Independence LK NR Truckee CA - 10342900

Datum of gage is 2.04 ft above NAVD of 1988. Historically, datum of gage published as NGVD of 1929. However, there is uncertainty as to the exact source of this datum which may differ from true NGVD29 by almost 2 ft.

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Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	10342900	_n/a
Site name	INDEPENDENCE LK NR TRUCKEE CA	_n/a
Site type	Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment	LK
DMS latitude	392707	_n/a
DMS longitude	1201723	_n/a
Decimal latitude	39.45182276	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-120.2907342	_n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1927	NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
District	California	06
State	California	06
County	Sierra County	091
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description	NWSWS35 T19N R15E	_n/a
Name of location map	INDEPENDENCE LAKE	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	2.04 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	.16 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Truckee	16050102
Drainage basin		_n/a
Topographic setting	Lake or Swamp	L
Flags for instruments at site	NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN	_n/a
Date of first construction		_n/a
Date site established or inventoried	198811	_n/a
Drainage area	7.51 square miles	_n/a
Contributing drainage area		_n/a
Time Zone abbreviation	PST	_n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	_n/a
Data reliability		_n/a
Data-other GW files	NNNNNNNN	_n/a
National aquifer		_n/a
Local aquifer		_n/a
Local aquifer type		_n/a
Well depth		_n/a
Hole depth		_n/a
Source of depth data		_n/a
Project number		_n/a

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Truckee Meadows Water Authority