Location.- Three water-stage recorders, lat. 38°9'10", long. 121°18'0",in SEi sec. 34, T.

 4 N., R. 6 E., at Woodbridge, at point of diversion. Elevation of zero of gage is 

32.18 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 329 second-feet July 22; no flow

 Nov. 3 to Dec. 7 and Jan. 1 to Mar. 21.

1926-36: Maximum mean daily discharge, that of July 22, 1936; no flow part of 

each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge computed from records of gate openings and

 effective head as shown by recorders. Canal diverts from reservoir on Mokelumne 

River in sec. 34, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., in Woodbridge. Water is used for irrigation in 

territory south and west of Woodbridge.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oet.

165 

139 

106 

136 

133

125 

120 

127 

118 

118

119 

60 

29 

24 

-8

-IS 

IS 

24 

29 

29

29 

61 

67 

87 

98

1O2 

1O6 

1O4 

113 

1O2 

96

HOT.

56 

17 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

O 

0 

0 

O

0 

0

o 

o

0

o

0

o 

o

0

o 

o 

o 

o

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

9 

10 

30

4O 

43 

41 

37 30-

20 

21 

21 

22 

18

16 

16 

15 

28 

32

25 

24 

21 

16 

15 

2.2

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oet 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr ¥*JUB 

Jill

Aue 

Sep

1

uary

y... ........ ...........................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

O

o 

o

0

0 

0 

0

o 

o

o 

o

0

o 

o

o 

o 

o

0 

0

0 

35 

6O 

17 

28

54 

67 

52 

46 

2S 

35

Apr.

56 

28 

19 

25 

26

42 

32 

3O 

44 

52

68 

91 

SS 

90 

93

108 

140 

140 

129 

129

12S 

128 

126 

122 

113

106 

US 

143 

174 

166

Secondfoot-days

8,558 

75 

552. S

37,300.2

O 

O 

416 

2,774 

5,99S 

7,3SO 

8,604 

.7,468 

5,190

40,953.2

May

1S3 

1S3 

187 

194 

218

2OS 

1SS 

167 

164 

160

191 

219 

211 

19S 

203

204 

180 

191 

189 

194

2O6 

218 

2SO 

184 

1S6

214 

212 

220 

19S 

154 

154

Maximum

165 

56 

43

308

0 

0 

67 

186 

220 

321 

329 

274 

234

329

June

16S 

175 

2O9 

194 

199

189 

179 

160 

183 

199

198 

223 

240 

228 

246

251 

269 

2S9 

2S2 

279

248 

275 

288 

308 

321

319 

314 

309 

266 

312

July

308 

300 

255 

242 

244

264 

292 

299 

284 

2S4

226 

SI 

20S 

2S7 

294

308 

312 

298 

268 

293

326

312 

314 

304

284 

287 

282 

272 

272 

275

Minimum

O 

O

O

0 

0 

O 

19 

154 

160 

SI 

19S 

114

0

Aug.

273 

24S 

244 

274 

270

255 

273 

272 

240 

246

257 

255 

244 

257 

232

19S 

226 

24S 

259 

27O

255 

231 

20S 

213 

2O2

220 

S33 

235 

2O3 

2O6 

221

Mean

82.5 

2.43 

17. S

102

O 

0 

13.4 

92.5 

193 

S44 

S78 

241 

173

112

Sept.

231 

234 

176 

170 

136

114 

159 

1S2 

194 

1S4

198 

201 

173 

1S3 

194

193 

180 

174 

164 

150

146 

171 

173 

173 

162

164 

140 

144 

157 

170

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,070 

145 

1,1OO

73,980

0 

O 

825 

5,5OO 

11,900 

14,520 

17,070 

14,810 

1O,290

S1.23O

Hote.- Woodbridge Reservoir was temporarily drawn down on Oct. 15, 16, negative flow Indicating 

that canal was returning water to reservoir. This flow was computed negative In order to give 

correct amount of water diverted by canal.
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 203

Sutter Creek near Sutter Creek, Calif.

Location.- Staff'gage, lat. 38°23'30". long. 120°46'50", in sec. 9, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., 

1.3 miles east of Sutter Creek. Altitude, about 1,150 feet.

Drainage area.- 50.6 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1936. February 1922 to December 1935 at site 

1.7 miles downstream. Flow from mine drainage and town sewers enters between.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,900 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 12.0 

feetj, this exceeds maximum recorded at downstream station, 1922-35; no flow Aug. 31.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read twice daily. Small diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

50 

31

Oet. NOT. Dec. Jan.

7.5 

10 

22

16 

17

13 

8.5 

7.5 

211 

138

3S2 

79 

60 

321 

211

193 

S7 

59 

39 

32

29 

24 

21

18 

16

16 

13 

14 

11 

11 

10

Feb.

62 

14S 

75 

48 

39

31 

28 

24 

23 

20

113 

535 

482 

970 

398

7S5 

430 

278 

306 

306

292 

1,S30 

1,170 

695 

535

370 

2S5 

246 

165

Month

Oet 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jaz 

Fel 

Mai 

Api 

Ma, 

Jui

JU] 

Au, 

Bei

alendar year

Ly............. .........................

The peri

Mar.

122 

108 

94 

87 

80

74 

64 

60 

58 

52

50 

47 

43 

43 

43

42 

36 

35 

33 

33

33 

33 

30 

33 

35

33 

27 

30 

43 

108 

157

Apr.

89 

74 

114 

430 

259

128 

96 

81 

71 

64

60 

55 

50 

47 

43

36 

35 

33 

30 

27

25 

27 

27 

23 

20

20 

17 

17 

20 

20

Secondfoot-days

2,096.5 

10,689 

1,766 

2,038 

392.5 

438.5 

523 

6.1 

12.9

May

17 

13 

13 

12 

12

10 

10 

8.5 

8 

7

6 

6 

6 

19 

20

17 

17 

16 

14 

14

14 

14 

12 

10 

10

10 

10 

20 

17 

17 

13

Maximum

3S2 

1,830 

157 

430 

20 

60 

3.2 

.4 

1.2

June

12 

13 

27 

20 

14

33 

60 

60

36 

17

14 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

8.5 

8.5 

8

7 

6.5 

5 

4.5 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.2 

3.2

July

3.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.0

l.s

2.2 

3.2

2.9 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0

l.s

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

.8 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.4

Minimum

7.5 

20 

27 

17 

6 

3.2 

.4 

0 

.1

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0

Mean

67.6 

369 

57.0 

67.9 

12.7 

14.6 

1.69 

.20 

,43

Sept.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.8 

1.2

1.0

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.7

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,160 

21,200 

3,500 

4,040 

779 

871 

104 

12 

26

34,690
204 MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Sutter Creek at Sutter Creek, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38 U 24', long. 120°48', in sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., threeeighths of a mile west of Sutter Creek. Altitude, about 1,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 53.2 square miles.

Records available.- February 1922 to December 1935 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 11 years (1922-23,1925-35), 28.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1922-35: Maximum discharge, about 3,100 second-feet Feb. 6, 1925 (gage

 height, 7.5 feet); practically no flow except for town wqste, during summer of 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read twice daily. Stream regulated to some extent

 by small dam above town of Sutter Creek and by release of mine water. Also small 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water-year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.7 

1.2 

1.0 

1.2

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

Ii4 

1.1

2.7 

Ic6 

1.0 

7.5 

1.6

2.S 

2.7 

2.7 

1.9 

2.4

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2

2.6 

2.5 

2.2 

3.0 

3.1 

2.7

HOT.

2.2 

3.2 

4.4 

4.0 

3.5

3.4 

2.8 

2.7 

3.0 

3.0

3.2 

2.S 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0

3.1 

11 

9 

7 

5.5

4.7 

5.5 

5.5 

4.9 

5

5.5 

5 

3.5 

5

5.5

Dec.

5 

4.9 

4.6 

4.9 

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

4.4 

6 

4.9

3.9 

15 

12 

S 

6.5

7 

4.2 

5.5 

4.9 

4.7

4.4 

5.5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

5 

6 

7 

24 

19 

14

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct

NO!

Dec 

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma, 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

ober 19C

alendar year 19; 5. .....................

The peri

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

67.0 

133.5 

219.2

11,675.4

May

Maximum

7.5 

11 

24

710

June July

Minimum

1.0 

2.2 

3.9

.7

Aug.

Mean

2.16 

4.45 

7.07

32.0

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

133 

265 

435

23,160

833
MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN 205

North Fork of Cosumnes River near El Dorado, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°36', long. 120°51', In NEJ sec. 35, T. 9 N., R.

 10 E., 1 mile north of Nashville, 2.7 miles above mouth, and 6 miles south of El Dorado.

Altitude, about 910 feet.

Drainage area.- 202 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936. August 1911 to September 1933, staff 

gage it miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,520 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 8.80 

feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 1.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, about 7,600 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

15.2 feet, former site and datum); no flow part of 1924, 1926, 1931, 1933, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Irrigation diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 1.1 4.0 1,270 

1.0 3.9 4.5 1,660 

1.2 14 5.0 2,100 

1.4 32 5.5 2,590 

1.6 64 6.0 3,110 

1.9 132 6.5 3,660 

2.2 234 7.0 4,240 

2.5 365 7.5 4,840 

3.0 620 8.0 5,480 

3.5 925 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

1.7 

2.6

2.3 

5 

6.5

E.5 

4.7 

3.9 

3.7 

3.7

5 

8.5 

16 

16 

22

28 

22

16 

13

11

10 

10 

9

e.5

8.5

8 

8 

8 

8 

8.5 

8.5

HOT.

10 

13 

25 

20 

16

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

13

12 

21 

36 

25 

20

17 

16 

20 

20 

19

18 

16 

16 

15 

15

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

17 

18

16 

32 

55 

31 

23

20 

18 

17 

16 

14

15 

15 

14 

14 

15

15 

19 

24 

33 

72 

57

Jan.

46 

50 

141

112 

159

96 

70 

60 

338 

687

1,190 

525 

338 

1,600 

1,280

1,560 

753 

500 

380 

311

259 

223 

200 

179 

165

153 

141 

135 

132 

124 

120

Feto.

549 

908 

395 

307 

263

226 

207 

193 

176 

162

499 

2,190 

2,100 

3,630 

1,780

2,350 

1,660 

1,130 

990 

958

1,500 

5,480 

4,600 

2,590 

2,060

1,380 

1,130 

958 

834

Month

Oot 

Non 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul

An,,

Set 

1

alendar year 193

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

759 

723 

711 

699 

670

642 

620 

604 

592 

592

582 

570 

560 

550 

525

505 

500

485 

465 

460

465 

460 

435 

440 

410

365 

342 

329 

520 

636 

808

Apr.

576 

515 

604 

1,130 

747

609 

560 

560 

555 

614

681 

735 

765 

783 

802

828 

821 

783 

723 

675

664 

664 

648 

614 

570

540 

515 

490 

490 

460

Secondfoot-days

292.1 

505 

688

74,244.4

12,027 

41,205 

17,024 

19, 721 

9,968 

5,633 

967 

282.5 

202.8

108,515.4

May

425 

415 

440 

470 

465

430 

375 

360 

365 

365

370 

365 

370 

390 

370

342 

320 

311 

302 

268

242 

234 

226 

226 

226

219 

215 

247 

226 

196 

193

Maximum

28 

36 

72

3,800

1,600 

5,480 

808 

1,130 

470 

530 

60 

13 

14

5,480

June

179 

162 

165 

207 

176

196 

530 

465 

352 

311

280 

263 

234 

215 

207

186 

169 

156 

144 

132

127 

117 

107 

98 

91

82 

78 

72 

68 

64

July

60 

57

53 

48 

45

42 

39 

38 

39 

40

43 

46 

38 

35 

31

29 

26 

24 

23 

22

21 

20 

20

19 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

14 

14

Aug.

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

10 

10

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

9 

8 

8 

8 

7.5

7 

7.5 

7 

7.5 

7

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

Sept.

5.5 

5.5 

6.5 

10 

14

12 

10 

8.5 

8 

7

7 

7 

7 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7 

5.5 

6.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5 

5 

4.7

4.3 

3 9 

3 9

4^3 

4.7

Mini, Mean ^-get"

1.7 9.42 579 

10 16.8 1,000 

14 22.2 1,360

1.5 203 147,200

46 388 23,860 

162 1,421 81,730 

329 549 33,770 

460 657 39,120 

193 322 19,770 

64 188 11,170 

14 31.2 1,920 

5.5 9.11 560 

3.9 6.76 402

1.7 296 215,200
206 MOKELUMNE RIVER BASIN

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30'0", long. 121°2'45", In SEi sec. 36, T. 8 N., 

" R 8 E., at highway bridge at Michigan Bar, 5i miles southwest of Latrobe. North and 

Middle Forks unite 12 miles above station. Altitude, about 190 feet.

Drainage area.- 537 square miles.

Records available.- October 1907 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 29 years, 445 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 18,200 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 9.95 

reetj; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 1.

1907-36: Maximum discharge, 23,800 second-feet Feb. 6, 1925 (gage height, 11.2 

feet) from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; no flow part of 1908, 1918, 

1919, 1924-26, 1931, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Irrigation diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1935 36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second feet)

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.2

0.7

2.0

s.s

20.0

38

63

95

138

197

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.S

5.2

5.6

6.0

280

380

500

640

1,010

1,510

2,170

2,950

3,S50

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

4,910

6,090

7,330

8,610

10,000

11,900

13,900

16,040

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.5

1.9

2.0

4.9

9

11

10

9

8.5

7.5

8.5

11

24

40

42

53

53

40

30

26

22

19

19

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

HoT.

17

20

30

44

35

30

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

35

56

63

46

37

34

35

39

39

36

33

32

30

29

Dec.

2S

28

27

27

27

27

28

29

31

32

32

43

92

78

55

48

43

38 37

32

33

36

35

33

32

32

38

45

80

136

117

Jan.

103

109

244

248

276

201

146

126

834

1,850

3,790

1,470

830

3,930

2,950

3,850

1,800

1,120

830

672

570

488

434

398

365

340

315

305

295

280

263

Feb.

2,080

3,280

1,120

7S3

656

570

500

458

422

392

2,030

6,860

6,090

8,610

4,630

T,180

5,060

3,380

E,840

2,700

4,260

15,600

13,500

7,170

6,090

3,850

3,060

2,520

2,170

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-e

Mar.

1,900

1,740

1,640

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,300

1,290

1,250

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,040

1,010

960

950

950

950

900

890

880

756

688

656

910

1,200

2,170

Apr.

1,270

1,060

1,320

3,500

2,040

1,500

1,280

1,240

1,280

1,360

1,500

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,690

1,740

1,740

1,640

1,510

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,050

980

970

930

-

Secondfoot-days

583.8

CjftT yoj.

1,399

183,897.3

29 431

117^861

43^540

19 f 7 62

10,466

1 *794 '395.0 815.0

263,487.8

May

840

S10

840

940

950

860

774

712

696

704

720

720

704

729

738

680

640

612

591

542

494

470

458

452

452

446

434

446

494

422

392

Mqy<|H^iBl

53

63

136

11,300

3,930

15,600

2,170

3,500

940

107

23

22

15,600

June

370

340

325

375

375

350

820

940

688

584

528

488

452

398

375

340

310

290

266

240

224

208

194

176

160

146

136

129

122

115

-

July

107

101

95

90

85

81

75

70

72

75

76

83

75

66

58

53

49

46

44

42

39

38

36

37

39

30

28

27

27

26

24

Minimum

1.5

17

27

1.4

103

392

656

930

392

115

24

5.5

3.8

1.5

Aug.

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

16

16

19

16

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

9.5

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

7.5

7

6

6

5.5

5.5

Mean

18.8

32.7

45.1

504

949

4,064

1,195

1,451

637

349

57 9

12^7

7.17

720

Sept.

5.5

5.5

4.5

5.5

11

17

22

20

11

8.5

7.5

7

6.5

6

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,160

1,950

2,770

364,800

58,380

233,800

73,510

86,360

39,200

20,760

3,560

783

426

528,700
GOOSE LAKE BASIN 207

Drew Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°7', long. 120°36', in SEi sec. 4, T. 40 s., R. 18 E.,

 at highway bridge half a mile below mouth of Willow Creek, 1 mile below Drew Creek 

Dam, and 13 miles southwest of Lakeview.

Drainage area.- 211 square miles.

Records available.- January 1909 to September 1921, October 1925 to September 1936 in

 reports of U. S. Geological Survey; January 1909 to September 1930 in reports of 

State engineer.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1909-30), including diversion by North Drew Canal, 60.8 

second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 465 second-feet Mar. 3-9 (gage

 height, 3.80 feet); no flow at times.

1909-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 3,000 second-feet Mar. 1, 2, 1910; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read daily Mar. 1-9; for other periods gage was

 rea3 about twice a week; discharge interpolated for days when gage was not read. 

Considerable regulation caused by operation of Drew Creek Reservoir, 1 mile above 

station. Since March 1914 North Drew Canal of Goose Lake Valley Irrigation Co. has 

diverted water around station (see next paga).

Discharge, In secend-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

Hi

22

23

2425

26

27

SB

20

SO

31

Oct. HOT. D»O. Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

^

_

-

_

24

37

50

64

TV

136

196

256

-

Month

Hapoh .....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. ............. .

Th« period

Mar.

385

405

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

15

14

13

12

10

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

Apr.

6

6

6

10

14

19

26

34

41

48

40

32

24

22

20

18

16

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

19

26

33

Secondfoot -days

840

7^883

591

4 832

l'o39

1 755

1,156 

313

May

40

164

239

239

239

239

239

214

190

190

190

188

186

184

182

180

17S

175

166

158

149

140

129

119

108

96

84

71

59

49

38

Mfl-yf Tlflim

256

465

48

239

64

59

56

30

June

28

28

28

2S

2S

28

13

6

6

6

6

8

11

13

14

22

30

39

47

55

64

63

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

55

July

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

56

57

58

59

58

56

55

56

57

57

58

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

IHfl^flnijii

24

3

6

38

6

55

24

0

Aug.

56

52

48

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

43

40

38

35

35

35

35

32

30

27

24

24

24

24

30

36

36

36

32

32

32

Mean

105

254

19 »V

156

34.6

56.3

37 3

ioU

Sept.

30

29

28

26

26

26

26

23

21

18

16

13

13

13

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

_

1,670

15,650

1,170

9,560

2,060

3,480

2 *621 290

36,500
208 QOOSE LAKE BASIN

Drew Creek near Lakeview, Oreg. 

(Continued)

Monthly stage and contents, Drew Creek Reservoir near Lakevlew, Oreg 

water year 1935-36

I)ate

Sept. 30

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Julj

Aug

Sep1

31

30

31

31

29

31

30

31

3 30

T 31

31

;. 30

Gage

height

In feet

44.1

43.9

43.8

43.8

44.4

45.5

46.3

55.0

54.0

52.9

50.2

48.4

~

Contents

acr

25

24

24

34

25

28

31

62

58

53

45

37

*35

in

e-feet

,060

,550

,300

,300

,840

,800

,070

,500

,070

,480

,490

,480

,890

The water year

Change in

contents

during month

In acre-feet

-510

-250

0

+1,540

+2,960

+2,270

+31,430

-4,430

-4,590

-9,990

-6,010

-1.590

-10,830

^Estimated.

Note.- Maximum contents for year, 62,960 acre-feet May 1-8.

Run-off, in acre-feet, of North Drew Canal near Lakeview, Oreg. 

water year 1935-36

March

May

June

July

August

September

The water year

708

1,540

2,790

4,790

2,190

551

12,369

Mote.- Mo flow during months not shown.
GOOSE LAKE BASIN 209

Cottonwood Creek near Lakevlew, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°14', long. 120°30'> in SWi sec. 29, T. 38 S., 

R. 19 E., 200 yards below Cottonwood Reservoir and 10 miles northwest of Lakeview.

Drainage area.- 30 square miles.

Records available.- November 1908 to September 1919, October 1925 to September 1936 in 

reports or U. S. Geological Survey; November 1908 to September 1919, October 1924 to 

September 1930 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1909-19, 1924-35), 20.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 114 second-feet during period when clock of 

 water-stage recorder was stopped, Mar. 26 to Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.07 feet); minimum

not determined.

1908-19, 1924-36: Maximum discharge, 500 to 1,000 second-feet during period Apr.

26 to May 1, 1927, when natural mean flow, estimated as 170 second-feet, was augmented

by water escaping from reservoir through break in outlet conduit above control gate;

no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for Aug. 10-27, 29-31, Sept. 1-8, 11-15, 

18-30, which are poor. Considerable regulation since 1923 caused by operation of 

Cottonwood Reservoir, 200 yards above gage.

Rating tables, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Dot, 1 to Nov. 6 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.2 0 1.9 14 1.2 0 2.2 24

1.4 

1.6

1.6 

5.9

2.2 

2.5

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

1.5

5.0

12

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

43

76

136

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

2.0

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

3.0

2.S 

2.S 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

2.S

2.S 

2.S 

2.6 

2.2 

2.8 

3.0

HOT.

2.S

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

Ron 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

«

alandar year

11 22-30.. ............................

ater year

Mar.

43 

45

50 

62 

66 

66 

23

11 

23 

24 

24 

24

Apr.

64 

66 

66 

68

68 

68 

64 

56 

51

Secondfoot-daya

May

45 

45 

46 

46 

46

46 

47 

47 

46 

47

62 

75 

79 

71 

71

71 

71 

63 

44 

40

40 

39 

37 

33 

37

43 

44 

43 

43 

38 

32

Maximum

3.0

68 

79 

50 

37 

31

June

27 

20 

20 

20 

27

35 

4S 

50 

41 

20

2S 

3S

38 

3S 

38

27 

18 

19 

29 

33

33 

33 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

July

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

35 

32

28 

27 

27 

28 

31

31 

31 

30 

33 

34

33

33 

33 

32 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

2S

Minimum

1.0

51 

32 

18 

26 

16

Aug.

31 

31 

31 

31 

30

30 

29 

29 

29

20

16 

16 

16

16

Mean

2.29

63.5 

49.6 

32.5 

31.5 

22.4 

7.69

Sept.

 15

14 

14

) 

4.4 

4.4

. 3.0

Run-off In 

aore-feet

141

1,130 

3,050 

1,940 

1,930 

1.380 

45S

146163 O 37 14
210 SACRAMENTO RIVER 

MAIN STREAM

Sacramento River at Antler, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53', long. 122°23', in SEJ sec. 13, T. 35 N., 

R. 5 W., a quarter of a mile below highway bridge at Antler. Gregory Creek enters 

1,000 feet above gage and Pit River 14 miles below. Elevation of zero of gage is 

934.4 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 461 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936; November 1910 to December 1911, 

April 1919 to December 1930 at staff-gage station 1,200 feet upstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1919-36), 907 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 13. 

feet;; minimum, 138 second-feet Oct. 1, Sept. 24.

1910-11, 1919-36: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage 

height, 19.4 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 95 second-feet Aug. 19, 28, 29, 

Sept. 3, 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions.

;ing table, wa

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.3

2.0

2.2

105

155

215

230

355

435

ter year

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

1935-36 (gage height, in f

530

635

750

3SO

1,020

1,170

3.6

3.B

4.0

4.4

4.8

5.2

1,330

1,510

1,700

2,110

2,530

3,120

eet, anc

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.6

1 discharge, in second-feet)

3,700

4,340

4,980

5,700

6,420

7,SOO

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

8,000

9,060

10,160

11,360

12,600

15,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

142

164

183

182

176

170

167

164

161

161

176

191

185

239

280

242

215

200

194

188

185

185

185

182

182

179

179

179

179

182

185

HOT.

197

203

194

186

191

194

194

191

191

188

185

188

191

191

197

209

203

215

212

212

206

239

239

221

212

206

203

200

197

197

-

Dec.

194

194

194

191

197

290

335

343

266

239

367

680

367

294

266

245

239

227

215

209

206

203

203

200

200

209

298

276

480

704

652

Jan.

423

752

657

808

708

525

435

512

1,460

3,190

7,540

2,520

3,400

5,300

6,800

4,500

2,640

1,850

1,460

1,210

1,020

915

848

796

756

720

702

714

696

662

635

Feb.

608

580

540

520

500

480

462

453

435

431

480

2,580

3,470

2,520

2,910

5,160

4,260

3,940

3,260

2,910

13,800

10,200

6,060

4,340

3,330

2,770

2,460

2,280

2,110

-

Month

Fat 

Max

April.....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,600

1,53'J

1,560

1,460

1,380

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,210

1,290

1,210

1,090

1,060

950

880

860

867

828

822

828

Apr.

750

732

1,140

1,750

1,380

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,250

1,330

1,510

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,060

2,110

2,060

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,850

2,340

2,110

1,800

1,600

1,460

1,420

1,600

1,460

-

Seoondfoot-daya

5,787

6,054

9,183

325,647

55,154

83,849 

40,525

48,232

33,468

31,781

10,481

5,714

4,718

334,946

May

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,600

1,460

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,380

1,750

1,510

1,210

1,060

985

950

854

789

738

714

690

674

657

657

874

782

690

624

Ka*l*u»

280

239

704

6,300

7,540

13,800 

2,000

2,340

1,750

3,840

510

218

185

13,800

June

591

580

560

560

535

635

1,910

2,340

1,650

1,250

1,060

950

867

1,050

3,840

2,000

1,510

1,250

1,130

985

680

815

744

690

646

608

575

550

525

495

-

July

471

448

435

423

415

403

387

387

510

456

419

391

375

359

343

327

315

301

294

287

273

270

266

259

252

248

242

239

236

227

221

Mtnfcm»

142

185

191

135

423

431 

822

732

624

495

221

158

140

140

Aug.

218

212

209

206

203

203

200

197

194

194

197

197

191

188

182

179

179

179

176

173

173

173

173

173

173

167

164

161

161

161

158

Mean

187

202

296

892

1,779

2,891 

1,307

1,608.

1,080

1,059

338

184

157

915

Sept.

161

167

170

176

185

179

170

164

15S

155

155

158

164

167

167

164

158

155

152

150

148

145

142

140

140

142

145

145

148

148

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

11,480

12,010

18,210

645,900

109,400

166,300 

80,380

95,670

66,380

63,040

20,790

11,330

9,360

664,400
SACRAMENTO RIVER 211

Sacramento River at Kennett, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long. 122°24', In SWi sec. 2, T. 33 N., 

R. 5 W., at highway bridge at Kennett.

Elevation of zero of gage Is 618.26 feet above mean sea level. Gage set to read 

2.00 feet more than U. S. Weather Bureau staff gage at same location.

Drainage area.- 6,600 square miles (not Including Goose Lake Basin). 

Records available.- November 1925 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 10 years (1926-36), 5,762 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,500 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 23.3 

feet); minimum, 2,360 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

1925-36: Maximum discharge, 94,900 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 25.1 

feet); minimum, 2,290 second-feet Oct. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Storage and many diversions above station In Pit River

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

2,760

2,810

2,360

2,920

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,810

2,810

2,920

2,970

2,970

3,190

3,420

3,300

3,080

2.970

2,920

2,920

2 920

2,920

2,860

2,810

2,860

2,860

2,760

2,810

2,920

2,920

2,920

HOT.

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,970

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,970

3,080

3,080

2,970

2,970

2,920

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

Dec.

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

3,190

3,420

3,420

3,190

3,080

3,420

4,830

3,800

3,540

3,300

3,190

3,080

2,970

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,970

2,970

3,080

2,970

3,420

3,540

4,360

5,360

5,540

Jan.

4,210

5,900

5,130

5,540

5,360

4,510

4,210

5,000

12,700

15,900

31,000

14,300

17,000

34,100

51,700

36,300

26,500

18,800

13,400

10,900

9,680

8,550

7,890

7,460

6,S50

6,280

5,920

5,750

5,590

5,430

5,270

Feb.

5,270

4,970

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,540

4,540

4,540

4,400

4,400

4,540

8,310

16,100

14,200

15,900

23,600

23,300

22,600

20,100

21,700

60,800

65, 500

45,600

35,500

28,000

22,300

19,700

17,300

16,100

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July ......................................

Sept amber. ................................

Water year 1935-:56. .....................

Mar.

14,700

14,500

13,700

12,900

J2,600

11,800

11,400

10,600

10,400

9,920

9,440

8,990

8,770

8,550

8,330

8,110

8,110

7,670

7,460

7,460

7,250

7,050

7,050

7,460

7,460

7,050

6,100

6,650

6,650

6,460

6,460

Apr.

6,280

6,100

9,030

14,200

10,900

8,990

8,330

8,110

8,110

7,890

7,890

8,330

8,110

7,890

8,110

8,330

8,330

8,770

8,770

8,110

7,890

8,110

8,550

8,770

8,330

7,890

7,460

7,460

8,330

8,110

-

Secondfoot-days

90,630

89,010

105,810

2f 363 j 320

397,180

527,850

281 050

251, 4SO

171*610

147,690

101,540

85,600

80,410

2,329,860

May

7,250

6,350

7,050

7,250

7,050

6,280

6,100

5,920

5,920

5,920

5,750

5,750

5,750

6,100

6,100

5,920

5,590

5,430

5,270

4,970

4,820

4,680

4,260

4,260

4,130

4,400

4,400

4,820

4,680

4,540

4,400

Maximum

3,420

3,080

5,540

42,400

51,700

65,500

14,700

14 200

7*250

9,210

3,740

S 910

2*.860

65,500

June

4,260

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,000

4,260

5,920

9,210

7,250

6,100

5,590

5,270

4,970

4,820

7,840

5,920

5,270

4,970

4,680

4,680

4,540

4,400

4,260

4,130

4,130

4,000

3,870

3,740

3,610

3,610

-

July

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,610

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,610

3,610

3,490

3,490

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,250

3,250

3,130

3,130

3,020

3,020

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,020

2,910

2,910

2,860

2,860

2,800

Minimum

2,760

2,920

2,970

2,710

4,210

4,400

6,100

6,100

4,130

3,610

2)650

2,400

2,400

Aug.

2,300

2,910

2,860

2,750

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,750

2,800

2,860

2,800

2,800

2,860

2,860

2,750

2,750

2,700

2,650

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,750

2,800

2,800

2,750

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,650

2,700

Mean

2,924

2,967

3,413

6,530

12,810

18,800

9,066

S,383

5,536

4,923

3,275

S rrfil f I OJ2,680

6,366

Sept.

2,700

2,650

2,750

2,750

2,800

2,860

2,800

2,800

2,700

2,750

2,700

2,600

2,550

2,650

2,650

2,750

2,800

2,750

2,650

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,400

2,550

2,600

2,400

2,450

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

179,300

176,500

209,900

4,728,000

7S7,SOO

1,047,000

557,500

498,800

340.4OO

292,900

201,400

169,800

159,500

4,621,000
212 SACRAMENTO RIVER

Sacramento River near Red Bluff, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°13'55", long. 122°10'50", in SEi sec. 34, T. 28

 N., K. 3 W., at lower end of Iron Canyon, half a mile below Sevenmile Creek and 4 

miles northeast of Red Bluff. Altitude, about 250 feet.

Drainage area.- 9,300 square miles (not including Goose Lake Basin).

Records available.- January 1902 to September 1936. April 1895 to June 1902 at Jellys 

Ferry, 12 miles above Red Bluff.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 11,220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 133,000 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 24.52

 feet)'; minimum, 2,700 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.08 foot).

1895-1936: Maximum discharge, 278,000 second-feet Feb. 3, 1909 (gage height, 35.2 

feet); minimum, 2,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1931, Sept. 9, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Apr. 26 to May 25, which were computed on

 basis of recorded range of stage and records for station at Kennett and are good. 

Storage and many diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

U

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

as

ea

21

85

86

87

28

SO

30

31

Oet.

2,860

3,940

2,940

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,180

3,520

3,440

3,700

4,160

3,980

3,700

3,610

3,520

3,520

3,440

3,440

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,260

3,350

3,440

3,440

HOT.

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,520

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,610

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

-

Dec.

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,610

4,070

4,260

3,980

3,790

4,070

7,780

5,520

4,660

4,260

4,070

3,880

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,610

3,520

3,610

3,610

4,360

4,560

11,500

7,510

9,730

Jan.

6,470

13 ,800

13,100

8,870

8,320

6,980

5,980

7,780

31,800

32,200

57,400

33,900

26,500

57,500

109,900

89,200

47,100

32,400

22,400

18,000

15,000

13,400

12,100

11,200

10,600

9,720

9,150

8,590

8,320

8,050

7,780

Feb.

7,510

7,240

6,980

6,470

6,470

6,340

6,220

6,100

5,980

5,360

5,980

8,960

20,300

21,300

22,000

33,300

37,500

42,200

35,900

37,500

81,900

120,000

85,400

57,400

47,600

35,400

29,600

26 ,100

23,200

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

April. ....................................

toy.................... ...................

July ......................................

Water year 1935-.56, .....................

Mar.

20,900

19,800

19,100

18,000

17,000

16,000

15,300

14,300

13,700

13,400

12,700

12,100

11,800

11,500

11 ,200

10,600

10,600

10,300

10,300

10,000

10,000

9,720

9,430

9,430

9,720

9,430

8,590

8,590

8,870

8,870

10,600

Apr.

9,150

S,590

11,300

28,300

18,400

14,000

12,100

11,200

10,900

10,600

10,300

10,600

10,600

10,300

10,300

10,600

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,300

10,300

10,300

10,600

10,900

10,300

9,720

9,400

9,400

10,300

10,000

-

Seoondfoot-days

103, 650

105,300

142,050

3,454,970

743,510

836,710

381 ,850

341 ,460

185^630

115,820

93,300

88,680

3,360,680

May

9,000

8,600

8,800

9,000

8,800

8,200

8,000

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,600

7,600

7,800

8,000

8,000

7,800

7,500

7,300

7,100

6,800

6,500

6,200

5,500

5,500

5,300

5,300

5,300

5,860

6,340

5,980

5,640

Maximum

4,160

3,700

11,500

98,200

109,900

120,000

20,900

28,300

9,000

11,800

4,360

3,180

3,100

120,000

June

5,520

5,300

5,300

5,300

5,190

5,300

7,240

11,800

10,300

8,320

7,510

6,720

6,340

6,100

7,510

8,590

6,980

6,340

5,860

5,640

5,520

5,410

5,190

5,080

4,870

4,760

4,660

4,460

4,360

4,160

-

July

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,160

4,070

3,880

3,880

3,880

4,160

4,360

4,260

4,070

3,980

3,790

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,610

3,520

3,520

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,520

3,520

3,350

3,180

3,180

3,100

3,100

Minimum

2,860

3,440

3,520

2,860

5,980

5,860

8,590

8,590

5,300

4,160

3,100

2,860

2,700

3,700

Aug.

3,100

3,100

3,180

3,100

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,100

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,100

3,020

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,860

2,940

2,940

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

Moan

3,344

3,510

4,582

9,466

23,980

28,850

12,320

11,380

7,185

6,188

3,736

3,010

2,956

9,183

Sept.

2,940

2,940

2,940

3,020

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,020

2,940

3,020

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,940

2,940

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

3,020

3,020

2,860

2,780

2,860

2,860

2,700

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

205,600

208,900

281,800

6,863,000

1,475,000

1,660,000

757,400

677,300

441,800

368,200

229,700

185,000

175,900

6,667,000
SACRAMENTO RIVER 

Sacramento River at Butte City, Calif.

213

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°27'35", long. 121°59'35", in NEi sec. 32, T. 19 

N., R. 1 W., a quarter of a mile south of Butte City. Gage is set to datum of Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Records available.- April 1921 to October 1936 (low-water records only). Gage-height 

records for nigh-water periods in years 1914-17, 1920-21, 1929-36, published by 

Division of Water Resources, Department of Public Works, .State or California.

Extremes.- Minimum discharge during 1936, 1,550 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 68.37

1921-36: Minimum discharge, 1,050 second-feet July 15, 25, 26, 1931 (gage height, 

67.49 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for June 1-19, which were computed on basis of 

partial gage-height record and records for station at Colusa and are fair. Storage 

and many irrigation diversions above station.

Rating table, 1936 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second feet) 

(Table not applicable during October 1935)

S8.3 

68.4 

6S.5

1,470

1,590

1,720

1,850

1,980

2,120

2,260

2,400

69.1

69.2

69.3

69.4

69.5

2,540

2,690

2,840

2,990

3,150

3,310

3,480

3,650

70.0

70.1

70.2

70.3

70.4

70.5

70.6

3,830

4,010

4,190

4,380

4,570

4,760

4,950

5,150

Discharge, in second-feet, 1935-36

fey

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

20

30

31

Oct.

2,740

2,810

2,810

2,380

2,960

3,040

3,040

3,120

3,120

3,040

2,960

3,040

3,280

3,520

3,730

4,210

4,120

3,950

3,780

3,700

3,700

3,780

3,780

3,730

3,730

3,780

3,780

3,780

3,700

3,700

3,730

Month

1935

October. ..................................

1936 

June ......................................

July. .....................................

August. ...................................

September. ................................

The period..... ........................

Secondfoot -days

107,240

169,700

76,370

52,150

66, 310

36,440

June

4,950

4,750

4,600

4,750

4,750

4,750

6,000

7,800

10,700

9,600

8,400

7,400

6,650

6,200

5,750

6,900

7,650

6,450

5,750

5,150

4,950

4,660

4,570

4,280

4,190

3,920

3,740

3,650

3,480

3,310

-

Maximum

4,210

10,700

3,150

1, 7SO

2,540

3,070

July

3,150

3,070

3,070

3,070

2,990

2,340

2,690

2,690

 2,620

2,760

2,920

2,840

2,760

2,690

2,540

2,470

2,400

2,400

2,330

2,250

2,190

2,120

2,050

1,9SO

1,980

1,980

2,050

1,980

1,350

1,850

1,730

August

1,7SO

1,720

1,730

1,780

1,720

1,710

1,690

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,720

1,720

1,690

1,670

1,680

1,580

1,630

1,600

1,600

1,580

1.590

1,600

1,630

1,690

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,630

Sept.

1,6

I.'

1,T

l.T

90

10

20

20

1,920

1,S

2,1

2,1

2,1

80

20

90

20

2,050

1,980

2,C

2,1

2,1

50

20

90

2,190

2,260

2,£

2,4

2,4

60

00

70

2,470

2,400

2,4

2,4

2,4

00

00

70

2,540

2,540

2,E

2,4

2,4

2,E

Minimum Mean

2,740 3,459

3,310 5,657

1,780 2,464

1,580 1,682

1,690 2,210

2,470 2,788

40

00

70

40

Oct.

2,470

2,470

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,760

2,760

2,840

2,840

2,920

2,99O

3,070

2,990

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

Run-off in 

acre-feet

212,700

336,600

151,500

103,400

131,500

171,500

394,500
214 SACRAMENTO RIVER

Sacramento River at Colusa, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°12'50 11 , long. 121°59'5511 , at north end of 

Jlmeno grant, Just below highway bridge at Colusa. Colusa County. Gage is set to 

datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Records available.- April 1921 to October 1936 (low-water records only). Gage-height 

record for nign-water periods in years 1920-36 published by Division of Water 

Resources, Department of Public Works, State or California.

Extremes.- Minimum discharge during 1936, 1,510 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height,

1921-36: Minimum discharge, 820 second-feet July 25, 26, 1931 (gage height, 

34.79 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and many irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1935-36

Day

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

2,750

2,750

2,800

2,800

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,100

3,100

3,000

3,000

2,900

3,100

3,400

3,500

4,040

4,150

3 930

3*710

3,600

3,600

3,710

3,710

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,710

3,600

3,600

3,600

Month

1935 

October. .................................

1936 

June. ....................................

July. ....................................

August ...................................

September. ...............................

The period. ...........................

Secondfoot -days

104,560

170,090

76,340

51,100

66,450

87,930

June

5,100

4,900

4,800

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,900

6,180

8,930

10,300

9,260

8,050

7,170

6,510

6,070

6,070

7,610

6,840

6i070

5,410

5,100

4,800

4,600

4,400

4,300

4,100

3,900

3^.720

3,540

3,360

MflT^TTPItm

4,150

10,300

3,180

1,780

2,590

3,060

July

3,180

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,020

2,860

2,700

2,620

2,540

2,620

2,780

2,860

2,780

2,700

2,540

2,460

2,420

2,380

2; 380

2,300

2,220

2,120

2,060

2,010

1,980

1,980

2,010

1,980

1,870

1,840

1,810

Aug.

1,780

1,750

1,720

1,750

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,660

1,690

1,660

1,630

1,600

1,630

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,540

1,540

1,670

1,600

1,630

1,660

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,660

Sept.

1,720 1,"

I/

I/

720

750

reo

1,840

1,940

2,C

2,1

2,3

340

L 80

L 80

2,080

2,020

2,(

2;(

2,1

320

380

L60

2,220

2,220

2, 2;

2^

500

500

140

2,520

2,440

2,'

2,

2,

140

140

520

2,520

2,590

2,

2,

2,

2,

Minimum Mean

2,750 3,373

3,360 5,670

1,810 2,463 

1,540 1,648

1,720 2,215

2,520 2,836

590

140

440

520

Oct.

2,590

2,520

2,660

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,820

2;820

2; 900

2,900

2,900

2,960

3,060

3,060

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,960

2,980

Run-off In 

acre-feet

207,400

337,400

151,400 

101,400

131,800

174,400

896,400
SACRAMENTO RIVER 215

Sacramento River below Wilkins Slough, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°0'35", long. 121°49'25", In Jlmeno grant,

Colusa County, 1,500 feet below Wllklns Slough and 6 miles southeast of Grimes. Gage 

Is set to datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Records available.- August 1931 to October 1936 (lownifater records only). Gage-height 

records ror high-water periods In years 1931-36 published by Division of Water 

Resources, Department of Public Works, State of California.

Extremes.- Minimum discharge during 1936, 1,040 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 18.23

1931-36: Minimum discharge, 100 second-feet Aug. 1, 1931 (gage height, 14.20 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated June 28-29. Storage and many Irrigation 

diversions above station.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, 1935-36

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

SB

SO

31

Oct.

3,000

3,000

3,100

3,160

3,220

3,270

3,320

3,320

3,320

3,270

3,270

3,220

3,220

3,440

3,540

3,S40

4,080

4,080

3,900

3,780

3,660

3,660

3,780

3,720

3,720

3,780

3,900

3,640

3,840

3,720

3,780

Month

1935

1936

July. .....................................

Secondfoot-days

109,750

163,560

62, 930

36,810

67, 520

91,640

June

4,940

4,740

4,740

4,620

4,550

4,550

4,680

5,140

7,300

9,500

9,280

8,380

7,440

6,810

6,320

5,970

6,740

7,020

6,180

5.620

5,140

4,740

4,420

4,160

3,960

3,770

3,520

3,300

3,100

2,930

Maximum

4,080

9,500

2,760

1,390

2,380

3,100

July

2i?60

2,600

2,550

2,550

2,600

2,550

2,350

2,200

2,150

2,150

2,300

2,450

2,400

2,300

2,200

2,050

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,S20

1,740

1,640

1,560

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,610

1,430

1,390

1,350

Aug.

1,310

1,270

1,270

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,150

1,190

1,230

1,270

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,390

Sept.

1,430

1,3

1,4

1,5

90

70

10

1,600

1,740

1,8

1,9

2,0

20

60

50

2,050

2,050

2,0

2,1

2,2

00

00

00

2,300

2,350

2,4

2,4

2,5

50

50

00

2,600

2,660

2,6

2,7

2,7

60

10

10

2,710

2,820

2,8

2,8

2,7

2,7

Minimum Mean

3,000 3,540

2,930 5,452

1,350 2,030

1,070 1,187

1,390 2,251

2,820 2,956

80

80

10

60

Oct.

2,320

2,880

2,880

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,930

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,380

2,820

2,880

2,930

2,980

2,980

2,980

3,040

3,040

3,100

3,100

3,040

2,980

2,930

2,930

2,980

2,980

3,040

2,980

Run-off In 

acre-feet

217,700

324,400

124,800

73,010

133, 900

181,800

837,900
216 SACRAMENTO RIVER

Sacramento River at Knights Landing, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°48'10", long. 121°42 1 55", In NEi sec. 14 T 11 

N. , R. 2 E., just above Southern Pacific Railroad bridge at Knights Landing. Gaee 

Is set to datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Records available.- April 1921 to October 1936 (low-water records only). Gage-height 

records ror high-water periods In years 1926-36 published by Division of Water 

Resources, Department of Public Works, State of California.

Extremes.- Minimum discharge during 1936, 1,100 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 11.11 

feet?21"361 Ulnlinum dlscharge > 25° second-feet July 23, 1931 (gage height, 7.80

Remarks.- Records good. Storage, many Irrigation diversions, and considerable return 

water affect flow.

Discharge, in aeoona-feet, 1935-36

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

1.2

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

OQ

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

Oft co 

29

30

31

Dot.

3,500

3,440

3,500

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,440

3,380

3,570

3,700

3,830

4,250

4,250

4,110

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,S30

3.S30

3,760

3,830

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,830

3,760

Month

1935

1936

July. .....................................

Sec endfoot -days

115,490

174,070

67,600

45,990

83,460

99,730

June

5,490

5,280

5,420

5,140

5,210

5,070

4,870

5,560

7,520

9,260

9,340

8,740

7,940

7.450

6,890

6,400

6,610

7,240

6,470

5,910

5,560

5,070

4,680

4,420

4,160

4,020

3,830

3,700

3,640

3,180

-

Maximum

4,250

9,340

2,9SO

1,920

3,180

3,310

July

2,980

2,790

2,720

2,790

2,860

2,790

2,600

2,400

2,340

2,280

2,280

2,400

2,460

2,400

2,400

2,280

2,100

2,040

1.9SO

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,800

1,690

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,640

Aug.

1,640

1,560

1,470

1,330

1,390

1,470

1,470

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,220

1,280

1,420

1,470

1,470

1,390

1,220

1,150

1,220

1,360

1,470

1,470

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,640

1,800

1.S60

1,860

1,920

1,920

Sept.

1.S60

IfS

2,]

2,2

)SO

.00

20

2,220

2,400

Z,t

2,4

2,1

160

60

30

2,590

2,i 2,"

2, r

2,£

60

20

90

20

2,860

3,050

3,1

3,1

3,1

20

20

SO

3,180

3,180

3,1

3,1

3,1

80

20

20

3,120

3,120

3,1

3,1

2,9

2,9

Minimum Mean

3,380 3,725

3,180 5,S02

1,520 2,181

1,150 1,484

1,860 2,782

3,120 3,217

20

SO

20

80

Oct.

3.120

3,180

3,180

3,240

3,180

3, ISO

3,240

3,310

3,310

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,120

3,180

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,310

3,310

3,240

3,240

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,240

-3,180

3,120

3,120

3,180

3,180

3.1SO

Run-of f In 

acre-feet

229,100

345,300

134,100

91,220

165, 500

197,800

933,900
SACRAMENTO RIVER 

Sacramento River at Verona, Calif.

217

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46'50", long. 121°36'15", in SEJ sec. 23, T.

 11 N., R. 3 E., three-quarters of a mile southeast of Verona and 1 mile below Feather 

River. Gage is set to datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1936 (low-water records only, 1926-29).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61,800 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage height, 36.62

 feet); minimum, 2,030 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 8.90 feet).

1926-36: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Feb. 25, 1936; minimum, 281 secondfeet July 24, 1931 (gage height, 6.93 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Storage, many diversions, and considerable return water affect

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

ao

31

Oet.

5,460 

5,740 

5,880 

5,740 

5,740

5,740 

5,740 

5,740 

5,880 

5,880

5,880 

5,740 

5,740 

6,020 

6,160

6,480 

7,120 

7,120 

6,640 

6,320

6,160 

6,020 

5,880 

5,880 

5,880

5,880 

5,880 

5,880 

5,880 

5,880 

5,880

HOT.

5,880 

6,160 

6,320 

6,320 

6,160

6,480 

6,320 

6,160 

6,160 

6,020

6,160 

6,160 

6,160 

6,160 

6,320

6,320 

6,160 

6,320 

6,320 

6,480

6,48.0 

6,320 

6,320 

6,320 

6,480

6,160 

6,320 

6,480 

6,640 

6,480

Dec.

6,480 

6,480 

6,480 

6,480 

6,320

6,320 

6,480 

6,640 

6,800 

7,120

7,280 

7,280 

7,960 

9,400 

9,940

9,400 

8,680 

8,500 

8,320 

8,140

8,140 

8,140 

7,960 

7,780 

7,780

7,600 

7,440 

7,780 

8,320 

9,220 

12,200

Jan.

14,000 

14,000 

13,800 

16,100 

18,600

17,200 

15,500 

14,200 

14,200 

21,400

35,300 

46,000 

52,700 

52,500 

53,300

55,100 

57,200 

57,400 

57,200 

55,300

53,500 

52,000 

49,600 

46,000 

41,100

36,300 

31,200 

27,400 

24, 500 

21,600 

19,700

Feb.

18, 600 

18,100 

17,500 

16,800 

16,100

15,700 

15,300 

15,000 

14,600 

14,200

14,600 

25,800 

40,100 

49,400 

54,000

54, 600 

54,800 

55,100 

54,800 

54,800

55,300 

56,600 

60,300 

61,300 

61,800

60,500 

58,500 

56,900 

55,300

Month

Dot 

No^ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Juu 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

nary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

54,300 

53,000 

52,200 

51,400 

50,900

50,100 

49,100 

47,500 

45,700 

43,600

41,600 

39,400 

37,200 

35,300 

33,900

32,400 

31,200 

30,300 

29,500 

28,600

27,900 

27,100 

26,700 

26,200 

25,200

24,100 

23,000 

21,900 

21,400 

23,800 

25,700

Apr.

28,800 

29,500 

27,400 

27, 600 

35,300

40, 600 

42,300 

41,100 

38,700 

36,000

34,100 

32,900 

32,700 

32,400 

32,700

33,400 

34, 300 

35,300 

35,800 

35,500

34,800 

34, 600 

34, 600 

34,800 

34,800

33,400 

31,700 

30,000 

28,300 

27,400

Seeondfoot-days

185,860 

188,540 

242,860

6,724,400

1,083,900 

1,146,400 

1,110,200 

1,010,800 

629,000 

382,820 

117,450 

83,050 

128,430

6,309,310

May

26,700 

25,700 

24,700 

25,200 

26,400

26,900 

25,700 

23,600 

21,600 

20,500

20,500 

21,000 

21,200 

21,600 

23,000

24,100 

23,400 

22,300 

21,400 

19,700

17,500 

15,500 

14, 600 

14,400 

14,600

14,800 

14,800 

14,400 

14,600 

14,400 

14, 200

Mftylimiffl

7,120 

6,640 

12,200

55, 600

57,400 

61,800 

54,300 

42,300 

26,900 

23,600 

5,460 

3,120 

5,320

61,800

June

13,800 

12, 600 

11,600 

10,700 

11,000

11,000 

13,000 

21,400 

23,600 

22,500

20,800 

19,200 

17,700 

15,900 

14,400

13,200 

12,600 

13,200 

12,600 

11,600

10,700 

10,100 

9,220 

8,680 

8,140

7,600 

7,120 

6,640 

6,430 

5,740

July

5,460 

5,180 

4,900 

4,760 

4,760

4,620 

4,260 

4,020 

3,900 

3,780

3,780 

3,780 

3,900 

3,780 

3,780

3,780 

3,560 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450

3,450 

3,560 

3,450 

3,340 

3,230

3,120 

2,900 

2,800 

3,010 

3,120 

3,120

Minimum

5,460 

5,880 

6,320

2,760

13,800 

14,200 

21,400 

27,400 

14,200 

5,740 

2,800 

2,080 

2,900

2,080

Aug.

3,120 

3,120 

2,800 

2,600 

2,700

2,900 

2,800 

2,700 

2,700 

2,700

2,350 

2,450 

2,600 

2,700 

2,700

2,600 

2,260 

2,080 

2,300 

2,500

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

2,400 

2,300

2,600 

2,900 

3,120 

3,010 

3,120 

3,120

Mean

5,995 

6,285 

7,834

18,420

34,960 

39,530 

35,810 

33,690 

20,290 

12,760 

3,789 

2,679 

4,281

17,240

Sept.

2,900 

3,120 

3,340 

3,450 

3,450

3, ±50 

3,560 

3,450 

3,450 

3,560

3,780 

4,140 

4,260 

4,260 

4,020

4,380 

4,760 

4,760 

4,900 

4,900

4,760 

4,620 

5,040 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,180 

4,760 

4,900

Run-off In 

acre-feet

368,600 

374,000 

481,700

13,340,000

2,150,000 

2,274,000 

2,202,000 

2,005,000 

1,248,000 

759,300 

233,000 

164,700 

254,700

12,520,000
218 PIT RIVER BASIN

Pit River near Canby, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°E4' , long. 120°55', in SWi sec. 10, T. 41 N. , 

R. 9 E. , at lower end of Warm Spring Valley, about 4 miles southwest of Canby. 

Altitude, about 4,300 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,500 square miles (not including Goose Lake Baain).

Records available.- January 1904 to December 1905, May 1929 to September 1936 (incomplete

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 7.05 

feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 17.

1904-5, 1929-36: Maximum discharge recorded, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 8, 1904 

(gage height, 14.0 feet, former datum); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Apr. 29, Aug. 5, 

Sept. 18, 1934, Aug. 18-21, 1935.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 14-23, Dec. 31, 

JanT 1, Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, Feb. 8-9, which are fair. Storage and many irrigation 

diversions above station.

Rating table water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet] 

(Shifting-control method used May 10 to Sept. 30)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

0

.2

1.4

12

37

80

135

3.0 

3.4 

3.6 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

210

415

660

920

1,210

1,520

2,320

7.0 3,220 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.4

4.3

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.4

4.7

6

7

8

11

12

13

14

25

17

7.5

5

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

6

14

19

22

24

HOT.

30

31

30

36

41

37

37

37

39

68

49

49

62

73

75

73

68

62

53

59

78

75

66

64

62

62

64

62

57

55

-

Dee.

53

53

53

55

55

57

57

59

57

62

66

80

80

76

72

68

64

60

57

54

64

49

46

43

45

49

53

57

68

75

75

Jan.

85

90

92

102

100

95

98

95

102

111

285

224

242

492

1,250

1,760

1,320

1,010

1,090

822

628

505

382

332

285

214

214

228

220

210

190

Feb.

180

170

160

156

135

132

123

121

119

117

123

186

290

608

1,250

1,520

1,680

1,560

1,360

1,250

1,890

2,950

2,590

1,880

1,600

1,680

1,360

1,170

1,100

-

Month

October. ..................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6. .....................

Mar.

1,140

1,320

1,280

1,090

941

868

790

732

686

647

614

577

547

523

499

463

439

421

410

404

404

415

410

410

393

360

332

310

316

332

332

Apr.

332

33S

354

360

366

382

393

393

398

427

457

475

487

505

547

571

602

634

647

621

628

628

621

608

589

577

571

571

565

541

-

Seeondfoot-days

271.5

1,654

1,862

56,626.9

12,873

27,460

18,405

15,188

6,640

2,908

713

435.8

860.4

89,270.7

May

505

493

397

445

427

439

393

275

228

332

376

332

270

210

166

120

114

71

117

132

126

102

66

71

82

82

75

55

55

47

37

Ma^imu.

25

78

80

1,800

1,760

2,950

1,320

647

505

163

41

90

120

8,950

June

47

59

64

68

71

64

57

62

80

92

88

82

142

152

160

163

160

152

149

135

111

105

117

100

90

85

80

71

57

45

-

July

41

39

31

30

39

39

32

31

26

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

28

21

18

13

20

18

15

14

15

16

16

14

12

11

10

Minimum

3.4

30

43

.1

85

117

310

332

37

45

10

1.2

4.7

1.8

Aug.

9.5

9

8

7

6

6

5.5

5.5

5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.0

1.3

1.2

21

90

66

37

26

19

15

12

12

11

11

10

9

7.5

Mean

8.76

55.1

60.1

161

415

947

594

506

214

96.9

£3.0

14.1

28.7

244

Sept.

5.5

5

4.7

4.7

7

85

120

105

78

59

47

39

31

28

28

24

19

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.5

19

21

14

11

-

SKSEet"

539

3,280

3,690

116,300

25,530

54,470

36,510

30,120

13,170

5,770

1,410

864

1,710

177,100
PIT RIVER BASIN 219

Pit River at Fall River Mills, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°0', long. 121°26', in NEi sec. 6, T. 36 N. 

R. 5 E., 0.8 mile below Fall River and town of Fall River Mills. Altitude, about 

3,235 feet.

Records available.- December 1922 to September 1936; March 1921 to December 1922, staff 

gage u.7 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-36), 319 second-feet.

Extreme?!.- Maximum discharge during year,' 9,080 second-feet Jan. 16 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet July 28.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Mar. 28, 1928 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 5, 1926.

height, 7.12 

height, 7.89

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge May 9-16 and June 20-26 computed on basis of unpublished records for station at Pitville. Entire flow of Fall River is diverted 

above station; many small storage reservoirs and irrigation diversions; return water 

from McArthur, Knoch, and other diversions. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2

.4

.6

.S

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

32

52

78

110

155

215

290

385

500

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

625

770

930

1,120

1,330

1,550

1,790

2,050

2,330

3.8

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

2,630

2,950

3,800

4,700

5,680

6,680

7,760

8,S60

Discharge, In second-feet, water rear October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

,16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

83

24

85

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

72

84

90

SY

S4

82

81

84

98

92

92

92

90

84

103

92

64

56

53

52

58

62

52

62

52

51

51

50

49

49

50

HOT.

52

62

59

58

5Y

56

57

63

71

65

S7

84

87

92

98

96

96

96

103

126

135

126

112

108

112

188

124

110

110

180

-

Dec.

114

112

112

110

10S

110

112

114

116

118

130

185

173

158

155

158

155

162

148

142

142

135

128

128

138

148

145

13S

138

142

164

Jan.

167

203

229

270

317

312

299

27S

385

612

1,520

1,860

1,860

1,920

5,2SO

8,640

7,100

3,460

2*, 630

1,980

1,550

1,280

1,040

930

802

725

646

692

554

500

470

Feb.

446

470

429

412

390

370

345

330

312

304

299

312

330

542

1,280

2,190

2,480

2,710

2,560

2,630

3,120

4,700

6,280

5,580

3,890

3,630

3,200

2,950

2,560

-

Month

October. ..................................

April. ....................................

toy.. .....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1936";S6. .....................

Mar.

2,400

2,190

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,920

1,790

1,670

1,520

1,420

1,310

1,220

1,170

1,100

1,040

993

948

914

866

818

770

740

718

732

755

755

732

688

639

646

681

Apr.

695

740

786

930

939

858

834

S34

762

718

695

695

695

710

716

755

770

802

834

850

890

690

882

874

866

S58

834

818

810

794

-

Secondfoot-days

2,192

2,730

4,228

192,214

48 411

55)051

37,505

24,136

10 425

4^419

2 779

2*277

2^466

196,619

May

762

755

732

695

646

618

599

554

500

440

412

232

S70

385

335

270

246

S18

197

176

142

102

108

130

128

142

130

126

135

126

114

Maximum

103

135

185

8,200

8,640

6,280

2,400

939

762

£15

1408*7

96

8,640

June

116

114

116

135

122

116

138

142

140

145

138

130

126

120

114

110

122

138

152

191

215

215

200

200

191

191

150

132

145

155

-

July

140

126

110

103

92

88

87

84

93

98

105

103

102

114

110

103

96

72

64

88

93

86

8Z

78

68

65

72

63

59

71

64

Minimum

49

52

10S

49

167

299

695

102

110

69

51

62

49

Aug.

67

67

71

78

75

72

74

70

70

87

86

70

86

87

78

74

72

74

75

75

74

75

72

63

51

78

71

72

65

67

81

Mean

70.7

91.0

136

527

1,562

1,898

1,210

336

147

89. 6

73.5

82.2

537

Sept.

68

62

84

82

84

80

78

82

86

86

72

78

80

64

92

96

93

90

88

92

90

84

84

86

84

81

77

84

81

78

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,350

5,410

8,390

381,800

96

109 200

74,390

47,870

20,680

8 760 5)510 4,620 

4,890

390,000
220 PIT RIVER BASIN

Pit RJver below Pit No. 4 Dam, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°59', long. 121°47', in SWi sec. 17, T. 36 N., 

R. 2 E., 1 mile below Pit No. 4 Dam and 3 miles below Screwdriver Creek and Pit No. 

3 power house. Altitude, about 2,345 feet.

Drainage area.- 4,860 sequare miles (not Including Goose Lake Basin). 

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 

IS7BK feet); minimum, 1,320 second-feet Sept. 29.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.7 

feet); minimum, 715 second-feet Mar. 21, 1928, caused by regulation.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge for Aug. 11-15 computed on basis of records 

for other Pit River stations. Storage, power plants, and many diversions above 

station; dally fluctuations usually reduced by automatic regulator at Pit No. 4 

Dam. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Pacific 

Gas & Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

6 6 1,280 S.O 2,860 9.8 5,830 

6 S 1,460 8.2 3,150 10.2 6,560 

7 0 1,650 3.4 3,460 10.6 7,460 

7 2 1,870 S.6 3,780 11.0 8,280 

7 4 2,110 3.8 4,100 11.4 9,120 

7 6 2,350 9.0 4,440 11.3 9,960 

7 8 2,600 9.4 5,150 12.2 10,840 

12.6 11,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

1,600 

1,550 

1,650 

1,650 

1,650

1,700 

1,700 

1,70(3 

1,650 

1,650

1,650 

1,700 

1,700 

1,760 

1,820

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,650

1,600 

1,600 

1,650 

1,760 

1,760 

1,700

HOT.

1,650 

1,650 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,760 

1,760

1,700 

1,760 

' 1,700 

1,700 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,700 

1,650 

1,650

1,650 

1,700 

1,760 

1,820 

1,700

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

Dec.

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,700 

1,760 

1,820

1,820 

1,870 

1,990 

1,930 

1,870

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1,820 

1,870

1,820 

1,760 

1,700 

1,760 

1,700

1,700 

1,870 

1,870 

1,760 

1,760 

1,870

Jan.

1,820 

1,760 

1,870 

1,930 

1,990

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

2,050 

2,600

3,150 

3,380 

3,460 

3,860 

7,040

10,800 

11,100 

7,460 

5,330 

4,440

3,940 

3,540 

3,540 

3,380 

2,860

2,660 

2,540 

2,410 

2,350 

2,350 

2,290

Feb.

2,110 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,930 

1,930

1,930 

2,050 

2.230 

2 "230 

2,730

3,460 

3,860 

4,610 

4,790 

4,970

5,690 

7,590 

8,700 

9,540 

7,660

6,460 

5,880 

4,970 

4,790

Month

Dot 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fab 

Har

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

1

uary

ater year 1935-2 6. .....................

Mar.

4,610 

4,790 

4,360 

4,180 

4,270

4,130 

4,020 

3,700 

3,860 

3,620

3,380 

3,300 

3,300 

3,220 

2,930

3,300 

3,080 

2,930 

3,000 

2,860

2,730 

2,800 

3,000 

3,380 

3,460

2,860 

2,730 

2,730 

2,930 

2,730 

2,660

Apr.

I 

2

I

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2

I

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2

3 

2

Secondfoot-days

52,270 

51,290 

55,500

886,170

111,690 

114,040 

104,900 

86,830 

65,000 

52,490 

49,410 

47,180 

47,020

837, 620

660 

660 

730 

150 

460

930 

730 

300 

800 

660

800 

800 

600 

600 

660

860 

860 

540 

220 

930

930 

930 

930 

930 

930

930 

930 

930 

080 

860

May

2,660 

2,660 

2,300 

2,730 

2,470

2,290 

2,290 

2,170 

2,170 

2,110

2,110 

2,110 

1,930 

1,870 

2,110

2,350 

2,290 

2,170 

2,110 

2,050

1,930 

1,760 

1,650 

1,600 

1,700

1,760 

1,870 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820

Maximum

1,820 

1,820 

1,990

11,300

11,100 

9,540 

4,790 

3,540 

2,800 

1,870 

1,820 

1,600 

1,700

11,100

June

1,820 

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,760 

1,760 

1,870 

1,870 

1,870

1,870 

1,820 

1,820 

1,760 

1,650

1,700 

1,650 

1,650 

1,700 

1,760

1,370 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,760

1,760 

1,650 

1,600 

1,550 

1,650

July

1,760 

1,820 

1,700 

1,600 

1,500

1,550 

1,550 

1,600 

1,650 

1,650

1,650 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,650

1,650 

1,650 

1,600 

1,550 

1,500

1,500 

1,550 

1,600 

1,700 

1,700

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

Aug.

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,420 

1,460

1,460 

1,420 

1,460 

1,550 

1,500

1,450 

1,500 

1,600 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,550 

1,500

1,500 

1,550 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

Minimum Mean

1,550 1,686 

1,650 1,710 

1,700 1,790

1,550 2,428

1,760 3,603 

1,930 3,932 

2,660 3,384 

2,600 2,894 

1,600 2,097 

1,550 1,750 

1,460 1,594 

1,420 1,522 

1,370 1,567

1,370 2,239

Sept.

1,500 

1,500 

1,550 

1,550 

1,600

1,650 

1,650 

1,600 

1,600 

1,650

1,550 

1,460 

1,460 

1,500 

1,550

1,650 

1,650 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,460

1,460 

1,550 

1,460 

1,370 

1,550

Run-off in 

acre-feet

103,700 

101,700 

110,100

1,758,000

221,500 

226,200 

208,100 

172,200 

128,900 

104,100 

98,000 

93,580 

93,260

1,661,000
PIT RIVER BASIN 221

Pit River at Big Bend, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°!', long. 121°55', in sec. 31, T. 37 N., R. 1 

E., a quarter of a mile above Big Bend. Nelson Creek enters half a mile above and 

Kosk Creek 1 mile below station. Altitude, about 1,700 feet.

Drainage area.- 4,290 square miles (not including Goose Lake Basin). 

Records available.- September 1910 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-36), 2,769 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 

13.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum, 1,360 

second-feet Sept. 29.

1910-36: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 13.96 

feet); minimum, 664 second-feet July 9, 10, 1925, regulated; minimum mean daily 

discharge, 692 second-feet July 9, 1925, also regulated.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 10-24, which were computed on basis of 

records for other Pit River stations and are fair. Storage, power plants, and 

many diversions above station; daily fluctuations normally smoothed out by automatic 

regulator at Pit No. 4 Dam.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1,270

1,460

1,690

1,940

2,220

2,520

S.6 

S.8 

9.0 

9.2 

9.4 

9.6

2,840

3,170

3,530

3,910

4,310

4,730

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

5,160

5,620

6,840

8,090

9,380

10,680

12.5 12,010 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,690

1,630

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,810

1,880

1,940

2,010

1,880

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,630

1,750

1,810

1,880

1,810

HOT.

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,810

1,880

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,880

1,880

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

-

Dec.

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,880

1,810

1,810

1,880

1,940

2,010

2,150

2,080

1,940

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,810

1,750

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,940

2,010

1,940

1,940

2,080

Jan.

2,010

1,940

2,080

2,220

2,220

2,150

2,080

2,150

2,370

3,100

3,800

4,000

4,100

5,500

10,000

12,000

12,000

8,500

6,000

5,000

4,400

3,900

3,800

3,700

3,440

3,080

2,920

2,760

2,680

2,680

2,600

Feb.

2,440

2,300

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,440

2,680

2 840

3,440

4,310

4,840

5,860

5,860

6,340

8,340

10,700

11,500

11,700

9,900

8,600

7,590

6,340

5,860

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Hovember ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

5,500

5,620

5,160

4,940

5,050

4,940

4,620

4,310

4,420

4,110

3,910

3,820

3,820

3,720

3,440

3,820

3,620

3,440

3,440

3,350

3,170

3,170

3,440

3,910

4,010

3,260

3,080

3,170

3,350

3,080

3,000

Apr.

3,000

3,000

3,170

3,620

3,910

3,350

3,080

3,170

3,170

3,000

3,170

3,170

3,000

2,920

3,080

3,260

3,260

4,010

3,720

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,350

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,620

3,350

-

Secondfoot-days

55,090

53,790

58,090

990,120

129,180

143,860

121,690

99,900

72,940

57,730

53,760

51,010

48,960

946,000

May

3,080

3,080

3,170

3,170

2,840

2,600

2,600

2,440

2,440

2,370

2,300

2 370

2,220

2,080

2,370

2,600

2,520

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,150

1,940

1,810

1,810

1,880

1,940

2,080

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

Maximum

2,010

1,880

2,150

12,800

12,000

11,700

5,620

4,010

3,170

2,150

1,940

1,750

1,750

12,000

June

2,010

2,010

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,940

2,080

2,150

2,150

2,080

2,010

2,010

1,940

1,940

1,810

1,880

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,940

2,010

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,750

-

July

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,750

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,750

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,690

1,750

1,880

1,880

1,690

1,630

1,630

1,570

1,570

1,570

Minimum

1,630

1,750

1,750

1,630

1,940

2,220

3,000

2,920

1,810

1,690

1,570

1,570

1,410

1,410

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

330

390

330

570

1,630

1,630

1,

1,

1,

330

330

390

1,690

1,630

1,

1,

1,

390

750

S90

1,630

1,630

1,

1,

1,

330

570

S30

1,630

1,630

1,

1,

1,

1,

S30

590

S90

S90

1,690

1,

1,

1.

1,

630

630

570

530

1,630

Mean

1,777

1,793

1,874

2,713

4,167

4,961

3,925

3,330

2,353

1,924

1,734

1,645

1,632

8,585

Sept.

1,570

1,570

1,630

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,750

1,690

1,630

1,690

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,570

1,630

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,570

1,5SO

1,570

1,5SO

1,410

1,570

~

Run-off In 

acre-feet

109,300

106,700

115,200

1,964,000

256,200

285,300

241,400

198,100

144,700

114, 500

106,600

101,200

97,110

1,876,000
222 PIT RIVER BASIN

Pit River near Ydalpom, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°46', long. 122°14', in NWi sec. 32, T. 34 N., 

R. 3 W., at Silverthorne Ferry, 1J miles southwest of Ydalpom. Squaw Creek enters 

half a mile above and McCloud River 4 miles below station. Altitude, about 735 

feet.

Drainage area.- 5,350 square miles(not including Goose Lake Basin).

Records avallable.- May 1924 to September 1936; November 1910 to May 1924, staff gage 

4UU feet downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-36), 3,829 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,900 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 18.50 

feetj; minimum, 1,540 second-feet Sept. 29.

1910-36: Maximum discharge, about 47,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1913 (gage height, 

about 20.7 feet, present datum); minimum, 1,000 second-feet July 10, 1925, regulated.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Storage, power plants, and many diversions above station; 

daily fluctuations normally smoothed out by automatic regulator at Pit No. 4 Dam, 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.2 1,500 8.0 7,090 12.5 18,300 

4.6 1,890 8.5 8,060 13.0 19,800 

5.0 2,340 9.0 9,120 13.5 21,300 

5.4 2,840 9.5 10,260 14.0 22,900 

5.8 3,380 10.0 11,460 14.5 24,500 

6.2 3,970 10.5 12,700 15.0 26,100 

6.6 4,610 11.0 14,000 15.5 27,700 

7.0 5,290 11.5 15,400 16.0 29,400 

7.5 6,170 12.0 16,800 16.5 31,100 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,340 

1,840 

1,890 

1,690 

1,890

1,890 

1,940 

1,940 

1,890 

1,890

1,940 

2,060 

2,000 

2,220 

2,280

2,160 

2,060 

2,000 

1,940 

1,940

1,940 

1,940 

1,890 

1,890 

1,890

1,890 

1,790 

1,890 

1,940 

2,000 

2,000

HOT.

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,890

1,890 

1,940 

1,940 

2,000 

2,000

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

2,000

2,000 

2,060 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000

1,940 

2,000 

2,060 

2,110 

2,060

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

Dec.

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

2,110 

2,220 

2,160 

2,110 

2,110

2,400 

2,970 

2,520 

2,400 

2,280

2,160 

2,060 

2,000 

2,060 

2,110

2,110 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000 

2,060

1,940 

2,280 

2,400 

2,780 

3,170 

3,310

Jan.

2,640 

3,520 

3,040 

3,380 

3,100

2,730 

2,640 

3,260 

7,590 

8,060

12,200 

6,900 

8,680 

19,700 

30,500

22,900 

18,300 

12,400 

3,680 

7,280

6,350 

5,630 

5,290 

5,120 

4,610

4,210 

3,970 

3,740 

3,600 

3,520 

3,450

Feb.

3,310 

3,100 

2,970 

2,970 

2,970

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,840 

2,840

3,040 

3,970 

6,710 

6,710 

7,470

10,300 

11,200 

11,200 

11,000 

13,700

27,400 

30,100 

24,800 

21,000 

16,800

13,500 

11,900 

10,300 

9,560

Month

Dot 

N07 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar

Api

f*5

Jun

Jul 

AUJ 

Sej

1

Uarr

 ter year 1935-3

Mar.

8,680 

8,680 

8,260 

7,660 

7,470

7,090 

6,900 

6,350 

6,350 

5,990

5,630 

5,460 

5,290 

5,120 

4,950

4,950 

4,950 

4,610 

4,610 

4,610

4,290 

4,290 

4,370 

4,950 

4,950

4,610 

3,900 

4,290 

4,370 

4,210 

4,210

Apr.

4,050 

3,970 

5,460 

7,470 

6.170

5,290 

4,780 

4,610 

4,610 

4,450

4,450 

4,610 

4,290 

4,210 

4,290

4,370 

4,370 

4,950 

4,950 

4,450

4,370 

4,370 

4,370 

4,450 

4,370

4,290 

4,290 

4,290 

4,780 

4,610

Seoondfoot-days

60,560 

59,470 

69,780

1,437,230

237,040 

280,360 

172,050 

139,990 

95,260 

75,960 

63,040 

56.640 

54,450

1,364,600

May

4,130 

3,970 

4,130 

4,050 

3,820

3,450 

3,380 

3,310 

3,240 

3,170

3,040 

3,100 

3,040 

2,900 

2,970

3,310 

3,170 

3,100 

2,970 

2,900

2,780 

2,640 

2,400 

2,340 

2,340

2,520 

2,580 

2,710 

2,640 

2,580 

2,580

Majdbmm

2,280 

2,110 

3,310

26,400

30,500 

30,100 

8,680 

7,470 

4,130 

3,740 

2,340 

1,890 

1,940

30,500

June

2,520 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,400

2,580 

2,970 

3,740 

3,170 

2,900

2,840 

2,710 

2,580 

2,580 

2,520

2,460 

2,460 

2,340 

2,340 

2,400

2,460 

2,460 

2,400 

2,400 

2,400

2,340 

2,280 

2,160 

2,060 

2,110

July

2,220 

2,340 

2,280 

2,160 

2,000

2,000 

2,000 

2,060 

2,220 

2,160

2,110 

2,110 

2,000 

2,060 

2,060

2,110 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000 

1,940

1,940 

1,940 

2,000 

2,060 

2,110

2,000 

1,840 

1,890 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790

Aug.

1,840 

1,890 

1,840 

1,790 

1,790

1,840 

1,840 

1,790 

1,890 

1,890

1,840 

1,340 

1,890 

1,890 

1,840

1,790 

1,790 

1,740 

1,790 

1,790

1,790 

1,790 

1,840 

1,890 

1,840

1,840 

1,840 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,840

^Inli1" Mean

1,840 1,954 

1,890 1,982 

1,940 2,251

1,790 3,938

2,640 7,646 

2,840 9,666 

3, 900 5, 550 

3,970 4,666 

2,340 3,073 

2,060 2,532 

1,790 2,034 

1,74O 1,627 

1,590 1,815

1,590 3,728

Sept.

1,790 

1,740 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,890 

1,890 

1,890 

1,840 

1,890

1,840 

1,740 

1,690 

1,790 

1,790

1,890 

1,940 

1,890 

1,790 

1,840

1,840 

1,890 

1,940 

1,940 

1,890

1.590 

1,740 

1,740 

1,590 

1,640

Run-off in 

acre-feet

120,100 

118,000 

138,400

2,851,000

470,200 

556,100 

341,300 

277,700 

188,900 

150,700 

125,000 

112,300 

108,000

2,707,000
PIT RIVER BASIN 223

South Fork of Pit River near Likely, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14', long. 120°25', in SEi sec. 12, T. 39 N., 

R. 13 E.. 0.4 mile below West Valley Creek and 4 miles east of Likely. Altitude, 

about 4,580 feet.

Drainage area.- 218 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 574 second-feet Feb, 21 (gage height, 4.38 

feet;; minimum, 14 second-feet July 19.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 1,060 second-feet Apr. 27, 1932 (gage height, 5.55 

feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 14-29. Jan. 18 to 

 Feb. 10, wMch are fair. Water diverted above station for irrigation in Jess and 

West Valleys; storage reservoir under construction on West Valley Creek.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

19

21

23

23

23

24

23

22

20

IS

42

32

2S

32

37

33

32

30

30

30

29

27

29

30

31

31

32

35

34

37

HOT.

39

40

49

59

66

48

44

40

40

34

35

36

34

30

35

34

38

39

35

35

34

40

38

37

34

35

35

32

32

Dee.

31

33

31

32

32

30

35

40

33

3V

37

46

38

34

30

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

30

30

36

42

41

Jan.

38

40

40

45

41

40

35

40

42

45

91

58

4V

79

197

201

110

70

50

40

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

28

2S

Feb.

30

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

34

38

42

54

87

110

130

142

123

91

91

91

2V8

454

217

104

75

77

76

90

120

_

-

Month

Jan 

Pet 

Kax>nh ........................ . . . . . . . . . .

April. . ...................................

Utf... ....................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-iS6. .....................

Mar.

127

145

159

143

130

120

10V

112

117

92

S8

92

82

75

69

68

VO

vo

68

71

76

6S

64

65

62

62

68

61

5S

58

61

Apr.

60

76

112

114

84

114

137

101

S5

89

101

US

132

149

164

180

204

217

227

246

273

311

368

384

347

329

317

302

2S1

270

-

Seoondfoot-days

879

1,160

990

27,416

1,672 

2.V70 

2,708

5,901

6,372

3,209

S26

685

646

27,818

May

238

251

262

2V6

293

267

233

209

19V

212

233

246

246

259

273

248

230

212

202

1S5

166

153

137

130

134

134

134

134

149

ISO

149

Maximum

42

66

46

556

201 

454

159

384

305

40

33

26

454

June

132

123

120

305

199

162

17S

159

139

123

112

102

101

100

100

92

S5

SO

81

77

72

66

63

75

S2

65

59

54

54

49

-

July

40

35

33

34 '33

29

26

26

27

29

31

26

26

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

26

27

25

25

26

27

27

26

27

27

Minimum

IS

30

26

12

2S 

30 

5S

69

130

49

20

16

18

16

Aug.

26

25

24

25

26

26

24

23

24

25

26

33

28

26

25

23

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

19

18

16

16

17

18

18

IS

Mean

28.4

38.7

31.9

75.1

53.9 

95.5 

87.4

197

206

107

26.6

22.1

21.5

76.0

Sept.

18

25

21

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

IS

20

23

23

26

25

23

23

23

22

22

20

20

21

22

22

22

23

23

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,740

2,300

1,960

54,380

3,320 

5,490 

5,370

11,700

12,640

6,360

1,640

1,360

1,280

55,160
224 PIT RIVER BASIN

Hat Creek near Hat Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41, long. 121°25', in SEi sec. 28, T. 33 N., 

R. 5 E., 5 miles below Big Springs and 11 miles southeast of Hat Creek. Altitude, 

about 4,500 feet.

Records available.- April 1928 to September 1936; July 1926 to April 1928 at site half 

a mile upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 203 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 

5.20 feet); minimum, 73 second-feet July 22.

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 419 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 4.00 

feet, former site and datum); minimum, 67 second-feet Sept. 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those interpolated for Feb. 11, those for Feb. 13 to Mar. 

3, computed on basis of temperature and precipitation records, and those for May 3 

to Sept. 30, computed by shifting-control method, which are fair. Irrigation 

diversions above station, 2 to 30 second-feet.

Hating table, water year 1935-36 except periods of ice effect

charge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3 to Sept. 30}

;e height, in feet, and dis2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

75

84

96

109

124

139

155

171

188

207

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

13 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

82 

85 

84 

84 

83

82 

81 

81 

80 

79

"80 

81 

79 

80 

82

80 

79 

81 

S3 

S3

82 

82 

82 

83 

83

84 

83 

82 

82 

80 

82

HOT.

S3 

82 

79 

80 

82

86 

85 

84 

84 

85

85 

85 

85 

84 

84

85 

85 

84 

S3 

84

84 

85 

84

84 

83

83 

84 

84 

84 

S3

Dec.

S3 

84

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

85

89 

86 

81 

81 

81

SO

81 

81 

81 

80

80 

80 

81 

81 

82

S3 

S3 

83 

S3 

84 

83

Jan.

83 

86 

86 

90 

86

85 

83 

85 

85 

89

118 

94 

86 

121 

136

108 

91 

92 

94 

88

85 

86 

86 

86 

85

85 

84 

84 

82 

81 

82

Feb.

84 

81 

80 

81 

80

79 

80 

78 

SO 

SO

S3 

86 

84 

84

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84

Month

Oot 

Don 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Me] 

JUT 

Ju3 

A^ 

Sej

1

ember. .................................

11. ....................................

ater year 1936-3

Mar.

83 

83 

82 

84 

85

85

85 

86 

89 

88

89 

89 

90 

90 

89

90 

90 

91 

91 

92

94 

92 

90 

91 

90

89 

90 

91 

91 

90 

86

Apr.

86 

89 

90 

89 

88

89 

9O 

90 

90 

91

94 

96 

100 

104 

109

US 

117 

109 

107

111

115 

135 

136 

127 

124

129 

132 

132 

123 

112

Secondfoot -days

2,534 

2,512 

2,564

33,960

2,812 

2,400 

2,745 

3,222 

4,254 

3,675 

2,655 

2,564 

2,445

34,382

May

114 

123 

139 

133 

130

114 

111 

115 

123 

133

150 

158 

169 

196 

168

155 

153 

155 

150 

136

121 

123 

127 

138 

139

138 

138 

144 

123 

115 

123

Maximum

85 

86

89

199

136 

86 

94 

136 

196 

174 

97 

88 

88

196

June

124 

123 

126 

124 

126

144 

174 

147 

133 

127

126 

120 

11Y 

111 

112

114 

118 

117 

111 

117

120 

121 

123 

127 

123

120 

115 

111 

109 

95

July

90 

91 

92 

91 

90

88

88 

89 

89 

94

97 

96 

94 

92 

91

90

se

85 

84

79

78 

76 

76 

77 

77

78 

78 

78 

78 

SO 

81

Minimum

79 

79 

80

70

81 

78 

82 

86 

111 

95 

76 

77 

76

76

Aug.

81 

81 

82 

S3

84

84 

84 

S3 

79 

78

78 

79 

79 

78 

78

81 

80 

81 

86 

88

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

88

88 

78 

77 

78

Mean

81.7 

83.7 

82.7

93.0

90.7 

82.8 

88.6 

107 

137 

122 

85.6 

82.7 

81.5

93.9

Sept.

78 

79 

79 

79 

61

SO 

79 

82 

85 

86

86 

86 

88 

86 

86

86 

85 

81 

79 

79

78 

77 

77 

76 

76

78 

79 

S3 

85

86

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,030 

4,980 

5,090

67,360

5,580 

4,760 

5,440 

6,390 

8,440 

7,290 

5,270 

5,090 

4,850

68,210
PIT RIVER BASIN 285

McCloud River near McCloud> Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11', long. 122°4', in NEi sec. 34, T. 39 N., 

 R. 2 W., half a mile below Angel Creek and 6 miles southeast of McCloud. Altitude, 

about 2,750 feet.

Drainage area.- 388 square piles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.62 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum, 562 second-feet 

Dec. 16-25 and Feb. 8-10 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 22, 1936; minimum, 524 second-feet Nov. 

23, 24, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Feb. 27 to Apr. 13, which are computed on basis

or records for station at Baird and are fair. Two small diversions above station,

total capacity about 10 second-feet.

Bating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

520

580

643

708

774

640

907

975

1,045

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.5

2.9

3.0 

3.5

1,115

1,185

1,260

1,335

1,710

2,010

2,090

2,490

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

oo

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

586

599

586

586

580

580

580

580

586

592

599

599

599

611

605

599

592

592

592

592

592

592

592

586

586

580

580

580

580

580

580

HOT.

580

580

574

580

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

586

592

586

586

580

580

580

580

574

574

Dee.

574

574

568

568

568

574

574

574

568

568

586

580

574

568

568

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

568

568

568

574

580

574

Jan.

574

574

574

580

580

574

574

574

580

611

813

747

695

760

975

975

820

721

682

656

643

630

617

611

605

605

599

592

586

586

586

Feb.

586

580

580

574

574

568

S68

562

562

562

574

656

734

754

787

807

800

781

754

754

1,370

2,330

1,670

1,300

1,080

975

900

850

840

_

-

Konth

October. ..................................

December. .................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 3 ......................

Mar.

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

820

820

820

810

810

810

810

800

800

800

800

790

790

790

780

780

780

780

770

770

770

760

760

760

Apr.

750

750

770

800

800

800

800

810

810

810

810

820

820

820

840

873

900

900

893

880

880

914

947

1,010

975

927

900

900

920

907

-

Seoondfoot-days

18,263

17,508

17,638

246,676

20 299

24^432

24 790

251736

24,620

21,314

18, 781 

17,884

17,190

248,455

May

860

847

840

860

860

840

820

813

813

820

840

840

847

887

887

833

800

787

774

747

734

728

728

728

734

741

734

747

728

708

695

Wa-H^Tm

611

592

586

1,300

9V5

o 330 *

1,010

887

947

637

580

586

2,330

June

682

675

675

669

669

682

747

947

880

807

774

754

741

734

760

747

721

708

695

688

682

675

669

662

656

649

649

643

637

637

July

637

637

637

630

630

624

617

617

617

611

611

605

605

605

605

599

599

599

599

599

599

605

599

599

592

586

586

586

586

580

580

Vin Inflow

580

574

562

538

574

562

760

750

695

637

580

574

568

562

Aug.

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

Mean

589

584

569

676

655

842

800

858

794

710

606

577

573

679

Sept.

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

568

568

56S

568

568

574

574

574

574

568

568

568

568

568

574

574

574

574

580

580

580

586

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

36,220

34,730

34,980

489,300

40,260

48,460

49,170

51,050

48,830

42,280

37 250

35^470

34,100

492,800
226 PIT RIVER BASIN

McCloud River at Baird, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°47', long. 122°18', in SEi sec. 22, T. 34 N.,

 R. 4 W., half a mile below Baird post office and Ifc miles above Junction with Pit 

River. Altitude, about 700 feet.

Drainage area.- 668 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936; December 1910 to December 1930, 

starr gage 1 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-36), 1,637 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height,

 18.66 feet); minimum, 705 second-feet Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.

1910-36: Maximum discharge, 27,600 second-feet Feb. 2, 1917 (gage height, 14.3 

feet, former site and datum); minimum, 650 second-feet for several days August to 

October 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for extreme high water, which are good. No 

large diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1:2 1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.6

660

720

785

S60

940

1,030

1,130

1,230

2.S 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

4.2 

4.6 

5.0

5.4

1,340

1,450

1,700

1,980

2,290

2,610

2,970

3,350

5.8 

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

3,750

4,190

4,660

6,150

5,800

6,450

7,150

7,850

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

9,350

10,900

12,500

14,200

16,000

18,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

720 

750 

750 

735 

735

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

735 

750 

735 

802 

840

768 

750 

735 

735 

735

736 

720 

720 

735 

735

720 

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

HOT.

735 

735 

720 

720 

720

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

735 

720 

735 

720 

720

720 

768 

735 

72O 

720

720 

720 

720 

705 

705

Dec.

705 

705 

705 

705 

720

802 

820 

785 

750 

735

839 

1,070 

820 

768 

750

735 

736 

735 

720 

720

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

735 

802 

768 

985 

1,280 

1,240

Jan.

962 

1,180 

1,100 

1,200 

1,160

1,010 

940 

1,090 

2,290 

3,460

7,580 

3,360 

3,650 

6,750 

9,980

6,650 

4,080 

2,970 

2,370 

2,050

1,770 

1,630 

1,510 

1,450 

1,400

1,340 

1,280 

1,260 

1,230 

1,200 

1,180

Feb.

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,080 

1,060

1,030 

1,030 

1,010 

985 

985

1,030 

2,230 

4,300 

3,650 

3,970

5,670 

5,540 

4,900 

4,080 

3,860

16,400 

17,700 

10,600 

7,430 

5,670

4,540 

3,970 

3,560 

3,350

Month

Oct 

Noi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max

KJim 

Jul

£" 

B«p

1

alendar year 1935 ......................

uary

atar year 1935-3

Mar.

3,150 

2,970 

2,790 

2,610 

2,450

2,370 

2,210 

2,130 

2,050 

1,980

1,910 

1,840 

1,840 

1,770 

1,700

1,660 

1,630 

1,600 

1,570 

1,570

1,570 

1,540 

1,610 

1,510 

1,450

1,420 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,420

Apr.

1,340 

1,310 

1.700 

2,450 

1,980

1,840 

1,740 

1,740 

1,700 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,660 

1,630

1,630 

1,630 

1,660 

1,840 

1,840

1,660 

1,630 

1,600 

1,840 

1,770

Secondfoot -days

22,840

21,693 

24,734

507, 368

78,972 

123,010 

57,820 

51,250 

42,480 

39,020 

27,893 

23,726 

21,870

635,308

"fay

1,660 

1,600 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

1,510 

1,480 

1,450 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,540 

1,570

1,450 

1,370 

1,340 

1,310 

1,260

1,230 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,260 

1,230 

1,180 

1,130

Maximum

840 

768 

1,280

7,830

9,980 

17,700 

3,150 

2,450 

1,660 

2,530 

1,010 

802 

750

17,700

June

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,060

1,130 

1,540 

2,530 

2,130 

1,770

1,600 

1,480 

1,420 

1,370 

1,450

1,420 

1,340 

1,280 

1,230 

1,200

1,180 

1,130 

1,100 

1,100 

1,080

1,060 

1,030 

1,030 

1,010 

1,010

July

1,010 

985 

985 

962 

962

940 

940 

940 

9S5 

962

940 

920 

920 

920 

900

900 

880 

880 

880 

860

860 

860 

860 

860

840

840 

840 

820 

820 

820 

802

Minimum

720 

705 

705

705

940 

985 

1,400 

1,310 

1,130 

1,010 

602 

735 

720

705

Aug.

802 

802 

802 

802 

785

785 

785 

785 

785 

768

768 

76S 

768 

768 

766

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

750 

735

Mean

737 

723 

798

1,390

2,547 

4,242 

1,865 

1,708 

1,370 

1,301 

900 

765 

729

1,463

Sept.

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

750 

735 

735 

720 

720

720 

720 

735 

735 

735

735 

720 

720 

720

720

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

Run-off In 

acre-feet

45,300 

43,030 

49,060

1,006,000

156,600 

244,000 

114,700 

101,700 

84,260 

77,400 

55,320 

47,060 

43,380

1,062,000
MILL CREEK BASIN 227

Mill Creek near Los Molinos, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°3'20", long. 122°1'15", In N* sec. 6, T. 25 

 N., R. 1 W., 5 miles above mouth and 5 miles northeast of Los Mollnos. Altitude, 

about 420 feet.

Drainage area.- 173 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936; September 1909 to September 1913 

^fragmentary), staff gage 0.3 mile below.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.83 

feet;; minimum, 78 second-feet Oct. 1, 9, 10.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Dec. 15, 1929 (gage height, 10.05 

feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Dec. 13, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 12 to Feb. 3, which were computed on 

basis of records for Deer Creek near Vlna and are fair. No large diversions.

Discharge, In seccnd-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Si

Dot.

73

36

88

S3

82

81

81

79

78

78

81

108

92

100

139

116

99

95

93

93

89

86

S3

83

85

85

85

85

35

86

86

HOT.

89

92

89

36

86

86

85

85

86

85

83

85

85

83

83

86

92

32

86

85

35

95

96

89

88

86

85

83

83

83

Dec.

83

83

85

83

85

89

96

102

93

89

114

364

140

111

102

97

95

92

89

89

89

88

88

86

66

89

109

102

260

171

168

Jan.

129

258

217

177

166

140

133

249

1,010

1,160

2,210

750

500

900

2,SOO

1,500

800

550

450

370

320

280

250

230

210

195

1S5

180

170

160

155

Feb.

155

150

145

137

137

134

132

131

128

12S

221

1,020

950

1,030

850

1,380

390

S70

645

732

2,660

1,880

1,230

910

750

575

485

423

374

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935 36......................

Mar.

349

349

349

342

325

314

302

298

311

300

SS9

289

300

291

282

278

2SS

284

284

291

307

302

278

269

243

225

221

229

29S

297

422

Apr.

296

260

652

759

400

327

318

344

349

36S

387

414

428

456

485

530

545

515

485

485

485

515

530

500

428

42S

414

400

387

374

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,758

2,606

3,537

101,700

16,204

19,257

9^200

13,S60

12,353

9,009

4,905

2,992

2,745

98,336

May

337

3S7

349

414

414

36S

337

349

387

442

470

456

515

610

515

456

428

423

414

see

335

349

362

387

414

400

400

414

349

300

S71

UflTrl^ijn

139

96

364

S,300

2,210

2,66O

4S2

759

610

645

S07

111

114

2,660

June

262

252

260

262

265

320

645

500

374

344

337

34S

332

304

300

S95

S98

302

284

S71

S67

271

S73

S7S

S62

245

S31

S17

Sll

S05

-

July

205

207

SOI

193

193

188

131

179

183

179

174

170

168

166

159

158

155

153

148

147

145

142

140

135

129

126

124

120

114

113

110

Minimum

73

83

83

76

129

1S8

221

S60

S71

SOS

110

67

83

76

Aug.

107

106

104

103

101

101

100

99

97

100

104

111

103

99

96

94

92

92

92

92

94

94

92

92

92

92

91

90

88

87

87

Mean

69.3

86.9

114

279

523

664

297

442

398

300

15S

96.5

91.5

270

Sept.

S7

99

107

101

114

104

99

96

94

92

91

92

92

92

91

90

90

S3

38

37

37

86

36

85

35

83

83

S5

35

36

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,490

5,170

7,020

201,700

32,140

38,200

18,250

26,300

24,500

17,870

9,730

5,930

5,440

196,000
228 ELDER CREEK BASIN

Elder Creek near Henleyville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°2', long. 122°15', In SEi sec. 10, T. 25 N., 

R. 4 ¥., at highway bridge on Paskenta-Red Bluff road, 1.2 miles above Spring Branch 

and 6 miles northeast of Henleyville. Altitude, about 310 feet.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.9 

feet ) by slope-area method; no flow for several months.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 6,300 second-feet Jan. 1, 1934 (gage height, 

7.26 feet); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

0

0.8

2.4

5.0

11

35

85

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

154

253

390

675

1,020

1,630

2,300

3,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septeaiber 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.7

.8

1.0

1.4

1.8

2.4

4.0

2.9

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

-

Dec.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.4

4.5

5

4.7

8

35

17

10

7.5

6

5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

7.5

9

91

44

65

Jan.

28

118

104

53

42

31

24

63

487

559

1,000

226

382

450

1,120

675

296

194

147

117

98

82

71

65

60

55

50

50

48

44

42

Feb.

39

35

32

31

29

27

27

25

24

22

28

134

176

132

633

664

602

984

398

345

2,540

1,120

580

390

322

248

220

204

180

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May. ......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 6. .....................

Mar.

167

167

167

158

150

139

136

124

121

114

107

104

101

95

85

82

85

82

77

74

74

71

68

68

65

60

57

55

55

65

82

Apr.

55

53

203

494

124

91

82

82

77

77

79

82

82

82

82

79

77

71

68

63

63

63

60

55

50

46

46

44

83

48

-

Secondfoot-days

0

43.4

377.3

24,893.8

6,781

10,191

3,055

S,661

644

509.6

28 . 6

0

0

24,290.9

May

39

39

37

37

32

29

27

25

24:

22

21

21

21

24

21

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

12

11

10

10

11

16

16

14

13

Mfl y 1 Tffipa

0

4.0

QT_

758

1,120

2,540

167

494

39

114

0*

0

2,540

June

12

13

18

15

14

21

114

60

34

24

20

17

16

15

15

14

12

10

10

8.5

8

7

5.5

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

-

July

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.1

.7

.6

1.3

3.2

3.7

3.2

2.1

1.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

0

0

2.7

0

24

22

55

44

10

3.2

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

12.2

68.2

219

351

98.5

88.7

20.8

17.0

.92

0

0

66.4

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

86

748

49,380

13,450

20,210

6,060

5,280

1, 280

1,010

57

0

0

48,180
THOMAS CREEK BASIN 229

Thomas Creek at Paskenta, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°52'0", long. 122°33'0", in SEi sec. 5, T. 23

 N., R. 6 W., half a mile upstream from Paskenta and 4i miles below Mill Creek.

Drainage area.- 188 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1936; October 1920 to August 1930, staff 

gage half a mile downstream (gage heights only, prior to January 1921).

Average discharge.- 15 years (1921-36), 209 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,290 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 12.45 

feet;; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 25-29.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, about 16,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 

10.5 feet, former site and datum), from curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; no 

flow for short periods in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1929-34.

Remarks.- Records good except those under 2 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge

 interpolated Nov. 3, computed for Feb. 24, 25 on basis of records for nearby stations. 

No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to Septeaiber 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

aa

Oct.

0.6 

.9 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

3.0 

3.7 

2.8 

3.2 

6

14 

18 

13 

14 

13

12 

10 

9 

8 

7.5

7 

7 

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6.5

HOT.

9 

11 

10 

9 

9

8.5 

8.5 

9 

9 

9

8.5 

8 

8 

8 

8.5

9 

12 

15 

12 

11

12 

13 

28 

23 

18

15 

13 

12

12 

11

Dec.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

1011

17 

28 

20

23

140 

62 

41 

34

29 

26 

24 

22 

20

20 

18 

18 

17 

17

18 

22 

29 

61 

62 

80

Jan.

50 

696 

391 

402 

268

156 

113 

116 

402 

1,870

3,570 

1,090 

1,030 

3,280 

6,220

2,950 

1,560 

1,000 

720 

555

458 

398 

362 

362 

344

317 

301 

327 

307 

274 

257

Feb.

242 

220 

197 

184 

171

159 

152 

143 

138 

136

186 

710 

685 

882 

1,090

1,120 

1,060 

S,350 

2,020 

2,070

4,680 

3,480 

2,420 

1,500 

1,000

760 

674 

634 

654

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Kay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

atar year 1935-3

Mar.

738 

940 

1,000 

883 

783

738 

654 

615 

654 

578

526 

509 

509 

460 

428

413 

413 

395 

374 

395

428 

383 

338 

307 

268

239 

223 

234 

248 

246 

230

Apr.

194 

186 

279 

289 

230

225 

324

444 

428 

460

526 

578 

578 

596 

596

578 

526 

476 

428 

428

389 

392 

374 

350 

321

294 

274 

263 

246 

225

Secondfoot-days

186.9 

348.0 

921

70,671.4

30,146 

29,717 

15,149 

11,497 

5,069 

2,288 

402.5 

55.8 

27.5

95,807.7

May

208 

208 

225 

221 

216

190 

174 

167 

184 

210

214 

239 

251 

268 

204

172 

149 

144 

138 

124

114 

111 

115 

115 

118

118 

112 

107 

94 

84 

75

Maximum

18 

28 

140

2,230

6,220 

4,680 

1,000 

596 

268 

234 

25 

3.6 

1.8

6,220

June

69 

73 

74 

67 

64

104 

234 

200 

154 

119

105 

97 

89 

82 

79

74 

67 

60 

56 

52

49 

46 

44 

41 

37

34 

33 

30 

28 

27

July

25 

24 

22 

21

20

18 

17 

16 

17 

21

21 

18 

16 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

9.5

9 

8 

7 

6 

5.5

5.5 

5

4.7 

4.4 

4.1 

3.8

Minimum

0.6 

8 

10

.2

50 

136 

223 

186 

75 

27 

3.8 

.4 

.2

.2

Aug.

3.6 

3.4 

3.3 

3.1 

2.9

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.4

2^0 

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

.9

.7 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4

Mean

6.03 

11.6 

29.7

194

972 

1,025 

489 

383 

164 

76.3 

13.0 

1.80 

.92

262

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.5 

.9 

1.2

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

Is

Run-off In 

acre-feet

371 

690 

1,830

140,200

59,790 

58,940 

30,050 

22,800 

10,050 

4,540 

798 

111 

55

190,000
230 DEER CREEK BASIN

Deer Creek near Vina, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°1'0", long. 121°56'0", in NE^ sec. 23, T. 25 

N., R. 1 W., 0.8 mile above concrete diversion dam and 9 miles northeast of Vina. 

Altitude, about 480 feet.

Drainage area.- 200 square miles.

Records available.- October 1911 to December 1915, March 1920 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1912-15, 1920-36), 265 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.00 

reetj; minimum, 69 second-feet Oct. 1.

1911-15, 1920-36: Maximum discharge, 12,200 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 

15.0 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; 

minimum, 43 second-feet Dec. 13, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

69 

76 

77 

76 

74

73 

71 

71 

70 

70

73 

86 

81 

91 

148

130 

96 

86 

83 

81

78 

77 

76 

76 

77

77 

77 

77 

77 

78 

80

HOT.

81 

89 

86 

81 

80

81 

83 

83 

81 

80

78 

80 

80 

80 

80

83 

91

94:

87 

83

83 

87 

96 

89 

83

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

Dec.

78 

78 

78 

80 

SO

83 

91 

98 

94 

86

101 

267 

148 

110 

96

91 

86 

83 

81 

80

80 

80 

80 

78 

78

81 

109 

98 

254 

170 

189

Jan.

130 

194 

194 

174 

167

13S 

124 

189 

1,100 

1,450

2,790 

854 

562 

1,060 

2,720

2,010 

1,010 

638 

4S6 

397

326 

283 

255 

234 

216

202 

189 

184 

172 

162 

158

Feb.

158 

158 

152 

142 

140

136 

134 

132 

128 

126

179 

1,230 

1,300 

1,510 

1,180

1,640 

1,210 

1,180 

898 

952

3,400 

3,120 

1,890 

1,360 

1,090

870 

735 

646 

586

Month

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alondar year 19C

11.....................................

ater year 1935-!

Mar.

542 

533 

524 

498 

471

441 

412 

395 

391 

379

359 

348

351 

344 

333

318 

318 

315 

308 

308

318 

308 

298 

294 

272

256 

250 

256 

340 

363 

436

Apr.

304 

284 

798 

1,110 

632

502

471 

467 

450 

441

446 

454 

454 

463 

476

489 

498 

480 

458

446

441 

454 

454 

420 

395

371 

359 

359 

375

371

Secondfoot-days

2,532 

2,499 

3,286

109,280

18,768 

26,382 

11,279 

14,122 

7,302 

4,740 

2,919 

2,374

2,296

98,499

May

322 

315 

311 

301 

298

291 

268 

256 

253 

250

250 

253 

253 

284 

294

256 

233 

225 

215 

208

198 

188 

179 

173 

168

170 

168 

186 

193 

177 

166

Ma v 1 pnim

148 

96 

267

2,720

2,790 

3,400 

542 

1,110 

322 

433 

108 

83 

92

3,400

June

157 

153 

157 

166

155

166 

433 

315 

225

195

177 

168 

159 

155 

151

144 

138 

134 

130 

126

123 

119 

117 

117 

115

111 

110 

108 

108 

108

July

108 

106 

104 

104 

102

101 

99 

101 

104 

104

104 

101 

97 

95 

94

92 

91 

91 

89

89

89 

87 

87 

86 

86

86 

86 

86 

84 

83 

83

Minim 

69 

78 

78

67

124 

126 

250 

284 

166 

108 

83 

74 

70

69

Aug.

81 

81 

80 

80 

80

78 

78 

77 

77 

78

80 

83 

80 

77 

75

75 

74 

74 

74 

75

75 

75 

75 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

Mean

81.7 

83.3 

106

299

605 

910 

364 

471 

236 

158 

94.2 

76.6 

76.5

269

Sept.

74 

80 

91 

87 

92

87 

80 

78 

78 

77

77 

77 

77 

77 

75

75 

74 

74 

74 

73

73 

73 

73 

71

71

71 

70 

71 

73 

73

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,020 

4,960 

6,520

216,700

37,230 

52,330 

22,370 

28,010 

14,480 

9,400 

5,790 

4,710 

4,550

195,400
CHICO CREEK BASIN 231

Chlco Creek near Chico, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°46', long. 121°46', in Arroyo Chico grant, 1

 mile above golf clubhouse in Municipal Park and 6 miles northeast of Chico, Butte 

County. Altitude, about 400 feet.

Drainage area.- 68.3 square miles.

Records available.- May 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.70

 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 19-30.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; minimum, 10 second-feet Dec. 

11, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No large diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

25 

27 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

24 

27 

25 

30 

43

37 

28 

26 

25 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

HOT.

27 

29 

2S 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

26 

28 

29 

27 

27

27 

28 

28 

27 

27

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

Dec.

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

27 

31 

32 

29 

28

33 

103 

49 

36 

32

31 

29 

29 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

42 

39 

137 

98 

122

Jan.

72 

96 

105 

90 

82

65 

54 

115 

903 

1,450

2,280 

534 

379 

951 

1,730

1,310 

579 

343 

238 

182

144 

119 

105 

94 

86

78 

73 

68 

63 

58 

56

Feb.

55 

58 

55 

52

50

48 

47 

46 

44 

43

100 

868 

1,420 

1,050 

890

1,460 

1,190 

1,070 

803 

908

3,080 

2,350 

1,270 

900 

704

539 

452 

397 

345

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Max 

Api 

Ma, 

Jur 

Jii] 

Auj 

Sei

1

alendar year 193

il. ....................................

t ember . ................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

298 

269 

244 

218 

194

173 

158 

144 

134 

125

11S 

112 

108 

102 

95

91 

88 

85 

81 

78

75 

72 

71 

74 

74

69 

67 

74 

92 

112 

244

Apr.

147 

129 

391 

1,020 

554

371 

308 

280 

253 

225

202 

180 

164 

147 

134

123 

116 

109 

102 

97

94 

95 

90 

83 

79

74 

72 

71 

80 

80

Secondfoot-days

788 

787 

1,273

51,179

12,502 

20,294 

3,939 

5,870 

1,597 

1,451 

816 

703 

653

50,673

May

70 

69 

67 

64 

63

60 

56 

55 

53 

51

50 

49 

54 

59 

60

51 

48 

47 

45 

44

43 

41 

40 

40 

40

40 

41 

55 

51 

47 

44

Maximum

43 

29 

137

2,060

2,280 

3,080 

298 

1,020 

70 

153 

30 

25 

25

3,080

June

42 

40 

42 

43 

41

49 

153 

116 

85 

69

60 

54 

50 

47 

45

42 

40 

38 

37 

37

36 

34 

33 

33 

33

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

July

30 

30 

29 

28 

30

'29 

28 

28 

30 

30

30 

29 

28 

27 

27

26 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Minimum

22

25 

25

22

54 

43 

67 

71 

40 

30 

23 

22 

20

20

Aug.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

22 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

25

23 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Mean

25.4 

26.2 

41.1

140

403 

700 

127 

196 

51.5 

48.4 

26.3 

22.7 

21.8

138

Sept.

22 

23 

25 

25 

25

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

21

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,560 

1,560 

2,520

101,500

24,800 

40,350 

7,310 

11,640 

3,170 

2,880 

1,620 

1,390 

1,300

100,500
232 STONY CREEK BASIN

Stony Creek above Stony Gorge Reservoir, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°30'5B , long. 122°31'0", in sec. 15, T. 19 N., 

R. 6 W., 700 feet downstream from road bridge and 6 miles south of Stony Gorge Dam.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.60 

feetj, from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, 5.5 second-feet 

Sept. 26.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; minimum, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 

22, Sept. 8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record and results of several discharge measurements 

furnished by E. A. Garland, water-master for Stony Creek and tributaries.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

16 

17 

19 

22 

21

20 

21 

21 

20 

19

22 

24 

24 

24 

27

28 

26 

24 

24 

21

21 

21 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

HOT.

24 

28 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

28 

26 

26

26 

24 

24 

25 

25

Dec.

25 

25 

25

24 

24

24 

26 

26 

27 

26

26 

48 

44 

35 

32

31 

29 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

25

26 

31 

36 

93 

81 

83

Jan.

58 

213 

205 

166 

149

104 

83 

72 

754 

1,220

2,740 

946 

815 

1,500 

2,740

2,540 

1,200 

728 

544 

414

342 

302 

264 

243 

220

205 

193 

182 

174 

163 

154

Feb.

154 

146 

134 

131 

112

69 

58 

45 

36 

36

238 

1,740 

1,660 

1,200 

1,390

1,560 

1,390 

1,560 

954 

1,060

3,540 

4,460 

2,600 

1,900 

1,560

1,150 

954 

843 

774

Month

Oct 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

alendar year 193 

uai*y. .......

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

728 

715 

676 

614 

555

500 

456 

423 

396 

369

342 

330 

318 

294 

279

275 

268 

257 

246 

233

205 

196 

190 

185 

179

171 

163 

190 

211 

223 

246

Apr.

196 

190 

442 

620 

387

356 

373 

396 

373 

351

347 

334 

326 

318 

310

302 

287 

268 

260 

250

246 

246 

229 

214 

208

208 

202 

199 

202 

188

Secondfoot-days

674 

778 

1,057

72,692

19,633 

31,454 

10,435 

8,828 

4,223 

2,769 

808 

5,898.0 

2,017.5

88,574.5

May

179 

188 

188 

185 

174

165

154 

149 

152 

160

160 

154 

168 

171 

152

134 

121 

121 

112 

109

114 

103 

103 

98 

94

92

98 

112 

112 

105 

96

Maxlmun

28 

28 

93

1,960

2,740 

4,460 

728 

620 

188 

214 

40 

364 

356

4,460

June

94 

98 

112 

101 

90

116 

214 

211 

179 

154

136 

118 

107 

103 

101

86

80 

74 

67 

61

61 

58 

50 

46 

42

41 

41 

43 

43 

42

July

38 

35 

35 

32 

29

32

30 

30 

37 

38

40 

31 

26 

24 

21

20 

26 

26 

26 

25

22 

18 

18 

20 

21

21 

20 

19 

21 

15 

12

Minimum

16 

24 

24

13

58 

36 

163 

188 

92 

41 

12 

7 

6

6

Aug.

11 

12 

9.5 

8 

8.5

8 

8 

7 

7 

7

7.5 

9.5 

12 

12 

38

338 

351 

356 

356 

360

360 

360 

360 

360 

360

364 

364 

364 

364 

360 

356

Mean

21.7 

25.9

34.1

199

633 

1,085 

337 

294 

136 

92.3 

26.1 

190 

67.2

242

Sept.

351 

356 

324 

28 

22

20 

21 

20 

16 

16

17 

15 

16 

17 

14

12 

12 

12 

12

11

10 

8.5 

7 

8 

7.5

6 

6.5 

24 

306 

322

Run-off In 

acre- feet

1,340 

1,540 

2,100

144,200

38,940 

62,390 

20,700 

17,510 

8,380 

5,490 

1,600 

11,700 

4,000

175,700
STONY CREEK BASIN 233

Grindstone Creek near Elk Creek, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°41', long. 122°32', In sec. 15, T. 21 N.,

 R. 6 W., 0.2 mile downstream from county road bridge, 0.4 mile above mouth, and 5 

miles north of town of Elk Creek.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,700 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 7.58

 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 29 to Sept. 27.

Remarks.- Records fair Nov. 1 to 24 (staff gage read once dally); good Nov. 25 to Sept.

 50: Discharge Interpolated Nov. 1-3, 9, 10, 16, 17, and 20. Gage-height record and 

results of several discharge measurements furnished by E. A. Garland, watermster for 

Stony Creek and tributaries.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.4

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.2 

2.4 

3.3 

5.5 

4.3

4.3 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

Dec.

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

5.5 

15 

13

12 

38 

33 

21 

17

15 

13 

11 

10 

9.5

8.5 

8.5 

6.5 

6 

5.5

5.5 

7 

18 

35 

62 

56

Jan.

37 

236 

154 

162 

133

75 

54 

47 

354 

942

1,470 

533 

520 

1,360 

2,210

1,560 

920 

610 

405 

307

249 

216 

189 

174 

163

148 

137 

130 

119 

107 

100

Feb.

96 

90 

81 

76 

74

69 

67 

64 

63 

58

79 

454 

468 

487 

685

745 

715 

780 

555 

530

1,430 

1,400 

1,040 

820 

665

515 

452 

465 

478

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mat 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year

11.....................................

tember . ................................

he perlo

Mar.

465 

490 

452 

402

341

295 

257 

233 

221 

198

184 

175 

169 

160 

148

142 

140 

135 

125 

120

125 

120 

112 

108 

103

96 

91 

116 

161 

137 

129

Apr.

108 

108 

194 

233 

161

150 

184 

218 

212 

204

202 

196 

192 

190 

190

188 

180 

169 

160 

154

148 

150 

144 

139 

133

123 

120 

118

114 

108

Secondfoot-days

65.0 

455.8

13,841 

13,501 

6,150 

4,890 

2,198 

1,028 

142.9 

12.4 

6.3

May

103 

103 

103 

98 

96

91 

84 

82 

82 

87

66 

89 

91 

92 

82

74 

66 

65 

62 

59

56 

53 

49 

47 

45

42

41 

45 

45 

42 

38

Uaxlxnm

5.5 

62

2,210 

1,430 

490 

233 

103 

98 

10 

.6 

.3

June

36 

38 

40 

37 

35

46 

98 

84 

65 

53

47

44 

40 

38 

35

34 

31 

28 

26 

24

23 

20

18 

16 

13

12 

13 

12 

11 

11

July

10 

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8

7.5 

7.5 

7 

7.5 

8.5

8.5 

7.5 

5 

4.7 

4.9

4.7 

4.0 

3.6 

3.1 

2.8

1.8 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

.7

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Minimum

0.6 

3.3

37 

58 

91 

108 

38 

11 

.7 

.2 

.2

Aug.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

2.17 

14.7

446 

466 

198 

163 

70.9 

34.3 

4.61 

.40 

.21

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

129 

904

27,450 

26,780 

12,200 

9,700 

4,360 

2,040 

283 

25 

12

83,880
234 BUTTE CREEK BASIN 

Butte Creek near Chico, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°44', long. 121°42', in sec. 25, T. 22 N., R. 2 

E., half a mile below junction with Little Butte Creek and 7-J- miles east of Chlco. 

Altitude, about 350 feet.

Drainage area.- 148 .square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,660 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.13 

reet;; minimum, 63 second-feet Dec. 6.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; minimum discharge recorded, 

36 second-feet some time in September 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Butte Creek above this station receives considerable water from 

West Branch of Feather River via De Sabla and Centervllle power plants. Pacific Gas 

& Electric Co. has furnished the following record of this flow for 1935-36:

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Mean discharge 

in second-feet

44

33

32

58

64

23

79

23

68

53

55

40

47.6

Run- off in 

acre-feet

2,710

1,960

1,970

3,570

3,680

1,410

4,700

1,410

4,050

3,260

3,380

2,330

34,480

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

92 

109 

118 

107 

118

104 

113 

111 

109 

100

111 

120 

122 

144 

215

183 

120 

109 

107 

127

115 

102 

118 

113 

107

115 

115 

102 

115 

113 

115

HOT.

118 

129 

141 

111 

120

120 

122 

120 

120 

104

120 

98 

96 

107 

98

107 

115 

113 

111 

98

100 

109 

111 

109 

108

108 

98 

96 

92 

96

Dec.

90 

92 

102 

102 

92

102 

115 

127 

111 

109

134 

366 

169 

146 

124

124 

115 

115 

109 

107

107 

86 

92 

111 

84

113 

146 

132 

325 

302 

317

Jan.

189 

280 

298 

269 

259

221 

192 

278 

1,340 

2,300

3,910 

1,120 

840 

1,960 

3,590

2,580 

1,320 

900 

686 

570

560 

482 

432 

412 

385

362 

351 

308 

315 

298 

295

Feb.

291 

281 

291 

271 

254

248 

244 

219 

213 

257

477 

1,610 

2,340 

2,030 

1,630

2,520 

2,030 

1,960 

1,560 

1,880

5,580 

4,210 

2,670 

2,000 

1,600

1,350 

1,180 

1,050 

990

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul AugSep

W

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alendar year 192

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7- .....................................

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Mar.

918 

870 

828 

750 

681

614 

598 

535 

514 

474

459 

449 

449 

439 

429

404 

434 

404 

386 

390

390 

376 

363 

367 

340

327 

390 

464 

566 

582 

780

Apr.

540 

504 

834 

1,840 

995

752 

716 

722 

699 

688

688 

666 

633 

590 

616

600 

622 

628 

606 

575

585 

628 

600 

590 

535

510 

473 

443 

447 

419

Secondfoot-days

3,669 

3,277 

4,366

141,986

27,302 

41,236 

15,958 

19,744 

9,083 

7,253 

4,398 

3,814 

3,220

143,320

May

395 

395 

361 

368 

379

344 

322 

312 

294 

274

303 

288 

288 

340 

368

308 

244 

238 

241 

224

227 

194 

210 

232 

257

264 

264 

312 

302 

270 

260

Maximum

215 

141 

366

4,120

3,910 

5,580 

918 

1,840 

395 

611 

167 

130 

132

5,580

________ _

June

257 

232 

251 

260 

232

284 

611 

364 

291 

235

267 

264 

257 

251 

241

232 

227 

221 

218 

213

207 

192 

192 

182 

194

189 

170 

170 

162 

187

Minimum

92

92 

84

62

189 

213 

327 

419 

194 

162 

126 

111 

92

84

July

167 

162 

158 

136 

151

145 

149 

145 

153 

156

156 

138 

134 

132 

134

136 

138 

140 

147 

147

136 

142 

140 

134 

136

132 

132 

134 

130 

126 

132

Aug.

128 

126 

126 

126 

128

128 

126 

124 

122 

124

126 

128 

120 

124 

122

120 

130 

116 

124 

126

130 

111 

124 

130 

114

124 

122 

130 

111 

113 

111

Mean

118 

109 

141

389

881 

1,422 

515 

658 

293 

242 

142 

123 

107

392

Sept.

107 

104 

126 

132 

126

124 

118 

113 

104 

109

107 

107 

107 

111 

104

107 

105 

114 

97 

93

113 

105 

105 

96 

96

92

97 

97 

100 

104

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,280 

6,500 

8,660

281,600

54,150 

81,790 

31,650 

39,160 

18,020 

14,390 

8,720 

7,560 

6,390

284,300
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 235

Lake Almanor at Prattville, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°13', long. 121°10', In NWi sec. 11, T. 27 N., R. 7 E.,

 at intake to Butt Valley Tunnel at Prattville, 5 miles northwest of Almanor Dam.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Lake Almanor on North Fork of Feather River is main storage unit of Feather

 ftiver system of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Elevation of crest of dam is 4,515 feet 

above mean sea level. Water is diverted by tunnel to Butt Valley Reservoir, and a 

small amount is released at Almanor Dam down natural channel of North Fork of Feather 

River. See North Fork of Feather River near Prattville. On Sept. 30, 1935, storage 

in Butt Valley Reservoir was 49,338 acre-feet; on Sept. 30, 1936, it was 22,075 acrefeet. Table of daily contents, furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., shows amount 

available for release at dam; storage above 15,660 acre-feet may be diverted through 

tunnel to Butt Valley Reservoir.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year, October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

354, 304

353,126

351,951

350,776

349,436

348,266

347,097

345,763

344,265

342,935

341,774

340,449

339,291

339,291

340,449

341,277

341,940

342,935

343,600

344,265

344,930

345,263

345,596

345,929

346,263

346,763

347,430

347,931

348,767

349,269

349,771

NOT.

350,776

352,118

353,295

353,463

352,286

351,279

350,274

349,436

348,600

347,597

346,096

344,764

343,766

343,101

342,271

341,940

341,277

340,283

339,126

338,135

337,475

336,816

336,322

337,475

338,300

339,126

339,787

340,449

341,442

342,271

-

Dec.

343,433

344,265

345,096

345,596

344,764

343,932

343,267

342,271

341,442

340,614

339,291

340,780

339,456

338,795

337,970

336,486

334,348

332,380

330,416

328,620

326,503

324,878

323,256

321,314

320,183

318,409

317,926

317,604

318,087

316,800

315,675

Jan.

315,033

315,194

313,911

314,071

312,950

312,150

311,511

311,032

312,470

314,071

317,765

319,376

321,476

324,878

330,089

334,677

337,970

340,780

344,098

347,097

349,436

350,776

352,454

353,967

355,483

356,833

358,016

359,200

360,726

361,745

362,594

Feb.

363,786

365,149

366,344

367,541

368,226

369,254

370,112

369,082

367,712

367,028

367,883

369,597

370,112

370,971

371,142

373,897

376,142

378,566

380,475

382,736

385,353

392,190

397,307

401,383

404,585

407,617

408,869

410,300

409,763

_

-

Mar.

409,942

410,121

410,121

410,121

409,405

407,617

405,476

403,516

401,561

400,496

400,141

399,786

399,077

399,077

398,723

398,191

397,660

396,953

396,953

397,307

397,484

397,130

396,599

396,423

396,069

395,539

395,010

395,010

395,716

397,484

400,496

Apr.

402,271

404,050

406,725

409,226

411,375

413,349

415,506

417,126

418,569

420,013

421,820

423,631

425,626

427,624

429,808

433,275

435,835

439,503

442,078

446,135

452,063

456,716

461,204

466,087

470,237

473,834

476,492

479,539

481,065

482,785

-

May

483,741

485,274

486,425

487,577

488,730

490,270

491,427

492,391

493,164

494,130

494,904

495,872

497,229

498,588

499,949

501,117

502,091

502,676

503,262

503,652

504,043

504,629

505,020

505,411

505,607

505,802

505,998

506,389

506,585

506,781

507,173

June

507,173

506,781

506,977

506,977

506,781

507,760

509,526

510,311

511,097

511,294

510,901

510,508

510,311

509,722

509,133

508,153

507,173

506,389

505,998

505,607

505,215

504,824

504,043

503,066

502,676

502,091

501,507

500,533

499,754

498,588

-

July

497,617

496,454

495,485

496,260

496,841

497,617

497,811

498,200

498,782

499,949

501,117

502,091

503,066

504,043

505,215

506,194

506,585

506,194

504,433

501,507

498,588

496,260

493,937

491,812

490,270

488,346

485,657

483,359

480,874

478^395-

476,112

Aug.

474,024

472,697

470,426

467,971

465,146

462,328

459,706

457,089

455,970

453,736

451,320

449,280

446,690

444,656

443,183

441,710

438,953

436,202

433,640

430,902

428,898

427,261

425,626

423,631

421,278

419,110

417,306

415,146

412,990

411,555

409,405

Sept.

406,903

404,229

402,449

400,851

399,963

398,723

397,484

396,246

394,833

391,838

389,905

388,327

386,926

384,305

381,692

378,739

377,526

374,933

373,380

371,830

370,283

367,883

364,979

362,254

359,709

357,678

355,820

353,463

350,944

348,934

-
236 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Feather River near Prattville, Calif.

Location.- Discharge obtained by combining flow released through Lake Almanor Dam and

 discharge of diversion tunnel from Lake Almanor to Butt Valley Reservoir. Dam Is 5 

miles southeast of Prattville and 9 miles above mouth of Butt Creek.

Drainage area.- 507 square miles.

Records available.- March 1914 to September 1936; June 1905 to March 1914, staff gage

 or recorder on the river near site of Almanor Dam.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1905-10, 1911-36), 864 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1905-36: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1907 (gage height,

 16.2 feet at river gage, previous to dam construction); no flow Apr. 15, 16, 1914, 

parts of January to April 1919, Apr. 21, 1923.

Remarks.- Daily-discharge record furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. See Lake 

Almanor at Prattville for storage record.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,070 

1,060 

1,030 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

995 

159 

120

120 

121 

121 

121 

120

120 

119 

119 

119 

119

119 

119 

117 

117 

120 

86

HOT.

19

IS 

179 

916 

910

904 

904 

904 

903 

903

903 

903 

903 

903 

903

902 

896 

897 

897 

897

896 

765

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Dec.

18 

IS 

18 

506 

860

897 

897 

897 

897 

1,270

1,020 

897 

696 

896 

1,280

1,310 

1,310 

1,480 

1,480 

1,380

944 

1,410 

1,370 

950 

1,170

1,220 

926 

927 

925 

896 

896

Jan.

902 

902 

902 

902 

902

902 

902 

902 

902 

20

20 

20 

20 

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Feb.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

53 

903 

903 

903 

903

903 

903 

903 

818 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

73

478 

873 

895 

895

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai

Apr 

Ma, 

JUE 

Jul

Au« 

Sej

1

alendar year 193

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Mar.

895 

922

1,000 

1,180 

1,880

1,S80 

1,880 

1,880 

1,400 

1,330

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,100 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

999 

999 

999 

999

990

955 

955

815 

75 

75 

75

Apr.

75 

75 

75 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

59 

22 

22

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

62 

1,020 

1,030 

990

Seoondfoot-days

15,491 

17,360 

29,861

275,652

8,596 

10,748 

33,003 

4,378 

27,243 

25,776 

22,990 

45,920 

43,590

284,956

May

871 

882 

S82 

8S4 

885

883 

881 

881 

887 

878

883 

884 

888 

895 

886

884 

881 

885 

881 

878

873 

868 

875 

874 

874

875 

873 

867 

866 

868 

871

Maximum

1,070 

916 

1,480

1,890

902 

903 

1,880 

1,030 

895 

897 

1,660 

1,880 

1,820

1,880

June

861 

854 

859 

S61 

863

851 

897 

877 

871 

868

870 

872 

866 

867 

868

864 

866 

861 

857 

847

850 

851 

851 

845 

846

854 

844 

844 

845 

846

July

846 

799 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

26 

26

221 

507 

1,300 

1,660 

1,620

1,580 

1,580 

1,450 

1,140 

1,040

1,510 

1,580 

1,580 

1,570 

1,490 

1,190

Minimum

86 

16 

18

16

20 

22 

75 

22 

866 

844 

25 

1,070 

1,120

16

Aug.

1,070 

1,560 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670

1,670 

1,560 

1,050 

1,680 

1,680

1,640 

1,580 

1,520 

1,120 

1,110

1,590 

1,660 

1,680 

1,720 

1,410

1,120 

1,120 

1,410 

1,480 

1,480

1,480 

1,550 

1,300 

1,120 

1,670 

1,880

Mean

500 

579 

963

755

277 

371 

1,065 

146 

879 

859 

742 

1,481 

1,453

779

Sept.

1,800 

1,470 

1,290 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,170 

1,820 

1,530

1,130 

1,130 

1,620 

1,660 

1,660

1,500 

1,450 

1,120 

1,120 

1,600

1,660 

1,820 

1,650 

1,650 

1,550

1,130 

1,590 

1,670 

1,660 

1,660

Run-off in 

acre-feet

30,730 

34,430 

59,230

546,800

17,050 

21,320 

65,460 

8,6SO 

54,040 

51,130 

45,600 

91,080 

86,460

565,200
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 237

North Fork of Feather River at Big Bar, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°48', long. 121°27', In SWi sec. 32, T. 23 N., 

R. 5 E., a quarter of a ml16 above Big Bar and 7 miles above Intake of power plant 

at Big Bend. Zero of gage Is 1,348.96 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,934 square miles.

Records available.- February 1911 to August 1930, October 1931 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1911-12, 1913-20, 1921-30, 193],-36), 2,412 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 18.£ 

feet); minimum, 817 second-feet Nov. 3.

1911-30, 1931-36: Maximum dally discharge, 35,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1914; 

minimum dally discharge, 235 second-feet Oct. 31, 1932. Instantaneous extremes not 

known.

Remarks.- Storage and diversions above station. See records for Lake Almanor and

Bucks Creek storage reservoir. Records of dally discharge furnished by Pacific Gas 

& Electric Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

Z

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

IS

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

oet.

1,370 

1,390 

1,490 

1,430 

1,380

1,380 

1,490 

1,530 

1,640 

1,510

1,470 

1,450 

1,420 

1,550 

1,670

1,580 

1,540 

1,510 

1,470 

1,460

1,490 

1,530 

1,560 

1,540 

1,540

'1,440 

1,540 

1,450 

1,550 

1,450 

1,610

HOT.

1,330 

1,210 

917 

1,660 

1,440

1,170 

1,160 

1,130 

1,320 

1,200

1,380 

987 

1,620 

1,520 

1,400

1,440 

1,160 

1,480 

1,400 

1,340

1,220 

1,350 

1,440 

986 

1,410

1,260 

1,400 

1,140 

1,100 

1,360

Dec.

1,260

1,410 

1,530 

1,640 

1,610

1,630 

1,720 

1,620 

1,610 

1,650

1,840 

2,340 

1,820 

1,790 

1,640

1,900 

2,060 

2,040 

2,110 

2,130

2,160 

1,690 

1,930 

2,140 

1,600

1,820 

1,900 

1,840 

1,870 

1,890 

1,850

Jan.

1,680 

1,820 

1,640 

1,870 

1,570

1,760 

1,760 

1,840 

2,580 

6,940

16,600 

5,850 

4,340 

8,340 

25,000

14,000 

7,800 

5,200 

3,640 

3,120

2,460 

2,020 

1,840 

1,760 

1,640

1,450 

1,530 

1,810 

1,490 

1,380 

1,420

Feb.

1,400 

1,200 

1,310 

1,600 

1,610

1,850 

1,830 

1,680 

1,720 

1,320

2,660 

5,940 

7,700 

6,660 

5,570

6,180 

5,260 

4,720 

4,210 

5,300

20,700 

23,700 

16,900 

10,900 

7,920

7,080 

6,740 

6,600 

6,250

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mai 

Api 

Xaj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 1935. .....................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

6,080 

6,260 

6,590 

6,940 

7,180

6,940 

6,810 

6,720 

6,720 

5,790

5,550 

5,150 

5,150 

5,230 

5,070

5,100 

5,020 

5,020 

4,870 

4,870

4,870 

4,790 

4,560 

4,090 

3,900

3,530 

2,670 

2,640 

2,210 

2,260 

1,970

Apr.

2,320 

2,750 

3,130 

3,640 

3,470

3,070 

3,080 

3,390 

3,460 

3,640

3,830 

4,180 

4,370 

4,710 

4,890

5,190 

5,370 

5,180 

5,110 

5,050

5,070 

5,550 

5,360 

4,810 

4,400

4,120 

3,940 

4,200 

4,310 

4,240

Secondfoot-days

46,430 

38,930 

56,040

938,750

136,150 

177,010 

154,550 

125,830 

112,660 

71,700 

57,150 

58,740 

58,060

1,093,250

Hay

4,090 

4,100 

4,540 

4,550 

4,100

3,980 

3,740 

3,310 

3,380 

3,480

3,420 

3,600 

3,880 

5,110 

4,680

4,450 

4,140 

4,050 

3,850 

3,500

3,400 

3,440 

3,320 

3,330 

3,300

3,200 

3,020 

2,250 

2,360 

2,490 

2,600

Maximum

1,670 

1,660 

2,340

8,430

25,000 

23,700 

7,180 

5,550 

5,110 

5,250 

2,520 

2,290 

2,410

25,000

June

2,670 

2,530 

2,500 

2,550 

2,590

3,110 

5,250 

4,040 

3,440 

3,080

2,920 

2,650 

2,420 

2,360 

2,250

2,180 

2,100 

2,060 

1,940 

1,890

1,820 

1,800 

1,780 

1,720 

1,680

1,650 

1,660 

1,620 

1,720 

1,720

July

1,600 

1,630 

1,550 

1,510 

1,480

1,490 

1,580 

1,560 

1,510 

1,520

1,^90 

1,410 

1,530 

1,600 

1,620

1,620 

1,720 

1,820 

1,860 

2,340

2,440 

2,290 

2,290 

2,250 

1,910

1,960 

2,520 

2,460 

2,290 

2,240 

2,160

Minimum

1,370 

917 

1,260

917

1,380 

1,200 

1,970 

2,320 

2,250 

1,620 

1,390 

1,400 

1,310

917

Aug.

1,730 

1,440 

1,890 

2,160 

2,190

2,080 

2,140 

2,040 

1,410 

1,940

2,000 

2,250 

2,290 

2,060 

1,490

1,400 

1,960 

2,170 

2,170 

2,210

1,880 

1,450 

1,400 

1,790 

1,960

1,970 

1,970 

2,050 

1,840 

1,410 

2,000

He an

1,498 

1,298 

1,808

2,572

4,392 

6,104 

4,985 

4,194 

3,634 

2,390 

1,844 

1,895 

1,935

2,987

Sept.

2,330 

2,320 

1,950 

1,780 

1,500

1,320 

1,310 

1,560 

1,600 

2,300

2,160 

1,620 

1,500 

1,940 

2,160

2,150 

2,020 

2,030 

1,690 

1,520

1,990 

2,200 

2,410 

2,290 

2,310

2,270 

1,500 

1,880 

2,180 

2,270

Run-off In 

acre-feet

92,090 

77,220 

111,200

1,862,000

270,000 

351,100 

306,500 

249,600 

223,500 

142,200 

113,400 

116,500 

115,200

2,169,000
238 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Feather River near Oroville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°32', long. 121°29', In NEi sec. 2, T. 19 N., 

R. 4 E., 2 miles below Junction of North and Middle Forks and 3 miles northeast of 

Oroville. Zero of gage is 182.02 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 3,611 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1936; January 1902 to September 1934, 

comparable record at Oroville, 3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 5,917 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,400 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 55.4 

feetj; minimum, 525 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage height, 4.12 feet).

1902-36: Maximum discharge, 211,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 26.08 

feet, former site and datum); minimum (estimated), 300 second-feet, regulated, Nov. 9, 

1931 (gage height, -1.7 feet, former site and datum).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Lake Almanor, Bucks, Butt Valley, other storage reservoirs, 

ana three large power plants above station; also small diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

a

s

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

1,520

1,570

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,580

1,690

1,740

1,650

1,580

1,820

1,680

1,760

2,i>20

2,140

1,910

1,780

1,700

1,680

1,650

1,720

1,750

1,670

1,740

1,630

1,600

1,720

1,770

1,810

1,780

HOT.

1,570

1,580

1,130

1,850

1,610

1,490

1,340

1,400

1,480

1,440

1,640

1,280

1,670

1,720

1,540

1,670

1,480

1,690

1,650

1,560

1,520

1,620

1,890

1,360

1,650

1,540

1,620

1,410

1,310

1,610

-

Dec.

1,510

1,650

1,740

1,810

1,860

1,890

2,000

1,930

1,990

1,930

2,180

3,490

2,480

2,320

2,100

2,260

S.370

2,370

2,420

2,420

2,540

1,980

2,260

2,420

1,770

2,040

2,420

2,260

2,890

2,890

2,950

Jan.

2,370

2,710

2,650

3,130

2,830

2,590

2,370

2,950

7,320

15,400

34,900

14,100

9,720

18,600

46,400

35,400

17,900

12,200

9,090

7,480

6,420

5,710

4,940

4,490

4,230

3,850

3,730

3,970

3,550

3,370

3,250

Feb.

3,370

3,130

2,950

3,130

3,190

3,370

3,370

3,130

3,010

3,130

5,120

16,800

22,800

21,800

17,400

21,700

17,700

15,200

13,600

16,300

46,700

54,200

37,100

26,700

19,600

15,600

14,300

13,500

12,900

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-5 6......................

Mar.

IE, 300

18,300

12,500

12,500

12,400

11,700

11,300

11,000

11,000

10,200

9,700

9,250

9,340

9,340

9,070

6,980

9,070

9,160

8,980

8,800

9,160

9,160

8,480

7,840

7,200

6,640

6,120

6,400

S.7SO

8,240

9,430

Apr.

7,520

6,800

7,680

12,900

9,250

7,680

7,280

7,680

8,000

8,240

8,800

9,700

10,200

11,000

11,400

12 , 300

12,900

12,500

11,900

11,900

11,900

13,300

13,100

12,000

10,800

9,970

9,430

9,520

9,880

9,340

-

Seeondfoot-days

53,270

46,320

69,140

1,948,650

297,620

440,900

296,280

304,870

222,200

126,310

69,510

66,870

63,320

2,056,510

May

S,4SO

8,320

9,340

9,700

9,340

8,480

7,6SO

7,120

7,040

7,600

7,680

7,680

7,840

9,700

9,340

8,320

7,680

7,360

7,040

6,190

5,840

5,770

5,700

5,570

5,840

5,570

5,380

5,700

5,380

4,920

4,600

Maximum

2,220

1,890

3,490

51,300

46,400

54,200

12,500

13,300

9,700

10,800

2,760

2,540

2,590

54,200

June

4,460

4,220

4,220

4,280

4,280

4,720

10,800

8,320

6,400

5,570

5,120

4,790

4,460

4,280

4,100

3,920

3,800

3,680

3,560

3,380

3,200

3,080

2,980

2,920

2,810

2,700

2,640

2,540

2,540

2,540

-

July

2,390

2,340

2,240

2,240

2,140

2,040

2,090

2,240

2,040

2,040

1,940

1,940

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,140

2,140

2,240

2,540

2,760

2,590

2,540

2,440

2,040

1,940

2,290

2,340

2,540

2,590

2,540

Minimum

1,500

1,130

1,510

1,130

2,370

2,950

6,120

6,800

4,600

2,540

1,940

1,560

1,560

1,130

Aug.

2,040

1,840

2,090

2,490

2,540

2,390

2,490

2,390

1,740

2,190

2,340

2,440

2,390

2,340

1,740

1,690

2,190

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,140

1,640

1,600

2,090

2,240

2,140

2,240

2,240

2,140

1,560

2,190

Mean

1,718

1,544

2,230

5,339

9,601

15,200

9,557

10,160

7,168

4,210

2,242

2,157

2,111

5,619

Sept.

2,440

2,590

2,340

2,040

1,S40

1,600

1,560

1,790

1,840

2,290

2,390

1,940

1,560

2,090

2,340

2,290

2,240

2,190

1,890

1,560

2,090

2,390

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,390

1,640

1,940

2,340

2,390

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

105,700

91,870

137,100

3,865,000

590,300

874,300

587,700

604,700

440,700

250,500

137,900

132,600

125,600

4,079,000
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 239

Feather River at Nicolaus, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°54'0", long. 121°35'5", 0.4 mile downstream

 from highway bridge at Nicolaus, Sutter County. Gage Is set to datum of Corps of 

Engineers, U. s. Army.

Records available.- June 1921 to October 1936 (low-water records only). Gage-height

 records for high-water periods In years 1920-21, 1926-36 published by Division of 

Water Resources, Department of Public Works, State of California.

Extremes.- Minimum discharge during 1936, 526 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 21.28 

6e i921-36: No flow Aug. 2-18, 1924, July 11-22, 24, 26, Aug. 1, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Many storage reservoirs and power plants and large diversions

 by Western, Sutter Butte, and other canals above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1935-36

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,670

1,850

1,900

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,850

1,900

1,980

2,030

2,030

1,980

2,080

2,170

2,220

2,620

2,720

2,470

2,220

2,120

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,900

1,980

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,800

1,850

1,900

Month

1935

October. ..................................

1936

July. .....................................

Secondfoot -days

62,200

194,230

41,230

41,367

55,440

June

7,440

6,740

5,950

5,820

5,950

6,210

10,400

17,800

15,000

11,000

9,120

8,640

8,020

7,160

6,600

6,080

5,690

5,690

5,560

5,060

4,580

4,580

3,990

3,770

3,550

3,330

5,000

2,800

2,500

2,200

Ma-ylnPITO

2,720

17,800

2,150

1,460

2,150

2,300

July

2,150

2,000

1,820

1,730

1,730

1,500

1,280

1,240

1,280

1,190

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,070

1,090

1,240

1,600

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,240

1,060

1,080

1,320

1,370

1,420

Aug.

1,460

1,320

1,060

929

1,190

1,320

1,240

1,280

1,240

1,100

840

1,100

1,100

1,190

1,140

956

666

666

1,030

1,090

1,140

1,050

824

610

603

888

929

947

983

1,010

872

Sept.

680

1,140

1,320

1,240

1,030

1,000

840

645

617

768

983

1,370

1,240

1,020

974

1,460

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,320

1,370

1,860

2,050

2,150

2,150

2,150

1,860

1,730

2,150

Minimum Mean

1,670 2,006

2,200 6,474

1,030 1,330

603 1,025

1,500 l)788

Oct.

2,300

2,300

2,250

2,050

1,780

1,730

2,000

1,960

1,820

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,500

1,680

1,730

1,680

1,780

1,780

1,730

1,640

1,680

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,730

1,730

1,500

1,640

1,680

1,730

1,780

Run-off in 

acre-feet

123,400

385,200

81,780

63,020

82,050

110,000

722.000
240 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Indian Creek near Crescent Mills, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°5'0", long. 120°56'0", in SWJ sec. 25, T. 26 N. 

R. 9 E., 0.8 mile above mouth of Dixie Creek and about li miles below Crescent Mills. 

Altitude, about 3,500 feet.

Drainage area.- 746 square, miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936. January 1906 to December 1909, 

September 1911 to March 1918, at site 500 feet upstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1906-9, 1911-17, 1930-36), 503 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 10.80 

feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Oct. 1.

1906-9, 1911-18, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 11,700 second-feet Mar. 19, 

1907 (gage height, 20.2 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Aug. 

25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation in Indian and Genesee Valleys.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oat.

7.5

10

11

12

18

15

14

14

14

14

18

26

28

32

36

37

34

33

32

32

31

32

31

31

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

HOT.

35

39

40

39

39

41

44

44

43

41

41

42

43

43

43

44

51

55

54

51

49

52

56

57

55

54

51

50

49

49

-

Dec.

49

49

50

51

53

54

55

58

63

59

61

116

114

91

72

63

58

55

51

46

46

45

44

44

47

50

65

71

106

142

119

Jan.

96

107

137

129

124

110

9S

95

226

564

548

477

670

898

1,320

2,550

2,110

1,320

925

670

477

374

327

300

281

268

246

236

223

201

190

Feb.

212

232

214

1S4

182

168

168

163

152

152

248

980

1,320

1,260

1,200

1,230

1,200

1,090

952

870

1,170

3,780

4,550

2,660

1,790

1,490

1,250

1,100

980

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

920

920

980

1,100

1,160

,190

,160

,160

,190

,280

1,280

1,250

1,310

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,310

,340

,340

,340

,340

,340

,250

,130

1,010

890

729

692

785

950

1,010

Apr.

950

S02

780

890

890

757

708

729

808

920

1,040

1,220

1,400

1,580

1,700

1,790

1,860

1,860

1,790

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,700

1,640

1,490

1,370

1,250

1,160

1,130

1,070

-

Seccndfoot-days

794.5

1,394

2,047

179,680.6

16,297

30,947

35,496

38,264

17,170

6,598

616.5

246.5

271.5

150,142.0

Hay

9SO

920

890

920

S90

830

735

676

651

651

666

656

651

641

636

570

505

454

419

382

360

341

323

309

300

302

297

304

323

304

284

Maxijnum

37

57

142

4,990

2,550

4,550

1,400

1,860

980

598

51

9.5

10

4,550

June

262

243

264

314

311

326

548

598

465

376

328

291

258

221

209

195

180

167

157

140

118

108

96

81

70

63

55

50

50

54

July

51

46

37

31

28

25

23

22

22

22

20

22

22

22

22

20

18

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

10

9.5

9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

Minimum

7.5

35

44

2.0

95

152

692

708

284

50

9

6.5

8

6.5

Aug.

9.5

9.5

9.5

9

9

8.5

8.5

8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

7.5

7

6.5

7

7

7

7

6.5

7

7.5

8

8

8

8

7.5

7,5

7.5

Mean

25.6

46.5

66.0

492

526

1,067

1,145

1,275

554

220

19.9

7.95

9.05

410

Sept.

8

8

S

8

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9

9

9

9.5

9.5

10

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,580

2,760

4,060

356,300

32,320

61,380

70,410

75,900

34,060

13,090

1,220

489

539

297,800
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 241

Spanish Creek at Keddle, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°0'5", long. 120°57'20", in NEi sec. 27, T. 25

 K., 'R. 9 E., 200 feet above Blackhawk Creek and 0.9 mile southeast of Keddie. 

Altitude, about 3,250 feet.

Drainage area.- 184 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936. October 1911 to September 1933,

 from staff gage at site 1.2 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1911-19, 1921-33) at former site, 230 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.60

 feet;; minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 17, 19-22, 28, Sept. 1.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, about 11,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 

15.5 feet, former site and datum) from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; 

minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 12, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Water diverted above station for Irrigation in American

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

11 2

18

27

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

53

70

131

178

240

314

8 730

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

1,000 

1,320 

1,6SO 

2,170 

2,720 

3,300

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

19 

20 

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

22 

26 

24

26

30 

31 

37 

63

61 

50 

46 

43 

42

40 

38 

39 

40 

38

40 

40 

39 

39 

40 

42

HOT.

43 

50 

50 

45 

45

49 

51 

54 

54 

52

51 

50 

50 

47 

47

52 

66

65 

58 

54

51 

60 

66 

59 

55

52 

51 

50 

50 

48

Dec.

47 

46 

47 

47 

47

49 

53 

54 

53 

52

55 

133 

90 

71 

62

56

53 

51 

49 

47

47 

48 

48 

47 

49

50 

71 

68 

137 

123 

106

Jan.

86 

99 

109 

104 

109

90 

79 

79 

286 

772

1,920 

605 

367 

667 

1,960

1,810 

665 

396 

299 

244

202 

178 

160 

151 

144

135 

129 

125 

119 

111 

109

Feb.

119 

127 

113 

104 

102

96 

94 

90 

88 

89

286 

1,620 

1,360 

986 

808

874 

665 

528 

485 

659

2,450 

3,090 

1,540 

972 

743

593

512 

465 

450

Month.

Oot 

No-< 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Kai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju3

AUJ

Sei 

1

alendar year 193

(ater year 1935-3

Mar.

445 

455 

475 

460 

431

405 

388 

375 

396 

375

354 

354 

371 

358 

342

334 

350 

358 

342 

350

367 

354 

310 

291 

269

237 

221 

234 

371 

350 

367

Apr.

291 

265 

330 

46-5 

383

330 

338 

396 

427 

450

512 

545 

557 

575 

587

629 

635 

599 

551 

528

534 

635

587 

518 

455

422 

400 

388 

396 

362

Secondfoot-days

1,088 

1,575 

1,956

86,908.0

12,309 

20,108 

11,089 

14,090 

7,390 

3,498 

901 

435 

630

75,069

May

330 

342 

362 

362 

358

314 

280 

276 

276 

291

291 

284 

284 

295 

280

240 

224 

214 

202 

184

176 

166 

158 

156 

156

146 

142 

166 

158 

146 

131

Maxlaiujii

63

66 

137

3,640

1,960 

3,090 

475 

635 

362 

396 

43 

18 

36

3,090

June

121 

115 

123 

138 

125

168 

396 

269 

196 

166

149 

135 

123 

117 

111

102 

96 

88 

84 

79

76 

70 

65 

63

60

57 

55 

55 

51 

45

July

43 

42 

40 

38 

35

32 

33

34 

37 

40

39 

37 

35 

34 

31

28 

27 

26 

25 

25

24 

22 

20 

19

19

19 

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

Minimum

19 

43 

46

7.5

79 

88 

221 

265 

131 

45 

18 

11 

11

11

Aug.

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

16 

16

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

13 

11 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

13 

14

13

12 

11 

12 

12 

12

Mean

35.1 

.52.5 

63.1

238

397 

693 

358 

470 

238 

117 

29.1 

14.0 

21.0

£05

Sept.

11 

14 

16 

18 

36

31 

27 

26 

24 

22

20 

20 

20 

21 

21

22 

22 

22 

21

20

20 

19 

19 

18 

18

20 

20 

20 

21 

21

Rim-off in 

acre-feet

2,160 

3,120 

3,880

172,400

24,410 

39,880 

21,990 

27,950 

14,660 

6,940 

1,790 

863 

1,250

148,900

146163 O S7 16
242 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Bucks Creek storage reservoir near Bucks ranch, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°54', long. 121°12', in NWi sec. 33, T. 24 N., 

R. 7 E., at dam on Bucks Creek 2 miles northwest of former Bucks ranch and 15 miles 

west of Quincy.

Drainage area.- 28 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Remarks.- This reservoir is main storage unit of Grizzly Creek project of Pacific Gas & 

Electric Co. Elevation of crest of dam is 5,168 feet above mean sea level. Released 

water flows down Bucks Creek to diversion dam, where it enters tunnel which discharges into Grizzly Creek. Record of contents, furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric 

Co., shows total amount, of which 274 acre-feet is not available for release.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

91,280

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,017

91,017

90,843

90,494

90,581

90,581

90,668

90,930

91,017

91,017

91,017

91,017

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

91,105

90,755

90,232

89,708

HOT.

89,186

88,839

88,492

88,145

87,540

86,764

86,161

85,732

85,218

84,619

84,107

83,597

83,087

82,662

82,239

81,818

81,395

80,889

80,470

80,051

79,548

79,213

78,714

78,214

77,715

77,217

76,638

76,142

75,648

75, 237

-

Dec.

74,827

74,416

74,008

73,600

73,191

72,703

71,973

71,568

71,082

70,679

70,277

70,036

69,714

69, 2?2

68,753

68,274

67,795

67,320

66,844

66,369

65,974

65,503

65,030

64,559

64,091

63,623

63,389

62,922

62,768

62,381

61,916

Jan.

61,530

61,223

60,917

60,994

60,994

61,070

61,070

61,146

61,630

62,149

63,623

64,559

65,502

66,448

67,399

68,354

68,833

69,073

69,312

69,472

69,553

69,633

69,633

69,714

69,875

70,036

70,197

70,277

70,357

70,437

70,518

Feb.

70,679

70,759

70,840

70,840

70,840

70,840

71,001

71,163

71,244

71,325

71,649

72,621

73,273

73,519

73,681

73,844

74,007

74,170

74,498

74,909

76,307

76,803

77, 382

77,964

78,297

78,797

79,297

79,967

80,554

-

Mar.

81,142

81,564

81,733

81,817

81,564

81,395

81,058

80,721

80,386

80,470

80,721

81,058

81,395

81,564

81,817

82,071

82,408

82,662

83,002

83,257

83,682

84,022

84,277

84,533

84,791

85,047

85,304

85,561

86,075

86,420

86,678

Apr.

87,023

87,367

87,972

88,492

88,752

89,013

89,176

89,446

89,708

89,970

90,231

90,581

91,104

91,544

92,071

92,666

93,392

94,100

94,454

94,809

95,255

96,235

97,131

98,028

98,749

99,472

99,924

100,378

100,833

101,289

Hay

101,653

102,017

102,659

103,026

103, 392

103,668

103,759

103,851

104,036

104,128

104,313

104,313

104,313

104,313

104,405

104,313

104,313

104,220

104,126

104,036

103,944

103,851

103,851

103,851

103,851

103,759

103,667

103,759

103,667

103,576

103,484

June

103,392

103,392

103,300

103,209

103,209

103,392

103,944

104,036

103,851

103,668

103,576

103,392

103,300

103,209

103,117

102,935

102,843

102,751

102,751

102,751

102,659

102,659

102,659

102,567

102,567

102,476

102,384

102,384

102,384

102,293

July

102,293

102,293

102,201

102,? 01

102,201

102,201

102,109

102,109

102,109

102,109

102,109

102,109

102,109

102,109

102,017

101,653

101,562

101,562

101,562

101,562

101,471

101,016

100,560

100,287

100,105

100,105

99,924

99,563

99,291

99,020

98,659

Aug.

98,297

98,028

98,028

97,938

97,669

97,131

96,682

96,235

96,056

95,967

95,789

95,433

95,344

94,987

94,631

94,366

94,277

94,012

93,746

93,304

92,247

91,895

91,807

91,719

91,719

91,280

90,756

90,231

89,795

89,533

89,359

Sept.

89,099

38,926

88,493

88,406

88,059

87,972

87,885

87,798

87,540

87,195

86,851

86,247

85,989

85,903

85,561

85,218

84,791

84,533

84,362

84,022

83,427

83,002

82,577

82,155

81,648

81,058

80,470

80,051

79,548

79,047
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 243

Grizzly Creek near Storrie, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°52', long. 121°14', in SWi sec. 5, T. 23 N.,

 R. 7 E., about 2,000 feet above outlet of tunnel from Bucks Creek and 6 miles southeast of Storrie. Altitude, about 4,900 feet.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1932, October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.86 

feet,l, from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; minimum, 0.4 second-foot 

Aug. 25-29.

1929-32, 1933-36: Maximum discharge, about 1,000 second-feet Dec. 12, 1929, Feb. 

21, 1936; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 7-14, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge interpolated Dec. 11-24 and Sept. 3-30. No diver-

 slons or regulation above station. Gage-height record furnished by Pacific Gas & 

Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

l.V

1.8

1.9

2.0

l.B 

4.0 

V.5

12.0

IV

24

31

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0

3.4 

3.6

3.V 

4.0

59

82

111

146

188

238

296

366

404

535

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.5 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

1.0 

1.4 

.7 

3.1 

4.V

2.5 

l.V 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8

.3 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

HOT.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.9 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.6 

2.2 

l.V 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

5.5 

4.0 

3.1 

2.2

1.8 

l.V 

1.6 

1.6

l.V

Dec.

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

l.V 

3.3 

3.6 

2.5 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.3

3.3 

4.0 

3.6 

25 

16 

8

Jan.

6,5

10 

16 

101 

34

15 

12 

12 

68 

235

344 

81 

53 

226 

522

IBS 

V8 

54 

41 

33

29 

25 

23 

20 

18

16 

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

Feb.

14 

14 

14 

16 

15

15 

15

15 

16 

14

106 

110 

64 

114 

V8

64 

49 

41 

38 

61

440 

238 

102 

68 

55

46 

41 

3V 

36

Month

Oot 

Ho-s 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mat 

Api 

Ma, 

JUT 

Jid 

Au{ 

Sej

1

alendar year 19;

later year 1935-,

Mar.

34 

38 

41 

40 

39

38 

3V 

39 

45 

41

43 

49 

52 

53 

54

5V 

62 

63 

63 

69

76 

69 

56 

47 

40

35 

31 

38 

85 

47 

37

Apr.

32

29 

28 

2V 

25

27 

30 

36 

41 

51

68 

75 

86 

95 

114

128 

121 

113 

116 

125

137 

205 ' 

160 

130 

120

118 

110 

120 

113 

98

Secondfoot-daya

34.2 

48.4 

11V.9

11,222.2

2,333.5 

1,936 

1,518 

2,678 

2,635 

757.5 

93.8 

19.2 

18.0

12,389.5

May

95 

105 

13V 

13V 

128

9e

90 

104 

128 

13V

135 

135 

111 

152 

110

105 

99 

93 

76 

63

61 

6V 

67 

68 

60

56 

48 

63 

42 

35 

30

Maximum

4.V 

5.5 

25

235

522 

440 

85 

205 

152 

162 

6 

.8 

.6

522

June

29 

26 

30 

28 

25

V4 

162 

61 

42 

35

31 

26 

23 

19

IV

15 

14 

12 

11 

10

8.5 

7.5 

7 

7 

6.5

6 

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5

July

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5 

5 

5 

6 

6

5

4.4 

4.0 

3.6 

3.3

2.7 

2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.e

.8

.V 

.7 

.7 

.7

.V 

.V

Minimum

0.5 

.8 

1.3

.5

6.5 

14 

31 

25 

30 

5.5 

.V 

.4 

.6

.4

Aug.

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8

.8

.e

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

Mean

1.10 

1.61 

3.80

30.7

75.3 

66.8 

49.0 

89.3 

91.5 

25.2 

3.03 

.62 

.60

33.9

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Run-off In 

acre-feet

66 

96 

234

22,260

4,630 

3,840 

3,010 

5,310 

5,620 

1,500 

186 

38 

36

24,570
244 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

West Branch of Feather River near Yankee Hill, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°42', long. 121°34', In SWf sec. 5, T. 21 N., 

R. 4 E., at highway bridge 1.4 miles below Concow Creek and 2 miles west of Yankee 

Hill. Altitude, about 1,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1936.

Extreme?.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 23.60 

feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 25.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; minimum, 3.1 second-feet Oct. 

4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Three canals divert water above station for power and 

 Irrigation. Lake Wllenor on Concow Creek has storage capacity of about 8,000 acrefeet. See records for Spring Valley Ditch and Butte Creek.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.8

7.5

6.5

6

5.5

5

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.5

9.5

11

11

86

51

16

8.5

7

6.5

6

5

4.8

4.3

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

HOT.

5.5

14

8.5

6.5

5.5

4.9

5

5.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

6.5

9

7.5

6

5

6.5

12

9

6.5

5.5

5

4.9

4.8

4.9

-

Dec.

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5

6

12

20

27

31

36

248

68

34

23

18

14

12

9.5

8.5

8.5

8

7.5

7.5

7.5

8

34

29

201

167

161

Jan.

69

141

141

148

133

80

59

181

1,150

2,720

5,060

1,310

931

2,780

7,060

3,320

1,600

1,070

787

602

472

401

368

335

313

256

230

217

206

190

177

Feb.

17S

180

161

145

157

157

153

131

112

123

587

2,170

2,730

2,470

1,880

2,650

2,030

1,730

1,470

2,180

8,120

5,390

3,100

2,350

1,920

1,420

1,180

1,060

966

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

861

895

861

810

776

744

696

665

680

620

592

606

620

592

564

550

564

578

564

578

606

564

510

497

448

390

336

412

728

696

844

Apr.

564

484

814

1,870

930

680

635

665

635

665

712

712

712

744

760

827

844

776

712

744

744

912

827

744

680

635

650

680

712

620

-

Secondfoot-days

317.2

192.4

1,230.6

121,199.1

32,507

46,900

19,447

22,689

15,146

5,832

494

313.0

256.5

145,324.7

May

578

564

680

696

696

606

536

550

592

635

620

536

620

861

744

592

550

510

460

368

346

368

346

297

288

262

254

316

262

217

196

Maximum

86

14

248

4,580

7,060

8,120

895

1,870

861

1,220

30

11

12

8,120

June

175

160

177

175

158

324

1,220

635

401

326

230

212

193

175

163

145

137

124

113

91

77

72

64

56

50

42

38

36

32

31

-

July

30

27

25

23

21

19

18

17

19

25

22

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

Minimum

4.1

4.8

4.9

4.1

59

112

336

484

196

31

11

g

6.5

4.1

Aug.

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

111111

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

109.5'

9.5

9.5

9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

Mean

10.2

6.41

39.7

332

1,049

1,617

627

756

489

194

15.9

10.1

8.55

397

Sept.

9

9

12

12

12

11

9

8

8

8

8

8

8.5

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

8

8

8

8

7. -5

7.5

8

7

6.5

7

7

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

629

382

2,440

240,400

64,480

93,020

38,570

45,000

30,040

11,570

980

621

509

288,200
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 

Concow Creek near Yankee Hill, Calif.

845

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°46', long. 121°32', in NEi sec. 16, T. 22 N., 

R. 4 E., at diversion dam for Spring Valley Ditch, 300 feet below Lake Wilenor Dam 

and 4 miles north of Yankee Hill post office. Altitude, about 1,850 feet.

Drainage area.- 14.7 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 3.50 

teetj; no flow most of year.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 1,840 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 5.9 

feet); no flow for many months each year.

Remarks.- Records good for low stages and fair for high stages. On Sept. 30, 1935, 

 storage in Lake Wilenor above station was 3,580 acre-feet, and on Sept. 30, 1936, 

it was 2,780 acre-feet. For total flow, add that of Spring Valley Ditch, which 

diverts water around station (see next page). Gage-height record furnished by 

Table Mountain and Thermalito Irrigation Districts.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0,7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

77

102

130

160

196

230

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.6

270

310

350

390

430

475

1.9

2.0 

S.I 

2.2 

S*.43 

520

565

610

655

700

750

2.5

2.6

800

850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

87

87

291

700

444

199

92

50

13

13

13

13

.13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

42

444

602

390

314

410

342

322

314

314

S09

533

35S

306

306

131

.4

.6

.3

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

Jan 

Pet

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 36 .....................

Mar.

0

0

.1

11

19

21

24

21

19

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

IE

15

15

17

16

15

16

17

16

16

25

30

47

102

Apr.

57

45

107

362

130

75

57

47

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

6,424.1

S.151 

6,066.3

601.1

900.5

0

9.2

0

0

0

9,730.1

May

Max* 

0

0

0

533

700 

809

102

362

0

9

0

0

0

S09

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0 

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

17.6

69.4 

209

19.4

30.0

0

.31

0

0

0

26.6

Sept.

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

12,730

4,270 

12,040

1,190

1,790

0

18

0

0

0

19,310
246 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Spring Valley Ditch near Yankee Hill, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°46', long. 121°32', in MEi sec. 16, T. 22 N.,

 R. 4 E., Just below diversion dam and 4 miles north of Yankee Hill post office. 

Altitude, about 1,970 feet.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 36 second-feet Aug. 6, 7, 19, 20, Sept.

 23, <i4; minimum, 0.1 second-foot various days in January, February, and April.

1927-36: Maximum daily discharge, 49 second-feet Oct. 25-27, 1928; no flow for 

several months each year except 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from left bank of Concow Creek 300 feet below 

Lake ffilenor Reservoir; water used for power and irrigation. Gage-height record 

and results of several discharge measurements furnished by Table Mountain and 

Thermal!to Irrigation Districts.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

31 

27 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

16

12

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

NOT.

23

18 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

8 

6.5

6 

6.5 

5.5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5

4.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

5

Dec.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

4.9 

4.. 3 

4.2

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.2 

4.2 

4.4 

2.9 

.7

Jan.

0.6 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5 

.9 

1.4 

2.3

3.2 

.8 

.7 

.8 

.8

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.3 

.7 

1.2 

.8 

.5

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.8

1.6 

.9 

.5 

.4 

.3

12 

23 

23 

16

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aiifi 

Sep

1

nary

ater year 1935-

Mar.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.9 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Apr.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.6 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

11 

9

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

1.6 

.8

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

15

26 

10 

1.0 

17 

19

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

Secondfoot-days

467 

214.5 

143.7

3,605.1

17.7 

86.0 

11.4 

128.3 

310.4 

399.9 

616 

1,007 

915

4,316.9

May

1.1 

1.6 

3.2 

6 

17

9.5 

6 

10 

16 

15

13 

12 

19 

24 

21

17 

14 

9.5 

8 

8

6.5 

6 

6 

3.0 

6

14 

12 

8 

6.5 

6 

5.5

Maximum

31 

23 

6

33

3.2 

23 

.9 

26 

24 

35 

26 

36 

36

36

June

3.6 

3.8

7 

8 

8

18 

35 

23 

15 

12

11 

11 

10 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

12 

13 

13 

13

13

14 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

July

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

14 

14 

14 

15 

17

17 

17 

17 

18 

19

19 

21 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

24

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Minimum

11 

3.2

.7

0

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1 

1.1 

3.6 

14 

27 

20

.1

Aug.

27 

28 

30 

31 

34

36 

36 

35 

35

36

35 

35 

33 

33 

33

34 

34 

35 

36 

36

34 

31 

30 

30

30

30 

30 

30 

31 

30 

30

Mean

15.1 

7.15 

4.64

9.88

.57 

2.97 

.37 

4.28 

10.0 

13.3 

19.9 

32.5 

30.5

11. e

Sept.

30 

30 

26 

25 

21

20 

20 

27 

2S 

29

31 

31 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

35 

36 

36 

35

35 

35 

33 

32 

30

Run-off In 

acre-feet

926 

425 

285

7,140

36 

171 

23 

254 

616 

793 

1,220 

2,000 

1,810

6,560
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 247

Middle Fork of Feather River near Clio, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'0n , long. 120°36 I O n , In Ei sec. 23, T. 22 

N., R. 12 E., 0.3 mile above Frazler Creek and 1.5 miles northwest of Clio. Altitude, 

about 4,350 feet.

Drainage area.- 699 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 189 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage height, 9.55 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 1, Aug. 17 to Sept. 1.

1925-36: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 12.0 

feet) from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; minimum, 4.3 second-feet 

Sept. 5, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Aug. 22 to Sept. 30, which were computed on 

Dasis of records for nearby stations and are fair. Numerous small Irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

SO

31

Oct.

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

21

24

21

34

43

29

24

24

24

23

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

24

HOT.

24

26

26

24

24

24

25

26

29

28

25

25

24

24

24

25

30

29

27

25

25

28

30

29

28

30

45

39

38

37

-

Dee.

36

35

35

36

36

37

38

39

41

43

43

69

57

49

44

40

35

31

28

29

28

25

25

24

24

25

31

30

67

43

38

Jan.

35

61

62

100

89

90

104

126

267

465

823

553

762

840

1,080

1,080

945

728

622

440

335

273

223

191

176

163

155

138

127

100

87

Feb.

106

119

105

104

99

92

96

92

94

97

302

536

520

622

900

1,310

1,180

922

762

675

1,560

3,000

4,620

2,480

1,080

900

945

880

900

-

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-J.......................

Mar.

922

1,040

1,130

1,130

990

880

820

762

762

745

728

710

745

745

728

710

728

745

728

710

728

675

605

588

553

488

472

488

640

570

570

Apr.

553

563

605

588

520

472

456

504

520

520

588

675

710

745

762

820

820

762

728

728

745

745

710

675

622

670

536

504

488

440

Secondfoot-days

695

843

1,161

88 > 73.8

11,240

25,098

22,885

18,664

6,589

3,526

674 6*7

660

92,582

May

396

410

382

372

338

292

258

240

234

236

245

245

245

251

243

207

172

155

144

132

124

121

126

141

153

151

143

129

108

105

91

MqyifiiMffl

43

45

69

4,900

1,080

4,620

1,180

fcon OA u

410

304

31

24

40

4,620

June

80

78

97

94

101

185

304

238

182

162

153

148

151

171

172

168

144

131

113

98

82

69

60

60

57

69

56

42

36

35

July

31

28

26

26

24

22

21

22

24

26

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

20

20

20

20

20

17

Minisnan

16

24

24

10

35

92

472

440

91

35

17

15

15

16

Aug.

18

19

20

20

22

21

20

18

19

20

21

24

22

2]

21

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Mean

22.4

28.1

37.5

243

363

865

738

622

213

1 -LJLO 1Q 

21.7

17.6

22.0

253

Sept.

15

18

20

22

40

35

30

30

26

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,380

1,670

2,300

175,900

22,290

49,780

45,390

37,020

13,070

6,990

1,340

1,080

1,310

183,600
248 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Feather River at Bidwell Bar, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33', long. 121°26', in NWi sec. 32, T. 20 N.,

 RTTTE., at highway bridge at Bidwell Bar, 2 miles above junction with North Fork and 

7 miles northeast of Oroville. Altitude, about 290 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,353 square miles.

Records available.- October 1911 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 1,655 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 16.2 

feet;: minimum, 166 second-feet Oct. 1.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, about 100,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 

22.8 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Aug. 27, 1931

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Aug. 21 to Sept. 3, which were computed on

 basis of records for South Fork of Feather River at Enterprise. Reservoirs and 

diversions above station are comparatively small.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.6 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4

117

177

282

422

590

774

975

1,210

4.8 

5.2 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

1,480

1,810

2,190

2,620

3,220

3,860

4,590

5,360

7,120

9,180

11,700

14,800

18,900

23,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

166

182

198

195

191

186

182

177

177

177

191

324

276

276

446

508

334

276

252

247

238

236

225

222

225

222

222

222

222

225

230

HOT.

238

311

288

258

249

249

261

273

270

261

258

249

252

247

244

255

288

324

288

273

264

292

362

328

298

279

267

267

276

267

-

Dsc.

264

264

261

264

267

282

334

345

324

301

314

735

546

414

359

321

298

286

276

273

262

264

261

261

261

282

392

362

694

774

726

Jan.

521

657

726

948

948

726

621

774

2,240

6,220

11,700

5,040

3,610

7,730

18,800

13,600

6,920

4,890

3,680

3,040

2,460

2,140

1,900

1,720

1,600

1,520

1,410

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,180

Feb.

1,160

1,210

1,150

1,060

1,030

1,000

975

948

920

920

1,880

6,600

7,720

9,180

7,520

8,740

7,320

6,020

5,520

6,740

18,600

21,600

14,600

11,400

8,320

6,380

5,680

5,040

4,890

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

4,740

4,740

5,040

4,890

4,590

4,160

4,020

3,880

3,880

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,680

3,680

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,740

3,740

3,420

3,280

2,980

2,740

2,560

2,920

4,440

3,880

3,880

Apr.

3,220

3,040

3,480

4,740

3,680

3,220

3,100

3,280

3,480

3,680

4,020

4,440

4,740

5,200

5,360

5,840

6,200

6,020

5,680

5,520

5,680

6,560

6,380

5,840

5,200

4,740

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,020

Secondfoot-days

11,289

692,192

43,925

14,302

6,308

732,862

May

3,680

3,740

4,160

4,300

4,300

3,740

3,350

3,220

3,280

3,480

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,880

3,610

3,160

2,920

2,740

2,620

2,290

2,090

2,040

2,040

2,090

2,140

2,090

1,990

2,190

1,940

1,680

1,560

Maxljsum

362

774

21,400

4,440

280

21,600

June

1,440

1,380

1,410

1,440

1,380

1,690

4,440

3,100

2,340

1,990

1,860

1,760

1,640

1,520

1,440

1,380

1,300

1,270

1,210

1,120

1,060

1,000

975

948

895

846

822

796

750

721

July

698

680

630

616

594

568

550

533

542

546

538

517

496

479

458

442

422

414

403

395

392

384

373

359

348

338

326

324

317

314

304

Minimum

238

261

164

721

 304 

202

170

166

Aug.

295

285

279

276

279

282

273

264

261

261

267

264

273

261

252

247

238

230

228

228

225

220

218

216

214

212

210

208

206

204

202

Mean

275

364

1,896

1,464

210

2,002

Sept.

220

260

280

264

264

279

249

236

225

218

210

205

205

208

208

205

202

198

193

191

188

184

162

177

177

177

170

177

177

179

Run-off In 

acre-feet

16,340

22,390

1,373,000

87,120

12,510

1,454,000
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 249

South Fork of Feather River at Enterprise, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°32', long. 121°21', in SUfJ sec. 6, T. 19 N., 

R. 6 E., 0.8 mile above McCabe Creek and 1 mile above highway bridge at Enterprise. 

Altitude, about 550 feet.

Drainage area.- 134 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1936. October 1911 to September 1930, 

from staff gage at site half a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 278 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 15.3 

reet;; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 1.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, about 15,200 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 

16.0 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 11, 1917.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and irrigation diversions above station. See record 

for Palermo Canal.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

oot.

1 5 

1 7 

1 9 

1 8 

1 7

1 7 

1 6 

1 6 

1 6 

1 6

2.3 

29 

21 

21 

48

44 

20 

14 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

HOT.

13 

24 

20 

17 

15

14 

18 

20 

14 

10

9.5 

9 

21 

26 

26

26 

34 

39 

32

30

28 

36 

41 

38 

34

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

Dec.

26 

28 

28 

28 

28

29 

35 

40 

38 

34

36 

103 

69 

50 

43

39 

37 

36 

34 

32

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

32 

52

45 

115 

110 

107

Jan.

73 

100 

114 

138 

136

101 

85 

101 

431 

1,090

2,290 

1,040 

690 

1,690 

4,330

2,940 

1,380 

878 

636 

501

419 

370 

323 

290 

270

246 

227 

216 

200 

186 

180

Feb.

185 

183 

165 

152 

146

139 

136 

131 

128 

126

334 

1,440 

1,770 

2,350 

1,710

2,070 

1,590 

1,200 

1,100 

1,230

4,470 

4,920 

3,000 

2,280 

1,770

1,430 

1,230 

1,080 

950

Month

Oot 

Not

Dec

C

Jai 

Pet 

Max 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju] 

Aug 

Sej

1

alendar year 192 6......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

890 

870 

850 

811 

756

722 

690 

674 

674 

674

643 

643 

643 

628 

613

598 

598 

613 

598 

613

628 

628 

583 

583 

526

484 

470 

540 

995 

830 

756

Apr.

643 

583 

739 

1,080 

774

658 

643 

658 

674 

722

792 

870 

930 

972 

1,020

1,080 

1,160 

1,110 

1,040 

1,020

1,020 

1,200 

1,180 

1,060 

930

850 

811 

792 

850 

774

Secondfoot-days

349.0 

747.5 

1,411

110,053.5

21,671 

37,417 

20,824 

26,635 15,005' 

5,625 

787.2 

83.5 

186.7

130,741.9

May

706 

690 

722 

739 

739

658 

613 

598 

613 

628

628 

613 

598 

643 

568

512

484 

443 

391 

354

306 

9 291 

288 

291 

291

276 

256 

318 

295 

242 

211

Maximum

48 

41 

115

4,340

4,330 

4,920 

995 

1,200 

739 

739 

55 

3.0 

18

4,920

June

195 

192 

199 

192 

180

256 

739 

484 

366 

304

270 

240 

215 

193 

176

157 

143 

135 

122 

110

102 

96 

68 

81 

77

69 

66 

62 

59 

57

July

55 

55 

46 

42 

40

39 

37 

36 

34 

35

34 

32 

30 

30 

26

25 

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

16 

12 

10 

9.5

9.5 

6.5 

4.8 

4.2 

3.5 

3.2

Minimum

1.5 

9 

28

1.0

73 

126 

470 

583 

211 

57 

3.2 

2.2 

2.3

1.5

Aug.

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.S 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Mean

11.3 

24.9 

45.5

302

699 

1,290 

672 

888 

484 

188 

25.4 

2.69 

6.22

357

Sept.

3.0

5.5 

16 

18 

16

14 

13 

11 

9.5 

6

5.5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5

5

4.8 

4.2 

4.0 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

692 

1,480 

2,800

218,300

42,980 

74,220 

41,300 

52,830 

29,760 

11,160 

1,560 

166 

370

259,300
*50U FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek near Clipper Mills, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°34', long. 121°9', In sec. 24, T. 20 N., 

R, 7 E., 1,000 feet below Lost Creek Dam and 2 miles north of Clipper Mills. 

Altitude, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 30.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.8 

feet,), computed from peak flow over Lost Creek Dam; minimum, 0.3 second-foot July 

31 to Aug. 2, leakage when there Is no release.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 6.10 

feet), computed from peak flow over Lost Creek Dam; minimum (regulated), 0.1 secondfoot at times 1931-34.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Jan. 9, Mar. 16-18, May 4-13, and

 Aug. 6 to Sept. 30, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements and 

record of release from Forbestown Ditch and are fair. Storage In Lost Creek 

Reservoir above station was 2,580 acre-feet on Sept. 30, 1935, and 2,630 acre-feet 

on Sept. 30, 1936. See record for Forbestown Ditch, which diverts a quarter of a 

mile above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

HOT. Dec.

1

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

Jan.

1

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

3.9

104 

236 

163 

454 

938

610 

327 

226 

178 

149

129 

116 

107 

103 

98

93 

89 

87 

76 

73 

71

Feb.

77 

77 

70 

66 

62

58 

56 

53 

52 

52

142 

442 

414 

595 

454

495 

402 

331

317 

414

1,110 

1,000 

654 

495 

398

336 

306 

283 

252

Month

Oet 

Hon

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember. .................................

alendar year 1935 ......................

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

246 

246 

252 

249 

236

226 

217 

214 

211 

203

194 

186 

186 

178 

170

170 

168 

165 

165 

160

163 

160 

147 

147 

129

119 

114 

160 

293 

236 

194

Apr.

160 

149 

181 

183 

154

142 

144 

163 

181 

208

255 

272 

279 

279 

279

283 

272 

252 

236 

220

220 

252 

233 

206 

183

168 

156 

154 

175 

160

Secondfoot-days

155 

62 

31

26,712.5

4,439.9 

9,465 

5,904 

6,199 

1,945.0 

884.0 

63.2 

37.5 

£82.5

29,468.1

May

138 

132 

127 

122 

118

114 

110 

106 

102 

96

94 

90 

87 

84 

74

66 

62 

29 

9

8

2.3 

3.9 

6 

6.5 

7.5

4.1 

3.7 

38 

39 

34 

30

MaxJUmjm

5 

5

1

947

938 

1,110 

293 

283 

138 

158 

7 

1.5 

9.5

1,110

June

29 

27 

38 

25 

25

53 

156 

76 

53 

43

38 

34 

30 

26 

25

22 

21 

19 

17 

16

15 

14 

12 

11 

10

9.5 

9.5 

9 

9

8

July

7 

6.5 

4.8 

4.1 

4.1

3.7 

3.5 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.7 

1.6

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.5

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

Minimum

5

1 

1

.2

1 

52 

114 

142 

2.3 

8 

.3 

.3 

7

.3

Aug.

0.3 

.3

.4 

.8 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Mean

5.0 

2.07 

1.0

73.2

143 

326 

190 

207 

62.7 

29.5 

2.04 

1.21 

9.42

80.5

Sept.

7 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

307 

123 

61

52,980

8,810 

18,770 

11,710 

12,300 

3,860 

1,750 

125 

74 

560

58,450
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 251

Forbestown Ditch near Clipper Mills, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage and Parshall flume, lat. 39°34', long. 121°9', in SWi sec. 24,

 T. 20 N., R. 7 E., at diversion-tunnel outlet 1,100 feet below Lost Creek Dam and 

2 miles north of Clipper Mills.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 42 second-feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 3,

 Sept. 7-9, 14, 15; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Jan. 13-28.

1927-36: Maximum daily discharge, that of August and September 1936; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read to hundredths once daily. Ditch diverts from

 left 'bank of Lost Creek Reservoir. Water is used for irrigation in OrovilleWyandotte irrigation district in Butte County.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Octcber 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

26 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

33 

36 

36

36 

28 

28 

28 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

HOT.

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

17 

17 

17 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21

21 

21 

21 

21

Dec.

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Jan.

19 

19 

19 

19 

6.5

6.5 

17 

17 

17 

5

5 

5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

4.8 

4.8 

4.3

Feb.

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Deo

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Maj 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

3ep

11

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.3 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Apr.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

13 

13 

13 

13

Secondfoot-daya

910 

654 

651

7,346.4

188.6 

155.9 

158.7 

312 

737 

944 

1,119 

1,245 

1,217

8,292.2

May

13 

13 

13 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

34 

34 

35

Maximum

38 

29 

21

39

19 

12 

10 

13 

35 

35 

39 

42 

42

42

June

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35

18 

18 

2S 

28

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

35

July

35 

35

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35

37

37 

37 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38 

39

Minimum

23

17 

21

.7

1.2 

2.3 

1.8 

10 

13 

IS 

35 

38 

38

1.2

Aug.

39 

38 

38 

39 

38

38 

41

41 

41 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41 

42

Mean

29.4 

21.8 

21.0

20.1

6.08 

5.38 

5.12 

10.4 

23.8 

31.5 

36.1 

40.2 

40.6

22.7

Sept.

42 

42 

42 

41 

41

41 

42 

42 

42

41

41' 

41 

41 

42 

42

41 

41 

41 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

39 

39

38 

38 

39 

39 

39

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,800 

1,300 

1,290

14,570

374 

S09 

315 

619 

1,460 

1,870 

2,820 

2,470 

2,410

16,440
252 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Palermo Canal at Enterprise, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 39°32', long. 121°21', In SWJ

 sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 6 E., 400 feet below Intake at diversion dam on South Fork of 

Feather River, 1 mile above McCabe Creek, and 1 mile southeast of Enterprise.

Records available.- October 1911 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 25 years, 19.0 second-feet.

Extremes.!- Maximum dally discharge during year, 35 second-feet June 28, 26, Sept. 2; no

 flow Mov. 14 to Jan. 17, Feb. 22 to May 26.

1911-36: Maximum discharge recorded, 43 second-feet July 25, 1927; no flow for 

periods each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for May 27 to June 2, which were computed on

 basis of records for South Fork of Feather River at Enterprise. Canal diverts from 

left bank of South Fork of Feather River 1 mile above Enterprise. Water Is used for 

Irrigation below Orovllle.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920

2122

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

26

30

31

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

28

28

24

23

26

24

22

20

IS

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

HOT.

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

9.5

10

10

10

111111

Feb.

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9

9

10

11

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Month

December. .................................

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

April. ....................................

Hay.......................................

JulT. .....................................

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoct-days

695

207

0

6,423.4

127.4 

219.0 

0

0

65

777

990

939 

989

5,008.4

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

15

15

15

15

Maximum

31

19

0

34

11 

12 

0

0

15

33

35

34 

35

35

June

15

15

16

15

15

16

20

19

21

26

25

25

26

25

26

29

30

31

31

31

31

31

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

31

-

July

30

27

32

34

34

33

33

32

34

35

34

34

33

32

31

31

30

29

28

27

27

30

33

33

32

31

33

35

35

34

34

Minimum

17

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

15

27

28 

31

0

Aug.

34

33

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

Mean

22.4

6.90

0

17.6

4.11 

7.55 

0

0

2.1

25.9

31.9

30.3 

33.0

13.7

Sept.

33

35

34

34

33

32

32

31

31

33

34

33

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

32

33

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,380

411

0

12,740

253

434 

0

0

129

1,540

1,960

1,860 

1,960

9,930
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 253

Middle Fork of Yuba River at Milton, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 31 l 22n , long. 120°35'1", In SWf sec. 12, T.

 19 N., R. 12 E., at diversion dam of Nevada Irrigation District at old town site of 

Milton, 8 miles above South Fork of Middle Fork of Yuba River. Altitude, about 

5,700 feet.

Drainage area.- 41 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1934, October 1935 to September 1936.

 December 1925 to September 1928 at site 0.2 mile below diversion dam.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 1.44 

feet.); no flow over dam for long periods.

1926-36: Maximum discharge, 4,070 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 9.45 

feet, former site and datum); maximum for 1935 not known; practically all low-water 

flow diverted after May 23, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Apr. 17-30 computed on basis of record of range of

 stage and records for Milton-Bowman Tunnel at outlet and North Fork of Yuba River 

near Sierra City. See record for Milton-Bowman Tunnel at outlet, which diverts 

water above station to Bowman Lake.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0 0

.2 48

.4 147

.6 275

.8 440

1.0 650

1.2 880

1.4 1,150

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month

Got 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju3 

Au« 

Set

11

alendar year

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

16 

16 

19

30 

53 

48 

33 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

9.5 

72

159 

200 

200 

180 

170

180 

200 

200 

170 

100

50 

10 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot -days

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

215 

1,900.5 

17,900 

8,013 

0 

0 

0

28,028.5

May

94 

520 

749 

868 

683

500 

470 

530 

650 

760

832 

618 

558 

832 

760

694 

694 

694 

584 

470

450 

490 

530 

639 

683

595 

540 

490 

350 

298 

275

Maximum

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

53 

200 

868 

958 

0 

0 

0

958

June

261 

255 

261 

268 

275

630 

958 

540 

440 

422

450 

440 

386 

335 

298

282 

282 

268 

234 

214

207 

201 

106 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

94 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

6.94 

63.4 

577 

267 

0 

0 

0

76.6

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre- feet

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

426 

3,770 

35,500 

15,890 

0 

0 

0

55,590
254 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Yuba River near North San Juan, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°23', long. 121°6', in NEi sec. 32, T. 18 N., 

R. 8 E., 1 mile below Oregon Creek and 1 mile north of North San Juan. Zero of 

gage is 1,400.62 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 207 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1936. July to October 1900 and October 

1910 to October 1930, from staff gage at site 0.4 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-36), 4^.7 second-feet. Since 1928 flow has been 

reduced by Milton-Bowman Tunnel diversion.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.18 

leet;; minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 1.

1910-36: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 15.3 

feet, former site and datum); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 24-28, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversion above station through Milton-Bowman Tunnel to Bowman 

Lake; other small diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7

a

9 

10

11

18 

13 

14 

16

16

17

le

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

27 

34 

34 

32 

32

31 

30 

30 

29 

29

38 

76 

46 

60 

135

131 

70 

57 

52 

50

48 

46 

45 

45 

45

44 

44 

44 

44 

45 

45

HOT.

48 

71 

62 

53 

51

52 

54 

54 

53 

52

50 

49 

49 

48 

47

48 

61 

71 

59 

54

52 

56 

64 

59 

56

53 

50 

49 

48 

48

Dee.

47 

46 

46 

46 

46

49 

57 

60 

60 

54

54 

153 

110 

78 

69

62 

60 

57 

56 

54

53 

52 

51 

50 

50

50 

80 

77 

198 

216 

203

Jan.

135 

193 

278 

278 

281

188 

149 

173 

870 

2,160

3,410 

1,100 

755 

2,520 

5,180

3,890 

1,660 

1,070 

794 

625

513 

425 

372 

338 

315

289 

269 

256 

244 

229 

218

Feb.

259 

276 

238 

224 

215

204 

194 

186 

178 

173

641 

2,590 

2,940 

4,620 

2,470

2,700 

2,000 

1,460 

1,270 

1,770

4,200 

5,440 

3,580 

2,470 

1,820

1,420 

1,190 

1,110 

1,030

Month

Dot 

Noi 

Dec

0

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jxui 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 19;

 ter year 1935-2

Mar.

995 

1,030 

1,030 

960 

897

834 

785 

746 

759 

733

688 

681 

694 

681 

643

631 

649 

649 

643 

607

607 

613 

551 

546 

473

424 

406 

483 

981 

869 

925

Apr.

694 

607 

752 

1,230 

939

766 

759 

848 

883 

946

1,030 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,150

1,370 

1,470 

1,470 

1,320 

1,280

1,280 

1,420 

1,420 

1,280 

1,070

988 

932 

876 

869 

720

Secondfoot-days

1,518 

1,621 

2,344

149,687

29,177 

46,868 

22,213 

31,699 

34,982 

16,037 

2,370 

1,264 

1,064

191,157

May

637 

1,030 

1,470 

1,700 

1,640

1,190 

1,070 

1,070 

1,190 

1,370

1,520 

1,370 

1,230 

1,520 

1,470

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150 

939

855 

869 

918 

995 

1,110

1,070 

939 

981 

752 

631 

556

Ma T 1 7*1 im

135 

71 

216

5,950

5,180 

5,440 

1,030 

1,470 

1,700 

2,000 

113 

50 

46

5,440

June

519 

493 

498 

535 

509

772 

2,000 

1,190 

918 

813

785 

772 

681 

613

540

496 

473 

473 

438 

401

379 

358 

354 

203 

157

148 

140 

132 

, 126

119

July

113 

108 

103 

100 

96

93 

92 

90 

90 

92

90 

86 

82 

80 

76

75 

71 

69 

67 

65

64 

62 

61 

60 

57

56 

56 

55 

54 

54 

53

Minimum

27 

47 

46

27

135 

173 

406 

607 

556 

119 

53 

35 

30

27

Aug.

50 

49 

48 

47 

47

46

45 

44 

44 

44

45 

46 

42 

41 

40

39 

38 

38 

38 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

36 

35

Mean

49.0 

54.0 

75.6

410

941 

1,616 

717 

1,057 

1,128 

535 

76.5 

40.8 

35.5

522

Sept.

34 

34 

42 

46 

46

45 

41 

38 

37 

36

35 

35 

35 

36 

36

35 

36 

35 

34 

33

32 

32 

32 

32

31

30 

30 

31 

32 

33

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,010 

3,220 

4,650

296,900

57,870 

92,960 

44,060 

62,870 

69,390 

31,810 

4,700 

2,510 

2,110

379,200
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 255

Yuba River at Smartville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13', long. 121°18', In SWi sec. 22, T. 16 N.,

 R, 6k!., at Narrows, 1 mile below Deer Creek and 1 mile north of Smartville. Zero 

of gage Is 264.17 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,201 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 2,927 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,500 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.0 

feet;; minimum, 164 second-feet Aug. 12.

1903-36: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 26.0 

feet); minimum, 71 second-feet (regulated) July 30, 1924.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Oct. 1-11, June 29, July 1-6, which were

 computed on basis of two discharge measurements, partial gage-height record, and 

records for Middle Fork of Yuba River. Storage and diversions for power and 

Irrigation above station. Lake Spauldlng has a capacity of 70,500 acre-feet, 

Bowman Lake, 67,400 acre-feet, and Fordyce Lake, 42,000 acre-feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oot.

250 

300 

300 

300 

270

260 

250 

250 

260 

250

290 

384 

372 

372 

612

588 

462 

408 

396 

384

360 

348 

348 

348 

342

348 

348 

342 

348 

348 

354

HOT.

372 

498 

510 

420 

408

408 

402 

420 

426 

414

408 

402 

408 

420 

426

426 

450 

504 

462 

444

432 

444 

456 

456 

444

432 

420 

414 

414 

408

Dec.

408 

402 

408 

414 

414

421 

440 

455 

455 

445

445 

634 

607 

510 

475

460 

450 

440 

430 

430

430 

426

430 

430 

430

435 

490 

515 

725

see

971

Jan.

938

1,240 

1,420 

1,320 

1,320

1,080 

978 

1,140 

3,620 

9,980

19,300 

7,350 

4,540 

12,200 

22,000

19,100 

8,720 

5,180 

3,860 

3,040

2,570 

2,300 

2,100 

1,980 

1,860

1,740 

1,660 

1,580 

1,500 

1,420 

1,380

Feb.

1,460 

1,580 

1,500 

1,380 

1,320

1,280 

1,240 

1,210 

1,180 

1,140

2,630 

12,700 

16,500 

19,300 

13,400

14,900 

10,900 

8,360 

7,460 

8,720

18,500 

29,500 

18,000 

13,600 

10,900

6,000 

6,880 

6,220 

5,830

Month

Oot 

Koi 

Dec

e

Jan 

Pet 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jux 

Jtd

AU£

Set 

1

alendar year 19;

11.....................................

ater year 1935-.

Mar.

5,570 

5,570 

5,700 

5,450 

5,090

4,850 

4,730 

4,490 

4,610 

4,490

4,370 

4,250 

4,250 

4,140 

4,030

3,920 

4,030 

4,030 

4,030 

4,030

4,140 

4,140 

3,920 

3,810 

3,480

3,150 

2,950 

3,050 

5,450 

5,450 

5,960

Apr.

4,370 

3,920 

4,730 

8,420 

5,830

4,730 

4,490 

4,850 

4,970 

5,210

5,570 

6,090 

6,220 

6,610 

7,580

6,420 

9,060 

8,900 

8,420 

8,140

8,280 

8,900 

9,220 

8,740 

7,580

7,300 

7,160 

6,740 

6,740 

6,220

Secondfoot-days

10,79£ 

12,948 

15,311

924,713

148,416 

245,590 

137,130 

203,410 

200,770 

96,920 

18,091 

9,470 

8,708

1,107,556

May

5,450 

5,960 

7,860 

8,900 

9,060

7,160 

6,220 

5,960 

6,740 

7,440

8,000 

8,140 

8,420 

9,560 

9,060

7,440 

7,160 

6,880 

6,740 

5,210

4,490 

4,490 

4,610 

5,090 

5,830

6,090 

5,330 

5,570 

4,730 

3,810 

3,370

Maximum

612 

510 

971

28,800

22,000 

29,500 

5,960 

9,220 

9,560 

12,300 

1,000 

374 

320

29,500

June

2,950 

2,550 

2,300 

2,450 

2,650

3,050 

12,300 

8,740 

5,450 

4,370

4,490 

4,730 

3,810 

3,260 

2,950

2,650 

2,750 

2,950 

2,750 

2,350

2,650 

2,250 

2,100 

1,950 

1,850

1,670 

1,490 

1,220 

1,150 

1,090

July

1,000 

950 

900 

850 

800

750 

710 

689 

661 

661

661 

654 

626 

584 

570

570 

538 

505 

475 

457

457 

421 

427 

457 

439

403 

391 

380 

374 

368 

363

Miniorum

250 

372 

402

250

938 

1,140 

2,950 

3,920 

3,370 

1,090 

363 

276 

266

250

Aug.

358 

346 

325 

320 

320

320 

315 

315 

315 

315

315 

305 

374 

336 

305

300 

295 

295 

295 

290

290 

290 

276 

285 

285

280 

280 

280 

280 

280 

285

Mean

348 

432 

494

2,533

4,788 

8,469 

4,424 

6,780 

6,476 

3,231 

584 

305 

290

3,026

Sept.

280 

295 

300 

320 

310

300 

295 

295 

290 

285

285 

290 

290 

290 

300

315 

300 

305 

285 

266

271 

276 

280 

280 

280

280 

280 

285 

290 

290

Riai-off in 

acre-feet

21,410 

25,680 

30,370

1,834,000

294,400 

487,100 

272,000 

403,500 

398,200 

192,200 

35,880 

18,780 

17,270

2,197,000
256 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Milton-Bowman Tunnel at outlet, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°28', long. 120°37', In sec. 3, T. 18 N., 

R. 12 E., near upper end of Bowman Lake. Altitude, about 5,600 feet.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1930, October 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 441 second-feet Apr. 15; minimum, 2.0 

second-feet Oct. 1.

1928-36: Maximum dally discharge, 452 second-feet May 10-12 and June 11-13, 

1932; minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 14, 15, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Water Is diverted by this tunnel from Middle Fork of Yuba 

 River at Milton, In sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., and discharged Into Bowman Lake

storage reservoir, from which It Is conveyed to Lake Spauldlng. During, low and

medium stages practically entire flow of Middle Fork of Yuba River Is diverted.

Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Nevada

Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2223

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

£.0 

8.5 

14 

7 

5.5

4.8 

5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

3.8 

3.7 

3.5 

3.1

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

HOT.

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

3.8

4.0

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

6

Dec.

6 

6 

6 

6 

5.5

5.5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

7.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4.8 

4.8

5.5 

6 

6 

6.5

7.5 

7.5

Jan.

6.5 

7.5 

9 

12 

14

12 

10 

10 

12 

18

60 

64 

56 

59

78

76 

70 

66 

60 

51

46 

41 

38 

35 

32

32 

31 

30 

35 

37 

30

Feb.

29 

28 

27 

26 

26

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

32 

50 

48 

49 

48

43 

40 

40 

37 

35

60 

101 

98 

94 

92

91 

89 

88 

82

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

iia

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

78 

82 

86 

88 

106

110 

101 

101 

109 

114

115 

122 

131 

131 

131

133 

135 

133 

201 

221

203 

209 

186 

155 

131

109 

98 

98 

100 

95 

88

Apr.

S3 

S3 

84 

79 

75

74 

86 

106 

121 

148

197 

257 

330 

400 

441

435 

429 

417 

420 

417

405 

420 

414 

417 

420

429 

426 

423 

411 

372

Secondfoot-days

123.6 

150.6 

181.6

27,811.5

1,138.0 

1,471 

3,900 

8,819 

1,412.5 

1,141.5 

849.7 

209.0 

128.0

19,524.5

May

264

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

IS 

IS 

18

17 

244 

363 

179 

12

12 

11

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Mqyjyn\fln

14 

6.5 

7.5

398

78 

101 

221 

441 

363 

190 

79 

21 

13

441

June

9 

9 

9 

9.5 

9.5

10 

6.5 

5.5 

5 

5

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

96 

190 

188

179 

139 

88 

87 

41

July

52

79 

77 

74 

72

71 

68 

63 

45 

41

21 

5.5 

5

4.7 

4.4

4.1 

5.5 

11 

14 

15

15 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.5 

9 

9 

8

niirtirnTm

2.0 

2.9 

4.8

2.0

6.5 

23 

78 

74 

9.5 

4.4 

4.1 

5 

3.5

2.0

Aug.

8 

8 

7.5

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7 

6 

6 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6 

21

7.5 

7 

6.5 

6 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Mean

3.99 

5.02 

5.86

76.2

36.7 

50.7 

126 

294 

45.6 

38.0 

27.4 

6.74 

4.27

53.3

Sept.

5 

5 

5 

5

4.7

4.4 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

13 

3.8 

3.8

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

246 

299 

360

55,160

2,260 

2,920 

7,740 

17,490 

2,800 

2,260 

1,690 

415 

254

38,730
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 257

Oregon Creek near North San Juan, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°24f , long. 121°5', in SWJ sec. 22, T. 18 N., 

R. a E., 1 mile above mouth and 3 miles northeast of North San Juan. Altitude, 

about 1,500 feet.

Drainage area.- 35.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936. October 1910 to September 1933 

from staff gage at site 0.7 mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1911-36), 70.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.40); 

 minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.51 feet).

1910-36: Maximum discharge, about 5,200 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height,

9.5 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 0.7 second-foot several days in July and

August 1931 and September 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Small diversions for irrigation and mining above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 0.5 3.0 66 4.6 276 

1.6 3.1 3.2 83 4.8 322 

1.8 8.5 3.4 102 5.0 370 

2.0 15.5 3.6 124 5.5 522 

2.2 23.5 3.8 148 6.0 725 

2.4 32.5 4.0 175 6.5 960 

S.6 42.0 4.2 204 7.0 1,210 

2.6 53 4.4 238 7.5 1,510

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

2.9 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

6 

15 

6.5

10 

24

22 

10 

7 

5.5 

5.5

5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.3 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

HOT.

5.5

10 

7.5 

6.5 

6

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

9 

9.5 

8

7.5

6.5 

7.5 

8 

7.5 

6.5

6 

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5

Dec.

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5 

5

6 

8 

8.5 

8 

6.5

7.5 

40 

22 

14

11

9 

9.5 

8 

7.5 

8

7.5 

7.5 

7 

7 

7.5

7 

16 

14 

56 

57 

48

Jan.

29 

57 

64 

83 

64

42 

32 

43 

323

706

875 

311 

233 

915 

1,420

1,000 

475 

289 

207 

162

135 

113 

97 

86 

78

70 

63 

59 

55

51 

48

Feb.

57 

60 

53 

48 

46

44 

42 

40 

39 

38

145 

672 

935 

1,350 

770

792 

620 

439 

396 

680

1,140 

1,240 

910 

640 

439

346 

289 

258 

240

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dee

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 19;

11.....................................

ater year 1935-:

Mar.

236 

238 

236 

220 

200

185 

172 

160 

154 

148

140 

135 

130 

125

117

111 

110 

106 

101 

98

99 

97 

92 

94 

79

73 

70 

129 

289 

238 

229

Apr.

174 

152 

192 

300 

222

185 

185 

204 

212 

225

236 

234 

224 

209 

195

186 

183 

172 

158

148

141 

144 

138 

129 

116

104 

95 

95 

108 

106

May

90 

83 

83 

83 

81

72 

66 

61 

58 

57

54 

52 

49

51 

48

44 

40 

37 

36 

35

32 

32 

30 

29 

28

27 

27 

40 

34 

32 

29

fott-£ys -* 

187.8 24 

198.5 10 

434.0 57

27,387.3 1,500

8,185 1,420 

12,768 1,350 

4,611 289 

5,174 300 

1,520 90 

872 81 

241.0 12 

90.6 4.1 

86.0 5

34,367.9 1,420

June

27 

24 

26 

30 

28

43 

81 

57 

48 

44

40 

35 

33 

32 

30

28 

26 

25 

24 

22

21 

20

19

17 

17

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

July

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

10

1011

10

10 

9.5 

9 

9 

8.5

7.5 

7 

7 

6.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5 

5

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.5 

4.3

Aug.

4 

4 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

2

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Minimum Mean

1.9 6.06 

5.5 6.62 

5 14.0

1.6 75.0

29 264 

38 440 

70 149 

95 172 

27 49.0 

13 29.1 

4.3 7.77 

2.6 2.92 

1.9 2.87

1.9 93.9

.1 

.1

.8 

.1 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9

'.9

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.8

.6 

.6 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

Sept.

2.2 

2.2 

3.8 

5

4.1

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

2.9 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.3 

2.2

2.2

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.1 

1.9 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

Run-off In 

acre-feet

372 

394

861

54,320

16,230 

25,320 

9,150 

10,260 

3,010 

1,730 

478 

180 

171

68,160

146163 O 37 17
258 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Yuba River near Sierra City, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°34', long. 120°40', in NWi sec. 32, T. 20 N.,

 R. 15 E., li miles west of Sierra City and 2i miles below South Fork of North Fork 

of Yuba River. Altitude, about 4,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 91.3 square miles.

Records available.- 1911-13 (fragmentary), December 1923 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1924-36), 198 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet Hay 13 (gage height, 4.67

 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Oct. 9-10. _

1923-36: Maximum discharge, about 5,920 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

8.50 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 15, 1931, Aug. 22, 23, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Small diversions for mining above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

50

31

Got.

45

47

46

46

46

44

44

44

42

42

50

59

47

64

72

63

60

59

61

62

59

55

51

52

54

55

55

55

57

56

55

HOT.

55

58

56

56

57

58

61

61

61

59

57

57

56

55

56

57

63

59

57

57

57

64

63

59

57

55

55

53

53

53

-

Dec.

53

53

53

53

53

56

56

57

54

56

58

66

60

59

56

56

56

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

59

56

73

67

62

Jan.

59

73

78

92

80

73

68

71

96

231

585

264

190

328

696

453

287

227

188

167

150

138

132

126

123

US

116

113

108

10S

107

Feb.

112

109

104

100

99

97

96

93

92

92

176

S33

S12

S39

SIS

210

183

167

161

167

629

923

526

386

326

2SO

251

233

221

-

-

Month

April.....................................

May.......................................

JulT. ...... ....

Water year 1935-C 6. .....................

Mar.

224

245

264

270

270

270

270

280

304

304

304

325

346

343

336

339

365

365

373

392

422

413

361

332

294

274

261

274

304

277

258

Apr.

236

224

224

215

19S

19S

227

277

307

365

462

558

668

745

852

1,020

1,060

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,190

1,170

1,060

950

923

860

S36

710

628

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,647

1,725

1,759

87,910

5,645

6,739

9,659

20,443

29^320

16,116

3,954

].9856

1,483

100,648

May

634

836

1,120

1,220

1,050

828

788

836

960

1,130

1,220

1,240

1,370

1,460

1,190

1,110

1,080

1,070

960

796

766

780

820

932

1,030

980

932

860

682

592

548

Maximum

72

64

73

1,620

696

923

422

1,190

1,460

1,240

233

75

64

1,460

June

516

496

501

506

506

886

1,240

844

Y24

696

724

703

661

598

558

526

521

511

471

444

426

422

417

401

373

339

311

283

264

248

-

July

233

221

207

193

181

174

167

161

155

155

149

142

131

124

116

112

107

102

97

97

95

94

91

87

S5

83

83

80

7S

78

76

Minimum

42

53

53

42

59

92

224

198

548

248

76

49

42

42

Aug.

75

72

67

68

67

66

65

64

61

65

66

66

63

61

59

57

57

57

56

56

57

57

55

55

55

54

53

52

51

49

50

Mean

53.1

57.5

56.7

241

182

232

312

681

962

537

12S

59.9

49.4

276

Sept.

50

53

58

63

64

57

54

52

51

50

50

49

49

50

50

50

49

48

48

46

47

45

44

44

44

44

42

44

44

44

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,270

3,420

3,490

174,400

11,200

13,370

19,160

40,550

59,150

31,970

7,840

3,680

2,940

200,000
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 269

North Fork of Yuba River below Goodyears Bar, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°32', long. 120°56', in SVi sec. 11, T. 19 N.,

 R. 9 E. , 3t miles below Goodyears Creek and about 4 miles southwest of Goodyears Bar. 

Altitude, about 2,450 feet.

Drainage area.- 244 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.2

 feet); minimum, 120 second-feet Oct. 10.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; minimum, 69 second-feet Aug. 

26, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge interpolated July 19. 

 ana mining diversions above station.

Several small irrigation

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 3.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

116

136

168

192

218

246

276

310

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2

394

504

640

800

980

1,200

1,450

1,730

6.6 

7.0 

7.5 

S.O 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

2,050

2,410

2,900

3,440

4,000

4,600

5,230

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

60 

31

Dot.

125 

135 

135 

133 

132

129 

127 

125 

124 

122

142 

180 

142 

208 

26S

204 

174 

168 

174 

16S

163 

153 

146 

146 

146

147 

146 

146 

148 

146 

144

HOT.

149 

16S 

153 

151 

152

155 

163 

164 

161 

156

151 

149 

148 

145 

147

149 

174 

163 

153 

151

151 

164 

16S 

161 

155

150 

148 

146 

145 

144

Dec.

143 

142 

142 

142 

141

148 

151 

163 

150 

145

154 

239 

180 

163 

154

150 

148 

147 

146

145

144 

143 

142 

141 

141

142 

186 

162 

323 

284 

246

Jan.

204 

271 

301 

419 

348

268 

232 

253 

SOO 

2,080

3,900 

1,320 

935 

2,240 

5,070

3,420 

1,660 

1,170 

935 

780

700 

622 

588 

553 

520

489 

474 

446 

432 

41S 

406

Feb.

432 

418 

382 

370 

359

348 

338 

528 

319 

319

S50 

2,050 

1,730 

2,360 

1,660

1,660 

1,380 

1,170 

1,080 

1,350

4,580 

5,210 

3,220 

2,180 

1,700

1,420 

1,260 

1,170 

1,140

Month

Dot 

Hot 

Dee

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar

Api 

Maj 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

Blendar year 193

ater year 1935-!

Mar.

1,170 

1,260 

1,320 

1,290 

1,230

,170 

,140 

,140 

,230 

,170

1,140 

1,200 

1,230 

1,200 

1,170

1,170 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,290

1,350 

1,320 

1,170 

1,110 

980

912 

868 

1,000 

1,480 

1,230 

1,170

Apr.

1,000 

958 

1,060 

1,200 

1,030

958 

980 

1,140 

1,230 

1,380

1,620 

1,810 

2,050 

2,230 

2,410

2,900 

3,000 

2,900 

2,700 

2,700

2,900 

3,110 

3,110 

2,800 

2,500

2,360 

2,230 

2,140 

1,970 

1,730

Seoondfoot-days

4,746 

4,634 

5,152

265,405

32,254 

40,783 

36,800 

60,106 

65,850 

34,598 

10,244 

5,853 

4,744

305,764

May

1,660 

1,970 

2,500 

B,800 

2,600

2,050 

1.S90 

1,970 

2,180 

2,410

2,700 

2,700 

2,900 

3,220 

2,700

2,410 

2,320 

2,2SO 

2,100 

1,770

1,700 

1,730 

1,770 

1,970 

2,050

1,930 

1,S50 

1,S10 

1,450 

1,290 

1,170

Maximum

268 

174 

328

5,190

5,070 

5,210 

1,480 

3,110 

3,220 

3,000 

520 

218 

204

5,210

June

1,110 

1,080 

1,080 

1,110 

1,OSO

1,870 

3,000 

1,930 

1,620 

1,520

1,520 

1,480 

1,350 

1,260 

1,140

1,080 

1,080 

1,060 

980 

935

S90 

868 

845 

822 

780

720 

660 

605 

570 

553

July

520 

504 

474 

446 

432

418 

406 

394 

394 

382

370 

359 

348 

328 

319

310 

301 

292 

2S5 

276

268 

260 

260 

253 

246

246 

239 

232 

232 

225 

225

Minimum

122 

144 

141

121

204 

319 

868 

958 

1,170 

553 

225 

163 

140

122

Aug.

218 

21S 

211 

211 

204

204 

198 

198 

204

211

211 

198 

198 

192 

IS 6

186 

186 

180 

180 

180

180 

180 

174 

174 

174

16S 

168 

168 

167 

163 

163

Mean

153 

154 

166

727

1,040 

1,406 

1,187 

2,004 

2,124 

1,153 

330 

189 

168

835

Sept.

162 

168 

186 

192 

204

180 

174 

167 

164 

160

158 

157 

158 

161 

160

157 

155 

154 

151 

148

148 

147 

144 

143 

141

140 

140 

140 

142 

143

Run-off in 

ao re-feet

9,410 

9,190 

10,220

526,400

63,970 

80,890 

72,990 

119,200 

130,600 

63,620 

20,320 

11,610 

9,410

606,400
260 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Bowman Lake near Granltevllle, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°27<, long. 120°39', In SWi sec. 5, T. 18 N., R. 12 E., 

at Bowman Dam, on Canyon Creek, 4- miles east of Granltevllle.

Records available.- December 1926, when storage began, to September 1936.

Remarks.- Bowman Lake provides storage for Nevada Irrigation District. Part of Its 

 supply is diverted from Middle Fork of Yuba River through Milton-Bowman Tunnel (see 

record for Milton-Bowman Tunnel at outlet) and Is released through Bowman-Spauldlng 

Canal (see record for Bowman-Spauldlng Canal at Intake). Elevation of crest of dam 

Is 5,567 feet above mean sea level. No records for Feb. 12-14, 23-29. Table shows 

total contents, all of which Is available for release. Record of dally gage heights 

furnished by Nevada Irrigation District.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

40,420

40,000

39,650

39,160

38,600

38,040

37,550

37,080

36,720

36,360

35,940

35,580

35,160

34,800

34,500

34,200

33,900

33,360

33,000

32,580

32,160

31,800

31,440

30,660

30,360

30,120

29,820

29,580

29,280

28,980

28,620

NOT.

28,380

28,030

27,780

27,180

27,480

26,880

26, 580

26,100

25,740

25,320

24,900

24,420

24,000

23,580

23,200

22,650

22,050

21,800

21,400

20,950

20,500

20,200

19,800

19,350

18,900

18,400

18,000

17,550

17,200

16,800

-

Dec.

16,400

15,950

15,500

15,120

14,680

14,280

13,920

13,480

13,120

12,720

12,480

12,200

11,840

11,520

11,120

10,840

10,760

10,640

10,520

10,360

10,200

10,120

9,960

9,840

9,720

9,600

9,480

9,400

9,320

9,240

9,160

Jan.

9,080

9,000

8,940

8,880

8,880

8,850

8,760

8,700

8,670

8,730

9,400

9,640

9,720

9,880

10,760

11,560

11,760

11,800

11,800

11,760

11,720

11,600

11,480

11,360

11,200

11,040

10,880

10,680

10,520

10,320

10,160

Feb.

10,000

9,640

9,640

9,440

9,200

8,970

8,790

8,520

8,280

8,040

7,920

_

_

8,100

8,.040

7,950

7,830

7,710

7,590

7,710

8,670

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

11,800

11,880

12,040

12,160

12,280

12,400

12,120

12,680

12,840

13,040

13,200

13,400

13,680

13,960

14,200

14,440

14,720

15,000

15,280

15,900

16,450

17,000

17,500

17,900

18,150

18,350

18,500

18,700

18,900

19,100

19,300

Apr.

19,500

19,900

20,200

20,550

20,900

21,200

21,500

22,000

22,500

23,000

23,760

24,780

25,980

27,180

28,980

30,480

32,040

33,600

35,580

37,200

39,090

41,400

43,570

45,390

46,660

48,260

49,800

51,400

52,840

54,200

-

May

55,400

56,120

57,080

58,440

59,720

60,280

60,920

61,560

62,880

63,320

64,280

65,000

65,880

66,040

66,200

65,160

65,080

65,080

65,240

65,400

65,800

66,360

67,000

67,720

68,280

68,200

68,040

68,040

68,040

67,880

67,720

June

67,960

68,200

68,520

68,760

69,080

69,080

68,680

68,680

69,400

69,800

69,720

69,800

69,960

69,800

69,720

69,640

69,640

69,720

69,960

69,800

69,960

69,960

69,880

70,040

70,040

70,040

70,040

69,800

69,720

69,800

-

July

69,720

69,560

69,400

69,240

69,000

68,840

68,600

68,360

68,040

67,720

67,400

67,080

66,680

66,280

65,880

65,560

65,160

64,760

64,360

63,960

63,640

63,320

63,000

62,680

62,280

61,880

61,480

61,000

60,600

60,200

59,800

Aug.

59,400

59,000

58,600

58,200

57,800

57,400

57,000

56,520

56,120

55,720

55,320

54,920

54,520

54,120

53,640

53,160

52,680

52,280

51,880

51,400

51,000

50,600

50,120

49,660

49,240

48,820

48,400

48,050

47,630

47,210

46,790

Sept.

46,370

45,950

45,600

45,180

44,900

44,480

44,060

43,710

43,290

42,800

42,380

41,960

41,470

41,050

40,700

40,210

39,790

39,370

38,950

38,530

38,110

37,830

37,550

37,200

36,960

36,780

36,600

36,300

36,000

35,700

-
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 261

Canyon Creek below Bowman Lake, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26', long. 120°40', In SEi sec. 7, T. 18 N.,

 R. 12 E., 1 mile below Bowman Lake and 3 miles above Texas Creek. Altitude, about 

5,100 feet.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 5;98

 feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot at 

various times. 1927-36: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1936; practically no flow at times 

when there Is little or no leakage from dams above.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Apr. 2, 4-10; mean monthly discharge

 October to March and September computed on basis of partial gage-height record,

several discharge measurements, and precipitation records. Flow regulated by storage 

In Bowman Lake and diversion into Bowman-Spauldlng Canal. See records for those stations. Gage-height record and results of several discharge measurements furnished by 

Nevada Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1a

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

81

22

23

84

25

86

87

88

29

SO

31

oot.

_

_

_

0.1

-

_

_

.h_

-

.6

-

_

-

-

_

-

.3

-

_

-

_

.1

.1

_

_

_

_

_

-

HOT.

0.1

_

.1

_

-

_

_

.6

_

-

_

_

_

_

.3

_

_

_

-

_

1.3

_

_

-

_

_

_

.1

_

-

Dec.

_

_

0.1

_

-

.5

_

_.

_

-

_

.4

-

_

-

-

_

.1

_

-

-

-

.2

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

-

2.6

-

-

_

_

_

_

34

26

_

_

24

32

_

4.1

-

-

-

_

-

1.0

-

_

_

-

.8

-

.5

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

0.4

_

.

-

.

_

12

-

_

_

_

_

-

54

12

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Hoyenber . .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

_

_

_

3.8

-

2.5

_

_

_

-

_

_

3.0

_

-

_

_

_

_

2.7

_

_

_

_

-

1.1

4.0

-

Apr.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

2.0

2.3

3.3

3.5

4.1

5.5

7

6.5

9

8

10

9.5

9

8*5

8.5

9

11

13

13

10

7.5

11

11

13

14

12

Seoondfoot-days

9.3

15.0

9.3

15,207.6

186

174

93

226.0

6,084.5

4,353.8

21.9

13.6

6.0

11,192.4

May

11

11

11

12

13

9

7

7.5

e7

59

320

4S2

7SO

600

452

402

372

260

140

22

13

11

12

216

434

366

282

306

292

165

Maximum

_

_

795

34

54

14

780

1,000

1.6

1.0

1,000

June

4.9

2.6

8

21

21

545

1,000

271

25

226

292

209

283

266

200

142

90

82

82

47

30

14

12

91

130

124

89

35

8.5

2.8

July

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Minimum

_

0

_

1.1

7

2.6

.3

.2

-

Aug.

0.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

1.0

1.0

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

Mean

*0.3

».5

*.3

41.7

*6.0

*6.0

*3.0

7.53

196

145

.71

.44

*.2

30.6

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

18

30

18

30,160

369

345

184

448

12,070

8,640

43

27

12

22,200
262 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Bowman-Spauldlng Canal at Intake, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°27', long. 120°39', In sec. 8, T. 18 N.,

 ft. '12' E., 150 feet below Intake and a quarter of a mile below Bowman Dam. Altitude, 

about 5,400 feet.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 243 second-feet Sept. 23; no flow parts 

of April and May. 1928-36: l&xlmum dally discharge, 262 second-feet Aug. 2-9, 29, Sept. 10-13, 

1928; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from left bank of Canyon Creek below Bowman Lake.

 Water Is delivered to Fuller Lake, then to Lake Spauldlng and after passing through 

several power houses Is used for Irrigation In Nevada Irrigation district. Gageheight record and results of discharge measurements furnished by Nevada Irrigation 

District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

235 

235 

235 

234 

236

236 

237 

236 

238 

240

238 

232 

235 

230 

229

231 

232 

232 

232 

232

234 

232 

232 

232 

232

233 

233 

233 

233 

233 

232

HOT.

231 

231 

228 

231 

231

833 

233 

832 

231 

232

232 

232 

831 

231 

231

230 

230 

231 

231 

231

232 

231 

230 

230 

232

232 

232

231 

230 

231

Dec.

230 

229 

228 

230 

231

230 

229 

230 

232 

194

193 

192 

192 

190 

191

132 

79 

79 

79 

78

79 

77 

76 

78 

78

70 

76 

73 

72 

72 

72

Jan.

72 

72 

72 

73 

72

87 

94 

94 

94

124

60 

151 

177 

152 

36

89 

160 

191 

199 

200

202 

208 

215 

214 

215

217 

217 

216 

216 

216 

215

Feb.

214 

214 

216 

215 

215

214 

214 

214 

214 

214

168 

118 

174 

174 

194

194 

195 

197 

199 

197

103 

29 

57 

106 

41

8 

8 

.3 

35

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

c

Jan 

Fet 

Max 

Api 

««3 

JUB 

Jul

£t B«j

1

alendar year 1935......................

y... ...................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

154 

164 

170 

175 

171

174 

174 

174 

167 

166

167 

161 

151 

152 

154

154 

155 

154 

154 

148

142 

142 

150 

161 

177

184 

183 

180 

173 

177 

178

Apr.

46 

1.4 

20 

21 

21

10 

2.5 

2.7

3.0 

11

2.2

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2

.e

.1 

0 

2.7 

5

.2 

.2 

.4 

.4 

.3

Secondfoot-days

7,244 

6,934 

4,491

51,085.7

4,620 

4,341.3 

5,086 

153.7 

45.9 

2,983.5 

7,357 

7,457 

7,246

57,959.4

May

0.2 

.1

.1 

0 

.1

0 

.9 

1.7 

.4 

1.8

.8 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.6

.7 

.7 

1.3 

1.7 

1.1

.9 

1.2 

.9 

.8 

2.4

1.7 

.9 

.3 

0 

0 

22

Maxlmm

240 

233 

232

246

217 

216 

184 

46 

22 

238 

239 

242 

243

243

June

43 

53 

52 

35 

27

14 

.6 

.9 

6 

34

29 

35 

46 

45 

43

82 

127 

127 

91 

177

177 

185 

205 

225 

234

204 

238 

230 

134 

84

July

239 

238 

239 

237 

235

236 

237 

236 

239 

238

236 

236 

236 

237 

236

236 

236 

236 

236 

236

237 

239 

239 

239 

239

239 

238 

238 

239 

238 

237

Aug.

238 

238 

239 

239 

238

238 

239 

240 

241 

240

240 

242 

242 

242 

242

242 

242 

242 

241 

241

241 

241 

241 

241 

241

241 

241 

241 

241 

241 

241

Minimum Mean

229 234 

228 231 

70 146

0 140

36 149 

.3 150 

142 164 

0 5.12 

0 1.48 

.6 99.4 

235 237 

238 241 

240 242

0 158

Sept.

241 

241 

241 

241 

241

241 

241 

241 

242 

241

242 

242 

242 

242 

242

242 

242 

242 

242 

242

240 

242 

243 

242 

242

241 

242 

241 

241 

241

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

14,370 

13,750 

8,910

101,300

9,160 

8,610 

10,090 

305 

91 

5,920 

14,590 

14,790 

14,370

115,000
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 263

Deer Creek near Smartvllle, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 390 13'20", long. 12I°16'Q", In sec. 23, T. 16 N., R. 6 E.,

 1 mile above mouth and 2 miles northeast of Smartvllle. Altitude, about 500 feet.

Drainage area.- 83.5 square miles.

Records available.- June 1935 to September 1936.

Kxtremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 6,260 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 10. 

feet;; minimum, 3.1 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for July 10-23, 1936, Which were computed on basis

 of records of water released above station. Storage and diversions above station, 

maximum diversion about 40 second-feet. At times water from South Fork of Yuba 

River Is diverted Into Deer Creek above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81

88 

83 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Bar 

Apr 

*"J 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

S«]

a

alendar year

11.....................................

e 21^50. ...............................

 he parlcxU..... .........................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

119 

296.5 

208.5 

225.0

Hay

Vq^ffipiwi

14 

12 

9.5 

9

June

13 

14 

11 

10 

14

14 

12 

10 

10

11

July

10 

12 

11 

10 

9.5

11 

9.5 

S 

9.5 

10

11 

12 

10 

10 

9.5

10 

12 

10 

10 

10

11 

9.5 

10 

7.5 

S.5

9.5 

S.5 

7.5 

7 

6 

6.5

Minimum

10 

6 

5 

5.5

Aug.

9 

9.5 

7 

6 

7

8.5 

6 

6.5 

5.5 

6.5

7 

6 

8 

7 

8.5

7 

6 

7 

7 

7

6.5 

6 

5 

7.5 

6

6.5 

5.5 

6 

5.5 

6 

6

Mean

11.9 

9.56 

6.73 

7.50

Sept.

6 

6 

5.5 

6

7

7 

6 

7 

6 

6.5

7 

6 

7 

7.5 

8.5

S.5 

S 

8 

S.5 

8

S.5 

8 

9 

8.5 

9

8 

S.5 

9 

8 

S.5

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

236 

588 

414 

446

1,680
264 FEATHER RIVER BASIN 

Deer Creek near Smartville, Calif. 

(Continued)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9

10

10

6.5

7

8

8.5

8

8

6

9

13

10

16

18

15

14

15

13

11

9

7

4.8

5

3.1

3.5

9

11

13

11

10

HOT.

12

13

17

16

14

15

13

14

16

14

12

13

11

12

10

14

16

18

15

13

9.5

8.5

7

9

10

10

7

7

6

6.5

-

Dec.

8

6.5

6.5

7

8.5

6

7

8

6

6.5

6

45

28

11

11

10

10

6.5

7.5

6

7

6.5

7

7

8

7

8.5

8.5

96

131

90

Jan.

66

162

117

272

110

40

36

180

1,110

2,230

2,720

353

580

2,720

2,820

1,450

540

383

284

198

162

146

117

125

103

100

95

93

88

83

78

Feb.

88

83

78

73

55

49

49

51

49

50

708

3,150

3,670

2,920

1,290

3,230

1,170

398

310

465

1,970

1,880

1,430

1,050

1,230

720

500

430

398

_

-

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

September. ................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

338

284

238

218

198

180

146

131

146

78

66

66

71

76

83

78

109

103

103

100

98

95

88

103

90

93

93

98

100

103

625

Apr.

625

540

338

198

44

17

17

13

18

21

21

24

20

20

18

21

23

26

33

44

46

64

84

70

76

81

73

76

87

127

-

Seoondfoot-days

301.4

358.5

587.5

17,561

27,544

4,398

2,865

1,417

1,093

294.0

270.0

295.0

56,984.4

May

81

78

73

70

70

67

59

56

46

44

42

51

46

44

49

46

44

42

42

37

31

29

28

26

24

23

23

24

29

49

44

Maximum

18

18

131

2,820

3,670

625

625

81

111

13

11

12

3,670

June

44

40

44

44

46

51

111

108

70

67

44

40

37

31

31

29

29

24

20

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

13

-

July

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

8.5

7.5

6.5

6

6.5

13

12

8

8

7

7.5

8

8

8.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

8

8

Minimum

3.1

6

6

36

49

66

13

23

13

6

7

7

3.1

Aug.

8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

7.5

9.5

7

7.5

7

11

11

8.5

8

7

7.5

10

9.5

8.5

8

7

11

8.5

9.5

9

8.5

9

9.5

8

7

Mean

9.72

12.0

19.0

566

950

142

95.5

45.7

36.4

9.48

8.71

9.83

156

Sept.

7

9.5

12

9.5

10

11

10

11

9.5

9.5

8

10

10

9.5

8.5

10

9

11

10

9

10

10

10

10

11

12

8.5

10

10

9.5

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

598

711

1,170

34,830

54,630

8,720

5,680

2,810

2,170

583

536

585

113,000
FEATHER RIVER BASIN 265

Bear River near Wheatland, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°0', long. 121°25', In sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 5 E.,

 1 mile southeast of Wheatland, 6| miles below Rock Creek, and 12 miles above mouth. 

Altitude, about 85 feet.

Drainage area.- 295 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.80 

feetj; minimum, 8 second-feet July 15.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, 21,600 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 15.15 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 24, 25, 1933. Discharge of 29,600 second-feet 

was recorded Jan. 14, 1909, at station 8 miles upstream.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and many diversions and inflow from Yuba River Basin

 aoove station. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by office of 

State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

385 

363 

336 

330 

320

320 

304 

265 

260 

256

256 

251 

246 

246 

238

238 

233 

229 

2t>5 

212

200 

185 

156 

156 

197

62 

72

el

89 

94 

64

HOT.

79 

108 

99 

94 

217

221 

233 

265 

t>80 

275

270 

275 

275 

256 

251

251 

256 

260 

251 

251

246 

229 

102 

81 

81

86 

220 

565 

572 

537

Dec.

510 

504 

427 

99 

68

58 

116 

149 

142 

146

146 

177 

174 

163 

523

544 

537 

530 

523 

510

497 

477 

458 

427 

408

385 

391 

368 

414 

408 

458

Jan.

402 

477 

635 

600 

490

380 

352 

357 

1,120 

3,210

3,640 

1,720 

1,000 

6,870 

5,660

7,000 

2,370 

1,360 

917 

728

692 

668 

650 

630 

615

605 

595 

590 

575 

570 

575

Feb.

662 

764 

640 

620 

615

615 

610 

605 

600 

600

2,560 

10,100 

8,400 

10,900 

5,430

6,810 

5,380 

3,040 

2,460 

2,940

4,980 

8,330 

4,900 

3,770 

4,310

2,500 

1,780 

1,380 

1,140

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

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ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1,070 

930 

850 

787 

752

717 

717 

689 

675 

668

654 

647 

633 

558 

552

540 

546 

504 

406 

380

255 

247 

243 

260 

291

260 

152 

332 

836 

994 

2,200

Apr.

1,170 

906 

1,170 

4,210 

2,300

1,390 

1,200 

1,090 

1,060 

1,020

985 

950 

885 

866 

833

774 

521 

251 

217 

267

651 

664 

670 

625 

595

565 

535 

523 

547 

664

Secondfoot-days

6,869 

7,186 

10,737

198,395

46,053 

97,441 

19,345 

28,104 

11,536 

4,192 

311.0 

447.5 

548.5

232,770.0

May

553 

457 

423 

406 

412

380 

370 

445 

469 

457

428 

370 

321 

316 

345

396 

396 

390 

390 

365

340 

326 

321 

316 

330

311 

311 

306 

297 

297 

292

Maximum

385 

572 

544

14,200

7,000 

10,900 

2,200 

4,210 

553 

406 

14 

23 

28

10,900

June

292 

120 

22 

43 

172

175 

380 

406 

251 

204

175 

140 

182 

292 

306

264 

255 

217 

72 

39

26

17 

10 

23 

23

21 

21 

20 

14 

10

July

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9 

8.5 

9 

9.5 

9

9 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

9.5 

9 

11 

14 

11

12 

12 

10 

10 

12

13 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Minimum

62

79 

58

11

352 

600 

152 

217 

292 

10 

8.5 

8.5 

9.5

6.5

Aug.

8.5 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9 

9 

9 

9.5 

10

10 

10 

15 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

15 

18

18 

20 

23 

21 

20

19 

19 

19 

17 

18 

16

Mean

222 

240 

346

544

1,486 

3,360 

624 

937 

372 

140 

10.0 

14.4 

18.3

636

Sept.

17 

18 

18 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

14 

12

9.5

10 

14 

14 

16

17 

23 

27 

28 

28

28 

28 

24 

23 

24

23 

22 

18 

13 

10

Run-off In 

acre-feet

13,620 

14,250 

21,300

393,500

91,340 

193,300 

38,370 

55,740 

22,880 

8,310 

617 

888 

1,090

461,700
266 FEATHER RIVER BASIN

Bear River Canal near Coifax, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°7', long. 120°58', in sec. 28, T. 15 N., 

R. 9 E., Just belotf lower spillway gates, It miles below diversion dam on Bear 

River, and 2 miles northwest of Colfax. Altitude, about 1,950 feet.

Records available.- January 1912 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), 202 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 469 second-feet July 16; no flow Feb.

1912-36: Maximum daily discharge recorded, that of July 16, 1936; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Canal diverts from left bank of Bear River in sec. 22, T. 15 N., R.' 9 E.

 water is used to develop power at Halsey power house and Wise power house, part 

is then distributed for irrigation and part is eventually spilled into North Fork 

of American River. Spill into North Fork of American River has occurred in previous 

years also. Records of daily discharge furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Got.

366

364

368

328

325

328

364

364

364

363

364

281

225

271

306

263

276

305

213

209

315

312

327

327

328

327

328

329

329

329

328

HOT.

328

320

326

319

320

320

320

320

321

321

320

321

321

319

320

318

320

314

317

317

315

315

310

312

311

308

294

305

282

311

-

Dec.

310

312

310

310

310

310

311

316

312

310

316

319

314

310

310

310

310

308

307

308

308

308

303

307

308

305

313

309

327

324

320

Jan.

316

316

301

301

279

313

314

277

246

8

70

151

209

9B

10

116

207

233

237

235

242

240

235

235

240

249

240

258

252

267

246

Feb.

253

239

280

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

16

9

14

5

11

81

201

206

214

110

96

91

182

198

260

210

200

218

_

-

Month

February. .................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-5 6. .....................

Mar.

210

189

198

198

193

212

214

212

204

208

210

205

211

208

208

201

214

211

210

208

176

213

211

194

180

189

191

192

189

193

182

Apr.

176

180

186

178

153

165

172

171

172

178

172

171

180

181

180

175

175

177

166

173

179

176

174

169

173

172

180

180

179

178

-

Secondfoot-days

9,826

9,465

9,660

102,675.7

6,947

3,108.6

6,234

5,241

7,657

10,660

12,517

13,779

13,343

108,437.6

May

174

172

173

175

177

178

173

175

175

17V

208

290

290

292

292

285

282

285

272

277

283

282

288

290

290

293

293

287

281

269

279

Maximum

366

328

327

455

316

280

214

186

293

448

469

461

460

469

June

290

285

300

291

292

288

295

292

281

276

298

322

350

373

387

406

421

435

431

421

278

373

433

435

430

436

448

422

332

339

July

289

278

271

258

263

279

384

420

437

311

291

379

451

451

461

469

457

454

452

454

458

459

458

454

452

451

452

456

457

457

454

Minimum

209

282

305

0

8

0

176

153

172

276

258

327

282

0

Aug.

456

454

454

436

456

456

454

454

454

454

457

456

435

456

458

459

459

459

458

459

461

457

380

345

450

453

456

456

456

327

454

Mean

317

316

312

281

224

107

201

175

247

355

404

444

445

296

Sept.

457

459

451

452

448

407

282

443

448

460

444

443

450

452

456

455

455

459

433

448

450

449

454

452

454

457

456

456

456

457

Run-off In 

acre- feet

19.490

18,V70

19,160

203,600

13,780

6,170

12,360

10,400

15,190

21,140

24,830

27,330

26,470

215,100
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 267

North Fork of American River near CoIfax, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°2'0", long. 120°54'0", in NWi sec. 30, T. 14 N.,

 R. 10 E., 50 feet downstream from bridge on Coifax-Forest Hill road, 200 feet below 

mouth of Shlrttail Canyon Creek, and 5 miles southeast of Colfax. Zero of gage is 

897.29 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 308 square miles.

Records, available.- August 1911 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1911-13, 1914-36), 611 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.70 

reet); minimum, 34 second-feet Oct. 1.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, by slope-area method, about 55,000 second-feet Mar. 

25, 1928 (gage height, 25.2 feet, present datum); minimum, 15 second-feet July 22 to 

Aug. 7, Aug. 12-15, 1924; Aug. 28, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Sept. 12-30, which are fair and were computed on

 Basis of records for Middle Fork of American River near Auburn, Small storage and 

diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

36 

45 

51 

50 

43

42 

40 

39 

38 

37

43 

94 

61 

78 

146

114 

74 

61 

55 

54

51 

50 

47 

50 

50

50 

50 

48 

50 

50 

50

HOT.

54 

96 

100 

79 

72

72 

74 

83 

87 

76

76 

68 

68 

63 

64

78 

100 

112 

83 

78

72 

79 

85 

96 

94

76 

79 

74 

74 

74

Dec.

74 

74 

74 

69 

71

72 

76 

83 

87 

83

81 

168 

156 

102 

96

96 

92 

90 

88 

87

85 

78 

78 

74 

71

71 

98 

106 

238 

248 

258

Jan.

168 

268 

4SO 

532 

528

316 

233 

274 

1,260 

2,990

5,690 

1,970 

1,350 

4,500 

6,900

5,550 

2,600 

1,700 

1,270 

1,020

877 

786 

720 

672 

625

590 

545 

521 

503 

476 

454

Feb.

691 

762 

600 

530 

503

467 

440 

424 

40S 

400

1,550 

5,020 

4,250 

6,160 

3,800

4,700 

3,650 

2,660 

2,360 

2,720

5,650 

9,320 

5,920 

4,380 

3,690

2,830 

2,360 

2,080 

1,900

Month

Oot 

Sot

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hai 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

I

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ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1,820 

1,900 

1,900 

1,780 

1,660

1,580 

1,520 

1,480 

1,550 

1,520

1,410 

1,440 

1,520 

1,410 

1,380

1,340 

1,440 

1,340 

1,310 

1,380

1,480 

1,440 

1,190 

1,100 

975

900 

675 

900 

1,580 

1,550 

1,820

Apr.

1,380 

1,220 

1,410 

2,560 

1,940

1,550 

1,520 

1,700 

1,780 

1,940

2,260 

2,460 

2,510 

2,610 

2,630

3,120 

3,180 

3,180 

2,880 

2,880

2,940 

3,120 

2,940 

2,720 

2,360

2,260 

2,160 

2,080 

1,9SO 

1,700

Seoondfoot-days

1,747 

2,386 

3,226

263,331

46,370 

80,225 

44,490 

69,170 

60,260 

29,733 

6,054 

2,116 

1,464

347,241

May

1,580 

2,080 

2,610 

2,780 

2,510

1,900 

1,660 

1,780 

2,030 

2,310

2,510 

2,510 

2,610 

2,780 

2,210

2,080 

2,080 

2,080 

1,900 

1,520

1,440 

1,550 

1,620 

1,820 

1,860

1,740 

1,580 

1,700 

1,280 

1,130 

1,020

Maximum

146 

112 

258

9,780

6,900 

9,320 

1,900 

3,180 

2,780 

3,690 

350 

88 

67

9,320

June

1,000 

1,000 

1,020 

1,100 

1,020

1,730 

3,690 

1,870 

1,390 

1,280

1,280 

1,240 

1,080 

990 

852

828 

604 

858 

745 

690

673 

642 

626 

621 

566

508 

457 

426 

386

361

July

346 

350 

332

312 

301

264 

274 

259 

241 

229

223 

209 

209 

200 

192

184 

174 

164 

152 

148

143 

136 

130 

125 

121

117 

111 

105 

97 

94 

92

Minimum

36 

54 

69

32

168 

400 

875 

1,220 

1,020 

361 

92 

49 

40

36

Aug.

88 

85 

S3 

80 

80

78 

78 

77 

73 

73

75 

75 

73 

72 

69

67 

66 

67 

66 

64

63 

63 

61 

60 

59

59 

56 

54 

53 

50 

49

Mean

56.4 

79.5

104

721

1,496 

2,766 

1,435 

2,306 

1,944 

991 

195 

68.3 

48.8

949

Sept.

48 

48 

59 

64 

67

61 

56 

54 

52

50

49 

47 

47 

47 

48

48 

48 

47 

46

45

44 

44 

46 

42 

42

42 

40 

40 

45 

48

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,470 

4,730 

6,400

522,300

91,970 

159,100 

88,240 

137,200 

119,500 

58,970 

12,010 

4,200 

2,900

688,700
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of American River at Rattlesnake Bridge, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49', long. 121°6', In SWi sec. 9, T. 11 N., 

R. 8 E., 800 feet downstream from Rattlesnake Bridge, 3 miles below Pilot Creek, and 

6 miles south of Auburn. Altitude, about 350 feet.

Drainage areu.- 999 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 16.6 

feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Oct. 1.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 41,500 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 17.6 

feet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Aug. 15, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and regulation above station. At times water from

Bear River and Yuba River Basins enters stream above station, amounting to as much as 

several hundred second-feet for parts of days from June to November.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

129 

150 

178 

248 

197

18S 

246 

216 

216 

206

219 

256 

231 

379 

444

528 

3S9 

355 

344 

182

365 

331 

316 

316 

318

312 

296 

365 

318 

324 

327

HOT.

336 

396 

444 

404 

3S8

379 

392 

411 

466 

394

454 

45S 

417 

422 

406

418 

399 

507 

508 

464

430 

403 

476 

429 

548

460 

450 

370 

386 

402

Dec.

37S 

441 

432 

444 

430

419 

434 

320 

470 

454

415 

512 

695 

543 

3S8

538 

510 

502 

45S 

468

424 

318 

496 

420 

363

425 

486 

536 

648 

1,020 

944

Jan

728 

844 

1,730 

1,790 

2,350

1,460 

1,080 

991 

3,280 

7,050

17,200 

7,360 

4,340 

12,000 

18,500

19,900 

8,580 

5,240 

3,880 

3,210

2,740 

2,460 

2,260 

2,070 

2,010

1,770 

1,770 

1,660 

1,670 

1,590 

1,460

Feb.

2, ISO 

2,900 

2,070 

1,740 

1,550

1,440 

1,330 

1,260 

1,210 

I, ISO

3,020 

14,300 

12,600 

18,200 

12,300

14,300 

11,300 

7,360 

6,760 

7,420

10,900 

32,200 

22,300 

15,400 

12,300

8,800 

7,200 

6,130 

5,520

Month

Oct 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Maj 

JUD 

Jul

Aug

Sej 

«

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

5,140 

5,330 

5,520 

5,330 

4,960

4,780 

4,510 

4,420 

4,780 

4,780

4,510 

4,600 

4,780 

4,600 

4,330

4,420 

4,600 

4,420 

4,330 

4,420

4,780 

4,730 

3,930 

3,730 

3,240

2,360 

2,780 

2,710 

4,600 

4,960 

5,720

Apr.

4,160 

3,560 

3,900 

7,640 

5,520

4,330 

4,070 

4,510 

4,960 

5,330

6,340 

7,420 

7,360 

3,320 

8,800

10,000 

10,300 

10,000 

9,520 

9,040

9,520 

9,520 

9,520 

9,040 

7,640

7,420 

6,980 

6,340 

6,130 

5,330

Secondfoot-days

8,889 

12,817 

15,333

852,768

142,973 

245,610 

138,700 

213,020 

185,460 

113,970 

28,150 

10,365 

8,653

1,124,640

May

4,960 

5,520 

7,640 

8,800 

8,560

6,130 

5,140 

5,140 

5,920 

6,980

7,640 

7,640 

8,030 

8,800 

7,420

6,550 

6,340 

6,130 

6,130 

4,960

4,420 

4,600 

4,960 

5,140 

5,520

5,520 

4,960 

5,140 

4,240 

3,480 

3,000

Maximum

528 

548 

1,020

32,900

19,900 

32,200 

5,720 

10,300 

8,800 

12,400 

1,500 

483 

348

32,200

June

2,710 

2,710 

2,860 

3,320 

3,000

3,320 

12,400 

8,110 

5,520 

4,960

4,960 

5,140 

4,510 

4,160 

3,640

3,480 

3,320 

3,820 

3,730 

3,240

3,160 

2,930 

2,930 

3,080 

2,780

2,500 

2,160 

2,040 

1,800 

1,680

July

1,500 

1,500 

,430 

,340 

,280

,230 

,260 

,210 

1,150 

932

884 

916 

924 

964 

876

876 

860 

368 

758 

758

720 

698 

682 

668 

660

567 

588 

540 

514 

508 

489

Minimum

129 

336 

31S

90

728 

1,180 

2,710 

3,560 

3,000 

1,680 

489 

184 

193

129

Aug.

483 

441 

465 

459 

403

393

387 

408 

326 

393

372 

363 

358 

353 

344

310' 

353 

353 

348 

341

339 

330 

280 

184 

310

318 

314 

306 

314 

204 

313

Mean

287 

427 

495

2,336

4,612 

8,469 

4,474 

7,101 

5,983 

3,799 

908 

350 

295

3,073

Sept.

301 

296 

286 

348 

334

314 

193 

294 

339 

314

306 

294 

250 

306 

322

306 

298 

307 

300 

270

306 

293 

299 

294 

2S4

290 

254 

287 

277 

291

Run-off In 

acre-feet

17,630 

25,420 

30,410

1,692,000

283,600 

487,200 

275,100 

422,500 

367,900 

226,100 

55,830 

21,550 

17,560

fe, 231, 000
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 269

American River at Fair Oaks, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°38'15", long. 121°15'55", Just above highway

 bridge at Pair Oaks, Sacramento County, and 10 miles below South Fork. Altitude, 

about 72 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,921 square miles.

Records available.- November 1904 to September 1936 (various .locations but all near 

highway Bridge;.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1905-36), 3,629 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 58,300 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.7 

feet): minimum, 130 second-feet Oct. 1.

1904-36: Maximum discharge, 182,000 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 31.45 

feet, present datum); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 16, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 3-12, Aug. 25-27, 31, Sept. 15, which are

 fair and were computed on basis of records for stations at Sacramento and on North 

and South Forks of American River. Storage, many diversions, and power plants above 

station. Some inflow from Bear and Yuba River Basins.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

oot.

280 

265 

370 

431 

433

324 

424 

365 

330 

342

344 

390 

524 

547 

700

840 

792 

608 

555 

515

419 

499 

515 

531 

482

477 

535 

507 

468 

464 

498

NOT.

549 

680 

840 

702 

702

702 

702 

680 

725 

748

658 

770 

725 

669 

595

615 

748 

815 

840 

770

702 

658 

770 

770 

815

770 

770 

680 

575 

635

Dec.

658 

555 

635 

640 

650

650 

670 

620 

650 

680

700 

900 

1,180 

915 

725

725 

770 

748 

702 

615

680 

595 

615 

635 

595

595 

748 

770 

990 

1,400 

1,430

Jan.

1,240 

1,120 

2,380 

2,580 

3,430

2,200 

1,640 

1,430 

4,050 

10,100

24,800 

11,900 

6,220 

19,000 

24,800

28,200 

12,700 

8,240 

6,020 

4,900

4,240 

3,570 

3,240 

2,960 

2,840

2,680 

2,530 

2,430 

2,380 

2,340 

2,200

Feb.

3,040 

8,060 

4,080 

3,060 

2,630

2,430 

2,240 

2,160 

2,030 

1,950

4,940 

22,400 

22,500 

31,200 

19,800

22,100 

19,500 

12,700 

10,600 

11,200

15,900 

46,400 

33,900 

22,800 

19,400

14,400 

11,600 

9,800 

8,720

Month V '

Oot

no*

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jui 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

II

ember ..................................

alandar year 193

11. ....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

8,220 

8,220 

8,220 

7,980 

7,740

7,300 

7,080 

6,870 

7,080 

7,300

6,870 

6,870 

7,300 

7,080 

6,870

6,670 

7,080 

6,870 

6,670 

6,870

7,080 

7,300 

6,470 

6,110 

5,760

5,100 

4,940 

4,640 

6,470 

7,080 

9,800

Apr.

7,080 

6,110 

6,110 

12,800 

9,800

7,080 

6,470 

6,870 

7,300 

7,980

8,980 

10,700 

11,300 

11,900 

12,800

14,000 

14,400 

14,400 

13,400 

12,800

13,100 

13,400 

13,400 

13,100 

11,300

11,000 

10,400 

9,520 

9,240 

7,980

Secondfoot-days

14,774 

21,380 

23,441

1,278,232

208,360 

391,540 

215,910 

314,720 

288,750 

173,400 

42,295 

14,366 

12,592

1,721,528

May

7,080 

7,740 

11,000 

13,100 

13,400

10,100 

7,980 

7,740 

8,720 

10,400

11,300 

11,300 

11,900 

13,400 

12,800

10,700 

10,400 

10,100 

10,100 

7,740

7,080 

7,080 

7,740 

8,220 

8,720

8,980 

7,980 

8,220 

6,870 

5,760 

5,100

Maximum

840 

840 

1,430

49,300

28,200 

46,400 

9,800 

14,400 

13,400 

IS, 500 

,2,460 

602 

530

46,400

June

4,790 

4,640 

4,640 

5,420 

4,940

5,100 

15,500 

11,900 

7,740 

7,080

7,080 

7,520 

6,670 

6,290 

5,590

5,420 

5,260 

5,760 

5,760 

5,260

5,100 

4,790 

4,790 

4,790 

4,490

4,200 

3,650 

3,410 

3,070 

2,750

July

2,460 

2,420 

2,280 

2,150 

1,990

',,910 

1,910 

1,830 

1,760 

1,580

1,450 

1,450 

1,360 

1,390 

1,300

1,270 

1,240 

1,240 

1,140 

1,080

1,040 

985 

960 

935 

910

835 

785 

715 

670 

648 

602

Minimum

265 

549 

555

178

1,120 

1,950 

4,640 

6,110 

5,100 

2,750 

602 

363 

356

265

Aug.

602 

580 

544 

571 

522

518 

492 

505 

467 

471

471 

467 

467 

450 

442

434 

399 

426 

426 

438

446 

467 

479 

363 

398

B98 

416 

430 

434 

427 

416

Mean

477 

713 

756

3,502

6,721 

13,500 

6,965 

10,490 

9,315 

5,780 

1,364 

463 

420

4,704

Sept.

412 

427 

405 

453 

530

510 

416 

356 

461 

464

427 

409 

405 

398

410

427 

427 

420 

416 

412

377 

374 

412 

412 

394

420 

420 

402 

391 

405

Run-off in 

acre-feet

29,300 

42,410 

46,490

2,535,000

413,300 

776,600 

428,300 

624,200 

572,700 

343,900 

83,890 

28,490 

24,980

3,415,000
270 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

American River at Sacramento, Calif.

long. 121°25'20", at H Street Bridge, 

miles above mouth. Gage Is set to datum

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°34'5". 

in city of Sacramento, Sacramento County, 6| 

of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Records available.- July to October 1921, October 1929 to October 1932, May 1934 to 

uctober I9se tlow-water records only). Gage-height record for high-water periods in 

years 1926-36 published by Division of Water Resources, Department of Public Works, 

State of California.

Extremes.- Minimum discharge recorded during 1936, 365 second-feet Sept. 8.

IS21-1929-32, 1934-36: Minimum discharge, 21 second-feet Aug. 14, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Storage, many diversions, and power plants above station; some 

inflow from Bear and Yuba River Basins.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1935-36

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

SS

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

255

240

340

373

411

395

373

384

318

343

313

350

450

450

654

690

788

579

553

534

395

510

510

516

492

486

474

457

516

457

460

Month

1935

1936

June 9-30. ................................

July. .....................................

The perioa......... .....................

Secondfoot-days

14,066

122,000

41 940

15*091

14,358

16,133

June

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

8,720

7,640

7,440

7,840

7,240

6,660

5,910

5,730

5,550

5,910

6,090

5,370

5,190

4,850

4,680

5,020

4,680

4,260

3,700

3,540

3,240

2,740

-

Maximum

788

8,720

2,460

640

580

618

July

2,460

2,340

2,340

2,160

1,980

1,980

1,930

1,880

1,780

1,600

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,260

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,020

1,000

960

936

912

835

798

752

715

700

662

640

Aug.

640

640

566

595

566

545

531

531

517

482

517

489

468

434

434

440

454

447

468

468

447

461

482

434

420

427

427

440

440

461

420

Sept.

447

468

468

461

573

580

552

415

508

498

486

464

481

442

454

470

481

476

470

492

442

448

459

470

470

464

492

470

481

476

-

Minimum Mean

240 454

2,740 5,545

640 1,353

420 487

415 479

448 520

Oct.

486

470

492

476

459

492

525

520

503

508

514

464

448

464

498

492

531

508

508

514

537

549

549

543

531

585

555

585

611

598

618

Run-off In 

acre-feet

27,900

242,000

83,190

29,930

28,480

32,000

415,600
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 271

Middle Fork of American River near Auburn, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°55', long. 121°0', in NW^ sec. 5, T. 12 N., 

R. 9 E., at Mountain Quarry Co.'s plant 1.7 miles above junction with North Fork of 

American River and 3i miles northeast of Auburn. Altitude, about 580 feet.

Drainage area.- 619 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1936. October 1911 to December 1930, 

rrom staff gage at site half a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 1,313 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 19.4 

reetr;" minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 1.

1911-36: Maximum discharge, about 100,000 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

35.6 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 6, 1931, Sept. 19, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Small storage reservoirs and diversions above, station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

13 

13

14 

16

16

17

ie

19 

20

31 

22 

23 

34 

25

26 

37 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

50 

59 

66 

65

61

58 

56 

55 

54 

52

56 

103 

113 

IDS 

16S

139 

173 

144 

131

124

117 

109 

102 

97 

92

87 

85 

82 

81 

86 

89

NOT.

92 

136 

163 

136

124

123 

132 

148 

1S2 

177

165 

152 

141 

134 

126

122 

145 

189 

179 

165

152 

149 

163 

173 

175

159 

150 

140 

134 

131

Dec.

12S 

123 

120 

119 

119

120 

125 

136 

148 

148

140 

208 

245 

186 

172

170 

15S 

154 

148 

145

146 

140 

136 

134 

130

130 

153 

1S2 

249 

396 

383

Jan.

296 

318 

865 

960 

1,310

650 

467 

438 

1,680 

3,S50

10,000 

3,650 

2,250 

6,520 

11,400

11,000 

4,640 

3,090 

2,360 

1,940

1,670 

1,520 

1,320 

1,240 

1,140

1,080 

1,010 

965 

988 

920 

898

Feb.

1,860 

1,SOO 

1,280 

1,100 

1,010

942 

875 

830 

790

770

1,880 

7,520 

6,360 

10,000 

6,060

6,830 

5,380 

3,900 

3,520 

3,900

6,670 

19,800 

12,300 

8,060 

6,640

4,860 

4,080 

3,510 

3,220

Month

Dot 

Not

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Ma] 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

ua

ater year 19 35-;

Mar.

3,130 

3,310 

3,510 

3,410 

3,220

3,040 

3,040 

2,950 

3,130 

3,220

3,040 

3,130 

3,310 

3,130 

3,040

3,040 

3,130 

3,040 

2,950 

3,130

3,310 

3,310 

2,870 

2,630 

2,270

2,080 

1,960 

1,900 

3,040 

3,220 

3,510

Apr.

2,710 

2,340 

2,630 

4,330 

3,310

2,710 

2,630 

3,040 

3,310 

3,840

4,590 

5,280 

5,560 

5,860 

6,160

6,640 

6,640 

6,640 

6,320 

6,010

6,320 

6,160 

6,160 

6,010 

5,140

5,000 

4,720 

4,330 

3,960 

3,220

Secondfoot-days

2,S62 

4,457 

5,191

523,799

30,435 

135,147 

93,000 

141,570 

124,130 

75,250 

14,321 

3,333 

2,487

662,733

May

2,950 

3,510 

5,880 

6,160 

6,010

4,200 

3,310 

3,410 

4,060 

4,860

5,280 

5,140 

5,560 

6,320 

5,280

4,590 

4,460 

4,330 

4,200 

3,040

2,790 

2,370 

3,130 

3,510 

3,620

3,510 

3,130 

3,310 

2,480 

2,080 

1,780

Maximum

173 

139 

396

13,600

11,400 

19,800 

3,610 

6,640 

6,320 

9,120 

915 

183 

113

19,800

June

1,580 

1,580 

1,340 

2,020 

1,780

2,200 

9,120 

4,930 

3,520 

3,180

3,260 

3,430 

3,020 

2,860 

2,500

2,360 

2,290 

2,640 

2,430 

2,160

2,100 

1,980 

1,960 

2,100 

1,920

1,680 

1,410 

1,310 

1,110 

960

July

392 

915 

892 

825 

760

720 

700 

624 

571 

504

488 

473 

444 

444 

430

402 

389 

364 

340 

317

317 

306 

300 

286

274

260 

241 

224 

210 

200 

189

Minimus

50 

92 

119

50

296 

770 

1,900 

2,340 

1,780 

960 

139 

86 

62

50

Aug.

133 

178 

171 

164 

153

151 

147 

146 

140 

137

135 

134 

131 

129 

124

119 

114 

111 

110 

106

105 

105 

102 

100 

97

92 

91 

90 

89 

88 

36

Mean

92.3 

149 

167

1,435

2,595 

4,660 

3,000 

4,719 

4,006 

2,508 

462 

124 

82.9

1,865

Sept.

S3 

83

87 

110 

105

112

113 

113 

93 

39

86 

83 

S3 

83

84

85 

65 

83 

78 

74

72

71 

71 

69 

67

66 

62 

63 

65 

69

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,680 

8,840 

10,300

1,039,000

159,500 

268,100 

134,500 

280,800 

246,300 

149,300 

28,410 

7,600 

4,930

1,354,000
272 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

South Fork of American River near Kyburz, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46', long. 120°19', in Si sec. 29, T. 11 N., 

R. lb E., beside Lincoln Highway, 0.5 mile below Silver Fork of South Fork of 

American River, and 2 miles west of Kyburz. Altitude, about 4,030 feet.

Drainage area.- 196 square miles.

Records available.- August to December 1907, October 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1922-36), 226 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 6.54 

reet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 8-10, 13.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 5,020 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 7.60 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Nov. 9-11, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for low stages, which are fair. Storage and diverslons above station. See records for El Dorado Canal, which diverts half a mile 

upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oot.

6 

10 

4.3 

3.0 

3.1

2.2

1.9

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

2.5 

5 

1.6 

9 

28

20 

13 

8 

4.7

3.1

3.0 

3.1 

3.2 

3.5 

3.2

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.5 

3.4 

3.2

HOT.

8.5 

17 

8.5 

4.5 

5

5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.5

3.4 

8 

4.8 

3.4 

3.5

3.4 

6.5 

10 

3.5 

3.4

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

Dso.

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.6

3.6 

14 

4.4 

3.5 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.6 

5.5 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.2 

3.5

3.5 

3.7 

3.6 

8.5 

3.9 

3.7

Jan.

3.5

27 

46 

47 

23

3.7 

3.9 

4.0 

37 

122

304 

186 

164 

248 

317

266 

152 

109 

77 

59

52

48 

46 

47 

49

45 

43 

46 

55 

41 

42

Feb.

64 

63 

39 

36 

30

23 

20 

17 

15

18

104 

220 

162 

174 

148

131 

109 

98 

92 

91

260 

798 

485 

342 

269

228 

220 

212

210

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Au£ 

Sej

f

alendar year 103

ater year 1935-3

Kar.

223 

254 

288 

304 

304

310 

317 

342 

421 

434

430 

480 

515 

495 

495

520 

542 

505 

525 

586

653 

616 

485 

426 

361

328 

317 

320 

334 

328 

300

Apr.

272 

263 

272 

257 

231

231 

288 

412 

500 

666

864 

1,040 

1,180 

1,350 

1,550

1,720 

1,820 

1,770 

1,660 

1,770

1,880 

1,880 

1,820 

1,720 

1,600

1,600 

1,550 

1,400 

1,160 

960

Secondfoot-clays

166.3 

142.6 

125.1

101,934.4

2,713.1 

4.678 

12,758 

33,686 

53,992 

32,400 

4,617.8 

172.7 

194.5

145,646.1

May

1,000

1,400 

1,940 

2,180 

1,940

1,550 

1,260 

1,350 

1,660 

1,880

1,940 

1,880 

2,240 

2,720 

2,360

2,180 

2,120 

2,120 

1,880 

1,550

1,500 

1,550 

1,720 

1,880 

2,060

1,880 

1,770 

1,550 

1,140 

920 

872

Maximum

28 

17 

14

1,930

317 

798 

653 

1,880 

2,720 

2,000 

390 

10 

19

2,720

June

770 

712 

784 

686 

705

1,200 

2,000 

1,300 

1,250 

1,300

1,450 

1,450 

1,300 

1,120 

1,140

1,250 

1,300 

1,350 

1,300 

1,260

1,220 

1,160 

1,150 

1,080 

952

777 

724 

718 

580 

412

July

390 

385 

338 

310 

314

317 

278 

266 

237 

228

184 

150 

137 

122 

110

124 

113 

95 

86 

84

78 

76 

66 

54 

33

11 

3.4 

4.9 

6 

8.5 

9

Minimum

1.6 

2.5 

3.1

1.6

3.5 

15 

223 

231 

872 

412 

3.4 

4.9 

4.6

1.6

Aug.

5 

5 

5

5 

10

5.5 

5 

5 

6.5 

7.5

9 

4.9 

5 

4.9 

5

5 

5 

6 

6.5 

7

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

4.9

Mean

5.36 

4.75 

4.04

279

87.5 

161 

412 

1,123 

1,742 

1,080 

149 

5.57 

6.48

398

Sept.

4.9 

8.5

12 

5

11

4.6 

4.6 

4.7 

4.6 

19

10 

4.7 

4.9 

4.9 

5

4.9 

4.9 

4.7 

5 

4.9

4.7 

4.6 

10

11 

7

4.7 

5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

330 

283 

248

202,200

5,380 

9,280 

25,310 

66,820 

107,100 

64,260 

9,160 

343 

386

288,900
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 

South Fork of American River near Camino, Calif.

273

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46', long. 120°42', in SWi sec. 25, T. 11 N., 

R. 11 E., 1 mile below intake of south Fork of American River flume, 300 feet above 

mouth of Iowa Canyon Creek, and 3 miles northwest of Camino. Altitude, about 1,640 

feet.

Drainage area.- 497 square miles.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 664 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 15.35 

feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 18.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 31,500 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 24.4 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 24, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Four storage reservoirs and several diversions above

station. See records for American River flume, El Dorado Canal, and Finnon Reservoir 

outlet.

Rating table iter year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.5 7 2.4 123 7.0 1,590 

.8 12 2.8 180 8.0 2,230 

1.0 20 3.2 248 9.0 3,000 

1.3 28 3.6 326 10.0 3,960 

1.4 38 4.0 416 11.0 5,100 

1.6 50 4.5 552 12.0 6,420 

1.3 64 5.0 710 13.0 7,850 

2.0 81 6.0 1,100 14.0 9,360

Discharge', in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

SO 

31

Oct.

40 

78 

61 

84 

61

64 

10 

24 

15 

1C

53 

36 

32

75

112 

66 

47 

56 

42

57 

18 

27 

20

27 

22 

25 

35

47 

58

HOT.

96 

121 

96 

78

111

110 

115 

104 

119 

89

92 

90 

94 

10E

152

184 

196 

204 

190 

169

182 

196 

201 

208 

194

181 

178 

148 

140 

148

Dec.

126 

158 

124 

125 

145

162 

160 

104 

154 

151

164 

248 

214 

158 

162

118 

68 

46 

50 

62

62 

40 

62 

48 

33

68 

G8 

73 

124 

161 

134

Jan.

74 

180 

366 

446 

440

230 

178 

193 

748 

1,480

2,600 

1,210 

930 

2,660 

3,960

3,450 

1,650

1,210 

950 

796

693 

628 

567 

552 

480

404 

370 

359 

370 

337 

359

Feb.

582 

780 

552 

480

440

381 

361 

392 

392

370

784 

2,520 

2,520 

4,620 

2,600

2,370 

1,890 

1,530 

1,430 

1,430

2,500 

9,350 

6,000 

3,550 

2,600

2,090 

1,830 

1,650 

1,480

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jax 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

alendar year 193

t ember ...... ,i... ......................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1,380 

1,430 

1,530 

1,590 

1,590

1,530 

1,450 

1,480 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,710 

1,770 

1,710 

1,710

1,710 

1,830 

1,710 

1,710 

1,830

1,950 

1,950 

1,650 

1,480 

1,330

1,240 

1,190 

1,240 

1,830 

1,770 

1,830

Apr.

1,

l|

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

2,

2, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

4, 

4, 

4, 

4, 

4,

4, 

4, 

4, 

4, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

2,

Secondfoot-days

1,373 

4,289 

3,574

314,981

28,892 

57,504 

49,930 

90,410 

106,670 

61,342 

11,648 

1,911 

1,774

419,317

480 

330 

430 

710 

330

260 

330 

590 

770 

090

520 

000 

270 

650 

960

510 

620 

620 

070 

180

400 

400 

290 

180 

650

650 

650 

180 

920 

370

May

2,230 

2,840 

4,180 

4,860 

4,620

3,270 

2,600 

2,760 

3,360 

3,850

4,180 

3,750 

4,400 

5,730 

4,620

4,180 

4,070 

4,070 

3,650 

2,680

2,520 

2,760 

3,090 

3,450 

3,660

3,450 

3,180 

3,090 

2,160 

1,770 

1,650

Maximum

112 

208 

248

7,600

3, 960 

9,360 

1,950 

4,620 

5,730 

6,140 

798 

98 

84

9,360

June

1,480 

1,430 

1,650 

1,590 

1,530

2,370 

6,140 

3,000 

2,520 

2,520

2,600 

2,840 

2,440 

2,230

1,950

2,020 

2,090 

2,300 

2,160 

2,020

1,890 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,530

1,330 

1,240 

1,170 

1,060 

852

July

780 

798 

727 

644 

630

644 

512 

567 

537 

466

508 

392 

381 

359 

337

337 

326 

298

266

235 

223 

214 

208 

180

137 

132 

118 

102 

100 

108

Aug.

9S 

70 

92 

80 

80

77 

72 

69 

4.8 

75

66 

66 

65 

64 

56

46 

56 

50 

56 

44

62 

54 

34

56 

50

56 

50 

63 

52 

50 

54

Sept.

42 

41 

66 

82 

74

57 

80 

63 

69 

44

61 

74 

36 

50 

55

56 

52 

64 

48

50 

48

50 

69

81 

84 

50 

67 

72

Minimum Mean *%£*££

10 44.3 2,720 

78 143 8,510 

33 115 7,090

10 863 624,800

74 932 57,310 

370 1,983 114,100 

1,190 1,611 99,030 

1,260 3,014 179,300 

1,650 3,441 211,600 

852 S,04C 121,700 

100 376 23,100 

34 61.6 3,790 

36 59.1 3,520

10 1,146 831,800

146183 O 37 18
274 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

South Fork of American River at Coloma, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°48'0", long. 120°53'0", In SWi sec. 17, T. 11 

N., R. 10 E., at highway bridge at Coloma, 0.6 mile below Irish Creek. Altitude, 

about 740 feet.

Drainage area.- 635 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 

le.bo feet); minimum, 85 second-feet Oct. 7.

1929-36: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Apr. 8, 1935 (gage height, 16.85 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Irrigation diversions, four storage reservoirs, and two 

power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

6.8 

V.O 

7.2

7.4

7.5 

7.8 

8.0 

8.2

74

114

164

220

285

360

440

530

10.2

10.6

630

740

860

990

1,S70

1,580

1,930

2,300

11.0 

11.5 

1S.O 

12.5 

13.0 

14.0 

15.0 

16.0

S,700 

3,260 

3,870 

4,550 

5,3SO 

7,040 

9,000 

11,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oat.

133

195

198

203

195

203

121

124

133

128

146

195

189

151

214

276

226

192

195

195

151

186

167

151

151

151

151

124

141

163

195

HOT.

234

282

274

222

241

248

255

236

2 SO

232

228

224

208

189

200

224

260

273

233

216

224

242

239

252

236

222

219

202

175

174

-

Dec.

166

185

164

146

170

182

190

193

148

136

185

319

315

218

202

222

208

190

164

189

204

186

156

188

173

148

221

218

300

366

348

Jan.

280

349

680

738

818

460

381

372

1,260

2,670

4,580

1,970

1,270

5,370

5,220

5,370

2,450

1,660

1,270

1,060

884

818

729

685

658

636

570

555

580

550

565

fob.

1,500

1,950

1,020

842

764

668

636

600

565

585

1,350

4,850

4,850

8,210

4,130

5,3OO

3,870

2,650

2,350

2,450

4,320

10,80O

9,000

5,640

4,550

3,260

2,760

2,450

2,250

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-2 e. .....................

Mar.

2,110

2,110

2,160

2,160

2,060

2,020

1,980

1,980

2,020

2,110

2,060

2,110

2,200

2,160

2,060

2,060

2,200

2,110

2,020

2,200

2,300

2,300

1,980

1,840

1,660

1,540

1,460

1,460

2,350

2,550

2,810

Apr.

2,060

1,840

2,110

3,500

2,450

2,020

1,980

2,160

2,350

2,600

3,080

3,500

3,740

4,130

4,410

4,850

5,000

5,000

4,550

4,410

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,550

4,130

4,130

4,130

3,620

3,380

2,860

Secondfoot-days

5,345

6,924

6,470

396,302

45,458

94,170

1O664O -i -i o' _po

72,180

16,416 

5,394

5,142

546,799

May

2,700

3,200

4,410

5,160

5,000

3,740

3,080

3,140

3,740

4,270

4,550

4,130

4,700

5,980

4,850

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,130

3,140

2,980

3,140

3,500

3,870

4,000

3,870

3,620

3,620

2,550

2,160

2,060

MnyirniTm

278

282

366

10,000

5,370

2,810 

5,000

5,980 

6,320

990

226

217

10,800

June

1,930

1,750

1,980

2,020

1,380

2,380

6,320

3,620

2,980

2,920

3,030

3,260

2,920

2,650

2,350

2,450

2,400

2,650

2,550.

2,350

2,300

2,160

2,110

2,160

1,930

1,660

1,540

1,460

1,340

1,130

July

990

990

948

036

866

830

788

740

707

652

680

580

521

508

494

476

458

449

392

376

380

360

344

332

313

296

229

238

220

206

217

Minimum

121

174

146

103

280

565

1,460 

1,840

2,060 

1, 130

206

136

131

121

Aug.

226

203

184

195

192

192

189

186

186

159

181

181

172

172

172

172

146

161

156

161

154

178

178

136

164

164

167

164

181

161

161

Mean

172

231

209

1,086

1,466

3 247

2,069

3,555

3,823

2,406

530

174

171

1,494

Sept.

159

151

170

195

198

200

161

192

186

175

156

184

184

131

161

164

164

164

172

161

136

159

159

156

164

186

217

167

164

186

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,600

13,730

12,830

786,100

90,160

186,800

127,200

211,500

235 100

143*200

32, 560

10,700

10,200

1,085,000
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 

Echo Lake flume near Vade, Calif.

275

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°50', long. 120°2', in NWi sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 

18 E., half a mile below intake and 2 miles northeast of Phillips, Vade post office. 

Altitude, about 7,500 feet.

Records available.- August 1923 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 22 second-feet Sept. 10-26; no flow 

most of year.

1923-36: Maximum daily discharge, 25 second-feet Sept. 16-18, 1930; no flow 

most of each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Flume diverts water from Echo Lake in Truckee River Basin 

into South Fork of American River Basin for power development.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

21 

21 

20 

20

19 

18 

17 

18 

IS

17 

17 

15 

15 

15

13 

12 

11 

10 

9.5

9 

S 

7.5 

7 

6.5

6 

6 

5.5 

4.0 

5 

4.6

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai

API 

Ma, 

Jui 

Ju3

AUJ

Sei 

1

alendar year 193

later year 1935-3

Kar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

395.6 

0 

0

725.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

546

941.6

May

Maximum

21

0 

0

21

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

22

22

June July

Minimum

4.0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

12.8 

0 

0

1.99

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

18.2

2.51?

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0

14

19 

20 

20 

20 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

20 

20 

18

Run-off In 

acre-feet

785

0 

0

1,440

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,080

1,860
276 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

Medley Lakes outlet near Vade, Calif.*

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°51', long. 120°8', In SW£ sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 

17 E., 1 mile below main dam at Medley Lakes and 5 miles northwest of Phillips, Vade 

post office. Altitude, about 8,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 6.2 square miles.

Records available.- September 1922 to September 1936. No winter records most years.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 126 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 2.66 

reetj; probably no flow at times during winter.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 202 second-feet June 15, 16, 1929 (gage height, 3.42 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated for Dec. 24 to May 12, and those for May 

13 to June 1, which were computed on basis of records of gate openings, lake 

elevation, and occasional staff-gage readings and are fair. Practically no available storage In Medley Lakes above station on Sept. 30, 1935, or Sept. 30, 1936.

Rating table, water year, 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

1

2

4

5

7

2

4

8

5

5

O

5

5

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

10

13

16

20

25

30

35

41

1

^

1

2

2

2

7

8

9

0

o

4

47

54

61

69

85

103

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.9

3.6

1.4

.7

.6

1.5

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.5

3.2

S.,7

4.8

9

10

10

10

10

9

8

7.5

6

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.S

3.4

3.1

HOT.

3.0

4.8

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4«4

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

s'.5 2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

Dec.

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4

5

5\5

6

Jan. Feb.

Month

October, ..................................

December ..................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

January ...................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

August ....................................

Water year 1935-J

Mar. Apr,

Secondfoot-days

146.3

106.3

100.3

5,544.6

93

87

93

120

1,198.6

1, 512. 6

1,090.5

1,745

626.5

6,919.1

May

1.8

2

4

6

5

4

3.8

4

5

6

6

6

45

84

83

82

82

81

81

80

80

79

78

78

77

76

40

5.5

5

4.5

4

Maximum

10

5.5

5.5

86

2

_

84

91

63

67

56

91

June

3.5

3.4

4.6

3.1

5

10

21

33

36

38

41

43

42

40

56

68

75

74

82

91

89

86

89

S7

S7

85

85

86

42

7

-

July

7

8

a

8

9.5

32

53

63

56

44

41

39

43

47

47

47

45

42

40

42

45

46

44

42

39

33

22

12

12

24

50

Minimum

0.6

2.2

1.8

.6

~

_

_

1.8

3.1

7

44

7.5

.6

Aug.

46

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

53

67

66

65

65

64

63

63

63

62

61

61

61

60

60

60

59

59

58

58

58

57

Mean

4.72

3.54

3.24

15.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

38.7

50.4

35.2

56.3

20.9

18,9

Sept.

56

55

42

28

28

27

27

26

26

22

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

12

S

7.5

7.5

7.5

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

290

211

199

11,000

184

173

184

238

2,380

3,000

2,160

3,460

1,240

13,720
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 277

Silver Lake outlet near Kirkwood, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°40' , long. 120°8', in S'Jli sec. 32, T. 10

 N., R. 17 E., 1,000 feet below Silver Lake Dam and 3 miles southwest of Kirkwood. 

Altitude, about 7,200 feet.

Drainage area.- 14.9 square miles.

Records available.- September 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 28.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 298 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 3.85 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Dec. 9.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 374 second-feet July 1, 1932 (gage height, 4.28 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot during part of nearly every year when reservoir 

gate was closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods Nov. 1-10, Jan. 1 to Feb. 27,

 Mar. 16 to Apr. 15, May 3-10, which were computed on basis of records for Twin Lakes 

outlet. Storage in Silver Lake was 2,550 acre-feet on Sept. 30, 1935, and 2,920 

acre-feet on Sept. 30, 1936. In addition to water released through dam, some water 

escapes from Silver Lake through porous rock formation. See records for Seepage 

from Silver Lake near Kirkwood.

Bating table, water year 1935-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5

1.0 

1.2

0.2

1.0

3.0

6.0

9.5

14.0

25

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

40

57

75

93

111

131

2.8 172

3.0 194

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

216

240

265

291

1.2 25 2.6 151 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

62

60

57

54

52

49

46

43

40

38

35

33

30

28

25

21

18

16

13

11

10

8.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5

4.5

3.3

3.3

3.0

NOT.

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

-

Dec.

0.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

3.0

2.8

2.4

Jan. Feb.

Month.

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

February. .................................

Karen. ....................................

April................ .....................

K*j.. .....................................

July. .....................................

August . ...................................

Water year 1935-, 6. .....................

Mar.

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

14

16

18

19

21

22

22

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

26

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

Apr.

27

27

27

26

26

26

28

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

66

71

80

88

90

94

98

104

141

166

178

178

161

134

112

-

Secondfoot-days

852.1

50.2

31.4

12,628,9

155

290

628

2 328

6*899

'201.2

71.1

1, 782. 7

15,685.9

Hay

104

123

200

270

270

260

260

250

250

250

252

222

252

291

284

265

252

252

240

194

172

183

210

234

252

252

234

228

172

122

99

Maximum

64

2.9

3.0

278

28

1V8

291

166

44

3.3 Q-T

291

June

87

84

36

4.2

4.5

3.3

14

68

107

101

103

134

72

15

42

151

156

166

161

140

123

130

135

134

60

4.2

26

59

36

41

-

July

44

36

17

17

15

10

7

3.0

2 0 8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.2

1.4

1.8

2.4

2.2

Minimum

3.0

.8

.4

.4

11

26

lU

1.4

1.0

.4

Aug.

2.8

2.6

1.8

1.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.6

2.6

3.3

2.8

2.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.2

Mean

27.5

1.67

1.01

34.6

5.0

10

20« 3

77.5

79.9

6.49

cq 4.

42.9

Sept.

1.6

1.0

1.8

3.3

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.0

1.0

48

72

75

84

88

87

86

88

90

93

93

92

92

92

90

88

86

84

81

80

77

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,690

100

62

35,050

SOY

5Y5

1 250

4*620

13, 680

4,750 

399

141

3,540

31,110
278 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

Seepage from Silver Lake near Kirkwood, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°40', long. 120°?', in SWi sec. 32 T. 10 N., R. 17 E., 

Just above road crossing half a mile northeast of Silver Lake Dam. Altitude, about 

7,200 feet.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19 second-feet July 3-12; no flow during most 

of year. 1929-36: Maximum discharge, 25 second-feet June 9, 1930; no flow during most of 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May 1-13, which were computed on basis of lake 

elevation. Staff gage read to hundredths once daily. No flow when Silver Lake gage 

height is below 14.0 feet. This record shows amount of largest and only important 

seepage from Silver Lake through the porous rock formation. See records for Silver 

Lake outlet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

so

21

US23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

Kay.. .....................................

July. .....................................

AUS 

Sep

Water year 1935-

Kar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

1,399.6

0

0

0

0

30*1

322 6

519

296.5 

63.6

1,231.8

May

0

0

.1

.2

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

Maximum

0

0

0

18

0

0

0

0

1.3

16

X9

13 

5

19

June

0 9

8

8

9

8

9

3 5

7 5

8

8.5

9

10

11

13

13

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

18

18

18

July

18

IS

19

IS

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

13

13

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

13

5 

0

0

Aug.

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

S.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

S

7.5

7.5

7

7

6

6

6

5.5

5

Mean

0

0

0

3.83

0

0

0

0

.97

10.8

16.7

9.56 

2.12

3.37

Sept.

5

5

5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.5

2.9

1.9

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off In 

acre- feet

0

0

0

2,780

0

0

0

0

60

640

1,030

588 

126

2,440
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 279

Sliver Fork of South Fork of American River near Kyburz, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°45', long. 120°17', In HEi sec. 34, T. 11 N.,

 R. 15'E., 2 miles above mouth and 2 miles southeast of Kyburz. Altitude, about 

4,850 feet.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 174 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 4.85

 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 21.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 3,620 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 6.54 

feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Dec. 6, 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Nov. 21 to Jan. 9, which are fair and were

 computed on basis of records for South Fork of American River near Kyburz less

releases from Twin Lakes. No diversions. Storage In Twin Lakes (capacity, 21,250 acrefeet) and Silver Lake (capacity, 8,900 acre-feet).

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 22 3.0 270 

1.6 35 3.2 332 

1.6 54 3.4 410 

2.0 78 3.6 512 

2.2 106 3.8 644 

2.4 138 4.0 S10 

2.6 174 4.4 1,210 

2.S 216 4.S 1,650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

122 

124 

120 

120

124

91 

66 

63 

65 

63

62 

57 

47 

52 

63

56 

49 

43 

39 

34

33 

34 

42 

49 

52

56 

56 

55 

79 

112 

127

HOT.

135 

143 

135 

132 

133

127 

99 

98 

99 

98

96 

96 

106 

106 

108

108 

111 

99 

96 

106

108 

112 

115 

106 

103

106 

101

65 

64 

70

Dee.

65 

65 

63 

66 

66

66 

66 

68 

68 

72

104 

120 

74 

72 

72

74 

74 

74 

78 

76

74 

72 

72 

72 

74

74 

78 

74 

74 

52 

50

Jan.

48 

70 

S6 

82 

64

58 

60 

64 

80 

102

182 

103 

88 

128 

165

149 

93 

77 

66 

58

55 

54 

53 

55 

55

54 

53 

56 

62 

56 

56

Feb.

66 

69 

63 

64 

57

55 

50 

48 

46 

47

104 

174 

135 

127

114

105 

96 

88 

84 

82

176 

439 

282 

214 

174

156 

154 

147 

145

Month

Oot 

Noi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Jul 

Au| 

Set

t

alendar year 193

11 .....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

156 

172 

188 

203 

203

207 

214 

229 

270 

282

276 

310 

322 

313 

313

329 

K50 

329 

343 

376

415 

393 

313 

276 

245

226 

226 

224 

237 

229 

212

Apr.

1 

1

1

1

1

1

i

Secondfoot-days

2,155 

3,181 

2,249

80,388

2,432 

3,561 

8,381 

20,499 

29,051 

14,785 

3,869 

2,274 

3,009

95,446

203 

196 

203 

192 

182

182 

212 

279 

329 

424

568 

652 

714 

820 

970

080 

090 

060 

990 

040

040 

070 

050 

010 

960

980 

920 

820 

675 

586

May

609 

860 

1,170 

1,320 

1,^90

910 

714 

766 

930 

1,070

1,090 

990 

1,180 

1,540 

1,320

1,180 

1,140 

1,120 

970 

731

706 

714 

792 

900 

1,020

920 

850 

775 

609 

485 

480

Maximum

127 

143 

120

1,150

182 

439 

415 

1,090 

1,540 

1,030 

219 

85 

116

1,540

June

406 

357 

385 

336 

325

639 

1,030 

630 

568 

568

581 

609 

531 

420 

453

568 

537 

574 

595 

588

574 

537 

507 

501 

424

336 

319 

357 

300 

229

July

219 

214 

198 

192 

207

216 

174 

167 

160 

154

130 

116 

99 

89 

91

111 

108 

105 

103 

103

102 

100 

96 

89 

70

61 

60 

68 

92 

100 

75

Aug.

55 

57 

66 

73 

81

77 

78 

78 

84 

85

63 

54 

60 

63 

66

66 

72 

74 

75 

77

73 

74 

75 

77 

78

81 

82 

82 

82 

84 

82

Minimum Mean

33 69.5 

64 106 

50 72.5

33 220

48 78.5 

46 123 

156 270 

182 683 

480 937 

229 493 

60 125 

54 73.4 

78 100

33 261

Sept.

S2 

85 

78 

98 

103

78 

82 

92 

92 

112

102 

93 

99 

103 

103

100 

102 

103 

105 

105

103 

102 

114 

116 

111

106 

106 

108 

114 

112

a^r-feeV1

4,270 

6,310 

4,460

159,400

4,820 

7,060 

16,620 

40,660 

57, 620 

29,330 

7,670 

4,510 

5,970

189,300
280 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

Twin Lakes outlet near Kirkwood, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°42', long. 120°3', in SWi sec. 18, T. 10 N.,

 R". 18 E., 500 feet below main dam and outlet gate of Twin Lakes and 1 mile east of 

Kirkwood. Altitude, about 7,900 feet.

Drainage area.- 12.4 square miles.

Records available.- September 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 28.5 second-feet (including flow over Twin Lakes spill- way). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge for outlet during year, 169 second-feet June 25-26 (gage

 Height, 1.91 feet); higher discharge shown for June 19-22 included flow over spillway; minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 11-13.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 176 second-feet May 25-28, 1928 (gage height, 1.95 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot (leakage) at various times.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions. Storage in Twin Lakes was 15,200 acre-

 feet on Sept. 30, 1935, and 16,500 acre-feet on Sept. 30, 1936. Tables include flow 

over Twin Lakes spillway, which occurred June 19-22 only.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4

1.5

3.9

7.0

11.5

17.0

23.5

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

31.0 106

120

135

151

167

185

Combined discharge cond-feet, of Twin Lakes outlet and Twin Lakes spillway, 

October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z

s

4

B

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

IE

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

50 

50 

50 

56 

45

1.4 

3.1 

S 

12 

12

9

08 

6 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

18 

26 

33 

39 

42

45 

45 

60 

85 

99 

113

HOT.

119

116 

110 

110 

113

94 

82 

82 

83 

82

83 

SB 

95 

94 

94

94 

89 

82 

89 

93

94 

94 

89 

88 

92

93 

69 

55 

58 

57

Dec.

55 

55 

56 

58 

58

58 

5S 

58 

58 

75

96 

82 

59 

71 

63

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

49 

40 

36

Jan.

32

31 

31 

26

16

31 

31 

31 

31 

22

17 

17 

16 

12 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

Feb.

1.5 

1 C 5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1 5 i!s

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

»

alendar year 193 5 ......................

tember .................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

Apr.

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.0

2)4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6

2.9 

2.9

2^9 

2.9

2.9

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

Secondfoot-clays

993.3 

2,681 

1,865

16,364.7

369.5 

43.5 

48.9 

73.7 

2,359.8 

3,328 

1,522 

1,377 

806.9

15,468.6

May

3.1 

3.S 

3.8 

4.8 

3.3

1.7 

1.7 

2.2

2!4

2.4 

2.4 

43 

134 

135

137 

137 

138 

140 

140

120 

105 

106 

120

145

145 

145 

146 

110 

90 

90

Maximum

113 

119 

96

246

32 

1.5

1.7 

3.3 

146 

208 

116 

60 

76

208

June

75 

58 

40 

40 

40

41 

78 

77 

55 

57

60 

60 

64 

99 

153

123 

105 

138 

185 

208

203 

174 

165 

167 

169

169 

167 

167 

120 

71

July

70 

71 

72 

87 

116

99 

76 

76 

76 

50

33 

28 

12 

14 

37

45 

45 

46 

46 

45

45 

45 

42 

33 

14

15

21 

41 

56 

49 

17

Minimum

0.8 

55 

36

.S

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.7 

40 

12 

17 

1.5

.8

Aug.

17 

27 

33 

41 

40

44 

45 

46 

51 

42

22 

26 

30

34 

36

40 

46 

50 

50 

46

47 

50 

52 

53 

56

58 

58 

59 

59 

59 

60

Mean

32.0 

89.4 

60.2

44.8

11.9

1.50 

1.58 

2.46 

76.1 

111 

49.1 

44.4 

26.9

42.3

Sept.

62 

60 

57 

76 

62

57 

67 

70 

75 

35

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

14 

17 

16 

12

14

18 

23 

27

28

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,970 

5,320 

3,700

32,460

733 

86 

97 

146 

4,680 

6,600 

3,020 

2,730 

1,600

30, 680
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 281

El Dorado Canal near Kyburz, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46', long. 120°19', in SEi sec. 29, T. 11 N., 

R. 15 E., 400 feet below intake and 2 miles west of Kyburz. Altitude, about 4,100 

feet.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 95.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 151 second-feet Sept. 24; minimum, 4.6 

second-feet Jan. 15.

1922-36: Maximum daily discharge, 158 second-feet June 18, 1931; no flow at 

times in most years.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 14-19, which 

were estimated. Canal diverts from left bank of South Fork of American River 

immediately below mouth of Silver Fork of South Fork of American River and 2 miles 

below Kyburz; water used for power and irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

148 

150 

149 

145 

149

117 

88 

84 

84 

87

87 88 

80 

79 

87

87 

87 

87 

86 

82

76 

72 

72 

78 

78

80 

80 

78 

103 

128 

141

HOT.

150 

150 

149 

146 

150

148 

124 

125 

125 

120

116 

113

124 

119 

125

122 

127 

115 

112 

125

125 

125 

125 

122 

119

122 

116 

80 

78 

83

Dec.

78 

78 

77 

80 

80

81 

82 

85 

82 

83

116 

123 

80 

80

80

80 

80 

80 

82

84

82 

80 

80 

79

80

80 

86 

82 

99 

78 

74

Jan.

64 

83 

96 

95 

91

86 

88 

92 

96 

86

33

8 

6.5 

7 

4.6

17 

39 

54 

66 

71

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

71 

72 

72 

72 

72

Feb.

72 

72 

78 

82

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

67 

66 

67 

67

67 

67 

67

67

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year!93E

11 .....................................

ater year 1935-;

Mar.

67 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

67 

68 

68 

68

67 

G7 

67 

67 

67

72 

90 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

Apr.

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

100 

102 

102 

103 

102

102 

102 

102 

102 

31

4.9 

4.8 

4.6 

48 

102

109 

112 

112 

112 

119

Secondfoot-days

3,037 

3,680 

2,591

39,491

1,974.1 

2,233 

2,458 

2,596.3 

4,088 

4,089 

4,454 

4,520 

4,332

40,052.4

May

124 

124 

123 

123 

124

127 

128 

128 

128 

129

133 

135 

134 

134 

134

135 

134 

134 

135 

135

135 

136 

135 

135 

135

135 

135 

134 

136 

136 

135

Maximum

150 

150 

123

151

96 

82 

92 

119 

136 

141 

149 

149 

151

151

June

135 

136 

136 

135 

135

135 

130 

131 

131 

131

131 

131 

133 

135 

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

139

141 

141 

141 

141 

141

141 

141 

141 

141 

141

July

142 

142 

141 

141 

141

141 

142 

141 

141 

143

144 

144 

144 

144 

144

144 

144 

144 

144 

144

146 

147 

147 

147 

147

148 

144 

131 

144 

149 

149

Minimum

72 

78 

74

16

4.6 

66 

67 

4.6 

123 

130 

131 

139 

137

4.6

Aug.

140 

139 

145 

147 

149

147 

147 

145 

147 

149

146 

142 

145 

146 

146

144 

145 

147 

148 

148

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

148 

148 

148 

147 

147 

145

Mean

98.0 

123

83.6

108

63.7 

77.0 

79.3 

86.5 

132 

136 

144 

146 

144

109

Sept.

144 

145 

141 

143 

147

137 

137 

146 

143 

149

147 

138 

142 

149 

149

146 

145 

145 

147 

148

145 

144 

149 

151 

149

145 

140 

137 

143 

141

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,020 

7,300 

5,140

78,350

3,920 

4,430 

4,880 

5,150 

8,110 

8,110 

8,830 

8,970 

8,590

79,450
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

Alder Creek near Whitehall, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°45', long. 120°22', in SWi sec. 36, T. 11 N., 

R. 14 E., three-quarters of a mile above mouth and 2 miles southeast of Whitehall. 

Altitude, about 4,000 feet.

Drainage, area.- 22.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1936. Published records Include diversions 

by reeaer riume.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 27.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 388 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.45 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 1.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, about 2,060 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

7.1 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times in 1924, 1926, 1931, 1933-36.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 27 to Mar. 16, May 3-8, which were computed 

 on basis of records for nearby streams and are fair. Records include computed flow

in feeder flume which diverted Just above station to El Dorado Canal Dec. 27 to Mar.

16.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet,

;> 

.3

nd discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

113

150

192

236

280

328

400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.4 

.3 

.6 

2.1

1.5

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3

KOT.

0.4 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6

.6 

1.5 

1.2 

.8 

.6

.6 

.7 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

Dec.

0.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.3 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.5 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.2

Jan.

3.0

6.5 

12 

14 

13

9 

8.5 

8.5 

24 

68

109 

51 

38 

111 

134

123

76 

55 

47 

39

35 

32 

29 

28 

27

26 

24 

24 

26 

24 

24

Feb.

35 

39 

33 

32 

29

27 

26 

24 

23 

23

64 

108 

96 

103 

91

81 

67 

59 

57 

56

122 

333 

235 

172 

134

113 

103 

94

86

Month

Got 

Ho* 

Dee

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

11.............................. .......

ater year 1935-

Mar.

34 

91 

98 

102 

105

105 

107 

108 

119 

122

122 

127 

133 

131 

129

129 

131 

129 

129 

133

137 

133 

122 

113 

99

89 

84 

82 

96 

98 

89

Apr.

81 

77 

79 

73 

66

66 

76 

93 

110 

131

162 

188 

203 

223 

245

251 

256 

245 

232 

225

225 

223 

212 

201 

188

179 

170 

166 

160 

144

Secondfoot-days

13.4 

21.6 

31.4

13,272.3

1,248.5 

2,465 

3,476 

4,952 

3,012 

1,432 

227.9 

17.9 

8.6

16,906.3

May

135 

135 

140 

150 

140

135 

130 

125 

124 

129

133 

126 

126 

127 

115

104 

98 

93 

66 

74

65 

60 

57 

57 

56

53 

49 

50 

47 

46 

47

Maximum

2.1 

1.5 

3.2

304

134 

333 

137 

256 

150 

160 

16 

1.2 

.8

333

June

42 

38

46 

47 

44

60 

160 

120 

99 

84

71 

60 

53 

49 

48

45 

42 

39 

35 

32

30 

27 

26 

24 

22

19 

19 

17 

17 

17

July

16 

15 

14 

14 

12

11 

10 

11 

12 

15

16 

14 

11

8 

6

5.5 

3.8 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

Minimum

0.2 

.4 

.6

.1

3.0 

23 

82 

66 

46 

17 

1.5 

.2 

.2

.2

Aug.

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

0.43 

.72 

1.01

36.4

40.3 

85.0 

112 

165 

97.2 

47.7 

7.35 

.58 

.29

46.2

Sept.

0.2

.3 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

27 

43 

62

26,340

2,480 

4,890 

6,890 

9,820 

5,970 

2,840 

452 

36 

17

33,530
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 

Plum Creek near Riverton, Calif.

283

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°45', long. 120°86', in SEi sec. 32, T. 11 N., 

 R. 14 E., 1J miles above mouth and 2 miles southeast of Riverton. Altitude, about 

4,100 feet.

Drainage area.- 6.8 square miles.

Records available.- November 1922 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 7.27 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 512 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.75 

feet,); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 15 to Sept. 2.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 635 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 4.10 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times during 1924-26, 1930-35.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, which are fair, and were 

computed on basis of one discharge measurement and records for Alder Creek near 

Whitehall, and those for Sept. 12-30, which were interpolated. No diversions above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

2.0

8

6.5

9.5

8

4.8

3.6

3.6

45

63

83

28

22

103

69

67

84

21

16

13

10

9

8

7

6

5.5

5.5

5

5

4.8

4.6

Feb.

19

24

16

14

12

10

9

S

7.5

7

46

118

114

171

91

71

54

42

43

49

135

347

164

91

67

52

47

46

47

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

September. ................................

Water year 1935-3 6 ......................

Mar.

50

5Z

55

51

46

44

4g

39

38

36

34

33

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

15

31

39

46

Apr.

35

33

39

50

42

37

39

41

39

40

40

39

38

36

35

33

31

27

24

22

20

19

18

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

Secondfoot-days

9 3

15.0

21.7

3,836.2

4

1 921 5 '964"

869

145 2

163. 3

8*O

9^0

4,879.7

May

10

9.5

9.5

9

8

7.5

6.5

6.5

6

5

5

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.2

Maximum

194

103

347

55

50

10

33

1.4

.4

.4

347

June

2.7

2.6

3.7

4.1

3.7

9.5

33

18

12

9.5

8

6.5

5.5

5

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

i.e

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

July

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.S

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Minimum

0.1

2 7* 0

14

12

2.1

1.5

.4

.8

.2

.8

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Mean

0.3

.5

.7

10.5

23. 6

66.3

31.1

29.0

4.68

5.44

 26

.30

13.3

Sept.

0.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18

30

43

7,610

1,450

3,810

1,910

1,720

288

324

46

16

18

9,670
284 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

Silver Creek at Union Valley, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°52', long. 120°26', in SEi sec. 20, T. 12 N., 

R. 14 E., 1 mile below Junction of North and Middle Forks of Silver Creek, near lower 

end of Union valley. Altitude, about 4,530 feet.

Drainage area.- 82.7 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1924-27, 1928-36), 177 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,770 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 8.84 

feet;; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Oct. 1.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, about 9,600 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

14.7 feet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Feb. 22 to Apr. 24, which are fair and 

were computed on basis of records for station near Placervllle and South Fork of 

Silver Creek near Ice House. No diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 2.4 1 8 114 3.5 4V2 

.6 6.5 2 0 144 4.0 634 

.8 16.0 2 2 1VS 4.5 825 

1.0 30 24 216 5.0 1,060 

1.2 46 26 256 5.5 1,325 

1.4 64 28 298 6.0 1,630 

1.6 8V 30 342 V.O 2,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

\ 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7. 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.2 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

4.8 

4.8

4.5 

4.5

6.5 

12 

8.5 

12 

24

20 

17 

18 

25 

23

21 

19 

14 

12

12

10 

9.5 

9.5 

10 

11 

11

HOT.

11 

14 

14 

14 

19

21 

32

47 

40 

31

26 

22 

21 

16 

18

19 

2V 

2V 

25 

23

25 

26 

32 

31 

26

23 

22 

20 

20 

19

Dec.

18 

20 

20 

19 

19

20 

23 

2V 

25 

26

23 

29 

22 

29 

2V

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

22 

24 

24 

22 

23

24 

29 

28 

54 

44 

38

Jan.

34 

VO 

117 

164 

108

V6 

61 

60 

141 

3VO

615 

285 

212 

512 

960

620 

322 

248 

206 

174

15V 

14V 

142 

139 

138

134 

128 

131 

139 

131 

125

Feb.

142 

1V8 

141 

128 

12V

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

316 

444 

338 

366 

294

252 

222 

204 

196 

214

440 

1,000 

600 

500 

450

400 

350 

300 

250

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

emtar. .................................

uary. ....

oh. ....................................

11. ....................................

y. .....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar. Apr.

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

Secondfoot-days

354.8 

711 

801

86,560.8

6,866 

8,477 

12,400 

26,095 

29,909 

17,290

2,598 

334.0 

194.5

106,030.3

380 

360 

380 

410 

350

340 

360 

430 

490 

580

790 

SOO 

990 

050 

200

300 

320 

290 

160 

160

300 

350 

300 

250 

110

110 

040 

938 

805 

652

May

6VO 

1,060 

1,470 

1,560 

1,190

825 

V26 

892 

1,140 

1,220

1,240 

1,190 

1,350 

1,530 

1,110

1,060 

1,080 

1,080 

825 

634

688 

805 

938 

915 

985

848 

825 

70V 

4V2 

444 

430

Maximum

25 

4V 

54

1,380

960 

1,000

1,350 

1,560 

2,250 

191 

20 

11

2,250

June

403 

390 

534 

48V 

4V2

1,320 

2,250 

S25 

V45 

V85

848 

765 

670 

550 

502

502 

550 

5S3 

487 

458

430 

403 

403 

378 

342

298 

266 

242 

210 

192

July

189 

191 

1V3 

160 

149

138 

128 

121 

103 

100

121 

94 

91 

86 

V7

71 

66 

58 

52 

50

48 

45 

42 

40 

38

35 

31 

29 

26 

24 

22

Aug.

20 

19 

IV 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

12

12 

11 

10 

9.5

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

8.5 

8

e

8 

8

8 

7.5 

V 

7 

6.5 

6

Sept.

6 

6 

9 

9.5 

11

9 

8 

7.5 

6.5 

6

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6 

6

6 

6 

5.5 

5.5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Minimum Mean ^_f/ee?

4.2 11.4 704 

11 23. V 1,410 

18 25.8 1,590

3.7 23V 171,700

34 221 13,620 

125 292 16,810 

400 24, 600 

340 870 51; 760 

430 965 59,320 

192 5V6 34,290 

22 83.8 5,150 

6 10.8 662 

5 6.48 386

4.2 290 210,300
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 285

Silver Creek near Placerville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°47', long. 120°35', in SWi sec. 13, T. 11 N., 

 R. iy E., a quarter of a mile above mouth and 12 miles northeast of Placerville. 

Altitude, about 2,250 feet.

Drainage area.- 176 square miles.

Records available.- December .1921 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 337 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 9.0 

feet;; minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 1.

1921-36: Maximum discharge, about 16,900 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage height, 

18.0 feet, former site and datum); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 18, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

19 3

30 3

44 3

64 4

90 4

120 5

156 5

198 5

0

4

8

2

6

0

4

8

244

354

474

620

794

1,005

1,260

1,550

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.8

8*2

8.6

1,900

2,320

2,780

3,330

4,020

4,800

5,720

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to Septembe

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

27

29

25

24

23

22

22

23

22

26

50

37

43

73

69

54

52

55

63

60

56

51

45

41

38

36

35

33

34

33

NOT.

34

44

42

37

43

46

46

65

70

58

54

48

46

38

44

43

61

60

55

49

56

64

64

70

60

53

50

48

43

40

Dec.

38

38

38

34

33

33

35

38

43

40

41

69

54

54

56

54

54

57

57

58

56

53

52

50

51

51

61

61

112

115

101

Jan.

77

151

249

337

287

191

143

154

474

997

1,590

746

544

1,640

2,780

2,190

1,000

702

582

484

433

394

354

334

334

323

309

301

304

281

290

Feb.

388

418

326

304

312

292

276

265

254

265

567

1,190

1,120

1,900

1,260

1,060

844

724

681

702

1,490

5,020

2,540

1,590

1,160

978

896

819

746

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

February. .................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year!935-3 3 ......................

Mar.

746

770

819

844

819

SIS

819

819

923

923

923

978

1,000

978

978

978

1,040

978

950

1,040

1,100

1,060

923

819

724

681

660

681

1,040

978

923

Apr.

770

724

770

819

703

681

724

870

978

1,160

1,440

1,630

1,800

2,000

2,160

2,380

2,430

2,320

2,100

2,100

2,260

2,320

2,210

2.160

1,850

1,900

1,800

1,590

1,470

1,190

-

Secondfoot-days

1,218

1,530

1,686

153,127

18,975

28,387

27,733

47,308

50,048

31,564

6,703

1,729

1,233

218,114

May

1,120

1,440

2,100

2,430

2,100

1,510

1,220

1,360

1,710

1,900

2,000

1,850

2,100

2,540

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,630

1,160

1,190

1,360

1,550

1,630

1,670

1,510

1,510

1,440

978

870

870

Maximum

72

70

115

3,710

2,780

5,020

1,100

2,430

2,540

3,840

412

83

61

5,020

June

770

770

923

923

870

1,410

3,840

1,630

1,360

1,360

1,440

1,510

1,260

1,160

950

978

978

1,060

978

896

870

794

746

770

681

620

563

540

481

433

-

July

409

412

391

365

351

334

31 E

295

276

249

276

242

220

218

211

200

189

174

156

151

145

138

133

129

122

115

110

104

98

91

87

MlnijBrum

20

34

33

19

77

254

660

681

870

433

87

45

29

20

Aug.

83

82

76

72 70

69

65

63

61

59

59

58

57

55

54

53

51

48

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

46

46

46

46

Mean

39.3

51.0

54.4

420

612

979

895

1,577

1,614

1,052

216

55.8

41.1

596

Sept.

46

46

51

60

61

61

57

52

50

46

44

42

42

42

42

41

40

38

36

34

33

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,420

3,030

3,340

303,700

37,640

56,300

55,010

93,830

99,270

62,610

13,300

3,430

2,450

432,600
286 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Silver Creek near Ice House, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49', long. 120°22', in SWi sec. 1, T. 11 N.,

 R. 14 E., li miles northeast of Ice House and 8 miles northeast of Riverton. 

Altitude, about 5,300 feet.

Drainage area.- 28.4 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1936. July to October 1922 at site 1 

mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1924-36), 64.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 828 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 3.95

 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot part of Oct. 1, Sept. 26-30.

1924-36: Maximum discharge, 1,620 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 5.35 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 21 to Sept. 6, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Nov. 1 to Dec. 2, Jan.

 20-25, 30, Feb. 4-10, computed on basis of weather records and flow of nearby 

streams. No diversions.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, iui feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.3 0.3 1.0 33 24 236 

.4 2 1.2 50 26 2S8 

.5 5 1.4 69 23 350 

.6 9 1.6 91 30 416 

.7 14 1.8 116 3 4 580 

.8 20 2.0 150 3 8 76O 

.9 26 2.2 190

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

2S 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.3 

2.3 

1.8 

2.3 

6

6 

8 

10 

13 

13

12

9.5 

7.5 

4.7 

4.4

4.1 

4.1 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.2

HOT. Dec.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5

5.5 

6.5 

6 

6.5

6- 

6 

7 

12 

9

8.5 

8.5 

9 

9.5 

9

8.5 

8.5 

9 

9 

9

8.5 

9 

10 

12 

12 

12

Jan.

12 

22 

33 

36 

32

27 

20 

16 

22 

57

74 

51 

50 

98 

91

69 

60 

56 

44 

42

40 

32 

30 

27 

27

26 

25 

25 

25 

25 

24

Feb.

26 

27 

27 

26 

25

23 

22 

21 

21 

21

45 

49 

47 

49 

45

41 

37 

34 

33 

34

69

122 

79 

67 

65

68 

67 

61 

55

Month

Oot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Ha] 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

1

uary

11.....................................

ater year 1935-36......................

Mar.

56 

53 

61 

63 

67

70 

71 

74 

73 

82

89 

91 

98 

102 

103

110 

118 

113 

115 

126

136 

134 

115 

99 

91

84 

79 

79 

80 

78 

71

Apr.

69 

65 

66 

63 

60

62 

71 

86 

96 

116

154 

197 

243 

300 

363

413 

424 

409 

376 

402

416 

431 

427 

406 

369

385 

376 

312 

263 

219

Secondfoot-days

136.0 

210 

246.5

28,029.4

1,218 

1,306 

2,791 

7,639 

13,723 

8,606 

2,011 

218.2 

51.1

38,155.8

May

226 

331 

490 

567 

502

360 

300 

350 

450 

511

532 

507 

598 

670 

554

523 

528 

540 

454 

353

356 

402 

470 

507 

528

486 

482 

409 

277 

238 

222

Maximum

13 

12

584

98 

122 

136 

431 

670 

670 

127 

17 

7

670

June

197 

194 

226 

224 

236

384 

670 

392 

347 

369

427 

431 

382 

337 

291

280 

300 

328 

300 

274

258 

246 

250 

243 

224

197 

173 

160 

137 

124

July

124 

127 

121 

115 

112

106 

102 

96 

81 

71

70 

64 

67 

67 

66

63 

60 

53 

49 

46

45 

44 

43 

41 

36

32 

27 

24 

22 

19 

18

Aug.

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

10 

9 

9

8.5 

8 

8 

7.5 

6

6 

5.5 

5 

4.4 

4.1

3.8 

3.5 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

Sept.

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.9 

7

4.7 

3.5 

2.6 

2.0 

1.8

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.8

.e

.8

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

Mini* Mean ^-feet"

1.0 4.39 270 

7.0 417 

5 7.95 489

.6 76.8 55,600

12 39.3 2,420 

21 45.0 2,590 

56 90.0 5,540 

60 255 15,150 

222 443 27,220 

124 287 17,070 

18 64.9 3,990 

1.7 7.04 433 

.6 1.70 101

.6 104 75,690
AMERICAN RIVER BASIN 

Flnnon Reservoir outlet near Placervllle, Calif.

287

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°48', long. 120°46', In SEi sec. 16, T. 11 N., R. 11 E., 

at weir 400 feet below Flnnon Reservoir, 1J miles above Jaybird Creek, and 10 miles 

northeast of Placervllle. Altitude, about 2,450 feet.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 3.26 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 76 second-feet Feb. 12, 13; no flow for 

several months.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 106 second-feet Mar. 21, 1925 (gage height, 2.60 feet); 

no flow for periods nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read to hundredthe twice dally. Water is diverted 

 TnEo Finnon Reservoir from One Eye and Slab Creeks. Flow from reservoir used by 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for power development.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0 

1.5

3

5.5

8.5

11.5

14.5

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

2.0

25.5

29.5

38.5

47.5

56.5

66

76

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.8

0

0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

0

0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

HOT.

2.8

0

0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2,8

0

0

2.8

2*8

2.S

2.8

2.8

0

0

4.4

.6

.6

.6

5

.6

.6

5

.6

5

.6

.6

.6

Dec.

0.6

5

.6

5

.6

5

.6

.6

5

.6

.6

.6

.6

5

.6

29

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

8

38

22

7.5

22

22

16

0

0

32

0

0

0

2.8

1.4

1.5

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

17

21

5

5

5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

22

76

76

43

30

62

43

30

16

11

57

43

30

30

30

16

11

11

11

-

Month

October ...................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3

Mar.

11

24

.3

3.2

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4.3

11

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.6

6

6

6

6

6

Apr.

6.5

9

13

21

17

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8.5

S.5

8.5

S.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

Secondfoot-days

34.8

55.6

70.0

811.5

198.2

721.0

153.5

283.5

190.3

223.5

99.5

93.0

78.6

2,201.5

May

S.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

4.S

4.8

4.8

4.8

0

0

7

7

7

6

S.5

2.5

0

6.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

2.1

0

6.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

Maximum

2.6

5

29

46

38

76

24

21

8.5

30

4.0

3.0

3.0

76

June

S.5

S.5

S.5

8.5

8.5

S.5

8.5

S.5

S.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

3.2

6.5

18

30

7.5

0

0

0

6.5

0

6

e.s

8.5

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

July

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

0

0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

.3

6.5

0

0

0

3.0

2.4

0

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Mean

1.12

1.85

2.26

2.22

6.39

24.9

4.95

9.45

6.14

7.45

3.21

3.00

2.62

6.02

Sept.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

\ 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

-

Run-off in 

acre -feet

69

110

139

1,610

393

1,430

304

562

377

443

197

184

156

4,360
288 AMERICAN RIVER BASIN

American River flume near Camino, Calif. 

(Formerly published as South Fork of American River flume near Camino, Calif.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46', long. 120°42', in SWi sec. 25, T. 11 N., R. 

11 E.; 300 feet above Iowa Canyon Creek, 1 mile below diversion dam, and 3 miles northwest of Camino. Altitude, about 1,710 feet.

Records available.- November 1922 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 87.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 116 second-feet several days in October, 

January, and July; no flow at times.

1922-36: Maximum daily discharge, 124 second-feet Jan. 20, 1931; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Flume diverts from South Fork of American River in SWi sec. 24, 

T. 11 N., R. 11 E., and is used to develop power in SW-J sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 11 E., 

just above mouth of Rock Creek, where water is returned to river.

Discharge! in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

107

112

112

114

104

111

89

113

99

110

110

115

115

100

116

116

115

114

116

115

108

116

10S

113

108

113

110

96

105

107

116

HOT.

115

114

112

108

111

107

107

105

112

112

109

106

88

61

28

3.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

52

94

100

102

104

10S

101

104

101

92

106

109

111

115

114

110

Jan.

Ill

112

114

112

114

114

114

114

116

112

109

73

08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

91

107

113

116

114

114

Feb.

Ill

100

74

97

111

111

109

39

18

85

94

41

21

25

22

19

18

16

15

62

74

48

0

0

0

0

0

0

33

 .

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1935 ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May. .................. ......... ..

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

36

96

64

0

0

0

0

0

28

54

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

Io9

20

47

68

91

9S

100

101

99

97

99

102

99

96

97

99

S6

91

89

92

92

97

95

98

106

106

106

107

107

107

Secondfoot-days

3,403

1,498.2

1,627.0

29,725.1

2,016.3

1,343

369

2,693.9

3, 161

3,373 

3,463

3, 325 

3,243

29,515.9

May

107

10S

10S

106

106

106

107

108

10S

10S

108

108

10S

108

10S

108

108

10S

108

10S

10S

109

109

109

109

109

109

66

54

52

75

Maximum

116

115

115

119

116

111

96

107

109

115

116

110

111

116

June

109

109

108

109

108

108

107

10S

112

115

115

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

113

114

114

114

114

113

114

114

114

115

July

116

116

116

115

116

116

115

114

114

115

115

116

112

108

106

105

104

103

102

10S

112

112

113

115

114

112

111

112

111

110

109

Minimum

89

0

0

0

0

0

0

109

52

107

102

102

102

0

Aug.

109

110

107

106

107

109

109

107

108

10S

109

110

106

106

107

109

103

103

102

104

107

108

10S

108

10S

10S

10S

108

10S

108

107

Mean

110

49.9

52.5

81.4

65.1

46»3

11 9

SQ!S

102

us

us

107

108

SO. 6

Sept.

109

107

110

110

110

110

111

111 111

110

111 111

110

109

109

109

103

108

107

107

106

103

106

102

107

107

107

105

104

103

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,750

2,970

3,230

58,940

4,000

2,660

732

5,340

6,270

6,690

6,370

6,600

6,430

53,540
CACHE CREEK BASIN 289

Clear Lake at Lakeport, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°3'0", long. 122°55'0", in SEi sec. 24, T. 14 N.,"R. 10 W. 

 at municipal wharf on north side of Third Street at Lakeport. Zero of gage is 

1,318.59 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 420 square miles including water surface of lake (65 square miles). 

Records available.- February 1913 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 8.20 feet Feb. 25-28; minimum, 2.50 feet 

Sept. 30.

1913-36: Maximum gage height, 11.12 feet Jan. 28, 1914; minimum, -3.50 feet 

Sept. 24-27, 1920.

Remarks.- Record of daily gage-heights furnished by Clear Lake Water Co.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

Z

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

2223

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.07

3.07

3.07

3 0 07

3.07

3.05

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.97

2.97

2.97

2.95

2.92

2.90

2.87

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

HOT.

2.85

2.80

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

Dec.

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.87

2.87

2.87

2.92

2*92

Jan.

2.95

2.97

3.05

3.05

3.10

3.10

3.12

3.22

5.35

3.45

3.80

3.97

4.10

4.17

4.40

4.77

4.95

5.07

5.17

5.20

5.22

5.22

5.25

5.30

5.32

5.32

5.32

5.35

5.35

5.37

5.37

Feb.

5.37

5.37

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.50

5.80

6.20

6.47

6.60

6.87

6.90

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.55

7.77

7.90

8.00

8.20

8.20

8.20

8.20

8.12

-

Mar.

8.10

8.00

7.95

.87

.80

.67

.57

.56

.40

.30

.22

.12

.00

.00

6.95

6.87

6.77

6.72

6,72

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.75

6.75

6.75

6.67

6.67

6.70

Apr.

6.77

6.85

6.85

7.02

6.97

7.00

7.00

7.07

7.07

7.10

7.12

7.15

7.15

7.15

7.15

7.15

7.15

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.00

6.95

6.92

6.92

6.92

6.92

-

May

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.85

6.80

6.80

6.77

6.75

6.75

6.75

6.67

6.65

6.65

6.62

6.62

6.62

6.62

6.55

6.45

6.40

6.40

6.35

6.35

6.35

6.35

6.27

6.27

6.20

June

6.2C

6.20

6.17

6.15

6.15

6.15

6.25

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6,-lfa

6.10

6.10

6.05

6.00

5.95

5.92

5.92

5.90

5.87

5.80

5.77

5.75

5.70

5.65

5.60

5.57

5.52

July

5.50

5.47

5.42

5.40

5.35

5.30

5.27

5.25

5.20

5.15

5.10

5.07

5.05

5.00

4.97

4.95

4.90

4.85

4.80

4.77

4.75

4.70

4.70

4.67

4.60

4.60

4.52

4.50

4.45

4.40

4.37

Aug.

4.35

4.30

4.27

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.15

4.10

4.05

4.00

3.95

3.90

3.90

3.85

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.75

3.70

3.65

3.65

3.60

3.55

3.50

3.42

3.37

3.32

3.32

3.30

3.27

3.27

Sept.

3.2C

3.15

3.10

3.07

2.95

2.92

2.90

2.90

2.87

2.87

2.87

2.87

2.82

2.80

2.80

2.77

2.75

2.75

2.72

2.70

2.67

2.62

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.55

2.55

2.52

2.50

-

146163 O 37 19
290 CACHE CREEK BASIN

Cache Creek at Yolo, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 043'30", long. 121°48'25", in Rio Jesus Maria 

 grant, 800 feet above highway bridge and half a mile south of Yolo, Yolo County. 

Altitude, about 60 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- January 1903 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 488 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 21.53 

feet): no flow for several months.

1903-36: Maximum discharge, 21,100 second-feet Feb. 2, 1915 (gage height, 29.8 

feet, present datum); no flow for periods In nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records good. Numerous Irrigation diversions above station; storage at Clear

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

0 

0

0 

0 

40

10 

0 

0 

0

717

2,100 

2,130 

664 

736 

960

2,400 

1,770 

860 

535 

376

283 

223 

182 

149 

124

101 

86 

72 

64 

48 

46

Feb.

44 

42 

40 

35 

31

27 

25 

22 

20 

16

50 

2,280 

4,140 

3,360 

3,500

3,990 

5,830 

7,900 

5,340 

4,060

5,580 

12,000 

6,940 

5,420 

5,740

4,700 

4,220 

3,900 

3,660

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Kai 

Apr 

*»J 

Jun 

Jul

AU«

Bep 

1

uary

11.....................................

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

3,500 

3,340 

3, ISO 

3,020 

2,940

2,S60 

2,700 

2,630 

2,560 

2,490

2,420 

2,420 

2,350 

1,900 

1,550

1,460 

1,430 

932 

534 

419

338 

284 

256 

235 

19S

174 

152 

134 

131 

155 

722

Apr.

677 

307 

256 

3,090 

2,470

1,250 

557 

427 

362 

299

263 

221

191 

165 

125

99 

87 

134 

128 

119

12S 

221 

249 

296 

530

674 

406 

140 

101 

. 78

Secondfoot-days

0

C 

0

110,777.5

14,676 

92,912 

47,414 

14,050 

136.0 

68.6 

0 

0 

0

169,256.6

Hay

56 

51 

25 

4.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

MqxIimTTn

0 

0 

0

7,980

2,400 

12,000 

3,500 

3,090 

56 

20 

0 

0 

0

12,000

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

4.1 

.8 

.1 

0 

5.5

11 

19 

20 

S 

J.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Mlnlaruni

0 

0 

0

0

0 

16 

131 

78 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0

0

304

473 

3,204 

1,529 

468 

4.39 

2.29 

0 

0 

0

462

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

219,700

29,110 

1S4, 300 

94,040 

27,870 

270 

136 

0 

0 

0

335,700
CACHE CREEK BASIN 291

North Fork of Cache Creek near Lower Lake, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°!', long. 122°33', in NEi sec. 31, T. 14 N., R. 

 5TTT77 500 feet above Sweet Hollow Creek, 3 miles above mouth, and 7 miles northeast 

of Lower Lake. Altitude, about 1,050 feet.

Records available.- July 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.45 

reet); no flow Oct. 1-5.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, about 14,300 second-feet Dec. 26, 1931 (gage height, 

9.65 feet); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records good; discharge interpolated Oct. 6-31. Several small diversions 

above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

c3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

HOT.

0.5

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

Dec.

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.9

3.4

11

El

15

10

9

7.5

7.5

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

11

13S

87

SO

Jan.

5S

204

199

104

85

67

54

73

9E7

1,000

2,910

619

694

926

£,810

2,390

1,160

637

451

34S

281

234

206

180

161

146

131

121

108

101

96

Feb.

103

91

SE

77

73

71

69

64

60

60

E57

E.4SO

3.6EO

1,740

1,440

2,3EO

1,910

£,090

1,310

1,150

3,830

3,190

£,440

2,040

1,600

1,140

979

824

697

.

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-; 6......................

Mar.

592

515

456

401

360

321

29£

268

245

227

212

201

190

179

166

158

153

144

134

130

1£7

121

119

116

112

107

105

123

144

179

384

Apr.

21S

179

354

1,210

607

426

337

292

259

231

210

196

179

166

156

146

142

134

1£5

121

119

117

110

102

98

94

92

, 90

94

96

Secondfoot -days

8.3

25.1

473.4

51,544.9

17,481

35,807

6,981

7,000

1,666

1,£09

201.0

30.0

11.4

70,913.2

May

8S

88

S5

79

74

70

69

65

62

60

57

55

54

55

54

50

48

46

44

43

4£

39

37

35

34

34

35

42

43

40

39

Maximum

0.5

1.3

138

1,240

£,910

3,830

592

1,210

88

164

14

1.7

.9

3,830

June

37

42

46

42

37

52

164

104

69

55

46

42

40

40

37

35

34

31

28

27

26

£5

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

-

July

14

13

12

12

11

9.5

9

9.5

12

12

12

9.5

9

7

7

6.5

6

6

5.5

4.9

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.S

3.3

3.3

£.8

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

Minimum

0

.5

1.3

0

54

60

105

90

34

15

1.7

.4

.1

0

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Mean

0.27

.84

15.3

141

564

1,£35

£25

£33

53.7

40.3

7.13

.97

.38

194

Sept.

0.4

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

^i

.,

9 , .

f

t i

9 t'

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16

50

939

102,200

34,670

71,020

13,850

13,880

3,300

£,400

438

60

23

140,600
292 PUTAH CREEK BASIN

Putah Creek near Guenoc, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46', long. 122°31' In sec. 22,-T. 11 N., R. 

6 W., Just above dam site and 3£ miles downstream from highway bridge at Guenoc. 

Altitude, about 925 feet.

Drainage area.- 112 square miles.

Records available.- February 1904 to July 1906, July 1930 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 

16.80 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 8 ( gage height, 1.01 feet).

1904-6, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 24,600 second-feet Mar. 10, 1904 (gage 

height, 20.1 feet, former datum); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 30, Oct. 4, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent for low and medium stages, good for high stages. Small 

diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

se

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2 9

sis

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.S

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.S

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.S

HOT.

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.S

2!s

2.S

2.7

2.8

2.S

2.S

2.S

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.S

2.7

2.7

2.S

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.8

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

96

43

44

Jan.

29

S2

126

75

5S

40

32

31

1,560

2,030

5,100

770

1,360

1,120

2,240

1,670

710

432

320

252

208

177

157

141

130

116

107

99

92

86

83

Feb.

84

77

71

68

66

62

59

57

55

55

1,240

5,320

3,220

2,560

1,900

3,040

2,110

2,160

1,190

1,460

S,290

3,510

2,240

1,740

1,700

1,040

792

610

491

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36.....................

Mar.

405

356

314

27S

250

22S

210

194

1S1

169

159

152

141

135

126

121

116

111

105

100

98

93

90

S7

S6

S2

79

SO

10S

211

441

Apr.

190

150

1,170

1,310

506

344

274

230

202

179

162

150

13S

128

121

115

10S

103

9S

93

90

89

S6

82

77

73

70

6S

76

71

-

Secondfoot-days

87.4

85.3

251.3

67,915.6

19,433

45,267

5,306

6,553

1,236

843

2S1.0

1B9.7

118.6

79,621.3

May

66

64

62

59

56

52

50

48

45

42

40

39

3S

44

41

37

35

33

32

32

31

29

2S

27

26

26

26

33

35

31

29

Maximum

3.3

3.3

96

3,770

5,100

8,290

441

1,310

66

77

13

6.5

5.5

8,290

June

28

28

27

26

26

29

77

72

50

39

34

31

30

29

28

26

25

24

22

22

21

20

19

IS

17

16

16

16

14

13

-

July

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

9.5

10

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.5

S.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7

7

6.5

6.5

Minimum

2.6

2.7

2.1

2.0

29

55

79

68

26

13

6.5

4.4

2.9

2.1

Aug.

6.5

6.5

6

5.5

5

4.9

4.9

4.8

6

4.9

4.9

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

5.5

4.4

5.E

5.E

5.E

5.E

5

5

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

Mean

2.S2

2.S4

8.11

186

627

1,561

171

21S

39.9

28.1

9.06

5.15

3.95

218

Sept.

5

5.5

5

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.0

3.9

4.1

3.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

173

169

49S

134,700

38,540

39,790

10; 520

13,000

2,450

1,670

557

317

236

157,900
PUTAH CREEK BASIN 893

Putah Creek near Winters, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31'0", long. 122°5'0", in NEi sec. 28, T. 8 N.,

 R. 2 W., 6 miles west of Winters and 8 miles below Capell Creek. Altitude, about 

160 feet.

Records available.- June 1930 to September 1936. Records 1905-31 for station at

 Winters, 6 miles donmstream, are comparable except for very low stages.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 22.85

 feet): minimum, 2.2 second-feet Nov. 17.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, 34,200 second-feet Mar-. 6, 1935 (gage height, 23.20 

feet): minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 23, 24, 26, 27, 1931. Discharge of 60,000 

second-feet recorded Dec. 31, 1913, at former site.

Remarks.- Records good. Several small Irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2122

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

6 C 5

7

7

8

8.5

8

7

6.5

6

6.5

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

5.5

HOT.

5.5

7

9

S

7.5

6.5

4.8

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.3

5

3.9

S.9

2.4

S.2

2.9

4.6

7

5.5

6

8

8.5

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

8.5

9

Dec.

9

9

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

8.5

8.5

9

9.5

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

9

9.5

10

14

13

48

Jan.

46

49

63

158

113

96

75

66

1,510

1,680

9,510

2,200

1,660

2,190

1,690

4,330

1,600

940

680

540

435

355

308

269

242

216

194

178

166

150

140 .

Feb.

138

140

131

118

110

106

101

96

93

91

1,280

12,300

9,280

4,980

4,660

5,630

4,970

8,750

3,370

2,440

14,200

12,700

6,280

3,710

5,060

2,730

2,040

1,660

1,360

-

Month

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-; 6. .....................

Mar.

1,160

985

880

800

705

635

600

550

505

460

415

400

372

360

330

315

305

293

282

271

262

249

234

230

224

214

200

195

200

242

607

Apr.

582

372

667

4,140

1,460

900

688

565

490

430

372

348

320

298

277

260

244

234

220

210

202

199

194

185

175

165

158

152

152

153

Secondfoot-days

198.0

180.7

321..5

172,381.0

31,849

106, 524

13,680

14,812

2,777

1,550

379.5

220.0

170.8

174,662.5

Hay

153

148

145

140

133

123

116

112

107

102

97

89

88

89

88

82

75

73

69

67

65

61

57

55

53

52

56

57

67

65

Mn Trljgmn

8.5

9

48

15,000

9,510

14,200

1,160

4,140

153

116

22

9.5

7.5

14,200

June

61

57

56

51

55

57

65

97

116

91

76

65-

60

58

56

53

51

46

43

39

36

36

34

32

30

28

26

26

25

24

-

July

22

22

20

17

15

15

13

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

8.5

7.5

8

9.5

11

10

9

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

10

Minimum

5.5

2.2

8.5

2.2

46

9X

195

152

52

24

7.5

6

3.2

2.2

Aug.

9.5

8.5

9

8.5

7.5

7.5

8

8

7

7

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6

6.5

6

6

6

6

7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7

6.5

6

6.5

6.5

6

6

Mean

6.39

6.02

10.4

472

1,027

3,742

441

494

89.6

51.7

12.2

7.10

5.69

477

Sept.

6

6.5

7

7.5

7

7

7

6.5

6

5.5

5

5

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

5.5

5

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.2

4.5

4.8

5.5

Rtm-of f In 

acre-feet

393

358

638

341,900

63,170

215,300

27,130

29,380

5,510

3,070

753

436

339

346,500
294 NAPA RIVER BASIN

Conn Creek near St. Helena, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°29', long. 122°24', In NWi sec. 3, T. 7 N.,

 R. 5 W., a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 4 miles southeast of 

St. Helena, and 6 miles ab'ove mouth. Altitude, about 180 feet.

Drainage area.- 52.0 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.5 

reet); no flow for several months.

1930-36: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1936; no flow for several months 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 26 to Jan. 11, when discharge was computed

 on~~5asls of precipitation records and records for North Fork of Cache Creek near 

Lower Lake and Putah Creek near Guenoc and near Winters. Small diversions for 

Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

5

-

Dec.

0.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.S

.S

,S

1.4

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.S

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.0

.e

15

7

5

Jan.

5

20

15

10

8

7

6

30

300

250

190

65

218

155

217

160

73

46

33

25

20

18

16

14

14

12

12

12

10

10

10

Feb.

10

9.5

9

8.5

8.5

8

S

7.5

7.5

S

186

900

510

340

259

351

456

541

253

319

1,450

721

4SO

410

382

244

183

142

109

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

April.....................................

TU7 ........... ............................

July. ...... ..............

Water year 1935-3 3 ......................

Mar.

S8

73

65

57

49

45

41

39

35

33

30

29

27

26

24

22

22

21

20

18

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

22

33

40

Apr.

25

23

168

17S

65

46

38

33

30

27

25

22

21

20

18

1616 '

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

Secondfoot-days

0

4.8

49.3

11,472.0

1,981

8,320.5

995

929

169.5

72.8

0

0

0

12,521.9

May

10

11

11

10

9

S.5

7.5

7

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.4

3.0

. 3.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.3

MqylTmim

0

.5

15

758

300

1,450

68

178

11

9

0

0

0

1,450

June

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3

4.2

9

7

4.8

4.2

3.3

2.7

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0

0

.5

0

5

7.5

16

10

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

.16

1.59

31.4

63.9

287

32.1

31.0

5.47

2.43

0

0

0

34.2

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

9.5

98

22,760

3,930

16,500

1,970

1,840

336

144

0

0

0

24,630
EEL RIVER BASIN 295

Lake Pillsbury at Hullvllle, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°24', long. 122° 51" 1 , on line between sees. 14 and 23, T. 

18 N., R. 10 W., at Scott Dam on Eel River, at Hullvllle, 0.3 mile below Rice Fork.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Lake Pillsbury Is a storage reservoir of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Eleva- 

 £Ton of crest of dam, 1,920 feet above mean sea level. Water Is released down Eel 

River to Van Arsdale Reservoir, where It Is diverted' through tunnel to power plant 

at Potter Valley; part Is then used for Irrigation and remainder flows Into East 

Fork of Russian River. Table of contents shows storage available for release. 

Record of dally gage heights furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Contents, in aore-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

Si

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

50

31

Oct.

58,680

58,440

58,260

58,090

57,740

57,380

57,030

56,660

56,680

56,680

56, 680

56, 680

56,680

56,680

56,680

56,860

56,860

56,860

56,860

56,860

56,860

56,860

56,680

56,680

56,680'

56,680

56,630

56,330

55,990

55,640

55,290

HOT.

54,950

54,610

54,270

54,100

53,930

53,580

53,250

52,920

52,750

52,750

52,750

52,750

52,750

52,580

52, 580

52, 580

52,580

52,410

52,410

52,250

51,750

51,580

51,250

50; 920

50,600

50,270

49,950

49,620

49,300

48,980

Dee.

48,660

48iS40

48,020

47,710

47,390

47,070

46,920

46,760

46,450

46,140

45,830

46,760

46,760

46,760

46,610

46,450

46,140

45,830

45,520

45,220

44,920

44,610

44,310

44,000

43,700

43,410

43,410

43,260

44,460

45>370

46,450

Jan.

47,070

48,980

51,910

53,850

54,780

55,640

55,810

56,160

63,540

72,040

85,090

80,740

80,310

82,460

86,870

85,090

79,890

77,360

76,320

75,700

74,880

74,680

74,470

74,060

74,060

74,470

75,090

74,680

74,680

74,680

74,270

Feb.

74,060

73,860

73,660

73,660

73,460

73,460

73,260

73,260

73,260

73,260

73,660

78,410

82,460

80,740

79,890

80,310

80,310

79,890

78,830

78,410

83,120

85,760

82,900

80,310

79,040

78,200

77^360

77,160

76,950

_

-

Mar.

76,530

76,530

76,320

76,120

75,700

75,700

75,700

75,500

75,300

75,500

76,120

76,530

77,360

78,200

73, 620

79,040

79,260

79,470

79,890

79,890

80,100

80,310

80,310

80,310

80,310

80,530

80,740

81,170

81,600

82,030

83,340

Apr.

83,560

83,340

83,770

86,870

87,990

88,220

88,220

88,220

88,220

88,220

88,220

87,990

87,770

87,320

87,540

87,770

87,770

87,770

67,770

87,770

38,220

88,440

88,890

89,120

89,580

89,800

90,030

90,490

90,950

91,400

-

*»y

91,870

92,330

92,800

93,030

93,260

9(3,490

§

,490

,720

,720

-^960

93,960

93,960

94,200

94,200

94,200

94,200

93.960

93>960

93,960

93,960

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,490

93,490

93,490

93,260

93,260

June

93,030

93,030

92,800

92,800

92,800

92,800

93,960

94,430

94,430

94,200

94,200

93,960

93,960

93,960

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,720

93,490

93,490

93,260

93,260

93,030

98,800

92,560

92,330

92,560

91,870

91,400

-

July

91,180

90,950

90,720

90,490

90,260

89,800

89,580

69,350

89,120

88,890

88,670

88,440

88,220

87,990

87,770

87,320

87,090

86,870

86,420

85,980

35,760

85,540

85,090

84,650

84,430

83, 990

83,770

83,340

83,120

82,680

82,460

Aug.

82,030

81,320

81,390

81,170

80,740

80,310

79,890

79.. 470

79,260

79,040

78,200

77,990

77,780

77,360

76,950

76,530

76,120

75,700

75,300

74,880

74,470

74,060

73 ; 660

73,260

72,850

72,450

72,040

71,850

71, 650

71,260

70,850

Sept.

70,460

70,060

69,670

69,280

68,880

68,490

68,100

67,720

67,330

66,950

66,560

66,180

65,800

65,420

65,420

65,420

65,420

65,420

64,660

64,280

63,910

63,540

63,170

62,800

62,420

62,060

61,690

61,320

60,960

60,590

-
<^6 EEL RIVER BASIN

Eel River at Hullvllle, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°24', long. 122°58', In NEi sec. 22, T. 18 N.,

 R. 10 W., half a mile below Scott Dam, half a mile above Soda Creek, and half a mile 

west of Hullvllle. Altitude, about 1,800 feet.

Records available.- November 1922 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-36), 360 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 16.90

 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 19-23.

1922-36: Maximum discharge, 32,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 21.0 

feet, present datum); practically no flow at times, owing to regulation.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Oct. 15-21 based on record of needle-valve operation

 ^TfTScott Dam. See record for Lake Pillsbury, which stores water above station. 

Gage-height record furnished by pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

131 

58 

105 

171 

171

171 

113 

25

22

22 

22 

22 

22

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

20

20 

54 

167 

167 

167 

157

HOT.

163 

154 

148 

129 

146

154 

154 

127 

18 

16

16 

16 

33 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

81 

161

165 

167 

167 

167 

165

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

Dee.

163 

163 

163 

163 

161

161 

159 

159 

152 

146

140 

125 

109 

134 

136

152 

159 

159 

163 

165

165 

165 

165 

165 

163

156 

148 

145 

96 

41 

56

Jan.

72 

66 

26 

26 

26

57 

94 

92 

47 

654

6,540 

4,400 

3,810 

5,400 

10,200

9,330 

4,700 

2,840 

1,910 

1,400

1,120 

920 

768 

678 

456

336 

362 

382 

388 

493 

532

Feb.

452 

402 

362 

330 

310

292 

277 

263 

252 

243

356 

2,630 

4,800 

3,830 

3,200

3,470 

3,650 

3,290 

2,750 

2,480

6,050 

8,250 

5,880 

4,300 

3,470

2,750 

2,390 

2,150 

2,030

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Kay

Jun

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

R

ember. .................................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-2

Mar.

1,S30 

1,750 

1,680 

1,500 

1,210

1,090 

1,030 

948 

768 

572

371 

277 

246 

274 

298

323 

339 

352 

362 

368

375 

378 

382 

385 

286

224 

226 

232 

238 

249 

388

Apr.

552 

552 

592 

768 

815

840 

840 

840 

840 

838

838 

810 

810 

683 

466

470 

470 

474 

470 

307

185 

187 

189 

180 

169

169 

144 

133 

117 

66

Secondfoot-days

l,97b 

3,40V 

4,497

152,173

58,125 

70,909 

18,951 

14,814 

4, 529 

5,269 

4,987 

5,395 

4,760

197,618

May

41 

41 

54 

138 

127

127 

127 

120 

128 

149

165 

178 

194 

212 

207

194 

180 

169

155 

147

144 

140 

135 

132 

135

147 

171 

169 

169 

167 

167

Maximum

171 

167 

165

5,300

10,200 

8,250 

1,830 

840 

212 

377 

169 

180 

198

10,200

June

167 

167 

149 

142 

142

144 

200 

377 

348 

289

242 

205 

182 

169 

157

147 

138 

117 

116 

116

117 

135 

144 

153 

161

169 

169 

169 

169 

169

July

169 

161 

157 

159 

159

159 

159 

159 

153 

145

145 

147 

159 

159 

163

169 

167 

167 

167 

167

167 

167 

167 

165 

165

165 

161 

155 

159 

163 

163

Minimum

13 

16 

41

13

26 

243 

224 

66 

41 

116 

145 

163 

17

13

Aug.

163 

163 

167 

169 

169

174 

178 

178 

178 

178

178 

176 

176 

176 

176

174 

174 

174 

174 

174

178 

180 

180 

180 

180

180 

167 

167 

167 

169 

178

Mean

63.7 

114 

145

417

1,875 

2,445 

611 

494 

146 

175 

161 

174 

159

540

Sept.

185 

189 

189 

180 

174

174 

174 

174 

176 

187

189 

198 

189 

63 

18

17 

26 

149 

196 

196

182 

178 

171 

165 

165

165 

165 

174 

176 

176

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,920 

6,760 

8,920

301,800

115,300 

140,600 

37,590 

29,380 

8,980 

10,450 

9,890 

10,700 

9,440

391,900
EEL RIVER BASIN 297

Eel River at Van Arsdale Dam, near Potter Valley, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°23', long. 123°?', In NEi sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 11 Iff., 

bOO feet below Van Arsdale Dam and 5 miles north of Potter Valley. Altitude, about 

1,400 feet.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936. November 1909 to September 1927 at 

site above dam, 1,300 feet upstream (monthly discharge only for combination of this 

station and Snow Mountain Water & Power Co.'s tailrace near Potter Valley, 1909-22).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1922-26, 1927-36), 198 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 20.6

 feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet at times October to December and September.

1909-36: Maximum discharge, about 40,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 

S7.0 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 12, 13, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read twice daily, with extra readings during high

 water. Water is diverted above station from Van Arsdale Reservoir through tunnel to 

power plant at Potter Valley, after which part is used for irrigation and remainder 

flows into East Fork of Russian River. Records show flow passing dam down Eel River. 

Gage-height record furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.2 1 8.0 1,290 

3.5 5 9.0 1,860 

3.8 23 10.0 2,590 

4.1 54 11.0 3,470 

4.5 112 12.0 4,460 

5.0 212 14.0 6,760 

5.5 350 16.0 9,560 

6.0 518 18.0 12,760 

7.0 876

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1 0 3 

1.3 

1.3

1.6 

1 0 9 

1.9 

2.2 

2 C 2

2.4 

2.3 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.2

2.4

2.4 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.0

HOT.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2^2

2.2 

1.9 

2.7

6.5 

14

10 

4.2 

4.2 

2.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

2.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Dec.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.6

148 

3.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

2.7

2.7 

14 

6 

138 

158 

48

Jan.

2.0 

214 

129 

148 

67

2.7 

2.7 

8 

1,030 

1,790

8,720 

5,680 

5, 560 

8,440 

12,800

LI, 800 

6,040 

3,470 

2,280 

1,610

1,190 

952 

800 

656

484

416 

350 

236 

276 

399 

433

Feb.

335 

262 

201 

236

179

129 

112 

101 

90 

129

179 

3,130 

6,040 

4,9OO 

3,860

4,790 

4,460 

3,860 

3,290 

2,930

6,640 

10,700 

7,600 

5,450 

4,060

3,290 

2,840 

2,510 

2,280

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel: 

Max 

Apr 

Ma3 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

I

alendar year 19

ater year 1935-3

Mar.

2,140 

2,000 

1,860 

1,610 

1,240

1,070 

990 

914 

764 

433

305 

190 

138 

158 

168

179 

201 

212 

212 

224

224 

236 

224 

224 

224

78 

78 

120 

366 

335 

350

Apr.

501 

484 

656 

1,190 

1,030

914 

876 

838 

838 

800

764 

800 

728 

764 

382

416 

399 

399 

433 

290

40 

40 

59 

82 

50

224 

190 

42 

6.5 

16

Secondfoot-days

59.6 

81.2 

550.9

137.074.0

75,985.4 

84,583 

17,467 

14,251.5 

419.3 

1,311.5 

82.9 

43.4 

48.4

194,884.1

May

14 

8 

5.5 

4.4 

3.8

3.0 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

4.2

3.6 

3.0 

3.8 

27 

62

71 

107 

53 

4.0 

3.4

3.2 

3.0 

2,7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

Maximum

2.7 

14 

158

7,080

12,800 

10,700 

2,140 

1,190 

107 

305 

14 

1.4 

2.9

12,800

June

2.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

93 

305 

262 

190

138 

96 

63 

71 

29

13 

5 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

2.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7

July

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

14

3.0 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Aug.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Sept.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.4 

1.7 

2.9 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.6

1.3 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1-3 

1.3

Mlnlm-m Mean *£?££

1.3 1.92 113 

1.3 2.71 161 

1.3 17.8 1,090

1.3 376 271,900

2.0 2,451 150,700 

90 2,917 167,800 

78 563 34,650 

6.5 475 28.S70 

£.7 13.5 832 

1.4 43.7 2,600 

1.4 2.67 164 

1.4 1.40 86 

1.3 1.61 96

1.3 532 386,600
298 EEL RIVER BASIN

Eel River at Scotia, Calif.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°29', long. 124°6', in sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 1 E., at 

wnawood Bridge, half a mile north of Scotia. Altitude, about 50 feet.

Drainage area.- 3,070 square miles.

Records available.- December 1910 to February 1915, October 1916 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1911-14, 1916-36), 5,626 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 196,000 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 44.7 

reet;; minimum, 65 second-feet Sept. 27.

1910-15, 1916-36: Maximum discharge, about 290,000 second-feet Feb. 2, 1915 

(gage height, 55.5 feet) from rating curve extended above 114,000 second-feet; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 12-14, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage in Lake Pillsbury and diversions for power and Irrlgation near Potter Valley above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

Si22

23

24

85

86

87

88

29

30

31

Oct.

90

96

104

135

129

126

108

104

102

99

104

108

116

124

232

396

584

532

455

366

301

254

232

219

210

202

194

187

183

190

202

NOT.

28S

228

219

187

162

168

175

171

179

168

165

165

165

175

194

206

264

285

349

462

490

532

688

774

672

616

504

420

372

317

-

Dec.

285

275

254

254

254

245

264

414

1,280

1,340

1,660

18,000

14,400

5,440

2,940

2,280

1,590

1,340

1,110

950

855

738

688

624

584

546

1,000

2,430

7,960

21,300

18,000

Jan.

14,400

12,800

38,400

20,100

29,700

17,300

10,900

8,540

61,100

56,400

140,000

81,800

79,900

69,700

182,000

168,000

79,200

46,000

35,600

22,900

18,400

15,600

13,300

11,600

10,700

9,720

8,440

7,540

7,240

6,960

6,680

Feb.

6,400

5,880

5,620

5,140

4,900

4,900

4,680

4,460

4,240

4,040

4,240

22,900

85,600

40,600

32,500

33,000

35,600

31,700

26,100

24,500

48,200

109,000

70,200

52,000

52,600

39,700

34,300

27,300

24,100

-

Month

April. . ...................................

May... ....................................

July. .....................................

Water yearlS35-5f5 ......................

Mar.

24,900

18,400

17,300

15,000

13,300

11,600

10,400

9,080

8,140

7,540

6,680

5,880

5,380

4,900

4,680

4,240

4,040

4,040

3,840

3,640

3,640

3,440

3,440

3,260

3,260

3,080

2,900

3,080

3,840

5,380

7,240

Apr.

8,140

6,140

7,840

27,700

20,900

14,600

10,400

9,400

8,440

7,540

6,960

6,680

6,400

5,880

5,380

5,140

4,680

4,240

4,040

3,840

3,640

3,440

3,440

3,080

2,900

2,720

2,720

2,900

3,080

3,260

-

Secondfoot-days

6,483

9,700

109 ,300

8,157,563

1,310,920

844,600

225,540

205,520

57,612

52,634

11,770

4,176

2,360

2,840,615

May

3,260

2,900

2,720

2,720

2,560

2,560

2,400

2,240

2,090

2,090

1,950

1,880

1,810

2,090

2,240

2,090

1,950

1,740

1,670

1,600

1,540

1,410

1,350

1,230

1,170

702

960

1,170

1,060

1,230

1,230

MgyfantPB

584

774

21,300

77,300

182,000

109,000

24,900

27,700

3,260

6,140

643

211

93

188,000

June

1,170

1,120

960

1,010

1,010

1,060

2,400

5,380

6,140

4,040

3,260

2,720

2,400

2,090

1,680

1,810

1,670

1,480

1,350

1,170

1,010

910

910

960

910

860

812

747

711

684

-

July

643

619

535

492

478

457

424

457

478

464

450

457

464

464

386

374

374

367

355

349

322

284

269

265

265

246

228

220

211

194

179

Minimum

90

162

245

53

6,630

4,040

2,900

2,720

702

684

179

89

67

67

Aug.

168

182

211

203

194

194

182

172

172

164

154

144

144

132

132

115

109

115

112

112

109

104

96

98

98

89

93

89

96

98

93

Mean

209

323

3,526

5,911

42 390

29A20

7,275

6,851

1,658

1,754

380

136

78.7

7,761

Sept.

93

93

89

89

84

75

84

80

84

82

75

91

91

75

75

75

75

78

SO

80

75

75

73

71

71

71

67

69

69

71

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

18,860

19,240

216,800

4,279,000

2,600,000

1,675,000

447,400

407,600

114,300

104,400

23,350

8,280

4,680

5,634,000
EEL RIVER BASIN 299

Potter Valley power-house tailrace near Potter Valley, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°21', long. 123°?', in NWi sec. 6, T. 17 N.,

 R. 11 W., at power house of Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3 miles northwest of Potter 

Valley. Altitude, about 1,000 feet.

Records, available.- October 1922 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 198 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 226 second-feet July 7, 8; minimum, 

8.5 second-feet Nov. 14.

1922-36: Maximum daily discharge, 321 second-feet Aug. 26, 1933; no flow for 

several days in October 1924, January 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Water is diverted from Eel River above Van Arsdale Dam. After

 passing through power plant part of it is used for irrigation in Potter Valley and 

remainder flows into East Fork of Russian River. Irrigation water diverted from 

tailrace above gage is included in tables of discharge. Gage-height record for 

tailrace and daily-discharge record for irrigation ditches diverting above gage furnished by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

oot.

171

86

151

182

18S

180

182

64

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

23

24

23

155

181

177

181

HOT.

178

ISO

180

156

177

178

178

177

120

133

52

11

9.5

8.5

21

63

105

26

29

193

185

182

182

181

184

182

182

181

182

182

-

Dec.

179

181

181

181

181

182

182

179

182

182

174

180

180

180

178

179

180

181

180

181

182

181

181

182

181

180

180

179

179

179

178

Jan.

ISO

180

180

179

180

180

177

176

180

180

178

179

180

179

180

180

184

184

185

184

185

188

188

186

186

188

189

186

188

188

185

Feb.

185

186

18S

145

145

188

186

188

188

152

189

185

168

184

185

185

185

186

184

186

186

183

182

183

183

185

184

183

184

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

Hay.......................................

July, .....................................

Water year 1935-;56- .....................

Mar.

184

184

186

186

186

185

184

187

188

186

186

186

184

189

188

188

186

186

188

185

188

129

186

188

186

186

186

186

128

176

140

Apr.

179

179

178

178

122

178

180

179

182

180

179

124

179

180

179

178

179

178

122

178

179

178

178

177

176

15

24

29

SB

68

-

Secondfoot-da J8

2,376

3,998.0

5,585

56,601.0

5,664

5,263

5,600

4,463

5,019

5,298

6,197

5,897

4,960

60,320.0

May

80

89

61

179

180

182

183

180

180

127

186

182

181

180

177

181

123

162

182

181

160

181

179

124

180

180

181

180

180

178

120

Mnjrfniwn

182

193

182

199

189

189

189

182

186

212

226

212

196

226

June

177

179

178

178

177

179

123

179

179

180

179

181

180

124

182

177

179

179

181

182

125

182

185

190

190

193

193

148

212

207

July

214

217

211

220

153

218

226

2S6

2S3

197

181

131

183

183

186

192

186

189

156

218

214

219

221

223

205

152

209

212

213

211

208

Minimum

23

8.5

174

8.5

177

145

138

15

61

123

131

167

18

8.5

Aug.

212

182

181

181

185

192

192

192

188

189

191

192

188

191

194

193

188

191

194

194

197

195

199

195

196

188

182

184

188

167

196

Mean

76.6

133

180

155

181

181

149

162

177

200

190

165

165

Sept.

194

191

184

177

181

186

187

185

187

196

185

187

193

87

18

26

36

150

184

185

184

184

182

184

183

183

185

186

185

185

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,710

7,930

11,080

112,300

11,230

10 ,440

11,110

8,850

9 960

10*510

IS 290

11,700

9,840

119,600
300 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Wllliamson River below Sprague River, near Chlloquin, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34', long. 121°52', in sec. 3, T. 35 S.,

 R. 7 E., a quarter of a mile below mouth of Sprague River and three-quarters of a 

mile southwest of Chlloquin. Zero of gage is 4,155.66 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,000 square miles.

Records available.- June 1917 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 825 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 second-feet Apr. 29, 30 (gage height, 

4.b7 reet); minimum, 440 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 2.24 feet).

1917-36: Maximum discharge, about 7,000 second-feet Apr. 27, 1917 (sum of discharges on that date at stations on Sprague River at Chlloquin, 4,490 second-feet, 

and Wllliamson River at Chiloquln, estimated, 2,500 second-feet); minimum, 320 

second-feet Oct. 14, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good for October, March to September; fair, November to February ex-

 cept those for Nov. 3, Dec. 16, 19-25, Jan. 18-22, Feb. 9, which were computed on 

basis of weather records and records for Sprague River near Chiloquin and Wood River 

at Fort Klamath, and are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station. Manipulation of gates at dams above causes fluctuation at times. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 420 2.8 800 3.4 1,350 4.0 2,000 4.6 2,740 

2.4 525 3.0 970 3.6 1,560 4.2 2,240 

2.6 650 3.2 1,150 3.8 1,780 4.4 2,480

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1956

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

503 

503 

503 

503 

503

503 

508 

525 

525 

525

537 

537 

537 

549 

561

555 

561 

579 

579 

573

567 

561 

555 

555 

611

664 

604 

573 

573 

567 

624

HOT.

598 

573 

540 

500 

500

555 

537 

537 

543 

555

561 

573 

579 

585 

579

573 

567 

567 

561 

537

492 

492 

508 

678 

699

611 

585 

579 

579 

573

Dec.

573 

567 

567 

567 

567

585 

585 

585 

585 

598

604 

611 

611 

611 

611

560 

537 

555 

570 

580

560 

560 

560 

580 

598

598 

604 

604 

618 

618 

611

Jan.

611 

706 

657 

713 

728

699 

678 

650 

644 

637

720 

800 

970 

1,050 

1,080

1,080 

1,030 

960 

900 

820

700 

640 

650 

650 

618

604 

598 

598 

598 

555 

555

Feb.

555 

537 

573 

604 

611

611 

604 

604 

604 

604

598 

598 

611 

692 

872

961 

1,020 

1,080 

1,090 

1,090

1,180 

1,300 

1,350 

1,400 

1,450

1,620 

1,670 

1,500 

1,120

Month

Oot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

Jlin

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 19,55. .....................

11.....................................

ater year 1935-;

Mar.

970 

979 

1,040 

1,110 

1,160

1,200 

1,200 

1,190 

1,180 

1,160

1,160 

1,190 

1,220 

1,240 

1,250

1,300 

1,350 

1,350 

1,360 

1,400

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,500 

1,620

1,620 

1,500 

1,400 

1,230 

1,150 

1,140

Apr.

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,070 

1,050

1,030 

1,040 

1,020 

1,020 

1,060

1,160 

1,350 

1,560 

1,670 

1,840

2,000 

2,180 

2,300 

2,360 

2,360

2,420 

2;420 

2,540 

2,610 

2,480

2,480 

2,480 

2,610 

2,640 

2,680

Seoondfoot-days

17,123 

16,916 

18,140

271,006

22,899 

27,109 

39,509 

54,730 

49,914 

22,423 

15,634 

15,418 

14,939

314,754

May

2,540 

2,420 

2,360 

2,240 

2,120

2,000 

1,940 

1,890 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

1,780 

1,720 

1,670 

1,620

1,560 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,450

1,450 

1,400 

1,400 

1,300 

1,230

1,130 

1,080 

1,010 

864 

856 

864

Maximum

664 

699 

618

2,300

1,080 

1,670 

1,620 

2,680 

2,540 

889 

598 

508 

561

2,680

June

872 

889 

880 

864 

832

840 

840 

824 

824 

808

800 

824 

840 

840 

840

824 

784 

728 

699 

692

685 

671 

650 

611 

592

585 

570 

560 

570 

585

July

520 

503 

492 

498 

498

498 

498 

498 

498 

498

492 

486 

476 

481 

481

486 

492 

486 

498 

508

503 

598 

567 

531 

520

503 

503 

508 

508 

503 

503

Aug.

498 

498 

503 

503 

508

508 

503 

503 

503 

503

508 

508 

508 

503 

498

498 

498 

492 

492 

492

498 

498 

498 

492 

492

486 

476 

481 

486 

492 

492

Minimum Mean

503 552 

492 564 

537 585

402 742

555 739 

537 935 

970 1,274 

1,020 1,824 

856 1,610 

560 747 

476 504 

476 497 

470 498

470 860

Sept.

498 

492 

492 

514 

503

481 

481 

476 

481 

481

476 

470 

476 

481 

481

486 

508 

543 

549 

531

503 

531 

561 

492 

492

492 

492 

492 

492 

492

Run-off in 

acre-feet

33,960 

33,550 

35,980

537,500

45,420 

53,770 

78,360 

108,600 

99,000 

44,480 

31,010 

30,580 

29,630

624,300
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 301

Upper Klamath Lake near Klamath Falls, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15', long. 121°48', In SWi sec. 19, T. 38 S.,

 R. 9 E., i mile above outlet of Upper Klamath Lake and 2 miles northwest of Klamath 

Falls. Zero of gage Is 4,134.15 feet above mean sea level by general adjustment of 

1929 and 4,135.93 feet by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation datum. All lake elevations 

given are referred to latter datum.

Records available.- May 1904 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 4,143.65 feet May 5; minimum, 4,138.63 feet

 Nov. 15. Maximum mean dally elevation, 4,143.21 feet May 5; minimum, 4,138.97 feet 

Nov. 15.

1904-36: Maximum elevation recorded, 4,144.98 feet about Apr. 20, 1904, determined from high-water marks; minimum (estimated), 4,135.9 feet Nov. 2, 1928; maximum and minimum mean dally elevations occurred during periods when no continuous 

recorder was In operation and were not determined.

Remarks.- Lake elevations, particularly extremes, are very much affected by wind.

 Considerable regulation caused by dam at outlet of lake since Apr. 15, 1919. Waterstage recorder Inspected by employees of The California Oregon power Co.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

39.23

39.08

39. IS

39.23

39.25

39.26

39.26

39.19

39.16

39.11

39.09

39.03

38.99

39.04

39.15

39.15

39.20

39.28

39.31

39.35

39.26

39.17

39.19

39.18

39.16

39.15

39.15

39.35

39.19

39. 24

39.01

HOT.

39.45

39.59

39.22

39. IS

39.16

39.13

39.11

39.08

39.18

39.08

38,99

39.03

39.16

39.07

38.97

39.14

39.19

39.05

39.17

39.22

39.20

39.11

39.18

39.26

39.24

39.25

39.24

39.25

39.26

39.26

-

Dec.

39.27

39.29

39.32

39.29

39.15

39.10

39.15

39.26

39.24

39.24

39.05

39.46

39.37

39.42

39.44

39.45

39.45

39.45

39.45

39.45

39.44

39.44

39.44

39.44

39.48

39.50

39.55

39.55

39.62

39.67

39.72

Jan.

39.69

39.85

39.86

40.01

40.13

40.13

40.11

40.14

40.26

40.27

40.40

40.24

40.46

40.62

40.74

40.88

40.90

40.93

40.98

41.01

41.04

41.06

41.09

41.12

41.14

41.16

41.17

41.19

41.20

41.20

41.20

Feb.

41.22

41.23

41.23

41.24

41.24

41.24

41.23

41.23

41.24

41.25

41.26

41.27

41.26

41.29

41.33

41.39

41.39

41.46

41.46

41.47

41.46

41.56

41.80

41.84

41.80

41.86

41.92

42.02

42.08

-

Mar.

42.13

42.15

42.19

42.20

42.21

42.22

42.23

42.22

42.35

42.28

42.28

42.36

42.33

42.33

42.33

42.36

42.41

42.38

42.40

42.46

42.76

42.73

42.45

42.52

42.69

42.49

42.25

42.54

42.62

42.67

42.68

Apr.

42.46

42.40

42.39

42. 7S

42.59

42.55

42.58

42.57

42.54

42.53

42.54

42.56

42.56

42.59

42.52

42.36

42.52

42.68

42.70

42.69

42.57

42.70

42.70

42.85

42.89

42.89

42.87

42.87

42.94

42.95

-

May

42.94

42.80

42.82

42.94

43.21

43.16

43.04

43.01

43.02

43.05

43.01

42.94

42.52

42.86

43.11

43.10

43.10

43.03

43.02

43.06

43.05

43.04

43.05

43.04

43.05

42.96

42.51

42.90

42.97

42.94

43.07

June

43.02

42.97

43. OS

42.97

42.92

42.77

42.84

42.96

43.05

43.08

43.08

43.03

43.00

42.70

42.90

42.86

43.04

42.99

43.03

42.86

42.93

42.90

42.91

42.86

42.79

42.71

42.81

42.74

42.70

42.63

July

42.60

42.54

42.48

42.45

42.52

42.46

42.43

42.31

42.21

42.24

42,20

42.25

42.23

42.20

42.15

42.10

42.05

42.04

42.02

42,00

41.96

41.91

41.93

41.90

41.85

41.77

41.71

41.66

41.64

41.66

41.58

Aug.

41.50

41.48

41.51

41.44

41.32

41.33

41.29

41.24

41.20

41.20

41.14

41.10

41.05

40.98

40.89

40.85

40.87

40.85

40.83

40.76

40.72

40.64

40.64

40.58

40.61

40.56

40.45

40.37

40.34

40.36

40.31

Sept.

40.32

40. S8

40.21

40.12

40,07

40.14

40.12

40.16

40.22

40.20

40,12

40.12

39.95

39.94

40.02

39.95

39.93

39.87

39.84

39.81

39.81

39.76

39.79

39.78

39.78

39.68

39.66

39.65

39.62

39.59

Hote. Add 4,100 feet to obtain elevations above mea 

datum.

sea level, TJ. S. Bureau of Reclamation

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Date

Sept. 30

Oct

NOT

Dec

Jan

Peb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun<

Juli

Aug

31

30

31

31

29

31

30

31

s 30

T 31

31

Sept. 30

The water

Note.- To

Elevation

in feet

4,139,23

4,139,29

4,139.27

4,139.71

4,141.21

4,142.06

4,142.54

4,142.88

4,142.99

4,142.64

4,141.68

4,140.31

4,139.60

year

compensate for wind

Contents in Change in contents

acre-feet

253,500

257,200

256,000

284,000

400,200

472,400

615,400

545,700

555,700

524,300

431,700

327,200

276 ,800

effect, elevs

during month

in acre-feet

_

+3,700

-1,200

+28,000

+116 ,200

+72,200

+43,000

+30,300

+10,000

-31,400

-92,600

-104,500

-50,400

+23,300

ition given for last day of month

ia mean of elevations for last 4 days of month and first 3 days of following 

month. Contents given are those above elevation 4,135 feet.
302 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Link River at Klamath Falls, dreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 121°48', In sec. 32, T. 38 S., 

R. 9 E., 200 yards above outlet of Keno Canal and three-eighths of a mile above 

Main Street Bridge at Klamath Falls. Zero of gage Is 4,083.71 feet above mean sea 

level by general adjustment of 1929 and 4,085.50 feet by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation 

datum.

Drainage area.- 3,800 square miles.

Records available.- May 1904 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 32 years, 1,623 second-feet (Including Keno Canal).

Extremes.- Maximum combined dally discharge of Link River and Keno canal during year, 

2,790 second-feet Apr. 5; minimum, 31 second-feet Dec. 29.

1904-36: Maximum discharge, 9.400 second-feet May 12, 1904 (gage height, 7.30 

feet, former site and datum); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 30, 1918; minimum daily 

discharge, 26 second-feet Aug. 30, 1932, Nov. 16-18, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Regulation since April 1919 caused by storage of water 

in Upper Klamath Lake. Water diverted above station by main or "A" Canal and Keno 

Canal. Other small diversions above lake. Discharge tables include flow of Keno 

Canal. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of The California Oregon Power 

Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,3SO

588

890

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

717

842

793

760

763

771

826

1,010

1,380

1,110

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,000

1,220

1,100

1,060

1,050

Nov.

1,090

1,060

99S

1,630

1,840

1,840

1,830

1,820

1,520

1,060

1,200

823

1,050

1,080

970

650

999

1,270

529

1,160

1,300

1,330

718

4S6

1,040

970

970

979

972

916

-

Dec,

737

1,120

1,460

1,820

1,680

1,440

1,080

308

1,150

1,350

896

154

549

415

496

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,160

945

1,330

901

311

557

811

264

31

638

594

Month

Calendar year 1935

March. ...............

April................

May....... ...........

June .................

July.................

Water year 1935-36

Jan.

1

250

36

502

36

37

513

416

427

40

35

38

35

36

40

41

44

44

44

44

601

631

47

47

604

163

253

757

660

694

745

,100

Feb.

1,050

1,

706

790

100

1,350

1,260

1,

1,

350

340

511

1,340

915

1, no

393

742

186

48

50

292

48

48

72

48

53

56

56

54

46

48

56

Mar53

6

7

1,2

15

45

50

1,370

1,390

1,3

1,4-

1.4

90io

40

1,440

1,440

1,4

1»4

1.4

70

70

30

1,490

1,530

1,5

1,5

1,5

50

50

10

1,550

1,570

l,5f

1,5'

1,5-

iO

10

10

1,560

1,540

1,5-

1,5<

l,5f

1,W

10

JO

JO

)0

1,560

River including Keno

Maximum

1,380

1 840

1^820

3,860

1,100

1,350

1,570

2,320

2,790

1,450

1 *440

1,700

1,820

2,790

Minimum

588

486

31

31

35

46

53

1,370

725

629

422

571

413

31

Mean

1 ,132

1 'as? 137

1,039

2S9

528

1»397

1,542

1,578

1,048

1,080

1 t404

1,337

1,115

Apr.

1,560

1,520

1,570

1,630

1,600

1,580

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,560

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,600

1,500

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,410

1,370

1,400

1,410

1,420

1,370 l.'~"

!>"*

2,320

-

May

2,750

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,790

2,440

1,910

1,900

1,630

1,290

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,290

1,300

1,290

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,120

1,100

1,440

1,270

1,280

1,360

1,500

725

747

Canal

Run-off in 

aore-feet

69,620

67,640

54,560

752,300

17 760

so'ssp

85,930

91,760

97 040 62)340 66 t 390

86 y300

79,580

809,300

June

1,030

939

1,220

1,050

645

629

634

630

767

743

762

848

982

1,450

1,380

1,190

1,220

1,200

L.200

1^190

1.200

L,210

979

L.030

l",200

1,220

L,160

L,000

L,320

L,200

-

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,170

,140

,110

616

617

,240

,350

,370

,140

,030

623

487

,140

,230

,130

,190

,070

,050

765

,060

,140

,260

,440

,360

,440

422

,050

,330

,050

,140

,310

Aug.

1,310

1,

1,

571

290

aso

1,420

1,430

1,

1,

130

420

946

1,420

1,400

1,

1,

1,

420

420

440

1,410

1,420

1,

1,

1,

430

540

540

1,520

1,500

1,

1»-

1,

500

>00

570

1,700

1,630

1,

1,

1,1

!

700

700

530

384

1,520

River including Keno and '

Maximum

1,450

1 840

l)820

3,860

1,100

1,350

1,570

2,420

2,960

2,220

2,440

2,300

2,220

2,960

Minimum

588

486

31

31

35

46

53

1,370

1^330

935

1,170

1,370

740

31

Mean

1 ,137

1 *887 137

1,267

289

528

1,397

1,550

2j079

1,615

1 y 930

2,059

1,663

1,359

Sept.

1,710

1,700

1,540

1,310

615

413

1,370

1,370

1,360

1,380

1,370

1,360

906

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,430

1,640

1,110

888

1,640

1,700

1,620

A" Canals

Run-tof f in 

acre-feet

69,950

67,640

54,560

931 ,500

17,780

30,380

85,930

92,260

127,800

96,060

118 700

126^600

98,950

986,600
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 303

Klamath River at Keno, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°8', long. 121°58', in SEi sec. 35, T. 39 s., 

R. 7 i!., 2 miles west of Keno and 5 miles above mouth of Spencer Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,920 square miles (not including Lost River or Lower Klamath Lake 

Basins;.

Records available.- June 1904 to December 1913, January 1930 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,610 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 6.92 

feet}; minimum, 40 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 1.50 feet); minimum daily discharge, 179 second-feet Dec. 29.

1904-13, 1930-36: Maximum discharge, 5,220 second-feet Apr. 19, 20, 1907; 

minimum, 35 second-feet Aug. 4, 1934; ffllnimum daily discharge, 60 second-feet May 19, 

1934.

Maximum discharge known, 9,250 second-feet about May 10, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Lost River Diversion

 Canal enters or diverts from Klamath River above station. See records for Lost 

River Diversion Canal and Diversion from Klamath River to Lost River near Olene, 

Oreg. Following diversions in acre-feet through Klamath Strait into Lower Klamath 

Lake computed from gate openings at Ady by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation: October, 

430; November, 417; December, 200; January, 470; February, 131; March, 0; April, 

34; May, 8,940; June,' 2,080; July, 1,780; August, 778; September, 91; the year, 

9,351. Flow regulated by storage in Upper Klamath Lake since April 1919 and In 

Lake Ewauna and Klamath River above Keno since September 1931. Water-stage recorder 

Inspected by employee of The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height,In feet, and discharge, in seconoVfeet)

2.4 

2.6 

2.S 

3.0 

3,2

172

220

280

340

410

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

560

740

1,170

1,410

5.6 

6.0 

6,5 

7.0

1,680

1,980

2,390

2,880

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet.

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,470

749

998

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

864

933

868

845

830

820

916

1,070

1,500

1,220

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,110

1,410

1,110

1,180

1,180

HOT.

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,S70

1,9SO

1,960

2,060

2,060

1,700

1,180

1,360

935

1,170

1,180

1,150

777

1,070

1,440

560

1,360

1,470

1,470

908

553

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,060

-

Dao.

799

1,230

1,640

2,140

1,940

1,610

1,240

431

1,300

1,540

1,030

262

651

508

569

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,200

1,230

1,050

1,500

1,090

371

620

1,000

399

179

745

735

Jan.

405

221

684

283

307

759

682

658

226

232

307

364

372

628

765

815

740

718

765

1,270

1,290

650

417

883

464

428

1,030

916

949

945

1,350

Feb.

1,350

936

97S

1,290

1,540

1,440

1,640

1,400

599

1,720

1,160

1,160

1,210

1,080

500

480

683

796

363

695

695

815

1,060

1,380

1,320

1,290

1,610

1,030

918

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-; 6......................

Mar.

865

1,230

789

1,770

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,980

1,980

1,940

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,860

1,860

1,900

1,980

2,060

1,980

Apr.

1,980

1,9SO

1,980

1,980

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,980

1,980

1,9SO

2,060

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,940

1,780

1,780

1,750

1,640

1,410

1,440

1,540

1,610

1,610

1,580

1,900

2,300

-

Secondfoot-days

37,883

38,453

31,889

385,457

20,523

31,138

57 274

56 ',500

41,765

24 942 £r* 4.*o

38 ,895

41,267

445,961

May

2,570

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,390

1,750

1,860

1,680

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,200

1,100

902

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,060

972

815

649

583

1,040

752

794

965

1,040

367

416

Mq-^ytmwi

1,500

2,060

2,140

4,320

1,350

1,Y20

2,060

2,300

2,670

1,580 

1 290

1,680 

2,060

2,670

June

844

684

929

851

515

420

428

676

690

570

761

837

1,080

1,580

1,410

1,110

1,030

945

918

865

865

836

599

582

890

890

865

604

847

821

-

July

747

755

796

445

425

642

1,020

It ISO

1,020

872

453

418

874

1,080

770

733

735

827

655

S62

822

918

1,080

1,290

1,260

305

778

972

718

890

1,140

Minimum

rMQ fVa

553

179

99

221

363

7S9

1,410

367

420

305

291

205

179

Aug.

1,240

291

815

1,170

1,260

1,230

1,080

1,260

773

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,P60

1,260

1,290

1,290

1,320

1,380

1,410

1,410

1,350

1,410

1,410

1,440

1,640

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,500

316

1,350

Mean

1 222

1,282

1,029

1,056

662

1,074

1 848 _ *Qp1^347

Q«1 OOJ.

820

1,256 

1,376

1,218

Sept.

1,610

1,640

1,500

823

427

205

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,020

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,440

1,720

1,1SO

852

1,780

1,820

2,060

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

75,140

76 ,270 

63,250

764,600

40,710

61,760

113,600

112,100 

82 840

49J470

50,440

77,150 

61,850

834,600
304 KLAMA.TH RIVER BASIN

Klamath River below Fall Creek, near Copco, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°58', long. 122°22', in NEi sec. 36, T. 48 N.,

 R. b W., 500 feet below mouth of Fall Creek, half a mile below The California 

Oregon Power Co.'s Copco 2 plant, and 1 mile south of Copco post office. Zero of 

gage is about 2,310 feet above mean sea level, determined from river profile.

Drainage area.- 4,370 square miles (revised).

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1936. October 1923 to September 1928 at 

site above moutn of Fall Creek.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,324 second-feet, including Fall Creek.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,310 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.67

 feet); minimum, 112 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage height, 1.20 feet). Minimum daily

discharge, 282 second-feet June 7.

1923-36: Maximum discharge, 6,950 second-feet at site above Fall Creek, Mar. 26,

1928; minimum, about 10 second-feet several times in 1925 and 1926. Minimum daily

discharge at present site, 83 second-feet Aug. 2, 1931. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those computed from electrical output of Copco 2

 power plant for Aug. 3-5, Sept. 27-30, which are fair. Diversions and regulation 

above station. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of The California Oregon 

Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

70

112

170

255

360

485

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4,5

910

1,420

1,970

2,570

3,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

Z

s

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,780 

1,720 

1,750 

1,530 

898

972 

1,830 

1,940 

2,270 

1,940

1,880 

518 

402 

1,300 

1,400

1,600 

1,750 

1,860 

746 

843

1,780 

1,930 

1,700 

1,760 

1,920

663 

594 

1,650 

1,610 

1,520 

1,710

Nov.

2,010 

1,690 

1,320 

2,310 

2,200

2,050 

2,290 

2,420 

742 

310

1,380 

1,750 

1,900 

1,670 

1,680

842 

313 

1,490 

1,700 

1,680

1,720 

1,660 

' 779 

379 

1,620

1,690 

1,720 

819 

1,550 

1,130

Dee.

658 

2,080 

2,430 

2,040 

2,070

2,000 

806 

474 

1,810 

1,760

1,250 

460 

1,500 

676 

700

1,530 

1,460 

1,530 

1,640 

1,600

712 

404 

1,860 

1,690 

349

1,520 

1,680 

1,010 

355 

1,130 

766

Jan.

654 

1,200 

1,070 

303 

292

984 

1,040 

1,100 

486 

696

1,160 

1,530 

1,520 

1,760 

1,970

1,860 

1,410 

1,140 

366 

1,520

1,450 

1,110 

1,230 

1,200 

546

398 

1,040 

1,310 

1,460 

1,620 

1,280

Feb.

1,820 

421 

1,650 

1,910 

1,670

1,880 

1,870 

7 695 

422

1,700

1,540 

1,600 

1,610 

1,460 

606

406 

1,290 

1,200 

1,340 

1,220

1,170 

1,010 

1,620 

2,850 

2,140

2,170 

2,160 

1,480 

1,950

Month

Oct 

No-5 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

Hay

JXffl

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 19C

ater year 1935-2

Har.

809 

1,900 

1,900 

1,780 

2,220

2,200 

1,850 

2,040 

2,360 

2,420

2,460 

2,220 

2,420 

2,400 

1,990

2,470 

2,220 

2,220 

2,270 

2,240

2,180 

2,010 

2,330 

2,220 

2,280

2,130 

2,100 

1,990 

2,240 

2,240 

2,270

Apr.

2,240 

2,340 

2,270 

2,130 

2,230

2,270 

2,230 

2,400 

2,430 

2,320

2,290 

2,260 

2,330 

2,250 

2,480

2,420 

2,400 

2,080 

1,400 

2,230

2,310 

2,070 

2,010 

1,890 

1,970

1,880 

2,210 

2,080 

2,530 

3,100

Secondfoot-days

45,766 

44",814 

39,950

481,950

34,705 

42,860 

66,379 

67,050 

50,030 

34,950 

35,004 

46 ,123 

50,290

557,921

May

2,930 

3,030 

3,000 

2,890 

2,810

2,450 

2,300 

1,980 

1,420 

853

1,360 

1,350 

1,370 

1,760 

1,870

1,330 

816 

1,550 

1,470 

1,340

1,860 

1,310 

566 

574 

1,760

1,330 

1,580 

1,420 

958 

474 

319

Maximum

2,270 

2,420 

2,430

4,170

1,970 

2,850 

2,470 

3,100 

3,030 

2,050 

1,540 

2,230 

2,450

3,100

June

1,310 

1,290 

1,260 

1,220 

1,320

376 

282 

1,220 

1,240 

1,280

1,270 

1,240 

902 

1,210 

2,050

1,590 

1,450 

1,800 

1,430 

833

317 

1,290 

1,340 

1,330 

1,300

1,260 

664 

376 

1,30O 

1,200

July

1,290 

1,320 

1,260 

318 

320

1,210 

1,420 

1,430 

1,220 

1,120

461 

390 

1,310 

1,370 

1,540

1,540 

1,390 

866 

562

1,230

1,230 

1,230 

1,420 

1,460 

509

348 

1,470 

1,490 

1,460 

1,450 

1,370

Minimum

402 

310 

349

99

292 

406 

809 

1,400 

319 

282 

318 

415 

466

282

Aug.

455 

440 

1,480 

1,720 

1,620

1,460 

1,630 

660 

565 

1,560

1,760 

1,850 

1,930 

1,850 

1,840

486 

1,780 

1,790 

1,970 

1,740

1,820 

1,560 

415 

1,890 

S,090

2,210 

2,230 

2,170 

838 

484 

1,830

Mean

1,476 

1,494 

1,289

1,320

1,120 

1,478 

2,141 

2,235 

1,614 

1,165 

1,129 

1,488 

1,676

1*524

Sept.

2,300 

2,010 

2,020 

2,120 

1,700

523 

466 

1,700 

1,830 

2,320

1,900 

1,000 

503 

1,690 

1,910

2,100 

2,410 

2,450 

1,520 

552

1,950 

2,220

2,290 

1,780 

1,800

741 

605 

2,130 

2,130 

1,620

Run-off in 

acre-feet

90,780 

88,890 

79,240

955,900

68,840 

85,010 

131,700 

133,000 

99,230 

69,320 

69,430 

91,480 

99,750

1,107,000
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 

Klamath River at Somesbar, Calif.

305

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23', long. 123°29', In SWi sec. 3, T. 11 N.,

 R. 6 K., ZOO feet below mouth of Salmon River and 1 mile west of Somesbar post 

office. Altitude, about 450 feet.

Drainage area.- 8,480 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 27.8 

reet); minimum, 952 second-feet Sept. 29.

1927-36: Maximum discharge, 60,300 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage height, 27.9 

feet): minimum, 218 second-feet Aug. 26, 1931.

A stage of about 50.8 feet occurred on Feb. 21, 1927 (discharge not computed).

Remarks.- Records good; discharge Interpolated Feb. 26-28. Storage, large diversions

 for Irrigation, and considerable regulation by power plants above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got.

1,740

2,490

2,540

2,540

2,320

1,760

1,660

2,160

2,600

2,990

2,660

2,930

1,860

1,710

2,490

2,760

2,660

2,760

2,820

2,270

1,620

2,440

2,760

2,540

2,540

2,930

1,860

1,480

2,010

2,490

2,380

HOT.

2,660

3,050

2,600

2,320

3,050

3,110

2,990

3,350

3,480

2,490

1,570

2,030

2,930

3,050

2,990

3,290

2,540

1,860

1,980

2,930

2,930

3,230

3,410

2,880

2,010

2,280

2,880

2,820

2,270

2,540

-

Dec.

2,060

1,760

2,010

2,760

2,660

2,820

3,290

3,540

2,320

2,710

6,710

9,920

4,700

3,940

3,230

2,600

2,760

2,880

2,760

2,820

2,820

2,320

1,960

2,110

2,880

2,490

3,410

4,230

5,940

6,520

6,320

Jan.

5,040

23,300

18,200

19,500

16,700

11,600

9,440

8,720

13,800

16,100

32,600

23,900

27,700

43,900

52,200

41,000

30,100

21,900

18,000

15,400

14,300

13 ,000

11,800

11,100

10,600

9,680

9,200

9,680

9,680

9,440

9,200

Feb.

8,720

8,960

7,580

8,020

8,240

7,800

7,580

7,580

6,520

6,130

6,920

8,020

8,240

8,240

8,480

8,020

7,800

8,240

8,240

8,240

17 ,900

29,900

26,400

21 ,300

18,000

16,000

15,000

14,000

13,500

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

March. .....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-S56. .....................

Mar.

13,500

13,500

14,800

14,600

13,800

13,500

13,000

12,300

12,100

12,100

11,800

11,600

11,400

11,100

10,900

10,400

10,600

10,400

10 ,400

10,600

11,100

10,900

10,200

10,200

9,680

9,440

9,200

9,680

9,200

9,200

8,720

Apr.

8,720

8,480

8,720

9,200

8,480

8,480

8,720

8,720

8,960

9,680

10,400

11,600

12,300

13,300

14,100

14,300

14,100

13,500

12,800

12,100

12,600

12,800

12,800

13,500

12,300

11,600

11,100

11,100

10,600

10,600

-

Secondfoot-days

72,770

81,520

109,250

2,024,860

566 ,780

329,570 349 920

335*660

276,730 

142,420

77,360

68,910 

68,210

2,479,100

May

10,600

10,400

10,900

11,400

11,400

10,400

9,680

9,440

9,680

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,900

11,800

10,600

9,920

8,720

8,240

8,020

7,580

7,140

7,360

7,140

6,920

6,720

7,800

7,360

7,580

6,920

6,130

5,380

liAxlTp"m

2 990

3,480

9,920

17,200

29,900

14,300 

14,300

11,800 

6,720 3 220

2^840

3,070

52,200

June

5,040

5,380

5,560

5,380

5,210

5,560

6 ,13'0

6,720

6,320

5,940

5,750

5,750

5,560

5,040

5,040

5,380

5,040

4,700

4,540

4,380

3,940

3,440

3,520

3,840

3,680

3,520

3,440

3,220

2,630

2,770

-

July

3,140

3,070

3,070

3,140

2,560

2,090

2,220

2,920

3,220

3,000

2,840

2,350

2,020

2,220

2,770

2,840

2,770

2,700

2,220

2,090

2,090

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,490

2,090

1,550

1,720

2,420

2,350

2,350

Minimum

1,480

1,570

1,760

1,130

5,040

6,130

8 ,720

5 ,380

2,630

1,550

1,350 

1,150

1,150

Aug.

2,280

1,840

1,360

1,600

2,490

2,560

2,700

2,490

1,840

1,440

1,780

2,490

2,630

2,700

2,560

2,630

1,840

1,720

2,420

2,630

2,350

2,420

2,490

1,650

1,660

2,700

2,840

2,770

2,840

1,840

1,350

Mean

2 347

2 717

3*524

5,548

11,360

11 290

11^190

8 927

4)747

2,495

2)274

6,773

Sept.

1,580

2,920

2,630

2,630

2,840

2,350

1,840

1,160

1,620

2,220

2,920

2,490

1,780

1,580

1,700

2,420

2,700

3,070

3,070

2,490

1,560

1,840

2,700

2,920

2,490

2,420

1,960

1,150

2,160

3,000

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

144,300

161,700

216,700

4,016,000

1,124,000

653,700

694,100

665 ,800

548,900

282,500

153,400

136,700 

135,300

4,917,000'
306 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Sprague River near Chiloquin, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°35', long. 121°51', In NEi sec. 35, T. 34 S.,

 R. 7 tl., if miles east of Chiloquin and 4 miles above Modoc Point Canal Intake.

Drainage area.- 1,580 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1936. July 1920 to September 1931 com-

 parable record except for extremely low stages at station at McCready ranch, 12 miles

upstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1921-36), 399 second-feet, 

tjxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.27

 feet}; minimum, 127 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.34 feet).

1920-36: Maximum discharge, 3,920 second-feet Mar. 29, 1928; minimum dally discharge (estimated), 50 second-feet May 26, 27, 1926.

Maximum discharge known, 4,490 second-feet at Chiloquin, Apr. 27, 1917. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 3-6, Dec. 16-25,

 Jan. 17-23, 30, 31, Feb. 1-3, 5, 9, 10, which are fair and were computed on basis of 

weather records and records for Wllllamson River below Sprague River, near Chiloquin, 

and Wood River at Fort Klamath. Diversions for Irrigation above station; regulation 

by pondage at Irrigation dams. Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of The 

California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935 36 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

92

144

254

410

655

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

920

1,230

1,580

1,980

2,520

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

82 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

181 

181 

188 

188 

184

184 

199 

206 

202 

199

202 

. 206 

206 

209 

213

213 

221 

238 

229 

217

213 

209 

206 

209 

273

323 

254 

229 

229 

234 

288

HOT.

254 

242 

210 

170 

170

220 

217 

225 

229 

225

234 

242 

238 

234 

238

238 

238 

238 

238 

188

144 

144 

177 

350 

334

250 

234 

225 

225 

225

Dec.

221 

217 

217 

221 

225

238 

234 

234 

238 

246

246 

254 

254 

254 

254

210 

190 

200 

230 

240

230 

230 

230 

240 

270

268 

264 

259 

250 

250 

246

Jan.

242 

278 

278 

354 

350

328 

307 

388 

278 

273

350 

458 

603 

648 

674

674 

680 

560 

500 

440

330 

270 

290 

297 

278

268 

268 

264 

264 

230 

230

Feb.

230 

210 

230 

259 

250

242 

242 

234 

240 

240

246 

246 

259 

355

518

578 

629 

668 

674 

674

733 

850 

885 

920 

1,030

1,150 

1,190 

1,030 

707

Month

Dot

KOI

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mai

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Pe]

I

alendar year 19;55. .....................

ater year 1935^;

Mar.

584 

610 

668 

733 

772

785 

785 

778 

772 

759

752 

778 

818 

818 

850

850 

885 

920 

920 

955

955 

990 

990 

1,030 

1,070

1,030 

920 

818 

694 

629 

610

Apr.

603 

584 

572 

554 

548

542 

542 

530 

524 

560

668 

818 

955

1,110 

1,270

1,440 

1,580 

1,730 

1,780 

1,830

1,880 

1,980 

2,030 

2,080 

2,030

1,980 

2,030 

2,140 

2,190 

2,190

Seoondfoot-days

6,733 

6,796 

7,360

147,537

11,512 

15,719 

25,528 

39,270 

37,616 

13,505 

6,192 

5,749 

5,208

181,188

May

2,080 

1,980 

1,880 

1,780 

1,680

1,580 

1,440 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,360 

1,310 

1,230 

1,190

1,150 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,070 

1,070 

990 

955 

885

816 

766 

688 

566 

548 

560

Maximum

323 

350 

270

1,700

674 

1,190 

1,070 

2,190 

2,080 

57S 

302 

195 

221

2,190

June

572 

578 

572 

548 

548

548 

542 

542 

542 

530

524 

530 

542 

542 

542

518 

488 

428 

404 

399

388 

372 

350 

302 

268

278 

273 

264 

273 

278

July

202 

202 

202 

202 

202

202 

199 

199 

199 

195

191 

184 

181 

181 

181

161 

181 

177 

191 

195

202 

302 

259 

229 

209

195 

191 

191 

188 

188 

191

Minimum

181 

144 

190

111

230 

210 

564 

524 

548 

264 

177 

138 

154

138

Aug.

188 

188 

191 

191 

191

191 

188 

188 

188 

191

195 

195 

195 

191 

188

188 

188 

188 

184 

188

188 

188 

188 

188 

188

191 

174 

138 

157 

177 

177

Mean

217 

227 

237

404

371 

542 

823 

1,309 

1,213 

450 

200 

185 

174

495

Sept.

177 

170 

174 

195 

174

160 

157 

157 

164 

160

157 

157 

164 

164 

167

170 

195 

221 

217 

191

170 

206 

209 

154 

160

164 

170 

164 

160 

160

Run-off In 

acre-feet

13,350 

13,480 

14,600

292,600

22,830 

31,180 

50,630 

77,890 

74,610 

26,790 

12,280 

14,030 

10,330

362,000
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 

Wood River at Fort Klamath, Oreg.

307

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°42', long. 121°59 ! , in sec. 22, T. 33 3., R. 7* E., at

 nTgHway bridge a quarter of a mile east of Fort Klamath. Zero of gage Is 4,166.65 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). *

Records available.- August 1911 to September 1936 (Incomplete prior to 1922); discon- tinued. 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1913-16, 1918-19, 1922-36), 215 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 323 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height,

 lcJ.34 feet); minimum, 144 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1911-36: Maximum discharge (estimated), 600 second-feet Nov. 23-25, 1921 (gage 

height, 4.0 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet in July, August, September, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined by shifting-control method, estimated for

 Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Considerable diversion for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, -water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

8

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

Si

28

S3

84

25

26

27

38

89

30

31

Oet.

1S8

188

195

195

195

188

195

195

195

202

202

210

210

202

202

195

202

195

202

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

202

HOT.

195

195

173

188

188

195

195

195

195

195

188

195

188

188

188

195

188

188

188

188

188

188

168

188

188

188

188

180

188

188

Dec.

195

188

180

ISO

188

188

195

195

195

195

210

195

188

180

173

173

173

173

173

166

166

173

173

166

195

195

188

195

188

188

188

Jan.

195

234

218

250

226

21S

210

218

188

234

234

202

218

226

226

218

218

226

210

210

210

210

210

210

202

195

210

210

188

186

184

Feb.

182

ISO

180

180

180

195

195

188

188

188

188

195

195

195

218

195

195

195

195

195

218

210

210

218

210

195

195

195

195

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1935. .....................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-3 5 ......................

Mar.

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

202

210

202

210

210

218

218

226

242

234

242

242

250

234

234

218

202

195

195

195

202

202

195

202

Apr.

188

188

188

195

195

202

210

226

242

266

290

323

306

306

262

258

234

234

226

218

226

226

234

242

226

226

234

234

218

210

Secondfoot-days

6,103

5,680

5 jV18

64,557

6,594

5,668

6,545

7,053

7,486

6,999

5,070

5,070

6,145

74,133

May

195

195

210

234

242

226

226

226

226

234

250

274

282

306

306

266

306

250

250

258

242

250

242

242

234

242

234

218

202

218

202

Mqx^T"\im

210

195

210

306

250

218

250

323

306

306

195

173

226

323

June

202

195

195

166

180

188

226

266

266

266

282

306

282

290

290

290

282

282

274

266

226

226

218

210

202

180

173

166

202

208

July

195

166

160

160

153

160

160

160

166

166

166

160

ieq

160

ISO

180

180

166

150

152

149

148

145

144

146

173

173

173

173

173

173

Minimum

188

173

166

138

184

180

196

188

196

166

144

148

180

144

Aug.

173

173

166

160

159

1*9

149

148

149

152

148

153

160

166

166

166

166

166

166

160

166

166

173

166

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

Mean

197

189

184

177

213

195

211

235

242

233

164

164

205

203

Sept.

leo

180

188

195

195

195

202

202

195

195

195

195

202

202

210

210

210

210

218

218

210

210

210

218

218

218

210

218

210

226

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,110

11,270

11,340

128,100

13,080

11,240

12,980

13,990

14,650

13,880

10,069

10,060

12,190

147,000
308 KLAMA.TH RIVER BASIN

Fourmlle Lake Reservoir near Odessa, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°27', long. 122°14', in NWi sec. 9, T. 36 S., R. 5 E., 

at dam at outlet of Fourmile Lake, 15 miles northwest of Odessa. Gage readings are 

elevations above mean sea level, irrigation company datum.

Records' available.- June 1923 to September 1930, June 1932 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum recorded contents during year, 14,610 acre-feet July 1 (elevation, 

e,uui.4 feet); minimum, 4,761 acre-feet Oct. 2.

1923-30, 1932-36: Maximum contents, 15,170 acre-feet July 10, 1933 (elevation, 

6,002.0 feet); no storage at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Month-end contents October, November, May to August estimated 

from occasional readings of gage. Water turned out of reservoir is diverted 300 feet 

below dam into Cascade Canal, which conveys it across divide into drainage above Fish 

Lake in Rogue River Basin. See records for Cascade Canal near Fish Lake.

Monthly contents, in acre-feet, water year 1935-36

Date

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

May

June

July

Aug.

30

31

30

31

30

31

31

Contents in 

acre-feet

4,680

4,800

4,900

12,680

14,600

10,180

8,000

Change in eonte 

during month

_

+120

+100

* +7,780

+1,920

-4,420

-2,180

snts 

in

The period

*Por period Hov. 30 to May 31.
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 309

Cascade Canal near Fish Lake, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24', long. 122°16', In SEi sec. 30, T. 36 S.,

 if. 5' E., at divide "between Rogue River and Klamath River Basin, 3 miles above Fish 

Lake.

Records available.- June 1924 to September 1936 (irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 40 second-feet Aug. 6-11 (gage 

neignt, 1.83 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge interpolated for May 20, 22, 23, June 5-30; computed

 from observations on contents of Four-mile Lake Reservoir for July 23 to Aug. 5.

Water stored in Four-mile Lake Reservoir was released to canal July 1 to Aug. 15. This 

canal diverts water from Fourmile Creek in Klamath River Basin and discharges it into 

lava bed 14 miles above Fish Lake in Rogue River Basin. Entire flow sinks into lava 

bed, reappearing in springs at head of Fish Lake. Gaging station is 10 miles below 

point of diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month.

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai 

Api 

Ifaj 

Jui 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sei

alendar year

The peri

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

255 

103 

943 

584 

0

May

23 

18

17 

19 

18 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

16

14 

13 

11 

8 

10 

8

Maximum

23

7

0

June

7 

6 

6 

6

3

July

0 

6

10 

18 

22

24 

29 

30 

30 

31

33 

33 

34 

34 

34

34 

35 

35 

34 

34

35 

35

37

Minimum

8

0 

0 

0

Aug.

1 38

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

39 

38 

39 

38

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

14.2 

3.4 

30.4 

18.8 

0

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

506 

204 

1,870 

1,160 

0

3,740

Hote.- No record Oct. 1 to Hay 13; probably some flow In April and May from melting snow.
310 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

"A" Canal at Klamath Falls, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°14-', long. 121°48', in NEi sec. 30, .T. 38 S.,

 RT~9~~E., 300 feet below head gates of canal and 1 mile northwest of Klamath Falls.

Records available.- October 1912 to September 1936 in reports of U. S. Geological Sur-

 vey; October 1910 to September 1912 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 161 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,026 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 9.78

 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Apr. 26.

1910-36: Maximum discharge, that of July 23, 1936; maximum stage, 10.72 feet 

June 27, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. "A" Canal diverts water from Upper Klamath Lake, in NEi sec.30,

 T7~3H S., R. 9 E., for irrigating lands east of Klamath River on both sides of Lost 

River. Most of return waters reach Lost River. Records furnished by U. S, Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

Q

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

13

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

31

Oet.

70

70

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

February. .................................

April. . ...................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

66

66

96

"

Secondfoot -days

166

0

0

90,376

0

0

0

252

15,534

26 )355

20,312

9,767

89 ,388

May

111

110

121

162

172

174

210

238

274

318

341

386

464

518

557

567

592

622

641

665

676

725

747

741

783

840

868

872

788

668

583

Maximum

70

0

0

945

0

0

0

96

872

998

1,004

905

517

1,004

June

534

509

500

465

443

383

366

320

246

192

208

244

264

290

350

404

474

536

613

736

786

826

892

898

998

995

933

845

868

884

-

July

890

S88

S32

726

715

S10

S69

S6S

S57

S14

741

6S6

689

690

712

766

840

876

S76

888

944

972

998

1,004

987

944

920

896

869

892

896

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

110

192

636

487

196

0

Aug.

905

852

814

778

776

794

779

745

684

640

632

649

677

683

652

592

579

587

618

629

629

605

585

579

595

585

598

571

522

487

489

Mean

5.4

0

0

248

0

0

0

8.4

501

567

850

655

326

244

Sept.

511

517

4S6

426

360

327

314

298

295

311

330

308

288

272

267

268

260

256

247

242

276

314

328

332

377

366

339

328

328

196

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

329

0

0

179,200

0

0

0

500

30/810

33,720

52,270

40,290

19,370

177,300
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 311

Keno Canal at Klamath Falls, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°13', long. 121 U 48', in SWi sec. 32, T. 38 S., R. 9 E.,

 2UU feet above penstock to west-side plant of The California Oregon Power Co. and a 

quarter of a mile above Link River bridge at Klamath Falls.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1936. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 201 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 277 second-feet Nov. 17; no flow at times.

 T5S3-36: Maximum daily discharge, 291 second-feet Apr. 10, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from record of electrical output of power

 plant 200 feet below gage combined with spill at wasteway above gage. Canal diverts 

water from Upper Klamath Lake at Link River storage dam in SEi sec. 30. Water used 

for developing power and returned to Link River in SW£ sec. 32. Flow controlled by 

gates at head of canal. Gage-height and electrical-output'records furnished by The 

California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

267 

267 

271 

272 

274

272 

266 

273 

271 

266

272 

270 

276 

270 

267

274 

275 

273 

276 

276

275 

276 

271 

271 

271

270 

275 

274 

263 

275 

265

HOT.

267 

269 

266 

267 

261

267 

262 

264 

276 

272

271 

271 

271 

265 

269

274 

277 

271 

273 

272

266 

261 

16E 

146 

216

270 

270 

270 

272 

272

Dec.

271 

271 

270 

269 

256

269 

264 

270 

266 

266

261 

118 

4 

3 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

112 

272 

266 

273 

273

273 

191 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

2

2 

2 

2 

2

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Feb.

1 

2 

2 

167 

268

269 

266 

266 

269 

269

269 

270 

269 

265 

138

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jas 

F«l 

Max 

Apr 

««3 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

3«i

1

 lender year 193

tater year 1935-3

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

149 

262

271 

99 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

4

157 

266 

270 

265 

264

271 

270 

264 

265 

266

264 

263 

268 

265 

271 

272

Apr.

265 

165 

2 

0 

3

165 

271 

266 

266 

271

264 

265 

218 

270

265

262 

270 

99 

0 

0

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-clays

8,414 

7,792 

4,721

68,021

32 

2,990 

4,967 

3,608 

2,136 

4,307 

8,094 

7,872 

7,780

62,713

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

39 

102 

61 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

133 

259

259 

253 

256 

255 

257 

261

Maximum

276 

277 

273

291

2 

270 

272 

271 

261 

256 

266 

267 

266

277

June

256 

25S 

256 

252 

251

255 

253 

254 

252 

255

256 

254 

254 

247 

176

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

116 

256 

72 

0

0 

0 

0 

86 

46

July

262 

263 

261 

262 

263

263 

256 

253 

259 

260

263 

264 

262 

266 

261

261 

263 

263 

263 

263

263 

263 

257 

263 

255

260 

261 

261 

260 

260 

260

Minimum

263 

148

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

253 

236 

251

0

Aug.

256 

267 

259 

259 

255

257 

247 

257 

257 

257

257 

256 

256 

267 

236

253 

254 

255 

255 

253

249 

248 

252 

251 

252

254 

253 

252 

252 

242 

254

Mean

271 

260 

152

186

1.0 

103 

160 

120 

6S.9 

144 

261 

254 

259

171

Sept.

260 

255 

256 

253 

259

263 

264 

261 

255 

266

260 

256 

254 

259 

262

258 

262 

262 

261 

261

262 

260 

264 

261 

256

261 

263 

50 

255 

251

Run-off In 

acre-feet

16,690 

15,460 

9,360

134,900

63 

5,950 

9,850 

7,160 

4,240 

8,540 

16 ,050 

15,610 

15,430

124,400
312 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Lost River Diversion Canal near Olene, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gages above and below head gate at intake of canal at Lost River Dam; 

water-stage recorder, lat. 42°9', long. 121°42', in SWi sec. 30, T. 39 S., R. 10 E., 

1-J miles below intake and 5 miles southwest of Olene. Station was moved downstream 

about 1 mile in 1931.

Records available.- May 1912 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1912-15, 1916-36), 102 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,097 second-feet Feb. 24; no flow at times. 

I9li>36: Maximum discharge, 1,320 second-feet Apr. 11, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge computed from daily record of openings and head on 

gate; water-stage recorder used to indicate changes between readings. Canal diverts 

water from Lost River in SWi sec. 29, T. 39 S., R. 10 E., and discharges into 

Klamath River to assist in reclamation of bed of Tule Lake. At times direction of 

flow is reversed and water diverted from Klamath River into Lost River. See record 

for Diversion from Klamath River to Lost River near Olene. Discharge records furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in aeeond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95

94

95

79

102

102

95

94

91

87

85

87

88

87

87

87

88

92

IDS

108

98

90

88

79

83

87

82

84

74

87

83

HOT.

S6

83

87

89

86

86

85

86

84

S5

81

67

81

81

81

81

83

84

82

83

84

85

86

86

83

84

83

82

81

80

-

Dec.

80

80

81

90

91

129

86

87

87

89

89

87

93

92

94

94

94

93

91

90

89

S7

90

90

86

87

89

93

91

91

92

Jan.

89

98

110

114

126

144

155

158

172

162

188

222

309

486

486

490

551

592

583

537

463

398

317

252

192

183

164

135

139

152

152

Feb.

151

144

139

131

125

110

117

107

99

101

104

105

122

130

160

192

279

314

573

524

487

537

841

1,097

1,049

928

855

754

624

M

-

Month

Oc tober ...................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1955 ......................

January. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

August ....................................

September. ................................

Water year 1935-

Mar.

594

567

546

523

5C7

490

468

457

440

424

414

377

322

318

304

300

259

276

259

241

233

237

228

221

205

200

223

318

336

35S

358

Apr.

366

366

366

366

375

375

373

375

370

373

378

386

388

391

396

398

398

394

386

366

318

205

96

157

191

209

199

189

199

186

Secondfoot-days

2 ,786

2 495

2^802

34,202

S,319

11^003

9,535

340

310

0

0

3,598

52,087

May

140

51

10

0

0

0

46

70

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ma-rlmmi

108

129

1,130

592

1,097

594

398

140

71

0

0

190

1,097

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

71

69

66

47

0

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

74

67

' 80

0

89

99

200

96

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

83 . 2

90.4

93.7

268

376

355

318

11.0

10.3

0

0

120

142

Sept.

0

24

125

146

190

182

165

154

148

142

143

138

132

129

128

128

127

128

12S

128

127

129

95

81

93

86

73

103

120

106

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,530 

4,950

5,560

67,S50

16,500

21,620

13*910

674

615

0

0

7,140

103,300
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 313

Diversion from Klamath River to Lost River near Olene, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°9', long. 121°42', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 39 S., 

R. 10 E., 5 miles southwest of Olene; staff gage above rectangular gate at wasteway 

0.1 mile east of recorder.

Records available.- April 1931, when diversion began, to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 345 second-feet May 23; no flow at times. 

1931-36: Maximum daily discharge, 564 second-feet Apr. 13, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge computed from record of gate openings and gage readings 

at wasteway; recorder used as index of changes between readings. This canal was built 

to divert water from Lost River to Klamath River to assist in reclamation of the bed 

of Tule Lake. See record for Lost River diversion canal near Olene. Beginning 

In April 1931 water has been diverted at times from Klamath River and released into 

drain that empties into Lost River, from which it is rediverted for irrigation of lands 

near Tule Lake. Records furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apt 

Maj 

Jui 

Jul

All£

Se] 

1

alendar year 19;

tember .................................

ater year 1935-C

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

19,189

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,922 

3,232 

4,077 

768 

0

11,999

May

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

43

77 

167

166 

12S

111 

111 

121

Sll 

238 

280 

317 

317

317 

314 

294 

277 

252 

1S1

Maxljiruni

0 

0 

0

460

0 

0 

0 

0 

317 

249 

311 

105 

0

317

June

154 

147 

104 

34 

32

33

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

10 

123 

164 

175 

205

211

214 

249 

233 

207

187 

164 

168 

205 

213

July

207 

200 

160 

140 

109

114

157 

135 

107 

57

0 

0 

0 

65 

219

311 

277 

195 

127 

109

114 

155 

128 

149 

148

148 

148 

148 

116 

68 

66

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

57 

94 

105 

71 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

32 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

33

46 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

52.6

0 

0 

0 

0 

127 

108 

132 

24. S 

0

32.8

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

33,070

0 

0 

0 

0 

7,780 

6,410 

8,090 

1,520 

0

23,800
314 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Fall Creek at Copco, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°58', long. 122°22', In NEi sec. 36, T. 48 N. , R. 5 W. ,

 at railway crossing 500 feet above mouth and 1 mile south of Fall Creek power plant 

and Copco post office.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 190 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage

 height, 2.60 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 25 second-feet May 17, June 30, July 1, 

Aug. 26-31.

1928-36: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 10, 1936; minlmun, that of May 17, 

June 30, July 1, Aug. 26-31, 1936.

Remarks . - Records fair except those above 40 second-feet, which are poor. Discharge 

computed by shifting-control method Oct. 1 to Nov. 17. No diversions or regulation 

above station. Gage-height record furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6

.7

1.2 65

1.4 80

1.7 104

2.0 131

2.6 150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

*29

29

*30

*29

* 29

29

29

29

29

29

30

»30

*30

30

30

29

*29

*29

29

29

29

29

*29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

*29

HOT.

29

28

26

33

31

*31

*31

31

31

29

30

30

*30

30

29

*30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

-

Dec.

*30

*30

30

30

30

31

*31

*32

32

32

33

36

35

*33

*31

31

*31

*31

31

31

31

31

31

*31

*32

35

35

35

37

41

*42

Jan.

*44

108

48

51

44

44

*48

#46

62

150

58

44

54

84

65

*65

*50

44

44

41

38

37

*36

*36

35

34

37

35

34

36

*35

Feb.

34

33

*33

*32

32

31

31

31

31

30

31

*33

35

35

44

38

36

36

*38

41

80

54

54

44

54

 51

48

48

44

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November . .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-36......................

Mar.

*42

41

41

*39

38

37

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

*34

34

34

34

34

34

34

*34

33

33

*33

33

33

32

31

31

31

Apr.

31

32

32

*35

*33

32

33

32

32

32

31

31

*30

30

30

30

29

29

29

»29

28

28

30

28

28

28

*30

30

30

29

-

Secondfoot-days

905

1,012

11,570

1,587

1,162 

1,085

833

817

818

814

825

11,669

May

29

28

28

*30

 29

28

28

28

27

27

27

*26

26

27

27

26

25

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

28

27

Maximum

30

33

42

45

150

80

42

35

30

30

27 

27

29

150

June

27

26

*26

26

26

26

29

*30

*29

*27

S6

28

*28

*28

27

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

27

»27

27

27

27

26

26

25

-

July

25

26

27

 26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

27

27

27

*27

27

27

27

27

27

Minimum

29

26

30

26

34

30

31

Qg

25

25

25

26

25

Aug.

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

Mean

29.2

30.0

32.6

31.7

51.2

40.1 

35.0

30.4

26 9

S7.2 

26^4

26*3 

27.5

31.9

Sept.

»26

26

26

27

27

26

27

*27

27

27

27

27

28

29

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

 28

28

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,800 

1 790

2)oiO

22,960

3,150

2,300

2,150

1,810

1,650

1,620

1,620

1,610 

1,640

23,150

*Estimated.
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 315 

Hyatt Prairie Reservoir near Ashland, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°10', long. 122°28', in sec. 16, T. 39 S., R. 3 E., at

 dam of Talent Irrigation District 3 miles north of Ashland-Klamath Falls highway 

and 20 miles east of Ashland. Gage readings are elevation above mean sea level, 

Irrigation District datum.

Records available.- December 1922 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 9,656 acre-feet May 20, 23, June 8

 (elevation, 5,007.8 feet); minimum, 1,181 acre-feet Oct. 3 (elevation, 4,991.3 feet). 

1922-36: Maximum contents, 15,920 acre-feet May 15, 16, 1928 (elevation, 5,015.70 

feet); no storage at times.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Monthly stage and contents, water year 1935-36

Date

Sept. 30

Oct . 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Water year

Elevation

in feet

_

_

.

-

_

_

4,999.8

_

.*

.*

«

5,000.0

-

-

Contents

in acre-feet

*1,200

*1,276

*1,3S5

*1,673

*2,383

*2,952

4,619

*8,366

*9,656

*8,898

*7,325

4,725

*3,420

-

Change in contents

during month in

acre-feet

_

+76

+109

+288

+710

+569

+1,667

+3,747

+1,290

-75S

-1,573

-2,600

-1,305

+2,320

*Computed from readings averaging once weekly.
iltl KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Keene Creek Canal near Ashland, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42"9', long. 122°30', in NWi sec. 29, T. 39 S., 

R. 3 K., 400 feet above short tunnel through Cascade Divide, 2 miles north of AshlandKlamath, Falls highway, and 16 miles southeast of Ashland.

Records available.- June 1923 to September 1936, some years incomplete.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46 second-feet several days in August; maximum 

gage height, 3.50 feet Aug. 31; no flow at times.

1923-36: Maximum discharge, 78 second-feet Aug. 18, 1928.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge computed by shifting-control method; interpolated for 

May~~S4, 26. Water released from Hyatt Prairie Reservoir is diverted by canal from 

Keene Creek in SEi sec. 20, T. 39 S., R. 3 E., and discharged into Emigrant Creek for 

irrigation of lands near Talent. Practically no flow in canal Oct. 6 to May 22. 

Stored water released from reservoir May 23 to Sept. 15.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

S

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

Jan

Fet

uary. ..................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935-e 6. .....................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-daya

Q

0

0

0 

0

0

0

119

345

592

1,185

587

2,836

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

4

Maximum

2

0

0

0 

0

0

0

16

25

25

46

45

46

June

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

16

11

10

10

9

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

16

20

22

23

24

24

25

25

-

July

25

25

25

25

25

23

21

18

16

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

15

18

19

21

22

25

25

25

25

24

22

19

18

19

Minimum

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

2

11

19

1

0

Aug.

19

19

20

20

20

20

24

33

33

37

44

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

45

45

Mean

0.3

0

0

0 

0

0

0

3.8

11.5

19.1

38.2

19.6

7.7

Sept.

45

44

45

43

35

34

30

29

29

29

28

26

35

38

37

22

6

4

2

2

3

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

16

0

0

0 

0

0

0

236

684

1,170

2,350

1,160

5,620
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 317

Shasta River near Yreka, Calif.

Location.- later-stage recorder, lat. 41°49', long. 122°35', in NEi sec. 24, T. 45 N., 

. R. 7 W., 0.6 mile above mouth and 6 miles north of Yreka. Altitude, about 2,000 feet.

Drainage area.- 804 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 4.80 

feet; by slope-area method; minimum, 5.5 second-feet Aug. 16.

1933-36: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1936; minimum, 5.5 second-feet 

July 4, 1935, and Aug. 16, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and many irrigation diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seoond-feet)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.3

1.9

2.0

12.5

17

22

28

35

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

44

54

65

78

92

108

2.7

2.8

2 s'.o9

128

154

186

220

292

368

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

448

532

620

712

806

902

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

77

75

88

92

86

95

108

110

112

112

112

114

122

124

122

120

120

120

120

118

116

116

116

116

110

106

105

105

106

106

108

NOT.

122

128

128

122

120

120

120

122

122

122

120

120

120

120

118

118

118

120

122

122

124

126

131

128

124

124

124

124

124

124

-

Dec.

124

124

124

124

124

124

126

128

128

128

133

138

136

128

126

124

122

124

122

120

118

118

118

120

126

133

149

146

151

146

141

Jan.

138

260

220

213

193

173

164

176

338

285

456

360

444

524

878

782

524

380

319

281

260

238

227

224

220

213

206

206

200

189

189

Feb.

186

183

176

173

173

170

167

164

160

160

167

170

164

167

189

200

186

173

170

173

256

341

311

292

270

252

242

234

234

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November ..................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

April .....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 56. .....................

Mar.

224

227

227

224

220

217

213

210

210

310

200

200

196

193

186

183

180

173

173

173

173

164

151

160

173

167

164

160

154

160

Apr.

189

193

183

170

157

154

144

120

118

110

78

77

79

74

63

63

61

44

48

63

61

53

52

39

41

40

42

47

50

61

173 j

Secondfoot-days

3,359

3,677

3,993

32,399,5

9,480

5,903

5,838

2,674

1,458

1,465.5

474

438.5

1,185

39,945.0

May

66

88

86

84

85

84

84

75

48

48

44

49

49

43

4C

25

24

24

23

23

24

20

19

14

22

22

27

33

43

60

82

Maximum

124

131

151

264

878

341

227

193

88

108

24

62

75

878

June

98

108

97

56

42

52

69

July

12

10

17

18

20

12

11

74 15

85

77

84

82

79

81

79

40

34

29

27

24

20

20

20

17

14

13

12

11

9.5

12

17

20

20

17

14

19

22

20

21

24

17

12

11

12

15

13

11

11

17

13

11

10

12

Minimum

75

118

118

6

138

160

151

39

14

9.5

10

6.5

15

6.5

Aug.

9.5

7.5

9.5

11

20

62

33

15

14

12

12

10

12

12

10

6.5

9.5

10

11

8.5

11

11

9.5

12

11

10

12

17

16

17

17

Mean

108

123

129

88.8

306

204

188

89.1

47.0

48.8

15.3

14.1

39.5

109

Sept.

19

20

21

24

24

22

37

44

46

30

22

18

15

20

24

25

57

53

32

29

34

44

50

50

65

72

70

73

75

70

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6,660

7,290

7,920

64,250

18,800

11,710

11,580

5,300

2,890

2,910

940

870

2,350

79,220
318 KLAMATH RIVER BASIN

Salmon River at Somesbar, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23', long. 123°28', In NWi sec. 2, T. 11 N., 

R. 6 E., half a mile east of Somesbar post office and li miles above mouth. Altitude, 

about 500 feet.

Drainage area.- 737 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to September 1915, October 1927 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1911-13, 1927-29, 1930-36), 1,335 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 13.0 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet; minimum, 113 second-feet 

Sept. 27'(gage height, 3.12 feet).

1927-36: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 14, 1936; minimum, 70 second-feet Aug. 25, 

Sept. 4, 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Oct. 23, 24 Interpolated. No large diversions 

above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

131 

146 

170 

178 

178

170 

162 

154 

146 

146

150 

187 

206 

264 

440

361 

280 

259 

259 

254

239 

219 

205 

195 

192

192 

187 

137 

192 

201 

210

NOT.

269 

264

239 

224 

224

229 

254 

280 

280 

269

254 

285 

302 

264 

280

373 

302 

264 

264 

313

296 

399 

490 

406 

349

313 

291 

200 

269 

264

Dec.

254 

244 

244 

239 

229

259 

349 

505 

399 

412

1,310 

1,990 

950 

690 

588

520 

475 

440 

406 

386

373 

355 

342 

336 

367

440 

682 

674 

1,230 

1,610 

1,370

Jan.

1,000 

6,890 

4,320 

5,020 

4,320

2,850 

2,090 

1,870 

3,990 

4,430

10,200 

6,120 

6,500 

15,900 

16,200

11,000 

7,150 

5,160 

3,980 

3,440

2,950 

2,680 

2,500 

2,400 

2,280

2,200 

2,170 

2,220 

2,170 

2,060 

1,970

Feb.

1,660 

1,760 

1,650 

1,590 

1,510

1,430 

1,370 

1,310 

1,260 

1,240

1,280 

1,550 

1,640 

1,750 

1,800

1,820 

1,790 

1,750 

1,790 

1,820

5,530 

7,650 

6,020 

4,920 

4,090

3,540 

3,240 

3,240 

3,340

Month

Dot 

NOD 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Bep

«

ember. .................................

alendar year 19,

11.....................................

ater year 1935-

Mar.

3,440 

3,870 

4,090 

3,870 

3,540

3,340 

3,140 

2,860 

2,860 

2,680

2,590 

2,560 

2,540 

2,420 

2,300

2,220 

2,250 

2,250 

2,250 

2,370

2,590 

2,470 

2,280 

2,170 

1,980

1,860 

1,820 

1,920 

1,750 

1,660 

1,610

Apr.

1,480 

1,440 

1,510 

1,580 

1,460

1,420 

1,540 

1,650 

1,710 

1,940

2,420 

3,140 

3,650 

4,200 

4,440

4,320 

4,200 

4,200 

3,960 

3,760

3,870 

3,980 

3,980 

4,440 

3,650

3,140 

3,040 

2,950 

2,770 

2,540

Secondfoot-days

6,460 

8,790 

18 ,718

499,195

148,030 

73,540 

79,550 

88,400 

85,910 

43,257 

15,192 

6,098 

4,182

578,127

May

2,420 

2,500 

2,770 

3,240 

3,140

2,590 

2,370 

2,450 

2,860 

3,540

3,760 

3,870 

4,320 

4,680 

3,340

2,950 

S,680 

2,770 

2,590 

2,170

1,970 

2,080 

2,250 

2,520 

2,770

2,770 

2,560 

2,590 

2,080 

1,730 

1,580

Maximum

440 

490

1,990

5,380

16,200 

7,650 

4,090 

4,440 

4,680 

2,770 

735 

265 

166

16,200

June

1,500 

1,520 

1,510 

1,440 

1,480

1,690 

2,350 

2,770 

2,120 

1,900

1,880 

1,910 

1,820 

1,650 

1,680

1,470 

1,410 

1,280 

1,160 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,160 

1,130 

997

899 

846 

795 

735 

735

July

735 

725 

715 

661 

661

608 

582 

582 

697 

679

600 

548 

525 

518 

495

472 

452 

426 

406 

400

394 

388 

382 

364 

352

334 

322 

310 

298 

286 

275

Minimum

131 

224 

229

131

1,000 

1,240 

1,610 

1,420 

1,580 

735 

275 

149 

117

117

Aug.

265 

255 

250 

245 

240

230 

226 

221 

216 

216

212 

212 

212 

203 

194

190 

185 

181 

181 

177

173 

173 

173 

169 

165

161 

161

157 

153 

153 

149

Mean

208 

293 

604

1,368

4,775 

2,536 

2,566 

2,947 

2,771 

1,442 

490 

197 

139

1,580

Sept.

145 

153 

157 

157 

165

165 

161 

153 

145 

141

137 

137 

141 

157 

157

153 

145 

141 

137 

129

125 

125 

121 

121 

121

121 

117 

117 

117 

121

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,810 

17,430 

37,130

990,200

293,600 

145,900 

157,800 

175,300 

170,400 

85,800 

30,130 

12,100 

8,290

1,147,000
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN 319

Trinity River at Lewlston, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°42', long. 122°48', In NEJ sec. 19, T. 33 N.,

 R. 8 HI., at highway bridge at Lewlston. 0.8 mile below Deadwood Creek. Zero of gage 

Is 1,794.72 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 724 square miles.

Records available.- August 1911 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 1,395 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.0

 feet): minimum, 55 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

1911-36: Maximum discharge, about 31,900 second-feet Nov. 30, 1926 (gage height, 

18.3 feet) from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet on basis of slopearea measurement of 28,700 second-feet; minimum, 23 second-feet July 30, 1924.

Remarks - Records excellent. Diversions for Irrigation, power, and placer mining above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

105

152

212

285

365

3.0 

3.2 

3,4 

3.6 

3.8

465

580

700

840

980

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6

1,120

1,440

1,780

2,140

2,540

6.0 

6.4 

6.8 

7.2 

7.6

2,970

3,450

3,970

4,520

5,110

8.0 5,740

8.5 6,610

7,560

9,600

9.0

10

11 11,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

91

96

123

199

166

152

142

132

116

123

130

177

172

183

270

289

251

222

216

206

193

177

166

160

152

147

142

140

134

134

142

HOT.

163

190

1S6

177

177

177

180

190

183

172

174

174

180

180

186

219

209

202

199

255

255

301

385

325

285

262

247

236

226

219

Dec.

212

209

206

202

199

219

285

370

370

317

35?

910

598

450

380

345

313

301

285

266

258

251

244

240

244

251

541

361

520

670

770

Jan.

574

868

917

1,210

1,320

945

742

670

696

1,670

6,240

3,090

2,700

5,800

9.9TO

6,220

3,580

2,490

1,920

1,560

1,400

1,280

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,160

Feb.

1,110

1,050

980

924

882

833

791

756

728

714

742

1,450

2,700

2,340

2,640

3,450

3,520

3,450

3,030

2,800

10,300

10,800

6,080

4,380

3,390

2,750

2,490

2,340

2,240

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

December. .................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1935- 36. .....................

Mar.

2,240

2,440

2,750

2,860

2,750

2,750

2,540

2,440

2,640

2,540

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,290

2,190

2,100

2,190

2,290

2,290

2,440

2,750

2,540

2,190

2,000

1,780

1,600

1,520

1,430

1,400

1,360

1,360

Apr.

1,240

1,200

1,280

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,400

1,600

1,780

2,050

2,860

3,970

4,520

4,960

5,420

5,580

5,580

5,260

4,960

4,660

4,660

5,110

5,580

5,580

4,660

4,100

3,710

3,520,

3,09Q

2,860

-

Secondfoot-days

5 ,143

6,514

10,944

432,634

66,452

79,660

68,890

105,430

97,360

51,523

15,683

5,226

3,796

516,621

May

2,700

2,750

3,150

3,840

3,710

2,970

2,750

2,800

3,270

3,970

4,240

4,520

5,420

6,250

4,100

3,390

3,030

2,860

2,750

2,290

2,050

2,190

2,290

2,440

2,640

2,64C

2,59C

3,71C

2,49C

1,92C

1,64C

Maximum

289

385

910

7,360

9,970

10,800

2,860

5,580

6,250

3,710

826

230

152

10,800

June

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,690

3,710

3,520

2,750

2,340

2,240

2,190

2,050

1,920

2,590

2,050

1,780

1,560

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,040

966

889

826

812

July

819

305

777

714

700

640

604

574

721

826

688

628

580

568

538

504

465

440

415

390

375

365

353

325

305

289

277

266

255

244

233

Minimum

91

163

199

89

574

714

1,360

1,200

1,640

812

233

127

105

91

Aug.

226

226

230

226

219

196

186

180

177

180

183

193

199

183

174

163

155

152

144

144

142

140

137

137

140

142

137

134

127

127

127

Mean

166

217

353

1,185

2,144

2,747

2,222

3,514

3,141

1,717

506

169

127

1,412

Sept.

125

127

132

142

152

152

152

144

137

132

127

120

147

127

130

137

137

137

118

123

123

120

114

109

105

105

105

105

105

107

~

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,200

12,920

21,710

858,100

131,800

158,000

136,600

209,100

193,100

102,200

31,110

10,370

7,530

1,025,000
320 KLAMA.TH RIVER BASIN

Trinity River near Burnt Ranch, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°47', long. 123°25', In sec. 29, T. 5 N.,

 R. 7 JJ., 2 miles above highway bridge at Cedar Flat and 7 miles above Burnt Ranch. 

Zero of,gage Is 1,007.98 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929J.

Drainage area.- 1,400 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 19.27

 feet) from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 148 second-feet 

Sept. 27.

1931-36: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1936; minimum, 89 second-feet 

Oct. 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for extremely high water, which are good.

 Slight regulation and small diversions for mining and Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

158 

175 

201 

229 

299

279 

256

241 

227 

214

217 

252 

289 

336 

433

498 

482 

444 

430 

405

 364 

345 

321 

309 

302

294

281 

281 

274 

272 

274

HOT.

294 

333 

336 

324 

315

312 

321 

336 

345 

333

330 

327 

333 

330 

339

368 

381 

371 

381 

426

455 

601 

690 

665 

565

502 

467 

444 

422 

405

Dec.

394 

381 

374 

364 

361

361 

408 

596 

650 

610

783 

1,740 

1,410 

1,000 

832

732 

670 

606 

574 

544

514 

494 

478 

471 

455

474 

660 

748 

1,180 

1,490 

1,740

Jan.

1,410 

3,600 

3,380 

3,620 

4,000

2,690 

2,020 

1,790 

2,690 

4,070

15,400 

8 ,760 

6,480 

15,800 

28,200

19,400 

10,900 

6,660 

5,130 

4,260

3,620 

3,260 

3,020 

2,860 

2,800

2,640 

2,640 

2,640 

2,640 

2,640 

2,420

Feb.

2,270 

2,170 

2,020 

1,880 

1,790

1,700 

1,610 

1,530 

1,450 

1,450

1,490 

2,120 

4,130 

4,000 

4,260

5,290 

5,950 

5,950 

5,450 

5,290

15,300 

23,400 

14 ,200 

9,480 

7,430

6,120 

5,450 

5,290 

4,980

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma,

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 192 5. .....................

t ember. ................................

ater year 1935-!

Mar.

4,980 

5,130 

5,450 

5,450 

5,290

4,980 

4,680 

4,400 

4,540 

4,540

4,130 

4,130 

4,130 

3,870 

3,740

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,740

4,000 

4,000 

3,620 

3,380 

3,020

2,740 

2,580 

2,580 

2,420 

2,370 

2,320

Apr.

2,170 

2,020 

2,170 

2,740 

2,580

2,320 

2,370 

2,640 

2,910 

3,140

3,870 

5,130 

6,120 

6,660 

7,040

7,2SO 

7,430 

7,040 

6,850 

6,300

6,120 

6,660 

7,040 

7,430 

6,660

5,610 

5,130 

4,830 

4,400 

4,130

Secondfoot-days

9,382 

12,051 

22,094

749,099

181,440 

153,450 

120,690 

146,740 

129,980 

76,070 

28,600 

8,889 

5,561

894,947

May

3,740 

3,740 

4,000 

4,680 

4,980

4,260 

3,740 

3,740 

4,130 

4,830

5,450 

5,610 

6,480 

8,230 

6,300

4,680 

4,130 

3,870 

3,740 

3,260

2,860 

2,860 

3,020 

3,260 

3,500

3,620 

3,620 

4,400 

3,870 

2,910 

2,470

Maximum

498 

690 

1,740

12,700

28,200 

23,400 

5,450 

7,430 

8,230 

5,290 

1,370 

478 

218

28,200

June

2,220 

2,220 

2,220 

2,120 

2,070

2,320 

4,130 

5,290 

4,260 

3,620

3,380 

3,260 

3,140 

2,860 

3,260

3,140 

2,740 

2,370 

2,170 

2,020

1,970 

2,020 

2,070 

2,020 

1,880

1,660 

1,530 

1,410 

1,370 

1,330

July

1,330 

1,370 

1,370 

1,330 

1,250

1,210 

1,140 

1,100 

1,070 

1,100

1,140 

1,100 

1,000 

970 

940

910 

880 

850 

814 

782

760 

732 

710 

688 

666

640 

605 

580 

546 

519 

498

Minimum

158 

294 

361

152

1,410 

1,450 

2,320 

2,020 

2,470 

1,330 

498 

188 

152

152

Aug.

478 

458 

438 

420 

402

381 

364 

347 

331 

313

298 

287 

281 

278 

273

265 

258 

248 

242 

235

226 

220 

216 

212 

210

210 

212 

208 

198 

192 

188

Mean

305

402 

713

2,052

5,853 

5,291 

3,893 

4,891 

4,193 

2,536 

923 

287 

185

2,445

Sept.

188 

188 

196 

204 

212

214 

218 

218 

210 

198

192 

184 

180 

182 

192

194 

198 

194 

192 

184

170 

173 

170 

168 

163

158 

152 

155 

156 

158

Run-off In 

acre-feet

18,610 

23,900 

43,820

1,486,000

359,900 

304,400 

239,400 

291,100 

257,800 

150,900 

56,730 

17,630 

11,030

1 ,775 ,000
KLAMA.TH RIVER BASIN 321

Trinity River near Hoopa, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°2', long. 123"39', in SEi sec. 31, T. 8 N., R.

 £i K., on Hoopa Indian Reservation, half a mile below Campbell Creek and 2 miles 

southeast of Hoopa. Altitude, about 315 feet.

Drainage area.- 2,820 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1936. October 1911 to January 1914,

 November 1916 to August 1918, staff gage at Hoopa, 2 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 73,100 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 24.60

 feet) from rating curve extended above 33,000 second-feet; minimum, 289 second-feet 

Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.86 feet).

1911-14, 1916-18, 1931-36: Maximum discharge, about 89,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 

1913 (gage height, 28.1 feet, former site and datum) from rating curve extended 

above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 162 second-feet Oct. 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions for mining and irrigation above station.

Eating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3 

3.0 

3.H 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

276

323

380

445

518

600

690

945

B.O 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

1,230

1,560

2,000

2,480

3,040

3,720

4,570

5,640

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

6,800

9,300

11,900

14,600

17,500

21,000

25,000

29,400

34,000

38,700

43,500

48,400

53,400

58,600

64,000

69,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

294 

310 

396 

432 

480

518 

470 

435 

415 

396

390 

419 

463 

622 

945

1,080 

972 

840 

765 

715

668 

600 

579 

558 

538

538 

518 

518 

518 

518 

518

Nov.

600 

668 

668 

622 

600

600 

600 

645 

645 

645

622 

668 

690 

668 

715

815 

815 

765 

740 

840

890 

1,080 

1,400 

1,290 

1,110

1,000 

890 

840 

790 

765

Dec.

740 

715 

690 

690 

668

668 

740 

1,060 

1,200 

1,200

1,690 

4,770 

3,570 

2,480 

1,910

1,660 

1,460 

1,380 

1,230 

1,170

1,110 

1,060 

1,030 

1,000 

1,000

1,030 

1,460 

1,820 

3,290 

6,080 

5,860

Jan.

4,380 

11,400 

12,700 

12,700 

14,300

9,560 

6,800 

5,860 

13,000 

14,900

35,200 

25,000 

22,600 

38,000 

67,900

53,400 

36,800 

25,900 

18,900 

14,600

12,200 

10,300 

9,300 

8,300 

7,800

7,300 

7,050 

6,800 

6,800 

6,3?0 

5,860

Feb.

5,640 

5,200 

4,880 

4,570 

4,380

4,120 

3,950 

3,800 

3,640 

3,50C

3,500 

5,860 

10,600 

10,100 

9,820

10,300 

11,400 

Ilj400 

11,100 

10,900

22,600 

44,000 

33,100 

25,900 

20,600

17,200 

14,900 

14,300 

13,800

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

e

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apt 

Ma; 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 19

ater year 1935-

Mar.

13,500 

13,500 

15,800 

13,200 

12,200

11,400 

10,600 

9,820 

9,560 

9,300

8,800 

8,300 

8,050 

7,800 

7,300

7,050 

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

5,800

6,800 

7,050 

6,560 

6,080 

5,640

5,200 

4,980 

5,200 

5,090 

4,880 

4,880

Apr.

4,480 

4,200 

4,480 

6,560 

6,080

5,530 

5,4£\, 

5,860 

6,320 

6,320

7,050 

8,300 

9,300 

9,820 

10,300

10,300 

10,600 

10,100 

9,560 

9,050

8,800 

9,300 

9,560 

10,100 

9,560

8,300 

7,550 

7,300 

6,800 

6,560

Secondfoot-days

17,427 

23,686 

54,371

1,543,185

531,930 

345,060 

253,740 

233,460 

184,320 

113,720 

43,275 

15,740 

10,767

1,827,496

May

6,080 

5,860 

6,080 

6,800 

7,300

6,560 

5,860 

5,530 

5,660 

6,560

7,300 

7,550 

8,300 

10,100 

8,600

6,800 

5,860 

5,530 

5,420 

4,980

4,380 

4,1 EC 

4,290 

4,480 

4,770

4,980 

4,880 

5,420 

5,860 

4,290 

3,720

Maximum

1,080 

1,400 

6,080

27,800

67,900 

44,000 

13,800 

10,600 

10,100 

8,800 

2,000 

740 

406

67,900

June

3,360 

3,290 

3,36C 

3,220 

3,100

3,500 

5,420 

8,800 

7,050 

5,640

5,090 

4,770 

4,570 

4,200 

4,290

4,480 

3,870 

3,570 

3,320 

3,100

2,980 

2,920 

2,980 

0,920 

2,740

2,580 

2,580 

2,230 

2,090 

2,000

July

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

1,910 

1,890

1,740 

1,660 

1,620 

1,740 

1,910

1,910 

1,700 

1,540 

1,500 

1,460

1,400 

1,360 

1,260 

1,200 

1,140

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,060 

1,000

945 

890 

840 

815 

790 

765

Minimum

294 

600 

668

285

4,380 

3,500 

4,880 

4,200 

3,720 

2,000 

765 

380 

298

294

Aug.

740 

690 

668 

668 

645

600 

600 

558 

558

518

518 

518 

538 

538 

blS

499 

476 

459 

448 

445

435 

432 

425

419 

419

415 

412 

409 

402 

390 

380

Mean

562

790 

1,754

4,228

17,160 

11,900 

8,185 

7,782 

5,946 

3,791 

1,396 

508 

359

4,993

Sept.

377 

377 

383 

399 

402

406 

406 

406 

399 

380

368 

359 

353 

356 

368

374 

377 

374 

368 

?62

345 

331 

328 

323 

318

316 

303 

298 

303 

308

Run-off in 

acre-feet

34,570

46,980 

107,800

3,061,000

1,055,000 

684,400 

503,300 

463,100 

365,600 

225,600 

85,830 

31,220 

21,360

3,625,000

146163 O 37 21
322 SMITH RIVER BASIN

Smith River near Crescent City, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°47', long. 124°4', in SWi sec. 10, T. 16 N., 

R. 1 E., half a mile below South Fork and 9 miles east of Crescent City.

Drainage area.- 613 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 55,500 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 25.1 

 feet); minimum, 210 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.61 feet).

1931-36: Maximum discharge, 61,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 26.45

feet) from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 168 second-feet

Oct. 21, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1935-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.4

208

252

305

365

425

495

570

650

815

5.8 

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

10,0

1,010

1,220

1,470

1,760

2,180

2,650

3,180

3,750

5,050

11

12

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

6,680

8,600

10,720

15,600

21,500

28,300

36,300

45,000

55,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

210 

221 

280 

299 

264

245 

2^2 

228 

226 

223

230 

297 

495 

1,840 

2,270

1,400 

770 

570 

478 

413

380 

356 

332 

311 

302

297 

285 

280 

314 

365 

368

HOT.

935 

750 

570 

495 

439

425 

460 

439 

512 

495

456 

1,630 

2,500 

1,540 

1,340

2,000 

1,580 

1,920 

1,110 

1,340

1,220 

1,370 

1,020 

1,720 

1,370

1,140 

985 

860 

770 

710

Dec.

670 

610 

590 

550 

530

750 

1,870 

4,370 

2,450 

3,180

15,600 

19,100 

7,400 

4,500 

3,290

2,500 

2,180 

1,920 

1,680 

1,500

1,370 

1,280 

1,220 

1,160 

1,110

1,110 

2,040 

2,220 

11,300 

16,200 

12,100

Jan.

7,600 

29,500 

13,800 

27,600 

19,600

11,200 

8,200 

9,520 

28,700 

21,500

32,800 

22,900 

38,300 

47,600 

38,600

31,200 

18,400 

12,800 

10,500 

8,400

6,680 

5,670 

5,050 

4,500 

4,110

3,750 

3,510 

3,290 

3,070 

2,750 

2,550

Feb.

2,400 

2,270 

2,140 

2,140 

2,000

2,000 

2,140 

2,000 

1,920 

1,840

1,920 

2,450 

2,850 

3,070 

3,870

3,400 

3,180 

3,290 

3,870 

6,170

13,200 

19,OOO 

15,900 

10,900 

10,300

10,500 

8,800 

8,600 

8,000

Month

Oct 

Ho-s 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

liar 

Apr 

Maj

JUB

Jul

Aug

Sep 

«

embar . .................................

alendar year 1935. .....................

uary

ater year 1935-3

Mar 

7,040 

6,860 

6,000 

5,200 

4,500

3,990 

3,510 

3,180 

2,960 

2,750

2,550 

2,450 

H, 320 

2,180 

2,040

1,960 

1,880 

1,840 

1,760 

1,720

1,720 

1,640 

1,580 

1,640 

1,500

1,400 

2,270 

6,340 

4,370 

3,510 

2,960

Apr.

2,500 

2,270 

2,850 

5,200 

3,870

3,290 

3,070 

2,960 

2,750 

2,750

2,850 

2,750 

2,600 

2,450 

2,360

2,270 

2,140 

2,000 

1,800 

1,720

1,680 

1,720 

1,680 

2,220 

2,000

1,720 

1,640 

1,840 

2,850 

2,850

Secondfoot-days

14,781 

32,301 

126,450

1,085,708

483,650 

160,120 

95,620 

74,650 

81,260 

50,705 

20,004 

10,748 

7,659

1,157,948

May

2,360 

2,180 

2,040 

2,550 

5,050

4,500 

3,510 

2,850 

2,550 

2,360

2,180 

2,000 

2,040 

4,240 

3,750

3,180 

2,650 

2,400 

2,850 

3,290

2,960 

2,500 

2,360 

2,090 

1,920

1,840 

1,800 

2,000 

1,800 

1,720 

1,640

Maximum

2,270 

2,500 

19,100

_

47,500 

19,000 

7,040 

5,200 

5,050 

4,630 

910 

425 

305

47 ,600

June

1,580 

1,500 

1,470 

1,370 

1,340

1,440 

2,320 

4,630 

3,510 

2,750

2,360 

2,040 

1,840 

1,720 

1,720

1,640 

1,760 

1,540 

1,500 

1,440

1,340 

1,280 

1,220 

1,160 

1,110

1,080 

1,040 

1,010 

960 

935

July

910 

885 

860 

838 

838

792 

770 

770 

792 

770

750 

710 

690 

670 

650

630 

610 

590 

570 

570

550 

530 

512 

495 

495

478 

478 

460 

456 

446 

439

Mlnijttuffl

210 

425 

530

210

2,550 

1,840 

1,400 

1,640 

1,640 

935 

439 

283 

217

210

Aug.

425 

419 

413 

407 

398

392 

386 

380 

377 

371

374 

368 

359 

353 

344

335 

335 

332 

329 

323

317 

317 

320 

317 

311

305 

297 

?88 

288 

285 

283

Mean

477 

1,077 

4,079

2,975

15,600 

5,521 

3,085 

2,488 

2,621 

1,690 

645 

347 

255

3,164

Sept.

283 

302 

305 

297 

288

283 

274 

264 

257 

252

250 

250 

257 

285 

280

264 

254 

250 

245 

243

237 

232 

230 

230 

230

223 

217 

221 

226 

230

Run-off In 

acre-feet

29,320 

64,070 

250,800

2,154,000

959,300 

317,600 

189,700 

148,100 

161,200 

100,600 

39,680 

21,320 

15,190

2,297,000
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 323

Measurements of stream flow In the Pacific slope basins in California at points other 

than regular gaging stations for the water year October 1935 to September 1936, are 

listed in the following tables.

Streams south of San Francisco Bay

San Luis Rey River at Ecnsall Calif.

Date

Dec. 27

Jan. 3

10

17

24

Feb. 11

14

19

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

5.8

82

98

Date

Feb. 26

Mar. 4

11

18

27

Apr. 2

10

16

Sec. -ft.

45

23

14

11

12

27

2V

16

Date

Apr. 21

30

May 6

13

20

27

June 4

1C

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

13

6.4

4.0

1.9

.9

1.6

.42

.42

Date

June 17

24

July 2

8

15

29

Aug. 5

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

*0.15

*.l

*.l

s.l

-*.l

#.05

*.05

 K-Estimated.

Luis Rey River at Rancho Gua jomita, Calif.

Feb. 19 

26 

Mar. 4 

11

106 

44 

26 

18

Mar. 18 

27 

Apr. 2 

10

11 

12 

31 

25

Apr. 16 

21 

30 

May 6

16 

12 

5.2 

3.4

Hay 13 

20 

27

June 4

1.1 

*.15 

.5 

0

 ^Estimated 

San Luis ReJ^River a quarter of a mile below Ranciio Guajomita, Calif. 

Mar. 11, 15 second-feet

Arroyo Seco at Nigger Canyon, near Temecula, Calif.

Mar. 25 2.6 Apr. 2 3.2 || Apr. 7 5.0

Upper diversion from Haines Creek near Tujunga, Calif.

Dee. 3 

26

Jan. 2 

8

.04 

.03 

.03 

.03

Jan. 20 

Feb. 6 

Mar. 20 

25

.03 

.03 

.04 

.04

Apr. 1 

11 

May 1 

16

.04 

.04 

.04 

.03

June 2 

17

.03 

.03

Lower diversion from Haines Creek near Tujunga, Calif.

Oct . 21 

28 

Nov. 4 

Dee. 3

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07

Dee . 26

Jan. 2 

8 

20

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07

Feb. 6 

Mar. 20 

25 

Apr. 1

.07 

.11 

.10

.10

Apr. 11 

May 1 

16 

June 2 

17

.10 

.09 

.08 

.08 

.08

Fillmore Land & Water Co.'s diversion from Sespe Creek near Sespe, Calif.

Oct. 4 

18 

Nov. 5 

Dec. 4 

Jan. 10

7.0 

6.G 

9.8

4)9

Jan. 28 

Feb . 26 

Mar. 2 

16 

30

11.3 

1.2 

.95 

1.0 

2.3

Apr. 15 

 29 

May 14 

28 

June 12

1.0 

1.6 

13 

16.8 

10

June 24 

July 3 

27 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 12

8.7 

7.8 

6.2 

4.9 

4.8

^Estimated. 

Santa Ynez River half a mile below junction with Mono Creek, Calif.

Feb. 6 

May 13

9.3

5.4

May 19 

27

4.6 

4.8

June 1 

9

4.1 

1.8

June 16 .5

Santa Ynez River at Pine Canyon Bridge, near Lompoe, Calif. 

Feb. 14, 773 second-feet

Caaiuesa Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Santa Barbara, Calif.

May 13 

19 

27 

June 1 

9

.34 

.26 

.20 

.26 

.15

June 16 

- 23 

July 1

7

.12 

.08 

.03 

.04

July 14 

21 

28

Aug. 4

.05 

.04 

.05 

.04

Aug. 11 

18 

25 

Sept. 1

.06 

.02 

.02 

.01

Giliney Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Santa Barbara, Calif.

Jan. 2 

9 

16

.10 

.09 

.09

Jan. 30 

Feb. 6 

May 13

.07 

.6 

.24

May 19 

21 

June 1

.27 

.25 

.20

June 9 

16

.14 

.14
324 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Streams south of San Francisco Bay Continued

Hot Springs Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Santa Barbara, Calif.

Date

Oct. 17 

Apr. 22

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

0.21 

.68

Date

June 16

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

6.38

Date

Sept. 14

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

0.25

Date Die charge 

Sec. -ft.

Santa Agueda Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Santa Ynez, Calif. 

Feb. 13, 114 second-feet

Santa Cota Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Santa Ynez, Calif.

Oct. 26 

Nov. 23 

Dec . 28

3.4 

3.1 

3.2

Jan. 25 

Feb. 13 

29

3.2 

2.8 

3.3

Apr. 18 

Hay 9 

June 6

2.2 

.96 

.88

July 11 

Aug. 15 

Sept. 5

.65

Trace 

.76

Alamo Pintado Creek 1.1 miles above junction with Santa Ynez River, near 

Solvang, Calif.

Oct. 26 

Nov. 23 

Dec. 28

.27 

.24 

.21

 Jan. 25 

Feb. 13 

29

.21 

.46

.44

Apr. 18 

June 6 

July 11

.44 

.13

.15

Aug. 15 

Sept. 5

.13

.11

Alisal Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Solvang, Calif.

Feb. 29 8.4 || Apr. 18 .99 || June 6 .10 || Aug. 15 | 0

Santa Rosa Creek at junction with Santa Ynez River, near Buellton, Calif. 

May 4, 0.24 second-foot

Salsipuedes Creek 0.9 mile above junction with Santa Ynez River, near Lompoo, Calif.

Oct. 

Nov.

.22 

.21 I Dec. 27 

Feb. 11

.85 May 12

June 8

1.1 

.49

July 10 

Sept. 21

.30 

.14

Sisquoc River at junction with Tepusquet Canyon, Calif, 

Mar. 10, 2.7 second-feet

Alamo Creek at junction with Cuyama River, near Santa Maria, Calif.

Oct. 19

Jan. 9

Feb. 20

Mar. 3

1.1

1.6

54

9.7

Mar. 10

17

31

Apr. 7

5.2

4.7

4.3

14

Apr. 16

28

May 15

4.9

3.9

2.7

June 11

July 2

28

2.8

2.5

2.8

Salinas River Basin

Salinas River at highway biridge 3 miles south of Bradley, Calif. 

May 6, 32.8 second-feet

Naelmiento River at mouth, near Bradley, Calif.

Jan. 3, 13.4 second-feet 

May 6, 57 second-feet

San joaquin River Basin

Granite Creek at former gaging station near Cattle Mountain, Calif. 

Sept. 10, 0.2 second-foot

West Pork of Granite Creek at former gaging station near Cattle Mountain, Calif. 

Sept. 10, O.I second-foot

Cherry Creek below diversion dam near mouth, Calif. 

(Tributary to Tuolumne River)

May 12, 2,690 second-feet
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 325

San Joaquin River Basin Continued

Rabbit Creek at former gaging station 600 feet above mouth and 3 miles northwest of

Camanohe, Calif. 

(Tributary to Mokelumne River)

Date

Jan. 9

10 

10

Discharge 

See. -ft.

78 

75

28.7

Date

Jan. 11

Dls charge 

Sec. -ft

178 

188 

11.0

Date

Jan. 20

Feb. 1 

3

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

2.4 

41.7 

5.9

Date

Feb. 14 

24

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

32.7 

29.0

Goose Lake Basin

Antelope Creek in SE-j sec. 15, T. 39 S., R. 18 E., 

near Lakevlew, Oreg.

June 30, 0 second-foot

Cottonwood Creek at highway crossing, in NE-j sec. 21, 

T. 39 S., R. 19 E., near Lakeview, Oreg.

June 30, S.6 second-feet

Muddy Creek in SE^ sec. 17, T. 39 S., R. 20 E.,

near Lakeview, Oreg. 

(Tributary to Cottonwood Creek)

June 29, 0 second-foot

Thomas Creek In SW£ sec. S, T. 39 S. , H. 20 E., 

near Lakeview, Oreg.

June 29, 2.4 second-feet

Crane Creek In KWi sec. 12, T. 40 S., R, 20 E., 

near Lakeview, Oreg.

June 29, 3.6 second- feet

Kelley Creek in NWi sec. 18, T. 41 5., R. 21 E.,

1 mile north of California-Oregon State line

June 29, 3.6 second-feet

INDEX

"A" Canal at Klamath Falls, Oreg.......... 310

Accuracy of data and computed results..... 10-11

Acre-foot, definition of.................. 9

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records by............................ 15

Alameda Creek near Biles, Calif........... 126

Alamitos Creek near Edenvale, Calif........ 121

Alamo Creek at junction with Cuyama River,

near Santa Maria, Calif............... 324

Alamo Pintado Creek above junction with

Santa Ynez River, near Solvang, Calif. 524 

Alder Creek near Whitehall, Calif......... 282

Alisal Creek at junction with Santa Ynez

River, near Solvang, Calif............ 324

Allso Creek at El Toro, Calif............. 24

American River at Pair Oaks, Calif........ 269

at Sacramento, Calif.................... 270

Middle Pork of, near Auburn,_Calif...... 271

North Pork of, at Rattlesnake Bridge,

Calif................................. 268

near Coifax, Calif.................... 267

Silver Pork of South Pork of, near

Kyburz, Calif......................... 279

South Pork of, at Coloma, Calif......... 274

near Camlno, Calif.................... 273

near Kyburz, Calif.................... 272

American River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in....................267-288

American River flune near Camlno, Calif... 288 

Antelope Creek near Lakeview, Oreg........ 325

Antler, Calif., Sacramento River at....... 210

Arlington, Calif., Santa Ana River near... 28 

Arrowhead Springs, Calif., Strawberry

Creek near............................ 44

Waterman Canyon Creek near.............. 45

Arroyo Seeo at Nigger Canyon, near Temeeula, Calif............................. 323

near Pasadena, Calif.................... 88

near Soledad, Calif..................... 110

Ashland, Oreg., Hyatt Prairie Reservoir

near.................................. 315

Keene Creek Canal near.................. 316

Auburn, Calif., Middle Pork of American

River near............................ 271

Avery, Calif., Middle Pork of Stanislaus

River near............................ 183

North Pork of Stanislaus River near..... 186

Azusa, Calif., Azusa Canal near........... 75

Rogers Creek near....................... 76

San Gabriel River near.................. 70

Baird, Calif., McCloud River at........... 226

Bakersfield, Calif., Kern River near...... 129

Bear Creek (San Gabriel River Basin) near

Camp Rineon, Calif.................... 73

Bear Creek (San Joaquin River Basin) near

Vermilion Valley, Calif............... 153

Bear River (Feather River Basin) near

Wheatland, Calif....................... 265

Bear River (Mokelumne River Basin) at

Pardoe Camp, Calif.................... 199

Bear River Canal near Colfax, Calif....... 266

BIdwell Bar, Calif., Middle Fork of

Feather River at...................... 248

Big Bar, Calif., North Fork of Feather

River at.............................. 237

Big Bend, Calif., Pit River at............ 221

Big Creek, Calif., Florence Lake near..... 145

Huntington Lake near....................155-156

San Joaquin River above................. 147

Shaver Lake near........................ 158

Bonsall, Calif., San Luis Rey River at.... 323

San Luis Rey River near................. 20

Borel Canal at Tilley Creek, Calif........ 131

Bowman Lake, Calif., Canyon Creek below... 261 

near Graniteville, Calif................ 260

Bowman-Spaulding Canal at intake, Calif... 262 

Bradley, Calif., Naeimiento River near.... 324

Salinas River near...................... 324

Brea Creek at Fullerton, Calif............ 84

Buehanan dam site, Calif., Chowehilla

River at.............................. 160

Buck Meadows, Calif., Middle Tuolumne

River near............................ 179

Tuolumne River near..................... 171

Bucks Creek storage reservoir near

Bucks ranch, Calif.................... 242

Buellton, Calif., Santa Rosa Creek near... 324 

Burnt Ranch, Calif,, Trinity River near... 320 

Butte City, Calif., Sacramento River at... 213 

Butte Creek near Chlco, Calif............. 234

Cache. Creek at Yolo, Calif................ 290

North Fork of, near Lower Lake, Calif... 291

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Calon Creek near Keenbrook, Calif......... 54

Calaveras River at Jenny LInd, Calif...... 189

Calaveras River Basin, Calif., gagingatatlon records In....................189-190

Camanehe, Calif., Rabbit Creek near....... 325

Camlno, Calif., American River flume near. 288

South Fork of American River near....... 273

Camp Rineon, Calif., Bear Creek near...... 73

North Pork of San Gabriel River at...... 74

West Pork of San Gabriel River at....... 72

Campbell Creek at Saratoga, Calif......... 123

Camuesa Creek at junction with Santa Ynez

River, near Santa Barbara, Calif...... 323

Canby, Calif., Pit River near............. 218

Canyon Creek below Bowman Lake, Calif..... 261

Carbon Creek at Olinda, Calif............. 85

Cascade Canal near Pish Lake, Oreg........ 309

Cattle Mountain, Calif., Granite Creek

near.............. .... .*........... 324

West Fork of Granite Creek near......... 324

Cherry Creek below diversion dam near

mouth, Calif.......................... 324

near Heteh Hetchy, Calif................ 175

Chieo, Calif., Butte Creek near........... 234

Chlco Creek near........................ 231

Chiloquin, Oreg., Sprague River near...... 306

Williamson River near................... 300

Chino Creek near Prado, Calif............. 62

Chowehilla River at Buehanan dam site,

Calif................................. 160

City Creek near Highland, Calif........... 46-47

City Creek Water Co.is canal near Highland, Calif........................... 48

Claremont, Calif., San Antonio Creek near. 63-64

Southern California Edison Co.'s canal

near. >«« . *. .« > . 64 65

Clear Lake at Lakeport, Calif............. 289

Clements, Calif., Mokelumne Hiver near.... 195

Cliff Camp, Calif., North Fork of Kings

River near............................ 141

Clio, Calif., Middle Fork of Feather

River near............................ 247

Clipper Mills, Calif., Forbestown Ditch

near.................................. 251

Lost Creek near......................... 250

Coalinga, Calif., Los Gates Creek near.... 144

Cold Creek near Mokelumne Peak, Calif..... 198

Colfax, Calif., Bear River Canal near..... 266

North Pork of American River near....... 267

Coloma, Calif., South Pork of American

River at.............................. 274

Colton, Calif., Lytle Creek (west channel)

at.................................... 53

Meeks & Daley Canal near................ 56

Warm Creek near......................... 42-43

Colusa, Calif., Sacramento River at....... 214

Computations, results of, accuracy of..... 10-11

Concow Creek near Yankee Hill, Calif...... 245

Conn Creek near St. Helena, Oalif......... 294

Control, definition of.................... 9

Cooperation, record of.............'....... 15-16

Copco, Calif., Fall Creek at.............. 314

Klamatli River near...................... 304

Corona, Calif., Santa Ana River near...... 29-30

Temescal Creek near..................... 62

Cosgrove Creek near Valley Springs, Calif. 190 

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar, Calif..... 206

North Fork of, near El Dorado, Calif.... 205

Cottonwood Creek near Lakeview, Oreg......209,325

Coyote Creek near Edenvale, Calif......... 125

near Madrone, Calif..................... 124

near Ventura, Calif..................... 99

Craftonville, Calif., Mill Creek near..... 36-37

Mill Creek power canals near............ 38-39

Crane Creek near Lakeview, Oreg........... 325

Crescent City, Oalif., Smith River near... 322 

Crescent Mills, Calif., Indian Creek near. 240 

Cueamonga Creek near Upland, Oalif........ 58

Cupertino, Calif., Stevens Creek near..... 118

Cuyama River near Santa Maria, Calif...... 105

Dalton Creek near Glendora, Calif......... 82

Data, accuracy of......................... 10-11

explanation of.......................... 9-10

Day Creek near Etiwanda, Calif............ 57

Deer Creek (Deer Creek Baain) near Tina,

Calif................................. 230

Deer Creek (Feather River Basin) near

Smartville, Calif.....................263-264

Devil Canyon Creek near San Bernardino,

Calif.................................. 49

Dinkey Creek at mouth, Calif............... 143

Don Pedro Reservoir near La Grange, Calif.. 172

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Drew Creek near Lakevlew, Oreg............207-208

Duarte, Calif., Fish Creek near........... 77

East Highlands, Calif., Plunge Creek near. 40 

Eaton Creek near Pasadena, Calif.......... 91

Echo Lake flume near Vade, Calif.......... 275

Edenvale, Calif., Alamitos Creek near..... 121

Coyote Creek near....................... 125

Eel River at Hullville, Calif............. 296

at Scotia, Calif........................ 298

at Van Arsdale Dam, near Potter Valley,

Calif................................. 297

Eel River Basin, Calif., gaging-station

records in............................295-299

El Dorado, Calif., North Pork of Cosumnes

near.................................. 205

El Dorado Canal near Kyburz, Calif........ 281

El Toro, Calif., Aliso Creek at........... 24

Elder Creek near Henleyville, Calif....... 228

Eleanor Creek near Hetch Hetchy, Calif.... 177

Elk Creek, Calif., Grindstone Creek near.. 233 

Elsinore, Calif., Elsinore Lake at........ 61

San Jacinto River near.................. 60

Enterprise, Calif., Palermo Canal at...... 252

South Pork of Feather River at.......... 249

Etiwanda, Calif., Day Creek near.......... 57

Exchequer, Calif., Lake MeClure at........ 164

Merced River at......................... 165

Fair Oaks, Calif., American River at...... 269

Fall Creek at Copco, Calif................ 314

Fall River Mills, Calif., Pit River at.... 219

Falls Creek near Hetch Hetchy, Calif...... 174

Feather River at Hicolaus, Calif.......... 239

Middle Fork of, at Bidwell Bar, Calif... 248 

near Clio, Calif...................... 247

near Oroville, Calif.................... 238

North Fork of, at Big Bar, Calif........ 237

near Prattville, Calif................ 256

South Pork of, at Enterprise, Calif..... 249

West Branch of, near Yankee Hill, Calif. 244 

Feather River Basin, Calif., gaging-station records in.......................235-265

Fillmore, Calif., Sespe Creek near........ 94

Flllmore Land & Water Co.'s diversion

from Sespe Creek near Sespe, Calif.... 323

Flnnon Reservoir outlet near Placerville,

Calif................................. 287

Fish Creek near Duarte, Calif............. 77

Fish Lake, Oreg., Cascade Canal near...... 309

Florence Lake near Big Creek, Calif....... 145

South Fork of San Joaquln River near.... 146 

Florence Lake Tunnel at Intake, Calif..... 151

at outlet, Calif........................ 152

Fontana, Calif., Fontana pipe line near. 52

Lytle Creek near........................ 50-51

Forbestown Ditch near Clipper Mills, Calif. 251 

Fort Klamath, Oreg., Wood River at........ 307

Fourmile Lake Reservoir near Odessa, Oreg. 308 

Presno River near Knowles, Calif.......... 159

Friant, Calif., San Joaquin River near.... 148

Pullerton, Calif., Brea Creek at.......... 84

Sidney Creek at junction with Santa Ynez

River, near Santa Barbara, Calif...... 323

Slendora, Calif., Dalton Creek near....... 82

Little Dalton Creek near................ 83

Soodyears Bar, Calif., North Fork of Yuba

River below........................... 259

Qoose Lake Basin, Oreg., discharge measurements in.............................. 325

gaging-station records In...............207-209

Sranite Creek near Cattle Mountain, Calif. 324

West Fork of, near Cattle Mountain,

Calif................................. 324

aranitevllle, Calif., Bowman Lake near.... 260

Oreenapot pipe line and Southern California Edison Co.'s canal near Mentone, 

Calif................................. 34

Srlndstone Creek near Elk Creek, Calif.... 233

drizzly Creek near Storrle, Calif......... 243

Ouadalupe Creek at Buadalupe, Calif....... 119

at San Jose, Calif...................... 120

Suadalupe Creek Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in....................119-123

Quenoe, Calif., Putah Creek near.......... 292

Haines Creek near Tujunga, Calif.......... 87

lower diversion from, near Tujunga,

Calif................................. 323 '

upper diversion from, near Tujunga,

Calif................................. 323

Hat Creek near Hat Creek, Calif;.......... 224

Henleyville, Calif., Elder Creek near..... 228

Hetch Hetchy, Calif., Cherry Creek near... 175

Eleanor Creek near...................... 177

Falls Creek near........................ 174

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at............... 169

Lake Eleanor near....................... 176

Tuolumne River near..................... 170

Highland, Calif., City Creek near......... 46-47

City Creek Water Co.'s canal near....... 48

Hoopa, Calif., Trinity River near......... 321

Hopper Creek near plru, Calif............. 93

Hot Springs Creek at junction with Santa

Ynez River, near Santa Barbara, Calif. 324 

Huasna River near Santa Maria, Calif...... 106

Hullville, Calif., Eel River at........... 296

Lake Pillsbury at....................... 295

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Hume, Calif., Kings River near............ 138

Huntlngton Lake, Calif., Big Creek below.. 156 

Huntlngton Lake near Big Creek, Calif..... 155

Hyatt Prairie Reservoir near Ashland, Oreg. 315 

Ice House, Calif., South Fork of Silver

Creek near............................ 286

Indian Creek near Crescent Mills, Calif... 240 

Irvine ranch drainage canal near Tustin,

Calif................................. 69

Isabella, Calif., South Fork of Kern

River at.............................. 133

Jacksonville, Calif., Woods Creek near.... 180

Jenny Lind, Calif., Calaveras River at.... 189

Kaweah River near Three Rivers, Calif..... 136

North Fork of, at Kaweah, Calif......... 137

Keddle, Calif., Spanish Creek at.......... 241

Keenbrook, Calif., Cajon Creek near....... 54

Lone Fine Creek near.................... 55

Keene Creek Canal near Ashland, Oreg...... 316

Kelley Creek near California-Oregon State

line.................................. 325

Kennett, Calif., Sacramento River at...... 211

Keno, Oreg., Klamath River at............. 303

Keno Canal at Klamath Falls, Oreg......... 311

Kern River near Bakersfleld, Calif........ 129

near Kernvllle, Calif...................127-128

South Fork of, at Isabella, Calif....... 133

near Onyx, Calif...................... 132

Kern River Basin, Calif., gaging-station

records in............................127-133

Kern River No. 3 Canal near Kernville,

Calif................................. 130

Kernvllle, Calif., Kern River near........127-128

Kern River No. 3 Canal near............. 130

Kings River above North Fork, Calif....... 139

at Piedra, Calif........................ 140

near Hume, Calif........................ 138

North Fork of, below Rancheria Creek,

Calif................................. 142

near Cliff Camp, Calif................ 141

Kirkwood, Calif., seepage from Silver Lake

near.................................. 278

Silver Lake outlet near................. 277

Twin Lakes outlet near.................. 280

Klttridge, Calif., Merced River at........ 163

Klamath Falls, Oreg., "A" Canal at........ 310

Keno Canal at........................... 311

Link River at........................... 302

Tipper Klamath Lake near................. 301

Klamath River at Keno, Oreg............... 303

at Somesbar, Calif...................... 305

below Fall Creek, near Copco, Calif..... 304

diversion from, to Lost River near

Olene, Oreg........................... 313

Klamath River Basin, Oreg.-Calif., gagingstation records in....................300-321

Knights Ferry, Calif., Oakdale Canal near. 188 

South San Joaquln Canal near............ 187

Knights Landing, Calif., Sacramento River

at.................................... 216

Knowles, Calif., Fresno River near........ 159

Kyburz, Calif., El Dorado Canal near...... 281

Silver Fork of South Fork of American

River near............................ 279

South Fork of American River near....... 272

La Orange, Calif., Don Pedro Reservoir

near.................................. 172

Modesto Canal near...................... 181

Tuolumne River near..................... 173

Turlock Canal near...................... 182

Lagunlta Canal at Stanford University,

Calif................................. 117

Lake Almanor at Prattville, Calif......... 235

Lake Eleanor near Hetch Hetchy, Calif..... 176

Lake McClure at Exchequer, Calif.......... 164

Lake Plllsbury at Hullville, Calif........ 295

Lakeport, Calif., Clear Lake at........... 289

Lakevlew, Oreg., Antelope Creek near...... 325

Cottonwood Creek near..................209, 325

Crane Creek near........................ 325

Drew Creek near.........................207-208

Buddy Creek near........................ 325

Thomas Creek near....................... 325

Lancha Flana, Calif., Mokelumne River at.. 194 

Lewiston, Calif., Trinity River at........ 319

Likely, Calif., South Fork of Pit River

near.................................. 223

Link River at Klamath Falls, Oreg......... 302

Little Dalton Creek near Qlendora, Calif.. 83 

Little Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre,

Calif................................. 90

Llvlngston, Calif., Merced River near..... 166

Lompoc, Calif., Salslpuedes Creek near.... 324

Santa Ynez River near..................104, 323

Lone Fine Creek near Keenbrook, Calif..... 55

Los Angeles River at Los Angeles, Calif... 86 

Los Angeles River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in.................... 86-91

Los Qatoa Creek (Quadalupe Creek Basin)

at Los Oat03, Calif................... 122

Los Qatos Creek (Tulare Lake Basin) near

Coalinga, Calif....................... 144

Los Molinos, Calif., Mill Creek near...... 227

Los Trancos Canal near Stanford University,

Calif................................. 116
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Los Trances Creek at Stanford University,

Calif................................ 115

Lost Creek near Clipper Mills, Calif..... 250

Lost River Diversion Canal near Olene,

Oreg................................. 312

Lower Lake, Calif., North Fork of Cache

Creek near........................... 291

Lytle Creek (east channel) at San Bernardino, Calif....................... 53

near Fontana, Calif.................... 50-51

(west channel) at Colton, Calif........ 53

McCloud River at Baird, Calif............ 226

near Mo Cloud, Calif.................... 225

Madrone, Calif., Coyote Creek near....... 124

Matilija Creek at Matilija, Calif........ 96

Matilija Creek, North Fork of, at Matilija, Calif........................... 98

Medley Lakes outlet near Vade, Calif..... 276

Meeks & Daley Canal near Colton, Calif... 56 

Melones power house, Calif., Stanislaus

River below.......................... 185

Melones Reservoir at Melones Dam, Calif.. 184 

Menlo Park, Calif., San Franoisquito

Creek at............................. 113

Mentone, Calif., Santa Ana River near.... 25-26

Southern California Edison Co.'s canal

and Greenspot pipe line near......... 34

Merced River at Exchequer, Calif......... 165

at Happy Isles Bridge, near Yosemite,

Calif................................ 161

at Kittridge, Calif.................... 163

at Pohono Bridge, near Yosemite, Calif. 162 

near Livingston, Calif................. 166

Merced River Basin, Calif., gaging-station records in...................... 161-167

Mesa Grande, Calif., San Luis Rey River

near................................. 18

Michigan Bar, Calif., Cosumnes River at.. 206 

Middle Tuolumne River near Buck Meadows,

Calif................................ 179

Mill Creek (Mill Creek Basin) near Los

Molinos, Calif....................... 227

Mill Creek (Santa Ana River Basin) near

Craftonville, Calif.................. 36-37

Mill Creek power canal no. 1 near

Craftonville, Calif................... 39

Mill Creek power canals nos. 2 and 3 near

Craftonville, Calif................... 38

Milton, Calif., Middle Fork of Yuba River

at.................................... 253

Milton-Bowman Tunnel at outlet, Calif..... 256

Modesto Canal near La Grange, Calif....... 181

Mokelumne Hill, Calif., Mokelumne River

near.................................. 193

Mokelumne Peak, Calif., Cold Creek near... 198 

Mokelumne River at Lancha Plana, Calif.... 194

at Woodbridge, Calif.................... 196

Middle Fork of, at West Point, Calif.... 200

near Clements, Calif.................... 195

near Mokelumne Hill, Calif.............. 193

North Fork of, below Salt Springs Dam,

Calif................................. 192

South Fork of, near West Point, Calif... 201 

Mokelumne River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in....................191-206

Mono Creek (San Joaquin River Basin) near

Vermilion Valley, Calif............... 154

Mono Creek (Santa Ynez River Basin) Santa

Ynez River below junction with........ 323

Monrovia, Calif., Monrovia pipe line near. 79-80 

Sawpit Creek near....................... 78-79

Montecito, Calif., Santa Ynez River near.. 100 

Morgan Hill, Calif., Uvas Creek near...... Ill

Muddy Creek near Lakeview, Oreg........... 325

Nacimiento River at mouth, near Bradley,

Calif................................. 324

Napa River Basin, Calif., gaging-station

record in............................. 294

Newman, Calif., Orestimba Creek near...... 168

San Joaquin River near.................. 149

Nicolaus, Calif., Feather River at........ 239

Niles, Calif., Alameda Creek near......... 126

North Fork, Calif., Kings River above..... 139

North San Juan, Calif., Middle Fork of

Yuba River near....................... 254

Oregon Creek near....................... 257

Oakdale Canal near Knights Ferry, Calif... 188 

Oakland Recreation Camp, Calif., South

Fork of Tuolumne nesr................. 178

Oceanside, Calif., Jan Luis Rey River at.. 21 

Odessa, Oreg., Fourmile Lake Reservoir

near.................................. 308

Olene, Oreg., diversion from Kiamath

River to Lost River near.............. 313

Lost River Diversion Canal near......... 312

Olinda, Calif., Carbon Creek at........... 85

Onyx, Calif., South Fork of Kern River

near.................................. 132

Oregon Creek near l!orth San Juan, Calif.... 257

Orestimba Creek near Newman, Calif........ 168

Oroville, Calif., Feather River near...... 238

Pajaro River Basin, Calif., gaging-station

record in............................. Ill

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ala, Calif., San Luis Rey River near..... 19

alermo Canal at Enterprise, Calif........ 252

lo Alto, Calif., San Franeisquito Creek

at.................................... 114

ardoe Camp, Calif., Bear River at........ 199

.sadena, Calif., Arroyo Seco near........ 88

Eaton Creek near........ ............... 91

Paskenta, Calif., Thomas Creek at......... 229

Pico, Calif., San Gabriel River at........ 71

Piedra, Calif., Kings Fiiver at............ 140

Piru, Calif., Hopper Creek near........... 93

Piru Creek near......................... 92

Pit Ho. 4 Dam, Calif., Pit River below.... 220

Pit liver at Big Bend, Calif.............. 221

at Fall River Mills, Calif.............. 219

below Pit No. 4 Dam, Calif.............. 220

near Canby, Calif........................ 218

near Ydalpom, Calif..................... 222

South Fork of, near Likely, Calif....... 223

Pit River Basin, Calif., gaging-station

records in............................218-226

Pitman Creek below Tamarack Creek, Calif.. 157 

Placervillc, Calif., Finnon Reservoir outlet near..... ......................... 287

Silver Creek near....................... 285

Pleyto, Calif., San Antonio River at...... 109

Plum Creek near Riverton, Celif........... 283

Plunge Creek near East Highlands, C&llf... 40 

Porterville, Calif., Tule River near...... 134

Potter Valley, Can if., Eel River near..... 297

Potter Valley power-house tailraee near. 299 

Prado, CalJf., Chino Creek near........... 62

Santa Ana River near.................... 31-32

Prattville, Calif., Lake Almanor at....... 235

North Fork of Feather River near........ 236

Publications, information concerning...... 11-14

obtaining or consulting of.............. 11-12

on stream flow, lists of..............12-13, 14

Putah Creek near Guenoc, Calif............ 292

near Winters, Calif..................... 293

Rabbit Creek near Camanche, Calif......... 325

Rancheria Creek, Calif., Worth Fork of

Kings River below..................... 142

Rancho Guajomita, Calif., San Luis Rey

River at.............................. 323

San Luis Rey River below................ 323

Rattlesnake Bridge, Calif., North Fork of

American River at..................... 268

Red Bluff, Calif., Sacramento River near.. 212 

Redlands, Calif., San Timoteo Creek near.. 41 

Riverton, Calif., Plun Creek near......... 283

Rogers Creek near Azusa, Calif............ 76

Run-off in inches, definition of.......... 9

Sacramento, Calif., American River at..... 270

Sacramento River at Antler, Calif......... 210

at Butte City, Calif.................... 213

at Colusa, Calif........................ 214

at Kennett, Calif....................... 211

at Knights Landing, Calif............... 216

at Verona, Calif........................ 217

below Wilkins Slough, Calif............. 215

near Red Bluff, Calif................... 212

St. Helena, Calif., Conn Creek near....... 294

Salinas River near Bradley, Calif......... 324

near Santa Margarita, Calif............. 107

near Spreckels, Calif................... 108

Salinas River Basin, Calif., discharge

measurements in....................... 324

gaging-station records in...............107-110

Salmon River at Somesbar, Calif........... 318

Salsipuedes Creek above junction with

Santa Ynez River, near Lompoc, Calif.. 324 

Salt Springs Dam, Calif., North Fork of

Mokelumne River below................. 192

Tiger Creek power-house conduit below... 197 

Salt Springs Reservoir near West Point,

Calif................................. 191

San Antonio Creek near Claremont, Calif.... 63-64

San Antonio River at Pleyto, Calif........ 109

San Bernardino, Calif., Devil Canyon Creek

near.................................. 49

Lytle Creek (east channel) at........... 53

Santa Ana River near.................... 27

San Dimas Creek near San Dimas, Calif..... 81

San Franeisquito Creek at Menlo Park,

Calif................................. 113

at Palo Alto, Calif..................... 114

at Stanford University, Calif........... 112

San Francisquito Creek Basin, Calif.,

gaging-station records in.............112-117

San Gabriel River at Pico, Calif.......... 71

near Azusa, Calif....................... 70

North Fork of, at Camp Rineon, Calif.... 74

West Fork of, at Camp Rineon, Calif..... 72

San Gabriel River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in.................... 70-85

San Jacinto River near Elsinore, Calif.... 60

near San Jacinto, Calif................. 59

San Joaquin River above Big Creek, Calif.. 147 

near Friant, Calif...................... 148

near Newman, Calif...................... 149

near Vernalis, Calif.................... 150

South Fork of, near Florence Lake, Calif. 146
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San Joaquin River Basin, Calif., discharge measurements in................324-325

gaging-station records in...............145-158

San Jose, Calif., Guadalupe Creek at...... 120

San Juan Capistrano, Calif., San Juan

Creek near............................ 22

Trabuco Creek near........................ 23

San Juan Creek near San Juan Capistrano,

Calif.................................. 22

San Juan Creek Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..................... 22-23

San Luis Hey River at Bonsall, Calif....... 323

at Lake Henshaw, near Mesa Grande, Calif. 18 

at Honserate Narrows, near Pala, Calif... 19 

at Oceanside, Calif...................... 21

at Rancho Guajomita, Calif............... 323

below Rancho Guajomita, Calif............ 323

near Bonsall, Calif...................... 20

San Timoteo Creek near Redlands, Calif..... 41

Santa Agueda Creek at junction with Santa

Ynes River, near Santa Ynez, Calif...... 324

Santa Ana, Calif., Santiago Creek at....... 68

Santa Ana River at Atchison, Topeka & 

Santa Pe Railway bridge near Prado, 

Calif.................................. 31

at Auburndale Bridge, near Corona, Calif. 30 

at Hamner Avenue, near Corona, Calif..... 29

at Riverside Narrows, near Arlington,

Calif.................................. 28

at Santa Ana, Calif...................... 33

near ffientone, Calif...................... 25-26

near Prado, Calif........................ 32

near San Bernardino, Calif............... 27

Santa Ana River Basin, Calif., gaging-station records in........................ 25-69

Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre, Calif. 89

Santa Barbara, Calif., Camuesa Creek near., 323

Gidney Creek near........................ 323

Hot Springs Creek near................... 324

Santa Ynez River near,..................100-101

Santa Clara River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..................... 92-95

Santa Cota Creek at junction with. Santa

Ynez River, near Santa Ynez, Calif..... 324

Santa Margarita, Calif., Salinas River

near................................... 107

Santa Maria, Calif., Alamo Creek near...... 324

Cuyama River near........................ 105

Huasna River near........................ 106

Santa Maria River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in....................105-106

Santa Maria River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in....................105-106

Santa Paula Creek near Santa Paula, Calif. 95 

Santa Rosa Creek at junction with Santa

Ynez River, near Buellton, Calif...... 324

Santa Ynez, Calif., Santa Agueda Creek

near.................................. 324

Santa Cota Creek near................... 324

Santa Ynez River at Juncal Reservoir, near

Montecito, Calif...................... 100

at Pine Canyon Bridge, near Lompoc,

Calif................................. 323

at Solvang, Calif....................... 103

below Gibralter Dam, near Santa Barbara,

Calif................................. 101

below junction with Mono Creek, Calif... 323 

near Lompoc, Calif...................... 104

near Santa Barbara, Calif............... 100

near Santa Ynez, Calif.................. 102

Santiago Creek at Santa Ana, Calif........ 68

at Santiago Reservoir, near Villa Park,

Calif..7.............................. 66

near Villa Park, Calif.................. 67

Saratoga, Calif., Campbell Creek at....... 123

Sawpit Creek near Monrovia, Calif......... 78-79

Scotia, Calif., Eel River at.............. 298

Second-feet per square mile, definition of 9 

Second-foot, definition of................ 9

Second-foot-day, definition of............ 9

Sespe Creek, Fillmore Land & Water Co.'s

diversion from, near Sespe, Calif..... 323

near Fillmore, Calif.................... 94

Shasta River near Yreka, Calif............ 317

Shaver Lake near Big Creek, Calif......... 158

Sierra City, Calif., North Fork of Yuba

River near............................ 258

Sierra Madre, Calif., Little Santa Anita

Creek near............................ 90

Santa Anita Creek near.................. 89

Silver Creek at Union Valley, Calif....... 284

near Placerville, Calif................. 285

South Fork of, near Ice House, Calif.... 286

Silver Lake outlet near Kirkwood, Calif... 277 

seepage from, near Kirkwood, Calif...... 278

Sisquoc River at junction with Tepusquet

Canyon, Calif......................... 324

Smartville, Calif., Deer Creek near.......263-264

Yuba River at........................... 255

Smith River near Crescent City, Calif..... 322

Soledad, Calif., Arroyo Seco near......... 110

Solvang, Calif., Alamo Pintado Creek near. 324 

Alisal Creek near....................... 324

Santa Ynez River at..................... 103

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Somesbar, Calif., Klamath River at........ 305

Salmon River at......................... 318

South San Joaquin Canal near Knights

Ferry, Calif.......................... 187

Southern California Edison Co.'s canal

and Greenspot pipe line near Mentone,

Calif................................. 34

Southern California Eiison Co.'s canal

near Claremont, Calif................. 64-65

Spanish Creek at Keddie, Calif............ 241

Sprague River near Chiloquin, Oreg........ 306

Spreckels, Calif., Salinas River near..... 108

Spring Valley Ditch near Yankee Hill,

Calif................................. 246

Stage-discharge relation, definition of... 9 

Stanford University, Calif., Lagunita

Canal at.............................. 117

Los Trancos Canal near.................. 116

Los Trancos Creek at.................... 115

San Francisquito Creek at............... 112

Stanislaus River below Melones power house

Calif................................. 185

Middle Fork of, at Sand Bar Flat, near

Avery, Calif.......................... 183

North Fork of, near Avery, Calif. ....... 186

Stanislaus River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in....................183-188

Stevens Creek near Cupertino, Calif....... 118

Stony Creek above Stony Gorge Reservoir,

Calif................................. 232

Stony Creek Basin, Calif., gaging-station

records in............................232-233

Stony Gorge Reservoir, Calif., Stony Creek

above................................. 232

Storrie, Calif., Grizzly Creek near....... 243

Strawberry Creek near Arrowhead Springs,

Calif................................. 44

Success, Calif., South Fork of Tule River

near................................... 135

Sutter Creek at Sutter Creek, Calif....... 204

near Sutter Creek, Calif................ 203

Sweetwater River at Sweetwater Dam, Calif. 17 

Tamarack Creek, Calif., Pitman Creek below 157 

Temecula, Calif,, Arroyo Seco near........ 323

Temescal Creek near Corona, Calif......... 62

Tenaya Creek near Yosemite, Calif......... 167

Tepusquet Canyon, Calif., Sisquoc River at

junction with......................... 324

Terms, definition of...................... 9

Thomas Creek (Goose Lake Basin) near Lakeview, Oreg............................ 325

Thomas Creek (Thomas Creek Basin) at Paskenta, Calif.......................... 229

Three Rivers, Calif., Kaweah River near... 136 

Tiger Creek power-house conduit below

Salt Springs Dam, Calif............... 197

Tilley Creek, Calif., Borel Canal at...... 131

Trabuco Creek near San Juan Capistrano,

Calif................................. 23

Trinity River at Lewiston, Calif.......... 319

near Burnt Ranch, Calif................. 320

near Hoopa, Calif....................... 321

Tujunga, Calif., Haines Creek near........ 87

lower diversion from Haines Creek near.. 323 

upper diversion from Haines Creek near.. 323 

Tulare Lake Basin, Calif., gaging-station

records in............................134-144

Tule River near Portervllle, Calif........ 134

South Fork of, near Success, Calif...... 135

Tuolumne River above La Grange Dam, near

La Grange, Calif...................... 173

near Buck Meadows, Calif................ 171

near Hetch Hetchy, Calif................ 170

South Fork of, near Oakland Recreation

Camp, Calif........................... 178

Tuolumne River Basin, Calif., gaging-station records in.......................169-182

Turlock Canal near La Grange, Calif....... 182

Tustin, Calif., Irvine ranch drainage

canal near............................ 69

Twin Lakes outlet near Kirkwood, Calif.... 280

Union Valley, Calif., Silver Creek at..... 284

Upland, Calif., Cucamonga Creek near...... 58

Upper Klamath Lake near Klamath Falls,

Oreg.................................. 301

Uvas Creek near Morgan Hill, Calif........ Ill

Vade, Calif., Echo Lake flume near........ 275

Medley Lakes outlet near................ 276

Valley Springs, Calif., Cosgrove Creek

near.................................. 190

Ventura, Calif., Coyote Creek near........ 99

Ventura River near Ventura, Calif......... 97

Ventura River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in.................... 96-99

Vermilion Valley, Calif., Bear Creek near. 153 

Mono Creek near......................... 154

Vernalis, Calif., San Joaquin River near.. 150 

Verona, Calif., Sacramento River at....... 217

Villa Park, Calif., Santiago Creek near... 66-67 

Vina, Calif., Deer Creek near............. 230

Warm Creek near Colton, Calif............. 42-43

Waterman Canyon Creek near Arrowhead

Springs, Calif........................ 45
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West Point, Calif., Midd]e Fork of

Mokelumne River at................... 200

Salt Springs Reservoir near............ 191

South Fork of Mokelumne River near..... 201

Wheatland, Calif., Bear River near....... 265

Whitehall, Calif., Alder Creek near...... 282

Wilkins Slough, Calif., Sacramento River

below................................ 215

Williamson River below Sprague River,

near Chiloquin, Oreg................. 300

Winters, Calif., Putah Creek near........ 293

Wood River at Fort Klamath, Oreg......... 307

Woodbridge, Calif., Mokelumne River at... 196 

Woodbridge Canal at.................... 202

Woods Creek near Jacksonville, Calif..... 180

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Work, division of.......................... 16

scope of................................. 9

Yankee Hill, Calif., Concow Creek near..... 245

Spring Valley Ditch near................. 246

West Branch of Feather River near........ 244

Ydalpom, Calif., Pit River near............ 222

Yolo, Calif., Cache Creek at............... 290

Yosemite, Calif., Merced River near........161-162

Tenaya Creek near........................ 167

Yreka, Calif., Shasta River near........... 317

Yuba River at Smartville, Calif............ 255

Middle Fork of, at Milton, Calif......... 253

near North San Juan, Calif............. 254

North Fork of, below Ooodyears Bar, Calif. 259

near Sierra City, Calif............... 258

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