10287060 LUNDY LAKE NEAR LEE VINING, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 38°01'56", long 119°13'11", in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.16, T.2 N., R.25 E., Mono County,
Hydrologic Unit 18090101, near right abutment of spillway of Lundy Lake Dam, on Mill Creek, and 7.6 mi northwest
of Lee Vining.
DRAINAGE AREA.-16.3 mi2.
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 Unpublished records prior to October 1990 available in files of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. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Southern California Edison Co.).
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed on natural lake by rock-fill dam completed in 1910. Usable capacity, 4,113 acre-ft,
between elevations 7,766.43 ft, invert of outlet, and 7,807.81 ft, crest of spillway. Figures given represent
usable contents. Water is used for power development and irrigation downstream.
COOPERATION.-Records were collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S.
Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. Contents not rounded to
U.S. Geological Survey standards.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 4,191 acre-ft, July 22, 1998, elevation, 7,808.40 ft; minimum,
440 acre-ft, Apr. 19, 1993, elevation, 7,773.08 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 4,159 acre-ft, July 9, elevation, 7,808.16 ft; minimum, 966 acre-ft,
Feb. 26, elevation, 7,779.32 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on survey by Southern California Edison Co., dated Aug. 17, 1981)
7,766.43 0 7,790 2,001
7,770 213 7,800 3,126
7,780 1,027 7,810 4,406
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 e2772 2277 2039 e2024 1940 983 1059 1354 2313 4067 3019 2345
2 e2761 2259 2033 e2015 1939 985 1063 1364 2381 4106 2950 2334
3 e2750 2235 2041 e2017 1946 993 1060 1348 2398 4117 2894 2343
4 e2739 2212 e2037 e2015 1941 973 1071 1326 2397 4119 2875 2342
5 e2728 2183 e2037 e2010 1939 987 1073 1284 2376 4114 2846 2349
6 e2717 2181 e2037 e2007 1938 981 1080 1271 2349 4110 2812 2362
7 e2706 2174 e2037 2005 1959 982 1090 1260 2310 4108 2787 2349
8 e2695 2156 e2040 1993 1953 978 1087 1266 2288 4146 2748 2348
9 e2684 2148 e2042 1990 1966 999 1096 1257 2261 4159 2708 2348
10 e2673 2160 e2044 1983 e1944 991 1085 1256 2236 4154 2678 2359
11 e2650 2146 2048 1979 1923 988 1086 1275 2253 4146 2653 2346
12 e2640 2136 2047 1978 1851 991 1090 1280 2293 4149 2631 2341
13 e2629 2131 2051 1968 1781 994 1077 1322 2359 4133 2603 2340
14 e2618 2122 2045 1966 1705 992 1079 1348 2459 4114 2572 2335
15 2607 2123 e2046 1965 1634 992 1085 1370 2568 4117 2542 2331
16 2590 2123 2049 1957 1576 998 1092 1387 2669 4086 2511 2327
17 2572 2113 2045 1954 1506 999 1098 1365 2776 4042 2495 2322
18 2559 2108 2056 1962 1439 1011 1115 1329 2914 3996 2455 2318
19 2537 2103 2050 1964 1374 1003 1128 1292 3064 3942 2433 2318
20 2519 2090 e2050 1968 1312 1018 1145 1285 3163 3886 2402 2312
21 2496 2092 e2048 1971 1245 1009 1163 1276 3289 3841 2389 2299
22 2480 2093 e2046 1965 1184 1010 1191 1296 3391 3778 2356 2302
23 2457 2083 e2044 1972 1116 1020 1196 1365 3520 3668 2312 2309
24 2439 2093 e2042 1965 1057 1028 1213 1452 3658 3598 2281 2319
25 2423 2071 e2040 1965 1002 1029 1238 1532 3789 3522 2259 2324
26 2405 2067 e2041 1972 966 1037 1268 1642 3842 3462 2268 2324
27 2381 2057 e2041 1960 978 1039 1277 1763 3860 3380 2303 2313
28 2364 2057 e2031 1952 990 1042 1293 1883 3919 3311 2316 2314
29 2346 2047 e2031 1967 --- 1051 1312 2012 3964 3224 2314 2322
30 2322 2051 e2027 1962 --- 1058 1325 2117 4002 3158 2323 2323
31 2304 --- e2030 1957 --- 1055 --- 2258 --- 3088 2327 ---
MAX 2772 2277 2056 2024 1966 1058 1325 2258 4002 4159 3019 2362
MIN 2304 2047 2027 1952 966 973 1059 1256 2236 3088 2259 2299
a 7792.83 7790.47 7789.58 7779.58 7780.31 7783.23 7792.40 7806.97 7799.68 7793.04 7793.00
b -479 -253 -21 -73 -967 +65 +270 +933 +1744 -914 -761 -4
CAL YR 1998 MAX 4191 MIN 482 b +57
WTR YR 1999 MAX 4159 MIN 966 b -460
e Estimated.
USGS Water Resources of California
USGS Headquarters |
Biology |
Geology |
Mapping |
Water