1998 California Hydrologic Data Report
10336674 WARD CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE, NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA
- 1998 WY
10336674 WARD CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE, NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°08'27", long 120°12'40", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.16, T.15 N., R.16 E., Placer County, Hydrologic Unit 16050101, Tahoe National Forest, on left bank 0.1 mi downstream from confluence with unnamed tributary, 3.2 mi west of William Kent Campground, and 4.8 mi southwest of Tahoe City.
DRAINAGE AREA.-4.96 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1991 to current year.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,600 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.-Records fair including estimated daily discharges. No storage or diversion upstream from station. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum discharge, 1,220 ft3/s, Jan. 1, 1997, gage height, 8.85 ft, from crest stage gage; no flow for some days in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 50 ft3/s, or maximum:
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft3/s) (ft) Date Time (ft3/s) (ft)
Jan. 17 0200 56 4.44 May 25 0945 79 4.54
Mar. 24 0630 110 4.82 June 21 1645 222 5.33
May 2 1930 82 4.62
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 e.31 e.40 1.4 1.2 e4.9 e3.6 11 59 73 99 13 1.7
2 e.40 e.40 1.4 e1.1 e4.9 e3.5 10 69 93 99 12 1.5
3 e.35 e.40 1.4 e1.1 e4.9 e3.4 9.7 57 89 90 11 1.4
4 e.31 e.40 1.3 e1.2 e4.9 e3.3 9.2 51 87 91 10 1.4
5 e.31 e.40 1.4 e1.2 e4.9 e3.3 8.9 45 91 91 9.4 1.5
6 e.31 e.40 1.3 1.3 e4.9 e3.3 8.6 43 107 99 8.7 1.6
7 e.31 e.40 e2.0 1.3 e4.9 e3.3 8.3 40 166 96 8.0 1.4
8 e.31 e.40 e1.7 1.3 e4.9 e3.3 8.1 48 120 91 7.4 1.3
9 e.65 e.40 1.4 1.3 e4.9 e3.3 7.9 59 112 88 6.7 3.5
10 e.62 e.40 1.3 1.3 e4.9 e3.5 7.8 46 120 82 6.3 2.0
11 e.55 e.40 1.3 1.3 e4.9 4.3 7.6 37 112 68 5.9 1.6
12 e.50 e.40 1.3 e6.0 e4.9 4.6 7.4 33 131 61 5.5 1.5
13 e.50 e.40 1.2 e3.0 e4.9 4.4 7.5 29 154 59 5.3 1.4
14 e.50 e.45 1.3 2.8 e4.8 4.4 7.3 25 150 53 5.6 1.3
15 e.50 .53 1.2 7.5 e4.8 5.3 7.1 24 147 48 5.2 1.2
16 e.48 .60 1.3 17 4.7 6.6 7.1 26 156 48 4.6 1.2
17 e.48 .63 1.5 35 4.5 7.1 7.5 23 127 49 4.2 1.1
18 e.46 .57 1.4 15 4.5 7.3 8.8 23 145 47 4.0 1.0
19 e.46 2.0 1.3 9.1 4.5 7.7 11 28 158 43 3.8 1.0
20 e.46 1.4 1.3 7.5 4.4 9.2 14 32 148 39 3.5 1.0
21 e.44 1.2 1.3 6.7 e4.4 10 22 32 161 36 3.3 1.1
22 e.44 1.4 1.2 6.3 4.4 23 30 34 149 35 3.1 1.1
23 e.44 1.9 1.2 e6.0 e4.3 37 34 38 132 32 2.8 1.1
24 e.42 1.7 1.2 e5.6 4.1 78 26 46 128 30 2.7 1.1
25 e.42 1.6 1.2 e5.3 e4.0 33 21 67 142 28 2.5 1.1
26 e.42 2.4 1.1 e5.0 e3.9 22 22 47 134 24 2.4 1.6
27 e.40 1.9 1.1 e5.0 e3.8 18 26 36 116 22 2.3 2.2
28 e.40 1.7 1.1 e5.0 e3.7 16 34 33 119 19 2.1 1.6
29 e.40 1.7 1.2 e4.9 --- 14 43 33 118 18 2.0 1.5
30 e.40 1.5 1.2 e4.9 --- 12 52 34 112 16 1.9 1.5
31 e.40 --- 1.2 e5.0 --- 12 --- 46 --- 14 1.8 ---
TOTAL 13.35 28.38 40.7 176.2 128.5 369.7 484.8 1243 3797 1715 167.0 43.5
MEAN .43 .95 1.31 5.68 4.59 11.9 16.2 40.1 127 55.3 5.39 1.45
MAX .65 2.4 2.0 35 4.9 78 52 69 166 99 13 3.5
MIN .31 .40 1.1 1.1 3.7 3.3 7.1 23 73 14 1.8 1.0
AC-FT 26 56 81 349 255 733 962 2470 7530 3400 331 86
e Estimated.
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1992 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN .51 2.03 6.19 14.2 8.44 13.8 26.8 57.8 57.6 26.8 3.88 .73
MAX 1.21 9.82 27.2 68.8 32.5 26.9 43.1 93.5 127 88.7 16.0 1.94
(WY) 1994 1997 1997 1997 1996 1995 1997 1996 1998 1995 1995 1995
MIN .11 .45 .69 .82 .95 5.85 16.2 20.5 3.67 .81 .025 .008
(WY) 1993 1996 1995 1992 1994 1994 1998 1992 1992 1994 1992 1992
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1992 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 7130.94 8207.13
ANNUAL MEAN 19.5 22.5 18.3
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.0 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 5.56 1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 720 Jan 2 166 Jun 7 720 Jan 2 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .21 Sep 1 .31 Oct 1 .00 Aug 21 1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .25 Sep 8 .33 Oct 1 .00 Sep 9 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 222 Jun 21 1220 Jan 1 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.33 Jun 21 8.85 Jan 1 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 14140 16280 13230
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 53 88 57
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.6 4.9 4.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .34 .47 .33
10336674 WARD CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA-Continued
- 1998 WY
10336674 WARD CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE NEAR TAHOE CITY, CA-Continued
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-Water years 1993 to current year.
REMARKS.-In October 1992, station was incorporated into the expanded Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program to monitor tributary contributions of nutrients and sediment to Lake Tahoe. These data are reviewed and provided by the Nevada District Office, U.S. Geological Survey.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DIS- NITRO- NITRO-
CHARGE, SPE- GEN, GEN,
INST. CIFIC NO2+NO3 AMMONIA
CUBIC CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- DIS- DIS-
FEET DUCT- ATURE ATURE SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ANCE AIR WATER (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) AS N) AS N)
(00061) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00631) (00608)
OCT
09... 0945 .31 45 1.5 3.5 .013 .016
29... 1050 .40 45 4.0 4.0 .005 .006
NOV
29... 1020 1.7 47 .0 .5 .016 .002
DEC
31... 1005 1.2 41 7.0 .5 .002 .001
JAN
17... 1300 31 22 4.0 .0 .034 .001
FEB
25... 1235 4.0 39 -1.0 1.0 .022 <.001
MAR
24... 1150 92 32 2.0 .0 .029 .005
30... 1250 12 36 -- -- .020 <.001
APR
22... 1340 23 35 14.5 2.0 .030 .003
30... 1625 55 31 11.5 1.0 .031 .002
MAY
15... 1225 23 36 -- -- .011 .002
25... 1705 68 30 -.5 1.0 .017 .002
JUN
01... 1610 87 27 11.0 1.0 .021 .014
07... 1355 134 26 12.0 2.5 .023 .002
12... 1025 96 29 11.5 2.5 .014 .001
20... 0905 120 26 13.5 2.5 .017 .001
26... 1550 160 22 16.0 4.5 .012 .011
JUL
02... 1640 121 22 18.0 6.0 .013 .001
13... 1100 56 26 21.5 7.0 .005 .002
AUG
11... 1155 5.9 33 26.0 12.0 .005 .005
SEP
18... 1125 1.1 43 13.5 10.5 .016 <.001
NITRO- PHOS- IRON, SEDI-
GEN,AM- PHORUS BIO. MENT,
MONIA + PHOS- ORTHO, REACT- SEDI- DIS-
ORGANIC PHORUS DIS- IVE MENT, CHARGE,
TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL SUS- SUS-
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L PENDED PENDED
AS N) AS P) AS P) AS FE) (MG/L) (T/DAY)
(00625) (00665) (00671) (46568) (80154) (80155)
OCT
09... .07 .033 .008 48 <1 --
29... .06 .012 .004 28 3 0.01
NOV
29... .009 .009 .004 24 1 <0.01
DEC
31... .05 .010 .003 33 2 .01
JAN
17... .16 .031 .007 153 23 1.9
FEB
25... .03 .013 .004 19 1 .01
MAR
24... .12 .037 .006 252 34 8.4
30... .04 .026 .003 18 2 .06
APR
22... .05 .012 .003 27 2 .12
30... .06 .014 .004 128 11 1.6
MAY
15... .003 .012 .002 21 <1 --
25... .04 .023 .003 37 1 .18
JUN
01... .09 .040 .003 401 31 7.3
07... .06 .041 .005 216 24 8.7
12... .03 .019 .004 45 5 1.3
20... .05 .021 .005 67 8 2.6
26... .05 .034 .005 177 17 7.3
JUL
02... .08 .033 .001 174 16 5.2
13... .04 .047 .004 55 4 .60
AUG
11... .05 .027 .005 41 1 .02
SEP
18... .04 .011 .004 57 2 .01
1998 California Hydrologic Data Report Index
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