USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10251335 Willow Creek At China Ranch, CA
LOCATION - Lat 35°48'03.4", long 116°11'39.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.26, T.20 N., R.7 E., Inyo County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18090202, on left bank, upstream of access road, 50 ft downstream from China Ranch Road, at China Ranch, CA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 34.5 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Feb. 2013 to current year.
GAGE - Datum of gage is 1236.59 ft above NAVD of 1988. The NAVD of 1988 datum was determined by a level 2 GNSS survey (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID18) by USGS on February 20, 2020 and tied to TRM. Prior to February 20, 2020, the gage datum was 1239 ft above NAVD of 1988 as determined via digital elevation model by USGS on February 20, 2013.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 58.8 ft3/s, Jun. 16, 2023, gage height, 2.81 ft; minimum daily, 0.01 ft3/s, on Jun. 28, 29, 30, 2016.