10258500 PALM CANYON CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 33°44'42", long 116°32'05", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.11, T.5 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic
Unit 18100200, on right bank 0.8 mi upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 mi south of Palm Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.--93.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1930 to January 1942, October 1947 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1314: 1936(M). WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 700 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to
Jan. 14, 1942, at datum 0.2 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. No regulation or diversion
upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 7,000 ft3/s, Feb. 21, 1980, gage height, 7.29 ft, from rating
curve extended above 650 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurements at gage height 6.38 ft and 6.81 ft; no flow
for several months in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 100 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating
curve extended above 950 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 6.81 ft:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
July 28 Unknown 47 2.48
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 .18 .66 1.0 1.4 13 3.2 1.3 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
2 .16 .68 1.0 1.5 5.8 3.1 1.2 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
3 .13 .67 1.0 1.5 4.3 3.1 1.2 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00
4 .14 .60 1.0 1.5 3.9 3.0 1.1 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .19 .51 1.0 1.5 3.5 4.4 1.0 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
6 .27 .62 1.0 1.5 3.3 4.4 .91 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
7 .30 .65 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.9 .87 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
8 .29 .62 1.1 1.4 3.0 3.7 .78 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .26 .61 1.1 1.4 2.9 3.6 .66 .00 .00 .00 .00 .62
10 .23 .59 1.1 1.4 2.8 3.3 .68 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
11 .23 .60 1.1 1.4 2.8 3.4 .68 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
12 .24 .66 1.1 1.4 2.8 3.3 .70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
13 .25 .68 1.1 1.4 3.2 5.9 .62 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
14 .24 .67 1.4 1.4 2.9 8.2 .56 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
15 .22 .67 1.3 1.5 2.8 6.0 .51 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
16 .24 .68 1.3 1.5 2.7 5.0 .51 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
17 .25 .70 1.2 1.3 2.7 4.3 .56 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
18 .27 .67 1.2 1.5 2.7 3.8 .64 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
19 .25 .70 1.2 1.6 2.7 3.4 .80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
20 .23 .72 1.4 1.6 3.2 3.0 .67 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
21 .23 .72 1.3 1.8 3.7 2.9 .51 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
22 .20 .75 1.4 3.9 4.2 2.7 .45 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
23 .25 .75 1.8 2.6 3.0 2.4 .38 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
24 .34 .71 1.8 2.2 2.7 2.4 .30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
25 .38 .71 1.6 2.0 2.8 2.2 .21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
26 .35 .75 1.5 1.9 3.8 2.0 .14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .38 .78 1.4 1.9 3.6 1.9 .08 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .36 .98 1.4 1.9 3.6 1.6 .04 .00 .00 e1.7 .00 .00
29 .37 1.0 1.4 1.8 3.3 1.6 .05 .00 .00 e.01 .00 .00
30 .42 .99 1.5 1.8 --- 1.5 .04 .00 .00 e.00 .00 .00
31 .52 --- 1.5 2.2 --- 1.4 --- .00 --- e.00 .00 ---
TOTAL 8.37 21.10 39.3 53.2 104.9 104.6 18.15 0.07 0.00 1.71 0.00 0.62
MEAN .27 .70 1.27 1.72 3.62 3.37 .60 .002 .000 .055 .000 .021
MAX .52 1.0 1.8 3.9 13 8.2 1.3 .03 .00 1.7 .00 .62
MIN .13 .51 1.0 1.3 2.7 1.4 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT 17 42 78 106 208 207 36 .1 .00 3.4 .00 1.2
e Estimated.
10258500 PALM CANYON CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1930 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .37 .87 3.99 9.14 19.5 20.0 7.46 2.25 .69 .78 1.03 .89
MAX 5.95 20.6 39.6 203 318 188 80.8 24.1 9.87 15.1 33.0 19.5
(WY) 1984 1966 1983 1993 1980 1983 1958 1983 1980 1979 1983 1976
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1931 1933 1950 1951 1951 1951 1934 1934 1931 1931 1932 1930
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1930 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 6813.92 352.02
ANNUAL MEAN 18.7 .96 5.54
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 47.4 1980
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .000 1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 670 Mar 11 13 Feb 1 2040 Feb 21 1980
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .03 Aug 11 .00 May 5 .00 Jul 16 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .04 Aug 5 .00 May 5 .00 Jul 16 1930
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 47 Jul 28 7000 Feb 21 1980
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 2.48 Jul 28 7.29 Feb 21 1980
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 13520 698 4010
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 33 3.0 6.5
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.8 .36 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .18 .00 .00
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