1998 California Hydrologic Data Report
10259000 ANDREAS CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
- 1998 WY
10259000 ANDREAS CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 33°45'36", long 116°32'57", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.3, T.5 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on left bank at U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Diversion Dam, 1.1 mi upstream from mouth, and 5.1 mi south of Palm Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.-8.65 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1948 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area. WDR CA-91-1: 1986(M), 1988(M).
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 800 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to Mar. 25, 1949, reference point at same site at different datum.
REMARKS.-Records good through Feb. 10 and poor thereafter. No regulation upstream from station. One small diversion for domestic use about 1 mi upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 1,960 ft3/s, Aug. 31, 1954, gage height, 7.11 ft, from rating curve extended above 80 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in some years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 50 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating curve extended above 98 ft3/s by theoretical computations of flow over weir:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Feb. 8 0400 55 3.17 Feb. 14 1945 155 3.71
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.0 2.5 11 7.7 7.1 5.2 3.4 2.1 2.0
2 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 10 7.4 6.8 5.2 3.2 2.0 e1.9
3 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 3.6 9.6 7.4 7.0 5.3 3.0 2.0 e1.8
4 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 3.9 9.1 7.4 7.1 5.1 3.0 1.9 e1.8
5 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.2 3.1 8.7 7.4 9.4 5.0 3.0 1.9 e1.7
6 1.2 1.4 2.9 2.1 5.3 8.8 7.5 9.5 5.0 3.2 2.1 e1.8
7 1.3 1.4 6.7 2.1 6.8 8.2 7.5 8.0 5.0 3.2 2.0 e2.0
8 1.3 1.4 12 2.1 29 7.6 7.2 7.6 4.9 3.0 2.2 1.9
9 1.3 1.4 4.5 3.1 11 7.3 7.1 7.5 4.8 2.9 2.6 1.7
10 1.3 1.6 3.3 8.8 7.3 6.9 7.1 7.3 4.7 2.9 3.1 1.7
11 1.4 1.7 2.8 4.8 6.0 6.7 7.4 7.1 4.6 3.0 2.5 1.9
12 1.4 1.6 2.6 4.0 e5.0 6.5 7.9 7.5 4.6 3.0 2.4 1.9
13 1.4 2.2 2.5 3.7 e4.5 6.5 7.5 8.3 4.7 3.0 2.2 1.9
14 1.3 2.8 2.4 3.4 42 7.3 7.6 7.4 4.5 2.9 2.3 1.9
15 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 31 6.7 7.4 7.2 4.3 2.9 2.1 1.9
16 1.2 1.9 2.3 3.1 13 6.6 7.1 7.0 4.2 2.8 2.0 1.8
17 1.2 1.8 2.2 3.1 11 6.6 7.0 6.7 4.1 2.9 2.2 1.7
18 1.2 1.7 2.2 3.0 9.4 6.5 6.8 6.5 4.1 2.9 2.2 1.7
19 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.9 8.5 6.4 6.9 6.4 4.2 3.1 2.2 1.7
20 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.8 9.0 6.2 7.1 6.4 4.1 e2.8 2.2 1.7
21 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.7 8.0 6.1 7.4 6.3 4.0 e2.5 2.2 1.7
22 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.6 21 6.1 7.9 6.2 3.9 e2.5 1.9 1.7
23 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.6 23 6.5 8.1 6.1 3.9 e2.3 1.9 1.8
24 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.6 29 6.8 7.9 5.9 3.7 e2.3 2.0 1.8
25 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.5 19 7.3 7.6 5.9 3.6 e2.2 2.0 1.8
26 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.4 16 7.5 7.1 6.0 3.6 e2.3 2.1 1.9
27 1.4 2.9 2.1 2.4 14 6.8 7.0 6.0 3.5 e2.2 e2.0 2.0
28 1.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 12 11 7.0 5.9 3.4 e2.2 e2.0 2.0
29 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.7 --- 8.4 7.1 5.7 3.3 e2.1 2.1 2.0
30 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.7 --- 7.7 7.3 5.5 3.2 e2.1 2.0 2.0
31 1.3 --- 2.0 2.5 --- 7.6 --- 5.4 --- e2.1 2.2 ---
TOTAL 40.7 52.6 86.7 90.7 356.4 235.0 220.8 212.7 129.7 84.9 66.6 55.1
MEAN 1.31 1.75 2.80 2.93 12.7 7.58 7.36 6.86 4.32 2.74 2.15 1.84
MAX 1.5 2.9 12 8.8 42 11 8.1 9.5 5.3 3.4 3.1 2.0
MIN 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 6.1 6.8 5.4 3.2 2.1 1.9 1.7
AC-FT 81 104 172 180 707 466 438 422 257 168 132 109
e Estimated.
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 1.36 2.19 3.13 4.82 5.82 6.09 4.49 3.11 2.00 1.43 1.41 1.29
MAX 5.60 19.2 30.2 46.5 56.4 33.7 20.0 17.4 12.4 7.51 9.52 6.05
(WY) 1984 1966 1967 1993 1980 1980 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983
MIN .38 .60 .96 .95 1.02 .99 .68 .51 .23 .087 .14 .24
(WY) 1966 1963 1963 1976 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1963 1964
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 693.20 1631.9
ANNUAL MEAN 1.90 4.47 3.08
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .66 1961
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 20 Jan 26 42 Feb 14 395 Dec 6 1966
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .63 Aug 21 1.2 Oct 1 .00 Jun 27 1961
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .66 Aug 20 1.2 Oct 1 .00 Jul 13 1963
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 155 Feb 14 1960 Aug 31 1954
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 3.71 Feb 14 7.11 Aug 31 1954
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 1370 3240 2230
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.0 7.8 5.6
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5 2.9 1.7
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .74 1.4 .60
1998 California Hydrologic Data Report Index
USGS Water Resources of California
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