10257720 CHINO CANYON CREEK BELOW TRAMWAY, NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 33°50'39", long 116°36'16", in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.7, T.4 S., R.4 E., Riverside County,
Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on left bank, 0.5 mi downstream from tram building, 3.5 mi west of Highway 111 on road
leading to Palm Springs aerial tramway, and 5.5 mi west of Palm Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.-4.71 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1986 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-89-1: 1987(M).
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Concrete control with low-water v-notch weir since June 25,
1996. Elevation of gage is 2,100 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records good. Two small diversions 2 mi upstream, one for city of Palm Springs and one for Palm Springs
aerial tramway. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 153 ft3/s, Jan. 7, 1993, gage height, 10.18 ft, from
rating curve extended above 35 ft3/s on basis of critical depth computation; maximum gage height,
10.32 ft, Feb. 14, 1998; no flow for many days in some years.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 .00 .00 .57 .51 .23 .00 .06 .02 .00 .00 .02 .02
2 .00 .03 .56 .72 .00 .00 .27 .01 .00 .00 .03 .01
3 .00 .01 .59 .68 .05 .00 .19 .02 .01 .00 .02 .01
4 .00 .00 .60 .59 .23 .00 .14 .00 .01 .00 .02 .01
5 .00 .02 .37 .77 .37 .00 .07 .00 .00 .00 .03 .00
6 .00 .04 .27 1.2 .39 .00 .05 .00 .00 .00 .01 .01
7 .00 .06 .24 .84 .35 .00 .07 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00
8 .00 .12 .19 .69 .30 .00 .03 .00 .00 .11 .00 .01
9 .00 .11 .25 .70 .28 .00 .02 .00 .00 .12 .00 .00
10 .00 .05 .26 .55 .35 .00 .02 .00 .00 .04 .00 .00
11 .00 .17 .12 .48 .12 .00 .01 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00
12 .00 .18 .16 .50 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00
13 .00 .09 .16 .31 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00
14 .00 .09 .17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00
15 .00 .11 .34 .00 .00 .05 .01 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00
16 .00 .12 .29 .00 .00 .11 .01 .00 .00 .03 .00 .01
17 .00 .10 .31 .13 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00
18 .00 .09 .23 .18 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00
19 .00 .12 .34 .10 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00
20 .00 .32 .20 .32 .00 .00 .05 .00 .00 .00 .01 .03
21 .00 .28 .11 .39 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00 .00 .02 .07
22 .00 .16 .09 .38 .00 .03 .02 .00 .00 .00 .02 .18
23 .00 .13 .00 .38 .00 .22 .05 .00 .00 .00 .02 .05
24 .00 .14 .03 .34 .00 .14 .04 .00 .00 .00 .01 .04
25 .01 .12 .02 .34 .00 .10 .02 .00 .00 .00 .02 .05
26 .03 .18 .21 .55 .00 .04 .01 .00 .00 .00 .02 .05
27 .00 .22 .15 .40 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .02 .05
28 .00 .33 .18 .27 .00 .00 .05 .00 .00 .02 .02 .02
29 .02 .33 .16 .39 --- .00 .07 .00 .00 .02 .02 .02
30 .04 .43 .00 .38 --- .00 .05 .00 .00 .02 .03 .01
31 .00 --- .00 .37 --- .00 --- .00 --- .02 .04 ---
TOTAL 0.10 4.15 7.17 13.46 2.67 0.69 1.40 0.05 0.02 0.57 0.39 0.65
MEAN .003 .14 .23 .43 .095 .022 .047 .002 .001 .018 .013 .022
MAX .04 .43 .60 1.2 .39 .22 .27 .02 .01 .12 .04 .18
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT .2 8.2 14 27 5.3 1.4 2.8 .1 .04 1.1 .8 1.3
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1987 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .31 .43 .54 1.96 2.76 2.20 1.37 .72 .27 .070 .10 .25
MAX 1.19 1.32 1.49 14.0 17.8 8.82 3.85 2.34 .88 .28 .65 1.38
(WY) 1994 1987 1994 1993 1993 1993 1993 1998 1998 1987 1993 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .031 .095 .022 .047 .002 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1991 1991 1991 1991 1999 1999 1999 1999 1992 1989 1990 1990
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1987 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 464.64 31.32
ANNUAL MEAN 1.27 .086 .90
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.02 1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .086 1999
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 8.0 Feb 8 1.2 Jan 6 49 Jan 17
1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jul 14 .00 Oct 1 .00 Jun 15
1989
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Jun 15
1989
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2.0 Jan 26 153 Jan 7
1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.66 Feb 4 10.32 Feb 14
1998
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 922 62 655
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.6 .32 2.2
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .51 .01 .27
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
10257720 CHINO CANYON CREEK BELOW TRAMWAY, NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-Water years 1987 to current year.
CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1987 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DIS- PH
CHARGE, SPE- WATER HARD- MAGNE- SODIUM
INST. CIFIC WHOLE NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SODIUM, AD-
CUBIC CON- FIELD TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP-
FEET DUCT- (STAND- ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION
DATE TIME PER ANCE ARD WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L SODIUM RATIO
SECOND (US/CM) UNITS) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS NA) PERCENT
(00061) (00095) (00400) (00010) (00900) (00915) (00925) (00930) (00932) (00931)
NOV
17... 1105 .11 215 8.2 11.5 76 26 2.6 10 22 .5
BICAR- ALKA- SOLIDS, SOLIDS,
POTAS- BONATE LINITY CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, RESIDUE SUM OF SOLIDS,
SIUM, WATER WAT DIS SULFATE RIDE, RIDE, BROMIDE DIS- AT 180 CONSTI- DIS-
DIS- DIS IT TOT IT DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED DEG. C TUENTS, SOLVED
SOLVED FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L DIS- DIS- (TONS
DATE (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L AS SOLVED SOLVED PER
AS K) HCO3 CACO3 AS SO4) AS CL) AS F) AS BR) SIO2) (MG/L) (MG/L) AC-FT)
(00935) (00453) (39086) (00945) (00940) (00950) (71870) (00955) (70300) (70301) (70303)
NOV
17... 4.9 124 102 4.5 2.9 <.1 <.01 20 135 133 .18
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS-
GEN, GEN, GEN, GEN,AM- PHOS- PHORUS MANGA-
NITRITE NO2+NO3 AMMONIA MONIA + PHORUS ORTHO, ARSENIC BORON, IRON, NESE, CARBON,
DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED DIS. SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (MG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS AS) AS B) AS FE) AS MN) AS C)
(00613) (00631) (00608) (00623) (00666) (00671) (01000) (01020) (01046) (01056) (00680)
NOV
17... <.01 <.05 <.02 <.1 <.05 <.01 <1 20 <10 <3 1.4
< Actual value is known to be less than the value shown.
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