USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11152900 Cedar Creek near Bell Station, CA
LOCATION - Lat 37°03'00", long 121°19'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Santa Clara County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18060002, in San Luis Gonzaga Grant, on left bank, O.40 mi upstream from Hagerman Canyon, 1.22 mi north of Highway 152, and 1. 3 mi northwest of Bell Station.
DRAINAGE AREA - 12.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1961 to September 1982, February 8, 2024 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 387.07 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,490 ft³/s, Jan. 31, 1963, gage height, 6.85 ft, from rating curve extended above 560 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 4.66 ft; no flow at times in most years. No peaks occurred outside period of published record during the 2024 Water Year.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCRETE WATER-QUALITY DATA:
SEDIMENT DATA: Water years 2024 to current year (storm season only).
CONTINUOUS WATER-QUALITY DATA:
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 2024 to current.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Water years 2024 to current.
TURBIDITY: Water years 2024 to current.
Periods of missing record are due to periods of no channel discharge, or sensor fouling.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Water years November 2024 to current year (storm season only).