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 mi2.
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 a Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission project. 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, 127,942 acre-ft, July 25, elevation, 6,549.35 ft; minimum, 34,281 acre-ft, Apr. 3, elevation, 6,430.94 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 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 115075 79811 48914 35652 45200 36808 37060 39553 38279 105165 120985 116411
2 113520 79371 49712 35771 47433 36568 35437 38105 38950 106935 120322 120095
3 111919 81837 48111 35873 47787 36203 34281 35454 39848 108503 120322 125197
4 110318 81812 47616 36865 46566 38862 36591 34611 39026 111681 123962 125328
5 109019 80718 46441 40582 47914 40445 35890 34897 38300 114690 125509 121381
6 107820 79288 45768 43604 47566 42318 38018 36688 38938 122813 124062 118637
7 106572 77102 44331 46848 47143 43555 36000 35573 38617 126621 124032 120717
8 105432 75606 44509 48359 45762 41626 35279 35234 40202 125913 120510 121242
9 104078 74103 43823 50980 45119 45168 39260 36568 40285 124633 116314 118952
10 103180 73047 43683 51071 44154 49422 44602 37290 42451 120174 115288 118863
11 102668 71711 42692 50204 43848 54610 45032 38570 44252 119099 117111 116023
12 101365 71155 41596 50575 42959 57960 41710 39506 47673 118176 117570 114671
13 100123 69202 40855 50790 41261 58224 43087 40546 47616 118333 119050 112566
14 98879 67690 39960 49525 42022 59493 42209 39966 49563 117043 120441 111881
15 97659 67102 39430 48595 40843 60010 40689 40350 57424 116120 117404 111824
16 96345 67140 38640 46572 42517 61688 40427 37296 63642 117384 113530 112594
17 94853 68811 37596 44792 42469 61681 41171 35302 69413 119217 109611 113731
18 93642 69531 37170 41309 41344 61340 41374 37331 75801 118971 106693 113329
19 92533 68631 36482 39636 41908 59864 40445 37735 81955 119601 105192 114277
20 91255 67628 36482 39096 41554 57144 41542 39037 86014 120816 105719 112594
21 89567 66354 35970 38809 40748 53702 41064 40410 89507 121689 106219 113339
22 88244 65442 36237 40599 40510 50035 41177 39895 91955 124342 108381 113664
23 86886 63371 36226 41338 41542 47559 41140 38239 93871 125499 110677 114354
24 85230 61258 36277 41046 41500 45446 38809 38186 96773 127464 113750 114123
25 83468 59522 35556 40861 40196 43245 37342 37296 100341 127942 116440 113358
26 81720 57953 35590 40891 39354 40873 36112 39172 103271 126783 116975 108269
27 79960 56359 35618 41082 37833 38827 35274 41147 106832 125721 116644 106814
28 80060 53245 35664 42016 36568 38012 36317 41542 104602 124754 116488 106025
29 82072 51183 35714 42457 --- 35229 37960 41243 103775 123561 114546 106386
30 82265 49777 35522 44774 --- 35483 39471 37417 103940 122295 112652 106222
31 80960 --- 35573 45094 --- 36106 --- 36974 --- 121470 114661 ---
MAX 115075 81837 49712 51071 47914 61688 45032 41542 106832 127942 125509 125328
MIN 79960 49777 35522 35652 36568 35229 34281 34611 38279 105165 105192 106025
a 6498.31 6456.75 6433.24 6449.33 6434.99 6434.18 6440.00 6435.70 6524.54 6542.91 6535.95 6527.01
b -37805 -31183 -14204 +9521 -8526 -462 +3365 -2497 +66966 +17530 -6809 -8439
CAL YR 1997 b -49529
WTR YR 1998 b -12543
a Elevation, in feet, at the end of month.
b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
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Last modified: Wed Aug 4 09:40:29 PDT 1999