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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 39°22'24",   Longitude 120°07'50"   NAD27

Nevada County, California, Hydrologic Unit 16050102

Drainage area: 52.9 square miles

Datum of gage: 5,620.31 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1987-10-01	2025-09-03
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1993-06-08	2025-02-25	3618
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942-10-01	2025-09-02	30107
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942-10-01	2025-05-04	29986
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1942-10	2025-05
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1943	2025
Peak streamflow	1943-01-21	2024-03-29	82
Field measurements	1951-06-12	2025-08-25	1110
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1980-06-02	1980-08-08	2
Water-Year Summary	2005	2024	20
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