Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper Volume 1393-1395 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...1947-55: Maximum discharge, 45 cfs June 2, 1952 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum recorded, 0.1 cfs Nov.,20, 1953. Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Calendar year 1954: Max Water year 1954-55; Max Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--June 13 (12 m.) 27 cfs (5."B8 ft)." Discharge measurement made on this day. a Ko gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations. b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. weather records, Whitewater-River at Whitewater, Calif. Location.--Lat SS'SO," long'116o38'20," In NE sec. 2, T. 3 3., R. 3 E., on right bank I.'5 miles north of Whitewater and 3 miles upstream from San Gorgonio River. Drainage area.--57.4 sq ml.?.-: -: ords_ava liable.--October 1948 to September 1955. Sage.--Water-stago recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,610.98 ft (revised) above mean sea level, adjustment of 1934. Supplementary water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir on diversion channel 400 ft west and 500 ft downstream from base gage. Feb. 24, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952, supplementary gage used as base gage. Average discharge.--? years, 9.55 cfs (6,910 acre-ft per year); average combined discharge of river and Infiltration line, 6 years (1949-55), 11.4 cfs (8,250 acre-ft per year). Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 157 cfa Nov. 11 (gage height, 6.73 ft), from rating curve extended above 30 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 3.6 cfs Aug. 7. 1948-55: Maximum discharge, 686 cfs June 25, 1954 (gage height, 7.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; Blninrum dally, 1.1 cfs Jan. 22, 1952. Maximum discharge known, 42,000 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, from...