USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11414265 Rucker Creek below Blue Lake, near Emigrant Gap, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°21'32", long 120°38'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.09, T.17 N., R.12 E., Nevada County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020125, in Tahoe National Forest, on left bank, 300 ft downstream from outlet structure on Blue Lake Dam, and 4.6 mi northeast of Emigrant Gap.
DRAINAGE AREA - 0.27 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1999 to current year. Unpublished records for water years 1965-99 available in the files of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder since October 2016. Elevation of gage is 5,910 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. October 1999 to October 2016, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
COOPERATION - Records 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. 2310.