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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
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).
REMARKS - Active diversion about 200 ft downstream of gage. No diversion upstream. This is a continuous low-flow station with a maximum reporting limit of 5.95 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum mean daily discharge is 0.06 ft³/s, January 24, 2019.