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, 103,759 acre-ft, Jan. 7, elevation, 5,156.0 ft; minimum, 52,984 acre-ft, Nov. 16, 
  elevation, 5,125.3 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 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997

                                        DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1     69392    58782    54450    94366   103392    95967    98659   101198    99743   101380    97938    90668
  2     69392    58328    54007    99563   103209    95967    98297   100651    99924   101562    97400    90668
  3     68913    57876    53714   101380   103209    95789    98118   100469   100105   101562    97220    90668
  4     68434    57576    53714   102476   103209    95433    97759   100287   100469   101562    97041    90319
  5     67955    57576    54745   103209   102659    95076    97579   100287   100651   101562    96502    89795

  6     67478    56675    55040   103576   102293    94720    97400   100105   100651   101562    96324    89273
  7     67003    56228    55188   103759   102293    94366    97041    99924   100651   101744    95789    88752
  8     66844    55930    55188   103576   101926    94189    96861    99743   100833   101744    95611    88232
  9     66369    55483    56675   103576   101744    94543    96682    99563   101016   101744    95255    87712
 10     66053    55040    58934   103576   101380    94720    96342    99382   101016   101744    95255    87367

 11     65581    54597    60764   103576   101198    94898    95967    99382   101016   101744    95255    86851
 12     65109    54155    61839   103392   100833    95076    95789    99201   100833   101744    95255    86334
 13     64637    53861    62922   103392   100651    95255    95967    99382   100833   101744    95255    85818
 14     64169    53861    63233   103392   100287    95433    95967    99563   100833   101744    95255    85475
 15     63701    53422    63701   103392   100105    95611    95789    99743   100833   101744    95255    85133

 16     63545    52984    63857   103209    99743    96146    95967    99382   100833   101744    95255    84619
 17     63545    53130    63701   103209    99563    96502    95789    99382   100833   101744    95076    84107
 18     63701    54007    63701   103209    99382    96682    96324    99743   101016   101380    95076    83597
 19     63701    55335    64013   102843    99201    97041    97220    99743   101016   101380    94898    83087
 20     63389    55781    63857   102476    98839    97220    97938    99743   101016   101380    94898    82747

 21     63077    56079    63857   102476    98659    97579    98839    99743   101016   101198    94543    82239
 22     62613    56526    63857   102659    98297    97938    99201    99743   101198   100651    94189    81733
 23     62149    56675    63701   102476    97938    98297    99382    99743   101198   100651    93835    81227
 24     61994    56377    63389   102293    97579    98659    99382    99924   101198   100105    93658    80721
 25     61530    56079    63233   103026    97400    99020    99382   100105   101198    99924    93127    80218

 26     61070    55930    63857   103576    97041    99382    99743   100287   101380    99743    92598    79716
 27     60610    55632    64481   103392    96682    99563    99924   100105   101380    99382    92071    79213
 28     60150    55188    64952   103209    96502    99563   100469    99743   101380    99201    91544    78714
 29     59997    54893    66686   103209      ---    99382   100833    99743   101380    98659    91368    78381
 30     59541    54597    71649   103392      ---    99201   100833    99743   101380    98659    90668    77881
 31     59086      ---    79716   103392      ---    99020      ---    99563      ---    98478    90668      ---

MAX     69392    58782    79716   103759   103392    99563   100833   101198   101380   101744    97938    90668
MIN     59086    52984    53714    94366    96502    94189    95789    99201    99743    98478    90668    77881
 a    5129.40  5126.40  5142.30  5155.80  5152.00  5153.40  5154.40  5153.70  5154.70  5153.10  5148.70  5141.20
 b     -10628    -4489   +25119   +23676    -6890    +2518    +1813    -1270    +1817    -2902    -7810   -12787

CAL YR 1996   MAX 107278  MIN 52984  b +13347
WTR YR 1997   MAX 103759  MIN 52984  b  +8167