10268282 BIRCH CREEK BELOW DIVERSION DAM, NEAR BISHOP, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 37°16'42", long 118°36'40", unsurveyed, T.8 S., R.31 E., Inyo County, Hydrologic Unit
18090102, Inyo National Forest, on right bank, below diversion dam at convergence of Birch Creek and tributary to
Birch Creek, and 13.9 mi southwest of Bishop.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1995 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Elevation of gage is 8,290 ft above sea level, from
topographic map.
REMARKS.-No records computed above 2.5 ft3/s. Water from McGee Creek enters Birch Creek via McGee
Creek Diversion (station 10268225) 0.5 mi upstream from Birch Creek Diversion Dam. Most of the water is diverted
15 ft upstream at Birch Creek Diversion Dam to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 2 for power development downstream.
See schematic diagram of Bishop Creek Basin.
COOPERATION.-Records collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S.
Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.
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 .42 --- .42 .39 .38 .41 .54 .36 --- --- --- 1.6
2 1.9 --- .43 .39 .38 .41 .38 .36 --- --- --- .57
3 --- --- .44 .39 .38 .42 .37 .36 --- --- .42 .59
4 --- --- .43 .39 .38 .42 .37 .36 .44 --- .42 .57
5 --- --- .43 .39 .37 .42 .36 .36 .45 --- .42 .57
6 --- --- .42 .38 .34 .40 .34 .36 .44 --- .42 .58
7 --- --- .42 .37 .36 .40 .34 .37 .43 --- .42 .58
8 --- 2.4 .42 .36 .36 .40 .34 .36 .45 --- .41 .59
9 --- 2.4 .42 .34 .63 .41 .34 .37 .47 --- .42 .62
10 --- 1.4 .40 .34 .36 .41 .34 .36 .48 --- .44 .62
11 --- .44 .38 .33 .36 .40 .34 .36 .50 --- .44 .65
12 --- .43 .38 .33 .37 .40 .34 .37 1.1 --- .44 .67
13 --- .44 .40 .33 .38 .41 .32 .36 --- --- .43 .69
14 2.1 .43 .39 .34 .38 .40 .32 .36 --- --- .42 .73
15 .38 .44 .37 .34 .38 .40 .32 .37 --- --- .41 .75
16 .43 .48 .38 .34 .38 .40 .32 .38 --- 2.1 .42 .75
17 .45 .46 .39 .35 .38 .40 .32 .38 --- 2.2 .42 1.0
18 .46 .44 .38 .35 .39 .40 .32 .36 --- 2.3 .43 1.3
19 .44 .46 .38 .34 .40 .38 .32 .36 --- 1.4 .44 1.1
20 .41 .44 .81 .35 .40 .38 .32 .37 --- 1.4 .45 .99
21 .45 .46 1.0 .47 .40 .38 .32 .36 --- 1.3 .46 .91
22 .45 .61 .38 .36 .40 .39 .34 .36 --- 1.1 .45 2.4
23 1.8 .69 .39 .36 .40 .40 .36 .36 --- 1.1 .49 2.0
24 2.2 .88 .39 .38 .40 .39 .36 .37 --- .83 .46 1.7
25 2.2 .42 .39 .38 .44 .38 .36 .46 --- --- .44 1.3
26 --- .43 .36 .38 .40 .38 .36 .51 --- --- .52 .78
27 --- .42 .40 .38 .40 .38 .36 1.0 --- --- .52 .89
28 --- .44 .37 .38 .40 .38 .36 --- --- --- .46 1.2
29 2.5 .43 .36 .38 --- .38 .36 --- --- --- .46 .96
30 2.5 .43 .38 .38 --- .38 .36 --- --- --- .71 .69
31 2.5 --- .39 .38 --- .36 --- --- --- --- 2.1 ---
TOTAL --- --- 13.30 11.37 11.00 12.27 10.50 --- --- --- --- 28.35
MEAN --- --- .43 .37 .39 .40 .35 --- --- --- --- .94
MAX --- --- 1.0 .47 .63 .42 .54 --- --- --- --- 2.4
MIN --- --- .36 .33 .34 .36 .32 --- --- --- --- .57
AC-FT --- --- 26 23 22 24 21 --- --- --- --- 56
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