USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
16229000 Kalihi Stream near Honolulu, Oahu, HI
LOCATION - Lat 21°21'48.1", long 157°50'40.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Honolulu County, HI, Hydrologic Unit 20060000, on right bank 1.9 miles upstream from Kamanaiki Stream, and 4.1 miles north of Honolulu Post Office.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2.56 mi². from automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated September 2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated May 2008, using UTM Zone 4 projection, NAD 83 horizontal datum.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1569: Drainage area. WSP 1719: 1921-22(M), 1923-24, 1925-26(M), 1927-28, 1929-32(M), 1935, 1937,
1938-39(M), 1943(M), 1948-52(P), 1955-56, 1957-58(M), 1959. WDR HI-10-1: Drainage Area. Discharge data revised January 8 (1405-1805), January 13 (0745-1745), and January 15 (0835-1635), 2023 on April 1, 2024.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1913 to April 1914, July 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1319.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 464.40 ft above mean sea level (by stadia survey). Prior to October 12, 1923, at datum 2.00 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, about 12,400 ft³/s, November 18, 1930, gage height, 13.81 ft, from rating curve extended above 280 ft³/s on basis of indirect measurements at gage heights 8.9 ft, 10.96 ft, and 11.27 ft; minimum, 0.09 ft³/s, October 22, 1933, July 29, 1966.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - CHEMICAL ANALYSES: Water years 1972, 1974-93, 1996, quarterly.