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USGS 10310500 CLEAR CREEK NEAR CARSON CITY, NV

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
  STATION.--10310500 CLEAR CREEK NEAR CARSON CITY, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 39°06'48", long 119°47'50", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.1, T.14 N., R.19 E., Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 16050201, on left bank, 3 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi southwest of Carson City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--15.5 mi2
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1948 to September 1962, occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1963-1988, and annual maximum, water years 1963-1981, January 1989 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and sharp crested weir. Elevation of gage is 5,000 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--See schematic diagram of the upper Carson River Basin.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 266 ft3/s, January 2, 1997, gage height, 3.94 ft; minimum daily, 0.42 ft3/s, August 3, 1992.

DURING WINTER MONTHS, STAGE AND DISCHARGE MAY BE AFFECTED BY ICE IN THE CHANNEL.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 2.9   11-19-2004  15:30
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 28 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
2.9  1.8 5.38 28 2.70 4.00 7.46

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.23   11-19-2004  15:30
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

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