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 11187000 KERN RIVER AT KERNVILLE CALIF


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 1009 sq.mi.                            Datum is 2621.57 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 18030001 at Latitude: 35:45:16N  Longitude: 118:25:21W
Station is in the state of CA (county code 029) and serviced by the CA office.
Channel slope is 78.40 feet/mile
Stream length is 85.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 7500.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 95.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 30.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.50 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 28.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Slightly regulated by operation of powerplant. A few small diversions for irrigation. Part of record provided under
   general supervision of USGS.


Daily and longer averages for 42 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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