As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the U.S. Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in low- or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.
Records collected at crest-stage partial-record stations are presented in the following table. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites are given in separate tables.
Crest-Stage Partial-Record Stations
The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A crest-stage station is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum discharge for the current year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been obtained but is not published here. The years given in the period of record represent water years for which the annual maximum has been obtained.
Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations during water year 1999 Station No. Station name Location Drainage area (mi2) Period of record Date Annual maximum Gage height (ft) Discharge (ft3/s) BRISTOL LAKE BASIN10253000 Gourd Creek near Ludlow, CA Lat 3440'35", long 11601'20", in SW 1/4 sec.23, T.7 N., R.9 E., San Bernardino County, Hydrologic Unit 18090208, at culvert on U.S. Highway 40 (formerly U.S. Highway 66), and 8.5 mi southeast of Ludlow. 0.30 1959-74, 1976-99 - 0 10262600 Boom Creek near Barstow, CA Lat 34°54'20", long 116°56'55", NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.2, T.9 N., R.1 W., San Bernardino County, Hydrologic Unit 18090208, at culvert on Interstate Highway 15, and 4.3 mi east of Barstow. .24 1956-66, 1967-73a, 1976-97, 1999 7-14-99 10.37 3.92 ANTELOPE VALLEY 10263900 Buckhorn Creek near Valyermo, CA Lat 34°53'35", long 117°55'13", in SW 1/4 sec.15, T.3 N., R.10 W., Los Angeles County, Hydrologic Unit 18090206, at culvert on State Highway 2, Angeles National Forest, and 8.1 mi southwest of Valyermo. .48 1961-66a, 1967-69, 1971-73, 1977-99 1.55 3.9 10264530 Pine Creek near Palmdale, CA Lat 34°36'09", long 118°314'48", in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.15, T.6 N., R.13 W., Los Angeles County, on left bank, at culvert on Elizabeth Lake Road, and 7.5 mi northwest of Palmdale. 1.78 1958-73, 1977-88, 1988-94a, 1997-99 - 0 10264560 Spencer Canyon Creek near Fairmont, CA Lat 34°46'33", long 118°34'08", in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.15, T.8 N., R.16 W., Los Angeles County, Hydrologic Unit 18090206, at culvert on State Highway 138, and 8.5 mi northwest of Fairmont. 3.60 1959-64, 1965-73a, 1974, 1978-99 - 0 10264646 South Drainage Bissell/Rosamond Hills near Edwards Air Force Base, CA Precipitation Lat 34°53'18", long 117°58'23" in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.7, T.9 N., R.10 W., Kern County, Hydrologic Unit 18090206, 1.8 mi southwest of intersection of Forbes Ave. and Rosamond Blvd., and 2.3 mi southwest of Edwards Air Force Base. 9.25 1996-99 - 0 10264656 Mojave Creek near Edwards, CA Lat 34°58'07", long 117°59'38" in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.13, T.10 N., R.11 W., Los Angeles County, Hydrologic Unit 18090206, 3.75 mi northwest of intersection of Forbes and Mojave Ave., and 3.75 mi northwest of Edwards Air Force Base. - 1996-99 - 0 10264673 North Base Tributary at railroad crossing near Edwards, CA Lat 34°59'32", long 117°53'09", in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.1, T.10 N., R.10 W., Kern County, Hydrologic Unit 18090206, 0.6 mi north on Rosamond Blvd., from inter-section of North.Base Blvd., 6.6 mi north of intersection of Mojave Blvd., in Edwards Air Force Base. - 1997-99 - 0 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN 11070158 Line "D" Storm Drain at Santa Fe Street, near San Jacinto, CA Lat 33°46'44", long 116°57'46", in San Jacinto Viejo Grant, Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18070202, on right bank, at downstream end of Santa Fe Street crossing, 0.1 mi south of Seventh Street, and 0.5 mi southwest of San Jacinto. Indeter-minate 1997-99 (discontinued) 04-07-99 2.85 153 11070160 Line "E" Storm Drain below State Street, near San Jacinto, CA Lat 33°46'41", long 116°58'18", in San Jacinto Viejo Grant, Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18070202, on right bank, 50 ft downstream from State Street crossing, 0.2 mi south of Seventh Street, and 1.0 mi southwest of San Jacinto. Indeter-minate 1997-99 (discontinued) 04-07-99 21.95 82 11070185 Lamb Canyon Creek at Victory Ranch, near San Jacinto, CA Lat 33°51'31", long 117°00'53", in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 5, T.4 S., R.1 W., Riverside County, Hydrologic Unit 18070202, on left bank, at private road culvert crossing, 0.25 mi upstream of confluence with San Jacinto River, and 6.0 mi northwest of San Jacinto. 3.97 1997-99 07-11-99 7.08 240 SANTA YNEZ RIVER BASIN 11131700 Santa Rita Creek near Lompoc, CA Lat 34°38'41", long 120° 22'09", in Santa Rita Grant, Santa Barbara County, Hydrologic Unit 18060010, on left bank, 2.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 6.5 mi east of Lompoc. 14.1 1976-79 1981-99 - 0 11133700 Purisima Creek near Lompoc, CA Lat 34°41'34", long 120° 25'51", in Purisima Grant, Santa Barbara County, Hydrologic Unit 18060010, on right bank, 1.1 mi northeast of junction of Buener Road and Lompoc-Casmalia Road, and 4.0 mi northeast of Lompoc. 4.75 1972-75a 1976-99 - 0 11135200 Rodeo-San Pasqual Creek near Lompoc, CA Lat 34°38'42", long 120°30'57", in Lompoc Grant, Santa Barbara County, Hydrologic Unit 18060010, on left bank, 0.1 mi east of Dewolf Ave. at Highway 246, and 3.3 mi west of Lompoc. 7.80 1971-72 1973-78 1980-99 03-25-99 3.82 840 a Operated as a continuous-record station.
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