11236000 HUNTINGTON LAKE NEAR BIG CREEK, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 37°14'04", long 119°12'44", in SW 1/4 sec.14, T.8 S., R.25 E., Fresno County, Hydrologic Unit 18040006, Sierra National Forest, in gate
tower of dam 1 on Big Creek, 2.7 mi northeast of town of Big Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.-80.5 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-April 1913 to current year. Prior to October 1926, monthly contents only, published in WSP 1315-A; 1926-31, published in WSP 721. Maximum and
minimum daily contents (water years 1913-39) were summarized in WSP 881. Prior to 1960, maximum and minimum daily contents were published.
REVISED RECORDS.-WSP 1930: Drainage area.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Southern California Edison Co.). Prior to June 19, 1920, nonrecording gage at same site and
datum.
REMARKS.-Lake is formed by four dams; storage began Apr. 11, 1913. Dams were raised in 1914 and again in 1917. Usable capacity, 89,166 acre-ft between
elevations 6,819.90 ft, invert of Outlet Tunnel No. 1, and 6,950.00 ft, spillway crest at Dam 1. Additional storage of 600 acre-ft is not available for release.
Lake receives water from South Fork San Joaquin River Basin via Ward Tunnel through Portal Powerplant (station 11235500). Water is diverted from lake through
Huntington-Shaver Conduit and Eastwood Powerplant (station 11238250) to Shaver Lake (station 11239500) since Apr. 21, 1928. Water is also diverted to Big Creek
Powerplant No. 1 (station 11238100) on Big Creek. Records, including extremes, represent contents at 2400 hours. See schematic diagram of lower San Joaquin River
Basin.
COOPERATION.-Records were collected by Southern California Edison 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, 90,491 acre-ft, May 31, 1926, elevation, 6,950.92 ft; minimum, 2,103 acre-ft, Nov. 6, 1937, elevation, 6,838.53
ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 88,923 acre-ft, Aug. 14, elevation, 6,949.83 ft; minimum, 20,826 acre-ft, Apr. 19, elevation, 6,887.08 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on table provided by Southern California Edison Co., dated Sept. 24, 1964)
6,835 1,552 6,870 11,293 6,920 50,812
6,840 2,354 6,880 16,370 6,930 62,555
6,845 3,324 6,890 22,882 6,940 75,344
6,850 4,480 6,900 30,861 6,950 89,166
6,860 7,427 6,910 40,216 6,951 90,606
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 80926 76612 74523 56067 44156 29500 32181 32941 41162 84084 88165 88237
2 80898 76439 74046 55622 43718 28970 32003 33702 42601 84434 88136 88179
3 80679 76185 73703 55157 43676 28661 31692 34160 44881 84504 88251 88251
4 80446 76399 73375 54856 43229 28578 31325 34252 45505 84406 88222 88351
5 80242 76854 73125 54312 42889 28611 30809 34059 46658 84210 88051 88551
6 80050 77164 72717 53806 42662 28294 30241 33583 48076 83749 88294 88909
7 79927 77689 72574 53428 42322 27991 28945 33620 50022 83609 88480 88780
8 79736 78256 72156 53049 42036 27794 27354 33839 51711 84224 88537 88766
9 79477 78703 71660 52050 41802 27606 25794 33913 53416 85050 88337 88823
10 79327 79232 71179 50924 41527 27729 24775 33885 54647 85444 88380 88851
11 79218 79286 70623 50578 41101 28303 24357 33739 55856 85669 88437 88794
12 78934 79123 70041 49667 40528 28686 23833 33492 57042 85782 88666 88708
13 78717 79150 69540 49116 39997 28836 23315 33257 57443 85895 88866 88880
14 78364 78974 69103 48896 39580 29255 22666 32581 58083 86459 88923 88809
15 78039 78920 68617 49061 39036 29585 22278 32003 59698 86970 88894 88194
16 77783 78934 67764 48819 38575 29890 21684 31852 63430 87523 88766 87750
17 77863 78961 67143 48665 38076 30319 21321 31264 66676 88279 88708 87765
18 77958 78567 66473 48447 37563 30422 20950 30336 69412 88194 88451 87665
19 78025 78310 65720 48131 37197 30525 20826 30689 71543 88108 88480 87693
20 78039 77958 64919 47848 36460 30801 21438 31526 73835 88008 88494 87679
21 78106 77608 64198 47445 35770 31159 22170 32145 75785 88322 88394 87580
22 78120 77339 63344 47187 34844 31229 23205 32670 76225 88523 88108 87537
23 78161 77016 62506 46809 34169 31719 24177 33784 76238 88108 87537 87324
24 78256 76733 61748 46551 33320 32234 25382 35244 77190 88337 87537 86984
25 78486 76399 60956 46070 32412 32724 26219 37225 78608 88136 87965 86998
26 78432 76238 60155 45750 31561 32706 27137 38076 79791 88251 88279 87083
27 78608 75878 59326 45547 31019 32959 28237 38038 80967 87993 88480 87097
28 78689 75518 58464 45250 30525 33004 29449 37757 82429 88136 88437 87225
29 78323 75331 57620 45113 --- 32932 30992 37370 83456 88122 88365 87168
30 77985 74920 57101 44828 --- 32815 32456 38575 83707 88165 88322 87126
31 77217 --- 56629 44565 --- 32403 --- 39997 --- 88165 88208 ---
MAX 80926 79286 74523 56067 44156 33004 32456 39997 83707 88523 88923 88909
MIN 77217 74920 56629 44565 30525 27606 20826 30336 41162 83609 87537 86984
a 6941.40 6939.68 6925.07 6914.24 6899.61 6901.75 6901.81 6909.78 6946.14 6949.30 6949.33 6948.57
b -3833 -2297 -18291 -12064 -14040 +1878 +53 +7541 +43710 +4458 +43 -1082
CAL YR 1997 b -4303
WTR YR 1998 b +6076
a Elevation, in feet, at the end of month
b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
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