10336645 GENERAL CREEK NEAR MEEKS BAY, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°03'07", long 120°07'03", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.20, T.14 N., R.17 E., El Dorado County, Hydrologic Unit 16050101, on right
bank 200 ft upstream from State Highway 89, 0.4 mi upstream from Lake Tahoe, and 1.1 mi north of Meeks Bay.
DRAINAGE AREA.-7.44 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-July 1980 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,250.38 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.-Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. No known diversion or regulation upstream from station. See
schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 797 ft3/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 7.86 ft (backwater from plugged culvert),
from rating curve extended above 180 ft3/s on basis of computation of flow through culvert; minimum daily, 0.29 ft3/s, July 28, Aug. 15, 1994.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 100 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Dec. 12 1245 134 2.19 Apr. 19 1145 132 2.06
Jan. 2 0630 797 a7.86 May 12 2300 123 2.04
a Backwater from plugged culvert.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 1.4 2.1 8.0 600 30 8.7 34 52 20 5.2 1.5 1.2
2 1.4 2.1 7.2 e337 29 8.6 30 57 17 4.8 1.6 1.7
3 1.4 2.0 6.7 e140 26 8.6 29 61 15 4.4 1.8 1.8
4 1.4 1.7 7.0 e121 24 8.9 28 78 36 4.0 1.7 1.4
5 1.3 1.7 58 63 21 8.8 28 80 37 3.5 1.6 1.5
6 1.3 1.7 32 51 20 8.5 26 75 30 3.2 1.6 1.4
7 1.2 1.6 21 48 18 8.7 26 77 20 3.1 1.5 1.2
8 1.2 1.6 23 44 18 9.1 27 87 16 2.7 1.7 1.5
9 1.2 1.6 30 39 17 9.1 28 93 24 2.5 1.9 1.3
10 1.1 1.6 27 34 16 10 25 92 37 2.5 2.9 1.2
11 1.2 1.6 31 e33 15 13 25 89 24 2.6 3.1 1.2
12 1.2 1.6 107 e32 14 15 24 96 18 2.5 3.7 1.1
13 1.3 1.6 73 e31 13 14 26 85 19 2.4 3.2 1.4
14 1.3 1.6 42 e30 13 14 33 75 25 2.1 3.1 1.3
15 1.2 1.6 29 26 12 17 42 72 22 2.1 3.1 2.2
16 1.3 1.6 23 27 12 21 53 66 16 2.1 2.8 2.0
17 1.3 9.4 23 29 12 21 61 61 13 2.0 2.7 1.7
18 1.6 38 20 29 12 21 71 55 10 1.8 2.8 2.1
19 1.9 17 18 27 12 26 116 50 8.9 1.8 3.0 2.2
20 1.6 25 17 27 12 33 94 46 7.9 1.7 2.9 2.1
21 1.6 14 e18 25 12 33 110 40 7.3 1.5 2.9 2.0
22 1.6 36 e19 25 11 36 89 34 6.8 1.6 2.7 1.6
23 1.6 21 e20 e30 11 43 95 37 6.8 1.8 2.1 1.7
24 2.3 15 e20 e35 10 46 74 41 6.9 1.8 1.6 1.7
25 2.6 12 e20 e40 9.7 46 60 36 6.7 1.8 1.5 1.7
26 2.0 10 e21 e39 9.7 48 70 31 5.8 1.8 1.6 1.8
27 1.9 8.9 e21 e37 9.7 49 94 28 5.1 1.8 1.6 1.5
28 1.9 8.5 e21 e35 9.3 49 84 27 4.6 1.8 1.5 1.7
29 2.4 7.8 35 e35 --- 48 55 26 4.4 1.8 1.3 1.7
30 2.6 7.1 71 35 --- 46 53 24 4.7 1.8 1.4 1.4
31 2.4 --- 164 32 --- 43 --- 23 --- 1.7 1.4 ---
TOTAL 49.7 257.0 1032.9 2136 428.4 771.0 1610 1794 474.9 76.2 67.8 48.3
MEAN 1.60 8.57 33.3 68.9 15.3 24.9 53.7 57.9 15.8 2.46 2.19 1.61
MAX 2.6 38 164 600 30 49 116 96 37 5.2 3.7 2.2
MIN 1.1 1.6 6.7 25 9.3 8.5 24 23 4.4 1.5 1.3 1.1
AC-FT 99 510 2050 4240 850 1530 3190 3560 942 151 134 96
e Estimated.
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 2.22 7.79 10.3 10.5 13.7 19.0 39.1 61.6 33.1 6.77 1.36 1.30
MAX 15.5 45.4 58.7 68.9 64.2 60.1 70.4 114 158 49.6 4.72 4.36
(WY) 1983 1982 1982 1997 1986 1986 1989 1993 1983 1983 1983 1983
MIN .73 .84 .89 .90 .99 5.86 15.9 7.18 2.23 .49 .35 .39
(WY) 1993 1993 1991 1991 1991 1994 1991 1992 1992 1994 1994 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 9685.6 8746.2
ANNUAL MEAN 26.5 24.0 17.2
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 34.7 1982
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.96 1988
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 348 May 16 600 Jan 1 600 Jan 1 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.1 Oct 10 1.1 Oct 10 .29 Jul 28 1994
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.2 Oct 6 1.2 Oct 6 .31 Aug 15 1994
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 797 Jan 2 797 Jan 2 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 7.86 Jan 2 7.86 Jan 2 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 19210 17350 12470
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 79 59 49
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 12 12 3.2
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5 1.5 .78
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1997 California Hydrologic Data
Report
10336645 GENERAL CREEK NEAR MEEKS BAY, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-Water years 1981 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1980 to September 1983.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1980 to September 1992.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: October 1980 to September 1992.
REMARKS.-In October 1992, station was incorporated into the expanded Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program to monitor tributary
contributions of nutrients and sediment to Lake Tahoe. These data are reviewed and provided by the Nevada District Office, U.S. Geological
Survey.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
DIS- OXYGEN, NITRO-
CHARGE, SPE- DIS- GEN,
INST. CIFIC SOLVED NO2+NO3
CUBIC CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- OXYGEN, (PER- DIS-
FEET DUCT- ATURE ATURE DIS- CENT SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE AIR WATER SOLVED SATUR- (MG/L
SECOND (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) (MG/L) ATION) AS N)
(00061) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00300) (00301) (00631)
OCT
17... 1605 2.1 70 15.5 6.0 9.3 94 0.004
NOV
17... 1130 8.0 60 6.0 3.0 9.8 92 0.013
17... 1850 14 57 4.0 3.5 -- -- 0.020
18... 1245 49 21 7.0 4.0 10.0 96 0.012
19... 2120 18 32 3.0 3.5 -- -- 0.010
21... 2350 20 30 3.5 3.5 -- -- 0.003
DEC
05... 1025 78 25 1.5 1.0 -- -- 0.007
05... 1735 76 18 0.0 0.5 -- -- 0.006
11... 2150 45 26 3.0 1.0 -- -- 0.005
12... 0920 125 19 2.0 0.5 -- -- 0.005
12... 1730 123 18 1.0 1.0 -- -- 0.004
30... 1305 70 22 4.5 0.0 -- -- 0.003
31... 1115 146 17 6.5 0.0 -- -- 0.003
JAN
01... 1005 694 15 9.0 0.5 -- -- 0.004
02... 1650 716 11 -- -- -- -- 0.003
04... 1205 116 17 -- 1.0 -- -- 0.004
06... 1145 53 21 -4.0 0.0 -- -- 0.003
10... 1145 33 21 4.0 1.0 -- -- 0.005
FEB
13... 1635 13 31 2.5 1.5 10.8 96 0.003
MAR
15... 1635 17 30 7.0 3.5 -- -- 0.004
26... 1155 47 21 13.0 3.5 -- -- 0.005
APR
14... 1535 32 24 12.0 6.0 -- -- 0.005
19... 1215 132 14 11.0 3.0 -- -- 0.006
19... 1915 121 14 5.0 2.5 -- -- 0.005
21... 1800 110 14 8.5 4.0 10.5 100 0.005
22... 1515 78 15 9.0 4.0 10.3 98 0.004
30... 1655 49 17 5.0 5.0 9.9 98 0.003
MAY
08... 0735 82 13 3.0 3.0 -- -- 0.003
14... 2115 87 12 9.5 8.0 9.4 99 0.003
22... 1725 32 18 12.5 9.5 8.7 97 0.004
23... 1855 51 17 5.0 7.0 -- -- 0.003
JUN
03... 1145 15 26 10.5 10.0 -- -- 0.004
04... 0830 32 20 7.0 8.0 -- -- 0.005
04... 1940 44 18 6.0 8.0 9.2 98 0.004
18... 1635 10 33 23.5 16.0 7.4 94 0.006
JUL
17... 1540 1.8 59 19.0 18.0 6.6 88 0.012
AUG
18... 1635 2.8 68 20.5 18.0 6.7 89 0.013
SEP
16... 1625 1.8 70 16.5 13.5 7.3 88 0.005
10336645 GENERAL CREEK NEAR MEEKS BAY, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- IRON, SEDI-
GEN, GEN,AM- PHORUS BIO. MENT,
AMMONIA MONIA + PHOS- ORTHO, REACT- SEDI- DIS-
DIS- ORGANIC PHORUS DIS- IVE MENT, CHARGE,
SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL SUS- SUS-
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L PENDED PENDED
AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS FE) (MG/L) (T/DAY)
(00608) (00625) (00665) (00671) (46568) (80154) (80155)
OCT
17... 0.004 0.10 0.024 0.016 129 <1 <0.01
NOV
17... 0.003 0.14 0.056 0.024 498 10 0.22
17... 0.003 0.13 0.116 0.030 2300 22 0.83
18... 0.012 0.15 0.042 0.006 187 10 1.3
19... 0.002 0.12 0.024 0.007 138 6 0.29
21... 0.001 0.25 0.028 0.005 136 4 0.22
DEC
05... 0.003 0.11 0.044 0.008 207 24 5.1
05... 0.005 0.14 0.024 0.005 67 8 1.6
11... 0.011 0.11 0.015 0.006 186 4 0.49
12... 0.001 0.12 0.027 0.006 224 19 6.4
12... 0.001 0.11 0.018 0.005 242 13 4.3
30... 0.009 0.17 0.014 0.002 97 6 1.1
31... <0.001 0.33 0.015 0.003 282 12 4.7
JAN
01... <0.001 0.25 0.351 0.006 386 500 937
02... <0.001 0.57 0.350 0.006 306 1620 3130
04... 0.001 0.18 0.052 0.003 164 380 119
06... 0.001 0.31 0.025 0.003 143 57 8.2
10... 0.001 0.15 0.021 0.003 69 30 2.7
FEB
13... 0.001 0.14 0.010 0.005 48 11 0.39
MAR
15... 0.002 0.24 0.018 0.005 85 17 0.78
26... 0.002 0.11 0.010 0.004 211 47 6.0
APR
14... 0.002 0.31 0.013 0.004 157 19 1.6
19... <0.001 0.15 0.044 0.004 1960 151 54
19... <0.001 0.17 0.029 0.003 393 102 33
21... 0.001 0.15 0.017 0.003 943 63 19
22... <0.001 0.30 0.016 0.003 402 50 11
30... 0.001 0.25 0.016 0.003 135 17 2.2
MAY
08... 0.001 0.09 0.012 0.003 218 17 3.8
14... <0.001 0.12 0.019 0.003 386 35 8.2
22... 0.002 0.10 0.014 0.004 164 10 0.86
23... 0.003 0.15 0.021 0.003 519 38 5.2
JUN
03... 0.001 0.08 0.025 0.005 225 4 0.16
04... <0.001 0.12 0.029 0.005 342 23 2.0
04... <0.001 0.12 0.024 0.003 207 22 2.6
18... 0.001 0.09 0.018 0.009 169 1 0.03
JUL
17... 0.006 0.10 0.042 0.025 499 1 0.00
AUG
18... 0.003 0.11 0.047 0.021 534 1 0.01
SEP
16... 0.009 0.09 0.049 0.017 450 3 0.01
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