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Water-Year Summary for Site 16417200

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2025: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
16417200 Kainalu Stream nr Pauwalu, Molokai, HI
LOCATION - Lat 21°05'41.42", long 156°46'43.20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Maui County, HI, Hydrologic Unit 20050000, 1 mile northwest of Kula'alamihi Fishpond, 1 mile noetheast of Pauwalu Harbor, 1.6 miles northwest of Kupeke Fishpond. 
DRAINAGE AREA - 0.80 mi². delineated in StreamStats 10/24/2018.

Basin Characteristic Value Unit
Mean basin elevation  1800 feet
Minimum basin elevation  254 feet
Maximum basin elevation  3480 feet
Length of longest flow path  2.69 miles
Relief (max elevation - min elevation)  3230 feet
Relative relief (relief divided by perimeter)  455 feet per mi
Mean annual precipitation  102 inches 

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2018 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and natural control. Elevation of gage is 290 feet above mean sea level (from USGS National Map, August 2019).
REMARKS - No diversion upstream. This is a continuous low-flow station with a maximum reporting limit of 9.68 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum daily discharge, no flow on many days; maximum not determined.