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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10254050 Salt Creek near Mecca, CA
LOCATION - Lat 33°26'49", long 115°50'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.28, T.8 S., R.11 E., Riverside County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18100204, on left bank, upstream side of Southern Pacific railroad bridge, 0.3 mi upstream from mouth, and 16 mi southeast of Mecca.
DRAINAGE AREA - 269 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1961 to current year (since October 1990, low-flow records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 228.44 feet below NAVD of 1988. Prior to Dec. 21, 1984, at same site, at datum 2.50 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge (January 1961 to September 1990), 9,900 ft³/s, Sept. 24, 1976, gage height, 16.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks, from rating curve extended above 20 ft³/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 19.4 ft, present datum, Mar. 2, 1983 (backwater from Salton Sea and channel vegetation); no flow for many days most years.
