11012500 CAMPO CREEK NEAR CAMPO, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 32°35'28", long 116°31'29", in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.24, T.18 S., R.4 E., San Diego County, Hydrologic
Unit 18070305, on left bank just upstream from bridge on State Highway 94 and 3.5 mi southwest of Campo.
DRAINAGE AREA.--85.0 mi2, of which 3 mi2 are in Mexico.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1936 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1635: 1937-38(M), 1940(M). WSP 1928: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 2,178.92 ft above sea level. Prior to
Dec. 1, 1954, at datum 1 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records poor through Mar. 4 and fair thereafter. Peaks are attenuated by small conservation reservoir
1 mi upstream since August 1956. No regulation or diversion upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,580 ft3/s, Jan. 16, 1993, gage height, 6.86 ft, from rating
curve extended above 340 ft3/s; no flow for part of some years.
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 .54 3.1 4.6 6.0 21 e12 8.4 1.8 .47 .32 .02 .00
2 .52 3.4 4.6 5.6 14 e11 8.3 1.7 .36 .20 .03 .00
3 .54 3.5 4.7 5.7 8.5 e10 8.3 1.7 .32 .27 .04 .01
4 .57 3.5 4.7 6.0 7.6 e9.8 8.2 1.7 .32 .22 .06 .02
5 .58 3.5 4.8 6.2 7.6 12 8.2 1.6 .33 .18 .08 .02
6 .62 3.6 5.2 6.1 7.7 12 6.9 1.5 .30 .17 .07 .02
7 .67 3.6 5.2 5.7 7.6 11 6.4 1.4 .29 .19 .08 .02
8 .75 3.5 5.2 5.8 7.6 9.2 6.0 1.4 .28 .19 .07 .02
9 .82 3.6 5.0 5.9 7.5 8.2 5.7 1.3 .25 .17 .04 .02
10 .81 3.8 4.9 6.0 7.6 8.2 6.0 1.3 .25 .24 .02 .01
11 .88 3.7 5.0 5.8 7.6 7.9 6.4 1.0 .24 .24 .03 .01
12 .96 3.7 5.0 5.6 7.4 8.9 6.0 .72 .28 .20 .02 .01
13 .94 3.7 5.4 5.6 7.7 55 5.5 .57 .27 .19 .02 .04
14 .98 3.7 6.5 5.9 7.3 79 4.9 .51 .28 .18 .01 .06
15 1.0 3.8 6.1 5.9 7.1 33 4.4 .48 .29 .16 .01 .07
16 1.2 3.8 6.0 6.1 6.9 21 4.2 .46 .26 .17 .02 .08
17 1.3 3.7 5.8 6.6 6.8 16 4.2 .59 .24 .19 .03 .08
18 1.3 3.7 5.7 6.4 6.8 13 5.6 .58 .23 .17 .03 .08
19 1.4 3.8 5.8 6.3 6.9 11 5.7 .50 .22 .13 .03 .07
20 1.5 3.8 6.2 6.7 6.9 10 4.6 .46 .23 .11 .03 .07
21 1.6 3.9 6.2 6.6 6.9 9.7 4.2 .48 .26 .09 .02 .06
22 1.7 4.1 6.0 13 7.7 9.6 3.9 .48 .27 .07 .01 .07
23 1.7 4.2 6.2 13 6.7 9.4 3.6 .51 .27 .10 .01 .08
24 1.8 4.2 6.9 8.5 6.3 9.2 3.2 .61 .27 .10 .04 .07
25 1.9 4.1 6.5 8.0 15 9.0 3.0 .67 .28 .09 .05 .10
26 2.1 4.3 6.2 9.5 65 8.9 2.8 .49 .33 .07 .02 .13
27 2.1 4.6 6.0 7.9 e25 8.6 2.5 .50 .38 .06 .01 .09
28 2.3 4.5 5.9 7.2 e15 8.8 2.4 .50 .36 .06 .01 .08
29 2.4 4.5 6.0 7.4 e13 11 2.0 .51 .30 .06 .01 .07
30 2.6 4.6 6.1 7.1 --- 9.8 1.8 .50 .24 .04 .00 .03
31 2.8 --- 6.2 8.2 --- 8.8 --- .54 --- .03 .00 ---
TOTAL 40.88 115.5 174.6 216.3 328.7 461.0 153.3 27.06 8.67 4.66 0.92 1.49
MEAN 1.32 3.85 5.63 6.98 11.3 14.9 5.11 .87 .29 .15 .030 .050
MAX 2.8 4.6 6.9 13 65 79 8.4 1.8 .47 .32 .08 .13
MIN .52 3.1 4.6 5.6 6.3 7.9 1.8 .46 .22 .03 .00 .00
AC-FT 81 229 346 429 652 914 304 54 17 9.2 1.8 3.0
e Estimated.
11012500 CAMPO CREEK NEAR CAMPO, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1937 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .83 1.52 2.67 5.79 7.99 12.0 7.47 3.53 1.82 .97 .90 .69
MAX 14.3 20.7 25.7 140 74.5 153 121 52.2 30.4 20.1 26.5 16.5
(WY) 1984 1984 1984 1993 1980 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1937 1949 1949 1957 1957 1956 1957 1957 1950 1947 1946 1947
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1937 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 5398.77 1533.08
ANNUAL MEAN 14.8 4.19 3.83
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 39.6 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .000 1957
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 282 Mar 6 79 Mar 14 745 Jan 16 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .51 Aug 30 .00 Aug 30 .00 Oct 1 1936
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .54 Aug 25 .00 Aug 27 .00 Oct 1 1936
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 131 Mar 13 1580 Jan 16 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 3.92 Feb 1 6.86 Jan 16 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 10710 3040 2780
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 28 8.8 9.1
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.0 2.3 .10
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .63 .04 .00
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