Surprise Valley
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Surprise Valley
- Basin Number
- 6-001
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Very Low
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- North Lahontan
- Counties
- Lassen, Modoc
- Adjacent Basins
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Basin Notes
2003: Bulletin 118 description
“The basin is closed and has no hydrologic outlet. Most of the
streams draining into Surprise Valley originate along the eastern slopes of the Warner Mountains and empty into the Upper, Middle, and Lower Alkali
lakes. These lakes are shallow and alkaline and usually become dry in
summer months.”
At-A-Glance
Surprise Valley is a closed, largely dry alkaline lake on the Nevada/Oregon order in northeastern California
California Water Library Documents About This Basin
Bulletin No. 58 Northeastern Counties Investigation
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | December 3rd, 1957
GSA Information
Not Subject to SGMA
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Models
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