| Site type: Stream |
| Station identifier: HCF (Hot Creek Flume) |
| USGS station number: 10265150 |
| Latitude: 37°40'08" (NAD27) |
| Longitude: 118°49'00" (NAD27) |
| Altitude: 6,950 ft above sea level (NGVD29) |
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HCF is a monitoring site downstream of Hot Creek Gorge where streamflow, specific conductance, water temperature, and chemistry are monitored. Stream stage is measured with a float and shaft encoder system; water temperature and specific conductance are measured with a combination electronic sensor. These data are measured and recorded on a datalogger every 15 minutes. The data are transmitted every three hours to the GOES satellite and retreived at our downlink sites in Sacramento, Menlo Park, and other locations. Automatic data processing makes these data available in near real-time from NWIS, our national database. Data from this site and others upstream are used to estimate the total thermal spring discharge in Hot Creek Gorge. The discharge rate of thermal springs can change in response to geologic processes such as earthquakes and deformation from magmatic activity. | |
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HCF on Maps
10 meter resolution digital elevation model
with all monitoring sites on the Hydrologic Studies Homepage (HCF is not labeled)
Plots and Data from HCF
Streamflow, specific conductance, and temperature for last 15 days
Hydrograph for the period of record