Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5305

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Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5305

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Table 9. Drainage area and average annual flow of perennial streams, annual precipitation in drainages estimated from linear relations and PRISM distributions, runoff as a percentage of precipitation, and bedrock type and percentage of conifer cover for perennial stream drainages, Carson Valley, Nevada and California.

[Runoff water years 1990–2002: From Maurer and others (2004, p. 14). Runoff as percentage of precipitation from linear relations and adjusted PRISM: Runoff divided by precipitation, times 100. Percentage of conifer cover: Determined from Arc/Info coverage obtained from U.S. Forest Service (Kathy Braton, written commun., 2006). na, indicates not available]

Site No.(fig. 5) Site name Drainage area (acres, rounded) Runoff water years 1990–2002 (acre-feet) Linear relations   Adjusted PRISM Bedrock type (see fig. 5) Percentage of conifer cover
Estimated annual precipitation (acre-feet) Runoff as percentage of precipitation Estimated annual precipitation (acre-feet) Runoff as percentage of precipitation
2 Water Canyon Creek 1,700 1,900 4,200 45 3,300 57 Metamorphic and granitic 67
3 James Canyon Creek 1,300 1,300 3,400 38 2,300 56 Metamorphic 67
4 Sierra Canyon Creek 2,000 1,500 4,900 31 4,000 37 Metamorphic and granitic 59
5 Genoa Canyon Creek 1,400 960 3,200 30 2,700 36 Granitic 73
6 Daggett Creek 2,400 1,200 5,600 21 4,300 28 Granitic 55
7 Mott Canyon Creek 1,300 1,700 3,300 52 2,500 67 Granitic 36
8 Monument Creek 1,500 2,600 3,500 74 2,500 102 Granitic 18
9 Stutler Canyon Creek 1,600 450 4,000 11 2,600 17 Granitic 52
10 Sheridan Creek 640 1,300 1,400 93 700 180 Granitic 46
9–10 Stutler Canyon and Sheridan Creeks combined 2,200 1,800 5,400 33 3,300 53 Granitic 49
11 Jobs Canyon Creek 2,000 1,700 5,500 31 3,900 44 Granitic 37
14 Luther Creek 2,800 2,200 7,200 30 5,700 38 Granitic 44
15 Fredericksburg Canyon Creek 2,400 2,900 6,400 45 5,800 50 Metamorphic and granitic 52
17 Pine Nut Creek 6,400 670 8,500 8 8,700 8 Metamorphic na
18 Buckeye Creek 28,900 690 34,000 2 32,000 2 Granitic na

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