2000 California Hydrologic Data Report
a Discharge, in acre-feet, through Kelly Ridge Powerplant (station 11396329), provided by Oroville.Wyandotte
Irrigation District.
11396310 MINERS RANCH CANAL BELOW PONDEROSA DAM, NEAR FORBESTOWN, CA.
LOCATION - Lat 39°33'00", long 121°18'20", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.33, T.20 N., R.6 E., Butte County,
Hydrologic Unit 18020123, on right bank, 800 ft downstream from Ponderosa Dam, and 3 mi northwest
of Forbestown.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1962 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS - WDR CA-88-4: diversion only.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 975 ft above sea level, from topographic
map.
REMARKS - Canal diverts from South Fork Feather River at Ponderosa Dam. Water is used for power development
and irrigation. See schematic diagram of South Fork Feather River Basin.
COOPERATION - Records provided by Oroville.Wyandotte Irrigation District, under general supervision of
the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 314 ft³/s, May 13, 1984; no flow at times in
most years.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 261 276 202 101 259 261 272 280 288 276 286 285
2 285 276 201 101 261 261 272 282 285 259 286 284
3 285 276 151 101 263 261 274 281 286 244 285 277
4 285 274 127 101 264 264 277 279 288 283 286 205
5 285 272 127 101 265 266 278 278 287 281 285 219
6 285 278 127 101 266 265 278 279 286 287 286 285
7 285 286 144 101 267 266 278 279 286 286 286 285
8 285 277 152 101 269 265 278 279 287 286 286 285
9 285 225 152 101 268 263 277 279 288 280 286 285
10 285 165 152 101 252 262 278 211 288 266 286 284
11 285 144 123 185 242 262 278 280 287 259 286 278
12 285 209 101 247 271 262 277 279 287 258 286 286
13 285 192 140 221 269 264 273 278 287 260 286 286
14 285 191 152 194 259 266 273 279 253 261 286 286
15 285 195 152 170 229 267 271 279 286 260 286 286
16 84 213 151 173 262 267 269 279 285 260 286 286
17 .00 184 128 157 246 267 270 278 284 261 286 286
18 202 242 101 177 271 268 237 279 286 262 286 280
19 280 252 101 210 271 262 271 279 286 262 287 286
20 226 254 101 218 271 252 272 279 286 273 286 286
21 135 248 101 197 271 273 272 279 286 286 286 285
22 101 223 90 205 272 279 273 280 286 286 286 286
23 197 253 101 255 267 278 272 284 286 286 286 286
24 279 147 101 262 263 245 273 285 285 286 286 206
25 270 102 101 261 263 279 276 285 285 286 247 8.9
26 273 102 101 261 264 279 277 286 285 286 286 21
27 273 102 101 264 262 279 277 287 285 286 286 23
28 273 101 101 266 261 279 278 287 284 254 286 153
29 241 146 101 265 261 279 278 287 285 286 286 4.6
30 276 202 101 263 --- 276 277 287 285 286 286 .00
31 276 --- 101 259 --- 273 --- 287 --- 286 286 ---
TOTAL7637.00 6307 3885 5720 7609 8290 8206 8650 8548 8478 8826 6813.50
MEAN 246 210 125 185 262 267 274 279 285 273 285 227
MAX 285 286 202 266 272 279 278 287 288 287 287 286
MIN .00 101 90 101 229 245 237 211 253 244 247 .00
AC-FT 15150 12510 7710 11350 15090 16440 16280 17160 16950 16820 17510 13510
a 12720 11470 6460 9990 14640 15660 15130 15600 14930 14450 15180 11950
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1963 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 172 188 195 198 213 215 212 218 236 246 246 187
MAX 263 269 264 264 262 269 276 280 285 284 289 270
(WY) 1980 1992 1999 1999 2000 1998 1987 1999 2000 1996 1986 1980
MIN 26.6 20.9 18.1 16.6 10.5 16.8 14.5 22.2 51.9 49.3 43.0 25.0
(WY) 1987 1978 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1963 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 89570.00 88969.50
ANNUAL MEAN 245 243 211
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 257 1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 52.2 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 286 May 18 288 Jun 1 314 May 13 1984
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Sep 25 .00 Oct 17 .00 Nov 21 1962
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 22 Sep 23 60 Sep 24 .00 Dec 6 1976
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 177700 176500 152900
TOTAL DIVERSION (AC-FT) 160400 158200
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 285 286 278
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 271 273 247
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 127 102 49
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