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Desert / Great Basin

The Desert and Great Basin regions lie east of the Sierra crest and in Southern California. Water here is scarce, with streams primarily fed by snowmelt from the eastern Sierra or intense, isolated desert thunderstorms.

Stream Gauges

Reservoirs

Facilities

Alamo River Near Niland
Stream Gauge

826 cfs
All-American Canal Near Imperial Dam, Ca-Az
Stream Gauge

7,730 cfs
All-American Canal Below Drop 2 Reservoir Outlet
Stream Gauge

4,720 cfs
Amargosa Rv At Tecopa,
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Amargosa Rv Above China Ranch Wash Near Tecopa,
Stream Gauge

2 cfs
Andreas Creek Near Palm Springs
Stream Gauge

1 cfs
Big Rock Creek Near Valyermo
Stream Gauge

46 cfs
Brock Reservoir Inlet Near Calexico,
Stream Gauge

28 cfs
Brock Reservoir Outlet Near Calexico,
Stream Gauge ⚠️

238 cfs
Burnt Canyon Creek Above Div Dam Near Banning
Stream Gauge

2 cfs
Caruthers Creek Near Ivanpah
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Chino Cyn Creek Below Tramway Near Palm Springs
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Coachella Canal Above All-American Canal Diversion
Stream Gauge

635 cfs
Coachella Canal Near Niland,
Stream Gauge

613 cfs
Coachella Canal Near Desert Beach,
Stream Gauge

589 cfs
Colorado River Below Palo Verde Dam, Az-Ca
Stream Gauge ⚠️

7,290 cfs
Colorado River Below Imperial Dam, Az-Ca
Stream Gauge

267 cfs
Colorado River Below Laguna Dam, Az-Ca
Stream Gauge

456 cfs
Colorado River Blw Yuma Main Canal Ww At Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

391 cfs
Cushenbury Canyon Creek Near Lucerne Valley
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Deep Creek Near Palm Desert
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Deep Creek Near Hesperia
Stream Gauge ⚠️

12 cfs
Drain 8-B Near Winterhaven,
Stream Gauge

8 cfs
Falls Creek Near White Water
Stream Gauge

1 cfs
Lake Silverwood
Reservoir

92.1%
Mojave River Near Hodge
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Mojave River At Barstow
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Mojave River At Daggett
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Mojave River At Afton
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Mojave River At Lo Narrows Near Victorville
Stream Gauge ⚠️

9 cfs
Murray Cyn Creek Near Palm Springs
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
New River At International Boundary At Calexico
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
New River Near Westmorland
Stream Gauge

448 cfs
Palm Cyn Creek Near Palm Springs
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Palm Cyn Wash Near Cathedral City
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Palo Verde Canal Near Blythe,
Stream Gauge

1,530 cfs
Pipes Wash Near Yucca Valley
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Pontiac Canal Near Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

18 cfs
Pvid Creek Canal Spill Near Blythe,
Stream Gauge

23 cfs
Pvid D23 Spill Near Blythe,
Stream Gauge

10 cfs
Pvid F-Canal Spill Near Blythe,
Stream Gauge ⚠️

59 cfs
Reservation Main Canal Near Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

85 cfs
Reservation Main Drain No. 4 Near Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

66 cfs
Salt Creek Near Mecca
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Snow Creek Near White Water
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Tahquitz Creek Near Palm Springs
Stream Gauge

2 cfs
West Fork Mojave River Ab Mojave River Forks Res Near Hesperia
Stream Gauge

9 cfs
Whitewater River At Windy Point Main Channel
Stream Gauge

650 cfs
Whitewater River At Windy Point Overflow Channel
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Whitewater River At Rancho Mirage
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Whitewater River At Indio
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Whitewater River Near Mecca
Stream Gauge

61 cfs
Willow Ck At China Ranch,
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Yaqui Canal Near Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Ypsilanti Canal Near Winterhaven,
Stream Gauge

28 cfs
Yuma Main Canal Above Wasteway Near Winterhaven,
Stream Gauge

547 cfs
Yuma Main Canal At Siphon Drop P.P. Near Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

585 cfs
Yuma Main Canal Wasteway At Yuma, Az
Stream Gauge

7 cfs