Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Look to the release calendar on this page  for schedules of flow releases.  Look to the release calendar page for release information in California and across the Country.

 

Historical data for this reach is available at the USGS page for this gauge #11363000.    Gauge site information   

LOCATION.--Lat 41°01'10", long 121°54'36" referenced to North American Datum of
   1927, in NW ¼ SW ¼ sec.31, T.37 N., R.1 E., Shasta County, CA, Hydrologic Unit
   18020003, on left bank at Big Bend, 0.4 mi downstream from Nelson Creek, 1.5 mi upstream
   from Kosk Creek, and 3.1 mi downstream from Pit No. 5 Dam.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,711 mi2, excluding Goose Lake Basin.

 

The provisional flow data provided below has not been reviewed or edited, and may be subject to significant change.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Pit River at Big Bend
pge-PH27 800 - 4000 cfs III+(V) 03h42m 250 cfs (rc= -0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
800 -4000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III+(V)

Report - Reports of Pit (Pit 5) Pit 5 Dam to Pit 5 Powerhouse and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
7y97d18h41m Pit [CA] Pit 5 Class V 1800 Dave Steindorf