1998 California Hydrologic Data Report
10259300 WHITEWATER RIVER AT INDIO, CA
- 1998 WY
10259300 WHITEWATER RIVER AT INDIO, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 33°44'14", long 116°14'07", in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.5 S., R.7 E., Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on right bank of concrete drop structure, 1,000 ft upstream from Monroe Street bridge, and 1.7 mi northwest of Indio.
DRAINAGE AREA.-1,073 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-March 1966 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-72-1: 1971.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Concrete control since Oct. 1, 1979. Elevation of gage is 0 ft sea level, from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 1, 1979, water-stage recorder at site 0.5 mi upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1979, to Feb. 17, 1983, and Feb. 18, 1983, to Nov. 18, 1991, at same site at different datums.
REMARKS.-Records good. No regulation upstream from station. Water diverted from tributary streams for municipal supply in vicinity of Palm Springs. Water from the Colorado River Basin is imported for ground-water recharge and irrigation. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 11,400 ft3/s, Jan. 25, 1969, gage height, 14.41 ft, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 1,300 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 15.3 ft for flood of Nov. 22, 1965; no flow for all or most of each year.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-Flood of Mar. 2 or 3, 1938, reached a discharge of 29,000 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement, at site 5.0 mi upstream. Flood of Nov. 22, 1965, reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmark, at site and datum used prior to Oct. 1, 1979, discharge 14,100 ft3/s, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 200 ft3/s, or maximum, from rating curve extended above 480 ft3/s on basis of critical-depth computations:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Feb. 8 1515 329 7.91 Feb. 15 0200 836 8.28
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 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
2 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
7 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
8 .00 .00 .00 .00 55 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .00 .00 .00 .00 14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
10 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .17 .00
11 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
13 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .22 .12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
15 .00 .00 .00 .00 139 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
16 .00 .00 .00 .00 8.3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .05 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .15 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .05 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
25 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
26 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
29 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .00 --- .00 --- .00 --- .00 .00 ---
TOTAL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 218.62 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00
MEAN .000 .000 .000 .000 7.81 .004 .000 .000 .000 .000 .005 .000
MAX .00 .00 .00 .00 139 .12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .17 .00
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT .00 .00 .00 .00 434 .2 .00 .00 .00 .00 .3 .00
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1966 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .009 .084 2.45 22.7 14.1 4.96 .020 .011 .009 1.16 1.15 2.70
MAX .17 .88 61.3 513 278 56.2 .17 .35 .19 32.1 29.4 86.2
(WY) 1979 1979 1967 1993 1980 1978 1984 1972 1968 1979 1983 1976
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1967 1967 1968 1967 1967 1966 1966 1966 1966 1967 1966 1966
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1966 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 4.43 218.91
ANNUAL MEAN .012 .60 4.09
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 47.4 1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .000 1973
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3.4 Sep 26 139 Feb 15 5000 Jan 16 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jan 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Mar 1 1966
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jan 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Mar 1 1966
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 836 Feb 15 11400 Jan 25 1969
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.28 Feb 15 14.41 Jan 25 1969
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 8.8 434 2970
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
1998 California Hydrologic Data Report Index
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