USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11414440 Faucherie Lake near Cisco, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°25'45", long 120°34'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.13, T.18 N., R.12 E., Nevada County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020125, Tahoe National Forest, near right bank end of Faucherie Dam on Canyon Creek, and 8.5 mi north of Cisco.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8.97 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1986 to current year. Unpublished records for water years 1965-86 available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder installed Dec. 8, 1999. Records prior to Dec. 8, 1999, are instantaneous values. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (levels by Nevada Irrigation District).
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Nevada Irrigation District, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2266.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents recorded, 4,290 acre-ft, Jan. 8, 2017, elevation, 6,125.04 ft; minimum recorded, 1,560 acre-ft, Oct. 6, 2009, elevation, 6,104.41 ft.