USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11367500 McCloud River near McCloud, CA
LOCATION - Lat 41°11'18", long 122°03'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.34, T.39 N., R.2 W., Siskiyou County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020004, on right bank, 0.4 mi downstream from Angel Creek, and 6 mi southeast of McCloud.
DRAINAGE AREA - 358 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 843: 1936 (instantaneous maximum discharge). WSP 1445: 1940 (instantaneous maximum discharge). WSP 1931: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1931 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,711.2 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2106.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 15,400 ft³/s, Jan. 1, 1997, gage height, 11.22 ft, from rating curve extended above 8,800 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 524 ft³/s, Nov. 23, 24, 1932.