USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11200800 Deer Creek near Fountain Springs, CA
LOCATION - Lat 35°56'30", long 118°49'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.23 S., R.29 E., Tulare County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18030005, on left bank, 1.0 mi upstream from Pothole Creek, 6.3 mi northeast of Fountain Springs, and 12 mi east of Terra Bella.
DRAINAGE AREA - 83.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1968 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 988.92 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Dec. 6, 1966, reached a stage of 12.54 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 5,330 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,790 ft³/s, Jan. 3, 1997, gage height, 10.32 ft, from rating curve extended above 600 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 8.83 ft in gage well, 9.18 ft from floodmarks, and 12.54 ft from floodmarks, maximum gage height, 10.50 ft, Dec. 19, 2010; no flow for periods in several years.