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<br />Wt~H.Rl~ BQiJI,C,o..?', .,"...~T,l' BuLlE1IN 1979 INHRNMIGN"'L BOUNDARY "'ND WAnR COMMISSION 15
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<br />PILOT KNOB POWER PLANT AND WASTEWAY NEAR PILOT KNOB, CALIFORNIA
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<br />OE:3CRI PTIDrl: The Pilot r.nob Po"e" Plant and \/an",,"y I~ locate~ on the All_Amer1c.an Canal, 20.8 ,"lle~ r 33.S kIa)
<br />aOO/ll~trealll rro~ the intak~ at IlDp~I"1al Oat>, 6 mile" (9.7 Iao) "en of YUllIa, ab"u~ one ",1J~ (1.~ km) north of
<br />the northerlY 1 nternat lonal bOllndar'j and emD~1 es 1 nlo the ol~ Alalllo /;anal 1n lhe Un 1 tea Slates and thence
<br />inlc lr,e CC'i.ora<lo ~Iver tnrougt, nOC\(\oI{)od llat!!,. ab~~ nn~ ~ll~ 1,\.1, """ '~'~~lr"~" ~,,= '.~.~ "1l~~...~.~r\"J '.~,'_"",,-
<br />national boundary. loIatep_nage recorder I" located In f~re~ay on right ~ank or the ~1l_Amer1can Canal, 5S0
<br />reel (166 ",l 'Jp'~r!!a.. rroOl ~a~lewJ-Y gates and I,aoo feet (5~9 IlIl from entr~no!! to lh!! po~er plant. Datum or
<br />gag~ h 150.00 reet (~5.72 <II) abov~ "'~an sea level. Tallraoe gag!! 1~ on left blink, 680 feet (20, rill dOIffi_
<br />~lr~alD fr<lrll po"er plant "lth .uto<llJ-tl~ re~orJl'lg equiplllent in ~ontrol hou~e. All bypasS gate~ are equipped
<br />"Ilh ~--lIibrate<l openlnl!:l whi~h are rea1 ::r. al., sa'.,," c~,a.TlI!o"'~' "at.ulD Df tall.ra~~ gage 19 at mean ~ea level:
<br />elevation of ~1l1 M lIastell3Y gates Is 147.88 fe'1lt (~S.07 m', U. S. C. &. G. S datum. Prior W Octob~r 1956,
<br />th l~ station wa, "ut,l1sh~J as "Pll o~ Knob WJ-,teway near P 1I ot Knob, Call fornla".
<br />RECO~OS. Dally 1i~chJ-rge Is cOlllp"led fro," rlolllllet!!r equipment ~Tld head and ,>pening" on "a~te"ay gatea 01" from
<br />h~J-d and gate opening on '''lc~et and "a'te"ay gJlte~. R~cords rum1~hed by the U. S. G!!01ogic31 Survey. R!!c-
<br />ord~ avallJ-ble: J'Jly 194~ through 1979. The W~91.~"ay 1111., ,lll'1'rate!! r"lr '_~.e ?"r?O~'" <>r ~1Ier\:.ir,1!o /;",l",radu
<br />River water to the Alarao Canal for u~e 1n Melico rrom July 194~ to Novem~~r 8, 1950 In accordance "nh
<br />arrangement~ Let"een the lln>led St3te~ and Mexico for erllergency us.. of the All_.....erlcan Canal faclllUe,.
<br />Recorn, ~in~e 1950 show I/at~r releas~d through Pilot KnOb PC'I/er Plant and Wa~te"ay rro," the All_American
<br />Canal and relumed to lhe ColoradCl River lhrough RockllOod gate~.
<br />RE)l~Rrs: Pll"~ Knob loIa~tel/ay w..~ "",,".?letet In '.13€., anll. tt.,., n"t n"lI oc~urre~ on Feoruary S, 1939. Pilol
<br />Knob Po"er Plant "J-S ~ompleted 1 n Januar y 1 9S7, and the rt r~ ~ flo" occurred On January 14, 1957.
<br />EUREMES: Mulmu<ll mean dJ.lly d1~~harg"" 8,)SO '!!cond_rut (236 <113/~ecl on January 26, 11')9; minimum dallY dis-
<br />charge, no flow during long perio:la.
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<br />Mean Daily Diecharae in Second.Feet 1979 ~ Annual and Period Summ.....,.
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<br />D., Jan. hb. ...~. April M., Jun. Jul, A'I s.pt. Oct. N~, "",,
<br />1 1, ~ao 0 0 1,060 0 ?,500 3,300 3,000 2.780 2,000 1,630 1,620
<br />2 0 0 0 l,l?0 1 ,O~O ?,500 3,300 3,170 2,900 2,000 ',500 1,500
<br />. 0 0 0 1,;120 1,0;'0 2,500 3,350 3.?00 2,900 2,0'0 1,500 1,500
<br />. 0 0 0 I, ~oo 1,000 ?,SOO 3,350 3,SOO 2,900 2,000 1, ~30 1,3S0
<br />. 0 0 0 1..20 ',500 2,500 ~,45'l 3,S':l,:\ 2,'n~ 2,OCO 1,35D 1,?OCr
<br />. 0 0 0 1,180 1,500 2,500 3,450 3,SOO 2,96D 2,000 1,500 1,200
<br />7 0 0 0 1,300 1,500 2,500 3, ~SO 3.S00 2,810 2,010 1,S50 1,200
<br />8 0 0 0 1,330 1,5(10 2,SOO 3,~SO 3,500 2,800 2,070 1,700 ',200
<br />. 0 0 0 1.410 2,000 2,SO(l 3,4S0 3,lno 2,fjQO 2,;>QQ \,49(1 ','.\1.10
<br />" 0 0 0 I,U20 2,000 2.500 3,450 2,720 2,500 ~, 200 1,300 1,380
<br />U 0 0 0 1,400 ~, OClO 2, ~70 3, ~SO 3,500 2,SOO 2,100 1,610 1, 6~0
<br />lZ 0 0 0 1, ~30 2,000 2, ~7(1 3,~SO ~, 540 2,SOO 2,000 1,330 1,570
<br />.. 0 0 0 1.,00 2,50Q 2,4";8 3,~':\0 (, '.~~ ;>,<jCO ?,OCC 1, 2D~ 1,IJ1U
<br />.. 0 0 0 ',S50 2,S]0 1,720 3,600 6,940 2,340 2,000 ',200 1,320
<br />.. 0 0 0 , ,~40 2,5]0 1.600 3,7]0 S,]]CI 2,030 2,570 '.190 ',080
<br />" 0 0 0 I, ~20 2,530 1,980 3,~~0 3,420 ',980 3,S30 1,200 1,000
<br />17 0 0 0 \.1':10 2,';3~ 2,<;9:" 3,)SO ~,'27() 2,lUQ ,",730 1,320 1,6S0
<br />.. 0 0 0 1,660 2,570 2,920 3,3S0 6,000 2,200 1,940 ',S20 1,6~0
<br />18 0 0 ., ',610 2,500 3,00Cl 3, ~SO ~,aSO 2,370 ',590 1, 6~0 I,SOO
<br />.. 0 0 2,370 1,600 2,5(10 3,000 ~,210 3,320 2,700 1, ~~O 1,990 ',500
<br />" 0 0 3,530 1,f>00 2,500 3JlQO ~,QSO ~, \0':\ ?,StC 1,1\5C ;>,000 1,50U
<br />" 0 0 2,320 1, ~?O 2,500 3.000 6,670 3,200 2,S70 2,000 1,950 1,790
<br />.. 0 0 2,800 1,100 2,500 3,00(1 4,700 2,720 2,700 2,050 1,810 1,200
<br />.. 0 0 2,81\0 1,020 2,500 3,090 3.S00 2,300 2,520 2,300 2,100 1,200
<br />.. 0 0 2,600 '62 2,a]0 3,130 3,500 2,300 2,510 1,690 2,120 1,200
<br />.. 0 0 1,630 0 2.aUO 3,OOCl 3,320 2,600 2,SOO ',SOO 2,2UO 3,000
<br />" 0 0 1,140 0 2, a~o ),00(1 3,200 2,700 2,500 1,500 2,000 2,110
<br />.. 0 0 1,010 0 2,760 3,000 3,200 2,700 2,SOO 1,560 2,000 1, 7~0
<br />.. 0 .88 0 2,500 3,000 3,200 2,800 2,SOO 1.710 1,990 1,400
<br />80 , ;<;3 , ",5(10 3,050 3,180 2,810 2,500 1,800 1,930 1,350
<br />81 0 , ,O~O 2,500 3,000 2,700 1,800 1,660
<br />S.. 0 34,542 79.490 111,310 62, ISO q~, 350
<br /> 1,080 23,347 65,9UO 113,150 76,660 ~9, 290
<br /> Cur"nt Vea. 1979 Period 1"44-1979
<br /> biN"" Gaae . [.h.....Second-het ""'aa' Total Acre.Fut
<br />MM" 'H' Hiah -:- L.. S,cond'
<br /> H.c' L.. D., D., Fed A.c.lt.Fetl A.'''lat MI"IIIIIIII M,n,IIIUIII
<br />Jan. , 1,080 , 2 0 J", 2, 1~2 37 ,~23 ~OO. 200 0
<br />.eb. 0 0 0 0 22,S72 '49.500 0
<br />-. 2' 3,53Q , , 0 "1'03 I\~, 3'le n,151 ;>79,]'l'l 0
<br />,,,.. " 1,700 ," 0 1,1S1 68,513 103,627 260,900 0
<br />"" " ;>,oUe. 0 2,'27 130,190 21, 17~ 16S,~00 0
<br />,~ 25 3,130 05 1,600 2,650 157,666 ~2, 952 204.300 0
<br />Julji " 6,670 J' 3,000 3,650 22~. ~30 117 ,20~ .'60,000 0
<br />,,,.. '" 6,94':1 "" 2,)00 3,591 .'20, 7~0 118,895 270,100 0
<br />Sept. , 2,960 " 1,980 2,555 15.',053 q9 ,8~fj 11',,300 "
<br />'h. Ob 3.530 20 I, ~~O 2,005 123,27] 12.426 \2],27'l 0
<br />"'". 26 2,240 " 1,190 !, 6~3 97,765 \S, 30~ 182,600 0
<br />Dec. 26 3,000 ., 1,000 1,463 89,950 43,857 319,700 0
<br /> 6, 9~0 0 1,a'5 1,113,610 6~1,On \,9\1.\1.,"1:\0 0
<br />Yearly M.r... Cubic Molua ." Stco~d Th.:lu,ondl .' CUbic MIII.a
<br /> I I 197 I I 0 15u 1,&20,3991 8 ~ 2 , 5 11 I .',318,7631 0
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<br />il Mean dally
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