10259200 DEEP CREEK NEAR PALM DESERT, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 33°37'52", long 116°23'29", in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.19, T.6 S., R.6 E., Riverside County,
Hydrologic Unit 18100200, on left bank, 500 ft downstream from unnamed tributary, and 6.3 mi south of Palm
Desert.
DRAINAGE AREA.-30.6 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-May 1962 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,440 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records poor. No regulation or diversion upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Salton Sea
Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 7,100 ft3/s, Sept. 10, 1976, gage height, 7.84 ft
inside, 11.5 ft from floodmarks, from rating curve extended above 40 ft3/s on basis of slope-area
measurement at gage heights 2.68, 5.15, and 7.84 ft; maximum gage height, 10.27 ft, Aug. 14, 1984; no flow for
many days most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 20 ft3/s, or maximum, from
rating curve extended above 52 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage heights 5.15 and 10.27
ft:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Feb. 4 1715 0.20 1.18
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 .00 .00 .10 .10 .07 .06 .02 .00 .00 .00
2 .00 .00 .00 .00 .08 .10 .07 .07 .02 .00 .00 .00
3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .09 .10 .07 .06 .02 .00 .00 .00
4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .11 .09 .07 .07 .02 .00 .00 .00
5 .00 .00 .00 .00 .11 .09 .06 .07 .02 .00 .00 .00
6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .12 .09 .06 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00
7 .00 .00 .00 .00 .15 .09 .07 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00
8 .00 .00 .00 .00 .17 .09 .05 .05 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .00 .00 .00 .00 .17 .08 .03 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00
10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .16 .08 .03 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
11 .00 .00 .00 .00 .15 .08 .03 .05 .00 .00 .00 .00
12 .00 .00 .00 .08 .14 .08 .05 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00
13 .00 .00 .00 .13 .14 .08 .05 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
14 .00 .00 .00 .13 .14 .08 .06 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00
15 .00 .00 .00 .14 .14 .08 .06 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
16 .00 .00 .00 .13 .13 .08 .07 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .13 .14 .08 .08 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
18 .00 .00 .00 .14 .13 .08 .09 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
19 .00 .00 .00 .13 .14 .08 .09 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
20 .00 .00 .00 .14 .13 .08 .08 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
21 .00 .00 .00 .14 .12 .08 .08 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
22 .00 .00 .00 .12 .12 .08 .08 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
23 .00 .00 .00 .12 .11 .09 .08 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
24 .00 .00 .00 .12 .10 .09 .08 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
25 .00 .00 .00 .12 .10 .09 .08 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
26 .00 .00 .00 .11 .10 .07 .07 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .00 .00 .00 .11 .10 .06 .07 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .00 .00 .00 .10 .10 .06 .07 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
29 .00 .00 .00 .10 --- .07 .06 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .10 --- .07 .06 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .10 --- .07 --- .02 --- .00 .00 ---
TOTAL 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.39 3.49 2.54 1.97 1.17 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
MEAN .000 .000 .000 .077 .12 .082 .066 .038 .003 .000 .000 .000
MAX .00 .00 .00 .14 .17 .10 .09 .07 .02 .00 .00 .00
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .08 .06 .03 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT .00 .00 .00 4.7 6.9 5.0 3.9 2.3 .2 .00 .00 .00
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1962 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .24 .88 1.95 4.60 8.10 6.20 2.18 .87 .34 .80 1.01 1.29
MAX 4.62 16.3 23.5 88.6 101 49.3 12.4 7.15 3.97 11.8 15.3 38.1
(WY) 1984 1966 1983 1993 1980 1983 1983 1983 1983 1979 1984 1976
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1962 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 807.73 11.66
ANNUAL MEAN 2.21 .032 2.35
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 15.1 1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .002 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 99 Feb 14 .17 Feb 8 850 Sep 10
1976
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jul 24 .00 Oct 1 .00 May 1
1962
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jul 26 .00 Oct 1 .00 May 1
1962
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW .20 Feb 4 7100 Sep 10
1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 1.18 Feb 4 10.27 Aug 14
1984
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 1600 23 1700
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.5 .10 3.1
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .10 .00 .05
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
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