HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 11132500 SALSIPUEDES CR NR LOMPOC CA


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 47.1 sq.mi.                            Datum is 220.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 18060010 at Latitude: 34:35:19N  Longitude: 120:24:27W
Station is in the state of CA (county code 083) and serviced by the CA office.
Channel slope is 63.70 feet/mile
Stream length is 14.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 500.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 27.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 22.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 2.30 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 42.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Small diversions for irrigation. Accuracy of some years rated fair.


Daily and longer averages for 47 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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