10254970 NEW RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY, AT CALEXICO, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 32°39'57", long 115°30'08", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.14, T.17 S., R.14 E., Imperial County, Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on left
bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on Second Street and 0.2 mi downstream from International Boundary in Calexico.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1979 to current year. October 1945 to September 1979, in files of Imperial Irrigation District.
CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1969-71, 1973-85.
BIOLOGICAL DATA: Water years 1973-81.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1974-81.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1974-81.
SEDIMENT DATA: Water years 1975-85.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 35 ft below sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records good. Discharge represents seepage and return flow from irrigated areas. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea Basin.
COOPERATION.-Gage height record provided by Imperial Irrigation District for the following dates: Nov. 19 to Dec. 4, Apr. 24-29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 833 ft3/s, Dec. 9, 1982, Sept. 25, 1997, gage height, 14.73 ft; minimum daily,
98 ft3/s, Nov. 23, 28-29, 1996.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 148 120 100 108 248 250 216 216 179 157 174 200
2 146 115 104 111 231 256 215 215 179 166 175 220
3 143 114 105 114 222 272 204 215 182 154 174 222
4 143 116 110 115 208 278 209 216 193 147 175 215
5 140 118 112 123 208 292 218 212 195 147 186 212
6 135 116 115 121 201 290 234 229 195 145 191 213
7 128 113 112 121 191 289 255 239 208 156 185 208
8 127 109 110 121 176 288 271 229 218 152 179 192
9 132 109 107 125 164 285 269 224 217 148 177 199
10 135 105 107 131 171 277 265 226 225 150 189 208
11 133 111 106 128 170 279 261 212 221 146 195 203
12 129 113 108 131 171 290 261 194 208 144 199 198
13 131 109 113 151 177 280 260 192 187 141 205 192
14 134 111 110 159 182 256 253 197 189 146 212 206
15 138 112 106 181 176 242 244 206 191 143 218 233
16 128 114 108 197 173 229 234 216 187 147 220 279
17 115 117 116 213 179 219 233 214 189 150 217 313
18 113 114 112 214 201 217 256 207 202 148 209 311
19 111 111 108 213 215 219 249 199 199 143 203 286
20 109 105 110 213 207 222 239 197 195 140 207 251
21 112 104 112 208 201 234 247 197 189 161 206 224
22 118 99 119 222 194 234 249 188 171 212 195 216
23 120 98 115 234 195 219 245 194 155 209 193 211
24 116 100 115 228 195 215 219 197 152 191 192 221
25 111 102 117 213 201 245 203 197 155 207 201 560
26 109 101 117 211 232 247 185 193 160 212 207 426
27 111 99 127 224 248 234 190 197 160 216 211 356
28 116 98 123 252 244 216 213 196 153 238 212 332
29 122 98 117 278 --- 209 216 204 151 234 210 292
30 119 100 111 276 --- 199 222 203 155 209 196 271
31 123 --- 109 263 --- 200 --- 195 --- 188 193 ---
TOTAL 3895 3251 3461 5599 5581 7682 7035 6416 5560 5247 6106 7670
MEAN 126 108 112 181 199 248 235 207 185 169 197 256
MAX 148 120 127 278 248 292 271 239 225 238 220 560
MIN 109 98 100 108 164 199 185 188 151 140 174 192
AC-FT 7730 6450 6860 11110 11070 15240 13950 12730 11030 10410 12110 15210
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 224 213 253 259 264 279 287 267 222 232 265 248
MAX 370 334 374 366 375 395 452 389 321 394 441 399
(WY) 1984 1985 1987 1987 1987 1986 1986 1984 1984 1984 1984 1983
MIN 126 108 112 162 179 190 188 177 154 139 139 152
(WY) 1997 1997 1997 1996 1991 1995 1996 1990 1992 1994 1996 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 59595 67503
ANNUAL MEAN 163 185 251
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 362 1986
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 181 1996
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 299 May 1 560 Sep 25 735 Dec 9 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 98 Nov 23 98 Nov 23 98 Nov 23 1996
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 99 Nov 23 99 Nov 23 99 Nov 23 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 833 Sep 25 833 Dec 9 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 14.73 Sep 25 14.73 Dec 9 1982
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 118200 133900 181900
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 229 251 368
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 157 194 233
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 111 111 157
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