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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

11216500 North Fork Kings River above Dinkey Creek, at Balch Camp, CA

LOCATION - Lat 36°54'12", long 119°07'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.12 S., R.26 E., Fresno County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18030010, Sierra National Forest, on left bank, 25 ft downstream from bridge at Balch Camp, 200 ft upstream from Dinkey Creek, and 9.3 mi east of Trimmer.

DRAINAGE AREA - 250 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1930: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1919 to September 1930 (published as "above Dinkey Creek"), March 1960 to current year. Records for water year 1920 incomplete; yearly estimate and monthly discharge only for some months, published in WSP 1315-A. WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1967-79.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir since May 9, 1988. Elevation of gage is 1,240 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map. October 1919 to Sept. 30, 1930, and Mar. 24, 1960, to Apr. 14, 1966, at site 100 ft downstream at different datum. Concrete control Apr. 15, 1966, to May 9, 1988.

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 no. 175.

REMARKS - Flow regulated by Courtright Reservoir (station 11214550), Wishon Reservoir (station 11214800), and Black Rock Reservoir (station 11216100); Balch Afterbay, capacity, 318 acre-ft; and Haas and Balch Powerplants. Water is diverted from Balch Afterbay to Kings River Powerplant, beginning Mar. 1, 1962. See schematic diagram of Kings River Basin available from the California Water Science Center.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (Prior to regulation by Wishon and Courtright Reservoirs) Maximum discharge, 6,080 ft³/s, June 4, 1922, gage height, 12.18 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum, 4.0 ft³/s, Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1924. Since water year 1960: Maximum discharge, 14,000 ft³/s, Feb. 1, 1963, gage height, 13.24 ft, site and datum then in use, backwater from Dinkey Creek, from rating curve extended above 890 ft³/s; minimum daily, 0.30 ft³/s, Nov. 3, 1964.