10259050 PALM CANYON WASH NEAR CATHEDRAL CITY, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 33°47'49", long 116°28'44", in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.5 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic
Unit 18100200, on right bank 500 ft downstream from Golf Club Drive, 0.4 mi upstream from Whitewater River,
and 1.5 mi northeast of Cathedral City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--Not determined.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1988 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 330 ft above sea level, from topographic
map.
REMARKS.--Records fair. No regulation upstream from station. Two diversions for domestic use upstream from
station on Andreas Creek. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 8,280 ft3/s, Jan. 16, 1993, gage height, 8.70 ft, from rating
curve extended above 1,350 ft3/s; no flow for most of each year.
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 .00 .00 .00 .00 2.9 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
2 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
7 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
8 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
11 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
13 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
15 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
16 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
25 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
26 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .11 .00 .00
29 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .00 --- .00 --- .00 --- .00 .00 ---
TOTAL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00
MEAN .000 .000 .000 .000 .10 .000 .000 .000 .000 .004 .000 .000
MAX .00 .00 .00 .00 2.9 .00 .00 .00 .00 .11 .00 .00
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT .00 .00 .00 .00 6.0 .00 .00 .00 .00 .2 .00 .00
10259050 PALM CANYON WASH NEAR CATHEDRAL CITY, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1988 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .000 .000 .050 25.3 4.72 12.1 .42 .36 .000 .058 .55 .25
MAX .000 .000 .45 202 35.2 93.3 3.81 2.26 .001 .52 1.77 2.23
(WY) 1988 1988 1993 1993 1993 1995 1993 1993 1993 1991 1989 1995
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1988 1988 1988 1988 1989 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1990 1988
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1988 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 3909.87 3.13
ANNUAL MEAN 10.7 .009 3.68
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 20.4 1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .000 1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1040 Mar 6 2.9 Feb 1 1700 Jan 16 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jan 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1987
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jan 15 .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1987
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 47 Feb 1 8280 Jan 16 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.44 Feb 1 8.70 Jan 16 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 7760 6.2 2660
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.5 .00 .00
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
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