USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11389780 Butte Creek below Centerville Diversion Dam, near Paradise, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°52'01", long 121°37'58" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.10, T.23 N., R.3 E., Butte County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020158, on left bank, 400 ft downstream from Centerville Diversion Dam, 0.2 mi downstream from De Sabla Powerplant, and 6.8 mi north of Paradise.
DRAINAGE AREA - 101 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1985 to February 1986, June 1986 to current year (low-flow records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,130 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records, including discharge from Centerville Powerplant (station 11389775), were provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 803.