11293770 NEW SPICER MEADOW RESERVOIR NEAR BIG MEADOWS, CA

LOCATION.-Lat 38°23'35", long 119°59'53", in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.9, T.7 N., R.18 E., Tuolumne County, Hydrologic Unit 18040010, Stanislaus 
  National Forest, at outlet structure on upstream face of New Spicer Meadow Dam on Highland Creek and 7.7 mi east-southeast of Big 
  Meadows. 
DRAINAGE AREA.-45.4 mi2. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.-February 1990 to current year. 
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by Calaveras County Water District). 
REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed by rockfill dam with a reinforced concrete face completed in December 1988. Dam is 600 ft downstream from 
  original concrete gravity-type dam which was completed in 1929. Usable capacity, 184,298 acre-ft between elevations 6,420.0 ft, minimum 
  operating head, and 6,614.0 ft, crest of spillway. Released water is used for hydroelectric power and fishery maintenance. Records, including 
  extremes, represent total contents at 2400 hours. See schematic diagram of Stanislaus River Basin. 
COOPERATION.-Records were collected by Calaveras County Water District, 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, 188,616 acre-ft, July 8, 1995, elevation, 6,613.8 ft; minimum, 30,198 acre-ft, 
  Mar. 5, 1993, elevation, 6,491.2 ft. 
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 135,561 acre-ft, June 16, elevation, 6,585.8 ft; minimum, 64,835 acre-ft, Mar. 22, 
  elevation, 6,535.0 ft. 
  Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
  (Based on survey by Calaveras County Water District in July 1989)
	6,420	4,702	6,500	35,214	6,580	125,341
	6,440	9,299	6,520	50,197	6,600	160,318
	6,460	15,511	6,540	69,652	6,614	189,000
	6,480	23,781	6,560	94,859

                   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    116891    96396    90941   107690   118814    76060    71447    89018   127849   131643   116068    97192
  2    115971    95894    90111   121744   117255    75136    71112    89983   128152   131579   115594    96522
  3    115384    95643    89075   124753   115664    74097    70512    91253   128633   131290   115315    95379
  4    114380    95308    88868   126107   113962    72970    70339    92730   129993   130970   114800    94215
  5    113292    94607    89075   127356   112026    72175    70915    94250   131178   130489   113920    93456
 
  6    112790    94261    89075   127928   110128    70997    71066    95713   132284   129962   113012    92996
  7    112040    93915    89283   128120   108455    70051    70997    97430   132924   129577   112082    92234
  8    111119    93915    89283   127644   106393    70074    70893    99086   133560   129112   111258    91369
  9    109779    93777    89557   127741   104328    70258    70466   100983   133847   128408   110799    90203
 10    109026    93638    89557   127832   102183    69639    70085   103198   134055   127612   110366    89386
 
 11    108105    92672    90042   128504   100202    68983    69912   105206   134376   126973   109752    88868
 12    107690    92188    91565   128600    98057    68404    69901   107440   134536   126684   109249    88233
 13    107272    91842    92464   128216    95881    67736    69958   109431   134440   126332   108846    87760
 14    106686    91495    92741   127164    93985    67220    69797   111064   134792   126075   108231    87021
 15    105514    91357    92880   125915    92153    66739    69739   112737   135160   125499   107704    86341
 
 16    104593    91011    93018   124836    90504    66276    70016   114408   135561   124656   107090    85891
 17    103839    91357    92049   124934    89111    65681    70696   115914   135432   123722   106756    85499
 18    103253    91980    91288   124796    88533    65271    71690   117310   135225   123177   106393    85168
 19    102923    92188    90249   124600    87137    65156    74051   118241   134632   122787   105877    84707
 20    102839    92326    89626   124154    86214    65049    76070   119162   134055   122316   105137    84176
 
 21    102086    91980    89972   123567    86329    64844    78086   120321   133784   121744   104454    83784
 22    101834    92603    89903   123874    86398    64835    79725   121200   133720   121171   103686    82790
 23    101667    92672    89834   123763    86526    64978    81052   122274   133751   120572   103156    81798
 24    100830    92880    89695   123454    85465    65164    82006   123093   133591   120182   102518    80614
 25    100244    92741    89626   124237    83460    65833    82940   123790   133562   119748   101848    79147
 
 26     99742    91980    89834   124935    81545    66570    84544   124418   133449   119287   100830    77972
 27     99239    91634    90042   124851    79644    67691    86157   125228   133003   118562    99951    77418
 28     98653    91357    90180   123861    77648    68645    87494   125611   132684   118046    98989    77074
 29     98318    91357    90941   122456      ---    69550    88222   126187   132300   117435    98541    76197
 30     97653    91357    92257   121269      ---    70547    88591   126780   131834   116892    97947    74698
 31     96731      ---    94607   120013      ---    71181      ---   127325      ---   116474    97485      ---
 
MAX    116891    96396    94607   128600   118814    76060    88591   127325   135561   131643   116068    97192
MIN     96731    91011    88868   107690    77648    64835    69739    89018   127849   116474    97485    74698
 a     6561.2   6557.2   6559.8   6576.5   6546.3   6541.2   6555.0   6581.1   6583.7   6574.2   6561.7   6544.0
 b     -21077    -5374    +3250   +25406   -42365    -6467   +17410   +38734    +4509   -15360   -18989   -22787

CAL YR 1996   MAX 184670  MIN 88868  b  -5103
WTR YR 1997   MAX 135561  MIN 64835  b -43110