10257600 MISSION CREEK NEAR DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 34°00'40", long 116°37'38", in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.12, T.2 S., R.3 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic
Unit 18100200, in Mission Creek Indian Reservation, 0.6 mi downstream from West Fork, and 6.8 mi northwest of
Desert Hot Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.--35.7 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete scour limiter since November 1988. Elevation of gage
is 2,400 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Slight regulation of low flow by
two small dams with a combined capacity of about 3 acre-ft, 2 mi upstream from station. See schematic diagram
of Salton Sea basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,750 ft3/s, Aug. 17, 1983, gage height, 3.33 ft on basis of
slope-conveyance study of peak flow; maximum gage height, 6.40 ft, Jan. 25, 1969; maximum gage height since
November 1988, 5.80 ft from crest-stage gage, Jan. 16, 1993, discharge not determined; no flow for many
days in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 50 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating
curve extended above 36 ft3/s on basis of critical depth computations:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Jan. 31 2245 5.4 1.74
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 2.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 3.7 2.4 1.7 .85 .44 .19 .08 .02
2 1.9 1.3 2.3 1.8 3.1 2.4 1.8 .83 .38 .18 .12 .03
3 1.8 1.2 2.3 1.8 3.0 2.3 1.8 .81 .33 .21 .15 .09
4 1.7 1.3 2.1 1.9 2.9 2.2 1.7 .82 .31 .21 .16 .08
5 1.9 1.2 2.1 2.0 2.8 2.4 1.6 .78 .31 .17 .15 .10
6 2.0 1.3 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.2 1.6 .77 .31 .16 .15 .11
7 1.9 e1.3 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.2 1.6 .75 .31 .17 .13 .12
8 1.8 e1.4 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.1 1.5 .75 .31 .17 .11 .16
9 1.6 e1.4 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.0 1.4 .75 .30 .17 .09 .16
10 1.5 e1.5 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.0 1.6 .71 .30 .20 .07 .14
11 1.4 e1.5 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.0 1.6 .64 .30 .19 .05 .14
12 1.4 e1.5 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.1 1.5 .57 .30 .16 .02 .12
13 1.4 e1.6 2.0 1.9 2.8 2.4 1.5 .54 .30 .16 .00 .15
14 1.3 e1.6 2.0 1.9 2.7 2.2 1.5 .55 .30 .16 .00 .19
15 1.3 e1.7 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.2 1.4 .56 .29 .19 .00 .16
16 1.3 e1.7 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.5 .60 .27 .19 .02 .17
17 1.4 e1.7 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.0 1.5 .61 .26 .17 .04 .18
18 1.3 e1.8 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.9 1.5 .56 .26 .16 .07 .18
19 1.3 e1.8 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.9 1.5 .56 .25 .13 .10 .19
20 1.2 e1.9 2.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 1.4 .58 .22 .12 .10 .18
21 1.2 e1.9 2.0 2.1 2.9 1.8 1.4 .56 .25 .11 .05 .18
22 1.2 e1.9 2.0 2.3 2.6 1.9 1.3 .56 .28 .10 .01 .17
23 1.3 e2.0 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.0 1.2 .58 .27 .05 .00 .17
24 1.4 e2.0 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.0 1.1 .73 .26 .04 .00 .17
25 1.3 e2.0 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.0 1.0 .83 .27 .04 .00 .18
26 1.3 e2.1 2.0 2.2 2.8 1.9 .96 .72 .28 .06 .00 .18
27 1.3 e2.1 1.9 2.2 2.6 1.9 .91 .59 .33 .17 .00 .17
28 1.2 e2.2 1.9 2.1 2.5 1.9 .92 .55 .31 .17 .02 .17
29 1.2 e2.2 1.9 2.1 2.5 1.9 1.0 .51 .26 .17 .09 .18
30 1.2 e2.2 1.9 2.1 --- 1.8 .97 .52 .21 .12 .06 .17
31 1.2 --- 1.9 2.7 --- 1.8 --- .49 --- .09 .09 ---
TOTAL 45.4 50.5 63.6 62.6 78.6 63.8 41.96 20.23 8.77 4.58 1.93 4.41
MEAN 1.46 1.68 2.05 2.02 2.71 2.06 1.40 .65 .29 .15 .062 .15
MAX 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 3.7 2.4 1.8 .85 .44 .21 .16 .19
MIN 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.7 2.4 1.8 .91 .49 .21 .04 .00 .02
AC-FT 90 100 126 124 156 127 83 40 17 9.1 3.8 8.7
e Estimated.
10257600 MISSION CREEK NEAR DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .92 1.17 1.24 3.80 9.40 7.36 5.96 4.84 3.12 2.09 1.60 1.00
MAX 3.83 4.54 4.51 29.2 174 49.6 31.6 25.8 16.4 10.1 5.42 4.74
(WY) 1970 1984 1979 1980 1980 1980 1993 1993 1993 1980 1983 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1968 1969 1969 1968 1968 1989 1968 1968 1968 1972 1968 1968
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 1960.19 446.38
ANNUAL MEAN 5.37 1.22 3.51
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 28.3 1980
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .000 1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 31 Feb 14 3.7 Feb 1 540 Feb 18 1980
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .75 Jan 20 .00 Aug 13 .00 Oct 1 1967
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .96 Jan 16 .00 Aug 22 .00 Oct 1 1967
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 5.4 Jan 31 1750 Aug 17 1983
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 1.74 Jan 31 6.40 Jan 25 1969
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 3890 885 2540
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 13 2.3 7.2
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.5 1.3 .67
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.3 .11 .00
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