USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10291500 Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, CA
LOCATION - Lat 38°14'20", long 119°19'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.04, T.4 N., R.24 E., Mono County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 16050301, in Toiyabe National Forest, on right bank at Buckeye Hot Springs, 0.6 mi downstream from Eagle Creek, and about 5.5 mi southwest of Bridgeport.
DRAINAGE AREA - 44.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1927: Drainage area. The maximum gage height and discharge for water years 1911 and 1912 were removed on Mar 9, 2022, as they were likely not the peaks of the year.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Nov. 1910 to Sep. 1914 (fragmentary), Oct. 1953 to Sep. 1979, Oct. 1995 to Sep. 2008, Oct. 2009 to Oct. 2015, Mar. 2022 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,900 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map. Nov. 1910 to Sep. 1914, non-recording gage at site 0.5 mi downstream at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,750 ft³/s, Jan. 2, 1997; gage height, 7.49 ft; minimum daily, 4.5 ft³/s, Jan. 12, 1963.