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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11407800 Jackson Meadows Reservoir near Sierra City, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°30'33", long 120°33'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.18, T.19 N., R.13 E., Sierra County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020125, Tahoe National Forest, on right bank at Jackson Meadows Dam on Middle Yuba River, 0.7 mi downstream from Pass Creek, and 5.7 mi southeast of Sierra City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37.4 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (levels by Nevada Irrigation District).
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Nevada Irrigation District, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2266.
REMARKS - Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam. Storage began Nov. 9, 1964. Usable capacity, 66,700 acre-ft, between elevations 5,933.0 ft, bottom of intake tower, and 6,036.0 ft, top of radial spillway gates. Dead contents, 2,500 acre-ft. Records, including extremes, represent total contents at 2400 hours. See schematic diagram of North and Middle Yuba River Basins available from the California Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 71,100 acre-ft, May 31, June 1, 1993, elevation, 6,037.78 ft; minimum since reservoir first filled, 2,500 acre-ft, Sept. 27-29, 1976, elevation, 5,933.1 ft.