Table 1. Information for USGS sites in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada
[Abbreviations: mi2, square miles; ft3/s, cubic feet per second]
Gaging station |
Period of record, water years |
Drainage area (mi2) |
50-year
peak dischargea (ft3/s) |
100-year peak dischargeb (ft3/s) |
Largest recorded flood peak |
Site
number
(fig. 1) |
Number |
Name |
Date |
Magnitude (ft3/s) |
1 |
10336580 |
Upper Truckee River at South Upper Truckee Road near Meyers, Calif. |
1991-2000 |
14.2 |
1,280c |
1,530c |
January 2, 1997 |
2,010 |
2 |
10336600 |
Upper Truckee River near Meyers, Calif. |
1961-86 |
33.2 |
2,530d |
3,010d |
February 1, 1963 |
2,550 |
3 |
103366092 |
Upper Truckee River at U.S. Highway 50 above Meyers, Calif. |
1991-2000 |
39.3 |
2,890c |
3,450c |
January 2, 1997 |
5,120 |
4 |
10336610 |
Upper Truckee River at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. |
1972-74, 1978, 1980-2000 |
54.0 |
3,650d |
4,560d |
January 2, 1997 |
5,480 |
5 |
10336630 |
Eagle Creek near Camp Richardson, Calif. |
1972-73 |
6.59 |
398e |
514e |
November 12, 1973 |
343 |
6 |
10336635 |
Lake Tahoe tributary near Meeks Bay, Calif. |
1963-73 |
.66 |
53f |
70f |
January 31, 1963 |
43 |
7 |
10336640 |
Meeks Creek at Meeks Bay, Calif. |
1972-75 |
8.11 |
530e |
700e |
November 12, 1973 |
526 |
8 |
10336645 |
General Creek near Meeks Bay, Calif. |
1980-2000 |
7.39 |
930d |
1,120d |
January 2, 1997 |
797 |
9 |
10336650 |
Quail Lake Creek at Homewood, Calif. |
1972-74 |
1.48 |
150e |
207e |
May 14, 1973 |
24 |
10 |
10336655 |
Madden Creek near Homewood, Calif. |
1972-73 |
1.67 |
146e |
195e |
May 17,1973 |
43 |
11 |
10336658 |
Madden Creek at Homewood, Calif. |
1972-73 |
2.04 |
178e |
240e |
May 17, 1973 |
86 |
12 |
10336660 |
Blackwood Creek near Tahoe City, Calif. |
1961-2000 |
11.1 |
2,070d |
2,710d |
January 1, 1997 |
2,940 |
13 |
10336674 |
Ward Creek below confluence near Tahoe City, Calif. |
1992-2000 |
4.84 |
1,260c |
1,660c |
January 1, 1997 |
1,220 |
14 |
10336675 |
Ward Creek at Stanford Rock Trail Crossing near Tahoe City, Calif. |
1992-2000 |
9.18 |
2,110c |
2,780c |
January 1, 1997 |
2,370 |
15 |
10336676 |
Ward Creek at Highway 89 near Tahoe Pines, Calif. |
1973-2000 |
9.73 |
2,210d |
2,910d |
January 1, 1997 |
2,530 |
16 |
10336684 |
Dollar Creek near Tahoe City, Calif. |
1973-74 |
1.07 |
133e |
190e |
April 27, 1973 |
32 |
17 |
10336686 |
Carnealian Creek at Carnelian Bay, Calif. |
1999-2000 |
2.93 |
290e |
390e |
May 22, 1999 |
32 |
18 |
10336688 |
First Creek near Crystal Bay, Nev. |
1970-74, 1991-2000 |
1.07 |
45f |
57f |
September 26, 1972 |
22 |
19 |
10336690 |
Second Creek near Crystal Bay, Nev. |
1970-74 |
1.33 |
122e |
162e |
May 18, 1970 |
16 |
20 |
10336691 |
Second Creek at Lakeshore Drive near Crystal Bay, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
1.35 |
125e |
165e |
May 31, 1995 |
7 |
21 |
10336692 |
Wood Creek above Jennifer Street near Incline Village, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
1.30 |
59f |
72f |
May 1997 |
29 |
22 |
10336693 |
Wood Creek near Crystal Bay, Nev. |
1967-78 |
1.69 |
66f |
78f |
May 1969 |
40 |
23 |
10336694 |
Wood Creek at mouth near Crystal Bay, Calif. |
1970-74, 1991-2000 |
1.97 |
75c |
88c |
June 26, 1995 |
43 |
24 |
103366958 |
Third Creek below unnamed tributary near Incline Village, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
4.32 |
146c |
168c |
June 4, 1996 |
59 |
25 |
10336696 |
Third Creek at Incline Village, Nev. |
1970-74 |
4.41 |
149c |
171c |
June 19, 1971 |
120 |
26 |
103366965 |
Third Creek at Village Boulevard at Incline Village, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
4.48 |
151c |
173c |
June 26, 1995 |
60 |
27 |
10336698 |
Third Creek near Crystal Bay, Nev. |
1970-73, 1975, 1978-2000 |
6.02 |
191f |
219f |
June 18, 1982 |
150 |
28 |
103366993 |
Incline Creek above Tyrol Village near Incline Village, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
2.85 |
107f |
130f |
June 26,1995 January 2, 1997 |
52 |
29 |
103366995 |
Incline Creek at Highway 28 at Incline Village, Nev. |
1990-2000 |
4.54 |
144c |
177c |
January 2, 1997 |
143 |
30 |
103366997 |
Incline Creek tributary at Country Club Drive at Incline Village, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
1.01 |
43c |
53c |
June 26, 1995 |
11 |
31 |
10336700 |
Incline Creek near Crystal Bay, Nev. |
1970-75, 1988-2000 |
6.69 |
197f |
242f |
January 2, 1997 |
179 |
32 |
10336725 |
Glenbrook Creek at old Highway 50 at Glenbrook, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
3.75 |
139c |
204c |
January 2, 1997 |
70 |
33 |
10336730 |
Glenbrook Creek at Glenbrook, Nev. |
1972-75, 1988-2000 |
4.11 |
150f |
221f |
January 2, 1997 |
144 |
34 |
10336735 |
North Logan House Creek near Glenbrook, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
1.08 |
32f |
41f |
January 2, 1997 |
16 |
35 |
10336740 |
Logan House Creek near Glenbrook, Nev. |
1984-2000 |
2.09 |
20f |
23f |
January 2, 1997 June 12, 1998 |
12 |
36 |
10336750 |
Edgewood Creek below South Bengamin Drive near Daggett Pass, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
.73 |
46f |
66f |
January 1997 |
28 |
37 |
10336756 |
Edgewood Creek tributary near Daggett Pass, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
.80 |
33f |
47f |
January 2, 1997 |
6 |
38 |
103367585 |
Edgewood Creek at Palisade Drive near Kingsbury, Nev. |
1991-2000 |
3.13 |
114f |
153f |
August 14, 1991 |
57 |
39 |
10336759 |
Edgewood Creek near Stateline, Nev. |
1983-87 |
3.20 |
116c |
156c |
May 27, 1983 |
24 |
40 |
103367592 |
Eagle Rock Creek near Stateline, Nev. |
1990-2000 |
.63 |
57e |
76e |
January 2, 1997 |
4 |
41 |
10336760 |
Edgewood Creek at Stateline, Nev. |
1993-2000 |
5.61 |
-- g |
-- g |
January 2, 1997 |
136 |
42 |
10336765 |
Edgewood Creek at Lake Tahoe near Stateline, Nev. |
1989-92 |
6.57 |
-- g |
-- g |
March 4, 1991 October 26, 1991 |
27 |
43 |
10336770 |
Trout Creek at U.S. Forest Service Road 12N01 near Myers, Calif. |
1991-2000 |
7.41 |
216h |
249h |
June 27, 1995 |
166 |
44 |
10336775 |
Trout Creek at Pioneer Trial near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. |
1989, 1991-2000 |
23.1 |
442c |
542c |
January 2, 1997 |
525 |
45 |
10336780 |
Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley, Calif. |
1961-2000 |
36.7 |
638d |
783d |
February 1, 1963 January 2, 1997 |
535 |
46 |
10336790 |
Trout Creek at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. |
1972-74 |
40.4 |
691c |
848c |
May 31, 1973 |
190 |
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