10336675 WARD CREEK AT STANFORD ROCK TRAIL CROSSING, NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°08'13", long 120°10'48", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.23, T.15 N., R.16 E., Placer County, Hydrologic Unit 16050101, Tahoe
National Forest, on left bank 1.5 mi west of William Kent Campground, 1.7 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.6 mi southwest of Tahoe City.
DRAINAGE AREA.-8.97 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1991 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,450 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records fair. No storage or diversion upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 2,370 ft3/s, Jan. 1, 1997, gage height, 7.58 ft; maximum gage height, 8.23 ft,
Jan. 10, 1995, backwater from ice; minimum daily, 0.30 ft3/s, Sept. 22, 1994.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 80 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Nov. 18 0045 303 5.62 Apr. 23 0430 295 5.70
Dec. 5 0845 315 5.66 May 14 1800 304 5.66
Dec. 12 0445 262 5.49 June 4 1530 179 5.40
Jan. 1 2330 2,370 7.58 June 8 1630 153 5.35
Mar. 27 1845 87 5.13
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 1.1 e1.7 e10 e1300 30 14 32 78 50 13 3.0 1.5
2 1.2 e1.7 e10 e1270 31 e13 28 76 45 12 2.8 1.5
3 1.2 e1.7 e10 e288 28 e13 26 79 48 12 2.7 1.6
4 1.2 e1.6 12 e157 26 e12 31 94 127 11 2.6 1.5
5 1.1 e1.6 e131 e107 24 e12 25 92 95 11 2.5 1.5
6 1.2 e1.6 39 e90 25 13 24 89 73 9.9 2.5 1.5
7 1.1 e1.5 27 e80 23 11 25 91 62 9.4 2.4 1.4
8 1.1 e1.5 31 e70 22 10 24 109 70 8.9 2.4 1.4
9 1.1 e1.5 34 64 22 12 26 110 64 8.7 2.2 1.4
10 1.1 1.6 29 55 21 14 27 117 55 8.6 2.2 1.3
11 1.2 1.7 39 e50 19 14 29 126 49 8.2 2.2 1.3
12 1.2 1.7 e155 e48 19 14 30 133 45 7.8 2.1 1.4
13 1.2 1.7 87 47 17 14 32 124 45 7.1 2.0 1.4
14 1.2 1.8 52 e45 18 16 39 140 57 6.7 2.0 1.4
15 1.1 1.7 38 43 18 18 45 130 50 6.3 1.9 1.5
16 1.1 1.6 28 41 18 20 52 124 45 5.8 1.8 1.5
17 1.1 62 31 37 19 20 56 124 43 5.3 1.8 e1.5
18 1.3 97 30 33 17 21 68 120 39 5.0 1.8 e1.5
19 1.5 32 28 33 18 32 168 106 36 4.7 1.8 e1.5
20 1.3 25 26 31 17 25 113 91 33 4.3 1.8 e1.4
21 1.2 e27 e26 30 17 26 194 77 29 4.1 1.8 e1.4
22 1.3 51 e26 28 16 29 120 63 26 3.9 1.7 e1.4
23 1.3 26 e25 25 16 43 184 76 23 4.0 1.6 e1.4
24 2.6 19 e25 25 e15 42 97 65 21 4.0 1.7 e1.4
25 2.3 16 e24 e25 e15 45 96 49 20 3.7 1.7 e1.4
26 1.6 14 e24 e26 16 51 101 44 18 3.6 1.6 e1.4
27 1.5 11 e24 e27 16 55 124 42 17 3.4 1.6 e1.4
28 1.5 11 e24 27 14 60 108 46 16 3.4 1.6 e1.3
29 1.6 9.2 63 26 --- 49 95 50 15 3.3 1.6 e1.3
30 1.7 e10 e114 28 --- 45 80 54 15 3.2 1.5 e1.3
31 e1.7 --- e250 28 --- 39 --- 55 --- 3.1 1.5 ---
TOTAL 41.9 436.4 1472 4184 557 802 2099 2774 1331 205.4 62.4 42.7
MEAN 1.35 14.5 47.5 135 19.9 25.9 70.0 89.5 44.4 6.63 2.01 1.42
MAX 2.6 97 250 1300 31 60 194 140 127 13 3.0 1.6
MIN 1.1 1.5 10 25 14 10 24 42 15 3.1 1.5 1.3
AC-FT 83 866 2920 8300 1100 1590 4160 5500 2640 407 124 85
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 1.52 4.05 12.2 30.1 16.9 25.1 48.2 97.9 71.1 26.9 5.09 1.46
MAX 2.52 14.5 47.5 135 51.2 52.1 70.0 168 182 107 20.1 3.36
(WY) 1994 1997 1997 1997 1996 1995 1997 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995
MIN .73 1.62 1.47 2.26 2.19 9.10 26.2 22.7 4.60 1.41 .44 .36
(WY) 1995 1994 1995 1992 1994 1994 1994 1992 1992 1994 1994 1994
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1992 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 14592.4 14007.8
ANNUAL MEAN 39.9 38.4 28.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 47.5 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.69 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 542 May 16 1300 Jan 1 1300 Jan 1 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.1 Oct 1 1.1 Oct 1 .30 Sep 22 1994
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.1 Oct 4 1.1 Oct 4 .31 Sep 17 1994
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2370 Jan 1 2370 Jan 1 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 7.58 Jan 1 8.23 Jan 10 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 28940 27780 20600
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 112 93 87
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 21 18 5.8
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5 1.4 .90
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1997 California Hydrologic Data
Report
10336675 WARD CREEK AT STANFORD ROCK TRAIL CROSSING, 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- 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... 1215 1.2 82 11.0 6.5 9.2 95 0.004
NOV
17... 1505 65 38 4.0 1.5 -- -- 0.028
18... 1630 43 37 4.5 4.0 -- -- 0.031
19... 1720 54 39 4.0 3.0 -- -- 0.016
22... 1340 44 38 0.5 2.0 -- -- 0.003
DEC
05... 1440 119 33 0.0 1.0 -- -- 0.010
12... 1345 171 33 2.5 1.5 -- -- 0.007
30... 1730 166 34 2.0 0.5 -- -- 0.002
31... 1620 362 30 5.0 1.0 -- -- 0.002
JAN
03... 1530 310 30 -2.0 1.5 -- -- 0.002
06... 1650 124 34 -5.0 0.5 -- -- 0.002
FEB
13... 1230 23 48 6.0 2.0 -- -- 0.004
MAR
15... 1335 15 47 9.5 4.5 -- -- 0.005
26... 1650 62 37 10.5 3.0 -- -- 0.005
APR
14... 1200 33 41 10.0 6.0 -- -- 0.005
19... 1610 152 32 7.0 3.0 -- -- 0.011
21... 1335 206 32 10.5 3.0 10.3 96 0.012
30... 1315 87 37 9.5 5.5 -- -- 0.003
MAY
08... 1040 90 34 15.0 5.0 -- -- 0.003
14... 1750 286 29 17.5 7.0 -- -- 0.004
22... 1440 56 34 15.0 8.5 -- -- 0.004
JUN
02... 1750 48 32 15.0 8.5 -- -- 0.004
04... 1530 179 30 8.0 6.5 -- -- 0.007
18... 1225 37 38 22.0 11.5 -- -- 0.002
JUL
17... 1210 5.2 56 19.5 15.0 -- -- 0.005
AUG
18... 1300 1.8 78 21.0 16.5 -- -- 0.006
SEP
16... 1225 1.5 84 17.0 11.0 -- -- 0.004
10336675 WARD CREEK AT STANFORD ROCK TRAIL CROSSING, NEAR TAHOE CITY, 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... 0.002 0.04 0.025 0.015 52 1 <0.01
NOV
17... 0.003 0.05 0.300 0.019 1430 124 22
18... 0.002 0.06 0.032 0.011 177 <1 --
19... 0.002 0.17 0.046 0.010 831 24 3.5
22... 0.012 0.07 0.022 0.014 120 2 0.24
DEC
05... 0.001 0.08 0.037 0.009 146 17 5.5
12... <0.001 0.17 0.022 0.008 276 18 8.3
30... <0.001 0.10 0.034 0.002 782 46 21
31... <0.001 0.34 0.046 0.003 752 49 48
JAN
03... <0.001 0.20 0.069 0.005 231 56 47
06... <0.001 0.20 0.021 0.005 101 8 2.7
FEB
13... 0.001 0.17 0.014 0.008 81 3 0.19
MAR
15... 0.003 0.14 0.019 0.008 16 3 0.12
26... 0.001 0.18 0.054 0.006 924 73 12
APR
14... 0.002 0.23 0.025 0.006 38 6 0.53
19... <0.001 0.19 0.030 0.006 365 48 20
21... 0.010 0.18 0.036 0.006 198 50 28
30... 0.002 0.11 0.015 0.005 38 4 0.94
MAY
08... 0.001 0.07 0.018 0.006 50 5 1.2
14... 0.002 0.08 0.026 0.004 173 18 14
22... 0.008 0.07 0.015 0.005 421 9 1.4
JUN
02... <0.001 0.07 0.030 0.005 103 6 0.78
04... <0.001 0.23 0.119 0.016 1010 90 43
18... <0.001 0.07 0.017 0.006 103 2 0.20
JUL
17... 0.002 0.15 0.027 0.014 45 <1 <0.01
AUG
18... 0.002 0.11 0.044 0.019 42 <1 <0.01
SEP
16... 0.003 0.05 0.053 0.018 33 <1 <0.01
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