10270985 ABELOUR DITCH NEAR BISHOP, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 37°20'30", long 118°28'41", SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.17, T.7 S., R.32 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit
18090102, on left bank 400 ft upstream from Highway 168 road crossing, 0.6 mi downstream from outlet in
penstock to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 6, and 4.8 mi west 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 Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of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 Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 4,750 ft above sea level, from topographic
map.
REMARKS.--Ditch diverts water from Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 6 Penstock for irrigation and domestic use. 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, 3.3 ft3/s, May 7, 1995; minimum daily, 1.3 ft3/s,
Dec. 23, 1990.
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 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.8
2 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.8
3 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.6
4 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.5
5 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.6
6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.6
7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.5
8 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.5
9 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5
10 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5
11 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.5
12 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.4
13 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5
14 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5
15 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5
16 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.5
17 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.5
18 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.5
19 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 3.0 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.5
20 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.1 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.4
21 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.5
22 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.2 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.5
23 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.7 2.4
24 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.4
25 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.5
26 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.4
27 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.2
28 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.3
29 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.8 2.3
30 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 --- 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.2
31 1.9 --- 1.9 2.1 --- 1.9 --- 2.3 --- 2.8 2.8 ---
TOTAL 61.0 57.9 57.5 61.4 57.7 58.3 72.2 73.7 72.3 71.8 84.7 74.4
MEAN 1.97 1.93 1.85 1.98 1.99 1.88 2.41 2.38 2.41 2.32 2.73 2.48
MAX 2.5 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8
MIN 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.6 2.2
AC-FT 121 115 114 122 114 116 143 146 143 142 168 148
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 2.00 1.92 1.85 1.88 1.89 1.92 2.00 2.14 2.20 2.24 2.31 2.24
MAX 2.19 2.20 1.94 1.98 2.00 2.05 2.41 2.42 2.47 2.62 2.73 2.52
(WY) 1994 1994 1994 1996 1992 1995 1996 1995 1993 1995 1996 1995
MIN 1.87 1.76 1.77 1.75 1.70 1.70 1.86 1.88 1.90 1.91 1.85 1.89
(WY) 1991 1993 1993 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1991 1991
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 794.7 802.9
ANNUAL MEAN 2.18 2.19 2.05
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.19 1996
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 1.85 1991
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3.3 May 7 3.1 Apr 20 3.3 May 7 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.6 Feb 28 1.6 Dec 12 1.3 Dec 23 1990
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.7 Dec 8 1.7 Dec 8 1.6 Jan 13 1992
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 1580 1590 1480
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.7 2.6 2.5
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.0 2.1 2.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.9 1.8 1.8
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