10340300 PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR TRUCKEE, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 39°22'46", long 120°08'12", in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.30, T.18 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, in control 
  house on Prosser Creek Dam on Prosser Creek, 1.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.2 mi northeast of Truckee. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-50.3 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-January 1963 to current year. January 1963 to September 1987 (monthend elevations and contents only). Prior to October 
  1976, published as "near Boca." 
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-76-3: 1975. WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area. 
GAGE.-Nonrecording gage read most days. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). 
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed by rolled-earth and rockfill dam. Storage began Jan. 30, 1963. Usable capacity, 28,641 acre-ft between 
  elevations 5,660.6 ft, top of inactive contents, and 5,741.2 ft, crest of spillway. Inactive contents, 1,201 acre-ft, includes 83 acre-ft dead 
  contents below elevation 5,637.0 ft. Figures given represent total contents at 0800 hours. Reservoir is used for flood control, enhancement of 
  fishery, and recreation. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin. 
COOPERATION.-Gage readings and capacity table were provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, not rounded to U.S. Geological Survey 
  standards. 
EXTREMES (at 0800) FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 33,719 acre-ft, May 19, 1996, elevation, 5,746.11 ft; minimum since 
  reservoir first filled, 66 acre-ft, Oct. 10-12, 1983, elevation, 5,635.75 ft. 
EXTREMES (at 0800) FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents observed, 32,229 acre-ft, Jan. 3, elevation, 5,744.28 ft; minimum observed, 
  9,300 acre-ft, Feb. 13, elevation, 5,702.10 ft. 

  Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
  (Based on table provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, dated August 1962)
	5,630	17	5,680	3,791	5,720	16,643
	5,640	143	5,690	5,901	5,730	22,220
	5,650	491	5,700	8,636	5,740	28,949
	5,660	1,148	5,710	12,147	5,750	37,046
	5,670	2,230

                   RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997

                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 0800 HOURS
DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1     15481     9942     9800    14440     9771     9784     9838    17276    24290    28021    25936    19167
  2     15291     9956     9821    26520     9811     9716     9703    17349    24493    28007    25793    18968
  3     15094     9974     9811    32229     9817     9642     9696    17411    24636    27978    25637    18808
  4     14903     9991     9797    31336     9804     9636     9696    17505    24894    27964    25502    18618
  5     14703     9984    10098    29698     9777     9646     9682    17661    25394    27949    25354    18440

  6     14512     9970     9908    27871     9723     9662     9649    17798    25583    27921    25221    18244
  7     14330     9950     9895    25861     9669     9676     9605    17936    25746    27900    25041    18063
  8     14134     9936     9868    23695     9616     9703     9655    18201    25889    27949    24834    17888
  9     13948     9922     9888    22363     9546     9744     9744    18558    26078    27935    24597    17703
 10     13754     9908     9987    21087     9471     9797     9807    18974    26236    28078    24362    17515

 11     13568     9895     9875    19727     9448     9814     9912    19441    26410    28050    24139    17338
 12     13372     9882    10307    18244     9431     9845    10008    19897    26548    27949    23894    17152
 13     13178     9868    10616    16679     9300     9824    10112    20390    26693    27835    23676    16958
 14     12992     9855    10223    14276     9342     9720    10234    20828    26859    27735    23445    16785
 15     12777     9841    10054    11880     9378     9655    10406    21242    27049    27678    23218    16603

 16     12562     9828     9862    11099     9418     9662    10626    21630    27225    27621    22978    16423
 17     12345     9834     9838    10181     9471     9703    10910    21989    27379    27578    22746    16244
 18     12128    10431     9821    10060     9529     9750    11259    22331    27549    27513    22530    16067
 19     11932    10254     9780     9898     9565     9817    11794    22703    27678    27450    22294    15891
 20     11720     9679     9733     9733     9602    10285    12690    23028    27792    27379    22032    15794

 21     11506     9659     9721     9716     9642    10757    13446    23287    27892    27323    21770    15716
 22     11301     9761     9723     9703     9682    11244    14308    23483    27964    27204    21505    15639
 23     11091     9868     9716     9695     9716    11448    14968    23612    28007    27070    21230    15553
 24     10881     9841     9713     9622     9730    11517    15668    23689    28035    26951    20957    15477
 25     10695     9774     9707     9669     9750    11502    15940    23663    28064    26817    20711    15396

 26     10488     9807     9706    10068     9777    11383    16155    23599    28092    26693    20448    15319
 27     10282     9807     9828    10470     9811    11244    16414    23599    28078    26555    20247    15234
 28     10095     9811     9713     9865     9845    11095    16754    23663    28035    26444    20029    15154
 29      9882     9811     9516     9737      ---    10852    17019    23765    28021    26334    19811    15075
 30      9908     9794     9895     9757      ---    10555    17173    23894    28021    26209    19592    14996
 31      9929      ---    11293     9764      ---    10237      ---    24068      ---    26071    19384      ---

MAX     15481    10431    11293    32229     9845    11517    17173    24068    28092    28078    25936    19167
MIN      9882     9659     9516     9622     9300     9636     9605    17276    24290    26071    19384    14996
 a    5703.99  5703.59  5707.79  5703.50  5703.74  5704.88  5721.04  5732.93  5738.72  5735.94  5725.16  5716.60
 b      -5743     -135    +1499    -1529      +81     +392    +6936    +6895    +3953    -1950    -6687    -4388

CAL YR 1996   MAX 33719  MIN 9500  b +1222
WTR YR 1997   MAX 32229  MIN 9300  b  -676