10343000 INDEPENDENCE CREEK NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 39°27'24", long 120°17'10", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.35, T.19 N., R.15 E., Sierra County, Hydrologic
Unit 16050102, on left bank 0.4 mi downstream from Independence Lake outlet and 10.5 mi northwest of Truckee.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8.10 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1902 to September 1907, November 1909 to June 1910, August 1968 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,920 ft above sea level, from topographic map. July 1, 1904,
to June 30, 1910, nonrecording gage 75 ft downstream from Independence Lake outlet; prior to July 1, 1904,
nonrecording gage 600 ft downstream at approximately same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good. Flow regulated by Independence Lake (station 10342900) since 1939. See schematic diagram
of Truckee River basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 291 ft3/s, Dec. 20, 1981, gage height, 6.12 ft; maximum gage
height, 8.16 ft, Apr. 16, 1993, backwater from snow and ice; no flow Sept. 28 to Nov. 10, 1905, June 1, 1906.
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 18 16 24 21 21 131 45 48 37 29 12 23
2 18 16 21 21 21 124 45 49 38 26 12 23
3 18 16 21 21 21 122 45 48 39 24 12 23
4 18 16 21 21 22 124 45 48 40 24 12 23
5 17 16 21 21 26 125 44 48 40 23 11 23
6 16 15 21 21 25 123 44 48 41 22 11 23
7 16 15 21 21 24 120 45 48 44 21 10 23
8 16 15 21 21 24 120 45 48 50 20 10 23
9 16 15 21 21 23 118 46 48 56 18 10 23
10 16 15 21 21 23 117 46 48 60 15 10 23
11 16 15 21 21 23 118 46 48 74 13 9.9 22
12 16 15 26 21 23 118 45 48 88 13 10 22
13 16 15 22 21 23 117 45 48 86 27 9.9 23
14 16 15 22 21 23 115 45 49 78 37 15 23
15 16 15 21 21 23 113 46 52 59 37 16 23
16 16 15 21 22 24 112 46 64 52 37 16 23
17 16 15 21 21 25 110 45 61 51 30 15 23
18 16 15 21 21 25 109 45 60 51 17 16 23
19 16 15 21 21 25 108 45 55 51 16 15 23
20 16 15 21 21 25 107 44 54 50 16 15 23
21 16 15 21 21 25 106 44 75 50 16 15 23
22 16 15 21 21 25 71 44 112 38 15 19 23
23 16 15 21 21 32 45 45 148 31 15 24 23
24 16 15 21 21 40 45 46 141 31 15 24 22
25 16 15 21 21 40 45 46 137 31 15 23 21
26 16 15 21 21 40 45 47 136 31 15 24 21
27 16 15 21 21 40 44 47 135 30 15 24 21
28 16 15 21 21 81 45 47 134 30 15 24 20
29 16 15 21 21 135 45 47 91 29 14 24 20
30 16 21 21 21 --- 45 48 51 29 13 24 20
31 16 --- 21 21 --- 44 --- 44 --- 12 24 ---
TOTAL 505 461 661 652 927 2931 1363 2224 1415 625 496.8 672
MEAN 16.3 15.4 21.3 21.0 32.0 94.5 45.4 71.7 47.2 20.2 16.0 22.4
MAX 18 21 26 22 135 131 48 148 88 37 24 23
MIN 16 15 21 21 21 44 44 44 29 12 9.9 20
AC-FT 1000 914 1310 1290 1840 5810 2700 4410 2810 1240 985 1330
10343000 INDEPENDENCE CREEK NEAR TRUCKEE, CA--Continued
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 15.5 22.2 11.5 8.22 11.0 15.2 19.3 42.0 56.0 27.3 20.7 21.5
MAX 45.8 97.6 58.2 25.1 58.0 94.5 72.9 112 188 89.2 114 133
(WY) 1976 1984 1982 1982 1986 1996 1986 1982 1983 1983 1988 1973
MIN .47 1.36 .70 1.04 1.07 1.45 1.50 1.51 2.09 1.78 2.05 .58
(WY) 1980 1989 1993 1993 1974 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1976 1979
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1996 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1996
ANNUAL TOTAL 12866.5 12932.8
ANNUAL MEAN 35.3 35.3 22.5
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 46.7 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.63 1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 162 Jun 3 148 May 23 269 Dec 20 1981
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.4 Jan 30 9.9 Aug 11 .02 Sep 26 1973
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.6 Jan 29 10 Aug 7 .02 Sep 26 1973
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 155 May 22 291 Dec 20 1981
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 4.50 May 22 8.16 Apr 16 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 25520 25650 16310
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 86 72 62
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 16 23 10
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.2 15 1.9
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