10270985 ABELOUR DITCH NEAR BISHOP, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 37°20'30", long 118°28'41", SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.17, T.7 S., R.32 E., Inyo County,
Hydrologic Unit 18090102, on left bank, 400 ft upstream from Highway 168 road crossing, 0.6 mi downstream from
outlet in penstock to Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 6, and 4.8 mi west of Bishop.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1990 to current year. Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of
Southern California Edison Co.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Elevation of gage is 4,750 ft above sea level, from topographic
map.
REMARKS.-Ditch diverts water from Bishop Creek Powerplant No. 6 Penstock for irrigation and domestic use. 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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum daily discharge, 3.3 ft3/s, May 7, 1995; minimum daily, no flow
Nov. 3, 4, 1998.
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 2.4 .02 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2
2 2.4 .01 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1
3 2.5 .00 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.1
4 2.5 .00 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2
5 2.4 .10 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2
6 2.4 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
7 2.4 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
8 2.4 2.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
9 2.4 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
10 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2
11 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2
12 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2
13 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2
14 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.6 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.2
15 2.3 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.5 2.0 1.6 2.1 2.2
16 2.3 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.2
17 2.3 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
18 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
19 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
20 2.4 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
21 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
22 2.5 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
23 2.7 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
24 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
25 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
26 1.4 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.2
27 .83 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.2
28 .03 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2
29 .03 1.7 1.7 2.0 --- 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2
30 .02 1.7 1.6 2.1 --- 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2
31 .02 --- 1.8 2.1 --- 1.7 --- 2.0 --- 2.1 2.1 ---
TOTAL 61.33 45.83 54.4 64.3 57.5 59.2 54.8 63.3 65.1 61.7 64.7 65.8
MEAN 1.98 1.53 1.75 2.07 2.05 1.91 1.83 2.04 2.17 1.99 2.09 2.19
MAX 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2
MIN .02 .00 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.1
AC-FT 122 91 108 128 114 117 109 126 129 122 128 131
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 2.01 1.78 1.86 1.94 1.94 1.94 2.01 2.11 2.17 2.18 2.24 2.22
MAX 2.19 2.20 2.01 2.30 2.11 2.06 2.41 2.42 2.47 2.62 2.73 2.52
(WY) 1994 1994 1998 1997 1997 1997 1996 1995 1993 1995 1996 1995
MIN 1.87 1.04 1.75 1.75 1.70 1.70 1.83 1.88 1.90 1.91 1.85 1.89
(WY) 1991 1997 1999 1992 1991 1991 1999 1991 1992 1992 1991 1991
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1991 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 724.26 717.96
ANNUAL MEAN 1.98 1.97 2.04
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.19 1996
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 1.85 1991
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2.7 Oct 23 2.7 Oct 23 3.3 May 7
1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Nov 3 .00 Nov 3 .00 Nov 3
1998
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .01 Oct 29 .01 Oct 29 .01 Oct 29
1998
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 1440 1420 1470
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.3 2.3 2.4
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.0 2.0 2.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.7 1.7 1.8
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