10270830 SOUTH FORK BISHOP CREEK BELOW SOUTH FORK DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°14'27", long 118°33'52", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.22, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, Inyo National 
  Forest, on left bank at diversion dam and aqueduct, and 10.5 mi southwest of Bishop. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-27.8 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1994 to current year (low flow records only). Unpublished records prior to October 1994 available in files of 
  Southern California Edison Co. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 7,130 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-No records computed above 25 ft3/s. Flow regulated by South Lake (station 10270700). Most of the water is diverted by South Fork 
  Diversion Dam to Intake No. 2 Reservoir (station 10270875) for power development downstream. 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        13     11       e7.6      7.8      7.2      7.6      7.7       11       11       10       11       10
  2        13      8.5     e7.6      7.5      7.6      7.5      7.7       10       11       10       11       10
  3        12      8.5     e7.3      7.4      7.7      7.5      7.7       11       11       10       11       10
  4        12      8.4     e7.8      7.2      7.6      7.4      7.8       11       11       10       10       10
  5        14      8.4      8.4      7.2      7.3      7.6      7.9       11       11       10       10       10
 
  6        14      8.1      8.4      7.3      7.4      7.8      7.9       11       11       10       10       11
  7        14      8.0      8.5      7.6      7.5      7.7      7.6       11       10       11       10       11
  8        14      7.8      8.4      7.4      7.4      7.7      7.6       11       11       14       10      ---
  9        14     e7.5      8.6      7.4      7.3      7.7      7.5       11       11       19       11      ---
 10        14     e8.5      8.4      7.4      7.4      7.6      7.4       11       11       19       11      e25
 
 11        14     11        8.4      7.4      7.8      7.7      7.5       11       11       19       11       11
 12        14     11        8.4      8.2      7.5      7.7      7.4       11       11       19       11       11
 13        14      8.7      8.5      7.8      7.3      7.7      7.4       11       11       19       11       10
 14        14      8.3      8.5      7.8      7.3      7.7      7.4       11       11       18       11       11
 15        14      8.3      8.4      7.7      7.5      7.7      7.4       11       11       18       11      e25
 
 16        14      8.3      8.4      7.7      7.9      7.7      7.4       11       11       18       11      ---
 17        14      8.1      8.4      7.6      7.9      7.7      7.4       11       11       18       11      ---
 18        14      8.1      8.4      7.6      7.9      7.7      7.4       11       11       18       11       10
 19        14      8.1      8.4      7.6      7.6      7.7      7.5       11       11       18       11       11
 20        14      8.0      8.5      7.6      7.3      7.7      7.5       11       11       18       11       11
 
 21        13      8.3      8.4      7.7      8.0      7.7      7.5       11       10       18       11       10
 22        13      8.0      8.3      7.9      7.9      7.7      7.6       11       10       19       11       10
 23        13      8.0      8.5      7.8      7.9      7.6      8.6       11       10       19       11       11
 24        14      7.8      8.4      7.8      7.9      7.7      9.7       11       10       19       11       11
 25        14     e7.5      8.4      7.9      7.9      7.8     11         11       10       19       11       10
 
 26        14      7.5      8.4      7.9      8.0      7.8     11         11       10       19       11       11
 27       ---      7.3      8.4      7.8      7.9      7.8     11         11       10       19       11       10
 28       ---      7.8      8.4      7.3      7.7      7.8     11         11       10       19       11       11
 29       ---      7.9      8.4      7.8      ---      7.8     11         11       10       19       11       11
 30       ---      7.8     e7.5      7.3      ---      7.8     11         11       10       16       10       11
 31       e20      ---     e7.5      7.2      ---      7.7      ---       11      ---       13       10      ---
 
TOTAL     ---    250.5    255.9    235.6    213.6    238.3    250.5      340      319      505      334      ---
MEAN      ---     8.35     8.25     7.60     7.63     7.69     8.35     11.0     10.6     16.3     10.8      ---
MAX       ---       11      8.6      8.2      8.0      7.8       11       11       11       19       11      ---
MIN       ---      7.3      7.3      7.2      7.2      7.4      7.4       10       10       10       10      ---
AC-FT     ---      497      508      467      424      473      497      674      633     1000      662      ---
 
    e  Estimated.