10336790 TROUT CREEK AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 38°55'56", long 119°58'40", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.3, T.12 N., R.18 E., El Dorado County, Hydrologic Unit 16050101, near
center of bridge span on downstream side of U.S. Highway 50 bridge, 1.2 mi upstream from Lake Tahoe, and 1.9 mi northeast of South Lake
Tahoe Post Office.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-Water years 1972-74, 1989 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1971 to June 1974, October 1988 to September 1992.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: October 1971 to June 1974, October 1988 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. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin. 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- PH BARO- OXYGEN,
CHARGE, SPE- WATER METRIC DIS-
INST. CIFIC WHOLE PRES- SOLVED
CUBIC CON- FIELD TEMPER- TEMPER- SURE OXYGEN, (PER-
FEET DUCT- (STAND- ATURE ATURE (MM DIS- CENT
DATE TIME PER ANCE ARD AIR WATER OF SOLVED SATUR-
SECOND (US/CM) UNITS) (DEG C) (DEG C) HG) (MG/L) ATION)
(00061) (00095) (00400) (00020) (00010) (00025) (00300) (00301)
OCT
02... 1810 22 50 -- 14.0 10.5 -- -- --
02... 1840 22 50 -- 14.0 10.5 -- -- --
NOV
05... 1200 20 52 -- 5.0 3.0 -- -- --
18... 1410 74 41 -- 8.0 4.5 -- -- --
DEC
05... 1120 120 40 -- 3.0 0.5 -- -- --
09... 1340 36 50 -- 2.5 2.0 -- -- --
12... 1210 111 46 -- 4.5 2.5 -- -- --
31... 1415 101 48 -- 6.5 2.0 -- -- --
JAN
02... 1440 526 23 -- 2.0 1.0 -- -- --
08... 1140 157 42 -- 3.5 1.0 -- -- --
FEB
14... 0930 52 49 7.4 2.5 0.5 611 11.2 97
MAR
13... 1200 46 53 -- 9.0 3.5 -- -- --
27... 0950 81 46 -- 11.5 3.5 -- -- --
APR
09... 1050 59 47 7.3 0.0 2.0 600 -- --
MAY
02... 1130 87 38 -- 10.5 4.5 -- -- --
08... 1615 105 34 7.3 14.0 9.5 605 9.2 102
15... 1550 153 28 -- 22.5 10.5 -- -- --
16... 0630 176 27 -- 7.0 5.5 -- -- --
22... 1145 172 27 -- 13.0 6.0 -- -- --
30... 0950 142 28 -- 16.0 7.5 -- -- --
JUN
06... 1300 130 30 -- 16.5 9.0 -- -- --
13... 1005 110 31 7.3 6.0 6.0 598 9.5 97
20... 1500 102 31 -- 23.0 16.0 -- -- --
27... 1230 82 34 -- 23.0 11.5 -- -- --
JUL
23... 1210 49 39 -- 19.0 11.0 -- -- --
AUG
19... 1110 30 46 -- 22.0 10.5 -- -- --
SEP
16... 1130 24 49 7.8 15.0 8.0 605 9.4 100
10336790 TROUT CREEK AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- IRON, SEDI- SED.
GEN, GEN, GEN,AM- PHORUS BIO. MENT, SUSP.
NO2+NO3 AMMONIA MONIA + PHOS- ORTHO, REACT- SEDI- DIS- SIEVE
DIS- DIS- ORGANIC PHORUS DIS- IVE MENT, CHARGE, DIAM.
SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL SUS- SUS- % FINER
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L PENDED PENDED THAN
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS FE) (MG/L) (T/DAY) .062 MM
(00631) (00608) (00625) (00665) (00671) (46568) (80154) (80155) (70331)
OCT
02... 0.004 0.002 0.24 0.023 0.009 273 3 0.16 --
02... 0.004 0.002 0.24 0.023 0.009 273 -- -- --
NOV
05... 0.007 0.002 0.22 0.019 0.009 283 2 0.11 --
18... 0.017 0.003 0.37 0.133 0.018 2650 76 15 --
DEC
05... 0.014 <0.001 0.24 0.241 0.020 1680 169 55 45
09... 0.006 0.002 0.17 0.027 0.012 600 11 1.1 --
12... 0.011 0.002 0.31 0.109 0.016 357 56 17 --
31... 0.010 <0.001 0.28 0.067 0.011 440 43 12 --
JAN
02... 0.010 <0.001 0.23 0.100 0.023 367 39 55 --
08... 0.009 <0.001 0.26 0.038 0.009 159 35 15 --
FEB
14... 0.013 <0.001 0.25 0.021 0.007 219 6 0.84 --
MAR
13... 0.016 <0.001 0.24 0.025 0.009 261 5 0.62 --
27... 0.011 0.002 0.12 0.031 0.008 669 12 2.6 --
APR
09... 0.011 0.003 0.17 0.022 0.008 112 10 1.6 --
MAY
02... 0.008 0.001 0.14 0.027 0.007 370 8 1.9 --
08... 0.008 0.001 0.12 0.034 0.007 647 19 5.4 --
15... 0.006 0.002 0.14 0.037 0.008 103 24 9.9 --
16... 0.008 0.002 0.22 0.044 0.009 526 23 11 --
22... 0.005 <0.001 0.14 0.049 0.007 632 16 7.4 --
30... 0.005 <0.001 0.10 0.035 0.007 717 16 6.1 --
JUN
06... 0.032 0.001 0.15 0.032 0.005 383 14 4.9 --
13... 0.007 <0.001 0.10 0.051 0.008 569 12 3.6 --
20... 0.005 <0.001 0.07 0.056 0.009 317 10 2.8 --
27... 0.004 <0.001 0.18 0.024 0.009 298 9 2.0 --
JUL
23... 0.008 0.001 0.09 0.041 0.010 454 9 1.2 --
AUG
19... 0.012 <0.001 0.08 0.032 0.008 357 6 0.49 --
SEP
16... 0.042 0.002 0.05 0.037 0.010 272 3 0.19 --
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