11532500 SMITH RIVER NEAR CRESCENT CITY, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 41°47'30", long 124°04'30", in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 9, T.16 N., R.1 E., Del Norte County, Hydrologic Unit 18010101, Redwood National Park, 
on right bank opposite mouth of Cedar Creek, 1.6 mi downstream from South Fork, and 7 mi east of Crescent City. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-614 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1931 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1315-B. 
REVISED RECORDS.-WSP 1929: Drainage area. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 79.26 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 9, 1991, at site 1.1 mi upstream at datum 10.35 ft 
higher. 
REMARKS.-Records good. No regulation or diversion upstream from station. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 228,000 ft3/s, Dec. 22, 1964, gage height, 48.5 ft, from floodmarks, from rating curve extended 
above 110,000 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 39.51 ft, former site and datum; minimum daily,     160 ft3/s, Oct. 
24, 25, 1964. 
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-Flood of Nov. 30, 1926, reached a stage of 41.40 ft at datum 10.35 ft higher, from floodmarks, discharge, 166,000 
ft3/s from rating extension above 39.51 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 36,000 ft3/s, or maximum: 
  			Discharge	Gage height			Discharge	Gage height
  	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)	Date	Time	(ft3/s)	(ft)
  	Jan. 17	0215	93,200	26.81	Feb. 21	0930	40,400	20.07

                  DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998

                                               DAILY MEAN VALUES
 
DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
 
  1      1460     4490     5300     2500     7420     6740     4350     2770     2270      800      450      297
  2      4320     2760     4230     5890     9510     8350     4010     2850     2200      784      435      286
  3      2620     2060     3560     8520     9930     8720     3740     2680     2050      756      424      283
  4      2360     1660     3180    13200     8720     7270     3480     2470     1920      735      417      279
  5      2150     1430     2820     8570     9860     6210     3270     2550     1810      719      404      275
 
  6      1630     1940     2540     6720    11100     5360     3130     2330     1730      694      397      275
  7      1300     3240     5940     7470    10300     4730     3070     2230     1680      674      396      271
  8      1330     2610     7380     7000    16500     4730     2910     2220     1620      660      391      270
  9      9850     2120     5890     5810    13400     4460     3260     2130     1540      649      383      272
 10      8580     1800     4650     5440    10900     4170     4330     1930     1500      641      386      275
 
 11      5170     1660     3870    11700    14100     4140     5470     1820     1470      640      379      269
 12      3460     1520     3370    18300    11700     5640     5180     1850     1370      624      372      263
 13      2680     1440     3000    19200    12700     8570     5360     1760     1310      608      365      262
 14      2250     1400     3140    16700    12400     6800     5200     1700     1250      594      357      262
 15      1920     1320     3540    19300    13100     6000     4710     1900     1200      582      352      262
 
 16      1650     1780     6220    38100    10900     5910     4300     1920     1160      569      348      255
 17      1440     3660    17900    52200     8910     5300     4000     2000     1110      557      343      254
 18      1290     2850     9420    24600     8210     4600     3690     1940     1070      545      342      288
 19      1170     5070     6470    23000    19200     4220     3410     1880     1040      533      342      348
 20      1070     9030     5680    16300    15300     4140     3230     2380      999      526      339      312
 
 21       999     5840     5490    11900    29100     4340     3080     3270      969      516      338      288
 22       930     4190     4740    13200    20900    20500     3140     2760      951      505      338      279
 23       874     4410     4150    13400    14800    27800     3360     2420      933      498      338      275
 24       830    10200     3700    12800    10800    16900     3460     2540      911      488      337      272
 25       785     8880     3320    12100     8820    11900     2970     3540      948      481      333      270
 
 26       752     7160     3000    17700     7620     9220     2680     3120      936      472      324      272
 27       725     5740     2730    12900     6610     7670     2590     2910      871      465      317      271
 28       704     4550     2510     9710     6550     6510     2760     2810      832      454      314      267
 29       837     5740     2370    10300      ---     5600     2860     2770      806      449      305      266
 30      1150     7390     2280    10700      ---     4950     2830     2550      801      447      303      263
 31     11300      ---     2170     8340      ---     4780      ---     2370      ---      449      299      ---
 
TOTAL   77586   117940   144560   443570   339360   236230   109830    74370    39257    18114    11168     8281
MEAN     2503     3931     4663    14310    12120     7620     3661     2399     1309      584      360      276
MAX     11300    10200    17900    52200    29100    27800     5470     3540     2270      800      450      348
MIN       704     1320     2170     2500     6550     4140     2590     1700      801      447      299      254
AC-FT  153900   233900   286700   879800   673100   468600   217800   147500    77870    35930    22150    16430
 


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1932 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
          OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
MEAN     1046     4592     7581     8642     7486     6560     4413     2772     1289      536      340      338
MAX     11770    23620    21740    21930    22680    15760    11970     7550     3876     1217      715     1471
(WY)     1951     1974     1997     1953     1986     1938     1982     1933     1937     1947     1947     1978
MIN       185      200      264      767     1076     1602     1406      835      524      336      226      198
(WY)     1965     1937     1977     1977     1977     1988     1977     1947     1987     1987     1959     1939
 
SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1998 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1932 - 1998
 
ANNUAL TOTAL                     1259592                    1620266                                             
ANNUAL MEAN                         3451                       4439                       3784                  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                       7027              1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         975              1977
  HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                 87300     Jan  1           52200     Jan 17          180000       Dec 22 1964
  LOWEST DAILY MEAN                    279     Sep  8             254     Sep 17             160       Oct 24 1964
  ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM             286     Sep  4             261     Sep 11             163       Oct 20 1964
  INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       93200     Jan 17          228000       Dec 22 1964
  INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         26.81  Jan 17              48.50    Dec 22 1964
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)            2498000                    3214000                    2742000                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  7020                      11200                       8930                  
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1940                       2550                       1590                  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   341                        335                        267