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Water Resources of California DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 299 WATER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA PART II STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN SAN JOAQUIN RIVER -BASIN PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OP JOHN 0. HOYT BY H. D. McGLASHAN AND H. J. DEAN In cooperation with the. State Water Commission and the Conservation Commission of the State of California WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1912 CONTENTS. Page. Introduction.......................... Cooperation and acknowledgments..... Geography of the San Joaquin basin.... 10 Geologic outline....................... 12 The rocks of the valley borders.... 12 Origin of the present valley surface. 15 Soils.................................. 16 Precipitation......................... 18 Drainage............................. 18 The main stream.................. 18 The tributaries.................. 19 Kern and Tulare Lake basins. 19 General features.......... 19 Tulare Lake............. 20 Kern River............... 21 Tule River............... 23 Kaweah River............ 23 Kings River............. 24 Fresno River................ 24 Merced River................. 25 Tuolumne River.............. 25 Stanislaus River.............. 26 Calaveras River............... 26 Mokelumne and Cosumnes rivers 27 Stream flow............ 27 Field methods...... 27 Definition of terms.. 28 Explanation of data. 29 Accuracy and reliability of field data and comparative results. 30 Convenient equivalents. 32 Gaging stations maintained in the S ,n Joaquin River basin from 1878 to Julyl, 1912.................... 33 Stream gaging by the State Engineer ng Department of California. 35 Station records................... 42 San Joaquin River near North F< rk- 42 San Joaquin River near Friant.. 44 San Joaquin River at Hamptonv: lie. 51 San Joaquin River at Herndon.. 53 San Joaquin River near Newman 66 Tulare Lake in Kings County. 67 Kern River at Kernville...... 71 Kern River at Isabella................... 76 Kern River Power Co.'is canal at Kernville. 79 4 CONTENTS. Stream flow Continued. Station records Continued. Page. Kern River at Rio Bravo ranch..................................... 83 Kern River near Bakersfield...................................... 85 South Fork of Kern River near Onyx............................... 98 South Fork of Kern River near Isabella............................ 99 Erskine Creek near Isabella........................................ 101 Caliente Creek at base of foothills, Kern County.................... 104 Basin Creek near Havalah......................................... 105 Tejon House Creek at Tejon ranch house........................... 109 Salt and San Emigdio creeks in Kern County........................ 110 Poso Creek at base of foothills, Kern County......................... Ill White Creek at base of foothills, Tulare County...................... 113 White River near Hot Springs...................................... 114 Deer Creek at base of foothills, Tulare County....................... 116 Deer Creek at Hot Springs..........................:.............. 117 Tyler Creek near Hot Springs..................................... 121 Tule River at Portersville......................................... 122 Tule'River near Portersville....................................... 124 Bear Creek near Springville....................................... 136 South Fork of Tule River near Success............................. 138 Kaweah River at Wachumna Hill................................. 139 Kaweah River near Three Rivers................................... 141 North Fork of Kaweah River at Kaweah.. ......................... 153 South Fork of Kaweah River near Three Rivers..................... 154 Kings River at Suspension Bridge................................. 156 Kings River near Sanger.......................................... 157 Kings River at Slate Point........................................ 175 Kings River at Kingsburg......................................... 177 Dinkey Creek near Ockenden..................................... 186 Big Creek near Tollhouse......................................... 188 Rush Creek near Ockenden........................................ 191 Big Creek near Shaver............................................ 192 North Fork of San Joaquin River near North Fork................... 194 South Fork Creek near North Fork................................. 196 South Fork ditch near North Fork................................. 198 Crane Valley Reservoir near North Fork........................... 199 Whisky Creek near North Fork.................................... 201 Cascadel Creek near North Fork.................................... 203 Fresno River at base of foothills, Madera County..................... 205 Fresno River near Knowles....................................... 207 Nelder Creek near Fresno Flats.................................... 209 North Fork of Fresno River at old Miami mill, near Sugar Pine...... 211 Chowchilla Creek at base of foothills, near Buchanan................. 212 Mariposa Creek at base of foothills, Mariposa County................ 213 Bear Creek at base of foothills, Merced County...................... 215 Merced River at Yosemite........................................ 217 Merced River near Merced Falls.................................. 222 Merced River at Merced Falls.................................... 235 Merced River near Newman...................................... 237 Tenaya Creek near Yosemite..................................... 237 Yosemite Creek at Yosemite....................................... 243 South Fork of Merced River at Wawona............................ 247 Big Creek near Wawona,.......................................... 248 CONTENTS. 5 Stream flow Continued. Station records Continued. Page. Tuolumne River at Hetch Hetchy dam site......................... 249 Tuolumne River at Lagrange..................................... 250 Modesto canal near Lagrange..................................... 270 Turlock canal near Lagrange....................................... 281 Lagrange Water & Power Co. 's canal near Lagrange................. 293 Tuolumne River at Modesto, State Engineering Department station.. 297 Tuolumne River at Modesto, United States Geological Survey station.. 299 Cherry River at Eleanor trail crossing............................. 305 Eleanor Creek at Eleanor trail crossing............................. 306 Jawbone Creek near Tuolumne................................... 307 Corral Creek near Groveland................. i.................... 309 South Fork of Tuolumne River near Groveland.................... 310 Clavey River near Tuolumne..................................... 312 Indian Creek near Tuolumne...................................... 314 North Fork of Tuolumne River near Tuolumne..................... 315 Hunter Creek near Tuolumne...................................... 316 Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry................................. 318 Stanislaus & San Joaquin Water Co. 's canal near Knights Ferry...... 328 Stanislaus River at Oakdale (State Engineering Department station).. 341 Stanislaus River at Oakdale (United States Geological Survey station) 343 Middle Fork of Stanislaus River at Sand Bar Flat, near Avery........ 349 Rose Creek near Jupiter........................................... 354 Knight Creek near Jupiter......................................... 355 South Fork of Stanislaus River near Confidence..................... 357 South Fork of Stanislaus River near Columbia...................... 358 Calaveras River at Jenny Lind...................................... 359 Calaveras River near Bellota........................................ 367 Mokelumne River at Electra........................................ 369 Mokelumne River at Lone Star mill............................... 373 Mokelumne River near Clements.................................. 374 Mokelumne River at Lodi.......................................... 384 Middle Fork of Mokelumne River at West Point.................... 388 South Fork of Mokelumne River near Railroad Flat................. 389 Licking Fork of Mokelumne River near Railroad Flat............... 391 Dry Creek near lone................................................ 393 Dry Creek at base of foothills, San Joaquin County.................. 394 Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar.................................... 396 Cosumnes River below Michigan Bar............................... 403 North Fork of Cosumnes River near Pleasant Valley.................. 404 North Fork of CosumneB Rives near El Dorado...................... 406 Sly Park Creek at Park............................................. 408 Miscellaneous measurements........................................ 409 Index.................................................................... 423 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. Relief map of northern California.................................. 10 II. A, Typical gaging car; B, Typical gaging station, showing auto­ matic gage.................................................... 28 III. Typical gaging stations: A, For bridge measurement; B, For wading measurement............. \. .................................... 28 IV. Small Price current meters....................................... 28 V. A, Cable station on Kings River near Red Mountain, Gal.; B, Falls on Bubbs Creek, tributary to Kings River...................... 156 VI. Falls on Roaring River, tributary to South Fork of Kings River.... 157 VII. A, Lagrange dam from left bank of Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Gal.;
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