Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Bathymetric survey and stage-storage assessment of Quail Lake, Calif., collected in 2022

November 23, 2022

This bathymetric dataset provides an update to the stage-storage relation for Quail Lake (reservoir) located in the El Dorado National Forest, Calif. Bathymetric data was collected using a multibeam echo sounder to provide near-complete coverage and was merged with USGS 3DEP lidar to compute a DEM of the lake and near shore. The DEM was used to computed storage and surface area for a range of stage elevations. Results show that the spillway elevation was 6799.3 feet (NAVD88) and the crest elevation was 6802.5 feet (NAVD88). At the spillway elevation the storage was 141.74 ac-ft with a surface area of 14.20 ac. At the crest elevation the storage was 190.05 ac-ft with a surface area of 15.89 ac.

Publication Year 2022
Title Bathymetric survey and stage-storage assessment of Quail Lake, Calif., collected in 2022
DOI 10.5066/P9KOEYJ1
Authors Daniel R Whealdon-Haught
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Sacramento Projects Office (USGS California Water Science Center)