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Central Sierra

The Central Sierra region, encompassing rivers like the Tuolumne and San Joaquin, is characterized by steep granite canyons and massive high-elevation snowpack. This region provides water for vast agricultural areas and the Bay Area.

Stream Gauges

Reservoirs

Facilities

4L Creek Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Aspen Creek Ab Leviathan Creek Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Aspen Creek Above Leviathan Mine Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Big Creek Ab Whites Gulch Near Groveland
Stream Gauge

1 cfs
Black Creek Near Copperopolis
Stream Gauge

1 cfs
Black Springs
Snow Station

-0.2 in
Bloods Creek
Snow Station

1.0 in
Blue Lakes
Snow Station

0.1 in
Bryant Creek Below Mountaineer Creek Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

3 cfs
Buchanan Dam
Reservoir

30.8%
Buckeye Ck Near Bridgeport,
Stream Gauge

135 cfs
Burnside Lake
Snow Station

0.0 in
Cherry Creek Near Early Intake
Stream Gauge

448 cfs
Cherry Creek Below Dion River Holm Ph Near Mather
Stream Gauge

553 cfs
Cherry Creek Below Valley Dam Near Hetch Hetchy
Stream Gauge

147 cfs
Chilkoot Meadow
Snow Station

-0.6 in
Cosumnes River Mid Fork Near Somerset
Stream Gauge

115 cfs
Dana Meadows
Snow Station

0.6 in
Deadman Creek
Snow Station

2.4 in
Deadman Creek At Big Springs Near Crestview
Stream Gauge

37 cfs
Don Pedro
Reservoir

94.1%
E Fk Carson Rv Blw Markleeville Ck Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

837 cfs
E Walker Rv Near Bridgeport,
Stream Gauge

178 cfs
Ebbetts Pass
Snow Station

0.6 in
Eleanor Creek Near Hetch Hetchy
Stream Gauge

151 cfs
Falls Creek Near Hetch Hetchy
Stream Gauge

490 cfs
Forestdale Creek
Snow Station

0.1 in
Friant Dam (Millerton)
Reservoir

94.5%
Gianelli Meadow
Snow Station

4.0 in
Gin Flat
Snow Station

0.9 in
Graveyard Meadow
Snow Station

3.5 in
Green Ck Near Bridgeport,
Stream Gauge

71 cfs
Green Mountain
Snow Station

-0.1 in
Hidden Dam (Hensley)
Reservoir

41.8%
Highland Meadow
Snow Station

-0.5 in
Horse Meadow
Snow Station

4.9 in
Hot Creek At Flume Near Mammoth Lakes
Stream Gauge ⚠️

67 cfs
Kaiser Point
Snow Station

1.2 in
Lake Eleanor
Reservoir

89.9%
Lake Mc Swain
Reservoir

86.1%
Leavitt Lake
Snow Station

37.5 in
Leviathan Creek Ab Aspen Creek Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

1 cfs
Leviathan Creek Ab Mine Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Leviathan Creek Ab Mountaineer Creek Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

1 cfs
Leviathan Mine Adit Drain Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Leviathan Mine Pit Flow Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Leviathan Mine Pit Junction Box Near Markleeville
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Lost Lakes
Snow Station

25.3 in
Lower Kibbie Ridge
Snow Station

0.9 in
Lower Relief Valley
Snow Station

1.1 in
Mammoth Pass (Usbr)
Snow Station

6.8 in
Merced Lake
Stream Gauge

791 cfs
Merced River Below Merced Falls
Stream Gauge

1,723 cfs
Merced River At Happy Isles Bridge Near Yosemite
Stream Gauge

1,490 cfs
Merced River At Pohono Bridge Near Yosemite
Stream Gauge

1,970 cfs
Middle Fork San Joaquin River Near Mammoth Lakes
Stream Gauge

480 cfs
Middle Fork Stanislaus River At Kennedy Meadows
Stream Gauge

601 cfs
Middle Fork Stanislaus River Below Sandbar Diversion Dam
Stream Gauge

922 cfs
Middle Fork Tuolumne River Near Oakland Rec Camp
Stream Gauge

152 cfs
Modesto Cn Near La Grange
Stream Gauge

377 cfs
Monitor Pass
Snow Station

0.0 in
New Exchequer-Lk Mcclure
Reservoir

86.4%
New Hogan Lake
Reservoir

67.0%
New Melones
Reservoir

78.0%
North Fork Mokelumne River Above Tiger Creek
Stream Gauge

1,472 cfs
North Fork Mokelumne River Below Electra Diversion
Stream Gauge

1,489 cfs
North Fork Mokelumne River Below Salt Springs Dam
Stream Gauge

1,225 cfs
North Fork Mokelumne River Below Tiger Creek Afterbay
Stream Gauge

1,515 cfs
Ostrander Lake
Snow Station

0.1 in
Paradise Meadow
Snow Station

0.4 in
Pardee
Reservoir

97.5%
Poison Flat
Snow Station

0.0 in
Poison Ridge
Snow Station

0.0 in
Robinson Ck At Twin Lks Outlet Near Bridgeport,
Stream Gauge

153 cfs
San Joaquin River Below Friant
Stream Gauge

490 cfs
Slide Canyon
Snow Station

5.3 in
Sonora Pass Bridge
Snow Station

0.2 in
South Fork Stanislaus River At Strawberry
Stream Gauge

418 cfs
South Fork Stanislaus River Near Strawberry Diversion Dam
Stream Gauge

459 cfs
South Fork Tuolumne River Near Oakland Rec Camp
Stream Gauge

104 cfs
Stanislaus Meadow
Snow Station

-4.3 in
Tamarack Summit
Snow Station

0.2 in
Tenaya Lake
Snow Station

0.9 in
Topaz Canal Blw Div W Walker Rvr Near Topaz,
Stream Gauge

476 cfs
Tuolumne Meadows
Snow Station

1.4 in
Tuolumne Meadows
Stream Gauge

674 cfs
Tuolumne River At Grand Cyn Of Tuolumne Ab Hetch Hetchy
Stream Gauge

2,120 cfs
Tuolumne River Near Hetch Hetchy
Stream Gauge

1,230 cfs
Tuolumne River At Merals Pool
Stream Gauge

4,088 cfs
Tuolumne River Ab Early Intake Near Mather
Stream Gauge

1,660 cfs
Tuolumne River Below Early Intake Near Mather
Stream Gauge

1,620 cfs
Tuolumne River Below Lagrange Dam Near Lagrange
Stream Gauge

186 cfs
Turlock Cn Near La Grange
Stream Gauge ⚠️

1,140 cfs
Unnamed Trib 1 To Leviathan Creek At Leviathan Mine
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Unnamed Trib 2 To Leviathan Creek At Leviathan Mine
Stream Gauge

0 cfs
Virginia Ck Near Bridgeport,
Stream Gauge

24 cfs
Virginia Lakes Ridge
Snow Station

0.0 in
Vogelsang
Snow Station

0.8 in
W Fk Carson Rv At Woodfords,
Stream Gauge

219 cfs
W Walker Rv Near Coleville,
Stream Gauge

907 cfs
W Walker Rv Blw L Walker Rv Near Coleville,
Stream Gauge

952 cfs
White Wolf
Snow Station

0.0 in