USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11296500 South Fork Stanislaus River at Strawberry, CA
LOCATION - Lat 38°11'51", long 120°00'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.16, T.4 N., R.18 E., Tuolumne County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18040010, in Stanislaus National Forest, on right bank, 0.4 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 108 at Strawberry, 0.6 mi downstream from Herring Creek, and 1.2 mi downstream from Pinecrest Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA - 44.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1215: 1945 (instantaneous maximum discharge). WSP 1515: 1916, 1943 (instantaneous maximum discharge). WSP 1930: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1911 to January 1917, August 1938 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October 1913 and yearly estimates for 1912-13, published in WSP 1315-A. Published as "near Confidence" 1911-13.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,235.10 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile survey. October 1911 to January 1917, nonrecording gage at site 1 mi downstream at different datum.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2130.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,820 ft³/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 12.34 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,100 ft³/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at bridge 0.3 mi downstream from station; minimum daily, 1.3 ft³/s, Nov. 22, 1946.