USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10270940 Bishop Creek below Intake No. 4 Diversion Dam, near Bishop, CA
LOCATION - Lat 37°18'08", long 118°31'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.36, T.7 S., R.32 E., Inyo County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18090102, in Inyo National Forest, on outlet structure, 15 ft downstream from dam, 1.6 mi upstream from Coyote Creek, and 8.3 mi southwest of Bishop.
DRAINAGE AREA - 72.7 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1994 to current year. Prior to December 2012 low-flow records only. Unpublished records prior to October 1994 available in files of Southern California Edison Co.
GAGE - Acoustic-velocity meter. Elevation of gage is 6,340 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to December 2012, water-stage recorder and Parshall flume at site 300 ft downstream at datum 40 ft lower.
COOPERATION - Records collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 1394.