1996 California Hydrologic Data Report
10336580 UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER AT SOUTH UPPER TRUCKEE ROAD, NEAR MEYERS, CA
- 1996 WY
10336580 UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER AT SOUTH UPPER TRUCKEE ROAD, NEAR MEYERS, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 38°47'47", long 120°01'05", in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.17, T.11 N., R.18 E., El Dorado County,
Hydrologic Unit 16050101, on left bank, 0.25 mi upstream from bridge, 0.5 mi upstream of confluence of Big
Meadow and Grass Lake Creeks, 0.5 mi west of State Highway 89, and 4.0 mi south of Meyers.
DRAINAGE AREA.--14.1 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1990 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,490 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to
October 1, 1991, at site 1,200 ft downstream at datum 2.54 higher.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. These data are reviewed and
provided by the Nevada District Office, U.S. Geological Survey. See schematic diagram of Truckee River basin.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 5.8 5.2 5.2 48 10 14 30 166 186 81 13 3.7
2 5.7 5.2 5.8 35 9.9 14 31 174 230 81 11 3.6
3 5.4 5.2 7.2 30 9.2 15 29 159 257 81 10 3.5
4 5.2 5.1 39 27 68 15 28 139 255 75 10 3.5
5 5.0 5.2 17 21 195 e14 30 139 245 69 9.8 3.5
6 5.0 4.7 9.1 18 76 e14 35 146 260 69 8.9 3.5
7 5.0 4.6 7.9 18 49 13 49 164 268 71 8.0 3.5
8 5.2 4.7 6.6 18 42 13 64 175 246 71 7.7 3.4
9 4.6 4.7 6.6 16 39 18 74 173 214 69 8.1 3.2
10 4.7 4.7 6.1 15 36 19 66 189 191 67 7.7 3.2
11 4.7 4.6 19 13 35 18 57 225 173 67 7.6 3.0
12 4.9 4.6 99 12 35 16 53 263 177 70 8.6 3.0
13 5.0 4.5 37 12 35 14 47 282 176 56 9.3 3.4
14 5.0 4.2 24 12 35 13 52 313 156 50 8.8 4.0
15 5.4 4.3 22 14 34 12 69 495 143 47 7.8 4.2
16 4.6 4.2 e20 e18 40 13 75 658 133 42 7.1 4.3
17 4.6 4.0 e19 e17 47 17 55 306 123 38 6.3 3.9
18 4.6 3.9 17 e16 42 28 47 314 115 33 5.5 3.8
19 4.6 3.9 e17 e15 41 35 41 192 111 31 5.3 3.6
20 4.8 3.6 e16 e14 37 40 38 170 111 28 5.3 3.5
21 5.0 3.6 e15 e14 33 43 36 183 102 27 5.2 3.2
22 5.0 3.5 e14 e11 36 42 36 192 94 26 5.0 3.3
23 5.2 3.6 14 e10 32 35 49 170 92 24 4.9 3.1
24 5.3 3.6 14 e11 29 31 80 152 89 22 5.2 3.0
25 5.2 4.1 e9.0 e12 24 28 97 143 88 21 4.9 3.1
26 5.1 6.2 10 e14 21 26 118 164 91 18 4.9 3.2
27 4.9 4.4 9.0 e13 18 28 119 176 79 17 4.6 3.1
28 4.6 5.0 8.7 e13 16 28 103 162 69 17 4.4 3.1
29 4.6 4.9 12 e12 14 27 108 169 71 16 3.8 3.1
30 4.7 5.1 73 12 --- 22 146 169 77 14 3.7 3.1
31 4.8 --- 81 11 --- 23 --- 159 --- 13 3.5 ---
TOTAL 154.2 135.1 660.2 522 1138.1 688 1862 6681 4622 1411 215.9 102.6
MEAN 4.97 4.50 21.3 16.8 39.2 22.2 62.1 216 154 45.5 6.96 3.42
MAX 5.8 6.2 99 48 195 43 146 658 268 81 13 4.3
MIN 4.6 3.5 5.2 10 9.2 12 28 139 69 13 3.5 3.0
AC-FT 306 268 1310 1040 2260 1360 3690 13250 9170 2800 428 204
e Estimated.
10336580 UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER AT SOUTH UPPER TRUCKEE ROAD, NEAR MEYERS, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 3.13 4.46 6.55 7.24 12.6 19.4 45.5 127 117 50.5 10.4 3.31
MAX 4.97 7.15 21.3 16.8 39.2 41.3 62.1 216 329 220 45.9 9.33
(WY) 1996 1992 1996 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995
MIN 2.12 2.13 1.69 1.57 3.06 6.64 15.1 51.2 12.1 3.40 1.64 1.30
(WY) 1993 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1994 1994 1991
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 26946.1 18192.1
ANNUAL MEAN 73.8 49.7 35.8
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.3 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 14.1 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 438 Jun 25 658 May 16 658 May 16 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 3.5 Nov 22 3.0 Sep 11 .76 Sep 1 1990
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.7 Nov 18 3.1 Sep 23 .97 Aug 29 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 945 May 16 945 May 16 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 10.51 May 16 10.51 May 16 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 53450 36080 25900
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 271 164 98
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 22 17 6.4
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.9 3.9 1.8