11403500 BUCKS LAKE NEAR BUCKS LODGE, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°53'45", long 121°12'08", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.33, T.24 N., R.7 E., Plumas County,
Hydrologic Unit 18020121, Plumas National Forest, in outlet structure, 100 ft upstream from dam on Bucks Creek,
2.0 mi northwest of Bucks Lodge, and 15 mi west of Quincy.
DRAINAGE AREA.-28.6 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-1927-28 (year-end contents only, published in WSP 1315-A), October 1928 to current year. Prior
to October 1954, published as Bucks Creek Reservoir near Bucks Ranch.
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.50 ft below sea level (levels by Feather River Power Co.).
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed by concrete-faced, rockfill dam, completed in 1927; storage began in May 1927.
Capacity, 101,400 acre-ft between elevations 5,064.75 ft, sill of outlet gate, and 5,154.85 ft, spillway crest.
Storage of 274 acre-ft is not available for release. Released water flows down Bucks Creek to Lower Bucks Lake
(station 11403520), where most of the water is diverted to Bucks Creek Tunnel or Grizzly Powerplant (station
11304240), which discharges into Grizzly Creek. Figures given, including extremes, represent total contents at
2400 hours. See schematic diagram of North Fork Feather River Basin.
COOPERATION.-Records were collected by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S.
Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. Contents not rounded to
U.S. Geological Survey standards.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 107,278 acre-ft, May 17, 1996, elevation, 5,157.9 ft; minimum,
12,330 acre-ft, Feb. 27, 1929, elevation, 5,090.7 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 100,833 acre-ft, July 2, 3, elevation, 5,154.4 ft; minimum, 49,814
acre-ft, Jan. 16, elevation, 5,123.1 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on survey by Feather River Power Co. in 1927)
5,090 11,742 5,130 59,997
5,095 16,183 5,140 75,894
5,100 21,180 5,150 92,950
5,110 32,519 5,160 111,220
5,120 45,472
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 74580 61994 58782 54007 55483 63233 64952 71001 91719 100651 89795 75730
2 74089 61530 59238 53714 55632 63857 64637 71649 92071 100833 89273 75730
3 73763 61223 60917 53422 55632 64481 64481 72297 92598 100833 88752 75730
4 73273 60764 61223 53130 55483 64794 64481 72784 93127 100651 88752 75730
5 72947 60304 61070 52691 55188 65109 64325 73273 93658 100287 87885 75730
6 72459 59997 60917 52401 55335 65109 64169 73763 94189 99743 87367 75730
7 71973 59997 60610 51967 56079 65266 63857 74416 94720 99382 86851 75730
8 71487 59845 60304 51678 56973 65581 64013 74909 95076 99201 86334 75730
9 71001 59541 59997 51389 58328 65581 63857 75566 95433 99020 85818 75730
10 70679 58934 59845 51100 58630 65738 63857 76059 95789 98659 85475 75894
11 70197 58630 59541 51100 58934 65424 64013 76556 96324 98118 84962 75730
12 69714 58177 59238 50814 59238 65424 63857 77217 96682 97759 84619 75730
13 69232 57726 58934 50386 59238 65266 63545 77881 97041 97220 84107 75894
14 68913 57425 58934 50100 59541 65266 63545 78381 97400 96861 83597 75730
15 68434 56973 58782 49957 59693 65424 63545 78880 97759 96324 83087 75894
16 67955 56675 58782 49814 60304 65266 63701 79548 97938 96324 82577 75894
17 67478 56526 58478 50386 60610 65266 64013 80051 98297 95433 82239 75730
18 67003 56079 58177 51389 61070 65266 64481 80721 98478 94898 81733 75894
19 66527 56632 57726 51823 61223 65109 64952 81227 98659 94366 81227 75894
20 66053 55335 57726 52837 61685 65109 65424 81902 98839 94012 80721 75894
21 65738 55188 57565 53130 61994 65109 65895 82747 99201 93825 80386 75894
22 65266 55040 57124 53714 62149 64952 66210 83427 99382 93481 79883 75894
23 64794 56377 56824 54450 61839 64794 66686 84277 99563 93304 79381 75894
24 64637 56824 56526 54893 61839 64637 67161 85304 99743 93127 78880 75894
25 64325 56675 56228 54893 61839 64637 67795 86334 99924 92774 78381 75894
26 64325 56526 55930 54745 61530 64637 68434 87195 100105 92423 78048 75894
27 64013 56675 55632 54745 61685 64794 69073 88059 100105 91895 77548 75566
28 63701 56675 55483 54893 62613 64952 69553 89099 100469 91719 77052 75566
29 63233 56526 55188 55188 --- 64794 69875 89795 100469 91192 76556 75401
30 62922 58328 54745 55335 --- 65109 70357 90668 100651 90668 76059 74909
31 62458 --- 54450 55483 --- 64952 --- 91368 --- 90319 75730 ---
MAX 74580 61994 61223 55483 62613 65738 70357 91368 100651 100833 89795 75894
MIN 62458 55040 54450 49814 55188 63233 63545 71001 91719 90319 75730 74909
a 5131.6 5128.9 5126.3 5127.0 5131.7 5133.2 5136.6 5149.1 5154.3 5148.5 5139.9 5139.4
b -12615 -4130 -3878 +1033 +7130 +2339 +5405 +21011 +9283 -10332 -14589 -821
CAL YR 1998 MAX 104867 MIN 45611 b +8839
WTR YR 1999 MAX 100833 MIN 49814 b -164
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