10265150 HOT CREEK AT FLUME, NEAR MAMMOTH, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 37°40'08", long 118°49'00", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.19, T.3 S., R.29 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit
18090102, on right bank 2.6 mi north of Whitmore Hot Springs and 8.4 mi east of Mammoth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--68.3 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1982 to current year. Daily discharges for 1986 published in Water-Resources
Investigations Report 89-4033 as "Hot Creek Flume."
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1983-88.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1983-88.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 6,950 ft above sea level, from topographic
map.
REMARKS.--Records good. Minor diversions for domestic and agricultural use upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 292 ft3/s, July 10, 1995, gage height, 3.50 ft; minimum daily,
29 ft3/s, several days in 1992.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 80 ft3/s or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Feb. 5 1700 109 1.92 June 10 1015 198 2.76
May 18 1200 259 3.25
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 76 59 55 54 52 51 54 87 115 104 79 68
2 75 59 55 54 52 51 58 78 111 105 78 67
3 74 58 55 55 51 51 55 72 119 109 77 66
4 73 58 56 55 59 50 54 71 146 119 77 66
5 73 58 56 53 88 42 54 71 169 124 77 66
6 72 58 56 52 72 44 55 73 179 115 75 65
7 71 57 55 52 64 49 56 77 176 111 75 64
8 71 58 55 51 59 52 57 88 176 110 75 64
9 70 58 55 52 57 54 59 95 183 109 74 64
10 69 57 55 53 56 56 59 101 191 110 74 63
11 69 57 58 53 55 57 58 99 188 114 74 62
12 69 57 93 53 54 55 59 100 172 115 75 62
13 67 56 82 53 53 54 59 104 151 122 75 63
14 67 57 72 53 52 53 60 117 144 118 76 62
15 67 60 65 53 51 52 61 132 154 111 76 61
16 67 59 64 53 52 53 65 205 162 92 76 61
17 67 59 57 53 52 55 66 230 158 87 75 61
18 66 59 58 53 51 59 66 227 142 88 73 59
19 66 59 57 53 53 59 62 192 131 88 72 58
20 66 59 54 54 49 62 60 152 129 83 71 57
21 65 58 51 54 51 62 59 133 133 82 70 57
22 65 57 50 51 48 59 59 120 143 81 70 56
23 65 57 52 51 51 54 60 115 130 81 69 56
24 66 57 52 50 51 52 62 103 124 82 69 56
25 66 57 52 46 53 52 65 96 116 83 69 56
26 65 57 51 50 52 51 68 92 118 82 67 56
27 64 56 52 52 52 51 68 91 116 82 67 55
28 63 57 52 49 51 52 59 91 101 84 66 55
29 62 56 53 51 51 50 63 89 95 83 70 55
30 61 55 56 53 --- 53 71 94 99 83 68 55
31 60 --- 56 53 --- 52 --- 109 --- 81 67 ---
TOTAL 2097 1729 1790 1622 1592 1647 1811 3504 4271 3038 2256 1816
MEAN 67.6 57.6 57.7 52.3 54.9 53.1 60.4 113 142 98.0 72.8 60.5
MAX 76 60 93 55 88 62 71 230 191 124 79 68
MIN 60 55 50 46 48 42 54 71 95 81 66 55
AC-FT 4160 3430 3550 3220 3160 3270 3590 6950 8470 6030 4470 3600
10265150 HOT CREEK AT FLUME, NEAR MAMMOTH, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 41.4 39.7 37.8 37.5 38.4 40.7 44.9 63.0 90.5 83.9 61.0 50.1
MAX 67.6 57.6 57.7 52.3 54.9 53.1 60.4 113 159 214 135 92.7
(WY) 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995
MIN 31.8 32.4 29.6 31.9 32.7 35.0 35.4 38.4 44.5 38.4 35.6 32.6
(WY) 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1992 1992 1991 1992 1990 1994 1994
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 31488 27173
ANNUAL MEAN 86.3 74.2 52.5
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 79.1 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 37.5 1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 283 Jul 10 230 May 17 283 Jul 10 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 34 Jan 1 42 Mar 5 29 Nov 23 1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 34 Jan 1 48 Mar 1 29 Dec 8 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 259 May 18 292 Jul 10 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 3.25 May 18 3.50 Jul 10 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 62460 53900 38020
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 177 116 88
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 62 62 39
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 37 52 33
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