
DRAINAGE AREA.--37.4 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1930 to September 1941, October 1950 to current
year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1315-B.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 115.75 ft
above sea level. Recording rain gage (station 372724122101201) at 345
Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, 2.5 mi northeast of gage.
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Flow slightly
regulated by Searsville Lake, capacity, 952 acre-ft. Diversions of about
800 acre-ft each year upstream from station to Los Trancos and Lagunita
Canals for irrigation on Stanford University Campus downstream from station.
Low flow affected by wastewater from Stanford Linear Accelerator.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 5,560 ft3/s, Dec. 22, 1955,
gage height, 13.60 ft; no flow at times.
LOCATION.--Lat 37`25'24", long 122`11'18", in San Francisquito Grant, Santa
Clara County, Hydrologic Unit 18050003, at golf course on right bank 1.1 mi
downstream from Los Trancos Creek, 1.1 mi west of Stanford University Post
Office, and 5 mi downstream from Searsville Lake.