Santa Clara Valley Water District

STATION 5067 - LOS GATOS CREEK BELOW LEXINGTON RESERVOIR

ALERT ID 1490


Location
Latitude: 37˚ 13' 08" N
Elevation: 385 ft.
Stage Conversion to NAVD88 Elevation: +365.2 to stage
Drainage Area: 40.0 square miles
Longitude: 121˚ 59' 07" W
Locaide: 25 27-49




Description
Station located approximately 1300 ft. upstream of Main Avenue on the right (east) bank. Concrete channel with steep sides and trapezoidal configuration. Low flow control is a self cleaning V-notch weir. High flow control are the concrete channel sides and bed downstream of the station. PZF at station is equal to 1.00 ft.
Period of Record
Period of record begins October 1, 1971 and continues to the present.
Station History
Date Note
09/30/1976 Fischer & Porter ADR installed.
--- Installed radio transmitter.
01/19/1995 ADR replaced with Acro data logger.
11/16/1998 5096N programmable transmitter installed.
04/08/2009 Acro replaced by Design Analysis H-510 data logger.
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