USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11218400 North Fork Kings River below Dinkey Creek, near Balch Camp, CA
LOCATION - Lat 36°52'47", long 119°07'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.22, T.12 S., R.26 E., Fresno County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18030010, in Sierra National Forest, on right bank, 1.1 mi upstream from junction with Kings River, 1.7 mi south of Balch Camp, 2.1 mi downstream from Dinkey Creek, 9 mi east of Trimmer, and 24 mi southeast of Shaver.
DRAINAGE AREA - 387 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1960 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,035 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map.
COOPERATION - Records, including diversion to Kings River Powerplant (station 11218700), were provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 175.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 27,400 ft³/s, Feb. 1, 1963, gage height, 19.20 ft, from rating curve extended above 10,100 ft³/s; minimum daily, 6.4 ft³/s, Oct. 3, 1977.