USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11451300 North Fork Cache Creek near Clearlake Oaks, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°04'32", long 122°31'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.09, T.14 N., R.6 W., Lake County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020116, on right bank, 1,900 ft downstream from Indian Valley Dam, and 8 mi northeast of Clearlake Oaks.
DRAINAGE AREA - 121 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1983 to September 1985 (operated as a low-flow station only), October 1985 to September 2009 (daily). October 2009 to 2013 (operated as stage only). October 2013 to current year.
CHEMICAL DATA: Water year 2000.
SEDIMENT DATA: Water year 2000.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 1,320 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Recording rain gage (station 390500122321601) located on top of Indian Valley Dam.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Jan. 26, 1983, reached a stage of 12.74 ft, present datum, discharge about 9,500 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,950 ft³/s, Feb. 11, 1998, gage height, 10.61 ft, maximum gage height, 10.62 ft, Jan. 2, 1997; minimum daily, 0.37 ft³/s, Oct. 15, 1994.