1997 California Hydrologic Data Report

10344300 STAMPEDE RESERVOIR NEAR TRUCKEE, CA - 1997 WY


                                 10344300 STAMPEDE RESERVOIR NEAR TRUCKEE, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 39°28'14", long 120°06'11", in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.19 N., R.17 E., Sierra County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, Tahoe 
  National Forest, in control house near base of spillway of Stampede Dam on Little Truckee River, 0.2 mi upstream from Worn Mill Canyon, 
  and 11.0 mi northeast of Truckee. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-136 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-August 1969 to current year. August 1969 to September 1977 (monthend elevations and contents only). October 1977 to 
  September 1987 (daily contents). Prior to October 1976, published as "near Boca." 
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 Aug. 1, 1969. Total capacity, 226,500 acre-ft at elevation 
  5,948.7 ft, spillway crest. Inactive contents, 5,010 acre-ft, includes 660 acre-ft dead contents below elevation 5,798.3 ft. Figures given, 
  including extremes, represent total contents at 0800 hours. Reservoir is used for flood control, municipal water supply, enhancement of fishery, 
  and recreation. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin. 
COOPERATION.-Records 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, 254,493 acre-ft, June 1, 1983, elevation, 5,956.55 ft; minimum since 
  reservoir first filled, 30,772 acre-ft, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 1978, elevation, 5,853.60 ft. 
EXTREMES (at 0800) FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents observed, 240,387 acre-ft, Jan. 5, elevation, 5,952.66 ft; minimum observed, 
  181,502 acre-ft, Sept. 30, elevation, 5,934.81 ft. 

  Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
  (Based on table provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, dated July 1971)
	5,850	27,915	5,880	60,185	5,910	115,865	5,940	197,630
	5,860	36,470	5,890	76,008	5,920	140,141	5,950	231,005
	5,870	47,090	5,900	94,535	5,930	167,355	5,960	267,386

                   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    200495   199789   203430   211290   203592   193506   204046   200014   198223   192688   185365   182652
  2    200431   199757   203462   230622   202492   193537   203722   199597   197681   192217   185243   182591
  3    200399   199789   203430   237578   201460   193380   203786   199085   197119   191778   185120   182561
  4    200399   199789   203203   239924   200463   193254   203851   198638   196578   191402   185029   182531
  5    200367   199789   203948   240387   199341   193097   203754   198159   196387   190965   184906   182500

  6    200335   199725   204273   239852   198159   193191   203624   197776   195974   190497   184845   182470
  7    200303   199693   204111   237826   196992   193254   203495   197407   195561   190029   184753   182440
  8    200270   199693   203916   235317   196037   193317   203559   197056   195085   189594   184662   182379
  9    200270   199725   203819   231563   194990   193348   203462   196769   194674   189159   184570   182349
 10    200238   199789   204046   228052   194010   193474   202815   196578   194547   189376   184417   182319

 11    200206   199789   203916   224537   193853   193695   201911   196482   194516   189034   184234   182228
 12    200174   199757   204468   220375   193916   193979   200913   196387   194358   188786   184204   182167
 13    200174   199789   204728   215956   193916   194231   200014   196450   194231   188538   184112   182167
 14    200078   199821   204143   211290   193947   194421   199085   196610   194358   188291   184082   182107
 15    200078   199853   204013   206945   193947   194801   198159   196833   194611   188012   184021   181985

 16    200046   199853   204046   205281   194010   195276   197438   197247   194801   187765   183960   181895
 17    199982   199982   203948   205184   194168   195751   196737   197904   194990   187549   183838   181895
 18    200014   200624   203754   204955   194137   196260   196228   198414   195022   187240   183716   181834
 19    199982   201202   203948   204728   194231   196833   195974   198925   195149   187024   183625   181864
 20    199918   201589   204143   204500   194168   197566   196260   199341   195307   186747   183625   181774

 21    199821   201847   204238   204500   194074   198382   196514   199853   195402   186501   183472   181713
 22    199821   202201   204825   204565   194042   199341   197088   200303   195466   186286   183381   181713
 23    199853   202557   204760   204630   193979   200559   197502   200399   195497   186194   183351   181683
 24    199853   202750   204500   204273   193790   201847   198606   200559   195244   186009   183260   181683
 25    199853   202880   204262   204208   193727   203203   199213   200720   194990   185917   183138   181713

 26    199821   202944   204241   205151   193758   204370   199693   200688   194642   185856   183047   181653
 27    199789   203009   204630   205835   193758   205183   200270   200399   194326   185764   182925   181592
 28    199725   203139   204078   205639   193727   205444   200688   200142   193916   185733   182834   181532
 29    199757   203203   203430   204825      ---   205087   200656   199661   193506   185703   182773   181532
 30    199886   203236   204143   204533      ---   204728   200367   199181   193097   185611   182743   181502
 31    199886      ---   206063   204500      ---   204176      ---   198638      ---   185488   182713      ---

MAX    200495   203236   206063   240387   203592   205444   204046   200720   198223   192688   185365   182652
MIN    199725   199693   203203   204208   193727   193097   195974   196387   193097   185488   182713   181502
 a    5940.70  5941.74  5942.61  5942.13  5938.77  5942.03  5940.85  5940.31  5938.57  5936.12  5935.21  5934.81
 b       -641    +3350    +2827    -1563   -10773   +10449    -3809    -1729    -5541    -7609    -2775    -1211

WTR YR 1997   MAX 240387  MIN 181502  b -19025




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