10336674 WARD CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE, NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°08'27", long 120°12'40", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.16, T.15 N., R.16 E., Placer County, Hydrologic Unit 16050101, Tahoe
National Forest, on left bank 0.1 mi downstream from confluence with unnamed tributary, 3.2 mi west of William Kent Campground, and
4.8 mi southwest of Tahoe City.
DRAINAGE AREA.-4.96 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1991 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,600 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records fair including estimated daily discharges. No storage or diversion upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Truckee
River Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 1,220 ft3/s, Jan. 1, 1997, gage height, 8.85 ft, from crest stage gage; no flow for
some days in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 50 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Nov. 17 2400 156 5.86 Mar. 26 1800 54 4.10
Dec. 5 0830 128 5.69 Apr. 23 0300 146 4.83
Dec. 12 0400 136 5.74 June 8 1530 100 4.50
Jan. 1 Unknown 1,220 a8.85
a From crest stage gage.
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 .54 .76 8.0 e700 10 5.1 25 47 42 e9.2 1.3 .21
2 .54 .75 6.8 e720 10 5.3 22 47 39 e9.0 1.2 .27
3 .53 .74 5.9 e120 9.4 5.1 20 51 44 e8.8 1.1 .33
4 .52 .68 6.9 e80 8.9 4.9 23 65 77 e8.6 1.0 .29
5 .51 .62 66 e60 8.5 4.9 23 69 56 e8.4 .95 .27
6 .50 .61 26 e48 8.3 4.9 22 69 45 e8.2 .88 .26
7 .48 .62 17 e40 8.0 5.0 21 71 40 e8.0 .80 .25
8 .47 .63 19 e35 7.7 5.3 20 78 40 e7.8 .75 .26
9 .46 .65 21 e25 7.3 5.9 18 85 36 7.6 .71 .25
10 .45 .66 21 e23 7.1 7.0 15 86 32 6.9 .67 .24
11 .47 .70 28 e22 6.8 7.7 15 87 31 6.3 .68 .26
12 .48 .70 83 e21 6.6 7.7 16 90 30 6.0 .61 .24
13 .49 .76 44 e20 6.5 7.5 17 91 30 5.8 .53 .23
14 .51 .74 26 e18 6.4 8.6 24 88 33 5.6 .53 .24
15 .51 .66 20 e17 6.3 10 29 80 19 5.1 .47 .42
16 .52 .72 17 e16 6.3 11 34 79 16 4.6 .43 .31
17 .54 40 15 e15 6.4 11 38 76 14 4.3 .41 .28
18 .77 57 13 13 6.1 13 47 74 13 3.9 .40 .34
19 .71 24 12 12 6.1 17 89 71 12 3.7 .41 .43
20 .59 18 12 12 5.9 19 77 63 11 3.5 .42 .39
21 .57 26 e12 11 5.9 19 110 55 11 3.2 .47 .36
22 .59 35 e12 e11 5.9 21 87 48 10 2.8 .38 .32
23 .61 19 e12 e11 5.8 26 92 57 9.4 2.3 .33 .28
24 1.9 14 e12 11 5.6 29 62 52 9.1 2.2 .37 .26
25 .88 11 12 e11 5.5 29 55 42 9.2 2.0 .33 .39
26 .66 9.9 14 e10 5.4 37 59 39 9.5 2.0 .32 .36
27 .67 8.7 15 10 5.4 43 73 39 e10 1.9 .29 e.35
28 .68 7.9 12 10 5.2 41 63 43 e9.8 1.8 .28 e.34
29 .67 6.7 35 10 --- 38 51 45 e9.6 1.7 .26 e.33
30 .70 6.5 86 9.8 --- 33 46 47 e9.4 1.6 .23 e.32
31 .67 --- 155 9.5 --- 30 --- 47 --- 1.4 .22 ---
TOTAL 19.19 294.70 844.6 2131.3 193.3 511.9 1293 1981 757.0 154.2 17.73 9.08
MEAN .62 9.82 27.2 68.8 6.90 16.5 43.1 63.9 25.2 4.97 .57 .30
MAX 1.9 57 155 720 10 43 110 91 77 9.2 1.3 .43
MIN .45 .61 5.9 9.5 5.2 4.9 15 39 9.1 1.4 .22 .21
AC-FT 38 585 1680 4230 383 1020 2560 3930 1500 306 35 18
e Estimated.
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1992 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN .53 2.21 7.01 15.6 9.07 14.1 28.5 60.7 46.2 22.0 3.63 .61
MAX 1.21 9.82 27.2 68.8 32.5 26.9 43.1 93.5 106 88.7 16.0 1.94
(WY) 1994 1997 1997 1997 1996 1995 1997 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995
MIN .11 .45 .69 .82 .95 5.85 22.0 20.5 3.67 .81 .025 .008
(WY) 1993 1996 1995 1992 1994 1994 1994 1992 1992 1994 1992 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1992 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 8459.17 8207.00
ANNUAL MEAN 23.1 22.5 17.6
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.0 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 5.56 1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 272 May 16 720 Jan 2 720 Jan 2 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .44 Sep 11 .21 Sep 1 .00 Aug 21 1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .47 Oct 7 .25 Sep 8 .00 Sep 9 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1220 Jan 1 1220 Jan 1 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.85 Jan 1 8.85 Jan 1 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 16780 16280 12720
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 63 58 55
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 12 8.8 3.6
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .57 .39 .24
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1997 California Hydrologic Data
Report
10336674 WARD CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE, NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-Water years 1993 to current year.
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- NITRO- NITRO-
CHARGE, SPE- GEN, GEN,
INST. CIFIC NO2+NO3 AMMONIA
CUBIC CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- DIS- DIS-
FEET DUCT- ATURE ATURE SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE AIR WATER (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) AS N) AS N)
(00061) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00631) (00608)
OCT
17... 1055 0.54 47 9.0 4.5 0.003 0.002
NOV
17... 1345 45 29 3.5 0.5 0.035 0.003
18... 1520 31 30 4.0 3.5 0.034 0.001
19... 1620 32 30 4.0 2.5 0.021 0.001
22... 1210 30 30 0.5 2.0 0.002 <0.001
DEC
05... 1305 71 27 0.0 1.0 0.012 0.001
30... 1615 80 26 2.5 0.0 0.002 <0.001
31... 1445 132 28 5.0 1.0 0.002 <0.001
JAN
06... 1455 48 30 -2.5 1.0 0.002 <0.001
FEB
13... 1100 6.8 35 2.0 1.0 0.004 0.002
MAR
15... 1130 9.7 37 8.5 2.5 0.004 0.003
26... 1455 39 29 11.5 2.0 0.006 0.001
APR
14... 1030 22 32 -- 2.0 0.004 0.003
19... 1445 87 27 8.0 2.5 0.013 <0.001
21... 1155 110 28 6.0 2.0 0.014 0.001
30... 1150 46 29 7.5 3.0 0.003 0.002
MAY
08... 0920 66 28 11.5 2.5 0.003 0.001
14... 1635 104 24 17.5 5.5 0.004 0.001
22... 1320 46 28 15.0 7.0 0.004 0.012
JUN
02... 1635 47 26 15.5 7.5 0.005 0.002
04... 1400 94 24 7.5 6.0 0.009 <0.001
18... 1100 13 30 20.5 8.0 0.004 0.001
JUL
17... 1040 4.5 37 18.0 11.0 0.004 <0.001
AUG
18... 1140 0.53 46 19.0 14.5 0.048 0.001
SEP
16... 1120 0.40 48 15.0 10.0 0.005 0.006
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WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
NITRO- PHOS- IRON, SEDI-
GEN,AM- PHORUS BIO. MENT,
MONIA + PHOS- ORTHO, REACT- SEDI- DIS-
ORGANIC PHORUS DIS- IVE MENT, CHARGE,
TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL SUS- SUS-
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L PENDED PENDED
AS N) AS P) AS P) AS FE) (MG/L) (T/DAY)
(00625) (00665) (00671) (46568) (80154) (80155)
OCT
17... 0.04 0.015 0.006 20 <1 <0.01
NOV
17... 0.03 0.111 0.014 2320 62 7.5
18... 0.05 0.028 0.009 140 8 0.67
19... 0.04 0.038 0.008 72 16 1.4
22... 0.03 0.020 0.004 76 2 0.16
DEC
05... 0.05 0.029 0.006 86 14 2.7
30... 0.12 0.026 0.001 216 32 6.9
31... 0.28 0.045 0.002 201 21 7.5
JAN
06... 0.32 0.013 0.002 81 <1 <0.10
FEB
13... 0.22 0.008 0.004 74 <1 <0.01
MAR
15... 0.10 0.013 0.003 21 1 0.03
26... 0.08 0.016 0.004 203 12 1.3
APR
14... 0.16 0.006 0.003 61 1 0.06
19... 0.14 0.012 0.005 127 11 2.6
21... 0.24 0.013 0.005 113 28 8.3
30... 0.07 0.013 0.003 18 4 0.50
MAY
08... 0.06 0.012 0.006 31 2 0.36
14... 0.09 0.021 0.003 179 10 2.8
22... 0.06 0.011 0.003 36 5 0.62
JUN
02... 0.06 0.023 0.003 59 5 0.63
04... 0.39 0.235 0.004 2030 117 30
18... 0.08 0.017 0.005 54 5 0.18
JUL
17... 0.03 0.016 0.007 37 <1 <0.01
AUG
18... 0.06 0.039 0.006 42 <1 <0.01
SEP
16... 0.06 0.039 0.003 50 <1 <0.01
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