11469000 MATTOLE RIVER NEAR PETROLIA, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 40°18'42", long 124°15'48", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.11, T.2 S., R.2 W., Humboldt County, Hydrologic
Unit 18010107, on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from Clear Creek, 1.5 mi southeast of Petrolia, and 1.7 mi
upstream from North Fork.
DRAINAGE AREA.--240 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1911 to December 1913, October 1950 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some
periods, published in WSP 1315-B.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1285: 1912-13. WSP 1929: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 40 ft above sea level, from topographic
map. November 1911 to December 1913, nonrecording gages at several sites upstream within 0.3 mi of present
site at various datums. Dec. 11, 1950, to July 14, 1955, at site 0.3 mi upstream at datum 7.48 ft higher.
July 15, 1955, to Oct. 26, 1967, at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about
350 acres upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 90,400 ft3/s, Dec. 22, 1955, gage height, 29.60 ft, site and
datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 26,000 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak
flow; minimum daily, 17 ft3/s, Sept. 5, 15, 1977.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 15,000 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Dec. 12 unknown 32,300 18.45 Dec. 30 unknown 22,000 15.51
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 34 e33 e140 e3700 2800 5570 2470 1470 746 161 58 40
2 33 e34 e255 e2400 2330 4780 1760 1330 691 153 58 42
3 32 e34 e203 1800 2030 3630 1380 1220 632 146 57 39
4 32 e34 e430 1550 3600 4110 1180 1100 586 139 57 39
5 e31 e33 e670 1360 5110 4740 1050 1010 547 136 56 41
6 e31 e34 e805 1190 4700 3790 968 924 513 133 56 40
7 e30 e34 e560 1070 3740 3230 899 850 480 127 56 40
8 e30 e35 e330 996 3050 2580 847 778 452 121 56 39
9 e30 e37 241 1450 2580 2190 823 717 423 115 54 38
10 e32 e40 455 1600 2180 2070 747 652 402 112 52 39
11 e34 e41 2700 1240 1870 3790 701 620 385 111 51 39
12 e33 e41 e20400 1100 1660 3300 717 589 367 106 50 40
13 e32 e40 e9350 1000 1490 2580 655 565 350 104 50 45
14 e32 e40 e8630 940 1360 2180 614 591 335 100 48 42
15 e31 e43 e16200 2680 1250 1870 594 693 319 97 47 84
16 e31 e44 e4950 e6810 1600 1660 1190 700 308 96 e47 114
17 e31 e47 e2890 e5170 e3150 1510 1320 2000 293 92 e48 72
18 e30 e48 1620 e5000 e6200 1380 1800 2510 272 92 e47 55
19 e30 e51 1220 e5650 e10700 1260 1990 1760 258 90 45 48
20 e30 e52 977 e5390 e8940 1160 2040 1420 249 86 45 45
21 e29 e50 808 e5190 e5920 1080 1860 1960 237 84 e44 43
22 e28 e48 787 e4840 4390 1020 1800 2510 228 78 e45 41
23 e28 e48 703 e4990 4060 985 1730 1950 217 76 e45 40
24 e29 e49 612 e6090 4130 908 7800 1640 222 74 43 39
25 e30 e67 543 e9250 3660 858 4570 1430 219 72 e43 38
26 e30 e85 492 e5130 3100 814 3170 1280 205 71 e42 38
27 e31 e93 498 e5710 2560 845 2530 1140 196 68 e41 37
28 e31 e84 534 e8730 3610 1090 2130 1030 193 67 40 37
29 e32 e72 e3160 e5380 e6670 889 1850 949 178 65 39 36
30 e33 e68 e14600 e4000 --- 797 1640 866 170 62 40 35
31 e33 --- e5850 3570 --- 805 --- 802 --- 60 39 ---
TOTAL 963 1459 101613 114976 108440 67471 52825 37056 10673 3094 1499 1365
MEAN 31.1 48.6 3278 3709 3739 2176 1761 1195 356 99.8 48.4 45.5
MAX 34 93 20400 9250 10700 5570 7800 2510 746 161 58 114
MIN 28 33 140 940 1250 797 594 565 170 60 39 35
AC-FT 1910 2890 201500 228100 215100 133800 104800 73500 21170 6140 2970 2710
e Estimated.
11469000 MATTOLE RIVER NEAR PETROLIA, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1912 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 239 1430 2856 3575 3003 2292 1217 560 216 83.6 51.2 62.3
MAX 1900 7159 8340 8928 10710 7929 5225 1842 1058 191 164 237
(WY) 1951 1974 1956 1970 1958 1983 1963 1960 1993 1993 1983 1977
MIN 23.8 41.8 39.7 135 243 187 166 151 68.9 31.3 22.9 22.0
(WY) 1988 1960 1977 1977 1977 1988 1988 1970 1977 1977 1977 1970
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1912 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 683714 501434
ANNUAL MEAN 1873 1370 1292
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2642 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 157 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 45300 Jan 9 20400 Dec 12 55200 Dec 22 1964
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 28 Oct 22 28 Oct 22 17 Sep 5 1977
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 29 Oct 18 29 Oct 18 17 Sep 5 1977
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 32300 Dec 12 90400 Dec 22 1955
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 18.45 Dec 12 29.60 Dec 22 1955
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 1356000 994600 936100
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5000 4070 3280
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 278 467 275
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 34 34 36
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