10258500 PALM CANYON CREEK NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 33°44'42", long 116°32'05", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.11, T.5 S., R.4 E., Riverside County,
Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on right bank, 0.8 mi upstream from Murray Canyon Creek, and 6 mi south of Palm
Springs.
DRAINAGE AREA.-93.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-January 1930 to January 1942, October 1947 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.-WSP 1314: 1936(M). WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 700 ft above sea level, from topographic
map. Prior to Jan. 14, 1942, at datum 0.2 ft higher.
REMARKS.-Records fair. No regulation or diversion upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea
Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 7,000 ft3/s, Feb. 21, 1980, gage height, 7.29 ft,
from rating curve extended above 650 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurements at gage height, 6.38 ft
and 6.81 ft; no flow for several months in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 100 ft3/s, or maximum, from
rating curve extended above 950 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 6.81 ft:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
July 12 2300 1,290 5.13
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 .49 .43 .49 .00 .00 .17 .00 .00 .00 .00
2 .00 .00 .43 .39 .45 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
3 .00 .00 .39 .36 .40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
4 .00 .00 .37 .35 .62 .00 .30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .00 .00 .33 .39 1.4 .00 .30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
6 .00 .00 .91 .39 1.1 .00 .13 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
7 .00 .00 .93 .38 .92 .00 .43 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
8 .00 .00 .64 .32 .77 .00 1.0 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .00 .00 .52 .28 .62 .00 .76 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
10 .00 .00 .44 .31 .64 .00 .51 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
11 .00 .00 .46 .33 .63 .00 .37 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
12 .00 .09 .46 .29 .56 .00 1.1 .00 .00 28 .00 .00
13 .00 .14 .44 .23 .47 .00 1.3 .00 .00 14 .00 .00
14 .00 .07 .45 .18 .38 .00 .69 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
15 .00 .03 .43 .21 .28 .00 .23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
16 .00 .00 .40 .21 .24 .00 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
17 .00 .00 .41 .17 .23 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
18 .00 .02 .44 .18 .23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
19 .00 .02 .50 .22 .15 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
20 .00 .03 .41 .19 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
21 .00 .07 .36 .09 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
22 .00 .10 .54 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
23 .00 .10 .62 .15 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
24 .00 .11 .56 .20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
25 .00 .09 .55 .22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
26 .00 .08 .56 .33 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .00 .11 .52 .72 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .00 .18 .45 .58 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
29 .00 .52 .45 .42 --- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .52 .46 .36 --- .00 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
31 .00 --- .46 .37 --- .00 --- .00 --- .00 .00 ---
TOTAL 0.00 2.28 15.38 9.31 10.65 0.03 7.21 0.17 0.00 42.00 0.00 0.00
MEAN .000 .076 .50 .30 .38 .001 .24 .005 .000 1.35 .000 .000
MAX .00 .52 .93 .72 1.4 .03 1.3 .17 .00 28 .00 .00
MIN .00 .00 .33 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT .00 4.5 31 18 21 .06 14 .3 .00 83 .00 .00
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1930 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .35 .83 3.83 8.81 19.5 19.3 7.47 2.27 .69 .77 .98 .85
MAX 5.95 20.6 39.6 203 318 188 80.8 24.1 9.87 15.1 33.0 19.5
(WY) 1984 1966 1983 1993 1980 1983 1958 1983 1980 1979 1983 1976
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1931 1933 1950 1951 1951 1951 1934 1934 1931 1931 1932 1930
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1930 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 3243.85 87.03
ANNUAL MEAN 8.89 .24 5.43
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 47.4 1980
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .000 1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 329 Feb 14 28 Jul 12 2040 Feb 21
1980
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jul 9 .00 Oct 1 .00 Jul 16
1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jul 9 .00 Oct 1 .00 Jul 16
1930
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1290 Jul 12 7000 Feb 21
1980
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.13 Jul 12 7.29 Feb 21
1980
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 6430 173 3930
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 23 .46 6.5
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .52 .00 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
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