USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
16415000 EF Kawela Gulch nr Kamalo, Molokai, HI
LOCATION - Lat 21°06'34.69", long 156°54'11.98" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Maui County, HI, Hydrologic Unit 20050000, 1.1 miles northeast of Hina Falls, 1.8 miles southwest of Waikolu Lookout, 1.9 miles southeast of discontinued station 16404200.
DRAINAGE AREA - 0.44 mi². delineated in StreamStats 10/24/2018.
Basin Characteristic | Value | Unit |
Mean basin elevation | 4070 | feet |
Minimum basin elevation | 3650 | feet |
Maximum basin elevation | 4530 | feet |
Length of longest flow path | 1.41 | miles |
Relief (max elevation - min elevation) | 878 | feet |
Relative relief (relief divided by perimeter) | 196 | feet per mi |
Mean annual precipitation | 121 | inches |
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1319: Drainage area. WSP 1719: 1947-1949, WSP 1937: 1948(M), 1951(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1946 to September 1971, November 2018 to current year. Published as Right Branch of East Fork Kawela Stream near Kamalo prior to July 1958 and as Right Branch of East Fork Kawela Gulch near Kamalo July 1958 to June 1960. Miscellaneous water quality measurements 1969-1972.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,624.86 ft above mean sea level (Territorial Survey bench mark).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum mean daily discharge is 0.06 ft³/s, January 24, 2019.