10340300 PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR TRUCKEE, CA
LOCATION.-Lat 39°22'46", long 120°08'12", in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.30, T.18 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, in control house on
Prosser Creek Dam on Prosser Creek, 1.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.2 mi northeast of Truckee.
DRAINAGE AREA.-50.3 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-January 1963 to current year. January 1963 to September 1987 (monthend elevations and contents only). Prior to October 1976, published as
"near Boca."
REVISED RECORDS.-WDR CA-76-3: 1975. WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area.
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 Jan. 30, 1963. Usable capacity, 28,641 acre-ft between elevations 5,660.6 ft, top
of inactive contents, and 5,741.2 ft, crest of spillway. Inactive contents, 1,201 acre-ft, includes 83 acre-ft dead contents below elevation 5,637.0 ft. Figures
given represent total contents at 0800 hours. Reservoir is used for flood control, enhancement of fishery, and recreation. See schematic diagram of Truckee River
Basin.
COOPERATION.-Gage readings and capacity table were provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, not rounded to U.S. Geological Survey standards.
EXTREMES (at 0800 hours) FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents, 33,719 acre-ft, May 19, 1996, elevation, 5,746.11 ft; minimum since reservoir first filled, 66
acre-ft, Oct. 10-12, 1983, elevation, 5,635.75 ft.
EXTREMES (at 0800 hours) FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents observed, 29,298 acre-ft, July 11, elevation, 5,740.47 ft; minimum observed, 9,438 acre-ft, Mar. 30,
elevation, 5,702.52 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on table provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, dated August 1962)
5,630 17 5,680 3,791 5,720 16,643
5,640 143 5,690 5,901 5,730 22,220
5,650 491 5,700 8,636 5,740 28,949
5,660 1,148 5,710 12,147 5,750 37,046
5,670 2,230
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 0800 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 14912 9936 9777 9882 9595 9774 9539 19162 16573 28971 26748 19772
2 14805 9901 9794 9908 9605 9794 9542 20046 16694 29016 26562 19558
3 14608 9868 9814 9932 9629 9828 9536 20934 16877 29030 26389 19322
4 14417 9841 9841 9956 9696 9848 9497 21673 16968 29008 26195 19106
5 14218 9851 9845 9964 9733 9868 9497 22239 17152 29001 25997 18880
6 14018 9862 9848 9939 9754 9908 9490 22765 17505 28979 25793 18858
7 13823 9872 9862 9922 9780 9922 9471 23205 17989 29046 25577 18715
8 13628 9882 9908 9895 9817 9942 9555 23689 18558 29135 25360 18510
9 13455 9895 9922 9868 9828 9956 9642 24309 18974 29194 25147 18336
10 13301 9908 9905 9848 9814 9970 9824 24821 19373 29253 24914 18185
11 13132 9895 9882 9828 9800 9950 10071 25127 19761 29298 24682 17994
12 12946 9882 9858 9848 9767 9939 10292 25367 20178 29268 24460 17781
13 12773 9868 9834 9901 9740 9936 10477 25583 20764 29209 24231 17567
14 12591 9855 9814 9922 9713 9936 10663 25725 21278 29150 24004 17354
15 12397 9831 9794 9977 9679 9950 10845 25746 21734 29068 23778 17152
16 12204 9814 9771 10060 9639 10008 10998 25610 22177 28956 23554 16922
17 12013 9800 9774 10130 9612 10004 11162 25288 22696 28855 23325 16714
18 11829 9787 9800 10275 9585 10008 11345 24927 23066 28768 23105 16468
19 11636 9780 9811 10130 9582 9977 11563 24401 23650 28680 22827 16204
20 11444 9800 9821 9841 9572 9936 11912 23618 24316 28571 22579 15950
21 11244 9800 9828 9771 9592 9925 12349 22852 24868 28433 22363 15687
22 11054 9794 9841 9767 9605 10001 13005 22050 25434 28301 22104 15425
23 10859 9790 9841 9750 9639 10591 13766 21230 25963 28171 21849 15173
24 10664 9794 9848 9710 9672 11222 14548 20460 26410 28014 21600 14940
25 10509 9821 9855 9659 9693 12612 15191 19857 26852 27845 21356 14699
26 10367 9885 9855 9612 9713 11856 15735 19407 27323 27669 21129 14444
27 10234 9908 9858 9609 9740 10655 16244 18704 27714 27484 20893 14390
28 10130 9888 9858 9605 9761 10078 16846 17936 28057 27357 20671 13996
29 10046 9855 9862 9612 --- 9595 17541 17421 28396 27225 20448 13801
30 9998 9817 9868 9615 --- 9438 18321 17081 28724 27098 20224 13576
31 9964 --- 9875 9605 --- 9497 --- 16775 --- 26937 20000 ---
MAX 14912 9936 9922 10275 9828 12612 18321 25746 28724 29298 26748 19772
MIN 9964 9780 9771 9605 9572 9438 9471 16775 16573 26937 20000 13576
a 5704.09 5703.66 5703.83 5703.03 5703.49 5702.70 5723.22 5720.26 5739.69 5737.19 5726.25 5713.44
b -5032 -147 +58 -270 +156 -264 +8824 -1546 +11949 -1787 -6937 -6424
CAL YR 1997 MAX 32229 MIN 9300 b -1418
WTR YR 1998 MAX 29298 MIN 9438 b -1420
a Gage height, in feet, at the end of month.
b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
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Last modified: Wed Aug 4 09:40:27 PDT 1999