USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
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 762.5 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by Riverside County Flood Control District). 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.