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HYDROLOGY &
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RETENTION REPORT
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CITY OF LA QUINTA
HYDROLOGY
STORMWATER
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JUNE 28, 2000
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Project Location
Goals
Existing Conditions
Existing Land Use
Project Topography
Existing Hydrology
Proposed Conditions
Proposed Land Use
Proposed Topography
Proposed Drainage Facilities
Developed Hydrology
Appendix
Undeveloped Hydrology Calculations
Developed Hydrology Calculations
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tentative Tract No. 29858 is a 72 -acre parcel of agricultural land at the southwest
corner of 50thAvenue and Jefferson Street in the City of La Quinta. The project is
planned as a residential project and will require onsite retention of stormwaters
ipursuant to City drainage policy.
The proposed stormwater management plan intercepts the stormwater at
encatchment points throughout the project as well as in the ornamental lake
system and conveys the stormwaters to a 3 -acre retention basin at the southeast
corner of the project.
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to provide a conceptual -level Hydrologic and
Stormwater Retention Study to accompany the environmental documents
for the General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Specific Plan and
Tentative Tract Map for the project.
Protect Location
The project site is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of 5011,
Avenue and Jefferson Street in the City of La Quinta. The Citrus Course
bounds the project on the south, with another residential project adjacent
on the west. 5011, Avenue and Jefferson Street form the other boundaries of
the project. (See Vicinity Map)
Goals
The goals of this Hydrologic and Stormwater Retention Study and to
evaluate existing and proposed hydrology and drainage patterns of the
project site and to develop a stormwater retention concept for the
developed project that retains the project's stormwaters onsite.
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Vicinity Map
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Existing Land Use
TT 29858 is an agriculture parcel of approximately 72 acres that contains
one residential structure on the westerly portion of the land. (See Existing
Land Use)
Project Topog=rapphy
The topography for TT 29858 consists of a higher bench adjacent the
westerly boundary (elevation 49 approximately) that drops off sharply to
elevation 36 and then trends gently to elevation 32 at the southeast corner.
There are mounds (old potential home sites) and sumps within the project.
Existing Hydrology
The existing hydrology for TT 29858 consists of two main drainage areas:
1) The series of internal sump areas that collect and retain stormwaters
2) The northeast and easterly portions that, in substantial storm events,
would pass stormwaters through the project to Jefferson Street.
For the internal sump areas, approximately 51.4 acres retain stormwaters
onsite in various sumps. The remaining drainage area (approximately 25.5
acres) would drain slowly through the project exiting onto Jefferson Street.
(See Existing Hydrology)
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PROPOSED CONDITIONS
Proposed Land Use
TT 29858 proposes a residential project with a core of interconnected lakes
interspersed throughout the project. The lakes are ornamental in nature
and are not utilized for stormwater retention.
Proposed Topography
TT 29858 proposes to grade the project such that all of the ornamental
lakes will have one water surface elevation. The lakes will be connected to
each other under each of the roads with connector pipes and will have an
overflow catch basin on the most easterly end of the lakes. The entire site
will be graded extremely flat as a result. The private streets will have
mini -sumps for the encatchment points. (See Proposed Topography)
Proposed Draina a Facilities
TT 29858 proposes to collect the stormwaters in an underground storm
drain pipe and convey the stormwaters to the retention basin located at the
southwest corner of the project. Rainwater falling on the proposed lakes
will be conveyed to the retention basin by an overflow catch basin located
at the easterly end of the lake system and an underground storm drain
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RATIONAL METHOD HYDROLOGY COMPUTER PROGRAM BASED ON
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FILE NAME: TT29858U.DAT
TIME/DATE OF STUDY: 13:42 6/28/2000
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USER SPECIFIED HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC MODEL INFORMATION:
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USER SPECIFIED STORM EVENT(YEAR) = 100.00
SPECIFIED MINIMUM PIPE SIZE(INCH) = 18.00
SPECIFIED PERCENT OF GRADIENTS(DECIMAL) TO USE FOR FRICTION SLOPE = 0.95
2 -YEAR, 1 -HOUR PRECIPITATION(INCH) = 0.500
100 -YEAR, 1 -HOUR PRECIPITATION(INCH) = 1.600
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STORM EVENT = 100.00 1 -HOUR INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 1.6000
SLOPE OF INTENSITY DURATION CURVE = 0.5900
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ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
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DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 46.70
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.30
TC = 0.303*[( 355.00**3)/( 3.30)]**.2 = 8.091
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 5.218
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .8683
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.16
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 1.80 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.16
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 2.00 TO NODE 3.00 IS CODE = 52
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DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 35.70
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 710.00
CHANNEL SLOPE = 0.0155
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 8.16
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 2.96 (PER PLATE D-6.1)
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 4.00 TC(MIN.) = 12.09
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 2.00 TO NODE 3.00 IS CODE = 8
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100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 4.116
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .5331
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 9.40 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 20.63
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 11.20 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 28.78
TC(MIN) = 12.09
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 4.00 TO NODE 5.00 IS CODE = 21
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>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
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UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 37.90
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.30
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.60
TC = 0.533*[( 465.00**3)/( 3.60)]**.2 = 16.429
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.436
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .4932
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.47
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 5.00 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.47
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 6.00 TO NODE 7.00 IS CODE = 21
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>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
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TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 975.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 49.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.80
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 14.20
TC = 0.533*[( 975.00**3)/( 14.20)]**.2 = 19.469
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.108
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .4708
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.63
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 5.90 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.63
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 8.00 TO NODE 9.00 IS CODE = 21
>> >>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 120.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 37.40
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 35.40
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 2.00
TC = 0.533*[( 120.00**3)/( 2.00)]**.2 = 8.198
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 5.178
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .5817
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 2.11
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 0.70 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 2.11
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 10.00 TO NODE 11.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 160.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 36.10
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 35.50
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 0.60
TC = 0.533*[( 160.00**3)/( 0.60)]**.2 = 12.395
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 4.057
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .5299
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 2.15
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 1.00 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 2.15
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 12.00 TO NODE 13.00 IS CODE = 21
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 950.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 36.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 33.40
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 2.60
TC = 0.533*[( 950.00**3)/( 2.60)]**.2 = 26.918
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 2.567
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT .4278
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 3.73
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 3.40 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 3.73
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 14.00 TO NODE 15.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 100.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 36.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.60
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 1.40
TC = 0.533*[( 100.00**3)/( 1.40)]**.2 = 7.892
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 5.295
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .5863
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 1.55
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 0.50 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 1.55
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 16.00 TO NODE 17.00 IS CODE = 21
-------------------_-----------------------------------------------------_---
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 560.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 37.70
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.20
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.50
TC = 0.533*[( 560.00**3)/( 3.50)]**.2 = 18.471
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.206
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .4778
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 4.26
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 2.78 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 4.26
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 171.00 TO NODE 172.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 120.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 36.50
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 35.00
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 1.50
TC = 0,533*[( 120.00**3)/( 1.50)]**.2 = 8.683
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 5.005
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .5747
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 1.44
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 0.50 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) - 1.44
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 18.00 TO NODE 19.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 8.20
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 36.50
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.50
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 2.00
TC = 0.533*[( 8.20**3)/( 2.00)]**.2 = 1.639
COMPUTED TIME OF CONCENTRATION INCREASED TO 5 MIN.
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 6.932
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6389
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 36.31
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 8.20 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 36.31
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 19.00 TO NODE 20.00 IS CODE = 52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE NATURAL VALLEY CHANNEL FLOW<< <<<
>>>>>TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.50
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 26.60
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 470.00
CHANNEL SLOPE = 0.0168
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 36.31
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 4.58 (PER PLATE D-6.1)
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.71 TC(MIN.) = 6.71
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 19.00 TO NODE 20.00 IS CODE = 8
--------- ---------------_--------------_--------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW, «<
100 YEAR ^RAINFALL INTENSITY (INCH/HOUR)=!-5lg27
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6056
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 9.98 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 35.22
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 18.18 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 71.53
TC(MIN) = 6.71
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 21.00 TO NODE 22.00 IS CODE = 21
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
V >> >>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS: UNDEVELOPED WITH POOR COVER
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 600.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 35.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 32.20
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 2.80
TC = 0.533*[( 600.00**3)/( 2.80)]**.2 = 20.131
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.048
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .4664
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 3.13
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 2.20 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 3.13
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 23.00 TO NODE 24.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS COMMERCIAL
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 1100.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 39.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.70
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 4.30
TC = 0.303*[( 1100.00**3)/( 4.30)]**.2 = 15.126
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.607
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .8604
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 2.70
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 0.87 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 2.70
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 24.00 TO NODE 25.00 IS CODE = 52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE NATURAL VALLEY CHANNEL FLOW<<<<<
>>>>>TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<<<<<
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.70
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.00
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 475.00
CHANNEL SLOPE = 0.0015
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 2.70
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 0.70 (PER PLATE D-6.1)
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 11.24 TC(MIN.) = 26.37
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 24.00 TO NODE 25.00 IS CODE = 8
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 2.599
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .4306
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 7.63 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.54
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 8.50 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.24
TC(MIN) = 26.37
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 25.00 TO NODE 26.00 IS CODE = 52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE NATURAL VALLEY CHANNEL FLOW<< <<<
>>>>>TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 31.50
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 1350.00
CHANNEL SLOPE = 0.0019
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 11.24
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 1.11 (PER PLATE D-6.1)
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 20.31 TC(MIN.) = 46.67
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 25.00 TO NODE 26.00 IS CODE = 8
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 1.856
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .3562
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 17.00 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.24
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 25.50 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 22.47
TC(MIN) = 46.67
END OF STUDY SUMMARY:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 22.47 Tc(MIN.) = 46.67
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 25.50
END OF RATIONAL METHOD ANALYSIS
1
RATIONAL METHOD HYDROLOGY COMPUTER PROGRAM BASED ON
RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
(RCFC&WCD) 1978 HYDROLOGY MANUAL
(c) Copyright 1982-99 Advanced Engineering Software (aes)
Ver. 1.5A Release Date: 01/01/99 License ID 1269
Analysis prepared by:
MDS CONSULTING
17320--Redhill-Avenue-,- Suite _350—
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 251-8821
************************** DESCRIPTION OF STUDY **************************
* TENTATIVE TRACT NO. 29858
* DEVELOPED HYDROLOGY
* Q100 FREQUENCY
**************************************************************************
FILE NAME: TT29858D.DAT
TIME/DATE OF STUDY: 14:50 6/28/2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
USER SPECIFIED HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC MODEL INFORMATION:
-----------------------------------------------------__-----_----_-_._.._----__-----
USER SPECIFIED STORM EVENT(YEAR) = 100.00
SPECIFIED MINIMUM PIPE SIZE(INCH) = 18.00
SPECIFIED PERCENT OF GRADIENTS(DECIMAL) TO USE FOR FRICTION SLOPE = 0.95
2 -YEAR, 1 -HOUR PRECIPITATION(INCH) = 0.500
100 -YEAR, 1 -HOUR PRECIPITATION(INCH) = 1.600
COMPUTED RAINFALL INTENSITY DATA:
STORM EVENT = 100.00 1 -HOUR INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 1.6000
SLOPE OF INTENSITY DURATION CURVE = 0.5900
RCFC&WCD HYDROLOGY MANUAL "C" -VALUES USED
NOTE: COMPUTE CONFLUENCE VALUES ACCORDING TO RCFC&WCD HYDROLOGY MANUAL
AND IGNORE OTHER CONFLUENCE COMBINATIONS FOR DOWNSTREAM ANALYSES
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 1.00 TO NODE 2.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS COMMERCIAL
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 355.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 50.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 46.70
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.30
TC = 0.303*[( 355.00**3)/( 3.30)]**.2 = 8.091
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 5.218
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .8683
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.16
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 1.80 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 8.16
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 2.00 TO NODE 3.00 IS CODE = 52
>> >>>COMPUTE NATURAL VALLEY CHANNEL FLOW<< <<<
>>>>>TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 46.70
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.50
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 1320.00
CHANNEL .SLOPE = 0.0092
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 8.16
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 2.28 (PER PLATE D-6.1)
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 9.64 TC(MIN.) = 17.73
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 2.00 TO NODE 3.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.285
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .8583
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 2.10 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 5.92
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 3.90 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 14.08
TC(MIN) = 17.73
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 3.00 TO NODE 4.00 IS CODE = 3
>> >>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>>>>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<<<<<
----------
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 30.0 INCH PIPE IS 20.6 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 3.9
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.50
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.00
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 270.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 30.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 14.08
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.15 TC(MIN.) = 18.88
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 4.00 TO NODE 4.00 IS CODE = 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 1 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 18.88
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.17
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 3.90
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 14.08
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 31.00 TO NODE 4.00 IS CODE = 21
>> >>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED TINITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM===-='_____________-���--_-_____-__._
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
' INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 280.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION_ _ _ 38-00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.50
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.50
TC = 0.393*[( 280.00**3)/( 3.50)]**.2 = 8.983
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 4.906
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7353
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 5.63
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 1.56 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) 5.63
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 4.00 TO NODE 4.00 IS CODE = 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
>> >>>AND COMPUTE VARIOUS CONFLUENCED STREAM VALUES<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 2 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 8.98
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 4.91
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 1.56
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 5.63
** CONFLUENCE DATA
**
Tc
INTENSITY
STREAM
RUNOFF
Tc
INTENSITY
AREA
NUMBER
(CFS)
(MIN.)
(INCH/HOUR)
(ACRE)
1
14.08
18.88
3.165
3.90
2
5.63
8.98
4.906
1.56
*********************************WARNING**********************************
IN THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE CONFLUENCE VALUE USED IS BASED
ON THE RCFC&WCD FORMULA OF PLATE D-1 AS DEFAULT VALUE. THIS FORMULA
WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF PEAK FLOW.
**************************************************************************
RAINFALL INTENSITY AND TIME OF CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONFLUENCE FORMULA USED FOR 2 STREAMS.
** PEAK FLOW RATE TABLE **
STREAM
RUNOFF
Tc
INTENSITY
NUMBER
(CFS)
(MIN.)
(INCH/HOUR)
1
12.32
8.98
4.906
2
17.71
18.88
3.165
COMPUTED CONFLUENCE ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 17.71 Tc(MIN.) 18.88
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 5.46
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 4.00 TO NODE 5.00 IS CODE = 3
---------------__----_---------------------_-.._----------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 30.0 INCH PIPE IS 22.5 INCHES
- --- P-I-PEF-LOW VELOCITY --(-FEET-/SEC.-) -= 4 . 5
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 29.60
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 170.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 30.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 17.71
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.63 TC(MIN.) = 19.51
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 5.00 TO NODE 5.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 1 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 19.51
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.10
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 5.46
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 17.71
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 6.00 TO NODE 7.00 IS CODE = 21
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 650.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 38.50
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.50
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 4.00
TC = 0.393*[( 650.00**3)/( 4.00)]**.2 = 14.497
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.699
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7048
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.78
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 4.52 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.78
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 7.00 TO NODE 4.00 IS CODE = 3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 27.0 INCH PIPE IS 18.3 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 4.1
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 29.60
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 170.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 27.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 11.78
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.69 TC(MIN.) = 15.19
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 4.00 TO NODE 4.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
>> >>>AND COMPUTE VARIOUS CONFLUENCED STREAM VALUES<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 2 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 15.19
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.60
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 4.52
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 11.78
** CONFLUENCE DATA
**
STREAM
RUNOFF
Tc
INTENSITY
AREA
NUMBER
(CFS)
(MIN.)
(INCH/HOUR)
(ACRE)
1
17.71
19.51
3.104
5.46
2
11.78
15.19
3.599
4.52
IN THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE CONFLUENCE VALUE USED IS BASED
ON THE RCFC&WCD FORMULA OF PLATE D-1 AS DEFAULT VALUE. THIS FORMULA
WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF PEAK FLOW.
**************************************************************************
RAINFALL INTENSITY AND TIME OF CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONFLUENCE FORMULA USED FOR 2 STREAMS.
** PEAK FLOW RATE TABLE **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR)
1 25.57 15.19 3.599
2 27.87 19.51 3.104
COMPUTED CONFLUENCE ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 27.87 Tc(MIN.) = 19.51
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 9.98
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 4.00 TO NODE 8.00 IS CODE = 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<<<<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 30.0 INCH PIPE IS 20.9 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 7.6
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 29.60
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 28.20
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 200.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 30.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 27.87
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.44 TC(MIN.) = 19.95
****************************************************************************
FLOW --PROCESS FROM -NODE ---8-.00 TO -NODE- - -- -8 . 00--ISCODE--=-- 1-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 1 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 19.95
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.06
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 9.98
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 27.87
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 9.00 TO NODE 10.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 580.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 37.20
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.00
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.20
TC = 0.393*[( 580.00**3)/( 3.20)]**.2 = 14.157
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.751
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7064
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.39
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 4.30 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.39
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 10.00 TO NODE 11.00 IS CODE = 3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 24.0 INCH PIPE IS 19.1 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 4.3
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 28.70
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 460.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 24.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 11.39
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.80 TC(MIN.) = 15.96
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 11.00 TO NODE 11.00 IS CODE = 8
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.495 ^l^�
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6985
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 5.30 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 12.94
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) -9 � 60 TOTAL RUNOFF ( CFS-)= 24.33- --
TC(MIN)
TC(MIN) = 15.96
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 11.00 TO NODE 8.00 IS CODE = 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 39.0 INCH PIPE IS 29.1 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 3.7
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 28.70
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 28.20
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 450.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 39.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 24.33
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 2.05 TC(MIN.) = 18.01
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 8.00 TO NODE 8.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
>> >>>AND COMPUTE VARIOUS CONFLUENCED STREAM VALUES<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 2 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 18.01
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.25
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 9.60
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 24.33
** CONFLUENCE DATA
**
STREAM
RUNOFF
Tc
INTENSITY
AREA
NUMBER
(CFS)
(MIN.)
(INCH/HOUR)
(ACRE)
1
27.87
19.95
3.064
9.98
2
24.33
18.01
3.255
9.60
*********************************WARNING**********************************
IN THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE CONFLUENCE VALUE USED IS BASED
ON THE RCFC&WCD FORMULA OF PLATE D-1 AS DEFAULT VALUE. THIS FORMULA
WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF PEAK FLOW.
**************************************************************************
RAINFALL INTENSITY AND TIME OF CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONFLUENCE FORMULA USED FOR 2 STREAMS.
** PEAK FLOW RATE TABLE **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR)
1 49.49 18.01 3.255
2 50.78 19.95 3.064
COMPUTED CONFLUENCE ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 50.78 Tc(MIN.) = 19.95
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 19.58
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 8.00 TO NODE 13.00 IS CODE = 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<<<<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 39.0 INCH PIPE IS 29.2 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 7.6
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 28.20
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 26.90
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 270.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 39.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 50.78
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.59 TC(MIN.) = 20.54
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 13.00 TO NODE 13.00 IS CODE = 10
>> >>>MAIN -STREAM MEMORY COPIED ONTO MEMORY BANK # 1 <<<<<
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 15.00 TO NODE 16.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM --
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 455.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 37.50
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.40
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.10
TC = 0.393*[( 455.00**3)/( 3.10)]**.2 = 12.316
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 4.072
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7154
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 14.51
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 4.98 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 14.51
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FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 16.00 TO NODE 17.00 IS CODE = 3
------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 30.0 INCH PIPE IS 20.5 INCHES
[� PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 4.1
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.40
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 29.30
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 550.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 30.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW__'HRU_SUBAREA(-CFS) = 14.5-1 -
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 2.26 TC(MIN.) = 14.58
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 17.00 TO NODE 17.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
---------------
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.687
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7045
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 5.86 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 15.22
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 10.84 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 29.73
TC(MIN) = 14.58
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 17.00 TO NODE 17.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 1 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 14.58
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.69
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 10.84
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 29.73
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 19.00 TO NODE 20.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<< <<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 575.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 38.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 35.00
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.00
TC = 0.393*[( 575.00**3)/( 3.00)]**.2 = 14.267
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.734
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7059
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 10.44
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 3.96 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 10.44
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 20.00 TO NODE 17.00 IS CODE = 3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>>>>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 27.0 INCH PIPE IS 18.4 INCHES
PIPEFLOW- VELOC-IT-Y( FEET/ -SEC -) - =- 3-. 6- - -
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.10
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 29.30
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 440.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 27.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 10.44
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 2.03 TC(MIN.) = 16.30
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 17.00 TO NODE 17.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
>> >>>AND COMPUTE VARIOUS CONFLUENCED STREAM VALUES<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 2
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 2 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 16.30
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 3.45
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 3.96
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 10.44
** CONFLUENCE DATA **
STREAM
RUNOFF
Tc
INTENSITY
AREA
NUMBER
(CFS)
(MIN.)
(INCH/HOUR)
(ACRE)
1
29.73
14.58
3.687
10.84
2
10.44
16.30
3.452
3.96
IN THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE CONFLUENCE VALUE USED IS BASED
ON THE RCFC&WCD FORMULA OF PLATE D-1 AS DEFAULT VALUE. THIS FORMULA
WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF PEAK FLOW.
**************************************************************************
RAINFALL INTENSITY AND TIME OF CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONFLUENCE FORMULA USED FOR 2 STREAMS.
** PEAK FLOW RATE TABLE **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR)
1 39.06 14.58 3.687
2 38.27 16.30 3.452
COMPUTED CONFLUENCE ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 39.06 Tc(MIN.) = 14.58
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 14.80
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 17.00 TO NODE 21.00 IS CODE = 3
-------------------
>> >>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 42.0 INCH PIPE IS 31.0 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 5.1
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 29.30
-DOWNS-T-REAM--NODE-ELzEVAT-ION = 2-8 . 3-0- -
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 505.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 42.00 NUMBER OF PIPES 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 39.06
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.64 TC(MIN.) = 16.22
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 21.00 TO NODE 21.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.462
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6975
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 4.74 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.45
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 19.54 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 50.51
TC(MIN) = 16.22
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 21.00 TO NODE 23.00 IS CODE = 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<<<<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 45.0 INCH PIPE IS 34.7 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 5.5
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 28.30
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 27.70
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 290.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 45.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 50.51
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.88 TC(MIN.) = 17.09
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 23.00 TO NODE 23.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.356
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6940
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 5.37 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 12.51
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 24.91 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 63.02
TC(MIN) = 17.09
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 23.00 TO NODE 13.00 IS CODE = 3
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<<<<<
>>>>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 51.0 INCH PIPE IS 37.0 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 5.7
- --- -UPSTREAM NODE- ELEVATION = -----27- 7 -0 ---
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 26.90
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 420.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 51.00 NUMBER OF PIPES 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 63.02
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.23 TC(MIN.) = 18.32
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 13.00 TO NODE 13.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.222
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6894
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 2.37 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 5.26
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 27.28 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 68.28
TC(MIN) = 18.32
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 13.00 TO NODE 13.00 IS CODE = 11
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>CONFLUENCE MEMORY BANK # 1 WITH THE MAIN -STREAM MEMORY<< <<<
** MAIN STREAM CONFLUENCE DATA **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY AREA
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR) (ACRE)
1 68.28 18.32 3.222 27.28
** MEMORY BANK # 1 CONFLUENCE DATA **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY AREA
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR) (ACRE)
1 50.78 20.54 3.012 19.58
IN THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE CONFLUENCE VALUE USED IS BASED
ON THE RCFC&WCD FORMULA OF PLATE D-1 AS DEFAULT VALUE. THIS FORMULA
WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF PEAK FLOW.
**************************************************************************
** PEAK FLOW RATE TABLE **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR)
1 113.57 18.32 3.222
2 114.60 20.54 3.012
COMPUTED CONFLUENCE ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 113.57 TC(MIN.) = 18.32
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 46.86
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 13.00 TO NODE 25.00 IS CODE = 3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >a» >COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>>>>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 63.0 INCH PIPE IS 47.3 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 6.5
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 26.90
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 26.40
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 270.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 63.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 113.57
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.69 TC(MIN.) = 19.01
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 25.00 TO NODE 25.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 3.152 T^^
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6870
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 2.78 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 6.02
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 49.64 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 119.59
TC(MIN) = 19.01
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 25.00 TO NODE 27.00 IS CODE = 3
>> >>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 66.0 INCH PIPE IS 50.1 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 6.2
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 26.40
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 25.40
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 640.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 66.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 119.59
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.73 TC(MIN.) = 20.73
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 27.00 TO NODE 27.00 IS CODE = 8
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<<<<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 2.995 ----____
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6812
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 3.80 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 7.75
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 53.44 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 127.34
TC(MIN) = 20.73
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 27.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 3
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>>>>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 63.0 INCH PIPE IS 50.8 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 6.8
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 25.40
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 25.10
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 150.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 63.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 127.34
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.37 TC(MIN.) = 21.10
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 29.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE« <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 3
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 1 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 21.10
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 2.96
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 53.44
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 127.34
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 30.00 TO NODE 31.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<<<<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 420.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 38.50
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 35.00
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 3.50
TC = 0.393*[( 420.00**3)/( 3.50)]**.2 = 11.457
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 4.250
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7200
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 10.34
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 3.38 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 10.34
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 31.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>> >>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 18.0 INCH PIPE IS 11.6 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 8.6
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 31.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 25.10
- - - FLOWLENGTH (FEET) _ - 32-0.00--MANNING-S- N= --O 013 -
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 18.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 10.34
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 0.62 TC(MIN.) = 12.08
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 29.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 3
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 2 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 12.08
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 4.12
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 3.38
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 10.34
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 50.00 TO NODE 51.00 IS CODE = 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>RATIONAL METHOD INITIAL SUBAREA ANALYSIS<<<<<
ASSUMED INITIAL SUBAREA UNIFORM
DEVELOPMENT IS SINGLE FAMILY (1/4 ACRE)
TC = K*[(LENGTH**3)/(ELEVATION CHANGE)]**.2
INITIAL SUBAREA FLOW -LENGTH = 385.00
UPSTREAM ELEVATION = 36.00
DOWNSTREAM ELEVATION = 34.10
ELEVATION DIFFERENCE = 1.90
TC = 0.393*L( 385.00**3)/( 1.90)]**.2 = 12.288
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 4.078
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .7155
SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 5.78
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 1.98 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 5.78
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 51.00 TO NODE 52.00 IS CODE = 51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNEL FLOW<< <<<
>>>>>TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<<<<<
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.10
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.00
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 1050.00
CHANNEL SLOPE = 0.0001
CHANNEL BASE(FEET) = 50.00 "Z" FACTOR = 99.990
MANNING'S FACTOR = 0.005 MAXIMUM DEPTH(FEET) = 3.00
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 5.78
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 0.68 FLOW DEPTH(FEET) = 0.13
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 25.84 TC(MIN.) = 38.13
****************************************************************************
- - FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 52.00 TO NODE 52.00 IS -CODE -=---8
------_--------------------------------------------------... -------------------
>> >>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<<<<<
A-100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 2.091
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6411
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 8.29 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 11.11
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 10.27 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 16.89
TC(MIN) = 38.13
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 52.00 TO NODE 53.00 IS CODE = 51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNEL FLOW<< <<<
>>>>>TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 34.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 33.90
CHANNEL LENGTH THRU SUBAREA(FEET) = 900.00
CHANNEL SLOPE = 0.0001
CHANNEL BASE(FEET) = 50.00 "Z" FACTOR = 99.990
MANNING'S FACTOR = 0.005 MAXIMUM DEPTH(FEET) = 3.00
CHANNEL FLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 16.69
FLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC) = 0.99 FLOW DEPTH(FEET) = 0.23
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 15.23 TC(MIN.) = 53.36
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 53.00 TO NODE 53.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<< <<<
100- YEAR �RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 1.715
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6197
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) = 4.10 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 4.36
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 14.37 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 21.24
TC(MIN) = 53.36
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 53.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>COMPUTE PIPEFLOW TRAVELTIME THRU SUBAREA<< <<<
>>>>>USING COMPUTER -ESTIMATED PIPESIZE (NON -PRESSURE FLOW)<< <<<
DEPTH OF FLOW IN 27.0 INCH PIPE IS 18.6 INCHES
PIPEFLOW VELOCITY(FEET/SEC.) = 7.3
UPSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 30.00
DOWNSTREAM NODE ELEVATION = 25.10
FLOWLENGTH(FEET) = 660.00 MANNING'S N = 0.013
ESTIMATED PIPE DIAMETER(INCH) = 27.00 NUMBER OF PIPES = 1
PIPEFLOW THRU SUBAREA(CFS) = 21.24
TRAVEL TIME(MIN.) = 1.51 TC(MIN.) = 54.86
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 29.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 1
>> >>>DESIGNATE INDEPENDENT STREAM FOR CONFLUENCE<< <<<
>>>>>AND COMPUTE VARIOUS CONFLUENCED STREAM VALUES<<<<<
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREAMS = 3
CONFLUENCE VALUES USED FOR INDEPENDENT STREAM 3 ARE:
TIME OF CONCENTRATION(MIN.) = 54.86
RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HR) = 1.69
TOTAL STREAM AREA(ACRES) = 14.37
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) AT CONFLUENCE = 21.24
** CONFLUENCE DATA **
STREAM
RUNOFF
Tc
INTENSITY
AREA
NUMBER
(CFS)
(MIN.)
(INCH/HOUR)
(ACRE)
1
127.34
21.10
2.964
53.44
2
10.34
12.08
4.120
3.38
3
21.24
54.86
1.687
14.37
IN THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE CONFLUENCE VALUE USED IS BASED
ON THE RCFC&WCD FORMULA OF PLATE D-1 AS DEFAULT VALUE. THIS FORMULA
WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF PEAK FLOW.
**************************************************************************
RAINFALL INTENSITY AND TIME OF CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONFLUENCE FORMULA USED FOR 3 STREAMS.
** PEAK FLOW RATE TABLE **
STREAM RUNOFF Tc INTENSITY
NUMBER (CFS) (MIN.) (INCH/HOUR)
1 87.89 12.08 4.120
2 142.95 21.10 2.964
3 97.95 54.86 1.687
COMPUTED CONFLUENCE ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 142.95 Tc(MIN.) = 21.10
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 71.19
****************************************************************************
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 29.00 TO NODE 29.00 IS CODE = 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>ADDITION OF SUBAREA TO MAINLINE PEAK FLOW<<<<<
100 YEAR RAINFALL INTENSITY(INCH/HOUR) = 2.964
�- SOIL CLASSIFICATION IS "A"
SINGLE-FAMILY(1/4 ACRE LOT) RUNOFF COEFFICIENT = .6801
SUBAREA AREA(ACRES) - 3.17 SUBAREA RUNOFF(CFS) = 6.39
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 74.36 TOTAL RUNOFF(CFS) = 149.34
TC(MIN) = 21.10
END OF STUDY SUMMARY:
PEAK FLOW RATE(CFS) = 149.34 Tc(MIN.) = 21.10
TOTAL AREA(ACRES) = 74.36
END OF RATIONAL METHOD ANALYSIS
1
F L O O D R O U T I N G A N A L Y S I S
ACCORDING TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTORL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
(RCFC&WCD) 1978 HYDROLOGY MANUAL
(c) Copyright 1989-99 Advanced Engineering Software (aes)
Ver. 7.0 Release Date: 01/01/99 License ID 1269
Analysis prepared by:
MDS CONSULTING
17320 REDHILL AVE. STE. 350
IRVINE, CA 92714
PH 949 251-8821 FAX 949 251-0516
FILE NAME: 29858UH.DAT
TIME/DATE OF STUDY: 17:35 06/29/2000
FLOW PROCESS FROM NODE 1.00 TO NODE 2.00 IS CODE = 1
->> >>>SUBAREA RUNOFF (UNIT-HYDROGRAPH ANALYSIS)<< <<<
(UNIT-HYDROGRAPH ADDED TO STREAM ##1)
WATERCOURSE LENGTH = 3155.000 FEET
LENGTH FROM CONCENTRATION POINT TO CENTROID
1400.000 FEET
ELEVATION VARIATION ALONG WATERCOURSE =
24.900 FEET
BASIN FACTOR = 0.015
WATERSHED AREA = 74.400 ACRES
BASEFLOW = 0.000 CFS/SQUARE-MILE
WATERCOURSE "LAG" TIME = 0.088 HOURS
CAUTION: LAG TIME IS LESS THAN 0.50 HOURS.
THE 5 -MINUTE PERIOD UH MODEL (USED IN THIS
COMPUTER PROGRAM)
MAY BE TOO LARGE FOR PEAK FLOW ESTIMATES.
DESERT S -GRAPH SELECTED
UNIFORM MEAN SOIL-LOSS(INCH/HOUR) = 0.200
LOW SOIL -LOSS RATE PERCENT(DECIMAL) = 0.800
MINIMUM SOIL -LOSS RATE(INCH/HOUR) = 0.100
USER -ENTERED RAINFALL = 4.50 INCHES
RCFC&WCD 24 -Hour Storm (30 -Minute period) SELECTED
RCFC&WCD DEPTH -AREA ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(PLATE
E-5.8) = 0.9999
UNIT HYDROGRAPH TIME UNIT = 30.000 MINUTES
UNIT INTERVAL PERCENTAGE OF LAG -TIME = 568.184
UNIT HYDROGRAPH DETERMINATION
----------------------------------------------------------------_--------------
INTERVAL "S" GRAPH UNIT HYDROGRAPH
NUMBER
____ ___ MEAN -VALUES
-_----_-'F----------CFS)____-T
`44 1 74.251 111.349
2 99.628 38.056
3 99.851 0.335
4_
4 99.963 0.167
5 100.000 0.056
TOTAL STORM RAINFALL(INCHES) = 4.50
TOTAL SOIL-LOSS(INCHES) = 2.58
TOTAL EFFECTIVE RAINFALL(INCHES) = 1.92
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
EFFECTIVE
PERIOD
RAINFALL
SOIL -LOSS
RAINFALL
(NUMBER)
(INCHES)
..-----------------------------------------
(INCHES)
-------------------------
(INCHES)
------ -----_--1
-----------------------------------
1
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
2
0.0315
0.0252
0.0063
3
0.0270
0.0216
0.0054
4
0.0315
0.0252
0.0063
5
0.0360
0.0288
0.0072
6
0.0450
0.0360
0.0090
7
0.0450
0.0360
0.0090
r 8
0.0495
0.0396
0.0099
I^ 9
0.0585
0.0468
0.0117
10
0.0675
0.0540
0.0135
11
0.0585
0.0468
0.0117
12
0.0720
0.0576
0.0144
13
0.0810
0.0648
0.0162
14
0.0900
0.0720
0.0180
15
0.0945
0.0756
0.0189
16
0.1125
0.0900
0.0225
CI 17
0.1350
0.1080
0.0270
18
0.1485
0.1132
0.0353
19
0.1755
0.1100
0.0655
20
0.1935
0.1069
0.0866
21
0.1350
0.1038
0.0312
22
0.1800
0.1008
0.0792
23
0.1710
0.0979
0.0731
24
0.1575
0.0950
0.0625
25
0.2295
0.0922
0.1373
26
0.2565
0.0894
0.1670
27
0.3060
0.0868
0.2192
28
0.2070
0.0841
0.1228
29
0.2385
0.0816
0.1569
30
0.2295
0.0791
0.1504
31
0.2115
0.0767
0.1348
32
0.1710
0.0744
0.0966
33
0.0360
0.0288
0.0072
34
0.0270
0.0216
0.0054
35
0.0450
0.0360
0.0090
36
0.0405
0.0324
0.0081
37
0.0360
0.0288
0.0072
38
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
j 39
0.0315
0.0252
0.0063
f1 40
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
41
0.0270
0.0216
0.0054
42
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
43
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
44
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
45
0.0225
0.0180
0.0045
46
0.0180
0.0144
0.0036
47
0.0180
0.0144
0.0036
48
0.0180
0.0144
0.0036
TOTAL STORM RAINFALL(INCHES) = 4.50
TOTAL SOIL-LOSS(INCHES) = 2.58
TOTAL EFFECTIVE RAINFALL(INCHES) = 1.92
TOTAL SOIL -LOSS VOLUME(ACRE-FEET) = 16.0166
TOTAL STORM RUNOFF VOLUME(ACRE-FEET) = 11.8735
2 4- H O U R S T 0 R M
R U N O F F H Y D R 0 G R A P H
_ ^---v---HYDROGRAPH
IN FIVE-MINUTE UNIT INTERVALS(CFS)
(Note: Time indicated
is at END of Each Unit Intervals)
TIME(HRS)
VOLUME(AF)
Q(CFS)
-------------
0. 10.020.0 30.0 40.0
-_-'-_--__-- ____ _______-
0.083
0.0035
0.50
Q
0.167
0.0069
0.50
Q
0.250
0.0104
0.50
Q
0.333
0.0138
0.50
Q
0.417
0.0173
0.50
Q
0.500
0.0207
0.50
Q
0.583
0.0267
0.87
Q
0.667
0.0327
0.87
Q
0.750
0.0387
0.87
Q
0.833
0.0447
0.87
Q
0.917
0.0508
0.87
Q
1.000
0.0568
0.87
Q
1.083
0.0626
0.84
Q
1.167
0.0684
0.84
Q
1.250
0.0742
0.84
Q
( 1.333
0.0800
0.84
Q
1.417
0.0858
0.84
Q ,
1.500
0.0916
0.84
Q
1.583
0.0978
0.91
Q
1.667
0.1041
0.91
Q i
1.750
0.1104
0.91
Q
1.833
0.1166
0.91
Q
1.917
0.1229
0.91
Q
2.000
0.1292
0.91
Q
2.063
0.1364
1.04
VQ ,
2.167
0.1436
1.04
VQ
2.250
0.1507
1.04
VQ
2.333
0.1579
1.04
VQ
2.417
0.1651
1.04
VQ
2.500
0.1723
1.04
VQ
2.583
0.1811
1.28
VQ =
2.667
0.1899
1.28
VQ ,
2.750
0.1988
1.28
VQ
2.833
0.2076
1.28
VQ
2.917
0.2164
1.28
VQ
3.000
0.2252
1.28
VQ ,
3.083
0.2345
1.35
VQ ,
3.167
0.2438
1.35
VQ
I 3.250
0.2530
1.35
VQ
3.333
0.2623
1.35
VQ
3.417
0.2716
1.35
VQ
3.500
0.2809
1.35
VQ
L_ 3.583
0.2909
1.45
VQ
3.667
0.3009
1.45
Q
3.750
0.3108
1.45
Q
3.833
L
0.3208
1.45
`
Q
3.917
0.3308
1.45
Q
4.000
0.3408
1.45
Q ,
L. 4.083
0.3524
1.68
Q
0.3640
1.68
Q
0.3756
1.68
Q
0.3872
1.68
Q
0.3988
1.68
Q
0.4104
1.68
Q
0.4238
1.95
.Q
0.4373
1.95
Q
0.4507
1.95
Q
0.4642
1.95
Q
0.4777
1.95
Q
0.4911
1.95
Q
0.5037
1.82
Q
0.5162
1.82
.Q
0.5288
1.82
Q
0.5413
1.82
.Q
0.5539
1.82
Q
0.5664
1.82
Q
0.5806
2.06
VQ
0.5947
2.06
Q
0.6089
2.06
Q
0.6230
2.06
Q
0.6372
2.06
Q
0.6513
2.06
Q
0.6676
2.36
Q
0.6838
2.36
Q
0.7001
2.36
Q
0.7163
2.36
Q
0.7326
2.36
Q
0.7488
2.36
Q
0.7669
2.63
Q
0.7850
2.63
Q
0.8031
2.63
Q
0.8212
2.63
Q
0.8393
2.63
Q
0.8574
2.63
Q
0.8767
2.80
Q
0.8959
2.80
QV
0.9152
2.80
QV
0.9345
2.80
QV
0.9537
2.80
QV
0.9730
2.80
QV
0.9953
3.23
Q
1.0175
3.23
Q
1.0398
3.23
Q
1.0621
3.23
Q
1.0843
3.23
Q
1.1066
3.23
Q
1.1333
3.87
Q
1.1600
3.87
Q
1.1866
3.87
Q
1.2133
3.87
QV
1.2400
3.87
QV
1.2666
3.87
QV
1.3009
4.97
Q
1.3351
4.97
Q
1.3693
4.97
Q
1.4035
4.97
Q
1.4377
4.97
Q
1.4720
4.97
Q
1.5315
8.65
V
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1.5911
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V
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8.65
V
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1.7102
8.65
V
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1.7697
8.65
V
Q .
1.8293
8.65
V Q .
1.9129
12.15
V Q
1.9966
12,15
V Q
2.0803
12.15
V Q
2.1640
12,15
V Q
2.2477
12,15
V Q
2.3314
12,15
V Q
2.3781
6.79
Q V .
2.4249
6.79
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2.4717
6.79
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6.79
Q V .
2.5653
6.79
Q V .
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2 .6813
10.04
VQ
2.7504
10.04
VQ
2.8196
10.04
VQ
„
2.8887
10.04
VQ
,
2.9579
10.04
VQ
3.0271
10.04
Q
3.1041
11.18
VQ
3.1811
11.18
VQ
,
3.2581
11.18
VQ
3.3351
11.18
Q
,
3.4121
11.18
Q
,
3.4891
11.18
Q
,
3.5564
9.78
Q.V
3.6237
9.78
Q. V
3.6911
9.78
Q. V
,
3.7584
9.78
Q. V
3.8257
9.78
Q. V
3.8930
9.78
Q. V
,
4.0150
17.70
V
Q
4.1369
17.70
V
Q
4.2588
17.70
V
Q
,
4.3807
17.70
V
Q
4.5027
17.70
V Q
4.6246
17.70
V Q
4.7889
23.86
V
Q
4.9533
23.86
V
Q
5.1176
23.86
V
Q
5.2819
23.86
V
Q
5.4463
23.86
V
Q
5.6106
23.86
V
Q
5.8229
30.83
V.
Q
6.0352
30.83
V
Q
6.2475
30.83
V
Q
6.4598
30.83
V
Q
6.6721
30.83
V
Q
6.8844
30.83 _
V
Q
7.0366
22.10
QV
7.1888
22.10
Q V
7.3410
22.10
Q V
7.4933
22.10
Q V
7.6455
22.10
Q V
7.7977
22.10
Q V
7.9509
22.25
Q V
8.1042
22.25
Q V
8.2574
22.25
Q V
8.4107
22.25
Q
V .
8.5639
22.25
Q
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8.7172
22.25
Q
V.
8.8742
22.80
Q
V.
9.0312
22.80
Q
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9.1883
22.80
Q
V
14.833
9.3453
22.80
Q
V ,
14.917
9,5023
22.80
Q
V
15.000
9.6593
22.80
Q
V
15.083
9.8027
20.81
Q
V
15.167
9,9460
20.81
Q
V
15.250
10.0893
20.81
Q
V
15.333
10.2327
20.81
Q
V
15.417
10,3760
20.81
Q
v
15.500
10.5193
20.81
Q
V
15.583
10,6293
15.97
Q
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15.667
10.7393
15.97
Q
V
15.750
10.8492
15.97
Q
V
15.833
10.9592
15.97
Q
V
15.917
11.0692
15.97
Q
V
16.000
11.1792
15.97
Q
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16.083
11.2105
4.56
Q
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16.167
11.2419
4.56
Q
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4.56
Q
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16.333
11.3047
4.56
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11.3361
4.56
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0.94
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11.4232
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11.4317
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11.5818
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19.000
11.5872
0.78
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19.083
11.5932
0.88
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19.167
11.5993
0.88
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19.250
11.6053
0.88
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19.333
11.6114
0.88
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19.417
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11.6234
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19.583
11.6286
0.74
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19.667
11.6337
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19.750
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0.74
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19.833
11.6439
0.74
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11.6491
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20.000
11.6542
0.74
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20.083
11.6595
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11.6702
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20.417
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11.6862
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21.000
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21.083
11.7202
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21.333
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21.417
11.7388
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21.500
11.7434
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21.667
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21.750
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21.833
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22.583
11.8032
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22.667
11.8071
0.57
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22.750
11.8111
0.57
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22.833
11.8150
0.57
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22.917
11.8190
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23.000
11.8230
0.57
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23.083
11.8267
0.54
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23.166
11.8304
0.54
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23.250
11.8341
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT
CULTURAL RESOURCE RESEARCH DESIGN FOR TESTING
AND EVALUATION OF EIGHT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN
THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
July 6, 2000
Prepared for:
RJT Homes
P.O. Box 810
La Quinta, CA 92253
Prepared by:
Antonina Delu, Steven W. Conkling, and Philippe A. Lapin MA, RPA
LSA Associates, Inc.
1 Park Plaza, Suite 500
Irvine, California 92614
(949) 553-0666
LSA Project #RJT030
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ABSTRACT..................................................................... v
INTRODUCTION................................................................ 1
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SIGNIFICANCE ...................................... I
SETTING....................................................................... 3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................ . . . 4
POTABLE WATER ........................................................ 6
CURRENT LAND USE ..................................................... 6
EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESOURCES ........................ . ............ 6
PREVIOUS SURVEYS ..................................................... 7
SITE DESCRIPTIONS...................................................... 7
CULTURAL CONTEXT.......................................................... 11
ETHNOGRAPHY.......................................... . .............. 13
HISTORY............................................................... 14
THEORETICAL APPROACH ..................................................... 16
RESEARCH DOMAINS AND REGIONAL RESEARCH ISSUES ........... .. , , .. 16
METHODS FOR PREHISTORIC SITES AND COMPONENTS .......................... 19
GENERAL METHODS .................................................... 20
CA-RIV-6352............................................................ 21
CA-RIV-6353............................................................ 22
CA-RIV-6354............................................................ 22
CA-RIV-6355............................................................ 22
CA-RIV-6356............................................................ 22
CA-RIV-6357............................................................ 23
LSA-RJT030-S1.......................................................... 23
LABORATORY PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS ... . .......................... 23
REPORTING RESULTS ................................................... 24
KEYPERSONNEL.............................................................. 24
NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION ............................................ 24
SUMMARY.................................................................... 25
REFERENCES.................................................................. 26
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LIST OF FIGURES
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1 - Project Location and Vicinity ................................................. 2
2 - Archaeology Site Map ...................................................... 8
3 - Generalized Cultural Chronology and Southern California ......................... 12
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LIST OF TABLES
PAGE
A - Fieldwork Program for RJT Homes, La Quints ..................................... 20
B - Work Plan for RJT Homes La Quinta Fieldwork .................................... 25
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ABSTRACT
RJT Homes is proposing to develop approximately 80 acres within the northern half of the northeast
quarter of Section 5, T6S ME, on the USGS La Quinta 7.5' quadrangle. The subject property is
located on the southwestern corner of Jefferson Street and Avenue 50, in the City of La Quinta, in the
County of Riverside, California. This document presents the Research Design/Test Plan developed to
address known and newly discovered archaeological sites within the parcel. Seven prehistoric sites,
CA-RIV-6352, CA-RIV-6353, CA-RIV-6354, CA-RIV-6355, CA-RIV-6356, CA-RIV-6357, and a
newly discovered site with the temporary designation of LSA-RJT030-S 1, may be affected by the
proposed development.
The primary objectives of the site test program are 1) to evaluate the sites' significance/importance
under both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of La Quinta's Historic
Preservation Ordinance; 2) to determine the sites' contents (features, artifacts, ecofacts) for the
purpose of modifying the test hypotheses for further investigation if the sites are determined to be
significant; and 3) to delineate the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the sites for purposes of
project planning.
CA-RIV-6352 contains prehistoric components. The site is located within a disturbed zone,
overgrown with brush, and has been graded for citriculture. It was first recorded in 1999 by CRM
TECH, as a 25m by 25m ceramic scatter consisting of three pottery fragments. The recent LSA
survey relocated this site and identified a total of five ceramic fragments on the surface.
CA-RIV-6353 is approximately 90m east/west by 70m north/south area. The site is located on what
appears to be the remains of ancient Lake Cahuilla lake margin sediments, as evidenced by the
widespread presence of lacustrine sediments and both freshwater mussel (Anadonta sp.) and
freshwater snail (Physa succinea). The shape of the remaining deposit is an arbitrary result of
grading and erosion. The surface artifacts include more than 50 ceramic fragments, one chert flake,
more than seven pieces of fired clay, approximately 50 pieces of freshwater mussel, approximately
30 pieces of freshwater snail, and a 9m by 3m area containing a high density of bone and charcoal.
The bone appears to be both large and small fish (some burned), cottontail, rodent, and bird. There is
an absence of large mammal bone.
CA-RIV-6354 was originally recorded by CRM TECH in 1999 as a small site located within a
disturbed wash area. The site was described as four pottery fragments, one chert pressure flake, and
one quartz flake in a 25m north/south by 13m east/west area. The recent LSA survey relocated this
site. Four ceramic fragments were found; however, no lithics were relocated.
CA-RIV-6355 is a moderate size site (93m cast/west by 23m north/south) located within a disturbed
wash area. The majority of the site had been destroyed by recent weed abatement discing. One
ceramic fragment and one piece of fire affected rock were found in what was the original site area.
CA-RIV-6356 was originally recorded as "Orchard 4" by Drover in 1986, and was revisited by CRM
TECH and designated as CA-RIV-6356. CA-RIV-6356 is approximately 24m north/south by 16m
east/west. It is located on top and on the southeastern slope of a small dune surrounded by mesquite.
CRM TECH suggests that CA-RIV-6356 qualifies as a historical resource due to the ability of the site
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to answer research questions about prehistoric waddle and daub construction techniques. The
extremely dense artifactual assemblage consists of more than 50 pieces of pottery (baked and
burned), approximately 1,000 pieces of burned clay, an abundance of visible charcoal, and six pieces
of fire affected rock. Bone located within the site boundaries is from cottontail (unburned and
burned), woodrat, kangaroo rat, and lizard. Shell consisted of approximately 30 pieces of freshwater
mussel and ten pieces of freshwater snail. There appears to be an historic constituent to the site,
which includes several brown bottle fragments with opalized patination and a quantity of saw cut
mesquite.
CA-RIV-6357 was originally recorded as "Orchard 3" by Drover in 1986. In 1999, CRM TECH
revisited "Orchard 3," and recorded it as CA-RIV-6357. The site encompasses the entire top of an
artificially created small knoll. Disturbance, both on and surrounding the knoll, is heavy, as the area
surrounding the landform has been graded and is eroding. The site is approximately 60m north/south
by 40m east/west. Artifacts consist of 11 ceramic sherds, six pieces of burned clay, one tertiary
basalt flake (1-2cm in size), six pieces of fire affected rock, and cottontail bone.
LSA-RJT030-SI is a small (10m north/south by 2m east/west) site located on an extremely disturbed
knoll. The site consists of five pieces of fired clay. Grading for the surrounding citriculture and
dumping of imported soil, asphalt, and gravel have disturbed the site.
It is expected that basic tasks will be completed within three months of the project start date
(excluding time for SHPO review); however, should material be available for special analyses, such
as radiocarbon dating, faunal analysis, obsidian analysis, and protein residue studies, additional time
may be required. The technical report will include, for each site, a discussion of prehistoric site
components, research results, and site boundaries. It will also provide a recommendation of site
significance as outlined by CEQA and the City of La Quinta's Historic Preservation Ordinance.
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INTRODUCTION
The following Research Design/Test Plan has been prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) for sites
CA-RIV-6352, CA-RIV-6353, CA-RIV-6354, CA-RIV-6355, CA -RN -6356, CA-RIV-6357, and a
newly discovered site with the temporary designation of LSA-RJT030-S 1, which may be affected by
the proposed construction of a residential subdivision in the City of La Quinta. This document
follows the general guidelines of the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP), which state that a
research design is necessary for an archaeological excavation (State Office of Historic Preservation
1991). The scope of a research design is variable, however, depending on a number of factors; the
guidelines caution that "the goals of a study should be realistic given the state of existing knowledge
about the resources and the data expected from the study" (State Office of Historic Preservation
1991:8). This research design incorporates several core elements that are recommended by the
guidelines.
This research design was prepared at the request of the City of La Quinta. The area of potential
effects (APE) for this report consists of a 72 acre project area contained within the northern half of
the northeast quarter of Section 5, T6S R7E, on the USGS La Quinta 7.5' quadrangle (Figure 1). The
subject property is located on the southwestern corner of Jefferson Street and Avenue 50, in the City
of La Quinta, in the County of Riverside.
The primary objectives of the site test program are 1) to evaluate the sites' significance/importance
under both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of La Quinta's Historic
Preservation Ordinance; 2) to determine the sites' contents (features, artifacts, ecofacts) for the
purpose of modifying the test hypotheses for further investigation if the sites are determined to be
significant; and 3) to delineate the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the sites for purposes of
project planning.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SIGNIFICANCE
Under CEQA, Section 15064.5 (as revised, 1998), an historical resource is considered significant if it
meets the criteria for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources (Pub. Res. Code
SS5024.1, Title 14 CCR, Section 4852). Historical resources include:
(1) A resource listed in, or determined to be eligible by the State Historical Resources
Commission for listing in, the California Register of Historic Resources;
(2) A resource included in a local register of historic resources;
(3) Any object, building, structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript that a lead
agency determines to be historically significant or significant in the architectural,
engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military,
or cultural annals of California may be considered to be an historical resource,
provided the lead agency's determination is supported by substantial evidence in
light of the whole record.
Eligibility for listing on the California Register of Historic Resources includes the following criteria:
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A. Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad
patterns of California's history and cultural heritage;
B. Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past;
C. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of
construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses
high artistic values; or
D. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
A local register is a list of properties officially designated or recognized by a local government as
being historically significant pursuant to a local ordinance or resolution [Pub. Res. Code
SS5020.1(k)]. As the official local register, The Historic Preservation Ordinance of the City of La
Quinta (under Title 7, La Quinta Municipal Code) allows for the establishment of an historic
resources inventory. The historic resource inventory may include an historic resource based one or
more of the following criteria:
A. It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the city's cultural, social, economic,
political, aesthetic, engineering or architectural history; or
B. It is identified with persons or events significant in local, state or national history; or
C. It embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of
construction, is a valuable example of the use of the indigenous materials or
craftsmanship or is representative of a notable work of an acclaimed builder,
designer or architect; or
D. It is an archaeological, paleontological, botanical, geological, topographical,
ecological or geographical site which has the potential for yielding information of
scientific value; or
E. It is a geographically definable area possessing a concentration of sites, buildings,
structures, improvements or objects linked historically through location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and/or association, in which the collective
value of the improvements may be greater than the value of each individual
improvement. (LQMC SS7.06.020)
The seven archaeological sites within the project area are, therefore, evaluated under these statutory
and regulatory guidelines for both the Historic Resource Inventory of the City of La Quinta and for
the California Register.
SETTING
The project is located in the western portion of the Coachella Valley, with the foothills of the Santa
Rosa Mountains situated 1.6 km to the southwest. Within this region, average temperatures range
from a low of 38°F in January to a high of 106°F in July; the average annual temperature is 73'. The
area has an average annual rainfall of three inches (Beck and Haase 1985:3-5), with the majority of
precipitation occurring from January through April. Relative humidity averages about 38 percent.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The APE encompasses approximately 72 acres and includes the entire area anticipated to be directly
affected by the proposed residential development project. The project area has been disturbed by
prior use of the property as a citrus grove and by the construction of structures associated with
irrigation, as well as by the presence of several houses and their associated structures and objects. As
the result of construction grading disturbances associated with the planting of the abandoned citrus
grove, modern day elevations vary from 25 feet to approximately 50 feet above sea level. In
prehistory, elevations on the project area would have ranged from 30 to 40 feet above sea level. The
project location lies on the lake margin of ancient Lake Cahuilla, whose northern shore would have
reached the modern 42 foot elevation contour line. Archaeological sites within the project area are
most likely associated with the last high stand of ancient Lake Cahuilla, in approximately A.D. 1650.
Geology
The project area is located in the northwestern portion of the Colorado Desert province in the
Coachella Valley. The Colorado Desert province is bounded on the north by the southern edge of the
eastern Transverse Ranges, and by the Mojave Desert Province, which includes the Chocolate
Mountains. On the east is the Colorado River, and on the southwest are the Peninsular Ranges
(Norris and Webb, 1976).
A major feature in the Colorado Desert province is the Salton Trough, a large 180 mile (290 km)
structural depression that extends from the area around Palm Springs to the head of the Gulf of
California. Movement along the San Andreas Fault from the Miocene to the present created the
Salton Trough. During the Pleistocene and Holocene, the Salton Trough was filled with over 4,000
feet of sediment (Proctor, 1968). The term Salton Trough refers to the entire basin from San
Gorgonio Pass to the Gulf of California; the term Salton Basin refers to the region that drains directly
into the Salton Sea.
The majority of the Colorado Desert lies at low elevations. The Colorado River Valley at the
Riverside -San Bernardino County Line is at an elevation of 350 feet (107 m) above sea level; the
elevation at Winterhaven in the southeast corner of the province is 130 feet (40 m) above sea level.
The lowest elevation is the Salton Basin, which is divided into the Imperial Valley in the south and
the Coachella Valley in the north. The Salton Sea is located in the central portion of the Basin, and
has a surface elevation of -235 feet ( -72 m) below sea level.
Lake Cahuilla is the name given to the freshwater lake that occupied the basin in the past. Evidence
for this lake includes fossil gastropods, pelecypods, the remains of fish and other vertebrates, and
travertine (tufa) deposits, which indicate high stands around the margin of the basin. Travertine
deposits were secreted by algae growing below the waterline along the edge of Lake Cahuilla.
Although the entire history of the lake is not known, it is likely that Lake Cahuilla filled on several
occasions when the Colorado River was diverted from its present course to Gulf of California and ran
northward into the Salton Basin (Norris and Webb, 1976, Waters, 1983). Between fillings of the
lake, evaporation lowered the level of the lake, leaving a brine or a salty crust on the basin floor.
Dates on tufa at Travertine Point (Turner and Reynolds, 1977) indicate an early filling of the lake at
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9,000 years. In the late Holocene, the lake filled and evaporated at intervals. In the last 2,000 years,
the lake filled around B.C. 100, A.D. 1000, and A.D. 1300. The latter lake had largely evaporated
before Spanish exploration reached the lower Colorado in 1540 (Norris and Webb, 1976, Wilke,
1978). The formation of the Salton Sea in 1905 was the result of an agricultural accident.
The sediments exposed on the APE can be described stratigraphically from the lowest and presumed
oldest. These are massive greenish -gray Pleistocene silts and clays, exposed at low elevations on the
parcel and deposited by a series of Pleistocene and early Holocene lakes with shore lines up to 47 feet
(Wilke, 1978). These are overlain by Late Holocene lacustrine (lake) deposits that are micaceous,
bedded, silty sands. As the sedimentary strata approach the 42 foot elevation, they reach the age of
the last major stand of Lake Cahuilla between A.D. 1350 - 1550 (Wilke, 1978).
Artificial topography was created on the APE prior to 1958 when higher and lower levels of citrus
groves were developed with internal drainage that ran to a central sump. Since that time, aeolian
sand has covered certain hills and leeward slopes, and silts have ponded on the parcel.
Biology
Endemic plant species, some of which were utilized by the Native Americans, are present in the
project vicinity and may have been present within the project area prior to cultivation.
Prehistorically, vegetation species present in the project area probably were types associated with the
lake deposits of Lake Cahuilla, such as saltbush (Atriplex sp.) and creosote (Larrea tridentata).
Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) also existed in the area. Prehistorically, mesquite was used
extensively for food and shelter (Schroth 1988). The majority of the project area is disturbed with
several exotic plant species such as tamarisk (Tamarix sp.) and date palm (Phoenix sp.), both found
within abandoned citrus groves.
Bean (1978:576) places the project area in the Lower Sonoran environmental zone, located between
altitudes of -200 to 3,500 ft. According to Holland (1986), vegetation occurring along the alluvial
fans found to the southwest of the project area falls basically within two biological communities, -
Desert Dry Wash Woodland and Sonoran Creosote Bush Scrub. These two communities often inter-
grade in many areas, and the boundary between them is indistinct.
Desert Dry Wash Woodland is a riparian association, dominated by trees of the family Fabaceae,
typically found along washes in the Colorado Desert. Desert Dry Wash Woodland species found in
washes along the base of the hills to the east include smoketree (Psorothamnus spinosus), palo verde
(Cercidium floridum), desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), catclaw acacia (Acacia greggii), and cheese -
bush (Hymenoclea salsola). Sonoran Creosote Bush Scrub is the typical creosote bush scrub of the
Colorado Desert and is typically found on well -drained soils of fans, slopes, and valleys. Sonoran
Creosote Bush Scrub species found on the slopes east of the project area include creosote bush
(Larrea tridentata), ragweed (Ambrosia dumosa), brittlebush (Encelia farinosa), indigo bush
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(Psorothamnus emoryi), chuparosa (Justicia californica), and several species of cactus (Opuntia
spp.).,
Numerous fauna can be found within the project area. Reptile species include desert horned lizard,
zebra -tailed lizard, desert iguana, western whiptail, chuckwalla, and sidewinder. Mammal species
include Merriam's kangaroo rat, long-tailed pocket mouse, desert pocket mouse, antelope ground
squirrel, Audubon cottontail, black -tailed jackrabbit, and coyote, with peninsular bighorn sheep
observed in the Santa Rosa Mountains. Birds include Gambel's quail, mourning dove, greater
roadrunner, lesser nighthawk, Anna's hummingbird, verdin, black -tailed gnatcatcher, cactus wren,
Bewick's wren, phainopepla, and house finch. Many of these plants and animals were utilized by
prehistoric occupants for food, basketry, or clothing.
POTABLE WATER
Potable water would have been seasonally present in the Whitewater River, approximately 2.6 km to
the north of the project area. In addition, Bear Creek, 5 km south of the project area may have once
been available at the foothills where man-made Lake Cahuilla is located today. Ancient Lake
Cahuilla is known to have been a fresh water lake.
CURRENT LAND USE
The majority of the area within the parcel boundary has been disturbed by agricultural activities. The
nearly rectangular area that constitutes the tentative tract section of the study area was occupied by a
citrus orchard for approximately 25 years. Since then, the area has been abandoned. Several small
areas associated with higher elevation points were left intact (that is, not graded for agriculture). The
foundations of several houses still remain within the project area.
EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESOURCES
Literature information and site records for recorded cultural resources within a one-quarter mile
radius of the project area were obtained from the Eastern Information Center, Department of
Anthropology, University of California, Riverside. The record search results indicate that 100
percent of the project area has been previously surveyed for cultural resources and that six prehistoric
archaeological sites were identified and recorded within the project boundaries.
Scientific names according to The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, edited by
James C. Hickman (1996).
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PREVIOUS SURVEYS
Two previous surveys have been conducted that encompassed the entire APE. Surveys were
completed by Drover (1986) and by CRM TECH (1999).
The APE was resurveyed by Antonina Delu, LSA Archaeologist, and Robert Reynolds, LSA
Paleontologist, on June 19, 2000. The survey was conducted by walking a series of parallel transects
across the project area. These transects were separated by approximately 10 to 15 meters, and
continued until the APE was completely surveyed. Throughout the reconnaissance, any cultural
resources that were encountered were documented with lists of artifacts in the assemblage and
horizontal extent of the resource, mapped, and photographed. Subsequently, this information, along
with the precise locations of the sites, was submitted to the Eastern Information Center, Department
of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside, for assignment of an official State of California
trinomial or Primary Number.
Accuracy of a field survey is dependent on ground visibility. During a survey, ground visibility can
vary from 0 to 100 percent, depending upon the amount of development and/or vegetation in the
project area. For this survey, ground visibility ranged from 20 to 100 percent because of the presence
of overgrown and abandoned agricultural groves, as well as areas of dense surface vegetation, both of
which limit ground visibility. On average, 95 percent of the surface of the APE is disturbed.
One new site, given the temporary resource name of LSA-RJT030-S1, was located during the survey,
and a Primary Record and an Archaeological Site Record were completed for the resource. A
Primary Record was completed for one isolate found within the APE. The six previously recorded
sites, CA-RIV-6352, CA-RIV-6353, CA-RIV-6354, CA-RIV-6355, CA-RIV-6356, CA-RIV-6357,
were relocated, additional information pertinent to the resource was collected, and their locations as
mapped on the records search map were confirmed.
SITE DESCRIPTIONS
The project area contains seven sites (six previously recorded and one newly found site) and one
isolate (Figure 2). The site forms along with sketch maps are attached in Appendix A.
CA-RIV-6352 contains prehistoric components. The site is located within a disturbed zone,
overgrown with brush, and has been graded for citrus agriculture. It was first recorded in 1999 by
CRM TECH (site form; see Appendix A), as a 25m x 25m ceramic scatter consisting of three pottery
fragments. The recent LSA survey relocated this site and found a total of five ceramic fragments on
the surface.
CA-RIV-6353 is located approximately 61m south of Avenue 50, and has been mapped as covering
a 90m east/west by 45m north/south area. The site was originally recorded by CRM TECH in 1999
(site form; see Appendix A) as being located on a finger of a sand dune, within close range to a
cluster of mesquite, just east of a modern building foundation and a water well, and within a
disturbed zone that was graded for both the foundation and the citrus grove. The artifactual
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assemblage included 28 pieces of pottery, one flake of chert, fish bone (some with evidence of
burning), pieces of fired clay (no count given), and several small shell fragments (Anadonta sp.).
The site was relocated by the recent LSA survey. While the other disturbances were accurately
recorded by CRM TECH, the site does not appear to be situated on a naturally occurring finger of a
sand dune. Instead, the site is located on what appears to be the remains of ancient Lake Cahuilla
lake margin sediments, as evidenced by the widespread presence of lacustrine sediments and both
freshwater mussel (Anadonta sp.) and freshwater snail (Physa succinea). A series of telephone poles
run across the site in an east/west direction, and their presence probably preserved the original
topography of the surrounding area (see preceding geology discussion). The shape of the remaining
deposit is therefore arbitrary and a result of grading and erosion. Surrounding areas to the north and
east of the intact deposit have visible surface artifacts in low density, probably the result of grading
disturbance.
The artifact scatter as recorded by LSA consists of more than 50 ceramic fragments, one chert flake,
more than seven pieces of fired clay, approximately 50 pieces of freshwater mussel, approximately
30 pieces of freshwater snail, and a 9m by 3m area containing a high density of bone and charcoal.
The bone appears to be both large and small fish (some burned), cottontail, rodent, and bird. There is
an absence of large mammal bone. Artifacts are recorded within a 90m east/west by 70m
north/south area.
CA-RIV-6354 was originally recorded by CRM TECH in 1999 (site form; see Appendix A) as a
small site located within a disturbed wash area. The site was described as four pottery fragments, one
chert pressure flake, and one quartz flake in a 25m north/south by 13m east/west area.
The recent LSA survey relocated this site. Four ceramic fragments were found; however, no lithics
were relocated.
CA-RIV-6355 was originally recorded by CRM TECH in 1999 (site form; see Appendix A) as a
moderately sized site (93m east/west by 23m north/south) located within a disturbed wash area. The
site consisted exclusively of pottery fragments (n=9).
The recent LSA survey relocated this site and found that the majority of the site had been destroyed
by recent weed abatement discing. One ceramic fragment and one piece of fire affected rock were
found in what was the original site area.
CA-RIV-6356 was originally recorded as "Orchard 4" by Drover in 1986. He records the site as
located atop a square dune, whose shape indicates the extensive grading in the area. Drover notes the
presence of mesquite in the area. The artifacts consisted of two ceramic sherds and fragments of
Anadonta sp., located on a flat, heavily disturbed surface.
In 1999, CRM TECH revised the site description of CA-RIV-6356 and gave the dimensions as 24m
north/south by 16m east/west. It is located on top and on the southeastern slope of a small dune
surrounded by mesquite. The prehistoric components of the site were described as a small
concentration of six pottery fragments, fired clay pieces, and one fire affected rock. CRM TECH
notes that some of the pieces of burned clay have the impressions of sticks or poles, and as a result,
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they suggest that CA-RIV-6356 qualifies as an historical resource due to the ability of the site to
answer research questions about prehistoric waddle and daub construction techniques.
The recent LSA survey relocated CA-RIV-6356 and noted that the artifact density is higher than
previously recorded. LSA agrees with the 1986 Drover assessment that the location is on the top of
an artificially created square dune and that the site as recorded by CRM TECH in 1999 is surrounded
by mesquite. The extremely dense artifactual assemblage consists of more than 50 pieces of pottery
(baked and burned), approximately 1,000 pieces of burned clay, an abundance of charcoal visible on
the surface, and six pieces of fire affected rock. Bone located within the site boundaries is from
cottontail (unburned and burned), woodrat, kangaroo rat, and lizard. Shell consisted of
approximately 30 pieces of freshwater mussel and ten pieces of freshwater snail. There appears to be
an historic constituent to the site, which includes several brown bottle fragments with opalized
patination and a quantity of saw cut mesquite. Modern disturbances on the site include 12 cans from
the late 1960s, a green bottle fragment also from the late 1960s, and 13 plastic shotgun casings.
Agricultural groves have disturbed the surrounding area.
CA-RIV-6357 was originally recorded as "Orchard 3" by Drover in 1986. He records the site as
located on a truncated sand dune. The artifacts recorded for the site consisted of one ceramic rim
sherd, two fragmented pieces of granite, and freshwater mussel and freshwater snail. He noted that
the shell was probably not culturally significant because it was widely distributed on the hill. Drover
also mentions the disturbance of the site from citriculture.
In 1999, CRM TECH revisited "Orchard 3," and recorded it as CA-RIV-6357 with dimensions of
57m north/south by 20m east/west. It is located on the top and eastern slope of a small dune with a
moderate amount of low brush. The prehistoric components of the site consist of five pottery
fragments.
The recent LSA survey relocated CA-RIV-6357. The site encompasses the entire top of an
artificially created small knoll. Disturbance, both on and surrounding the knoll, is heavy, as the area
surrounding the land form has been graded and is eroding. The size of the site as recorded by LSA is
approximately 60m north/south by 40m east/west. Vegetation on the site consists of dense salt scrub,
and abandoned orchards surround the knoll. The on-site soil appears to be a deposit of ancient Lake
Cahuilla margin sediments, as evidenced by the widespread presence of lacustrine sediments and
both freshwater mussel (Anadonta sp.) and freshwater snail (Physa succinea). Artifacts consist of 11
ceramic sherds, six pieces of burned clay, one tertiary basalt flake (1-2cm in size), six pieces of fire
affected rock, and cottontail bone. There is an area of ashy soil located in the middle of the site;
however, there are no artifacts associated with the stain.
LSA-RJT030-S1 is a small (I Om north/south by 2m east/west) site located on an extremely disturbed
knoll, approximately 50 meters south of Avenue 50. The site consists of five pieces of fired clay.
Disturbances are the result of grading for the surrounding citriculture, and dumping of imported soil,
asphalt, and gravel. The on-site vegetation consists of moderate amounts of low-lying salt bush.
On-site visibility averages approximately 90 percent.
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CULTURAL CONTEXT
Southern California researchers have divided regional prehistory into a four stage chronology
describing changing artifact assemblages and evolving ecological adaptations. A principal
chronology proposed by Wallace (1955) divides the area prehistory by major cultural changes within
general prehistoric time periods. Wallace defined four cultural horizons for Southern California.
These horizons are discussed below (Figure 3).
The Early Horizon covers the period from the first presence of humans in Southern California until
post -glacial times. Artifacts and cultural activities from this time period represent a predominantly
hunting culture (Wallace 1955). The presence of extremely large, often fluted, bifaces marks the
Early Horizon (Moratto 1984:81). Large unnotched bifaces are associated with use of the spear.
The Early Horizon is followed in time by the Milling Stone Horizon. Milling Stone Horizon sites
(post -5500 B.C.) typically contain ground stone artifacts, such as manos, metates, cogged stones, and
soapstone objects. Manos are handstones used in conjunction with larger metates to grind meal.
Cogged stones are hand sized stones ground into a thick disk with cogs or gear -like notches on the
outer edge. Wallace suggests that the cultures of the Milling Stone Horizon were generally
hunter -gatherers who spent much time collecting and processing plants. When bifaces are associated
with Milling Stone Horizon sites, they are commonly large and notched and are associated with the
use of the atlatl (spear -thrower).
Approximately 3000 B.C., coastal populations began greater reliance on marine resources. The
remains of nearshore and deep sea fish appear more often in site refuse. There was an increased use
of the mortar and pestle, which marked a technological change in the manner in which seeds were
processed. Instead of using just the mano and metate for smaller seeds, larger seeds with high oil
content (acorns, screwbeans, pine nuts) were utilized, and it is possible that use of the mortar and
pestle indicates a diversification in seed collecting strategy. The occurrence of the mortar and pestle
marks Wallace's Intermediate Horizon. Additional artifacts found predominantly within the
Intermediate Horizon include discoidals and crescentics. Discoidals are similar to cogged stones,
much like a thin section of a clydinder, although with a smooth circumference. Crescentics are
crescentically shaped, bifacially flaked tools. Bifaces remain large and notched for use with the
atlad, but are replaced by small points for the bow and arrow by the end of the Intermediate Horizon.
The Late Prehistoric Horizon begins approximately A.D. 500. At this time, artifact changes or new
cultural practices occur. Smaller projectile points, representing bow and arrow use in hunting, are
present. This period is also marked by steatite effigies, as well as by cremation as an interment
practice. These artifacts and practices have been linked to a proposed Shoshonean (Takic)
immigration that ended at the coast. By A.D. 1000, smoking pipes and ceramic pottery appear,
although ceramic smoking pipes may appear somewhat earlier. Such artifacts surface sporadically.
Therefore, site dating also depends on other factors, such as the increased frequency of Salton Sea
(Obsidian Buttes) obsidian, used inconsistently until after circa A.D. 1000.
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Influx of Tiaon ,Brown ware pottery 1000 A.D.
Late Prehistoric Period
Small arrow points, increased use
of steatite. Interments by cremation.
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Intermediate Period
Mortar and pestle, discoidals, crescentics.
Increasing use ,of marine resources.
Somewhat smaller bifaces.
Mortar and pestle.
Interment by burial.
-3000 A.D.
Milling Stone Period
Manos, metates, cogged stones and steatite objects.
Large bifaces. Interment by burial.
6000 A.D.
Early Period
Large b faces (some fluted, atlatl.
Dependency on big game hunting.
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The westernmost portion of the Colorado Desert east of the San Gorgonio Pass is known as the
Coachella Valley, a name possibly derived from the Spanish work "conchilla," meaning little shell
(Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan Association 1977). Freshwater shells litter the surface of the
Salton Basin and indicate the existence of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla (Wilke 1978).
The Late Prehistoric Horizon of the Coachella Valley area did not end as abruptly as it did along the
California coast, when Franciscan friars and Spanish soldiers began establishing mission outposts.
Wilke (1978) has presented an exhaustive study of the Cahuilla Indians. He believes that the oral
tradition of the historic Cahuilla is "... sufficiently detailed that it seems highly probable the
aboriginal occupants of the Lake Cahuilla shore in the Coachella Valley at least 450 ... (to) ... 1000
years ago were ancestral to the historic Cahuilla" (Wilke 1978:127).
ETHNOGRAPHY
The first clearly documented contact with natives of the Coachella Valley occurred in 1823-1824
with the Estudillo-Romero expedition into the Colorado Desert, during an attempt to locate a route
from the Colorado River to the coast that would avoid the hostile Yuman Indians (Bean and Mason
1962; Davis and Bouscaren 1980:9). Government surveys were undertaken in 1852-1853 to establish
a baseline in the San Gorgonio Pass, establishing the first wagon road into Coachella Valley (Davis
and Bouscaren 1980:9). Also in 1853, a survey party for a southern railroad route included geologist
William Blake, who named the Colorado Desert and Lake Cahuilla and who recorded detailed
information concerning the local natives and environment. A stagecoach line was in service by the
1860s, and the railroad opened between Los Angeles and Indio in 1876 (Gunther 1984:250).
At the time of the first European expeditions through the area, the region of Coachella Valley was
inhabited by natives referred to as the Cahuilla, meaning master or boss. The term may have derived
from the Cahuilla language (Kroeber 1925:693; Bean 1978:575). "The earliest records of the
Cahuilla show them broken ... into a multitude of small village groups, established wherever water
and food were available" (James 1960:37).
The Cahuilla occupied most of the area from the summit of the San Bernardino
Mountains in the north to Borrego Springs and the Chocolate Mountains in the south,
a portion of the Colorado Desert west of Orocopia Mountain to the east, and the San
Jacinto Plain near Riverside and the eastern slopes of Palomar Mountain to the west
[Bean 1978:575].
The Cahuilla are generally divided into three groups: Desert Cahuilla, Mountain Cahuilla, and
Western (or Pass) Cahuilla. The term Western Cahuilla is preferred over Pass Cahuilla because this
group is not confined to the San Gorgonio Pass area (James 1960:37). The distinctions are believed
to be primarily geographic, although linguistic and cultural differences may have existed to varying
degrees (Strong 1929).
Artifacts common to the Cahuilla include coiled pottery (often incised and painted), baskets, manos,
metates, mortars, pestles, steatite arrow shaft straighteners, mesquite or willow bows and arrows,
wooden throwing sticks, charm stones, bull-roarers, and small bifacially worked stone points
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(Kroeber 1925: 695-704; Bean 1978:579). Marine shells, including Olivella sp. beads, were used for
money and are often associated with cremations (Davis and Bouscaren 1980:8).
Cahuilla subsistence was based primarily on acorns, honey mesquite, screw beans, pinon nuts, and
cactus bulbs, supplemented by a variety of wild fruits and berries, tubers, roots, and greens (Kroeber
1925:694-696; Barrows 1965; Bean 1972, 1978). Agricultural use of corn, beans, squash, and
melons has also been attributed to the Cahuilla (Lawton and Bean 1968; Bean 1978:578). A list of
Cahuilla plant foods is provided by Barrows (1965:242), who undertook fieldwork prior to 1900.
Hunting of deer, rabbit, antelope, bighorn sheep, reptiles, small rodents, quail, doves, ducks, and
reptiles using bows, throwing sticks, traps, and communal drives is documented (James 1960:58;
Bean 1978:576; Wilke 1978).
Deep walk-in wells are characteristic of the Western Cahuilla, and the name of the town of Indian
Wells is derived from these wells (James 1960:48; Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan Association
1977). A local native legend maintains that the place of the first palm tree, from which all other
palms originated, was "... about one and a half miles west of the point of Indian Wells (Point
Happy), which the Indians named Cov in ish, meaning a low or hollow place" (Patencio 1943:101).
James (1960:38-39) illustrates two Western (Pass) Cahuilla village sites located in the vicinity of the
project area, but not within the project area. One of the village sites is at Indian Wells and another is
located in Deep Canyon. Additional Cahuilla village sites are depicted in Bean (1978:576).
HISTORY
The Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley was settled by European pioneers in the late 1800s. The valley was originally
designated as being in San Diego County, and was later changed to Riverside County in 1893.
The origin of the name Coachella is attributed to two different sources. The most common account
states that "Coachella" is a misspelling of the word conchilla, a Spanish word meaning "little shells."
Conchilla refers to the small shells found throughout the valley as remnants of the Holocene Era
Lake Cahuilla. A cartographer is credited with writing the name incorrectly on a 1901 map (Shields
1957).
Another source states that the name Coachella resulted from an intentional decision made by several
members of the community in 1901. The terms Cahuilla, the tribal name of the local band of Native
Americans, and concha, a Spanish word for the small shells found in abundance in the valley, were
combined to form the new name: Coachella (Laflin 1998).
La Quinta
The City of La Quinta is located in the western Coachella Valley. According to the Riverside County
Place Names, La Quinta is Spanish for `country house or villa' (Gunther 1984). La Quinta also
means `fifth' in Spanish, referring to the area location as the fifth stopping place along the overland
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trail traveled by de Anza in 1774 (Gunther 1984). After four strenuous days of travel, La Quinta
provided water and rest for the de Anza group. The travelers relaxed for one day with music,
dancing, and games. Thereafter, the area became a widely publicized and popular spot for travelers
(Cooper 1976). The area known as La Quinta is said to be named after the La Quinta Hotel,
constructed in 1926 by Walter H. Morgan, a wealthy man from San Francisco (Byron 1893).
The history of La Quinta, located within the Coachella Valley, includes the native Cahuilla and their
resources. The most essential of these resources was the availability of water. The Cahuilla not only
knew of the locations of all local watering holes, caches, and natural reservoirs, but were known for
their ability to excavate wells. If not for these resources, the European settlers would not have been
attracted to the area.
The Cahuilla wells were first reported by an American surveyor during the Pacific Railroad
exploration in 1853 (Gunther 1984). With the aid of basic instruments, the Cahuilla people dug some
of the deepest wells found in the United States; many wells measured as deep as 30-40 feet below the
desert surface. One well was located north of the Point Happy Ranch, on the western side of the
point, known today as Indian Wells. Another was situated south on the Torres Indian Reservation.
Until flooding collapsed the wells in 1916, the wells provided water for the Cahuilla, as well as
travelers (La Quinta Historical Society 1990; Coachella Valley County Water District 1968).
The Bradshaw Trail was the first road in the Coachella Valley (La Quints Historical Society 1990;
Dodge and Burbeck 1889). In 1861, William David Bradshaw was contracted to find a safer route
for the new stagecoach line from California to the gold fields of La Paz, Arizona. Bradshaw utilized
an Indian trail that started at Toro Spring, passed through the Salton Sink, the Chocolate Mountains,
the summit at Tabassca Tank, down to Ehrenberg on the Colorado River, and into La Paz (La Quinta
Historical Society 1990). This trail was used from 1862-1877. Individuals traveling this route
eventually settled the area and developed it into the single largest source of date palms worldwide
(Shields 1957).
Settlement by European pioneers in the late 1800s began with the advent of the railroad system. In
1872, the Southern Pacific Railroad survey began, with a route planned to connect Texas with Los
Angeles (Admiral 1937). In 1876, the route was completed, following the Bradshaw Trail.
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 proclaimed land as `public domain' to settlers who would improve and
homestead the land with their families. Each person was allowed to claim up to 160 acres of public
land for a nominal fee of $10, provided that improvements to the land were made after the legal claim
was filed with the county land assessor's office. Improvements, such as building a house and
cultivating or grazing the land, in addition to the claimant residing on the land for a minimum of five
years, were in keeping with the conditions set forth by the Act Many early settlers claimed land and
then later abandoned that claim for another parcel of land. A pre-emption claim could also be issued
to those settlers on unappropriated public land, by way of utilizing the Pre-emption Act of September
4, 184 1. Under this act, a single adult over the legal age of 21, the head of a family, or a widow could
settle on land and make improvements before filing a Declaration of Intent with the local land office.
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This allowed the person filing to later purchase the land at a minimum price without competition.
This act was repealed in 1891 at repeated requests of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
based on abuse of the law and fraudulent entries (McHenry 1998).
In addition to the Homestead Act, several other types of land claims were available for settlers in the
Coachella Valley. This included Desert Land Entries, Cash Entries, Reclamation Homestead Entries,
State Grants, Railroad Grants, and properties acquired using the Indemnity List (Mouriquand 1997).
The government allotted several sections of land to be used for building railroads and later sold the
unused land for $1.25 per acre (Robinson 1948).
Farming in the Coachella Valley
Date groves became an integral part of the Coachella Valley in late 19' or early 201 century
occupation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture first brought dates to the Indio area in 1890. The
majority of the date trees introduced at that time were of an inferior quality and, thus, produced
inferior crops. It was not until 1903, when Bernard Johnson brought date offshoots from Algeria,
that the date industry began to succeed in the United States. Johnson introduced the Deglet Noor
variety of dates and soon captured the market in the United States. In 1913, the Coachella Valley
Date Grower's Association was organized and was devoted exclusively to the promotion of dates.
By 1967, the Deglet Noor variety took the lead in the commercial production of dates, with more than
three-quarters of the 4,000 acres in Coachella Valley planted with this variety of date. A total of 119
varieties of date palm and 33 varieties of citrus established the valley as one of the wealthiest
agricultural resources in the world (Shields 1957).
THEORETICAL APPROACH
A statement of theoretical approach is one of the core elements of the OHP's Guidelines, and will be
addressed here (State Office of Historic Preservation 1991). The research questions proposed below
are developed from the perspective of cultural ecology, which views human societies in their
interactive relationships with their natural and cultural environments. The changing adaptations of
human groups to their environments are reflected in the archaeological record. The view of cultural
ecology, coupled with environmental reconstruction, allows for cultures of societies dependent on
natural resources to be viewed holistically with changes viewed as adaptations to changing
environmental conditions.
RESEARCHDOMAINSAND REGIONAL RESEARCHISSUES
In addition to features such as rock rings, fire hearths, living floors, and rock art, two classes of
culturally related material are used to formulate research questions: artifacts and ecofacts. Artifacts
are tools, ornaments, and objects modified by humans to fulfill some role in the society such as food
preparation, adornment, food procurement, etc. Ecofacts are the discarded trash from food
preparation and include plant (flora) and animal (fauna) remains. The study of these materials
provides data that can be used to answer research questions concerning prehistoric lifestyles.
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Prehistoric Chronology
1. When were the sites occupied?
2. What was the overall range of occupation?
Are there identifiable periods of abandonment?
4. Are specific cultural sequences represented?
How do the site chronologies relate to other sites near the study area?
Hypotheses
The sites were occupied during the Late Prehistoric period (ca. post-A.D. 500).
2. The chronology of this site is similar to other sites in the region.
Data Requirements
There are several methods of employing recovered archaeological remains to identify a time or
period of occupation for a prehistoric site. Organic material can be radiocarbon dated; obsidian can
be measured for its hydration absorption; and diagnostic artifact types can be associated with artifacts
from other, previously dated sites.
Prehistoric Ecology Model
The ecological model views a settlement pattern as the balance that has been achieved between
prehistoric people and their environment. This model proposes that a given population makes
optimal use of the resources at its disposal, while minimizing the amount of energy expended in
obtaining the resources. If changes occurred in the interaction among humans, their culture, or their
environment, the balance would have shifted; therefore, archaeological data must be studied in a
manner that can detect these shifts.
1. Is there evidence that the sites were used year-round? What does the ethnographic record
suggest about food processing sites?
2. Do the archaeological subsistence data give any evidence concerning the annual duration of
site occupation?
What environmental advantages account for the location of the sites (i.e., did the locations
provide convenient access to primary subsistence resources)?
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4. What ecozones are represented in the faunal remains from the site?
Based on a synthesis of regional site data, is there a discernable pattern of site placement
within the geographical setting characteristic of this type of site (i.e., are there environmental
determinants for the location of this site)?
Hypotheses
The sites were occupied on a seasonal basis.
2. The site locations were selected for occupation because they were located in an area
physiographically and/or environmentally advantageous over other locations in the vicinity.
3. The sites were occupied during climatic conditions similar to those of the present.
Data Requirements
The question of seasonality may be answered, to an extent, by factors related to growth of individuals
as recorded on certain ecofact elements. The joints of immature animals are less heavily ossified than
those of mature individuals. Analysis of growth rings on trees is a well-known indicator of seasonali-
ty, and it has been proposed that similar growth rings occur in marine shellfish. Pollen and seeds
may also indicate the season in which distinct flora was collected at a particular site, since flora
contain specific periods of flowering and seeding and usually occur only under certain climatic
conditions. The presence of distinct plant types may also indicate that the site location was chosen
for reasons associated with those resources present at the site.
Prehistoric Subsistence/Settlement Patterns
The theoretical assumption is that the sites represent limited seasonal food procurement and possible
food processing. It is hypothesized that the sites served as limited activity areas associated with
seasonal subsistence procurement. Subsistence patterns will be reflected by ecofacts and artifacts.
Bone, ceramics, and milling elements have been recorded. Given the limited surface scatter of
artifacts, it is predicted that substantial evidence of prehistoric subsistence may not be present at the
sites. If evidence is discovered, research into the following questions will be implemented:
What was the subsistence focus?
2. Do the subsistence patterns vary over time?
3. Is there evidence for seasonal variation in subsistence focus?
4. Can variations in subsistence be correlated to environmental determinants?
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What flora were processed at the sites?
6. What does the artifact assemblage suggest about subsistence patterns?
7. What do fauna indicate about prehistoric diet? Did the prehistoric diet change over time?
8. What is the local resource base in terms of raw lithic material, flora and fauna? What are the
critical resources present, and which resources are absent?
Hypotheses
Specific flora and fauna were exploited at the sites.
2. Seasonal subsistence patterns are present at the sites.
Data Requirements
Seasonality studies of the flora and fauna may identify the season of site occupation or utilization.
Depending on the soil chemistry, pollen samples may or may not have endured. If the soil is too
alkaline, pollen may no longer be present. Under ideal conditions, plant remains may be represented
by pollen, phytoliths, carbonized seeds, and charcoal. These will be present only if a subsurface
cultural deposit is found. The presence of valued lithic and ecofact remains may provide clues as to
why the site was chosen over other nearby locales.
METHODS FOR PREHISTORIC SITES AND COMPONENTS
The proposed investigation is designed 1) to delineate the horizontal and vertical boundary of each
site; 2) to identify the content of each site; and 3) to evaluate the significance and integrity of each
site. As part of the significance evaluation, the investigation will assess the potential of each site to
address the research questions discussed in the research design. A test investigation is not designed
to answer the posted questions, although this may occur, but rather to determine whether more
in-depth investigations will yield sufficient information to address and answer the research questions.
The fieldwork plan and sampling strategies for each site are outlined below. Some field methods
apply to all sites and are discussed under general methods. The field methods are summarized in
Table A, and the site area tabulated below is based on the most recent survey conducted by LSA in
June, 2000. Site locations in respect to the APE are shown in Figure 2.
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Table A - Fieldwork Program for RJT Homes, La Quinta
GENERAL METHODS
For surface collections, the sites and area around the sites will be systematically traversed with all
artifacts flagged using surveyors' flags. This task will also include collecting the isolated artifacts not
associated directly with the sites. All artifacts will be numbered, mapped by point provenience, and
collected by shot number for laboratory processing and analysis. In addition, concentrations of fire
altered rock (possible hearth features) or other nonartifactual cultural constituents will be flagged and
mapped by provenience, but not collected. Two sites, CA-RIV-6353 and CA-RIV-6356, will have
surface collection of diagnostic artifacts only. A map will be generated for all sites showing the
surface distribution and concentration(s) of surface material and will be used to determine the areas
with the highest potential for subsurface deposits.
All sites within the APE will have shovel test pits (STPs) excavated. The purpose of STPs is to
determine whether 1) a subsurface deposit is present, and 2) the horizontal and vertical extent of the
deposit. STPs will be aligned along true north/south and east/west axes through the site area. For
sites with topographic variation, the STPs will be topographically placed in intervals crossing the site.
STPs will be approximately 35 cm in diameter and excavated by 20 cm levels to sterile soil, bedrock,
or 100 cm, whichever is appropriate. Excavated soil will be screened through one-eighth inch screen
mesh, and appropriate field notes will be maintained. All cultural material retained in the screen will
be bagged by provenience and returned to the laboratory for processing and analysis. STPs will be
backfilled upon completion. Based on the results of the STPs, a positive STP will further require one
lm by lm test unit to be placed in the area of greatest potential for subsurface deposits and will be
excavated to determine the extent, integrity, and content of the subsurface deposit. If the STP is
positive, but the cultural material appears in soil that originates from the first 10 cm of depth below
the surface, two shovel scrapes will be intuitively placed on the site. If the STPs for any given site
are negative, two shovel scrapes (see description below) will be intuitively placed to verify the
negative findings of the STPs. An estimated time for job tasks is listed below for each site. Since a
projection cannot be made as to whether STPs will be negative or positive for the presence of cultural
material, for budgeting purposes we will assume that STPs for each site will be positive and,
therefore, will require the placement of one test unit.
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Site Area Number of Number of
Surface
Trenchin
Site
in sq m
STPs
1x1 -m units Collection
g
CA-RIV-6352
750
11
1
Yes
Yes
CA-RIV-6353
6,300
16
4
Yes
Yes
CA-RIV-6354
325
8
1
Yes
Yes
CA-RIV-6355
2,139
11
1
Yes
Yes
CA-RIV-6356
384
8
4
Yes
Yes
CA-RIV-6357
2,400
10
1
Yes
Yes
LSA-RJT030-S1
20
3
1
Yes
Yes
Total
12,318
67
13
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GENERAL METHODS
For surface collections, the sites and area around the sites will be systematically traversed with all
artifacts flagged using surveyors' flags. This task will also include collecting the isolated artifacts not
associated directly with the sites. All artifacts will be numbered, mapped by point provenience, and
collected by shot number for laboratory processing and analysis. In addition, concentrations of fire
altered rock (possible hearth features) or other nonartifactual cultural constituents will be flagged and
mapped by provenience, but not collected. Two sites, CA-RIV-6353 and CA-RIV-6356, will have
surface collection of diagnostic artifacts only. A map will be generated for all sites showing the
surface distribution and concentration(s) of surface material and will be used to determine the areas
with the highest potential for subsurface deposits.
All sites within the APE will have shovel test pits (STPs) excavated. The purpose of STPs is to
determine whether 1) a subsurface deposit is present, and 2) the horizontal and vertical extent of the
deposit. STPs will be aligned along true north/south and east/west axes through the site area. For
sites with topographic variation, the STPs will be topographically placed in intervals crossing the site.
STPs will be approximately 35 cm in diameter and excavated by 20 cm levels to sterile soil, bedrock,
or 100 cm, whichever is appropriate. Excavated soil will be screened through one-eighth inch screen
mesh, and appropriate field notes will be maintained. All cultural material retained in the screen will
be bagged by provenience and returned to the laboratory for processing and analysis. STPs will be
backfilled upon completion. Based on the results of the STPs, a positive STP will further require one
lm by lm test unit to be placed in the area of greatest potential for subsurface deposits and will be
excavated to determine the extent, integrity, and content of the subsurface deposit. If the STP is
positive, but the cultural material appears in soil that originates from the first 10 cm of depth below
the surface, two shovel scrapes will be intuitively placed on the site. If the STPs for any given site
are negative, two shovel scrapes (see description below) will be intuitively placed to verify the
negative findings of the STPs. An estimated time for job tasks is listed below for each site. Since a
projection cannot be made as to whether STPs will be negative or positive for the presence of cultural
material, for budgeting purposes we will assume that STPs for each site will be positive and,
therefore, will require the placement of one test unit.
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Test units will be placed as discussed below for individual sites. The lm by lm units will be hand
excavated in 10 cm contour levels to sterile soil or bedrock. Excavated soil will be screened through
one-eighth inch screen mesh. Cultural material retained in the screen will be bagged with appropriate
provenience and returned to the laboratory for processing and analysis. Field notes will be
maintained describing soil, context, and field observations. At least one side wall from each unit will
be profiled and photographed, and small (3x3x3 cm) soil samples will be taken from each soil
horizon. In addition, at each site, one 10cm by 10cm column of soil, excavated in 10 cm levels, will
be saved. This will ensure that a site soil sample is preserved in the event that the site is determined
to be not significant. The soil samples are necessary for control when submitting samples for protein
residue analysis. If features are encountered, they will be completely uncovered, pedestaled, mapped,
and photographed. Soil samples for macrobotanical analysis will be retrieved at appropriate locations
within the features. After encountering sterile soil, an STP will be excavated in the bottom of each
unit to ensure that no buried deposits are present under the sterile soil.
Two shovel scrapes will be intuitively placed to verify the negative findings of the STPs in a wider
contiguous area. Surface scrapes are 2m by 2m on the surface and are excavated to a depth of 10 cm.
Excavated soil will be screened through one-eighth screen mesh. Cultural material retained in the
screen will be bagged with appropriate provenience and returned to the laboratory for processing and
analysis. Field notes will be maintained describing soil, context, and field observations. If it appears
that the deposit extends below 10 cm, an STP will be excavated in one corner of the unit. If the STP
indicates that a substantial subsurface deposit may be present below the 10 cm level, a lm by lm unit
will be established in the center of the surface scrape and excavated to sterile soil or bedrock.
All sites within the APE will have trenches excavated by a mechanical backhoe. Trenches will be
excavated to assure that buried cultural deposits, including possible inhumations, are adequately
mitigated during project development. An archaeological monitor will be present at all times during
trenching activities. If previously undiscovered archaeological remains are uncovered during the
trenching process, the trenching monitor will notify RJT Homes and the City of La Quinta. A
mitigation plan will be developed to reduce impacts to a less than significant level.
CA-RIV-6352
This site consists of 750 sq in. Testing of this site will consist of 11 STPs placed on an axis that
crosses the site from north to south and east to west in 5m intervals. Based on the negative or
positive results of the STPs, either a test unit or two surface scrapes will be placed on the site to
verify the negative or positive findings. All surface artifacts will be collected from the site. Lastly,
there will be trenching on the site.
Estimated time for Surface Collection: I person day
Estimated time for 11 STPs: 4.5 person days
Estimated time for I Test Unit: 3.5 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
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CA-RIV-6353
Because site CA-RIV-6353 contains a large quantity of ceramics, fired clay, and shell in combination
with a 9m by 3m locus containing high densities of bone and charcoal, it may represent a habitation
area and, therefore, has the greatest potential for the discovery of in situ hearths. Hearths often
contain material that can be used to determine the age of the occupation (i.e., charcoal or charcoal -
rich soil for radiocarbon dates). The test for this site will include 16 STPs placed in 10m intervals
along the topography of the site, four lm by lm units, as well as a surface collection of diagnostic
artifacts.
Estimated time for surface collection: 2 person days
Estimated time for 16 STPs: 6.5 person days
Estimated time for 4 Test Units: 14 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
CA-RIV-6354
The test of the site CA-RIV-6354 will consist of eight STPs placed on an axis that crosses the site
from north to south and east to west in 5m intervals. Depending on the negative or positive result of
the STPs, either two surface scrapes will be intuitively placed on the site or a test unit will be
excavated. A surface collection of the site will be made.
Estimated time for Surface Collection: I person day
Estimated time for 8 STPs: 3 person days
Estimated time for 1 Test Unit: 3.5 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
CA -RW --6355
Site CA-RIV-6355 will be tested with 11 STPs placed on an axis that crosses the site from north to
south and east to west in 5m intervals. Depending on the negative or positive result of the STPs,
either two surface scrapes will be intuitively placed on the site or a test unit will be excavated. A
surface collection of the site will be made.
Estimated time for Surface Collection: 1 person days
Estimated time for 11 STPs: 4.5 person days
Estimated time for I Test Unit. 3.5 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
CA-RIV-6356
Because site CA-RIV-6356 contains a large quantity of ceramics, fired clay, and shell in combination
with high densities of charcoal, it may represent a habitation area and, therefore, has the greatest
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potential for the discovery of in situ hearths. Hearths often contain material that can be used to
determine the age of the occupation (i.e., charcoal or charcoal -rich soil for radiocarbon dates). The
test for this site will include eight STPs placed in 5m intervals along the topography of the site, four
lm by lm units, as well as a surface collection of diagnostic artifacts.
Estimated lime for surface collection: 2 person days
Estimated time for 8 STPs: 3 person days
Estimated time for 4 Test Units: 14 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
CA-RIV-6357
Site CA-RIV-6357 will be tested with ten STPs placed on an axis that crosses the site from north to
south and east to west in 5m intervals. Depending on the negative or positive result of the STPs,
either two surface scrapes will be intuitively placed on the site or a test unit will be excavated. A
surface collection of the site will be made.
Estimated time for Surface Collection: I person day
Estimated time for 10 STPs: 4 person days
Estimated time for 1 Test Unit: 3.5 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
LSA-RJT030-S1
Site LSA-RJT030-S1 will be tested with four STPs placed on an axis that crosses the site from north
to south and east to west in 5m intervals. Depending on the negative or positive result of the STPs,
either two surface scrapes will be intuitively placed on the site or a test unit will be excavated. A
surface collection of the site will be made.
Estimated time for Surface Collection: 1 person day
Estimated time for 4 STPs: L S person days
Estimated time for 1 Test Unit: 3.5 person days
Estimated time for Trenching (Operator & Monitor): 0.28 person day
LABORATOR YPROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
In the laboratory, the cultural material will be processed using standard archaeological procedures.
Artifacts will be washed and catalogued with the exception of artifacts that have the potential to yield
surface residue material. Artifacts deemed important for special analysis will be catalogued and
treated to protect potential surface residue.
The artifacts will be analyzed using a functional approach in order to determine the probable range of
activities that took place at the sites and the potential for further investigation to expand and quantify
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the conclusions. Morphological attributes of importance to regional prehistory will be discussed, and
technological strategies will be inferred, based on the limits of the assemblages.
Special analyses are dependent upon the recovery of material suitable for investigation. Such
material will be processed and analyzed if recovered. Special analyses include 1) faunal analysis if
bone is recovered; 2) obsidian sourcing and hydration measurements if obsidian is recovered;
3) radiocarbon dates on charcoal from features or on shell from the deposit; 4) geomorphological
analysis; and 5) protein residue analyses on surfaces of artifacts found in subsurface excavations.
Estimated time for Cataloguing and Analysis
(excluding special analysis) 80 person days
REPORTING RESULTS
A technical report describing the work conducted and the results of the analyses will be prepared. It
will include detailed project maps and any drawings of diagnostic artifacts. The report will focus on
the recovered material and the potential for the sites to further our knowledge about the prehistory of
the region. The significance of the sites in accordance to the criteria set forth by the California
Register of Historical Resources (CEQA, Appendix K) and the National Register of Historic Places
(NEPA) will be evaluated, and recommendations will be made based on the results of the test
investigations. As necessary, site forms will be updated and submitted to the regional information
center. Additional copies of the draft report(s) will be provided for California State Office of Historic
Preservation review. The report authors will be available to respond to questions and comments from
the State Office of Historic Preservation, and the final report(s) will be revised as necessary to meet
federal guidelines.
Estimated time for site form preparation, report writing,
finalizing maps, and report processing 40 person days
KEY PERSONNEL
The project will be directed by Ivan Strudwick, MA, RPA, Philippe Lapin, MA, RPA, Deborah
McLean, and Antonina Delu. Mr. Strudwick will act as the Principal Investigator. The remaining
personnel, supplemented by other technical specialists, will co-author the final report. Resumes of
pertinent personnel are provided in Appendix B.
NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION
If human remains are encountered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further
disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner has made a determination of origin and disposition
pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The County Coroner must be notified of the
find immediately. If the remains are determined to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native
American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which will determine and notify a Most Likely Descendent
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(MLD). With the permission of the landowner or his/her authorized representative, the MLD may
inspect the site of the discovery. The MLD shall complete the inspection within 24 hours of
notification by the NAHC. The MLD may recommend scientific removal and nondestructive
analysis of human remains and items associated with Native American burials.
SUMMARY
The test plan presented herein follows the guidelines set forth by the State Office of Historic
Preservation (1991). The primary purpose is to determine the scope and significance of sites
CA-RIV-6352, CA-RIV-6353, CA-RIV-6354, CA-RIV-6355, CA-RIV-6356, CA-RIV-6357, and a
newly discovered site with the temporary designation of LSA-RJT030-S 1 in terms of the regional
prehistory and history of Southern California. The work plan for this research is summarized in
Table B.
Table B - Work Plan for RJT Homes La Quinta Fieldwork
Person Days
Site Area Surface
Site in sq m STPs 1x1 -m units Collection Trenching
CA-RIV-6352
750
4
3.5
1
0.28
CA-RIV-6353
6,300
6.5
14
2
0.28
CA-RIV-6354
325
3
3.5
1
0.28
CA-RIV-6355
2,139
4.5
3.5
1
0.28
CA-RIV-6356
384
3
14
2
0.28
CA-RIV-6357
2,400
4
3.5
1
0.28
LSA-RJT030-S1
20
1.5
3.5
1
0.28
Total
12,318
27
46
9
2
It is expected that basic tasks will be completed within three months of the project start date
(excluding time for SHPO review); however, should material be available for special analyses, such
as radiocarbon dating, faunal analysis, obsidian analysis, and protein residue studies, additional time
may be necessary.
The technical report will include, for each site, a discussion of prehistoric site components, research
results, and site boundaries. It will also provide a recommendation of site significance as outlined by
CEQA and the City of La Quinta's Historic Preservation Ordinance.
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
Page 1 of 4
P1. Other Identifier:
Primary # 33-9008
HRI #
Trinomial CA-RI'y-631'!2 _ _
NRHP Status Code 7
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer
*Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 429-1
*P2. Location: 4 Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Riverside
and (P2b and Plc or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Ouint;a, Calif. Date 1959, nhotorevised 1980
T6 S; R7 E; NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 5 ; S. B. B.M.
Elevation: Ca. 45 ft
c. Address N/A City Zip
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 567 . 120 mE/ 3, 727 , 23 0 mN
UTM Derivation: q USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) Located ca.
200 ft h qf Avenue
* P 3 a . Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) The site consists _ of one locus defined by a small
disturbed
nowover-grown
with moderate amount of low brush.
*133b.
Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) AP3-ceramic scatter
*P4.
Resources Present: Building Structure Object _4Site District
Element of District
—Isolate—Other
FP 5 a .
Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)
P 5 b .
Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #)
*P6.
Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic 4 Prehistoric Both
*P7.
Owner and Address: Promus Vacation Resorts, 755 Crossover
Lane, Memphis, TN
38177-4900
*P8.
Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) - Nc-Lt_a_s_ha_Johnsc,n and Dargy
Wigw_a1J,Dar
TECH, 2411 Sunset Drive, Riverside, CA 92506
*P9.
Date Recorded: Aucrust 13, 1999
*P10.
Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive
*P11.
Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none."): Bruce Love
and Bai "Tom"
T,anci (1999): Historical/Archaeological Resources Revort:
Promus Vacatio
Reggrt. JeffJeffersQn 9tregt andv nu f La Ouinta,
Riverside C
California. Quf'1 Information Qenter,rnia
RiveKg de,
*Attach ments:_None 4 Location Map Sketch Map—Continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
4 Archaeological Record—District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record—Photograph Record_Other (List).
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
[DEPARTMENT
ate of California --The Resources Agency Primary #3 3-9008
OF PARKS AND RECREATION Trinomial CA-RIV-6352
;ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORD
Page -!-of 4 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 429-1
Al. Dimensions: a. Length Ca, 25 M (N -S) b. Width Ca. 25 m ( }
Method of Measurement:-�-Paced Taped Visual estimate +other:
Method of Determination (Check any that apply.): Artifacts —Features—Soil Vegetation
_Topography_Cut bank_Animal burrow—Excavation—Property boundary _Other (Explain):
Reliability of Determination: High Medium J Low Explain: 1jighly disturbed
Limitations (Check any that apply): —Restricted access_Paved/built over—Site limits incompletely defined
4 Disturbances 4 Vegetation Other (Explain): -Disturbed by current itrus rove an
covered with moderately dense brush
A2. Depth: None 4 Unknown Method of Determination:
*A3. Human Remains:_Present_Absent _Possible 4 Unknown (Explain):
*A4. Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each
feature on sketch map.) None
*A5. Cultural Constituents: (Describe and quantify artifacts, ecofacts, cultural residues, etc., not associated with
features.) TY e site consists o oris lacus defined by am711 concent rats on of
hr n
bave beened -for a g,itrus
amount of low brush -
*A6. Were Specimens Collected? 4 No Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where
specimens are curated.)
*A7. Site Condition: Good Fair 4 Poor (Describe disturbances.): See Item Al .
*A8. Nearest Water (Type, distance, and direction.): Wh` tewater Riv r ca. 1. miles to the
north -
*A9. Elevation: 9,a. 45 ft above Gee 1Pv�1
Al 0. Environmental Setting: (Describe vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope, aspect, exposure, etc.):
Introduced s rub us weeds, ipal r t t rmer i t
grove._ he soil is com osed of dune sazzd formincr a rise t7ossikrly man made Cir
graded with a slight Slone to the east
A11. Historical Information: N/A
*Al2. Age: 4 Prehistoric 4 Protohistoric 4 1542-1769_1769-1848_1848-1880_1880-1914_1914-1945
Post 1945_ Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or factual
historic dates if known: PrQb!ably s fated with the last high stand o£ ancient
Lake Qahuilla. ga, AD 1650
A13. Interpretations: (Discuss scientific, interpretive, ethnic, and other values of site, if know) A probable
Desert Cahuilla site, minimal, data _Doten ial
A14. Remarks: TesLincr Ly reporLem
2111
A15. References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references.): See Item P11
A16. Photographs: (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.):
Original Media/Negatives Kept at: rRI�CH 24] 1 Sunset Drive Riverside CA 92506
*A17. Form Prepared by: Darcy Wiewall and Bai "Tom" Tana Date: Sept. 1. 1229
Affiliation and Address:, CRM TECH 2411 Sunset Drive Riverside CA 92 6
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*Map Name: La OUinta ra I i f, *Scale: 1:24,QQO
*Date of Map: 1959, -photorevised 1980
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*Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH—A2_9-2
P 1 . Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: _4Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Riverside
and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Ouinta Calif. Date 1959. ohotorevised 1980
T6 S ; R7 E ; NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 5 ; S.B. B.M.
Elevation: C3 45
c. Address N/A City Zip
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 567,200 mEI._3 .727 .200 mN
UTM Derivation: 4 USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) Located ca.
200 ft: golth of Ave ue 5 and ca 1/2 mile west of Jefferso Street
*P3 a . Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) The sit!Q consist -s- of !2ne WOMMARICOUS IL v R, c_otcentration
of 28 pottery fragments: gne flake -of chert: fish bone. gjgmg�_with evidenc-e-ot
burning; j2ieces Qf fired clay: sqnd sevgu:92 small shell fragments. pggraibl
Anadonta sp. The si�e lies on a_finaerof a dune with a small stal3d o
mesg,Uite Just - r ■ a mdern buildiricT foundqioa,within
disturbed •!- which 2 ar- o. R r_. been a. ■ ■ for the foundation and
citrus ■
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
.1ZIC
*Attachments:_None 4 Location Map 4 Sketch Map—Continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
4 Archaeological Record—District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record—Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record_Photograph Record_Other (List):
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
A -other (fired clay,bQne, shell)
*P4.
Resources Present: Building Structure Object 4 Site
District Element of District
tsolate_Other
P5a
Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)_
135b.
Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #)
* P 6.
Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic-4—prehistoric
Both
*P7.
Owner and Address Promus yacation Resorts, 755 CroSgigyer
Lane, Memphis, TN
38177-4900
*P8.
Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Natasha Johnson
nd Darcy Wiewall, CR
TECH, 2411 Sunset Dr've, Riverside, CA 92506
*P9.
Date Recorded: August 13, 1999
*P10.
Survey Type: (Describe) intensive
*P11.
Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none."):
Bnuca Lo " "
Tan 9 Historical Archaeolo ical Resources
R ort: us a n
R o tre and v n e 0 C't L
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CalifornjA On fi e Eastern Information Centex
university of California
Pi vArRI CSP-
OF I'; ,1 1999
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*Attachments:_None 4 Location Map 4 Sketch Map—Continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
4 Archaeological Record—District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record—Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record_Photograph Record_Other (List):
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
State of California --The Resources Agency Primary #"3�-2009
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Trinomial -6353
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORD
Page 2 of 4 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 429-2
Al. Dimensions: a. Length Ca. 90 m (E -W) b. Width__ Ca, 45 m (N-sj
Method of Measurement: q Paced Taped Visual estimate Other:
Method of Determination (Check any that apply.): q Artifacts Features Soil Vegetation
_Topography_Cut bank—Animal burrow—Excavation—Property boundary _Other (Explain):
Reliability of Determination: High 4 Medium Low Explain:_ S �. tE i orated on,�.
fin cre= Qf a dune wd t -h little evidence of disturbance _
Limitations (Check any that apply): _Restricted access q Paved/built over_Site limits incompletely defined
4 Disturbances Vegetation Other (Explain): A r ion m istru e
adjacent sYrAten well and modern building foundation,
A2. Depth: None 4 Unknown Method of Determination: -
*A3. Human Remains:—Present—Absent—Possible � Unknown (Explain):
*A4. Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each
feature on sketch map.) None
*A5. Cultural Constituents: (Describe and quantify artifacts, ecofacts, cultural residues, etc., not associated with
features.) The site consists
of one lacus definer, �by a
cg_rt
entration of 28
pgttery fragments,c
fish bone.evidence-f
carni ces of
n e ral small shell
n s
Anadonta ;Zg The site
lies on a finger of a dune with
aosmall stand of
mesauite just east of a Ovate*-
well and a modern building
foundation
within a
dist=urbed zone, which appears
to have been graded for
the
foundation and a
citrus rove.
*A6. Were Specimens Collected? 4
specimens are curatod_)
*A7. Site Condition: Good 4 Fair
No Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where
Poor (Describe disturbances.):_ See Item Al
*A8. Nearest Water (Type, distance, and direction.): whitewat or Rives; ca 1,5 miles to the
*A9. Elevation: Ca. 45 ft above sea level
A10. Environmental Setting: (Describe vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope, aspect, exposure, etc.):
Lo-Qat•ed on a finger of a sand dune with a small cluster of mesquite within
h and r' h
a.nd_citrus trees.
All. Historical Information: N/A
*A112. Age: q Prehistoric q Protohistoric 4 1542-1769_1769-1848_1848-1880_1880-1914_1914-1945
Post 1945_ Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or factual
historic dates if known: Probably associated with the last ,high stand of ancient
Lake Cahuill_a, ca. AD 1650
A13. Interpretations: (Discuss scientific, interpretive, ethnic, and other values of site, if know) A nrobable
Desert Cahuilla site moderate data potential
A14. Remarks: Testing recommended in survey report (see Idem P11.)
A 1 5. References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references.): See Item P11.
Al 6. Photographs: (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.):
Original Media/Negatives Kept at: CRM TECH 2411 Sunset give _Riverside CA 92506
*A17. Form Prepared by: Darcy WiegNall. Tang -Date:., Sept. 1 1929
Affiliation and Address: CRM TECH. 2911 Sunset Drive. Rve
irside CA 92506
DPR 523C (1/95) *Required information
_
State of California --The Resources Agency Primary # 33-9009
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
LOCATION MAP Trinomial CA-RTV-6353
Page__.L-of 4 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder)— CRM TECH 4a.2 -.L__
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Page 1 of 4 *Resource Name or ;F: tHssignea oy recoraer) crtcn Ez(-t_
P 1 . Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: 4 Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Riverside
and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad La uinta Calif. Date 1959. photorevised 1980
T6E; R7E; W 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 5 ; S.B. .B.M.
Elevation: ca. 38 ft
c. Address N/A City Zip
d . UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 567,170 mE/ 3,727,110 mN
UTM Derivation: 4 USGS Ouad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) Located ca.
650 ft south of venue 0 and ca 1/2 mile west o£ Jefferson Street
* P 3 a . Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) The site cornsists of one locus defined by a small
F�ancentr�aLian
guartz f i n
w v
overgrown with moderate amount of low brush
*133b.
Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)_ API lithic scatter_,
AP3-ceramic scatter
*P4.
Resources Present: Building—Structure—Object 4 Site
District Element of District
Isolate—Other
P 5 a .
Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.
P5b.
Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #)
*P6.
Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic 4 Prehistoric
Both
*P7.
Owner and Address:�px•omus Vacation Resorts 755
Crossover Lane, Memphis, T'_N
381.77-4900
*P8.
Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Natasba Johnson
an Ddroy W ` e ll, CRM
TECH 2411 Sunset Drive, Riverside CA 92506 _
*P9.
Date Recorded: August 13, 1999
*P10.
Survey Type: (Describe) ns iv
*P11.
Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none."):
B Love a d 5ai "Tom-"
Tang 19-921 - His t i 1 /Arg,]2aeological Resources
Report; Promus VAagLLion
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California On file Eastern Information Center,
university of California_
Riverside.
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*Attach ments:_None 4 Location Map Sketch Map—Continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record—District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record_Photograph Record_Other (List):
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Trinomial CR-F_T.V=6354
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORD
Page 2 of 4 *Resource Name or rr kAssigneo oy recoruert Arun 'r6utl 4z2-.5
Al. Dimensions: a. Length tIL) b• Wldth Ca. 13 m (�-w)
Method of Measurement: 4 Paced---Taped—Visual estimate Other:
Method of Determination (Check any that apply.): Artifacts Features Soil Vegetation
Topography__Cut bank_Animal burrow_Excavation_Property boundary _Other (Explain):
Reliability of Determination: High—Medium-4 Low Explain: Highly disturbed
Limitations (Check any that apply):—Restricted access_„vPaved/built over—Site limits incompletely defined.
4 Disturbances_ Vegetation Other (Explain):- Dista bed by current citrus grove to
Wgst and due to locatiQ12 in wash are
A2. Depth: None Unknown Method of Determination:
*A3. Human Remains:—Present —
Present_ Absent_Possible Unknown (Explain):
*A4. Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each
feature on sketch map.) None
*A5. Cultural Constituents: (Describe and quantify artifacts, ecofacts, cultural residues, etc., not associated with
features.)_ The site codefined by a small congentraziQn ok
n n fI T
within
v t with moderate ow-o-y-nt of
low br3ash. --
*A6. Were Specimens Collected? 4 No Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where
specimens are curated.)
*A7. Site Condition: Good Fair Poor (Describe disturbances.): Itgm Al.
*A8. Nearest Water (Type, distance, and direction.): whit w t r River, ca miles to th
north
*A9. Elevation: Ca, 38 ft above sea, leve,
A10. Environmental Setting: (Describe vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope, aspect, exposure, etc.):
Located within .1- cvaGh area with creosote bush and scrub brush
A11. Historical Information:
*Al2. Age: 4 Prehistoric 4 Protohistoric 4 1542-1769_1769-1848_1848-1880_1880-1914_1914-1945
Post 1945_ Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or factual
historic dates if known: 2rn12ab1v associate w; th the 1 a - hiah stand o$ ancigntt
Lake Cahuilla. ca. AD 1650
A13. Interpretations: (Discuss scientific, interpretive, ethnic, and other values of site, if know) A probab] e
Desert Cahuilla site minimal data Potent A
A14. Remarks: Testing recommended in survey resort (see Item P11)
A15. References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references.):_ See ItQM P11
A16. Photographs: (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.):
Original Media/Negatives Kept at: Q I TECH, 2411 Sunset Drive. Riverside- C 925Q�
*A17. Form Prepared by: Dargy Wi Tang Date: Sent 1 1999
Affiliation and Address: CRM TECH, 2411 Sunset Drive Ri.verAide CA 225Q6
DPR 523C (1/95) *Required information
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
LOCATION MAP Trinomial CA-R13L-6354
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Page 1 of 4 *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 429-4
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: 4 Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Riverside
and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Ouinta, Calif. Date 1959, photorevised 1980
T6S; R7E; SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 5 ; S.B. B.M.
Elevation: Ca. 35 ft
c . Address N/A City Zip
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 567,250 mE/ 3 , 72 6 , 97 0 mN
UTM Derivation: � USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) Located ca.
1,200 ft. sQuth of Avenue 50 and ca. 1/2 mile west of Jefferson Street
*133a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) The site consists of one locus defined by a small
cQncant•raYion of nine tottery fraciments The site lies within a wash area
with a dirt road bisecting it and a disturbed zone to the west which aptears
to have been graded or road onstruction
*P31J. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)_ AP3-ceramic scatter
*P4. Resources Present: Building—Structure—Object 4 Site District Element of District
Isolate Other
5-a. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings. structures, and objects.
P5b. Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic 4 Prehistoric Both
*P7. Owner and Address: Promus vacation Resorts. 755 Crossover Lane, Memphis, TN
38177-4900
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Natasha Johnson, CRM TECH, 2411 Sµr3_set
Drive Riverside CA 92506
*P9. Date Recorded: Aucn,. t 16 1999
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive
*P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none."): Bruce Love and Bai "Tom"
Tang [19991• Historical/Arch,-eological Resources Report: Promus Vacation
_Rgsgrt, Jeff s Stx:9et and Avenjag 50. CityLa Quinta, Rive side
CalifQrnia. on file, E n rma Calif r
Riverside.
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*Attachments:_None 4 Location Map Sketch Map_Continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record—District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record—Photograph Record_Other (List):
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORD
Y Primary # 33-9011
Trinomial CA-RIy-6355
Page 2 of 4 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) QZX Tpcij 429-4
Al. Dimensions: a. Length Qa. 93 m (E_W) b. Width Cg. 23 m (H -_a)
Method of Measurement: 4 Paced Taped Visual estimate Other:
Method of Determination (Check ar.y that apply.): 4 Artifacts Features Soil _ Vegetation
---Topography—Cut bank—Animal burrow—Excavation _Property boundary _Other (Explain):
Reliability of Determination: High Medium 4 Low Explain: Highly disturbed
Limitations (Check any that apply):—Restricted access—Paved/built over—Site limits incompletely defined
q Disturbances Vegetation Other (Explain):
A 2. Depth: None 4 Unknown Method of Determination:
*A3. Human Remains:—Present Absent_ Possible 4 Unknown (Explain):
*A4. Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each
feature on sketch map.) None
*A5. Cultural Constituents: (Describe and quantify artifacts, ecofacts, cultural residues, etc., not associated with
features.) The site consists of one locus defined by a small concentratiQaJQ,s,
nine pottery fragments. The site lies within a w gh area with a it; Kgad
bisecting it and--a—disturbed zone to—the—w appears—to
gKacIpd for road cgoatruction
*A6. Were Specimens Collected? 4 No Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where
specimens are curated.)
*A7. Site Condition: Good Fair 4 Poor (Describe disturbances.): See Itcm Al.
*A8. Nearest Water (Type, distance, and direction.): miles to the
north
*A9. Elevation: Ca. 35 ft above sea level
A10. Environmental Setting: (Describe vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope, aspect, exposure, etc.):
Located within a wash area with creosote bush and scrub brush
A11. Historical Information: N/A
*Al2. Age: 4 Prehistoric 4 Protohistoric 4 1542-1769_1769-1848_1848-1880_1880-1914_1914-1945
Post 1945_ Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or factual
historic dates if known: Probably assogi,ated with the last high 6tand of gq]2gigpt
Lake Cahuilla,ga, AD 1650
A13. Interpretations: (Discuss scientific, interpretive, ethnic, and other values of site, if know) A probable
A 14. Remarks: -Teal ng regg=pn51 gd in survey report s re, -e_ Item P11. )
A15. References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references.): See Item P11.
A16. Photographs: (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.):
Original Media/Negatives Kept at: CRM 'TECH. 241. Synset Drive. Riverside, CA 92506
*A17. Form Prepared by: Darcy Wiewall and Rai "Tom" Tana Date: Sent. 1, 1999
Affiliation and Address: CRM TECH 2411 Sun5e Drive Riygrsi de CA 92506
DPR 523C (1/95) *Required information
State of California --The Resources Agency Primary # 33-9011
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
LOCATION MAP Trinomial CA-RI31-U.55
Page 3 of 4 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 429-4
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Page 1 of 4 *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 429-5
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County R'v i e
and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Ouinta, Calif. Date_ 1959, photorevised 198Q
T6S; R7E; NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 5 ; S.B. B.M.
Elevation: Ca. 47 ft
c . Address N/A City Zip
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 567, 600 mE/ 3,727, 160 mN
UTM Derivation: � USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) Located ca.
500 ft. south of Avernze 5Q and ca -1/4 mile wast of iefferson_ Gtr -gets
*133a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) `Phe site consists of one locus defimgd by a small-
rugk. Al -so present ar
modern cans. and-a-f-ew- burned-mescruite logs ca one meter, in length. The aile
lie5 -on the tQip n f e surrounded by
mgscruite.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) -
clay, bon /she1J. _
* P 4. Resources Present:—_Building Structure Object 4 Site District Element of District
P5a. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)^
P5b. Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #)
* P 6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic 4 Prehistoric Both
*P7. Owner and Address: Promus Vacation Resorts, 755 Crossover Lane, Memphis. TN
38177-4900
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Natasha Johnson, TE H 2411 Suriset
Drive, Riverside, CA 92506
*P9. Date Recorded: Aucrust 16, 1999
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive
*P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none."): RX:gce Love and Bai "Tom"
Tang (1999)_:_ Historical/Archaeolocrical Resources Report: Promus_ Vacation
Resort—Jefferson nd Avenue 50, CityLa Quintg, FiyergideCounty,
California On fi1g Eastern Infgrm5l�i9n Center University of California
Riverside.
00T i; I) 1999
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*Attach ments:_None 4 Location Map Sketch Map continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
q Archaeological Record—District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record—Photograph Record—Other (List):
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
State of California --The Resources Agency Primary #33-9012
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Trinomial cA-RIV-6356
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORD
Page 2 ofd_ *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder). cgi TECH 429-�
A 1 . Dimensions: a. Length Ca. 24 m (N -SS) b. Width Ca . 16 m (E,: -_K )
Method of Measurement: 4 Paced Taped Visual estimate Other:
Method of Determination (Check any that apply.): 4 Artifacts Features Soil Vegetation
_Topography_Cut bank—Animal burrow—Excavation—Property boundary _Other (Explain):
Reliability of Determination: High 4 Medium Low Explain: Site located on a mall
dune surrounded by mescruite and little evidenQ,e of disturbance
Limitations (Check any that apply):—Restricted access—Paved/built over Site limits incompletely defined
4 Disturbances q Vegetation Other (Explain):
A2. Depth: None 4 Unknown Method of Determination:
*A3. Human Remains:—Present —
Present_ Absent_ Possible q Unknown (Explain):
*A4. Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each
feature on sketch map.) None
*A5. Cultural Constituents: (Describe and quantify artifacts, ecofacts, cultural residues, etc., not associated with
features.) n
six nott_ry fragments. fired -clay pieces with pKpasionc and one fire -
altered rock. AlsQ - ed modern CsIns,
ite locts ca. one meter
*A6. Were Specimens Collected? 4 No Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where
specimens are curated.)
*A7. Site Condition: Good - Fair Poor (Describe disturbances.): See Item Al.
*A8. Nearest Water (Type, distance, and direction.): JW itg3q tgr River ca 1.5 miles to the
north
A9. Elevation: Ca. 47 .ft above sea level
A10. Environmental Setting: (Describe vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope, aspect, exposure, etc.):
Located on a dune composed of sand from decomposing granite with a small.
cluster of mesquite trees ^
All. Historical Information: N/A
*Al2. Age: 4 Prehistoric 4 Protohistoric 4 1542-1769_1769-1848_1848-1880_1880-1914_1914-1945
Post 1945_ Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or factual
historic dates if known: Prghably a s soriated iditb the l
Lake__Ca,huilla. ca. Ail 1650 7 7 t'e<C v U�(- Sk ,r -1'-5t C�
A13. Interpretations: (Discuss scientific, interpretive, ethnic, and other values of site, if know) A probable
nieQes found
at this—site haye--iMpregrzig1a,9 of gi�ickra of ]2ole, rare find shedding light
on prehistoric -us-e o£ clay.
A14. Remarks: Teat+ng recommended in nl4ryie
.y ter2ort (see --Item P11)
A15. References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references.): See Item P11.
Al 6. Photographs: (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.):
Original Media/Negatives Kept at: CRM TECH 2411 Sunset Drive R.iversidR CA 92506
*A17. Form Prepared by:__Darry wiewaII and 13ai ° Tom " Tang Date: ,5Q3pt, 1. 1999
Affiliation and Address: CRM TECH 2411 Sunset Drive,�Eiver,5i e CA 92506
DPR 523C (1/95) *Required information
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*Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder)_ CRM TRC 429-6
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: 4 Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Riverside
and (P2b and Plc or Ptd. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad L i t Calif. Date 1859 mho arevi��r� 1880
TLS; R7 E ; —E 1/2 ONE 114 of NE 1/4 of Sec_; S. B. B.M.
Elevation: C _
ft -
c. Address N/A City Zip
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 567.770 mE/_3,727,24n mN
UTM Derivation: USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) Loca . ed ca.
500 ft soutks of Avera g-50 and ca 350 ft wes�_of Jeffearrnn r. -et
* P 3 a . Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
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*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object 1� Site District Element of District
Isolate Other
P5a. Photo ra h or Drawin (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)
135b. Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic ' Prehistoric Both
* P 7. Owner and Address Prams Vaca bion R_ escart 7 55 crossover an
38177-4900 i<�. Memphis TN
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Natasha Johnson CRM TECH, 241? Suns
Drive,Riverside,et
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*P9. Date Recorded: Ail just16, 1999
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) intensive
*P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none."): Buc Love and Bai "Tom"
T`a_ncr11999i. I1: HistoricallArchaeolcal ResourAs Re
pgrt Promus Vacation
Resor_. efferson Street and Avenue 50City of L Riverside
Calfcarnia Qn file�Eastern Information CEnt r. Universit o Cal'..forn a.
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*Attach ments:_None 4 Location Map -!-Sketch Sketch Map_Continuation Sheet—Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record_District Record—Linear Resource Record—Milling Station Record_Rock Art Record
_Artifact Record_Photograph Record—Other (List):
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
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Al. Dimensions: a. Length—JCA--L7—m--(X-,1!) b. Width ca. 20
Method of Measurement: 4 Paced Taped Visual estimate Other:
Method of Determination (Check any that apply.):--i-Artifacts Features SOIL --Vegetation Cut bank --_Animal burrow —Excavation—Property boundary Other (Explain):
Reliability of Determination: High Medium Low Explain:.. site l
erodincr d mP yyi tr erate scru}7 rush
Limitations (Check any that apply):_Restricted access _Paved/built over—Site limits incompletely defined
Disturbances 4 Vegetation Other (Explain),
A2. Depth: —None --T Unknown Method of Determination:
*A3. Human Remains:—Present —
Present_ Absent_ Possible q Unknown (Explain):
*A4. Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each
feature on sketch map.) Nono
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*A6. Were Specimens Collected? 4 No Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where
specimens are curated.)
*A7. Site Condition: Good 4 Fair Poor (Describe disturbances.): ee Item Al
*A8. Nearest Water (Type, distance, and direction.): Whitewater RiY ca 1.5 miles to t!P
nor -
*A9. Elevation• Ca. 4Q f l—el
A10. Environmental Setting: (Describe vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope, aspect, exposure, etc.):
LOI COM20Ia9d of sand fro d o o i rani it a t
tr uc -1--o-w—brush
A11. Historical Information:
*Al2. Age: 4 Prehistoric q Protohistoric q 1542-1769_1769-1848_1848-1880_1880-1914_1914-1945
Post 1945—Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or factual
his dates if known:__ Probably assn _toren w'thhe
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2-1650
A13. Interpretations: (Discuss scientific, interpretive, ethnic, and other values of site, if know)_A_ QLQb
pesert Cahui l 1 a site, mode"te data 3,gt i al
A14. Remarks: Testing recommended in sur. f see I gM P 'c )
A15. References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references.):_ See Item P 1
A16. Photographs: (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.):
Original Media/Negatives Kept at: QTECH. 2411 I v 0 546
*A17. Form Prepared by: ° Date:Sept. 1. 1999
Affiliation and Address: 2411 SirnsRt r ri srIQ nil **�xsi dp. Cp, 87.50
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PALEONTOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT
PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
RJT HOMES
LA QUINTA,RIVERSIDE COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
LSA Project No. RJT030
SUBMITTED TO:
RJT Homes
P.O. Box 810
La Quinta, California 92253
PREPARED BY:
LSA Associates, Inc.
3403 10'' Street, Suite 520
Riverside, California 92562
909.781.9310
LSA
July 6, 2000
LSAASSOCIATES, INC,
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ..................................................... . n
INTRODUCTION................................................................ 1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................... 1
PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION ..................................... . .. 1
PERSONNEL............................................................. 1
METHODS............................................................... 3
NATURAL SETTING........................................................ . .... 3
GEOLOGICAL SETTING .. ................................................. 3
PALEONTOLOGICAL SETTING ............................................ 4
RESULTS...................................................................... 4
GEOLOGICAL RESULTS ................................................... 4
PALEONTOLOGICAL RESULTS ............................................ 5
RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................... 5
REFERENCES................................................................... 7
APPENDIX A - RECORDS SEARCH REQUEST LETTER
LIST OF FIGURE
1- Project Location........................................................... 2
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FLSAASSOCIATES. INC.
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) was retained by RJT Homes of La Quinta to conduct a paleontological
resource assessment and to design a paleontological salvage program for the RJT parcel at the
southwest corner of Jefferson Avenue and 50`b Street in the City of La Quinta. The assessment
identified the potential for paleontological resources as required by guidelines of the City of La
Quinta, County of Riverside and the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. A records and literature
search was conducted for the subject property at the San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM), and a
preconstrtiction survey of the parcel was completed on June 19, 2000. No fossils were located on the
surface within the parcel boundaries; however, greenish gray silts at depth may be referable to
sediments deposited by late Pleistocene Lake Cahuilla. The records search did not identify any
paleontological resources within the project area. It did determine that the project area is located
within the high shoreline of ancient Lake Cahuilla, and that the sediments underlying the project
consist of lake sediments of Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Age and near shore alluvium.
These types of sediments are known to contain paleontological resources elsewhere in the Coachella
Valley. The potential for significant nonrenewable vertebrate fossils was determined by the records
search, and was substantiated by the sediments encountered during the field assessment.
A paleontological resource impact program (PRIMP) is recommended for construction excavation on
the parcel. This program will include excavation monitoring and specimen recovery including
screen washing. The final compliance report will provide details of fossil identification, cataloging,
and repository arrangements. Compliance with these recommendations will ensure that impacts to
the paleontological resources are below a threshold of significance.
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LSAASSOCIATES, INC.
INTRODUCTION
LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) was retained by RJT Homes to conduct a paleontological resource
assessment for the parcel located at Jefferson Avenue and 50th Street within the City of La Quinta,
County of Riverside, California (Figure 1). The proposed residential development involves
excavation on a 72 -acre rectangularly shaped parcel. The field work was conducted on June 19,
2000. The potential for significant nonrenewable paleontological resources was noted on the parcel,
and a Paleontological Resource Impact Mitigation Program (PRIMP) is recommended for the
excavation phase of development on the parcel. This PRIMP follows the guidelines of the Society
of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Paleontological Resource Impact Mitigation guidelines of the
City of La Quinta and of Riverside County. This program also serves to reduce impacts to
paleontological resources to a level that is less than significant, as required in the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The RJT Homes project site is located on a 72 -acre rectangular parcel located within the north half of
the northeast quarter of Section 5, T6S, R7E, San Bernardino Base line and Meridian, as shown on
the La Quints 7.5 minute USGS Quadrangle map. The parcel is situated southwest of the intersection
of Jefferson Avenue and 50" Street. Access from Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) is south via
Washington Avenue or Jefferson Avenue.
PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION
Paleontological (fossil) resources are considered to be a significant, non-renewable resource. They
are afforded protection by both CEQA and the development standards of the County of Riverside and
the City of La Quinta. Guidelines for Conformable Impact Mitigation have been published by the
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. As such, the potential for adverse impacts to these resources
must be mitigated during construction excavation activities. This will be completed through an
impact mitigation program that was developed after the assessment survey took place.
Elevations on the parcel range from approximately 48 feet above sea level at the northwest corner of
the parcel, to 37 feet above sea level at the south- central portion of the parcel. Since Pleistocene and
Holocene stands of Lake Cahuilla ranged as high as 42 feet above sea level ( Waters, 1983, Wilke,
1978, Turner and Reynolds, 1977), the parcel has a long history of being near the margin of a water
source that was present in Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene time. The geographic and
depositional setting of the parcel, as well as the results of the records search, indicate that there is a
high potential for sediments on the parcel to contain significant nonrenewable paleontological
resources.
PERSONNEL
The field assessment of the parcel was conducted on June 19, 2000, by Robert E. Reynolds and
Antonina Delu. Both have performed previous assessments in desert areas of southern California
with paleontologic sensitivity. The records search and report writing were completed by Mr.
Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds is a research associate of the Los Angeles County Museum, and former
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Curator of the San Bernardino County Museum. He has 18 years of experience with paleontologic
salvage programs and 35 years of research experience in southern California and Nevada.
METHODS
The records search was conducted through the Regional Paleontological Locality Inventory (RPLI),
located at the San Bernardino County Museum, to identify all previous paleontological resource
assessments and localities that are within 1 mile of the project area. To date, the RPLI has not
responded to the search request. The literature search utilized materials in the library of LSA and the
personal library of the author.
The field survey of the project area was conducted on foot and included all areas of the 72 -acre
parcel that might be impacted by excavation. The entire project area was surveyed using systematic
transects spaced approximately 10 meters apart. Intact exposures remained at isolated knolls within
the parcel and the sedimentary section could also be seen in the sump located in the east portion of
the parcel.
NATURAL SETTING
GEOLOGICAL SETTING
The project area is located in the northwestern portion of the Colorado Desert province in the
Coachella Valley. The Colorado Desert province is bounded on the north by the southern edge of the
eastern Transverse Ranges, and by the Mojave Desert Province which includes the Chocolate
Mountains. On the east is the Colorado River, and on the southwest are the Peninsular Ranges
(Norris and Webb, 1976).
A major feature in the Colorado Desert province is the Salton Trough, a 180 -mile (290 -km)
structural depression that extends from the area around Palm Springs to the head of the Gulf of
California. Movement along the San Andreas Fault from the Miocene to the present created the
trough. During the Pleistocene and Holocene, the trough was filled with over 4,000 feet of sediment
(Proctor, 1968). The term "Salton Trough" refers to the entire basin from San Gorgonio Pass to the
Gulf of California; the term Salton Basin refers to the region that drains directly into the Salton Sea.
The majority of the Colorado Desert lies at low elevations. The Colorado River Valley at the
Riverside -San Bernardino County Line is at an elevation of 350 feet (107 m) above sea level; the
elevation at Winterhaven in the southeast corner of the province is 130 feet (40 m) above sea level.
The lowest elevation is the Salton Basin, which is divided into the Imperial Valley in the south and
the Coachella Valley in the north. The Salton Sea is located in the central portion of the Basin, and
has a surface elevation of -235 feet ( -72 m) below sea level.
Lake Cahuilla is the name given to the freshwater lake that occupied the basin in the past. Evidence
for this lake includes fossil gastropods, pelecypods, fossil fish and other vertebrates, and travertine
(tufa) deposits that indicate high stands around the margin of the basin. The travertine deposits were
secreted by algae below the waterline along the edge of Lake Cahuilla. Although the entire history of
the lake is not known, it is likely that Lake Cahuilla filled on several occasions when the Colorado
River reversed its course on the delta at the Gulf of California and ran northward into the Salton
Basin (Norris and Webb, 1976, Waters, 1983). Between fillings of the lake, evaporation lowered the
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level of the lake, leaving a brine or a salty crust on the basin floor. Dates on tufa at Travertine Point
(Turner and Reynolds, 1977) indicate an early filling of the lake 17,000 years ago. Petroglyphs were
carved in the tufa of Travertine Point around 9,000 years ago. In the late Holocene, the lake filled
and evaporated at intervals. In the last 2,000 years, the lake filled around BC 100, AD 1000, and AD
1300. The latter lake had evaporated before Spanish exploration reached the lower Colorado in 1540
(Norris and Webb, 1976, Wilke, 1978). The formation of the Salton Sea in 1905 was the result of an
agricultural accident.
The sediments exposed on the RJT parcel at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and 50`h Street are
described stratigraphically from the lowest and presumed oldest. These are massive greenish -gray
?Pleistocene silts and clays, exposed at low elevations on the parcel and deposited by a series of
Pleistocene and early Holocene lakes with shorelines up to 47 feet (Wilke, 1978). These are
overlain by late Holocene lacustrine (lake) deposits of micaceous, bedded, silty sands. As the
sedimentary strata approach the 42 -foot elevation, they reach the age of the last major stand of Lake
Cahuilla between AD 1350 - 1550 (Wilke, 1978).
Artificial topography on the parcel was created prior to 1958 when higher and lower levels of citrus
groves were developed with an internal drainage to a central sump. Since that time, aeolian sand has
covered certain hills and leeward slopes, and silts have ponded on the parcel.
PALEONTOLOGICAL SETTING
Many paleontological localities are known from Lake Cahuilla sediments. Specimens from these
include gastropods (snails) and pelecypods (clams) and the vertebrate remains of fish, birds, reptiles,
amphibians and mammals. The vertebrate remains range in size from small fish, reptiles and birds to
large mammals such as Bighorn Sheep (Ovis sp.), Camels (Camelops sp), proboscidean
(Mammuthus? sp.), and horses (Equus sp.)(Reynolds, 1989; Rymer, 1989).
RESULTS
GEOLOGICAL RESULTS
The sediments of the parcel are lacustrine deposits, including silts and sandy silts. The lowest
deposits in the project area are greenish -gray clayey silt. Gray silts higher in the section contain
varying amounts of mica. The micaceous silts reflect the carrying capacity of the currents in the
lake; mica -rich silts reflect near -shore current and wave action. The surficial aeolian sediments
consist of white sand that covers the portions of the sedimentary units described above. These dune
sands made exposures of the stratigraphic section difficult to examine.
PALEONTOLOGICAL RESULTS
The results of the literature search do not indicate that there have been paleontological assessments
conducted near the project area. Additionally, there were no nearby previously -recorded
paleontological localities mentioned within the literature that was reviewed by the author.
Geologic mapping (Rogers, 1965) indicates that the project is located below the high shoreline of,
and within ancient Lake Cahuilla, and that sediments in the project area are composed of lake
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sediments overlain by near-shore silts. The literature indicates that paleontological resources have
been recovered from similar sediments, 10 miles north of the project area (Rymer, 1989, 199 1) and
to the east (Reynolds, 1989). Fossil mollusks have been recovered during a monitoring program from
the nearby Norman Golf Course (Reynolds, 1999).
Fossil mollusks were observed during the paleontological survey. These fossil gastropods and
t pelecypods reinforced the concept that the sediments were deposited in the lacustrine environment
of Lake Cahuilla. These mollusks included the following taxa:
Anodonta sp. Fresh water clam
Planorbula sp. Fresh water planispiral snail
Physa sp. Fresh water snail
The fresh water mollusks indicate that deposition was below the lake surface, and the presence of the
clam indicates moving and fresh water (Schneider, 1989). The fresh water snails suggest the
presence of vegetation such as water reeds that these mollusks lived on. The snails preferred
relatively clear, fresh water, and showed little tolerance for bodies of water with high salinity that
have been subject to evaporation over long periods of time. The complete picture indicates that the
environment of deposition was in a fresh water lake near a shoreline with lacustrine vegetation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Geologic mapping and the available literature indicate that the parcel contains sediments deposited
by ancient Lake Cahuilla. Fossil mollusks located during the field assessment reinforce the presence
of sediments that can be attributed to Lake Cahuilla, which have a high potential for containing
remains of vertebrate fossils.
Excavation for the proposed project has potential to impact significant nonrenewable paleontological
resources. The project proponent must retain a qualified vertebrate paleontologist to carry out a
PRIMP. This program must conform to the guidelines of the City of La Quinta and the County of
Riverside and to recommendations of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. The PRIMP must
include project specific measures to reduce impacts to the fossils to a level less than significant. The
program must include, but not be limited to:
A. Monitoring of excavation by a qualified vertebrate paleontologic monitor to recover
paleontological resources. The monitor shall be empowered to temporarily halt or
redirect construction activities to ensure avoidance of adverse impacts to
paleontological resources. The monitor shall be equipped to rapidly remove any
fossil specimens encountered during excavation.
B. Preparation of recovered specimens to a point of identification, including washing of
sediments to recover small fossil vertebrates. If small fossils are encountered, a
standard, 6,000 pound bulk matrix sample will be collected from each locality.
Removal of surplus sediment from around the specimens reduces the volume of
storage for the repository and the storage cost for the developer.
C. Itemized catalogs of all material collected and identified will be provided to the
museum repository with the specimens. A report documenting the results of the
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monitoring and salvage activities, and analyzing the significance of the fossils will
be prepared.
D. Preparation of a report with an appended, itemized inventory of specimens. The
fossils from the project shall be housed in a museum repository for permanent
curation and storage. Currently, charges of a one-time curation fee for
paleontological materials are approximately $75 per cubic foot. The report and
inventory, when submitted to the lead agency, signifies the completion of the
program to mitigate impacts to paleontological resources. Compliance with these
recommendations will ensure that impacts to the paleontological resources are below
a threshold of significance as required in the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).
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REFERENCES CITED
Norris, Robert M., Robert W. Webb
1976 Geology of California. John Wiley and Sons. New York
Proctor, R. J.
1968 Geology of the Desert Hot Springs Upper Coachella Valley Area, California. California
Division of Mines and Geology, Special Report 94.
Reynolds, R. E.
1989 Paleontological monitoring and salvage : Imperial Irrigation District transmission line,
riverside and Imperial Counties, California. Prepared for Mission Power and engineering
Company, Irvine, California. p258.
Reynolds, R. E.
1999 Paleontological resource monitoring program, Norman Golf Course, City of La Quinta,
Riverside County, California. Prepared for KSL Development Corporation, La Quinta,
California. p8.
Rogers, T. H.
1965 Geologic Map of California, Santa Ana Sheet. California Division of Mines and Geology,
Scale 1:250,000.
Rymer, M. J.
1989 New Quaternary age control for strata within the Indio Hills, southern California, in
Abstracts of Proceedings, 1989 Mojave Desert Quaternary Research Symposium, San
Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, V. XXXVI, No. 2, p. 64.
Rymer, M. J.
1991 The bishop Ash Beds in the Mecca Hills, in Geological excursions in southern California and
Mexico, M. J. Walawender and B. B. Hanna (eds). San Diego, Geological Society of
America Meeting Guidebook: 388-396.
Turner, W. G. and R. E. Reynolds,
1977 Dating the Salton Sea petroglyphs. Science News, 111 (February).
Schneider, J. S.
1989 Fresh Water Bivalves as Paleoenvironmental Indicators. Abstracts of Proceedings,
1989 Mojave Desert Quaternary Research Symposium, San Bernardino County Museum
Association Quarterly, V. XXXVI, No. 2, p. 65
Waters, M. R.
1983 Late Holocene Lacustrine Chronology and Archaeology of Ancient Lake Cahuilla,
California. Quaternary Research, Vol. 19, No. 3, May 1983, pp 373 - 387
Wilke, P. J.
1978 Late Prehistoric Human Ecology at Lake Cahuilla, Coachella Valley, California.
Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility 38.
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RECORDS SEARCH REQUEST LETTER
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sediments overlain by near -shore silts. The literature indicates that paleontological resources have
been recovered from similar sediments, 10 miles north of the project area (Rymer, 1989, 199 1) and
to the east (Reynolds, 1989). Fossil mollusks have been recovered during a monitoring program from
the nearby Norman Golf Course (Reynolds, 1999).
Fossil mollusks were observed during the paleontological survey. These fossil gastropods and
pelecypods reinforced the concept that the sediments were deposited in the lacustrine environment
of Lake Cahuilla. These mollusks included the following taxa:
Anodonta sp. Fresh water clam
Planorbula sp. Fresh water planispiral snail
Physa sp. Fresh water snail
The fresh water mollusks indicate that deposition was below the lake surface, and the presence of the
clam indicates moving and fresh water (Schneider, 1989). The fresh water snails suggest the
presence of vegetation such as water reeds that these mollusks lived on. The snails preferred
relatively clear, fresh water, and showed little tolerance for bodies of water with high salinity that
have been subject to evaporation over long periods of time. The complete picture indicates that the
environment of deposition was in a fresh water lake near a shoreline with lacustrine vegetation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Geologic mapping and the available literature indicate that the parcel contains sediments deposited
by ancient Lake Cahuilla. Fossil mollusks located during the field assessment reinforce the presence
of sediments that can be attributed to Lake Cahuilla, which have a high potential for containing
remains of vertebrate fossils.
Excavation for the proposed project has potential to impact significant nonrenewable paleontological
resources. The project proponent must retain a qualified vertebrate paleontologist to carry out a
PRHY2. This program must conform to the guidelines of the City of La Quinta and the County of
Riverside and to recommendations of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. The PRIMP must
include project specific measures to reduce impacts to the fossils to a level less than significant. The
program must include, but not be limited to:
A. Monitoring of excavation by a qualified vertebrate paleontologic monitor to recover
paleontological resources. The monitor shall be empowered to temporarily halt or
redirect construction activities to ensure avoidance of adverse impacts to
paleontological resources. The monitor shall be equipped to rapidly remove any
fossil specimens encountered during excavation.
B. Preparation of recovered specimens to a point of identification, including washing of
sediments to recover small fossil vertebrates. If small fossils are encountered, a
standard, 6,000 pound bulk matrix sample will be collected from each locality.
Removal of surplus sediment from around the specimens reduces the volume of
storage for the repository and the storage cost for the developer.
C. Itemized catalogs of all material collected and identified will be provided to the
museum repository with the specimens. A report documenting the results of the
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monitoring and salvage activities, and analyzing the significance of the fossils will
be prepared.
D. Preparation of a report with an appended, itemized inventory of specimens. The
fossils from the project shall be housed in a museum repository for permanent
curation and storage. Currently, charges of a one-time curation fee for
paleontological materials are approximately $75 per cubic foot. The report and
inventory, when submitted to the lead agency, signifies the completion of the
program to mitigate impacts to paleontological resources. Compliance with these
recommendations will ensure that impacts to the paleontological resources are below
a threshold of significance as required in the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).
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June 16, 2000
LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. OTHER OFFICES:
ONE PARK PLAZA,SUITE 500 949.553•o666 TEL BERKELEY RIVERSIDE
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614 949.553.8076 FAX PT. RICHMOND ROCKLIN
Mr. Eric Scott
Curator of Paleontology
San Bernardino County Museum
2024 Orange Tree Lane
Redlands, California, 92374
Subject: Request for Paleontological Resources Records Search for an area
Near La Quinta, Riverside County, California
Dear Eric:
LSA associates, Inc. (LSA) would like to obtain a paleontological resource records search for a
project in the Riverside County east of La Quinta. Specifically, the parcel is located in the NE 1/4
of Section 5, T.6 S., R. 7 E., SBBM, as shown on the La Quinta 7.5' USGS Quadrangle map. The
parcel is at the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and 50m Avenue.
LSA requests that you search for paleontological resource locality records within a mile of this
parcel. Please let us know if the sediments on or around the site have a high or undetermined
potential to contain paleontological resources. If localities are found, please plot on a map and
foreward to my office (FX 909 7798924).
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
LSA ASSOCIATES, INC.
Robert E. Reynolds
Paleontology
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PLANNING I ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES I DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM
2024 Orange Tree Lane - Redlands, CA 92374 • (909) 307-2669
Fax (909) 307-0539
27 June 2000
LSA Associates, Incorporated
attn: Robert Reynolds
3403 10'h Street, Suite #520
Riverside, CA 92501
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
PUBLIC SERVICES GROUP
PAUL J. OLES
Museums Director
re: PALEONTOLOGY RECORDS REVIEW, LA QUINTA QUADRANGLE,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Dear Mr. Reynolds,
The Section of Geological Sciences of the San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM) has completed
a records search for the above -referenced area near La Quinta, Riverside County. The study area is
located in the northeast portion of section 5, Township 6 South, Range 7 East, San Bernardino Base
and Meridian, as seen on the La Quinta, California 7.5' United States Geological Survey topographic
quadrangle map (1967 edition; photorevised 1980).
The study area lies within the Salton Trough, a northward extension of the Gulf of California
(McKibben, 1993). The Salton Trough lies below sea level, and is an active continental rift
underlain by the landward extension of the East Pacific Rise; it is surrounded on three sides by
mountains and bounded to the southeast by the Colorado River delta. Since the beginning of the
Holocene Epoch [f 11,000 years before present (ybp)], the Colorado River delta has blocked marine
water from entering the Salton Trough from the Gulf of California. Freshwater lakes have existed
intermittently in the deeper parts of the basin that developed landward of the Colorado River delta
(Van de Kamp, 1973; Waters, 1983; Maloney, 1986; Whistler and others, 1995).
Previous geologic mapping of the La Quinta region by Rogers (1965) indicates that the study area
is located upon Quaternary lake sediments deposited below the 12 -meter high shoreline of ancient
Lake Cahuilla, which is thought to have existed intermittently from 470 ybp to at least f 6,000 ybp
(Van de Kamp, 1973; Waters, 1983; Whistler and others, 1995). These lacustrine sediments were
deposited during each of at least seven high stands of Lake Cahuilla, each high stand resulting from
flooding of the Salton Trough by inflow from the Colorado River (Waters, 1983). Fluvial sediments
in the area were laid down during intervening lake low stands when the lake bed was dry. These
alternating lacustrine and fluvial sediments, termed herein the Lake Cahuilla beds, have previously
yielded fossil remains representing diverse freshwater diatoms, land plants, sponges, ostracods,
molluscs, fish, and small terrestrial vertebrates. As a result, the Lake Cahuilla beds have high
potential to contain non-renewable fossil resources that are subject to adverse impact from
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development -related excavation.
A review of the Regional Paleontologic Locality Inventory (RPLI) at the SBCM was conducted by
the staff of the Section of Geological Sciences, SBCM. The results of this review indicated that no
paleontologic localities are recorded within the boundaries of, or within one mile of, the proposed
La Quinta property. However, Whistler and others (1995) discuss paleontologic resource localities
from this region that have produced fossils from sediment lithologies mapped (Rogers, 1965) as
similar to those within the boundaries of the proposed project property. Five sampling sites yielded
diatoms, land plants, sponges, molluscs, ostracods, bony fish, reptiles, birds and small mammals
(Whistler and others, 1995). The lowest stratigraphic unit in this region was radiometrically dated
to 5,890 f 60 ybp, which indicated a high stand of ancient Lake Cahuilla older than any described
previously. These sites are mapped (Whistler and others, 1995) as near or within the boundaries of
the proposed La Quinta property; however, this mapping is diagrammatic and the precise location
of these sites cannot be determined from the published account. A review of the paleontologic
locality records of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is recommended to confirm
whether the sampling sites described by Whistler and others (1995) are near or within the proposed
project boundaries.
The results of the literature review and the check of the RPLI at the SBCM demonstrate that
excavation in the Lake Cahuilla beds in the La Quinta region has high potential to impact significant
nonrenewable fossil resources. This property is therefore assigned high paleontologic sensitivity.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further questions you may have.
References
Maloney, N.J., 1986. Coastal landforms of Holocene Lake Cahuilla, northeastern Salton Basin,
California. In P.D. Guptil, E.M. Gath and R.W. Ruff (eds.), Geology of the Imperial Valley,
California. South Coast Geological Society, Santa Ana, California 14: 151-158.
McKibben, M.A., 1993. The Salton Trough rift. In R.E. and J. Reynolds (eds.), Ashes, faults and
basins. San Bernardino County Museum Association Special Publication 93-1: 76-80.
Rogers, T.H., 1965. Geologic map of California, Santa Ana sheet. California Division of Mines and
Geology. Scale 1:250,000.
Van de Kamp, P.C., 1973. Holocene continental sedimentation in the Salton Basin, California: a
reconnaissance. Geological Society of America Bulletin 84: 827-848.
Waters, M.R., 1983. Late Holocene lacustrine chronology and archaeology of ancient Lake
Cahuilla, California. Quaternary Research 19: 373-387.
Whistler, D.P., E.B. Lander and M.A. Roeder, 1995. A diverse record of microfossils and fossil
plants, invertebrates, and small vertebrates from the late Holocene Lake Cahuilla beds,
Riverside County, California. In P. Remeika and A. Sturz (eds.), Paleontology and Geology
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RJT Homes Site, Avenue 50 and Jefferson Street
Biological Assessment
Prepared for:
RJT Homes
P.O. Box 810
La Quinta, CA 92253
(760) 564-6555
(FAX) 564-6505
Prepared by:
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
3120 Chicago Avenue, Suite 180
Riverside, CA 92507
(909) 369-8060
(FAX) 369-8035
June 20, 2000
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
Nathan Moorhatch
Wildlife Biologist
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Biological Assessment
Introduction
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services (GEES) was contracted by RJT Homes to
perform a biological assessment on a 72 -acre site located on the southwest corner of Avenue 50
and Jefferson Street in the City of La Quinta in Riverside County, California. The site is bordered
by Avenue 50 and former agricultural lands to the north, Jefferson Street and a residential
development on the east, the La Quinta Resort and Club to the south, and residential development
on the west. The parcel is specifically located in the northern '/Z of the northeast '/4 of Section 5,
Township 6 South, Range 7 East, as shown on the U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute La Quinta, California
Quadrangle (see Maps 1 and 2).
The current projected plans consist of conversion of the entire 72 -acre property to
residential development. This biological assessment consisted of a literature review, a site survey
to perform a general inventory of plants and animals, a determination of habitat suitability for
sensitive species, and determination of potential impacts and mitigation measures.
Methods
A literature review was conducted to identify sensitive biological resources known from
the vicinity of the project site. This included consultation with the California Department of Fish
and Game's (CDFG) California Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDB) computerized data base,
and a review of the California Native Plant Society's (CNPS) Rare and Endangered Vascular
Plants of California. The Soil Survey of Riverside County, California, Coachella Valley Area
(Knecht 1980) was reviewed to determine soil types on the project site.
Field surveys were conducted by Nathan T. Moorhatch of OEES on June 16, 2000.
Surveys were performed during the morning and early afternoon hours (0930-1400). The
assessment of the potential for occurrence of many of the sensitive plants known from the La
Quinta quadrangle was based on geographic range, habitat associations, and soil types.
All plant and vertebrate species observed were recorded. Unobserved wildlife species were
identified through indirect sign (e.g. scat, tracks, calls, nests, burrows, etc.). Scientific nomenclature
for this report is from the following standard reference sources: plant communities, Holland (1986) and
Sawyer and Keeler -Wolf, (1995); flora, Hickman (1993) and Munz (1974); reptiles, Stebbins (1985),-
birds,
1985);birds, American Ornithologists Union (1998); and mammals, Laudenslayer and Grenfell (1983).
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The only reptile observed during the survey was Great Basin Whiptail (Cnemidophorus
tigris tigris). Other common reptiles such as Side -blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) and Red
Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum piceus) likely inhabit the site, but were not observed during
the survey period. The extensively disturbed nature of the site; coupled with the fact that many
reptile species are inactive and/or seek shelter during the hotter parts of the day, may account for
the lack of diversity of reptile species observed.
Birds detected during the current survey include a mix of species common to undeveloped
and developed areas of the Coachella Valley (see Appendix A for a complete list of birds
observed on the site): Some of the bird species observed included: American Kestrel (Falco
sparverius), Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), White -
winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis), Verdin (Auriparus
flaviceps), and House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus).
Two mammal species were observed on the property during the survey: Desert Cottontail
(Sylvilagus audubonii), and California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi). Again,
additional mammal species are expected to utilize or occur on the site, but were not observed due
to their nocturnal or fossorial habits.
Sensitive Elements
Plant or animal taxa may be considered "sensitive" due to declining populations,
vulnerability to habitat change or loss, or because of restricted distributions. Certain sensitive
species have been listed as Threatened or Endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) or by the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and are protected
by the federal and state Endangered Species Acts and the California Native Plant Protection Act.
Other species have been identified as sensitive by the USFWS, the CDFG, or by private
conservation organizations, including the CLAPS, but have not been formally listed as Threatened
or Endangered. Such species can still be considered significant under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The literature review, and OEES biologists' knowledge of the project vicinity, indicated
that as many as 12 sensitive plants and animals potentially occur in the vicinity of the project site.
For a summary"of sensitive species known to occur or potentially occurring in the vicinity of the
property, see Tables 1 - 4.
The three plants in Table 1 are associated with a variety of habitats (e.g. rocky alluvial to
dune areas), which are not present on the project site. Since the entire property has been modified
through agricultural use, there is no potential for these plants to occur on the site.
Table 2 lists two species of sensitive reptiles that occur in sandy/dune habitats. The Flat -
tailed Horned Lizard historically occurred in the vicinity of the project site (CNDDB record from
Bermuda Dunes 1978), but has been extirpated from much of the western Coachella Valley due to
habitat loss. The RJT property does not support suitable habitat for this species, and Flat -tailed
Horned Lizards are not present on the project site. Similarly, the site does not contain suitable
blowsand habitat for Coachella Valley Fringe -toed Lizard. This state -listed endangered and
federal threatened species does not occur on the project site.
One sensitive bird species was noted on the site during the survey. Three Black -tailed
Gnatcatchers were observed on the western portion of the RJT project site foraging in mesquite.
This bird is considered an "Audubon State WatchList" species and is included on the CDFG fist of
"Special Animals", but is not fisted as threatened or endangered. Five other sensitive bird species are
known from the general vicinity of the project site (see Table 3). Of the five species listed in
Table 3, only the Loggerhead Shrike is thought to have a moderate to high potential of occurring
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F: Federal (Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern)
C: California (Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern)
CEQA: mandatory consideration for CEQA
CEQA?: CNPS recommends consideration for CEQA
California Native Plant Society (CNPS) designations: (Note: According to CNPS [Smith and Berg
1988], plants on Lists 1B and 2 meet definitions for listing as threatened or endangered under
Section 1901, Chapter 10 of the California Fish and Game Code.)
List 1 B: Plants rare and endangered in California and throughout their range.
List 2: Plants rare, threatened or endangered in California but more common elsewhere.
List 3: Plants for which more information is needed.
List 4: Plants of limited distribution; a "watch list."
CNPS R -E -D Code:
Rarity 1: Rare, but found in sufficient numbers and distributed widely enough that the potential
for extinction or extirpation is low at this time.
2: Occurrence confined to several populations or one extended population.
3: Occurrence limited to one or a few highly restricted populations, or present in such
small numbers that it is seldom reported.
Endangerment 1: Not endangered.
2: Endangered in a portion of its range.
3: Endangered throughout its range.
Distribution 1: More or less widespread outside California.
2: Rare outside California.
3: Endemic to California (i.e., does not occur outside California).
Definitions of occurrence probability:
Occurs: Observed on the site by Tierra Madre Consultants personnel, or recorded on-site by other
qualified biologists.
High: Observed in similar habitat in region by qualified biologists, or habitat on the site is a type
often utilized by the species and the site is within the known range of the species.
Moderate: Reported sightings in surrounding region, or site is within the known range of the species and
habitat on the site is a type occasionally used by the species.
Low: Site is within the known range of the species but habitat on the site is rarely used by the
species.
Absent: A focused study failed to detect the species, or, no suitable habitat is present.
Unknown: Distribution and habitat use has not been clearly determined.
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Table. 4,
Sensitive Insects:
RJT Site
Species
Protective Designation
F=Federal, C= California
Habitat
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Crissal Thrasher
F: No designation
Favors desert riparian
areas with thick shrub/tree
Low (thick shrub
(Toxostoma dorsale)
C: Special Concern
cover, mesquite bosques
cover, but not native)
(Macrobaenetes valgum)
Variety of and habitats,
Le Conte's Thrasher
R No designation
often in open, sparsely
vegetated areas (e.g.
Low (site too close to
(Toxostoma /econtei)
C: Special Concern
Saltbush scrub, sparse
urban development,
disturbed)
Creosote bush scrub),
no cactus for nesting))
often nests in cactus
Black -tailed
F: No designation
C: CEQA, Audubon State
Mesquite, Creosote Bush
Present (observed on
Gnatcatcher
Watchlist for California
and Saltbush Scrub
western portion of site
(Polioptila melanura)
habitats
during survey)
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Moderate — High
Loggerhead Shrike
F: Species of Concern
Open terrain, grasslands,
(Lanius ludovicianus)
C: Special Concern
scrub habitats
(foraging)
Table. 4,
Sensitive Insects:
RJT Site
Species
Protective Designation
F=Federal, C= California
Habitat
Occurrence
Probability
Coachella Giant Sand
F: Species of Concern
Sand dune ridges in
Treader Cricket
C: No designation
Coachella Valley,
Absent
(Macrobaenetes valgum)
favors areas of
(no habitat, soil has
damp sand for
been extensively
permanent
disturbed)
habitation
Discussion
Potential Impacts of the Proposed Protect
Development of the RJT Homes site will result in the loss of biological resources from the
72 -acre site. Since the site has been extensively disturbed due to its former use as an agricultural
site, most of the biological value of the site has already been diminished. However, several
wildlife species still inhabit or use the site (see Appendix A). Wildlife species currently inhabiting
the project site are expected to be displaced to adjacent areas of habitat as a result of project activities,
with some small ground -dwelling species potentially lost during construction activities. Many species
(particularly birds) will only be affected by loss of foraging habitat. Only one sensitive wildlife species
was observed on the site. The Black -tailed Gnatcatchers observed on the project site are considered
"Audubon State WatchList" species, but are not listed as threatened or endangered. Black -tailed
Gnatcatchers are not expected to be lost due to project activities, but most likely will be dispersed to
adjacent areas of habitat. No sensitive plant species or habitats were observed on the site. No other
sensitive wildlife species were observed during the survey, and none are expected to occur on the site.
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Literature Cited and References
Abrams, L. 1923, 1944, 1941. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, vol. I -III. Stanford Univ.
Press, Stanford, Calif.
Abrams, L. and R.S. Ferris. 1960. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, vol. IV. Stanford Univ.
Press, Stanford, Calif.
American Ornithologists' Union. 1998. Check -list of North American Birds, 7th ed. Am. Ornithol.
Union, Washington, D.C.
California Department of Fish and Game. 1999. La Quinta Quadrangle printout,
California Natural Diversity Data Base.
England, S. and Nelson, S.G. 1976. Status of the Coachella Valley Fringe -toed Lizard (Uma
inornata). Inland Fisheries Administrative Report No. 77-1.
Hickman, J.C., ed. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Univ. Calif. Press,
Berkeley.
Holland, R.F. 1986. Preliminary descriptions of the terrestrial natural communities of California.
Calif. Fish Game, Sacramento.
Knecht, A.A. 1980. Soil Survey of Riverside County, California, Coachella Valley Area. Soil
Conserv. Serv., Washington, D.C.
Laudenslayer, W.F., Jr., W.E. Grenfell, and D.C. Zeiner. 1991. A check -list of the amphibians,
reptiles, birds, and mammals of California. Calif. Fish and Game 77:109-141.
Munz, P.A. 1974. A Flora of Southern California. Univ. Calif. Press, Berkeley.
National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to Birds of North America (Third Edition).
National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
Skinner, M.W. and B.M. Pavlik. 1994. California Native Plant Society's Inventory of Rare and
Endangered Vascular Plants of California, 5th ed. Calif. Native Plant Soc. Spec. Publ. 1.
Stebbins, R.C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Houghton Mifflin
Company, Boston.
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Vascular Plants Observed on the RJT Homes Site,
Riverside County, California
(Continued)
June 16,2000
MONOCOTYLEDONEAE MONOCOT FLOWERING PLANTS
Arecaceae
*Phoenix dactylifera
Washingtonia frlifera
Cyperaceae
Cyperus esculentus
Poaceae
Distichlis spicata
*Schismus barbatus
Palm Family
Date Palm
California Fan Palm
Sedge Family
Nutsedge
Grass Family
Saltgrass
Mediterranean schismus
This list reports only plants observed on the site by this study. Other species may have been
overlooked or undetectable due to their growing season. Plants were identified from keys, descriptions and
drawings in Abrams 1923, 1944, 1951, Abrams and Ferris 1960, Hickman (ed.) 1993, Mason 1957, and
Munz 1974. Some specimens were identified or confirmed by Andrew C. Sanders (U.C. Riverside
Herbarium). Unless noted otherwise, nomenclature and systematics follows Hickman (ed.) 1993. Where
other names are also in use, they are noted in parentheses.
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
* = Non-native species.
sp.= Plant identified only to genus. ssp. = Subspecies var. = variety
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Vertebrates Observed or Detected on the RJT Homes Site,
Riverside County, California
(Continued)
June 16, 2000
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Rabbits and Hares
Desert Cottontail
Squirrels, Chipmunks, and Marmots
California Ground Squirrel
MAMMALIA
Leporidae
Sylvilagus audubonii
Sciuridae
Spermophilus beecheyi