10265150 HOT CREEK AT FLUME, NEAR MAMMOTH, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 37°40'08", long 118°49'00", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.19, T.3 S., R.29 E., Mono County,
Hydrologic Unit 18090102, on right bank, 2.6 mi north of Whitmore Hot Springs, and 8.4 mi east of Mammoth.
DRAINAGE AREA.-68.3 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-November 1982 to current year. Daily discharges for 1986 published in Water-Resources
Investigations Report 89-4033 as "Hot Creek Flume."
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1983-88.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1983-88.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 6,950 ft above sea level, from topographic
map.
REMARKS.-Records good. Minor diversions for domestic and agricultural use upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 433 ft3/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 4.38 ft;
minimum daily, 29 ft3/s, several days in 1992.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 80 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
May 30 1130 145 2.28 June 17 1030 165 2.47
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 77 67 66 54 53 52 48 53 127 97 60 56
2 75 66 65 54 53 52 50 54 120 94 61 56
3 74 66 63 53 54 53 50 56 122 95 63 55
4 72 65 59 53 54 53 50 55 121 96 63 55
5 71 65 56 54 53 53 50 54 112 94 63 54
6 71 64 56 54 53 53 51 55 106 90 61 54
7 71 65 54 54 63 52 52 56 96 86 59 53
8 69 68 57 53 66 52 50 57 78 81 60 53
9 67 67 55 52 60 51 50 58 69 80 60 53
10 66 67 54 53 53 52 50 57 68 84 62 52
11 67 69 56 53 57 53 51 58 72 89 64 51
12 68 67 57 54 59 52 50 60 91 83 63 51
13 68 67 57 54 58 52 50 62 100 78 62 51
14 67 66 58 53 56 52 51 75 120 81 61 51
15 67 66 58 53 54 51 51 73 125 88 60 51
16 66 65 58 53 55 51 51 67 143 83 59 51
17 66 64 58 54 60 52 52 65 160 79 58 51
18 66 63 57 55 57 52 52 64 146 79 58 52
19 66 63 55 57 55 52 54 62 130 77 57 51
20 66 62 49 57 53 52 55 69 131 72 57 51
21 66 62 50 52 53 51 56 82 139 69 57 51
22 66 63 51 59 55 51 56 84 140 69 56 53
23 65 62 52 60 55 52 54 88 132 68 57 52
24 66 62 53 55 55 51 53 94 131 66 57 52
25 68 62 54 58 54 51 52 104 138 62 56 51
26 68 61 55 59 54 51 53 114 136 62 58 51
27 68 61 55 58 54 51 55 123 126 61 58 51
28 68 63 55 55 54 51 54 124 111 61 57 50
29 68 64 55 56 --- 51 53 130 87 60 56 50
30 68 65 55 55 --- 50 53 142 85 60 56 50
31 67 --- 55 54 --- 50 --- 137 --- 61 56 ---
TOTAL 2118 1937 1738 1698 1560 1602 1557 2432 3462 2405 1835 1563
MEAN 68.3 64.6 56.1 54.8 55.7 51.7 51.9 78.5 115 77.6 59.2 52.1
MAX 77 69 66 60 66 53 56 142 160 97 64 56
MIN 65 61 49 52 53 50 48 53 68 60 56 50
AC-FT 4200 3840 3450 3370 3090 3180 3090 4820 6870 4770 3640 3100
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 46.4 45.1 42.4 46.5 43.3 44.7 48.3 68.8 101 93.1 65.8 54.6
MAX 68.3 64.6 57.7 94.7 58.2 55.2 60.4 113 159 214 135 92.7
(WY) 1999 1999 1996 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995
MIN 31.8 32.4 29.6 31.9 32.7 35.0 35.4 38.4 44.5 38.4 35.6 32.6
(WY) 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1992 1992 1991 1992 1990 1994 1994
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 29880 23907
ANNUAL MEAN 81.9 65.5 58.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 79.1 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 37.5 1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 238 Jul 11 160 Jun 17 309 Jan 3
1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 49 Feb 3 48 Apr 1 29 Nov 23
1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 49 Mar 7 50 Mar 30 29 Dec 8
1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 165 Jun 17 433 Jan 2
1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 2.47 Jun 17 4.38 Jan 2
1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 59270 47420 42280
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 160 92 99
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 64 58 50
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 51 51 33
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