USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
16265000 Kawa Stream at Kaneohe, Oahu, HI
LOCATION - Lat 21°24'20.7", long 157°47'25.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Honolulu County, HI, Hydrologic Unit 20060000, 50 ft upstream from bridge on Kaneohe Bay Drive at Kaneohe, 0.2 mi northeast of Castle High School, and 0.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.13 mi². from automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated 09/2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated 05/2008, using UTM Zone 4 projection, NAD 83 horizontal datum.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR HI-12-1: Drainage Area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1965, 1968-74, 1977 to 2016 (annual maximum). October 2017 to present.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge and gage height, 5,290 ft³/s and 17.90 ft., Feb. 1, 1969.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Suspended sediment concentration and discharge October 2016 to current year. Turbidity September 2019 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Suspended sediment concentrations and discharge October 2017 to current year; Turbidity September 2019 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Automatic pumping sediment sampler October 2017 to current year. Turbidity sensor September 2019 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Suspended sediment discharge, maximum 591 tons, February 18, 2018; minimum 0.01 tons on many days. Suspended sediment concentrations, maximum daily 281 mg/L, February 18, 2018; minimum daily 3 mg/L on many days. Turbidity maximum, 2,270 FNU, March 27, 2020; minumum 0.0 FNU on many days.