USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
392541120015901 Truckee River Precipitation Gage at Farad, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°25'41", long 120°01'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.18 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on left bank, 0.5 mi upstream from Mystic Canyon, 0.7 mi downstream from Farad Powerplant, 2.5 mi north of Floriston, and 3.5 mi upstream from California-Nevada State line.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1999 to current year. Prior to October 2011, published under station number 10346000.
INSTRUMENTATION - Recording-weighing gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 3.61 in., Dec. 31, 2005; no precipitation for many days in each year.