11214800 WISHON RESERVOIR NEAR CLIFF CAMP, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 37°00'19", long 118°58'07", in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.6, T.11 S., R.28 E., Fresno County,
Hydrologic Unit 18030010, Sierra National Forest, on right end of dam on North Fork Kings River, 1.2 mi north of
Cliff Camp, and 20 mi southeast of Big Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.-177 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-December 1957 to September 1982 (monthend elevation and contents only), October 1982 to current
year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.).
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed by rockfill dam completed in 1957. Capacity, 128,600 acre-ft between elevations
6,317 ft, bottom of slide gates, and 6,550 ft, operating crest of spillway gates. Dead storage negligible. Water
is diverted to Haas Powerplant (station 11216050). Records, including extremes, represent contents at 2400 hours.
See schematic diagram of Kings River Basin.
COOPERATION.-Records were provided by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S.
Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. Records not rounded to U.S.
Geological Survey standards.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 129,700 acre-ft, July 29, 1958, elevation, 6,551.1 ft; no
contents in 1960.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 124,825 acre-ft, July 14, elevation, 6,546.27 ft; minimum, 39,307
acre-ft, Jan. 24, elevation, 6,439.72 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on table provided by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., dated Apr. 13, 1959)
6,317 40 6,385 11,618 6,440 39,471 6,520 99,807
6,360 2,810 6,400 18,359 6,460 51,900 6,550 129,118
6,370 5,738 6,420 28,362 6,490 74,128 6,551.1 129,733
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 105821 83974 51104 51098 49744 75152 75233 71719 109976 123381 90356 108941
2 105960 83972 50458 47522 54482 77151 72836 70902 110469 123152 92547 103940
3 103592 81888 49306 44348 57341 78779 70624 73003 112069 121421 94203 101528
4 102768 80950 52525 45551 59141 79313 66096 73652 116168 116208 93092 97798
5 104244 79545 54163 46047 59061 80432 66373 76185 117433 114076 91594 95303
6 104621 78345 55977 47061 58533 80180 66334 78248 116451 113309 89557 92955
7 105405 75712 59054 48047 56262 79321 65072 79985 116518 112326 86977 93193
8 107241 73465 61889 48352 57179 82381 63814 79919 118714 111053 84962 93951
9 107914 73027 63731 48799 57870 84631 66096 80052 118744 111964 83180 95269
10 107857 73147 64912 48722 59061 85451 66434 80235 118989 112746 80340 95784
11 107484 73443 65453 51373 60211 87298 65369 80809 119336 115713 78289 94380
12 108587 75289 62711 52979 60644 89782 64525 82357 119375 120369 81560 94530
13 112928 75241 59893 53435 61144 94092 63348 84992 119375 123046 82634 95178
14 115558 74246 58231 53994 57362 95634 62823 86934 120510 124825 84403 96424
15 114508 72318 55741 53420 56018 96824 66042 87442 119274 124021 87476 96637
16 112451 71703 52992 50941 55256 97244 69232 86052 121101 122482 87433 96210
17 107083 70743 52146 48908 54238 99146 69938 88605 122303 119333 88373 95677
18 103629 69523 50653 46916 54570 99715 67796 89921 123101 114297 86591 94859
19 101401 68701 48391 45341 57031 99128 70293 89947 121091 111053 84792 94814
20 100330 66227 50836 43851 58834 97306 71075 90165 118557 107082 83180 94513
21 100821 63852 60207 41860 59075 94867 72158 91324 118430 104289 80482 94699
22 101665 62189 69750 43573 63460 94357 71799 92881 118401 101292 80356 99074
23 102303 61410 72902 41505 67819 95330 69232 93823 119934 97924 83357 102019
24 101674 59693 71624 39307 70980 95500 64146 99104 120181 92477 86394 101001
25 99068 57948 67633 42135 74630 94601 60416 106600 118117 92153 94592 102942
26 96854 55935 64123 44004 76275 93153 61026 113443 116480 90469 101391 105219
27 95749 54177 64018 46465 77094 88399 60908 117579 114076 88787 110211 105626
28 94322 52206 63566 45637 75597 82247 61484 118147 114798 88218 113290 109646
29 93149 50263 61907 47212 --- 80667 65935 117912 117980 88011 115376 112364
30 91185 50810 60710 46446 --- 78712 69875 115153 121220 89089 115763 115947
31 86638 --- 54048 46659 --- 76634 --- 110145 --- 90661 113415 ---
MAX 115558 83974 72902 53994 77094 99715 75233 118147 123101 124825 115763 115947
MIN 86638 50263 48391 39307 49744 75152 60416 70902 109976 88011 78289 92955
a 6505.03 6458.34 6463.21 6451.85 6491.81 6493.08 6484.67 6531.21 6542.66 6509.69 6534.65 6537.28
b -19584 -35828 +3238 -7389 +28938 +1037 -6759 +40270 +11075 -30559 +22754 +2532
CAL YR 1998 b +18475
WTR YR 1999 b +9725
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