10258500 PALM CANYON CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 33°44'42", long 116°32'05", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.11, T.5 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on right 
  bank 0.8 mi upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 mi south of Palm Springs. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-93.1 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-January 1930 to January 1942, October 1947 to current year. 
REVISED RECORDS.-WSP 1314: 1936(M). WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.  Elevation of gage is 700 ft above sea level, from topographic map.  Prior to Jan. 14, 1942, at 
  datum 0.2 ft higher. 
REMARKS.-Records fair.  No regulation or diversion upstream from station.  See schematic diagram of Salton Sea Basin. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 7,000 ft3/s, Feb. 21, 1980, gage height, 7.29 ft, from rating curve extended above 
  650 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurements at gage height 6.38 ft and 6.81 ft; no flow for several months in most years. 
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 100 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating curve extended above 
  950 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 6.81 ft: 
  			Discharge	Gage height			Discharge	Gage height
  	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)
	
  	July 22	2345	47	2.34

                  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      .00      .31     3.8      1.3       .04      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
  2       .00      .00      .00      .29     3.4      1.1       .31      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
  3       .00      .00      .00     1.3      3.1      1.1       .45      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
  4       .00      .00      .00     1.7      2.9       .87      .76      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
  5       .00      .00      .00     1.5      2.7       .74      .25      .00      .00      .00      .00      .61

  6       .00      .00      .00     1.5      2.5       .70      .14      .00      .00      .00      .00      .06
  7       .00      .00      .00     1.1      2.3       .59      .09      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
  8       .00      .00      .00      .93     2.2       .52      .05      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
  9       .00      .00      .04      .67     2.0       .43      .03      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 10       .00      .00      .84      .53     1.9       .38      .03      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00

 11       .00      .00      .31      .45     1.8       .29      .02      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 12       .00      .00      .29     1.2      1.7       .18      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 13       .00      .00      .20    13        1.5       .15      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 14       .00      .00      .08     8.0      1.4       .12      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 15       .00      .00      .00     4.6      1.4       .13      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00

 16       .00      .00      .04    10        1.3       .13      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 17       .00      .00      .04     4.8      1.3       .10      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 18       .00      .00      .00     3.8      1.2       .06      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 19       .00      .00      .01     3.2      1.1       .03      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 20       .00      .00      .02     2.9       .99      .02      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00

 21       .00      .00      .05     2.7       .96      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 22       .00      .00      .11     2.6      1.0       .01      .00      .00      .00      .68      .00      .00
 23       .00      .00      .30     3.8      1.0       .01      .00      .00      .00     3.5       .00      .00
 24       .00      .00      .20     5.2      1.0       .02      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 25       .00      .00      .19     4.9      1.0       .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00

 26       .00      .00      .17    18        1.0       .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 27       .00      .00      .17    13        1.1       .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 28       .00      .00      .28     8.0      1.7       .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 29       .00      .00      .39     6.2       ---      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 30       .00      .00      .37     5.0       ---      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 31       .00      ---      .32     4.3       ---      .00      ---      .00      ---      .00      .00      ---

TOTAL    0.00     0.00     4.42   135.48    49.25     9.04     2.19     0.00     0.00     4.18     0.00     0.67
MEAN     .000     .000      .14     4.37     1.76      .29     .073     .000     .000      .13     .000     .022
MAX       .00      .00      .84       18      3.8      1.3      .76      .00      .00      3.5      .00      .61
MIN       .00      .00      .00      .29      .96      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
AC-FT     .00      .00      8.8      269       98       18      4.3      .00      .00      8.3      .00      1.3


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1930 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 

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

MEAN      .36      .86     3.93     9.06     19.3     19.6     7.34     2.21      .68      .77     1.01      .88
MAX      5.95     20.6     39.6      203      318      188     80.8     24.1     9.87     15.1     33.0     19.5
(WY)     1984     1966     1983     1993     1980     1983     1958     1983     1980     1979     1983     1976
MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000
(WY)     1931     1933     1950     1951     1951     1951     1934     1934     1931     1931     1932     1930

SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1930 - 1997

ANNUAL TOTAL                         287.67                     205.23                                          
ANNUAL MEAN                             .79                        .56                       5.46               
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         47.4            1980
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                            .000          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                    13     Feb  1              18     Jan 26            2040       Feb 21 1980
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                       .00  May  5                .00  Oct  1                .00    Jul 16 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                .00  May  5                .00  Oct  1                .00    Jul 16 1930
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                          47     Jul 22            7000       Feb 21 1980
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          2.34  Jul 22               7.29    Feb 21 1980
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)                571                        407                       3950                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                     3.0                        1.5                        6.4                
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00               
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00