10343000 INDEPENDENCE CREEK NEAR TRUCKEE, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 39°27'24", long 120°17'10", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.35, T.19 N., R.15 E., Sierra County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on left 
  bank 0.4 mi downstream from Independence Lake outlet and 10.5 mi northwest of Truckee. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-8.10 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-November 1902 to September 1907, November 1909 to June 1910, August 1968 to current year. 
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,920 ft above sea level, from topographic map. July 1, 1904, to June 30, 1910, nonrecording 
  gage 75 ft downstream from Independence Lake outlet; prior to July 1, 1904, nonrecording gage 600 ft downstream at approximately same 
  datum. 
REMARKS.-Records good. Flow regulated by Independence Lake (station 10342900) since 1939. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 325 ft3/s, Jan. 3, 1997, gage height, 6.17 ft; maximum gage height, 8.16 ft, 
  Apr. 16, 1993, backwater from snow and ice; no flow Sept. 28 to Nov. 10, 1905, June 1, 1906. 

                  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        20       19       19      204      114       11       13       16       53       21       18       16
  2        20       19       19      216      112       11       12       16       53       21       18       16
  3        20       19       19      282      111       11       12       16       54       21       18       16
  4        20       19       19      295      110       11       12       16       56       21       18       16
  5        20       19       22      255      108       11       12       16       55       21       18       16

  6        20       19       21      222       58       11       12       16       54       21       18       16
  7        20       19       20      189       11       11       12       16       40       21       18       16
  8        20       18       20      169       11       11       13       15       29       21       18       16
  9        20       18       21      166       11       11       13       15       27       21       18       16
 10        20       19       21      163       11       11       12       16       27       21       18       16

 11        20       19       21      160       11       11       12       15       27       21       18       16
 12        20       19       23      156       11       11       13       17       27       21       18       16
 13        20       19       22      155       11       11       13       35       27       21       18       16
 14        20       19       21      151       11       11       13       85       27       21       18       16
 15        20       19       21      145       11       11       14      137       27       21       18       16

 16        20       19       21      142       11       11       14      134       27       21       18       16
 17        20       20       20      140       11       11       15      133       26       20       18       16
 18        20       21       20      137       11       11       16      132       26       20       18       16
 19        19       20       20      134       11       12       17      131       26       20       17       16
 20        19       20       20      132       11       12       17      129       26       20       17       15

 21        19       20       21      129       11       12       17      128       26       20       17       15
 22        19       20       21      126       11       12       16      127       26       20       17       15
 23        19       20       21      127       11       12       18      127       26       20       17       15
 24        19       20       21      126       11       13       16      126       26       20       17       19
 25        19       20       21      128       11       13       16      125       26       20       17       21

 26        19       20       21      128       11       13       17      124       26       20       17       21
 27        19       19       21      124       11       14       17      123       23       20       17       21
 28        19       19       21      122       11       13       17       82       22       19       16       21
 29        19       19       87      120      ---       13       16       53       22       19       16       21
 30        19       19      174      119      ---       13       16       53       21       18       16       21
 31        19      ---      179      116      ---       13      ---       53      ---       18       16      ---

TOTAL     607      579     1018     4978      855      363      433     2227      958      630      541      509
MEAN     19.6     19.3     32.8      161     30.5     11.7     14.4     71.8     31.9     20.3     17.5     17.0
MAX        20       21      179      295      114       14       18      137       56       21       18       21
MIN        19       18       19      116       11       11       12       15       21       18       16       15
AC-FT    1200     1150     2020     9870     1700      720      859     4420     1900     1250     1070     1010


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 

          OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

MEAN     15.6     22.1     12.2     13.5     11.7     15.0     19.1     43.1     55.1     27.0     20.5     21.4
MAX      45.8     97.6     58.2      161     58.0     94.5     72.9      112      188     89.2      114      133
(WY)     1976     1984     1982     1997     1986     1996     1986     1982     1983     1983     1988     1973
MIN       .47     1.36      .70     1.04     1.07     1.45     1.50     1.51     2.09     1.78     2.05      .58
(WY)     1980     1989     1993     1993     1974     1977     1977     1977     1977     1977     1976     1979

SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1968 - 1997

ANNUAL TOTAL                       13509.8                    13698                                             
ANNUAL MEAN                           36.9                       37.5                       23.0                
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         46.7            1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                           7.63           1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   179     Dec 31             295     Jan  4             295       Jan  4 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN                      9.9   Aug 11              11     Feb  7                .02    Sep 26 1973
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              10     Aug  7              11     Feb  7                .02    Sep 26 1973
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                         325     Jan  3             325       Jan  3 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          6.17  Jan  3               8.16    Apr 16 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              26800                      27170                      16680                  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    79                        126                         62                  
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    23                         19                         10                  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    16                         11                          2.0