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<br />SALTON SEA _ ELEVATIONS OF WATER SURFACE
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<br />nESCIUI'!'ION, \/steT_stBl)e recorder!Wd ataff 6"8e locsted on the lIutem snore of the Salton S~s, 15.5 '"'-.iles
<br />(24.9 km) northveal ofl/"stm:>re1and, IlIlperta! County, CalHom!a. The Salt.on Sea 15 the s1.lk of a closed
<br />bRsin \/hich Mil a dnJ,1l\ll.j!" area of 8,)60 ~'l.u.ll.re IIIlles (21,652 lmf!). Zero of the gage 15 250.00 feet
<br />(76.2 Ill) belOIl =eM seR level, U. S c. ~ G. S. d.atUlll.
<br />REl:ORI6: Re:ord", of lI"ter surfllce elevations RVRilable from 1I0velllber 1904 through 1976. fI'Olll JanLml'Y 1925 to
<br />October 22, 1951, one" lIIOothly re~ord.5 of elev"UonB lIere collected by imperial Irrigatlon Dist.r1ct tram a
<br />bench JD;U'Jr. st Figtree John '" Spring about 22 lII11e6 (J5.~ kill) north.....t along the "e'tern shore frOlll the
<br />present gag.. SInce Ocwher 24, 1951, a cont1mlOu5 record. of gage he1ght5 has been Obtained by the U. S.
<br />Geological Survey ht n...... g~l.g stat10n !1lbl1ahed 'I' "Salt.:ln Sell. ne!U" WeGtaorell1nd, CalHorll1a." The eleva_
<br />tion of th.. old. atatlo" iG "t a datUlll of one :root (0.30 lIl) higher than that of the pre~""t sUltlon. All rec_
<br />ords re.lOrted belov and t.lle &rea end c"pBc1ty tllble Rre ad.Juet.ed to the d.atWll of the present. station.
<br />REMARKS: Runoff frolll the b8111n, 1rrisaU.:>n dreJn88e and lIe,ate IIII.ter fr= lmper1al and. COII"heUa Valleys ln the
<br />Ull1te<\ Stlltes, end ds"Ul18;le and IIll.st.e IIl1ter from plI"t of the HexicRll Valley. in Kexico diachll.rge into the
<br />Se.lt.on See. 'ooIater frem Mexlco enter>; the Unlted Stlltell 1n the iU!llllO lUId II...... River ch.ennel:;. The bottom of
<br />the lIell ill 277.7 feet (134.6 Ill) beloll _an Ilea level, U. 5, C. '" G. S. datWll.
<br />EX'I'REHI!S: 'J.tu1lllUl1leleYllt!ondur1r\8yellr,229.3 feet (69.911) beIolI me&n >;eB level. M1n1!lllJ11leleVBt1on durillOl
<br />yer.r, 230.9 feet (70.~ rIl) belol1 II'''''' ses level Extremell for period of record, III!l.JllIllLllll elevation 105.9 feet
<br />(597r1l) bel.01Jlleal1 lea level,FebnlBz"v 10 to IoBrch20,lQQ7 1Il1n1llU111elev"tion&1nce190t>,25I6feet(767111)
<br />below mean sell level in llov"",ber 192~.
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<br />Mean Daily Water Surface Elevation in Feet below Mean Sea Level. 1976
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<br />D., J.n. Feb. Mlrc:h April M., Junl July AUI. S.pl. 0<1. No.. Do<.
<br />I 230.8 2)0.6 230.1 "9.8 22<;1.6 229.6 ""., 22?9 230.2 22<;1.5 220.5 "".,
<br />I 230.9 2305 230.1 229.8 229.6 "9.6 "9.' 229.9 2)02 229.5 229.5 "",
<br />I 2)0.9 2305 230.1 229.3 22<;1.6 22<}.6 ~29.e 229.9 2)0.2 229.5 229.5 22Q.5
<br />. 230.9 230.5 230.1 229.8 229.6 "".6 2298 22':/.9 230.2 229.5 229.5 229.5
<br />. 2)0.8 230.5 2)0.1 229'.8 229.6 229.6 ",,8 230.0 230.2 229.5 229.5 229.5
<br />. 230.8 '304 230.1 229.8 229.6 229.6 "9.' 229.9 2)0.2 229.5 229.5 "9.'
<br />, 230.8 2)0.~ 230.1 "".8 229.6 229.6 229.7 2)0.0 2)02 229.5 2295 229.5
<br />, 230.8 2)0.4 230.1 "9.8 229.6 "9.6 "9.' 2)0.0 2)0.1 :22').5 22'}.5 "9.'
<br />, 2)0.8 230.3 2)01 229.8 229.6 229.0 22?7 2)0.0 230.1 229.5 229. ~ 229.5
<br />" 2)0.3 2)0.3 2)0.1 229.8 ,,,,.h 229.6 229.7 2)00 2)0.0 2295 229.~ 229.5
<br />" 2308 2]0.2 2]00 "9.8 229.5 22<l.6 22':U 2)0.0 229.8 229.5 229.5 229.5
<br />" 2)0.8 230.2 2)0.0 220.8 229.5 229.6 229.7 2)0.0 229.8 22'}.5 "9.' 2295
<br />" 230.8 2302 2]0.0 "9.' 22<).5 220.6 229.7 2)0.1 22<l.7 229.5 "94 229.5
<br />U 230.8 230.2 2)0.0 229.8 "" 229.6 229.7 2)0.1 229.7 229.5 "9.4 229.5
<br />" ~)0.8 2)0.2 2)0.0 229.8 2.29.5 22<:'.7 22').7 2)0.2 22'17 229.5 2;>O.~ ",,,
<br />" 2)0.7 230.1 2)0.0 22<;U 229.5 22<}.1 22':).7 2]02 2297 22(,.5 "9.4 229.5
<br />" 2)0.7 2]0.1 2)00 22<1.7 229.5 220.7 22Q.7 2]0.2 229 ~ 229.5 229.4 22~.5
<br />" 2)07 2)0.2 2)0.0 229.7 229.5 229.7 22Cl.7 230.2 229.7 2~.~ 22';1.5 229.5
<br />" 230.7 2)0.1 2)0.0 229.7 2295 229.7 229.7 2)02 229.7 229. ~ 22Q.5 229.5
<br />10 ~30. 7 2)0.1 22<}.0 229.7 229.5 22'}.7 229.8 2)0.2 22':U 229.~ 229.5 229.~
<br />" 2)0.7 2]0.1 229.0 229.7 "9.' "", "9.8 2]0.2 229.7 229.~ 229.5 229.~
<br />" ~]O. 7 230.1 229.-;' "9.7 229.5 220.7 229.8 2)0.2 22<).7 22Q.~ ",., 229.~
<br />" 230.6 230.1 220.9 2291 22<}.5 22').7 221.8 2]0.2 2297 22';.4 0'29.5 229.4
<br />24 2)0.6 230.1 22-;'.9 22'l.7 "9.' 229.7 229.8 2)0.2 229.5 229.~ 229.5 22').4
<br />.. 230.6 2)0.1 22<;1.9 22<}.7 22<}.5 ""., "9.8 2)0.2 229.5 229." 229.5 229.~
<br />.. 2]0.6 2)0.1 229-9 22'}.7 ~.5 ",., 229.8 230.2 229.5 229.4 22.9.5 229 ~
<br />" 2]0.6 2]0.1 220.9 ""., W., ""., 22').8 2)0.2 2295 229.~ "93 229.4
<br />.. 230.6 2)0.1 229.8 "9' 229.5 "9.' "9.S 2)0.2 229.5 "9.' 229.5 229.~
<br />" 2)0.6 2]0.1 22.9.8 229.6 229.5 22<}.7 229.8 230.2 229.5 229.5 229.5 22').4
<br />SO 230.6 "9.8 229.6 229.5 22<;1.7 229.8 2302 229.5 229.5 229.5 22~.4
<br />" 230.6 229.8 229.6 229.9 2302 229.5 229.4
<br />A~9' 2)0.2 220.7 229.7 2)0.1 22'?~ 229.5
<br /> 2)0.7 2)0.0 22<;1.5 229.8 22"8 229.5
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<br /> Curre<Lt !eur 1976 Pe.rlodI':/)5_1'}76
<br /> j'JE..<tr~,.1eVBtlon E:leVElUon
<br /> reet ,eet
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<br /> High L7. II Aversae fjHu.x111W1l , "'"'-
<br />Jan. 230.6 2]0.0 2)7.79 2)0.7 249.)
<br />Feb. 2)J.1 2]0.6 2)7.47 230.2 243.8
<br />,,'". 229.8 2)0.1 2)7.21 2)0.0 248.6
<br />A]Ol". 221.6 229.3 237.02 22<,1.7 248.7
<br />.., ",., 22'l.6 2)7.00 227.5 248.5
<br />June 2~~,6 229.7 2)7.16 229.7 240.8
<br />Ju.l:i 229.7 229.9 237.32 229.8 2~9.1
<br />,,,,. 229.9 230.2 2)7.51 2)0.1 240.4
<br />~ept. 22'?5 2)0,2 2)1.11 22<:l.3 24'l.~
<br />O~t . 22".~ 22<1.5 2)1.75 22'/.5 249.13
<br />tI"v. 2~.3 229.5 2]7.77 22').5 250.0
<br />De". 22'1." 229.5 2S7.t.) 229.5 24';1.6
<br />Yellrly 22';1.] 230.0 2)7."" 22~.b 250.0
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<br />ArealilldC",,.,cityT~ble
<br />Ele~t\on "" Ca>"clt)'
<br />reetB~loll
<br />H.S.L. AcreE Acre.Feet
<br />277.7 ,
<br />27~ .0 20,600 25,700
<br />270.0 62,900 1813.700
<br />266.0 94,600 510.600
<br />21';0.0 122,60) 1,170,000
<br />2560 1)~.700 1 ,6.?1, ,000
<br />252.0 148,800 2,250,000
<br />24',.0 17'},7oo ),562,000
<br />240.0 176,900 ~ ,)15,000
<br />2)5.0 221,600 5,]60000
<br />2)0.0 2)5,800 6,504.000
<br />220.0 2':'2,000 b.993.0oo
<br />210.0 200,500 l1,7~0.000
<br />200.0 315,500 l~, 7(,0,000
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