USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11042700 Murrieta Creek near Murrieta, CA
LOCATION - Lat 33°33'20", long 117°13'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Riverside County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18070302, in Temecula Grant, on left bank, at Vineyard Parkway crossing, and 1.0 mi northwest of Murrieta.
DRAINAGE AREA - 30 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1997 to current year. Discharge measurements only, February 2005 to September 2007.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 1,105 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,390 ft³/s, Feb. 23, 1998, gage height, 10.35 ft, from rating curve extended above 983 ft³/s; no flow for many days each year.
