10259000 ANDREAS CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 33°45'36", long 116°32'57", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.3, T.5 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic
Unit 18100200, on left bank at U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Diversion Dam, 1.1 mi upstream from mouth, and
5.1 mi south of Palm Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8.65 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1948 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area. WDR CA-91-1: 1986(M), 1988(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 800 ft above sea level, from topographic
map. Prior to Mar. 25, 1949, reference point at same site at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records good. No regulation upstream from station. One small diversion for domestic use about 1 mi
upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,960 ft3/s, Aug. 31, 1954, gage height, 7.11 ft, from rating
curve extended above 80 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in some years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 50 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating
curve extended above 98 ft3/s by theoretical computations of flow over weir:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Feb. 1 0115 13 2.75
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 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.3 7.3 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.3 .88 .74 .71
2 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.6 3.0 2.6 1.7 1.2 .88 .82 .74
3 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.6 1.7 1.1 1.1 .81 .82
4 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.1 1.0 .73 .85
5 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.7 6.1 2.4 1.6 1.1 .83 .77 .91
6 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.8 4.6 2.4 1.6 1.1 .82 .78 .87
7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.9 2.4 1.6 1.1 .91 .75 1.0
8 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.5 2.3 1.6 1.1 .90 .74 1.3
9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.3 2.2 1.6 1.0 .92 .77 1.0
10 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.2 2.2 1.5 1.0 1.0 .80 .89
11 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.1 2.3 1.4 1.0 .93 .78 .85
12 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.3 2.3 1.4 1.0 .85 .74 .77
13 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.4 4.5 2.2 1.4 1.0 .82 .73 .86
14 1.9 2.1 2.8 2.2 2.4 4.7 2.2 1.4 1.0 .92 .81 .95
15 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.3 3.8 2.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 .76 .96
16 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.3 3.7 2.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 .75 1.0
17 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.4 2.2 1.5 .96 .90 .69 .97
18 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 2.7 1.3 .94 .81 .73 .97
19 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.3 2.4 1.3 .90 .78 .74 .92
20 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 5.9 3.1 2.2 1.4 .86 .73 .71 .94
21 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.7 6.2 3.1 2.2 1.4 .92 .76 .66 .95
22 2.0 2.2 2.3 3.3 5.3 3.0 2.1 1.4 .98 .76 .67 .95
23 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.6 3.8 2.9 2.0 1.3 .99 .71 .71 .96
24 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.5 3.4 2.9 2.0 1.5 1.0 .72 .69 .94
25 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4 3.4 2.8 1.9 1.6 .99 .76 .82 .96
26 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.4 3.5 2.8 1.8 1.5 1.1 .85 .76 .99
27 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 3.2 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.1 .94 .78 .90
28 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 3.4 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.1 .93 .85 .87
29 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.8 1.8 1.4 .99 .92 .85 .86
30 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 --- 2.7 1.8 1.4 .89 .78 .87 .86
31 2.3 --- 2.4 4.3 --- 2.6 --- 1.4 --- .67 .82 ---
TOTAL 61.7 65.0 71.7 74.1 94.3 104.1 66.2 45.8 30.82 26.98 23.63 27.52
MEAN 1.99 2.17 2.31 2.39 3.25 3.36 2.21 1.48 1.03 .87 .76 .92
MAX 2.3 2.3 2.8 4.3 7.3 6.1 2.7 1.7 1.3 1.1 .87 1.3
MIN 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 1.8 1.3 .86 .67 .66 .71
AC-FT 122 129 142 147 187 206 131 91 61 54 47 55
10259000 ANDREAS CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 1.37 2.21 3.16 4.88 5.73 6.14 4.48 3.07 1.97 1.41 1.41 1.27
MAX 5.60 19.2 30.2 46.5 56.4 33.7 20.0 17.4 12.4 7.51 9.52 6.05
(WY) 1984 1966 1967 1993 1980 1980 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983
MIN .38 .60 .96 .95 1.02 .99 .68 .51 .23 .087 .14 .24
(WY) 1966 1963 1963 1976 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1963 1964
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 2048.5 691.85
ANNUAL MEAN 5.61 1.89 3.08
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .66 1961
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 87 Mar 5 7.3 Feb 1 395 Dec 6 1966
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.7 Jan 2 .66 Aug 21 .00 Jun 27 1961
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.8 Aug 2 .70 Aug 17 .00 Jul 13 1963
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 13 Feb 1 1960 Aug 31 1954
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 2.75 Feb 1 7.11 Aug 31 1954
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 4060 1370 2230
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 10 3.0 5.5
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.8 2.0 1.7
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.9 .81 .58
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