USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
16614000 Waihee River above Waihee Ditch intake near Waihee, Maui, HI
LOCATION - Lat 20°56'09.1", long 156°32'48.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Maui County, HI, Hydrologic Unit 20020000, On right bank 150 ft above Waihee Ditch intake, and 2.7 mi southwest from Waihee Point, and 4.3 mi northwest from Wailuku Post Office.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4.27 mi². from automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated September 2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated May 2008, using UTM Zone 4 projection, NAD 83 horizontal datum.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR HI-2006-1: 1995(m), 1995. WDR HI-10-1: Drainage Area. WDR HI-11-1: 2010(P). Discharge data was revised for February 12, 2021 on June 22, 2021. Discharge data was revised from May 9 to July 20, 2021 on August 12, 2022.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1910 to December 1913, November 1983 to current year. Low-flow records not equivalent prior to December 31, 1913, due to Waihee canal diverted water upstream. Gage relocated 500 ft downstream at a different datum in September 2005. Previous location published as "at dam near Waihee".
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 600 ft above mean sea level (from topographic map).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 18,400 ft³/s, January 28, 1988, gage height, 10.98 ft; minimum, 22 ft³/s January 18-22, 24-25, 1985.