Water-resources data for the 1996 water year for California consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams, stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 2 contains discharge records for 107 gaging stations, gage height records for 7 stations, stage and contents for 6 lakes and reservoirs, precipitation data for 1 station, and water quality for 21 stations. Also included are data for 1 low-flow partial-record station and 7 miscellaneous measurement stations. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in California.