10259200 DEEP CREEK NEAR PALM DESERT, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 33°37'52", long 116°23'29", in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.19, T.6 S., R.6 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on left bank 
  500 ft downstream from unnamed tributary and 6.3 mi south of Palm Desert. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-30.6 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-May 1962 to current year. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.  Elevation of gage is 1,440 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-Records fair through June and poor thereafter. No regulation or diversion upstream from station.  See schematic diagram of Salton 
  Sea Basin. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 7,100 ft3/s, Sept. 10, 1976, gage height, 7.84 ft inside, 11.5 ft from floodmarks, 
  from rating curve extended above 40 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage heights 2.68, 5.15, and 7.84 ft; maximum gage height, 
  10.27 ft, Aug. 14, 1984; no flow for many days most years. 
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 20 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating curve extended above 
  52 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage heights 5.15 and 10.27 ft: 
  			Discharge	Gage height			Discharge	Gage height
  	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)
	
  	July 22	1830	1,930	6.11	Sept. 25	1700	22	2.26

                  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      .00      .48      .28      .10      .03      .00      .00      .00      .00
  2       .00      .00      .00      .00      .45      .26      .08      .02      .00      .00      .00      .00
  3       .00      .00      .00      .00      .44      .26      .10      .02      .00      .00      .00      .00
  4       .00      .00      .00      .00      .43      .25      .09      .02      .00      .00      .00      .00
  5       .00      .00      .00      .00      .42      .23      .08      .02      .00      .00      .00      .00
 
  6       .00      .00      .00      .00      .40      .23      .13      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00
  7       .00      .00      .00      .00      .40      .23      .15      .01      .00      .00      .01      .00
  8       .00      .00      .00      .00      .38      .23      .16      .00      .00      .00      .02      .00
  9       .00      .00      .00      .00      .37      .21      .17      .01      .00      .00      .01      .00
 10       .00      .00      .00      .00      .36      .20      .15      .01      .00      .00      .01      .00
 
 11       .00      .00      .00      .00      .36      .20      .15      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 12       .00      .00      .00      .00      .34      .20      .15      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 13       .00      .00      .00      .71      .34      .20      .15      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00
 14       .00      .00      .00      .53      .33      .19      .15      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00
 15       .00      .00      .00      .45      .31      .17      .15      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 
 16       .00      .00      .00      .55      .31      .17      .14      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 17       .00      .00      .00      .49      .31      .17      .14      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00
 18       .00      .00      .00      .44      .30      .17      .13      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00
 19       .00      .00      .00      .42      .29      .17      .13      .01      .00      .00      .00      .00
 20       .00      .00      .00      .40      .29      .16      .13      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 
 21       .00      .00      .00      .38      .28      .15      .12      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
 22       .00      .00      .00      .37      .26      .14      .10      .01      .00   e48         .00      .00
 23       .00      .00      .00      .37      .26      .14      .08      .00      .00     e.10      .00      .00
 24       .00      .00      .00      .37      .26      .14      .07      .00      .00     e.02      .00      .00
 25       .00      .00      .00      .48      .26      .14      .06      .00      .00      .01      .00     3.1 
 
 26       .00      .00      .00      .69      .25      .12      .06      .01      .00      .02      .00      .41
 27       .00      .00      .00     1.2       .25      .11      .06      .01      .00      .01      .00      .09
 28       .00      .00      .00      .76      .31      .11      .04      .00      .00      .00      .00      .07
 29       .00      .00      .00      .62      ---      .10      .03      .00      .00      .00      .00      .06
 30       .00      .00      .00      .55      ---      .10      .03      .00      .00      .01      .00      .06
 31       .00      ---      .00      .50      ---      .09      ---      .00      ---      .00      .00      ---
 
TOTAL    0.00     0.00     0.00    10.28     9.44     5.52     3.28     0.23     0.00    48.17     0.05     3.79
MEAN     .000     .000     .000      .33      .34      .18      .11     .007     .000     1.55     .002      .13
MAX       .00      .00      .00      1.2      .48      .28      .17      .03      .00       48      .02      3.1
MIN       .00      .00      .00      .00      .25      .09      .03      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
AC-FT     .00      .00      .00       20       19       11      6.5       .5      .00       96       .1      7.5
 
   e Estimated.


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1962 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
          OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

MEAN      .25      .93     2.05     4.85     8.16     6.44     2.11      .85      .35      .84     1.06     1.36
MAX      4.62     16.3     23.5     88.6      101     49.3     12.4     7.15     3.97     11.8     15.3     38.1
(WY)     1984     1966     1983     1993     1980     1983     1983     1983     1983     1979     1984     1976
MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000
(WY)     1963     1963     1963     1963     1963     1963     1963     1962     1962     1962     1962     1962
 
SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1962 - 1997
 
ANNUAL TOTAL                          34.33                      80.76                                          
ANNUAL MEAN                             .094                       .22                       2.42               
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         15.1            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                            .002          1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                      .63  Feb  2              48     Jul 22             850       Sep 10 1976
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                       .00  May 22                .00  Oct  1                .00    May  1 1962
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                .00  May 24                .00  Oct  1                .00    May  1 1962
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        1930     Jul 22            7100       Sep 10 1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          6.11  Jul 22              10.27    Aug 14 1984
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)                 68                        160                       1750                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .36                        .32                       3.0                
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .05               
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00