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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10339400 Martis Creek near Truckee, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°19'44", long 120°07'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.17, T.17 N., R.17 E., Nevada County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, on left bank, 0.2 mi downstream from Martis Creek Lake Dam, 1.8 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi east of Truckee.
DRAINAGE AREA - 39.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR CA-79-3: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1958 to November 1990, June 1993 to September 2010 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,730 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to July 10, 1972, at site 1.0 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS - Flow is completely regulated by Martis Creek Lake since Oct. 7, 1971. See schematic diagram of Truckee River Basin available from the California Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,880 ft³/s, Feb. 1, 1963, gage height, 6.16 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum, 1.3 ft³/s, July 30, 1961. Maximum discharge since construction of Martis Creek Lake Dam in 1971, 675 ft³/s, Mar. 3, 2006, gage height, 5.70 ft, maximum gage height, 6.01 ft, Apr. 2, 1974; minimum daily, 0.20 ft³/s, Nov. 9-14, 1977.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1975 to September 2010 (discontinued). CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1975-95. WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975 to September 2010 (discontinued). SEDIMENT DATA: Water years 1975-95.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1974 to September 2010 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Digital water-temperature recorder since October 1974.
REMARKS - Records good. Water temperature is affected by regulation from Martis Creek Lake Dam (station 10339380). Unpublished chemical, water-temperature, and sediment data prior to October 1974, available at the U.S. Geological Survey office in Carson City, NV.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 25.5°C, July 11, 12, 1993; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, Feb. 16, 17, 1982, Jan. 11-13, 16, 1995, Feb. 10, 1999, Jan. 6, 2006.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 21.9°C, July 24; minimum recorded, 1.7°C, Jan. 31, Feb. 10.