10287655 LEE VINING CREEK BELOW SADDLEBAG LAKE, NEAR LEE VINING, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 37°57'52", long 119°16'20", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec 12, T.1 N., R.24 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090101, Inyo National Forest, on left bank 500 ft downstream from Saddleback Lake Dam and 8.1 mi west of Lee Vining. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-4.43 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1997 to September 1998.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 10,050 ft above sea level (from topographic map). 
REMARKS.-Flow regulated by Saddleback Lake (station 10287650) 500 ft upstream. 
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. Contents not rounded to U.S. Geological Survey standards. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 33 ft3/s, Mar. 23, 1998, gage height, 2.99 ft; minimum daily, 8.3 ft3/s,     May 22-24, 1998.

                  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       9.2     10        9.6      8.7      e15      e12       29      9.0      8.9     10       10         10
  2       9.2     10        9.6      8.7      e15      e12       29      9.6      9.2     10        9.9       10
  3       9.2     10        9.6      8.7      e15      e12       29      9.7      9.6     11        9.6       10
  4       9.2     10        9.5      8.7      e15      e12       28      9.6      9.7     11        9.6       10
  5       9.2     10        9.5      8.7      e15      e12       28      9.6      9.9     11        9.7       10
 
  6       9.2     10        9.5     14        e15      e12       27      9.5     10       10        9.6       10
  7       9.2      9.9      9.5     18        e14      e12       27      9.6     10       10        9.7       10
  8       9.2     10        9.5    e18        e14      e12       26      9.6     10       10        9.8       10
  9       9.1      9.9      9.5    e17        e14      e12       26      9.5     10       10        9.7       10
 10       9.1      9.9      9.5    e17        e14      e12       25      9.4     10       11        9.8       10
 
 11       9.1      9.9      9.2    e17        e14      e11       25      9.3     10       11        9.9       10
 12       9.2      9.8      9.1    e17        e14      e11       25      9.3     11       11        9.9       10
 13       9.1      9.8      9.1    e17        e14      e11       24      9.1     11       11        9.9       10
 14       9.1      9.8      9.1    e17        e14      e11       24      9.0     11       11       10         10
 15       9.1      9.8      9.1    e17        e14      e11       23      8.9     12       10        9.9       10
 
 16       9.1      9.7      9.1    e17        e14      e11       23      8.8     12        9.3      9.9       10
 17       9.1      9.7      9.1    e17        e13      e11       22      8.8     12        9.5      9.9       10
 18       9.1      9.7      9.0    e17        e13      e11       22      8.6     13        9.5     10         10
 19       9.0      9.7      9.0    e16        e13      e11       21      8.5     13        9.5      9.9       10
 20       9.0      9.7      9.0    e16        e13      e11       21      8.4     14        9.8     10         10
 
 21       9.0      9.7      9.0    e16        e13      e10       20      8.4     14       10        9.9       10
 22       9.0      9.7      9.0    e16        e13      e10       20      8.3     14       10        9.9       10
 23       9.0      9.7      9.0    e16        e13      e21       19      8.3     15       10        9.9       10
 24       9.0      9.6      8.9    e16        e13       33       19      8.3     15        9.8      9.8       10
 25       8.9      9.6      8.9    e16        e13       32       18      8.4     12        9.9      9.9       10
 
 26       8.9      9.6      8.8    e16        e13       32       18      8.7      9.2      9.9      9.9       10
 27       8.9      9.6      8.8    e16        e12       32       17      8.7      9.4     10       10         10
 28       8.9      9.6      8.8    e16        e12       31       16      8.7      9.6     10       10         10
 29       8.9      9.6      8.8    e15        ---       31       16      8.8      9.9     10       10         10
 30       8.9      9.6      8.8    e15        ---       30       11      8.7     10       10        9.9       10
 31       9.6      ---      8.7    e15        ---       30      ---      8.7      ---     10       10        ---
 
TOTAL   281.7    293.6    283.6    468.5      384      522      678    277.8    334.4    315.2    305.9      300
MEAN     9.09     9.79     9.15     15.1     13.7     16.8     22.6     8.96     11.1     10.2     9.87     10.0
MAX       9.6       10      9.6       18       15       33       29      9.7       15       11       10       10
MIN       8.9      9.6      8.7      8.7       12       10       11      8.3      8.9      9.3      9.6       10
AC-FT     559      582      563      929      762     1040     1340      551      663      625      607      595
 
SUMMARY STATISTICS                            FOR 1998 WATER YEAR
 
ANNUAL TOTAL                                     4444.7          
ANNUAL MEAN                                        12.2          
  HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                                 33      Mar 24
  LOWEST DAILY MEAN                                   8.3    May 22
  ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                            8.4    May 19
  INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                            33      Mar 23
  INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                            2.99   Mar 23
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)                            8820            
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                                 18            
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                                 10            
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                                  8.9          
    e  Estimated.