USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10260700 East Fork of West Fork Mojave River above Silverwood Lake, near Hesperia, CA
LOCATION - Lat 34°16'13", long 117°17'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.10, T.2 N., R.4 W., San Bernardino County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18090208, in San Bernardino National Forest, on right bank, 0.8 mi downstream from Houston Creek, 1.5 mi upstream from Silverwood Lake, and 10.8 mi south of Hesperia.
DRAINAGE AREA - 11.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1995 to September 2004, October 2005 to current year. Unpublished records for water years 1961-95 available in files of the California Department of Water Resources.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 3,590 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by California Department of Water Resources, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2426.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,640 ft³/s, Dec. 22, 2010, estimated, gage height unknown, maximum gage height, 6.92 ft, Feb. 23, 1998; no flow for many days in each year.