10287060 LUNDY LAKE NEAR LEE VINING, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 38°01'56", long 119°13'11", in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.16, T.2 N., R.25 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090101, near right abutment of
spillway of Lundy Lake Dam on Mill Creek and 7.6 mi northwest of Lee Vining.
DRAINAGE AREA.-16.3 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1990 to current year. Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of Southern California Edison Co.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Southern California Edison Co.).
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed on natural lake by rock-fill dam completed in 1910. Usable capacity, 4,113 acre-ft between elevations 7,766.43 ft, invert of
outlet, and 7,807.81 ft, crest of spillway. Figures given represent usable contents. Water is used for power development and irrigation downstream.
COOPERATION.-Records were collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission project. Contents not rounded to U.S. Geological Survey standards.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 4,191 acre-ft, July 22, 1998, elevation, 7,808.40 ft; minimum, 440 acre-ft, Apr. 19, 1993, elevation, 7,773.08
ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 4,191 acre-ft, July 22, elevation, 7,808.40 ft; minimum, 482 acre-ft, May 19, elevation, unknown.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on survey by Southern California Edison Co., dated Aug. 17, 1981)
7,766.43 0 7,790 2,001
7,770 213 7,800 3,126
7,780 1,027 7,810 4,406
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 2459 2156 1978 1974 1923 1944 1654 830 796 3760 4125 3189
2 2453 2144 1980 1975 1938 1941 1598 831 840 3868 4125 e3185
3 2445 2139 1980 1973 1947 1937 1544 835 861 4002 4122 e3185
4 2437 2133 1980 1973 1942 1933 1487 833 876 4096 4125 e3186
5 2429 2128 1985 1970 1937 1927 1432 836 887 4158 4129 e3187
6 2420 2128 1986 1964 1945 1914 1375 831 934 4166 4150 e3186
7 2414 2123 1995 1963 1953 1893 1318 820 975 4167 4142 e3185
8 2408 2119 1998 1960 1961 1871 1260 793 1029 4179 4154 e3184
9 2400 2114 1997 1957 1962 1856 1201 760 1088 4180 4125 e3190
10 2392 2112 1997 1954 1965 1835 1145 721 1173 4179 4119 e3207
11 2384 2108 1996 1954 1961 1819 1088 684 1205 4170 4111 e3219
12 2375 2102 1997 1957 1959 1801 1031 638 1243 4159 4105 e3248
13 2364 2093 1996 1956 1955 1784 974 587 1272 4161 4104 e3290
14 2355 2082 1998 1957 1969 1763 915 562 1312 4158 4096 e3350
15 2344 2066 1999 1969 1963 1748 884 556 1425 4154 4089 e3384
16 2335 2053 1998 1968 1963 1734 867 541 1604 4166 4084 e3356
17 2324 2025 1997 1963 1962 1721 849 535 1759 4163 4072 e3269
18 2316 1992 1998 1968 1960 1709 831 e506 1908 4170 4044 e3154
19 2304 1964 1998 1967 1962 1700 816 e482 2020 4172 4010 e2976
20 2296 1959 1996 1966 1955 1691 805 484 2158 4178 3973 e2930
21 2286 1954 1996 1961 1962 1682 801 503 2311 4190 3917 e2897
22 2275 1956 1995 1955 1962 1688 809 518 2486 4191 3827 e2878
23 2263 1956 1992 1952 1963 1697 820 538 2638 4162 3759 e2866
24 2253 1953 1991 1946 1962 1728 827 560 2759 4170 3683 e2854
25 2239 1954 1990 1945 1960 1741 833 597 2919 4153 3612 e2843
26 2230 1980 1988 1942 1955 1743 815 628 3062 4146 3543 e2831
27 2218 1975 1983 1931 1951 1747 818 670 3196 4163 3469 e2816
28 2208 1975 1982 1927 1947 1749 e823 690 3339 4138 3410 e2808
29 2195 1978 1979 1929 --- 1746 e829 710 3497 4153 3337 e2793
30 2185 1978 1977 1924 --- 1740 e837 734 3644 4142 3272 e2783
31 2168 --- 1973 1921 --- 1706 --- 759 --- 4129 3216 ---
MAX 2459 2156 1999 1975 1969 1944 1654 836 3644 4191 4154 3384
MIN 2168 1953 1973 1921 1923 1682 801 482 796 3760 3216 2783
a 7791.57 7789.78 7789.73 7789.23 7789.48 7787.13 7776.94 7804.19 7807.93 7800.74
b -361 -190 -5 -52 +26 -241 -869 -78 +2885 +485 -913 -433
CAL YR 1997 MAX 4164 MIN 904 b -456
WTR YR 1998 MAX 4191 MIN 482 b +254
e Estimated.
a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
b Change in contents, in acre feet.
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Last modified: Wed Aug 4 09:40:26 PDT 1999