10265150 HOT CREEK AT FLUME, NEAR MAMMOTH, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°40'08", long 118°49'00", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.19, T.3 S., R.29 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, on right bank 2.6 mi north of Whitmore Hot Springs and 8.4 mi east of Mammoth. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-68.3 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-November 1982 to current year. Daily discharges for 1986 published in Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4033 as "Hot Creek Flume." 
  SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1983-88. 
  WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1983-88. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 6,950 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-Records good. Minor diversions for domestic and agricultural use upstream from station. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 433 ft3/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 4.38 ft; minimum daily, 29 ft3/s, several days in 1992. 
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 80 ft3/s, or maximum: 
  			Discharge	Gage height			Discharge	Gage height
  	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)
  	Mar. 24	2145	83	1.62	July 11	0630	242	3.12

                  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        55       50       53       51       51       51       56       65       58      213      146       86
  2        54       50       51       54       52       50       55       67       63      210      139       86
  3        54       50       50       53       49       50       55       67       80      207      130       87
  4        53       50       50       52       51       50       55       68       92      207      122       91
  5        53       49       51       51       53       50       55       67       94      203      117       94
 
  6        53       50       51       51       52       50       55       65       88      197      118       96
  7        53       50       52       51       51       49       55       64       97      189      119       94
  8        53       50       48       51       50       50       55       67       97      178      120       93
  9        53       50       50       51       50       50       57       68      101      187      121       93
 10        53       50       49       52       51       49       60       67      113      222      118       92
 
 11        54       51       49       52       51       49       58       64      123      238      112       90
 12        54       50       48       52       50       49       56       64      136      226      108       88
 13        54       50       49       53       51       49       55       63      142      209      114       86
 14        54       50       49       53       52       50       55       62      133      186      114       84
 15        54       49       50       54       50       52       54       61      128      175      110       83
 
 16        54       49       50       57       51       53       53       62      130      164      108       83
 17        54       50       50       61       52       53       55       61      150      160      107       84
 18        53       50       50       58       52       54       58       60      156      167      112       82
 19        53       50       50       51       52       53       59       61      151      182      102       81
 20        53       50       50       54       52       55       58       62      161      192       99       80
 
 21        53       50       50       53       50       57       59       62      169      199       98       79
 22        52       50       50       53       50       60       60       61      179      204       94       78
 23        52       51       49       53       51       74       61       58      191      197       94       78
 24        52       51       49       52       50       74       59       58      180      180       93       77
 25        52       51       50       52       50       70       58       58      177      172       91       77
 
 26        52       59       50       52       50       65       57       59      186      162       90       76
 27        51       55       49       51       50       64       57       59      191      147       88       77
 28        51       53       50       50       50       60       58       58      185      133       88       76
 29        51       53       50       51      ---       57       60       59      182      123       87       78
 30        51       53       50       50      ---       56       63       58      183      130       86       78
 31        50      ---       50       52      ---       56      ---       58      ---      146       86      ---
 
TOTAL    1638     1524     1547     1631     1424     1709     1711     1933     4116     5705     3331     2527
MEAN     52.8     50.8     49.9     52.6     50.9     55.1     57.0     62.4      137      184      107     84.2
MAX        55       59       53       61       53       74       63       68      191      238      146       96
MIN        50       49       48       50       49       49       53       58       58      123       86       76
AC-FT    3250     3020     3070     3240     2820     3390     3390     3830     8160    11320     6610     5010
 


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
MEAN     43.9     43.0     40.9     45.5     42.0     43.9     47.9     67.7     98.9     94.8     66.6     54.8
MAX      67.6     57.9     57.7     94.7     58.2     55.2     60.4      113      159      214      135     92.7
(WY)     1996     1997     1996     1997     1997     1997     1996     1996     1995     1995     1995     1995
MIN      31.8     32.4     29.6     31.9     32.7     35.0     35.4     38.4     44.5     38.4     35.6     32.6
(WY)     1995     1995     1993     1993     1993     1992     1992     1991     1992     1990     1994     1994
 
SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1998 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1990 - 1998
 
ANNUAL TOTAL                       25932                      28796                                             
ANNUAL MEAN                           71.0                       78.9                       57.6                
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         79.1            1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          37.5            1992
  HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   309     Jan  3             238     Jul 11             309       Jan  3 1997
  LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     48     Dec  8              48     Dec  8              29       Nov 23 1992
  ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              49     Dec  8              49     Dec  8              29       Dec  8 1992
  INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                         242     Jul 11             433       Jan  2 1997
  INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          3.12  Jul 11               4.38    Jan  2 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              51440                      57120                      41700                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   112                        160                        101                  
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    59                         56                         45                  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    50                         50                         33