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USGS 10349495 STEAMBOAT CK AT GEIGER GD NR STEAMBOAT, NV

 

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  STATION.--10349495 STEAMBOAT CREEK AT GEIGER GRADE NEAR STEAMBOAT, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 39°24'19", long 119°44'38", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.28, T.18 N., R.20 E., Washoe County, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on left bank 0.1 miles east of the junction of State Route 341 (Geiger Grade) and U.S. 395 nr Steamboat, NV.
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 140 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May to September 1982, May 2001 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,543 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Many diversions for irrigation above station. Flow partly regulated by Washoe Lake (station 10348700).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 135 ft3/s, June 19, 1982; minimum daily, 0.23 ft3/s, June 24, 2001.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 3,600 ft3/s, February 17, 1986.

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: .64   11-19-2004  13:00
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 2 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
.64  0.59 .95 1.3 .95

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: 6.16   11-19-2004  13:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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