1996 California Hydrologic Data Report
10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
- 1996 WY
10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 39°22'07", long 120°06'50", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.32, T.18 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, Hydrologic
Unit 16050102, on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from Prosser Creek, and 4.5 mi northeast of Truckee.
DRAINAGE AREA.--644 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1993 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,560 ft above sea level, from topographic map
REMARKS.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe, Donner Lake, and Martis Creek Reservoir (station numbers
10337000, 10338400, and 10339380). See schematic diagram of Truckee River basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 6,620 ft3/s, May 18, 1996, gage height, 10.07 ft; minimum
daily, 11 ft3/s, July 28, Aug. 11, 15, 19, 1994.
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
1 114 132 166 262 229 425 1100 2200 1390 977 299 273
2 97 131 170 227 225 421 1140 2320 1420 843 296 272
3 94 127 248 214 229 434 1030 2220 1330 483 295 270
4 91 124 310 206 627 487 1010 2120 1260 519 296 269
5 92 126 324 199 1480 421 1020 2040 1350 512 295 270
6 98 139 279 194 899 435 1050 2000 1330 455 294 271
7 96 132 280 189 781 418 1110 2000 1330 345 292 271
8 96 129 274 188 799 413 1230 1950 1450 342 290 270
9 96 125 272 186 673 425 1320 1870 1380 303 289 285
10 94 120 269 185 616 444 1160 1860 1110 251 289 324
11 91 115 332 179 590 492 1100 1410 835 356 295 342
12 97 111 1500 176 576 477 1070 1500 833 318 310 341
13 143 108 536 173 575 446 1010 1580 828 350 329 342
14 142 105 385 171 569 547 1020 1720 780 334 324 341
15 141 103 314 182 557 735 1060 2060 746 326 306 342
16 137 103 277 315 642 858 1370 3840 726 317 301 340
17 134 102 248 363 798 895 1170 4450 704 310 300 333
18 125 101 235 291 807 964 1190 4910 680 304 298 330
19 102 100 220 280 1010 1020 1350 3930 593 299 297 327
20 98 99 204 258 1010 1060 1320 3330 430 295 316 326
21 90 99 197 257 790 1100 1250 3070 412 293 314 322
22 89 98 190 267 696 1110 1230 3200 390 285 307 320
23 89 97 184 256 637 1030 1270 2640 384 279 306 319
24 88 96 174 241 586 979 1470 2490 356 289 292 318
25 88 97 173 224 548 961 1790 2850 298 290 294 316
26 88 161 167 255 513 936 2020 2960 747 301 282 315
27 97 166 159 244 481 944 2080 2430 1220 307 276 314
28 138 164 158 234 460 1070 1990 1930 1510 308 276 311
29 137 163 156 238 440 983 1940 1630 1610 308 275 310
30 135 164 237 237 --- 972 2070 1650 1380 304 274 306
31 132 --- 359 234 --- 973 --- 1360 --- 301 273 ---
TOTAL 3349 3637 8997 7125 18843 22875 39940 75520 28812 11504 9180 9290
MEAN 108 121 290 230 650 738 1331 2436 960 371 296 310
MAX 143 166 1500 363 1480 1110 2080 4910 1610 977 329 342
MIN 88 96 156 171 225 413 1010 1360 298 251 273 269
AC-FT 6640 7210 17850 14130 37380 45370 79220 149800 57150 22820 18210 18430
10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1994 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 77.8 72.1 133 181 324 509 697 1317 726 333 179 180
MAX 108 121 290 259 650 738 1331 2436 1144 587 296 310
(WY) 1996 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1995 1996 1996
MIN 34.3 46.6 50.7 52.5 55.9 137 180 224 72.6 41.2 12.1 54.1
(WY) 1995 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1994 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 173735 239072
ANNUAL MEAN 476 653 394
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 653 1996
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 85.0 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2480 May 1 4910 May 18 4910 May 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 44 Jan 2 88 Oct 24 11 Jul 28 1994
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 51 Jan 1 90 Oct 21 12 Aug 9 1994
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 6620 May 18 6620 May 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 10.07 May 18 10.07 May 18 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 344600 474200 285600
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1090 1500 1060
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 284 318 185
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 102 118 42