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USGS 10348245 N TRUCKEE DRAIN AT SPANISH SPRINGS RD NR SPARKS NV

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
  STATION.--10348245 NORTH TRUCKEE DRAIN AT SPANISH SPRINGS ROAD NEAR SPARKS, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 39°34'08", long 119°43'32", in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.27, T.20 N., R.20 E., Washoe County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on right bank upstream of culvert crossing Spanish Springs Road, at south end of Spanish Springs Valley, and 2.4 mi north of Sparks.
DRAINAGE AREA.--80 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1992 to September 1994; October 2000 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,410 ft above NGVD of 1929 from topographic map. Prior to November 1, 1993, at a site in same vicinity, at different datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Orr Ditch, many diversions for irrigation in Spanish Springs Valley.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, about 34 ft3/s, July 14, 1993, gage height, 3.02 ft (datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.02 ft3/s, September 20, 1992.

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

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.25   11-19-2004  06:45
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 01

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: .62   11-19-2004  06:45
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 02
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 6 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
.62  .09 .96 2.2 .11 .88 1.96

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


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