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Project Water Supply

Normal

7.53 in  

Maximum  -  1983

13.23 in  

Minimum   -  1966

3.27 in  

Reno, Nevada 1961-1990

 

      Temperature

Mean Annual

50.1 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  08/11/1940

105 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  01/02/1942

-16 °F  

Reno, Nevada 1937-1996

 

Growing Season

104 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

4,730 ft  

      Prosser Creek

Drainage area at Prosser Creek Reservoir.

50 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

   Maximum

acre-ft  

   Minimum

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   Average

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      Truckee River

Drainage area at Tahoe City, Nevada

500 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

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Project Water Quality

 

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