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

10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued - 1996 WY


10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued WATER-QUALITY RECORDS PERIOD OF RECORD.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1994 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: March 1993 to current year. PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1994 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: March 1993 to current year. INSTRUMENTATION.--Water-temperature recorder since March 1993. Specific conductance recorder since October 1994. REMARKS.--Water temperature and specific conductance are affected by regulation from Lake Tahoe and Donner Lake. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 333 micromhos, Nov. 1, 1994; minimum recorded, 43 micromhos, May 16, 1996. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 25.0°C, July 13, 15, 20, 1994; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, many days most years. EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 193 micromhos, Oct. 12; minimum recorded 43 micromhos, May 16. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 24.0°C, July 24; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, several days during January - March. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE, US/CM @ 25 DEGREES CELSIUS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996 DAY MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 1 152 142 132 130 129 124 107 94 135 125 123 114 2 160 145 133 131 127 123 112 107 140 128 129 116 3 165 153 133 131 125 110 115 112 145 132 149 119 4 171 154 134 131 110 100 118 114 137 64 146 116 5 167 154 134 129 111 102 120 117 86 62 130 113 6 164 149 130 127 121 108 121 119 97 80 124 112 7 163 150 131 129 122 115 127 120 100 90 121 113 8 161 150 133 130 120 115 129 121 104 95 125 116 9 164 150 135 131 120 111 131 124 111 95 129 117 10 167 151 136 133 119 113 131 125 106 95 129 118 11 185 151 138 135 116 93 131 127 98 95 127 114 12 193 153 139 136 93 49 132 125 98 96 122 113 13 167 126 139 137 102 70 133 129 98 96 120 115 14 166 126 142 138 105 97 136 131 99 96 120 104 15 163 128 141 138 120 103 137 125 102 96 115 101 16 159 128 142 139 114 105 132 91 102 91 116 99 17 154 129 142 140 121 111 119 96 96 80 110 98 18 154 128 144 140 122 114 123 110 96 81 114 98 19 164 142 144 141 136 116 128 113 104 85 108 97 20 150 142 145 141 139 128 128 116 89 80 105 94 21 153 149 145 142 139 121 128 117 93 88 103 91 22 153 150 146 143 139 125 130 119 95 91 106 92 23 154 151 147 144 132 123 137 120 104 93 103 95 24 156 152 147 145 140 124 129 117 102 97 105 95 25 154 151 147 144 134 124 134 115 114 100 106 97 26 155 153 145 123 137 125 131 122 116 105 110 97 27 155 138 125 123 129 127 130 115 122 107 107 94 28 138 127 125 123 147 129 135 121 121 111 98 91 29 130 128 127 123 146 132 134 119 119 111 95 94 30 131 128 130 124 144 95 133 121 --- --- 95 94 31 132 129 --- --- 98 77 137 124 --- --- 95 94 MONTH 193 126 147 123 147 49 137 91 145 62 149 91
10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE, US/CM @ 25 DEGREES CELSIUS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996 DAY MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1 96 87 80 74 81 72 107 92 116 113 121 116 2 92 87 79 73 79 69 115 91 116 113 120 116 3 91 90 80 74 78 68 113 91 116 113 121 117 4 92 90 81 77 74 66 114 91 116 113 121 118 5 91 89 81 78 76 66 115 90 117 113 122 116 6 90 87 81 78 75 66 122 99 117 114 120 115 7 89 85 81 77 75 65 120 100 119 114 120 116 8 94 83 81 77 79 66 106 98 119 115 120 116 9 89 81 82 78 80 72 112 97 119 115 119 116 10 90 80 82 77 82 73 112 98 119 116 116 113 11 93 88 80 70 87 72 106 99 119 114 114 112 12 93 85 77 66 83 71 106 96 115 113 113 112 13 95 91 78 65 83 70 104 87 115 112 113 111 14 94 87 74 66 86 72 106 103 116 112 113 111 15 93 87 70 54 86 76 108 105 118 114 113 110 16 91 81 64 43 85 77 110 106 117 115 113 108 17 93 87 65 58 85 77 111 107 117 114 113 111 18 97 88 72 56 86 79 112 108 118 114 113 111 19 97 91 77 71 97 80 112 108 117 114 114 111 20 98 91 80 77 98 83 114 111 118 115 114 111 21 98 91 81 78 106 79 115 112 119 114 114 111 22 100 90 81 78 103 87 115 113 119 115 114 112 23 98 87 81 78 106 87 115 113 119 115 115 111 24 95 81 83 80 106 86 119 113 119 116 114 111 25 85 80 84 80 106 88 118 115 120 116 114 112 26 82 77 82 79 102 82 119 112 120 116 114 111 27 81 77 83 79 107 91 116 112 120 116 114 111 28 82 79 85 79 108 89 115 113 120 116 153 111 29 83 79 82 77 106 93 115 112 120 116 113 110 30 81 76 82 77 108 91 116 113 121 117 113 111 31 --- --- 82 76 --- --- 116 114 121 117 --- --- MONTH 100 76 85 43 108 65 122 87 121 112 153 108
10339419 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE PROSSER CREEK, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued WATER TEMPERATURE, DEGREES CELSIUS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996 DAY MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 1 14.5 8.5 10.5 7.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 1.5 5.5 2.0 5.5 1.5 2 15.5 8.5 9.5 6.5 8.5 6.5 4.5 1.5 4.5 .5 6.0 2.0 3 15.5 9.0 9.0 5.0 7.0 4.5 5.5 2.0 4.5 1.0 5.5 2.5 4 13.5 8.0 8.0 3.5 8.5 7.0 4.5 2.0 4.5 1.0 4.0 .0 5 12.5 6.5 8.5 5.0 9.0 8.0 5.5 3.0 2.5 1.0 2.5 .0 6 12.5 7.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 7.0 5.5 3.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 .0 7 14.5 8.5 10.0 5.5 9.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 4.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 8 13.5 8.0 10.0 6.0 7.5 6.0 5.0 2.0 4.5 2.0 6.5 2.0 9 13.5 7.0 9.5 7.5 8.0 5.5 5.5 2.5 5.0 2.0 7.0 3.0 10 14.5 8.0 9.0 5.5 7.0 5.0 6.0 3.5 5.5 3.5 6.5 3.0 11 13.5 8.5 9.5 5.0 7.0 6.5 5.0 2.0 5.5 3.0 5.0 3.0 12 13.5 8.0 10.0 6.0 6.5 3.0 5.0 1.5 6.0 2.5 4.0 2.5 13 13.0 7.5 10.0 6.0 4.0 2.5 5.0 2.0 6.0 2.5 5.0 2.5 14 13.5 7.5 9.5 6.0 4.5 3.5 4.5 1.5 6.0 2.5 7.5 2.5 15 14.0 8.5 9.5 5.5 3.5 1.5 4.5 3.5 6.0 2.5 7.5 3.0 16 14.0 8.5 10.5 7.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 2.5 6.5 4.5 8.0 4.0 17 14.0 8.5 9.5 6.0 3.0 .5 3.5 1.5 5.5 3.5 8.5 4.0 18 14.5 9.0 9.5 6.0 4.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 5.5 3.5 9.0 4.5 19 13.5 8.0 8.5 5.0 3.5 1.5 2.5 .5 3.5 2.0 9.0 4.5 20 13.0 8.0 8.0 4.5 3.5 1.0 2.5 .5 3.0 1.0 9.0 4.5 21 13.0 8.0 8.5 5.5 3.5 .0 .5 .0 2.0 .5 9.0 5.0 22 10.0 5.5 6.5 3.5 2.5 .5 1.5 .0 2.5 .5 6.5 3.5 23 10.0 5.0 7.5 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 .0 4.0 .0 6.5 3.0 24 9.5 4.5 7.5 4.0 2.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.5 .5 7.0 3.0 25 9.5 4.0 8.0 3.0 1.5 .0 1.5 .0 2.5 .5 6.0 3.5 26 12.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 2.5 .0 2.0 .0 2.5 .0 8.0 3.0 27 11.5 7.5 5.5 2.5 4.0 1.0 1.5 .0 3.0 .5 7.0 4.5 28 12.0 8.5 7.0 4.0 3.5 1.5 2.5 .0 5.5 1.0 6.0 3.5 29 12.0 8.5 7.5 4.5 4.5 3.5 4.0 .0 5.0 1.0 7.5 2.5 30 11.5 8.0 7.5 4.5 5.5 4.5 3.5 1.5 --- --- 8.5 4.0 31 11.0 8.5 --- --- 5.0 3.5 4.0 2.0 --- --- 9.0 4.5 MONTH 15.5 4.0 10.5 2.5 9.0 .0 6.0 .0 6.5 .0 9.0 .0 APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1 7.0 4.5 12.0 6.5 14.0 7.5 19.5 14.0 21.5 16.5 20.0 14.0 2 8.0 4.0 11.0 6.5 14.5 8.5 19.5 13.5 21.0 15.5 20.0 14.0 3 8.5 4.5 10.0 6.0 14.5 8.0 19.5 14.0 20.5 14.5 19.5 14.0 4 9.0 4.5 10.0 5.0 14.5 8.0 18.5 13.0 20.5 14.0 18.5 14.5 5 10.0 4.5 10.0 5.5 15.0 8.5 19.0 12.0 21.0 14.5 17.0 11.5 6 10.0 5.0 10.5 5.5 15.5 9.0 20.0 13.0 20.0 15.0 17.5 12.0 7 10.5 5.5 11.0 6.0 16.0 9.5 21.5 15.0 21.5 14.5 18.5 12.5 8 10.5 5.5 10.0 6.0 16.0 9.5 21.0 15.5 22.0 15.5 19.0 13.0 9 10.0 6.0 11.0 5.5 15.5 9.5 21.5 16.0 22.5 16.0 19.0 13.5 10 9.0 5.0 11.5 6.0 15.0 9.0 22.0 14.5 21.5 16.5 19.0 14.5 11 9.0 4.5 13.0 6.5 15.0 8.5 22.5 16.5 21.5 17.5 19.5 14.5 12 8.0 4.5 13.0 6.5 16.5 10.0 21.0 17.5 20.5 17.5 18.5 14.5 13 9.0 4.0 12.0 7.0 16.5 9.5 21.0 16.5 20.0 16.5 16.0 14.0 14 10.0 5.0 9.0 7.5 16.5 9.5 21.5 17.0 22.5 17.0 17.5 13.0 15 9.0 6.0 7.5 6.0 17.0 10.0 22.0 17.0 22.5 16.5 17.0 14.0 16 7.0 5.0 7.0 4.5 17.0 10.5 21.0 15.5 21.5 16.5 16.5 12.5 17 7.5 4.0 6.5 6.0 16.5 10.5 20.0 14.5 21.0 15.5 16.0 11.5 18 8.0 3.5 7.5 5.5 15.5 8.5 20.0 14.5 20.0 14.5 16.0 11.5 19 7.0 4.0 9.5 6.0 16.5 10.0 19.0 12.5 20.0 15.0 16.5 11.5 20 7.0 3.5 11.0 7.5 17.0 11.0 21.5 14.0 20.0 14.0 17.5 12.0 21 9.0 4.0 10.5 8.0 16.0 10.5 22.0 15.5 20.5 14.0 18.0 13.0 22 9.0 5.5 9.0 7.0 16.5 9.5 23.0 16.5 21.5 15.0 17.5 13.0 23 10.5 6.0 8.5 6.0 16.5 10.5 22.5 17.0 21.0 15.5 17.0 12.5 24 8.5 6.0 10.5 6.5 15.0 11.0 24.0 17.0 21.5 16.5 17.0 12.0 25 10.0 5.0 11.0 7.5 11.5 9.5 23.0 16.5 21.5 16.5 16.5 12.5 26 10.5 5.5 12.0 8.0 12.5 9.5 22.5 16.5 21.0 16.5 16.5 12.5 27 10.0 5.5 9.5 8.0 14.0 11.0 22.5 17.0 20.0 14.5 16.5 11.5 28 10.0 6.0 11.0 7.0 16.0 11.5 21.0 18.0 20.5 14.0 17.0 12.0 29 11.5 6.0 12.0 7.0 18.0 13.0 22.0 16.5 21.5 15.5 17.5 12.0 30 11.5 6.5 12.5 7.0 19.5 14.0 22.5 17.0 21.0 15.5 17.5 13.5 31 --- --- 13.0 7.0 --- --- 23.0 17.0 20.5 15.0 --- --- MONTH 11.5 3.5 13.0 4.5 19.5 7.5 24.0 12.0 22.5 14.0 20.0 11.5


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