10257720 CHINO CANYON CREEK BELOW TRAMWAY, NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 33°50'39", long 116°36'16", in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.7, T.4 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on left bank
0.5 mi downstream from tram building, 3.5 mi west of Highway 111 on road leading to Palm Springs aerial tramway, and 5.5 mi west of Palm
Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.-4.71 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1986 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-89-1: 1987(M).
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Concrete control with low water v-notch weir since June 25, 1996. Elevation of gage is 2,100 ft
above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records poor. Two small diversions 2 mi upstream, one for city of Palm Springs and one for Palm Springs aerial tramway. See
schematic diagram of Salton Sea Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 153 ft3/s, Jan. 7, 1993, gage height, 10.18 ft, from rating curve extended above
35 ft3/s on basis of critical depth computation; no flow for many days in some years.
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 .00 .00 .72 .37 1.4 .80 .17 .00 .11 .08 .09 .08
2 .00 .00 .74 .30 1.4 .79 .40 .00 .11 .07 .06 .26
3 .00 .00 .72 .38 1.3 .74 .47 .00 .11 .06 .08 .69
4 .00 .00 .72 .45 1.3 .70 .57 .00 .10 .06 .07 2.0
5 .00 .00 .71 .57 1.3 .71 .39 .00 .12 .06 .06 1.1
6 .00 .00 .67 .68 1.2 .64 .00 .00 .12 .06 .07 .81
7 .00 .00 .66 .72 1.3 .61 .00 .00 .13 .07 .06 .64
8 .00 .00 .66 .72 1.3 .62 .00 .00 .12 .07 .06 .50
9 .00 .00 1.9 .87 1.3 .61 .00 .00 .11 .06 .07 .41
10 .00 .00 1.7 .80 1.2 .54 .01 .17 .10 .06 .07 .40
11 .00 .00 1.2 .80 1.1 .52 .02 .15 .10 .06 .08 .42
12 .00 .00 .93 1.1 1.1 .49 .03 .12 .10 .06 .09 .40
13 .00 .00 .81 1.5 1.0 .51 .03 .08 .14 .06 .08 .37
14 .00 .00 .73 1.1 1.0 .50 .20 .07 .16 .05 .08 .42
15 .00 .00 .70 1.2 1.0 .51 .39 .09 .14 .04 .08 .47
16 .00 .00 .68 1.2 .95 .65 .01 .08 .09 .04 .09 .35
17 .00 .00 .53 1.1 .90 .51 .19 .08 .09 .04 .08 .31
18 .00 .00 .31 1.0 .85 .03 .76 .08 .09 .05 .09 .30
19 .00 .00 .19 .95 .81 .00 .74 .17 .09 .05 .07 .30
20 .00 .00 .03 .93 .78 .03 .62 .25 .08 .05 .08 .29
21 .00 .36 .19 .89 .76 .04 .52 .19 .08 .05 .08 .32
22 .00 2.4 .48 .94 .79 .06 .46 .18 .08 .17 .07 .33
23 .00 1.3 .28 .90 .78 .08 .47 .14 .09 .28 .06 .29
24 .00 .96 .10 .90 .80 .08 .45 .12 .08 .26 .07 .24
25 .00 .81 .19 1.0 .77 .08 .23 .13 .08 .22 .07 3.7
26 .00 .80 .20 1.7 .77 .07 .00 .15 .08 .16 .07 1.7
27 .00 .76 .21 1.4 .82 .07 .00 .13 .08 .10 .07 .75
28 .00 .74 .21 1.4 .90 .00 .00 .14 .08 .10 .06 .61
29 .00 .71 .19 1.4 --- .00 .00 .15 .08 .12 .07 .59
30 .00 .71 .28 1.4 --- .00 .00 .14 .08 .09 .06 .56
31 .00 --- .36 1.4 --- .00 --- .12 --- .10 .05 ---
TOTAL 0.00 9.55 18.00 30.07 28.88 10.99 7.13 2.93 3.02 2.80 2.24 19.61
MEAN .000 .32 .58 .97 1.03 .35 .24 .095 .10 .090 .072 .65
MAX .00 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 .80 .76 .25 .16 .28 .09 3.7
MIN .00 .00 .03 .30 .76 .00 .00 .00 .08 .04 .05 .08
AC-FT .00 19 36 60 57 22 14 5.8 6.0 5.6 4.4 39
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1987 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .32 .45 .51 2.21 2.83 2.29 1.36 .64 .24 .057 .11 .28
MAX 1.19 1.32 1.49 14.0 17.8 8.82 3.85 2.09 .77 .28 .65 1.38
(WY) 1994 1987 1994 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1995 1987 1993 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .031 .096 .28 .11 .057 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1989 1989 1989 1992 1989 1990 1990
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1987 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 183.66 135.22
ANNUAL MEAN .50 .37 .93
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.02 1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .19 1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3.2 Feb 21 3.7 Sep 25 49 Jan 17 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Apr 24 .00 Oct 1 .00 Jun 15 1989
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jun 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Jun 15 1989
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 20 Sep 4 153 Jan 7 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 10.18 Sep 4 10.18 Jan 7 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 364 268 675
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5 1.0 2.0
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .01 .12 .28
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
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1997 California Hydrologic Data
Report
10257720 CHINO CANYON CREEK BELOW TRAMWAY, NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-
CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1987 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
DIS- PH HARD-
CHARGE, SPE- WATER HARD- NESS MAGNE-
INST. CIFIC WHOLE NESS NONCARB CALCIUM SIUM, SODIUM,
CUBIC CON- FIELD TEMPER- TOTAL DISSOLV DIS- DIS- DIS-
FEET DUCT- (STAND- ATURE (MG/L FLD. AS SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE ARD WATER AS CACO3 (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L SODIUM
SECOND (US/CM) UNITS) (DEG C) CACO3) (MG/L) AS CA) AS MG) AS NA) PERCENT
(00061) (00095) (00400) (00010) (00900) (00904) (00915) (00925) (00930) (00932)
MAY
30... 0810 0.21 213 8.4 17.5 80 0 28 2.5 10 21
BICAR- CAR- ALKA- SOLIDS, SOLIDS,
SODIUM POTAS- BONATE BONATE LINITY CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, RESIDUE SUM OF
AD- SIUM, WATER WATER WAT DIS SULFATE RIDE, RIDE, DIS- AT 180 CONSTI-
SORP- DIS- DIS IT DIS IT TOT IT DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED DEG. C TUENTS,
TION SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L DIS- DIS-
DATE RATIO (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L AS SOLVED SOLVED
AS K) HCO3 CO3 CACO3 AS SO4) AS CL) AS F) SIO2) (MG/L) (MG/L)
(00931) (00935) (00453) (00452) (39086) (00945) (00940) (00950) (00955) (70300) (70301)
MAY
30... 0.5 5.2 122 2 102 4.2 2.5 <0.10 20 133 134
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS-
SOLIDS, GEN, GEN, GEN, GEN,AM- PHOS- PHORUS MANGA-
DIS- NITRITE NO2+NO3 AMMONIA MONIA + PHORUS ORTHO, ARSENIC BORON, IRON, NESE,
SOLVED DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
(TONS SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED DIS. SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE PER (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L
AC-FT) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS AS) AS B) AS FE) AS MN)
(70303) (00613) (00631) (00608) (00623) (00666) (00671) (01000) (01020) (01046) (01056)
MAY
30... 0.18 <0.010 0.058 <0.015 <0.20 <0.010 <0.010 <1 16 5.1 <1.0
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