10270830  SOUTH FORK BISHOP CREEK BELOW SOUTH FORK DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 37°14'27", long 118°33'52", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.22, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit
   18090102, Inyo National Forest, on left bank at diversion dam and aqueduct, and 10.5 mi southwest of Bishop.

DRAINAGE AREA.--27.8 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1994 to current year (low flow records only).  Unpublished records prior to October
   1994 available in files of Southern California Edison Co.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume.  Elevation of gage is 7,130 ft above sea level, from topographic
   map.

REMARKS.--No records computed above 25 ft3/s.  Flow regulated by South Lake (station 10270700).  Most of the
   water is diverted by South Fork Diversion Dam to Intake No. 2 Reservoir (station 10270875) for power
   development downstream.  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.


                  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        12     11        8.1      8.4      8.5      8.7      8.9       11       12       11       14     13
  2        11     10        8.0      8.3      8.4      8.8      9.0       11       13       11       14     13
  3        11      9.6      8.0      8.2      8.4      8.8      9.0       11       13       11       14     13
  4        10      9.6      8.1      8.2      8.6      8.8      9.0       11       13       11       14     13
  5        11      9.7      8.1      8.2      8.7      8.8      9.0       11       13       11       14     13

  6        11      9.8      8.1      8.2      8.6      8.9      9.1       11       13       11       13     12
  7        11      8.9      8.1      8.1      8.6      9.0      9.1       11       13       11       13     11
  8        11      8.1      8.1      8.2      8.6      9.0      9.2       11       13       11       13     11
  9        11      8.3      8.0      8.2      8.7      8.9      9.1       11       13       11       12     11
 10        11      8.4      8.1      8.2      8.6      8.8      9.1       11       13       11       12     11

 11        11      8.4      8.1      8.3      8.6      8.8      9.1       11       12       11       11     11
 12        11      8.4      8.6      7.8      8.6      8.7      9.1       12       12       11       11     11
 13        11      8.5      8.1      7.8      8.8      8.7      9.0       12       12       11       12     12
 14        11      8.3      8.1      7.8      8.3      8.8      9.1       12       13       11       12     11
 15        11      8.1      8.1      7.8      7.8      8.8      9.0       11       13       13       12     11

 16        11      8.1      8.1      7.7      7.9      8.9      9.0       11       13       14       12      8.0
 17        11      8.2      8.1      7.7      8.1      8.9      9.0       11       13       14       12      5.3
 18        11      8.1      8.1      7.8      8.2      9.0      8.9       11       13       14       12    e10
 19        11      8.1      8.2      8.0      8.2      9.0      8.8       11       12       14       12    e18
 20        11      8.1      8.1      8.3      8.3      9.0      8.8       11       12       14       11    e20

 21        11      8.0      8.0      8.4      8.2      9.0      8.8       11       11       14       11    e20
 22        11      8.1      8.0     e8.4      8.2      9.0      8.9       11       11       14       11    e17
 23        11      8.1      8.0     e8.4      8.2      8.8      9.0       11       11       14       11     12
 24        11      8.0      8.2     e8.4      8.2      8.8     11         11       11       14       12     12
 25        11      8.1      8.2     e8.4      8.1      8.9     12         11       11       14       12     12

 26        11      8.1      8.2     e8.4      8.3      8.9     11         11       11       14       12     13
 27        11      7.9      8.1      8.5      8.5      8.9     11         12       11       14       13     13
 28        11      8.0      8.0      8.4      8.7      8.8     11         12       11       14       13     13
 29        11      8.0      8.1      8.4      8.6      8.8     11         11       11       14       13     13
 30        11      8.0      8.4      8.5      ---      8.9     11         11       11       14       13     13
 31        11      ---      8.4      8.5      ---      8.8      ---       11      ---       14       13      ---

TOTAL     341    256.0    251.9    253.9    243.5    274.7    285.0      346      364      391      384    376.3
MEAN     11.0     8.53     8.13     8.19     8.40     8.86     9.50     11.2     12.1     12.6     12.4     12.5
MAX        12       11      8.6      8.5      8.8      9.0       12       12       13       14       14       20
MIN        10      7.9      8.0      7.7      7.8      8.7      8.8       11       11       11       11      5.3
AC-FT     676      508      500      504      483      545      565      686      722      776      762      746

CAL YR 1995   TOTAL 3953.0  MEAN 10.8  MAX 22  MIN 6.6  AC-FT 7840
WTR YR 1996   TOTAL 3767.3  MEAN 10.3  MAX 20  MIN 5.3  AC-FT 7470

  e Estimated.