USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11125600 Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez, CA
LOCATION - Lat 34°34'56", long 119°58'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Santa Barbara County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18060010, unsurveyed, in Lomas de La Purificacion Land Grant, on right bank, 150 ft downstream of fish water release, 0.2 mi downstream of Highway 154, 0.4 mi south of Cachuma Dam, 0.6 mi south of Cachuma Village, 6.0 mi south of Santa Ynez, and 19.4 mi northeast of Santa Barbara.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2.42 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2002 to September 2004, October 2004 to September 2016 (low-flow only), October 2016 to current year (stage only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 740 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
(Water years 2002-04) Maximum discharge, 36 ft³/s, Mar. 15, 2003, gage height, 2.94 ft, maximum gage height, 5.25 ft, Jan 27, 2008. After 2016, maximum gage height, 10.24 ft Jan. 9, 2023; no flow at times in most years.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - July 2002 to December 2016.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2002 to December 2016.
WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2002 to December 2016.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water quality monitor from July 2002 to December 2016.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 985 microsiemens, Nov. 9, 2005; minimum recorded, 104 microsiemens, Jan. 09, 2005.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 23.0°C, Aug. 9, 2002; minimum recorded, 7.1°C, Jan. 31, 2008.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 962 microsiemens, Sept. 29; minimum recorded, 370 microsiemens, Dec. 12.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 19.5°C, Sept. 21; minimum recorded, 11.9°C, Jan. 4, 5 and 7.