10254970 NEW RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY, AT CALEXICO, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 32°39'57", long 115°30'08", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.14, T.17 S., R.14 E., Imperial County, Hydrologic
Unit 18100200, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on Second Street and 0.2 mi downstream from
international boundary in Calexico.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1979 to current year. October 1945 to September 1979, in files of Imperial Irrigation
District.
CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1969-71, 1973-85.
BIOLOGICAL DATA: Water years 1973-81.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1974-81.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1974-81.
SEDIMENT DATA: Water years 1975-85.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 35 ft below sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good. Discharge represents seepage and return flow from irrigated areas. See schematic
diagram of Salton Sea basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 833 ft3/s, Dec. 9, 1982, gage height, 14.73 ft; minimum daily,
115 ft3/s, Nov. 27, 1994.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 165 172 190 196 165 212 182 299 197 153 131 159
2 167 173 206 189 166 212 182 299 193 155 130 159
3 168 174 213 197 166 211 195 292 188 156 127 162
4 172 182 218 205 162 210 189 290 188 165 121 163
5 169 188 235 203 160 221 181 292 183 164 121 162
6 169 184 242 194 168 225 180 293 183 156 122 177
7 167 177 248 180 175 226 179 298 179 149 126 181
8 168 168 244 162 176 231 179 291 171 149 132 178
9 175 160 232 160 179 235 178 272 165 151 134 168
10 174 159 225 160 175 235 179 268 163 150 135 167
11 170 154 228 162 166 232 173 269 169 145 142 166
12 171 154 236 162 187 237 165 255 164 141 141 163
13 172 161 226 157 181 244 162 253 158 157 140 162
14 166 162 228 154 194 253 163 269 157 151 136 157
15 166 153 233 152 224 246 173 271 156 142 153 152
16 165 143 228 153 236 237 173 259 149 151 147 153
17 170 143 243 150 240 230 172 229 150 142 149 160
18 166 144 261 147 229 228 172 200 159 131 141 163
19 157 145 269 144 233 227 170 186 158 125 148 163
20 167 147 267 145 229 226 166 189 157 125 144 171
21 166 157 261 142 229 214 161 189 151 125 139 168
22 164 170 245 143 215 195 162 190 154 123 137 162
23 164 174 229 146 202 179 172 204 158 127 138 160
24 165 164 224 150 194 175 192 197 173 130 136 160
25 167 165 221 155 198 175 236 191 174 129 135 162
26 165 174 231 150 203 176 255 219 163 126 144 159
27 164 178 245 147 201 179 222 205 155 131 146 159
28 168 172 251 146 204 181 217 218 152 129 149 165
29 170 172 231 147 209 179 243 217 153 129 153 160
30 175 174 214 152 --- 175 277 226 154 130 155 153
31 174 --- 206 158 --- 173 --- 213 --- 133 152 ---
TOTAL 5206 4943 7230 5008 5666 6579 5650 7543 4974 4370 4304 4894
MEAN 168 165 233 162 195 212 188 243 166 141 139 163
MAX 175 188 269 205 240 253 277 299 197 165 155 181
MIN 157 143 190 142 160 173 161 186 149 123 121 152
AC-FT 10330 9800 14340 9930 11240 13050 11210 14960 9870 8670 8540 9710
10254970 NEW RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY, AT CALEXICO, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 230 219 262 264 267 281 290 270 224 236 269 248
MAX 370 333 374 366 375 395 452 389 321 394 441 399
(WY) 1984 1985 1987 1987 1987 1986 1986 1984 1984 1984 1984 1983
MIN 149 122 167 162 179 190 188 177 154 139 139 152
(WY) 1993 1995 1980 1996 1991 1995 1996 1990 1992 1994 1996 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 71780 66367
ANNUAL MEAN 197 181 255
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 362 1986
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 181 1996
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 399 Jan 25 299 May 1 735 Dec 9 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 132 Aug 18 121 Aug 4 115 Nov 27 1994
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 134 Sep 2 125 Aug 1 120 Nov 24 1994
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 311 May 3 833 Dec 9 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 10.03 May 3 14.73 Dec 9 1982
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 142400 131600 184700
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 252 236 371
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 188 170 237
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 152 142 160
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