Nevada Water Science Center
Funding support for the Lake Tahoe Hydromapper by U.S Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)

USGS Science in the Lake Tahoe Basin

General Creek Near Meeks Bay, CA

Compare Historical Real-time Data

Real-time data is available for each parameter from the date listed to present.

USGS Site ID Discharge Stream Temperature Turbidity
10336645 1980 1980 2016

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Precipitation and Snow Water Equivalent

These graphs are created by the NRCS National Water and Climate Center.

Site Information

Channel length and distance from mouth are approximate and are taken from U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4030. Site ID is linked to the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS).

USGS Site ID Latitude Longitude Altitude Channel Length County Distance from Mouth Drainage Area
Decimal Degrees Decimal Degrees Feet above sea level Miles Miles Square miles
10336645 39.05185197 -120.1185209 6,250 9.13 El Dorado 0 7.4

Available Data

Dates listed below are linked to data available from NWIS. NC, not collected. Real-time data is available from the date listed to present.

USGS Site ID Real-Time Data Inorganics, Major Inorganics, Minor Nutrients Organics Physical Sediment
Discharge Stream Temperature Turbidity Metals Non-Metals Metals Non-metals
10336645 1980 1980 2016 NC 1983-2019 1989-2002 NC 1983-2019 1998 1981-2019 1981-2019