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 (station 11404100),
   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, 107,278 acre-ft, May 17, elevation, 5,157.9 ft; minimum,
   56,973 acre-ft, Nov. 22, elevation, 5,128.0 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 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS

DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1     71487    65581    57425    66527    74909    88579    90318    99743   103759   102843    96146    80889
  2     71001    65109    57425    66686    75073    88579    90842   100105   104128   102476    95611    80386
  3     70518    64637    57575    66844    74580    88405    91016   100651   104313   102293    95076    79883
  4     70036    64169    57726    67003    77217    89098    91367   100651   104682   101744    94543    79381
  5     69714    63701    57876    67003    78880    89098    91191   100651   105051   101744    94012    78880

  6     69232    63389    57876    67161    79381    89098    91543   100833   105236   101380    93658    78381
  7     68913    62922    58027    67320    79883    89098    91543   100833   105236   101380    93127    77881
  8     68913    62458    58027    67478    80219    88925    92246   101016   105051   101016    92597    77383
  9     68913    61994    58027    67637    80386    88752    92597   101016   104682   100469    92070    77217
 10     68913    61685    58177    67795    80721    88579    92773   101198   104497   100105    91718    76721

 11     68913    61223    59086    67795    81058    88925    93127   101198   104497    99924    91191    76225
 12     68913    60764    62922    67955    81058    88752    92950   101562   104313    99382    90667    75731
 13     68594    60457    63545    67955    81058    88579    93127   101744   103944    99020    90143    75237
 14     68434    59997    63701    68114    80889    88579    93481   102109   103944    99201    89794    74745
 15     68434    59541    64169    68434    80889    88579    94189   102293   103759    98839    89272    74580

 16     68274    59086    64325    70036    80889    88405    94720   105051   103392    98839    88752    74089
 17     67955    58782    64481    70357    81902    88232    95611   107278   103392    98839    88232    73763
 18     67478    58328    64637    71001    83597    88059    95789   106535   103026    98839    87712    73273
 19     67003    57876    64637    71325    85475    88405    95789   105605   103209    98839    87195    72785
 20     66527    57726    64794    71649    86851    88752    95967   104867   103392    98839    86678    72297

 21     66053    57425    64794    71811    87885    88925    95789   104682   103392    99020    86161    72297
 22     65581    56973    64952    72135    88579    88925    95967   104497   103576    99020    85647    71973
 23     65424    57124    65109    72459    89098    88752    95967   104128   103759    98478    85304    71811
 24     65581    57274    65109    72947    89272    88579    96502   103759   103759    98478    84791    71649
 25     65581    57425    65266    73110    89098    88232    97220   103576   103576    98478    84277    71163

 26     65581    57425    65266    73273    88925    88405    97759   103392   103392    98478    83767    70679
 27     65581    57425    65424    73926    88925    88579    97938   103392   103392    98478    83257    70518
 28     65581    57425    65424    74089    88925    89098    98297   103209   103576    98118    82747    70036
 29     65581    57425    65738    74252    88752    89272    98659   102843   103392    97579    82408    70036
 30     65581    57274    66210    74580      ---    89098    99201   103026   103026    97041    81902    69714
 31     65738      ---    66369    74745      ---    89272      ---   103392      ---    96682    81395      ---

MAX     71487    65581    66369    74745    89272    89272    99201   107278   105236   102843    96146    80889
MIN     65424    56973    57425    66527    74580    88059    90318    99743   103026    96682    81395    69714
 a     5133.7   5128.2   5134.1   5139.3   5147.6   5147.9   5153.5   5155.8   5155.6   5152.1   5143.3   5136.2
 b      -6073    -8464    +9095    +8376   +14007     +520    +9929    +4191     -366    -6344   -15287   -11681

CAL YR 1995   MAX 105236  MIN 44787  b +20758
WTR YR 1996   MAX 107278  MIN 56973  b  -2097

  a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
  b Change in contents, in acre-feet.