1998 California Hydrologic Data Report
10336779 COLD CREEK AT MOUTH, CA - 1998 WY


                                       10336779 COLD CREEK AT MOUTH, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 38°54'44", long 119°58'06", in SE 1/4 SE1/4 sec.03, T.12 N., R.18 E., El Dorado County, Hydrologic Unit 16050101, on left bank, 600 ft upstream of mouth, about 0.5 mi downstream from Pioneer Trail Road, south of South Lake Tahoe, CA.
DRAINAGE AREA.-not determined.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-September 1996 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-
  WATER TEMPERATURE:  September 1997 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION.-Water temperature recorder since September 1997, two times per hour.
REMARKS.-In September 1996, station was incorporated into the expanded Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program to monitor streamflows and water temperature within the Upper Truckee River-Trout Creek watershed. Records represent water temperature at probe within 0.5C. Interruptions in record due to loss of hydrologic communication with stream channel and instrument malfunction.  Water temperature data for September 1997 were not published but are available from the U.S. Geological Survey.  These data are reviewed and provided by the Nevada District Office, U.S. Geological Survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.-
  WATER TEMPERATURE:  Maximum, 13.5C, Aug. 30, 1998; minimum, freezing point on many days during winter months in most years.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-
  WATER TEMPERATURE:  Maximum, 13.5C, Aug. 30; minimum, freezing point, many days November to April.

                    TEMPERATURE, WATER (DEG. C), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
 DAY      MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN
 
                OCTOBER                 NOVEMBER                  DECEMBER                    JANUARY
 
   1     11.5     7.5     9.5       6.5     3.5     4.5       4.0     1.5     2.5       3.5     2.0     2.5
   2     10.5     7.0     9.0       5.5     2.5     4.0       2.0      .0     1.0       2.5      .5     1.5
   3      8.5     5.0     7.0       6.0     3.0     4.5       2.0      .0     1.0       2.0      .5     1.0
   4      9.5     5.5     7.0       5.5     3.0     4.5       2.5      .5     1.5        .5      .0      .0
   5      9.5     5.5     7.0       5.5     2.5     4.0       2.0     1.0     1.5        .0      .0      .0
 
   6      8.0     5.0     6.0       6.5     3.0     4.5       2.5     2.0     2.0        .0      .0      .0
   7      7.0     4.0     5.0       6.0     3.0     4.5       2.5     1.0     2.0       2.0      .0     1.0
   8      5.5     3.0     4.5       3.5     1.0     2.0       1.0      .0      .5       2.0      .0     1.0
   9      7.0     5.0     5.5       3.5     1.0     2.5       1.0      .0      .0       3.0     1.5     2.0
  10      7.0     4.0     5.0       4.0     2.5     3.5        .0      .0      .0       3.5     2.0     2.5
 
  11      5.0     3.0     4.0       4.0     2.5     3.5        .0      .0      .0       3.0     1.5     2.0
  12      5.0     2.0     3.5       3.5     1.5     2.5        .0      .0      .0       2.5      .5     2.0
  13      5.5     2.5     4.0       3.0     1.5     2.0       1.0      .0      .5       2.0     1.0     1.5
  14      6.0     3.0     4.5       3.0     1.0     2.0       2.5     1.0     1.5       2.5     1.0     1.5
  15      7.0     3.5     5.0       2.5      .5     1.5       1.0      .0      .5       2.5     2.0     2.0
 
  16      7.5     4.0     5.5       2.0      .0     1.0       2.5      .5     1.5       4.0     2.5     3.0
  17      7.0     4.0     5.5       3.5     1.0     2.0       3.0     1.5     2.0       4.0     2.0     3.0
  18      7.0     3.5     5.0       2.5     1.0     2.0       3.0      .5     1.5       3.5      .0     1.5
  19      6.5     3.5     5.0       4.0     2.5     3.0       1.0      .0      .5       1.5      .0     1.0
  20      6.5     3.0     4.5       3.0     1.5     2.5       1.5      .0      .5       1.5      .0     1.0
 
  21      7.0     3.5     5.0       4.0     2.0     3.0        .5      .0      .0       1.0      .0      .5
  22      6.5     3.0     4.5       4.5     2.5     3.5        .0      .0      .0       2.5      .5     1.5
  23      7.0     4.5     5.5       5.0     3.0     4.0        .0      .0      .0       3.0     1.5     2.0
  24      5.0     2.0     3.5       3.5     2.0     2.5        .5      .0      .0       2.5     1.0     1.5
  25      4.5     1.0     2.5       3.5     2.0     2.5        .0      .0      .0       2.5      .5     1.0
 
  26      4.5     1.0     2.5       3.0     2.0     2.0        .0      .0      .0       3.0     1.0     1.5
  27      4.5     2.0     3.0       3.0     1.5     2.0        .5      .0      .0       4.0     2.0     2.5
  28      4.0     1.5     2.5       2.5      .5     1.5       1.5      .5     1.0       3.5     1.0     2.0
  29      5.5     2.0     3.5       2.5     1.0     1.5       2.0     1.0     1.5       2.5      .5     1.5
  30      6.0     3.0     4.5       3.0     1.5     2.0       2.5     1.0     1.5       1.5      .0      .5
  31      7.0     4.0     5.0       ---     ---     ---       3.0     2.0     2.5       2.5      .5     1.5
 
 MONTH   11.5     1.0     5.0       6.5      .0     2.8       4.0      .0      .9       4.0      .0     1.5
   10336779 COLD CREEK AT MOUTH, CA-Continued

                    TEMPERATURE, WATER (DEG. C), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
 DAY      MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN
 
               FEBRUARY                   MARCH                     APRIL                       MAY
 
   1      2.0      .5     1.0       4.0     1.0     2.0       4.0     1.0     2.0       8.5     3.0     5.5
   2      2.0     1.0     1.5       4.0     1.5     2.5       6.0     1.5     3.5       7.5     4.0     5.0
   3      3.0     1.5     2.0       4.5     1.5     2.5       5.0     2.0     3.0       6.5     3.0     4.5
   4      3.0     1.0     1.5       3.0      .0     1.0       5.5     1.0     3.0       6.0     3.5     4.5
   5      2.0      .5     1.0       2.5      .0     1.0       5.5     1.5     3.0       6.5     3.0     4.0
 
   6      2.5     1.0     2.0       2.0      .0      .5       4.5     1.5     2.5       3.5     2.5     3.0
   7      2.5      .0     1.5       1.5      .0      .5       4.5     1.5     2.5       6.5     3.0     4.5
   8      2.0      .0      .5       4.0     1.0     2.0       6.0     1.0     3.0       7.5     4.0     5.0
   9      2.0      .0     1.0       4.0      .0     1.5       7.0     2.5     4.0       7.5     3.5     5.0
  10      1.5      .5      .5       4.5      .5     2.0       5.5     2.0     3.5       7.0     2.5     4.5
 
  11      3.0     1.0     1.5       5.0     1.5     3.0       4.0     2.0     3.0       6.5     2.5     4.0
  12      2.5     1.0     1.5       4.5     1.5     2.5       5.0     1.5     2.5       4.0     2.5     3.0
  13      4.0     1.5     2.5       3.5     2.5     2.5       3.0      .5     1.5       4.5     2.0     3.0
  14      2.5      .5     1.5       5.5     2.5     3.5       4.0      .5     2.0       5.5     2.5     4.0
  15      2.5      .0     1.0       6.0     2.0     3.5       5.5      .5     2.5       8.5     2.5     5.0
 
  16      1.0      .0      .5       6.0     2.5     3.5       6.5      .5     3.0       4.5     2.0     3.0
  17      2.5      .5     1.5       5.5     1.5     3.0       7.5     1.0     3.5       7.5     1.5     4.0
  18      2.5      .0     1.0       5.5     1.5     3.0       7.5     2.0     4.5       9.0     2.5     5.5
  19      2.5     1.5     1.5       6.0     1.5     3.5       8.5     2.5     5.0       9.0     3.0     5.5
  20      2.5      .0     1.0       6.0     2.0     3.5       9.0     2.5     5.0       7.5     3.0     5.0
 
  21      1.5      .0     1.0       6.0     2.0     3.5       9.0     2.5     5.5       4.5     2.5     3.5
  22      2.5      .5     1.5       4.5     2.5     3.5       7.5     3.0     5.0       9.0     2.5     5.5
  23      1.5      .0      .5       5.0     2.5     3.5       5.5     3.5     4.5       6.5     3.0     5.0
  24      1.5      .0      .5       2.5      .5     1.5       7.0     2.5     4.5      10.0     3.0     6.0
  25      2.0      .0     1.0       3.5     1.0     2.5       7.5     2.5     4.5       6.0     3.5     5.0
 
  26      2.5      .0     1.5       5.0     2.5     3.5       8.0     2.5     4.5       4.5     2.0     3.0
  27      3.5     1.0     2.0       4.0     1.0     2.5       8.5     2.5     5.0       6.0     2.0     3.5
  28      4.0     1.0     2.0       3.5     1.0     1.5       9.0     2.5     5.5       9.0     3.5     5.5
  29      ---     ---     ---       2.5      .5     1.5       9.0     3.0     5.5       7.0     2.0     4.5
  30      ---     ---     ---       4.5      .0     2.0       8.5     3.0     5.5       9.5     2.5     5.5
  31      ---     ---     ---       3.5     1.5     2.5       ---     ---     ---      10.5     3.5     6.5
 
 MONTH    4.0      .0     1.3       6.0      .0     2.4       9.0      .5     3.8      10.5     1.5     4.5
 
 
 DAY      MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN       MAX     MIN    MEAN
 
                 JUNE                     JULY                     AUGUST                    SEPTEMBER
 
   1     10.0     4.0     7.0      12.0     5.0     9.0      12.0     7.0     9.5      13.0     9.0    11.0
   2      7.5     4.5     6.0      12.5     6.5     9.5      12.5     7.5    10.5      13.0     9.0    11.0
   3      6.5     4.0     5.5      12.0     5.5     9.0      12.5     8.0    10.5      12.5     9.0    11.0
   4     10.0     4.5     7.0      12.5     6.0     9.5      13.0     8.0    10.5      12.5    10.0    11.5
   5      9.0     4.0     6.5      12.5     6.5     9.5      13.0     8.5    11.0      13.5    10.0    12.0
 
   6      9.0     5.0     6.5       ---     ---     ---      13.0     9.0    11.5      12.0    10.5    11.5
   7     10.0     4.5     7.0       ---     ---     ---      13.0     9.5    11.0      13.0     9.5    11.5
   8      9.0     4.5     6.5       ---     ---     ---      11.5     7.0    10.0      11.5     9.0    10.5
   9     10.0     4.5     7.0       ---     ---     ---      11.5     7.0     9.5      11.0     9.0    10.5
  10      7.0     5.0     5.5      12.0     6.5     9.5      12.0     7.5    10.0       9.5     6.0     8.0
 
  11      6.5     5.0     5.5      12.0     6.0     9.0      12.5     8.5    10.5      11.0     7.0     9.0
  12     10.0     4.5     7.0      13.0     6.5     9.5      12.5     9.0    11.0      11.0     7.5     9.5
  13     10.0     5.0     7.5      12.5     7.0    10.0      13.0     9.5    11.0      12.0     8.5    10.5
  14     11.5     5.0     8.0      12.0     6.0     9.5      12.0     9.5    11.0      12.0     8.5    10.0
  15     11.0     5.0     7.5      12.5     6.0     9.5      13.0     8.5    11.0      11.0     9.0    10.0
 
  16     11.0     5.0     7.5      13.5     7.5    10.5      12.5     8.5    11.0      12.0     8.5    10.0
  17     11.0     3.5     7.0      14.0     8.0    11.0      11.5     8.0    10.0      12.0     9.0    10.5
  18     11.5     5.0     8.0      13.5     8.0    11.0      10.5     6.5     9.0      11.0     7.5     9.0
  19     11.5     5.0     8.0      13.5     7.5    11.0      11.0     8.0     9.5       9.5     6.0     8.0
  20     11.0     5.0     8.0      13.5     7.5    11.0      11.0     7.0     9.0       9.5     6.5     8.0
 
  21     10.5     5.5     8.0      13.0     8.0    11.0      11.0     6.5     9.0       9.0     5.5     7.5
  22     11.5     5.0     8.0      12.0     9.5    10.5      10.5     6.0     9.0       9.0     6.0     7.5
  23     10.5     4.0     7.5      11.5     9.0    10.5      11.0     7.0     9.5       8.5     6.5     7.5
  24     11.5     5.0     8.0      10.5     8.5     9.5      11.0     7.0     9.5       8.5     6.5     7.5
  25     11.5     6.5     8.5      12.5     8.0    10.0      11.0     7.5     9.5       8.0     6.0     7.0
 
  26     11.0     4.5     8.0      11.5     7.5    10.0      11.0     7.0     9.5       8.5     5.0     6.5
  27     12.0     5.0     8.5      12.0     7.5    10.0      11.5     7.5    10.0       6.0     5.0     5.5
  28     12.0     5.5     9.0      12.5     8.0    10.0      12.5     8.0    10.5       8.0     5.0     6.0
  29     12.5     5.5     9.0      12.5     7.5    10.5      13.0     9.0    11.5       7.5     4.5     6.0
  30     12.0     5.5     9.0      11.0     7.0     9.0      13.5     9.5    12.0       9.0     6.0     7.5
  31      ---     ---     ---      11.0     6.0     8.5      13.0     9.0    11.0       ---     ---     ---
 
 MONTH   12.5     3.5     7.4       ---     ---     ---      13.5     6.0    10.3      13.5     4.5     9.1
 

   
   


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