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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