10260500 DEEP CREEK NEAR HESPERIA, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 34°20'28", long 117°13'39", in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.18, T.3 N., R.3 W., San Bernardino County,
Hydrologic Unit 18090208, on right bank 0.5 mi upstream from confluence with West Fork Mojave River at Mojave
River Forks Dam, 7 mi southeast of Hesperia, and 11 mi downstream from Lake Arrowhead.
DRAINAGE AREA.--134 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1904 to September 1922, October 1929 to current year. Prior to January 1930, monthly
discharge only, published in WSP 1314.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1314: 1931(M). WSP 1927: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Broad-crested weir since December 1938. Elevation of gage is 3,050 ft above sea
level, from topographic map. See WSP 1314 for history of changes prior to Dec. 10, 1938.
REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Slight regulation by Lake
Arrowhead, capacity, 48,000 acre-ft, principally used for recreation. Sewage effulent from Lake Arrowhead
area is released above gage at times.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 46,600 ft3/s, Mar. 2, 1938, gage height unknown, on basis of
slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 23.81 ft, Feb. 10, 1978 (backwater from Mojave River
Forks Reservoir); no flow July 17, 18, 1961.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 400 ft3/s or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Feb. 21 1245 5,500 6.50 Mar. 5 0615 2,290 4.51
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 5.2 8.7 9.8 17 211 57 37 14 8.1 2.8 e1.2 e.83
2 4.7 8.9 9.8 13 74 56 51 13 7.7 2.7 e1.2 e.83
3 4.1 8.9 9.8 12 48 56 47 13 7.0 2.6 e1.2 e.83
4 3.7 8.9 9.8 11 38 53 42 12 6.0 2.5 e1.1 e.83
5 4.2 8.9 10 12 33 1010 38 12 5.5 2.4 e1.1 e.84
6 4.4 8.9 10 11 32 254 36 11 5.5 2.4 e1.1 e.85
7 4.3 9.0 10 11 31 131 33 10 5.4 2.3 e1.1 e.85
8 4.2 9.0 10 11 28 97 32 10 5.1 2.3 e1.0 e.86
9 3.8 9.0 11 11 27 84 31 10 4.9 2.3 e1.0 e.87
10 3.5 9.0 10 11 26 78 30 10 4.7 2.2 e1.0 e.88
11 3.3 9.0 10 10 25 72 29 9.8 4.4 2.1 e1.0 e.88
12 4.0 9.0 10 10 23 69 29 10 4.2 e2.0 e.98 e.89
13 5.3 9.0 10 10 22 145 28 11 4.1 e2.0 e.97 e.90
14 5.7 9.2 19 10 21 146 27 11 3.9 e1.9 e.95 e.94
15 5.7 9.2 29 10 21 127 26 11 3.8 e1.8 e.95 e1.0
16 5.5 9.2 14 9.9 20 83 26 11 3.6 e1.8 e.93 e1.0
17 5.5 9.2 12 9.9 19 82 27 11 3.6 e1.7 e.92 e1.1
18 5.3 9.2 11 10 17 81 36 11 3.4 e1.7 e.91 e1.2
19 5.1 9.2 11 10 16 75 45 11 3.4 e1.7 e.90 e1.3
20 6.9 9.2 11 9.9 1490 69 35 10 3.3 e1.6 e.89 e1.4
21 7.6 9.2 11 11 3910 65 32 10 3.3 e1.5 e.88 e1.4
22 7.8 9.4 11 19 716 63 30 10 3.1 e1.5 e.87 e1.4
23 7.8 9.4 15 17 195 60 28 10 3.1 e1.5 e.86 e1.4
24 8.1 9.4 23 13 109 56 27 11 3.0 e1.5 e.86 e1.4
25 8.3 9.4 17 13 86 52 26 12 3.0 e1.4 e.85 e1.4
26 8.5 9.4 13 12 75 49 24 11 3.0 e1.4 e.85 e1.4
27 8.5 9.5 13 12 63 46 23 8.8 2.9 e1.3 e.84 e1.4
28 8.6 9.6 13 12 60 44 20 8.4 2.8 e1.3 e.84 e1.4
29 8.6 9.6 13 14 57 44 15 8.4 2.8 e1.3 e.84 e1.5
30 8.6 9.6 13 13 --- 41 15 8.4 2.8 e1.3 e.84 e1.5
31 8.6 --- 17 28 --- 39 --- 8.3 --- e1.2 e.84 ---
TOTAL 185.4 275.1 396.2 383.7 7493 3384 925 328.1 127.4 58.0 29.77 33.28
MEAN 5.98 9.17 12.8 12.4 258 109 30.8 10.6 4.25 1.87 .96 1.11
MAX 8.6 9.6 29 28 3910 1010 51 14 8.1 2.8 1.2 1.5
MIN 3.3 8.7 9.8 9.9 16 39 15 8.3 2.8 1.2 .84 .83
AC-FT 368 546 786 761 14860 6710 1830 651 253 115 59 66
e Estimated.
10260500 DEEP CREEK NEAR HESPERIA, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1905 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 5.28 19.7 57.0 137 211 221 145 62.4 17.4 5.67 3.22 3.60
MAX 42.0 606 843 2062 2028 1539 747 248 67.0 25.9 29.2 54.3
(WY) 1984 1966 1922 1993 1993 1978 1958 1915 1922 1969 1983 1976
MIN .23 1.14 2.53 4.56 6.07 4.87 3.20 2.37 1.14 .14 .13 .10
(WY) 1934 1957 1905 1951 1951 1956 1951 1934 1956 1961 1933 1933
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1905 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 70336.2 13618.95
ANNUAL MEAN 193 37.2 73.2
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 411 1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 3.06 1951
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 7200 Feb 14 3910 Feb 21 14700 Jan 25 1969
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 3.3 Oct 11 .83 Sep 1 .00 Jul 17 1961
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.9 Oct 6 .83 Aug 29 .07 Jul 12 1961
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 5500 Feb 21 46600 Mar 2 1938
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.50 Feb 21 23.81 Feb 10 1978
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 139500 27010 53060
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 350 52 141
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 20 9.4 10
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.3 1.0 1.0
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