USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11358800 Hat Creek No. 1 Powerplant near Burney, CA
LOCATION - Lat 40°55'45", long 121°32'37" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.32, T.36 N., R.4 E., Shasta County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020003, on right bank of Hat Creek, at the upper end of Baum Lake, and 7.4 mi northeast of Burney.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1986 to current year. Unpublished records for water years 1981-86 available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey. Fragmentary records for water years 1921-80 available in the files of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
GAGE - Discharge computed from powerplant output.
COOPERATION - Records, including discharge for Hat Creek No. 2 Powerplant (station 11359300), were collected by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2661.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 518 ft³/s, Nov. 2, 1998; no flow several days most years.