USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10287655 Lee Vining Creek below Saddlebag Lake, near Lee Vining, CA
LOCATION - Lat 37°57'52", long 119°16'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.12, T.1 N., R.24 E., Mono County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18090101, in Inyo National Forest, on left bank, at flume 500 ft downstream from Saddlebag Lake Dam, and 8.1 mi west of Lee Vining.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4.43 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1997 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 10,050 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records collected by Southern California Edison Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 1388.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 63 ft³/s, July 18, 2023, maximum gage height, 3.12 ft, July 18, 2023; minimum daily, 0.34 ft³/s, Nov. 20, 2018.