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, 126,996 acre-ft, June 6, elevation, 6,548.39 ft; minimum,
   39,113 acre-ft, April 21, elevation, 6,439.39 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 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS

DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1     89359    82600    66362    50061    58597    67519    43549    78131   117531   117491   117736   106674
  2     91404    82567    65404    48282    58295    66016    43330    81938   116440   118686   115887   103244
  3     92586    82189    64316    47591    57988    67225    42384    82844   120026   119158   113817   100784
  4     92113    81670    64528    47099    57441    67024    41476    82223   122414   118029   111491    99952
  5     91072    81093    66762    46241    57399    69123    40522    79280   123561   118117   108756    98753

  6     89420    80518    66901    46197    56151    68756    40327    80885   126996   119927   106238    98654
  7     87960    80518    68343    46291    56969    67690    40404    82945   124563   117706   103904    99528
  8     86167    78932    66739    47036    60705    64862    41028    85570   123691   117657   103610   102576
  9     88754    77777    66346    47768    61822    60317    41878    87332   123581   118284   102741   107177
 10     92586    76692    67512    47793    60192    58210    42638    87401   122156   117706   104345   107764

 11     90540    75703    67040    48003    55825    57342    42535    91780   123511   117824   103748   107335
 12     89264    73353    66539    50751    55061    56534    42499    98618   123072   116712   107540   107568
 13     89152    71672    68951    51880    56898    55020    42777   107335   123162   116576   112490   106823
 14     88641    70364    72422    51913    63048    57272    43372   109141   124342   114354   115906   106321
 15     86595    69538    72878    53797    70010    58439    46942   109498   124734   114392   117228   105784

 16     85238    68522    71942    55136    69853    58052    47042   116246   125186   113530   119907   105525
 17     84881    67605    70720    54508    66855    57526    45694   112385   125348   112585   119227   105322
 18     85971    67589    70010    56443    66185    58928    45818   104786   125025   112156   115568   105063
 19     86509    67581    69053    55109    64824    59188    44068   103950   124875   113874   113052   104492
 20     84720    67001    66631    54060    64467    59900    41518   106117   124965   118500   111719   108615

 21     83653    66423    65480    52630    64581    60178    39113   109555   125257   117736   111425   109009
 22     80626    66047    64414    53265    69053    56779    41070   112623   124865   118971   111767   106377
 23     79769    65980    62785    57067    68842    53695    43970   117111   124463   118588   113961   106100
 24     79653    65694    62523    57796    66277    51353    47364   123611   122355   117189   113071   105525
 25     78783    65610    61792    57399    64771    49576    52065   123681   121977   119641   110290   103858

 26     78684    65939    59776    57491    65955    50367    56835   122922   121838   116819   108681   103289
 27     77982    66085    58396    54583    67589    49389    59616   122903   122275   115732   107465   103152
 28     80351    66124    57314    52716    67659    49622    61866   124292   120223   116819   106683   102640
 29     82357    65595    56499    52297    67194    48257    66308   122245   118785   115539   108391   104198
 30     82836    66216    54284    55116      ---    44811    73780   120698   117677   117082   109639   105812
 31     82735      ---    51920    57370      ---    43056      ---   118696      ---   118490   109564      ---

MAX     92586    82600    72878    57796    70010    69123    73780   124292   126996   119927   119907   109009
MIN     77982    65595    51920    46197    55061    43056    39113    78131   116440   112156   102741    98654
 a    6500.43  6479.96  6460.03  6468.02  6481.23  6446.00  6489.57  6540.10  6539.06  6539.89  6530.59  6526.57
 b      -6676   -16519   -14296    +5450    +9824   -24138   +30724   +44916    -1019     +813    -8926    -3752


CAL YR 1995   b  +13786
WTR YR 1996   b  +16401

  a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
  b Change in contents, in acre-feet.