10268225 MCGEE CREEK DIVERSION NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°16'32", long 118°37'09", unsurveyed, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, Inyo National Forest, on 
  left bank 5 ft downstream from outlet of diversion pipe, 80 ft upstream from tributary to Birch Creek, and 13.5 mi southwest of Bishop. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1990 to current year. Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of Southern California 
  Edison Co. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir. Elevation of gage is 8,630 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-Records not computed for the winter months. Flow limited by size of diversion pipe from McGee Creek. Water flows down Birch 
  Creek and then is diverted to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 2 Conduit via Birch-McGee Creek Diversion (station 10270900). See schematic 
  diagram of Bishop Creek Basin. 
COOPERATION.-Records collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection 
  with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. 

                  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      3.0       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2.3       10     13        9.2      5.6
  2      3.0       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2.4       10     11        9.2      5.7
  3      3.0       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2.6       10     11        9.4      5.5
  4      2.9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2.7       11     11       10        5.4
  5      2.8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2.9       11     12       11        5.3
 
  6      2.8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      3.1       11     13       11        5.2
  7      1.5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      3.3       11     13       12        5.2
  8       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      3.6       10     13       12        5.2
  9       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      3.9       10     14       11        5.2
 10       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      4.3       10     15       11        5.0
 
 11       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      4.9       10     15        9.8      5.0
 12       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      5.5       10     15        9.2      5.0
 13       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      6.3       10     15        8.9      5.0
 14       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      7.0       11     14        8.6      4.9
 15       .26      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      7.8       10     15        8.4      4.9
 
 16       .22      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      8.3       10     15        8.2      4.9
 17       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      8.8       10     14        7.9      4.8
 18       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.74      9.0       12     13        7.8      5.0
 19       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.84      8.9       16     13        7.7      4.8
 20       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.95      9.0       18     13        7.1      4.7
 
 21       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e1.1       8.8       19     13        7.1      4.5
 22       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e1.2       8.7       19     13        6.9      4.4
 23       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e1.3       8.4       18     15        6.9      4.3
 24      1.2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     1.4       8.1       17     15        6.6      6.0
 25      2.3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     1.5       7.7       17     13        6.6      8.2
 
 26      3.0       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     1.7       7.4       16     12        6.5      7.9
 27      3.1       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     2.0       7.3       16     11        6.3      7.7
 28      2.9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     2.1       7.5       16     11        6.1      7.3
 29      2.8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     2.1       8.0       15     10        5.9      7.0
 30      2.8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     2.2       8.9       14      9.7      5.8      6.5
 31      2.6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      9.8      ---      9.4      5.7      ---
 
TOTAL   43.33      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    197.2      388    400.1    259.8    166.1
MEAN     1.40      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     6.36     12.9     12.9     8.38     5.54
MAX       3.1      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      9.8       19       15       12      8.2
MIN       .19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2.3       10      9.4      5.7      4.3
AC-FT      86      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      391      770      794      515      329

    e Estimated.