10270885 BISHOP CREEK BELOW INTAKE NO. 3 DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°16'27", long 118°34'17", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.9, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, Inyo National 
  Forest, on left bank 125 ft downstream from dam, 0.7 mi downstream from confluence of South Fork and Middle Fork Bishop Creek, and 
  9.5 mi southwest of Bishop. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-64.5 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 Unpublished records prior to October 1994 available in files of 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 20 ft3/s. Flow regulated by Intake No. 3 Reservoir, where most of the water is diverted to Bishop Creek 
  Powerplant No. 3. Water is used 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        15       16       15       17       15       15       15       14       19      ---      ---       15
  2        15       16       15      ---       15       15       15       14       15      ---      ---       15
  3        15       15       15      ---      ---       15       15       14       20       17      ---       15
  4        15       15       15       14      ---       15       15       14      ---       14       17       15
  5       ---       15       15       15      ---       15       14       14      ---       14       19       15
 
  6       ---       15       15       15      ---       15       14       14      ---       14      ---       15
  7       ---       15       15       15       15       15       15       14      ---       18      ---       15
  8       ---       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---      ---       15
  9       ---       15       15       15       15       15       15       14      ---      ---      ---       15
 10       ---       15       15       15       15       15       15       14      ---      ---      ---       15
 
 11       e16       15       15       15       18       15       15       14      ---      ---      ---       15
 12       e16       15       15       15       18       15       15       14      ---      ---       15       15
 13       e16       15       15       15       15       15       15       14      ---      ---       15       15
 14        16       15       15       15       15       15       15       14      ---      ---       14       15
 15        16       15       15       15       15       15       15       14      ---      ---       15       15
 
 16        16       15       15       15       15       15       14       17      ---      ---       15       15
 17        15       15       14       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 18       e16       15       14       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 19       e16       15       14       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 20        16       15       14       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 
 21       e16       15       14       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 22       e16       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 23       e16       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 24       e16       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 25       e16       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 
 26       e16       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 27       e16       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 28       ---       15       15       15       15       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 29       ---       15       15       20      ---       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 30       ---       15       15       16      ---       15       14       14      ---      ---       15       15
 31       e17      ---       15       16      ---       15      ---      ---      ---      ---       15      ---
 
TOTAL     ---      452      460      ---      ---      465      432      ---      ---      ---      ---      450
MEAN      ---     15.1     14.8      ---      ---     15.0     14.4      ---      ---      ---      ---     15.0
MAX       ---       16       15      ---      ---       15       15      ---      ---      ---      ---       15
MIN       ---       15       14      ---      ---       15       14      ---      ---      ---      ---       15
AC-FT     ---      897      912      ---      ---      922      857      ---      ---      ---      ---      893
 
    e  Estimated.