10287060  LUNDY LAKE NEAR LEE VINING, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 38°01'56", long 119°13'11", in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.16, T.2 N., R.25 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit
   18090101, near right abutment of spillway of Lundy Lake Dam on Mill Creek, and 7.6 mi northwest of Lee Vining.

DRAINAGE AREA.--16.3 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  Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of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 on natural lake by rock-fill dam completed in 1910.  Usable capacity, 4,113 acre-ft
   between elevations 7,766.43 ft, invert of outlet, and 7,807.81 ft, crest of spillway.  Figures given represent
   usable contents.  Water is used for power development and irrigation downstream.

COOPERATION.--Records were collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the
   U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.  Contents not
   rounded to U.S. Geological Survey standards.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 4,179 acre-ft, July 12, 1996, elevation, 7,808.31 ft; minimum,
   440 acre-ft, Apr. 19, 1993, elevation, 7,773.08 ft.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 4,179 acre-ft, July 12, elevation, 7,808.31 ft; minimum,
   960 acre-ft, Apr. 4, elevation, 7,779.25 ft.

                         Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
                    (Based on survey by Southern California Edison Co., dated Aug. 17, 1981)

					7,766.43	      0		7,790	2,001
					7,770	    213		7,800	3,126
					7,780	  1,027		7,810	4,406


                    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      3113     2902     2785     2743     2655     2478     1090     1520     2183     4081     3882     2955
  2      3098     2902     2778     2742     2649     2458     1040     1606     2219     4131     3844     2956
  3      3080     2904     2770     2736     2644     2438      990     1679     2312     4167     3796     2961
  4      3070     2904     2766     2729     2677     2436      960     1700     2447     4161     3742     2963
  5      3056     2900     2759     2727     2695     2422      974     1693     2597     4155     3680     2955

  6      3040     2897     2752     2722     2703     2401      991     1684     2755     4154     3616     2954
  7      3026     2898     2745     2718     2708     2357     1006     1682     2955     4157     3571     2949
  8      3008     2899     2741     2714     2714     2293     1027     1681     3187     4162     3532     2946
  9      2992     2889     2733     2708     2720     2231     1052     1675     3392     4162     3495     2942
 10      2973     2886     2729     2705     2724     2171     1079     1666     3567     4163     3457     2935

 11      2959     2884     2745     2698     2721     2118     1103     1669     3706     4174     3421     2930
 12      2938     2880     2788     2694     2705     2068     1123     1709     3818     4179     3384     2927
 13      2921     2880     2788     2687     2690     2012     1145     1777     3962     4166     3360     2919
 14      2902     2877     2794     2680     2677     1953     1154     1871     4121     4159     3348     2906
 15      2884     2872     2787     2677     2663     1894     1168     1990     4167     4155     3333     2895

 16      2864     2868     2788     2696     2649     1837     1178     2157     4166     4153     3321     2880
 17      2859     2863     2787     2685     2641     1781     1183     2260     4164     4134     3306     2872
 18      2864     2859     2786     2692     2623     1729     1190     2345     4162     4121     3284     2864
 19      2870     2854     2783     2690     2638     1677     1191     2379     4164     4105     3258     2851
 20      2874     2850     2780     2685     2630     1633     1191     2395     4164     4082     3230     2840

 21      2874     2842     2776     2689     2627     1589     1190     2401     4163     4065     3200     2828
 22      2880     2837     2771     2682     2615     1550     1189     2400     4158     4051     3165     2806
 23      2884     2832     2770     2680     2597     1508     1191     2394     4150     4032     3136     2764
 24      2886     2828     2768     2680     2585     1466     1187     2370     4155     4032     3105     2747
 25      2888     2823     2765     2676     2570     1419     1193     2344     4158     4020     3071     2740

 26      2891     2818     2762     2676     2551     1369     1225     2312     4147     4007     3034     2731
 27      2894     2812     2759     2690     2534     1324     1274     2286     4125     3994     2996     2732
 28      2897     2807     2752     2673     2515     1278     1328     2257     4088     3979     2959     2732
 29      2899     2797     2751     2670     2497     1228     1380     2231     4049     3963     2943     2732
 30      2902     2793     2749     2665      ---     1178     1443     2207     4036     3946     2948     2733
 31      2901      ---     2748     2662      ---     1126      ---     2186      ---     3916     2954      ---

MAX      3113     2904     2794     2743     2724     2478     1443     2401     4167     4179     3882     2963
MIN      2859     2793     2729     2662     2497     1126      960     1520     2183     3916     2943     2731
 a    7798.10  7797.17  7796.78  7796.03  7794.57  7781.09  7784.46  7791.74  7807.23  7806.31  7798.55  7796.65
 b       -236     -108      -45      -86     -165    -1371     +317     +743    +1850     -120     -962     -221

CAL YR 1995   MAX 4171  MIN 627  b +1226
WTR YR 1996   MAX 4179  MIN 960  b  -404

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