Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1952

Part 6-A. Missouri River Basin above Sioux 

City, Iowa

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1239

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, 

and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office 

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.50 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 

Dakota, and Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of the 

Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general 

direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. 

Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

F. M. Bell______________________________Denver, Colo. 

V. R. Bennion_________________________Iowa City, Iowa 

H. M. Erskine_________________________Bismarck, N. Dak. 

D. D. Lewis_____________________________Lincoln, Nebr. 

T. R. Newell_____________________________Boise, Idaho 

Frank Sternritz__________________________Helena, Mont.

HI
CONTENTS

Page 

Scope of work........................................................................ 1

Cooperation.......................................................................... 1

Division of work..................................................................... 1

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 3

Explanation of data.................................................................. 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7

Publications......................................................................... 8

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12

Gaging-station records............................................................... 13

Red Rock River (head of Missouri River) at Kennedy Ranch, near Lakeview, Mont...... 13

Red Rock River below Lima Reservoir, near Monida, Mont............................. 14

Sheep Creek basin:

Sheep Creek below Muddy Creek, near Dell, Mont................................... 15

Red Rock River near Dell, Mont..................................................... 16

Red Rock River at Red Rock, Mont................................................... 17

Horse Prairie Creek basin:

Horse Prairie Creek near Grant, Mont............................................. 18

Beaverhead River (continuation of Red Rock River): 

Grasshopper Creek basin: 

Grasshopper Greek near Dillon, Mont............................................... 19

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont................................................. 20

Beaverhead River at Dillon, Mont................................................... 21

Blacktail Creek basin:

Blacktail Creek near Uillon, Mont................................................ 22

Beaverhead River near Dillon, Mont................................................. 23

Beaverhead River at Blaine, Mont................................................... 24

Ruby giver basin:

Ruby River above Warm Springs Creek, near Alder, Mont............................ 25

Ruby River above reservoir, near Alder, Mont..................................... 26

Ruby River near Alder, Mont...................................................... 27

Ruby River at Laurin, Mont....................................................... 28

Ruby River below Ramshorn Creek, near Sheridan, Mont............................. 29

Ruby River near Twin Bridges, Mont............................................... 30

Big Hole River basin:

Big Hole River near Jackson, Mont................................................ 31

Miner Creek near Jackson, Mont................................................. 32

Trail Creek near Wisdom, Mont.................................................. 33

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont................................................ 34

Birch Creek near Glen, Mont.................................................... 35

Jefferson River (continuation of Beaverhead River): 

Whitetail Creek basin: 

Whitetail C"eek near Whitehall, Mont............................................. 36

Boulder Rivei basin:

Boulder River above Rock Creek, near Basin, Mont................................. 37

Boulder River near Boulder, Mont................................................. 38

Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont................................................ 39

Willow Creek basin.

Willow Creek near Harrison, Mont................................................. 40

Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont............................................. 41

Madison River basin:

Madison River near West Yellowstone, Mont........................................ 42

Madison River below Hebgen Lake, near Grayling, Mont............................. 43

Madison River near Cameron, Mont................................................. 44

Madison River below Ennis Lake, near McAllister, Mont............................ 45

Missouri River (continuation of Jefferson River): 

Gallatin River basin: 

Gallatin River:

Taylor Creek near Grayling, Mont............................................... 46

Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway , Mont....................................... 47

South Cottonwood Creek near Gallatin Gateway, Mont............................. 48

Gallatin River at Axtell Bridge, near Gallatin Gateway, Mont..................... 49

Gallat in River near Belgrade, Mont............................................... 50

Gallatin River near Manhattan, Mont............................................... 51

East Gallatin River near Bozeman, Mont......................................... 52

Bear Canyon Creek near Bozeman, Mont......................................... 53

Bozeman Creek near Bozeman, Mont............................................. 54

East Gallatin River at Bozeman, Mont........................................... 55

Bridger Creek near Bozeman, Mont............................................. 56

Middle Cottonwood Creek near Bozeman, Mont................................... 57

Hyalite Creek at Hyalite ranger station, near Bozeman, Mont.................. 58

Ross Creek near Belgrade, Mont............................................... 59

Reese Creek near Belgrade, Mont.............................................. 60

Dry Creek at Andrus Ranch, near Manhattan, Mont.............................. 61

"Dry Creek at Brownell Ranch, near Manhattan, Mont............................ 52

Gallatin River at Logan, Mont.................................................... 63

Sixteen Mile Creek basin:

Sixteen Mile Creek at Ringling, Mont............................................. 64

Missouri River at Toston, Mont..................................................... 65

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River Continued.

Prickly Pear Creek basin: Page 

frickly fear Creek near Clancy, Mont............................................. 66

Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont................................................ 67

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont................................................ 68

Missouri River below Holter Dam, near Wolf Creek, Mont............................. 69

Dearborn River "basin:

.............................................. 70

Smith River:

Newland Creek near White Sulphur Springs, Mont................................. 72

Newland Creek near dam site, near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.................. 73

Sheep Creek near White Sulphur Springs, Mont................................... 74

Smith River near Eden, Mont...................................................... 75

Sun River basin:

North Fork of North Fork Sun River near Augusta, Mont............................ 76

South Fork Sun River:

Smith Creek below Ford Creek, near Augusta, Mont............................. 77

Muddy C reek at Vaughn, Mont.................................................... 78

Sun River near Vaughn, Mont...................................................... 79

Belt Creek basin:

Belt Creek near Monarch, Mont.................................................... 80

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont................................................ 81

Marias River basin:

Two Medicine River (head of Marias River) near Browning, Mont.................... 82

Badger Creek near Browning, Mont............................................... 83

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont............................................... 84

Marias River near Shelby, Mont...................... ...... f............. ......... 85

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont..............................^.................. 86

Teton River near Farmington, Mont.............................................. 87

Missouri River at Loma, Mont....................................................... 88

Judith River basin:

Judith River near Utica, Mont.................................................... 89

Ross Fork near Hobson, Mont.................................................... 90

Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, Mont.......................................... 91

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont................................................. 92

Missouri River at powerplant ferry, near Zortman, Mont............................. 93

Musselshell River basin:

North Fork Musselshell River near Delpine, Mont.................................. 94

South Fork Musselshell River above Martinsdale, Mont........................... 95

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont............................................. 96

American Fork below Lebo Creek, near Harlowton, Mont........................... 97

Musselshell River near Ryegate, Mont............................................. 98

Musselshell River near Roundup, Mont............................................. 99

Musselshell River at Musselshell, Mont........................................... 100

Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont......................................... 101

Musselshell River at Mosby, Mont................................................. 102

Dry Greek basin:

Dry Creek near Van Norman, Mont.................................................. 103

Fort Peck Reservoir at Fort Peck, Mont............................................. 104

Missouri River below Port Peck Dam, Mont........................................... 105

Milk River basin:

South Fork Milk River near international boundary................................ 106

North Pork Milk River above St. Mary Canal, near Browning, Mont................ 107

North Fork Milk River near international boundary.............................. 108

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta................................................ 109

Milk River at eastern crossing of international boundary......................... 110

Wild Horse Lake closed basin:

Sage Creek at"Q" Ranch, near Wildhorse, Alberta.............................. Ill

Sage Creek at international boundary......................................... 112

Big Sandy Creek near Assinniboine, Mont........................................ 113

Lodge Creek below McRae Coulee at international boundary....................... 114

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont......................................... 115

Battle Creek above Cypress Lake west inflow canal, near West Plains,

Saskatchewan............................................................. 116

Cypress Lake west inflow canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan................ 117

Cypress Lake west outflow canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan............... 118

Battle Creek at international boundary......................................... 119

Woodpile Coulee near international boundary.................................. 120

East Fork Battle Creek near international boundary........................... 121

Lyons Coulee at international boundary..................................... 122

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont............................................ 123

Peoples Creek near Dodson, Mont................................................ 123

Whitewater Creek near international boundary................................... 124

Belanger Creek (head of Frenchman River):

Belanger Creek diversion canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan..................... 125

Cypress Lake east outflow canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan.................... 126

Frenchman River above East End Reservoir, near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan........ 127

East End Canal at East End, Saskatchewan..................................... 128

Frenchman River below East End Reservoir, near East End, Saskatchewan.......... 128

Frenchman River at Morrisons, near East End, Saskatchewan...................... 129

Frenchman River at 50-Mile near Bracken, Saskatchewan.......................... 130

Val Marie west gravity canal near Val Marie, Saskatchewan.................... 131

Val Marie Canal near Val Marie, Saskatchewan................................. 132

Frenchman River below Val Marie, Saskatchewan.................................. 133

Frenchman River at international boundary...................................... 134

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont.............................................. 135

Reservoirs in Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan............................ 136
CONTENTS VII

Raging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River Continued.

Milk River basin Continued. Page

Rock Creek at international boundary........................................... 137

Horse Creek at international boundary........................................ 138

McEachern Creek at international boundary.................................... 139

Milk River at Nashua, Mont....................................................... 140

Wolf Creek basin:

Wolf Creek near Wolf Point, Mont................................................. 141

Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont............................................... 142

Redwater Creek basin:

Hedwater Creek at Circle , Mont................................................... 143

Poplar River basin:

Kiddle J«'ork Poplar River at international boundary............................... 144

East Fork Poplar River at international boundary............................... 145

Poplar River:

West Fork Poplar River at international boundary............................... 146

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont................................................... 147

Big Muddy Creek basin: 

Big Muddy Creek:

Beaver Creek near international boundary....................................... 148

Big Muddy Creek at Daleview, Mont................................................ 149

Big Muddy Creek at Plentywood, Mont.............................................. 150

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont................................................. 151

Yellowstone River basin:

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park........................ 152

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake Outlet, Yellowstone National Park.......... 153

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger station, Yellowstone National Park......... 154

Gardiner River near Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park......................... 155

Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont........................................ 156

Mill Creek near Pray, Mont..................................................... 157

Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont.......................................... 158

Shields River near Wilsall, Mont............................................... 159

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont.............................................. 160

Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont......................................... 161

Boulder River near Contact, Mont............................................... 162

Boulder River -at Big Timber, Mont.............................................. 163

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont.......................................... 164

Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont.......................................... 165

Stillwater River:

Rosebud Creek near Absarokee, Mont........................................... 166

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont.......................................... 167

Clarks Fork below Crandall Creek, near Painter, Wyo............................ 168

Sunlight Creek near Painter , Wyo.............................................. 169

Clarks Fork at Chance, Mont.................................................... 170

Clarks Fork at Edgar, Mont..................................................... 171

Rock Creek near Red Lodge, Mont.............................................. 172

West Fork Rock Creek below Basin Creek, near Red Lodge, Mont............... 173

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont.................... 174

Willow Creek near Boyd, Mont............................................. 175

Red Lodge Creek below Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont.................... 176

Rock Creek at Jollet, Mont.................................................:. 177

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont.............................................. 178

Pryor Creek near Billings, Mont................................................ 179

Wind River (head of Bighorn River) near Dubois , Wyo............................ 180

North Fork Wind River near Dubois , Wyo....................................... 181

Dinwoody Creek near Burris, Wyo.............................................. 182

Wind River near Burris, Wyo.................................................... 183

Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake, Wyo......................................... 184

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo............................................. 185

Wind River near Crowheart, Wyo.......................................... ...... 186

Wyoming Canal near Lenore, Wyo............................................... 187

Pilot Canal near Morton, Wyo............................................... 188

Wyoming Canal below Pilot diversion, near Morton, Wyo........................ 189

Pilot wasteway near Morton, Wyo............................................ 190

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo.................................................... 191

Popo Agie River:

North Popo Agie River near Milford, Wyo.................................... 192

North Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo..................................... 193

Little Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo.................................... 194

Little Popo Agie River at Hudson, Wyo...................................... 195

Little Wind River near Arapahoe, Wyo....................................... 196

Beaver Creek near Arapahoe, Wyo ............................................ 197

Popo Agie River near Riverton, Wyo........................................... 198

Kirby Draw near Riverton, Wyo................................................ 199

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............................................. 200

Fivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal near Pavillion, Wyo....................... 201

Ocean drain at Ocean Lake Outlet, near Pavillion, Wyo...................... 202

Ocean drain near Pavillion, Wyo............................................ 203

Fivemile Creek near Riverton, Wyo. ........................................... 204

Sand Gulch near Shoshoni, Wyo.............................................. 205

Fivemile Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............................................. 206

Poison Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.............................................. 207

Badwater Creek at Lybyer Ranch, near Lost Cabin, Wyo......................... 208

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo............................................ 209

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo.............................................. 210

Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............................................... 211

Dry Cottonwood Creek near Bonneville, Wyo.................................... 212

Wind River below Boysen Dam, Wyo............................................... 213

Bighorn River at Thermopolis , Wyo ... ^.......................................... 214
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River Continued.

Yellowstone River basin Continued.

Bighorn River Continued. Page

South Fork Owl Creek above Curtis Ranch, near Thermopolis, Wyo............... 215

North Fork Owl Creek near Anchor, Wyo...................................... 216

Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyp.............................................. 217

Owl Creek near Lucerne, Wyo.................................................. 218

Gooseberry Creek near Grass Creek, Wyo....................................... 219

Gooseberry Creek at Pulliam, Wyo............................................. 220

Fifteenmile Creek near Worland, Wyo.......................................... 221

Bighorn River near Manderson, Wyo.............................................. 222

Nowood Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.............................................. 223

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep , Wyo.......................................... 224

Paintrock Creek below Lake Solitude, Wyo................................... 225

Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo....................................... 226

Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville, Wyo................................ 227

Greybull River near Pitchfork, Wyo........................................... 228

Wood River at Sunshine, Wyo................................................ 229

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo............................................. 230

Greybull River near Basin, Wyo............................................... 231

Dry Creek at Greybul1, Wyo................................................... 232

Shell Creek near Shell, Wyo.................................................. 233

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo..................................................... 234

Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo............................. 235

Bitter Creek near Garland, Wyo............................................. 236

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo................................................. 237

Sage Creek near Lovell, Wyo................................................ 238

Bighorn River near St. Xavier, Mont............................................ 239

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont............................................. 240

Little Bighorn River at State line, near Wyola, Mont......................... 241

Pass Creek near Wyola, Mont................................................ 242

Little Bighorn River below Pass Creek, near Wyola, Mont...................... 243

Lodgegrass Creek above Willow Creek diversion, near Wyola, Mont............ 244

Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency, Mont.................................. 245

Bighorn River near Custer, Mont................................................ 246

Rosebud Creek near Forsyth, Mont............................................... 247

North Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo....................................... 248

South Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo..................................... 249

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.................................................. 250

Little Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo......................................... 251

Wolf Creek at Wolf, Wyo...................................................... 252

Little Goose Creek in canyon, near Big Horn, Wyo........................... 254

Goose Creek below Sheridan, Wyo............................................... 255

Tongue River near Acme, Wyo.................................................... 256

Tongue River at Tongue River Dam, near Decker, Mont............................ 257

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont............................................... 258

Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont............................................ 259

South Fork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo....................................... 260

Middle Fork Powder River above Kaycee, Wyo................................... 261

Red Fork near Barnum, Wyo.................................................. 262

North Pork Powder River near Hazelton, Wyo................................. 263

North Fork Powder River near Mayoworth, Wyo................................ 264

Middle Fork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo.................................... 265

Powder River at Sussex, Wyo.................................................... 266

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek below Spring Draw, near Buffalo, Wyo............ 267

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo................................. 268

Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo.............................. 269

Crazy Woman Creek near Arvada, Wyo........................................... 270

Powder River at Arvada , Wyo.................................................... 271

Clear Creek:

North Fork Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo................................... 272

Clear Creek near Buffalo , Wyo................................................ 273

South Fork Rock Creek near Buffalo , Wyo.................................... 274

Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo............................................... 275

South Piney Creek (head of Piney Creek) at Willow Park, Wyo................ 276

South Piney Creek near Story, Wyo.......................................... 277

North Piney Creek near Story, Wyo........................................ 278

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo................................................ 279

Piney Creek at Ucross, Wyo................................................. 280

Clear Creek near Arvada, Wyo................................................. 281

Powder River at Moorhead, Mont................................................. 282

Little Powder River near Broadus , Mont.'...................................... 283

Powder River near Locate, Mont................................................. 284

Yellowstone River near Sidney , Mont.............................................. 285

Reservoirs in Yellowstone River basin in Wyoming................................. 286

Smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana.............................. 287

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak.............................................. 290

Little Muddy Creek basin:

Little Muddy Creek near Williston, N. Dak........................................ 291

Little Missouri River basin:

Little Missouri Kiver near Alzada, Mont.......................................... 292

Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth, N. Dak...................................... 293

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, N. Dak........................................ 294

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak.......................................... 295

Beaver Creek at Wibaux, Mont................................................... 296

Little Missouri River near Watford City, N. Dak.................................. 297

Missouri River near Elbowoods, N. Dak.............................................. 298

Missouri River below Garrison Dam, N. Dak.......................................... 299
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River Continued.

Knife River basin: Page

Knife Klver near Golden Valley, N. Dak............................................ 300

Spring Creek at Zap, N. Dak.................................................... 301

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak..................................................... 302

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak................................................. 303

Heart River basin:

Heart River near South Heart, N. Dak............................................. 304

Dickinson Reservoir near Dickinson, N. Dak....................................... 305

Heart River below Dickinson Dam near Dickinson, N. Dak........................... 306

Heart River at Lehigh, N. Dak.................................................... 307

Green River near Gladstone, N. Dak............................................. 308

Heart River near Richardton, N. Dak.............................................. 309

Heart Butte Reservoir near Glen Ullin, N. Dak.................................... 310

Heart River below Heart Butte Dam, near Glen Ullin, N. Dak....................... 311

Antelope Creek near Carson, N. Dak............................................. 312

Muddy Creek near Almont, N. Dak................................................ 313

Heart River near Lark, N. Dak.................................................... 314

Sweetbrair Creek near Judson, N. Dak. ........................................... 315

Heart River near Mandan, N. Dalj.................................................. 316

Apple Creek basin:

Apple Creek near Menoken, N. Dak................................................. 318

Cannonball River basin-.

Cannonball tiiver at Regent, N. Dak............................................... 319

Cannonball River below Bentley, N. Dak........................................... 320

Cannonball River near New Leipzig, N. Dak........................................ 321

Cannonball River near Hell, N. Dak............................................... 322

Cedar Creek near Haynes, N. Dak................................................ 323

Cedar Creek near Pretty Rock, N. Dak........................................... 324

Cannonball River near Timmer, N. Dak............................................. 325

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak............................................... 326

Beaver Creek basin:

Beaver Creek at Linton, N. Dak................................................... 327

Grand River basin:

North Fork Grand River at Haley, N. Dak.......................................... 328

North Fork Grand River near White Butte, S. Dak.................................. 330

South Fork Grand River near Cash, S. Dak....................................... 331

Shadehill Reservoir at Shadehill, S. Dak......................................... 332

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak................................................. 333

Grand River near Wakpala, S. Dak................................................. 334

Missouri River near Mobridge, S. Dak............................................... 335

Moreau River basin:

Moreau River at Blxby, S. Dak.................................................... 336

Moreau River near Faith, S. Dak.................................................. 337

Moreau River near Eagle Butte , S. Dak............................................ 338

Moreau River at Promise, S. Dak.................................................. 339

Cheyenne River basin: 

Cheyenne River:

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo.................................................... 340

Cheyenne River near Spencer, Wyo................................................. 341

Beaver Creek near Newcastle, Wyo............................................... 342

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak............................................... 343

Hat Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak................................................ 344

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, S. Dak.......................................... 345

Angostura Reservoir near Hot Springs, S. Dak..................................... 346

Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam, S. Dak....................................... 347

Fall River at Hot Springs, S. Dak.............................................. 348

Beaver Creek near Buffalo Gap, S. Dak.......................................... 349

Battle Creek at Hermosa , S. Dak................................................ 350

Battle Creek below Hermosa, S. Dak............................................. 351

Spring Creek near Hermosa, S. Dak.............................................. 352

Rapid Creek:

Castle Creek above Deerfield Reservoir, near Deerfield, S. Dak............... 353

Deerfield Reservoir near Deerfield, S. Dak................................... 354

Castle Creek below Deerfield Dam, S. Dak..................................... 355

Rapid Creek near Pactola, S. Dak............................................... 356

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake, near Rapid City, S. Dak......................... 357

Rapid Creek at Rapid City, S. Dak.............................................. 358

Rapid Creek below Hawthorn ditch, at Rapid City, S. Dak........................ 359

Rapid Creek at Caputa, S. Dak.................................................. 360

Diversions from Rapid Creek between Rapid City and Farmingdale, S. Dak......... 360

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak........................................... 362

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak................................................ 363

Elk Creek near Elm Springs , S. Dak............................................. 364

Belle Fourche River below Moorcroft, Wyo....................................... 365

Keyhole Reservoir near Moorcroft, Wyo.......................................... 366

Belle Fourche River below Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo............................... 367

Belle Fourche River at Wyoming-South Dakota State line......................... 368

Redwater Creek:

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, S. Dak....................................... 369

Redwater Creek above Belle Fourche, S. Dak................................... 370

Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche, S. Dak....................................... 371

Belle Fourche Reservoir near Belle Fourche, S. Dak........................... 372

Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale, S. Dak..................................... 373

Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, S. Dak....................................... 374

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis, S. Dak........................................ 375

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, S. Dak................................... 376

Cheyenne River near Plainview, S. Dak............................................ 377

Cherry Creek near Plainview, S. Dak........,................................... 378
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River Continued.

Cheyenne River basin Continued. Page 

Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte, S. Dak.......................................... 379

Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak................................................... 380

Bad River basin:

Bad Kiver near Midland, 3. Dak................................................... 381

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak............................................... 382

Medicine Creek basin:

Medicine Creek near Blunt, S. Dak.................................. ............. 383

Missouri River at Chamberlain, 3. Dak.............................................. 384

White River basin:

White River at Crawford, Nebr.................................................... 385

White River below Cottonwood Creek near Whitney, Nebr............................ 386

White River near Oglala , S. Dak.................................................. 387

White River near Kadoka, S. Dak.................................................. 388

South Fork White River near Rosebud, S. Dak.................................... 389

South Fork White River below White River, S. Dak............................... 390

White River near Oacoma , S. Dak.................................................. 391

Missouri River below Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak...i.................................. 392

Ponca 9 reelc basin:

Ponca Creek at Anoka, Nebr....................................................... 393

Niobrara River basin:

Niobrara Kiver above Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr................................... 394

Box But te Reservoir, Nebr........................................................ 395

Niobrara River below Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr................................... 396

Niobrara River near Hay Springs , Nebr............................................ 397

Niobrara River near Gordon, Nebr................................................. 398

Bear Creek near Eli, Nebr...................................:.................. 399

Niobrara River near Cody, Nebr................................................... 400

Snake River near Surge , Nebr................................................... 401

Minnechaduza Creek at Valentine, Nebr.......................................... 402

Niobrara River near Sparks, Nebr................................................. 403

Plum Creek near Meadville, Nebr................................................ 404

Niobrara River at Meadville , Nebr................................................ 405

Long Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr........................................... 406

Keyapaha River near Hidden Timber, S. Dak...................................... 407

Keyapaha River at Wewela, S. Dak............................................... 408

Niobrara River near Spencer, Nebr................................................ 409

Baa ille Creek basin:

Bazille Creek near Niobrara, Nebr. .............................................. 410

Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak.................................................. 411

James River basin:

James River at New Rockford, N. Dak.............................................. 412

Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak........................................... 413

James River at Jamestown, N. Dak................................................. 414

James River at La Moure, N. Dak.................................................. 416

James River at Columbia, S. Dak.................................................. 417

Elm River at Westport, S. Dak................................................... 418

James River near Stratford, S. Dak............................................... 419

James River at Ashton, S. Dak.................................................... 420

Snake Creek:

West Branch Snake Creek near Athol, S. Dak................................... 421

Turtle Creek at Redfield, S . Dak............................................... 422

James River near Redfield, S. Dak................................................ 423

James River at Huron, S. Dak..................................................... 424

Sand Creek near Alpena, S. Dak................................................. 425

James River near Forestburg, S . Dak............................................... 426

James River near Scotland, S. Dak................................................ 427

Vermllllon River basin:

Vermillion River near Wakonda, S. Dak............................................ 428

Big Sioux River basin:

Big Sioux Kiver at Watertown, S. Dak............................................. 429

Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids , S. Dak......................................... 430

Skunk Creek near Sioux Falls , S. Dak........................................... 431

Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls, S. Dak........................................... 432

Rock River near Rock Valley, Iowa.............................................. 433

Dry Creek at Hawarden, Iowa.................................................... 434

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa................................................... 435

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa................................................. 436

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 437

Index................................................................................ 443

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Cannonball River at Regent, N. Dak.; B,

North Popo Agie River near~Lander, Wyo..................................

2. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on

surface-water supply.................................................... 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water year

with median discharge for 25-year period................................. 12
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA, 1952

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the Wdter 

year ending September 30, 1952. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow In relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 12,600 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1952, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,700 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points in the 1952 water year.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted In 

the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. Hershey, director and State geologist. 

Montana: Office of the State Engineer, P. E. Buck; State Water Conservation 

Board; city of Bozeman.

Nebraska: Department of Roads and Irrigation, H. L. Aitken, State engineer, 

through the Bureau of Irrigation, Water Power and Drainage, D. S. Jones, Jr., chief. 

North Dakota: State Water Conservation Commission, J. J. Walsh, chief engineer. 

South Dakota: Office of the State Engineer, D. W. Loucks. 

Wyoming: Office of the State Engineer, L. C. Bishop.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 50 stations, of which 

3 were in Iowa, 13 in Montana, 2 in Nebraska, 11 in North Dakota, 19 in South Dakota, and 

2 in Wyoming.

Assistance was also furnished by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of Indian 

Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior; and the United States Department 

of State.

The following organization aided in collecting records; 

Montana: The Montana Power Co.

DIVISION OP WORK

The stream gaging was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, 

Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, under the direction of Joseph V. B. Wells, 

chief of the Surface Water Branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of the district engineers at the

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 6-A

offices listed below. The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

State District office Address

Iowa §/. .................. Iowa City................ 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University

	of Iowa. 

Montana V. .............. Helena................... 409 Federal Building.

Nebraska................. Lincoln.................. 510 Rudge-Guinzel Building.

North Dakota c/.......... Bismarck................. 202i Third Street.

South Dakota............. Bismarck, N. Dak......... 202| Third Street.

Wyoming <y ............... Denver, Colo............. Denver Federal Center.

a/ Except for Big Sioux River at Akron. 

b/ Except for Madison River near West Yellowatone. 

e/ Including Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa, 

d/ Except for stations In Yellowstone National Park.

Note. Stations In Yellowatone National Park are collected under the supervision of the Boise district, 429 Federal Building, Boise, Idaho.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional 

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the 

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in inches is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is also usually expressed in inches.

Acre-foot is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot 

and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage 

for irrigation.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 

24 hours. It is equivalent to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons, 

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point.
EXPLANATION OF DATA -3

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it 

is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage and measurements 

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a 

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. 

These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard 

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging 

stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect 

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables 

gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are 

computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or 

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge 

is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 6-A

A, CANNONBALL RIVER AT REGENT, N. DAK.

B, NORTH POPO AGIE RIVER NEAR LANDER, WYO.

FIGUBE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is 

temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the daily 

mean discharge is computed by what is essentially'the shifting-control method.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from 

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining 

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means 

of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change of stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations in the northern part of the United States and at some in the 

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice during 

the winter, and it becomes impossible to compute the discharge in the usual manner. Discharge for periods of ice effect is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge and 

runoff of the stream.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging 

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River 

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined and used by the Corps 

of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in 

use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the 

types of gages, locations, and datums of previous gages for which discharge records are 

generally equivalent to those at the present site. Under "Average discharge" is given the 

average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having 

fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. Under 

"Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining 

u-o the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging 

.station is given under "Remarks."
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 6-A

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been 

added to the description of all stations for which revised records have been published. 

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

by the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the report 

number, "W" means water-supply paper. In listing the water years only one number is 

given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, 

that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as follows: "(M)" means that 

only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised"; "(m)" that only the instantaneous 

minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage 

area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was first published is given. 

It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic feet per second per square mile 

and runoff, in inches, are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of cubic feet 

per second per square mile and runoff, in inches, resulting from a revision of the drainage 

area only are usually riot published in the annual series of reports.

Skeleton rating tables are published for all stations except those at which the daily 

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the shiftingcontrol method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on streams subject to 

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the daily table gives the discharge corresponding to the 

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage 

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging 

the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the 

discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage 

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined 

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the values for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

each month are underlined. If the value is repeated, it is underlined only on the first 

day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the daily values; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Runoff for the month may be 

expressed In cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in Inches 

(line headed "In."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Values for cubic feet per
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

second per square mile and runoff, In Inches, are omitted If the drainage area Includes 

large noncontributlng areas, or If the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is 

usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the values of maximum are the maximum 

dally discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of 

most stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All Independent 

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given In parentheses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. 

Peak discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which 

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and ice 

effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days on 

which discharge measurements were made are Indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they 

were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs 

a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given 

stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are published, 

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, 

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural 

runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease in 

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, values of 

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff, in inches, are not published unless 

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is 

not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors In computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 6-A

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded 

does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United 

States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural drainage 

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one 

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, I, and 6. The boundaries of the 

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River 

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin.

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on 

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. A 

list of Geological Survey publications may also be obtained by applying to the Director, 

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in 

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 2.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated have 

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-19O1, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B - Bulletin; W = Water-Supply Paper)

Report

loth A, 

llth A, 

12th A, 

13th A, 

14th A, 

B 131.. 

16th A,

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt.

pt!

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ..............

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

monthly discharge.

and ratings. ...... 

ratings, and

Year

1884 to 

1884 to 

1884-92 

1868-93 

1893-94

1895.

September 1890. 

June 3O, 1891.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 6-A

Streamflow data for the years 1664-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey Continued 

(A - Annual Reports; B - Bulletin; W = Water-Supply Paper)

Report

W 11

16th A, pt. 4 

W 15 .........

W 16.........

19th A, pt. 4

W 26.........

W 65, 66..... 

W 75.. .......

Character of data

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of

tarles.

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. ...... 

Monthly discharge. ..........................................

Year

1695-96. 

1697.

1697.

1697. 

1696.

1696.

1696.

1699.

1901. 

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage 

basins in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1351, records for the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, were 

included with those of the other rivers of the Missouri River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in Missouri River basin 

above Sioux City, Iowa, 1699-1952

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

W.S.P.

a36, 37

49

66, 75

64

99

130

172

208

246

266

286

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1916

1919-20

1921

1922

W.S.P.

306

326

356

366

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

W.S.P.

566

586

606

626

646

666

666

701

716

731

Year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1936

1939

1940

1941

1942

W.S.P.

746

761

766

806

826

856

676

896

926

956

Year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1946

1949

1950

1951

1952

W.S.P.

976

1006

1036

1056

1086

1116

1146

1176

1209

1239

a Gallatin River.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over many years. 

Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have been 

made- each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the end 

of each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed in the same order as 

the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 (Water-Supply Paper 

876 for the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa) contains, for the area included 

in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more 

complete years of record had been collected These summaries were reprinted separately.

Reports also have been published that are compilations of records for various areas, 

usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published (some of which may have been revised), as well as some records not contained in 

the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table lists reports of this type 

for Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 11

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-supply 

Paper

917.........

Period

1881-1938

Report

Surface waters of Missouri and St. Mary River basins (Mont.).

Records of discharge have been published also In State reports. Some of these are not 

contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published in Its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of-records of discharge

State

Montana .......

Nebraska. .....

North Dakota.. 

Do.........

Period

1889-1911

1894-1914

1919-21 

1882-1938

Report

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.

sources of Iowa.

sources of Iowa.

sources of Montana.

Report to Governor of North Dakota on flood 

control. 

Surface water in North' Dakota. ..............

Issued by

neer.

iment Station.

rigation, and Drainage.

State engineer. 

State Planning Board.

Commission.

Note. In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following States have 

Issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: Montana, Nebraska, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed Information on the 

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included In special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic Information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list gives the numbers 

and titles of these reports:

Water-Supply 

Paper Title

147......... Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162......... Destructive floods In the United States in 1905.

520-0....... Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

771......... Floods In the United States, magnitude and frequency.

847......... Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

1137-A...... Missouri River Basin Floods of April-May 1950 in North and South Dakota.

1260-B...... Floods of 1952 in the Missouri River basin.

During the water year 1952, no continuous records of discharge collected by agencies 

other than the Geological Survey were reported for the area covered by this report.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1952 was characterized by above normal runoff over most of the Missouri 

River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. Outstanding floods occurred during the spring-breakup 

over most of the area covered by this report and are described In Water-Supply Paper 

1260-B. For three key gaging stations In the area covered by this report, a comparison 

of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1952 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 Is shown in figure 3 on the following page.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 6-A

20C

40

20

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. The

year

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak. 

Drainage area, 4,100 sq mi.

400

300

200

100

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. The

year

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa 

Drainage area, 8,851 sq mi.

3,322 rj 

11,530

250C

<D 200C

150C

100C

500

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 

IThe

year Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1952.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water year 

with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 13

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Red Rock River at Kennedy Ranch, near Lakeview, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°39', long. 112°03', near center of sec. 2, T. 14 S., R. 4 W., on right 

bank "at Kennedy Ranch, 4 miles upstream from Long Creek and 14 miles northwest of Lakeview .

Drainage area. 318 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1952 (no winter records 1943-52).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 6,596.37 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1936, to 

Aug. 27, 1942, water-stage recorder, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1.360 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.24 

ft); minimum discharge recorded, 49 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1936-52: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Apr. 30, 1952; minimum discharge, 1.5 

cfs Sept. 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,000 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 1086: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

4.5

5.2

875

1,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

61 

61

65

69

74

74

76

74

74

74

79

77

77

81

74

66

83

77

88

36

79

83

80

75

7O

70

75

80

85

85

85

2,357

76.0

4,680

Hov.

80 

80

86

81

79

79

81

83

86

90

85

65

65

65

60

60

60

65

66

68

69

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

*1,320

.

_

-

May

1.510 

*1,300

1,290

1,240

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,090

1,040

998

947

905

875

830

801

770

751

708

655

628

637

628

596

584

562

532

516

508

488

460

Teo

25,619

826

50,810

June

469 

452

440

*429

411

402

408

426

438

408

384

371

336

320

313

303

285

274

256

234

 557 223

223

238

292

320

323

320

310

267

10,102

337

20,040

July

253 

*256

256

234

210

178

169

166

163

155

144

144

141

138

133

126

117

112

112

106

106

100

98

96

94

92

90

88

*85

81

11

4,320

139

8,570

Aug.

77 

79

76

74

77

74

74

71

71

69

71

71

69

69

69

71

69

68

68

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

62

61

62

62

58_

2,131

68.7

4,230

Sept.

58

59

59

*59

59

57

55

54

53

53

58

59

59

57

59

61

59

58

59

62

~65 65

64

64

65

64

64

61

62

64

1,795

59.8

3,560

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 23-27, Nov. 13-18 (no gage-height record Oct. 

28~to~Nov. 2).
14 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Red Rock River below Lima Reservoir, near Monida, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°39' , long. 112°21', in SW£ sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 6 W., on right bank just 

downstream from Lima Reservoir, 8 miles northwest of Monida.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1911 to September 1918, May 1925 to September 1952. Prior to 

October 1950, published as "below Red Rock Reservoir."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. July to December 1911 staff gage 900 ft 

downstream at" different datum. 1912-13, float gage; 1914-18, 1925-27, reference point; 

1928 to Mar. 31, 1943, staff gage; all at present site and datum. Apr. 1 to Oct. 21, 

1934, staff gage at upstream face of dam at different datum. Oct. 22, 1934, to May 7, 

1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average cfs. discharge. 22 years (1911-16, 1917-18, 1925-28, 1929-30, 1934-35, 1941-52), 159

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 922 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum 

daily, 22 cfs Nov. 3,4, Dec. 2.

1911-18, 1925-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,500 cfs May 15, 1933 (gage height, 

5.40 ft), estimated release to prevent failure of dam; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lima Reservoir (see p. 287). No storage during 

1934. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,000 acres above reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

2.4 

3.2

134

250

401

571

951

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

84

50

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

il

2,380

76.8

4,720

Nov.

34

26

22

ZZ

23

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

-

752

25.1

1,490

Dec.

23

1?

?3

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

712

23.0

1,410

Jan.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

713

23.0

1,410

Feb.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

-

667

23.0

1,320

Mar.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

£3

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

 55 25

25

719

23.2

1,430

Apr.

*25

15

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

27

27

27

27

27

38

77

*88

-

888

29.6

1,760

May

102

130

147

179

235

290

338

425

540

654

701

719

800

839

834

834

839

843

848

868

892

902

902" 907

892

S87

868

853

829

824

810

20,731

669

41,120

June

795

TSi

767

*743

626

580

576

576

580

576

544

483

545

535

530

580

599

585

585

589

603

608

585

612

612

608

G03

608

603

594

-

18,214

607

36,130

July

599

*599~

576

553

544

566

553

535

475

413

409

409

409

409

397

368

364

358

351

354

368

364

361

354

351

320

309

306

306

*309

306

12,895

416

25,580

Aug.

303

306

303

303

300

303

226

287

287

284

284

284

281

281

281

281

279

281

279

279

279

279

279

279

276

276

273

271

271

258

213

8,666

280

17,190

Sept.

213

211

211

*211

211

206

220

273

"276" 276

276

276

273

273

276

273

276

276

276

276

273

271

271

271

268

268

220

201

199

199

-

7,500

250

14,880

Calendar year 1951: Max 540 Min 19 Mean 137 Ac-ft 99,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 907 Min 22 Mean 204 Ac-ft 148,400

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Dec. 10 to Mar. 28.
SHEEP CREEK BASIN 15

Sheep Creek below Muddy Creek, near Dell, Mont.

Location. Lat 44 040', long. 112°46', in SW-fc sec. 35, T. 13 S. , R. 10 W., on left bank about 

about 2 miles downstream from Muddy Creek and 6 miles southwest of Dell.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 65.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 909 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 7.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270" cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs Feb. 29 

(gage height, 3.40 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1952; minimum, that of Feb. 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 6,600 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18 to Jan. 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

3.4 28

3.6 43

4.0 91

5.1 287

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

51

98

270

477

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

49

50

52

62

65

76

69

67

60

61

63

65

62

60

60

57

57

56

60

62

61

58

58

68

72

67

58

64

65

60

49

1,893

61.1

3,750

Nov.

47

47

48

52

60

58

*56

55

52

52

55

53

51

48

45

43

44

46

48

50

51

52

52

51

50

51

52

53

54

56

-

1,532

51.1

3,040

Dec.

60

59

57

56

56

54

50

44

38

39

41

42

40

32

33

34

34

*36

36

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

36

36

37

37

37

1,279

41.3

2,540

Jan.

34

37

36

36

35

36

37

37

35

34

37

37

37

37

37

38

36

36

37

37

38

37

38

38

39

39

38

38

38

»38

37

1,144

36.9

2,270

Feb.

38

38

37

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

*36

36

34

34

_

-

1,068

36.8

2,120

Mar.

33

33

33

34

35

35

35

36

36

36

37

36

37

37

36

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

37

1,137

36.7

2,260

Apr.

*37~5§

41

45

59

86

74

58

57

68

93

147

182

240

217

188

274

396

'535 46 S

142

125

132

199

219

215

208

201

192

*132

4,866

162

9,650

Calendar year 1951: Max 168 Min 32 Mean 51.1

May

121

122

136

181

115

90

80

84

84

79

73

69

67

67

73

86

78

68

63

63

132

93

78

69

67

72

71

68

74

72

69

2,664

85.9

5,280

June

68

75

75

*73

72

104

104

99

92

81

92

78

75

73

71

71

71

67

80

242

124

152

1O1

174

257

165

278

146

109

98

3,367

112

6,680

July

97

»88

81

74

72

69

68

67

65

65

65

86

"79 106

72

68

63

61

65

77

71

69

75

78

77

S3

84

81

77

*74

80

2,337

75.4

4,640

Aug.

97

102

92

93

93

84

78

78

77

74

74

73

72

75

77

72

69

68

66

66

65

65

63

62

63

62

62

63

63

61

2,269

73.2

4,500

Sept.

6O

59

59

60

»60

57

58

58

56

58

61

"6"0~ 65

59

58

58

58

57

56

56

55

55

55

53

54

53

53

53

53

52

1,709

57.0

3,390

Ac-ft 37,010

Water year 1951-52: Max 465 Kin 32 Mean 69. 0 Ac-ft 50,120

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Apr. 6 (8 p.m.) 179 cfs (4.54 ft); Apr. 18 (12 p.m.) 909 cfs 

(7.72 ft); AprT 25 (6 a.m.) 270 cfs (4-9* "): May 4 (9 a.m.) 217 cfs (4.62 ft); May 21 (7 a.m.) 163 

cfs (4.34 ft); June 20 (6 a.m.) 380 cfs (5.50 ft); June 24 (12 p.m.) 358 cfs (5.4O ft); June 27 

(6 a.m.) 371 cfs (5.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 3-6, Nov. 16 to Dec. 17; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage and weather records.
16 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Red Rock River near Dell, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°47', long. 112 "43', in NW£ sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Sage Creek and 4^ miles northeast of Dell.

Drainage area. 1,420 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1952 (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 560 cfs July 28; minimum determined,40 cfs 

Apr. 18 (gage height, 2.05 ft, from reconstructed recorder graph).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 1,480 cfs June 9, 1944 (gage height, 4.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 1.6 cfs May 20, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p.287). Diversions for irrigation of about 

35,000 acres of which about 2,000 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15

2.1 47

2.3 79

2.7 167

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

79

157

310

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

50

5?

74

108

147

135

128

133

140

140

124

115

113

113

113

119

126

130

135

142

140

137

135

135

137

133

128

126

128

126

119

3,783

122

7,500

Nov.

Ill

115

121

135

135

130

137

*142

137

140

142

137

135

128

117

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

alls

a!20

a!25

a!32

alSO

a!70

al55

al55

a!72

a!52

alSS

a!70

a210

a270

a300

aZ70

142" 380

288

319

127

92

119

160

194

208

254

262

319

*270

-

6,058

202

12,020

May

201

180

190

238

204

164

130

145

177

254

292

314

319

328

350

350

342

319

319

324

355

355

355

355

332

324

306

275

266

254

230

8,547

276

16,950

June

201

197

197

*197

al90

a!90

a!60

a!53

a!35

a!32

allo

a!08

a98

a98

a91

a94

alOO

allO

a!45

alSO

a200

a210

a350

a450

a470

a5 00

a540

a560

aslo

a430

-

7,086

236

14,050

July

4380

*370

350

314

306

306

292

279

292

266

230

226

222

219

238

246

266

288

279

266

254

242

226

208

204

208

212

222

212

204

*204

8,031

259

15,930

Aug.

234

238

226

230

219

197

194

183

212

204

201

190

187

187

183

180

183

183

190

187

177

170

170

170

187

204

201

194

177

160

157

5,975

193

11,850

Sept.

154

142

133 *i3T

152

152

152

160

170

167

185

201

210

218

223

223

218

227

227

223

223

231

227

218

218

231

231

197

201

194

-

5,845

195

11,590

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Red Rock.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 17

Red Rock River at Red Rock, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°55' , long. 112°49', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 10 S., R. 10 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of Thompson Bridge at Red Rock.

Records available. January to October 1890 (monthly figures only), October 1950 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. January to October 1890 gage at same site at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 711 cfs June 28 (gage height, 3.98 ft); 

minimum daily, 85 cfs Jan. 1.

1890, 1951-52: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 28, 1952; minimum dally, 

4.0 cfs May 24, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p.287). Diversions for irrigation of about 39,000 acres 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 ar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.7 

2.9

168

240

2.5 

2.9

4.0

112

240

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

175

185

188

206

217

221

217

232

225

225

225

202

192

210

202

221

225

225

225

236

232

236

236

240

240

221

225

225

225

225

225

6,784

219

13,460

Nov.

225

a217

210

232

225

217

221

*221

210

229

229

229

217

213

217

217

210

217

225

225

217

225

210

210

b2QO

a210

210

217

210

217

-

6,532

218

12,960

Dec.

213

210

210

217

210

206

b!90

b!80

b!70

b!80

b200

b210

b!90

b!70

b!80

b200

b!80

*b!80

b!80

b!70

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!40

bl20

b!30

b!50

b!80

b!60

b!40

b!20

5,496

177

10,900

Jan.

b85

bllO

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!30

b!40

b!40

b!30

b!40

b!50

b!60

b!60

blSO

b!50

bl40

bl30

b!40

b!50

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!60

185

185

182

171

178

188

*b!70

178

4,582

148

9,090

Feb.

175

182

a!70

a!80

a!8o

a!70

a!70

a!70

175

171

206

178

175

b!70

b!70

178

168

171

blSO

b!80

178

bl80

blSO

blSO

178

*bl90

185

178

175

-

5,143

177

10,200

Mar.

178

185

188

182

178

178

175

178

182

199

178

182

188

182

178

171

168

a!66

165

175

162

165

171

171

175

188

182

178

185

171

165

5,489

177

10,890

Apr.

*168

165

Tf5

182

188

221

240

199

248

213

206

221

265

349

432

320

396

482

598

598

486

354

288

392

401

410

401

392

418

379

-

9,787

326

19,410

May

*284

221

244

248

252

236

260

165

171

156

272

312

324

341

316

362

366

358

358

358

392

423

454

436

441

450

349

341

362

349

316

9,917

320

19,670

June

304

292

296

288

*276

276

240

206

206

175

171

128

125

128

122

120

122

159

165

178

199

268

272

477

630

608

626

211

a680

562

9,010

300

17,870

July

531

486

*441

450

450

441

405

401

362

383

405

388

366

337

362

362

388

423

410

423

366

358

366

345

324

296

280

268

272

268

*256

11,618

375

23,040

Aug.

244

264

280

276

244

248

264

276

280

284

276

280

268

260

260

272

276

280

272

272

280

280

268

272

264

268

308

276

288

272

248

8,400

271

16,660

Sept.

248

240

244

*248

248

268

268

276

292

292

304

308

345

341

358

366

371

362

349

341

345

349

337

333

345

354

358

349

345

333

9,517

317

18,880

Calendar year 1951: Max 371 Mln 4.0 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 711 Mln 85 Mean 252 Ac-ft 183,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
18 HORSE PRAIRIE CREEK BASIN 

Horse Prairie Creek near Grant, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°01', long. 113°13', in m$W$ sec. 32, T. 93., R. 13 W., on left bank 

about a quarter of a mile downstream from Bloody Dick Creek, 7f miles west of Grant, 

and 17| miles west of Armstead.

Drainage area. 325 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder,

Average discharge. 6 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 578 cfs May 15 (gage height, 4.39 ft); minimum 

recorded, 23 cfs at times in August and September.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs May 11, 1947 (gage height, 6.14 ft); minimum 

daily, 15 cfs Dec. 31, 1947, Jan. 8-16, Jan. 25 to Feb. 1, 1950, Jan. 29-31, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 14,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

2.1 

2.4

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

20 3.0 

4.3

203

549

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

41

42

*47

57

65

57

52

49

48

47

i7

49

49

47

51

51

47

44

49

55

52

48

46

52

58

52

44

51 

52

42

40

1,531

49.4

3,040

IIov.

ii

52

54

65

63

63

68

*58

55

54

55

51

50

50

49

48

50

52

54

58

58

58

56

54

54

56

60

61 

62

62

-

1,671

55.7

3,310

Dec,

60

56

50

46

42

38

36

32

30

32

36

35

32

26

26

28

29

*30

30

28

28

28

28

28

29

31

32

33 

34

33

28

1,054

34.0

2,090

Jan.

26

23

24

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

29

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

28

26

28

31

5i

34

34

34 

32

*31

30

891

28.7

1,770

Feb.

31

31

30

30

30

30

3O

30

32

31

30

30

28

27

29

31

31

3O

28

29

32

31

29

29

30

*30

30

30

30

.

-

869

3O.O

1,720

Mar.

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

32

34

40

41

41

41

40

41

42

45

46

46

46

45

45

47

50

52

53

55

58 

62

66

67

1,348

43.5

2,67O

Apr.

68

68

*70

130

170

226

208

151

123

109

115

128

130

142

121

111

151

183

201

192

134

125

136

166

188

210

245

m231

-

4,790

160

9,500

May

*236

238

302

398

345

314

296

289

406

334

299

294

327

400

554

512

442

371

337

329

345

329

309

296

312

347

345

324 

334

314

304

10,562

341

20,95O

June

289

276

282

262

*257

286

350

274

231

217

221

179

153

134

117

109

95

83

80

75

80

100

120

140

200

250

35O

420 

320

200

-

6,150

205

12,200

July

120

105

*99

93

83

73

73

79

72

64

81

1M

132

99

83

70

61

61

79

79

68

64

64

59

55

58

73

66

58

53

*52

2,420

78.1

4,800

Aug.

56

61

53

53

51

48

46

46

43

55

52

45

42

38

4O

38

37

36

34

32

32

32

30

28

25

Ii

25

24 

24

24

24

1,198

38.6

2,380

Sept.

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

24

2323'

24

24

25

26

27

27

27

28

31

32

30

29

27

28

27

28

27

27 

27

27

-

793

26.4

1,570

Calendar year 1951: Max 736 Mln 15 Mean 120 Ao-ft 86,780

Water year 1951-52: Max 534 Mln 23 Mean 90.9 Ac-ft 66,000

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). May 4 (3 p.m.) 420 cfs (3.86 ft); May 9 (12 m.) 448 cfs (3.96 ft); 

May 15 (8 p.m.) 578 cfs (4.39 ft); June 7 (l2:30 a.m.) 387 cfs (3.74 ft); about June 28 (time unknown) 451 cfa (3.97 ft).
GRASSHOPPER CREEK BASIN 19

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°07', long. 112°48', In NW£ sec. 26, T. 8 S., H. 10 W., on left bank if 

miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles southwest of Dillon.

Drainage area. 350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1921 to June 1933, October 1945 to September 1952 (only one year 

of winter records prior to 1945) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 30, 1933, staff or chain gage at site 1,000 ft 

(Townstream at different datum. ' Oct. 11, 1945, to May 15, 1946, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1922-23, 1945-52), 58.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 257 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.20 ft); minimum, 

3.6 cfs Sept. 5.

1921-33, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 719 cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 4.51 ft); 

maximum gage height, 4.79 ft Mar. 16, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow July 5-11, 

Aug. 3, 1930, Aug. 5, 6, 1931 (water diverted for irrigation).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Apr. 8 to Sept. 3O

2.9 

7.0

2.4 

2.7 

3.2

129

257

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

30

*32

36

39

40

37

36

36

35

35

38

40

38

38

39

39

38

38

45

51

49

47

47

50

51

47

43

44

41

39

1,246

40.2

2,470

Nov.

36

36

40

50

&2

62

35

*51

51

40

43

43

41

36

30

26

27

29

33

37

40

44

48

49

35

36

41

38

37

37

-

1,213

40.4

2,410

Dec.

37

39

40

38

32

26

22

18

16

18

28

28

27

25

26

28

30

29

*28

24

14

14

15

16

IB

19

20

24

24

23

19

765

24.7

1,520

Jan.

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

14

16

20

24

28

30

30

30

*29

28

589

19.0

1,170

Feb.

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

27

*28

26

26

26

_

-

748

25.8

1,480

Mar.

26

27

27

26

26

26

27

28

30

31

30

29

28

28

30

31

33

34

33

32

32

32

33

34

34

34

34

39

43

54

53

1,004

32.4

1,990

Apr1 .

53

40

*41

43

66

98

134

97

88

90

90

121

125

121

92

75

84

106

112

112

90

80

82

88

99

112

121

134

*167

174

2,935

97.8

5,820

May

145

143

157

216

230

185

154

157

206

193

152

140

131

152

182

238

219

177

160

152

154

152

136

121

118

134

145

134

125

118

11°

4,936

159

9,790

June

106

106

1O8

108

101

97

94

138

118

*101

95

84

74

60

56

54

46

42

42

58

38

54

64

72

103

121

147

182

140

78

-

2,667

88.9

5,29O

July

56

50

*44

40

34

26

22

19

17

16_

16

19

28

32

29

23

19

19

25

36

41

35

31

33

31

31

36

44

36

36

36

960

31.0

1,900

Aug.

*40

44

39

37

36

36

33

31

29

25

42

35

33

29

23

18

18

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.3

7.3

6.8

6_.6

704.0

22.7

1,400

Sept.

5.0

4.2

.8

* .2

.0

.6

.8

5.4

5.6

5.6

6.3

7.9

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.1

7.9

7.3

7.6

8.4

7.9

7.3

7.6

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

10

-

210.3

7.01

417

Calendar year 1951 : Max 325 Mln 10 Mean 61.5 Ac-ft 44,530

Water year 1951-52 : Max 238 Mln 3.8 Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,700

Peak discharge (base. IIP cfs).--Apr. 7 (8:30 a.m.) 200 cfs (3.O2 ft); May 5 (1 p.m.) 241 cfa 

(3.14 ft); May 16 (7 to 8 p.m.) 257 cfs (3.20 ft); June 8 (12:30 a.m.) 145 cfs (2.77 ft); June 28 

(9 p.m.) 190 cfs (2.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-3, 14-16, Dec. 3 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 15-18, Jan. 3-29); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weatherrecords, and records for1 Beaverhead River at Barratts.
20 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 112 "45' , in SE£ sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 9 W., on left bank

1 mile upstream from Barratts, 2 miles downstream from Grasshopper Creek, and 85 miles 

southwest of Dillon.

Drainage area. 2,740 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1907 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,268.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct.. 19, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1907-11, 1914-31, 1934-52), 414 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs June 27 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum 

dally, 250 cfs Jan. 10.

1907-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,640 cfs June 19, 20, 1908 (gage height, 

6.0 ft); minimum recorded, 69 cfs Jan. 30, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p. 287 ). Diversions for irrigation of about 90,000 acres 

above station.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

2.0 

3.1

295

835

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

527

331

*348

371

407

416

407

412

412

407

407

402

398

394

384

389

394

407

412

425

438

448

443

443

452

466

46T

448

438

438

420

12,745

411

25,280

Nov.

394

376

371

398

416

416

407

412

425

425

434

434

412

380

362

331

335

331

348

371

*384

380

389

376

358

562

366

371

380

389

-

11,533

384

22,880

Dec.

402

402

402

389

376

371

362

353

344

353

355

335

335

34s

380

580

362

358

348

340

340

544

344

340

530

330

330

335

335

335

335

10,991

355

21,800

Jan.

320

310

305

505

500

290

280

270

250

250

270

281

507

295

303

311

335

353

323

295

290

280

290

319

325

330

330

330

350

*327

315

9,417

304

18,680

Feb.

311

515

311

311

311

315

319

319

311

311

515

515

515

315

319

311

319

315

311

315

315

319

311

323

323

*335

319

311

305

-

9,143

315

18,150

Mar.

507

305

511

315

511

307

507

311

307

303

307

307

303

303

307

303

307

307

511

511

311

311

315

319

527

535

353

362

407

412

412

10,012

323

19,860

Apr.

394

584

*402

434

492

575

746

670

610

570

545

610

655

714

758

681

676

815

940

978

918

708

655

650

720

725

769

808

*874

868

-

20,522

677

40,510

May

747

660

665

796

852

786

665

645

742

791

791

752

708

758

956

1.120

1,110

1,020

928

890

967

945

928

396

868

862

830

802

818

791

769

25,858

854

51,290

June

748

752

725

708

*676

676

725

758

714

610

575

506

456

425

402

380

380

384

389

389

461

502

525

620

994

1,300

1.420

1,420

1,200

934

-

20,754

692

41,160

July

824

780

*720

670

645

620

595

575

565

565

565

5S5

640

650

615

585

565

555

560

585

590

570

550

540

510

488

497

510

502

484

47_4

18,179

586

36,060

Aug.

*488

502

497

466

456

452

448

448

443

438

466

456

448

434

443

438

425

430

434

450

430

425

420

412

402

394

412

425

412

398

594

13,566

438

26,910

Sept.

598

398

389

*389

398

407

402

598

402

598

412

448

470

466

470

474

474

474

479

461

461

461

466

461

456

452

443

 143

438

438

-

13,126

438

26,040

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,150 Mln 200 Mean 423 Ac-ft 306,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,420 Mln 25o Mean 480 Ac-ft 548,400

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Apr. 7 (1:30 p.m.) 855 cfs (2.00 ft): Apr. 20 (2 to 3 a.m.) 1.040

cfs (2,57 ft): Apr. 50 (5 to 7 a.m.) 896 cfs (2.11 ft); Hay 5 (6 a.m.) 862 cfs (2.05 ft)j May 16

(8 to 12 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (2.57 ft); June 27 (5 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (5.O9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 24-27, Jan. 1-11, 21-25.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 21

Beaverhead River at Dlllon, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°13', long. 112°39', on south line of sec. 13, T. 7 S., R. 9 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on Jackson highway, at Dlllon.

Records available. August to September 1907 (gage heights only), October 1950 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily except Sundays and holidays. Aug. 28 to Sept. 30, 

T907, at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs June 28 (gage height, 6.24 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 550 cfs; minimum observed, 18 cfs June 19, 20 (gage height, 2.40 ft). 

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1£ 

1952.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of. ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (sse p. 287). Diversions for irrigation of about 105,000 acres of which about 3,000 acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1952; minimum, that of June 19, 20,

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

3.4 

5.0 

6.2

179

696

1,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

262

322

338

306

338

338

a320

306

322

306

338

306

276

a290

306

276

338

354

354

354

a360

354

370

370

402

402

a400

402

408

370

10,606

342

21,040

JJov.

354

338

322.

a360

402

434

418

468

*471

434

a440

402

402

386

386

418

402

a400

434

418

434

a420

434

434

a42o

434

451

468

468

484

-

12,536

418

 24,860

Dec.

501

a520

484

434

434

434

418

402

a370

386

418

402

386

b370

b400

a410

434

468

399

b360

b370

a290

a400

354

a5 50

b350

b370

402

402

a380

b350

12,548

405

24,890

Jan.

a350

b350

b340

b330

b330

a330

b330

338

306

300

a310

354

354

354

322

306

276

a275

b270

b270

b300

b330

b340

b350 

a360

b365

*564

354

354

10,036

324

19,910

Feb.

354

354

a354

354

354

338

370

370

338

a350

386

386

354

354

386

386

a385

370

370

386

386

a330

402

a395

*380

386 

370

370

338

-

-

10,716

370

21,250

Mar.

354

a365

376

386

386

354

376

386

a380

376

354

354

554

338

354

a370

386

370

354

354

370

354

a360

370

370

468 

418

386

418

a425

434

11,700

377

23,210

Apr.

468

402

*415

434

451

501

714

809

733

733

771

942

961

824

696

605

605

659

771

877

847

696

605

605

641

623

637

696

771

790

-

20,282

676

40,230

May

623

545

616

659

733

714

587

501

570

570

3540

484

434

418

484

659

641

a600

484

484

714

696

518

484

a490

494

468

418

484

a470

451

17,033

549

33,780

June

a450

418

*316

338

306

248

418

a380

338

262

205

160

111

122

alOO

83

52

25

18

18

34

74

96

211

552

923 

1,110

1.140

1,040

877

-

10,425

348

20,680

July

696

659

*552

521

535

468

402

338

322

306

248

219

a300

434

386

322

262

248

192

a!92

192

144

122

111

144

144 

al50

167

144

144

192

9,256

299

18,360

Aug.

262

*268

a250

a210

a!80

167

144

144

144

a!60

205

144

192

167

205

248

a280

262

219

179

179

179

219

a220

219

248 

291

306

386

370

a380

7,027

227

13,940

Sept.

a420

451

*392

402

434

370

a370

370

370

29j

370

370

386

a400

a460

a450

a440

a430

a420

a450

a430

a410

a400

a380

a370

a360 

a360

a370

a370

a370

-

11,866

396

23,540

Calendar year 1951: Max 950 Min 30 Mean 352 Ac-ft 254,840

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,140 Mln 18 Mean 394 Ac-ft 285,690

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
22 BLACKTAIL CREEK BASIN

Blacktail Creek near DiLlon, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°03', long. 112°33', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 9 3., R. 8 W., on right bank 

12y miles southeast of Dillon and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,667.59 ft above mean sea level (levels 

5y Bureau of Reclamation, datum of 1929).

Average discharge.--6 years, 62.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs June 25 (gage height, 2.11 ft); maximum gage height, 4.62 ft Feb. 26 {backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 20 

cfs Jan. 22.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 399 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 2.83 ft); maximum 

gage height, that of Feb. 26. 1952; minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Jan. 4-6, Dec. 31, 

1947, Feb. 5-12, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

1.5

1.6 

2.1 167

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

35

35

39

41

45

42

40

39

38

39

39

41

41

41

41

41

41

39

44

47

49

46

44

49

IS

47

42

44

51

45

40

1,317

42.5

2,610

Nov.

38

39

41

40

36

34

34

41

*41

41

42

40

38

36

34

30

30

31

30

29

28

29

29

3O

32

32

32

33

32

32

-

1,034

34.5

2,050

Dec.

33

33

32

31

31

3O

28

26

27

28

30

31

30

27

26

28

28

28

*26

26

26

26

25

2i

24

24

25

28

28

26

24

859

27.7

1,700

Jan.

24

26

26

26

26

26

24

26

28

27

26

26

27

27

26

26

27

26

25

20

22

25

26

28

29

29

30

30

*30

808

26,1

1,600

Feb.

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

26

26

25

M

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

*25

25

_

-

761

26.2

1,510

Mar.

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

26

28

30

32

32

31

30

30

32

33

33

34

34

33

33

32

33

36

40

44

47

48

42

40

999

32.2

1,980

Apr.

39

41

44

*50

54

56

64

51

47

49

49

51

51

54

55

54

54

59

66

70

58

55

51

52

58

64

71

79

*92

84

1,722

57.4

3,420

May

79

82

93

109

105

97

92

92

92

87

85

87

92

98

102

102

97

93

92

80

120

115

105

100

100

107

109

109

116

122

126

3,O85

99.5

6,120

June

124

13O

128

*124

126

128

140

140

140

124

124

115

1O5

1O4

98

97

93

1)0" 9O

95

92

107

97

111

161

146

138

148

118

105

3,538

11B

7,O20

July

98

*1O5 ~97

8885-

82

77

76

71

66

72

80

80

87

77

72

65

59

71

74

68

65

64

6O

59

62

65

62

58

55

55

2,255

72.7

4,470

Aug.

*56

6O

58

55

56

56

54

52

51

55

59

56

52

54

56

52

51

51

49

47

49

47

45

42

42

44

44

42

42

42

44

1,563

50.4

3,100

Sept.

44

42

41

*41

44

40

39

40

42

42

45

49

49

47

47

46

45

45

45

44

44

42

42

41

40

40

39

39

39

39

-

1,282

42.7

2,540

Calendar year 1951: Max 88 Mln 20 Mean 43.2 Ac-ft 31,240

Water year 1951-52: Max 161 Mln 2O Mean 52.5 Ac-ft 38,120

169 Peak cfs discharge C2.H ft). (base. 15O cfs). June 7 (6 to lo p.m.) 144 cfs (1.99 ft); June 25 (l to 3 p.m.) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5, 6, Nov. 14 to Apr. 1 

(no gage-height record Dec. 13-18).
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 23

Beaverhead River near Dillon, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°18', long. 112°34', in SE£ sec. 15, T. 6 S., R. 8 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge on Anderson Lane, 7 miles northeast of Dillon.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1952 (discontinued). 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily except Sundays and holidays.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs June 28 (gage height, 5.11 ft, from 

grapft based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs; minimum 

observed, 8.5 cfs June 21.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1952; maximum gage height observed, 

5.35 ft Feb. 8, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, that of 

June 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p.287). Diversions for irrigation of about 113,000 

acres above station of which about 5,000 acres are irrigated by imported water from 

Birch and Willow Creeks.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-12, Aug. 15 

to Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

5.0

70

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.1

135

285

700

1,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

335

316

290

308

326

365

a 400

435

445

405

415

395

395

a 400

405

395

405

425

435

435

a450

475

486

496

530

540

530

a530

530

518

518

13,333

430

26,450

Nov.

496

408

552

aS70

596

*568

562

596

584

584

a590

a560

540

530

475

475

518

a518

518

552

530

a520

518

552

a500

520

546

557

579

579

~

16,193

540

32,120

Dec.

590

a590

590

568

546

535

524

470

a460

480

470

513

b460

b430

b450

a470

b480

b450

b410

b570

b420

b440

a480

b430

a400

b410

b440

b510

b480

a420

b380

14,666

473

29,090

Jan.

a360

b360

b350

b340

b340

a350

b390

b400

b390

b370

b350

b370

a390

b390

b400

b400

b390

b370

b370

a380

b370

b350

b360

b380

b390

b400

a410

b410

b410

b410

b400

1 1 , 750

379

23,310

Feb.

*b400

b410

a410

405

395

405

b420

b430

425

a420

415

b420

b410

b400

b390

b400

a390

b380

b370

b370

b380

a380

b370

3360

*b370

b370

b380

b380

385

-

-

11,440

394

22,690

Mar.

b380

3380

b380

b370

b360

b360

b370

b380

a380

385

395

395

405

395

405

a390

395

405

415

420

410

410

a 400

400

410

450

440

440

450

a470

480

12,525

404

24,840

Apr.

491

465

475

*502

518

a 600

689

790

684

672

623

645

a660

672

754

784

633

730

886

a940

1.010

832

754

718

742

772

3780

778

838

862

-

21,299

710

42,250

May

*748

656

557

a620

724

700

579

491

508

572

3400

236

365

355

365

405

524

a480

430

360

460

502

460

420

a400

375

355

298

298

3320

326

14,289

461

28,340

June

a310

308

*240

220

204

144

249

a290

267

224

179

159

135

110

3100

86

65

65

62

17

8.5

310

14

41

312

826

1,250

1.550

1,230

1,100

-

9,575.5

319

18,990

July

916

790

*650

645

634

513

420

400

360

330

355

365

3380

405

410

395

365

308

290

3280

258

208

200

172

147

138

a!35

132

138

144

135

11,018

355

21,850

Aug.

172

*204

3200

196

182

176

190

186

172

3180

196

212

204

204

224

216

3260

254

244

220

212

208

200

3200

212

236

236

244

267

276

3510

6,693

216

13,280

Sept.

3340

3?5

*385

395

415

425

3430

405

415

415

405

425

445

3450

465

486

475

465

475

486

3450

435

405

415

395

395

415

a 400

395

385

-

12,657

422

25,100

Calendar year 1951: Max 965 Mln 30 Mean 387 Ac-ft 280,200

Water- year 1951-52: Max 1,350 Mln 8.5 Mean 425 Ac-ft 308,300

* Disehsrge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records snd records for nesrby 

ststlons.

b Stage-dlschsrge relstion affected by ice.
^ MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Beaverhead River at Blalne, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°23 I , long. 112°27', in NVi£SE£ sec. 22. T. 5 S. , R. 7 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41, \\\ miles upstream from Ruby River 

and lij miles northeast of Dlllon.

Drainage area.--3.630 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1935 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Feb. 17, 1949, wire-weight gage at bridge half a 

mile upstream at different datum. Feb. 17, 1949, to June 28, 1951, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs June 28 (gage height, 6.47 ft); minimum, 37 cfs June 23 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

1935-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,130 cfs June 12, 1944 (gage height, 6.76 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs May 25, 1940.

Remarks ..--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p. 287). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 115,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. El to May 4)

2.4 

2.9 

3.5

35

105

228

4.5 

6.0 

6.4

535

1,200

1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

379

354

360

401

434

462

496

496

496

472

472

476

468

476

482

486

504

528

532

553

564

553

546

557

603

623 6iT

603 

611

618

600

15,822

510

31,380

Hov.

585

589

614

640

652

626

622

629

637

618

622

633

618

589

560

542

553

542

553

560

575

589

589

611

578

573

589 

536 

*607

614

~

17,910

597

35,520

Dec.

626

633

618

593

578

5EO

532

462

458

486

500

500

479

445

458

490

500

510

335

240

335

486

510

486

434

357

392 

575 

524

465

392

14,979

483

29,710

Jan.

360

385

363

338

332

354

401

438

398

372

3G9

392

408

424

424

448

434

388

405

b410

b400

b390

b400

428

445

448

448 

451 

455

455

455

12,618

407

25,030

Feb.

*458

472

458

465

462

476

45?

476

465

465

465

462

455

434

438

455

472

455

428

424

472

448

448

448

*431

445

468 

468 

455

-

-

13,223

456

26 , 230

Mar.

455

445

445

441

468

451

451

455

468

468

468

462

' 465

462

465

465

468

476

472

472

472

465

472

490

518

557

567 

589 

585

585

575

15,097

487

29,940

Apr.

564

553

571

*600

618

659

730

812

730

706

682

686

710

714

739

786

722

739

822

937

1.050

972

790

722

726

739

726 

739 

808

830

-

22,162

739

43,960

May

*786

663

607

637

678

682

600

518

504

507

462

434

388

341

347

421

504

500

472

438

564

652

571

479

451

451

428 

382 

363

385

385

15,600

503

30,940

June

379

360

*318

298

269

221

357

347

320

279

261

228

188

150

122

105

102

88

64

46

42

11

41

60

260

690

1,170 

1,400 

1,380

1,260

-

10,846

362

21,510

July

*1,000

881

764

714

682

575

405

379

350

323

329

395

468

486

455

414

366

312

323

320

282

246

226

206

175

156

142

160 

156

152

156

11,998

387

23,800

Aug.

*192

228

256

233

216

206

216

221

209

218

261

287

282

292

298

303

323

338

320

287

279

243

214

218

221

250

271 

303 

335

369

401

8,290

267

16,440

Sept.

441

455

*472

486

493

493

482

soo

493

482

479

500

510

521

MS

500

496

476

496

507

493

462

455

434

405

401

408 

405 

395

382

14,064

469

27,900

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,040 Min 34 Mean 433 Ac-ft 313,300

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,400 Min 41 Mean 472 Ao-ft 342,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Doubtful gage-height record Feb. 12 to May 1; discharge computed from recorder graph recon 

structed on basis of outside gage readings.
RUBY RIVER BASIN 25

Ruby River above Warm Springs Creek, near Alder, Mont.

Location.--Lat 44°59'30", long. lli°57'56", in NW$ sec. 3, T. 10 S., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 2-y miles upstream from Warm Springs Creek and 24 miles south of Alder.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1952 (no winter records after 1951).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 20, 1948, wire-weight gage on bridge 1 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum recorded, 9.3 cfs Oct. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1952; minimum recorded, 6.8 cfs Nov. 5, 

1950 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10-12)

Oct. 1 to June 12 June 13 to Sept. 30

0.7

.9

1.1

1.4

2.0 198

2.8 460

4.0 1,040

0.9 19

1.1 38

1.4 83

1.7 

2.0

150

845

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

34

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

25

30

39

28

25

34

33

22

21

21

23

24

23

23

21

21

21

33

24

23

21

24

37

25

*15

11

17

14

15

15

680

21.9

1,350

Nov.

13

12

14

16

16

14

13

12

15

10

12

13

13

12

12

10

10

10

11

12

12

13

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

-

365

12.2

734

Dec.

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

Feb.

-

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

Apr.

30

25

25

30

35

40

45

40

35

35

40

40

40

45

45

50

*50

60

75

95

85

75

80

90

126

188

294

396

492

416

-

3,122

104

6,190

May

504

675

995

895

563

484

413

406

346

332

364

406

*460

428

350

264

254

243

255

297

306

258

276

315

357

346

332

368

468

406

360

12,696

410

25,180

June

399

402

385

402

428

453

385

340

318

297

258

228

*204

195

183

162

153

145

145

142

156

156

128

170

207

183

220

207

159

165

-

7,374

246

14,630

July

138

159

138

118

113

107

97

91

89

87

110

96

91

90

78

73

68

*63

66

66

60

57

56

54

51

51

52

48

46

44

47

2,493

80.4

4,940

Aug.

54

63

47

46

50

43

41

*39

41

43

43

41

38

38

41

36

34

34

31

31

30

39

28

37

25

25

25

25

25

35

25

1,133

36.2

2,230

Sept.

26

25

25

24

36

34

24

34

*22

22

24

28

30

26

25

23

23

22

22

23

22

22

22

23

21

21

21

31

21

21

"

701

23.4

1,390

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). --May 3 (3:30 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (4.36 ft); May 13

.m.) 536 cfs

11 p.m.) 568 cfs

(3.05 ft); May 29 (10 to 11 p.m.) 536 cfs (2.92 ft); June 5 (10:30 p. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 7, Nov. 14-16. No gage-height 

record Nov. 17-30, Apr. 1-33, July 11-17; discharge estimated on basis of records for station abov 

reservoir near Alder.
26 RUBY RIVER BASIN

Ruby River above reservoir, near Alder, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°11', long. 112°08 I , in SE£ sec. 36, T. 7 S., R. 5 W., on left bank at 

Puller Hot Springs, a quarter of a mile upstream from Cottonwood Creek and 10 miles 

south of Alder.

Drainage area. 537 sq mi.

Records available . May 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,439.7 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, wire-weight gage at bridge 1,000 ft downstream 

at datum 4.70 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 

74 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs May 21, 1948 (gage height, 4.38 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.42 ft June 10, 1947; minimum discharge, 47 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1940 (gage 

height, 1.42 ft), but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 3

1.4 83

1.8 148

2.5 324

4.0 980

May 4 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.7 

2.5

156

370

3.5

4.0

770

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

91

94

100

102

93

93

95

96

98

104

102

100

102

102

104

100

98

94

98

107

110

108

107

119

128

*124

123

124

126

128

126

3,296

106

6,540

JJov.

124

124

124

128

132

134

134

132

132

132

132

132

130

130

128

123

119

117

115

115

115

115

115

112

110

110

110

 110

108

108

-

3,650

122

7,240

Dec.

108

108

108

107

107

106

1O6

102

98

98

98

98

98

96

95

95

95

95

b95

95

94

96

95

95

b95

b90

b90

96

96

b90

b85

3,030

97.7

6,010

.Jan.

b85

b90

b95

blOO

*b!05

bllO

bllO

bllS

bllS

bllS

b!20

b!20

b!20

bllS

114

114

bllS

bllS

bl!5

bllO

blOS

blOS

b90

blOO

blOS

bllO

110

110

110

110

110

3,363

108

6,670

Feb.

*b!05

blOS

blOS

blOS

bllO

bllO

bllS

bllS

bllS

b!20

bllS

bllO

blOO

b95

blOO

blOO

blOO

b95

b95

b95

b95

b90

b90

b95

blOO

blOS

106

106

*101

_

-

2,998

103

5,950

Mar.

100

100

blOO

105

105

105

110

110

110

110

105

105

100

100

1OO

105

110

110

110

110

105

100

100

100

105

110

115

120

115

115

104

3,299

106

6,540

Apr.

*100

98

98

100

106

115

144

134

123

130

124

132

132

142

155

142

*170

190

227

250

192

177

183

217

261

312

422

522

662

554

-

6,314

210

12,520

May

631

755

940

1.020

845

694

603

583

531

479

499

539

*583

611

559

461

398

398

402

433

523

458

430

450

511

523

472

487

575

579

499

17,471

564

34,650

June

511

563

539

511

539

591

567

499

454

440

388

344

*306

286

272

255

240

232

230

240

230

272

245

277

354

316

338

374

294

283

10,990

366

21,800

July

266

274

253

232

225

215

206

196

192

185

180

276

208

192

178

167

156

 150

146

154

148

146

139

131

123

123

123

123

115

106

106

5,434

175

1O,78O

Aug.

110

135

123

115

117

113

108

*113

111

115

117

117

113

119

125

125

123

121

115

117

117

115

113

111

102

101

102

102

99

95

94.

3,503

113

6,950

Sept.

101

101

95

92

94

94

94

92

*81

II

81

86

86

87

87

86

89

92

92

92

95

97

95

91

92

89

97

97

95

94

2,741

91.4

5,440

Calendar year 1951 : Max 550 Mln 80 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,020 Mln 77 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,100

Peak discharge (base. 560 efa).--Mav 4 (7 to 8 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (4.12 ft); May 14 (9 a.m.) 694 cfs 

(3.33 ft); June 6 (9 a.m.) 644 cfa (3.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Mar. 4-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for Blacktail Creek near Dillon.
RUBY RIVER BASIN 27

Ruby River near Alder, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°17'30", long. 112°06 I 00", in NW£NE£ sec. 28, T. 6 S., R. 4 W. , on left 

bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2^ miles south of Alder, 3 miles downstream 

from Ruby River Reservoir, and 6 miles upstream from Alder Creek.

Records available. April 1929 to June 1939, July 1946 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 28, 1932, staff gage at site 1,200 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1932, to June 30, 1939, staff gage at bridge 200 

ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1929-30, 1934-38, 1946-52), 103 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 386 cfs May 9 (gage height, 3.36 ft); minimum 

recorded, 14 cfs May 6 (gage height, 1.56 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Jan. 22.

1929-39, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 5.35 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.3 

cfs Apr. 12, 1938 (result of discharge measurement).

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by Ruby River Reservoir (see p.287). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 9,500 acres of which about 5,000 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Aug. 15 to Sept. 30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

Oct. 1 to May 8

2.7 

3.0

May 9 to Sept. 30

54

105

206

296

2.0 44

2.2 68

2.5 122

3.0 

3.3

262

365

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

42

42

60

70

76

58

37

38

36

28

28

29

29

31

40

51

54

62

57

58

58

50

44

*48

57

55

57

61

68

68

1,527 

49.3

3,030

flov.

70

80

82

83

82

82

83

82

82

82

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

82

83

83

89

93

93

93

SI

97

97

*97

95

95

-

2,556 

85.5

5,090

Dec.

89

78

57

52

53

b53

b53

b52

b53

b53

53

53

b52

b52

b52

53

55

55

b54

b53

bSl

49

bSl

b52

b52

b53

b54

54

44

b44

b45

1,674 

54.0

3,320

Jan.

b45

b46

b47

b48

*b49

b50

b50

b50

b52

b52

b52

b54

a51

a53

a53

a52

a51

b45

b36

a30

a20

b!9

b22

b28

a32

a33

a34

a35

a35

a33

a33

1,290 

41.6

2,560

Feb.

*33

33

36

33

33

34

40

34

37

37

37

35

36

36

36

36

37

37

b40

b42

b43

b45

46

71

73

80

95

97

*101

-

-

1,373 

47.3

2,720

Mar.

109

109

109

109

109

118

123

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

3,666 

118

7,270

Apr.

*120

120

120

120

118

118

120

120

120

120

118

118

118

118

118

118

114

114

112

112

107

89

91

80

78

76

68

70

87

105

-

3,207 

107

6,360

May

101

99

101

124

162

147

195

280

358

340

306

312

*326

348

344

292

236

218

212

152

206

224

212

209

212

236

233

236

252

278

272

7,223 

233

14,330

June

252

269

288

288

282

288

309

278

236

209

169

*136

97

82

64

55

44

82

114

109

107

107

114

122

141

146

178

178

186

183

5,113

170

10,140

July

180

200

243

249

215

206

154

107

101

92

87

92

94

80

77

77

*80

83

83

137

169

159

146

94

78

65

67

63

60

60

86

3,684 

119

7,310

Aug.

120

118

118

114

118

127

132

*144

139

136

146

151

146

146

151

154

151

149

154

141

122

120

118

116

116

112

112

124

159

172

179

4,205 

136

8,340

Sept.

183

183

186

189

192

167

172

175

*180

197.

134

88

88

85

76

74

62

41

39

40

44

54

52

50

47

48

51

47

42

51

3,023

101

6,000

Calendar year 1951: Max -142 Mln 22 Mean 64.0 Ac-ft 46,310

Water year 1951-52: Max 358 Mln 19 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at ;Laurln.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
28 RUBY RIVER BASIN

Ruby River at Laurin, Mont.

Location. La t 45°21', long. 112°07', in SW&SEi sec. 32, T. 5 S., R. 4 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from highway bridge in Laurin and three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Alder Creek.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--6 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 382 cfs May 9 (gage height, 4.38 ft); minimum 

daily, 25 cfs Jan. 21.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 980 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum 

16 cfs Apr. 1, 1950 (gage height, 2.69 ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Ruby River Reservoir (see p.287). Diversions for irrigation of about 13,000 

acres of which about 2,000 acres lie below station. The flow of Clear Creek (secondary 

channel of Ruby River) is not included in discharge. Discharge measurements, in cubic 

feet per second, of Clear Creek during water year October 1951 to September 1952 are 

given in following table:

Oct. £5.......... 15.3

Nov. 28.......... 17.4

Mar. 31.......... 13.2

May 14.......... 59.3

June 13.......... 36.5

July 17.......... 18.4

Aug. 9.......... 32.8

Sept. 9.......... 79.1

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2

44

101

2.7

2.8 

3.1 

4.1 322

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

65

63

86

90

95

86

59

59

59

52

51

49

51

51

56

67

72

62

76

76

78

78

*70

74

62

60

80

80

84

84

2,191

70.7

4,350

JIOV.

84

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

93

93

90

90

90

93

95

93

88

90

90

93

93

93

93

93

93

*93

95

95

2,740

91.3

5,430

Dec.

93

90

65

65

63

65

b63

b62

b62

b63

67

61

61

b61

b63

b60

b60

59

M

b55

b55

b55

b55

b58

61

b64

b63

b60

b59

b58

b56

1,936

62.5

3,640

Calendar year 1951: Max 122

Jan.

b51

b46

b44

b44

*b44

b44

b45

b46

b47

b48

b50

b50

b48

b44

b45

b46

b47

b48

b43

b36

b25

b30

b36

b43

b45

b46

b47

b46

b45

b45

b45

1,369

44.2

2,720

Feb.

42

41

38

38

36

36

36

36

35

36

36

38

36

b36

b37

42

38

35

b37

b40

44

48

59

78

120

b!25

bl20

88

*101

-

1,532

52. 8

3,040

Mar.

98

103

113

101

101

113

120

118

107

109

109

109

111

116

113

109

107

109

107

111

113

116

109

109

109

109

111

111

109

109

*109

3,398

110

6,740

Apr.

109

109

109

109

111

113

122

124

118

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

111

111

116

116

113

98

96

88

90

90

84

82

98

111

-

3,240

108

6,430

May

109

107

107

118

153

144

213

284

314

233

204

197

*209

225

240

206

160

146

131

107

153

171

160

158

162

181

181

183

192

218

228

5,594

180

11,100

June

216

230

240

237

235

245

267

254

206

167

140

*120

88

74

70

64

59

63

88

68

88

88

92

107

149

155

174

155

146

149

-

4,454

148

8,830

July

151

160

194

199

TsT

158

140

103

94

88

84

96

94

86

82

80

*80

78

84

105

135

127

118

90

84

74

68

66

59

55

63

3,276

106

6,500

Aug.

84

86

84

86

86

92

92

96

*92

92

96

98

101

103

103

103

103

101

101

101

90

90

90

92

88

86

86

90

105

116

124

2,957

95.4

5,870

Sept.

124

118

120

122

127

120

118

*122

127

135

124

86

82

78

74

68

66

52

47

46

40

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

38

36

-

2,359

78.6

4,680

Mln 29 Mean 70.5 Ac-ft 51,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 314 Mln 25 Mean 95.8 Ac-ft 69,530

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
RUBY RIVER BASIN 29

Ruby River below Ramshorn Creek, near Sheridan, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°25', long. 112°12', near east line of SWf sec. 10, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., on 

downstream end of right abutment of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Ramshorn 

Creek and 3 miles south of Sheridan.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--tetter-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 27, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 206 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 472 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.96 ft); minimum, 

52 cfs Feb. 21, 23 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 6.32 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Feb. 21, 23, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 15,000 acres above stations 

Flow regulated by Ruby Reservoir, 15 miles above station (see p. 287).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0

76

126

3.0 

3.9

282

457

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

161

162

162

192

211

206

205

198

192

179

167

160

158

144

139

145

150

173

186

184

180

179

178

176

*180

176

173

173

180

188

186

5,443

176

10,8OO

Nov.

186

182

182

188

188

186

186

188

188

190

191

191

184

184

185

185

185

180

182

182

182

182

184

184

184

185

*188

186

188

188

-

5,564

185

11,040

Dec.

186

ISS

155

149

144

142

123

112

126

139

139

136

129

107

123

136

130

132

126

123

123

130

120

97

98

100

103

116

116

111

90

3,947

127

7,830

Jan.

95

95

100

100

100

*103

97

92

88

93

93

93

93

93

94

92

86~SS

93

93

92

89

94

93

92

93

94

92

91

99

94

2,904

93.7

5,760

Feb.

95

*95

91

94

92

92

91

93

92

91

92

91

92

91

85

88

95

93

91

84

88

89

80

86

103

122

152

155

*144

_

-

2,842

98.0

5,640

Mar.

156

152

162

161

168

167

167

168

167

166

166

162

170

166

166

167

168

164

164

162

164

166

168

168

172

179

176

178

173

170

*168

5,171

167

10,260

Apr.

167

TTO

170

173

179

190

216

211

208

203

198

198

194

197

192

194

200

197

206

211

221

197

185

176

178

176

174

174

185

200

5,740

191

11,390

May

'2C3 203

208

216

267

250

287

325

371

338

307

*280

289

296

314

313

262

243

235

218

282

302

302

291

302

320

320

302

316

336

362

8,860

286

17,570

June

343

347

365

377

382

404

443

436

392

345

311

*268

227

202

176

167

158

140

173

178

182

196

203

235

291

322

356

340

316

325

8,600

287

17,060

July

318

331

350

354

352

309

304

248

224

196

191

232

213

205

200

200

*191

200

200

220

270

270

253

221

202

188

185

178

166

143

US

7,257

234

14,390

Aug.

192

208

206

205

203

208

192

198

»191

186

200

203

211

227

234

230

224

227

226

229

208

202

203

210

210

210

224

227

246

253

270

6,663

215

13,220

Sept.

282

275

272

274

282

274

272

*279

277

286

279

221

205

197

192

186

182

162

150

148

143

148

149

148

149

146

137

137

132

123

-

6,107

204

12,110

Calendar year 1951: Max 262 Min 80 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 443 Min 80 Mean 189 Ac-ft 137,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
30 RUBY RIVER BASIN

Ruby River near Twin Bridges, Mont.

Location. --Lat 45° 30', long. 112° 30", near west line of sec. 10, T, 4 S. , R. 6 W. , on right 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, IF

of Twin Bridges.

. , , . , . . , 

IF miles upstream from mouth and 2j miles south

Drainage area. 986 sq ml.

Records available. --August to October 1940, July 1941 to June 1943, July 1946 to September 

Gage, teter -stage recorder. August 1940 to June 30, 1943, staff gag'e at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1941-42, 1946-52), 236 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 839 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.46 ft); maximum 

gage height recorded, 5.95 ft Jan. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 94 cfs 

June 21, 22 (gage height, 3.08 ft).

1940-43, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs June 12, 1947 (gage height, 6.89 ft); 

minimum, 12 cfs May 30, 1951 (gage height, 2.05 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs May 30, 31, 

1951.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation by Ruby River Reservoir, 24 miles above station (see 

p. 287 ). Diversions for irrigation of about 28,500 acres of which about 500 acres lie 

below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, Dec. 11-13, 19, 20, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 26)

3.0

3.8

4.6 

5.4

487

813

Lischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

178

176

T9T

242

264

250

242

220

202

200

198

193

191

189

189

191

202

211

222

238

231

226

222

229

*252

254

245

240

238

233

236

6,797

219

13,480

Nov.

224

224

240

252 247

242

245

245

242

242

245

245

240

238

231

220

217 ~S?2

224

226

226

226

231

229

226

233

233

*233

238

238

-

7,024

234

13,930

Dec.

240 '23?

211

202

193

189

180

b!70

b!75

b!85

187

182

178

b!65

b!70

b!75

b!70

b!70

154

176

blSO

b!70

bl60

bl55

b!55

b!65

b!75

b!85

b!75

bl60

b!35

5,525

175

10,960

Jan.

b!35

b!35

b!40

allO

a!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!30

b!35

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!35

b!35

b!40

b!40

b!30

b!35

a!40

a!40

a!40

a 140

a!40

a!35

a!35

a!40

4,280

138

8,490

Feb.

a!35

*134

129

134

134

132

130

134

132

132

132

132

130

130

130

136

132

129

129

120

120

125

125

115

135

146

174

178

*TT4

-

3,913

135

7,760

Mar.

184

184

180

191

187

187

193

198

200

200

200

200

200

138

200

204

204

206

206

204

202

204

211

213

215

236

242

245

242

231

*224

6,391

206

12,680

Apr.

220

224

220

224

231

238

267 "2"62

250

247

240

238

236

236

229

226

231

226

231

236

242

229

206

198

189

189

189

189

213

215

-

6,771

226

13,430

May

217

215

222

242

264

280

274

302

347

333

300

*272

267

264

321

379

3B5

247

236

217

267

287

284

262

277

305

308

290

290

294

310

8,678

280

17,210

June

290

292

313

363

418

513

771

779

721

629

498

*369

280

247

242

209

166

132

101

101

96 fe

98

allO

alSO

a300

a350

a380

a360

a320

-

9,724

324

19,290

July

3350

3330

a390

3400

aSBTF

a350

3300

3270

a250

3220

a230

a250

3240

3235

a230

a230

*222

215

254

284

310

313

294

264

215

191

176

172

160

134

152

7,991

258

15,850

Aug.

150

187

184

176

164

168

160

160

148

140

150

*152

156

164

176

180

180

184

189

198

170

158

154

164

162

164

172

189

193

215

226

5,333

172

10,580

Sept.

242

254

250

250

254

257

245

*250

250

250

267 ~245

209

200

198

193

182

168

146

134

132

130

132

144

132

123

121

119

116

108

-

5,696

190

11,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 264 Mln 13 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 779 Mln 96 Mean 213 Ac-ft 155,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in sbage, westher records, 

and records for station below Ramshorn Creek near Sheridan, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN 31

Big Hole River near Jackson, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°14'20", long. 113°27"30", in NV&NW^ sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 15 W., on right 

bank 1 mile below Pioneer Creek and 9 miles southwest of Jackson.

Drainage area.--35.8 sq mi.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1952 (no winter records after 1951 water year).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 20, 1948, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 381 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.79 ft); minimum 

discharge recorded, 8.4 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1948-52: Maximum discharge observed, 572 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, about 4.7 

ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Feb. 1-3. 1950, Jan. 30, 31, 1951.

gemarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

7.3

12

18

28

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

52

126

225

344

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

IS

18

23

*23

26

23

21

20

18

18

19

20

20

18

24

18

18

17

22

25

20

20

20

21

21

17

18

18

19

16

15

614

19.8

1,220

Nov.

17

18

18

19

Tf

18

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

b!5

b!4

b!3

aTJ

a!3

a!4

*b!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

al4

a!5

a!5

a!5

454

15.1

900

Dec.

.

-

-

Jan.

.

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

_

.

-

Apr.

a9

*b9

blO

blO

bll

b!3

b!5

bl5

b!4

a!6

a20

a25

a30

335

340

a41

a40

38

36

34

33

34

39

50

64

85

107

128

T?6

116

1,243

41.4

2,470

May

T5e" 123

*182

207

172

154

143

166

154

136

140

152

199

227

205

174

154

145

145

166

164

145

143

160

201

225

210

214

225

230

2O5

5,392

174

10,690

June

207

236

258

285

308

*330

340

3TSO"

277

277

218

190

158

141

138

121

115

115

115

115

129

118

97 is?

140

126

124

113

113

115

5,453

182

10,820

July

~55 104

90

88

*86

88

80

75

73

72

72

78

76

66

61

58

54

50

73

58

49

46

44

43

42

40

53

49

42

39

37.

1,982

63.9

3,930

Aug.

37

*39

36

33

32

30

28

28

26

29

31

28

25

23

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

i§

17

17

16

16

16

16

732

23.6

1,450

Sept.

16

16

16

16

15

*15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

Ts

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

429

14.3

851

Calendar year : Max . Min Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 120 efs).--Hay 3 (ll p.m.) 234 cfs (3.04 ft)} May 14 (12 to I a.m.) 241 cfs 

(3.07 ft); June 7 (4 a.m.) 381 cfs (3.79 ft)j June 21 (6 p.m.) 149 cfs (2.63 ft)i June 24 (12 p.m.) 

166 cfs (2.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Big Hole River near Melrose.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
32 BIG HOLE RIVER BASIW

Miner Creek near Jackson, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°20', long. 113°33' J in SWj sec. 3, T. 6 S., R. 16 W., 1 mile below Miner 

Lake, 7 miles southwest of Jackson, and 7^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--18.4 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1952 (no winter records after 1951).

Gage.--Ifeter-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 248 cfs June 5, 7 (gage height, 3.02 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.17 ft Apr. 8 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 7.6 cfs 

Sept. 24-28, 30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 336 cfs June 22, 1950 (gage height, 3.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 3 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Sept. 10)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3

2.0 

2.9

107

229

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

15

18

*18

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

16

16

15

16

15

15

13

16

go

17

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

14

13

13

472

15.2

936

Nov.

12

TT

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

9

8

ff

9

*10

10

11

10

9

9

9

9

10

10

11

-

301.2

10.0

597

Dec.

.

_

-

Jan.

_

.

-

Feb.

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

8

a

9

10

11

12

12

11

10

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

20

26

35

39

36

36

37

47

62

82

106

TS~6 126

109

-

1,069

35.6

2,120

May

102

97

*120

145

118

102

94

114

113

95

94

108

132

153

129

103

90

83

88

108

114

95

95

114

146

171

149

149

164

166

141

3,692

119

7,320

June

142

167

179

200

228

*224

228

211

195

198

174

148

122

109

111

94

88

93

95

103

108

109

83

1T37

126

112

111

107

109

119

-

4,200

140

8,230

July

~90 102

81

83

87

*89

78

69

68

69

72

75

70

59

55

52

49

45

58

51

42

39

36

34

32

32

35

35

30

28

i§

1,771

57.1

3,510

Aug.

26

25

*25

24

23

23

21

20

19

21

24

21

19

18

18

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

550

17.7

1,090

Sept.

12

11

11

10

10

*10

9.6

9.1

8.5

7.9

8.5

10

13

12

11

9.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.9

7.9

8.5

7.9

7.6

ITS

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.6

-

274.4

9.15

544

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 80 efs).--May 4 (5 to 8 a.m.) 153 cfs (2.36 ft); May 14 (7 to 9 a.m.) 158 cfs 

(2.40 ft;; June 5 (8 a.m.; 248 cfs (3.02 ft); June 22 (12 to 2 a.m.) 123 cfs (2.13 ft); June 25 (4 to 

6 a.m.) 132 cfs (2.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 2, 5, 6, 12-30, Apr. 1-14.
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN 33

Trail Creek near Wisdom, Mont.

Location. Lat 45=39', long. 113°43', in SW£ sec. 16, T. 2 S,, R. 17 W., on right bank 100 

ft downstream from Runaway Creek, 4 miles upstream from Ruby Creek, and 14 miles west of 

Wisdom.

Drainage area.--71.0 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1952 (no winter records after 1951).

Gage.--feter-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 739 cfs May 14 (gage height, 4.47 ft); minimum 

recorded, 9.0 cfs Oct. 29.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 858 cfs May IS,' 1949 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Nov. 17, 1949 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.6

2.3 

4.4

191

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

T§

21

21

*21

20

20

19

18

18

19

24

29

26

29

26

24

21

25

3_2

27

25

25

27

25

22

22

24

22

b21

bZl

711

22.9

1,410

Nov.

b20

b!8

b!8

b20

b20

b!9

b!8

b20

b21

22

21

b20

b20

b!6

b!4

b!2

bT5

bl3

b!4

b!5

*b!5

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!8

b!9

510

17.0

1,010

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar. Apr.

a30

a 48

a80

..

I a!35

1

J

a!60

a400

r -

._-

4,265

142

8,460

May

a520

&500

a540

*566

540

496

475

574

596

590

607

628

688

715

£85

601

511

470

480

524

540

506

506

516

574

623

555

558

545

490

445

17,164

554

34,040

June

418

395

365

342

328

328

*338

267

232

212

191

172

156

140

131

122

114

107

108

99

107

110

92

99

116

98

110

98

83

Bi

-

5,554

185

11,020

July

75

76

69

64

62

*59

56

54

51

49

48

56

64

51

46

43

40

38

43

45

40

38

36

34

32

31

31

29

27

 SB 26

1,439

46.4

2,850

Aug.

27

36

*29

29

34

29

27

25

24

30

51

37

31

27

27

25

24

22

21

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

TS

767

24.7

1,520

Sept.

17

17

16

16

19

*18

18

18

17

16

16

28

36

76

23

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

T5

16

15

15

-

552

18.4

1,090

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water ater year year : : Max wax Min mm Mean mean Ac-ft Ac-it

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). About Apr. 29 (time unknown) 725 cfs (4.42 ft); Bay 14 (l a.m.) 

39 cfs (4.47 ft); May 26 (4 a.m.) 655 cfs (4.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other stations 1R 1n in B1 Big ff Hn"!*» Hole R1v*»T» River haa1n. basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
34 BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°32', long. 112°42', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 9 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 91, an eighth of a mile downstream from Rock 

Creek and 8 miles south of Melrose.

Drainage area. 2,470 sq mi, approximately.

Eecords available. March 1924 to September 1952 (records for 1924-32 fragmentary).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 14, 1927, water-stage recorder and July 17, 

1927, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage, at site if miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1932-52), 1,131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 7,680 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 

197 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1924-52: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 7.76 ft), but may 

have been greater June 14, 1927, when Wise River Reservoir Dam failed; minimum observed, 

49 cfs Aug. 17, 1931 (gage height, 0.70 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 136,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Aug. 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.7 

2.2

226

420

780

1.2 

1.7 

2.3

241

470

1,020

3.4 

4.5 

5.6

2,520

4,470

7,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Calei

Oct.

501

501

515

557

571

571

564

557

529

522

515

529

536

550

564

585

599

620

644

716

772

772

748

764

780

772

724

684

676

644

613

19,195

619

38,070

Nov.

515

381

450

644

613

*557

529

557

564

543

585

578

557

494

398

344

308

272

354

354

386

409

432

393

364

398

409

409

420

444

-

13,666

456

27,110

Dec.

462

462

409

432

444

426

375

308

263

323

398

403

359

318

323

409

*386

381

313

300

300

300

290

280

270

270

300

330

350

320

280

10,784

348

21,390

Jan.

260

240

240

250

260

280

290

270

250

240

270

330

340

320

310

320

340

350

360

360

300

250

340

420

410

410

410

410

410

410

*410

10,060

325

19,950

Feb.

420

410

400

400

410

420

420

420

420

420

420

410

390

360

360

370

370

340

330

520

320

330

330

330

340

400

440

*395

390

_

-

11,085

382

21,990

Mar.

370

380

380

380

380

370

370

380

400

390

380

370

370

380

390

400

420

420

390

370

360 380"

400

420

430

440

440

470 464"

452

440

12,386

400

24,570

Apr.

422

452

452

*458

491

540

683

656

638

656

692

780

860

1,080

1,250

1,490

2,120

2,870

4,370

5.4QO

4,110

3,300

2,960

3,320

3,750

4,230

4,750

5,220

*5,220

4,840

-

68,060

2,269

135,000

May

4,700

4,410

4,9\0

5,660

5,630

5,350

4,840

4,730

5,430

5,660

5,580

5,220

5,200

5,760

6,470

7,040

7.090

6,520

5,840

5,450

5,450

5,250

5,030

4,840

4,960

5,710

5,840

5,870

5,760

5,580

5,180

170,960

5,515

339,100

June

4,980

4,960

*4,860

4,860

4,960

5,890

6.150

5,820

5,220

4,660

4,310

3,920

3,500

3,010

2,650

2,410

2,170

1,990

1,900

1,860

1.760

2,020

2,170

2,230

2,440

2,840

3,380

3,400

3,110

2,760

-

106,170

3,539

210,600

July

*2,510

2,120

1,930

1,730

1,610

1,480

1,360

1,260

1,170

1,130

1,140

1,260

1,450

1,560

1,420

1,350

1,090

1,020

1,080

1,150

1,240

1,170

1,060

976

890

850

810

*790

770

740

683

38,599

1,245

76,560

Aug.

665

674

692

692

665

647

612

548

533

533

612

683

665

596

533

505

470

440

410

400

380

365

347

326

317

309

301

298

294

298

298

15,108

487

29,970

Sept.

305

309

*3bT

294

290

290

286

282

271

260

263

274

286

309

301

305

301

298

294

290

282

278

271

267

267

267

2*. 7

271

271

267

-

8,517

284

16,890

idar year 1951: Max 7.000 Mln 250 Mean 1,412 Ac-ft 1,022,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,090 Min 240 Mean 1,324 Ac-ft 961,200

Peak discharge (base. 3.400 efs).--Apr. 20 (4:30 a.m.) 7,680 cfs (5.75 ft); May 17 (3 to 4 a.m.) 

7,320 cfs (5.62 ft); June 27 (7:30 p.m.) 3,540 cfs (4.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20 to Mar 17 (no gage-height record Mar. 18-
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN 35

Birch Creek near Glen, Mont.

Location. La t 45°23', long. 112°48', in SE^SE^ sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 10 W., on left bank 

lir miles downstream from Sheep Creek and 8 miles southwest of Glen.

Records available. --May 1946 to September 1952. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"near Reichle."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

ent datum.

Prior to Nov. 16, 1949, at site 1^ miles upstream at differAverage discharge. --6 years, 30.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 173 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.32 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 206 cfs June 22, 1950 (gage height, 3.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs; maximum gage height recorded, 4.75 ft Dec. 12, 

1947, site and datum then in use (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 1.7 

cfs Nov. 9, 1950 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diverslon above station. Some regulation at lakes in headwaters. Recorded diversions from 

Willow and Bond Creeks into Birch Creek above station for 1951 are listed below (additional diversions from Willow Creek outside of recorded period unknown).

Month

Apr. 24-30. .......

May 1-31.........

June 1-30. ........

July 1-26.........

Aug. 2-10. ........

The period ......

Mean 

(cfs)

10.1

16.4

23.2

14.0

8.4

16.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

141

1,010

1,380

724

151

3.406

Cooperation.--Diversion record furnished by Water Commissioner.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 7 to Aug. 6)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

3.0

6.6

27

2.6 

2.9 

3.4

39

77

167

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

11

11

16

26

24

22

22

20

19

18

20

19

18

18

19

22

28

28

30

25

20

18

19

19

18

16

18

18

17

15

12.

604

19.5

1,200

Nov.

7.7

9.9

13

17

20

*23

20

17

16

16

15

15

12

11

7.7

5.1

4.4

5.3

6.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

5.1

4.5

5.6

6.4

6.8

8.1

11

-

315.4

10.5

626

Dec.

12

I?

10

11

11

8.6

5.5

4.0

4.5

7.3

8.8

8.8

8. .8

7.3

8.6

9.9

10

11

9.9

*9.9

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

295.8

9.54

587

Jan.

9.9

10

11

TT

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.4

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

b9.0

b8.5

b8.5

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

*8.6

8.1

il

290.7

9.38

577

Feb.

7.7

7.9

7.7

8.1

7.9

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.9

b8

7.9

7.9

b7.5

b7T5

b7.5

7.9

8.1

b7.5

b7.5

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

8.1

8.1

*7.7

8.1

-

-

228.5

7.88

453

Mar.

7.7

8.1

9.6

8.4

7.7

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

7.9

7.7

7.5

.7

b .5

bb~

.5

.5

.3

.3

b

b

b

.5

.3

.0

.0

.7

.9

.5

.5

7.3

233.6

7.54

463

Apr.

7

7.3

7.3

*8.6

11

14

14

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

16

17

17

14

16

19

23

31

37

44

48

*46

42

-

548.2

18.3

1,090

May

45

46

79

83

66

57

52

57

49

42

42

44

58

58

53

50

52

52

53

58

58

53

52

54

59

65

68

79

82

77

74

1,817

58.6

3,600

June

80

88

*108

132

136

143

151

139

128

128

108

103

95

88

83

79

76

72

74

74

77

77

82

98

95

91

102

83

11

71

-

2,932

97.7

5,820

July

*68

65

62

61

59

58

66

71

65

66

71

77

70

64

59

57

64

74

87

79

80

72

66

64

62

61

58

*56

56

53

53

2,024

65.3

4,010

Aug.

48

47

5352"

50

47

36

28

24

23

28

24

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

23

22

23

18

ii

809

26.1

1,600

Sept.

14

13

*12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

331

11.0

657

Calendar year 1951: Max 128 Min 4.0 Mean 30.6 Ac-ft 22,160

Water year 1951-52: Max 151 Min 4.0 Mean 28.5 Ac-ft 20,680

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
36 WHITETAIL CREEK BASIN

Whitetail Creek near Whitehall, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°01'22", long. 112°12'27", in SE^ sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 5 W., on left bank 

4 miles downstream from Whitetail Reservoir, 12 miles northwest of Whitehall, and 13^ 

miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1952 (no winter record after 1951). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 84 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.73 ft); minimum 

recorded, 0.8 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 126 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 4.22 ft); minimum, 

that of Nov. 15, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by Whitetail Reservoir (capacity, 5,500 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gag 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.7 

2.7 

5.6

2.7 

3.2 

3.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

25

18

7.2

12

12

9.8

6.4

3.6

3.0

*3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

b2.8

b2.8

2.8

2.7

b2.7

b2.6

183.0

5.90

363

Nov.

3.0

3.7

4^2

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

*b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2.5

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2.5

b3

b3

-

79.5

2.65

158

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

-

Feb.

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

a2.5

a2.5

a3

a3.5

a4

a4.5

a5

a5

a4

a3

a3.5.

a4

a5

a5

a4

*3.7

3.9

4.5

5.6

5.6

4.2

3.9

4.2

5.1

6.0

7.0

8.1

8TT

7.2

6.2

-

141.8

4.73

281

May

7.0

7.6

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.0

14

26

30

32

*33

34

39

52

61

69

70

68

68

80

83

80

74

73

71

66

61

58

46

41

1,392.2

44.9

2,760

June

39

35

34

31

*28

27

26

24

22

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

14

23

23

21

20

20

21

29

34

33

36

32

13

12

-

707

23.6

1,400

July

12

12

*10

9.3

9.0

8.8

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.0

8.4

32

30

29

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

27

27

651.7

21.0

1,290

Aug.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

25

*26

25

25

25

25

24

24

15

14

14

14

14

14

16

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

664

21.4

1,320

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

15

16

16

21

16

16

16

36

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

13

-

480

16.0

952

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BOULDER RIVER BASIN 37

Boulder River above Rook Creek, near Basin, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°15', long. 112°30', in SW£ see. 20, T. 6 N., R. 7 W., on left bank half 

a mile upstream from Rook Creek, 3 miles upstream from Thunderbolt Creek, and 12 miles 

west of Basin.

Records available. April to September 1936 (published as " at CCC camp near Bernice"), 

June 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Apr. 18 to Sept. 12, 1936, staff gage at site a quarter of 

a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 321 cfs Apr. 16.(gage height, 3.34 ft, backwater from logs on control); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.78 ft), but may 

have been less during winter period.

1936, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 582 cfs May 19, 1948 (gage height, 3.72 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 28, 29, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversions above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 25 Apr. 26 to Sept. 3O

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1 

1.9 

3.1 

7.2

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

31

57

103

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

3.0

4.1

6.5

5.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.4

*4.1

4.5

4.3

3.8

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

6.7

5.1

4.3

4.1

4.5

4.3

b3.6

b3.0

b5.4

3.9

b3.6

b3.4

130.5

4.21

259

Nov.

b3.5

3.6

278

3.1

b2.9

b2.7

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

b2.0

b2.1

b2.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

-

74.0

2.47

147

Dec.

.4

.4

.1

.0

.1

.0

.9

.6

.4

.7

.O

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.7

.O

.O

.2

53.3

1.72

106

Jan.

2.2

2.2

2.2

*b2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

66.2

2.14

131

Feb.

2^6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

_

-

62.1

2.14

123

Mar.

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

66.4

2.14

132

Apr.

2.9

3.2

3.6

4.2

6.0

15

25

10

9

8

10

10

10

15

30

40

45

55

65

75

50

45

50

85

*105

120

125

*1OO

91

79

-

1,291.9

43.1

2,560

May

80

88

94

100

82

77

74

76

74

63

60

59

61

67

82

77

64

63

63

66

75

68

*59-

54

53

56

47

43

44

37

33

2,039

65.8

4,040

June

36

29

26

23

25

33

24

20

18

18

18

15

14

12

12

12

10

9.6

11

9.3

12

16

11

*11

19

13

12

11

8.7

7.5

-

496.1

16.6

984

July

7.5

8.1

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.3

6.7

6.5

4.7

3.9

3.1

3.4

2.8

6.7

5.8

4.7

3.8

3.0

2.7

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2^0

2.0

135.3

4.36

268

Aug.

2.3

2.2

.0

.9

.8

.9

.7

.8

.1

.3

.3

.O

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

1.7

1.7

52.4

1.69

104

Sept.

.8

.5

* .4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.1

.9

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

-

42.6

1.42

84

Calendar year 1951: Max 96 Mln 0.5 Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,150

Water year 1951-52: Max 125 Mln l.i Mean 12.3 Ac-ft 8,94O

. .. -r .^..se (base. SO cfs).--Apr. 20 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 26 (8 p.m.) 321 cfs 

(3.34 ft); May 4 (4 to 5 a.m.) 118 cfs (2.51 ft); May 15 (11 p.m.) 1OO cfs (2.38 ft); June 6 (12: 

a.m.) 50 cfs (1.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 1 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5 to Feb. 13, Feb. 15 to Apr. 24; discharge 

estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Bou

Peak discharge

lder.
38 BOULDER RIVER BASIN

Boulder River near Boulder, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°13', long. 112°05', in SE-J- sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 4 W., on left bank at

downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Muskrat Creek and 2 miles 

east of Boulder.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1931, March 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 29, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1930-31, 1934-52), 112 cTs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.060 cfs May 4 (gage height, 9.08 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 5.62 ft).

1929-31, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs May 22, 1948 (gage height, 10.37 ft); 

no flow July 15-17, 21, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,500 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

107

191

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

318

495

710

l.OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

50

51

55

60

59

55

53

51

£9

*49

53

55

55

60

61

62

63

*63

75

78

72

67

71

71

63

59

62

67

56

54

1,851

59.7

3,670

Nov.

34

32

59

68

59

43

57

54

50

54

54

52

50

45

40

26

2Z

32

39

4O

41

43

45

41

4O

42

42

44

*43

46

-

1,337

44.6

2,650

Dec.

47

46

41

42

44

43

40

34

30

35

4O

39

38

b36

b35

b33

b31

b29

b27

b25

b26

bZ7

b26

b25

b25

b24

b26

b30

34

38

40

1,056

34.1

2,090

Jan.

38

36

35

34

*32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

b31

b30

b30

b3O

b30

b3O

b30

b28

b27

b26

b26

b29

33

34

35

37

37

38

40

1,000

32.3

1,980

Feb.

4O

*40

40

41

40

41

39

41

40

40

40

41

41

37

b35

b34

b34

b33

b32

b32

b32

b32

b3Z

b32

b33

b35

b36

36

*38

-.

1,067

36.8

2,1ZO

Mar.

37

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

36

36

36

35

34

34

36

36

38

36

37

34

34

37

37

37

38

39

*45

50

50

46

1,167

37.6

2,310

Apr.

45

52

56

66

99

179

250

140

119

119

119

127

126

146

214

260

356

491

656

692

406

344

364

471

*571

674

798

857

804

688

-

10,289

343

20,410

May

735

7 SO

839

987

851

760

701

710

725

678

660

670

696

725

845

869

793

725

766

766

782

776

*715

674

674

710

638

584

598

539

438

22,379

722

44,390

June

475

430

388

357

337

420

364

3O6

266

242

238

199

ISO

164

152

150

141

128

132

125

119

150

135

*124

256

255

240

221

180

146

-

7,020

234

13,92O

July

122

TT2

106

92

83

77

. 71

62

54

50

46

67

94

80

65

55

51

47

56

78

71

65

56

48

*42

4O

39

36

32

29

JLL

1,953

63.0

3,870

Aug.

27

29

26

26

26

27

24

24

25

31

39

37

32

27

26

27

24

22

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

14

15

707

22.8

1,400

Sept.

16

16

*16

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

19

21

21

19

18

18

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

-

506

16.9

1,000

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,140 Mln 14 Mean 147 Ac-ft 106,600

Water cer year year 1951-52: j-asi-sz: Max wax 987 a»v Mln win 13 13 Mean Mean 138 ±oa Ac-ft Ac-it 99,810 »s,oj.u

Peak discharge (base. 420 cfs). Apr. 20 (5:3O a.m.) 810 cfs (8.69 ft); Apr. 28 (2:30 a.m.) 905 cfs 

.85 ft); May 4 (8:3O a.m.) 1,060 cfs (9.08 ft); May 16 (l:3o a.m.) 935 ofs (8.90 ft); June 6 (7:30 

m. 1 473 p.fR f7_qfi r*.\

(8.

a.m.) 479 cfs (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 39

Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°48', long. I11°45 I , in SW^ sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 1 W., on right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, half a mile north of Sappington and Similes upstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 8,980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1894 to August 1896 (gage heights only), September 1896 to 

December 1905, August 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 17, 1896, staff gage and Sept. 17, 1896, to 

Pec. 31, 1905, chain gage, at railroad bridge 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1896-98, 1902-4, 1938-52), 2,214 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,730 cfs May 17, 18 (gage height, 7.80 ft); mlnimum daily, 700 cfs Aug. 26, 27.

1896-1905, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs June 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.97 

ft); minimum, 134 cfs Aug. 12, 1940 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 345,000 acres above station. Some regulation by Lime Reservoir 

and since 1938 by Ruby River Reservoir (see p. 287).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 15)

2.7 

3.2

4.0

700

1,060

1,900

6.0 

7.8

4,900

8,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 o

"1

"2

"3

'4

- 6

' 1

 8 

T.9

20

?1

-3

 M

"5

"6

"7

"9

"0

"1

Total "ean

'c-ft

Oct.

1,330

1.520 

1,320

1,550

1,530

1,550

1,580

1,590 

1,550 

1,520

1,480

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,480

1,510

1,630

1,650 

1,730

1,800

1,880

1,960 

1,960

*1,960

2,000

2.060

2,060 

2,000

1,970

1,950

1,920

52,050

1,679

103,200

Nov.

1,790

1,670 

1,710

1,760

1,900

1,950

1,880

1,840 

1,880 

1,900

1,880

1,900

1,940

1,890

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,550 

1.540

1,630

1,630

1,760 

1,670

1,670

1,710

1,700

1,720 

1,770

*1,770

1,790

-

52,730

1,758

104,600

Dec.

1,840

ffl

1,770

1,760

1,700

1,570

1,510 

1,300 

1,300

1,480

1,640

1,580

1,320

1,010

1,100

1,200

1,200 

1,100

1.000

1,000

1,100 

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000 

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

40,770

1,315

80,870

Jan.

1,000

900 

900

900

900

900

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000 1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1.100

1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

31,200

1,006

61,880

Feb.

1,100

1,100 

1,100 1,100 1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100 

*1,100 

1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100

1.000

1,000

1,000 1,000 1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1.500 

*1,300

1,300

.

-

31,300

1,079

62,080

Mar.

1,300

1.200 

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,200 

1,300 

1,500

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,800 

1,710

1,590

1,520

1,450 

1,450

1,470

*1,510

1,650

1,760 

1,890

1,900

1,830

1,770

47,830

1,543

94,870

Apr.

1,720

1,730 

1.710

1,770

1,850

1,920

2,190

2,410 

2,330 

2,200

2,160

2,150

2,220

2,270

2,410

2,650

2,860

3,390 

4,110

5,450

6,620

5,640 

4,740

4,280

4,550

5,010

5,560 

6,100

6,660

6.870

-

105,530

3,518

209,300

May

6,500

6,360 

6.120

6,560

7,080

*7,310

6,960

6,500 

6,280 

6,680

7,000

6,800

6,400

6,300

7,040

8,060

8,600

8.650 

8,160

7,540

7,540

7,540 

7,310

6,890

6,540

6,580

7,060 

7,190

7,110

6,980

6,790

218,430

7,046

433,200

June

6,440

6,180 

*6,020

5,850

5,790

5,850

6,750

7,280 

7,260 

6,600

5,790

5,190

4,530

4,000

3,450

3,000

2,620

2,310 

2,120

2,000

1,910

1.890 

1,980

2,140

2,550

3,000

3,810 

4,830

5,120

4,830

-

131,090

4,370

260,000

July

*4.450

3,890 

3,510

3,210

2,970

2,750

2,450

2,110 

1,900 

1,680

1,530

1,620

1,960

2,100

2,140

2,030

1,820

1,620 

1,600

1,770

1,760

1,760 

1,660

1,540

1,410

1,280

1,180 

1,110

1,090

988

924

61,812

1,994

122,600

Aug.

892

855 

862

862

*862

870

840

825 

818 

825

848

900

988

980

1.000

980

956

940 

940

932

908

840 

799

760

724

700

712

724

760

799

26,401

852

52,370

Sept.

848

92l 

948

964

*972

1,020

1,020

1,010 

1.120 

1,030

1,010

996

1,000

1,OOO

1,030

1,070

1,030

1,020 

964

948

940

948 

916

9OO

878

848

848

855

870

870

-

28,797

960

57,120

"f>.lendar year 1951: Max 8,370 Mln 600 Mean 2,323- Ac-ft 1,682,000

"ater year 1951-52: Max 8,650 Mln 700 Mean 2,262 Ac-ft 1,642,000

Feak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Apr. 21 (9 a.m.) 6,960 cfs (7.06 ft); May 17 (3 p.m.) to May 18 

'11 a.m.) 8,730 cfs (7.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 17 (no gage-height record Dec. 29 

 o Jan. 5).
40 WILLOW CREEK BASIN

Willow Creek near Harrison, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°43' , tong. 111°44 I , in NW£ sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., on left bank Z\ 

miles northeast of Harrison and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 88.4 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1947).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and cone-type weir. Prior to Oct. 8, 1946, at datum 0.22 ft 

Higher.

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-52), 43.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 201 cfs July 12 (gage height, 2.21 ft); maximum 

gage height recorded, 2.37 ft Dec. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 7 

(gage height, 0.46 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 725 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 4.05 ft, datum then 

in use); minimum recorded, 1.6 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 0.16 ft, datum then in 

use) .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gagerheight record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 13,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.7 

7.3

12

l.O 

1.5 

2.0

101

171

Discharge, In cubic feet p^r second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

31

38

43

ii

42

38

37

34

32

32

32

32

33

34

33

3O

34

38

42

44

42

42

*47

45

38

38

38

38

38

35

1,158

37.4

2,300

Jfov.

33

28

31

34

36

36

36

40

44

50

46

40

37

34

31

30

28

30

34

34

34

33

36

40

44

*45

43

42

41

42

-

1,112

37.1

2,210

Dec.

42

4T

30

37

40

36

33

30

30

31

32

30

30

29

28

30

30

3O

30

28

30

30

30

24

ZZ_

22

26

3O

31

30

SO

952

30.7

1,890

Jan.

3O

38

42

*42

41

38

38

38

35

39

41

40

41

41

39

43

39

37

35

36

30

25

28

31

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

1,086

35.0

2,150

Feb.

*30

31

31

32

32

52

52

32

33

33

33

32

33

28

31

34

31

28

23

.20

21

22

23

23

22

22

22

23

*23

-

-

812

28. 0

1,610

Mar.

24

24

24

24

25

26

27

28

28

26

24

24

23

23

23

25

27

27

27

26

25

25

26

28

*31

42

44

54

58

44

43

925

29.8

1,830

Apr.

40

41

44

54

64

68

78

59

48

49

47

48

47

49

52

52

54

57

62

67

60

57

55

60

65

74

82

92

120

T04

-

1,849

61.6

3,670

May

109

118

142

170

148

*125

110

110

113

1O1

92

93

98

105

117

127

100

83

80

76

132

108

8B

83

87

87

71

67

75

82

Si

3,158

1O2

6,260

June

67

74

*89

101

105

122

164

146

131

127

109

98

82

71

63

51

38

31

32

36

36

45

32

52

166

118

115

102

91

108

-

2,602

86.7

5,160

July

*111

124

104

98

100

94

93

89

82

73

63

164

T62

118

93

87

88

74

85

74

58

47

37

28

25

21

2O

19

13

11

9.6

2,264.6

73.1

4,490

Aug.

8.2

6.9

5.9

5.9

*6.2

5.5

5.1

575

6.2

8.7

13

11

10

8.2

9.2

8.2

.3

.8

.3

.3

.3

.9

.2

.9

.9

.9

.2

.6

.3

8.7

8.7

229.0

7.39

454

Sept.

9.2

972

8.7

8.2

*9.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.3

7.8

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.3

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

223.7

7.46

444

Calendar year 1951: Max 101 Mln 5.9 Mean 34.1 Ac-ft 24,720

Water year 1951-52: Max 170 Mln 5.1 Mean 44.7 Ac-ft 32,470

Peak dlscharg

(1 a.m. ) 138 cf

cfs (2.02 ft);

(5:30 a.m. ) 2O1

* Discharge m

Note. No gag

mated on basis

by ice Dec. 8-l<

(base, 12o cfs). --May 4 (6 to 8 a.m.) 176 cfs (2.03 ft); May 15 (ll p.m.) to May 16

(l.77 ft); May 21 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 138 cfs (1.77 ft); June 7 (8 to 11 a.m.) 174

une 25 (2 p.m.) 178 cfs (2.05 ft); July 2 (3 to 6 a.m.) 131 cfs (1.72 ft); July 12

cfs (2.21 ft).

asurement made on this day.

-height record Oct. 17-23, Nov. 2-25, Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, Jan. 26-31; discharge estif 4 discharge measurements and weather records. Stage -discharge relation affected

', Jan. 4-5, 18-21, 22-25, Feb. 2-4, Feb. 20 to Mar. 24.
WILLOW CREEK BASIN 41

Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont.

Location. La t 45°45', long. 111°39', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. IE., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Willow Creek Reservoir, 5-j 

miles south of town of Willow Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi.

Records available. September 1919 to December 1932, May 1946 to September 1952. Few winter records prior to 1948.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 14, 1920, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. June 14, 1920, to Dec. 9, 1932, chain gage at present site 

at different datum. May 9 to June 30, 1946, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at 

datum 1.5 ft higher. July 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site 

and datum. Oct. 1, 1947, to Nov. 28, 1949, staff gage at site half a mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1920-21, 1922-23, 1947-52), 54.8 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 149 cfs June 10 (gage height, 3.80 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.98 ft Dec. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.2 cfs 

Oct. 19, 20.

1919-32, 1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 650 cfs July 31, 1948 (gage height, 

5.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Feb. 1, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow reguIa£ed since 1937 by Willow Creek Reservoir (see p.287). One diversion between gage and 

Willow Creek Reservoir for irrigation of about 100 acres.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 7)

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.8 

3.5

2.4 

3.0 

3.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12'3

'A

'5

16 7

 s

 9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29"0

"1

rota!

Mean

'c-ft

Oct.

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

67

67

67

55

2.2

¥72

38

*77

78

80

80

79

79

80

81

81

88

2,025.4

65.3

4,020

Nov.

96

94

93

73

31

105

105

106

106

106

106

107

108

108

108

107

107

107

106

107

107

107

108

108

107

*107

107

107

*107

107

-

3,058

102

6,070

Dec.

106

106

106

106

105

104

104

101

99

96

70

50

46

42

36

32

28

26

26

27

29

30

28

25

22

23

25

28

30

28

25

1,709

55.1

3,390

Jan.

24

25

26

*26

27

28

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

23

23

24

24

23

22

22

22

23

25

26

26

26

25

24

22

755

24.4

1,500

Feb.

*22

ZZ

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

19

ii

19

20

20

19

18

18

19

20

2O

20

20'

21

21

*20

_

-

596

20.6

1,180

Mar.

20

20

21

21

20

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

21

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

*22

22

22

 &23

22

22

642

20.7

1,270

Apr.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

32

56

56

56

56

36

5£

64

85

87

88

87

-

1,193

39.8

2,370

May

87

B8

88

89

88

*89

90

91

94

100

101

102

102

104

104

102

102

10]

101

101

103

100

100

101

101

100

99

99

100

100

99

3,026

97.6

6.0OO

June

100

99

*100

99

99

99

98

104

115

125

116

114

100

97

95

94

94

95

95

95

95

95

94

96

96

96

97

96

95

95

-

2,988

99.6

5,930

July

*96

96

96

96

96

96

97

97

96

96

97

97

97

102

108

105

104

100

102

103

98

97

97

97

96

96

96

96

95

95

95

3,035

97.9

6,020

Aug.

95

95

95

95

95

*96

94

92

9?

93

92

93

92

94

94

93

94

94

97

97

97

96

96

95

95

95

94

94

94

94

94

2,926

94.4

5,800

Sept.

92

92

92

93

*94

93

93

93

92

92

92

91

80

29

28

28

26

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

24

23

-

1,570

52.3

3,110

Calendar year 1951 : Max 127 Mln 0.3 Mean 52.3 Ac-ft 37,900

water year 1951-52: Max 125 Mln 2.2 Mean 64.3 Ac-ft 46,660

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Jan. 30, Feb. 13-26, Feb. 29 to Mar. 15.
42 MADISON RIVER BASIN

Madison River near West Yellowstone, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°39' , long. 111°04' , on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Riverside ranger station, 1^ miles east of West Yellowstone and west boundary of Yellowstone 

National Park, and 12-J miles downstream from confluence of Pirehole and Gibbon Rivers.

Drainage area. 419 sq. mi.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 20, 1918, staff gage at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 20, 

1918, to June 30, 1930, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from staff-gage 

site at different datura.

Average discharge. 36 years (1913-17, 1918-21, 1923-52), 471 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,400 cfs May 4 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum, 

3BT~cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1913-52: Maximum discharge, 2,090 cfs June 1, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 1,300 cfs; maximum gage height, about 10.0 ft Jan. 8, 1937 [ice jam); minimum 

discharge, 100 cfs (estimated) Feb. 7, 1933.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by officials of National Park Service.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

344

488

2.5 

3.0

990

1,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

434

*465

548

505

514

488

465

450 

450

450

457

457

450

450

505

497

473

457

480

55J7

505

480

473

522

522

514

480

480

480

473

450

14,931

482

1.15

1.33

29,620

Nov.

426

b420

442

465

465

457

457

457 

457

457

465

473

473

473

*457

434

442

450

450

457

473

465

457

457

457

457

457

465

465

473

-

13,703

457

1.09

1.22

27,180

Dee.

473

473

465

465

473

457

450

4-34 

450

465

450

450

450

426

450

426

450

450

450

426

426

442

426

442

426

457

450

457

450

457

457

13,923

449

1.07

1.24

27,620

Jan.

442

442

b420

b410

450

434

434

434 

*426

434

450

450

450

457

475

473

434

465

457

457

465

450

450

465

465

457

442

442

442

434

442

13,846

447

1.07

1.23

27,460

Feb.

442

465

44?

442

442

426

426

426 

426

419

419

426

426

411

411

426

442

426

419

419

*419

411

419

398

404

411

411

411

404

-

-

12,269

423

1.01

1.09

24,340

Mar.

411

411

398

411

411

411

404

411 

411

411

419

411

404

398

398

411

411

411

411

398

398

391

411

411

411

411

404

411

434 426"

426

12,696

410

0.979

1.13

25,180

Apr,

411

411

411

*411

434

465

514

514 

465

450

465

465

450

480

514

505

548

583

630

640

621

593

602

649

709

760

836

924

1,010

-

17,394

580

1.38

1.54

34,500

May

1,010

1,030

1,170

1.510

1,270

1,230

1,220

1,190 

 1,160

1,030

1,030

1,120

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,130

968

946

968

1,060

1,260

1,180

1,040

1,040

1,090

1,210

1,130

1,120

1,190

1,230

1,120

35,082

1,132

2.70

3.11

69,580

June

,100

,130

,120

,100

,070

,100

.120

1,160 

1,110

*1,060

946

913

858

814

803

739

709

699

688

678

678

709

T92" 649

1,060

913

880

792

688

649

-

26,727

891

2.13

2.37

53,010

July

630

630

612

583

574

565

557

548 

540

540

649

729

792

621

583

565

540

531

565

583

540

522

514

505

497

497

514

505

*497

497

497

17,522

565

1.35

1.56

34,750

Aug.

522

593

548

540

557

514

505

497 

488

497

514

505

488

480

480

473

465

465

465

465

457

457

457

473

465

457

465

457

450 45~0

457

15,106

487

1.16

1.34

29,960

Sept.

465

457

450

450

450

442

450

442 

442

*457

473

465

465

457

457

442

450

450

450

442

442

442

442

442

442

442

442

442

442

442

-

13,476

449

1.07

1.20

26,730

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,500 Mln 316 Mean 544 Cfstn 1.30 In. 17.64 Ac-ft 393,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,310 Min 391 Mean 565 Cfstn 1.35 In. 18.36 Ac-ft 409,900

Peak discharge (base, 950 efs).--Hay 4 (12 n 

1,310 cfs (2.78 ft); June 25 (2 p.m.) 1,110 cl 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

"D Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

to 2 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (2.86 ft); May 21 (3 p.m.) 

(2.61 ft).
MADISON RIVER BASIN 43

Madison River below Hebgen Lake, near Grayling, Mont.

Location.--Lat 44°52', long. 111°20 I , near northeast corner of sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 3 E., 

 on right bank 500 ft downstream from Hebgen Dam, 16 miles northwest of Grayling, and 

17 miles upstream from West Pork.

Orainage area. 904 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952. Published as "below Hebgen Reservoir" 

prior to Oct. 1, 1949.

"age.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 13, 1943, staff gage in stilling well at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 944 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,650 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 419 cfs May 5.

1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 5,980 cfs June 3, 1943 (gage height, 3.69 ft); 

minimum daily, 5 cfs June 11-24, 1948, when all gates were closed.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow completely regulated by Hebgen Lake (see p.287). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,100 acres above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

350

900

2.0 

3.0

1,610

3,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

. O

. 1 : 2 ' 3

: 4 5

 6

 7

:B 9

20

21

2.3 '=4

25

"i&

'iS

f.O

.'.I

'"otaJ

]''ean

,'c-ft

(t)

Oct.

942

914

914

914 

852

628

628

628

546

440

450

460

480

48O

571

758

929

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,010

*1,010

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,150

1,420

1,710

1,64O

27,914

9OO

55,370

+300

Nov.

1.600

1,560

1,520

1,540 

1,560

1.56O

1,560

1,170

874

874

874

874

1,O7O

1,240

1,220

1,080

984

956

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,05O

984

*942

928

928

928

-

34,336

1,145

68 , 100

-17,400

Dec.

928

942

948

948 

948

948

1,16O

1,330

1,310

1,320

1,360

1,400

1,480

1.500

1,480

1,460

1,450

1,480

1,200

861

848

861

861

861

848

861

942

1,O70

1,250

1,180

928

34,963

1,128

69,350

-13,400

Jan.

928

*1,040

1,220

1.350 

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,240

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,280

1,26O

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,190

1,260

*1,250

37,948

1,224

75,27O

-18,600

Feb.

1,20O

1,21O

1,190

1,280 

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,350

1,320

1,330

1,330

1,400

1,540

1.600

1,550

1,520

1,490

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,540

1,550

1,500

1,350

**900

900

900

957

1,050

-

38,457

1,326

76,280

-26,400

Mar.

1,010

984

1,050

1,05O 

914

900

367

1,O80

1,O7O

1,140

1,210

1,270

1,390

1,39O

1,400

1,360

1,390

1,420

1,480

1,490

1,580

1,770

1,740

1,640

1,600

*1,630

1,690

1,720

1,800

1.950

1,910

42,995

1,387

85,280

-39,200

Apr.

1,900

1,850

1,870

1,85O 

1,820

1,820

1,910

1,960

1,900

1,87O

1,850

1,830

1,87O

1,880

1,870

1,880

1,800

1,590

1,38O

1,310

1,150

738

480

510

507

480

480

450

480

480

-

41,765

1,392

82,840

-20,000

May

450

551

**551

551

419

450

510

520

520

510

470

460

480

520

551

520

480

510

510

490

510

520

540

490

510

500

754

1,300

1,960

2,410

2,650

22,147

714

43,950

+154,600

June

2,780

2,800

2,86O

*5,000 

5, ISO

5,300

3.320

3,320

3,520

5,01O

2,460

2,240

1,840

1,790

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,770

1,550

1,420

1,520

1.72O

1,770

1,940

2,780

2,650

2,310

1,640

1,210

1,210

-

68,320

2,277

135,500

+4,400

July

1,520

*1,72O

1,710

1,520 

1,240

1,150

970

848

970

1,080

1,400

2,05O

1,920

1,480

1,280

1,280

1,150

916

848

1,150

1,420

1,260

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,140

1,220

1,210

38,622

1,246

76,610

0

Aug.

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,120 

1,080

*1,100

1,070

932

861

874

887

900

914

914

914

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

998

1,230

1,450

1.450

1,450

1,420

1,450

1,420

34,214

1,104

67,86O

-11,400

Sept.

1,430

1,460

,430

* ,430 

,420

,420

,380

,460

1,490

1.150

1,330

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,520

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,500

1,480

1,480

1,500

1,500

1.550

1,500

1,490

1,500

"

43,960

1,465

87,190

-58,100

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

''ean

:fsm "n.

'c-ft

905

1.00

1.15

55,670

852

0.942

1.05

50,700

910

1.01

1.16

55,950

922

1.02

1.18

56,670

867

0.959

1.03

49,880

749

0.829

0.96

46,080

1,056

1.17

1.30

62,840

2,904

3.21

3.70

178,530

2,351

2.60

2.90

139,900

1,246

1.38

1.59

76,610

918

1.02

1.18

56,460

825

0.913

1.02

49,090

Calendar year 1951: 

' 'ater year 1951-52:

Max 

Max

2,880 

3,320

Min 

Min

395 

419

Mean 

Mean

1, 

1,

001 

272

Ac -ft 

Ac-ft

724, 

923,

300 

600

Adjusted

Calendar year 1951: 

1-ater year 1951-52:

Mean 

Mean

1,071 

1,210

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.18 

1.34

In. 

In.

16. 

18.

08 

22

Ac -ft 

Ac-ft

775, 

878,

500 

400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

t Change in contents in Hebgen Lake, in acre-feet, furnished by The Montana Power Co.
44 MADISON RIVER BASIN

Madison River near Cameron, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°14', long. 111°45', near southwest corner of SE-J sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 

1 W. , on right bank 30 ft downstream from Varney Bridge, 1-| miles downstream from Wigwam Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Cameron.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 6.670 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.61 ft); 

minimum, 785 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum daily, 815 cfs Apr. 23.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Hebgen Lake (see p.287). Diversions for irrigation of about 5,300 acres above station.

Rating table, Nov. 26, 1951, to Sept. 3O, 1952, except period of 

ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

2.1 710

3.0 2,310

4.6 6,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

1,350

1,180

*1,180

1,180 

1,180

-

_

-

-

Dec.

1,160

1,180

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,160 

1,200

1,490

1,440

1,460

1,480 

1,550

1,580 

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,670

1,750

1,660

972

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,070

1,040

1,080

1,180

1,260

1,420 

1,510

1,050

41,032

1,324

81,390

Jan.

1,000

1,000

1,230

1,460

1,480

1,480 

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,420

1,480 

1,480

1,460 

1,460

1,490

1,510

1,320

1,320

1,460

bl.600

1)1,580

bl , 450

bl,550

bl,530

bl , 500

1,440

1,370

1,330

1,330 

1,420

1,440

43,950

1,418

87,170

Feb.

1,400

1,420

1,390

1,400

1,550

1,510 

1,460

1,530

1,490

1,480

1,440 

1,440

1,580 

1,660

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,550

1,620

1,640

1,660

1,600

1,140

1,020

1,040

*1,000

1,180

-

42,260

1,457

83,820

Mar.

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,390

1,160

1,150 

1,130

1,300

1,320

1,320

1,490 

1,460

1,660 

1,620

1,690

1,670

1,640

1,710

1,710

1,790

1,770

2,060

2,040

2,000

1,900

*1,880

1,940

2,000

1,940

2,140

50,560

1,631

100,300

Apr.

2,140

2,080

2,060

2,080

2,060

2,080 

2,140

2,250

'2,140

2,080

2,080 

2,020

2,040 

2,100

2,100

2,140

2,140

2,060

1,820

1,820

1,600

1,440

815

876

1,000

1,050

1,210

1,330

1,510 

1,490

-

53,751

1,792

106,600

May

1,550

*1,750

2,290

2,770

2,420

2,040 

1.9RO

1,920

1,730

1,600

1,570 

1,670

1,940 

2,060

2,060

1,800

1,570

1,550

1,550

1,670

1,940

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,880

2,060

2,080

2,750

3,780 

4.450

4,340

65,620

2,117

130,200

June

4,670

4,930

5,070

*5,280

5,730

S.550 

6,260

5,890

5,640

5,430

4,500 

4,040

3,500 

3,080

3,150

2,960

2,820

2,750

2,660

2,490

2,490

2,640

2,570

2,660

3,680

3,730

3,420

3,000

2,200

'2,250

-

115,840

3,861

229,800

July

2,270

*2,710

2,550

2,460

2,250

2,060 

1,880

1,600

1,640

1,750

2,040 

2,840

2,890 

2,310

1,980

1,920

1,820

1,600

1,460

1,510

1,860

1,840

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,590 

1,530

1,510

58,320

1,881

115,700

Aug.

1,600

1,640

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,440 

*1,440

1,370

1,230

1,230

1.210 

1,230

1,210 

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,350

1,330

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,230

1,300

1,640

1,710

1,690

1,670 

1,730

JLJ30

43,600

1,406

86,480

Sept.

1,710

1,750

1,710

*1,690

1,730

1,670 

1,660

1,670

1,770

1,670

1,570 

1,820

1,860 

1,800

1,790

1,820

1,800

1,770

1,800

1,800

1,770

1,800

1,770

1,730

1,790

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,790 

1,800

52,460

1,749

104,100

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MADISON RIVER BASIN 45

Madison River below Ennis Lake, near McAllister, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°30', long. 111°38', in Ni sec. 17, T. 4 S., R. IE., on right bank 500 

ft downstream from Madison powerplant, 2 miles downstream from Ennis Lake, 5 miles 

northeast of McAllister, 7 miles southeast of Norris, and 8 miles upstream from Hot 

Spring Creek.

Drainage area.--3,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1890 to November 1894 (gage heights only), August to November 

1910 at site 9 miles downstream below Hot Spring Creek, October 1938 to September 1952 

Published as "near Red Bluff" 1890-94, as "near Norris" in 1910, and as "below Madison

Reservoir" 1938-49.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gages at site 9 miles downstream 

at different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Jan. 13, 1945, float gages in stilling well at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1938-52), 1,615 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,270 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum 

daily, 843 cfs Oct. 26.

1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 7,750 cfs June 2, 3, 1943 (gage height, 7.70 

ft); minimum daily, 409 cfs Apr. 27, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated at Hebgen and Ennis Lakes (see p.287). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 23,000 acres above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, Feb. 26 to Mar. 14}

1.1 

3.3

780

2,480

5.0 

7.2

4,250

7,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,450

1,400

1,400 

1,310

1,280

1,300

1,230 

1,280

1,330

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,430

1,420

997

1,100

1,270

1,400

1,420

1,460

1,480

1,700

*1.750

1,520

948

843

1,210

1,210

1,310

1,420 

1,420

41,648

1,343

82,610

Nov.

1.470

1,520

1,520 

1,530

1,540

1,540

1,540 

1,540

1.560

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,530

1,530

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

*1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

45,950

1,532

91,140

Dec.

1,520

1,520

1,520 

1,520

1.250

1,850

1,650 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,780

1.950

1,780

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,460 

1,540

48 , 630

1,569

96,460

Jan.

1,420

1,440

1,370 

1,370

1,500

1,400

1,390 

1,360

1,360

1,340

1,230

1,220

1.190

1,210

1,400

1,480

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,640

1,880

1.900 

1,870

45.970

1,483

91,180

Feb.

1,870

1,880

1,880 

1,870

1,860

1,870

1,870 

*1,860

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,860

1,870

1,980

2.020

1,980

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,950

1,710

1.600

*1,610

1,610

1,600

:

53,580

1,848

106,300

Mar.

1,610

1.600

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,810

1,970

1,980

2,030

2,170

2,240

2,250

2,220

2,210

2,260

2,410

2,460

*2,420

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,420 

2.620

61,480

1,983

121,900

Apr.

2,610

2,580

2,540 

2,520

2,550

2,600

2,510

2,780

2.810

2,710

2,630

2,600

2,590

2,630

2,700

2,710

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,550

2,330

1,810

1,550

1,600

1,560

1.520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,740

69,450

2,315

137,800

May

2,020

2,240

2,550 

3,330

3,820

3,480

2,780 

2,170

2,170

2,170

1,930

1,700

1.640

*1,900

2,280

2,290

2,200

2,090

1,900

1,760

2,180

2,510

2,370

2,250

1,970

1,950

2,340

3,010

3,950

4,710 

4.800

78,460

2,531

155,600

June

4,890

5,380

5,540 

5,720

*6,010

6,570

6.990 

6,890

6,470

5,960

4,920

4,460

3,610

3,110

3,180

3,210

3,150

3,090

2,800

2,530

2,540

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,480

4,170

4,150

3,950

3,000

1.990

127,000

4,233

251,900

July

2,160

3,050

*3,120 

2,770

2,680

2,340

2,150 

1,970

1,740

1,660

1,780

3,200

5.570

3,080

2,350

1,950

1,810

1,920

1,950

1,940

1,850

1,910

2,040

1,940

1,750

1,650

1,640

1.560

1,610

1,600 

1,600

66,300

2,139

151,500

Aug.

1,600

1,730

1.940 

1,750

1,590

1,590

*1,590 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1.570

1,400

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,700

1,810 

1,820

49,910

1,610

99,000

Sept.

1,920

2,020

*2,020 

1,990

1,980

1,990

1,960 

1,940

1,900

1,840

1,830

1.820

1,850

1,880

1,940

2.060

2,060

2,050

2,040

2,050

2,000

1,990

1,980

1,980

1,970

1,970

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

58,810

1,960

116,600

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,250 Min 843 Mean 1,579 Ac-ft 1,144,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,990 Min 843 Mean 2,041 Ac-ft 1,482,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Taylor Creek near Grayling, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°04', long. 111°12', In NW£ sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 4 E., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from mouth and 17 miles north of Grayling.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 99.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Mar. 22.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1952; minimum, 9.8 cfs Apr. 30, 1950 

(gage height, 0.86 ft), but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. One diversion for irrigation of about 10 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.6 

3.3

4.1

230

485

890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

36

50

48

43

41

39

38

38

37

37

38

39

38

*37

38

32

30

32

39

38

38

34

36

37

37

32

30

32

32

31

28

1,135

36.6

2,250

JIov.

28

35

34

»36

38

38

40

41

42

4T

40

38

36

34

32

31

31

32

32

32

34

34

34

33

32

33

34

34

34

33

-

1,041

34.7

2,060

Dec.

32

»3T

28

28

28

26

24

 2? 22

24

25

24

24

22

22

23

24

24

23

22

23

24

23

22

22

22

23

24

25

25

24

755

24.4

1,500

Jan.

24

23

*23

22

22

22

23

23

23

24

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

20

*19

T3

684

22.1

1,360

Feb.

"50 20

20

20

2O

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

16

16

*18

18

18

17

-

527

18.2

1,050

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

18.

18

17

16

15

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

16

16

*15

16

16

15

14

489

15.8

970

Apr.

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

24

24

26

28

3O

3O

32

34

40

60

80

loo

200

ISO

200

1.33O

44.3

2,640

May

*300

342

472

585

454

392

350

328

278

259

254

304

412

412

364

297

260

248

263

308

311

269

254

287

356

38O

368

408

544

512

458

11.OO9

355

21,840

June

512

544

575

*615

63O

~552 842

680

66O

620

53O

485

404

388

364

304

284

287

304

297

290

269

'SSo 222

284

272

278

266

275

311

12,854

428

25,500

July

272

*314

269

272

287

269

227

214

216

216

311

328

254

225

208

206

193

178

193

173

160

153

144

144

144

137

135

129

121

113

131

6,336

204

12,570

Aug.

160

142

125

133

129

*113

1O6

99

99

97

9O

85

78

82

84

75

70

66

65

63

59

58

56

56

54

53

52

50

49

48

48

2,544

82.1

5,050

Sept.

47

46

44

*45

50

45

49

44

42

43

46

48

50

44

43

40

39

38

37

36

36

36

36

34

34

34

33

33

32

3?

1,216

4O.5

2,410

Calendar year 1951: Max 534 Min 10 Mean 86.4 Ac-ft 62,530

Water year 1951-52: Max 842 Min 13 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,200

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfa). May 4 (2:30 a.m.) 630 cfs (3.65 ft)j May 13 (11 to 12 p.m.) 449 

cfs (3.25 ft): May 21 (3, a.m.) 339 cfs (2.96 ft); May 29 (1O:30 p.m.) 585 cfs (3.52 ft),- June 6 

(8:3O p.m.) 1.02O cfs (4.32 ft); July 2 (2 a.m.) 360 cfs (3.00 ft); July 11 (11:30 p.m.) 476 cfs 

(3.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 17, 18, Oct. 26 to Nov. 21, Dec. 2-22. No 

gage-height record Nov. 22 to Dec. 1, Dec. 23 to Apr. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for South Cottonwood Creek near Oallatln Oateway.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°30', long. 111°16', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 4 S. , R. 4 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Spanish Creek and 8 miles south of Gallatin Gateway.

Drainage area.--828 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1889 to June 1894, June 1930 to September 1952. Published as 

West Gallatin River near Salesville, 1889-94.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,167.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. August 1889 to June 1894 chain gage at approximately same site and datum. June 1930 to Oct. 20, 1932, wire-weight gages at two 

sites within half a mile of present site at different daturas.

Average discharge.--25 years (1889-92, 1930-52), 740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 cfs June 6 (gage height, 5.71 ft); minimum 

daily, 200 cfs Dec. 24-26.

1889-94, 1930-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1952; minimum, 117 cfs Jan. 19, 

1935 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

Records. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,800 acres above station.

Revisions.--W Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 1)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1 Dec. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

273

392

565

1.1 

1.6 

2.5

237

495

1,210

3.5 

5.5

2,570

6,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

418

444

546

534

508

479

473

461

450

450

450

461

473

*456

467

439

434

402

456

496

473

444

423

473

461

402

378

423

428

413

378

13,993

451

27,750

nov.

331

297

356

*397

392

352

352

397

392

408

423

408

408

413

388

339

307

311

370

392

388

392

392

383

370

392

397

413

413

397

11,370

379

22,550

Dec.

388

*386

b380

b370

b360

b350

b340

b330

b330

b330

b330

b330

b320

b300

b300

b310

b310

b310

b300

b250

a230

a220

a210

a200

a200

a200

a230

a250

a250

a240

a230

9,084

293

18,020

Jan.

a240

a240

a250

a250

a260

a270

a280

a290

a300

*b300

b310

b310

b320

b310

b310

b300

285

260

276

299

294

260

b270

b280

b290

290

290

285

285

285

285

8,774

283

17,400

Feb.

290

304

304

299

294

285

290

281

290

281

*290

b290

b280

b260

b260

bZ60

b260

b250

b250

b240

b240

b240

b240

bZ40

b250

b260

b270

b270

b270

_

-

7,838

270

15,550

Mar.

272

281

276

281

285

281

272

276

290

294

294

290

Z76

272

268

276

290

*290

290

268

264

264

268

268

281

285

285

290

299

304

294

8,724

281

17,300

Apr.

272

276

290

294

313

338

*409

391

348

353

358

386

391

445

514

489

560

660

810

840

698

668

728

871

1,060

1,300

1,660

2,090

2,450

2,100

22,342

745

44,310

May

2,380

2,720

3,510

4,320

3,680

3,280

3,060

*2,960

2,640

2,350

2,400

2,710

3,170

3,260

3,140

2,690

2,320

2,200

2,210

2,520

2,810

2,600

2,430

2,590

3,100

3,490

3,430

3,580

4,320

4,560

3,960

94,190

3,038

186,800

June

4,180

4,480

*4,640

4,860

5,380

6.560

6,260

5,640

5,440

5,100

4,360

4,040

3,550

3,340

3,190

2,710

*2,450

2,370

2,400

2,380

2,290

2,210

1.900

2,040

2,260

2,150

2,210

2,140

2,090

2,290

104,710

3,490

207,700

July

2,060

2.200

1,910

1,870

1,870

1,800

1,610

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,660

2,140

1,700

1,500

*1,400

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,280

1,230

1,130

1,080

1,030

1,000

994

952

944

911

863

832

832

43,068

1,389

85,420

Aug.

927

94i

879

840

895

825

*795

780

765

840

780

735

698

690

720

675

645

630

616

609

602

588

581

574

560

554

547

540

534

540

540

21,448

692

42 , 540

Sept.

540

534

5Z1

528

560

521

521

514

*502

502

521

528

547

521

514

495

482

476

476

464

464

457

457

451

445

438

438

438

438

452

-

14,725

491

29,210

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,640 Mln 180 Mean 712 Ac-ft 515,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,360 Mln 200 Mean 984 Ao-ft 714,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs). --May 4 (6 a.m.) 4,580 cfs (4.57 ft); May 14 (2 to 3 a.m.) 3,390

cfs (3.96 ft); June 6 (11 p.m.) 6,910 cfs (5.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records,

and records for other Gallatin River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

South Cottonwood Creek near Gallatin Gateway, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°3S'20", _.ng. 111°05'15", In NE£ see. 34, T. 3 S., R. 5 E., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from private ranch bridge at end of county road at Wortman Ranch 

and 6-j miles southeast of Gallatin Gateway.

Drainage area.--22.5 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,£ 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

).5 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 133 cfs May 26 (gage 

height, 1.98 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 283 cfs June 5 (gage height, 2.52 

ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Mar. 22, 26 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

Remarks. Records good. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water 

study of Gallatin River Valley.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951-52 

1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Tota

Mean

Cfsm

In. .

Ac-f

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

t32

-

-

-

1. .. ..

June

a85

a76

a70

65

a63

a61

SO

a58

a56

a 55

July

67

77

74

79

78

77

72

68

63

*60

Aug.

29

29

29

32

29

28

28

28

28

27

Sect.

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

20

20

20

Day

11

12

13

14

]5

16

17

18

19

20

May

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

June

*54

a60

73

78

94

a!15

allO

104

99

94

July

55

53

52

52

52

48

43

42

41

40

Aug.

27

26

26

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

Sept .

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

Day

21

??

23

24

25

?fi

?,1

28

?9

30

31

May

Rl

a95

105

*1?2

114

^?.?

118

114

a!06

a98

91

-

June

90

84

82

78

75

73

69

69

66

64

-

4,520

July

39

36

35

35

34

34

33

32

32

30

*30

3,100

Aug.

23

23

23

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

1,550

Sept .

20

20

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

-

20 3

1,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Hyalite Creek at Hyalite ranger station, neap Bozeman.

1951-52

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

20

20

21

21

21

22

21

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

568

18.3

0.813

0.94

1,130

Nov.

14

14

16

16

16

a!6

a!6

a!6

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

13

15

17

*17

16

a!6

15

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

15

461

15.4

0.684

0.76

914

Dec.

15

15

14

15

a!4

a!3

13

a!3

a!3

a!3

14

*14

14

12

12

14

13

13

12

a!2

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

a!3

a!3

a!3

413

13.3

0.591

0.68

819

Jan.

a!3

a!3

a!3

13

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

13

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!2

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

*13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

389

12.5

0.555

0.64

772

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

*12

a!2

a!2

a!2

11

_

'

344

11.3

0.529

0.57

682

Mar.

11

11

11

11

all

alO

10

alO

alO

alO

a 10

alO

alO

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

10

11

11

10

*11

11

11

11

11

323.7

10.4

0.462

0.53

642

Apr.

10 IT

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

13

14

15

16

17

21

23

23

23

24

28

33

39

48

61

69

63

677

22.6

1.00

1.12

1,340

May

68

74

91

108

101

a95

a90

a85

82

79

82

87

*98

103

101

93

84

80

80

86

90

90

88

98

a!20

132

134

*145

165

173

T6T

3,169

102

4.53

5.22

6,290

June

171

184

215

226

243

253

248

222

208

199

182

*182

169

155

149

134

126 1'23

123

119

118

111

101

98

95

88

88

87

90

93

4,600

153

6.80

7.59

9,120

July

88

88

82

80

81

78

71

67

65

64

63

67

61

55

51

50

*46

44

45

43

38

37

35

34

33

33

33

31

29

28

27.

1,647

53.1

2.36

2.72

3,270

Aug.

28

30

30

31

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

*30

29

29

29

28

27

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

855

27.6

1.23

1.42

1,700

Sept.

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

*21

22

23

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

-

614

20.5

0.911

1.02

1,220

r year 1951: Max 

sar 1951-52: Max

Min - 

Min 9.7

Mean - 

Mean 38.4

Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft - 

Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.21 Ae-ft 27,900

* Discharge measur

a No gage-height rcuux-u; \uu.a^na.L &*- j.n 

at Hyalite ranger station, near Bozeman

 nt made on this day.

>rd; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for Hyalite Creek

.on, near Bozeman.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 49

Gallatin River at Axtell Bridge, near Gallatin Gateway, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°37', long. 111°12', in NW£ sec. 35, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., near center of

span on downstream side of Axtell Bridge, 2| miles north of Gallatin Gateway and 21 miles 

upstream from East Gallatin River.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4,815.71 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,530 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.90 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 220 cfs Dec. 24-26.

1950-52; Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum daily, that of Dec. 24- 

26, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 5-31)

Oct. 1 to May 3 May 3 to Sept. 30

2.3 245

3.0 500

3.8 1,010

4.9 

5.9

2,200

4,200

1.2 

2.5 

3.8

350

940

1,980

5.5 

6.0

4,230

6,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 >S

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

423

435

500

455

431

455

447

443

439

411

423

427

435

439

447

387

*439

372

415

455

435

415

399

447

431

375

361

395

415

464

486

13,301

429

26,380

Nov.

399

319

464

478

455

395

423

443

427

455

435

443

447

443

431

375

330

322

423

427

403

403

391

375

375

379

387

399

403

*407

-

12,256

409

24,310

Dec.

b410

b400

a400

a390

a390

a380

a360

a350

347

350

344

344

344

308

308

b330

b350

*358

326

263

b250

b240

b230

b220

b220

b220

b250

b300

b300

b270

b250

9,802

316

19,440

Jan.

b250

b260

b270

b280

b290

b300

b300

b300

b310

b320

b320

b320

b330

b?40

b330

b320

322

322

333

*330

333

340

333

b330

b340

b340

340

336

340

347

347

9,873

318

19,580

Feb.

340

347

333

322

322

316

312

302

305

305

*308

b310

b300

b270

b270

b270

b270

b270

b270

b260

b260

b2SO

b260

b260

b260

b270

b275

b275

275

_

-

8,397

290

16,660

Mar.

b280

b290

b300

b300

b300

302

302

296

296

302

302

302

299

b290

a290

a 300

*302

305

308

305

296

299

302

299

302

305

299

302

299

296

293

9,263

299

18,370

Apr.

281

293

305

312

316

344

330

423

364

383

391

431

*423

482

616

561

696

766

930

1,030

820

690

696

946

1,120

1,400

1,890

2.590

2,430

2,400

24,659

822

48,910

May

2,840

3,210

4,180

a4, 600

3,800

3,560

3,350

*3,270

3,060

2,870

2,880

3,120

3,300

3,520

3,410

3,240

3,060

2,910

2,760

3,060

3,420

3,260

3,170

3,230

3,400

3,690

3,980

4,140

4,690

5,150

4,650

108,760

3,508

215,700

June

4,820

5,140

5,380

5,630

*5, 600

6,590

6,100

a5,300

a5,100

a4,500

3,810

3,570

3,270

2,910

2,790

2,380

*2,110

1,940

2,000

1,940

1,870

1,640

1.580

1,700

1,940

1,900

2,040

1,930

2,070

2,330

99,680

3,323

197,700

July

,880

.950

,790

,750

,620

,640

,410

,330

,250

,190

,410

,720

,450

,300

* ,190

,120

,030

,030

,020

,040

,070

,120

,330

1,350

694

676

654

712

676

708

698

37,808

1,220

74,990

Aug.

790

770

760

716

690

672

*658

618

613

626

613

577

604

572

554

538

538

530

498

478

502

486

482

45S

430

418

398

414

418

422

418

17,261

557

34,240

Sept.

414

410

414

410

418

426

402

406

394

410

*450

462

450

446

438

434

418

410

406

398

406

406

410

390

374

374

370

366

362

354

12,228

408

24,250

Calendar year 1951 : Max, - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1951-52 : Max 6,390 Mln 220 Mean 993 Ae-ft 720,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

Gallatin River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
50 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Gallatln River near Belgrade, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°45', long. 111=13', In NW£ sec. 22, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of Cameron Bridge, 3 miles southwest of Belgrade and 12 miles 

upstream from East Gallatln River.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 4,496.1 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.73 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 86 cfs July 30 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum observed, that of July 30, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions for Irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. HO to May 2, June 14-23)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.7

H45

380

700

1,030

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

4.0

Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

70

157

360

880

4.8 

5.4 

6.5

1,850

3,120

7,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

276

266

330

352

320

294

280

284

284

284

284

289

294

289

262

307

*289

312

316

320

342

336

316

336

374

387

358

443

374

488

458

10, 144

327

20,120

Nov.

374

374

458

458

450

387

429

443

443

443

458

458

465

458

458

387

358

a350

472

47?

472

429

415

387

374

387

401

387

415

*401

-

12,663

422

25,120

Dec.

401

401

358

b350

b340

b340

b340

b340

b340

b340

b340

b340

b340

b330

b320

b380

b410

*b410

b350

b300

b270

b250

b240

b?40

b240

b250

b280

b320

b320

b300

b280

10,060

325

19,950

Jan.

b270

b280

b290

b300

b310

b310

b310

b310

b320

b330

a340

b340

a340

b350

a350

a350

b35o

a350

b350

a350

b360

a360

b360

*b360

b360

a360

b360

a360

b360

a360

b360

10,460

337

20,750

Feb.

a360

b360

b360

b350

b350

342

342

330

330

320

*320

312

a310

b290

a290

b290

a290

b280

a?80

b280

b280

a280

b280

a280

b280

a280

b280

a290

294

-

8,930

308

17,710

Mar.

a300

307

307

b310

298

a300

307

a307

307

312

316

a310

307

280

302

307

312

*312

307

298

284

284

280

280

289

289

302

312

294

294

294

9,308

300

18,460

Apr.

312

284

312

336

358

a370

a380

a50O

a400

a410

a420

a430

a450

a550

770

700

691

855

*970

1,070

871

654

630

718

940

1,240

1,430

1,950

2,150

1,990

-

23,121

771

45,860

May

2,160

2,350

2,720

4,820

5,360

3,430

3,760

*3,430

3,010

2,520

2,350

3,040

3,800

3,800

4,200

2,870

2,650

2,150

2.060

2,470

3,310

*3,040

2,770

2,980

3,150

3,370

3,310

3,830

5,750

6,570

6,480

107,510

3,468

213,200

June

5,930

5,880

5,980

5,540

*5,410

7,080

7.610

6,940

7,130

6,750

4,780

4,780

3,500

2,920

2,470

2,110

*1,560

1,410

4,510

1,300

1,160

1,030

920

817

1,050

1,090

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,430

-

101,597

3,387

201, 500

July

1,380

1.480

1,420

1,190

1,260

1,270

900

766

817

980

742

a700

a660

a640

*615

638

506

396

492

340

366

315

284

182

160

123

a!15

108

114

86

134

19,179

619

38,040

Aug.

292

315

266

258

292

250

182

195

160

166

176

127

*147

218

250

241

250

182

192

163

182

139

144

152

157

102

134

116

176

182

188

5,994

193

11,890

Sept.

192

182

176

182

195

203

199

199

*188

188

221

229

221

a225

229

241

233

221

218

221

a221

221

221

203

203

203

199

214

166

152

-

6,166

206

12,230

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,610 Mln 86 Mean 888 Ac-ft 644,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

Gallatln River stations .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 51

Gallatin River near Manhattan, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°49' , long. 111°16' , in NE£ sec. 19, T. 1 N., R. 4 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of Northern Pacific Railroad bridge, 3-| miles southeast of Manhattan 

and 6 miles upstream from East Gallatin River.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4,291.4 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs June 7 {gage height, 5.06 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.5 cfs July 31 [gage height, -0.95 

ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum observed, 4.8 cfs Aug. 2, 

1951 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods' of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to June 13)

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 3O

1.6 143

2.0 340

2.6 750

3.4 1,550

4.2 2,840

4.8 4,040

-0.9 

-.4

o.o

102

1.1 244

1.9 500

2.9 1,050

3.4 1,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

183

175

2TT

220

240

220

211

192

192

183

183

192

192

192

201

220

*197

192

175

240

250

240

220

229

245

266

266

266

299

311

525

6,926

223

13,740

Nov.

299

277

358

346

334

323

311

311

364

340

a340

340

328

328

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

364

340

346

323

334

334

334

346

346

-

10,046

335

19,930

Dec.

 346 346"

346

334

b330

b320

b310

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

b290

b280

b280

b280

b280

b280

*b250

a220

a200

a!90

alSO

alVO

a!70

a!70

alSO

a200

a230

a220

a200

8,102

261

16,070

Jan.

a200

a200

a200

a210

a220

a230

a240

b250

b260

b260

a270

b270

b270

b270

b260

b250

b250

b250

b250

a250

b250

b250

b260

b270

b280

*b290

b290

b290

b300

b300

b300

7,940

256

15,750

Feb.

b3OO

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

b290

b290

b290

*b290

b270

229

229

229

b230

b230

b220

b220"

b220

b220

b220

b220

b220

b220

b240

b250

b250

b260

-

7,437

256

14,750

Mar.

b26O

b260

b260

b260

266

277

277

288

Z77

277

266

Z56

256

256

245

245

*250

256

266

250

250

Z50

261

261

261

271

277

277

299

311

288

8,254

266

16,370

Apr.

311

334

317

340

352

352

686

460

352

346

346

299

346

662

694

694

702

686

*750

790

830

798

686

798

1,050

1,180

1,470

1,740

2,390

2.480

-

23,241

775

46,100

May

2,350

2,430

2,820

3,420

5,700

3,040

*2,820

2,750

2,570

2,250

2,260

2,320

2,480

2,610

Z,730

2,430

2,170

2.060

2,160

2,570

2,610

2,640

2,460

2,570

2,530

2,980

3,020

3,120

3,500

5,680

5,440

83,890

2,706

166,400

June

5,320

3,700

3,600

 3,540

5,460

3,680

5.870

3,580

3,400

3,140

2,730

2,430

2,140

1,960

1,780

1,450

*1, 160

1,100

1,080

1,010

920

830

718

650

872

946

972

1,020

998

1,040

-

61,096

2,057

121,200

July

1,060

1.110

1,080

1,020

992

975

866

767

610

558

480

745

745

565

450

590

346

281

270

298

244

 202

184

144

115

94

70

57

42

25

*10

14,791

477

29,340

Aug.

18

54

55

"61 142

120

35

50

27

50

38

35

*34

43

61

102

102

94

51

51

51

49

49

51

50

43

43

43

50

66

76

1,754

56.6

3,480

Sept.

78

85

76

81

88

102

115

112

112

115

122

132

147

171

151

147

140

*136

152

129

140

140

136

136

132

115

112

112

105

83

-

3,580

119

7,100

Calendar year 1951: Max - Hln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,870 Mln 10 Mean 648 Ac-ft 470,200

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for other Qallatin River stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
52 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

East Gallatin River near Bozeman, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°38'35", long. 110°55'35", in SE£ sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank"0.3 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10 and 6 miles east of Bozeman.

Drainage area. 49.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,044.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 421 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 4.08 ft); minimum, 

9.0 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study of the Gallatin 

River Valley.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.E 

12 

31

154

304

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

HI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

all

all

a!2

a!6

alt

a!2

all

all

alO

alO

alO

a 10

alO

all

all

all

all

*11

a!3

a!5

alt

a!3

a!3

al4

al4

al3

al3

a 13

a 14

a!4

a!4

380

12.3

0.248

0.29

754

Uov.

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!5

all

a!4

a!4

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

378

12.6

0.255

0.28

750

Dec .

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

'11 11

11

11

348

11.2

0.226

0.26

690

Jan.

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

*9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9T5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

306.7

9.89

0.200

0.23

608

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

*9TS

9.8

10

10

9.8

-

289.4

9.98

0.202

0.22

574

Mar.

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

11

*10

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

13

14

14

13

329.5

10.6

0.214

0.25

654

Apr.

IB- 13

IS

17

23

31

*43

54

a50

a 45

a50

a60

a80

aino

*120

*124

192

*242

272

238

176

159

173

202

258

258

297

300

275

223

-

4,105

137

2.77

3.09

8,140

May

211

HOO

202

200

*173

150

136

147

161

132

118

110

110

107 no

114

108

108

141

134

186

272

232

235

235

245

194

166

150

130

118

5,035

162

3.27

3.77

9,990

June

108

101

92

86

80

81

74

68

65

61

60

56

*51

49

47

46

tl

36

35

37

35

34

31site

37

38

35

31

34

-

1,628

54.3

1.10

1.23

3,230

July

31

37

30

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

27

27

25

23

23

*22

22

23

23

22

22

22

20

20

19

20

19

18

17

16.

739

23.8

0.481

0.55

1,470

Aug.

16

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

20

*18

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

437

14.1

0.285

0.33

867

Sept.

14

13

13

12

14

14

12

12

12

12

*12

13

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

374

12.5

0.253

0.28

742

Calendar year 1951: Max - 

Water year 1951-52 : Max 300

Mln - 

Mln 9.2

Mean - 

Mean 39.2 Cfsm 0.792 Ir

Ac-ft - 

10.78 Ac-ft 28,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for East Gallatin River at Bozeman .

Note. The following discharge measurements made at this site prior to Sept. 30, 1951: Sept. 11, 

1951, 15.1 cfs; Sept. 21, 1951, 14.0 cfs.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 53

Bear Canyon Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°37 I 35", long. 110°55'45", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on left bank 

3 miles upstream from East Gallatin River and 6 miles southeast of Bozeman.

Drainage area.--17.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1952.

 T929. Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,183.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 149 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.84 ft); minimum 

not determined, but probably was less than 1.5 cfs.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study 

of the Gallatin River Valley.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, ex 

height, In feet, and discharge

ept periods of Ice effect (gage 

In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.3 

1.9 

3.6 

6.4

2.0

z.z

2.4 

Z.I

15

31

53

110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

u

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a2

aZ

a2.1

a3

a2.5

a2.1

aE

al.9

al.8

aT7S~

al.8

al.9

a2

a2

a2.2

a2

al.8 *i.a

a2

a2.6

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.6

a2.6

a2.4

a2.3

a2.4

a2.9

a2.8

a2.7

68.9

2.22

0.126

0.15

137

1 

Nov.

a2.6

a2.6

a2.8

a3

a2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.9

2.9

2.9

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

b3

b3

b3

b3.1

*3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

b3

b3

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

-

87.2

2.91

0.165

0.18

173

Dec.

b3

b3

b3

b3

b2.5

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

*b2.6

b2

bl.5

bTF

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

a2

a2

a2

al.5

al.5

59.1

1.91

0.109

0.13

117

Jan.

al.5

a:T5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

a2.

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

*bi.a

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

bl.5

1.5

49.9

1.61

0.091

0.10

99

Feb.

1.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

_

-

44.8

1.54

0.088

0/09

89

Mar.

1.8

1.8

1.9

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

*1.B

1.7

1 .7

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0

b2

b2

b2

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2 .2

2J5

60.1

1.94

0.110

0.13

119

Apr.

a3

a3

a3.5

a5

a6

a8

*9.8

12

11

6.1

7.2

6.8

8.7

12

19

21

26

35

42

40

28

24

26

38

a50

a70

a85

a90 a90"

a80

-

866.1

28.9

1.64

1.83

1,720

May

a75

a70

a68

a67

*66

51

43

52

55

43

42

41

41

41

39

37

35

56

47

42

63

*103

106

101

95

108

90

69

61

48

42

1,877

60.5

3.44

3.97

3,720

June

38

34

31

27

26

25

23

20

18

17

17

16

*16

14

14

14

L3

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

14

13

12

11

9.8

11

513.8

17.1

0.972

1.08

1,020

July

9.1

12

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

a6.4

a6.6

a6.6

a6.6

a6

a5.4

*5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

ST?

3.9

3.9

186.8

6.03

0.343

0.40

371

Aug.

3.9

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.3

5.0

*4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3 3^3-

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

114.9

3.71

0.211

0.24

228

Sept.

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.9

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.7

a2.7

a2.7

*2.7

2.9

4.2

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8 Of

1.9

1.9

1.9

77.5

2.58

0.147

0.16

154

Calendar year 1951 : Max - 

Water year 1951-52 : Max 108

Mln -

Mln 1.5

Mean - 

Mean 10.9

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 0.619 In. 8.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations. »

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. The following discharge measurement was made at this site prior to Sept. 30, 1951: Sept. 11, 

1951, 3.6 cfs.
54 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Bozeman Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°34'40", long. 111°01'15", in SW£ sec. 17, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile above the city of Bozeman settling basin and 7 miles south of 

Bozeman.

Drainage area.--28.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,351.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes.--1951: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 175 cfs May 18 (gage 

height, 2.08 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 246 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.34 ft); 

minimum not determined, but probably was less than 7 cfs during winter period,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation by Mystic Lake Reservoir (capacity, 1,500 acre-ft) 

which furnishes part of water for city of Bozeman. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study of the Gallatin River Valley.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951-52

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ac-f

May

a30

a22

*2S

a35

a50

a60

a70

a75

a70

*68

c. ...

June

60" 66

54

52

49

43

49

43

40

40

July

31

31

28

27

27

28

31

31

31

32

Aug.

IS

*20

21

22

IT

17

17

17

17

16

Sept.

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

15

*15

Day

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

May

78

92

98

86

70

a72

*82

161

159

132

June

*40

40

42

42

38

34

35

30

25

23

July

32

31

32

32

32

32

31

31

32

35

Aug.

17

18

17

17

16

16

15IB16

16

Sept.

17

16

15

15

14

U

15

19

19

22

Day

?1

??

23

?4

?5

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

120

allO

a 105

allO

a!05

alOO

a95

a.90

84

78

74

5,170

June

24

27

27

a27

27

28

30

31

31

31

-

2,240

July

34

34

31

25

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

1,740

Aug.

16

17

17

18

17

al7

16

17

17

17

17

1,060

Sept.

21

21

23

2T

22

21

19

19

20

20

-

1,050

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1919-

19

19

15

13

13

*12

12

12

12

12

13

12

13

12

12

12

13

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

421

13.6

835

Nov.

b!2

b!2

12

12

12

b!2

b!2

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

bll

bll

bll

a!2

*b!4

bl4

b!2

blO

bS

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

a9

a 10

334

11.1

662

Dec.

alO

bltf

blO

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

blO

blO

*blO

b9

b9

blO

blO

b9

b9

a9

alO

alO

alO

a9

a9

a9

a9

aS

a9

a9

a9

290

9.35

575

Jan.

. a9

> a8

*b7.7

262.7

8.47

521

Feb.

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

bS.5

b9" b9

b9

b9

b8.5

b8

b7

b7

b8

b8

b8

b8

b7

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

a7.5

a7

_

-

232.5

8.02

461

Mar.

a7

217

7

430

Apr.

a!2

a20

a22

a55

..

I a70

j

J

-.

1

I a 140

[

J

-

1,595

53.2

3,160

May

a!30

124

126

114

*104

100

102

114

106

92

86

84

84

88

82

76

70

66

T?

76

104

170

116

130

159

212

182

175 *TST

161

144

3,606

116

7,150

June

120

132

138

134

134

134

124

114

106

100

88

78

62

56

49

*45

47

43

43

45

45

42

40

40

47

42

43

42

37

35

-

2,205

73.5

4,370

July

31

28

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

18

23

28

31

35

*37

3T

28

27

25

23

22

21

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

711

22.9

1,410

Aug.

18

13

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

*22

24

54

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

664

21.4

1,320

Sept.

21

20

20

24

25

25

24

28

28

*28

28

30

32

3T

30

31

30

30

27

25

25

24

25

25

19

14

13

13

13

13

-

721

24.0

1,430

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 212 Mln - Mean 30.8 Ac-ft 22,320

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN - 55 

East Gallatin River at Bozeman, Mont.

Location --Lat 45°42'05", long. 111°01'40", in SEj sec. 31, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on left banK 

100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Bozeman Creek, half a mile 

upstream from Brldger Creek, and half a mile north of Bozeman.

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1939 to September 1952.

§§£e^--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,701.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--13 years, 90.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 895 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum 

daily, oU crs Jan. 22, 23.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 1,170 cfs May 21, 1948 (gage height, 6.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.06 ft June 10, 1947; minimum

IVM $ge> II °fL?ec - 9> 1944 (gage height,'1.88 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Dec. 23-35, iy^4 f ja.n, d y, iy51.

Semarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 21-31)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 132

4.0 

5.4

342

792

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

55

55

60

89

m

58

55

51

50

£L

48

50

*54

50

58

58

54

55

57

82

74

65

62

70

69

62

58

63

68

64

63

1,872

60.4

3,710

JJov.

*58

b55

59

6866"

58

60

62

60

60

63

62

59

58

54

51

b50

b50

b50

54

54

51

52

b50~ 49

50

50

50

52

54

-

1,669

55.6

3,310

Dec.

57

54

b50

b50

51

51

*54

b55

b50

b50

b55

57

50

b45

b4T

b45

b50

b50

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b50

a50

b50

b45

1,524

49.2

3,020

Jan.

b40

b40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a 40

a4C

*b45

b45~ b50

42

41

37

b35

b35

b35

b35

a35

b35

b30 b30"

b35

b35

a40

a40

a 40

a45

a45

a45

1,215

39.2

2,410

Feb.

a45

a4T

a45

a45

a45

a45

*43

43

42

42

44

45

45

b45

b45

44

42

42

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

43

43

b40

.

-

1,238

42.7

2,460

1 1 

Mar.

b40

b4TJ

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

40

40

41

45

47

*46

42

41

40

42

43

44

46

46

50

57

54

55

1,339

43.2

2,660

 

Apr.

55

60

64

71

82

103

125

134

116

108

112

*137

183

248

340

*358

437

*529

605

588

440

396

382

425

520

601

688

685

5^9" 692

-

9,813

327

19,460

May

502

486

492

495

428

385

347

379

428

352

315

296

299

*301

317

312

281

274 345"

347

612

*781 615"

578

608

713

618

532

474

413

371

13,696

442

27,170

June

345

557

308

290

274

276

263

237

219

193

181

161

*132

114

109

104

101

89

86

88

80

8?

88

89

137

130

137

125

111

118

-

5,001

167

9,920

July

109

132

101

84

82

78

80

78

78

73

73

86

82

76

71

66

*66

66

76

75

73

65

59

60

62

60

59

55

54

54

48_

2,281

73.6

4,520

Aug.

52

58

62

62

59

57

52

55

52

75

75

68

64

*63

63

60

60

62

60

56

54

52

50

4949"

51

50

49

49

59

60

1,787

57.6

3,540

Sept.

64

62

57

57

63

62

59

59

56

58

62

62

71

TO

68

66

*64

63

60

62

59

59

59

59

55

50

48

48

50

47

-

1,779

59.3

3,530

Calendar year 1951 : Max 531 Mln 15 Mean 92.6 Ac-ft 67,030

Water year 1951-52 : Max 781 Mln 30 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,710

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Apr. 20 (2 a.m.) 734 cfs (5.24 ft); Apr. 29 (12:15 a.m.) 762 cfs 

(5.32 ft); May 9 (5 a.m.) 489 cfs (4.51 ft); May 22 (3 a.m.) 895 cfs (5.85 ft); May 25 (lO p.m.) 781 

cfs (5.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
56 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Bridger Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°42'30", long. 110°58'00", In NE^SEj- see. 34, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 3 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles northeast of Bozeman.

Drainage area.--62.3 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 28, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 39.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 374 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum, 

2.3 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 0.40 ft), but may have been less during period of ice 

effect or no gage-height record.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 776 cfs May 22, 1948 (gage height, 5.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 1, 1949 (gage height, 0.40 

ft), but may have been less during period of no gage-height record Jan. 3 to Feb. 14, 

1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 600 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per

1.0 24

1.5 72

2.1 164

3.2 380

cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

8.8 976"

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

8.8

*8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

16_

14

12

11

12

12

11

10

11

12

12

12

329.4

10.6

0.170

0.20

653

Nov.

*b9

blO

11

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

10

10

10

10

b9.5

b9.5

b9.5

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8 b9 

b9

9.2

8.8

8.8

10

-

299.9

10.0

0.161

0.18

595

Dec.

10

blO

blO

blO

b9.5

b9.5

*b8

b7

b6

5.3

5.6

5.6

4.8

3.5

4.3

5.0

5.5

6

5.5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

5.5

4

192.6

6.21

O.1O

0.12

382

Jan.

4

4

4

4

4

4.5

4.5

5

6.5

*7.4

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.1

b3.5

3.5

4

4.5

4

2.5

g ,5

3

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4

4

4

129.1

4.16

0.067

0.08

256

Feb.

4

4

4

4

4

4.5

*5.0

5.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.6

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4.5

5

5

4.5

-

128.2

4.42

0.071

O.O8

254

Mar.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4.5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

6

6.5

*6.8

6.5

5.5

5

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

7

8

10

9

8.5

171.8

5.54

0.089

0.10

341

Apr.

8

9

10

13

17

25

36

41

33

35

36

*50

72

91

104

*105

136

164

*198

187

141

136

146

181

221

252

302

324

516

238

3,627

121

1.95

2.18

7,190

May

215

217

236

260

219

191

166

172

172

144

132

TST

148

*157

162

148

141

153

200

206

338

*346

352

366

340

346

304

252

221

196

177

6,813

220

3.54

4.08

13,510

June

159

144

132

121

113

112

104

92

84

79

77

74

*73

70

64

59

53

50

51

59

52

48

48

49

57

52

50

46

4350"

-

2,265

75.5

1.21

1.35

4,490

July

44

50

4T

39

38

37

37

36

33

31

32

35

32

29

27

26

*23

18

23

24

23

24

23

22

20

20

21

20

17

IB" 15

876

28.3

0.455

0.52

1,740

Aug.

15

15

15

14

13

14

13

13

13

16_

16

16

14

*14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

8.4

8T4

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

9.6

10

376.8

12.2

0.196

0.23

747

Sept.

10

10

8.8

8.4

10

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.8

10

10

9.2

8.8

*8.4

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

77T

7.7

7.4

-

256.9

8.56

0.138

0.15

510

Calendar year 1951: Max 248 Min 3.5 Mean 31.0 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.75 Ac-ft 22,410

Water year 1951-52: Max 366 Min 2.5 Mean 42.3 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.27 Ac-ft 30,670

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs).--Apr. 19 (10 to 11 p.m.) 236 cfs (2.46 ft); Apr. 29 (2 to 3 a.m.) 

362 cfs (3.08 ft); May 4 (6:30 a.m.) 272 cfs (2.63 ft); May 24 (10 to 11 a.m.) 374 cfs (3.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan. 9, Jan. 18 to Feb. 6, Feb. 15 to Apr. 5; discharge 

estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 57

Middle Cottonwood Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°45'50", long. 110°59 T 50", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on left bank 

100 ft from Forest Service trail, 0.8 mile from end of county road, and 6-j miles north 

of Bozeman.

Drainage area.--4.35 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,286.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 20 ofs May 23, 24 (gage 

height, 1.38 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 55 cfs May 24 (gage height, 1.99 ft); 

minimum not determined, but probably was less than 0.8 cfs during periods of no gageheight record; minimum gage height, 0.47 ft Sept. 26, 27.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

This station is one of a group established for a. ground-water study of the Gal la tin 

River Valley.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1951-52 

1951

Day

1

?.

7,

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

May

_

_

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

Total

June

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.6

7.5

7'.8 8.0

7.8

July

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

*2.6

Aug.

*1.4

1.4

.4

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

Sept.

.2

.2

.3

.2

* .1

.1

.1

.1

.0

1.0

Day

11

1?

13

14

15

Ifi

17

1R

19

?0

May

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

June

*7.8

8.0

8.0

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.0

July

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

Aug .

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

Day

?\

22

?3

?4

25

2fi

27

?R

29

30

31

Ac-ft ..................................................................

May

16

19

16

14

11

11

10

*9.8

8.7

7.8

-

June

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

-

177.9

5.93

1.36

1.52

353

July

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.4

1.4

67.7

2.18

0.501

0.58

134

Aug .

1.0 1.1'

1.4

2.0

TTT

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

41. &

1.35

0.310

0.36

83

Sept.

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

-

35.9

1.20

0.276

0.31

71

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

. Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

*l7ff

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

T75- 1.6

1.4

39.7

1.28

0.294

0.34

79

Nov.

al.3

aT75

al.3

al.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

al.l

al

al

al

al

al

al

1.0

al

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

-

35.0

1.17

0.269

0.30

69

Dec.

1.1 T7T

1.1

1.1

al.l

al.l

1.1

al

aT

al

al

al

al

1.1

al

al

*1.0

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

31.8

1.03

0.237

0.27

63

Jan.

. aO.9

27.9

0.9

0.2O7

0.24

55

Feb.

aO.9

26.1

0.9

0.207

0.22

52

Mar.

 al

. al.l

al 5

35.1

1.13

0.260

0.30

70

Apr.

a2.2

a5.5

alO

a20

a22

34

39

38

36

28

-

473.5

15.8

3.63

4.05

939

May

28

*29

30

28

20

16

14

14

15

13

12

12

13

14

11

9.8

9T8

13

25

*26

38

40

42

4945-

*41

36

30

26

21

18

738.6

23.8

5.47

6.31

1,460

June

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.5

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.2

*4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5 3-75-

-

185.5

6.18

1.42

1.58

368

July

3.3

3.5

S7T

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

*1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

TTf

1.4

69.3

2.24

0.515

0.59

137

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

T76~ 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

39.8

1.28

0.294

0.34

79

Sept.

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9 *.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

Tff

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

-

27.4

0.91

0.209

0.23

54

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. _ Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 49 Min - Mean 4.73 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.77 Ac-ft 3,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
58 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 

Hyalite Creek at Hyalite ranger station, near Bozeman, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°34' , long. 111°03' , in SE£ sec. 23, T. 3 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 7f

miles south of Bozeman and 20 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 48.4 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1895 to October 1900, May 1902 to September 1903 (fragmentary),

September 1934 to September 1952. Published as Middle Creek near Bozeman 1895-1900,

1902-3. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,539.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. August 1895 to September 1903 wire-weight gage

at approximately same site at different datum. September 1934 to May 1948, water-stage

recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

Average discharge. 18 years (1934-52), 57.4 cfs (adjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 422 cfs June 4. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.33 ft); maximum gage height, 3.48 ft Jan. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum, 13 cfs Apr. 1 (gage

height, 1.15 ft), but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1895-1900, 1902-3, 1934-52: Maximum discharge observed, 956 cfs June 14, 1898 (gage

height, 2.10 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.4 cfs Feb. 2, 1939 (gage height,

1.16 ft, site and datum then in use). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. Plow regulated by Middle Creek Reservoir (capacity, 8,070 acre-ft) since

March 1951 (see p. 287).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of 'ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 8)

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

2.2

16

32

72

182

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2 . 4

30

64

142

274

440

Discharge, in cubic feet 'per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

37

38

39

39

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

38

*37

a37

a37

a36

a36

a36

a36

a36

a35

a35

a35

a34

a 33

a 33

832

a32

a31

83T

831

1,103

35.6

2,190

-140

Nov.

830

a30

*28

28

27

28

27

27

27

28

28

27

27

27

b27

b27

1)25

b26

b27

b27

27

26

26

b25

b25

b25

a26

a 27

828

a30

-

813

27.1

1,610

-250

Dec.

a 30

a30

b28

b25

b23

b22

b22

b22

b22

*b23

b25

a25

b25

b22

b21

b21

b21

b21

b21

b20

b20

b20

a 20

820

820

a 20

a 21

821

a 21

820

320

692

22.3

1,370

-150

Jan.

a20

a 20

a20

820

a 20

a 20

a 2O

a 20

20

18

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

*17

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!6

18

18

18

17

18

18

551

17.8

1,090

+480

Feb.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

b22

*b26

b22

b!9

bil

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!8

b!8

bl8

b!8

bl8

blS

b!8

-

535

18.4

1,060

0

Mar.

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

blS

20

19

19

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

al5

a!7

*19

19

b20

b20

b21

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

579

18.7

1,150

-30

Apr.

25

21

20

21

22

26

29

28

28

25

26

27

28

33

38

*37

39

42

57

58

43

42

47

66

106

128

146

174

T23

130

-

1,635

54.5

3,240

+720

May

130

128

139

156

156

156

151

142

139

133

130

130

133

*142

146

146

139

142

150

146

153

153

184

230

245

305

325

325

*325

315

294

5,688

183

11,280

+1,180

June

300

320

374

386

374

392

386

369

347

325

284

245

194

172

161

*165

153

153

153

150

150

146

146

142

139

130

124

115

112

Tis

-

6,725

224

13 , 340

+800

July

124

121

118

115

112

112

112

109

109

109

107

107

107

104

104

102

*96

94

96

91

91

89

86

94

96

99

96

99

99

102

104

3,204

103

6,360

-510

Aug.

"104 107

102

102

96

86

77

75

73

73

66

*64

58

53

53

53

53

51

49

T§

49

49

51

51

51

51

54

56

56

54

53

2,019

65.1

4,000

-1,030

Sept.

47

53

56

64

66

68

68

49

38

44

*47

49

45

39

40

44

44

44

44

42

40

40

40

40

39

39

42

42

42

42

-

1,397

46.6

2,770

-790

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

33.3

0.688

0.79

2,050

22.9

0.473

0.53

1,360

19.8

0.409

0.47

1,220

25.5

0.527

0.61

1,570

18.4

0.380

0.41

1,060

18.2

0.376

0.43

1,120

66.6

1.38

1.54

3,960

203

4.19

4.83

12,460

238

4.92

5.49

14,140

95.1

1.96

2.26

5,850

48.3

0.998

1.15

2,970

33.3

0.688

0.77

1,980

Calendar 

Water ye

year 1951 : 

ar 1951-52:

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52 :

Max 

Max

Mean 

Mean

304 

392

68.5

Min 

Min

Adjust

Cfsm 

Cfsm

9.1 

15

ed

1.42

Mean 

Mean

In.

49. 

68.

19.

8

1

28

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

36 

49

49

,060 

,460

,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Middle Creek Reservoir, in acre-feet, furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 59

Boss Creek near Belgrade , Mont .

Location. Lat 45°50 ! 30", long. 110°59'25", in NW£ sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 6 E., on left 

 tank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge at Martin Ryan Ranch, 10 miles northeast of 

Belgrade .

Drainage area. 1.29 sq mi.

Records available . May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,194.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Extremes 1951: Maximum daily discharge May to September, 18 cfs June 9-15, 27; minimum 

 daily, 15 cfs July 31, Sept. 5-30.

1951-52: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 23 cfs June 24, 27-29, July 2, 

3, 18-25; minimum daily, 9.2 cfs Mar. 3-5, 21-25.

Remarks . Records good. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water 

sTucTy of the Gallatin River Valley.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1951-52 

1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ac-f

May

_

_

-

-

,

_

-

_

_

b....

June

16

TT

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

July

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

Aug.

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Sept .

16

16

16

16

*15

15

15

15

15

15

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

May

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

.

June

*18

18

18

18

IB

17

17

17

17

17

July

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Sept.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

. '

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

_

_

-

June

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

-

517

17.2

1,030

July

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

15.

518

16.7

1,030

Aug.

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

501

16.2

994

Sept.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

454

15.1

901

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

446

14.4

885

JIov.

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

IS

13

13

13

13

*13

12

T3

-

392

13.1

776

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

a!3

a!3

414

13.4

B£l

Jan.

al3

al3

a!3

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

370

11.9

734

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

all

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

-

298.2

10.3

591

Mar.

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.6

a9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.7

a9. 8

9.9

9.9

9-. 9

9.7

293.1

9.45

581

Apr,

a9.5

alO

all

11

all

all

all

alO

alO

alO

10

all

*11

all

all

all

a!2

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!3

13

14

14

15

15

15

-

353.5

11.8

701

May

15

15

15

16

16

*16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

IB

19

20

21

22

ZZ

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

560

18.1

1,110

June

20

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

*21

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

23

23

23

22

-

656

21.9

1,300

July

22

23

23

22

22

a22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

*23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

692

22.3

1,370

Aug.

20

19

19

19

19

17

IT

17

17

18

18

IB

18

18

18

18

20

*20

19

IB

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

582

18.8

1,150

Sept.

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

alB

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IB

-

557

18.6

1,100

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 23 Mln 9.£ Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,120

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
60 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Reese Creek near Belgrade, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°51'35", long. 111°04'50", In NE£ sec. 10, T. 1 N. , R. 5 E. , on left

upstream abutment of highway bridge, 7 miles northeast of Belgrade. 

Drainage area.--22.0 sq mi.

Records avaliable.--May 1951 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,505.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929

Extremes.--1951: Maximum daily discharge during period May to September, 40 cfs May 27,

 28; minimum, 4.0 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1951-62: Maximum discharge during water year, 110 cfs May 21 (gage height, 3.29

ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, but may have been less during periods of

no gage-height record. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study of the Gallatin

River Valley.

Rating tables, May 25, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

May 25 to Dec. 1O, 1951 Dec. 11, 1951, to May 20, 1952 May 21 to Sept. 30, 1952

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.7

3.4

5.3

7.6

12

41

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.7

4.3

6.6

14

24

42

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.2

4.9

6.7

9.4

25

53

106

Discharge, In cubit feet per second, 1951-5? 

1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ac-ft

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

a22

a20

a!8

16

15

14

12

9-J

11

14

July

8.2

13

a!2

all

a 10

a9

a8.5

a8

7.6

7.8

Aug.

*4.5

4.7

4.5

7.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

Sept.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

*6.0

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.1

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

June

*16

18

22

25

28

29

26

23

18

17

July

*8.9

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.3

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

Aug.

6.3

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

Sept.

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.6

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

-

-

-

-

35

a37

a40

a40

*M

a28

a25

_

_

-

June

16

a!5

a!4

a!4

13

13

13

12

10

9.3

-

997

July

6.3

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.5

Li-l

442

Aug.

4.7

4.9

6.0

9.7

7.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

355

Sept.

7.0

9.2

12

8.2

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

-

394

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

ranger station, near Bozeman.

-m basis of records for Hyalite Creek at Hyalite

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.6

6.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

8.2

7.6

7.3

6.8

*9.7

9.3

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

2E6.6

7.31

449

JJov.

6.6

6.3

6.8

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.-0

*7.0

7.3

7.6

210.4

7.01

417

Dec.

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

a6.3

a6.5

a6.5

6.4

a6.4

a6.5

*6.6

a6.5

a6.5

a6.4

6.4

a6.4

a6.4

a6.4

a6.4

a6.4

a6.5

6.6

6.4

a6

a6

204.2

6.59

405

Jan,

a5. 9

a5.9

a5.9

5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

aS. 9

aS. 9

aS.ST

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

*5.9

5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5. 9

a5.9

a5.9

a5. 9

5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

182.9

5.90

363

Feb.

5.7

a5.7

a5.

aS.

a5.

aS.

a5.

5.

a5.

aS.

a5.

aS.

a5.

aS.

5.

aS. 4

aS. 4

a5.3

a5. 3

a5.3

aS. 2

5.2

a5.2

aS.l

aS.l

a5. 1

aS

aS

5.0

_

-

156.9

5.41

311

Mar.

a5

aS

*5.0

aS.l

aS.l

a5.2

5.2

a5. 2

aS. 2

a5.3

aS. 3

aS. 3

a5.4

5.4

a5.5

a5. 5

aS. 5

a5. 5

a5.5

aS. 5

aS.5

a5. 5

aS. 5

a5.5

a6.5

*8.2

a8.5

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.9

182.2

5.88

361

Apr.

a!

a9

a!2

17

17

21

25

*20

a!8

a21

25

24

*29

27

30

24

18

16

17

18

18

17

al6

al6

17

20

24

28

32

32

-

616

20.5

1,220

May

29

29

32

38

37

35

32

32

32

30

27

26

E7

33

39

34

30

30

*33

39

96

76

64

66

68

*74

68

62

57

53

48

1,376

44.4

2,730

June

45

44

45

45

46

47

45

42

37

38

35

31

29

26

23

22

20

18

*18

19

20

20

18

19

23

21

22

20

1520"

-

873

29.1

1,730

July

20

21

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

12

14

18

18

15

15

14

14

13

18

14

12

12

12

*11

10

10

10

9.1

8.8

8.1

itS

424.6

13.7

842

Aug.

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.6

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.8

7.3

7.1

*7.1

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.7

7.8

7.8

230.6

7.44

457

Sept.

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.6

7.8

8^8

8.1

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

-

209.2

6.97

415

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 

Water year 1951-52: Max 96 Mln 5.0 Mean 13.4 Ac-ft 9,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measu 

nd records for East Gallatin River at Bozeman.

weather records
GALLATIW RIVER BASIN 61

Dry Creek at Andrus Ranch, near Manhattan, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°54'35", long. 111°10'55", in SE£ sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., on right

downstream abutment of highway bridge at Andrus Ranch, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Reynolds Creek and 8 miles northeast of Manhattan.

Drainage area. 96.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,445.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.03 ft); minimum 

not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods'of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study of 

the Gallatin River Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.4 

3. 1

0.6 

1.2

2.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a!9

a!9

a 20

a20

a20

a!9

a!9

a!9

al9

19

19

16

alS

a!9

19

19

a!9

a!9

a 20

aZI

a20

19

19

»20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

596

19.2

1,180

Nov.

19

20

If

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

b!8

a 18

al8

alB

al8

a 18

a 19

19

a!9

al9

al9

*19

a!9

18

19

-

555

18.5

1.100

Dec.

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

a!7

a!6

al6

a!8

a!8

a!7

17

a!7

a!7

*b!7

a!7

a!7

a!7

b!7

a!7

a!7

a!7

al7

a!7

a 17

b!8

a 18

a!8

a!6

540

17.4

1,070

Jan.

(*)

a!7

527

117

1,050

j?eb.

a!8

a!6

_

-

494

17

980

Mar.

(*)

a!6

*17

a!7

17

a!7

a!7

a!7

502

16.2

996

Apr.

a 17

T7

al8

26

49

104

197

*117

58

83

*140

196

*195

187

167

117

96

73

5(

48

41

38

35

33

33

33

33

32

a31

a30

2,301

76.7

4,560

May

a29

28

28

27

27

27

25

25

28

26

25

24

24

25

31

31

28

26

*30

30

63

70

*51

42

38

45

38

35

33

32

30

1,021

32.9

2,030

June

29

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

322

a21

a21

a20

a20

al9

aT9

*19

19

19

21

20

20

22

22

24

24

22

24

680

22.7

1,350

July

23

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

21

21

20

20

*20

20

19

19

19

19

17

16

L6

616

19.9

1,220

Aug.

16

a!6

a!6

a!7

al6

a!5

a!4

14

14

16

15

14

14

15

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

17

18

17

17

18

18

19

T9

482

15.5

956

Sept.

19

19

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

a!8

a!8

a!9

19

19

19

18

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

551

18.4

1,090

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1951-52 : Max 197 Mln - Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,580

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Reese Creek near Bozeman. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
62 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek at Brownell Ranch, near Manhattan, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°53'2S", long. Ill"11 "45", in SW$ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., on right 

downstream abutment of highway bridge at Brownell Ranch about 1 mile downstream from 

Quagle Creek and about 7 miles northeast of Manhattan.

Records available.--May to September 1951 (discontinued). 

gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during period, 33 cfs May 24 {gage height, 2.44 ft); 

minimum,' 4.7 cfs Aug. 18 {gage height, 1.84 ft).

Remarks. Records good. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study 

oTThe Gallatin River Valley.

Rating table May 22 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-30)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

4.6 

5.2 

6.4 

8.3

2.2

2.3

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

28

33

_

_

*11

9.7

9.0

10

_

_

-

June

12

12

11

11

11

12

all

alO

a9

as

*8.1

8.1

10

a9

a8

aS

a

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.7

.Z

.4

~T5

.6

256.0

8.53

508

July

6.4

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.8

7.4

7.2

7.7

*8.3

10

8.1

7. 7

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.8

7.2

6.2

6.3

6.4

5.7

111

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.1

202.8

6.54

402

Aug.

*5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.9

a5.1

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.7

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.3

6.8

7.2

772

167.4

5.40

332

Sept.

7.2

a777

8.1

8.3

*8.1

8.1

7.9

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.5

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.4

a7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

a7.9

8.3

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.4

230.6

7.69

458

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 63

Gallatln River at Logan, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°53', long. 111°26', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 2 N., R. 2 E., on right bank at 

highway bridge, half a mile west of Logan and 5 miles upstream from confluence with 

Jefferson and Madison Rivers.

Drainage area. 1,805 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1895 to December 1905, August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,082.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Aug. 10, 1928, staff or wire-weight 

gages at several sites within half a mile of present site, at various datums. Aug. 10, 

1928, to Oct. 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at present site and datura.

Average discharge.--28 years (1895-98, 1902-5, 1928-32, 1934-52), 954 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs June 7 (gage height. 7.78 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 7.94 ft Jan. 24 (backwater from ice); 

minimum discharge, 435 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1895-1905, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 7,870 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 8.40 ft); 

minimum discharge observed, 130 cfs July 19, 1939 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

For~irrigatlon of about 128,000 acres above station.

Diversions

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.0

775

1,090

3.0

4.0

5.0

450

1,120

2,140

4,290

6,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8O3

796

860

952

1,020

912

868

845

817

789

*789

803

817

810

817

860

831

831

838

928

984

936

898

952

1,050

1,050

992

992

1,030

1,060

1,060

27,990

903

55,520

Nov.

976

«920

968

1,030

1,050

1,000

968

976

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,020

992

992

984

928

838

b820

845

905

936

920

9O5

890

845

852

875

882

912

912

28,181

939

55,900

Dec.

944

976

912

890

b880

b860

b840

bSOO

b78O

*b760

824

831

831

b820

bSOO

b840

b950

b950

b750

b700

b650

b620

b600

b600

b600

b620

b64O

b680

b700

b700

b680

24,028

775

47,660

Jan.

b660

b650

b640

b640

b640

b640

b650

b660

«b670

b680

b7OO

b710

b720

b720

b720

b720

b720

b720

b720

b720

b720

b710

b700

b700

b700

b700

b700

b700

b710

b720

bTSO

21,490

693

42,620

Feb.

b740

b740

b740

743

722

694

«694

687

701

708

708

715

715

708

b680

b660

b660

b660

b660

b660

b640

b640

b640

b640

b640

b640

b640

b640

b640

_

-

19,755

681

39,180

Mar.

b650

b65O

b650

b650

656

656

656

668

662

668

668

668

656

6 SO

650

668

«668

687

687

668

662

650

662

674

715

806

778

855

968

992

LiOOO

21,998

710

43,630

Apr.

960 §76

1,050

1,260

1.530

1,830

2,430

1,790

1,340

1,240

1,340

1,500

1,580

1,680

1,940

2,130

2,140

2,130

2,240

*2,370

2,220

1,910

1,810

1,870

2,100

2,460

2,780

3,280

3,960

3,940

59,786

1,993

118,600

May

4,040

4,070

4,53O

5,400

5,740

5,090

 4,640

4,440

4,410

3,930

3,430

3,580

3,80O

4,240

4,460

4,290

3,720

3.340

3,370

3,420

4,430

5,270

4,930

4,380

4,640

5,380

5,360

5,230

b,470

6. OOP

5,700

140,730

4,540

279,100

June

5,34O

5.4OO

5,410

*5,670

5,500

5,72O

6,560

6,340

5,490

4,750

5,160

4,260

3,540

2,990

2,520

2,260

1,820

*1,54O

1,510

1,510

1,410

1,400

1,350

1,370

1,530

1,680

1,750

1,890

1,870

1,860

99,400

3,313

197,200

July

1,970

2,010

2,O10

1,840

1,810

1,760

1,710

1,520

1,340

1,160

1,P6P

1,310

1,500

1,340

1,140

1,020

939

834

890

992

911

*820

757

687

650

614

638

626

560

505

478

35,401

1,142

70,220

Aug.

456

478

532

572

566

554

532

494

488

510

620

614

*590

590

632

662

674

656

614

608

596

602

596

602

590

572

566

584

590

644

680

18,064

583

35,830

Sept.

701

701

694

701

736

764

757

757

743

729

757

778

806

827

820

806

799

«792

771

757

764

771

757

743

729

715

701

694

687

656

22,413

747

44,460

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,020 Mln 300 Mean 980 Ac-ft 709,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,560 Min 456 Mean 1,419 Ac-ft 1,030,000

Peak discharge (base, 2.700 cfs). --Apr. 7 (7 p.m.) 2,810 cfs (5.53 ft); May 5 (3 a.m.) 5,880 cfs

(7.39 ft); May 15 (6 p.m.) 4,660 cfs (6.71 ft). June 7 (12 p.m.) 6,640 cfs (7.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. --Discharge computed on basis of once-daily chain-gage readings Apr. 28 to July 10.
64 SIXTEEN MILE CREEK BASIN

Sixteen Mile Creek at Ringling, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°16', long. 110°48', in NE£ sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on left downstream 

abutment of second bridge below highway overpass in Ringling.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1952. 

Gage. Staff gage read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 454 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 5.38 ft. from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 5.62 ft Apr. 6 (backwater 

from ice); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs Jan. 22.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; maximum gage height observed, 

6.20 ft Feb. 10, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 0.5 cfs Sept. 8, 

1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation due to an offstream reservoir with 700 acre-ft capacity. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-conbrol method used Hay 3)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.8

1.7 

2.4 

3.4

6.9

4.3 

5.0

124

209

357

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.9

7.4

8.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.9

7.4

6.9

7.4

8.4

9.4

11

13

14

TI

12

11

9.4

11

1C

11

*11

7.4

9.4

9

9

288. 1

9.29

571

Nov.

8

8

0.4

874

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.9

5

4

4

5

6

7

8

5

4

4

5

*4.'5

4.5

5

5.5

-

185.8

6.19

369

Dec.

6

6

5

5

5

5

4.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

4.5

3

2 . 5

3

3

3

2.5

2_

2

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2.5

3

3

2'2. 5

106.0

3.42

210

Jan.

1.5

2

2

2.5

3

3

*2.5

2.5

2.5

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2.5

2.5

3

3

2.5

1

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4

*4

4

3.5

83.5

2.69

166

Feb.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4

3.5

3.5

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

~2

2

2

2

2.5

3

»4

4

4

3.5

-

90.0

3.10

179

Mar.

3

2.5

2.5

3

3

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2

2.5

3

3

3.5

3.5

3

2.5

2.5

3

3.5

4

4

*3.5

4

4.5

4.5

_5

97.5

3.15

193

Apr.

5

7

10

20

40

100

180

*165

150

140

200

225

251

333

547

340

236

 193

*163

97

88

»86

81

85

88

92

109

156

173

155

-

4,315

144

8,560

May

141

139

*148

*143

123

110

100

110

112

118

100

63

60

58

60

63

59

69

75

66

105

*241

208

*167

180

194

160

131

116

96

91

3,606

116

7,150

June

82

77

60

60

54

56

60

53

52

50

50

48

44

15

17

20

28

26

25

23

20

23

22

21

22

*25

27

40

31

26

-

1,157

38.6

2,290

July

25

27

31

27

25

20

18

17

16

15

14

17

22

21

17

15

14

16

16

17

18

17

14

13

13

12

12

12

*12

12

12

537

17.3

1,070

Aug.

12

11

8.9

7.9

6.5

6.1

5.3

4.9

4.6

6.1

8.4

6.9

6.1

5.7

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.4

3.2

150.4

4.85

298

Sept.

3.3

2.5

*2.4

?76

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.6

4.3

4.0

6.5

6.9

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

*6.3

6.1

-

147.8

4.93

293

Calendar year 1951: Max 183 Mln i Mean 18.4 Ac-ft 13,294

Water year 1951-52: Max 347 Mln i Mean 29.4 Ac-ft 21,349

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, Nov. 15 to Apr. 12.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 65

Missouri River at Toston, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°09', long. 111°26', in N¥^ sec. 36, T. 5 N., R. 2 E. , on left bank

2 miles southeast of Toston, 4-|- miles upstream from Crow Creek, and 7 miles downstream 

from Sixteenmile Creek.

Records available.--April 1910 to December 1916, April 1941" to September 1952.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder. Apr. 5, 1910, to Dec. 20, 1916, chain gage at bridge 2 miles 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1941-52), 5,350 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 cfs June 8 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 2,220 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 3.59 ft).

1910-16, 1941-52: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 6, 1948 (gage height, 11.77 ft); 

minimum, 562 cfs Apr. 30, 1941 (gage height, 1.68 ft); minimum daily, 1,100 cfs Feb. 10, 

1914.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

regulation by six reservoirs on tributaries (see p. 287). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 521,000 acres above station. East and West Broadwater canals with combined capacity of about 430 cfs divert water from point 3 miles above station and furnish full or 

supplemental supply to Irrigate about 15,000 acres below station. Records of water temperature and sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions,.--W 1209: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.6

5.0 9.7

10,200

20,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

5

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,820 

3,870 

4,000

4,010

4,120

4,120

4,070

3,960

4,000

4,050

4,090

4,050

4,010

3,980

3,980

3,520

3,780

4,000

4,120

4,290

4,440

*4,520

4,750

4,770

4,770

4,100

3,980

4,340

4,320

4,500

4,500

128,830

4,156

255,500

Nov.

4,360 

4,340 

4,340

4,360

4,440

4.520

4,520

4,460

4,500

4,500

4,460

4,460

4,500

4,480

4,440

4,270

3,920

3,960

*3,760

3,700

3,800

3,900

4,000

4,000

4,050

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,160

4,160

-

126,720

4,224

251,300

Dec.

4,190 

4,510 

4,270

4,160

4,090

3,850

3,700

3,500

3,180

3,160

3,640

4,050

3,890

3,210

2,510

2,400

2,800

3,300

3,400

2.300

2,300

2,700

3,000

3,100

3,100

*3,100

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,800

101,510

3,275

201,300

Jan.

2,800 

2,800 

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,400

*3,670

3,690

3,710

3,820

3,850

4,000

4,10^

97,340

3,140

193,100

Feb.

4,090 

4,180 

4,190

4,120

4.210

4,140

4,140

4,120

4,210

4,210

4,180

4,090

4,180

4,030

3,920

3,900

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

*3,710

3,570

3,570

3,690

3,640

-

-

114,090

3,934

226,300

Mar.

3,600 

3,600 

3,600

5,570

3,640

3,620

3,640

3,660

3,670

3,780

3,760

3,740

3,690

3,740

3,960

4,120

4,230

4,460

4,570

4,590

4,440

4,310

4,320

*4,420

4,650

4,890

5,140

5,240

5,510

5,310

5,240

130,710

4,216

259,300

Apr.

5,310 

5,260 

5,260

5,440

6,020

6,660

8,220

7,650

7,170

5,740

o,660

6,840

6,950

7,340

7,760

8,160

8,460

*8,730

9,590

10,600

11,700

11,000

9,300

8,460

8,700

9,430

10,500

11,700

12,900

13,200

-

251,710

8,390

499,300

May

13,100 

12,900 

13 , 200

14,300

16,200

16,500

15,400

14,900

14,100

13,600

13,300

12,800

12,600

12 , 700

13,700

14,700

14,900

14,700

14,500

*13,800

14,600

16,700

16,700

15,300

14,400

14,500

15,000

15,800

16,400

17,000

17,700

456,000

14,710

904,500

June

17,100 

16,900 

17,200

*17,200

17,400

18,000

19,400

20.400

19,800

18,400

16,700

14,200

12,700

10,600

9,500

8,700

7,540

7,000

6,530

6,070

5,780

5,760

5,900

5,970

6,560

8,250

9,300

10,400

10,800

9,560

-

359,620

11,990

713,300

July

8,640 

8,820 

9,030

8,190

7,730

7,140

6,530

5,760

5,050

4,440

4,180

4,550

6,400

6,530

5,760

5,030

4,360

*4,050

4,190

4,420

4,360

4,160

4,160

4,090

3,820

3,400

3,280

3,180

3,050

2,910

2^800

160,010

5,162

317,400

Aug.

2,720 

2,640 

2,830

2,960

2,840

2,760

2,750

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,830

2,910

2,970

3,020

3,040

2,890

2,920

3,050

3 , 000

2,990

2,990

2,960

2,890

2,860

2,810

*2,760

2,750

2,750

2,760

2,970

_3,130

88,760

2,863

176,100

Sept.

3,230 

3,400 

3,490

3,520

3,540

3,590

3,620

3,620

3,590

3,540

3,550

3,550

3,600

3,640

3,740

3,800

3,850

3,820

3,780

3,710

3,710

3,690

3,710

3,670

3,620

*3,590

3,540

3,520

3,540

3,540

-

108,310

3,610

214,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,600 Mln 1,700 Mean 4,958 Ac-ft 3,597,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 20,400 Min 2,300 Mean 5,802 Ac-ft 4,212,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Apr. 21 (7 to 9 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (7.58 ft); June 8 (8 to 9 a.m.) 

20,700 cfs (9.72 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharg 

Feb. 16-24, Mar. 1-3.

elation affected by ice Nov. 20-24, Dec. 7, 8, Dec. 16 to Jan. 20,
66 PRICKLY PEAR CHEEK BASIN

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont.

Location. lat 46°31', long. 111°57', in SWv sec. 23, T. 9 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 100 

ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91, 2j miles downstream from Lump Gulch Creek, 

4 miles north of Clancy, and 7| miles southeast of Helena.

Records available.--July 1908 to January 1909 (gage heights only), January to April 1909, 

July 1910 to September 1916, July 1921 to August 1933, October 1945 to September 1952. 

Few winter records in earlier years.

Gage.--feter-stage recorder. Prior to July 12, 1910, staff gage at site l£ miles upstream 

at different datum. July 12, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1916, and July 28, 1921, to Aug. 12, 

1933, staff gage at site 2^- miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1945-52), 49.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 193 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 3.21 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.28 ft Feb. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs 

Dec. 25, 26.

1908-9, 1910-16, 1921-33, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 586 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage 

height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Jan. 23, 1946 (gage height, 0.70 ft), ice jam upstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 700 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1086: 1946(m).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

1.0 12

1.3 24

1.7 49

£.1 81

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.1

16

34

69

181

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

12

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

34

34

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

32

31

7?

32

31

32

34

33

32

33

36

37

35

34

35

*35

34

33

33

. 34

32

31

1,040

33.5

2,060

Nov.

28

b28

32

353-5

32

34

33

33

33

32

32

32

29

29

24

b24

b24

b26

28

28

28

b28

b28

b28

29

29

29

29

29

-

888

29.6

1,760

Dec.

29

30

£8

28

*28

28

27

b27

b27

b29

b29

b28

t>26

b24

b22

b22

620

bl8

tie

614

614

613

613

612

blQ

alO

a!2

a!3

a!4

a!2

a!2

635

20.5

1,260

Jan.

ail

a!3

a!4

a!4

615

b!6

b!7

bis

*b20

a22

a21

a20

al8

al7

a!6

a!6

a!6

al7

a 18

ale

ale

a!4

a!2

a!3

a!6

alS

a22

a24

a?¥

a24

a24

545

17.6

1,080

Feb.

a25

B26

a27

828

b_£9_

628

*626

626

b25

624

625

624

622

622

620

blS

b!6

614

612- b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!5

a!6

a!7.

-

572

19.7

1,130

Mar.

alS

a20

a21

a22

*b23

b22

b21

b20

b20

b20

b20

b21

b21

b22

b22

b23

b24

b24

24

24

24

b24

24

24

24

34

*40

b54

62

5C

42

834

26.9

1,650

Apr.

38

41

41

51

79

115

121

77

61

56

59

61

62

69

73

75

82

90

108

115

92

*83

80

86

101

117

133

142

W

120

-

2,570

85.7

5,100

May

126

133

147

179

T38

132

123

125

133

119

112

111

TL3

120

176

170

146

136

140

136

*141

149

145

137

136

150

142

130

132

126

115

4,228

136

8,390

June

110

108

104

100

96

109

107

96

89

83

79

74

69

65

61

59

57

55

53

50

48

50

47

46

*52

a50

a53

a54

a52

a50

-

2,126

70.9

4,220

July

50

49

46

42

39

38

36

36

35

32

30

40

44

40

36

34

32

30

30

32

30

30

30

28

27

26

25

24

*24

24

15

1,042

33.6

2,070

Aug.

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

22

22

23

£6

27

^6

24

23

23

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

664

21.4

1,320

Sept.

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

i§

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

-

512

17.1

1,020

Calendar year 1952: Max 178 Win 10 Mean 50.8 Ac-ft 36,780

Water year 1951-52: Max 179 Min 10 Mean 42.8 Ac-ft 31,060

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs).--Apr. 6 (10 to 11 p.m.) 193 cfs (3.21 ft); Apr. 29 (t a.m.) 158 cfs 

(2.89 ftj; May 4 (9 to 10 a.m. ) 192 cfs (3.20 ft),- May 16 (3 to 4 a.m.) 184 cfs (3.13 ft); May 26 

(1 to 2 p.m.) 158 cfs (2.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 67

Tenmlle Creek near Rimini, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°32", long. 112°15', in NEij sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 5 W., on left bank at 

Moose Creek ranger station, 500 ft upstream from Moose Creek and 3 miles north of 

Rimini.

Drainage area.--34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1915 to September 1952 (few winter records prior to 1935).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Prior to Dec. 17, 1934, at site 40 ft 

upstream at different datum and different control.

Average discharge.--22 years (19i6-18, 1920-21, 1923-24, 1934-52), 18.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 242 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 2.75 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs July 30 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1915-52: Maximum discharge, 948 efs May 15, 1917 (gage height, 4.87 ft, site and 

datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from beaver dams, which are poor. Plow regulated by Chessman Reservoir on 

tributary above station (capacity, 1,750 acre-ft). Small diversion above station for 

water supply for city of Helena.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gaj 

height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.96

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.2

.3

.9

1.6

2.6

4.0

6.0

1.6

1.7 

1.9

9.2

14

32

59

100

190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

3.8

3.7

4.0

4.9

4.9

5.1

7.3

6.3

6.0

5.3

7.0

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.6

7.3

6.6

*4.7

3.1

3.1

3.0

77T

3.1

162.9

5.25

323

Nov.

2.2

2.5

3.5

4.0

278

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.2

b2.2

b2.2

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

bl.5

bl.2

bl.4

bl.6

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

bZ.4

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

-

66.8

2.23

132

Dec.

2.6

275

b2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

b2.0

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.0

bl.8

bl.8

bl.6

bl.6

al.8

al.9

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

aZ.O

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

61.7

1.99

122

Jan.

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.6

al.6

al.6

al.6

al.6

al.7

al.7

al.7

al.7

al.8

al.9

a2.0

aT76

al.4

al.l

*bl.O

bTTO"

52.6

1.70

104

Feb.

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.l

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.5

bl.6

bl.5

bl.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

b.9

b.8

b.8

b.9

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

al.l

al.l

al.l

-

32.9

1.13

65

Mar.

al.l

al.l

al.l

al.2

al.2

*bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.O

bT75

bl.O

bl.l

bl.l

bl.2

bl.2

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.O

bl.l

1.3

2.0

2.2

*1.9

2.8

3.7

T7J

3.7

46.3

1.49

92

Apr.

3.4

1.9

375

5.6

7.9

10

14

12

13

13

14

17

21

28

30

31

37

46

59

61

*48

39

42

54

73

118

143

*184

IS6

124

1,394.3

46.5

2,770

May

121

124

139

145

ITS

98

91

100

91

79

79

79

82

84

115

109

95

98

103

95

95

*86

72

70

64

73

63

54

56

50

44

2,769

89.3

5,490

June

43

T7

a25

al7

a20

a25

a23

a 21

a!8

a!5

12

10

8.9

8.2

7.9

aS.O

a7.0

a7.0

a6.0

a6.0

aS.O

773

5.3

5.4

*41

24

20

18

16

14

481.0

16.0

954

July

~.2 10

7.9

5.6

4.3

4.0

3.2

2.4

3.1

3.8

3.7

7.9

5.6

2.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

3.4

4.5

4.6

2.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.1

.9

*.6

.2

.4

101.7

3.28

202

Aug.

0.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

2.0

.7

.9

1.1

5.8

37o

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

cl.O

c.9

c.6

c.7

0.6

0.5

.1!

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

31.0

1.00

61

Sept.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3-

.3

.3

.3

.3

. i

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

. 5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

# ^

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

10.2

0.34

20

Calendar year 1951: Max 255 Mln 0.7 Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,160

Water year 1951-52: Max 184 Mln 0.2 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,340

Peak discharge (base, SO efs). Apr. 27 (11 p.m.) 242 cfs (2.75 ft); May 3 (10 p.m.) 178 ofs (2.56 

ft}; May 15 (7 p.m.,) 136 ofs (2.42 ft); May 19 (2 a.m.) 112 ofs (2.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for station near Helena.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from beaver dams.
68 PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°36', long. 112°05', In SE£ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

opposite Broadwater Hotel, l| miles west of Helena and 2j miles upstream from Sevenmile 

Creek.

Drainage area.--103 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 18, 1925, staff gage and 

Sept. 18, 1925, to Mar. 15, 1929, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1909-19, 1920-24, 1925-28, 1929-33, 1934-52), 27.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 19-29.

1908-52: Maximum discharge, 865 cfs May 28, 1917, June 11, 1927; maximum gage 

height, 6.58 ft June 11, 1927, datum then in use; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station and for 

water supply for city of Helena.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.2

.4

.8

1.3

2.1

3.6

6.0

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

10

17

36

67

137

232

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

14

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

*!!

11

11

13

11

15

14

14

13

14

19

18

16

16

19

17

14

14

14

15

13

13

441

14.2

875

Nov.

9.7

11

13

ii

14

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

11

8.2

7.8

57?

9.2

10

11

12

12

IE

11

11

11

12

11

12

-

343.1

11.4

681

Dec.

13

13

10

11

11

10

b9

10 8.2

10

11

11

10

8.2

8.7

b9

b9.5

blO

all

all

a!2

a 12

all

alO

a9.5

a9.5

b9.5

blO

blO

bll

bll

320.1

10.3

635

Jan.

blO

blO

*9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

b8.5

8.7

b8.5

b9

b9

b9

a.3

a9

a9.5

a9.5

alO

alO

a9

a8

7.8

778

284.4

9.17

564

Feb.

.8

.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

8.2

8.2

8.7

8.2

bS

b7.5

b6

b6.5

b7

b6.5

b6

b5.5

bjj

b5

bE.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b6

b6

b6

-

194.8

6.72

386

Mar.

b6

b6

b6

a6.5

b7

*b7

b7.5

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.0

8.2

8.2

8.7

14

*24

*35

33

23

18

337.5

10.9

669

Apr.

17

T9

20

28

36

43

47

37

36

34

35

40

46

52

57

55

64

77

101

108

*83

69

69

83

105

146

179

*215

TTf

149

2,229

74.3

4,420

May

146

143

161

189

T43

118

108

no

118

103

96

89

87

89

152

140

115

105

110

103

98

*92

77

71

64

75

65

60

60

50

42

3,187

103

6,320

June

40

33

22

16

16

34

39

29

24

22

23

20

19

18

17

16

15

13

12

12

11

20

15

13

*47

37

29

26

24

26

-

688

22.9

1,360

July

 50 22

15

11

9.2

10

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

12

17

11

7.4

5.1

4.7

4.2

4.7

6.3

4.4

4.4

3.2

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.4

*1.9

ii*

1.6

225.4

7.27

447

Aug.

1.4

1.2

.4

.6

.7

.6

1.4

1.9

2.2

1.7

3.2

37T

1.6

1.0

1.0

.3

.5

.4

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*. 2

.2

.2

.3

.4

26.1

0.84

52

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

73

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

75

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

-

13.5

0.45

27

Calendar year 1951: Max 317 Min 3.2 Mean 40.7 Ac-ft 29,450

Water year 1951-52: Max 215 Min ,2 Mean 32.6 Ac-ft 16,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station near Rimini.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 69

Missouri River below Holier Dam, near Wolf Creek, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°59'40", long. 112°00'50", in Sj sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Holter Dam and 3 miles southeast of Wolf Creek.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5,881 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,700 cfs June 9 (gage height, 8.90 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1,070 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 0.62 ft); minimum daily, 2,570 cfs Aug. 30.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 34,800 cfs June 8, 1948 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum, 742 Nov. 25, 1949 (gage height, 0.18 ft); minimum daily, 1,560 cfs Aug. 31, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 574,000 acres above station. 

Flow regulated by 10 reservoirs above station (see p. 287). Diurnal fluctuation at 

medium and low flow caused by three powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

3.5

2,430

6,130

6.0 

8.3

13,200

21,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,210 

4,250 

4,220

4,240

3,710

4,200

4,090 

4,280

4,220

4,300

4,220

4,020

4,250

4,350

*4,730

4,410

4,560

4,480

3,970

4,420

4,550

5,180

5,210 

4,980

5,510

5,570

5,330

4,950

4,970

5,000

4,820

141,200

4,555

280,100

Nov.

4,940 

4,520 

4,940

5,000

4,960

4,920

5,020 

5,120

5,060

4,990

5,140

5,100

4,980

5,030

5,060

*5,010

5,060

5,070

4,990

4,740

4,810

4,640

4,000 

4,750

4,790

4,620

4,670

4,710

4,780

4,160

-

145,580

4,853

288,800

Dec.

4,650 

4,600 

4,690

4,620

4,600

4,670

4,370 

4,780

5,730

5,000

4,620

4,640

4,910

4,930

5,480

4,980

*4,750

4,530

4,540

4,450

3,970

3,780

3,360 

3,580

3,520

3,520

3.2LO

3,100

3,940

2,970

3,580

133,140

4,295

264,100

Jan.

3,580 

3,630 

3,580

2,960

3,550

3,540

3,500 

3,400

3,410

3,540

3,000

3,440

3,420

3,440

3,500

3,450

4,380

3,220

3,520

3,480

3,510

3,550

3,640 

3,760

3,380

3,740

3,710

*3,710

3,940

3,890

3,910

110,280

3,557

218,700

Feb.

3,560 

3,930 

4,120

4,040

4,280

4,310

4,420 

4,310

4,590

4,480

4,440

4,490

4,600

4,580

4,250

4,700

4,660

*4,630

4,850

4,860

4,880

4,330

4,820 

4,780

4,840

4,810

4,800

4,640

4,470

_

-

130,470

4,499

258,808

Mar.

4,800 

4,830 

4,920

4,860

4,900

4,910

4,490 

4,900

4,900

4,840

4,880

4,830

4,860

4,600

4,820

4,820

*4,890

4,900

5,290

5,410

4,970

5,270

5,240 

5,260

5,260

5,330

5,290

4,940

5,500

5,480

5.680

155,870

5,028

309,200

Apr.

5,600 

5,480 

6,160

5,770

5,800

5,720

6,600 

8,280

9,410

9,290

,910

,540

,220

* ,210

,740

,470

,460

8,310

9,120

9,280

10,600

11,400

12,600 

11,600

10,100

9,480

9,260

10,700

11,400

12,500

-

257,010

8,567

509,800

May

14,800 

14,800 

14,600

14,300

*14,800

16,600

17,700 

18,400

17,300

16,100

14,700

12,900

12,700

13,300

13,500

14,000

14,600

15,100

15,700

15,700

15,500

15,300

16,000 

17,500

18,600

17,300

16,500

16,200

16,300

16,500

17,200

484,500

15,630

961,000

June

17,600 

18,600 

18,100

17,800

16,700

17,100

17,900 

18,500

*20,900

21,400

19,800

18,100

13,200

10,700

11,600

7,880

5,660

5,580

5,640

4,460

4,570

5,000

5,070 

5,310

5,320

5,670

8,310

9,370

10,600

11,500

357,940

11,930

710,000

July

10,600 

 9,106 

8,620

8,100

9,360

7,810

6,610 

5,560

5,900

6,450

5,260

4,260

4,120

*4,720

6,040

6,080

5,600

4,760

4,350

4,420

4,410

4,380

4,400 

4,440

3,270

4,520

4,300

4,720

4,260

4,410

4,400

175,230

5,635

347,600

Aug.

4,370 

4,420 

4,660

4,030

4,080

3,980

3,430 

2,870

3,470

3,460

3,460

3,410

3,230

3,220

2,700

3,180

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,270

4,280

3,000

3,410 

3,410

3,470

3,440

3,430

3,200

2,780

2,570

3,340

106,720

3,443

211,700

Sept.

3,310 

3,300 

3,350

3,360

2,680

3,260

3,290 

3,250

3,270

3,290

3,280

2,660

3,250

3,280

3,220

3,270

3,230

3,230

2,620

3,180

3,220

*3,310

3,510 

3,550

3,550

2,720

3,690

5,760

3,660

3,690

-

98,240

3,275

194,900

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,500 Min 2,520 Mean 5,542 Ac-ft 4,012,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 21,400 Min 2,570 Mean 6,274 Ac-ft 4,555,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
70 DEARBORN RIVER BASIN

Dearborn River near demons, Mont.

Location Lat 47°17'30", long. 112°27'00", in SE^SEi sec. 23, T. 18 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile southeast of former post office 

of demons, 2 miles downstream from Palls Creek, and 14 miles south of Augusta.

Drainage area. 122 sq ml.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1923, July 1929 to September 1932, March 1934 

to September 1952. May 1908 to December 1911 at site half a mile upstream from Palls 

Creek; records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 8, 1931, wire-weight gage at same site and 

Saturn.

Average discharge. 20 years (1921-22, 19S9-30, 1934-52), 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Feb. 19.

1921-23, 1929-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 3,420 cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 

5.97 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

7.4 cfs Oct. 22, 23, 1936 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 9,300 acres of which 9,000 

acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 24 2.7 285

720

2.2 140 3.9 1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

E3

24

25

£6

27

£8

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

120

T?<5

120

115

112

110

108

105

102

100

98

98

95

95

100

*98

98

95

92

90

88

88

90

90

90

85

85

95

98

95

95

3,073

99.1

6,100

Nov.

83

83

90 ' 92

90

88

90

90

90

88

88

88

*88

85

83

76

73

JB

76

80

80

80

80

76

78

78

80

80

80

80

-

2,491

83.0

4,940

Dec.

80

85

78

78

78

73

71

56

54

56

64

63

63

58

56

56

52

*51

46

49

54

58

59

58

59

51

61

61

59

51

46

1,879

60.6

3,730

Jan.

47

51

54

56

56

56

54

56

52

52

52

49

52

51

43

45

46

46

49

49

44

42

43

45

48

49

49

49

*49

49

48

1,531

49.4

3,040

Feb.

46

45

45

43

42

41

41

39

41

39

39

38

38

33

36

36

35

32

*28

32

34

34

34

33

38

36

36

35

36

-

1,085

37.4

2,150

Mar.

36

35

35

38

38

36

35

38

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

42

41

*39

39

41

39

39

39

41

41

42

43

46

48

48

46

1,232

39.7

2,440

Apr,

48

48

49

49

52

64

95

88

85

83

88

92

*98

115

135

148

178

238

330

38O

303

260

254

271

345

455

582

648

600

486

-

6,667

222

13,220

May

460

435

435

510

*455

415

370

360

335

316

326

360

390

415

849

970

825

734

720

696

612

534

498

475

480

486

445

415

420

390

360

15,491

500

30,730

June

365

345

340

345

375

395

^55

335

*303

285

250

220

202

190

182

175

168

162

160

155

152

148

142

T9"9 138

£05

202

220

211

202

-

7,126

238

14,130

July

Teo" 188

170

168

155

140

135

130

125

122

122

122

112

*105

100

95

92

88

95

90

85

80

78

76

73

71

68

54

4242"

42

3,245

105

6,440

Aug.

41

42

41

41

41

39

38

51

85

110

165

138

120

112

102

98

90

64

*43

43

42

42

42

41

39

39

36

36

36

36

36

1,929

62.2

3,830

Sept.

36

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

*27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

-

884

29.5

1,750

Calendar year 1951: Max 1.30O Mln 25 Mean 191 Ae-ft 138,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 970 Mln 26 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,50O

Peak discharge (base, 450 efs).--Apr. 28 (2 a.m.) 684 cfs (3.43 ft); May 16 (1 a.m.) 1,060 cfs 

(3.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DEARBORN RIVER BASIN

Dearborn River near Craig, Mont.

Location. La t 47°12', long. 112°05', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N. , R. 4 W. , on right bank 

Just upstream from bridge on State Highway 33, 5 miles downstream from South Fork, 10 

miles northwest of Craig, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available . October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at present site and 

cfatum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs May 16 (gage height, 6.06 ft); minimum,

 36 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 3.29 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 7.89 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.97 ft Mar. 15, 1947 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 

15 cfs Aug. 23, 25, 26, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 3.01 ft Sept. 5, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

For~~irrigation of about 9,000 acres of which 6,600 acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2 

3.4 

3.8

28

48

119

4.2 

4.5 

6.0

232

385

1,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

162 

IGZ

160

160

162

157

152

150

144

140

140

140

137

137

*142

144

142

140

137

135

135

133

130

137

135

133

130

135

144

144

142

4,441

143

8,810

Nov.

130 

130

135

Ig7

137

135

133

135

135

135

135

*135

133

133

133

126

b!30

b!30

b!30

128

b!20

bl!5

bT2o

126

128

121

126

126

126

126

-

3,889

130

7,710

Dec.

m124

b!20

b!20

b!20

bllO

b95

b95

blOO

bllO

bllO

blOO

b85

b65

b65

*b65

b60

b60

b55

b60

b65

b70

b70

b65

b60

b65

b70

b65

b60

b50

2,611

84.2

5,180

Jan.

b55 

b60

b65

b70

b70

b70

b70

b70

b65

b60

b60

b60

b55

b55

b50

b55

b60

b60

b60

b60

*b55

b50

b45

b50

b55

b60

b65

b6 5

b70

b75

b75

1,895

61.1

3,760

Feb.

b75 

b75

b75

b70

b75

b75

b75

b75

b80

b80

b75

b70

b65

b60

b60

b55

b50

*b45

b45

b40

b45

b50

b50

b55

b60

b60

b55

b50

b50

-

-

1,795

61.9

3,560

Mar.

b45 

b45

b45

b50

b50

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b50

b50

b45

b45

b50

b60

*b70

b75

b80

b80

b75

b75

b75

bSO

100

133

222

379

367

245

187

3,053

98.5

6,060

Apr.

157 

160

187

187

258

315

361

266

228

210

210

225

241

*280

331

343

392

504

660

747

652

540

483

483

555

691

869

988

954

803

-

13,280

443

26,340

May

723 

683

660

779

*707

638

570

570

548

511

490

511

540

555

1,140

1.610

1,410

1,230

1,160

1,100

996

869

787

731

715

731

668

615

600

562

518

23,927

772

47,460

June

504

483

455

455

462

497

427

399

*373

355

315

258

232

218

210

200

193

187

187

190

182

170

162

'500 160

245

228

258

249

232

-

8,686

290

17,230

July

it

193

184

182

160

154

147

144

140

140

154

150

*130

111

111

111

111

130

133

119

115

113

106

102

100

94

94

73

62

.57

4,041

130

8,020

Aug.

54 

52

52

51

51

52

50

60

91

119

173

167

147

135

128

121

115

106

*78

63

58

56

52

51

50

50

51

50

48

51

52

2,434

78.5

4,830

Sept.

56 

51

47

46

48

49

46

45

45

46

47

47

48

46

44

42

40

39

40

40

40

*40

 39

39

38

37

36

36

37

37

-

1,291

43.0

2,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,780 Mln 35 Mean 334 Ao-ft 241,000

Water wa^er year yeax- 1951-52: 1331-3£: Max rcui 1,610 i,bl<J JTJLJI Mln 36 30 Mean neeui 195 133 Ao-ft AW-A o 141,500 JL*J.,SUU

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Mar. 28 (10 p.m.) 755 cfs (4.92 ft); Apr. 20 (12 m.) 763 cf 

(4.97 ft); Apr. 28 (11 a.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.32 ft); May 16 (4 to 6 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (6.06 ft).

.. e .- . .

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.
72 SMITH RIVER BASIN

Newland Creek near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°44' , long. 110°50 T , near line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 11 N., R. 7 E. , 

on left bank 13 miles north of White Sulphur Springs and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Prior to Aug. 7, 1946, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 2.72 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14 cfs May 4 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 22.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 29 cfs May 8, 1948 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum, 0,1 

cfs Jan. 26, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second!

(Shifting-control used May 27 to June 25 and Sept. 3-Sj)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

0.6 

.8

1.0

1.0

1.5 

2.4

Nov. 26 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

1.5 

2.6

1.1 

1.4 

1.6

4.4 

9.2

13

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

bl.5

*bl.7

2.2

T7e

bl.5

bl^S

52.5

1.69

104

Nov.

1.0

TT?

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

*bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

-

37.8

1.26

75

Dec.

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bT73

bl.2

bl.l

b.9

b.9

1.0

bl.l

bl.3

bl.3

bl.2

1.1

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.O

-il

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

33.0

1.06

65

Calendar year 1951: Max 11

Jan.

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.3

TTs

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.5

77

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

29.8

0.96

59

Feb.

0.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

TT

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.!_

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

-

25.3

0.87

50

Mar.

0.7

7&- .6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.7

.7

.9

79

.9

20.7

0.67

41

Apr.

 

0.9

.9

1.1

1.1

3

5

4

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

7

9

10

8

5

4

3.5

*4.3

4.4

4.7

5.4

6.6

8.3

10

11

147.1

4.90

292

May

11

12

*12

13

Tf

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.8

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

10

9.2

*8.5

*8.1

8.3

8.7

8.2

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.6

303.4

9.79

602

June

8.3

779

7.2

6.9

6. 8

6.9

6.9

6.1

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

5.7

*3.9

3.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

4.0

153.0

5.10

303

July

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.3

5.2

114.3

3.69

227

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.9

2.8

5.6

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2!l

2.0

79.1

2.55

157

Sept.

2.0

1.8 *T7§

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

H.I

2.2

272

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

*1.9

2.0

61.5

2.05

122

Mln 0.4 Mean 2.23 Ac-ft 1,620

Water year 1951-52: Max 13 Mln 0.5 Mean 2.89 Ac-ft 2,100

Peak discharge (base, 4.0 cfs).--Apr. 7 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 18 (time and discharge 

unknown); May 4 (2 to 4 a.m.) 14 cfs (1.66 ft)j May 21 (6 p.m.) 11 cfs (1.54 ft); June 27 (l p.m.) 

5.8 cfs (1.19 ft); July 19 (n a.m. to 3 p.m.) 4.8 cfs (1.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 1-25, Dec. 20 to Apr. 22; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near dam site, near White Sulphur 

Springs.
SMITH RIVER BASIN 73

Newland Creek near dam site, near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°38', long. 110°57', In NW£ sec. 14, T. 10 N. , R. 6 E., on right bank at 

farm bridge 4 miles downstream from Highway 89 and 6 miles north of White Sulphur 

Springs.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to June 14, 1951, staff gage at site 50 ft 

aownstream at datum 0.52 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 45 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.38 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Jan. 22.

1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 53 cfs May 14, 15, 1951 (gage height, 1.28 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, that of Jan. 22, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

ror irrigation of about 200 acres above station. Record includes diversion from Sheep 

Creek.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.3

.6 

.7

1.2 

4.2

7.4

1.0 

1.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.7

477

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

*475

3.6

3.8

3.8

b3.8

122.4

3.95

243

Nov.

b3.6

b3.8

b3.9

4.

4 -

3.

3.

4.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

b3.

b3.

b3.

b3.6

b3.8

b3.8

3.6

63.5

63.5

b3.5

b3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

-

109.8

3.66

218

Dec.

3.3

TTS

63.2

b3.2

b3.3

b3.3

b3.2

b3.0

b3.0

b3.2

b3.2

63.2

b3.1

62.9

b2.8

b2.9

b2.9

b2.9

b2.8

b2.7

b2.8

b2.9

b2.9

62.8

b2.8

62.8

b2.9

b3.0

63.0

b2.8

62.6

92.6

2.99

184

Jan.

b2.4

b2.5

b2.6

b2.6

b2.6

62.6

2.7 *2TT

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

b2.2

b2.1

b2.1

b2.2

62.2

62.0

1.8

1.6

bl.8

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.8

1.8

68.5

2.21

136

Feb.

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

b2.6 276

b2.6

b2.4

b2.4

b2.4

62.2

62.0

61.8

61.7

6177

bl.7

61.7

*61.9

b2.0

62.0

bl.9

bl.8

_

-

60.4

2.08

120

Mar.

61.8

bi75

62.0

b2.0

62.0

bl.9

bl.8

bl.9

bl.9

bl.8

2.0

2.0

bl.9

bl.9

b2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

62.2

2.2

2.4

*2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

68.0

2.19

135

Apr.

liO

3.0

3.0

3.7

3.7

14

19

17

6.6

6.6

8.4

11

14

17

21

21

31

40

37

35

32

*33

*33

33

33

34

34

36

37

36

656.0

21.9

1,300

May

34

34

*34

32

29

29

29

32

35

29

29

27

?5

28

33

31

28

28

28

31

40

44

,41

42

44

44

43

40

32

32

32

1,042

33.6

2,070

June

27

26

26

25

27

28

77

27

26

26

22

20

19

20

19

17

17

16

15

T5

15

18

18

16

*16

16

23

22

18

18

625

20.8

1,240

July

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

14

14

14

11

11

10

11

11

11

*9.4

9.4

9.4

JK4

359.6

11.6

713

Aug.

5.2

5.2

5.2

7.4

7.4

11

11

11

11

11 '

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

8.4

8.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.2

5.2

4.7

267.9

8.64

531

Sept.

4.7

4.7

*5.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

372

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.7

3.3

*4.1

3.5

-

108.1

3.60

214

Calendar year 1951: Max 53 Mln 1.7 Mean 9.47 Ac-ft 6,850

Water year 1951-52: Max 44 Mln 1.6 Mean 9.78 Ac-ft 7,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
74 SMITH RIVER BASIN

Sheep Creek near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°46' , long. 110 048' , in SW£SE£ sec. 26, T. 12 N., R. 7 E. , on right bank 

7 miles upstream from Moose Creek and 16 miles north of White Sulphur Springs.

Drainage are a. 35.5 sq mi.

Records available . July 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, at site 300 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 30.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 217 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.60 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 6 cfs* Jan. 22, 23.

1941-52: Maximum discharge observed, 356 cfs May 26, 1942 (gage height, approximately 5.1 ft, present datum); minimum daily discharge, 3.5 cfs Jan. 18-20, 1943.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-6, 15)

2.2 

2.4

2.6

9.0

16

3.4 

4. 2

102

196

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

TT

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

*20

a!6

a!5

15

14

433

14.0

859

Nov.

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

9.0

9

10

10

10

9

9

10

10

*10

11

11

11

11

-

354.0

11.8

702

Dec.

11

TO

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

257

8.3

510

Jan.

7

7

8

8

8

9

*S

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

6

6

7

7

8

8

*8

8

8

8

243

7.8

482

Feb.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

 §9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*8

8

7

7

-

-

229

7.9

454

Mar.

7

7

*

 g8

8

8

221

7.1

438

Apr.

 g8

9

10

all

18

a25

a20

alZ

a!2

a!7

20

24

26

28

30

40

43

54

40

49

49

*40

52

62

77

93

113

116

TIT

-

1,217

40.6

2,410

May

112

127

150

*196

Tao

159

140

139

136

111

107

108

118

140

158

147

138

132

122

122

154

162

*157

140

126

122

118

115

111

107

_10S

4,159

134

8,250

June

105

T5o

93

87

95

103

93

80

73

73

71

69

69

68

66

60

53

51

50

48

46

45

44

42

*45

42

44

44

44

42

-

1,943

64.8

3,850

July

40

39

37

35

34

32

32

32

32

32

a33

a34

a32

a30

a28

a27

a27

a28

a 30

a£9

a26

a25

24

23

23

23

23

*22

22

22

20

896

28.9

1,780

Aug.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

23

23

20

SO

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

M

16

16

16

16

16

16

578

18.6

1,150

Sept.

16

Ts

15

*15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

1212-

12

12

12

*12

12

-

403

13.4

799

Calendar year 1951: Max 200 Mln 6 Mean 30.7 Ac-ft 22,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 196 Mln 6 Mean 29.9 Ac-ft 21,680

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for Newland Creek 

near White Sulphur Springs.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 4, Apr. 6, 12-14.
SMITH RIVER BASIN 75

Smith River near Eden, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°12', long. 11P23 1 , In SW^SW^ sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Mullens Creek, 2 miles upstream from Hound Creek, and 

7 miles southwest of Eden.

Records available . April 1951 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs May. 5 (gage height, 3.94 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.35 ft Nov. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 75 cfs 

Jan. 23.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1952; maximum gage height, that of Nov. 26, 

1952; minimum daily discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 24,500 acres above station. Flow 

affected by storage in Smith River Reservoir (usable contents, 10,700 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.3 

2.0

178

458

2.9 

4.0

1,010

2,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

Z3

24

Z5

26

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

194

191

191

194

194

191

188

185

181

178

172

172

172

172

172

178

181

*178

172

191

204

201

194

194

208

204

188

178

201

211

194

5,824

188

11,550

Nov.

150

110

118

208

229

240

194

211

201

198

194

*198

194

188

181

181

138

105

135

130

120

110

120

125

130

140

145

150

150

150

-

4,843

161

9,610

Dec.

ISO

140

140

140

130

130

120

120

120

130

130

130

125

120

110

90

95

10O

95

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

85

80

3,460

112

6,860

Jan.

85

90

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

90

90

90

90

90

90

95

95

95

95

90

80

75

80

90

110

120

*110

110

110

110

2,940

94.8

5,830

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

105

100

100

100

100

100

95

30_

*90

95

100

110

110

110

105

100

100

-

-

3,030

104

6,010

Mar.

95

90

90

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

95

95

100

100

100

100

105

105

*105

110

110

110

120

130

150

180

200

210

220

3,600

116

7,140

Apr.

229

243

251

266

*367

653

1,270

1,150

736

582

503

534

592

724

*928

988

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,190

958

802

718

706

782

921

1,060

1,200

1.590

1,390

-

24,693

823

L 48, 980

May

1,320

1,350

1,480

1,760

1 . 950

 1,880

1,770

1,680

1,860

1,660

1,500

1,390

1,350

1,440

1,550

1,670

1,510

1,380

1,360

1,370

1,390

1,840

1,920

1,740

1,600

1,670

1,640

1,560

*1,490

1,420

Jj.300_

48,800

1,574

96,790

June

1.210

,130

,070

,000

980

,060

,170

,110

965

858

802

*736

653

592

529

478

463

453

430

411

393

385

371

350

367

453

463

587

513

420

-

20,402

680

40,470

July

393

371

346

317

301

285

270

255

240

222

208

233

266

293

266

233

 211

204

215

247

277

277

270

243

229

208

198

185

175

167

158

7,763

250

15,400

Aug.

150

153

153

148

142

148

158

153

150

156

191

218

188

175

167

156

148

142

138

130

125

 122

112

110

105

100

100

102

102

110

120

4,372

141

8,670

Sept.

135

140

132

125

120

140

140

130

120

115

120

122

130

132

130

128

122

118

115

112

112

115

*115

115

112

110

110

108

108

110

-

3,641

121

7,220

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,950 Mln 75 Mean 364 Ac-ft 264,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Dec. 

to Jan. 27; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and recor 

for Belt Creek near Monarch).

28 

irds
SUN RIVER BASIN

North Fork of North Pork Sun River near Augusta , Mont .

Location. La t 47°38'30", long. 112°51'40", in NW^NWir sec. 26, T. 22 N. , R. 10 W. , on left 

bank 400 ft upstream from Medicine Creek, 1 mile upstream from confluence with South 

Fork of North Pork, and 25 miles northwest of Augusta.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1912 (no winter records), October 1945 to September 1952 .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,785.72 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). May 1911 to September 1912, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to July 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1945-52), 357 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs May 15 (gage height, 5.11 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1911-12, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 4,320 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 7.03 ft); 

minimum, 27 cfs Nov. 21, 1949 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, e 

height, in feet, and discharge

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Hay 15

83

138

2.3 

3.4

5.0

ept periods of ice effect (gage 

in cubic feet per second)

Hay 16 to Sept. 30

316

830

2,040

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

71 

9H 

138

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

239

250

244

234

224

214

204

199

192

187

*182

180

178

187

211

187

178

171

175

175

167

164

164

167

151

142

153

156

169

158

151

5,753

186

11,410

Nov.

97

117

173

171

156

142

160

*145

142

140

138

138

134

134

136

104

82

115

120

115

115

115

115

120

125

130

125

117

115

112

-

3,848

128

7,630

Dec.

119

113

119

113

106

100

90

74

85

*125

115

110

95

80

75

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

70

70

75

70

70

6_5

2,704

87.2

5,360

Jan.

65

65

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

60

65

65

65

65

60

55

55

60

65

70

70

70

25

75

75

2,065

66.6

4,100

Feb.

70

70

70

65

*70

70

70

75

75

75

75

75

70

70

70

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

70

70

*65

65

65

_

-

1,960

67.6

3,890

Mar.

65

60

60

60

60

65

65

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

60

60

62

64

1,861

60.0

3,690

Apr.

*70

62

60

60

73

96

123

115

110

104

117

128

142

180

216

242

316

453

665

655

556

534

561

700

999

,400

,740

,870

,640

,380

-

15,367

512

30,480

May

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,850

1,490

1,260

1,120

1,080

992

985

1,120

1,340

 1,570

1,640

2.000

1,760

1,490

1,480

1,670

1,780

1,560

1,350

1,360

1,400

1,520

1,560

1,400

1,320

1,340

1,150

999

43,706

1,410

86,690

June

1,080

1,030

1,070

1,220

1.520

1,300

1,220

1,110

999

957

848

848

720

635

625

566

534

502

512

502

512

512

444

412

444

417

*390

374

382

399

-

21,884

729

43,410

July

354

330

310

304

304

289

272

258

250

242

242

247

234

218

208

204

199

194

234

236

208

196

187

178

173

164

158

156

151

147

142

6,989

225

13,860

Aug.

145

142

136

*134

136

136

134

142

138

206

184

156

142

134

129

125

122

118

117

116

112

110

108

106

105

105

106

104

102

110

111

3,971

128

7,880

Sept.

110

104

101

98

110

105" 114

101

100

100

98

*102

101

100

93

91

91

89

88

86

85

85

84

83

81

81

80

79

79

11

2,796

93.2

5,550

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,610 Mln 50 Mean 426 Ac-ft 308,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,000 Mln 55 Mean 308 Ac-ft 224,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by i Nov. 18-27, Dec. 6-7, Dec Har. 29.
SUN RIVER BASIN 77 

Smith Creek below Ford Creek, near Augusta, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°26' , long. 112°31', in S? sec. 32, T. 20 N., R. 7 W. , on right bank 

2 miles downstream from Ford Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles southeast 

of Augusta.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 9, 1946, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 65.7 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 339 cfs May 15 (gage height, 3.36 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.56 ft Dec. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 16 cfs 

Jan. 23.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,830 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 5.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 940 cfs; minimum daily, 12 cfs Dec. 19-21, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1351-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

Oct. 1 to May 15

17 2.7

37 3.0

85 3.3

May 16 to Sept. 30

142

215

315

2.1 

2.3

2.7

32

62

142

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.7 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

66

65

66

66

63

62

62

63

60

60

58

58

60

62

 60

57

55

57

57

54

55

57

60

57

54

54

52

55

48

46_

1,815

58.5

3,600

JJov.

40

42

43

43

24

26

28

28

28

28

28

.28

*27

26

24

22

21

21

22

24

25

23

22

22

22

25

27

25

23

23

-

810

27.0

1,610

Dec.

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

21

21

19

19

18

18

22

25

-26.

25

22

22

23

22

22

21

20

20

22

21

20

18

663

21.4

1,320

Jan.

19

21

2222"

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

22

22

21

21

19

16

17

18

20

20

20

 20

21

22

639

20.6

1,270

Feb.

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

26

27

28

29

29

28

27

27

28

27

27

*26

28

28

29

30

32

it

32

32

30

28

.

-

804

27.7

1,590

Mar.

27

27

24

25

26

25

24

24

25

25

24

23

22

23

24

25

26

 26

24

22

22

20

21

21

21

22

36

40

30

24

22

770

24.8

1,530

Apr.

29

33

29

28

30

34

34

28

29

29

29

30

32

 34

36

36

37

52

56

73

70

70

66

65

70

80

96

107

105

99

-

1,546

51.5

3,070

May

94

90

90

114

*99

94

89

89

89

85

83

82

82

89

243

294

227

185

163

147

132

117

106

102

98

98

98

106

104

127

123

3,739

121

7,420

June

121

115

110

104

102

102

96

92

89

*85

83

79

75

73

72

70

66

64

66

62

60

59

55

54

82

89

85

87

81

75

-

2,453

81.8

4,870

July

70

66

64

60

66

60

59

57

55

54

62

11

73

*66

62

60

59

59

72

66

60

59

57

54

52

50

48

48

48

47

45

1,837

59.3

3,640

Aug.

45

45

44

45

45

45

42

52

48

67

81

64

57

54

52

50

48

47

 45

47

45

44

42

42

42

41

42

40

41

42

44

1,488

48.0

2,950

Sept.

44

41

40

40

41

41

40

38

38

38

40

40

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

*35

35

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

-

1,099

36.6

2,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 535 Mln 15 Mean 95.4 Ac-ft 69,050

Water year 1951-52: Max 294 Mln 16 Mean 48.3 Ae-ft 35,050

Peak .-lischarge (base. 75 efs).--May 4 (6 a.m.) 128 cfs (2.63 ft); May 15 (6 p.m.) 339 cfs 

(3.36 ft); May 30 (6 a.m. to 12 m.) 129 cfs (2.64 ft); June 25 (7 bo 12 p.m.) 104 cfs (2.52 ft); 

July 12 (11 a.m. to 11 p.m.) 83 cfs (2.41 ft); July 19 (4 to 5 p.m.) 77 cfs (2.38 ft); Aug. 11 

(6 a.m.) 89 cfs (2.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Sbage-dlscharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 16, 17, Dec. 7-11, Dec. 13 to Jan. 31, 

Feb. 14, 15, 17-25, 29, Mar. 1-4, 6-8, 11-15.
78 SUN RIVER BASIN

Muddy Creek at Vaughn, Mont.

Location. La t 47°34', long. 111°33', in SE£ sec. 24, T. 21 N. , R. IE., near center of 

span on upstream side of old highway bridge at Vaughn.

Records available . May 1925 to February 1926, April. 1934 to September 1952. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. 

Average discharge. 18 years (1934-52), 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 475 cfs July 21 (gage height, 3.08 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 20 cfs Dec. 31, Jan, 22, 23.

1925-26, 1934-52: Maximum gage height, 15.15 ft June 23, 1938, from graph based on 

gage readings (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 4.9 cfs Jan. 24, 

1936.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow increased by return flow from irrigation through Sun River drainage ditch. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

0.9 41

1.3 84

1.7 146

Apr. 2 to May 31

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.4

June 1 to Sept. 30

169

259

1.2 

2.0 

3.2

105

234

486

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

98

101

116

139

126

107

95

91

92

98

95

90

84

81

*81

*79

84

81

84

87

84

76

76

78

75

75

70

72

72

79

68.

2,734

88.2

5,420

JIov.

60

79

75

85

98

iai

97

72

75

75

75

71

»72

7O

68

72

52

85

80

85

64

50

50

60

65

70

75

80

80

80

-

2,221

74.0

4,410

Dec.

80

66

49

50

50

45

40

40

50

55

60

50

45

40

40

45

40

40

*35

35

35

35

50

30

30

25

25

30

35

30

20

1,280

41.3

2,540

Jan.

25

30

30

30

35

35

30

30

35

35

30

30

35

30

25

25

35

35

25

*20

20

30

35

45

55

65

80

100

lOJi

1,200

38.7

2,380

Feb.

110

105

100

100

95

95

110

130

175

195

200

190

165

135

105

75

55

50

*45

45

45

50

50

55

60

70

70

65

65

-

2,810

96.9

5,570

Mar.

65

70

75

85

90

85

90

90

85

85

85

95

105

100

100

105

115

*125

115

100

95

90

. 90

95

85

90

95

100

90

80

75

2,850

91.9

5,650

Apr.

80

83

73

»66

62

62

71

55

49

50

49

49

49

46

*44

44

43

4O

40

38

38

38

40

38

33

28

26

29

47

35

1,445

48.2

2,870

May

30

34

44

44

118

»116

133

89

143

180

129

125

88

74

90

186

188

163

159

165

156

147

138

129

125

155

169

141

149

190

242

4,039

130

8,010

June

363

353

291

273

273

281

271

275

311

*324

291

238

295

267

267

301

259

291

321

347

349

338

361

342

349

328

287

396

353

415

9,408

314

18,660

July

411

389

363

309

271

277

293

186

218

200

223

375

289

332

*334

332

347

342

347

396

466

411

332

303

295

257

265

307

265

245

261

9,541

308

18,920

Aug.

269

291

283 ill

261

297

295

317

334

355

321

363

305

263

229

209

193

186

166

156

»167

172

167

193

230

229

229

238

269

245

174

7,673

248

15,220

Sept.

164

148

136

186

188

198

190

188

162

162

196

190

186

181

171

158

133

126

129

130

132

118

*120

126

144

144

145

190

198

214

4,852

162

9,620

Calendar year 1951: Max 402 Mln 8 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,210

Water year 1951-52: Max 466 Mln 20 Mean 138 Ac-ft 99,270

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge realtion affected by Ice Nov. 22-30, Dec. 4 to Mar
SUN RIVER BASIN 79

Sun River near Vaughn, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°32' , long. 111°29', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 21 N., R. 2 E. , on right bank 

4 miles downstream from Muddy Creek, 5 miles southeast of Vaughn, and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 663 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs May 17 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum

 daily, 200 cfs Dec. 31.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs June 6, 1948 (gage height, 13.48 ft); minimum, 21 cfs May 10, 1941; minimum daily, 23 cfs May 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.46 

ft Apr. 8, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by aibson, Pishkun, Willow Creek, and Nilan Reservoirs 

(see p. 287). Diversions for irrigation of about 110,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 pr. 2 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.1

440

1,030

1.3 

5.2

300

4,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

t

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

840 

880

890

940

920

920

920

910

910

860

840

780

710

740

720

720

730

*730

720

730

720

720

710

710

710

700

690

680

690

720

700

24,160

779

47,920

Nov.

710 

b720

b730

730

740

710

610

560

530

512

503

494

476

467

*467

b465

b500

b580

600

580

b550

b540

b610

b630

b640

b640

b650

650

620

630

-

17,844

595

35,390

Dec.

630

beio

600

b610

b610

600

b540

b520

b530

b560

b570

b480

b420

b330

3220

b220

b230

b230

b220

*b210

b210

b210

a220

a220

a210

a210

a240

a260

a240

a210

a200

11,370

367

22,550

Jan.

3E30 

a260

a280

a290

a310

a315

a315

b310

b310

b320

b300

b310

b350

b330

b320

b305

b320

b370

b390

b390

3360

b330

*b325

3340

a400

3405

3410

a420

3435

b430

b425

10-, 605

342

21,030

Feb.

b420 

b420

b420

b420

b420

b425

b425

b425

b450

b430

b420

b415

b410

b400

b390

b360

b330

b310

b290

«b270

3275

a280

a285

3300

a350

3400

3380

a375

a370

_

-

10,845

374

21,510

Mar.

3350 

3350

3405

3450

3470

3460

3460

3480

3460

3440

3450

a520

3600

a700

a790

3860

a910

3920

3890

*b865

b840

b845

bB30

b810

b820

b825

b840

bB20

b760

b660

b600

20,480

661

40,620

Apr.

b560 

542

542

533

542

600

630

610

515

479

470

630

660

670

*680

710

700

710

760

1,060

1,380

1,490

1,500

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,490

1,530

1,650

2,090

-

28,243

941

56,020

May

2,320 

2,330

2,250

2,450

2,990

*3,080

2,700

2,340

2,230

2,020

1,920

1,920

2,130

2,400

2,760

3,620

4.180

4,000

3,710

3,620

3,790

3,700

2,940

2,370

2,190

2,320

2,320

2,150

1,750

1.490

1,590

81,580

2,632

161,800

June

1,570 

1,310

910

780

580

542

710

1,270

1,440

 1,250

1,110

880

740

620

506

515

488

515

533

600

630

630

630

620

630

630

690

860

830

810

-

23,829

794

47,260

July

810 

770

720

610

542

506

407

372.

389

380

398

452

580

620

*620

570

580

570

590

790

840

790

680

610

590

524

551

570

506

497

479

17,913

578

35,530

Aug.

497 

524

533

542

542

570

610

680

700

730

850

890

760

700

620

570

542

506

479

434

*416

425

425

425

443

434

425

470

515

524

470

17,251

556

34,220

Sept.

470 

461

434

452

461

470

470

461

452

452

479

488

470

452

470

452

425

389

380

380

416

434

*425

425

407

364

356

364

348

340

-

12,847

428

25,480

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,030 Mln 150 Mean 1,217 Ac-ft 881,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,180 Mln 200 Mean 757 Ac-ft 549,300

" Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of westher records.

b Stsge-diseharge relation affected by ice.
80 BELT CREEK BASIN

Belt Creek near Monarch, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°12', long. 110°56', in SE^NW^ sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

half a mile south of Riceville and 9 miles northwest of Monarch.

Records available .--April 1951 to September 1952. 

Gage . --Water- stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Jan. 23.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1952; minimum dally, that of Jan. 23, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

' which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

35

71

131

2.7 

4.0 

4.6

314

945

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

83

83

86

86 

85

83

81

78

76

74

74

73

71

71

73

70

68

*63

71

71

70

68

67

71

70

5863~

65

65

63

58

2,238

72.2

4,440

J<ov.

55

53

65

68

63

52

63

63

61

61

61

60

58

53

*56

49

50

55

46

42

40

42

45

45

47

49

55

51

49

50

-

1,607

53.6

3,190

Dec.

52

sT

49

43 

46

44

43

45

47

50

50

50

48

45

40

35

35

35

28

*29

35

35

35

28

27

27

31

35

33

28

25

1,204

38.8

2,390

Jan.

25

30

33

35 

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

33

30

50

31

34

36

38

36

30

25

24

25

30

34

35

35

35

35

*35

1,014

32.7

2,010

Feb.

37

38

41

43 

44

44

15

45

45

45

45

43

40

38

36

35

32

30

25

27

*31

34

36

37

38

37

35

33

32

-

1,091

37.6

2,160

Mar.

28

26

Tf

31 

34

35

35

32

30

30

28

27

30

33

35

35

32

29

27

*29

30

30

35

40

44

44

43

47

51

52

47

1,076

34.7

2,130

Apr.

42

47

49

47 

*55

81

144

al!5

a80

a85

a90

a95

a98

102

144

192

*250

341

482

557

437

^61

345

386

491

640

769

884

956

874

-

9,239

308

18,330

May

862

918

994

1.250 

1,170

1,020

*890

824

743

680

640

615

660

764

868

846

796

754

722

701

775

906

978

967

950

1,020

940

879

830

743

680

26,385

851

52,330

June

630

586

538

500 

482

562

519

468

437

407

382

*353

326

303

281

270

254

240

228

218

212

200

192

186

200

189

212

206

178

180

-

9,939

331

19,710

July

172

TeT

154

146 

138

138

136

129

124

120

117

131

129

117

*110

104

102

98

106

124

115

106

98

92

86

83

81

80

78

76

15

3,524

114

6,990

Aug.

73

74

73

73 

76

80

76

86

80

94

113

90

81

76

74

73

71

68

65

65

*64

60

58

57

56

55

56

56

55

60

61

2,199

70.9

4,360

Sept.

65

61

57

55 

55

61

55

56

55

55

56

58

57

58

55

52

51

50

50

51

50

50

49

49

*47

47

46

45

45

M

1,585

52.8

3,140

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,25O Mln 24 Mean 167 Ac-ft 121,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17, 18, 20-24, Dec. 6 to Mar. 24 (no gageheight record Jan. 3-30, Feb. 22, Mar. 17-19; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Smith River above Hound Creek near Eden).
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 81

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont.

Location.--Lat 47°49', long. 110°39i, in NEj sec. 26, T. 24 N., R. 8 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge at Port Bent'on, 4 miles upstream from Shonkin Creek.

Drainage area.--24.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1881 to September 19o2 (records for 1881-89, published in Watersupply faper 546 and 1889-90, published in Water-Supply Paper 761 are unreliable).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,614.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1907, type of gage unknown, Apr. 11, 1907, to July 29, 1917, 

tape gage, July 30, 1917, to Oct. 10, 1921, chain gage, and Oct. 11, 1921, to Apr. 25, 

1924, water-stage recorder, all at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--62 years (1890-1952), 7,707 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 cfs May 27 (gage height, 6.80 ft); maximum gage height, 10.62 ft Dec. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1,680 cfs 

Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.80 ft), but may have been less during periods of ice effect; 

minimum daily, 3,100 cfs Dec. 15.

1881-1952: Maximum discharge observed, about 140,000 cfs June 6, 1908 (gage height, 

18.5 ft, present datum), from rating curve Extended above 50,000 efs; minimum, 320 cfs 

July 5, 1936 (gage height, -0.50 ft); minimum daily, 627 cfs July 5, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 730,000 acres above station. Plow regulated by 15 reservoirs 

(see p. 287). Considerable diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flow caused by seven 

powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . W 1146: 1891-1918, 1937-38. W 1209: 1948(P).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

3.0

3,290

7,400

5.0

6.8

15,000

24,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6,140

6,120

6,030

6,130

6,220

5,600

6,020

5,990

5,940

6,180

5,740

5,540

5,800

5,120

6,270

5,800

*5,B90

5,860

5,920

5,880

5,490

6,030

6,050

6,780

6,820

6,170

6,780

6,780 

6.940

6,480

6,310

188,820

6,091

374,500

JJov.

6,470

6,320

6,090

6,120

6,380

6,720

6,310

6,400

6,020

6,500

5,870

6,540

6,360

*6,120

6,160

6,440

6,110

5,940

6,300

6,340

6,120

5,600

5,950

5,900

5,040

6,230

6,360

6,080 

5,980

5,940

-

184,710

6,157

366,400

Dec.

6,020

5,230

6,430

6,160

5,840

5,960

5,760

5,200

5,100

3,450

3,880

6,660

7^710

4,100

5,100

4,000

5,000

5,050

5,150

5,000

4,800

5,100

5,100

5,400

4,100

4,350

4,550

4,650 

4,450

4,400

4,350

156,050

5,034

309,500

Jan.

5.750

4,350

,950

,800

,600

,400

,600

,000

,800

,000

,700

,500

. ,350

,600

,300

,800

,150

,350

,900

,250

,250

,200

,100

4,300

4,700

4,700

5,000

4,900 

5,500

5,700

5,500

144,000

4,645

285,600

Feb.

5,800

5,500

5,750

5,100

6,100

5,700

6,200

6,000

6,100

6,300

6,100

6.900

6,500

5,900

6,500

6,100

5,650

5,600

5,900

4,700

5,450

6,500

5,900

5,100

5,500

5,800

5,700

6,250 

5,750

-

-

170,350

5,874

337,900

Mar.

5,500

5.400

5,850

5,800

5,950

5,850

6,200

6,100

5,750

6,650

 6,270

6,440

5,910

5,960

5,920

6,040

6,160

6,490

*6,B60

7,660

7,560

7,490

6,780

7,050

7,540

8,200

8,340

10.900 

9,750

9,340

8,750

214,460

6,918

425,400

Apr.

8,710

7,870

7.790

8,000

7,980

8,480

8,980

10,200

11,300

11,000

10 , 800

10,900

10,200

10,200

10,500

*10,600

11 , 200

11,100

11,600

12,900

14,500

14,300

15,200

15,800

16,400

15,100

14,400

14,400 

15,600

16.900

-

352,710

11,760

699,600

May

18 . 200

19,100

20,700

21,000

21,500

22,100

*22,200

22,800

23,500

23,400

22,500

21,200

20,000

18,600

19,000

20 , 600

22 , 600

23,000

22,800

22,900

23,300

25,400

22,800

22,400

22,200

23 , 300

24 , OOP

23,000 

21,800

20,900

20,900

675,500

21,790

*1,340

June

21,000

21,300

21,100

20,900

20,600

19,900

19,400

20,000

21,200

21,500

*22.900

22,900

21,800

19,200

14,600

13,500

13,000

9,700

7,620

7,750

7,240

6,870

6.820

7,150

7,220

7,370

7,970

8,660 

11,300

11,700

-

442,150

14,740

877,000

July

15.000

12,800

12,000

10,600

10,200

10,200

10,500

8,680

8,040

7,530

7,600

7,500

6,740

6,620

5,680

*6,260

7,560

7,400

7,290

6,200

6,510

6,090

6,250

6,000

5,800

5,560

4.660

5,440 

5,600

5,280

5,640

254,450

7,562

465,000

Aug.

4,970

5,290

5,090

5,340

4,880

4,920

4,940

5.450

4,780

4,270

5,060

5,540

5,110

4,740

4,710

4,150

3,990

4,740

4,060

»4,340

4,410

3,980

4,700

4,020

4,410

4,140

4,420

4,140 

4,400

5,920

5.690

142,580

4,595

282,400

Sept.

3,540

4,150

4,020

4,190

4,450

4,120

3,730

3,800

4,190

4,150

4,060

4,160

4,190

3,790

4,380

3,890

4,200

4,320

4,310

4,330

5.500

4,510

4.820

*4,260

4,240

4,800

4,510

5,930 

4,240

4,420

-

124,980

4,166

247,900

Calendar year 1951: Max 25,200 Min 3,100 Mean 8,473 Ac-ft 6,135,000

Water naieyear 1951-52: i^oi-ot; Max ntui24,000 £*wuvMin PLLII 3,100 O,IL«JMean ro8,280 D£CL>Ac-ft Hu-ii*6,011,000 o,uiJ.,uuu

Peak discharge (base, 17.200 cfs).--Apr. 23 (5 p.m.) 19,700 cfs (5.95 ft); May 9 (1 p.m.) 24.400 

cfs (6.79 ft); May 27 (2 p.m.) 24,500 cfs (6.80 ft); June 12 (2 a.m.) 23,700 cfs (6.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8, 9, Dec. 14 to Mar. 8.
82 MARIAS RIVER BASIN

Two Medicine River near Browning, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°28'30", long. 112°48'10", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 9 W., on right 

bank 800 ft upstream from new bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 10 miles upstream from Badger 

Creek, and 11 miles southeast of Browning.

Records available.--Apr11 1907 to October 1924, May 1951 to September 1952. Published as 

at Family" 1907-24.

e. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 1, 1924, chain gage at several sites within 

~ miles of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 13 years (1907-8, 1909-11, 1914-23, 1951-52), 387 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Apr^ 28 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1907-24, 1951-52: Maximum discharge observed, 7,600 cfs June 9, 1909 (gage height, 

8.15 ft, datum then in use), but flood in June 1908-which destroyed gage was larger; 

minimum observed, 4.4 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 8, 1919.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversion above station into Two Medicine Canal for irrigation of 

about 10,000 acres below station. Flow affected by storage in Lower Two Medicine Lake 

(see p. 287).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26-28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

2.1 

2.4

42

54

123

204

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

460

800

1,320

1,920

1.6 

2.1 

2.7 

3.2

4.1

73

183

390

670

1,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

550

594

622

608

608

544 

484

440

*400

370

344

324

fit

385

344

324

622

622

601

562

556

538

562

508

455

440

415

445

415

390

14,692

474

29,140

JIov.

332

IS?

300

320

308

*288 

268

288

272

264

272

264

244

218

211

157

168

215

208

192

154

144

T62

144

162

170

170

168

168

168

-

6,590

220

13,070

Dec.

198

H84

252

222

215

192 

154

128

132

180

220

*200

180 

160

120

130

130

130

110

120

130

130

130

120

130

125

120

120

120

100

65

4,747

153

9,420

Jan.

90

100

100

100

95

95 

100

100

100

*90

85

80

80

80

70

65

70

80

90

80

70

60

55

60

80

100

120

130

140

140

135

2,840

91.6

5,630

Feb.

130

125

120

120

130

140 

130

120

110

120

150

160

140 

*125

130

125

120

110

100

90

95

100

110

115

120

130

135

130

120

-

3,550

122

7,040

Mar.

115

100

100

100

110

110 

110

a!05

alOO

a90

80

70

a60

a55

a55

a60

a60

*57

65

57

57

50

62

61

58

71

107

151

160

151

130

2,717

87.6

5,390

Apr.

Ill

123

119

128

165

319 

706

550

484

380

360

352

450 

*615

818

800

1,010

1,350

1,600

1,280

900

872

845

990

1,210

1,490

1,780

1.840

1,400

1,180

-

24,227

808

48,050

May

1,220

1,120

1,220

1,620

C530

1,160

1,100

1,080

1,030

1,020

1,060

1,190

1,260 

*1,250

1,350

1,340

1,250

1,200

1,220

1,250

1,200

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,010

900

831

813

726

35,060

1,130

69,540

June

686

678

656

694

759

m734

663

628

576

706

670 

576

600

524

480

455

502

*450

426

426

404

382

370

346

"346 334

338

338

-

16,337

545

32,400

July

346

'SST 358

338

322

310 

296

274

248

211

211

241

235 

200

186

180

170

167

214

261

214

208

194

180

186

170

165

157

152

*147

131

7,026

227

13,940

Aug.

86

86

129

126

107

82 

80

101

133

186

197

162

150 

140

135

131

126

124

120

118

115

109

107

105

101

101

99

99

97

105

109

3,666

118

7,270

Sept.

118

135

129

131

155

*

138

138

*138

138

133

135 

129

122

115

111

109

109

107

107

105

101

97

95

93

89

89

89

86

3,541

118

7,020

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,840 Mln 50 Mean 342 Ac-ft 247,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Marias River near Shelby.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Mar. 7, Mar. 11-12.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 83

Badger Creek near Browning, Mont.

Lc cation. Lat 48°21'00", long. 112°50'20", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 30 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank Just upstream from point of diversion to Pour Horns Canal, 15 miles above mouth 

and 17 miles southeast of Browning.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and.control consisting of concrete diversion dam and three 

£aintor gates (regularly closed). Datum of gage is .4,179.26 ft above mean sea level 

(Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 914 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.50 ft); maximum 

gage height recorded, 4.68 ft Feb. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

40 cfs Jan. 23.

1951-52: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,350 cfs June 16, 1951 (gage height, 4.92 

ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 23, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Water diverted into Pour Horns Canal at station for irrigation of 

about 6,000 acres below station. Figures of discharge given herein are sum of flow 

over diversion dam and that diverted by Four Horns Canal.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

220 

220

215

210

204

199

194

189

184

*180

180

180

180

180

175

175

175

175

175

175

171

171

175

180

175

166 

166

Tso

180

175

5,686

183

11,280

Jtov.

184 

175

184

171

171

162

*166

171

166

166

166

166

162

158

153

140

145

153

149

149

153

130

136

135

140

144 

144

144 

144

144

-

4,671

156

9,260

Dec.

158 

162

155

149

144

140

130

120

125

140

160

*155

135

120

100

110

110

110

100

110

110

110

110

100

110

110 

100

100 

100

80

50

3,713

120

7,360

Jan.

60

75

80

80

80

80

90

90

90

90

*85

70

70

70

65

60

55

60

65

60

50

45

40

45

50

60 

70

85 

95

100

100

2,215

71.5

4,390

Feb.

100 

100

100

95

90

85

85

85

85

90

95

105

105

*90

80

75

75

75

70

70

85

90

100

105

120

m115 

105

-

-

2,720

93.8

5,400

Mar.

90 

80

70

80

85

90

90

90

90

85

80

75

75

75

SO

85

85

*85

46

54

54

54

62

59

62

66

88

98 

95

91

88

2,407

77.6

4,770

Apr.

82 

85

88

95

109

144

199

175

153

140

136

136

149

*175

215

215

262

332

441

408

350

338

332

389

434

618 

760

828

602

-

9,075

302

18,000

May

632 

602

595

640

575

531

497

504

491

517

559

640

677

*669

791

777

695

665

695

725

681

611

611

618

633

625 

575

541 

534

487

429

18,822

607

37,330

June

429 

422

420

460

472

454

422

384

360

354

320

366

320

292

286

276

280

270

*265

260

255

255

241

233

253

248 

248

242 

232

231

9,550

318

18,940

July

m198

194

189

177

175

166

162

162

164

177

162

154

144

140

138

136

163

169

154

152

145

141

139

137 

136

134 

132

*129

127

4,922

159

9,760

Aug.

127 

127

127

126

126

126

126

141

134

157

157

142

136

132

130

127

126

124

122

121

119

113

112

112

111

112 

112

111 

113

118

117

3,884

125

7,700

Sept.

116 

114

111

111

ill

116

114

113

113

*113

112

112

114

112

111

111

111

112

113

113

112

112

112

112

113

113 

113

113 

112

112

-

3,383

113

6,710

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 828 Mln 40 Mean 194 Ac-ft 140,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 11-17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, 17, 22, 24, Dec. 5, Dec. 6 to Mar. 18 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 24 to Jan. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams).
84

MARIAS RIVER BASIN 

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°38'00", long. 112°20'40", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 33 N., P. 6 W., on right 

bank at highway bridge half a mile west of Cut Bank and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Two Medicine River.

Records available. August 1905 to September 1919, May 1922 to October 1924 (no winter records], May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 31, 1924, staff or chain gage at several sites 

a quarter of a mile upstream in vicinity of Great Northern Railroad bridge at various 

daturns.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 5.77 ft); maximum 

gage height, 12.8 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Sept. 20 

(gage height, 1.52 ft).

1905-19, 1922-24, 1951-52: Maximum discharge observed, 8,810 cfs June 5, 1908 (gage 

height, 10.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,200 

cfs: minimum, 5 cfs Nov. 29, 30, 1905 (gage height, 2.5 ft, site and datum then in 

use) .

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Few minor 

diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station. Natural flow of stream affected 

by water from Two Medicine Canal which irrigates land above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

2.8 

3.7

214

532

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

25

48

124

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

300

810

1,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

404

480 528

488

442

426

365 

327

*297

267

245

233

226

220

220

233

223

200

200

180

190

200

200

200

190

190

200

200

200

180

160

8,314

268

16,490

Nov.

90

100

120

120

120

*120

120 

140

150

160

170

T76

160

160

140

110

120

140

140

130

120

120

130

150

150

150

160

160

160

160

-

4,140

138

8,210

Dec.

160

TTO

130

130

130

120

100 

90

90

100

130

*160

130

100

90

40

50

50

40

40

80

80

80

80

70

70

70

70

60

40

30

2,750

88.7

5,450

Jan.

50

60

60

60

70

70

60

60

60

*60

50

60

60

60

50

40

50

50

50

50

40

30

30

30

40

50

60

80

90

W

90

1,760

56.8

3,490

Feb.

90

80

80

80

70

80

80 

60

70

100

120

140

140

*140

130

120

110

90

60

60

80

90

100

100

120

120

100

90

90

-

2,790

96.2

5,530

Mar.

80

50

60

70

80

80

80 

80

80

70

70

60

60

60

70

80

80

80

*80

80

80

80

120

260

400

640

"900" 900

800

740

700

7,070

228

14,020

Apr.

680

660

714

732

994

858

1,580 

640

*470

JL1!

416

445

470

550

630

674

662

696

780

798

726

586

530

490

500

550

630

714

792

732

19,915

664

39,500

May

635

602

602

780

854

732

624 

540

485

450

426

445

510

*575

570

596

602

570

545

565

596

570

505

480

510

550

510

460

426

426

412

17,095

551

33,900

June

372

549

558

562

594

445

460 

412

567

524

524

540

510

555

405

354

320

*296

286

300

276

286

282

262

252

252

286

540

562

367

10,446

348

20,720

July

372

3?9

304

268

242

235

259 

220

194

174

177

214

226

217

194

182

171

169

208

255

235

211

202

182

161

151

134

122

117

*113

106

6,344

205

12,580

Aug.

102

102

120

122

104

96

104 

126

126

115

120

138

154

122

113

111

100

94

90

86

78

69

62

61

58

53

50

50

48

50

61

2,865

92.4

5,680

Sept.

66

68

6T

50

53

61

59 

51

50

*56

59

61

59

58

56

48

45

42

40

38

42

42

42

40

58

55

5252"

52

32

1,448

48.3

2,870

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,380 Mln 30 Mean 232 Ac-ft 168,400

Peak discharge (base, 660 cfs).--Mar. 27 or 28 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 7 (8 a.m.) 2,210 

cfs (5.77 ft); Apr. 20 (1 to 5 a.m.) 840 cfs (4.05 ft); Apr. 29 (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 804 cfs (5.99 ft); 

May 5 (5 to 5 a.m.) 876 cfs (4.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 18 to Apr. 2.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 85

Marias River near Shelby, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°26', long. Ill "S3 1 , in SE£ sec. 20, T. 31 N., R. 2 ¥., on left bank 200 

ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91, 7 miles south of Shelby, and 24 miles 

downstream from Cut Bank Creek.

Drainage area. 2,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1902 to January 1908, April 1911 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,087.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, chain, wire-weight gage or water-stage recorder at several sites within 1,000 ft of present site at approximately the same datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1902-4, 1931-32, 1934-52), 904 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,340 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 7.28 ft); maximum gage height, 8.98 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 221 cfs 

Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.20 ft), but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1902-8, 1911-52: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs June 18, 1948 (gage height, 17.75 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 20, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 50,000 acres above station and about 15,000 acres below station. 

Low flow regulated by Lake Frances (see p. ) and three other reservoirs having a combined capacity of 176,000 acre-ft.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 7)

2.2 

2.8 

3.9

221

460

1,120

5.3 

7.0

2,470

5,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

1,620 

1,710

1,86O

1.910

1,850

1.8OO

1,660

1,530

*1,45O

1,370

1,300

1,240

1,210

1,190 

1,190

1.27O

1,270

1,220

1,480

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,450

1,480

1,350

1,320

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,260

44,89O

1,448

89,040

Nov.

1,070 

900

850

1,020

1,100

*1,060

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,040

1,020

980

941

889 

785

743

515

420

 435 400

5OO

500

555

610

610

664

681

7 2O

761

720

-

23,804

793

47,210

Dec.

755 

773

889

863

844

837

830

714

650

550

450

598

676

535 

465

350

250

150

250

30O

300

3OO

300

300

3OO

250

250

300

350

3OO

250

15,029

485

29,81O

Jan.

 250 250 

300

30O

350

350

350

350

*350

350

300

300

250

250 

300

350

300

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

300

3 SO

4OO

500

550

555

9,900

319

19/640

Feb.

6OO 

6OO

600

55O

550

6OO

650

7OO

750

T55

700

700

*650

600

550

450

350

300

300

300

350

350

400

500

5 SO

5OO

450

450

400

-

15,200

524

30,150

Mar.

4OO

350

350

35O

400

400

400

40O

400

400

350

3 SO

350

350 

350

35O

*350

40O

400

4OO

500

6OO

8OO

1,100

1,500

2,OOO

3,000

5,180

5.220

3,610

2,550

33,560

1,083

66,570

Apr.

2,140 

1,870

 1,790

1,710

1,99O

2,140

3.O40

2,610

1,840

1,600

1,380

1.540

1,340

1,530 

1,85O

2,180

2,220

2,600

3,140

3,320

2,700

2,280

2,130

2,070

2,290

2,780

3,390

4.02O

4.OOO

3,480

70,770

2,359

140,400

May

3,130 

3,070

2,920

3,450

3.800

3,240

2,940

2,700

*2,6OO

2,460

2,440

2,560

2,860

3.O2O 

3,010

3,250

3,200

2.96O

2,880

2,900

2,980

2,820

2,560

2,460

2,400

2,400

2,4OO

2,190

2,020

1,920

1.870

85.A10

2,756

169,400

June

1,710 

1,630

1,580

1,570

1.64O

1,760

1,800

1,740

1,610

1,480

1.40O

1,350

1,550

1,650 

1,430

1.35O

*1,260

1,170

1,110

1.15O

1,110

1,060

1,080

1,040

1,000

98O

1,070

1,300

1,190

1,110

40,880

1,363

81,080

July

1.060 

1,030

987

922

870

798

804

779

725

67O

626

670

773

773 

703

642

598

588

67O

1,010

980

779

698

648

582

56 O

530

510

490

*47O

455

22.4OO

723

44,430

Aug.

435 

392

370

410

425

406

383

392

415

480

520

588

54O

490 

455

440

420

401

378

361

353

341

317

298

291

284

284

28O

273

F73

295

11,990

387

23,780

Sept.

321

329

325

306

306

349

353

355

*310

310

321

325

317

317 

314

295

280

266

259

259

259

262

259

256

246

240

230

224

2H

227

8,614

287

17,090

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,370 Mln 250 Mean 1,788 Ac-ft 1,295,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,220 Mln 224 Mean 1,045 Ac-ft 758,600

Peak discharge (base. 2.90O cfs). Mar. 29 (3 p.m.) 6,340 cfs (7.28 ft); Apr. 7 (7 p.m.) 3,690 cfs 

(6.02 ft); AprT 19 (8 p.m.) 3,580 cfs (6.0O ft); Apr. 28 (8 p.m.L-4,550 cfs (6.60 ft); May 5 (2:30 

a.m.) 4,130 cfs (6.37 ft); May 16 (11 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (5.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2-3, 19-22, Dec. 9-1O, Dec. 16 to Mar. 27.
86 MARIAS RIVER BASIN

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°16', long. 110°42' , in SE^SEj sec. 17, T. 29 N. , R. 8 E. , on left bank 

4 miles southwest of Brinkman post office and 11 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area.--6,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,677.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 5, 1931, cantilever gage and Oct. 6, 1931, to July 1, 1939, waterstage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.31 ft lower.

Average discharge.--20 years (1928-29, 1931-32 , 1934-52), 864 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 8,570 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 9.60 ft); 

minimum discharge, 230 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.29 ft), but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs June 19, 1948 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 2.8 cfs Jan. 14, 1949 (discharge measurement), caused by 

ice jam upstream.

Maximum discharge known, about 70,000 cfs (gage height, about 24.0 ft, present datunj, 

occurred during flood of 1908.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 65,000 acres above station. Low 

flow regulated by Lake Frances (see p. 287) and three other reservoirs having a combined 

capacity of 176,000 acre-ft.

Revisions (water years). W 956: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.3 

4.8

5.6

234

505

1,220

2,860

8,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,550 

1,570

1,590

1,730

1,820

1,820

1,770

*1,700

1,580

1,510

1.450

1,380

1,310

1,260

1,230

1.210

1,250

1,320

1.280

1,380

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,580

1,460

1,490

1,440

1,330

1,390

1,350

1,390

45,670

1,473

90,590

Nov.

1,250 

1,190

820

800

*980

1,280

1,210

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,040

1,020

980

856

784

811

620

519

550

550

600

600

700

700

700

750

800

800

-

26,440

881

52,440

Dec.

800 

800

850

950

950

950

900

900

850

800

700

600

700

800

700

600

500

400

300

300

300

300

350

350

350

350

350

300

a350

a400

a400

Id, 150

585

36,000

Jan.

3300 

3300

3300

3300

350

350

350

*350

400

400

400

350

300

300

300

350

350

350

300

300

300

300

250

300

300

300

35C

400

500

650

7JOO

11,050

356

21,920

Feb.

800 

900

850

800

800

800

850

900

950

1.000

1,000

*950

950

900

850

800

650

500

400

550

400

400

450

500

600

700

650

600

550

-

20,850

719

41,360

Mar.

500 

5OO

450

5^0

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

5OO

SOO

500

500

500

500

500

500

600

700

800

1,000

al.500

32,000

33,000

34,900

38,000

37,400

a6,800

46,650

1,505

92,530

Apr.

6,550 

6,710

6.780

5,940

5,240

4,380

3,730

*3,230

3,470

2,330

1,940

1,680

1,530

1.520

1,580

1,820

2,180

2,240

2,460

2,840

33,200

2,880

2,400

2,180

2,050

2,160

2,560

3,130

3,750

3,930

-

96,390

3,213

191,200

May

3,540 

3,120

3,030

3,O60

3,220

3,760

3,320

3,030

2,760

2,590

2,460

2,360

2,400

2,670

*2,840

2,840

3,000

3,050

2,800

2,730

2,730

2,800

2,730

2,510

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,320

2,180

1,990

JLJ37Q

84,630

2,730

167,900

June

1,850 

1,730

1,620

1,550

1,520

1,550

1,630

1,700

1,680

1,590

1,510

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,580

*1,510

1,350

1,300

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,200

1,090

1,080

1,090

1.060

1,070

1,230

1,410

1,330

-

41,800

1,393

82,910

July

1,130 

1,100

1,060

1,030

990

910

856

820

820

793

757

714

690

730

602

784

730

690

674

706

847

1,090

960

802

730

674

612

582

*547

512

49?

24,694

797

48,980

Aug.

472 

460

446

422

393

405

440

416

405

399

416

460

498

554

526

479

446

428

416

405

387

370

349

343

322

303

298

284

274

274

210

12,360

399

24,520

Sept.

270 

284

317

332

338

349

322

332

*349

354

338

327

332

327

332

327

327

313

293

289

284

279

279

274

279

270

261

252

243

254

-

9,107

304

18,060

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,390 Mln 300 Mean 1,785 Ac-ft 1,292,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,000 Mln 234 Mean 1,196 Ac-ft 868,400

Peak discharge (bsse. 2.600 efs).--Mar. 

' (time snd discharge unknown); Apr. 3 (2:30 a.m.) 8,570 

cfs {9.60 ft); Apr. 9 (12^30 a.m. 4,160 cfs (7.55 ft); Apr. 21 (time unknown) 3,280 cfs (7.05 ft);

Apr. 30 (1 a.m.) 4,110 cfs (7.52 ft).

* Discharge messurement msde on this day.

s No gage-height record; dlschsrge estimsted on bssls of westher records snd records for ststion 

nesr Shelby.

Note.--Stage-dl3ch3rge relation sffected by Ice Nov. 4, Nov. 21 to Dec. 28, Jan. 5 to Mar. 24.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 87

Teton River near Farmington, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°53', long. 112°36', in NE*NW£ sec. 35, T. 25 N. , R. 8 W., on left bank 

300ft downstream from highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from South Fork Teton River, 

and 20 miles west of Farmington.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September. 1952,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--5 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 493 cfs May 20 (gage height, 4.73 ft); maximum 

gage height observed, 6.41 ft Jan. 8 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge. 26 cfs 

Feb. 28 (gage height, 3.24 ft).

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs Jane 3, 1948 (gage height, 5.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,050 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 7.34 ft Jan. 6, 

1950 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 12 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Negligible diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

3.4 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30 

58

109

159

3.6 

3.9 

4.1 

4.4

4.7

144

286

474

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

154

159

156

156

156

154

151

154

146

*140

137

137

135

135

137

132

130

127

125

125

123

120

120

123

120

118

111

111

118

114

109

4,133

133

8,200

Nov.

84

73

90

105

103

101

*101

100

98

98

98

94

94

92

90

83

79

87

86

87

87

86

86

84

86

86

84

84

86

83

-

2,693

89.8

5,340

Dec.

86

84

84

82

83

83

77

b70

b75

b75

*77

75

74

45

b40

b45

a4S

b46

b40

b36_

b45

b45

a45

b45

345

a45

a46

a54

a52

a48

b50

1,845

59.5

3,660

Jsn.

354

355

355

355

357

364

a65

b65

a65

365

*362

356

a55

a55

a55

b55

b55

b56

b60

b60

a55

a50

345

a46

a52

a65

a70

a70

370

370

370

1,830

59.0

3,650

Feb.

369

367

365

365

365

a67

370

370

370

a 70

a70

365

360

356

*54

56

54

53

53

b47

b45

b46

350

b53

55

56

56

54

50

-

-

1,711

59.0

3,390

Mar.

b42

b42

45

51

51

51

54

50

50

50

44

44

b40

b42

b45

b50

50

52

*51

50

51

50

49

49

50

50

50

55

54

54

50

1,516

48.9

3,010

Apr.

52

54

51

55

60

66

72

72

70

69

70

72

74

75

*79

86

95

108

125

123

118

126

134

176

257

280

354

398

448

436

-

4,251

142

8,430

May

416

385

367

391

342

329

292

274

257

240

274

317

*567

348

323

245

280

529

436

455

423

398

391

373

373

367

348

329

329

323

317

10,658

343

21,100

June

325

323

329

342

354

348

348

342

323

317

292

269

228

194

176

173

158

141

144

151

*141

144

176

209

280

251

209

204

194

180

-

7,263

242

14,410

July

180

173

162

151

141

139

136

134

128

128

131

134

128

126

123

125

121

121

121

121

116

116

112

112

110

106

102

100

96

94

90

3,875

125

7,690

Aug.

89

89

*88

88

89

89

90

102

96

169

141

123

112

108

104

102

96

95

94

90

89

88

89

88

86

86

84

83

82

84

84

2,997

96.7

5,940

Sept.

82

80

79

80

83

80

79

79

79

80

*82

83

80

79

76

74

73

73

70

71

71

71

70

70

70

69

69

69

69

69

-

2,259

75.3

4,480

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,120 Min 30 Mean 199 Ac-ft 144,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 455 Hin 36 Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,280

(4.73 Peak ft). discharge (base. 400 efs). Apr. 29 (time unknown) 455 cfs (4.67 ft); May 20 (4 s.m.) 493 cfs 

* Discharge messurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on bssis of 2 disehsrge measurements, weather records, 

and records for North Fork of North Fork Sun River near Augusta.

b Stsge-dischsrge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Loma-, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°56', long. 110°28', in lot 6, SE£ sec. 8, T. 25 N., R. 10 E. , on right 

bank at Loma, half a mile downstream from Marias River.

Drainage area.--34,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--February 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,543.40 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years, 7,812 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 cfs May 18 (gage height, 8.74 ft); maximum gage height recorded, 12.26 ft Dec. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

1,420 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 2.28 ft), but may have been less during period of no 

gage-height record; minimum daily, 3,080 cfs Dec. 16.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 92,000 cfs June 20, 1948 (gage height, 17.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 480 cfs 

July 5, 6, 1936 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 638 cfs July 5, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 830,000 acres above station. Flow 

regulated by 20 reservoirs (see p. 287 ). Considerable diurnal fluctuation at medium 

and low flow caused by seven powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2

5.0

3,060

8,540

7.5 

8.7

20,600

27,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

,680

,710

,680

,840

,960

.''SO

,800

,670

,740

,540

,520

,280

,280 

.860

,260

,140

* ,420

,250

,30C

,300

,210

,500

,350

,860

,400

,9VQ

,220

.010

,700

,860

,760

236,850

7.C40

469 , 800

Nov.

7.840

,570

,100

,140

,480

,640

,680

,290

,560

,560

,600

,700

,620 

* ,330

,130

,460

,960

,220

,820

,820

,540

,000

,020

,240

.670

,170

,930

,920

,960

6,840

-

211,810

7,060

420,100

Dec.

7,400

7,000

6,620

6,920

6,440

6,820

6,570

6,480

5,220

4,630

3,770

6,420

7. 980 

5,930

4,290

3.080

6,020

5,460

4,440

b5,000

b5,000

5,250

5,250

5,250

5,500

4,500

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,500

4,500

171,490

5,532

340,100

Jan.

4,500

4.000

4.750

4,500

5,250

5,000

4,750

5,000

5,500

5,250

5,500

5,000

5,000 

5,000

5,000

4,750

5,250

4,500

4,750

5,500

4,750

5,500

4,500

4,250

4,750

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,750

6,250

6,500

156,000

5,032

309,400

Feb.

7,000

7,000

7,250

7,500

6,750

8,000

7,500

7,500

7,750

b8,000

67,750

b9,000

b8,500 

b7,750

07,000

7,750

6,750

6,500

6,250

6,750

5.000

5,750

6,750

6,000

5,250

5,750

6,250

6,250

6,750

-

202,000

6,966

400,700

Mar.

6.250

6,250

,500

,500

,500

,500

,750

,000

,750

,250

,750

 ,250

,500 

,000

,000

,000

,250

,500

,750

8,620

8,640

8,700

8,020

8,170

8,940

12,100

18,600

22,000

26 . 700

23,100

20,000

305,840

9,866

606,600

Apr.

17,400

16,400

16,600

*16,100

16,000

14,100

13,400

13,400

14,400

14,20u

14,400

13,300

12,400 

12,200

12,100

*12,800

13,400

13,800

14,200

15,700

17,400

18,200

17,900

18,200

18,900

17,800

17,300

17,800

19,000

21.200

-

470,000

15,670

932,200

May

23,300

22,800

24,000

24, 700

25,200

26,400

*26,700

26,800

27,000

27,300

26,500

25,000

23,600 

22,300

22,600

23,900

26,200

27,300

26,900

26,700

27,000

27,300

26,800

25,900

25,600

26,400

27,100

26,400

25,300

24,000

23 , 500

789,500

25,470

tl,566

June

23,500

23,800

23,300

23,400

23,000

22,600

21,300

22,000

23,400

23 , 600

*24,900

25.300

23 , 800 

21,900

17,600

15,400

14,400

12,200

8,830

8,940

8,410

8,160

7. 760

7,920

8,100

8,240

8,590

9,420

12,100

13,000

-

494,870

16,500

981,600

July

14,100

14.500

13,300

12,200

11,300

10,800

11,600

9,860

8,920

7,960

8,010

8,240

7,530 

6,860

6,370

*6,930

7,940

8,120

7,850

7,040

7,050

6,830

7,370

6,850

6,760

6,270

5.720

5,740

6,170

6,060

6,080

260,330

8,398

516,400

Aug.

5,480

5,670

5,760

5,400

5,360

5,170

5,480

5,370

5,240

5,060

5,040

5,440

5,570 

5,370

5,250

5,010

5,280

4,020

4,860

*4,550

4,820

4,940

4,620

4,650

4,660

4,610

4,520

4,630

4,360

4,490

3.930

154,610

4,987

306,700

Sept.

3,890

4,110

4,520

4,380

4,640

4,110

4,180

4,320

4,460

4,440

4,41O

4,570

4,290 

4,100

4,430

4,170

4,520

4,470

4,370

4,520

4,150

3,380

5.060

4,540

*4,300

5,000

4,500

4,100

3,600

4,500

130,630

4,354

259,100

Calendar year 1951: Max 30,900 Mln 3,080 Mean 10,410 Ao-ft 7,539,000

Water Water year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 27,300 27,300 Mln Mln 3,080 3,080 Mean Mean 9,792 9,792 Ao-ft Ao-ft 7,109,000 7,109,000

Peak discharge [base. 14.500 efs).--Dec. 17 (9 a.m.) 20,300 cfs (7.45 ft); Mar. 29 (5 to 8 p.m.) 

27,600 cfs (8.71 ft); Apr. 9 (11 p.m.) 17,000 cfs (6.85 ft); May 18 (12 m.} 27,700 cfs (8.74 ft); 

July 1 (7 to 8 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (6.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Feb. 9, Feb. 19 to Mar. 19, Sept. 25-28, 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at Fort Benton.
JUDITH RIVER BASIN 

Judith River near Utica, Mont.

89

Location. Lat 46°54', long. 110°14', in NW£ sec. 17, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., on left bank 

at Noel Ranch, 3f miles downstream from confluence of South and Middle Porks and 10 

miles upstream from Utica.

Drainage area.--331 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to June 6, 1937, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1919-23, 1924-32, 1934-52), 54.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 614 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.20 ft): minimum, 

STJTc'fs Feb. 25, Mar. 21, 22.

1919-52: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs May 25, 1942 (gage height, 5.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs; no flow Mar. 19-21, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good. Few minor diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 896: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to Hay 12)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.0 

6.5

37

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

83

191

340

610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

"18 

18

18

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

fi

491

15.5

954

NOV.

u14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

*8.3

327.5

10.9

650

Dec.

9.0

S^L

9.0

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.

7.

7.

7.1

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

5.5

227.8

7.35

452

Calendar year 1951: Max 403

Jan.

5.5 

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2 

*3.2

137.6

4.44

273

Feb.

3'.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

?.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

-

80.6

2.78

160

Mar.

2.4

2 . 4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.4 

*2.4

74.8

2.41

148

Apr.

lit

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

6.3

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.2

21

71

99

83

73

76

85

127

188

274

364

392

»327

2,232.3

74.4

4,430

Mln 1.9 Mean 59.9

May

330 

358

392

542

542

466

410

382

350

308

283

271

280

340

400

400

368

350

340

324

400

566

582

570

558

558

526

486

450

*406 

375

12,913

417

25,610

June

344 

314

292

277

265

311

286

268

244

227

210

191

176

164

152

142

131

122

118

114

110

105

97

97

131

109

127

133

114

*114

5,485

183

10,880

July

109 

103

96

90

85

83

81

74

71

68

68

74

74

68

64

62

62

60

64

66

63

60

57

51

48

47

43

40

40

37 

*36

2,044

65.9

4,050

Aug.

34 

34

34

33

34

36

34

40

37

44

54

43

38

34

33

32

31

28

27

27

24

22

21

21

20

20

21

21

*20

21 

22

940

30.3

1,860

Sept.

22

21

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

_ 15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11.

11

11

11

11

*"

452

15.1

897

AC-ft 43,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 582 Mln 2.0 Mean 69.4 Ac-ft 50,360

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs).--Apr. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 414 cfs (3,49 ft); May 5 (1:45 a.m.) 598 cfs 

(4.01 ft); May 15 (4 p.m.) 426 cfs (3.67 ft); May 22 (12 m.) 614 cfs (4.20 ft); June 6 (7 a.m.) 361 

cfs (3.55 ft); June 25 (8 to 11 a.m.) 144 cfs (2.79 ft); June 27 (9 to 10 p.m.) 156 cfs (2.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 27-31; discharge interpolated.
90 JUDITH RIVER BAS]N

Ross Pork near Hobson, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°59', long. 109°48', in NW£ sec. 11, T. 14 N., R. 15 E. , on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Hauck Coulee, 85- miles east of Hobson, and 7 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 18.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.44 ft); no 

flow Aug. 2-9.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs Mar. 22, 1947 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station. Flow may be augmented by operation of Ackley Lake (see p. 287), which receives water from Judith River.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

*,4

.4

.5

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.6

.5

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

1.4

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

4-7.7

1.54

95

Nov.

1.0

276

3.0

3.5

3.5

3^9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

"

94.6

3.15

188

Dec.

3.4

373

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.O

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2,0

2.0

1.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

68.4

2.21

136

Jan.

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

77

.7

1.0

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.0

2.5

*2.8

37.9

1.22

75

Feb.

3.5

5.0

6.5

7.5

8.0

a. 5

9.0

9.5

IP.

10

10

9.0

7.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.5

3.2

5.0

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.8

5.0

7.O

7.5

7.4

*7.3

"

182.7

6.30

362

Mar.

7.0

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.5

4.5

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.7

5.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.2

4.0

3.5

3.9

4.2

4.7

10

37

96

370

*323

1,339.7

43.2

2,660

Apr.

*273

336

572

400

619

858

827

379

193

125

134

169

164

174

190

182

183

137

105

93

80

65

50

44

40

38

36

34

*54

30

6,564

219

13,020

Calendar year 1951: Max 712 Min o Mean 16.0

May

28

28

26

45

48

38

34

31

28

26

24

21

20

24

28

31

28

25

30

25

24

31

33

28

24

23

24

21

18

*15

14

843

27.2

1,670

June

13

13

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

8.9

1O

12

16

Ts

15

16

14

14

11

8.4

7.2

6.0

4.2

2.6

2.1

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.4

"

266.6

8.89

529

July

*3.2

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.5

5.4

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.9

3.7

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.4

2.8

3.1

5.8

6.2

6.4

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.3

4.3

3.4

2.4

1.4

^1

113.2

3.65

225

Aug.

*0.2

O

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

.5

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.2

.9

.5

.3

.5

*.6

.6

.6

1.0

34.2

1.10

68

Sept.

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

l!3

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

-

30.2

1.01

60

Ac-ft 11,550

Water year 1951-52: Max 858 Min o Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,09O

Peak discharge (base. 75 cfs).--Mar. 3O (l p.m.) 51O cfs (6.16 ft); Apr. 3 (7 a.m.) 751 cfs (6.70 

ft); Apr. 6 (10:30 a.m. ) 1.O1O cfs (7.44 ft); Apr. 12 (9 p.m.) 2O2 cfs (4.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 3O to Nov. 6, Nov. 14-16, 21-25, Dec. 2 to 

Mar. 23.
JUDITH RIVER BASIN 91

Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°01', long. 109 0 21', In NW£ sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 19 E. , on downstream 

side of left wing wall of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Big Springs and 

5 miles southeast of Lewistown.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1952. 

Sage. Staff gage read three or four times weekly. 

Average discharge. 20 years, 107 ofs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 152 cfs Aug. 20; minimum observed, 98 

el's Aug. 18.

1932-52: Maximum discharge observed, 226 cfs Mar. 25, 1951; minimum observed, 76 

cfs Feb. 1-8, 1938.

Remarks. Records fair. City of Lewistown diverts water above station for municipal 

supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fl

Oct.

116

117

*118

128

131

129

127 

125

123

121

120

118

117

115

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

113

112

112

112

111

110

"109 109 

109

3,614

117

7,170

Nov.

110

*111

112

112

112

112

111 

111

111

111

111

111

110

109

108

106

106

106

106

106

107

107

107

107

107

107

109

111

110 

109

3,273

109

6,490

Dec.

103

104

104

104

103

104

104 

105

106

107

108

109

108

107

107

107

107

106

106

105

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

110 

109

108

3,301

106

6,550

Jan.

108

107

*109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

108

107

106

108

109

109

109

108

107

106

104 

103

103

3,346

108

6,640

Feb.

*103

104

104

104

104

104

104 

104

104

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

107

108

109

109

109

*109

109

-

3,073

106

6,100

Mar.

109

108

107

107

107

108

109 

108

108

107

107

107

106

106

106

106

107

109

111

108

104

104

106

106

108

iil

110

109

109 

109

109

3,336

108

6,620

Apr.

*107

108

110

112

112

114

121 

116

112

114

116

118

120

121

124

128

131

134

134

134

134

128

123

120

118

118

118

118

*118 

118

3,599

120

7,140

May

iil

114

114

112

112

110

109 

109

109

109

109

109

110

112

113

114

114

114

114

112

111

114

116

114

112

112

112

112

112 112

*112

3,474

112

6,890

June

112

112

112

111

108

107

106 

106

106

105

104

104

104

104

104

103

103

103

102

102

102

102

102

104

106

104

103

102

102 

102

-

3,147

105

6,240

July

*104

104

104

104

104

104

104 

104

104

104

104

104

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

104

104

103

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

104

104

3,195

103

6,340

Aug.

*104

104

104

103

103

103

104 

105

106

104

102

102

102

100

99

98

98

98

100

152

129

106

104

104

102

103

104

*104

104 

104

102

3,257

105

6,460

Sept.

102

102

102

102

102

102

102 

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

104

106

106

106

107

107

107

107

107

108

110

111 

110-

3,140

105

6,230

Calendar year 1951: Max 226 Mln 95 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 152 Min 98 Mean 109 Ac-ft 78,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Gage read three or four times weekly; for days of no gage-height record, discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
92 JUDITH RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°07', long. 110 017', In NE^SE^ sec. 26, T. 16 M., R. 11 E., on right bank 

half a mile below confluence of Dry Wolf and Running Wolf Creeks and 4 miles southwest 

of Stanford.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available . March 1950 to September 1952. March 1920 to Septemoer 1926 (few winter 

records) at site a quarter of a mile upstream; records not equivalent due to diversions.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42 cfs June 6 (gage height, 2.50 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.86 ft Feb. 19 (backwater from ice); no flow Nov. 17 (gage height, 1.24 

ft, result of ice Jam upstream).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1952; maximum gage height, 2.87 ft 

Mar. 7, 1951 (backwater from ice); no flow Nov. 17; 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation from a small dam a quarter of a mile upstream. Several diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions. W 1176: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

1.2 

2.4 

4.1 

9.7

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

2.2

7.2

14

42

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.8 

*5.5

6.0

6.9

6.9

6.9 

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.0

4.0

187.4

6.05

372

JJov.

3^0 

*5.5

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8 

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.5

5^8

578

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

3.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

3.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.8

-

146.9

4.90

291

Dec.

*6.0 

578

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

1.9

1 . 5

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

96.7

3.12

192

Jan.

*3.0 e

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

4.9

5.4

5*1

5.4

5.2

100.1

3.23

199

Feb.

*5.2 

5.2

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.7 

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

*4.0

-

127.5

4.40

253

Mar.

3.5 

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

i.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

118.5

3.82

235

Apr.

*4.0 

3.4

4.3

4.3

3.7

4.3 

4.3

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.6

8.4

8.7 aa *8.7

8.7

-

161.3

5.38

320

May

GUI

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.5 

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.8

10

10

10

10

1111

11

12

12

13

13

13

24

30

34

32

*31

415.1

13.4

823

June

29 

26

24

22

22

i35

33

30

27

24

22

21

21

ZO

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

12

*12

-

629

21.0

1,250

July

§

12

12

11

11 

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.5

8.7

8.1

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.8

303.3

9.78

602

Aug.

*7.5

7.2

7.5

7.2

6.1

7.5 

7.2

7.5

7.2

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.5

7.2

229.8

7.41

456

Sept.

fcf

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.2 

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.4

574

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

-

184.8

6.16

367

Calendar year 1951: Max 9.7 Mln 1.5 Mean 5.23 Ac-ft 3,790

Water year 1951-52: Max 37 Mln 1.5 Mean 7.38 Ac-ft 5,360

Peak discharge (base. 22 era). --May 29 (l p.m.) 39 cfs (2.46 ft); June 6 (11 a.m.) 42 cfs (2.50 - 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 30 to Nov 

Jan. 26, Feb. 18-24, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 11, 12, 22.

2, Dec. 3-10, 13-18, Dec. 23 to
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 93

Missouri River at powerplant ferry, near Zortman, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°44', long. 108°56', In EjNE^ sec. 30, T. 23 N., R. 22 E., on left bank 

at powerplant ferry, 5 miles downstream from Cow Creek and 22 miles southwest of Zortman.

Drainage area. 40,600 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. February 1934 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,273.02 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Fy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 7, 1935, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 8,347 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum dally discharge during year, 55,000 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

23.91 ft Mar. 28 (ice jam), from floodmark; minimum dally discharge, 3,500 cfs Dec. 17, 

20, 21.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 93,200 cfs June 21, 1948 (gage height, 18.18 ft); maximum gage height, 30.16 ft Mar. 19, 1947 (ice jam), from floodmark; minimum discharge, 

1,120 cfs July 8, 1936 (gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum daily, 1,220 cfs Dec. 13, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation of about 850,000 acres above station. Flow 

regulated by 20 reservoirs (see p. 287). Considerable fluctuation at medium and low 

flow caused by seven powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7-18, Apr. 28 to May 11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

4.5 

5.0 

5.7

5,060

6,140

7,660

10,200

3.9

5.0 

6.0

Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

4,660

7,900

11,700

7.0 

9.4

16,300

29,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8,540 

8,720

8,620

8,540

8,300

8,760

8,790

8,400

8,440

8,580

8,300

8,440

8,080

7,920

8,080

*7.570

8,240

7,880

8,170

8,080

8,140

8,200

7,720

8,370

8,760

9,240

8,970 

8,680

10.000 

8,480

8,930

261,740

8,443

519,200

Nov.

8,620 

S.680

8,510

8,400

7,720

8,270

8,300

8,620

8,580

8,400

8,270

8,620

8,240

8,510

8,340

8,140

8,010

8,080

7,980

7,470

7,880

7,790

7,720

6,930

7,210

7,180

5.860 

*7,470

7,820 

7,850

-

239,470

7,982

475,000

Dec.

7,850 

7,850

8,170

7,180

8,040

7,560

7,660

8,040

7,560

5,400

5,530

5,090

6,480

S.960

6,500

5,000

5.500

5,500

5,000

3,500

3,500

4,000

4,000

4,000

4,500

5,OOO

5,000 

5,000

5,OOO 

5,OOO

5,000

180,370

5,818

357,800

Jan.

5.000 

5,000

5,000

5,500

*5,500

5,500

5,500

6,000

6,000

6 . 500

6,500

6,500

6,000

6,000

6,OOO

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

5,500

5,000

5,000

5,500 

5,500

5,500 

6,OOO

6,500

179,000

5,774

355,000

Feb.

7.000 

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

*7,500

8,500

9,OOO

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,500

10.000

9,500

9,500

9,500

9,500

9,000

8,000

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,000

7,000

7,OOO 

7,000

7,000

-

236,000

8,138

468,100

Mar.

7,250 

7,250

7,250

7,500

7,50O

7,750

7,750

8,000

8,000

7,000

8,000

6,500

7,500

6.000

6,000

6,000

6,500

*6,600

7,000

8,000

9,500

9,500

9,500

9,000

12,500

17,500

25,000 

35,000

aSS.OOO 

aSO,OOO

a40,OOO

415,850

13,410

824,800

Apr.

aSS.OOO 

a3O,OOO

a26,000

a23,000

a22,000

a21,000

*20,300

18,800

16,800

17,100

17,500

16,500

16,000

15 , 100

14,600

14.500

14,3OO

14 , 600

14,900

15,500

16,500

17 , 800

19,000

19,400

19,900

20,200

20,400 

2O,300

20,200 

20 , 500

-

577,300

19,240

*1,145

May

22.400 

24,600

25,500

26,200

*27,200

28,100

29. OOP

28,700

28,500

28,500

28,500

27,500

26,100

24,800

23,600

*24,100

25,400

27,400

28,100

27,800

27,700

28,100

28,300

*28,000

27,500

26,800

27,600 

28,500

27,400 

26,300

25,000

832,800

26,860

*1,652

June

24,600 

24,800

24,900

24,400

24,300

24,100

23,600

22,400

25,100

24,200

24,400

25.600

*25,60O

24,400

22,500

18,100

16,400

15,400

15,500

10,200

9,970

9,820

8,990

8.66O

8,880

9,140

9,140 

9,590

10,400 

12,800

-

553,690

17,790

*1,059

July

13,900 

14 , 800

15.200

14,400

13,100

12,400

11,800

12,400

11,100

9,860

9,100

8,950

9,170

8,840

7,530

8,040

7,490

8,070

8,950

9,020

"8,240

7,460

7,930

*7,950

7,700

7,460

7,250 

6,970

6.300 

6,570

6,790

294,700

9,506

584,500

Aug.

6,630 

6.970

6,1ZO

6,190

6,060

6,390

6,000

6,360

6,090

6,270

6,060

5,490

6,240

6,420

6,210

6,150

5,970

5,430

5,080

5,970

5,520

5,400

5,940

4.900

5,860

5,160

*5,540 

5,300

5,570 

5,060

5,450

181,780

5,864

360,600

Sept.

5,030 

4,760

4,760

5,320

5,110

5,490

5,510

5,430

4,880

5,000

5,350

5,550

5,190

5,450

5,300

4,850

5,510

5,190

5,300

5,300

5,430

5,350

4,680

*6 .240

5,880

5,380

5,510 

5,800

5,460 

4,880

-

158,670

5,289

314,700

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,000 Min 3,250 Mean 11, ISO Ac-ft 8,075,OOO

Water year 1951-52: Max 55,000 Mln 3,500 Ks&n 11,180 Ac-ft 8, 116,000

Peak discharge (base. 14.OOP cfs).--Mar. 29 (time and discharge unknown); May 8 (2 to 6 a.m.) 

29,100 cfs (9.12 ft); July 2 (9 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (6.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and comparison with Missouri River at Loma.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Mar. 28 (no gage-height record Jan. 10- 

15, 15-2O, 25-27; discharge estimated as shown in footnote "a").
94 MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

North Pork Musselshell River near Delpine, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°38', long. 110°35', in SW&SE£ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 9 E., on right bank 

half a mile upstream from flow line of Durand Reservoir, 1 mile downstream from Lion 

Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Delpine.

Drainage area. 21.8 sq mi.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1952.

&age. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 12 years, 13.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 2.24 ft); minimum 

daily discharge, 4 cfs Dec. 31, Feb. 19.

1940-SS: Maximum discharge, 423 cfs Apr. 1, 1950 (gage height, 4.63 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 60 cfs; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 16, 1941 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

3.9 

5.6

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 .

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.4

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.4

5,6

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.3

5.4

5.4

5,4

5.8

6.6

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.8

6.1

5.8

6.1

6,8

7 .0

g 6.'st Q

180.2

5,81

357

Nov.

7.0

7.5

7.5

7,0

6.8

*6.3

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.5

7.5

8,0

10

20

9.0

8.5

8.0

10

9.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

241.1

8.04

478

Dec.

7.5

7,5

7.5

*8.5

775

8,0

8.5

8.5

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5,0

5,5

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.5

6,0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

206.0

6.65

409

Jan.

5.0

6.0

5.5

6.5

675

5.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

4. 5

475

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

175.6

5.66

348

Feb.

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.3

6.1

5.4

4.5

4.0

T75

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.1

6.8

6.8

*6,8

6.3

5.8

-

161.5

5.57

320

Mar.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

6.1

6^3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.4

5,4

5,4

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.9

165.7

5.35

329

Apr.

4.8

»57I

5.1

5.6

8.0

19

41

41

25

21

28

46

64

64

57

54

48

41

37

31

25

25

25

26

27

29

30

31

32

33

-

928.6

31.0

1,840

May

*35

35

33

35

35

37

37

44

41

37

37

35

35

37

43

39

38

39

39

42

64

56

54

54

54

55

51

50

49

46

44

1,330

42.9

2,640

June

11

40

*38

36

35

36

33

31

30

28

28

26

26

25

24

23

22

22

21

19

16

16

15

15

20

18

25

19

17

17

-

763

25.4

1,510

July

16

*16

15

15

14

13

13

14

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

13

12

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.2

8*9

9.2

371.3

12.0

736

Aug.

11 9 ' 7

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

*11

10

10

11

11

361.7

11.7

717

Sept.

11

10

10

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.7

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

-

272.6

9.09

541

Calendar year 1951: Max 46 Mln 2 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,980

Water year 1951-52: Max 54 Mln 4.0 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,220

Peak dischar-Ke (base, 50 cfs). ADI

(2.24 ft); May 8 (6 p.m.) 50 cfs (I./

-. 6 (4:15 p.m.) 110 cfs (2,17 ft): Apr. 13 (6 p.m.) 120 cfs 

15 ft); May 21 (1:50 a.m.) 72 cfs (1.70 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by I 

6, 11-15.

Nov. 1-4, Nov. 13 to Jan. 29, Feb. 18-23, Mar. 1-
MOSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 95

South Fork Musselshell River above Martinsdale, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°27', long. 110°23', in NW£ sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., on left bank 

2 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 3 miles west of Martinsdale, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge . 10 years (1942-52), 94.6 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 968 cfs May 26 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minimum, 

8.7 cfs Aug. 25.

1941-5S: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 28-31, Sept. 2, 1949, Mar. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 6,600 acres of which 250 acres lie below station.

Bating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 14)

Oct. 1 to July 14 July 15 to Sept. 30

2.9 

4.0 2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

32

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

33

34

33

34

34

34

33

34

46

48

45

43

52

1TF

45

42

48

48

45

37

1,185

38.2

2,350

Nov.

36

36

35

41

39

*38

38

38

38

37

38

37

33

28

27

27

30

33

30

30

30

27

27

27

28

29

30

30

29

30

976

32.5

1,940

Dec.

30

29

28

*27

27

28

28

28

28

28

27

25

24

24

24

25

26

26

22

23

25

26

26

24

22

"20

21

22

21

20

11

771

24.9

1,530

Jan.

18

22

22

20

19

20

20

19

20

21

*21

20

21

21

19

20

22

24

22

20

18

16

18

20

22

24

24

24

26

26

24

653

21.1

1,300

Feb.

22

22

20

18

20

20

21

22

2322"

18

17

16

16

18

18

16

15

14

15

16

17

18

21

22

19

*18

17

16

-

537

18.5

1,060

Mar.

16

16

16

18

19

19

19

18

14

12

12

13

14

16

15

14

14

14

12

11

12

12

13

13

14

15

18

23

28

33

38

521

16.8

1,030

Apr.

45

 38

35

41

82

129

210

203

184

160

167

198

194

230

280

288

327

360

388

391

246

210

206

243

298

358

469

591

668

575

7,814

260

15,500

May

*547

585

674

804

804

710

626

623

671

541

484

472

496

550

674

678

566

514

514

535

694

934

893

900

937

957

£103

815

760

713

630

21,204

684

42,060

June

562

547

*535

496

481

484

490

414

363

314

285

251

225

201

182

170

143

124

111

106

96

100

90

86

131

138

172

213

162

167

7,839

261

15,550

July

146

*136

120

109

100

90

86

77

66

68

64

90

113

86

69

57

43

38

57

72

53

51

41

36

33

28

28

26

25

*23

2Z

2,053

66.2

4,070

Aug.

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

21

"26 31

23

20

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

*13

14

14

14

15

543

17.5

1,080

Sept.

17

17

15

14

T6

20

17

16

15

17

18

24

24

23

22

20

19

IS

18

17

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

534

17.8

1,060

Calendar year 1951 : Max 612 Min 12 Mean 89.2 Ac-ft 64,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 957 Min n Mean \Z2 Ac-ft 88,530

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). --Apr. 19 (12 m, ) 481 cfs (4.24 ft); Apr. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 716 cfs

(5.00 . ft); May 4 (4:10 p.m.) . 849 cfs (5.39 ft); May 15 (9:40 p.m.) 747 cfs (5.09 ft); May 26 (3:30

a.m.) 968 cfs (5.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 15, 17, 22, 23, 25, Dec. 1 to Mar. 23.
96 MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°26', long. 109°51', near northeast corner sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 15 E., 

at center of upstream side of bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile southwest of Harlowton 

and 6 miles upstream from American Pork.

Drainage area. 1,130 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1907 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Dec. 8, 1937, chain gage at site 1^ 

miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1909-12, 1914-15, 1917-19, 1924-26, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1934-52), 

157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,420 cfs May 27 (gage height, 4.33 ft); 

minimum dally, 45 cfs June 24, Aug. 4.

1907-52: Maximum discharge observed, 4,530 cfs June 24, 1938 (gage height, 8.72 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; nc 

flow ac times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation by Durand and Martinsdale Reservoirs (see p. 287). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 37,000 acres above station, of which 2,300 acres are 

flood irrigated.

Hating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gsge 

height, in feet, and dischsrge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.8 

E.2 

2.5

212

341

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

618

1,220

1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

117

11?

*119

112

119

133

al28

122

122

125

122

122

122

al24

125

125

125

127

130

130

al30

b!30

b!36

b!36

b!30

b!25

b!30

al30

b!30

b!25

b!25

3,888

125

7,710

Xov.

b!25

b!25

b!30

a!30

*b!30

b!30

127

127

130

130

al28

127

130

130

130

130

b!25

al25

b!30

b!30

b!25

al20

b!20

b!20

al25

b!25

b!30

b!30

b!20

b!05

-

3,789

126

7,520

Dec.

b90

a88

*b87

b95

blOO

b90

b85

b80

a80

b85

b90

b80

375

a65

365

a70

375

b70

a65

365

a70

370

370

a65

a65

365

b70

b75

b75

a70

a65

2,360

76.1

4,680

Jan.

a65

b70

370

365

b65

a70

b70

b70

b65

*b67

b65

b65

370

b70

a65

365

370

b70

b70

365

a60

a55

a 60

365

370

b70

370

b75

bT5

b75

b75

2,102

67.8

4,170

Feb.

b70

b70

370

b65

b70

b70

b75

b75

b75

375

b70

b70

b65

b60

b65

b65

365

360

a 60

a60

a60

a60

b60

a60

b65

*b65

365

363

b60

-

1,913

66.0

3,790

Mar.

360

a60

360

b65

b65

b65

b70

b70

370

b65

b60

b60

b65

b70

b70

375

b80

b80

b75

b75

b75

375

a80

b80

b80

b80

b95

b!50

blSO

3165

125

2,545

82.1

5,050

Apr.

122

141

*153

159

178

3252

327

393

367

327

303

293

3317

341

393

514

589

583

630

3638

647

492

357

331

388

436

3521

606

717

"831

12,346

412

24,490

May

753

676

694

735

825

855

813

741

819

843

a730

618

589

647

915

999

915

3825

735

699

735

,110

,170

,260

a ,310

,360

,420

,370

,170

,050

975

28,356

915

56,240

June

a882

*789

765

717

618

572

549

a492

436

388

351

317

259

220

a!76

133

117

105

89

75

63

a58

52

45

73

136

133

431

3376

322

-

9,739

325

19,320

July

*276

289

263

231

202

a!87

172

150

130

122

119

119

220

209

162

150

127

112

102

al06

109

109

125

156

122

102

394

87

95

66

*5_5

4,568

147

9,060

Aug.

47

47

48

45

55

57

57

61

85

392

100

91

91

91

91

93

a85

77

72

63

63

61

58

356

55

*57

58

58

58

60

370

2,102

67.8

4,170

Sept.

79

77

77

81

85

95

387

79

77

72

73

75

83

a83

83

77

68

70

72

73

a69

65

61

57

5_5

57

57

a 58

58

58

-

2,161

72.0

4,290

Calendar year 1951: Max 647 Min 38 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,420 Min 45 Mean 207 Ac-ft 150,500

Peak discharge (base. 450 efs). Apr. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 647 cfs (3.05 ft); May 6 (6:30 a.m.) 855 cfs 

(3.40 ft); May 16 (6:30 a.m.) 999 cfs (3.64 ft); Hay 27 (6:30 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (4.33 ft); June 28 

(6:30 a.m.) 431 cfs (2.67 ft).

* Dischsrge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge interpolsted or estimated on basis of weather records during 

winter months.

b Stsge-dlschsrge relation affected by Ice.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 97

American Fork below Lebo Creek, near Harlowton, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°24' , long. 109°46' ; in NE£ sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 16 E., on left bank 

2 miles upstream from mouth, 2 miles downstream from Lebo Creek, and 5 miles southeast 

of Harlowton.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 43.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 430 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum, 

9.0 cfs June 18 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 741 cfs July 11. 1948 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs July 28, 29, 1947 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

Records. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 7,500 acres of which 300 acres lie below station. During irrigation season natural flow is supplemented by releases from Lake Lebo (capacity, about 

3,000 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years) . M 1116: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

36

76

120

4.0 

4.4

4.7

180

267

385

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, waber year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

30

3T

*35

34

36

33

32

32

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

37

39

36

34

32

3E

31

32

35

32

32

30

1,018

32.8

2,020

Nov.

31

32

32

32

*34

30

32

32

32

31

30

30

29

27

28

32

35

33

32

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

27

904

30.1

1,790

Dec.

25

23

*23

25

25

25

25

25

27

28

25

25

25

24

23

23

25

25

20

25

27

25

23

23

23

23

25

27

30

25

21

763

24.6

1,510

Jan.

23

30

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

*19

39

20

22

20

20

19

18

20

22

20

19

18

20

25

30

30

30

30

"32 32

30

696

22.5

1,380

Feb.

28

28

27

28

27

27

28

3O

30

28

30

28

27

25

23

22

20

20

20

22

22

20

20

21

22

*22

25

24

23

-

7]7

24.7

1,420

Mar.

"52 22

22

25

25

25

£5

25

25

23

22

22

23

24

25

25

27

3O

29

28

28

30

32

34

31

32

48

60

59

55

46

949

30.6

1,880

Apr.

37

39

*49

54

71

62

61

45

42

41

47

47

43

43

44

44

41

40

42

40

38

35

34

33

36

50

64

76

83

8_4

1,465

48.8

2,910

May

70

*66

67

88

90

85

74

78

84

7O

58

'57 53

71

206

20O

147

129

146

145

200

380

320

280

280

304

324

293

252

230

206

5,053

163

10,020

June

188

*195

176

160

152

149

140

111

95

76

47

32

25

23

21

19

20

14

12

15

20

23

22

23

46

38

52

96

112

100

-

2,202

73.4

4,370

July

*86

86

70

60

50

41

38

37

29

24

21

34

45

37

30

27

27

26

29

30

27

26

22

22

19

17

19

19

17

16

*15

1,046

33.7

2,070

Aug.

16

17

15

13

14

13

12

T5

12

15

21

18

18

19

24

26

28

28

28

28

23

21

21

26

26

»23

22

22

19

18

19

617

19.9

1,220

Sept.

21

19

17

16

21

22

21

18

17

17

17

18

16

17

17

16

15

15

15

16

17

16

16

15

15

14

15

14

12

14

-

499

16.6

990

Calendar year 1951: Max 325 Min 11 Mean 39.8 Ac-ft 28,770

Water year 1951-52: Max 380 Min 12 Mean 43.5 Ac-ft 31,580

tj: Peak discharge (base, 150 cfa).--May 15 (4 p.m.) 300 cfs (4.50 ft); May 22 (2 p.m.) 430 ofs (4.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 16-18, 21-27, Dec. 1 to Mar. 23.
98 MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

Musselshell River near Ryegate, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°18', long. 109°12', in lot 6, NW£ sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 20 E., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from Careless Creek and 3 miles east of Ryegate.

Records avail able. July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs May 23 (gage height, 7.62 ft); minimum,

J. i CIS oGpt , 28 .

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 6,260 cfs June 17, 1948 (gage height, 10.92 ft); no flow 

Aug. 17-28, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water is 

diverted on left bank in sec. 8, T. 7 N., R. 17 E. , for storage in Deadmans Basin Reservoir (see p. 287 ), and can be returned to the stream by canal at a point 10 miles above 

station or through Careless Creek 1 mile below. Some regulation by Durand and Martinsdale Reservoirs [see p. 287). Diversions for irrigation of about 45,200 acres above 

station, of which 2,700 acres are flood irrigated.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29, 

May 30 to Sept. 30 Mar. 30 to May 29

3.0

3.1 

3.4 

4.0 202

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

349

535

963

1,440

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

425

605

970

7.0 

7.6

1,440

1,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

173

171

*183

204

222

214

192

185

185

180

178

178

178

178

176

173

180

183

187

195

202

217

212

210

204

202

204

207

210

202

200

5,985

193

11,870

NOV.

160

140

170

190

*200

230

230

212

210

207

204

202

197

192

176

173

159

165

170

170

160

155

160

165

165

170

170

175

170

170

-

5,417

181

10,740

Dec.

160

145

*130

130

135

140

120

90

110

120

130

130

110

90

80

70

80

100

90

90

95

100

95

90

85

85

90

105

110

110

95

3,310

107

6,560

Jan.

90

95

95

90

85

85

90

90

90

90

85

90

90

95

90

90

90

95

95

90

80

80

80

95

105

105

110

110

115

TT5

110

2,915

94.0

5,780

Feb.

105

105

110

120

*120

125

125

130

130

125

125

120

115

110

105

110

105

100

Too

105

105

105

100

105

110

115

110

115

110

-

3,265

113

6,480

Calendar year 1951 : Max 729 Mln 34

Mar.

105

100

100

105

110

110

110

115

115

110

110

105

105

110

115

120

130

*135

140

135

130

130

140

145

145

160

210

300

500

566

449

5,160

166

10,230

Apr.

449

446

467

452

500

542

*581

640

587

542

503

491

497

506

524

566

612

640

675

692

714

700

590

524

503

524

563

612

696

787

17,125

571

33,970

May

839

*815

770

894

898

942

938

894

794

801

752

636

581

581

752

1,420

1,300

1,020

930

918

914

1,480

1,780

1,680

1,600

1,570

,660

,750

* ,710

,420

,270

3 ,309

,107

68,050

June

1,040

936

843

777

685

595

587

527

448

397

336

2C6

220

171

173

183

138

118

104

92

75

64

57

t£l

*Kl

176

235

306

555

515

10,811

360

21,440

July

429

408

408

363

323

290

266

251

224

192

168

173

204

243

232

212

164

145

142

145

149

142

136

131

138

129

116

106

noo

98

94

6,321

204

12,540

Aug.

86

73

71

77

75

71

71

71

75

77

96

147

1T4

90

106

88

90

86

84

*77

68

50

45

39

38

36

45

39

42

45

51

2,218

71.5

4,400

Sept.

62

82

77

59

61

71

86

98

73

50

51

52

61

61

59

54

50

44

32

26

25

32

29

27

25

23

*21

19

19

20

-

1,449

48.3

2,870

Mean 222 Ac-ft 160,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,780 Mln 19 Mean 269 Ac-ft 194,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--May 16 (10 to 11 p.m.) 1,470 cfa (7.06 ft); May 23 (1 to 4 a.m. 

1,800 cfs (7.62 ft) . gft 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. ^^ 

Np_te.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 25 to Nov. 7, Nov. 18 to Mar. 29.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 99 

Musselshell River near Roundup, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°26', long. 108°34', in SE£ sec. 22, T. 8 N., R. 25 E., on left bank at 

old highway bridge just below Half Breed Creek, 2| miles west of Roundup.

Records available.--Hay 1946 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. May 22, 1946, to Sept. 3D, 1947, wire-weight gage on bridge 

at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,880 cfs May 29 (gage height, 4.86 ft); minimum, 

19 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1946-47, 1949-52: Maximum discharge, 3,840 cfs Aug. 30, 1951 (gage height, 7.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1947.

Flood of June 18, 1948, reached a stage of 11.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

7,460 cfs).

Remarks. -- Rei-cr lg good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Durand, Martinsdale, and Deadmans Basin Reservoirs (see p.287). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 59,600 acres above station, of which about 11,000 acres are 

flood irrigated.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.9

2.0 

2.4

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2. 1

Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

16 2.5

23 3.0

71 4.0

147 4.9

315

600

1,260

1,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

173

173

181

194

211

242

229

202

198

194

194

185

185

181

177

*181

173

181

185

102

£07

211

210

214

206

202

202

206

214

214

210

6,137

198

12,170

Nov.

200

110

143

200

220

£40

229

240

229

224

220

220

*211

207

190

180

170

177

143

169

139

135

143

139

170

190

190

185

180

180

-

5,573

186

11,050

Dec.

185

180

170

160

150

143

110

53

40ei

61

96

*118

110

81

70

58

58

80

90

100

110

100

95

90

90

95

110

115

115

100

3,194

103

6,340

Jan.

90

95

100

100

90

90

90

90

90

95

95

90

90

90

90

90

95

100

100

95

90

85

80

95

105

110

115

115

115

110

110

2,995

96.6

5,940

Feb.

100

no

110

*110

110

120

125

130

135

140

140

130

120

115

115

115

110

105

105

115

115

115

110

120

125

125

125

125

125

_

-

3,445

119

6,830

Mar.

120

115

*120

125

130

130

130

135

135

130

125

120

120

125

130

135

145

160

160

155

150

150

160

170

180

200

250

350

600

886

710

6,451

208

12,800

Apr.

639

522

492

486

498

582

*698

866

912

750

613

540

522

540

528

570

632

672

691

710

710

717

665

558

474

444

474

528

582

672

-

18,287

610

36,270

May

756

808

710

691

899

 944

977

970

906

821

808

710

582

528 552"

958

1,350

1,110

938

880

873

1,030

,620

,680

,670

,630

,700

,830

* ,860

1,690

1,450

33,931

1,095

67,300

June

1,290

1,100

964

880

788

691

613

588

558

468

409

340

261

218

178

172

175

150

117

92

77

67

57

*50

67

129

206

300

409

600

12,014

400

23,830

July

540

480

468

444

398

355

315

290

261

231

202

198

222

244

275

256

252

198

178

194

198

190

186

178

172

175

164

154

*144

135

126_

7,823

252

15,520

Aug.

117

112

110

110

123

132

129

141

144

154

161

175

214

202

198

210

190

190

*178

172

161

147

114

97

97

92

94

97

94

102

104

4,361

141

8,650

Sept.

112

110

110

92

88

94

104

123

132

11?

90

73

71

67

69

66

60

57

50

*42

39

34

36

31

30

29

23

22

23

2_1

2,010

67.0

3,990

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,790 Mln 40 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186,000

water year 195 1-^2 : Max 1,860 Mln 21 Mean 290 Ac-ft 210,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--May 17 (11 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (4.18 ft); May 29 (10 a.m.) 1,880 

cfs (4.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, Nov. 4-6, 8, 16, 17, Nov. 25 to 

Dec. 3, Dec. 5, 16, Dec. 19 to Mar. 29.
100 MUSSELSKELL RIVER BASIIJ

Musselshell River at Musselshell, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°32', long. 108°06', in S-^SW£ sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Hawk Creek and 1 mile west of Musselshell.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1932 (no winter records, 1928-31), August 1945

to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Aug. 15, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1932, chain gage and Aug. 3, 

1S45, to Oct. 7, 1949, wire-weight gage, at site 1 mile downstream at different daturas.

Average discharge.--8 years (1931-32, 1945-58), 231 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs May 29 (gage height, 5.51 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.55 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 30.

1928-32, 1945-52; Maximum discharge, 4,790 cfs June 19, 1948 (gage height, 8.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 12 ft May 19, 1917, at former site at datum used August 

1945 to September 1949, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which.are poor. Some regulation by Durand, Martinsdale, and Deadmans Basin Reservoirs (see p. 287). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 63,300 acres above station, of which 12,500 acres are flood 

irrigated.

Rabing table, waber year 1951-52, except psriods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 2-6)

1.8 

2.0

2.4

2.9

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

445

705

1,360

1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

TTO- 170

178

184

187

207

228

210

198

189

184

181

178

175

178

175

*170

170

178

187

192

198

207

216

210

210

210

215

220

220

215

6,010

194

11,920

Nov.

205

130

145

167

198

230

240 220"

215

210

210

204

*201

200

195

181

145

145

160

170

138

140

150

145

160

181

204

210

210

210

-

5,519

184

10,950

Dec.

210 

200

190

190

180

165

138

130

100

88

126

116

*100

95

85

80soso

80

80

90

100

100

100

100

95

100

110

120

115

105

3,648

118

7,240

Jan.

95

100

105

105

95

95

90

95

90

95

95

90

8590-

90

85

95

100

100

95

90

85

85

95

100

105

110

115

115

110

110

3,010

97.1

' 5,970

Feb.

100 

105

110

115

115

125

130

135

135

135

140

135

125

120

120

120

115

115

110

115

115

120

115

120

130

135

135

135

135

-

3,560

12.3

7,060

Mar.

130 

125

*135

135

135

140

140

145

145

135

125

120

13(7

135

140

150

160

170

175

165

155

155

170

185

200

230

280

500

903

84T

747

7,204

232

14,290

Apr.

678 

573

530

500

510

525

606

717

844

832

733

634

590

573

573

573

617

666

700

717

741

765

771

700

622

568

551

578

622

705

-

19 , 304

643

38,290

May

795

877

877

844

877

*962

948

968

936

813

783

747

612

525

481

578

1,130

1,200

1,070

981

962

968

1,250

1,570

1,570

1,580

1,580

*1,660

1,730

1,680

1,500

33,054

1,066

65,560

June

1,360

1,210

1,030

936

844

753

661

606

568

525

450

390

314

267

216

175

181

173

154

126

104

82

63

54

*64

68

123

201

294

436

-

12,428

4L4

24,650

 July

505 

445

402

398

382

34O

308

277

244

207

178

178

178

192

216

235

219

219

173

173

181

178

162

151

148

145

145

135

*126

110

100

7,050

227

13,980

Aug.

82 

74

72

68

70

84

93

100

110

121

128

140

156

184

187

175

181

162

159

*151

145

138

123

93

79

78

78

79

76

76

82

3,544

114

7,030

Sept.

88 

93

89

88

84

76

79

93

104

114

~84 118

68

67

61

63

61

58

54

49

44

38

33

32

31

27

*26

25

24

22

-

1,893

63.1

3,750

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,660 Min 51 Mean 262 Ac-ft 189,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,730 Min 22 Mean 290 Ac-ft 210,700

Peak discharge (base, 70O cfs).--Mar 23 (e p.m.) 974 cfs (4.43 ft); Apr. 9 (7 P.m.) 870 cfs (4.27 

783 cfs (4.06 ft); May 8 (8 p.m.) 974 cfs (4.35 ft); May 18 (3 a.m.) 1,30O 

' 1,750 cfs (5.51 ft) .

ft); Apr. 23 (11 a.m.)

cfs (4.90 ft); May 29 (2 p.

* Discharge mpasurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected 

to Dec. 6, Dec. 8, 9, Dec. 13 to Mar. 28.

6-9, 14, 19, 22-25, Nov. 28
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 101

Platwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°47 I , long. 108°37', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 25 E., on left bank at 

Zimmerman Ranch, 12 miles upsream from Flatwillow and 14 miles upstream from Pike Creek.

Drainage area.--195 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1911 to September 1932, February 1934 to September 1952. No winter 

records for several years prior to 1935.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and masonry control; gage read twice daily. Prior to Apr. 17, 1918, 

staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1918, to Sept. 30, 

1938, chain gage at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1913-16, 1918-19, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1924-26, 1927-28, 1930-32, 

1934-52], 21.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 120 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.50 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1911-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge observed, 954 cfs June 4-10, 1917; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or of no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station when water 

is available.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5-11, Aug. 21-24, Sept. 12-14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0.3 

1.6 

4.6 .9

1.0

1.1

.3

1.0 

3.1

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

45

95

120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 '

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11"2

 3

 4

 5

'6

'7

-.8

:.9

SO

21

22

23"A

"5

"6

;:?

i8

;:9

= 0

T i

' otal

"ean

,10- ft

Oct.

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

T70

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

5.8

8

6

5.5

6

6

6.5

6.5

7

90.2

2.91

179

Nov.

7.5

7.5

8.5

10

10

10

11

To

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

*7

7

6.5

6

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

5.5

575

6

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

-

227.5

7.58

451

Dec.

7.5 775-

6.5

7

7

7

3.5

4

5

6

7

*7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

4.5

4.5

4

4

3.5

3.5

4

4

5

6

5

3

167.0

5.4

331

Jan.

2

4

4

3

3

4

3

*2.5

2

3

3

2

3

3

2

2

3

4

3

2.5

2

2

2

3

4

5

5

5

4

3

3.5

96.5

3.11

191

Feb.

*4

3.5 375"

4

4

4

4.5

5

6

7

8

7

6

5

6

6

5.5

5

4

4

5

6

6

7

8

7

6.5

6.5

*6.5

_

-

160.5

5.53

318

Mar.

6

5

5

6

7

8

7

8

8

7

6

6

7

8

8

9

10

12

11

10

9

9

10

11

12

*12

15

20

2620"

18

316

10.2

627

Apr.

19

22

22

26

30

33

36

38

39

40

38

38

38

38

38

68

106

119

112

113

112

112

109

95

94

89

84

80

*81

78

-

1,947

64.9

3,860

May

73

71

74

76

1§-

73

69

66

60

50

47

44

42

42

43

45

45

45

44

52

54

62

71

72

66

65

74

*67

64

a61

a58

1,853

59.8

3,680

June

a55 a52"

a49

a46

a43

a44

a45

a42

a39

a36

a33

30

32

26

28

27

25

25

24

22

22

22

22

*20

2?

28

29

30

26

22

-

966

32.2

1,920

July

19

17

12

8.6

7.3

5.5

4.1

*2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.4

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.S

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

1.2

.1

0

163.8

5.28

325

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

1.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0.09

5.6

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

2.1

0.07

4.2

Calendar year 1951: Max 114 Min 0 Mean 10.3 Ac-ft 7,470

rater year 1951-52: Max 119 Min o Mean 16.4 Ac-ft n,B90

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Prvor Creek near Billings, 

1'ont.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 24 to Nov. 8, Nov. 14 to Mar. 28.
102 MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

Musselshell River at Mosby, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°00<, long. 107°54', in NVf£ sec. 11, T. 14 N., R. 30 E., on downstream 

side of highway bridge, half a mile west of Mosby and 6 miles downstream from Box Elder 

Creek.

Drainage area.--8,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1932, February 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Water-stage recorder at same site and datum 

used periodically during high stages in the years 1935-44.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-32, 1934-52), 253 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,320 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.50 ft); 

minimum observed, 4.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1929-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 18, 1944 (gage height, 14.43 

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulatlon by Durand, Martinsdale, and Deadmans Basin Reservoirs (see p.287). Diversions 

for Irrigation of about 103,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 4 to Aug. 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

2.2 

2.4

2.7

120

189

326

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

4.0 3.0

10 4.0

22 6.0

76 7.5

184

406

930

2,440

4,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

157 16"0~

167

171

175

182

189

213

221

205

193

189

182

182

189

*182

182

182

182

189

197

205

209

213

229

225

220

220

230 230"

225

6,095

197

12,090

Nov.

210 

171

146

127

1ST

213

229

280

252" 285

229

Z21

217

*205

175

175

170

167

157

153

150

145

153

160

200

205

225

230

225

225

-

5,857

195

11,620

Dec.

225 

215

205

200

190

180

160

140

130

130

150

*145

130

110

100

100

9595"

95

95

100

110

110

105

110

105

100

120

130 

125

115

4,120

133

8,170

Jan.

100 

105

105

100

95

100

100

*8585"

95

90

85

95

90

90

90

100

110

105

100

95

90

85

90

105

110

120

120" 125

110

100

3,075

99.2

6,100

Feb.

*80 95"

105

115

115

125

135

140

150

150

150 140'

140

150

150

145

140

140

135

140

145

145

145

160

ISO

175

170

165

*165

-

4,090

141

8,110

Mar.

140 

TOo" 1OO

110

120

130

140

140

140

130

120

120

130

130

140

150

160

180

180

170

160

160

180

300

600

*1,070

1,500

2,690

4,110 

3,090

*2 , 490

19,080

615

37,840

Apr,

2,040 

1,880

,840

,840

,800

,330

,050

879

968

1,140

1,010

816

733

688

667

678

699

768

866

904

904

904

911

885

768

678

636

*55B" 581

636

-

30,085

1,003

59,670

May

722 

829

943

930

930

936

1,010

1,010

1,020

956

911

854

804

688

596

516" 538

,130

,260

,07O

,030

,140

,120

,470

,800

,820

1', 740

* ,680

,750 

,800

,750

34,823

1.123

69,070

June

1,550 

1,410

1,020

1,080

950

847

744

662

616

567

524

452

406

349

280

233

200

162

153

124

98

89

76

*42

40

35

56

54

60 

197

-

13,076

436

25,940

July

291 

423 565"

317

310

306

254

*223

197

168

150

121

96

94

111

116

141

156

156

162

130

153

147

138

119

119

116

98

94 

98

80_

5,449

176

10,810

Aug.

72 

51

30

24

UL

22

28

24

22

36

40

49

46

62

62

91

96

101

*111

TOT

98

98

89

89

70

54

36

22

25 

32

28

1,741

56.2

3,450

Sept.

35 

35

43

40

36

43

56

45

43

52

106

345 233"

108

64

49

54

45

49

*45

38

38

32

28

22

12

8.2

7.0

5.2 

4.6

-

1,721.0

57.4

3,410

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,650 Mln 1.7 Mean 291 Ac-ft 210,700

Water water year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 4,110 4,110 Mln Mln 4.6 4.6 Mean Mean 353 353 Ac-ft Ac-ft 256,300 256,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfa). Mar. 28 (12:30 p.m.) 7,32O cfs (9.50 ft); Apr. 10 (4 p.m 

1,160 cfs (4.35 ft); May 9 (8 a.m.) 1,O20 cfs (4.14 ft); May 26 (8 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (5.4O ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, Nov. 17, 21, 22, 25, N 

MarT"28.

[ov. 27 to
DRY CREEK BASIN 103

Dry Creek near Van Norman, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°21', long. 106°22', In NV?£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 42 E., on left bank

500 ft downstream from Little Dry Creek, 1.2 miles southeast of Van Norman, and 26 miles 

east of Jordan.

Drainage area. 2,530 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only, October 

1947 to March 1949).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-47, 1949-52), 63.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.60 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 24,600 sfs Mar. 21, 1947 (gage height, 13.39 ft); maximum gage height, 15.26 ft Mar. 21, 1947 (ice jam); no flow at times In each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Few small diversions for Irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1209: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 8 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

1.6 1.4

1.7 4.2

1.8 7.9

1.9 15

Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

.2

1.7

1.8

1.9 .7

2.0 4.8

2.1 14

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

118

225

435

730

1,550 

2,870 

4,880 

1O,400 

17,3OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septem

Tay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

" *)

:'i

;a

:s:'4

: 5

: e

: 7

re

: 9

20

?.i

zz

23

24

25

?.6

27

28

29;") :~L

Total

1'fan

Oct.

2.4

1.8

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

70.5

2.27

t -s-f tj 140

Hov.

3.9 379-

4.2

4.2

4.8

8.4

7.9

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.6

S7T

*6.1

4.8

5.7

S.9

7.9

7.4

5.7

4.8

4.5

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.8

3.9

-

179.9

6.00

357

Dec.

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

*2.7

13

100 "BO60

50

35

25

8

2

I

.5

7F

415.4

13.4

824

Jan.

0.5 ~

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

05-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

5.1

O.16

10

Feb.

5- 0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

260

*250

210

180

170

170

160

150

130

80

20

8

7

7

*7

7

6

5

_

-

1,867

54. 4

3,700

Mar.

3 

2

2

1

1

5-O

0

o

o

0

0

*o

0

0

o

1

2

4

2

1

1

1

2

3

5

10

50

400

2,000

6,000

8,491

274

16,840

Apr.

*17,300 

14,500

*12,300

7, 77O

4,54O

2,OOO

866

441

264

187

153

*126

108

92

77

70

63

59

52

44

38

37

33

31

29

26

24

23

17

16

-

61,286

2,043

121,600

May

16

17

17

16

14

14

14

14

*14

13

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

16

18

14

12

12

13

11

*1O

10

10

9.0

395.0

12.7

783

June

8.0 

7.2

5.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.4

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.4

1.6

l.O

1.6

.8

.6

76

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

*.7

.7

31

68

3T

16

2O5.1

6.84

407

July

12 

13

T.6

2.9

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.7

1.0

1.6

5.6

7.2

2.4

1.3

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

7T

.2

65.1

2.1O

129

Calendar year 1951: Max 395' Min 0 Mean 148 Ac-ft 10,670

Aug.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

5.6

ITtf

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0o0

0

.1

.1

11.1

O.36

22

Sept.

0 0"

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

.1

.2

^i

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

-

3.3

0.11

6.5

l'?ter year 1951-52: Max 17,300 Min 0 Mean 199 Ac-ft 144, 8OO

Peak discharge (base, 4OO efsj.--Apr. 1 (11 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (11.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 31; no gage-height record Dec. 24 

to Jan. 9, Jan. 19 to Feb. 9, Feb. 24, 25, Mar. 14-28; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge 

neasurements, 2 observations of no flow, 3 inspections by engineers, weather records, and records for 

I'edwater Creek at Circle.
104 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Port Peck Reservoir at Port Peck, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°00 I 26", long. 106°23'49", in sec. 14, T. 26 N., R. 41 E. , in No. 4 emergency gage shaft of dam on Missouri River at Fort Peck, 2 miles downstream from Bear 

Creek, 9| miles southwest of Nashua, and 11 miles upstream from Milk River.

Drainage area. 57,725 sq mi.

Records available October 1938 to September 1952. June 1937 to September 1938 in files 

of office of Missouri River Division, Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

May 1, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 15.950,000 acre-ft July 22 (elevation, 2,237.76 

ft); minimum, 11,540,000 acre-ft Feb. 9 (elevation, 2,215.75 ft).

1937-52: Maximum contents, 17,550,000 acre-ft July 15, 1948 (elevation, 2,244.80 

ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1937; dam completed in 

1939. Usable capacity, 18,800,000 acre-ft between elevations 2,095 ft (lowest outlet) 

and 2,250 ft (top of 25-foot gates). Elevation of crest of spillway, 2,225 ft. Dead 

storage below elevation 2,095 ft, 617,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent contents above elevation 2,095 ft. Water is stored to supplement low-water flow of Missouri River during navigation season. Elevations materially affected by wind.

Cooperation. Elevations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951. ..

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1951-52. . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

2,227.86

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

13,860,000

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

310,000

-690,000

-1,010,000

-130,000

t Elevations at 12 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 105

Missouri River below Port Peck Dam, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°02'30", long. 106"21'10", In NWi~ sec. 6, T. 26 N. , R. 42 E. , on right bank 

3| miles upstream from Milk River, 6 miles south of Nashua, and 8 miles downstream from 

Port Peck Dam.

Drainage area. 57,800 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. March 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,020.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 14, 1938 water-stage recorder at 

site 0.7 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1934-39, prior to Fort Peck Reservoir reaching operational 

level), 6,347 cfs; 9 years (1943-52, after operational level was reached), 9,534 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 27,400 cfs Oct. 2-4, 21, 28; minimum daily, 

y.aiO cfs May 4.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs (includes 32,000 cfs inflow from spillway 

1 mile downstream from station) Aug. 8, 1946; maximum gage height observed, 12.30 ft 

Mar. 10, 1936 (ice jam), site and datum then in use; maximum daily reverse flow, 400 

cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (backwater from Milk River), but may have been greater during Milk 

River flood of April 1952; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft June 7, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 860,000 acres above station. Flow completely regulated by 

Fort Peck Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect,

backwater from Milk River or spillway operation (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 12,

May 30 to June 14)

2,500

5,240

4.5

8.6

10,800

27,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 27,100

27 ,4OO

27,400

27,400

27,200

27,000

27 ,200

*27,2f"'0

27,100

27,100

27,200

27,100

26 , 700

26,600

26,800

26 ,6OO

26 ,60°

26,900

*26 ,800

27,000

27,400

26,700

»26,600

26,900

27,000

27 ,200

26,600

27,400

»26,800

26,700

26 ,300

336,000

26,970

tl,656

Nov.

26,600

26,500

26,300

27.000

26,300

 27,000

26,400

26,300

26,200

26,900

26,300

26,6uO

26,300

25,100

23,500

 21,500

19,800

18,000

18,500

 14,200

12,200

11,100

10 , 800

lu,900

11,200

ID , 900

10,900

 10,500

10,800

10,600

-

595,200

19,840

tl,181

Dec.

10,500

10,200

10,600

10,400

10,600

10,600

 10,400

blO,400

10,300

b 10, 400

b 10, 400

 10,300

10,400

10,000

10,300

1O,50O

b 10, 400

«bl(J,500

b 10, 400

b 10, 300

10,000

b 10, 300

b 10, 400

10 ,.500

b 10, 500

blO,40O

b 10, 400

*blO,400

b 10, 300

b9,800

b9,600

320,500

10,340

635,700

Jan.

blO, 100

b9,500

b9,200

b9,400

b9,300

b9,200

*b9,000

b8,800

8,750

9,050

9,260

9,710

9 ,900

9.420

9,390

b9,300

b9,200

 9,490

9,260

b8,900

blO,200

b 10, 500

blO,600

b 10.8OO

b 10 , 900

bll.OOu

11,000

 11,300

10 , 900

10,800

10,900

305,030

9,840

605,000

Feb.

10,800

10 , 900

10,900

11,300

11,400

 10 , 900

10,600

10,200

9,390

3,540

6,510

7 ,680

7,150

6,090

5,970

5,330

bS.,200

b5,300

*b5,300

b5,400

b5,400

b5,500

b5,600

b5,500

b5,400

5,370

 5,990

5,350

5,420

-

-

216,390

7,462

429,200

Mar.

4,920

b5,200

b5,200

b5,200

65,200

b5,200

»5,200

5,220

4,730

5,590

4,010

3,530

3,550

3,440

3,510

3,320

3,390

3,480

»3,340

3,310

5,200

3,680

4,200

3,660

3,770

 4,540

5 , 130

5,940

5,370

5 , 130

4,420

135,580

4,374

268,900

Apr.

5,440

5,040

5,580

5,570

4,290

2,750

4,770

4,730

4,630

4,450

5,030

3,690

2,530

2 , 940

2,910

3,090

4,390

4,530

3,610

2,600

4,090

4,41O

4,060

4,150

4,280

3,860

2,610

4,390

4,390

 4,310

-

123,120

4,104

244,200

my

4,140

4,460

4,060

2,310

4,840

4,820

*4,750

4,860

4,860

4,100

4 , 140

 3,990

5,390

6,230

7,260

5,750

5,780

5,700

 5,390

7,800

9,710

8,960

7,05O

5,940

 5,200

5,240

5,460

5,350

5,570

5.850

5 , 6 10

170,570

5,502

338,300

June

5,480

5,610

5,660

 5,920

5,660

6,040

5,850

5,330

5,460

6,040

5,570

 5,480

5,350

5,310

5,260

 4,940

5,280

5,610

4,600

4,050

4, 180

3,410

 3,340

3,600

3,620

3,550

3,510

3,270

3,120

2,780

-

142,880

4,763

283,400

July

3,040

3,040

 2,990

2,830

2,590

2,590

 2,700

3,020

3,240

3,340

3,390

3,200

3,O2O

*2,960

3,190

3,100

3,070

2,940

3,070

2,820

3,730

6,030

8 , 100

10,000

12 , 100

13,200

14 , 400

15.7OO

16,500

18,400

19.500

197.800

6,381

392,300

Aug.

19,800

21,400

21,400

22,100

20,700

20,300

21,600

25,200

22,800

2 1 , 100

19,800

17 , 900

17,700

17.200

18,000

17,500

17,200

17 , 800

19,000

19,200

19,500

 19,700

20,200

21,000

21,600

22,100

2 1 , 600

21,000

2O.6OO

20,300

20.2OO

623,500

20,110

*1,237

Sept.

20,400

2O,80O

21,400

22.200

22,200

22 ,100

22 ,000

21,500

20,800

21,200

20,800

19 , 100

21,000

21,000

20,40O

20,600

2O.7OO

2 1 , 000

21,200

20,400

20,600

21,200

21,200

 21,100

21,400

21,7OO

21,800

21,400

21,300

*21,700

-

634,200

21,140

*1,258

Calendar year 1951 : Max 27,400 Mln 1.400 Mean 12,280 Ac-ft 8,888,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 27,400 Mln 2,310 Mean 11,750 Ac-ft 8,531,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation Indefinite due to backwater from Milk River Apr. 1 to Hay 1O and

spillway operation Oct. 1-12, July 21 to Aug. 29; no gage-height record Aug. 3O to Sept. 30j discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers from record of reservoir releases.
106 MILK RIVER BASIN

South Fork Milk River near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lab 49°00'50", long. 112°32'20", in NW£ sec. 6, T. 1, R. 19 W., fourth meridian, 

on left bank 1 mile north of international boundary, 19 miles upstream from mouth, and 

20 miles west of Milk River, Alberta.

Drainage area. 433 sq mi.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 8, 1948, water-stage recorder at site about 

500 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 5.16 

ft Apr. 7 (ice Jam); minimum recorded, 10.6 cfs Aug. 30.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs June 18, 1948 (gage height, 6.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Flood of June 6, 1908, reached a stage of 15.4 ft, site and datum then in use (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

139

190

0.3 

.4

.5 

.7 

.9

8.3

12.5

18.4

36.1

63

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

125

212

418

721

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

176

166

163

158

*149

156

153

139

130

121

115

115

115

 115

113

115

bl!5

b!05

b!07

bllS

b!28

b!21

bll!

b!24

blZ8

b!32

b!46

bl51

b!74

141

a!35

4,134

133

8,200

JJov.

t!93

-

.

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

a55

a55

a54

a52

a50

*b50

b45

a43

a43

bt3

b35

b38

a40

b42

a43

a43

b44

a44

b60

a71

b86

a99

a!26

b!39

a!63

b!90

b304

b426

b862

b824

b7B2

4,931

159

9,780

Apr.

b725

b710

b68O

b651

b622

b600

bl.100

bl,030

*b443

387

390

410

437

604

705

*665

622

646

686

659

532

370

335

314

339

366

389

404

375

330

-

16,526

551

32,780

May

289

297

301

408

460

335

285

*262

247

233

226

219

222

226

226

270

289

247

230

209

193

ISO

166

154

143

151

*180

163

138

125

118

7,192

£32

14,270

June

116

114

102

94

85

*81

79

76

74

72.

74

96

297

255

143

120

109

92

89

83

81

74

79

*76

76

76

105

138

190

135

-

3,281

109

6,510

July

-85 120

58

48.2

44.2

41.8

41.8

40.6

38.4

*37.2

40.6

48.2

68

83

68

52

44.2

41.8

55

63

100

87

70

*58

49.6

41.8

36.1

33.9

30.9

29.9

 29.0

1,685.2

54.4

3,340

Aug.

26.2

25.3

22.0

21.2

24.4

28.0

*29.9

41.8

44.2

41.8

37.2

54

51

39.5

30.9

28.0

25.3

22.8

19.8

*19.1

17.1

15.8

14.6

14.1

13.0

13.0

12.5

11.5

11.1

10.6 TiTs

777.2

25.1

1,540

Sept.

17.1

24.4

25.3

22.8

19.8

18.4

19.1

*19.8

19.8

18.4

19.1

20.5

22.8

22.8

21.2

22.8

20.5

18.4

16.

16.

15.

17.

18.

17.

16.4

*15.8

15.8

14.1

14.1

13.1

565.1

18.8

1,120

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs).--Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) discharge unknown (4.09 ft); Apr. 7 (5:3O a.m.) 

discharge unknown (5.16 ft); Apr. 15 (4 to 7 p.m.) 779 cfs (2.58 ft); Apr. 28 (10 to 11 a.m.) 423 cfs 

(2.01 ft); May 5 (l a.m.) 504 cfs (2.16 ft); May 17 (8 to 10 a.m.) 301 cfs (1.74 ft); June 13 (4 to 

5 p.m.) 384 cfs (1.93 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 107

North Fork Milk River above St. Mary Canal, near Browning, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59' , long. US-OS 1 , in NE^- sec. 16, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on left bank

 1-j- miles upstream from outlet of canal, 2 miles south of international boundary, and 

29 miles north of Browning.

Drainage area. 62 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1911 to July 1912, June 1921 to September 1952. Published as 

''near Browning 1 ' 1911-12. Records obtained at this station only when St. Mary Canal is 

in operation.

Gage. Wa^er-stage recorder and concrete control. May 8, 1911, to July 6, 1912, staff gage 

near present site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum recorded discharge during year, 136 cfs June 12 (gage height, 2.30 ft);

 minimum recorded, 23.6 cfs Sept. 21-27 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1911-12, 1921-52: Maximum discharge, 1,490 cfs June 24, 1951 (gage height, 6.69 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 29, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

24.3

46.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

"0

1

z

3

t

.5

'6

'.7

.18

\9

20

21

22

23

24

25

"6

27"8

29"0

:si

rota:

Mean

'e-ft

Oct.

60

61

59

*58

-

.

_

_

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

Nov.

.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

*77

70

69

68

72

75

77

74

69

61

62

-

_

-

-

Hay

63

59

78

70

58

56

54

52

50

48.4

48.4

46.5

48.4

48.4

52

65

53

48.4

50

48.4

45.6

44.0

42.2

41.4

40.6

51

44.8

*39.7

38.0

37.3

37.3

1,558.8

50.3

3,090

June

36.6

35.2

34.4

33.7

*33.7

35.2

36.6

35.2

33.0

36.6

36.6

88

41.4

37.3

36.6

33.7

33.7

33.0

33.0

32.3

33.0

33.0

30.9

31.6

33.0

31.6

41.4

41.4

38.0

33.0

-

1,102.7

36.8

2,190

July

30.9

29.6

28.9

28.3

27.6

27.6

28.3

27.6

26.9

27.6

33.7

33.7

30.2

28.3

26.9

26.9

29.6

28.3

38.0

3676

30.2

30.2

28.9

26.9

*26.9

26.3

26.3

26.9

26.3

25.6

25.6

895.6

28.9

1,780

Aug.

25.0

25.0

26.3

25.6

26.3

29.6

31.6

33.7

28.3

34.4

30.2

28.3

27.6

26.9

28.3

26.9

26.3

26.3

26.3

26.3

25.6

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.6

30.9

28.9

845.2

27.3

1,680

Sept.

28.3

26.9

26.3

*25.0

26.3

25.6

25.0

24.3

25.0

26.3

26.3

25.6

28.3

26.9

25.0

25.0

25.0

*25.0

26.3

26. 3

26.3

25.6

25.6

25.0

25.0

2^.3

24.3

25.0

25.0

25.0

-

769.8

25.7

1,530

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 MILK RIVER BASIN

North Fork Milk River near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location.- -La t 49°02', long. 112°58' , in NE$ sec. 11, T. 1, R. 23 W., fourth meridian, on 

left bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles north of international boundary, 

2 miles east of Whiskey Gap, Alberta, and 11 miles southeast of Kimball, Alberta.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available . January 1913 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Pub1 1 Rhpr] fTs ''npar1 K"1mha"IT fl 1 hor^a" Tannar»ir 1 Q1 3 fr» QonfamVior» 1 QT R TUly 1909 tO OctObe r

1952 Published as "at

Peters

in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

 s' Ranch" 1909-12. No winter records except for 1912-22.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, Prior to January 1913, staff gage at site 2 miles downstrean

at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 892 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.14 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.16 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 29 cfs 

Mar. 3, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1909-52: Maximum discharge, 2,170 cfs June 17, 1948 (gage height, 6.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs; no flow Mar. 1, 2, 1940.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow increased during irrigation season by water from St. Mary Canal. 

Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Renources and Development , Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26

1.8 BS 

2.0 77

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

Mar 27 to July 5

30.0

44.3

67

112

2.6

3.0 

3.3

199

360

498

July 6 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

366

505

652

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

73

74

73

73

*71

70

70

69

68

68

68

68

71

69

74

73

b70

bG9

b70

b69

b70

t70

b69

b74

b73

b78

b83

b87

92

79

a78

2,263

73.0

4,490

Nov.

tsi

-

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

b49

339

b29

336

b44

*b43

b35

a46

b56

a45

b34

338

b41

a42

b43

a44

a45

b46

346

b46

a47

b47

348

349

bSO

b!50

*b249

b559

b493~

b!82

b!57

2,878

92.8

5,710

Apr.

b!33

*b!22

b!48

231

311

b459

496

T47

*121

106

113

144

267

245

199

148

*154

151

136

113

90

88

85

86

90

91

88

84

73

69

-

4,788

160

9,500

May

73

70

92

102

76

73

69

*66

63

60

58

59

59

59

79

75

62

59

59

55

52

48.9

47.0

46.1

46.1

56

47.0

*44.3

42.6

4176

42.6

1,883.2

60.7

3,740

June

43.4

42.6

41.0

38.6

*38.6

38.6

39.4

37.9

36.4

40.2

40.2

~60 102

42.6

41.8

39.4

38.6

38.6

39.4

39.4

*38.6

40.2

38,6

38.6

39.4

38.6

45.5

58

46.1

40.2

-

1,302.5

43.4

2,580

July

36.4

34.3

33.0

32.3 89 

381

500

529

539

*558

592

587

587

597

602

607

612

607

627

62T

612

602

602

*597

582

587

587

582

582

578

578

15,266.0

492

30,280

Aug.

578

S78

578

582

587

592

597

602

592

602

602

587

582

582

5S2

587

587

*587

587

587

587

587

587

587

587

587

587

587

592

602

602

18,260

589

36,220

Sept.

597

535

587

587

587

582

582

*582

587

592

592

592

597

592

587

*582

573

568

568

563

558 56~8

563

563

563

563

563

573

573

568

17,344

578

34,400

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge messurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimsted on bss 

records.

b Stage-disohsrge relstlon affected by ice.

is of 3 discharge measurements and weather
MILK RIVER BASIN 109

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°09' , long. 112°05' , in SE^ sec. 28, T. 2, R. 16 W., fourth meridian, on 

left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge at village of Milk River, Alberta, and 

20 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 1,104 sq mi.

Records available October 1920 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

19Uy to September 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,402.78 ft above mean sea level (Geodetic 

Surveys of Canada datura). Prior to June 17, 1919, staff or chain gages at several sites 

about 1,000 ft upstream from present site at datum 1.61 ft higher. June 17, 1919, to 

Nov. 2, 1921, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.61 ft higher. 

Nov. 3, 1921, to Aug. 28, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 60 ft upstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1916-52), 292 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.97 ft, backwater from ice); maximum gage height, 9.12 ft Mar. 28 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 

47 cfs Jan. 22.

1909-52: Maximum discharge, 7,460 cfs May 22, 1927 (gage height, 11.41 ft), by slopearea determination; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wnich are fair. Since 1917 flow increased during irrigation season by water from St. 

Mary Canal. Several small diversions for Irrigation above station.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet r>er second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-15)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

170

265

370

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

61 3.5

211 4.0

442 5.0

740

1,060

1,400

2,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

365

322

312

312

322

281

286

265

*250

229

219

214

214

*219

210

210

224

214

210

214

210

192

245

275

270

291

265

250

317

307

291

8,005

258

15,880

Uov.

131

179

265

317

312

137

*338

*328

317

301

281

265

250

214

179

154

131

114

121

147

158

166

170

170

174

174

183

196

214

210

-

6,476

216

12,840

Dec.

205

*19~6

192

188

201

192

179

170

162

158

154

*158

147

131

124

118

111

108

105

98

98

98

95

95

95

93

93

93

90

90

90

4,127

133

8,190

Jan.

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

*87

84

84

84

82

82

82

84

84

87

*87

84

84

60

47

56

65

84

95

98

95

101

114

135

2,654

85.6

5,260

Feb.

150

150

147

139

131

124

*121

124

128

131

150

170

183

188

196

192

183

179

*170

158

139

150

162

162

150

154

158

174

196

_

-

4,559

 157

9,040

Mar.

188

179

170

*162

147

143

147

150

147

143

143

143

143

147

147

150

150

154

158

170

188

219

250

301

349

479

858

1,440

2,060

*2.220

1,780

13,225

427

26,230

Apr.

1,410

1,430

1,500

1,500

1,620

1,670

2.040

1,690

886

*772

765

783

823

Ij060

1,120

*1,140

924

913

920

891

783

589

483

448

442

465

483

506

488

459

29,003

967

57 , 530

May

400

379

400

459

619

524

410

*374

345

331

313

300

295

308

313

322

389

364

318

300

278

265

248

232

219

211

*215

248

219

203

200

10,001

323

19,840

June

192

184

181

169

150

*143

135

135

127

124

124

131

175

410

265

188

165

150

135

131

127

124

112

*120

116

116

124

169

207

227

-

4,856

162

9,630

July

173

154

116

101

86

72

238

421

471

*500

524

577

595

613

631

613

607

613

655

685

685

*691

673

637

613

595

595

595

595

595

589

15,308

494

30,360

Aug.

583

583

583

589

595

601

*625

637

643

643

649

637

637

637

625

625

625

619

619

*613

601

595

589

589

583

577

577

577

583

589

607

18,835

608

37,360

Sept.

601

601

607

607

607

607

601

607

607

*613

619

625

631

631

619

613

613

619

613

613

619

613

613

613

607

607

607

601

601

601

-

18,336

611

36,370

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,250 Mln 6 Mean 474 Ac-ft 343, Ooo

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,220 Mln 47 Mean 37O Ac-ft 268,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. i

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 17 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Nov. 22-

24, 26-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records).
110 MILK RIVER BASIN

Milk River at eastern crossing of international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'00", long. IIO^S'SO", in NEi sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 400 ft south of international boundary, 500 ft downstream from Canada Coulee, 30 

miles north of Rudyard, Mont., and 37 miles south of Many Berries, Alberta.

Drainage area. 2 .514 sq mi.

Records available. April 1913 to September 1952 (few winter records) In reports of GeologIcal Survey.August 1909 to September 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and 

Development, Canada. Published as "at Spencer's Lower Ranch August 1909 to December 

1916.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and timber and rock control. Datum of gage is 2,698.92 ft 

above mean sea level. Prior to Aug. 13, 1913, staff gages at several sites within a 

quarter of a mile of present site at various daturas. Aug. 13, 1913, to Nov. 6, 1917, 

water-stage recorder and staff gages at site 200 ft downstream at datum 2.34 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,530 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs, but may have been higher on Mar. 28; maximum gage 

height, 13.65 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge recorded, 103 cfs 

July 10 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1909-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Since 1917 flow increased during irrigation season by discharge of St. 

Mary Canal. Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, Canada.

Revisions (water years) . W 1086: 1927, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 19-20)

Oct. 1-31 Mar. 1 to June 20 June 21 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

Z.3

176

310

483

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

118

203

396

639

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

8.0

1,360

2,220

4,510

7,430

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

113 

ZOO 

315 

540 

895

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

434 

381

405

370

348

342

332

326

305

305

290

*275

260

247

234

229

234

b225

251

251

b!92

b216

b233

220

200

176

b220

331

370 

393

342

8,937

283

17,730

JJov.

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

'

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

a!50 

a!50

a!45

a!40

a!35

»b!25

al30

b!40

a!40

a!40

a!35

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

*b!30

a!30

a!35

b!40

alSO

a!50

a!50

a200

b250

b650

b2,000

b5,000

7.2BO 

6,190

5,040

29,775

960

59,060

Apr.

5.250

*2,500

2,230

2,140

2,240

2,440

*2,380

2,450

2,280

1,870

*1,080

1,020

998

1,040

1,120

1,350

1,330

1,230

1,120

1,140

1,130

1,080

975

842

*674

639

607

60T

628 

639

-

43,009

1,434

85,310

May

645

607

570

662

617

623

754

715

59O

524

496

472

449

449

449

445

440

418

436

481

440

396

*379

354

334

318

298

283

275 

291

306

14,511

468

2S,780

June

287

275

260

238

220

217

206

178

169

158

155

152

*134

134

136

214

396

291

242

183

191

255

197

160

149

146

149

163

169 

*188

-

6,012

200

11,920

July

178 

2O6

240

197

175

149

132

124

113

211

453

508

527

579

592

*661

626

640

710

855

805

805

689

661

668

612

592

598

592 

592

592

15,062

486

29,880

Aug.

586 

579

572

560

566

572

586

586

619

619

626

619

619

619

605

619

612

605

605

592

586

592

586

572

566

579

572

*560

566 

572

586

18,303

590

36,500

Sept.

586 

579

579

579

605

605

586

572

560

592

586

592

619

605

579

*598

592

579

579

592

579

572

560

560

572

572

560

560

555 

555

"

17,405

580

54,520

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 

Wild Horse Lake Closed Basin

111

Sage Creek at "Q" Ranch, near Wildhorse, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

-Lat 49°07', long. 110°13>, in NW£ sec. 9, T. 2, R. 2 W. , fourtl 

, on right bank at "Q" Ranch, 3j miles north of ranchhouse , 7i 

se Customs Post at international boundary, and 13^ miles north i

.rth meridian, in 

miles north of 

of Simpson, Mont.

Location. Lat 49°07 

Alberta 

Wildhorse

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available.--March to November 1952. March 1935 to October 1944, March 1946 to 

November 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada (no winter 

records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Mar. 1 to July 31, 1935, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,800 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 13.12 ft)- no 

flow most of period.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs Mar, 29, 1943 (gage height, 15 00 ft)- no 

flow most of each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United states and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Rating table, Apr. 1 to Sept. 3o, 1952 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

363

658

857

1,170

1,470

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.0 

1.7 

2.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

3.8

7.0

11.0

20.0

39.0

85

198

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Mar.

(»)

0

0

0

Apr.

a2o

a70

aioo

alSO

a270

a600

al,150

a780

aeoo

*462

839

1,150

1,350

*1, 470

*960

723

313

*202

144

105

*71

32.2

20.9

*15.5

12.2

10.2

8.4

7.2

7.4

4.2

11,647.2

388

23,100

May

*3.1

2.6

*2.0

3.4

66

32.. 7

9.8

9.0

6.5

3.6

2.4

*1.7

1.4

6'. 8

115

41.5

11.9

5.5

3.2

E.I

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

4 2

*72

.2

.2

.2

335.7

10.8

666

June

0^2

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

ao

aO

aO

aO

ao

*0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0.05

3.2

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The period : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 23,770

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Lodge Creek near Alberta 

Boundary.
112 MILK RIVER BASIN 

Wild Hurse Lake Closed Basin

,- 1 Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location --La t 49-00' 10" , long. 110°11'30", in SE^ sec. 3, T. I, R. 2 W. , fourth meridian 

in Alberta, on right bank a quarter of a mile north of international boundary, 1 mile 

east of Wild Horse Customs Post, and 6 miles north of Simpson, Mont.

Records available .--March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey March 

iy<tt> to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. No 

winter recurds.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 22, 1950 at site half a 

rule downstream at different datum.

most of each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station. All of flow may be 

diverted at tines. During the spring high-water natural overflow occurs at many points 

along channel above and below gage.

and Development, Canada.

Rating table, Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 1952, except period of ice 

effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

3.0 

3.5

9.8

19.4

26.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

(*)

0

u

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

*0

0

*0

0

0

*0

*0

*0

8

*16

20 

15

12

16

15

14

*12

7

4

1

1

3

6

150

5.0

298

May

*F

5

4.1

4.6

3.8

17.2

20.6

11.5

4.4

5.1

3.6 *2.9

2.3

1.4

2.4

25.5

23.0

13.5 

5.6

4.3

2.0

1.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

*.4

.2

72

.2

176.1

5.68

349

June

0.2

. 2

\2

,1

0

1.3

.4

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

-0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

July

(*)

O

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Tlit pellet : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 652

* Discharge rreasurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Apr. 17 to May 2.
MILK RIVER BASIN 113

Big Sandy Creek near Assinniboine, Mont.

Location.--Lat 48°32', long. 109°50', In SW^SW^ sec. 13, T. 32 N., R. 15 E., on right 

bank 2 miles northwest of Assinniboine, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles 

downstream from Sage Creek.

Records available.--February 1946 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge.--6 years, 25.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 14.70 ft); no 

flow part of year.

194S-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 3, 1952; no flow part of each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period Aug. 2 to Sept. 30 and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation of 

about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2 to Sept. 3O)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

1.8 

4.2 

7.9

3.0 

3.3

5.0 

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.2

35

73

389

945

1,740

3,410

5,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

"

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

134

104

80

50

30

20

15

10

8

7

6

5

4

4

8

7

6

5

-

-

514

17.7

1,020

Mar.

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

20

50

124

515

1.510

2,230

71.9

4,420

Apr.

3,770

*4,360

5,100

5,100

4,690

*3,460

2,540

*1,840

*1,430

868

*591

461

368

291

228

183

*166

148

100

134

97

95

87

78

70

64

58

54

55

55

-

36,541

1,218

72,480

May

53

49

49

53

48

38

40

44

39

36

34

33

31

27

22

*16

14

21

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

16

15

14

13

13

JL2

866

27.9

1,720

June

11

11

9.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

7.9

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

E.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2^0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

-

147.7

4.92

293

July

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.9

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

30.9

1.00

61

Aug.

0.6

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

.1

.4

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

8.2

0.26

16

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

.1

.2

. 2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

4.5

0.15

8.9

Calendar year 1951: Max 272 Min 0 Mean 4.45 Ac-ft 3,220

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,100 Min 0 Mean 110 Ac-ft 80,020

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 15-29. No gage-height record Mar. 1-28; discharge estimated on basis of engineer's notes and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by leakage under control Aug. 2 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of point of zero flow and

1 field estimate of flow.
114 MILK RIVER BASIN

Lodge Creek below McRae Coulee at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'20", long. 109°43<05", In SW£ sec. 5, T. 1, R. 28 W. , on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from McRae Coulee, 0.4 mile north of international 

boundary, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Willow Creek Customs Post, and 31 miles 

north of Havre, Mont.

Drainage area.--850 sq mi, approximately.

fiecords available.--October 1951 to September 1952 (no winter records). Prior to October 

1951, records were collected on both McRae Coulee and Lodge Creek above McRae Coulee. 

Summations are equivalent to records at this site.

Gage.-.Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,731.0 ft above mean sea level, boundary 

survey datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 12.50 ft); maximum gage height, 12.73 ft Apr. 7 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

Maximum discharge determined at this site, about 5,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1943, on basis 

of records for Lodge Creek at international boundary and McRae Coulee at international 

boundary.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation 

and return flow from irrigated areas. Peak discharge for 1952 affected by inflow from 

Battle Creek drainage (see records for Battle Creek above Cypress Lake west inflow 

canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan).

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

.3

.6

1.7

4.2

12.0

23.0

56

109

1V5

350

571

908

1,860

3,220

 5,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1-

.3

**.3

.3

.6

3.9

" 3.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.9

4,4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

*4.2

70.6

2.28

140

Nov.

.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

al

a2

**3

a4

b5

blO

b20

45

1.45

89

Apr.

b35

b40

b55

b!65

b400

a2,300

b4,200

b2,700

b2,050

*b 1,850

*b2,340

b3,210

4,510

«4.930

4,870

*4,490

4,290

3,950

*2,680

*2,050

*1,790

1,310

676

*484

388

319

*294

236

*204

*165

-

56,981

1,899

113,000

May

143

*125

106

105

102

245

136

106

*83

62

47.9

41.6

34.0

32.4

332

253

125

78

54

42.5

34.8

30.0

25.8

22.4

19.4

17.0

15.0

13.5

*13.0

12.0

11.6

2,467.9

79.6

4,900

June

10.7

10.3

9.4

8.1

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.0

17.4

*6 J

28.4

16.0

10.7

8.1

6,3

6.0

6.6

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

*2.4

2.2

*

259.4

8.65

515

July

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

.3

**.2

22.0

53

103

97

35.6

*30.0

18.2

9.8

6.0

3.7

2.4

1.7

1.2

.8

393.0

12.7

780

Aug.

0.1

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

0.16

10

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 estimate of flow and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 115

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°49', long. 109°28', In SE£ sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 17 E. , on right bank 

1 mile downstream from headxorks of canal, 4 miles upstream from North Chinook Reservoir, and 20 miles northeast of Havre.

Records available. May 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to September 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1928-52: Maximum daily discharge, 148 cfs Apr. 14, 15, 1952; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Canal diverts water from left bank of Lodge Creek in sec. 3, T. 35 N., R. 17 E,; this 

water is then stored in North Chinook Reservoir for irrigation of lands north of 

Chinook between Lodge Creek and Battle Creek.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.1 

1.8 

2.8 

5.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5,7

S.O 

17.6 

31.4 

70

117

152

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

*».4

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

1.1

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.8

.6

.2

.1

14.3

0.46

28

Uov.

(*)

"

-

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

_

-

'

Mar.

C)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

al

a5

alO

a50

a60

a90

a 100

106

al!5

124

130

142

it

146 

146

141

132

114

103

95

77

64

59

56

53

52

33.6

20.4

2,521.0

84.0

5,000

May

20. 4

20.6

20.6

20.4

20.6

*21.1

23.0

21.9

21.7

21.4

20.9

20.6

20.6

20.6 

20.4

23.2

22.4

21.9

21.9

21.7

21.4

21.4

21.1

20.4

19.6

18.4

16.4

15.3

!3_JL

643.2

20.7

1,280

June

14.1

12.9

12.0

10.9

9.2

11.5

9.9

5.8

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.4

2*1 

a3

a!5 

a 40

aSS

a!5

a 10

aB

aS.6

a6.0

a6.6

a6.2

a5.8

a5. 6

»5.3

4.5

10.2

282.0

9.40

559

July

8.2

4.8

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.2

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

24.0

47.0

a42

a38

a35

a30

al8

a 10

a6

a3.7

a2.4

280.1

9.04

256

Aug.

al.7

al.2

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

5.0

0.16

9.9

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Lodge 

Creek at international boundary.
116 MILK RIVER BASIN

Battle Creek above Cypress Lake west inflow canal, near West Plains, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 49°26', long. 109°41', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 5, R. 28 W., third meridian, on 

right bank lj miles north of West Plains and 10 miles north of Senate.

Drainage area.--240 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1947 to November 1952 in reports'of Geological Survey. March 

1939 to November 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

No winter records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 13, 1939, at site 1-| miles downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 ofs Apr. 14 (gage height, 10.00 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum recorded, 0.9 cfs Aug. 26.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1952; no flow at times in most years.

RemarkE.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Several small diversions for irrigation above station. Peak discharge 

for 195" reduced by overflow into Lodge Creek basin of about 700 to 1,000 cfs.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

, ~

fcu

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

 a6

alO

all

al2

a!3

a!5

a!6

*b!7

bis

bT7

261

8.42

518

Apr.

b!7

b!6

al"56

b237

b352

b634

*bl,050

b933

b636

aSOO

a840

"bgl.lSO

bgl,660

*g2,790

g2,210

1,560

852

752

899

980

*706

*289

235

217

199

188

178

*163

150

138

20,687

690

41,030

May

121

115

110

150

188

158

151

133

118

108

*102

97

93

94

111.

103

93

86

83

82

79

73

70

67

63

60

57

54

52

50

52

2,973

95.9

5,900

June

54

49.2

47.6

45.2

41.2

38.2

35.9

33.7

31.5

29.4

27.2

25.3

23.4.

21.5

19.3

17.1

15.0

13.3

*11.4 TZTI

12.5

14.1

15.0

15.5

15.5

15.5

16.6

17.1

17.7

19.3

750.3

25.0

1,490

July

17.1

18.2

17.1

16.6

16.6

15.5

15.5

15.0

14.5

14.1

13.7

13.3

13.3

12.9

12.5

12.1

17.7

*16.0

a20.0

a35.0

a38.0

a40.0

 SsTJ

a20.4

15.5

12.1

11.1

a9.9

a8.6

7.4

a7.6

522.6

16.9

1,040

Aug.

a7.8

aS.O

a8. 6

a9.4

a9.2

a9.0

a9.2

a9.4

a9.6

a9.8

alO.O

all.O

a!2.0

a!3 . 0

a6.0

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

*1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

2.1

2.7

176.1

5.68

349

Sept.

3.3

572

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.9

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.9

*6.2

6.0

7.8

7.4

7.2

7.8

7.2

6.8

8.1

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.4

5.7

5.3

6.0

5.5

186.8

6.23

371

Oct.

5.7

*6.4

6.2

6.0

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.8

9.3

9.6

9.9

9.6

9.9

10.2

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

*9.6

a9.7

a9.8

9.9

268.5

8.66

533

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 51,230

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements at station, 2 at 

other points on stream, weather records, and records for station at Battle Creek ranger station, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from reconstructed recorder graph.
MILK RIVER BASIN 117

Cypress Lake west inflow canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°27', long. 109°38', in NEir sec. 1, T. 6, R. 28 W. , third meridian, on 

left tank 1,000 ft downstream from canal headgates, 3j miles northeast of West Plains, 

and 12 miles northwest of Consul.

Records available.--March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1339 to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

Records for irrigation seasons only.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder.

Extremes.--1939-52: Maximum daily discharge, 663 cfs June 27, 1942; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks,.--Records fair.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary feters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, March to October1 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

alOO

a240

a230

a!90

*t>3

a50

a230

a240

a250

*t293

1)326

b20T

b24

8.6

7.0

6.2

6.1

5.4

*5.1

5.2

5.1

E.2

5.2

5.4

5.3

4.9

5,1

-

2,456.8

81.9

4,870

May

5.7

673

7.3

7.3

7.9

8.6

8.9

21.4

49.0

49.5

*50.0

507u

50.0

49.5

49.0

48.6

47.7

46.8

45.9

45.9

45.4

44.6

44.2

44.2

43.8

43.0

41.4

38.6

34.2

34.6

33.5

1,102.8

35.6

2,190

June

34. C

34.2

33.2

31.8

30.4

27.9

24.8

17.9

13.1

13.7

13.7

13.7

13.1

12.9

12.2

11.6

11.0

10.7

*10.4

9.5

8.9

8.0

eTo

8.3

8.6

9.5

10.5

11.4

12.5

12.7

-

478.4

15.9

949

July

13.1

14.2

14.2

14.4

14.4

14.2

13.7

13.3

13.3

12.9

12.7

13.1

13.1

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.9

*15.9

16.9

16.9

17.4

17.9

18.1

1370

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

353.9

11.4

702

Aug.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

j-3_

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

22.8

0.74

45

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2~^2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

8.4

0.28

17

Oct.

0.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 8,780

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, records of headgate operation, and records for Battle Creek above Cypress Lake west inflow canal, near West Plains. 

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
118 MILK RIVER BASIN

Cypress Lake west outflow canal near West Plains , Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°28 I , long. 109°35', in SW£ sec, 16, T. 6, R. 27 W., third meridian, 

1 mile downstream from Cypress Lake West Dam, 7 miles northeast of West Plains, and 

12 miles north of Consul.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1940 

to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. Records 

for irrigation season only.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, at site 1 mile upstream and 300 ft 

below Cypress Lake West Dam, at different datum.

Extremes . 1940-52: Maximum daily discharge, 304 cfs May 4, 1951; no flow at times in 

each year .

Remarks . Records poor.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac~ftj

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1

> a50

I

*b33.5

a27.8

a22.2

a!6.6

all.O

*5.4

9.1

2.0

0

-

427.6

14.3

343

May

0

0

0

.2

Ti

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.4

*6.3

8.4

12.9

17.4

25.9

19.4

14.0

12.3

13.4

8.3

3.4

3.6

-

151.7

5.06

301

July

3.1

2.4

2.6

2.7

10.6

14.3

16.4

21.8

22.1

21.8

24.7

25.9

29.3

29.7

29.3

30.5

30.5

30.5

14.2

2.4

1.8

1.3

.9

7.6

*14.3

17.7

17.7

18.7

15.8

11.0

11.0

482.6

15.6

957

Aug.

11.5

11.7

11.7

12.0

12.0

12.3

11.7

11.5

11.2

11.2

11.0

10.7

11.0

10.2

10.2

9.7

9.9

9.4

9.7

9.4

8.9

8.6

*12.9

21.8

21.4

21.1

15.2

7.8

7.2

7.0

6.5

356.4

11.5

707

Sept.

2.6

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2.6

0.09

5.2

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : flax Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : flax - Mln _ Mean - Ac-ft 2,820

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records of 

headgate operation.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 119

Battle Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49 9 00'10", long. 109°25'20", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 1, R. 26 W., third meridian, 

on left bank 600 ft north of international boundary in Saskatchewan, 8 miles upstream 

from Woodpile Coulee, and 30 miles north of Chinook, Mont.

Drainage area. 726 sq. mi.

Records available. April 1917 to September 1952 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,731.04 ft above mean sea level (International Boundary Survey datum).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 10.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1917-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; no flow at times during most 

years.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions 

for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or 

from Frenchman River basin through Cypress Lake. Peak discharge for 1952 affected by 

loss to Lodge Creek basin (see records for Battle Creek above Cypress Lake west inflow 

canal, near West Plains, Saskatchewan).

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3 7.3

2.4 12.2

2.6 26.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

O. 4

1.0 

3.0

9.6 

13.3

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

19.0

27.5

40.0

71

181

330

5.0 755

6.O 1.31O

8.0 2,850

10.4 5,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October-1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15.6

19.0

19.0

18.3

19.0

18.3

17.6

17.0

is. e

15. e

*15.6

14.2

14.9

15.6

14.2

13.6

13.6

13.6

12.9

11.2

10.7

TITSIE. 9

11.7

b!3

b!5

17.6

17.6

£4.5

*"2TT9

aS2

493.5

15.9

979

Nov.

.

_

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

 o0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

a5

alO

**a25

40

1.29

79

Apr.

a3O

a40

a50

a6O

**b75

t300

b5OO

a550

*al,200

2,070

3,030

*3,100

2,930

3,930

5,590

*4,310

3,170

*2,780

2,130

1,720

*1,460

1,440

* 1,350

926

665

*565

500

460

428

393

-

45,752

1,525

30,750

Calendar year : Max Min Mean

May

368

340

271

197

186

197

244

*222

200

200

165

146

134

128

121

121

128

130

119

108

100

*95

95

91

84

76

73

69

68

69

64

4,609

149

9,140

June

57

57

54

53

51

53

50

47. O

38.0

33.0

30.5

£6.5

23.0

17.7

11.5

16.0

13.3

12.5

11.6

11.2

9.9

8.8

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.2

T76

*11.2

10.2

8.8

-

753.9

25.1

1 , 500

July

7.6

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.7

477

4.7

10.9

12.9

17.7

11.2

10.2

8.5

*7.9

8.2

6.8

6.8

10.5

10.9

21.3

29.5

58.0

35^5

30.5

25.6

22.0

20.5

19.0

17.7

459.1

14.8

911

Aug.

16.5

1573

14.3

13.7

12.0

9.6

7.9

5.3

2.4

1.2

.9

2.8

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.8

2.8

*2.1

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.8

.7

. 7

1.0

l.E

137.2

4.43

272

Sept.

'575 2.4

8.2

9.1

9.6

"878 10.2

7.6

6.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

*8.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

7.2

9.6

8.5

8.8

8.5

7.2

6.5

6.8

*6.8

-

228. 8

7.63

454

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* discharge measurement or observation of no fjow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 estimates of flow, 2 discharge measure- 

 nents, and weather records.

I Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
120 MILK RIVER BASIN

Woodoile Coulee near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'00", long. 109°31'50", in MW* sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 17 E., on right 

bank 600 ft downstream from Antelope Coulee, 1-J miles south of international boundary, 

7 miles upstream from mouth, and 30 miles north of Havre, Mont.

Drainage area.--70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1927 to September 1952 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Aug. 27, 1927, staff gage at 

site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 8.5 ft, from floodmark); no flow most of year.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 3,090 cfs Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.6 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height 8.50 ft; no flow most of each year.

Remarks. Records good below 150 cfs and fair above, except those for period of no gageheight record, which are poor. Stock-water reservoir constructed in summer of 1947 a 

quarter of a mile upstream; capacity not more than 30 acre-ft.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development,

Canada.

Revisions (water years). W 1209: 1943(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.0

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

126

188

276

387

550

782

1,120

1,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

Q

Calendar yeai

JJov.

-

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

a20

aloo

a 200

a700

1.580

544

219

*177

378

405

248

152

51

38.0

3±.5

23.5

*18.6

14.0

11.0

9.2

*6.3

4.1

3.0

*2.4

1.6

1.4

1.1

.8

-

4,940.5

165

9,800

May

0.8

.6

.5

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

0

0

6.8

0.22

13

June

( )

-

0

o

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

-

0

0

0

: Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, slope-area deter 

nination of peak flaw, and records for Lodge Creek at international boundary.
MILK RIVER BASIN 121

East Fork Battle Creek near International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°58', long. 109°08', In M£ sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 20 E., on right bank 

'i\ miles south of International boundary, 5 miles upstream from Lyons Coulee, and 26 

miles north of Chinook, Mont.

Drainage area. 98 sqrai, approximately.

Records available. March 1927 to September 1952 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 3, 1927, staff or chain gage at site 300 ft 

upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.47 ft, from 

rioodmark); from rating curve extended above 430 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow most of the year.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow during most of each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect I 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

.1

.4

1.0

2.0

6.5

13.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

22.0

50

133

255

435

690

1,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

Jan.

_

~

Feb.

.

-

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

b2

b5_

7

0.2 

14

Apr.

b30

b40

b80

b270

804

1,380 

*1,080

a600

al50

*160

328

*383

258

302

132

*58

19.2

14.7

9.0

8.5

5.2

3.0

*2.0

1.6

1.5

*1.2

.9

.9

.8

78

6,124.3

204 

12,*150

May

0.6

.6

.6

1.0

.9

.6 

.8

.6

3.0

5.8

2.0

1.6

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.4

.3

.3

.8

.9

*.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

24.7

0.80 

49

June

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.3

72

1.0

0.03 

2.0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0 

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0 

0

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Lyons 

Coulee.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
122 MILK RIVER BASIN

Lyons Coulee at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00', long. 109°14', in NW£ sec. 1, T. 1, R. 25 W., third meridian, on 

right bank half a mile north of international boundary, 8 miles south of Arena, Saskatchewan, and 28 miles north of Chinook, Mont.

Records available. March 1927 to September 1952 (few winter records).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily during rapidly changing stage and once daily on other 

Jays. Prior to Oct. 19, 1935, chain and staff gages at site half a mile south of international boundary at different datum. Oct. 19, 1935, to Oct. 31, 1940, staff gage at 

site 1-j- miles north of international boundary at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 940 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.4 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow most 

of year.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 945 cfs Apr. 13, 1950 (gage height, 7.76 ft, from floodmark); no flow most of each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Natural flow of stream affected by small stock-water dams above 

station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.1

.4

2.4

6.3

19.0

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

58

106

168

341

570

832

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(j

0

0

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

Feb.

_

_

~

Mar.

(")

C)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

b!2

b97

168

365

796

44?

381

416

*696

742

668

536

203

»138

81

42.0

*26.5

19.0

12.0

9.3

*7.1

6.3

5.4

*3.5

3.1

1.8

1.0

.8

-

5,878.8

196

11,660

May

aO.6

.4

.3

a. 4

.4

a. 4

**.3

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

.1

a.l

.1

a.l

aO

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0.14

8.7

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

( )

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 123

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont.

Location Lat 48°35'40", long. 109°08'25", in SE^-WW^ sec. 29, T. 33 N. , R. 20 E., on right

bank 75 ft downstream from headworks of canal and 3.9 miles east of Chinook. 

Records available. April 1905 to October 1921, May 1928 to September 1949, October 1950 to

September 1952. 

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 12, 1930, staff gage at site 65 ft upstream at

same datum. 

Extremes. 1905-21. 1928-49, 1950-52: Maximum daily discharge, 30 cfs Apr. 1, 1915, caused

by washing out of canal headgates; no flow at times each year. 

Remarks. No flow during year. Canal diverts water from right bank of Battle Creek for

irrigation of lands between Battle Creek and Milk River.

Peoples Creek near Dodson, Mont.

Location. Lat 48"21 I , long. 108°21', in N^ sec. 21, T. 30 N., R. 26 E., on right bank a

quarter of a mile south of Indian Service diversion, 6-| miles southwest of Dodson and,

7 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 720 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1918 to September 1919, May to September 1921, June 1951 to September 1952. 

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 9, 1951, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream

at different datum. 

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Mar. 30; maximum gage height,

17.05 ft Mar. 29 (ice Jam), from floodmark in gage house; no flow at times.

1918-19, 1921, 1951-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1952; maximum

gage height, that of Mar. 29, 1952; no flow at times. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, and

those for period of Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of

about 700 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0 

.2 

.9

2.2

4.0

6.5

15

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

47

102

173

468

1,500

2,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1351 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

'1817

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.6

3.1

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

*.4

.7

.5

.5

1.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.9

47.5

1.53

94

Nov.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

5

5

5

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

 3

3

-

73

2.4

145

Dec.

4

6

10

11

7

5

4

5

6

8

11

15

19

20

16

10

7

5

3

2

 1

185

6.0

367

Jan.

1

31

1.0

61

Feb.

2

>

1 5

>

1

100

400

 650

550

*250

50

20

10

5

> 1

'

-

2,076

71.6

4,120

Mar.

1

 * 5

50

500

1,500

3,000

3 .500

3,000

11,579

374

22,970

Apr.

 2.500

2,000

 1,600

 1,300

1,000

800

700

600

500

400

360

320

280

240

200

170

140

110

75

60

 53

51

48

44

54

52

46

44

41

38

-

13,826

461

27,420

May

36

37

39

44

39

38

37

33

32

30

29

27

26

27

 26

25

24

23

23

20

22

23

22

21

22

24

23

20

21

20

IS

852

27.5

1,690

June

19

19

16

19

19

18

19

19

19

21

98

 49

25

14

9.7

7.7

6.2

5.2

4.0

3_.B

6.0

10

12

10

9.3

9.3

12

17

17

 27

-

540.2

18.0

1,070

July

26

16

16

15

14

13

12

13

12

11

13

13

11

14

14

12

10

10

13

12

10

9.7

9.3

*8.5

5.2

.2

.5

.8

.5

.6

L&.

336.1

10.8

667

Aug.

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

1.5

1.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

»0

0

0

0

0

0

7.7

9.7

7.3

3.3

3.5

2.4

40.9

1.32

81

Sept.

1=5.

.9

.6

.3

.2.

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.7

0.16

9.3

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,500 Mln 0 Mean 80.9 Ao-ft 58,690

* Discharge measurement or ooservation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-dlschargp relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Dec. 13, Feb. 12-15. No gage-height 

record Dec. 14 to Feb. 11, Feb. 16 to Apr. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 3 slope-area determinations, engineers' notes, and weather records.
124 MILK RIVER BASIN

.eft bank 

11 miles

Whitewater Creek near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location Lat 48°57' , long. 107°51', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 37 N., R. 29 E., on le 

bUU rt downstream from Worth Fork, 3^ miles south of international boundary, 

north of Loring, Mont., and 14 miles"south of Orkney, Saskatchewan.

Records available. March 1927 to September 1952 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir in concrete control. Prior to July 31, 1927, 

staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at various datums. July 31, 1927, to Oct. 31, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 6.15 ft), from 

racing curve extended above 2,100' cfs on basis of conveyance study; no flow at times.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1952; no flow at times during most 

years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the

Resources and Developuperui,ion.--inis is one 01 tne international gaging stations maim v 

United otates and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty, records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Re

ment, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per

effect ( 

second)

2.3 

2.5

25.0

41.0

1.6 

2.9 

4.5

195

374

627

950

1,450

2,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~20. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.£

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

. 2

.2

.2

2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.9

0.16

9.7

Uov.

0.2

.2

.2

*.Z

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

-

_

-

-

Dec.

.

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

b30

b!70

b200

b220

b40O

911

1,370

921

979

942

1,220

1,720

2,220

*2.550

2,200

*1,560

*966

488

a379

a268

*154

105

116

a94

372

*50

37.8

28.2

*?2.4

17.2

-

20,430.6

681

40,520

May

13.3

312.2

11.0

10.0

*6.2

5.6

4.8

3.8

3.0

*2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

al.o

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

84.5

2.73

168

June

0.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

1.4

.9

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.4

.3

-

8.9

0.30

17.7

July

0.3

.3

.2

.2

±L

. i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.i

. £

.4

97

38.6

7.0

5.6

3.1

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

161.3

5.20

320

Aug.

~7S 0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

4.2

O.14

8.3

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observstlon of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolsted. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 125

Belanger Creek diversion canal near Vldora, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location.--La t 49°30', long. 109°S2', in SW-q- sec. 30, T. 6, R. 25 W., third meridian, on 

left bank 1,000 ft downstream from diversion weir and 12 miles north of Vldora.

Records available.--March 1947 to October 1952 In reports of Geological Survey, March 

1946 to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

Irrigation seasons only.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremeg.--1946-52: Maximum daily discharge, 555 cfs Apr. 29, 1951; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Canal diverts water from right bank of Belanger Creek for storage 

in Cypress Lake reservoir.

Cooperation.--This is one of the International gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary feters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1952

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

*b5

bZO

blS

*b!7

bZ4

t23

b40

b!24

*b!55

b!92

253

531

370

1T2

*33.0

13.0

5.2

2.2

.5

0

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

*0

-

1,730.9

57.7

3,430

May

C)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

7.6

2.5

2.7

4.3

3.5

2.9

2.9

3.9

4.9

3.0

2.3

2.7

.6

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

-

43.6

1.45

86

July

(*)

(*)

(«)

0

0

0

Aug .

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 3,520

* Discharge measurement or observation or no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
126 MILK RIVER BASIN

Cypress Lake east outflow canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49 0 29', long. 109 0 21', In sec. 19, T. 6, R. 25 W. , third meridian, on right

 bank 500 ft above confluence with Belanger Creek and 11 miles north of Vldora.

Records available. May 1947 to October 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. July 1940

 to October 1952 In reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1940-52: Maximum dally discharge, 202 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts water from Cypress Lake for Irrigation of lands In 

Frenchman River basin In Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the International gaging stations maintained jointly by the

 United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jolnty with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Apr.

0

*bO

0

0

*bO

bO

bo

0

0

*bO

b3.0

b25.0

b58

b!31

b!86

b!66

b!76

b!98

b202

b201

b!78

b!76

b!80

b!71

b!67

158

*139

69

47.3

*42.8

-

2,674.1

89.1

5,300

May

36.8

30.4

22.7

20.6

23.5

25.4

26.2

21.1

18.1

15.8

13.4

*19.2

19.7

21 .9

26.7

24.0

18.5

17.2

16.2

18.8

24.3

22.9

21.6

20.6

19.9

19.0

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

657.0

21.2

1,300

June

17.9

17.2

16.8

15.6

11.7

7.2

7.0

7.4

9.4

18.3

17.7

13.8

12.7

12.7

13.2

12.7

9.1

4.2

**3.2

a3.5

a3.0'

a3.5

a4Fa2 !~5

a29

18.3

12.7

13.6

10.0

7.5

-

373.4

12.4

741

July

5.0

3.4

2.3

2.3

1.2

.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

£.8

7.0

7.7

12.7

10.0

8.8

6.3

3.3

.8

.2

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

76.5

2.47

152

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

** . 2

!i

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.9

2.1

9.7

0.31

19

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

Sept.

.4

.1

.0

.5

.1

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.Z

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.8

34.1

1.14

Oct.

0.8

**.9

.9

.9

1.0

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

^

.3

.4

.5

.4

.5

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

* .4

a .4

a .4

41.3

1.33

82

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-f t

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and 

renchman River above East End Reservoir near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ICP.
MILK RIVER BASIN 127

Frenchman River above East End Reservoir, near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°29', long. 109°00', in Nw£ sec. 23, T. 6, R. 23 W., third meridian, on 

right bank 2 miles downstream from North Fork,4 miles east of Ravenscrag, and 8 miles 

west of East End, Saskatchewan.

Drainage area. 598 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1912 

to October 1917 (published as "at Phillips Ranch"), and March 1937 to October 1952 in 

reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. No winter records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to October 1917, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Mar. 1, 1937, to Aug. 11, 1938, staff or chain gages at 

several sites within 5 miles of present site at various daturas.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 12.25 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily recorded, 10 cfs Mar. 22.

1912-17, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1952; minimum recorded, 0.6 

cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1949 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Natural flow of stream affected by diversion in Belanger Creek diversion canal near 

Vidora, Saskatchewan (see p.125 ), return in Cypress Lake east outflow canal near 

Vidora, Saskatchewan (see p.126 ), diversions for irrigation at many other points 

along the stream, and return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or 

from Battle Creek basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United State's and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating bable, Mar. 1 to Oct. 31, 1952 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

9.5

16.5

26.5

40.0

60

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

187

572

1,100

1,920

4,570

10,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Mar.

!>*

*16

21

17

23

24

24

26

16

18

15

29

11

25

19

10 22

21

18

19

*25

26

35

46

56

674

21.7

1,340

Apr.

*50

46

40

75

167

*352

426

276

231

*257

472

903

*1,870

4,590

9 , 51 0

*9,270

4,240

2,430

1,800

1,200

700

540

480

420

380

380

380

280

220

180

-

42,165

1,406

83,630

May

160

140

140

160

160

180

160

140

119

100

94

82

*91

91

110

*132

*116

97

94

85

80

88

88

85

80

74

74

74

71

Jl

71

3,307

107

6,560

June

66

66

63

58

54

48.0

44.0

40.0

37.3

42.6

48.0

44.0

42.0

34.6

38.6

36.0

34.6

33.2

29.2

*27.8

26.5

24.5

23.5 5575-

J5S

58

*50

48.0

48.0

46.0

-

1,304.9

43.5

2,590

July

40.0

33.2

27.8

24.5

23.5

21.5

15.1

T8T5

18.5

17.5

20.5

E0.5

19.5

20.5

20.5

21.5

18.5

22.5

XJ..9

50

48.0

48.0

40.0

34.6

29.2

26.5

23.5

22.5

21.5

21.5

19.5

820.8

26.5

1,630

Aug.

19.5

17.5

15.8

16.5

16.5

16.5

15.8

15.1

16.5

15.8

15.1

15.1

14.4

13.7

13.0

13.7

13.7

14.4

15.1

13.7

13.0

15.1

14.4

*13.7

11.6

11.6

12.3

11.6

11.6

31.9

2778"

482.0

15.5

956

Sept.

24.5

21.5

18.5

17.5

15.1

18.5

17.5

16.5

17.5

19.5

18.5

17.5

*17.5

16.5

15.8

15.1

14.4

13.7

19.5

18.5

17.5

16.5

15.1

14.4

13.7

12.3

11.6

10.9

11.6

10.9

488.1

16.3

968

Oct.

10.9

1679

*10.9

10.9

11.6

12.3

13.0

14.4

15.1

13.7

15.1

15.8

15.1

15.1

14.4

14.4

15.1

15.1

15.1

16.5

14.4

15.8

16.5

*24.5

18.5

19.5

20.5

22.5

25.5

TeTs17.5

487.1

15.7

966

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

The period : Max - Min - Mean - Ao-ft 98,640

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 1-7, Apr. 20 to May 8; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for station below East End Reservoir. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 8 to Apr. 13. 

Discharge computed from staff gage readings Mar. 8 to Apr. 2, Apr. 16-19, May 9 to Oct. 31.
128 MILK RIVER BASIN

East End Canal at East End, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°30', long. 108"51, in NW£ sec. 25, T. 6, R. 22 W. , third meridian, on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from headgates and 2 miles west of East End.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1937 

to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. Irrigation seasons only. Published as "Eastend Irrigation District main canal" April to September 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 19, 1949, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1937-52: Maximum daily discharge, 62 cfs May 11, 12, 1949; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. No flow during period. Canal diverts water from East End Reservoir on right bank 

for irrigation in the Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Frenchman River below East End Reservoir, near East End, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°31' , long. 108°50', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 6,R. 22 W. , third meridian, on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile west of East End, 1 mile downstream from East End Reservoir, and 100 miles upstream from international boundary.

Drainage area.--648 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1909 

to October 1916, April 1918 to May 1931, September 1935 to July 1936, and April 1939 to 

October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. No winter 

records. Published as "near East End" 1909-10, as "at Enright and Strong's Ranch" 1911, 

as "at Strong and Day's Ranch" 1912-13, and as "at East End 1914-16, 1918-36; records 

prior to April 1939 not equivalent owing to diversion in East End Canal since 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 1941, staff or chain gages at several sites 

within 1-J miles of present site at various datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 19.10 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 0.77 ft). 

1939-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1952; no flow Aug. 14, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or from Battle Creek basin 

through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Waters Resources Division Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to October 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Mar.

22

22

22

22

22

22

 22

23

23

»24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

»22

24

27

*29

31

 34

»6_8

781

25.2

1 , 550

Apr.

98

*104

66

129

*296

502

 863

*539

»398

381

 517

*938

 1,670

 3,080

 6,150

9,610

 5,300

 3,450

 2,550

1,890

 1,230

 702

 544

 471

417

 387

384

370

274

213

-

43,523

1,451

86,33'-'

May

180

163

143

141

16O

161

 189

162

146

120

101

89

99

93

87

134

 125

96

87

85

80

89

83

80

76

73

72

72

76

74

75

3,411

110

6,770

June

 76

74

78

78

74

74

54

(36

71

76

72

61

58

53

43.4

48.4

47.0

43.4

39.8

39.8

39.8

38.6

 35.0

33.8

57

78

74

83

81

76

-

1,828.0

60.9

3,630

July

64

55

44.6

42.2

39.8

37.4

36.2

32.6

26.6

25.5

27.8

27.8

26.6

26.6

26.6

26.6

26.6

27.8

37.4

55

62

62

54

45.8

41.0

36.2

32 .6

 29.0

26.6

24.4

25.5

1,149.6

37.1

2,280

Aug.

22.2

21.1

21.1

20.1

20.1

19.1

19.1

18.1

18.1

17.1

17.1

16.1

15.2

14.3

13.4

14.3

15.2

16.1

15.2

15.2

13.4

13.4

11.8

 11.1

11.8

11. 1

9.8

10.4

10.4

23.3

38.6

513.3

16.6

1,020

Sept.

33.8

31.4

25.5

21.1

19.1

19.1

21.1

21.1

18.1

58.6

21.1

20.1

»20.1

20.1

18.1

17.1

16.1

14.3

15.2

15.2

16.1

17.1

16.1

16.1

14.3

13.4

11.8

12.6

11.1

10.4

-

565.3

18.8

1,120

Oct.

10.4

11.8

 13.4

13.4

13.4

13.4

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

17

16

ID

16

16

12

1.9

**1.0

11.1

19.1

13.4

 14.3

20.1

18.1

437.8

14.1

868

The period Max - Mln - Mean - AO-ft 103,600

* Discharge measurement made c this

* Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Nj gage-height record Mar. 1-28, May 14, 31, June 9, Oct. 5-23; discharge interpolated or 

estimated on basis jf 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at 

Morrisons. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 29 to Apr. 12. Discharge computed from 

staff-gage readings Apr. 14 to June 22, Oct. 30, 31.
MILK RIVER BASIN 129

Frenchman River at Morrisons, near East End, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°26', long. 108°40', in SW£ sec. 6, T. 6, R. 20 W. , third meridian, on 

left" bank at Morrison's farm, 3 miles southeast of East End, Saskatchewan.

Drainage area. 774 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey (discon-

 tinued) May 1937 to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. No winter records.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 1, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 205 cfs May 4; maximum gage height,

 17.77 ft Apr. 16, from floodmark in gage house (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 4.6 efs Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.22 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge recorded, 3,460 cfs Mar. 31, 1943 (gage height, 13.60 

ft, present datum); maximum gage height, that of Apr. 16, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions

 Tor~irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Water msy be diverted into or 

from Battle Creek basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the

 United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Rating table, May 1 to Oct. 31, 1952 (gage height, la feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 5)

;ojnd, May to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

May

196

176

171

205

196

186

176

188

140

122

103

94

85

ee

92

96

124

*117

101

96

90

89

94

90

87

64

79

7J5

76

76

76

3,669

118

7,280

June

*76

79

79

76~>J,

70

64

52

46.3

47.0

49.6

59

68

61

55

52

49.6

49.6

47 . 0

42.2

35.0

*32.8

31.7

31.7

29.5

64

i*

74

74

72

-

1 , 7 15 . 0

57.2

3,400

July

59

49.6

41.0

33.9

28.4

25.4

22.6

21.7

20.8

20.0

20.6

21.7

21.7

20.8

21.7

23.5

25.4

25.4

32 .8

52

64

66_

6O

51

43.4

37.4

32.8

*29.5

27.4

24.4

23.5

1,047 .6

33.6

2,080

Aug.

21.7

2U.8

20 . 0

20.0

20.0

19.2

18.4

17.6

17.6

16.9

17.6

16.9

16.9

16.2

15.5

15.5

16.2

16.2

16.9

16.2

16 2

15.5

14.2

13.6

*13.0

11.8

13.0

11.8

11.3

15.5

28^4

520.6

16.6

1,030

Sept.

3o.2

32.8

30.6

25.4

21.7

20.8

2X0

20.6

20.8

33.9

37.4

22.6

*2XO

20.0

19.2

19.2

17 .6

17.6

18.4

17 .6

18.4

19.2

20.0

20.0

19.2

17.6

16.2

14.6

14.8

13.6

-

646.4

21.5

1,280

Oct .

15.0

15.0

*13.0

15.6

13.6

15.6

1J.6

14.8

15.5

16.2

17.6

16.9

17.6

16.9

16.2

16.2

16.9

17.6

18.4

17.6

16.9

16.9

16.9

12.6 *e.e

7.6

4.6

16.4

16.2

*16.2

16.4

465.7

15.0

924

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings May 1-17, Oct. 25-31.
130 MILK RIVER BASIN

Frenchman River at 50-Mile near Bracken, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°25', long. 108°01', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 5, R. 15 W., third meridian, on

left tank three-quarters of a mile downstream from highway between Bracken and Admiral,

17 miles northeast of Bracken, and 18 miles northwest of Val Marie, Saskatchewan.

Drainage area.--1.130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinued).April 1914 to May 1931 and September 1935 to October 1952 in reports of 

Department of Resources and Development, Canada. Published as "at 76 Ranch" 1914-21. 

No winter records.

Gage. Staff gage. Prior to May 1921, staff gages at site 3 miles upstream at various 

clatums. May 1921 to May 1931 staff or chain gage and Sept. 12, 1935, to July 20, 1950, 

water-stage recorder, at site 500 ft upstream at different datum. July 22, 1950, to 

Oct. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 14,000 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 16.28 ft, 

from floodmarks), from slope-area determination; minimum not determined.

1914-31, 1935-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17 1953; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions 

for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or 

from Battle Creek basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Fating table, May 8 to Aug. 25, 1952 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0 

1.5

15.0

22. 0

129

210

247

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Apr.

t!4,000

Calendar year : Max 

Water year : Max

May

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

*243

a224

a205

a!86

166

158

155

152

a!49

a!46

144

a!47

150

129

a!24

118

al!6

115

108

a!08

107

a!07

107

*105

.

-

June

a!02

100

a97

a95

a93

a91

a89

86

a86

86

a85

a84

a84

a83

82

a74

67

a65

a64

a62

*60

a59

a57

55

52

a57

a63

68

a80

a90

-

2,316

77,2

4,590

July

a 100

84

77

66

58

a54

a51

a47.5

43.9

a42.0

a40.0

a38.0

a36.0

a35.0

a35.0

a35.0

a35.0

a40.0

a50

158

al!7

a95

74

a72

a69

aS6

a60

a54

*45.7

a43.0

a40.3

1,841.4

59.4

3,650

Aug.

37.6

36.0

a34.3

a32.6

a30.9

29.2

a28.0

26.8

26.8

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

19.2

_

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

Sept.

t24.7

-

_

-

-

Oct.

.

-

_

tie. s

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

t20.1

_

-

-

Mln Mean Ao-ft 

Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated 

Morrisons.

jn basis of records for station at
MILK RIVER BASIN 131

Val Marie west gravity canal near Val Marie, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°22', long. 107=53', in SWt; sec. 7, T. 5, R. 14 W., third meridian, on 

right bank at outlet of Val Marie West Reservoir, 11 miles northwest of Val Marie.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1946 to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

Irrigation seasons only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 27, 1949, at site half a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. 1946-52: Maximum daily discharge, 28.9 cfs June 21, 1952; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts water from Val Marie West Reservoir on left bank 

for irrigation in the Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

May

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

June

0

?j

0

1.5

2.2

1.2

.7

.5

.4

2.5

1.8

1.4

.7

1.0

8.5

18 7

25.4

27.7

27.4

26.3

28.9

*TI72

*14.9

*19.0

*23.8

24.0

19.2

6.4

6.4

10.8

-

315.5

10.5

626

July

20.7

21.0

*21.2

TTs

7.1

6.7

6.8 

5,9

6.9

6.8

6.9

6.3

*5.8

a6.1

3.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

19.4

7.1

.1

0

**.!

a.l

203.4

6.56

403

Aug.

 aO.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac- ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ae-ft 1,030

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineer's and observer's note
132 MILK RIVER BASIN

Val Marie Canal near Val Marie, Saskatchewan 

(international gaging station)

Location Lat 49°18' , long. 107°47', in NE£ sec. 14, T. 4, R 14 W., third meridian, on 

left bank 1 mile downstream from Val Marie Reservoir and 4-| miles northwest of Val Marie.

Records available. April 1947 to October 1952 in report of the Geological Survey. April 

1937 to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

Irrigation seasons only.

gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . --1937-52 : Maximum daily discharge, 90 cfs June 2,3, 1951; no flow at times 

each year .

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts water from Val Marie Reservoir on left bank for 

irrigation in the Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Rating table, June 1 to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.5 

3.5

42.2

90

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Apr.

(*}

-

0

0

0

May

(*)

(*}

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

9.6

10.0

5.2

4.0

12.1

0

6.6

27.1

28.4

26.3

*33.1

43.6

52

65

76

 55 89

89

61

728.3

24.3

1,440

July

52

53

47.6

44.9

44.9

44.0

44.0

41.3

42.6

42.6

43.6

44.4

44.4

44.0

43.6

42.6

42.2

41.8

60

19.3

12.0

10.4

10.0

9.6

9.2

10.0

9.2

8.8

*8.4

8.0

^0

986.4

31.8

1,960

Aug.

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

2.7

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

14.4

20.1

19.7

19.7

19.7

12.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

199.7

6.44

396

Sept.

6.8

6.8

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.4

*ltt

4.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

95.6

3.19

190

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 3,990

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MILK RIVER BASIN 133

Frenchman River below Val Marie, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 49°12', long. 107°41', in NE^ sec. 9, T. 3, R. 13 W., third meridian, on 

right bank 5 miles southeast of Val Marie and 6 miles northeast of Masefield, Sask.

Drainage area.--1.620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1947 to October 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1937 to October 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada. 

No winter records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 1, 1951, at datum 1.00 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 19.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), by slope-area determination; minimum not determined.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions 

for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or 

from Battle Creek basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This Is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Rating table, May 1O to Oct. 31, 1952 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

4.6

6.9

9.5

12.7

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

58

201

361

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to October 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

33

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

1-17,700

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

1-2,040

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

May

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

*31.9

26.5

27.5

a28.6

29.7

28.6

26.5

24.5

25.5

60

25.5

18.8

16.7

13.1

12.3

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.9

9.5

*8.9

_

_

-

June

8.9

S75

11.3

8.9

8.9

87

90

85

85

88

76

74

a73

a71

a70

a68

a66

a65

64

64

*56

62

65

70

48.9

32.9

53

68

76

84

-

1,789.3

59.6

3,550

July

61

53

74

81

83

83

80

69

90

104

104

102

99

109

109

96

93

102

125

181

177

252

342

'335 350

292

225

194

184

176

145

4,570

147

9,060

Aug.

138

TS5

134

127

87

83

83

77

43.8

40.8

40.0

29.7

17.2

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.7

16.2

T6T7

17.7

21.7

23.5

27.5

34.9

22.6

*18.8

19.4

19.4

18.8

22.6

23.5

1,405.6

45.3

2,790

Sept.

20.9

20.1

18.8

18.8

18.2

18.2

17.7

T575

20.9

20.1

18.8

*20.1

23.5

77

99

96

96

94

93

91

88

85

84

83

83

78

75

75

72

70

-

1,693.9

56.5

3,360

Oct.

69

65

63

61

*58

52

48.9

46.0

43.0

38.4

30.8

26.5

21.7

18.8

15.2

12.7

11.6

10.4

8.9

8.6

8.1

*7.6

a7.6

a6.9

a6.2

a5. 7

asTT

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

782.1

25.2

1,550

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for station at 

International boundary.

Note.--Staff-gage readings used prior to June 21.
134 MILK RIVER BASIN

Frenchman River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 49°00' , long. 107°18' , near north edge of lot 3, sec. 6, T. 37 

on left bank 50 ft downstream from international boundary.

Drainage area. 2.020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1917 to September 1952. (Few winter records.)

R. 34 E.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to June 23, 1937, at site half a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 19.90 ft from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 16.8 cfs Aug. 19, 21, 23 (gage height, 3.53 

ft).

1917-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; no flow at times during most 

years .

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, and 

those for discharges above 2,300 cfs, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected 

by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Water may be diverted into or from Battle Creek basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development , Canada .

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9

3.5 15.8

3.6 22.9

3.8 40.7

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

5.0

e.o 

10.0

Apr. 10 to July 2O

15.8

31.0

301

1,080

1,590

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

19.5

2,140

3,490

6,000

11,000

15,800

19,300

July 21 to Sept. 30

3.5 14.4

3.7 29

4.5 165

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22.1

22.1

22.1

22.9

21.4

20.6

19.9

20.6

19.9

*19.9

18.5

19.2

18.5

19.2

19.2

21.4

28.5

33.6

32.7

32. 7

33.6

33.6

36.5

32.7

31.0

31.0

31.9

31.0

31.9

30.2

28.5

806.9

26.0

1,600

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

.

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

b!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

alS

alS

alS

*b!8

a!9

a20

b21

a21

b20

a20

b20

aZO

b21

a21

*b21

b!9

a!9

a20

a20

a20

a2o

a20

a20

a20

b21

b44

b!9£

814

26.3

1,610

Apr.

b325

b294

b203

*b206

b295

b727

bl,160

bl,750

b2,050

a2,390

a2,740

83,410

5,740

13,000

*19 , 200

15,400

12,300

9,680

8,660

8,380

10,000

8,800

7,390

6,490

5,830

4,760

3,200

*2,110

*1,640

1,250

-

159,380

5,313

316,100

May

825

630

516

530

*485

' 402

332

271

204

96

69

60

a58

57

60

63

48.4

48.4

a57

a65

*74

a60

a46

32.7

29.3

26.0

a24

21.4

"2TT9

21.4

*21.4

5,255.9

170

10,420

June

19.9

a20

19.9

22.9

18.5

18.5

19.2

86

90

90

97

~83 112

83

86

83

86

86

81

81

95

a78

*62

a66

71

78

58

37.5

49.8

a69

-

1,947.2

64.9

3,860

July

38

91

56

56

a68

81

84

asi

78

71

91

106

102

99

99

106

102

119

244

641

663

375

286

262

286

292

286

262

*200

176

172

5,723

185

11,350

Aug.

i§3

137

128

128

alOO

a90

a85

81

78

a63

a49

33.7

33.7

28.2

a!7.5

al7.5

17.6

17.6

16.2

TfTe

16.2

a!6.2

16.2

23.4

21.8

*27.4

28.2

21.8

20.4

21.8

31.7

1,546.7

49.9

3,070

Sept.

58

29.9

21.8

20.4

21.8

19.0

20.4

17.6

T9To

a22.8

*26.6

21.8

20.4

20.4

20.4

a56

92

 56" 96

a94

a91

89

89

89

85

81

81

74

72

70

-

1,615.3

53.8

3,200

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge messuremer.t made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

eather records, and records for station below Val Marie. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from staff-gage readings Mar. 1 to Sept. 30.
MILK RIVER BASIN 135

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont.

Location.--Lat 48°36', long. 107°16', in NE£ sec. 27, T. 33 N., R. 34 E., on right bank 

11 miles northeast of Saco.

Records available.--May 1928 to September 1952. 

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1928-52: Maximum daily discharge, 114 cfs Apr. 21, 22, 1950; no flow at times

each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Canal diverts water from left bank of Frenchman River 1 mile above station for irrigation in Frenchman Valley. Canal and station submerged during flood in April.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17'8

:9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29:">

Tl

rv>tal

!<°an

/s-rt

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

JJov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a!5

22

22

21

20

21

2i

24

169

5.45

335

June

23

23

23 

23

22

22

24

24

22

34

44

*44

43

43

a43

a42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

*39

38

38

39

39

36

30

1,052

35.1

2,090

July

39

38

38 

38

35

33

36

37

37

37

39

40

42

43

43

43

42

42

44

50

67

68

*47

15

16

18

20

20

21

20

19

1,127

36.4

2,240

Aug.

14

9.0

7.3

5.5

4.9

5.3

4.5

1.0

0

0

0-

0

0

0

0

1.3

6.6

7.3

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

*13

14

14

11

16

15

245.7

7.93

487

Sept.

14

15

23

20

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

17

12

0

0

17

12

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

252

8.40

500

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Vater year : Max Mln Mean Ae-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated or interpolated.
136 RESERVOIRS IN SASKATCHEWAN

Reservoirs In Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan 

(International stations)

Cypress Lake water diverted from Belanger Creek and Battle Creek at points 12 miles 

northwest of Consul and 12 miles northeast of Vidora, completed in 1938 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 79,750 acre-ft. Records partly furnished by Prairie 

Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

East End Reservoir on Frenchman River, 2 miles west of East End, completed in 1939 for 

irrigation, has usable capacity of 1,460 acre-ft. Records partly furnished by 

Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

Val Marie West Reservoir on Frenchman River, 12 miles northwest of Val Marie, completed 

in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 2,130 acre-ft. Records partly furnished by Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

Val Marie Reservoir on Frenchman River, 5^ miles northwest of Val Marie, completed in 

1938 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 8,430 acre-ft. Records partly furnished 

by Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

These are international stations maintained Jointly by the United States and Canada 

under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly 

with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, Canada.

Month-end contents, In acre-feet, November 1951 to October 1952

Dite

Oct 31.. .........................

Peb 29.. .........................

Apr 30 ...........................

May 31.................... .......

July 31 ...........................

Oct. 31...........................

Cypress Lake

97,210

East End 

Reservoir

_

510

0

0

0

0

0

140

Val Marie 

West Reservoir

940

920

1,510

2,230

2,110

2,140

160

820

Val Marie 

Reservoir

3.75O

_

_

3,880

4,070

3,520

9,600

8,840

6,400

5,620

4,390

3,160

Note. Contents for Cypress Lake computed from graph based on gage readings made twice 

monthly, or more frequently during period of changing stage. Contents for other reservoirs 

computed from dally gage readings or graphs based on gage readings made several times weekly.
MILK RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek at International toundary 

(International gaging station)

137

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long. 106°47'30", In SE£ sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 37 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile south of International boundary, 2 miles upstream from 

Horse Creek, and 9 miles northeast of Thoeny, Mont.

Drainage area. 242 sq ml.

"ecords available. March 1927 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. May 1914 

to October 1915 and March 1927 to September 1952 In reports of Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada (no winter records most years). March 1916 to October 1926 In 

reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada at site 3 miles downstream; 

records not equivalent owing to Inflow from Horse Creek. Published as "near Barnard, 

Mont." 1914-26.

"afte. Water-stage recorder. Timber control since Sept. 10, 1937. Prior to Oct. 31, 1915, 

staff gage near present site at different datum. Mar. 18, 1927, to Sept. 9, 1937, staff 

or chain gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 11.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

1914-15, 1927-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; no flow at times.

"amarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Several small diversions for Irrigation above station.

"ooperatlon. This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

^ovlslons (water years). W 1209: 1939(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.0 

2.5 

4.8 

7.9

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

 2.7

0.6 

1.2 

2.2 

3.9 

6.8

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

130

395

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

1,240 

1,380 

1,820 

2.57O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

"*s

;>

.T

,«.

^

*

7

11

3

 rj

'!?

 3

J*

")

11-7

~ '>

13

*0

i\

7.2

' X

f '

?S

ri

7-7

!'\

<:.?

ro:i

"t,al

»<»an

Pii-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.8

5.4

5.7

6.0

675

5.4

5.1

5.4

*4.6

4.6

4.3

a4.O

34. 0

34.0

33.5

34. 0

34.5

a5.5

a5. 5

a5. 5

33.5

a2.0

3275

a3.5

a4.0

a4.O

33.5

138.3

4.46

274

Nov.

*b3.2

-

.

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

~

-

Mar.

0

7J *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

o

al

al

32

32

32

8

0.3

16

Apr.

»*2

32

a2

a3

a 10

a 200

bSOO

528

403

393

643

971

1,030

1,600

*2J420

1,870

 1^70

1,030

689

35O

*202

112

66

*49.0

40.0

35.5

32.8

28.6

23.8

21.6

14,927 . 3

498

29,610

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

20.2

1975

18.8

18.8

17.4

16.7

16.0

15.0

*14.0

13.5

12.5

11.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.5

12.0

11.5

11.0

10.2

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.5

678

7.2

7.2

371.9

12.0

738

June

7.6

TT6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

*3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.7

-

144. 0

4.80

286

July

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

*I^9

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

18.7

18.8

802

212

57

31.0

20.2

13.0

9.7

6.8

5.6

6.2

6.5

4.5

1,254.9

40.5

2,490

Aug.

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.5

TTs

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.9

2.2

69.1

2.23

137

Sept.

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

*2.0

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

T7T

66.0

2.20

131

Ac -ft

"»ter year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No g3ge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 field estlmste, 1 discharge measurement,

observation of no flow, 2 aerial observations of flow, and westher records.

b Stage-dlschsrge relstion affected by Ice.
ij° MILK RIVER BASIN

Horse Creek at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Ideation. Lat 48°59'20", long. 106°50'10", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 37 N. R. 37 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile south of international boundary, 1-j miles upstream from 

mouth, and 8 miles northeast of Thoeny, Mont.

Drainage area.--71 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1927 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1914 

to September 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada (no 

winter records most years). Published as "near Barnard, Mont." May 1914 to October

1926.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 9, 1937, staff gage and 

natural control at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 11.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow most of year. 

1314-52; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; no flow most of each year.

iiemarks . Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. No reported

diversion above station.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic fee.t per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to July 3, July 12, 13)

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

17.0

36.0

71

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

113

173

270

420

700

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

_

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

.

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

*0

0

0

0

bl

bl

b3

b!8

blGO

b210

372

573

835

*1,270 

966

522

*226

184

75

71

*35.2

16.6

11.4

*9.8

6.9

5.6

4.7

4.0

3.0

2.6

-

5,586.8

186

11,080

May

2.6

273

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8 

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

_.j?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

27.3

0.88

54

June

~0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

. 1

.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.3

0.11

65

July

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

134

37.0

7.8

4.7

2.6

1.7

1.2

,s

.6

.4

.2

.2

191.3

6.17

379

Aug.

0.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

made on this day.
MILK RIVER BASIN 139

McEachern Creek at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

'.ocatlon.--I.at 48°59'30", long. 106°55'40", In SW^ sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 36 E., on left bank 

hall' a mile downstream from East Fork, half a mile south of international boundary and 

8 miles north of Thoeny, Mont.

"irainage area. 160 sq mi.

'^ecords available. March 1927 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1924 to September 1952 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada 

(no winter records most years). Published as "at Dolson's Ranch" April 1924 to October 

1926.

"age. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Concrete control since October 1938. Prior to 

(Tctober 1938, staff gage at site 350 ft upstream at same datum.

'Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,080 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 13.85 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; no flow most of year.

1924-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Revisions (water years).--W 1176: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Apr. 10 to May 9 May 10 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.8

1.4

Z.2

3.4

5.2

8.0

21.0

44.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.7

65

150

269

940

1,980

3,970

1.1 0 1.8

1.2 .1 1.9

1.3 .1 2.0

1.5 .5 2.2

1.6 .7 2.4

" 1.7 1.2 2.8

2.0

3.2

4.9

9.0

17.5

45.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

3ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ro

"i:-2;-3

: 4"5

:&

: 7

: 9

: 9

HO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29"0

i'l

Total ]'-?an

J > ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

i

-

_

-

-

Calendar year : 1

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

alO

a5

a5

b20

268

1,240

2,520

*5,960 

 3^50

2,480

*1P40

786

328

226

 140

36.8

21.0

*14.4

*8.8

4.8

3.4

2.6

a2.2

al.7

-

16,473.7

549

32,680

May

1.3

1.3

a2.2

3.0

3.0

32.0

1.0

.9

*.9

a. 8

a. 7

.6

a. 6

a. 6 

a. 5

.5

a. 4

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

.3

a. 2

72

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

23.7

0.76

47

June

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l 

.1

0

*0

0

0

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2.8

0.09

5.6

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0.1

18.7

38.6

10.0

4.7

2.4

1.6

1.6

.4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

79.4

2.56

157

Aug.

aO.2

172

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

lax Mln Mean Ac-ft

V<?ter year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather 

>rver's notes.

- ... gag_ ..._ .. 

observer's notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

records and
140 MILK RIVER BASIN

Milk River at Nashua, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°07'50", long. 106°21'50", in NE^NE^ sec. 1, T. 27 N., R. 41 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.6 mile southwest of Nashua and 5 miles upstream from Porcupine Creek.

Drainage area. 23.300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,027.71 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 722 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,300 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 31.38 ft); minimum daily discharge, 80 cfs'Jan. 21, 22.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1952; minimum observed, 4.6 cfs Apr. 18, 

1946 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversion for irrigation of about 140,000 acres above station. Flow 

regulated by Fresno Reservoir, Vandalia diversion dam, and Nelson Reservoir (see 

pp. 287, 288).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. 10)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7

2.3 91

2.5 135

3.0 308

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

580 

87O 

965

3.1

4.0

6.5

11.0

19.0

Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

174

398

8 £6

2,470

8,880

28.0

30.0

31.0

31.4

18,700

23,800

35,600

45,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

508

671

636

594

550

508

474

 456

440

362

250

135

99

97

UO

110

124

193

491

953

785

497

*456

468

562

744 

805

768

664

574

503

14,587

471

28,930

Nov.

434

362

337

299

332

386

*386

396

347

328

428

514

520

535

468

451

401

337

347

396

*456

445

377

318

286

291

318

352

*372

-

11,466

382

22,740

Dec.

342

318

313

357

328

308

 318

401

'291 412

278

*295

275

210

170

150

160

200

200

150

140

135

135

130

130

125

120

120

120

110

1_P_0_

6,849

221

13,580

Jan.

110 

125

150

150

160

170

Tfo

170

170

160

nso

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

120

100

80

80

90

100

120

140 

140

150

150

150

150

4,295

139

8,520

Feb.

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

170

220

320

450

520

 535

500

400

300

275

250

250

250

250

300

350

450 

500

500

475

-

8,625

297

17,100

Mar.

465 

450

435

420

405

385

370

365

375

380

325

300

280

270

255

245

*238

245

240

215

'55s 200

245

285

245

210

215

235

280

575

1,800

11,158

360

22,130

Apr.

2,700 

3,700

4,750

6,000

*7,310

*9,820

14,300

* 29, 400

*30,800

28,000

*24,500

22,700

22,100

22,100

23,200

 26,400

33,800

* 44 .200

38,200

31,100

*26,100

22 , 900

21,400

 20,600

20,200

20,200 

19,600

18,500

*17,300

15,900

-

627,780

20,930

*1,245

May

*14.600 

13,700

12,600

*11,500

*9,560

6,760

*4,750

3,730

*2,930

2,400

2,330

*2,370

2,320

2,200

2,140

2,080

1,990

1,910

*1,840

1,810

1,770

1,650

1,440

1 160

933

813 

*765

715

558

464

604

114,392

3,690

226,900

June

747 

*785

761

713

675

649

620

583

554

550

585

*615

607

615

598

577

566

555

564

598

596

569

*546

531

526

496 

485

480

484

510

17,740

591

35,190

July

844 

*1,230

843

659

S07

593

*577

567

518

469

449

423

384

*356

371

356

350

379

396

414

828

2,030

*1,950

2,380

*2.460

2,080 

1,550

1,120

895

790

 727

27,595

890

54,730

Aug.

667 

619

566

516

477

441

400

374

'675 686

*452

400

406

386

353

323

300

283

*275

262

255

265

255

250

*248

a 240 

a230

a225

a 220

a2l5

a220

11,487

371

22,780

Sept.

a250 

3230

a210

*208

204

206

208

210

210

210

208

210

208

202

*202

206

204

194

190

190

204

246

316

371

3S4

*393 

384

374

371

368

-

7,571

252

15,020

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,100 Mln 50 Mean 980 Ac-ft 709,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 44,200 Mln 80 Mean 2,359 Ac-ft 1,713,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of precipitation records.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13 to Apr. 7 (no gage-height record Feb. 24-28)
WOLF CREEK BASIN 

Wolf Creek near Wolf Point, Mont.

141

Location.--Lat 48°06', long. 105°41', near center of N| sec. 17, T. 27 N., R. 47 E. on 

right bank 2 miles northwest of Wolf Point and 2| miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. August to December 1908 (gage heights only), March 1909 to July 1914 

March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 1914, staff gage at site three-quarters of 

a mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 29 to May 14, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

1909-14, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those for 

periods Oct. 17 to Dec. 15, Aug. 6 to Sept. 16, which are poor. Few small diversions 

above station for irrigation of hay meadows.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 15, Aug. 7-28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 pr. 5 to Sept. 3O

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.2 

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

1.8 

3.6 

8.2

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

5.0 

5.5

50 

89 

ISO 

234

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.2

32O

590

1,020

1,700

3,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota2

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

O.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.9

.9

.5

.7

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.8

1.5

1.1

17.9

0.58

36

Nov.

1.0

T7o

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

37.2

1.24

74

Dec.

.7

.7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.3

.6

.6

.8

1.9

2.1

*TT3

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

 50

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

25.4

0.82

50

Jan.

(*)

O

~-

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

2

.2

.2

.4

.6

.8

.9

1

**1

.9

.6

.3

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

7.4

0.26

15

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

.5

3

4.2

O.14

8.3

Apr.

15

10

25

75

200

«2.950

*2,380

599

163

92

76

98

81

*52

39

32

26

22

19

16

14

13

12

10

9.9

9.0

8.8

8.O

7.2

6.8

-

7,048.7

235

13,980

May

6.5

6.3

6.0

7.2

7.7

8.0

8.2

872

7.O

5.6

5.8

*5.4

4.7

4.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.7

*1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

138.8

4.48

275

June

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

2

8.5

~10

4

-

47.6

1.59

94

July

6

7

5

3

2

1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

*0

17

5J3

48

52

46

38

28

23

19

17

16

15

13

414.1

13.4

821

Aug.

-9.9 11

8.5

7.0

6.8

8.6

7.5

4.5

2.O

.9

.4

*.2

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

67.3

2.17

133

Sept.

0

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

0

o

.1

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0-

0.2

0.01

0.4

Calendar year 1951: Max 270 Mln 0 Mean 7.56 Ac-ft 5,480

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,930 "In o Mean 21.3 Ac-ft 15,490

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 16 to Apr. 4 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice to Apr. 5) 

June 19-24, 26, June 28 to July 17; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
142 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°04' , long. 105°32', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 48 E., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 6 miles southeast of Wolf Point, 

and 6 miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 83,200 sq mi, app^pxin»tely.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,958.5V ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1930, staff and chain gages at Wolf Point ferry landing 6 rnDes 

upstream, at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1928-39, prior to Fort Peck Reservoir reaching operational 

level) , 7,219 cfs; 9 years (1943-52, after operational level via 6 reached), 10,360 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46.800 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 9.98 ft); maximum gage height, 14.91 ft Apr. 7 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 3,240 cfs July 8.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs Mar. 25, 1939 (gage height, 14.4 ft, ice 

present), from rating curve extended above 39,000 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 

17.45 ft Mar. 30, 1930 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 320 cfs Dec. 10, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements made at five-day intervals during open water and ten-day intervals during 

periods of ice effect. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000,000 acres above station. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir (see p. 104).

Revisions (water years) . W 876: Drainage area. W 1146: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, July 31 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 21 to Apr. 27

7.7 

8.8 

10.0

16,900

20,800

29,100

5.0 

6.0 

9.8

10,200

15,200

45,200

Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

1.8 

3.5 

7.0 

8.0

3,180

6,240

15,000

19,700

26,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

27,900

28.800

28,800

28,800

28,400

28,000

23,000

27,200 

28,500

28,200

27,900

28,200

27,300

27,600

26.900

27,200

27 , 600

27,300

27,200

26,900

27,400

23,700

28,400

27,400

27,600

27,600

28,000

27 , 900

28,000

28,200

27,300

863,200

27,850

*1,712

Nov.

26,700

26,700

26,500

26,900

27,300

26,400

27,500

27,OOO 

27,100

27 , 600

27,300

26,900

27,600

27.700

26,100

25,100

23,100

21,000

19,600

16,900

15,300

12,600

10,900

10 . 300

10,500

11,100

10 , 900

11,000

10,500

10,900

-

625,000

20,830

*1,240

Dec.

10,600

10,800

10,200

10,700

10,400

10,600

11,000

10,700 

11,600

10,500

11,300

11,500

11,000

10,900

10,700

9,500

8,500

8,000

8,000

8,500

9,500

10,000

11,000

11,500

12.000

11,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

320,000

10,320

634,700

Jan.

10,000

9,500

9,500

9,000

9,000

8.500

8,500

8,500 

8,500

8,500

8,500

9,000

9,500

9,500

9,000

8,500

8,500

8,500

9,000

9,500

9,500

10,000

10,000

10,500

10,500

10,500

11,000

11,000

11.500

11,000

11,000

295,500

9,532

586,100

Feb.

11. OOP

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,000 

9,500

9,000

8,500

8,500

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,000

5.500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5 , 500

6 , 000

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,000

_

-

227,000

7,828

450,200

Mar.

5,500

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,500

5,500

5,500 

5,500

5,000

5,000

5.500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

4,000

4,500

4,000

5,000

6,000

6,500

6,500

7.000

143,000

4,613

283,600

Apr.

8.000

9,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

16,000

20,000

35,000 

36,200

33,900

31 , 300

29,500

28,400

28,300

28,800

30,800

32 , 900

37,700

45 . 100

44,300

38 , 300

34,800

32,100

29,200

27,400

26,600

25,700

23,400

23,700

23,100

-

815,500

27,180 .tijeis

May

21 . 900

20,200

19,000

17 , 900

15,400

14,200

13,000

11,000 

9,890

8,960

8,040

6,990

6,390

7,700

8,480

9,240

7,990

7,830

7,420

8,340

9,100

10,700

10,400

8,720

7,440

6,610

6,280

6,280

6.060

6,110

6,060

313,630

10,120

622,100

June

5,830

5,830

5,850

6,020

6,130

5,870

6.260

6,130 

5,540

5,450

6,000

5,790

5,600

5,660

5,560

5,580

5,410

5,620

5,850

5,150

4,540

4,720

4,180

3,860

4,110

4,080

4,100

4,250

4,030

3.750

-

156,750

5,225

310,900

July

3,480

3,690

4,100

4,060

3,780

3,440

3,370

5.280 

3,570

3,720

3,780

3,850

3,720

3,520

3,350

3,590

3,570

3,510

3,750

4,800

3,910

3,540

6,860

9,660

11,500

13,600

14,800

14,900

15,400

16,400

18^400

202,900

6,545

402,400

Aug.

19,400

20,000

21,000

22,700

22,500

21,100

20,100

22,200 

24,900

25.300

23,400

19,900

17,800

17,400

16 . 900

17,600

17,800

17,400

17,600

19,500

19,900

20,000

20,400

21,000

23,000

21,300

23,900

22,900

22,200

21,800

21,400

642,800

20,740

tl,275

Sept.

20,600

20,600

21,700

22,700

25.300

23,700

23,400

23,400 

22,100

21,200

22,000

22,200

18.800

21,900

22,200

20,900

21,200

21,600

22,200

23,000

21,700

21,900

22,200

23,300

22,400

22,600

22,900

23,000

22,600

22,000

-

663,800

22,130

*1,317

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,800 Mln 3,800 Mean 13,550 Ac-ft 9,806,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 45,100 Mln 3,230 Mean 14,400 Ac-ft 10,450,000

* Expressed in thousand.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to 

twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 20.

Apr. 8. Discharge computed on basis of
REDWATER CREEK BASIN 

Redwafcer Creek at Circle, Mont.

143

Location. Lat 47°25', long. 1Q5°35', in Sw£ sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 48 E., on left bank at 

Circle, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Horse Creek.

Drainage area.--534 sq mi.

Recjrda available .--April 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Sharp-crested weir since Sept. 4, 1938. Prior to June 1, 

T941, and Mar. 23, 1943, to Feb. 16, 1948, chain gage at site a third of a mile upstream at same datum. June 1, 1941, to Mar. 22, 1943, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream from present site at datum 2.8 ft lower. Feb. 17, 1948, to May 7, 1950, staff 

or wire-weight gage at site 200 ft upstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1931-32, 1935-36, 1938-52), 17.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, IS.36 ft); no 

flow "at times.

1929-52; Maximum discharge, 6,220 cfs June 17, 1-944 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

RemarKs.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wRTch are poor. Pew minor diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years) . W 1006: 1929-30, 1932-39.

Rating tables, water year 1951-5Z, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8

3.1 O.Z

3.2 .3

3.3 .6

3.7

1.0 

1.4 

2.1 

3.3

Nov. 9 to Sept. 30

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

105

243

7.0 430

9.0 1,000

10.0 1,650

11.0 2,910

12.0 4,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.1

0.23

14

Jfov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

*.6

.6

.7

.7

*.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

13.7

0.46

27

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

72

.4

*60

90

58

25

15

5

3

2

1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

266.0

8.58

528

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*.l

0

0

0.1

0.00

0.2

Feb.

(»)

(*)

_-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

*750

4,000

»4.510

9,260.5

299

18,370

Apr.

5,620

2,680

( 2,070

1,160

1,250

825

375

188

88

51

36

29

24

20

17

14

12

12

11

9.4

8.2

7.2

*7.1

6.5

6.3

5.6

5.4

4.9

4^0

4.0

-

12,550.6

418

24,890

May

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.0

1.1

1.7

2.0

61.6

1.99

122

June

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.2 '.2

-

14.3

0.48

28

July

0.5

14

2.9

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1 *.l

1.1

8.6

209

92

20

7.1

4.3

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

374.0

12.1

742

Aug.

0.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

]3

.2

 2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 1

0

.1

.1

4.0

0.13

7.9

Sept.

(*)

_

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 520 Mln 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 9,010

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,510 Mln 0 Mean 61.6 Ac-ft 44,730

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs). Dec. 13 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 31 (1 to 2 a.m.) 5,740

cfs (12.36 ft); July 20 (6:30 a.m.) 394 cfs (6.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 30.
144 POPLAR RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Poplar River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'30", long. 105°41'40", in SE£ sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 46 E., on left 

bank half a mile south of international boundary, Ij miles upstream from Coal Creek and 

18 miles northwest of Scobey, Mont.

Drainage area. 381 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1952 (no winter records most years).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 7.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 10.25 ft for flood of April 1954; maximum gage height, 8.16 ft Apr. 7 (backwater 

from ice); no flow at times.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 13, 1952; maximum gage height, 8.78 ft 

May 21, 1939 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1939 published in Water-Supply 

Paper 876 has been found to be too small on the basis of a restudy of original data 

and should not be used.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Wate,r Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 30

0.5

1.3

2.3

3.7

5.8

9.0

13.6

24.1

52

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.2

93

165

271

415

625

1,350

2,440

2,710

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.1

.7

1.7

2.9

1.5

1.6

1.7

4.3 

6.1 

9.0

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.7 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.8

5,6

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

*4.2

4.4 

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.8

4.8

a4.6

a4.7

a4.8

a4.3

3.9

b4.2

b3.2

3.6

4.1 

4.6

4.8

4.8

136.8

4.41

271

Nov.

*4.8

_

_

-

Dec.

_

.

-

Jan.

.

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

o

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a.l

a. 5

al

al

a3

5.6

0.18

11

Apr.

a5

a3

a5

a50

a300

*bl.360

b2,320

bl.080

»bl,150

bl , 000

bl.380

bl,860

2,100

2.680 

*2,400

1,190

765

*450

320

167

100

77

*47.8

36.1

29.0

23.6

19.9

17.8 

14.6

12.6

-

20,963.4

699

41 , 580

Hay

12.1

13.1

15.2

18.8

19.3

17.2

15.7

14.1

*12.1

10.7

9.4

8.6

8.2

8.2

9.8

12.6

12.6

11.6

10.7

10.2

11.1

10.7

9.4

8.2

7.0

6.4

5.0

4*8

5.0

7.0

7.6

332.4

10.7

659

June

8.2

9.0

8.2

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.2

a2.0

al.8

al.6

al.4 

al.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

*.7

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

al.O

al.O

al.l

al.2

1.2

9.0 

7.3

10/7

99.2

3.31

197

July

7.3

5.3

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

*I*1

1.3

2.1

2.0

2.1 

2.1

2.0

2.1

a2.0

a20

a230

a70

a30

a20

alO

a8

a7

a6

a5 

a4

3.2

2.9

463.4

14.9

919

Aug.

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.4 

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.0

1.1 

.7

.7

5.0

34.2

1.10

68

Sept.

3.4

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.5

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5 

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1*5

-

72.6

2.42

144

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean Ae-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Poplar River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
POPLAR RIVER BASIN 145

East Fork Poplar River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'00", long. 1C5°24'30", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 1, R. 26 W., second meridian, 

on left bank 200 ft north of international boundary, 300 ft southwest of Canadian Custom 

Post of East Poplar, 14 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles north of Scobey, Mont.

Drainage area. 256 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1952 (no winter records most years).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,410.92 ft above mean sea level (International Boundary Surveys datum).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 12.10 ft, backwater from ice); minimum not determined.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 2,310 cfs Apr. 16, 1948 (gage height, 11.39 ft); maximum gage height, 12.8 ft Mar. 25, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no flow at 

times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, 

Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.4 

5.9

5.9

5.S

5.9

5.9

6.1

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.4

6.1

*5.8

5.2

5.9

4.6

479

5.9

5.9

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

b5.7

1)5.4 

5.6

H5.6

*b4.9

177.6

5.73

352

Jlov.

_

.

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

(**)

a2

a3

*b7

b!4

80

2.6

159

Apr.

b!3

b!4

b35.0

b!07

*b220

bl,050

bl.640

*bl,400

b862

b621

*b790

1,570

1,280

1,310

923

*426

222

*150

107

84

86

*101

89

86

94

93 

96

90 

82

73

-

13,714.0

457

27,200

May

21

72

67

62

49.1

44.6

39.2

*30.5

23.2

19.4

16.8

14.2

12.4

11.3

1O.6

10.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.9

7.0

6.8 

5.8

5JL 

5.8

6.6

6.1

672.1

21.7

1,330

June

5.9 

6.3

5.9

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.7

5.6

4.4

4.2

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

1=4.

*3.4

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4 

4.2

7.2 

7.6

9.0

139.9

4.66

277

July

7.0 

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.9

5.4

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.4

7.O

6.4

6.4

6.3

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.4

4.6 

4.8

4.3

4.3

166.3

5.36

330

Aug.

4.0 

4.O

3.6

3.4

3.7

*3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.7

4.8

5.2

4.9

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.8

H3.3 

3.8

4.4

S,_8

118.4

3.82

235

Sept.

fci

4.4

4.4

3.8

4.0

.3

.8

* .6

.8

.2

.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.2

4.3

4.3

4.8 

5.1

5.1 

4.8

5.1

-

122.8

4.09

244

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ae-ft

Water year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
146 POPLAR RIVER BASIN

West Pork Poplar River at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 49°00'00", long. 106°22'00", in SE£ sec. 5, T. 1, R. 3 W., third meridian,

on right bank at West Poplar River Canadian Customs Post, 100 ft north of International

boundary. 8 miles upstream from Roanwood Coulee, and 10 miles north of Opheim, Mont.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1952 (no winter records most years).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,847.83 ft above mean sea level (International Boundary Surveys datum).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,450 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 5.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-over-road 

determinations of peak flow; no flow at times.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1952; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. --Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1

1.3

1.4

0.5 

1.7

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

0.1

.3

1.4

6.5

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

21.2

29.1

56

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

4.7

291

654

1,220

2,380

3,110

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.

.i [

*"

75

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

19.8

0.64

39

Nov.

*0.7

-

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a.l

a. 2

al

a. 5

1.8

0.06

3.6

Apr.

*a0.5

8jl

al

a5

a20

blSO

b240

biao

*b!3O

b220

b350

b570

bl,270

*3_j020

*2,350

826

318

142

*92

44.0

20.2

13.8

9.9

7.1

*5.5

4.2

2.9

2.2

1.4

1.2

-

9,997.2

333

19,830

May

0.8

1.0

1.2

T75

1.0

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

75

.2

.3

.3

.3

15.6

0.50

31

June

0.3

T3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1 * 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

-

4.9

0.16

9.7

July

0.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

*.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.8

87

38.5

18.3

11.5

7.1

4.7

3.2

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

.7

180.4

5.82

358

Aug.

0.5 "74

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

5.4

0.17

11

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6.0

0.20

12

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao "" 

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. -*i,-_ _* 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POPLAR RIVER BASIN 147

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont.

Location. Lat 48"10'10", long. 105°10'40", in NE^NE-^ sec. 19, T. 28 N. , R. 51 E. , on right 

bank 4 miles north of Poplar and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. August to November 1908 (gage heights only), March 1909 to October 

19S4 (no winter records), August 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 1, 1911, staff gage at site Z\ miles upstream 

at different datum. May 1, 1911, to Oct. 4, 1913, at site 14 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 5, 1913, to Oct. 31, 1924, at site 2 miles upstream at different

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1947-52), 184 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 16.98 ft); no 

 flow Mar. 26.

1908-24, 1947-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952, from rating curve 

extended above 18,400 cfs; no flow at times.

Flood of July 10, 1946, reached a stage of 18.1 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

40,000 cfs, from slope-area determination made at site 20 miles upstream).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, and 

those for period of faulty intake action June 27 to July 15, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

2.8 

3.5 

4.5

6.0 

13.0

104

240

508

1.09O

5,240

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.9

6,420

9,210

12,400

27,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

32

31

32

34

36

40

40

38

38

37

35

36

42

41

42

38

37

40

41

42

42

42

43

46

38

37

43

47

47

46

1,215

39.2

2,410

Nov.

33 *31

34

34

37

38

40

43

46

41

43

43

46

37

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

22

26

28

*31

33

35

-

909

30.3

1,300

Dec.

37

40

39

35

30

30

23

21

21

22

22

21

 21

20

16

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

8

7

6

5

5

4

3

3

3

519

16.7

1,030

Jan.

2~2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1 .0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

23.3

0.75

46

Feb.

0.1

'.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

_

-

6.7

0.23

13

Mar.

^

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

_ 2

.1

.1

.6

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.2

.1

.1

.4

.1

.2

.8

1.2

1.2

7.0

15.8

0.51

31

Apr.

25

20

OT

250

1 , 000

 6,000

20,300

26.200

*18,300

8,060

5,380

5,310

7,060

*8,340

9,950

10,800

8,410

3,930

2 .030

1,300

929

 730

564

499

444

401

354

324

287

263

-

147,530

4,918

292,600

May

249

*233

228

228

222

217

217

2O2

187

183

175

160

154

151

149

143

140

136

131

124

118

107

98

88

78

 70

72

64

61

66

64

4,515

146

8,960

June

61

61

66

64

61

60

55

57

52

51

50

48

42

42

40

37

36

35

35

33

31

29

27

25

22

*20

24

27

26

23

-

1,240

41.3

2,460

July

24

26

29

34

42

40

35

33

29

25

23

23

21

21

 20

21

20

20

30

54

114

187

175

135

109

88

78

70

68

64

54

1,712

55.2

3,400

Aug.

51

48

44

42

38

37

35

33

27

29

28

27

25

23

22

21

21

*21

24

21

19

16

16

16

15

13

13

13

13

14

20

785

25.3

1,560

Sept.

20

25

30

30

27

22

25

24

24

22

20

21

20

20

 20

20

19

19

19

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13.

-

595

19.8

1,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,040 Mln 0.5 Mean 116 Ae-ft 84,270

Water year 1351-52: Max 26,200 Mln 0.1 Mean 435 Ae-ft 315,500

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Apr. 7 (12 p.m.) 27,800 cfs (16.98 ft); Apr. 16 (9 to 10 p.m.) 

2,600 cfs (15.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-25, Dec. 3 to Feb. 25.
148 BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN

Beaver Creek near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long. 105°00'40", In SW£ sec. 4, T. 37 N. , R. 51-E., 500 ft 

downstream from Little Beaver Creek, three-quarters of a mile south of International 

boundary, 6 miles northwest of Dalevlew, Mont., 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles 

east of Big Beaver Customs Post.

Records available. April 1949 to October 1952 (no winter records) , discontinued.

Gage. Staff gage read once weekly and supplemented by dally readings at a point three 

miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 13.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 12.68 and 13.3 ft; no flow at times.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development , Canada.

Rating table. Mar. 1 to Oct. 31, 1952 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

7.1 0.4

7.2 1.3

7.3 2.6

7.4 4.7

7.5 7.4

7.7 14.3

8.0 30.0

8.3 56

8.6 91

9.0 162

9.5 29O

10.0 498

1O.5 820

11.O 1,290

12.0 2,440

12.6 3,16.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second March to October 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

0 

0

0

O 

0

O 

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

al

a3

a5

blO

330

49

1.6

97

Calendar year : Max

Apr.

also 

a300

a350

31,000 

32,500

3,100 

2,490

705

307

204

260

404

275

231

152

*84

54

36.0

26.2

*17.3

314.0

310.7

*7.4

36.6

35.8

5.0

a4.8

a4.4

34.2

34.0

12,712.4

424

25,2X0

May

34.8 

34.4

34.0

33.6 

33.2

a3.0 

32.9

*2.8

2.8

32.8

32.7

32.7

32.7

32.6

32.5

32.4

32.4

a2.3

32.3

32.2

32.1

2.1

32.1

32.0

32.0

31.9

31.8

sTTe

31.9

a2.0

2.2

81.0

2.61

161

June

a3.0 

32.5

a2.1

31.9 

31.9

31.8 

31.7

1.6

al.3

al.l

31. 1

31.1

al.l

al.l

31.2

31.1

31.0

n.o

al.o

al.2

al.3

1.4

31.4

31.1

3_JJ

al.O

31.5

35.0

s'STs

32.0

47.9

1.60

95

July

32.0 

31.6

al.3

al.l 

al.l

1.0 

a. 8

a4

3.8

*.9

31.0

al.2

1.1

al.l

al.2

31.3

32. 0

31.8

37.0 in

32.0

31.8

31.6

31.5

31.3

31.2

1.1

al.O

a. 9

3.8

a. 9

46.7

1.51

93

Mln Mean

Aug.

aO.9

3.8

.8

» a. 8

.8

a. 8

a. 8

1.3

31.3

31.2

31. 0

3.9

a. 8

3.8

3.8

3.8

a. 8

3.9

a3.O

32.5

310. 0

4.7

46.7

1.51

93

Sept.

alts

al.l

al.O 

alTT

al.l 

al.l

al.2

al.3

1.3

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.l

al.l

al.o

al.3

al.4

al.3

al.3

al.4

al.4

1.4

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.4

36.9

1.23

73

Oct.

al.3 

1.3

, al.3

31.6

al.8

32.0

32.2

32.4

32.4

32.2

2.0

> 32.0

54.9

1.77

109

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Dischsrge messurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolsted or estimated on basis of records for nearby statio

b Stage-discharge relation sffected by ice.
BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN 149

Big Muddy Creek at Daleview, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°55', long. 104°57' , in N| sec. 5, T. 36 N., R. 52 E., on right bank 

half a mile west of Daleview, half a mile upstream from Whitetail Creek, and 6 miles 

north of Redstone.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 25.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 17.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow Dec. 31 to Feb. 7, Feb. 15 to Mar. 26.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from beaver dams, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 90 acres 

above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1209: 1948(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septent

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

23

34

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.4

4.2

4.4

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0 

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.8

*2.9

2.6

*2.4

2.6

2.3

273

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

89.0

2.87

177

Nov.

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.6 

»2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.7 "1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

T75

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.7

2.8

3.0

3 . 0

-

65.1

2.17

129

Dec.

276- 3.0

2.5

*2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0 

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

. 2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

32.1

1.04

64

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

.1

.1

.z

.2

.1

**.!

.1

> 0

_

-

0.9

0.03

1.8

Mar.

0

1

4

9

*15

b40

C9

2.2

137

Apr.

b200

MOO

b400

*579

1,160

3,680

 5.120 

* 1,7 60

426

*237

258

451

388

309

*228

122

72

47

*33

27

19

15

14

13

11

10

9.2

8.3

7.4

6.6

16,010.5

534

31,760

May

6^4

6.3

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.3

5.1 

*4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

122.7

3.96

243

June

2.3

2.3

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

*1.2

1.1

T7f

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

3.0

4.3

2.8

52.5

i.75

104

July

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.7 

.7

.7

*.6

.7

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.4

.6

.9

3,_9

2.6

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

_.J.

30.4

0.98

60

Aug.

^

.3

.1

.1

*.l

.2 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

2,5.

12.1

0.39

24

Sept.

1*0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.7

*.7

.7

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

23.6

0.79

47

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,150 Mln o Mean 24.4 Ao-ft 17,680

Water year 1951-52: Max 5.12O Mln o Mean 45.1 Ao-ft 32,750

Peak discharge (base. 50 efs).--Apr. 7 (10 a.m.) 6,36O cfs (17.15 ft); Apr. 12 (5 p.m.) 573 cfs 

(11.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-dl'scharge relation affected by Ice.

Note, No gage-height record Nov. 3-7, Nov. 14 to Mar. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for other Big Muddy Creek stations. Backwater from 

beaver dams Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, July 17 to Sept. 30.
150 BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN

Big Muddy Creek at Plentywood, Mont.

Location. La t 48°46' , long. 104°35' , in NW£NVf£ sec. 30, T. 35 N., R. 55 E., on right bank 

at Plentywood, 2 miles downstream from McCoy Creek and 3 miles upstream from Box Elder 

Creek.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1952. 

. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 7,240 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 19.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended abov.e 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak discharge; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Jan. 23-26.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1952; no flow Aug. 11 to Sept. 20, 1948.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

2.8

11

20

469

1,400

1,960

3,230

5,650

7,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.9

7.9

7.0

10

11

19

16

14 

11

11

 11

10

9.2

7.9

8.4

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

8.8

8.8

9.2

8. 4

9.7

10

9.2

9.0

a. 5

294.3

9.51

585

)lov.

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.4

*5.8 

5.8

5.8

6.6

7.9

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

470

4.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

-

169.7

5.66

337

Dec.

3.2

3.9

3.5

*3.S

3.7

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

_Ji

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

42.9

1.38

85

Jan,

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

. i

. i

.2

.2

.2

.3

_._§

10.1

0.33

20

Feb.

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

'.8 

1.3

1.7

2.0

174

* .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

-

30.2

1.04

60

Mar.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

5

10

15

20

50

130.5

4.21

259

Apr.

300

790

1,100

1,400

*2,200

4,260

6,370

*ttfi 3,390

*1,730

964

780

894

*808

586

421

255

140

101

77

*63

54

46

42

43

38

33

30

27

-

39,622

1,321

78,590

May

 24 26

23

24

23

22

21

*21 

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

505

16.3

1,000

June

11

11

9.7

9.2

8.8

9.7

9.2

8.4 

7.9

8.4

8.8

7.0

5.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

2.5

3.9

13

14

TT

-

198.8

6.63

394

July

7.0

5.8

13

14

12

10

7.9

8.8 

*7.0

5.8

5.0

5.4

3.9

2.8

4.6

5.0

3.5

3.2

3.5

10

44

2?

35

30

21

16

13

11

7.9

6.2

4.6

355.9

11.5

706

Aug.

5.0

4.3

3.5

3.2

*2.5

2.5

2.2

1.5 

.9

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

. 7

.7

1.7

11

52.7

1.70

105

Sept.

28

To

5.0

19

16

11

7.5

5.4 

*3.5

2.8

1.9

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

74

.4

.5

.8

2.5

3.5

3.9

6.2

10

15

17

-

175.5

5.85

348

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,320 Mln 0.1 Mean 52.9 Ac-ft 38,330

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,930 Mln 0.1 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,490

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Apr. 8 (3 a.m.) 7,240 cfs (19.00 ft); July 21 (6 a.m.) 56 cfs (3.15 

ftj:

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 30 to Nov. 6, Nov. 13-25, Dec. 5 to Apr. 5 

(no gage-height record Dec. 16 to Mar. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for other Big Muddy Creek stations).
BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN 151

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont.

Location. Lat 48 0 37', long. 104°27', in M| sec. 24, T. 33 N., R. 55 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge at Reserve.

Records available. March 1920 to October 1924 (no winter records), April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Mar. 29, 1920, to Oct. 31, 1924, at different 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs Apr. 8, from main channel rating defined by current-meter measurements and overflow channel rating extended from 2,900 

cfs to 4,540 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at 

times.

1920-24, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor except those for period Apr. 5-19, which are fair. Figures of discharge given herein are sum of flow in overflow channel and that of main channel. 

Small storage dams above stations for irrigation and stock water. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,700 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

2.1

. 7

.4

.5

a. 5

a. 6

.6

.7

.6

.6

*».!

0

0

1.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

b.2

b.2

b.2

a. 2

a. 2

b.l

bO

bO

10.2

0.33

20

Jtov.

bO

bO

aO

bO

bO

b.l

*.l

b.l

b.2

b.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aO

ao

aO

aO

bO

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.4

b.4

-

3.4

0.11

6.7

Dec.

bO.3

b72

.2

*.2

b.2

b.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

b.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

bO

bO

bO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

bO

aO

aO

aO

aO

2.4

0.08

4.8

Jan.

aO

bO

bO

bO

bO

aO

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

bO

bo

aO

*bO

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.l

b.l

1.0

0.03

2.0

Feb.

bO.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

**b.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

b.l

*b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

-

-

2.9

0,10

5.8

Mar.

bO.l

b.l

b!l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

a.Z

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.Z

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

**b.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

b.2

b.2

 b.2

bl.O

b2.0

a4.0

bS.O

bS.O

25.2

0.81

50

Apr,

blO

b60

*b670

bl,230

1,980

3,340

*4,040

4,900

5,450

4,290

3,440

2,780

2,020

1,300

*1,080

989

701

453

252

alSO.

a!30

a 100

a90

a80

a72

a65

aSO a56-

a52

348

-

39,918

1,331

79,180

May

345

a42

a40

a 38

a36

a34

a32

a31

a29

a28

a27

*26

a25

a24

a23

a22

a21

a20

a20

a!9

a!8

a 18

a!7

a!6

a!6

16

a!5

a 15

a!4

a!4

aj^S

754

24.3

1,500

June

a!3

a!3

a!2

all

alO

a 10

alO

alO

a9.0

a9.0

a8.5

a8.0

a?.o

a7.0

a6.0

a6.O

*6.2

4.5

4.8

5.2

11

6.5

13

14

13

4.8

2.0

9.4

1.6

2.2

-

247.7

8,26

491

July

2.5

10

8.2

a8.0

a9.0

a9.0

a8. 5

a8.0

*7.4

5.8

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.4

8.6

 61 62

47

51

55

53

53

55

55

53

a35

a!5

7.4

8.6

9.4

8.2

739.0

23.8

1,470

Aug.

9.8

10

a9.7

9.4

*3.8

a3.6

a3.4

a3.3

a3.2

a3.1

a3.0

a2.8

a2.6

a2.5

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2.3

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.0

aTTo

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.5

a3.0

a3.5

a4.0

112.0

3.61

222

Sept.

a6.0

aS.O

alO

a!4

a 15

a!5

a!5

alO

*7.8

a6.0

aS.O

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.O

a. 7

a, 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 8

a. 8

al.O

a2.5

a4.0

aS.O

-

146.3

4.88

290

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,290 Kin 0 Mean 58.8 Ao-ft 42,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,450 Mln 0 Mean 115 Ao-ft 83,240

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, 1 observation 

of no flow, weather records, and records for other Big Muddy Creek stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
152 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park

Location. Lat 44°33', long. 110°25 ! , at National Park Service boat dock, 1,500 ft 

southwest of Lake Hotel and 2 miles southwest of lake outlet.

Drainage area.--1,010 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read once dally. Datura of gage is 7,729.45 ft above mean sea level, 

"clatum of 1929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at Lake Hotel dock 1,500 ft northeast at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.25 ft June 16; minimum observed, 

0.94 ft Dec. 28.

1921-52: Maximum gage height observed, 6.26 ft July 9, 10, 1943; minimum observed, 

-0.1 ft Dec. 7, 8, 1931.

Remarks. No regulation.

Cooperation.--Gage readings furnished by National Park Service except during winter.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.12

2.09

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.92

-

1.96

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.88

1.84

-

-

1.78

1.78

1.76

1.74

-

1.68

1.68

Nov.

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.64

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.14

-

Dec.

1.14

1.14

1.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.08

.06

1.04

1.04

-

.

-

-

-

-

.96

-

-

-

-

.

-

.94

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

1.06

-

.

-

-

-

-

1.08

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.18

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.23

.

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

1.22

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.28

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.30

-

-

-

-

_

1.32

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.32

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.30

-

-

"

-

-

-

1.32

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

1.17

-

-

-

-

- 

-

1.20

.

-

-

-

-

-

May

-

1.60

-

-

"

.

-

-

2.40

-

2.50

2.56

2.60

2.74

2.82

2.92

2.94

2.96

3.00

3.06

3.18

3.22

3.26

3.30

3.40

3.46

3.50

3.61

3.65

3.73

3.75

June

3.85

3.89

4.07

4.20

4.35

4.45

4.60

4.75

4.87

5.04

5.15

5.15

5.20

5.21

5.23

5.25

e5.22

e5.21

e5.19

e5.16

e5.14

e5.12

5.10

5.02

5.0O

5.05

5.05

4.91

4.90

4.85

-

July

4.81

4.77

4.73

4.70

4.64

4.53

4.51

4.49

4.45

4.41

4.41

4.42

4.43

4.41

4.41

4.39

4.33

4.25

4.20

4.15

4.15

4.03

4.01

4.OO

3.95

3.85

3. 77

3.77

-

3.66

3.56

Aug.

3.56

3.56

3.55

3.50

3.49

3.46

3.43

3.41

3.35

3.25

3.23

3.19

3.15

3.10

3.05

3.00

2.95

2.90

2.85

2.80

2.75

2.73

2.7O

2.66

2.63

2.59

2.53

2.48

2.44

2.39

2.35

Sept.

2.33

2.30

2.29

2.24

2.17

2.15

2.13

2.12

2.13

E.10

2.07

2.05

2.00

1.95

1.93

1.95

1.90

1.85

1.77

1.75

1.71

1.70

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.59

1.59

1.53

1.51

1.53

"

e Because of wind effect, gage height estimated by comparison with river heights for station at 

lake outlet.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 153

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake Outlet, Yellowstone National Park

Location. Lat 44°34' , long. 110°23' , on left bank 550 ft downstream from Fishing Bridge 

and a quarter of a mile downstream from outlet of Yellowstone Lake.

Drainage area. 1,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1922 to September 1952 (prior to October 1926, gage-height 

records only).

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,727.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~3T929. Prior to Oct. 2, 1928, staff gage at site 550 ft upstream at datum 1.07 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.39 ft); minimum dally discharge, 340 cfs Jan. 4-12; minimum gage height, 2.42 ft Dec. 9.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 7,420 cfs June 29 to July 1, 1927 (gage height, 7.1 

ft); minimum daily, 165 cfs Jan. 24 to Feb. 3, 1950, but may have been less during periods of ice effect; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Dec, 17, 1936.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No 

artificial regulation.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by officials of National Park Service. 

Revisions (water years). W 1209: 1927-46.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7 to June 12)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

598

685

920

1,330

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

6.5

1,880

3,180

4,610

5,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

 1

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ftj

Oct.

1,500 

*1,280

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,000

988

980

958

935

34,371

1,109

1.10

1.27

68,170

Nov.

899" 913 

885

871

857

844

632

832

814

802

802

802

784

738

752

752

740

730

725

720

720

715

700

690

690

680

680

685

685

676

23,045

768

0.760

0.85

45,710

Dec.

672 

S62

654

658

662

649

640

636

600

580

560

540

530

520

510

500

500

490

490

480

480

470

460

450

450

440

430

420

410

400

390

16,333

527

0.522

0.60

32,400

Jan.

370 

360

350

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

350

350

350

350

350

350

360

360

360

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

11,020

355

0.351

0.41

21,860

Feb.

370 

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

*370

370

370

370

370

370

370

_

-

10,730

370

0.366

0.40

21,280

Mar.

370 

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

380

390

400

410

420

430

450

470

490

500

500

510

520

540

560

590

610

630

670

690

700

755

14,890

480

0.475

0.55

29,530

Apr.

720 

740

750

760

770

780

796

802

808

796

790

784

784

784

796

796

796

796

790

790

802

802

808

808

814

820

833

857

906

942

24,025

801

0.793

0.88

47,650

May

988 

1,040

1,120

1,210

1,310

1,410

1,510

1,640

*1,710

1,770

1,830

1,900

2,010

2,080

2,220

2,300

2,370

2,420

2,440

2,500

2,600

2,680

2,720

2,740

2,810

2,900

2,910

3,050

3,150

3,280

3.4QO

68,018

2,194

2.17

2.50

134,900

June

5,520 

3,610

3,770

3,910

4,080

4,260

4,480

4,700

4,860

*5,040

5,200

5,230

5,250

5,290

5.540

5,310

5,260

5,230

5,200

5,170

5,130

5,090

5,020

4,990

4,960

4,910

4,860

4,790

4,730

4,680

143,870

4,796

4. 75

5.30

285,400

July

4,610 

4,550

4,490

4,420

4,360

4,280

4,190

4,130

4,080

4,030

4,020

4,030

4,030

3,990

3,950

3,880

3,810

3,740

3,670

3,650

3,570

3,460

3,590

3,320

3,300

3,240

3,180

*3,110

3,040

2,980

2_, 940

117,420

3,788

3.75

4.32

232,900

Aug.

2.910 

2,890

2,870

2,850

2,810

2,770

2,700

2,640

2,590

2,550

2,480

2,460

2,410

2,330

2,280

2,250

2,170

2,110

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,930

1,870

1,820

1,770

1,720

1,690

1,640

1,610

1,560

1,500

69,180

2,232

2.21

2.55

137,200

Sept.

1.470 

1,430

1,400

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,290

*1,280

1,260

1,210

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,010

988

980

965

958

942

935

920

899

878

657

33,742

1,125

1.11

1.24

66,930

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,090 Mln 390 Mean 1,718 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.09 Ac-ft 1,244,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,340 Mln 340 Mean 1,548 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.87 Ac-ft 1,124,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Apr. 6.
154 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger station, Yellowstone National Park

Location. Lat 44°56', long. 110°22 I , on left bank 0.5 mile north of Cooke City highway, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Tower Palls 

ranger station.

Drainage area.--640 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--September 1922 to September 1952 (no winter records 1922-25, 1935-46).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. .Altitude of gage Is 5,910 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

 to Sept. 16, 1925, staff gages and Sept. 16, 1925, to July 29, 1927, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1925-35, 1946-52), 840 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,670 cfs June 7 (gage height, 8.29 ft); minimum 

hot determined, occurred during period of Ice effect.

1922-52: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,600 cfs May 25, 1928 (gage height, 9.75 

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,500 cfs; minimum observed, 40 cfs (discharge 

measurement) Mar. 16, 1945, but may have been less during periods of no gage-height 

record in winter.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by officials of National Park Service. 

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1949.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

194

210

*264

284

288

275

248

248

241

223

213

213

213

210

227

197

197

191

220

256

234

220

215

254

241

227

205

210

245 

227

185

7,051

227

0.555

0.41

15,990

Nov.

160

160

180

210

*190

170

-

5,510

184

0.288

0.32

10,930

Dec.

140

4,340

140

0.219

0.25

8,610

Jan.

(*)

115

3,565

115

0.180

0.21

7,070

Feb.

115

0

-

3,555

115

0.180

0.19

6,610

Mar.

110

100

3,310

107

0.167

0.19

6,570

Apr.

100

(*)

120

140

170

190

180

170

180

220

250

2 2O

260

550

400

580

500

738

934

904

764

839

1,060

1,500

1,820

2,250

2,810

3.100 

2,550

-

23,279

776

1.21

1.35

46,170

May

2,790

3,060

3,940

5,120

4,640

3,920

3,690

3,340

2,890

*2,550

2,680

3,320

3,970

4,100

3,800

2,920

2,450

2.400

2,410

2,830

3,020

2,630

2,700

2,980

5,700

4,430

3,990

4,260

5,550 

5,530

4,970

110,560

3,566

5.57

6.42

219,300

June

5,300

5,930

6,340

6,480

7,050

8.250

8,070

7,410

6,930

6,740

5,450

5,340

4,420

4,070

3,970

5,060

2,800

2,790

2,840

2,790

2,540

2,270

1,950

1,950

1,910

1,900

2,010

1.860

2,000 

1,980

-

126,360

4,212

6.58

7.34

250,600

July

1,800

1,710

1,550

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,240

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,510

2^070

1,860

1,370

1,200

1,120

1,050

978

1,030

1,050

865

798

735

679

672

626

606

*576

530 

505

490

34,610

1,116

1.74

2.01

68,650

Aug.

495

588

855

594

700

576

495

455

430

440

505

440

400

374

366

350

338

322

302

294

286

282

274

270

263

252

263

252

238 

235

235

12,149

392

0.612

0.71

24,100

Sept.

246

255

225

218

Z15

212

205

205

*205

196

209

215

202

202

190

183

177

174

171

168

165

163

160

154

151

149

149

149

146 

146

-

5,585

186

0.291

0.32

11,080

Calendar year 1951 : Max 8,530 Min - Mean 989 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.00 Ac-ft 716,300

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8,230 Min - Mean 928 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.72 Ac-ft 673,700
YELLOWSTOHE RIVER BASIN 155

Gardiner River near Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park

Location.--Lat 45°00i , long. 110M2', on left bank at Wyoming-Montana State line, 400

 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Boiling 

River, and lj miles north of Mammoth.

Drainage area.--2QO sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--14 years (1938-52), 207 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.02 ft); min-

 imum, 58 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs June 20, 1943 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Mar. 28, 1942 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Ho regulation or diversion.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by officials of National Park Service.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 78

l.B 132

2.0 206

2.3 349

2.6 502

3.0 720

4.0 1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

E

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

la

2"

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a!45

a!55

*163

15?

146

142

135

132

132

129

132

132

132

132

149

139

139

129

139

149

142

139

139

149

149

al40

a!35

a!35

a!4o

a!30

a!20

4,321

139

0.695

O.BO

8,570

Nov.

a90_

a90

allO

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!3o

a!30

a!35

g!35

126

117

*129

132

111

92

92

114

126

135

129

129

126

123

117

120

120

117

114

120

"

3,599

120

0.600

0.67

7,140

Dec .

120

120

117

120

120

114

105

78

90

117

123

126

123

102

117

123

120

120

105

102

117

105

114

114

108

114

120

a!20

a!20

a!20

allO

3,524

114

0.570

0.66

6,990

Jan.

a95

a95

a97

alOO

a!05

allO

a!15

allS

alls

*114

111

114

111

108

105

102

92

95

117

111

105

92

108

1O8

a!07

a!06

105

105

100

100

102

3,265

105

0.525

0.61

6,480

Feb.

102

102

102

102

102

102

100

100

100

102

100

100

100

92

95

105

102

97

92

*95

100

92

97

80

97

102

100

97

80

-

"

2,837

97.8

0.489

0.53

5,630

Mar.

95

95

90

97

95

95

88

95

97

95

95

92

90

85

88

95

95

a95

a95

a95

g88

a8o

a90

a95

a95

a95

a95

111

105

97

97

2,915

94.0

0.470

0.54

5,780

Apr.

97

92

*95

97

105

114

126

117

108

108

108

114

114

126

132

135

146

163

174

186

170

170

190

220

262

349

450

577

653

626

-

6,124

204-

1.02

1.15

12,150

May

742

798

939

1.010

866

810

714

675

620

*582

593

642

703

742

703

642

550

528

555

642

636

593

555

577

648

692

709

731

882

911

877

21,867

705

3.52

4.07

43,370

June

894

945

974

996

996

,130

.220

,120

,090

,110

*928

866

793

726

692

620

598

582

587

571

560

539

450

560

653

614

598

560

600

580

-

23,152

772

3.86

4.31

45,920

July

530

500

470

470

460

450

370

g349

329

329

399

450

414

364

329

320

300

290

310

315

286

276

271

271

271

266

266

257

*247

243

243

10,645

343

1.72

1.98

21,110

Aug.

257

262

262

243

243

234

224

211

215

215

215

229

194

190

190

190

182

178

170

166

163

163

159

163

159

159

159

156

156

156

156

6,019

194

0.970

1.12

11,940

Sept.

156

152

149

149

149

146

146

146

*146

149

159

152

149

146

142

142

146

146

139

139

139

139

139

135

135

132

132

132

132

132

-

4,295

143

0.715

0.80

8,520

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,000 Min 69 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.66 Ac-ft 167,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,220 Mln 78 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.23 Ac-ft 183,600

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). May 4 (3 a.m.) 1,110 cfs (3.72 ft); May 14 (2 a.m.) 793 cfs 

(3.16 ft); June 7 (4 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (4.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby streams.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
156 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 110°48', in NW£ sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 8 E., on left bank 20 

 it downstream from highway bridge at Corwin Springs, 1? miles upstream from Moi Heron 

Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Gardiner.

Drainage area. 2,630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1910 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to April 1935, chain and staff gages on bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, J3.021 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 cfs June 7 (gage height, 8.68 ft); minimum daily, 700 cfs Jan. 2-5.

1910-52: Maximum discharge observed, 26,500 cfs June 14, 15, 1918 (gage height, 

11.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum discharge, 389 cfs 

Feb. 23, Mar. 5, 9, 1937 (gage height.0.05 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 960 acres, of which 40 acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.5 

3.0

735

1,380

3,420

5.0 

8.3

7,770

19,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,000

2,010

2.160 

2,130 

2,120

2,060

2,020

1,970

1,960

1,910

1,890

1,890

1,850

1,840

1,900

1,880

1,830 

1,780

1,820

1,920

1,880

1,830

1,800

1,880

1,890

1,800

1,720

1,760

1,770

1,740

*1.620

58,630

1,891

719

0.83

116,300

Nov.

1,500

1,410

1,530 

1,640 

1,580

1,470

1,470

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,470

1,450

1,420

1,360

1,270

itli 1*390

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,270

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,290

 1,290

-

42,000

1,400

0.532

0.59

83,310

Dec.

1.280

1,270

1,180 

bl,150 

bl,150

bl,100

bl,050

b950

b900

b850

b950

1,030

1,070

b950

b980

1,030

1,070 

1,030

bl,000

b900

b900

962

938

930

b850

b850

b900

970

954

970

b850

30,964

999

0.380

0.44

61,420

Jan.

b750

*b700

b700 

b700 

b700

b750

b800

b850

b900

b900

b900

888

881

881

874

854

771 

759

814

814

828

b750

bSOO

828

821

828

828

828

828

821

821

25,167

812

0.309

0.36

49,920

Feb.

840

*854

821 

SOS 

795

808

795

808

808

821

821

828

834

821

808

834

834 

828

814

808

808

795

814

795

795

808

795

802

777

-

-

23,577

813

0.309

0.33

46,760

Mar.

»802

808

795 

808 

808

808

795

808

821

834

847

867

854

874

895

930

962 

986

1,030

986

946

909

954

994

1,020

1,040

1,050

1,120

1.170

*1,160

1,140

28,821

930

0.354

0.41

57,170

Apr.

1.120

1,140

1,170 

1,190 

1,230

1,300

1,440

1,450

1,320

1,330

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,450

1,590

1,600

1,680 

1,840

2,170

2,510

2,510

2,290

2,370

2,680

3,360

4,200

5,050

6,380

7,660

*6,460

-

72,680

2,423

0.921

1.03

144,200

May

7,270

7,930

9,790 

12,100 

10,700

9,460

9,280

8,530

7,820

6.960

7,190

8,340

9,730

10,100

9,790

8,390

7,420 

7,290

7,470

8,340

9,130

8,310

8,310

8,810

9,730

11,300

10,500

11,000

*13,000

15.400

12,500

289,910

9,352

3.56

4.10

575,000

June

13,100

14,600

15,600 

16,200 

16,900

19,000

19,100

18,100

17,400

17,500

»15,100

14,900

13,600

13,000

12,900

11,500

10,900 

10,800

10,900

10,800

10,400

9,950

9,190

9,190

9,490

9,310

9,340

9,020

»8,960

8.950

"

385,680

12,860

4.89

5.46

765,000

July

8.550

8,310

7,880 

7,720 

7,610

7,500

6,880

6,630

6,480

6,360

7,370

8,310

8,120

7,030

6,580

6,340

6,070 

5,790

5,770

5,880

5,430

5,300

5,050

4,900

4,800

4,680

4,580

4,480

4,330

4,180

4.100

192,990

6,225

2.37

2.73

382,800

Aug.

*4,080

4,250

4.520 

4,180 

4,250

4,030

3,870

3,730

3,640

3,590

3,640

3,500

3,390

3,290

3,210

3,130

3,040 

2,940

2,880

2,800

2,730

2,670

2,630

2,610

2,560

2,470

2,460

2,400

»2,350

2,320

2.280

99,440

3,208

1.22

1.41

197,200

Sept.

2.250

2,190

2,130 

2,090 

2,080

2,040

2,010

1,950

1,950

1,940

1,920

1,910

1,880

1,840

1,800

1,770

1,730 

1,710

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,600

1,590

1,570

1,530

1,520

1,500

1,490

1,470

1.440

-

53,850

1,795

0.683

0.76

106,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,700 Mln 650 Mean 3,716 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.20 Ac-ft 2,691,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 19,100 Mln 700 Mean 3,562 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.45 Ac-ft 2,586,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs). Hay 4 (6 to 9 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (6.57 ft); June 7 (3 to 4 a.m.) 

20,700 cfs (8.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 157

Mill Creek near Pray, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°21', long. 110°37' , in SEiNWi sec. 33, T. 5 S., R. 9 E. , on downstream 

side of left abutment of private bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Davis 

Creek, 4j miles upstream from mouth, and 4-| miles southeast of Pray.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1952. 

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily.

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,300 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.20 ft 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 13 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 0.59 

ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 6, 1952; minimum observed, that 

of Dec. 8, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 6.0 ft in May 1948, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,500 acres of which 2,600 

acres lie downstream from station. Discharge measurements of flow diverted above 

station by Plat and Upland ditches are given below:

Date

28.....................

Flat ditch

23.2

45.3

41.4

Upland ditch

9.1

44.5

46.5

51.0

34.1

2.4

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3

19

32

59

110

1.5

1.8 

3.0

205

455

2,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41

41

41

43 

42

41

42

42

45

53

54

56

54

54

56

53

53

54

51

57

57 

54

57

51

56

53

49

51

51

49

 48

1,553

50.1

3,080

Nov.

35

33

50

54 

46

43

51

48

42

40

42

43

43

41

40

38

27

41

51

49

49

51

46

34

34

49

49

45

*43

43

-

1,300

43.3

2,580

Dec.

43

43

38

41 

42

40

38

24

24

40

45

46

4T

31

42

42

41

41

36

31

40 

42

36

34

31

34

39

39

38

27

26

1,155

37.3

2,290

Jan.

30

31

34

3§ 

35

 35

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

31

30

30

31

32

31 

28

26

33

34

32

33

31

32

31

31

996

32.1

1,980

Feb.

*31

31

31

31 

31

31

5i

31

31

30

29

30

31

26

25_

31

31

28

26

30

33 

31

31

31

31

31

30

31

27

_

-

875

30.2

1,740

Mar.

 31

28

27

30 

30

28

27

30

31

31

30

30

27

22

30

28

28

28

28

28

H31

31

29

29

28

29

29

»2<5

28

889

28.7

1,760

Apr.

28

28

28

28 

33

45

 53

56

35

45

53

57

54

67

80

74

78

101

146

183

126 

107

178

166

183

275

379

455

486

 426

-

4,053

135

8,040

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean -

May

436

618

967

1.120 

828

594

486

486

476

436

417

426

398

398

379

388

408

455

398

455

518 

476

466

518

594

698

640

 572

675

744

606

17,076

551

33,870

June

732

1,160

1,400

1,440 

1,460

1,640

1.980

1,530

1,470

 1,120

815

664

664

664

640

550

446

408

426

388

360 

334

318

300

318

284

275

240

334

360

22,720

757

45,060

July

3JO

 326

292

292 

254

268

247

261

240

233

240

268

254

240

226

188

183

172

166

142

134 

122

114

101

98

92

92

89

78

74

65.

5,921

191

11,740

Aug.

*63

72

76

76 

76

65

45

31

34

59

42

29

28

29

31

32

32

33

31

31

31

30

31

31

29

31

30

 31

34

31

29

1,253

40.4

2,490

Sept.

28

27

27

27 

28

29

30

31

31

30

31

31

29

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

25 

23

23

23

21

20

21

20

20

21

789

26.3

1,560

Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,980 Mln 20 Mean 160 Ae-ft 116,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
158 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Yellowst.one River near Livingston, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°36', long. 110°34 I , in NW£ sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., on right bank 50 

ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 2 miles downstream from Suee Creek, 

and 5 miles south of Livingston.

Drainage area. 3,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1897 to December 1905, August 1928 to September 1932, March 1938

to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. May 2, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage on highway bridge 

at different datum. Aug. 23, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1932, and Mar. 14, 1938, to Feb. 3, 

1951, chain gage on highway bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 3,667 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 cfs June 7 (gage height, 8.20 ft); minimum daily, 980 cfs Jan. 18.

1897-1905, 1928-32 1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 30,600 cfs June 20, 1943 

{gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum daily, 590 cfs Jan. 22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of 24,200 acres, of which 2,000 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

2.0 

3.4

900

2,100

5,100

6.0 

8.0

13,400

21,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,470 

2,480 

2,610

2,650

2,630

2,590

2,560

2,480

2,470

2,430

2,380

Z,380

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,480

2,360

2,340

2,310

2,410

2,450

2,360

2,340

2,400

2,450

",36n

2,260

2,260

2,260

*2,290

2,21.0

74,750

2,411

146,300

Nov.

2,070 

1,860 

1,970

2,150

2,150

2,040

2,000

2,000

2,020

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,960

1,900

1,790

1,640

1,670

1,790

1,860

1,860

1,850

1,840

1,800

1,740

1,730

1,760

1,740

*1,740

1,760

-

56,570

1,886

112,200

Dec.

1,760 

1 , 74" 

1,730

1,670

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,470

1,260

1,330

1,440

1,350

1,440

bl,350

1)1,350

bl,400

1,460

1,460

1,330

1,040

1,130

1,270

1,270

1,190

bl.150

1,220

1,350

1,400

1,350

1,310

1,160

43,290

1,396

85,860

Jan.

bl,100 

bl,050 

bl.OSO

bl.OSO

bl.100

*bl,200

bl , 200

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,270

1,510

1,260

1,240

1,270

1,180

1,120

980

1,030

1,160

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,110

1,210

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,240

1,210

1,230

36,360

1,173

72,120

Feb.

1,230 

*1,270 

1,270

1,210

1,240

1,150

1,190

1,190

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,190

1,240

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,170

1,030

1,150

1,190

1,170

1,120

_

-

34,480

1,189

68,390

Har.

1,130 

 1,130 

1,110

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,130

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,220

1,230

1,260

1 , 300

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,210

1,270

1,310

1,350

1,330

1,370

*1,470

1,510

1,470

38,270

1,235

75,910

Apr.

1,430 

1,420 

1,460

1,470

1,530

1,600

1,780

1,920

1,780

1,670

1,700

1,760

1,760

1,800

1,970

2,020

2,080

2,210

2,560

2,980

3,080

2,880

2,700

2,980

3,670

4,600

5,690

7,160

8, 660

7,910

-

86,230

2,874

171,000

Hay

*8 , 000 

8,660 

10,500

12,500

12,500

11,000

10,500

9,810

8,970

8,030

7,820

8,540

9,890

10,700

10,800

9,740

8,420

8,000

8,090

8,600

9,950

9,780

9,280

9,670

*10,500

12,200

12,000

12,100

13,500

15,000

14,000

319,050

10,290

632,800

June

14,100 

15,600 

16,800

17,600

18,400

20,700

21,600

20,400

19,500

19,600

*17,300

16,500

15,200

14,200

14,100

12,900

12,100

11,700

11,800

11,700

11,200

10,900

10,100

9,880

10,400

10,200

10,200

9,950

9,740

9,780

-

424,150

14,140

841,300

July

9,420 

*9,250 

8,660

8,420

8,240

8,150

7,640

7,280

7,070

6,920

7,460

8,970

8,750

7,820

7,190

6,830

6,560

6,260

6,140

6,320

5,940

5,740

5,500

5,330

5,260

5,100

5,000

4,920

4,780

4,620

 4J530

210,070

6,776

416,700

Aug.

4,500 

4,600 

4,900

4,750

4,700

4,550

4,340

4,190

4,070

4,100

4,070

4,020

3,880

3,760

3,670

3,580

3,500

3,390

3,320

3,230

3,170

3,100

3,040

3,000

*2,940

2,880

2,820

2,800

2,720

2,700

1,690

112,980

3,645

224,100

Sept.

2,650 

2,630 

2,560

2,520

2,480

2,450

2,430

2,380

2,360

2,340

2,340

2,330

2,290

2,260

2,210

2,180

2,160

2,130

2,100

2,070

2,040

2,020

2,000

1,970

1,960

1,920

1,910

1,900

1,880

1 , 850

-

66,320

2,211

131,500

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,900 Mln 850 Mean 4,231 Ac-ft 3,063,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 21,600 Min 980 Mean 4,105 Ac-ft 2,980,000

Peak discharge (base, 13,500 cfs).--May 4 (1:30 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (6.02 ft); June 7 (11 a.m.) 

22,300 cfs (8.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

ID Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTOHE RIVER BASIN 

Shields River near Wilsall, Mont.

159

Location. Lat 46°09', long. 110°35', in SW£MWi sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

11 miles northeast of Wilsall and 12 miles upstream from Flathead Creek.

Records available.--May 1935 to September 1952.

Gage . Wire-weight gage read once daily. May 10, 1935, to Oct. 12, 1942, staff gage at 

site 800 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 13, 1942, to May 21, 1948, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 6_0.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 674 cfs May 26 (gage height, 4.21 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 5 cfs Jan. 22, 23.

1935-52; Maximum discharge, 1,770 cfs June 4 or 5, 1948 (gage height, 4.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Feb. 11- 

15, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 3,100 acres, of which 830 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gag

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.2 

2.4

3.1 

3.7 

4.1

159

405

635

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

22

^2

22

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

28

31

31

31

28

28

25

25

*27

27

27

27

787

£5.4

1,560

Nov.

20

25

30

£8

26

24

23

£2

£2

£0

21

£2

22

£2

££

24

£4

£9

29

1*

25

20

19

20

25

£4

*£0

£0

19

19

-

700

23.3

1,390

Dec.

18

19

25

25

20

20

15

10

15

20

£5

30

25

15

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

15

15

15

15

10

15

25

35

35

25

577

18.6

1,140

Jan.

15

10

10

10 *11

15

15

15

15

15

20

£0

20

15

15

15

15

£0

20

£0

10

5

5

10

15

15

14

12

*10

8

8

423

13.6

839

Feb.

8

8

8

8

10

15

20

^0

£0

15

10

10

10

8

6_

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

10

10

10

*8

-

-

276

9.5

547

Mar.

8

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

6

6

6

6

6

8

8

10

14

15

14

10

6

6

10

10

15

15 *ii

12

14

10

10

288

9.3

571

Apr.

10

TO

10

12

14

16

16

17

29

24

23

£2

24

34

56

65

76

*96

*153

153

131

120

128

170

234

£98

395

*488

521

405

3,750

125

7,440

May

375

*400

521

611

498

290

342

385

337

298

282

278

238

170 2~94

422

365

290

302

319

422

471

504

*563

655

635

587

*482

476

527

533

1£,95£

418

25,690

June

498

432

410

400

410

405

375

342

319

286

270

£12

190

162

144

123

112

104

76

67

63

67

65

59

58

*54

58

65

61

61

5,948

198

11,800

July

65

70

63

59

53

53

50

44

42

42

40

61

59

50

50

44

42

39

47

44

42

37

37

38

36

33

33

33

*31

"59 29

1,395

45.0

2,770

Aug.

29

27

29

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

31

33

£7

23

21

21

20

18

18

18

_17_

17

17

*17

17

18

18

741

23.9

1,470

Sept.

18

17

17

18

25

23

20

17

17

17

17

21

21

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

*14

510

17.0

1,010

Calendar year 1951: Max 485 Min 5 Mean 55.0 Ac-ft 39,840

Water year 1951-52: Max 635 Min 5 Mean 77.5 Ac-ft 56,230

Peak discharge (base, 240 cfs).--Apr. 29 (6 to 8 p.m.) 545 cfs (4.21 ft); May 4 (1 p.m.) 623 cfs 

(4.29 ft); May 16 (1 p.m.) 427 cfs (3.88 ft); May 26 (2 a.m.) 674 cfs (4.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-3, 21, 22, Dec. 3 to Mar. 24, Mar. 26 to 

Apr. 3.
160 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°53' ( long. 110°37' , In NW£ sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., on right bank Just 

downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Clyde Park and 2 miles 

upstream from Brackett Creek.

Drainage area. 544 sq ml.

Records available . March 1921 to September 1923, April 1929 to December 1932, February 

1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. March 1921 to September 1923, wire-weight gages at present 

site at different datum. Apr. 27, 1929, to Jan. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-32, 1934-52), 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum 

dally, 30 cfs Feb. 19-21, minimum gage height, 1.34 ft Feb. 14.

1921-23, 1929-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 4,450 cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 

7.00 ft, from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 7.39 ft 

June 5, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 1.8 cfs Aug. 29, 1935 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect'or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 19,500 acres, of which 500 acres 

lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6

64

145

370

1,400

Apr. 7 to Sept. 3O

2.2 

3.9

1.4 

1.7

3.0 

4.4

36

99

225

750

1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

89

94

116

116

113

105

102

102

102

100

100

105

100

97

100

100

100

97

105

126

126

123

119

129

159

113

108

*123

126

116

102

3,393

109

6,730

Nov.

102

blOO

105

110

108

97

100

102

102

102

105

105

102

91

89

b90

b95

b!05

bl!5

108

100

100

89

94

94

79

*82

79

79

79

-

2,908

96.9

5,770

Dec.

82

82

75

68

b65

b60

b55

b50

b50

b55

b55

b55

b50

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

b40

b40

b45

b50

a50

a50

a 50

a50

a55

a65

360

a55

a 50

1,692

54.6

3,360

Jan.

a50

a50

a50

a55

*b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b60

b60

b55

b50

b50

b50

b50

b45

b40

b35

b35

b35

a40

a45

a50

a50

a55

a55

a55

1,560

50.3

3,090

Feb.

*b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b50

51

53

48

48

b45

b45

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b30

b30

a30

a35

a35

340

a45

a45

a40

a40

*b40

_

-

1,235

42.6

2,450

Mar.

b35

b35

b35

b40

b40

b40

b40

a35

a35

340

340

b35

b35

b35

b35

a40

a45

a45

b50

b50

b50

b50

b55

55

a55

a55

*55

64

b65

b70

b85

1,444

46.6

2,860

Apr.

bloo

b!50

b210

334

829

1,350

 1.780

*820

537

435

581

869

862

988

1,070

1,020'

960

*827

*820

883

730

626

600

652.

799

925

1,090

1,230

1,330

1,200

-

24,607

b20

48,810

May

1,070

* 1,060

1,140

1,260

1,220

1,050

932

9O4

1,040

890

764

718

744

799

911

981

820

370

771

785

988

,520

,540

,490

* ,480

. ,650

,600

,360

,240

,130

1,020

33,587

1,083

66,620

June

946

l.OOO

967

967

946

939

911

827

724

626

549

483

405

358

300

280

239

199

172

158

146

155

149

140

T96

*235

244

310

239

252

-

14,062

469

27,890

July

261

505.

270

244

226

222

207

185

162

140

125

158

230

207

185

158

146

137

149

196

172

158

146

137

120

109

112

112

*102

88

72.

5,241

169

10,400

Aug.

70

70

66

63

66

59

59

59

63

68

72

72

66

61

74.

70

59

57

57

57

57

70

68

66

63

55

*51

51

51

57

72

1,949

62.9

3,870

Sept.

78

74

66

61

72

76

70

66

63

61

70

74

76

78

78

76

74

72

72

70

74

72

72

70

68

66

63

59

59

*59

-

2,089

69.6

4,140

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,320 Min 30 Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,780 Min 30 Mean 256 Ac-ft 186,000

discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Apr. 7 (6 a.m.) 2,390 efs (5.20 ft); Apr. 15 (9 a.m.) 1,240 cfs 

(3769 ft); Apr. 29 (9 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (3.86 ft); May 16 (6 to 8 a.m.) 1,020 efs (3.39 ft); May 27 

(1 to 2 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (4.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records,

b Stage-discharge relation affe

Wilsall.

ted by ice
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 161

Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°52 I , long. 110°40 I , near center of NE£ sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., on 

right bank 25 ft upstream from private bridge, 4 miles southwest of Clyde Park, and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--March 1921 to September 1923, April 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Mar. 30, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage 

three-quarters of a mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 5, 1934, to May 24, 1949, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1921-23, 1934-35, 1937-52), 29.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 387 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 3.53 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 140 cfs, but may have been greater May 22; maximum 

gage height observed, 4.09 ft May 22 (backwater from log on control); minimum daily, 

4 cfs Dec. 26, Jan. 23.

1921-23, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs May 22, 1948 (gage height, 4.9 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs; minimum observed, 0.6 cfs 

Dec. 27, 1943 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from log on 

control, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 650 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

backwater from log on control (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27 to Sept. 12)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.4

4.0 2.8 

3.2 

3.5

140

245

372

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

17

14

17

15

13

13

12

10

10

12

9.9

97?

9.9

11

11

9.9

9.9

Hi

17

15

13

18

15

9.9

9.9

*14

14

11

12

394.3

12.7

782

Nov.

blO

blO

bll

bll

blO

blO

8.6

12

11

11

11

11

10

7.8

10

b8.5

b7

b7

7.4

7.4

b7.5

b7

b7.5

b8

b8

8.2

 9.1

7.4

6.7

7.4

-

268.5

8.95

533

Dec.

7.4

774

b7

4.4

b6

b6.5

b6

b5

b5

b5.5

b6

b6

b6

b5.5

b5

b4.5

b5

b5.5

b.l

5.1

b5.5

b6

b6. 5

b6

4.4

34

bS

a6.5

a7

as. 5

a6

177.3

5.72

352

Jan.

a6

a6

a6

a6.5

»b7

b7

b7.5

b7.5

b8

b8

b8

b7.5

b7

b7

b6. 5

b6. 5

b6. 5

b6.5

be. 5

be

b5

b4.5

b4

b5

b8.5

blO

b9.5

b9.5

b9

b9

b9

220.5

7.11

437

Feb.

*bG.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b9

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8

b7

b7.5

b7

b6.5

b6.5

b6

bo

t5.5

b5.5

b5.5

be

be. s

b7

b7

b7

*b6.5

-

-

213.5

7.36

423

Mar.

be

be

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b5

b5

b5.5

b6

b6

b6. 5

be

b5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b5

be

b6.5

»b7

b7.5

b8

b7.5

b7

179.0

5.77

355

Apr.

6.7

775

7.8

8.2

17

21

44

*42

22

34

27

37

37

52

69

68

90

112

*136

140

114

100

105

120

162

214

287

339

335

228

-

2,976.7

99.?.

5,900

May

197

*172

176

221

181

144

129

133

136

120

109

108

114

129

131

135

120

114

131

146

214

C300

C325

csSo

*c270

C280

c240

c200

c!80

C175

C150

5,480

177

10,870

June

c!40

cl35

c!35

cllO

C120

CllO

clOO

c95

c90

c90

C75

c65

c60

C55

c47

c47

c43

42

39

44

39

46

41

36

54

*52

54

49

41

47

-

2,101

70.0

4,170

July

45

45

45

43

42

38

38

38

41

38

44

44

44

33

33

30

27

26

27

37

29

25

24

24

21

22

21

19

*16

13

9.1

981.1

31.6

1,950

Aug.

9.9

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

12

14

13

14

13

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.9

8.2

S72

9.5

9.5

8.6

9.9

9.9

9.9

*11

11

11

12

15

337.1

10.9

669

Sept.

16

16

11

IS" 8.6

14

15

16

16

16

13

15

14

15

14

13

12

12

]2

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

387.6

12.9

769

Calendar year 1951: Max 291 Kin 3.2 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,230

Water year 1951-52: Max 339 Min 4 Mean 37.5 Ac-ft 27,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from log on control.
162 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Boulder River near Contact, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°34', long. 110°12', in SE^ sec. 23, T. 33., R. 12 E., on left bank half 

a mile below Boulder Falls, 3 miles north of Contact, 6 miles upstream from East Fork 

of Boulder River, and 22 miles southwest of Big Timber.

Records available.--May 1910 to September 1916, April to August 1929, October 1950 to 

September 1952.

Gage.--Water-atage recorder. Prior to July 15, 1951, staff gages at site 1-J miles downstream at different daturns.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 4,200 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum daily, 43

1910-16/1929, 1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 4,750 cfs June 27, 1916 (gage 

height, 8.4 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 20 cfs Nov. 22-24, 1914, 

Mar. 21-24, 1915 (gage height, 1.9 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 10 acres above station.

ating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

106

182

2.8 

3.5 

4.9 

5.9

425

890

2,380

3,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

117

128

157 14~6

141

135

130

130

128

123

121

121

119

119

121

112

114

110

125

128

121

116

112

119

117

104

110

119

117

*104

106

3,770

122

7,480

Nov.

86

69

104

121

TTo

101

106

104

101

99

99

97

97

97

88

77

69

93

99

97

92

90

90

80

75

86

86

86

*85

85

-

2,771

92.4

5,500

Dec.

85

83

72

77

80

78

74

53

46

64

83

90

80

66

64

66

70

70

68

68

68

68

70

70

68

66

66

68

70

62

60

2,173

70.1

4,310

Jan.

60

61

62

*63

63

63

63

63

63

64

66

66

66

66

66

63

57

62

69

68

64

58

"5T 50

51

51

52

53

55

56

*57

1,872

60.4

3,710

Feb.

58

59

59

59

59

58

57

64

So

60

63

60

62

52

50

62

62

55

52

48

48

51

51

51

53

57

57

*55

56

-

-

1,638

56.5

3,250

Mar.

56

55

50

53

51

51

51

52

53

52

52

51

47

46

44

52

50

51

51

45

52

44

43

53

50

49

50

52

*55

52

50

1,563

50.4

3,100

Apr.

49

51

51

52

58

64

75

74

63

64

63

66

64

70

85

95

93

104

141

182

157

143

151

170

260

392

569

752

924

698

-

5,780

193

11,460

May

*738

882

,170

,550

,280

,090

,030

941

822

710

704

830

1,040

1,130

1,110

924

775

724

760

830

907

916

856

950

1,140

* ,410

,270

,340

,680

, 790

,560

32,859

1,060

65,170

June

1,740

2,180

2,430

2,680

3,030

3,410

3,690

3,260

3,070

3,110

2,440

*2,470

2,030

1,940

1,950

1,500

1,390

1,450

1,630

1,580

1,460

1,270

1,050

1,060

1,030

1 010

1J030

*l|o30

1,230

1,310

-

58,460

1,950

116,000

July

1,210

1,100

1,020

1,100

1,150

1,120

839

775

790

805

1,100

1,130

966

814

730

724

698

641

665

678

611

599

545

533

569

509

485

461

431

403

*386

23,587

761

46,780

Aug.

403

497

449

420

473

408

364

342

320

437

398

342

310

300

290

275

252

238

220

212

201

193

190

186

179

176

*176

175

170

165 165"

8,926

288

17,700

Sept.

165

160

155

155

160

165

160

160

160

155

160

165

170

175

170

170

165

160

160

160

155

155

150

145

140

135

140

145

135

120

-

4,670

156

9,260

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,980 Mln 40 Mean 367 Ac-ft 265,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,690 Mln 43 Mean 405 Ac-ft 293,700

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--June 7 (4 a.m.) 4,200 cfs (6.23 ft). 

* * niRr.ha Discharge -pep e measurement rnpapmrpnipnt made martp on nn this this day. riav.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 26 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated o

in stage and records for Boulder River at Big Timber. Stage-discharge re

1 R to to Jan. Jan Q- 9, Jan Jan. ?1 21 *-rt to T?oh Feb. fi. 6, T?oVi Feb. IQ-?^ 19-25.

basis of recorded range 

elation affected by ice Dec
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 163

Boulder River at Big Timber, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°50', long. 1Q9°56', in SE£ sec. 14, T. IN., R..14 E., 1 mile east of 

Big Timber and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1952. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 579 cfs. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 65 cfs Feb. 20.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 8,190 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 7.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 60 cfs 

Jan. 28-30, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 13,300 acres, of which 250 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 3-5)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

1.7 93

2.0 145

2.5 305

3.0 615

3.7 1,280

5.6 4,520

82

195

395

3.8 

4.5 

6.6

870

1,900

6,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

33

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

248

262

332

336

3T8

305

289

293

293

289

281

277

265

258

265

254

244

240

251

277

265

244

230

244

248

224

215

m*240

244

240

8,205

265

16,270

Nov.

218

168

227

265

244

218

244

230

224

221

221

221

221

218

206

194

152

Z15

227

215

209

203

197

185

182

191

200

*191

191

188

-

6,286

210

12,470

Dec.

191

188

185

168

182

b!80

b!60

131

137

212

b220

224

22T

155

127

135

b!40

b!40

b!40

bl20

b!20

bl20

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!60

b!40

b!20

blOO

4,786

154

9,490

Jan.

blOO

b!20

b!20

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

bieo

b!60

b!60

b!60

b!60

b!40

b!20

b!40

b!60

b!60

b!40

b!20

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!30

b!30

b!40

b!40

b!50

b!50

4,270

138

8,470

Feb.

b!50

b!50

b!40

139

b!30

b!30

127

143

135

137

139

131

133

blOO

~b 90

b80

b80

b80

b70

b65

b70

b80

b90

blOO

135

148

135

*125

98

-

-

3,330

115

6,600

Mar.

blOO

WOO

b90

blTO

bllO

111

113

127

127

118

115

108

105

105

108

123

115

113

113

110

108

100

104

113

113

113

116

*125

148

T5T

125

3,517

113

6,980

Apr.

118

Tiff

122

120

131

143

179

197

' 162

148

145

145

148

141

173

212

218

- 227

285

361

372

328

310

328

418

608

852

1,190

 I, 560

1,250

-

10,709

357

21,240

May

1,190

1,380

1,830

2,430

2,140

1,780

1,620

1,420

1,250

1,050

966

1,100"

1,450

1,680

1,760

1,480

1,200

1,080

1,130

1,270

1,520

1,920

1,670

1,730

2,020

2,490

*2,220

2,210

2,610

2,920

2,430

52,946

1,708

105,000

June

2,500

3,080

3,510

3,820

4,500

5,620

6.050

5,310

4,590

4,720

3,500

*3,290

2,700

2,390

2,480

1,950

1,700

1,680

1,880

1,850

1,780

1,590

1.500

1,320

1,400

1,410

1,540

1,510

1,710

1,900

-

82,560

2,752

163,800

July

*1.800

1,710

1,550

1,570

1,670

1,700

1,300

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,200

1,510

1,320

1,110

966

978

930

804

771

894

750

760

666

615

645

538

504

470

418

*395

371

31,215

1,007

61,910

Aug.

341

410

383

359

383

335

305

285

270

330

395

335

295

280

285

270

240

227

211

211

199

177

171

171

168

*162

165

159

156

153

153

7,984

258

15,840

Sept.

153

144

135

135

147

156

153

156

153

150

168

171

180

192

183

171

168

168

165

162

162

159

144

129

127

121

127

132

113

97

-

4,521

151

8,970

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,360 Min 60 Mean 552 Ac-ft 400,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,030 Min 65 Mean 602 Ac-ft 437,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Hay 30 (5 to 6 a.m.) 3,210 cfs (4.91 ft); June 7 (8 a.m.) 6,820 

cfs" (6.85 ft); June 10 (10:30 a.m.) 5,280 cfs (6.21 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°09' , long. 110°05', in NWv sec. 27, T. 5 N. , R. 13 E. , on right bank 

3 miles northwest of Melville.

Drainage area. 59.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to December 1924, April 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. May 5, 1907, to Sept. 30, 1912, staff gage at site 6 miles 

 upstream at different datum. Aug. 21, 1913, to Dec. 31, 1924, staff gage at site 1,500 

ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1937, to Sept. 25, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 17 years (1918-19, 1920-21, 1937-52), 84.3 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 961 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.08 ft); minimum, 

3.5 cfs Apr. 1.

1907-24, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 4.58 ft 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 540 cfs; minimum observed, 

2.6 cfs Mar. 12, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-5Z, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

2.2 

2.7 

2.9

14Z 

3Z8 

603 

773

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

36

37

37

39

39

39

40

40

43

44

46

49

52

55

55

57

59

59

59

57

57

55

57

55

54

52

52

*52

50

49

1,511

48.7

3,000

Nov.

48

T5

47

46

43

43

42

40

39

39

37

37

36

35

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

30

30

29

29

28

28

*27

2T

27

-

1,066

35.5

2,110

Dec.

27

25

26

26

24

23

20

18

18

33

34

28

23

18

16

14

13

12

12

ri.

111111

12

14

18

22

23

22

20

16

601

19.4

1,190

Jan.

14

17

*19

19

20

20

20

21TL

21

20

18

17

16

14

10

8

8

10

11

10

8

5

6

8

10

12

12

13

*13

14

435

14.0

863

Feb.

14

T3

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

8

7

7

7

6~G

6

7

8

8

10

12

12

*10

10

9

-

289

10.0

573

Mar.

8

7

7

7

§

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

9.0

9.0

8.5

10

*12T5~

9.5

9.0

239.0

7. 71

474

Apr.

8.5

9TU

9.5

11

14

20

20

18

13

12

14

14

14

17

17

17

18

19

18

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*134

136

-

683.0

22.8

1,350

May

194

232

283

368

296

240

208

212

180

154

142

161

215

251

288

247

208

190

208

263

319

350

306

319

418

737 *T73~

418

515

4 OS

314

9,117

294

18,080

June

393

533

554

611

692

746

692

515

443

468

378

388

314

271

275

226

194

208

222

226

218

212

187

T9T5

212

204

*469

413

360

337

-

11,151

372

22,120

July

288

?75

236

232

240

229

190

170

161

161

164

201

218

194

176

170

161

148

154

158

151

139

131

125

117

112

109

106

99

*96

92_

5,203

168

10,320

Aug.

87m83

85

83

81

76

76

74

78

78

74

72

72

72

68

66

64

63

63

63

61

59

59

57

*57

57

55

55

55

52_

2,130

68.7

4,220

Sept.

50

49

47

47

50

47

44

43

42

40

42

40

39

39

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

-

1,172

39.1

2,320

Calendar year 1951: Max 613 Mln 6 Mean 82.3 Ac-ft 59,620

Water year 1951-52: Max 746 Min 5 Mean 91.8 Ao-ft 66,620

Peak discharge (base, 540 cfs).--May 26 (5 a.m.) 961 cfs (3.08 ft); May 29 (9 a.m.) 540 cfs (2.61 

ft); June 7 (1 a.m.) 863 cfs (2.99 ft); June 27 (1 p.m.) 783 cfs (2.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 16, 17, Dec. 6-8, Dec. 15 to Jan. 30, 

Pet. 13 to Mar. 23.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 165

Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°04', long. 109°51', near middle of south line of sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 

15 E., on left bank 6 miles southeast of Melville, and 19 miles upstream from East Fork.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to November 1908, April 1909 to September 1924, April 1937 to 

October 19427 April 1946 to September 1952 (discontinued). No winter records prior to 

1938.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. May 1907 to November 1908 staff gage at site 2| miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 1909, to Apr. 15, 1941, staff or wire-weight gage 

at various sites within 150 ft of present site at present datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1937-40, 1941-42, 1946-52), 89.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 826 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.36 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Feb. 20, 21.

1909-24, 1937-42, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, about 3,000 cfs July 26, 1923 (gage 

height, 6.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum observed 3.7 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 12,800 acres, of which 100 acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.5 

1.8

2.4 

3.2

342

735

130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

56

53

52

54

58

60

58

59

58

54

53

52

50

92

92

87

92

92

85

pc

52

56

59

64

69

74

94

65

*H5

79

78

2,117

68.3

4,200

Nov.

78

75

72

74

70

70

69

69

65

64

62

60

58

59

59

65

65

65

60

56

56

58

56

50

45

42

46

*53

52

52

-

1,825

60.8

3,620

Dec.

52

50

55

55

45

45

40

35

35

40

45

45

40

35

30

30

30

30

30

25.

25

25

30

30

30

35

35

35

40

40

35

1,152

37.2

2,280

Jan.

30

30

*35

35

35

35

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

15

15

20

20

25

25

30

30

*30

35

840

27.1

1,670

Feb.

30

30

30

35

35

35

40

40

45

5£

50

45

40

35

30

25

20

20

15

10_

10

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

_

-

790

27.2

1,570

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

15

15

15

20

20

25

25

30

40

60

80

100

95

70

*40

40

35

35

970

31.3

1,920

Apr.

30

35

80

120

326

252

83

47

41

38

38

38

40

40

41

42

42

42

44

44

44

42

42

40

40

38

37

37

*72

130

-

1,985

62.2

3,940

May

152

211

E63

359

326

267

218

252

222

180

158

158

190

248

390

330

263

229

244

282

408

590

426

390

452

*724

600

490

535

485

364

10,406

336

20,640

June

376

515

515

540

595

658

680

560

430

408

313

290

229

171

164

133

89

58

49

53

46

47

45

52

201

147

*337

452

351

313

-

8,817

294

17,490

July

263

282

211

200

197

187

158

136

128

122

130

177

214

184

152

141

138

136

136

136

128

120

1O8

96

90

83

85

76

65

*56

53_

4,388

142

8,700

Aug.

50

47

46

44

40

38

33

37

50

44

58

54

49

46

54

52

47

42

42

41

41

41

37

37

35

*33

37

36

34

35

36

1,316

42.5

2,610

Sept.

37

33

32

30

34

36

32

33

33

34

40

38

37

40

38

40

37

38

40

ii

40

38

36

37

38

38

40

40

38

36

-

1,104

36.8

2,190

Calendar year 1951: Max 430 Mln 20 Mean 82.7 Ac-ft 59,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 724 Mln lo Mean 97.6 Ac-ft 70,83O

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Hay 15 (5 p.m.) 490 cfs (2.73 ft); May 22 (12:30 a.m.) 718 

(3.17 ft); May 26 (2:30 p.m.) 826 cfs (3.36 ft); June 7 (5 a.m.) 740 cfs (3.21 ft); June 27 (8 

664 cfs (3.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement

N£te_. --Stage-discharge

nade on this day.

Jlatlon affected by ice Nov. 2, 16-19, 24, 25, De 3 to Apr. 4.
166 YELLOWSTOHE RIVER BASIN

Rosebud Creek near Absarokee, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°29', long. 109°27', in NWi sec. 13, T. 4 S. , R. 18 E. , on right bank 

SO ft. downstream from Smith Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Rosebud Creeks, and 2 miles south of Absarokee.

Records available . April 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 14, 1942,, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 419 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 106 cfs Mar. 17.

1935-52: Maximum discharge observed, 4,850 cfs June 22, 1937 (gage height, 6.36 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum observed, 31 cfs May 25, Dec. 29. 

1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Large fluctuations in flow caused by powerplant at Mystic Lake on West 

Rosebud Creek. Diversions for irrigation of about 16,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1036: 1944.

 Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 9-18)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 460

2.5

3.0 

3.7

1,410

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

277

300

305

310

325

320

272

272

286

282

254

277

290

259

236^

305

305

295

295

290

272

26S

264

277

*290

268

259

241

246

272

250

8,662

279

17,180

Nov.

232

228

286

277

282

254

259

277

254

246

223

201

223

189

205

200

160

180

200

230

220

220

220

230

230

210

19O

*21C

2li 1

201

-

6,738

225

13,360

Dec.

189

205

220

210

200

210

200

190

170

130

160

200

200

180

180

190

190

18O

180

170

190

210

200

130

190

200

220

*230

220

210

200

6,014

194

11,930

Jan.

210

200

220

200

190

190

180

180

180

170

170

160

160

170

160

150

150

150

160

150

150

140

130

130

140

150

150

150

140

140

140

5,060

163

10,040

Feb.

140

150

140

140

150

160

150

130

120

110

110

130

150

*150

140

140

130

120

110

120

130

140

140

150

150

160

160

150

150

_

-

4,020

139

7,970

Mar.

140

140

140

150

150

150

14O

140

150

150

140

*120

137

137

173

115

106

181

189

169

177

165

14S

162

214

205

214

228

272

272

218

5,192

167

10,300

Apr.

246

218

241

245

315

394

516

350

241

*236

246

250

232

201

264

310

305

305

310

310

277

315

290

325

412

454

544

672

736

680

-

10,441

348

20,710

May

656

704

805

950

900

752

556

624

516

579

544

530

579

672

* 1,040

860

664

586

572

SOS

870

1,960

1,460

1,180

1,140

,270

,210

,130

,220

,260

,060

27,657

S92

54,860

June

1,070

1,290

1,550

1,720

1,930

2,160

2.460

2,250

1,920

 1,950

1 , 600

1,290

1 , 07 0

900

870

814

814

832

920

1,060

1,140

1,020

860

841

950

350

960

900

930

1,080

-

38,101

1,270

75,570

July

1,150

1,100

1,000

950

1,060

1,290

1,220

950

S60

950

1,100

1,780

2,190

1,720

1,370

1,210

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,150

*1,020

960

870

688

728

805

880

850

814

778

728

33,761

1,089

66,960

Aug.

624

744

850

870

860

880

88O

823

778

720

910

920

841

760

736

728

688

624

551

509

*481

460

44S

436

467

460

436

412

3S9

367

378

20,030

646

39,730

Sept.

389

362

330

315

305

310

310

286

315

325

350

*325

325

325

325

315

305

300

286

2S2

282

277

277

264

259

254

236

218

214

214

8,880

296

17,610

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,180 Win 84 Mean 422 Ac-ft 305,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,460 Min 106 Mean 477 Ac-ft 346,200

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs).--May 22 (12:30 p.m.) 2,230 cfs (3.55 ft); June 7 (11:15 a.m.) 

2,540 cfs (3.80 ft); July 13 (6 a.m.) 2,370 cfs (3.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-28, Dec. 3 to Mar. 12 (no gage-height rec 

ord Dec. 14-27, Jan. 17 to Feb. 13, Mar. 2-11; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for West Rosebud Creek at Mystic Lake powerplant).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 167

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont.

Location. La t 45°33', long. 109°23', in SE£ sec. 21, T. 3 S. , R. 19 E. , on right bank 

3 miles downstream from Rosebud Creek, 4 miles northeast of Absarokee, and 10 miles 

southwest of Columbus.

Records available. July 1910 to September 1914, March 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, staff or wire-weight gage at site 

2" miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 17 years (1935-52), 933 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum daily, 200 cfs Feb. 19.

1910-14, 1935-52: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 6.63 ft)-, 

minimum observed, 58 cfs Apr. 2, 1936.

Femarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow partly regulated by powerplant at Mystic Lake on West Rosebud 

Creek. Diversions for irrigation of about 24,300 acres, of which 400 acres lie below

station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

340

790

1,710

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

3,350

5,550

7,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

558

588

612

636

642

630

570

558

576

558

522

552

553

528

493

570

564

570

564

532

552

540

528

546

+ 576

552

510

522

516

540

504

17,316

559

34,350

Nov.

455

415

<>92

540

546

492

498

510

480

480

440

430

440

410

420

410

 fa320

b3475

b370

b390

b370

t350

b350

1355

b350

b360

405

425

*405

395

-

12,643

421

25,030

Dec.

400

380

b300

b300

b295

b305

b300

bZ70

bZSO

b240

b250

bZ70

b260

b255

b240

b260

bZ60

bzao

b290

b270

b290

b310

b310

b330

b320

b340

b390

*b395

410

372

552

9,504

307

18,850

Jan.

352

a32T>

a340

a300

a280

b280

a260

a260

a260

a270

aZ50

a240

b240

a260

a240

a230

a230

aZ30

a260

b250

a240

a220

a220

a240

a260

b280

a280

a280

a260

a260

a260

8,152

263

16,170

Feb.

a260

a280

b260

a260

a270

a290 a2~HO~

a250

b230

a210

a210

a230

a250

*b255

a250

fc260

b250

b220

b200

b220

a230

a250

a250

a260

b260

a270

a270

a255

a250

_

-

7,230

249

14,340

Mar.

a230

b220

a2~3a

a240

a250

a250

a240

a240

b250

a260

a260

*b250

a260

a260

a290

238

a230

a270

a280

a260

a270

a260

bZGO

a330

a320

a340

a360

380

498

516

395

8,937

288

17,730

Apr.

395

380

435

410

522

612

718

636

435

*405

410

425

415

376

435

552

618

558

588

624

630

642

612

642

758

916

1,160

1,530

1,870

1,680

-

20,389

680

40,440

May

1,570

1,730

2,080

2,680

2,510

2,030

1,810

1,680

1,590

1,440

1,550

1,390

1,580

1,790

2,390

2,040

1,640

*1,490

1,520

1,590

2,020

4,510

"5,370

2,850

2,830

3,290

3,020

2,820

3,210

3,550

3,040

70,210

2,265

139,300

June

3,130

3,930

4,640

5,090

5,760

6,680

7,490

7,040

6,160

*6,110

4,840

4,360

=5,720

3,210

3,330

2,820

2,520

2,590

2,800

2,960

2,940

2,680

2,220

2,140

2,340

2,330

2,390

2,340

2,590

3,020

-

114,170

3,806

226,500

July

2,960

2,760

2,440

2,440

2,660

3,040

2,560

2,080

1,980

2,080

2,360

3,680

4,050

3, 170"

2,590

2,390

2,360

2,260

2,170

2,250

*1,940

1,780

1,640

1,480

1,560

1,580

1,600

1,560

1,460

1,410

1,530

69,600

2,245

138,000

Aug.

1,240

1,470

1,550

1,520

1,570

1,540

1,490

1,410

1,320

1,450

1,660

1,530

1,430

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,210

1,130

1,050

994

*962

909

867

846

881

846

846

811

770

732

738

36,772

1,186

72,940

Sept.

751

706

654

642

642

654

642

648

642

648

712

699

692

686

666

*642

618

600

588

582

570

558

528

522

504

480

455

435

425

415

-

18,006

600

35,710

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,940 Mln 200 Mean 976 Ac-ft 706,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,490 Mln 2OO Mean 1,074 Ac-ft 779,400

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 efs). May 22 (9 a.m.) 4,930 cfs (4.74 ft); June 7 (9 a.m.) 7,960 cfs 

(5.83 ft).

a No gage-height recrod; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Rosebud Creek near Absarokee.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
168 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Clarks Pork below Crandall Creek, near Painter, Wyo.

Location. La t 44°52', long. 109 "34' , in sec. 1, T. 56 N. , R. 106 W. , on right bank 2 miles 

downstream from mouth of Crandall Creek, 4 miles east of Crandall Creek guard station, 

and 9 miles north of Painter.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1932, August 1949 to September 1952. (No 

winter records.)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,160 ft (from topographic map). August 

1929 to Sept. 30, 1932, at same site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,490 cfs June 6 (gage height, 8.82 ft); minimum 

not determined, probably occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1929-32, 1949-52: Maximum discharge, 6,840 cfs June 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.07 ft); 

minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.8 

3.4

99

195

480

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

870

2,720

6,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

£1

22

£3

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15C

156

*195

207 

223

2T9" 251

215

211

199

188

173

170

159

b!50

b!45

b!40

T73 

199

£27

219

215

211

211

b205

b200

199

219

227

188

173

6,003

194

11,910

Nov.

.

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

.

"

.

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

-

.

-

-

_

_

_

*900

1,200

1,670

2,000

2,060

1,790

-

.

_

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean

May

2,070

2,280

2,530

2,980

2, 720

2,340

*2,160

1,990

1,660

1,430

1,460

1,740

2,060

2,230

2,030

1,660

1,420

1.340 

1,370

1,520

1,640

1,540

1,570

1,700

2,050

2,240

2,190

2,250

2,780

2,750

2,630

62,330

2,011

123,600

June

2,980

3,470

3,860

4,140 

4,810

5,680

5,750

5,2l6

4,930

5,000

*4,070

3,730

3,300

3,040

3,040

2,610

2,360

2,340 

2,450

2,480

2,360

2,020

1,660

1,500

1,420

1,490

1,610

1,680

1,850

1,980

92,820

3,094

184,100

July

1,960

*1,870

1,760

1,780 

1,920

2,020

1,730

1,430

1,380

1,440

1,660

2,270

2,350

1,880

1,580

1,470

1,450

1,370 

1,370

1,270

1,120

1,020

972

956

996

1,020

996

919

842

800

772

44,353

1,431

87,970

Aug.

758

856

898

919 

964

*933

856

765

678

665

665

626

564

528

528

504

474

452 

425

410

385

375

375

366

348

343

343

316

294

284

ill

17,168

554

34,050

Sept.

253

Y27

*£03

188 

181

184

195

195

188

188

211

207

207

199

184

170

163

153 

149

146

149

146

146

143

140

133

130

130

124

121

5,153

172

10,220

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 5.100 efs). June 6 (5:30 p.m.) 6,490 cfs (8.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 25, 26; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and subsequent record.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 169

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°45' , long. 109°31', in NE£ sec. 16, T. 55 N. , R. 105 W., on left bank 

If miles downstream from Painter Gulch and 4-g- miles west of Painter.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1932, July 1945 to September 1952 (No 

winter records since 1950.)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs June 6 or 7 (gage height, 3.28 ft); 

minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1929-32, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs June 26, 1932 (gage height, 4.31 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 660 cfs; minimum observed, 11 cfs Jan. 17, 1946 (discharge measurement), but may have been less during period of no gage-height record 

Maximum stage known, about 5.8 ft during 1929.

Remarks, Records poor. Diversion for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

55

55

*58

58

59

61

60 

60

59

58

55

54

53

52

b50

b47

b45

4T

50

53

52

50

50

51

51

50

49

52

54

48

45

1,641

52.9

3,250

Nov.

b4a

b41

b45

b50

T8

42

41 

40

39

39

38

38

b37

b36

b32

b25

b25

b27

b30

b28

b24

b23

b20

b20

b23

b22

23

b25

b2S

b30

-

982

32.7

1,950

Dec.

b31

b31

b32

*b32

b31

.

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

24

*b24

b22

b23

b24

b25

b34 

b30

b27

25

b26

27

34

42

46

44

66

98

88

49

49

60

75

90

110

130

160

200

250 ?2"0

-

2,122

70.7

4,210

May

240

270

300

350

290

250

*226 

223

181

154

150

T7C

200

240

210

200

190

180

200

230

250

230

250

290

330

370

340

390

460

460

430

8,254

266

16,370

June

500

560

620

700

800

900

1,000 

900

800

700

*620

540

500

470

450

420

400

380

420

450

400

350

300

270

250

260

270

290

310

340

-

15,170

506

30,09O

July

300

*265

278

306

345

331

246 

231

240

253

278

438

456

334

292

278

262

240

243

220

206

196

1S3

183

188

179

172

167

161

150

142

7,763

250

15,400

Aug.

144

163

198

186

198

*179

170 

154

148

172

176

170

148

138

133

125

118

112

107

98

95

92

90

88

87

90

88

82

78

76

76

3,979

128

7,890

Sept.

74

68

*6J

60

59

56

56 

59

56

56

56

54

52

49

46

46

43

42

42

42

41

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

36

-

1,462

48.7

2,900

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--June 6 or 7 (time unknown) 1.220 efs (5.28 ft); July 12 (10 p.n 

7CO cfs (2.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Apr. 1, Apr. 22 to May 6, May 11 to June 10, June 12 to July Ij discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Clarks Fork below Crandall Creek near 

Painter.
170 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Clarks Pork at Chance, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°00' , long. 109°05' , In E^NE^ sec. 31, T. 9 S. , R. 22 E. , on left bank 

" 4 mile upstream from Sand Coulee and 1 mile north of Wyoming-Montana State line.

Records available.--July 1921 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 15, 1934, staff gage and Nov. 15, 1934, to 

July 26, 1950, water-stage recorder, at bridge 0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1934-52), 923 cfs.

Extfemes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,300 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.10 ft); minimum, 187 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge observed, 10,900 cfs May 26, 1928 (gage height, 6.5 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 48 cfs Jan. 16, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.14 

ft Feb. 10, 1944, site and datum then in use.

Remarks --Re cor ds good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

184

300

530

920

1,420

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

2,650

4,290

6,130

7,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

340

335

361

388

388

405

405

405

400

383

372

372

361

350

361

405

372

378

372

478

465

435

429

435

441

459

465

459

*465

484

473

12,591

406

24,970

Nov.

405

361

366

491

484

441

435

455

435

429

417

425

417

411

417

561

520

545

394 

435

417

388

388

378

378

378

388

*372

372

366

-

12,047

402

23,890

Dec.

566

366

350

335

356

350

310

305

760" 240

310

372

335

286

296

310

345

340

345

350

350

365

360

345

340

335

330

335

*361

340

330

10,318

333

20,470

Jan.

330

325

325

330

335

345

350

360

370

380

340

360

380

400

360

275

345

390

420 

455

410

370

520

280

285

300

305

310

315

325

325

10,695

345

21,210

Feb.

320

320

315

310

515

510

310

305

310

315

315

505

300

*282

255

255

291

244

240 

745

282

282

282

282

282

286

505

282

286

_

-

8,426

E91

16,710

Mar.

296 756"

291

286

286

282

264

240

244

244

*244

232

232

221

228

240

244

244

232 

221

221

214

210

744

228

228

228

236

244

260

240

7,620

246

15,110

Apr.

228

278

232

252

247

291

561

459

*356

325

315

3O5

310

315

330

350

550

560

590 

445

490

465

450

465

525

800

1,000

1,500

1,900

1,850

15,874

529

31,490

May

1,850

2,100

2,800

3,500

3,400

3,100

2,800

2,550

2,300

8,100

1,900

*1,860

2,190

2,390

2,470

2,100

1,730

1,580

1.540 

1,636

2,190

2,340

2,050

2,150

2,410

2,860

2,650

E,710

3,180

3,440

3,210

75,080

2,422

148,900

June

3,440

4,060

4,830

5,190

5,960

*7,360

7,640

7,280

*6,450

6,700

*5,370

4,850

*4,250

3,880

3,880

5,580

2,890

2,820

2,850 

2,980

2,860

2,560

2,110

1,900

1,780

1,840

2,040

1,990

2,150

2,350

-

117,640

3,9?1

233,500

July

2,340

2,260

2,090

2,080

2,150

2,340

2,120

1,780

1,650

1,670

1,770

2,570

5,000

2,470

2,020

*1,830

1,750

1,610

1,530 

1,540

1,340

1,220

1,120

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,040

965

903

844

52,162

1,683

103,500

Aug.

827

852

1,06O

1,060

1,200

1,140

1,020

929

869

852

956

886

819

755

739

707

660

*630

586 

551

510

484

472

465

447

447

447

441

405

378

566

21,960

708

43,560

Sept.

572

350

550

510

296

296

291

296

291

*282

278

291

282

282

268

247

240

252

247

251

244

244

221

207

204

197

191

T9T

191

191

-

7,815

260

15,500

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,650 Mln 160 Mean 1,210 AC-ft 875,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,640 Mln 191 Mean 962 Ac-ft 698,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 efs).--June 7 (6 a.m.) 8,300 cfs (6.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19 to Jan. 27, Feb. 19, Mar. 3-16 (no gageheight record Dec. 21-28, Jan. 22-25). No gage-height record Apr. 13 to May 11; discharge estimated 

on basis of records for station at Edgar.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 171

Clarks Pork at Edgar, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°28', long. 108°51 P in SW£ sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., near centei of span 

on downstream side of highway bridge half a mile east of Edgar and 6 miles upstream from 

Rock Creek.

Records available . July 1921 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to Sept. 18, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1930-31, 1934-52), 1,031 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,950 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 200 cfs Dec. 15.

1921-52: Maximum discharge observed, 10,900 efs June 2, 1936 (gage height, 8.62 ft); 

minimum observed, 41 cfs July 25, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 1.13 ft Mar. 11, 

1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 41,500 acres, of which about 840 acres lie below station. 

In addition, about 6,300 acres of land lying above station are irrigated by diversions 

from the adjoining Rock Creek basin.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 15)

(gage

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 15 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.2

510

990

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

275

360

575

675

1,770

3,020

4,750

7,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

693

670

667

693

729

699

741

753

735

717

705

670

675

664

661

717

735

717

735

111

934

662

813

*795

771

783

771

759

747

763

765

22,976

741

45,570

Nov.

735

693

699

741

735

693

664

648

656

648

653

631

604

596

587

570

550

570

576

570

587

580

560

550

520

540

*560

570

576

592

-

16,458

615

36,610

Dec.

567

562

576

543

543

543

540

520

460

460

490

530

580

400

200

250

270

260

250

240

290

340

320

310

310

300

350

420

460

440

400

12,784

412

25,360

Jan.

360

370

360

360

390

400

410

420

430

440

360

410

440

430

430

340

420

520

540

550

540

520

510

490

470

*460

500

550

530

520

540

14,120

455

28,010

Feb.

550

570

580

600

580

560

550

540

560

590

620

560

550

510

470

44u

410

390

370

540

380

370

360

380

400

440

420

410

400

_

-

13,920

480

27,610

Mar.

360

360

400

420

440

430

420

410

400

*400

390

380

440

540

370

378

368

407

395

378

357

354

351

342

364

392

*376

448

494

480

456

12,564

405

24,920

Apr.

399

392

392

384

392

476

560

625

*615

496

466

494

502

502

512

652

630

600

710

972

1 , 060

890

740

779

1,020

1,330

1,760

2,170

2,440

2,380

-

25,362

846

50,340

Bay

2,360

2,390

2,730

3,590

3,480

3,010

2,560

2,390

2 , 130

1,760

1,500

1,460

* 1,690

2 , 100

2,240

2,130

1 , 800

1,480

1,460

1.370

1,960

3,610

*2,660

2,290

2,470

2,690

3,100

2 , 7 10

3 , 140

3,770

3,610

75,880

2,446

150,500

June

3,450

3,940

4,610

5,190

5,530

*6,960

7 .860

7,690

6,920

6,810

 6,120

4,830

4 , 180

3,910

3,560

3,360

2,910

2,660

2,640

2,870

2,750

2,610

2,160

1,810

2,150

2,160

2,330

2,260

2,450

2,460

-

119,420

3,981

236,900

July

2,520

2,360

2 , 150

2,000

2,120

2 , 150

2,060

1,540

1,350

1,270

1,310

2,700

2,960

2,800

2,190

* 1,900

1,740

1,520

1,460

1,620

1,360

1,090

1,010

988

675

950

1,000

980

666

826

7J53

50,520

1,630

100,200

Aug.

722

805

965

,160

,240

,550

,240

,150

,090

,100

,220

.200

,120

1,020

1,010

972

912

*819

710

647

615

570

494

£30

516

423

431

444

462

444

471

25,852

634

51,260

Sept.

520

466

448

415

403

595

403

415

392

*388

403

392

403

419

431

403

388

370

826

560

564

557

339

521

315

309

292

288

286

288

-

12,001

400

23,600

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,710 Mln 200 Mean 1,329 AC-ft 962,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,860 Mln 200 Mean 1,103 AC-ft 801,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--June 7 (5:55 p.m.) 7,950 cfs (7.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16, 17, 22-26, Dec. 7 to Mar. 14.
172 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Red Lodge, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07' , long. 109°18', in SW^ sec. 17, T. 8 S., R. 20 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge, 3 miles upstream from West Pork and 4 miles southwest of Red 

Lodge.

Records available. April to December 1932, May 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,100.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum 

daily, 30 cfs Mar. 29, 30, Apr. 2.

1932, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1952; maximum gage height observed, 4.80 ft June 16, 1937; minimum discnarge observed, 17 cfs Mar. 26, 1944, discharge measurement.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Flow partly regulated by Glacier Lake. No diversions above station.

Rating tables, water- year 1951-5Z, except periods of ice effect and 

doubtful gage-height record (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per- second)

(Shifting-control method used May 9-24)

Oct. 1 to June 4

1.2 29

1.4 44

1.8 83

2.2 162

2.6 287

2.9 49O

3.2 790

3.5 1,260

2.2 

2.5

June 5 to Sept. 30

109

201

332

2.9 613

3.3 1,000

3.8 1,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

128

125

132

130

125

123

119

115

113

111

111

108

106

102

106

92

100

98

100

102

98

95

94

94

94

*76

76

80

80

73

73

3,179

103

6,300

Nov.

74

75

75

76

78

80

80

78

75

73

72

71

71

69

66

65

66

72

76

70

66

67

66

66

66

*65

63

66

58

58

-

2,103

70.1

4,170

Dec.

58

58

58

58

56

55

55

54

53

53

53

51

SO

48

47

48

48

47

47

47

47

48

47

45

45

45

44

44

44

43

43

1,539

49.6

3,050

Jan.

45

46

47

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

46

45

47

47

46

45

44

45

44

42

40

37

35

*36

37

35

35

35

35

35

,33

1,316

42.4

2,610

Feb.

33

33

36

34

33

32

3?

32

35

35

36

36

34

33

34

34

33

32

32

33

34

34

33

34

35

36

*36

34

33

-

-

981

33.8

1,950

Mar.

32

35

36

34

33

34

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

37

38

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

*31

32

30

30

31

1,025

33.1

2,030

Apr.

31

30

33

35

35

70

66

42

42

41

39

41

41

41

41

42

42

51

47

43

39

48

39

48

66

74

65

dlOO

d!50

*d243

-

1,725

57.5

3,420

May

d230

d250

d270

d295

d260

d230

d230

d2!0

183

172

172

207

254

258

243

204

185

180

180

*199

224

258

279

416

767

888

rTS

818

778

*637

553

10,808

349

21,440

June

646

860

1,060

1,210

1,680

1,320

1,200

928

766

748

674

605

 574

550

566

433

426

440

447

*447

440

393

344

344

327

327

350

350

*406

406

-

19,267

642

38,220

July

406

393

356

406

433

453

381

344

356

375

393

426

426

381

356

375

375

362

381

375

356

350

327

332

362

350

350

338

327

*317

512

11,474

370

22,760

Aug.

327

356

356

350

375

387

362

344

322

338

338

322

312

312

306

301

291

286

*272

259

255

250

250

241

241

241

233

223

212

208

195

9,065

292

17,980

Sept.

186

175

162

160

165

165

165

162

158

155

*162

162

158

146

140

136

134

132

134

136

132

128

126

126

124

120

120

120

117

113

-

4,319

144

8,570

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,160 Mln 28 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,680 Mln 30 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,500

Peak discharge (base. 660 cfs).--May 29 (1:30 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (3.38 ft); June 5 (7:45 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (4.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Douttfui gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for West Pork Rock Creek below Basin Creek, near Red Lodge.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, Nov. 14-17, Dec. 9, 10, Dec. 14 

to Apr. 3.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 173

West Fork Rock Creek below Basin Creek, near Red Lodge, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°09 T , long. 109°23 T , near center of sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 19 E., on left 

bank an eighth of a mile downstream from Basin Creek and 6 miles west of Red Lodge.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1952 (no winter records). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 933 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.88 ft); minimum 

daily, 18 cfs Apr. 11, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record. 

1937-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1952; minimum discharge recorded, 10 

cfs Dec. 19, 1939.

Remarks. Records good, except those for periods of no gage-height record or poor intake 

operation, which are poor. No known diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

45

81

151

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

290

483

795

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

53

55

'55 56

51

50

49

47

46

45

45

45

43

44

39

4E

41

43

43

41

39

39

39

39

*35

37

37

35

35

43

1,361

43.9

2,700

Nov.

48

60

53

36

27

26

E6

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

35

45

a45

a 45

340

a35

a30

a30

a30

*29

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

.

.

.

-

-

_

_

-

-

22

18

19

20

21

27

28

28

30

36

42

36

33

35

45

61

80

118

162

149

*121

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

125

138

169

185

158

145

147

136

127

116

114

T57

151

153

147

132

121

121

127

138

145

153

162

183

228

244

225

237

"247 273

217

5,088

164

10,090

June

244

304

394

*521

642

775

785

686

655

642

551

491

422

390

382

326

294

290

312

312

308

270

222

211

203

197 203

197

225

247

11,701

390

23,210

Ac-ft

July

231

225

195

214

256

287

?5§

183

197

222

237

283

263

211

185

197

*205

197

208

203

192

190

190

208

237

225

222

211

211

197

195

6,685

216

13,260

Aug.

205

244

728

217

219

244

225

197

185

205

205

185

175

180

178

171

160

149

*145

140

136

132

136

136

136

138

132

123

116

111

106

5,259

170

10,430

Sept.

~89 100

78

73

77

78

84

84

80

81

*89

92

87

78

73

65

57

52

60

65

65

59

47

36

32

30

27

26

23

ii

1,908

63.6

3,780

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 280 cfs).--May 29 (5:30 p.m.) 287 cfs [2.46 ft); June 6 [11 p.m.) 933 cfs 

(3.88 ft); July 6 (7 a.m.) 312 cfs (2.57 ft); July 12 (11 p.m.) 290 cfs (2.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. 

Note.--Sluggish intake operation June 2 to July 24.
174 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°26i, long. 109°16', in SW-J- sec. 34, T. 43., R. 

just upstream from Cooney Reservoir, 9 miles west of Boyd.

20 E., on right bank

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1952 (no winter records). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 930 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.24 ft); minimum,

 OTTcfs July 28 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 6.00 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs, but may have 

been higher on June 27, 1944, during period of no gage-height record; maximum gage 

height, 6.03 ft June 17, 1944, from floodmark; no flow for many days in 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some return flow from lands irrigated by water diverted from Rock 

Creek and East Rosebud Creek basins. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,100 acres 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27, 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Apr. 7 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

162

354

589

832

0.7 

.9

1.2

1.6 

2.1

8

158

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

47

46

49

55

57

53

50

47

45

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

43

43

44

50

53

53

a54

a51

a48

a45

a43

a46

*48

46

42

1,454

46.9

2,880

Nov.

39

50

58

54

52

52

50

45

45

45

45

43

42

38

38

b36

33

38

b40

b45

b42

b34

b34

b33

b34

b37

*b35

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

*248

230

109

98

103

128

124

150

176

288

242

204

196

181

162

159

145

139

144

152

155

165

162

152

-

.

_

-

May

140

138

139

140

133

127

122

121

140

133

122

112

103

*112

176

223

167

155

177

162

249

812

643

474

403

378

358

334

324

311

284

7,412

239

14,700

June

272

264

268

258

*256

260

272

256

230

210

194

188

170

157

139

130

115

110

114

108

104

109

102

108

146

143

144

136

121

a!22

-

5,206

174

10,330

July

a!24

al!4

a!04

a94

a84

a74

a64

a54

a44

45

43

64

130

100

86

75

*69

68

62

56

51

47

39

26

26

20

18

16

Te

23

16

1,852

59.7

3,670

Aug.

15

30

46

44

44

39

36

34

34

49

94

73

68

62

61

62

60

56

56

*47

42

36

35

27

22

18

16

17

ii

14

20

1,271

41.0

2,520

Sept.

35

37.

33

33

30

30

28

26

24

24

37

36

32

32

*33

30

27

23

20

22

22

22

20

18

17

18

12

ii.

13

16

-

761

25.4

1,510

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Peak discharge (base. 140 cfs). Apr. 8 (3 a.m.) 354 cfs (2.93 ft); Apr. 16 (10 p.m.) 343 cfs (2.94 

ft); May 16 (1 a.m.) 305 cfs (2.77 ft); May 22 (6:15 p.m.) 930 cfs (5.24 ft); June 25 (6 a.m.) 155 

cfs (2.08 ft); July 13 (2:40 p.m.) 149 cfs (2.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Willow Creek near Boyd.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Willow Creek near Boyd, Mont.

175

Location. Lat 45°26', long. 109°14', in SW£ sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 20 E., on left bank half 

a mile upstream from Cooney Reservoir and 8 miles west of Boyd.

Records available. June 1937 to September 1952 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 17, 1948, at site half a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 376 cfs May 22; maximum gage height, 4.25 ft 

Apr. 16; minimum daily discharge, 14 cfs Nov. 17.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 469 cfs June 27, 1944, from rating curve extended above 

100 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.24 ft May 29, 1942 (backwater from Cooney Reservoir), 

site and datum then in use; minimum discharge recorded, 0.4 cfs Nov. 26, 1948 (gage 

height, 1.60 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,800 acres above station. Some return flow from lands irrigated by water diverted from Rock Creek basin.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7, 14-16)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

15 2.0

2.1 

2.3

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0

3.7

73

136

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31

30

52

35

35

33

31

30

30

29

27

26

26

25

26

26

25

25

25

30

31

29

25

28

27

25

23

23

*24

25

25

862

27.8

1,710

Nov.

24

22

b25

b35

b25

26

26

23

20

20

20

20

19

17

bl8

b20

bL4

b20

b25

b30

b25

b20

b25

b20

b20

b20

*b!8

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

_

-

-

.

*71

92

42

40

39

51

49

65

97

162

161

84

74

60

50

47

44

40

39

39

36

35

33

31

_

_

-

May

28

28

25

23

23

22

21

23

29

27

24

22

15

*18

27

49

32

26

29

23

36

253

T54

87

81

77

74

70

67

66

63

1,542

49.7

3,060

June

55

49

46

45

*45

46

46

45

42

39

34

26

26

25

24

20

20

20

19

Zl

28

38

38

39

90

80

87

87

72

72

-

1,324

44.1

2,630

July

73

72

66

55

58

52

58

54

46

44

46

52

94

sT

72

66

*67

60

62

63

65

59

59

49

44

41

45

44

40

39

J52

1,758

56.7

3,490

Aug.

33

44

55

49

54

49

44

47

51

59

87

65

54

50

54

51

49

51

45

*41

42

45

44

44

40

39

42

42

44

41

42

1,497

48.3

2,970

Sept.

52

46

42

42

41

42

42

44

45

44

58

49

50

51

*51

49

45

42

42

42

42

44

41

39

28

30

29

29

 gs 27

-

1,256

41.9

2,490

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water tei- year yea.r : : Max na_x Min ru.ii Mean wetui Ac-ft ac-io

Peak discharge (baae, SO cfs). Apr. 8 (8:15 a.m.) 142 cfs (2.81 ft); Apr. 16 (8 p.m.) 338 cfs 

..25 ft); May 22 (1:15 p.m.) 376 cfs (4.14 ft); June 28 (12:15 a.m.) 122 cfs (2.92 ft)j July 13 

i to 10 p.m.) 99 cfs (2.78 ft); Aug. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 110 cfs (2.85 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this dav.y 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
^' YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Red Lcige Creek below Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°°"', long. 109°11', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 21 E., on right bank an 

eight)- ~f d mile upstream from Cottonwood Creek, half a mile downstream from Cooney Dam,

-^Ai b miles west of Boyd.

Records available . September 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 98.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs May 30, 1942 (gage height, 7.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 8.16 

ft June 7, 1942 (backwater from downstream tributary); no flow Oct. 6, 7, 1948.

Remarks.--Records gsod except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

 .Home return flow from lands irrigated by water diverted from Rock Creek and East Rosebud Creek basins. Flow completely regulated by Cooney Reservoir (see p. 288). Diversions for irrigation of about 6,900 acres above station.

Rating fades, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17

19 2.5

33 3.1

63

129

226

1.5

1.8 

2.3

Mar. 18 to Sept. 30

20

45

105

3.0 

3.9

208 

42?

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

83

83

8:

82

82

83

82

82

85

83

84

84

84

84

86

86

86

86

86

87

87

87

87

88

30

87

87

87

*87

86

86

2,638

85.1

5,230

Nov.

134

13

11

"IS15

15

13

13

11

11

11

09

07

205

205

204

202

198

198

197

197

197

195

195

121

71

*70

70

6868"

-

5,339

178

10,590

Dec.

68

68

68

67

67

67

67

67

66

G6

66

66

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

65

a65

a65

a64

a64

a64

a64

a63

a63

*63

63

63

2,028

65.4

4,020

Jan.

62

62

ei

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

50

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

a 40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

1,497

48.3

2,970

Feb.

35

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

2_9

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

_

-

866

29.9

1,720

Mar.

29

29

29

29

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

24

23

23

2E

22

22

22

22

22

23

25

42

37

31

741

23.9

1,470

Apr.

29

36

32

41

45

32

 31

53

97

95

95

94

94

92

92

97

a98

a98

99

101

101

102

104

104

104

104

104

105

106

105

2,490

83.0

4,940

Hay

104

104

102

102

102

104

105

105

105

105

106

106

106

*105

1O6

145

238

236

236

234

253

422

391

383

404

a400

a380

a380

a380

a380

a380

6,809

220

13,500

June

a345

a345

a345

a345

*344

349

349

341

349

552

344

341

339

336

331

253

166

157

105

TIT

140

195

195

195

182

113

123

122

118

119

7,449

248

14,770

July

118

116

115

112

113

113

113

147

178

176

174

177

182

180

176

176

172

 172

141

118

116

116

185

T83

156

156

156

158

156

154

154

4,659

150

9,240

Aug.

178

174

158

182

158

158

159

159

158

156

159

158

158

158

158

158

154

154

153

*153

150

148

147

146

146

170

232

232

232

234

236

5,276

170

10,460

Sept.

236

236

234

133

72

72

73

73

88

206

208

198

197

176

*137

136

136

122

101

101

101

101

101

87

49

49

49

49

50

49

-

3,620

121

7,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 215 Mln 2.6 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,160

Water year 1951-52: Max 422 Mln 20 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,090

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 177 

Rock Creek at Joliet, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°28' , long. 109°00' , in NW£ sec. 22, T. 43., R. 22 E. , on left bank 50 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 32 at Joliet, 4 miles downstream from Red 

Lodge Creek, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. Decembsr 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-52), 274 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.60 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.89 ft Jan. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 78 cfs Sept. 30 

Igage height, 1.28 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1952; maximum gage height, 5.25 ft 

Dec. 30, 1948 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 18 cfs Feb. 11, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow partly regulated by Cooney Reservoir on Red Lodge CrjSek. Diversions for irrigation of about 46,600 acres, of which about 400 acres lie below the station and 2,500 acres of which lie in Clarks Fork basin. Some return flow through Red 

Lodge Creek from lands irrigated by water diverted from East Rosebud Creek basin.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25-27, Msy 28, May 31 to June 11)

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

Oct. 1 to June 16

160

345

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

June 17 to Sept. 30

610

1,040

1,700

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

2.8

65

102

323

678

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

274

280

294

314

310

284

271 

267

258

255

245

242

245

239

^39

245

242

245

251

264

271

264

248

267

284

*277

267

271

267

258

264

8,202

265

16,270

Nov.

255

394

403

417

403

385

399 

394

394

394

390

385

381

373

373

357

342

357

377

385

365

361

361

353

310

*218

215

209

212

209

-

10,371

346

20,570

Dec.

212

206

185

180

180

175

160 

100

85

100

170

165

150

130

115

120

120

120

120

115

120

125

120

115

120

115

120

130

140

140

130

4,283

138

8,500

Jan.

125

130

130

130

130

130

145

TIo

135

130

135

140

140

135

120

115

110

125

120

115

110

105

100

*100

100

110

130

120

115

115

115

3,800

123

7,540

Feb.

110

105

105

110

115

120

115 

110

110

115

120

120

120

120

115

120

120

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

120

125

130

125

-

-

3,340

115

6,620

Mar.

125

120

125

125

120

115

120 

120

120

125

*125

120

120

120

125

130

125

135

125

110

95

85

80

98

94

97

122

142

186

189

200

3,838

124

7,610

Apr.

215

209

233

209

312

418

427 

356

261

261

*277

317

300

317

324

394

334

300

294

300

300

290

267

261

280

314

390

554

618

5TT

9,843

328

19,520

May

505

561

642

716

610

505

446 

408

353

297

271

261

*'594

328

361

357

431

417

399

385

472

a629

a574

a670

al,030

al.110

a909

905

a987

a903

878

17,614

568

34,940

June

950

1,050

1,160

*1,140

1,320

1,670

1,690 

1,430

1,230

1,240

950

707

499

417

385

361

355

295

231

227

303

403

355

343

569

425

430

434

398

425

21,392

713

42,430

July

407

381

343

311

315

327

315 

255

275

279

319

510

646

546

479

470

*484

456

420

403

347

315

327

331

295

299

307

307

295

283

259

11,306

365

22,430

Aug.

271

323

339

367

335

343

363 

355

347

398

528

502

470

443

456

438

398

359

*331

299

283

267

255

235

235

235

307

311

311

311

327

10,742

347

21,310

Sept.

343

331

319

267

160

160

153 

153

156

*271

343

319

319

319

263

255

251

243

203

211

195

211

195

175

121

116

107

102

96

79

-

6,436

215

12,770

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,250 Min 70 Mean 301 Ac-ft 217,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,690 Mln 79 Mean 304 Ac-ft 220,500

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs).--June 6 (12:45 p.m.) 1,930 cfs (4.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to Mar. 23 (no gage-height record Jan. 11- 

23; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream stations).
178 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont.

Location. --Lat 45°48', long. 108°28', in NE£ sec. 34, T. IN., R. 26 E. , on left bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 87, 1 mile northeast of Billings, and 

12 miles upstream from Pryor Creek.

Drainage area. 11,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . May 1904 to December 1905, August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,083.33 ft above mean sea level (Northern 

Pacific Railway benchmark). May 1904 to December 1905, chain gage at bridge 30 ft upstream at different datum. Aug. 24, 1928, to June 30, 1932, wire-weight gage at bridge 

30 ft upstream at present datum. July 1, 1932, to Oct. 12, 1937, water-stage recorder 

at old diversion dam 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1928-29, 1930-32, 1934-52), 6,655 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,600 cfs June 7 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum daily, 1,650 cfs Dec. 16.

1904-5, 1928-52: Maximum discharge observed, 64,800 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 

12.5 ft); minimum discharge, 430 cfs Dec. 12, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 350,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251,.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 1-13, Sept. 17-Zz)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

2,170

2,710

3,380

5,650

8,800

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.7

17,000

27,500

42,000

47,600

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Dot.

4,860

4,830

4,980

5,280

5.520

5,300

5,220

*5,170 

5,020

4,930

4,830 

4,790

4,760

4.740

4,810

4,930

5,070

5,UO

5,070

5,150

5,460

*5,460

5,220

5,150

5,300

5,380

5,220

5,100

5,020

5,170 

*5,170

158,030

5,098

313,400

Uov.

,070

,630

,420

,790

.170

,070

,860

,810 

* ,790

,760

,700 

,650

,560

,540

,540

,420

,070

.810

* ,980

,310

,440

,290

,290

,180

,070

,960

,920

3,960

3,940

*3,940

132,940

4,431

263,700

Dec.

3,920

3,900

3,830

3,710

3,630

3,710

3 , 500

3,250 

2,900

*2,700

2,900 

3,350

3,350

2,850

2,700

1.650

1,900

2,100

2,200

2,000

1,900

1 , 900

2,200

2,450

2,800

2,600

2,860

*3,380

3,710

4.130 

3,400

91,380

2,948

181,200

Jan.

2,420

2,170

2,220

2,300

2,500

2,450

2,650

2,600 

2,900

3,000

2,900 

2,800

2,750

2,850

2,900

2,600

2,350

2,350

*2,400

2,500

2,550

2,550

2,500

2,250

2.100

2,600

2,900

5.150

3,150

3,150 

*3,150

81,660

2,634

162,000

Feb.

3,100

3.150

3,150

3,100

3,050

3,000

2,950

2,900 

2,850

2,950

2,950 

2,950

2,950

2,900

*2,800

2,650

2,700

2,650

2,200

2.150

2,150

2,350

2,500

2,450

2,300

2,400

2,650

2,600

*2,550

-

79,050

2,726

156,800

Mar.

2,450

2,350

2,300

2.300

2,450

2,650

2,600

2,650 

2,800

2,900

3,000 

2,860

2,740

*2,760

2,820

2,920

3,070

3,310

3,630

3,380

3,220

3,070

2,910

2,940

3,090

3,150

3,310

*3,590

3,880

4.490 

4,240

93,830

3,027

186,100

Apr.

3,920

3.750

3,920

3,980

4,380

5,100

*6,150

7,110 

6,630

5,540

4,950 

4,860

4,980

5,170

5,250

5,710

6,240

*6,150

6,180

6,710

7,620

7,490

6,710

6,550

6,660

7,870

10,100

*12,700

15,900

18.200

206,460

6,882

409 , 500

May

16,400

16,600

17,900

20,800

24,8OO

23 , 600

20,000

18,600 

*17,300

15,900

14,000 

13.000

13,800

16,200

18,000

19,500

17,100

14,800

*14,400

14,400

16,700

26,300

*27,200

23,300

23,200

25,100

28,400

26,400

26,400

30,000 

30.700

630,800

20,350

i*l, 251

June

28,300

*29,600

33,300

35,800

37,800

41,300

46,100

*47.500 

43,900

40 , 200

38,900 

32,800

30,100

26,400

24,800

24 , 300

21,200

*19,300

18,900

19,300

19,400

19,000

17,700

15.800

17,600

18,300

*18,100

18,900

18,300

18,200

821,100

27,370

*1,629

July

18,100

17,200

16,500

15,200

14,900

14,700

*14,600

12,700 

11,400

10,800

10,800 

13,300

18.200

17,800

15,500

13,800

13,100

12,400

11,700

12,000

*11,700

10,500

9,720

9,000

8,420

8,500

8,500

8,240

7,800

7,390 

*7,140

381,610

12,310

756,900

Aug.

6,740

6,740

7,300

7,620

7,760

7,760

7,590

*7,140 

6,940

7,300

7.980 

7,910

7,520

7,110

6,910

6,770

6,550

*6,150

5,730

5,410

5*120

4,860

4,650

4,490

4,400

4,200

4,020

*4,020

4,000

3.960 

4,090

188,740

6,088

374,400

Sept.

4,220

4,160

4,000

3,850

3,770

3,830

3,920

3,830 

*3,770

3,730

4.860 

4,600

4,220

4,290

4,160

3,980

3,810

3,670

»3,630

3,550

3,550

3,490

3,420

3,290

3,160

3,090

3,020

2,970

*2,910

2.890

111,640

3,721

221,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 38,500 Mln 1,300 Mean 8,050 Ao-ft 5,828,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 47,500 Mln 1,650 Mean 8,135 Ao-ft 5,905,000

Peak discharge (base. £5.700 efs). May 5 (5 to 8 p.m.) 25,700 efs (7.71 ft): May 22 (8 p.m.) 

31.800 efs (8.62 ft); May 30 (8 p.m.) 31,700 ofs (8.60 ft); June 7 (10:15 p.m.) 48,600 cfs (10.82 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-26, Jan. 4 to Mar. 10.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 179

Pryor Creek near Billings, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°43', long. 108°19', in sec. 30, T. 1 S., R. 28 E., on downstream handrail of bridge on U. S. Highway 87, 11 miles southeast of Billings and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Average discharge.--14 years (1938-52), 52.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 424 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.25 ft); 

no flow Aug. 22-25, 29.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 14, 1942 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

maximum gage height observed, 11.25 ft Mar. 19, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow 

Sept. 7-11, 1940, Aug. 22-25, 29, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,500 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 956: 1938, 1939-40(M), 1941.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.1

84

224

395

Discharge, in cubio feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

15

18

18

18

20 »-20

21

23

22

21

20

18

17

18

18

20

21

25

29

31

32

34

35

34

34

32

34

35

32

34

763

24.6

1,510

Nov.

34

35

36

40

40

44

45

36

45

44

39

38

34

31

30

30

29

28

*21

21

20

20

18

17

17

15

15

14

14

15

-

863

28.8

1,710

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

15

18

18

18

18

17

20

23

*28

20

21

22

22

21

21

21

22

23

23

22

21

562

18.1

1,110,

Jan.

19

19

19

22

22

22

22

23

22

23

23

22

21

22

22

21

21

22

24

23

22

20

20

22

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

683

22.0

1,350

Feb.

23

23

*23

25

30

34

38

36

34

36

48

*48

42

30

27

29

30

29

27

24

24

26

26

26

£7

29

30

30

30

_

-

884

30.5

1,750

Mar.

30

28

28

30

30

*30

30

32

34

32

30

29

29

29

31

34

38

42

46

42

38

36

34

32

36

38

50

*150

200

180

109

1,557

50.2

3,090

Apr.

"66 109

69

69

56

47

40

39

53

32

30

30

28

29

28

*31

27

28

30

31

28

27

24

24

24

22

ZZ

23

22

24

-

1,112

37.1

2,210

May

22

23

23

20

18

13

12

*16

10

8.2

7.1

6.4

5.7

3.8

3.0

2.8

1.4

T7f

2.1

7.1

141

*381

32§

98

64

57

44

36

32

27

22

1,436.3

46.3

2,850

June

18

18

15

15

13

12

11

10

9.3

9.0

9.0

*13

9.3

9.7

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.5

6.7

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.4

57

~9.7 81

7.5

-

418.5

14.0

830

July

7.5

7.5

7 .1

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.4

8.2

8.6

15

83

62

15

14

11

*8.6

8.2

7.1

6.7

6.0

6.4

44

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.3

1.7

389.7

12.6

773

Aug.

0.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.2

3.0

*3.5

275

2.8

2.1

1.2

.6

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

31.9

1.03

63

Sept.

0.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.6

.9

1.7

2.3

3.0

3.8

*4.0

5.4

6.4

6.0

1*1

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

-

128.6

4.29

255

Calendar year 1951 : Max 632 Min 0.1 Mean 50.6 Ao-ft 36,620

Water year 1951-52 : Max 381 Min 0 Mean 24.1 Ac-ft 17,500

* Discharge measurement made an this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-10, Dec. 13
180 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Wind River near Dubois, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°35', long. 109°45', in NW£ sec. 30, T. 42 N., R. 107 W., on left bank 

1.8 miles upstream from Warm Springs Creek and 7 miles northwest of Dubois.

Drainage area.--233 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--7 years, 192 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.62 ft); maximum gage height, 5.07 ft Dec. 7 or 8 (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 53 cfs 

Feb. 19.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs June 17, 1951 (gage height, 5.43 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Dec. 12, 1949, Jan. 5, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 900 acres above station. Records 

of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

3.4

4.0 

4.5

350

670

1,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

119

131

129

124

131

131

124

119

114

112

114

112

114

114

*117

112

101

93

112

121

112

105

107

112

109

112

99

105

103

101

84

3,493

113

6,930

Nov.

77

70

85

96

108

84

92

*95

90

90

90

92

92

90

86

80

78

80

90

95

90

90

84

84

78

80

86

84

82

80

-

2,598

86.6

5,150

Dec.

80

78

78

80

*82

78

70

66

68

72

85

78

75

70

65

70

70

70

68

63

68

74

72

70

68

62

64

70

78

72

66

2,230

71.9

4,420

Jan.

63

75

70

72

80

84

*84

84

82

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

82

80

80

78

70

76

80

76

72

76

73

74

72

72

2,395

77.3

4,750

Feb.

72

72

70

70

72

70

70

70

70

68

68

*66

68

66

64

64

64

62

53

56

57

57

56

54

64

70

70

58

58

_

-

1,879

64.8

3,730

Mar.

64

62

60

66

66

68

70

72

72

72

*72

70

66

66

70

73

76

72

68

64

68

66

68

72

72

69

70

70

76

73

68

2,141

69.1

4,250

Apr.

64

70

74

80

74

90

*112

101

106

97

103

105

101

124

112

121

130

157

178

184

170

129

138

174

219

266

308

375

395

328

-

4,685

156

9,290

May

360

420

516

616

*622

566

544

495

425

355

380

445

528

566

533

425

350

318

346

400

450

355

305

370

430

528

470

500

616

628

594

14,456

466

28,670

June

610

676

712

*743

834

951

979

B28

840

*808

646

622

555

511

506

415

370

375

375

370

 346

301

273

*355

370

346

350

297

293

323

-

15,980

533

31,700

July

297

293

273

285

285

301

249

229

*218

214

241

257

265

218

194

187

181

165

168

174

165

148

151

139

145

145

142

137

129

124

121

6,240

201

12,380

Aug.

137

139

142

134

119

114

112

*124

137

131

139

124

114

112

114

103

101

97

95

97

95

95

95

97

95

95

103

99

95

95

91

3,440

111

6,820

Sept.

91

89

87

87

91

91

89

*89

87

85

89

87

87

84

84

82

81

81

79

79

82

81

77

77

76

76

76

77

76

76

-

2,493

83.1

4,940

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,680 Min 35 Mean 274 Ac-ft 198,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 979 Min 53 Mean 169 Ac-ft 123,000

Peak discharge (base. 850 cfsl. June 7 (3 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (4.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 181

North Fork Wind River near Dubois, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°27' , long. 109°28', in NW£ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

l£ miles upstream from mouth and 10 miles southeast of Dubois.

Drainage area.--439 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,550 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,890 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 36 cfs 

Dec. 8.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 5,370 cfs June 17, 1951 (gage height, 7.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 35 cfs 

Jan. 30, 31, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,000 acres above station. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shlfting-control method used Oct. 1-31. Nov. 5-15, Apr. 30 to

May 1, June 18-27)

Oct. 1 to Mar

3.2 

3.5

19

3.8 

4.0

107

155

Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

3.9

4.0 

4.4 200

420

5.5 

6.0 

6.8

1,090

1,710

3,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

136

142

136

136

147

139

136

133

131

126

124

120

120

113

*115

113

109

105

115

124

109

109

118

120

120

120

109

126

128

124

98

3,801

123

7,540

nov.

84

60

82

98

115

107

122

*118

103

103

105

105

107

100

96

56

40

47

50

55

53

51

49

46

44

46

48

48

47

46

-

2,231

74.4

4,430

Dec.

46

45

45

45

45

*45

40

36

42

50

59

56

54

52

54

58

56

56

52

49

52

60

60

62

57

54

52

58

IA

67

60

1,641

52.9

3,250

Jan.

52

64

62

66

66

68

*66

64

64

65

66

66

68

70

72

72

72

70

68

66

62

59

62

60

54

56

58

60

60

60

60

1,978

63.8

3,920

Feb.

60

60

60

62

69

76

73

72

72

70

70

*70

70

70

68

67

65

60

50

52

52

52

50

47

52

56

70

48

48

-.

-

1,791

61.8

3,550

Mar.

50

49

47

50

52

53

54

54

54

55

*55

54

52

50

50

52

58

60

58

58

58

54

54

58

58

56

56

58

60

60

58

1,695

54.7

3,360

Apr.

42

50

54

50

58

74

115

*142

83

92

112

105

110

157

215

203

177

297

545

602

352

205

300

547

841

1,090

1,200

1,300

901

*563

10,582

353

20,990

May

646

910

1,190

1 . 510

1,000

770

742

722

563

450

512

760

914

870

780

554

414

355

381

538

546

465

414

656

790

914

694

770

1,060

1,070

991

22,751

734

45,130

June

,190

,530

,640

,660

* ,340

.220

,550

,880

,090

,810

* ,380

,440

,250

,220

,200

800

800

909

935

860

790

628

*546

529

563

563

628

538

780

955

37,224

1,241

73,830

July

704

646

599

684

694

710

480

488

*546

580

572

618

860

704

572

580

512

458

458

420

381

362

355

374

407

362

338

322

311

285

285

15,667

505

31,080

Aug. Sept.

270

295

339

240

225

205

200

*200

184

184

188

168

156

164

156

146

139

132

128

125

128

125

115

108

108

102

118

108

102

95

95

5,048

163

10,010

95

39

80

80

92

92

92

*99

95

95

99

92

92

39

89

86

83

80

80

80

83

83

80

80

22

77

80

83

80

77

-

2,579

86.0

5,120

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,160 Mln 35 Mean 402 Ac-ft 290,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,220 Mln 36 Mean 292 Ac-ft 212,200

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). June 7 (1:30 a.m.) 4,890 cfs (7.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-4, Nov. 16 to Mar. 19, Mar. 22-25, 27-29 

(no gage-height record Dec. 16 to Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurement; 

weather records, and records for other nearby streams).
182 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Dinwoody Creek near Burris, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°26', long. 109°21', in NW^ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 5 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 6 miles northwest of Burris.

Drainage area.--I14 sq mi.

Records available.--January to October 1909, May 1918 to July 1930, April 1950 to Septemher 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,196.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Oct. 1.

1909 1918-30, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 1,710 cfs July 25, 1923 (gage height, 

3.75 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs May 3-6, 11, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Three 

canals above station divert water for irrigation of about 1,700 acres below station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. Z

-0.1 

.2

4.0

9.0

0.1 

.3

.7 

.9

1.2

8.0

12

3 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

130

281

475

830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.4

4.8

4.6

5.0

e.2

B.e

15

19 

23

29

31

35

35

38

36

*36

35

35

33

32

35

32

30

34

32

32

32

33

31

32

30

815.6

26.3

1,620

Nov.

25

15

26

25

25

25

25

25 

*26

25

24

25

24

23

21

19

15

18

22

23

24

25

24

24

24

24

21?

22

22

21

-

688

22.9

1.360

Dec.

21

19

19

20

21

*22

21

ie

?U

23

M

22

21

19

19

20

19

19

18

17

17

18

19

19

15

12

13

14

14

14

13

568

18.3

1,130

Jan.

8.0

9.2

8.6

8.4

8.6

9.2

9.2

*9.2

10

11

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

381.4

12.3

756

Feb.

14

14

13

14

13

17

15

15 

14

14

14

14

*14

13

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

11

10

9.4

10

12

15

12

12

-

-

367.4

12.7

729

Mar.

IS.

12

12

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

16

17

17

16

14

15

14

14

15

14

14

452

14.6

897

Apr.

12

14

12

14

14

13

14

14 

*13

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

16

17

18

18

20

21

22

25

34

69

152

-

648

21.6

1,290

May

154

154

162

210

281

*274

249

235 

228

197

165

147

140

165

203

206

176

162

162

160

162

179

162

147

144

168

203

203

206

252

267

5,923

191

11,750

June

256

274

313

356

444

*574

827

1,020 

830

*720

578

463

421

330

301

289

232

188

165

185

206

203

168

*137

126

124

112

116

135

147

-

10,240

341

20,310

July

157

147

140

135

149

185

235

242 

222

*228

263

313

352

347

313

281

281

289

263

267

270

235

228

235

259

325

352

356

347

330

305

8,051

260

15,970

Aug.

289

352

427

457

427

365

*330

343 

330

293

270

235

212

212

219

203

188

174

165

160

154

157

162

171

174

174

174

168

160

147

124

7,416

239

14,710-

Sept.

92

63

50

41

43

53

72

*99 

142

147

142

137

128

105

69

50

39

32

28

28

32

35

39

37

35

32

32

30

27

25

-

1,884

62.8

3,740

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,260 Mln 0.2 Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,720

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,020 Mln 4.4 Mean 102 Ac-ft 74,260

Pea* discharge (base, 700 cfs).

* Discharge measurement made on 

Note. --Stage-discharge relation 

Feb. 14 to Mar. 9.

--June 7 (10:30 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (3.01 ft). 

this day. 

affected by ice Nov. 1., 2, 14-20, Dec. 4-23, Dec. 25 to Jan. 17,
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 183

Wind River near Burr is, Wyo.

Location. --Lat 43°26' , long. 109° 20", in sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 5 W. , on left bank 500 ft 

downstream from Dinwoody Creek and 5 miles northwest of Burris.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --October 1946 to September 1952.

Cage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,177.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. --6 years, 910 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.11 ft); minimum daily, 201 cfs Mar. 22.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 8,610 cfs June 17, 1951 (gage height, 7.72 ft); minimum daily, 125 cfs Jan. 30, 1951.

Remarks . - -Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 6,000 acres above station and 1,000 acres below 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 1

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

192

375

640

1,050

2,240

3,020

June 2 to Sept. 30

5.5 3,020 

6.0 3,850 

6,8 5,480 

Note. Same aa

preceding table

below 5.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

445 

485

480

465

495

500

495

495

485

480

485

490

485

480

475

*480

455

435

460

490

465

445

455

480

440

470

435

450

455

455

37§

14,485

467

28,730

JJov.

352

272

306

435

388

357

384

406

*384

384

384

375

370

357

330

294

283

318

339

362

370

330 

339

318

306

310

352

352

352

348

-

10,457

349

20,740

Dec.

339 

339

302

314

326

*269

235

248

238

252

260

280

250

240

230

240

240

230

230

220

230

230 

240

240

240

230

250

260

260

260

240

7,962

257

15,790

Jan.

220 

220

230

220

230

230

240

*240

250

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

230

220

210 

210

220

220

230

220

220

220

220

220

7,120

230

14,120

Feb.

220 

220

220

220

240

230

230

230

230

240

250

250

*240

230

230

220

230

230

220

220

220

220 

230

230

240

240

240

230

220

-

-

6,670

230

13,230

Mar.

220

230

210

220

220

220

220

215

215

215

210

*210

216

225

222

242

248

235

238

207

222

201 

211

255

232

232

229

229

262

255

229

6,975

225

13,830

Apr.

221 

227

245

242

272

308

398

440

*322

310

352

362

344

406

485

465

460

548

766

951

766

520 

575

814

1,180

1,490

1,700

1,98Q

1,840

1,450

-

20,439

681

40,540

May

1,610 

1,970

2,560

2.960

*2,810

2,420

2,330

2,140

1,820

1,520

1,510

1,840

2,240

2,340

2,260

1,830

1,480

1,320

1,320

1,510

1,660

1,450 

1.240

1,520

1,700

2,060

1,840

1,880

2,440

2,650

2,440

60,670

1,957

120,300

June

2,620 

3,050

3,390

*3,360

4,140

5,020

5,250

4,520

4,580

*4,300

3,490

3,410

3,040

2,780

2,700

2,200

1,930

1,990

2,000

1,950

1,880

1,590 

1.410

1,450

*1,590

1,540

1,670

1,480

1,700

1,940

-

81,970

2,732

162.60CK

July

1,700 

1,580

1,480

1,580

1,640

1,760

1,500

1,480

1,490

*1 , 500

1,580

1,720

2,260

1,920

1,640

1,610

1,510

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,290

1,190 

1,140

1,120

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,130

1.060

45,260

1,460

89,770

Aug.

1,050 

1,160

1,570

1,280

1,120

1,040

*1,000

1,010

1,010

978

1,010

915

830

822

814

758

703

661

640

634

620

627 

620

620

614

601

614

601

575

553

520

25,370

818

50,320

Sept.

490 

440

411

398

411

430

445

480

*515

520

S~15 526

510

485

435

402

370

352

334

550

357

366 

370

362

357

352

348

348

339

330

-

12,328

411

24,450

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,200 Min 125 Mean 1,199 fte-ft 868,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,250 Min 201 Mean 819 Ac-ft 594,400

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efa).--June 7 (4:30 a.m.) 6,310 (7.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 12.
184 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°10«, long. 109°11", in sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 4 W., on left bank threequarters of a mile upstream from high-water line of Bull Lake and 11 miles south of 

Lenore.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--11 years, 306 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum, that of Mar. 20, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 1

Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

142

280

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.6

485

770

1,480

2,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

83

92

96

104

116

116

110

108

104

100

98

96

94

90

39

89

85

80

78

76

74

72

*71

70

71

72

71

71

70

68

62

2,676

B6.3

5,310

Jlov.

56

36

60

73

60

54

52

52

52

52

50

49

45

40

*36

34

34

37

40

45

42

42

40

40

38

41

42

40

38

37

-

1,357

45.2

2,690

Dec.

36

35

33

34

34

35

*35

33

32

40

44

42

38

35

33

36

34

34

33

30

32

33

33

32

31

28

30

34

36

35

32

1,062

34.3

2,110

Jan.

29

30

30

29

30

29

29

30

31

31

*31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

30

25

28

28

28

29

31

29

29

29

28

926

29.9

1,840

Feb.

27

27

29

29

31

32

31

30

29

28

*28

27

28

29

26

26

26

28

24

22

23

25

23

21

22

22

27

25

22

-

-

767

26.4

1,520

Mar.

25

24

22

23

22

22

23

23

23

24

25

25

*23

23

23

25

25

26

26

24

26

24

26

27

26

26

27

28ZB~

28

27

769

24.8

1,530

Apr.

25

27

27

27

29

31

37

35

30

30

*30

30

30

31

35

59

56

62

67

79

87

70

72

88

121

164

217

284

367

404

-

2,651

88.4

5,260

May

449

525

*710

876

856

788

752

698

574

462

422

472

574

722

716

662

568

495

490

530

552

546

520

525

574

656

608

644

800

921

882

19,569

631

38,810

June

1,010

1,120

1,270

1,360

1,700

2,130

2,880

2,700

*2,490

2,180

1,730

1,570

1,380

1,280

1,260

1,090

928

908

981

1,020

1,020

876

710

704

728

662

728

716

650

710

-

38,491

1,283

76,350

July

740

734

722

740

812

947

1,020

934

876

876

882

876

1,000

1.090

*960

850

830

788

758

788

734

680

662

662

722

776

788

782

752

704

656

25,141

811

49,870

Aug.

674

758

782

776

722

656

626

656

644

590

525

485

*467

467

472

449

408

391

379

375

375

379

375

375

371

367

371

371

363

343

308

15,300

494

30,350

Sept.

277

244

220

215

232

268

284

319

327

312

308

*315

301

259

226

198

180

175

172

177

193

198

190

185

180

175

172

170

162

157

6,791

226

13,470

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,910 Mln 27 Mean 319 Ac-ft 231,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,BBO Mln 21 Mean 316 Ac-ft 229,100

. .. ..... ,,.. ,..^.., 1,500 cfs). June 7 (7 a.m.) 3,030 cfs (6.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote. Ho gage-height record Nov. 2-16, Nov.

on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather' recur'aa, *±nu 

discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-24, Feb. 20-26.

18 to Dec. 6, Dec. 2o to Jan. 10; discharge estimated 

records, and records for other nearby streams. Stage-
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 185

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°15' , long. 109°01', near north line of see. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., on 

left bank 2i miles downstream from Bull Lake and 14 miles southeast of Lenore.

Drainage area.--22S sq mi.

Records available.--1909 (discharge measurements only), May 1918 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,690 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 34 years (1918-5?), 287 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minirrum dally, 33 cfs Oct. 30.

1918-52: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Aug. 8, 1951 (gage height, 7.09 ft), result 

of automatic spillway gates releasing on Bull Lake, from rating curve extended above 

2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum (prior to construction of Bull Lake), 8.6 cfs Dec. 17, 1933; no flow Feb. 28 to Apr. 7, 1937 (result of regulation).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 600 acres downstream. 

Plow completely regulated by Bull Lake (see p. 286).

Revisions.--W 716: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

0.9 31

1.2 61

1.5 112

2.0 244

2 . 5 450

3.0 745

3.5 1,140

4.3 2,070

113

242

2.5

3.3

455

990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

121

*124

400

135

133

133

135

138

133

2 5

*1,540

,950

.930

,970

,970

* ,980

,900

,840

,890

,940

,940

* ,100

54

4-

53

72

75

78

66

33

34

24,253

782

48,110

Nov.

102

300

1,490

1,840

951

ioe

106

106

106

106

ioe

10 C

106

106

10C

*106

ioe

10 C

106

104

106

106

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

-

7,316

244

14,510

Dec.

104

104

104

104

*104

102

102

102

102

102

120

135

135

150

180

180

180

190

205

205

205

205

205

200

200

200

200

190

190

190

190

4,885

158

9,690

Jan.

185

185

185

185

185

180

180

180

*180

180

175

175

175

175

175

170

230

275

240

220

220

245

270

270

250

215

215

215

215

215

215

6,380

206

12,650

Feb.

205

205

205

200

200

200

200

*195

195

195

195

195

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

182

180

175

-

-

5,643

195

11,190

Mar.

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

*155

110

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

100

100

104

100

3,719

120

7,380

Apr.

100

95

95

95

95

96

196

346

514

*816

942

934

910

894

894

836

870

854

846

830

816

809

788

702

464

368

368

236

83

§1-

16,023

534

31,780

May

81

IT

81

81

81

*83

84

86

86

88

88

88

88

89

91

92

92

92

92

91

89

91

91

91

91

92

92

92

92

92

92

2,740

86.4

5,430

June

92

92

92

94

*94

96

93

102

104

105

107

107

109

111

111

113

14E

342

342

373

466

516

576

767

858

760

676

676

676

636

-

9,417

314

18,680

July

600

600

600

630

676

676

676

676

676

*676

676

6B2

682

682

6G2

682

6B2

£82

682

682

682

682

682

682

688

767

767

767

767

760

760

21,304

687

42,260

Aug.

760

767

760

750

754

754

754

754

754

754

*754

754

754

754

754

747

747

740

740

740

740

740

740

734

734

734

740

734

734

734

728

23,147

747

45,910

Sept.

721

TIT

714

714

669

600

594

588

*588

588

588

534

482

482

482

482

477

477

472

472

472

472

466

466

460

460

460

460

455

455

-

16,071

536

31,880

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,980 Min 33 Mean 336 Ac-ft 143,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,980 Min 33 Mean 385 Ac-ft 279,500

* Elschiirge measurement made on this day.

. Ncte. No gage-height record Dec. 23 to Feb. 12, Feb. 27 to Mar. 9; discharge estimated on basis 

2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records of gate changes made at Bull Lake Dam by 

Mldvale Irrigation 3o. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-22, Mar. 10-29, Mar. 31 to
186 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Wind River near Crowheart, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 109°01«, in NW£ sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 0.6 

mile downstream from Bull Lake Creek and 10 miles southeast of Crowheart.

Drainage area.--1,920 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,333 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,250 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 339 cfs Apr. 1, 3.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs July 17, 1951 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum daily, 251 cfs Mar. 27, 1950.

Flood of June 29, 1927, discharge, 13,000 cfs, from discharge measurement by Bureau 

of Reclamation at site 1 mile downstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above station. Some 

regulation by Bull Lake (see p. 286).

Revisions (water years).--W 1116: 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height,, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 23 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4,5 

5.7

710

1,280

2,760

3.3 

3.5

4.0

295

410

785

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

1,810

3,290

6,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

745 

780

1,120

829

843

836

806

815

801

959

*2,250

2,680

2,670

2,640

2,620

2,640

2,600

2,520

2,550

2,640

2,660

1,720

568

598

598

612

605

590

568

545

505

45,873

1,415

87,020

JJov.

517 

638

1,960

2.520

1,620

531

551

575

568

552

545

558

551

524

510

*468

449

475

510

517

531

517

496

505

462

462

496

510

510

505

-

20,089

670

39,850

Dec.

496 

489

456

475

*489

482

410

404

386

400

440

460

517

482

470

460

460

470

460

450

450

460

460

470

460

460

470

470

470

450

440

14,216

459

28,200

Jan.

410 

420

420

410

450

440

460

470 *480

480

480

480

480

480

490

490

520

580

540

520

510

500

540

560

510

500

510

517

505

482

482

15,094

487

29,940

Feb.

469 

482

475

462

489

462

462

456

468

462

475

475

475

*456

436

436

462

468

420

450

450

450

450

468

468

482

482

450

450

-

-

13,370

461

26,520

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,720 Mln 510

Mar.

466 

468

430

462

475

468

468

475

489

475

462

*456

598

398

398

416

442

430

423

386

380

562

350

386

586

580

574

568

398

404

356

13,011

420

25,810

Apr.

339 

544

539

356

374

410

560

794

875

1,190

*1,550

1,400

1,360

1,370

1,460

1,510

1,450

1,450

1,620

1,850

1,780

1,500

1,450

1,510

1,580

1,820

2,090

2,570

2,240

1,770

-

38,511

1,284

76,590

May

1,790 

2,080

2,620

5.160

5,150

*2,660

2,520

2,570

2,060

1,720

1,610

1,860

2,220

2,480

2,440

2,090

1,700

1,460

1,440

1,570

1,740

1,680

1.420

1 . 570

1,770

2,220

2,170

2,060

2,500

2,680

2,670

65 , 700

2,119

130,300

June

2,820 

3,210

3.710

3,650

*4,550

5,600

6.220

5,550

5,350

5,120

*4,010

5,740

3,310

3,020

2,990

2,550

2,230

2,370

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,240

2.060

2,280

*2,750

2,500

2,540

2,450

2,480

2,720

-

99,240

3,308

196,800

July

2,400 

2,310

2,200

2,500

2,450

2,580

2,380

2,310

2,280

2,280

*2,310

2,520

5.060

2,910

2,560

2,490

2,570

2,280

2,200

2,210

2,150

2,000

1,910

1.890

1,960

2,090

2,130

2,140

2,070

2,010

1,930

70,640

2,279

140,100

Aug.

,880 

,960

,200

,270

,100

,980

,910

,870

,880

,360

* ,870

,850

,730

,700

,690

,630

,590

,550

,510

,500

,480

,470

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,410

1.590

52,540

1,695

104,200

Sept.

1.570 

1,320

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,160

1,170

*1,EOO

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,130

1,090

1,020

994

965

947

929

956

984

965

965

947

938

920

929

920

920

-

52,609

1,087

64,680

Mean 1,692 Ac-ft 1,225,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,220 Mln 559 Mean 1,508 Ac-ft 949,800

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--June 7 (12:30 p.m.) 7,250 cfs (7.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-12, Dec. 15 to Jan. 26, Feb. 19-23, 28, 29, 

Mar. 3 (no gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 9; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

records for other stations on Wind River and other nearby streams).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 187

Wyoming Canal near Lenore, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 108°56', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 3 N., R. 2 W. , on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from diversion dam and 12 miles southeast of Lenore.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 1942-45 

(irrigation season only) in reports of State engineer of Wyoming.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,590 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,570 cfs June 25; no flow Oct. 1-30.

1949-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 25, 1952; no flow at times in most 

years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow used for irrigation and power on Riverton project.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18 to Apr. ZZ, Sept. 15-30)

5.3

6.0

205

398

8.0 

9.8

1,010

1,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

T5

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

287

287

9.3

569

Nov.

321

344

386 

383

338

310

310

307

307

304

302

302

299

*288

307

325

340

340

340

340

344

340

340

335

330

330

330

330

282

274

-

9,728

324

19 , 300

Dec.

330

332

752 

290

*300

300

280

280

270

255

275

305

310

290

255

300

310

310

300

*250

210

2T90

310

310

305

300

310

310

310

310

310

9,119

334

18,090

Jan.

250

'555" 235

270

275

275

275

275

280

*290

280

275

280

285

290

285

270

275

285

285

285

275

300

*330

325

325

330

330

330

'335 335

8,990

290

17,830

Feb.

330

335

330 

330

330

330

330

*335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

345

350

335

345

350

350

330

340

350

350

350

350

*350

350

_

-

9,835

339

19,510

Mar.

330

315

325 

325

330

330

330

330

330

»330

330

330

310

330

320

310

320

307

299

3W

313

304

307

347

*3T7

338

332

338

S38

335

318

10,055

324

19,940

Apr.

318

324

307 

338

338

347

*327

324

335

374

377

389

356

335

350

359

353

347

356

374

353

379

494

425

425

413

452

*470

440

401

11,180

373

22,180

May

401

40T

455

476

473

503

*521

540

543

546

540

558

571

537

527

549

558

577

586

*586

596 535"

540

540

540

558

555

546

546

555

552

16,531

533

32,790

June

S5"5 543

633 

*723

831

977

1,110

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,150

1,290

1,310

*1,310

1,310

1,260

1,380

1,390

1,370

1,360

1,340

1,530

*1,570

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,550

-

36,632

1,221

72,660

July

1,540

1,530

*1,530 

1,540

1,550

1,550

1,530

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,420

1,480

,540

,530

,510

,510

,500

,470

,440

1,440

1,420

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,560

1,360

45,170

1,457

89,590

Aug.

1,350

1,360

1.570 

1,350

1,310

1,260

*1,190

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,050

1,010

974

899

878

87S

878

874

853

834

822

822

819

822

812

806

754

667

FTS

720

738

30,133

972

59,770

Sept.

732

rSS

720 

720

*695

685

698

701

701

704

710

710

716

720

720

713

704

679

'675 667

673

676

679

676

679

*676

673

670

692

707

-

20,892

696

41,440

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,400 Mln o Mean 515 ' Ac-ft 373,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,570 Min o Mean 570 Ac-ft 413,700

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-20, 22-28, Dec. 4 to Mar. 17 (no gageheight record Dec. 30 to Jan. 31, Feb. 17-28; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records of flow compiled by Midvale Irrigation Co.).
188 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pilot Canal near Norton, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°12', long. 108°44', In NW£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. IE., on left bank half 

a mile downstream from Pilot Butte Reservoir and lj miles southeast of Norton.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,410 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1949-52: Maximum daily discharge, 846 cfs June 14, 1952; no flow during nonirrigation seasons.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow used for irrigation on Riverton project.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May Z-18, July 3-9,

Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, Sept. Z5-30)

3.1 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.O 

9.1

192 

480 

85Z

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

o

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

C)

-

0

0

0

May

0

4?

75

75

81

*101

131

142

162

178

186

181

186

208

212

208

209

215

215

*226

530" 234

212

185

168

169

172

172

187

215

209

5,186

167

10,290

June

198

213

271

*322

425

480

570

601

691

74O

749

76O

824

846

82§

*824

825

818

808

808

801

791

776

771

767

744

702

643

607

572

19,776

659

39,230

July

512

466

*472

545

588

600

625

664

740

806

812

854

799

776

736

682

639

618

637

663

677

695

702

700

740

780

771

758

742

733

727

21,209

684

42,070

Aug.

717

655

670

670

654

621

*564

510

486

488

488

480

472

472

442

434

436

436

434

434

434

434

434

434

432

432

406

406

383

348

347

15,086

487

29,920

Sept.

 srr 347

330

318

*323

322

322

323

323

322

326

320

314

307

304

300

294

294

299

296

290 ?9"3

296

290

293

*310

314

307

310

313

9,347

312

18,540

Calendar year 1951: Max 771 Mln 0 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 846 Mln 0 Mean 193 Ac-ft 14O,OOO

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Mote.--No gage-height record Aug. 17-30; discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 189

Wyoming Canal below Pilot diversion, near Norton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 108°46' , In NE£ sec. 20, T. 3 N, , R. IE., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Pilot diversion and l| miles northwest of Morton.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 1941-45 

(irrigation season only) in reports of State engineer of Wyoming.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,550 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1949-52: Maximum daily discharge, 784 cfs June 17, 1952; no flow during nonirrigation seasons .

Remarks. Records good. Plow used for irrigation on Riverton project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

ft

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

72

*99

132

m434

14.5

861

May

93

75

1T33

124

137

153

151

172

177

180

181

182

185

157

158

183

190

194

183

*168

163

117

96

104

104

104

104

102

123

138

138

4,441

143

8,810

June

138

T42

176

*250

304

373

457

489

545

620

622

630

630

690

742

*739

784

761

761

739

761

781

756

781

756

730

698

642

637

637

-

17,771

592

35,250

July

610

594

*582

570

568

563 5B~5

600

647

665

698

742

744

753

722

690

637

594

582

592

597

600

607

620

610

592

570

587

592

582

604

19,262

621

38,210

Aug.

E24

600

612

559

568

550

*502

496

496

482

485

446

421

419

419

415

401

405

413

413

413

419

432

440

438

442

407

349

323 53B389

14,123

456

28,010

Sept.

391

391

379

375

*339

308

321

323

325

319

315

315

308

302

304

304

293

277

284

292

295

297

299

297

295

*299

308

306

319

339

-

9,519

317

18,880

Calendar year 1951: Max 706 Min 0 Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 784 Mln 0 Mean 179 Ac-ft 130,000

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
190 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pilot wasteway near Mortem, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°12', long. 108°45', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., on left bank 

a quarter or a mile downstream from Pilot Butte Reservoir and 1 mile southeast of 

Morton.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,410 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1949-5S: Maximum daily discharge, 401 cfs May 1, 1952; no flow at times most 

years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow is waste from Pilot Butte Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.8

5.3 

7.5

18

4.0 

5.0

210

420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

20

*170

264

2~473

213

188

168

173

*141

103

73

51

37

21

17

13

12

9.6

8.4

8.1

6.4

6,0

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.2

573

1,385.4

64 . 0

Ac-fti 3,940

Nov.

56

82

102

117

170

216

224

229

238

243

249

254

?72

27t;

276

279

278

290

290

*295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

286

-

7,376

246

14,630

Dec.

282

286

291

291

291

*293

291

289

286

284

282

282

282

286

284

286

293

295

297

2T7

289

291

291

295

297

297

291

289

295

295

290

8,988

290

17,830

Jan.

290

285

285

285

290

295

255

295

295

290

290

280

275

*275

280

280

280

285

285

285

285

290

275

280

285

285

285

285

290

295

295

8,870

286

17,590

Feb.

300

Son

300

280

275

280

280

280

285

285

280

280

280

*286

284

274

2T4

276

278

280

280

280

285

280

280

285

285

285

285

_

-

8,202

283

16,270

Mar.

285

290

300

295

295

290

280

280

280

285

 284

284

272

263

268

270

270

258

247

247

243

228

226

224

22!

229

234

236

238

240

241

8,111

262

16,090

Apr.

247

249

251

236

233

234

*234

236

210

197

199

199

202

203

204

206

207

247

289

289

291

291

339

367

367

370 3TO370

370

370

-

8,077

269

16,020

May

401

38?

372

377

367

330

*291

266

236

215

206

200

183

172

172

164

155

154

154

145

141

146

161

184

195

196

196

197

114

44

53

6,569

212

13,030

June

"JT 65

3.9

*3.7

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

1.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2'.?

,2

.2

.2

-

134.6

4.49

267

July

~0.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7 76-

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

15.4

0.50

31

Aug.

0.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5 **75

.3

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

7.7

0.25

15

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

*88

164

163

163

163

162

215

266

276

276

274

272

268

266

266

264

262

268

270

268

270

*280

284

ITS

284

284

-

6,294.4

210

12,480

Calendar year 1951: Max 300 Min 0 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 401 Mln 0.1 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128,200
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo.

191

Location. Lat 43°00' , long. 108°22', in sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., on right bank threequarters of a mile southeast of Riverton.

Drainage area. 2,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1906 to November 1908, May 1911 to September 1927, October 1928 to 

September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. 

IJtate Highway benchmark).

Datum of gage is 4,844.38 ft above mean sea level (Wyoming

year, 5,740 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.27 ft); maxi- 

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 61 cfs

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during 

mum gage height, 8.17 ft Dec. 19 

July 25.

1906-8, 1911-27, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs June 14, 1906 (gage height, 

6.00 ft, estimated, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

9,500 cfs; minimum daily, 18 cfs May 14, 1948.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 92,000 acres above station. The 

major diversion began in 1926 for the Riverton project. Waste water, comprising most 

of flow in Fivemile and Muddy Creeks, returns to river below station. Some regulation 

by Pilot Butte Reservoir, beginning 1926, and Bull Lake, beginning 1936 (combined capacity, 182,000 acre-ft). Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251 .

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 6)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.6

4.0

375

625

4.5

5.0 

6.8

1,110

1,760

4,810

2.4 

2.7

3.1 185

3.5 340

4.0 630

4.6 1,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

490

111

1,090

1,320

1,120

1,110

1,040 

1,020

1,000

937

1,620

2, £90

?,760

2,760

2,720

2,740

2,710

2,470

2,470

2,580

2,630

2,410

871

673

689

673

681

649

665

*633

495

46,493

1,500

92,220

Nov.

292

308

951

2,060

2,060

718

544 

544

565

544

544

544

*550

537

 558

480

405

390

425

455

580

537

537

504

498

492

511

550

602

602

-

18,887

630

37,460

Dec.

537

473

473

461

455

*455

410 

367

355 -35^

375

455

455

400

375

385

455

440

440

430

410

430

440

440

430

430

440

450

450

440

430

13,345

430

26,470

Jan.

410 410"

*420

410

410

420

450

460

460

470

470

470

470

470

470

430

500

540 52"0~

500

500

490

500

540

500

490

490

500

500

490

480

14,690

474

29,140

Feb.

480

480

480

470

500

480

470 

460

460

470

470

470

470

*470

450

430

450

450

420

4375

450

430

450

460

470

480

480

450

450

_

-

13,380

461

26,540

Mar.

450

450

430

440

460

450

450 

460

460

450

*400

370

360

360

360

370

380

390

380

370

350

330

320 330"

329

320

326

339

347

363

351

11,945

385

23,690

Apr.

329 32-9

335

347

335

351

385 

*695

705

937

,190

,240

,230

,250

,300

,480

,390

,340

,480

,660

,760

,670

,230

,400

,450

,720

,980

2,240

*2,08<5

*1,890

-

35,728

1,191

70,870

May

1,660

1,820

2,350

3,010

5,290

2,820

2,400 

2,180

1,900

1,520

1,220

1,220

 1,420

1,660

1,770

1,830

1,340

948

777

*7SB~

1,110

1,300

1,130

979

1,210

1,540

1,860

1,580

1,730

2,110

2,120

52,599

1,697

104 , 300

June

2,080

 2,440

2,820

2,800

3,220

4,150

4,770 

4,560

4,130

3,860

*2,720

2,220

1,980

1,440

1,310

1,030

*558

513

555

586

637

506

392

254 £TB~

755

595

638

520

735

-

53,390

1,780

105,900

July

688

521

403

335

428

546

558 

 393

447

429

476

478

916

1,190

820

616

508

417

382

330

330

250

179

105

 61

109

250

282

256

204

148

13,055

421

25,890

Aug.

103

92

218

609

54?

500

472

462

494

506

512

*595

512

450

512

489

434

385

315

300

295

278

266

254

254

254

254

390

418

396

330

11,891

384

23,590

Sept.

350

340

282

246

 245

380

375 

385

423

423

440

524

46?

467

440

385

340

325

365

350

570

412

434

440

445

434

434

434

445

423

-

11,816

394

23,440

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,950 Mln 270 Mean 1,269 Ac-ft 918,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,770 Min 61 Mean 812 Ac-ft 589,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record Dec. 26 

to Feb. 14, Feb. 17 to Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather

records, and records for other Wind River stations and other nearby streams.
192 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Popo Agie River near Milford, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42"SI 1 , long. 108°55' , in sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 101 W., on right bank fiveeighths of a mile downstream from Paradise Creek and 8 miles west of Milford.

Drainage area. 99 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,190 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Mar. 7-17.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum daily, 8 cfs Dec. 17,

1946.

Remarks. Records good. Two small diversions above station for irrigation of hay meadows.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June Z June 3 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.5

2.0 139

3.0 314

4.0 561

4.7 780

0.8 

1.2

1.5 

Z.O 

3.0

79

142

314

4.0 561

5.0 890

5.5 1,130

6.4 1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

45

45

49

53

66

68

66

*68

74

72

75

74

66

57

57

50

51

49

51

51

43

43

44

48

46

47

33

44

42

38

i§

1,643

53.0

3,260

Nov.

29

27

41

41

35

*34

34

35

32

32

31

30

28

30

31

30

29

30

32

31

29

29

28

28

27

29

29

28

25

25

919

30.6

1,820

Dec.

24

24

+ 24

24

25

24

24

23

23

25

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

1°

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

b22

702

22.6

1,390

Jan.

b20

b21

b22

+ 22

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

605

19.5

1,200

Feb.

16

16

16

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

b!5

b!5

b!6

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

_

-

473

16.3

938

Mar.

15

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

409

13.2

811

Apr.

14

14

14

15

16

19

26

21

17

*18

18

17

18

20

22

24

26

31

34

37

34

29

33

44

64

100

134

184

252

206

-

1,501

50.0

2,980

May

243 282"

353

504

*509

5O4

480

452

364

286

281

339

437

477

446

310

312

279

290

324

324

298

290

294

329

385

*355

416

571

650

596

11,980

386

23,760

June

662

773

890

930

1,240

1,500

1.800

+1,550

1,400

*1,330

1,080

1,O40

910

882

840

671

596

*632

674

668

605

470

419

573

539

541

544

429

434

498

-

25,120

837

49,820

July

483

475

442

454

480

501

*490

397

382

382

373

368

424

412

342

329

329

296

292

300

266

252

244

239

252

246

248

243

225

207

194

10,567

341

20,960

Aug.

187

189

189

+ 181

167

156

150

146

142

159

140

128

119

114

114

105

100

93

89

90

88

86

82

79

76

74

75

74

74

76

67

3,609

116

7,160

Sept.

64

60

+56

53

52

52

54

64

66

61

58

56

53

50

47

44

41

39

39

38

39

39

38

36

36

35

34

33

32

12

-

1,401

46. 7

2,780

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,000 Mln 15 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,800 Mln 12 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,900

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--May 4 (8 p.m.) 680 cfs (4.40 ft): 

ft); June 24 (5 p.m.) 641 cfs (4.27 ft). 

+ Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

7 (3 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (6.59
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 193

North Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°53' , long. 108°47' , in lot 2, sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. IE., on left bank 

4^ miles northwest of Lander.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938_to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,498.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.39 ft); minimum 

 dally, 13 cfs Sept. 17, 29, 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1952; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Nov. 10, 

1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

315

785

1,420

1,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

34

37

39

58

60

59

*62

ST

62

62

62

56

50

51

44

46

44

46

46

38

39

39

43

40

42

35

40

37

35

21_

1,425

46.0

2,830

Nov.

29

27

42

43

*37

34

39

37

35

34

34

32

31

33

36

31

28

32

34

38

40

36

37

34

35

36

36

35

33

32

-

1,040

34.7

2,060

Dec.

31

31

*29

32

32

29

28

23

20

31

38

36

32

27

25

34

30

30

31

21

27

34

31

32

29

28

33

37

35

34

31

939

30.3

1,860

Jan.

24

25

28

*29

31

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

29

30

30

31

31

31

31

32

28

29

34

33

31

29

28

28

27

26

903

29. 1

1,790

Feb.

26

25

24

24

*24

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

25

21

2T

21

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

_

-

680

23.4

1,350

Mar.

21

24

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

»23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

25

24

25

25

26

28

28

26

733

23.6

1,450

Apr.

26

26

25

26

28

29

35

34

26

*25

26

26

25

28

31

38

32

39

43

48

48

37

35

47

67

90

126

161

256

197

1,678

55.9

3,330

May

215

268

347

504

*518

496

480

444

362

287

262

298

377

435

399

314

301

256

266

304

308

308

287

284

308

374

*343

377

*539

640

580

11,481

370

22,770

June

640

730

834

862

1,060

1,290

*1.580

*1,490

1,340

1,270

 1,020

994

840

812

758

590

490

*515

565

550

510

390

340

452

466

444

480

374

354

412

22,452

748

44,530

July

408

390

362

374

390

422

*412

340

322

322

315

322

386

366

308

290

294

256

256

270

224

191

168

155

160

152

148

142

135

121

109

8,490

274

16,840

Aug.

107

106

109 nil

106

98

89

86

82

89

82

73

68

63

59

54

47

41

41

38

34

33

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

26

26

1,864

60.1

3,700

Sept.

24

23

»22

21

21

20

21

22

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

13

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

537

17.9

1,070

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,160 Mln 20 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,510

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,580 Mln 13 Mean 143 Ac-rt 103,600
194 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Little Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°41', long. 108°40', in sec. 4, T. 31 N., R. 99 W., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Red Canyon Creek and 10 miles south of Lander.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,436.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of

192 9.

Average discharge. 6 years, 96.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum 

dally, yl cfs Dec. 20.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum daily. 16 cfs Aug. 20, 

1946, Feb. 27, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 600 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to June 6)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

3.0 122

4.0 390

E.2 825

3.0 183

4.0 479

5.5 1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

30

33

36

*41

J58

£8

55

53

55

55

57

55

50

46

42

41

40

40

41

38

36

35

35

36

36

36

34

35

33

31

21

1,298

41.9

2,570

Nov.

19" 26

31

34

*32

30

33

32

32

31

31

31

34

34

35

33

30

32

35

12

34

35

34

33

34

35

31

31

31

31

-

973

32.4

1,930

Dec.

31

31

*33

31

31

30

30

27

23

29

31

31

29

27

23

26

27

27

26

2J.

25

28

28

27

23

24

25

50

29

28

25

656

27.6

1,700

Jan.

22

23

23

25

*2T_

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

2G

27

27

27

27

27

27

25

25

26

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

789

25.5

1,560

Feb.

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

"22 22

22

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

-

-

697

24.0

1,380

Mar.

24

25

23

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

26

25

25

25

26

27

26

2F

27

27

28

29

29

29

29

31

37

36

31

835

26.9

1,660

Apr.

31

31

32

32

34

37

*55

70

45

41

41

40

43

48

55

48

46

61

81

96

92

61

66

90

111

141

164

191

212

204

-

2,299

76.6

4,560

May

*206

256

302

382

406

387

363

322

308

266

248

*256

291

316

316

311

288

266

269

288

305

328

328

325

340

387

390

409

466

517

504

10,346

334

20,520

June

530

577

*624

584

695

798

1,020

*960

806

*762

671

*640

573

529

499

415

*366

360

360

345

318

275

244

334

336

318

321

263

'238 230

-

14,992

500

29,740

July

230

224

207

202

205

207

210

*194

175

167

165

170

175

180

154

142

137

125

120

118

108

101

95

90

93

93

90

88

88

84

80

4,517

146

8,960

Aug.

80

80

84

88

*76

69

65

61

60

65

69

60

56

52

52

51

46

42

41

42

41

41

41

38

38

34

31

34

38

41

40

1,658

53.5

3,290

Sept.

38

38

35

*35

35

36

36

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

40

38

36

36

38

41

42

42

42

41

41

4l

41

41

41

-

1,176

39.2

2,330

Calendar year 1951: Max 534 Mln 20 Mean 86.7 Ac-ft 62,740

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,020 Mln 21 Mean 110 Ac-ft 80,200

Peak discharge (base, 350 efs).--Hay 4 (9:30 p.m.) 450 cfs (4.16 ft); May 16 (l a.m.) 354 cfs 

(3.80 ft); June 7 (8 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.83 ft); June 24 (8 p.m.) 425 cfs (3.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mov. 2, 14, 16-20, 22, 24-26. Dec. 6 to Feb. 

Feb. 15, 16, Feb. 19 to Mar. 8, Mar. 15, 20-23 (no gage-height record Jan. 2-5).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 195

Little Popo Agle River at Hudson, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°54' , long. 108°35', in sec. 21, T. 34 N., R. 98 W., on left bank at 

Hudson, half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. August 1907 to December 1909, June 1911 to October 1912, April 1915 

to September 1917, May 1938 to September 1952. (No winter records in earlier years).

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 5,074.28 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Chicago & North Western Railway benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-52), 96.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,160 cfs June 9 (gage height, 6.71 ft); 

minimum daily, 26 cfs Jan. 2.

1907-9, 1911-12, 1915-17, 1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 1,540 cfs June 22, 

1947 (gage height, 7.60 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 16-18, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Revisions.--W 856: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3 22 2.0 73 

1.7 45 3.0 229 

2.0 72 5.0 649 

2.4 119 6.6 1,120 

Note.--Same as

S receding table beow 2.0 ?t. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

49

50

55

61

74

~82 107

82

88

88

88

88

86

82

80

«74

70

67

67

71

67

65

59

63

65

65

65

59

63

61

62

2,203

71.1

4,370

Nov.

54

44

50

61

62

56

*55

58

65

62

64

60

60

57

60

61

53

50

60

62

64

60

59

58

56

6O

61

61

62

62

-

1,757

58.6

3,480

Dec.

58

58

57

«57

56

56

55

54

41

50

52

54

45

40

37

38

38

39

32

31

35

36

33

34

29

28

28

31

34

33

31

1,300

41.9

2,580

Jan.

28

26

29

34

«34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

36

38

40

40

40

35

40

39

37

33

34

37

39

40

41

41

42

42

42

1,128

36.4

2,240

Feb.

42

43

43

43

43

*44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

39

34

33

33

34

35

33

35

37

36

36

-

1,171

40.4

2,320

Mar.

37

33

33

35

39

41

42

45

50

56

58

59

60

60

61

62

»64

66

66

67

64

60

66

68

68

70

70

74

86

84

70

1,814

58.5

3,600

Apr.

72

83

78

83

83

90

*89

168

129

116

89

83

77

89

106

128

106

99

130

162

173

132

111

116

142

174

227

240

299

321

-

3,995

133

7,920

May

*287

303

354

438

524

528

502

455

422

363

309

305

327

361

390

506

434

384

342

342

392

422

442

459

424

470

515

*491

513

579

_5?8_

13,181

425

26,140

June

572

609

640

651

667

766

*884

*1,050

*ljllO

959

878

*695

645

557

539

426

*373

356

352

358

315

291

246

315

409

335

411

335

263

252

-

16,259

542

32,250

July

256

238

229

218

211

211

*206

211

193

183

179

197

197

222

197

168

162

155

147

132

126

116

101

92

93

87

101

103

82

78

IE

4,960

160

9,840

Aug.

68

70

89

 85

83

64

57

51

54

50

53

48

44

44

36

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

29

31

32

33

1,410

45.5

2,800

Sept.

34

34

«34

31

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

.SI

30

29

30

30

30

31

30

30

29

28

29

30

30

30

30

-

914

30.5

1,810

Calendar year 1951 : Max 658 Mln 28 Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,520

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,110 Mln 26 Mean 137 Ac-ft 99,350

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3, 15, Nov. 18 to Dec. 6, Dec. 8 to Mar. 31 

(no gage-height record Jan. 1 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for other nearby streams).
196 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Little Wind River near Arapahoe , Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°59' , long. 108°36' , near north end of line between sees. 13 and 14, T. 

IS., R. 2 E., on right bank at highway bridge, 6 miles west of Arapahoe.

Drainage area. 640 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --April 1950 to September 1952.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,099.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,900 cfs June 8; minimum daily, 13 cfs 

 Sept. 28-30.

1950-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 8, 1952; minimum daily, that of 

Sept. 28-30, 1952.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 25,000 acres above station. Slight 

regulation by Washakie Reservoir (capacity, 7,940 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-8)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.8 

2.0

180

260

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.8 

2.2

5.0 

6.6

160

310

1,870

2,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Pay

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

120

139

165

174

190

220

204

204

260

242

242

242

201

187

184

*180

177

174

171

165

165

159

153

153

147

147

147

156

145

142

136

5,491

177

10,890

Nov.

128

116

147 T3~6

128

*116

110

118

110

108

103

103

98

94

106

100

92

94

98

100

105

96

98

95

95

98

100

96

94

92

3,174

106

6,300

Dec.

92

88

83

*88

92

88

74

60

50

73

90

86

78

70

64

80

76

74

74

50

70

80

75

78

68

66

66

68

76

73

70

2,320

74.8

4,600

Jan.

52

52

53

56

60

64

66

69

71

 71

71

70

70

70

71

72

74

72

74

75

76

70

75

90

86

85

84

84

84

84

84

2,235

72.1

4,430

Feb.

84

84

80

79

81

*82

81

80

80

84

82

80

80

74

72

72

76

80

68

60

63

64

64

64

60

64

64

66

66

_

-

2,134

73.6

4,230

Mar.

62

67

66

72

76

80

80

82

83

83

*83

82

82

82

82

81

80

80

80

80

81

82

82

84

85

85

85

86

96

96

87

2,512

81.0

4,980

Apr.

86

86

86

83

m

93

*98

102

93

89

89

86

89

86

100

178

172

138

127

135

149

160

146

146

178

208

261

315

395

395

4,457

149

8,840

May

420

470

530

640

700

*732

721

690

650

575

505

*475

*470

500

550

710

640

585

555

570

615

635

625

585

575

640

645

645

695

804

848

19,000

613

37,690

June

958

*1,230

1,370

1,530

1,670

2,010

a2,400

32.900

*a2,700

*2,420

2,000

1,470

 1,260

1,080

897

831

600

490

485

560

555

515

380

325

455

485

590

595

495

*450

33,706

1,124

66,850

July

490

510

515

495

500

535

555

470

370

265

*222

208

237

420

425

375

310

253

218

214

211

184

146

98

74

50

57

59

38

18

T8

8,540

275

16,940

Aug.

20

23

86

102

 112

112

102

100

91

91

96

102

84

46

30

25

25

25

25

23

28

29

29

27

19

21

21

21

17

T8

25

1,575

50.8

3,120

Sept.

32

39

35

*30

29

24

23

21

17

16

15

15

16

18

22

24

20

18

17

17

18

17

17

19

16

15

15

13

13

13

604

20.1

1,200

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,250 Mln 38 Mean 236 Ac-ft 171,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,900 Min 13 Mean 234 Ac-ft 170,100

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs).--May 5 (6 a.m.) 776 cfs (2.97 ft); May 16 (10 p.m.) 765 cfs (3.10 

ft); May 22 (9 to 10 pirn.) 710 cfs (3.00 ft); June 8 (time unknown) about 3,200 cfs; June 27 (7 p.m.) 

35 cfs (2.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other nearby streams. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Apr. 5.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 197

Beaver Creek near Arapahoe, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°57', long. 108°26', on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., 

on left bank half a mile upstream from mouth and 2j miles south of Arapahoe.

Drainage area.--410 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,960 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs July 13 (gage height, 4.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height observed, 5.30 ft Mar. 25, 27 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1952; maximum gage height observed, 

that of Mar. 25, 27, 1952; no flow for parts of most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station. Records of suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe - second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to May 7, May 21-26,

July 5-20, Sept. 27, 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.9 0

2.0 4.0

2.1 10

2.2 20

£.3

2.4

2.5

0.2 

1.4

1.9

2.0

2.1 33

2.2 55

2.3 83

2.5 160

3.0 430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

<J

0

u

.8

2.5

.6

1.5

4.U

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

2.5

1.2

1.5

5.8

5.2

5. 2

4.0

5.2

5.2

3.5

5.2

5.8

7.7

8.4

9.B

7.7

7.7

2.5

117.0

3.77

232

Nov.

1.2

1.0

1.0

8.0

6.2

5.2

2.5

11

7.0

6.4

8.4

4.0

6.4

4.8

4.0

2.8

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.8

3.0

3.7

4.5

5.4

4.0

4.2

5.2

5.6

6.2

7.0

-

135.3

4.51

288

Dec.

9.3

8.0

7.2

8.0

9.0

10

5.4

2.0

1.0

2.5

4.5

5.2

2.3

1.4

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.1

79.4

2.56

157

Jan.

0.1

.2

3.8

0.12

7.5

Feb.

}"

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.2

8.0

10

8.3

10

12 ~~8. Z

6.4

6.0

6.6

8.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

-

-

134.7

4.64

267

Mar.

3.0

3.5

2.0

3.5

8.0

8.4

11

13

14

12

12

12

10

13

15

17

22

19

IS

17

13

10

8.8

10

11

13

16

25

42

32

29

443.2

14.3

B79

Apr.

28

28

29

31

33

37

50

90

66

47

37

29

32

24

29

37

32

29

23

21

24

41

57

60

45

43

52

69

55

76

-

1,254

41.8

2,490

May

83

98

83

80

98

120

148

144

120

98

98

90

80

75

75

83

BO

80

80

109

133

305

263

205

230

315

140

136

120

120

113

4,002

129

7,940

June

116

105

94

97

77

72

63

58

61

48

42

37

35

30

21

18

16

15

14

13

12

13

12

15

17

32

32

22

18

-

1,216

40.5

2,410

July

13

10

8.8

6.3

4.4

3.3

2.9

1.2

.9

1.6

2.4

57

273

17

7.9

4.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

424.0

13.7

841

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

1.1

1.4

.9

.7

4.1

0.14

8.1

Calendar year 1951: Max 139 Min 0 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,050

Water year 1951-52: Max 315 Min 0 Mean 21.3 Ac-ft 15,500
198 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Popo Agie River near Rlverton, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°00', long. 108°22', in SW£ sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., on right bank l£ 

miles upstream from mouth and 2 miles southeast of Riverton.

Drainage area.--2,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,910 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 664 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs June 8 (gage height, 7.69 ft); minlmum daily, 115 cfs Sept. 13.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 9,820 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 8.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,600 cfs; minimum daily, 67 cfs Sept. 10, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 43,000 acres above station. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to May 5)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to May 5

152

285

545

4.0 

5.0

1,410

2,810 E.O 

2.5 

3.0

May 6 to Sept. 30

110 3.5

165

370

640 7.6

990

1,520

2,960

7,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AB-ft

Oct.

269

277

298

340

360

540

480

441

468

474

480

490

480

460

450

430

410

395

390

410

380

350

320

340

355

350

345

320

335

*330

321

IE, 088

390

23,980

nov.

290

216

355

390

375

335

*303

326

326

312

316

308

298

E81

273

294

E17

2E4

E81

330

375

330

355

316

312

326

335

321

345

316

-

9,381

313

18,610

Dec.

326

31E

290

*E94

31E

285

265

E28

195

E49

270

300

290

270

E30

230

E35

230

E10

195

EOS

215

200

E10

190

175

170

180

200

190

175

7,326

236

14,530

Jan.

170

160

170

185

*185

185

185

185

185

185

200

210

EZO

E25

230

240

215

190

215

E20

E10

180

160

EEO

220

E20

220

2EO

E20

EEO

EEO

6,290

203

IE, 480

Feb.

E20

EEO

220

EEO

E20

220

*220

EEO

220

E20

220

2EO

E20

2EO

EEO

2EO

E20

E20

180

185

190

190

190

190

IBS

190

220

E10

210

-

-

6,100

210

12,100

Mar.

220

210

200

200

205

210

210

215

2EO

*2EO

230

235

240

240

240

250

260

265

260

260

ESS

245

260

270

280

285

300

330

400

385

330

7,930

E56

15,730

Apr.

330

370

350

345

335

330

345

*400

400

365

312

303

285

285

298

440

509

405

400

441

503

527

480

485

545

659

850

1,000

1,300

1,520

-

15,117

504

29,980

May

1,400

1,590

1,790

2,170

2,540

*2,520

E,560

E.420

E,2EO

1,950

1,680

1,680

1,770

1,980

2,080

2,460

2,270

1,930

*1,810

1,820

1,990

2,210

2,440

2,100

2,060

2,340

2,450

2,330

2,540

2,880

Ej_920

66,900

2,158

13E,700

June

E,930

3,390

*3,790

4,060

4,E40

4,88O

5,700

*6,840

*7,180

6,390

*5,S20

4,480

4,020

3,550

3,250

2,920

2,380

2,060

2,080

2,160

2,080

1,820

 1,460

1,400

2,030

1,910

2,240

2,020

1,690

1,640

-

100,210

3,340

198,800

July

1,700

1,690

1,570

1,510

1,530

1,610

1,680

1,480

1,260

1,100

1,020

1,040

1,420

1,500

1,380

1,170

1,050

950

846

830

802

712

628

556

505

485

455

470

430

395

352

32,126

1,036

63,720

Aug.

338

343

395

475

480

445

430

385

370

366

395

*380

356

312

256

236

224

216

216

224

204

190

179

172

162

156

150

150

150

138

T38

8,631

27S

17,120

Sept.

150

165

168

»165

159

153

144

138

135

130

122

118

115

129

130

135

135

130

132

130

132

141

144

141

141

135

128

125

125

125

-

4,119

137

a, no

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,780 Mln 120 Mean 653 Ao-ft 473,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,180 Mln 115 Mean 755 Ac-ft 547,900

Peak discharge (base, 3,160 cfs). June 8 (10 p.m.) 7,520 cfs (7.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 11-29, Apr. 4; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

 "tage and records for other nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to 

ord Dec. 27 to Jan. 3, Jan. 6 to Mar. 29j discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, and records for other nearby streams).

Apr. 3 (no gage-height 

2 discharge measurement
YELLOWSTONK RIVER BASIN 199

Kirby Draw near Riverton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°06', long. 108°16', in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 5 K., on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from mouth and 7 miles northeast of Riverton.

Drainage area,--155 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,830 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1951: Maximum discharge during period, about 30 cfs May 16, June 3 (gage 

height, 3.30 ft); no flow most of period.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 82 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.74 

ft), by critical-depth determination of peak flow; no flow most of year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of suspended sediment loads for the period April to 

September 1951 and water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Papers 1198 and 1251, 

respectively.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April 1951 to September 1952

1951

May 16.. .............. 2.5

17..... ........... 2.5

18..... ..........'. .1

June 2................ 5.8

3. ............... 9.0

4.. .............. 6.5

5. ............... 4.5

6. ............... 1.0

7. ............... .5

1952

May 21................ 0.1

22................ 2.0

23................ 5.0

24................ 1.0

26................ 2.0

27................ 3.0

June 27................ .2

Aug. 3................ .9

4. ............... 2.8

8. .1

Month

July................

September. ..........

Water year 1951-52

Cfs

0

17.0

Maximum

0

5.0

Minimum

0

0

Mean

0

.05

Acre -feet

0

7.3

0

34
200 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°09', long. 108"10' , in sec. 15, T. 2 H., R. 6 E., on right bank if miles 

upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,770 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 20 cfs June 27 (gage height, 2.20 ft, from 

flocdmarks); no flow most of year.

1950-52: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 22, 1951 (gage height, 3.82 

ft); no flow most of each year.

Flood of July 24, 1923, discharge, 6,400 cfs, from slope-area measurement.

Remarks. Records poor. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

C)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(M

0

0

0

Feb.

(»)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

e2

eT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0.1

6.0

Hay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

el

e.5

0

0

0

0

0

e.3

0

0

0

0

63

64

62

el

e.5

e.3

**e.2

e.l

0

0

0

12.9

0.42

26

June

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**e4.0

eTT

0

0

4.1

0.14

8.1

July

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 470 Mln 0 Mean 2.34 Ac-ft 1,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 4.0 Mln 0 Mean 0.05 Ac-ft 40

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 estimates of flow, 

weather records, and engineers' notes.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 201

Fivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal, near Pavilllon, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°18', long. 108°42', NW£NE£ sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 1 E. , on right bank 1,000 

ft upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon and 4 miles north of Pavilllon.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,495 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 440 ofs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.50 ft, from floodmarks); no flow at times.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Sept. 6, 1951 (gage height, 5.60 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 350 cfs; no flow at times each year.

Flood in September 1948 reached a stage about half a foot higher than that of 

Sept. 6, 1951 (discharge, 2,600 cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge-"fneasurements or estimates of flow generally made once a week. 

Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1251.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

TT

.1

48 -5.0

4.7

3.8

2.9

2.3

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

.8

.8

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

90.7

2.93

180

Hov.

0.2

.1

.4

1.5

1.2

.7

.8

2.0

T7T

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

11.2

0.37

22

Dec.

00~

.1

. 1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

T5

0

0

1.0

3.0

6.0

4,0

4.8

5.0

5.5

1.6

.7

.5

.4

.4

.8

.7

.7

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

35.4

1.22

70

Mar.

0o~

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

5.0

4.3

3.8

4.3

7.6

8.8

10

9.3

8.3

7.4

6.1

2.2

6.3

6.2

9.9

12

12

13

6.3

2.6

2.0

148.1

4.78

294

Apr.

4.3

10

8.7

14

8.0

3.6

2.2

3.0

2.0

.9

.7

.8

.5

.5

4.6

28

T.O

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.3

.2

3T5

3^2

122.6

4.09

243

May

1.5

1.0

.8

0

.5

1.0

3.1

4.8

2.7

1.4

1.0

.8

.2

1.9

6.0

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.7

10

14

4.8

2.8

1.7

4.7

3.2

1.6

.9

0

0

78.5

2.53

156

June

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.4

0

0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

~^y o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Aug.

0

"T.o 33

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.0

1.10

67

Sept.

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 63 Mln 0 Mean 1.18 Ac-ft 852

Water year 1951-52: Max 48 Mln 0 Mean 1.43 Ac-ft 1,040

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 13-20, Dec. 3-5, Feb. 5-21, 

Mar. 9-25 (no gage-height record Hov. 13-20, Dec. 3-5, Feb. 5-21, Mar. 9-25; discharge estimated on 

basis of 6 discharge measurements, 7 estimates of flow, weather records, observer's notes, and records for nearby streams). Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-3, 10-18, Mar. 26 to Apr. 28, July 12-14; 

discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements. 4 estimates of flow, weather records, and 

records for nearby streams.
202 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Ocean drain at Ocean Lake Outlet, near Pavilllon, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°12', long, 108°34', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 150 

ft. downstream from lake outlet and 6| miles southeast of Pavilllon.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,240 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 61 cfs Sept. 27-29; no flow July 17, 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 15.

1948-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of Sept. 27-29, 1952; no flow at times in 

1949, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ao-ft

Oct.

28

28

28

30

11

31

31

31

31

*31

31

31

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

IS

6.8

833.8

26.9

1,650

NOV.

7.0

6.8

5.4

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.4

6.1

13

*14

12

12

12

12

12

12

20

26

26

-

£38.4

7.95

473

Dec.

26

25

26

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22_

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

1)22

728

23.5

1,440

Jan.

b22

?2

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

648

20.9

1,290

Feb.

19

T9

18

18

18

*18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

-

491

16.9

974

Mar.

15

T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*ii

15

15

14

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

453

14.6

899

Apr.

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

*15

444

14.8

881

May

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

9.5

8.4

775

10

11

12

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

14

17

17

17

17

15

16

401.9

13.0

797

June

16

15

15

15

14

*15

14

12

12

9.3

7.2

6.5

4.5

4.6

4.5

3.0

3.4

4.1

4.3

4.6

10

12

12

13

14

15

13

8.4

7.2

12

-

300.6

10.0

596

July

22

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

26

26

28

29

30

15

*0

14

29

32

32

31

31

32

32

32

33

33

34

34

3.5,

825

26.6

1,640

Aug.

36

36

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

39

40

40

25

**!.!

8.6

22

22

29

36

35

36

35

35

35

14

.7

*1.0

.5

0

0

0

790.9

25.5

1,570

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

26

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

54

61 61

61

60

-

781

26.0

1,550

Calendar year 1951: Max 41 Min 1.5 Wean 20.7 Ac-ft 14,930

Water year 1951-52: Max 61 Min 0 Wean 18.9 Ac-ft 13,760

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hote.--Ho gage-height record Jan. 2-9, Feb. 19 to Mar. 9; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and engineers' notes.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 203

Ocean drain near Pavillion, Wyo.

Location. La t 43°13', long. 108°28', in SE^NE^ sec. 25, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 11-J- miles east of Pavillion.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1952 (irrigation season only after 1950). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,110 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 94 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.39 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 1.2 cfs Nov. 8, 13.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 116 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 2.90 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, that of Nov. 8, 13, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

40

36

32

34

34

34

33

33

32

*32

32

31

31

29

29

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

17

4.4

863.4

27.9

1,710

Nov.

4.4

3.4

3.0

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

3.2

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

*15

15

15

15

_

_

-

Apr.

15

15

16

15

15

15

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

*16

465

15.5

922

May

16

IB

28

29

26

24

25

27

29

30

28

26

25

24

23

26

29

30

30

31

35

42

35

33

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

870

28.1

1,730

June

24

23

*21

23

25

29

31

28

J8

29

 54 20

31

29

28

26

30

28

27

31

37

45

48

54

56

64

ST

53

48

48

1,049

35.0

2,080

July

50

45

43

41

42

40

39

40

40

43

43

43

47

49

51

49

*36

32

44

50

52

55

57

59

61

63

70

72

72

74

76

1,578

50.9

3,130

Aug.

78

80

82

82

84

84

84

84

86

88

90

*92

89

60

52

63

63

63

74

71

68

70

73

76

67

48

37

36

36

39

40

2,139

69.0

4,240

Sept.

40

39

37

36

36

38

37

38

40

38

33

*31

24

 S4 23

33

73

74

73

73

72

74

72

70

72

78

86

87

87

li

1,630

54.3

3,230

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

The season : Max 92 Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 17,040

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 28 to Aug. 11; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

records for station at Ocean Lake Outlet, and other nearby streams.
204 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Fivemile Creek near Riverton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°12', long. 108°24', In SW^SWi sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 4 E. , on right bank 

12f miles north of Riverton and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,020 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Apr. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 645 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 8.30 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.35 ft Dec. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.0 cfs 

Nov. 17, 18.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of velocity-area study 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of Nov. 17, 18, 1952.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (g

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, Bar. 28, 29, 

May 22, June 16, 17, 23-26, July 11-26, Aug. 20 to Sept. 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

17

30

59

178

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

74

63

42

97

78

50

47

45

44

43

42

41

40

40

41

39

35

37

37

40

36

27

34

36

31

30

27

27

27

32

ii

1,298

41.9

2,570

Nov.

3.9

6.8

10

9.0

7.0

6.0

7.0

7.4

7.6

5.8

4.0

4.2

4.E

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.0 

775

3.4

4.8

6.4

8.6

11

10

9.4

9.8

10 

10

25

35

-

240.8

8.03

478

Dec.

30

32

31

34

3T

29

27

26

26

26

26

29

32

32

30

29

28

27

27

10

11

12

15

18

21

20

21 

23

30

28

28

789

25.5

1,560

Jan.

28

JS

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

25

23

23

23

24

25

21 

20

21

22

22

22

22

^.

?T

22

22 

22

22

22

24

744

24.0

1,480

Feb.

28 "51

26

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

19

23 

19

12

IT

15

17

18

19

18

17

18 

19

18

.

-

613

21.1

1,220

Mar.

17

TT

17

18

18

19

20

22

24

26

30

26

23

26

28

29

28 

26

23

18

17

17

18

23

37

43

45

33

35

43

39

805

26.0

1,600

Apr.

37

36

37

32

33

37

40

33

30

29

27

25

24

22

30

62

36 

29

24

21

21

24

22

21

21

20

17 

18

48

80

-

936

31.2

1,860

May

69

57

46

44

56

127

121

102

74

68

67

60

47

50

60

85

80 

82

92

93

117

lii

97

85

76

81

82 

80

85

73

80

2,480

80.0

4,920

June

73

70

57

?T

57

65

80

87

94

94

85

91

107

123

119

125

135

146

127

111

127

135

139

178

184

225

M149

153

3,601

120

7,140

July

154

142

142

143

159

137

147

142

140

155

146

164

218

T5T

165

146

110 

70

75

103

118

115

134

137

139

157

191 

186

186

179

174

4,569

147

9,060

Aug.

195

217

264

524

Zl8

188

187

169

172

173

184

178

155

124

111

134

139 

137

149

146

142

153

155

163

154

106

|S 93

97

100

131

4,946

160

9,810

Sept.

149

121

107

103

98

113

111

123

125

125

116

119

112

106

106

109

151 

139

128

121

125

135

128

117

106

112

124 

124

122

136

-

3,611

120

7,160

Calendar year 1951: Max 230 Hln 2.0 Mean 64.7 Ac-ft 46,840

Water year 1951-52: Max 324 Mln 2.0 Mean 67.3 Ac-ft 48,860
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 205

Sand Gulch near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°11' , long. 108°19' , in NE^SWi sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 5 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from mouth and 10| miles southwest of Shoshoni.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1952 (irrigation season only after 1950). 

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,910 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 121 cfs July 1 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 3.4 cfs Apr. 26-28.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 203 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 3.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 75 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 2.7 cfs Feb. 2-4, 1950.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Apr. 13

to May 6, Aug. 19 to Sept. 26)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.8 

7.3

2.1 

2.3 

2.8

24

41

108

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

32 

26

18

16 

16

14

15

13

13

*12

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

8-. 9

O

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9

376.0

12.1

746

Nov.

9.2 

11

10

8.5 

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.9

_

_

-

.

_

.

-

.

_

.

_

-

_

-

Dec.

_

.

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mln

Mar.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

.

-

.

_

_

_

-

*5.0

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

_

_

-

Apr.

4.4 

4.6

4.6

4.4 

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

5.0

8^2

5.3

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

374

3.4

3.6

*4.0

-

132.3

4.41

262

May

4.2 

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

8.2

16

20

20

21

25

28

23

19

20

20

19

19

19

20

22

24

26

27

26

27

28

28

30

38

596.6

19.2

1,180

June

39 

37

31

*19 

ii

29

21

27

32

40

56

31

29

43

46

43

34

33

32

30

31

31

30

29

32

47

63

81

91

105

-

1,210

40.3

2,400

July

98 

74

45

47 

73

69

63

43

40

52

53

58

65

76

84

*80

67

51

46

54

63

56

51

51

45

34

36

76

70

66

62

1,848

59.6

3,670

Aug.

60 

66

74

90 

70

66

60

60

60

66

63

*60

59

57

56

54

48

48

49

51

48

43

40

IT

45

60

56

60

62

52

52

1,776

57.3

3,520

Sept.

52 

56

67

63 

58

60

58

58

57

61

61

*61

61

60

57

53

52

47

56

66

60

57

52

43

4_2

49

53

53

49

49

-

1,671

55.7

3,310

Mean Ac-ft

itie season : Max 105 Mln . Mean - Ac-ft 15,090

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record July 26 to Aug. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for other nearby streams.
206 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pivemile Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Prior

Location. Lat 43°13 , long. 108°13', in SW-q: sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 5 miles west of

Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 397 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1942, August 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,780 ft (from topographic map), 

cb Sept. 30, 1942, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 735 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Nov. 19.

1941-42, 1948-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3.200 cfs Aug. 7, 1941 (gage height, 

8.03 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; 

minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Jan. 4-6, 1942.

Flood of July 24, 1923, reached a discharge of 3,500 cfs, estimated by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 25,

Mar. 8-13, 21, 22, Apr. 1-4)

2.8

2.9

3.1

9.0 3.3 

3.7 

4.7

61

161

520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Ocb.

153

120

86

142

120

79

84

81

84

79

79

77

75

69

65

67

67

63

65

67

71

71

71

71

73

65

63

63

65

59

.51

2,445

78.9

4,850

Nov.

53

55

71

42

34

37

38

38

39

38

35

34

30

28

25

19

15

14

13

20

29

34

39

44

33

39

39

44

59

61

-

1,099

36.6

2,180

Dec.

56

58

50

56

45

48

45

41

40

40

43

48

50

44

41

37

38

35

29

17.

17

20

25

31

34

32

32

33

38

34

30

1,187

38.3

2,350

Jan.

30

31

32

32

32

31

33

35

35

34

33

33

35

38

40

41

35

35

37

37

38

33

34

34

37

35

34

35

35

35

35

1,074

34.6

2,130

Feb.

37

37

35

37

35

35

35

37

37

38

35

37

39

35

33

32

37

32

23

25

28

28

30

33

30

30

31

32

29

-

962

33.2

1,910

Mar.

29

30

29

32

33

37

39

44

51

53

56

44

41

51

50

56

56

53

51

41

39

40

42

47

51

57

72

70

73

59

51

1,477

47.6

2,930

Apr.

54

49

56

51

53

59

59

53

55

59

55

47

41

37

38

98

43

35

33

29

32

32

28

28

27

26

28

28

48

96

-

1,377

45.9

2,730

May

55

68

44

50

56

147

206

219

178

141

158

147

114

68

92

178

144

141

161

153

221

275

193

164

141

156

155

158

164

164

178

4,489

145

8,900

June

158

141

109

102

77.

105

108

141

170

184

196

172

198

256

261

264

261

258

241

212

231

238

254

300

311

380

404

373

358

377

-

6,840

228

13,570

July

362

296

258

258

307

278

272

231

254

296

300

351

428

416

408

369

289

241

244

282

311

296

286

282

264

304

358

355

340

332

325

9,593

309

19,030

Aug.

340

381

416

484

412

389

381

351

332

332

332

318

300

254

244

261

258

254

268

268

251

247

247

254

261

231

202

209

215

202

224

9,118

294

18,090

Sept.

254

238

234

231

212

231

228

234

234

238

231

231

224

218

218

209

258

241

238

241

244

250

244

234

209

218

228

221

218

231

-

6,930

231

13,750

Calendar year 1951: Max 448 Mln 13 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,580

Water year 1951.52: Max 484 Mln 13 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,420

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Aug. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 735 cfs (5.13 ft).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 207

Poison Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 108°08i, in NE£ sec. 29, T. 38 N., R. 94 W., on left bank 

Haifa mile upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and I mile west of 

Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 519 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1949 to September 1952 (monthly discharge only since October 

1950).

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,750 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 70 cfs June 27 (gage height, 2 49 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 280 cfs July 23, 1950 (gage height, 2.90 ft), by slopearea determination; no flow at times each year.

Flood of July 24, 1923, reached a discharge of 3,000 cfs, estimated by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements or estimate of flow generally made once a 

week. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1251.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to 

September 1952

Month

December .............................

Calendar year 1951 .................

September. ...........................

Water year 1951-52 .................

Cfs -days

10.8

4.6

153.4

14.0

49.5

2.1

154.8

Mean

0.35

.15

.43 j

.35

.07

.42

Runoff in 

acre -feet

21

9.1

303

20

28

98

0

4.3

306

Note. No stage-discharge relation; monthly summaries of discharge 

computed on basis of 7 discharge measurements, 38 estimates of flow, 

12 observations of no flow, weather records, engineers' notes, and records for other nearby streams.
208 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Badwater Creek at Lybyer Ranch, near Lost Cabin, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°21', long. 107°33', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 39 N. , R. 89 W., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Sioux Creek and 6 miles northeast of Lost Cabin.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,715.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71 cfs July 12 (gage height, 5.60 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.88 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 445 cfs July 8, 1949 (gage height, 7.35 ft); maximum 

gage height, that of Mar. 30, 1952; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 350 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7 

5.0 

5.2

2.4

14

29

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.5

1.0

1.2

1.6

T7B

6.1

0.20

12

IIov.

1.0

TTo

1.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.3

2.8

3.2

4.0

4.0

4±i

3.6

3.2

2.0

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.2

 1.4

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

59.2

1.97

117

Dec.

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

 1.1

.8

29.2

0.94

58

Jan.

(««)

0.6

> .7

20.6

0,66

41

Feb.

(«)

0.7

.6

.

-

19.2

0.66

38

Mar.

]

> 0.6

1

J

} >

1

(»)

1.5

1.4

.6

1.2

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.0

3.0

~2.5 10

2.0

49.9

1.61

99

Apr.

2.2 

2.5

3.0

3.8

4.7

7.4

20

15

4.3

*2.8

2.4

2.4

3.6

3.2

6.4

4.8

2.4

7.7

16

20

19

4.0

*1.6

FT3

11

17

20

24

19

13

268.5

8.95

533

May

8.4 

8.4

11

12

10

9.2

*7.6

9.2

11

12

11

8.0

6.4

5.6

6.0

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.8

12

16

28

17

13

14

12

9.6

9.6

8.8

311.8

10.1

618

June

ftf 6.4

6.8

6.8

 5.2

4.0

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.3

.8

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

6.0

5.2

6.8

4.0

2.4

1.4

97.8

3.26

194

July

1.0 

.8

.7

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

14

1.3

*3.2

2.8

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30.5

0.98

60

Aug.

(«)

0

0

0

Sept.

(«)

(«)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 80 Mln o Mean 4.84 Ac-ft 3,510

Water year 1951-52: Max 28 Min o Mean 2.44 Ac-ft 1,770

Peak discharge (base. ISO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 9 (no gage-height record Nov. 16- 

19, Dec. 22 to Jan. 3, Jan. 28 to Apr. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

1 estimate of flot«s weather records, and records for other nearby streams).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 209

Badwater Creek at Bonnevllle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°16' , long. 108°06', a.n sec. 14, T. 38 N., R. 94 W., on right bank at 

Bonnevllle, 3 miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir.

Drainage area. 790 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,773.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 9.75 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 605 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.05 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 4,690 cfs July 22, 1947 (gage height, 6.27 ft), from 

floodmarks), by slope-area determination; no flow for many days each year. 

Flood of July 24, 1923, 18,600 cfs, by slope-area determination.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 800 acres above station. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice weekly during spring flow and once weekly at other times. Records 

of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper

1251.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

°l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0.1

6.0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.6

2.2

1.2

.6

.5

.9

6.8

6T3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

20.7

0.71

41

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.5

3.6

8.5

6.2

3.8

5.3

5.2

6.3

8.6

14

9.4

5.0

4.0

6.0

6.4

7.5

13

13

15

11

19

15

18

14

218.5

7.05

433

Apr.

21

32

36

27

42

36

36

44

49

40

29

28

24

21

21

23

19

18

17

19

18

18

11

7.5

4.4

4.7

4.1

3.8

4.8

4.7

-

663.0

22.1

1,320

Hay

3.0

1.9

1.4

0

0

0

0

2.6

34

22

4.6

.4

.4

.5

.3

5.4

5.0

3.5

2.2

3.0

40

60

55

50

45

25

21

14

9.0

2.2

0

411.4

13.3

816

June

0

0

6.9

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

.5

99

.4

0

0

-

107.6

3.59

213

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 A

rtr

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.81

5.0

Aug.

0

0

23

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.8

0.77

47

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 154 Mln 0 Mean 4.14 Ao-ft 3,000

Water year 1951-52= Max 99 Mln o Mean 3.96 Ao-ft 2,880

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs). No peak above base.

Note.--No gage-height record pot. 6, Feb. IS, Mar. 19, 20, May 23-26, June 24, Aug. 4j discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, engineers' and observer's notes.
210 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°22', long. 108°36', In NW£ sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 2 E., on left bank threequarters of a mile upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon, 3 miles downstream from Sheep 

Creek, and 9|- miles northeast of Pavillion.

Drainage area. 257 sq ml.

Records available . March 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,370 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 638 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 6.21 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.13 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs 

Dec. 20-28, Jan. 3-10, July 26.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 2,300 cfs June 5, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17?

46

202

a60

a20

alo

4.2

4.2

3.8

a3.4

a3.1

a3.0

a3.0

3.0

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.2

428.1

13. B

849

JIov.

1.5 

1.0

2.8

15

9.2

7.4

12

11

10

7.4

4.2

4.6

3.8

2.6

1.6

.6

.5

.6

.8

1.8

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.5

3.2

5.0

6.8

-

130.1

4.34

258

Dec.

6.2 

574

4.8

3.9

2.6

1.4

.8

.7

.8

.8

al.3

al.8

al.8

al.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.5

.2

, .1

f .2

39.8

1.28

79

Jan.

0.2

.1

.2

.4

.3

.4

7.9

0.25

16

Feb.

! 0.4

.6

1.0

1.6

2.5

7.1

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.7

6.1

6.8

6.8

5.0

4.0

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.5

3.0

4.5

5.0

4.3

4.3

_

-

106.6

3.68

211

Mar.

4.3 

4.6

5.5

7.0

8.6

9.7

11

13

11

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.6

7.1

7.9

9.4

11

11

7.2

5.0

7.8

12

12

13

13

13

16

16

9.0

12

289.8

9.35

575

Apr.

14

16

10

16

18

22

40

25

20

18

17

18

14

10

19

54

30

17

18

23

30

25

20

20

55

83

96

~92 101

58

-

999

33.3

1,980

May

56 

56

53

41

24

20

14

12

16

11

6.2

7.4

8.6

9.2

7.4

6.2

6.8

5.6

7.4

7.4

32

90

40

25

27

30

32

30

25

24

20

750.2

24.2

1,490

June

19 

IT

12

10

6.8

5.6

5.0

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

iti

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.8

4.6

5.6

8.6

11

11

9.2

5.6

3.4

3.0

-

177.0

5.90

351

July

3.0 

3.4

374

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.4

.9

1.3

1.0

1.4

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

.7

.8

.8

.3

.1

75

.6

.4

.6

1.4

39.8

1.28

79

Aug.

17 

34

18

59

39

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

12

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.4

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

4.2

8.7

12

4.2

4.2

4.2

291.9

9.42

579

Sept.

e5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.2

-

137.2

4.57

272

Calendar year 1951: Max 202 Mln 0 Mean 5.31 Ac-ft 3,840

Water year 1951-52: Max 202 Mln - Mean 9.28 Ac-ft 6,740

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, estimated gage-height 

graph, and records for other nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-4, 6, Nov. 15 to Apr. 10.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 211

Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°17', long. 108° 17", in w£ sec. 34, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., on left bank

1-jr miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 9 miles northwest 

of Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,780 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 730 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 6.07 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 1,430 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 7.50 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Flood of July 24, 1923, discharge, 16,300 cfs, from slope-area determination of peak 

flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements or estimates of flow generally made once a week. 

Waste water from Riverton irrigation projects enters stream above station, beginning in 

1951. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 6, Mar. 17 to Apr. 5,

June 29 to July 1, July 18 to Aug. 30, Sept. 2-6)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May 22 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.3

0

1.3

4.0

7.3

12

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

24

71

137

280

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

6.2

7.6

22

41

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

95

160

263

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

49

80

83

~9F 260

31

15

9.9

9.9

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5 37S4.3

4.3

4.7

5.3

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

3.7

3.5

734.1

23.7

1,460

Hov.

1.7

.9

1.0

1.0

4.0

1.3

1.6

2.4

3.3

4.3

5.0

5.6

6.0

57¥

2.1

.8

.5

.1

73

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

-

60.5

2.02

120

Dec.

ITS' 1.3

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.4

0.37

23

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.8

2.3

2.6

2.3

1.5

2.2

2.9

27F

1.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.9

1.5

1.5

_

-

27.0

0.93

54

Mar.

0.3

.2

72

.5

2.6

6.6

9.5

12

15

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

9.8

4.7

12

22

21

14

23

17

13

17

18

18

7.8

339.2

10.9

673

Apr.

12

15

16

10

IF

17

23

41

33

18

17

16

18

13

19

50

49

22

19

19

24

27

18

16

23

73

93

98

9T

62

-

963

32.1

1,910

May

aSS

a50

40

36

24

15

IS" 11

19

33

15

68

72

50

28

26

21

18

21

19

64

"SB" 134

39

25

as

32

28

36

23

26

1,157

37.3

2,390

June

21

19

19

12

19

11

14

14

21

33

29

46

26

11

19

46

40

46

64

52

33

40

52

47

52

83

108

TOF

100

100

-

1,282

42.7

2,540

July

112

112

99

99

99

76

75

75

60

49

25

25

41

48

52

78

93

99

112

95

105

114

108

101

99

76

59

47

32

31

45

2,341

75.5

4,640

Aug.

70

123

151

211

255

163

146

118

94

103

112

107

120

114

120

121

125

123

114

119

115

87

83

83

89

95

102

90

63

24

<!2

3,460

112

6,860

Sept.

36

U

49

61

66_

46

31

30

28

31

21

18

18

20

20

15

13

12

14

11

B79" 6.2

8.9

8.9

7.1

6.7

8.3

8.9

8.9

13

-

666.8

22.2

1,320

Calendar year 1951: Max 387 Min 0 Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,190

Water year 1951-52: Max 260 Min 0 Mean 30.2 Ac-ft 21,890

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Oct. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 730 cfs (6.07 ft); Aug. 5 (6 a.m.) 510 cfs 

(5.72 ft) .

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary gage-height record and records 

for nearby streams.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 7-17, Nov. 19 to Dec. 18, Feb. 10 to 

Mar. 16, Mar. 19.
212 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Dry Cottonwood Creek near Bonneville, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°31', long. 108°18", in SW£ sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., on right bank

3" miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 13 miles northwest

of Bonneville. Prior to May 9, 1952, at site 3 miles downstream. 

Drainage area.--170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1949 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,750.73 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 9, 1952, at site 3 miles downstream at different

datum. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.28 ft); no flow

most of year.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1952; no flow much of each year. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge measurements generally made once a week in summer and once a month in winter.

Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply

Paper 1251. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water year 1950-51,

superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1209 are given herewith:

July 21.......... 62

22.......... 65

Sept. 6 .......... 56

Sept. 7 ......... 52

18......... 165

19......... 41

Month

Water year 1950-51 . ......................

Cfs -days Maximum

165

Minimum

0

Mean

1.87

Runoff in 

acre -feet

390

1,360

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-7, Apr. 16, 17, May 15-22, 

Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 8

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0.5 

1.4

4.4 

7.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

12

18

28

60

130

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

May 9 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.3

51

83

132

275

730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

00"

14

TS~ 120

8.0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

156.0

5.03

309

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 165 

Water year 1951-52: Max 625

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mln 0 

Mln 0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

00"

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

108

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

110.0

3.67

218

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

0

4.9

6.9

7.5

6.9

8.2

8.2

9.6

498

625

22

10

4.7

8.2

9.9

2.0

.3

0

1.1

1,249.4

40.3

2,480

June

8.9

10

6.0

0°~

7.0

8.0

1.2

1.2

.4

6.9

6.3

5.7

4.5

4.9

8.2

5.7

1.2

.2

2.1

4.5

2.2

8.9

12

12

14

58

IS

12

11

-

238.0

7.93

472

July

11

10

7.6

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

2.0

0

1.8

9.6

14

1513"

10

9.6

10

10

11

9.3

3.0

.7

2.1

5.1

4.0

4.5

5.1

2.9

0

3.8

187.1

6.04

371

Aug.

4.5

T7T

14

8.9

11

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.9

7.5

7.5

11

9.6

11

13

11

11

13

13

12

12

14

13

8.9

8.9

13

14

13

20

332.4

10.7

659

Sept.

20IB"

17

16

16

14

13

16

16

18

18

16

13

10

9.6

7.5

7.5

5.7

8.2

4.5

4.0

4.0

2.5

2.5

1.2

iTs~.8

6.9

8.2

7.5

-

301.2

10.0

597

Mean 2.30 Ao-ft 1,660 

Mean 7.03 Ao-ft 5,110

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Oct. 4 (2 a.m.) 560 cfs (4.50 ft); Apr. 16 (2:30 p.m.) 416 cfs 

(4.54 ft); May 21 (1 p.m.) 1,510 cfs (3.87 ft); May 22 (12 m.) 2,120 cfs (4.28 ft); June 27 (6 a.m.) 

243 cfs (2.86 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record Apr. 7, May 9-12, 14; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, and engineers' notes.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 213

Wind River below Boysen Dam, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°25'30", long. 108°10'40", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 5 N., R. 6 E., Wind River 

meridian, on right bank half a mile downstream from Boysen Dam and 13 miles north of 

Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 7,741 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,i 3.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs June 11 (gage height, 8.51 ft); mlnimum daily, 33 cfs Oct. 12.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs June 19, 1951 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum dally, that of Oct. 12, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 140,000 acres above station. Flow regulated by Boysen Reservoir (capacity, 819,760 acre-ft), end by Pilot Butte and Washakie Reservoirs and Bull 

Lake (combined capacity, 190,000 acre-ft), see page

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12 Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

1.2 29

1.6 63

2.4 164

3.0 290

3.5 455

4.0 700

5.9 1,930

3.1 315

4.0 640

6.0 1,230

7.4 

7.4

2,000

3,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

928

,110

,390

,690

,930

,680

,740

,64-0

,600

,600

*502

33

109

113

*116

*127

122

125

127 

127

128

132

135

180

119

72

78

122

145

146

177

18,243

588

36,180

NOV.

ITS" 172

180

210

262

321

339

345

356

373

387

398

404

412

415

415

415

412

408 

408

*415

412

408

412

415

415

415

415

308

415

-

10,840

361

21,500

Dec.

415

415

415

415

415

423

*415

415

415

415

433" 373

443

439

435

435

439

439

ISO- 450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

13,446

434

26,670

Jan.

450

*455"

450

360

450

450

450

420

400

400

400

400

359

380

380

299

366

362

362 

362

362

362

352

345

339

336

333

330

330

330

330

11,699

377

23,200

Feb.

275

204

2T>4

*206

206

206

206

206

206

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208 

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

-

6,079

210

12,060

Mar.

20S

208

*210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

212

212

214

214

214

214

214

214 

214

214

214

214

216

216

216

216

218 2~lS"

218

218

6,606

213

13,100

Apr.

*218

ITS

218

218

218

220

222

225

227

227

227

229

340

421

396

403

400

428

488 

500

524

516

516

516

562

596

596

596

555" 600

-

11,657

389

23,120

May

*588 588"

588

588

588

592

592

720

790

785

790

796

802

808

814

814

814

820

820 

820

832

838

838

831

856

862

862

862

910

940

53T

24,082

777

47,770

June

940

*946

958

*958

964

970

982

982

988

1,760

*3, 3,00"0" 390

1,060

1,000

1,010

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,010 

976

982

982

982

994

994

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,020

-

34,988

1,166

69,400

July

*1,030

1,010

970

970

976

988

982

982

982

1,040

1,400

1,610

1,610

1,650

1,710

1,730

1,760

1,730

1,710 

1,690

1,680

1,660

1,530

*1,500

1,460

1,430

1,410

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,330

42,680

1,377

84,650

Aug.

*1,280

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,250

*1,220

1,200

1,200

1,290

1,440

1,540

1,26(5

1,240

1,300

1,310

1,310

1,310 

1,240

1,200

1,230

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,220

1,120

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,020

38,140

1,230

75,650

Sept.

1,010

*1,010

994

988

988

988

994

1,080

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,070

982

970

1,030

1,290 

1,28(5

1,290

1,180

1,260

1,090

988

966

964 575"

982

974

-

32,918

1,097

65,290

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 195 1-52 : Max 3,390 Mln 33 Mean 687 Ao-ft 498,600

discharge computed from once 

Dec. 19 to Jan. 12 (no gageCation near Thermopolis).
214 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bighorn River at Thermopolis, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°39', long. 108°12', in sec. 36, T. 43 N., R. 95 W., on left bank 200 

ft downstream from Park Street bridge at Thermopolis and a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Thermopolis Creek.

Drainage area. 8,080 sq.mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1900 to December 1905, June 1910 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,305.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Oct. 25, 1934, staff or chain gages 

at several sites within 1 mile of present site at various daturas. Oct. 25, 1934, to 

Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site three quarters of a mile downstream at 

datum 4,300.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1952, 

wire-weight gage a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 3.09 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs June 11 (gage height, 4.07 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 2.05 ft); minimum daily, 101 cfs Oct. 12.

1900-1905, 1910-52: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs July 24, 1923 (gage height, 16.2 

ft (site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 51 cfs Jan. 7, 1950, caused by temporary storage behind dam due to construction 

work upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 140,000 acres above station. Hot springs entering below 

station, discharge about 25 cfs. Flow completely regulated by Boysen Reservoir beginning Oct. 11, 1951 (see p. 286). Records of chemical analyses water temperatures, 

and sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect, and 

doubtful gage-height record (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

95

200

355

3.1 

3.5 

4.2

670

1,070

2,120

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

600

1,190

2,340

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*950

982

1,250

1,800

2.050

1,800

1,720

1,600

1,670

1,650

*970

 101

144

180

176

184

*188

196

196

204

218

200

200

232

176

128

168

184

204

209

236

20,106

649

39,880

JJov.

255

260

275

285

290

*374

455

435

442

450

465

480

472

488

495

495

488

480

488

495

504

504

495

504

504

*504

504

504

5O4

504

-

13,378

446

26,530

Dec.

504

512

512

512

512

504

504

512

504

*504

495

504

504

504

529

520

520

520

529

558

b520

b5EO

b520

b520

b520

b52o

b520

b520

b520

b520

b520

15,965

515

51,660

Jan.

b470

b480

bSOO

b520

b520

b520

b520

*b480

b480

b480

b480

480

450

458

442

455

428

455

455

455

442

455

b420

407

594

388

374

368

374

381

*388

13,819

446

27,410

Feb.

374

285

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

290

*280

255

250

265

275

270

265

270

270

270

270

285

270

270

270

270

.

-

3,004

276

15,880

Mar.

270

265

270

*275

270

270

270

270

275

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

*270

265

265

265

260

260

260

270

270

270

275

295

290

8,380

270

16,620

Apr.

280

*285

280

280

280

280

290

501

285

280

280

280

285

465

458

495

465

*465

520

554

563

554

546

554

565

625

643

652

652

652

-

13,112

457

26,010

May

*652

640

640

640

632

632

640

728

872

864

872

872

*880

880

896

896

896

904

904

904

965

992

929

912

938

947

*947

958

956

983

985

26,514

849

52,190

June

985

985

985

992

985

992

1,000

1,010

1,020

*1,490

*3,390

5.440

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,100

-

56,736

1,225

72,860

July

1,100

 1,130

1.060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,080

1,430

1,650

1,660

1,700

1,760

1,770

 1.790

*1,780

1,770

1,740

1,720

1,710

1,610

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,450

1,390

1,340

44,520

1,436

88 , 300

Aug.

1,310

1,250

1,360

1,550

*1,340

1,510

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,250

1,340

1,320

1,560

1,300

1,300

1,360

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,140

1,000

992

1,000

1,020

1,050

58,852

1,255

77,020

Sept.

1,040

*1.020

1,050

1,020

1,050

1,030

1,O5O

1,100

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,500

1,290

1,190

1,060

1,030

1,050

1,500

1,510

1.340

1,230

1,290

1,210

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,040

1,050

 1,030

-

34,240

1,141

67,910

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,500 Min 101 Mean 2,027 Ac-ft 1,468,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,440 Min 101 Mean 747 Ac-ft 542,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Boysen 

Dam. OJH,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 215

South Fork Owl Creek above Curtls Ranch, near Thermopolis, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°41', long. 108°44', In NW£ sec. 11, T. 8 N., R. 1 E., on right bank 1.7 

miles southwest of Curtls Ranch, 5 miles upstream from Red Creek, and 30 miles northwest of Thermopolis.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years, 29.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 644 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.22 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 350 cfs; no flow at times during fall and winter.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 4.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350cfe;noflow at times during winter months 1943-52.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Two diversions above station for irrigation of about 400 acres.

Revisions. W 1209: 1945-47(M) , 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.0

1.1

Oct. 1 to June 6

2.5 

3.0

June 7 to Sept. 30

65 

13o 

270 

505

0.25 

.3

133

263

370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water yea-' October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*4.5

5.4

6.0

11

8.3

6.6

3.8

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

5.1

1.2

3.2

6.6

9.5

6.6

f .7

11

9.9

7.5

7.5

5.7

3.8

4

4

4

187.7

6.05

372

NOV.

3

4

5

6

*5

4

5

3

4

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

-

Ill

3.7

220

Dec.

1

4

3

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

0.8

52

Jan.

(*)

(*)

o

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

 1.5

8.3

25

52

26

6.2

*4.2

6.6

8.7

2.7

8.3

26

15

7.9

18

68

98

68

33

39

88

141

174

184

*220

164

68

-

1,561.4

52.0

3,100

May

92

141

188

209

130

*95

86

84

53

36

37

77

107

120

93

55

39

30

34

55

62

53

43

74

97

120

93

114

164

164

148

2,893

93.3

5,740

June

184

216

234

238

324

396

358

244

*238

190

133

147

117

128

116

92

84

93

93

84

77

58

47

45

48

24

6.4

1~1.0

54

-

4,084.4

136

8,100

July

*60

59

60

73

69

66

54

47

52

51

50

64

98

92

84

71

61

54

53

49

42

44

37

33

33

30

28

26

26

19

15

1,600

51.6

3,170

Aug.

*11

12

13

14

10

9.0

8.1

7.8

8.7

11

22

18

12

11

11

9.4

8.4

8.4

7

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

255.8

8.25

507

Sept.

3

*3.2

2.3

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.1

1.0

.6

.2

.1

.2

.7

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.4

3.4

3.8

4.1

-

29.1

0.97

58

Calendar year 1951: Max 283 Mln o Mean 30.9 Ac-ft 22,380

Water year 1951-52: Max 396 Mln 0 Mean 29.4 Ac-ft 21,320

Peak discharge (base. 520 cfs).--May ' (12 m.) 332 cfs (2.65 ft); June 7 (4 a.m.) 644 cfs (3.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record Oct. 29 to 

Dec. 11, Dec. 20 to Jan. 2, Jan. 22-29, Mar. 2-26, 30, Aug. 19 to Sept. 1; discharge estimated on 

basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, engineers' notes, and records for Owl Creek near 

Thermopolls).
216 YELLOWSTONE RIVET; BASIN

North Fork Owl Creek near Anchor, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°42', long. 108"55", in sec. 12, T. 43 N. , R. 101 W., on left bank half 

a mile upstream from Cup Creek and 4f miles west of Anchor.

Drainage area. 54.9 sq ml.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1952 (no winter records 1941-44).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,720 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Aug. 29, 1948, water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-52), 16.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 354 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 3.95 ft); no flow 

for many days during winter.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs May 25, 1942 (gage height, 4.50 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 4.13 ft; no flow at times during winter.

Remarks. Records poor. One small diversion for Irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*4 

6

10

15

12

9

8

10

9

9

9

a

8

7

7

7

5

6

8

11

9

11

14

*12

10

8

7

6

6

6

6

263

8.5

522

JIov.

5 

5

6

7

*6

5

6

5

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

5

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

-

155

5.2

307

Dec.

6 

6

5

6

5

4

3

3

1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

1.3

77

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

##"2"2

2

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

_-

10

0.3

20

Mar.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.

a

Apr.

2

10

15

25

50

*100

150

130

80

50

35

25

20

20

100

*65

50

45

90

80

50

30

50

100

150

250

*250

36

30

-

2,093

69.8

4,150

May

40 

70

100

70

60

*51

46

48

49

40

45

*43

48

46

46

39

34

34

43

48

49

56

57

61

82

82

119

145

142

140

153

2,086

67.3

4,140

June

Ml

127

*132

119

93

105

107

85

*74

61

68

63

59

56

53

42

39

40

38

35

34

30

28

35

45

63

53

45

42

36

-

1,949

65.0

3,870

July

*33 

30

29

28

26

24

19

15

17

17

20

35

51

43

33

26

22

20

18

17

16

16

15

13

13

14

15

13

10

10

9

667

21.5

1,320

Aug.

*10 

22

15

8

9

8

7

7

a

9

15

12

10

10

9

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

224

7.2

444

Sept.

6

*5

4

4

4

4

3

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

I

1

1

1

-

86

2.9

171

Calendar year 1951: Max 70 Min 0 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,750

Water year 1951-52: Max 250 Min 0 Mean 20.7 Ac-ft 15,030

Peak discharge (base. 165 efs).--Apr. 27 (time unknown) 354 cfs (3.95 ft)j May 28 (4:30 p.m.) 181 

cfs (3.41ft); May 31 (6 p.m.) 196 cfs (3.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 28, Apr. 30 to May 5, Aug. 5 to Sept. 1; 

discharge estimated on basis of 14 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for South 

Fork Owl Creek above Curtls Ranch near Thermopolls and Gooseberry Creek near Grass Creek.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 217

Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°41', long. 108°18', in sec. 19, T. 43 N., R. 95 W., on right bank at

McCumber Ranch, Ij miles downstream from Mud Creek and 6 miles northwest of Thermopolis.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. July 1910 to October 1912, April 1915 to November 1917, November 1931 

to November 1932, and May 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1911 to November 1917, November 1931 to November 1932, and May 1938 to September 

1950 in reports of Wyoming State engineer. (No winter records prior to 1932.)

e_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,560 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 

"938, staff or chain gages at several sites within 3 miles of present site at various 

datums. May 1938 to October 1938 chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 14 years (1938-52), 40.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 802 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum, 

1.8" cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1910-17, 1931-32, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 

5.61 ft), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs; no flow at times during irrigation 

seasons of 1912, 1916, 1939-40.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 14,000 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, tn^feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

Oct. 1 to June 7

3.5 

6.5

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0

56

128

217

582

0.6 

.7

June 8 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

2.8 

5.8

10

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.1

25

69

135

348

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota3

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*5^9

5.9

5.9

7.8

11

12

8.3

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.5

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.8

as

as

as 

as

a!2

16

16

15

16

16

11

285.5

9.21

566

Jlov.

15

17

34

24

28

*27

32

15

20

32

33

31

30

21

20

18

17

17

18

21

28

28

23

22

22

22

23

24

28

28

718

23.9

1,420

Dec.

30

30

20

26

20

20

19

17

15

14

15

*16

17

15

14

14

14

14

11

9_

10

12

12

11

10

11

12

13

15

12 

10

478

15.4

948

Jan.

7

5

*8

10

12

14

16

14

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

9

6

6 

7

8

8

9

9

10

10 

*13

345

11.1

684

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

15

15

16

16

*25

20

15

16

20

18

14

9

10

11

12 

14

16

19

23

27

*32

470

16.2

932

Mar.

25

20

IE

*20

25

22

20

25

30

39

23

19

17

18

20

22

23

*25

24

20

26

34

25 

26

28

30

25

27

45

12

56

844

27.2

1,670

Apr.

34

*30

23

19

24

34

83

*112

52

29

21

18

16

15

18

*209

96

35

66

128

183

94

55 

*72

189

361

426

*478

512

233

3,675

122

7,290

May

161

163

229

305

177

96

72

68

89

64

37

31

59

97

100

91

7O

46

36

*32

93

311

202

133

183

280

336

248

273

278 

229

4,589

148

9,10O

June

260

302

311

262

289

426

493

332

253

181

103

74

56

58

67

*53

*50

52

55

48

44

37

ft

40

59

67

44

44

43

4,169

139

8,270

July

*38

39

38

37

35

23

26

18

26

32

33

31

49

49

40

47

38

27

18

21

18

26

28 

23

16

13

9.5

7.2

5.8

 fcf

822.8

26.5

1,630

Aug.

*5.2

5.2

7.2

5.2

4.0

4.O

3.4

3.4

4.0

9.5

30

30

9.0

6.3

5.5

5.2

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.5 

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

H

177.2

5.72

351

Sept.

4.0

*4.0

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

3.1

3.1

3.4

4.3 4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2,5

2^5

103.6

3.45

205

Calendar year 1951: Max 170 Mln 3 Mean 26.8 Ac-ft 19,350

Water year 1951-52: Max 512 Mln l.a Mean 45.6 Ac-ft 33,070

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs).--Apr. 16 (4 p.m.) 372 cfs (3.20 ft); Apr. 21 (11 a.m.) 304 cfs 

(2.91 ft); Apr. 28 (10:30 a.m.) 802 cfs (4.68 ft); May 4 (3 p.m.) 449 cfs (3.51 ft)j May 22 (2 p.m.) 

514 cfs (3.76 ft): May 27 (4 a.m.) 462 cfs (3.56 fb): May 29 (4 p.m.) 367 cfs (3.18 ft); June 3 

(1 p.m.) 414 cfs (3.37 ft); June 7 (3 p.m.) 715 cfs (4.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No sage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Lucerne.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8, 9, 18-20, 24-27, Dec. 6 to Mar. 9, Mar. 12- 

15, 23-29 (no gage-heighb record Dec. 14-16, Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-30; discharge computed on 

basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Lucerne).
218 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Owl Creek near Lucerne, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°4-3', long. 108 °11', in sec. 7, T. 43 N. , R. 94 W. , near center of span 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles 

south of Lucerne. Prior to Mar. 27, 1952, on downstream side of bridge.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available. February 1932 to February 1933, May 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,306.33 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 19S9, supplementary adjustment of 1940. February 1932 to February 1933 datum 

of gage is 1.48 ft higher. May 11, 1938, to July 13, 1944, datum of gage is 2 ft 

higher. Prior to Mar. 27, 1952, on downstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1938-40, 1941-52), 24.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 546 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.67 ft); 

minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs 

July 28, Sept. 1,3, 10-12, 14-17.

1932-33, 1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 928 cfs May 4, 1947, from rating 

curve extended above 510 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.80 ft May 27, 1942, present datum; 

no flow at times in 1932, 1938-40.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 18,000 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-17, 22-24, Apr. 8-16,

Apr. 30 to May 4, Aug. 25 to Sept. 3)

Oct. 1 to Mar.

1.0 

2.8 

5.8

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

0

0.7 

2.3 

5.0

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

52

222

412

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

Z.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.6

2.8

2.8

4.6

5.2

5.2

4.6

5.2

5.2

113.2

3.65

225

Nov.

4.9

4.9

19

19

*17

17

20

8.7

9.2

22

25

25

25

19

15

14

13

13

14

16

23

23

20

20

20

21

22

23

25

33

-

550.7

18.4

1,090

Dec.

36

34

29

29

22

19

17

15

14

13

15

*22

28

20

17

17

17

17

15

IS.

13

15

15

14

13

14

15

17

18

16

13

571

18.4

1,130

Jan.

10

7

10

12

14

16

20

*17

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

14

14

14

14

14

12

8

8

9

10

10

1111

12

12

*12

406

13.1.

805

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

12

13

13

13

13

18

*15

10

11

12

13

10

6

7

7

8

9

11

15

21

25

*28

_

-

379

13.1

752

Mar.

22

15

10

*17

20

16

15

20

25

30

29

23

19

21

26

25

25

23

25

*28

25

28

21

22

20

26

*2Q

21

45

59

6_6

787

25.4

1,560

Apr.

45

*39

26

20

20

31

36

*78

46

16

13

10

3.9

2.3

276

*116

129

29

38

129

194

105

17

60

158

315

361

*366

391

233

-

3,029.8

101

6,010

May

*85

90

127

169

132

31

19

16

22

7.0

5.8

4.7

5.0

7.8

4.7

5.4

 4.2

4.5

4.2

*3_._7

22

361

201

189

156

222

*258

218

268

241

207

3,091.0

99.7

6,130

June

222

239

247

213

239

308

340

281

176

125

76

27

9.0

8.6

7.8

7.8

*7.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

6.2

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0.

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.7

-

2,608.2

86.9

5,170

July

4.7

*4.7

6.6

7.4

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.8

8.2

T~4 8.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.9

3.9

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

1.7

.6

1.5

2.6

3.6

135.2

4.36

268

Aug.

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.4

*7.0

10

5.8

2.3

4

7

10

2.6

2.3

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

.9

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

93.8

3.03

186

Sept.

O.G

*.9

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.0

.2

"72.3

.3

-

25.6

0.85

51

Calendar year 1951: Max 112 Mln 0.9 Mean 9.84 Ac-ft 7,120

Water year 1951-52: Max 391 Mln 0.6 Mean 32.2 Ac-ft 23,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18-21, 25-29, Dec. 6-11, Dec. 15 to Feb. 

Mar. 3-5, 8, 9 (no gage-height record Dec. 25-28, Dec. 30 to Feb. 13; discharge estimated on ba 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, engineers' and observers' notes).

25,
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 219

Gooseberry Creek near Grass Creek, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°00', long. 108°41', in sec. 36, T. 47 N., R. 99 W.. on right bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge, 3 miles downstream from Enos Creek, and 4| miles northwest of 

Grass Creek.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,523.50 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 7 years, 17.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 2.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; no flow at times in December and January.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 593 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 3.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; no flow at times during winters of 1950, 1951, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Many small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1209: 1949(M), 1950(P).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 25 Apr. 26 to Sept. 30

-0.1

0.0

.1

.3

1.0 

2.5

0.6 

1.0.

1.6

-0.5 1.9

-.4 2.5

-.3 3.4

-.2 5.0

-.1 8.4

1.0 

2.0

121

266

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

 1.6

2.1

8.6

li

11

6.6

6.0

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

6,0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.0

5.6

5.0

5.3

6.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4

3

175.6

5.66

348

Nov.

3

4

6

7

8

*8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.4

7.8

6.6

6.0

5

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

-

146.6

4.89

291

Dec.

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0_

26.5

0.85

53

Jan.

0

0

0

0

_._!

.1

».l

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

1.6

0.05

3.2

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

**.2

.1

_

-

5.6

0.19

11

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.7

.9

1

.8

.5

.5

.8

1

2

3

3

*2

1

1

1

1

2

3

6

10

15

18

15

10

100.5

3.24

199

 Apr.

7

6

5

*4

5

3

20

60

30

10

5

10

5

10

49

73

49

48

62

98

*86

*32

32

119

188

189

167

134

*129

79

-

1,714

57.1

3,400

May

103

a!30

aZOO

a!50

a90

a60

a50

94

70

57

56

*64

59

56

52

49

43

46

48

50

*125

181

171

158

190

222

183

*147

158

148

124

3,334

108

6 , 6 10

June

112

109

95

*80

68

72

71

60

54

52

32

30

24

16

14

13

12

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

9.4

12

17

35

22

18

14

13

-

1,107.1

36.9

2,200

July

*12

12

11

9.9

7.9

5.5

4.2

4.4

4.4

3.8

4.4

12

20

16

9.4

7 .4

6.6

7.0

5.5

4.6

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2 .6

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.8

199.0

6.42

395

Aug.

2.9

4.2

7.4

29

15

*3.5

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.8

6.3

5.5

3.8

3.5

4.2

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2 .8

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

4.2

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.3

144.9

4.67

287

Sept.

5.0

*4.4

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.0

-

92.8

3.09

184

Calendar year 1951: Max 35 Min 0 Mean 7.36 Ac-ft 5,330

Water year 1951-52: Max 222 Min 0 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,980

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Apr. 20 (3 a.m.) 228 cfs (1.81 ft); Apr. 25 (1 a.m.) 418 cfs 

(2.84 ft); May 26 (6 p.m.) 309 cfs (2.38 ft); Aug. 4 (5 p.m.) 151 cfs (1.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis af weather records and records for station 

at Pulliam.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, Nov. 14 to Apr. 14.
220 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Gooseberry Creek at Pulllam, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°55 T , long. 108°04', in sec. 30, T. 46 N., R. 93 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile north of Pulllam and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 371 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1943, November 1945 to September 1946, October 

1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,140.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorder 

at two sites within a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at different datum. 

Nov. 1, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 4, 1948, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 1.01 ft higher.

Average discharge. 7 years (1941-43, 1947-52), 11.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 429 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.07 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1941-43, 1945-46, 1947-52: Maximum discharge, 823 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 

4.54 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above 

station. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe- second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10-12, 23, 24, May 22-24)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0 

2.2 

4.0 

7.2 3.0

27

69

137

183

333.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

67.

26

3.3

L.5

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.C

.6

.7

.7

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

lll.b

3.61

222

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

9.5

0.32

19

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

0

0

O

G

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

5.2

0.17

10

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1

2

*2

1

.5

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*0

0

_

-

7.0

0.24

14

Mar.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.2

.5

.7

1

2

1

.5

.3

1

2

3

4

5

*3

2

.8

.5

.b

1

2

*5

*9.6

12

13

6.6

77.2

2.49

153

Apr.

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.4

*14

*54

 6.6

3.1

.8

2.6

.7

3.0

*63

86

12

5.3

10

*49

46

*16

4.8

82

110

146

131

*123

127

-

1,113.5

37.1

2,210

May

*72

59

58

82

*73

4011'

9.6

18

11

4.6

2.2

1.5

1.4

2.7

21

11

5.6

6.9

7.2

*56

*330

243

152

137

169

231

157

144

144

135

2,395.7

77.3

4,750

June

113

*99

82

57

21

11

6.9

5.6

5.3

3.6

3.1

1.2

1.0

.5

.3

.2

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**1

2

1

.5

0

0

-

415.3

13.8

824

July

O

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.5

**1

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.0

0.06

14

Aug.

(*)

(»)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 67 Mln 0 Mean 0.77 Ac-ft 554

Water year 1951-52: Max 330 Min o Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,210

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). --Oct. 4 (1 p.m.) 289 cfs (2.87 f t) j Apr. 17 (8 a.m.) 150 cfs (2.36

ft); Apr. 23 (2:30 a.m.) 101 cfs (2.03 ft); Apr. 25 (12 p.m.) 176 cfs (2.41 ft); May 22 (9:30 p.m.)

429 cfs (3.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation Df no flow made on this day.

** Field extiraate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, Nov. 16-18, Nov. 21 to Mar. 

(no gage-height recjrd Nov. 23 to Dec. 9, Mar. 21-27; discharge for these periods and periods of 

doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1-4, June 14 to July 9, July 12-14, Sept. 3-30, estimated
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 221

Flfteenmlle Creek near Norland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°02'15", long. 108 0 00'45 n , In 

right bank ij miles upstream from mouth and

^ sec. 27, T. 47 N. , R. 93 W., on 

miles west of Worland.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1951 to September 1952.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,080 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.77 ft); no flow 

for many days each month.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1952; no flow for many days each month.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions above station. Records of suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.7

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

79

192

338

775

1,380

2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

 0

0

0

»522

42

5.5

1.4

.4

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

571.4

18.4

1 , 130

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(")

_

_

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

 0

 768

*168

17

5.5

1.9

.6

*0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

-

961.0

32.0

1,910

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

 13

7.0

2.2

.6

 0

0

0

*141

15

5.0

2.2

1.7

»657

*U980

 117

15

5.5

92

99

10

2.5

.6

.2

3,166.5

102

6,280

June

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

»0

*20.

*15

19

7.0

.4

*0

-

71.4

2.38

142

July

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*28

57

26

6.5

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

118.1

3.81

234

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*27

21

11

.5

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

59.5

1.92

118

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 19C,1: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,980 Mln 0 Mean 13.5 Ac-ft 9,810

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Oct. 4 (9 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (3.66 ft); Apr. 16 (9 p.m.) 1,130 cfs 

(3.64 ft); May 16 (6 a.m.) 635 cfs (2.72 ft); May 22 (2 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (5.77 ft); May 26 (9:30 p.m. 

755 cfs (2.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no fl^w made on this day.
222 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bighorn River near Manderson, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°12', long. 107°55' , in sec. 28, T. 49 N. , R. 92 W. , on downstream side 

of bridge 20 ft from left bank, a quarter of a mile west of Rairden, ! £ miles downstream 

from Fivemile Creek, and 6 miles southeast of Manderson.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1952.

gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 3,924.39 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,810 cfs May 22 (gage height, 8.27 ft); 

minimum, 166 cfs May 8 (gage height, 3.58 ft); minimum daily, 180 cfs Apr, 13, May 8. 

1949-52: Maximum discharge observed, 10,600 cfs June 1, 1951 (gage height, 10.15 

ft), minimum daily, that of Apr. 13 , May 8, 1952.

Flood of Feb. 19, 1948, reached a stage of 16.45 ft (ice jam), from floodmark (discharge, about 9,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 213,000 acres aoove station. Flow largely regulated 

by Boysen Reservoir beginning on Oct. 11, 1951 (see p. 286). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 20-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 3O

3.8 230

4.0 295

4.5 535

5.0 850

5.5 1,260

6.0 1,850

7.0 3,340

3.6 170

3.8 225

4.3 450

5.0 950

6.0 2,050

8.0 5,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

759

*794

920

1,340

2,220

2.290

2,050

2,010

1,760

1,780

1,990

1,060

299

*242

*29Z

278

278

278

288

295

311

311

299

295

311

*303

267

248

278

288

295

24,429

785

48,450

flov.

299

320

340

358

371

410

470

*524

513

535

546

546

557

552

552

562

552

560

562

568

560

562

562

560

570

612

562

562

562

562

-

15,371

512

30,490

Dec.

574

560

546

562

560

557

*568

535

370

311

311

340

385

327

360

410

460

520

580

570

560

580

580

580

580

560

570

580

580

580

400

15,555

502

30,850

Jan.

300

320

370

460

560

580

59O

600

600

600

600

600

600

*590

580

570

560

560

560

560

550

450

440

460

480

530

520

520

500

500

500

16,210

523

32,150

Feb.

*491

380

370

370

370

370

370

360

365

370

375

390

*385

380

375

370

360

340

318

280

284

314

336

340

322

292

290

322

375

_

-

10,264

354

20.360

Mar.

380

340

*322

336

355

370

375

406

410

412

417

390

380

385

390

410

434

*486

486

428

395

370

400

400

395

406

406

417

450

498

550

12,579

406

24,9bO

Apr.

*462

434

422

406

375

360

336

406

556

314

232

190

180

188

412

*1.550

*1,260

542

375

450

631

775

549

412

468

722

959

1,010

1,060

1,070

-

16,886

563

33,490

May

*556

395

385

474

562

365

242

180

556

422

340

300

253

250

239

379

327

253

250

232

* 1,840

*4.610

2,360

1,290

1,070

1,200

1,620

1,260

1,090

1,110

1,140

25,550

824

50,680

June

1,070

1,040

986

926

782

790

870

934

798

652

1,540

2.800

*2,010

701

523

462

439

439

462

428

375

360

375

395

603

568

958

708

516

549

-

24,059

802

47,720

July

510

*456

422

400

375

340

336

322

332

322

336

345

983

1,240

1,210

1,280

1_,500

1,260

1,260

1,300

1,240

1,160

1,150

1,040

950

926

926

894

870

830

806

25,121

810

49,830

Aug.

782

790

752

738

*730

701

666

645

631

710

790

854

489

1,080

760

715

854

838

814

798

745

568

617

640

659

631

624

456

439

422

462

21,760

702

43,160

Sept.

536

*575

582

6O3

610

624

638

645

687

894

968

959

959

995

995

775

659

652

722

934

977

995

878

986

902

701

680

690

745

*775

-

23,341

778

46,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,400 Mln 242 Mean 1,791 Ae-ft 1,296,620

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,610 Mln 180 Mean 631 Ao-ft 458,430

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

and at Kane.

oplls
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 223

Nowood Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°01', long. 107°25 I ! in sec. 27, T. 47 N., R. 88 W., on right bank 

2 miles upstream from Tensleep Creek and 2 miles southeast of Tensleep.

Drainage area.--805 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1943, March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,410 ft (by barometer). May 1938 to 

September 1943 chain gage at present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs June 27 (gage height, 5.88 ft); minl- 

 mum, 7 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 0.58 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs July 30, 31, Aug. 1-3.

1938-43, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 2,610 cfs June 28, 1938, by slope-area determination, and June 20, 1940, from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; maximum gage 

height observed, 13.0 ft Mar. 12, 13, 1942 (ice Jam), datum then in use; minimum daily 

discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to July 13)

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

161

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

*58

58

61

73

95

73

62

61

60

60

60

61

62

64

64

62

62

61

64

69

68

66

*65

65

67

65

85

67

70

69

2,014

65.0

3,990

Nov.

69

45

65

70

68

*66

65

65

64

64

63

62

62

61

61

60

50

60

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

-

1,900

63.3

3,770

Dec.

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

60

50

60

*66

66

65

65

55

60

65

65

65

55

65

65

64

64

62

62

62

60

60

60

55

1,931

62.3

3,830

Jan.

50

52

54

56

58

59

60

60

*60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

50

55

60

6_5

65

65

65

*65

65

65

1,849

59.6

3,670

Feb.

65

65

65

65

65

65

66

67

68

69

70

70

69

*68

68

67

66

65

64

40

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

_

-

1,715

59.1

3,400

Mar.

45

45

*44

40

45

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

60

*80

70

65

60

57

55

57

60

65

70

90

137

328

375

*203

2,551

82.3

5,060

Apr.

*124

102

95

91

91

98

104

112

110

92

88

86

85

83

87

130

104

95

96

112

122

136

118

107

119

165

243

363

*460

385

-

4,203

140

8,340

May

310

*289

280

267

261

232

201

185

179

193

175

165

141

124

116

119

122

107

104

94

101

159

159

161

201

199

211

215

193

175

165

5,603

181

11,110

June

154

141

125

*107

101

91

79

70

62

44

39

32

26

21

19

19

18

18

18

20

22

22

23

24

36

48

*377 "73

54

49

-

1,932

64.4

3,830

July

39

39

36

31

26

28

25

17

14

12

11

16

47

59

46

39

31

25

21

20

16

12

12

12

10

9

8

9

9

8

*8

695

22.4

1,380

Aug.

8

8

8

9

20

9

9

10

10

32

~28 126

29

27

30

32

29

26

25

28

29

29

28

24

23

18

19

23

21

22

26

765

24.7

1,520

Sept.

32

37

*41

40

42

40

35

33

31

34

29

26

23

24

28

34

39

37

34

36

36

34

32

30

31

35

35

35

35

34

-

1,012

33.7

2,010

Calendar year 1951: Max 265 Mln 10 Mean 68.4 Ac-ft 49,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 460 Mln 8 Mean 71.5 Ac-ft 51,910

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). June 27 (5:30 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.88 ft); Aug. 11 (12:30 a. 

cfs (4.02 ft").

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2-16, Nov. 18 to Mar. 27.

i.) 635
224 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°03'40", long. 107°23'10", In NW£ see. 12, T. 47 N., R. 88 W.. on left 

bank -3. quarter of a mile downstream from Canyon Creek, and 4 miles (revised) northeast

of Tensleep.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available .--September 1910 to December 1912, April 1915 to November 1924, October 

1943 to Septen.ber 1952.

Ga^-e. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,637.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T9C9. Prior to Oct. 1, 1916, staff gage at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

191J, to May 10, 1913, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1915-24, 1943-52), 158 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 1,780 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 

31 efs Feb. 20 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs Feb. 20.

1910-15, 1915-24, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 2,890 efs (revised) June 15, 1924 

(gage height. 7.05 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum daily, 

30 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 1951.

Revisions.--Revised figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in previous 

water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

476. .......

583. .......

1036. .......

1116.. ......

Water

year

-] Q-] rj -in

1923-24

1944-45

1947-48

Date

May 22

Gage height 

(feet)

6.8

6.82

5.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,690

2,890

2,710

2,390

-Ks. --Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Revisions . --Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in water 

year 1916, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 436, are given herewith:

Water

Month

year 1915-16. .........

Maximum

1.430

Mean

194

Runoff in 

acre-feet

141,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

70

*72

74

74

79

81

79

79

79

79

76

74

74

73

73

70

72

70

72

73

74

72

68

73

67

64

64

66

66

67

62

2,236

72.1

4,440

Nov.

se

51

66

63

66

*64

64

62

61

60

58

58

58

58

57

54

51

57

57

56

56

56

56

56

54

54

54

54

54

53

1,729

57.6

3,430

Dec.

53

53

53

53

53

53

52

46

44

52

*53

54

52

51

47

53

53

53

51

44

52

54

53

54

52

51

52

51

51

51

46

1,590

51.3

3,150

Jan.

44

46

47

47

49

49

51

48

*48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

48

42

46

49

48

47

46

46

*46

46

46

1,464

47.2

2,900

Feb.

46

46

46

45

45

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

45

46

46

45

42

41.

47

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

_

-

1,310

45.2

2,600

Mar.

45

45

*45

45

M

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

45

45

45

45

*47

47

47

45

45

44

45

46

45

45

46

49

57

58

54

1,440

46.5

2,860

Apr.

*51

49

51

49

51

52

54

53

48

48

48

49

48

48

54

60

54

56

62

76

78

67

61

70

37

110

184

475

*706

725

3,624

121

7,190

May

755

*825

996

1.120

880

627

545

533

478

339

299

308

390

437

448

342

270

219

208

197

227

245

222

273

339

467

401

332

412

490

394

14,018

452

27,800

June

463

537

800

*820

865

1,090

*1,390

1,020

800

740

596

549

478

445

412

335

266

251

263

282

251

242

192

189

254

279

*533

456

318

308

-

15,474

516

30,690

July

248

219

184

169

174

134

174

145

130

126

130

384

850

696

434

349

266

210

181

186

154

139

128

120

120

116

110

108

105

*99

92

6,730

217

13,350

Aug.

89

89

92

103

101

96

90

82

79

92

166

164

145

122

114

106

101

92

86

82

82

78

73

72

70

68

72

73

70

68

68

2,885

93.1

5,720

Sept.

72

70

*68

67

67

68

67

67

66

62

62

64

66

67

67

62

£2

61

60

60

57

57

57

54

54

53

51

52

52

52

~

1,844

61.5

3,660

Calendar year 1951: Max 845 Mln 30 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,710

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,390 Mln 41 Mean 148 Ac-ft 1O7.80O

Peak discharge (oase. 1,500 cfs) . June 7 (5:30 a.m.) 1.78O cfs (5.61 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 225

Paintroek Creek below Lake Solitude, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°21', long. 107°16', on line between sees. 25 and 36, T. 51 N., R. 87 

¥., on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream from Lake Solitude and 18 miles 

northeast of Hyattville.

Drainage area.--15.1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 452 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum not determined, probably 

occurred during period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those for peric-' of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tatle, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4

4.5 

6.3

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

3.0

6.3

11

24

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

119

227

369

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

10

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.8

8.3

9.1

10

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.1

8.3

7.8

8.1

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

250.7

8.09

497

Nov.

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

-

-

May

_

_

-

June

92

140

182

195

240

329

355

273

223

243

*202

*202

176

169

155

109

76

82

103

114

"92

76

61

64

81

83

126

109

90

111

-

4,555

152

9,030

July

92

76

61

60

71

83

71

49

*44

*50

59

250

356

T83

99

92

85

69

63

71

58

46

41

41

54

55

48

44

41

36

32

2,480

80.0

4,920

Aug.

31

31

33

37

33

28

25

24

22

23

26

31

*35

32

29

25

22

19

17

16

15

14

II

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

14

699

22.5

1,390

Sept.

13

12

11

10

8.6

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

8.6

9.1

8.1

7.2

6.7

 .3

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.9

*4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

5.6

-

262.6

3.76

521

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 16-31; discharge estimated on tasis of weather records and record 

for station near Hyattville.
226 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°17', long. 107°30', in sec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 89 W., on left bank 0.6 

mile upstream from Luman Creek and 6 miles northeast of Hyattville.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1920 to January 1927 (no winter records some years), April 1941 

to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,070 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

""Sept. 4, 1948, water-stage recorder at several sites within 1,200 ft of present site 

at various datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1920-23, 1925-26, 1941-52), 13P cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 cfs June 6 or 7 (gage height, 7.5 ft from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum recorded, 7.2 cfs 

Mar. 22; minimum daily, 13 cfs Jan. 1.

1920-27, 1941-52: Maximum discharge, 8.200 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 9.80 ft 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.2 cfs Dec. 10, 1944, from rating curve extended 

below 15 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 10, 1944, Jan. 25, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

265

456

700

1,310

2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

42

44

*44

47

51

52

51

50

47

44

43

42

44

42

43

37

38

38

39

40

40

38

35

42

39

37

32

39

37

36

33

1,286

41.5

2,550

Nov.

21

20

40

45

37

*35

36 

35

34

33

32

32

32

30

27

24

22

26

29 

30

28

28

27

27

25

26

25

25

24

24

-

879

29.3

1,740

Dec.

24

24

24

24

24

24

*22

17

14

24

28

27

24

20

20

24

24

24

23 

20

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

22

723

23.3

1,430

Jan.

13

T9

22

*22

22

22

22 

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20 

20

20

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

632

20.4

1,250

Feb.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

20

19

17

T?

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

*18

_

-

565

19.5

1,120

Mar.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18 

18

IS

16

17

19

18

18

19

27

25

22

22

581

18.7

1,150

Apr.

21

21

*21

20

24

34

41 

31

24

23

26

26

24

26

31

29

27

34

44 

52

57

52

52

61

90

154

286

474

*516

SI?

-

2,833

94.4

5,620

May

600

690

992

1 . 140

854

590

502 

493

389

265

259

321

447

452

447

296

233

181

m

212

203

192

209

343

479

328

296

*474

536

389

13,165

425

26,110

June

575

821

898

800

900

*1,300

2.000 

1,300

850

700

550

475

400

350

300

275

246

268

285 

296

259

239

192

209

272

265

381

317

252

268

-

16,243

541

32,220

July

*230

206

172

165

172

189

183 

142

126

126

138

466

1,250

650

365

299

259

221

203

212

181

154

142

133

140

140

131

124

116

106

*99

7,240

234

14,360

Aug.

97

97

102

108

101

92

83 

78

75

83

97

101

102

93

86

78

71

64

59 

57

54

52

50

50

48

47

52

52

51

48

48

2,276

73.4

4,510

Sept.

51

50

*46

43

47

50

46 

46

45

44

44

45

44

45

44

42

40

38

36

35

34

34

34

32

31

30

30

30

31

29

-

1,196

39.9

2,370

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,250 Min 11 Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,890

Water year 1951-52: Max 2.OOO Min 13 Mean 130 Ae-ft 94,430

Peak discharge (base. 1.6OO cfs). June 5 or 7 (time unknown) 2,930 cfs (7.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. N3 gage-height record Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5-29, June 4-16; discharge estimated on basis 

of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records far Tensleep Creek near Tensleep and 

station below Lake Solitude.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 337

Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44"18', long. 107°33', in NW£ sec. 22, T. 50 N., R. 89 W. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from North Fork and 4j miles northeast of Hyattville

Drainage area.--86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1952

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,770 ft (by barometer)

Average discharge. 9 years, 36.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge'during year, 475 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs for many days (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs (revised) June 24, 1945 (gage height, 4.10 

It), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs; minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Apr. 16, 18-20,

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1945 and 1946 have 

^en revised to 1,160 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 4.10 ft) and 675 cfs June 28, 

1946 (gage height, 3.22 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 1036 

and 1056, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good. Small diversion for irrigation of hay meadows above station 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper

Revisions.--Figures of daily discharge for June 24, 1945, has been revised to 525 cfs 

superseding figure published in feter-Supply Paper 1036. Resulting monthly and annual 

figures are as follows:

Month

Calendar year 1945 ..........

Cfs-days

13,971.6

Maximum

525

525

525

Minimum

9.0

Mean

38.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

27,710

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

100

196

347

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

16 

*16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

465

15.0

922

Nov.

11

11 

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

370

12.3

734

Dec.

12

813

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

360

11.6

714

Jan.

10

To

10

*10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

1111

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 11

11

335

10.8

664

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

_

-

319

11.0

633

Mar.

11

TT 

11

11

11

ll

11

11

ll

ll

ll

10

10

10

10

11

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

324

10.5

643

Apr.

10

10

*10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

13

13

13

16

19

23

71

*103

105

-

604

20.1

1,200

May

106

119

154

198

196

165

146

142

128

94

86

105

141

144

150

113

88

71

67

66

70

67

56

77

103

142

119

97

*135

165

139

3,649

118

7,240

June

160

196 

211

194

208

*260

304

211

180

178

158

141

124

111

102

85

71

67

66

64

58

53

48

48

63

62

88

85

61

54

-

3,711

124

7,360

July

*48

45 

42

39

37

35

36

34

31

29

28

59

169

156

103

79

66

58

54

58

50

46

43

40

38

36

34

33

32

31

*29

1,618

52.2

3,210

Aug.

28

27 

27

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

T6

16

16

17

17

17

16

16

659

21.3

1,310

Sept.

11

17 

*16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

-

415

13.8

823

Calendar year 1951: Max 277 Mln 10 Mean 32.6 Ac-ft 23,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 304 Mln 10 Mean 35.1 Ac-ft 25,450

Peak discharge 550 cfs).--June 7 (4 a.m.) 475 cfs (280 ft).
228 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Greybull River near Pitchfork, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°06', long. 109°10', in SE£ sec. 24, T. 48 N., R. 103 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of Z Bar T Ranch bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Rose Creek 

and 4 miles west of Pitchfork. Prior to June 9, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--309 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1949, May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,640 ft (by barometer). Apr. 23, 1946, 

U) Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. 

May 9, 1951, to June 8, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs June 6 (gage height, 6.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum daily, 20 cfs Dec. 19, 20, 31, Jan. 1, 

22.

1946-49, 1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1952; minimum daily, 18 cfs 

Jan. 25, 26, 29, 30, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1911-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 6)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

3.7

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

75

210

420

5.3

5.7

840

1,740

2,810

1.9 37

2.2 67

2.5 115

3.0 235

3.5 415

4.0 670

4.5 1,020

5.0 1,600

5.5 2,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2?

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

95

*91

91

103

111

91

103

99

91

91

87

79

75

72

79

72

60

63

72

75

69

51

60

66

63

72

45

54

51

45

40

2,316

74.7

4,590

Nov.

35

*40

45

50

54

52

50

49

48

46

44

43

42

40

39

43

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

-

1,350

45.0

2,680

Dec.

45

T5

45

45

*45

39

34

30

33

36

40

32

25

22

22

26

30

25

20

?5

25

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

25

20

967

31.2

1,920

Jan.

20

22

25

*28

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

24

20

24

30

52

32

32

32

*32

32

32

897

28.9

1,780

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

*32

28

25

7S

SO

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

*30

28

25

-

843

29.1

1,670

Mar.

25

?5

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

30

28

25

25

28

28

28

28

*28

28

26

25

25

25

25

28

32

35

40

38

36

33

879

28.4

1,740

Apr.

33

33

*33

40

50

56

58

58

53

48

44

40

50

90

150

124

111

136

246

326

210

*103

155

368

576

757

912

88?

643

*372

-

6,757

225

13,400

May

465

632

816

'643 910

540

510

404

277

216

258

388

492

501

438

291

210

'2^5 200

252

277

222

205

364

560

621

474

595

828

804

720

14,313

462

28,390

June

896

1,120

1,080

*1,280

2,460

2,580

2,090

al,400

*al,600

al.OOO

a800

a720

a580

a580

a480

a400

a320

316

a380

a360

a350

a310

a270

a2TO

a270

a270

275

a270

a300

327

23,354

778

46,320

July

365

312

291

a320

a350

a350

a320

a370

*415

420

369

520

564

424

411

428

386

357

369

338

305

302

309

330

334

298

275

247

238

218

207

10,742

347

21,310

Aug.

213

253

227

213

213

199

*186

181

174

181

186

157

144

139

129

125

117

111

108

102

102

97

95

94

91

92

95

81

71

68

11

4,311

139

8,550

Sept.

65

61

59

*59

60

59

59

61

57

57

57

56

55

52

50

48

48

49

48

49

49

50

48

45

45

43

43

43

43

43

1,561

52.0

3,100

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,580 Mln 20 Mean 187 Ac-ft 135,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Apr. 27 (8:30 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (5.17 ft); June 6 (10 p.m.) 4,000 

cfs (6.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station at Meeteetse and Wood River at Sunshine.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Apr. 15.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Wood River at Sunshine, Wyo.

229

Location.--Lat 44°01', long. 109°01', in sec. 29, T. 47 N., R. 101 W., on downstream side 

of bridge half a mile northeast of Sunshine and 3 miles downstream from Dick Creek. 

Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, at site 30 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 6,537.45 ft above sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 129 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 17.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1952; minimum daily, 20 cfs Feb. 1, 2, 

1951, Sept. 17, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

for irrigation of about 1,500 acres above station.

Diversions

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June Ju 5)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 17

1.5

1.6

2.0

36

75

122

2.5

3.0

275

545

960

1,700 2.0

103

238

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

429

710

1,610

Sept. 18-30

0.5 22

.7 31

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 ' 0

"1

"2

"3

"4

"5

"6

"7

".8

' 9

20

21

?.2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29"0

151

" otal

'<ean

V-ft

Oct.

80

*82

82

96

105

98

110

TIo- 115

105

100

96

93

89

89

86

73

80

80

75

77

71

75

77

75

75

71

71

73

71

M

2,644

85.3

5,240

Nov.

50

*50

60

68

69

62

£9~ 71

64

62

60

60

56

52

54

43

45

50

50

50

50

50

50

49

47

50

50

50

52

52

-

1,645

54.8

3,260

Dec.

48

45

41

43

*41

33

33

29

32

36

43

40

33

28

28

33

35

30

252~5

30

35

35

35

35

35

38

40

40

30

25

1,079

34.8

2,140

Jan.

"30- 25

35

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

30

25

25

32

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

1,162

37.5

2,300

Feb.

40

IS

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

*32

28

25

28

35

35

30

25

25

25

25

25

29

33

38

*38

35

31

.

-

980

33.8

1,940

Mar.

25

25

25

25

25

28

31

35

35

35

30

27

27

30

35

35

35

*35

32

28

25

25

25

28

34

34

34

40

42

42

42

974

31.4

1,930

Apr.

42

42

*42

46

52

60

60

47

35

33

33

29

26

40

54

52

49

8"

190

237

134

82

*183

490

788

954

930

973

587

*392

-

6,766

226

13,420

May

461

365

771

714

462

347

328

328

252

204

224

267

292

305

279

204

169

158

T55

»314

393

438

415

623

870

675

500

601

847

779

660

13,640

440

27,050

June

779

851

900

*910

1,180

1,600

1,420

969

*903

840

664

627

546

546

477

333

299

321

329

306

271

219

184

181

175

184

187

181

219

241

-

16,842

561

33,410

July

213

204

*207

213

219

207

170

156

162

159

146

213

292

226

207

210

213

216

222

213

198

216

178

170

156

131

119

110

TIC

112

134

5,702

184

11,310

Aug.

138

144

T34

128

124

*110

103

99

103

114

128

121

114

114

101

95

92

92

92

90

80

80

78

74

65

63

63

61

58

W

61

2,979

96.1

5,910

Sept.

67

60

53

*31

32

36

36

36

30

23

21

21

21

23

21

21

20

*2T

24

24

26

29

24

24

24

26

24

24

24

23

-

872

29.1

1,730

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,010 Mln 20 Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,47O

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,600 Mln 20 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,600

Peak discharge (base. 850 efs).--Apr. 26 (8:30 p.m.) 1,930 cfs (4.27 ft); June 5 (11 p.m.) 2,260 ".fa (4.85 ft) . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-4, 18-22, 27, 28, 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 13 to 

Apr. 7.
230 YELLOW3TONE RIVER BASIN

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°09', long. 108"53', in sec. 4, T. 48 N., R. 100 W., on left bank at 

Meeteetse, 3 miles upstream from Meeteetse Creek.

Drainage area.--690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to September 1897, April to October 1903, July 1920 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,741.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i92'3, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 29, 1920, staff gages at 

several sites within 5 miles of present site at various datums. Aug. 29, 1920, to 

Apr. 29, 1938, water-stage recorder at several sites within half a mile of present 

site at various datums.

Average discharge.--32 years (1920-52), 362 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 efs June 7 (gage height, 6.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum daily, 45 cfs Jan. 1,2.

1897, 1903, 1920-5D: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 20, 1937 (gage height, 

7.47 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 11 cfs Mar. 26, 1931 (gape height, 3.42 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Feb. 16, 

1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight 

regulation by Upper Sunshine Reservoir beginning May 1940 (capacity, 53,000 acre-ft). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 6,000 acres above station. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 6 7 to Sept. 30

1.7

2.0

1E3 

198 

384

665

3.5

4.0 

K.O

1,070

1,620

4,810 2.5

3.0

529

825

3.5 1,230

4.0 1,770

6.0 4,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

312

*316

312

3C8

358

253

256

263

253

243

239

232

229

220

217

2CO

207

195

198

Z07

Z04

190

178

201

198

190

176

184

181

150

130

7,030

227

13,940

Nov.

10O

Too

ICO

160

162

*145

150

150

150

150

150

140

140

130

100

100

100

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

130

130

130

130

140

150

-

3,837

128

7,610

Dec.

150

150

140

130

120

100

84

70

70 *ao

80

80

70

60

60

70

7O

60

50

50

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

50

2,394

77.2

4,750

Jan.

45

45

54

66

80

90 *w

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

9O

90

90

90

72

60

60

70

80

80

80

80

*80

80

90

2,472

79.7

4,900

Feb.

9O

9O

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

*90

90

70

70

90

90

64

50

5T5

50

60

70

80

90

100 To"o"

*90

80

-

2,374

81.9

4,710

Mar.

70

75

70

80

90

90

90

90

90

90

70

80

80

80

80

80

80

*80

80

80

70

70

70

70

80

90

100

Too

100

90

80

2,540

81.9

5,040

Apr.

*70

80

100

120

130

180

230

190

162

141

152

141

125

155

253

332

217

260

389

534

366

226

*293

632

1,100

1,470

1,560

1,580

1,240

*77E

-

13,220

441

26,220

May

898

1,100

1,350

1,560

1,190

975

932

890

693

558

588

750

907

941

932

672

570

564

632

*742

916

866

693

966

1,380

1,580

1,270

1,490

1,880

1,830

1,610

31,925

1,030

63,320

June

1,880

2,130

1,980

*2,020

2,450

5,660

3,530

2,700

2,840

*2,480

1,730

1,840

1,520

1,470

1,450

1,080

932

986

932

902

818

683

659

736

742

792

780

688

748

825

-

45,983

1,533

91,210

July

671

631

*64?

688

748

748

655

773

881

902

874

1,050

1,110

839

799

888

846

832

881

780

718

736

773

792

839

799

773

730

754

766

742

24,660

795

48,910

Aug.

748

780" 839

730

683

619

*591

574

551

662

596

486

454

444

418

403

398

398

480

480

507

524

529

524

507

465

480

470

428

373

559

16,500

532

52,750

Sept.

565

355

298

*280

280

289

316

359

349

302

302

298

284

217

214

207

203

210

247

247

251

255

251

228

232

232

228

228

228

176

-

7,909

264

15,690

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,720 Kin 45 Mean 396 Ac-ft 286,500

Water water year year 1951-52: iaoi-D^: Max max 3,660 3,bbu Mln roin 45 45 Mean neari 439 4oy Ac-ft ac-it 319,000 oia,uuu

Peak discharge (base, 1,750 cfs). Apr. 27 (ll p.m.) 2,600 cfs (4.70 ft); June 7 (4 a.m.) 5,490 

cfs (6.36 ft); Aug. 10 (5 p.m.) 2,620 cfs (4.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Nov. 4, Nov. 7 to Api
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 231

Greybull River near Basin, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°25', long. 108°11', in NWi see. 8, T. 51 N. , R. 94 W. , on left bank 250 

rt downstream from bridge on State Highway 130, 2 miles upstream from Dorsey Creek, and 

8 miles west of Basin.

Drainage area. 1,130 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,990 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 1, 

T934, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 14, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site 250 ft 

upstream at datum 1.92 ft higher. Apr. 15, 1936, to Aug. 13, 1951, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 198 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.89 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Sept. 29.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952, from rating curve extended above 

3,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.60 ft Mar. 26, 1943, site then in use (ice jam); no 

flow at times in 1931-34, 1936, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 39,000 acres. 

Slight regulation by Upper Sunshine Reservoir beginning May 1940 (capacity, 53,000 

acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). W 826: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 8, May 23 to June 17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.7

155

233

£.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2 4.5

144

294

490

920

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,510

2,400

3,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

115

95

86

*79

151

166

162

162

216

207

203

203

199

190

190

216

203

199

207

229

233

216

199

207

212

203

199

199

199

203

160

5,708

184

11,320

Nov.

120

120

140

170

170

170

*180

190

190

180

ISO

176

172

162

155

a!50

140

137

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

140

150

150

150

-

4,532

151

8,990

Dec.

150

160

170

176

166

*155

134

109

95

100

loo

100

100

95

90

90

90

90

90

70

70

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

70

60

3,170

102

6,290

Jan.

50

aso

*60

80

10O

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

70

70

80

alOO

allO

allO

allO

allO

allO

*110

2,910

93.9

5,770

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

*110

110

110

110

110

110

80

60

60

7O

80

90

100

120

120

120

110

*100

_

-

2,980

103

5,910

Mar.

90

100

110

120

130

130

130

130

130

130

120

110

130

150

170

170

170

*170

170

150

130

120

120

120

120

140

170

200

200

190

180

4,400

142

8,730

Apr.

180

170

201

*186

232

300

349

362

232

212

217

232

206

186

248

*550

476

a370

a470

a590

a700

a530

a400

aBOO

al,200

a ,500

,690

,750

,670

* ,080

-

17,289

576

34,290

May

890

1 , 100

1,340

1,770

1,360

953

830

748

490

277

118

200

252

324

406

554

165

98

101

227

*1,270

2.010

*512

343

670

1,010

900

764

1,150

1,470

1,210

23,532

759

46,680

June

1,240

1,580

*1,760

1,620

*2,110

2,890

5.750

*2,630

2,170

1,900

1,440

1,060

830

696

662

748

554

677

271

169

128

86

66

42

76

152

254

337

243

318

-

30,439

1,015

60,370

July

196

94

*42

28

44

48

32

24

48

77

64

142

1,060

748

4OO

400

381

248

283

337

157

94

91

104

75

71

60

58

42

39

*33

5,520

178

10,950

Aug.

30

84

178

212

260

196

134

88

106

124

531

248

152

96

91

73

58

40

31

37

32

35

41

46

58

58

52

54

51

44

39

3,280

106

6,510

Sept.

48

64

*52

32

30

26

25

26

26

28

23

21

20

25

32

30

26

22

21

19

19

18

19

18

16

14

13

13

12

15

-

753

25.1

1,490

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,050 Mln 16 Mean 214 Ac-ft 154,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,730 Mln 12 Mean 286 Ac-ft 207,300

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). May 4 (12 m.) 2,440 cfs (5.82 ft); May 21 (6:30 p.m.) 3,220 cfs 

(5.87 ft); June 7 (5 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (6.89 ft); July 13 (12 m.) 1,320 cfs (4.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and rer-ords for station at Meeteetse.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, Nov. 19 to Dec. 3, Dec. 10 to 

Apr. 2.
232 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek at Greybull, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°30', long. 108°05', In sec. 6, T. 52 N., R. 93 W., on right bank 1 mile 

upstream from mouth and 1-g- miles northwest of Greybull.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,800 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 734 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.77 ft); maximum 

gage he ight, 4.70 ft Mar. 9 (backwater from ioe); minimum daily discharge, 2 cfs 

Jan. 2,3.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 860 cfs July 17, 1951 (gage height, 4.06 ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; maximum gage-height, that of Mar. 9, 1952; minimum 

daily discharge, that of Jan. 2,3, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 800 

acres. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40

46

50

*57

66

74

3T

23

21

18

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

17

18

28

18

*12

12

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

aj.2

754

24.3

1,500

Nov.

aS

a7

5

10

a!3

a!3

a!7

*22

T5

16

16

15

15

15

14

12

10

11

12

12

13

13

12

10

13

15

15

15

16

17

-

400

13.3

793

Dec.

19

T9~ 20

17

16

*16

16

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

7

397

IE. 8

787

Jan.

3

2

?

*3

4

5

6

* 

187

6.0

371

Feb.

7

7

*

7

7

6

5

5

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*7

-

197

6.8

391

Mar.

6

B

7

8

10

12

15

15

15

13

11

10

10

12

15

30

*60

*35

22

15

12

10

10

10

12

15

22

*34

60

50 *45

602

19.4

1,190

Apr.

35

28

22

21

19

19

35

32

38

*22

18

15

15

14

*15

16

*57

44

36

30

26

24

22

a20

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!5

28

*alO

-

727

24.2

1,440

May

alO

5?

50

41

52

54

49

59

57

56

53

r l

b4

59

85

74

*68

54

63

66

89

*345

m

102

76

74

76

78

73

63

63

2,373

76.5

4,710

June

60

60

54

50

*40

38

53

32

46

44

35

39

*49

53

56

60

56

54

49

57

56

57

47

49

68

62

76

78

81

81

-

1,640

54.7

3,250

July

70

71

*65

60

56

44

60

42

45

40

50

76

121 "55

98

*98

92

70

83

102

94

81

62

62

53

52

56

63

59

54

57

2,134

68.8

4,230

Aug.

65

63

80

98

121

*94

92

87

70

70

96

*112

80

80

57

57

54

46

40

41

47

46

44

40

58

40

45

53

57

54

50

2,017

65.1

4,000

Sept.

63

54

*5H

42

36

34

41

47

46

46

46

38

40

52

41

34

29

24

20

27

29

28

27

28

25

27

25

22

18

JU

-

1,055

35.2

2,090

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 345 Min 2 Mean 34.1 Ac-ft 24,750

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--May 22 (5:30 a.m.) 734 cfs (3.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorder graph, and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3, 4, Nov. 16 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height record 

Dec. 5, Mar. 12-16, 19-31; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather 

records).
YELl-'JWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Shell Creek near Shell, Wyo.

233

Location. Lat 44°34', long. 107°42' , In sec. 17, T. 53 N., R. 90 W. , on right bank li 

miles upstream from White Creek and 5 miles northeast of Shell.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. January 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,367.20 ft above mean sea level (U. S. 

Bureau of Public Roads benchmark).

Avcrase discharge.--11 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1 510 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.69 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.59 ft), minimum daily, 22 cfs Nov. 1.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs (revised) June 24, 1945 (gage height, 7.49 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 2, 1952: minimum daily, 18 cfs Mar. 5, 7, 1950, Jan. 30, 31, 1951.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1941 and 1945 have been 

revised to 1,020 cfs May 13, 1941 (gage height, 4.81 ft) and 3,020 cfs June 24, 1945 

(gage height, 7.49 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 926, 1036, 

respectively.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 100 acres.

Revisions . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

January to September 1941, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 926, are 

given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1941 .

Total 

(cfs-days)

10,954

35,715

Maximum

865

865

Minimum

65

27

Mean

35.3

97.8

Runoff in 

acre -feet

21,690

58,740

70,850

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

17

25

45

113

3.0 209

3.5 349

4.0 548

5.0 ~ 1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

June 7 to Sept. 30

1.9 46

2.0 55

2.5 116

3.0 209

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.0 ft. 

ictobe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

59

58

*59

58

58

56

55

54

53

53

53

55

55

56

50

55

53

56

60

58

55

S3

60

58

55

48

56

54

49

*!

1,705

55.0

3,380

Nov.

22

26

62

67

56

53

51

51

*50

48

47

47

48

47

42

41

38

50

48

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

-

1,380

46.0

2,740

Dec.

43

43

41

43

42

*42

41

34

30

4_8

48

43

40

35

38

44

43

42

41

35

45

45

42

41

40

39

42

42

40

40

38

1,270

41.0

2,520

Jan.

34

39

41

*41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

39

39

38

36

39

39

39

39

39

39

a35

a40

39

38

38

38

38

*38

38

38

1,205

38.9

2,390

Feb.

38

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

35

35

34

28

30

40

38

36

35

35

36

36

36

*33

.

-

1,020

35.2

2,020

Mar.

35

35

34

35

34

33

33

34

34

33

34

33

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

30

29

29

28

a32

a30

a30

a32

a4S

a40

a38

a36

1,030

33.2

2,040

Apr.

a36

*36

35

35

39

43

48

44

39

39

41

41

39

41

48

51

47

62

76

88

86

68

69

92

125

154

179

281

380

390

-

2,752

91.7

5,460

May

405

526

732

850

634

469

405

402

320

254

249

293

380

413

413

287

249

223

219

22T

228

219

223

259

320

436

314

302

444

539

376

11,604

374

23,020

June

499

683

693

581

*698

930

910

718

548

562

448

394

349

311

290

265

226

211

209

209

194

183

167

179

223

202

267

233

189

173

-

11,744

391

23,290

July

160

153

*142

135

129

129

142

132

121

114

113

167

492 373"

249

205

183

171

167

173

154

146

139

134

129

124

122

118

114

112

112

5,054

163

10,020

Aug.

112

113

114

114

108

106

*101

100

98

104

114

104

98

94

93

91

88

87

93

94

92

89

88

86

83

81

81

78

76

74

T2_

2,926

94.4

5,800

Sept.

72

68

*65

63

64

64

63

63

60

59

59

59

60

60

60

58

58

57

56

56

56

56

55

54

53

52

52

52

52

51

-

1,757

58.6

3,480

Calendar year 1951: Max 930 Min 18 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,970

Water year 1951-52: Max 930 Mln 22 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,160

Peak discharge (base. 750 cfs).--Hay 3 (8:30 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.13 ft); June 7 (4 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (5.69 ft) . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Paintrock 

Creek near Hyattville.
234 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°51', long. 108°12', in sec. 4, T. 56 N., R. 94 W., on right bank 26 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 14, half a mile upstream from Shoshone River, 

and lj miles northeast of Kane.

Drainage area. 15.900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,609.23 ft above mean sea level (Chicago, 

Burlington & Quiney Railroad benchmark). Prior to May 23, 1931, chain gage on highway 

bridge at datum 1.00 ft higher. May 23, 1931, to Apr. 25, 1932, chain gage on highway 

bridge at present datum. Apr. 25, 1932, to Nov. 29, 1943, water-stage recorder 150 ft 

upstream from bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,379 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9.230 cfs June 8 (gage height, 6.80 ft); maximum gage height, 7.61 ft Jan. 7 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 550 cfs Dee. 11, 

12.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs June 16, 1935 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum daily, 179 cfs July 22, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.8 ft Sept. 30, 1923.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 275,000 acres above station. Some 

regulation by Boysen Reservoir beginning Oct. 11, 1951 (see p ). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8-13)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

510

750

1,160

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,360

4,150

9,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,520 

1,560

1,570

1,650

*2,160

5.410

2,690

2,560

2,840

2,640

2,640

2,600 

1,850 

1,130

*924

956

980

980

990

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,000

1,000

960

960

930

920

47,780

1,541

94,770

Nov.

910 

900

152~0

950

980

1,000

*1,060

1,100

1,190

1,170

1,170

1,160 

1,160 

1,190

1,180

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,120

1,350

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,220

1,230

1,200

1,200

-

55,690

1,125

66,820

Dec.

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

*1,120

1,120

1,160

1,070

980

800

550

550

600 

715

584

650

720

800

900

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

800

28,969

934

57,460

Jan.

580

suro

650

760

900

920

940

960

1,000

1,000

1,050

1.100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

900

900

950

990

990

990

980

980

970

970

29,510

952

58,530

Feb.

960 

?St5

870

860

860

860

860

850 840"

840

850

860 

860 

850

840

840

820

800

790

770

750" 750

800

800

770

740

740

*770

800

_

-

25,940

826

47,480

Mar.

840

800

770

TTC

820

860

900

920

940

950

960

900 

880 

890

900

940

*1,100

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,090

956

820

792

948

1,020

1,040

1,200

1,560

1,560

1,540

30,716

991

60,920

Apr.

*1,470 

1,170

1,070

1,080

1,050

1,120

1,240

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,150

1,080 

1,020 

940

*924

1,290

*2,870

2,070

1,650

1,640

1,980

2,090

1,900

1,650

1,850

2,440

3,010

3,520

4,310

4,800

-

54,584

1,819

108,300

May

*4,430 

4,360

4,540

5,140

5,540

4,710

3,640

3,050

2,620

2,460

1,880

1,560 

1,590 

1,860

1,980

2,380

1,910

1,550

1,310

* 1,2 00

1,260

*6,050

*6,990

5,62'0

3,120

3,620

4,750

3,890

3,640

4,220

4,380

105,250

3,331

204,800

June

3,760 

4,170

4,710

4,900

5,190

5,750

7,180

8,470

6,730

5,460

4,780

5,460 

*5,670 

3,780

2,950

2,800

2,280

1,760

1,740

1,430

1,360

1,230

1,100

1,070

1,120

1,560

1,740

2,950

2,360

2,030

-

LOS, 470

3,516

209,200

July

*1,990 

1,740

1,420

1,220

1,050

940

868

868

799

756

694

TOT

1,980 

4,400

5,520

3,130

2,900

2,660

2,350

2,260

2,220

1,960

1,750

1,600

1,440

1,290

1,260

1,280

1,240

1,170

1,180

52,596

1,697

1.04,300

Aug.

1,110 

1,070

1,150

1,230

1,300

*1,550

1,240

1,130

1,090

1,160

1,220

1,560 

1.640 

1,510

1,600

1,220

1,170

,180

,180

,100

,090

,090

964

856

972

998

948

980

860

792

778

55,518

1,146

70,450

Sept.

836 

1,7525

1,100

*1,100

1,060

1,090

1,030

1,090

1,110

1,040

1,240

1,290 

1,260 

1,240

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,310

1,390

1,390

1,350

1,380

1,330

1,100

1,120

1,130

1,190

35,186

1,173

69,790

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,000 Mln 550 Mean 2,745 Ac-ft 1,987,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,470 Min 550 Mean 1,588 Ac-ft 1,153,000

Peak discharge (base, 11,700 cfs) .-

* Discharge measurement made on thj

-No peak above base, 

s day.

Note. --Ho gage-height record Oct. 18-24, Oct. 26 to Nov. 6, Nov. 8, Nov. 29 to Dec. 4; discharge

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range In stage, and records for station near

Manderson. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17, 21-24, Dec. 10-13, Dec. 16 to Mar. 15.
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 235

Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°31', long. 109°06', in lot 71, sec. 3, T. 52 H., R. 102 ¥., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Trail Creek, 2^ miles southwest of Cody, and 4^ miles downstream from Buffalo Bill Reservoir.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,560 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Aug. 1, 1949, at site 1^ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs June 12, 14, 15, 16 (gage height, 6.42 

 ft); minimum, 384 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum daily, 510 cfs Apr. 13. 

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs May 28, 1928 (gage height, 10.62 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum daily, 14 

cfs Nov. 19, 1933.

Maximum flood known since construction of Buffalo Bill Reservoir, 18,700 cfs June 15, 

1918, by computation of flow over dam.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow completely regulated by Buffalo Bill Reservoir (see

p. ). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 20,000 acres above and 40,000 

acres below station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

510

790

1,150

6.0 

7.0

2,140

3,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

948

955 

948

*955

962

948

948

976

983

1,010

1,010

998

990

990 

998

990

976

983

976

976

976

976

976

976

976

969

976

976

983

983

969

30,256

976

60,010

Nov.

962

976 

976

983

983

983

*969

969

969

969

969

969

969

976 

969

969

969

969

969

955

962

962

962

962

962

955

955

955

948

948

-

28,993

966

57,510

Dec.

955

906 

941

962

*934

948

948

941

948

941

934

927

941

941 

927

934

934

920

920

927

927

920

920

920

920

920

927

913

913

906

906

28,821

930

57,170

Jan.

906

906 

 913 913

*899

899

892

892

906

906

899

906

913

906 

906

899

892

892

892

885

885

885

878 88~5

885

885

878

878

885

*878

885

27,729

894

55,000

Feb.

878

871 

864

864

871

676

M2

610

871

871

871

878

878

871 

871

871

871

871

871

857

871

864

864

864

864

838

766

*857

857

-

24,271

837

48,140

Mar.

850

850 

950

850

850

838

844

838

820

7-78

772

826

844

838

850

850

850

850

*844

844

844

844

838

844

850

850

850

838

838

844

838

26,014

839

51,600

Apr.

844

844 

*850

838

832

844

676

520

525

530

525

525

510

515 

626

754

796

955

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,100

1,390

1,610

1,610

1,870

2,350

2,560

-

30,259

1,009

60,020

May

*2,360

2.550 

2,560

2,400

2,420

2,400

2,590

2,580

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,380

2,390

2,58O 

2,380

2,380

2.58O

2,590

2,580

2,360

2,400

2,400

2,590

2,590

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,420

2,430

2,430

2.440

74,150

2,592

147,100

June

2,480

2,490 

2,490

2,510

2,520

2,550

2,590

2,600

2,650

2,660

?,590

2,690

2,650

2,690 

2,690

2,310

1,930

*1,860

1,790

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,800

1,850

1,780

1,830

1,840

1,860

1,870

1,880

-

67,010

2,234

152.900

July

1,740

1,620 

1,630

1,700

1,720

1,730

1,720

1,750

1,850

1,780

1,820

1,840

1,850

1^860 

*1,860

1,810

1,750

1,710

1,740

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,710

1,780

1,830

1,840

1,850

1,820

1,830

1,850

54,810

1,768

108,700

Aug.

1.850

1,820 

1,820

1,780

*1,690

1,680

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,580 

1,450

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,340

1,550

1,560

1,550

1.550

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,570

1,560

47,190

1,522

93,600

Sept.

1,560

1.420 

1,580

1,560

*1,570

1,380

1,390

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,350

1,560

1,360

1,360 

1,560

1,360

1,350

1,560

1,360

1,540

1,180

1,240

941

1,040

1,330

1,350

1,540

1,340

1,320

1,350

-

59,801

1,327

78,940

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,73O Mln 555 Mean 1,614 Ac-ft 1,169,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,690 Mln 510 Mean 1,310 Ac-ft 950,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
236 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Bitter Creek near Garland, Wyo.

Location. Laf 44 °45' , long. 108 °36' , SW^ sec. 7, T. 55 N., R. 97 W., on left bank threequarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 4 miles southeast of Garland, and 5 miles southwest of Byron.

Records available . March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,080 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 529 cfs May 21 (gage height, 2.98 ft); maximum 

 gage height, 3.72 ft Jan. 30 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 4 cfs Jan. 1, 2, 3.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 723 cfs Aug. 12, 1950 (gage height, 3.42 ft); maximum 

gage height, that of Jan. 30, 1952; minimum daily discharge, that of Jan. 1, 2, 3, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

0.8 

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.7

101

201

419

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, waber year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

^

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

264

264

261

247

*227

252

249

261

235

227

214

166

211

227

270

304

307

311

291

301

267

258

255

244

109

90

87

83

80

75

22.

6,709

216

13,310

Nov.

*66

55

66

66

62

60

59

58

55

54

53

52

50

49

48

45

44

45

43

45

43

42

41

40

40

37

38

38

38

38

-

1,470

49.0

2,920

Dec.

37

37

*35

36

36

34

33

30

25

28

30

31

29

28

25

20

20

20

20

10

10

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

10

jj

711

22.9

1,410

Jan.

4

4

4

5

*5

6

6

7

8

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

10

10

10

10

8

6

6

9

10

10

10

15

15

*15

15

276

8.9

547

Feb.

15

15

15

17

19

20

19

19

19

19

13

20

»20

21

20

21

22

20

17

14

11

10

9

IT

14

17

*20

18

17

-

498

17.2

988

Mar.

16

15

17

20

20

20

20

23

25

25

23

20

20

22

22

22

*22

22

22

19

17

15

16

18

20

23

25

25

23

22

*21

640

20.6

1,270

Apr.

21

22

22

22

22

24

24

22

20

21

22

22

21

21

22

22

20

20

20

34

40

20

42

104

131

139

143

157

173

177

-

1,570

52.3

3,110

May

182

*206

214

222

222

191

182

184

173

177

194

199

187

184

166

159

170

191

227

222

312

320

238

214

244

258

255

230

217

196

179

6,515

210

12,920

June

155

139

135

135

131

131

164

182

196

187

189

201

201

211

224

238

*276

291

285

261

264

270

285

295

343

347

327

291

301

285

-

6,940

231

13,770

July

*249

227

199

206

214

214

219

201

196

187

201

264

304

311

317

317

SOI

276

267

301

270

230

235

241

233

222

235

233

217

233

219

7,539

243

14,950

Aug.

230

261

295

317

*360

402

174

367

367

394

402

360

343

340

314

291

291

279

255

252

261

270

267

282

298

291

288

291

279

279

307

9,607

310

19,060

Sept.

337

340

317

»311

327

343

353

347

320

301

311

304

314

324

320

291

285

261

252

258

291

334

317

317

324

337

330

337

340

343

9,486

316

18,820

Calendar year 195] : Max 449 Mln 5 Mean 141 Ac-i't 102,400

Water year 1951-52 : Max 402 Mln 4 Mean 142 Ac-ft 103,100

Peak discharge (base, 400 ofsl.--May 21 (8:30 p.m.) 529 cfs (2.98 ft); Aug. 6 (8 a.m.) 438 cfs 

(2.75 ft); Aug. 11 (1 p.m.) 419 cfs (2.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, Dec. 9, 10, Dec. 15 to Feb. 5, Feb. 19 to 

Mar. 30.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 237

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°47' , long. 108°31', in sec. 35, T. 56 N., R. 97 W., on left bank at 

Byron 450 ft downstream from highway bridge and three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Coon Creek.

Drainage area. 2,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,960 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

April 1932, chain gage at bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 962 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 6,530 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum, 

300 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum daily, 342 cfs Apr. 11.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs June 25, 1932 (gage height, 6.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.12 ft Jan. 29, 1949 (ice 

jam); minimum discharge observed, 29 cfs Feb. 14, 1932 (discharge measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 133,000 acres. Flow regulated by Buffalo Bill 

Reservoir (see p. 286).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

515 

5OO 

960

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,690

3,940

7,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

780 

810

800

927

*872

872

960

732

714

705

760

872

872

872

938

1,070

1,090

1,130

1,130

1,270

1.2BO

1,220

1,200

1,220

1,200

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,210

1,160

31,396

1,013

62,270

Nov.

1,130 

1,140

1.160

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,160

*1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,090

1,120

1,110

1.080

1,090

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

-

33,800

1,127

67,040

Dec.

1,120 

1,110

*1,060

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,110

1,070

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,020

950

980

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

990

990

960

940

32,470

1,047

64,400

Jan.

970 

1,000

990

990

'990

980

980

980

980

990

990

990

990

990

990

883

927

1,000

1,000

972

972

949

1.020

1,000

1,000

980

980

984

996

*984

972

30,419

981

60,340

Feb.

960 

938

714

949

960

1.050

810

669

830

949

960

972

984

984

972

972

984

972

970

970

970

960

949

960

960

960

927

*872

949

-

-

27,056

933

53,660

Mar.

949 

938

938

938

949

949

949

960

960

927

905

894

840

723

927

938

*1,090

1.120

972

938

927

927

938

927

949

960

927

696

984

996

984

29,019

936

57,560

Apr.

*938 

960

1,130

1,090

949

960

938

644

588

580

342

451

479

451

458

760

780

800

972

1,080

1,090

972

883

905

850

1,140

1,130

1,030

1,690

1.830

-

26,870

896

53,300

May

*1,780 

1,760

1,640

1,600

1,540

1,600

1,520

1,540

1,420

1,380

1,390

1,410

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,390

1,360

1,390

1,520

1,540

2,780

4.360

2,260

1,950

2,040

2,120

2,140

2,040

2,000

2,000

2,000

55,370

1,786

109,800

June

1.980 

1,870

1,670

1,420

1,320

1,440

1,570

1,540

1,620

1,540

1,490

1,550

1,640

1,690

1,740

1,760

*1,110

1,010

905

949

972

1,020

1,070

1,030

1,200

1,320

1,420

1,410

1,350

1,220

-

41,806

1,594

82,920

July

1,020 

696

620

636

652

596

644

604

678

CVo

687

916

1,180

1,180

*1,140

1,060

872

760

770

872

830

696

714

705

644

760

830

850

800

820

861

24,751

798

49,090

Aug.

872 

938

1,060

1,180

*1,130

1,130

1,160

1,170

1,140

1,260

1,420

1.440

1,240

1,210

1,180

984

960

916

840

800

800

770

741

732

741

714

687

732

741

750

810

30,248

976

60,000

Sept.

905 

927

960

850

*927

996

1,020

1,070

1.080

1,040

1,040

984

996

1,010

996

958

938

861

872

861

840

861

800

*7H

760

861

872

916

850

830

-

27,575

919

54,690

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,340 Mln 486 Mean 1,452 Ac-ft 1,051,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,360 Mln 342 Mean 1,068 Ac-ft 775,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 15, Jan. 18, 19, 24-27, Feb. 19-21.
238 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Sage Creek near Lovell, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°51 1 , long. 108°27 ! , sec. 8, T. 56 N., R. 96 W., on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 310, l| miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles 

west of Lovell.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 3,870 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 404 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 22, Feb. 20, 21, 23, 24.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 769 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 5.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Dec. 31, 1951, Jan. 1, 2, 22, Feb. 20, 21, 23, 24, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records 

of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1^ 51.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

16

40

10O

3.0 

4.0

185

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

174

TTO

161

*168

159

145

152

164

172

166

164

145

104

81

78

78

81

80

83

117

131

89

80

76

69

69

69

69

71

66

67

3,498

113

6,940

Nov.

56

50

67

65

57

57

53

*56

59

58

58

58

56

53

50

45

40

50

61

66

55

40

35

40

44

46

48

39

34

.33

1,529

51.0

3,030

Dec.

33

34

29

29

28

28

*28

28

27

25

28

28

28

25

20

20

20

20

20

15

16

18

20

20

20

20

20

2O

30

18

IP725

23.4

1,440

Jan.

10

To

11

*12

13

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

14

15

15

15

12

10

12

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

422

13.6

837

Feb.

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

18

*18

18

15

13

15

15

13

11

1°

10

11

10

10

11

13

*15

14

13

-

413

14.2

819

Mar.

12

11

13

15

15

15

15

18

20

20

18

15

17

20

20

23

*25

25

24

20

17

15

16

18

20

31

26

31

36

34

32

627

20.2

1,240

Apr.

30

*30

31

30

35

38

38

35

28

27

26

25

25

25

*35

47

57

67

67

66

59

57

53

53

52

68

73

97

123

170

1,566

52.2

3,110

May

*166

155

120

89

92

104

76

76

76

100

114

117

109

110

104

102

110

114

128

*121

152

244

T95

170

191

189

183

189

187

179

166

4,228

136

8,390

June

162

143

126

120

*126

131

143

146

155

143

152

161

*152

143

148

187

185

166

179

181

187

181

179

179

201

209

218

207

191

185

4,986

166

9,890

July

*166

157

150

150

155

136

153

150

136

14O

134

159

181

181

176

161

150

145

155

157

155

134

138

138

126

131

141

155

148

136

140

4,634

149

9,190

Aug.

145

175

176

187

199

*195

201

2O5

228

273

285

266

*260

241

233

201

193

207

193

159

148

140

133

141

166

125

T26

136

166

157

176

5,836

188

11,580

Sept.

195

193

189

*185

181

168

168

193

195

189

191

191

197

201

205

187

181

176

183

179

174

161

179

146

145

152

170

181

179

176

5,408

180

10,730

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Min - Mean - Ae-ft

Water year 1951-52 : Max 285 Mln 10 Mean 92.5 Ao-ft 67,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-18, 21-23, Dec. 4 to Mar. 16, Mar. 21-24.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 239

Bighorn River near St. Xavier, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°19', long. 107°56', in NE£ sec, 17, T. 63., R. 31 E., on right bank 

50 ft upstream from diversion dam of Bighorn Canal of Crow Agency, 5 miles downstream 

from Black Canyon Creek, and 15^ miles southwest of St. Xavier.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1952.

Gags.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 18 years, 3,712 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs May 22; minimum daily, 300 cfs

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs June 16, 1935; minimum, 228 cfs Dec. 9, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Figures 

of discharge given herein are sum of flow over diversion dam and that diverted by Bighorn Canal. Major regulation by 14 reservoirs in Wyoming with combined usable storage 

of about 1,400,000 acre-ft; for records of storage in Bull Lake, Buffalo Bill and 

Boysen Reservoirs (see p. 286). Diversions for irrigation of about 375,000 acres 

above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

5tJ

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,620

2,680

2,720

2,650

3,140

4,530

4,320

3,830

3,590

3,640

3,460

3,570

3,320

2,460

2,100

2,100

2,220

2,250

2,260

2,330

2,710

2,740

2,540

2,450

2,480

2,470

2,440

2,400

*2,570

2,400

2,430

87,220

2,814

173,000

Nov.

2,310

2,200

2,200

2,330

2,520

2,660

2,560

2,590

2,700

2,750

2,700

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,590

2,450

2,380

2,340

2,520

2,590

2,660

2,660

2,560

2,480

2,480

2,450

2,590

2,620

2,620

-

76,130

2,538

151,000

Dec.

2,590

2,520

*2,520

2,520

2,520

2,420

2,380

2,280

2,000

2,050

2,100

2,500

2,300

1,800

1,000

1,100

1,300

1,400

900

300

700

1,500

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,400

61,400

1,981

121,800

Jan.

2,200

.2 , OOP

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,250

2,300

2,400

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,100

*2,150

2,200

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,400

68,500

2,210

135,900

Feb.

2.400

2,400

2,300

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,350

2,150

1,800

2,100

2,150

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,100

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,890

*1,920

2,070

2,070

1,980

-

-

60,230

2,077

119,500

Mar.

1,980

2,010

1,980

1,980

1,950

2,010

2,040

2,010

2,170

2,340

2,170

2,010

2,070

2,010

2,010

2,240

2,340

2,730

2,590

2,380

2,200

2,070

1,920

1^890

1,980

2,170

*2,170

2,280

2,450

2,760

2,800

67,710

2,184

134,300

Apr.

2,880

2,560

2,380

2,620

2,340

2,280

2,380

2,560

*2,280

2,100

1,950

1,590

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,740

3,160

4,050

2,960

2,800

3,040

3,240

2,960

2,730

2,420

3,160

4,240

5,110

5,700

7,110

-

87,080

2,903

172,700

May

6,680

*6,170

6,070

6,590

7,490

6,700

5,470

4,700

4,090

3,860

3,580

3,310

3,230

3,310

3,600

3,820

3,840

3,340

3,080

5,010

3,080

7,270

9,590

6,680

5,400

5,600

6,550

7,410

6,540

6,740

7,270

164,070

5,293

325,400

June

7,170

6,540

7,090

6,990

6,470

7,070

8,150

9,050

8,890

*7,600

7,060

6,740

7,590

6,820

5,020

5,170

4,540

5,420

5,190

2,980

2,940

2,900

2,870

2,820

5,040

3,550

5,850

4,570

5,190

5,910

-

162,570

5,419

522,500

July

3,790

5,310

2,710

2,400

2,150

1,980

1,920

1,940

1,840

1,770

1,710

1,770

2,290

5,550

*6,050

4,690

4,050

5,660

5,380

3,340

3,380

5,140

2,760

2,640

2,480

2,220

2,350

2,480

2,450

2,340

2,310

88,850

2,865

1 76 , 200

Aug.

2,570

2,540

2,500

2,750

2,970

5,000

2,910

2,840

2,850

2,850

*3,100

5,450

5,480

3,210

5,340

2,810

2,470

2,410

2,320

2,100

2,010

2,010

1,960

1,820

1,900

1,920

1,880

1,800

1,900

1,800

1,820

76,870

2,480

152,500

Sept.

1,980

2,160

2,250

2,250

2,100

2,190

2,220

2,220

*2,370

2,570

2,540

2,460

2,460

2,520

2,580

2,580

2,490

2,280

2,220

2,190

2,520

2,400

2,460

2,540

2,140

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,280

2,220

-

69,050

2,302

137,000

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,000 Min 300 Mean 4,516 Ac-ft 3,270,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,590 Min 300 Mean 2,923 Ac-ft 2,122,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,400 ofs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Feb. 24.
240 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°19', long. 107°45', in NE£ sec. 10, T. 6 S., R. 32 E., on left bank 

30 ft downstream from private bridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of St. Xavier.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1952. September 1911 to September 1924 (no 

winter records) at various sites between station and mouth, records not equivalent 

owing to intermediate diversions.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-52), 29.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 319 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Jan. 24, 25.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs May 13, 1942 (gage height, 13.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 580 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, that of Jan. 24, 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,100 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cable feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.9 

Z.5 

3.0 

3.7

62

107

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.2

6.5

16

201

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

*15

15

16

20

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

19

17

17

17

23

27

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

521

16.8

1,030

Nov.

18

19

23

20

19

j.7

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

17

18

20

19

17

17

17

13.

17

ie

17

16

16

-

516

17.2

1,020

Dec.

16

16

*16

17

17

17

16

14

14

15

17

15

13

12

ll_

13

16

18

. 15

11

12

14

13

12

11

11

12

13

15

17

12

441

14.2

875

Jan.

8

6

5

5

6

8

10

11

13

15.

13

12

10

9

8

8

8

10

11

12

10

7

4

*1

1

2

4

5

7

9

11

249

8.0

494

Feb.

12

11

10

8

7

7

7

7

7

6

5

4

3

3

2_

3

4

6

4

5

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

-

175

6.0

347

Mar.

5

7

11

9

10

14

13

11

11

12

11

10

9

9

9

10

12

15

18

15

13

13

14

20

57

50

*101

*171

199

T67

74

1,100

35.5

2,180

Apr.

59

42

46

37

46

46

50

54

*48

40

37

37

36

34

36

36

se

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

32

31

32

32

31

32

-

1,154

38.5

2,290

May

28

*22

20

20

20

19

11

20

ZO

20

19

18

18

22

25

31

25

23

19

19

36

~33 101

26

23

22

21

21

21

22

21

773

24.9

1,530

June

20

21

21

20

20

21

21

20

18

*15

12

ID

12

1Z

13

13

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

15

15

15

15

14

14

-

451

15.0

895

July

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

18

34

19

*14

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

438

14.1

869

Aug.

14

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

*18

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

1Z

12

13

1Z

12

11

434

14.0

861

Sept.

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

*10

B_._6

9.5

9.8

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

-

345.9

11.5

686

Calendar year 1951: Max 78 Win 11 Mean 18.4 Ac-ft 13,340

Water year 1951-52: Max 199 Mln 1 Mean 18. 0 Ac-ft 13,080

Peak discharge (base. 20O cfs).--Mar. 30 (3:15 a.m.) 319 cfs (6.SO ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by !ce Nov. 17-19, 22-26, Dec. 7 to Mar. 24.
YELLOW STONE RIVER MS IN 241

Little Bighorn River at State line, near Wyola, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°01', long. 107°37', in SW^NW^ sec. 36, T. 9 S. , R. 33 E., on right bank 

half a mile north of Montana-Wyoming State line, 1 mile downstream from North Fork, 

and 13 miles southwest of Wyola.

Drainage area.--199 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 148 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 662 cfs May 4 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum, 

 3TTFs Feb. 20 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 2,730 cfs June 3, 1944 (gage height, 4.87 ft), from

rating curve extended above 800 cfs; maximum gage height recorded, 5.93 ft June 9.

1944 (log jam); minimum discharge, 22 cfs Jan. 16, 17, 1943 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. No known diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, 3n feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1-22, June 29 to

Aug. 4)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

41

91

2.7 

3.0

3.5

3.6

154

266

550

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

as

90

90

91

91

90

87

65

85

84

84

35

87

84

85

79

87

81

87

88

87

81

81

84

82

73

78

84

82

79

IS

2,621

84.5

5,200

Nov.

64

63

88

87

+84

79

81

81

79

79

79

79

79

79

78

72

63

72

76

75

74

72

72

70

69

68

*68

69

69

69

-

2,237

74.6

4,440

Dec.

69

69

68

69

69

69

67

57

51

68

74

72

68

56

53

64

66

*66

GO

58

68

72

72

69

63

58

69

75

72

65

54

2,030

65.5

4,030

Jan.

55

56

61

64

65

68

70

68

67

66

65

65

64

64

64

59

59

61

65

65

53

46

54

64

66

65

62

61

61

61

59

1,928

62.2

3,820

Feb.

60

60

59

*58

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

60

58

59

59

57

48

49

56

56

56

56

59

65

60

59

53

-

-

1,692

58.3

3,360

Mar.

56

52

52

56

57

58

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

55

56

56

55

56

*55

54

54

55

56

56

56

56

57

61

60

58

1,735

56.0

3,440

Apr.

58

58

58

59

63

68

79

74

66

68

70

69

70

72

78

103

88

108

137

135

115

103

103

123

163

222

309

382

432

361

-

3,894

130

7,720

May

371

420

501

582

*566

501

462

432

382

335

324

366

398

415

409

340

304

276

262

285

330

432

462

474

508

543

462

46B

508

501

462

13,081

422

25,950

June

474

487

468

444

450

456

468

432

404

382

366

340

*335

319

314

300

276

262

257

248

240

231

222

226

253

226

231

215

200

196

9,722

324

19,280

July

192

189

182

179

176

179

179

173

170

166

173

196

215

182

173

*170

163

157

157

154

147

140

142

135

132

128

128

1Z6

126

121

117

4,967

160

9,850

Aug.

117

123

130

121

117

117

112

110

115

121

123

*115

112

110

110

108

105

103

100

101

100

96

98

96

96

94

94

93

9193"

93

3,314

107

6,570

Sept.

93

90

90

88

88

85 ' 85

85

84

*85

87

84

85

82

81

78

78

76

76

75

76

76

76

75

75

75

75

75

75

Ii

2,427

80.9

4,810

Calendar year 1951: Max 746 Mln 40 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 582 Mln 46 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,470

Peak discharge (base, 510 cfs).--May 4 (7:45 a.m.) 662 cfs (3.60 ft); May 26 (12:05 a.m.) 606 cfs 

(3.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pass Creek near Wyola, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°03', long. 107°21', in sec. 13, T. 9 S., R. 35 E., on right bank 100 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Twin Creek, 5 miles south of 

Wyola, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--119 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1935 to September 1952 (winter records incomplete prior to 1939).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 21, 1950, wire-weight gage on highway bridge 

100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1938-52), 39.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 307 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 2.49 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.23 ft Ma- "" " ~ ' ' -- . - .' 

(gage height, 0.72 ft).

. , . 

gage height, 5.23 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 4.2 cfs Aug. 27

pr. 

);

1935-52: Maximum discharge observed, 1,150 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 4.82 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 400 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 6.22 ft Mar. 25, 

1943 (ice jam); no flow Aug. 3, 9, 10, 1935 (pool stage).

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-20

12

18

39

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0.7

.9

1.0

1.2

Oct. 21 to Sept. 30

4.5

11

15

29

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

53

120

220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

15

15

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

33

3528"

24

23

23

22

22

*20

2J

25

25

617

19.9

1,220

Nov.

24

24

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

21

23

24

27

29

ZB

25

25

26

26

26

25

*24

24

24

22

-

737

24.6

1,460

Dec.

18

17

18

20

23_

22

19

16

14

16

21

20

18

14

13

12

12

*11

9

8

9

10

11

10

9

8

7

8

10

12

12

427

13.8

847

Jan.

8

9

10

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

9

7

12

14

T?

10

8

9

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

352

11.4

698

Feb.

10

9

7

6

*7

10

8

9

12

22

30

30

24

16

13

16

19

18

15

17

21

23

22

19

17

18

21

21

19

-

479

16.5

950

Mar.

22

25

20

27

26

28

24

26

28

25

23

22

21

21

22

24

26

26

24

*22

21

20

20

24

30

50

68

85

100

200

15ff

1,246

40.2

2,470

Apr.

115

92

*128

91

220

151

98

91

54

50

54

53

44

42

±1

54

74

65

65

66

68

65

59

58

59

68

79

91

107

105

-

2,407

80.2

4,770

May

98

'98 94

101

99

*92

82

76

74

70

62

54

52

53

64

73

58

58

52

46

76

180 163-

146

130

130

118

105

101

99

89

2,793

90.1

5,540

June

86

8T

74

73

66

58

60

62

48

44

41

38

*35

31

30

29

26

25

25

24

23

23

23

20

20

27

27

27

25

JJL

1,191

39.7

2,360

July

18

20

19

19

16

16

20

19

17

16

18

30

52

38

29

*25

22

21

19

18

16

16

15

13

11

9.0

8.7

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.4

573.5

18.5

1,140

Aug.

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.7

6.2

5.4

5.4

6.2

10

**8~ 0

s!7

10

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.0

8.0

8,7

8.4

8.4

8.0

6.8

5.7

4.5 475"

4.8

5.7

6.0

226.9

7.32

450

Sept.

7.1

ITT

9.6

9.6

12

1313"

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

340.0

11.3

674

Calendar year 1951: Max 193 Mln 7 Mean 25.9 Ac-ft 18,720

Water year 1951-52: Max 220 Mln 4.5 Mean 31.1 Ac-ft 22,580

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Mar. 29 (11 p.m.) discharge unknown; Apr. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 307 cfs 

(2.49 ft); AprT 29 (6 p.m.) HO cfs (1.75 ft); May 22 (4 p.m.) 196 cfs (2.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-7, 16-18, Nov. 24 to Apr. 1.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 243

Little Bighorn River below Pass Creek, near Wyola, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°11' , long. 107°23', in W|SW£ sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 35 E., on right bank 

2^ miles downstream from Pass Creek and 3|- miles north of Wyola.

Drainage area. 429 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 200 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 805 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 3.62 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.85 ft Jan. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 30 cfs 

Jan. 24; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft Aug. 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 7.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 9, 1940 (gage height, 

0.87 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,700 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 29)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

105

179

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

329

527

703

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

135

136

148

144

149

144

140

136

135

133

131

13T

135

131

136

136

136

136

138

184

175

151

144

142

138

135

131

*13S

133

135

131

4,346

140

8,620

Nov.

119

124

135

142

TO

133

130

131

128

126

126

126

126

123

121

116

111

14?

142

119

118

124

118

116

123

116

*118

116

116

115

-

3,740

133

7,420

Dec.

TI5" 115

115

115

115

113

113

100

90

100

110

110

100

90

80

80

80 *80

70

65

80

90

80

80

75

70

80

85

85

80

70

2,831

91.3

5,620

Jan.

65

60

60

65

65

70

75

80

SB- 85

85

80

75

75

70

70

65

65

70

70

60

50

40

30

W

50

55

60

70

80

85

2,055

66.3

4,080

Feb.

80

85

85

*90

90

85

85

90

95

90

95

105

105

105

100

100

105

90

90

85

85

85

90

95

100

no- 110

110

100_

-

2,740

94.5

5,430

Mar.

55" 95

95

100

105

110

105

95

95

100

108

108

100

99

96

96

105

115

120

*121

110

100

100

99

104

113

153

333

569

586 443"

4,773

154

9,470

Apr.

355

216

263

*194

393

333

242

227

168

157

151

149

140

136

TTO

168

189

182

194

221

216

192

179

179

199

248

322

420

565

477

-

7,213

240

14,310

May

431

464

556

666

*657

561

502

464

424

344

315

309

322

351

404

374

315

273

242 245"

312

590

648

598

590

639" 671

561

598

643

573

14,642

472

29,040

June

561

586

58T

548

519

519

540

527

460

447

*404

377

351

319

289

292

276

239

227

230

218

213

207

213

242

233

221

221

207

186

-

10,454

348

20,740

July

172

172

164

161

151

140

146

142

130

108

105

159

351

230

192

*166

161

150

150

140

140

120

110

90

80

75

65

55

53

50

45

4,173

135

8,280

Aug.

4245"

50

70

85

90

100

110

120

120

130

*I5T

120

110

110

107

108

105

98

98

93

88

86

84

80

71

68

66

62

58

65

2,760

89.0

5,470

Sept.

75

72

7S

81

88

93

35

93

93

*87

84

80

84

90

88

92

87

74

78

81

82

86

87

92

93

86

86

87

86

76

-

2,546

84.9

5,050

Calendar year 1951: Max 625 Min 65 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 671 Min 30 Mean 170 Ac-ft 123,500

Peak discharge (base. 580 efs).--Mar. 28 (9:30 p.m.) 805 cfs (3.62 ft); May 5 (6:45 a.m.) 749 cfs 

(3.70 ft); May 26 (4:30 p.m.) 708 cfs (3.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 17-19, July 18 to Aug. 11, Aug. 13, 14; discharge estimated on 

basis of record for Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Dec. 8 to Mar. 9.
344 YELLOWSTOME RIVER BASIN

Lodgegrass Creek above Willow Creek diversion, near Wyola, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°07' , long. 107°36', in w|NWv sec. 19, T. 83., R. 34 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Willow Creek diversion canal, 1^ miles downstream from Spring 

Creek, and 10 miles west of Wyola.

Drainage area.--83 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 46.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23', cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.18 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.82 ft Jan. 25 (backwpter from ice); minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs 

Feb. 18-20.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 762 cfs June 4, 1944 (ga;;e height, 5.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Jan. 17, 18, 25, 30, 31, 

1950.

Remarks . Records eocd exc^-'t those for periods of ice effect or of no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 400 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 51

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

9.8

15

63

Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

13 2.5

18 3.0

36 3.2

108

191

225

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

21

22

22

22

21

20

20

L9

19

L9

19

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

£5

24

21

20

20

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

629

20.3

1,250

Nov.

18

17

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

*17

18

18

-

526

17.5

1 , 040

Dec.

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

ii

14

15

15

16

16

15

495

16.0

982

Jan.

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

16

15

16

17

17

*17

16

15

15

16

17

18

T8

18

18

18

17

505

16.3

1,000

Feb.

16

T6

15

15

15

14

13

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

TT

11

12

13

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

_

-

387

13.3

768

Mar.

14

14

14

*14

15

15

13

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

14

15

17

17

15

12

12

13

15

15

15

20

*36

55

45

35

564

18.2

1,120

Apr.

26

23

25

30

39

33

30

25

20

21

21

20

18

18

18

25

21

20

21

26

27

24

24

23

26

35

52

66

97

82

-

936

31.2

1,860

May

78

92

135

203

*208

169

154

127

106

90

83

83

103

119

138

106

88

78

73

75

88

152

177

164

176

TB6~ 225

166

182

181

160

4,163

134

8,260

June

160

169

169

159

155

166

167

152

129

121

*122

129

121

113

108

102

95

88

86

84

80

76

73

74

74

7O

69

66

60

59

3,296

110

6,54O

July

55

53

52

48

44

45

44

40

39

38

38

48

60

44

39

36

*35

35

35

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

28

28

26

25

24

1,176

37.9

2,330

Aug.

24

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

28

29

Tj

*26

25

25

24

23

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

12

20

20

21

20

20

21

719

23.2

1,430

Sept.

23

25

22

20

19

18

17

17

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

-

550

18.3

1,090

Calendar year 1951: Max 220 Min 11 Mean 36.5 Ac-ft 26,410

Water year 1951-52: Max 225 Min n Mean 38.1 Ac-ft 27,670

Peak discharge (base,_____^ cfs).--Wo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 17-19, 22, 23, 25-28, Dec. 7 to Feb. 4, 

Feb. 15 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 9-19). No gage-height record Sept. 1-1O, 14-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Pass Creek near Wyola.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 245

Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°34', long. 107°27', in E|-SE£ sec. 13, T. 3 S., R. 34 E. , on right bank, 

at Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Crow Agency and 14 

miles upstream fron mouth.

Drainage area. --1,1 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--September 1911 to September 1924, August 1928 to December 1932, April 

1938 "to September 1952 (few winter records in earlier years).

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Sept. 5, 1911, to Dec. 3, 1916, staff or chain gage, Dec. 4, 

1316, to Sept. 30, 1924, Aug. 20, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1930, water-stage recorder, and 

Oct. 1, 1931, to Dec. 5, 1932, Apr. 1, 1938, to May 6, 1947, wire-weight or chain gage, 

all at present site and datum.

Average discharge .--16 years (1928-29, 1931-32, 1938-52), 280 cfs.

Extreme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.67 ft); maxinun gage hei 

Jan. 24, 85.

nun gage height, 7.73 ft Mar.

ng y 

28 (

, , . , . 

backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 35 cfs

1911-24, 1928-32, 1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, about 8,200 cfs July 23, 

1923 (gage height, 14.0 ft); no flow July 28 to Aug. 6, 1921.

Renarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 13,700 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-5", except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to Apr. 9)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.4

43

143

305

1,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

163

160

168

181

181

187

181

174

168

165

163

163

163

165

171

171

168

171

174

187

229

235

206

181

177

177

171

*165

168

171

171

5,475

177

10,860

Nov.

150

135

150

170

187

181

168

154

160

157

154

154

154

154

149

140

125

13T5

135

140

130

125

130

125

140

160

174

*160

154

154

-

4,499

150

8,920

Dec.

149

149

140

135

130

130

120

110

120

135

150 ISO140

125

105

85

95

95

*75

75

85

95

90

85

80

75

85

95

95

85

75

3,358

108

6,660

Jan.

70

65

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

90

90

85

80

80

80

80

75

70

60

50

55

45

40

*35

35

45

55

65

80

90

95

2,140

69.0

4,240

Feb.

90 95

95

100

100

95

95

100

105

100

105

120

135

140

120

115

110

105

100

95

95

95

100

105

105

115

120

120

115

_

-

3,090

107

6,130

Mar.

110

TTo

*110

115

120

125

125

125

130

135

135

130

120

115

115

120

125

150

180

180

165

150

145

145

150

170

200

400

1,040

1,490

1,360

7,990

258

15,850

Apr.

1,060

835

*570

555

412

600

550

435

398

341

298

280

277

270

252

246 2"56

280

270

270

284

284

270

260

256

266

302

361

445

565

-

11,748

392

23,300

May

560

530

530

580

690

730

655

*590

550

490

412

373

349

333

369

421

435

373

337

505

309

440

750

770

685

715

805

760

685

705

720

16,956

547

33,630

June

670

645

670

640

585

540

535

555

540

480

*475

440

416

369

345

325

305

274

232

200

190

187

184

177

229

284

288

274

266

238

11,558

385

22,920

July

219

209

216

206

184

181

165

163

149

132

110

126

302

490

349

277

238

*213

200

197

193

168

149

115

91

85

69

63

63

55

49

5,426

175

10,760

Aug.

44

48

63

83

93

105

113

105

108

129

140

184

168

*151

143

149

137

135

129

115

110

105

105

93

91

81

71

68

68

57

60

3,251

105

6,450

Sept.

65

71

79

77

77

83

91

93

89

89

81

*81

85

93

108

113

115

115

105

103

85

79

79

73

77

81

77

75

83

89

2,611

87.0

5,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 650 Mln 75 Mean 193 Ac-ft 143,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,490 Mln 35 Mean 213 Ac-ft 154,900

Peak discharge (base, 920 efsX--Mar. 30 (7 to 8 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (7.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-4, 17-26, Dec. 3 to Mar.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bighorn River near Custer, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°07', long. 107°28', near center of sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 34 E. , on left 

bank Just downstream from Manning diversion dam, 3 miles upstream from Tullock Creek, 

4 miles southeast of Custer, and 4| miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 7, 1945, wire-weight gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 4,267 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Hay 23 (gage height, 6.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 800 cfs Dec. 16.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 8.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height 

recorded, 10.65 ft Mar. 20, 1947 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 756 cfs Dec. 13, 1950 

(gage height, 0.89 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Major 

regulation by 14 reservoirs in Wyoming and 1 in Montana with combined usable storage 

of about 1,400.000 acre-ft; for records of storage in Bull Lake, Buffalo Bill and 

Boysen Reservoirs (see p. 286). Diversions for irrigation of about 465,000 acres 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 9, May 11-15, 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

1,390

1,710

2,200

2,950

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,960

5,300

8,250

12,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,860 

2,920

3,110

3,060

3,040

3,420

4,740

g4,390

g4,160

g3,750

g3,540

*g3,560

g3,560

g3,440

g2,810

2,600 

2,600

2,730

2,760

2,900

3,000

3,360

3,210

3,080

3,020

3,040

2,930

?,970

2,930

2,370

2,950

99,470

3,209

Ao-ft 197,300

Nov.

2,930 

*g,500

2 , 530

2,560

2,590

2,650

2,700

2,750

2,830

2.990

2,990

2,950

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,880 

2,720

2,560

*2,580

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,650

2,670

2,600

2,580

2,680

2,670

-

81,570

2,719

161,800

Dec.

2.670 

2T650

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,620

2.4GO

2,280

2,150

2,100

2,080

2,140

2,230

2,050

1,100

800 

8275

1,100

1,530

2,000

2,050

2,100

2 , 130

? , 100

2,030

1,950

2,050

2,150

2,250

2,150

2,050

63,560

2,050

126,100

Jan.

2,000 

2,000

2,000

2,020

2,020

2,030

2,050

2,050

*2,040

2,050

2,020

2,020

1,980

1,900

17950"

2,020 

2,100

2,200

2,150

2,120

2,100

2,070

2,100

2,150

2,250

2,300

2,330

2,350

2,370

2,410

2,440

65,590

2,116

130,100

Feb.

2,460 

2,480

2,490

2,470

2,510

2,510

2,490

2,430

2,470

2,510

2,520

2,540

2,520

2,450

2,100

2,000 

2,050

2,000

1,900

*1,830

1,750

1,880

1,980

2,270

2,300

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,270

_

-

66,130

2,280

131,200

Mar.

2,220 

2,160

2,100

2,110

2,180

2,280

2,400

2,500

2,550

2,570

2,600

2,600

2,620

2,550

2,580

2,750 

2,900

3,400

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,200

3,000

3,600

4,000

4,200

4,600

4,800

5,000

5,270

5^330

98,870

3,189

196,100

Apr.

4,710 

4,310

*3,540

*3,260

3,400

3,150

3,170

3,360

3,340

3,150

2,880

2,680

2,370

2,280

2,250

2,200 

2,240

3,890

4,290

3,560

3,480

3,540

3,820

3,690

*3,400

3,320

3,940

4,960

5,860

7,080

-

107,120

3,571

212,500

May

7,790 

7,110

6,730

6,840

7,510

8,220

7,230

5,940

5,270

4,800

4,520

4,110

3,560

*3,580

3,650

3,910 

4,340

4,080

3,710

5,480

3,560

4,500

11,900

11,600

7,350

6,590

*7,290

8,350

7,920

7,440

7,790

190,670

6,151

378,200

June

8,050 

7,320

7,480

7,790

7,660

7,230

7,700

9,670

*10,500

8,970

7,790

7,170

7,230

7,950

6,700

5,410 

5,160

4,290

3,380

3,090

2,750

2,800

2,780

2,650

2,760

3,090

3,480

3,940

4,820

*4,580

174,190

5,806

345,500

July

4,040 

3,650

3,130

2,600

2,330

2,100

1,900

1,640

1,540

1,430

1,400

1,470

1,930

2,920

6,510

5,660 

4,500

3,910

3,420

3,190

3,170

3,150

2,850

2,530

2,330

2,170

2,040

2,120

2,150

2,100

1,970

85,650

2,763

169,900

Aug.

*1,340 

1,900

1,980

2,150

2,410

2,560

2,580

2,500

2,430

2,530

2,600

2,750

2,990

2,930

2,670

2,800 

2,410

2,290

2,230

2,190

2,100

*2 , 040

1,990

2,000

1,970

2,000

2,120

2,030

1,920

1,980

2,020

70,910

2,287

140,600

Sept.

2,040 

2,160

2,360

2,460

2,460

2,370

2,500

2,500

2,560

2,640.

2,590

2,590

*2,720

2,750

2,800

2,850 

2,810

2,750

2,590

2,530

2,500

2,530

2,600

2,650

2,590

2,430

2,480

2,400

2,390

2,460

-

76,040

2,535

150,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,300 Mln 800 Mean 4,688 Ac-ft 3,394,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,900 Mln 800 Mean 3,223 Ac-ft 2,340,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). --May 23 (7 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (6.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 9 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height 

record Jan. 2-8).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Rosebud Creek near Forsyth, Mont.

Location. lat 46°11'50", long. 106°28'25", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 5 N. , R. 42 E., on right 

bank 5 miles upstream from mouth and 10 miles southeast of Forsyth.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 26.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 269 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 7.81 ft); maximum gage height, 9.65 ft Feb. 10 (backwater from ice); no flow Sept. 2-30.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 418 cfs Mar. 8, 1949 (gage height, 8.96 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.72 ft Mar. 5, 1943 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Oct. 23 to Nov. 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.8

0.9

13

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

2.7

7.0

15

4.0 

6.0 

7.6

46

154

256

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

2.3

1.4

T76

2.6

5.0

7.2

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.3

7.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.8

6.5

6.3

6.2

8.6

12 ~4".8

*5.5

5.7

6.2

5.7

2.6

3.4

3.8

3.6

6.7

159.9

5.16

317

Nov.

6.7

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.2

5.2

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

4

3

3

3

4

5

5

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

*7

7

8

-

163.0

5.43

323

Dec.

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

7

6

7

7

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

5

6

5

176

5.7

349

Jan.

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

8

7

8

9

8

8

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

8

8

9

9

10

10

10

.11

249

8.0

494

Feb.

11

12

13

14

15

40

*80

80

75

80

90So

70

60

50

35

32

30

22

21

20

13

11

12

10

13

16

25

15

_

-

1,045

56.0

2,070

Mar.

27

25

24

23

23

22

21

75

25

40

55

50

40

37

35

30

30

75

140

*100

90

70

75

90

130

120

110

238

253

715

198

2,434

78.5

4,830

Apr.

189

185

183

*205

195

121

93

83

76

74

75

72

66

68

68

64

59

53

48

46

46

43

42

40

39

37

36

*29

26

24

-

2,385

79.5

4,730

May

22

15

15

13

12

9.0

1.9

1.6

374

3.7

8.1

7.7

4.0

3.2

3.4

5.8

5.6

6.2

8.3

11

8.3

*14

9.0

9.2

10

10

9.5

7.9

9.0

9.7

11

270.5

8.72

536

June

12

14

12

9.5

9.7

9.0

8.8

8.5

6.8

6.7

5.5

6.4

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

3.9

*3.7

3.6

4.0

3.5

3.2

371

4.4

4.8

4.9

21 -5.7

4.3

-

205.5

6.85

408

July

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.6

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

£.3

1.7

2.2

2.3

4.4

5TT

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.8

3.1

1.6

.9

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

63.7

2.05

126

Aug.

0.2

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

5.3

0.17

11

Sept.

0.1

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.2

Calendar year 1951: Max 241 Min 0 Mean 19.9 Ac-ft 14,390

Water year 1951-52: Max 253 Min 0 Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,190

Peak discharge (base. 25O cfs,revised).--Mar. 29 (4 a.m.) 269 cfa (7.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Jan. 2- 

14, 24-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°45'25", long. 107°37'20", in sec. 7, T. 55 N. , R. 89 W. , on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Hideout Creek and 19-| miles southwest of Dayton.

Drainage area.--32.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1950).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Sept. 28, i960, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 5.80 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 263 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.64 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Nov. 1, Feb. 20, Mar. 13-15.

1945-5S: Maximum discharge, 560 cfs May 21, 1948 (gage height, 2.55 ft, site and 

datam then in use), from rating curve extended above 170 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Nov. 10, Jan. 28, 1951.

Remarks. Records { 

rtliich are poor.

ood eycept those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

Ho diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-9)

1.3 

1.5

2.0 

3.1 193

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

0

4

4

4

5

4

3

* 1

3

3

1

9

1

0

18

15

768

E4.8

1,520

Nov.

12

15

18

21

20

18

19

20

20

20

2O

20

20

19

18

17

16

18

20

*?0

20

20

20

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

-

563

18.8

1,120

Dec.

19

19

18

19

19

19

18

17

16

l¥

2 T

20

19

17

16

19

20

19

18

18

19

21

2T

2O

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

582

18.8

1,150

Jan.

~Te 17

»16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

483

15.6

958

Feb.

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

i5

T5

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

404

13.9

801

Mar.

13

T3

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12 T5~

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

400

1?.9

793

Apr.

13

T3

13

13

14

17

21

21

16

17

18

18

17

*18

15

15

16

22

27

25

21

22

24

31

38

53

69

115

115

81

-

918

30.6

1,820

May

98

119

177

192

I?8

131

121

*110

70

*69

69

76

89

90

88

70

63

53

56

60

65

67

61

67

92

92

73

86

103

95

89

2,839

91.6

5,630

June

100

108

106

106

112

122

T2T3

106

97

95

88

82

76

72

70

67

64

*65

68

66

62

60

58

58

60

54

55

51

50

47

-

2,345

78.2

4,650

July

46

44

42

40

40

39

37

35

34

*35

37

47

46

41

39

38

36

36

37

36

34

34

34

33

32

32

31

30

30

30

2_9

1,134

36.6

2,250

Aug.

30

32

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

27

26

*26

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

71

22

796

25.7

1,580

Sept.

22

25

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

*W

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

627

20.9

1,240

Calendar year 1951: Max 219 Mln 10 Mean 37.7 Ac-ft 27,280

Water year 1951-52: Max 192 Mln 12 Mean 32.4 Ac-ft 23,510

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). May 3 (8 p.m.) 263 cfs (3.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stare-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 16 to Apr. 13 (no gage-height record Dec. 10 

to Jan. 3, Jan. 20 to Feb. 1, Feb. 17 to Apr. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, werther records, and records for station on Tongue River near Dayton).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 249

South Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°47', long. 107°S8', in sec. 33, T. 56 N., R. 88 W., on left bank 60 ft 

downstream from Johnson Creek and 12 miles southwest of Dayton.

Drainage area. 85.0 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1950).

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,580 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 770 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Mar. 19 to Apr. 5.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 1,070 cfs May 21, 1948 (gage height, 5.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 570 cfs; minimum daily, 9 cfs Jan. 28, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 6.36 ft (date unknown).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

170

290

615

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

36

36

40

40

37

36

35

34

33

32

33

34

33

33

27

31

30

32

35

33

31

*30

28

28

27

25

26

25

24

23

983

31.7

1,950

Nov.

20

22

25

30

28

26

27

28

27

27

27

26

26

25

24

23

21

23

24

*25

25

25

25

23

22

23

23

23

23

£5

-

739

24.6

1,470

Dec.

23

23

22

23

23

23

22

21

20

T?

23

23

22

21

20

22

23

23

22

22

23

24

2?

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

20

690

22.3

1,370

Jan.

20

19

*19

19

19

19

191'9

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

504

16.3

1,000

Feb.

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

392

13.5

778

Mar.

14

15

15

15

»15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12 T2~

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

417

13.5

827

Apr.

12

T?

12

12

12

13

14

14

15

13

13

13

13

*13

14

14

15

20

40

100

80

74

65

100

163

259

348

483

445

366

2,765

92.2

5,480

May

413

456

£45

604

476

413

369

*378

315

*257

254

268

301

S04

339

257

224

217

256

262

293

366

452

531

541

531

416

404

459

459

378

11,718

378

2 3, '240

June

423

479

473

423

449

476

476

394

345

318

279

249

229

208

192

188

165

*150

145

145

139

136

118

152

212

178

194

143

121

111

7,710

257

15,290

July

105

102

96

92

86

86

100

94

82

*78

76

206

348

188

136

114

108

102

103

103

93

87

84

80

76

75

75

73

71

68

£5_

3,252

105

6,450

Aug.

65

77

~84 113

71

76

64

61

58

61

72

60

54

*50

47

44

42

40

39

38

36

35

34

34

33

3E

33

31

30

29

30

1,573

50.7

3,120

Sept.

35

36

31

29

30

30

28

30

28

26

26

26

26

a26

a26

a2e

a26

a26

a26

a26

a26

*26

26

26

24

24

22

22

22

!L

802

26.7

1,590

Calendar year 1951: Max 547 Mln 9 Mean 83.4 Ac-ft 6O.41O

Water year 1951-52: Max 604 Mln 12 Mean 86.2 Ac-ft 62,560

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs).--May 3 (9:30 p.m.) 77O cfs (4.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 16 to Apr. 21 (no gage-height record Nov. 29 

to Feb. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for station on Tong-ie River near Dayton).
250 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°51', long. 107°19' , in sec. 11, T. 56 N., R. 87 W., on left bank l£ 

miles upstream from Amsden Creek and 3-| miles southwest of Dayton.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1918 to September 1929, November 1940 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,060 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge . 22 years (1919-29, 1940-52), 201 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.62 ft); mini- 

 mum, 40 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1918-29, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 3,400 cfs June 3, 1944 (gage height, 6.45 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 18 cfs Nov. 29, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Small diversion above station for Dayton municipal supply. Figures of daily discharge do not 

include water diverted above station by Highline ditch for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-22)

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

87

165

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

305

440

735

1,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac -ft

(t)

Oct.

106

108

106

111 

115

109

104

101

97

94

99

99

104

99

102

80

97

91

99

106

97

87

82

96

90

79

74

90 

82

78

*76

2,958

95.4

5,870

3 2

Nov.

54

45

7f

99 

90

80

87

99

*94

94

94

87

89

84

82

75

65

78

82

86

80

82

81

75

71

75

76

75 

75

*74

-

2,400

80.0

4,760

0

Dec.

75

74

68

71 

71

72

66

59

58

74

75

75

69

58

56

71

75

69

65

66

76

8078"

75

72

72

75

69

66

66

*62

2,158

69.6

4,280

0

Jan.

b60

b58

b58

b58 

b60

62

6T

61

61

58

57

59

59

59

59

59

58

57

57

57

57

b54

b50

b54

b54

54

54

53 

53

53

*53

1,767

57.0

3,500

0

Feb.

52

53

52

53 

53

54

54

54

55

55

55

56

56

56

52

54

57

56

50

48

57

57

57

56

55

56

56

55 

*52

-

1,576

54.3

3,130

0

Mar.

54

54

53

55 

54

54

51

53

55

52

53

51

50

48

50

52

53

50

50

48

49

48

47

50

50

50

48

50 

53

52

*50

1,587

51.2

3,150

0

Apr.

53

52

54

51 56"

64

82

80

57

62

66

66

62

71

84

102

94

148

230

297

226

162

168

265

438

654

823

1,070 

948

*690

-

7,275

242

14,430

0

May

735

820

992

1,140

860

742

670

690

593

490

480

480

551

545

638

506

450

430

445

480

593

756

756

784

820

865

670

644

742

777

*631

20,795

671

41,250

7

June

670

742

74?

657 

676

709

728

638

557

528

490

450

420

386

368

368

333

313

297

293

285

277

251

281

354

325

*325

262 

223

206

-

13,154

438

26,090

24

July

192

189

177

171 

160

158

177

183

171

162

162

314

518

325

248

216

186

171

174

174

160

152

148

138

135

133

131

127 

124

120

*117

5,713

184

11,330

16

Aug.

117

126

198

145 

127

126

117

113

115

117

140

120

111

106

104

99

96

92

90

99

89

81

81

81

81

80

80

80

78

75

80

3,342

105

6,430

21

Sept.

82

*84

7l

75 

75

74

72

72

71

68

68

66

66

65

65

62

62

59

59

59

58

58

*58

58

58

58

58

58 

58

58

-

1,962

65.4

3,890

23.7

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Ae-ft

98.6 

6,070

80.0 £ 

4,760 4

9.6 57. o| 54.s! 51.2 242 678 

280 3,500[ 3,130| 3,150 14,430 41,710 21

462 200 126 89.1 

550 12,310 7,730 5,300

Observed

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

1,000 Mln 35 Mean 182 Ac-ft 131,600 

1,140 Mln 45 Mean 176 Ac-fC 128,100

Adjusted

Calendar year 1951: Mean 

Water year 1951-52: Mean

Pee k dlsch

188 Ac -ft 136,500 

184 Ac-ft 133,900

arge (basej 980 cfs). Apr. 28 (8 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (4.62 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, above station for irrigation by Highline ditch, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 251

Little Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44 0 48'45", long. 107°17'00", in sec. 24, T. 56 N., R. 87 W., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from entrance of main tributary and 4.5 miles south of 

Dayton.

Drainage area.--25.1 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,380 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 181 ofs May 23 (gage height, 2.09 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 81 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Feb. 19-22. 

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Jan. 28,

1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wTTTFh are fair. Two water rights totaling 1.5 cfs (priorities 1883, 1903) for irrigation of 106 acres adjudicated for diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.6

3.8

9.7

13

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

62

190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

15

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2.4

274

2.6

3.2

3.5 

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

5.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2. 9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

92.2

2.97

Ac-ftj 183

Nov.

2.7

2.5

?7T

3.0

3 2 

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3 5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

87.8

2.93

174

Dec.

2.6

276

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2. G

2.4 

2.1

2.2

2.6

*2.4

2.6

2.4

 575 2.0

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

*2.3

75.6

2.44

150

Jan.

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1 

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

^75

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

63.4

2.05

126

Feb.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

T7f

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.8

-

-

54.4

1.88

108

Mar.

1.8

178

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.9

3.5

372

*2.1

60.9

1.96

121

Apr.

2.1

1.9

27T

1.9

2.4

8.5

7.2

4.4

3.5

4.1

4.4

4.6

6.3

7.5

14

14

20

21

18

*14

12

13

18

24

34

44

50

47

*48

-

456.3

15.2

905

May

50

55

GO

66

68

70 

72

58

56

54

SO

59

57

62

57

52

50

54

57

79

127

144

127

114

106

99

94

89

84

*80

2,360

76.1

4,680

June

78

74

70

66

62 

59

54 

48

43

38

34

30

26

19

16

14

12

11

*9.7

9.7

9.4

9.1

8.5

8.8

9.7

8.8

9.1

7.5

6.9

6.6

-

857.8

28.6

1,700

July

6.6

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.1 

4.4

4.4 

4.1

4.1

*3.8

4.1

9.1

11

e!e

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

279

160.0

5.16

317

Aug.

3.2

3.8

6.2

3.8

3.2 

2, 9

2'. 6 

2.6

2.9

4.6

4.1

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

271

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

87.0

2.81

173

Sept.

a2.5

a2.6

a275

a2.4

a2.4 

a.2 4

a2'.4 

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

57T

2.1

2.4

-

73.1

2.44

145

Calendar year 1951: Max 57 Min 1.3 Mean 9.02 Ac-ft 6,540

Water year 1951-52: Max 144 Mln 1.7 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,780

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--May 23 (7:30 p.m.) 181 cfs (2.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, Dec. 9, 14-16, 19, 20, Dec. 30 

to Jan. 2, Jan. 16, 17, 21-25, Feb. IS, 18-23, Feb. 29 to Mar. 4, Mar. 14, 15, 22, 23.
252 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek at Wolf, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°36'30", long. 107°14'00", in sec. 4, T. 55 N., R. 86 W., on left bank at 

Wolf, half a mile downstream from Red Canyon Creek.

Drainage area. 37.8 sq mi.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 26, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 30.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during, year, 320 cfs May 23 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.2 cfs Feb. 19.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 442 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 3.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Feb. 26, 1947. 

Maximum stage known, about 5.00 ft May 18, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. One small diversion above station for irrigation of hay meadows during 

spring runoff only.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16-23)

1.0 

1.2

3.0

5.6

9.5

21

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

150

310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

13

14

16

IS

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

14

14

12

12

14

13

12

11

T4

12

*11

11

408

13.2

809

Nov.

7.6

?75

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

8.5

8.5

10

*10

10

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

-

299.1

9.97

593

Dec.

9.0

97C

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

7.6

6.6

6.6

8.5

*8.0

8.0

b7.6

b6.0

b6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

b6.7

b6.2

b6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

"579 5.9

6.2

6.2

b6.2

bB.O

220.7

7.12

438

Jan.

b5. "5799

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

*5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

b4.7

b4.7

b4.7

b4.7

b4.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

150.7

4.86

299

Feb.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

* .4

.2

T3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.2

.5

.7

.0

.9

5.2

572

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.0

-

135.6

4.68

269

Mar.

5.0

4.7

T77

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4,7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

b4.8

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

b5.0

b5.2

b5.2

5.3

*5.0

5.3

5.6

5.9

12

11

11

171.8

5.54

341

Apr.

6.2

6T2

6.6

7.0

8.5

12

19

19

13

11

11

12

12

14

16

25

23

39

42

37

30

*27

Z7

34

44

58

79

98

96

94

926.5

30.9

1,840

May

103

116

132

152

139

132

122

132

*113

102

99

96

97

100

116

97

90

92

100

121

166

Z22

'266 276

253

234

203

190

190

176

163

4,590

148

9,100

June

168

172

170

157

161

164

176

T43

127

121

108

97

90

82

79

78

70

64

*61

61

61

56

51

60

73

63

70

52

47

M

2,925

97.5

5,800

July

42

40

39

38

34

35

38

34

31

30

30

78

118

*66

57

52

49

47

47

45

42

39

38

35

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

1,321

42.6

2,620

Aug.

28

31

51

34

30

30

27

26

25

34

32

26

24

22

*22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

15

14

T4

14

706

22.8

1,400

Sept.

17

17

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

*11

12

12

12

11

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

344

11.5

682

Calendar year 1951: Max 139 Min 3.0 Mean 30.1 Ae-ft 21,760

Water year 1951-52: Max 276 Mln 4.2 Mean 33.3 Ac-ft 24,190

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs). May 23 (7:30 p.m.) 320 cfs (3.09 ft)} June 7 (3 a.m.) 215 cfs 

(2.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 21 to Mar. 6; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge mea 

urements, weather records, and records for station on Goose Creek near Sheridan.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BAbIN 253

Goose Creek near Sheridan, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°42' , long. 107°11' , in sec. 35, T. 55 N., R. 86 W., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from Cave Creek and 14 miles southwest of Sheridan.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 23 years, 84.6 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.57 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Feb. 19.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 18, 1937 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum daily, 2.2 cfs Nov. 27, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation by nine mountain reservoirs on East Fork 

and West Fork Goose Creek for municipal supply and irrigation during spring runoff and 

irrigation season (combined capacity of reservoirs, 13,740 acre-ft). Sheridan Municipal Water Supply and Veterans Administration Hospital divert water above station. 

Diversions for irrigation above station (for details and adjudication of diversions, 

see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Revisions. W 1006: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.7 

£.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

270

455

715

1,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30.

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~91 109

106

102

76

69

57

48

50

59

57

59

61

60

61

58

59

59

59

63

61

58

57

59

57

54

52

54

54

*51

42

1,962

63.3

3,890

Nov.

13

23

35

33

28

25

27

28

*26

26

26

25

25

23

23

20

19

28

25

25

23

23

23

22

21

?3

23

22

22

22

-

727

24.2

1,440

Dec.

22

22

21

21

21

21

19

12

17

28

*23

22

20

16

19

25

22

20

19

18

20

19

19

19

18

17

18

19

18

18

17

610

19.7

1,210

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

*16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

504

16.3

1,000

Feb.

15

15

14

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

15

16

15

10

14

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

*15

14

-

435

15.0

863

.Mar.

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

15

15

15

14

427

13.8

847

Apr.

13

13

14

14

17

24

41

33

21

20

22

21

22

27

35

57

60

81

113

106

77

*58

67

98

129

156

184

255

233

206

-

2,217

73.9

4,400

May

214

242

339

473

473

443

356

360

*324

280

264

245

239

225

267

239

222

198

198

239

303

468

5:5

505

473

451

402

394

422

520

MS

10,838

350

21,500

June

478

739

801

733

733

757

1.380

1,210

*942

679

580

261

270

264

273

243

150

127

117

95

98

88

85

106

146

142

166

157

135

100

-

12,055

402

23,910

July

71

71

71

59

54

52

76

69

57

50

40

129

283

*255

206

150

119

105

96

92

80

72

66

59

54

46

37

34

34

62

46

2,695

86.9

5,350

Aug.

46

54

98

85

65

71

55

51

47

63

76

56

53

49

*47

44

40

38

35

33

31

29

30

28

26

24

26

38

34

33

35

1,440

46.5

2,860

Sept.

36

34

30

28

31

30

29

29

28

28

*28

30

32

33

31

31

30

28

26

24

23

25

22

20

20

19

16

12

10

T2

-

775

25.8

1,540

Calendar year 1951 : Max 555 Kin 8.4 Mean 76.6 Ac-ft 53,460

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,380 Mln 10 Mean 94.8 .Ac-ft 68,810

Peak discharge (base, 760 efs).--June 7 (1 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (4.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
254 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Little Goose Creek in canyon, near Big Horn, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44"35' , long. 107°03', in sec. 1, T. 53 N., R. 85 W., on left bank 300 ft 

upstream from headgate of Lower Peralta ditch and 7 miles southwest of Big Horn.

Drainage area. 51.0 sq ml.

Records available. April 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,880 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 65.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 498 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.0 cfs Feb. 19.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs June 24, 1946 (gage height, 6.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs; minimum recorded, 2.2 cfs Dec. 4, 1949 (gage height, 

0.71 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Three small reservoirs (combined capacity, 860 acre-ft) store 

water during spring runoff and release during irrigation season. Two small diversions 

above station for irrigation. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details 

on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Revisions.--W 1006: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

6.8

14

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

112

180

268

400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

25

26

28

28

28

26

26

26

25

24

24

26

24

25

?4

24

25

26

26

25

22

22

24

24

22

20

23

23

*20

16

755

24.4

l.oOO

Nov.

12

17

21

21

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

17

17

15

15

13

12

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

495

16.5

982

Dec.

16

T6

15

16

16

16

16

11

15

16

*15

15

14

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

417

13.5

827

Jan.

~9.8 10

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.6

a8.6

a8.6

a8.8

*a8.8

38.5

38.6

38.6

a8.6

a8.6

38.6

38.4

38.2

*a8.O

8.0

8.0

s7o

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.7

8.0

267.2

8.62

530

Feb.

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

*7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.7

8.3

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.4

1.0

8.0

8.9

9.2

8.9

9.5

972

9.2

9.5

*9.5

9.2

-

239.5

8.26

475

Mar.

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9

*8.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

11

TT

9.2

286.9

9.25

569

Apr.

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.2

12

16

32

33

18

16

18

18

17

23

32

59

71

98

114

101

71

*58

68

90

108

126

156

193

194

172

-

1,951.4

65.0

3,870

May

180

209

228

252

229

198

185

191

*172

150

144

143

158

170

183

142

129

128

T34

140

174

304

383

383

383

386

312

298

319

328

272

7,007

226

13,900

June

308

359

364

334

364

376

362

276

245

214

182

167

167

161

151

140

131

124

117

114

130

131

130

135

154

147

*124

97

89

86

-

5,879

196

11,660

July

82

78

83

83

83

88

93

88

83

86

89

132

175

*156

132

117

67

62

63

62

67

72

76

76

76

80

79

83

87

89

94

2,781

89.7

5,520

Aug.

93

99

122

1O6

106

104

94

97

*97

104

94

57

38

34

33

31

29

28

27

27

26

32

32

54

49

62

69

68

69

70

71

2,022

65.2

4,010

Sept.

73

76

74

62

65

64

63

60

67

65

64

61

60

59

60

*61

58

58

58

58

56

54

53

54

56

56

56

56

57

62

-

1,826

60.9

3,620

Calendar year 1951 : Max 252 Min 5.5 Mean 52.2 Ac-ft 37,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 386 Min 7.0 Mean 65.4 Ac-ft 47.46O

Peak discharge (base. 420 cfs).--May 25 (8 p.m.) 429 efs (4.21 ft); June 6 (9 p.m.) 498 cfs (4.47

* Discharge messurement msde on this day.

a No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimsted on basis of 2 dischsrge messurements, recorded rsnge 

in stsge, westher records, and records for station on Qoose Creek nesr Sheridan.

Note.--St3ge-diseharge relstion sffeated by ice Nov. 1-3, 15-19, Dec. 8, 9, 13-16, 30, 31, Jan. 24, 

Feb. 18-20, Feb. 29 to Mar. 3, Mar. 22, 23.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 255

Goose Creek below Sheridan, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°49'25", long. 106 0 57'40", in SE^SWi sec. 15, T. 56 N., R. 84 W. , on 

right bank 700 ft north of Sheridan city limits and 1,200 ft downstream from Soldier 

Creek.

Drainage area. 392 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,701.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 3, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at datum 2.18 

ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 216 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.74 ft); minimum daily, 55 cfs Dec. 14.

1942-52: Maximum discharge observed, 4,040 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 11.26 

ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation by 12 mountain reservoirs by storage during 

spring runoff and release for irrigation during summer (combined capacity of reservoirs 

14,600 acre-ft). Water rights (priorities 1880-1942) for irrigation of about 55,000 

acres adjudicated for diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5

93

178

2.0 

3.0 

4.6

322

788

1,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

226

207

212

229 

229

207

192

173

160

160

162 

166

169

173

173

178

173

*178

183

192

204

188

188

185

180

173

164

171

169

162

162

5,688

183

11,280

Nov.

121

96

162

162

151

137

133

142

137

135

133 

133

131

123

 121

105

82

116

121

127

121

111

119

101

107

120

115

111

111

109

3,693

123

7,320

Dec.

Ill

111

105

105

101

103

81

67

66

*101

m95

55 

58

67

88

91

84

79

81

90

91

88

SI

76

75

76

83

84

76

2,717

87.6

5,390

Jan.

71

*71

73

73 

78

78

76

76

78

78

78 

81

81

i

75

71

72

75

76

72

64

64

66

66

67

68

70

73

78

79

2,294

74.0

4,550

Feb.

81

84

84

83 

83

83

*81

83

86

93

^

90

81 

68

71

79

78

66

63

72

79

78

76

73

79

84

*83

73

_

-

2,332

80.4

4,630

Mar.

70

73

70

71 

76

78

73

75

88

84

S6 

76

75

70 

71

84

*101

109

117

95

76

79

71

90

*84

86

122

239

610

726

371

4,196

135

8,320

Apr.

229

162

*183

148 

262

234

204

240

155

146

137 

140

129

131 

153

242

248

286

347

388

*300

224

221

251

308

375

423

491

 582

458

7,797

260

15,470

May

454

463

543

654 

678

610

495

519

495

414

366

311

276

260 

353

359

384

357

326

384

519

*1,120

1.260

1,220

1,100

1,060

934

822

778

802

793

19,109

616

37 , 900

June

697

8S9

1,200

1,180 

1,140

1,150

*1,510

1.570

1,250

874

740 

451

308

357 

318

335

207

146

131

111

117

109

95

101

185

267

283

260

212

169

16,362

545

32,450

July

123

95

95

90 

79

67

7S

*90

73

66

63 

336

899

687 

529

406

293

234

221

214

190

*171

164

131

99

84

76

72

67

70

66

5,928

191

11,760

Aug.

67

81

212

188 

162

164

135

135

140

372

m224

197

183

169

157

144

129

 123

119

111

101

97

88

73

79

90

90

97

119

4,704

152

9,330

Sept.

140

135

135

121 

105

103

95

91

86

81

75 

72

86

97 

86

79

78

79

88

91

93

84

76

*70

67

68

64

64

68

66

2,643

88.1

5,240

Calendar year 1951: Max 962 Min 43 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,570 Min 55 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,600

Peak discharge (base 1.200 efs). Mar. 30 (12:30 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (3.90 ft)j May 23 (4 a.m.) 1,340 

cfs (4.10 ft); June 7 (5:30 p.m.) 1,690 cfs (4.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Tongue River near Acme, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°57', long. 106"56', in sec. 1, T. 57 N., R. 84 W., on right bank just 

upstream from Ash Creek, 400 ft downstream from highway bridge and 3.2 miles northeast 

of Acme.

Drainage area.--894 sq mi.

Records available . October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 426 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs May 24 (gage height, 5.86 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 26.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 9,110 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs; maximum gage height, 10.68 ft Mar. 16, 1947 

(ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 3.4 cfs Aug. 24, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Water 

fights (priorities 1879-1942) for irrigation of about 90,000 acres adjudicated for 

diversion above station. Some regulation by 12 mountain reservoirs by storage during 

spring runoff and release for irrigation during summer (combined capacity of reservoirs, 14,600 acre-ft).

Rating table, waber year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

102

156

264

520

4.0

5.0 

6.0

850

1,750

2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

337

332

324

346

380

355

332

315

298

293

302

306

306

310

310

315

298

319

306

337

385

341

324

315

328

315

293

289

 302

298

281

9,892

319

19,620

Nov.

248

182

264

281

277

260

236

256

*256

252

252

248

244

240

232

228

170

215

250

260

245

230

245

225

217

244

228

228

206

199

7,118

237

14,1.20

Dec.

202

206

199

192

192

195

175

144

162

202

'264

260

224

115

115

145

165

165

150

145

160

180

180

170

160

160

170

*178

180

175

140

5,470

176

10,850

Jan.

130

130

140

150

155

160

160

155

155

155

155

160

165

*167

165

150

140

145

150

150

145

125

120

IZ5

130

140

140

140

140

145

*150

4,537

146

9,000

Feb.

150

150

150

150

150

150

 150

150

155

170

175

TTO

165

155

140

135

145

150

130

*125

145

150

150

145

145

150

155

150

*130

_

-

4,335

149

8,600

Mar.

125

125

*120

130

140

140

145

155

160

160

155

*150

145

140

150

170

 200

210

200

190

170

150

140

160

 175

178

245

*598

1,120

1.570

822

8,438

272

16,740

Apr.

574

38O

*390

310

454

454

390

442

350

293

281

277

264

256

281

360

472

478

610

766

*703

562

484

520

696

913

1,200

1,460

* 1.860

1,320

17,800

593

35,310

May

1,330

1,360

1,590

1,930

1,840

1,560

1,360

1,290

1,270

1,030

968

885

878

892

1,000

1,230

944

857

836

892

1,060

2,170

2.550

2,520

2,430

2,360

2,110

1,820

1,780

1,840

 1,720

46,282

1,493

91,800

June

1,590

1,760

2,080

2,080

1,970

1,990

2,230

2.590

2,000

1,550

1,250

960

703

717

682

696

580

 466

412

390

375

370

341

337

502

675

654

675

538

460

-

31,423

1,047

62,330

July

375

319

298

277

252

202

210

*228

248

206

188

396

1,840

1,400

976

773

628

520

466

466

418

*365

346

315

213

217

192

175

156

150

150

12,965

418

25,720

Aug.

153

153

238

370

306

285

268

240

244

285

704

526

395

 310

310

298

281

252

228

206

213

202

185

169

162

150

135

138

147

147

153

7,853

253

15,580

Sept.

175

199

202

195

178

172

172

166

156

147

132

119

119

132

147

*138

129

124

121

129

135

129

121

112

109

107

112

114

112

109

-

4,212

140

8,350

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,820 Mln 70 Mean 388 Ac-ft 280,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,530 Mln 107 Mean 438 Ac-ft 318,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 257

Tongue River at Tongue River Dam, near Decker, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°08', long. 106°46', in NE£ sec. 13, T. 83., R. 40 E. , on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Tongue River Dam, 4 miles upstream from Post Creek, 

7 miles northeast of Decker, and 15 miles southeast of Kirby.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 471 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.59 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 6,180 cfs June 5, 1944 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum, probably less than 0.5 cfs during 

period of no gage-height record, Apr. 17 to May 8, 1940, when gates at dam were 

closed.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 57,500 acres above station. 

Flow regulated by Tongue River Reservoir [see p. 288 ), and by eight smaller reservoirs 

in Wyoming with a usable capacity of 14,200 acre-ft.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6-15)

, 

(Shifting-control method used June 6-

0.4

.7

1.0

1.5

Z.O

1Z7 

252 

420

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

665

1,000

1,790

2,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

416

416

420

420

420

424

424

376

288

555

545

545

545

545

545

545

550

585

643

638

632

312

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

118

119

11.838

3S2

23 , 480

Nov.

356

535

530

530

*530

530

525

525

496

638

626

514

49

203

660

654

648

643

632

626

621

616

496

412

408

404

404

*40S

361

275

-

14,855

495

29,460

Dec.

298

298

298

298

295

295

195

138

133

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

135

135

138

138

138

138

133

133

133

131

131

131

127

127

127

5,214

168

10,340

Jan.

127

129

129

129

129

129

127

127

127

127

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

12E

125

3,905

126

7,740

Feb.

125

125

125

125

*129

129

129

129

129

129

129

131 TiT

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

_

-

3.761

130

7,460

Mar.

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

135

135

135

135

135

135

140

140

140

140

*148

150

150

153

153

153

158

203

228

233

602

5,011

162

9,940

Apr.

1,110

1,330

1.330

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,290

1,280

1.180

1,060

916

1.350

1,330

1,290

1,100

1,C90

1,230

1,250

1,240

702

108

108

108

108

110

110

187

424

433

541

26,475

882

52 , 510

May

681

,140

,110

942

,320

* ,590

,690

,680

,670

,660

,650

,650

,630

,610

,380

,240

,240

,000

685

411

486

491

649

1 ,470

1 ,710

2.110

2,110

I. ,110

2,1-0

1 .730

1 . 700

42,655

; ,380

84,600

June

1,570

1,650

1,710

1,670

1,420

2,100

2.560

2,360

2,360

2,350

1,950

1,320

*752

575

445

392

388

392

392

384

365

336

336

339

384

476

350

350

350

350

30,176

1,010

59,850

July

346

350

353

404

404

323

217

188

185

188

222

249

220

415

600

738

*874

874

874

874

874

639

515

401

298

301

307

266

198

326

301

13,374

431

26,530

Aug.

301

301

298

295

292

292

292

289

289

286

286

283

*283

280

301

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

372

274

274

274

274

274

274

274

274

9,732

314

19.300

Sept.

277

280

277

277

277

277

280

280

280

280

*277

277

280

230

280

283

283

286

289

292

342

369

369

369

372

376

380

384

388

412

-

9,373

312

18,590

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,410 NL.n 5.5 Mean 402 Ac-ft 291,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 2 360 Min 49 Mean 482 Ac-ft 349,800

Discharge measurement made
258 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°21i , long. 105°48i, in SE£ sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 47 E., on right bank 

4 miles south of Miles City and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--April 1938 to April 1942, April 1946 to September 1952. Published 

as "near Miles City" April 1938 to April 1942. Not equivalent to records published as 

"near Miles City" May 1929 to September 1932.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. April 1938 to April 1942 wire-weight gage at site 8 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1938-39, 1940-41, 1946-52), 431 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.93 ft); maximum gage height, 11.70 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 58 cfs 

Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1938-42, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1949 (gage height, 10.6 

ft), float measurement during ice breakup; maximum gage height, 11.80 ft Mar. 6, 1949 

(ice jam); no flow July 9-19, Aug. 13, 14, Sept. 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

For~irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station. Flow regulated by Tongue River 

Reservoir (see p. 288 ), and by eight smaller reservoirs in Wyoming with a usable 

capacity of 14,200 aere-ft. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-31,

Nov. 4, 5, 11-14, May 4-25)

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

61 

105 

250 52^

3.0 

5.0 

6.7

1,250 

3,170 

5,47O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

\Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

250 

246

246

242

246

234

285

355

*365

355

350

280

345

400

406

406

400

400

40C

400

424

466

460

442

35C

170

255

37G

242

*216

17C

10,178

328

20,190

Nov.

165 

165

165

174

165

200

700

800

700

500

472

442

580

574

400

300

700

800

800

900

800

700

700

700

800

600

500

*570

460

400

-

15,930

531

31,600

Dec.

350 

290

310

330

330

320

320

270

19O

150

150

160

160

155

150

145

140

140

140

140

140

*140

140

145

140

140

140

140

150

140

140

5,895

190

11,690

Jan.

140 

140

140

145

145

145

145

145

140

140

140

140

140

140

*140

135

135

135

135

135

130

130

130

130

135

130

130

135

135

135

135

4,255

137

8,440

Feb.

140 

145

150

150

150

155

155

160

170

180

175

165

165

170

170

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

170

175

175

*170

165

165

-

4,740

163

9,400

Mar.

165 

165

165

160

160

160

160

160

165

165

165

165

170

170

170

170

170

170

175

185

185

180

180

180

190

200

210

300

500

*5,000

5.420

15,880

512

31,500

Apr.

4.350 

2,900

2,710

2,370

2,120

2,030

1,850

1,800

1,670

1,570

1,560

1.31O

1,310

*1,300

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,480

1,450

1,420

1,380

902

562

448

390

350

315

290

270

-

43,987

1,466

87,250

May

335 

380

395

460

881

748

*825

1,110

1,340

1,360

1,390

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,410

1,370

1,330

1,070

1,020

1,010

8O4

629

562

568

520

769

1,460

1,720

1,840

1,930

1.960

33.436

1,079

66,320

June

1,800 

,580

,500

,460

,520

,520

,390

,660

» .090

,010

,080

,080

,900

,480

1,040

741

601

490

385

335

305

290

270

250

260

270

300

741

881

424

-

31,653

1,055

62,780

July

300 

260

246

234

234

230

*222

206

198

138

105

80

88

85

88

92

76

265

643

741

629

608

608

615

478

360

310

194

146

126

117

8,722

281

17,300

Aug.

102 

69

92

98

95

92

85

*80

78

82

90

92

88

82

74

72

74

74

88

132

135

132

135

138

132

129

120

80

138

214

90

3,182

103

6,310

Sept.

80 

98

98

92

92

98

98

*100

100

105

105

105

100

98

114

114

111

114

126

132

129

126

129

129

149

170

170

170

182

182

-

3,616

121

7,170

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,630 Min 38 Mean 358 Ae-ft 259,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,420 Min 69 Mean 496 Ac-ft 360,000

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs). Mar. 30 (11:30 p.m.) 7,520 cfs (7.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-3, 6-10, Nov. 15 to Mar. 30.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 259

Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°25', long. 105°S1', in Nw£ sec. 28, T. 8 N. , R. 47 E. , on left bank SO 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 22 at Miles City and three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Tongue River.

Records available.--September 1922 to August 1923, August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 2,330.20 ft above mean sea level (Montana 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to May 6, 1929, staff gages at pumping plant 1$ miles 

downstream at different datums. May 6, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, wire-weight gage and 

Oct. 1, 1931, to Nov. 10, 1937, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. Nov. 

Nov. 11, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder at pumping plant l£ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1929-52), 10,900 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 cfs June 10 (gage height, 11.46 ft); minimum daily discharge, 1,600 cfs Dec. 16.

1922-23, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 96,300 cfs June 19, 1944 (gage height, 12.74 

ft); maximum gage height, 21.7 ft (present site and datum) Mar. 20, 1944 (ice jam), 

from floodmark; minimum discharge, 996 cfs Dec. 14, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by reservoirs on tributary streams. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,100,000 

acres above station (does not include flood irrigation). Records of chemical analyses 

for water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 1, Apr. 23 to May 8,

May 30 to June 15)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

5,370

8,600

17,600

30,500

53,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

9,010

b,780

8,600

8,860

8,930

9 , 160

9,740

11,000

10,800

*10,300

3,780

9,470

9,310

9,470

9,240

8,380

8,170

8 , 100

8,200

8,280

3,460

 8,560

9 , 160

9,160

8,710

8,380

8 , 580

3,350

8,170

*8,030

7.920

276,860 

8,931 

549,100

Nov.

7,890

7,790

7,720

7,420

7,060

8,380

8 , 900

8,950

8,600

8,490

8,420

 8,420

8,420

8,350

8,240

,890

,620

,720

,320

,090

,3bo

,820

,000

,520

,890

,000

* ,790

,430

,450

,520

-

23 ,620 

,921 

47 ,300

Dec.

7.520

7,450

7,380

7,190

7,030

*6,870

6,740

6,530

6,440

6,310

5,910

5,610

5,000

4,300

2,700

1,600

3,500

4,000

4 , 000

4 , 400

4,400

4,500

4,70a

4,900

5,000

5 , 000

5 , 500

6,000

6,500

0,800

b,300

170,080 

5,486 

337,300

Jan.

5,000

4,700

4.600

4,800

4,800

4 , 800

5,000

5,000

5,200

5,400

5,300

5,200

5,200

 5,200

5,200

5,000

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,700

4,700

4,800

5,100

5,500

5,800

5,800

5,800

6jjX>0

157,400 

5,077 

312,200

Feb.

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,900

5,700

5,700

5,600

5,800

6.000

6,000

6,000

6,000

5,500

5,500

5,200

4,900

4,300

4,200

4,100

4,400

4,700

4 , 800

5,000

5,200

5,300

5,200

5 , 100

_

-

155,100 

5,348 

307,600

Mar.

4,300

4.600

4.500

4,700

4,700

5,100

*5 , 100

5.300

5,600

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,900

6,000

6,300

6,800

7 , 50C,

8 , 000

8,500

8,000

7,500

7 ,000

7,000

8,000

9.500

12,000

17,500

26,800

25,400

 20,700

266,000 

8,581 

527,600

Apr.

18.500

15,600

 14,900

13,900

13,200

12,500

12,4llO

13 , 200

13 , 400

13 , 100

11,000

9,660

8,970

6.580

 8,970

9,080

9,160

9,740

11,400

11,900

11,000

11,600

12,300

11,600

10,500

9,860

9,860

 11,600

14,900

18,100

-

360,280 

12,010 

714,600

May

22,400

24,300

21,400

22,700

25,500

30,200

 32,100

28,600

25,600

24,200

22,500

 20,700

18,600

17.700

19,400

22,100

24,200

23,600

20,700

18,900

18,400

*19,600

27,400

40,600

36,500

32,000

32,600

36,400

*37 , 600

35,700

36,900

819,100 

26,420 

* 1,625

June

39,300

37 , 100

35,800

38,200

40,700

41,800

43,800

47,200

+52,500

52.900

48,300

46,900

42,200

39,400

36,800

35,200

51,600

 28,900

24,900

22,900

22,900

25,000

22,700

21,500

19,800

20,500

22,600

 23,800

24,700

25,300

tl.011.2 

35,710 

t 2,006

July

24.600

24,000

22,900

21,400

19,800

18,600

 17,800

17,600

16,100

14 , 100

12,900

12,500

15,200

18,500

22,200

24,200

20,600

18,300

 17,600

16,900

15,700

15,700

14,800

13,700

12,600

11,500

11,000

 10,700

10,600

10,300

9j820

510,220 

16,460 

*1,012

Aug.

9,390

9,010

8,780

9,010

9,740

10,300

10,600

* 10, 600

10,400

9,980

10,100

10,600

11,500

11.600

11,300

10,800

10,600

 10,100

9,350

8,710

8,140

7,620

7,190

6,840

6,560

6,280

6,280

 5,790

5,610

5,640

5,490

273 , 9 10 

8,836 

543,300

Sept.

5.580

5,730

6,030

6,280

6,340

6,280

6,190

6,250

*6,340

6,280

6,280

6,370

7,420

7,190

7,060

7,190

7,060

 6,960

6,780

6,590

6,440

6,370

6,400

6,470

6,400

6,250

5,940

 5.850

5,880

5,730

191,930 

6,398 

380,700

Calendar year 1951: Max 51,400 Mln l,6OO Mean 13,550 Ao-ft 9,812,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 52,900 Mln 1,600 Mean 12,] 00 Ao-ft a, 787,000

Peak discharge (base, 36,700 cfs). Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 48,900 cfs (10.42 ft); May 24 (1 p.m.) 42,000 

fs (9.56 ft); June 10 (2:30 a.m.) 54,400 cfs (11.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 28. Discharge computed on basis 

f fwice-daily wire-weight gage readings Apr. 1-14, July 19-26.
260 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°37' , long. 106°35', In SE£ sec. 9, T. 42 N., R. 81 W., on left bank 

600 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 87, 1^ miles upstream from Murphy Creek, 

6.6 miles southeast of Kaycee, and about 7 miles upstream from confluence with Middle 

Fork.

Drainage area. 1.150 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. May to December 1911 -(gage heights only), April 1938 to June 1940, 

May 195(1 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1911, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 9, 1938, to June 30, 1940, chain gage at present site 

at datum 1.90 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs May 22 (gage height, 7.87 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flowj minimum dally, 4.3 cfs Aug. 26, 27.

1938-40, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1952; no flow Feb. 9, 10, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good except those above 140 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation 

above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station 

in Water-Supply Paper 1209). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-5?, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15-28, May 30 to June 2)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

2.5 

3.5

5.0

185

860

1,910

4,300

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

365

620

930

1,380

2,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per secord, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

21 

21

21

282-2

21

20

19

18

17.

17

18

18

18

*19

20

21

21

21

21

21

*20

2O

18

18

18

18

18

17

19

19

608

19.6

1,210

Nov.

13 

1O

15

21

20

18

19

22

18

18

18

18

17

*14

14

*14

10

15

17

2O

19

18

17

16

15

18

19

19

21

»EO

513

17.1

1,020

Dec.

20 

20

15

*16

14

14

13

12

10

11

12

13

12

11

10

11

11

12

11

9.0

10

11

11

1O

9.0

1O

no

11

12

11

10

372.0

12.0

738

Jan.

9.0 

975

10

10

10

11

12

*12

11

10

*10

1O

10

11

12

*12

12

12

12

12

11

1O

10

*14

14

14

15

15

16

*17

TT

370.5

12.0

735

Feb.

17 

18

18

19

20

*21

21

23

24

25

26

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

18

17

*18

19

19

20

21

*22

22

21

20

-

6O1

20.7

1,190

Mar.

19 

18

17

*18

2O

21

21

22

23

23

18

»11

10

TT

56

75

72

47

*4O

34

32

28

26

*29

26

29

36

55

196

223

*T32

1,388

44.8

2,75O

Apr.

67 

54

47

37

39

37

37

*32

28

26

26

26

27

26

*28

29

24

22

21

21

20

*21

19

14

12

10

9.5

9.1

9.5

7.8

785.9

26.2

1,560

May

8.7 

7.8

6.6

6.1

*5.7

6.6

7.0

30

136

134

*44

21

14

11

86

125

75

36

26

26

17

*4.260

1,980

400

295

249

*142

153

82

57

45

8,492.5

274

16,840

June

34 

25

*80

118

25

18

15

12

10

*8.9

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7.

7.8

8.9

*9.7

10

16

12

31

*21

46

34

26

14

12

640.2

21.3

1,270

July

11 

11

*10

11

10

10

10

3.3

10

9.3

9.3

138

175

~§5 258

23

13

*10

8.5

8.1

*6.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

903.1

29.1

1,790

Aug.

5.8 

6.1

6.4

*7.1

26

13

9.7

8.9

8.5

16

14

85

29

13

11

8.1

6.8

6.8

*6.4

40

7.1

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

£.1 4.3

88.0 *al5

aio

89.0

4O6.1

13.1

805

Sept.

a8.5 

a875

*a7.5

86.5

5.8

5^5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.4

6.4

6.8

7.4

*7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

-

195.9

6.53

389

Calendar year 1951 : Max 852 Mln 2.7 Mean 24.4 Ac-l*t 17,640

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,260 Mln 4.3 Mean 41.7 Ac-ft 30,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs),--

* Discharge measurement made on th _ _ .

May 22 (11 p.m.) 14,400 cfs (7.87 ft), 

s day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2-4, 17-20, 22, 24, 25, Dec. 6 to Mar. 14.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 261

Middle Pork Powder River above Kaycee, Wyo.

Location. La t 43°39' , long. 106 °49', in SW£ sec. 33, T. 43 N., R. 83 W., on right bank 

a miles upstream from Red Pork, 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 10 miles 

southwest of Kaycee .

Drainage area. 450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1952.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,874.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 566 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.28 ft); minimum

ly, 20 cfs July 27-30. 

1949-52: Maximum discharg 1,020 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above cfs; minimum daily, 20 cfs Jan. 28, 1951, July 27-30,

1952.

Maximum stage known, about 11.7 ft, date unknown.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or nc gage-height record, which are poor. Water rights (priorities 1884-1907) for irrigation of about 9,500 

acres adjudicated for diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses, water 

temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year,1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.6

3.0 

3.5

4.0

142 

278 

4 SO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40

39

39

44

49

48

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

44

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

*45

44

44

44

43

43

1,362

43.9

2,700

Jlov.

40

39

47

47

44

42

41

42

42

42

42

41

42

*39

39

35

30

40

45

il

45

44

45

42

40

47

46

47

46

46

-

1,276

42.5

2,530

Dec.

46

45

42

44

*45

47

45

40

35

38

40

43

38

35

33

40

43

45

42

35

40

45

44

43

42

*41

42

45

47

45

40

1,295

41.8

2,570

Jan.

37

38

40

41

42

43

45

44

43

45

46

47

48

50

50

49

47

47

47

46

40

3540"

43

45

44

44

*44

45

46

47

1,368

44.1

2,710

Feb.

46

47

46

47

45

47

50

52

56

56

56

52

46

46

42

45

46

40

38

44

 48

48

48

48

50

52

52

50

47

-

-

1,392

48.0

2,760

Mar.

45

40

*35

38

42

43

43

43

43

41

40

41

*40

39

39

42

45

44

44

41

46

46

52

63

45

 44

44

47

51

50

50

1,366

44.1

2,710

Apr.

46

44

46

44

45

47

54

66

56

52

56

57

58

58

59

70

*63

71

87

99

114

98

87

103

128

178

300

 400

408

250

-

3,254

108

6,450

May

240

274

260

274

*237

206

186

190

200

170

152

140

140

146

163

144

124

112

109

111

124

200

161

180

173

170

163

148

146

138

126

5,307

171

10,530

June

120

III

111

107

99

90

81

75

74

68

63

59

59

56

51

46

43

39

35

*3_3

37

35

34

40

46

45

52

40

37

34

-

1,824

60.8

3,620

July

33

32

32

27

26

27

33

30

30

28

27

34

41

44

37

32

*30

28

27

26

26

24

24

24

22

21

go

20

20

20

21

866

27.9

1,720

Aug.

22

24

25

26

26

*24

24

22

21

27

28

24

24

22

22

22

24

24

24

26

26

26

27

26

24

24

25

26

24

24

27

760

24.5

1,510

Sept.

33

33

32

31

32

32

32

31

3°

30

30

33

34

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

36

37

37

36

36

34

34

34

32

33

-

1,014

33.8

2,010

Calendar year 1951: Max 286 Mln 20 Mean 54.6 Ac-ft 39,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 408 MJn 20 Mean 57.6 Ac-ft 41,820

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Apr. 29 (1:3C a.m.) 566 cfs (4.28 ft) j May 22 (7:30 a.m.) 307 cfs

(3.58 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note-Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-19, 24-26, Dec. 7-13, Dec. 15 to Mar. 8 (no 

gage-height record Dec. 15-23, Dec. 31 to Jan. 27; discharge estimated on basis of weather records).
262 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Red Fork near Barnum, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43"39', long. 106°47' , in sec. 35, T. 43 N., R. 83 W. , on right bank 800 ft 

upstream from mouth and 6.5 miles east of Barnum.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi.

Records available. May 1929 to June 1932 (no winter records), March 1950 to September 

1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. May 24, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 57 ft upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher. Mar. 20 to June 2, 1950, chain gage at site 57 ft upstream at datum 0.49 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 386 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.24 ft), minimum 

daily, 4.6 cfs Aug. 2.

1929-32, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 649 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.66 ft, 

present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 360 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area study; no flow July 12-31, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 10.3 ft (present datum) April 1927, at site 57 ft upstream, 

from floodmark, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Water rights totaling 44.4 cfs (priorities 1886-1918) for irrigation of about 3,100 acres adjudicated for diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).' W 1176: Drainage area. ¥1209: 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect and 

backwater from beaver dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-24)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

4.0

6.0

9.0

20

2.1 

2.5 

3.5

38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

25

24

24

26

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

*24

24

£4

24

25

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

27

28.

27

27

27

27

26

26

794

25,6

1,570

Nov.

22

19

18

21

26

30

29

29

28

28

25

28

28

*26

26

25

21

23

26

27

27

26

27

24

2.5

27

27

27

26

2b

-

768

25.6

1,520

Dec.

2727^

26

24

*27

27

25

21

15

18

20

21

17

13

10

11

12

12

11

8.0

9.0

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.5

10

10

11

10

7_J3

474.0

15.3

940

Jan.

7.5

8.5

9.0

9.4

*9.4

10

11

11

10

11

11

12

13

16

20

*19

18

18

18

17

12

8.0

10

13

17

18

18

*19

20

20

21,

434.8

14.0

862

Feb.

23

24

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

22.

23

26

26

22

28

*40

35

30

30

30

27

27

26

25

_

-

763

26.3

1,510

Mar.

25

25

*24

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

*26

26

27

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

27

27

*27

27

27

29

31

29

822

26.5

1,630

Apr.

28

28

29

28

29

31

35

43

36

34

33

35

36

36

44

46

*40

50

63

78

86

61

60

72

98

145

179

*247

*255

167

-

2,152

71.7

4,270

May

162

179

165

167

155

126

106

98

107

100

*ea

81

74

72

74

74

66

62

58

58

63

92

86

80

63

63

78

67

66

63

61

2,854

92.1

5,660

June

57

55

49

46

43

38

33

32

31

28

24

23

22

22

21

19

18

17

17

*16_

17

18

19

19

21

22

25

27

29

26

-

834

27.8

1,650

July

25

24

24

25

24

23

18

10

10

10

11

12

14

15

14

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.7

6.2

423.9

13.7

841

Aug.

4.8

4^6.

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.8

»4.8

5.0

5.2

5.6

11

11

7.8

7 .2

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

6.0

193.4

6.24

384

Sept.

6.6

6.6

6.4

5.8

6.0

5.8

9.0

12

12

16

23

23

23

23

12

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.5

8.7

18

24

25

*23

23

23

22

22

22

23

-

461.9

15.4

916

Calendar year 19bl: Max 140 Mln 7.0 Mean 28. 2 Ac-ft 20,440

Water year 1951-52: Max £55 Min 4.6 Mean 30.0 Ac-ft 21,750-

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs).--Apr. 29 (3 a.lh.) 386 cfs (4.24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, 16-18, 24, 25, Dec. 7 to Feb. 3, Feb. 15, 

16, 19-25, Feb. 29 to Mar. 5. Backwater from beaver dam Aug. 17 to Sept. 18.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 263

North Fork Powder River near Hazelton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°01', long. 107°04', in SE£ sec. 21, T. 47 N., R. 85 W., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from Twin Creek and 7.5 miles southwest of Hazelton.

Drainage area. 25.0 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1949).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 213 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.18 fb), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Jan. 22.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 254 cfs May 5, 1947 (gage height, 3.44 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 80 cfs; minimum daily, that of Jan. 22, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

2.0 

3.4 

6.2

14

1.7 

2.2 

2.7

90

145

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Oay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 o

 1

12

13

14'5

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

,'.0

'.I

''otal

] ''°an

jlc-ft

Oct.

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5,3

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.4

4.1

4. 1

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

4. 1

3.8

4.1

3.6

4.4

*3.6

3.4

3.2

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

128.3

4.14

254

Nov.

3.6

3.2

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

*3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

-

105.5

3.52

209

Dec.

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2 .3

2.3

2.0

1.5

79.8

2.57

158

Jan.

1.6

1.7

1.8

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

53.5

1.73

106

Feb.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

.

-

46.6

1.61

92

Mar.

.6

.5

.6

.7

* .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.0

.0

.0

.0

55.7

1.80

110

Apr,

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.7

2.9

10

15

13

10

10

15

25

»39

90

122

120

98

-

609.2

20.3

1,210

May

106

121

140

135

90

69

63

71

61

46

44

46

49

*5Z

59

49

44

41

44

47

62

46

64

80

86

95

80

76

85

87

71

2,210

71.3

4,380

June

79

84

106

99

77

77

80

64

55

50

44

40

36

34

32

32

29

27

25

25

25

24

*22

32

40

45

44

28

22

20

-

1,397

46.6

2,770

July

18

18

16

15

15

15

19

15

13

13

*13

28

46

34

20

15

13

12

12

13

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.1

467.4

15.1

927

Aug.

8.1

8.9

10

9.6

9.2

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

21

34

13

*8.9

7.7

8.5

7.3

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.3

261.8

8.45

519

Sept.

6.2

6.2

5.3

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

*idL

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

-

119.0

3.97

236

Calendar year 1951: Max 89 Min 1.5 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,800

1'ater year 1951-52: Max 140 Min 1.2 Mean 15.1 AC-ft 10,970

Peak discharge (base. 190 cfs).--May 3 (8:30 p.m.) 213 cfs (3.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mate. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 25 (no gage-height record Jan. 7 to 

i'pr. 25; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

"tation near Mayoworth).
264 YBLLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Powder River near Mayoworth, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°54', long. 106°53', in sec. 6, T. 45 N., R. 83 W. , on right bank 2 miles 

downstream from Pass Creek and 6 miles northwest of Mayoworth.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1943).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,590 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 12, 1948, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 4.43 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years (1942-52), 36.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 475 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum, 

9.6 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 2.12 ft).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 1,270 cfs Aug. 11, 1941 (gage height, 7.64 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 72 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.7 cfs Nov. 10, 1951 (gage height, S.08 ft), 

result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Two small diversions above station for irrigation of 223 acres on Hat 

Ranch.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

81

158

304

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

20

20

19

20

20

 20

19

19

20

20

19

634

20.5

1,260

Nov.

16

14

19

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

 20

20

19

17

19

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

-

587

19.6

1,160

Dec.

19

19

19

19

»19

19

18

14

13

17

IS

20

20

15

15

19

18

18

b!6

14

15

18

17

16

15

16

18

20

20

17

15

536

17.3

1,060

Jan.

15

16

17

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

b!4

bll

bl5

b!7

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

534

17.2

1,060

Feb.

19

19

19

 19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

b!6

bl8

b!9

 19

18

19

18

18

18

18

19

b!8

_

-

541

18.7

1,070

Mar.

18

b!8

b!7

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

ii

16

16

17

17

16

*16

18

19

19

19

18

532

17.2

1,060

Apr.

18

18

18

18

18

19

22

24

19

19

18

18

18

19

21

24

21

23

57

94

76

47

 47

79

134

188

249

286

 215

166

-

1,993

66.4

3,950

May

162

171

200

210

151

100

89

100

96

75

71

71

 69

75

79

71

62

56

59

56

76

81

87

106

106

123

104

93

94

99

81

3,073

99.1

6,100

June

83

88

93

126

83

83

83

69

63

58

54

49

45

42

40

39

38

36

34

 34

33

32

28

29

41

46

50

33

26

24

-v

1,582

52.7

3,140

July

22

24

24

22

23

23

26

25

24

22

22

27

i&

48

34

32

 28

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

21

19

19

803

25.9

1,590

Aug.

19

19

21

21

21

 21

21

21

21

24

48

29

24

21

19

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

588

19.0

1,170

Sept.

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

14

13

13

13

13

 13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

412

13.7

817

Calendar year 1951: Max 112 Mln 12 Mean 25.9 Ao-ft 18,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 286 Mln 11 Mean 32.3 Ac-ft 23,440

Peak discharge (base, 550 ef8).--Apr. 27 (8:30 p.m.) 475 cfs (4.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 20 to Jan. 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Pork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo.

265

Location. Lat 43°42' long. 106 e31', in sec. 13, T. 43 N., R. 81 W., on left bank at 

Jay Bar U Ranch, If miles downstream from North Fork Powder River and 6 miles east 

of Kaycee.

Drainage area. 980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to August 1934, April 1938 to September 1952. '

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,533.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1938-39, 1940-52), 147 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.10 ft)j minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Aug. 16-26.

1933-34, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 5,230 cfs Aug. 11, 1941 (gage height, 12.57 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 8.98, 11.17, and 12.57 ft; no flow July 14-16, Aug. 1-11, 14, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 18.0 ft Sept. 30, 1923. Flood of June 3, 1936, reached 

a stage of 14.3 ft.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water 

rights (priorities 1884-1940) for irrigation of about 27,000 acres adjudicated for 

diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods or Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.3

1.1

2.5

4.8

12

24

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.5

54

104

206

366

890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53

55

54

55

67

88

106

102

100

96

 96

96

98

98

98

102

106

104

104

104

106

108

To?

102

106

106

106

102

102

102

100

2,924

94.3

5,800

Nov.

87

6O

102 

128

104

102

108

113

100

100

100

100

100

 94

 94

93

62

91

138

155

117

111

115

100

96

115

117

108

102

102

-

3,087

103

6,120

Dec.

102

100

93 

*91

94

102

82

75

68

75

90

100

90

80

70

75

80

76

70

60

65

74

70

65

60

66

 75

80

84

75

65

2,452

79.1

4,860

Jan.

60

64

68 

70

70

74

78

75

72

76

80

85

86

88

*90

86

84

82

80

78

70

60

62

63

72

74

76

 80

85

90

M

2,377

76.7

4,710

Feb.

90

95

90 

95

94

*98

100

105

110

115

110

105

100

95

90

90

90

80

 76

12

74

76

76

76

80

84

88

84

80

_

-

2,616

90.2

5,190

Mar.

78

74

M76

80

85

90

100

110

105

*100

95

90

92

100

110

120

*115

110

105

100

105

*110

120

143

145

TT5

133

138

*119

3,204

103

6,360

Apr.

Ill

106

108 

104

154

108

108

115

131

111

108

106

108

108

113

158

145

122

150

191

C55

242

185

173

206

326

533

 768

"654 855

-

6,582

219

13,060

May

505

533

509 

526

494

390

313

284

326

300

*236

197

171

160

191

227

171

148

126

115

143

719

477

313

297

300

332

287

262

242

215

9,509

307

18,860

June

212

249

168

173

131

113

102

89

75

62

51

43

35

28

19

11

6.4

5.8

*6Tl

7.0

9.2

5.8

9.6

18

24

49

38

24

16

-

1,979.9

66.0

3,930

July

7.7

4.2

*3.6 

2.9

1.4

1.3

2.9

Z.Z

i§

11

2.0

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

66.7

2.15

132

Aug.

0.7

.6

.5

I?

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

4.3

4.1

3.4

.4

.4

.*!

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

64.2

2.07

127

Sept,

0,5

.5 

.5

.5

. .5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

2.2

2.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.4

2.4

-14

TT5

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.5

-

42.1

1.40

84

Calendar year 1951 : Max 728 Mln 0.2 Mean 87.6 Ac-.ft 63,430

Water year 1951-52: Max 855 Min 0.3 Mean 95.4 Ao-ft 69,230

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs).--Apr. 29 (3 p.m.) 998 cfs (4.81 ft); May 22 (6 p.m.) 1,100 ofs 

(5.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10 to Mar. 25.
266 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Powder River at Sussex, Wyo.

Lccation. Lat 43°4S', long. 106°17', in sec. 13, T. 43 N., R. 79 W. , on left bank at 

Sussex, 3 miles downstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 3,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1938 to June 1940, February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,362.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Apr. 10, 1938, to June 30, 1940, chain gage at 

site 50 ft upstream at datum 1.0V ft higher.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs May 23 (gage height, 12.6 ft, from 

flcodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,300 efs on basis of slope-a^ea determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 9.2 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-40, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs 

Aug. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 13.6 ft Sept. 30, 1923, from information by local resident .

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,300 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on 

adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209). 

Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to Apr. 6, Aug. 25, 28, Sept. 3, 18, 22)

Oct. 1 to May 21

3.4

3.5 

3.8 

4.2 

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

5.4

17

31

94

200

335

435

750

1,710

May 22 to July 16

2.2 

2.4

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

112

235

535

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

990

2,180

4,000

6,500

14,300

July 17 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

7.5

13

27

40

92.

170

275

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

64

72

75

94

99

130

120

111

113

L16

*113

111

113

*113

118

123

123

120

125

125

*128

120

116

111

118

116

116

111

108

108

3,396

110

6,740

Nov.

106

18

108

179

140

132

123

140

130

128

123

130

132

«130

123

116

50

150

180

170

159

132

140

118

113

130

142

125

123

*120

-

3,810

127

7,560

Dec.

123

123

123

*113

106

113

118

100

75

100

105

110

100

85

77

82

84

82

76

IS

74

80

76

72

68

74

*77

82

86

82

74

2,806

90.5

5,570

Jan.

70

74

77

78

78

83

86

*85

80

80

*84

88

92

95

*95

92

89

86

84

82

80

70

76

*82

84

BE

SB

92

94

*97

100

2,627

84.7

5,210

Feb.

105

105

105

105

105

nio

115

*120

125

150

125

120

115

110

105

100

100

95

«90

95

100

105

105

105

105

*110

120

115

110

-

-

3,155

109

6,260

Mar.

105

100

105

*112

115

115

120

125

130

130

120

 113

110

110

150

200

^40

230

*215

200

170

150

130

*150

180

200

250

350

484

508

*348

5,765 ise

11,430

Apr.

249

204

208

173

176

170

173

*164

179

162

150

145

145

148

*148

179

194

164

167

188

236

*290

208

185

*188

254

414

*634

*912

626

-

7,433

246

14,740

May

476

562

520

600

*577

451

348

325

1,610

476

*380

290

228

197

268

337

267

208

191

179

194

8,080

14,100

* 1,080

618

*522

528

444

363

318

301

35,038

1,130

c9,500

June

262

296

*257

719

496

334

257

190

162

*142

131

127

*96

84

72

58

45

41

39

39

38

36

36

36

*56

76

259

139

84

62

-

4,659

156

9,260

July

54

49

*33

27

27

27

27

27

20

16

16

67

296

490

240

91

42

26

21

18

*17

14

14

13

*12_

12

12

12

12

12

12

1,756

56,6

3,480

Aug.

11

12

12

*16

156

63

23

13

13

13

47

238

220

99

35

23

18

15

*14

50

35

25

17

14

13

12

11

*10

20

15

14

1,277

41.2

2 , 530

Sept.

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

10

9.4

*9.2

F^

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

-

311.6

10.4

618

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,540 Mln 6.8 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,040

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,100 Mln 9.2 Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,900

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--May 9 (10:30 a.m.) 4,160 cfs (6.45 ft); May 23 (2 a.m.) 32,500 

cfs (12.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-20, lee. 8 to Mar. 28. No gage-height 

record Aug. 20-24, 26, 27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, Sept. 4-17, 19-21, 23-30; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for stations on nearty streams. Discharge computed from twicedaily or once-daily wire-weight gage readings at bridge about 100 ft upstream July 17 to Aug. 19, 

Aug. 25, 28, Sept. 3, IS, 22.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 267

North Pork Crazy Woman Creek below Spring Draw, near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location.--[.at 44°11'50", long. 106°46'25", in NW^NWi sec. 30, T. 49 N., R. 82 W., on 

right bank 1 mile upstream from Little North Pork and 11 miles southwest of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 51.7 sq mi.

Records available . October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map). Waterstage recorder at site 3^ miles upstream used during winter months.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 197 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.29 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.3 cfs Feb. 25 to Mar. 10.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 294 cfs about May 16, 1950 (gage height, 4.54 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 96 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 5.56 ft; minimum daily, that of Feb. 25 to Mar. 10, 19-52.

Flood of June 6, 1949, reached a stage of 5.56 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 611 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions,

see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.2

4.0

6.5

14

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.0 

6.3

3.4 30

3.7 60

4.2 172

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Caler

Oct.

9.1 

8.7

8.4

9.8

11

10

9.1

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.0

7.7

8.0

9.4

8.7

7.7

8.2

9.1

9.1

7.7

7.1

8.4

8.4

8.0

*6.7

259.8

8.38

515

Nov.

5.0 

5.2

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.6

*6.1

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

"

203.0

6.77

403

Dec.

1*2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

*5.8

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

134.7

4.35

267

idar year 1951: Max 59

Jan.

3.5 

374

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

£.9

2.9

2.9

96.3

3.11

191

Feb.

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

-

-

79.5

2.74

15S

Mar.

2^3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3^0

3.0

79.8

2.57

158

Apr.

2.9 *fri

2.8

3.0

3.8

8.0

8.0

6.0

6.2

*6.5

6.5

4.9

6.7

11

9.8

8.4

19

52

82

34

23

*31

48

70

80

90

86

*70

45

-

830.1

27.7

1,650

Mln 3 . 3 Mean 13 . 1

May

40 

38

41

54

58

45

40

45

47

40

38

37

*39

42

49

41

32

30

40

50

86

96

86

106

133

159

113

103

123

133

106

2,090

67.4

4,150

June

115 

128

141

141

120

125

133

96

82

78

68

63

57

54

49

47

44

42

41

40

39

37

34

*40

53

62

68

44

34

30

-

2,105

70.2

4,180

July

28 

26

26

25

24

24

29

25

*23

22

22

45

-75 101

39

29

26

24

24

24

22

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

842

27.2

1,670

Aug.

13 

15

17

15

13

12

*12

12

14

16

16

16

14

14

12

12

10

9.6

10

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6

9.1

8.2

7.7

77T

365.6

11.8

725

Sept.

9.6

"8.6 10

7.7

8.2

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.0

*6.3

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

-

212.8

7.09

422

Ac-ft 9,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 159 Mln 2.3 Mean 19.9 Ac-ft 14,490

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs). May 25 (11 p.m.) 197 cfs (4.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 1 to Apr. 10 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of 

period); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and unpublished 

open-water record obtained at site 35 miles upstream Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, Jan. 19 to Apr. 10. No gageheight record Apr. 25 to May 13; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
268 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°05' , long. 106°39' , in SW£ sec. 36, T. 48 N., R. 82 W. , on left bank 

1 mile upstream from Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek, 5 miles northeast of Greub, and 

6 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork Crazy Woman Creek.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Sept. 13, 1950, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 170 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 28.

1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 344 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 4.12 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.9 

cfs Aug. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.8 

2.0 

3.8 

6.8

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

11

24

63

152

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9^8

7.6

7.2

7.2

8.8

9.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.6

8.4

9.3

7.6

7.2

6.8

7.2

6.4

6.1

*6.4

6.1

5.0

228.9

7.38

454

Nov.

4.0

4. 5

6.0

SrO

9.0

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

6.0

7.8

*7.7

7.0

6.4

6.2

6.6

8.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

B.2

8.6

9.0

10

11

12

15

-

243.3

8.11

483

Dec.

13

12

11

11

11

 10

9.5

6.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.5

6.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.0

279.2

9.01

554

Jan.

7.5

8.0

8.4

8.4

 6.3

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.2

8.6

8.4

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

7.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.6

8.8

8.8

 9.2

9.2

258.2

8.33

512

Feb.

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

B.4

8.0

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

B.6

9.0

*10

10

10

9.8

-

-

265.6

9.16

527

Mar.

9.4

9.0 575

9.8

10

10

10

11

13

13

12

11

 12

12

12

13

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.2

9.6

*9.7

10

12

16

17

17

16

357.7

11.5

709

Apr.

16

*16

16

16

18

23

19

40

28

22

18

16

15

13

2T

30

28

*23

53

86

90

47

35

44

58

74

BO

90

87

63

-

1,185

39.5

2,350

May

39

33

36

53

*56

37

25

23

24

19

12

9.3

9.3

11

18

25

13

B.8

8 . 4

14

36

126

95

92

107

139

121

95

100

105

99

1,588.8

51.3

3,150

June

89

98

100

111

103

98

105

95

7G

64

58

48

41

38

30

26

23

16

15

15

12

11

9 t Q

*11

13

22

49

36

20

12

-

1,445.8

48.2

2,670

July

7.6

5.8

4.9

4.4

4.1

j.e

47T

5.2

5.8

4.6

4.6

10

53

94

53

30

JO

*15

12

9.8

8.0

6.0

7.6

6.1

5.4

7.2

6.8

7.C

7.6

6.8

7.2

430.0

13.9

853

Aug.

7.6

8.0

12

16

16

12

6.8

*6.1

7.6

14

46

35

20

13

8.4

6.4

6.4

5.4

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.C

3.8

3.6

3.6

£92.3

9.43

580

Sept.

4.1

4.6

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.5

3.2

2.3

2.2

2.2 2.2

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

*2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

-

77.2

2.57

153

Calendar year 1951: Max 58 Min 0.8 Mean 10.3 Ao-ft 7,490

Hater year 1951-52; Max 139 Min 1.2 Mean 18.2 Ac-ft 13,200

Peak discharge (base. 180 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

hlote.--stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Nov. 1-14, 

Nov. 16 to Dec. 6, Dec. 20 to Jan. 5, Jan. 22; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 269

Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°03', long. 106°48' , In sec. 11, T. 47 N., R. 83 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Poison Creek and 2^ miles west of Greub. Prior to 

June 7, 1952, at site 30 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 82.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. January 194a to September 1944 In files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,190 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 7, 1952, at site 30 ft downstream at datum 0.86 ft lower.

Average discharge.--9 years (1943-52), 25.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 635 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 3.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.4 cfs Jan. 9, 

10 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 4,520 cfs May 2, 1947 (gage height, 5.77 ft, site and 

datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 4.1 cfs Mar. 27, 1947, Mar. 28, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Mar. 28, 

1951.

Remarks. Records good except those above 140 cfs, which are fair. No diversion above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6

0.6 

.7

3.5

4.5

6.0

8.5

18

Apr. 7 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

2.8

17

29

55

102

188

260

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

7.6

10

14

21

39

85

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.9

8.9

9.7

12

13

13

11

10

10

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

9.7

8.5 

8.9

10

12

12

9.7 

10

11

11

10

8.9

11

*11

8.9

.7,8

310.3

10.0

615

JJov.

6.5

7^5

8.9 a*5 8.9

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

*7.5

6.8

6.5 

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

-

238.0

7.93

472

Dec.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

*7.8

7.5

6.8

5.7

5.0

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

£16

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.4

179.6

5.79

356

Jan.

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

*4.5

4.5

4.4

475

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1 

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0 

5.2

5.4

575

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

154.8

4.99

307

Feb.

5.4

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0 

6.0

6.0

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

-

168.8

5.82

335

Mar.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8 

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5 

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.2

8.0

8.9

8.2

7.8

208.9

6.74

414

Apr.

772- 7.2

7.2

7.2

8.0

13

43

36

22

23

28

26

20

35

44

24

25

64

258

197

86

42 

*80

113

113

114

101

94

*95

52

-

1,784.8

59.5

3,b*0

May

52

*53

64

78

72

58

53

62

*65

51

49

48

So

54

63

68

57 

54

63

66

117 m137

132

*142

142

120

120

128

112

2,620

84.5

5,200

June

108

114

114

128

105

99

85

80

72

66

60

54

51

49

45

43

41 

40

38

37

37

35 

32

37

51

62

72

46

35

30

-

1,866

62.2

3,700

July

27

25

24

23

21

20

24

23

*19

19

19

30

61

6T

37

27

23 

19

19

19

17

16 

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

19.

684

22.1

1,360

Aug.

11

12

14

15

14

11

10

*11

10

13

36

?4

16

13

13

12

11 

10

9.7

9.7

« 9.7

9.1 

8.9

8.9

8.9

8*7.

9.4

9.7

8.9

8.9

9.1

375.6

12.1

745

Sept.

11

11

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.0 .ftf 8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4 

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

-

254.8

8.49

505

Calendar year 1951: Max 82 Min 4.6 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,460

Water year 1951-52: Max 258 Min 4.4 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,550

Peak discharge (base. 140 cfs).--Apr. 19 (8:30 p.m.) 635 cfs (3.83 ft); May 22 (7:30 a.m.) 175 cfs 

(2.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 
370 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Crazy Woman Creek near Arvada, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°29 ! , long. 106°09', in sec. 17, T. 52 N., R. 77 W. , on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 12 miles south of Arvada.

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Rscords available. October 1939 to December 1943, January 1950 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,737.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1943, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 51.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 393 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 5.75 ft); no flow 

 Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.

1939-43, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 1,850 cfs July 13, 1941 (gage height, 9.46 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmarks); no flow at times in 1939-40, 1942, 1950-52.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, ice effect, or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Water rights (priorities 1884-1941) for irrigation of about 

30,000 acres adjudicated for diversion above station. Records of water temperatures 

and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

and backwater from Powder River (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Nov. 3-5, 10-15, 

Apr. 6-23, Apr. 28 to May 4, May 26 to June 3, Aug. 11-29)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

.1

.3

1.0

2.5

5.6

13

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

5.1

41

81

135

279

295

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

18

17

15

15

14

14

*17

20

18

17

15

15

15

15

16

15

16

15

15

16

16

15

22

7T

19

19

18

18

17

16

519

16.7

1,030

Nov.

13~ 8.0

18

17

15

18

20

22

25

26

20

33

*33

27

29

20

15

20

25

30

25

22

22

25

28

30

32

34

35

37

-

724.0

24.1

1,440

Dec.

37

35

*32

30

30

25

20

22

24

25

27

25

20

15

16

18

16

16

10

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

5.0

2.5

522.0

16.8

1,040

Jan.

3.0

*T72'

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.2

*3.2

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.5

*6.7

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10

12

173.3

5.59

344

Feb.

11

10

10

10

10

1111

12

*12

13

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.0

10

11

12

12

12

13

*16

17

IS

15

_

-

346.0

11.9

686

Mar.

14

13

15

16

*17

16

16

17

18

17

16

15

*16

17

20

25

30

35

32

*30

28

25

24

25

27

*28

32

35

45

50

45

759

24.5

1,510

Apr.

*43

50

70

*90

100

108

92

102

*88

139

118

85

76

73

68

62

81

84

84

76

 248

*291

 206"

136

 128

170

174

185

187

185

3,599

120

7,140

May

*177

119

92

79

81

103

*102

86

69

64

63

59

46

39

33

35

35

40

40

38

32

56

c!50

*c280

206

199

*206

244

224

195

194

3,386

109

6,720

June

202

20T

171

182

182

201

177

165

171

154

125

103

93

78

67

 58

42

 32

28

25

22

18

16

16

16

16

34

32

45

51

-

2,723

90.8

5,400

July

38

*26

20

16

13

11

11

9.1

7.7

*6.3

6.0

7.7

11

13

8.8

77

69

43

36

23

19

17

*13

9.5

6.0

3.3

1.9

1.4

.9

.7

.4

525.7

17.0

1,040

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.4

*16

13

4.6

2.0

3.0

26

55

10

22

29

24

17

12

*9.1

6.6

4.2

2.0

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

259.7

8.38

515

Sept.

(*)

(»)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 284 Mln 0 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,650

Water year 1951-52: Max 291 Mln 0 Mean 37.0 Ac-ft 26,860

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

c Backwater from Powder River.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 2, 6-9, Nov 16 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height 

record Feb. 21-25).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 271

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°39', long. 106°08 I , In sec. 16, T. 54 N., R. 77 W., on left bank at 

Arvada , three-quarters of a mile upstream from Wildhorse Creek.

Drainage area. 6.050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1952. Prior to May 1919, published as 

"near Arvada."

Gage 

1

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,622.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

!929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1915, staff gage at site 16 miles downstream at different 

datum. May 4, 1916, to May 3, 1919, chain gage at site 17 miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 1919, to Oct. 23, 1938, chain gage at site 0.5 mile downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1916-52), 405 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs May 24 (gage height, 12.95 ft, from 

Iloodmarks); no flow Sept. 19, 21-30.

1915-52: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Sept. 29, 1923 (gage height, 23.7 ft, from 

floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during summers of many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks 

for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209). Records of water temperatures, chemical 

analyses, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years). W 731: 1923(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 76

80

84

84

84

92

100

104

 118

*132

108

103

108

127

111

98

97

106

109

111

132

125

*121

139

165

149

152

162

158

146

146

3,627

117

7,1PO

Hov.

60

*25

50

80

*110

194

158

155

*158

146

134

121

*129

118

104

81

60

80

100

120

110

90

80

85

88

90

92

*91

100

110

-

3,119

104

6,190

Dec.

150

250

210

140

130

115

100

90

80

90

100

105

CO

70

50

55

60

55

40

25

28

30

31

*32

27

25

27

30

29

27

25

2,316

74.7

4,590

Jan,

20

*23

25

28

30

33

32

31

32

33

*34

35

40

43

35

29

*30

30

28

25

23

22

30

*38

40

43

47

*50

55

60

65

1,089

35.1

2,160

Feb.

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

100

*103

110

120

130

125

120

120

120

120

 114

100

80

85

90

88

88

90

*93

110

105

100

-

-

2,906

100

5,760

Mar,

95

100

110

125

*136

140

145

160

170

165

160

150

*137

130

140

160

200

250

270

*257

200

170

150

160

170

*170

200

250

500

1,000

1,500

7,670

247

15,210

Apr.

*1_.OOO

*786

484

 377

365

294

*323

300

»278

272

244

256

195

*206

179

155

175

195

228

267

*271

491

*521

429

*348

353

364

405

648

*913

-

11,322

377

22,460

May

990

695

561

577

594

594

*603

561

463

1,190

1,090

*594

417

370

298

364

405

411

*353

306

259

559

*4,450

*12.500

*2,200

1,400

*1,120

997

920

758

638

37,237

1,201

73,860

June

529

480

402

395

547

*865

592

432

352

320

*276

226

204

188

181

*174

155

*127

114

108

107

101

91

93

101

101

160

133

112

170

-

7,836

261

15,540

July

155

 129

102

91

83

72

62

54

45

*39

35

72

142

127

154

306

240

160

2,350

495

2OO

118

*87

67

53

44

37

30

27

23

21

5,600

181

11,110

Aug.

20

20

20

17

*29

29

40

30

38

54

85

51

63

47

71

93

78

*59

46

35

28

22

19

20

38

25

19

18

15

12

II

1,152

37.2

2,280

Sept.

9.7

9.2

8.4

.4

.0

.2

.9

.9

.2

.9

.6

.0

.6

.3

.7

1.1

.4

.1

0

.2

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

-

79.8

2.66

158

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,930 Mln o Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,500 Mln o Mean 229 Ao-ft 166,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfa).--May 10 (4:30 P.m.) 2.640 cfs (5.5O ft): May 24 (2:30 p.m.)

22,000 cfs (12.95 ft); July 19 (12:30 p.m.) 4,950 cfs (6.50 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-5, Nov. 17 to Apr. 1. Discharge computed 

from twice-daily chain-gage readings at recorder site Oct. 18-22, Apr. 28-30, May 2-6, 16-18, and at 

bridge half a mile downstream Apr. 4-19.
278 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location Lat 44°19'12", long. 106°54'35", in SW^NE^ sec. 12, T. 50 N., R. 84 W. , on 

left bank 1 mile upstream from confluence with South Fork Clear Creek, 1^ miles east 

of Hunter ranger station, and 10.5 miles west of Buffalo.

Drainage area.--29.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,950 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 407 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 74 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.91 

ft Apr. 7 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.0 cfs Dec. 20, 25, 31.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; maximum gage height, 4.91 ft 

Apr. 7, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.7 cfs Jan. 29, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

whTch are poor. Water rights totaling 74.7 cfs (priorities 1884-1931) for irrigation 

of about 5,000 acres adjudicated for diversion above station into French Creek.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17-19, 21-24, July 15 to Sept. 30)

1.5

1.7

1.8 

2.1

4.0

7.6

11

29

2.4 

2.7

61

121

195

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.4 

7.6

8.3

8JS

8.6

8.3

8.3 

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.9

3.3

'.9

/.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.3

7.9

7.2

8.0

8.3

7.9

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.0

«6.5.

242.1

7.81

480

Mov.

isT?

5.6

1

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

*5.1

4.9

4.5

4.3

5,2

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.G

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

-

174.4

5.81

346

Dec.

6.6 

672

5.8

5.8

6.0

»5.7

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.8

4.0

3.5

3^0

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.0

136.8

4.41

271

Jan.

ftf

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.0 

3.8

»3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.8

3.8 -3.8

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

*3.9

4.0

*4.0

115.5

3.73

229

Feb.

3.9 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.0 

4.0

4.2

4.5

5*0

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.5

*4.7

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.4

-

-

125.0

4.31

248

Calendar year 1951: Max 87 Mln 2.7

Mar.

4.1 

3.9

3.7

*3 » 9

4.0

4.1

4.3 

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.3

5.2

5.4

5.3

5.2

*5.2

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.3

4.7

*4.7

4.8

5.2

5.4

5.6

144.9

4.67

287

Apr.

5.6 

*5,7

5.8

8.0

10

13

17 

15

14

13

*12

10

8.0

10

21

18

15

25

34

27

18

15

16

*21

»28

36

40

54

68

60

-

643.1

21.4

1,280

Mean 12.5

May

*61 

76

70

52

45

38

32 

32

30

25

20

18

18

*19

26

26

22

21

21

23

34

51

41

38

42

51

36

34

35

37

34

1,108

35.7

2,200

June

34 

46

66

73

95

152

171

104

75

70

44

44

36

32

27

20

15

14

15

18

15

14

*12

14

19

18

44

23

18

22

-

1,357

45.2

2,690

July

14 

12

11

10

10

12

12 

9.6

9.0

9.0

no

131

.123.

70

42

33

26

19

17

17

14

12

12

11

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.3

9.0

726.5

23.4

1,440

Aug.

9.0 

9.3

10

9.3

8.6

8.3

8.3 

7.9

7.9

8.6

10

9.3

»8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.6

.4

.4

.2

.0

~.8

.8

.8

.4

.2

.8

.8

.2

247.0

7.97

490

Sept.

7.6

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.3

*6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5^4

189.4

6.31

376

Ac-ft 9,070

Water year 1951-52: Max 178 Mln 3.O Mean 14.2 Ac-ft io,340

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs).--June 7 (4:30 a.m.) 407 cfs (3.22 ft); July 12 (3 p.m.) 398 cfs 

(3.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 22, 23, 26, 27, Oct. 30 to Apr. 18 (no gageheight record Jan. 18-31, Feb. 25 to Mar. 11, Mar. 19-23; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements and weather records).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

273

Location.--Lat 44°20' , long. 106 e46', in sec. 6, T. 50 N., R. 82 W., on left bank at mouth 

of canyon, 500 ft upstream from Mountain States Power Co.'s powerplant and 4 miles west 

of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 120 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June to September 1894, May 1896 to February 1900, June 1917 to October 

1927, April 1938 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1918).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,184.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June to September 1894 and May 1896 to February 1900, staff gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum. June 16, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 160 

ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 8 to Sept. 30, 1938, staff gage at site 40 ft 

upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1917-27, 1938-52), 67.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 961 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum 

 dally, 0.2 cfs Dec. 20, 31, Jan. 1, 22, 23.

1894, 1896-1900, 1917-27, 1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 1,380 cfs June 28,

1927 (gage height, 4.78 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended '

above 600 cfs; no flow Feb. 14-16, 1939, Nov. 12, 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

or diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

62

145

285

492

643

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

15

15

15

16

17

16

13

11

9.6

9.6

8.7

8.7

9.3

7.1

7.2

6.7

6.0

6.8

7.4

6.5

6.9

10

*8.0

6.2

4.4

4.6

5.8

3.8

frt

281.5

9.08

558

Nov.

it!

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

*2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

-

65.6

2.19

130

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

*.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

19.1

0.62

38

Calendar year 1951: Max 344

Jan.

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4 *7t

.5

11.2

0.36

22

Feb.

O.5 ~7s~

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

_

-

21.9

0.76

43

Mar.

~0.9

.9

.9

.9

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.8

2.0

TT9

1.8

38.8

1.25

77

Apr.

1.7

*1.B

1.7

2.0

3.0

10

20

22

18

15

*13

13

9.0

15

32

24

19

71

128

112

60

25

34

*64

100

144

202

260

328

226

-

1,974.2

65.8

3,920

May

*208

238

324

372

278

195

158

160

155

94

75

72

88

109

145

123

80

66

72

79

158

241

202

212

264

388

260

226

247

282

226

5,797

187

11,500

June

226

310

372

364

392

473

639

384

292

282

238

218

195

170

143

120

96

84

80

85

82

76

*66

7?

97

99

168

150

99

88

6,160

205

12,220

July

73

65

57

50

48

47

55

48

41

37

*37

238

131

368

Tsz

175

131

102

91

88

75

66

61

54

50

47

46

42

40

37

33,

2,665

86.0

5,290

Aug.

33

38

54

43

37

33

30

29

29

37

78

6T

*57

47

46

39

33

29

25

23

20

19

18

18

16

16

18

18

15

15

16

990

31.9

1,960

Sept.

19

23

23

20

18

11

9.3

8.7

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.8

7.1

9.3

8.0

6.5

5.6

*5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.6

1.2

239.3

7.98

475

Mln 0.2 Mean 37.5 Ac-ft 27,140

Water year 1951-52: Max 639 Mln 0.2 Mean 49.9 Ac-ft 36,230

Peak discharge (base. 580 efs).--Apr. 29 (12 a.m.) 414 cfs (3.83 ft); June 7 (4 a.m.) 961 cfs 

(4.85 ft); July 13 (8 a.m.) 483 cfs (3.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2 to Mar. 10 (no gage-height record Dec. 22 

to Jan. 9, Jan. 14-31, Feb. 19 to Mar. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements 

and weather records). No gage-height record Mar. 28 to Apr. 11[ discharge estimated on basis of 2 

discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
274 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°27' , long. 106°53', in NE£ sec. 30, T. 52 N., R. 83 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from confluence with North Fork and 11.5 miles northwest 

of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 43.8 sq mi.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,310 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 219 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 25-30.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 282 cfs June 6, 1950 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 25-30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water rights 

totaling 14.6 cfs (priorities 1884-1911) for irrigation of about 1,020 acres adjudicated 

for diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2

0.5

.9

2.0

4.0

7.1

12

3.0

3.5

18

34

56

98

153

192

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.1

9.1

9.3

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.8

6.6

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.1

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

*6.1

217.3

7.01

431

Nov.

4.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.2

4.7

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.0

4^3

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

-

151.8

5.06

301

Dec.

4.6

4T5

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

*3.8

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.0

2. 1

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

93.2

3.01

185

Jan.

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

*] .9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

*-2T3

2.3

2.3

63.4

2.05

126

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2,3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

270

 2.0

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

.

-

67.2

2.32

133

Mar.

2.1

2.1

2.2

*2.2

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

*3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

*2.7

3.1

3.2

^0

3.0

80.3

2.59

159

Apr.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.3

4.4

6.8

8.0

6.8

5.9

4.7

5.1

5.3

5.0

8.2

11

10

*13

22

29

20

12

13

21

38

68

88

*121

TTT

51

-

703.9

23.5

1,400

May

56

77

98

100

78

58

49

50

50

30

27

28

44

47

61

*38

26

22

30

47

92

139

120

121

149

180

114

111

140

145

103

2,430

78.4

4,820

June

130

145

153

T32

124

134

132

104

81

76

60

56

47

44

38

33

27

25

*25

27

25

23

17

2T

43

40

73

41

25

22

-

1,923

64.1

3,810

July

19

16

15

14

14

14

17

14

11

IT

11

99

148

83

63

47

41

*36

35

38

29

26

23

21

22

19

17

16

14

13

12

958

30.9

1,900

Aug.

12

14

25

18

14

12

*9.6

9.1

9.3

11

14

14

13

8.9

8.0

6.8

5.9

5.1

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.2

3.3

3.3

2.5

2.4

277

256.5

8.27

509

Sept.

.3

~.9

.1

.4

.0

.O

.9

.6

.4

.2

.4

.5

.9

* .7

.4

.1

.0

.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

_/7

-

45.6

1.52

90

Calendar year 1951 : Max 123 Min 1.5 Mean 17.3 Ao-ft 12, 550

water year 1951-52 : Max 180 Min o.7 Mean 19.1 Ac-ft 13,860

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs).--Apr. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 200 cfs (4.36 ft); May 25 (11 p.m.) 219 cfs 

(4.49 ft); July 12 (5:30 p.m.) 214 of8 (4.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 16-30, Nov. 2-7, Nov. 14 to Feb. 29, Mar. 20- 

25.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 275

Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°S7' , long. 106°5S', in NW£ sec. 29, T. 52 N., R. 83 W., on left bank

300 ft below confluence of North Fork and South Fork and 11.5 miles northwest of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 60.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1952 (no winter records 1944-45) in reports 

of Geological Survey. April 1941 to September 1944 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,260 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 7 years (1945-52), 36.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 368 cfs May 25 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Dec. 31.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 7.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Jan. 3, 1950. 

Maximum stage known, about 8.05 ft, probably during 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

2.1

5.2

6.5

11

20

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

148

276

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.7 

9.7

10

11

11

12

'11

10

10

9.5

8.8

8.4

9.0

13

14.

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.7

11

10

8.5

8.0

9.5

9.5

8.5

7.5

875

9.0

8.0

*8.3

391.8

9.74

599

HOV.

6.5 

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.2

8.5

8.7

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.0

*6.8

6.5

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.2

-

198.9

6.63

395

Dec.

°- 2. 

6.2

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.7

*4.8

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.g

120.3

3.88

239

Jan.

2.1 

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

*278

2.8

2.8

76.6

2.47

152

Feb.

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

*3.3

3.7

4.0

4.1

4.5

-

97.6

3.37

194

Mar.

4.1 

4.0

4.0

*4.0

3.9

3.8

*3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.7

*3.5

3.4

5,2

3.2

5.5

5.7

5.8

4.1

4.1

*4.5

5.9

6.5

575

5.0

124.7

4.02

247

Apr.

4.9

4.7

5.2

6.8

7.7

12

12

9.7

7.7

6.7

6.9

6.1

7.5

10

16

14

*18

33

40

51

17

20

52

50

81

107

142

T58

66

-

907.4

30.2

1,800

May

72 

92

113

116

92

73

62

69

65

46

43

44

59

61

81

*59

47

45

55

72

129

228

204

200

256

262

176

168

196

194

148

3,505

115

6,950

June

176 

188

194

168

159

170

162

157

152

142

122

116

108

102

95

90

84

80

*84

86

85

82

74

80

100

97

157

97

80

77

-

3,542

118

7,030

July

75 

73

69

65

64

55

65

26

20

1§

17

129

"98 172

74

57

50

*46

46

47

75

74

75

74

76

72

72

69

66

65

65

2,043

65.9

4,050

Aug.

67 

91

84

78

74

70

*68

66

66

69

75

72

72

67

67

48

20

15

15

15

10

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.8

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.1

6.1

6.7

1,279.8

41.3

2,540

Sept.

7 9 s!i

675

5.0

5.0

5.4

4.4

4.1

3.7

5.2

5.1

5.4

3.4

4.1

*5.8

3.4

5.0

3.0

5.0

5.0

2.9

5.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

?72

2.3

2.4

-

111.5

3.71

221

Calendar year 1951: Max 176 Mln 2.0 Mean 32.5 Ae-ft 23,510

Water year 1951-52: Max 262 Mln g.o Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 24,420

Peak discharge (base, 440 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 22 to Mar. 6 (no gage-height record Jan. 24 to 

Mar. 6; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and weather records). Discharge 

computed from twice-daily staff gage readings July 50 to Aug. 21.
276 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

South Plney Creek at Wallow Park, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°27', long. 107°02, In sec. 26, T. 52 N.. R. 85 W., on left bank at lower 

end of Willow Park, 1.5 miles downstream from Penrose Creek, and 11 miles southwest of 

Story.

Drainage area. 28.9 sq ml.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1948). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 8,550 ft (fro.n topographic map). 

Average discharge. 5 years (1947-52), 47.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 642 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 4.8 cfs 

Feb. 29 to Mar. 7.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum dally determined, that of 

Feb. 29 to Mar. 7, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 270 cfs, which are fair, and those for 

periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation by 

Cloud Peak Reservoir (capacity, 2,720 acre-ft), storage of which Is diverted Into Rock 

Creek just below station by Rock Creek & Plney Reservoir & Dltcu Co.'s canal. (Diversion began June 9, 1952, flow averaging about 48 cfs).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

17

23

49

108

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

186

414

526

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20 

20

21

21

21

21

19

19

18

*18

18

18

18

18

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

12

548

17.7

1,090

Jiov.

10 

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

10

10

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9T5

9.5

10

10

9.0

9.0

320.0

10.7

635

Dec.

fi8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-iP.

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

237.0

7.65

470

Jan.

H6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6,0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.O

6.0

6.0

«.o

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

BTs

5.5

5.5

187.5

6.05

372

Feb.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.8

-

151.7

5.23

301

Mar.

-*

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

5

~.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.5

6.5

181.6

5.86

360

Apr.

e6.5

6.5

7.O

8.O

10

9.5

8.O

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

9.0

10

15

15

17

20

22

20

16

17

21

27

40

60

110

115 no

741.0

24.7

1,470

May

115 

150

190

230

200

16O

140

120

110

90

80

70

80

111

101

1OO

*82

*43

31

33

39

52

61

66

90

111

78

91

157

158

123

3,262

105

6,470

June

190 

257

276

267

312

364

512

434

345

297

228

195

170

141

108

112

98

90

92

100

103

98

85

94

118

116

166

136

112

*101

5,717

191

11,340

July

96 

91

83

78

78

85

96

85

74

70

76

258

476

290

186

146

118

104

101

111

1O9

92

88

86

*86

*84

84

85

84

82

79

3,661

118

7,260

Aug.

79 

91

101

^T

86

86

84

85

86

91

91

91

94

94

100

95

89

83

77

67

60

56

*53

*54

50

47

49

44

42

40

43

2,299

74.2

4,560

Sept.

43 

39

36

33

37

33

33

32

31

30

30

30

31

29

29

28

26

25

25

23

22

22

22

21

21

19

19

18

T8

18

-

823

27.4

1,630

Calendar year 1951: Max 234 Mln 5.5 Mean 43.6 Ac-ft 31,610

Water year 1951-52: Max 512 Min 4.8 Mean 49.5 Ac-ft 35,960

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--June 7 (2 a.m.) 642 cfs (4.77 ft); July 13 (6 a.m.) 492 cfs 

(4.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 15 to May 13 (no gage-height record Oct. 31 to 

May 13; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Story).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 277

South Piney Creek near Story, Wyo.

Location. La t 44°33'25", long. 106°56'10", in NE£ sec. 23, T. 53 N., R. 84 W. , on left 

bank 2.4 miles southwest of Story and 3.4 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Piney Creek. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 500 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 70.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,700 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1951, staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of peak flow determined by adjusting recorded peak on Piney Creek at Kearney; minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Mar. 2.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1952; minimum daily, that of Mar. 2, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of 

diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Aug. 4)

Oct. 1 to June 7 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

2.3 97

2.6 168

3.0 360

4.0 1,010

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

27

44

93

140

2.6 244

3.0 437

3.5 730

4.0 1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

37

37

39

40

*41

41

41

40

38

37

36

36

35

26

29

32

32

33

33

36

36

31

32

33

32

30

29

30

30

26

23

1,051

33.9

2,080

Nov.

19

22

25

24

24

24

31

3ff

27

26

24

22

22

20

*20

19

20

22

24

22

20

19

19

18

IS

20

22

20

18

18

-

659

22.0

1,310

Dec.

18

IS

17

17

17

16

15

15

16

18

16

16

*15

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

479

15.5

950

Jan.

13

I?

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11 *n

375

12.1

744

Feb.

11

T£

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

9.0

a9^

a9.5

a9. 5

a9.5

a9.5

a9.4

a9.4

*9.4

9.2

9.0

_

-

298.9

10.3

593

Mar.

8.5

8.0

8T

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

11

11

11

11

all

all

a!2

a!3

al4

al4

a!4

a!3

al2

a!3

»a!3

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

361.7

11.7

717

Apr.

15.

13

13

13

14

16

20

19

16

15

16

15

15

18

20

 26

30

33

40

44

40

33

34

*42

58

86

114

*234

246

2TT

1,513

50.4

3,000

May

*227

295

384

458- 462

327

270

246

196

140

124

118

152

188

222

152

116

99

95

97

108

*131

137

149

193

246

176

180

255

290

£22

6,403

207

12,700

June

285

344

349

42O

456

623

555" 973

610

556

442

*375

284

223

149

164

102

52

51

57

65

117

90

88

161

189

303

284

206

176

9,056

302

17,960

July

149

126

97

80

51.

91

 117

128

114

110

113

345

688

56?

437

360

£48

196

202

227

196

*140

122

110

106

106

105

106

*116

114

113

5,776

186

11,460

Aug.

112

115

122

107

100

98

94

96

 92

97

102

100

101

101

106

105

113

124 TIO"

*116

110

109

105

105

103

77

74

70

67

ST

68

3,076

99.2

6,100

Sept.

58" 72

63

60

62

60

59

59

57

56

56

56

56

56

54

52

 *50

48

46

44

43

41

40

38

37

35

33

33

33

5!

1,499

50.0

2,970

Calendar year 1951: Max - Hln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 973 Mln 8.0 Mean 83.5 Ac-ft 60,580

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--May 4 (7 p.m.) 519 cfs (3.26 ft); June 7 (8 a.m.) 1,260 cfs (4.36 

ft); June 27 (1 p.m.) 350 cfs (2.83 ft); July 13 (6 a.m.) 826 ofs (3.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, Nov. 16-18, Dec. 6-9, 13, Feb. 

15^197 Feb. 27 to Mar. 13, Apr. 9.
278 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Piney Creek near Story, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°34'50", long. 106°55'55", In NW£SW£ sec. 12, T. 53 N. , R. 84 W., on left 

bank 2.1 miles west of Story and 3.2 miles upstream from confluence with South Piney

Creek.

Drainage area. 37.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Sept. 14, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 394 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.0 cfs Jan. 22.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1952; minimum dally, that of Jan. 22, 

1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.6

.7

.9

1.0

4.9

7.8

9.4

15

20

1.5 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

125

187

330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

14

15

18

IT

16

15

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

15

14

12

12

13

14

13

11

12

12

11

10

425

13.7

843

NOV.

10~ 9.0

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

*11

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

325.0

10.8

645

Dec.

10TO"

10

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.8

8.6

*8.3

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.0

6.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

235.7

7.60

468

Jan.

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.0

572

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.2

6.4

674

6.4

6.4

177.3

5.72

352

Feb.

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6.9

6.8

_

-

194.5

6.71

386

Mar.

6.4

6.2

6.0

67?

6.4

*6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

*6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

*7.3

570" 8.3

7.6

208.1

6.71

413

Apr.

7.8

7.5

775

7.6

8.9

12

18

19

18

13

13

14

14

19

28

*51

53

62

74

82

73

68

71

*81

96

120

157

*237

258

.2T8"

-

1,908.3

63.6

3,790

May

*212

247

258

281

258

212

193

182

159

146

137

128

132

137

168

130

115

114

TT7

122

160

*304

300

281

296

322

225

199

218

215

161

6,129

198

12,160

June

182

199 T§y

163

163

155

148

112

99

93

81

*72

64

59

55

54

50

46

46

44

42

40

38

42

54

50

56

42

35

33

-

2,510

83.7

4,980

July

31

30

29

27

26

29

*32

27

24

23

" 26

101

~Te 123

61

56

52

50

50

49

46

45

43

41

38

37

36

35

34

32

30

1,339

43.2

2,660

Aug.

30

32

60

4?

33

34

29

28

*27

32

34

30

26

24

23

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

T5- 15

16

764

24.6

1,520

Sept.

2419"

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

14

14

12

*11

11

11

11

10

10

9.1

*9.1

9.1

9.1

579- 8.9

8.9

8.9

-

368.6

12.3

731

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52 : Max 322 Min 5.0 Mean 39.8 Ac-ft 28,950

(2.86 Peak ft). discharge (base, 2OO efs). Apr. 28 (6 p.m.) 346 cfs (2.74 ft); May 22 (3:30 p.m.) 394 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Oct. 16 to Mar. 22 (no gage-height record Dec. 16 

to Jan. 10, Jan. 22 to Feb. 4, Feb. 17-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 279

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°32' , long. 106°49', In sec. 26, T. 53 N., R. 83 W. , on right bank 

1,000 ft south of Kearney and half a mile upstream from Little Piney Creek.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. September 1902 to June 1906, May 1911 to July 1917, May 1919 to September 1923 (no winter records), November 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,655.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. 6, 1902, to June 30, 1906, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream at different 

datum. May 13, 1911, to July 31, 1917, and May 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage 

at site 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1941-52), 97.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.4 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 30.

1902-6, 1911-17, 1919-23, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 2,570 cfs June 3, 1944 (gage 

height, 5.32 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 5.4 cfs 

Sept. 28-30, 1949, Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Revisions (water years). W 926: Drainage area. W 1006: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge', In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

4.1

172

335

610

1,050

1,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

38

38

39

47

50

49

46 

44

43

42

40

39

40

36

36

38

37

42

40

43

43

36

36

38

37

35

33

34

34

*31

28

1,212

39.1

2,400

NOV.

25

5ff

33

32

32

34

40 

49

46

44

43

40

*40

39

38

30

35

38

40

37

35

30

30

31

31

32

33

34

34

34

-

1,067

35.6

2,120

Dec.

34

34

32

33

33

32

31 

28

30

35

*4036-

32

28

25

28

30

29

27

23

27

29

28

27

26

25

26

*29

28

25

ii

908

29.3

1,800

Jan.

20

21

22

23

24

25

25 

26

25

26

23

24

25

23

22

20

23

*22

22

21

18

15

16

18

20

21

21

21

*2l

22

22

678

21.9

1,340

Feb.

21

20

2T

25

*25

25

26 

26

27

2T

26

26

26

25

23

24

25

25

24

*23

24

25

25

25

25

25

*26

24

23

-

712

24 -.6

1,410

Mar.

22

21

20 *5T

23

25

26 

27

29

30

*29

27

26

25

27

29

30

*30

29

28

26

25

23

24

*24

26

*29

30

37

38

3T

840

27.1

1,670

Apr.

33- 33

34

34

50

61

75 

72

56

51

54

55

55

67

77

121

118

134

147

161

147

126

121

131

161

201

254

425

155" 491

-

3,950

132

7,830

May

*415

491

618

790

TOT

545

446 

405

344

251

204

155

181

207

267

192

136

106

93

§1

143

312

319

295

348

441

307

278

335

400

284

10,100

326

20,030

June

344

430

474

527

a560

3720

al,080 

a920

a650

a590

a465

a390

a290

a225

a!50

a!60

*a95

42

36

34

36

34

30

3TJ

47

58

114

102

69

52

-

8,754

292

17,360

July

38

31

28

25

ii

21

*28 

35

30

28

30

271

926

574

319

233

164

106

106

131

93

67

45

37

37

31

28

29

33

32

29

3,604

116

7,150

Aug.

29

30

69

36

23

22

20 

19

19

22

*29

25

24

24

24

23

26

36

35

30

28

29

22

20

26

15

14

14

12

T?

12

769

24.8

1,530

Sept.

17

14

12

10

9.6

10

9.6 

10

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

11

9.1

7.7

*6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

' 6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.4

5T4

5.8

5.4

-

253.7

8.46

503

Calendar year 1951: Max 415 Mln 8 Mean 59.5 Ac-ft 43,070

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,080 Mln 5.4 Mean 89.7 Ac-ft 65,140

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). Hay 4 (9 p.m.) 898 cfs (3.85 ft); June 7 (time unknown) 1,260 cfs 

(4.20 ft); July 13 (1:30 p.m.) 1,030 cfs (3.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on North and South 

Piney Creeks.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 24 to Nov. 7, Nov. 14 to Mar. 25.
280 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

PIney Creek at Ucross, Hyo.

Location.--Lat 44°33'45", long. 106 0 32'25", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 53 N., R. 80 H., on left 

bank at Ucross, 190 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 14 and 16 and half a mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--267 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1917 to September 1923 (no winter records), January 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,066.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 12, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at approximately same site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs July 13 (gage height, 4.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 12 cfs 

June 20.

1917-23, 1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2.58C cfs Sept. 28, 1923 (gage height, 

6.0 ft, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum daily, 

1.0 cfs July 30, 1920.

Maximum stage known, 1C.9 ft June 1, 1929 (present datum), from floodmarlc, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209).

Revisions.--W 1176: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-6, July 3-11)

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 137

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

245

420

640

1,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

57

54

56

59

68

66

62

59

58

*54

53

52

50

50

47

49

49

50

50

53

59

53

52

52

52

50

48

47

49

49

46

1,653

53.3

3,280

Nov.

SB- 30

40

45

50

50

50

56

62

6T

58

58

*56

52

50

39

45

50

54

52

50

40

42

43

43

44

45

45

46

47

-

1,438

47.9

2,850

Dec.

47

47

43

44

45

44

42

40

45

50

*5250-

45

40

38

40

41

38

35

30

31

32

30

28

27

26

27

*28

28

27

22

1,162

37.5

2,300

Jan.

£3

24

25

26

27

28

28

29

S5- 30

28

29

30

28

27

25

*27

27

26

25

22

1819-

20

21

22

22

*22

23

24

25

780

25.2

1,550

Feb.

24

27

30

35

*33

35

35

37

40

3?

38

36

35

35

35

35

35

*34

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

35

33

31

30

-

972

33.5

1,930

Mar.

28

26

25 *27

29

32

35

40

42

41

*40

38

35

38

40

43

47

*49

47

40

35

30

27

28

29

32

*35

50

100

T3D- 150

1,388

44.8

2,750

Apr.

100

*83

90

79

125

146

135

143

86

7§

78

81

78

*79

93

107

118

120

125

146

140

125

125

*135

161

218

289

414

*632

5oT

-

4,833

161

9,590

May

504

539

703

860

890

694

511

448

384

294

250

*193

137

170

215

220

132

88

76

25

117

354

518

469

525

632

483

360

384

476

372

12,073

389

23,950

June

360

462

504

518

539

599

1,080

880

504

384

306

218

155

120

91

73

*52

28

14

12.

26

28

39

48

68

95

138

170

135

105

-

7,751

258

15,370

July

88

83

78

78

68

56

68

*68

63

50

47

20?

1,500

1,150

532

366

278

187

161

170

144

115

*105

118

101

88

81

68

59

66

65

6,103

197

12,110

Aug.

59

sr

103

107

88

83

83

79

81

107

*140

rss

125

120

120

118

115

120

120

120

118

118

115

109

111

107

103

101

99

97

91

3,258

105

6,460

Sept.

99

103

TOT

95

90

91

90

90

88

83

84

79

78

83

83

84

84

88

86

81

81

79

*73

69

67

69

83

84

83

83

-

2,533

84.4

5,020

Calendar year 1951 : Max 402 Mln 3.1 Mean 58.3 Ac-ft 42,200

Mater year 1951-52: Max 1,080 Mln 12 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,160

Peak discharge (base, 750 efs). May 5 (6 a.m.) 1,070 cfs (4.42 ft); June 7 (2 p.m.) 1,460 cfs 

(4.69 ft); July 13 (7 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (4.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-8, Nov. 17 to Apr. 1 (no gage-height record 

JanT"22-28).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 281

Clear Creek near Arvada, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°52', long. 106°05', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 57 N., R. 77 W., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from Cabin Creek, lj miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles north 

of Arvada.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1915 to April 1919, April 1928 to May 1929, September 1939 to 

September 1952. No winter records prior to 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,506.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 8, 1915, to Apr. 30, 1919, chain gage at about same site at different 

datum. Apr. 16, 1928, to May 26, 1929, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream 

at different datum. Sept. 13, 1939, to Jan. 14, 1951, chain gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 212 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs July 14 (gage height, 4.95 ft); maximum gage height, 7.82 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs 

June 23.

1915-19, 1928-29, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs June 26, 1942 (gage height, 

10.17 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1940.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209). Records of 

water temperatures, chemical analyses, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating table, water year 1951-5H, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, IP cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

550

1,090

1,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

126

122

120

122

124

"136

138

136

*138

134

129

122

120

120 

126

124

124

126

129

134

136

138

136

126

124

131

126

124

ill

126

126

3,960

128

7,850

Nov.

98

60

80

100

120

130

140

141

151

144

136

131

*134

126 

115

96

75

66

100

120

115

110

110

115

120

125

125

130

130

135

3,480

116

6,900

Dec.

140

135

*130

125

125

120

110

100

80

90

110

100

90

80 

70

75

80

75

70

6_5

70

80

78

*78

76

72

70

72

74

72

70

2,782

89.7

5,520

Jan.

66

*68

66

66

64

64

64

62

62

62

«61

62

64

66 

2°

70

*70

68

66

60

50

45

40

42

45

46

47

 48

50

55

60

1,829

59.0

3,630

Feb.

62

62

62

64

66

75

85

95

 105

110

105

100

90

88 

86

84

80

*79

75

78

80

78

76

78

80

*80

78

74

70

.

-

2,345

80.9

4,650

Mar.

68

70

65

70

*73

80

90

100

110

115

110

107

*103

100 

105

115

130

170

190

 190

170

140

110

95

85

*84

100

200

500

645

595

4,885

158

9,690

Apr.

*423

312

259

245

240

302

299

274

336

213

182

172

169

*166 

161

198

231

242

242

323

360

343

268

234

240

268

346

g478

*g755

S922

9,203

307

18,250

May

g685

g645

g705

g910

gl.090

g910

685

550

478

g406

g326

*g265

208

138 

151

192

251

148

96

IS.

74

139

705

695

665

715

970

730

595

660

750

15,609

504

30,960

June

595

595

740

839

844

828

1,040

1.460

1,080

730

590

466

360

283 

229

203

*156

104

67

45

35

22

19

2T

27

43

120

185

274

213

-

12,213

407

24,220

July

164

*126

104

94

84

72

58

45

53

45

47

194

389

 1,600 

1,160

675

486

374

352

240

213

187

141

115

106

86

67

50

45

35

M

7,433

240

14,740

Aug.

20

22

28

52

*113

110

98

92

90

102

148

164

182

T66 

177

172

172

166

161

136

126

148

122

113

108

96

92

88

86

84

79

3,513

113

6,970

Sept.

81

92

102

100

94

84

75

72

70

72

110

~6l 131

56 

62

68

72

68

70

75

03

79

* 77

74

66

 62

66

70

74

77

-

2,343

78.1

4,650

Calendar year L951: Max 655 Min 2.5 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,840

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,600 Mln 19 Mean 190 Ac-ft 138,000

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). June 8 (5:30 a.m.) 1,650 cfs (4.83 ft); July 14 (LI a.m.) 1,740 

cfs (4.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily chain-gage readings.

Note. Stage-di3charge relation affected by ice Nov. 3-7, Nov. 19 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 6-1O, Mar. 1-4).
282 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIM

Powder River at Moornead, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°03 I , long. 105°52', In sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 48 E., on left bank on downstream side of highway bridge at Moorhead, 7 miles upstream from Buffalo Creek.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,340.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1931, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1934-52), 508 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs May 25 (gage height, 10.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4.000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 34 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 25, 1952; maximum gage height, 15.64 ft 

Mar. 17, 1947 (ice Jam); no flow at times during period 1931-34.

Rsmarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

 for irrigation of about 50,000 acres above station. Some regulation by three reservoirs in Wyoming with combined usable capacity of 36,800 acre-ft. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1251.

Hating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 15)

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

37

93

152

374

1,300

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.6

2,340

4,620

6,580

7,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Cay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

208

203

£03

208

199

208

224

228

228

*242

258

C50

237

228

255

255

232

250

255

278

287

297

307

307

297

297

297

297

297

297

t92

7,936

256

15,740

283

242

280

300

350

400

*485

m

348

342

348

326

326

326

292

230

'SCO 200

250

300

300

260

240

250

260

270

280

290

310

350

9,059

302

17,970

Dec.

440

460

4T5

*348

311

292

270

230

190

220

250

240

200

180

140

150

155

145

135

110

120

125

125

125

120

115

115

120

120

115

110

6,186

200

12,270

105

100

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

95

*92

90

85

85

85

85

80

80

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

2,997

96.7

5,940

115

T25

125

150

160

160

155

155

165

175

200

220

rss

220

220

220

210

195

185

175

175

175

175

175

185

195

190

185

180

_

-

5,180

179

10,270

Mar.

175

165

TSs

165

170

165

170

*180

200

200

195

190

190

190

200

240

300

340

420

410

360

300

250

300

350

400

450

500

1,000

2,670

2,390

13,400

432

26,580

Apr.

2,120

1,640

1,190

883

840

800

770

705

840

651

559

574

574

515

*433

433

*409

TT5

466

552

583

741

820

741

651

617

678

790

1,280

1,710

24,038

801

47,680

May

1,320

1,680

1,430

1,510

1,710

1,800

1,560

1,310

1,150

982

1,990

1,230

861

660

559

574

696

770

669

544

'8150" 515

2,870

7,880

*7,000

3,500

2,620

2,180

*1,920

1,800

1,820

56,210

1,813

111,500

June

1,610

,490

,610

,600

,470

,670

,760

2^,000

1,780

1,380

1,070

916

723

608

500

*409

353

278

216

173

159

123

106

101

126

126

142

224

440

404

23,567

786

46,740

July

374

342

268

216

187

159

j-42

112

96

91

*84

212

358

1,300

1,570

1,010

993

696

1,390

2,240

500

398

273

216

176

152

117

96

89

69

55

13,981

451

27,730

Aug.

45

42

40

4?

73

117

120

115

133

120

159

242

232

*220

212

216

278

53T

203

180

152

136

126

120

115

112

106

101

96

91

89

4,270

138

8,470

Sept.

80

82

91

98

96

89

82

78

69

*71

73

161 ~84

62

55

62

66

67

66

67

71

75

73

71

71

64

64

67

73

71

-

2,299

76.6

4,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,730 Mln 42 Mean 281 Ac-ft 203,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,880 Mln 40 Mean 462 Ae-ft 335,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs).--May 25 (2 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (10.67 ft); July 20 (2 a.m.) 4,700 

cfs (6.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3-7, Nov. 16 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Mar. 29.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 283

Little Powder River near Broadus, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°23", long. 105"18", in NW£NE£ sec. 21, T. 53., R. 52 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from mouth of East Fork of Little Powder River, 1 mile 

downstream from highway bridge, 5-| miles upstream from mouth, and 5i miles southeast of 

Broadus.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 39.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 6.59 ft, (backwater from ice); maximum gage height, 7.21 ft Mar. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum 

daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 10-13, 26.

1947-52: Maximum discharge observed, 1,600 cfs Mar. 5, 1949 (gage height, 7.44 ft, 

backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records are good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Small 

diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1116: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

0.4 4.7 

.6 11

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4 

.5

.7 

1.0

0.1

1.1

3.1

8.7

21

l.S 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

58

108

185

310

605

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.0

13

12

7.3

7.3

24

27

T7

10

9.0

10

9.0

9.4

8.3

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.7

T77

7.0

7.0

319.2

10.3

633

Nov.

6

7

*

8

8

8

7

8

9

9

9

9

8

-

219

7.3

434

Dec.

8

8

8

8

*8

8

7

7

7

8

9

8

5

217

7.0

430

Jan.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

5

£

116

3.7

230

Feb.

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

10

T5

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

B

7

7

7

7

7

*8

9

9

9

9

_

-

247

8.5

490

Mar.

10

TC

10

10

12

12

10

10

16

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

20

30

*810

*?5o~

340

260

200

180

200

180

240

400

500

750

700

5,528

178

10,960

Apr.

548

¥55

*168

123

104

98

88

76

70

62

59

57

54

51

47

43

39

37

34

33

31

27

27

25

24

22

21

20

18

T5

-

2,279

76.0

4,520

May

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

To

10

_83

55

44

*33

32

31

19

620

20.0

1,230

June

16

13

13

12

13

11

9.4

9.1

8.1

6.9

5.7

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.5 3TT

5.4

7.5

14

22

T3

*6.6

-

230.1

7.67

456

July

4.4

3.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

2.1

3.5

5.2

26

95

39

20

14

77

43

14

8.4

6.0

4.1

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.1

395.8

12.8

785

Aug.

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

*.8

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.6

^_

.3

.3

.2

23

16

7.2

2.5

.9

.8

.3

50

116.4

3.75

231

Sept.

54

T5

9.4

5.2

2.7

1.0

.3

*.4

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

.8

.3

.5

.8

.7

.4

.1

.4

.2

.5

.2

-

99.1

3.30

197

Calendar year 1951: Max 616 Min 0.1 Mean 20.3 Ao-ft 14,710

Water year 1951-52: Max 810 Min 0.1 Mean 28.4 Ac-ft 20,600

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Mar. 18 (9:50 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (6.59 ft); Mar. 31, (9 a.m. 

ft, discharge unknown.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Mar. 31.
284 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Powder River near Locate, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°26', long. 105°18', in NE$ sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 51 E., on right bank 50 

ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 3 miles upstream from Locate Creek, 

5 miles west of former site of Locate, and 25 miles east of Miles City.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 723 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.53 ft); maximum gage height, 11.01 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 40 

cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 31,000 cfs Feb. 19, 1943 (gage height, 11.23 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow Jan. 16 to Feb. 12, Feb. 22- 

24, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 52,000 acres above station. Some regulation by three reservoirs in Wyoming with combined usable capacity of 36,800 acre-ft. Records of chemical 

analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--W 926: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-19, June 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

4.1

185

365

745

1,660

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.9 

3.3

Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

38

63

121

218

395

650

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.3

1,550

3,560

6,530

10,600

22,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

235

*241

253

253

247

247

241

235

225 

?30

235

241

271

429

365

295

247

259

283

271

289 

295

*295

283

283

289

271

265

265

277

277

8,392

271

16,650

Nov.

250

230

250

240

250

270

290

320

1.560 

915

745

668

615

555

499

200

100

90

80

*T5

90 

120

100

90

100

150

200

240

240

240

-

9,772

326

19,380

Dec.

260

300

350

400

500

769

499

259

350 

400

450

750

2.500

500

450

400

300

250

280

260

230 

200

180

160

ISO

120

130

140

140

120

100

11,897

384

23,600

Jan.

85

80

80

85

85

80

75

80

75

75

70

70

75

*75

70

75

75

80

80

80 

80

80

85

85

85

90

90

95

100

110

2,525

81.4

5,010

Feb.

120

145

130

120

130

ISO

170

200

250

300

400 1T9"0~

350

330

310

300

250

220

200

190

190 

200

170

160

170

180

*185

170

170

-

6,245

215

12,390

Mar.

160

160

160

170

*180

180

190

200

220 

210

200

200

210

220

250

300

320

310

320

310

300 

350

400

420

440

430

450

500

7,000

22.100

*17;iOO

53,960

1,741

107 , 000

Apr.

* 12, 800

7,630

5,520

4,020

3,560

2,830

2,150

1,490

1,200 

932

872

794

710

740

*660

626

610

 sm 586

618

660 

650

740

794

968

908

838

720

710

860

-

56,782

1,893

112,600

May

1,200

1,790

1,940

1,670

1,420

1,530

1,740

*1,640

1,420 

1,230

1,070

1,100

1,530

1,190

993

740 634"

610

626

*730

690 

626

*570

550

g3,6TO

g7.010

gi.ZlO

g2,500

S2.320

g2 , 130

1,880

49,899

1,610

98,970

June

gl,670

gl,690

gl,380

*gl,270

gl,210

gl,260

gl,42C

gl,720

gl,740 

1.900

1,580

1,260

1,010

896

783

660

*564

488

422

380

340 

304

266

222

73$

271

489

*690

406

279

-

26,808

894

53,170

July

226

314

385

327

314

283

*238

203

184 

161

148

143

132

124 *m

629

gl,300

g908

g920

g805

1.690 

gl,330

S794

gsoo

406

340

275

*222

188

167

140

13,922

449

27,610

Aug.

140

110

103

87

*77

76

69

gS3 gsi

g44

g63

g69

g74

g81

88

110

132

140

145

*143

167 

161

140

126

116

112

*105

105

330

237

114

3,538

114

7,020

Sept.

g74

g68

*g77

~56 105

87

g68

g59

g6S 

g56

g55

g49

g49

g60

g42

*g42

49

56

g55

g49

g43 

g42

g40 g40"

g42

g43

g44

g42

*g44

g4C

1,687

56.2

3,350

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,680 Mln 38 Mean 346 Ac-t't 250,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 22,100 Mln 40 Mean 671 Ac-ft 486,800

23

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs) . Nov. 9 (6:30 a.m.) 5,140 cfs (5.58 ft); Mar. 30 (1:15 a.m.) 

5,900 cfs (9.53 ft); May 26 (1 p.m.) 8,230 cfs (6.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-8, Nov. 16 to Dec. 5, Dec. 9 to Mar. 29.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 285

Yellowstone River near Sidney, Mont.

n. a , ong. , in NW^NW£ sec. 5, T. 21 N., R. 59 E., on right bank 

ontana Water Conservation Board pumping plant , 2-| miles upstream from Pox Creek and

Location. La t 47°37' , long. 104 °11 

na Water Conservation Bo 

miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 23 where wire-weight gage is

Drainage area. 69,450 sq mi, approximately (at highway bridge).

Records available .--April 1934 to September 1952. Monthly discharges for period October 

 1897 to March 1934 , based on records for other Yellowstone River stations and records 

for Missouri River at Port Benton, in Circular 108.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Apr. 9, 1934, to May 16, 1945, water-stage recorder at two 

sites within 500 ft of highway bridge and 4| miles downstream at different datum. 

May 17, 1945, to Apr. 3, 1952, wire-weight gage on bridge at same datum as preceding 

gages.

Average discharge . 18 years (1934-52), 12,130 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 138,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 18.1 ft, from 

graph based on wire-weight gage readings); maximum gage height, 19.7 ft Mar. 30 (ice 

jam), from high-water mark at bridge; minimum daily discharge, 1,500 cfs Dec. 22, 23.

1934-52: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 31, 1952; maximum gage height 

observed, 21.85 ft Mar. 22, 1947 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 860 cfs Dec. 31, 

1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements made at five-day intervals during open water and ten-day intervals during 

period of ice effect. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,250,000 acres above station. 

Some regulation on tributary streams. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-26, Nov. 5-10, Apr. 3-26, Apr. 29 to 

May 8, June 7-14, July 26 to Aug. 21, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 30

4,620

7,200

10,700

Nov. 24 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Aug. 25

0.8 

2.0 

3.2

11.1

16.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second,

54,800 6.2 6,650

118,000 7.5 10,050

9.0 17,100

14.0 59,300

water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8,360

8,420 

8,310

8,220

8,310

8,560

8,560

8,810

9,190 

10,500

9,780

9,350

9,190

8,760

8,960

9,220

9,010

8,280

8,140

8,220

8,780

8,750 

8,620

8,700

9,420

8,960

8,360

8,280

8,280

8,360

8.000

270,620

8,730

536,800

Nov.

7,890

7,840 

8,250

9,010

8,640

7,750

7,510

8,980

8,840 

8,550

8,870

8,640

8,640

8,450

8,540

8,280

8,000

8,170

,460

,230

,810

,780 

,600

.000

7,600

8,000

9,500

10,500

9,566

9,000

-

248,990

8,300

493,900

Eeo.

9,000

8,500 

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,500

5,500

4,500

4,000 

3,500

3,500

3,500

5,500

5,500

5,000

2,500

2,500

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,600

1.500 

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

5,500

5,500

5,500

4,000

4,500

122,900

5,965

243,800

Jan.

5,000

6,000 

6,500

7,000

7,600

6,500

5,000

4,500

4.000 

4,000

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,000

5,500

5,500

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

5,500

5,500 

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,000

5,000

4,500

4,500

5,000

166,000

5,355

329,300

Feb.

5,500

6,000 

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,500

6,500

7,000

7,000 

7,500

8,000

9,000

10,500

11,500

12,000

11,000

9,500

8,000

6,500

6,000

5,500

5,500 

5,500

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

_

-

203,000

7,000

402,600

Mar.

5,000

4,900 

5,000

5,200

5,300

5,300

5,400

5,400

5,500 

5,600

6,000

6,200

6,000

6,200

6,400

6,400

6,500

6,200

6,500

6,200

6,500

6,500 

6,500

6,000

6,000

6,500

7,300

8,200

11,000

17,500

118,000

314,400

10,140

623,600

Apr.

110,000

79,200 

54,800

40,500

35,700

36,300

55,400

27,700

23,900 

20,800

17,100

14,200

12,600

11,600

10,900

10,600

10,600

10,400

10,506

11,000

11,800

11,600 

11,600

12,500

13,000

12 , 400

12,200

12,200

12,400

14,400

-

705,900

23,530

*1,400

May

17,200

21,300 

25,200

25,100

25,300

26,900

30,200

53,400

51,700 

27,800

25,100

22,700

20,400

18,700

17,100

17,500

19,700

21,900

22,000

19,500

17,300

16,600 

16,900

23,300

35,600

37,200

37,200

34,900

36,700

58,400

36,700

799,500

25,790

*1,586

June

37,200

39,900 

38,500

37,100

38 , 800

41,900

44,400

46,900

51,800 

56,200

58.800

54,400

50,800

45,500

40,600

37,700

32,900

30,400

27,900

24,100

21,300

20,700 

20,700

20,600

19,800

18.400

18,900

22,300

23,200

23,700

-

1,045.4

34,850

t2,074

July

24.100

23,600 

22,700

22,100

20,600

19,000

17,200

16,000

15,300 

14,400

12,500

11,800

11,000

10,600

13,600

18,500

21,400

20,100

18,400

20,100

16,500

15,400 

15,700

14,600

13,200

12,100

11,200

10,400

10,000

9,610

9,540

491,050

15,840

974,000

Aug.

9,010

8,420 

8,200

7,820

7,500

7,920

8,620

9,310

9,460 

9,310

8,950

8,860

9,070

9,640

10,000

10,100

9,580

9,280

9,130

8,380

7,850

7,920 

7,650

7,110

6,690

6,320

6,080

5,750

5,360

5,320

5,030

249,620

8,052

495,100

Sept.

4,990

4,730 

4,860

4,880

5,160

5,660

5,680

5,600

5,300 

5,400

5,400

5,180

5,220

5,400

6,410

6,120

6,080

6,250

6,050

6,160

5,970

5,750 

5,580

5,420

5,420

5,560

5,520

5,400

5,180

5,080

-

165,570

5,512

328,000

Calendar year 1951: Max 49,500 Mln 1,500 Mean 13,190 Ao-ft 9,547,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 118,000 Mln 1,500 Mean 13,070 Ao-ft 9,487,000

Peak discharge (base, 58.000 cfs).--Mar. 51 (6 a.m.) 138,000 cfs (wire-weight gage, 18.1 ft); 

June 11 (8 to 9 a.m.) 59,800 cfs (water-stage recorder, 13.81 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 30. Discharge computed from twicedaily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.
286 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Yellowstone River basin in Wyoming

Bull Lake. Lat 43°12i35", long. 109°02iOO", in sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., at reservoir 

dam on Bull Lake Creek, 10 miles south of Lenore. Records available, October 1938 to 

September 1952. December 1936 to September 1938 in files of Bureau of Reclamation. 

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation datum). 

Maximum daily contents during year, 146,600 acre-ft Oct. 1, 2 (elevation, 5,803.30 ft); 

minimum daily, 32,720 acre-ft Apr. 28 (elevation, 5,758.20 ft). Maximum daily contents 

during period 1938-52, 152,100 acre-ft July 9, 10, 31, Aug. 6-8, 1951 (elevation, 

5,805.05 ft); minimum observed, £,470 acre-ft Mar. 15, 1950 (elevation, 5,742.56 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation in December 

1936. Capacity, 152,000 acre-ft between elevation 5,739.00 ft (invert of outlet gate) 

and 5,805.00 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage unknown. Records given herein 

represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation near Riverton. Records furnished 

by Midvale Irrigation District.

goysen Reservoir. Lat 43°25'00", long. 108°10'37", in NVf£NVf£ sec. 16, T. 5 N., R. 6 E., 

Wind River meridian, at dam on Wind River 13 miles north of Shoshoni. Records availa-- 

ble, October 1951 to September 1952. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level, datum of 1933 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Maximum daily contents during 

year, 689,700 acre-ft July 17, 18 (elevation, 4,721.43 ft), no contents prior to 

Oct. 22, 1951.

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation in October 

1951. Capacity, 757,800 acre-ft between elevation 4,657.00 ft (invert of penstock 

pipe) and 4,725.00 ft (top of spillway gate). Dead storage, 62,000 acre-ft. Records 

given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for Irrigation, flood control, 

and power development. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Buffalo Bill Reservoir.--Lat 44°30'05", long, lOgni'OO" (revised), in sec. 12, T. 52 N., 

R. 103 W., at dam on Shoshone River, 5 miles (revised) upstream from Trail Creek, and 

6 miles southwest of Cody. Records available, October 1938 to September 1952. January 

1910 to September 1938 in files of Bureau of Reclamation. Prior to October 1944, published as Shoshone Reservoir near Cody, Wyo. Staff gage. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level (Bureau of Reclamation datum). Maximum contents observed during year, 439,200 

acre-ft July 17, 18 (elevation, 5,359.9 ft); minimum observed, 197,400 acre-ft Apr. 7 

(elevation, 5,312.2 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1938-52, 490,100 

acre-ft June 23, 1943 (elevation, 5,364.9 ft); minimum observed, 19,080 acre-ft Jan. 31, 

Feb. 1, 2, 1941 (elevation, 5,225.4 ft).

Reservoir is formed by masonry dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation in 1909. New 

capacity table based on survey of 1941 put in use Oct. 1, 1950. Capacity, 439,900 acreft between elevations 5,140.00 ft (gate sill) and 5,360.00 ft (crest of spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for 

power development and irrigation of lands east of Cody. Gage read once daily. Records 

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). W 896: 1939(M).

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951......

Water year 1951-52.....

Date

Sept. 30.. ................

Dec . 31 ..................

Calendar year 1951 .....

Water year 1951-52.....

Bull Lake

Elevation 

(feet)

5,803.30 

5,788.30 

5,784.10 

5,781.50

-

5,777.55 

5,774.20 

5,771.85 

5,758.80 

5,774.80 

5,795.40 

5,796.75 

5,790.30 

5,782.90

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)*

146,600 

102,600 

91,350 

84 . 600

-

74,700 

66,650 

61,180 

33,870 

68,070 

122,700 

126.700 

108,200 

88,210

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-44,000 

-11,250 

-6,750

-25,510

-9,900 

-8,050 

-5,470 

-27,310 

+34,200 

+54,630 

+4,000 

-18,500 

-19,990

-58,390

Buffalo Bill Reservoir

5,352.2 

5,347,9 

5,343,2 

5,337,2

-

5,329.3 

5,322.2 

5,313.8 

5,321.0 

 5,329.6 

5,357.2 

5,356.5 

5,345.2 

5,331.8

-

389,700 

363,800 

337,100 

305,400

-

267,800 

237,000 

203,400 

232,100 

269,100 

421,400 

416,900 

348,200 

279,200

*

-25,900 

-26,700 

-31,700

-28,900

-37,600 

-30,800 

-33,600 

+28,700 

+37,000 

+152,300 

-4,500 

-68,700 

-69,000

-110,500

Boysen Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)

,662.00 

,667.60 

,669.50

-

,672.50 

,676.35 

,680.00 

,688.70 

,704.76 

,719.60 

,720.80 

,720.27 

,719.11

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

0 

25,250 

58,840 

71,350

-

92,410 

122,000 

152,400 

233,400 

421,200 

656,500 

678,200 

668,500 

647,800

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+25,250 

+33,590 

+12,510

-

+21,060 

+29,590 

+30,400 

+81,000 

+187,800 

+235,300 

+21,700 

-9,700 

-20,700

+647,800

Baaed on new capacity table.
SMALLER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA 287 

Smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana

Lima Reservoir on Red Rook River, 8 miles northwest of Monlda, completed in 1902 for irrigatIon and flood control, has usable capacity of 84 ,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by 

Water Users Irrigation Co.

Ruby River Reservoir on Ruby River, 5 miles south of Alder, completed in 1938 for irrigalion, has usable capacity of 38,850 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board. No record of contents available for water year 1951-52.

Willow Creek Reservoir on Willow Creek, 4 miles east of Harrison, completed in 1937 for 

irrigation, has usable capacity of 17,730 acre-ft (revised). Records furnished by 

Montana Water Conservation Board.

Hebeen Lake on Madison River, 18 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, completed in 1915 

for power, has usable capacity of 345,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana 

Power Co.

Ennls Lake on Madison River, 8 miles south of Norris, completed in 1900 for power, has 

usable capacity of 41,020 acre-ft (revised). Records furnished by The Montana Power 

Co.

Middle Creek Reservoir on Hyalite Creek, 8 miles south of Bozeman, completed in 1951 for 

irrigation, has usable capacity of 8,030 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water 

Conservation Board.

Lake Sewall on Missouri River, 15 miles east of Helena, completed in 1898 for power, has 

usable capacity of 37,800 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Lake Helena, since April 1945, separated from Hauser Lake by control works permitting 

independent regulation, has usable capacity of 10,400 acre-ft. Records furnished by 

The Montana Power Co.

Hauser Lake on Missouri River, 13 miles northeast of Helena, completed in 1907 for power, 

has usable capacity of 52,100 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Holter Lake on Missouri River, 26 miles north of Helena, completed in 1918 for power, has 

usable capacity of 81,900 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Gibson Reservoir on Sun River, 20 miles northwest of Augusta, completed in 1929 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 105,000 acre-ft (88,560 acre-ft prior to 1941). Records 

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Pishkun Reservoir, water diverted from Sun River at point 18 miles northwest of Augusta, 

completed In 1925 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 32,050 acre-ft (revised) 

(lesser capacities prior to 1940). Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Willow Creek Reservoir on Willow Creek, 5 miles northwest of Augusta, completed in 1911 

for irrigation, has usable capacity of 32,300 aere-ft (16,700 acre-ft prior to 1941). 

Supplemental supply diverted from Sun River at point 18 miles northwest of Augusta. 

Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Hilan Reservoir, water diverted from Smith and Ford Creeks at points about 10 miles southwest of Augusta, completed in 1951 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 10,090 acreft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Lower Two Medicine Lake on Two Medicine River, 4 miles northwest of town of Glacier Park, 

completed in 1913 for Irrigation, has usable capacity of 16,620 acre-ft. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Four Horns Lake, water diverted from Badger Creek at point 6 miles north of Heart Butte , 

completed in 1932 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 19,250 acre-ft. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Swift Reservoir on Birch Creek, 18 miles west of Dupuyer, completed in 1915 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 30,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by the Valier Co.

Lake Frances , water diverted from Birch and Dupuyer Creeks at points 8 miles northwest 

and 9 miles northeast of Dupuyer, completed about 1913 for irrigation, has usable 

capacity of 112,000 acre-ft (35,000 acre-ft prior to 1927). Records furnished by The 

Valier Co.

Ackley Lake, water diverted from Judith River at a point 4 miles east of Utica, completed 

in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 5,820 acre-ft. Records furnished by 

Montana Water Conservation Board.

Durand Reservoir on North Fork Musselshell River, 1 mile northwest of Delpine, completed 

in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 7,000 acre-ft (revised). Some water 

diverted from Checkerboard Creek into Durand Reservoir. Records furnished by Montana 

Water Conservation Board.

Hartinsdale Reservoir, water diverted from South Fork Musselshell River at a point 1 mile 

west of Martinsdale, completed in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 23,100 

acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Deadmana Basin Reservoir, water diverted from Musselshell River at point 6 miles northwest 

of Shawmut, completed in 1941 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 52,500 acre-ft. 

Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board. Contents May 1, 49,170 acre-ft, 

Sept. 8, 22,770 acre-ft.

Fresno Reservoir on Milk River, 15 miles west of Havre, completed in 1939 for irrigation, 

has usable capacity of 127,200 acre-ft. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.
288 SMALLER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA

Smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana Continued

Nelson Reservoir, water diverted from Milk River at point about 6 miles west of Dodson, 

completed in 1922 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 66,800 acre-ft. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Mystic Lake on West Rosebud Creek, 25 miles southwest of Absarokee, completed in 1925 for 

power, has usable capacity of 20,800 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power 

Co.

Cooney Reservoir on Red Lodge Creek, 6 miles west of Boyd, completed in 1936 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 27,400 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Tongue River Reservoir on Tongue River, 7 miles northeast of Decker, completed in 1939 for 

Irrigation, has usable capacity of 68,000 acre-ft (revised). Records furnished by 

Montana Water Conservation Board.

Other reservoirs are operated for irrigation and municipal use.

Month-end contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Date

Nov. 30..........

Sept. 30. .........

Date

Sept .30. .........

Date

Oct. 31..........

Mar . 31 ..........

Sept. 30..........

Lima 

Reservoir

63,450

Lake 

Sewell

19,000

19,330

Pishkun 

Reservoir

17,230

Swift 

Reservoir

20

Willow 

Creek

Reservoir

Lake 

Helena

11,340

10,890

Willow 

Creek 

Reservoir

18,590

Lake 

Prances

95 920

95 520

101,000

Hebgen Lake

339,900

309,400

205,200

344,200

332,800

294,700

Hauser 

Lake

52,470

53,630

36,670

37,690

52,860

Nilan 

Reservoir

5,900

Ackley 

Lake

a2,830

Ennis Lake

29,930

38,660

32,780

35,060

38,730

38,350

37,740

38,200

39,110

39,340

38,810

Holter 

Lake

80,020

81,200

80,020

57,800

60,640

68,030

81,440

Lower Two 

Medicine 

Lake

0

Durand 

Reservoir

2,040

Middle 

Creek 

Reservoir

2,660

a2,270

a2,120

2,600

2,600

a2,570

3,290

b4,470

5,270

4,760

3,730

b2,940

Qibson 

Reservoir

70,120

74,350

74,350

72,290

68,640

66,920

92,570

95,410

b53,430

32,310

31,270

Four Horns 

Reservoir

8,270

Martinsdale 

Reservoir

9,570

a Interpolated on basis of readings made weekly or less frequently, 

b Figure of contents for first day of following month.
SMALLER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA 289

Month-end contents, in acre-feet, of smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana 

water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Date

Sept. 30...............

Fresno 

Reservoir

70,100

Nelson 

Reservoir

40,280

Mystic 

Lake

20,020

20,090

Cooney 

Reservoir

18,340

24,310

b21 ,550

Tongue 

River 

Reservoir

27,000

11,620

12,440

35,770

27,410

34,550

36,280

32,100

23.62C

a Interpolated on basis Df readings made weekly or less frequently.

b Figure of contents for first day of following month.

Note. For Deadmans Basin Reservoir see manuscript description for intermittent readings.
290 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°07', long. 103°44' , in sec. 31, T. 154 N., R. 101 W., on left bank 10 ft 

downstream from Lewis and Clark Highway bridge, 5 miles southwest of Williston, 25 

miles downstream from Yellowstone River, and at mile 1,650.2.

Drainage area.--164 .500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1905 to May 1907 (fragmentary, considered unreliable), September 

1928 to September 1952. Monthly discharge for period October 1897 to September 1928 

(including revised figures for 1905-7), based on records at Fort Benton, Mont., in 

Circular 108. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1908 to 1911 and since 

1913 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,830.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. April 1905 to May 1907, chain and staff gages at site 15 miles downstream, at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1928-52), 20,170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 170,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.76 ft, backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 6,000 cfs Dec. 17; minimum gage height, 2.75 

ft Dec. 16.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 231,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1930 (gage height, 18.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 19.78 ft Mar. 28, 1943 

(ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 1,320 cfs Dec. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 28 ft in April 1912, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good, and 

those fcr Dec. 10-26, Mar. 31, Apr. 1, which are fair. Many diversions above station 

for irrigation. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Measurements made on alternate 

days during open water and at about 5-day intervals during period of ice cover, except 

IIov. 21-29, Dec. 7-26. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years).--W 716: 1929, 1930.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

55,500

35,900

56,200

36,900

37,000

56,200

36,000

Nov.

36,000

35,600

35,600

Dec.

19,200

19,600

19,800

35,8001 19.800

55,700

36 , 000

35,100

36,100) 35,600 

36,8001 56,600

37,600

39,000

37*700

37,900

37,700

37,60C

37,200

37,300

36,400

36,500

36,500

57,000 

57,600

57,500

37,000

37,200

37,700

37,200

37,100

37,400

36,900

tl, 148.6

37,050

*2,278

36,400

36,300

36,300

35,600

35,400

35,200

33,000

30,100

28,000

27,900

27,000

25,400

23,800 

22,400

20,100

13,000

13,200

19,300

20,000

20,500

20,000

-

890,900

29,700

*1,767

19,800

19,900

19 500

19 j 000 

17,800

16,700

16,000 

15,000

14,000

12,500

10,500

7,500

6,000

8,000

9,000

9,500

10,000

10,500 

10,300

10,200

10,700

11,500

12,300

13,400

14,000

14,000

14,000

430,000

15,870

852,900

Jan.

14,600

15,600

15,500

14,800

14,800

15,500

15,600

15,000 

14,300

13,800

15,700

13)900

14,200

14,600

14,600

14,800

15,000

15,000

14,700

14,900

15,200 

14,900

14,500

14,100

14,800

15,800

16,300

16,400

16,200

16,000

462,800

14,930

918,000

Feb.

16,300

16,800

17,100

17,300

17,400

17,500

17,700

17,800 

17,800

17,500

17,400 

17,500

17,800

18,100

18, 700

19,100

18 900

17)500

16,000

14,200

12,800

12,100 

12,300

12,500

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,400

12,600

_

-

459,700

15,850

911,800

Mar.

12 , 800

12,800

15,000

12,800

12,400

12,000

11,700

11,400 

11,400

11,400

11,600 

11,700

11,500

11,400

11,100

10,900

10,800

10,600

10,400

10,400

10,500

10^700

11,200

11,500

11,900

12,100

12,100

12,400

14,400

25,700

374,800

12,090

743,400

Apr.

124,000

113,000

101,000

99,400

100,000

72,500

70,700

103,000 

92,600

85,100

73,600 

62,800

54,200

49,800

49,400

48 , 000

49,800

52,000

52,100

57,000

60,000

54,700 

50,400

46,500

43,200

39,600

37,900

37,000

56,800

57,300

-

a, 953. 4

65,110

*3,875

May

39,600

42,500

45,300

44,900

43,000

43,800

45,200

47,800 

45,700

41,600

38,000 

35,400

33,200

30,600

27,800

26,000

26,800

29,000

30,300

29,900

27,500

25,100 

26,000

30,200

41,900

46,800

46,200

44,600

41,200

43,100

43,600

*1,162.2

37,490

*2 , 305

June

43,100

45,300

46,400

44,900

46,400

48,700

50,900

51,600 

55,300

64,100

65,000 

62,800

58,600

55,600

49,400

45,900

41,800

37,800

35,800

32,800

29,800

27,600 

26,200

25,700

25,200

23,600

22,500

24,000

27,300

28,200

-

«., 242 . 1

41,400

$2,464

July

28,700

29,500

66,700

27,400

27,200

25,900

24,600

22,700 

21,200

20,600

19,600 

18,200

17,600

17,200

16,600

19,400

24,400

26,700

25,500

24,600

26,200

25,500 

22,300

22,100

21,200

22,400

24,200

25,700

26,600

26,400

26,200

732,900

23,640

*1,454

Aug.

26,900

28,100

28,700

28,900

29,100

29,600

50,500

50,600 

31,000

32,100

55,000 

33,000

32,300

31,400

30, 700

30,200

29,500

28,700

28,400

27,800

27,200

27,300 

28,000

28,200

28,000

27,900

28,400

28,200

28,400

28,900

28,200

909,200

29,330

tl,803

Sept.

27,300

26,800

26,000

25.700

26,100

27,000

28,300

28,700 

28,40°

28,200

28,200 

27,800

27,500

27,400

26,700

27,800

28,700

28,200

27,800

27,800

28,300

28,300 

28,100

27,500

27,100

27,300

27,500

27,500

27,800

27,900

-

827,700

27,590

*1,642

Calendar year 1951: Max 68,500 Mln 6,000 Mean 27,530 Ac-ft 19,930,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 124,000 Mln 6,000 Mean 28,950 Ac-ft 21,010,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Apr. 1.
LITTLE MUDDY CREEK BASIN 291

Little Muddy Creek near Williston, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°12', long. 103°36 r , on line between sec. 31, T. 155 N., R. 100 W., and 

sec. 6, T. 154 N., R. 100 W., on upstream side of highway bridge, 2.5 miles downstream 

from Camp Creek, 4 miles northeast of Williston, and 6 miles upstream from mouth

Drainage area.--1,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1904 to April 1909 (no winter records), June 1932 to July 1933, 

April 1946 to "September 1952. Prior to April 1946, published as Little Muddv River 

near Williston.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,850 ft (by Interpolation 

between known altitudes along river channel). April 1904 to April 1909 chain gage at 

site 2? miles upstream, above Camp Creek, at different datum. June 15, 1932, to 

July 29, 1933, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 18, 1946, to Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 6 years (1946-52), 46.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed, 2,590 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 12.52 ft); no flow 

several days in February and March.

1904-9, 1932-33, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1952; maximum gage 

height, 13.8 ft Mar. 27, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

A stage of about 13 ft was reached in 1904 and a stage of approximately 12 ft was 

reached in years 1911, 1916, 1925, 1929, and 1935, present site and datum.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1904 as published in Water-Supply 

Paper 130 has been found in error and should not be used.

Remarks Records are good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

small diversions for Irrigation. Some regulation by Lake Zahl and Pish and Wildlife 

Service Reservoir.

Revisions The figures of discharge for Apr. 3-15, 1904, as published in Water-Supply 

Paper 130, have been found in error and should not be used. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period in the 1905 calendar year, superseding 

those given in Water-Supply Paper 172 are given herewith.

Nov. 23. 

24.

Nov. 27....... 10

28....... 6

29....... 6

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff In 

acre-feet

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.4

9.0

9.7

*8.7

9.4

9.0

9.0

10 "5.7

9.7

10

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.4

8.7

8.4

*8.0

FT4

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.7

9.4

9.4

10

10

9.4

10

10

10

284.2

9.17

564

Nov.

11

12

12

12

12

11 

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

 12

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

12

14

15

TS

 14

350

11.7

694

Dec.

15

15

12

11

10

10 

9

9

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

* 6

(*)

240

7.7

476

Jan.

> 5

 4

(*) ! 

13S

4.3

264

Feb.

2

2

2

1

1

1 

0

 0

0

0

 4

3

4

3

2

1

1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

_

-

27

0.9

54

Mar.

O

s

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

20

100

320

 760

1,205

38.9

2,390

Apr.

*1,460

1,620

*1,420

1,260

 1,670

2.240

 1,640

1,070

644

364

*222

164

151

139

127

125

125

120

119

99

39

76

55

48

37

36

32

 31

30

TO

-

15,243

508

30,230

May

28

2T

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

 17

17

16

15

15

15

16

14

14

13

14

13

12

13

13

12

 TZ

12

12

532

17.2

1,060

June

12

12

12

11

10

10 

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.

9.

 9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

8.

8.

8.

9.4

9.4

20 215

 15

-

309.3

10.3

613

July

14

12

10

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

 7.1

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.4

6.8

6.6

7.1

7.1

6.8

11

11

7.7

7.7

*7.4

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.8 5~78

5.8

248.6

8.02

493

Aug.

5.3

505

4.6

476

4.6

4.6 

4.6

4.8

*5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

.8

.O

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.8

.6

.0

147.9

4.77

293

Sept.

4.8

4.8

5.0

»5.3

sTo

5.0 

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5^3

5.0

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

 4.8

148.2

4.94

294

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,100 Mln 0 Mean 55.6 Ao-ft 40,230

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,240 Mln Q Mean 51.6 Ac-ft 37,420

Peak discharge (base, 300 efa). Apr. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (12.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Apr. 4»
292 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River near Alzada Mont.

Location. Lat 45°05', long. 104°24', in f!E£sw£ sec. 6, T. 9 S., R. 60 E., on right bank 

1.9 miles downstream from Thompson Creek and 4 miles north of Alzada.

Drainage area. 780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1911 to September 1925, August 1923 to September 1332, March 1935 

to September 1952.

Ga%e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,367 ft above mean sea level (river-profile 

survey). Prior to June 14, 1947, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 24 years (1915-16, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1930-32, 1935-52), 85.9 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 10.51 ft); maximum gage height, 11.09 ft Mar. 31 (backwater from ice); no flow for several days.

1911-25, 1928-32, 1935-52: Maximum daily discharge, 6,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1944; no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Several diversions of floodwaters for irrigation of hay meadows above station. Some storage in 

coulees. Records of water temperatures and'sediment loads for the water year 1952 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years). W 976: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~T2 0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

17.8

0.57

35

Uov.

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.5

*.l

.1

.4

.7

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

-

9.2

0.31

18

Dec.

0.1

.1

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

..JL .1

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.9

0.06

3.8

Feb.

0.3

.4

.5

.7

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.5

1.0

2.5

_

-

22.8

0.79

45

Mar.

2.0

tl

.5

.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

.5

.5

.5

1.5

2.0

5.0

8.0

10

7.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

20

50

10

200

600

900

850

950

3,642.5

118

7,220

Apr.

1.310

934

520

294

146

114

109

113

97

82

52

32

23

*18

14

12

11

10

8.7

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

4.9

4.7

-

3,966.1

132

7,870

May

5.1

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.3

5.6

5.3

5.1

3.8

3.6

28

14

8.2

6.3

. 5.3

*4.7

4.5

4.2

5.3

5.8

5.3

5.8

17

15

9.6

7.9

12

17

236.6

7.63

469

June

34

15

7.6

8.2

5.8

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.8

3.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.6

2.7

5.1

24

14

4.9

-

168.4

5.61

334

July

*2.7

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

2.5

41

67

~32 123

14

7.9

11

16

7.4

7.1

3.8

2.7

1.9

1.3

.9

.7

.4

.3

352.9

11.4

700

Aug.

~0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.2

n. 007

0.4

Calendar year 1951: Max 287 Mln 0 Mean 9.70 Ac-ft 7,020

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,310 Mln 0 Mean 23.0 Ac-ft 16,700

Peak discharge (baae. 1.100 cfs).--Apr. 1 (4 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (10.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

8~TNote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Mar. 
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 293

Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°16', long. 103°58', in NE^ sec. 7, T. 132 N./R. 106 W., on left bank 

150 ft upstream from concreted ford, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Corral 

Creek, 3 miles southwest of Marmarth, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 15, 1941, wire-weight gage at site half a mile 

upstream at datura 0.57 ft higher. Mar. 15, 1941, to May 20, 1947, staff or wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum. May 21, 1947, to June 27, 1951, staff and wire-weight 

gages at site half a mile upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 55.2 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 50 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver 

dams, which are poor. No regulation. Some small diversions for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.9

*1.4

1.4 

1.2

1.2

1.7

116

14

6.7

4.9

2.9

3.4

2.9

3.1

4.0

4,2

6.5

7.8

5.9

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.4

224.3

7.25

445

Nov.

3.2

2.6

2.9

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

-

78.2

2.61

155

Dec.

3

4

*7

10

5

4

4

4

3 

3

3

4

75

 ~50 100

25

15

10

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

357.5

11.5

709

Jan.

l

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

0.25

15

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.2 

.5

*1.9

2.0

1.5

1

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

_

-

10.0

0.34

20

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

2.5

3.8

*28

*436

473.9

15.3

940

Apr.

1,900

*2,600

2,650

2,260

*4,5SO

*9.090

8,560

*4,650

*1,340 

*668

*654

*445

252

238

252

212

*153

111

89

74

59

46

41

38

35

*33

32

30

27

2_6

-

41,145

1,372

81,610

May

26

24

23

21

19

18

18

22

f

20

*17

14

13

24

14

11

11

10

9.8

9.2

10

11

9.4

10

9.0

8.6

8.4

7.2

572

9.4

467.2

15.1

927

June

6.9

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.4

8.4

9.2

7.1

*6.2 

6.8

6.2

2.5

1.5

1.0

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.2

1.4

2.4

3.7

5.5

9.7

42

14

9.0

-

191.8

6.49

386

July

5.5

4.1

3.7

2.0

1-4

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.0

2.4

*3.3

2.8

3.3

2.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.4

2.8

1.7

1.0

.3

.2'.2

.1

.1

1.0

.1

55.0

1.77

109

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

60

98

23

8.0

2.8

1.0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

213.8

6.90

424

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,110 Mln 0 Mean 20.8 Ac-ft 15,09O

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,090 Mln 0 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,740

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs) . Oct. 13 (5 a.m.) 532 cfs (3.15 ft); Apr. 6 (10 p.m.) 12,700 cfs 

(13.28 ft); Aug. 18 (3:30 p.m.) 570 cfs (3.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 4. Backwater from beaver dams June 

14 to Sept. 30.
294 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46"18', long. 103°54', in SE^ sec. 30, T. 133 N., R. 105 W. , on upstream 

side of highway bridge in Marmarth, l| miles downstream from Little Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 4,570 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or more times daily. Prior to June 23, 1950, various 

wire-weight gages on former highway bridge, 75 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 416 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 350 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 23.4 ft, backwater from ice); no flow Jan. 19 to Feb. 11.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1947 (gage height, 21.7 ft), from 

graph based on gage readings; no flow for part of most winters.

According to local residents the highest known flood occurred in June 1907 (stage 

unknown). Other major floods occurred in March 1913, May 1929, and March 1920, and 

reached stages of about 21.5, 20.2, and 19.7 ft, respectively. (These stages are not 

comparable to stages during the period of record, owing to construction of levees.)

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions above station for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Cooperation. Numerous gage readings made during the spring breakup furnished by Corps of 

eers.

operati 

Engine

Revisions (water years). W 1938-39. W 1086: 1943-44.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18-21)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

59

150

390

710

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

3.6

10

25

63

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

120

250

580

1,000

3,070

10.0

14.0

17.0

9,150

18,300

27,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

50

44

38

40

48

52

34

*34

46

57

38

48

499

222

S2

100

115

64

59

55

57

59

62

64

69

55

48

46

38

30

25_

2,258

72.8

4,480

Hov.

20

20

20

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

20

SO

20

-

510

17.0

1,010

Dec.

30

40

*55

65

40

30

30

20

20

20

20

CO

20

30

50

75

100

150

200

400

600

700

400

100

50

20

10

8

6

5

4.

3,318

107

6,580

Jan.

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

**!

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

10

100

900

«1.400

900

800

700

600

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

0.9

56

450

400

400

350

*350

300

300

300

*270

-

9,030

311

17,910

Mar.

250

200

150

110

110

100

*100

90

80

80

90

80

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

*55

50

50

510

2,290

*i4j.500

19,665

634

39 , OOO

Apr.

*21,400

*22,500

18,700

14,200

*17,100

24,600

27,200

*18,700

*9,040

*5,890

*4,150

*3,100

2,480

*2,040

1,610

1,320

*1,140

946

816

652

565

445

416

330

300

*265

250

200

189

122

200,716

6,691

398,100

May

165

160

157

151

142

135

132

169

312

854

318

*196

178

160

175

154

120

122

103

105

105

112

116

105

93

68

90

63

63

66

73

4,963

160

9,840

June

66

65

70

63

56

52

50

48

*48

51

48

36

31

28

29

27

26

25

25

26

25

25

27

42

52

77

114

300

381

182

-

2,095

69.8

4,160

July

186

101

84

75

57

43

35

31

28

25

33

35

48

*60

66

66

110

210

186

125

157

114

114

148

105

84

62

43

40

31

28

2,530

81.6

5,020

Aug.

23

23

21

19

18

18

15

16

8.1

8.7

6.8

8.1

*9.4

4.9

6.2

7.4

6.8

172

263

*160

80

45

25

19

13

17

7.4

24

19

16

13

1,092.8

35.3

2,170

Sept.

6.8

9.4

12

14

14

4.2

5.5

4.2

4.2

2.5

3.6

4.2

3.2

4.2

4.9

3.2

3.6

15

10

8.7

*6.8

10

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.4

8.1

5.5

-

208.7

6.96

414

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,210 Min 0 Mean 122 Ao-ft 88,150

Water year 1951-52: Max 27,200 Min 0 Mean 673 AO-ft 488,700

PeaV discharge (base. 1,50O cfsl. Feb. 15 (time and discharge unknown); Ma 

fs (23.4 ft); Apr. 7 (2 a.m.) 33,000 cfs (18.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note_. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 30 to Apr. 6.

31 (4 p.m.) 41,300
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 295

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°55', long. 103°32', in NE£ sec. 27, T. 140 N., R. 102 W. , on left bank 

600 ft downstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 10, 1 mile upstream from Andrews Creek.

Drainage area. 6,190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1903 to October 1908, October 1921 to September 1924, August 1928 

to September 1934, October 1945 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. The former type-A wire-weight gage on upstream side of highway bridge 600 ft above recording station is used as a supplementary gage. Altitude of 

gage is 2,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 9, 1945, staff, chain, or wireweight gages, at several sites within a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at 

various daturas. Oct. 9, 1945, to Aug. 22, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1923-24, 1932-34, 1945-52), 573 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,500 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 17.32 ft); maximum gage height, 18.35 ft Apr. 1 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2 cfs 

Jan. 24 to Feb. 2; minimum gage height, 1.17 ft Sept. 30.

190?-8, 1921-24, 1928-34, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1947 

(gage height, 20.5 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements, five estimates of discharge, and numerous gage 

readings, made during the spring breakup, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

194

355 1.6

2.0

7.9

22

40

104

4.0 

6.0

192

307

1,080

2,100

4,880

10.0

14.0

17.0

13,000

26,000

40,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

-Kly

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

"\

: - i

:z: - 5

: - 4

:s

"6

:~7

-a

:s

20

21

ZZ

S3

1:4

£5

26

27

H8

29; >

"I

Total

1'ran

J Vft

Oct.

86

71

68

64

58

51

45

42

38

37

39

34

198

179

*3_12

228

166

131

96

83

86

76

76

71

71

68

64

81

 74

57

50

2,800

90.3

5,550

Uov.

40

35

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

15

15

15

15

20

25

25

20

15

15

15

15

 17

20

20

20

20

-

657

21.9

1,300

Dec.

20

20

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

25

30

25

20

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

372.5

12.0

739

Jan.

3.5

5

5

10

10

10

20

20

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

10

10

5

5

5

5

5

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

239.5

7.73

475

Feb.

~Z2

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

*4.5

10

20

*30

20

15

10

*8

8

8

10

20

35

30

25

*22

18

16

14

-

-

354.5

12.2

703

Mar.

12

11

10

10

50

*200

160

130

110

*98

94

90

85

80

*78

74

69

65

60

55

52

48

45

42

39

37

*35

128

642

*2,030

3,470

8,109

262

16,080

Apr.

 16,100

**26,400

*27,800

*23,100

*21,800

*28,500

37,100

*59,600

23,100

* 10, 800

*7,580

5,800

*4,670

3,730

*3,220

2,860

*2,420

1,990

1,580

1,250

 1,010

846

742

655

580

520

476

440

389

361

-

295,419

9,847

586,000

May

327

301

283

258

252

235

219

219

*208

208

214

289

307

301

295

258

235

219

219

197

187

178

*168

159

164

197

159

145

129

120

116

6,766

218

13,420

June

108

104

104

108

108

*97

94

94

90

90

86

76

69

69

104

178

176

94

72

57

54

54

49

*46

46

49

66

76

.104

197

-

2,721

90.7

5,400

July

246

235

241

230

197

145

*104

90

80

69

66

63

60

57

46

40

43

112

393

618

295

*241

192

150

141

133

124

124

116

100

86

4,837

156

9,590

Aug.

72

63

57

52

46

40

43

97

66

52

43

36

30

*29

23

23

22

20

18

17

15

20

97

94

72

54

43

34

32

30

32

1,372

44.3

2, 720

Sept.

27

38

38

*30

30

27

25

23

22

20

18

17

18

15

14

15

14

14

12

12

11

9.9

3.9

8.8

7.9

7.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

-

512.4

17.1

1,020

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,800 Mln 0 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,100

V*)ter year 1951-52: Max 39,600 Mln 2 Mean 886 Ac-ft 643,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Apr. 1 (7 

fB (17.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on thia day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height 

o Feb. 17, 20-24; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather 

ecords for other Little Missouri River stations).

n.) 36,900 cfs (18.35 ft); Apr. 8 (5 a.m.) 42,500

cord Jan. 14 

eeords, and
296 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

Beaver Creek at Wibaux, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°59' , long. 104"11', in NE£ sec. 12 , T. 14 N. , R. 59 E., on upstream side 

or Bridge on U. S. Highway 10 at Wibaux, 12 miles upstream from Little Beaver Creek.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 21, 1940, staff or wire-weight 

gages at sites about 500 ft upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 14 years, 30.0 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 3,780 cfs Mar. 21, 1939 (gage height, 10.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings!; from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; maximum gage 

height observed, 13.44 ft Mar. 24, 1943 (ice jam); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1951-5Z, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

.2

.6 

1.6

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8 4.6

Mar. 1 to Sept. 3O

6.0 i:

6.2 1!

6.5 3£

6.8 7]

7.4 18;

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.5

660

1,120

1,790

3,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aO.Z

*.2

.2

.Z

^1

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 4

a. 3

a.Z

a.Z

,Z

.2

.Z

.2

,Z

,Z

,2

.Z

.Z

,'c. '.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.9

0.32

14

Nov.

0.3

b.3

a. 3

b.3

b.3

b.4

b.5

b.7

1.1

1.2

l.Z

1.1

.8

b.6

a. 5

b.4

b.4

bl

*b2

1.2

1.1

al

b.9

b.8

b.8

b.8

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.1

-

Z4.6

0.82

49

Dec.

.2

a .3

.3

.3

.Z

bl.2

bl.2

al.2

bl.l

b.9

*b.8

bl.5

b6

b?

b3

bZ

al.5

bl

b.8

b.6

b.4

b.2

b.l

a.l

aO

bO

bO

bO

bO

aO

aO

33.9

1.09

67

Jan.

( )

( )

0

0

0

Feb.

bO.Z

a. 3

a. 3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.2

b.3

a_J>

a. 5

b.S

b.3

b.2

b.l

bO

aO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

aO

aO

bO

bO

bO

bO

.

-

4.6

0.16

9.1

Mar.

bO

aO

bO

bO

bO

bo

aO

aO

bO

bo

bO

bO

*bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bl

*b.7

bO

bO

b.S

bO

bO

bO

bO

b5

*b20

b450

bl^OQ

1,777.2

57.3

3,530

Apr.

*1,850

*1,300

*1,090

681

906

1,460

2,240

5.160

1,900

404

270

296

263

226

198

*171

128

86

53

45

39

34

29

26

25

22

21

20

18

Is

-

16,984

566

33,690

May

17

16

13

13

14

13

13

13

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.6

7.9

779

8.2

9.2

15

12

9.6

a8.9

347.2

11.2

689

June

8.2

7.2

7.5

a7

6.4

5.9

5.4

4.4

3.2

3.7

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.4

277

2.4

12

21

12

7.9

8.2

/.9

6.7

*3.9

4.2

3.9

8.2

5.4

a6

6.7

-

191.5

6.38

330

July

17

12

8.9

8.6

6.4

4.4

3.9

2.4

a2

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

*.9

1.2

1.3

1.3

2.3

al.7

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

a. 7

.7

.6

.6

36.0

3.10

190

Aug.

0.5

.4

"76 3.0

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

.2

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.7

0.28

17

Sept.

0

.2

0

0

0

.1

a.l

.2

.3

0

0

.1

.4

.4

.6

*0

.2

.4

.5

.5

a. 6

.6

.9

"79 1.0

.8

.6

a. 6

.7

.9

-

11.6

0.39

23

Calendar year 1951: Max 400 Min 0 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,280

Water year 1951-52 : Max 3,150 Min 0 Mean 53.2 Ac-ft 38,660

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for Httle Beaver 

Creek near Marmarth, N. Dak., and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 297

Little Missouri River near Watford City, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°36', long. 103°16', in NW£ sec. 35, T, 148 N. , R. 99 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 85, l?f miles south of Watford City and 

18 miles upstream from Cherry Creek.

Drainage area. 8,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1952.

Average discharge.--18 years, 675 ofs; median of annual mean discharges, 570 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,929.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 9, 1939, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. June 9, 

1939, to Apr. 15, 1943, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,200 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 15.53 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Feb. 27 to Mar. 5.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1947 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no recorder record, which are fair, and 

those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Cooperat ion.--Ten discharge measurements and numerous gage readings, made during the 

spring breakup, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 926: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control met.iod used Oct. 1-31, June 30 to July 14,

July 25-31, Aug. 11, 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

64

107

215

406

3.0

31

58

118

317

592

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

1,500

4,790

9,000

15,700

24,500

44,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

34

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

134

*191

193

160

130

116

107

102

94

85

81

74

TS

75

*119

230

218

252

207

164

141

130

114

112

107

100

98

91

*88

96

86

3,973

128

7,880

JJov.

80

70

60

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

40

40

40

40

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

-

1,175

39.2

2,330

Dec.

25

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

*B

8

8

8

444

14.3

881

Jan.

6

5

5

5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3^5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

126.5

4.08

251

Feb.

3.5

3.5

4

5

5

5

5

6

7

8

10

10

10

*10

10

e

7

6

5

4

3.5

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2

2

2

-

-

154.5

5.33

306

Mar.

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

4

5

5

*70

60

50

 50

70

412

*10,300

15,000

26,089

842

51,750

Apr.

14,800

21,100

*32,800

*33,500

*29.500

*27,100

29 , 600

*34,600

*39.800

34,200

*14,400

9,610

*7,180

5,920

*4,910

4,250

*3,500

2,980

2,460

2,060

*1,700

1,470

1,370

1,280

1,050

911

868

785

700

627

-

365,031

12,170

724,000

May

560

456

413

413

384

369

369

*388

369

355

345

340

326

322

388

388

393

379

359

340

322

312

*294

276

268

259

228

250

281

246

219

10,611

342

21,050

June

206

185

178

170

159

*148

142

136

130

136

24,6

299

250

159

127

106

102

95

109

166

142

116

104

*97

97

97

202

641

479

299

-

5,523

184

10,950

July

202

170

219

28G

326

299

*254

228

198

170

155

198

228

166

133

116

104

127

109

1,280

1,630

*894

572

429

359

317

250

206

189

166

159

10,169

328

20,170

Aug.

148

136

127

111

104

100

93

10O

89

163

241

185

127

*93

90

224

100

79

70

63

60

55

52

51

48

47

48

65

73

75

361.

3,378

109

6,700

Sept.

222

104

85

*72

28

35

48

52

52

57

48

39

48

55

52

48

40

28

31

34

34

34

32

32

30

27

24

24

ii

15

-

1,441

48.0

2,860

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,000 Mln 0 Mean 352 Ac-ft 254,600

Water ater year year 1951-52: isoi-oi.-: Max nax 39,800 .5H,ouu Mln win 2 c. Mean mean 1,170 i,irj Ao-ft ac-ic. 849,100 0*3,±uu

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs).--Apr. 3 (10 a.m.) 34,100 cfs (13.92 ft); Apr. 10 (l a.m.) 42,200 

fs (15.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Nov. 14 to Mar. 28, Apr. 11 to May 8, Sept. 5-30, computed from once- or twicedaily wire-weight gage readings. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 2.
298 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River near Elbowoods, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°34', long. 102°12', in NE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 147 N., R. 91 W., on downstream 

side of right span of bridge on State Highway 8, 2 miles downstream from Little Missouri 

River, 2-| miles west of Elbowoods, and at mile 1,504.0.

Drainage area. 179,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,716.15 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 18, 1940, wire-weight gage and Apr. 19, 

1940, to Nov. 8, 1945, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 23,460 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 360,000 cfs Apr. 5 {gage height, 25.20 

ft affected by ice); minimum daily discharge, 4,900 cfs Dec. 20-21; minimum gage observed, 5.35 ft Dec. 11.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1952; minimum discharge, about 1,500 

cfs Dec. 30, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.00 ft Sept. 18, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Many diversions above station. Regulated by Port Peck 

Reservoir. Measurements made at 5-day intervals during open-water period, and at 10- 

day intervals during period of Ice cover.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36,900

36,500

37,100

36,500

36,900

37,200

37,500

37,200

37,400

36,300

36,300

40,300

39,700

39,400

39,100

39,200

38,000

37,400

37,100

37,000

37,200

37,300

38,300

39,400

38,300

38,000

38,800

39,100

39,600

39,600

39,000

tl,177.6

37,990

£2,336

Jiov.

39,400

38 , 500

37,600

37,400

36,500

37,600

36,400

35,900

35,900

37,200

37,200

37,100

37,500

36,200

36,600

36,300

35,200

33,400

32,000

30,700

27,000

25,000

22,000

10,000

12,000

13,000

15,000

20,000

50.000

24,300

-

942,900

31,430

tl,870

Dec.

20,700

20,400

20 , 100

20,500

21.000

20,500

20,000

19,500

19.400

18,800

17,800

17,500

16,600

15,000

8,000

5,400

5,900

5,300

5,000

4.900

4,900

5,100

6,500

7,200

7,600

8,000

8,400

8,800

9,600

10,000

10,800

389,200

12,550

772,000

Jan.

11.900

12,900

13,500

13,900

13,900

14,000

14,500

14,900

15,100

15,200

14,500

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,400

14,600

14,700

15,300

15.900

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,300

15,200

15,200

15,200

15 , 300

15,200

15,400

455,300

14,690

903,100

Feb.

16,500

a 17, 000

a!7,000

a!7,000

a!7,000

17,200

a!7,400

a 17, 600

a!7,700

17,700

17,700

17,500

17,600

17,600

17,600

18,000

18 , 400

18,600

18,600

18,400

a!7,000

a!5,000

13,500

13,100

12,800

12,200

12,100

12 .000

12,000

-

-

471,800

16,270

935,800

Mar.

12,000

12,000

12,100

12,300

12,800

12,700

12,500

12,300

11,900

11,400

11,300

11,200

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,300

11,200

11,000

10,700

10,300

10,500

10,600

10,700

11,000

11,100

11,600

12,400

19,500

24j_8£0

377,000

12,160

747,800

Apr.

36.800

48,800

68,200

118,000

306,000

212,000

164,000

117,000

130,000

133,000

123,000

86,000

66,900

58,500

55,000

52,700

52,900

54,300

57,200

57,700

62,400

65,300

60,600

52,100

47,600

45,000

42,400

40 , 300

38 , 400

37,300

-

±2,489.4

82,980

*4,938

May

37,000

39,200

45 ,000

47 ,800

48 ,500

44,400

42,900

44,600

347,300

348,000

343,000

339,000

336,000

33.100

30,800

29,000

27,400

27,200

28,600

29,000

32,000

30,500

27,800

25 , 700

27,000

36,000

48,000

47,200

46,400

42,300

42,800

*1,173.5

37,850

*2,328

June

43,300

42,500

41,000

40,300

44,000

43,400

47,900

51,400

52,500

54,600

62,500

63,100

58,900

356,000

353,000

48,700

44,200

41,300

37,300

35,600

34,400

32,800

29,800

29,100

27,200

25,100

26,700

24.700

25,700

27,200

-

$1,244.2

41,470

*2,468

July

29,800

50,600

30,500

29,700

28,900

27,600

27,000

26,600

25,000

23 , 100

21,600

20,100

19,200

18,400

17,500

17,300

16.500

18 ,300

23,900

25,800

26,600

25,800

25,500

25,400

23,100

22,100

21,700

21,600

23,300

23,800

24,900

741,000

23,900

tl,470

Aug.

25^600

25,800

26,300

27,400

27,900

29,100

29,000

29,200

29,300

29,600

29,900

30,400

52,600

32,400

31,000

29,900

29,000

28,700

28,500

28,200

27,900

27,000

27,200

27,300

27,700

28,300

27,900

28 , 100

28,500

28,500

29,000

887,200

28,620

*1,760

Sept.

29 ,100

28,800

27,800

27,400

27,000

26,000

25,500

26,600

27,700

28,400

28,900

28,300

28,200

28,000

27,800

28,000

27,600

28,100

28,100

28,500

28,500

28,600

28,900

29,000

28,500

27,700

27,900

27,600

27,500

27,300

-

837,300

27,910

tl,661

Calendar year 1951: Max 69,000 Hin 4,900 Mean 28,420 Ac-ft 20,570,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 306,000 Mln 4,900 Mean 30,560 Ac-ft 22,190,000

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of records for other Missouri River stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21-29, Dec. 14 to Apr. 5.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 299

Missouri River below Garrison Dam, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°23' 08" long. 101°23'36", in NW-£ sec. 16, T. 145 N., R. 84 W., on right 

bank 4.3 miles north of Stanton, 5 miles upstream from Knife River, 9 miles downstream 

from Garrison Dam, and at mile 1,445.9. Prior to June 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at 

site 8f miles upstream.

Drainage area. 181,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 27, 

~1948, to July 4, 1949, May 1, 1951, to June 24, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 8| miles

upstream at same datum; read one or more times daily. July 5, 1949, to Apr. 30, 1951,

water-stage recorder 0.6 mile upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 348,000 cfs Apr. 5 (elevation, 1,700.10 ft); 

maximum elevation, 1,701.90 ft Apr. 5 (backwater from ice), site then in use; minimum 

daily discharge, 5,000 cfs Dec. 21, 22.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1952; maximum elevation, that of Apr. 5, 

1952; minimum daily, 3,000 cfs Nov. 24, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which afe fair. Many diversions above station. Plow regulated by Port Peck Reservoir. Measurements generally 

made three times a month prior to June 30 and six times a month thereafter.

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1948 (maximum elevation only).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IS

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36,300

54.800

35,500

37,000

37,500

37,500

37,800

39,000

38,800

39,100

39,300

39,900

41.800

41,400

40,400

39,700

39,100

39,600

39,600

38,000

36,700

37,400

37,400 

38 , 600

39,400

38,400

38,600

59,400

38,900

39,100

58,600

*1,194.6

38,540

*2,369

JJov.

38,700

38 , 700

35,600

35,800

37,400

58,100

38,800

37,000

36,400

36,700

36,700

57,700

57,400

57 , 900

58 , 000

38,000

56,500

35,800

33,000

52,000

50,500

27,500

25,000 

17,500

15.000

15,000

15,000

16,000

20,000

54 . OOP

-

967,700

32,260

tl,919

Dec.

22.700

22,200

21,100

20,600

20,800

21,000

20,600

20,000

19,500

19,000

18,000

10,000

9,000

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,500

6,000

5,200

5.000

5,000

5,200 

5,200

6,500

7,000

8,000

8,500

8,700

9,200

10,000

369,500

11,920

732,900

Jan.

11,000

15,000

15,400

14,100

14,400

14,900

15,200

15,500

15,900

14,800

15,300

15,400

14,800

14,200

14,300

14,300

14,400

14,800

15,200

16.000

15 , 600

15,700

15,700 

15,500

15,500

15,600

15,600

15,400

15,200

15,000

16,000

461,700

14,890

915,800

Pet).

16,300

16,500

16,800

16,400

16,700

17,200

18,500

17,700

17,900

18,000

17,900

17,800

17,800

17,600

17,600

17,300

17,500

17,500

18,100

18,300

18,800

17,500

15,900 

14,100

12,600

12 . 100

12,100

12,200

12,100

_

-

476,800

16,440

945,700

Mar.

12,200

12,100

12,100

12,400

12,500

12 , 200

12,500

12,200

12,100

11,800

11,900

11,500

11,300

11,500

11,500

11,600

11,400

11,100

10,800

10,800

10,700

10,600

10.400 

10,400

10,500

10,700

11,100

11,600

12,500

13,300

13.500

360,800

11,640

715,600

Apr.

20.200

32,700

44,700

59,300

186,000

521.000

238 000 isi'ooo

138,000

142,000

130,000

99,300

75,700

63,200

57,600

55,000

53,800

54 , 900

58,000

59,000

61,400

66,800

63,800 

55,400

48,800

47,000

44,000

41,800

39,700

58,900

-

*E,547

84,900

*5,052

May

37,600

36,700

38,700

44,000

50.000

46,700

43,400

45,900

44,800

49,800

46,900

42,000

38,200

35,700

55,200

29,800

28,500

26,700

27,400

29,600

31,900

32,100

29,600 

26,900

26.000

28,800

40,400

49,200

45,800

44,200

44,000

*1,172.5

37,820

*2,526

June

45,600

42,200

43,000

46,000

45,000

43,000

44,000

48,600

50,000

52,400

57,000

63,000

65.500

59,200

55,800

50,800

47,400

42,100

40,000

36,900

34,700

52,800

51,000 

28,5OO

27,800

27,600

27,500

27,900

26.300

26,500

-

*1,266.1

42 , 200

*2,511

July

28 , 100

30,200

50.500

50,200

29,800

28,400

27,600

27,000

26,000

24,200

22,600

21,500

20,600

19,700

18,600

18,200

17,800

17.600

19,100

23,600

26,600

26,600

27,100 

26,400

24,100

22,600

22,000

21,200

21,600

23,000

24,100

746,200

24,070

*1,480

Aug.

25.100

25,100

25,100

25,700

27,200

28,100

28,200

29,100

29,400

29,100

29,300

29,600

30,800

32.300

31,800

30,400

29,200

28,800

28,600

28,400

28,200

28,000

27,500 

27,100

27,300

28 , 100

28,400

27,800

27,800

29,100

30,000

880,600

28,410

*1,747

Sept.

28,800

28,600

27,900

27,200

26,800

26,100

25 . 900

26,200

27,100

28,000

28,600

28,900

29.100

28,700

28,100

27,800

27,400

27,200

27,800

28,400

28,100

27,900

27,800 

28,000

28,100

27,800

27,600

27,900

28,100

28,300

-

834,200

27,810

*1,655

Calendar year 1951: Max 70,000 Mln 5,000 Mean 28,730 Ac-ft 20,800,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 321,000 Mln 5,000 Mean 30,810 Ac-ft 22,370,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 25-29, Dec. 8 to Apr. 5.
300 KNIFE RIVER BASIN

Knife River near Golden Valley, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°09', long. 102°03 r , in SE£ sec. 34, T. 143 H., R. 90 W. , on left bank 

e rt downstream from highway bridge, 2-g- miles downstream from Elm Creek, and 10 miles 

south of Golden Valley.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to November 1904 (published as "at Broncho"), March 1905 tc 

October 1919 and October 1921 to September 1924 (published as "near Broncho"), April

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,847.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1903 to November 1904 cantilever chain gage 

at site 3 miles downstream at different datum. Mar. 23, 1905, to Oct. 31, 1919, 

Oct. 10, 1921, to Sept. 20, 1924, cantilever chain gage at site 1 mile downstream, at 

datum about 2.8 ft higher than former gage. Apr. 24, 1943, to Oct. 27, 1943, staff 

gage and Oct. 28, 1943, to Nov. 28, 1945, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 15 years (1909-11, 1921-25, 1943-52), 118 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,740 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 25.63 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 21 to Feb. 2; minimum gage height, 2.11 ft Jan. 30 to Feb. 2.

1903-19, 1921-25, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage 

height, 26.37 ft, from floodmark in well); no flow Sept. 6-8, 1905, Sept. 18, 19, 1908.

Flood of Mar. 26, 27, 1943, reached a stage of 26.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

11,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs). The flood of 1943 was the 

only major flood in period 1903-49 according to local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

2.3 3.7

2.4 5.5

2.6 10

3.0 26

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

4.0 84

5.0 158

6.0 250

8.0 522

11.0

15.0

20.0

26.0

1,150

2,550

5,210

10,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8^

9.0

9.5

no

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

15

52

35

26

20

18

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

532. 0

16.2

936

fiov.

12

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

10

10

9

9

10

10

9

8

9

9

10

10

10

no

11-

324

10.8

643

Dec.

12

T2

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5.

5

5

5

5

5

243

7.8

482

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,8C

Jan.

5

5

4

4

4

4

*4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

91

2.9

180

Feb.

2

2

3

4

5

5

*6

8

10

12

15

15

12

50

200

100

60

80

70

60

50

40

30

25

25

20

20

20

20

-

-

969

33.4

1,920

Mar.

16

14

*12

9

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

6

no

12

20

130

347

11.2

688

Apr.

2,300

5,300

7,580

*8,410

*8,400

*8,920

9.550

*8,780

5,840

*3,120

*1,330

*576

*428

*388

*364

*318

*266

230

201

177

151

131

*116

104

95

88

82

71

69

66

-

73,431

2,448

145,600

May

63

57

56

53

49

47

47

44

43

62

55

50

36

24

23

*38

40

58

35

33

32

31

30

29

28

28

29

27

27

27

27

1,230

39.7

2,440

June

26

26

26

25

25

23

24

23

22

24

25

25

103

201

135

*81

53

47

40

33

26

23

21

19

ii

18

21

26

22

20

-

1,201

40.0

2,380

July

18

20

20

22

23

21

18

*16

15

14

14

14

13

13

11

12

12

12

14

238

416

306

118

74

76

53

38

28

22

18

15

1,705

55.0

3,380

Aug.

13

11

11

10

9.0

8.7

9.0

11

11

10

*9.0

8.4

7.9

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

8.7

8.1

7.6

6.8

6.3

5.9

6.1

7.4

6.8

8.4

119

39

19

14

420.9

13.6

835

Sept.

12

9.8

26

29

37

27

20

16

14

12

10

9.5

9.8

9.2

8.1

7.9

8.1

*8.4

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.3

353.6

11.8

701

)0 Mln 5 Mean 145 Ac-ft 104,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,530 Mln 2 Mean 221 Ao-ft 160,200

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Apr. 7 (12 m.) 9,740 cfs (25.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 2.
KNIFE RIVER BASIN 301

Spring Creek at Zap, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°17', long. 101°55', in SW£ sec. 14, T. 144 N. , R. 89 W , on right bank 

25ITrt downstream from Northern Pacific Railroad bridge in Zap and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available . March to September 1924 and October 1945 to September 1952 in reports 

or Geological Survey. January to December 1924, August to December 1925 and October 1945 

to September 1952 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,819.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 250 

it upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1947, staff gage at site 

250 ft upstream at datum 1.12 ft higher than present" datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1945-52), 59.6 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 20.03 ft); minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.24 ft June 6.

1924, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known occurred in about 1902, from ice Jam. Floods of February 1913 

and Man-h 1943 reached stages of about 20 and 19.5 ft, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those for Dec. 7 to Apr. 3,, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30, which are 

fair. Flow regulated by Ilo Lake (capacity, 7,130 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10 to Dec. 7, July 1-19, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

2.1 

2.3 

3.3 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

3.5

5.0

7.6

16

40

150

7.0

10.0

13.0

18.0

20.0

345

856

1,640

3,960

6,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8.3

10

*8.6

8.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.0

8.6

9.0

10

11

11

15

12

11

11

10

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.6

11

11

307.9

9.93

611

Nov.

*10

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.6

10

10

10

10 119.6

3.6

9.3

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.1

5.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.3

*7.3

7.6

7.6

-

250.5

8.35

497

Dec.

7.3

7 .3

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.3

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

G

6

6

179.8

5.80

357

Jan.

6

6

6

6

7.

# p

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

184

5.9

365

Feb.

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

S

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

-

-

184

6.3

365

Mar.

7

7

*7

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

*9

12

20

50

272

8.8

540

Apr.

380

1,200

1,850

*3,400

*3,120

*4,200

*5.640

*5,290

3,150

*1,200

*635

*430

*310

*230

*182

*150

*126

110

96

84

73

66

*62

59

54

50

46

44

41

40

-

31,318

1,044

62,120

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,600 Mln 3.E Mean 64.9

May

39"7

36

34

33

32

31

34

33

31

30

27

26

24

-23

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

780

25.2

1,550

June

11

17

16

16

14

11

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

14

 15

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

17

16

15

409

13.6

811

July

ii

14

13

12

12

11

9.3

*9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

.9

.6

.6

.9

.6

8.6

11

11

11

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.3

773

300.1

9.68

595

Aug.

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.6

9.0

11

10

*12

10

8.6

7.6

7.6

25

48

16

11

10

7.9

6.8

6.3

5.5

10

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

324.1

10.5

643

Sept.

6.3

7.9

7.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.3

6.8

7.1

6.0

6.6

6.8

7.6

10

9.0

6.6

*6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

"^

193.8

6.46

384

Ao-ft 47,020

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,640 Mln 3.8 Mean 94.8 Ac-ft 68,840

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

N£t£.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. to Apr. 6.
302 KNIFE RIVER BASIN

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°17' , long. 101 °37' , in SE£ sec. 18, T. 144 N., R. 86 W. , on right bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile south of Hazen and 2 miles upstream 

from Antelope Creek.

Drainage area. S. 350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to August 1933 (fragmentary), August 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,712.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 25, 1947, wire-weight or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 232 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 25.83 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Jan. 21 to Feb. 5; minimum gage height, 3.41 ft Sept. 30.

1928-33, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Mar. S6 or 27, 1943 (gage height, 

S6.3 ft, from floodmarks); no flow (estimated) Jan. 21 to Feb. 5, 1933.

Floods of 1943, 1950, and 1952 are the only major floods known since 1884.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some diversions above station. Flow regulated by Ho Lake (capacity, 7,130 acre-ft) .

Revisions (water years) . W 1146: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

32

76

171

3.4 29

4.0 68

5.0 151

7.0 408

10.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

1,010

1,590

3,180

5,180

23.0

24.0

25.0

25.7

7,400

9,200

13,400

18,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

39

39

40

38

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

39

40

40

41

40

42

65

97

76

63

55

52

49

46

43

42

42

42

45

47

1,432

46.2

2,840

flov.

40

35

30

30

30

35

40

40

40

45

45

45

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30

30

30

30

30

35

35

40

40

-

1,080

36.0

2,140

Dec.

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

935

30.2

1,850

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

535

17.3

1,060

Feb.

15

15

15

15

15

18

18

20

20

22

22

22

25

25

25

25

25

28

40

60

50

50

55

55

55

45

40

35

35

-

890

30.7

1,770

Mar.

30

30

30

32

32

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

as

25

25

25

25

25

30

35

40

80

450

1,319

42.5

2,620

Apr.

2,100

5,800

*9,300

* 11, 400

* 12, 800

14, 300

* 17, 400

18.200

*13,400

*8,800

*4,070

*Z,050

*1,340

*1,050

*888

*789

*688

598

525

465

418

364

*329

300

278

257

241

226

211

197

-

128,784

4,293

255,400

May

ISi

182

172

162

153

148

146

140

140

134

140

140

136

127

 111

102

104

116

128

112

106

104

100

98

95

99

92

90

90

90

90

3,838

124

7,610

June

88

87

84

84

81

79

78

76

74

74

76

76

74

85

199

*186

131

104

92

88

82

78

72

67

66

64

68

182

233

TT2

-

2,940

98.0

5,830

July

90

81

74

70

68

72

65

*60

58

57

55

55

53

53

50

50

50

50

52

349

324

406

318

192

116

109

93

78

69

60

56

3,333

108

6,610

Aug.

51

49

46

45

43

43

42

45

46

46

*46

46

45

43

42

46

48

70

50

46

45

42

39

21

46

135

55

42

70

131

112

1,692

54.6

3,360

Sept.

64

56

49

45

61

66

65

58

50

46

44

4Z

43

39

39

40

41

*37

36

36

35

34

33

33

33

32

31

30

30

29

-

1,277

42.6

2,530

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,9OO Mln 20 Mean 265 Ac-ft 191,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 18,200 Min 15 Mean 405 Ac-ft 293,600

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Apr. 7 (10 p.m.) 20,200 cfs (25.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 3.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 303

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°48'5l", long. 100°49'12", in SE£ sec. 31, T. 139 N., R. 80 W., on left 

bank 40 ft upstream from Bismarck city water filter plant, 2,100 ft downstream from 

Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 1.6 miles northwest of Bismarck Post Office, 3.6 miles 

upstream from Heart River, and at mile 1,377.8.

Drainage area. 186 .400 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. September 1904 to December 1905 (records considered unreliable), October 1927 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity, February 

1881 to October 1882 and May 1886 to December 1899, are contained in reports of Missouri 

River Commission. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since June 1891 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,618.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1928, chain gage at site 2,100 ft upstream at datum 4.24 ft 

higher. Oct. 17, 1928, to Apr. 9, 1936, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 

4.24 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1934, and at present datum thereafter. Apr. 10, 1936, 

to Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft downstream at datum 0.47 ft 

lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1928-52), 21,450 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 500,000 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 27.90 ft); minimum daily discharge, 4,700 cfs Dec. 24; minimum gage height, 4.38 ft Dec. 9.

1904-5, 1927-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1952; minimum, about 1,800 cfs 

Jan. 3, 1940; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft, present site and datum, Sept. 4, 1934. 

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft, present site and datum, Mar. 31, 1881 (ice jam).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for Nov. 23 to Dec. 1, Dec. 13-20, Apr. 3-6, which are fair. Measurements generally made three times a month during winter and six times a month during rest of 

year. Many diversions from tributaries. Regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir.

Revisions .(water years) . W 716: 1929-30.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

38,400 

36,700

37,200

37,700

37,700

38,100

38,400

38,600

37,900

37,000

56.600

37,500

39,100

40, BOO

40,500

40,800

39,900

39,700

40,500

41,000

39,600

39,100

39,000

38,500

38,800

38,700

38,600

39,300

39,200

39,000

39,200

tl,202.9

38,800

*2,386

Jtov.

39,300 

40,000

38,600

37,300

36,100

38,100

38,100

38 , 400

36,100

35,200

36,300

37,100

37,500

38,200

38 , 100

38,000

37,800

36,400

34,600

33,800

33,200

30,000

24,000

16,000

15,000

13,000

15,000

16,000

18,000

40,000

-

965,200

32,170

tl,914

Dec.

41.700 

24,100

23,100

22,300

22,000

22,700

22,500

21,500

14,200

11,600

13,100

13,800

15,000

10,000

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

5,800

5,300

4,900

4.700

4,800

5,300

6,100

7,100

7,900

8,500

9,100

389,100

12,550

771, 80O

Jan.

9,500 

10,100

ll.OOO

12,100

13,300

14,400

15,100

15,800

16,300

16,400

16,40O

16,700

16.90O

16,800

16,400

15,800

15,40O

15,300

15,400

15,600

15,900

16 , ZOO

16,400

16,600

16,500

16,600

16,600

16,500

16,200

15,900

16,000

474,100

15,290

940,400

Feb.

16,500 

17,OOO

17.2OO

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,500

17,800

18,000

18,100

18,300

18 , 200

18,000

17,900

17,600

17,300

17,200

17,400

17,800

18,300

18,600

18,600

17,800

16,500

14,800

13,600

12,600

12,200

12.200

-

-

488,500

16,840

968,900

Mar.

12,100 

12,000

12,000

12,100

12,300

12,600

12,700

12,700

12,500

12 , 200

11,900

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,300

11,300

11,200

11,100

10,700

10,500

10,300

10,200

10.100

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,900

11,500

12,300

13,100

355,400

11,460

704,900

Apr.

15.20O 

21,700

32,800

44,400

59,500

239,000

363,000

270,000

188,000

160,000

146,000

123,000

91,400

73,100

65,100

61,100

58,500

56,000

55,000

56,500

57,900

63,600

68,OOO

63,100

52,000

49,000

47,000

43,400

41,600

39,800

-

$2,704.7

90,160

*5,365

May

37,400 

36,700

36,800

39,900

47,300

48 , 900

45,700

43,400

45,000

46,600

48,600

46,000

40 , 600

37,500

35,800

33,800

30 , 5OO

28,300

36,700

27,100

29,800

32,200

32,000

28,800

26,200

25,400

35,300

47,800

46,200

45,100

43,300

*l;i74.7

37,890

*2,330

June

43,300 

44.1OO

41,900

42,9OO

46,100

44,600

42,100

44,500

49,800

51,600

53,300

61,400

64.500

60,700

55,500

53,100

49,500

45,300

41,700

37,600

35,700

35,200

33,400

30,100

27,900

26,600

25 . 900

27,500

27,100

26,500

-

$1,269.4

42,310

*2,518

July

26,70O 

27,900

29,200

29,800

50,100

29,700

28,300

27,700

27,600

26,600

24,800

22,900

21,400

20,700

19,800

18,900

18,300

18,000

17,500

19,600

23,800

26,600

27,000

27,400

26,700

24,500

22,800

21,900

21,100

21,300

22,500

751,200

24,230

«,490

Aug.

24. OOP 

25,100

25,400

25,100

25,300

26,500

27,500

28,000

28,800

29,400

29,400

29,100

29,400

30,600

52.600

32,500

30,600

29,200

28,700

28 , 500

28,400

28,300

28,300

28 , 200

27,700

27,500

28,400

29,300

28 , 600

28,700

30,100

879,200

28,360

*1,744

Sept.

30.20O

28 ! 700

28,000

27,300

26,800

25,900

25,400

26 , 6OO

27,900

28,300

28,500

28,700

28,600

28,000

27,900

27 , 600

27,200

27,800

28,600

28,700

28,700

28,700

28 , 700

28,700

28,200

27,700

27,900

28,100

-

337,700

27,920

*1,662

Calendar year 1951 : Max 94.40O Mln 4,700 Mean 29,330 Ao-ft 21,240,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 363,000 Mln 4,700 Mean 31,400 Ac-ft 22,795,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Not£.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-30, Dec. 14 to Apr. 6. Discharge Mar. 20- 

28, Apr. 6-11, Apr. 18 to May 17, Sept. 6-11, computed from one or more dally staff gage readings.
304 HEART RIVER BASIN

Heart River near South ileart, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°52', lorg. 102° 5V 1 , in SW£ sec. 8, T. 139 N., R. 97 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from North Creek and 2 miles east of South Heart.

Drainage area. 315 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,429.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 42.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 20.05 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs on many days.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 21.67 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); minimum, 0.1 cfs at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9-15)

2.1

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

70

215

434

860

14.0

17.0

20.0

1,430

2,160

3,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

*.7

.7

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

9.4

58

46

28

14

7.6

4.6

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

*1.0

1.0

197.6

6.37

392

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.2

aTTO

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

.8

.8

.7

.7

a. 7

.7

a. 7

*.7

*.8

.9

.9

-

24.3

0.81

48

Dec.

0.9

.9

1.3

1.9

T73

l.l

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

*.5

.5

.4

.5

^4

23.5

0.76

47

Jan.

0.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

g

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

17.9

0.58

36

Feb.

0.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

*.8

.9

1.0

T7o

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

'.3

.3

-

17.6

0.61

35

Mar.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.5

99

405

» 1,180

1,692.5

54.6

3,360

Apr.

2,540

*2.900

2,250

*1,700

1,560

1,840

962

357

*105

52

*39

32

29

*26

23

20

*17

14

11

8.9

7.3

6.2

5.6

*4.9

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.2

5.1

16,159.1

539

32,050

May

2.8

274

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

*1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1 5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

47.6

1.54

94

June

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

*.9

.7

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.9

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.4

.6

.7

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

"4.5 14

2.0

1.5

1.4

4.6

12

5.6

65.8

2.19

131

July

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

.26

22

14

9.5

4.6

2.9

1.8

1.3

.9

.7

.5

100.1

3.23

199

Aug.

0.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.8

 1.0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

8.3

0.27

16

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1 *.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

12

4.9

1.5

1.0

.7

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-.1

.1

24.2

0.81

48

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,050 Ml" 0.3 Mean 30.3 Ac-ft 21,930

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,900 M1" 0.1 Mean 50.2 Ac-ft 36,460

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). --Apr. 1 (9 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (20.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14-16, Jan. 22-31, Feb. 7 to Apr. 1.
HEART RIVER BASIN 

Dickinson Reservoir near Dickinson, N. Dak.

305

Location. Lat 46°52', long. 102°50', near west line of sec. 8, T. 139 N., R. 96 W., 

2 miles southwest of Dickinson.

Drainage area.--400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of 

Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 9,360 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 2,419.1 ft); minimum, 4,560 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,413.4 ft). 

1950-52: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 2, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began May 23, 1950; dam completed 

A"ug7 9, 1950. Total capacity is 25,700 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation, 2,429.3 ft. 

Dead storage is 1,100 acre-ft below lowest point of outlet, elevation, 2,404.7 ft. 

Conservation storage is 5,900 acre-ft between elevation 2,404.7 ft and crest of spillway, 

elevation, 2,416.5 ft. Figures given herein represent totat contents. The reservoir is 

for flood control, irrigation, and municipal supply.

Cooperation. Record of gage heights and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951...

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1951-52...

Elevation 

(feet)

-

2,413.4

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

4,560

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

 1=5,510

-520

-1,070
306 HEART RIVER BASIN

Heart River below Dickinson Dam near Dickinson, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°52', long. 102 °4a', in SE£ sec. 8, T. 139 N., R. 96 ¥., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Dickinson Dam and if miles southwest of Dickinson.

Drainage area. 404 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 13.04 ft)- minimum, 0.5 cfs May 10 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Flood of April 1950 reached a stage of 14.5 ft from drift marks.

Remarks . Records good prior to July 1 and fair thereafter. Plow completely regulated by 

Dickinson Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 17, Mar. 25-30, 

June 26-30, Aug. 2-10, Aug. 14 to Sept. 29)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

0.4 

1.0 

1.8 

3.0

4.7

12

25

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

13.0

38

77

137

216

594

1,100

3,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

j

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

-

*.B

.8

.8

.8

1.4

1.0

5.6

6^

4.0

2.9

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.2

2.8

4.7

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.4 *3.3

3.5

93.1

3.00

185

Nov.

4.4

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.5

3.3

3.0

1.6

.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

2.6

5.6

5,8

5.8

5.6

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

*2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

-

84.7

2.82

168

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.3

3.3

372

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

67.9

2.19

135

Jan.

2.3

*2.2

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

.3,2

70.2

2.26

139

Feb.

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2,6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

275

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

*2.0

2.0

-

-

70.0

2.41

]39

Mar.

2.3

271

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

10

17

16

16

*16

17

182

»1.520

1,654.1

53.4

3,280

Apr.

2,490

*3£00

2,890

*2,290

1,860

1,880

*3,970

1,410

701

*3O6

137

*81

61

49

*44

37

29

*3O

22

19

14

10

10

6.1

*6.3

6.1

4.2

5.2

4.7

1.0

-

19,373.6

646

38,430

May

1.4

1.0

2.7

~2.1 27

.8

.7

.6

*,6

.6

.6

.6

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.4

2.5

3.3

4.4

4.4

4.7

6.0

3.0

3.2

3.3

2.6

89.8

2.90

178

June

2.6

3.3

2.6

2.9

*3.0

3.6

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.5

4.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.9

2.8

1.6

1^5

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.2

*3.4

"

88.4

2.95

175

July

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.3

4.4

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.6

4.7

4.2

3.3

2.8

3.5

3.0

4.4

4.7

4.9

378

*3.4

2.5

112.9

3.64

224

Aug.

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.7

4.9

4.7

3.2

3.3

4.7

4.0

3.7

4.O

4.0

3.2

2.8

3.3

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.6

*27T

2.8

3.8

4.4

109.7

3.54

218

Sept.

3.7

3.5

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

1.5

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

*1.3

1.2

-

61.2

2.04

121

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,000 Min 0.6 Mean 59.8 Ac-ft 43,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from pool level in Dickinson Reservoir and weather

 cords.
HEART RIVER BASIN 307

Heart River at Lehigh, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°52 I , long. 102"43", in NE£ sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 95 W., on upstream side 

of highway bridge in Lehigh, 150 ft downstream from Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 

10 miles downstream from Dickinson Dam, 10 miles upstream from Green River.

Drainage area. 443 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to June 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily during spring high water and once daily at other 

Times. Datum of gage is 2,328.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-51), 51.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 3,520 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 14.30 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum not determined.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 5,980 cfs Apr. 15, 1950 (gage height, 17.90 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow Mar. 14-18, 1944.

Maximum discharge known, that of Apr. 15, 1950. Flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached 

a stage of 17.7 ft from floodmark (discharge, 5,420 cfs). Flood of Mar. 13, 1945, 

reached a stage of 17.7 ft from floodmark, backwater from ice (discharge, 4,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Dickinson Reservoir (see p. 305). Several small diversions above station for 

irrigation and water supply for city of Dickinson and Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Revisions. W 1209: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1951 to June 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*2.2

2.8

3.1 

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.9 *6.0

6.4

140.9

4.55

279

Nov.

6.9

6.9

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.7

7. ~7

7.3

5,6

 472 4.2

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5

5

5

5

5

»5

5.5

6

7

-

175.9

5.86

349

Dec.

7

7

6 

6

5

4.5

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

3

3

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

97.5

3.15

193

Jan.

2

»2

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

62

2.0

123

Feb.

2

2

2 

2

2

2

2

2.5

3

4

*10

15

20

30

25

20

15

10

7

5

5

5

5

4.5

4

3.5

3

*3

2.5

_

-

216.0

7.45

428

Mar.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

10

20

15

14 *74

176

287

.1,270

1,923.5

62.0

3,820

Apr.

*2,660

3,030

5.050 

 2,440

2,020

2,060

*2,020

1,610

878

*419

157

»100

90

62 *47

38

33

*33

29

25

23

20

19

18

*15

15

12

11

11

10

-

20,955

698

41,560

May

9.4

8.1

7.3 

30

11

7.7

5.3

1.8

1.3

T73

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.8

*2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.6

3.6

9.5

6.4

5.6

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

157.3

5.07

312

June

5.0

4.6

4.6 

1.9

*5.j4

1.9

 578 6.4

5.3

1.9

4.9

1.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

-

126.1

4.20

250

July

t4.2

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,200 Min 0.1 Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,050

Water year 1951-52: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft 47,310

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Apr. 3 (3 a.m.) 3,520 efs (14.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 2.
308 HEART RIVER BASIN

Green River near Gladstone, K. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°53', long. 102°37', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 140 N., R. 95 W., on upstream 

side of bridge on U S. Highway 10, 3 miles northwest of Gladstone, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 8 miles downstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read two to four times weekly below 4 ft and twice daily above. 

Prior to July 6, 1949, wire-weight gage a quarter of a mile east at bridge on Highway 

10 over former channel at same datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 52.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 15.70 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum not determined.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 5,260 cfs Apr. 15, 1950 (gage height, 18.3 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft March 1943.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. A few small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows, gardens, and for 

washing of sand and gravel at 2 or 3 pits above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, July 18-25, 

Aug. 18, Sept. 19-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.4

2.3

5.2

14

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.7 

3.2 

3.6

Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

0.2 4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

116

423

1,060

1,880

3,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*2.3

273

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.2 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.2

a5

alO

a7

a6

a5.5

a5

a4.8

a4.7

a4.6

4.6

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

132.3

4.27

262

Nov.

*6.0 a5~

a4.5

a4

a4

a4.5 

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

a4.6

a4.6

a4.6

a4

as

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.5

*4.5

4.5

-

115.7

3.86

229

Dec.

4.5

475

4.5

4.5

4.5

4 

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

75.0

2.42

149

Jan.

1.5

*T75

1

T

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

32.0

1.03

63

Feb.

1

T

i

i

i

i 

i

 1.5

1.5

1.5

*» 2

5

10

T

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2

_

-

82.0

2.83

163

Mar.

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

*4

31

310 in

1,157.5

37.3

2,300

Apr.

1,300

*2,400

3,060

*2,740

2,630

*5.070 

2,920

1,730

594

*233

122

*82

66

56

*51

46

43

*38

33

30

27

24

20

20

*18

17

16

15

1414"

-

21,429

714

42,500

May

14

al2

alO

a9

a8

8.7 

9

8.7

*6.6

6.6

5

3.5

4

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

a3. 5

aS. 5

as. 5

as. 5

aS

a3

as

a3

as

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.5

4.5

167.3

5.40

332

June

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

*2.4

2.6

12

11

3.0

6.4

91

34

46

31

13

4.5

2.5

2.1

1.9

al.8

a2

a2.5

a2

al.4

TTT

1.4

a3

2.0

1.6

1.6

-

295.5

9.85

586

July

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

.7

.7 

.7

.9

.6

*7f

.6

.e

.6

.7

.7

.6

.e

18

32

154

*79

32

14

17

11

3.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

385.8

12.4

765

Aug.

1.2

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

 1.6

1.6

1.2

al.O

al.O

a5

22 "3.4

1.7

1.6

1.0

.9

.8

75

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

64.1

2.07

127

Sept.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.5 T7o

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

_.4_

-

23.6

0.79

47

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,600 Mln 0.4 Mean 48.5 Ac-ft 35,080

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,070 Mln 0.4 Mean 65.5 Ac-ft 47,520

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfa). Apr. 3 (12 p.m.) 3,440 cfs (15.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Heart 

River near Rlchardton.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 1.
HEART RIVER BASIN 309

Heart River near Richardton, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°44'46", long. 102°18'27", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 138 N., R. 92 W., on right

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 8, half a mile downstream from Blacktall Creek, and 9f miles south of Richardton. 

Drainage area.--1,240 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1903 to September 1922 (few winter records), April 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,153.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929. May 18, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff or chain gages at 3 sites downstream

within 1 mile of present site at different datums. Apr. 14, 1943, to July 7, 1947,

wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--10 years (1920-21, 1943-52), 151 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,990 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 20.43 ft); minimum dally, 3.3 cfs for many days.

1903-22, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 28.05

ft from high-water mark In gage house); no flow at times.

Flood of July 5, 1938, reached a stage of about 26 ft from information by local

resident (discharge, 16,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached a stage of 24.2 ft

from floodmarks (discharge, 11,700 cfs).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in water-supply

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

386.........

476.........

1086........

Water 

year

1905-6

1917-18

1946-47

Date

Mar. 23

Gage height 

(feet)

25.9

34.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,500

2,200

7,500

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Records of 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions.--W 1209: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water period in calendar year 1906, superseding those published in 

Water-Supply Paper 246 are given herewith:

June 7 ..... 646

8.. ... 3,260

9. .... 6,240

June 10..... 9,980

11..... 5,620

12..... 1,510

Month

June 1906 .....

Cfs-days

36,748

Maximum

9,980

Minimum

27

Mean

1,220

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7Z.900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

ZZ

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 8.5

8.5

9.0

11

11

11

11

13

15

15

15

15

18

19

ZZ

Z3

58

65

49

38

Z6

Z3

18

17

16

15

15

14

48

41

«Z3

691.0

ZZ.3

1,370

Nov.

14

15

14

11

9.8

11

11

1Z

14

15

15

15

15

12

6.8

13

13

11

9.8

11

11

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

11

14 15

-

351.9

11.7

698

Dec.

15

15

15

14

15

13

7.9

6.3

8.5

9.8

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.4

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.8

5.Z

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.7

5.Z

5.2

248.9

8.03

494

Jan.

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.5

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

114.1

3.68

Z26

Feb.

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.7

5.2

5.Z

5.2

5.8

6.3

*11

86

160

1ZZ

75

50

43

37

32

Z9

26

Z3

Zl

19

18

16

16

 15

_

-

849.3

Z9.3

1,680

Mar.

14

13

12

11

10

10

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

 11

ZZ

1,160

 3.960

5,369

173

10,650

Apr.

6,920

 7,190

 7.700

6,950

6,220

 6,300

6,460

4,860

 2,680

1,Z60

 575

444

3Z8

 262

218

180

*154

139

1Z3

113

99

88

81

74

»71

65

60

54

44

41

-

59,853

1,995

118,700

May

43

44

40

37

31

 31

35

34

28

25

25

ZZ

20

22

22

21

2O

21

ZZ

21

21

19

15

15

15

15

15

15

 18

20

21

753

24.3

1,490

June

20

19

18

18

18

16

15

15

15

33

47

49

73

112

79

48

29

22

15

11

9.8

14

18

15

11

18

23

32

26

 25

-

863.8

28.8

1,710

July

23

23

21

15

14

13

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

8_,5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

24

 228

93

43

22

15

14

12

9.8

9.8

9.0

 8.5

712.4

23.0

1,410

Aug.

8.5

9.0

8.5

7.9

7.4

6.8

9.0

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

7.4

6.3

6.3

7.4

29

93

24

13

8.5

6.8

6.8

60

*B26

184

 76

40

23

1,536. 1

49.6

3,050

Sept.

15

9.0

7.9

9.0

8.5

7.4

6.8

5.8

6.3

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

4.1

3.6

3.3

-3.3

4.1

4.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

*3.6

-

166.1

5.54

329

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,500 Hln 2 Mean 129 Ac-I't 93.Z90

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,700 Mln 3.3 Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,800

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs).--Apr. 3 (8 a.m.) 7,990 cfs (20.43 ft); Aug. 27 (6 a.m.) 1,590 

cfs (10.66 ft);

* Discharge measurement made an this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 1.
310 HEART RIVER BASIN

Heart Butte Reservoir near Glen Ullin, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°35'48" l long. 101°48'34", In SW^NE^ sec. 13, T. 136 N., R. 89 W. , 10 

miles upstream from Heart Butte Creek, 14 miles south of Glen Ullin, and 14 miles 

north of Elgin.

Drainage area. 1.710 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

[levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 174,000 acre-ft Apr. a (elevation, 2,086.23 ft); 

minimum, 58,470 acre-ft Feb. 5, 6, 9-11 (elevation, 2,059.23 ft).

1949-52: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 9. 1952; minimum since first reaching 

spillway level, 57,720 acre-ft Feb. 19, 1951 (elevation, 2,058.98 ft).

Remarks Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Sept. 29, 1949; dam

completed Dec. 9, 1949. Total capacity is 428,000 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation 

2,118,2 ft. Dead storage is 6,800 acre-ft below lowest point of outlet, elevation 

2,030.0 ft. Active conservation storage is 68,700 acre-ft between elevation 2,030.0 

ft and crest of spillway, elevation 2,064 ..5 ft. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Controlled releases are through 4-foot by 5-foot slide gate. The spillwayis uncontrolled "glory hole" type and discharges through a conduit 14 ft in diameter. 

The reservoir is for flood control, irrigation and incidental water supply.

Cooperation. Record of gage heights and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Sept. 30.......................

Water year 195 1-5Z ..........

Elevation 

(feet)

2 O59 95

2 * O59 39

2 O59 97

2,062.6

Contents 

(acre-feet)

69,000

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-5,050

 H6.320
HEART RIVER BASIN 311

Heart River below Heart Butte Dam, near Glen Ullln, N, Dak,

Location. Lat 46°35'50", long. 101°48'05", In NE£ sec. 13, T. 136 N., R. 89 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Heart Butte Dam, 10 miles upstream from Heart Butte 

Creek, 14 miles south of Glen Ullin, and 14 miles north of Elgin.

Drainage area.--1.710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1952. Prior to October 1948, published as 

Heart River near Glen Ullin.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,998.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 24, 1943, wire-weight gage and 

Aug. 24, 1943, to May 31, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 4 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 4,100 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 6.99 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Mar. 24, 1947 (gage height, 21.5 ft, site and 

datum then in use, from floodmark, backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached a stage of 18.77 ft, former site and datum (discharge, 20,000 cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Heart Butte Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.1

5.0

10

24

48

110

2.5 

3.O 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

344

624

1,280

2,100

4,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

»56

1,736

56.0

3,440

Nov.

56 ^56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

28

11

IT

11

11

*11

1,427

47.6

2,830

Dec.

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Jan.

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Feb.

 11 

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

*13

_

-

322

11.1

639

Mar.

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

*73

~53 107

3J,

585.1

18.9

1,160

Apr.

44 

1,855

*3,240

3,490

3,680

3,840

3,990

4,040

*4,090

4,060

 3,990

3,930

3,850

*3,760

3,700

3,600

 3,500

3,410

3,310

3,210

3,110

*2,780

1,910

1,360

997

767

600

469

*376

308

81,261

2,709

161,200

May

181

181

138

114

110

100

96

86

76

70

70

70

65

59

56

54

51

48

56

62

62

59

54

62

73

*46

43

43

43

2,693

86.9

5,340

June

43

es

56

56

59

59

62

68

56

56

59

59

56

56

59

65

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

62

68

62

*62

1,748

58.3

3,470

July

41

15

4?

65

62

68

68

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

68

73

65

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

70

»76" 76

1,968

63.5

3,900

Aug.

76 

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

73

T5

73

73

73

73

73

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

86

83

79

 79

79

86

2,371

76.5

4,700

Sept.

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

Ii

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

*86

2,317

77.2

4,600

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,430 Mln 0.1 Mean 156 Ac-i't 113,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,080 Mln 3.1 Mean 265 Ac-ft 192,600

Discharge measurement made on thla day.
312 HEART RIVER BASIN

Antelope Creek near Cerson, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°32', long. 101 °39' , in NW£NE£ sec. 8, T. 135 N. , R. 87 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from mouth and 8 miles 

northwest of Carson.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 15.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs as explained below; maximum gage height, 15.7 ft 

Apr. 3 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 21-25.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 17.95 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in each year.

The flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached a stage of 17.1 ft, the highest known prior to 

1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0 »T7o

1.0

6.4

^75

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.1

3.3

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.4

3.8 

3.6

102.6

3.31

204

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

*2.8

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.4

5.0

775

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

Z.8

?7S- 2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

95.8

3.19

190

Dec.

2.6

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

T7f

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

72.0

2.32

143

Jan.

1.0

T7o

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

71

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

16.0

0.52

32

Feb.

1.0

175

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

*5

8

12

14

6

6

4

4

4

10

40

35

30

25

20

10

*4

3.5

261.5

9.02

519

Mar.

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

3

25

160 

880

1,097.5

35.4

2,180

Apr.

n,860

2.200

*2,l66

1,720

1,460

»1,040

*765

*534

213

*116

a80

*51

a40

a32

27

*24

22

20

18

17

16

15

*14

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.3

8.7.

12,517.9

417

24,830

May

8.2 sTo

7.0

6.5

6.0

*5.5

6.2

7.0

7.5

7.7

7.5

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.5

5.1

4.5

4.7

5.5

4.7

4.5

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.5

276- 2.1

2.6

163.7

5.28

325

June

3.5

2.7

*2.3

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.1

2.7

2.5

1.9

9.7

a 50

38

2.9

2.5

1.7

T79

2.5

3.6

3.6

al5

45

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.2

16

109

428

US

904.0

30.1

1,790

July

49 *3Q22

16

13

alO

8.2

8.0

a7

5.7

4.9

5.5

6.6

5.3

a5. 5

a5. 5

a7

3.1

2.7

6.2

6.2

4.4

a3.5

a3

aZ

1.0

1.0

a. 8

.6

a. 4 

il

244.4

7.88

485

Aug.

0.3

a. 3

.2

*.2

a. 2

.1

.4

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

aO

S

0

aO

aO

182

a!50

5.1

2.0

1,070 

203

1,617.1

52.2

3,210

Sept.

a60

Z2

14

a9

*6.2

a4

a4

a3

a3

a3

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.7

a. 7

a. 8

*.9

151.5

5.05

300

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,750 Mln 0 Mean 22.7 Ac-ft 16,410

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,200 Mln 0 Mean 47.1 Ac-ft 34,210

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--Apr. 3 (7 a.m.) 3,280 cfs (15.7 ft)j June 29 (5 a.m.) 500 cfs 

(about 8.5 ft); Aug. 26 (8 p.m.) 900 cfs (about U ft); Aug. 30 (2 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (15.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.
HEART RIVER BASIN 313

Muddy Creek near Almont, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°42 I , long. 101 °28' , in SW£ sec. 7, T. 137 N. , R. 85 W., on right bank 

450 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Hailstone Creek, 3 miles 

southeast of Almont, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 456 sq ml.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 5, 1952, wire-weight or staff gages read once 

or twice dally, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 55.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed, 3,350 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 21.86 ft); minimum 

discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 21-23; minimum gage height, 3.34 ft Sept. 20-22.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good Apr. 6 to June 29, fair Mar. 30 to Apr. 5, and poor at other times.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

T 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

E4

25

26

27

ZB

Z9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

 1.0

175

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1 

Z.5

2.4

5.6

3.1

Z.9

z.a

2.9

3.0

3.0

Z.9

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

z.a

3

3

3 

3.4

3.6

80.8

2.61

160

Nov.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

*374 

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.E

3.0

3.0

» 3

-

95.7

3.19

190

Dec.

(*)

 3

2

77

Z.5

153

Jan.

(«)

1.5

46.5

1.5

92

Feb.

1.5

T75

2.0

Z.5

2.5

1 n

1

1\ A

1

6

, 4

.

-

128.5

4.43

255

Mar.

(*)

3.5

2

*3

5

10

50 

150

*520

803.0

25.9

1,590

Apr.

1,650

2,000

2,260

*2,680

*2,660

*2,860

*3,070 

*2,920

1,680

*520

273

*E48

24E

226

160

128

*115

93

65

51

47

40

33

*Z6

23

19

15

14

13 

12

-

24,143

805

47,890

May

12

10

9.3

7.9

7.2

6.S

*8.5 

10

30

30

15

12

8.0

6.9

6.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

177 

2.7

2.8

235.4

7.59

467

June

2.5

2.4

*2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0 

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

171

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.1

60

1.200 

73?

-

2,038.1

67.9

4,040

July

265

593

50

32

24

16

12 

8.7

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.1

4.5

3.7

3.3

3.3

4.4

4.6

7.5

7.5

9.3

8.3

7.1

5.9

4.5

4.1

3.5

3.1 

2.5

Z.Q

619.8

20.0

1,230

Aug.

1.9

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.5

1.3

1.6 

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

3.2

2.0

12

13

5.0

2.9

1.7

1.5

.8

.7

77 

186

618

873.7

28.2

1,730

Sept.

35

12

*6.0

4.3

3.0

2.8

2.5 

2.2

2.0

I.I

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5 

*.6

-

83.4

2.78

165

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,870 Min 1.0 Mean 51.0 Ac-ft 36,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,070 Min 0.2 Mean 79.8 Ac-ft 57,96O

Peak discharge (base, ZOO cfs). A]

(16.2 ft); Aug. 31 (4 a.m.) about 1,

ar. 8 (6 a.m.) 3,350 cfs (El. 86 ft); June 29 (6 p.m.) 1,700 cfs 

200 cfs (14.0 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Apr. 5 (scattered days of no gage-height 

record Nov. 17 to Mar. 28; discharge estimated on the basis of 6 discharge measurements and weather 

records).
314 HEART RIVER BASIN

Heart River near Lark, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°36'00", long. 101°22'30", in Si sec. 9, T. 136 N., R. 85 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 31, 1 mile downstream from Muddy 

Creek, and 10 miles north of Lark.

Drainage area. 2,750 sq. mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1946 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,802.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TS29 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 352 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 15.62 ft); minimum not determined.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 29,200 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 20.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow Jan. 16 to Mar. 4, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. Flow regulated by Heart 

Butte Reservoir (see p. 310).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25

3.1 

3.4 

3.8

22

52

110

3.7 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

54

139

300

660

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

1,230

3,870

7,270

12.60O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

*S8

62

34

88

73

69

66

64

62

64

65

65

65

64

64

64

66

66

66

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

69

69

72

76

2,095

67.6

4,160

Nov.

69

78

62

85

96

78

*79

78

80

90

"55 102

78

79

69

85

9O

80

70

6O

50

SO

50

55

55

60

55

35

30

*2B_

2,061

68.7

4,090

Dec.

fi

24

22

22

20

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

1 .

)

1I 5

371

12.0

736

Jan.

) 

(»)

3.5

] 

4

5

10

15

127.5

4.11

253

Feb.

25

25

 55 20

20

20

 20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

_

-

610

21.0

1,210

Mar.

Ig- 22

22

22

 22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

26

*26

26

40

100

800

2.100

3,656

118

7,250

Apr.

3,800

*5,400

9,300

*9,930

*10,500

 10,700

*1 1,500

*9,770

6,790

*5,220

4,750

*4,6OO

4,540

4,680

4,620

*4,510

4,280

4,150

4,030

3,820

3,670

3,470

2,610

*1,890

1,480

1,150

916

760

620

547

143,803

4,793

285,200

May

481

155

372

348

300

250

*211

200

190

180

170

16O

147

140

132

120

107

108

107

99

93

87

101

99

101

89

87

99

90

74

11

5,238

169

10,390

June

69

65

*67

86

82

78

79

82

82

78

94

97

79

75

69

66

69

65

65

66

665

535

160

141

139

139

148

439

932

1,240

-

6,051

202

12,000

July

442

*269

185

141

145

132

125

119

112

103

99

97

94

92

86

80

82

92

9O

97

100

101

*83

94

79

75

74

74

72

7278"

3,584

116

7,110

Aug.

79

78

76

*76

76

76

79

87

85

79

78

76

76

76

75

74

74

78

78

76

76

83

83

79

78

76

599

196

130

357

775

4,084

132

8,100

Sept.

354

182

132

114

*101

97

93

90

89

89

86

85

85

85

82

82

82

80

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

78

78

76

76

*76

-

2,945

98.2

5,840

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,400 Mln - Mean 296 Ac-?t 214,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,300 Mln - Mean 477 Ac-ft 346,300

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7 to Apr. 2 (no gageheight record, except for scattered days, Dec. 21 to Jan. 30).
HEART RIVER BASIN 

Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, N. Dak.

315

Location. Lat 46°51', long. 101 0 15', in SW£ sec. 14, T. 139 N. , R. 84 W., on upstream side 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 2 miles northeast of Judson and 16 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 4 ft gage height and twice or more above.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.0 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days in June and August; minimum gage height observed, 1.94 ft 

June 18-20.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; minimum, that of June and August 

1952.

Maximum stage known, 14.9 ft Apr. 17, 1950, from floodmarks (discharge, 5,910 cfs, 

by contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversions.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, Sept. 26-30)

1.0 

2.0

6.5

16

41

84

151

380

1,030

1,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1352

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

* .3

.2

.6

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.8

.4

.6

.6

.8

.7

.8

.5

.8

.7

.7

.6

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.0

.1

52.5

1.69

104

Nov.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.2

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1*0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

-

50.0

1.67

99

Dec.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

27. 3

0.88

54

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.Z.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

_^8

10.0

0.32

20

Feb.

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

l.b

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

_

-

36.6

1.26

73

Mar.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

*1.2

2.0

£.0

2.0

15

130

177.4

5.72

352

Apr.

*220

430

*1,050

*1,340

*1,680

1,750

1,710

*1,160

*221

94

65

*56

*52

48

41

*34

26

23

20

16

14

11

*9.0

7 .7

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.8

-

10,087.0

336

20,010

May

3.6

3,4

2.8

2.4

2,1

*2.0

2,1

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1 3

1.3

IT!" 1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

56.0

1.81

111

June

1.1

1.1

1.0

».9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.6

.7

.9

24

107

25

-

170.8

5.69

339

July

*10

5.3

4

3

2

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

.5

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

39.3

1.27

78

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

5

4O

49.5

1.60

98

Sept.

15

8.5

5

3

2

1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

* .4

.3

.3

_^2_

.3

.3

.2

.J

.J

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

-

42.4

1.41

84

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,730 Mln 0.1 Mean 29.5 Ac-ft 21,420

Peak discharge (base. 200 gfs). Apr. 7 (t a.m.) 2,300 ofs (10.0 ft); June 29 (2 a.m.) 254 cfs 

(4750 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14 to Apr. 5. No gage-height record Nov. 3-7, 

July 3-18, July 30 to Sept. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, notes by 

hydrographers, weather records, and records for other streams In the vinicity.
316 HEART RIVER BASIN

Heart River near Mandan, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°50', long. 100°59', in NE^NW^ sec. 25, T. 139 N., R. 82 W., on right 

bank 25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 3 miles west of Mandan, and 

4 miles downstream from Sweetbrier Creek.

Drainage area. 3.310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April to September 1924, March 1928 to June 1933, August 1937 to September 1952.Published as "at Sunny" 1924, 1928-33.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,638.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, and 1,632.03 ft above Northern Pacific Railway datum. April to Sept. 30, 1924, 

staff gage on old highway bridge, close to present site, at datum 2.79 ft lower. 

Mar. 26, 1928, to Mar. 27, 1943, chain or wire-weight gage on old highway bridge at 

present datum. Apr. 9, 1943, to Mar. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage on Northern Pacific 

Railway bridge, 300 ft upstream, at same datum. Mar. 17, 1948, to Sept. 12, 1948, 

wire-weight gage on present highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1938-32, 1937-52), 303 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 30,000 cfs Apr. 4 when ice Jam broke; 

maximum gage height, 25.75 ft Apr. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 3.37 ft Oct. 17, 18.

1924, 1928-33 1937-52: Maximum discharge, about 30,500 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage 

height, 23.64 ft); maximum gage height, that of Apr. 4, 1952; no flow for many days.

Revisions. Maximum discharge and gage height for water year 1924 has been revised 

to 3,300 cfs Apr. 7, 1924, and 13.65 ft gage height June 19, 1924, superseding those 

published in Water-Supply Paper 586. The maximum discharge for water year 1928 has 

been revised to 2,600 cfs (gage height, 10.5 ft), superseding figure published in 

Water-Supply Paper 666.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect which are fair about 20 cfs 

and poor below. Plow regulated by Heart Butte Reservoir (see p. 310). Some diversions 

above station.

Revisions (water years). W 926:

charge for periods In water years 1924, 1928, 1929, and 1948 are given herein.

1938. W 1209: Drainage area.

supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 586, 666, 686, 1116.

Revised figures of disThey

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1924

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Jlov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

a50

a 100

a200

a500

al,000

2,940

*5.12o 

2,720

1,610

784

509

410

342

293

267

261

230

200

184

178

178

*157

152

140

140

147

178

*147

165

165

17,467

582

34,650

Mln Mean

May

200

261

293

230

192

184

17S 

173

178

173

157

152

152

129

129

129

103

108

108

*108

90

90

82

82

73

73

73

73

66

*58

58

4,160

134

8,250

June

58

58

58

58

58

*45

45

61

*73

70

76

90

70

82

184

252

284

902

2,070

1,300

1,420

1,140

*1,810

*1,140

*860

529

372

318

1,030

1,140

15,653

522

31,050

July

1,580

980

449

318

284

236

206 

178

152

1<!9

129

108

318

236

178

129

118

108

*108

90

267

267

284

221

430

571

300

206

178

152

108

8,818

284

17,490

Aug.

90

73

58

58

58

58

58 

58

45

45

a 40

34

34

25

25

25

25

25

45

34

58

108

73

58

34

18

18

18

18

18

13

1,347

43.5

2,670

Sept.

13

13

13

13

9

9

9 

9

13

18.

13

13

13

a 13

a!3

13

al3

13

al3

13

al3

al3

13

all

S.

al4

18

a!6

13

a!3

-

382

12.7

758

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Apr. 1-5 estimated on basis of weather records; other days 

interpolated.
HEART RIVER BASIN

Heart River near Mandan, N. Dak. Continued 

Revised figures of discharge in the water years 1924, 1928, 1929, 1948 Continued

317

Day 

(water year)

1927-28

July 7 .....

8.....

9... ..

10.....

11.....

12.....

13.....

14.. ...

15.....

16.....

20.....

21.....

22.....

23.....

24.....

25. ....

Aug. 7.....

8. ....

9. ....

10.. ...

Diacharge 

(of a)

405

1,500

1,100

1,010

1,320

2,250

1,720

1,540

798

588

501

1,140

1,970

1,210

784

556

436

1,970

1,260

784

Day 

(water year)

1928-29

Nov. 2.....

3.....

4. ....

5.....

6. ....

7.. ...

8. ....

23... ..

24.....

25.....

26.....

27. ....

28 .....

29.....

30.....

1947-48

Aug. 20.....

21.....

22.....

Diaoharge 

(ofs)

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

62

56

51

Day 

(water year)

1947-48

Aug. 23.....

24. ....

25.....

26.....

27.. ...

28... ..

29.... .

30 .....

31.....

Sept. 1.....

2.. ...

3.. ...

4.....

5... ..

6.. ...

7.... .

8.....

9.....

10.....

11.....

12.....

Month

July 1928.. ............

August. ................

November 1929 ..........

Water year 1928-29...

August 1948... .........

Water year 1947-48...

Calendar year 1948...

Cfs-days

22,990

19,197

695

65,135.8

2,909

544

142,530.1

142,043.1

Maximum

2,250

1,970

32

2,690

350

27

11,600

11,600

Minimum Mean

158 742

54 297

16 23.2

0 179

28 93.8

14 18.1

.2 389

.2 380

Discharge 

(ofs)

47

43

40

37

35

33

31

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

Runoff in 

acre-feet

45,600

18,240

1,080

129,211

5,770

1,080

282,700

281,700

Diacharge, in cubic fe>?t per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

91

87

83

86

104

96

101

99

95

92

90

87

87

86

85

84

82

82

83

85

85

85

85

85

84

84

85

84

84

87

87

2,720

87.7

5,400

Jlov.

80

75

70

65

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

95

*95

90

70

65

55

60

65

75

75

75

70

65

60

60

*60

60

60

55

2,160

72.0

4,280

Dec.

50

50

45

45

*45

45

40

35

30

30

30

25

25

25

20

) 

}.

1 .

) 713

23.0

1,410

Jan.

> 6

(*)

(*)

5.5

175.5

5.7

348

Feb.

(*)

5

'"

"

170

5.9

337

Mar.

(*)

9

10

15

*20

25

50

500

645

20.8

1,280

Apr.

*4,100

*7,900

*9,900

*13,400

*14,500

*15,100

*15.600

*14,400

10,200

*6,710

*5,170

*4,820

*4,720

4,560

4,440

4,350

4,270

*4,090

3,880

3,720

3,620

3,460

3,210

*2,380

1,810

1,410

1,150

957

827

701

175,355

5,845

347,800

May

616

546

484

440

400

350

*332

296

282

263

250

250

228

210

195

188

175

166

164

150

148

142

133

128

233

129

126

121

119

131

124

7,419

239

14,720

June

107

101

95

94

*93

98

95

92

93

94

101

101

105

102

92

87

84

83

82

87

86

685

584

284

191

162

158

250

352

77£

-

5,417

181

10,740

July

*1,160

590

*373

250

180

152

146

138

137

122

114

108

102

100

97

94

92

95

101

107

114

108

105

97

89

87

82

77

76

74

75

5,242

169

10,400

Aug.

75

82

81

82

*81

80

80

82

87

86

82

80

77

76

76

71

63

67

67

81

68

65

67

74

65

66

65

460

313

173

610

3,587

116

7,110

Sept.

869 49"6

289

215

173

152

135

122

113

104

98

*94

92

92

90

90

89

89

87

87

86

86

87

86

84

84

83

82

*82

82

-

4,418

147

8,760

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,000 Mln - Mean 377 Ao-ft 273,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 15,600 Mln - Mean 568 Ac-ft 412,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 5 (discharge, Dec. 16 to Mar. 27, 

estimated on basis of 19 scattered gage readings, 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and

records for atation at Lark),
318 APPLE CREEK BASIN

Apple Creek near Menoken, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°47'35", long. 100"39"15", on line between sees. 4 and 9, T. 138 N., 

R. 79 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on former U. S. Highway 10, 

4 miles upstream from Hay Creek, 6.3 miles west of Menoken, and 6.4 miles east of Bismarck.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq'mi, approximately, of which about 500 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. Marchto June 1905, October 1945 to September 1952. Published as "near 

Bismarck 1905.

Gage. Wire-Height gage read three or four times weekly except above 7 ft gage height when 

read once daily or oftener. Altitude of gage is 1,640 ft (from topographic map). 

Mar. 1 to June 21, 1905, at site 2 miles upstream at different datum. October 1945 to 

Mar. 31, 1950, stf.ff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 82.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 16.10 ft, affected 

by ice); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 6,750 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 17.07 ft); no flow 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for Oct. 21 to Nov. 30, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30, which are 

fair, and those for Dec. 11 to Mar. 31, which are poor.

Revisions. W 1209: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in-feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Aug. 14)

0.7 

1.4 

3.6 

7.8

4.0

5.0

7.0

12.0

15.5

63

110

256

798

1,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 .

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

48

46

46

46

51

53

54

55

56

56

*58

62

63

61

59

58

57

55

54

53

50

46

45

45

42

41

40

40

40

38

35_

1,555

50.2

3,080

Nov.

30

25

22

20

20

*23

23

22

21

21

22

22

21

20

18

18

16

16

16

18

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

-

568

18.9

1,130

Dec.

14

13

14

16

*il

16

15

14

13

12

10

. 5

299

9.6

593

Jan.

(*)

4

 3

108

3.5

214

Feb.

(*)

2

1I :-

62

2.1

123

Mar.

> 3

(*)

> 4

5

10

20

10

10

20

169

5.5

335

Apr.

*80

330

*560

*760

*1,060

*1,540

1,300

1,160

*1,100

1,090

1,040

974

*921

880

*840

810

783

738

712

682

642

590

5S8

549

*522

491

461

445

422

399

-

22,249

742

44,130

May

376

351

336

301

261

245

278

274

*233

215

214

220

221

217

205

197

193

191

191

185

178

175

175

172

170

164

142

129

163

201

221

6,794

219

13 , 480

June

233

241

247

 249

251

252

229

205

205

239

254

251

229

207

205

193

188

186

193

199

193

190

191

202

227

247

276

328

352

456

-

7,118

237

14,120

July

503

464

*407

415

385

338

312

290

256

221

193

178

173

170

169

164

162

149

134

124

116

111

107

102

84

65

58

56

54

52

il

6,059

195

12,020

Aug.

46

45

44

42

 34

33

34

33

32

30

25

19

a!7

16

a!5

a!4

al3

a!2

10

a9

8.7

a7,5

6.2

a5. 8

5.5

a5.0

a4.5

4.0

3.6

33.5

a3.5

58O.8

18.7

1,150

Sept.

a3.5

3.4

a3.2

3.1

*3.1

2.9

a2. 7

2.5

a2.4

a2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

a2.0

a2.5

2.6

a2.2

1.8

*1.B

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.6

1.4

al.4

1.4

al.2

al.2

*1.2

al.2

-

63.5

2.12

126

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,470 Min - Mean 89.6 Ac-i't 64,830

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,340 Min - Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,500

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). --Apr. 5 (12 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (16.10 ft); June 11 (6 a.m.) 255 cfs

(6.99 ft); July 1 (9 a.m.) 523 cfs (9.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and weather records.

Mote. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, Nov. 16, to Apr. 7.
CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN 319

Cannonball River at Regent, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°26' , long. 102 °33', in NE&ffii sec. 13, T. 134 N., R. 95 W. , on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge and 0.3 mile north of Regent.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . September 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,422.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~I929.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 15.77 ft); no 

flow for many days, December to March.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 26.1 ft, Apr. 16, 1950, from floodmarks (discharge, 20,300 cfs, 

on basis of slope-area determination at site 4 miles downstream) .

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or variable and undefined 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5^2

.4

.4

.0

.2

.4

.0

.0

.0

.8

.8

* .6

.0

.2

.0

.8

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.8

.0

.2

,Z

12 .4

3 98

45

Nov.

3

3

3

3

i

4

4

*4

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

84

2.8

167

Dec.

2

2

2

1

1

1

*1

1

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.?

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.6

0.54

33

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

*3

5

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

c

_

-

14

0.5

28

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*130

1,400

1,530

49.4

3,030

Apr.

2,800

3,500

3,600

*3,220

3,840

*4,310

4.520

*3,600

2,090

797

*290

192

150

126

109

*93

78

69

60

54

46

42

38

*35

34

30

27

25

26

24

-

33,825

1,128

67,090

May

23

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

22

20

16

15

*14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

9_

80

150

50

30

20

15

746

24.1

1,480

June

12

10

10

9

9

8

8

9

8

7

8

*8

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

6

6

6

400

200

100

60

50

30

25

30

-

1,051

35.0

2,080

July

35

29

22

19

17

15

12

11

9

8

8

8

a

7

7

7

6

*7

8

17

18

37

48

28

18

14

11

9

8

7

6

464

15.0

920

Aug.

6

5

5

4

5

4

7

7

8

6

6

5

6

6

6

6

7

6

5

*3

3

2

2

2

2

g

400

25

7

5

4

571

18.4

l,13Li

Sept.

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

,

3

3

2

*2

2

z

2

2

2

3

*3

_z

3

3

3

2

3

3

-

83

2.8

165

Calendar ear 1951: Max 1,200 Win 0 Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,690

Water yea 1951-52: Max 4,520 Mln 0 Mean 105 Ae-ft 76,370

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Apr. 7 (5 a.m.) 5,420 cfs (15.77 Ft); June 23 (10 a.m.) discharge 

unknown (11.85 ft); Aug. 27 (7 a.m.) discharge unknown (10.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 3. Stage-discharge relation variable and not defined May 26 to June 7, June 23 to July 1, Aug. 27-29; discharge estimated on basis 

of station below Bentley.
320 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cannonball River below Bentley, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°21'30", long. 102°02'30", In SW&SW£ sec. 6, T. 133 N. , R. 90 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Thirty Mile Creek and 2 miles north and 1 mile 

east of Bentley.

Drainage area. 1,140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1952. Published as "near New Leipsig" 1943 

to June 1952. Records published for both sites October 1951 to June 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1951. Prior to Nov. 7, 

T947, wire-weight gage and Nov. 7, 1947, to June 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, at 

site 8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,930 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 19.81 ft); minimum, 1 cfs Dec. 30 to Jan. 28; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Sept. 19.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 51,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 34.0 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by slope-area and contracted-opening determinations at gage 

height, 26.9 and 34.0 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 17, 1950.

Flood of Mar. 25 or 26, 1943, reached a stage of 26.9 ft, site and datum then in 

use, (discharge, 15,000 cfs by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records good except those below 15 cfs and those for period of ice effect, 

which are fair. Some diversions and some storage in small lakes above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in-feet, ana discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 13)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

4.6 

6.7

26

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

109

194

328

789

11.0

16.0

20.0

2,160

4,910

8,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 3951 to .September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

7.6

7.0

7.6

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.9

8.2

*7.9

7 . S

8.2

9.1

9.1

7.9

7.9

9.4

3.2

8.2

9. 1

9.4

12

21

15

12

12

11

10

12

12

298.3

9.62

Ac-fti 592

Nov.

11

11

11

14

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

12

12

9

a

i

7

7

7

7

7

6_

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

8

-

269

9.0

534

Dec.

9

10

11

11

11

 11

10

9

8

7

7

7

6

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

162

5.2

321

Jan.

1

1

1

1

»1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*2

2

3_

35

1.1

69

Feb.

5

5

6

»8

15

25

30

50

50

40

35

30

25

20

15

12

12

11

10

10

*9

_

-

454

15.7

900

Mar.

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3_

3

3

3

3

3

4

6

40

80

*440

1,400

2,086

67.3

4,140

Apr.

3,000

*4,000

*6,200

*6,90O

 7,360

 7.810

7,740

*7,080

*4,640

2,450

*1,160

582

357

263

*?15

188

203

 185

158

137

119

107

98

*91

86

80

77

74

68

65

-

61,493

2,050

122,000

May

62

56

53

48

47

45

44

47

51

45

43

40

*39

37

36

34

36

34

33

31

30

28

28

27

26.

42

33

111

158

84

65

1,493

48.2

2,960

June

48

22

20

22

22

20

19

20

18

28

86

*40

22

18

14

15

14

13

13

i!

13

14

13

65

589

210

146

570

172

86

-

2,364

78.8

4,690

July

62

54

63

53

42

33

30

25

22

19

18

19

18

18

17

16

17

*17

21

20

21

27

28

48

66.

44

30

22

18

16

15.

919

29.6

1,820

Aug.

13

13

13

14

12

12

15

19

14

14

12

12

11

10

8.7

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.5

*Q.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.8

16

88

34

19

454.5

14.7

901

Sept.

14

11

9.7

8.8

8.5

9.1

9.4

26

16

8.2

6.5

6.1

6.3

6.1

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.4

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.6

-

231.6

7.72

459

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

water year 1951-52: Max 7,810 Mln l Mean 192 Ac-ft 139,400

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Apr. 7 (4 a.m.) 7,930 cfs (19.81 ft); June 25 (3:30 a.m.) 763 cfs 

(6.90 ft); June 28 (6:30 a.m.) 851 cfs (7.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Dec. 16- 

27, discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record, weather records, and records for other Cannonball River stations).
CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN 321

Cannonball River near New Leipzig, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°20' , long. 101"57' , in SW£ sec. 11, T. 133 N., R. 90 W., at downstream 

end of right downstream wingwall of bridge on State Highway 49, 2j miles south of New 

Leipzig, and 8 miles downstream from Thirty Mile Creek.

Drainage area. 1,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1943 to June 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,222.90 ft above mean sea level, datum o^ 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 7, 1947, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-51), 123 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,140 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 20.10 ft); minimum not determined.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 51,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 34.0 ft, from 

floodmark in well), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

and contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 26.9 and 34.0. ft; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1889, that of Apr. 17, 1950. According to local 

residents, no flood prior to 1943 exceeded a gage height of about 21 ft. Flood of 

Mar. 25 or 26, 1943, reached a stage of 26.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 15,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 15 cfs and those for period of ice effect, which 

are fair. Some diversions and some storage in small lakes above station.

Revisions. W 1116: Drainage area.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1951, to June 16, 1952, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

5.0 

5.2 

5.4

5.3

17

33

5.1 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

7.0

Apr. 1 to June 16

35

63

99

270

8.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

492

816

2,250

4,830

8,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1951 to June 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.5

7.5

8.0

11

11

10

9.6 

9.1

9.1

11

11

*11

11

13

15

12

9.6

12

12

11

11

12

13

37

23

16

13

12

11

12

13

373.4

12.0

741

Nov.

11

12

11

11

12

15

13 

11

*11

11

11

12

12

9.1

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

-

370.1

9.00

536

Dec.

9

9

9

9

9

9

*7 

7

8

7

7

6

6

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

143

4.6

284

Jan.

(*)

1

2

2

33

1.1

65

Feb.

2

2

3

6

*8

10

10

15

45

50

50

40

35

30

25

20

15

15

12

12

*11

9

_

-

454

15.7

900

Mar.

8

7

7

6

6

6

6 

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

6

10

40

2OO

1.500

1,879

60.6

3,730

Apr.

*2,500

*4,600

*6,400

*7,590

*7,490

7,930

8.030 

7,590

*5, 100

2,960

*1,460

635

*414

322

*268

230

228

*224

184

156

137

119

109

*98

90

82

78

73

67

64

-

65,228

2,174

129,400

May

60

57

54

50

48

47

47 

47

53

50

47

44 *42

41

40

39

40

39

36

34

33

31

30

30

29

43

42

59

206

Toz

75

1,595

51.5

3,160

June

59

36

25

28

29

26

25

26

25

25

102

*65

33

24

20

18

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

July

t!9

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,410 Mln i Mean 74.9 Ac-ft 54,250

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--ftpr. 8 (6 a.m.) 8,140 cfs (20.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record Dec. 15- 

17, 19-25, Dec. 27 to Jan. 3).
322 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cannonball River near Hell, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°17', long. 101 "42', in SW^- sec. 4, T. 132 N., R. 88 W., on downstream 

side of bridge, 7^ miles south of Hell.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,060 ft (by interpolation between points of known elevation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,850 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 12.63 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Dec. 23-27, Jan. 5-25.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; maximum gage height, 17.0 ft 

Mar. 25, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, that of Dec. 23-27, 1951, Jan. 5- 

25, 1952.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft Apr. 17-18, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some small 

diversions and storage above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge', in cubic Feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

5.9

9.5

16

33

68

173

303

4.5 

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

494

748

2,100

3,940

6,370

9,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

13

12

16

17

16

16

14

12

12

*10

12

10

10

10

9.5

975

13

12

a!2

11

12

10

10

10

13

22

a!8

15

17

14

400.0

12.9

793

Nov.

25

14

16

15

14

14

16

16

*14

14

12

14

15

13

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

14

17

17

17

-

399

13.3

791

Dec.

17

17

16

16

16

*16

15

12

11

10

10

9

8

8

7

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

4

5

4

3

241

7.8

478

Jan.

3

3

3

*2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Z

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

71.5

2.3

142

Feb.

6

8

10

8

8

8

6

6

6

8

*12

40

45

50

50

45

40

40

35

30

25

20

20

15

15

12

10

*8

7

_

-

593

20.4

1,180

Mar.

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

8

30

50

100

725

1,050

33.9

2,080

Apr.

*2,900

*4,380

*6,830

8,380

*8,660

8,490

*8.750

8,120

*6,150

3,750

*2,240

1,140

*653

454

*374

309

273

*267

259

221

195

169

153

*136

125

118

109

97

91

86

-

73,879

2,463

146,500

May

78

72

58

62

58

60

56

53

62

58

60

54

*50

50

45

45

40

41

52

45

39

37

33

34

30

33

31

44

53

193

125

1,751

56.5

3,470

June

86

74

58

38

29

28

27

30

29

26

28

*46

97

53

33

28

27

21

17

16

15

22

121

53

64

429

332

1.020

666

253

-

3,766

126

7,470

July

151

108

86

68

74

59

48

40

38

31

28

28

26

25

24

Z3

*26

Z5

22

24

22

26

Z2

23

33

29

64

47

39

29

24

1,312

42.3

2,600

Aug.

20

16

18

15

15

15

16

29

28

34

25

19

15

15

13

13

12

12

12

*11

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

7.8

8.6

7.8

8.2

397

240

1,071.9

34.6

2,130

Sept.

85

50

35

27

21

19

16

16

13

12

32

21

16

12

9.5

*9.0

8.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.4

.0

a .0

.0

a

< j

> '.4:

J.I

.4

-

491.1

16.4

974

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,700 Mln z Mean 85.0 Ac-ft 61,530

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,750 Mln z Mean 232 Ae-ft 168,600

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Apr. 7 (3 p.m.) 8,850 cfs (12.63 ft); June 28 (4:30 

cfs (5.90 ft); Aug. 30 (3 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (5.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-27, Dec. 7 to Apr. 3.

.) 1,300
CAMONBALL RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek near Haynes, N. Dak.

323

Location. Lat 46°09', long. 102°28', In W^ sec. 20, T. 131 N., R. 94 ¥., on left bank 400 

ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 12-J- miles north of Haynes.

Drainage area. 553 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,470 ft. Prior to May 20, 1951, wireweight gage on bridge, 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes .- -Maximum discharge during year, 7,870 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 21.25 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 2.46 ft Oct. 1.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; minimum, 0.3 cfs July 30, 1951, 

minimum gage height, 2.38 ft Aug. 8, 1951.

Flood of Apr. 17, 1950, reached a stage of about 23 ft (discharge, 26,900 cfs, by 

slope-area determination at site 9 miles upstream) .

Remarks . Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

S7

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

T72

1.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

*1.1

1.1

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

2 .2

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.7

55.9

1.80

111

Nov.

Z.S

2.2

Dec.

2.7

276

2.7 2.7

2.0^ 2.7

1.9

2.0

2.0

*2.2 

2.3

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

4.0

6.2

3.3

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

-

85.5

2.85

170

2.6

*2.4

2

£

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

52 .2

1.68

104

Jan.

(*)

1

31

1.0

61

Feb.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

2 

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Mar.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

''

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

_

-

51.0

1.76

101

:

* b

 o

* .9

.6

11

56.6

1.83

112

Apr.

156

661

*1,320

1,620

2,450

*3,900

6,660

*7,060 

4,980

2,990

*909

*428

E10

*142

246

194

*142

112

94

80

*68

57

49

44

40

37

34

31

29

26

-

34,769

1,160

68,960

May

2422"

21

19

16

15

*14

16 

18

17

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.9

10

10

9.C

8.8

8.6

420.0

13.5

833

June

8.4

8.0

7.2

7.0

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.6 

5.1

5.1

 5.1

5.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

5.2

3.0

2.6

27?

2.6

2.9

3.8

4.7

3.5

3.7

4.1

10

14

11

11

-

169.6

5.65

336

July

8.4

872

G.4

5.2

4.5

4.1

3.5

3.2 

2.3

2.0

2.4

2.9

3.2

3.0

2.4

K.3

*2.4

2 . 3

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

90.3

2.91

179

Aug.

0.8

1.1

1.0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3 

.3

.3

.1

.1

.9

1.0

.JL

.6

.7

.8

*1.5

T74

.2

.0

.1

.1

.4

.0

.4

.1

.2

.2

.5

54.2

1.10

68

Sept.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.3 

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

-

38.7

1.29

77

Calendar year 1951: Max 850 Mln 0.3 Mean 16.3 Ac-ft 11,810

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,060 Mln 0.6 Mean 98.0 Ac-ft 71,110

PeatL discharge (base, 400 cfs). Apr. 7 (8 p.m.) 7,870 cfs (21.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7 to Apr. 5.
324 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Pretty Rock, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°02 I , long. 101 °49', In Sj sec. 33, T. 130 N., R. 89 W., on left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 7 miles north of Keldron, S. Dak., 10^ miles 

south of abandoned townslte of Pretty Rock, and 15 miles downstream from Timber Creek.

Drainage area. 1.340 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April 1943 to September 1952 .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,155.17 ft above mean sea level (levels

By Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 17, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,720 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 19.31 ft); maximum gage height, 20.91 ft Apr. 4 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs 

Dec. 27, Jan. 3.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 26.5 ft, from 

floodmark In gage house), from rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 24, 1943, reached a stage of 21.8 ft from floodmarks (discharge, 14,300 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of wire-weight gage-height record, which 

are fair, and those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 1146: 1944, 1947. W 1209: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-15)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

0.8 

3.0 

8.0

26

S3 

146

5.0 

8.0 

11.0 

14.0 

18.0 

20 .O

375 

1,340 

2,5flO 

3,910 

6,870 

9,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.7

4.7

5.1

8.7 

10

10

11

11

*9.4

8.7

8.7

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.4

9.4

246.7

7.96

489

Nov.

9.4

971

9.4

8.7 

8.0

7.4

8.7

*7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.7

8.7

9.4

6.3

8.7

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.1

5.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

-

228.6

7.62

453

Dec.

6.8

678

6.8

6.8 

*6.8

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.1

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.3

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.7

2.4

123.5

3.98

245

Jan.

2.3

2.2

1.6

272 

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

£.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

3.0

277

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

75.7

2.44

150

Feb.

LJ.

2.7

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.8

4.7

*7.4

So- 32

ls

15

12

10

9

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

_

-

232.1

8.00

460

Mar.

5

5

*5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

8

34

186

1^120

1,472

47.5

2,920

Apr.

3,150

*4,210

4,500

5,210 

*6,160

6,990

*7,750

8,070

*9,250

*7,920

*5, 540

*3,450

1,260

*732

492

341

*408

365

299

2J1

217

187

165

*148

132

120

109

101

91

84

-

77,702

Z,590

154,100

May

78

74

70

64 

59

*57

57

59

62

62

59

56

53

50

49

45

43

43

44

43

42

41

38

36

36

35

31

30

29

30

30

1,505

48.5

2,990

June

30

30

28

27 

27

26

22

21

20

19

*1B

17

16

15

13

11

11

10

10

10

Q A

lH

11

12

12

12

24

158

116

55

-

800.4

26.7

1,590

July

53

120

215

TT2 

60

38

29

23

20

18

14

16

16

16

*15

15

13

12

12

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

8,7

8.0

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.5

929.0

30.0

1,840

Aug.

6.8

6.3

6.3

H

5.7

6.3

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.3

5.7

6.8

7.4

7.4

6.8

45

*77

47

28

24

19

15

13

11

8.7

6.8

6.3

7.4

156

579.6

18.7

1,150

Sept.

228

148

84

50 

38

28

22

17

13

11

8.0

6.8

6.3

5.1

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

*2.4

177

3.0

3.4

3.8

4.3

4.3

-

719.1

24.0

1,4-30

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,800 Mln 1.3 Mean 62.2 Ao-ft 45,010

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,250 Mln 1.6 Mean 231 Ao-ft 167,800

Peak discharge (base. 50O cfs).--Apr. 9 (12 m.) 9,720 cfs (19.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 18 to Apr. 4. Discharge, Nov. 1-7, Dec. 15 

to Feb. 11, June 12 to July 14, computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN 325

Cannonball River near Timmer, K. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°19', long. 101 °00', in HWi sec. 21, T. 133 N., R. 28 W. , on left bank 

3f miles (revised) south of Timmer and ?| miles upstream from Louise Creek

Drainage area.--3,670 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--June 1903 to December 1908, March 1911 to September 1918 (fragmentary 

gage heights only, March 1911 to January 1912), October 1921 to September 1922, October 

1923 to September 1924, March 1928 to November 1934, in reports of Geological Survey 

(no winter records for many years). Monthly discharge only for July ^903 to December 

1908, March 1911 to September 1918, October 1921 to September 1927, April 1928 to September 1931, in House Document 238, 73d Congress, 2d session. Published as "at or near 

Stevenson" prior to 1928.

Extremes.--1903-8, 1911-18, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1928-34: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs

(revised) June 10, 1932; maximum gage height, 14.0 ft Mar. 17, 1930 (ice jam); no flow 

at times.

Revisions. Maximum discharges for some water years have been revised, as listed in 

the table below. These figures supersede those published in water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

386.. .......

456. ........

666. ........

731. ........

746. ........

Water 

year

1912*

1916-^7

1928**

1931-32

1932-33

Date

Apr. 13, 14, 1917

Sept. 14, 1928

Mar. 20, 1933

Gage height 

(feet)

*9.4

8.3

11.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,600

1,590

3,200

2,000

* Period February to September

** Period March to September.

t Occurred Mar. 28 (backwater from ice).

t Occurred Apr. 5 (backwater from ice).

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water years 

1914, 1917, 1928, and 1932, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 386, 

456, 666, and 731, are given herewith:

Sept. 16, 

Sept. 15,

1914.......... 128

1928.......... 900

Month

September 1914 .................

September 19Z8 .................

March 1932. ....................

Maximum Minimum Mean

156 2 29.4

2,180 21 153

e500

Runoff In

acre-feet

1,750

9,090

631,000

e Only monthly figures revised; revised dally figures not available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1916 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24:

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8 

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

14.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

314

10.1

623

Nov.

14

14

14

14

23

23

23

23

23

23

"3

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

e21

al,240

Dec.

.

e!3

aSOO

Jan.

_

elO

a600

Feb.

_

elO

a550

Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

.

-

147

325

325

325

325

_

e72

a4,010

Apr.

590

770

900

900

1,030

1,450

1,520

1,170

1,310

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,590 

1,590

1,450

1,170

932

835

710

620

562

508

480

480

425

375

350

280

280

280

-

26,907

897

53,370

May

150" 240

161

161

190

161

134

134

134

111

90

134

111 

111

71

111

90

90

71

90

111

90

71

90

90

54

7T

71

71

71

80

3,455

111

6,850

June

62

54

47

40

7T

90

90

80

71

71

134

122

80 

71

62

62

111

90

71

71

71

90

71

90

71

71

71

71

62

54

-

2,272

75.7

4,510

July

54

54

40

40

40

34

34

23

23

23

23

14

14 

14

12

8

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

5

5

5

5

14

34

47

606

19.5

1,200

Aug.

5

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2.5

3

3

8

8

3

3

3

2.5

3

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

86

2.77

171

Sept.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

23

8

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

-

104.5

3.48

207

Calendar year 1916 : Max - Mln - Mean 266 Ac-ft 193,000

Water year 1916-17 : Max - Mln - Mean 102 Ao-ft 74,130

a Estimated.

e Computed from figures of runoff in acre-feet.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 12 to Apr. 7.
326 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cannonball River at Breisn, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°23', long. 100°56', in sec. 36, T. 134 N., R. 82 W., on right bank 600 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 6, 950 ft downstream from Louise Creek, and 

0.5 mile south of Breien.

Drainage area. 4,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of 

sea level, datum of 1929.

is 1,676.54 ft above mean

Average discharge. 18 years, 301 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 220 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 15.42 ft); minimum not determined.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 94,800 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 22.30 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station. Some regulation in several small lakes above station.

Cooperation.--Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--W 786: 1934. W 1146: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1351-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23-27, May 16 tc June 21}

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

0.9 

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

3.0

164

336

819

3.4

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

Apr. 1-22

710

1,660

3,460

5,820

11.0

13.0

16.0

Apr. 23 to Sept. 30

8,720

13,000

23,900

0.7

.9

1.1

1.5

13 238

625

1,170

1,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2S

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3B

34

36

76

540

311

153

101

79

64

60

55

49

45

44

39

58

37

37

37

37

41

45

44

41

41

39

39

38

42

55

2,133

68.8

4,230

Nov.

45

*45

42

45

41

44

42

44

45

55

57

62

55

49

39

37

47

55

49

49

47

47

42

51

51

53

53

51

49

49

-

1,440

48.0

2,860

Dec.

45

45

44

*42

41

41

37

36

34

32

30

30

30

28

28

£6

24

22

20

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

10

*9

9

9

9

777

25.1

1 , 540

Jan.

9

279

9

555

Feb.

*9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

13

 13

13

13

13

14

14

20

35

5p_

50

40

35

35

30

25

20

*18

18

_

-

571

19.7

1,130

Mar.

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

EO

CO

*20

20

20

18

18

15

15

15

15

18

20

22

24

*26

30

15

100

3,0(30

3,647

118

7,230

Apr.

*13,000

*16,300

*18,400

*18,200

*18,700

*19,900

 19,800

*19,200

*15,700

*13,2OO

*gll,400

*g8,900

*g6,13C

g3,470

*g2,200

al,700

al,500

al,IOO

gl,130

a950

a830

a730

*648

594

558

526

490

462

430

410

-

216,758

7,225

429,900

May

*386

374

a350

a340

a320

*304

290

284

281

271

259

250

238

230

221

210

200

19E

184

177

170 ie2

156

147

138

132

124

116

*113

111

109

r , 839

221

June

140

174

149

134

124

118

102

97

88

85

82

78

74

70

60

100

92

72

62

58

58

55

53

52

ei

126

122

919

860

*1,170

-

5,455

182

13,560 10,820

July

675

1.550

770

43fi

402

332

250

£05

170

147

128

120

118

116

109

98

88

77

74

109

147

90

72

64

58

57

54

48

52

71

71

6,540

211

12,970

Aug.

*64

57

52

49

47

44

44

472

349

128

85

66

61

57

*49

43

41

80

77

49

43

40

60

71

ei

54

104

90

70

65

111

2,685

86.6

5,330

Sept.

124

*244

207

250

210

158

120

97

82

65

57

48

46

42

47

*43

40

3E

33

29

27

25

25

24

22

El

19

17

17

*17

-

2,192

73.1

4, 350

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,000 Mln - Mean 29£- Ac-ft 211,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 19,900 Min - Mean 681 Ac-ft 494,500

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Apr. 7 (7 p.m.) 21,300 cfs (15.42 ft); June 28 (3 p.m.) 1,120 

cfs (3.9"l ft); June 30 (2 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (4.36 ft); July 2 (2 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (4.79 ft); Aug. 8 

(6 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (3.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

g Computed from once- or twice-daily staff or wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Mar. 30 (discharge computed from onceweekly staff or wire-weight gage readings; intervening days estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for upstream stations).
BEAVER CREEK BASIN

aver Creek at Linton, N. Dak.

327

Location.--Lat 46°16', long. 100°14', on line between sees. 17 and 18, T. 132 N., R. 76 

W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on Q. S. Highway 83, 0.7 mile 

south of railway station in Linton, and* 1 mile upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area.--717 sq mi, of which about 100 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, with additional readings during high-water 

periods.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 17.50 ft); minimutn not determined; minimum gage height observed, 2.25 ft Feb. 7-22.

1349-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1952; no flow Jan. 10-31, 1950. 

Revisions. Maximum discharge for water year 1950 has been revised to 4,500 cfs 

Apr. 7, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Papers 1137-A and 1176.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods Nov. 1 to Apr. 3, July 1 to Sept. 30, 

which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used'July 7 to Sept. 50)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

104

169

267

552

940

1,960

15.0

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

2,460

3,350

4,480

6,500

9,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£6

29

30

Oct.

20

20

2 1

20

23

22

2 1

*ff

26

24

22

22

22

20

20

19

19

19

2O

20

19

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

31 j 20

Toted 654

Mean| 21.1

Nov.

18

17

16

15

15

*16

16

16 

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

485

16.2

AC-ft| 1,300] 962

Dec.

15

15

15

15

*15

14

14

14 

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

6

fi

6

326

10.5

647

Jan.

(*)

5

155

5.0

307

Feb.

(*)

5

-

-

145

5.0

238

Mar.

(*)

5

Apr.

10

15

85

*330

*760

*1,610

*3,130

*7,420 

*6,180

4,410

2,870

2,400

2,080

1,780

* 1,400

1,210

999

738

619

522

450

361

290

241

*208

185

165

150

133

119

-

155 | 40,920

5.0

307

1,334

81,160

May

109

103

92

89

82

76

72

67 

*66

62

60

57

55

53

51

48

44

42

41

41

41

39

38

36

35

June

27

27

25

24

*24

23

22

21 

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

15

TB~ 14

15

15

15

22

22

26

34 *31

31

30

28

28

27

1,677

54.1

31

48

128

138

-

884

29.5

3,330 1,750

July

83

65

80

160

154

85

47

30 

22

19

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

16

15

14

16

21

15

15

13

12

12

9.1

8.4

8.3

8.0

1,047.8

33.8

Aug.

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.0

*7.3

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.9

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

*378

23

*98

54

38

380.4

12.3

2,080| 755

Sept.

17

10

9.0

11

*9.2

8.8

7.3

5.9

5.0

5.0

*4.5

4.5

7.0

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.7

3.2

*3.4

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.4

*3.3

3.3

-

172.8

5.76

343

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,200 Mln 4.5 Mean 78.8 Ac -ft 57,060

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,420 Mln . Mean 128 Ac-ft 93,230

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Apr. 8 (5 p.ir 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ic

9,800 cfs (17.50 ft). 

Nov. 1 to Apr. 7.
328 GRAND RIVER BASIN

North Fork Grand River at Haley, N. Dak.

Location of sec. 30, T. 129 N., 

300 ft south of post

Drainage area.--509 sq mi.

Records available . May 1908 to December 1910, March 1912 to September 1917 (no winter 

records), October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 29, 1912, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream 

at different datum. Mar. 29, 1912, to September 1917, reference mark on highway bridge 

at same datum as staff gage. Oct. 23, 1945, to June 18, 1951, wire-weight gage on 

downstream side of bridge near left abutment at present datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1945-52), 60.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 17.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of discharge measurement at gage height 

15.09 ft, 50 percent of which was indirect determination of overflow over roadway outside of main channel; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 15, Sept. 14, 15.

1908-10, 1912-17, 1945-52; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1952; maximum gage 

height, 17.10 ft Apr. 15, 1950; no flow at times.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in following table. They supersede those published in water-supply papers 

indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

386. ........

386.........

406. .....

456.........

Water 

year

1914

1915

1917

Date

Anr. 7 or 8

Gage height 

(feet)

10.5

12 0

Discharge 

(ofs)

6,500

4,000

650

Remarks. Records good except those for period Nov. 13 to Apr. 8, which are fair. Records 

of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge in cubic feet per second for high-water periods 

in 1908 and water years 1909 and 1910 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 286.

Day 

(water year)

1908

May 20 ....

21. ...

22. ...

23....

24. ...

25. ...

26.. ..

27....

June 4 ....

14.. ..

15.. ..

16. ...

17. ...

1909

May 31 ....

Discharge 

(cfs)

198

381

572

604

198

198

135

100

103

103

358

118

118

1,770

Day 

(water year)

1909

June 1 .....

2. ....

3. ....

4. ....

9. ....

10. .... 11.....

12.....

13. ....

14. ....

Aug. 12.....

1910

Mar. 3.....

4.. ...

5.....

Month

June .......................

June .......................

Auguat. ....................

Water year 1908-9 ........

Calendar year 1909 .......

March 191O .................

April. .....................

Water year 1909-1O. ......

Calendar year 1910.......

Cfs-days

1,602.5

371.2

12,614.6

1,057

14,705.2

14,562.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,040

929

295

106

1,100

276

130

149

405

146

173

973

672

1,160

Maximum

358

173

1,770

164

973

973

Day 

(water year)

1910

Mar . 8 ....

7. ...

8....

9....

10....

11. ...

12. ...

13....

14. ....

15....

16. ...

17. ...

18....

19. ...

20. ...

Apr . 16 ....

17. ...

Minimum

3.5

2

O

0

20

r

-

Mean

53.4

12.0

34.2

34.6

35.2

40.3

39.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,770

672

832

637

558

924

800

650

500

400

300

250

200

150

100

118

164

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,180

736 .

24,780

25,040

2,100

29,170

28,850
GRAND RIVER BASIN 329

North Fork Grand River at Haley, N. Dak. Continued

Rating table, v»ater year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used-Apr. 10, 14)

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3

5.6

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

76

124

296

510

780

1,110

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

1,600

2,320

3,470

5,190

7,700

14,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.7 *a

4.4

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1 

4.7

 4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.1

5.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

fi

174.2

5.62

346

Nov.

fci 6.2

5.8

 5.8

5.8

5.8 

5.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6

4

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

172.1

5.74

341

Dec.

6 

6

6

*6

6

6

6 

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4 

3

139

4.5

276

Jan.

1

> 2

J

 1.5

> 1

2

3

44

1.4

87

Feb.

> 3

(*)

J 3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

I

1

1

1

1

2

2

3

3

i

70

2.4

139

Mar.

5 

5

5

5

5

5

 4 

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

T

1

1

2

5

48 

164

299

9.6

593

Apr.

520 

1,200

1,200

*1,300

3,600

9,630

 13,100 

 10,500

 2,610

 1,100

 1,110

1,100

837

*635

450

 322

272

204

147

118

97

82

70

58

 51

44

39

35

32

30

50,493

1,683

100,200

May

28 

27

25

23

21

22

21 

24

28

29

38

 31

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

16

16

14

14

13

12

T2

12 

12

640

20.6

1,270

June

11

10

10

9.2

8.7

7.9

7.9

7.1

 6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.4

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.2

2.6

fr§

2.6

2.9

4.4

7.1

7.5

6.6

5.8

169.9

5. £6

337

July

' 5.8

~6~.6

7.1

5.4

4.0

3.3 

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.6

4.0

 3.6

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7 i

.6

103

3.3

204

Aug.

0.5 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

. .5

.6

.7

1.0

TT3

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6 

.5

18.5

0.60

37

Sept.

0.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

14.9

0.50

30

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,840 Min 0 Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,640

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,100 Min 0.3 Mean 143 Ac-ft 103,900

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs) . Apr. 7 (9 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (17.03 ft); July 2 (5:30 a.m.) 240 

(6.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice NDV. 13 to Apr. 5.
330 GRAND RIVER BASIN

North Fork Grand River near White Butte, 3. Dak,

Location, Lat 45°48'10", long. 10S°21'35", in Ntf£NW£ sec, 11, T. 21 N., R. 14 E., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from nearest 

tributary, and 9f milps south of White Eutte.

Drainage area. 1,190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 27, 1946, chain gage, Oct. 27, 1946, to Aug. 26, 

1947, wire-weight gage, Aug. 29, 1947, to Apr. 16, 1950, water-stage recorder, and 

Apr. 17, 1950, to June 11, 1951, wire-weight gage, all at site 100 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-5E), 132 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs Apr. 8 (gage heights from floodmark, 

15.8 ft at wire-weight gage site downstream from bridge, 17.0 ft at gage house); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.91 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 20.0 ft. from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation 

or dlverions.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 30

4.0

14

0.2 

.7 

2.4

16

38

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.5

143

335

685

1, 680

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

11

12

17

16

14

12

12

+10

10

10

1C

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

357

11.5

708

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

9.0

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

363.0

12.3

730

Dec.

12

12

12

*11

12

12

11

10

9

9

10

10

8

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

4

208

e .7

413

Jan.

3

3

2"2

2

2

2

*2

2

Z

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

0

2

2

2

64

2.1

127

Feb.

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

6

7

*7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

g

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

_

-

148

5.1

294

Mar.

6

6

*G

G

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

10

**300

960

1,381

44.5

2,740

Apr.

**1 , 400

2,700

*4,E20

+4,390

4,770

*10,900

*17,000

20,900

*12,600

3,230

*1,810

1,640

1,650

1,440

*963

648

486

*400

343

281

242

203

186

172

*156

137

125

110

100

93

-

93,595

3,120

185.600

May

88

82

78

74

68

66 *ee

72

78

78

72

68

63

72

68

63

58

57

55

54

52

51

48

48

44

41

185

182

103

74

eo

2,268

73.2

4,500

June

52

48

42

38

34

32

28

28

26

23

*21

19

17

16

14

12

11

11

9.0

8.3

7 .6

8.3

11

9.7

11

13

21

24

19

17

-

630.9

21.0

1,250

July

16

22

18

50

62.

38

27

21

17

14

12

14

14

14

13

11

*9.7

8.3

11

7 .6

6.2

4.1

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

422.6

13.6

838

Aug.

0.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.8

1.2

1.9

2.1

4.1

4.1

*2.8

2.4

2 .4

1.9

1.9

2 .4

11

12

157

66

60

45

33

26

33

19

16

13

14

106

621.6

20.1

1,230

Sept.

4^

24

16

12

9.7

.9

.5

.8

.1

.4

.8

.9

.9

.6

.4

6

.4

!l

.0

.9

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

,4

.4

~

150.4

5.01

298

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,140 Mln 1 Mean 34.6 Ac-ft 25,070

Water year 1951-52: Max 20,900 Mln o.3 Mean 274 Ac-ft 198,700

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Apr. 8 (6 a.m.) 21,500 cfs (15.8 ft); May 27 (1:30 p.m.) 440 cfs 

(5.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 2
GRAND RIVER BASIN 331 

South Fork Grand River near Cash, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°38'55", long. 102°38'45", in NE^SW^SE^ sec. 33, T. 20 N., R. 12 E., on 

downstream end of left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Nasty Creek, 

4 miles north of Cash, 10 miles south of Lodgepole, 12 miles northwest of Bison, and 

16 miles downstream from Big Nasty Creek.

Drainage area.--1,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 25, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years (1946-52), 116 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,fiOO efs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.59 ft); no 

flow Jan. 8 to Feb. 4.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, Apr. 10-24, May 8-11)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

204

375

685

1,100

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

3,000

5,300

9,200

18,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

!

2

3

4

5

6

7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

13

14

24

95

100 -31

30

25

*20

18

18

18

20

26

32

22

19

17

22

24

25

26

27

50

46

39

32

23

9.3

J3

386.3

28.6

1,760

Nov.

7

7

7

7

9

*10

10

12

12

14

14

16

18

14

12

10

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

7

8

10

10

12

14

14

-

301

10.0

597

Dec.

16

16

18

*20

2O

15

12

10

8

8

8

8

6

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

g

2

2

3

3

2

217

7.0

430

Jan.

£

?

2

1

1

1

1

0

Tj

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0.3

20

Feb.

 50

0

0

1

1

11

1

2

2

*3

30

~m100

100

80

50

30

15

8

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

-

-

528

18.2

1,050

Mar.

2

2

2

2

2

*2

1

T

1

l

l

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

10

100

*60O

748

24.1

1,480

Apr.

3,600

7,250

*7,510

*5,720

6,200

12,700

*15,400

8,260

2,800

*774

637

*784

760

569

420

339

*293

239

192

162

136

110

*89

81

71

63

60

54

50

47

-

73,370

2,446

145,500

May

52

52

39

33

35

37

37

94

102

*165

94

63

47

41

39

38

39

35

35

34

34

32

31

29

26

26

24

22

22

23

24

1,404

45.3

2,780

June

22

24

24

22

22

21

22

21

20

*22

21

20

20

20

18

17

16

15

T5

15

15

15

17

17

17

22

24

44

46

42

-

656

21.9

1,300

July

32

32

31

70

55

36

30

26

24

23

24

26

30

37

*61

58

43

32

29

28

26

40

37

29

25

20

19

16

15

14

15

981

31.6

1,950

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

11

16

16

12

12

11

*9.8

9.8

9.8

8.8

8.4

878

9.3

9.8

41

23

20

15

89

35

23

18

15

14

14

29

548.5

17.7

1,090

Sept.

16

To

9.8

10

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.8

9.3

9.3

8.8

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

8.8

9.8

*10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.8

9.3

-

282 .0

9.40

559

Calendar year 1951; Max 900 Mln o Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21,130

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,400 Mln 0 Mean 218 Ac-ft 158,500

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Apr. 6 (12 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (13.59 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Apr. 1. Discharge computed from onceaily (except Sundays) wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to Mar. 30, Apr. 10 to Sept. 30.
332 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Shadehill Reservoir at Shadehlll, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°46', long. 102"12' , in NW£ sec. 30, T. 21 N., R. 16 E., three-quarters 

of a mile west of Shadehill an 4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South 

Porks of Grand River.

Drainage area.--3,120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1950 to September 1952.

Gage Stevens contact-type gage read once daily, Prior to Apr. 3, 1952, occasional

elevations obtained by level circuits.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 318,101 acre-ft Apr. 10 (elevation, 2,297.86 ft); 

minimum, 51,000 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 2,248.1 ft).

1950-52: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 10, 1952; minimum since first filling to 

spillway level, 137,055 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1952 (elevation, 2,271 AS ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began July 1, 1950; dam completed Aug. 15, 1951. Total capacity is 409,000 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation, 

2,312 ft. Dead storage is 58,231 acre-ft below lowest point of canal outlet, ele/ation, 

2,250.8 ft. Conservation storage is 84,000 acre-ft between elevation 2,250.8 ft and 

crest of spillway, elevation, 2,272 ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

The reservoir is for irrigation supply and flood control.

Cooperation. Record of elevations and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31. ....................

Sept. 30. ....................

Elevation 

(feet)

2,248.1

2,249.1

2,249.1

2,249.8

2,252.2

2,278.23

2,272.45

2,271.98

2,271.46

Contents 

(acre-feet)

51,000

52,570

53,618

53,618

55,481

56,017

62,258

172,430

141,878

140,603

139,576

138,943

137,055

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

.

+ 1,570

+ 1,048

0

+41,418

+ 1,863

+536

+6,241

+ 110,172

-30,552

-1,275

-1,027

-633

-1,888

+86,055
GRAND RIVER BASIN 333

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°46', long. 102°11' , in SE^ sec. 19, T. 21 K., R. 16 E. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier at bridge on State Highway 73 at Shadehill, 1 mile downstream 

from Shadehill Dam, 5 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks, and 

12 miles south of Lemmon.

Drainage area. 3,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1904 to October 1906 (no winter records), February 1943 to September 1952.Published as "at Seim" 1904-6.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,186.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 1904 to October 1906, staff gage at dite 5 miles upstream at different 

datum. Feb. 23, 1943, to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage on old highway bridge 50 ft 

upstream at present datura. June 13, 1946, to Aug. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1943-52), 230 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 10.4£ ft); no 

flow at times.

1904-6, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 58,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 21.0 ft 

from floodmarks upstream from bridge; 19.06 ft, from floodmark in gage well, unreliable); no flow for many days in most years.

Maximum discharge known, that of Apr. 16, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for Mar. 28 to Apr. 4 and for period of no gage-height 

record in September, which are poor. Small diversion above station. Plow completely 

regulated by Shadehill Reservoir (see preceding page), from early July to Oct. 10, 1949, 

and after June 30, 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

2.98

3.1

3.2

3.3 7.5

2.7 0

2.8 1.1

2.9 i 4.0

3.0 9.0

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

4.5

150

260

5.0 465

6.0 970

8.0 2,580

10.5 5,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.3

5^2

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

13.2

0.43

26

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*,3

.3

,4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

8.0

0.27

16

Dec.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.3

.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

0.15

8.9

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

o

0

o

0

*o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

1

2

3

4

10

0.3

20

Apr.

**5

**20

10

**100

*2,100

*3,850

4,350

*4,650

5,050

5,140

*5,080

*5,010

4,960

4,900

*4,840

4,800

4,720

*4,S60

4,610

4,540

4,480

4,410

4,340

*4,260

4,190

4,100

4,040

3,950

3,860

*3,760

-

114,785

3,826

227,700

May

3.660

*3,180

*2,340

1,740

1,300

*1,030

833

726

*635

546

492

429

384

*347

303

267

236

215

200

186

178

168

155

148

140

134

124

126

12G

128

124

20,604

665

40,870

June

122

116

104

100

99

91

88

89

78

74

*67

63

58

52

50

50

33

28

25

20

19

17

15

16

18

21

29

51

49

50

-

1,692

56.4

3,363

July

50

61

56

53

54

56

52

57

43

40

38

43

45

44

43

*41

43

43

43

56

42

4U

31

31

29

24

22

17

16

11

8.4

1,222.4

39.4

2,120

Aug.

7.8

7.2

11

4.7

3.2

2.6

3.6

4 Z'.G.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

.5

iTT

6.6

14

17

14

*14

14

19

16

ie

16

15

16

16

15

10

18

25.

326.8

1J.S

64H

Sept.

14

16

To

11

12

11

12

12

12

13

13

.alJ

*-J.

.7

9 . 0

9.1'

1J

alJ

a 10

alJ

-

i04.3

1J.2

GU5

Calendar year 1951: Max 18 Mln 0 Mean 0.52 Ao-ft 375

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,140 Mln 0 Mean 3BO Ac-ft £75,700

* Discharge measurement or observation 3f no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records ani information 

settings at Shadehill Dam were unchanged.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Apr. 9.
GRAND RIVER BASIN

Grand River near Wakpala, S. Dak.

Drainage area.--5,510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1911 to March 1918, August 1928 to September 1952 (no winter 

records prior to March 1930).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to 

Mar. 18, 1918, chain gage at site 12 miles downstream at different datum. Aug 26, 

1928, to Mar. 11, 1937, chain or wire-weight gage at site 17 miles downstream at different datum. Mar. 12, 1937, to Mar. 31, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 17 miles 

downstream at different datum (this gage destroyed by flood of April 1944). Apr. 1, 

1944, to June 29, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1930-52), 327 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 12.82 ft); maximum gage height, 14.0 ft (floodmark), Apr. 1, affected by ice; no flow Jan. 13 to 

Mar. 26.

1911-18, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 82,200 cfs Apr, 18, 1950 (gage height, 22.75 

ft); no flow during long periods of most years.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by Shadehill Reservoir (see p. 332). One small diversion above gage for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and chemical analyses 

for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions. W 786: Drainage area (site 17 miles downstream). W 1116: Drainage area 

(site 12 miles downstream).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

4.5 

4.8

5.2

5.6 

6.0

24

52

100

180

400

990

4.9

5.1 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

6.8 

7.2 

8.0 

9.0

180

360

700

1,830

3,700

10.0 5,990

11.0 8,940

12.0 12,700

13.0 17,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

*26

^T

114

146

971

Jzo

462

245

153

124

112

86

80

71

66

61

56

53

82

70

63

63

63

63

63

63

64

64

65

*70

4,408

142

8,740

Nov.

65

W

55

50

45

45

45

50

50

55

60

60

60

55

50

45

40

40

40

*45

40

35

35

35

50

30

30

35

35

35

-

1,355

45.2

2,690

Dec.

35

35

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

20

20

15

10

10

8

6

6

4

4

2

2

1

1

1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

76

399.4

12.9

792

Jan.

0.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

5.4

Feb.

(*)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

10

10

10

1 , 000

1,035

33.4

2,050

Apr.

12,000

15,400

16,100

*15,000

13,400

13,700

15,300

15,000

11,700

*7,830

*6,460

6,040

5,840

5,590

5,490

5,440

5,560

5,560

5,450

5,200

5,130

4,780

4,600

4,440

4,180

4,000

4,050

5.960

3,960

4,070

235,230

7,841

466,600

May

*5,960

3,740

3,320

2,660

2,220

1,900

1,700

1,570

1,530

1,430

1,120

918

766

700

620

573

528

470

430

416

388

374

*312

280

250

222

207

198

189

186

T89

33,366

1,076

66,180

June

183

186

172

170

168

165

155

153

147

135

*130

135

128

115

108

103

91

85

81

78

76

84

82

86

85

85

98

192

183

766

4,425

148

8,780

July

395

*265

204

170

165

170

124

102

90

76

68

91

112

112

115

112

94

88

72

60

56

*50

49

80

62

55

45

31

36

31

_28

3,208

103

6,360

Aug.

24

22

20

21

20

26

20

23

18

17

17

*16

16

17

16

14

14

14

14

li

29

81

64

45

35

26

22

20

17

18

17

735

23.7

1,460

Sept.

a!5

a!5

a25

*40

a^5

a24

a22

20

18

17

20

16

14

12

14

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

*8.9

8.0

8.3

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.2

-

427.5

14.2

848

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,290 Mln 0 Mean 177 Ae-ft 128,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,100 Min 0 Mean 778 Ac-ft 564,500

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Apr. 1.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 335

Missouri River near Mobridge, S. Dak.

Legation.--Lat 45°32', long. 100 <) 29 1 , in sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 30 E., on downstream end of

 second pier from right bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 3 miles west of Mobridge, 

3 miles downstream from Grand River, and at mile 1,250.6.

Drainage area.--208,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 28, 1929, chain gage at site 3 miles 

upstream (above Grand River, includes flow of Grand River) at datum about 3 ft higher. 

Mar. 28, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain and wire-weight gages at present site at datum 

0.80 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1931, to Feb. 19, 1934, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 22,510 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 443,000 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 25.07 ft); minimum daily discharge, 4,700 cfs Dec. 16; minimum gage height, S.94 ft Nov. 24.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 2,600 cfs 

Jan. 8, 9, 1940; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Sept. 6, 7, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for days of doubtful gage height or uncertain ice 

effect, which are poor. Discharge measurements made six times per month during open 

water and three times per month during ice period. Plow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Many diversions above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 716: 1929-30. W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

X)ct.

41,200

39,7^0

37,400

37,000

36,600

37,400

37,900

37,900

38,400

37,900

37,000

36,100

36 , 10TJ

38,400

40,200

40,200

40,700

40,200

40,200

41,700

42,200

40,700

39,200

38,800

38,800

38,800

38,400

37,900

38,800

39,200

39,200

fl, 204 . 2

38,850

*2,388

Nov.

38,800

59,200

38 800

38 ) 800

39,200

38,400

38,400

37,900

37,000

36,600

36,100

36,600

37,000

37,000

37,000

37,000

36,600

37,000

36,600

34,800

33,600

32,000

28,400

13,600

11,200

10,800

10,400

10,800

10,500

11,000

-

921,100

30,700

*1,837

Dec.

39,700

44,000

28,400

25,500

24,100

23,800

23,400

20,500

19,200

14,900

t!3,000

11,000

8,300

6 , 000

 6,000

4,700

5,000

5,000

5,700

6,200

7,100

8,200

7,900

7,700

7,300

7,100

6,600

6,600

6,800

6,800

6,800

413,300

13,330

819,800

Jan.

7,900

8,800

9,400

9,600

dlO.OOO

dll.OOO

11,800

12,900

14,900

15,600

15,400

15,800

16,600

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,100

16,400

14,900

15,600

16,100

14,200

14,900

14,900

15,400

15,100

15,100

15,600

15,400

15,400

15,600

439,600

14,180

Feb.

15,400

16,100

15,800

16,100

16,600

16,600

16,900

16,900

17,100

17,100

17,700

17,700

18,200

18,500

18,500

17,700

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,700

18,200

18,500

17,700

18,500

18,200

17,700

17,700

15,600

15,800

_

-

498,700

17,200

871,900| 989,200

Mar.

13,100

12,200

d!2,200

di2,200

dl2,200

12,200

12,000

12,500

12,700

12,900

13,100

13,100

12,900

12,500

12,000

11,800

11,600

11,600

11,800

11,600

12,000

11,800

11,600

11,600

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,800

1 1 , 000

11,700

14,400

374,100

12,070

742,000

Apr.

b24,200

b44,000

b72,000

t98,000

b 120, 000

t!43, 000

253,000

374,000

430,000

357,000

258,000

197,000

149,000

114,000

92,000

79,600

74,200

71,400

70,200

71,200

71,200

70,800

74,400

75,900

68,700

58,000

52,500

49,300

47,100

45,000

-

*3, 704 . 7

123,500

$7,348

May

43,600

42,200

40,100

38,800

40,100

47,100

52,500

49,300

44,300

43,600

46,400

49,300

47,100

40,800

37,400

35,500

32,900

30,500

28,800

27,100

27,100

29,300

32,900

35,500

34,800

31,100

28,200

34,200

47,600

49,000

47,600

June

45,100

43,300

44,500

42,100

40,900

42,700

42,100

39,200

39,200

43,900

47,000

48,300

58,300

65,600

62,300

56,000

53,800

51,000

4 7 , 000

43,500

39,700

38,000

36,400

3 7 , 000

33,500

30,300

29,000

28,500

30,300

31,800

-

*1,214.5 ft, 289. 9

39,180

*2,409

43,000

*2,558

July

29,800

28,500

29,000

30,300

50, BOO

30,800

29,800

29,400

28,000

27,600

27,200

27,200

25,500

23,600

22,200

21,800

21,200

19,800

18,900

17,700

17,400

18,900

22,600

25,500

25,900

26,300

25,900

23,600

22,600

21,500

20,800

770,100

24,840

*1,527

Aug.

20,800

22,200

23,600

24,700

24,700

24,700

25,100

26,300

27,200

28,500

29,000

29,000

29,400

29,400

29,400

30,800

52,500

32, -300

31,300

29,800

29,000

28,500

28,500

28,000

28,000

27,200

26.7OO

26,300

26,700

28,000

28,100

855,500

27,600

*1,697

Sept.

29,000

50,000

30,000

29,000

28,500

28,000

27,800

27,100

26,400

25,900

25,500

26,100

27,500

28,100

28,80O

29,000

28,700

28,300

27,900

27,300

27,000

27,200

27,900

28,000

28,000

28,000

28,000

28,000

27,300

26,700

-

835,000

27,830

*1,656

Calendar year 1951: Max 115,000 Mln 4,700 Mean 30,320 Ac-I't 21,950,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 430,000 Mln 4,700 Mean 34,210 Ac-ft 24,830,000

Peak discharge (base, 60,000 cfs).--Apr. 9 (5 a.m.) 443,000 cfs (25.07 ft); June 14 (8:30 p.m.) 

67,200 cfs (9.67 ft).

t Expressed in thousands.

b Ice effect on stage-discharge relation uncertain.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated from adjacent days.
336 MOREAU RIVER BASIN

Moreau River at Bixby, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°08'35", long. 102°33'25", in NW£SE£ sec . 2 9, T. 14 N., R. 13 E., on upstream side of right abutment of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile southeast of Birty.

Drainage area.--1.570 sq mi, approximately.

Records ;ords available.--June 1904 tc November 1906 (no winter records), April 1948 to September

1952. Published as Owl River at Bixby 1905-6.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2,431.02 ft above mean sea level, 

* datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). June 1904 to November 1906 staff gage 

within a quarter of a mile of same site at different datum. Apr. 17 to June 11, 1948, 

Oct. 1, 1950, to Apr. 16, 1952, wire-weight gage or reference points on bridge at present datum. June 11, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder 300 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.8 ft, from 

FToodmark); minimum not determined.

1904-6, 1948-52: Maximum discharge, 'that of Apr. 1, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

2.0

5.0

15

30

81

159

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

1.6

2.8

5.0

8.8

20

46

116

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

17.5

215

344

735

1,710

3,460

6,610

14,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4.0 

 §T6 3.7

85

62

77

41

24

18

*14

10

9.5

7.0

5.8

8.5

8.5

6.2

6.2

6.6

11

12

12

16

51

42

49

44

49

44

38

25

796.6

25.7

AC-ftj 1,580

Nov.

20 

18

15

12

12

*12

14

20

20

20

25

25

20

15

12

10

~88

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

10

10

10

10

10

-

396

13.2

785

Dec.

10 

TC

8

8

*7

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

105.5

3.4

209

Jan.

(**)

0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Feb.

0.5 

.5

1

1

2

2

3

2

5

5

200

1,400

* 1,800

* 1,400

*700

400

200

80

40

25

20

15

15

15

20

20

15

12

10

_

-

6,410.0

221

12,710

Mar.

10 

10

10

10

*8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

10

100

3,000

 9,480

12,778

412

25,340

Apr.

* 14, 600 

12,500

8,280

5,710

4,510

3,730

2,940

2,220

1,600

737

366

290

272

238

213

*178

152

114

98

84

70

*57

50

44

40

36

36

34

31

27

-

59,257

1,975

117,500

May

24 

23

21

20

*il

17

17

21

84

¥4

42

29

52

29

26

20

19

17

36

34

32

27

26

24

21

31

27

24

20

19

20

903

29.1

1,790

June

21 

23

20

20

81

48

345

46

64

*105

52

31

26

24

19

14

8.3

6.7

6.0

670

6.0

~I6 172

36

44

29

92

156

70

46

1,363.0

45.4

2,700

July

29

67

38

57

64

67

48

34

26

14

14

15

131

~§T 250

*48

108

64

46

44

52

46

42

29

19

12

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3T§

1,465.7

47.3

2,910

Aug.

3.4 

3.4

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

"272 2.2

2.2

4.3

*3.*

3.4

5.3

4.3

4.3

8.3

50

44

32

31

27

21

12

448

121

52

38

24

21

20

1,001.0

32.3

1,990

Sept.

a!8 

a 15

a!2

alO

a8

a7

a6

a5.5

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

 273 2.1

2.7

2.8

a3.2

3.2

*2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

-

145.0

4.83

288

Calendar year 1951: Max 818 Min o 1 Mean 24.2 Ae-ft 17,520

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,600 Min - Mean 231 Ac-ft 167,800

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Feb. 11 (10:30 p.m.) about 2,500 cfs (10.34 ft); Apr. 1 (3 p.m.) 

15,300 cfs (17.8 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this daj.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Faith.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 bo Mar. 30.
MOREAU RIVER BASIN 337

Moreau River near Faith, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°11'50", long. 102°09ilO", in N^NW£ sec. 10, T. 14 N., R. 16 E., on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 73, 212 ft from right abutment, 2f- miles downstream from Rabbit Creek, and 13i miles northwest of Faith.

Drainage area.--2,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Oct. 5, 1949, at bridge a quarter of a 

mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 235 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs Apr. 2 {gage height, 19.2 ft); maximum gage height, 20.3 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs 

Jan. 16-28; minimum gage height observed, 1.84 ft Jan. 10.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Apr. 9, 1944 (gage height, 20.9 ft, at former 

site, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow during long periods.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

2.7 

3.3

20

43

125

355

1.8 3.0

1.9 5.8

2.0 10

2.1 18

2.2 30

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

6.0

158

305

2,300

9.0 5,110

12.0 8,850

16.0 15,600

19.0 24,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2T

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.2

10 

8.8

355

230

212

110

106

59

*37

32

23

20

14 

12

10

10

12

12

14

20

26

52

80

1OO

150

86

100 

59

89

59

2,117.0

68.3

4,200

Nov.

22

20 

18

15

15

18

*20

20

22

22

26

28

30

ZC 

20

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

12

12

12

10

12

12 

14

14

-

520

17.3

1,030

Dec.

14

T4 

13

12

*12

12

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

6 

6

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

T

1

200

6.5

397

Jan.

1

1

1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

».7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

1

1

2

Z1.9

0.71

43

Feb.

2

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

5

5

10

1,300

*1,500 

*1,100

7OO

400

*100

40

30

*25

25

20

20

25

25

25

25 

25

_

-

5,423

187

13,760

Mar.

25

25 

25

*25

25

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

15 

15

10 Iff

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

50

2,000

*1 1,000

13,480

435

26,740

Apr.

*18,400

*22,000 

*19.600

12,700

*10,600

*11,700

11,500

*8,760

4,680

2,050

*1,310

1,100

982

879

775

*656

578

459

332

288

240

220

*183

138

115

96

88

85

77

63

-

130,654

4,355

1259,100

May

59

50 

50

43

46

*52

42

50

205

266

230

144

85

70 

65

63

50

44

54

65

70

46

44

41

41

39

39

39 

36

30

4T

2,204

71.1

4,370

June

34

80 

41

31

30

29

63

48

41

*37

44

75

44

41 

31

30

25

24

21

M

99

944

782

310

158

151

2OO

1,590 

596

215

-

5,630

188

11,170

July

127

93 

626

7S5

121

115

134

102

59

50

44

37

50

93 

96

*134

80

93

108

108

59

63

44

37

34

33

27

33 

24

22

!i

2,885

93.1

5,720

Aug.

14

13

12

15

13

11

TT

72

183

50

27

21

17

15 

14

12

245

*131

354

305

105

83

46

46

70

482

T48

59

37

56

300

2,967

95.7

5,880

Sept.

"59 175

44

29

24

20

16

15

14

14

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.5 

8.0

7.6

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

6.7

*5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8 

5.8

5.5

-

585.0

19.5

1,160

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,020 Mln o Mean 53.0 Ac-ft 38,480

Water year 1951-52: Max 22,000 Mln 0.5 Mean 455 Ae-ft 330,600

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Feb. 14 (11 a.m.) 1,7OO cfs (6.72 ft); Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 25,000 cfs 

(19.2 ft); June 22 (5 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (4.8 ft); June 28 (1O a.m.) 1,9OO cfs (5.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affe'cted by ice Nov. 2 to Mar. 31.
MOREAU RIVER BASIN

Moreau River near Eagle Butte, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°11'20'', long. 101°13'05", in NWJrNWij-SWu sec. 8, T. 14 N. , R. 24 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, 4 miles downstream from 

Meadow Creek, and 13 miles north of Eagle Butte.

Drainage area.--4,320 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1952.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 19, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 383 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 21.70 ft from 

floodmark); no flow Dec. 26 to Feb. 13.

1343-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1952; maximum gage height, 23.0 ft 

Apr. 9, 1944; no flow for many days during most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

whi:h are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1146: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27-31)

2.0

2.1 

2.3

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

i 3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

108

205

345

560

850

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

2.9

5.2

13

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

109

181

489

980

2,480

10.0

13.0

17.0

22.0

5,990

10,700

17,800

28,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9

9

*8.6 38 

220

^19

147

307

£10

1E5

152

101

80

68

54

41

36

3?

31

31

!8

39

40*a

68

139

19?

159

151

121

*98

3,902.6

126

7.740

Nov.

~80 130

60

45

40

40

40

45

46

45

47

56

60

46

40

30

28

26

E4

*24

24

24

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

-

1,220

40.7

2,420

Dec.

 28 28

28

24

22

20

20

18

16

16

14

12

10

8

6

5

4

3

3

2

1

1

.5

.5

.5

0

13

0

0

0

0

290.5

9.37

576

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

«1,603

*1,200

900

700

400

200

100

50

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

-

-

5,430

187

10,770

Mar.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

50

100

1,000

4 , OOP

5,620

181

11,150

Apr.

g!7,000

«g 16,6 00

g24,800

*26,900

24,200

*22,800

24,800

25,500

17,600

*8,720

*g4,740

g3,370

a2,500

a2,100

al,800

al.SOO

al,300

al.100

g974

a900

g837

a720

a580

a450

a370

g313

g308

a260

a220

*g200

-

235,462

7,849

467,000

May

197

178

163

143

127

131

138

145

171

211

299

352

302

247

197

160

133

122

116

107

*98

100

100

105

94

87

82

71

67

To

76

4,589

148

9,100

June

67

67

66

60

58

61

61

55

55

53

68

63

*53

46

54

68

55

45

44

42

37

34

32

475

534

358

264

256

632

962

-

4,725

158

9,370

July

*572

340

216

155

493

362

225

138

103

101

94

94

82

79

74

66

63

79

116

90

74

90

*82

66

52

48

42

34

35

31

a^6_

4,122

133

8,180

Aug.

g22

g!9

gi7

g!7

g!6

g!5

a!5

44

59

63

160

*148

178

101

66

52

45

74

38

328

334

276

184

103

77

59

50

289

216

131

87

3,343

108

6,630

Sept.

64

95

253

*145

116

80

56

58

44

36

38

31

32

25

a20

al8

a!5

a!3

all

a9

a7

g5.9

*g5.6

g5.0

a5.0

g4.7

g4.7

g4.3

E4.0

a3.0

-

1,208.2

40.3

2,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,500 Mln 0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,080

Water year 1951-52: Max 26,900 Mln 0 Mean 717 Ac-ft 535,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 efs).--Feb. 15 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 27.400 cfs 

(21.70 ft;; June 29 (9 p.m.) 1,440 cfs (5.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Faith.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 2 (only 10 scattered gage readings 

Dec. 23 to Feb. 13, Feb. 19 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 2 observations of no flow, 

weather records, and records for station near Faith).
MOREAU RIVER BASIN 339

Moreau River at Promise, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°20', long. 100°36', in sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 29 E. , on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 170 ft downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & 

Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Virgin Creek, and three-quarters of 

a mile north of Promise.

Drainage area.--5,223 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to April 1930).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934. chain gage at same site and datum.

Nov. 8, 1934, to July 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft upstream at same

datum. July 21, 1944, to July 11, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-52), 304 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,900 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 24.16 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Feb. 2-15; minimum gage height, 1.94-ft Sept. 30.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1952; maximum gage height, 24.4 ft 

Mar. 25, 1947; no flow for many days during most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 926: 1928-30, 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

5.0 

4.0 

5.0

310

600

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

126

238

385

760

1,290

8.0

12.0

16.0

22.0

24.0

2,820

6,910

11,700

23,900

35,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

*12

12

54

203

203

476

386

315

264

221

179

152

128

96

70

62

54

52

54

56

59

77

150

162

101

87

144

192

167

158

4,360

141

8,650

Nov.

*103_

60

65

60

50

45

40

45

55

55

60

60

60

50

60

50

30

45 

*50

50

45

40

30

25

30

30

35

35

40

40

-

1,443

48.1

2,860

Dec.

40

40

40

35

35

30

26

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

9

7

6

6 

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

428.5

13.8

850

Jan.

2

Z

Z

z

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

^L

35.0

1.13

69

Feb.

0.2

.1

TT

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

*900

850

1,700 

900

600

300

200

100

50

40

40

35

35

35

-

-

5,786.6

200

11,480

Mar.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

22

22 

*22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

30

50

380

J5,200

4,327

140

8,580

Apr.

7,500

19,500

*24,900

29,800

*54,200

31,100

30,600

33,400

30,600

20,400

9,360

6,460

5,060

4,270

3,650

3,210

2,760

*2,320 

1,960

1,640

1,310

1,070

839

718

621

530

480

432

366

286

-

309,342

10,310

613,600

May

*281

261

241

220

196

189

176

182

194

208

213

243

328

347

3T6

248

206

180

167

154

142

134

*124

120

116

118

107

102

95

92

Si

5,793

June

93

93

87

84

80

75

67

64

71

64

*61

56

61

64

60

51

47

57 

60

51

48

51

48

"92 45

743

359

629

587

681

4.629

187 1 154

11,490| 9,180

July

943

645

*435

425

421

418

350

313

213

159

136

138

216

152

136

132

98

75

72

109

107

*93

81

75

84

72

61

48

46

40

34

6,327

204

12,550

Aug.

30

33

28

26

22

28

19

19

17

67

68

*C2

102

128

171

122

87

71 

67

67

105

246

278

251

180

138

100

81

76

298

208

3,195

103

6,340

Sept.

142

105

84

*81

228

165

130

105

84

67

64

51

37

42

35

36

32

27 

28

19

18

18

*15

15

14

13

12

10

9.6

8^8

1,693.4

56.4

3,360

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,500 Min 0 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,200 Min 0.1 Mean 949 Ac-ft 689,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 efs). Feb. 16 (11:30 p.m.) about 5,700 cfs (12.8 ft); Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 

36,900 cfs (24716 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. Z to Apr. 1. Discharge, Dec. 7 to Feb. 15, 

Feb. 18-27, Mar. 20 to Apr. 17, Apr. 21-26, June 26 to Sept. 30, computed from once- or twice-daily 

wire-weight gage readings.
340 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°22', long. 104°16', In sec. 14, T. 39 N., R. 62 W. , on right bank threeeighths of a mile south of Spencer, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 34 miles south of 

Newcastle.

Drainage area. 2,070 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 14, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs June 28 (gage height, 8.3 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1952; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station In Water-Supply Paper 1209). Records of 

chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years).--W 1209: 1948(P), 1950.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6, 7, Mar. 19-21, 

May 25 to June 25, July 15-26, Aug. 6-10)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2 3

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

73

217

685

1,260

2,150

4,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, watei- year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

1.0

 3.0

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

17.7

0.57

35

Nov.

0.1

0

.2

.2

.1

0

»0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

.6

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.8

T73

1.3

1.1

-

17.1

0.57

34

Dec.

1.0

1.3 T73

1.0

1.1

1.3

.6

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.5

b.5

b.4

b.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

11.9

0.38

24

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

b.l

bl.3

b.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5 

.6

. 7

.8

.8

9.8

0.32

19

Feb.

0.8

.7

77

.7

*.7

.7

.3

1.0

1.5

2.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

 2.7

2.6

2.5

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0 

3.5

3.5

-

-

66.2

2.28

131

Mar.

3.5

3.0

2.7

3.1

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.3

 4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

10

15

*17

22

T9

13

10

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4 

9.6

9.9

6.8

6.8

244.0

7.87

484

Apr.

 5.4

2.8

6.8

476

4.7

1.8

1.0

1.0

3.4

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

*2. 1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.3

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.1

71

.2

-

60.6

2.02

120

May

0.3

.2

0

0

0

».l o'

.5

5.4

2.1

.4

.5

.2

.1

.2

.9

1.6

2.4

1.8

1.9

14

381

»1,680

*460

 171

 89

50 

*32

24

18

13

2,950.6

95.2

5,850

June

9.1

6.1

5.4

48

47

47

25

16

11

6.8

3.4

 2.1

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

20

"5,620

 1,760

182

91

-

5,902.7

197

11,710

July

58

 38

25

17

14

9.9

11

8.3

8.3

8.3

11

796

 4T6

121

78

 37

22

11

5,4

2.4

.9

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

1,699.2

54.8

3,370

Aug.

0

o

0

0

0

33

16

6.8

1.3

1.0

177

496

101

49

22

9.1

gl.8

g.s

 g.2

g-1

537

237

73

g32

g7.5

gi.a

g-8

g.l

go

0

0

1,804.1

58.2

3,580

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,860 Mln 0 Mean 56.0 Ac-ft 40,570

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,620 Mln o Mean 34.9 Ac-ft 25,360

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). M<

cfs (8.3 ft); July 12 (10:30 a.m.) 1

ly 23 (10 a.m.) 2.510 cfs (6.28 ft): June 28 (1:30 a.m.) 5,250 

. 58C cfs (5.42 ft); Aug. 12 (2 a.m.) 835 cfs (4.30 ft); Aug. 21

(5 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (5.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily chain-gage readings.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1, 3, 4, Dec. 15 to Jan. 13, Jan. 17 to Mar. 18, Mar. 22-28; 

discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements and weather records.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 341

Cheyenne River near Spencer, Wyo. 

(Formerly published as South Fork Cheyenne River near Spencer)

Location. Lat 43°25', long. 104°07', in sec. 25, T. 40 N., R, 61 W., en left bank 2 miles 

downstream from Robbers Rocst Creek, 1\ miles northeast of Spencer, and 30 miles south 

of Newcastle.

Drainage area. 5,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1952. Published as South Fork Cheyenne River 

near Spencer October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at bridge 400 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,840 cfs June 28 (gage height, 8.6 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1952; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good prior to Aug. 4, fair thereafter, except those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WaterSupply Paper 1209).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

1.0

1.0

 1.1

2.4

3.3

771

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

0 5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.4

0.56

35

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

T5

0

c

*0

0

0

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.8

.6

.6

b.5

b.5

b.5

.5

.6

.6

'.6

1.5

2.0

T75

1.0

_

-

18.9

0.65

37

Mar.

0.9

.7

.6

78

1.0

2.0

3.0

8.0

14

*T2

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

*8.2

b8.0

b7.0

b6.5

b6.0

b7.0 

blO

12

11

12

12

11

7.0

5.3

201.5

6.50

400

Apr.

*5.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.2

0.27

16

May

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

14

39

25

14

5.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.2

.7

12

385

»5,680 

*2,810

*806

440

266

*168

140

110

83

11,004.5

355

21,830

June

72

70

70

86

105

46

57

52

46

39

28

*15

9.6

9.1

5.8

3.8

3.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.4

.9

.27?

5.0

11

»4,770

»5.180

*801

292

11,785.4

393

23,380

July

174

*120

79

42

28

23

18

12

8.9

6.0

5.6

546

771

477

*338

290

217

179

150

105

59

40

31 

19

11

7.0

4.1

3.1

2.1

1.2

_._£

3,767.6

122

7,470

Aug.

0.4

*.3

73

7.5

4.6

16

43

28

22

18

45

437

T45

70

24

12

7.2

3.0

»*!.!

.9

279

370

184 

80

22

13

8.6

5.0

1.8

1.2

.9

1,850.8

59.7

3,670

Sept.

0.5 -75

.2

*. 1

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.47

2.8

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,900 Mln 0 Mean 88.3 Ac-ft 63,920

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,680 Mln 0 Mean 78.3 Ac-ft 56,840

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--May 23 (2 p.m.) 7,750 cfs (8.0 ft); June 28 (5 a.m.) 9,840 cfs 

(8.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-3, 11-15, Feb. 21 to Mar. 9, Mar. 12-18j discharge estlmateu 

in basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station on Lance Creek at

Spencer. 

ft downstr

scharge measurement, weather records, and records for station on Lance Creek at 

Discharge computed from once-daily or twice-daily wire-weight gage readings at bridge 400 

eam Oct. 4-10, Feb. 8-20, Mar. 10, 11, June 6-26, Aug. 16-20, Aug. 25 to Sept. 7.
342 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Newcastle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43"32'05", long. 104°06'35", in NW£ sec. 18, T. 41 N., R. 60 W. , on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from Sheep Creek and 23 miles south of Newcastle.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February to September 1943, October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 1, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-52), 26.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 869 cfs May 24 (gage height, 8.97 ft); no flow 

for many days in August and September.

1943, 1944-52: Maximum discharge observed, 1,840 cfs Mar. 27, 1943 (gage height, 

14.0 ft, from floodmark); no flow at times in August, September 1943, December 1945, 

July, August, September 1950, August, September 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see 

Remarks for this station in Water-Supply Paper 1209). Records of chemical analyses and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years) . W 1209: 1943, 1946, 1948-49.

Rating taoles, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

l.S 

1.7

0.1 2.0 

2.2 

2.4

14

1.6 0

1.7 .2

1.8 1.3

1.9 3.2

2.0 6.0

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

9.0

180

313

874

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.2

5.2

9.8

sTs

.8

l.S

5.3

6.0

3.8

2.5

2.0

1.4

.8

.9

.5

.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

. 2

.4

1.8

3.3

3.8

4.2

3.8

1.3

74.7

2.41

148

Nov.

0.7

.5

3.8

9.0

11

14

22

18

23

2T

18

14

14

13

10

7.6

5.5

7.0

9.0

11

15

12

11

10

10

10

11

13

13

11

348.1

11. S

690

Dec.

11

11

9.7

8.4

7.8

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.8

4.C

3.8

6.0

5.0

3.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

.5

.6

.8

.8

.S

.5

.e

.7

.7

.7

.3

_._2

103.4

5.34

205

Jan.

0.3

.3

.'3 . 3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.4

1.5

3.0

6.0

8.0

9.5

10

10

63.9

2. OS

127

Feb.

10

9.8

9.S

¥76

9.6

11

16

20

21

22

22

20

18

17

15

14

15

17

15

15

16

16

16

16

20

25

26

22

20

-

483.6

16.7

959

Calendar year 1951: Max 437 Mln 0.1

Mar.

20

17

15

16

18

20

22

25

24

24

23

22

22

25

30

50

70

100

120

100

90

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

160

250

400

2,433

78.5

4,830

Apr.

~^Z 206

70

48

43

40

37

37

32

29

26

23

18

14

13

12

11

10

7.6

2.8

2.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

^_4

780.0

2B.O

1,550

May

0.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

. 4

.6

1.2

.9

.S

.4

.4

.3

74

.5

.8

.8

.5

4.5

3. 2

457

418

761

216

43

24

16

12

10

7.6

1,983.6

64.0

3,930

June

5.7

4.8

4.5

25

9.6

5.7

4.8

15

14

7.2

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1. 3

1.8

6.8

92

115

~2T 148

513.7

17.1

1,020

July

13

7.S

4.3

2.6

1.6

1.3

2.6

1.3

1.5

1.3

3.6

92

165

300

415

396

32

14

8.4

5.4

3.2

2.0

1.2

.8

.9

.8

.5

.5

,3

.4

_.JL

1,479.3

47.7

2,330

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.1

.9

.9

.2

.1

0

0

0

1.2

.3

2.5

1.3

. 3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.2

0.30

18

Sept.

0

0

0

.6

.3

.1

.1

.3

.8

2.0

1.3

2.8

3.2

3. ?'.52

3.5

'572 3.7

3.0

2.2

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

34.8

1.16

£9

Mean 15.1 Ao-ft 10,960

Water year 1951-52: Max 761 Kin 0 Mean 22.7 Ao-ft 16,480

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfa). May 24 (5 p.m.) 869 cfs (8.37 ft); July 15 (12 p.m.) 740 cfs 

(8.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-26, Dec. 7, Dec. 13 to Mar. 31.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 343

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak.

Location. Lat-43 °18'20" , long. 103 "49'10'', in SW^-SE^SE-f sec. 36 T. 83. R. 2 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 18 at Edgemont, 300 ft 

downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, and 600 ft upstream from 

Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area. 7,143 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1903 to "November 1906 (no winter records), April 1928 to February 

1933 , October 194C to September 1952.

Page. Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage read once or more often 

daily. Datutr of gage is 3,416^2 ft above mean sea level. Jane 19, 1903, to May 16, 

1905, st^ff gage and May 17, 1905, to November 1906, chain gage, attached to former 

highway bridge about 20 ft upstream at datum 3.70 ft lower. Apr. 11, 1928, to Feb. 28, 

1933, chain gage and Oct. 4, 1946, to Oct. 23, 1947, dire-weight gage, at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1928-32, 1946-52), 132 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,940 cfs June 28 (gage height, 7.29 ft); no 

flow Jan. 29 to Feb. 3.

1903-6, 1928-33, 1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 10,500 cfs June 3, 1929 (gage 

height, 7.36 ft); no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, 12.0 ft (present datum) May 1, 1922, from floodmarks at railroad bridge. Flood of May 12, 1920, reached a stage of 11.0 ft (present datum) from 

floodmarks at railroad bridge.

Remarks,.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (Hater years). W 1036: Drainage area. W 1116: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge , in cubic feet per second') 

(Shifting-contrril method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 14, June "'-24, Aug. 16-21)

1.25 0

1.5 1.0

1.4 4.5

1.5 10

1.7

1.9 

2 .1

2.6

May 22 to Sept. 3C

1.4 59

1.7 14Z

2.0 256

1.6 18

3.5 1,370

4.0 2,070

5.0 3,900

6.3 6,76O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.4

3.4

4.5

13

14

10

5.6

5.8

3.4

E .0

4.2

5 .0

6.2

5.0

5.0

*3.4

5.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.8

3.1

2.8

2 .4

2.8

3.o

137.3

4.43

272

Nov.

2

3

4

3,

4

4

5

5

tL

6

6

6

6

*6

5

5

4

5

5

6

5

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

-

135

4 5

268

Dec.

3

5

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

**!

1

1

19.8

0.64

39

Jan.

0.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

-s-5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

u

6.0

0.19

12

Feb.

u

b

0

.5

**L

2

5

4

5

5

,:

5

5

5

6

6

T_

6

5

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

6

_

-

91.5

3.16

181

Mar.

6

6

5

f,

»9

9

9

9

lu

10

10

10

9

9

,3

14

26

30

34

34

32

32

30

38

*50

84

71

84

73

78

555

1,169

38.4

2,360

Apr.

370

145

65

5£

44

35

33

36

40

*29

24

£9

25

22

18

1C

5

3

1

.5

.1

.1

-

987.5

32.9

1,960

May

0.1

1 3_

.1

.1

*«.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

10

25

15

8

5

3

1

.1

.1

.1

.1

726

4,660

 4,420

1,550

640

*4C9

345

282

232

189

13 ,541.8

437

26,860

June

164

136

149

1,320

308

208

164

116

88

96

59

41

26

19

14

*6.5

4.1

2.2

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

2.8

20

 3,050

"6.740

 1,280

445

-

14,466 .4

482

28,690

July

232

149

104

77

61

46

40

*35

29

23

17

176

933

870

429

662

336

167

102

70

55

36

19

11

6.5

5.9

2.8

*2.8

.3

.3

.3

4,697.9

152

9,320

Aug.

0.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.'2

4.7

2.8

.2

.3

227

241

110

55

29

12

6.5

*.4

.4

28

511

295

149

59

25

11

4.7

4.1

1.6

.3

1,779.7

57.4

3,530

Sept.

0.2

_£

** ,

** .

3.8

0.13

7.5

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,260 Min o Mean 95.0 Ac-ft 68,820

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,740 Min o Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,500

P;ak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs) . May 23 or 24 (time unknown) about 6,700 cfs; June 4 (10:20 a.ir 

3,820 cfs (4.96 ft); June 28 (1O a.m.) 8,940 cfs (7.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement maae on this day.

** Fitld estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Mar. 25 (no gage-height record Dec. 16 

to Jan. 7, Jan. 9-12, 15, 18, 19, Jan. 21 to Feb. 2; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and gage reader's ani engineer's rote'*). No gage-height record 

Apr. 15 tj May 11, May 13-21; iischarge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, gage reader' 

notes, and records for nearby stations.
344 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Hat Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°14 I 46", long. 103°35'14", in SW^-SE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 9 3. , R. 4 E. , on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 87, 2 miles upstream from 

mouth, 2 miles west of Heppner, and 12-^ miles southeast of Edgemont.

Drainage area. 1,044 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to July 1906, October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,295 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 8, 

1905, to May 2, 1906, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. May 3 to July 7, 1906, staff gage at present site at different datum. 

Nov. 6, 1950, to May 1, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs June 5 (gage height, 6.75 ft); no flow 

Aug. 13-22, Sept. 28-30.

1905-6, 1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 9,150 cfs Aug. 12, 1905 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 85 cfs on basis 

of float measurement at gage height 5.10 ft; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or from obstructions on control, which are poor. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

or backwater from obstructions on control (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 10-16, Apr. 7 to 

May 10, June 29, 30, Sept. 9-30)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.5 

2.3

3.4 

5.6 

8.9

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

160

261

555

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

.7

1.9

4.0 

7.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

142

342

762

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

?1

Z?

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.2

14

13

11

5

3.2

2.3

1.7

1.1

1.0

.8

.il

*- f 7

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.1

Z .3

c.S

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.4

107.0

3.45

212

Nov.

4.3

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.4

*4^5_

3.8

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2^1

3.3

3.0

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.2

-

102.0

3.40

202

Dec.

3.3

4.5

4.7

4.9

6.

6

4.5

4.4

4.2

*3.8

3.6

3.6

2.2

2.2

2

1.5

1

1

1

.8

.6

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.6

.8

71.2

2.30

141

Jan.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

16.5

0.53

33

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

**.3

**.e

i

2

2

2

2

3

4

5

8

10

12

M13

13

12

10

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

_

-

190.0

6.55

377

Mar.

9

7

7

7

*7

20

65

30

35

200

110

80

50

45

45

50

70

92

94

184

150

130

110

*100

75

59

65

75

83

76

88

2,218

71.5

4,400

Apr.

70

*57

47

20

13

11

12

15

11

*7

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.3

5

4.5

2.5

2.6

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.1

2.3

3.0

-

323.4

10.8

641

May

3.8

3.1

2.5

2.1

*3.4

3.4

2.8

3.3

4.3

34

69

39

16

9

4.7

6

4.9

4.5

6

3.6

11

»142

*457

417

229

*113

 52

38

27

21

20

1,752.4

56.5

3,480

June

17

12

14

*28

758

752

139

82

61

34

24

21

17

12

9

*9

7

6

6

4.9

4.6

4.0

3^1

4.3

5

6

16

15

261

*638

-

2,970.6

99.0

5,890

July

49

21

12

10

7

5

4.0

3.0

2.3

**1.6

1.5

1.6

99

*193

19

12

9

6

4.9

2.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.2

**.!

.1

.1

.1

469.1

15.1

930

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

167

113

12

6

3.6

2.1

1.2

.6

.5

307.2

9.91

609

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

. 1

**.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

-

4.2

0.14

8.3

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,350 Min 0 Mean 31.2 Ac-ft 22,550

Water year 1951-52: Max 758 Mln 0 Mean 23.3 Ac-ft 16,920

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). June 5 (8 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (6.75 ft); June 30 (6:30 a.m.) 1,080 

cfs (5.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ice or from obstructions on control 

Dec. 8 to Mar. 17, Mar. 21-24. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Mar. 11-

24, May 24 to June 4, J 11-16.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 345

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°18'19", long. 103°33'43", in SE-qrSE£ sec. 31, T. 8 S. , R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 87, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Cascade Creek and 10 miles southwest of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 8,710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1914 to September 1920, March 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily during low stages 

and oftener during high stages. Altitude of gage is 3,190 ft (from topographic map). 

Sept. 11, 1914, to Apr. 1, 1915, water-stage recorder and Apr. 2, 1915, to Sept. 30, 

1920, staff gage, at site 3 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 361 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 180 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,450 cfs June 28 (gage height, 11.72 f^, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 9 cfs Aug. 5-8.

1914-20, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 114,000 cfs May 12, 1920 (gage height, 29.2 

ft, site and datum then In use, from floodmarks), by slope-area determination; minimum 

observed, 2.8 cfs May 25, 26, 1947 (corrected).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diversion above station for irrigation during summer months. 

Records for water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years). W 976i 1920, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Dec. 18 to Feb. 23, Apr. 26 to May 22, 

June 4-7, 11-19, July 5-11, July 17 to Aug. 28)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.3

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

132

270

510

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

104

248

475

800

1,720

3,200

7,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

28

29

35

37

66

58

44

38

34

32

31

31

31

31

*30

29

29

31

32

32

32

31

29

21

28

29

30

29

28

28

1,027

33.1

2,040

Uov.

27

29

30

32

32

32

32

35

36

41

41

42

*41

50

47

36

34

34

35

37

38

43

48

45

37

37

41

42

39

39

-

1,132

37.7

2,250

Dec.

37

36

34

34

34

38

27

31

33

*32

31

31

32

30

29

29

29

26

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

BBO

28.4

1,750

Jan.

22

23

22

22

21

21

21

*20

21

21

21ri

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

24

25

25

24

27

27

36

34

715

23.1

1,420

Feb.

33

32

32

*33

3^

31

35

45

50

47

56

56

43

48

54

55

60

56

54

55

56

47

42

41

38

38

41

44

47

-

1,307

45.1

2,590

Mar.

44

42

41

42

*38

38

45

54

49

70

169

122

97

60

60

74

81

111

150

174

210

162

114

*156

200

221

232

189

186

186

236

3,653

118

7,250

Apr.

510

*353

251

176

144

119

97

85

79

*72

62

52

50

52

49

44

41

36

33

32

31

28

28

24

23

22

21

19

19

19

2,571

85.7

5,100

May

18

18

17

16

*16

15

14

14

14

15

32

23

24

19

17

16

15

15

15

14

16

83

3,370

*5.740

2,250

*1,100

*554

399

288

248

216

14,611

471

28,980

June

164

136

136

*1,910

1,260

1,330

505

309

284

244

197

150

114

82

64

*46

43

32

35

36

36

33

35

39

39

39

788

*7.520

*2,250

1,500

-

19,206

640

38,100

July

565

364

252

197

160

133

96

74

51

*39

38

38

*849

1.140

822

627

*725

330

244

193

133

98

62

43

30

24

19

*16

13

13

U.

7,399

239

14,680

Aug.

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

25

375

224

126

84

60

.41

*30

26

26

444

505

492

204

114

69

39

21

15

13

3,040

98 .-1

6,030

Sept.

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

*15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

14

15

16

17

16

16

17

16

17

*18

18

-

429

14.3

851

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,740 Mln 10 Mean 176 Ac-ft 127,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 7,320 Mln 9 Mean 153 Ac-ft m, 000

Peak discharge (base. 2..000 cfs).--May 24 (8 a.m.) 6,950 cfs (10.79 ft); June 4 (3 p.m.) 4,290 cfs 

(9.57 ft); June 28 (3 p.m.) 9,450 cfs (11.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
346 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Angostura Reservoir near Hot Springs, S. Dak.

Reference point, lat 43°20'35", long. 103°26'15", at dam on Cheyenne River In SW^NWl 

sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 6 E., 6| miles southeast of Hot Springs. Gage referred to mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Records available, October 1949 to September 1952. Maximum 

contents observed during year, 135,500 acre-ft July 18 (elevation, 3,187.03 ft); minimum observed, 75,470 acre-ft May 20 (elevation, 3,172.67 ft). Maximum contents observed 

during period 1949-52, that of July 18, 1952; minimum observed since normal operating 

level was reached, that of May 20, 1952.

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with concrete overflow section; dam 

completed Dec. 7, 1949. Storage began Oct. 3, 1949. Conservation capacity, 136,300 

acre-ft between elevations 3,139.75 ft (bottom of power outlet) and 3,187.2 ft (top of 

outlet gates). Dead storage below elevation 3,139.75 ft, 23,830 acre-ft. Maximum pool 

elevation, 3,198.1 ft (capacity, 194,200 acre-ft). Figures given herein represent usable contents above elevation 3,139.75 ft. Water is stored for flood control, irrigation, 

and power generation. Records of contents and capacity table furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Sept. 30. ..................

Nov . 30 ...................

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1951 ......

Jan. 31.......... .........

Feb. 29.. .................

Mar. 31.. .................

June 30 ................ .

July 31 ...................

Sept .30.. .................

Water year 1951-52 ......

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

r

131,500

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

.

-80

+92,520

-6,960

-3,170

 rtoo

-11,600

-1-16,760
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam, 3. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°23 I 08'' J long. 103°24'2Q", in NW^-SE^NE-i- sec. 4, T. 8 S., R. 6 E., near 

left batik on downstream side of pier of bridge on II. S. Highway 18 and State Highway 

79, 100 ft upstream from Fall River, 4 miles downstream from Angostura Dam, and 5 miles 

southeast of Hot Springs.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude 

of gage is 3,025 ft (from topographic map). Nov. 8, 1945, to Oct. 16, 1946, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 197 cfs Apr. 11, 12, 14-18, 24, 29, 30; 

maximum gage height, 5.60 ft Apr. 10; minimum daily discharge, 0.5 cfs for many days. 

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 9,520 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 9.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs by logarithmic plottiig; maximum gage height, 

10.4 ft June 20, 1947 (backwater from Fall River); no flow Oct. 9, 1949, to Feb. 5, 

1950, Apr. 28, Aug. 26, 30, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

recurd or periods when gage reading was not representative of average for day, which 

are fair. Flow regulated by Angostura Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of 

powerplant operation furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. Rscords of suspended sediment 

loads for the watpr year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

at Ing table, water year 1351-52 (gage height. In feet.,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5)

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.9

5.0

C.5 

1.0 

3.0

6

116

212

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.8

.7

.9

1 .0

1.1

.9

l.u

1.2

l.u

.8

1.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

*1.2

.3

!a

.b

.3

.3

.a

l.u

.9

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1. J

1.3

1.0

51.5

1.02

£2

JJov.

1.3

1.0

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.0 i'.Z

l.C

1.1

.9

.3

1.0

*1.3

1.1

y

.a

.7 iTo

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

.8

.9

.a

.7

l.u

.a

-

29. a

0.96

55

Dec.

1.0

.3

1.0

.7

.6

10

10

lu

10

10

*lu

20

20

20

20

2u

20

*20

34

*34

34

34

34

34

34

54

34

34

34

34

34

64S.1

20. a

1,230

Jan.

54

34

34

34

54

34

*54

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

5 P

56

5F

56

56

56

1,344

43.4

2,670

Feb.

170

17 D

170

*177

172

172

177

157

172

177

182

157

137

187

187

182

132

132

182

182

162

177

172

172

172

172

172

177

177

_

-

5,087

175

10,090

Mar.

172

172

157

167

*172

172

177

iaz

177

177

182

182

177

144

167

172

172

Apr.

167

187

187

137

187

187

182

187

156

168

197

197

192

*197

197

197

197

172! 197

167 1 192

177

148

157

133

**145

177

177

177

177

182

132

132

5,278

170

10,470

192

153

192

192

197

182

192

192

*192

197

197

-

5,636

183

11,180

May

141

133

134

134

*a!34

a!35

a!3E

a!36

a!36

a!37

al37

a!38

a!38

a!39

139

Io6

June

aO.5

a. 5

10

25

5

1.9

1.2

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

**9

135 | 54

140

136

43

13

26

16

7

3.7

2.2

1.4

**a.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

2,713.3

37.5

5,380

8

60

43

105

172

177

182

157

129

*81

172

167

162

-

1,726.1

57.5

3,420

July

167

167

167

±72

167

167

172

*172

157

162

167

61

70

153

153

153

153

153

142

153

148

148

153

134

148

134

148

148

*14P

148

148

4,633

149

9,190

Aug.

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

153

130

148

148

148

148

148

143

*148

162

157

157

157

157

132

157

157

157

157

157

162

4,668

151

9,260

Sept.

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

*167

167

167

153

157

162

157

147

148

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

Ib7

*162

145

-

4,755

158

9,430

Calendar year 1351: Max 34 Mln 0 Mean 2.79 Ac-ft 2,020

Water year 1951-52: Max 197 Mln Q.5 Mean 99.9 Ac-ft 72,490

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge 

easurement, 2 field estimates, and records of operation of hydroelectric powerplant at Angostura 

am 4 miles upstream.

Note.--Gage reading not representative of average fcr day Dec. P to Feb. 3; discharge computed on 

asis of records of operation of hydroelectric powerplant at Angostura Dam 4 miles upstream.
348 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Fall River at Hot Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°25'50", long. 103°28'05", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 5 E., on left bank 

30 ft downstream from Seventh Street Bridge in Hot Springs, 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,413.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at site one block upstream at datum 3.00 

ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years (1938-52), 28.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs May 18 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 18 cfs Sept. 21.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Sept. 4, 1938 (gage height, 18.4 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 23, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversion above station for water supply of town of Hot Scrings. Slight regulation 

caused by hydroelectric plant, bath houses , and sanitariums in Hot Springs.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52,(gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.9

2.0

1.9 

2.1

8.0

41

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

26

26

*27

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

904

29.2

1,790

Jiov.

30

30

32

30

32

32

32

32

29

29

30

32

30

*29

30

30

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

29

-

919

30.6

1,820

Dec.

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

*26

26

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

26

22

22

22

22

24

792

25.5

1,570

Jan.

22

22

24

22

24

24

*24

24

24

22

24

26

26

27

26

26'

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

29

29

27

26

29

29

29

27

798

25.7

1,580

Feb.

29

27

29

31

*27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

31

31

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

26

26

_

-

806

27.8

1,600

Mar.

24

24

24

24

24

*26

24

26

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

828

26.7

1,640

Apr.

31

32

32

34

32

31

29

29

29

27

27

29

29

*29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

-

851

28.4

1,690

May

24

24

24

24

24

*22

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

31

32

32

36

38

32

31

31

31

*27

24

21

21

21

838

27.0

1,660

June

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

22

24

24

24

26

26

26

*27

27

24

24

24

24

24

26

27

27

29

34

34

34

32

-

761

25.4

1,510

July

34

34

31

31

29

27

*29

29

27

26

26

29

29

27

27

27

29

26

26

27

29

27

27

27

27

26

27

*27

27

27

27

868

28.0

1,720

Aug.

27

27

27

29

29

29

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

*29

29

29

29

27

24

24

24

22

22

22

24

24

814

26.3

1,610

Sept.

24

26

22

24

24

26

26

26

*26

26

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

19

18

19

21

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

-

711

23.7

1,410

Calendar year 1951 : Max 36 Mln 21 Mean 27.1 Ac-ft 19,590

Water year 1951-52 : Max 38 Mln 18 Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,600

Peak discharge (base, 135 cfs). No peak above base.

" uiscnarge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19 to Dec. 11; discharge interpolated.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 349

Beaver Creek near Buffalo Gap, S. Dak.

Locatip; 

Bank" 1-5

in. Lat 43°28'20", long. 103°18'15", in NW$SEi sec. 5, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., on left 

: I-? miles south of Buffalo Gap and 4-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 20, 1939, staff or wire-weight gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-52), 7.33 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51 cfs May 23 (gage height, 4.01 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.77 ft Jan. 1 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 4, 1938 (gage height, 16.46 ft, former 

site and datum), by slope-area determination; no flow at times during 1950, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in 1927, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Many small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . W 956: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2S

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

7

*6

8

9

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

7

12

8

8

8

10

246

7.9

488

flov.

11

11

1111

11

11

11

111111

11

11 *11

11

11

11

11

1111

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

1111

11-

324

10.8

643

Dec.

11

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

11

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

292

9.4

579

Jan.

8

8

9

9

9

9

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

288

9.3

571

Feb.

10

9

9

*9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

_

-

266

9.2

528

Mar.

10

9

9

9

*9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*a9

a9

8

7

6

3.6

2.8

2.9

271.3

8.75

533

Apr.

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.9

'*2.0

2.2

1.6

1.4

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

38.7

1.29

77

May

0.2

.2

.3

.2

**.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.4

.5

.8

.6

1.4

16

23

8

6

7

6

*7

7

7

6

102.2

3.30

203

June

6

6

9

9

7

6

6

6

7

7

5

a4

a3

3.6

3.9

*a4

a4

a4

a4

a3

a2

al

a. 4

.3

.4

.4

.8

1.7

.4

.2

-

115.1

3.84

228

July

0.2

.2

2

.2

.3

.4

**.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

1.7

2.9

3.8

2.6

1.0

.5

.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.7

.4

.2

.1

*0

.1

.1

21.5

0.69

43

Aug.

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.2

**.2

.4

.4

.6

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.2

16.4

0.53

33

Sept.

1.0

1.0

.6

.2

0

0

0

.6

*.9

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.9

.9

1.7

2.4

3.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.6

*5

5

-

60.5

2.02

120

Calendar year 1951 : Max 20 Min 0.4 Mean 6.70 Ac-ft 4,850

Water auci year ycai 1951-52 _L.J^.I.-IJC : ; Max PIOA 23 tj Min ru.ii 0 u Mean pieoii 5.58 3.30 Ac-ft KU i i* 4,050 ^k,UDU

Feak discharge (base. 24 efs). May 23 (6:30 a.m.) 51 efs (4.01 ft); June 3 (10:15 p.m.) 26 cfs 

(3.67 ft").

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and recorded range in stage.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 17, Dec. 8-10, Dec. 14 to Jan. 11, Jan. 18, 

21-28, Feb. 18-25, Mar. 2-5, 22, 23 (no gage-height record Dec. 20-26, Jan. 1, 23).
350 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Battle Creek at Eermosa, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°49'45", long. 103°11'15", in SW^SWir sec. 32, T. 2 S., R. 8 E. , on right 

bank £50 ft downstream from Chicago & Northwestern Railway bridge, three-quarters of 

a mile south of Hermosa, and 2j miles downstream from Squaw Creek.

Records available. August to December 1903 (gage heights only), July 1949 to September 1952

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic 

map). August to December 1903 staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at different datum. 

July 7, 1949, to Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,950 cfs May 22 (gage height, 14.00 

ft); minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Sept. 19-21; minimum gage height observed, 0.78 ft 

Dec. 31.

1903, 1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1952; minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 23, 

Sept. 2, 1950, Sept. 19-21, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 21

0.5 

1.0 

1.7 

3.2

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

May 22 to Sept. 30

0.4 2.0

1.2 4.0

3.0 7.0

10 9.0

19 11.0

76

316

716

1,130

1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.E

3.2

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

5.7

*3.7

i ,0

4.0

4.0

4,0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

114.4

3.69

227

?Jov.

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2 s'.s

3.2

3 . 2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

-

100 . 8

3.36

200

Dec.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

*4.Q

4.0

4.0

4

4

4

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

3 . C

2.9

2. a

2^9

3.U

3.0 i.e

j$

104.8

3.38

208

Jan.

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

*3

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.9

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.0

Z.8

3.2

70.9

2.29

141

Feb.

3.4

3.4

3.0

*2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

5

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

2,6

2.8

2

_

-

82.3

2.84

163

Mar.

22~

2

*2 . 6

2.6

2.6

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.7

5.2

4.7

5.7

5TF

4.2

2.9

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

2

2

3.0

*3.0

2.9

3 .0

3.0

2,8

2.8

101.9

3.29

202

Apr.

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.3

*2.6

2.3

2.9

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2 . 6

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.2

2,3

2.2

-

77.1

2.57

153

Hay

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

*2.3

" .4

2.2

2.6 2.4"

2.4

2 . 4

2.8

2. a

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.2

33

*1.520

* 1,0 30

464

226

128

104

82

*78

84

86

3,882.0

125

7,700

June

65

58

45

52

56

54

43

45

60

71

52

36

27

19

19

*17

14

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

18

31

31

21

17

-

948

31.6

1,880

July

17

14

11

12

12

11

10

9.0

4.5

*6.7

9.0

9.7

18

24

18

13

12

11

9.0

9.0

8.2

6.3

5.2

5 . 2

4.5

3.6

3.9

3.3

3.0

*3.0

2.-JL

288.4

9.30

572

Aug.

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.8

3.3

3.6

4.2

2.6

 2.1

1.9

1.9

*1.8

i.e

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

67.8

2.19

134

Sept.

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

-

37.7

1.26

73

Calendar year 1951: Max 98 Min 0.8 Mean 5.37 Ac-ft 3,890

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,520 Min 0.7 Mean ie.1 Ac-ft 11,660

Feb. 16-26, Feb. 29
CHEYEMNE RIVER BASIN 351

Battle Creek below Hermosa, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°43'30", long. 102°54'15' , in SW^SE^ sec. 3 , T. 4 3. , R. 10 E. , on upstream side of highway bridge near midstream, 9 miles upstream from mouth, and 16 

miles southeast of Hermosa.

Records available .--Qctobpr 1950 to September 1952. 

Gage .--Wire -weight gage read once daily.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge ot served during year, 2,060 ?fs May 2'J (gage height, 6.13 

ft ) , from rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of logarithmic fleeting; no 

flow for many days .

195U-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 195?, no flew at times each jear.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May 22 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.0 

1.3

4.0

10

1.1 

2 .0

1.0

1.2 

1.5

2.5 HZ

3.0 177

4.0 380

6.0 1,050

B.O 2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.3

1 .2

T72

1.2

l.E

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.4

2 . 7

3^3

3.9

4.6

5

+5

5

4.8

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.3

94.6

3 . 05

138

JJov.

4.3

4

4

4

4

4

4.C

3.9

3.7

3.4

2 .6

2.4

1.9

1.8

*1.7

2

2

- 2

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

4

4

4

4

4

-

93.7

3.12

186

Dec.

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

*4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

z

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

I

7 6

2.4

151

Jan.

2~1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

g

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

3

4

4

5

5

5

73

2.4

145

Feb.

5

5

E

*5

5

5

5

6

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4

3

7

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

_

-

115.5

3.38

229

Mar.

3

3

3

*3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

4

4

*6

8

8

8

7

fi

141

4.5

280

Apr.

5.0

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

*.9

.3

.9

.9

.3

.8

.7

.6

> Q

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

-

35.9

1.20

71

May

0. 7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

^ 7

*.3

1.2

.7

.6

71

.6

.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

3.4

201

1,760

1,300

1,120

656

341

131

*102

110

98

5,841.1

188

11,550

June

82 ~SS

58

55

50

48

47

46

44

4D

38

36

33

28

24

*20

13

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

_5

8

42

36

27

20

-

924

3 1.8

1,630

July

17

14

12

10

8

7

7

7

7

*6

7

alO

a20

a.25

ico

a!5

a!2

aid

a9

a8

4.8

2.4

1.3

.4

ii

o

0

0

0

**.!

u

240.0

7.74

476

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

4.8

3.2

.3

.5

.4

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

u

0

0

0

9.7

n.3i

19

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 53 Mln 0 Mean 4. 58 Ac-ft 3,320

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,760 Mln 0 Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,160

* Discharge measurement or otservation of no flow rrade on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Hermosa.

Hote. --Stage-discharge relation affected by J ce Nov. Z-f, Nov. 16 to Fet . 8, Feb. 15 to Mar. 25.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Hermosa, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°56'35", long. 103°09'10", in SE^SE^SEi sec. 21, T. 1 S., R. 8 E. , on 

rlght bank 150 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Chicago & Northwestern Railway bridge, and 7*f miles north of Hermosa.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1952.

Gape.--Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 3,275 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 580 cfs May 23 (gage height, 4.56 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Jan. 23, 24. 

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; no flow for many days during

Remarks. Records fair except those above 200 cfs and those for periods of Ice effect or 

doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable loss in sink holes in reach 

10 to 15 miles above station. Flow regulated by Lake Sheridan (capacity, 12,65V acreft), 24 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect or doubtful eaeehelght record (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-20)

Oct. 1 to May 21

0.4 0

.5 .1

.6 .7

May 22 to Sept. 3O

.9 

1.0

1.3

2.6

4.8

8.3

14

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.2

126

284

507

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~73 0.3

.3

.2

.3

>2'.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.2

0.17

10

Uov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.0

0.10

6.0

Dec.

0.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

U

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_._3

3.8

0.12

7.5

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

**.!

71

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

_

-

6.5

0.22

13

Mar.

0.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

7*

.3

.2

. 1

7T

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

6.7

0.22

13

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.0

0.10

6.0

May

0.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

*57

496

46?

284

237

195

122

*89

55

36

2,042.8

65.9

4,050

June

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

22~S2

18

14

14

14

18

-

452

15.1

897

July

14

18

14

11

12

8

4.8

2.8

2.3

*2.6

3.3

18

55

49

34

17

11

11

10

7

6

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

*2.2

2.1

339.1

10.9

673

Aug.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

*1.5

T76- 1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

56.4

1.82

112

Sept.

1.8

T78

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0 275

2.0

2.0

1.8

-

54.9

1.83

109

Calendar year 1951: Max 2.0 Min O Mean 0.13 Ac-ft 96

Water year 1951-52: Max 496 Min 0 Mean 8.13 Ac-ft 5,9oO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Dec. 17- 

30, Jan. 1-9, Jan. 11 to Feb. 3, Feb. 5 to Mar. 25; discharge estimated on basis of 5 field estimates, weather records, and hydrographer's and gage reader's notes). Doubtful gage-height record 

June 2-15, 17-23, July 24-29, July 31 to Aug. 19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 12, Sept. 14-24; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and weather records.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 353

Castle Creek above Deerfield Reservoir, near Deerfield, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°00'50", long. 103°49'25", in SWi see. 25, T. 1 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 250 ft downstream from South Fork Castle 

Creek, 600 ft upstream from high-water line of Deerfield Reservoir, three-quarters of 

a mile northeast of present Deerfield post office, 1-J miles west of former site of 

Deerfield, and 14 miles northwest of Hill City.

Drainage area.--83 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and grouted-rock control. Altitude of gage is 5,910 ft (from 

"iTeservoir elevation). Prior to Aug. 31, 1948, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at 

datum 2.05 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 615 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.81 ft); minimum 

 dally, 4 :fs Jan. 21-24; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Apr. 2.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 3952; minimum, 3.8 cfs Nov. 12, 1949 

(gage height, 1.35 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 22}

Oct. 1 to May 21 May 22 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.1

6.8

9.1

12

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

7.2

13

24

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

120

135

416

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.0

8.2

8.4

9.1

876

8.4

8.2

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.4

8.9

8.4

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.2

*8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.9

259.2

8.36

514

JIov.

7

6

J

7

7

7

8

9

9

8

9

9

8

7

7

6

6

7

8

9

~510

*8

8

8

8

9

10

10

10

-

241

8.0

478

Dec.

10 ~9

9

9

8

8

*7

6

6

7

8

9

8

7

6

7

7

7

6

5_

6

7

6

6

6

*6

7

7

7

7

7

221

7.1

438

Jan,

6

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

6

5

5

4

*4

4

4

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

181

5.8

359

Feb.

66"

6

6

6

6

6

*7

7

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*8

9

8

7

.

-

202

7.0

401

Mar.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

T

7

7

7

7

7

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

7

218

7.0

432

Apr.

7

7

8

8

11

16

20

15

14

13

14

14

13

14

19

18

21

23

2T3

21

22

17

16

*15

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

450

15.0

893

May

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

21

22

16

13

14

14

14

26

17

16

16

15

14

25

*232 ~76

*50

43

39

36

32

32

35

30

945

30.5

1,870

June

27

25

24

*23

22

21

21

21

19

18

17

17

16

16

13

10

TT

11

12

13

13

13

*11

13

15

23

19

16

14

12

506

16.9

1,000

July

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

10

9.8

9.5

10

15

21

T6

12

11

10

9.3

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

321.3

10.4

637

Aug.

7.7

8.8

9.3

8.2

8.5

9.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

10 ~~9.0

8.5

8.5

8.2

.8.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.2

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

255.6

8.25

507

Sept.

8.0

875

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

TT?

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.7

.5

.2

.5

£ .0

.0

.7

.7

.7

* .7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

228.9

7.63

454

Calendar year 1951: Max 22 Min 4.5 Mean 8.62 Ao-ft 6,240

Waber year 1951-52: Max 232 Min 4 Mean n.o Ac-ft 7,990

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--May 22 (l p.m.) 615 cfs (5.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 20.
1354 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Deerfield Reservoir near Deerfield, S. Dak.

Staff gage, lat. 44 3 01'50", long. 103°46'50", at dam on Castle Creek in NEijSWi; sec. 20, 

T. 1 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile northeast of former site of Deerfield, 2f miles northeast of 

present Dserfield Post Office, and 3 miles downstream from South Pork Castle Creek. Gage 

referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929. Records available June 1947 to September 1952. 

Five elevations were obtained during period December 1945 to March 1946. Maximum contents 

observed during year, 15,340 acre-ft May 22 (elevation, 5,908.50 ft), from capacity table 

extended above elevation 5,908.00 ft (crest of spillway); minimum contents observed, 

12,640 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 5,901.40 ft, computed on basis of weekly readings of 

elevation). Maximum contents observed during period 1947-52, that of May 22, 1952; minimum contents observed, 12,080 acre-ft Sept. 7,8, 1947 (elevation, 5,899.90 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; dam completed Nov. 1, 1945; storage began Dec. 3, 

1945. Usable capacity, 15,143 acre-ft between elevations 5,839 ft (lowest outlet) and 

5,908 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage below elevation 5,839 ft, 

575 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent contents above elevation 5,839 ft. Water is 

used to supplement city water for Rapid City, 3. Dak., and supply for irrigation in Rapid 

Creek basin below Rapid City. Gage read once daily May 1 to Nov. 1 and about once weekly 

during other periods. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Revisions. W 1176: 1949 (maximum contents).

Monthly elevation and contents, wa,ter year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Oct. 31...... ..........

Nov. 30. ...............

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1951 . . .

Jan , 31 ................

Apr . 30 ................

Water year 1951-52 . . .

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

1-150

+1,090

0

-880

-1,140

sis of weekly figures of ele
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 35 

Castle Creek below Deerfleld Dam, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°01'50", long. 103°46'35", In NW^SE^ sec. 20, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 500 ft upstream from Dutchman Creek, 800 ft 

downstream from Deerfield Dam, 1-J- miles northeast of former site of Deerfield, 3 miles 

northeast of present Deerfield Post Office, 3 1/3 miles downstream from South Fork 

Castle Creek, and 14 miles northwest of Hill City.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. - -Water- s tage recorder and grouted-rock control. Altitude of' gage is 5,805 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Oct. 15, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft downstream at datum 3.77 ft lower. Oct. 15, 1947, to Sept. 1, 1948, water-stage recorder 

at site 850 ft downstream at datum 5.77 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 9.14 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum dally discharge during year. 200 cfs May 22; maximum gage height, 3.87 

ft May 23 (backwater from spillway overflow); minimum daily discharge, 2.4 cfs Feb. 17 

to Mar. 15, Mar. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 0.99 ft Apr. 22, 23.

1946-52: Maximum dally discharge, that of May 22, 1952; maximum gage height, that 

of May 23, 1952; no flow Sept. 9, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of spillway overflow, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of spillway overflow 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5 

2.5 

3.9 

5.7

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8^0 

8.0

8.0

8.0

4.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2 . 5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

101.8

3.28

202

Nov.

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

75.0

2.50

149

Dec.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

77.5

2.50

154

Jan.

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

77 .5

2.50

154

Feb.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

271

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

_

-

71.2

2.46

141

Mar.

2.4 

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.5

4.5

6

6

6

*7

7

a

a

10

10

12

12

143.3

4.62

284

Apr.

10

10

10

10

14

2O

34

28

14

14

14

12

10

11

13

20

13

14

30

26

26

22

18

*16

16

16

14

17

12

12

-

496

16.5

984

May

11 

7

15

18

18

22

18

18

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

17

11

11

11

11

*200

110

60

50

48

41

39

36

41

36

1,0?3

33.0

2,029

June

30 

25

25

*24

20

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

17

18

18

17

16

-

475

15.8

942

July

14 

12

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

16

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

625

20.2

1,240

Aug.

i25

25

25

25

25

24

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

676

21.8

1,341

Sept.

20 

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

-

600

20.0

1,190

Calendar year 1951: Max 22 Min 1.9 Mean 5.64 Ac -ft 4,090

Water year 1951-52: Max 200 Min 2.4 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,810
356 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek near Pactola, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°04'50", long. 103°29'50", In NW^NE^ sec . 3 , T. 1 N. , R. 5 E. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 85A, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pactola and 5-=r miles upstream from Deer Creek.

Drainage area.--315 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1929 to June 1932 (combined records of creek and Dakota Power & 

Light Co. riume), July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,500 ft (from topographic map).

Apr. 19, 1929, to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site ij miles downstream (three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Dakota Power & Light Co. flume) at different datum. July 24, 

1946, to Aug. 24, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1929-31, 1946-52), 49.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.74 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1929-32, 1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 22, 1952; minimum, that 

of Dec. 5, 1951; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Nov. 23, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see p. 354).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect {gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May 22 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.4 

2.9 129

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

171

277

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.4

411

596

860

1,250

1,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

24

24

25

28

31

30

26

23

22

*21

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

IS.

676

21.8

1,340

Nov.

11

10

14

17

20

19

15

22

19

19

18

18

18

18

13

11

8.6

12

14

19

17

14

*18

12

15

15

18

17

15

16

-

472.6

15.8

937

Dec.

16

18

14

14

15

18

12

7.7

6.9

14

20

22

16

12

9.8

13

16

b!4

b!3

b!2

b!3

15

16

16

16

*15

14

14

14

16

15

447.4

14.4

887

Jan.

b!2

bll

b!2

b!3

13

13

14

b!3

b!7

o!3

14

14

15

15

15

16

15

14

15

13

b!2

*bll

b!2

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

427

13.8

847

Feb.

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

18

19

16

12.

14

15

20

15

12

12

14

14

14

14

*15

16

16

14

-

-

451

15.6

895

Mar.

14

15

12

14

16

16

16

13

18

16

19

17

15

14

16

20

24

20

25

20

18

17

19

*25

22

17

24

29

48

66

60

685

22.1

1,360

Apr.

54

41

46

39

42

62

96

~78 126

69

68

66

63

60

65

74

89

86

87

90

89

85

80

*B2

73

71

69

68

66

66

-

2,150

71.7

4,260

May

65

61

57

57

61

60

62

67

80

72

65

61

60

61

82

94

80

77

68

66

81

*1,180

1.590

*1,160

930

770

618

476

397

367

311

9,236

298

18,320

June

252

215

199

 193

173

156

145

148

127

119

111

106

98

92

88

82

76

71

68

68

71

65

*64

68

74

90

107

94

77

70

3,367

112

6,680

July

64

60

56

55

52

51

49

50

47

46

46

64

84

104

77

70

64

61

60

53

56

55

*55

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

47

1,786

57.6

3,540

Aug.

47

50

53

50

50

53

51

49

49

47

55

52

47

46

47

45

44

43

42

*41

42

42

41

42

43

43

42

41

40

38

37

1,412

45.5

2,800

Sept.

38

38

37

.36

35

35

35

36

37

36

35

35

37

36

36

35

34

34

35

37

37

36

36

*37

37

36

36

36

35

36

1,079

36.0

2,140

Calendar year 1951: Max 93 Mln 6.9 Mean 28.0 Ae-ft 20,250

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,590 Mln 6.9 Mean 60.6 Ao-ft 44,010

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs). Apr. 8 (7 a.m.) 136 cfs (2.95 ft); May 22 {6 p.m.) 2,170 cfs 

(6.74 ft); July 14 (2 a.m.) 120 cfs (3.22 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 357

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake, near Rapid City, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°02 I 50", long. 103<-18'40", in SW^NEj sec. 18, T. 1 N. . R. 7 E. , on right 

bank at bridge on Rapid Canyon Road, 2 miles downstream from Victoria Creek and 5 miles 

southwest of Rapid City.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,407.39 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

iforps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 6, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 47.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.08 ft); no 

flow for part of Dec. 8, result of freezeup (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; no flow for part of Nov. 24, 1950, 

and Dec. 8, 1951; minimum gage height, that of Dec. 8, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see p. 354).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 23J

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

2.0

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

14

2.3

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

142

395

660

1.6 23

2.0 56

2.3 92

2.5 125

3.0 223

4.0 483

5.0 835

6.5 1,570

7.6 2,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

21

23

28

30

3129"

*26

24

21

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

21

20 

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

650

21.0

1,290

Nov.

12

10

13

15

*15

13

14

18

Iff

18

17

15

14

12

10

6.8

2.8

6T

9

11

13

13

14 

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

-

395.4

13.2

784

Dec.

15

14

*13

9.1

4.8

4

2

1.3

2TF

6

8

10

8

6

3.2

3.8

4

6

6

7

7

6

e

8

8

8

8

9

10

10

8

221.8

7. is

440

Jan.

*9"6

10

10

10

11

11

10

9

10

9

8

9

10

10

10

8

10

10

10

9

8

8

9

9

10

10

10

10

*9

10

292

9.4

579

Feb.

11

12

TT

11

ll

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

8

T_

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7 

7

*8

9

10

9

9

_

-

272

9.4

540

Mar.

8

6

T

7

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

13

13

14

15

17

*19

20

22

21

20

19

18 

19

20

20

20

22

26

30

60

526

17.0

1,040

Apr.

58

40

40

40

30

32

82

95

*76

69

65

58

58

53

53

61

70

71

71

71

73

71

67 

62

59

56

55

*53

52

51

-

1,792

59.7

3,550

May

51

49

46

44

48

48

51

52

62

61

53

49

49

50

63

81

71

68

*64

59

64

*645

2,200 

*T,300

*866

*654

530

438

382

369

329

8,896

287

June

281 246"

223

217

192

172

160

*168

149

136

125

116

106

100

94

88

84

77

73

73

76

72

7O

72

78

97

136

120

95

*78

-

3,774

126

17,640 7,490

July

70

64

59

55

52

49

48

47

45

42

41

49

74

106 -55

58

61

58

56

52

*50

48

47 

46

46

43

42

41

41

41

40_

1,666

53.7

3,300

Aug.

39

39

42

41

41

42

43

41

41

41

*44

47

44

40

39

38

36

35

33

32

33

33

33

33

53

36

36

33

33

31

30

1,162

37.5

2,500

Sept.

30

32

*32

31

30

29

27

27

30

26

27

2C29"

31

29

28

27

27

27

30

31

31

*31 

31

31

31

31

30

31

30

-

885

29.5

1 , 7CO

Calendar year 1951: Max 75 Mln 1.3 Mean 24.7 Ac-ft 17,850

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,200 Mln 1.3 Mean 56.1 Ac-ft 40,710
358 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek at Rapid City, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°05', long. 103°14' , in SW£SE£ sec. 35 , T. 2 N. , R. 7 E. , on right bank 

200 ft downstream from Oshkosh Street Bridge in Rapid City and 3.7 miles downstream 

from Canyon Lake.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1903 to November 1906, July 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,210 ft (from topographic map). June 10, 

T903, to Nov. 30, 1906, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1942-52), 71.5 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 

24 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 13, 1950 

(gage height , 0.86 ft).

Flood of May 12, 13, 1920, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Several small diversions above station for irrigation of about 320 acres 

and to municipal park pools. Flow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see p. 354) and by 

Canyon Lake (each spring and fall only, for recreational purposes).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. 9, May 22-25)

0.9 

1.1 

1.4

Oct. 1 to May 22

1.7 

2.0

May 23 to Sept. 3O

125

200

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

35

59

109

230

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

387

860

2,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

50

47

54

59

63_

62

59

*57

54

49

48

47

47

47

47

46

46

45

45

46

46

45

44

43

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

1,487

48.0

2,950

Nov.

36

33

37

36

*37

43

37

39

39

40

39

39

38

38

35

34

3232~

33

37

41

37

37

37

36

36

37

39

38

38

-

1,110

37.0

2,200

Dec.

37

39

*37

34

32

39

34

31

30

29

32

39

40

33

a33

b32

b31

b32

b31

b30

b30

b30

32

32

b31

b31

*32

32

34

34

b32

1,025

33,1

2,030

Jan.

b31

b32

34

b32

a32

a32

a32

a31

a31

a31

a31

a31

a32

37

37

38

3939"

39

39

b33

b28 b29~

b31

*b32

a33

a33

a34

a35

36

37

1,041

33.6

2,060

Feb.

37

38

3T

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

34

34

32

33

34

b33

b31

3?

b31

b32

*b32

32

*34

34

34

-

1,011

34.9

2,010

Mar.

33

b32 b35~

b32

32

32

34

34

34

36

37

38

38

36

35

37

*42

42

44

43

41

b40

b40

43

42

39

41

43

52

62

91

1,257

40.5

2,490

Apr.

87

64

63

62

48_

50

*82

127

I6T

89

79

74

71

70

64

63

76

70

74

91

92

a90

a88

a85

a83

a82

a80

*a75

64

63

-

2,313

77.1

4,590

May

66

64

59

56

57

62

64

73

82

85

81

74

68

70

87

103

98

94

*89

82

86

478

*2,070

*1,510

*968

*690

536

445

387

373

341

9,398

303

18,640

June

294

2TT

239

233

214

193

180

*190

170

148

137

126

113

107

101

88

85

82

80

78

80

78

73

75

88

111

165

155

126

*103

-

4,159

139

8,250

July

90

78

67

66

60

58

59

58

61

54

38

13

96

124

111

94

83

75

73

69

*66

60

60

58

58

55

54

51

50

51

46

2,086

67.3

4,140

Aug.

47

47

47

50

47

51

52

52

51

54

*59

66

60

56

54

52

50

49

46

44

46

47

46

47

*46

47

50

49

44

42

44

1,542

49.7

3,060

Sept.

45

*4B~ 46

40

37

39

38

38

40

38

37

36

42

46

44

39

38

37

40

43

46

46

*45

43

39

38

38

40

42

42

-

1,227

40.9

2,430

Calendar year 1951 : Max 100 Min 25 Mean 46.7 Ac-ft 33,820

Water year 1951-52; MaX 2,070 Min 28 Mean 75.6 Ac -ft 54,850

Peak discharge (base, 260 cfs) .--May 23 (10:15 a.m.) 2,540 cfs (6.2O ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range 

n stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 359

Rapid Creek below Hawthorn ditch, at Rapid City, S. Dak.

Location. La t 44°04'00", long. 103°10'25", In fJWiNW^NE^- sec. 8, T. 1 N. , R. 8 E. , on right 

bankTat downstream side of highway bridge , half a mile upstream from diversion to Murphy 

ditch, 1-| miles downstream from diversion to Hawthorn ditch, and 2 miles southeast of 

Rapid City.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 3,150 ft (from Bureau of ReclamaTion topographic survey). Prior to Nov. 28, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft 

downstream at datum 0.25 ft lower.

Average discharge. 6 years, 63.9 cfs.

Extremes. --mximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs May 23 {gage height, 9.19 ft); minimum, 

13 el's Mar. 22; minimum gage height, 1.88 ft July 11.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; minimum, 4.5 cfs Jan. 23, 1951; 

minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 3-6, 1950: minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Feb. 4, 

1947 (site and datum then in use).

Remarks . --Records good except those for January, which are poor. Diversions above station 

for irrigation of about 3,000 acres. Rapid City sewage effluent enters creek about 300 

ft downstream, average flow 4-| cfs.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 

to September 1952

Month

December. ...................

Calendar year 1951. .......

Maximum

46

92

39

Minimum

32

16

21

Mean

37 2

35.0

39,4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,150

28,490
360 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek at Caputa , S. Dak.

Location La t 43°59'20", long. 102°59'40", in SW^NW^SWs- sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 9 E. , on 

left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of 

Caputa, If miles downstream from diversion to St. Germain ditch, and 3£ miles downstream from Dry Creek.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 2,900 ft (Bureau of Reclamation 

topographic survey). Prior to June 24, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 6 years, 58.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs May 24 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 3, 29, 30, 31; minimum gage height, 2.09 ft Aug. 30, 31.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 24, 1952; minimum, that of Aug. 3, 29, 30, 

31, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.07 ft June 10, 11, 1950.

Remarks . Records good except those for November to March, which are poor. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 10,000 acres. No active diversions below 

station.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Month

December .................................

Calendar year 1951 .....................

June .....................................

September ................................

Water year 1951-52 .....................

Maximum

47

110

44

1,850

Minimum

36

33

1.4

36

35

1.0

41

.7

.3

Mean

43.8

38.3

36.8

40.9

47.3

265

145

.65

5.45

66.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

i , 6 1C

2,350

26,540

2,350

2,910

16,270

8,620

40

324

48,040

Diversions from Rapid Creek between Rapid City and Farmingdale, S. Dak.

Records of discharge are collected for 10 ditches that divert, warer from Rapid Cree",[ 

between Rapid City and Farmingdale, S. Dak. Each station is equipped with a water-stage 

recorder except as noted herein. Iowa, Cyclone, Little aiant, and Lone Tree ditches are 

equipped with Parshall flumes; Lockhart ditch with a Cipolletti weir. All stations are 

located within 1 mile of ditch headgate. Water diverted by these ditches is used for irrigation of lands and stock water on both sides of Rapid Creek in Penningtcn Cow.ty. Records are collected only during the irrigation season, Apr. 1 to about Oct. 31. The flow 

during the other months is negligible in all diiches.

The ditches divert between gaging stations on Rapid Creek for irrigation of appro..imare 

acreage as follows :

Rapid Creek Ft Rapid City, 3. Dak. 

Iowa ditch, 600 acres 

Lockhart ditch, 240 acres 

Hawthorn ditch, 2,000 acres

Rapid Creek below Hawthorn ditch, at Rapid City, S. Dak. 

Murphy ditch, 840 acres 

Cyclone ditch, 1,100 acres 

South Side ditch, 1,460 acres 

Little Giant ditch, 1,090 acres 

Lone Tree ditch, 1,500 acres 

St. Germain ditch, 2,000 acres

Rapid Creek at Caputa, S. Dak. 

Hammerquist ditch, 250 acres

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 361

Diversions from Rapid Creek between Rapid City and Parmingdale, S. Dak. Continued

Iowa ditch at Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in SWjSE^ sec. 36, T. 2 N., R. 

7 E., Records available, July 1946 to Septembsr 1952. Prior to Oct. 25, 1950, waterstage recorder at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Lockhart ditch at Rapid City, diverts water from right bank in NWij-SE^ sec. 6, T. IN., 

R7 8 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1952. Prior to Apr. 9, 1951, 

water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.32 ft lower.

Hawthorn ditch at Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in SE^-NE^- sec. 6, T. IN., R. 

8~TTRecords available, July 1946 to September 1952.

Murphy ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in SW^NE^ sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 

8K. R"icbrds available, August 1946 to September 1952.

Cyclone ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from right bank in SE^SE-ir sec - 8 ' T. IN., 

R. 8 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1952. Prior to Oct. 17, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 125 ft downstream at different datum.

South Side ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from right bank in SEiNWtr sec. 15, T. 

1 N., R. 8 E. Records available, August 1946 to September 1952.

Little Giant ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in SWtrNE^ sec. 15, T. 

1 N., R. 8 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1952. Prior to Oct. 30, 

1950, water-stage-recorder at same site at datum 1.88 ft lower.

Lone Tree ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in NE^-NE^ sec. 30, T. 1 N. , 

R. 9 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1952. Prior to Oct. 29, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 430 ft downstream at datum 0.08 ft lower.

St. Germain ditch at Caputa, diverts water from left bank in NE-J-SE^- sec. 34, T. IN., R. 

9~TTRecords available, August 1946 to September 1952.

Hammerquist ditch near Farmingdale, diverts water from left bank in NE^NWir sec. 16, T. 

1 S., R. 10 E. Records available, August 1946 to September 1952. Station equipped 

with staff gage. Diversion dam destroyed in July 1947; no flow in ditch since that 

time except negligible pumpage by irrigators at times.

Diversions, In acre-feet, October 1951 to September 1952

Month

May........................

Iowa 

ditch

South 

Side 

ditch

_

321

739

Lockhart 

ditch

Little 

Giant 

ditch

6.9

36

o

Z23

112

Hawthorn 

ditch

1,460

Lone 

Tree 

ditch

26

_

_

_

_

89

684

318

495

581

497

Murphy 

ditch

_

_

101

998

555

1,140

660

St. Qermaln 

ditch

66

_

_

_

_

_

119

955

530

525

341

392

Cyclone 

ditch

28

_

_

_

_

110

482

183

378

477

396

Hammerquist 

ditch

0

.

_

_

_

0

0

0

0

0

0
362 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°56'35", long. 102°51'15", In SW^SW^SW^- sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles southeast of Farmingdale and 

3-jj miles downstream from Antelope Creek.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 2,740 ft (from Bureau of Reclamation topographic map). Prior to Sept. 19, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 63.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs May 24 (gage height, 8.19 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 5, Sept. 15-17; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Sept. 6.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 8.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow Aug. 13-16, 1949, Aug. 26 to Sept. 5, Sept. 15-17, 1952; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 6, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22, May 28 to June 1, July 13-29}

Oct. 1 to May 22

2.1

2.2

3.3 

4.2

2.4 

4.2

10

21

44

97

295

May 22 to Sept. 30

44

97

235

485

815

1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

63

64

68

74

81

77

74

*68

66

60

56

53

51

48

44

43

42

41

41

43

45

46

42 

43

44

344

345

345

345

345

1,659

53.5

3,290

Nov.

45

43

44

44

45

*46

47

48

44

42

40

42

42

42

40

26

26

27

29

43

48

45

43

44 

45

46

46

48

46

48

-

1,264

42.1

2,510

Dec.

48

41

38

*40

36

34

15

30

35

40

41

47

45

41

36

35

34

34

34

33

34

34

34

34 

35

35

33

36

36

37

36

1,121

36.2

2, £20

Jan.

33

34

34

33

*32

34

34

34

33

35

33

33

36

39

40

41

42

43

44

43

34

32

32

34

36

38

40

42

45

47

50

1,160

37.4

2,300

Feb.

50

50

50

49

49

49

5O

*52

50

50

50

50

48

45

44

42

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

39 

40

*41

40

40

40

_

-

1,293

44.6

2,560

Mar.

40

37

35

35

36

38

39

40

40

42

43

44

44

43

43

45

50

*55

54

51

48

46

46

48

51

51

52

55

70

85

100

1,506

 48.6

2,990

Apr.

120

110

91

77

83

68

*60

78

122

a!20

alOO

a 90

a90

390

385

380

a85

a90

380

a80

80

86

92

86 

83

74

58

*56

40

28

-

2,482

82.7

May

16

9.2

8.2

6.3

5.0

4.5

3.7

4.2

4.5

3.3

2.6

279

2.8

4.7

9.9

13

20

26

*29

32

26

289

*686

*1,420 

1,260

*868

672

545

*479

428

400

7,280.8

235

4,920 14,440

June

'315 360

269

269

252

227

*199

187

187

175

149

136

117

102

95

89

77

63

57

52

53

48

40

36 

38

47

119

175

138

111

-

4,182

139

8,290

July

*91

77

70

60

43

37

32

31

24

17

17

14

38

97

111

95

75

63

58

51

*47

43

39

28 

32

25

18

14

14

7.8

3.5

1,372.1

44.3

2,720

Aug.

2.0

2.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.8

4.7

5.5

a6

a6

as **a4

3.7

3.8

2.1

2.4

1.6

.1.8

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.4 

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

68.8

2.22

136

Sept.

0

0

*0

O

0

*24

27

11

3.2

1.3

1.0

.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

.3

2.6

2.0

1.0

.6

z'.o

2.0

**.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

1.4

86.0

2.87

171

Calendar year 1951: Max 125 Min 2.9 Mean 39.2 Ac-ft 28,360

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,420 Min 0 Mean 64.1 Ac-ft 46,550

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

** Field estimste made on this dsy.

a No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Caputa.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-8, Nov. 16 to Apr. 1 (no gage-height record Nov. 1-6, Dec. 15-24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 22-25, Feb. 20-26, Mar. 2-9; discharge computed on
CHEYEHNE RIVER BASIN 

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak.

363

Location. Lat 44°05', long. 102°24', in NE^NE^NW^ sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 14 E. , on downstream 

side of third pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 16, 200 ft downstream from 

Chicago and Northwestern Railway bridge, 3 miles east of Wasta, and 7 miles downstream 

from Boxelder Creek.

Drainage area. 12.800 sq mi, approximately.

Re c ords ava il ab 1 e . - -July 1914 to June 1915, August 1928 to June 1932, March 1934 to September 1952 .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is about 2,263.4 ft above mean sea level. 

July 16, 1914, to June 30, 1915, Aug. 17, 1928, to July 31, 1940, chain gage at site 

50 ft upstream at same datum. Aug. 1 to Dec. 3, 1940, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-31, 1934-52), 426 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 cfs May 22 (gage height, 8.54 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 23-29; minimum gage height, 1.81 ft Oct. 1.

1914-15, 1928-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge observed, 46,300 cfs May 6, 1932 (gage 

height, 11.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; minimum, 5 cfs Feb. 10-12, 

1939.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Angostura Reservoir since October 1949 (see p. 346).

Revisions . W 786: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June

et pe 

2-4)

1.8

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

70

170

550

1,050

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,730

2,670

5,000

8,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

74

79

88

*92

131

120

105

101

96

88

83

83

88

83

83

79

74

83

88

88

92

83

83

79

74

70

70

74

79

*83

79

2,672

86.2

5,300

Nov.

80

80

80

80

85

90

95

100

200

Z40

114

88

88

79

75

70

70

75

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

*80

90

100

160

-

2,83°

94.6

5,630

Dec.

140

120

120

100

95

85

80

70

60

60

50

45

40

35

SO

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

1,530

49.4

3,030

Jan.

25

25

25

*25

25

25

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

20

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

**10

20

IP.

715

23.1

1,420

Feb.

50

60

80

500

400

400

400

500

450

450

450

*400

350

350

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

-

-

9,340

322

18,530

Mar.

250

250

250

250

250

250

280

320

340

360

*360

350

350

350

350

400

400

500

500

450

400

400

450

500

600

700

1,200

*2,200

4,000

3,500

2,150

22,910

739

45,440

Apr.

1,190

904

720

503

498

472

*489

463

381

389

358

320

291

305

313

320

328

335

313

305

270

270

*284

270

284

277

262

241

234

228

-

11,817

394

23,440

May

228

223

208

176

164

153

148

153

183

234

183

131

*136

148

183

675

328

241

503

389

358

8,380

*4,100

3,380

3,290

3,130

1,950

1,350

1,100

984

973

33,787

1,090

67,020

June

888

785

*706

3.860

1,460

951

631

515

447

406

366

305

262

228

202

170

153

125

92

101

83

92

88

288

358

328

780

1,190

650

489

-

16,999

567

33,720

July

389

335

*291

270

255

228

208

202

196

183

164

234

270

~^55 1,200

284

298

*241

228

228

221

196

183

170

153

159

148

131

T3T

131

131

7,913

255

15,700

Aug.

131

131

136

125

*136

142

142

136

148

148

159

183

189

153

159

153

136

131

131

136

136

136

159

148

170

262

*159

142

148

142

136

4,643

150

3,210

Sept.

142

153

153

148

142

148

153

159

164

148

148

148

142

142

142

142

*142

142

136

142

153

1E9

153

159

164

164

164

159

153

159

-

4,523

151

8,970

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,900 Min 19 Mean 139 Ae-ft 100,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,380 Min 10 Mean 327 Ac-ft 237,400

Peak discharge (base, 5.300 cfs).--Mar. 29 (8 to 11 a.m.) about 4,200 cfs (6.00 ft); May 22 (5 p.m.) 

24,700 cfs (8.54 ft); May 26 (8:45 a.m.) 4,550 cfs (4.83 ft); June 4 (12:15 p.m.) 9,580 cfs (6.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-10, Nov. 15 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record for scattered periods from Nov. 28 to Mar. 25; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weabher records, and records for nearby stations). Wire-weight gage readings used Nov. 27 

to Feb. 3, Feb. 7 to Apr. 5.
364 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek near Elm Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°14'50", long. 102°29'55", In NE£SW£ sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 13 E., near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from small tributary, 5 miles southeast of Elm Springs, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available . July 1949 to September 1952. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.61 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs; no flow for many days.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1952; no flow for long periods during 

each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation above station. Considerable 

loss in sink holes in upper reaches of creek.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

*.4

".4 .5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1

2.1

0.07

4.2

Nov.

0.2

.5

.7

1.5

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.4

5

5

6

7

7

7

5

3

2

1

1

**.5

.2

0

0 

0

-

83.7

2.79

166

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

10

J20

20

20

20

ZO

15

*15

15

8

6

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

171

5.9

339

Mar.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

**1

11

2

2

2

2

2

10

20

30

40

30

60-

80

80

100

100

*120

*5.640 

2,950

1,350

8,625

278

17,110

Apr.

*990

742

*348

256

178

150

*136

113

78

57

44

*39

36

33

30

27

a25

a22

a20

al7

a!4 *12

6

4.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2 

3.2

-

3,395.6

113

6,740

May

33

33

33

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

33

2.8

33

*3.0

4.0

8

13

12

13

16

28

28

12

37

*281

158

442

298

205

129

81 

60

59

1,920.2

61.9

3,810

June

60

*47

34

44

34

20

16

15

14

11

9

4.1

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.8

al

.6

273

3.8

10

19

330

325 

*19

-

446.8

14.9

886

July

315

al

5

4.1

3.2

2.5

1.6

.6

.6

.2

.1

.1

.2

1.1

.6

.6

.1

**.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

44.0

1.42

87

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 200 Mln 0 Mean 4.70 Ac-ft 3,400 

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,640 Mln 0 Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,140

Pesk dlschsrge (base. 400 cfs).--Mar. 29 (12 p.m.) 8,540 cfs (10.61 ft); Msy 23 (7 a.m.) 434 efs 

(5.81 ft); May 25 (11 a.m.) 586 cfs (6.19 ft).

* Discharge messurement or observstion of no flow made on this dsy. 

»* Field estimate made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on bssls of 2 dischsrge 

her records, and records for Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 365

Belle Fourche River below Moorcroft, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°18', long. 104°58 I , In SW£ sec. 24, T. 50 N., R. 68 W., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from mouth of Trail Creek, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Donkey Creek, and ?.8 miles northwest of Moorcroft.

Drainage area. 1.670 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,118.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Mar. 28, 1947, wire-weight gage and 

Mar. 28, 1947, to Jan. 17, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 65 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 20.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs May 23 (gage height, 12.30 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; no flow at times each year. 

Flood of Apr. 7, 1924, reached a stage of 12.6 ft at site and datum 2 miles upstream 

(discharge, 12,500 cfs). Flood of June 1908 reached a stage about 2.5 ft higher than 

that of Apr. 7, 1924.

Remarks. Records poor except those for period May 22 to June 12, which are good. Dlverslons for Irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see 

Remarks for this station In Water-Supply Paper 1209). Records of water temperatures 

and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

1.0

.z.1

* 1

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.1 

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.1

-

3.8

0.13

7.5

Dec.

0.1

. 1

! i

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.5

0.03

1.0

Jan.

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.3

0.07

4.4

Feb.

0.1

.1

*. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

4.0

77o

1.4

 1.0

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.1

.3

.Z 

.2

.3

.5

1.0

3.0

3.5

-

20.0

0.69

40

Mar.

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.5

1.0

3.0

5.0

*6.5

5.0

4.O

3.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

*3.3

4.O

4.5

3.0

1.8

1 7

2.0

1.8

2.0

3.0

2.5

25

30

~90 150

359.4

11.6

713

Apr.

*39

23

10

8.7

5.3

4.O

3.2

2.5

2.2

3.0

1.8

1.3

1.3

.9

*1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3 

.Z

.Z

.2

~.1

.1

.1

-

112.6

3.75

223

May

0.1

.1

0

0

0

*o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.3

1.8

1.1

1.4

1.7

135

*1.540 

*1030

*189

86

53

*37

30

26

31

3,944.5

95.0

5,840

June

17

15

13

11

9.3

7.8

6.6

5.8

4.4

3.6

*4.0

3.4

3.0

3.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0 

.9

.9

1.1

84

*6T

11

5.4

288.3

3.61

572

July

3.0

3.5

*1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

1.0

39

17

37

*9.6

2.8

3.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.5 

.3

.2

.1

0

6.0

33

.6

.1

157.0

5.06

311

Aug.

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

.Z 

.9

1.0

1.4

1.0

.3

.1

0

0

7.1

0.33

14

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 710 Mln 0 Mean 6.56 Ac-ft 4,750

Water year 1951-53: Max 1,340 Mln 0 Mean 1C. 6 Ac-ft 7,730

Peak discharge (base. 360 efs).--Hay 33 (4:3O p.m.) 1,800 cfs (12.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Apr. 3.
366 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Keyhole Reservoir near Moorcoft, Wye.

Location.--Lat 440 23', long. 104°47', in sec. 27, T. 51 N., R. 66 W., at reservoir dam 

on Belle Fourche River and 12 miles northeast of Moorcroft.

Drainage area.--2,OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation datum).

Extremes.--Maximum daily contents observed during year, 15,300 acre-ft July 15-18 (elevation, 4,056.0 ft); minimum daily observed since appreciable storage was attained, 

9,800 acre-ft May 17-21.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation 

0"cTE7 25, 1952. Capacity, 198,900 acre-ft between elevations 4,036.0 ft (invert of 

D4-inch hole) and 4,099.3 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 1,320 aere-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is used for irrigation near Belle 

Fourche, South Dakota, and a small amount below reservoir in Wyoming.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau,of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, March to September 1952

Date

The period ...............

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

_

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre-feet)

+100

-3,300

+10 , 500
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 367

Belle Fourche River below Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. La t 44°23'05", long. 104°46'50", in NE£SE£SE£ sec. 21, T. 51 N. , R. 66 W. on 

right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Keyhole Dam, 1 mile downstream from Mule 

Creek, 2-g miles upstream from Spring Creek, and 12 miles northeast of Moorcroft.

Drainage area. 2 ,000 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,031.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 918 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 5.98 ft)- no flow 

for many days.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 1,020 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 6.30 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good above 60 cfs and fair below. Flow completely regulated by Keyhole 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tabl 

(Shiftingight,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 00

o

7!;

*72~.

.1

13

19

15

11

1.8

3.3

9.4

1.8

.1

.1

94.7

3.05

188

Nov.

0.1

2

71

.1

.1

*.i

. i

. i

.1

. i

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.7

0.12

7.3

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

>2

72

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year 1951 : Max

Jan.

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

»_~ ;

* t .

10.2

0.33

20

Apr.

0.4 *.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.2

72

.Z

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

-

10.2

0.3

20

May

0.

* f7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

TTo

.4

1.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

13.8

0.45

27

Jur.e

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

20.6

0.69

41

July

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.7

"272 2.2

31.4

1.01

62

Aug.

*195

*T45

65

65

65

65

63

65

83

99

66

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

127

180

100

100

100

L, 592.0

51.4

3,160

Sept.

99

61

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.5

.6

.5

1.9

2.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

179.9

6.00

357

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52 : Max 195 Mln 0 Mean 5.35 Ac-ft 3,890

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22 to Feb. 29, Mar. 11-31.
368 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fc-urche River at Wyoming-South Dakota State line

Location Lat 44°45'00", long. 104°02'45", in NE£NW£NW£ sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. IE., on 

left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from State line, 3^ miles downstream from 

Oak Creek, and 11 miles northwest of Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,080 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.69 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 3,620 cfs June 23, 1947, from rating curve extended 

above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 14.33 ft Mar. 22, 1947 

(ice Jam); no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Keyhole Reservoir (see p. 366) 

beginning April 1952.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

6.3

12

29

52

102

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

5

11

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

63

124

203

415

930

1,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*11

10

10

94

40

24

18

16

22

23

20

19

19

19

16

14

13

12

11

12

14

16

19

16

13

13

11

11

11

*16

16

579

18.7

1,150

Nov.

8

11

13

11

14

14

14

19

16

20

16

16

16

14

12

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

11

11

9

-

395

13.2

783

Dec.

8

9

5

4

4

4

5

6

7

8

8

8

7

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

**3

3

3

Z_

142

4.6

282

Jan.

2

4

4

6

8

6

3

2

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

3

6

8

67

2.2

133

Feb.

20

55

80

-80 100

90

95

85

75

70

60

55

50

40

35

30

25

*18

15

10

9

8

7

9

15

20

25

25

20

_

-

1,226

42.3

2,430

Mar.

15

10

9

8

9

10

10

10

15

*15

20

15

10

15

15

50

100

150

200

150

100

50

100

100

80

50

200

300

400

800

*1.510

4,526

146

8,980

Apr.

990

900

631

450

369

347

358

*438

521

581

473

279

216

200

193

178

170

176 '180

176

168

*157

145

133

116

107

97

92

89

87

-

9,017

301

17,880

May

84

78

72

67

65

59

56

56

58

55

54

*52

45

49

52

45

43

43

43

43

53

54

54

320

404

281

193

150

123

118

102

2,971

95.8

5,890

June

86

*83

73

65

58

49

43

42

40

39

31

28

27

26

23

20

18

17

16

14

15

15

*15

13

16

22

28

24

18

14

-

978

32.6

1,940

July

40

39

28

21

16

12

10

8

5

4.2

4.2

19

191

169

*53

38

46

53

37

29

23

17

14

10

8

5

3.9

2.4

1.8

1.1

_/7

909.3

29.3

1,800

Aug.

0.5

.5

.4

**.3

10

*52

38

34

34

37

41

*42

51

60

53

34

24

17

13

8

5

3.6

2.7

1.6

1.0

**.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

564.9

18.2

1,120

Sept.

49

66

66

66

62

51

33

22

*15

9

6

3.6

2.7

1.4

**.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 -

0

0-

454.0

15.1

900

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,030 Mln 0 Mean 28.6 Ac-ft 20,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,510 Mln 0 Mean 59.6 Ac-ft 43,290

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs).--Mar. 31 (7 a.m.) 2,030 cfs (9.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Dec. 9- 

13, 15-21, 23-27).
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 369

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°29'00", long. 103°51'15", in SE^NWij sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank in city park in Spearfish, 300 ft downstream from fish hatchery and nearest 

tributary.

Drainage area. 168 sq lui.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,640 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 47.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 947 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.81 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.29 ft Jan. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 19 ;fs Dec. 9; 

minimum gage height, 4.25 ft Feb. 15, Mar. 23; minimum daily discharge, 27 sfs Sept. 29.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 22. 1952; maximum gage height, that of 

Jan. 24, 1952; minimum discharge, 7 cfs Mar. 14, 1948; minimum daily, 20 cfs Mar, 14, 

1948; minimum gage height, 3.89 ft Dec. 17, 1946.

Flood of June 4, 1904, reached a stage of 6.35 ft, at site 1 mile upstream (drainage 

area, 157 sq mi) at different datum (discharge, 4,150 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or nc gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused ty powerplants upstream.

Revisions.--W 1116: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

age height, In

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

4.4 22

4.5 30

4.7 49

Jan. 25 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

4.4 29

4.6 48

4.9 99

5.3

6.0

210

483

4.8

5.2 

5.6

6.1 529

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*36

TT

37

47

46

44

43

40

41

40

40

40

47

40

40

37

39

39

40

40

40

39

40

39

38

38

38

39

38

*39

38

1,239

40.0

2,460

flov.

36

36

38

39

39

39

38

39

37

38

37

37

37

38

37

35

33 "Sff

37

37

37

36

36

35

36

36

*35

35

35

34

-

1,098

36.6

2,180

Dec.

36SB"

36

36

36

36

30

is

34

36

35

34

33

32

33

33

32

31

30

30

31

33

33

33

33

33

*36

36

35

34

1,034

33.4

2,050

Jan.

32

31

31

31

32

33

32

31

31

33

32

32

33

31

31

33

31

29

31

30

30

30

30

30

32

34

35

35

35

35

*35

991

32.0

1,970

Feb.

33

34

34

35

35

35

34

35

35

35

34

34

36

34

33

34

35

*35

32

3^

32

34

32

33

33

a36

a38

a37

a37

_

-

996

34.3

1,980

Mar.

a37

a37

36

36

36

36

35

35

36

*35

35

35

35

35

35

36

37

35

37

35

34

32

35

36

36

35

36

40

40

41

*40

1,119

36.1

2,220

Apr,

37

37

35

37

38

44

54

62

53

49

52

56

55

58

70

85

91

101

109

111

113

*T55

109

101

106

109

101

109

109

106

2,306

76.9

4,570

May

99

87

83

74

72

65

65

62

61

61

52

*54

52

54

64

65

61

64

65

64

67

411

521

*290

188

145

123

107

99

94

94

3,463

112

6,870

June

88

*90

81

79

74

67

64

63

66

57

59

56

53

53

53

52

50

49

51

46

51

49

*48

50

51

53

52

49

46

44

1,744

58.1

3,460

July

43

41

41

40

39

41

41

40

40

56

39

51

57

*5T

46

42

43

40

41

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

40

40

1,297

41.8

2,570

Aug.

41

46

43

*45

42

45

43

42

42

42

46

43

43

42

41

42

42

41

40

39

40

38

37 "47J

42

*40

39

38

37

37

39

1,277

41.2

2,530

Sept.

40

39

37

36

36

37

35

36

38

36

35

37

35

36

*36

34

33

34

35

35

36

15

36

32

33

33

33

37

27

T?S

1,051

35.0

2,080

Calendar year 1951: Max 57 Mln 25 Mean 37.4 Ac-ft 27,110

Water year 1951-52: Max 521 Mln 27 Mean 48.1 ftc-ft 34,940

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9-24, 26, 27, Dec. 30 to Jan. 8, Jan. 21-26, 

Feb. 21-25, Mar. 3-5, 23.
370 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Redwater Creek above Belle Fourche, 3. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°40'05", long. 103"49'55", in NW£SE£ sec. 11, T. 8 N. , R. 2 E. , on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 212 in Belle Fourche, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Hay Creek and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 3,000 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Dec. 13, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.62 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs July 8 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,800 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 8.98 

ft); minimum, that of July 8, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.7 

4.0

4.5

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

191

346

545

784

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*111

111

112

132

150

137

124

118

124

126

126

120

126

111

100

103

111

114

112

116

122

118

116

109

107

107

107

107

103

105

*103

3,588

116

7,120

jJov.

100

103

103

111

116

114

114

114

116

114

116

114

114

114

114

112

116

116

116

122

122

120

122

120

120

122

*118

120

120

122

-

3,465

116

6,870

Dec.

122

122

122

132

132

132

126

128

120

116

124

152

148

137

83

90

95

100

105

100

100

100

100

100

105

105

110

115

*120

100

60

3,501

113

6,940

Jan.

70

85

85

90

95

100

100

100

105

110

110

110

110

120

120

110

110

120

120

120

90

70

75

100

130

140

140

150

150

150

*150

3,435

111

6,810

Feb.

200

175

160

154

152

145

152

150

143

152

143

145

145

141

137

135

139

*137

143

143

135

159

157

130

126

139

202

202

148

_

-

4,389

151

8,710

Mar.

137

137

a!35

a!35

a!30

a!30

a!35

a!35

135

*137

137

145

139

132

130

130

137

194

262

184

152

139

135

150

154

154

244

377

337

224

*176

5,178

167

10,270

Apr.

152

141

137

137

132

132

135

137

139

132

130

13?

135

130

132

143

152

154

181

204

221

*224

215

207

210

215

218

224

213

207

-

5,021

167

9,960

May

196

186

164

137

111

109

88

82

84

83

71

*60

50

52

52

55

51

58

63

60

57

143

*1.060

*684

424

328

262

218

184

215

184

5,571

180

11,050

June

161

*154

159

137

114

100

89

89

76

68

"51 55

49

37

22

16

9

7

6

6

5

4.6

3.8

*S

6

7

7

8

6

4.6

-

1,461.0

48.7

2,900

July

5

6

8

7

7

6

5

3.0

374

3.4

6

15

105

*145

139

122

114

72

50

53

53

42

29

33

19

14

11

12

10

10

8

1,115.8

36.0

2,210

Aug.

9

9

9

9

7.

*7

7

9

14

17

10

*16

24

38

32

30

30

34

36

34

39

33

32

26

22

*20

20

20

24

22

28

667

21.5

1,320

Sept.

30

28

28

29

31

30

31

34

*37

38

36

30

34

39

41

44

41

39

44

43

42

51

57

55

53

46

39

32

37

36

-

1,155

38.5

2,290

Calendar year 1951: Max 203 Mln 4.3 Mean 97.8 Ac-ft 70,790

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,060 Mln 3.0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,450

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Mar. 28 (11 p.m.) 590 cfs (5.60 ft); May 23 (4:30 a.m.) 1,120 cfs 

(6.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 3.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 371

Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°42'15", long. 103°49'00", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., on right

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Crow Creek, 1 mile downstream from diversion

dam on Belle Fourche River, and Z\ miles northeast of Belle Fourche.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 10, 1946, staff gage at site 800 ft downstream 

itom diversion dam at same datum. Dec. 10, 1946, to Nov. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 850 ft downstream from diversion dam at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes. 1945-52: Maximum daily discharge, 1,330 cfs Mar. 29, 1952; no flow for many 

days during 1946-49.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water is 

diverted through canal from Belle Fourche River to Belle Fourche Reservoir (see p. 372) 

for irrigation. Discharges shown represent actual diversion to the reservoir. Flow 

completely regulated at diversion dam 1 mile above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

126

*12B

126

171

528

211

166

150

148

161

158

150

156

140

126

124

129

135

132

139

155

160

156

150

136

133

131

129

126

*127

132

4,639

150

9,200

Nov.

120

123

129

136

140

142

142

145

148

148

152

156

150

143

136

133

139

145

140

149

148

152

150

143

148

143

*142

143

143

143

-

4,271

142

8,470

Dec.

148

143

142

145

148

148

136

130

115

120

130

150

150

130

110

110

115

110

105

100

90

110

125

120

120

115

125

*135

145

140

80

3,890

125

7,720

Jan.

85

90

95

95

100

100

95

95

100

100

100

105

115

125

130

125

135

135

130

125

120

70

100

120

140

150

155

155

160

170

2130

3,750

121

7,440

Feb.

290

300

285

260

250

240

230

221

204

214

*194

194

187

176

151

143

153

151

153

150

140

170

165

165

165

180

210

240

180

-

5,761

199

11,430

Mar.

160

155

150

150

150

150

155

155

155

*145

147

174

162

153

149

156

231

432

658

571

462

422

328

404

432

404

505

940

1,550

1,240

*786

11,611

575

25,030

Apr.

1,190

1, 190

1,080

705

558

519

519

*558

658

754

788

507

404

366

356

356

346

356

384

404

413

*413

394

375

*356

356

346

346

328

318

-

15,643

521

31,030

May

308

290

252

200

153

145

156

162

160

151

131

*110

90

87

91

100

96

86

90

83

81

147

876

1, 020

1,000

920

628

462

375

422

404

9,276

299

18,400

June

308

*280

252

225

191

149

131

164

158

129

93

87

76

68

42

38

34

28

25

24

23

22

*2T

26

25

29

55

93

62

28

-

2,892

96.4

5,740

July

20

28

36

53

45

22

16

14

12

10

12

42

479

*627

*290

164

150

132

90

104

85

70

44

37

36

28

20

18

13

12

10

2,719

87.7

5,390

Aug.

9

9

9

*9

8

7

*35

48

43

46

46

*47

52

65

B_l

80

62

46

54

49

42

34

33

25

20

*19

19

19

21

21

23

1,081

34.9

2,140

Sept.

27

31

59

74

88

88

65

58

*43

38

40

40

36

36

*42

42

42

40

42

44

44

62

62

52

48

46

30

30

30

32

-

1,411

47.0

2,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 996 Mln 5.2 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,240

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,330 Mln 7 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Feb. 7, Feb. 20 to Mar. 9 (no gage-height 

record Jan. 25, Feb. 21-24, Feb. 26 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-9; discharge estimated on basis of headgate 

records at diversion dam and records for nearby stations).
372 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche Reservoir near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

Staff gage, lat 44°44'10", long. 103°40'10", at dam on Owl Creek, in SW^SE^ sec. 18, 

T. 9 N,, R. 4 E., and 9f miles northeast of Belle Fourche. Gage referred to mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Records available, January 1912 to September 1952. Maximum contents observed during year, 143,400 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 2,969.5 ft); minimum 

observed, 19,180 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,941.3 ft). Maximum contents observed 

during period 1912-52, 197,400 acre-ft Apr". 30, 1919, May 20, 1920 (elevation, 2,974.9 

ft); minimum observed, -3,000 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1936 (water was lowered below empty level 

of 2,927.0 ft by opening holes in crib walls).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; dam completed and storage began in 1911. Usable capacity, 185,200 acre-ft (1949 survey) between elevations 2,927.0 ft (lowest outlet) 

and 2,975.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage below elevation 

2,927.0 ft, 6,800 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents above elevation 2,927 ft. Water diverted from Belle Fourche River through Inlet Canal (see preceding page) is stored in Belle Fourche Reservoir for irrigation in the Belle Fourche project. 

Record of contents and capacity tables furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Sept. 30. ..................

Nov . 30 ...................

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1951 ......

Feb . £9 ...................

Mar. 31. ..................

Apr . 30 ...................

May 31. .............'.....

June 30 ...................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1951-52......

Elevation 

(feet)

8,951.0

2,956.3 '

-

2,969.5

2,963.2

2,941.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

65,640

-

19,180

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+6,910

+ 6,04:0

-2,360

+29,290

+25,600

-35,600

-22,170

-25,220
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 373

Belle Pourche River near Fruitdale , S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°41'30", long. 103°43'55", in NW^NEi sec. 3 , T. 8 N, , R. 3 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 212, 2^ miles northwest of 

Pruitdale, and 8 miles downstream from point of diversion to Belle Pourche Reservoir.

Records available .--November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,925 ft (from topographic map) Nov. 4, 

1945, to Apr. 9, 1947, chain gage and Apr. 10, 1947, to Oct. 14, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 6 years (1946-52), 124 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 21-24; minimum gage height, 

2.20 ft Apr. 5. &

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 7,460 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 11.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Dec. 18-26, 1945, 

Feb. 5-12, July 5-10 (corrected), 1948.

Remarks --Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. At a point 

8 miles above station water is diverted to Belle Pourche Reservoir (see p. 372) through 

Inlet Canal near Belle Pourche (see p. 371), with other smaller diversions from the 

main stem and tributaries for irrigation. Total diversion for irrigation of about 

60,000 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

9

9

12

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

*ljj

353

11.4

700

JIov.

14

14

15

14

16

15

15

14

16

17

19

18

19

19

18

17

16

17

17

IB

17

17

17

18

19

18

*17

16

15

14

-

496

16.5

984

Dec.

12

10

10

9

9

8

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

*5

5

4

159

5.1

315

Jan.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

3

2

2

*2 

2

3

5

7

8

B

7

7

131

4.2

260

Feb.

7

7

10

14

10

9

7

6

6

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

4

5

6 

8

8

7

7

' 7

6

-

-

181

6.2

359

Mar.

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

*4

4

5

5

4

4

5

7

10

15

13

11

8

6

6

8

10

15

35

60

9

945

1,220

39.4

2,420

Apr.

236

76

24

4.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

*3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

-

431.3

14.4

855

May

3,1

3.3

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.4

4.5

4.7

5

5

*5

6

6

7

7

6

'6

7

7

7

8

156

Te

9

7

5

5

6

6

6

335.6

10. B

666

June

6

*6

6

6

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

7

6

7

6

6

5

*5

6

7

7

6

6

5

-

197

6.6

391

July

6

5

6

6

7

8

B

9

10

10

11

12

144

*62

21

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

15 

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

10

567

IB. 3

1,120

Aug.

10

11

10

*9

9

9

9

10

10

12

12

10

11

9

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

B 

8

B

*8

8

B

8

9

8

283

9.1

561

Sept.

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

*13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

316

10.5

627

Calendar year 1951: Max 346 Min l Mean 8.40 Ac-ft 6,080

Water yeai* 1951-52: Max 945 Min 2 Mean 12.8 Ac-ft 9,260

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

readings used Feb. 26 to Mar. 31.

15-18, Dec. 6 to Mar. 29. Wire-weight gage
d ?4 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°30'50", long. 103"07'50", in SW^NE^ sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 8 3., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 24, half a mile upstream from Bear Butte Creek, and 20 miles northeast of Sturgis.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,525 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Oct. 31, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 376 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.92 ft); maximum gage height, 11.97 ft Mar. 28 (ice jam); minimum daily, 5 cfs Dec. 20, 21, 25-27, 

31, Jan. 1, 23, Feb. 21; minimum gage height, 3.16 ft Nov. 1.

1945-52: Maximum discharge observed, 17,900 cfs May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.86 

ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for 

many days during 1945 , 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. At a

point 70 miles above station water is diverted to Belle Fourche Reservoir (see p. 372) 

through Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche (see p. 371), with other smaller diversions 

from the main stem and tributaries for irrigation. Total diversion for irrigation of 

about 60,000 acres above station.

Rating'tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to May 22, July 13-16)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

3.4 23

3.6 50

3.8 89

4.0 141

4.3 249

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

165

343

650

29 to Sept. 30

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,060

1,600

3,000

6,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

202

*191

144

164

245

184

116

103

39

81

76

72

66

61

11

61 

64

78

83

' 87

J9

10 B

103

10S

101

96

89

63

78

78

*74

3,259

105

6,460

flov.

31

40

40

40

60

80

100

125

144

108

87

33

81

78

46

40 

35

45

60

75

75

75

75

75

85

95

100

*115

115

120

-

2,328

77.6

4,620

Dec.

130

150

13C

120

110

100

85

65

40

45

50

50

45

30

10

1C 

15

10

10

5_

r

15

10

10

5

5

5

20

20

10

5

1,320

42.6

2,620

Jan.

5

*10

10

10

10

IS

10

10

10

20

30

25

35

35

3U

30 

30

30

20

15

10

5

*15

20

20

25

30

40

50

55

685

22.1

1,360

Feb.

55

60

65

75

85

150

250

400

660

560

*670

700

500

300

100

50 

20

20

15

10

5

10

10

10

10

25

30

25

20

-

-

4,890

169

9,700

Mar.

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

20

25

20

20

15

15

15

20

40

60

100

1,100

4,310

5.620

*4,3BO

15,970

515

31,680

Apr.

3,720

1,710

1,140

718

600

525

449

383

290

203

171

154

133

126

111

116 

118

116

111

111

111

113

*106

92

90

88

90

88

90

90

-

11,963

399

23,730

May

88

80

74

72

60

62

120

120

128

165

146

136

*168

152

152

188 

197

194

259

239

194

245

1,560

1,040

636

443

378

320

267

294

353

8,330

269

16,520

June

320

278

*245

213

182

162

154

162

188

191

.174

168

162

177

210

203 

249

216

213

242

252

263

267

*267

307

363

487

474

415

320

-

7,524

251

14,920

July

294

267

222

210

242

206

188

206

206

194

206

263

597

1.050

680

*410 

259

216

185

160

143

149

126

174

194

177

174

154

177

177

200

8,106

261

16,080

Aug.

206

228

242

249

256

 259

275

252

242

275

334

334

298

263

228

213 

225

271

307

275

256

249

252

235

242

222

200

*253

20P

203

203

7,697

248

15,270

Sept.

188

171

182

194

194

191

188

191

191

191

197

191

200

194

203

*222 

203

197

197

197

194

197

185

174

168

165

160

160

174

200

-

5,659

189

11,220

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,010 Mln 5 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,880

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,620 Mln 5 Mean 212 Ac-ft 154,200

Peak dlscharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Mar. 30 (7 a.m.) 6,300 cfs (8.92 ft); May 23 (6:30 a.m.) 1,850

cfs (6.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ijote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2-8, Nov. 16 to Mar. 28 (wire-weight gage 

readings used Dec. 19 to Mar. 20).
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 375

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis, S. Dak.

Luxation. Lat 44 0 28'35", long. 103°15'5Q T1 , in SW£SW£ sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 7 E. , on upstream side nf highway bridge li miles downstream from Spring Creek, 8|- miles upstream from mouth, and 12j miles"northeast of Sturgis.

Records available.--November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily Altitude of gage is 2,750 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Feb. 20, 1947, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 20.2 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 701 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.30 ft, 

from floodmarks j; no flow at tines.

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,080 cfs May 2, 1946 (gage height, 15.62 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 380 ofs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for several 

days during 1949-50, 1952.

Flood of May 20, 1883 (maximum known), and one in 1909, were greater than flood of 

Hay 2, 1946, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice 

helgnt, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per

ffect ( 

econd)

l.BE

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 114

352

653

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

U.9

*1.4

1.4

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.£

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.L

z.e

3.1

1.0

3 .0

3,1

3.1

3.1

3.u

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.B

2.3

*2.8

bl.E

2. £5

162

fiov.

2

2

2

2

"

2

2

2

2

2

3.J3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2

2

2

Z

2

2

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

-

1-4.0

2. 15

127

Dec.

2

2

e

2 .

12

Jan.

2

**2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

5

3

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

sa

2 . 2

135

 

Feb.

10

IS

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

20

15

10

5

5

5

2

I

Z

2

2

2

2

2

p

2

5

-

-

360

12.4

714

Mar.

5

5

5

Z

2

Z

2

Z

2

2

**2

2

2

?

2

0

5

0

5

5

5

10

20

20

50

50

200

*400

200

80

*41

1,137

36.7

2,260

Apr.

34

23

23

IB

ie

16

13

11

9

8

6

6

7

7

7

7

e

c

6

5

5

5

*5

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.e

4.4

4.4

3 . 8

"

289.2

9.64

574

May

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4.4

S

5

5

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

6

*543_

301

160

105

79

75

72

63

44

1,539.5

49.7

3,050

June

30

26

*22

19

15

13

11

10

8

7

e

e

5

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

*1.6

2.3

3.6

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.3

-

228.6

7.R2

453

July

.7

.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

. 7

.4

.0

* .8

.0

.0

.9

.B

.7

.5

.2

.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

46.8

1.51

93

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

**.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

.1

*0

.2

.2

. 2

10.6

0.34

21

Sept.

0.2 ~Iz

.Z

.Z

.Z

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

1.4

0.05

2.8

Calendar year 1951: Max 111 Min 0.3 Mean 3.71 Ac-ft 2,690

Water year 1951-52: Max 543 Mln 0 Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,710
376 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°22'10", long. 102°33'55", in NE^NE^ see. 29, T. 5 N. , R. 13 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 4t miles northwest of Elm 

Springs, and 5^ miles downstream from Hay Creek.

Drainage area.--7,210 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to June 1932 (no winter records prior to December 1930), 

March 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Aug. 19, 1928, to June 30, 1932, and Mar. 4, 1934, to

May 25, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum. May 26, 1938, to July 27, 1939, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1928-31, 1934-52), 428 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 9.5 ft, from 

rioodmarks); minimum daily, 4 cfs Jan. 2,3; minimum gage height, 0.03 ft Nov 4.

1928-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 35,700 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 14.3 

ft); no flow for many days during 1936-37, 1939-40. 

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft in May 1927.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. At a point 130 miles above station water is diverted to Belle Fourche 

Reservoir (see p. 372) through Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche (see p. 371), with other 

smaller diversions from the main stem arid tributaries for irrigation. Total diversions 

for irrigation of about 60,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions (water years). W 786: Drainage area. W 926: 1929, 1931 (M), 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

0.1 27

.3 50

.5 82

1.0 200

1.5 387

1.7 489

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

126

275

490

780

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,540 

2,4SO 

3,700 

5,430 

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

167

175

*180

200

455

338

225

162

129

107

101

101

a90

a80

g72

a70

g70

a70

E72

a75

a80

86

88

84

97

93

93

92

*92 

86

74

3,904

126

7,740

flov.

60

55

45

40

45

60-

84

92

139

124

105

88

77

75

aSO

g45

a40

a40

g35

a35

50

60

65

70

75

*80

90

100

100 

110

-

2,144

71.5

4,250

Dec.

110

110

130

150

150

130

100

80

70

60

60

60

60

50

45

40

30

25

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

15

15

10

10 

15

10

1,695

54.7

3,360

Jan.

5

4

*4

10

10

5

10

10

10

15

20

20

30

25

45

45

40

40

35

25

20

15

10

5

5

5

5

*7

15 

30

40

565

18.2

1,120

Feb.

45

50

55

60

80

150

250

600

1.400

1,300

*1,150

1,050

1,000

600

400

200

150

100

100

50

50

50

50

50

50

60

70

80

100

-

9,350

322

18,550

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,200 Mln 5

Mar.

70

60

50

50

50

50

50

45

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

45

45

50

45

45

45

45

50

50

100

500

3,000

*6,500 

9,500

11,000

31,765

1,025

63,000

Apr.

«gl2.500

g6,160

*g3,710

g2,210

a2 , 100

al,900

*gl,750

al,300

g976

g624

g496

*g431

a370

g334

g278

258

234

210

192

166

149

*149

149

144

129

119

112

102

97 

92

-

37,441

1,248

74,260

May

90

90

83

66

60

57

g702

a 600

g240

a210

a!95

*192

158

210

198

198

213

244

278

310

300

330

1,050

1,970

1,260

794

a620

g490

a460 

a420

g386

12,474

402

24,740

June

a390

*390

338

303

264

219

225

234

180

204

210

189

180

166

174

198

195

231

198

195

213

222

222

254

247

405

522

758

545 

*480

-

8,551

285

16,960

July

354

296

2S6

237

222

231

228

192

198

198

180

204

308

1,020

1.200

708

445

*268

207

169

152

g!36

g!29

ill

121

155

139

139

124 

131

139

8,637

279

17,130

Aug.

147

169

195

*201

213

225

237

258

254

240

268

306

322

296

264

231

210

210

254

261

244

228

228

234

231

*240

234

213

225 

342

254

7,434

240

14,750

Sept.

261

254

250

254

268

275

268

264

258

240

216

219

201

201

195

*198

213

210

195

195

192

186

183

172

158

142

136

129

m6,193

206

12,280

Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,580

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,500 Min 4 Mean 356 Ac-ft 258,100

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfsl.--Apr. 1 (time unknown) 14,400 cfs (9.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-6, Nov. 21 to Mar. 31 (faulty recorder 

record Nov. 21, 22, Jan. 20 to Mar. 31; no gage-height record except for occasional wire-weight gage 

readings; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, gage reader's 

and hydrographer's notes, and records for nearby stations).
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 377

Cheyenne River near Plalnvlew, S. Dak.

Location. aon. Lat a 44°31'2S", , long. ong. 101°59'30", , Inn sec. sec. 31, , T. . 7 N. . , , R. . 18 E.. .. onon 

downstream side of third pier from right end of bridge on State Highway 73, ij miles 

downstream from Ash Creek and 10 miles southeast of Plalnvlew.

Records available. October I960 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,877.65 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Mar. 22, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.55 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 10.62 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 7 cfs 

Jan. 26-28.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Bar. 30, 1952; maximum gage height, that of 

Kar. 29, 1952; minimum dally discharge, that of Jan. 26-28, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for 

irrigation of about 70,000 acres, and return of flow from Irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10-19)

act. 1 to Mar. 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

73

114

170

370

524

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

222

374

571

980

1,510

2,800

6.0 

7.0

9.0 

10.0

4,740

7,200

11,200

16,900

32,200

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Got.

258

254

 270

356

330

496

448

348

286

242

212

187

173

164

158

143

140

149

140

137

164

177

173

170

184

167

170

170

*170

a!71

173

6,780

219

13,450

JJov.

173

84

70

85

90

95

95

100

238

570

316

242

204

190

122

90

85

90

90

85

80

85

95

100

130

*130

130

130

130

140

-

4,064

135

8,060

Dec.

143

160

120

100

95

85

80

70

60

55

50

50

50

45

30

25

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

1,445

46.6

2,870

Jan.

15

15

»15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

12

12

8

8

8

7

7

*7

8

8

10

389

12.5

772

Feb.

10

10

20

20

20

50

500

1,200

2.100

1,900

*1,800

1,500

1,000

850

70O

500

450

400

400

350

400

450

400

400

400

400

400

350

300

-

-

17,280

596

34,270

Mar.

300

2 BO

260

260

250

250

250

280

340

*350

420

400

420

440

460

480

500

540

580

600

600

600

600

700

800

1,000

2,500

4,000

13,000

50,900

21,800

84, L60

2,715

166,900

Apr.

*20.200

* 13, 700

*8,330

5,050

3,960

3,800

3,420

2,690

1,940

1,440

1,220

*1,070

944

837

771

738

722

660

623

586

515

*488

481

475

448

448

429

404

374

368

-

77,131

2,571

153,000

May

368

357

352

329

292

267

262

593

645

494

529

*481

398

374

429

435

771

578

515

676

660

586

9.200

4,520

5,180

4,580

3,640

2,570

1,980

1,670

1,440

45,171

1,457

89,600

June

1,410

*1,350

1,200

1,770

5,120

1,560

1,040

829

722

601

571

536

461

411

374

329

329

324

329

313

287

298

292

398

623

601

869

2,380

2,?20

1,280

-

26,827

894

53,210

July

962

730 *623

571

448

468

455

417

404

386

404

435

564

 1,070

2.050

1,510

1,110

812

630

475

423

398

352

346

340

518

535

535

308

298

g_87

18,244

589

36,190

Aug.

292

303

318

335

*346

357

574

586

598

404

411

423

448

481

488

461

455

'846 532

699

578

488

435

404

404

411

 423

374

1,170

~"557 1.230

15,231

491

30,210

Sept.

a 400

a350

a325

a515

a315

a315

a315

a515

a315

a315

313

313

313

298

305

*308

308

518

324

318

324

324

324

324

324

316

303

392

292

287

-

9,508

317

18,860

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,730 Min 15 Mean 266 Ao-ft 192,300

Water «aceyear isai-Bi:: 1951-52: wax M30,900 auaouMin w7 / nean MHi 837 I ao-it Afbu/,*uu 607,400

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). Mar. 30 (6 p.m.) 41,400 cfs (10.55 ft); May 23 (6 a.m.) 18,800 

cfs (8.99 ft); May 26 (12 p.m.) 5,470 cfs (6.53 ft); June 4 (11 p.m.) 8,260 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3-8, Nov. 16 to Mar. 29. Wire-weight gage 

readings used Oct. 19 to Fet. 8, Feb. 16 to Mar. 28, June 30 to July 13, July 16-24, Aug. 27-31.
378 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Cherry Creek near Plainview, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°44 I 3S", long. 102°03'10", in SW^NE^ sec. 16, T. 9 N., R. 17 E,, on left 

Uan¥~5 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 73, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

small tributary, 6-£ miles downstream from Red Owl Creek, and 11 miles northeast of 

Plainview.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,158.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 8, 1948, chain or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 78.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 22.63 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of-Apr. 1, 1952; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar

3.65

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

1.5 

3.5

30

4.3 16

4.5 30

5.0 83

5.5 156

5.8 212

3.1

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

50

100

178

238

600

2,250

4,220

10,400

15,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

*0

5.1

16

28

6.8

1.9

.6

. 2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.7

7.2

1.5

.8

.4

**.3

.2

0

70.3

2.27

139

JJov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

20

40

60

80

50

20

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

2BO

9.7

555

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

5

*20

200

2,425

78.2

4,810

Apr.

*12,300

*15,800

*9,550

6,750

5,710

4,780

3,560

2,830

1,820

1,110

726

*541

442

389

351

317

270

226

195

164

135

*116

96

84

75

66

61

56

51

17-

66,618

2,221

132,100

May

43

40

36

32

28

26

28

27

59

109

51

*39

37

36

32

29

24

21

19

18

15

15

15

12

11

9.4

8.1

7.2

7.2

8.1

8.1

850.1

27.4

1,690

June

7.2

*6.4

6.1

6.4

5.8

4.8

3.7

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.e

.5

.4

.4

.4

3

73

.3

.3

.4

.6

1.2

3.5

1.5

1.0

67.9

2.26

135

July

0.7

.6

**.5

.5

.4

.3

.1

.1

0_

0

.3

.5

**,5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

0.22

14

Aug.

0

Q

0

*0

0

0

o

^

(j

0

0

0

0

0

0

u

0

0

.4

n

42

13

4.5

1.7

.7

**.5

.4

.3

.1

0

140.7

4.54

279

Sept.

(*}

-

0

O

Calendar year 1951: Max 149 Mln 0 Mean 4.43 Ao-ft 3,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,800 Mln 0 Mean 193 Ao-ft 139,700

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Apr. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 17,500 cfs (22.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 10-18, Mar. 10, 27-31.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 379

Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte, S. Dak.

Location. -Lai; 44°41 I 40", long. 101°13'05", In NE^SE^ sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. £4 E., on 

downstream side of fourth pier from left abutment of bridge on State Highway 63, 0.5 

mile upstream from Hermaphrodite Creek and 21 miles south of Eagle Butte.

Drainage area.--24.500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1952. Published as "near Carlin" 1928-33.

Page. Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior 

Fo liov. 23, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 23 years (1929-52), 988 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,500 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 11.36 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Feb. 1, 2.

1928-52: Maximum discharge observed, 104,000 cfs May 24, 1933 (gage height, 15.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; no flow Feb. 15-16, 1949, Jan. 25 to 

Feb. 4, 1950.

Maximum stage known, 18.9 ft May 13, 1920, from information by local residents. 

Flood of May 9, 1927, reached a stage of 18.1 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

and those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected 

by storage reservoirs and diversions for irrigation of about 70,000 acres above station. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Revisions. W 786: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4-12, May 23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

2. 7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

155

260

510

900

1,120

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

364

575

995

1,510

2,290

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

3,770

8,060

18,300

34,700

3.2

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5 

6.0

235

490

940

1,690

3,790

5,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

236

a320

*409

1,090

762

3680

aSlO

556

a425

350

a310

280

a260

a240

224

a215

210

a210

206

a205

a205

202

a202

202

a205

206

a200

a!95

192

a!85

*18Z

9,974

322

19,780

JJov.

a!70

160

140

100

120

150

170

170

180

a!90

a260

a 340

248

199

a!80

150

130

130

130

*130

120

110

"90 80

100

115

125

130

140

140

-

4,597

153

9,120

Dec.

140

150

170 no

125

100

90

85

80

75

70

70

60

50

45

40

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

1,805

58.2

3,580

Jan.

20- 20

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

IS

IS

IS

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

*8

_7

397

12.8

787

Feb.

6

6

7

7

7

8

8

a

700

2,000

1,780

*1,950

2.170

1,680

1,820

1,510

al,200

995

a900

a750

a600

500

500

450

450

450

450

450

400

-

21,762

750

43,160

Mar.

400

350

350

350

350

300

300

300

300

300

320

*350

400

400

400

450

450

450

450

450

450

480

500

550

600

600

soo

600

1,000

8,000

ZBjppQ

45,800

1,477

90,840

Apr.

 26,300

32,000

54.400

*26,800

22,900

23,700

18,600

15,100

9,840

*6,120

4,000

3,350

2,600

2,130

1,900

1,800

a 1,650

1,530

al,400

al,300

1,220

al.100

986

a 900

842

aBOO

a750

714

a670

*612

246,014

8,200

488,000

May

590

568

545

515

486

444

397

404

611

738

690

756

666

575

a550

538

a560

730

668

642

*658

722

4,950

*5,140

5,350

5,050

4,440

2,990

2,310

1,910

1,670

46,861

1,512

92,950

June

1,520

1,500

1,360

1,230

2,710

2,330

1,610

1,220

1,020

968

 769

685

*664

553

517

452

402

389

389

415

370

370

442

389

490

709

1,010

2,370

3,200

1,830

31,883

1,063

63,240

July

*1,230

1,040

793

685

601

535

482

468

468

422

408

415

475

508

733

1.550

1,240

832

632

535

445

402

*363

350

338

320

268

290

290

284

252

17,654

569

35,020

Aug.

235

284

290

296

308

290

308

389

363

356

363

*356

356

396

438

408

438

382

430

709

499

398

389

350

370

350

338

350

344

2,250

1,040

14,051

453

27,870

Sept.

452

376

356

*352

290

326

320

326

302

332

338

308

314

332

296

"296 284

302

302

326

332

314

*314

320

32S

320

320

302

.290

296

9,644

321

19,130

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,500 Min 10 Mean 332 Ao-ft 240,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,400 Min 5 Mean 1,231 Ac-ft 893,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Apr. 3 (3:30 a.m.) 38,500 cfs (11.36 ft); May 23 (5:30 p.m.) 

15,100 cfs (7.64 ft); June 5 (5 p.m.) 5,760 cfs (6.09 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2-9, Nov. 16 to Feb. 10, Feb. 22 to Mar. 

many scattered days of no gage-height record).
380 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°22'25", long. 100°22'05", in SW£ sec. 32, T. Ill N., R. 79 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago & North Western Railway bridge at 

Pierre, 1.2 miles upstream from Bad River and at mile 1,117.6.

Drainage area. 243,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity for 1882 , 1895-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission and 

records for 1891-1916, and 1918 to date are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,414.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 11, 1932, chain gage at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 23,700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 440,000 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 25.35 ft); 

minimum daily, 4,000 cfs Dec. 14-18; minimum gage height, 2.71 ft Dec. 14.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 10, 1952; minimum daily, 2,300 cfs Nov. 14- 

16, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 0.20 ft Nov. 27, 1946.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements made at approximately 5-day intervals from Oct. 1 to Aug. 18 and 

thrice weekly thereafter during open water and at 7-day intervals during period of 

ice effect. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir (see p. 104). Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper

Revisions (water years). W 716: 1930. W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41,100

39,900

39,300

42,400

40,300

37,200

36,800

37,600

38 , 400

38,400

38,800

38,400

36,800

36,400

37,200

38,800

40,700

40,700

40,700

41,100

41,900

42,800

41, LOO

39,200

38,400

28,000

37,600

37,200

36,800

37,200

37,600

*1,206.7

38,390

$2,397

flov.

37,200

36,800

37,000

37,000

38,000

58,400

38,400

38,400

38,000

38,000

37,200

36,800

36,400

36,000

36,000

36,000

36,400

36,400

36,800

36,000

34,500

33,700

32,100

30,200

23,000

13,800

10,800

10.200

10,200

10,800

950,500

31,680

tl,885

Dec.

LI, 600

20,400

55,500

32,500

25,000

21,000

19,000

18,000

17,000

15,500

14,000

9,000

6,000

4,000

 4,000

4,000

4,000

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

3,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

7,500

8,000

8,000

8,000

7,500

7,000

372,500

12,020

738,800

Jan.

7,000

7,000

6.900

7,600

8,500

9,400

10,000

10,600

11,800

12,200

13,800

14,400

15,100

16,000

16,700

17,000

16 700

15^700

15,700

15,400

15,400

15,000

14,400

14,800

15,100

14,800

14,800

15,000

IF, 000

15,000

15,200

412,000

13,290

817,200

Feb.

15,400

15,800

16,300

16,500

16,500

16,800

16,800

17,200

17,800

18,500

19,000

19,500

20,000

20,500

21,000

21,000

20,500

19,500

18,500

17,800

17,000

17,000

17,000

17,000

17,800

18,500

19,000

18,200

17,400

-

523,800

18,060

*1,039

Mar.

15,100

14,500

13,800

13,000

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,100

12,400

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,400

13,200

13,200

13,000

13,200

15,400

15,100

15,100

14,800

14,800

13,000

13,000

12,700

12,400

12,700

13,000

14,100

18,000

50.000

433,500

13,980

859,800

Apr.

45,000

60,000

70,000

132,000

139,000

208,000

210,000

286,000

381,000

436,000

407,000

324,000

234,000

1P4,000

118,000

100,000

91,400

86,400

80,800

76,800

75,800

75,700

73,900

76,400

80,000

74,600

63,800

57,100

53,100

49,800

-

*t,329.6

114,300

*8,588

May

46,700

44,100

43,100

42,000

41,100

41,300

44,900

53,100

53,000

49,600

48,600

49,100

52,600

52,300

46,800

41,400

38,300

36,500

34,900

33,100

31,800

30,500

50,300

35,600

56,500

55,600

54,200

32,200

31,000

39,400

49,100

tl,276.7

41,180

$2,532

June

49,400

46,400

44,400

44,200

44,200

43,700

43,200

42,800

41,600

39,600

40,800

44,600

47,100

53,800

S.5..8QO

63,500

57,500

53,100

50,300

46,500

43,200

40,400

38,000

57,200

56,800

55,600

54,800

45,400

38,000

35,200

-

*1,347.1

44,900

$2,672

July

55 , 200

55 , 200

52,800

50,800

30,800

50,800

30,800

30,800

30,400

30,000

29,200

28,400

28 , 000

27,600

26,400

24,800

24,800

23,600

22,000

20,400

19,200

18,400

17,600

19 ,200

22,800

25,600

26,400

26,800

26 , 000

23,600

21,600

820,000

26,450

*1,626

Aug.

20,600

20,500

20 , 500

21,600

22,800

24,200

25,200

25,600

25,600

27,000

28,000

29,000

29,500

29,500

50,000

51,100

30,600

31,700

32,500

31,700

31,100

29 , 500

28 , 000

27,000

27,000

27,500

28,000

27,500

26,500

28,000

28,000

644,700

27,250

*1,675

Sept.

29,000

28,000

28,000

29,500

50,000

29,500

28,500

28 , 000

28,000

28,000

26,000

25,600

25 , 600

26,500

27,500

28,500

28,500

28,500

28,000

27,500

27,500

27,500

27,500

28 , 000

28 , 500

28,500

27,500

27,500

27,500

27,000

-

835,700

27,860

1:1,658

Calendar year 1951: Max 109,000 Min 4,000 Mean 30,600 Ao-ft 22,160,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 436,000 Min 4,000 Mean 36,490 Ao-ft 26,490,000

Peak discharge (base. 60,000 efs).--Dee. 5 (4 to 8 a.m.) 70,900 efs (10.04 ft); Apr. 10 (5 to 7 

p.m.) 440,000 cfs (25.35 ft); June 15 (11:30 p.m.) 67,200 cfs (9.30 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3-7, 14-16, Dec. 5 to Apr. 4 (wire-weight gage 

readings used Nov. 3-7, Dec. 22 to Apr. 1).
BAD RIVER BASIN 

Bad River near Midland, S. Dak.

381

Location. Lat 44°04'05", long. 101°07'50", in SE±SE£ sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 25 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from nearest tributary, 1 mile downstream from Mitchell Creek, and l£ miles 

east of Midland.

Records available. January 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Prior to Apr. 11, 

T947, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 14.00 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 1952; no flow for manj days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-30, May 1-20, June 1-3)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0 

2,0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

126

236

386

836

8.0 2,920

11.0 5,900

14.0 11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

as

14

1.6

16

14

1.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56.8

1.83

113

JIov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

1

2

e

10

20

300

500

400

300

250

2uO

150

100

90

80

70

60

50

50

50

50

50

_

-

2,789

96.2

5,530

Mar.

45

40

40

35

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

35

35

35

35

90

120

*110

100

100

90

90

90

140

140

100

100

800

*6,280

10,400

19,295

622

38,270

Apr.

*9 , 630

10.600

8,930

*6,510

6,940

5,620

6,740

4,680

3,050

1,670

1,400

1,110

820

730

632

*G51

525

433

330

282

252

189

152

109

67

49

39

36

36

35

-

72,247

2,408

143,300

May

27

24

18

13

10

10

10

12

16

17

15

14

12

10

13

*18

16

17

20

21

29

67

ISO

£42

364

105

53

50

30

30

30

1,893

61.1

3,750

June

25ie

19

1,070

*1, 330

1,010

305

156

126

55

39

26

11

15

6

4.4

4.0

3.5

a2.0

.8

-2

75

2.0

*5

21

42

116

3,000

5,oao

2,310

-

12,800.3

427

25,390

July

460

178

105

61

49

42

35

24

24

23

21

16

18

21

*18

20

35

29

24

14

10

10

6

6

6

g

3.5

3.5

2.7

1.7

.2

1,272.6

41.1

2,520

Aug.

0

0

1.7

.7

.7

*.8

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

.3

.2

.2

.7

1.7

1.7

3.5

3.5

.1

0

.4

.2

 2

.7

. 7

.2 -'. 1

0

0

19.8

0.64

39

Sept.

(*)

"

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 951 Mln 0 Mean 22.7 Ac-ft 16,430

Water year 1951-52 : Max 10.6OO Min 0 Mean 302 Ac-ft 218,900

Peak discharge 500 ofs).--Feb. 14 (1 a.m.) about 550 cfs

5 (12:15 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (13.60 ft); Ap

fs (5.00 ft); June 4 (7 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (6.64 ft

cfs (14.00 ft); Apr 

May 24 (5 p.m.) 836 

(9.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observati

** Field estimate made on this day, 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; dischargi 

for station near Port Pierre.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Ma

(4.87 ft); Apr. 2 (4 f 

a.m.) 7,560 cfs (11 

June 28 (1 p.m.,

.m.) 11,200 

.10 f t) ; 

3,840 i?fs

flow made on this day.

stimated on basis of weather records and rec
382 BAD RIVER BASIN

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°19'40", long. 100°23'00", in NW-£ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 31 E., on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2-| miles south of Fort Pierre, 4f 

miles downstream from Willow Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,107 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to June 1932, March 1934 to September 1952.

Gager-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,427.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1923. Aug. 22, 1928, to June 30, 1932, and Mar. 1, 1934, to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage

at same site and datum. Hov. 26, 1934, to July 9, 1951, wire-weight gage read once

daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-31, 1934-52), 179 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges,

100 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 27.03 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 27.24 ft Apr. 1 (backwater from 

ice); no flow for many days.

1928-32, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 27.8 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow during long periods each year.

Maximum stage known, 30.89 ft, from floodmark, in April 1927 (discharge, 50,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . W 786: Drainage area. W 856: 1929(M) , 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1351-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10-21)

Oct. 1 to June 30

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

26

84

156

247

360

7.0

12.0

13.0

23.0

27.0

940

3,830

9,910

15,300

28,000

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1 

5.3

July 1 to Sept. 30

5.5 

j 6.0

: 6.5

i 7.0 

) 11.0

26

56

181

346

555

3,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

2,96C 

*1,500

278

132

70

45

29

20

24

20

15

12

10

8

8

*8

8

12

13

10

8

6

4.5

3.8

2.9

2.5

2

1.8

5,214.6

168

10,340

Nov.

0.6

*1.3

.6

.8 

.8

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.7

*2.2

1.8

2.0

.7

.3

.5

.1

.7

.5

.8

.7

-

51.8

1.73

103

Dec.

2.0 276"

*1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.3

.9

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

20.8

0.67

41

Jan.

0.1

.1

*.2

72 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.4

0.11

6.7

Feb.

0.1

.1

.2

*.8 

4

1

.5

* . '.2<i

.3

1.5

2.2

8

10

120

580

780

*400

230

200

200

120

210

170

150

130

140

100

90

-

3,649.1

126

7,240

Mar.

80

60

*70

60 

50

45

35

25

30

30

35

40

35

35

35

30

30

30

35

40

100

*130

120

70

90

100

110

350

1,000

5,000

10,000

17,300

577

35, 500

Apr.

*15,000

17,000

*22,300

21,400 

21 , 000

22,500

26,800

22,200

12,000

7,040

5,940

4,490

*3,120

2,780

2,600

2,550

2,170

1,720

1,370

1,220

1,030

736

502

366

310

267

235

204

176

151

-

213,177

7,306

434,700

May

134

*119

114

108 

98

88

75

70

70

65

59

53

49

*48

46

45

46

46

57

54

57

61

104

180

510

530

470

164

*117

101

84

3,882

125

7,700

June

78

75

64

72 

2,190

1,720

1,500

618

360

278

- 185

164

134

121

110

34

88

78

70

64

53

L45

*577

383

294

130

147

*2,590

5,850

3,690

-

19,308

664

33,490

July

2,560

*865

658

274 

225

181

136

102

84

77

69

60

54

53

51

48

44

41

36

41

39

*35

30

26

22

17

15

12

11

10

J3

5,884

130

11,670

Aug.

*8

7

6

6 

5

4.6

4.2

5

7

7

5

6

7

7

6

3.8

3.5

3.8

7

11

10

5

3.5

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

375

3.2

2.6

2.0

165.5

5.34

328

Sept.

.2

* .0

.0

-tf

.1

.0

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

.2

.5

.2

.2

. 1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

11.1

0.37

22

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,220 Mln 0 Mean 127 Ac-ft 32,080

Water year 1951-52: Max 26,800 Mln o Mean 754 Ao-ft 547,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). Oct. 4 (6 p.m.) 6,260 cfs (15.13 ft); Apr. 7 (9 a.m.) 28,100

cfs (27.03 ft): June 5 (2 p.m.) 3,410 cfs (11.38 ft)i June 23 (4:30 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (8.30 ft); June

23 (10:30 p.m.) 4,260 cfs (12.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 2. Discharge computed from oncedaily or more frequent wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-4, Oct. 30 to Dec. 13, Dec. 19 to Feb. 2,

Mar. 30, Apr. 4-13, Apr. 15 to June 29, July 2.
MEDICINE CREEK BASIN 

Medicine Creek near Blunt, S. Dak.

383

Location.--Lat 44°33 I 45", long. 99°54'40" , in NW£ sec. 31, T. 113 N., R. 75 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from South Fork Medicine 

Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Blunt.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

Saturn.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.34 ft, from 

floodrnarks); no flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1952; maximum gage height, 13.2 ft 

between Mar. C6 and Mar. 29, 1950 (from floodmark) , backwater from ice; no flow for 

long periods each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-30}

6.5

6.6

6.7 

6.9 

7.1 

7.3

8.3 

8.5 

9.0

5

11

20

29

46

119

9.5 224

10.5 530

11.5 1,080

12.4 1,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

*0

.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

l.u

.9

.9

. 3

.8

.8

.6

.b

.5

.6

.5

. 5

.6

+ .6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

13.8

0.61

37

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

. 1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0-

1.7

0.06

3.4

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

al

a5

a200

al,500 *i, BOO

1,770

* 1,600

1, 260

835

,518

356

194

91

*49

34

26

19

'1316

11

9

8

7

7

6

5

4.0

4.0

3.4

2.8

-

10,354.2

345

20,540

May

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

24.4

0.79

48

June

0.1

.1

0

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*. '.11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.3

.6

1.0

.9

.8

-

5.6

0.19

11

July

0.8

.6

.4

.3

. 2

0

0

O

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

2.3

0.07

4.6

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 39 Min 0 Mean O.Bl Ac-ft 585

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,800 Min o Mean 28.4 Ac-ft 20,640

Peak an: discharge discharge (base, (base, 50 bO cfs). cfs). Apr. --Apr. 5 b (time (time unknown) unknown) l,83o 1,B3O cfs el's (12.34 (12.S4 ft). ft). 

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

- Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and engineer's notes of 

conditions at U. S. Highway 14, 5 miles downstream.

IJote.. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Dec. IE 

to Jan. 7, Jan. 9, Jan. 14 to Mar. 31; no flow during period).
384 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Chamberlain, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°29' , long. 99°20' , in NE£ sec. 16, T. 104 N., R. 71 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 16 at Chamberlain, 1,200 ft 

downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge and at mile 

1,012.9.

Drainage area. 250,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1929, March 1945 to September 1952. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity, September to November 1882 are contained in 

reports of Missouri River Commission. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

from March 1908 to July 1928 (March through July only) are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,320.22 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 19, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, various staff gages at site 1,200 ft upstream at datum 4.00 ft higher. Mar. 7 to Aug. 26, 1945, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 30,660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 440,000 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 25.55 ft); 

minimum daily, 4,500 cfs Dec. 16-19; minimum gage height observed, 1.83 ft Dec. 15.

1928-29, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 11, 1952; minimum observed, 

3,870 cfs Dec. 4, 1946, minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Dec. 11, 1945.

Flood of Apr. 7, 1943, reached a stage of 19.3 ft (U. S. Weather Bureau reading).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements made at approximately 5-day intervals during open water and 10-day 

intervals during ice periods.

Revisions (water years). W 716: 1929. W 1036: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

g40,800

g43,200

g42,000

g4 1,400

g44,600

45,200

37 , 900

36,200

37 300

39,000

39,600

39,600

39,600

38,400

36,800

36,800

37,900

40,800

41,400

40,800

40,300

41,400

43,200

42,000

39,000

37,900

37,900

38,400

39,000

37,900

38,400

* 1,234. 6

39,830

*2,449

JJ°v.

39,000

39,000

39,600

g37,900

g40,200

g39,000

35,200

36,800

37,900

40,800

41,400

40,200

36,200

36,200

36,200

36 , 200

36,800

36,200

35,200

36,200

36,800

35,200

33,100

31,700

30,700

23 , 900

16,500

12,500

11,100

10,500

-

998,200

33,270

tl,980

Dec.

10,400

10,500

18,000

51,700

26,600

21,500

20,500

20,000

19,000

18,000

16,500

14 , 000

10,000

6,000

5,000

4.500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,800

5,300

5,300

5,500

6,300

7,000

7,200

7,700

7,800

8,200

8,300

8,200

367,300

11,850

728,500

Jan.

8,500

8,800

8,600

8.000

8,200

8,600

9,000

9,500

10,000

10,500

10,700

11,700

12,500

13 , 300

14,600

15,500

16,300

16,800

17,300

17,500

17,500

17,500

16,500

15,800

15,500

14,800

14,600

15,300

15,300

15,500

16,000

410,200

13,230

813,600

Feb.

16,000

16,000

16,300

16,300

15,800

15,800

15,800

16,500

17,000

17,500

17,500

18,000

18,500

19,000

19,500

20,500

21,500

21 500

20^500

20,000

19,500

19,500

19,000

19,000

19,000

19,000

19,000

18,900

18,900

_

-

531,300

18,320

*1,054

Mar.

18,300

17,300

1C, 300

if ,000

13,800

13,200

12,900

12,700

17,900

13,100

13,100

13,100

13,500

13,800

13,800

13,800

15,000

16,000

17,000

17,000

16,500

16,000

15,000

14,500

14,000

14,000

14,000

15,000

18,000

21,000

24^000

473,600

15,280

939,400

Apr.

25,000

53,000

88,000

103,000

162,000

202,000

249,000

272,000

326,000

398,000

434,000

413,000

339,000

260,000

180,000

125,000

106,000

95,300

87,500

80,500

78,800

76,100

75,200

72,500

75,600

79,000

72,500

62,800

56,900

53,200

-

14,698.9

156,600

*9,520

May

50,600

48,500

46,500

45,100

44 , 200

42,000

41,200

43,700

51,900

54,500

50,000

47,900

48,500

52,500

54,000

49,300

43,200

39,700

37,600

36,400

33,300

31,000

29,600

28 , 800

30,100

37,600

38,300

36,400

33,800

31,300

36,700

tl,294.2

41,750

*2,567

June

51,200

51,800

46,900

43,600

43,600

45,800

45,800

46,900

44,600

42,500

39,300

39,300

43,600

48,700

55,000

70,000

67,000

59,800

53,000

51,200

49,300

45,800

42,500

41,400

38,300

36,900

34,200

52,900

42,500

45,800

-

tl,39a2

46,640

*2,775

July

55,500

34,200

55,500

52,900

50,500

29,900

50,600

31,300

31,000

29,900

28 , 900

27,900

26,700

26,100

25,600

24.700

23,400

22,700

22,700

22,000

21,300

20,500

20,100

19,700

19,700

20,700

23,200

25,000

25,800

25,600

24,500

815,700

26,310

*1,618

Aug.

22,900

22,000

21,300

20,900

21,500

22,400

25,700

25,000

25,500

25,300

25,600

26,100

27,000

27,900

28,300

29,200

29,600

30,500

31,000

31,700

52,100

31,000

29 , 900

29,200

28,900

28 , 900

28,900

£8,600

28 , 300

27,900

27,600

858,100

27,040

*1,662

Sept.

28,300

28,300

28,600

28,300

28,600

29,200

29.300

29,200

28,300

27,900

27,300

26,400

25,800

25,600

25,800

26,100

27,000

27,500

27,300

27,300

27,600

27,300

27,300

27,300

27,000

27,000

27,300

27,000

26,700

26,700

-

823,700

27,460

tl,654

Calendar year 1951: Max 108,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 31,010 Ac-ft 22,450,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 434,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 37,940 Ac-ft 27,540,000

Pealc discharge (base, 65.000 efa).--Dee. 4 (7 a.m.) 69,200 cfs (9.72 ft); Apr. 11 (5:50 to 7 p.m.) 

440,000 cfs (25.55 ft); June 16 (2:50 p.m.) 72,200 cfs (9.26 ft).

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 5 (wire-weight gage readings used 

Dec. 14 to Apr. l).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

White River at Crawford, Nebr.

385

Location. Lat 42°41 I 20", long. 103°24'5S", in W| sec. 3, T. 31 N., R. 52 W., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge in city park at Crawford.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available . February 1931 to September 1943 and October 1947 to September 1952 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1924 to December 1927, February 1931 to September 

1943, and October 1947 to September 1952 in reports of State engineer.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,659.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929. Feb. 25, 1931, to Oct. 2, 1933, staff gage at old highway bridge half a mile

upstream at different datum. Oct. 3, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1943, chain gage at site 1 mile

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1931-43, 1947-52), 21.9 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 315 cfs June 27 (gage height, 3.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs; minimum dally, 6.5 cfs Aug. 8, 26.

1931-43, 1947-52: Maximum gage height, 6.88 ft Mar. 15, 1948 (discharge not determined); minimum daily, 3.9 cfs Aug. 11, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Minor diversions above station for irrigation 

and municipal use.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

14

14

12

7T

16

15

15

17

16

17

15

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

17

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

19

17

17

16

17

529

17.1

1,050

Nov.

18

16

19

20

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

19

18

16

20

27

25

25

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

20

-

621

20.7

1,230

Dec.

21

20

21

22

23

20

20

20

25

31

29

30

29

> 25

28

25

22

761

24.5

1,510

Jan.

20

15

21

22

23

25

25

25

23

23

23

25

25

26

25

26

27

26

26

25

25

25

18

13

17

25

27

27

29

16

26

734

23.7

1,460

Feb.

25

26

26

24

25

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

 u27

24

24

23

22

20

 go 19

19

19

19

22

23

20

21

_

-

677

23.3

1,340

Mar.

20

14

T5

23

27

29

28

29

33

27

27

24

25

29

29

29

32

29

28

26

25

25

27

29

28

27

27

29

61

?8

36

898

29.0

1,780

Apr.

29

29

29

29

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

21

21

21

20

22

-

734

24.5

1,460

May

21

21

20

20

20

19

20

26

34

35

25

23

22

22

22

25

25

25

22

22

26

29

25

22

22

22

20

18

IS

19

19

704

22.7

1,400

June

19

19

18

19

18

17

17

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

T2

12

13

14

14

13

12

13

21

16

38

66

TG

16

537

17.9

1,070

July

14

14

14

14

12

13

14

13

12

11

11

14

14

16

14

11

10

10

11

10

9.0

8.0

9.5

9.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

346.5

11.2

687

Aug.

7.5

7.5

10

9.5

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

To

8.0

12

14

11

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

14

13

11

9.5

8.5

6.5

7.0

9.5

11

9.0

7.5

289.0

9.32

573

Sept.

9.5

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

8.0

ITS

9.5

11

11

12

12

9.5

10

9.5

12

12

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.5

11

12

293.0

9.77

581

Calendar year 1951: Max 115 Mln 11 Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14,550

Water year 1951-52: Max 66 Mln 6.5 Mean 19.5 Ac-ft 14,130

Peak discharge (baae. 60 efa). Mar. 30 (10:30 a.m.) 81 cfa (1.66 ft); June 27 (12 p.m.) 315 cfa 

(3.02 ft).

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2, 3, 17-19, Dec. 7-11, 14-28, Dec. 31 to 

Jan. 6, Jan. 9, 10, 18, 20, 22-26, Feb. 20-26, Mar. 3-5, 22, 23.
386 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River below Cottonwood Creek near Whitney, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°48'35", long. 103°10'05", in NE^NE^ sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 50 W., on left 

bank half a mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek and 4^ miles northeast of Whitney.

Drainage area. 676 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 359 cfs June 28 (gage height, 8.96 ft); maximum 

gage height, 12.85 ft Mar. 20 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 28-30. 

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs Sept. 4, 1951 (gage height, 16.21 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Feb. 1-3, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those above 50 cfs, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by diversions for irrigation, off-stream storage in Whitney Reservoir 

(capacity, 10,000 acre-ft), and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.3

3.9

40~3.7

52

15

9.9

8.7

8.1

7.6

6.4

7.6

5.8

5.0

5.4

9.6

14

11

11

11

10

12

11

8.7

9.3

9.3

10

11

11

10

8.7

351.0

11.3

696

Nov.

8.0

8 . 0

9.3

12

11

11

10

10

9.3

9.0

9.0

s'.o 9 . 3

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

7.0

12

14

13

16

14

14

13

16

17

22

35

-

348 . 9

11.6

692

Dec.

24

24

23

22

22

22

15

18

20

21

23

£5

> 20

639

20.6

1,270

Jan.

15

15

20

20

20

20

20

24

£5

25

26

24

23

28

31

33

32

32

31

28

20

15

10

8.0

8.0

10

20

42

48

52

55

778.0

25.1

1,540

Feb.

53

53

53

54

53

54

56

58

57

57

57

56

54

53

52

48

38

34

32

25

18

T8

18

19

19

22

25

40

50

-

-

1,226

42.3

2,430

Mar.

52

47

46

36

37

50

55

55

80

70

90

65

40

45

50

75

110

100

150

250

110

40

40

50

65

60

60

120

130

139

114

2,431

78.4

4,820

Apr.

81

47

40

42

40

34

32

29

32

35

34

34

32

32

31

32

32

32

28

27

22

19

20

19

18

17

23

30

30

30

-

954

31.8

1,890

May

28

20

17

16

15

14

11

13

93

196

50

20

15

15

15

21

20

18

23

17

16

129

130

79

32

27

27

17

15

13

14

1,136

36.6

2,250

June

14

13

12

12

12

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.9

7.6

7.8

10

10

9.0

9.6

-67B 6.6

9.0

17

29

9.3

31

44

27

208

83

26

-

675.9

22.5

1,340

July

15

9.3

5.0

4.6

sTo

5.8

6.1

6.4

7.4

11

11

12

14

13

12

12

12

10

9.3

8.5

8.0

7.8

6.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

7.1

5.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

262.3

8.46

520

Aug.

8.1

7.8

6.1

4.6

5.0

4.1

2.6

1.9

2.6

2.6

4.8

5.8

5.2

3.7

2.4

2.4

'5.4 4.6

5.2

4.1

6.6

7.4

2.1

2.6

1.6

2.2

2.6

2.1

1.4

3.3

3.0

123.9

4.00

246

Sept.

3.0

2.8

7.8

"7.1 10

7.6

6.8

6.1

3.3

2.4

1.6

1.5

2.8

3.7

5.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.0

6.6

3.5

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

-

124.8

4.16

248

Calendar year 1951: Max 555 Mln 3.7 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,310

Water year 1951-52: Max 250 Mln 0.6 Mean 24.7 Ac-ft 17,940

Peak discharge (base, 150 efa). May 10 (l a.m.) 268 cfs (7.61 ft); May 22 (l p.m.) 235 cfs (7.45 

ft); June 28 (8:40 a.m.) 359 cfs (8.96 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1, 2, 5-8, Nov. 15 to Dec. 1, Dec. 5 to Mar.

29.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 387

White River near Oglala, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°15'10", long. 102°49'30", in SW^NE^ see. 24, T. 38 N., R. 47 W. , on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 18, 3 miles downstream from 

Blacktail Creek and 7 miles northwest of Oglala.

Drainage area. 2,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,853.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 6, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 75.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 513 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.42 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.70 ft Mar. 13 (backwater from ice); no flow Sept. 25-30; minimum, 2.36 

ft Sept. 28, 29.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 23.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of 

Sept. 25-30, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 2.10 ft Oct. 3, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Some diversion above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, 

and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1251.

Rating table

Oct. 1 to Mar.

3.0 10

3.5 23

4.0 40

5.0 87

set, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 12-17)

(gage height, In

29 to Aug. 17

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

2.5

4.2

9

25

4.0

5.0

10.0

Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

93

478

2.46

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

0.7 

2.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

12

15

16

14

56

53

30

23

20

18

18

18

*16

15

16

16

15

27

27

24

23

22

21

22

22

20

19

19

21

664

21.4

1,320

Nov.

20

20

£0

20

22

22

24

22

23

27

36

32

*26

22

21

19

15

T5

16

20

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

18

-

602

20.1

1,190

Dec.

19

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

*15

ie

17

17

16

15

13

13

14

14

12

11

T2

14

15

14

13

12

12

IS

15

13

468

15.1

928

Jan.

10

10

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

12

13

13

15

16

18

22

405

13.1

Feb.

31

45

64

85

113

130

114

99

94

90

87

84

81

78

76

73

71

69

67

64

62

59

57

55

54

52

51

50

50

-

-

2,105

72.6

803 4,180

Mar.

50

50

50

50

50

51

52

53

E8

68

90

128

173

200

185

155

137

133

137

158

198

240

300

*400

355

320

293

267

241

247

406

5,295

171

10,500

Apr.

*478

310

220

157

123

108

87

76

68

66

59

64

70

*70

70

68

68

66

66

67

66

62

56

50

46

46

45

45

42

45

-

2,864

95.5

5,680

May

55

53

55

53

*44

41

39

55

149

66

84

216

118

61

49

47

43

41

49

48

51

180

*360

3T2

299

193

102

*73

69

64

50

3,119

101

6,190

June

45

41

70

75

75

70

46

40

37

34

33

33

32

31

29

*28

23

19

16

T8

18

17

21

20

33

49

114

298

g203

g247

-

1,815

60.5

3,eoo

July

*g!66

S57

g37

g25

g21

16

*12

10

8

8

10

10

12

28

14

20

20

18

16

13

14

15

15

13

10

7

e

e

*4.9

3. 9

3.5

619.3

20.0

1,230

Aug.

6

3.9

7

38

26

13

9

6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4. 9

4.4

3.5

4.4

4.6

*1.7

6

8

7

8

8

7

7

9

9

10

12

12

256.0

8.26

508

Sept.

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

13

13

10

3.8

6

7

7

4.1

1.9

8-1

g.l

g.2

1.7

1.6

g.l

go

go

go

go *go

go

-

173.6

5.79

344

Calendar year 1951: Max 571 Mln 7.4 Mean 46.9 Ac-ft 33,950

Water year 1951-52: Max 478 Mln o Mean SO. 2 Ac-ft 36,470

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-4, Nov. 16 to Mar. 28.
388 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Kadoka, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°45' , long. 101 "31', in NE^NE^ sec. 31, T. 3 S. , R. 22 E. , on left bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 73, 5 miles downstream from Cottonwood 

Creek, 6 miles south of Kadoka, and 7 miles upstream from Pass Creek.

Drainage area.--5,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to June 14, 1949, 

wire-weight gage only at same site anJ datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs May 23 (gage height, 11.19 ft); maximum gage height, 11.35 ft Mar. 29; no flow Sept. 7-9, 11-19.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs June 7, 1951 (gage height, 13.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during many 

periods.

Flood of June 4, 19^2, reached a stage of 16.24 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

32,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 8, 1905, and 

spring of 1927 were 1 or 2 ft higher than flood of June 4, 1942, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some Diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, 

and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods

(Shifting2.7

2.S

3.0

3.2

3.5

Oct. 1

10

18

47

87

166

fee

control

to Apr.

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

it, and discharge

method used Mar.

25

380

705

1,140

2,190

, 1

29

2

2

2

2

2

n cu

, 30

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

blc fe

, Apr.

0

2!

4.

10

,5

.0

,5

of Ice effect (gage height, In

et per second)

20-25, June 5-11

Apr. 26 to Sept.

3.0 24

3.2 51

3.5 122

4.0 305

4.5 565

, Sept

30

5.

fi.

7.

8.

10.

O

0

0

0

0

8-21)

910

1,820

3,020

4,810

9,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

33 

24

18

340" 683

272

74

74

53

36

36

51

56

49

*37

31

31

27

27

31

26

27

31

 53 12

27

27

27 

26 

26

23

2,258

72.8

4,480

Nov.

15 

S3

34

33

30

23

*23

32

49

49

55

64

45

42

42

41

33

33

34

37

45

62

72

76

87

113

139

Tos

96 

83

-

1,618

53.9

3,210

Dec.

89

76

62

*51

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

i§

18

18

18

18 

18

18

827

26.7

1,640

Jan.

18

14

8

B

8

10

10

10

12

12

*14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

18

18

18 

18 

40

80

525

16.9

1,040

Feb.

100 

145

450

550

900

*770

900

750

500

500

500

575

*525

325

300

300

300

275

275

275

275

250

250

250

225

150

150

150 

150

-

11,060

381

21,940

Mar.

150 

T50

150

150

150

150

150

160

180

300

450

700

1,250

*668

450

325

350

600

*1 , 000

1,500

2,000

1,600

1,400

770

450

360

*951

*3,500 

»7,540 

5,870

*3,500

36,654

1,182

72,700

Apr.

*2.520 

1,710

1,440

1,110

862

745

682

609

441

345

302

261

231

212

*197

190

204

227

235

193

163

154

139

131

*126

119

114

103 

93 

90

-

13,748

458

27,270

May

93 

95

93

88

88

88

81

93

329

453

510

332

244

159

324

*987

936

446

*863

960

393

*7,310

8.670

2,150

*1,200

806

577

535 

430 

360

420

30,113

971

59,730

June

341 

*282

213

'33

*798

478

269

206

140

111

90

73

57

57

57

51

46

43

42

11

100

104

46

*83

252

440

1,310

*7.100 

2,330 

918

-

16,504

550

32,740

July

365" 547 

256

224

143

95

76

53

42

34

30

28

28

85

439

*218

103

61

48

37

32

31

22

22

19

15

13

13 

13 

11

8

3,165

102

6,280

Aug.

6 

5

6

53

40

*29

26

19

15

12

19

15

18

36

60

36

20

20

54

28

13

8

5

3.8

3.2

19

13

6 

*4.0 

2.2

1.6

595.8

19.2

1,180

Sept.

0.6 

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

15

0

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

*.5

.4

.4

.a

1.4

10.2

0.34

20

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,600 Mln 5 Mean 277 Ac-ft 200,800

Water water year year 1951-52: J.H51-&Z: Max Max 8,670 8,670 Mln rain 0 o Mean Mean 320 320 Ac-ft flc-rt 232,200 zaz.zuu

Peak discharge (base, 5.600 cfs).--Mar. 29 (2:3O p.m.) 11,800 cfs (11.35 ft)j May 23 (5 a.m.) 

13,500 cfs (11.19 ft)i June 28 (5:30 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (10.53 ft).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 389

South Fork White River near Rosebud, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°19'30", long. 100°53'05", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 39 N., R. 30 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 18, 4-J miles downstream from Rosebud Creek and 6-| miles northwest of Rosebud.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 942 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.75 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.63 ft Mar. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 30 cfs 

Dec. 14-34; minimum gage height, 3.42 ft Dec. 9.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs May 17, 1944 (gage height, 13.92 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 170 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 4, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 3.22 ft Dec. 15, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions for irrigation and some storage in several small lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1056: 1943, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28-31, Hay 15-18)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

5.0

7.0

373

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112'

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

79

79

85

105

T9

80

80

77

79

79

75

75

77

77

14

»87

83

95

91

82

83

82

80

80

82

82

82

83

91

97

95

2,585

83.4

5,130

Nov.

103

105

87

109

91

121

113

*107

109

111

109

109

109

109

109

115

95

64

121

125

107

105

103

109

105

99

101

95

95

93

-

3,131

104

6,210

Dec.

93

93

95

87

»91

95

60

35

40

60

60

50

40

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

40

50

60

60

60

60

60

1,619

52.2

3,210

Jan.

60

70

80

80

80

80

85

85

85

»85

90

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

90

90

80

70

60

60

60

60

70

90

100

100

100

2,600

83.9

5,160

Feb.

100

100

*00

100

100

100

*100

100

100

110

140

110

100

100

100

100

100

90

90

80

710

73

70

90

90

90

100

100

100

-

-

2,800

96.6

5,550

Mar.

100

80

70

To

70

70

80

90

90

90

90

90

80

80

150

300

500

247

203

*217

242

215

139

227

237

237

160

566

779

*698

530

6,797

219

13,480

Apr.

424

397

422

424

116

422

416

400

381

354

338

325

315

291

268

255

234

220

215

207

205

198

176

*162

151

147

145

140

134

134

-

8,316

277

16,490

May

138

136

134

134

125

123

125

132

151

160

154

151

156

162

*176

191

193

181

179

174

191

240

247

220

205

200

195

193

191

181

188

5,324

172

10,560

June

176

776

174

*174

176

174

162

145

158

143

140

140

140

143

136

136

129

129

127

127

149

134

127

121

*13T

125

129

123

140

127

-

4,290

145

8,510

July

121

123

117

115

129

140

T25

107

103

101

85

82

83

89

82

*75

72

72

71

69

65

65

6

64

61

60

60

60

61

60

60

2,641

85.2

5,240

Aug.

60

61

74

71

*66

61

65

68

68

66

74

72

66

66

65

61

61

66

68

66

62

59

56

55

56

59

59

*59

57

57

56

1,960

63.2

3,890

Sept.

56

55

56

55

54

54

55

55

53

50

50

50

55

59

55

57

57

59

57

57

57

55

56

57

*57

56

55

55

55

56

-

1,656

55.2

3,280

Calendar year 1951 : Max 300 Min 20 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,400

Water year 1951-52 : Max 779 Min 30 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,710

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--Mar. 17 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 23 (5:50 p.m.) 365 cfs 

(4.97 ft); Mar. 29 (6:30 a.m.) 942 cfs .75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Mar. 17.
390 WHITE RIVER BASIN

South Fork White River below White River, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°36'00", long. 100°43'50", in NE^SE^ sec. 23, T. 4S N., R. 29 W., on 

right bank I mile upstream from small tributary, 2 miles downstream from Pine Creek, 

and 2f miles northeast of White River.

Drainage area. 1.570 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1949 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.15 ft); maximum gage height, 10.90 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 7 cfs 

July 31, Aug. 31, Sept. 1; no flow Aug. 26, 28, 30 (regulation by power dam 3 miles 

upstream).

1949-5S: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1952; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 28, 1952; minimum daily discharge, that of July 31, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1952; no 

flow Aug. 26, 28, 30, 1952 (regulation by power dam 3 miles upstream).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by small powerplant reservoir 3 miles upstream. Several small 

diversions for irrigation and some storage in several small lakes above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

HO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

90

87

250

487

gllO

g52

54

g55

gS7

gS8

gSO

g85

glOl

100

*109

S8

112

129

119

109

89

106

101

109

112

112

106

96

122

115

119

2,529

114

7,000

JJov.

87

£8

90

101

148

142

*146

116

93

85

85

78

89

75

80

60

49

39

35

75

75

52

38

40

48

39

43

48

48

3b

-

2,210

73.7

4,380

Dec.

3S

40

45

*33

36

35

17

19

64

55

bO

bO

50

40

30

30

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

40

40

50

50

50

60

70

70

1,213

39.1

2,410

Jan.

70

80

80

90

100

100

100

*100

100

100

100

110

110

110

110

120

T20

110

110

100

100

80

60

50

50

RO

SO

90

90

90

SO

2.340

91.6

5,fi30

Feb.

90

90

100

110

130

130

*135

135

150 ieo

180

*230

370

190

ieo

140

130

120

110

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

110

120

130

-

-

3,920

135

7,780

Mar.

140

130

120

110

110

110

120

140

160

180

200

190

180

180

180

220

350

480

*530

500

450

410

400

410

480

630

880

*1,660

*5,220

*4,060

*1,390

20,920

£75

41,490

Apr.

1,470

1,200

1,020

763

78E

862

1,140

1,090

512

378

371

364

300

274

E80

313

335

g418

g306

K208

g274

g342

£320

*g231

g342

g287

g335

g342

g300

S300

-

15,462

515

30,670

May

g306

g274

E 248

g208

g!86

*g!97

June

214

192

*167

*203

397

186

S125 192

*162

300

199

134

125

129

152

*201

217

134

214

225

*268

342

386

*622

g30f

274

318

313

261

274

242

236

7,638

246

15,150

157

117

111

132

122

143

109

130

115

113

*125

109

j6

143

162

157

130

*145

138

134

*194

167

149

-

4,44s

148

8,820

July

147

144

121

117

130

162

181

134

104

127

95

74

84

*85

92

*75

82

70

83

67

100

102

48

54

34

5R

53

49

40

a

1

2,725

37.9

5,400

Aug.

25

36

52

67

*73

55

123

172

71

550

113

65

57

58

38

47

39

43

49

53

51

36

36

22

27

25

28

*37

25

1U

T_

1,896

61.2

3,760

Sept.

7

10

12

13

14

14

g28

g9

51

28

37

26

41

31

f_i

*37

52

50

54

36

22

20

20

38

*52

44

4 7

48

59

30

-

9S1

33.0

1,970

Calendar year 1951: Max £09 Min 17 Mean 1Z8 Ac-ft 3Z,SOO

Water Water year year 1951-5E: 1951-5E: Max Max 5,E£0 5,220 Min Min 7 7 Mean Mean 185 IBb Ac-ft 134,500

* Discharge measurement made en this day. 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Npte.--Stage-dlachargB relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 

24 to Feb. 4, Mar. 3,4).

29 (staff-gage readings used Jan.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 391

White River near Oacoma, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°44'25", long. 99°32'40", in SW^NW^ sec. 11, T. 103 N., R. 73 W. , on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 8 miles southwest of Oacoma, 9-J miles downstream from Black Dog Creek, and 15 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, 

at site 11 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--10,SQQ sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. -August 1928 to September 1952.

Gaga.--Water-stage recorder. Aug. 24, 1928, to May 18, 1934, chain gage, May 19, 1934, 

co May 9, 1942 (gage destroyed by flood) water-stage recorder, and May 10, 1942, to 

Sept. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage, at site 11 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 544 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 460 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,900 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 15.40 ft); minimum observed, 28 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1952; maximum gage height, 17.6 ft 

Mar. 31, 1950 (site and datum then in use), from floodmark (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

0.5 cfs July 21, 23, Aug. 8, 10, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair, 

and those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station.

Revisions.--W 786: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-5Z, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 19-25}

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

63

98

225

511

1,020

1,630

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

14.0

3,070

5,080

8,080

17,800

44,400

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 215

368

771

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

9.0 

14.0

1,220

1,750

2,570

4,870

18,000

44,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

117

98

94

433

167

729

1,180

1,030

515

472

404

312

271

245

193

167

*155

161

187

219

219

193

174

161

148

142

136

123

130

130

117

8,922

288

17,700

NOV.

Ill

100

65

70

70

90

90

*120

120

240

260

220

180

170

170

120

130

130

140

130

130

90

80

100

140

120

140

160

200

ISO

-

4,066

136

8,060

Dec.

220

260

320

280

220

220

180

120

120

90

80

70

60

40

30_

30

30

35

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

45

50

50

60

60

50

3,000

96.8

5,950

Jan.

40

40

40

45

50

60

70

*75

75

70

70

eo

60

60

60

eo

60

60

60

50

40

35

30

30

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,580

51.0

3,130

Feb.

45

50

50

50

50

*50

50

5Q

70

100

150

1,000

3,000

*5.600

3,600

3,000

3,050

2,600

2,050

1,300

920

780

720

710

700

730

750

760

740

_

-

30,735

1,050

60,960

Mar.

720

720

720

730

740

750

770

790

810

840

*S60

890

900

900

910

1,000

1,150

5,000

5,500

4,500

3,000

1,100

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,050

3,000

8, 500

18,000

*44,000

43,900

154,880

4,996

307,200

Apr.

26.200

*18,300

13,800

10,500

8,500

7,400

7,810

7,580

6,180

4,340

3,480

2,800

2,510

2,180

*1,890

1,830

1,830

1,790

1,780

1,550

1,420

1,290

1,210

1,080

968

860

762

701

540

587

141,768

4,726

281,200

May

570

553

510

470

438

*418

380

380

418

470

527

622

816

905

896

798

780

807

1,090

1,890

1,370

1,300

1,560

*10,200

5,710

3,220

2,370

1,650

1,320

1,090

986

44,514

1,436

88,290

June

914

789

*709

753

715

923

932

683

1,060

824

 570

519

446

387

352

331

300

279

254

240

235

220

215

220

*240

742

357

320

3,310

4,000

-

21,469

716

42,580

July

2.570

1,850

1,370

1,000

833

692

553

462

424

374

315

254

235

220

*187

165

149

141

126

370

240

197

192

161

153

133

112

104

94

82

82

13,840

446

27,450

Aug.

76

73

71

C9

69

69

*66

71

71

127

244

259

295

249

210

210

153

112

210

215

149

141

115

89

82

*82

76

68

68

60

58

3,907

126

7,750

Sept.

52

48

46

49

49

46

42

32

31

34

*31

30

30

30

32

32

32

36

37

37

38

37

*40

43

42

40

40

38

37

37

-

1.148

38.3

2,280

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,500 Mln 30 Mean 532 Ac-ft 385,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 44,000 Mln 30 Mean 1,174 Ac-ft 852,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Mar. 19 (time and discharge unknown): Mar. 30 (8 p.m.) 51,900

cfs 15.40 ft); May 24 (11:30 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (6.50 ft); June 29 (5 p.m.) 9,970 cfs (6.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day.

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2 to Mar. 29 (wire-weight gage readings used

Nov. 2-6, Nov. 23 to Feb. 14, Feb. EO to Mar. 28). Faulty recorder record Oct. 4-8, Apr. 10-15,

June 13, 14, 30, July 1, 8-14, 20-26, 28, 29, Aug. 11-16, 19, 20, Sept. 1-18; discharge computed on

basis of once-daily wire-weight gage readings or from graph based on these readings and fragmentary
392 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River below Port Randall Dam, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 42°58'55", long. 98°29'35", In SW^NE^ sec. 28, T. 35 N., R. 10 W., sixth 

principal meridian, on right bank 6 miles downstream from Randall Creek, 7 miles downstream from Fort Randall Dam, 12 miles south of Lake Andes, and at mile 915

Drainage area. 263,500 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. May 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,230.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 32,870 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 447,000 cfs Apr. 12; maximum gage height, 20.82 

ft Apr. 12; minimum daily 5,000 cfs Dec. 17-20.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 12, 1952; maximum gage height, that of 

Apr. 12, 1952; minimum daily, 3,800 cfs Nov. 30, 1950.

Flood of April 1943 reached a stage of about 16.5 ft. Maximum stage known, in April 

1881, was about 5 ft higher than that of April 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements made at 1- to 5-day intervals during open-water periods, and at approximately 10-day Intervals during ice period. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir, 

and minor regulation by Fort Randall Reservoir after closure on July 20, 1952.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53.900 

37,000

40,600

42,800

41,700

43,800

46.000

40,600

37,500 

38,000

39,600

40,100

40,600

41,700

40, 600

38,000

37,000

38,500

41,700

42,800

42,800

42,200

42,200

44,900

44,900

42,800

40,100

40 , 100

40,600

40,100

38,500

*1,261.7

40,700

$2,503

flov.

38,000 

38,500

39,000

38,000

39,600

42,200

42.800

40,600

39,000 

38, 500

39,600

40, 600

40,100

37,000

37,000

37,500

38,000

38,000

37,500

37,500

38,000

37,500

35,900

35,900

34,900

32,400

26,700

18,700

14,600

11.600

-

*1,065.2

35,510

*2,113

Dec.

10,700 

10,400

10,900

14,900

49.800

33,400

24,300

21,700

19,700 

18,500

17,000

15,000

12,000

9,000

 7,500

6,000

5.000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,200

5,500

5,800

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,250

9,000

10,000

10,200

381,750

12,310

757,200

Jan.

10,500 

10,500

10,000

9,000

8.700

9,300

10,000

10,500

11,000 

11,500

12,000

12,500

12,500

13,000

13,000

13,500

14,000

14,500

15,000

15,000

15,500

15,500

16,000

16,000

16,500

16,500

16,500

17,000

17 , 500

18.000

18,000

419,000

13,520

831,100

Feb.

18. OOP 

18,000

18,000

18,100

18,100

18,500

18,500

19 , 000

19,500 

20,000

20,500

21,000

21,500

21,500

21,900

22,000

22,500

22,000

21,000

20,500

20,000

20,000

19,500

19,500

19,500

19,500

19,500

20, 000

20,000

-

-

577,600

19,920

*1,146

Mar.

20,000 

20,000

19,000

18,000

17,000

16,000

15,500

13,600

15.000 

13,600

14,300

14,500

14,800

14,600

14,800

15,200

16,600

19,100

20,400

23,000

23,000

22,300

21,000

18,700

17,800

18,900

20,300

22,100

24,200

43,500

50, 900

615,700

19,860

*1,221

Apr.

47,800 

44.000

94, 800

109,000

133,000

177,000

229,000

280,000

317,000 

368,000

421,000

444j_000

402.0OO

319,000

246,000

166,000

121,000

101,000

91,000

83,000

82,400

79,700

76,200

76,700

74,400

78,000

77,200

72,000

64 , 100

58, 200

-

*4,932.5

164,400

*9,783

May

57 . OOP

51^900

49,500

47,200

46,800

46,300

45,400

48,100 

52,600

53,500

49,900

47,200

46,300

49,000

52, 600

49,900

47,200

39,600

37,900

37,100

34,700

34,000

32,400

40,400

36,300

37,100

37,900

35,500

32,400

50.900

*1,360.8

43,900

*2,699

June

52.400 

46,500

48,100

46,500

49,000

47,200

46,500

47,200

46,300 

46,300

45,400

42,100

42, 100

44,600

51,700

56,500

66.500

65,500

60,500

55, 500

52, 600

49,000

45,400

42,100

40,400

38,800

38,800

37,900

37,100

45,000

-

H.,412.9

47,100

*2,802

July

51,700 

43,700

37,900

35,300

35, 300

33,200

31,500

31,500

32,200 

31,800

30, 800

31,800

29,800

28,800

28,100

27,500

27 , 500

25,500

23,900

23,600

23,600

23,000

21,500

20,600

19,400

19.100

19,400

21,800

23,600

25,800

25,800

885,000

28, 550

*1,755

Aug.

25,800 

24, 600

22,700

22,100

21, 800

21.500

22,100

23,300

24,200 

25,200

25, 800

25, 800

26,800

28,100

28,800

28, 800

28, 800

29, -500

30, 800

30, 800

30,400

51.800

31,200

30,400

29,800

28, 800

28,100

27,800

27,200

26,800

26,500

836, 100

26,970

tl,658

Sept.

25,800 

26,200

26,800

27,500

27,500

27,500

28,100

28. 800

28,400 

27,800

27,500

27 , 200

26,500

26,200

24.900

25,200

25, 500

25,500

26, 200

27,800

27,800

27,500

27,200

27,200

26, 800

26,800

26,500

26,500

27,200

27,200

-

807,600

26,920

*1,602

Calendar year 1951: Max 118,000 Mln 5,000 Mean 31,960 Ac-ft 23,140,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 444,000 Mln 5,000 Mean 39,770 Ac-ft 28,870,000

Peak discharge (base, 55,000 cfs) .--Apr. 12 (12 ra. to 4 p.m.) 447,000 cfs (20.82 ft at 4 p.m.);

June 17 (9 p.m.) 68,500 cfs (43.8 ft, dam site gage).

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Mar. 30. Faulty recorder record Nov. 26

to Dec. 4, Dec. 7 to Feb. 3, May 5 to July 3; discharge computed on basis of once-daily staff -gage

readings at dam site 7 miles upstream.
PONCA CREEK BASIN 

Ponca Creek at Anoka, Nebr.

393

Location. Lat 42°56'25", long. 98°50'30", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 34 N., R. 13 W., on downstream side of pier on bridge on U. S. Highway 281, half a mile southwest of Anoka 

and half a mile upstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily and water-stage recorder above 3.5 ft gage height. 

Prior to Sept. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage only.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.23 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 13, 14.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Apr. 2, 1950 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times during 1949-50.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Records 

of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1251.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

22

22

24

30

30

28

26

24

22

*22

21

19

19

70

59

56

50

50

54

53

48

50

56

*59

54

51

46

45

40

40

38

1,228

39.6

2,440

JJov.

42

40

45

44

42

44

45

44

55

44

40

38

*44

41

37

27

18

27

35

31

*35

27

31

33

30

42

40

42

50

58

-

1,171

39.0

2,320

Dec.

56

63

64

55

52

73

81

30

40

40

38

35

21

22

18

17

18

18

20

19

18

18

18

18

21

20

21

20

*20

20

20

994

32.1

1,970

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

20

22

22

22

24

29

£9

29

25

22

19

19

11

*18

19

18

18

18

19

648

20.9

1,290

Feb.

20

22

25

28

30

33

36

40

50

80

135

240

400

*748

589

460

355

285

195

*128

95

120

150

195

155

183

209

290

260

_

-

5,556

192

11,020

Mar.

228

141

142

125

115

114

95

81

110

201

*240

187

141

148

163

123

£99

574

360

448

380

187

159

134

125

123

155

219

535

*1,800

2j_52^

10,372

335

20,570

Apr.

2.160

1,440

1,090

831

719

542

457

411

355

265

218

*191

193

*170

151

141

132

136

125

117

135

170

141

118

108

101

86

79

74

68

-

10,924

364

21,670

May

70

76

97

82

68

65

63

*62

127

156

*120

102

100

81

77

101

107

95

85

93

87

93

124

136

*97

82

87

77

67

64

60

2,781

89.7

5,520

June

52

50

*44

49

56

45

*42

66

121

101

60

45

39

35

31

33

*26

3b

29

25

27

*31

52

41

26

22

19

18

16

14

-

1,250

41.7

2,480

July

14

12

*10

10

8.8

9.1

8.8

*8.4

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.5

8.4

9.1

8.4

7.6

6.5

5.7

5.4

4.6

4.3

*3.8

3.6

*3.6

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.3

isi

198.9

6.42

395

Aug.

1.8

*1.9

2.1

1.6

273

2.3

3.6

3.8

3.0

4.8

5.1

4.0

*6.8

4.6

3.0

*2.3

2.5

2.7

18

14

9.9

6.2

4.6

3.6

*3.2

2.7

2.3

2.7

*2.3

*2.5

1.8

132.0

4.26

262

Sept.

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.9

.2

.1 *7T

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.4

.4

.4

.4

2.1

1.4

.9

.9

*.6

.9

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

.6

-

19.8

0.66

39

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,030 Mln 0.4 Mean 81.6 Ac-ft 59,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,520 Mln 0.1 Mean 96.4 Ac-ft 69,980

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Mar. 17 (11:30 p.m.) 874 efs (6.24 ft); Mar. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 2,940 cfs (9.23 ft) . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-7, 16-25, Dec. 8 to Feb. 13, Feb. 21-23, 

Mar. 2-7.
394 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River above Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1945 <-o September 1952 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,012.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 27, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. e years (1946-52), 38.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 279 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 7.88 ft); minimum

1946-52: Maximum gage height, in.30 ft July 28, 1951 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, that of June 16, 17, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made five times a month. Natural flow affected by many small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

52

52

31

26

E6

29

20

30

28

22

34

23

22

21

20

20

19

20

19

22

27

27

27

282s'

27

28

28

28

28

28

806

26.0

1 , ROO

JIov.

28

27

31

36

37

44

44

44

44

42

41

40

41

42

42

41

37

41

41

43

46

51

51

51

Ii

49

54

51

51

50

-

1,294

43.1

2,570

Dec.

49

49

49

48

46

40

43

44

34

1,282

41.4

2,540

Jan.

-

3e

35

34

33

35

36

37

39

36

1

i 2

i 1

L 2

3

40

} -

33

35

38

41

36

35

1,138

36.7

2,260

Feb.

33

35

43

49

53

52

54

54

56

57

59

60

63

62

60

59

54

54

50

40

45

43

40

38

35

40

50

58

54

-

-

1,450

50.0

2,880

Mar.

56

55

56

53

51

52

55

59

61

67

65

65

63

62

61

64

60

59

68

69

70

60

50

55

60

64

64

67

68

68

68

1,895

61.1

3,760

Apr.

67

65

71

81

87.

78

70

67

64

60

60

59

58

57

58

57

56

55

54

50

49

47

46

45

42

40

36

35

38

-

1,714

57.1

3,400

May

40

39

35

30

26

26

22

21

22

20

19

18

15

15

14.

17

19

20

21

28

31

34

35

32

31

30

26

24

18

19

19

766

24.7

1,520

June

19

17

9.1

7.5

11

11

6.5

6.8

6.5

4.6

6.2

6.5

6.8

4.0

4.0

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.4

4.0

193

102

38

35

29

100

110

78

51

-

881.7

29.4

1,750

July

33

30

24

21

20

19

18

16

13

13

13

14

15

18

17

17

19

19

19

20

22

22

22

19

16

15

15

IS

13

IS

12.

560

18.1

1,110

Aug.

11

11

8.8

8.1

8T8

11

8.4

8.8

9.8

9.8

14

21

22

26

22

21

19

17

17

£6

103

21

28

25

19

21

17

16

17

18

18

609.5

19.7

1,210

Sept.

19

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

14

9.8

12

11

11

10

11

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

13

12

-

419.8

14.0

833

Calendar year 1951: Max 460 Mln 11 Mean 39.1 Ac-ft 28,340

Water year 1951-52: Max 193 Mln 2.8 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,430
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 395 

Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°27'30", long. 103°04'30", in sec. 28, T. 29 N., R. 49 W. , in control 

tower on darn near left bank on Niobrara River, 9 miles north of Hemingford.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Electric-tape gage read twice a week or more oftern. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 31,550 acre-ft Apr. 20 (elevation, 4,007.3 ft); 

minimum, 10,010 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 3,989.7 ft).

1945-52: Maximum contents, 32,210 acre-ft Mar. 26, 1948 (elevation, 4,007.7 ft); 

minimum observed since normal use of water started, 9,500 acre-ft Sept. 14, 1950 

(elevation, 3,989.1 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam; outlet gate first closed Oct. 3, 1945. Usable 

capacity, 30,400 acre-ft between elevations 3,969.0 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 4,007.0 

ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage 640 acre-ft. Figures herein represent total 

capacity or contents. Water used for irrigation of Mirage Flats project of Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Cooperation. Records of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1209: 1946-48.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Oct. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1951 ......

Mar. 31. ..................

June 30 ...................

July 31 ...................

Aug. 31. ..................

Water year 1951-52 ......

Elevation 

(feet)

3,998.3

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

18,870

-

13,770

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+1,070

+2,270

+1,860

+6,350

+3,210

-6,730

-7,790

t Elevation read on last day of month except as follows: Dec. 30, 

Apr. 27 and Sept. 28.
396 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River below Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°27'25", long. 103°04'05", in SEij sec. 28, T. 29 N., R. 49 W. , on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Box Butte Reservoir and 9 miles north of 

Hemingford.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1941 to September 1942 and October 1944 to September 1952 in reports of State

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,950.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

-^1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs June 15, 16 (gage height, 3.32 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs for many days in November and December.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 232 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; maximum gage height, 3.99 ft 

June 5, 1950 (backwater from beaver dam); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs for many 

days during 1947, 1951 water years.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow completely regulated by Box Butte Reservoir (see preceding 

page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2 

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.9

*TT9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.1

.8

78

1.0

1.0

1.0

42.1

1.36

84

NOV.

0.8

.8

*.8

. 8 

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

23.8

0.79

47

Dec.

0.8

*.8

.8

170-

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

,8

.8

.7

.8

*1.0

1.0

1.0

26.2

0.85

5E

Jan.

1.0

TT5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 * 1-1

*1.1

1.1

34.5

1.11

68

Feb.

1.2

T7?

*1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.5

T74

1.4

-

38.7

1.33

77

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

TT

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

 1.2

1.2

1.4

 1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1/7

43.2

1.39

86

Apr.

1.5

TTT

1.7

1.9 

*3.5

13

21

26

*28

32

32

34

36

36

*39

41

44

*43

42

40

34

*34

34

34

33

*33

30

26

23

*30

-

828.3

27.6

1,640

May

33

32

29

*30 

21

*16

15

22

22

20

16

12

*14

35

38

 2T40

2.8

TT?

*4,8

13

19

17

19

20

*23

22

11

17

5.8

5.3

600.6

19.4

1,190

June

*4.8

3.9

2.3

2.3 i!g

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2 *T7?

4P

60

*82

113

142

189

Ts?

185

185

142

1.4

34

*100

100

96

74

*60

59

60

57

-

1,990.3

66.3

3,950

July

41

41

*41 

41

41

50

74

90

108

*131

157

157

157

355

155

154

*152

152

152

*154

159

161

166

*174 T72"

174

172

172

170

170

*154

4,047

131

8,030

Aug.

147

143

145 

152

*1§2~

*145

148

145

133

133

130

*114

97

85

82

75

75

75

*86

96

98

96

92

94

105

*111

116

*114

114

114

114

3,526

114

6,990

Sept.

113

113

*105 

103

94

92

91

*86

*86

86

85

84

74

69

59

*59

60

61

74

77

77

77

78

*78

79

79

79

72

56

57

-

2,403

80.1

4,770

Calendar year 1951: Max 174 Min 0.2 Mean 24.3 Ac-ft 17,560

Water year 1951-52: Max 189 Min 0.7 Mean 37.2 Ac-ft 26.98O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 397

Niobrara River near Hay Springs, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°28'30", long. 102°41'40", in NW£ sec. 23 T. 29 N., R. 46 W. , on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 87, 4 miles upstream from Box Butte Creek, 

and 14 miles south of Hay Springs.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 28, 1951, at site 500 ft upstream at 1.5 ft 

higher datum.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 455 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 2.63 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.75 ft Jan. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 7.8 cfs 

Aug. 7.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 7,330 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 7.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs July 8, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor prior tc May 1, fair thereafter. Plow regulated by Box Butte

Reservoir (see p. 395). Major part of release from reservoir diverted 12 miles upstream 

for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

25

28

38

*?5

24

27

20

22

22

23

23

28

22

24

25

24

25

*30

28

30

24

18

19

23

23

25

17

19

27

27

746

24.1

1,480

nov.

31

31

38

50

4T5

31

34

30

27

28

30

24

24

20

 31

23

25

27

36

*34

44

34

40

36

23

18

2T

28

33

30

-

925

30.8

1,830

Dec.

30

*30

28

31

36

20

16

23

28

31

31

32

26

20

23

*ft

24

25

27

25

28

29

30

31

32

28

29

31

34

33

28

864

27.9

1,710

Jan.

28

32

33

36

33

34

34

34

34

29

29

30

31

32

32

*30

27

25

26

24

24

13

?Z

26

36

53

46

44

43

41

39

1,000

32.3

1,980

Feb.

39

40

38

 31

30

29

30

29

29

31

31

30

28

27

29

30

30

27

26

25

24

22

20

12

26

*30

40

3S

32

.

-

S53

29.4

1,690

Mar.

27

12

2T

30

30

*35

37

40

56

64

109

169

TUB

46

1,297

41.8

2,570

Apr.

3S

36

38

46

*40

42

a40

a 38

a41

a46

a51

a56

a54

a53

a51

a57

a62

*a69

84

B9

67

69

64

72

69

a68

a68

a66

a70

a72

1,716

57.2

3,400

May

72

60

56

*52

54

52

38

36

31

54

44

38

27

17

23

52

50

54

48

*33

42

SI

S4

54

46

52

46

40

*30

33

27

1,406

45.4

2,790

June

25

*30

27

22

17

15

15

IS

17

16

16

16

 15

17

15

15

14

1215"

24

~n119

36

23

28

24

27

27

20

16

755

25.2

1,500

July

18

15

14

15

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

15

16

16

14

12

11

11

11

 11

9.9

9.9

9.9

 §71 9.3

9.9

9.9

11

9.9

9.3

19.

384.9

12.4

763

Aug.

11

8.7

9.3

11

11

9.3

7.S

37?

8.7

S.7

14

14

13

14

13

14

13

13

*13

JL5

12

12

11

9.9

8.7

8.7

8.2

*9.9

12

11

9.9

343.0

11.1

680

Sept.

11

12

TS

11

11

*9.9

9.9

*9.3

9.9

11

11

11

*12

12

11

11

11

11

 11

11

11

11

12

 12

12

11

11

9.9

11

9.9

329.8

11.0

654

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,200 Mln 3.S Mean 39.5 Ac-ft 28,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 169 Mln 7.S Mean 29.0 Ao-ft 21,050

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station near Gordon .

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record Feb. 16- 

20, Mar. 4-7).
Jys NIOERARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River near Gordon, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°38'00", long. 102°12'40", in NEij sec. 26, T. 31 N. , R. 42 W., on left 

bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 27, 4 miles downstream from Rush 

Creek and 11 miles south of Gordon.

Drainage area. 2,595 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to June 1932, December 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,434.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 24, 1928, to June 30, 1932, staff gage at bridge 4 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 378 efs Mar. 29 (gage height, 1.88 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.64 ft Jan. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 63 cfs 

July 27, Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 11, 12.

1928-32, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 5,340 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 4.81 ft); 

minimum daily, 18 cfs Mar. 3, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, rfhich are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir for irrigation of Mirage 

Flats project and return flow from irrigated land.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wa^er year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

112

108

110

118

121

*116

118

112

108

108

108

112

118

112

108

110

112

116

*114

118

121

121

123

121

123

132

TS7

125

130

123

121

3,631

117

7,200

Nov.

112

106

112

108

116

128

128

123

121

128

125

142

144

157

152

121

112

142

160

137

123

128

142

*147

165

147

147

155

162

168

-

4,058

135

8,050

Dec.

160

137

149

147

152

152

134

87

82

128

144

165

T65

87

Z§

116

152

165

165

149

139

134

139

139

142

144

147

149

152

155

139

4,288

138

8,510

Jan.

128

100

100

108

123

128

132

128

116

116

118

121

123

125

128

125

*123

118

116

114

112

110

108

108

108

110

110

110

112

132

147

3,657

118

7,250

Feb.

168

178

185

191

198

20O

195

191

189

188

185

174

171

171

174

177

171

149

132

120

*117

TTT

118

128

152

180

204 182-

168

-

4,873

168

9,670

Mar.

157

144

170

180

177

170

160

171

165

155

158

160

140

150

16 r

174

185

182

*182

168

162

137

155

160

160

175

185

254

307

aSeS

213

5,486

177

10,880

Apr.

194

191

188

213

*223

210

188

185

168

180

197

207

200

185

177

157

168

197

204

197

168

149

162

132

1ST

177

171

165

155

165

-

5,430

181

10,770

May

168

T42

155

*142

141

141

141

141

125

96

99

102

111

114

118

161

121

111

125

118

118

157

125

141

118

157

138

128

125

121

121

4,021

130

7,980

June

108

*138

121

99

91

91

82

85

85

88

85

88

85

85

85

77

75

72

65

85

135

114

121

99

118

157

161

12T

153

141

-

3,109

104

6,170

July

128

1O8

91

91

91

*91

85

82

80

75

70

72

75

80

80

72

72

65

70

70

72

77

77

72

70

68

"55 63

72

75

75

2,434

78.5

4,830

Aug.

85

82

85

77

80

J2

77

77

82

82

102

111

108

99

96

88

80

82 '*80

70

72

70

68

68

72

75

72

636-3

68

68

2,484

80.1

4,930

Sept.

72

80

80

77

77

72

72

*70

70

65

63

63

75

85

80

80

75

77

77

77

80

80

*82

77

80

82

85

85

85

80

-

2,303

76.8

4,570

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,610 Min 27 Mean 135 Ac-ft 98,050

Water year 1951-52: Max 307 Min 63 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,810

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

MarTT-6, 11-15, 21-26.

3. 18-27,
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 399

Bear Creek near Eli, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°54', long. 101 °31', in SW£ sec. 24, T. 34 U. , R. 36 W. , on left bank 

3 miles south of Eli and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 3,110 ft (from topographic map), 

Frior to Mar. 14, 1948, at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Mar. 14, 

1948, to June 24, 1949, at present site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 115 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 4.80 ft) 

minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Mar. 14.

1948-52: Maximum discharge observed, 145 cfs May 20, 1951 (gage height, 4.80 ft); 

minimum daily, that of Mar. 14, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-diccharge relation, which are poor. Natural flow affected at times by small reservoir 

upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1352

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.2

772

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

*7.6

7.6

7.4

7.7

8.2

8.5

9.2

8.2

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.6

7 .7

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.3

9.2

9.9

9.9

!°

249.6

8.05

495

Jlov.

ell

eS.O

el fleS. 5

8.9

10

14

13

11

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

*11

11

9.1

7.8

11

11

12

-

335.8

11.2

666

Dec.

12

13

15

15

16

14

9.0

2.0

1.5

TJD

7.0

8.0

7.5

7.2

3.0

6.5

9.5

12

8.0

5.0

7.0

8.5

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.5

9.5

11

12

11

8.0

278.1

8.97

552

Jan.

4 .C

4.

4.

5 .

5.

6.

7 .

6.

6.

6.

*6.

8 .C

10

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.0

3.0

6.3

3.5

575

7.O

9.0

10

11

11

12

14

JJL

254.5

8.21

505

Feb.

15

15

15

14

14

13

13 *14

18

22

24

28

32

30

9

26

27

27

25

23

22

23

23

23

24

25

27

27

25

-

-

643

22.2

1,280

Mar.

24

23

22

24

28

25

24

24

24

28

32

20

8.0

.6

3.0

12

13

14 *32

57

60

28

15

19

30

56

44

58

66

77

£15

985.6

31.8

1,950

Apr.

112

Ts

80

74

62

*56

59

51

46

44

40

35

34

32

30

30

30

32

32

31

28

25

23

22

21

19

18

17

T7

18

-

1,216

40.5

2,410

May

19

19

i9

18

17

16

15

15

15

19

23

22

23

23

25

27

28

33

39 *3"7

35

34

30

28

27

26

26

21

19

17

15

730

23.5

1,450

June

15

14

14

13

13

11

9.3

7.8

6.8

5.6

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.9

3.1

2.3

1.8

273

2.6

2.8

3.4

7.2

7.4

8.0

9.2

10

10

9.5

-

208.3

6.94

413

July

3.9

770

6.2

5.0

4.5

*4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

2.3

3.2

3.9

3.8

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.4

2.8

96.0

3.10

190

Aug.

2.3

278

4.5

4.8

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.8

*574

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.9

3.9

4.3

3.9

125.8

4.06

250

Sept.

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.1

1.8

T78

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.6

3.4

3.6

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.8

2 .4

2.1

2.4

2.4

*2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

-

83. F

2.79

166

Calendar year 1951: Max 125 Mln l.o Mean 13.0 Ac-ft 9,410

Water year 1951-52: Max 112 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,330

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and flow in 

nearby streams.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Feb. 9, Feb. 19-26, Mar. 2-4, 12-19,
400 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River near Cody, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°49<50", long. 101°17'20", In NW^NE^ sec. 23, T. 33 N., R. 34 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from Medicine 

Creek, 5 miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 10 miles south of Cody.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,770 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.33 ft); minimum daily, 165 cfs Dec. 15.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 4,170 cfs July 29, 1951 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 85 cfs Dec. 12, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir and 

irrigation developments. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1G51.

Revisions (water years).--W 1209: 1948-49(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

32

23

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

294

SIS

332

332

337

328

*319

310

319

306

302

302

328

319

319

314

310

324

332

324

324

328

324

*319

310

310

314

324

324

319

324

9,881

319

19,600

Nov.

324

302

319

302

»328

350

332

328

328

328

324

334

328

324

*319

306

306

298 306"

342

360 3^5-

328

324

332

319

324

319

334

324

-

9,714

324

19,370

Dec.

334

324

*324

328

324

310

302

278

168

179

242

314

324

200

165

200

266

346

350

350

332

355

375

TfC

370

360

355

350

355

360

355

9,555

308

18,950

Jan.

306

324

328

337

342

365

350

3Z8

302

*319

342

342

332

355

337

350

342

346

342

332

314

278 ?9~8

328

342

350

350

350

*355

400

390

10,476

338

20,780

Feb.

400

415

410

410

430

400

390

*390

39d

395

405

*405

435

415

370

365

375

365

328

294

278

266

262

Tfo

274

302

420

435

4U0

_

-

10,694

369

21,210

Mar.

350

394

250

242 310-

40O

415

390

»380

390

400

400

355

298

319

375

405

390

395

405

400

375

258

350

415

425

430

510

786

968

818

12,898

416

25,580

Apr.

650

590

544

500

475

»450

430

425

415

»415

405

400

395

390

395

410

405

405

40O

395

410

405

395

375

360

355

360

360

 SBC 350

-

12,644

421

25,080

May

400

390

375

380

365

350

355

*410

430

430

390

370

333

342

380

*420

500

475

425

4OO

415

415

490

*445

385

370

355

355

324

332

306

12,111

391

24,020

June

294

294

298

306

*286

286

274

274

370

274

258

254

250

250

»246

234

334

 235 226

234

274

480

a4To

a370

3350

a370

400

405

365

a350

-

9,046

302

17,940

July

a310

aTfO"

a270

*a260

243

246

242

230

£33

226

219

230

262

350

246

230

226

223

223

*215

215

308

204

208

204

20O

?04

208

212

204

*212

7,122

230

14,130

Aug.

212

219

 258 278

238

226

234

223

226

250

270

262

270

262

346

*343

234

258

254

*219

213

200

204

204

200

197

200

197

*3OO

204

204

7,083

228

14,050

Sept.

204

215

330

234

230

234

234

230

*223

223

223

*2L5

226

234

246

258

742

230

230

330

234

234

238

234

234

»234

226

238

230

234

-

6,927

331

13,740

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,130 Mln 150 Mean 340 Ao-ft 346,300

Hater year 1951-53: Max 968 Mln 165 Mean 323 Ac-ft 334,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Gordon and 

Sparks.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 10, Jan. 19-36, Feb. 18- 

26, Mar. 1-6, 20-35.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 401

Snake River near Burge, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°39J20", long. 100°51'00", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 31 N., R. 30 W., on right 

banlt~150 ft downstream from Nebraska National Forest ooundary, 6j miles southwest of 

Burge, and 22 miles southwest of Valentine.

Drainage area.--620 sq mi, approximately, of which about 100 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--June 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 436 cfs May 16 (gage height, 2.69 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.52 ft Jan. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 135 cfs 

Dec. 15.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 510 cfs Mar. 8, June 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 

4.04 ft Feb. 2, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs Jan. 3, 

1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*228

240

244

267

259

252

E44

244

244

244

244

248

263

267

252

E56

252

252

256

244

248

24U

240

*244

244

248

252

244

244

2C7

2E3

7,742

250

15,36'J

Uov.

259

248

256

240

25?

259

267

271

263

+259

259

271

£75

279

271

259

248

248

252

252

263

267

267

271

267

£63

263

263

267

271

-

7,854

262

15,580

Dec.

271

275

291

237

279

275

267

273

267

244

256

267

259

163

135

174

279

232

213

206

236

259

259

256

256

259

263

283

279

256

7,750

250

15,370

Jan.

240

244

248

252

256

256

256

256

*279

271

240

248

248

271

287

283

279

275

283

263

206

150

174

188

209

275

267

275

296

304

508

7,887

254

15,640

Feb.

287

275

279

275

263

283

271

267

267

283

287

304

328

320

279

275

263

256

248

240

228

240

*271

244

248

256

259

263

275

-

-

7,854

271

15,580

Mar.

271

256

252

248

248

248

252

259

279

304

308

312

283

271

244

244

296

312

304

300

279

259

236

256

259

263

*287

304

332

347

562

8,675

230

17,210

Apr.

344

3JS

291

275

263

259

252

259

263

240

*225

244

244

23E

232

263

256

240

24J

267

304

*2B7

253

248

244

236

232

236

228

240

-

7,715

257

15,300

May

263

256

244

228

232

232

236

256

312

324

291

279

263

244

300

403

405

405

390

328

*324

344

359

332

3u4

283

267

252

240

236

244

9,081

293

18,010

June

228

225

228

236

232

228

221

225

228

221

213

209

217

221

228

252

221

209

209

213

236

252

244

236

252

279

275

259

248

236

-

6,981

233

13,850

July

221

221

217

209

206

206

213

206

202

206

202

213

240

244

228

217

209

209

209

209

*202

198

202

198

194

202

198

206

213

206

206

6,512

?10

12,920

Aug.

*202

213

252

228

221

217

217

225

221

236

252

248

232

225

*213

209

209

225

252

213

*206

206

202

202

202

198

198

*202

206

206

206

6,744

218

13,380

Sept.

209

209

209

206

*206

209

209

198

191

*191

191

194

«236

232

225

217

217

213

209

213

213

213

213

217

*221

221

217

213

217

217

-

6,346

212

12,590

Calendar year 1951: Max 371 Min 110 Mean 260 Ac-ft 188,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 408 Min 135 Mean 250 Ac-ft 180,800

Peak discharge (base, 575 efs). May 16 (3 a.m.) 436 cfs (2.69 ft); May 23 (12 m.) 377 cfs (2.50

+ Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Jan. 30, Feb. 18, 20, 25, Mar. 2-6, 11, 

12, 20-25.
402 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIK

Minneehadjza Creek at Valentine, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 42°53>10", long. 100<>33'10", in SWj sec. 30, T. 34 N. , R. 27 W. , on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from powerplant in city park at north edge of Valentine and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. --December 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Altitude of gage is C.470 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 894 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Aug. 31.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1952; minimum daily, that of Aug. 31,

Remarks. --Records fair. Plow regulated by powerplant 500 ft above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*25~ 25

26

28

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

29

30

31

31

30

29

52

28

33

26

*32

38

32

35

26

37

35

26

30

30

948

30.6

1,880

Nov.

16

24

29

33

20

50

36

38

33

31

33

36

42

42

38

29

21

16

30

47

40

27

31

29

31

*32

47

35

33

28

"

977

32.6

1,940

Dec.

24

40

37

30

34

33

17

22

12

14

18

29

45

16

40

19

35

26

9.5

43

7. 7

16

29

ia

26

29

24

18

32

38

19

800.2

25.8

1,590

Jan.

22

26

23

28

19

26

30

2J

19

27

33

23

19

32

29

29

28

30

29

*19

45

10

8.7

18

7.7

10

11

19

15

32

IB

705.4

22.8

1,400

Feb.

30

40

35

34

43

45

39

35

65

72

78

87

106

99

86

91

85

7E

68

41

20

66

46

44

44

46

*50

55

60

-

-

1,684

58.1

3,340

Mar.

41

49

27

46

58

55

57

52

54

60

£4

72

47

46

57

76

75

75

82

79

80

70

62

93

98

88

81

90

*220

726

Tie

3,196

103

6,340

Apr.

224

149

142

*132

116

88

77

61

84

52

59

53

61

57

52

53

56

78

54

55

64

48

57

48

42

52

44

49

46

34

-

2,207

73.6

4,380

May

40

50

37

39

42

36

42

44

41

59

45

58

68

*69

60

61

59

60

60

6£

70

64

94

102

123

100

83

82

£4

42

3_5_

1,894

61.1

3,760

June

55

35

28

48

36

27

31

35

30

28

*31

22

27

24

21

36

16

24

23

20

23

33

25

18

38

35

34

30

29

22

-

884

29.5

1,750

July

25

21

19

13

23

15

18

27

17

16

18

23

6.7

20

"0

26

15

*15

17

11

10

15

13

19

9.1

8.4

13

15

9.5

11

11

499.7

16.1

991

Aug.

14

16

18

16

16

19

£4

30

36

22

23

24

24

26

13

19

19

19

25

*23

12

?0

17

11

23

11

13

9.5

15

23

" "

623.7

20.1

1,240

Sept.

12

16

14

19

14

£.4

11

11

15

*11

3.6

8.7

12

12

12

21

38

21

35

15

15

29

19

17

20

14

18

16

15

13

-

463.9

16.1

960

Calendar year 1951: Max 96 Kin 7.7 Mean 37.0 Ac-ft 26,8L~i

Water year 1951-52: Max 726 Min 3.2 Mean 40.7 Ac-ft 29,570

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 403

Niobrara River near Sparks, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°54'10", long. 100°21'40", in SE-J- sec. 22. T. 34 N., R. 26 ¥., on left 

bank 18 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 7, 2^ miles downstream from Big 

Beaver Creek, 5-1 miles downstream from Minnechaduza Creek, and 6-J- miles southwest of 

Sparks.

Drainage area.--6,406 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--6 years (1946-52), 850 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.09 ft); maximum gage height, 5.56 ft Mar. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 380 cfs 

Dec. 16 .

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 10,2uO cfs Mar. 5, 1949 (gage height, 6.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs; minimum daily, 170 cfs Dec. 12, 13, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir and irrigation and power 

developments.

Revisions (water years).--W 1209: 1947(M), 1948-SO(P).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

760

*804

828

874

816

839

804

804

*793

804

816

816

850

862

862

828

804

850

850

839

816

839

850

839

839

839

862

839

885

339

839

25,789

832

51,150

Nov.

804

782

828

782

839

945

909

828

839

850

*885

850

850

862

850

793

770

770

804

*850

885

850

793

782

850

*804

770

804

828

828

24,884

8E9

49,360

Dec.

874

850

862

828

828

885

816

749

580

608

760

*993

981

550

450

360

450

510

650

720

700

730

900

980

1 , 000

990

960

920

900

920

940

24,264

783

48,130

Jan.

900

800

820

840

870

900

*870

870

900

940

940

960

940

920

920

940

940

950

940

980

980

700

500

Wo

700

760

820

820

870

820

920

26,650

860

52,860

Feb.

960

,000

,050

,100

,150

,240

,220

,210

,210

,210

* ,210

,260

._,35Q

,290

,120

,100

,100

1,070

960

870

820

780

760

800

800

930

1 , 100

1,250

1,200

_

-

31,120

1,073

61,730

Mar.

1,050

900

760

700

860

1,150

1,200

1,300

1,360

1,500

1,330

1,340

1,200

1,140

1 , 030

1,040

1,110

*1,190

1,180

1,200

1,270

1,160

993

1,200

1 , 300

1,200

1,220

1,310

1,690

2.Z30

2,090

38,223

1,233

75,810

Apr.

1.820

1,620

1,500

*1,440

1,310

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,O60

1,060

1,040

1,000

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,000

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,000

969

957

909 90~9

909

909

34,042

1,135

67,520

May

993

993

957

885

909

885

*850

957

1,030

1,060

993

921

*933

921

957

1,230

1,220

1,240

1,190

1,100

1,080

1.540

1,330

1,310

1,140

1,040

1,020

981

921

862

921

32,169

1,038

63,810

June

828

862

862

897

839

82°

793

828

782

749

*743

749

782

749

718

739

708

687

666

718

*793

885

969

828

933

885

874

933

839

793

-

24,265

809

48,130

July

749

728

718

697

718

647

676

608

566

676

666

666

687

718

718

*697

666

666

687

*608

647

*608

618

647

647

656

628

637

637

647

676

20,710

668

41,080

Aug.

676

637

676

697

656

666

749

697

656

656

739

739

708

*728

708

697

687

697

708

*770

697

647

618

628

628

608

*599

580

580

561

5_44

20,637

666

40,930

Sept.

535

544

544

552

589

608

535

589

561

544

544

*561

589

589

599

608

*666

647

676

697

637

718

666

687

666

676

708

676

718

795

-

18,722

624

37,130

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,170 Min 300 Mean 879 Ac-ft 636,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,230 Min 380 Mean 878 Ac-ft 637,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efa). Mar. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (4.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Mar. 10 (no gage-height record Dec. 

16, Jan. 2-6, Feb. 15-27; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

Nlobrara River stations).
404 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Plum Creek near Meadvllle, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°42'20", long. 99°54'40", In sec. 33, T. 32 N., R. 22 W., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from powerplant, 4|- miles southwest of Meadvllle, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 790 cfs May 25; minimum daily, 72 cfs 

 Sept. 9, 10.

1947-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 25, 1952; minimum daily, 25 cfs 

Jan. 4, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Flow temporarily affected at 

times by sluicing operations at powerplant upstream.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

102

109

113

119

116

117

e!20

e!05

99

106

109

112

119

123

119

119

116

120

122

122

124

124

126

126

126

124

*124

e!23

ellS

119

120

3,641

117

7,220

Nov.

122

119

120

119

119

120

123

124

126

128

128

129

,130

129

128

123

117

119

119

120

123

123

120

119

120

120

122

124

*128

129

-

3,690

123

7,320

Dec.

130

eTl9

e!02

117

120

130

112

102

109

116

112

115

117

1OO

84

100

104

104

102

96

84

99

102

105

108

109

110

112

113

100

89

3,322

107

6,590

Jan.

73

90

100

99

96

96

109

112

110

115

116

116

117

132

149

117

116

116

113

112

101

76

73

109

106

110

116

123

132

134

130

3,414

110

6,770

Feb.

119

116

119

120

122

122

123

143

151

511

200

189

231

241

182

195

e!40

138

135

116

123

124

120

ICB" 104

109

110

120

116

_

4,245

146

8,420

Mar.

116

112

109

108

115

112

109

109

e89

202

234

146

130

a!35

a!64

alSO

a!85

a!89

a!95

a!98

a!85

a!28

a!23

a!57

a22o

a318

a396

*a442

566

659

576

6,707

216

13,300

Apr.

444

353

299

260

238

e222

elSO

176

162

151

149

151

151

151

149

151

166

189

185

176

168

169

*193

224

220

195

e!68

e!48

144

135

-

5,867

196

11,640

May

149

154

146

6144

el 36

120

117

126

134

134

e!43

6135

122

119

124

157

271

e328

391

372

318

318

418

627

79O

655

483

*372

301

245

206

8,255

266

16,370

June

e!82

e!49

e245

289

151

128

122

123

116

110

109

106

106

106

102

106

102

97

96

97

112

105

104

105

102

106

108

108

100

99

-

3,691

123

7,320

July

109

I3o

94

92

97

95

92

91

90

90

89

92

102

102

*97

92

90

89

89

88

88

88

86

85

85

86

86

88

88

86

88

2,834

91.4

5,620

Aug.

86

86

115

96

91

90

157

105

94

694

692

91

86

85

85

92

95

99

89

86

86

88

*89

84

83

82

81

84

83

84

83

2,841

91.6

5,640

Sept.

83

82

82

82

82

81

676

73

72

72

73

74

75

76

76

76

76

*76

77

77

6130

alOO

a98

a96

e95

a94

692

690

695

694

-

2,525

84.2

5,010

Calendar year 1951: Max 427 Mln 61 Mean 131 Ac-ft 94,710

Water year 1951-52: Max 790 Mln 72 Mean 139 Ac-ft 101,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and flow In Nlobrara River.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of 

flow, and flow in Niobrara River.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Jan. 14, Jan. 21-29, Feb. 19-25, 

Mar. 2-5 (no gage-height record Dec. 15 to Jan. 6, Jan. 26-29; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, weather records, and flow in Niobrara River).
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 405

Hiobrara River at Meadville, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°45'05", long. 99°50'45", in NW£ sec. 13, T. 32 N. , R. 22 W., on bridge 

on State Highway 7, half a mile downstream from Plum Creek and half a mile south of 

Meadville.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Page. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,020 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Aug. 7, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 

3.65 ft Feb. 1, 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 585 cfs Dec. 16.

1950-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1952; maximum gage height, 4.33 

ft Feb. 9, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 390 cfs Jan. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Sparks 

and Spencer, and Plum Creek near Meadville. Flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, powerplants, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return 

flow from Irrigated areas. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 

are given In Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements made by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.050

1,100

1,130

1,160 

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,060

1,050

1,080

1,100

1,130

1,160

1.190

1,130

1,110 

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,150

1,160

*1,170

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,180

1,180

1,170 

1,160

1,150

35,110

1,133

69,640

JJov.

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120 

1,140

1,200

1,220

1,170

 1,110

1,120

1,180

1,230

1,260

*1.270

1,200

1,100

1.050 

1,050

1,100

1,170

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,150

1,130

1,100

 1,110

1,120 

1,150

-

34,310

1,144

68,050

Dec.

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,130 

1,160

1,200

1,170

980

745

800

 875

1,030

1,070

915

720

585

6 BO 

770

850

925

910

1,060

1,180

1,260

1.280

1,270

1,230

1,180

1,140 

1,140

1,150

31,815

1,026

63,100

Jan.

1,130

1,070

985

1,030 

 1,000

1,060

1,060

,060

,070

,110

,140

,150

,150

,150

,150

,150

,160 

,190

,160

,170

1,180

1,080

860

~BB5 780

930

1,000

1,130

1.400 

1,380

 1,360

34,130

1,101

67,700

Feb.

1,380

1,410

1,460

1,520 

1,560

1,550

1,570

1,580

1,660

1,760

1,810

1,790

1,800

1.890

1,820

1,610

1,590 

1,520

1,430

1,330

1,200

1,080

1.020

1,070

 1,250

1,350

1,490

1,580

1,600

-

43 , 680

1,506

86,640

Mar.

1,560

1,420

1,260

1.100 

1,150

1,280

1,330

1,430

1,650

1,900

1,790

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,320

1,360

 1,390 

1,440

1,450

1,500

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,530

1,620

1,650

1,770

2,080

2,630 

3,100

*3.2BO

51,100

1,648

101,400

Apr.

 2.920

2,400

2,080

1,890 

1,780

1,690

1,600

1,510

1,440

1,400

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,330

1,390

1,450

 1,460 

1,470

1,420

1,450

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,380

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,220

1.210 

1,270

-

46,040

1,535

91,320

May

1,310

1,330

1,300

1,250 

1,190

1 . 1 5.0

1,250

1.320

1,350

1,340

1,320

 1,290

1,230

1,300

1,500

1,700

1,770 

1,820

1,830

1,740

1,730

1,970

2,130

2.240

2,200

2,120

1,930

1,720

 1,550 

1,430

1,340

48,650

1,569

96,500

June

1,210

1,170

1,240

1.300 

1,120

1,040

1,010

1,070

975

915

900

*890

935

905

875

890

850 

825

860

940

1,020

1,090

1,160

1,120

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,120

1,120 

1,060

-

30,980

1,033

61,450

July

1.030

980

930

910 

915

895

895

845

850

890

865

870

910

 930

925

905

895 

880

880

885

835

795

830

850

845

870

845

855

875 

885

880

27,450

885

54,450

Aug.

880

890

93O

930

910

970

1.040

985

910

865

895

900

870

880

890

860

860 

890

915

935

920

 850

805

800

 780

755

740

720

715 

705

700

26,695

861

52,950

Sept.

700

705

710

730 

760

775

765

690

720

710

720

740

760

*785

*795

815

830 

800

815

845

855

*825

625

820

*810

820

825

845

380 

915

23,590

786

46,790

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,230 Mln 390 Mean 1,226 Ao-ft 887,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,280 Mln 585 Mean 1,185 Ao-ft 860,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
406 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Long Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°41'20", long. 99°41'20", in Nj sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 20 W. , on right 

bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Bone Creek, and Si 

miles southwest of Riverview.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,983.34 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 8.70 ft); minimum daily, 95 cfs Jan. 23.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 5,410 cfs Aug. 20, 1951 (gage height, 10.24 ft); minimum daily, 78 cfs Sept. 20, 1948.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1251.

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

148

143

158

172

155

138

138

127

13E

132

130

135

138

148

155

14S

143

145

140

143

143

145

148

165

186

172

*165

158

155

146

145

4,601

148

9,130

Nov.

140

138

143

130

125

135

140

135

140

14B

145

145

140

*135

*140

13S

127

130

125

132

138

135

130

127

130

140

14B

*148

145

140

-

4,112

137

8,160

Dec.

179

172

158

179

165

172

168

165

143

148

151

162

162

' 150

155

130

4,809

155

9,540

Jan.

140

145

155

125

120

125

*120

*110

132

125

132

127

112

122

130

130

114

114

114

106

104

100

95

100

100

110

106

118

138

*132

127

3,728

120

7,390

Feb.

127

148

162

138

190

151

179

182

186

211

239

269

*351

. 234

148

155

151

138

127

100

102

102

102

102

102

108

118

135

140

-

4,597

159

9,120

Mar.

138

132

127

*120

118

110

118

122

140

172

254

286

143

127

130

138

168

269

351

525

454

207

172

165 1'7 2

175

211

303

370

315

244

6,476

209

12,840

Apr.

199

*165

175

162

140

138

145

151

*145

148

140

151

158

165

151

145

151

162

158

162

175

303

315

249

216

175

162

148

145

155

5,134

171

10,180

May

195

*244

224

195

175

143

132

158

199

*203

203

175

135

132

135

234

*680

609

326

220

195

234

480

644

*376

229

*179

158

140

135

132

7,619

246

15,110

June

125

132

127

138

*135

104

116

130

127

125

114

130

122

114

130

130

122

130

125

140

*140

135

151

140

140

135

145

136

138

122

3,900

130

7,740

July

132

122

122

116

120

114

116

120

116

118

118

116

112

120

*120

118

125

*127

*108

1O6

106

110

116

110

108

110

104

102

104

106

106

3,548

114

7,040

Aug.

102

*106

162

125

112

114

*601

269

151

127

148

132

125

*127

125

120

132

122

130

120

118

 110

114

120

127

*130

140

118

108

*114

108

4,457

144

8,840

Sept.

106

114

116

110

108

106

110

106

114

106

106

110

114

108

mo

125

118

110

*110

112

112

112

114

114

110

116

114

104

112

114

3,341

111

6,630

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,650 Mln 86 Mean 176 Ac-ft 127,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 680 Mln 95 Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,700

Peak discharge (base. 650 cfs). May 17 (8:30 p.m.) 868 cfs (6.64 ft); May 24 (4:30 a.m.) 762 cfs 

(6.57 ft); Aug. 7 (1 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (8.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 14-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 9, Jan. 22-26, Feb. 20, 

Mar. 2-4.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 40V

Keyapaha River near Hidden Timber, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°12'30", long. 100°21'20", In SE^NE^ sec _ 2 , T. 37 N., R. 26 W., on left 

bank 3 miles southeast of Hidden Timber, 3 miles downstream from confluence of Antelope 

Creek and Rook Creek, 1\ miles upstream from Eagle Creek, and 10-J miles south of 

Okreek.

Drainage area.--3SO sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Mar. 24, 1950, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Supplementary staff gage at same site and datum since June 26, 1932.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Mar 30 (gage height, 10.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 380 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 5 cfs Dec. 15-25; minimum gage height observed, 2.58 

ft Sept. 9-13.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1952; maximum ^age height, 10.87 ft 

Mar. 24, 1950 (from floodmark); no flow Jan. 9 to Feb. 22, 1949, Jan. 28, 1951; minimum gage height observed, 2.48 ft Nov. 19, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

effect (gsge 

second) 

[ay 14 to

122

5.0 300

6.0 565

3.0 1,310

10.1 2,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

ad

a!2

6

a 0

a 1

a C

a 3

a 3

a 2

1

a 5

a 7

a25

a22

a2o

*CO

a!5

ai s

al6

a!3

ali

aiB

a!6

a!3

al3

alB

a^

3-13

3-1 J

U

1 -

593

.3.3

1,193

Nov.

15

16

19

22

20

CO

25

*29

35

3_6

34

27

a24

21

17

ie

16

1C

1J

30

2 7

25

25

25

26

29

it

5,5

29

21

-

731

24.4

_,45j

Dec.

22

30 32"^

25

+ 17

15

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

10

5_

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

1O

101 ~

lu

10

10

351

11 .3

£9E

Jan.

10

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

10

10i:

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

405

13.1

BO 3

Feb.

1J

10

.5

15

15

15

15

*15

25

45

75

100

100

75

50

45

, 5

'. 5

'. 5

0

J

0 t 'j

' 0

0

« 0

I J

 0

0

-

1.1CO

40 . 0

2,3_0

Mar.

4o

40

40

40

40

45

50

50

50

50

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

60

90

400

1,000

2.C50

*2,400

1,£40

3,925

288

17,700

Apr.

i.oeo

930

508

233

250

£42

338

203

131

93

98 'a

Bf

90

86

E8

*82

9 1,

95

94

63

58

60

61

*60

57

57

47

41

li5,452

162

10,d20

May

50

54

55

49

40

36

a35

35

K

55

62

54

a 50

45

44

8j

91

102

S3

SB

*70

79

118

allO

104

75

54

38

32

a30

2J3

1,899

61.3

3,770

June

32

29

19

20

34

*31

22

alS

14

all

13

21

17

16

al4

10

19

16

a!7

18

21

24

319

14

23

*18

23

22

20

17

-

597

19.9

1,180

July

17

15

15

13

12

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

10

9

*9

8

8

aS

9

9

9

9

8

7

37

7

7

7

7

321

10 . 4

637

Aug.

8

8

38

8

+8

IS

92

48

27

51

23

16

13

13

a!3

14

al4

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

all

all

*11

all

13

11

all

543

17.5

1,060

Sept.

11

11

11

10

9

10

9

8

8

8

8

7

7

8

9

9

9

10

11

10

9

9

9

*9

9

9

a9

aS

S

8

-

270

9.0

536

Calendar year 1951: Max 225 Mln C Mean 25.5 Ac-ft It, 480

Water year 1351-52: Max 2,4JO Mln 5 Mean 58.1 ftc-ft 42, ICO

Pea': discharge (ba-se, 12t. gfa).--Har. 30 (ti 

56cfs(5.17ft) ; May23cr24(time and disc

* Lischa^ge neasurement made on this day.

a M' gage-height recdM; discharge interpola 

ris fcr ataticn ar. We'ela.

.'Icte. --StaKe-alagnarKe relation affected ty

.veathei 1 recnrls, ots

ie unknown) 2,710 cfs <10.6 ft); Apr. 7 (10:40 a.m.) 

large unknown).

estimated on baais of

r. 28 (no gage-height 

stimated on basis of 

and records for
408 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Keyapaha River at Wewela, S. Dak.

Location Lat 43°01'40", long. 99°46i45", in NE^SE*; sec. 24, T. 95 N. , R. 76 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Wewela, 4j miles upstream from Holt Creek, and 11^- miles downstream from 

Lost Creek.

Drainage area.--1,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1937 to September 1940, October 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily.

Average discharge. 7 years (1938-40, 1947-52), 70.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.08 ft); maximum gage height, 13.45 ft Mar. 30; minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs Jan. 18-31; minimum 

gage height observed, 1.41 ft Sept. 13.

1937-40, 1947-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1952; maximum gage height, 

13.5 ft Mar. 25, 1950 (from floodmark, backwater from ice); no flow Jan. 10 to Feb. 15, 

1949; minimum gage height observed, 0.60 ft July 26, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct.'l to Nov. 3, Nov. 12-16, Mar. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

138

203

4.5 312

5.0 479

8.0 1,770

13.1 4,950

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.4 21 3.0 246

1.7 40 4.0 530

2.0 70 8.O 2,32O

2.5 142 12.0 4,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

51

48

52

52

52

56

a62

69

68

64

60

363

66

s65

64

*74

61

75

90

86

384

81

76

73

72

70

370

71

64

62

62

2,063

66.5

4,090

Pov.

61

61

59

358

55

55

70

*80

80

80

375

72

370

a70

69

64

75

80

90

85

80

70

70

65

80

95

85

80

95

110

2,239

74.6

4,440

Dec.

120

95

75

65

*60

50

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

1,345

43.4

2,670

Jan.

30

3O

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

780

25.2

1,550

Feb.

25

25

25

30

30

30

35

*4O

45

50

55

80

120

150

*170

180

160

140

120

100

90

85

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

-

-

2,345

80.9

4,650

Mar.

80

80

80

80

80

80

90

110

125

160

*195

190

180

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

190

250

450

*1,400

*4,950

*4,480

15,330

495

30,410

Apr.

*3,400

1,980

*1,660

1,190

950

a850

742

452

256

265

339

330

319

314

309

a309

a309

*309

309

410

473

461

3435

410

3315

224

3215

207

3200

196

-

18,138

605

35,980

May

190

3175

172

155

3150

140

137

3190

268

258

3220

194

192

190

234

291

299

a300

301

312

*341

576

568

540

3530

515

3390

268

188

166

160

8,610

278

17,080

June

3160

155

a!40

*129

123

110

al30

121

allO

90

390

90

89

88

392

97

395

93

391

90

89

89

380

70

367

*64

390

113

109

100

-

3,054

102

6,060

July

390

370

60

59

66

60

370

83

51

46

41

41

347

53

52

43

*42

41

41

35

34

334

35

335

34

27

326

26

26

26

26

1,420

45.8

2,820

Aug.

27

26

332

38

*3O

26

37

42

55

105

a98

93

a85

76

74

82

58

a 53

49

345

41

34

33

334

34

34

35

*36

31

31

a28

1,500

48.4

2,980

Sept.

24

a26

a28

30

30

30

30

328

26

25

a24

22

21

26

a27

29

a28

28

28

28

337

46

12

a38

*30

328

26

26

26

25

-

867

28.9

1,720

Calendar year 1951 : Max 240 Mln 19 Mean 76.3 Ac-ft 55,220

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,930 Mln 20 Mean 158 Ac-ft 114,400

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--Mar 11 (time and discharge unknown); Msr. 31 (7:30 s.m.) 5,430 cfs 

(13.08 ft); Apr. 21 (time unknown) 530 cfs (3.94 ft); May 8 or 9 (time snd dlschsrge unknown); May 22 

(time unknown) 582 cfs (4.23 ft).

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

s No gsge-helght record; discharge Interpolated.

Mote. Stage-dlschsrge relstlon affected by ice Nov. 5-10, Nov. 17 to Msr. 29 (no gsge-helght record Dec. 13-27 snd other scsttered short periods; dlschsrge estlmsted on basis of weather records).
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 

Nlobrara River near Spencer, Nebr.

409

Location. Lat 42°48' , long. 98°39' , In N| see. 30, T. 33 N., R. 11 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 281, 600 ft downstream from Spencer 

powerplant dam and 5 miles southeast of Spencer.

Drainage area. 10,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. May to December 1908 (gage heights only), August 1913 to September 

1^15 (fragmentary), August 1927 to September 1936, June 1940 to September 1952. Published as "near Lynch" 1913-15.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,478.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. fey to December 1908, chain gage on former highway bridge at approximately same 

site at different datum. Aug. 1, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff gage at highway bridge 

10 miles downstream at different datum. August 1927 to Sept. 30, 1936, and June 14, 

1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, discharge computed as flow through powerhouse and over dam 

600 ft upstream.

Average discharge . 21 years (1927-36, 1940-52), 1,350 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 2.80 ft); maximum gage height, 2.93 ft Dec. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 700 cfs 

Dec. 16.

1927-36, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs June 14, 1943; minimum daily, 5 cfs 

Nov. 14, Dec. 18, 19, 1940.

Remarks. uecords poor. Natural flow of stream affected by Irrigation and power developments.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revision. W 1056: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,300 

1,350

1,420

1,670

1,590

1,540 

1,440

*1,420

1,250

*1.250

1,230

1,270

1,320

2,010

1,810

1,440

1,490

1,620

1,900

1,840

1,780

2,010

1,950

*1,840

1,920

1,810 

1,780

1,780

1,780 

1,810

1,700

50,300

1,623

99,770

Nov.

1,700 

al,600

al,580

al,650

al,550

*al,500 

2,320

5,290

*2,450

2,130

1,780

1,700

1,700

1,780

1,700

1,420

770

1,020

1,300

1,700

*1,840

1,440

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,350 

1,720

2,010

2,520 

2,420

-

51,040

1,701

101,200

Dec.

2,070 

1,900

2,070

1,920

1,900

2,260 

2.650

1,120

*760

830

900

1,000

1,050

1,000

840

700

750

840

930

1,050

1,150

1,220

1,350

1,500

1,600

1,650 

1,650

1,650

1,380 

1,260

1,260

42,210

1,362

83,720

Jan.

1,250

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,340 

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,200

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,230

1,230

1,340

1.54Q,

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,380

1,360

1,280

1,040

*975 

1,110

1,750

2,200 

2,200

2,130

41,785

1,348

82,880

Feb.

1,980 

2,100

2,160

2,500

2,800

3,030 

2,920

2,860

2,830

3,030

3,280

3,030

2,680

2,700

2,820

2,700

2,560

2,380

2,280

2,250

*2,140

1,820

1,700

1,810

1,750

1,680 

1,680

2,040

2,260

-

69,770

2,406

138,400

Mar.

2,260 

2,200

1,870

1,650

1,380

1,280 

1,360

1,490

1,920

2,610

2,580

2,260

2,100

1,810

1,750

1,720

1,920

3,030

2,580

3,440

3,330

2,480

1,540

1,490

*2,590

3,370 

3,870

4,420

7,400 

*7,720

8,160

B7.580

2,825

173,700

Apr.

8,860 

6,260

.a4,200

a3,500

a3,200

a3,100 

a3,000

a2,900

a2,800

a2, 600

a2,580

2,560

2,700

*2,530

2,340

2,260

2,370

2,420

2,370

2,320

2,640

2,560

2,210

1,860

1,730

1,600 

1,600

1,540

1.520 

1,710

-

83,840

2,795

166,300

May

1,980 

2,160

2,010

1,910

1,790

1,680 

1,730

*1,840

2,870

2,780

2,480

2,240

2,060

1,960

2,190

2,780

3,130

3,280

*3,250

3,250

3,100

3,220

4,260

4,066

3,400

3,130 

3,040

2,700

2,530 

2,320

2,160

81,290

2,622

161,200

June

1,950 

1,810

*1,730

1,810

1,710

1,750 

1,480

1,600

1,680

1,410

1,350

1,340

1,260

1,280

1,190

*1,640

1,340

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,350

1,410

1,470

1,560

1,710

1,600 

1,620

1,560

1,390 

1,560

-

45,190

1,506

89,630

July

1,580 

1,410

1,350

1,260

1,500

1,280 

1,390

1,260

1,190

1,180

1,110

1,160

1,410

1,520

1,410

1,320

1,190

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,130

994

1,070

1,210

1,190

1,210 

1,210

1,280

1,350 

1,450

1,280

39,314

1,268

77,980

Aug.

1,210 

1,260

1,410

1,580

1,340

1,370 

1,340

2,450

1,560

1,620

1,790

1,560

*1,520

1,320

1,390

1,350

1,320

1,350

1,600

1,560

1,260

1,300

1,190

1,160

*1,110

1,070 

1,160

*1,230

1,230 

1,190

1,100

42, 900

1,384

85,090

Sept.

1,100 

*1,040

1,010

966

910

924 

1,020

938

778

*I86

874

886

886

924

1,010

938

*1,020

1,050

1,130

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,080

 1,150

1,150

1,180 

1,210

1,150

1.250 

 1,110

-

31,060

1,035

61,610

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,060 Mln 386 Mean 1,894 Ac-ft 1,371,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,860 Mln 700 Mean 1,820 Ac-ft 1,321,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of flow near Sparks.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Mar. 24.
410 BAZILLE CREEK BASIN

Bazille Creek near Niobrara, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°45'OG", long. 97°56'10", In NE^ sec. 18, T, 32 N., R. 5 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 12, 2? miles upstream from mouth 

and 4-| miles east of Nicbrara.

Drainage area. 440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1932 (fragmentary), May to September 1952.

Sage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,214.83 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted. Oct. 9, 1931, to Sept. 13, 1932, chain gage at bridge 4? miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during period May to September, 2,020 cfs May 27 

(gage height, 5.15 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 9, 11.

1931-32, 1952: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 27, 1952; minimum not determined .

Flood of June 19, 1951, reached a stage of 11.4 ft, from floodmarks {discharge, 

24,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records fair. Minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. JIov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

_

-

_

*143

342

161

112

115

112

112

102

102

119

112

112

109

98

*95

157

1,160

532

268

194

1,420

528

138

90

72

_

.

-

June

88

88

*92

80

82

70

78

115

58

70

62

60

54

*52

54

54

52

45

45

52

48

62

52

50

45

42

88

90

80

112

2,020

67.3

4,010

July

58

*50

41

44

39

50

47

36

39

38

34

32

60

45

*39

31

34

34

31

31

31

26

29

27

26

26

27

£8

29

28

38

1,128

36.4

2,240

Aug.

35

*28

54

35

62

41

41

42

42

45

42

35

*35

35

36

36

34

31

82

56

45

44

36

31

131

*68

50

80

80

66

60

1,538

49.6

3,050

Sept.

45

38

*36

34

32

28

28

26

*24"26

24

28

28

52

39

*4£

34

32

32

35

34

*36

34

34

32

34

32

34

*35

35

1,003

33.4

1,990

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

neasureraent made on this dav
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 411

Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 42°52', long. 97°24', between sec. 18, T. 93 N., R. 55 W., and sec. 13, 

T. 93 N. , R. 56 W. , on downstream end of left bridge pier of Meridian Highway Bridge 

on U. S. Highway 281 in Yankton, 5.8 miles upstreair from James River and at mile 

840.4.

Drainage area.--279 ,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at

same site March 1873 to November 1886, March 1905 to May 1908 (fragmentary), August 1921 

to date (except winter months prior to 1932), are contained in reports of U S Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,159.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1932, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1931-52), 26,980 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 480,000 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 15.5 ft); 

maximum gage height, 15.5 ft Apr. 13, 14; minimum daily discharge, 5,500 cfs Dec. 22- 

24; minimum gage height observed, 0.49 ft Dec. 14.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 13, 1952; maximum gage height, that of 

Apr. 13, 14, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 2,700 cfs Nov. 15, 16, 1940; minimum gaee 

height, -0.78 ft Dec. 15, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 30,5 ft, present datum, Apr. 5, 1881 (ice jam).

Remarks. Records excellent except those computed on basis of wire-weight gage readings, 

which are good, and those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements made at approximately 5-day intervals during open water and 10-day intervals 

during period of ice effect except for Aug. 4 to Sept. 10 when daily measurements were 

made. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir, and minor regulation by Fort Randall 

Reservoir after closure on July 20, 1952,

Revisions. W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

89.600

79,bOO

97,200

127,000

137,000

159,000 

182,000 

204,000 

218,000 

£51,000

318,000

413,000

472,000

91,500

88,900

85,600

81,600

78,200

£3,400 

23,400 

24,100 

26,100 

26,100

Mean 

Ac-ft

1,335.2 

43,070 

*2,C48

420,500

13.560

834,000

460.200

14,850

912,800

22,740 

tl,308

*S,040.3 

(--8,000 

*9,997

49,100 

*2,922

Calendar year 1951: Max 117,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 472,000

Min 5,500 

Min 5,500

Mean 

Mean

34,840

42,730

Ac-ft 

AC-ft

Peak discharge (base, 70,000 cfs).--Mar. 30 (12 p.m.) 119,000 cfs (8.38 ft); Apr. 13 (n tc 12 p.m. 

480,000 cfs (15.5 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. £2 to Dec. £, Dec. 10 to Mar. 28. Discharge 

computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 19 to Dec. 4, Dec. R to Jan. 2, Jan. 24-10, 

Feb. 16 to Mar. 28, Apr. 30 to May 10, May 25, July 17 to Aug. 29.
412 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at New Rockford, II. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°41'05", long. 99 0 07'30", on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 149 N., 

R. 66 W., on right bank 90 ft downstream from U. S. Highway 281 bridge at New Rockford, 

7 miles upstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 596 sq mi, of which about 100 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,500.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 380 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 8.85 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 840 cfs Apr. 12, 1951 (gage height, 9.20 ft); no flow 

during several months of each year.

Maximum stage known since 1925, about 13 ft in April 1948, from information by local 

resident. Flood of April 1950 reached a stage of 11.3 ft from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.4 

5.6

5.9

6.0 

6.2 

6.4 

6.6

2.3 

4.6 

8.2

6.8 

7.0 

7.3 

7.6 

8.0

24

45

84

165

242

349

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

3.8

JJov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

o

Mar.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

1

0.03

2.0

Apr.

20

8

45

110

*110

130

220

*330

*g342

*g252

g213

a!90

a!70

a!60

*g!47

a!20

a90

g66

a50

a42

837

a33

*31

a27

a24

a21

al8

16

14

13

3,049

102

6,050

May

12

TT

10

8.5

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.4

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.9

161.2

5.20

320

June

1.7 TTf

1.5

1.4

*1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

19.0

0.63

38

July

0.3

*.4

75

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

6.0

0.19

12

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 483 Min 0 Mean 16.0 Ac-ft 11,620

Water year 1951-52: Max 342 Min o Mean 8.85 Ac-ft 6,430
JAMES RIVER BASIN 413

Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°04' , long. 98°55', in SEy sec! 33, T. 142 N., R. 65 W. , on left bank 30 

ft downstream from highway bridge and 4| miles west of Buchanan.

Drainage area. 925 sq ml, of which about 300 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbuting. 

Records available . March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,467.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 11, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,100 cfs Apr. 4; maximum gage height, 

9.48 ft Apr. 4 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 4,480 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 10.77 ft); maximum gage height, 11.89 ft Apr. 9, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of lee effect or r.o gage-height record, 

rthich are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 2-5, Sept. 1-6)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

2.3

2.4

0 

.2

1.0 

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.4

6.1

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

32

64

103

199

7.0 546

8.0 856

8.2 948

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aO.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6

a. 6

g-6

a. 4

a. Z

g.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

S.I

a.l

a.l

a.l

ao

go

a. 2

*.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.0

1.0

14.0

0.45

28

Jlov.

0.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

T75

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.5

 1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

30.7

1.02

61

Dec.

~0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

0.16

9.7

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1

50

51

1.6

101

Apr.

*250

350

400

**600

*950

750

836

*914

667

*387

278

*207

171

*145

124

*100

84

74

64

58

54

50

47

44

*41

38

34

33

30

.28

7,808

260

15,490

May

26

25

23

21

18

17

ie

16

*15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.3

8.6

8.6

7.7

7.4

6.8

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.4

5.2

574

5.4

360.9

11.6

716

June

4.6

475

3.2

2.2

1.8

 1.7

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.8

2.0

1.7

45.6

1.52

90

July

1.5

*117J117

76

45

28

22

20

17

16

14

16

16

16

*15

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

12

11

12

9.7

8.6

7.7

7.1

5.9

5.4

701.9

"22.6

1,390

Aug.

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.6

*4.2

4.0

3.7

4.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

53 "9.3

10

16

19

24

192.2

6.20

381

Sept.

37

47

*44

40

36

32

28

25

22

19

16

14

12

11

9.7

8.9

8.0

7.7

7.1

6.4

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.J

486.4

16.2

965

Calendar year 1951: Max 720 Mln 0 Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,640

Water year 1951-52: Max 950 Mln 0 Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,230

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). Apr. 4 (12:30 p.m.) about 1,100 cfs (9.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

g Discharge computed on basis of wire-weight gage reading.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15 to Apr. 6.
414 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Jamestown, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 4S°54 I , long. 98°41', In SW£ see. 31, T. 140 N., R. 63 W., on right bank 

80 ft downstream from Asylum Bridge at southeast corner of Jamestown and 2.5 miles 

downstream from Pipestem Creek.

Drainage area. 2,840 sq mi (approximately), of which 500 sq mi is probably 

noncontr Uniting.

Records available --June 1928 to September 1934, March to May 1935, August 1937 to September 1939, March 1943 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,375.27 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, staff, tape, or wire-weight gages at bridge 80 ft upstream; 1928-35 at datum 5.00 ft higher and 1937-49 at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1928-34, 1937-39, 1943-52), 64.9 cfs; median of yearly nean 

discharges, 29 cfs.

Extremes.--Maxiraun discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 11.12 ft); ninimum, 1.9 cfs Mar. 21-23: minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Aug. 11.

1928-35, 1937-39, 1943-52: Maxinum discharge, 6,390 cfs May 13, 1950 (gage height 

15-82 ft); no flow June 28, 29, July 4, 5, 1933.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated:

Water-Supply 

Paper

856..... ...

976. .......

1006..... ...

1036. .......

Water 

year

1937-38

1943-44

1944-45

Date

May 28

Mar. 14

Gage height 

(feet)

3.90

5,58

5.62

Discharge

(cfs)

370

434

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by Arrowood and Jin Lakes (capacity, 16,000 

acre-ft).

Revisions.--W 1209: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods 

in water years 1943-45 are given herein. They supersede those published in WaterSupply Papers 976, 1005, 1036. Only individual daily and monthly figures affected are 

given for the water years 1944 and 1945, while the conplete period for the water year 

1943 is republished.

Day 

(vater year)

1943-44

May £6 .....

27. ....

28. ....

29.. ..

30. ....

la44-45

Mar . A G .....

11 .....

12. ....

Discharge 

(rfs)

43

147

324

2ie

147

97

209

355

Day 

( .ater year)

1944-4E

Mar. 13. ....

14. ....

15. ....

16. ....

17 .....

18. ....

19. ....

20 .....

21 .....

22 .....

Liaeharge 

Ufs)

358

415

339

227

227

2:9

224

167

222

193

Month

Calendar year 1944 ...........

Calendar var 1945 ...........

Baxinun,

324

324

415

Minimum

10

2 0

Mean

47.4

Ic .4

145

23.6

pjnc.fr i". 

acre-feet

2.92C

10,460

11,880

8,90C

18,40;

17,370
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Jamestown, N. Dak.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feel per second, March to September 1943

415

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

-

_

-

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

.

_

_

 1,530

1 ,630

1,880

_

_

-

Apr.

.1 , 470 

1,220

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,090

1,030

983

927

855

7S8

740

704

660

600

56ti

536

484

435

379

324

290

298

269

261

253

202

#2T2

212

-

20,310

677

40,280

May

227

23C

205

205

212

173

153

151

145

138

12O

111

LOS

108

L01

96

91

90

87

11

60

56

54

63

62

74

106

115

*98

82

74

3,672

lie

7,280

June

76 

77

91

108

113

140

143

148

129

118

127

134

140

253

496

517

484

422

365

329

307

298

281

273

249

265

265

»257

245

230

-

7,080

236

14,040

July

212

T92

173

167

162

151

148

140

133

133

118

110

118

110

103

110

103

1G3

96

89

89

83

81

7b

67

62

5G

66

56

51

46

3,405

110

6,750

Aug.

41 

38

35

*32

28

22

20

18

16

12

11

22

20

12

9

8

6

6

7

6

5

6

8

10

13

14

14

*15

15

1]

11

491

15.8

974

Sept.

10 

To

10

8

7

6

5

3.5

4.4

6

7

7

7

6

5

6

5

5

4.6

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.5

3,3

3.1

2.0

2,0

*2.4

2.2

1.8

-

155,5

5.18

308

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ae-ft

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

*2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

£ .3

2^2

?. . 2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

£.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

6£ .4

2.24

138

NOV.

2.2

572

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.5

Z.b

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

1.7

2.7

2 .8

2.7

*2.7

3£

2.9

3.0

2.9

-

78.0

2.EO

155

Dec.

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

*2.5

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

g.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.4

83.7

2.70

166

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

Z.Z

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.E

2.3

2 .3

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.6

274

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.6

72.9

2.35

145

Feb.

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

*270

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

_

-

63.2

2.18

125

Mar.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1 .9

1.9

»2.1

2.1

3.7

11

10

*26

60

250

412.0

13.3

817

 Apr.

*730

,000

,100

* ,240

,140

,110

* ,030

*:.,460

,460

,090

853

*781

690

649

671

657

*632

596

555

517

483

451

438

394

*340

306

291

261

240

218

-

21,303

713

42,410

May

182

177

165

156

139

124

127

*118

97

84

77

75

78

72

61

47

43

40

38

38

33

30

28

26

22

21

21

19

21

22

27

2,208

71.2

4,380

June

25

22

19

16

15

*13

13

11

11

9.0

4.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

7.0

8.5

8.0

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.5

13

9.5

8.8

-

289.2

9.64

574

July

7.7

*9.3

10

126

110

85

69

61

60

60

59

70

62

56

»53

49

45

41

36

37

36

34

30

27

28

28

28

24

20

15

3.8

1,379.8

44.5

2,740

Aug.

7.2

10

9.8

8.5

8.0

*7.0

5.8

b.l

4.0

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.2

2.3

»2.2

2.0

27T

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.9

6.7

7.7

127.9

4.13

254

Sept.

12

16

*21

30

35

33

30

28

26

22

20

17

18

14

12

11

9.5

*9.3

8.2

8.0

9.8

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.5

-

444.4

14.8

881

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,100 Mln 2.0 Mean 69.0 Ac-ft 49,960

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,460 Mln 1.9 Mean 72.7 Ac-ft 52,780
416 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at La Moure, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°21'20", long. 98°18'15", at northeast corner of sec. 11, T. 133 N., 

R. 61 W., on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, half a mile 

west of La Moure, and 12 miles upstream from Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area. 5,740 sq mi (approximately), of which 2,000 sq mi Is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April to July 1903 (gage-height record only), April 1950 to September 

1952.Gage-height records 1902-11 are contained in reports of U S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rubble-masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,290.00 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 19, 1950, to Sept. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage 

at bridge 80 ft upstream at same datum. April to July 1903, staff gage at site 80 ft 

upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 cfs Apr. 11; maximum gage height, 15.14 ft 

Apr. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.5 cfs June 15 (gage height, 7.04 ft), 

result of upstream wind.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 5,730 cfs May 16, 1950 (gage height, 15.34 ft); minimum, that of June 15, 1952.

A long time local resident says above stage was the highest since 1882, with stage 

in either 1942 or 1943 being almost as high due to large ice Jam.

Remarks.- Records good above 15 cfs and fair below except those for Mar. 26 to Apr. 5, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1950. W 1209: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12-20)

116

244

8.5

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

556

980

1,640

2,490

3,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

17

17

15

19

16

14

14

17

17

20

*19

16

19

20

19

20

15

18

17

23

23

18

16

18

23

20

18

17

24

25

19

573

18.5

1,140

Nov.

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

zo

21

21

*21

23

2T

21

20

20

20

19

dO

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

20

-

594

13.8

1,180

Dec.

20

20

21

21

21

25

5T

23

23

23

*21

19

17

16

15

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

TO

10

10

12

488

15.7

968

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

10

*9

9

9

9

9

9

10

12

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

299

9.65

593

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

12.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

*11

11

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

11

_

-

299

10.3

593

Mar.

11

12

11

10

IT

11

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

*13

14

13

15

14

12

13

14

15

16

20

35

110

510

16.5

1,010

Apr.

*4OO

900

1,400

1,800

2,300

*2,650

*2 , 600

2,700

3,000

*3,350

3,550

*3,230

2,690

*2,180

*1,710

*1,290

*1,150

1,040

953

. 881

811

742

675

*626

579

520

477

418

393

362

45,383

1,510

90,020

May

3lQ- 333

276

255

230

206

206

*183

183

17O

162

14Z

123

127

123

120

110

100

97

91

91

85

80

78

68

70

68

53

47

56

§1

4,294

139

8,520

June

44

58

44

45

53

42

*40

40

29

Z8

34

29

34

29

11

32

23

23

19

21

23

23

25

25

25

28

29

32

31

28

-

953

31.8

1,890

July

29

37

34

34

28_

35

60

91

50

72

65

65

65

72

*70

75

58

56

49

51

47

47

38

34

45

32

34

31

31

31

31

1,527

49.3

3,030

Aug.

29

25

11

20

19

16

 18

20

15

16

14

13

14

14

13

13

11

12

13

18

12

10

TO

10

12

14

15

12

10

15

18

482

15.5

956

Sept.

15

8.6

*9T3'

12

14

12

18

26

28

24

23

21

29

28

23

21

23

23

18

19

18

18

16

16

18

13

17

17

13

16

556.9

18.6

1,100

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,900 Min 6 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,350

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,550 Min 8.6 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,000

Peak discharge

* Discharge raeasureme

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affe

se, 300 cfs).--Apr. 11 (12 m.) 3,600 cfs (14.85 ft), 

this day.

by Ice Dec. 13 to Apr. 11.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 417

James River at Columbia, S. Dak.

Location. La t 45°37'05", long. 98°19'30", in KWjKW^ sec. 29, T. 125 N., R. 62 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile west of Columbia and 

2 miles upstream from Elm River.

Drainage area. 7.050 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage . Wire-weight gage read once daily below about 9 ft and twice daily above. Altitude 

of gage is 1,265 ft (from topographic map). Supplementary staff gage at same datum on 

right bank, an eighth of a mile from bridge and 50 ft downstream from highway, is used 

at high stages when bridge approach is flooded.

Average discharge. 7 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs Apr. 17, 18; maximum gage height, 

16.53 ft Apr. 16, 17, 18; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,860 cfa Apr. 8 (backwater from 

Elm River) .

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs May 24, 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.89 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum daily reverse flow, that of Apr. 8, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from ice or from Elm River, 

which are poor. Frequent backwater and occasional reverse flow caused by Elm River.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of backwater from ice 

or from Elm River (gage height, tn feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

24

63

122

201

384

644

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.6

975

1,310

1,710

2,430

3,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

flov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

C)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

n

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

6

20

37.

65

2.1

129

Apr.

55 

75

100

*130

50

-600

-1,200

*- 1,6 6.0 

-1,300

*-755

-200

200

*1,670

2,100

2,600

3,100

*3,53Q 

*3,530

3,320

2,870

3,090

*2,870

2,480

2,310

2,150

2,000

1,860

1,740

1,610

*1,550

-

39,075

1,302

77,500

May

1,520 

1,490

1,460

1,270

1,240

*1,190

1,130

1,100 

1,070

1,050

1,000

961

923

904

886

834

822 

801

793

737

706

*6BO

662

627

592

564

550

522

495

465

441

27,485

887

54,520

June

417 

374

354

334

297

270

2b2

252 

234

161

95

*45

15

6

5

4.8

4.5 

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.2

172

3.8

2.7

2.1

1.5

2.2

13

3.2

1.8

3,159.5

105

6,270

July

1.7 

1.5

.7

.2

.2

.2

.2

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

0.15

9.3

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,040 Min -50 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,310

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,530 Min -1,860 Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,400

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ice or from Elm River Mar. 28 to Apr. 

discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, gage heights, engineer's and observer's 

notes, weather records, and records for Elm River at Westport. Negative figures Indicate reverse 

flow.
,, Q JAMES RIVER BASIN 4lo

Elm River at Westport, S. Dak.

Location.--La t 45°39 I 15", long. 98°29'45", in SW^-NW-J- sec. 12, T. 125 N. , R. 64 W., on right 

bank 12 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, a quarter of a mile north of 

Westport, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 

Railroad bridge, 8 miles downstream from Willow Creek, and 22| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.680 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 6, 1951, and Nov. 15, 1951, to Sept. 9, 1952, wire-weight gage read once daily 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 57.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 20.10 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 3, 4, but may have been less during period of ice 

effect.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1952; no flow for many days most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.(gage

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.7

0.3 

1.6 

3.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

20.0

35

162

407

1,360

7,4bO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October'1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

2 . 1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.7

2.5

2. 1

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.1

b5.1

2.10

129

Nov.

2.3

E.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2 p

3.e

h

7

g

4. 6

3.5

35.4

a3.2

2.9

2.S

a3.0

aS.O

33.1

a3.1

a3.2

al.2

33.3

a3.3

*3.4

a3.2

a3.0

a2.8-

101.1

3.27

HOI

Dec.

a2.6

a2.4

a2.2

a2.0

al.8

al.7

1.6

1.5

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

39.8

1.28

79

Jan.

2

2

2

2

2

2

o

2

Z

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*1

48

1.5

95

Feb.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

r

i

2

3

3

4

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

-

45

l.f

89

Mar.

1

T

1

*1

1

l

l

1

1

1

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

1

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

1

l

l

2_

32

1.0

63

Apr.

5

SO

300

 1,000

4,300

6,300

7,100

*7,28Q

6,030

*4,740

3,840

2,460

*1,650

1,300

1,160

965

a877

789

751

636

a576

*515

491

3410

a330

249

a!94

140

a!30

3119

-

54.687

1,823

108,500

May

a!09

a99

a88

78

a69

*60

a52

343

334

26

26

a26

326

26

324

22

322

322

22

*22

21

20

18

318

17

16

14

14

12

13

1,081

34.9

2,140

June

313

a!2

12

12

11

10

10

9

8

6

6

*5

a5

5

4.8

11

4.8

7

a6

4.6

4.4

4.4

9

7

S

4.1

4.8

9

6

6

-

221.9

7.40

440

July

6

6

4.6

3.2

3.2

2.7

3. 9

4.8

4.8

*3.4

3.4

3.6

a3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

a3.4

3.9

6

a5

3.4

2.9

32. z'.57

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.0

32.8

2.9

a3.1

112.9

3.64

224

Aug.

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.4

a3. 4

3.4

83.2

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

a3.0

2.7

a5

3

9

B

6

5

4.8

4.1

3.2

2.9

2. 7

3.2

I'.S 3 6

2.1

al.8

1.6

1^5

116.5

3.76

231

Sept.

al.2

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

al.4

1.6

3.4

*4.8

4.8

5

5

6

17

20

20

20

20

17

11

7

5

5

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

*4.1

4.1

206.1

6.87

409

Calendar year 1951 : Max 500 Mln o Mean 1S.6 Ac -ft 14,230

Water year 19S1-52 : Max 7,280 Min 0.7 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,600

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). --Apr. 8 (4 a.m.) 7,520 cfs (20.10 ft).

ade on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 419

James River near Stratford, S. Dak.

Location (revised). Lat 45°14'30", long. 98°23'25", in HE^NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 120 H., R. 

63 W., on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6f miles southwest of 

Stratford, and 6f miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 9.990 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,245 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 17, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 12| miles upstream at different datum. May 17, 

1950, to Aug. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage read once daily at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs Apr. 19, 20 (gage height, 18.13 ft)- 

no flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs May 14 or 15, 1950 (gage height, 17.8 ft, 

estimated on basis of records at site 12i miles upstream); no flow for i.,any days each 

year.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Oct. 12 to Nov. 5, Nov. 15-17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 3O

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

.8 

1.5

0.1

.2

.5

1.1

3.3

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

13.0

150

326

412

14.0

15.0

1,. 0 

18.2

544

748

1,200

5,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.3

*.8

~91.0

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

p 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.6

10.6

0.34

21

Jfov.

O.S 

.6

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.8

.4

.3

.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

-

8.3

0.28

16

Dec.

.

0

0

o

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

o

Mar.

0 

0

-0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.5

. 9

2

3.8

0.12

7.5

Apr.

5 

15

35

65

70

S5

85

130

165

195

*270

330

400

500

812

g2,090

* ,470

* ,320

* ,920

,940

* ,75O

,550

,320

,130

,910

,660

,360

,110

2,840

*2,eso

-

60,162

2,005

119,300

May

2,490 

2.320

,2OO

,040

,930

* ,880

,810

,750

,720

,640

,600

,540

,450

,390

,340

,310

,260

,220

,170

,140

,100

* ,080

,060

,030

,000

980

970

944

929

914

899

44,106

1,423

87,480

June

g884 

g867

g835

g835

g835

g805

g805

g776

g748

g698

*g676

655

615

596

561

528

513

485

445

402

374

341

333

305

275

239

216

269

269

251

16,436

548

32,600

July

227 

205

183

161

142

120

100

84

69

*60

52

48

45

42

40

38

36

35

34

35

33

30

28

25

23

21

21

20

19

18

1.6

2,010

64.8

3,990

Aug.

16 

16

16

16

16

16

*16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

9

9

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

4.7

3.4

3.9

4.6

6

6

301.6

9.73

598

Sept.

5 

4.7

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.4

5

5

4.1

*3.9

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.0

.8

. 6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

63.0

2.10

125

Calendar year 1951 : Max 870 Mln 0 Mean 138 Ac-ft 100,100

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,940 Mln o Mean 336 Ac-ft 244,100

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 14.
420 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Ashton, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°59'55". long. 98°28'50", in NW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 118 N., R. 64 W. , near 

 center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile east of Ashton, 4 miles 

upstream from Snake Creek, and 10 miles upstream from Turtle Creek.

Drainage area. 11,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to June 24, 1947, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 231 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs Apr. 23, 24 (gage height, 19.59 ft); 

maximum daily reverse flow, 1,500 cfs Apr. 10 (backwater from Snake and Turtle Creeks). 

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 5,170 cfs May 18, 19, 1950; maximum gage height, 19.14 

ft May 19, 1950; maximum daily reverse flow, that of Ap^. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Snake and Turtle Creeks, which 

are poor. Occasional backwater and reverse flow caused by Snake and Turtle Creeks.

Revisions (water years). W 1209: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect and 

backwater from Snake and Turtle Creeks (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-30)

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

104

302

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

19.6

750

1,320

2,110

3,470

4,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0 

a. 2

a. 4

**.6

a. 7

.9

a. 8

a. 8

.7

a. 7

a. 7

.7

a. 8

a. 9

al.O

1. 1

al. 1

al.O

a. 9

.9

a. 9

al.O

1.1

al.l

**1.2

al.l

1.0

al

al

1

1

26.3

0.85

52

flov.

0.9 

.8

.8

.7

.6

. 6

. 6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

_ 7

.6

.6

. 6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

j_3_

**.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

-

18.5

0.62

37

Dec.

0.4 

.4

.4

'.2 . 3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

!3

.4

.5

.5

.5

6.4

0.21

13

Jan.

0.5

.6

**.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1

1

1.2

1.3 *1.5

28.8

0.93

57

Feb.

1.6

1.7

1 7 i!v

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

-

36.7

1.27

73

Mar.

1 

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Z_

32

1.0

63

Apr.

2 

3

*7

27

54

100

45

cO

c-750

"c-1.500

c-750

*cO

C300

0600

0900

01,200

*cl,500

cl,950

*2,420

3,200

3,940

*4,460

4,800

4.810

4,680

4,500

4,200

*3,940

3,720

3,480

-

51,838

1,728

102,800

May

5,250 

3,020

2,760

2,560

*2,380

2,230

2,100

1,980

1,880

1,790

1,710

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,240

1,210

1,180

*1,150

1,120

1.090

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,000

972

960

50,332

1,624

99,830

June

a940 

922

a910

904

886

886

869

852

852

835

*818

818

818

801

a790

784

767

733

716

684

652

8670

684

652

604

525

525

976

a850

71b

-

23,439

781

4:6,490

July

588 

495

421

8390

353

8360

8370

379

353

203

183

*183

a!60

137

128

112

100

a90

86

a88

89

82

82

62

59

853

47

44

39

39

5,843

188

11,590

Aug.

36 

34

a32

30

30

30

»28

28

26

a25

24

a23

22

a22

a21

19

a 18

17

a!6

15

a!4

13

13

a is

12

11

alO

10

a9

9

as

618

19.9

1,230

Sept.

a8 

7

a6

a6

a5

a4.5

4.0

*4.3

a3.9

a3.5

3.1

a2.b

a2.0

1.2

al.l

1.0

a. 9

.8

. 7

a. 8

.8

a. 8

.7

a. 7

a_JJ

a! 6

.7 *.7

-

78.3

2.G2

Ibu

Calendar year 1951: Max 840 Mln o Mean 152 Ac-ft no, 200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,810 Win -1,500 Mean gel Ac-ft 262,400

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flo

** Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record: discharge interpolated 

ords for nearby stations.

c Backwater from Snake and Turtle Creeks 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ic

for scattered days); discharge 

records for nearby stations.

estimated on basis of weather records and recOct. 30 to Apr. 7 (no gage-height record except

stlmated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Snake Creek near Athol, S. Dak.

421

Location. La t 45°03'20", long. 98°44'10", in sec . 11 , T. 118 N. , R. 66 W. , on left

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from confluence of Nixon 

River and Perry Creek and ?| miles northwest of Athol.

Drainage area. 1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 1, 1951, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 4.78 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,200 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 16.42 ft), 

backwater from ice; no flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1952; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of shifting control or ice effect, which 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

and shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

1.6 

3.0

58

110

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

14.0

150

215

483

1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

1

10

22

16

200

*576

1,050

1,530

*2.140

1,890

* 1,230

842

588

426

319

*256

241

226

193

161

136

119

*102

90

81

73

64

70

70

48

-

12,770

426

25,330

May

40

35

31

27

*24

22

18

16

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

8

7

6

5

4.9

4.6

*4.3

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.7

367.0

11.8

728

June

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.5

*1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.2

3.0

3.5

3.7

-

57.5

1.92

114

July

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.7

0.54

33

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 5O Mln 0 Mean 1.11 Ac-ft 801

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,140 Mln 0 Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,200

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Apr. 9 (6 p.m.) about 2,200 cfs (16.42 ft); Apr. 28 (11:30 p.m.) 

8a efs (9.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected By ice Apr. 1-1O. Shifting-control methjd used May 23 to 

Sept. 30.
422 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Turtle Creek at Redfield, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°52'55", long. 98°30'45", in SWisEv sec. 3, T. 116 K. , R. 64 W. , on left 

bank" 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, at north edge of Redfield, 4f 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.540 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo May 25, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 35.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,420 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 15.51 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 10, 1952; no flow for many days during 

most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at times by Lake Redfield l£ miles above station (capacity, 1,570 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.3

Oct. 1 to Apr

2.1 

4.7

46

126

295

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

4.2 0 4.7 8

4.3 .2 4.9 15

4.4 1.6 5.6 73

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 5.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

*.2

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

.1

LI

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.5

.5

3.4

0.11

6.7

Nov.

0.3

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.5

.6

. 6

.0

.6

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1. 1

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.1

-

20.5

0.68

41

Dec.

2.2

2.2

3.1

4.3

3.3

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.2

2 .2

72.5

2.34

144

Jan.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

*2.4

i.a

i.a

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

2

2

2

2

2

2

1 5

1.5

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

1.5

1.5

'1.5

1 5

58.4

1.88

116

Feb.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

1.9

1.9

1.9

i.a

_

-

51.0

1.76

101

Mar.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

*1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

£.2

2.1

2 . 6

6

17

57.

56

53

42

1.4

0

0

n

0

14

50

31

.2

LI

16

40

.9

405.7

13.1

60S

Apr.

0

0

17

*71

159

349

1,510

*2,780

4 , 630

*6,170

4,b20

2,770

1,820

1,370

1 , 080

880

*713

b!6

542

476

434

372

 319

282

256

228

198

175

15^

146

-

33,140

1 , 105

65,730

May

140

136

137

129

111

 97

95

90

80

63

60

5 a

55

E6

5?

S3

49

46

44

45

44

41

*42

39

35

33

30

19

15

18

18

1,940

62 . 6

Z ,650

June

16

18

13

19

21

18

16

16

10

8

*7

b

3

a

7

9

4.0

2.4

1.4

2.0

3.4

6

38

41

38

31

41

2b3

113

66

-

857.2

28.6

1,700

July

61

60

47

36

33

24

21

20

19

2 1

*19

17

17

21

18

14

14

11

11

13

8

7

4.7

3.H

3.6

2.2

1.4

.6

.1

.1

tl

528.5

17.0

1 , 05u

Aug.

0

0

0

.1

*.2

l.o

.8

.4

'.Z^2

.2

4 £

.2

.2

.G

.1

. 1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2'.?

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

2

3.8

0.22

13

Sept.

r>.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

. 2

.2

* '.2. 2

2

_2

.2

.1

 1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .2

-

5.7

J.19

11

Calendar year 1951: Max 347 Min 0 Mean 8.07 Ac-ft 5,84.J

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,170 Min 0 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,57u

fs (5.37
JAMES RIVER BASIN 423

James River near Redfield, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°55 I 15", long. 98°25'45", in SW^NW^ sec. 28, T. 117 N., R. 63 W. , on 

right bank just downstream from highway bridge, 4-J- miles downstream from Turtle Creek 

and 5-5 miles northeast of Redfield.

Drainage area. 14,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,235 ft {from Bureau of Reclamation 

topographic map). Prior to July 26, 1951, wire-weight gage read once daily at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 22.12 ft); no 

flow at times.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 11, 1952; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 40 cfs, 

which are poor. Low-water flow affected by wind at times.

Bating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Apr. 14-19, Aug. 1-10, 

Aug. ;

Sept. 10-30).

0

3.0

7

18

42

108

6.0

8.0

11.0

L5.0

20.0

22.1

338

743

1,490

2,720

4,700

6,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1352

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2!!

3.0

*4.6

4.6

5

6

5

4.6

5

3.0

7

3

5

10

5

5

5

4

3

Z

Z

0

*0

2

2

3

3

2

0

0

113.9

3.67

226

Nov.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

»1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

C

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

-

49

1.6

97

Dec.

4 

4

5

5

5

5

4

4

3

2.

2

2

2

2

£

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Z

2

2

2

2

2

83

2.7

165

Jan.

22~

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

3

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

*3

3

33

2.7

165

Feb.

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

Mar.

t

2

2

*2

2

2

3[ 2

3

3

3

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

-

78

i .7

155

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

7

25

75

65

55

45

35

25

20

18

60

65

50

60

75.

712

23.0

1,41U

Apr.

110 

20TT

310

450

600

850

1,250

2,400

*3,580

4,850

*6,040

6,000

5,700

5,260

4,750

*4,200

3,850

3,530

3,310

3 ,520

4,12i.>

4 , 700

 5.100

5,260

5,260

5,17U

4,98u

4,720

4,430

*4,160

-

108,660

3,622

215,500

May

5,910 

3,66O

3,400

3,140

2,890

*2,650

2,420

2,240

2,100

1,960

1,860

1,780

1,700

1,630

1,570

1,510

1,450

1,590

1,340

1,290

*1,260

1,240

1,190

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,010

931

969

56,020

1,807

111,100

June

969 

945

922

922

899

876

876

831

831

*831

809

767

787

787

787

765

743

721

699

677

656

635

688

699

656

593

593

1,270

1,190

993

-

24,437

815

48 , 470

July

809 

BTT

572

510

460

422

356

320

286

261

*229

206

184

176

170

158

131

114

103

94

97

81

74

92

66

65

62

48

47

41

46

6,957

224

13,800

Aug.

43 

42

34

31

3S

 36

46

31

31

29

24

29

29

31

22

24

23

24

21

13

15

19

22

26

25

17

10

6

9

8

2.4

760.4

24.5

1,510

Sept.

0 

T.2

3.8

6

0

1.2

4.6

.3

 1.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.C

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

*.3

-

55.4

1.85

110

Calendar year 1951: Max 831 Min 0 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,040 Min 0 Mean 541 Ac-ft 392,700

* Discharge measurement or observation 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affecte
424 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Huron, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°21'55", long. 98°11'45", in SWiSEiNEv see. 6, T. 110 N. , R. 61 w". , on 

right bank at city dam, 150 ft downstream from Chicago and North Western Railway bridge 

and 150 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 14, at Huron. Prior to Oct. 18, 1951, 

staff gage at site 15 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 16,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1928 to June 1932, August 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 1,223.44 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Aug. 29, 1928, to Mar. 15, 1929, staff gage 100 ft downstream 

at about the same datum. Mar. 16, 1929, to Apr. 27, 1930, U. S. Weather Bureau staff 

gage on highway bridge at same datum. Apr. 28, 1930, to June 30, 1932, chain gage on 

highway bridge at same datum. Aug. 3, 1943, to Oct. 17, 1951, staff gage at site 15 ft 

downstream at same datum (U. S. Weather Bureau staff gage or wire-weight gage on highway bridge used as supplementary high-water gage).

Average discharge. 10 years (1930-31, 1943-52), 295 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 15.23 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1928-32, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1952; no flow during long 

periods in most years.

Maximum stage known, 16.5 ft Mar. 22, 1922.

Remarks. Records fair above 100 cfs and poor below. Some small diversions above station 

for water supplies. Stage and discharge affected by wind at times.

Revisions (water years). W 1146: 1944, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to May 19)

7 .58

7.6

7.7

75

185

430

8.6

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.3

770

1,310

2,780

3,920

5,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Ont.

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

 0

0

o

0

0

0

0

11

0

11

0.4

22

Nov.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

4

29

14

8

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

-

55

1.8

109

Bee.

0

0

0

0

0

2

11

17

17

17

14

12

10

8

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

172

5.5

341

Jan.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

6

»6

6

6

107

3.5

212

Feb.

5

5

4

4

7

8

9

8

7

6

4

8

12

16

16

20

20

14

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

8

8

_

-

266

9.2

528

Mar.

8'

8

7

7

7

 7

8

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

40

70

105

125

185

213

185

105

125

125

115

125

185

427

1,340

1,650

5,251

169

10,420

Apr.

1,810

1,840

«1_,720

1,920

2,260

2,480

2,610

 2,760

3,140

3,640

4,250

*4,810

5,230

»5,480

5.580

*5,420

5,220

4,950

4,650

4,290

4,060

4,000

4,160

»4,360

4,550

4,680

4,780

4,810

»4,780

4,670

-

118,910

3,964

235,900

May

.540

,350

,150

,920

,680

,420

,170

* ,82O

,670

,490

,290

,100

,920

,830

,720

,640

,580

,53O

,490

« ,450

,400

,34O

,310

,260

,210

,150

,170

,O80

956

,040

,010

65,686

2,119

130,300

June

900

1,010

942

928

928

900

874

914

809

*796

783

722

746

746

662

796

698

698

638

638

662

638

674

722

710

650

570

770

1,330

1.420

-

24,274

809

48,150

July

*1.40Q

1,110

914

686

524

570

581

451

411

403

373

335

335

303

220

220

227

255

192

206

161

185

155

48

155

110

100

110

90

85

67

10,98r

354

21,780

Aug.

75

75

85

39

51

59

51

59

51

*51

51

43

43

43

43

35

29

35

35

51

29

23

11

0

0

0

23

29

23

5

5

1,152

37 .2

2,280

Sept.

29

17

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

46

1.5

91

Calendar year 1951: Max 90O Mln 0 Mean 179 Ac-l't 129,300

Water ateryear 1951-52: issi-bi:: Max 5,53O bbaoMin 0 uMean 620zO Ac-ftC-IE 450,100 4bo,ioo

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this aay.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 17, Mar. 3O to Apr. 14. Sti 

;age readings used Dec. 15 to Mar. 28, Apr. 5, 6, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 425

Sand Creek near Alpena, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°09'20", long. 98°26'10", in NE^NEi sec. 19, T. 108 N., R. 63 W., on left 

bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles southwest of Alpena, 7 miles upstream 

from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge, and 10-| miles upstream 

from interlink with Cain Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,320 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

tfo Sept. 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 12.68 ft), backwater from ice; no flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 3, 1952; maximum gage height, 14.1 ft 

Mar. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice), from graph based on gage readings; no flow for 

many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 11-16}

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

5.9 

6.1

6.4

1.0 

2.8

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

7.9 30

8.2 

8.6 

9.0 

12.2

87

161

1,020

5.9

6.0 

6.2 

6.5

7.0 

7.5

1.8 

4.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.4

.4

*.4

1.0

1.0

.2

.3

.2

.2

.4

.6

.8

.9

.2

.2

.0

.8

.7

.8

.0

.1

.3

* .4

.3

.1

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

49.2

1.59

98

Nov.

1*Z

1.0

.9

.8

.6

0_

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

9.1

0.30

18

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

2

5

15

35

160

400

617

19.9

1.220

Apr.

700

*947

1,070

1,020

1,000

858

*801

938

1,010

647

341

*228

174

12U

89

68

60

52

43

37

34

34

32

25

22

20

18

17

16

14

-

10,435

348

20,700

May

13

12

11

11

10

9

*9

9

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

5

4.9

4.5

4.2

*3.9

3.8

4.1

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2^5

195.1

6.29

387

June

2.4

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.6

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.4

.7

.4

.4

,Z_

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.1

2.1

1.3

8

21

18

13

-

92.3

3.08

183

July

11*9

7

5

4.0

2.8

1.7

l.J

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

43.6

1.41

86

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(«>

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 700 Mln 0 Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,100

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,070 Mln o Mean 31.3 Ac-ft 22,690

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Apr. 3 (5 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (12.68 ft); Apr. 9 (7 a.m.) 1,050 cfs 

(12.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement or ooservatlon of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 27 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Jan. 20-

25)
426 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Forestburg, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°58'45", long. 98°04'05", in SW^SW^-MW^ sec. 20, T. 106 N., R. 60 W. , on 

right bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3j miles southeast of Forestburg, 4t 

miles downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge, and 5-f 

miles downstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area. 18,600 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,205 ft (from Bureau of Reclamation 

Topographic map). Prior to Sept. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Apr. 15, 16, 17 (gage height, 15.46 

ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 2.54 ft Sept. 13, 15.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 16, 17, 1952; no flow Mar. 1-5, 1950; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 13, 15, 1952.

Floods of March 1920 and March 1922, reached a stage of about 18 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gag 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Sept. 15-30)

2.4

2.6

2.7

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

3.2 

9

183

360

10.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

1,570

2,910

3,550

4,930

6,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

10 *11

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

18

17

14

15

16

17

16

16

17

*19

20

20

16

14

15

14

13

15

447

14.4

887

JJOV.

14

13

13

12

13

16

18

21

23

25

26

27

31

32

30

26

20

20

20

16

*15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

542

18.1

1,080

Dee.

13

14

17

17

18

22

28

20

20

21

21

20

17

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

13

15

18

464

15.0

920

Jan.

18

16

14

12

11

10

10

10

*9

9

9

9

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

12

351

11.3

696

Feb.

12

12

12

13

14

15

15

16

18

20

25

50

100

125

ISS

120

110

115

115

110

85

85

90

75

70

80

50

45

40

-

1,752

60.4

3,460

Mar.

37

34

31

31

27

*23

19

17

17

19

20

22

20

19

19

20

26

55

70

150

400

500

400

350

400

500

650

900

1,120

1,510

1,980

9,386

303

18,620

Apr.

2.420

3,000

*3,260

3,220

3,310

3,480

3,680

3,900

4,060

4,210

4,430

*4 ) 860

5,610

6,090

*6,260

6,290

6,260

*6,140

5,960

5,660

5,340

5,050

4,700

4,580

4,600

4,730

4,880

4,960

*5,080

5,100

-

141,120

4,704

279,900

May

5.100

4,960

4,830

4,600

4,480

4,340

*4,160

3, J90

3,840

3, 610

3,370

3,170

2,960

2,760

2 , 560

2,380

2,210

2,060

1,920

*1,790

1,670

1,590

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,180

1 , 150

84,340

2,721

167,300

June

,12O

,070

,070

,070

,040

1,020

994

969

*944

919

870

845

845

820

845

795

820

795

771

746

746

721

721

721

771

771

746

696

721

969

-

25.951

865

51,470

July

1.290

*1,220

1,170

1,070

894

696

597

573

501

448

418

399

370

360

330

282

247

247

247

238

209

196

174

1C4

144

114

116

119

110

110

95_

13,148

424

26,080

Aug.

84

78

70

*65

fil

68

70

58

54

49

47

69

112

68

46

43

38

36

34

33

31

23

27

£6

22

19

18

24

22

16

IE

1,428

46 .1

2,830

Sept.

12

16 *ie

15

13

15

13

10

a

7

6

6

5

4.9

4.7

4.9

5

6

5

5

5

5

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.4

-

221. f

1 .39

440

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,6JO Min 6 Mean 260 Ac-ft 188,100

Water year 1951-52: Max F,290 Min 3.7 Mean 763 Ao-ft 553,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Nov. 1-9, Nov. 16 to Apr.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River near Scotland, S. Dak.

427

Location. Lat 43°11'00", long. 97°37'55", in SW-fSWi sec. 30, T. 97 N. , R. 57 W. , on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 500 ft upstream from Dawson Creek, and 5 miles 

northeast of Scotland.

Drainage area. 21,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1962.

G-age. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,170 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Dec. 1, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 50 ft downstream at 

same datum. Dec. 1, 1934, TO Sept. 27, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-52), 367 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 200 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 16'. 23 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs May 15, 1942; maximum gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 23, 1952; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 786: Drainage area. W 956: 1937-38.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

17

31

85

242

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.3

1,480

2,880

4,090

6,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

49

51

51

58

*64

63

63

61

60

59

58

58

58

62

63

63

62 

69

70

68

66

77

77

70

*68

69

77

79

74

74

77

2,018

65.1

4,000

Nov.

75

70

66

66

55

66

64

62

62

62

63

66

70

74

74

72

63 

56

70

65

63

78

60

56

62

*60

61

62

62

62

-

1,947

64.9

3,860

Dec.

64

65

69

75

73

80

91

"85 102

80

75

75

65

60

50

50

45 

45

50

50

55

55

55

55

55

*55

55

50

50

50

45

1,929

62.2

3,830

Jan.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

45

40

45 

50

60

65

*60

55

40

45

50

50

45

45

45

45

45

1,390

44.8

2,760

Feb.

55

70

80

100

90

90

100

150

200

300

500

700

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,450

1,500 

1,450

1,400

1,300

1,000

800

700

600

550

500

450

420

400

-

-

18,555

640

36,800

Mar.

340

300

*260

220

190

170

155

155

160

165

180

195

220

240

260

300

450 

820

1,040

1,290

1,530

1,650

1,500

1,350

1,390

1,370

1,320

1,400

1,960

2,580

* 2^930

26,090

842

51,750

Apr.

2,990

3,040

3,110

3,240

3,450

3,850

4,360

4,900

5,260

5,380

5,340

5,250

5,110

4,970

*4,870

4,860

4,990 

5,290

5,760

6,220

6,070

*6,390

6 , 450

6,330

<5,080

5,800

5,480

5,190

4,940

4,780

-

149,750

4,992

297,000

May

4,690

4,670

4,700

4,760

4,800

4,850

4,820

4,780

4,760

4,650

4,550

4,400

4,270

4,130

4,000

3,900

3,770 

*3,670

3,560

3,410

3,280

3,160

3,030

2,870

2,670

2,500

2,400

2,220

2,010

1,840

1,69C[

114,790

3,703

227,700

June

1,570

1,450

1,390

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,090

1,070

1,040

997

951

997

*1,020 

1,020

997

951

951

974

1,020

997

951

 905

860

882

882

860

-

32,695

1,090

64,850

July

860

905

1,070

1,150

1,170

1,200

1,250

1,170

997

837

747

680

635

589

552

490

452 

439

400

361

332

298

288

263

234

228

215

204

188

168

155

18,507

597

36,710

Aug.

139

133

139

139

128

*118

116

110

110

108

102

93

83

64

55

58

70 

77

86

86

83

74

63

53

47

*43

44

69

70

68

84

2,712

87.5

5,380

Sept.

124

137

TT8

92

73

63

56

47

37

31

*28

23

24

32

30

32

29 

28

26

£8

25

24

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

-

1,265

42.2

2,510

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,080 Min 24 Mean 635 Ac-ft 459,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,450 Min 18 Mean 1,015 Ac-ft 737,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice De 10 to Mar. 30.
VERMILLION RIVER BASIN

Vermillion River near Wakonda, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 42°59 I 20", long. 96°57'50", in SW^NW^ sec. 2, T. 94 N.. R. 52 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 19, 3^ miles downstream 

from Prog Creek, 7-J miles southeast of Wakonda, and 16j miles downstream from Turkey 

Ridge Creek.

Drainage area.--1,680 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

""^952. Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Crest-stage indicator installed Mar. 4, 

Average discharge. 7 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Apr. 4 (includes 840 cfs bypass flow 

from levee break); maximum gage height, 16.37 ft Mar. 31; minimum discharge, 7 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 3.58 ft Sept. 30.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1952; maximum gage height, 16.63 ft 

June 13, 1947, from graph based on gage readings; no flow Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, 1951; minimum gage height, 3.45 ft Aug. 8, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect or Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, June 27 to July 22, 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 1)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

5.0 

6.0

71

143

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

143

366

823

13.0

15.0

16.0

1,270

2,180

2,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

110

110

103

110

126

126

118

103

96

96

*89

89

83|

55

89

89

89

83

89

96

96

103

110

126

126

110

110

96

96

89

*89

3,128

101

6,200

Nov.

aa. 75

65

50" 60

65

70

75

80

77

77

83

83

83

83

83

65

70

*75

70

70

75

70

65

60

60

60

60

65

65

-

2,132

71.1

4,230

Dec.

65

74

83

89

89

89

103

96

83

90

90

85

70

60

55

45

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

45

45

45

1,896

61.2

3,760

Jan.

i°j 35"

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30

30

30

25

*2T

25

30

30

30

25

25

35

1,010

32.6

2,000

Feb.

SB- 45

95

90

90

90

95

130

120

140

*150

280

500

800

1,050

1,150

1,150

*1,000

800

500

330

250

240

230

220

210

190

170

160

-

10,320

356

20,470

Mar.

130

120

110

*110

100

95

90

85

85

85

85

120

170

200

210

240

422

*726

*1,030

1,250

 1,500

1,650

1,300

*800

600

500

450

500

966

2,440

2,940

19,109

616

37,900

Apr.

*2,740

*2,530

2,87O

5,230

*3,210

2,960

2,730

2,520

2,240

1,890

1,570

1,360

1,180

960

*750

614

541

498

464

432

434

551

623

626

528

441

380

335

303

269

-

39,779

1,326

78,900

May

2~2T 249

218

209

192

173

161

157

166

180

178

182

170

158

145

138

 131

124

123

111

104

103

105

109

108

102

To?

198

223

148

120

4,812

155

9,540

June

110

96

89

96

145

103

103

118

96

83

83

71

66

61

58

56

54

48

*54

51

51

48

48

48

61

103

96

83

83

71

2,331

77.7

4,620

July

71

*83

74

68

77

77

~96 103

77

68

64

56

51

51

54

48

46

42

39

37

35

32

31

29

28

26

27

25

24

23

*23

1,585

51.1

3,140

Aug.

21

21

21

20

21

19

21

23

22

21

20

18

17

16

17

18

18

18

17

17

20

16

15

15

14

15

23

77

54

*46

39

720

23.2

1,430

Sept.

59" 39

25

22

20

19

18

15

15

*13

13

13

12

13

13

12

13

12

ll

11

10

11

10

*9

9

8

9

8

7

T

-

426

14.2

845

Calendar year 1951: Max 2, 63O Mln 0 Mean 327 Ac-ft 236,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,230 Mln 7 Mean 238 Ac-ft 173,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Feb. 17 (7 a.m.) about 1,200 cfs (13.54 ft); Mar. 22 (6 a.m.)

about 1,750 cfs (15.10 ft); Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (15.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day .
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 429

Big Sioux River at Watertown, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°56'30", long. 97°08'50", in SW&SW£NW£ sec. 13, T. 117 N., R. 53 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Inlet-outlet 

to Lake Kampeska, 2^ miles northwest of Watertown, .and 8-| miles upstream from Willow 

Creek.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally. Prior to Jan. 15, 1947, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 45.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,220 cfs Apr. 9 (backwater from Ice); 

maximum gage height observed, 10.35 ft Apr. 4 (backwater from Ice); no flow for many 

days.

1945-52: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 9, 1952; maximum gage height observed, that of Apr. 4, 1952; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Water Is 

stored naturally off stream in Lake Kampeska (capacity, 35,500 acre-ft) during periods 

when river is rising and then naturally released, In part, when river Is falling.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

3.3 0.2

3.4 1.0

3.5 2.4

3.6 4.9

3.7 9

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.O 

5.O

0

1.0

4.0

12

30

114

6.0 

7.O 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

234

439

795

1,340

2,H20

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195J

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.8

.4 *2TB~

3.2

2.4

a2.6

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.3

.7

7

as

2.9

4.4

2.9

2.1

2.1

1.8

a2.6

3.4

2.4

*3.2

2.9

3.2

3.4

a2.8

2.1

2.9

2.5

80.8

2.61

16O

Nov.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

6

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

4

*2

2

2

-

78

2.6

155

Dec.

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

00"

o

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

15

0.5

30

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

5

7

8

9

8

7

7

7

7

8

9

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

10

10

9

_

-

236

8.1

468

Mar.

8

8

8

8

*9

9

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

12

12

12

10

9

8

8

9

9

10

10

12

IS

20

3£

330

10.6

655

Apr.

40

50

70

100

100

100

250

* ,50O

* ,600

,750

,640

* ,510

a ,370

* ,340

,390

,180

,050

941

831

a740

664

601

555

497

459

434

3408

382

363

*339

-

22,254

742

44,140

May

320

30U

287

a274

260

249

234

231

217

198

a!90

183

175

161

148

134

121

al!3

105

94

*82

68

64

64

a60

57

65

52

49

a42

34_

4,631

149

9,190

June

a36

37

28

30

30

35

32

a27

22

*17

14

14

15

16

a!6

17

12

9

8

7

4.7

a9

13

20

25

24

37

78

allO

156

-

898.7

30.0

1,780

July

168

213

156

a!34

119

a 100

87

87

70

58

*51

30

a32

34

36

32

54

48

48

a45

42

34

29

35

22

16

a 14

13

17

10

8

1,842

59.. 1

3,650

Aug.

8

6

a6

6

2.3

*3.3

4.0

4.7

3.3

a2.6

2.0

2.3

1.2

l.O

1.0

1.4

al.4

1.4

.8

.6

.3

.4

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

61. 4

1.98

122

Sept.

aO.3

.4

0

.1

.1

0

a.l

.1

.2

0

*.l

.1

.1

a. 2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 8

~~7 1.0

.1

.4

.4

.1

a.l

.1

-

7.6

0.25

15

Calendar year 1951 : Max 229 Min 0 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,750 Min 0 Mean 83.2 Ac-ft 60,360

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--Apr. 9 (7 p.m.) 2,220 cfs (10.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records or interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Apr. 10.
430 BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°47'25" (revised), long. 96°44t45", in NW£NW£ sec. 29, T. 104 N., R. 49 W., 

on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

confluence of divided channels, 1~ miles upstream from nearest tributary, and 3 miles 

southwest of Dell Rapids.

Records available . May 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 11, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site; prior 

£o O:t 1, 1951, at datum 0.04 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 14.85 ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs Jan. 23-25, Feb. 7-9; minimum gage height, 3.15 f-t Sept. 30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1952; minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 25-27, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 11-13, 1950; minimum gage height observed, 2.55 ft Jan. 30 to 

Feb. 1, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11-31)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.0

174

250

3.1 62

3.5 142

4.0 275

6.0 888

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

1,580

2,710

4,740

6,320

14.0

15.0

9,940

16,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

247

5IZT

234

229

219

212

212

204

204

204

202

*199

196

202

202

189

192

192

192

184

176

184

184

184

184

184

189

192

192

184

184

6,192

200

12,280

Nov.

170

*150

110

105

105

105

105

115

125

125

125

135

155

175

170

170

150

130

140

130

130

140

150

140

135

130

*125

120

110

95

-

3,970

132

7,870

Dec.

95

105

120

135

150

160

IBS' 180

150

105

95

85

75

70

65

65

65

65

70

70

70

70

70

70

75

75

75

75

*80

80

80

2,905

93.7

5,760

Jan.

76- 70

65

65

65

65

60

60

55

55

50

45

45

50

55

60

60

50

50

50

45

40

35

35

*35

40

40

40

4O

40

40

1.575

50.8

3,120

Feb.

40

40

40

40

40

40

SB- 35

35

50

80

165

200

240 216"

165

130

115

115

85

70

70

65

60

55

55

55

*50

50

_

-

2,430

83.8

4,820

Mar.

45

45

45

45

40.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

50

70

200

250

225

125

75

*65

70

110

450

1,500

2,700

3,300

9,890

319

19,620

Apr.

*3,500

*4,300

*4,550

*7,410

*14,700

*13,400

*10,800

8,940

*8,940

*9,170

8,640

6,980

6,560

5,960

5,300

4,710

4,250

3,940

3,710

3,530

3,440

3,480

3,470

3,530

3,560

3,450

3,160

2,820

2,550

2,290

-

171,040

5,701

339,300

May

*2,090

1,910

1,770

1,680

1,590

1,510

1,450

1,430

1,400

1,380

1,340

1,290

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,040

*999

973

946

923

901

872

869

859

859

853

830

802

786

763

744

36,369

1,173

72,140

June

728

712

680

696

680

665

650

618

603

572

572

556

541

841

1,170

1,700

*1,690

1,080

1,020

1,020

986

920

1,050

1,050

888

953

920

920

920

986

-

26,387

880

52,340

July

,050

,080

,080

,120

,190

1,220

l,12ff

888

*728

650

588

556

541

526

510

495

480

450

450

734

1,020

986

986

920

776

634

541

465

420

381

355

22,940

740

45,500

Aug.

326

306

283

281

269

253

253

*250

250

253

253

250

247

242

231

225

223

217

209

198

190

170

154

152

142

140

TT7

226

399

405

32?

7,503

242

14,880

Sept.

247

20T

180

172

160

147

140

142

*133

121

111

115

115

113

113

106

102

96

100

111

92

85

85

83

81

79

77

74

51

*74

-

3,540

118

7,020

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,600 Mln 8 Mean 542 Ac-ft 392,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,700 Min 35 Mean 805 Ac-ft 584,600

discharge (base, 1,000 efs). Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (14.85 ft); June 17 (2 a.m.) 

1,980 fs (8.88 ft); July 6 (12 m.) 1,220 cfs (7.03 ft); Jul

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

No be.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 2.

, . .. 

ly 21 (9 a.m.) 1,050 cfs (6.59 ft).
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

Skunk Creek near Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

431

Location. Lat 43°32'35", long. 96°48'30", in NW^NW^ sec. 23, T. 101 N., R. 50 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 16, 600 ft upstream from nearest 

tributary, Z^ miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles west of Sioux Falls.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 24, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and

aatum.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 5,770 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 12.16 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 2.40 ft Sept. 13.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1952; no flow Jan. 26 to Feb. 9, 

Feb. 15-19, 1951; minimum gage height observed, 2.20 ft Feb. 16, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22

2.9

3.0 

3.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

1.1 

3.5

13

Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

2.8 19

3.0 38

3.3 82

3.6 152

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.2

299

771

LOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

37

36

38

41

39

38

37

37

36

34

*33

34

43

46

44

40

41

45

46

46

49

50

58

63

6463"

59

56

56 

52

1,397

45.1

2,770

Nov.

45 *2"9"

34

30

30

25

25

25

30

30

35

40

45

45

25

25

15

25

30

*25

25

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

778

25.9

1,540

Dec.

25

30

35

35

35

45

55

40

30

45

40

40

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

10

10

10

9

8

8

8

8

*8

9

9

9

686

22.1

1,360

Jan.

9

7

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

8

7

6

6

6

5

*5

5

5

5

5

5 

5

190

6.1

377

Feb.

6

7

8

9

9

9

9

10

10

25

150

400

450 350"

250

200

140

110

85

30

25

35

35

35

35

35

*35

30

25

-

2,557

88.2

5,070

Mar.

30

30

30

35

40

35

30

25

55" 20

25

25

25

20

20

25

25

25

50

*510

230

50

46

73

*69

72

80

426

3,130

*4,150 

3,000

12,376

399

24,550

Apr.

2,150

*2,120

*1,670

1,340

1,010

821

735

791

751

562

616

616

596

548

505

482

468

459

459

449

500

771

690

582

519

468

418

373

342

316

22,117

737

43,870

May

*295 278"

258

235

212

194

190

205

238

274

254

223

194

171

158

*147

133

120

111

104

109

100

104

107

100

94

84

79

79

77 

72_

4,999

161

9,920

June

64

56

50

53

58

59

58

52

46

40

37

34

3142*

46

90

88

*80

64

50

44

60

98

194

120

88

90

82

65

54

1,995

66 .5

3,960

July

52

54

45

37

34

31

31

27

*24

21

18

18

49

36

25

21

18

17

15

14

11

10

9

8

7

7

6

6

5

4.3 

3.5

663.8

21.4

1,320

Aug.

3.5

3.5

4.3

4.7

5

5

4.7

4.3

*4.3

3.9

3.5

4.8

9

5

3.9

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

3.6

33

TT

8 

7

163.0

5.26

323

Sept.

7

5

4.7

4.3

4.3

3.5

3.5

*3.5

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.7

2.3

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.3

*2.9

85.4

2.85

169

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,050 Mln 0 Mean 131 Ac-ft 94,930

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,150 Min 1.5 Mean 131 Ao-ft 95,230

Peak discharge base, 500 cfs) . Mar. 20 (3 a.m.) about 750 cfs (7.19 ft); 

813 cfs (5.08 ft). 

this day.

Nov. 4 to Mar. 22.

?fs (12.16 ft); Apr. 22 (4 p.m. 

* Discharge measurement mad' 

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by 1

ar. 29 (11 p.m.) 5,770
432 BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Big Sioux River at Sioux Palls, S. Dak.

Location. Lab 43°30' , long. 96°44', in S| sec. 32, T. 101 N., R. 49 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.25 mile downstream from Great Northern 

Railway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Sioux Palls, and 3 miles downstream from Skunk 

Creek.

Drainage area. 5,550 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,392.83 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 9 years, 500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily combined discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Apr. 7; maximum fo 

main channel only, 11,000 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 14.50 ft, from graph based on ga 

readings); maximum daily for bypass canal, 2,800 cfs Apr. 6; minimum daily, 40 cfs 

Feb. 7-9; minimum gage height observed, 2.37 ft Nov. 11.

1943-52: Maximum discharges, those of Apr. 6,7, 1952; minimum daily, 4 cfs 

Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, 1950; minimum gage height observed, 1.78 ft Sept. 12, 1950.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or flow through bypass 

canal , which are poor. During periods of extremely high stage, part of flow leaves 

channel above gage and bypasses gage through a bypass canal which returns to main 

channel at a point about 8 miles below gage. Daily discharges shown during periods 

of flow through the bypass canal are the sum of the main channel and bypass canal 

discharges .

Revisions (water years) .--W 1086: Drainage area. W 1146: 1948(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect or flow through

bypass canal (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 17 to June 26)

ge

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

5.0

120

237

1,300

9.0 3,680

12.0 6,620

14.5 11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water ye 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

300

300

300

300

278

274

262

262

253

249

249

*249

258

262

266

258

266

262

258

258

258

253

262

258

249

262

253

262

262

215

185

8,083

261

0.047

0.05

16,030

Hov.

*218

200

180

150

130

130

125

125

120

120

73

80

111

165

255

149

150

215

204

*204

176

179

185

185

180

150

130

125

125

130

-

4,627

154

0.028

0.03

9,180

Dec.

130

125

125

150

ISO

170

160

150

140

130

120

110

95

90

85

85

85

85

85

90

90

90

95

95

95

100

105

110

*110

120

120

5,520

114

0.021

0.02

6,980

Jan.

ITS- 120

US

110

100

90

85

85

80

80

85

80

75

75

70

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

55

50

*50

50

50

50

50

50

50

2,250

72.6

0.013

0.02

4,460

Feb.

50

50

50

50

50

50

40

40

40

70

200

575

575

700

750

650

550

275

220

200

180

160

150

145

115

105

*90

85

85

_

-

6, 100

210

0.038

0.04

12,100

Mar.

80soso

80

80

80

90

90

90

100

150

150

120

120

120

120

100

100

300

800

700

500

550

250

*200

180

180

360

3,150

*6.800

5,910

21,510

694

0.125

0.14

42,660

Apr.

*6,360

*7,240

6,230

6,460

7,200

no, 200

*15.000

*11,600

9,930

*8,820

9,000

9,100

8,280

7,060

6,360

5,650

5,040

4,510

4,130

3,840

3,760

3,980

3,780

3,660

3,520

3,460

3,300

3,090

2,930

2.700

-

184,190

6,140

1.11

1.23

365,300

May

*2.510

2,340

,200

,010

,890

,790

,790

,750

,740

,700

,£40

,600

,510

,430

,380

* ,270

,180

,130

,110

,080

,060

,050

,020

,020

996

990

973

945

922

888

859

43,773

1,412

0.254

0.29

86,820

June

848

848

791

791

791

791

754

734

734

754

678

650

650

650

1,080

,190

,590

* ,700

,190

,080

,080

,020

,130

,250

 ,190

,080

,020

,020

990

962

-

28,996

967

0.174

0.19

57,510

July

,080

,080

,130

,130

,130

,130

.250

* ,080

848

734

678

568

595

622

568

542

516

491

491

516

791

1,020

962

962

848

678

542

441

441

416

592

23,672

764

0.138

0.16

46,950

Aug.

392

545

545

522

522

300

278

278

*278

522

300

278

266

258

249

241

222

207

194

230

218

157

191

152

170

160

167

249

274

368

368

8,101

261

0.047

0.05

16,070

Sept.

322

274

207

179

167

157

127

122

*142

132

120

105

111

111

111

113

109

105

102

109

107

105

105

98

90

80

76

76

76

*75_

-

3,813

127

0.023

0.03

7,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

11,200

13,000

Cfsm 0.128 In- 1.72 Ac-ft 514,000 

Cfsm 0.167 In. 2.25 Ac-ft 671,600

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs. main channel only).--Mar. 30 (3 a.m.) about 7,600 cfs (12.85 ft); 

Apr. 2 (8 a.m.) 6,660 cfs (11.65 ft); Apr. 7 (8 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (14.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 10, Nov. 23 to Mar. 30. Flow 

through bypass canal Included In dally dls' v irges Mar. 29 to May 16.
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 433

Rock River near Rook Valley, Iowa

Location. Lab 43°11 I 55", long. 96°20'10", in NEij sec. 25, T. 97 N. , R. 47 W. , on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 18, 1.8 miles west of Rock Valley and 17 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,216.00 ft above mean sea level (Iowa 

Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Aug. 13, wire-weight gage read three times 

weekly and auxiliary water-stage recorder for stages above 6.23 ft. June 11, 1948, 

to June 3, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.30 ft); 

minimum daily, 42 cfs Sept. 30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1952. Minimum daily, 1 cfs Mar. 16- 

26, 1951.

Flood of 1897 reached a stage of 17.0 ft (discharge not determined), from information by Iowa Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Bee. 10, Feb. 15-19, 

Mar. 15-29)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

48

104

203

500

930

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.1

1,540

3,400

6,100

10,700

16,100

4.2 40

4.5 77

5.0 167

6.0 445

7.0 865

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.1

1,430

3,200

6,100

10,700

16,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

308

a280

268

286

a350

a340

a320

308

291

a280

*260

a250

242

a280

a310

a250

a230

230

234

252

a300

a400

aSOO

a450

377

a330

302

a290

a270

247

a220

9,255

299

0.183

In. 1 0.21

Ac-ft^ 18,360

Nov.

alSO

a!60

139

a 30

54.

a60

alOO

182

*189

217

a220

222

222

a220

a210

205

119

a!40

157

alSO

a!40

a!35

130

123

a!30

a!30

a!35

a!35

145

a!60

-

4,589

153

0.094

0.10

9,100

Dec.

176

a!90

201

a225

252

a300

323

a300

a250

182

175

a!70

a!60

140

140

a!40

a!35

3130

*130

a!30

a!25

125

a!20

a!15

a!15

allO

110

alOS

alOO

a95

a95

5,064

163

0.100

0.12

10,040

Jan.

a90

a90

90

a90

90

ago

90

85

a85

as 5

aSO

80

aSO

a74

*74

a74

a72

a72

72

372

370

370

370

68

a68

68

366

366

66

365

365

2,377

76.7

0.047

0.05

4,710

Feb.

a65

65

365

a65

65

365

65

a70

100

150

600

800

1,500

2.000

1,540

1, 140

855

695

518

a460

430

3390

360

3340

3320

300

a295

*290

290

_

-

13,898

479

0.294

0.32

27,570

Mar.

390

a340

a280

3250

a230

230

3230

240

3250

260

a260

3260

a250

a250

270

341

506

2,810

3,870

*5,200

3,860

2,080

935

S83

651

667

671

911

4,340

11,600

*15.900

59,015

1,904

1.17

1.35

117,100

Apr.

12,500

9,000

6,580

5,600

4,450

3,240

2,220

1,890

2,080

2,210

*1,500

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,030

965

900

855

830

810

815

975

1,320

1,300

980

815

695

611

551

476

-

68,778

2,293

1.41

1.57

136,400

Msy

a454

a425

399

a380

3360

3340

320

3365

3410

456

3425

a390

356

a345

3335

332

a305

3280

257

252

*252

3249

246

a245

3244

243

3225

213

196

3190

182

9,671

312

0.191

0.22

19 , 180

June

a!75

165

alSO

3190

194

a!90

180

a200

a250

a200

3170

3150

135

143

344

765

1.500

1,500

*890

575

445

428

428

535

555

555

498

a470

a440

a420

-

12,870

429

0.263

0.29

25,530

July

aSOO

a600

3550

a400

265

438

462

396

3300

a250

206

a!90

a!75

167

3160

alSS

*155

alSO

3140

3130

3120

3110

alOS

alOO

a90

82

a78

a76

74

372

370

6,769

218

0.134

0.15

13,430

Aug.

a69

69

a69

70

368

66

364

362

61

363

66

368

*69

66

63

61

57

55

55

66

58

53

51

49

48

48

50

136

90

129

206

2,205

71.1

0.044

0.05

4,370

Sept.

185

TIT

157

131

110

95

87

77

*71

66

62'

61

57

62

61

56

53

52

51

50

49

49

50

49

48

46

44

44

43

M

-

2,175

72.5

0.044

0.05

4,310

Calendar yesr 1951: Msx 

Water" year 1951-52: Max

13,300

15,900

Mln 

Min 42

Mean 

Mean

719

537

Cfsm 0.441 In. 

Cfsm 0.329 In.

5.99

4.48

Ac-ft 520,300 

Ac-ft 390,100

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 14 (12:30 p. ..

(12.55 ft); Msr. 31 (9 3.m.) 17,300 cfs (15.30 ft).

_________________________ a.) sbout 2,400 cfs (11.86 ft); Msr. 20 (7 ajn.) 6,100 . ;

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gage-height record; dlschsrge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 14, Feb. 20 to Mar. 14.
434 BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek at Hawarden, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°59'30", long. 96°28'10", in NE^-NEi sec. 2 , T. 94 N. , R. 48 W. , on left 

bank 6 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 10 at east edge of Hawarden and 1.7 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,170.42 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Con-3 of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 30, 1949, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 14.14 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs June 30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1952; no flow at times. 

Flood of September 1926 reached a stage of 18.0 ft (discharge not determined) and 

flood of 1934 reached a stage of 15.8 ft (discharge not determined), from information 

by Iowa Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2E

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.0

9.0

9.0

14

13

9.2

8.2

8.1

7.7

*7.5

7.4

7.2

7.1

8.8

9.8

7.0

6.1

6.4

8.1

9.1

9.7

11

15

IT

8.8

8.1

7.9

8.2

7.7

7.2

718

274.1

8.84

0.184

0.21

544

Nov.

7.8

8.2

9.6

9.4

8.5

7 .7

7.4

7.7

*7.8

7.7

7.7

7.9

8.6

8.5

7.2

6.7

7.9

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.0

6.7

8.6

9.0

8.5

8.6

8.5

8.2

8.5

7.7

-

241.7

8.06

0.168

0.19

479

Dec.

7.5

8.2

8.6

10

10

9.7

9.4

11

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

*2.7

Z .6

2 .5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

170.0

5.48

0.114

0.13

337

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

Z.O

2.0

Z.O

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

4.0

67.7

2.18

0.045

0.05

134

Feb.

10

12

25

30

35

35

38

40

35

98

*187

175

114

68

43

32

28

24

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

15

16

12

8.0

_

-

1,178.0

40.6

0.846

0.91

2,340

Mar.

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

6TO

6.0

6.0

67

109

50

64

60

S3

91

118

367

136

*113

44

30

28

26

24

22

22

22

211

600

148

2,496.0

80.5

1.68

1.93

4,950

Apr.

61

36

33

27

22

20

20

20

21

18

»18

17

18

18

17

16

15

16

19

17

22

32

19

14

12

10

9.7

7.8

7.4

7.2

-

590 . 1

19.7

0.410

0.46

1,170

May

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.2

4.6

7.0

8.5

10

11

9.1

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.6

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.1

5.6

4.3

*4.3

4.8

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.2 3T2~

181.7

5.86

0.1Z2

0 . 14

360

June

3.0

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

 1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

-

63.0

2.10

0.044

0.05

125

July

14

15

4.8

2.2

1.8

163

~58 390

25

17

12

9.1

8.1

7.0

5.9

4.7

*3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

778.8

25.1

0.523

O.blJ

1,540

Aug.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.7

2.2

*1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.7

346

150

55

41

642.3

20.7

0.431

0.50

1,280

Sept.

35

13

9.2

7.4

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.1

*4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

-

148.7

4.96

0.103

0.12

295

Calendar year 1951: Max 589 Min 0 Mean 19.0 Cfsm 0.396 In. 5.36 Ac-ft 13,720

Water year 1951-52: Max 600 Min 1.2 Mean is. 7 Cfsm 0.390 In. 5.29 Ac-ft 13,550

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs).--Mar. 18 (3 p.m.) 451 cfs (11.0 ft); Mar. 30 (5 a.m.) 1,020 cfs 

(14.14 ft); July 7 (8 a.m.) 714 cfs (12.59 ft); Aug. 28 (8 p.m.) 556 cfs (11.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 9, Feb. 21 to Mar. 9. Discharge 

computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 14-21, 23-27, 29, 30, Nov. 3-7, Dec. 22 tc 

Feb. 17, Feb. 19-28, Mar. 12, 14, 16-21, Apr. 1 to June 17, July 8, 9, Aug. 28, 29.
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa

435

at,"

Drainage area. 8,851 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 195S .

Average discharge. 24 years, 880 cfs.

-52 »SSuSedCha?ge°

°f

of Apr. 1, 1952, nlnU» d.ily, 7 cf. Feb. =6-28,

1936.

Remarks. -Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. W 786: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4, June 3 to Sept. 30

3,3 207

4.0 400

7.0 1,530

10.0 3,250

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.6

5,310

7,490

12,500

31,700

6.5

9.0

12.0

14.0

Apr. 5 to June 2

1,310

2,490

4,320

5,830

16.0

17.0

17.7

8,800

12,100

16,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tatai

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

963

926

926

~963 1.000

963

963

926

908

870

852

*834

816

816

852

834

798

780

798

816

834

852

852

908

963

963

908

889

852

834

816

27,275

880

0.099

C.ll

54,100

Nov.

*816

762

672

465

432

584

654

690

726

744

72fi

744

744

762

744

726

601

482

448

*515

690

708

532

448

448

566

690

654

654

654

-

19,081

636

0.072

0.08

37,850

Dec .

654

672

708

708

708

744

780

852

852

816

549

465

432

410

390

370

360

360

360

360

360

360

370

370

380

380

380

*380

370

370

370

15,640

505

0.057

0.07

31,020

Jan.

360

360

350

330

330

330

330

330

320

310

310

310

300

300

300

300

300

300

330

330

310

290

250

*250

250

250

250

250

250

250

260

9,290

300

0.034

0.04

18,430

Feb.

290

380

620

510

650

550

510

580

650

950

1,700

2,600

3,500

3.950

3,850

*3 , 800

3,250

2,330

1.820

1,270

1,080

1,040

1,000

963

930

9EO

92e

1,000

889

-

-

42,508

1,466

0.166

0.18

84,310

Mar.

816

845

766

679

650

650

630

600

604

741

,330

,400

,610

* ,330

,240

,570

,740

* ,140

* ,660

,200

* ,550

,340

,360

,520

,030

,100

,960

,860

3,190

9,370

19.500

102,981

3,322

0.375

0.43

204,300

Apr.

51,500

29,500

23,000

 17,600

15,400

13,600

11,900

11,100

13,000

16,200

15,600

*13,700

12,100

11,500

11,400

10,600

9,530

8,510

7,490

*6,750

R.230

5,930

5,830

5,980

£,200

5,900

5,430

5,090

4,850

*4,560

-

345,780

11,530

1.30

1.45

685,800

May

4,200

3,870

3,600

3,350

3, 130

2,930

2,810

2,700

2,680

2,700

2,710

2,660

2,550

2,420

2,290

*2,210

2,130

2,010

1,910

1,820

1,780

1,740

1-740

1,710

1,680

1,630

1,610

*1,550

1,480

1,430

1.590

72,420

2,336

0.264

0.30

143,600

June

,340

,310

,270

,230

,270

,230

,230

,310

,270

,230

,150

,120

,080

,040

,000

,390

,100

* ,510

,710

,190

,560

, 2EO

,990

,930

,280

, 160

, IfiO

,870

,720

,620

-

5 ,490

,750

0.198

0.22

104,100

July

,930

* ,820

,720

,670

,620

,370

,040

,450

,160

,870

,570

,390

,270

Aug. Sept.

 744 870

708 | 816

672 72f

654

618

654

566

601 515

584 465

566 432

549 400

515 3C9

532 *348

515

498

, 190 498

, 150

, 150

,080

,000

963

926

889

834

889

,120

,150

,150

,120

,080

963

870

316

48,220

1,555

"0.176

0.20

95,640

532

493

4S5

465

448

448

465

432

4ie

394

400

369

357

864

*1.430

889

908

18,034

582

0.066

0.08

35,770

327

313

316

299

290

285

274

264

EE9

2t9

261

254

*2E1

256

246

238

229

214

209

-

11,225

374

0.042

0.05

22,260

Calendar year 1951: Max 27,600 Min 35 Mean 1,948 Cfsm 0.220 In. 2.97 Ae-ft 1,410,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 31,300 Min 209 Mean 2,090 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.21 Ac-ft 1,517,000

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 cfs).--Feb. 15 (7 a.m.) about 4,300 cfs (11.81 ft 

9,650 cfs ft 6 10 ft); Apr. 1 (5 to 6 p.m.) 33,000 cfs (19.75 ft); Apr. 10 (3 

(17.71 ft); June 19 (2 to 4 a.m.) 3,840 cfs (10.92 ft); July 7 (l to 2 p.m

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Feb. 16, Feb. 25, 26, Mar. 5-

Mar. 2? (7 p.mT) 

_. _. p.m.) 16,500 cfs 

.) 8,180 cfs (15.36 ft).
436 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°29', long. 96°25', in sec. 17, T. 39 N. , R. 9 E., sixth principal meridian, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on If. S. Highway 77 at Sioux City, 2.5 

miles downstream from Big Sioux River.

Drainage area.--314 ,600 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,076.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Sept. 2, 1878, to Dec. 31, 1905, staffs, cable, and chain gages at various 

locations within 1.7 miles of present site and at various datums. Jan. 1, 1906, to 

Feb. 14, 1935, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1928-31, 1938-52), 31,120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 441,000 cfs Apr. 14; maximum gage height, 24.28 

ft Apr. 14; minimum daily discharge, 6,800 cfs Dec. 24-26, minimum gage height, 0.56 ft 

Dec. 15.

1928-31, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1952; maximum gage height, 

that cf Apr. 14, 1952; minimum discharge, 2,500 cfs Dec. 29, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -3.34 ft Dec. 27, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Low-water 

flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Discharge measurements generally made six times 

a month, three times i month during winter.

Revisions (water years). W 716: 1929-30. W 876: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

35

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

58,600

39,400

41,100

47,400

50.700

48,800 

46,900

50,200 

48,300

42,800

40,700

41,100

43,700

44,200

45,100

45,100

44,200

44,200

44,200

46,000

48,800

50,200

49,200

47,400

48,800

48,300

46,400

43,300

42,000

44,200

44,200

*L,405.5

45,340

*2,788

JJov.

44,200

44,200

g44,200

g44,200

g44,200

g43,300 

g46,000

g46,400 

g44,600

g42,400

g43,300

g45,100

g45,100

45,100

42,400

39,400

38,200

37,800

37,400

38,200

37,400

36,700

37,000

34,400

33,000

30,300

29,300

28,000

24,100

20,900

-

a, 166. 8

38,890

*2,314

Dec.

19,900

18,400

g!7,400

g!6,500

18,600

60.800 

41,100

29,900 

24,700

21,000

19,000

17,000

14,500

10,500

9,000

7,600

7,400

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,000

7,000

7,000

6,800

6,800

6,800

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

451,300

14,560

895,100

Jan.

7,OOO

8,000

9,000

9,400

9,700

10,000 

10,200

10,300 

10,400

10,500

10,700

11,000

11,500

12,200

12,600

13,000

13,000

13,700

14,000

15,000

15,000

16,000

17,000

g!7,500

glS.OOO

glS.OOO gis.ooo

glS.OOO

18,000

18,000

18,300

413,000

13,320

819,200

Feb.

19,000

19,000

20,000

20,000

21,000

21,600 

22,000

23,000 

23,000

24,000

25,000

26,000

27,000

28,000

30,000

32,000

35,000

41,700

37 000

32,000

30,000

29,000

28,600

27,700

27,000

27,000

26,800

26,8OO

25,900

_

-

775,100

26,730

* 1,537

Mar.

25,900

25,000

24,300

25,600

24,400

25,300 

25,900

25,600 

24,400

25,300

26,500

26,800

29,000

24,400

23,600

24,700

26,800

30,600

34,800

56,700

55,900

53,000

29,900

27,700

28,600

50,500

51,300

53,600

43,300

g78,100

111,000

*1,016 . 3

32,780

*2,016

Apr.

110,000

102,000 gios.ooo

152,000

159,000

178,000 

205,000

222,000 

257,000

255,000

265,000

526,000

402,000

438,000

428,000

369,000

282,000

186,000

139,000

121,000

112,000

104,000

98,400

91,600

87,000

84,700

86,500

90,000

88,700

g85,100

-

*5,608

186,900

til, 120

May

77.200

75.10O

71,000

66,800

62,000

59 , 500 

5a,500

57,100 

56,800

58,600

66,000

71,600

67,300

62,100

60,500

63,400

68,600

67,900

62,100

58,000

54,700

53,000

51,500

49,400

47,100

45,400

53 000

52,500

51,800

g51,300

49,200

*1,846.8

59,570

*3,663

June

45,300

45,500

47 600

58^000

58,000

54,500 

53,00

55,500 

55,500

55 , 000

g53,500

52,000

49,800

45,800

44,400

47,600

g55,000

g65,800

74,000

70,800

62,500

60,000

58,000

55,500

53,500

51,600

51,600

49,800

48,400

46,600

-

tt, 622.1

54,070

*3,217

July

48,000

59,000

60,000

51,200

45,800

45,500

55,000

47,100 

44,000

40,000

39,600

39,200

39,600

37,900

37,100

37,100

36,200

35 , 000

33,800

32,600

31,000

29,800

29,100

27,900

26,800

25,000

23,900

22,800

22,400

23 900

26)800

«,150.9

37,130

*2,283

Aug.

29,100

29,500

29,100

27,600

25,500

24.600 

24,600

24,600 

25,000

26,400

27,900

27,600

29,100

29,500

29,300

31,000

31,800

32,200

33,000

35,800

55.400

35,000

54,200

55,800

53,300

35,800

51,800

31,800

33,400

35,800

52,600

940,900

50,350

*1,866

Sept.

51,800

31,000

29,800

29,800

50,200

50,600 

30,600

30,600 

30,600

31,000

51,000

50,200

50,200

50,200

29,800

29,500

23,700

27,900

28,700

29,100

29,300

30,200

29,800

29,500

29,500

29,100

29,100

28,700

23,700

29,500

895,200

29,840

*1,776

Calendar year 1951: Max 149,000 Mln 6,800 Mean 39,790 Ac-ft 28,800,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 438,000 Mln 6,800 Mean 47,250 Ac-ft 34,290,000

Peak discharge (base, 80,000 efs). Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 441,000 cfs (24.27 ft)

* Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10 to Mar. 19.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 437

Measurements of streamflow in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa made at 

points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa during 

water year October 1951 to September 1952

Boulder River basin, Mont.

Date

Oct. 11

May 23

June 24

Sept. 3

Stream

Rock Creek. ...... 

.. . .do.. .........

... .do....... ....

... .do.. .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Boulder River .....

... .do.. ..........

SE-J sec 

above

Locality

20, T. 6 N., R. 7 W. , £ mile 

mouth and 14 miles west of Basin.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.0

a. 5

a Estimated.

Gallatin River basin, Mont. b

Apr. Z 

2 

2 

3 

3

Dec. 13

Apr. 3

Nov. 29

25

Apr . 3 

3 

3 

Mar. 27

Oallatin River. . . 

... .do. .......... 

... .do. ..........

East Oallatin 

River.

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

Hyalite Creek. . . .

East Qallatin 

River .

....do.... ....... 

.. ..do........... 

Oallatin River. . .

Missouri River .... 

.. ..do. ........... 

.. ..do. ........... 

Oallatin River .... 

... .do. ...........

East Qallatin 

River.

Gallatin River. . . . 

... .do. ........... 

.. ..do. ...........

Missouri River....

SEi sec. 10, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., 250 ft 

below Shedd's bridge and 8^ miles west 

of Bozeman. 

SWj sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., 200 ft 

below county road bridge and 3 miles 

west of Belgrade. 

NW£ sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., 300 ft 

above Northern Pacific R. R. bridge and 

lj miles northeast of Manhattan. 

NE£ sec. 36, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., 10 ft 

below county road bridge and Z miles 

north of Bozeman. 

NW£ sec. 23, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., 4^ miles 

northwest of Bozeman.

railroad siding, 3 miles east of 

Belgrade .

SE£ sec. 32, T. IN., R. 5 E., at Northern Pacific R. R. bridge, ^ mile above 

mouth and 2j miles east of Belgrade.

NEj sec. 19, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., 250 ft 

below county road bridge and 3j miles 

northeast of Belgrade. 

SW£ sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 4 E., 300 ft 

above county road bridge and Smith 

Creek and 6 miles north of Belgrade. 

SE£ sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., 100 ft 

below county road bridge and 45 miles 

northeast of Manhattan. 

SE£ sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 500 ft 

below county road bridge and Zj miles 

north of Manhattan.

305 

276 

425 

73.5 

79.2

77.7

30.6

80.6

141 

221 

393 

755

b In addition to data published herein many measurements of flow in creeks, canals, and drains 

were made during 1952. These determinations will be summarized in a report on geology and wate 

resources in the Oallatin River basin.

Missouri River Main Stem, Mont.

Oct. 22 

Nov. 19

Apr. 18

AUK. 28

Missouri River...

... .do. ..........

Mississippi River.

....do... .........

SWfcNWi- sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 10 at Townsend.

... .do ...................................

4,820 

3,940

9,310

2.920

Milk River basin

About

Apr. 2

or 3.

Sage Creek. Big Sandy Creek... ec. 12, T. 31 N., R. 12 E., 100 ft 

below former gaging station and 8 miles 

south of Kremlin, Mont.

Plow at crest stage; computed by indirect method

C3.520
438 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASDREMENTb

cellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa du 

water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Milk River basin Continued

'ing

Date

About 

Apr. 3 

or 4. 

About 

Apr. 13

or 14. 

About 

Apr. 6

About 

Apr. 8 

or 9 . 

4

10

11

14 

14

10 

April 

April

22

18 

15

7

15

10

£

24

9

18

Stream

Red Rock Coulee. . .

Battle Creek. .....

Thirty Mile Creek. 

Milk River........

... .do............

... .do... .........

... .do. ........... 

Whitewater Oreek. .

... .do. ...........

Belanger Creek.... 

Dennlel Creek.....

Frenchman River. . . 

... .do.. .......... 

.. ..do. ...........

Beavei' Creek ......

. . ..do. ...........

Rock Creek. .......

Milk River.. ...... 

. . ..do..... .......

Milk River.. ......

.. ..do. ...........

Porcupine Creek. . . 

... .do. ...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Milk River. .......

.. ..do. ...........

... .do. ...........

Missouri River. . . .

... .do. ...........

Milk River: .......

....do............

Headwaters of 

Frenchman River.

Frenchman River . . .

Milk River.. ...... 

... .do. ...........

....do.......... , .

... .do. ...........

Missouri River. . . .

Missouri River. .. .

do

Milk River, ....... 

... .do. ...........

Locality

Sec. 2, T. 33 N., R. 17 E., 6 miles 

northwest of Lohman, Mont.

northwest of Chinook, Mont.

Sec. 11, T. 33 N., R. 19 E., 3 miles 

north of Chinook, Mont.

Sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 22 E., 3 miles 

northwest of Harlem, Mont. 

NEj- sec. 18, T. 30 N . , R. 30 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2 at Malta, 

Mont.

NEj sec. 17, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., at 

railroad bridge, 1\ miles northwest of 

Saco, Mont. 

Sj sec. 22, T. 33 N., R. 32 E., at 

railroad bridge, 5.7 miles above 

mouth and 13 miles northwest of Saco, 

Mont. 

NEj sec. 9, T. 32 N., R. 33 E,, 2 miles 

above mouth and 1\ miles northwest of 

Saco, Mont. 

NWj- sec. 24, T. 7, R. 26 W . , third 

meridian, 15 miles northwest of 

Palisade, Sask. 

SW£ sec. 29, T. 4, R. 13 W . , third 

meridian, at Highway 4 northwest of 

Val Marie, Sask. 

SEj sec. 27, T. 33 N., R. 34 E., 

10 miles northeast of Saco, Mont. 

NEj sec. 11, T. 32 N., R. 34 E., 1\ 

rt.lles northeast of Saco, Mont. 

NWj sec. 13, T. 32 N., R. 34 E . , at

bridge about 1 mile above mouth and 

&\ miles northeast of Saco, Mont.

bridge on U. S. Highway 2, 4 miles 

northwest cf Hinsdale, Mont.

do

mi sec. 15, T. 37 N., R. 37 E., near

site of former gaging station, 1 mile 

below Horse Creek and 6 miles northeast of Thoeny, Mont.

county road bridge about 2 miles 

above mouth and 3y miles northeast of 

Hinsdale, Mont.

NEj sec. 33, T. 31 N., R. 36 E., at 

bridge on U . S. Highway 2, 2 miles 

east of Hinsdale, Mont.

bridge on U. S. Highway 2, li miles 

north of Glasgow, Mont . 

NWj sec. 29, T. 28 N., R. 33 E . , at 

bridge on State Highway 24, 3 miles 

southeast of Glasgow, Mont.

do

... .do... ...............................

NEj sec. 31, T. 28 N., R. 42 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2 at Nashua, 

Mont. 

... .do. .................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

c2,040 

c6,100

c9,540 

cl,450

8,500

17,200 

2,880

193 

cl,700

ce.ooo

9,610 

10,600 

7,850

6,970

c5,110

21,200

8,630

31,400

23,300

32,500

41,600

20,600

977 

432

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Big Muddy Creek basin, Mont.

Apr. 10

23

Feb. 21

Beaver Creek. .....

Big Muddy Creek...

Big Muddy Creek. . .

Missouri River. . . .

Near south line sec 

E., about 1 mile 

at Hurst's Ranch.

Sec. 30, T. 35 H., 

gaging station at

. 10, T. 37 N., R. 51 

below gaging station,

R. 55 E., 1 mile below 

Plentywood.

139

70

16.8

3.7

.6

.6

.5

1.2

1.5
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 439

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa during 

water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Big Muddy Creek basin, Mont. Continued

Date

Feb. 21

21

Stream

Big Muddy Creek...

. . . .do ............

Tributary to or

diverting from 

Missouri River ....

.... do ............

Locality

Sec. 33

below

Sec. 3,

below

, T. 35 N., R. 55 E., 3 miles

gaging station at Plentywood.

T. 34 N., R. 55 E., 4 miles

gaging station at Plentywood.

01 aehar ge

(cfs)

1.6

1.8

Missouri River Main Stem, Mont.

Apr. 12 Missouri River.... Mississippi River. SE£ sec. 34, T. 28 N., R. 56 E., at 

firmer .gaging station at bridge on 

State Highway 22, 3 miles southeast 

of Culbertson.

40,800

Yellowstone River basin

Oct. 2 

Nov. 14

Aug. 28

June 9 

May 12

Apr. 30

Oct. 30 

30 

30

30 

30

30 

10

Dec. 7

Jan. 3

Oct. 10

Yellowstone River.

Mill Creek. .......

Yellowstone River. 

Irrigation canal..

Wind River. .......

Prison Farm Draw . . 

Haymaker Draw .....

Irrigation waste..

wasteway . 

Bighorn River .....

Diversion Canal 

No. 1.

No. 2.

Sioux Creek. ......

Missouri River. . . . 

....do.......... ..

Yellowstone River.

Missouri River. . . .

Diverts from Clark 

Fork.

Bighorn River . ....

....do....... ..... 

....do............

....do............

Yellowstone River. 

Badwater Creek. . . .

..,. do... .........

do

... .do.. ..........

At site of former gaging station, 0.5 

mile upstream from Upper Falls and 

Canyon ranger station and lj miles 

south of Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone 

National Park, Wyo.

SE-i sec. 33, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., just 

below diversion for Flat and Upland 

ditches, lj miles above gaging 

station and & miles southeast of 

Pray, Mont. 

EjSEi sec. 35, T. 1 N., R. 13 E., 

& miles southwest of Big Timber, 

Mont. 

E^NEi sec. 31, T. 9 S., R. 22 E., 

9 miles south of Belfry. Flow bypassing gaging station at Chance, 

 Mont. 

Sec. 4, T. 40 N., R. 105 W . , -,000 ft 

upstream from North Fork Wind River, 

at highway bridge, and 10 miles southeast cf Dubois, Wyo.

Sec. 18, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., 4 miles 

northeast of Riverton, Wyo. 

Sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., 4 miles northeast of Rlverton, Wyo,

Rlverton, Wyo.

northeast of Rlverton, Wyo. 

Sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., 7i miles 

northeast of Rlverton, Wyo. 

Sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., 8j miles

northeast of River ton, Wyo. 

3W£ sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., at State 

highway bridge 3 miles southwest of 

Shoshonl, Wyo. 

NEj sec. 18, T. 39 N., R. 89 W., 500 ft 

upstream from Badwater Creek gaging 

station at Lybyer Ranch near Lost 

Cabin, Wyo.

. ...do..... .............................

do

do

NW£ sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 89 W., 1,000 ft 

upstream from Badwater Creek gaging 

station at Lybyer Ranch near Lost 

Cabin, Wyo.

1,410 

873

31.2

23,800 

58.0

859

10.6 

5.2 

3.5

3.1

1.6 

2.0

1,090 

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

discharge measurements In Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa during 

water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Yellowstone River basin Continued

Date

Apr. 10

23

May 7

June 6

July 14

Aug 8

Sept. 3

Oct. 12

16

16

12

12

17

July 29

29

Oct. 5

Mar. 30

Apr. 3

May 23

Stream

Sioux Creek. ......

... .do........ ....

. . ..do... .........

... .do. ...........

....do......... ...

....do.. ..........

Bighorn River .....

. ...do............

....do............

....do.... ........

... .do. ...........

Bench Canal .......

Farmers Canal .....

Alkali Creek.. ....

Pumpkin Creek .....

O'Fallon Creek....

Salt Creek. .......

Tributary to or

diverting from 

Badwater Creek. ....

.... do .............

....do.............

. . . .do. .......

... .do .............

... .do.............

Yellowstone River..

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

....do... ..........

Oreybull River .....

. . . .do. ............

Shoshone River .....

Tongue River. ......

Yellowstone Hiver..

Powder River .......

Locality

NW£ sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 89 W., 1,000

ft upstream from Badwater Creek

gaging station at Lybyer Ranch near

Lost Cabin, Wyo.

... .do....... ..........................

... .do .................................

....do......................... ........

....do......................... ........

....do.................................

NW£ sec. 25, T. 42 N., R. 95 W., J

mile upstream from Red Canyon Creek

at Mlnnesela, Wyo.

....do...................... ............

....do.................................

NE-J- sec. 19, T. 43 N., R. 94 W . ,

below hot springs and about 3 miles

northeast of Thermopolls, Wyo.

....do.................................

SW£ sec. 19, T. 43 N., R. 94 W..

below hot springs and about 2f miles

northeast of Thermopolls, Wyo.

Sec. 8, T. 51 N., R. 97 W., about i

mile below headgate, 100 ft below

Farmers Canal diversion, and about

7 miles southwest of Burlington, Wyo.

Sec. 5, T. 51 N., R. 97 W., if miles

below headgate, 1 mile below Bench

Canal diversion, and about 7 miles

southwest of Burlington, Wyo.

Sec. 26, T. 55 N., R. 100 W . , at State

Highway 14 at Ralston, Wyo.

NjNEt sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 48 E.,

12 miles southeast of Miles City,

Mont.

S£SE£ sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 52 E.,

1 mile west of Fallon, Mont.

Sec. 28, T. 43 N., R. 79 W., 4 miles

southwest of Sussex, Wyo.

Discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

62.9

174

176

151

146

191

221

244

63.0

1,180

7,110

021,600

at crest stage; computed by Indirect method.

Cheyenne River basin

May 22

June 27

28

28

Sand Creek ........

Unnamed stream....

Unnamed tributary

No. 1.

Unnamed tributary

No. 2.

Antelope Creek.....

Wyatt Creek.. ......

Old Woman Creek....

.. ..do. ............

Sec. 7, T. 39 N., R. 74 W., 35 miles

north of Glenrock, Wyo.

Sec. 11, T. 33 N., R. 65 W., on highway 5 miles north of Manville, Wyo.

Sec. 26, T. 38 N., R. 62 W., on old

U. S. Highway 85 at Redbird, Wyo.

Sec. 22, T. 38 N., R. 62 W., on U. S.

Highway 85 at Redbird, Wyo.

01,750

0181

0156

cl,140

at crest stage; computed by Indirect method.

Eight Bile Creek basin, N. Jak.

Mar. 30 

31

31

Apr. 3

8

Eight Mile Creek.. 

....da... .........

... .d3 ............

....do. ...........

Missouri Hiver. ....

. . . .do. ...

3Wj sec. 25, T. 153 N., R. 103 W.. 

3 miles southwest of Trenton.

49.4

d Flow at crest stage.

Beaver Creek basin, N. Dak.

Aug. 27

Sept . 5

19

29

Lake Baumgartner 

drain ditch. 

.. ..do.. ..........

... .do...... ......

Beaver Creek .......

.. ..do.............

Near mouth, 300 ft downstream from gage 

on Beaver Creek at Linton.

d72 

58.5

23.2

10.9

d Flow at crest stage.

Grand River basin

Apr. 7 North Fork Grand 

River.

Missouri River..... At east line of sec. 8, T. 22 N., R. 

12 E., at bridge on HettingerLodgepole road, 5 miles south of 

North Dakota State line.

c21,300

c Flow at crest stage; computed by Indirect method.

Medicine Creek basin, S. Dak.

Apr. 5 

5

South Fork 

Medicine Creek.

Medicine Creek.. ..

Medicine Creek..... 

Missouri River. ....

Sec. 12, T. 112 N., R. 

on U. S. Highway 14, 

Blunt. 

Sec. 10, T. 112 N., H. 

on U. S. Highway 14, 

Blunt.

76 W., at bridge 

4 miles east of

76 W., at bridge 

l£ miles east of

1,110 

4,200
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 441

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa 

water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

White River basin, S. Dak.

during

Date

Mar. 29-

30

Stream

White River ......

Tributary 

diverting

to or 

from--

Missouri River. . .

Locallty

Between 

77 W. 

183,

sees. 21 and 22, 

, at bridge on U. 

14 miles south of

T. 103 N., R. 

S. Highway 

Presho.

Discharge 

(cfs)

C61.100

Flow at crest stage; computed by Indirect method.

Hlobrara River basin, S. Dak.

Jan. 9 Rock Creek. ...... Keyapaha River . . . Sec. 33, T.

above mou

38 N.,

th and

R

1

. 36

mile

W.,

sout

} mile

least of

Hidden Timber.

9.10

James River basin, S. Dak.

Sept. 29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

Elm River ........

Drainage canal . . .

Unnamed creek ....

James River. .....

Moccasin Creek...

James River. .....

Mud Creek ........

James River. .....

Unnamed creek....

Snake Creek ......

James River. .....

....do. ..........

....do...........

Missouri River...

James River ......

Missouri River...

James River. .....

Missouri River. . .

James River. .....

.. ..do. ..........

Between sees. 32 and 33, T. 125 N., R.

62 W., at bridge on county highway,

1 mile south of Columbia.

Between sees. 18 and 19, T. 124 N., R.

61 W., at bridge on county highway.,

1 mile northeast of Taeoma Park and

2£ miles southwest of Putney.

Between sees. 30 and 31, T. 124 N.. R.

61 W., at bridge on county highway,

2t miles southeast of Taeoma Park and 

3-| miles southwest of Putney.

Between sees. 23 and 26, T. 123 N., R.

62 W., 1 mile south of bridge on U. S.

Highway 12 and 10 miles east of

Aberdeen.

Sec. 20, T. 122 N., R. 62 W . , 1 mile

above mouth and 3 miles northwest of

Stratford.

Between sees. 31 and 32, T. 122 N., R.

62 W., at bridge on county highway.

2 miles northwest of Stratford.

Sec. 26, T. 120 N,, R. 63 W., £ mile

above mouth, 3j miles northwest of

Brentford .

Sec. 27, T. 120 N., R. 63 W . , near

mouth of Mud Creek, 3j miles northwest of Brentford.

See. 18, T. 118 N., R. 63 W., i mile

above mouth and 3 miles northeast of

Ashton.

Sec. 11, T. 117 N., R. 64 W., £ mile

above mouth and 2j miles south of

Ashton .

0

2.19

0

-1.2

0

a. 025

0

a.l

0

0

a Estimated. -Negative figure of discharge indicate reverse flow. 

Big Sioux River basin, Iowa

Mar. 29

30

29

29

29

29

July 7

Otter Creek. ..... 

. . . .do. ..........

Otter Creek. .....

Unnamed creek. . . .

Otter Creek. .....

.. ..do.. .........

Rock River .......

Rack River. ......

Otter Creek. .....

Rock River. ......

At road bridge at northwest corner of 

sec, 30, T. 100 N., R. 41 W., Oseeola 

County. 

... .do. ..................................

sec. 14, T. 100 N., R. 41 W., Oseeola 

County.

At road bridge near S-J- corner of sec. 11 / 

T. 99-N., R. 42 W., Oseeola County.

At road bridge near Sj corner of sec. 17, 

T. 99 N., R. 41 W., Osceola County.

At road bridge on south line of sec. 35,

T. 99 N., R. 42 W., Oseeola County. 

At road bridge near southwest corner of 

sec, 1, T. 98 I!., R. 42 W., Oseeola 

County.

.. . .do. ..................................

282 

96.4

74.7

860 

267

361 

37.0

275

1,260 

995

SB. 5
INDEX

Page

Absarokee, Mont., Rosebud Creek near.. 166 

Stillwater River near............... 167

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Ackley Lake, Mont., contents of......287,288

Acme, Wyo. , Tongue River near......... 256

Acre-foot, definition of .............. 2

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Akron, Iowa, Big Sioux River at.... . : . 12,435

Alder, Mont. , Ruby River near ....... 25, 2d ,27

Alkali Creek, Wyo., discharge measurement of......................... 440

Almont, N. Dak., Muddy Creek near..... 313

Alpena, S. Dak., Sand Creek near...... 425

Alzada, Mont., Little Missouri River

near. ........................... 292

American Fork below Lebo Creek, near

Harlowton, Mont................. 97

Anchor, Wyo., North Fork Owl Creek

near............................ 216

Angostura Dam, S. Dak., Cheyenne River

below........................... 347

Angostura Reservoir near Hot Springs,

S. Dak. ......................... 34'J

Anoka, Nebr., Ponca Creek at...... ... 393

Antelope Creek near Carson, N. Dak. .. 31" 

Apple Creek near Menoken, N. Dak...... 318

Arapahoe, Wyo., Beaver Creek near..... 197

Little Wind River near.............. 196

Arvada, Wyo., Clear Creek near........ 281

Crazy Woman Creek near.............. 270

Powder River at..................... 271

Ashton, S. Dak., James River at....... 420

Assinniboine, Mont., Big Sandy Creek

near............................ 113

Athol, S. Dak., West Branch Snake

Creek near...................... 421

Augusta, Mont., North Fork of North

Fork Sun River near............. 76

Smith Creek near .................... 77

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak.... 

near Midland, S. Dak................

Bad River tasin, S. Dak., gagingstation records in.............381-

Badger Creek near Browning, Mont. .....

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo..... 

at Lybver Ranch, near Losl Cabin, 

Wyb.............................

Barnun, Wyo. , Red Fork near...........

Barratts, Mont., Beaver-head River at..

Basin, Mont., Boulder River near......

Basin, Wyo., Greybull River near......

Battle Creek (Cheyenne River basin) at 

Hermosa, S. Dak.................

below Hermosa, S. Dak...............

Battle Creek (Milk River basin) above 

Cypress Lake west Inflow canal, 

near West Plains, Saskatchewan, 

at International boundary...........

discharge measurement of............

East Fork, near international

boundary........................

Bazille Creek near Hiobrara, Nebr.....

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis. 3. Dak,

Bear Canyon Creek near Bozeman, Mont..

Bear Creek near Eli, l»ebr. ............

Beaver Creek (tributary to Big Muddy 

Creek), Mont., discharge measurements of.....................

near international boundary.........

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cheyenne

River) near Buffalo Gap, S. Dak.

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cheyenne 

River, South Fork) near 

Newcastle, Wyo..................

Beaver Creek (tributary to Little

Missouri River) at Wibaux, Moi.t.

lie

119

438

438

148

Page 

Beaver Creek (tributary to Milk River),

Mont., discharge measurements of 438 

Beaver Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) at LInton, N. Dak......... 327

Beaver Creek (tributary to Popo Agie

River) near Arapahoe, Wyo........ 197

Eeaverhead River at Barratts, Mont.....

at Blaine, Mont......................

at Dillon, Mont......................

near Dillon, Mont....................

Belanger Creek, Saskatchewan, discharge

measurement of................... 438

diversion canal near VIdora,

Saskatchewan. .................... 125

Belgrade, Mont., Gallatin River near... 50 

Reese Creek near..................... 60

Ross Creek near...................... 59

Belle Fourche, S. Dak., Belle Fourche

Reservoir near................... 272

".nlet canal near..................... 371

Redwater Creek above ................. 37u

Belle Fourche Reservoir near Belle

Fourche, S. Dak.................. 372

Belle Founche River at Wyoming-South

Dakota State line................ 36J

below Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo......... 367

below Moorcroft, Wyo................. 365

near Elm Springs, S. Dak............. 376

near Fruitdale, S. Dak............... 373

near Sturgis, S. Dak................. 374

Belt Creek near Monarch, Mont.......... 80

Bench Canal, Wyo., discharge measurement of.......................... 440

Bentley, II. Dak., Cannonball River

below............................ 320

B3g Hole River near Jackson, Mont...... 31

near Melrose, Mont................... 34

Big Hole River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in............... 31-35

Big Horn, Wyo., Little Goose Creek in 

canyon, near.....................

Big Muddy Creek at Daleview, Mont......

at Plentywood, Mont..................

at Reserve, Mont.....................

discharge measurements of.......... .438-439

Big Muddy Creek basin, Mont., discharge

measurements in.................438-439

gaging-station records in. ..........148-151

Big Sandy Creek near Assinniboine,

Mont. ............................ 113

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa......... 1^,435

at Sioux Falls, S. Dak............... 432

at Water-town, S. Dak. ................ 429

near Dell Rapids, S. Dak............. 43 J

Big "ioux River basin, lowa-S. Dak.,

discharge measurement of......... 441

gaging-station records in...........429-435

Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, Mont.. 91 

Big Timber, Mont., Boulder River at.... 163

.ghorn River at Kane . Wyo............. 234

at Thermopolis, Wyo.................. 214

discharge measurement of............. 44J

near Custer, Mont.................... ^46

near Manderson, Wyo.................. 222

near St. Xavier, Mont................

Billings, Mont., Pryor Creek near......

Yellowstone River at.................

Birch Creek neur Glen, Mont............

Bismarck, N. Dak., Missouri River at... 

Bitter Creek near Garland, Wyo.........

Bixby, S. Dak., Moreau River at........

Blacktail Creek near Dillon, Mont......

Blaine, Mont., Beaverhead River at.....

Blunt, S. Dak., Medicine Creek near....

Bonneville, Wyo., Badwater Creek at....

Dry Cottonwood Creek near............

Boulder River (tributary to Missouri 

River) utove Rock Creek, near 

Bas in, Mont......................
INDEX

Boulder River (tributary to Missouri

River) near Boulder, Mont....... 38

Boulder River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.............. 37-38

Boulder River (tributary to Yellowstone River) at Big Timber, Mont. 163 

near Contact, Mont.................. 162

Fo:: Butte Reservoir, Nebr. , contents

of.............................. 395

Niobrara River above ................ 394

Niobrara River below................ 396

Boyd, Mont., Red Lodge Creek near....174,176

Willow Creek near................... 175

Boysen Dam, Wyo., Wind River below.... 213

Boysen Reservoir, Wyo., contents of... 286

Bozeman, Mont., Bear Canyon Creek near 53

Bozeman Creek near.................. 51

Bridger Creek near.................. 56

East Gallatin River at.............. 55

East Gallatin River near............ 52

Hyalite Creek near.................. 58

Middle Cottonwood Creek near........ 57

Bozeman Creek near Bozeman, Mont...... 54

Bracken, Saskatchewan, Frenchman River

near............................ 130

Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont.. 161 

Breien, N. Dak., Cannonball River at..12,326 

Bridger Creek near Bozeman, Mont...... 56

Brinkman, Mont., Marias River near.... 86

Broadus, Mont., Little Powder River

near............................ 283

Browning, Mont., Badger Creek near.... 83

North Fork Milk River near.......... 107

Two Medicine River near............. 82

Buchanan, N. Dak., Pipestem Creek near 413 

Buffalo, Wyo., Clear Creek near....... 273

North Fork Clear Creek near........". 272

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek near... 267 

Rock Creek near..................... 275

South Fork Rock Creek near.......... 274

Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo., contents

of.............................. 286

Shoshone River below................ 235

Buffalo Gap, S. Dak., Beaver Creek

near............................ 349

Bull Lake, Wyo., Bull Lake Creek above 184 

contents of......................... 286

Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake, Wyo.. 184 

near Lenore, Wyo.................... 185

Burge, Nebr., Snake River near........ 401

Burris, Wyo., Dinwoody Creek near..... 182

Wind River near..................... 183

Byron, Wyo., Shoshone River at........ 237

Cameron, Mont., Madison River near.... 44

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak....12,326

at Regent, N. Dak................... 4,319

below Bent ley, N. Dak............... 320

near Heil, N. Dak................... 322

near Leipzig, N. Dak................ 321

near Timir.er, N . Dak. ................ 325

Cannonball River basin, N. Dak.,

gaging-station records in......319-326

Caputa, S. Dak., Rapid Creek at....... 360

Carson, N. Dak., Antelope Creek near.. 312 

Cash, S. Dak., South Fork Grand River

near............................ 331

Castle Creek above Deerf ield Reservoir,

near Deerfield, S. Dak.......... 353

below Deerfield Dam, S. Dak......... 355

Cedar Creek near Haynes, N. Dak....... 323

near Pretty Rock, N. Dak. ........... 324

Cfs-day, definition of................ 2

Chamberlain, S. Dak., Missouri River

at.............................. 384

Chance, Mont Clarks Fork at......... 170

Cherry Creek (Cheyenne River basin)

near Plainview, S. Dak.......... 378

Cherry Creek (Milk River basin), Mont.,

discharge measurement of........ 438

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak.... 343

below Angostura Dam, S. Dak......... 347

near Eagle Butte, S. Dak............ 379

near Hot Springs, S. Dak............ 345

near Plainview, S. Dak.............. 377

near Spencer, Wyo................... 341

near Was ta, S. Dak.................. 363

Cheyenne River basin, Mont., discharge

measurements in................. 440

gaging-station records in..........340-379

Chinook, Mont., Matheson Canal

near............................ 123

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Circle, Mont., Redwater Creek at....... 143

Clancy, Mont., Prickly Pear Creek near. 66 

Clarks Fork at Chance, Mont............ 170

at Edgar, Mont....................... 171

below Crandall Creek, near Painter,Wyo. 168 

Clear Creek near Arvada, Wyo........... 281

near Buffalo, Wyo.................... 273

North Fork, near Buffalo, Wyo........ 272

demons, Mont.. Dearborn River near.... 70

Clyde Park, Mont., Brackett Creek near. 161 

Shields River at. .................... 160

Cody, Nebr., Niobrara River near....... 400

Columbia, S. Dak., James River at...... 417

Computations, accuracy of results of... 7-8 

Contact, Mont., Boulder River near..... 162

Contents, definition of................ 2

Control, definition of................. 2

Cooney Reservoir, Mont., contents of..288,289 

Cooperation, record of,................ 1

Corwin Springs, Mont., Yellowstone

River at......................... 156

Craig, Mont., Dearborn River near...... 71

Crawford, Nebr., White River at........ 385

Crazy Woman Creek, Middle Fork, near

Greub, Wyo....................... 269

near Arvada, Wyo..................... 270

North Fork, below Spring Draw, near

Buffalo, Wyo..................... 267

near Greub, Wyo.................... 268

Crow Agency, Mont., Little Bighorn

River near....................... 245

Crowheart, Wyo., Wind River near....... 186

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 2 

Custer, Mont., Bighorn River near...... 246

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont....... 84

Cyclone ditch, S. Dak., diversion by..360,361 

Cypress Lake east outflow canal near

Vidora, Saskatchewan............. 126

Cypress Lake west inflow canal near

West Plains, Saskatchewan........ 117

Cypress Lake west outflow canal near

West Plains, Saskatchewan........ 118

Cypress Lake, Canada, contents of...... 136

Daleview, Mont., Big Muddy Creek at.... 149

Data, accuracy of...................... 7

explanation of....................... 3-7

Dayton, Wyo., Little Tongue River near. 251 

North Fork Tongue River near......... 248

South Fork Tongue River near......... 249

Tongue River near.................... 250

Deadmans Basin Reservoir, Mont., contents -of........................ 287,288

Dearborn River near demons, Mont...... 70

near Craig, Mont..................... 71

Dearborn River basin, Mont.-, gagingstation records in............... 70-71

Decker, Mont., Tongue River near....... 257

Deerfield, S. Dak., Castle Creek near.. 353 

Deerfield Reservoir near............. 354

Deerfield Dam, S. Dak., Castle Creek

below............................ 355

Deerfield Reservoir near Deerfield,

S. Dak........................... 354

Dell, Mont., Red Rock River near....... 16

Sheep Creek near..................... 15

Dell Rapids, S. Dak., Big Sioux River

near............................. 430

Delpine, Mont., North Fork Musselshell

River near....................... 94

Denniel Creek, Sask., discharge measurement of....................... 438

Dickinson, N. Dak., Dickinson Reservoir

near............................. 305

Heart River near..................... 306

Dickinson Reservoir near Dickinson,

N. Dak........................... 305

Dillon, Mont., Beaverhead River at..... 21

Beaverhead River near................ 23

Blacktail Creek near................. 22

Grasshopper Creek near............... 19

Dinwoody Creek near Burris, Wyo........ 182

Diversion Canals Nos. 1 and 2, Wyo.,

discharge measurements of........ 439

Dodson, Mont., Peoples Creek near...... 123

Drainage area, definition of........... 2-3

Dry Cottonwood Creek near Bonneville,

Wyo.............................. 212

Dry Creek (tributary to Big Sioux

River) at Hawarden, Iowa......... 434
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Dry Creek (tributary to Bighorn River)

at Greybull, Wyo................ 232

Dry Creek (tributary to East Gallatin 

River) at Andrus Ranch, near 

Manhattan, Mont................. 61

at Brownell Ranch, near Manhattan,

Mont............................ 62

Dry Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) near Van Norman, Mont.... 103

Dubois, Wyo., Wind River near........180,181

Durand Reservoir, Mont., contents of.287,288

Eagle Butte, S. Dak., Cheyenne River 

near............................

Moreau River near...................

East End, Saskatchewan, East End Canal 

at.. ............................

Frenchman River near............... 128

East End Canal at East End, Saskatchewan .............................

East End Reservoir, Canada, contents 

of........................ ......

East Gallatin River at Bozeman, Mont., 

discharge measurements of...........

near Eozeman, Mont..................

Eden, Mont., Smith River near.........

Edgar, Mont., Clarks Fork at..........

Edgemont, S. Dak., Cheyenne River at.. 

Hat Creek near......................

Eight Mile Creek, N. Dak., discharge 

measurements of.................

Elbowoods, N. Dak., Missouri River

near............................

Eli, Nebr. , Bear Creek near...........

Elk Creek near Elm Springs, S. Dak....

Elm River at Westport, S. Dak.........

discharge measurement of............

Elm Springs, S. Dak., Belle Fourche

River near......................

Elk Creek near......................

Ennis Lake, Mont., contents of.......287.

Faith, S. Dak., Moreau River near..... 337

Fall River at Hot Springs, S. Dak..... 348

Farmers Canal, Wjo., discharge measurement of...................... 440

Farmingdale, S. Dak., diversions

between, and Rapid City........360-

Rapid Creek near....................

Farmington, Mont., Teton River near... 

Fifteenmile Creek near Worland, Wyo... 

Fivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal,

near Pavillion, Wyo.............

near Riverton, Wyo..................

near Shoshoni, Wyo..................

Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont. 101 

Floods, special reports on............ 11

Forestburg, S. Dak., James River near. 426 

Forsyth, Mont., Rosebud Creek near.... 247

Fort Benton, Mont., Missouri River at. 81 

Fort Peck Dam, Mont., Missouri River 

below...........................

Fort PecK Reservoir at Fort Peck, Mont. 

Fort Pierre, S. Dak., Bad River near.. 

Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak., Kissouri

River below..................... 392

Four Horns Reservoir, Mont., contents

of.............................287,283

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont....... 135

Frenchman River above East End Reservoir, near Ravenscrag, 

Saskatchewan.................... 127

at 50-mile, near Bracken,

Saskatchewan.................... 130

at international boundary........... 134

at Morrisons, near East End,

Saskatchewan.................... 129

below East End Reservoir, near East

End, Saskatchewan............... 128

below Val Marie, Saskatchewan....... 133

discharge measurements of........... 438

Frenchman River basin, Canada, reservoirs in........................ 136

Fresno Reservoir, Mont., contents of.287,289 

Fruitdale, S. Dak., Belle Fourche

River near...................... 373

Fuller Draw, Wyo., discharge measurement of......................... 439

Gallatin Gateway, Mont., Gallatin

River near...................... 47,49

Gallatin Gateway, Mont., South Cottonwood Creek near.................

Gallatin River at Axtell Bridge, near 

Gallatin Gateway, Mont..........

at Logan, Mont......................

discharge measurements of...........

near Belgrade, Mont.................

near Gallatin Gateway, Mont.........

near Manhattan, Mont................

Gallatin River basin, Mont., discharge 

measurements in.

63

437

50

47

51

437 

_-station records in........... 46-63

Gardiner River near Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park............. 155

Garland, Wyo., Bitter Creek near...... 23c

Garrison Dam, N. Dak., Missouri River

below........................... 599

Gibson Reservoir, Mont., contents of.287,288 

Gladstone, N. Dak., Green River near.. 308 

Glen, Mont., Birch Creek near......... 35

Glen Ullin, N. Dak., Heart Butte

Reservoir near.................. 310

Heart River near.................... 311

Golden Valley, N. Dak., Knife Ri/er

near............................ 300

Goose Creek below Sheridan, Wyo....... 255

near Sheridan, Wyo.................. £53

Gooseberry Creek at Pulliam, Wyo...... 220

near Grass Creek, Wyo............... 219

Gordon, Nebr., NIobrara River near.... 398

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak...... 333

near Wakpala, S. Dak................ 334

North Fork, at Haley, N. Dak.......328-329

discharge measurements of......... 440

near White Butte, S. Dak.......... 330

South Fork, near Cash, 3. Dak....... 331

Grand River basin, N. Dak.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements in....... 440

gaging-station records in..........328-334

Grant, Mont., Horse Prairie CreeK near 18 

Grass Creek, Wyo., Gooseberry Creek

near............................

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont...

Grayling, Mont., Madison River near...

Taylor Creek near...................

Green River near Gladstone, I!. Dak....

Oreub, Wyo., Middle Fork Crazy Wonan 

Creek near......................

North Fork Crazy Wonan Creek near.. 

Greybull, <\fyo. , Dry Creek at..........

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo......

near Basin, Wyo.....................

near Pitchfork, Wyo.................

Haley, N. Dak., North Fork Grand River

at.. ...........................328-

Hammerquist ditch, S. Dak., diversion

Harlowton, Mont., American Fork near.. 

Musselshell River at................

Harrison, Mont., Willow Creek near....

Hat Creek near Edgetnont, S . Dak. ......

Mauser Lake, Mont., :ontents of......287

Havre, Mont., North ChinooK Canal near 

Hawarden, Iowa, Dry Creek at. .........

Hawthorn ditch, S. Dak., iiversionby 3JJ 

Hay Springs, Nebr., Niobrara River

near............................

Haymaker draw, Wyo., discharge measurement of......................

Haynes, K. Dak., Cedar Creek near.....

Hazelton, Wyo., North Fork Powder

River near......................

Hazen, K. Dak., Knife River at........

Heart Butte Reservoir near Glen Ullin, 

II. Dak..........................

Heart River at Lehigh, N. Dak.........

below DicKinson Dam, near Dickinson, 

N. Dak..........................

below Heart Butte Dam, near Glen

Ullin, N. Dak...................

near Lark, N. Dak...................

near Mandan, N. Dak............... .310

near RIchardton, N. Dak.............

near South Heart, N. Dak............

Heart River basin, N. Dak., gagingstation records in.............304

Hebgen Lake, Mont., contents of......287

Hell, N. Dak., Cannonball River near.. 

Helena, Mont., Tennlle Creek near.....

Hermosa, S. Dak., Battle Creek at.....

,361

97

41

344
446

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Hermosa, S. Dak., Battle Creek below.. 351 

Spring Creek near................... 352

Hidden Timber, S. Dak., Keyapaha River

near............................ 407

Hobson, Mont., Ross Fork near......... 30

Holter Lake, Mont., contents of......287,288

Horse Creek at international boundary. 138 

Horse Prairie Creek near Grant, Mont.. 18 

Hot Springs, S. Dak., Angostura Reservoir near....................... 346

Cheyenne River near................. 345

Fall River at....................... 348

Hudson, Wyo., Little Popo Agie River

at..... ......................... 195

Huron, S. Dak., James River at........ 424

Hyalite Creek at Hyalite ranger

station, near Bozeman, Mont..... 58

discharge measurements of........... 437

Hyattville, Wyo., Medicine Lodge Creek

near............................ 227

Pait.trock Creek near. ............... 226

Hydrologic conditions................. 11

diagram of.......................... 12

Inlet canal near Belle Fourche, S. Dak. 371 

Iowa ditch, S. Dak., diversion by....360,361

Jackson, Mont., Big Hole River near... 31 

Miner Creek near.................... 32

James River at Ashton, S. Dak......... 420

at Columbia, S. Dak................. 417

at Huron, S. Dak.................... 424

at Jamestown, N. Dak...............414-415

at La Moure, N. Dak................. 416

at New Rockford, K. Dak............. 412

discharge measurements of........... 441

near Forestburg, S. Dak............. 426

near Redfield, S. Dak............... 423

near Scotland, S. Dak............... 427

near Stratford, S. Dak.............. 419

James River basin, K. Dak.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements in....... 441

gaglng-station records in..........414-415

Jamestown, N. Dak., James River at...414-415 

Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont... 39 

Joliet, Mont., Rock Creek at.......... 177

Judith River near Utica, Mont......... 12,39

Judith River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.............. 89-92

Judson, M. Dak., Sweetbriar Creek near 315

Kadoka, S. Dak., White River near..... 388

Kane, Wyo., Bighorn River at.......... 234

Kaycee, Wyo., Middle Fork Powder River

above........................... 251

Middle Fork Powder River near....... 265

Sojth Fork Powder River near........ 260

Kearney, Wyo . , Piney Creek =it......... 279

Keyapaha River at Wewela, S. Dak...... 408

near Hidden Timber, S. Dak.......... 407

Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo., Belle Fourche 

River below.....................

near Moorcroft, Wyo.................

Kirby Draw near Riverton, Wyo.........

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak..........

near Golden Valley, N. Dak..........

Knife River basin, M. Dak., gaglngstation records in.............300-302

La Moure, N. Dak., James River at..... 416

Lake Baumgartner drain ditch, N. Dak.,

discharge measurements of ....... 440

Lake Frances Reservoir, Mont., contents of.......................287,238

Lake Helena, Mont., contents of..... .287,288

Lake Sewall, Mont., contents of ..... .287,288

Lake Solitude, Wyo., Paintrock Creek

below........................... 225

Lakeview, Mont., Red Rock River near.. 13 

Laaar River near Tower Falls ranger 

station, Yellowstone National 

Park............................ 154

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo. .......... 340

Lander, Wyo., Little Popo'Agie River

near............................ 194

North Popo Agie River near. ........ .4, 193

Lark, N. Dak., Heart River near....... 314

Laurin, Mont., Ruby River at.......... 28

Lehigh, N. Dak., Heart River at....... 307

Lenore, Wyo., Bull Lake Creek near.... 135

Wyoming Canal near.................. 187

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Lewistown, Mont., Big Spring Creek

near............................. 91

Lima Reservoir, Mont., contents of....287,288

Linton, N. Dak., Beaver Creek at....... 327

Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth,

N. Dak........................... 293

Little Bighorn River at State line,

near Wyola, Mont................. 241

below Pass Creek, near Wyola, Mont... 243 

near Crow Agency, Mont............... 245

Little Giant ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by.............................. 360,361

Little Goose Creek in canyon, near Big

Horn, Wyo........................ 254

Little Missouri River at Marmarth,

N. Dak........................... 294

at Medora, N. Dak.................... 295

near Alzada, Mont.................... 292

near Watford City, N. Dak............ 297

Little Missouri River v asin, Mont.-

N. Dak., gaging-station records

in..............................292-297

Little Muddy Creek near Williston,

K. Dak. .......................... 291

Little Popo Agie River at Hudson, Wyo.. 195 

near Lander, Wyo..................... 194

Little Powder River near Broadus, Mont. 283 

Little Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo... 251 

Little Wind River near Arapahoe, Wyo... 196 

Livingston, Mont., Yellowstone River

near............................. 158

Locate, Mont., Powder River near....... 284

Lockhart ditch, S. Dak., diversion by.360,361 

Lodge Creek below McRae Coulee, at

international boundary........... 114

discharge measurements of............ 438

Lodgegrass Creek above Willow Creek

diversion, near Wyola, Mont...... 244

Logan, Mont., Gallatin River at........ 63

Loma, Mont., Missouri River at......... 88

Lone Tree ditch, S. Dak., diversion byb60,361 

Long Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr... 406 

Lost Cabin, Wyo., Badwater Creek near.. 208 

Lovell, Wyo., Sage Creek near.......... 238

Lower Two Medicine Lake, Mont., contents of........................287,288

Lucerne, Wyo., Owl Creek near.......... 218

Lyons Coulee at international boundary. 122

McAllister, Mont., Madison River near.. 45 

McEachern Creek at international

boundary......................... 139

Madison River below Ennls Lake, near

McAllister, Mont................. 45

below Hebgen Lake, near Grayling,

Mont............................. 43

near Cameron, Mont................... 44

near West Yellowstone, Mont.......... 42

Madison River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in............... 42-45

Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park,

Gardiner River near.............. 155

Mandan, N. Dak., Heart River near.....316-317

Manderson, Wyo., Bighorn River near.... 222

Manhattan, Mont., Dry Creek near.:..... 61,62

Ga'llatin River near.................. 51

Map of the United States. .............. 9

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont....... 86

near Shelby, Mont.................... 85

Marias River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in............... 82-87

Marmarth, N. Dak., Little Beaver Creek

near. ............................ 293

Little Missouri River at. ............ 294

Martin ditch. See Davis and Martin

ditch.

Martinsdale, Mont., South Fork Musselshell River above................ 95

Martinsdale Reservoir, Mont., contents

of..............................287,288

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont...... 123

Mayoworth, Wyo., North Fork Powder

River near....................... 364

Meadville, Nebr., Niobrara River at.... 405

Plum Creek near...................... 404

Medicine Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurement of................... 440

near Blunt, S. Dak.......... ........ 383

South Fork, discharge measurement of. 440 

Medicine Creek basin, S. Dak., discharge measurements in........... 440
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Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville,

W;/j. ............................ 227

Medora.'K. Dak., Little Missouri River

at. ............................. 295

Meeteetse, Wyo., Greybull River at.... 23u

Melrose, Mont., Big Hole River near... 34 

Melville, Mont., Sweetgrass Ureek

above........................... 164

Sweetgrass Creek below.............. 165

Menoken, N. Dak., Apple Creek near.... 318

Middle Cottonwood Creek near Bozeman,

Mont. ........................... 57

Middle Creek Reservoir, Mont., contents of.......................287,288

Midland, S. Dak., Bad River near...... 381

Miles City, Mont., Tongue River at.... 258

Yellowstone River at................ 259

Milford, Wyo., North Popo Agie River

near. ........................... 192

Milk River at eastern crossing of

international ijoundary. ......... 110

at Milk River, Alberta.............. 109

dt Nashua, Mont..................... 140

discharge measurements of........... 438

North Pork, above St. Mary Canal,

near Browning, Mont............. 107

near international boundary....... 108

South Pork, near international

boundary........................ 106

Milk River basin, Alberta-Sask.-Mont.,

discharge measurements in. .... 437-438

gaging-station records in......... 106-140

Mill Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of......................... 439

near Pray, Mont..................... 157

Miner Creek near Jackson, Mont., 

Minnechaduza Creek at Valentine, Nebr. 

Missouri River at Bismarck, K. Dak....

at Chamberlain, S. Dak..............

at Fort Benton, Mont................

at Loma, Mont.......................

at Pierre, S. Dak...................

at powerplant ferry, near £ortman, 

Mont............................

402

303

384

81

88

380

93

65

411

105

392

299

69 

43? 

298 

335 

290 

142 

335

441

80

14

at Toston, Mont

at Yankton, S. Dak..................

below Fort Peck Dam, Mont...........

below Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak......

below Garrison Dam, N. Dak..........

below Bolter Dam, near Wolf Creek, 

Mont............................

discharge measurements of...........

near Elbowoods, N. Dak..............

near Mobridge, S. Dak...............

near Williston, N. Dak..............

near- Wolf Point, Mont...............

Mobridge, S. Dak., Missouri River near 

Moccasin Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurement of..................

Monarch, Mont., Belt Creek near.......

Monida, Mont., Red Rock River near....

Montana, smaller reservoirs in.......287-289

Moorcroft, Wyo., Belle Fourche River

below........................... 365

Keyhole Reservoir near.............. 366

Moorhead, Mont., Powder River at...... 282

Moreau River at Bixby, S. Dak......... 336

at Promise, S. Dak.................. 339

near Eagle Butte, S. Dak............ 338

near Faith, S. Dak.................. 337

Moreau River basin, S. Dak., gagingstation records in.....\.......336-339

Morton, Wyo., Pilot Canal near........ 188

Pilot wasteway near................. 190

Wyoming Canal near.................. 189

Mosby, Mont., Mussellshell River at... 102 

Mud Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurement of.........................

Muddy Creek (Heart River basin) near 

Almont, N. Dak..................

Muddy Creek (Sun River basin) at

Vaughn, Mont....................

Muddy Creek (Yellowstone River basin)

near Pavillion, Wyo............. 210

near Shoshoni, Wyo.................. 211

Murphy ditch, S. Dak., diversion by..360,361 

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo...... 200

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont.. 96

at Mosby, Mont...................... 102

at Musselshell, Mont................ 100

441

313

78

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Musselshell River near Roundup, Mont... 99 

near Ryegate, Mont................... 98

North Fork, near Delpine, Mont....... 94

South Fork, above Martlnsdale, Mont.. 95 

Musselshell River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in...............94-102

Mystic Lake, Mont., contents of.......288,289

Nashua, Mont., Milk River at...........

Nelson Reservoir, Mont., contents of..288 

New Leipzig, N. Dak., Cannonball River 

near.............................

New Rockford, N. Dak., James River at.. 

Newcastle, Wyo., Beaver Creek near.....

Newland Creek near dam site, near

White Sulphur Springs, Mont......

near White Sulphur Springs, Mont..... 

Nilan Reservoir, Mont., contents of...287 

Miobrara, Nebr., Bazille Creek near.... 

Niobrara River above Box Butte Reservoir , Nebr.......................

at Meadville, Nebr...................

below Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr......

near Cody, Nebr......................

near Gordon, Nebr....................

near Hay Springs, Nebr...............

near Sparks, Nebr....................

near Spencer, Nebr...................

Niobrara River basin, Nebr.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements in........

gaging-station records in...........394

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont... 

North Piney Creek near Story, Wyo......

North Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo. 4

near Milford, Wyo....................

Nowood Creek near Tensleep, Wyo........

Oacoma, S. Dak., White River near......

Ocean drain at Ocean Lake Outlet near 

Pavillion, Wyo...................

near Pavillion, Wyo..................

O'Fallon Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of.......................

Oglala, S. Dak., White River near......

Order, of listing gaging stations......

Otter Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of.........................

Owl Creek near Lucerne, Wyo............

near Thermopolis, Wyo................

North Fork, near Anchor, Wyo.........

South Fork, above Curtis Ranch, near 

Thermopolis, Wyo.................

140

321

412

342

73

72

,288

410

394

405

396

400

398

397

403

409

441

-409

115

278

, 193

19S

223

391

202

203

440

387

3

441

218

217

216

215

Pactola, S. Dak., Rapid Creek near..... 356 

Painter, Wyo. , darks Fork near. ....... 168

Sunlight Creek near.................. 169

Paintrock Creek below Lake Solitude,

Wyo.............................. 225

near Hyattville, Wyo....:............ 226

Pass Creek near Wyola, Mont............ 242

Pavillion, Wyo., Fivemile Creek near... 201

Muddy Creek near..................... 210

Ocean drain near.................... 202,203

Peoples Creek near Dodson, Mont........ 123

Pierre, S. Dak., Missouri River at..... 380

Pilot Canal near Morton, Wyo........... 188

Pilot wasteway near Morton, Wyo........ 190

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo............ 279

at Ucross, Wyo....................... 280

Pioneer Canal. See Laramie River and

Pioneer Canal.

Pipestetn Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak... 413 

Pishkun Reservoir, Mont., contents of 287,288 

Pitchfork, Wyo., Greybull River near... 228 

Plainview, S. Dak., Cherry Creek near.. 378

Cheyenne River near.................. 377

Plentywood, Mont., Big Muddy Creek at.. 150 

Plum Creek near Meadville, Nebr........ 404

Poison Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo........ 207

Ponca Creek at Anoka, Nebr............. 393

Poplar River, East Fork, at international boundary................ 145

Middle Fork, at international

boundary......................... 144

near Poplar, Mont.................... 147

West Fork, at international boundary. 146 

Poplar River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in..............144-147

Popo Agie River near Riverton, Wyo..... 198

Porcupine Creek, Mont., discharge measurements of...................... 438
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Powder River at Arvada, Wyo........... 271

at Moorhead, Mont................... 282

at Sussex, Wyo...................... 266

Middle Fork, above Kaycee, Wyo...... 261

near Kaycee, Wyo...... ........... 265

near Locate, Mont................... 284

North Fork, near Hazelton, Wyo...... 263

near Mayoworth, rfyo............... 264

South Fork, near Kaycee, Wyo........ 260

Pray, Mont., Mill Creek near.......... 157

Pretty Rook, N. Dak., Cedar Creek near 324 

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont.. 66 

Prickly Pear Creek basin, Mont.,

gaging-station records in....... 66-68

Prison Farm draw, Wyo., discharge

measurement of.................. 439

Promise, S. Dak., Moreau River at..... 339

Pryor Creek near Billings, Mont....... 179

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey...................... 8-11

by State agencies ................... 11

Pulliam, Wyo., Gooseberry Creek at.... 220

Pumpkin Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of...................... 440

Rapid City, S. Dak., Rapid Creek at..358,359 

Rapid Creek near.................... 357

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake, near

Rapid City, S. Dak.............'. 357

at Caputa, S. Dak................... 360

at Rapid City, S. Dak............... 358

below Hawthorn ditch, at Rapid City,

3. Dak.......................... 359

diversions from, between Canyon Lake

and Farmingdale, S. Dak......... 360

near Farmingdale, S. Dak............ 362

near Pactola, S. Dak................ 356

Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, Frenchman

River near...................... 127

Red Fork near Barnum, Wyo............. 262

Red Lodge, Mont., Rock Creek near..... 172

West Fork Rock Creek near........... 173

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir,

near Boyd, Mont................. 174

below Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd,

Mont. ......................"..... 176

Red Rock Coulee, Mont., discharge

measurements of................. 438

Red Rock River at Kennedy Ranch, near

Lakeview, Mont.................. 13

at Red Rock, Mont................... 17

below Lima Reservoir, near Monida,

Mont............................ 14

near Dell, Mont..................... 15

Redfield, S. Dak., James River near... 423 

Turtle Creek at..................... 432

Redwater Creek (tributary to Belle 

Fourche River) above Belle 

Fourche, S. Dak................. 370

Redwater Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) at Circle, Mont.......... 143

Reese Creek near Belgrade, Mont....... 60

Regent, S. Dak., Cannonball River at..4, 319 

Reserve, Mont., Big Muddy Creek at.... 151

Richardton, N. Dak., Heart River near. 309 

Rimini, Mont., Tenmile Creek near..... 67

Ringling, Mont., Sixteenmile Creek at. 64

Riverton, Wyo., Fivemile Creek near... 204

Kirby Draw near ..................... 199

Popo Agie River near................ 1S8

Wind River at....................... 191

Riverview, Nebr., Long Pine Creek near 406 

Rock Creek (tributary to Boulder

River), Mont., discharge measurements of..................... 437

Rock Creek (tributary to Clear Creek)

near Buffalo, Wyo............... 275

South Fork, near Buffalo, Wyo....... 274

Rock Creek (tributary to Keyapaha

River) S. Dak., discharge measurement of...................... 441

Rock Creek (tributary to Milk River)

at international boundary....... 137

discharge measurements of........... 438

Rock Creek (tributary to Yellowstone

River) at Joliet, Mont.......... 177

near Red Lodge, Mont................ 172

West Fork, below Basin Creek, near

Red Lodge, Mont................. 173

Rock River near Rock Valley, Iowa..... 433

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Rock Valley, Iowa, Rock River near..... 433

Rosebud, S. Dak., South Fork White

River near....................... 389

Rosebud Creek (tributary to Stillwater

River) near Absarokee, Mont...... 166

Rosebud Creek (tributary to Yellowstone

River) near Forsyth, Mont........ 247

Ross Creek near Belgrade, Mont......... 59

Ross Fork near Hobson, Mont............ 90

Roundup, Mont., Musselshell River near. 99 

Ruby River above reservoir, near Alder,

Mont............................. 26

above Warm Springs Creek, near Alder,

Mont............................. 25

at Laurin, Mont...................... 28

below Ramshorn Creek, near Sheridan,

Mont............................. 29

near Alder, Mont..................... 27

near Twin Bridges, Mont.............. 30

Ruby River basin, Mont., gaging-station

records in....................... 25-30

Ruby River Reservoir, Mont., contents

of............................... 287

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

Ryegate, Mont., Musselshell River near. 98

Saco, Mont.. Frenchman Canal near...... 135

Sage Creek (Milk River basin) 'at

international boundary........... 112

at "Q" Ranch, near Wildhorse, Alberta 111 

discharge measurements of............ 437

Sage Creek (Yellowstone River basin)

near Lovell, Wyo................. 238

St. Germain ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by..............................360,361

St. Xavier, Mont., Bighorn River near.. 239 

Soap Creek near...................... 240

Salt Creek, Wyo., discharge measurement

of............................... 440

Sand Creek (Cheyenne River basin), Wyo.,

discharge measurements of........ 440

Sand Creek (James River basin) near

Alpena, S. Dak,.................. 425

Sand Gulch near Shoshoni, Wyo.......... 205

Sappington, Mont., Jefferson River at.. 39 

Scotland, S. Dak., James River near.... 427

Shadehill, S. Dak., Grand River at..... 333

Shadehill Reservoir at............... 332

Shadehill Reservoir at Shadehill,

S. Dak........................... 332

Sheep Creek (tributary to Red Rock

River) below Muddy Creek, near

Dell, Mont....................... 15

Sheep Creek (tributary to Smith River)

near White Sulphur Springs, Mont. 74 

Shelby, Mont., Marias River near....... 85

Shell Creek near Shell, Wyo............ 233

Sheridan, Mont., Ruby River near....... 29

Sheridan, Wyo., Goose Creek below......

Goose Creek near.....................

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont......

near Wilsall, Mont...................

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo...........

below Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo....

Shoshoni, Wyo., Fivemile Creek near....

Muddy Creek near.....................

Muskrat Creek near...................

Poison Creek near....................

Sand Gulch near......................

Sidney, Mont., Yellowstone River near.. 

Sioux City, Iowa, Missouri River at....

Sioux Creek, Wyo., discharge measurements of........................439-440

Sioux Falls, S. Dak.", Big Sioux River

at. .............................. 432

Skunk Creek near..................... 431

Sijcteenmil<; Creek at Ringling, Mont.... 64

Skunk Creek near Sioux Falls, S. Dak... 431 

Smith '>eek below Ford Creek, near

Augusta, Mont.................... 77

Smith River near Eden, Mont............ 75

Smith River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in............... 72-75

Snake Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurement of....................... 441

near Athol, S. Dak................... 421

Snake River near Lurge, Nebr........... 401

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont....... 240

South Cottonwood Creek near Gallatin

Gateway, Mont.................... 43
INDEX 449

South Heart, N. Dak., Heart River near 304 

South Piney Creek at Willow Park, Wyo.. 276

near Story, Wye ..................... 277

South Side ditch, S. Dak., diversion by 360 ,361' 

Sparks, Nebr., Niobrara River near.... 403

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, S. Dak.. 369 

Spencer, Nebr., Niobrara River near... 409 

Spencer, Wyo., Cheyenne River near.... 341

Lance Creek at...................... 340

Spring Creek (Cheyenne River basin)

near Hermosa, S. Dak............ 352

Spring Creek (Knife River basin) at

Zap, N. Dak..................... 301

Stnge-discharge relation, definition of 2 

Stanford, Mont., Wolf Creek near...... 92

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont. 167 

Story, Wyo., North Piney Creek near... 278

South Piney Creek near.............. 277

Stratford, S. Dak., James River near.. 419 

Sturgis, S. Dak., Bear Butte Creek near 375

Belle Fourche River near............ 374

Sun River near Vaughn, Mont........... 79

North Fork of North Fork, near

Augusta, Mont................... 76

Sun River basin, Mont., gaging-station

records in...................... 76-79

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo...... 169

Sunshine, Wyo., Wood River at. ........ 229

Sussex, Wyo., Powder River at......... 265

Sweetbrier Creek near Judson, N. Dak.. 315 

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont. 164

below Melville, Mont................ 165

Swift Reservoir, Mont., contents of..287,288

Taylor Creek near Grayling, Mont......

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont.......

near Rimini, Mont...................

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.....

Nowood Creek near...................

Terms and abbreviations, definition of 

Teton River near Farmington, Mont.....

Thermopolis, Wyo., Bighorn River at...

Owl Creek near......................

South Fork Owl Creek near. ......'....

Thirty Mile Creek, Mont., discharge

measurement of..................

Timmer, N. Dak., Cannonball River near 

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont......

at Tongue River Dam, near Decker, Mont.

near Acme, Wyo......................

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.........

North Fork, near Dayton, Wyo........

South Fork, near Dayton, Wyo........

Tongue River Reservoir, Mont'., contents 

of.............................28

Toston, Mont., Missouri River at......

Trail Creek near Wisdom, Mont.........

Turtle Creek at Redfield, S. Dak......

Twin Bridges, Mont., Ruby River near.. 

Two Medicine River near Browning, Mont.

Ucross, Wyo., Piney Creek at.... 

Qtica, Mont., Judith River near.

46

68

67

224

223

2-3

87

214

217

215

438 

325 

258 "57 

255 

250

248

249

Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Frenchman

River below.....................

Val Marie Canal near................

Val Marie west gravity canal near... 

Val Marie Canal near Val Marie,

Saskatchewan....................

Val Marie Reservoir, Saskatchewan,

contents of.....................

Val Marie west gravity canal near Val

Marie, Saskatchewan.............

Val Marie West Reservoir, Saskatchewan,

center ,s of.....................

Valentine, Nebr., Minneehaduza Creek

at.... ..........................

Van Norman, Mont., Dry Creek near.....

V-ughn, Mont., Muddy Creek at. ........

Sun River near......................

Vermillion River near Wakonda, S. Dak. 

Vidora, Saskatchewan, Belanger Creek

near............................

Cypress Lake east outflow canal near

Wakonda, S. Dak., Vermillion River near 

Wakpala, S. Dak., Grand River near.... 

Wasta, S. Dak., Cheyenne River near... 

Watertown, S. Dak., Big Sioux River at

280

133

132

131

132

136

131

136

402

103

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Watford City, N. Dak., Little Missouri

River near....................... 297

West Plains, Saskatchewan, Battle Creek

near............................. 116

Cypress Lake west inflow canal near.. 117 

west outflow canal near............ 118

West Yellowstone, Mont., Madison River

near............................. 42

Westport, S. Dak., Elm River at........ 418

Wewela, S. Dak., Keyapaha River at..... 408

White Butte, S. Dak., North Fork Grand

River near....................... 330

White River, S. Dak., South Fork, White

River below...................... 390

White River at Crawford, Nebr.......... 385

below Cottonwood Creek, near Whitney,

Nebr............................. 380

discharge measurement of............. 441

near Kadoka, S. Dak.................. 388

near Oacoma, S. Dak.................. 391

near Oglala, S. Dak.................. 387

South Fork, below White River, S. Dak. 390 

near Rosebud, S. Dak............... 389

White River basin,Nebr.-S. Dak.,

gaging-station records in 385-391 

White Sulphur Springs, Mont., Newland 

Creek near.......................

Sheep Creek near.....................

Whitehall, Mont., Whitetail Creek near. 36 

Whitetail Creek near Whitehall, Mont... 26 

Whitewater Creek, Mont., discharge

measurements of.................. 438

near international boundary.......... 124

Whitney, Nebr. , White River near....... 386

Wibaux, Mont., Beaver Creek at......... 296

Wildhorse, Alberta, Sage Creek near.... Ill

Willlston, N. Dak., Little Muddy Creek

near............................. 291

Missouri River near.................. 290

Willow Creek (tributary to Jefferson

River) near Harrison, Mont....... 40

near Willow Creek, Mont.............. 41

Willow Creek (tributary to Red Lodge

Creek) near Boyd, Mont........... 175

Willow Creek basin, Mont., gagingstatlon records in............... 40-41

Willow Creek Reservoir near Augusta,

Mont., contents of..............287,288

near Harrison, Mont. ................ -.87, L.88

Willow Park, Wyo., South Piney Creek

at............. .................. 27j

Wilsall, Mont., Shields River near..... 159

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo............ lal

below Loysen Dam, Wyo................ 213

discharge measurements of............ 439

near Burris, Wyo..................... 183

near Crowheart, Wyo.................. 136

near Dubois, Wyo..................... 180

North Fork, near Pubois, Wyo......... 181

Wisdom, Mont., Trail Creek near........ 33

Wolf Creek, Mont., Missouri River near. 39 

Wolf Creek (Judith River basin) i.ear

Stanford, Mont................... 92

Wolf Creek (Wolf Creek basin) near Wolf

Point. Mont...................... 141

Wolf Creek "(Yellowstone River basin) at 

Wolf. Wyo.......................

Wolf Point, Mont., Missouri River near 

Wolf Creek near.....................

Wood River at Sunshine, Wyo...........

Woodpile Coulee near international

boundary......................... 120

Work, division of...................... 1

scope of............................. 1

Worland, Wyo., Fifteenmile Creek near.. 221 

Wyola, Mont., Little Bighorn River

near.................... 241,C43

Lodgegrass Creek near ................ 244

Pass Creek near...................... 242

Wyoming Canal below Pilot diversion,

near Morton, Wyo................. 189

near Lenore, Wyo..................... 187

428

334

363

429

Yanktori, S. Dak., Missouri River at....

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park..............

Yellowstone National Park:

Gardiner River near Mammoth..........

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger 

station..........................
Yellowstone National Park:

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel.

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone 

Lake Outlet....................

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont..

at Cor.fln Springs, Mont..... ......

at Miles City, Mont................

at Yellowstone Lake Outlet, Yellowstone National Park............

discharge measurements of..........

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Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont. 158

152 near Sidney, Mont.................... 285

Yellowstone River basin, Mont.-Wyo.,

153 discharge measurements in ...... 439-44U

178 gaging-station records in...........152-286

155 reservoirs in. ........................ 283

153

439

Zap, N. Dak., Spring Creek at........

Sortman, Mont., Missouri River

near...........................

301

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