10338700 DONNER CREEK AT HIGHWAY 89, NEAR TRUCKEE, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 39°19'16", long 120°12'25", in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.16, T.17 N., R.16 E., Nevada County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on right 
  bank 50 ft upstream from State Highway 89 bridge, 0.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 1.4 mi southwest of Truckee. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-29.1 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-March 1993 to current year. 
  WATER TEMPERATURE: August 1993 to September 1994. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,870 ft above sea level, from topographic map. 
REMARKS.-Records good except Jan. 1 to May 9, which are fair. About half the drainage area is regulated at dam at outlet of Donner Lake (station 
  10338400) 2.0 mi upstream. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, about 2,500 ft3/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 12.76 ft (a), on the basis of the flood 
  routing the peak discharge between Truckee River near Truckee and Truckee River above Prosser Creek; minimum daily, 2.3 ft3/s, 
  Aug. 21, 22, 1994. 
    (a)  Backwater from debris under the Highway 89 bridge..

                  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        46     23         51    e1350      117       52      142      218      134     25        7.1      3.6
  2        45     21         46    e2380      113       54      128      213      122     25        7.0      3.7
  3        45     19         43    e1300      106       52      118      208      117     23        7.3      6.0
  4        44     17         47    e1290      100       50      112      215      191     23        6.8      8.8
  5        42     15        216    e1090       95       49      108      209      161     22        6.2      8.6
 
  6        41     14        140     e920       92       49      105      206      149     21        5.9      7.9
  7        40     13        119      598       84       50      102      194      145     20        6.0      7.7
  8        39     12        121      506       79       51       99      175      143     19        5.6      7.9
  9        38     11        127      442       73       53       99      172      141     18        5.6      8.0
 10        37     11        157      361       73       58       94      174      118     17        5.1      8.7
 
 11        35     10        214      304       73       65       90      176      100     16        5.0     21  
 12        33      8.8      489      258       73       68       87      185       98     15        5.0     50  
 13        32      8.4      359      221       69       70       87      181       93     15        5.5     87  
 14        30      7.8      304      199       68       74       94      187      101     14        6.3     87  
 15        29      7.0      277      178       67       83      104      209      101     14        5.7     86  
 
 16        28      6.7      241      154       67       90      115      203       98     13        5.6     85  
 17        27     58        205      144       70       95      128      204       96     12        5.2     82  
 18        28    149        174      137       67       98      152      202       91     11        5.1     80  
 19        26     74        152      126       66      108      271      177       80     11        4.7     82  
 20        25     75        137      119       65      118      295      148       69     10        5.0     85  
 
 21        24     72        137      117       62      121      376      131       61     10        4.9     84  
 22        23    112        135       95       61      130      309      116       54      9.3      4.7     82  
 23        22     83        124      138       58      139      341      123       50      9.2      4.7     80  
 24        22     72        108      129       55      146      289      116       43      9.2      4.5     78  
 25        21     66         96      164       55      147      262      105       35      8.7      4.3     84  
 
 26        20     60        111     e160       55      161      268      101       32      8.6      3.9     88  
 27        19     56        147     e156       55      175      302      104       30      8.7      3.9     83  
 28        18     52        125      148       53      178      286      111       28      8.8      3.8     80  
 29        18     48        198      139      ---      169      244      124       26      9.1      3.9     80  
 30        21     44        436      127      ---      162      230      141       25      8.1      4.3     80  
 31        25      ---      998      121      ---      156      ---      141      ---      7.5      3.9      ---
 
TOTAL     943   1225.7     6234    13571     2071     3071     5437     5169     2732    441.2    162.5   1634.9
MEAN     30.4     40.9      201      438     74.0     99.1      181      167     91.1     14.2     5.24     54.5
MAX        46      149      998     2380      117      178      376      218      191       25      7.3       88
MIN        18      6.7       43       95       53       49       87      101       25      7.5      3.8      3.6
AC-FT    1870     2430    12370    26920     4110     6090    10780    10250     5420      875      322     3240
  
    e Estimated.



STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1993 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 

          OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
 
MEAN     27.5     22.0     70.9      151     94.2      124      161      271      169     61.3     13.3     48.9
MAX      43.3     40.9      201      438      200      251      220      379      398      180     38.1     60.2
(WY)     1994     1997     1997     1997     1996     1995     1993     1995     1995     1995     1995     1993
MIN      15.8     8.35     10.4     9.27     11.6     30.9     39.8     64.8     19.8     14.2     3.24     40.9
(WY)     1995     1994     1994     1994     1994     1994     1994     1994     1994     1997     1994     1994

 
SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1993 - 1997
 
ANNUAL TOTAL                       42738.7                    42692.3                                           
ANNUAL MEAN                          117                        117                         96.9                
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        142              1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          25.9            1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  1060     May 17            2380     Jan  2            2380       Jan  2 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                      6.2   Sep  8               3.6   Sep  1               2.3     Aug 21 1994
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM               6.8   Sep  2               3.9   Aug 27               2.5     Aug 19 1994
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       e2500     Jan  2            2500       Jan  2 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                      (a)12.76  Jan  2              12.76    Jan  2 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              84770                      84680                      70170                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   264                        213                        268                  
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    67                         79                         52                  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                     8.9                        7.4                        7.6                
 
   a Backwater from debris under the Highway 89 bridge.
   e Estimated.