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 11294000 HIGHLAND C BL SPICER MEADOWS RES CALIF


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 45.4 sq.mi.                            Datum is 6340.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 18040010 at Latitude: 38:23:24N  Longitude: 120:00:22W
Station is in the state of CA (county code 109) and serviced by the CA office.
Channel slope is 96.60 feet/mile
Stream length is 13.80 miles
Mean basin elevation is 7000.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 10.00%    Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 88.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 60.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.60 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 22.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Minor regulation by reservoir (capacity 4,060 AF) 0.3 mi upstream.  Accuracy of many years rated fair.  Part of
   record provided under general supervision of USGS and not rated.


Daily and longer averages for 36 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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