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Project Water Supply

Normal

16.54 in  

Maximum  -  1983

33.30 in  

Minimum   -  1989

5.90 in  

Twitchell Dam, California 1961-1990

 

      Temperature

Mean Annual

59.5 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  08/04/1969

109 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  04/11/1979

18 °F  

Twitchell Dam, California 1961-1994

 

Growing Season

365 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

350 ft  

      Cuyama River

Drainage area above Twitchell Dam

1,135 mi2  

Annual discharge.

 

   Maximum

acre-ft  

   Minimum

acre-ft  

   Average

acre-ft  

                              Streamflows:  Cuyama River below Twitchell Dam, California (USGS)

Project Water Quality

 

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