10287285 AGNEW LAKE NEAR JUNE LAKE, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 37°45'30", long 119°07'52", unsurveyed, T.2 S., R.26 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090101,
Inyo National Forest, in boat house at left abutment of dam on Rush Creek and 3.3 mi southwest of town of June
Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.--23.3 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 Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of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 concrete dam completed in 1916. Usable capacity, 810 acre-ft
between elevations 8,470.00 ft, invert of outlet, and 8,495.88 ft, crest of spillway. Figures given represent
usable contents. Water is used for power development downstream.
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, 871 acre-ft, Aug. 30, 1995, elevation, 8,497.40 ft; minimum,
22 acre-ft, Feb. 28, 1991, elevation, 8,470.97 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 847 acre-ft, June 21, 24, elevation, 8,496.80 ft; minimum,
29 acre-ft, Nov. 13-20, elevation, 8,471.24 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on survey by Southern California Edison Co., dated Aug. 25, 1981)
8,470 0 8,485 415
8,475 122 8,490 587
8,480 260 8,498 896
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
1 815 160 29 30 30 30 30 32 496 818 811 809
2 815 142 29 30 29 30 29 32 520 817 809 808
3 812 125 29 30 29 30 30 30 551 819 807 805
4 813 107 29 30 29 30 30 33 587 818 809 798
5 814 90 29 30 31 29 31 45 622 819 809 800
6 812 73 29 30 30 29 32 57 657 818 811 801
7 811 57 29 30 30 29 33 71 698 816 812 801
8 812 41 29 30 31 29 33 84 737 817 813 801
9 813 29 29 30 31 29 33 96 774 817 813 802
10 812 29 30 30 30 29 32 110 806 817 813 802
11 808 29 29 30 30 29 33 127 821 817 814 803
12 808 29 29 30 30 29 32 148 821 816 814 801
13 809 29 29 30 30 29 32 170 821 817 814 802
14 811 29 29 30 30 29 32 193 822 816 813 804
15 810 29 29 30 30 29 32 220 821 814 813 802
16 770 29 29 30 31 29 31 265 820 813 813 803
17 686 29 29 30 30 31 30 290 820 814 811 804
18 604 29 29 30 30 32 30 313 821 812 810 805
19 523 29 29 30 30 33 30 329 821 815 810 805
20 443 29 29 30 30 33 30 344 847 815 809 806
21 364 29 29 29 30 33 30 358 847 815 810 807
22 317 29 29 29 30 32 31 371 847 815 811 806
23 320 29 29 30 30 32 32 383 846 815 811 807
24 314 29 29 30 30 31 34 394 847 815 812 808
25 296 29 29 30 30 30 34 403 847 815 812 808
26 275 29 29 30 30 30 33 413 817 815 812 810
27 255 29 30 30 30 30 33 424 818 815 812 811
28 235 29 30 30 30 30 33 435 818 815 812 811
29 216 29 30 30 30 30 32 447 819 815 813 812
30 197 29 30 30 --- 30 32 461 819 814 812 811
31 178 --- 30 30 --- 30 --- 476 --- 813 810 ---
MAX 815 160 30 30 31 33 34 476 847 819 814 812
MIN 178 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 496 812 807 798
a 8477.12 8471.25 8471.28 8471.28 8471.28 8471.28 8471.40 8486.83 8496.09 8495.94 8495.88 8495.90
b -637 -149 +1 0 0 0 +2 +444 +343 -6 -3 +1
CAL YR 1995 MAX 871 MIN 29 b 0
WTR YR 1996 MAX 847 MIN 29 b -4
a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
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