STREAM GAGING STATION INFORMATION
SAN GABRIEL RIVER
above Firestone Avenue
STATION NO. F262C-R
RECORDER: Continuous water stage.
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT: Float and tape recorder.
DRAINAGE AREA: 215.8 square miles.
LOCATION: 1,400 feet above Firestone Avenue, 2.0 miles east of Downey.
REGULATION: Partially regulated by Cogswell, San Gabriel, Morris, Santa Fe, Big Dalton, San Dimas, Puddingstone Diversion, Puddingstone, Live Oak, Thompson Creek, and Whittier Narrows Dams, several debris basin, MWD outlets, and several spreading grounds.
DIVERSION: None.
CHANNEL: Trapezoidal concrete channel with trapezoidal low flow.
CONTROL: Concrete stabilizer.
LENGTH OF RECORD: At Station F267-R, February 27, 1937 to September 30, 1967; at Station F262B-R, August 6, 1968 to September 30, 1990; at Station F262C-R, Octorber 1, 1990 to date.
REMARKS: No recording during 1967-1968 season due to channel construction.