10270830 SOUTH FORK BISHOP CREEK BELOW SOUTH FORK DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°14'27", long 118°33'52", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.22, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, Inyo National Forest, on left bank at diversion dam and aqueduct, and 10.5 mi southwest of Bishop. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-27.8 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1994 to current year. Unpublished records prior to October 1994 available in files of Southern California Edison Co. 
GAGE.-Accoustic-Velocity meter. Elevation of gage is 7,130 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-Flow regulated by South Lake (station 10270700). Most of the water is diverted by South Fork Diversion Dam to Intake No. 2 Reservoir (station 10270875) for power development downstream. South Fork Diversion Dam spill bypasses this station.  See schematic diagram of Bishop Creek Basin. 
COOPERATION.-Records collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. 

                  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        11      7.6      7.4      7.5      7.4      7.3      7.4       10       10       14       17       11
  2        10      7.6      7.3      7.4      7.5      7.3      7.4       10       10       14       17       11
  3        10      7.7      7.5      7.4      7.4      7.4      7.4       10       10       14       17       11
  4        10      7.5      7.6      7.4      7.3      7.3      7.4       10       10       14       18       10
  5        11      7.6      7.6      7.4      7.3      7.3      7.4       10       10       14       18       10
 
  6        10      7.5      7.5      7.4      7.3      7.3      7.4       10       10       14       18       11
  7        10      7.6      7.5      7.4      7.4      7.4      7.4       10       10       14       18       11
  8        10      7.6      7.5      7.4      7.4      7.6      7.4       10       10       14       18       11
  9        11      7.6      7.4      7.4      7.4      7.6      7.4       10       10       14       17       11
 10        11      7.6      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.6      7.4       10       10       15       17       11
 
 11        11      7.6      7.4      7.3      7.3      7.4      7.4       10       10       16       15       11
 12        11      7.6      7.4      7.4      7.3      7.2      7.4       10       10       17       15       11
 13        11      7.6      7.3      7.3      7.3      7.2      7.4       10       10       17       15       11
 14        11      7.5      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.2      7.3       10       10       15       15       11
 15        11      7.5      7.3      7.6      7.5      7.3      7.4       11       11       15       15       11
 
 16        11      7.5      7.4      7.6      7.6      7.3      7.4       11       14       14       15       11
 17        11      7.5      7.3      7.5      7.4      7.2      7.5       11       15       14       15       11
 18        11      7.6      7.3      7.6      7.4      7.2      7.5       11       15       14       14       11
 19        11      7.5      7.3      7.5      7.4      7.2      7.5       10       15       14       11       11
 20        11      7.5      7.3      7.6      7.3      7.2      7.4       10       15       15       11       11
 
 21        11      7.5      7.4      7.5      7.3      7.2      7.4       10       15       15       11       11
 22        11      7.5      7.4      7.5      7.4      7.3      7.4       10       15       16       11       11
 23        11      7.4      7.4      7.5      7.4      7.2      8.3       10       15       15       11       11
 24        11      7.3      7.4      7.5      7.3      7.2     10         10       15       15       11       11
 25        11      7.4      7.4      7.5      7.3      7.2     10         10       15       15       11       11
 
 26        11      7.5      7.3      7.5      7.3      7.2     10         10       15       16       11       11
 27        11      7.5      7.3      7.5      7.4      7.3     10         10       15       15       11       11
 28        11      7.5      7.4      7.4      7.3      7.3     10         10       15       17       11       11
 29        11      7.5      7.6      7.4      ---      7.2     10         10       15       18       11       11
 30        11      7.5      7.5      7.4      ---      7.3     10         10       15       17       11       11
 31        10      ---      7.5      7.4      ---      7.4      ---       10      ---       17       11      ---
 
TOTAL     334    225.9    229.7    230.8    206.4    226.3    241.3      314      375      468      437      328
MEAN     10.8     7.53     7.41     7.45     7.37     7.30     8.04     10.1     12.5     15.1     14.1     10.9
MAX        11      7.7      7.6      7.6      7.6      7.6       10       11       15       18       18       11
MIN        10      7.3      7.3      7.3      7.3      7.2      7.3       10       10       14       11       10
AC-FT     662      448      456      458      409      449      479      623      744      928      867      651
 
WTR YR 1998   TOTAL 3616.4  MEAN 9.91  MAX 18  MIN 7.2  AC-FT 7170