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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11250000 Friant-Kern Canal at Friant, CA
LOCATION - Lat 36°59'53", long 119°42'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.05, T.11 S., R.21 E., Fresno County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18040006, at Friant Dam, 0.9 mi northeast of Friant, and 2.2 mi downstream from bridge on Friant Road.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1949 to current year.
GAGE - Discharge computed on basis of megawatt meter reading, efficiency of generator coefficient, and net head on turbines. Prior to January 1986, discharge computed on basis of valve openings and head on valves. Prior to July 8, 1949, nonrecording gages at various sites and datums. July 8 to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 0.2 mi downstream.
COOPERATION - Records were provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
REMARKS - Canal diverts from Millerton Lake (station 11250100) at left end of Friant Dam for irrigation in upper San Joaquin Valley. See schematic diagram of lower San Joaquin River Basin available from the California Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 5,330 ft³/s, June 25, 1982; no flow for many days in most years.