10336790 TROUT CREEK AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 38°55'56", long 119°58'40", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.3, T.12 N., R.18 E., El Dorado County, Hydrologic
Unit 16050101, near center of bridge span on downstream side of U.S. Highway 50 bridge, 1.2 mi upstream from
Lake Tahoe, and 1.9 mi northeast of South Lake Tahoe Post Office.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1972-74, 1989 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1971 to June 1974, October 1988 to September 1992.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: October 1971 to June 1974, October 1988 to September 1992.
REMARKS.--In October 1992, station was incorporated into the expanded Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program
to monitor tributary contributions of nutrients and sediment to Lake Tahoe. These data are reviewed and
provided by the Nevada District Office, U.S. Geological Survey. See schematic diagram of Truckee River basin.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
DIS- PH BARO- OXYGEN, NITRO-
CHARGE, SPE- WATER METRIC DIS- GEN,
INST. CIFIC WHOLE PRES- SOLVED NO2+NO3
CUBIC CON- FIELD TEMPER- TEMPER- SURE OXYGEN, (PER- DIS-
FEET DUCT- (STAND- ATURE ATURE (MM DIS- CENT SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE ARD AIR WATER OF SOLVED SATUR- (MG/L
SECOND (US/CM) UNITS) (DEG C) (DEG C) HG) (MG/L) ATION) AS N)
(00061) (00095) (00400) (00020) (00010) (00025) (00300) (00301) (00631)
OCT
12... 0900 27 44 7.7 10.5 5.5 605 9.8 98 0.002
NOV
21... 1010 19 49 -- 11.0 4.0 -- -- -- 0.007
DEC
11... 1310 34 49 -- 4.0 3.0 -- -- -- 0.023
12... 1200 127 40 -- 4.0 3.0 -- -- -- 0.019
14... 1130 34 47 -- 3.0 2.0 -- -- -- 0.017
JAN
12... 0950 19 48 -- 3.0 1.0 -- -- -- 0.016
16... 1230 49 46 -- 3.5 2.0 -- -- -- 0.019
17... 1300 38 48 -- 2.0 2.0 -- -- -- 0.018
FEB
04... 1350 49 49 -- 4.5 0.5 -- -- -- 0.027
05... 1400 99 41 -- 6.0 0.5 -- -- -- 0.018
09... 1240 49 51 -- 7.5 3.0 -- -- -- 0.009
MAR
08... 0935 46 54 7.4 4.0 1.0 609 11.0 97 0.016
20... 0930 56 52 -- 6.0 2.0 -- -- -- 0.015
APR
04... 0955 53 51 -- 6.0 2.5 -- -- -- 0.015
12... 1610 73 45 7.5 4.0 6.0 602 9.7 99 0.006
16... 1515 132 43 -- 4.5 4.0 -- -- -- 0.011
17... 0945 91 43 -- 2.5 1.5 -- -- -- 0.007
25... 1205 91 42 -- 12.0 5.0 -- -- -- 0.004
MAY
02... 0720 135 34 -- 10.0 3.5 -- -- -- 0.008
06... 1815 123 35 -- 13.0 7.0 -- -- -- 0.008
11... 1115 135 33 -- 15.0 6.0 -- -- -- 0.008
14... 0720 178 29 7.8 11.0 5.5 -- -- -- 0.008
16... 1320 305 28 -- 8.5 8.0 -- -- -- 0.011
18... 1340 232 28 -- 7.0 7.0 -- -- -- 0.004
21... 1100 154 30 7.6 9.0 5.0 -- -- -- 0.007
30... 1130 128 32 -- 12.5 5.5 -- -- -- 0.005
JUN
03... 1635 137 30 -- 26.0 11.5 -- -- -- 0.004
06... 0810 196 26 7.5 17.0 7.0 608 9.3 96 0.004
12... 1040 188 25 -- 17.5 8.0 -- -- -- 0.004
18... 1040 143 28 -- 17.0 7.5 -- -- -- 0.004
26... 1000 120 30 -- 9.0 5.5 -- -- -- 0.005
JUL
02... 1040 87 33 -- 20.5 10.0 -- -- -- 0.005
19... 1235 66 35 7.3 18.0 10.0 -- -- -- 0.007
AUG
16... 0950 34 44 -- 19.0 12.0 -- -- -- 0.010
SEP
06... 1030 25 46 7.6 13.0 7.0 605 9.7 101 0.003
10336790 TROUT CREEK AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA--Continued
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- IRON, SEDI- SED.
GEN, GEN,AM- PHOS- PHORUS BIO. MENT, SUSP.
AMMONIA MONIA + PHOS- PHORUS ORTHO, REACT- SEDI- DIS- SIEVE
DIS- ORGANIC PHORUS DIS- DIS- IVE MENT, CHARGE, DIAM.
SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL SUS- SUS- % FINER
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L PENDED PENDED THAN
AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS P) AS FE) (MG/L) (T/DAY) .062 MM
(00608) (00625) (00665) (00666) (00671) (46568) (80154) (80155) (70331)
OCT
12... <0.001 0.15 0.030 0.017 0.010 386 6 0.44 --
NOV
21... <0.001 0.08 0.020 0.010 0.010 254 6 0.31 --
DEC
11... 0.008 0.21 0.060 0.027 0.019 845 27 2.5 --
12... 0.014 1.2 0.232 0.038 0.030 2930 112 38 --
14... 0.004 0.31 0.034 0.018 0.004 693 15 1.4 --
JAN
12... <0.001 0.09 0.020 -- 0.009 359 6 0.31 --
16... <0.001 0.53 0.154 -- 0.015 5850 93 12 --
17... <0.001 0.34 0.048 -- 0.010 996 24 2.5 --
FEB
04... 0.008 0.18 0.137 -- 0.010 2150 86 11 --
05... 0.006 0.13 0.111 -- 0.010 1880 86 23 --
09... 0.002 0.11 0.035 -- 0.010 805 10 1.3 --
MAR
08... 0.007 0.19 0.025 -- 0.007 461 19 2.4 --
20... 0.003 0.19 0.045 -- 0.007 937 20 3.0 --
APR
04... <0.001 0.24 0.026 -- 0.007 672 16 2.3 --
12... <0.001 0.31 0.037 -- 0.008 858 15 3.0 --
16... 0.005 0.25 0.071 -- 0.011 2000 63 22 --
17... 0.002 0.36 0.056 -- 0.008 1960 29 7.1 --
25... 0.001 0.09 0.054 -- 0.009 787 20 4.9 --
MAY
02... 0.001 0.07 0.061 -- 0.009 870 27 9.8 --
06... 0.002 0.29 0.049 -- 0.008 907 24 8.0 --
11... 0.001 0.49 0.038 -- 0.008 970 24 8.7 --
14... 0.002 0.22 0.056 -- 0.009 779 27 13 --
16... 0.010 0.26 0.081 -- 0.017 1280 25 21 60
18... 0.001 0.16 0.037 -- 0.009 448 16 10 --
21... 0.001 0.29 0.046 -- 0.008 684 25 10 --
30... 0.001 0.20 0.026 -- 0.007 258 13 4.5 --
JUN
03... 0.002 0.30 0.043 -- 0.009 630 16 5.9 --
06... 0.002 0.35 0.025 -- 0.008 334 13 6.9 --
12... 0.002 0.10 0.027 -- 0.008 518 23 12 --
18... <0.001 0.10 0.034 -- 0.008 548 21 8.1 --
26... 0.001 0.23 0.037 -- 0.008 675 20 6.5 --
JUL
02... 0.002 0.17 0.038 -- 0.009 657 14 3.3 --
19... 0.001 0.25 0.062 -- 0.009 689 13 2.3 --
AUG
16... <0.001 0.12 0.030 -- 0.009 397 10 0.92 --
SEP
06... <0.001 0.26 0.030 -- 0.012 137 6 0.41 --
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