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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11214900 North Fork Kings River below Wishon Reservoir, CA
LOCATION - Lat 37°00'05", long 118°58'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.01, T.11 S., R.27 E., Fresno County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18030010, Sierra National Forest, on right bank, 1,700 ft downstream from Wishon Dam, 12 mi northeast of Balch Camp, and 20 mi southeast of Big Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 178 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1986 to current year (since October 1990, low-flow records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, 90° V-notch steel weir and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 6,300 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records were provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project nos. 175 and 1988.
REMARKS - No records computed above 25 ft³/s. Flow regulated by Wishon Reservoir (station 11214800) and Courtright Reservoir (station 11214550). Water diverted for power from Wishon Reservoir by tunnel to Haas Powerplant (station 11216050). See schematic diagram of Kings River Basin available from the California Water Science Center.There was no mean daily flow below 25 ft³/s for the entire 2015 and 2018 water years.