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WRIR 02-4030:
Streamflow and Water-Quality Data for
Selected Watersheds in the Lake Tahoe Basin,
California and Nevada, through September 1998

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Table 1. Information for current USGS LTIMP primary and secondary surface-water quality sampling/gage stations and miscellaneous water-quality stations in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada

Map number

Station name

Station number

Latitude

Longitude

Type of station

Drainage area (mi2)

Altitude (feet above sea level)

Distance from mouth (mi)

Channel length (mi)

County

Incline Village area (fig. 2)

1

First Creek (at Highway 28) near Crystal Bay, Nev.

10336688

39°15'00"

119°59'18"

Misc.

1.07

6,280

0.08

2.26

Washoe

2

Second Creek at Lakeshore Dr. near Crystal Bay, Nev.

10336691

39°14'58"

119°58'35"

Misc.

1.37

6,250

0.02

3.02

Washoe

3

Wood Creek near mouth (at Lakeshore Dr.) near Crystal Bay, Nev.

10336694

39°14'35"

119°57'30"

Misc.

1.97

6,250

0.02

3.94

Washoe

4

Wood Creek above Jennifer St. near Incline Village, Nev.

10336692

39°15'46"

119°57'38"

Misc.

1.30

6,880

1.71

2.25

Washoe

5

Third Creek (at Lakeshore Dr.) near Crystal Bay, Nev.

10336698

39°14'26"

119°56'44"

Primary

6.02

6,240

0.13

6.92

Washoe

6

Third Creek at Village Blvd. at Incline Village, Nev.

103366965

39°15'47"

119°56'39"

Misc.

4.48

6,720

1.84

5.21

Washoe

7

Third Creek below unnamed tributary near Incline Village, Nev.

103366958

39°16'47"

119°56'46"

Misc.

4.32

7,350

3.04

4.01

Washoe

8

Incline Creek (above Lakeshore Dr.) near Crystal Bay, Nev.

10336700

39°14'25"

119°56'38"

Primary

6.69

6,240

0.17

4.49

Washoe

9

Incline Creek at Highway 28 at Incline Village, Nev.

103366995

39°14'44"

119°56'17"

Secondary

4.54

6,320

0.86

3.80

Washoe

10

Incline Creek above Tyrol Village near Incline Village, Nev.

103366993

39°15'32"

119°55'20"

Secondary

2.85

6,920

1.86

2.80

Washoe

11

Incline Creek Tributary at County Club Dr. near Incline Village, Nev.

103366997

39°15'52"

119°56'32"

Misc.

1.01

6,760

1.76

1.20

Washoe

 Glenbrook area (fig. 3)

12

Glenbrook Creek (near mouth) at Glenbrook, Nev.

10336730

39°05'15"

119°56'20"

Primary

4.10

6,240

0.09

3.83

Douglas

13

Glenbrook Creek at Old Highway near Glenbrook, Nev.

10336725

39°05'12"

119°55'51"

Misc.

3.75

6,320

0.48

3.44

Douglas

14

Logan House Creek near Glenbrook, Nev.

10336740

39°04'00"

119°56'04"

Primary

2.09

6,640

0.30

3.00

Douglas

15

North Logan House Creek at Highway 50 near Glenbrook, Nev.

10336735

39°04'08"

119°56'24"

Misc.

1.08

6,410

0.10

1.70

Douglas

 Stateline area (fig. 4)

16

Edgewood Creek at Lake Tahoe near Stateline, Nev.

10336765

38°58'05"

119°56'54"

Misc.

6.57

6,240

0.01

5.52

Douglas

17

Edgewood Creek Tributary above Edgewood Clubhouse near Stateline, Nev.

385758-119564401

38°57'58"

119°56'44"

Misc.

urban

0.47

6,240

0.23

1.80

Douglas

18

Culvert -- Highway 50 runoff into Edgewood Creek -- left bank, upstream, Highway 50, Nev.

385758-119561101

38°57'58"

119°56'11"

Misc.

urban

ND

6,270

0.00

ND

Douglas

19

Edgewood Creek (at Highway 50) at Stateline, Nev.

10336760

38°57'58"

119°56'10"

Primary

5.61

6,270

0.86

4.67

Douglas

20

Edgewood Creek at Palisade Dr. near Kingsbury, Nev.

103367585

38°58'00"

119°54'54"

Secondary

3.13

6,640

1.63

3.90

Douglas

21

Eagle Rock Creek near Stateline, Nev.

103367592

38°57'24"

119°55'36"

Secondary

0.63

6,480

0.25

1.20

Douglas

22

Edgewood Creek Tributary near Daggett Pass, Nev.

10336756

38°58'32"

119°54'00"

Misc.

0.80

7,000

1.10

1.40

Douglas

23

Edgewood Creek below South Benjamin Dr. near Daggett Pass, Nev.

10336750

38°58'00"

119°53'37"

Misc.

0.73

7,160

3.76

1.77

Douglas

South Lake Tahoe area (fig. 5)

24

Trout Creek near mouth -- east near Bellevue/El Dorado Ave.

10336795

38°56'12"

119°59'23"

Misc. temperature

41.0

6,230

0.10

12.1

El Dorado

25

Trout Creek (at Highway 50) at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

10336790

38°55'56"

119°58'40"

Primary (sample)

40.4

6,240

1.50

10.7

El Dorado

26

Trout Creek (at Martin Ave.) near Tahoe Valley, Calif.

10336780

38°55'12"

119°58'17"

Primary (gage)

36.7

6,240

2.75

9.45

El Dorado

27

Cold Creek at mouth near South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

10336779

38°54'44"

119°58'06"

Misc. temperature

12.8

6,260

0.01

7.95

El Dorado

28

Trout Creek at Pioneer Trail near South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

10336775

38°54'13"

119°58'04"

Secondary

23.1

6,270

4.10

8.10

El Dorado

29

Trout Creek at USFS Rd. 12N01 near Meyers, Calif.

10336770

38°51'48"

119°57'26"

Secondary

7.41

6,850

9.20

3.00

El Dorado

30

Upper Truckee River at mouth near Venice Dr. near South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

10336612

38°56'04"

119°59'57"

Misc. temperature

56.5

6,230

0.10

21.3

El Dorado

31

Upper Truckee River (at Highway 50) at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

10336610

38°55'21"

119°59'22"

Primary

54.0

6,230

1.70

19.7

El Dorado

32

Upper Truckee River at Highway 50 bridge below Meyers, Calif.

103366098

38°52'32"

120°00'16"

Misc. temperature

50.1

6,280

5.40

16.0

El Dorado

33

Upper Truckee River at Highway 50 above Meyers, Calif.

103366092

38°50'55"

120°01'34"

Secondary

39.3

6,310

9.40

12.0

El Dorado

34

Upper Truckee River near Meyers, Calif.

10336600

38°50'35"

120°01'24"

Discontinued gage

33.2

6,320

10.0

11.4

El Dorado

35

Grass Lake Creek (at Grass Lake Rd.) near Meyers, Calif.

10336593

38°48'06"

120°00'54"

Misc.

6.35

6,480

0.05

5.45

El Dorado

36

Upper Truckee River at South Upper Truckee Rd. near Meyers, Calif.

10336580

38°47'47"

120°01'05"

Secondary

14.2

6,490

17.4

4.00

El Dorado

Tahoe City to Meeks Bay area (fig. 6)

37

General Creek (at Highway 89) near Meeks Bay, Calif.

10336645

39°03'07"

120°07'03"

Primary

7.39

6,250

0.04

9.13

El Dorado

38

Blackwood Creek (at Highway 89) near Tahoe City, Calif.

10336660

39°06'27"

120°09'40"

Primary

11.1

6,240

0.08

6.12

Placer

39

Ward Creek at State Highway 89 near Tahoe Pines, Calif.

10336676

39°07'56"

120°09'24"

Primary

9.73

6,230

0.25

5.65

Placer

40

Ward Creek at Stanford Rock Trail crossing near Tahoe City, Calif.

10336675

39°08'13"

120°10'48"

Secondary

8.97

6,440

1.50

4.40

Placer

41

Ward Creek below confluence near Tahoe City, Calif.

10336674

39°08'27"

120°12'40"

Secondary

4.96

6,600

3.50

2.40

Placer