USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11383500 Deer Creek near Vina, CA
LOCATION - Lat 40°00'51", long 121°56'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.23, T.25 N., R.1 W., Tehama County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020157, on left bank, 0.5 mi upstream from irrigation diversion dam, 7.9 mi northeast of Vina, and 10.3 mi downstream of Sulphur Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 208 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1315-A: 1940-42 (instantaneous maximum discharge). WSP 1931: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1911 to September 1915, March 1920 to current year. December 1937 to January 1939 first published in WDR CA-94-4. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1315-A.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 482.02 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 9, 1928, non-recording gage at site 0.8 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 9, 1928, to Jan. 19, 1939, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.64 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 24,000 ft³/s, Jan. 1, 1997, gage height, 15.56 ft, from rating curve extended above 9,200 ft³/s, maximum gage height, 19.20 ft, Dec. 10, 1937; minimum, 52 ft³/s, Aug. 25-27, 1931.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCRETE WATER-QUALITY DATA:
CHEMICAL DATA: Water years 1996-1997, 2015-2018.
SEDIMENT DATA: Water years 2001 to 2003.
CONTINUOUS WATER-QUALITY DATA:
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1999 to Sept. 13, 2016 (hourly data). Sept. 13, 2016 to current year (15-minute data).
TURBIDITY: Water years January 2001 to September 2004.