10308200  EAST FORK CARSON RIVER BELOW MARKLEEVILLE CREEK, NEAR MARKLEEVILLE, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 38°42'50", long 119°45'50", in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.10 N., R.20 E., Alpine County, Hydrologic
   Unit 16050201, on right bank, 0.5 mi downstream from Markleeville Creek, and 1.5 mi northeast of Markleeville.

DRAINAGE AREA.--276 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1960 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Elevation of gage is 5,400 ft above sea level, from topographic map.  Prior to
   October 1, 1967, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.  A few small diversions for
   irrigation above station.  Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs, total capacity, about
   5,000 acre-ft. These data are reviewed and provided by the Nevada District Office, U.S. Geological Survey.


                 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       154       96       83      155      149      277      565     1710     1450      705      179      111
  2       151       93       82      142      149      286      593     1770     1670      733      170      106
  3       148       93       76      139      147      324      529     1650     1920      747      162      103
  4       143       90      103      133      730      417      510     1480     2030      706      159      101
  5       126       95      119      128     1810      321      529     1440     1980      648      154       94

  6       120       91       98      126      918      310      592     1540     2030      602      154      101
  7       116       91       94      123      637      340      695     1550     2170      623      151      102
  8       114       91       87      126      581      356      867     1600     2110      604      141      110
  9       113       90       86      124      549      420     1010     1510     1900      569      136      108
 10       106       89       82      121      500      450      960     1570     1730      545      134      102

 11       102       88      130      115      453      474      871     1750     1570      526      133      100
 12       101       88      848      118      455      423      831     2080     1510      504      135       97
 13       103       87      274      118      423      379      751     2330     1590      463      157       99
 14       105       87      200      114      410      357      776     2410     1510      496      156      107
 15       102       86      171      123      398      376      899     2960     1370      449      134      104

 16       101       85      152      239      448      411     1030     6310     1300      408      125      108
 17       100       84      129      187      505      458      834     3330     1220      365      121      104
 18        99       83      139      170      468      547      781     4080     1120      337      117      103
 19        99       84      124      145      796      635      671     2320     1070      317      115       98
 20        98       82      118      140      742      719      618     1870     1040      296      110       84

 21        95       83      110      151      521      747      575     1740      987      280      111       83
 22        90       79      113      130      437      714      558     1630      898      270      108       82
 23        97       82      124      151      408      606      616     1500      868      266      116       81
 24        98       82       97      148      387      532      869     1330      862      281      120       81
 25        96       81       88      142      370      495     1160     1210      884      268      122       79

 26        98       93      e93      161      340      470     1370     1230      832      234      118       80
 27        97       75     e100      162      320      482     1510     1350      739      221      114       79
 28        96       85      112      143      299      562     1380     1240      660      232      112       78
 29        95       85      116      154      285      471     1290     1300      638      219      119       78
 30        96       86      176      147      ---      466     1560     1330      665      203      119       77
 31        95      ---      196      148      ---      478      ---     1330      ---      188      118      ---

TOTAL    3354     2604     4520     4423    14635    14303    25800    60450    40323    13305     4120     2840
MEAN      108     86.8      146      143      505      461      860     1950     1344      429      133     94.7
MAX       154       96      848      239     1810      747     1560     6310     2170      747      179      111
MIN        90       75       76      114      147      277      510     1210      638      188      108       77
AC-FT    6650     5170     8970     8770    29030    28370    51170   119900    79980    26390     8170     5630

 e  Estimated



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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

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

MEAN     81.4      112      135      164      210      284      543     1126      995      399      146     89.7
MAX       346      476      718      545      917      983     1121     2447     2996     1721      477      239
(WY)     1983     1984     1965     1980     1986     1986     1982     1969     1983     1995     1983     1983
MIN      24.0     32.6     41.4     44.2     43.9     58.7      183      197      135     58.0     33.0     18.0
(WY)     1978     1977     1991     1977     1991     1977     1977     1977     1992     1977     1977     1987

SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1996 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1960 - 1996

ANNUAL TOTAL                      269998                     190677
ANNUAL MEAN                          740                        521                        358
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        809              1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          83.7            1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  3820     Jun  2            6310     May 16            7360       Feb  1 1963
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     69     Jan  2              75     Nov 27              12       Sep 10 1987
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              82     Nov 27              79     Sep 24              12       Sep  7 1987
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        8180     May 16           15100       Jan 31 1963
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          7.91  May 16              10.21    Jan 31 1963
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             535500                     378200                     259100
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  2220                       1500                        947
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   270                        192                        144
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    91                         88                         49