UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. MENDENHALL, Director Water-Supply Paper 861 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED S WES 1938 J I od - PART 11 * _ PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN CAI§FpRNIA S en* £" 'jNv** <D NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief HydraulifEiJgirfeJ;r H. D. McGLASHAN and G. H. CANFIE|®<~' Vt District Engineers "^tT < \ "'*^*j** d Prepared in cooperation with the Statb*i@l ^ CALIFORNIA AND OREGON ^"" i i S: S UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1939 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 40 cents (paper cover) CONTENTS Scope of work........................................................................ i Definition of terms.................................................................. i Explanation of data.................................................................. 1 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 2 Publications......................................................................... 3 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 9 Cooperation.......................................................................... 9 Division of work..................................................................... 10 Gaging-statlon records............................................................... 11 Tia Juana River Basin.............................................................. 11 Cottonwood Creek at Morena Dam, Calif............................................ 11 Cottonwood Creek near Dulzura, Calif............................................. 11 Cottonwood Creek above Tecate Creek near Dulzura, Calif.......................... 12 Tia Juana River near Dulzura, Calif.............................................. 13 Tia Juana River near Nestor, Calif............................................... 14 Campo Creek near Campo, Calif.................................................... 15 Otay River Basin................................................................... 16 Otay River at Savage Dam, Calif.................................................. 16 Sweetwater River Basin............................................................. 16 Sweetwater River at Sweetwater Dam, Calif........................................ 16 San Diego River Basin.............................................................. 17 San Diego River at El Cap!tan Dam, Calif......................................... 17 San Diego River near Santee, Calif............................................... 18 Boulder Creek at Cuyamaca Reservoir, near Julian, Calif.......................... 19 San Vicente Creek at Foster, Calif............................................... 20 San Dieguito River Basin........................................................... 21 Santa Isabel Creek near Mesa Grande, Calif....................................... 21 San Dieguito River at Lake Hodges, Calif......................................... 22 San Luls Rey River Basin........................................................... 22 San Luis Rey River at Lake Henshaw, near Mesa Grande, Calif...................... 22 San Luis Rey River at Monserate Narrows, near Pala, Calif........................ 23 San Luls Rey River near Bonsall, Calif........................................... 24 San Luis Rey River at Oceanside, Calif........................................... 25 Santa Margarita River Basin........................................................ 26 Temecula Creek at Nigger Canyon, near Temecula, Calif............................ 26 Temecula Creek at Railroad Canyon, near Temecula, Calif.......................... 27 Santa Margarita River near Fall Brook, Calif..................................... 28 Santa Margarita River at Ysidora, Calif.......................................... 29 Murrieta Creek at Temecula, Calif................................................ 30 O'Neill ditch near Ysidora, Calif................................................ 31 San Juan Creek Basin............................................................... 32 San Juan Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif................................... 32 Trabuco Creek near San Juan Capistrano, Calif.................................... 33 Aliso Creek Basin.................................................................. 34 Aliso Creek at El Toro, Calif.................................................... 34 Santa Ana River Basin.............................................................. 35 Santa Ana River near Mentone, Calif.............................................. 35 Santa Ana River at Riverside Narrows, near Arlington, Calif...................... 37 Santa Ana River at Hamner Avenue, near Corona, Calif............................. 38 Santa Ana River at Auburndale Bridge, near Corona, Calif......................... 39 Santa Ana River at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge near Prado, Calif.. 40 Santa Ana River near Prado, Calif................................................ 41 Santa Ana River at Santa Ana, Calif.............................................. 42 Southern California Edison Co.'s canal and Greenspot pipe line near Mentone, Calif.......................................................................... 43 Mill Creek near Craftonville, Calif.............................................. 45 Mill Creek power canals 2 and 3 near Craftonville, Calif......................... 47 Mill Creek power canal 1 near Craftonville, Calif................................ 48 Plunge Creek near East Highlands, Calif.......................................... 49 San Timoteo Creek near Redlands, Calif........................................... 50 Warm Creek near Colton, Calif.................................................... 51 Strawberry Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif................................... 53 Waterman Canyon Creek near Arrowhead Springs, Calif.............................. 54 City Creek near Highland, Calif.................................................. 55 City Creek Water Co.'s canal near Highland, Calif................................ 57 Devil Canyon Creek near San Bernardlno, Calif.................................... 58 Lytle Creek near Fontana, Calif.................................................. 59 Fontana pipe line near Fontana, Calif............................................ 61 Lytle Creek (east channel) 'at San Bernardino, Calif.............................. 62 Lytle Creek (west channel) at Colton, Calif...................................... 63 Cajon Creek near Keenbrook, Calif....;........................................... 64 Lone Pine Creek near Keenbrook, Calif............................................ 65 Meeks & Daley canal near Colton, Calif........................................... 66 Day Creek near Etiwanda, Calif................................................... 67 Cucamonga Creek near Upland, Calif............................................... 68 San Jacinto River near San Jaclnto, Calif........................................ 69 San Jacinto River near Elsinore, Calif........................................... 70 Elslnore Lake at Elsinore, Calif................................................. 71 III iv CONTENTS Gaglng-station records Continued. Page Santa Ana River Basin Continued. Temescal Creek near Corona, Calif................................................ 72 Chino Creek near Prado, Calif.................................................... 73 San Antonio Creek near Claremont, Calif.......................................... 74 Southern California Edison Co.'s canal near Claremont, Calif..................... 76 Santiago Creek near Villa Park, Calif............................................ 77 Santiago Creek at Santa Ana, Calif............................................... 78 Irvine ranch drainage canal near Tustin, Calif................................... 79 San Gabriel River Basin............................................................ 80 San Gabriel River near Camp Bonita, Calif........................................ 80 San Gabriel River near Azusa, Calif.............................................. 81 San Gabriel River at Pico, Calif................................................. 82 San Gabriel River at Spring Street, near Los Alamitos, Calif..................... 84 West Fork of San Gabriel River at Camp Rincon, Calif............................. 86 Rogers Creek near Azusa, Calif................................................... 87 Fish Creek near Duarte, Calif.................................................... 88 Sawpit Creek near Monrovia, calif................................................ 89 Monrovia pipe line near Monrovia, Calif.......................................... 90 San Dimas Creek near San Dimas, Calif............................................ 91 Dalton Creek near Glendora, Calif................................................ 92 San Jose Creek near Whittier, Calif.............................................. 93 Brea creek at Fullerton, Calif................................................... 95 Carbon Creek at Olinda, Calif.................................................... 96 Los Angeles River Basin............................................................ 97 Los Angeles River at Los Angeles, calif.......................................... 97 Los Angeles River near Downey, Calif............................................. 99 Los Angeles River at Long Beach, Calif........................................... 101 Pacoima