USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11316800 Forest Creek near Wilseyville, CA
LOCATION - Lat 38°24'12", long 120°26'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.04, T.6 N., R.14 E., Calaveras County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18040012, on left bank, 1.0 mi downstream from Lion Creek, 1.8 mi upstream from mouth, and 4 mi northeast of the town of Wilseyville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 20.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1960 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 2,950 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by East Bay Municipal Utility District, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,170 ft³/s, Feb. 8, 2017, gage height, 7.14 ft; maximum gage height, 8.12 ft, Feb. 19, 1986 from rating curve extended above 500 ft³/s, on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 7.41 ft; minimum daily, 0.06 ft³/s, Sept. 10, 2015.