11214800 WISHON RESERVOIR NEAR CLIFF CAMP, CA.  


LOCATION - Lat 37°00'19", long 118°58'07", in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.6, T.11 S., R.28 E., Fresno County, 
Hydrologic Unit 18030010, Sierra National Forest, on right end of dam on North Fork Kings River, 
1.2 mi north of Cliff Camp, and 20 mi southeast of Big Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA - 177 mi".

PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1957 to September 1982 (monthend elevation and contents only), October 1982 
to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.).

REMARKS - Reservoir is formed by rockfill dam completed in 1957. Capacity, 128,600 acre-ft, between elevations 
6,317 ft, bottom of slide gates, and 6,550 ft, operating crest of spillway gates. Dead storage 
negligible. Water is diverted to Haas Powerplant (station 11216050). Records, including extremes, 
represent contents at 2400 hours. See schematic diagram of Kings River Basin.

COOPERATION - Records were provided by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. 
Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Projects 175 and 1988. 
Records not rounded to U.S. Geological Survey standards.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 129,700 acre-ft, July 29, 1958, elevation, 6,551.1 
ft; no contents in 1960.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - Maximum contents, 102,092 acre-ft, May 31, elevation, 6,522.52 ft; minimum, 
33,156 acre-ft, Dec. 31, elevation, 6,428.91 ft. Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, 
in acre-feet) (Based on table provided by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., dated Apr. 13, 1959) 6,317 40 
6,385 11,618 6,440 39,471 6,520 99,807 6,360 2,810 6,400 18,359 6,460 51,900 6,550 129,118 6,370 5,738 
6,420 28,362 6,490 74,128 6,551.1 129,733

              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      37291    60658    58025    35219    64290    58332    62412    38365   101773    65155    59598    58346
2      39830    61669    58018    37522    61218    59900    66997    41400    99029    65805    60908    57789
3      42369    62271    59025    35935    58685    52776    71107    44560    96335    67547    61884    56709
4      42901    64638    62129    34695    61026    54101    73171    43570    97583    67214    61366    56074
5      42502    65018    64472    35163    59890    54706    73820    40310    96976    66793    60614    55852

6      41991    66951    67470    34940    58217    53583    74727    42180    97736    66750    61558    56968
7      40624    67679    70229    35365    58649    48614    74246    47597    97870    64320    62898    58548
8      39860    69021    76300    37516    65920    44090    75647    54048    98723    60211    63408    58959
9      39607    71369    80273    41156    66712    41384    75614    60189    96700    58238    64399    58577
10     40131    74933    80491    47332    63363    39343    74359    63228    94442    57498    65950    57940

11     40571    77242    83567    54946    61122    40839    73708    64741    91150    58245    64540    56975
12     40636    79971    82929    61981    65407    43539    70933    63100    88063    58726    60960    56179
13     41174    84623    82012    59017    64237    44589    68920    60872    87123    59395    61495    56005
14     40161    87200    79921    60636    63694    42264    72366    62077    87442    58353    59580    56611
15     39801    89089    79078    60688    66619    46684    70869    62868    86938    56772    58755    56005

16     41090    90120    78779    64487    61907    48601    65545    64790    87470    56067    58445    54658
17     44114    90020    77637    69045    55160    46428    60321    67827    85400    56499    58432    53536
18     46891    85640    77283    67415    49744    43228    57123    70996    84428    57137    58411    53590
19     49525    79444    77225    66503    45106    47105    51643    72660    83980    57298    57418    53718
20     51815    78513    77159    70545    45211    52776    48123    76880    83997    58260    57067    53260

21     51544    77950    76512    71171    43630    56646    41384    81719    83997    57277    56660    53267
22     51801    76872    75006    68427    40167    58281    37124    84572    84081    56464    56646    52952
23     51170    72302    72828    69170    38608    59141    36202    88778    81242    56192    56492    52592
24     52698    66959    70846    68795    43826    55616    39300    91376    77802    56241    56527    52212
25     53839    61810    62741    68639    42153    54932    41518    94637    75720    56765    56604    52226

26     55900    58577    54346    68717    44342    54502    41602    94079    74029    57186    55464    52412
27     58353    57481    48921    63829    47427    56625    37459    93382    72668    58346    55671    52785
28     58822    56646    41168    60211    52638    59257    37656    91789    71123    57898    56611    53012
29     57573    57841    34157    60761      ---    60094    40173    94552    70466    56877    57052    52565
30     58959    57200    33283    66257      ---    61951    39630    97497    67866    57707    57686    51643

31     59344      ---    33156    63273      ---    63581      ---   102092      ---    58620    58303      ---
MAX    59344    90120    83567    71171    66712    63581    75647   102092   101773    67547    65950    58959
MIN    37291    56646    33156    34695    38608    39343    36202    38365    67866    56067    55464    51643
a    6470.78  6467.78  6428.91  6476.09  6461.11  6476.50  6440.27  6522.52  6482.10  6469.77  6469.33  6459.61
b     -21438    -2144   -24044   +30117   -10635   +10943   -23951   +62462   -34226    -9246     -317    -6660
CAL YR 2000 b -9593
WTR YR 2001 b +13737