USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11315600 Lower Bear River Reservoir near Nicholl, CA
LOCATION - Lat 38°32'20", long 120°15'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.18, T.8 N., R.16 E., Amador County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18040012, in Eldorado National Forest, 100 ft left of the spillway, 7.4 mi east of Hams Station, and 14.6 mi southwest of Kirkwood.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,820 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 137.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 53,100 acre-ft, June 2, 2019, maximum elevation, 5,821.44 ft, June 2, 2019; minimum, 3,460 acre-ft, Jan. 7, 2003, elevation, 5.713.07 ft.