1998 California Hydrologic Data Report
11136800 CUYAMA RIVER BELOW BUCKHORN CANYON, NEAR SANTA MARIA, CA
- 1998 WY
11136800 CUYAMA RIVER BELOW BUCKHORN CANYON, NEAR SANTA MARIA, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 35°01'19", long 120°13'39", SW 1/4 sec.14, T.11 N., R.32 W., San Luis Obispo-Santa Barbara County Line, Hydrologic Unit 18060007, on
downstream side of bridge on State Highway 166, 1.5 mi downstream from Buckhorn Canyon, and 13 mi northeast of Santa Maria.
DRAINAGE AREA.-886 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1903 to December 1905 (published as Santa Maria River near Santa Maria), October 1959 to current year. Monthly discharge only for
October 1903 and July 1904. Yearly estimate for water year 1941 (incomplete), published in WSP 1315-B.
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-71-1: Drainage area. WDR CA-77-1: 1976.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 760 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to October 1959, nonrecording gage at different site and
datum.
REMARKS.-Records poor. No regulation upstream from station. Pumping from wells along stream for irrigation of several thousand acres in Upper Cuyama Valley.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 26,200 ft3/s, Feb. 23, 1998, gage height, 14.76 ft, from rating curve extended above 4,900
ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 14.76 ft; no flow at times in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 200 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Dec. 6 1130 5,920 10.24 Feb. 23 2230 26,200 14.76
Feb. 3 1815 12,900 12.53 Mar. 24 2015 777 8.41
Feb. 8 unknown unknown unknown May 5 2030 847 8.41
Feb. 14 unknown unknown unknown
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 e.04 .00 .63 e5.0 e65 568 468 77 66 36 20 17
2 e.04 .00 .59 e4.5 e700 507 400 87 66 34 18 17
3 e.04 .00 .27 e4.0 e4000 458 600 90 66 32 17 17
4 e.04 .00 .26 e3.6 e2000 415 473 86 66 31 17 26
5 e.04 .00 16 e3.2 e200 387 465 255 66 30 16 37
6 e.03 .00 1060 e2.8 e500 420 454 250 66 29 15 26
7 e.03 .00 e500 e2.5 e1000 344 423 91 66 29 15 21
8 e.03 .00 e250 2.3 e600 295 393 105 67 28 13 19
9 e.03 .00 e140 14 e370 253 322 89 67 28 12 18
10 .17 .62 e90 17 e230 226 299 80 67 29 17 15
11 .21 .64 e80 e90 e150 207 317 75 64 30 12 15
12 .19 .22 e72 e72 e100 197 321 105 62 30 12 14
13 .16 .49 e50 e55 e250 192 262 183 62 31 12 14
14 .04 .32 e40 e45 e500 198 231 159 60 27 13 14
15 .00 .65 e34 e35 e350 165 207 146 58 24 19 13
16 .00 .47 e28 e58 e390 156 191 103 57 24 27 13
17 .00 .31 e22 e90 e420 143 171 69 59 24 30 13
18 .00 .28 e18 e60 e360 125 150 69 58 23 30 13
19 .00 .67 e15 e75 e310 115 133 73 58 24 38 12
20 .00 .50 e20 e90 e280 122 114 70 57 23 33 13
21 .06 .48 e18 e70 e700 130 102 71 61 23 30 13
22 .16 .42 e16 e55 e1700 134 97 70 69 23 31 14
23 .14 .46 e14 e42 e3500 137 93 69 86 25 25 15
24 .19 .48 e13 e35 e10000 251 92 67 83 25 25 15
25 .12 .51 e11 e30 2340 571 96 67 89 24 26 17
26 .08 9.5 e10 e28 1450 463 88 67 89 23 24 17
27 .11 1.5 e9.0 e24 765 337 89 66 84 22 20 16
28 .12 4.6 e8.0 e23 653 520 84 67 77 22 20 18
29 .04 2.2 e7.0 e45 --- 553 83 67 48 20 21 17
30 .00 3.5 e6.4 e100 --- 434 81 65 37 20 19 14
31 .00 --- e5.6 e60 --- 494 --- 66 --- 18 19 ---
TOTAL 2.11 28.82 2554.75 1240.9 33883 9517 7299 3004 1981 811 646 503
MEAN .068 .96 82.4 40.0 1210 307 243 96.9 66.0 26.2 20.8 16.8
MAX .21 9.5 1060 100 10000 571 600 255 89 36 38 37
MIN .00 .00 .26 2.3 65 115 81 65 37 18 12 12
AC-FT 4.2 57 5070 2460 67210 18880 14480 5960 3930 1610 1280 998
e Estimated.
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .57 2.50 15.9 41.9 124 109 27.9 8.56 4.58 2.04 1.28 1.80
MAX 8.40 23.6 275 467 1210 974 243 96.9 66.0 26.2 20.8 22.7
(WY) 1984 1966 1967 1969 1998 1995 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1990
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1960 1960 1960 1960 1964 1961 1961 1961 1961 1960 1960 1960
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1960 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 8940.53 61470.58
ANNUAL MEAN 24.5 168 27.8
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 168 1998
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .002 1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1060 Dec 6 10000 Feb 24 10000 Feb 24 1998
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Oct 15 .00 Oct 15 .00 Oct 1 1959
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Oct 30 .00 Oct 30 .00 Oct 1 1959
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 26200 Feb 23 26200 Feb 23 1998
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 14.76 Feb 23 14.76 Feb 23 1998
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 17730 121900 20150
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 50 396 22
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.9 32 .50
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .08 .17 .00
11136800 CUYAMA RIVER BELOW BUCKHORN CANYON, NEAR SANTA MARIA, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-
CHEMICAL DATA: Water year 1978 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DIS- SPE- PH PH
CHARGE, SPE- CIFIC WATER WATER HARD- MAGNE-
INST. CIFIC CON- WHOLE WHOLE NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SODIUM,
CUBIC CON- DUCT- FIELD LAB TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS-
FEET DUCT- ANCE (STAND- (STAND- ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE LAB ARD ARD WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND (US/CM) (US/CM) UNITS) UNITS) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS NA)
(00061) (00095) (90095) (00400) (00403) (00010) (00900) (00915) (00925) (00930)
OCT
10... 1520 .03 -- 1150 -- 8.1 22.5 -- -- -- --
DEC
05... 1550 14 803 -- 8.1 -- 14.0 -- -- -- --
JAN
08... 1500 5.04 2630 -- 8.0 -- 16.0 -- -- -- --
APR
29... 1120 112 1610 -- 8.3 -- 23.5 670 140 75 117
JUN
11... 1150 67 1760 -- 8.2 -- 17.5 -- -- -- --
JUL
16... 1045 24 2190 -- 8.2 -- 25.0 -- -- -- --
AUG
10... 1525 11 2170 -- 8.2 -- 31.0 -- -- -- --
BICAR- CAR- ALKA-
SODIUM POTAS- BONATE BONATE LINITY CHLO- FLUO- SILICA,
AD- SIUM, WATER WATER WAT DIS SULFATE RIDE, RIDE, DIS-
SORP- DIS- DIS IT DIS IT TOT IT DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED
TION SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L
DATE SODIUM RATIO (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L AS
PERCENT AS K) HCO3 CO3 CACO3 AS SO4) AS CL) AS F) SIO2)
(00932) (00931) (00935) (00453) (00452) (39086) (00945) (00940) (00950) (00955)
OCT
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
29... 28 2 3.2 265 6 227 560 71 .52 20
JUN
11... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SOLIDS, SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS-
RESIDUE SUM OF SOLIDS, GEN, GEN, GEN, PHORUS MANGA-
AT 180 CONSTI- DIS- NITRITE NO2+NO3 AMMONIA ORTHO, BORON, IRON, NESE,
DEG. C TUENTS, SOLVED DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
DIS- DIS- (TONS SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE SOLVED SOLVED PER (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L
(MG/L) (MG/L) AC-FT) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS B) AS FE) AS MN)
(70300) (70301) (70303) (00613) (00631) (00608) (00671) (01020) (01046) (01056)
OCT
10... 824 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
05... 546 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
08... 2130 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
29... 1200 1130 1.63 <.010 .540 <.020 .025 292 <10 5.2
JUN
11... 1440 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
16... 1690 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
10... 1650 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1998 California Hydrologic Data Report Index
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