USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10258000 Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, CA
LOCATION - Lat 33°48'18", long 116°33'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.22, T.4 S., R.4 E., Riverside County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18100201, 2 mi southwest of Palm Springs, and 4 mi upstream from confluence with Palm Canyon Wash.
DRAINAGE AREA - 16.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1244: 1948, 1951. WDR CA-88-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1947 to September 1982, October 1983 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 766.08 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Aug. 25, 1970, at datum 2.00 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,900 ft³/s, Nov. 22, 1965, Jan. 25, 1969, gage height, 12.34 ft, from rating curve extended above 70 ft³/s, on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 10.45 and 12.34 ft, maximum gage height, 15.78 ft, Sept. 7, 1981, from debris wave produced by thunderstorm following a brushfire; no flow for parts of most years.