10270885  BISHOP CREEK BELOW INTAKE NO. 3 DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 37°16'27", long 118°34'17", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.9, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit
   18090102, Inyo National Forest, on left bank 125 ft downstream from dam, 0.7 mi downstream from confluence of
   South Fork and Middle Fork Bishop Creek, and 9.5 mi southwest of Bishop.

DRAINAGE AREA.--64.5 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  Unpublished records prior to October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 20 ft3/s.  Flow regulated by Intake No. 3 Reservoir, where most of the water
   is diverted to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 3.  Water is used 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      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       14       16       20      ---       15
  2      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       15      ---      ---      ---       15
  3      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---      ---       15
  4      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---      ---       15
  5      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---      ---       15

  6      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---      ---       15
  7      14         14       14       15       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---       18       15
  8      14         14       14       16       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---       16       15
  9      14         14       14       16       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---       15       15
 10      14         14       14       16       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---       16       15

 11      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       14      ---      ---       15       15
 12      14         14       14       14       15       15      ---       16      ---      ---       15       15
 13      14         14      ---       14       15       15       15       17      ---      ---       16       15
 14      14         14       14       14       15       15       15       17      ---      ---       20       15
 15      14         14       14       14       15       15       15       18      ---      ---      ---       15

 16      14         14       14       14       15       15       15      ---      ---      ---      ---       15
 17      14         14       14       14       14       15       15       15      ---      ---      ---       15
 18      14         14       14       14       14       15       15       19      ---      ---       18       15
 19      14         14       14       14       14       15       15      ---      ---      ---       15       15
 20      14         14       14       14       15       15       15      ---      ---      ---       15       15

 21      14         14       14       14       15       15       15      ---      ---      ---       15       15
 22      14         14       14       14       15       16       15       20      ---      ---       15       15
 23      14         14       14       14       15       15       16       16      ---      ---       15       15
 24      15         14       14       15       15       15       15       16      ---      ---       15       15
 25      14         14       14       15       15       15       14       16      ---      ---       15       15

 26      12         14       14       15       15       15       14       17       17      ---       15       15
 27       9.1       14       14       15       15       15       14       17       16      ---       15       15
 28       8.8       14       14       15       15       15       14       16      ---      ---       16       15
 29      15         14       14       15       15       15       14       16       16      ---       15       15
 30      16         14       14       15      ---       15       14       16       16      ---       15       15
 31      14        ---       14       15      ---       15      ---       16      ---      ---       15      ---

TOTAL   425.9      420      ---      449      432      466      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      450
MEAN     13.7     14.0      ---     14.5     14.9     15.0      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     15.0
MAX        16       14      ---       16       15       16      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---       15
MIN       8.8       14      ---       14       14       15      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---       15
AC-FT     845      833      ---      891      857      924      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      893