SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1944 ( PART 11 , PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS in CALIFORNIA
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary . i GEOLOGICAL SURVEY * W. E. WRATHER, Director" Water-Supply Paper 1011 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1944 ( PART 11 , PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN CALIFORNIA Prepared by ' WATER RESOURCES BRANCH DIVISION OP SURFACE WATER In cooperation with the States of CALIFORNIA AND OREGON - and other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1945 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. -, Price 60 cents (paper cover) 'K CONTENTS Page Scope of work............. r.......................................................... 1 Definition of terms...........................................,.........*,........... 1 Explanation of data.........................................................i........ 2 Time basis........................................................................... 5 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 5 ' Publications.......................................................................... 5 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Cooperation.......................................................................... 13 Division of work. ...................................................................... IS Gaging-station records.......... 1.................................................... 14 Tla Juana River Basin............................................................... 14 Cottonwood Creek at Morena Dam, Calif............................................ 14 Cottonwpod Creek near Dulzura, Calif...........................«.................. 14 Cottonwood Creek above Tecate Creek, near Dulfcura, Calif..........;.............. 15 , Tia Juana River neat Dulzura t Gallf........................ i...................... 16 " Tia Juana River nea^ Nestor, Calif............................................... 1? Dulzura conduit near Dulzura, Calif.............................................. 18" Campo Creek near Campo, Calif....................... ,\............................ 19 Otay River Basin................................................................... 20 Jamul Creek near Jamul, Calif.................................................... 20 Otay River at Savage Dam, Calif..........'........................................ 21 Sweetwater River BaWin,............................................................. 21 Sweetwater River at Sweetwater Dam, Callf........................................ 21 San Diego River Basin................................'.............................. 22 San Diego River at El Capitan Dam, Calif......................................... 22 San Diego River near Santee, Calif................................................ 22 1 Boulder Creek at Cuyamaca Reservoir, near Julian, Calif..........'................ 23 San Vicente Creek at San Vicente Dam, at Foster, Calif........................... 23 San Dieguito Rivsr Basin............................................................ 24 Santa Yaabel Creek near Mesa Grande, Calif...............................'........ 24 Santa Ysabel Creek near Ramona, Calif............................................ 25 San Dieguito River at Lake Hodges, Calif......................................... 26 v San Luls ley-River Basin...............................................T........... 26 San Luls Rey River at Lake Henshaw, near Mesa Grande ,x Calif...................... 26" -'- San Luls Rey River below Pala diversion dam, near Pala, Calif.................... 27 - San Luis Rey River near Bonsall, Calif........................................... 28 Santa Margarita River Basin......... .......~................................. f..... -29 Temecula Creek at Nigger Canyon, near Temecula, Calif.........................j,.. 29 Temecula Creek at Railroad Canyon, near Temecula, Calif.......................... 30 Santa Hargarlta,River near Fall Brook, Calif........,....":....................... 31 Santa Hargarlta River at Ysidora, Calif.......................................... 32 Murrieta Creek at Temecula, Calif................................................ 33 O'Neill ditch near Ysidora, Calif................................................. 34 San Juan Creek Basin................................................................ 35 San Juan Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif.......-...........'................ 35 Trabuco Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif........^ ............................ 36 Allso Creek Basin.........................................r........................ 37 Allso Cretek at El Toro, Calif...................................................w 37 Santa Asa River Basin.............................................................. 38 Santa Ana River near Mentone, Calif............................................... 38. Santa Ana River at E Street Bridge, near San Bernardino, Calif................... 40 Santa Ana* River at Rivers ide Narrows, near Arlington, Call f...................... 41 Santa Ana River at Hamner Avenue, near Corona, Calif............................. 43- Santa Ana River at Auburndale Bridge, near Corona, Calif............'............. 43 Santa Ana River below Prado Dam, near Prado, Calif................................ 44 , Santa Ana River at Santa Ana, Calif.............................................. 45 Southern California Edison Co.'s canal and Greenspot pipe line /iear Mentone, Calif. 46 Mill Creek near Mentone, Calif................................................... 48 Mill Creek power canals 2 and 3 near Craftonville, Calif......................... 49 Mill Creek power canal 1 near Craftonville, Calif................................ 50 Plunge Creek near East Highlands, Calif.......................................... 51 San Timoteo Creek near Redlands, Calif.... '. ...................................... 52 Warm Creek near Colton, Calif.................................................... 53 Strawberry Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif................................. 55 Waterman Canyon Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif.............................. 56 City Creek near Highland, Calif.-............................,...................... 57 City Creek Water Co.'s canal near Highland. Calif................................ 59 Devil Canyon Creek near San Bernardino, Calif.................................... 60 Lytle Creek near Fontana, Calif.................................................. 61 Lytle Creek (east channel) at San Bernardino, Calif.......:...................... 63 Lytle -Creek (west channel) at Colton, Calif....................................... 63 v CaAon Creek near Keenbrook, Calif................................................ 64 Meeks & Daley Canal near Colton^ Call f............................................. 65 Day Creek near Etiwanda, Calif................................................... 66 Cucamonga Creek near Upland, Calif............................................... 67 San. Jacinto River near San Jaclnto, Calif........................................ 68 San Jaclnto River near Elslnore, Calif........................................... 69 Elsinore Lake at Elsinore, Calif................................................. 69 Temescal Creek, near Corona, Calif. .... .f.................................... ~.. A.. 70 ly ' .CONTENTS Gaglng-statlon records Continued. , Santa Ana River Basin Continued. ' Page San Antonio Creek near Claremont, Calif.......................................... 71' Southern California Edison CQ.'S conduit near Claremont, Calif,.................. 73 Anahelm Union Water Co.'s canal at Gypsum and Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Co.'s , , canal at Horseshoe Bend, near Atwood, Calif.................................... 74 Santiago Creek near Villa Park, Calif......... ................./. ..............->. 7& Santiago Creek at Santa Ana, Calif............................................... 76 San Gabriel River Basin............................................................ 77 East Pork San Gabriel River near Camp'Bonita, Calif.............................. 77 San Gabriel River, near Azusa, Calif^............................................. 78 San Gabriel River below Santa Fe Dam, near Baldwin Park, Calif................... 79 San Gabriel River at Hco, Calif........,........................i................. 80 San Gabriel River at Spring Street, near Los Alamitos, Calif...................... 81 West Fork San Gabriel River at Camp Rincon, Calif................................. 83 .Rogers Creek near Azusa, Calif.................................................... 83 Fish Creek near Duarte, Calif.................................................... '84 Sawpit-Creek near* Monrovia, Galtf..,.....'................................ i....... 85 San Dims Creek near San Dlmas, Calif................i........................... 86 Dalton Creek near Glendora, Calif.. ................... 1........ j. ................, 87 Little Dalton !Creek near Glendora, Calif......................................... 88 San Jose Creek near Whlttier, Calif.............................................. 89 Coyote Creek near Artesia, Calif................................................. 90 Brea Creek below Brea Dam, near Fullerton, Calif. ................................ 91 Brea Creek at Fullerton, Calif...................................,............... 92 Fullerton Creek below Fullerton Dam, near Brea, Calif............................ 93 . Fullerton Creek