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 11315000 COLE C NR SALT SPRINGS DAM CALIF


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 21.0 sq.mi.                            Datum is 5920.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 18040012 at Latitude: 38:31:09N  Longitude: 120:12:42W
Station is in the state of CA (county code 005) and serviced by the CA office.
Channel slope is 228.00 feet/mile
Stream length is 10.50 miles
Mean basin elevation is 4100.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 1.00%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 98.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 60.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 4.00 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 38.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Minor diversions for domestic use beginning 9/61.  Part of record provided under general supervision of USGS and
   not rated.


Daily and longer averages for 60 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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