USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11429340 Loon Lake Powerplant near Meeks Bay, CA
LOCATION - Lat 38°58'57", long 120°19'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, El Dorado County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020128, Eldorado National Forest, on penstock 100' upstream of powerplant under shore of Loon Lake and 11.4 mi southwest of Meeks Bay.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1986 to September 2015 (discontinued). Unpublished records for water years 1975-86 available in the files of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE - Acoustic-velocity meter. Elevation of powerplant is 5,230 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Sacramento Municipal Utility District, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2101.