10339400 MARTIS CREEK NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°19'44", long 120°07'00", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.17, T.17 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on left
bank 0.2 mi downstream from Martis Creek Lake Dam, 1.8 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi east of Truckee.
DRAINAGE AREA.-39.9 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1958 to November 1990, June 1993 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,730 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to July 10, 1972, at site 1.0 mi
downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.-Records good including estimated daily discharges. Flow is completely regulated by Martis Creek Lake since Oct. 7, 1971. See
schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 1,880 ft3/s, Feb. 1, 1963, gage height, 6.16 ft, site and datum then in use;
minimum, 1.3 ft3/s, July 30, 1961. Maximum discharge since construction of Martis Creek Lake Dam in 1971, 663 ft3/s, Feb. 28, 1986, gage
height, 5.66 ft; maximum gage height, 6.01 ft, Apr. 2, 1974; minimum daily, 0.20 ft3/s, Nov. 9-14, 1977.
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 8.8 11 12 e333 80 37 90 69 24 16 11 9.6
2 9.1 10 12 260 80 36 67 68 24 16 11 9.8
3 9.1 10 11 101 e71 38 68 68 24 15 11 4.7
4 9.1 10 11 105 66 38 68 68 29 15 11 7.7
5 9.1 10 60 107 61 38 68 68 30 14 10 16
6 9.1 9.7 63 161 59 39 68 68 27 14 10 11
7 9.2 9.6 30 211 57 43 67 68 25 14 10 10
8 9.4 9.6 27 210 54 47 67 67 24 13 9.9 9.6
9 9.4 9.6 24 210 51 51 66 67 16 13 9.9 9.3
10 9.3 9.6 51 208 48 60 65 67 8.7 13 9.7 9.4
11 9.2 9.6 67 207 46 73 58 67 31 13 9.8 9.7
12 9.5 9.6 69 206 44 73 52 66 38 13 10 9.9
13 9.5 9.8 68 e204 43 69 50 66 25 13 12 10
14 9.7 9.6 68 199 41 78 50 66 29 13 11 9.7
15 9.7 9.8 67 292 40 94 52 65 28 13 10 9.6
16 9.4 9.9 66 357 40 110 57 65 25 12 10 10
17 9.2 13 65 353 44 115 62 64 22 12 9.9 10
18 9.5 14 34 346 41 111 64 62 20 12 9.9 9.8
19 10 14 22 336 40 112 66 43 19 12 9.9 10
20 10 14 20 328 40 116 66 38 18 12 10 10
21 9.7 14 19 317 39 114 66 35 17 12 10 10
22 9.8 24 14 305 39 116 67 33 17 12 10 10
23 10 24 14 290 38 122 67 34 16 11 9.8 10
24 10 17 18 175 37 124 67 36 16 12 9.8 9.8
25 10 14 20 112 37 124 67 33 16 12 10 9.8
26 11 13 23 180 38 125 67 31 15 12 9.9 10
27 10 12 50 144 41 130 68 30 15 12 9.7 10
28 10 12 49 110 39 124 68 28 15 12 9.5 10
29 11 11 e95 98 --- 113 69 27 15 12 9.5 10
30 11 10 e229 86 --- 106 68 26 15 12 9.5 10
31 11 --- e287 78 --- 107 --- 25 --- 11 9.5 ---
TOTAL 300.8 363.4 1665 6629 1354 2683 1945 1618 643.7 398 313.2 295.4
MEAN 9.70 12.1 53.7 214 48.4 86.5 64.8 52.2 21.5 12.8 10.1 9.85
MAX 11 24 287 357 80 130 90 69 38 16 12 16
MIN 8.8 9.6 11 78 37 36 50 25 8.7 11 9.5 4.7
AC-FT 597 721 3300 13150 2690 5320 3860 3210 1280 789 621 586
e Estimated.
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1959 - 1971, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
MEAN 8.05 12.0 18.5 30.6 28.0 36.5 60.2 59.5 22.6 6.40 4.90 5.51
MAX 16.4 18.0 86.5 116 83.4 78.8 148 202 96.6 18.0 10.8 10.1
(WY) 1963 1971 1965 1970 1963 1967 1969 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967
MIN 3.73 4.81 5.38 4.28 9.60 11.1 15.4 9.80 3.21 1.79 1.81 2.37
(WY) 1962 1962 1962 1962 1964 1961 1961 1961 1960 1961 1964 1960
SUMMARY STATISTICS WATER YEARS 1959 - 1971
ANNUAL MEAN 24.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 47.2 1969
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.89 1961
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 903 Jan 31 1963
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.3 Jul 30 1961
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.4 Jul 29 1961
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1880 Feb 1 1963
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.16 Feb 1 1963
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 17650
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 57
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.7
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1972 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.90 17.1 22.2 31.6 36.3 47.7 50.5 56.3 35.5 14.4 10.3 9.08
MAX 20.8 80.0 95.5 214 149 181 139 219 169 75.0 76.0 40.2
(WY) 1983 1984 1982 1997 1986 1986 1982 1983 1983 1986 1995 1995
MIN 3.09 1.57 1.25 6.42 8.10 8.35 8.52 7.40 3.96 2.67 2.01 2.40
(WY) 1972 1978 1978 1978 1994 1974 1980 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1972 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 14909.9 18208.5
ANNUAL MEAN 40.7 49.9 28.3
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 74.5 1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.90 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 287 Dec 31 357 Jan 16 626 Mar 1 1986
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.8 Jul 23 4.7 Sep 3 .20 Nov 9 1977
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 8.2 Aug 31 8.6 Aug 29 .21 Nov 9 1977
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 372 Jan 2 663 Feb 28 1986
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 4.56 Jan 2 6.01 Apr 2 1974
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 29570 36120 20520
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 98 112 68
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 17 24 12
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.9 9.7 4.3
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1997 California Hydrologic Data
Report
10339400 MARTIS CREEK NEAR TRUCKEE, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-
CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1975-95.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975 to current year.
SEDIMENT DATA: Water years 1975-95.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1974 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION.-Digital water-temperature recorder since October 1974.
REMARKS.-Water temperature is affected by regulation from Martis Creek Lake Dam (station 10339380). Unpublished chemical-quality, water-
temperature, and sediment data prior to October 1974, available at the U.S. Geological Survey office in Carson City, NV.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 25.5C, July 11, 12, 1993; minimum recorded, 0.0C, Feb. 16, 17, 1982, Jan. 11-13, 16, 1995.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 20.0C, several days in July and Aug.; minimum recorded, 0.5C, Dec. 30-Jan. 1, Jan. 27.
WATER TEMPERATURE, DEGREES CELSIUS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
DAY MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
1 14.5 13.0 6.5 5.0 4.5 3.5 1.5 .5 2.5 2.0 4.0 3.0
2 15.0 12.5 6.5 5.0 4.5 3.5 3.5 1.5 2.5 2.0 4.0 3.0
3 15.0 12.5 6.5 5.0 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.0 3.5 3.0
4 15.0 13.0 6.5 5.0 4.5 3.5 4.0 3.5 2.5 2.5 4.0 3.0
5 15.0 12.5 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.5 4.0 3.0
6 15.0 12.5 6.0 4.5 3.0 2.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 4.0 3.0
7 15.0 12.5 6.0 4.5 3.5 2.5 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 4.0 3.0
8 15.0 12.5 6.5 4.5 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 4.0 3.0
9 15.0 12.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 4.0 3.5
10 15.0 12.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 4.5 3.5
11 14.5 12.5 6.5 5.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 4.5 3.5
12 14.0 12.0 6.5 5.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 4.5 3.5
13 14.0 12.0 7.0 5.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 4.5 3.5
14 13.5 11.5 6.5 5.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 4.5 3.5
15 13.0 11.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 2.5 4.5 4.0
16 12.5 10.5 5.5 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 2.5 4.0 4.0
17 12.0 10.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 4.0
18 12.0 10.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 3.5
19 11.0 9.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 5.0 4.0
20 10.5 8.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 3.5 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.0 5.0 4.5
21 9.5 8.0 6.0 5.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.0 5.5 4.5
22 9.5 7.5 6.0 5.5 4.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 3.5 3.0 7.0 5.0
23 9.5 8.0 6.0 5.5 4.5 3.5 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 5.5
24 9.5 8.0 6.0 5.5 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 4.0 3.0 7.0 6.5
25 8.5 7.5 6.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 7.5 6.5
26 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.5 3.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 9.5 7.5
27 8.0 6.5 5.5 4.0 2.5 2.0 1.0 .5 3.5 3.0 9.0 7.5
28 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 8.0 7.0
29 6.0 5.5 5.0 3.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 --- --- 8.5 6.5
30 6.5 5.5 4.5 3.5 1.0 .5 2.0 1.5 --- --- 7.5 7.0
31 6.5 5.0 --- --- .5 .5 2.0 1.5 --- --- 7.0 6.5
MONTH 15.0 5.0 7.0 3.5 4.5 .5 4.0 .5 4.0 2.0 9.5 3.0
WATER TEMPERATURE, DEGREES CELSIUS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
DAY MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN
APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
1 6.5 5.5 10.5 9.5 17.0 15.5 17.0 15.0 19.5 17.0 18.0 15.5
2 5.5 5.0 12.0 10.0 17.5 15.5 17.5 15.0 19.5 17.0 17.0 16.0
3 5.0 4.5 12.5 9.5 16.0 15.5 17.0 14.5 19.5 17.0 18.5 10.5
4 5.0 4.5 13.0 10.0 15.5 14.5 18.0 15.0 20.0 17.0 18.5 8.5
5 5.0 4.5 13.0 11.0 15.0 14.0 18.5 15.5 20.0 17.0 18.0 16.5
6 6.5 5.0 12.0 11.0 16.0 13.5 18.5 16.0 20.0 17.5 18.0 16.0
7 7.0 6.0 13.5 11.5 16.5 14.0 19.0 16.0 20.0 17.5 18.0 15.5
8 8.0 6.5 15.0 12.0 16.0 14.5 19.5 16.5 20.0 17.5 18.0 16.0
9 7.0 6.0 15.5 12.5 16.0 9.0 19.5 17.0 20.0 17.5 18.0 15.5
10 7.5 6.0 16.5 13.5 15.0 8.5 19.5 17.0 19.5 17.0 18.0 16.0
11 6.5 5.5 16.0 13.5 17.5 14.0 19.5 17.0 19.5 17.0 18.0 15.5
12 7.0 5.5 16.5 13.5 16.5 15.0 19.5 17.0 19.5 17.0 17.5 15.5
13 7.5 6.5 17.0 13.5 15.0 14.0 19.5 17.0 20.0 17.5 17.5 15.5
14 8.5 7.0 16.0 13.5 14.5 14.0 20.0 17.0 20.0 17.5 17.5 15.5
15 10.0 7.0 16.0 13.5 15.5 14.0 20.0 17.5 20.0 17.5 17.0 14.5
16 10.5 8.5 16.0 14.0 17.0 14.5 19.5 17.5 20.0 17.5 17.0 14.5
17 11.0 9.0 15.0 14.0 18.0 15.5 19.5 17.5 19.5 17.0 16.0 14.0
18 10.5 9.5 16.0 13.5 18.0 16.0 19.5 17.0 19.5 17.0 16.0 14.0
19 10.5 9.5 16.0 13.5 18.5 16.0 19.5 17.0 19.0 17.0 15.5 13.5
20 11.0 9.5 15.5 13.5 18.5 16.5 19.5 17.0 19.5 17.0 15.5 13.0
21 11.0 10.0 15.5 13.5 19.0 16.5 20.0 17.5 19.5 17.0 15.5 13.0
22 11.0 9.5 15.0 13.5 18.0 16.5 20.0 17.5 19.0 16.5 15.5 13.0
23 10.5 9.5 14.0 13.0 18.0 16.0 19.5 18.0 19.5 17.0 15.0 13.0
24 10.0 8.0 14.0 13.0 18.0 15.5 19.5 18.0 19.0 16.5 15.0 13.0
25 11.0 8.5 14.0 12.5 18.5 16.0 19.5 17.5 19.0 16.5 15.0 13.5
26 12.5 10.0 14.0 12.5 18.5 16.0 19.5 17.5 19.0 16.5 15.5 13.5
27 12.0 11.0 15.0 13.0 18.5 16.5 19.5 17.5 18.5 16.0 15.0 13.5
28 11.5 10.5 15.5 13.5 18.0 16.0 19.5 17.5 18.5 16.0 14.5 13.0
29 11.0 9.5 16.0 14.0 18.0 15.5 19.5 17.5 18.5 15.5 15.0 13.0
30 11.0 10.0 17.0 14.5 17.0 15.5 19.0 17.5 18.5 15.5 15.5 13.0
31 --- --- 17.5 15.0 --- --- 19.5 17.0 18.0 16.0 --- ---
MONTH 12.5 4.5 17.5 9.5 19.0 8.5 20.0 14.5 20.0 15.5 18.5 8.5
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