10270875  INTAKE NO. 2 RESERVOIR NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 38°14'53", long 118°34'53", in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.16, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic
   Unit 18090102, Inyo National Forest, in outlet structure 50 ft upstream from Bishop Creek Dam on Middle Fork
   Bishop Creek and 13.0 mi southwest of Bishop.
DRAINAGE AREA.--31.6 mi2.

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  Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of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.  Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Southern California Edison Co.).

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam completed in 1908.  Capacity, 78 acre-ft between elevations
   8,077 ft, invert of outlet, and 8,098.81 ft, crest of spillway, all of which are available for release.  Water
   is received from South Fork Bishop Creek via conduit on right bank.  Most of the water is diverted through
   conduit to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 2 for power development on Bishop Creek.  Figures given represent total
   contents.  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 contents, 101 acre-ft, July 9, 1995, elevation, 8,100.67 ft; minimum,
   22 acre-ft, Sept. 30, 1996, elevation, 8,092.40 ft.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 91 acre-ft, July 12, elevation, 8,099.96 ft; minimum, 22 acre-ft,
   Sept. 30, elevation, 8,092.40 ft.

                         Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
                    (Based on survey by Southern California Edison Co., dated Aug. 12, 1981)

						8,077	 0	8,094	 32
 						8,082	 1	8,098	 68
						8,086	 5	8,102	120
						8,090	12

                    RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS

DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1        47       71       71       71       71       73       70       73       80       80       86       68
  2        45       73       71       72       71       72       78       70       82       83       86       69
  3        46       73       71       71       70       73       78       74       84       84       85       70
  4        45       72       72       72       76       71       77       68       85       83       84       66
  5        46       73       72       71       71       68       77       69       86       84       84       68

  6        45       74       72       72       72       72       76       69       88       84       82       73
  7        46       73       70       72       71       70       77       72       88       84       79       72
  8        46       71       72       71       71       73       77       71       87       86       78       72
  9        46       70       70       72       71       67       77       71       88       88       76       72
 10        46       71       72       71       71       68       74       74       88       90       77       73

 11        45       71       74       70       71       74       73       73       86       90       77       74
 12        45       72       69       72       71       73       68       70       87       91       80       73
 13        46       72       71       74       72       72       68       77       86       90       81       75
 14        46       72       72       71       72       71       73       77       86       88       81       72
 15        46       71       71       72       73       72       75       81       86       90       82       72

 16        47       72       72       71       70       71       75       79       86       90       82       73
 17        46       72       71       71       70       72       73       72       85       88       81       70
 18        47       71       71       71       71       71       72       63       84       87       80       69
 19        51       71       71       71       70       71       74       58       84       86       78       70
 20        55       71       70       70       70       72       74       69       84       86       74       69

 21        58       71       73       70       73       73       73       69       84       84       68       68
 22        60       70       72       71       71       71       74       64       83       84       64       63
 23        62       73       71       72       69       70       75       62       83       85       68       51
 24        64       72       70       70       73       71       72       62       82       86       69       44
 25        65       71       72       69       70       70       71       63       82       86       71       45

 26        66       71       72       74       73       71       67       65       81       86       73       49
 27        67       72       72       73       74       70       67       62       79       87       67       45
 28        68       71       72       71       71       69       67       63       76       89       68       44
 29        67       72       71       73       73       68       66       74       71       89       68       44
 30        69       72       72       71      ---       72       70       77       75       88       69       22
 31        71      ---       70       69      ---       72      ---       79      ---       87       69      ---

MAX        71       74       74       74       76       74       78       81       88       91       86       75
MIN        45       70       69       69       69       67       66       58       71       80       64       22
 a    8098.27  8098.34  8098.21  8098.13  8098.46  8098.35  8098.21  8098.96  8098.62  8099.62  8098.12  8092.40
 b        +22       +1       -2       -1       +4       -1       -2       +9       -4      +12      -18      -47

CAL YR 1995   MAX 101  MIN 42  b  -5
WTR YR 1996   MAX  91  MIN 22  b -27

  a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
  b Change in contents, in acre-feet.