10258000 TAHQUITZ CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 33°48'18", long 116°33'30", in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.22, T.4 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic
Unit 18100200, 2.2 mi southwest of Palm Springs and 7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--16.9 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1947 to September 1982, October 1983 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1244: 1948, 1951. WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.5 ft above sea level (levels by Riverside County Flood Control
District). Prior to Aug. 25, 1970, at datum 2.00 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records fair. No regulation or diversion upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea
basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,900 ft3/s, Nov. 22, 1965, Jan. 25, 1969, gage height,
12.34 ft, from rating curve extended above 70 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights
10.45 and 12.34 ft; maximum gage height, 15.78 ft, Sept. 7, 1981, from debris wave produced by thunderstorm
following a brushfire; no flow for parts of most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 85 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating
curve extended above 147 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 10.45 and 12.34 ft:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Apr. 18 1230 12 4.36
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 .78 1.1 1.2 1.6 6.8 5.0 5.1 4.0 1.1 .24 .00 .00
2 .75 1.1 1.2 1.6 4.2 4.8 5.9 3.8 1.0 .22 .00 .00
3 .72 1.1 1.2 1.5 3.1 4.7 5.6 3.6 .92 .21 .00 .00
4 .70 1.1 1.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 5.3 3.3 .82 .20 .00 .00
5 .69 1.1 1.2 1.6 3.0 5.6 5.1 3.2 .76 .21 .00 .00
6 .73 1.2 1.1 1.5 3.6 5.9 4.9 2.9 .74 .18 .00 .00
7 .75 1.2 1.1 1.4 3.4 6.3 4.7 2.8 .69 .18 .00 .00
8 .74 1.2 1.1 1.2 3.4 5.7 4.6 2.6 .67 .16 .00 .00
9 .73 1.2 1.1 1.2 3.2 5.5 6.9 2.5 .60 .15 .00 .00
10 .73 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.2 5.7 8.5 2.4 .57 .14 .00 .00
11 .74 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 5.7 9.3 2.2 .55 .13 .00 .00
12 .74 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.9 5.8 10 2.1 .52 .12 .00 .00
13 .74 1.1 1.2 1.1 3.2 6.7 8.1 1.9 .50 .12 .00 .00
14 .74 1.0 1.5 1.1 3.1 6.6 4.9 1.9 .47 .14 .00 .00
15 .74 1.0 1.9 1.1 2.8 5.7 4.8 1.8 .45 .15 .00 .00
16 .75 1.0 1.7 1.1 2.8 5.9 4.8 1.8 .43 .12 .00 .00
17 .76 1.0 1.6 .95 2.8 6.0 4.8 1.9 .41 .12 .00 .00
18 .76 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.7 6.7 8.0 1.7 .38 .13 .00 .00
19 .78 1.1 1.5 1.2 2.7 7.0 8.1 1.5 .34 .16 .00 .00
20 .75 1.1 1.5 1.3 4.1 7.2 7.0 1.5 .30 .18 .00 .00
21 .76 1.0 1.4 1.4 5.2 7.2 6.4 1.5 .28 .22 .00 .00
22 .76 1.0 1.4 1.9 5.2 7.3 5.9 1.4 .27 .13 .00 .00
23 .80 1.0 1.8 1.4 5.0 6.8 5.4 1.4 .29 .11 .00 .00
24 .84 1.0 1.8 1.4 5.1 6.4 5.2 1.4 .29 .09 .00 .00
25 .87 1.1 1.7 1.4 5.2 5.9 5.2 1.9 .28 .08 .00 .00
26 .87 1.3 1.7 1.4 5.3 5.6 5.1 1.8 .29 .08 .00 .00
27 .87 1.2 1.6 1.3 5.9 5.5 5.0 1.7 .33 .09 .00 .00
28 .87 1.3 1.6 1.3 6.0 5.4 4.9 1.4 .36 .07 .00 .00
29 .91 1.2 1.6 1.3 5.1 6.1 4.7 1.3 .32 .05 .00 .00
30 .93 1.2 1.6 1.3 --- 5.3 4.3 1.3 .27 .02 .00 .00
31 1.0 --- 1.7 3.2 --- 5.2 --- 1.2 --- .01 .00 ---
TOTAL 24.30 33.2 44.0 42.85 115.1 183.8 178.5 65.7 15.20 4.21 0.00 0.00
MEAN .78 1.11 1.42 1.38 3.97 5.93 5.95 2.12 .51 .14 .000 .000
MAX 1.0 1.3 1.9 3.2 6.8 7.3 10 4.0 1.1 .24 .00 .00
MIN .69 1.0 1.1 .95 2.7 4.6 4.3 1.2 .27 .01 .00 .00
AC-FT 48 66 87 85 228 365 354 130 30 8.4 .00 .00
10258000 TAHQUITZ CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .58 1.81 3.59 6.43 7.78 8.82 11.3 14.4 7.10 2.26 .96 .72
MAX 8.64 43.1 72.5 81.3 117 72.0 57.3 78.3 58.0 24.9 6.36 4.88
(WY) 1984 1966 1967 1993 1980 1995 1969 1969 1980 1980 1980 1976
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .21 .17 .063 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1948 1948 1948 1948 1964 1961 1961 1961 1961 1956 1948 1948
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 6051.74 706.86
ANNUAL MEAN 16.6 1.93 5.46
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.9 1980
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .088 1961
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 342 Mar 6 10 Apr 12 1080 Jan 25 1969
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .69 Oct 5 .00 Aug 1 .00 Oct 1 1947
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .72 Oct 3 .00 Aug 1 .00 Oct 1 1947
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 12 Apr 18 2900 Nov 22 1965
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 4.36 Apr 18 15.78 Sep 7 1981
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 12000 1400 3960
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 38 5.6 12
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.7 1.1 1.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .85 .00 .00
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