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USGS 10293000 E WALKER R NR BRIDGEPORT, CA

 

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  STATION.--10293000 EAST WALKER RIVER NEAR BRIDGEPORT, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 38°19'40", long 119°12'50", in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.34, T.6 N., R.25 E., Mono County, Hydrologic Unit 16050301, in Toiyabe National Forest, on right bank, 1,500 ft downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 mi north of Bridgeport, and 10 mi upstream from Sweetwater Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--359 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1911 to September 1914 (gage height only), October and November 1921, May 1922 to September 1924, March to July 1925, October 1925 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1927: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,400 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to October 1, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at different datum. October 1, 1921, to February 21, 1924, water-stage recorder at site 1 mi downstream at different datum. February 22, 1924, to September 30, 1931, water-stage recorder, and October 1, 1931 to May 25, 1939, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.34 ft lower. May 26, 1939, to November 27, 1988, water-stage recorder at datum 2.00 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Diversions for irrigation of meadow pasturelands near Bridgeport. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (station 10292500).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,910 ft3/s, January 4, 1997, gage height, 6.74 ft; minimum daily, 0.20 ft3/s, November 2, 1955.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage is 5.5 ft, accessed on September 16, 2002, at URL http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/river_flooding/CA.shtml

DURING WINTER MONTHS, STAGE AND DISCHARGE MAY BE AFFECTED BY ICE IN THE CHANNEL.

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.28   11-19-2004  11:30
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 04

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 22   11-19-2004  11:30
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 05
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 81 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
22  .20 30.7 423 6.92 14.0 28.6

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.


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