10265150 HOT CREEK AT FLUME, NEAR MAMMOTH, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°40'08", long 118°49'00", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.19, T.3 S., R.29 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, on right bank 
  2.6 mi north of Whitmore Hot Springs and 8.4 mi east of Mammoth. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-68.3 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-November 1982 to current year. Daily discharges for 1986 published in Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4033 
  as "Hot Creek Flume." 
  SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1983-88. 
  WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1983-88. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 6,950 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-Records good. Minor diversions for domestic and agricultural use upstream from station. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 433 ft3/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 4.38 ft; minimum daily, 29 ft3/s, several 
  days in 1992. 
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 80 ft3/s, or maximum: 
  			Discharge	Gage height			Discharge	Gage height
  	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)
  	Nov. 22	0200	104	1.87	June 2	0745	182	2.62
  	Jan. 2	2315	433	4.38

                  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        54       53       57      122       64       54       59       71      171       93       77       58
  2        55       53       53      266       62       56       57       73      176       90       73       59
  3        54       54       52      309       61       53       59       80      145       87       70       60
  4        54       54       53      194       61       54       57       82      125       86       70       60
  5        54       53       58      145       60       55       56       81      139       83       71       60

  6        53       52       58      106       58       56       56       82      144       83       71       60
  7        53       53       56       91       59       56       55       85      130       81       67       60
  8        53       54       56       90       59       56       55       87      120       81       66       60
  9        53       53       56       87       57       56       55       86      126       81       66       60
 10        53       53       57       82       58       55       54       95      124       82       66       60

 11        53       53       60       77       58       55       55      103      115       83       65       59
 12        52       52       72       74       58       54       55      105      110       84       66       59
 13        52       51       67       68       57       53       54      112      112       86       65       58
 14        52       51       58       65       58       53       54      116      130       85       66       58
 15        52       51       51       67       58       54       55      119      123       81       65       58

 16        52       50       55       68       58       54       55      125      109       78       64       58
 17        52       61       54       68       58       54       56      138      106       78       63       59
 18        52       73       52       68       57       53       57      139      113       80       63       60
 19        53       67       52       67       59       53       59      135      119       79       63       60
 20        52       66       51       67       59       54       61      125      117       79       63       60

 21        52       67       51       67       58       55       63      113      119       78       63       60
 22        53       86       45       66       58       54       65      116      117       79       61       59
 23        53       70       42       64       57       55       67      122      110       83       60       58
 24        53       65       43       75       53       56       68      121      103       80       60       58
 25        52       61       44       72       54       56       67      110       95       79       59       58

 26        52       59       45       72       57       57       65       97       88       78       58       59
 27        52       55       47       71       57       58       66       93       95       78       58       57
 28        51       56       46       69       56       58       68       99       96       77       59       56
 29        52       57       49       69      ---       58       68      112       96       78       60       56
 30        51       53       54       66      ---       58       70      128       94       80       59       56
 31        53      ---       57       65      ---       59      ---      149      ---       79       59      ---

TOTAL    1632     1736     1651     2937     1629     1712     1791     3299     3567     2529     1996     1763
MEAN     52.6     57.9     53.3     94.7     58.2     55.2     59.7      106      119     81.6     64.4     58.8
MAX        55       86       72      309       64       59       70      149      176       93       77       60
MIN        51       50       42       64       53       53       54       71       88       77       58       56
AC-FT    3240     3440     3270     5830     3230     3400     3550     6540     7080     5020     3960     3500


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 

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

MEAN     42.8     42.0     39.8     44.6     40.9     42.5     46.7     68.4     94.1     83.6     61.4     51.2
MAX      67.6     57.9     57.7     94.7     58.2     55.2     60.4      113      159      214      135     92.7
(WY)     1996     1997     1996     1997     1997     1997     1996     1996     1995     1995     1995     1995
MIN      31.8     32.4     29.6     31.9     32.7     35.0     35.4     38.4     44.5     38.4     35.6     32.6
(WY)     1995     1995     1993     1993     1993     1992     1992     1991     1992     1990     1994     1994

SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1990 - 1997

ANNUAL TOTAL                       26576                      26242                                             
ANNUAL MEAN                           72.6                       71.9                       54.9                
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         79.1            1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          37.5            1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   230     May 17             309     Jan  3             309       Jan  3 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     42     Mar  5              42     Dec 23              29       Nov 23 1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              45     Dec 22              45     Dec 22              29       Dec  8 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                         433     Jan  2             433       Jan  2 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          4.38  Jan  2               4.38    Jan  2 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              52710                      52050                      39780                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   116                        112                         93                  
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    59                         60                         42                  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    51                         53                         33