10344300  STAMPEDE RESERVOIR NEAR TRUCKEE, CA

LOCATION.--Lat 39°28'14", long 120°06'11", in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.19 N., R.17 E., Sierra County, Hydrologic
   Unit 16050102, Tahoe National Forest, in control house near base of spillway of Stampede Dam on Little Truckee
   River, 0.2 mi upstream from Worn Mill Canyon, and 11.0 mi northeast of Truckee.

DRAINAGE AREA.--136 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1969 to current year.  August 1969 to September 1977 (monthend elevations and contents
   only).  October 1977 to September 1987 (daily contents).  Prior to October 1976, published as "near Boca."

GAGE.--Nonrecording gage read five times weekly.  Datum of gage is sea level (levels by U.S. Bureau of
   Reclamation).

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by rolled-earth and rockfill dam.  Storage began Aug. 1, 1969.  Total capacity,
   226,500 acre-ft at elevation 5,948.7 ft, spillway crest.  Inactive contents, 5,010 acre-ft, includes
   660 acre-ft dead contents below elevation 5,798.3 ft.  Figures given, including extremes, represent total
   contents at 0800 hours.  Reservoir is used for flood control, municipal water supply, enhancement of fishery,
   and recreation.  See schematic diagram of Truckee River basin.

COOPERATION.--Records and capacity table were provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, not rounded to
   U.S. Geological Survey standards.

EXTREMES (at 0800) FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 254,493 acre-ft, June 1, 1983, elevation,
   5,956.55 ft; minimum since reservoir first filled, 30,772 acre-ft, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 1978, elevation,
   5,853.60 ft.

EXTREMES (at 0800) FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents observed, 239,817 acre-ft, May 27, elevation,
   5,952.50 ft; minimum observed, 200,495 acre-ft, Sept. 29, elevation, 5,940.89 ft.

                         Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
                    (Based on table provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, dated July 1971)

              5,850    27,915        5,880    60,185        5,910   115,865        5,940   197,630
              5,860    36,470        5,890    76,008        5,920   140,141        5,950   231,005
              5,870    47,090        5,900    94,535        5,930   167,355        5,960   267,386

                    RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 0800 HOURS

DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1       ---   201428   200881   203787   203884   204533   204046   216191   238323   224160   204500   202234
  2    202589   201363      ---   203884   203689   204533   204500   217030   238181   223852   203981   202169
  3    202653   201267      ---   203981   204187   204630   204403   217805   238146   223578   203722   202105
  4    202557      ---   200913   204111   204685   204858   204143   218480   238146   223202   203592   202072
  5    202395      ---   201009   204111   205183   204890   203916   219020   238217   222792   203527   201879

  6    202460   201202      ---      ---   206684   204500   203754   219494   238252   222451   203398   201847
  7       ---      ---   201106      ---   207502   204565   203754   220070   238217   222110   203333   201814
  8       ---   201170   201074   203754   207305   204565   203851   220545   238110   221803   203268   201782
  9    202427   201170      ---   203754   206847   204663   204078   220918   237933   220884   203236   201750
 10    202234   201106      ---   203689      ---   204793   204403   221258   237685   219426   203203   201718

 11    202266      ---   201202   203624      ---   204955   204793   221667   237366   218041   203171   201685
 12    202169      ---   202137   203624   204890   204988   205509   222246   237083   216627   203139   201685
 13    202040   200977   203495      ---      ---   204890   206063   222963   236799   215286   203106   201428
 14       ---   200977   203426   203624   204890   204695   206520   223852   236481   213982   203074   201106
 15       ---   201009   203495      ---   204858   204598   207109   225121   236128   212684   203041   200688

 16    201976   201009      ---   203754   204890   204663   208092   228433   235705   211887   202977   200849
 17    201943   200945      ---   204421      ---   204695   209111   232752   235211   211389   202944   200784
 18       ---      ---   203203   204273      ---   204923   209770   236481   234683   210761   202847   200752
 19       ---      ---      ---   204500   206334   204955   210298   238465   234226   210133   202783   200720
 20    201847   200849   203106      ---   206815   205086   210728   239105   233418   209704   202686   200720

 21       ---   200881      ---      ---   206455   205151   211025   239283   232122   209276   202589   200720
 22       ---   200752   203203   204111   205607   205118   211224   239461   230831   208848   202557   200720
 23    201621      ---      ---   203948   204565   204923   211456   239567   229613   208421   202524   200688
 24       ---   200784      ---   204013      ---   204403   211887   239496   228364   208092   202557   200656
 25    201556      ---      ---   204208      ---   203884   212617   239639   226912   207633   202557   200624

 26       ---      ---   203300   203981      ---   203657   213449   239710   225671   207207   202557   200624
 27    201556   200881   203365      ---   204598   203786   214082   239817   225224   206782   202460   200559
 28       ---   200945   203430   204370   204500   204208   214550   239496   224949   206324   202363   200527
 29       ---   200849   203462   204208   204468   203916   214984   239140   224640   205868   202330   200495
 30    201492   200881      ---   204078      ---   203916   215520   238643   224400   205444   202330   200527
 31    201460      ---   203689   204013      ---   203884      ---   238501      ---   204955   202298      ---

MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   205151      ---   239817      ---   224160   204500   202234
MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   203657      ---   216191      ---   204955   202298   200495
 a    5941.19  5941.01  5941.88  5941.98  5942.12  5941.94  5945.47  5952.13  5948.09  5942.27  5941.45  5940.90
 b                -579    +2808     +324     +455     -584   +11636   +22981   -14101   -19445    -2657    -1771

  a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
  b Change in contents, in acre-feet.