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Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1966-70 Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1966-70 Part 11. Pacific Slope Basins in California Volume 1. Basins From Tijuana River to Santa Maria River GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 2128 Prepared in cooperation with the State of California and with other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1976 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR THOMAS S. KLEPPE, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY V. E. McKelvey, Director Library of Congress catalog-card No. GS 76-608285 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock Number 024-001-02773-9 PREFACE This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the State of California and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, J. S. Cragwall, Jr., chief hydrologist, G. W. Whetstone, assistant chief for Scientific Publications and Data Management, under the general direction of G. A. Billingsley, chief, Reports Section, and B. A. Anderson, chief, Data Reports Unit. The data were collected and computed under supervision of L. R. Peterson, district chief, Water Resources Division, Menlo Park, Calif. Ill Page Preface. ....................................................................................... Ill List of gaging stations, in downstream order, for which records are published. ................. VI Scope of work. ................................................................................. 1 Cooperation. ................................................................................... 1 Division of work. .............................................................................. 2 Definition of terms and abbreviations .......................................................... 2 Downstream order and station number. ........................................................... 3 Explanation of data. ........................................................................... 3 Accuracy of field data "and computed results. ................................................... 7 Publications. ..........................................................'........................ 7 Other data available. ........................................................................... 11 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey. ................... 12 Gaging-station r cords .........................."............................................... 13 Discharge at par ial-record stations ........................................................... 537 Crest-stage pa tial-record stations. ......................................................... 537 Santa Ana Rive seepage investigations. ...................................................... 541 Santa Ana Rive absorption studies ........................................................... 543 Index. ......................................................................................... 549 ILLUSTRATIONS Page Figure 1. Map of the United States showing area covered by the volumes in the series on surface-water supply. ............................................................ 8 Figure 2. Schematic diagram showing diversions and storage in Santa Ana River basin. ......... 129 Figure 3. Schematic diagram showing diversions and storage in San Gabriel and Los Angeles River basins ..................................................................... RAGING STATIONS, IN DOWNSTREAM ORDER, FOR WHICH RECORDS ARE PUBLISHED PACIFIC SLOPfc BASINS IN CALIFORNIA TIJUANA RIVER BASIN Page Cottonwood Creek (head of Tijuana River) at Horena Dam, Calif............................... 13 Wilson Creek: Wilson Creek tributary near Dulzura, Calif.............................................. 14 Cottonwood Creek at Barrett Dam, near Dulzura, Calif........................................ 14 Potrero Creek: Potrero Creek tributary near Barrett Junction, Calif.................................... 15 Cottonwood Creek above Tecate Creek, near Dulzura, Calif.................................... 16 Tecate Creek: Campo Creek near Campo, Calif........................................................... 19 Tijuana River near Dulzura, Calif............................. ............................. 21 Rio de las Palmas: Tijuana River near Nestor, Calif......!................!.................................... 25 OTAY RIVER BASIN Jamul Creek (head of Otay River) near Jamul, Calif.......................................... 26 SWEETWATER RIVER BASIN Sweetwater River: Japacha Creek near Descanso, Calif........................................................ 29 Sweetwater River near Descanso, Calif. ...................................................... 31 Sweetwater River at Loveland Dam, near Alpine, Calif........................................ 36 Sweetwater River at Sweetwater Dam, Calif................................................... 37- SAN DIEGO RIVER BASIN San Diego River: Boulder Creek at Cuyamaca Reservoir, near Julian, Calif................................... 38 San Diego River at El Capitan Dam, Calif. ..............................................'..... 39 San Diego River near Santee, Calif.......................................................... 40 LOS PENASQUITOS CREEK BASIN Los Penasquitos Creek near Poway, Calif..................................................... 43 SAN DIEGUITO RIVER BASIN Santa Ysabel Creek (head o f San Dieguito River) at Sutherland Dam, Calif.................... 46 Santa Ysabel Creek near Ramona, Calif....................................................... 47 Santa Ysabel Creek near San Pasqual, Calif.................................................. 50 Guejito Creek near San Pasqual, Calif..................................................... 53 Santa Maria Creek near Ramona, Calif,..................................................... 56 San Dieguito River near San Pasqual, Calif.................................................. 59 San Dieguito River at Lake Hodges, Calif.................................................... 60 SAN LUIS REY RIVER BASIN San Luis Rey River: Agua Caliente Creek near Warner Springs, Calif............................................ 61 West Fork San Luis Rey River near Warner Springs, Calif................................... 64 San Luis Rey River at Lake Henshaw, near Mesa Grande, Calif................................. 67 Pauma Creek near Pauma Valley, Calif...................................................... 68 San Luis Rey River tributary near Pala, Calif............................................. 74 San Luis Rey River at Monserate Narrows, near Pala, Calif................................... 75 San Luis Rey River near Bonsall, Calif...................................................... 78 San Lui's Rey River at Oceanside, Calif...................................................... 81 SANTA MARGARITA RIVER BASIN Temecula Creek (head of Santa Margarita River) near Aguanga, Calif.......................... 84 Temecula Creek at Vail Dam, Calif........................................................... 87 Hurrieta Creek at Temecula, Calif......................................................... 88 Santa Margarita River near Temecula, Calif.................................................. 91 Santa Margarita River near Fallbrook, Calif................................................. 94 De Luz Creek near Fallbrook, Calif........................................................ 97 Santa Margarita River at Ysidora, Calif..................................................... 99 LAS FLORES CREEK BASIN Las Flores Creek near Oceanside, Calif...................................................... 102 SAN ONOFRE CREEK BASIN San Onofre Creek near San Onofre, Calif..................................................... 104 San Onofre Creek at San Onofre , Calif....................................................... 106 SAN MATED CREEK BASIN San Mateo Creek near San Clemente, Calif.................................................... 107 Cristianitos Creek near San Clemente, Calif............................................... 109 San Mateo Creek at San Onofre, Calif........................................................ Ill SAN JUAN CREEK BASIN San Juan Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif.............................................. 113 Arroyo Trabuco near San Juan Capistrano, Calif............................................ 119 Oso Creek at Crown Valley Parkway, near Mission Viejo, Calif............................ 122 ALISO CREEK BASIN Aliso Creek at El Toro, Calif............................................................... 123 PETERS CANYON WASH BASIN Peters Canyon Wash: San Diego Creek near Irvine, Calif........................................................ 126 SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN Santa Ana River: Bear Creek: ake near Big Bear Lake, Calif................................................... 130 ver near Mentone, Calif......................................................... 131 Santa Ana River spreading diversion near Mentone, Calif................................... 137 Mill Cree near Yucaipa, Calif....................................................:....... 140 Plunge Cr ek near East Highlands, Calif................................................... 146 City Cree near Highland, Calif........................................................... 152 Santa Ana R ver at Waterman Avenue, at San Bernardino, Calif................................ 158 San Timot o Creek: Little an Gorgonio Creek near Beaumont, Calif.......................................... 161 San Timot
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