10287060 LUNDY LAKE NEAR LEE VINING, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 38°01'56", long 119°13'11", in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.16, T.2 N., R.25 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090101, near right 
  abutment of spillway of Lundy Lake Dam on Mill Creek, and 7.6 mi northwest of Lee Vining. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-16.3 mi2. 
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 Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of Southern California 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. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Southern California Edison Co.). 
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed on natural lake by rock-fill dam completed in 1910. Usable capacity, 4,113 acre-ft between elevations 
  7,766.43 ft, invert of outlet, and 7,807.81 ft, crest of spillway. Figures given represent usable contents. Water is used for power development 
  and irrigation downstream. 
COOPERATION.-Records were collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in 
  connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. Contents not rounded to U.S. Geological Survey standards. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 4,179 acre-ft, July 12, 1996, elevation, 7,808.31 ft; minimum, 440 acre-ft, 
  Apr. 19, 1993, elevation, 7,773.08 ft. 
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 4,164 acre-ft, Jan. 5, elevation, 7,808.20 ft; minimum, 904 acre-ft, Apr. 10, elevation, 
  7,778.61 ft. 
  Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
  (Based on survey by Southern California Edison Co., dated Aug. 17, 1981) 
	7,766.43	0	7,790	2,001
	7,770	213	7,800	3,126
	7,780	1,027	7,810	4,406

                   RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997

                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
 
DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
 
  1      2734     2612     2556     2625     2965     1616     1221     1560     3658     4092     3993     2822
  2      2732     2608     2550     3410     2921     1574     1191     1527     3788     4063     3954     2811
  3      2731     2602     2545     3921     2877     1514     1160     1495     3906     4048     3914     2796
  4      2729     2597     2553     4149     2830     1464     1123     1472     4019     4042     3877     2783
  5      2726     2590     2566     4164     2787     1410     1087     1460     4098     4049     3845     2766
 
  6      2725     2576     2559     4154     2737     1361     1048     1459     4133     4059     3822     2752
  7      2722     2564     2550     4133     2686     1337     1007     1467     4147     4081     3798     2736
  8      2719     2551     2557     4097     2641     1332      964     1474     4155     4104     3779     2720
  9      2714     2539     2548     4045     2593     1324      922     1493     4159     4129     3751     2703
 10      2712     2527     2573     3983     2544     1318      904     1537     4154     4137     3720     2686
 
 11      2708     2515     2569     3914     2491     1314      922     1611     4150     4139     3677     2669
 12      2702     2503     2570     3849     2443     1312      938     1701     4139     4134     3629     2649
 13      2693     2499     2560     3775     2395     1310      954     1822     4150     4130     3577     2631
 14      2680     2488     2559     3695     2344     1310      971     1964     4145     4129     3523     2611
 15      2681     2486     2554     3614     2294     1312      990     2100     4135     4133     3468     2589
 
 16      2663     2489     2546     3549     2247     1319     1013     2248     4139     4133     3386     2580
 17      2661     2539     2538     3509     2198     1317     1036     2375     4145     4125     3332     2581
 18      2666     2533     2525     3467     2149     1321     1063     2501     4154     4114     3274     2582
 19      2656     2541     2511     3426     2101     1328     1096     2628     4159     4105     3223     2580
 20      2649     2537     2499     3395     2051     1337     1146     2745     4157     4096     3155     2577
 
 21      2645     2553     2505     3360     2004     1347     1221     2836     4155     4089     3107     2573
 22      2639     2563     2514     3328     1955     1357     1303     2906     4149     4098     3071     2570
 23      2635     2563     2496     3284     1908     1370     1381     2958     4141     4142     3033     2565
 24      2636     2564     2485     3248     1860     1383     1448     2985     4135     4142     2994     2561
 25      2628     2564     2472     3248     1809     1370     1500     2988     4134     4130     2958     2562
 
 26      2623     2565     2467     3208     1763     1345     1558     2986     4135     4122     2916     2557
 27      2616     2565     2457     3173     1713     1322     1623     2981     4135     4108     2895     2553
 28      2614     2566     2435     3134     1665     1303     1639     3021     4129     4096     2884     2546
 29      2614     2563     2439     3094      ---     1282     1613     3105     4122     4076     2873     2538
 30      2619     2559     2438     3050      ---     1261     1589     3254     4105     4051     2857     2529
 31      2616      ---     2429     3007      ---     1246      ---     3465      ---     4018     2842      ---
 
MAX      2734     2612     2573     4164     2965     1616     1639     3465     4159     4142     3993     2822
MIN      2614     2486     2429     2625     1665     1246      904     1459     3658     4018     2842     2529
 a    7795.63  7795.12  7793.96  7799.00  7786.72  7782.39  7785.96  7802.77  7807.75  7807.09  7797.59  7794.86
 b       -117      -57     -130     +578    -1342     -419     +343    +1876     +640      -87    -1176     -313

CAL YR 1996   MAX 4179  MIN 960  b -319
WTR YR 1997   MAX 4164  MIN 904  b -204