10287770 LEE VINING CREEK BELOW RHINEDOLLAR DAM, NEAR LEE VINING, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 37°56'10", long 119°13'48", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.21, T.1 N., R.25 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 18090101, Inyo National Forest, on
left bank 100 ft downstream from Rhinedollar Dam Spillway and 6.3 mi west of Lee Vining.
DRAINAGE AREA.-16.7 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 Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of Southern California Edison Co.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 and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 9,450 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Flow regulated for power development by Saddlebag, Tioga, and Ellery Lakes (stations 10287650, 10287700, and 10287760). Most of the water is diverted
at Ellery Lake to Poole Powerplant via Poole Powerplant Conduit intake (station 10287762).
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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 310 ft3/s, July 9, 1995, gage height, 4.63 ft; maximum gage height, 5.52 ft, Mar. 22, 1993,
(backwater from snow); no flow for many days each year.
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 .00 122 1.1 .00
2 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 131 .99 .00
3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 134 1.7 .00
4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 123 1.5 .00
5 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 113 .00 .00
6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 120 .00 .00
7 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 139 .00 .00
8 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 167 .00 .00
9 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 179 .00 .00
10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 143 .00 .00
11 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 106 .00 .00
12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 104 .00 .00
13 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 106 .00 .00
14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 95 .00 .00
15 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 45 74 .00 .00
16 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 105 74 .00 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 81 101 .00 .00
18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 68 102 .00 .00
19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 77 94 .00 .00
20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 77 116 .00 .00
21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 84 140 .00 .00
22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 86 79 .00 .00
23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 88 66 .00 .00
24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 126 66 .00 .00
25 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 137 46 .00 .00
26 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 120 28 .00 .00
27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 109 24 .00 .00
28 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 130 21 .00 .00
29 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 .00 .00 139 25 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 .00 .00 133 19 .00 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .00 --- .00 --- .00 --- 4.6 .00 ---
TOTAL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1605.00 2861.6 5.29 0.00
MEAN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 53.5 92.3 .17 .000
MAX .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 139 179 1.7 .00
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 4.6 .00 .00
AC-FT .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 3180 5680 10 .00
a 1660 1100 623 1080 1430 1920 1840 1910 4950 5470 3370 1740
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 1.72 .15 .000 2.41 .74 .64 1.85 6.83 29.9 30.8 1.31 .12
MAX 5.65 1.17 .000 19.3 5.40 2.62 14.1 41.1 58.1 130 9.89 .94
(WY) 1995 1995 1991 1997 1996 1992 1996 1997 1995 1995 1995 1992
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1992 1991 1991 1991 1992 1991 1991 1994 1992 1991 1991 1991
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 3048.44 4471.89
ANNUAL MEAN 8.35 12.3 6.40
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 17.3 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .27 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 245 Jan 3 179 Jul 9 271 Jul 9 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jan 7 .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1990
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jan 7 .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 226 Jul 8 310 Jul 9 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 3.98 Jul 8 5.52 Mar 22 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 6050 8870 4640
ANNUAL DIVERSION (AC-FT) a 38400 27100
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 31 70 10
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
a Diversion, in acre-feet, to Poole Powerplant, provided by Southern California Edison Co.
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Last modified: Wed Aug 4 09:40:26 PDT 1999