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Water-Year Summary for Site 16409000

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
16409000 Waihanau Stream nr Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI
LOCATION - Lat 21°09'24.15", long 156°57'29.35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Maui County, HI, Hydrologic Unit 20050000, 1.1 miles northeast of Waimanu Falls, 2.3 miles south of Kauhako Crater, 2.9 miles southwest of Kalaupapa.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.30 mi². delineated in StreamStats October 24, 2018.

Basin Characteristic Value    Unit
Mean basin elevation  2950 feet
Minimum basin elevation  2200 feet
Maximum basin elevation  3630 feet
Length of longest flow path  4.16 miles
Relief (max elevation - min elevation)  1440 feet
Relative relief (relief divided by perimeter)  173 feet per mi
Mean annual precipitation  85.1 inches 

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1930-1932, November 2018 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and natural control. Elevation of gage is 2,250 feet above mean sea level (from USGS National Map, August 2019).
REMARKS - No diversion upstream. Active diversion about 75 ft downstream of gage. This is a continuous low-flow station with a maximum reporting limit of 5.82 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum daily discharge, 0.03 ft³/s, on many days; maximum not determined.