2000 California Hydrologic Data Report
a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
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 No. 1 on Big Creek, and 2.7 mi northeast
of town of Big Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 80.5 mi".
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, 88,851 acre-ft, July 17, elevation, 6,949.78 ft; minimum,
33,058 acre-ft, Jan. 15, elevation, 6,902.48 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 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 82679 49183 41101 e35030 36566 39510 41061 59037 87622 87580 87908 88237
2 81256 48283 40097 e34835 36623 39689 41071 60592 88036 87722 87836 86473
3 80201 47586 39232 e34649 36642 39085 41415 62543 88294 88079 87296 87836
4 78906 46702 38506 34453 36919 39153 42118 63925 88465 87908 86742 87466
5 77675 45910 37796 34215 36900 39134 42693 65407 88308 87779 86800 87282
6 77433 45187 37263 34013 37024 38967 43280 67534 87779 87822 86927 87083
7 77312 44281 37187 33812 36795 39124 43812 70015 87594 87779 87467 87097
8 76679 43447 36967 33720 36795 39381 44491 72560 87779 88008 87922 87580
9 75958 43043 36843 33665 36642 39163 45218 74006 87594 87498 88666 87623
10 75504 42837 36805 33656 36527 39202 45856 75558 87808 87282 88837 87793
11 74960 42549 36747 33546 36537 39055 46272 76025 87395 87424 88666 87893
12 74205 42487 36785 33393 36585 39351 46960 75905 87353 87140 88508 88437
13 73559 42498 36900 33221 36709 39600 48000 76706 87452 88008 88108 87922
14 72326 42549 37024 33077 37149 39719 49039 76800 87908 88351 87979 87722
15 71037 42498 37244 33058 37409 39699 49480 77042 88465 88608 88022 87211
16 69579 42498 37399 33077 37602 40186 49767 77056 88694 88737 87481 87268
17 68694 42580 37341 33086 37612 40468 49700 76345 88237 88851 87395 87225
18 67471 42590 37496 33411 37709 40789 49756 75998 87922 88766 87395 87027
19 65921 42899 37670 33574 37951 41232 49767 75985 87979 88136 87339 86587
20 64273 42868 37699 33711 38047 41324 49238 76921 88408 87183 87708 87239
21 62396 42910 37534 33665 38028 41568 49337 78228 88065 87055 87850 87879
22 60701 42961 36986 33784 38105 41741 49678 80242 87693 86941 88408 88079
23 59193 42642 36661 33867 38261 41142 50323 82998 87693 86388 87979 88508
24 57893 42559 36719 34297 38270 40900 50490 85205 87951 86856 88008 88165
25 56652 42601 36527 34481 38437 40769 51138 86956 88279 86998 87381 87140
26 55704 42364 36298 34593 38437 40820 52186 87395 88523 86842 87140 86162
27 55041 42384 36166 34956 38859 41142 53519 88065 88780 86998 86771 85824
28 54404 42322 35968 35207 39055 41242 55064 87936 88422 87325 86913 85698
29 53152 42118 35610 35544 39321 41091 56441 87651 88265 87310 87168 85529
30 51677 41904 e35412 35978 --- 41212 57845 87637 87779 87197 87708 85374
31 50412 --- e35225 36327 --- 41061 --- 87509 --- 87498 88222 ---
MAX 82679 49183 41101 36327 39321 41741 57845 88065 88780 88851 88837 88508
MIN 50412 41904 35225 33058 36527 38967 41061 59037 87353 86388 86742 85374
a 6919.64 6911.67 6906.01 6909.10 6910.84 6926.10 6948.84 6949.03 6948.83 6949.34 6947.33
b -33476 -8508 -6679 +1102 +2994 +1740 +16784 +29664 +270 -281 +724 -2848
CAL YR 1999 b -11326
WTR YR 2000 b +1486
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