1996 California Hydrologic Data Report
10340500 PROSSER CREEK BELOW PROSSER CREEK DAM, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
- 1996 WY
10340500 PROSSER CREEK BELOW PROSSER CREEK DAM, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 39°22'24", long 120°07'50", in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.31, T.18 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, Hydrologic
Unit 16050102, on left bank 300 ft downstream from Station Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from Prosser Creek Dam,
0.9 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.2 mi northeast of Truckee.
DRAINAGE AREA.--52.9 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1902 to June 1903 (gage heights only), October 1942 to December 1950, June 1951 to
current year. Prior to October 1976, published as "near Boca." Monthly discharge only for October 1942 to
December 1950 published in WSP 1734; daily discharge in files of U.S. Geological Survey. Records for April
1889 to November 1890, published in the 11th and 12th Annual Reports, Part 2, have been found to be unreliable
and should not be used.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,602.31 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation). See WSP 2127 for history of changes prior to September 1956. October 1956 to May 1976,
water-stage recorder at site 0.8 mi downstream at datum 29.69 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Records good. Flow regulated by Prosser Creek Reservoir (station 10340300) since Jan. 30, 1963. See
schematic diagram of Truckee River basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1943-63, prior to construction of Prosser Creek Dam, maximum
discharge, 4,560 ft3/s, Dec. 23, 1955, gage height, 10.13 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above
910 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 11.0 ft from floodmarks,
present datum, Nov. 20, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.4 ft3/s, July 18, 1961, result of work on dam upstream.
Maximum discharge since construction of Prosser Creek Dam in 1963, 1,790 ft3/s, Feb. 20-22, 1986, gage height,
6.66 ft, from rating curve extended above 880 ft3/s on basis of valve setting at Prosser Creek Dam; minimum
daily, 0.02 ft3/s, Jan. 2, 1975, result of temporary closing of Prosser Creek Dam for spillway maintenance.
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
1 132 e11 21 41 e42 e88 240 94 246 14 35 88
2 131 11 11 44 e41 87 238 94 247 14 35 106
3 e120 10 11 51 e41 88 237 94 252 14 34 121
4 e115 10 11 51 e41 89 236 94 332 14 34 120
5 e115 10 11 60 e117 88 236 94 377 14 50 120
6 e115 10 11 64 e344 89 237 e54 374 136 60 120
7 e115 10 24 64 e500 89 238 17 294 224 60 119
8 e115 10 38 64 e500 89 239 17 246 223 60 119
9 e115 10 38 64 e388 90 240 17 246 223 60 118
10 e115 10 38 57 e200 91 242 17 276 191 60 118
11 e115 10 39 41 e200 92 242 17 303 68 61 93
12 e115 10 238 41 e200 129 153 17 304 53 63 97
13 e115 10 354 41 e200 148 92 16 303 54 67 97
14 e115 10 263 41 e200 126 93 59 303 53 66 96
15 e115 10 179 41 e200 94 60 99 303 53 67 96
16 e115 10 178 44 e171 95 23 170 268 53 66 97
17 e115 10 177 69 e160 96 20 374 220 53 67 96
18 e115 11 99 98 e160 155 21 671 204 53 66 96
19 e115 11 50 97 e160 200 20 838 158 54 74 96
20 e115 11 43 97 e351 279 20 776 121 54 80 96
21 e115 11 39 97 e500 315 20 514 121 55 80 95
22 e115 10 23 78 e500 315 19 409 121 55 79 95
23 e115 11 10 54 e306 312 18 392 119 64 79 95
24 e115 11 10 55 e200 274 17 444 118 71 79 94
25 e115 11 10 55 e200 189 17 775 118 70 78 94
26 e115 11 10 55 e173 164 108 586 79 140 85 94
27 e81.0 30 10 56 e115 138 191 342 16 185 90 94
28 e60.0 43 31 54 e115 187 191 394 15 184 90 94
29 e60.0 43 41 54 e97 236 139 335 15 153 89 94
30 e60.0 43 41 54 --- 236 94 267 15 79 89 93
31 e41.0 --- 41 54 --- 236 --- 246 --- 45 88 ---
TOTAL 3330.0 429 2100 1836 6422 4904 3941 8333 6114 2716 2091 3051
MEAN 107 14.3 67.7 59.2 221 158 131 269 204 87.6 67.5 102
MAX 132 43 354 98 500 315 242 838 377 224 90 121
MIN 41 10 10 41 41 87 17 16 15 14 34 88
AC-FT 6610 851 4170 3640 12740 9730 7820 16530 12130 5390 4150 6050
e Estimated.
10340500 PROSSER CREEK BELOW PROSSER CREEK DAM, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1943 - 1962, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 13.1 34.5 47.9 36.1 45.1 75.4 203 261 157 48.5 12.1 8.45
MAX 22.4 268 321 155 89.7 175 406 669 395 176 44.5 19.6
(WY) 1946 1951 1956 1956 1943 1943 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952
MIN 6.63 8.62 9.81 10.0 11.0 20.0 94.5 106 55.9 10.0 3.79 3.90
(WY) 1961 1960 1960 1948 1948 1948 1955 1959 1947 1961 1961 1947
SUMMARY STATISTICS WATER YEARS 1943 - 1962
ANNUAL MEAN 76.8
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 162 1952
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 38.1 1961
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3490 Dec 23 1955
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.7 Aug 24 1961
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.1 Aug 19 1947
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 4560 Dec 23 1955
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.00 Nov 20 1950
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 55620
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 212
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.0
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1964 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 94.8 40.8 56.6 66.9 76.5 114 126 211 111 53.5 42.9 110
MAX 282 214 361 321 397 371 372 545 494 167 151 477
(WY) 1983 1982 1965 1970 1986 1986 1969 1983 1983 1985 1995 1983
MIN 5.41 6.84 5.32 7.96 17.5 27.1 21.7 17.2 8.39 6.33 2.55 1.96
(WY) 1989 1989 1989 1989 1991 1977 1977 1985 1966 1966 1994 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1964 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 59291.0 45267.0
ANNUAL MEAN 162 124 92.1
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 214 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.4 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1290 May 2 838 May 19 1790 Feb 21 1986
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 10 Nov 3 10 Nov 3 .02 Jan 2 1975
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 10 Nov 3 10 Nov 3 .30 Apr 13 1977
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 975 May 19 1790 Feb 20 1986
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.55 May 19 6.66 Feb 20 1986
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 117600 89790 66730
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 383 275 223
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 117 93 44
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 15 13 9.0