Click
to
hide
Water-Year
Summary
instructions
and
information
- Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
- For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
- For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
- For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
- Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11462080 Russian River near Talmage, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°06'47", long 123°10'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Mendocino County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18010110, in Yokaya Land Grant, on right bank at City of Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant, 1 mi upstream of Robinson Creek, and 1.6 mi southwest of Talmage.
DRAINAGE AREA - 286 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 545.95 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS - Diversions for irrigation of about 5,000 acres upstream from station. Flow also affected by diversion into basin (see REMARKS for East Fork Russian River stations) and since November 1958 by storage in Lake Mendocino, capacity, 122,400 acre-ft, 7.7 mi upstream. See schematic diagram of Russian River Basin available from the California Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 15,900 ft³/s, Jan 10, 2017 gage height, 26.58 ft, from rating 6.0; minimum daily, 73 ft³/s, May 18, 24, 2013.
