b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
                                   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 mi 2 .

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 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, 100,329 acre-ft, June 13, elevation, 5,154.13 ft; minimum, 
48,115 acre-ft, Dec. 30, elevation, 5,121.90 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 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

1      74723    63572    53314    48186    56272    67129    72682    89048    97810    96486    87211    77563
2      74494    63133    52925    48229    56007    67365    72992    89637    97936    96343    86728    77431
3      74494    62712    52524    48243    56110    67555    73156    90037    98025    96361    86158    76952
4      74233    62246    52184    48271    56022    67808    73616    90596    98314    96414    85642    76502
5      73908    61814    51875    48341    56286    68141    74103    91227    98350    96307    85247    75956

6      73940    61368    51875    48382    56478    68396    74559    91579    98603    95810    84735    75807
7      73534    61093    51875    48410    56626    68651    74984    91878    98892    95739    84275    75708
8      73288    60925    51713    48438    56685    69068    75477    92533    99309    95279    83800    75198
9      73091    60498    51537    48480    56699    68587    75972    92941    99563    95297    83306    74739
10     72568    60165    50926    48620    57129    67318    76453    93440    99800    95350    82812    74576

11     72096    59782    50551    49140    57532    65606    76969    93422    99982    95385    82336    74070
12     71658    59370    50522    49253    57936    64697    77530    93351   100237    95173    81828    73616
13     71190    58975    50307    49522    58688    70197    78742    93440   100329    94662    81339    73353
14     70725    58552    49949    49607    60757    70420    79428    93440   100036    94152    80836    72911
15     70148    58191    49835    50106    61353    70612    80000    93565    99709    93672    80635    72551

16     69873    57936    49792    50551    61829    70821    80618    93851    99309    93422    80184    72063
17     69437    57621    49409    50767    62123    70885    81626    93958    98964    92923    80068    71869
18     68971    57219    49423    51406    62417    70901    82251    93958    98585    92497    79781    71384
19     68971    57115    49366    52110    62665    71158    82709    94240    98458    92196    79496    70933
20     68046    56951    48957    52569    63008    71287    83187    94398    98548    92143    79412    70917

21     67634    56581    48564    52970    63384    71029    83682    94539    98260    91878    79160    70789
22     67176    56198    48494    53104    63981    71078    84224    94944    97864    91614    79160    70644
23     66684    55817    48452    53614    64323    71303    84718    95385    97810    91367    79143    70644
24     66223    55409    48200    54483    64572    71545    85213    95651    97900    91051    79143    70628
25     65780    55031    48229    54901    64775    71820    85659    96112    97846    90543    79143    70628

26     65355    54641    48257    55147    65481    71804    86227    96396    97666    90090    79143    70500
27     65559    54282    48299    55336    66191    72047    86746    96735    97522    89620    78675    70165
28     65323    54182    48341    55481    66525    72291    87364    96789    97487    89135    78542    69970
29     64885    53765    48172    55613    66955    72649    87877    96967    97039    88668    78043    69889
30     64432    53644    48115    56007      ---    72633    88410    97039    96985    88152    77662    69421

31     63997      ---    48143    56125      ---    72617      ---    97433      ---    87689    77497      ---
MAX    74723    63572    53314    56125    66955    72649    88410    97433   100329    96486    87211    77563
MIN    63997    53644    48115    48186    56007    64697    72682    89048    96985    87689    77497    69421
a    5132.59  5125.72  5121.92  5127.42  5134.47  5138.00  5147.41  5152.53  5152.28  5146.99  5140.97  5136.02
b     -10912   -10353    -5501    +7982   +10830    +5662   +15793    +9023     -448    -9296   -10192    -8076
CAL YR 1999 MAX 100833 MIN 48115 b -6307
WTR YR 2000 MAX 100329 MIN 48115 b -5488