10308200  EAST FORK CARSON RIVER BELOW MARKLEEVILLE CREEK, NEAR MARKLEEVILLE, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 38°42'50", long 119°45'50", in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.10 N., R.20 E., Alpine County, Hydrologic Unit 16050201, on right 
  bank, 0.5 mi downstream from Markleeville Creek, and 1.5 mi northeast of Markleeville.
DRAINAGE AREA.-276 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-August 1960 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder.  Elevation of gage is 5,400 ft above sea level, from topographic map.  Prior to Oct. 1, 1967, at present site at datum 
  2.00 ft higher.
REMARKS.-Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.  A few small diversions for irrigation above station.  Flow 
  slightly regulated by several small reservoirs, total capacity, about 5,000 acre-ft.  These data are reviewed and provided by the Nevada District 
  Office, U.S. Geological Survey. 

                  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        72       80     e118     8570      612      226      704     1020     1450      456      181      131
   2        80       83      113    12500      567      235      696     1000     1310      413      172      140
   3        75       81      121     5390      522      225      574     1040     1300      391      163      172
   4        72       82      125     3390      490      218      546     1160     1230      391      157      169
   5        70       75     e200     2540      467      214      526     1260     1230      382      153      159
 
   6        69       69      258     1930      424      217      506     1310     1070      369      156      137
   7        69       77      207     1560      419      228      498     1280     1050      358      165      132
   8        68       81      193     1330      410      246      508     1330     1120      358      168      129
   9        68       80      196     1180      384      274      498     1490     1050      349      168      113
  10        67       79      252     1090      382      330      468     1650     1060      344      161       93
 
  11        68       79      302      967      357      404      453     1700      973      336      156       91
  12        68       79      614      874      362      405      444     1740      926      318      146       86
  13        68       78      409      747      332      381      448     1950      898      302      143       75
  14        67       78      301      650      323      402      501     1980     1280      290      140       72
  15        68       75      251      683      318      456      565     1900     1140      285      131       77
 
  16        68       70      236      609      337      502      656     1920     1010      273      131       74
  17        68      175      219      559      370      466      781     1830      987      262      129       72
  18        73      617      200      534      339      477      862     1710      968      248      127       71
  19        82      272      195      519      333      559     1080     1710      930      243      126       78
  20        73      229      189      499      328      642     1230     1640      946      254      139       78
 
  21        68      219      185      471      322      627     1580     1490      898      246      139       76
  22        73      427      152      467      313      652     1480     1350      802      236      142       72
  23        76      254      156      497      292      726     1240     1250      710      238      141       71
  24        75      212      188      474      253      790     1080     1130      648      239      141       75
  25        84      185      195     1330      246      797     1020     1060      623      222      131       79
 
  26        80      171      215      942      269      874     1080     1040      600      217      131       86
  27        78      141      289      707      264      935     1290     1050      586      217      136       80
  28        79     e135      233      613      245      912     1300     1170      564      219      140       79
  29        86      139      695      594      ---      876     1100     1250      516      224      140       77
  30        86      119      941      571      ---      835     1060     1410      499      212      133       73
  31        85      ---     1370      594      ---      800      ---     1540      ---      198      132      ---
 
 TOTAL    2283     4541     9318    53381    10280    15931    24774    44360    28374     9090     4518     2917
 MEAN     73.6      151      301     1722      367      514      826     1431      946      293      146     97.2
 MAX        86      617     1370    12500      612      935     1580     1980     1450      456      181      172
 MIN        67       69      113      467      245      214      444     1000      499      198      126       71
 AC-FT    4530     9010    18480   105900    20390    31600    49140    87990    56280    18030     8960     5790
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN     81.1      113      139      206      215      290      551     1135      994      396      146     89.9
 MAX       346      476      718     1722      917      983     1121     2447     2996     1721      477      239
 (WY)     1983     1984     1965     1997     1986     1986     1982     1969     1983     1995     1983     1983
 MIN      24.0     32.6     41.4     44.2     43.9     58.7      183      197      135     58.0     33.0     18.0
 (WY)     1978     1977     1991     1977     1991     1977     1977     1977     1992     1977     1977     1987
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1960 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                      196341                     209767                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                          536                        575                        363                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        809              1983
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          83.7            1977
   HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  6310     May 16           12500     Jan  2           12500       Jan  2 1997
   LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     67     Oct 10              67     Oct 10              12       Sep 10 1987
   ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              68     Oct  8              68     Oct  8              12       Sep  7 1987
   INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       18900     Jan  2           18900       Jan  2 1997
   INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         11.78  Jan  2              11.78    Jan  2 1997
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             389400                     416100                     263300                  
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1500                       1280                        960                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   267                        318                        147                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    79                         77                         50                  
 
   e  Estimated.