1996 California Hydrologic Data Report

11022100 SAN VICENTE RESERVOIR NEAR LAKESIDE, CA - 1996 WY

                                 11022100  SAN VICENTE RESERVOIR NEAR LAKESIDE, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 32°54'45", long 116°55'25", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.31, T.14 S., R.1 E., San Diego County, Hydrologic
   Unit 18070304, at outlet tower near center of upstream face of San Vicente Dam on San Vicente Creek and 3.6 mi
   north of Lakeside.
DRAINAGE AREA.--74.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1946 to September 1961 (published with San Vicente Creek at San Vicente Dam, at Foster,
   station 11022000), October 1972 to current year.  Monthend contents only October 1972 to September 1987.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1928:  Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is sea level (levels by county of San Diego).  October 1972 to current
   year, supplementary water-stage recorder used for flood warning only, at same site at datum 560 ft higher.
   Prior to October 1987, nonrecording gage at same site.

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam, constructed in 1941-43 by city of San Diego; storage began
   during construction period.  Capacity of reservoir at spillway level, 90,230 acre-ft, elevation, 650 ft.  Dead
   storage below lowest outlet, 350 acre-ft, elevation, 493.0 ft.  Reservoir storage includes supplemental water
   from the San Diego River, Santa Ysabel Creek, and Colorado River basins.  No diversion upstream from reservoir.
   Water is released as required for municipal use.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents observed, 94,200 acre-ft, spilling, Feb. 21, 1980, elevation,
   653.54 ft; minimum observed, 12,390 acre-ft, Nov. l, 1947, elevation, 549.22 ft.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 76,540 acre-ft, Nov. 15, elevation, 636.79 ft; minimum,
   61,600 acre-ft, Sept. 26, elevation, 621.11 ft.

                          Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
                        (Based on table provided by city of San Diego, dated Feb. 18, 1944)

                                     610     51,870          640     79,800
                                     620     60,610          650     90,230
                                     630     69,920          654     94,600

                    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     74930    75380    74910   e73910    73100    72090    71120    71010    69820    69900    65850    63530
  2     74840    75460    74750   e73930    73160    72010    71120    71010    69910    69760    65780    63420
  3     74750    75580    74590    73940    73170    71950    71110    71020    69960    69640    65720    63310
  4     74630    75650    74450    73960    73140    71900    71110    71010    70010    69490    65660    63240
  5     74560    75720    74320    73980    73120    71890    71110    70990    70080    69360    65580    63160

  6     74470    75800    74200    74010    73100    71920    71090    70980    70150    69220    65480    63090
  7     74360    75890    74080    74020    73060    71920    71090    70970    70140    69090    65430    63040
  8     74240    75970    73960    74040    73010    71820    71080    70970    70100    68940    65370    62990
  9     74140    76050    73850    73960    72980    71720    71070    70960    70080    68810    65280    62880
 10     74020    76170    73740    73860    72960    71650    71070    70960    70070    68670    65240    62790

 11     74010    76260    73640    73760    72930    71540    71080    70960    70140    68560    65210    62680
 12     74150    76330    73580    73640    72880    71480    71070    70940    70200    68430    65110    62600
 13     74270    76420    73570    73470    72840    71630    71070    70920    70260    68290    65070    62510
 14     74390    76510    73550    73330    72790    71620    71070    70920    70240    68150    64980    62400
 15     74510    76460   e73540    73180    72760    71550    71070    70900    70150    68010    64910    62290

 16     74610    76380   e73520    73080    72720    71490    71050    70820    70070    67870    64810    62180
 17     74700    76340   e73490    72960    72650    71420    71050    70700    69970    67740    64760    62090
 18     74800    76290   e73450    72820    72630    71320    71110    70600    69900    67610    64700    62060
 19     74910    76250   e73440    72680    72580    71210    71110    70550    69900    67480    64620    62040
 20     75020    76170   e73430    72600    72510    71170    71090    70480    69910    67340    64530    62020

 21     75120    76080   e73490    72630    72460    71160    71080    70400    69960    67210    64450    61990
 22     75220    75940   e73530    72610    72380    71170    71080    70290    70010    67080    64360    61920
 23     75300    75810   e73610    72560    72310    71160    71070    70190    70080    66950    64300    61830
 24     75380    75700   e73680    72580    72250    71160    71060    70070    70140    66820    64290    61750
 25     75470    75600   e73730    72630    72270    71150    71050    69960    70180    66690    64250    61670

 26     75520    75490   e73770    72650    72250    71150    71050    69850    70230    66570    64160    61650
 27     75480    75370   e73790    72690    72230    71140    71040    69760    70300    66450    64070    61740
 28     75400    75340   e73820    72750    72250    71130    71030    69640    70270    66330    63980    61780
 29     75330    75240   e73850    72770    72170    71140    71030    69610    70160    66200    63870    61750
 30     75260    75070   e73870    72790      ---    71130    71030    69680    70020    66070    63760    61670
 31     75260      ---   e73890    72890      ---    71120      ---    69760      ---    65950    63640      ---

MAX     75520    76510    74910    74040    73170    72090    71120    71020    70300    69900    65850    63530
MIN     74010    75070    73430    72560    72170    71120    71030    69610    69820    65950    63640    61650
 a     635.49   635.30   634.11   633.09   632.35   631.26   631.17   629.83   630.11   625.81   623.34   621.18
 b       +260     -190    -1180    -1000     -720    -1050      -90    -1270     +260    -4070    -2310    -1970

CAL YR 1995   MAX 90910  MIN 72280   b   +1600
WTR YR 1996   MAX 76510  MIN 61650   b  -13330

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



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