10270970 BISHOP CREEK BELOW INTAKE NO. 5 DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°19'27", long 118°29'57", in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.9, T.7 S., R.32 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, Inyo National 
  Forest, on left bank 400 ft downstream from dam, 1.0 mi downstream from Coyote Creek, and 6.0 mi southwest of Bishop. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-100 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 Unpublished records prior to October 1994 available in files of 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 5,280 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-No records computed above 30 ft3/s. Flow regulated by Intake No. 5 Reservoir, where most of the water is diverted to Bishop Creek 
  Powerplant No. 5. 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        20       22       18       19       18       19       19       18      ---      ---      ---       19
  2        20       22       19      ---       19       19       22       18      ---      ---      ---       19
  3        19       22       19      ---       19       19       21       19      ---      ---      ---       19
  4        19       20       19       18       19       19       20       18      ---      ---      ---       19
  5        20       19       19       18       19       19       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 
  6        20       19       19       18       19       19       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
  7        20       19       19       19       19       19       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
  8        19       18       19       19       19       19       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
  9        20       18       19       19       19       18       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 10        19       18       18       18       19       18       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 
 11        19       18       18       20       19       18       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 12        19       18       18       18       19       18       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 13        19       18       18       18       19       18       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 14        19       18       18       18       19       19       20      ---      ---      ---      ---       19
 15        20       18       18       19       19       18       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 
 16        19       18       18       19       19       18       20       29      ---      ---      ---       19
 17        19       18       18       19       19      ---       20       19      ---      ---      ---       19
 18        19       18       18       19       19      ---       20       22      ---      ---       29      ---
 19        20       18       18       18       19      ---       20       21      ---      ---       23       19
 20        19       18       18       18       19      ---       20       19      ---      ---       23       19
 
 21        20       19       18       18       19       18       20       19      ---      ---       23       19
 22        19       18       18       18       19       18       20      ---      ---      ---       21       20
 23        19       18       18       18       19       18       20       19      ---      ---       19       27
 24        20       18       18       18       19      ---       20       18      ---      ---       19       26
 25        20       18       18       19       19      ---       20       18      ---      ---       19       22
 
 26        19       18       18       20       19      ---       20       18      ---      ---       19       20
 27        20       18       18       20       19       19       20       19      ---      ---       19       19
 28       ---       18       18       20       19       19       19       19      ---      ---       19       20
 29       ---       18       18       19      ---       19       19       19      ---      ---       19       22
 30        23       18       19       18      ---       18       19       22      ---      ---       19       20
 31        22      ---       19       18      ---       18      ---      ---      ---      ---       19      ---
 
TOTAL     ---      558      568      ---      531      ---      599      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---
MEAN      ---     18.6     18.3      ---     19.0      ---     20.0      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---
MAX       ---       22       19      ---       19      ---       22      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---
MIN       ---       18       18      ---       18      ---       19      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---
AC-FT     ---     1110     1130      ---     1050      ---     1190      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---