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, 88,737 acre-ft, July 16, elevation, 6,949.70 ft; minimum, 
32,581 acre-ft, Dec. 6, elevation, 6,901.95 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 6,860 7,427 6,900 30,862 6,940 75,344 6,840 2,354 6,870 11,294 6,910 40,217 6,950 89,166 6,845 
3,324 6,880 16,371 6,920 50,813 6,951 90,606 6,850 4,480 6,890 22,883 6,930 62,555

              RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001

                                               DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS

DAY      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

1      85022    59146    33904    39609    36299    36336    48250    70881    87922    88279    87523    88394
2      84336    57892    34408    39749    36223    36365    49446    73033    88380    88322    87353    88694
3      83581    56605    33949    39679    36518    36251    50379    74429    88022    88366    87438    88423
4      82651    54995    33285    39700    36871    36081    51160    75451    87538    88494    88079    88308
5      81766    53932    33383    39649    37158    35921    51835    76626    87894    88666    88723    88050

6      81009    53084    32581    39649    37476    35723    52265    78080    88308    88551    88408    87807
7      80447    52198    32806    39669    37815    35525    52526    80105    88394    88479    88050    87438
8      79709    51621    33275    39768    38086    35563    52561    81173    87936    88508    87908    87126
9      78622    51217    34087    39928    38437    35638    52766    82624    87622    88066    87595    87097
10     77917    51486    34806    40266    38771    35638    52959    84071    87254    87636    87736    87013

11     77029    51734    35525    40197    39095    35855    53267    85585    87211    86927    88093    86899
12     76118    52004    36565    39958    39065    36043    53611    86402    87168    86999    87723    86658
13     75238    52095    37226    39609    38908    36289    53921    86317    87609    87281    87609    86402
14     74125    51329    37844    39332    38741    36461    54242    85937    87794    88121    87154    85669
15     73336    49359    37980    39095    38145    36776    54590    86105    87666    88708    87338    85093

16     72325    48918    38212    38467    37931    37091    55134    87027    87538    88737    87466    85317
17     71192    47240    38417    38145    37941    37360    55821    87452    87807    88536    87679    85196
18     70351    46017    38565    37496    37999    37728    56184    88479    87894    88380    88222    84127
19     69360    44575    38634    37082    37903    38251    56430    88151    87851    88194    88651    83401
20     68413    44010    38555    36661    37728    38535    56994    87951    87878    87922    88408    82730

21     67611    41751    38339    35732    37554    39164    57408    87566    87878    88093    88121    82864
22     66776    39937    38535    35337    37476    39738    57821    87409    88350    88279    87993    82977
23     65870    39134    38614    35225    37235    40448    58012    87154    88394    87865    87495    82929
24     64894    37641    38604    34779    37235    40980    58596    85992    88222    88008    87466    82664
25     64049    37034    38702    34964    36910    41021    59554    85656    88008    87993    87736    81738

26     63442    36384    38683    35132    36680    41792    60908    85922    87723    87993    87993    81228
27     62764    35836    39046    35384    36651    42518    62826    86191    87965    87936    88222    80283
28     62114    35412    39213    35610    36680    43302    64571    86501    88151    88236    87878    79872
29     61614    34658    39381    35741      ---    44375    66347    87027    88279    88579    87438    79804
30     61296    34316    39272    35921      ---    45472    68376    87353    88350    88208    87240    79804

31     60385      ---    39332    36025      ---    46734      ---    88079      ---    87851    87424      ---
MAX    85022    59146    39381    40266    39095    46734    68376    88479    88394    88737    88723    88694
MIN    60385    34316    32581    34779    36223    35525    48250    70881    87168    86927    87154    79804
a    6928.22  6903.86  6909.11  6905.69  6906.38  6916.28  6934.65  6949.24  6949.43  6949.08  6948.78  6943.31
b     -24989   -26069    +5016    -3307     +655   +10054   +21642   +19703     +271     -499     -427    -7620
CAL YR 2000 b +4107
WTR YR 2001 b -5570