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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11121900 Gibraltar Dam Diversion Weir at Gibraltar Dam, CA
LOCATION - Lat 34°31'27", long 119°41'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Santa Barbara County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18060010, on left bank, 0.11 mi below Gibraltar Dam, 0.11 mi west of Forest Route 5N18, and 7.4 mi north of Santa Barbara.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1970-1982, October 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Datum of gage is 1,229.06 ft above NAVD of 1988. Custom-built stilling well attached to flume via pipe. City of Santa Barbara staff in flume, USGS staff at stilling well. Offset from City of Santa Barbara's flume staff (yellow sticker) and USGS staff attached to small stilling well is 17.53 +/- .02.
COOPERATION - City of Santa Barbara operates and maintains diversion tunnel and flume.
REMARKS - Flow is diverted to City of Santa Barbara from Gibraltar Reservoir above Gibraltar dam. New diversion flume of partially-open top design installed September 2019.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum computed discharge, 27.8 cfs, Feb 11-13 2003; no flow for part of each year.