USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11441800 Silver Creek below Junction Dam, near Pollock Pines, CA
LOCATION - Lat 38°51'08", long 120°27'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.30, T.12 N., R.14 E., El Dorado County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020129, in Eldorado National Forest, at outlet structure on Junction Dam, and 9 mi northeast of Pollock Pines.
DRAINAGE AREA - 146 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to current year (low-flow records only). Unpublished records for water years 1965-87 available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,280 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. August 1964 to December 1986, nonrecording gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. December 1986 to September 1987, nonrecording gage at site 550 ft downstream.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Sacramento Municipal Utility District, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2101.