10268225  MCGEE CREEK DIVERSION NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 37°16'32", long 118°37'09", unsurveyed, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102,
   Inyo National Forest, on left bank 5 ft downstream from outlet of diversion pipe, 80 ft upstream from
   tributary to Birch Creek, and 13.5 mi southwest of Bishop.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1990 to current year.  Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of
   Southern California Edison Co.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir.  Elevation of gage is 8,630 ft above sea level, from topographic
   map.
REMARKS.--Flow limited by size of diversion pipe from McGee Creek.  Water flows down Birch Creek and then is
   diverted to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 2 Conduit via Birch-McGee Creek Diversion (station 10270900).  See
   schematic diagram of Bishop Creek basin.
COOPERATION.--Records collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the
   U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 22 ft3/s, July 10, 11, 1995; no discharge Oct. 1, 1994,
   to June 11, 1995, Nov. 8, 1995, to May 14, 1996.

                  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      2.8       .54      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e5.2       13     13        5.7
  2      2.6       .57      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e6.0       15     13        5.7
  3      2.4       .51      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e6.8       16     12        5.4
  4      2.2       .47      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      8.0       16     11        5.1
  5      2.2       .40      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     10         17      9.8      4.7
  6      2.0       .36      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     13         19      9.6      4.4
  7      1.9       .19      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     15         19      9.3      4.2
  8      1.8       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     17         19      8.9      4.1
  9      1.7       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     18         19      8.6      3.0
 10      1.7       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     18         19      8.5      4.0

 11      1.5       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     18         19      8.1      4.0
 12      1.4       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     18         19      8.1      3.9
 13      1.4       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     18         19      8.6      3.8
 14      1.3       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     18         18      9.0      4.0
 15      1.3       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e4.4      18         18      9.6      3.9
 16      1.2       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e6.8      18         18      9.4      3.8
 17      1.1       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e6.4      18         16      8.9      3.8
 18      1.1       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e6.2      16         15      8.4      3.7
 19      1.1       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.8      18         14      7.8      3.6
 20       .99      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.6      18         13      7.3      3.5

 21       .95      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.6      18         13      6.8      3.4
 22       .87      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.4      17         13      6.5      3.3
 23       .83      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.4      16         14      6.3      3.3
 24       .84      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.2      16         14      6.2      3.3
 25       .84      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.2      16         14      6.1      3.2
 26       .76      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e5.0      14         14      5.9      3.1
 27       .74      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e4.8      12         13      5.9      3.1
 28       .74      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e4.8      10         15      5.7      3.1
 29       .68      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    e4.7       9.8       14      5.6      3.0
 30       .61      .00      .00      .00      ---      .00      .00    e4.7      11         13      5.6      3.0
 31       .54      ---      .00      .00      ---      .00      ---    e4.5       ---       13      5.6      ---

TOTAL   42.09     3.04     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00    90.50    434.8      491    255.1    116.1
MEAN     1.36      .10     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     2.92     14.5     15.8     8.23     3.87
MAX       2.8      .57      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      6.8       18       19       13      5.7
MIN       .54      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      5.2       13      5.6      3.0
AC-FT      83      6.0      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      180      862      974      506      230

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

MEAN     2.03      .90      .70      .53      .48      .59     1.00     3.01     8.39     11.2     7.09     4.76
MAX      3.94     1.51     1.20      .88      .83     1.01     1.88     5.57     14.5     17.1     11.0     7.71
(WY)     1993     1994     1994     1994     1994     1994     1994     1993     1996     1995     1995     1993
MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     4.22     5.55     4.63     2.71
(WY)     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1992     1992     1992

SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1996 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1991 - 1996

ANNUAL TOTAL                        1220.43                    1432.63
ANNUAL MEAN                            3.34                       3.91                       3.41
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          4.67           1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                           2.58           1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                    22     Jul 10              19     Jul  6              22       Jul 10 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                       .00  Jan  1                .00  Nov  8                .00    Oct  1 1994
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                .00  Jan  1                .00  Nov  8                .00    Oct  1 1994
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)               2420                       2840                       2470
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    15                         15                          9.4
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                       1.4
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00

  e Estimated.