UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE

J. A. KRUG, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL S0RV 

W. E. WEATHER, Director;

Water-Supply Paper

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1944

 PART 13 

SNAKE RIVER BASIN

Prepared by 

WATER RESOURCES BRANCH

DIVISION OF SURFACE WATER

In cooperation with the States of

IDAHO, OREGON, WASHING£ON,>ND WYOMING 

and other attend

UNITED STAT.ES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1946

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. 

' Price 40 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

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

Definition of terms................................................................... 1

Explanation of data................................................................... 2

Time basis............................................................................ 5

Accuracy of field data and computed results........................................... 5

Publications..........................................^ ..................'............. 5

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

Cooperation............................................................................ 12

Division of work......................................................................' 12

Gaging-station re cords.........-...................................'.................... 14

Snake River main stem............................................................... 14

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo........................................................ 14

Snake River at Moran, Wyo......................................................... 15

Snake River near Heise, Idaho..................................................... 16

Diversions from Snake River between Heise and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho...... 17

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho.................................................... 18

Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and dough Ranch gaging stations,

Idaho........................................................................... 19

Snake River at Clough Ranch., near Blackf oot, Idaho................................ 20

, American Falls Reservoir at American Falls, Idaho................................. 21

Snake River at Neeley, Idaho...................................................... 23

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho................................................. 24

Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho.................................................. 25

Snake River at Milner, Idaho...................................................... 26

Snake River near lumberly, Idaho.................................................. 27

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho................................................ 28

Snake River below Lower Salmon Falls, near Hagerman, Idaho........................ 29

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho................................................... 30

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho....... t ............................................' 31

Snake River at Weiser, Idaho...................................................... 32

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg.......,.......................;......................., 33

Snake River near Clarkston, Wash.................................................. 34

Salt River Basin....................................................... -............. 35

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo........................................................ 35

Salt Ri.ver at Wyoming-Idaho State line............................................ 36

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo.................................................. 37

Swift Creek near Afton, Wyo........................................................ 38

Henrys Fork Basin................................................................... 39

Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho...................................................... 39

Island Park Reservoir near Island Park, Idaho..................................... 40

Henrys Fork near Island Park, Idaho............................................... 41

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho......1........................................... 42

Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho.......................1............................ 43

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations, Idaho. 44

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho................................................. 45

Diversions from Henrys Fork between St. Anthony and Rexburg gaging stations, Idaho 46

Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho................................................... , 47

Smaller reservoirs In Henrys Fork Basin........................................... 48

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station, near Squirrel, Idaho............. 48

Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho......'............................................. 49

Diversions from FaU River betweeft Squirrel and Chester gaging stations, Idaho.... 50

Fall River near Chester, Idaho.................................................... 51

Teton River near Tetonia, Idaho................................................... 52

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho................................................ 53

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station and mouth, Idaho... 54

Blackfoot River Basin............................................................... 55

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho............................................. 55

Mud Lake-Lost River Basin...........................................'................ 56

Mud Lake Basin.................................................................... 56

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho................................................... 56

KJamas Creek at Eighteenmile shearing corral, near Kilgore, Idaho................ 58

Cams Creek at Camas, Idaho..................................................... 59

Beaver Creek at Spencer, Idaho.................................................. 60

Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho................................................... 61

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho..................................................... 62

Medicine Lodge Creek 'at Bills Ranch, near Argora, Idaho....................'..... 63

Medicine Lodge Creek near Small, Idaho...............'........................... 64

Little Lost River Basin........................................................... 65

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho.............................................. 65

.Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near Howe, Idaho........................... 66

Big Lost River Basin.............................................................. 67

Big Lost River at Wild Horse, near Chilly, Idaho................................ 67

Big Lost River at Howell Ranch, near Chilly, Idaho.............................. 68

Big Lost River (east channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho........ 69

Big Lost River (west channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho,....... 70,

ttackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho............................................. 72

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho....................... 73

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho............................. 74

Warn Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idaho............................. 75

Sharp ditch near Mackay, Idaho.................................................. 76

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IV - CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued. - Page

Portneuf River Basin................................................................ 77

Port'neuf River at Topaz, Idaho...-... . x ....'.......................,. .............-. 77

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho................................................ 78

Birch Creek near Downey, Tdaho.................................................... - 79

Tributaries and diversions between Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek............ 80

North Side Mlnldoka Canal near Mlnldoka, Idaho.................................... 80

South Side Mlnldoka Canal near Mlnldoka, Idaho.................................... 81

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho............................... 82

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho............................................... 83

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho.................................................. 84

P. A. lateral near Mllner, Idaho.................................................. 85

Mllner low-lift canal near Mllner, Idaho.......................................... 86 '

Ooodlng Canal at Mllner, Idaho.................................................... 87

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Mllner, Idaho...................................... 88

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho...................................... 89

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Idaho.................................................. 90

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho................................................. 91

Salmon Falls Creek Basin............................................................ 92

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jaclnto, Nev.......................................... 92

Salmon River Canal Co. ReserveIr near Rogerson, Idaho............................. 93

Salmon River Canal Co. Canal near Rogerson, Idaho................................. 94

Big Wood River Basin................................................................ 95

Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho.................................................... 95

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho................................................ 97

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho............................................. 98

Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho............................. 99

Big Wood River at Goodlng, Idaho................................................... 100

Big Wood River near Goodlng, Idaho................................................ 101

Warn Springs Creek at Guyer Hot Springs, near Ketchum, Idaho...................... 102

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho................................................... 103

Camas Creek near Blalne, Idaho.................................................... 104

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho............................................... 105

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho................................................ 106

Thorn Creek spillway near Goodlng, Idaho.......................................... 107

Little Wood River at Campbell Ranch, near Carey, Idaho............................ 108

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho............................................... 109

Little wood River near Richfield, Idaho........................................... 110

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho.............................................. Ill.

Sliver Creek near Plcabo, Idaho................................................... 112

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho.............................................. 113

Tributaries and diversions between Big Wood River and Owyhee River........'.......... 114

Bennett Creek near Bennett, Idaho................................................. 114

Mountain Home feeder canal near .Mountain Home, Idaho ......... f .................... 115

Mountain Home cooperative canal near Mountain Home, Idaho......................... 116

Bruneau River near Hot Spring, Idaho.,............................................ 11,7

Wlckahoney Creek near Brunea'u, Idaho.............................................. 118

Jacks Creek near Bruneau, Idaho................................................... 118 -

Owyhee River Basin..................................................'................ 119

Owyhee River near Gold Creek, Nev................................................. 119

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev..........:..................................... 120

Owyhee River above China diversion dam, near Owyhee, Nev.......................... 121

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg......................................... 122

Wild Horse Reservoir near Gold Creek, Nev.......................................... 123

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near Nyssa, Oreg.................................. 123

Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, Oreg............................................... 124

Boise River Basin................................................................... 125

Boise River near Twin Springs, Maho.............................................. 125

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho........................................... 126

Boise River at Dowllng Ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho............................... 127

Bolss River at Boise, Idaho....................................................... 128

Boise River at Notus, Idaho....................................................... 129

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho................................................ 130

South Fork Boise River at Anderson Ranch Dam, Idaho............................... 131

South Fork Boise River near Lenox, Idaho.......................................... 132

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett, Idaho...............................i 133

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho................................................. 134

New York Canal near Barber, Idaho....."............................................ 135

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho.......................................... 136

Malheur River .Basin.. .............................................................-' 137

Malheur River near Drewsey, Oreg.................................................. 137

Malheur River be^ow Warmsprings Reservoir, near Riverside, Oreg................... 138

Malheur River near Hops, Oreg..................................................... 139

Reseryolrs In Malheur River Basin, Oreg........................................... 140

North Fork Malheur River above Agency Valley Reservoir, near Beulah, Oreg......... 141

North Fork Malheur River at Beulah, Oreg.......................................... 142

-Payette 'River Basin.................................................................. 143

South Fork Payette River at Lewman, Idaho......................................... 143

South Fork Payette R'lver near Garden Valley, Idaho................................ 144

South Fork Payette River near Banks, Idaho................................ :.w..... 145

Payetts River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.......................................... 146

Payette River near Emmett, Idaho.................................................. 147

Payette River near Payette, Idaho................................................. 148 -

Clear Creek at Lowman, Idaho...................................................... 149

Deadwood Reservoir near Lowman, Idaho............................................. 150

Deadwood River below Deadwood Reservoir, near Lowman', Idaho....................... 151

Deadwood River near Lowman, Idaho...................;............................. 152

Payette Lake at McCall, Idaho..................................................... 153

North Fork Payette River at McCall, Idaho......................................... 154

North Fork Payette River at Cascade, Idaho........................................ 155-
CONTENTS < V

Oaglng-station records Continued.

Payette River Basin Continued. Page

North Fork Payette River near Smiths Ferry, Idaho................................. 156

Fish hatchery diversion at McCall, Idaho.......................................... 157

Lake Fork Payette River above reservoir, near McCall, Idaho....................... 158

Lake Pork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho............................................ 159

Laks Fork Payette River below Lake Irrigation District Canal, near McCall, Idaho.. 160

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho...1............................. 161

Cruzen Canal at Lake Pork, Idaho.................................................. 162

Porter Creek near Gardena, Idaho...............:...........,...................... 162

Welser River Basin................................................ .................. 163

Welser River at Tamarack, Idaho................................................... 163

Weiser River- at Starkey, Idaho.................................................... 164

Welser River near Council, Idaho.................................................. 165

Weiser River near Cambridge, Idaho................................................ 166

Welser River above Crane Creek, near Welser, Idaho................................ 167

West Fork Welser River near Fruitvale,.Idaho...................................... 168

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho........................................ 168

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho................................................... 169

Middle Pork Weiser River near Mesa, Idaho......................................... 170

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho.............................................. 171

Johnson Creek below Johnson Park, near Council; Idaho............................. 172

Pine Creek near Cambridge, Idaho.................................................. 173

Little Welser River near Indian Valley, Idaho..................................... 174

Crane Creek Reservoir near Mldvale, Idaho........................,................ 175

Crane Creek near Midvale, Idaho................................................... 176

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho........................................... 177

' Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser, Idaho............................... 178

Mann Creek near Weiser, Idaho..................................................... 179

Burnt River Basin................................................................... 180

Unity Reservoir near Unity, Oreg.................................................. 180

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg................................................... 181

Powder River Basin.................................................................. 182

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg. ................................................... 182

Powder River near Roblnette, Oreg.................. a.............................. 183

^ Imnaha River Basin.................................................................. 184

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg............................................'.......... 184

Salmon River Basin.................................................................. 185

Salmon River near Obsidian. Idaho................................................. 185

Salmon River below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho................................ 186

Salmon River below Yankee Pork, near Clayton, Idaho............................... 187

Salmon River near Challls, Idaho.................................................. 188

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho.;..............................-..................... 189

Salmon River at Whltebird; Idaho.................................................. 190

Alturas Lake Creek near Obsidian, Idaho........................................... 191

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho.................................................... 192

Yankee Pork Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho...................................... 193

Challls Creek near Challis, Idaho................................................. U94

Pahslmerol River near May, Idaho.................................................. 195

Middle Fork Salmon River near Cape Horn, Idaho.................................... 196

Bear' valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho........................................... 197

South Pork Salmon River near Khox, Idaho.......................................... 198

Johnson Creek near Landmark ranger station, Idaho................................. 199

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho............................................... 200

Secesh River near Burgdorf, Idaho................................................. 201

Warren Creek at Warren, Idaho..................................................... 202

Boulder Creek near Tamarack, Idaho. ................................................ 204

Orande Ronde River Basin...................................:........................ 205

Orande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg............................................. 205

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg............................................... 206

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg.................................................. 207

East Fork Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg......................................... 208

Wallowa Falls power-plant tallrace near Joseph, Oreg.............................. 209

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg.. ..............*................................. 210

Lostlne River near Lostine, Oreg.................................................. 211

Bear Creek.near Wallowa, Oreg..................................................... 212

Asotln Creek Basin.................................................................. 213

Asotin Creek near Asotln, Wash..... A............................................. 213

Clearwater River Basin.............................................................. 214

Selway River near Lowell, Idaho................................................... 214

Clearwater River at Kamlah, Idaho........................... k ..................... 215

Clearwater River at Spaldlng, Idaho............................................... 216

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho................................................... 217

South Fork Clearwater River near Grangeville, Idaho............................... 218

North Fork Clearwater River near Ahsahka, Idaho................................... 219

Mission Creek near Winchester, Idaho.............................................. 220

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.................................................. 221

Index ............ t .................................................................... 223

ILLUSTRATION

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Figure 1. Oaglng-station structures: A, Snake River at King Hill, Idaho; B, Snake

River near Murphy, Idaho; C, Snake River near clarkston, Wash.T.......... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SNAKE RIVER BASIN, 1944

SCOPE OF WORK *

This volume Is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

stage and flow made o» streams, lakes, and reservoirs In the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1944. The work was begun In 1888 In connection with 

specla^. studies relating to Irrigation. Measurements of tiie flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 10,000 gaging stations 

In tiie 48 states and also at many In the Territories, of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1944, 

5,340 gaging stations, Including those In Hawaii, were being maintained by the Geological . 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 

during the water year at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind Is acknowledged In connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," In the Introductory matter that precedes the gaging-station records in each volume. In the present 

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units In which stream-flow data are presented in this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." A second-foot Is the 

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel Is 1 square 'foot In cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity Is 1 fcot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" ^ i a the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that tiie runoff Is distributed uniformly both as regards 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. It Is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which Is usually expressed in Inches.

An "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 connection 

with storage"for Irrigation.

- "Second-foot-day" Is^ the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot 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 an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" Is a term used to designate a feature downstream from ttwgage that determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, a reach 

of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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"Contents" Is a term applied to Hie volume of water In a reservoir, not Including water 

In bank storage unless so Indicated.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

discharge, and general information used to supplement the records of stage and discharge

measurements In determining the dally flow. The records of stage are obtained either from

*

direct readings on a nonrecordlng gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined In standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical structures In use at gaging stations are shown In figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the dally mean gage height to those rating tables gives the ' 

dally mean dlecharge, 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 dally 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 the 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times Hie stage-discharge relation for a station 

may be temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the cqntrol. 

For such times the dally mean discharge Is computed by what Is essentially the "shiftingcontrol" method, described above.

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

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

method," In which the slope or fall In a reach of the stream Is a factor In the determination of discharge. Information requisite for determining Hie slope or fall Is obtained 

by means of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the, base gage. At some stations

the stage-discharge relation Is affscted by changing stage, and from them the rate of

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change of stage Is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations In the northern part of Hie united States and at some in the 

mountainous regions of pther parts the stage-discharge relation Is affected by Ice during 

the winter, which makes It 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 stations In the same or nearby basins. For those 

stations at; which the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, the days included In 

the periods of Ice effect either are Indicated In ttie tab^e by symbols referring to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of Ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly Indicated 

by a footnote.

For most of the gaging stations on streams In the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the dally discharge of 

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating '
EXPLANATION OF DATA

A. SNAKE RIVER AT KING HILL, IDAHO.

B. SNAKE RIVER NEAR MURPHY. IDAHO.

C. SNAKE RIVER NEAR CLARKSTON, WASH. 

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES
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tables" are published for all stations except those at which the dally discharge for the 

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude as 

determined from the best available maps, and Information in regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for the 

number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

complete years of record. 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 or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the 

lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified, selected peak discharges with the times of 

their occurrence are given, below the table of monthly discharge, for some stations.' This 

supplementary information is generally omitted for a station at which the drainage area of 

the stream Is less than 10 or more than 10,000 square miles or at which, on most days, the 

peak discharge exceeds the mean discharge by less than 10 percent.

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

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the 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 nonreccrding gages, the table of dally discharge gives the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage or the mean of twice-daily 

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

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings made once or twice dally or oftener, as 

stated in the station description.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures given in the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives Hie maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given

i 

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in cubic

feet per second during the month.

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 is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given stages Is 

usually given In the first report in which data for a station are published but is omitted 

from succeeding reports. N
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TIME BASIS

At 2 a.m. on February 9, 1942, as an emergency measure, the Nation shifted from 

standard time to "v^ar time," and clock time In the several zones of the country was moved 

ahead 1 hour, or to 3 a.m. Recorde of dally discharge prior to February 9, 1942, were 

computed on the basis of standard time. Records subsequent to that date have been computed 

on the basis of war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency 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 flow, and Interpretation of 

records.

The station deecrtptlon gives a statement In regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent"*Indicates that, In general, the error In the dally 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 meandischarge and runoff are, In general, more accurate than the dally records.

Yield at some stations ae Indicated by monthly means may vary widely from natural yield, 

owing to diversion, consumption, regulation1 by storage, Increase or decrease in evaporation 

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "second-feet pe_r 

square mile" and "runoff In inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are Included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes In contents or 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 Its Inclusion Is indicated. Figures of second-feet 

per square mile and runoff In inches are also omitted If the drainage area Includes large 

noncontrlbuttng areas or If the average annual rainfall vover the drainage area Is less 

than 20 Inches.

Many gaging stations on etreams 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 show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations 

below the etation must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents In summary the distribution of the flow past the 

station. The table of daily discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies of the 

variation In flow. As further observations In each succeeding* year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, It should be borne In mind that such data are 

eubject to revision In succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually In 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as Indicated 

below:

Parl^l. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic and eastern (Julf of Mexico basins (James River to 

Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudeon Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.
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Part 6. Missouri River Basin. .

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9'. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin. l

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 obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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 branch of 

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 528 Federal Building.

Ashevlile, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Atlanta, Ga., 410 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 124 Geology Building, Louisiana State University.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building. Charlottesvllle, Va., House G, Dawson Row, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Tenn,, 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 105 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, 8. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 404 Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Harrlsburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 205 Underwriters Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Mlllsaps Building.

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Morgantown, W. Va.. 406 Mineral industries Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, F^a, 304 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 242 Education Building.

St. Paul, Minn., J.427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton; N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex, Elm Street.

Washington, D. C., Federal Works Agency Building.

Wllllamsburg, Ky., Kentucky Highway Building.

west of the^ Mississippi River:

Albuquerque, N. Hex., 723 North Second Street.

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 1301 State Capitol.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 310 Denham Building.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena. Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 804 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Lincoln, Nebr., 349 Statehouse.

Los Angeles. Calif. 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 535 State Capitol.

Plerre, S. Dak., City Hall.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Mo., 1002 New Federal Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 625 Market Street Building.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 204 United States Courthouse. % 

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building. 

/Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Arlz., 210 Post Office Building.

A- list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the 

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
PUBLICATIONS 7

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. -

\

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey , 

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

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

12th A, pt. 

13th A, pt . 

14th A, pt .

B T Vt

16th A, pt .

W 11. ......

18th A, pt . 

W 15

19th A, pt . 

W 2V

W 28

20th A, pt. 

W 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 

W 47 to 52. 

22 d A, pt. 

W 65, 66...

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

4

4

4 

4 

4.

Character of data

Sascriptlve information only.

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

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. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams' west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries, i

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1384 to June 30, 1891. 

1S84-92. 

188S-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1S97.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

and drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particular gaging 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the 

station was maintained. For example, the data for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the 

area covered by part 3 are published In Water-supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

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 listed appearing In the same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An Index of 

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published In water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, Issued as Water-Supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the r ea covered by that report, a 

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of 

record, have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

f>
Numbers of water-supply pipers containing results of stream meas

(For basins Included see PP- 5-6).

Year

1899 a 

1900 g 

1901. 

1902.

1904. 

190S. 

1906. 

1907-8 

1909.

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914.

1915. 

1916. 

1917. 

1918. 

1919-20

1921. 

1922. 

1923. 

1924. SB- 1926. 

1927. 

1928. 

1929. 

WO.

1931. 

1932. 

1933. 

1934. 

Igtf.

1936. 

1937. 

1938. 

1939. 

1940.

1941. 

1942. 

1943. 

1944.

1

35 

Q. 47, h48 

** 65, 75 

82

V'oV ",«, ,SZ

O124, p!25, q!26 

0165, pi 66, 0167 

0201, p202, 4203 

241 

261

281 

501 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521

541 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681

 7TT

726 

741 

756

 Zft 801 

821 

851 

871 

891

921 

951 

971 

1001

2

b35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 WK?§ ql26, 127 

ql57, 158 

4203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

522' 

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872 

892

922 

952 

978 

1002

3

36 

48, 149 

55, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

923 

953 

973 

1003

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

924 

954 

974 

1004

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

Ic83, 85 

k98. 90. nlOO

kl28, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

955 

975 

1005

6

035, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r!31 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

355 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

9C6 

956 

976 

1006

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98. 99

k!28, 131 

k!69', 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

7l7 

732 

747 

762 

787

8O7 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

95V 

977 

1007

8

3

5

66, 7

8

9

13

17

21

24

26

28

30

32

35

38

40

43

45

47

50

52

54

56

58

60

62

64

66

68

70

71

73

74

76

78

80

82

85

87

89

92

95

97

100

a Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper <59. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d areen and Ounnlson Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnison River.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 contained In Water-Supply 

Paper 52. Monthly discharge for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wisaahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

i Scloto River.

j Loup, P

k Tributar

m Lake On

n Hudson 

o Hew Eng

p Hudson R

q Susqueh

r, Platte 

s The Grea

t Below m

u Rogue, 
PUBLICATIONS

Reports 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 have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and1 titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

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

Report Period Water-supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In 1895-1903

Mississippi. ' 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacra- 18S7-1912

mento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements In San 187S-1912

Joaquin River Basin. i 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great IS91-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface wate supply of Pacific slope of.......... 1S90-1918

California, Surface water supply o Sacramento River Basin.............. 1895-1987

California, Surface water supply o San Joaquin River Basin............. 1S95-1927

California, southern, Surface wate supply of Pacific slope basins In... 1S94-1927 

California, Surface water supply o minor San Francisco Bay, northern 1S95-1927

Pacific, and Great basins In. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................ 1884-1900

Georgia, Water resources of.............. A ............................. 1S95-1905

Hassachusetts, Surface waters of........................................ 1845-1915

Nebraska, Surface water supply of....................................... 1S94-1906

Oregon, Surface water supply of......................................... 1S78-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.......................... 189S-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of.............................................. 1S75-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data in.............................. 187S-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface wat erg of..................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Wat er power of..................................... 1S9S-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization....................... 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN ,

Colorado River (Arlz.,, Colo., K. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and its utilization.. 1S88-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and Its utilization................ 1S97-1927

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1891-193S

at base stations in. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of........... 1898-193S

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of.................................. 1889-1920

Sreen River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) and its utilization..................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of........................ 1890-1906

Milk River. See St. nary and Milk Rivers...............................

Missouri and STT Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of........... 1881-193S

Hew-Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of... 1S95-1920 

Penobscot River «asln (Maine), Water resources of....................... 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)............. 5.................. 1S95-1906

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., H. Hex., Tex.), Water resources of............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers. (Mont., Canada), Water supply of............... 1898-1917

St. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary

River Basin. 

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.), Hydrography of...................... 1S90-1904

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74 

197 

415 

230 

370 

S50 

424 

492 

S70 

1S6 

469

395

617

918

916 

517 

618 

19S

917 

536 

279 

192 

35S 

491

109

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.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

Report Issued by

Alabama.......

Arkansas......

Colorado......

Connecticut...

Do......

Georgia....

Co......

Illinois...

Do......

Indiana....

Do......

Iowa....... Do -.

1S95-1915 

1857-1928 

1881-1935

1900-1927

1912-33 

1S95-1906

1907-19

1908-11

1900-1934

1923-27

1927-30

1873-1932

1873-1940

1941-42

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama.........

Stream-gaging Rept. 1.....................

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2,

Data on stream-gaging stations of '

Colorado.1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3,

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connectiput..

5th biennial report2 . ....*.................

Bull. 16, Water powers of Georgia.........

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia.........

Water resources of Illinois...............

Stream-flow data of Illinois..............

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana.. 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana. 

Stream-flow records of Iowa...............

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface wate?

resources of IowaGeological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Surrey. 

State Planning Commission,

Water Conservation Board,

State engineer. ' 

Do.

State Geological and Natural

History Survey. 

State Water Commission. . 

Geological Survey of Georgia.

Do.

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of,Waterways. 

Department of Conservation.

Do.

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological*Survey.

Do.

1 Contains records off yearly discharge only.

2 Contains records of monthly discharge In second-feet per square mile.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1944, PART 13

State reports containing compilations if records of discharge Continued

State

Kentucky..... 

Xioul siana . . .

Maryland.....

Minnesota. . . . 

Missouri. ....

Hebraska.... 

Sew Hampshire 

Sew Jersey. 

Hew Mexico... 

Xorth Carolina.

North Dakota.

Pennsylvania .

Rhode Ialand> 

Tennessee....

Virginia.....

Washington. .* 

Wisconsin....

Period

1995-1919 

1919-84 

1924-23 

1923-35

1910-20 

1903-33

1887-1920 

19.29-37

1892-1943

1909-12 

1857-1926 

1927-39

1889-1911 

1831-1933

1394-1914

1914-23 

1339-1922 

1391-1923

1923-54 

1934*40

1388-1925 

1889-1925

1839-1936 

1919-21

1882-1958 

1882-1944

1393-1921 

1902-39

1898-1959 

187S-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30 

1930-36 

1390-1911 

1928-52

1929-41 

1874-1924 

1980-50 

1889-1905 

1906-10 

1911-16 

1395-1927 

1927-42

1927-42 

1927-42 

1927-42

1878-1955 

1888-1914 

1914-25

Report

Report of Division of Water Resources. . . .

Oeol. Bull. 16, Surface water aupply of 

Louisiana.

major streams In Maryland. 

.Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources investigation of Minnesota.

Hi a sour 1. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12'... 

Bull. 53, Surface water supply of Hew 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

Sew Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

Sew Jersey. 

Surface water supply of Sew Mexico ........ 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of Horth 

Carolina streams. 9 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of Horth 

Carolina streams. 4 

Report to Governor of Horth Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 1200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources cf the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Mater resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. < Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 54, Water resources of Tennessee. ... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee5 ....

Bull. 51, Water resources of Virginia..... 

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River Basin). 

Bull. 6, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Roanoke and Ohowan River Basins). 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Sew, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad. Commission of Wisconsin , to Legislature on water powers. 

2d report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission- and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resource*.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology and 

Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey and 

Water Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation and 

Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

" Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation and 

Development . 

Do.

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

 Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters. 

Department of Public Works. 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Department of Conservation and 

Development . 

Bailroad Commission of Wls- 

 conaln. 

DC.

2 Contains records of monthly discharge In second-feet per sguare mile.

S Contains records cf weekly discharge.

4 Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly dlsohargs and yearly mean 

discharge.

Hote.- 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: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Hebraska, Hevada, Hew Mexico, 

Hew York (also Hew York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), Horth Dakota, Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming. >
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SUBOTY \ 11

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 Gsologlcal Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc Information and analyses and 

compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the 

numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-supply 

Paper

88

92

96 

147 

162 

334 

426 

487 

; 488 

520-G 

636-C 

771 

773-E 

796-B 

796-C 

796-G

798

799

800 

816 

836-A 

838

842

843

844

847

867

869

'967-A 914 '

967-B

The Patsalc flood of 1902.

The Passalc flood of 1903.

Destructive floods In the United States In 1903. v

Destructive floods In the united States In 1904.

Destructive floods In the united States In 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of Harch-Aprll 1913.

Southern California floods of January 1916.

The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

The floods In central Texas In September 1921.

Some floods In ttie Rocky Mountain region.

The New England flood of November 1927.

Floods In the united states, magnitude and frequency.

The New York State flood of July 1935.

Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

Major Texas floods of 1935.

The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers.

The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

Major Texas floods of 1936.

Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn.

Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February 1937.

Floods In Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

Floods of December 1937 In northern California.

Floods Of March 1938 In southern California.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

Hurricane floods of September 1938.

Flood of August 1935 In Kusklngum River Basin, Ohio. .

Texas 'floods of 1938 and 1939.

Floods of September 1939 In Colorado River Basin below Boulder Dam.

Flood of July 5, 1939, In eastern Kentucky.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this 

report at which records of dally discharge were collected during the Yrater year October 

1943 to September 1944 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these 

stations are not contained In the publications of the Geological Survey except as noted. 

Records of discharge collected by agenoiea other than the Geological Survey

Stream

American Palls Reservoir, tnfltnt to.

Grande Ronde River*.. 

Indian Creek. ........

Snake River tributaries. 

Teton River tributaries and diversions*

Location

SWi sec. 33, 9. IB S., R. 44 S., 5 

miles southwest of Vale,- Oreg. 

Prior to spring of 1937 In sec* 80, 

6 miles west of Vale, Oreg. 

SWj sec. 11, T. S S., R. 36 £., near 

fa Grande, Oreg. 

SE& sec. 33, T. 1 3., R. 40 £., above 

forth Indian Creek near Xmbler, 

Oreg. 

SWi sec. 38, T. 80 S., R. 41 B., 

near Hanorf , Oreg. 

Below Nevada Dam, near Vale, Oreg.

Period

1927-28, 193S-44..

1938 44 

1934, 1936-48, 

1944t.

X94O*T 44t

Collected by

Idaho Mater Mat riot 

36. 

Oregon State engineer.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Idaho Water District 

36. 

Do.

t 

Records for soffie eaPller Tears published in mater-supply papers of the OeoXogloal Surrey. 

Pra gnont ary 

710661 0-46-3
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1944, PART 13

Records of discharge collected byvagencles ether than the Geological Survey -Continued

Stream

Mallows Lake Reservoir 

Wallowa River.'......:.

Location

Below Wallowa Lake, Oreg. . ............

Period Collected by

Oregon State engineer. 

Do.

t Records for some earlier years published In water-supply papers of the Geological Surrey.

Hote.- Of the records for the stations operated by the Oregon State engineer, those for 1925-30 

are published In Bulletin 8 of the State engineer, and those for 1931-36 (including some to 

December 1936) In Bulletin 9; those for 1937-43 have not been published. - ,

Records for the stations operated by Idaho Water District 36 are published In the annual reports 

of that organization.

The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture began In 1932 to 

collect records of runoff from one area of about 760 acres and three areas of less than 70 acres 

each near Pullman, Mash. The records are in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION .

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations listed below.

Idaho: Idaho Department of Reclamation, E. V. Berg, commissioner until December 

31, 1942, James Spofford, State reclamation engineer, thereafter. 

Oregon: Office of the State Engineer, C. E. Strlcklln.

Washington: state Department of Conservation and Development, Ed Davls,

I director, and C. J. Bartholet, supervisor of hydraulics.

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

Financial assistance was furnished by the corps of Engineers, United States Army, in 

the operation of five gaging stations In Idaho.

Financial assistance was furnished also by the Office of Indian Affairs and the Bureau 

of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior and the Federal Power Commission. Assistance was furnished by the Weather Bureau of the united States Department 

of Commerce.

Assistance In collecting records was rendered by the following counties, municipality, 

corporations and other organizations, and watermasters.

Idaho: city of Pocatello, Idaho Power Co., Board of Control for Boise Project, 

Idaho Water District 36, North Side Canal Co., Twin Falls Canal Co., Utan Power & 

Light Co., Washington Water Power Co., and watermasters for Big Lost, Little Lost, 

Big Wood, Little Wood, Boise, and Welser Rivers, Lake Fork of Payette River, and 

Mud Lake.

Oregon: Malheur, Baker, Union, and Wallowa Counties, Eastern Oregon Light & 

Power Co., Pacific Power & Light Co., and Warmsprlngs irrigation District. 

Washington: Washington Water Power Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources branch of the Geological 

Survey, Glenn L. Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, Carl 0. Paulsen, assistant chief 

hydraulic engineer, and Rudolph a. Kasel, chief of the division of surface waters. The 

data for the stations In the several States were collected and'prepared for publication 

under supervision of district engineers as follows: For certain stations in Idaho, namely, 

Snake River at and above miner and stations on tributaries of snake River above American 

Falls Reservoir, Lynn Crandall; for all other stations in Idaho, for Salmon Falls Creek 

near San Jaclnto, Nov., and for Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg., T. R. Newell; in Nevada 

(except for Salmon Falls Creek near San jacinto), M. T. Wilson; In Oregon (except - for
DIVISION OF WORK 13

Snake River at Oxbow), (J. R. Canfleld, the work .being done In collaboration with c. E. 

Strlcklln, state engineer; In Washington, F. M. Veatch; in Wyoming, Robert Follansbee. 

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, hydraulic engineer In charge, and F. J. Flynn, associate engineer, section of reports.
14 OAGING-STATION RECORDS

SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo.

Location.- Electric tape gage, lat. 43°51', long. 110°35', in sec. 18, T. 45 N., R. 114 

-w., at dam on Snake River, at Moran. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 816 square miles.

Records available.- July 1908 to September 1944 (1908-10, fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 855,940 acre-feet June 27 (elevation, 6,789.35 

feet); minimum, 297,390 acre-feet Sept. 20-24 (elevation, 6,745.61 feet).

1908-44: Maximum contents, 857,220 acre-feet June 23, 1937 (elevation, 6,769,40 

feet); no usable contents several days in period August to October 1919 (elevation, 

6,730.00 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir was formed by log crib dam In 1906 with a usable capacity of 300,000 

acre-feet. The dam washed out in July 1910 was replaced by an earth dam, forming a 

reservoir with a usable capacity of 380,000 acre-feet. The earth dam was raised In 

1916 Increasing the usable capacity to 790,000 acre-feet. In 1917, by dredging the 

outlet, the capacity was further Increased to 847,000 acre-feet between elevations 

6,730 feet (top of baffles In sluices) and 6,769 feet (top of spillway gates). Water 

Is used for irrigation in Snake River Valley," Idaho. Gage read once dally at 8 a.m. 

Contents as given herein are computed from elevation at that time; all available for 

release.

Cooperation.- Reservoir elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 194S to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Iff

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

650,340

650,100

649,370

649,370

649,130

649,130

649,130

649,160

649,130

649,620

650,100

650,580

650,330

650,830

651,070

651 , 070

651,070

652,280

652,760

654,230

654,700

654,940

655,670

656,150

656,640

656,150

655,910

656,640

655,910

656,150

656,150

Nov.

655,670

655,430

655,190

655,670

656,640

655,910

655,430

654,940

653,970

653,250

652,520

653,250

653,730

653,730

653,730

653,000

652,280

652,040

652,040

652,040

651,550

650,830

350,580

650 , B30

650,580

650,340

649,370

648,400

647,920

647,680

-

De<i.

647,920

647,920

647,920

646,400

684,400

648 ',400

648,400

648,400

647,920

647,920

647,440

647,440

647,440

647,200

646,960

647,200

647,680

648,160

648,650

649,370

649,860

650,340

651,070

651,800

652,520

653,490

653,970

654,460

654,940

655,670

656,150

Jan.

656,640

657,610

658,090

659,060

660,030

661,000

662,690

663,180

663, 660

664,140

664,390

664,630

664,870

665,360

665,600

665,840

666,320

666,810

667,290

667,530

667,780

668,260

668,740

669,230

669,710

670,200

670,920

671,650

672,360

675,110

673,600

Feb.

674,330

674,810

675,550

676,030

676,760

677,740

678,720

679,690

680,420

681,400

682,370

682,860

683,350

684,080

684,810

685,540

686,280

687,010

687,490

687,980

688,470

689,440

690,660

691,400

692,130

692,860

693,590

694,080

694,570

-

Mar.

696,030

697,000

697,500

698,230

699,950

700,930

701,420

702,160

702,900

703,630

704,370

705,110

706,090

707,070

707,810

708,540

709,880

710,020

710,760

711,490

712,470

713,210

713,700

714,680

715,180

716,160

717,140

717,880

718,610

719,^00

719,840

Apr.

720,530

721,070

721,310

722,300

722,800

724,030

725,270

727,000

728,240

729,470

730,460

731,700

732,690

733,680

734,660

735,410

736,150

738,640

737,140

737,880

738,570

733,870

739,360

739,860

740,840

742,330

743,070

744,060

745,300

747,530

T

May

749,020

749,770

751,020

752,260

763,510

756,000

759,480

762,470

766,9.50

771,940

775,950

779,710

784,730

790,750

797,280

805,860

813,440

822,290

828,400

833,460

838,320

842,900

847,230

850,560

350,820

.851,070

851,580

853,120

853,120

850,820

852,350

June

853,640

852,100

851,070

649,790

850,050

849,790

850,660

853,380

855,680

854,150

652,350

852,100

851,580

852,350

853,120

853,860

852,610

851,840

852,100

852,100

852,610

852,870

852,100

852,100

852,100

853,120

855,940

862,100

850,560

852,100

-

July

852,100

363,380

869,870

851,580

852,100

852,350

852,100

852,610

852,350

851 ,840

847,480

840,610

833,990

828,140

820,510

811,670

804,100

795,760

787,480

779,460

770,190

762,220

753,260

746,280

787,630

730,710

728,290

716,400

708,540

699,710

691,150

Aug.

682,370

672,860

663,900

663,970

644,320

634,460

083,640

613,610

604,770

596,200

588,140

580,310

570,150

559,790

548,980

538,210

528,630

519,660

510,960

502,160

493,860

485,320

478,660

469,030

460,780

452,600

444,640

436,910

428,790

420,450

413,020

Sept.

405,420

399,380

398,900

387,560

382,710

376,880

372,300

366,800

360,860

352,990

345,130

336,880

329,070

319,820

313,810

305,870

299,980

298,870

297,810

297,390

297,390

297,390

297,390

297,390

897,600

297,810

898,240

898,660

899,510

300,570

-

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Calendar year 1943. .

Water year 1943-44.....

Elevation 

(feet)

6 V61 32

-

6^769 21

6 *7&Q on

6,745.76

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

300,570 -

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+256,990

-112,450

-349,770, ,

Time baala: Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, 

subtract 1 hour.
SMKE RIVER MAIN STEM 15

Snake River at Moran, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°51', long. 110°35", in sec. 18, T. 45 N., R. 114 

U., at Moran, 1,000 feet downstream from Jackson Lake Dam. Datum of gage Is 6,725.61 

feet above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Drainage area.- 816 square miles.

Records available.- September 1903 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 1,413 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,470 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 9.19 

feet); minimum dally, 6 second-feet Feb. 27 to Mar. 31.

1903-44: raxintum discharge, 15,100 second-feet June 12, 1918 (gage height, 10.41 

feet, site and datum then In use); practically no flow for a few days In 1907 and 1909.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for"Dec. 16 to May 17, which are fair. Flow 

regulated- by Jackson Lake -(see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

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

26

29

30

31

Oct.

712

71S

712

662

591

505

458

39C

29!

292

892

892

892

292

 292

892

892

292

898

898

29E

892

888

884

402

701

696

696

696

696

696

Nov.

696

696

696

696

696

696

690

69C

69C

690

313

408

657

657

657

657

657

657

657

657

667

657

657

657

657

657

667

657

657

496

-

Dec.

453

44S

448

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

' 394

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

Jan.

47

47

47

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

34

34

34

34

34

Feb.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

83

13

6

6

6

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Psbr 

Marc

uarv S:?::::::::: :: ;::: 

AttKUSt

September. .................................

Water year 1948-44 ......................

Mar.

6

. 6

6

6

6

6

1 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

«6

6

6

Apr.

7

S

7

e

12

15

18

28

83

84

85

86

86

86

86

86

86

83

84

84

84

84

24

84

25

85

86

85

85

86

Secondfee t-days

7,379

584 ,780

870

67,856

584,526

May

25

24

22

22

22

18

18

18

13

10

10

10

10

10

18

18

18

836

626

580

520

540

555

1,590

8,190

2,190

8,500

4,840

6,080

5,350

4,800

Maximum

463

18,000

34

4,880

6,740

June

6,130

6,570

5,650

4,320

3,940

3,940

3,340

3,400

5,530

5,930

4,820

4,440

3,830

3,710

3,770

4,520

4,640

3,940

2,55O

3,070

3,180

3,640

3,600

8,900

8,650

3,510

5,770

4,660

8,350

8,130

Minimum

884

47

48

6

35

6

July

2,490

3,350

3,260

2,370

1,890

1,900

1,900

1,800

2,080

3,590

5,240

5',400

4,900

5,490

6,150

6,080

6,180

6,180

6,110

6,130

6,870

6,010

5,650

5,770

5,720

5,040

4,980

5,800

5,590

5,930

5,960

Aug.

5,940

6,030

6,330

6,160

6,850

6,740

6,570

5,860

5,250

5,880

4,840

6,140

6,850

6,670

6,640

6,830

5,770

5, B80

5,320

5,380

5,800

5,080

5,110

5,870

4,930

5,040

4,880

4,920

5,000

4,920

4,420

Mean

838

1,608

30.0

4*OB3

8,268

1,697

Sept.

4,140

3,780

3,510

3,180

2,S70

3,170

3,460

3,860

4,040

4,760

4,560

4,880

4,480

4,480

4,840

3,690

8,330

640

453

381

354

337

337

337

201

36

35

35

35

35

Runcff in 

acre-feet

14 ,640

1,160,000

1,730

134 ,600

1,159,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on'this day.

»oty.- Stage-discharge-relation affected by lee Dec. 88 to Mar. 31. Staff-gage readings used 

Dee. IB to Hay 17. 

Time basisi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
16 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River near Helse, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37', long. 111°40', In sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 41 E., 

3 miles upstream from Helse and 23 miles upstream from Henrys Fork. Altitude of gage, 

5,015 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 5,740 square miles.

Records available.- September 1910 to September 1944, except winters of 1914-C4.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 6,715 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 7.21 

reei;;; minimum, 2,070 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

1910-44: Maximum discharge, about 60,000 second-feet May 19, 1927, result of 

washing out of landslide on Gros Ventre River (gage height, about 1*6.0 feet, present 

datum); minimum, 1,210 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

Remarks.«- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Bnation Is above all Irrigation diversions from main river except Rlley ditch (3,670 

acre-feet diverted during year), which diverts 1 mile upstream from station. About 

130,000 acres in Wyoming and Idaho irrigated by diversions from tributaries above 

station. Some regulation by Jackson Lake (see p. 14).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,480

4,430

4,400

4,380

4,380

4,260

4,190

4,080

4,030

3,940

3,980

4,170

4,140

4,010

3,980

3,960

3,920

3,890

3,980

4,240

4,280

4,260

4,12C

3,980

3,960

3,960

4,1DO

4,380

4,450

4,400

4,400

Nov.

4,310

4,170

4,080

4,210

4,600

4,600

4,240

4,030

4,010

4,030

4,050

3,980

3,690

3,800

3,920

3,920

3,890

3,690

3,920

3,940

3,960

3,940

3,960

4,010

3,980

3,870

3,620

3,580

3,620

3,620

~

Dec.

3,620

3,560

3,490

3,490

3,470

3,490

3,450

3,450

3,400

 3,190

3,150

3,190

3,230

b?,230

b3 ,230

03,200

b2,950

b2,850

2,820

2,S80

2,880

2, 640

2,800

2,760

2,780

2,760

2,690

2,580

b2,480

b2 ,580

*b2,670

Jan.

2,7OO

2,740

2,760

2,670

2,700

2,880

2,720

b2 ,500

b2,500

b2,450

b2,300

b2,200

b2,200

b2,250

D2.350

b2,400

b2 ,450

b2,500

b2,550

b2 ,600

b2,600

b2,600

b2,620

*b2 ,640

b2 ,650

b2 ,650

b2,600

b2,400

b2,500

1)2,400

b2,500

Feb.

b2 ,500

b2,550

b2,600

b2 ,650

b2 ,700

b2,900

b2,900

*b2,70C

b2,600

b2,500

b2,400

2,36C

2,380

2,420

2,450

2,430

2,370

2,420

2,360

/ 2,370

2,400

2,460

2,45C

2,42C

2,370

2,370

2,37C

2, SIC

2.32C

-

-

Honth

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ................ . ...

March. .............................. ..

April ............................. nay. ..................................:..::

September .............................. ...

Water year 1943-44 ...............

Mar.

2,370

2,670

' 2,320

2,300

2,320

2,310

2,240

2,210

2,260

2,310

2,300

2,250

2,250

2,280

2,220

2,190

2,210

2,280

2,250

2,260

2,260

2,250

2,190

2,240

2,220

2,180

2,170

S,170

2,150

2,220

2,250

Apr.

2,320

2,420

2,560

2,840

3,260

3,510

3,760

' 3,730

3,620

3,760

4,080

4,550

4,720

4,310

3,890

3,510

3,360

3,210

3,170

3,150

3,230

 3,280

3,340

3,470

3,620

3,670

3,710

3,890

4,140

4,500

-

Secondfoot-days

95,160

3,214,400

157,960

2,178,500

May

4,550

4,400

4,120

3,940

4,140

4,780

5,420

5,760

5,920

6,750

6,720

6,690

6,930

7,530

8,400

9,150

9,670

10,600

10,300

9,460

8,880

8,570

8,330

8,060

7,890

8,540

8,600

9,460

12 ,000

16,300

16,100

Maximum

3,620

35,600

7,180

19,600

June

16,600

18,000

19,000

18,000

16,000

14,700

14,600

14,700

15,400

19,000

19,600

18,000

17 ,200

16 ,100

15,900

15 ,800

16 ,400

16,800

15 ,400

13,600

13,9OO

14,600

14,800

13 ,900

13 ,300,

14,100

17,800

19,400

17,000

13,600

-

Minimum

2,480

1 ,910

2,820

2,150

July

12,900

13,500

14 ,600

14,300

13,1OO

11,500

11,200

10 ,700

10,200

9,840

10,200

11,800

11,700

11,100

11,200

11,800

11 ,600

11,500

11,500

11,600

11,400

11,500

11,200

10,500

10,400

10,500

9,840

9,420

9,500

9J670

9,840

Aug.

9,840

9,810

9,670

9,950

9,700

9,600

9,980

9,950

9,420

8,570

8,540

8,030

8,880

9,110

9,460

9,530

9,250

8,770

8,540

8>160

6,160

7,990

7,820

7,720

8,060

7,630

7,660

7,630

7,460

7,530

7,630

Mean

3,070

8,807

5,265

6,052

Sept.

7,150

7,020

6,720

6,600

6,430

5,980

5,870

6,310

6,030

6,230

6,990

6,930

7,180

6,810

6,780

6,600

6,570

6,140

4,500

3,800

3,510

3,360

3,280

3,210

3,170

3,110

3,020

2,860

2,820

2,960

-

Runoff In 

aore-fset

188 ,700

6,375,000

142 900

313 ,300

4,321,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. '

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basisi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM 17 

Diversions from Snake River between Helse and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho

Between Helse and Shelley gaging stations, 47 canals divert water from Snake River for 

Irrigation; of these, 36 divert above mouth of Henrys Fork. Records available during 

each Irrigation season from 1919 to 1944. One of the canals Is equipped with a waterstage recorder, the others with staff gages which are read once dally. Discharge 

combined to show total diverted flow. Records Include Rlley ditch which diverts 1 mile 

above Helse gaging station. Records good.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

,

Jan. Feb.

1

* Month

Deoeaber ...................................

Calendar year ......................

Januftry

April......... .............................

Hay. .......................................

July..................... ..................

September. ..................................

The period

liar.

-

Apr. .

Seccndf cot-days

152,710

. .

May

622

675

708

760

993

1,160

1,330

1,440

1,690"

1,860

1,900

2,360

2,690

2,860

3,490

4,030

4,440

4,400

4,010

3,930

3,870

3,820

3,780

3,860

4,080

4,760

5,290

5,750

6,040

6,600

6,340

Maximum

6,310

.

June

6,730

5,500

4,670

3,940

3,320

3,810

3,130

3,150

3,060

3,060

2,810

2,690

2,650

2,510

2,650

2,660

2,710

2,980

3,980

4,930

6,360

7,400

7,990

8,390

8,310

8,050

5,970

6,570

5,390

4,970

-

Minimum

3,600

-

July

5,330

5,920

6,260

6,550

6,830

7,140

7,280

7,710

7,720

7,760

8,040

8,360

8,530

8,470

8,350

8,370

8,600

8,340

S.500

8,630

8,640

8,480

8,340

8,130

S,110

8,120

8,160

7,710

. 7,460

7,510

7,5SO

Aug.

7,830

8,180

8,180

8,210

8,040

7,990

7,970

8,080

8,060

7,760

7,700

7,030

7,100

7,1~40

7,610

7,390

7,280

7,160

7,260

7,150

7,040

6,710

6,740

6,730

7,160

6,640

6,670

6,870

6,960

6,920

6,870

Mean

7 *7AO

5,090

_

Sept.

6,260

5,920

5,550

5,910

6,030

5,940

5,940

6,310

6,130

5,640

5,910

5,840

6,290

6,250

6,260

6,170

5,580

4,660

4,430

4,050

3,920

3,740

3,670

3,690

3,500

3,660

3,800

3,870

3,850

3,840

-

Runoff In 

acre-fset

302,900

1,705,000

Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
18 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°25', long. 112°08', in sec. 17, T. 1 IJ., R. 37 

E., a quarter of a mile east of Woodville and 3 miles north of Shelley. Altitude of 

gage, 4,596 feet (from river-profile map).

Records available.- March 1915 to September 1944 (summer months only during some years).

Extremes .-, Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 11.05 

feet); minimum, 1,260 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.42 fset); minimum daily, 

1,560 second-feet Sept. 30. - (

1915-44: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage height, 16.97 

feet); minimum, 288 second-feet Nov. 5, 1934 (gage height. 2.22 feet).

Maximum discharge known, 70,000 second-feet (estimated) June 6, 1894, at former 

station at Eagle Rock (now Idaho Falls), 7 miles upstream from present site.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation by Jackson Lake (see p. 14 ), Henrys Lake (see p. 48 ), Island Park Reservoir (see p. 40 ), and Grassy Lake (see p. 48 ) Many diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

2,940

2,940

2,680

2,960

3,030

3,090

2,960

2,850

2,790

2,790

2,880

3,110

3,480

3,620

3,620

3-, 750

3,830

3,330

4,000

4,380

4,720

4,940

5,000

4,940

5,060

4,970

4,870

5,160

5,280

5,310

5,470

Ncv.

5,510

5,470

5,380

5,190

5,580

5,630

5,390

5,600

5,440

5,310

8,310

5,310

5,280

5,000

 5,050

5,150

5,060

4,780

4,720

4,690

4,660

4,660

4,660

4,690

4,780

4,660

4,460

4,250

4,220

«4,250

-

Dec.

4,220

4,270

4,270

4,220

4,140

4,070

4,070

4,040

3,900

3,700

3,220

3,260

3,270

3,270

3,320

3.370

3,400

3,400

3,340

3,520

3,780

3,850

3,780

3,710

3,680

3,560

3,470

3,250

2,550

2,520

2,580

Jan.

2,750

2,850

2,900

2,900

2,9OO

2,900

2,300

2,650

2,580

2,550

2,600

2,750

2,900

3,100

*3,300

3,360

3,440

3,500

3,600

3,700

3,700

3,650

3,650

3,600

3,600

«3,600

3,600

3,550

3,450

3,300

3,150

Feb.

3,200

3,250

3,330

3,400

3,500

3,500

3,550

3,650

3,300

3,850

3,300

3,800

3,700

3,650

3,600

3,500

3,450

3,400

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,370

*3,500

3,600

3,650

3,700

3,800

3,500

3,500

_

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,660

3,650

3,650

3,500

3,400

3,290

3,330

3,500

3,520

3,520

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

*3,400

3,440

3,550

5,570

3,520

3,440

3,440

3,420

3,310

3,270

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,270

Apr.

3,330

3,400

3,420

3,520

3,730

4,020

4,580

4,870

4,750

4,640

4,690

5,220

5,630

5,730

5,310

4,810

4,380

4,250

4,040

3,870

3,900

4,120

4,150

4,200

4,380

4,550

'4,660

4,660

4,940

5,350

-

Seccndf cot-days

121,420

150,420

111,000

2,963,750

98,850

102,400

106,510

±32,900

215,640

456,120

172,610

98,740

76,570

1,343,180

May

6,050

6,240

5,990

5,630

5,190

5,150

5,510

6,050

6,210

6,470

7,130

7,000

6,700

6,660

6,670

6,700

6,730

7,600

9,080

9,120

3,940

3,450

8,210

7,870

7,100

6,470

5,950

5,540

5,950

8,240

11,100

Maximum

5,470

5,890

4,870

29,800

3,700

3,850

3,650

5,730

11,100

21,700

13,000

4,020

4,170

21,700

June

11,900

13,700

16,200

13,000

18,200

16,600

16,100

15,700

16,000

17,800

20,800

21,700

20,300

19,300

18,500

17,800

17,300

17,600

17,100

14,200

10,700

9,610

8,870

7,840

6,630

6,470

10,500

15,600

17,900

16,200

-

Minimua

2,790

4,220

2,520

1,310

2,560

3,200

3-, 190

3,330

5,150

6,470

3,550

2,540

1,560

1,560

July

13,000

11,400

11,300

11,200

10,400

8,240

6,770

6,020

5,090

4,170

3,550

3,730

4,410

4,220

3,800

3,870

4,120

4,120

4,100

4,100

4,270

4,530

4,750

4,520

4,100

4,000

3,920

3,750

s,eeo

3,640

3,850

Aug.

3,520

3,330

3,810

3,210

3,370

3,330

5,400

3,480

3,400

3,000

2,650

2,540

2,680

3,550

3,870

3,850

4,020

4,000)

3,520

3,190

3,130

3,000

3,000

2,980

3,000

2,900

2,360

2,680

2,740

2,540

2,590

Mean

3,917

5,014

3*581

8,120

3,189

3,531

3,436

4,430

6,956

15,200

5,568

3,185

5,552

5,036

Sept.

8,700

3,880

3,290

3,440

2,980

2,490

2,060

1,800

1,690

1,660

2,000

2,720

2,900

2,810

2,540

2,540

3,010

3,950

4,170

3,350

2,790

2,610

2,510

2,470

2,320

2,100

1,890

1,760

1,580

1,560

-

Runoff in

'acre-feet

240,800

298,400

880,200

5,878,000

196,100

803,100

211,300

263,600

427,700

904,700

342,400

195,800

151,900

3,656,000

 Sinter discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9-19, Dec. 26 to Feb. 21, Feb. 24 to Mar. 3 

 {no gage-height record Dec. 12-15, Jan. 13-14).

Tlae baslsi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SWtKE RIVER MAIN STEM 19

Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and Clough Ranch gaging stations,-Idaho

Between Shelley and Clough Ranch gaging stations, 13 canals divert water from Snake 

River for Irrigation. Records available during each Irrigation season from 1919 to 

1944. The two largest canals are equipped with recorders, the others-with staff gages 

which are read once dally. Discharge combined to show total diverted flow. -Records 

good.

, Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

-*

Nov. Dec.

*

Jan.

t

Feb.

Month

October. ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June ................. .................'

July

 t ....................................

September. .................................

The period ..... ..........................

liar. Apr. May

488

495

524

576

639

780

621

1,040

1,390

1,100

834

919

1,520

2,080

2,440

2,810

3,040

2,980

2,720

2,720

2,940

2,810

2,790

2,860

3,040

3,310

3,510

3,550

3,570

3,660

3 ,480

Soccnd u««-* MUM foot-days Maxi«m»

6E,4;'6 3,660 

67,082 3,976

101,750 3,490 

79,000 3,020

56,600 2,470

_ " _

June

3,190

2,780

2,340

1,750

1,770

1,980

1,830

l,5lO

1,030

983

" 786

827

846

863

798

1,050

1,290

1,390

2,200

2,840

3,410

3,350

3,910

3i970

3,730

3,650

3,240

3,220

3,070

2,980

-

Minimum

488

785

2,770 

1,630

1,480

_

July

3,170

3,210

3,190

3,250

3,410

3,490

3,390

3,400

3,340

3,300

3,080

3,080

3,340

3,410

3,340

3,310

2,970

3,450

3,450

3,440

3,450

3,460

3,450

3,360

3,170

3,260

3,380

3,180

3,290-

2,960

2,770

Aug.

3,020

2,

2,

2,

940

920

890

2,870

2,420

2,

2.

2,

470

BOO

950

2,580

1,660

1,

1,

2,

850

830

370

2,900

2,840

2,

2,

2,

830

790

700

2,650

2,640

2,

2,

2,

BOO

580

650

2,660

2',700

2,

2,

2,

2,

530

540

500

020

2,000

Mean

"

2 111

2 ,236

3,282 

g fi48

1^887

Time baa is; Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

*

Sept.

1,920

2,320

2,290

2,240

2,170

2,100

2,020

1,830

1,700

1,540

1,670

1,940

2,440

2,470

2,260

1,910

2,020

1,920

1,680

1,650

1,610

1,540

1,480

1,490

1,580

1,640

1,760

1,830

1,810

1,800

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

'

 ,

129 600

133*100

201,800 

156,700

112,300

733,700
20 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River at Clough Ranch, near Blackfoot, Idaho

Location.- Water-tetage recorder, lat. 43°07', long. 112 °Z\', In SEi sec. 30, T. 3 S., R. 

34 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Blackfoot River and 14 miles southwest of 

Blackfoot. Altitude.of gage, 4,401 feet (from river-profile map).

Records available.- June 1910 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 second-feet June 12, 13 (gage height, 

9.8B reet); minimum, 177 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1910-44: mxlmum discharge', 46,200 second-feet June 18, 1918 (gage height, 14.80 

feet); minimum, 111 second-feet Nov. 10, 1934 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Late In summer of 1905 there was no flow in Snake River for a distance of 10 miles 

in vicinity of Blackfoot. On Aug. 9, 1905, discharge of Snake River just below mouth 

of Blackfoot River was 39 second-feet, supplied by ground-water inflow a short 

distance upstream.

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

rair. Flow partly regulated by Jackson Lake (see p. 14), Henrys Lake (see p. 48) 

Island Park Reservoir (see p. 40), Grassy Lake (see p. 48), and Blackroot-Marsh 

Reservoir, having a combined capacity of 1,483,000 acre-feet. Many diversions above 

station for Irrigation.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,960

2,080

8,000

1,980

2,020

2,160

2,130

2,050

2,000

2,070

2,160

2,420

2,800

3,090

2,610

3,190

3,220

3,240

3,410

3,720

4,240

4,800

4,940

4,940

4,950

4,990

4,880

4,900

5,110

5,370

6,430

NOV.

5,490

5,490

5,430

5,280

5,280

5,550

5,310

5,710

5,550

5,390

5,330

5,350

5,320

5,140

5,090

 5,070

5,120

4,830

4,740

4,690

4,610

4,630

4,710

4,690

4,730

4,780

4,630

4,370

4,260

4,260

-

Dec.

4,320

4,260

4,330

4,280

4,240

4,210

4,190

4,150

4,010

3,690

* 3,300

3,270

3,250

3,320

3,320

3,360

3,420

3,370

3,300

3,540

3,650

3,850

3,850

3,830

3,790

3,610

3,600

3,290

2,6SO

2,480

1 2,510

Jan.

2,510

2,420

a2,350

a2,300

a2,250

a2,200

a2,100

2,000

1,790

1,600

1,560

1,680

1,S20

1,720

2,000

S,270

2,540

2,840

2,930

2,810

2,S70

* 2,860

2,740

2,780

2,810

2,860

2,930

2,840

2,760

2,410

2,340

Feb.

2,460

2,660

2,730

3,000

S,920

a3,150

3,320

3,540

3,630

3,360

3,320

3,460

3,160

3,290

2,980

3,140

3,040

2,960

2,610

2,780

2,860

2,960

3,000

3,110

3,270

3,320

3,160

3,160

3,320

-

-

Month

NCYemb&r

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .................... A

May. .......................................

August .... . ... . . ...... .... ....

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

3,240

3,320

3,320

3.5SO

a3,5SO

a3,500

a3,400

a3,370

a3,370

3,370

3,370

3,490

3,490

3,360

3,290

 3,270

3,300

3,240

3,250

3,410

3,480

3,390

3,340

3,200

3,190

3,140

3,060

2,960

3,000

2,930

3,010

Apr.

3,190

3,200

3,220

3,340

3,460

3,610

3,880

4,280

4,480

4,300

4,230

4,460

4,920

5,220

5,050

4,820

4,320

4,060

3,330

3,670

3,530

3,510

3,690

3,720

3,810

4,010

4,080

4,060

4,140

4,300

-

Secondfoot-days

105,000

151,380

112,270

2,448,722

73, 890

89,940

102,120

120,460

137, S70

370,860

65,026

18,372

23,124

1,370,312

May

4,300

5,180

5,200

4,950

4,460

4,230

4,170

4,560

4,410

4,520

5,330

5,510

5,120

4,650

4,370

3,780

3,320

3,720

5,240

6,090

5,810

5,590

5,280

4,970

4,370

3,320

2,700

2,040

1,790

2,680

5,710

Maximum

5,430

5,810

4,330

25,400

2,930

3,630

3,530

5,220

6,090

20,200

10,100

1,140

2,510

20,200

June

s.ooo

9,150

12,100

15,200

15,800

14,900

14,100

13,700

14,600

14,900

18,200

20,200

20,200

19,200

17,700

16,500

15,500

15,200

14,900

11,900

8,310

5,790

5,110

4,420

3,370

2,810

4,350

9,150

12,600

13,000

-

Minimum

1,96(

4,26i

2,48C

28E

1.56C

2,46C

2.93C

3,191

l,79i

2,811

21S

22E

18C

18C

July

10,100

8,000

7,610

7,360

6,900

5,590

3,650

2,750

1,970

1,200

667

405

534

744

492

286

S78

see

350

302

365

475

716

912

674

540

435

306

254

218

355

Aug.

594

335

262

240

229

546

730

779

576

405

674

832

848

936

888

936

1,000

1,140

1,050

744

546

498

430

395

340

316

318

345

375

455

588

Mean

) 3,387

6,046

) 3,622

6,709

) 2,384

) 3,101

3,294

4,015

4,447

12,360

; 2,098

593

) 771

3,744

Sept.

648

546

674

1,080

1,090

702

435

246

194

184

180

187

322

415

366

420

630

1,410

2,510

2,280

1,670

1,370

1,270

1,170

1,030

786

540

326

236

208

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

208,300

300,300

222,700

4,857,000

146,600

178,400

202,600

238,900

273,500

735,600

129,000

36,440

45,870

2,718,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Shelley. 

Time basis! Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
SNAKE RIVER IftlH STEM 21

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°46', long. 112°53', in sec. 30, T. 7 s., R. 31 

E., at outlet gates of reservoir on Snake River at American Falls. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Records available.- March 1926 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 1,718,600 acre-feet June 13 (elevation, 4,354.83

 feet): minimum, 530,040 acre-feet Sept. 22 (elevation, 4,327.16 feet).

1926-44: Maximum contents, 1,726,580 acre-feet June 10, 1938 (elevation, 4,354.97 

feet); minimum, 3,240 acre-feet Aug. 30, 1926 (elevation, 4,296.82 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth dikes at each end;

 partial storage began in 1926, full storage In 1927. Capacity, 1,700,000 acre-feet 

between elevations 4,295.66 feet (bottom of outlet gate) and 4,354.50 feet (top of 

spillway radial gates). Small amount of dead storage. Water Is used for Irrigation 

by canals diverting from Snake River at Mlnldoka and miner Dams. Contents as given 

herein are computed from mean dally elevations; all available for release.

Cooperation.- Reservoir elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year (October 1943 to September 1944

i*y

i

2 

3

4 

6

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

- 26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

900,680 

898.220 

896,480 

694,690 

393,120

891,560 

890,380 

888,810 

887,240 

886,670

379,400 

879,000 

377,440 

879,790 

880,180

878, 610 

880,970 

883,320 

884,100 

887,240

889,200 

396,480 

901,360 

909,450 

917,130

924,010

929,670 

930,480 

936,540 

938,160 

960,150

Hov.

968,490 

966,840 

973,610 

978,110 

981,440

989,970 

997,690 

1,006,710 

1,014,000 

1,020,440

1,027,330 

1,034,370 

1,039,220 

1,046,700 

1,062,860

1,059,460 

1,065,190 

1,071,370 

1,077,230 

1,083,100

1,089,410 

1,092,660 

1,097,070 

1,104,740 

IPJ.0,600

1,116.020 

1,122,480 

1,127,080 

1,133,540 

1,136,770

Dec.

1,138,150 

1,144,140 

1,160,600 

1,157,050 

1,164,490

1,169,670 

1,170,140 

1,180,970 

1,188,500 

1,190,380

1,195,090 

1,197,450 

1,200,270 

1,204,510 

1,203,750

1,212,110 

1,216,900 

1,220,740 

1,225,060 

1,227,930

1,232,730 

1,237,060 

1,242,320 

1,247,600 

1,251,910

1,258,170 

1,264,500 

1,269,860 

1,272,780 

1,274,730 

1,277,160

Jan.

1,280,570 

1,284,470 

1,288,350 

1,292,260 

1,297,130

1,299,080 

1,302,000 

1,302,000 

1,296,640 

1,296,640

1,296,640 

1,297,130 

1,297,620 

1,299,570 

 1,299,080

1,299,570 

1,301,030 

1,302,970 

1,306,890 

1,308,330

1,310,360 

1,312,340 

1,317,780 

' 1,324,220 

1,331,150

1,339,560 

1,348,470 

1,357,430 

1,366,000 

1,375,080 

1,381,840

Feb.

1,388,190 

1,396,260 

1,404,330 

1,411,510 

1,420,250

1,429,510 

1,438,760 

1,449,050 

1,460,430 

1,471,940

1,481,890 

1,489,750 

1,499,170 

1,509,120 

1,517,110

1,527,220 

1,536,270 

1,545,860 

1,553,310 

1,561,830

1,570,510 

1,580,290 

1,588,440 

1,597,140 

1,605,830

1,613,980 

1,622,220 

1,629,410 

1,634,380

Mar.

1,636,250 

1,642,680 

1,647,650 

1,652,630 

1,655,940

1,660,920 

1;666,450 

1,673,100 

l,'67e,700 

1,678,140

1,680,940 

1,685,990 

1,690,470 

1,694,960 

1,697,200

1,700,560 

1,701,120 

1,700,560 

1,700,560 

. 1,701,120

1, 70S, 240 

1,703,360 

1,701,680 

1,702,240 

1,702,800

11701,120 

1,704,480 

1,704,480 

1,703,920 

1,703,360 

1,702,800
SNAKE RIVER M/UN STEM

Contents, In acre-feet, of American Palls Reservoir at American Palls, Idaho, water year 

October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr.

1.703,920

1-,V05;040

1,705,600

1,705,600

1,703,360

1,706,160

1,707,280

1,708,960

1, 707,280

1,707,840

1,704,480

1,701,120

1,700,000

1,698,320

1,706,160

1,707,840

1,699,440

1,698,880

1,696,640

1,696,080

1,703,360

1,705,040

1,706,720

1,707,280

1,702,800

1,706,160

1*706,160

1,T04,480

1,702,800

1,703,360

.

May

1,698,320

1,706,720

1,707,280

1,706,160

1,705,040

1,701,680

1,700,660

1,701,120

1,703,360

1,705,040

1,705,040

1,705,600

1,705,600

1,704,480

1,701,120

1,694,960

1,688,790

1,683,190

1,676,460

1,674,780

1,671,420

1,665,340

1,663,680

1,659,810

1,652,630

1,645,440

1,635,490

1,624,990

1,611,270

1,600,400

1,594,420

June

1,693,880

l; 597, 140

1,605,290 '

1,624,990

1,648,200

1,669,210

1,689,350

1,705,600

1,709,520

1,709,520

1,713,470

1,716,890'

1,718,600

1,718,030

1,714,040

1,707,280

1,707,280

1,712,330

, 1,712,900

1,714,610

1,707,840

1,696,640

1,698,880

1,698,880

1,696,080

1,689,910

1,685,990

1,686,550

1,694,400

1,706,720

-

July

1,706,720

1,702,800

1,703,360

1,703,360

1,697,200

1,693,830

1,685,430

1,677,020

1,664,240

1,649,310

1,634,940

1,617,800

1,596,050

1,681,920 '

1,564,530

1,646,920

1,529,880

1,512,850

1,496,550

1,477,700

1,460,430

1,444,420

1,427,960

1,410,480

1,393,740

1,377,100

1,380,960

1,344,020

1,324,710

1,304,440

1,287,390

Aug.

1,270,360

1,254,310

1,235,610

1,222,180

1,203,100

1» 185,200

1,169,670

1,152,440

1,135,380

1,J.17,400

1,101,130

1,084,900

1,069,590

1,049,780

1,035,690

1,021,300

1,007,140

990,890

976,440

965,080

'948,480

932,090

915,510'

896,650

875, 470

861,380

847,280

828,600

815,880

801,420

784,450

Sept.

762,080

751,630

737,930

723,530

710,000

697,360

683,020

669,030

663,760

640,720

626,540

613,100

598,720

681,340

569,830

556,810

548,820

640,310

634,160

633,270

631,220

630,040

631,800

532,390

532,980

633,860

533,570

631,510

630,340

634,460

"

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date'

Dec. 31. ............. ...'. ....

Elevation 

(feet)

4,337.89 

4,339.20 

4,343.46 

4,346.42

-

4,348.53 

4,353.32 

4,354.55 

4,354.56 

4,352.59 

4,354.62 

4,346.63 

4,334.93 

4,327.31

-

Contents 

(acre-feet )

897,050 

950,150 

1,136,770 

1,277,160

-

1,381,640 

1,634,380 

1,702,800 

1,703,360 

1,594,420 

1,706,720 

1,287,390 

784,450 

534,450

.

Qbange In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet )

+53,100 

+186,620 

+140,390

'+324,930

+104,480 

+252,740 

+68,420 

+560 

-108,940 

+112,300 

-419,330 

-502,«40 

-250,000

-362,600

Time basis; Mountain war time, 

ubtractX"TioiiF.

To convert war time to standard time,
SHAKE RIVER MMN STEM 

Snake River at. Neeley, Idaho

23

Location.- Mater-stage recorder, lat. 42°45', long. 112°54', In sec. 31, T. 7 S., R. 31 

E!., half a mile downstream from American Falls Dam. .Datum of gage Is 4,241.8 feet 

above mean sea level (river-profile survey). Records computed'to show flow at former 

site In sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 30 E., half a mile north of Neeley and 3 miles downstream 

from present site, by adding Inflow between sites.

Records available.- Iferch 1906 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum dlsch'arge during year, 23,500 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 9.24 

reet); minimum, 65 second-feet Oct. 28 (gage height, 1.10 feet); minimum dally, 810 

second-feet Feb. 20.

1906-44: rfexlmum dally discharge, 48.400 second-feet June 20, 1918 (gage height, 

13.5 feet, at site and datum then In use): minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 22, 23, 

Nov. 14-16, 1941.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by American Falls Reservoir (see p. 21) 

ana other reservoirs, having a combined usable capacity of 3,200,000 acre-feet. About 

700,000 acres of land Irrigated by water diverted from river and tributaries above 

station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944 . Day

1

9.

4 

5

6

7

8

10

1?

1,3

14

IS

16

17in

20

21

W.

23

?4

25

?f>

27

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

5,880

5,850

5,910

5,630 

5,640

5,640

5,610

5,720

5,710

5,720

5,720

5,830

5,720

5,780

5,710

5,690

5,790

5,796

5,690

5,340

5,330

5,140

4,220

4,280

4,440

4,420

5,110

6,970

4,780

4,600

4,570

Nov.

4,610

4,330

4,560

4,620 

4,690

4,720

4,710

4,720

4,776

4,740

4,770

4,770

4,840

4,820

4,810

4,790

4,840

4.840

4,910

4,390

4,910

4,S90

4,940

4,980

4,800

4,770

4,820

4.640

4,790

4,820

Dec.

4,S70

4,340

4,380

4,400 

3,160

4,380

4,420

4,380

4,380

4,400

4,380

4,380

4,3SO

4,380

4,420

4,230

4,240

4,280

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,160

4,140

4,200

4,180

4,160

4,160

4,180

4,200

4,180

4,180

Jan.

4,300

4,200

4,340

4,320 

4,410

4,380

4,520

5,760

6,340

4,530

4,150

4,390

4,030

4,150

4,900

4,410

4,750

3,970

3,970

5,410

4,510

4,310

1,930

1,930

1,720

1,290

1,120

1,100

1,120

1,700

1,680

Feb.

1,720

1,680

1,540

1,400 

1,210

1,280

1,230

1,220

1,240

1,780

1,5SO

1,570

1,610

1,520

1,510

1,250

1,100

1,110

1,170

810

1,500

938

996

1,510

1,630

1,580

1,580

3,850

3,920

-

MoAth

October

Deoenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Ihy................ ........................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

3,870

3.S70

3,880

4,140 

3,'9SO

3,940

3,940

3,940

4,380

6,130

5,600

3,330

4,050

4,830

4,820

4,070

5,990

5,990

6,030

5,990

6,030

6,060

6,100

6,O60

6,060

6,060

6,030

6,030

6,030

5,990

5,990

Apr.

5,920

5,920

5,920

5,880 

5,840

5,840

5,840

7,330

7,330

8,880

9,810

8,320

7,350

6,770

6,560

6,680

9,940

9,000

6,610

5,O20

3,760

5,590

5,620

6,640

7,190

7,230

7,270

7,230

7,270

7,270,

Seccndfoot-days

168,210

132,320

3,351,110

113,640

45,034

231,480

364,700

229,230

2,588,104

Hay

7,390

7,670

8,420

8,790 

8,750

7,960

6,750

6,060

6.830

7,S30

8,120

3,250

8,250

3,460

S,670

8,920

9,680

10,600

10,600

10,200

9,980

10,000

10,300

10,400

10,300

10,300

10,500

10,500

10,400

10,400

10,300,

Maximum

6,970

4.S70

30,000

3,920

11,100

23,300

June

9,340'

8,210

6,870

6,S70. 

7,030

7,830

8,290

11,400

16,700

16,600

17,900

21,900

21.900

22,600

23,300

20,600

17,500

.16,600

16,700

16,700

16,600

11,000

7,230

7,830

8,370

8,750

8,750

8,630

9,430

11,500

.ninvun

4,220

3,160

2,320

810

6,060

10,900

2,500

S10

July

14,900

11,800

10,900

11,2(50 

11,500

11,300

11,200.

11,100

11,200

11,500

11.600

11,600

11,700

11,700

11,800

11,800

12,100

12,100

11,900

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,600

11,500

11,500

11,700

11,700

11,900

12,100

12,200

12,200

Aug.

n,soo

11,500

11,500

11,600 

11,400

11,300

11,400

11,500

11,700

11,800

11,700

11,500

11,600

11,700

11,500

11,400

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,800

11,200

11,400

11,400

11,100-

10,800

10,800

10,700

10,800

10,800

10,900

10,900

Mean

5,426

4,268

9,181

1,553

6,968

9,080

11,760

7,641

7,071

Sept.

10,900

11,000

11,100

10,700 

10,500

10,300

10,200

9,860

9,640

9,860

10,000

9,980

9,940

10,100

9,940

9,130

8,420

7,550

6.560

5,880

5,020

4,040

3,680

3,680

3,680

4,430

4,590

3,070

2,980

2,500

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

333.600

284,300

262,500

6,646,000

225,400

39,320

414,600

558,300

779,400

723,400

692,200

454,700

5,134,000

Time basis: Mountain war time* To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
24 SNAKE RIVER,miN STEM

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°40 f , long. 113°29', in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., in 

powernouse at Minidoka Dam on Snake River, 6 miles southeast of Minidoka. Datum of 

gage Is 4,200.00 feet above datum of Bureau of Reclamation, which Is 49.52 feet below 

mean sea level.

Records available.- April 1909 to September 1917 (gage heights only), October 1917 to 

septemoer 19447

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 98,560 acre-feet May 14 (gage height, 45.28 

reet;; minimum, 35,400 acre-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 39.56 feet).

1909-44: Maximum contents, 110,740 acre-feet Aug. 8, 1922 (gage height, 46.28 

feet); minimum, -101,410 acre-feet Nov. 17, 1941 .(gage height, 15.19 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by rock-fill dam with concrete core; storage began In

 1909. Capacity, 107,240 acre-feet between gage height 36.00 feet (sill of powerhouse

penstock) and 46.00 feet (top of flashboards). Dead storage, about 115,000 acre-feet.

Gage read at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Contents given herein are computed from mean gage

heights, water used for power development and irrigation on Minidoka project of

Bureau of Reclamation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

ntents, in acre-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

.4

5

6 

7

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.

41,760

42,600

43,180

41,760

41,020

40,380 

39,960

39,130

38,720

38,200

36,120

37,470

37,260

37,390

38,300

37,890

38,090

38,200

36,850 

39,750

39,340

39,550

39,130 

37,990

36,850

36,120

35,400

38,920

39,440

37,570

38,720

Nov.

38,920

38,920

38,400

38,300

36,230

37,780 

38,300

38,510

38,720

33,920

38,920

39,340

38,920

39,440

39,750

40,170

40,170

40,380

40,380 

40,700

41,020

40,910

41,230 

41,970

42,180

42,070

42,500

42,920

42,710

42,390

-

Deo.

41,440

43,550

43,550

43,760

42,710

41,440 

41,020

41,360

42,180

42,180

42,500

42,07O

42,600

42,920

43,130

42,920

42,310

42,500

48,390 

42,280

42,280

42,070

41,650 

41,650

40,910

40,910

41,120

41,020

40,170

39,360

39,340

Jan.

39,030

38,920

38,610

38,720

38,720

39,340 

39,860

40,490

47,040

46,930

46.720

46,090

45,450

44,190

45,240

45,240

45,030

45,450

44,080 

45,, 560

45,670

45,670

45,240 

46,510

46,930

46,090

45,030

43,760

43,550

43,130

44,190

Feb.

45,030

45,670

46,300

46,400

46,090

45,880 

45,880

45,560

45,450

45,670

46.190

46,510

46,930

47,360

47,570

47,780

47,670

46,930

46,510 

45,980

45,450

45,140

44,190 

43,550

43,760

44,400

45,030

46,400

51,060

 -

liar.

55,580

60,200

64,690

68,860

72,940

77,450 

80,830

84,350

37,500

91,110

95,910

95,670

94,060

94,490

94,720

92,510

91,460

93,090

93,090 

94,140

94,950

95,790

95,670 

96,150

96,390

96,030

96,030

95,910

95,790

95,180

95,430

Apr.

96,150

96,150

96,030

95,910

94,950

95,910 

95,670

96,270

96,150

96,630

95,910

94,720

95.550

95,180

97,350

95,910

94,950

94,950

94,720 

94,490

93,670

95,430

95,670 

95,070

95,180

97,350

98,080

1 96,630

95,670

95,550

-

Hay

94,020

97,110

96,750

96,510

96,390

95,310 

94,490

94,490

94,490

95,670

96,630

97,350

97,590

98,560

98,080

97,840

94,950

94,950

96,870 

97,110

96,630

95.670

96,030 

96,150

96,390

96,750

96,630

96,870

96,630

96,150

96,870

June

96,630

96,150

94,020

93,320

93,320'

93,200 

94,250

95,550

96,270

96,270

96,870

96,990

97,590

96,630

96,990

96,390

96,630

98,320

98,080 

98,440

97,840

96,630

96,150 

95,910

94,950

94,370

94.0EO

94,370

94,950

95,910

-

July

97,350

96,630

96,030

96,630

96,150

97,350 

96,630

96,630

96,390

96,150

96,510

96,390

95,430

95,790

95,670

95,310

95,180

95,430

96,030 

96,180

95,790

96,150

96,150 

95,310

94,950

94,250

 94,250

94,490

94,720

94,950

95,550

A«C.

96,030

96,630

95,670

96>l50

96,390

95,910 

96,150

95,670

95,310

95,310

95,430

95,430

95,430

95,180

96,150

96,390

96,870

95,910

95,180 

94,950

95,070

95.670

96,150 

95,550

95,180

94,950

95,070

94,140.

94,490

94,600

95,070

Sept.

92,860

94,720

95,910

96,630

96,870

96,760 

96,870

97,470

96,030

96,180

94,780

94,600

93,790

92,300

94,020

94,490

94,020

.94,950

94,950 

94,490

93,090

91,690

88,900 

87,270

84,940

81,510

80,610

79,710

77,680

78,020

 *

Monthly gage height and contents, Hater year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1943. .....

Sept. 30-. .................

Water year 1943-44. .....

Gage height 

(feet)

39 88

39.94

-

44 99

43.51

-

Confronts 

(acre-feet)

39,340

- .

96 870

78,020

-

fchange In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3,050

+29,610

~480

-17,050

+35,310

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time,
SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM , 

Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho

25

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42040', long. 113°30', In sec. 2, T. 93., R. 25 E., 

1 mile downstream from Minidoka Dam and 6 miles southeast of Minidoka. Datum of gage 

Is 4,132.2 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Records available.- April 1910 to September 1944. August 1895 to December 1899, May 

1901 to Decemoer 1910 at si\e at Montgomery Ferry, 6 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,,800 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 11.88 

* feSt)} minimum dally, 1,380 second-feet Jan. 30.

1910-44: Maximum discharge, 45,900 second-feet June 21, 1918 (gage height, 16.02 

feet); minimum, 59 second-feet Nov. 18, 1936 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by American Falls Reservoir (see p. 21), Lake 

WalCOtt (see1 p. S4 ), and other reservoirs, having a combined .usable capacity of about 

3,300,000 acre-feet, and greatly reduced by diversions above station for Irrigation.

Cooperation.- Oage-helght record furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

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

2R

29

SO

31

Oct.

3,250

4,780

4,930

4,860

4,870

4,870

4,850

4,890

4,370

4,920

5,140

5,030

4,960

4,920

4,800

4,940

4,040

4,080

^4,980

6,080

5,030

4,980

4,960

4,940

4,920

4,890

4,890

4,940

4,920

4,920

4,940

Nov.

4,890

4,870

4,870

4,920

4,920

4,940

4,890

4,850

4,850

4,830

4,850

4,860

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,830

4,650

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,870

4,870

4,960

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,870

4,630

4,850

-

Dec.

 4,670

4,390

4,390

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,340

4,370

4,390

4,390

4,370

4,340

4,340

4,370

4,410

4,410

4,430

4,430

4,430

4,500

4,480

4,410

 4,430

4,430

4,480

4,500

Jan.

4,560

4,480

4,3OO

4,520

4,610

4,610

4,590

4,520

4,430

4,430

,520

,650

,650

,650

,650

,650

,650

,670

4,670

 4,670

3,670

4,670 2, no

1,790

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,700

1,410

1,380

1,580

Feb.

1,570

1,550

1,550

1,750

1,760

1,700

1,690

1,660

1,640

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,600

 1,620

1,620

1,620

1,610

1.65C

1,610

1,610

1,620

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,660

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

 arch- .---..--..' . . . . fie11............... .......................

June. .

September. .................................

Water year 1949-44 ......................

Mar.

1,700

1,730

1,760

1,S60

1,960

1,970

2,010

2,120

2,730

3,580

4,370

4,430

4,210

4,260

5,100

5,830

6,OOO

5,640

5,660

5,750

5,610

5,660

6,730

5,850

6,150

6,250

6,180

6,100

6,100

1 6,980

5,900

Apr.

5,900

5,920

5,950

5,920

5,830

5,710

5,610

6,850

8,120

3,990

10,300

8,360

6,380

6,380

6,310

7,620

10,200

9,490

6,540

4,960

3,700

5,030

6,120

5,610

6,150

6,540

6,740

6,990

6,860

6,520

-

Seoondfoot-days

136,510

2,988,460

200,570

181,670

2,233,570

May

6,360

6,680

7,700

8,120

7,970

 7,500

6,000

5,170

5,210

5,850

6,180

6, ISO

6,180

6,260

6,440

6,650

7,330

7,530

7,680

7,500

7,330

7,380

7,380

7,500

7,500

7,650

7,680

7,680

7,680

7,730

7,620

Maximum

4,670

29,700

10,300

8,270

23,600

June

7,380

6,900

6,710

6,630

6,280

6,260

6,490

3,840

16,200

16,300

17,200

21,100

22,100

23,000

23,600

20,800

17,000

15,300

15,300

15,900

15,700

11,300

5,780

6,150

6,640

6,790

6,740

6,460

6,630

7,620

-

Minimum

4,320

2,290

3,700

7

0Qf\

1,920

1,380

July

12,600

10,100

8,060

7,830

8,240

6,360

8*330

8,300

3,300

8,420

3,570

8,600

8,780

3,310

' 8,870

8,870

8,870

8,870

8,900

8,690

6^90

8,810

8,990

8,990

8,990

8,930

8,810

8,780

8,960

9,110

3,990

Aug.

8,750

3,750

8,780

8,660

8,510

8,420

8,420

8,570

8,570

8,540

3,510

3,510

8,540

3,690

3,630

8,570

8.540

8,330

8,300

8,120

8,210

8,420

8,660

8,630

8,450

6,330

8,270

8,240

8,240

8,180

8,150

Mean

4,404

8,188

6,686

6,056

6,103

Sept.

8,270

8,270

8,180

8,060

7,970

7,850

7,250

7,620

7,700

7,660

7,680

7,590

7,470

7,560

7,380

6,990

6,440

6,950

5,370

5,010

4,630

4,300

3,790

3,620

3,760

3,810

3,810

3,600

2,170

1,920

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

270,800

5,927,000

397,800

360,300

4,430,000

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

~ ' .- stage-discharge relation affooted by loe Deo. 29, 

Mountain war time. To convert war time to

Jan. 1-30, Feb. 3,4, 6-17, 

itandard time, subtract 1 hoar.
26 SNAKE RIVER MftIN STEM

Snake River at Mllner, Idaho

Locat Ion.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°32', long. 114°01', In sec. 29, T. 10 8., R. 21 

T'Aao .in?r» a 1uarter °f a tnile dovmstream from Mllner tern. Altitude of gage, 4,06g feet (from river-profile map).

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1944.

15 18.84

, i909!441 Ma*1111 discharge, 44,400 second-^eet June 12, 1909 (gage height, 20.10* 

feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 2 second-feet Mar. 17-28, 1936 (gage / height, 1.18 feet). »o-o

Remarks-.- Records excellent except those below 50 second-feet and those for periods of ' 

T ,e ,J:?ct' ^lcn are t&lr. Flow regulated by American Falls Reservoir (see p. 21) 

Lake waicott (see p. 24), and other reservoirs having a combined usable capacity of 

about 3,300,000 acre-feet, and greatly reduced by diversions above Mllner Dam for 

Irrigation. About 1,300,000 acres of land Irrigated by diversion from river and Its 

tributaries above station. Flow Includes some stored water r eleased for use' downstream by Idaho Power Co.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Twin Falls Canal Co. and North Side Canal Co.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of loe effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

' (Shifting-control method used May 13 to Sept. 30)

1.5 10 2.9 136 6.5

1.7 17 3.3 207 &.0

2,0 32 3.3 336 7.0

2.3 68 4.4 531 9.0.

2.6 94 6.0 775 11.0

1,060 13.0 9.290'

1,600 1

2,540 1

4,680 2

6,760

5.6 13,800

7.0 15,600

0.0 22,800

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

480

2,730

2,910

2,970

2,980

2,990

2,990

3,010

2,990

2,990

5,830 

4,320

3,320

3,520

3,620

3,620

3,630

3,800

3,760

- 4,520

1

3,940

4,180

3,990

3,670

3,620

3,700

3,710

4,080

4,470

3,580

6,040

,Nov.

4,820

4,780

4,170

3,720

3,260

4,110

3,880

3,780

3,620

3,890

3,810 

3,840

3,850

3,840

4,240

4,060

3,790

3,970

4,040

3,990

4,000

3,870

3,920

4,320

4,140

3,910

3,940

3,940

3,930

3,920

-

Dec.

t

,500

,790

3,620

3,560

3,610

3,440

3,410

3,430

3,460

3,480

3,480 

3,460

 3,470

3,470

3,610

3,540

3,520

3,520

3,620

3,510

3,830

3,540

3,560

3,570

3,530

3,550

3,590

3,280

«2,890

3,630

3,650

Jan.

3,610

3,520

3,130

3,190

3,700

3,790

3,730

b3,690

b3,360

b3,190

b3,390 

133,660

b3,670

b3,710

b3,700

b3,680

b3,680

b3,710

b3,810

3,720

*3,780

3,880

3,440

1,260

898

985

bl,160

bl.030

b687

~ b456

b410

Feb.

6S7

667

553

531

776

937

925

840

569

510

620 

706

697

688

688

701

705

710

»710

622

516

663

706

659

53S

568

626

680

664

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

Maroh. ......................................

April ......................................

May................................../.....

June. ......................................

July.

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ..................'....

Mar.

744

665

721

896

766

79S

1,SCO

1,400

1,360

1,990

2,930 

3,890

3,260

3,670

3,400

4,800

4,400

5,290

3,760

4,770

.6,070

4,520

3,970

4,670

4,910

4,960

4,980

5,620

6,490

5,320

5,080

Apr.

4.790

4

4

a

,780

,620

.550

3,320

3

3

3

6

6

,030

,080

,990

,140

,440

6,260 

S.230

4

3

4

6

8

e

5

,720

,850

,060

,000

,330

,630

.440

B.140

3

3

4

4

,340

,920

,360

.310

5,310

6

6

4

4

3

Secondfoot-days

110,780

119,490

108,480

1,606,814

89,626

19,539

106, 11£

147,890

30,042

186,631

6,704

2,590

3,870

930,634

,180

,100

,520

,520

,990

May

3,9£

4,28

4,94

5,44

!0

10

0

0

4,340

3,900

1,75

53

10_

0

1

3

60

93 

449

6

1

1

2

11

10

1

9

9

1

13

12

10

9

8

8

8

1

1

0

0

3

8_ 

6

Maximum

6,830

4,880

3,790

63,000

3,880

937

5,620

8,630

6,440

18,900

3,000

129

230

18,900

June

9

121

9

9

9

8

8

1,050

10,200

11,400

12,300 

15,600

17,000

17,900

16,900

17,600

13,100

10,800

10,600

10,500

10,000

8,160

892

102

14

14

SS

283

12

9

Minimum

_*o Aft

3,26

2,89

1

41

51<

66

S

I At f 4.41

!

(

i

lit

<

July

2,830

3,000

653

109

10

9

8

, 8

8

8

7 

7

37

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

9

9

9

10

9

e

8

S

Aug.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

29* 

12S

122

121

180

120

129

188

L27

125

124

:

181

L20

L21 ..._

125

125

]

]__

125

L24

125

IBS

125

Mean

) 3,573

3 3,983

3 3,499

8 4,899.

2 B8B

I 674

3 3,391

) 4,930

3 969

3 6,881

1 -216

! 83.6

3 129

! 2,545

Sept.

126

125

128

124

185

185

184

128

122

184

184 

182

122

122

182

188

181

122

132

131

181

118

181

181

181

122

128

184

192

8SO

Runoff in 

acre-fest

819,700

837,000

815,800

8,166,000

177,000

88,760

808,600

69,690

370,800

13,800

«,140

7,680

1,846,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

glne baaiai Mountain war time. To convert war tin* to itandard time', subtract 1 hour.
SNAKE RIVER MAIM STEM 27

Snake River near Kimberly, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°36', long. 114°22' f in NWi sec. 4, T. 10 S., 

K. its &., 1.200 feet downstream from Twin Falls power plant, 2i miles upstream from 

Shoshone Fails, and 4 miles north of Klmberly.

Records available.- July 1923 to September JL944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18.100 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 18.65 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet (regulated) May 17 (gage height, 1.15 feet); minimum 

daily, 175 second-feet May 17.

1923-44: Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet July 4, 1927 (gage height, 14.76 

feet, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; 

minimum, undetermined leakage through Twin Falls power plant at times since Nov. 23, 

1935.

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

rair. Flow regulated by Twin Falls power plant and several reservoirs above' station. 

Practically entire flow is diverted at Milner during Irrigation season; no diversions 

between Milner and Klmberly.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, 

(Shifting-control method

3.1 173 6.6 736

3.5 238 6.0 910

4.0 332 7.0 1,340

4.6 446 8.0 1,860

6.0 580 9-0 2,610

In feet, and discharge, in seoond-f eet) 

used Jane 9-23)

10.0 3,340

12.0 5,680

14.2 9,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

990

1,930

3,120

3,230

3,810

3,210

3,220

3,270

3,250

3,250

6,300

6,120

8,700

3,730

3,900

3,830

3,960

3,980

4,050

4,760

4,360

4,490

4,360

a4,100

a3 ,700

a4,000

4,030

4,180

4,860

4,140

4,810

NOT.

6,180

5,010

4,640

4,050

3,510

4,160

4,160

3,990

3,990

4,120

, 4,010

4,070

4,080

4,080

4,380

4,490

4,000

4,120

4,320

4,210

4,270

4,100

4,120

4,400

4,640

4,120

4,140

4,140

4,160

4,150

-

Dec.

3,910

3,900

3,930

8,770

3,740

3,710

3,660

3,840

3,690

3,690

3,690

3,690

, 3,680

3,680

3,690

3,730

3,720

3,720

3,730

3,730

3j730

3,740

3,760

3,750

3,740

3,730

3,760

3,820

3,140

3,660

3,890

Jan.

3,790

3,770

3,450

3,320

3,810

4,080

3,930

3,800

3,480

3,610

3,650

4,030

4,020

3,990

4,010

3,960

3,960

3,960

4,120

4,000

3,900

4,070

4,000

2,070

1,690

1,330

1,620

1,620

1,380

982

784

Feb.

840

908

1,030

974

992

1,420

1,410

1,360

1,230

934

990

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

 1,080

1,070

1,070

974

891

1,050

1,090

1,010

942

928

974

1,050

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January '

February

March. ......

April................ ......................

May........................................

June. ......................................

August ............ ..... ...

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

1,020

1,280

1,010

1,320

1,170

1,140

1,330

1,760

1,640

2,060

2,650

4,010

3,410

3,690

3,460

4,600

4,600

6,360

4,340

4,520

5,060

4,760

4,230

4,450

6,240

4,960

6,080

5,860

5,660.

5,440

6,390

Apr.

4

4

4

3

3

,920

,960

,990

,930

,670

3,310

3

3

6

,080

,880

,220

6,620

8

8

6

4

3

,420

,780

,380

,220

,540

6,180

8

9

6

2

,030

,070

,920

,950

2,640

4

4

4

6

6

5

4

4

4

Seoondfoot-days

118,020

126,710

116,200

1,666,785

99 * 866

30,767

110 ,160

164,490

41,918

187,446

18,661

16,684

18,099

1,037,031

,020

,640

,360

,450

,350

,360

,860

,660

,300

-

May

4,060

4,300

4,960

6,900

4,630

4,280

2,530

1,530

840

507

468

536

620

604

384

468

176

443

372

380

366

368

370

380

366

401

360

838

386

352

386

Maximum

6,300

5 ,180

3,910

21,600

4f ISO

1,420

5,660

9,070

5 ,900

17,600

3,470

616

662

17,600

June

387

634

376

403

488

366

264

691

7,920

11,300

11,600

14,600

16,800

16,800

17,600

17,000

12,900

11,400

10,600

10,600

10,200

9,070

8,840

841

602

438

474

414

646

498

-

Minimum

99C

3.51C

3,14(

34!

78'

841 Ai

P*S4i 'l7i

 "26-

311

36'

63<

17(

July

1,060

3,470

1,850

934

666

498

422

488

310

476

366

391

412

422

418

396

430

418

406

454

392

384

348

463

438

426

378

404

341

398

411

Aug.

364

104

122

598

430

374

162

112

128

424

438

1

516

588

550

637

540

1

1

!

372

376

582

. 624

564

1

1

J70

329

376

560

600

1

i

I

529

587

586

>66

586

Mean

) 3,807

| A ggA

i 3/716

I 4,567

: 3 y&Sl

) 1,061

> 3,554

} 6,150

1,358

: 6 «248

) 602

I 506

> 603

5 2 ,833

Sept.

666

692

564

697

599

693

602

690

636

530

690

696

608

684

601

648

550

\ 668

627

630

640

688

620

662

586

602

627

698

630

656

-

Runoff in 

acre- foot

234,100

261,300

228,500

3,306,000

198 100 eijoso

218 »500

306 1 400

83,140

371,800

36*990

31 ,110

36,900

2,057,000

a lo gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for station near Twin Falls. 

Ttae baa1st Honntaln war tiae. To convert war tlae to standard time, subtract 1 hoar.

710881 0-46-3
28 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage'recorder, lat. 42°36', long. 114°29', In SWiSWi sec. 33, T. 9 S., 

RT~T7~E., at Perrlne Bridge, 200 feet upstream from outlet of Blue Lakes, 4 miles 

north of city of Twin Falls, and 4 miles downstream from Shoshone Falls.

Records available.- September 1911 to June 1917, May 1919 to September 1944.

extremes.- naximum discharge during year, 19,300 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 11.46 

reet;; minimum not determined (probably occurred May 18 wfcen float was restrained by 

mud In well): minimum dally, 439 second-feet July 10.

1911-17, 1919-44: Maximum discharge observed, 32,200 second-feet June 10, 1914 

(gage height, 13.3 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet (estimated) Apr. 16, 1936: minimum 

dally, 311 second-feet Apr. 17, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 9-11, May 18, which are fair. Flow regulated 

oy American Falls Reservoir and other reservoirs, and by Twin Falls and Shoshone Falls 

power plants. No diversion except by small ranch ditches between this station and 

station at Mllner, where practically entire flow Is diverted during Irrigation season.

Correction.- Corrected figures of discharge, In second-feet, In the water year 1942, 

superseding erroneous figures published In Water-Supply Paper 963, are given 

herewith:

Apr. 24...........12,300

25...........14,000

26...........14,300

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1-12 Dot. IS to Sept. SO

3.2 1,2OO

3.5 1,510

4.0 2,100

5.0 3,500

6.0 5,ISO

7.3 7,930

2.1 423

2.4 594

2.7 809

3.0 1,060

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,570

2,210

3,770

5,570

7.0 7,680

9.0 12*600

11.4 19,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944,

Day

1

It

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

1,3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

?S>.

25

?4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,240

1,420

3,360

3,500

3,520

3, BOO

3,500

3,550

3,530

3,530

4,160

6,720

4,590

4,200

4,410

4,460

4,550

4,570

4,750

5,130

5,150

5,000

5,020

4,780

4,320

4,550

4,550

4,730

5,490

. 4,950

5 ,060

Nov.

5,970

5,610

5,320

4,640

4,090

4,660

4,800

4,660

4,660 4, no

4,660

4,680

4,660

4,640

4,870

5,150

4,770

4,620

4,910

4,840

4,870

4,690

4,710

4,980

5,190

4,710

4,750

4,750

4,770

4,770

-

Dec.

4,570

4,320

4,510

4,300

4,280

4,210

4,160

4,140

4,180

4,180

4,180

4, ISO

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,260

4,210

4,230

4,230

4,250

4,250

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,230

4,260

4,140

3,580

3,990

4,390

Jan.

4,300

4,260

3,920

3,740

4,230

4,590

4,420

4,330

d4,OOO

d4,000

d4 ,000

4,32O

4,410

4,480

4,480

4,440

4,440

4,410

4,570

4,480

4,330

4,510

4,510

2,610

1,860

1,530

1,710

1,800

1,650

1,230

981

Feb.

955

998

1,200

1,180

1,130

1,450

1,580

1,560

1,470

1,210

1,080

1,320

1,260

1,270

' 1 ,250

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,23C

1,220

1,190

1.06C

1,150

1,270

1,240

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,210

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

liar.

1,230

1,330

1,310

1,360

1,460

1,320

1,390

1,900

1,880

2,180

2,820

4,370

4,020

3,990

3,960

4,910

5,210

5,690

5,060

4,750

5,480

5,270

4,690

4,860

5,770

5,340

5,560

6j070

6,130

5,910

5,870

Apr.

5,380

5,400

5,440

4,420

3,970

3,770

3,460

4,200

6,420

6,930

8,670

9,430

6,420

4,890

4,040

6,440

8,230

9,660

7,840

3,6OO

2,610

4,530

5,OSO

4,800

5,850

5,810

5,830

5,400

5,150

4,860

Seccndf cot-days

130,810

1,841,092

AO QOA

24,778

1,169,384

May

4,530

4,660

5,440

6,260

5,190

4,780

3,210

1,910

1,240

905

684

575

718

691

635

614

492

d440

5S8

532

498

557

569

544

521

532

516

504

532

521

526

Maximum

4,570

25,900

788

930

18,900

June

563

614

74»

628

551

684

614

621

6,890

12,200

12,200

15,800

16,900

18,100

18,900

18,400

14,000

11,700

11,200

11,400

11,100

10 ,500

4,850

1,210

841.

727

676

588

665

742

Minimum

3,680

485

OPT

1AB

439

July

712

3,230

2,740

1,320

930

712

569

551

644

439

557

475

486

551

557

521

532

538

515

526

538

644

509

504

614

532

538

521

538

563

635

Aug.

601

594

614

608

594

621

635

594

614

608

608

64S

764

828

655

748

727

756

734

727

756

727

756

727

772

749

742

742

786

772

779

Mean

4,220

5,044

826

3,195

Sept.

748

779

779

841

779

817

826

825

826

809

779

841

826

841

817

825

833

872

930

880

825

872

856

826

809

802

809

794

809

913

-

Runoff ill 

acre-feet

259,500

3,658,000

223,800

42,410

49, 160

2,320,000

d Doubtful gage-height record because of restrained floaty discharge computed on baais of reeerda 

for station near Kimberly.

Time baslai Mountain war tlire. To eomrert war Ijime to standard tine, rabtraet 1 hoar.
SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Snake River below Lower Salmon Falls, near Hagennan, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°51'36", long. 114 0 54'42", in lot 3, sec. 2, T. 

va., K. 13 E., half a mile downstream from Lower Salmon Falls power plant, 1 mile 

upstream from Big Wood (Malad) River, and 3i miles north of Hagennan.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 14.40 

reet); minimum, 4,890 second-feet (regulated) July 16 (gage height, 6.03 feet); minimum 

dally, 5,710 second-feet May 26, 28.

1937-44: Maximum discharge, 28,800 second-feet June 7, 1943 (gage height, 15.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 22,000 second-feet; minimum, 3,800 second-feet 

(regulated) Mar. 28, 29, 1938 (gage height, 5.40 feet), from rating curve extended 

below 5,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 5,110 second-feet May 17, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lower Salmon Falls power plant and many 

reservoirs above station. Practically entire flow at Mllner diverted during 

Irrigation season; only minor diversions below Mllner.

Rating table, mater year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In seoond-feet)

6.4 6,680 9.0 11,000 18.0 18,600

7.0 6,720 10,0 13,4 00 13.0 21,200

8.0 8,760 11.0 16,900 14.2 34,600

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oot.

7,660

7,690

9,810

9,920

9,980

10,000

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,200

^0,200

13,600

11,200

10,500 10,700

10,800

10,800

10,900

11,100

11,300

11,600

11,200

11,400

11,100

10,700

10,700

10,600

11,000

11,500

11,400

10,700

Nov.

12,400

11,700

11,400

10,600

10,200

10,100

11,000

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,600

10, BOO

11,300

10,700

10,300

10,700

10,800

10,900

10,800

10,700

ao,soo

11,200

10,800

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

"

Dec.

1O.700

10,200

10,600

10,300

. 10,200

10,200

10,100

10,100

10,000

10,000

9,830

9,920

10,000

9,920

9,920

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,100

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,000

9,410

9,320

10,100

Jan.

10,100

10,200

9,900

9,340

9,430

10,100

10,200

9,980

9,660

9,480

9,480

9,760

10,000

10,000

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,000

10,100

10,100

9,900

10,000

10,100

9,320

7,670

7,460

7,290

7,460

7,450

7,170

6,890

Feb.

6,760

6,800

6,930

7,030

7,110

7,090

7,410

7,430

7,290

7,190

6,910

6,960

7,050

7,090

7,070

7,030

6,990

7,010

6,990

6,930

7,010

6,930

6,910

7,110

7,110

7,030

6,930

6,930

6,960

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April. . ........_....'.......................

...................... .....................

June

July. ...................................... August. .......... ... ..... . .

September. .................................

'Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar,

7,070

7,090

7,250

7,150

7,250

7.150

7,090

7,270

7,670

7,570

8,050

9,390

9,980

9,120

9,540

9,980

11,100

10,800

11,200

9,880

10,700

11,000

10,400

10,100

11,000

10,700

11,000

11,300

11,700

11,300

11,000

Apr.

10,700

10

10

10

,500

,600

,300

9,150

9

B

8

11

12

,060

,740

,930

,000

,200

13,400

15

13

10

9

- 11

13

15

14

10

,000

,300

,700

,700

,100

,300

,200

,300

,900

8,760

9

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

Secondroot-days

388,260

386,500

311,920

3,946,170

288,810

203,970

291,800

333,970

217,680

361,010

107 ,710

206,380

817,000

3,304,000

,630

,500

,500

,000

,500

,400

,300

,700

,600

-

May

10,000

10,100

10,600

11,100

10,800

10,100

9,260

7,690

7,050

6,490

6,510

6,190

6,150

6,190

6,070

5,960

5,920

5,770

5,920

6,000

5,860

5,860

5,940

5,830

5,770

6^3-10

5,730

5,710

5,750

5,770

5,860

Maximum

13,500

12,400

10»700

28,500

10,200

7,430

11,700

15,200

11,100

24,300

8,740

6,870

7,710

24,300

June

5,960

6,240

6,590

6,850

6,660

6,510

6,530

6,810

8,890

18,000

18,100

20,500

22,200

23 ,700

24,300

24,300

21,800

18,200

17,500

17,100

17,100

16,700

IE, 800

7,920

7,070

6,780

6,620

6,470

6,490

6,620

-

Minimum

7,660

 10,100

9,320

6,300

6,890

6,760

7,070

6,740

5,710

5,960

5,940

6,420

6,800

5,710

July

6,490

7,880

8,740

7,250

6,780

6, Sip

6,28u

6,170

6,150

6,090

6,090

6,090

5,04O

6,020

6,090

6,090

6,090

6,070

6,210

6,230

6,170

6,170

6,190

6,170

6,210

6,260

8,230

6,240

6,210

6,240

6,360

Aug.

6,440

8,

6,

6,

420

490

550

6,590

6,620

6,

6,

6,

370

540

610

6,620

6,590

6,

6,

6,

550

610

620

6,530

6,660

6,

6,

6,

380

360

seo

6,660

6,640

6,

6,

8,

720

740

740

6,700

6,780

6,

6,

6,

6,

320

740

780

900

6,830

Mean

10,590

10,850

10,060

10,810

9,316

7,033

9,413

11,130

7,022

12,700

6,378

6,657

7,233

9,087

Sept.

6, BOO

6, SEO

6,S70

. 6,930

6,930

6,910

6,990

6,960

6,970

7,030

7,060

7,050

7,110

7,090

7,110

7,170

7,390

7,570

7,650

7,710

7,630

7,590

7,630

7,570

7,450

7,460

7,350

7,370

7,370

7,490

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

661,100

645,600

618,700

7 ,826 ,000

572,800

404,600

578,800

662,400

431,800

755,700

392,200

409 ,300

430,400

6,553,000

Tiaa baalai Mountain war tipe. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
30 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00', long. 115°11', in SWi sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 

ij. E., 300 feet east of railroad station at King Hill and 20 miles downstream from 

Big Wood River.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 11.83 

feet); minimum, 6,480 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 5.57 feet).

1909-44: Maximum discharge observed, 47,200 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage height, 

16.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 

4,760 second-feet July 7-9, Aug. 15, 16, 1910 (gage height, 4.5 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

gooa. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station. Practically entire flow at 

Mllner diverted during Irrigation season so that flow at King Hill is derived largely 

from springs and seepage entering below Mllner.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

1920

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oo't.

9,030

9,030

9,720

11 ,400

11 ,600

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,700

11,300

11,900

14 ,600

13,400

12,300

12,400

12,500

18,500

12,600

12,900

12, 900

13,600

13,100

13,200

13,000

12,700

12,500

IS ,700

12,800

13 ,100

13,400

12,600

Nov.

13,300

13 ,700

13,200

12,500

12,100

11 ,700

12,600

12 ,600

12, too

12,800

18,600

12,500

12 ,800

12,600

12,500

12,900

12 ,800

12 ,200

12,300

12,600

12 ,600

12 ,600

12,400

12,500

12 ,800

18,800

12,500

12,400

12,400

12,400

Dec.

12,400

12,100

12,100

12 ,100

12,000

11,900

11 ,800

11,800

11,300

11 ,700

11,400

11,400

11,500

11,500

JJ.,500

11,500

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,700

11 ,700

11,700

11,600

11,600

11,300

10,800

11,200

Jan.

11,500

11,500

11 ,500

11,100

10,700

11,000

11,400

11 ,400

11,200

11,000

10,900

10,900

11,200

11,300

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11*500

11,500

11,400

11,500

11,500

9,640

9,050

8,790

8,870

8,920

3,770

8,300

Feb.

8,060

8,080

8,200

8,480

8,580

8,530

8,790

8,900

8,900

8,710

8,480

8,330

8,480

8,560

8,480

8,460

8,460

8,400

8,380

8,330

8,300

8,330

6,300

8,380

8,530

8,460

8,330

8,300

8,330

-

-

Month 1

December. ....:.............................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

llav

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

8,430

8,460

8,580

8,640

8,610

8,610

8,430

8,510

8,920

9,030

9,260

10,000

11,500

10,600

10,900

10,900

12,100

18,000

18,600

11,400

12,000

12,300

11,900

11,400

11,900

12,300

12,200

18,600

13 ,400

13 ,200

12,900

Apr.

12,700

12,300

12,300

12,500

11,200

10,700

.10,300

10,200

11,300

13 ,300

13,700

16,700

15,300

18,400

11,300

11,400

13,700

16,900

15,900

13,400

10,900

10,700

11,800

11, BOO

12,200

13,100

12,900

12,700

12,800

12,600

-

Seoondfoot-days

362,100

4,728,190

t*x*x tfOft

245 ,360

265,760

3,827,650

Hay

12,000

11,800

12,100

12,700

12,800

11,700

11,200

9,690

8,900

8,230

8,130

7,780

7,560

7,490

7,300

7,150

7,260

7,150

7,160

7,130

6,940

6,760

6,780

6,710

6,680

6,6*0

6,620

6,570

6,600

6,620

6,690

Maximum

12,400

30,800

1 o ftrtn

26,600

10,200

8,880

9,130

26,600

June

6,780

7,060

7,810

7,930

7,800

7,930

7,930

7,760

8,740

18,400

19,400

21,100

83,700

25,400

26,200

26,600

84,600

20,200

19,100

18,700

18,700

18,300

16,500

10,100

8,640

8,280

7,980

8,000

8,030

7,980

-

Minimum

10,800

7,390

7,630

8,000

6,570

July

7,800

8,130

10,200

8,790

8,130

7,830

7,690

7,470

7,390

7,300

7,800

7,260

7,180

7,110

7,160

7,230

7,800

7,150

7,260

7,440

7,300

7,390

7,390

7,370

7,420

7,510

7,440

7,860

7,630

7,490

7,630

Aug.

7,660

7,630

7,710

7,780

7,800

7,860

8,080

7,960

7,990

7,960

8,000

7,880

. 7,900

a7,900

a? ,900

a?, BOO

a? ,900

a? ,900

a? ,900

a? ,900

7,900

7,930

8,280

8,230

7,900

7,960

7,960

7,960

7,900

7,930

7,960

Mean

11,680

18,350

12,640

7,916

8,585

10,460

Sept.

8,000

8,000

8,060

8,160

8,180

8,160

8,300

8,160

8,160

8,180

8,860

.8,230

'B.BSO

8,330

8,300

8,400

8,610

8,920

8,970

9,130

9,100

8,970

9,030

8,970

8,870

8,640

8,790

8,740

8,790

8,870

-

Runoff In 

aore-feet

718,800

9,378,000

AAO fWt

486,700

607,80*

7,698,000

a No gage-height reoordj diaoharge Interpolated.

' tals; Mountain war time. To oonvert war time to standard tla», «ubtr*ot 1 hear.
 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM 

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho

31

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18', long. 116°26', In NEi sec. 35, T. IS., 

R. i w., 4i miles downstream from Swan Falls power plant and 7& -miles northeast of 

Murphy.

Drainage area.- 41,900 square miles.

Records available.- August to October 1912, August 1913 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet (regulated) June 16 .(gage 

neignt, 10.49 feet); minimum, 6,950 second-feet (regulated) July 24 (gage height, 3.75

. feet); minimum dally, 7,390 second-feet July 24.

1912-44; Maximum discharge, 47,300 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage height, 13.95 

feet, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, 3,950 second-feet (discharge 

measurement) July 20, 1934, when stage was below Intake pipe.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which arsfair. Plow regulated by many reservoirs above station. Diurnal fluctuations caused 

by Swan Falls power plant. Several diversions by pumping between this station and 

station at King Hill.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

toy

1

3

4

5

6

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.

9,E20

9,820

9,810

10,500

11,600

11,700

11,800 

11,700

11,300

11,900

11,900

18,000

15,000

13,400

18,800

. 12,600

12,700

12,600

12,700

IS ,100

1S',800

13,900

13,500

18,500

18,200

IE, 900

18,700

18,000 

13,200

13,500

IS ,800

NOT.

18,000

14,500

14,100

15,700

18,000

12,500

12,300 

18,200

13,100

13 ,100

18,100

18,100

18,000

'18,100

13,100

18,100

13,600

IS ,200

12,700

15,000

18,100

18,000

18,100

IE ,800

18,000

13,400

15,100

IS ,000 

18,900

12,700

~

Deo.

18,800

18,800

12,400

18,600

18,600

18,400

18,800 

12,200

18,800

12,200

12,000

11,300

11,900

12,000

11,900

12,000

18,000

12,100

18,100

18,800

12,300

12,300

12,300

18,300

12,100

12,200

12,200

18,100 

18,000

11,600

11,800

Jan.

12,100

18,100

18,200

12,100

11,400

11,300

12,000 

18,100

11,900

11,600

11,400

11,400

,11,600

12,000

12,000

12,000

 18,000

12,000

12,100

12,100

12,200

18,000

12,100

12,200

11,900

Feb.

9,130

9,010

9,040

9,040

9,250

9,810

9,880 

9,460

9,620

9,620

9,430

9,100

8,980

9,160

9,190

9,190

9,130

9,100

9,070

\ e nf\

10,000 1

9,790

9,460 

9,680U

9,610[

9,460

Month

October .

Deoevber. ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

HarcU. .....................................

May........................................

June

July.

September. .................................

later year 1943-44 ......................

liar.

a9,800

&13,OOO

118,500

Apr.

i!3 ,000

.all.500

13,000

14,500

16,100

17,000

16,000

13 ,300

12,300

18,800

15,000

17,100

16,400

15,800

11,700

11,900

12,700

13 ,000

IS ,600

14 ,100

18,900 

13 ,700

13,300

Secondfoot-days

377,300

6,109,880

Ofljl O1 A

856,980

4,069,050

May

13,700

15,200

13,100

13 ,300

13,700

13,700

IS ,700 

18,300

10,800

10,300

9,640

9,700

9,370

9,220

0,160

6,980

6,950

3,860

6,740

6,620

8,470

6,160

6,130.

8,040

7,960

7,750

7,700

7,670 

7,660

7,810

8,010

Maximum

12,800

33,100

9,820

* 2B,300

June

6,810

8,870

8,440

8,860

9,160

8,980

8,960 

8,890

9,320

10,900

20,300

21,100

83,400

26,800

27,600

28,300

28,300

26,700

21,600

80,600

20,000

20,200

19,700

16,200

11,100

9,760

9,480

9,100 

9,070

8,980

Minimum

11,301

7,81

O Aft

8 21

7

«Q

7,96

7,39

July

8,740

8,710

9,310

10,800

9,340

8,710

8,330 

8,130

7,900

7,870

7,730

7,670

7,690

7,510

7,420

7,560

7,560

7,450

7,660

7,450

7,660

7,480

7,620'

7,390

7,660

7,480

7,620

7,660 

7,840

7,610

7,480

Aug.

7,650

7,700

7,730

7,760

7,870

7,870

7,670 

8,100

7,980

7,870

7,930

8,010

7,870

7,900

8,070

7,960

7,900

8,040

7,930

7,980

7,960

7,930

7,670

3,390

8,270

7,900

8,040

8,130 

7,980

7,900

8,070

Mean'

3 18 ,170

!> 14,000

0 7 960

0 8,664

0 11 ,090

Sept.

7,980

8,010

6,070

8,130

8,810

6,810

6,180 

8,330,

8,210

8,160

6,240

6,240

8,240

6,270

8,600

8,390

8,600

8,740

9,010

9,070

9,220

9,190

9,040

9,190

9,070

9,040

8,890

6,980 

8,920

8,890

Runoff in 

acre- feet

748,400

10,0.40,000

525 400

488 700

609^600

8,051,000

a Ho gage-height record) dlsenarge computed cm basis of records for station at King Hill.' 

Tl»« tiaslat Mount*in war tine. To oonvert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 boor.
32 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River at Welser, Idaho

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15', long. 116°59«, in sec. 31, T. 11 N., R.

 b W., a third of a mile upetream from highway bridge at Welser. Datum of gage Is 

2,087.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1910 to September 1944. Fragmentary gage-height record 

oDtainea oy u. S. weather Bureau since 1895.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,000 second-feet June 17 (gage height, S.54

 feet}: minimum, 8,490 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 2.66 feet).

1910-44: Maximum discharge observed, 83,100 second-feet May 23, 1921 (gage height, 

13.60 feet); minimum observed, 5,100 second-feet'Aug. 5, 1924 (gage height, 1.35 

feet). Flood of Mar. 3, 1910, reached a stage of 15.7 feet on old u. S. weather Bureau 

gage (discharge, about 100,000 second-feet). Flood of June 1894 was considerably 

higher.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station. Some,

 JTlurnal fluctuation caused by Swan'Falls power plant. Some diversions below Kurphy 

for Irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

13,200

13,300

13,300

13,300

14,100

15,600

16,100

16,500

16,600

16,700

16,900

17,40O

17,700

80,100

19,100

17,800 

17,900 

17,700 

17,500 

17,400

17,900

18,300

IS, 900 

18,600 

18, 500

IS, 300

17,600

17,400

18,200

13,200

18,200

Nov.

IS, 200

17,400

18, SOO

18,400

19,100

IS, 800

17,700

17,000

17,600

17,600

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,200

17,200

17,000 

17,000 

17,400 

17,500 

17,000

17,600

17,800

17,600 

17,500 

17,200

17,400

17,300

16,900

16,600

16,400

"

Dec.

16,200

16,400

16,600

16,200

16,100

15,900

15,900

15,600

15,600

15,500

15,100

14,800

14,700

14,800

14,800

14,600 

14,800 

14,900 

15,100 

15,500

15,600

15,600

15,700 

15,600 

15,600

15,200

15,800

15,400

14,700

14,700

14,400

Jan.

14,400

15,100

15,000

14,900

14,900

14,100

13,700

14,300

14,800

114,300

hi 4,100

h!4,000

114,400

14,300

14,600

14,800 

14,800 

14,800 

14,800 

14,800

14,600

14,800

14,800 

14,800 

14,900

14,700

13,000

12.200

12,100

12,000

18,200

Feb.

12,100

12,000

12,000

12,800

13,600

14,000

15,9OO

15,400

14,700

13,900

13,400

13,000

12,400

12,300

12,200

12,100 

11,900 

11,800 

12,000 

11,800

11,900.

11,300

11,900 

12,000 

12,100

12,100

12,300

12,100

12,300

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Febr 

Mart;

nary . . .... .... . . . . ....

Bay. .......................................

September. ............... ....'............. f

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

11,600

11,800

12,100

12,600

12,800

12,400

12,200

12,800

13,300

15,300

15,900

14,900

14,700

14,900

15,900

15,200 

16,800 

17.700 

IS, 400 

17,500

17,400

16,200

16,800 

17,200 

16,300

16,100

16,400

16,700

16,500

17,000

17,800

Apr.

17,600

17,800

17,800

17,600

18,200

20,400

19,300

18,900

17,700

17,300

18,200

81,100

22,800

24,900

24,000

20,300 

18,500 

IS, 000 

20,000 

23,000

23,600

20, 600

18,600 

18,700 

21,500

21,600

20,900

21,000

20,700

20,700

~

Seoondfoot-days

528,300

524,800

476,800

9,790,700

441,000

.357.800 

475,700

601,300

497,700

694,400

297,580

299,070

329,980

5,532,430

May

20,200

20,600

19,600

18,600

17,800

13,200

18,900

18,300

18,000

 16,600

15,600

14,900

15,200

16,200

17,100

18,400 

19,100 

19,000 

IS, 800 

17,800

15,900

15,000

13,500 

12,600 

12,000

11,600

11,100

11,000

11,200

11,700

13,300

Maximum

20,100

19,100

68,900

15,100-

15,900 

18,400

24,900

20,600

36,500

13,000

10,100

12,400

36,500

June

15,000

16,700

17,800

19,100

IS, 900

17,800

16,600

15,400

15,500

16,300

17,700

28,100

29,500

31,600

33,900-

35,600 

36,500 

36,100 

33,300 

2B.900

27,800

23,100

28,300 

27,400 

24,300

19,100

16,800

15,400

14,300

13,200

-

Minimum

13,200

10,300

18,000

11,800 

11,600

17,300

11,000

13,200

8,520

9,060

9,750

8,620

July

12,300

11,400

11,200

11,000

13,000

11,400

10,700

10,200

9,600

9,310

9,060

8,920

S,670

3,560

3,560

8,520 

S,770 

3,670 

8,770 

8,920

8,850

9,100

9,030 

9,130 

9,030

8,990

9,030

9,100

9,060

9,420

9,510

Aug.

9,060

9,240

9,460

9,490

9,530

9,600

9,570

9,600

9,780

9,790

9,750

9,640

9,940

9,460

9,490

9,570 

9,530 

9,570 

9,460 

9,460

9,680

9,790

9,640 

9,780 

9,940

10,100

9,830

10,000

9,860

9,830

9,750

Mean

17,040

15,380

26,820

14,230

12,680 

15,280

20,040

16,050

23,150

9,599

9,847

11,000

15,120

Sept.

9,750

9,830

10,100

10,300

10,300

10,400

10,400

10,600

10,400

10,300

10,100

10,800

10,500

10,100

10,300

10,500 

10,800 

11,000 

11,500 

12,100

12,100

12,300

12,400 

12,300 

12,400

12,800

11,900

11,600

11,800

11,600

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,048,000

19,420,000

874,700

789,500 

939} 600

1,193,000

987,800

1,377,000

890,800

693.800

654,600

10,970,000

h Computed from staff-gags readings.

Tims baalat Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM 33

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°57', long. 116°51', In NWi sec. 16, T. 7 S., R. 

4H £., at Oxbow, flve-elghtha of a mile upstream from Intake of diversion tunnel for 

Oxbow power plant.

Records available.- May 1923 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,400 second-feet June 18\(gage height, 14.33 

reet;; minimum, 8,690 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 7.69 feet).

1923-44: Maximum discharge, 74,600 second-feet Apr. 21. 1943 (gage height, 20.71 

feet); minimum, 4,890 second-feet Aug. 6, 1924 (gage height, 6.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gaga height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

7.7 8,720

8.2 10,200

9.0 12,800

11.0 20,600

12.0 25,100

14.4 37,700

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

8 

9

10

11 

12

14 

15

IB

17

1ft

19

20

21m

23

24

25

716

27

28 

29

30

31

Dot.

13,200

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,300

14,700

15,700

16,100 

16,400 

16,500

16,900 

17,000 

17,500

18,100 

20,200

18,500

17,700

17,900

17,600

17,400

17,800

18,400

18,700

19,100

18,700

18,600

17,600 

18,100

18,500

18,500

Nov.

18,600

18,300

17,700

19,000

18,900

19,500

18,700

17,700 

17,500 

18,000

17,900 

17,700 

17,700

17,600 

17,500

17,500

17,400

17,600

17,900

17,700

17,500

18,000

18,100

17,900

17,700

17,600

17,600 

17,100

17,000

~

Dec.

16,900

16,800

17,100

16,900

16,300

16,000

16,100

16,100 

15,800 

15,800

15,600 

15,300 

15,000

16,000 

16,100

15,100

15,2QO

16,400

16,500

16,800

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,200

16,100

15,800

15,800 

15,600

15,200

15,200

Jan.

14,900

15,100

15,500

15,400

15,400

15,200

14,400

14,300 

14,600 

14,500

14,600 

14,100 

14,300

14,300 

16,000

16,300

15,300

15,200

15,200

15,200

16,100

15,100

16,300

15,200

16,200

15,200

14,400

12,900 

12,400

12,100

12,300

Feb.

12,300

12,300

12,100

12,500

13,700

13,900

15,100

16,100 

15,100 

14,600

13,900 

13,400 

13,000

12,700 

12,400

12,500

12,200

12,000

12,100

12,200

' 12,000

12,100

12,000

12,200

12,300

12,300

12,400

12.500 

12,400

-

~

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Hay......................... ..............

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

12,400

11,900

12,200

12,600

13,000

12,900

12,600

12,400 

13,300 

14,500

16,300 

16,100 

15,200

15,000 

15,600

16,100

16,900

17,700

18,300

18,600

17,800

17,700

16,700

17,800

17,500

16,800

16,200

16,900 

16,700

16,900

17,700

Apr.

18,200

18,100

18,500

18,500

18,500

19,700

20,800

19,500 

19,100 

18,200

18,000 

20,400 

22,600

24,500 

25,800

23,100

20,400

18,700

19,500

21,700

24,300

23,000

20,300

19,400

21,000

22,800

22,000

21,900 

21,600

21,500

-

Seoondfoot-days

491,100

LO, 109, 100

453,000

374,200

480,700

621,600

534,300

724,000

311,710

300,730

328,980

5,683,620

May

21,200

20,800

20,800

19,800

18,900

18,900

19,600

19,500 

19,100 

18,400

17,000 

16,300 

16,100

16,900 

17,800

13,900

19,800

, 20,000

19,800

19,500

18,100

16,700

15,600

14,200

13,400

13,000

12,600

12,300 

12,500

13,000

13,900

Maximum

on on/t

17,100

73,600

15,500

16,100

18,600

25,800

21,200

37,000

13,800

10,100

12,400

37,000

June

15,800

17,100

18,400

19,400

20,200

19,400

18,500

17,100 

16,500 

17,100

17,700 

22,200 

30,000

30,400 

33,200

34,900

36,400

37,000

35,700

31,700

29,200

29,200

29,300

29,500

 28,100

23.200j

-18,800

17,200 

16,000

14,800

Minimum

15,000

10,400

12,100

12,000

11,900

18,000

12,300

14,800

8,800

9,280

9,720

8,800

July

13,800

12,700

12,000

11,800

12,300

13,100

11,600

10,800 

10,300 

10,000

9,740 

9,370 

9,140

8,920 

8,920

8,800

8,860

9,000

8,920

9,030

9,220

9,140

9,340

9,310

9,450

9,250

9,340

9,280 

9,340

9,310

9,630

Aug.

9,480

9,280

9,600

9,720

9,660

9,690

9,720

9,690 

9,740 

9,950

9,830 

9,740 

9,720

9,720 

9,480

9,540

9,570

9,540

9,450

9,540

9,570

9,740

9,720

9,630

9,630

10,000

10,100

9,860 

9,950

9,980

9,890

Mean

15,840

27,700

14,610

12,900

. 15,610

20,720

17,240

24,130

9,701

10,970

15,530

Sept.

9,720

9,860

10,000

10,300

10,300

10,400

10,500

10,400 

10,500 

10,400

10,200 

10,100 

10,300

10,300 

10,200

10,300

10,500

10,800

11,200

11,700

12,100

12,200

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,400

12,100

11,900 

11,700

11,700

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

974,100

BO, 050,000

898,500

742,200

953,500

1,233,000

1,060,000

1,436,000

596,500

652,600

a, 270,000

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
34 SNAKE RIVER MAIN STEM

Snake River near Clarkaton, Waah. 

Location.- Water-stage aer-sage recorder, recorer, lat.. 46°25'30", , long. 117°10'30", , in lot 1, , aec.. 16.. . 

., R. 45 E., 2 miles upstream from Alpowa Creek, 7 milea downstream from Clarkaton, 

and 134 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage la 670 feet above mean aea level 

(Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark). 

Drainage area.- 103,200 square miles.

Records available .- October 1935 to September 1944 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1915 to September 1922 and August 1928 to September 1935 at site 66 milea 

downstream, published as Snake River at Riparia, in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1909 to September 1933 (at site at Riparia) in State Water-supply Bulletin 5. 

Extremea ..- Maximum diacharge during year, 109,600 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 23.42 

feet); minimum, 15,000 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 23, Sept. 2 (gage height, 9.55 

feet); minimum daily, 16,400 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 13-15.

1909-44: Maximum discharge observed, 270,000 second-feet May 20, 1921 (gage height, 

19.0 feet, site and datum then in. use); minimum daily, 10,600 second-feet Aug. 14, 18, 

20, 24-28, 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 5, 1931, but may have been lesa during period of ice 

effect in January 1937.

Maximum stage known, 24.7 feet, Riparia site and datum, June 5, 1894. determined 

from floodmarks by U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 409,000 second-feet). 

Remarks .- Records excellent. Small diversions by pumping between thia station and station 

at Oxbow. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant on Clearwater River above 

'Lewiston, Idaho.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

10.0 

11.0 

12.0 

1S.O

16.400

20,100

24,300

29,000

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

34,300

40,100

46,300

60,400

20.0 77,000

28.0 95,600

23.0 106,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

20,900

20,500

20.900

20,900

20,900

S2.100

25,400

25,800

25,800

24,300

26,100

28,000

27,500

27,000

28,500

27,000

26,100

26,500

26,500

26,100

26,500

28,000

29,000

29,000

28,500

29,000

88,000

27,000

28.00C

29,000

Nov.

29,000

28,500

27,000

51,600

54,300

53,200

30,500

28,500

27,500

26,000

27,500

27,500

27,000

27,500

27,000

26,100

26,100

26,500

27,000

27,000

26,500

27,500

27,000

26,500

26,500

26, 100

24,700

24,700

25,100

-

Dec.

26,100

27,500

27,500

51,600

32,100

29,000

27,000

26,100

26,100

25,100

23,300

22,100

21,700

21,300

21,300

20,900

21,700

22,500

25,800

24,300

24,300

25,100

24,700

24,700

25,100

25,600

25,600

24,300

23,000

22,100

28,500

Jan.

23,000

23,000

23,400

25,400

25,000

22,500

21,700

20,500

19,700

20,100

20,100

20,100

20,500

21,300

21,700

22,100

23,000

23,400

23,400

23,000

23,000

22,500

22,500

23,000

22,500

22,500

22,500

21,300

19,000

18,200

IS, 600

Feb.

19,000

20,100

20,90C

20,90C

21,700

24,300

27.00C

26,000

2?,60C

25,100

24,300

23,000

22,10C

21,700

21,300

20,900

20,90C

20,50C

20.10C

20,500

19,700

19,70C

19,700

20,100

20,500

20,500

20.60C

20,100

20,900

_

-

Mouth

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1945-44 ......................

Mar.

20,100

20,500

20,100

20,500

20,900

21,300

21,300

20,900

21,300

31,000

34,300

33,700

31,000

28,000

26,100

26,500

28,000

32,600

34,900

34,900

35,200

31,000

30,500

32,600

33,200

32,100

30,000

28,000

28,500

50,000

. 32,600

Apr.

34,900

36,600

39,500

44,400

.61,000

67,200

65,800

54,400

54,400

51,700

48,300

65,800

69,200

66,000

63,600

60,400

53,000

48,300

45,100

45,100

47,600

50,300

50,300

50,300

66,800

59,600

58,000

67,200

60,400

66,000

-

Seoondfoot-days

798 700

768,500

24,641,400

544,900

12,866,000

May

69,200

66,800

62,300

60,400

61,200

66,800

76,200

SO, 600

20,600

77,900

73,400

75,200

79,700

36,900

98,600

106.600

103, 60C

99,600

98,600

90,600

82,400

76,100

70,800

65,200

60,400

66,500

55,100

58,000

64,400

70,300

81,500

Maximum

32,100

208,000

20,100

106,600

June

37,300

90,600

34,200

79,700

76,100

73,400

70,600

70,000

71,600

72,600

74,300

74,SCO

34,200

88,700

86,100

36,000

90,600

88,700

86,000

81,500

76,800

77,000

33,300

78,800

74,300

70,000

64,400

60,400

53,000

63,000

-

Minimum

20,900

19,800

16,400

16,400

July

49,000

46,900

45,100

41,300

38,300

88,900

38,300

36,000

33,700

52,100

31,000

30,300

29,000

28,000

27,000

26,600

25,100

84,300

23,200

23,400

24,300

24,300

28,400

23,000

28,500

'22,500

28,100

21,800

20,900

20,600

20,500

Aug.

20,500

20,100

19,700

20,100

20,600

20,100

19,700

19,700

19,300

19,300

19,300

19,000

13,600

18,600

19,300

20,100

19,300

18,600

17,800

17,600

17,600

17,800

16,800

17,100

16,800

17,100

17,100

17,500

17,100

17,100

16,300

Mean

24,790

67,610

on rtKft

18*160

36,150

Sept.

16,300

16,800

18,200

17,800

17,800

18,800

17,800

17,600

17,100

16,300

17,100

16,800

16,400

16,400

16,400

17,100

17,800

18,600

19,300

19,000

20,100

20,100

19,700

20,100

19,700

19,300

19,800

19,000

18,600

19,300

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

1,624,000

48,880,000

1,081,000

26,600,000-

Time has is» Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
SALT RIVER BASIS

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo.

35

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°36', long. 110°55', In sec. 7, T. 30 N , R 118 

>* » J-t miles south of Smoot and li miles upstream from willow Creek.

Drainage area.- 59.4 square miles.

Records available.- June 1932 to September 1944 (no winter records 1933-35, 1936-37) .

 - Maximum discharge during year, 204 second-feet June 9: minimum dally, 4.1 second-feet Sept. 14, 15. .

1932-44: Maximum discharge, 430 second-feet May 15, 1936, from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum dally recorded, 1.8 second-feet Sect. 1. 1937 

but may have been less during period of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records good above 17 second-feet and fair below. A few diversions above 

station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

29

31

Oct.

10

9.£

9.2

6.6

9.2

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

14

13

18

10

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.6

13

12.

11

10

10

11

12

18

11

18

10

b9.8

9.8

NOV.

9.2

«b7.6

b8.4

b9.0

D9.2

bv.o

D7.2

b7.8 be. s

bS.4

D8.6

be.6

8.6

e.o

8.0

8.0

8.0

e.o

8,6

8.6

8.6

6.6

8.6

6.6

8.0

D7.0

6.4

6.6

6.B

6.2

-

Dec.

6.8

»5.4

6.0

6.6

6.0

6.4

6.2

6.8

6.0

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

7.2

6.4

8.8

6.2

8.6

6.6

8.0

7.4

7/2

7.0

7.6

7.4

Jan.

7.8

7,6

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

e.e

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.6

8.2

6.6

e.o

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.0

6.2

6.4

e.o

7.6

7.6

6.0

8.2

6.6

Feb.

e.e

e.e

9.0

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.0

e.e

e.e

6.4

6.4

6.4

B.E

9.0

e.e

6.6

8.4

8.2

8.6

 9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

 9.1, 9.21

9.4

9.4

-

-

Month

October

November .

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ..... . . .

MBT

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.0

8.B

9.2

9.6

9.2

6.6

e.e

6.6

6.6

9.0

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.4

9.6

9.6

 9.6

9.6

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

Apr.

10

10

11

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

16

IV

16

16

14

13

12

ei2

12

13

14

14

17

20

' 24

26

30

34

46

47

Secondfoot-days

202.6

16,336.3

636

2,782

1,661

237.7

11,613.3

May

46

44

42

49

61

71

68

67

76

68

86

85

69

96

112

123

136

123

112

103

102

99

96

92

89

86

92

100

112

113

120

Uaxi&nm

9 2

8.6

166

11

193

June

132

138

155

130

124

122

129

128

187

193

184

178

166

167

167

169

166

164

167

159

. 156

140

136

137

146

134

114

106

106

.Minimum

6.C

6.C

9.6

4.1

4.1

July

104

96

94

87

7B

- 71

67

61

60

57

54

62

49

47

46

40

36

37

37

41

36

36

34

32

31

29

26

2V

26

24

Aug.

20

20

20

18

16

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

14

, 14

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.6

Mean

6.54

44.8

60.0

7.92

31.6

Sept.

10

11

11

11

9.6

' 9.2

6.6

6.S

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.7

5.0

6.6

9.2

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

11

Runoff in

acre-feet

402

32,400

471

22,840

* Winter discharge aeaaureaent made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hg£e,- Ho gage-height record lov. 27 to Apr. 17 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

oat of period}) discharge computed on basts of 3 discharge neasurements and weather records. 

Tiae baaiat Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
36 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River at Wyoming-Idaho State line

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°10', long. 111°04', In sec. 16, T. 3 S., R. 46 

E., Just downstream from Trout Creek, hair a mile upstream from mouth, and threequarters of a mile west of Wyoming-Idaho State line.

Drainage area.- 890 square miles.

Records available.- April, 1934 to September 1944. July 1917 to September 1918 at site 4 

jalles upstream; records not equivalent.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 652 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 3.12 

feet); minimum dally, 389 second-feet Mar. 28.

1934-44: Maximum discharge, 3,520 second-fee^ May 6, 1936 (gage height, 4.64 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum, 216 second-feet 

May 17, 1934 (gage height, i.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20)

1.6 375 2.6 955

1.9 495 3.

2.2 670 3.'

D 1,270

I 1,460

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

676

676

676

670

690

690

690

690

663

6S3

696

722

716

702

702

722

709

702

722

735

728

728

722

716

709

709

702

702

709

709

709

NOV.

696

690

690

716

763

722

690

676

670

664

670

664

657

650

S50

644

638

636

644

644

644

638

631

638

638

618

612

593

593

593

-

Dec.

593

*587

569

569

563

563

563

563

535

525

b520

520

515

515

510

495

490

BOO

500

520

505

495

495

495

600

495

486

477

468

b460

477

Jan.

468

490

486

477

468

50Q

4S6

b440'

b440

b450

b440

b430

b430

b440

b440

b440

442

434

418

410

410

413

422

430

438

434

426

422

b420

422

422

Feb.

430

430

426

434

438

438

430

426

434

422

418

422

426

430

426

422

422

422

410

406

418

422

418

414

«410

418

414

410

410

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April........................ ..............

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

414

4}0

406

410

414

410

403

403

403

406

406

406

410 406'

403

400

403

40O

400

403

406

403

400

403

396

400

400

389

400

400

403

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

21,795

19,674

16,068

321,311

13,693

12,246

12,516

18,197

22,383

32,810

19,987

16,877

15,650

221,796

414

434

460

477

540

612

644

624

664

696

766

842

SOS

742

670

631

605

587

675

569

669

675

563

669

57S

569

557

575

638

670

May

657

638

612

693

606

644

 667

667

676

756

728

709

690

696

702

709

728

880

925

872

868

835

612

805

763

676

683

696

683

696

742

Maximum

755

763

693

2,600

500

438

414

842

925

1,360

835

593

646

1,360

June

842

910

970

1,040

1,050

1,010

1,040

1,120

1,270

1,360

1,320

1,330

1,360

1,340

1,310

1,270

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,050

948

872

918

992

948

880

860

Minimum

670

693

460

362

410

406

389

414

593

842

587

496

500

389

July

836

798

777

742

735

702

676

667

631

631

613

606

699

537

693

699

612

612

684

624

624

624

631

631

624

618

612

' 699

693

687

687

Aug.

,

»

Mean

705

656

618

880

442

422

404

. 607

728

1,094

646

544

618

606

593

687

593

593

693

693

587

575

687

681

569

563

557

651

546

640

536

635

625

515

510

510

610

510

610

510

606

606

600

496

496

Sept.

500

500

506

< 610

616

610

610

686

686

620

520

526

680

516

510

510

516

680

526

526

626

620

620

520

620

680

680

626

530

646

Runoff in 

acre-feet

43,230

39,080

31,870

637,500

27,160

84,290

24,890

36,090

44,400

65,080

SO, 640

53,480

50,840

439,900

* Winter discharge measurement mads on this day.

b Stags-discharge relation affected by lee.

Time basis! Mountain war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SALT RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo.

37

Location.-' Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°37', long. 110°53', in sec. 4, T. 30 N., R. 118 

W., It miles downstream from Porcupine Creek and lir miles southeast of Smoot.

Drainage area.- 26.3 square miles.

Records available.- my 1933 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 39.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 213 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 2.32 

reet); minimum dally, 15 seoond-feet many days In January, February, March.

1933-44: Maximum discharge observed, 424 second-feet June 17, 18, 1933 (gage height, 

2.76 feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum dally, 8.5 second-feet Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Oct. 1 to Apr. 14, which are good. One small 

diversion above station. Flow regulated by Cottonwood Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

33

33

52

32

32

38

38

38

31

30

33

33

38

ZS

32

32

32

32 '33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

Nov.

30

28

28

28

29

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

-

Dec.

 21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

Jan.

19

19

19

bl8

b!7

19

blS

b!7

18

b!7

b!7

blB

18

18

18

IS

18

IB

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

b!5

b!5

16

b!5

16

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

b!6

16

16

15

b!5

16

16

blB

b!5

16

16

16

16

16

 16

16

15

15

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

Deceobsr . .................................".

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. ......................................

April.............. ........................

Hay. .......................................

Juno

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

 16

16

16

17

16

16

b!6

16

16

16

Apr.

16

16

17

20

19

IS

18

18

18

18

IS

20

18

IS

IB

17

16

16

 16

17

18

18

IB

19

19

20

21

22

28

24

-

Secondfoot-days

994

 740

629

21,136

534

456

496

554

1,792

5,011

2, 988

1,506

1,000

16,700

May

24

23

23

24

27

30

34

37

38

39

41

45

49

56

64

73

92

85

78

72

68

66

66

64

64

62

66

72

87

105

113

Maximum

33

30

21

306

19

16

17

24

n ft -LJ.O

TOft 1.VO

156

62

39

198

June

133

145

150

157

145

13S

13S

142

169

182

196

1B4

162

15S

162

172

176

167

167

179

18B

198

184

179

184

188

184

165

158

156

-

Minimum

3C

21

IS

i:

IE

IE

1£ie

K

13£

5£

36

2S

IS

July

156

156

151

147

142

136

185

118

112

106

104

100

96

92

88

85

83

82

80

80

77

75

72

72

69

6B

66

65

64

62

59

Aug.

59

58

57

57

56

55

62

61

54

52

51

50

49

49

4B

48

47

46

46

44

44

44

43

42

42

42

41

41

40

39

39

Mean

32.1

24.7

> 20.3

J 57.9

17.2

15.7

16.0

18.5

57.8

167

96.4

4Q » 6

33.3

45.6

Sept.

39

39

38

37

37

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

34

33

33

32

32

30

30

30

89

29

29

29

30

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,«70

1,470

1,250

- 41,930

1,060

904

QQA WO*

1,100

3,560

9,940

5,930

2,990

1,980

33,130

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basist Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
38 SALT RIVER BASIN

Swift Creek near Afton, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°43'30", long. 110°54'00", In SEt sec. 29. T. 

33 a,, R. 118 W., 1 mile upstream from mouth of canyon and li miles east of Afton.

Drainage area.- 27.4 square miles.

Records available.- May 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 420 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 3.23 

reetj; minimum, 24 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

1943-44: Maximum discharge, 491 second-feet June 21, 1943 (gage height, 3.38 

feet); minimum, that of Mar. 24, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. No regulation. Pipe line (capacity, about 5 second-feet) 

diverts water above station for town of Afton.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1Y

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got.

60

60

58

58

57

55

55

57

55

57

63

68

60

62

56

57

55

55

55

55

55

54

52

52

52

54

52

54

54

54

52

NOV.

52

52

54

52

54

52

58

52

5E

52

52

51

49

49

49

49

51

51

51

51

49

48

48

4S

49

49

49

48

45

44

~

Dec.

44

44

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

45

44

48

42

44

44

44

42

42

41

41

41

39

Jan.

41

44

48

41

41

41

39

3S

38

37

38

38

38

39

39

39

41 X39

39

39

3S

3S

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

Feb.

36

36

35

35

35

36

36

35

36

36

37

37

35

34

35

37

37

3S

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

36

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. . .

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

Ihy......... ...............................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

35

35

35

36

34

34

33

33

32

38

32

83

33

33

83

31

38

31

31

31

30

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

31

31

31

Apr.

38

37

41

44

41

44

44

48

48

48

41

45

41

39

39

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

37

39

41

48

44

45

46

46

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,739

1,504

1,358

_

1,201

1,039

996

1,811

3,016

8; S67

6,396

8,865

1,658

89,633

May

44

44

41

48

46

58

68

58

60

62

70

SI

9S

12S

144

153

164

128

104

104

101

101

93

86

S8

88

104

134

174

184

177

Maximum

63

54

46

_

44

SB

36

46

184

407

353

90

66

407

June

809

160

134

188

131

150

184

205

892

308

276

260

244

836

260

884

300

860

896

369

386

378

338

361

395

467

365

304.

318

340

-

MinlanB

5!

44

39

_

31)

34

30

3t

41

IBS

96

66

49

30

July

363

336

380

898

856

844

836

880

809

195

184

170

164

163

140

137

134

131

144

144

134

188

181

118

115

118

107

104

101

98

96

Aug.

90

S8

S6

83

83

77

75

77

75

78

76

70

66

66

68

68

6S

68

68

68

72

72

77

72

6S

66

65

68

68

68

68

Mean

56.1

50.1

43. S

-

38.7

36.8

38.1

40.4

97v3

876

174

78.7

56.1

81.0

Sept.

66

65

63

63

68

68

62

68

68

60

58

65

56

54

54

58

51

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

51

49

49

51

51

58

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,450

2,980

8,690

.

8,380

8,060

1,980

8,400

5,680

16,400

10,700

4,470

3,880

58,770

Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 30 

Henrys Fork-near Lake, Idaho

Location.- 'Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°36', long. 111°21', In SWi seo. 26, T. 15 N., 

K. «s K., a quarter of a mile downstream from Henrys Lake Dam and 4 miles south of 

Lake post office. Datum of gage is 6,450.62 feet above mean sea level, levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 104 square miles, including that of Dry Creek Basin.

Records available.- September 1922 to September 1944., my 1920 to September 1922 at site 

a miles downstream and below mouth of Dry Creek, floodwaters of which have been diverted Into Henrys Lake since 1923.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 46.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 459 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 

S.YJL reet); minimum dally, 2 second-feet Sept. 27-30 (leakage through reservoir gates). 

1920-44: Maximum discharge, 907 second-feet June 13, 1926 (gage height, 5.40 feet): 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot-Oct. 3-31, 1937.

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

now regulated by Henrys Lake (see p. 48), gates of-which remained closed Oct. 1 to 

July 10, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30. Water flowed over spillway at dam June 5 to July 17.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by North Fork Reservoir Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

20

Nov.

29

*

Dec.

35

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

*

34

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

Jan.

34

Febr

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

Deceaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1945

January. ............................ t ......

February. .................................. arch. ............

ft?

1....... ...............................

June. ......................................

July....................... ................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

37

/

I

BO

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

96

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

82

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

775

960

1,064

10,189

1,054

1,016

1,836

2,700 

1,660

2f 73C

8,193

6,315

331

28,622

May

80

80

80

80

80

70

70

70

70

70

50

50

50

50

50

40

40

40

40

40

33

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

49

50

Maximum

/ ~_

-

294

"

__

-

1 <XQ ioo

432

448

22

448

June

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

66

75

75

75

75

75

75

76

75

7S

93

102

107

114

100

125

186

128

13 S

135

138

135

136

-

Minimum

_

-

_

-

11' Lit1£

i

:

July

135

131

128

126

184

11S

118

117

116

115

129

145

161

161

198

240

247

290

894

404

42*

436

428

430

432

430

428

426

423

436

426

Aug.

426

434

445

448

443

434

436

355

355

355

353

273

94

95

95

94

100

103

102

102

101

101

100

88

62

56

69

71

70

44

19

Mean

85

32

34

27 9

34

35

59.8

90 

53.5

91.0

264

204

! 11.0

>. 78.2

Sept.

IB

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

£0

20

SO.

21

22

14

as

as

as

a3

a3

a3

a3

as

as

as

2

2

2

2

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

1,540

1,900

8,090

£0,200

2,090

2,010

3,640

5,360 

3,290

5,480

16,860

12,630

657

86,780

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on teals of observer' a field estimate. 

Bote.- to gage-height record Dot. 1 to June 17; discharge computed on baals of 4 discharge

aeaaurementa and occasional gage readings (mean discharges only Oct. 1 to Apr. 30).

Tine baalei Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
40 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Island Park Reservoir near Island Park, Idaho

Location.- Electric tape gage, lat. 44°25', long. 111°24 I , In gatehouse shaft at dam on

 Henrys' Fork, a quarter of a mile south of quarter corner between sees. 28 and £9, 

T. 13 II., R. 43 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo River, and 2 miles west 

of Island Park. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 478 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 137,640 acre-feet Ifey 2 .(elevation,

 §7303730 feet); minimum observed, 51,580 acre-feet Sept. 29 televation, 6,289.20

f 66t 1 1938-44: ftaimum contents observed, that of my 2, 1944: minimum observed after 

first filling of reservoir, 16,855 acre-feet Sept. 27, 1940 (elevation, 6,274.22 

feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam. Storage began Nov. 15,

 1938. Capacity, 127,265 acre-feet between elevations 6,239 feet (normal low-water 

level with outlet gates open) and 6,302 feet (crest of spillway).Natural flow passing through reservoir when outlet gates are open prevents withdrawal of storage to 

elevation 6,230 feet (sill of lower outlet). Dead storage negligible. Water Is used 

for irrigation of lands In Fremont-Ifedlson Irrigation district between Ashton and 

Rexburg. Gage read at 8 a.m. Contents given herein are computed from elevations at 

that time; all available for release.

Cooperation.- Reservoir elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Das

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

Oct.

83,450

82,795

82,140

81,545

80,955

80,955

81,075

81,075

81,075

81,135

SI, 250

81,135

80,955

80,780

80,665

80,605

80,605

80,955

81,370

61,250

81,135

81,135

81,075

80,780

80,840

80,955

80,955

81,310

81,310

81,430

81,135

Nov.

80,665

80,720

60,665

80,720

80,900

80,900

80,955

60,900

80,840

80,840

60,840

80,720

80,605

80,840

80,955

81,840

82,850

83,810

84,840

85,810

87,108

87,970

66,905

90,825

91,240

92,130

93,030

93,935

94,760

95,825

-

Deo.

96,750

97,675

98,740

99,680

100,490

101,505

102,460

103,280

104,180

104,940

105,430

106,685

107,595

108,520

109,440

110,300

111,160

111,950

112,675

113,620

114,570

115,375

116,260

117,150

118,265

119,085

119,835

120,740

121,650

128,410

123,250

Jan.

124,240

125,320

126,330

127,110

107,965

128,985

129,775

130,045

130,720

131,115

131,355

131,670

131,990

131,990

131,990

131,990

131,990

132,070

132,070

132,230

132,230

132,230

132,230

132,390

132,390

132,390

132,390

132,390

132,390

132-,310

132,390

Feb.

132,390

130,390

132,470

130,630

132,710

132,710

130,630

132,710

133,110

132,950

130,710

132,630

132,550

132,550

138,550

132,550

132,550

132,550

132,550

130,550

132,470

132,630

132,790

132,790

132,790

132,710

132,710

132,550

132,630

_

-

liar.

132,950

132,950

132,790

132,790

133-.190

133,110

132,870

132,710

132,710

130,950

132,950

132,790

133,190

133,190

132,790

132,630

132,630

132,630

132,710

132,790

132,790

132,710

132,710

132,710

132,950

132,950

132,950

138,950

132,710

132,710

132.79Q

Apr.

132,790

132,950

133,110

133,110

133,190

133,590

133 , 670

133,670

133 , 670

133,670

133,750

133,750

133,910

133,990

133,990

133,910

133,750

133,670

133,670

133,590

133,590

133,670

133,750

133,990

134,395

134,555

134,720

135,045

135,450

136..5SO

-

May

137,395

137,640

137,150

136,665

136,420

136,260

136,175

136,095

136,015

135,935

136,015

136,260

136,015

136,015

135,855

135,855

135,865

136,665

137,150

137,395

137,395

136,825

136,580

136,420

136,015

135,530

135,365

135,205

135,045

134,880

135,125

June

135,285

135,365

135,285

135,610

135,365

135,125

135,450

135,530

135,770

135,770

136,260

136,340

136,175

135,935

135,935

135,610

135,530

135,285

136,125

134,960

134, SOO

134,640

134,720

134,640

134,475

134,395

135,855

136,015

136,095

135,770

-

July

135,450

135,205

134,960

134,640

134,475

134,555

134,235

134,155

134,155

134,155

134,155

134,155

134,155

134,075

133,990

133,610

133,190

132,790

132,310

131,515

130,405

129,695

129,065

128,830

128,125

127,500

106,795

125,940

124,935

123,630

122, 185

Aug.

120,740

119,085

117,815

116,780

115,450

114,135

112,675

111,306

109,870

108,020

105,986

103,906

101,845

99,680

97,215

94>780

92,460

90,290

88,090

85,670

83,750

81,665

79,440

77,600

75,685

73,970

72, ISO

70,746

68,975

67,390

65,800

Sept.

64,140

62,680

61,545

60,636

59,640

58,430

57,510

56,735

56,180

56,675

56,300

54,800

54,386

53,770

52,966

58,446

52,060

51,970

51,880

51,866

51,786

51,696

51,736

51,778

61,776

51,776

51,756

51,695

51,560

51,930

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Calendar year 1943.

Hay 31..............

Water year 1943-44.

Elevation 

(feet)

6,295.75 

6,295.26

6)30l!48

-

6,302.65 

6,302.68 

6,302.70 

6,303.17

6,303.07 

6,301.34 

6,292.43 

6,289.29

-

Contents 

(a ere -feet)

84,050 

81,135 

95,825 

123,250

-

132,390 

132,630 

132,790 

136,580 

135,125 

135,770 

120,186 

65,800 

51,930

-

'Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-2,915 

+14,690 

+27,425

 t- 25, 375

+9,140 

+240 

+160 

+3,790 

-1,465 

+ 645 

-13,586 

-66,385 

-13,870

-32,120

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, 

ubtract 1 hour.
HENRYS PORK BASIN » A 

 Henrys Fork near Island Park, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°25', long. 111°24 I , In SWi sec. 28, T. 13 N., 

it. 43 a., an eighth of a mile upstream from Buffalo River, an eighth of a mile downstream from Island Park Dam, and 2 miles west of Island Park. Altitude of gage, 

6,225 feet (from river-profile map).,

Drainage area.- 478 square miles.

Records available.- January 1933 to September 1944. /

Average discharge.- 11 years, 484 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 second-feet Aug. 11, 12 (gage Height, 

5.12 reet); minimum dally, 8 second-feet Nov. 16-21, 26.

1933-44: Maximum discharge, 2,580 second-feet June 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.98 

feet); minimum dally, 1 second-foot Nov. 16 to Dec. 7, 1938.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period Nov. 16 to Mar. 20, which are good. 

" Flow regulated by Henrys Lake (see .p. 48 ) and Island Park Reservoir (see p. 40).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and five discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

849

849

849

849

60S

427

445

4S1

530

560

635

673

570

545

570

535

515

535

6SO

673

673

67S

678

580

535

570

585

585

585

695

761

Nov.

600

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

510

495

170

8

8

8

S

8

8

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

Dec.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

Jan.

12

12

12

12

36

134

1S1

209

238

270

290

302

319

332

346

355

363

373

37S

382

391

396

404

427

427

427

4B7

4B7

427

427

427

Feb.

427

432

427

454

46S

468

463

458

505

476

463

458

454

454

450

454

454

450

445

445

440

463

458

454

454

450

445

440

450

-

-

Month

October. ....................................

November. ..................................

Decenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March.

April..................................... . May. ...................................... .

Mlj... ....................................

August. .

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 .....................

Mar.

458

454

450

468

490

472

458

445

450

454

450

454

476

454

436

427

427

427

436

454

450

440

440

454

454

454

450

445

440

440

445

Apr.

454

463

476

486

500

550

550

650

550

555

560

575

580

595

585

565

555

555

545

540

540

550

570

600

662

684

712

766

866

1,060

-

Seoondfoot-days

19,240

7,843

317

20S,6B7

9,168

13,159

13,952

17, 799

29,303

25,072

29,477

49,630

 22,909

237,869

May

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,040

99S

959

932

920

393

89S

937

926

904

S9S

S88

898

910

998

1,080

1,110

1,090

1,040

992

948

893

8S8

788

772

744

739

750

Maximum

849

600

12

2,220

427

505

490

1,060

1,200

99S

1,560

1,830

1,400

1,830

June

772

772

810

827

810

788

805

805

926

964

992

976

' 954

 920

915

S82

844

810

788

750

739

734

717

706

673

712

920

942

926

893

Minimum

42r

i

42r

42

45

73ftO 1?"fv

60E

1,40(

46£

E

July

866

805

766

734

695

700

651

630

625

630

630

625

620

605

744

849

888

964

1,140

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,100

1,190

1,210

1,190

1,250

1,350

1,450

1,560

1,560

Aug.

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,650

1,760

1.S20

1,830

1,320

1,810

1,810

1,780

1,720

1,670

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,520

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

Mean

621

3 261

) 10.2

7 572

I 296

r 454

7 450

: 593

) 945

856

i

QC-l WOJL

) 1,601

) 764

) 650

Sept.

1,400

1,260

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

954

882

761

766

766

766

794

S76

S76

876

761

640

580

565

545

520

505

505

505

505

505

500

468

468

Runoff in 

acre-feet

38,160

15,660

629

413,800

18,180

26,100

27,670

35,300

58,180

49 j 730

58,470

98 440

45^440

471,800

Jot*..- Discharge computed from staff-gage readings NOT. 16 to Jan..5.

Mae baalai Mountain war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
42 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°Q7', long. 111°20', In sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 43 

E., 1,000 feet upstream from Warm River and half a mile northwest of Warm River railroad station. Altitude of gage, 5,255 feet (from river-prof lie map).

Drainage area.- 660 square" miles.

Records available.- September 1910 to Mar.ch 1915, April 1918 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1910-14, 1918-44), 982 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge diirlng year, 2,190 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 6.48 

feet); minimum, 245 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 3.24 feet); minimum dally, 322 

second-feet Dec. 9. . 1910-15, 1918-44: mxlmum discharge, 3,540 second-feet May 18, 1927 (gage height, 

7.55 feet); minimum, 218 second-feet Jan. 19, 1940 (gage height, 3.17 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Henrys Lake (see p. 48 ) and Island Park Reservoir 

(see p. 40 ). Some water diverted above station for irrigation of meadows on 

headwaters.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

1,250

1,240

1,250

1,240

1,200

884

853

891

936

988

1,030

1,080

1,050

924

962

962

B970

al.OOO

al,060

al.110

al,120

al,120

al,120

al,120

al.000

al.010

al,020

al,040

al,050

al.100

al,200

Nov.

al.100

al.OOO

1,OOO

1,010

1,030

1,010

995

9S2

982

988

988

988

982

943

904

435

426

422

417

426

426

417

430

449

422

*366

399

462

444

408

-

Dec.

448

404

444

426

417

378

430

404

322

S82

435

448

b440

b430

422

412

430

422

430

444

430

430

412

412

430

408

326

330

394

520

485

Jan.

444

' 435

408

37S

*399

462

453

b470

b530

b570

b590

b630

b660

b710

a770

a830

a870

a890

aSSO

a850

a880

a890

a900

917

904

917

936

891

891

917

917

Feb.

S91

891

891

*910

 930

917

904

910

950

b9oq

b870

b860

b850

b850

b850

b850

b840

b840

b840

b830

b830

b850

l>870

b870

b880

878

872

866

884

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Jfttixiftry

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July

September ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

904

891

»865

910

930

917

904

878

872

878

872

872

b870

b870

b860

853

853

847

847

872

859

853

859

865

859

865

. 872

872

835

829

838

Apr.

635

S47

659

S84

898

950

962

969

976

995

1,010

1,080

1,050

1,060

1,030

1,010

98S

988

976

976

976

1,000

1,050

1,110

1,230

1,230

1,320

1,490

1,560

1,740

-

Secondfoot-days

32,780

31,250

12,945

377,847

22 189

33,502.

396,606

May

1,350

1,840

1,720

1,610

1,550

1,540

1,500

1,480

1,480

1,460

1,510

1,500

1,450

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,400

1,570

1,810

1,940

1,820

1,750

1,640

1,540

1,440

1,360

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,190

1,210

Maximum

1,250

1,100

520

2,770

1,800

2,180

June

1,240

1,270

1,330

1,390

1,370

1,280

1,290

1,380

1,480

1,600

1,620

1,570

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,360

1,300

1,280

1,210

1,190

1,140

1,130

1,110 i,oeo

1,080

1,180

1,460

1,560

1,430

1,330

-

Minimum

853

366

322

319

841

322

July

1,270

1,220

1,160

1,130

al,110

al,090

al.110

al,070

al,060

al,070

al,OSO

al,040

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,200

1,210

1,300

1,430

1,660

1,580

1,500

1,480

1,520

1,680

1,590

1,580

1,720

1,750

1,940

1,940

Aug.

1,940

1,920

1,930

1,910

1,890

1,870

1,870

1.S60

1,900

2,050

2,110

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,180

2,180

2,140

2,050

2,040

2,060

2,040

2,050

2,050

1,930

1,910

1,820

1,790

1,790

1,780

1,780

1,770

Mean

1,057

708

418

1,035

1

*«*T

1,117

1,084

Sept.

1,790

1,800

1,490

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,300

1,280

1,110

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,050

1,130

1,170

1,170

1,230

1,010

968

936

904

891

847

841

841

841

841

841

847

853

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

65,080

42,150

25,680

749,500

66,450

786,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Island Park.

b StageH!Ischarge relation affected by Ice.

Time has is; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HENRYS PORK BASIN 

Henrys Pork near Ashton, Idaho

43

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°05', long. 111°30', In sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 42 

E., a quarter of a mile downstream from power plant, and 3 miles west of Ashton. 

tude of gage, 5,095 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- August 1902 to June 1909, April 1920 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1903-8, 1924-44), 1,262 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 second-feet Aug. 13-15 (gage height, 7.37 

feet); minimum, 260 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 5.25 feet); minimum daily, 618 

second-feet Dec. 28.

1902-9, 192O-44: Maximum discharge, 6,220 second-feet May 7, 1925; minimum, 65 

second-feet (regulated) Oct. 16, 1935 (gage height, 4.59 feet); minimum daily, 440 

second-feet Dec. 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Plow regulated by power plant above station and by Henrys 

Lake (see p\ 48 ) and Island Park Reservoir (see p. 40 ) Some water diverted above 

station for irrigation of meadows on headwaters.

Cooperation.- operation. Qage-height record during nonirrigation season furnished by Utah Power &

Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

. 7

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.

1,610

1,630

1,610

1,630

1,630

1,270

1,190

1,870

1,280

1,360

1,480

1,470

1,450

1,270

1,560

1,240

1,230

1,340

1,450

1,500

1.60O

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,360

1,360

1,380

1,440

1,450

1,400

1,660

Nov.

1,520

1,260

1,300

1,340

1,390

1,300 i.eeo

1,260

1,270

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,390

1,130

1,240

'792

728

749

728

781

760

745

806

359

726

690

698

778

777

696

-

Dec.

304

739

760

752

763

727

752

749

665

646

730

762

739

740

710

717

749

739

772" 759

793

785

Y77

788

774

312

682

618

686

829

792

Jan.

795

318

786

728

743

312

753

788

902

903

i 934

977

1,050

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,160

1,050

1,140

1,130

1,210

1,230

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,140

1,230

1,190

1,170

Feb.

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,260

1,240

1,460

1,050

1,240

1,300

1,200

1,230

1,160

1,190

1,320

836

1,200

1,100

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,190

1,170

1,160

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

March

May........................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,230

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,160

1,200

1,190

1,170

1,200

1,100

1,270

1,200

1,120

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,210

1,170

1,190

1,210

1,210

1 1,190

1,200

1,160

1,230

1,200

1,390

Apr.

1,190

1,220

1,230

1,300

1,440

1,410

1,360

1,440

1,360

1,440

1,410

1,500

1,420

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,310

1,310

1,420

1,400

1,600

1,730

1,670

1,760

1,960

2,200

-

Secondfoot-days

44,580

23,100

554,365

31,979

43,130

533,438

May

2,240

2,220

2,140

2,040

2,020

2,040

1,980

1,930

2,000

2,040

2,000

2,OQO

1,940

1,680

1,880

1,830

1,840

2,160

2,400

2,470

2,280

2,260

2,120

2,000

1,630

1,790

1,750

1,720

1,700

1,680

1,700

-Maximum

1,630

1,520

829

4,120

1,230

2,470

2,260

2,510

2,120

2,510

June

1,790

1,830

2,000

2,120

2,080

1,880

1,900

S.020

2,200

2,300

2,300

2,180

2,100

2,000

1,960

1,900

1,860

1,310

1,720

1,680

1,630

1,660

1.630

1,600

1,580

1,700

2,240

2,230

2,020

1,860

-

Minimum

1,190

690

616

477

728

836

1,190

1,680

1,390

2,020

1,160

618

July

1,810

1,750

1,660

1,630

1,580

1,560

1,660

1,520

1,500

1,520

1,500

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,600

1,580

1,660

1,310

2,040

1,960

1,610

1,860

1,360

1,960

1,960

1,940

2,060

2,080

2,260

2,260

Aug.

2,260

2,220

2,220

2,240

2,180

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,340

2,440

2,490

2,490

2,910

2,610

2,470

2,440

2,340

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,340

2,360

2,230

2,200

2,120

2,080

2,100

2,060

2,020

2,040

Mean

1,438

1,030

745

1,519

1,032

. 1,193

1,198

1,452

1,999

1,744

2,276

1,439

1,457

Sept.

3,080

2,120

1,810

1,700

1,730

1,720

1,630

1,550

1,360

1,380

1,360

1,330

1,390

1,450

1,530

1,530

1,680

1,360

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,230

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,190

1,190

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

88,420

61,230

45,320

1,099,000

63,430

68,600

73,690

86,380

122,900

107,200

139,900

35,650

1,058,000

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

710661 0-46-4
44 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations, Idaho

Between Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations seven canals divert water from Henrys 

Fork for Irrigation. Records available each Irrigation season from 1919 to 1944. Dls- 

 charee of canals computed from dally or biweekly staff-gage readings, or Interpolated, 

and combined to show total diverted flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

.4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2b

28

27

28

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Novsmber. .....

December . ..................................

Calendar year ......................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Kie period. .......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

to

26 BBS

28 OOY

14,578

-

May

496

501

550

714

760

771

786

777

797

Sll

827

8S£

963

1,030

1,100

1,130

1,150

1,160

1,080

995

1,010

. 1,010

1,040

1,080

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,170

1,180

1,180

Maximum

_

789

-

June

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,040

911

806

796

756

725

692

682

682

690

733

886

936

937

960

1,020

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

696

662

659

659

-

Minimum

_

496

83 C

264

-

July

834

834

822

837

852

857

860

871

878

888

887

876

805

852

887

902

929

931

922

833

773

97B

949

947

1,010

994

995

1,000

996

1,000

1,020

Aug..

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,070

1,070

. 1,070

1,050

1,040

1,OSO

1,020

958

917

918

888

884

630

Mean

/

949

486

-

Sept.

789

756

665

663

641

650

649

631

625

590

587

587

577

569

580

582

431

431

372

366

365

297

S87

283

275

868

268

266

264

264

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

63,880

28,920

280,000

Mountain war time. To convert mr time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 45 

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°58', long. lli°41', In sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 40 

E., half a mile upstream from bridge on main street of St. Anthony. Altitude of gage", 

4,950 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 1,730 square miles.

Records available.- Jferch 1919 to September 1944 (irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge recorded during year, 4,480 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 

5.16 feet); minimum recorded, 617 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 3.07 feetj; minimum daily recorded, 667 second-feet July 15.

1919-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 9,030 second-feet May 8, 1925 (gage' height, 

6.70 feet); minimum dally recorded, 413 second-feet July £2, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversions abov'e station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by" 

power plant 17 miles above station and by Henrys Lake (see p. 48 ), Island Park Reservoir (see p. 40 ), and Grassy Lake (see p. 48).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3.1

Oct.

tl,610

Ncv. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

May. .......................................

 June .....

September. .................................

The period. ...............................

Mar.

«

Apr.

_

_

..

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

t2,160

_

_

..

2,520

2,890

-

Secondf cot-days

35,233

Bay

3,080

2,890

2,610

2,540

2,560

2,720

2,650

2,540

2,680

2,820

2,650

2,560

2,450

2,430

2,620

2,470

2,430

2,770

3,130

3,600

3,110

2,760

2,630

2,230

1,920

1,630

1,640

1,690

1,790

1,880

1,960

Maximum

_

1,820

1,460

-

June

2,270

2,840

3,200

3,680

3,460

2,870

2,920

3,260

3,780

4,320

4,140

3,680

3,360

3,110

2,690

2,610

2,360

2,120

1,700

1,460

1,330

1,210

1,140

1,010

897

1,100

3,060

3,400

2,540

2,040

-

Minimum

972

-

July

1,820

1,760

1,420

1,210

1,070

994

.930

866

776

786

767

766

781

739

667

826

646

908

961

1,220

1,250

1,130

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,120

1,070

1,110

1,190

1,290

1,330

Aug.

1,330

1,280

1,300

1,300

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,420

1,440

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,510

1,490

1,610

1,380

1,310

1,310

1,330

1,340

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,290

Mean

1,067

1,329

1,174

-

Sept.

1,340

1,460

1,400

1,240

1,280

1,260

1,190

1*120

1,010

994

972

983

994

1,010

1,100

1,160

1,330

1,300

1,290

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,130

al,130 '-

Runoff in 

acre feet

64,970

69,880

523,600

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Rexburg and divers Ions between St. Anthony .and Rexburg.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
46 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Diversions from Henrys Pork between St. Anthony and Rexburg gaging stations, Idaho

8*- Anthony and Rexburg gaging stations four canals divert water from Henrys 

or Irrigation. Records aval lablev for part of each irrigation season from 1919 to 

*! Discharge of canals computed from daily or biweekly staff-gage readings, 'or Interpolated, and combined to show total diverted flow. Records good;

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-

Nov. Dec.

'

Jan.

-

%

Feb.

,

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January .

March-. .....................................

April ......................................

May

July

September. .................................

The period . . . ...

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoe t-days

_

_

21,218

11,009

-

May

546

551

590

630

659

667

690

785

755

770

790

812

822

838

862

880

935

958

972

973

650

650

803

853

859

870

 890

930

952

 972

991

Maximum

_

_

575

-

June

940

905

866

852

850

720

717

714

679

679

454

451

450

458

487

680

729

728

728

736

842

95S

958

962

967

790

440

437

499

546

-

Minimum

19£

-

July

566

600

635

691

719

725

716

710

697

683

696

707

716

746

707

763

626

£42

830

882

688

685

719

780

738

710

704

786

744

773

786

Aug.

766

768

743

761

786

713

715

788

783

740

763

763

764

765

788

703

665

664

641

653

666

699

668

631

584

 599

584

578

590

669

585

Mean

801

367

-

Sept.

878

609

500

483

487

v 506

514

491

510

508

688

585

522

606

581

441

185

198

818

810

810

808

806

805

804

802

808

808

818

818

Runoff in 

acre- feet

49 fl7O

21,8*0

199,000

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 

Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho

47

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°50', long. 111°54 I , In sec. 30, T. 6 N. R. 39 

EV, otist downstream from highway bridge, downstream from all tributaries, and 7 miles 

west of Rexburg. Altitude of gage, 4,807 feet (from river-profile map).

Dralrtage area.- 3,010 square miles.

Reports available.- April 1909 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 1,904 second-feet

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 8.32 

feet); minimum, 665 second-reet July 16, 17 (gage height, 2.79 feet).

1909-44: Maximum discharge, 9,490 second-feet June 29, 1927 (gage height, 9.90 * 

feet); minimum, 183 second-feet Mar. 24-26, 1934 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

Remarka.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those for periods of no 

gage-neight record, which are fair. Flow regulated by operation of power plant at 

Ashton and by Henrys Lake (see p. 48), island Park Reservoir (see p. 40), and Grassy 

Lake (see p. 48); Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge. In aaoond-feet. water year October 1943 to September 1944

Da?

1

2

3

4

»

6

7

8

9

10

11

.12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

31

Oct.

1,950

1,950

1,980

1,980

2,020

1,990

1,740

1,680

1,740

1,740

1,840

2,040

2,080

2,040

1,900

2,080

1,920

1,980

3, ISO

2,280

2,380

2,440

2,420

2,460

2,430

2,540

2,370

2,430

2,480

2,810

2,470

Nov.

2,560

2,480

2,280

2,270

2,340

2,800

2,510

2,410

2,380

2,360

2,360

2,340

2,320

2,350

2,200

2,200

1,910

1,860

1,860

1,870

1,890

1,850

1,860

1,920

1,930

1,810

1,690

1,710

1,790

1,740

-

Dec.

1,690

1,760

1,710

1,720

1,710

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,440

1,470

1,490

al,510

al,600

al,600

al,480

al,480

1,410

1,490

1,650

1,660

1,620

1,470

1,460

1,430

1,400

 1,240

1,090

1,070

1,160

1,380

Jan.

1,460

1,500

1,520

1,500

1,450

1,470

1,490

1,470

1,620

1,600

1,680

1,640

1,660

1,740

1,600

1,800

1,820

*1,630

1,830

1,800

1,760

1,780

1,820

1,870

1,900

1,900

1,870

1*830

1,800

1,900

1,850

Feb.

1,880

1,950

1,960

1,960

1,980

1,970

2,100

1,900

1,S80

1,950

1,850

1,870

1,850

1,820

01,870-

1,700

1,700

. 1,750

1,850

1,800

1,700

1,850

1,920

1,900

1,870

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

_

-

Moath

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ....... ......... ... ........

March ... ....

&f. .............. .........................

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1943-44 .......................

Mar.

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,870

1,880

1,890

1,900

*1,880

1,860

1,880

1,910

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,850

1,890

1,850

1,860

1,960

1,990

'1,990

1,970

1,920

1,940

1,900

1.S70

1,780

1,800

1,820

1,900

1,900

Apr.

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

1,920

2,100

2,160

2,210

2,080

1,980

2,170

2,230

2,270

2,090

1,940

1,850

1,780

1,680

1,630

1,580

1,520

1,580

1,570

1,520

1,730

1,880

1,780

1,780

1,920

2,160

-

Secondfoot-daya

48.E3C

876,488

52,760

58,540

42,514

686,597

May

2,470

2,630

2,530

2,290

2,200

2,160

2,260

2,240

2,160

2,280

2,470

2,450

. 2,430

2,470

2,680

2,640

2,600

2,710

2,990

3,300

3,590

3,380

3,240

2,920

2,470

1,960

1,520

1,400

1,500

1,620

1,730

Maximum

1,760

6,930

1,900

1,910

5,390

June

1,800

2,240

2,710

3,360

3,740

3,720

3,320

3,440

3,900

4,480

5,200

5,390

5,130

4,680

4,190

3,840

3,420

3,190

2,810

2,140

1,590

1,320

1,160

950

776

798

E,170

3,900

4,550

4,060

-

Minimum

I

CQt

1,07

78(

97(

6K

July

3,280

2,800

2,590

2,300

2,020

1,740

1,530

1,360

1,170

1,070

1,020

944

861

750

710

680

745

80S

755

808

1,040

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,070

1,040

963

1,010

1,050

1,140

Aug.

1,140

1,120

1,110

.1,140

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,260

1,290

1,320

1,340

1,360

1,360

1,250'

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,200

1,220

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,240

1,250

Mean

J 1,491

3 2,401

) 2,425

) 1,276

5 1,417

J 1,875

Sept.

1,310

1,360

1,520

1,410

1,290

1,270

1,850

1,200

1,130

1,050

1,010

982

976

976

1,020

-1,140

1,370

1,910

1,890

1,870

1,820

1,800

1,790

1,700

1,660

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,530

1,560

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

91,700

1,738,000

84,330

1,362,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed on basla of records for upstream stations. 

~sr 8t»g*-dl»oharge relation affeoted by loe Dec. 11, 12, 25-27, Dec. 31 to Mar. 6. 

 -- Mountain nar tine. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
48 HEMIYS FORK BASIN

Smaller reservoirs in Henrys Fork Basin 

Henrys Lake.- Staff gage, lat. 44°36.', long. 111°21', at dam'on Henrys Fork in SWi sec. 

26, T. 15 N., R. 43 E., 4 miles south of former Lake, Idaho, post office. Datum of 

gage is 6,457.16 feet above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Drainage 

area, 104 square miles, Including that of Dry Creek. Records available, June 

1923 to September 1944 (fragmentary), Maximum contents observed during year, 82,927 

acre-feet June 28 (gage height, 15.56 feet); minimum, 55,240 acre-feet Sept. 13. Maximum contents observed during period 1923-44, that of June 28, 1944; minimum observed, 

140 acre-feet Nov. 8, 1934 (gage height, 0.03 foot).

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by concrete dam; storage began Sept. 21, 1922; 

dam completed July 1923. Capacity,' 79,351 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot 

(normal low-water level of Henrys Lake prior to construction of dam) and 15.0 feet 

(top of 5-foot, flashboards on spillway). Floodwaters of Dry Cre|ek are diverted Into 

Henrys Lake. Water used for irrigation near St. Anthbny. Gage read once daily about 

9 a.m. during period of storage withdrawal and only occasionally during remainder of 

year. Records given herein repreeent usable contents. Gage-height record and, capacity table furnished by North Fork Reservoir Co.

Grassy Lake.- Mercury pressure gage, lat. 44°08', long. 110°49', In gatehouse at dam on 

Grassy creek approximately in sec. 7, T. 48 N., R. 116 w. (unsurveyed), half a mile 

upstream from mouth and 24 miles northwest of Moran, Wyo. Datum of gage Is at mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Drainage area, 12 square miles, Including 

basin of Cascade Creek, from which water is diverted into Grassy Lake. Records

» available, October 1939 to September 1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 

15,244 acre-feet May 16-23 (elevation, 7,210.20 feet); minimum observed, 6,417 acrefeet Sept. 15-30 (elevation, 7,177.40 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 

1939-44, 15,466 acre-feet July 2, 1943 (elevation, 7,210.85 feet); no contents 

Oct. 2-5, 1940.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Oct. 18, 1939. 

Capacity, 15,182 acre-feet between elevations 7,135.0 feet (sill of trash rack) and 

7,210.0 feet (crest of splllyvay} above mean sea level. Water Is used for irrigation 

of lands in Fremont-Madlson irrigation district, Idaho. Gage read once daily about 

7 a.m. Records given herein represent usable cdntents. Gage-height record and 

capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevations OF gage heights and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date .

Dec. 31............

Calendar year 1943

Water year 1943-44

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

..

-

Henrys

Contents 

(acre-feet)

a 76, 346

-

aV9 080

a77,600

-

Lake

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+126

+89,346

-120

-19,844

Elevation 

(feet)

7 ona fK

7,209.00

-

7,210.05

-

Grassy I

Contents 

(acre -feet)

14,372

-

15,193

1 K. PPQ

-

Ake

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

0

+47

+77

/ +2,173

+109

+124

+77

+16

-ie

-150

-3,331

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station,near Squirrel, Idaho

Above Squirrel gaging station two canals divert water from Fall River for Irrigation. 

Records available for part of each Irrigation season from 1919 to 1944. Discharge of 

canals computed from dally or biweekly staff-gage readings, or Interpolated, and combined to show total diverted flow. Records good.

Discharge, In second-feet, June to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

30

30

30

30

59

59

59

59

59

69

Aug.

183

182

1S1

1S2

181

174

171

155

155

146

Sept.

109

103

90

S3

86

65

73

7S

76

78

The perlo

Day

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

48

July

59

60

70

SO

89

96

97

117

131

149

Secondfoot -days

JAA

3 919

4 AOA

2,555

-

Aug.

145

144

141

139

141

138

138

131

135

129

Sept.

76

75

73

78

66

36

43

43

41

103

Maximum

100

-

Day

21

22

83

24

26

26

27

2fi

S«t

30

31

June

50

50

-50

50

50

40

30

30

30

30

-

Minimum

56

-

July

148

157

167

157

162

164

164

168

168

173

178

Mean

84.6

-

Aug.

127

120

128

140

132

127

116

112

111

111

111

Sept.

103

103

108

103

103

103

105

103

103

103

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

976

8,780

5,030

21,160

Mountain wr time. To convert «*r tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 49

Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho

.tlon.- Staff gage, lat. 44°04', long. 111°15', In sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 44 E., 4 

es northeast of Squirrel and 10 miles upstream from Conant Creek.

Drainage area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- January 1904 to June 1909, my 1918 to September 1944. August 1902 

to December 1903 at Wilson's sawmill, Smiles upstream.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1904-8, 1917-44), 740 second-feet.

Extremes.- Jfexlmum discharge observed during year, 2,640 second-feet June 9, 10 (gage 

height, 3.06 feet); minimum observed, 378 second-feet Aug. 20-23 (gage height, 1.14

1904-9, 1918-44: Jfexlraum discharge observed, 6,440-second-feet June 27, 1927; 

minimum observed, 72 second-feet Feb. 9, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read once dally. Flow since October 1939 partly regulated by 

Grassy Lake (see p. 48).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

619

602

644

636

636

636

636

636

636

636

880 '636

636

636

636

636

636

670

706

688

670

668

653

663

653

670

670

688

670

602

602

Nov.

602

602

894

619

882

706

636

619

. 619

610

602

602

594

594

594

585

585

577

577

577

577

577

577

577

569

. 569

 553

569

569

569

Dec.

569

569

569

569

569

569

553

537

1)625

D515

b500

b600

1)600

b500

MOO

1)600

1)505

b510

b510

b510

b50S

506

500

bBOO

b490

446

446

b460

b460

b460

D460

Jan.

460

475

460

*460

460

460

445

452

460

446

446

445

445

b445

b445

b446

b450

b450

b455

b456

b455

b455

b460

b460

b460

b460

D460

b4BO

b445

b445

D460

Feb.

b466

b460

*460

404

445

430

430

445

445

436

438

438

438

424

424

424

438

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

424

438

438

430

424

w

-

Month

Movwber. ..................................

Deoetiber . ............ ; .....................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

tfrll. .....................................

 ay. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

424

438

424

430

424

410

410

404

424

438

452

452

438

438

424

430

438

438

438

430

430

438

452

438

438

424

410

410

398

410

410

Apr.

410

424

445

468

529

49S

46S

468

466

498

529

610

577

545

498

452

452

452

452

452

452

452

513

545

644

628

751

810

850

915

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,809

349,750

22,729

13,681

257,342

May

693

871

871

915

1,030

1,280

1,200

1,330

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,430

1,400

1,400

1,680

1,880

1,880

1,940

2,160

1,980

1,S10

1,580

1,460

1,330

1,150

1,090

1,210

1,500

1,690

1,760

1,810

Maximum

820

569

3,320

688

2,640

June

2,020

2,110

2,360

2,400

2,270

1,S70

2,050

2,160

2,640

2,640

2,160

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,760

1,710

1,510

1,420

1,290

1,250

1,280

1,200

1,070

1,050

1,130

1,960

1,760

1,140

1,110

1,130

-

Minimum

445

237

514

418

378

July

1,130

1,130

1,040

900

S20

800

820

750

720

740

740

693

760

770

760

760

740

711

693

693

657

639

630

630

613

630

604

562

545

545

614

Aug.

514

514

499

499

491

491

491

499

476

447

447

440

447

440

447

440

425

404

397

378

376

378

376

418

418

425

447

432

418

425

425

Mean

510

968

542

733

445

456

703

Sept.

426

461

491

447

432

425

418

418

418

413

418

418

418

416

418

468

588

a580

6630

a600

6480

6460

454

. 454

* 454

464

464

434

464

464

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

31,360

693,700

32,240

45,080

27,250 ..

" 27,140 "

510,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basts; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
50 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Diversions from Fall River between Squirrel and Chester gaging stations, Idaho

Between Squirrel-and Chester gaging stations eight canals divert water from Fall 

River for irrigation. Records available for part of each Irrigation season from 191& to 

1944. Discharge of canals computed from dally or biweekly staff-gage readings, or Interpolated, and combined to show total diverted flow. Records good.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3.1

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ............... 7 ...................

Calendar year ......................

Janu 

Febr

ajy........................ '...,........

uarv. ...................... . . . Haroh. .....................................

April................ ......................

Unir May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

The period... ....... ....................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

-

_

_

S,666

14,446

17,060

12 1 598

8,SS2

-

May

47

47

47

48

50

5S

73

85

86

106

207

308

313

319

331

337

346

355

324

296

304

S17

3S2

597

443

493

501

516

527

534

519

Maximum

:

_

_

634

610

754

459

389

-

June

570

610

606

592

560

474

472

450

437

447

400

353

331

347

361

409

412

412

437

452

517

593

602

602

603

51S

487

466

463

464

-

Minimum

-

_

_

47

331

422

34S

227

-

July

461

4SO

500

537

547

552

576

5S6

626

653

66S

665

661

754

618

613

486

630

609

610

578

447

472

468

- 494

481

483

484

422

455

464

Aug.

459

467

466

461

446

446

446

447

435

423

410

402

402

411

392

387

386

392

374

365

361

366

348

370

393

397

405

406

399

393

3S6

Mean

-

_

_

280

482

550

406

294

-

Sept.

387

389

332

327

331

331

326

328

329

316

316

316

316

314

296

300

274

274

237

229

229

227

270

876

266

264

862

260

268

268

Runoff in 

acre- feet

-

_ ~

17,190

28,650

' 33,840

24,990

17,620

122,200

Time baaIs; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HEJKYS FORK BASIN 51

Fall River near Chester, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°01', long. 111°34', In sec. 13, T. 8 N., R. 41 

E., half a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles north of Chester. Altitude of gage, 

5,060 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 560 square miles.

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1944 (Irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period May to September, 2,610 second-feet June 10 

(gage height, 4.37 feet); minimum, 17-second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 0.96 foot). 

1920-44: Maximum discharge, "6,380 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage height, 6.60 

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 7', 1923.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ne gage-height record, which are 

fair. Flow since October 1939 partly regulated by Grassy Lake (see p. 48). station 

Is below all diversions for Irrigation from Fall River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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.

Oct.

t372

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Novenber

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

February. . ...

 a,......:.................................

July.......................... .............

September. .................................

The period. .......... ....................

Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

891

1,030

-

Secondfeet-days

.

_

7,160

4,844

99,894

Hay

1,130

1,010

920

1,060

1,220

1,420

1,400

al,4SO

al,460

al,500

al»500

al,470

1,430

1,530

1,620

1,710

1,770

1,760

1,910

1,880

1,600

1,470

1,390

1,160

950

837

664

1,030

1,280

1,480

1,470

Maximum

._

_

_

762

84

286

June

1,720

2,050

2,060

2,1'SO

2,060

1,740

1,770

1,900

2,190

2,500

2,280

1,970

1,760

1,720

1,660

1,560

1,500

1,260

990

900

866

738

650

522

434

588

1,460

1,480

1,000

80S

-

Minimum

_

_

_

434

|76

18

SI

-

July

754

762

614

460

379

324

274

234

204

193

166

178

140

166

172

193

1S6

169

99

se

88

137

162

162

159

146

138

106

117

96

76

Aug.

S4

59

38

40

40

41

43

41

28

28

23

27

28

30

32

41

44

39

27

21

19

18

18

21

33

'SB

34

33

SO

28

29

Mean

_

_

_

1,475

231

33.6

161

-

Sept.

31

64

137

126

110

101

99

96

98

90

96

99

99

96

115

159

197

257

261

267

269

286

263

226

219

208

808

SOI

197

a!9S

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

_

_

84,500

87,790

14,180

2,060

9,610

198,100

t Heault of discharge measurement. .

a Be gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for station near Squirrel. 

sis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
52 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Teton River near Tetonla, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°51', long. 1H°15.', In sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 44 

E., if miles downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles downstream from Packsaddle Creek, 

and 6 miles northwest of Tetonla.

Drainage area.- 460 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929, Mar. 1930 to September 1932, May to September 1934, 

July to September 1935, May to September 1940, July 1941 to September 1944. 

Additional records collected by Water District 36, State or Idaho, October and 

November 1932, July to September 1936, July to September 1937.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 2.83 

feet); minimum observed, 155 second-feet (discharge measurement) Feb. 10.

1929-44: Maximum dlsQharge observed, 1,880 second-feet June 9, 1942 (gage height, 

2.90 feet); minimum observed, 62,second-feet Jan. 16, 17, 1943.

R'emarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no. gage-height record, 

which are poor. Many diversions *rom tributaries above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

?.?.

fit

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oot.

408

397

586

380

375

370

564

370

364

364

392

451

408

392

375

370

564

370

408

454

466

472

448

448

466

445

402 

443

466

437

419

Nov.

414

392

380

 408

516

4S4

408

370

364

364

S70

375

380

375

364

354

349

554

359

S70

370

354

354

392

380

334

*319 

310

310

310

-

Dec.

306

305

302

h301

30O

300

300

300

280

260

h260

260

265

265

270

270

h270

275

275

270

h255

235

220

210

h200

195

190 

190

190

192

192

Jan.

h200

205

210

205

«h!92

200

205

h£05

200

200

205

L

> 220

I

f.

J

\ 220

I

'

Feb.

\ 220

J

230

225

210

200

*h!90

200

h200

200

200

200

\ 200

1

)

.

> 210

'

\ 215

\

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1945 .......................

April........... .............................

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

220

220

220

h220

220

220

218

«h216

212

208

h204

204

204

204

204

204

204

h204

204

204

202

200

195

185

h!74

170

170 

210

«h230

220

h204

Apr.

h!97

210

250

, 300

350

500

600

h615

750

710

660

560

480

400

h349

320

290

270

283

274

266

258

258

858

274

262

246 

260

329

301

Secondfoot-days

168,499

6,507

11,070

9,599

12,328

9,743

138,761

May

292

279

258

242

238

234

250

250

279

324

329

324

301

301

301

305

329

443

408

386

359

324

334

334

310

296

' 279 

279

292

339

380

'Maximal

1,560

_ _ ,_

_

230

750

443

1,070

468

392

1,690

June

484

568

664

761

554

472

503

541

723

997

1,060

921

839

S31

905

913

955

930

784

730

831

872

815

723

792

1,060

1,690 

1,640

1,130

955

Minimum

62

192

170

197

2§4

472

472

334

301

170

July

980

1,070

1,070

930

864

823

761

678

664

664

608

608

608

595

535

503

484

484

491

510

608

595

548

528

516

535

516 

491

478

478

472

Aug.

466

454

460

454

448

443

437

431

431

431

425

419

413

408

402

397

392

386

360

380

375

370

364

359

354

349

349 

349

334

334

334

Mean

516

210

 209

206

369

310

855

635

398

325

379

Sept.

329

344

949

344

334

329

329

324

324

314

314

314

314

314

310

301

324

370

392

354

329

314

314

314

310

305

305 

301

305

319

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

22,180

373,900

12,910

12,030

12,640

21,960

19,040

50,860

' 39,060

24,450

19,320

275,200

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Comjnited from reading of auxiliary staff gage 2 miles above station.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 28 to Apr. 17 except weekly readings of auxiliary staff gage. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 4, Mar. 29.

Time basis» Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 53

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°56', long. 111°37', In sec. 15, T. 7 N., R. 41 

E., half a mile upstraam from railroad bridge and 4 miles southeast of St. Anthony.

Drainage area.- 920 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to June 1909, April 1920 to September J.944.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1903-8, 1921-22, 1933-44), 737 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 5.33 

"*feet); minimum, 293 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1903-9, 1920-44: Maximum discharge, 7,820 second-feet June 5, 1909 (gage height,

6.90 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 88 second-feet Mar. 12, 1906 (gage

height, 1.00 foot, site and datum then In use).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Flow affected by diversions from streams In Teton Basin 20 

miles upstream, and by flow diverted from Henrys Fork through Cross Cut Canal Into 

Teton River (6,940 acre-feet diverted Into river during 1944)-.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

639

628

61S

608

60S

608

597

597

597

592

613

661

655

628

608

602

597

602

639

683

694

a700

a680

a680

a700

a675

650

655

712

689

666

Nov.

650

62S

608

623

706

737

650

602

602

597

602

602

602

602

602

597

597

602

613

623

628

 618

618

650

634

554

*521

521

5SO

503

-

Dec.

530

526

526

526

530

530

530

530

468

45S

45S

45S

458

458

458

460

470

475

485

485

470

455

435

430

420

390

«350

340

340

340

340

Jan.

370

410

430

440

450

450

450

450

440

440

430

430

430

430

440

450

450

*450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

440

430

430

430

430

430

Feb.

430

430

435

450

490

490

480

453

458

*404

422

412

408

426

426

422.

399

408

391

336

a390

a405

408

404

395

395

386

382

404

_

-

Month

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Jtuiuftry .

April......................................

Hay. .. ......... ......

June

September. . . i ..............................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

399

399

399

399

382

374

386

399

391

399

399

3S2

391

369

3S6

406

391

395

399

404

399

391

391

395

374

361

374

340

404

391

399

Apr.

40S

440

476

556

725

762

- 939

895

902

1,100

1,040

991

844

712

61S

582"

535

507

498

494

484

480

471

466

480

498

476

480

526

687

-

Secondfee t-days

19,881

18,222

14,119

358,715

12,144

18,974

52,730

54,008

17,103

269,753

May

568

544

503

494

521

618

743

S23

895

1,120

1,110

1,240

1,310

1,470

1,640

1,650

1,610

1,540

1,430

1,350

1,310

1,300

1,170

1,060

954

880

888

1,060

1,250

1,290

1,310

Maximum

712

737

530

3,220

490

1,100

2,760

1,830

803

655

2,760

June

1,470

1,620

1,550

1,680

1,560

1,470

1,490

1,530

1,720

2,140

2,190

1,970

1,790

1,720

1,770

1,810

1,840

1,770

1,560

1,490

1,630

1,640

1,520

1,410

Ir460

1,720

2,570

2,760

2,140

1,740

Minimum

59E

50!

34C

24£

33<

4CK

1,41C

75«

53!

33f

July

1,740

1,330

1,300

1,620

1,480

1,430

1,400

1,310

1,210

1,180

1,110

1,060

1,050

1,040

998

924

895

873

859

895

939

961

888

859

S44

852

844

810

788

769 756'

Aug.

743

737

725

743

303

796

789

776

762

776

796

803

796

789

789

782

782

776

762

756

743

743

737

731

731

725

712

706

683

666

613

Mean

641

607

) 455

1 983

) 438

5 419

) ' 389

) 632

) 1,758

i 1,097

5 751

> ' 570

i 737

Sept.

587

587

613

592

578

573

568

558

554

554

564

558

558

549

549

554

582

623

655

634

597

568

.549

549

549

544

539

.539

535

549

Runoff in 

acre-feet

39,430

36,140

28,000

711,500

, 26*940

24,090

23,940

37,630

66,750

104,600

67,450

46,160

33,920

535,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Tetonia.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 7.

Tlm» oasis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour-.
54 HENRYS FCRK BASIN 

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station andv mouth, Idaho

Between 3t. Anthony gaging station and mouth 17 canals divert water from Teton River 

for irrigation. Records available for part of each "Irrigation season from 1919 to 1944. 

Discharge of canals computed from dally or biweekly staff-gage readings, or Interpolated, 

and combined to show total diverted flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

. Oct. Novs. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ....................... ...'.........

November. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ..........;...........

 January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April............. .........................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

The period. ............. .................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-daya

_

_

_

16 222

25 934

26A18

oo JOiSfWv oon

14,629

-

May

136

140

142

237

261

2S6

290

295

306

326

324

342

430

633

716

787

782

787

666

612

604

589

596

596

624

656

727

766

791

861

888

Maximum

_

_

688

1,210

1,010

8X5

674

June

1,030

1,010

972

980

963

748

726

713

712

716

660

6S2

657

624

652

60S

701

726

832

961

1,130

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,210

1,020

861

830

804

793

-

Minimum 

_

_

_

135

AOA Oc4

642

634

364

-

July

798

846

883

907

888

682

930

937

932

921

891

934

946

1,010

914

676

S09

799

782

841

813

864

847

788

761

716

772

761

744

707

642

Aug.

699

676

662

670

758

770

761

736

729

789

S13

802

753

792

800

810

797

784

776

746

736

742

740

739

743

769

718

726

699

678

634

Mean

_

_

523

864

843

742

, 434

-

Sept.

641

687

643

674 \

697

662

564

564

676

660

627 -

533

631

527

522

521

445

428

426

406

399

3S5

371

364

366

see'

364

359

357

357

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

_

_

32,180

51,440

61,800

46,600

38,820

209,800

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard ttae, subtract 1 hour.
BLACKFOOT RIVER BASIN 56

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°08', long. 112°28' f at east quarter corner of 

sec. 38, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles southwest of 

Blackfoot. Altitude of gage, 4,420 feet (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 469 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 6.12 

 reet); minimum, no flow May 29, July 16-18.

1913-44: Maximum discharge, 868 second-feet May 21, 1921; no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 12 to Mar. 17, which are poor. Flow

regulated by Blackfoot Marsh Reservoir (capacity, 413,000 acre-feet;. Many diversions 

above station for Irrigation. Most of flow during nonlrrlgatlon season and part of 

that during Irrigation season Is supplied by waste from Snake River canals.

Cooperation.- Oage-height record furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

143

118

118

110

113

189

118

137

186

19S

180

187

871

345

364

446

340

316

839

875

876

885

885

896

891

885

884

285

889

294

301

Nov.

335

331

386

318

309

300

896

896

893

884

874

274

279

885

482

280

879

874

275

270

862

869

265

273

879

304

324

895

285

275

~

Dec.

276

271

248

261

860

288

283

877

862

805

315

200

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

195

200

800

800

800

800

190

180

H180

h!70

170

170

Jan.

«

I

> 170

'

.

^ 150

I '

115

 109

105

103

100

,

> 105

'

.

^ 100 1 -

100

Feb.

.

1

> 110

1

'

120

 140

140

130

180

.

> 90

I

'

50

45

h50

h60

60

60 ' 55

50

h50

50

65

60

65

 68

-

Month

 October. ...................................

November. ....................................

December

Calendar year 1943 ..............*........

January. ...................................

March. .....................................

igy*1.... ..................................

Juno. ... .................. . . . ...

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

70

75

76

75

65

65

65

70

h80

hi 80

180

ISO

180

180

ISO

120

120

188

160

818

287

185

137

129

147

135

189

113

135

146

167

Apr.

178

174

177

268

324

388

338

388

401

346

327

370

397

414

372

311

257

285

189

147

122

107

139

147

157

280

886

285

253

217

Secondfoot-days

7 507

s',681

6,736

69,566

3,757

g 4 PC

3)755

7,840 

8,892

5,009

373

860

1,193

50,438

May

186

168

156

144

132

118

100

84

103

135

248

280

193

173

161

80

57

58

70

49

36

23

33

60

37

20

89

10

0

5

9

Haxinuni

446

335

315

57E

227

414 

248

433

50

1 Q

J.O

263

446

June

38

174

380

340

146

*88

889

282

235

256

387

433

349

404

346

276

235

180

182

17

4

6

10

3

1

1

10

21

35

67

Minimum

11

86

17

6

10

.,

'<

C

July

60

33

39

85

38

36

87

18

a

6

4

5

1

1

1

0

0

0

3

6

11

6

6

13

11

18

6

5

4

5

5

Aug.

6

3

3

4

5

10

11

6

7

14

18

13

11

8

18

15

18

12

7

6

5

3

4

5

6

5

7

10

9

14

10

Mean

1 24 P

' 289

3 P1*7 « ± I

5 191

12183 7

5 181*

7 861

1 95*5 L 167

) 12.0 i 8 4

' 59\B

) 138

'Sept.

7

7

18

18

16

11

6

6

6

12

14

17

86

US

7

7

10

76

853

79

86

89

99

100

97

47

88

18

9

10

Runoff ia 

acre-feet

14 OQA J.4, tnn/

17,280

13,360

168,000

7,450

4,880 

7 460

15*550

5,740

9,940

740

516.

8,370

100,000

* Winter dlacharge measurement made on this day. 

h Confuted fron reading of auxiliary staff gage 9 miles upstream.

Hote.- Discharge for period Dec. 12 to Mar. 17 computed on basis of 3 dlacharge measurements and 

ocoaatonal readings of auxiliary gage.

lisa basis; Mountain war tl«e. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
56 MUD LAKE BASIN 

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53', long. 112°24', in SWi sec. 1, T. 6 N., 

R. 34 E., 2 miles north of First Owsley pump house, 2J miles northeast of Terreton, 

and 14 miles southwest of Hamer; supplemental staff gage at pump house. Datum of each 

gage is 4,775.33 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1944.

Extremes.- 1942-43: Maximum daily contents during water year, 35,900 acre-feet May 8 

(gage height, 7.57 feet); minimum daily, 3,450 acre-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.02 

foot).

1943-44: Maximum daily contents during water year, 36,100 acre-feet May 6, 7 

(gage height, 7.59 feet); minimum daily, 3,860 acre-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 0.24 

foot).

1921-44: Maximum contents observed, 6L.660 acre-feet May 5, 1923 (gage height, 

9.20 feet); practically no contents Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 1937 (at 4 p.m. Nov. 15 water 

was diverted from Camas Creek Into lake).

Remarks.- Mud Lake is a perched body of water confined by earth dikes and fed by ground, 

water and surface tributaries.. For complete description of Mud- Lake region see Watersupply Paper No. 818. Water for Irrigation Is diverted from lake and tributaries by 

pumping and gravity. Camas Creek diversion canal reported In operation with diversion 

dam In place at creek mouth July 15 to Oct. 31, 1943, but flow intermingling with 

lake water at Junction with First Owsley outlet canal. During 1944 season diversion 

dam at creek mouth reported not to have been placed. Area of lake Is varied from 

tine to time by changes in dikes. High winds" occasionally disturb recording of lake 

stages. Figures given herein represent contents above gage height -4.0 feet. Capacity 

table prepared from surveys made by Geological Survey adjusted for changes In dikes.

Cooperation.- VJater-stage recorder Inspected by Water District No. 66 supplemental staffgage readings furnished by Owsley Canal Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1942-44 

1942-43

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3,540

3,590

3,550

3,550

3,570

3,540

3,460

3,500

3,430

3,460

3,450

3,500

3,540

3,500

3,500

3,540

a3,550

a3,560 

a3,570

a3,580

a3,590

a3,600

a3,600

.a3,610

a3,620

a3,630

aS,640

a3, 650

a3>660

a3,670

8,680

Nov.

4,030

4,210

4,190

4,370

4,500

4,710

4,830

4,630

5,100

5,280

5,440

5,560

5,650

a5, 780

5,920

6,280

6,460

6,560 

6,950

7,050

7,070

7,190

7,330

7,470

7,650

7,830

- 8,050

8,230

8,390

8,590

-

Dec.

8,750

8,950

9,080

9,290

9,460

9,660

9,910

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,500

10,600

10,800

10,900

11,000

11,100

11,300

11,400 

11,500

11,700

11,300

a 12, 000

a!2,200

a!2,400

a!2,600

a!2,800

a!2,900

a!3,100

a!3,300

a!3,500

13,700

Jan.

13,300

13,900

14 OQO

14,200

a!4,400

a 14, 500

a!4,700

a!4,900

a!5,100

a 15, 200

a!5,400

a!5,600

a!5,SOO

a!5,900

16,000

16,200

16,300

16,400 

16,400

16,500

17,200

17,700

18,000

18,300

18,500

18,700

18,900

19,100

19,300

19,400

19,500

Feb.

19,700

19,900

20,100

20,100

20,300

20,400

20,500

20,800

20,900

21,000

21,000

21,100

21,500

21,800

22,000

22,100

22,100

22,200 

22,300

22,500

22,500

22,300

23,100

23,300

23,400

23,500

23,700

23,300

_

-

-

Mar.

23,900

a-24,000

a24,100

a24,200

a24,200

a24,300

a24,400

a24,500

a24,600

a24,600

a24,700

a 2 4, 800

24,900

25,100

25,300

25,400

25,500

25,600 

25,700

25,800

25,900

26,200

26,400

26,600

27,000

27,000

127,100

127,200

327,300

127,400

327,600

Apr.

a27,800

a27,900

a28,100

a28,300

a28,400

a28,600

a28,800

a2S,900

a29,100

a29,300

a29,400

a29,60O

a29,800

a£9,900

30,100

30,300

30.600

30,900 

31,300

31,400

31,600

32,000

32,300

32,600

33,000

33,500

33,900

34,300

34,500

34,300

-

Hay

34,800

35,000

35,200

35,400

35,600

35,600

35,800

35,900

35,800

35,600

35,400

35,000

34,700

34,400

34,200

34,000

33,800

33,600 

33,200

32,900

32,500

32,100

31,800

31,200

30,700

30,100

29,600

29,000

28,600

28,000

27,400

June

26,900

26,500

26,500

26,500

26,300

26,300

26,300

26,400

26,400

26,500

26,300

26,000

"25,900

25,600

25,400

25,200

25,000

24,300 

24,500

24,200

23,700

23,000

22,500

21,300

21,200

20,«00

20,200

19,600

18,900

18,400

-

July

13,000

17,700

17,300

17,100

16,800

16,500

16,200

 15,900

15,50O

15,200

14,800

14,400

14,100

13,700

13,200

12,700

12,700

12,600 

12,300

12,100

11,800

11,400

11,100

10,800

10,600

10,200

9,910

9,560

9,080

8,720

8,390

Aug.

8,330

8,050

7,620

7,420

7,300

6,990

6.77O

6,720

6,620

6,460

6,280

6,150

6,100

6,000

5,82O

5,680

5,800

5,820 

5,780

5,880

5,820

5,630

5,630

5,510

5,480

5,410

5,370

5,440

5,480

5,410

5,680

Sept.

5,650

5,750

5,650

5,440

5,460

5,700

5,820

5,800

5,900

6,120

6,260

6,250

6,100

6,050

6,000

5,950

a5,910

a5,870 

a5j830

a5,790

a5,750

a5,710

a5,670

a5,630

a5,600

a5,570

a5,550

a5,530

5,510

5,510

-

a No gage-height record} contents Interpolated.

h Computed from supplemental staff-gage reading except Mar. 29, which was computed from staffgage reading at recorder site.
MUD LAKE BASIN 57

Contents, in acre-feet, of Hud Lake near Terreton, Idaho, 1942-44--Continued

1943-44

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

Dot.

6,440

6,300

5,190

5,100

5,010

4,900

4,770

4,730

4,500

4,290

4.390

4,310

4,250

4,190

4,150

4,110

4,010

4,170

4,270

4,090

3,860

4,170

4,230

4,310

4,370

4,430

-4,480

4,600

4,750

4,860

5,010

Nov.

8,160

5,300

5,440

5,410

5,680

5,920

6,100

6,260

6,430

6,590

6,720

6,910

7,020

a7,230

7,440

7.&60

7,740

7,920

8,110

8,330

8,520

8,720

8,850

9,050

9,250

9,350

9,520

9,660

9,840

10,000

-

Dec.

10,200

10,300

10,500

10,700

10,900

11,000

11,200

11,400

11,600

11,700

11,900

12,000

12,200

12,400

12,700

12,800

12,900

13,100

13,200

13,400

13,700

13,800

14,000

14,100

14,400

14,500

14,700

14,900

15,100

15,300

15,500

Jan.

15,700

15,900

16,100

16,300

16,500

16,700

17,000

17,100

17,400

17,500

17,600

h!7,800

h!7,900

hl8, 100

hl8, 300

18,700

18,800

19,000

19,100

19,300

19,500

19,600

19,800

20,000

20,100

20,300

20,400

20,500

h20,700

a20,SOO

h20,900

Fab.

h21,000

h21,200

a21,500

h21,800

h22,100

a22,200

h22,400

a22,500

a22,700

h23,900

a23,OQO

h23,200

h23,400

a23,600

h23,800

h24,000

h24,000

a23,200

h24,300

h24,500

a24,700

h24,900

h25,OQO

a25,000

a25,100

h25,100

a25,400

a25,600

a25,800

-

-

llari

h26,000

a26,200

a26,300

a26,400

a26,600

a26,700

a26,800

a26,900

a27,000

a27,200

a27,300

a27,400

a27,500

a27,600

a27,700

h27,800

a27,9QO

a28,000

a28,100

a28,200

a28,300

a28,400

a28,500

a28,700

a28,900

a29,100

a29,300

a29,500

a29,700

a29,900

h30,100

Apr.

a30,200

a30,300

30,400

30,400

30,700

30,900

31,100

31,300

31,500

31,600

31,600

31,600

31,700

31,800

32,000

32,300

32,500

32,600

32,700

33,000

33,200

33,200

33,300

33,500

33,700

33,900

34,200

34,500

34,800

35,000

May

35,400

35,500

35,700

35,900

36,000

36,100

36,100

36,000

35,700

35,800

35,900

35,800

35,600

35,500

35,200

35,000

34,600

34,500

34,300

34,100

33,900

33,500

33,400

33,300

33,200

32,900

32,700

32,600

32,400

32,200

32,200

June

31,800

31,700

31,800

31,800

31,900

32,000

32,200

32,500

33,200

33,400

33,700

34,100

34,400

34,600

S4, 8OO

35,000

35,200

35,400

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,400

35,400

35,200

35,000

34,800

35,000

35,000

34,800

34,700

-

July

34,600

34,400

34,300

34,200

34,100

33,900

33,600

33,300

33,000

32,700

32,400

32,100

31,600

31,100

30,500

29,900

29,200

28,700

28,300

28,000

28,000

27,800

27,400

27,000

26,500

26, 100

25,600

25,100

24,500

23,900

23,400

Aug.

22,800

22,200

21,500

20,900

20,300

19,900

19,200

18,600

17,900

17,100

16,700

16,200

15,800

15,500

14,900

14,500

'14,200

14,000

13,700

13,400

13,200

12,900

12,700

12,400

12,100

11,900

11,700

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,400

Sept.

11,200

11,100

11,100

11,000

10,900

10,800

10,800

10,700

10,700

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,200

9,880

10,100

9,880

10,300

10,400

10,300

10,500

10,500

10,700

10,8OO

10,900

11,000

11,100

11,200

11,200

11,100

11,400

-

a Ho gage-height record; contents interpolated.

, h Computed from supplemental staff-gage reading except Jan. 15, which was computed from staffgage reading at recorder site.

Monthly gage height and'oontents, 1942-44

Date

Dec. 31....................

Sept. 30. ......... ..........

Dec. £1. ...................

(We height 

(feet)

0 T*

3.48

.

4

rfx

g QIJT

X 09

1.02

3.88

7

*Q

o gn

p QT

Contents 

(acre-feet )

3 540

13,700

.

Qi? RQO

3.8 400

5,510

15,500

20 900

go 200

23 400

11 400

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+5,110

+1,700

+5 800

i A f.nf\

+7 200

 7 400

-170

+5,500

i "basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time.
58 MUD LAKE BASIN

Camas Creek at Eighteenmlle shearing corral, near Kllgore, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18', long. 111°52V In sec. 7, T. 11 N., R. 39 E. 

at bridge on county road at Eighteenmlle shearing corral, Just downstream from West 

Camas Creek, 7 miles south (corrected) of Kllgore, and I8i miles northeast of Dubols.

Drainage area.- 210 square miles.

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1944 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 538 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 

STTBTeet); minimum recorded, 12 second-feet Sept. 1.

1937-44: Maximum discharge, about 1,200 second-feet probably on May 2, 1938 (gage 

height, 4.70 feet, datum then In use, f rora. f loodmark), from rating curve extended 

above 600 second-feet; minimum recorded, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 19, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above and below station for Irrigation and stock 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Water District No. 66.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

24

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

£4

28

28

26

26

26

26

31

42

38

36

54

33

33

34

36

37

42

46

41

38

Nov.

b33

b33

1332

30

31

b32

bS3

b32

b31

1332

b34

b34

*b32

b33

b35

b33

b32

b£8

30

33

34

32

33

36

' b30

-

Dec.

t21

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar yeav ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

llarch......................... .............

April......................................

Bay........................................

June .......................................

July.......................... .............

August. ....................................

September. j

Water year ......................

Mar.

*

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

987

966

_

^

_

_

6,614

5,946

1,611

686

508

-

May

a280

a220

a!70

alSO

alSO

140

168

156

134

129

156

176

150

160

150

163

176

252

403

462

289

210

190

161

128

123

110

110

116

131

163

Maximum

46

36

-

_

...

_

462

588

123

28

22

-

June

183

244

286

317

281

208

176

178

226

342

368

295

244

241

206

169

136

126

110

97

93

89

89

89

76

85

192

388

270

166

Mininum

2(

2

_

_

_

_

IK

7£

2E

U

1!

-

July

123

101

87

79

73

70

70

69

67

61

62

56

50

46

42

38

56

34

34

36

40

40

57

36

37

37

41

37

33

51

28

Aug.

28

26

24

24

24

24

20

19

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

18

17

16

16

19

19

17

16

16

17

17

16

16

14

Mean

) 29.9

3 31.9

-

_

_

_

) 181

> , 198

) 52.0

18.9

16.9

-

Sept.

13

18

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

14

15

18

20

17

16

18'

20

SO

19

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

22

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,840

1,900

-

_

_

_

11,140

11,790

5,800

1,160

1,010

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on 'this day.

t Result of discharge measurement. \

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtraet 1 hour.
MUD LAKE BASIN 

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho

59

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00', long. 112°13', in Ei SE* sec. 21, T. 8 N., 

K. bt? E.. 350 feet upstream from Oregon Short Line Railroad bridge at Camas and half a 

mile upstream from Beaver Creek.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1986-44), 19.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 269 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 3.66 

reetj: no flow at times.

1925-44: Maximum discharge, 900 second-feet probably on ray 3, 1938 (gage height, 

3.98 feet, datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 400 

second-feet; no flow June 1-7, 1926, and many periods during 1930-44.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Oct. 20-25, Nov. 5-8, 14-17, 25, Nov. 28 to 

Apr. 3, Apr. 8-21, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation and stock 

water.

Discharge,, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

8

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

alO

a!8

a!7

al6

al6

a!5

15

16

18

18

24

21

Hov.

18

14

13

7.8

12

12

12

12

13

11

8.6

15

 12

. 12

12

14

10

11

14

14 

16

15

15

15

13

8.6

> 7

f

-

Dec.

' 7

(*)

(«)

Jan.

5

(e)

0

(*)

Feb.

0

(*)

' 2

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

March. . .

Aoril

May

June. ......................................

July.......................................

August. .'.... ...

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

2

(*)

*

3

<«)

Apr.

*3

20

22

20

24

840

860

890

hl06

8140

alSO

alio

880

h52

840

830

830

850

880

126

140

186

238

250

197

184

221

206

-

Seoondfoot-days

204

362.0

217

16,144.5

70

18

83

2,901

2,841

2,927

298.2

0

0

9,921.2

May

186-

141

109

83

64

67

73

86

83

71

67

69

32

63

64

63

68

83

126

217

230 

14B

110

103

87

69

54

43

36

39

48

Maximum

24

18

393

_

_

_

250

230

212

67

0

0

250

June

69

83

125

141

162

138

108

92

104

128

200

212

175

148

141

115

86

63

49

32

24 

19

17

16

15

12

17

117

193

129

,-

Minimum

(

-

(

(

<

..

3e

, i

(

(

c

<

July

67

35

29

29

22

15

14

14

11

9.1

10

11

10

7.8

6.3

4^8

2.3

.6

.2

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

} 6.58

12.1

7.0

} 44.2

) 2.3

J , -6

2.7

96.7

91.6

I 97.6

) 9.62

) 0

> 0

J 27.1

Sept.

'

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

405

718

430

32,020

139

36

165

5,750

5,640

5,810

591

0

0

19,680

* Winter discharge Measurement or field estimate raade on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, records for nearby 

stations, and Information on starting and stopping of flow.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

ffote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-8, 14-17, 25, Hoy. 28 to Apr. 4 (no gageheight record Hov. 8, Dec. 6 to Apr. 1; discharge computed on basis of field estimates, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations).

Time baslat Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.

710661 O - 46 - 5
60 MUD LAKE BASIN

Beaver Creek at Spencer, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°21', long. 112°11', in NEi sec. 23, .T. 12 N., R. 36 E., 

at nignway bridge, 0.4 mile southeast of Spencer post office and 2i miles upstream 

from Rattlesnake Creek.

Drainage area.- 120 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1944 (no winter records 1942-44).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 231 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 

4.15 reet), from rating curve extended above 140 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.5 

second-foot (field estimate) Feb. 22.

1940-44: Maximum discharge observed, 408 second-feet Apr. 13, 1942, from rating 

curve extended above 140 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 5.95 feet Mar. 30, 

1943 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 0.5 second-foot Jan. 26, 1942, Feb. 22, 

1944.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read once dally. Several ranch diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.4

3.6

3.S

3.8

4.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.0

7.0

7.O

7.S

e.i

15

9.9

9.0

9.6

10

10

20

17

13

12

Nov.

15

10

S.7

10

14

10

blO

12

14

13

15

S3

 12

10

10

10

13

12

12

15

14

13

13

14

\

) b!2

I

1

'

-

Dec.

ts.s

Jan. Feb.

tO. 5

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April.............. ........................

May.................... ....................

June. ......................................

July......................... ..............

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

t!4

Apr.

a 25

t30

a35

a40

a35

a40 'a70

alOO

a!30

al60

207

207

144

109

84

71

66

55

44

66

84

104

114

156

172

139

114

124

139

139

Secondfoot-days

235.5

- 374.7

_

_

..

3,003

2,093

3,381

1,510

^496.9

226.8

-

May

124

104

62

66

71

80

76

62

59

56

60

59

5S

57

54

55

76

94

124

94

66

60

71

58

51

, 49

46

43

44

se

60

Maximum

20

23

_

"7

_

_

207

124

231

114

33

IS

-

June

80

66

114

114

80

66

76

80

156

219

196

150

150

144

114

114

109

94

84

76

76

71

76

. 62

57

139

231

195

109

84

Minimum

3.6

-

_

_

_

_

25

43

57

S8

6.6

4.6

-

July

66

61

57

51

47

76

56

48

47

57

48

44

44

42

34

29

28

28

33

114

60 -47

45

42

35

76

47

44

39

33

32

Aug.

29

29

33

 32

29

28

22

19

19

19

15

14

14

12

14

13

17

9.9

16

16

12

12

11

10

8.7

7.5

7.5

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.5

Mean

7.60

12.5

-

.

_

..

100

67.5

113

48.7

1 16.0

7.56

-

Sept.

7.8

8.1

9.3

9.3

8.7

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

6,0

4.8

4.8

5.2

7.2

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.5

8.1

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.0

8.1

8.4

18

Runoff in 

acre-feet

467

743

-

_

..

5,960

4,150

6,710

3,000

986

450

- '

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement or field estimate.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for station at 

Dubois.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MUD LAKE BASIN 61

Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11', long. 112°14', in NWi sec. 21, T. 10 N., 

S. 36 E., half a mile north of Dubois.

Drainage area.- 220 square miles.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1921-24, 1928-29, 1931-44), 13.6 second-feet.

\

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 221 second-feet Apr. 13, June 27; maximum ge 

height, 2.35 feet Apr. 13; no flow during long periods.

1921-44: Maximum discharge, 858 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930; maximum gage height, 

about 6.5 feet mr. 16, .1926; no flow during long periods. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Water District Ho. 66.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov. Dec. ' Jan.

^

Feb.

Month

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

February

 arch. .....................................

April......................... .............

 ay........................................

July. ............................. . - . - .

8*rtb«r..................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar. Apr.

2.2

3.1

3.1

12

24

22

24

- 42

56

84

101

132

142

105

71

48

36

24

24

32

41

50

73

99

112

97

69

74

97

108

Secondfcct-days

0

0

5,044.9

84.4 

0

6,166.5

May

90

67

40

36

38

39

39

34

89

27

27

26

23

23

23

20

 20

49

V 92

. 76

60

39

49

40

30

24

19

16

15

19

28

Maximum

0

0

164

14 

0

188

June

36

47

53

90

63

44

44

57

92

188

148

118

110

120

86

76

77

66

59

52

47

43

47

41

33

41

166

183

105

68

Minimum

0

Q

0

0

2.2

0 

0

0

July

50

40

34

29

26

36

36

26

23

24

28

23

18

14

12

9.4

6.4

5.3

6.6

29

53

26

23

20

14

31

32

21

16

14

11

Aug.

10

9.1

9.7

14

10

7.6

6.0

4.7

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.4

.6

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

/ 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

0

0

13.8

60.2

2.72 

0

16.8

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

10,000

' 0

3,580

2,860

4,760

167 

0

12,240

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
62 MUD LAKE BASIN

Beaver Creek at Cams, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°01',. long. 112°14'. In NEi sec. 21, t. 8 N., R. 36 E., 

a quarter of a mile northwest of Oregon Short Line Railroad station at Camas and threfceighths of a mile upstream from-mouth.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 75 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 

2.40 feet); no now on most days.

1921-44: Maximum discharge observed, 163 second-feet'Apr. 7, 1930; usually no flow 

past station except for short period In spring of each year: none passed station during 

years 1931-36, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good forNApril and May; fair for June and July. Gage read twice dally. 

Flow affected by Irrigation diversions above Dubols, about 14 miles above station, and 

by heavy channel losses below Dubols.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Water District No. 66.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Sapteither 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

no <co

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

v Month

October. '. ..................................

Novenber. ..................................

Decenber ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. .......................... . v .......

February. ..................................

March........................... ...........

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June ........................................

July. ......................................

Augu 

Sept

st... ....................... ............

ember ..................................

Water year. 1943-44 .....................

liar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

32

44

32

17

7

5

0

0

0

0

3

15

35

36

16

10

19

23

Seccndfoot-days

0

0

0

542

0

0

0

' 9QQ &VV

40

345

5

8

6S9

May

25

12

3

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

Maximum

0>

0

0

54-

0

0

0

44

25

73

5

0 

0

73

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

 o

0

0

27

40

37

22

28

16

S

12

7

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

73

50

20

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

July

5

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

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

1.5

0

0

 0

10.0

1.3

11.5

.£

0 

0

1.9

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

1,030

0

0

0

595

79

AftA DO4

10

' 0 

0

1,370

Time basiss Mountain war time. Tc convert war tima tc standard time, subtract 1 hour*
MUD LAKE BASIN 63

Medicine Lodge Creek at Bills Ranch* near Argora, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°17', long. U3°30', In sec. 7 T. 11 N., R. 34 E.,

 4 miles upstream from Middle Creek, 6| miles southeast of Argora, and 17 miles northwest of Dubols.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum dlscharga during "year, JJ29 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 4.23 feet),

 froSTratlng curve extended above 120 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

10 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.09 feet).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, that of June 9, 1944; minimum, 9 eecond-feet Dec. 18, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Several diverelons above and below station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

1,7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

36

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

35

36

35

35

36

35

37

38

36

36

36

37

36

38

31

31

38

38

88

88

Nov.

89

30

26

30

31

89

87

,86

89

30

30

89

89

89

30

30

30

86

28

89

89

88

89

30

29

85

84

89

31

321

-

Deo.

38

28

32

38

38

86

88

30

18

19

19

17

17

16

16

16ie

17

20

89

34

34

37

36

37

36

' 84

19

16

16

18.

Jan.

19

81

89ie

17

19

19

17

16

17

16

19

19

80

81

24

26

34

39

36

38

38

40

43

41

40

39

33

36

37

37

Feb.

37

36

36

36

36

36

34

34

38

80

81

88

84

86

86

87

27

86

30

89

31

35

41

35

36

36

36

36

36

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

Haroh

Aoril

May

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

36

36

35

37

36

36

38

36

36

36

36

34

85

18

18

12

15

88

44

35

37

37

38

38

37

36

31

36

41

39

39

Apr.

40

41

43

48

58

58

52

49

50

52

50

54

48

44

43

43

40

38

35

32

38

31

89

88

31

30

89

3V

34

41

-

Secondfoot-days

869

767

14,844

865

981

3,886

1,786

19,179

Hay

36

31

30

30

31

34

38

34

39

40

44

48

48

44

45

46

48

68

69

66

64

64

66

68

61

60

58

57

57

62

66

Maximum

37

60

183

68

163

June

68

64

66

64

62

68

60

85

163

138

187

119

119

115

109

113

118

114

118

110

114

113

188

114

110,

185

178

147

136

189

-

\Minimum

18

16

oc

53

18

July

127

187

129

126

187

187

118

115

108

114

115

109

107

103

103

108

100

99

107

186

,115

118

118

104

100

108

98

108

101

97

99

Aug.

95

94

96

93

90

57

84

88

68

88

83

80

77

76

77

76

73

73

73

74

78

72

71

69

70

70

71

70

69

69

68

Mean

89.0

24.7

39.0

110

111

78.0

59.6

58.4

Sept.

67

68

68

66

64

64

63

68

60

60

59

69

58

58

59

58

69

59

59

59

58

58

67

55

56

54

53

64

66

56

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,680

88,850

6,580

3,540

36,040

baalst Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
64 MUD LAKE BASIN

Medicine Lodge Creek near Small, Idaho

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°16', long. 112°25', in NWi sec. 26, T. 11 N., 

H. S4 E., 400 feet west of H. W. Small's ranch house, 1 mile downstream from Indian 

Creek, 4 miles northwest of Small, and 11 miles northwest of Dubois.

Drainage area.- 270 square miles.

Records available.- April 1921 to December 1923 H October 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 265 second-feet June 9 from rating curve 

extended above 150 second-feet; maximum gage height recorded, 5,93 feet Feb. 3 (ice 

jam); minimum discharge not determined (occurred during period of Ice effect).

1921-23, 1940-44: (Maximum discharge recorded, that of June 9, 1944; minimum observed, 8 second-feet Dec. 14, 1940 (discharge measurement).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Many small diversions above and below station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1643 tc September 1044

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

Oot.

41

41

41

40

41

40

40

40

41

41

42

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

50

46

49

51 

50 

47

42

41

40

44

44

38

37

Nov.

36

41

37

40

42

35

32

34

37

39

40

39

37

*38

38

38

37

36

35

36

36

35 

35 

35

33

26

26 

30

34

- 35

Dec.

36

34

36

37

37

30

33

36

22

34

 36

40 

44 

42

42

41

32 

24

20

20

24

Jan.

20

 *45

Feb.

1

1 "

45

45

45

25

,

> 52

h52

.

> ' 50

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April........... ...........................

May. .......................................

June ........................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

45

,

40

30

20

10

10

15

 30

. 45

50

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

1,337

1,078

920

* 17,829

1,020

1,140

1,240

1,587

2,246

4,338

4,565

2,757

2,038

24,254

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff -gage reading.

49

60

53

60

69

69

73

68

71

70

64

72

63

56

52

52

49

46

44

40

40

40 

38

37

43

40

38

41

44

56

May

46

.41

39

38

40

43

50

46

50

55

64

65

66

70

74

74

77

100

106

103

9S

98 

99 

92

68

86

84 

82

81

89

100

Maximum

51

424'4

65

_

_

73

106

220

169

116

76

220

June

106

101

107

106

99

99

99

119

220

166

150

148

153

150

146

147

150

152

152

148

152

152 

161 

153

147

161

209 

169

164

.163

-

Minimum

3'

2C

.

_

_

3'

Si

9S

11$

7.

6C

_

July

163

163

164

163

164

169

. 161

158

153

156

166

155

150

144

146

142

135

132

140

156

152

146 

147 

140

132

135

131

130

130

123

119

Aug.

116

116

116

112

109

' 106

Mean

r 43-. i

35.7

29.7

48.S

32.9

39.3

40.0

r 52.9

3 72.5

) 145

) 147

I 88.9

> 67.7

66.3

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7-9, 26-28, Dec. 2, 6-22, Dec. 26 

10-24, Feb. 26 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Feb. 4-6, 11-17, 19-24, Feb. 26 to- Mar.

103

100

100

99

9S

95

61

88

89

68

65

82

79

79

76

75 

74 

74

74

73

73 

73

73

72

72

Sept.

70

71

73

72

76

73

69

66

70

69

68

67

67

66

68

66

70

71

70

69

67

66 

66 

64

64

61

60 

60

63

68

 Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2,650

2,130

1,820

35,360

2,080

2,260

2,460

3,150

4,460

8,600

9,060

5,470

4,030

48,090

to Fab. 6,

Mar. 8-17, 24, 29, 30; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Bills Ranch,near Argora).

Time basis; Mountain war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
LITTLE LOST RIVER BASIN 65

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho

ocatlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53', long. 113°06' 

a quarter of a mile upstream from diversion dam of Blaln 

6 miles northwest of Berenice, and 7 miles northwest of

In sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., 

Jounty Investment Co.,

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1944, except durl ig winters.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 178 second-feet Ju 

recorded, 4.61 feet Jan. 19 (ice Jam); minimum discharge 

Dec. 28, but may have been less during winter period.

1921-44: .Maximum discharge, about 450 second-feet Au 

(gage height, 3.1 feet, datum then in use, from floodmar 

above 100 second-feet; minimum observed, 4.1 second-feet

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effe 

which are fair. Many diversions above and below station 

1937 water was stored In sma^l reservoir of Blalne County 

about 40 miles above station, and during irrigation seas 

through Corral and Wet Creeks to Little Lost River, from 

the company's main canal a quarter of a mile below statio

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Water Distri

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice ef 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5; maximum gage height 

icorded, 18 second-feet

11, 1936, during cloudburst 

from rating curve extended 

ac. 12, 1940.

or no gage-height record, 

>r irrigation. Prior to 

:nvestment Co. on Dry Creek, 

3 was released and carried 

aich it was diverted ipto

t No. 9.

ot (gage height. In feet,

2.S 30 3.0 96 

2.4. 34 3.2 120 

2.6l 53 3.5 158 

2.S 73 3.7 185

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

67 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

60 

60 

59 

57 

61

61 

60 

63 

68 

66

63 

62 

61 

64 

63

59 

58 

62 

65 

60 

58

Nov.

51 

48 

50 

55 

55

52 

47 

46 

57 

62

59 

60 

69 

66 

*69

69 

72 

71 

72 

72

72 

71 

71 

72 

69

59 

51 

43 

47 

45

Dec.

46 

44 

41

42 

42

37 

33 

33 

33 

30

bSO

28 

26

29

32 

bSO 

32 

30 

32

33

|> WO

Jan. Feb.

*t29

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Daoa

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr!

U««

June 

July 

Augu 

S«pt

Wa

 bar. ..................................

 her................................ ...

lendar year 

ary

uarv. h?!T:. :::::.:::..::::::::::::::::::::::

ember. .................................

ter year ......................

Mar.

*t5S

Apr.

a60 

a60 

a65 

a75 

a90

84 

82 

83 

81 

74

71 

76 

6S 

58 

55

52 52- 

49 

48 

49

49 

48 

4S 

51 

53

51 

49 

49 

54 

62

May

6 

6

(

5! 

6

£ 

89 

8

8 

8 

85 

94 

103

" 113 

121 

133 

ISO 

131

126 

12] 

12< 

US 

11!

10'

ioe

10.

10:

11!

12!

fclSs Maximum

1,869 68 

1,802 73 

1,013 46

-

' 1,844 

3,046 131 

4,709 172 

4,466 177 

2,671 121 

2,3S7 66

_

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. , 

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed on' basis of records 

near Chilly, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard ' 1

to September 1944

June

131 

141 

144 

144 

13S

135 

140 

149 

154 

153

157 

J57 

157 

15S 

159

161 

161 

161 

161 

163

164 

166 

168 

167 

167

167 

171 

171 

172 

172

Minimum

5' 

4;

-

4£ 

52 

13] 

HE 

72 

61

-

July

172 

174 

175 

174 

175

177 

170 

161 

161 

154

153 

146 

142 

135 

135

130 

127 

125 

124 

135

146 

140 

144 

138 

131

' 127 

122 

119 

US 

US 

118

Aug. .

116 

112 

121 

114 

106

100 

95 

92 

90 

86

86 

82 

81 

SI 

81

80 

82 

82 

81 

81

81 

73 

74 

74 

73

75 

75 

74 

74 

75 

74

Mean

1 60,3 

60.1 

/ 32.7

-

) 61.5 

9S.3 

157 

144 

86.2 

S 77.6

_

Sept.

78 

82 

82 

76 

71

69 

68 

71 

76 

76

75 

77 

76 

a77 

78

78 

83 

.86 

86 

84

82 

80

78 

73 

77

77 

77 

77 

 78 

80

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,710 

3,570 

2,010

,

3^660 

6,040 

9,340 

8,860 

5,300 

4,630

_

Big Lost River at Mild Horse, 

,lrae, subtract 1 hour.
66 LITTLE LOST RIVER BASIN

 Blalne County Investment Co. 1 ? canal near Howe, Idaho

Location.- staff gage and Cippoletti weir, lat. 43°53', long. 113°05' in JWitWi sec. 11, 

 mm., R. 28 E., 665 feet downstream from head gates and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1944 (prior to 1939, irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- mximum discharge observed during year, 65 second-feet July 5, 6; maximum gage 

Height observed, 2.62 feet June 28, 29; no flow during long periods.

1924-44: Maximum discharge observed, 87 second-feet my 24, 25, 1928; no flow 

during long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read once 

sally. Canal diverts water from Little Lost River In sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., for 

Irrigation of lands In project of Blalne County Investment Co.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Water District No. 9.

Discharge, in second-feet, water-year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

(1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

l;6 lie

1.6

1.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.0

8.0

S.8

14

14

14

Nov.

8.0

14

14

14

17

6.4

_

-

_

..

_

t7.4

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

.

_

__'

-

Dec.

1

Jan.

~

Feb.

Month

October

November. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ............. ,f . .......

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

 arch......................................

April 23-30. ...............................

May... ............ .........................

June ........................................

July. ......................................

September ..................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

.

.

.

.

-

_

.

.

-

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

.

-

-

-

^

-

37

40

40

59

58

36

56

35

-

Secondfoot-days

176.9

0

.

0

0

0

300

661.5

1,564

1,179

898.6

807.8

_____ 1

May

38

33

88

16

15

88

28

31

31

81

19

20

16

17

83

88

30

34

33

33

88

24

84

80

17

14

9.9

6.6

0

0

0

Maximum

14

0

.

0

0

0

38

64

. 65

81

8.6

-

June

14

30

34

36

36

36

36

46

68

68

69

67

 59

69

59

69

68

53

56

65

69

61

62

61

60

61

63

64

64

64

"

Minimum

1.6

0

_

0

0

0

0

14

81

6.3

5.9

-

July

64

64

64

59

65

65

57

54

54

48

47

40

39

27

87

87

87

81

81

81

24

25

31

52

31

89

89

22

88

22

81

Aug.

81

80

20

80

14

14

10

9.9

9.1

6.4

7.7

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.V 7.'7

7.7

a7.4

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

Mean

6.71-

0

.

0

0

0

37.5

81.3

62.1

38.0

9.44

6.93

' -

Sept.

6.1

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.9

5.9

6.9

6.9

3.9

5.9

5.9

a6.1

6.3

6.3

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1 a.i

6.4

8.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

. 361

0

_

0

0

0

696

1,310

3,100

8,340

580

418

-

t Result of discharge measurement, 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Rote.- Flow probably occurred for a few days during stock run of mid-November and again for a tan 

dap prior to Apr. 25, but records for those periods are not available.

Time basisi Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
BIO -LOST RIVER BASIN 67

Big Lost River at Wild Horse/ near Chilly, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, la't. 43°56', long. 114°ofc", In sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 20 

E., a quarter of a mile above East Fork Big Lost Rlver^ 2 miles below Wild Horse dam 

site, and 16 miles southwest of Chilly.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

Records available.- Iferch to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 622 second-feH June 27 (gage height, 4.37 

feet); minimum, 17 second-faet Mar. 30 (gage height, 1,.34 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, March to September 1944 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

15 

20 

26 

SS

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

67

105

145

5.0 216

3.6 33V

4.0 491

4.3 586

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to Septeeber 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

/

NOT. Dec. Jan.

Month

OotO 

Hove

De0e

ib»r ber t

*ber ......................

Caimdar y*ar .........

**n

Ant'4

r;:::::::::::::;:::::::

IffT.::::::::::::::::;:::::::: 35* t=K

 SSEStaV:::::::::::::::::::::

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

_

903

7,706

12,896

8,466

8,612 

1,346

-

Mar.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

. -

_

,.

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

^

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

IS

18

Maximum

_

36

452

R*yi on

674

139 

59

-

Apr.

18

19

21

27

33

2V

28

30

89

27

31

32

30

28

27

26

25

25

85

27

26

26

30

3'i

34

36

39

42

'5646

May

68

59

54

65

113

t?3

198

208

210

198

280

, 253

818 595

ft62

»39

U7

543

284

265

244

253

2E4

206

191

194

233

:!77

 537

101

U53

Minima

18

54

3384

147

62 

.38

-

June

386

33V

321

284

889

305

315

343

35V

357

345

357

404

432

468

463

436

407

410

436

465

455

432

465

528

539

571

465

439

486

Mean

-i - - - -

_

irf\ n OU.X

249

410

44.'s

« -

-

July

574

536

445

407

386

557

343

318

300

282

270

279

267

265

258

255

253

£39

229

848

324

£12

212

- 187

178

170

163

156

148

150

14V

Per 

square 

Bile

.

0.264

2.18

3.60 

2*39

.789 

.393

-

Aug.

139

13S

153

120

115

111

108

104

99

94

91

91

88

85

82

1 78

76

74

71

69

67

66

68

61

61

60

57

55

54

53

58

Sept.

53

59

55

58

51

49

47

46

46

45

43

42

42

41

48

43

46

47

46

46

44

48

48

41

40

39

89

38

89

40

Runoff

Inches Acre-feat

_

0*29 1,790

2.51 15,880

4.01 24,390

2.76 16^770

.85 3,180 

.44 2,670

66,080

Kwuataln *»P tl». To convert war tine to tan*axja a, subtract 1 hour*
68 BIO LOST RIVER BASIN

Big Lost River at Howell Ranch, near Chilly, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°01', long. 114°00' f In sec. 30, T. 8 N., R. 21 E.

at Howell Ranch, 9 miles southwest of Chilly and 21 miles northwest of Mackay.

\ 

Records available.- April 1904 to August 1906, July 1907 to November 1914, May 1920 to

September 1^44, except during winters. .

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 4.26 

reetj; minimum, not determined, probably occurred' during period of no record.

1904-14, 1920-44: Maximum discharge, 3,500 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 

5.94 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 

19 second-feet (discharge measurement) Dec. 12, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, wnicn are fair. No regulation. Several small diversions above station. Haimnerly 

ditch (capacity, about 20 second-feet) diverts a quarter of a mile below station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by Water District No. 27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2 

3

4

b

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

30

31

Oct.

137

134 

132

132

132

149

144

137

137

134

165

157

147

142

142

139

139

149

142

147

139

142

144

149

152

162

152

144

Nov.

123

130 

142

139

137

118

128

b!30

b!30

128

125

123

125

121

121

116

*125

123

123

123

118

13,8

121

US

116

106

\

i bllO

I

allO

-

Dec. Jan.

t74

Feb.

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

September. ......................... K .......

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

.

> a60

1

[ 95

. a90

86

91

86

S7

87

87

87

S9

97

110

114

123

128

139

152

193

-

Secohdfcct-days

_

_

23,363

4,759

-

May

229

176 

152

168

262

430

532

584

638

619

690

781

948

1,180

1,440

1,420

1,360

1,100

S78

745

704

731

645

584

560

572

697

848

1,040

1,290

1,360

Maxinun

_

1Q«

1 440

2 190

205

-

June

1,220

1,040 

972

840

840

892

964

1,090

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,210

al,400

al,500

al,550

al,550

al,500

al,300

1,370

1,560

1,650

1,620

1,480

1,600

1,900

1,940

1,960

1,580

1,520

1,770

-

Minimum

_

48C

13V

-

July

2,190

2,090 

1,710

1,540

1,510

1,420

1,350

1,230

1,160

1,080

988

1,010

980

956

932

892

892

855

781

870

788

711

697

613

. 584

584

595

566

510

505

480

Aug.

445

449 

459

403

373

360

348

329

314

296

289

2B9

279

269

255

245

239

233

289

223

214

SOB

202

196

193

193

190

187

185

185

179

Mean

3 144

5 122

.

_

275

159

-

Sept.

179

205 

199

185

176

16B

160

157

152

149

149

147

147

144

149

149

16&

173

168

168

160

157

152

147

144

142

142

137

142

147

Runoff in 

acre-feet

 r", Tr"* ~

an ion

9,440

-

* Winter discharge measurement made this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Big Lost River at Wildhorse, near Chilly, and Warm Springs Creek near Ketohun. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 6! 

Big Lost River (east channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 43°59', long.-113 °45', in 

sec. 32, T. 8 N.. R. 23 E., above flow Itne'of reservoir. 3 miles upstream from 

Mackay Dam and 7i miles northwest of Mackay.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 25 years, 61.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 5.02 

reet;; minimum, 4 second-feet May 2; minimum gage height, 1.25 feet Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 4.

1919-44: Maximum discharge, 1,320 second-feet June 7, 1938: no flow during long 

periods in 1920, 1923-38, 1940. & *

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater and those below 10 secondreet, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. The sum of the 

combined discharge of east and west channels of Big Lost River and of the combined 

discharge of east and west channels of Warm Spring Creek, near Mackay, represents 

practically entire surface flow O f Big Lost River which enters Mackay Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Water District No. 27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

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

Oct.

as

25

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

22

22

22

23

S3

23

23

24

25

27

27

25

24

24

23

22

22

25

27

26

27

Nov.

26

25

24

26

27

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

-

Dec.

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

IS

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

Jan.

12

12

12

10

11

11

dlO

dlO

d9

9

9

8

8

8

8

S

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Feb.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

9

10

- _

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

September. .................................

Hster year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

11

11

10

10

9

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

Apr.

5

5

5

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

6

8

6

6

5

5

6

6

5

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

-

Seccndfcct-days

719

668

509

69,373

250

194

206

162

7,046

18,986

3,850

1,070

54,329

May

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

26

87

144

194

293

418

488

522

522

444

369

329

310

290

260

233

218

236

271

335

444

568

Maximum

'27

27

20

1,120

12

10

118"

568

1,150

301

46

1,150

June

560

512

512

454

411

403

437

512

. 592

549

515

525

551 "614

638

647

654

669

714

755

615

86S

852

839

927

1,040

1,150

1,060

962

966

-

Minimum

20

20

12

1

6

6

5

5

5

298

44

23

5

July

1,150

1,100

1,020

933

916

902

S54

312

770

72S

660

640

610

565

561

532

520

500

472

516

504

468

456

412

377

359

351

344

311

298

320

Aug.

301

289

242

221

203

189

177

170

163

151

143

133

122

115

111

106

102

97

87

82

77

73

68

64

60

59

56

50

47

46

44

Mean

23.2

21.9

16.4

190

6.1

6.7

6.6

5.4

227

689

612

124

35.7

148

Sept.

44

46

45

44

43

42

40

40

38

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

35

34

35

35

35

34

33

31

30

29

28

28

29

29"'

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,430

1,310

1,010

137,600

496

385

409

321

13,980

41,020

37,660

7,640

2,120

. 107,800

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of recorda for weat channel of Big 

Lost River and Warm Spring Creek above Mackay Reservoir.

Hote.- stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Mackay Reservoir Feb. 20 to May 11, 

June 9-27; discharge computed on baala of discharge measurement or (during latter period) on baala 

of percentage submergence of control and a standard submerged weir formula.

Time baalai Mountain war time. To convert war time to atandard time, aubtract 1 hour.
70 BIO LOST RIVER BASIN

Big Lost River (west channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 43°58', long. 113°45', 1* sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 

aDove flow line of reservoir, 3 miles upstream from mckay Dam and 7i miles northwest 

of Mackay.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 25 years, 58.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 435 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 4.04 

reet/r minimum recorded, 36 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height. 1.99 reet).

1919^44: Maximum discharge, 1^200 second-feet (estimated; sometime during period

June 5-16, 1921 

second-feet May

U1MIU UJ.OV110.* &», JLffeWV OO^V/llU J.C7C7O \ OO U J.JUal»CU } DUUIO W J.JUD UUiMIlg JJOX

gage height, 4.45 feet, site and datum then In use); mlnlmtan, 9 

26, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

rrom,Mackay Reservoir, which are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation. 

The sum of the combined discharge of east and west channels of Big Lost River and 

the combined discharge of east and west channels of Warm Spring Creek, near Mackay, 

represents practically the entire surface flow of Big Lost River which enters ttackay 

Reservoir (see following page).

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Water District No. 27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 ' 31

Oct.

54

52

52

52

54

55

56

- 5556'

56

56

56

56

56

55

a57

58

58

58

68

58

58

55

58

58

55

68

61

62

62

61

Nov.

58

56

56

56

53

56

56

56

56

58

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

56

56

55

55

55

. 54

54

52

47

47

47

47

47

"

Dec.

47

47

46

46

47

46

46

46

a46

a46

a45

45

45

45

43

a43

a44

a 45

45

43

43

43

 45

45

45

45

45

46

43

43

42

Jan.

42

42

42

42

48

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

48

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

a41

a42

42

42

42

Feb.

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

40

-

 Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January .

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April............ ................ V..........

May. .......................................

June ........................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

40

40

40

a40

40

40

40

a40

a 40

a40

a40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

40

Apr.

40

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

40

39

38

38

38

36

38

a38

a3S

a38

a33

38

38

a38

a38

a38

a38

a38

38

-

Seccndfcot-daya

1,761

1,636

1,388

32,148

1,295

1,166

1,226

1,160

2,546

7,320

5,776

2,193

1,673

29,120

May

36

38

38

38

38

38

35

38

38

35

40

43

51

80

105

139

168

168

144

124

103

97

94

87

84

80

75

90

103

130

168

Maximum

eg68-

47

374

43

41

40

40

168

425

418

97

59

428

June

178

170

al65

137

128

126

130

178

264

a248

236

214

227

243

250

258

a260

241

231

239

264

290

279

a270

295

352

428

see

323

314

-

Minim*

52

47

42

34

41

39

38

38

38

12^97*

66

54

38

July

36S

a 418

383

321

292

276

246

a 220

206

196

180

172

168

160

a!56

154

150

144

139

146

152

a!41

130

122

114

114

110

107

100

98

97

* Aug.

97

97

95

92

a88

84'

81

80

76

75

74

a74

74

72

70

70

69

66

a 64

62

61

. 59

58

59

68

. aS8

58

56

56

55

aS5

Mean

56.8

54.2

44.8

88.1

41.8

40.2

39.5

38.3

82.1

244

186

70.7

55.8

79.6

Sept.

«66

.57

59

59

58

68

68

58

66

55

54

54

54

65

55

. 55

55

55

55

66

66

66

66

66

66

55

86

66

86

66

Runeff in 

acre- feet

3,490

3.230

2,760

63,760

2,570

2,310

2,430

8,280

5,060

14,520

11,460

4,350

3,320

57,760

.a Ho gage-height record} discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for Btg Lost 

River (east channel) and Warm Spring Creek (east and west channels).

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater front Mackay Reservoir June 9-86J discharge 

computed on basis of reservoir heights and discharge measurement of June 20.
BIO LOST RIVER BASIN 71

Combined discharge, In second-feet, of Big Lost River (east Bad mat channels) and Mam Spring Creek

(east and west channels) above Hackay Reservoir, near Kackay, Idaho,

water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

2 

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1C

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

187

184

190

187

193

190

194

193

807

813

811

810

887

Mov.

816

811 

209

211

819

813

807

806

807

807

805

806

804

805 

806

807

806

803

801

800 

198

195

189

187

186

186

186

"

DM.

187

186 

186

188

187

186

184

186

184

188

 181

181

178

174

176 

176

176

175

175

174

176 

176

174

172

173

172

169

169

168

Jan.

169

169 

169

165

166

166

168

168

161

164

164

166

168

169

166

165

164 

164

, XQB

161

169

160

160 

161

168

168

158

169

159

159

157

Feb..

168

168 

160

159

157

166

169

160

189

159

169

169

160

159

169

168

168 

156

160

160

189

159

165 

157

157

169

160

160

163

-

Month

November. ..... ^ . , . ...

December,. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

February

March ,,,..,,

Juno

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

164

168 

161

168

168

160

160

160

168

166

156

166

167

167

159

167

159 

169

159

169

169

159

158 

167

167

156

164

156

156

157

159

Apr.

167

157 

158

159

166

153

158

158

158

158

163

169

164

168

151

149

150 

149

148

150

149

146

145 

146

146

144

144

144

144

144

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,588

168,895

9 OKA

6,800

133,780

Hay

144

146 

144

144

143

133 128-

187

186

144

807

869

333

475

644

770

837

863

734

686

556

630

603 

468

428

408

484

475

568

719

916

Maximum

OAry

188

1,840

1 RK

164

1 f\Q

I QfY)

, 823

1,960

June

938

876 

817

762

698

691

788

986

1,160

1,070

1,010

998

1,040

1,130

1,170

1,800

1,800 

1,190

1,880

1,880

1,380

1,480

1,430 

1,400

1,530

1,730

1,980

1,800

1,690

J.,600

July

1,860

1,900 

1,750

1,670

1,600

1,460

1,360

1,880

1,810

1,160

1,060

1,080

983

948

907

871

863 

886

792

869

867

800

773 

714

668

661

638

686

677

560

581

Minimum

168

135

165

144

eoi

560

804

196

185

Aug.

557

651 

607

478

446

480

403

391

373

354

343

335

386

314

306

308

892 

882

867

269

853

246

836 

832

223

228

881

811

807

805

804

Mean

803

178

417

807

365

Sept.

806

814

888

823

881

880

816

809

804

198

196

199

199

199

806

810

809

206 

804

804

203

202

204

204

Runoff in 

sore-feet

10,960

308,100

1 O *7RTt

12,300

865,800

isis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
72 BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage on head-gate tower of dam on Big Lost River, lat. 43°57', long. 

H3"40', In sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23.E., 4 miles northwest of Mackay. Datum of gage 

is 6,000 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1944.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 41,140. acre-feet June ll (gage height, 

64.10 feet); minimum observed, 16,860 acre-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 41.39 feet). 

1919-44: Maximum contents observed, 41,270 acre-feet May 30, 1938 (gage height, 

64.20 feet); no available contents during periods in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 

1931-35; minimum gage height observed, 6.3 feet Aug. 5, 1934.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-and rock-fill dam, which was reconstructed 1917-18;

 storage impounded by original dam not recorded. Capacity, 38,400" acre-feet between 

gage heights 7.0 feet (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 62.0 feet (crest of spillway). 

Dead storage reported to be about 125 acre-feet. Water Is used for Irrigation of lands 

in Big Lost River irrigation district. Considerable seepage around dam because of Its 

porous foundation, but the greater part of this water returns to Big Lost River between 

reservoir and station below reservoir, near Mackay. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents, computed for 12 p'.m. on basis of once-daily readings of staff gage.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Water District No. 27.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

25,880

25,900

25,910

25,920

25,920

25,930

26,050

26,250

26,440

26,670

26,910

27,030

27,130

27,270

27,470

27,590

27,730

27,940

23,140

28,360>

28,590

28,820

28,970

29,120

29,300

29,520

29,720

30,010

30,280

30,460

30,640

Nor.

30,850

31,090

31,300

31,490

31,720

31,960

32,150

32,290

32,480

32,700

32,390

33,020

33,180

33,390

33,560

33,700

33,890

34,090

34 , 270

34,420

34,600

34,790

34,910

35,080

35, S40

35,380

35,550

35,660

35,800

35,900

-

Deo.

35,990

36,110

36,280

36,460

36,580

36,670

36,780

36,880

36,940

37.00O

37,040

37,040

37,040

36,970

36,840

30,710

36,420

36,310

36,300

36,160

36,040

35,950

35,900

35,830

35, 820

35,730

35,580

35,460

35,380

35,350

35,380

Jan.

35,400

35,400

35,400

35,400

35,410

35,400

35,400

35,400

35,400

35,390

35,390

35,390

35,390

35,380

35,360

35,380

35,420

35,470

35,520

35,620

35,680

35,740

35,830

35,900

35,950

36,010

36,070

36,120

36,190

36,230

36,310

Feb.

36,370

36,430

36,520

36,610

36,710

36,810

36,880

36,970

37,090

37,180

37,240

37,330

 37,420

37,490

37,570

37,630

37,680

37,750

37,850

37,920

37,990

38,060

38,130

38,1910

38, 240

38,320

38,380

33,460

38,550

-

-

Mar.

38,580

38,560

38, 530

38,530

33,530

38,510'

38,480

38,470

38,460

38,440

38,430

38,430

38,420

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,390

38,380

a3S,3SO

838,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

33,380

38,380

3S,380

Apr.

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,380

38,330

33,380

38,380

38,380

36,380

38,380

33,390

38,390

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,390

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

38,400

-

May

38,390

38,370

38,370

38,370

33,370

38,230

38,150

38,150

38,140

33,130

38,230

38,380

38,490

38,790

39,100

39,370

39,490

39,470

39,360

39,240

39,060

38, 890

38,690

38,470

38,240

38,380

38,600

38,750

39,060

39,360

39,470

June

39,500

39,500

39,340

39,110

38,930

38,910

39,090

39,950

40,790

41,080

41,060

40,830

40, 740

40,910

41,000

41,000

40,840

40,750

40,650

40,590

40,660

40,590

40,450

40,450

40,420

40,450

40,440

40,270

39,850

39,680

July

39,880

40,010

39,640

39, S70

39,000

38,650

38,340

37,910

37,490

37,030

36,720

36,730

36,850

37,240

37,560

37,780

37,880

37,810

37,870

37,940

37,960

37,940

37,910

37,730

3«?,490

37,410

37,560

37,810

37,910

37,910

37,940

Aug.

37,850

37,730

37,670

37,520

37,340

37,030

36,730

36,470

36,110

35,470

34,950

34,480

33,660

33,140

32,400

31,780

31,020

30,840

29,730

28,960

28,150

27,600

26,280

25,300

24,860

24,360

23,590

22,790

22,130

21,510

20,B8Q.

Sept.

20,300

19,870

19,460

19,150

18,840

18,650

18,360

18,060

17,880

17,600

17,480

17,270

«»130

16,970

16,890

16,860

16,970

17,140

17,320

17,480

17,660

17,930

18,200

18,560

18,830

19,020

19,330

19,650

19,940

20,200

-

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Deo. 31..............

Calendar year 1943.

Water year 1943-44.

Gage height 

(feet)

59.57

-

45.29

-

Contents 

(acre feet)

25 840

35,380

-

20,200

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-520

 4-4,400

-680

-5,640

Time basis; Mountain wac time, 

attract 1 hour.

To convert war time to standard time.
BIO LOST RIVER BASIN 73

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°56', long. 113°38', In sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 24 E.,

 4&o rest downstream from Oleson Suspension Bridge, 1 mile downstream from head of Sharp 

ditch, li miles downstream from Mackay Reservoir, and 2i miles northwest of Mackay.

Records available.- December 1903 to August 1906, my 1912 to March 1915 (April 1913 to

 March iyib at site 1 mile downstream), January 1919 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1904-5, 1912-14, 1919-44), 268 second-feet. ,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 4.99

 T5eT7T minimum, 82 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

1903-6, 1912-15, 1919-44: Maximum discharge, 2,990 second-feet June 10, 1921 (gage 

height, 5.79 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 1, 1934; minimum gage 

height, 1.23 feet Nov. 5-8, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Sharp ditch Is only diversion between station and reservoir;

 ffignjTdlverslons above reservoir. Flow regulated by Mackay Reservoir (see p. 73).

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Water District No. 27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

194

194

194

194

194

197

176

121

181

121

121

121

124

124

124

124

124

127

127

124

127

127

124

121

121

121

124

127

ISO

130

130

Nov.

130

133

- 133

133

133

130

130

130

130

130

133

133

133

133

133

133

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

139

139

139

139

142

 148

142

-

Dec.

142

fS9

139

142

142

142

139

139

139

176

243

243

243

243

243

239

239

239

239

239

239

239

839

239

239

235

235

235

235

228

197

Jan.

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

201

201

201

fp 

163 159'

159

159

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

159

159

Feb.

1S2

142

142

142

142

142

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

152

152

152

152

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March......................................

April....................... ...............

Hay y* ....................................... 

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

159

201

204

204

204

197

190

186

186

163

183

1S3

183

179

179

176

176

176

176

176

176

172

172

176

176

176

176

172

. 172

172

172

Apr.

172

172

172-

176

176

176

172

172

172

172

172

179

179

176

172

172

176

176

172

172

176

172

169

169

169

169

165

165

165

165

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,328

4,044

6,409

156,817

5,565

4,268

5,613

5,162

12,437

36 793

3l)919

18,401

7,643

142,582

May

169

162

162

159

159

156

149

142

142

139

142

20S

251

365

456

602

645

906

305

745

660

624

5t5

540

496

342

351

374

422

565

805

Maximum

197

142

243

1,920

201

152

204

179

805

1,850

1,960

674

540

1,960

June

925

925

S95

835

775

685

658

. 602

745

958

1,120

1.1SO

1,150

1,150

1,220

1,350

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,380

1,480

1,560

1,480

1,560

1,740

1,850

1,810

1,770

1,660

r

Minimum

121

130

139

121

159

142

159

165

139

6O2

530

525

62

82

July

1,740

1,880

1,960

X.850

1,740

1,620

1,560

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,180

1,060

865

775

745

745

745

745

745

745

745

745

745

745

715

630

614

540

' 530

530

530

Aug.

530

.535

535

530

530

530

530

525

525

550

608

614

652

646

641

641

 636

630

619

614

614

641

674

663

641

636

624

602

570

560

555

Mean

140

135

207

430

180

147

181

172

401

1,226

1,030

594

255

390

Sept.

540

500

456

442

422

403

361 '

361

356

356

342

302 '298

298

293

247

212

156

156

156

139

115

115

106

62

85

S5

S5

87

87

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

8,580

8,020

12,710

311,000

11,040.

8,470

11,130

10,240

24,670

72,980

63,310

36,500

15,160

282, SOO

Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
74 BIO LOST RIVER BASIN

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°58', long. 113°45«, In NKi sec. 5, T. 7 N.,

 RT"23~E., 700 feet upstream from confluence with west channel and 74 miles northwest 

of Mackay.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1944. 

Average discharge '.- 25 years, 28.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year.

 ftt)'; minimum, 14 second-feet May 9-11 ( 

1919-44: Maximum discharge observed,

.

second-feet June 15, 1922 (gage height,'

3.24 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 9 second-feet May 8, 9, 13, 14, 1919, 

May 18-21, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good. Practically all natural flow abdve station diverted during 

 TrTTgatlon season. Discharge during summer represents return water from Irrigation. 

The sum of the combined discharge of east arid west channels of Warm Spring Creek aod 

the combined discharge of east and west channels of Big Lost River, near Mackay, 

represents practically the entire surface flow of Big Lost River which enters Maokay 

Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Water District No. 27.

158 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 3.19 

height, 1.51 feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

dot.

as

as

22

33

22

33

S3

33

33

24

34

34

24

34

£4

a24

33

33

24

24

36

35

26

27

38

37

- 27

39

30

30

Nov.

2S

37

26

36

28

37

26

26

26

36

36

26

36

36

26

25

25

35

36

26

, 26

' 25

35

34

34

33

23

33

82

22

"

Dec.

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

33

33

23

33

33

33

23

21

31

21

31

33

33

21

21

31

31

20

21

20

20

30

20

Jan.

80

30

20

19

19

19

IBie

IB

19

19

19

20'

31

31

30

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

Month

Feb.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

IB

IB

IB

IB

19

18

IB

IB

19

19

19

19

-

-

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

May

September. ...:...................:.......,.

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

19

19

19

16

18

IB

IS

IB

18

18

IB

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

IB

18

IB

17

IB

IB

IB

19

Apr.

ie

18

19

19

18

IB

IB

IBie

IS

IB

19

IB

IB

IB

IS

18

IB

IB

IB

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Seoondfoot-days

868

12,268

867

11,998

May

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

16

IB

24

S3

43

48

50

43

87

34

32

31

29

28

26

28

30

34

48

57

Maximum

OR

33.

127

SO

150

June

63,

6B

61

54

49

48

49

73

95

83

81

78

81

85

91

94

93

98

93

95

108

108

104

96

107

124

160

189

106

106

-

Minimum

80

18

1 R

86

14

July

185

145

189

109

105

98

89

84

77

74

69

65

64

68

69

57

56

66

55

60

61

66

66

63

^ 51

50

49

48

46

46

46

Aug.

43

46

47

43

41

38

87

96

34

38

31

38

38

81

30

80

30

29

88

88

SB

88

87

87

86

86

87

86

86

86

86

Mean

81.6

33.6

1 a o

1 <V A

70 8

88.6

98.8

Sept.

87

88 '30

30

30

30

30

88

88 87

86

87

87

88

88

86

89

30

30

SO

30

29

89

88

88

88

a»

88

89

89

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,380

84,930

1,080

1

**A

1,700

83^790

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time baalai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tlms, subtract 1 hour.
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 75

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near mckay, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°58', long. 113°45', In NEi sec. 5, T. 7 N., 

R. 28 E., 600 feet upstream from confluence with east channel and 74 mllea northwest 

of Mackay.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 92.0 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 261 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 2.98 feet); 

minimum, 63 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1919-44: Maximum discharge, 600 second-feet (estimated) Aug. 11, 1936 (gage height, 

4.42 feet, datum then In use, from high-water mark); minimum, 49 second-feet Apr. 27, 

1935 (gage height, 0.62 foot, datum then In use). \

Remarks.- Records good. Flow during summer represents return flow from Irrigation. The 

'sum of the combined discharge of east and west channels of Warm Spring Creek and the 

combined discharge of east and west channels of Big Lost River, near Mackay, represents practically the entire surface flow of Big Lost River which enters Mackay 

Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Water District No. 27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Da?

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

93

24

25

26

27

28

29

Oct.

8S

88

88

88

. 88

91

86

86

88

88

91

90

90 SB

88

90

88

88

90

90

96

95

100

104

104

104

103

108

108

106

106

NOV.

104

103

103

103

106

105

101

101

103

103

103

101

104

104

104

103

104

104

104

104

101

101

101

100

99

99

97

97

97

97

-

Dec.

97

97

97

99

97

96

97

97

96

96

a96

95

95

95

95

94

94

a95

96

96

96

96

9,6

96

a95

94

94

a94

a94

a94

a94

Jan.

a95

h95

a95

a94

a94

a94

a92

a92

h92

a94

a94

a96

a9S

a98

h95

95

95

95

94

94

92

94

94

95

92

92

92

9S

92

92

91

Feb. -

92

92

94

94

92

91

94

95

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

91

95

95

95

95

92

94

94

94

94

92

94

_

-

Month

October

Deceaber ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

Slf

July . . ....

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

94

92

92

94

95

94

- 94

95

94

92

92

92

92

92

94

92

94

94

94

94

. 94

94

95

96

96

96

94

95

94

95

95

Apr.

94

95

95

95

92

91

91

91

91

91

91

92

91

90

90

88

S8

S7

87

8S

S7

66

66

66

86

84

84

84

84

84

Seoondfoot-days

8,963

36,504

2,907

2,669

4,636

9,600

38,253

May

84

86

84

84

83

74

70

69

67

66

66

66

70

7S

88

100

109

113

103

95

90

91

88

86

83

82

82

84

,90

103

123

Maximum

99

ess

Qfl

95

91

850

June

131

131

12S

117 lio

109 lie

162

208

1S7

184

175

180

186

194

196

195

187

180

186

195

212

196

189

198

217

850

224

19S

194

-

Minimum

9'

7(

84

7S

66

July

228

238

220

199

193

185

171

164

155

151

145

148

141

135

131

1SS

127

126

126

137

140

135

131

127

186

128

128

127

180

119

119

Aug.

116

119

183

116

113

109

108

105

100

96

95

96

97

96

95

94

91

90

S8

87

S7

86

83

88

79

79

80

79

7S

78

79

Mean

L 95.6

J 105

89.0

> >*7ft

) QA «

88.7

105

Sept.

79

as

88

90

90

90

88

85

68

80

80

83

83

88

SS

83

86

88

90

90

88

88

88

90

91

91

91

91

91

91

-

Runoff In 

ao re-feet

5,880

76,380

5,890

9

t*r\(\

5,150

75,890

a Ho gage-height record] discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for,east channel 

of Warm Springe Creek and east and west channels of Big Lost River above Ha okay Reservoir-, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Ylme baalat Mountain oar tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

710M1 O - 46 - 6
76 BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

Sharp ditch near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 43°57', long. 113°39', in 

sec. 7, T. 7 N., R. 24 E., 1,600 feet downstream from head of ditch, three-quarters of 

a mile downstream from Mackay Reservoir, and 34 miles northwest of Mackay.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1944. June 1912 to October 1914, March 1919 

to April 1939 at site 1,400 upstream, above Hlntze ditch.

»

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35 second-feet May 31, June 1 (gage height, 

1.14 feet); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Jan. 17 (field estimate).

1912-14, 1919-44: Maximum discharge observed, 42 second-feet June 23, 1921 (former 

site); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 6 to May 6, which are poor. Sharp ditch 

diverts from east side of Big Lost River in SEi sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., half a 

mile below Mackay Reservoir and 1 mile above station on Big Lost River below Mackay 

Reservoir, near Mackay. Water used for irrigation northwest of Mackay and above 

Streeter ditch. Hlntze ditch diverts from Sharp ditch above station and, according 

to watermaster, carried 606 acre-feet during year (153 in October, 68 in November, 

18 in June, 122 in July, 154 in August, and 91 in September).

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and one discharge measurement furnished by Water 

District No. 27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

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.

14

14

14 

14

14

13

13

11

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12.

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

9.5

e.7

6.3

Nov.

6.3

6.3 

6.0 

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.S

6.8

5.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

..

Dec.

3.0

3.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.3

243

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

l.S

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.6

Jan.

1.5

1.5 

al.5 

al.5

al.5

al.O

t.2

I

Feb.

 aO.3

t-3

_

..

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

February

March. .....................................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

%

aO.4

-

t.4

Apr.

aO.4

Secondfoot-days

 63.8

4,046.4

13.5

12.4

408.5

7«:i

7S9

298.6

3,683.3

May

.

> aO.S 

'

aS.O

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

23

24

25

27

29

30

55

Maximum

14

7.0

3.?

34

1.5

_

33

34

33

27

19

34

June

34

34 

34 

34

S3

33

33

34

32

32

34

34

32

28

26

24

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

^

Minimum

6.3

2.8

1.6

-

-

1-

14

14

19

5.5

-

July

14

14 

25 

31

31

30

SO

SO

30

29

27

26

23

28

33

33

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

27

27

26

25

25

25

Aug.

26

26

27 

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

Mean

11.5

2.06

11.1

.44

.30

.40

.40

13.2

24.0

27.8

24.5

9.95

10.1-

Sept.

19

18 

IS

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

10

10

9.7

9.4

7.5

7.2

7.2

. 7.5

7.0

7.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.5

6.7

7.0

^

Runoff in 

aore-feet

709

330

127

8,030

27

17

25

24

810

1,430

1,710

1,510

692

7,810

t Field estimate.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of field estimates of Jan. 17, Feb. 25, 

liar. 31, and data furnished by water-master,

Time baslat Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PORTNEUF RIVER BASIN 

Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho

77

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°38', long. 112°06', in sec. 23, T. 98., R. 37 E., at 

Oregon short Line Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Topaz, 1£ miles 

upstream from diversion dam of Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Co., and 6 miles southeast of McCamon.

Records available.- January 1913 to September 1915, July 1919 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 25 years (1913-14, 1919-22, 1923-44), 189 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 372 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 

a.46 reet); minimum observed, 116 second-feet Sept. 29; minimum gage height observed, 

1.10 feet.Jan. 28, 29.

1913-15, 1919-44: Maximum discharge observed, 902 second-feet Apr. 3, 1913 

(gage height, 6.1 feet, site and datum then in use): minimum observed, 65 secondfeet Oct. 9, 1934 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage,read once daily. Flow regulated by Portneuf-Marsh Valley 

uanai uo.'s reservoir near Chesterfield. Many ranch diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

137

133

133

133

137

141

137

141

137

137

139

149

141

161

151

145

143

143

143

157

155

157

163

149

149

149

145

151

163

153

151

Nov.

149

149

149

161

173

161

157

157

153

163

151

149

149

149

149

153

153

151

153

155

153

155

167

155

155

159

161

159

161

161

,

Deo.

161

169

161

161

161

167

163

163

149

149

145

141

141

139

141

141

141

139

141

137

141

141

141

137

137

137

137

141

141

141

141

Jan.

143

141

141

141

141

141

143

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

141

139

137

137

135

133

135

139

137

133

133

135

131

130

135

135

Feb.

133

133

133

133

137

141

145

145

145

145

141

141

135

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

135

137

135

136

137

137

137

137

141

-

Month

October. ...................................

NoveBber . . .

December. .............................. ...V

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January .

February. ..................................

March....................... ...............

May

June.

July. ......................................

August

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

143

147

151

149

143

137

137

139

159

167

171

191

167

159

145

145

153

159

163

a!74

185

193

1S9

183

179

175

165

155

155

169

195

Apr.

246

313

316

310

262

344

237

214

314

207

195

191

191

195

1S7

187

1S7

191

191

1S7

1S7

183

183

1S3

183

191

199

210

214

214

Seoondfoot-days

4,493

4,660

4,605

79,033

4,252

3,997

5,032

6,412

6,681

7,373

6,636

6,120

4,586

64,727

May

"SOS

203

207

203

205

210

218

214

203

222

233

244

244

241

241

241

241

351

237

222

21S

214

214

214

195

1S7

187

191

1S7

1S3

203

Maximum

157

173

161

4S9

143

145

195

316

251

372

226

212

193

372

June

214

222

237

, 233

329

226

251

268

275

372

360

344

337

318

293

272

24S

237

326

212

207

301

203

197

187

199

310

205

201

199

Minimum

133

149

137

130

130

133

137 183'

183

187

197

181

116

116

July

199

226

224

224

218.

218

213

216

218

21S

222

220

220

316

212

316

21S

31S

218

214

214

214

213

210

205

199

312

210

205

201

197

Aug.

206

212

210

210

199

199

203

203

203

203

203

" 197

197

199

197

196

197

197

197

195

195

195

195

195

193

193

185

181

1S7

1S9

1S9

Mean

145

155

146

217

137

138

162

214

216

246

214

197

153

177

Sept.

1S5

189

1S9

193

193

193

1S9

1S5

185

193

179

177

175

169

163

130

12S

131

124

124

122

130

120

120

120

130

120

124

116

120

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,910

9,220

6,940

156,800

8,430

7,930

9,980

12,720

13,250

14,620

13,140

13,140

9,100

128,400

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time basist Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
78 PCRTNEJJF RIVER BASIN 

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°52', long. 112°38 I , In sec. 27, T. 6 3., R. 34 

E., at highway bridge at foot of Carson Street, in west end of Pocatello.

Records available.- August 1911 to September 1944. 

mile upstream.

Bay 1897 to October 1899 at site 1

Average discharge.- 31 years (1912-16, 1917-44), 248 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 638 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 5.92 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet July 17, 26, 30 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1897-99, 1911-44: Maximum discharge, more than 2,000 second-feet sometime during 

period my 13 to June 14, 1917; minimum, 5 second-feet July 31, 1942, from rating 

curve extended below 40 second-feet.

Remarks. -, Re cords good except those for period'of Ice effect, which are fair. Vteany diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by storage reservoir near 

Chesterfield. " . '

Discharge, in second^feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

145

146

160

148

148

140

136

139

138

138

142

150

166

. 162

168

166

163

160

170

192

210

226

234

234

234

234

234

243

243

243

245

Nov.

252

260

260

277

304

313

304

295

' 295

295

295

295

295

295

286

266

.286

286

286

286

295

295

304

304

TS04

304

304

313

513

313

-

Dec.

304

313

313

313

313

315

313

313

304

286

«277

295

304

2S6

2S6

1 277

277

268

277

277

295

304

304

295

304

304

295

277

243

295

304

Jan.

304

295

304

295

2681

2SO

260

250

280

300

310

320

320

330

340

350

350

340

330

320

^ 310

320

320

«326

320

300

290

290

270

250

250

Feb.

260

270

276

277

286

286

304

313

340

350

322

304

295

295

295

295

«286

286

 277

277

286

286

286

295

295

295

295

i 286

295

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1945 ........... : ..........

April

May........................................

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

313

360

379

388

378

378

350

340

340

360

406

438

448

3S8

340

331

340

360

388

418

418

369

360

360

. 360

350

331

313

322

340

378

Apr.

418

448

458

510

520

478

458

438

458

438

428

428

428

418

408

388

378

369

360

360

360

378

378

369

388

408

408

39S

428

468

-

Seoondfoot-days

8 800

9,129

112,490

8,512

12,542

10,552

1,542

2,243

91,550

May

476

458

438

418

42S

438

458

468

458

448

448

448

448

438

418

398

378

369

350

304

262

234

210

180

162

148

120

86

60

60

63

Maximum

313

874

350

448

520

638

66

89

638

June

129

145

197

245

252

245

285

315

468

562

616

616

638

616

584

542

500

458

418

360

322

295

277

243

218

205

226

207

197

176

-

Minimum

245

67

250

260

315

360

129

23

54

19

July

168

157

158

129

116

105

101

96

92

74

80

75

39

40

26

25

20

21

21

24

22

21

22

23

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

Aug.

23

25

31-

46

52

41

40

38

42

49

46

42

47

46

46

46

63

49

47

60

51

57

60

65

66

66

66

64

63

66

62

Mean

QQK

294

508

294

366

418

326

562

57.2

49,7

74.8

260

Sept."

66

66

66

1 54

56

68

62

67

71

72

71

73

75

74

65

«72

a79

86

89

87

84

83

83

82

83

85

83

83

84

86

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

18,110

223,100

16,880

22,500

24,860

19,960

20,930

3,060

4,460

181,600

« Winter discharge measurement made' on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Hote.>- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6 to Feb. 3.

~" L tsisi Hountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
POR3NEUP RIVER BASIN 79

Birch Creek near Downey, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage and wooden control, lat. 42°21', long. 112°15', in SE£ sec. 28, 

T. 12 8., R. 36 E., just downstream from point where flow that Is diverted through 

Malad power plant re-enters stream, 8.6 miles southwest of Downey and 10 miles upstream from confluence with tfersh Creek.

Records available.- September 1937 to September 1944. 

site it mnes upstream.

October 1911 to August 1914 at

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 16 second-feet June 13-15 (gage 

n¥ignt. 1.08 feet); minimum observed, 7.7 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1911-14, 1937-44: Maximum discharge observed, 95 second-feet July 15, 1938, by 

velocity-area method on basis of floodmark at measuring section; minimum observed, 

3.4 second-feet Dec. 24-27, 1913.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Malad power plant, which has a small 

reserVolr above statloni may cause slight diurnal fluctuatlone. Water Is diverted 

from Birch Creek half a mile below station and carried by transmountain canal to 

Devil Creek In Bear River Basin.

Cooiperatlon.- Gage readings furnished by Western States Utility Co. Oct. 1 to July 31, 

and by California-Pacific Utilities Co. Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 In connection with a 

Federal Power Conmlsslon project.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septeaber 1944

Das

1

2

3

5

6

1

9

10

11

12

14

16

18

20

21

22

23

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

9.3

8.2

8.2

3,2

3.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

6.4

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.4

NOV.

s.e

S.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.6

S.6

-

Dec.

8.8

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

'9.0

9.3

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

Jan.

8.8

e.e

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

B»6

6.6

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

Feb.

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4 8.4'

8.4

8.4

-

-

Month

October

NovoHbttr

December. ..................................

Calendar year. 1943 ......................

JMI n

F«*ruary. ...................................

2S?:;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: vks. .......................................

JulF .-..-------...

SSeaber..................................

Water y»ar 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.4

 8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.9

8.2

8.2

.9 ' .9

.9 ' .9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

7.9'

7.9

7.fl

7.9

8.4

8.2

Apr.

8.4

8.4

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.3

8.8

8.8

S.6

e.e

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

S.4

8.4

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.5

11

12

-

Seoondfoot-days

E78.0

4,042.7

280. 9 

254. 6

3,421.9

May

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

.12

12

 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

11

11

11

11

Maxiaraa

9 3

9.3

34

9.7 

8.8

16

June

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

13

13

15

16

15

>15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

Minimum

8.C

6.6

8.4 

7.9

7.9

July

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 .

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

. '10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

Aug.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

e9.5

e9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

3.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

Mean

8.97

11.1

9.06 

8.49

9.36

Sept.

S.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6 8.6'

8.6

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

e.e

e.e

8.8

7.9

7.9

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

551

8,080

75S

637

667 

505

6,790

e Qage reading not representative of average for day; discharge interpolated. 

Mae baalBi Mountain war tine. - To convert ' war tine ..*..-«>..*. to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
80 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEJC

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°40', long. 113°29', In sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 

iX> £'. , 600 feet downstream from head gates at Minidoka Dam and 6 miles south of 

Minidoka.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet on several days in July; 

maximum gage height, 9.92 feet July 11; no flow during winter.

1909-44: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet July 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 

10.00 feet May 7, 1943; no flow during winters.

Remarks.-. Records excellent. Flow controlled by head gates. Water used for irrigation 

or 64,000 acres of land under North Side Minidoka project.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

?S

24

25

26

S7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

768

793

790

790

790

816

859

882

857

837

793

746

718

706

708

708

706

672

572

521

519

174

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MOV. Dec. Jan.

^

Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

May. ............... 1 .......................

Attgust. ....................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

66

176

223

223

285

380

366

334

356

374

371

371

371

371

369

369

369

369

.367

364

367

364

361

358

358

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

227,294

0

28,466

211,464

May

358

359

359

3S2

461

558

590

660

752

833

976

1,010

1,010

1,100

1,280

1,490

1,560

1,570

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

Maximum

0

0

1 ,760

0

1,390

1,700

June

1,510

1,270

805

722

724

722

723

730

661

569

495

497

497

495

497

562

6OO

677

852

1,060

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,280

-

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

358

1,410

574

0

July

1,430

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,660

1,700

1,700

1,70O

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,690

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,670

1,650

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

Aug.*

1.660

1,650

1,590

1,560

1,490

1.4BO

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,430

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,480

1,490

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,430

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

Mean

507

0

623

0

0

1,466

949

578

Sept.

1,390

1,310

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1-,210

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,110

1,070

1,020

. 917

807

752

686

604

574

584

580

686

582

612

630

622

620

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

0

0

450,800

0

0

0

101,200

90,170

56,460

419,500

Time baa1st Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK / *

South Side Mlnldoka Canal near Mlnidoka, Idaho

81

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°40', long. 113°29', In sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 25

 kJ., BUO yards downstream from head gates at Mlnldoka Dam and 6 miles south of Mlnldoka.

Records available.- April 1909 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet on several days during July

 3nTTT[tIgust; maximum gage height, 6.01 feet Sept. S; no flow during winter.

1909-44: Maximum discharge, 1,350 second-feet July 19, 20, 23-25, 1938, July 9-11, 

1940; no flow durfhg winters.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flew controlled by head gates. Water diverted from Snake

 KtVer at Mlnldoka Dam for Irrigation of 54,000 acres of land under South Side 

Mlnldoka project.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to- September 1944

Day

. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IB

20

23

24

25

26

28

30

31

Oct.

463

474

472

447

487

443

450

414

3S7

387

387

367

389

311

310

310

311

285

873

B71

B71

839

BIS

214

810

206

205

218

214

78

0

Ncv. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

May........................................

September. .................................

Water ysar 1943-44 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seccndfcct-days

9,589

0

177,445

0

0

0

39,550

38,700

25,151

151,485

May

S3

57

0

11

16S

175

218

220

237

250

258

299

953

452

688

S81

99S

1,090

1,130

1,180

1,830

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,250

1,860

1,870

1,270

1,270

1,250

1,250

Maximum

474

0

0

1,320

0

0

1,180

1,380

1,360

1,170

1,380

June

1,120-

870

613

393

414

458

478

470

831

829

829

146

0

0

109

353

359

346

346

416

525

552

685

774

917

1,050

1,020

980

998

1,110

-

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

1,130

1,160

393

0

July

1,810

1,260

1,840

1,180

1,190

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,860

1,280

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,860

1,860

1,680

1,690

1,890

1,300

1,300

1,310

1,300

1,310

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,320

1,380

r.sao

1,320

Aug.

1,320

1,380

1,300

1,290

1,890

1,280

1,280

1,890

1,280

1,300

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,280

1,210

1,2OO

1,880

1,830

1,880

1,210

1,210

1,820

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180

Mean

309

0

0

486

0

0

0

782.

537

1,876

1,84S

S38

414

Sept.

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,1,30

1,120

1,100

1,040

907

 697

531

4S7

441

424

405

393

405

463

49S

474

458

454

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,080

0

0

358,000

0

0

0

0

44,390

31,960

7S,450

76,760

49,890

300,500

lima basist Mountain T time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
88 TRIBUTARIES ANfi DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°07', long. 113°56», In sec. 13, T. 15 S., 

R. 21 E., 5 miles upstream from Trapper Creek and 10 miles south of Oakley.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 21 years (1911-14, 1926-44), 40.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 203 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 8.38 

reet): mlnlnum, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1911-16, 1919-44: Maximum discharge, 1,670 second-feet Jan. 23 or Feb. 24, 1943 ' 

(gage height, 7.6 feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 600 

second-feet by logarithmic' plotting; no flow July 22 to Aug. 10, Aug. 22-30, 1934, 

Aug. 15 to Oct. 3, 1935, July 22 to Sept. 25, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

aoove station for Irrigation. Flow of artesian well, completed In 1935, enters below. 

Practically entire flow-passing station Is stored In Oakley Reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1844

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

' 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.

S.I

7.8

7.8

S.I

8.4

B.4

8.4

B.7

9.0

9.3

9.6

10

11

11

11

12-

12

13

14

16

19

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

Nov.

16 

16

17

19

19

19

20

27

22

20

22

22

88

82

21

21

22

28

22

82

23

23

23

25

25

24

23

28

21

83

-

Dec.

22 

24

24

23

24

2424'

24

23

»22

> 20

1 '

,

I

> 20

|

Jan.

20

. 16

' 20

1 «

I

Feb.

23

 SO

(*)

I 

1

} -

_

-

Month

October. ............................. .

Novel 

Deoe:

nber

 bar. ...... ............................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March..,. ....... ............................

April..;....................... .............

May. ...................t. ..................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

30 

35

58

40

42

43

37

38

41

56

83

SI

61

49

42

48

49

58

59

52

43

37

45

46

44

59

37

37

37

41

40

Apr.

£

49

57

66

75

60

7B

84

83

77

78

87

67

84

83

83

80

82

80

88

90

94

98

106

117

118

120

185

188

-

Seoondfoot-days

395.6

645 

659

22, 151. 2

578

645

1,430

8,568

4,361

8,849

670.6

274.4

131.5

15,195.1

May

134 

148

147

143

148

147

156

167

180

193

208

198

189

184

160

174

170

170

198

160

135

180

112

105

91

84

82

73

70

72

76

Maximum

81

87

_

83

128

808

186

48

16

8.7

202

June

88 

93

180

114

107

95

88

84

US

186

117

113

183

180

116

111

106

100

100

98

86

81

80

74

90

68

76

88

68

67

-

Minima

7.(

16

3.(

_

_

43

70

57

9.<

4.S

.E

.9

July

8

39

37

34

31

27

83

81

17

14

< 14

13

U

18

11

11

10

9.6

18

' 17

88

88

84

as

88

80

19

18

17

16

Aug.

11

16

16

14

13

18

11

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.9

8.4

9.6

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.6

5.8

e.o

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.8

Mean

5 IS. 8

Hi

90,1

18,6

88.8

4«.l

86.4

141

96.0

81.6

! 8.83

 4.38

41,6,

Sept.

3.8 

4.0

1.6

.9

1.0

1.3

8.1

8.1

0.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.6

4.6

6.JS

6.6

7.6

8.1

8.7

8.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

4.8

4.4

6.0

6.6

7.6

Runoff is 

acr«~*»0t

9W

| Jj

48,940

It 130

1,280

2

OAA 

 9VV

6,080

8,660

6,660

1,380

644

861

30.140

* Winter discharge measurement a 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation 

limf basis! Mountain war time.

ide on this day.

iffeeted by ice Dpc. 7 to Mar. 8. 

To convert war time to standard -time, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN POKTNEuT RIVER AND SALMON I&LL8 CREEK 83

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°12 l , long. 113°55', in sec. 19, T. 14 S., R. 22 E., Just

 upstream from right abutment of dam on Goose Creek, 4 miles southwest of Oakley.

Records available.- October 1912 to September 1944.

Extreme's'.- Maximum contents observed during year, 38,500 acre-feet June 17, 26 (gage 

Height, 98.4 feet);' minimum observed, 8,210 acre-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 45.5

19i2-44: Maximum contents observed, 74,600 acre-feet June 15, 1921 (gage height, 

136.2 feet); reservoir drained at close of season in 1915, 1919, 1920, 1926, 1933.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth dam constructed in 1911-13; storage began in 1911.

 Capacity, 74,350 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom o£ diversion tunnel) 

and 136.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage negligible. Water is used for 

Irrigation of lands along Ooose Creek in Oakley Canal Co. project. Figures given 

herein represent usable contents. Gage read occasionally and contents shown on days 

observations were made.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9-

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

17,600

-

-

-

17,800

_

.

_

17,900

_

_

_

-

_

18,200

_

, -

_

-

-

_

_

-

Nor.

_

-

_

-

18,900

-

_

19,200

_

_

-

_

19,600

_

_

-

_

_

19,800

_

-

_

-

-

-

20,200

,

Dec.

_

-

_

SO, '400

-

20,600

_

_

.

_

20,700

_

_

_

20,900

_

_

21,200

-

21,300

-

-

_

._

21,400

Jan.

_

-

_

-

 t

21,800

_

_

*

_

22,000

_

_

_

_

-

_

82,200

_

_

-

_

22,600

-

28,700

82,600

Feb.

22,800

-

_

-

23,100

-

_

_

23,500

_

-

_

_,

_

_

24,000

_'

_

_

_

-

_

24,400

-

_

_

-

Mar.

_

- .

_

-

25,000

-

_

25,600

_

_

26,000

_

_

_

26,400

_

_

_

_

-

_

27,100

-

_

_

27,400

Apr.

_

-

_

-

_

28,300

-

_

_

.

29,400

-

_

_

-

_

t

30,500

_

_

_

-

T

32,100

_

_

52,700

Hay

_.

-

33,400 "

_

34,900

35,800

_

-

-

37,100

-

_

-

37,300

_

-

37,300

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

35,300 _ '

-

June

34,300

-

_

7

35,100

-

36,000

-

-

36,600

-

_

33,600

-.

_

-

38,100

_

_

_

-

38,500

_

_

_

38,000

July

_

37,500

. 

-

.

-

35,800

_

_

_

34,000

_

33,000

-

m.

,-

_

_

__

29,600

_

_ -

_

_

_

26,900

Aug.

_

-'

_

-

_

23,900

-

_

-

.

22,000

-

_

-

-

_

19,600

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

17,900

_

_

17,100

Sept.

16,800

-

_

-

_

-

-

14,000

-

-

-

-

_

12,400

-

_

-

_

_

10,500

. -

_

_

_

i.

8,810

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
84 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PCRTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 113°59 f , in sec. 34, T. 14 S., £. 21 

E., 4 miles upstream from Oakley Dam and 7 miles southwest of Oakley.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1926-44), 13.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 5.22 feet); 

minimum recorded, 3.6 second-feet Jan. 4 {gage height, 4.65 feet).

1911-16, 1919-44: Maximum discharge recorded, about 700 second-feet Aug. 17, 1941 

(gage height, 6.99 feet), from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet (a higher 

flow may have occurred during cloudburst about 12 p.m. Aug. 15, 1931); minimum not 

determined, probably occurred during winter.

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

A few small diversions above station. Flow of artesian well, completed in 1936, enters 

above. Practically entire flow passing station is stored in Oakjey Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

4.7 5.0

4.8 8.5

4.9 14

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

4.8 7.5

4.9 12

5.0 18

5.1

5.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

10

1011

1111

11

11

all

al2

a!2

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

all

all

all

a!2

a!2

11

11

9.8

9.3

8.9

8.9

a 10

11

11

Nov.

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

12

13

13

IS

13

13

14

13

12

12

-

Dec.

' 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

S.2

7.1

14

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.8

12

12

11

Jan.

1112 

12

6.4

12

13

6.4

8.5

. alO

11

11

11

11

11'

11

9.8

9.8

alO

all

Feb.

all

11

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March.. ....................................

April ......................................

May.........................................

June. ......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

(later year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

Apr.

13

12

13

14

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

16

18

17

17

18

18

19

-

Secondfoot-days

337.9

368

360.1

8,069.8

317.9

319

36S

452

705

600

356.7

260.7

264.1

4,684.4

May

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

23

24

25

25

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

25

24

33

22

81

21

SO

19

19

19

a!9

19

Maximum

12

14

14

13

13

19

28

27

14

10

9.3

,28

June

19

21

22

21

19

18

19

21

27

23

23

22

23

24

a24

a23

a22

a22

a21

a20

19

19

18

16

16

17

16

16

15

14

-

Minimum

8.9

11

7.1

7.1

6.4 10"

IS

19

14

9.3

7.5

8.0

6.4

July

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

12

11 .

11

11

12

U

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.8

Aug.

10

10

10

9.8

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8,0

Mean

10.9

11.9

11.6

22.1

10.3

11.0

11.7

16.1

88 7

20.0

11.6

8.41

8.47

12.8

Sept.

S.O

8.8

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

9.S

9.3

9.S

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

670

710

714

16,990

681

633

780

897

1,400

1,190

708

617

604

9,890

a No gage-height record} discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Goose Creek 

near Oakley and Rock Creek near Rock Creek.

Time basis i Mountain war time. To convert tar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON PALIS CREEK S5

P. A. lateral near Milner, Idaho

Location.- Staff-gage, lat. 42°32', long. 114°01', in sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 21 E.. 600 

feet dovmstream from pumping station and 2& miles northeast of Milner.

Records available.- April 1919 to September 1944; 1916 to 1918 by North Side canal Co.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 62 second-feet on many days; no flow at times.

I9T9-44: Maximum discharge, 64 second-feet May 11-13, 1920, July 11, 12, 19-29, 

1932; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records* excellent.. Gage read twice dally. Flow regulated by pumping plant, 

wnicn lifts water from Snake River for irrigation on North Side Twin Falls tract.

Cooperation.- Qage-helght record and two discharge measurements furnished by North Side 

canai Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IR

19

20

21

22

?,S

24

25-

KB

28

29

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....

February

May........................................

August. ...

September. .................................

Water year 1943.44 ......................

Mar. Apr.

O

O

O

O

O

O

17

17

O

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

0

O

O

O

0

O

~

Secondfoct-days

0

9,042

1,668

8,580

May

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

29

29

32

39

39

47

47

58

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

60

60

60

61

61

Maximum

O

62

61

62

June

61

62

62

6S

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

6O

47

48

48

4S

4S

48

48

48

48

57

57

59

62

62

62

62

62

62

-

Minimum

c

C

30

C

July

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

60

60

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

> 60

Aug.

60

60

60

6O

60

6O

60

60

61

61

61

61

61

6161'

61

60

60

60

60

6O

60

60

60

60

60

6O

60

60

61

61

Mean

0

24. S

55.6

23.4

Sept.

61

60

61

61

61

61

61.

61

61ei

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

55

52

52

44

44

44

44

30

3O

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

0

17,940

o QOO

3 400

3,310

17 .020.

Tine basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
86 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK

miner low-lift canal near miner, Idaho 

x

Location.'- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°31', long. 1-14°01', In sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 21 

£., euO feet dovmstream from head of. canal arid 1$ miles south of miner.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1944.

Extremes:- Maximum discharge during year, 192 sscond-feet several days during July; 

maxiimto gage height, 3.40 feet Aug. 2; no flow on many days. ' 

1921-44: Maximum discharge, that of July 1944; no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow controlled by pumping plant which lifts water from Snake 

RTver above Mllner Dam for Irrigation of 9,000 acres of land In Mllner low-lift 

Irrigation district.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?,

13

14

15

Ifi

17

18

19

20

21

?3

24

25

?8

28

?b

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 194£ ......................

January

March. .....................................

April ......................................

AUEUSt i September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ...../........,........

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

0

83,709

4,486

30,916

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

33

84

79

109

188

136

ISO

141

188

154

138

134

134

138

14S

168

171

168

169

169

169

171

178

Maxima

 0

171

178

196

170

i«e

June

r?8

149

113

78

0

SO

96

99

38

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 o

83

78

101

189

147

181

166

178

178

178

178

178

"

Minima

0

0

0

81

0

July

173

173

173

163

173

171

173

160

188

188

188

189

189

188

188

188

188

189

190

181

190

190

190

190

191

19E

192

191

198

198

198

Aug.

191

191

170

166

166

166

166

164

165

166

166

166

164

164

164

166

166

166

166

164

163

161

160

161

168

, 163

164

164

164

165

166

Mean

0

65.0

ao o

ISO

87.1

Sept.

167

167

167

167

168

169

168

166

166

167

170

168

166

163

168

167

164

161

148

143

146

131

180

180

181

181

181

181

121

81

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

47,030

4 090

8,900

41,480

Time baalat Mountain war tl.ne. To convert war tine to standard tlae, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSION BETWEEN PQRTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 87

Qooding Canal at Milner, Idaho

Location*- Water-stage recorder on Milner-Gooding canal in SWi sec. 7, differential

recorder on control gates of North Side Canal Co. diversion in sec. 19, and staff gage1 

in diversion canal in sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 21 £., about 3 miles downstream from headgates that are in sec. 28, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., lat. 42°31', long. 114°01'

Records available.- May 1930 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 2,510 second-feet several days during 

July;" no flow on many days.

1930-44: ttoimum daily discharge, 2,580 second-feet July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 1942, July 

31, Aug. 1, 3, 4, 1943; no flow on many days. '

Remarks.- Records good. Good ing Canal diverts water from Snake River for Mllner-Gooding 

project of Bureau of Reclamation and in part for project t>f North Side Canal Co. The 

latter project also receives water through the North Side Twin Falls Canal and P. A. 

lateral. Discharge of canal is computed by combining the discharge or Mllner-Gooding 

diversion and that of North Side Canal Co. diversions below their division point and 

adding from 20 to 50 second-feet to'that sum for loss between head gates and division 

point.

Gage-height record and some discharge measurements furnished by North Side '

il co., American Falls "Reservoir District No. 2, and Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Pay

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

2T 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

 o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

210 

620

Nor.

 seo

210 

490 

720 

730

730 

690 

690 

690 

690

690 

690 

690 

690 

690

270 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

' 0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

'

Month

Oc 

No 

,De

Ja 

Fe 

Ma 

Ap 

Ma 

Ju 

Ju

AU|

Se

Calendar year 1943

Rater year 1943-44

Sec 

foot

Jan.

'

>nd- 

-days

830 

9,740 

0

341,080

0 

0 

0 

14,100 

51,320 

58,780 

74.760 

74,330 

62,220

346,600

F*b.

*

par.

i

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

470 

740 

750

750 

800 

850 

910 

700

570 

560 

560 

550 

540

550 

990 

1,260 

1,290 

1,260

May

1,240 

1,270 

1,260 

1,250 

1,260

1,270 

1,410 

1,500 

1,490 

1,500

1,510 

1,530 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,510 

1,590 

1,670 

1,670

1,950 

1,940 

1,920 

2,040 

2,100

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,110 

2,120 

2,130

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

620 

730 

0

2,580

0 

0 

0 

1,290 

2,130 

2,150 

2,510 

2,500 

2,290

2,510

Minimum Mean

0 26. S 

0 325 

0 0

0 934

0 0 

0 0 

<0 0 

0 470 

1,240 1,672 

1,760 1,959 

2,110 2,412 

2,230 2,398 

890 2,074

0 947

June

2,150 

2,150 

2,120 

2,100 

2,080

2,060 

2,040 

2,030 

2,020 

1,950

1,360 

1,760 

1,800 

1,800 

1,790

1,760 

1,780 

1,800 

1,600 

1,790

1,900 

1,970 

1,980 

1,980 

1,990

2,050 

2,100 

2,100 

2,040 

2,010

Total 

runoff 

In 

acre-feet

1,650 

19,320 

0

676,530

0 

0 

0 

27,970 

102,780 

116,590 

148,330 

147,430 

123,410

687,480

July

2,110 

2,190 

2,200 

2,200 

2,260

2,310 

2,310 

2,310 

2,300 

£,300

2,420 

2,490 

2,440 

2,460 

2,430

2,500 

2,510 

2,500 

2,500 

2,510

2,510 

2,500 

2,510 

2,510 

2,510

2,500 

2,500 

, 2,490 

2,4SO 

2,480 

2,490

Aug.

2,480 

2,480 

2,470 

2,490 

2,500

2,460 

2,450 

2,440 

2,440 

2,450

2,460 

2,470 

2,470 

2,450 

2,470

2,480 

2,4SO 

2,450 

2,430 

2,380

'2,330 

2,320 

2,340 

2,290 

2,260

2,230 

2,2SO 

2,270 

2,290 

2,240 

2,230

Sept.

2,200 

2,250 

2,260 

2,280 

2,290

2,260 

2,230 

2,E10 

2,220 

2,220

2,210 

2,210 

8,210 

2,180 

2,190

2,210 

2,200 

2,230 

2,170 

8,120

2,100 

2,020 

1,960 

1,940 

1,920

1,890 

1,910 

1,950 

1,890 

890

Distribution (acre- feet)

To HllnerOoodlng 

project

1,650 

19,380 

0

308,700

0 

0 

0 

22,790 

39,290 

44,010 

55,360 

57,600 

55,910

295,930

To North Side 

S Canal Co. 

project

0 

0 

0

367,830

0 

0 

0 

5,180 

63,490 

78,580 

92,970 

89,830 

67,500

391,550

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
88 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK

North Side Twin Falls Canal at miner, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°32', long. 114°01', In sec. 20, T. ID'S., R. 21 

E., half a mile north of Mllner and three-quarters of a mile downstream from head 

gates at Miner Dam. .

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 second-feet July 20 (gage height, 8.14 

feet); no flow on several days.

1909-44: Maximum dally discharge, 3,200 second-feet July 5-7, 29-31, 1921, May 15, 

1928, June 2, July 23, 1929; no flow at times when head gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent April to September and good October to March. Flow controlled 

by head gates. Water diverted by this canal and by P. A. lateral and part of that 

diverted by Goodlng Canal, all at Mllner, Is used for irrigation of 163,000 acres of 

land under North Side Canal Co. system.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by North Side Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,030

971

949

919

889

835

803

763

756

742

742

752

731

" 692

672

678

439

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

. 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

412

658

627

611

618

604

601

601

601

591

591

591

579

572

566

-

Dec.

566

566

566

' 566

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

559

540

531

531

531

551

528

522

518

515

518

515

515

512

512

522

525

522

Jan.

51S

51S

518

531

531

512

494

500

481

512

518

525

518

512

512

512

512

515

509

503

*509

506

506

509

500

506

506

503

503

t>500

500

Feb.

506

506

500

497

500

494

481

466

484

500

497

497

497

494

497

497

494

t>494

Wb481

b487

494

500

497

494

494

497

497

497

467

-

Month

s October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ............. .....'.................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April.. ....................................

May. .......................................

June... .....................................

July. ......................................

August . t ...................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

490

490

494

481

481

494

503

494

490

481

500'

503

484

481

481

490

472

484

484

563

598

604

631

637

624

634

634

631

585

569

559

Apr.

591

641

641

654

637

. 665

' 724

731

731

742

654

" 621

290

0

0

0

0

0

0

159

164

129

228

285

357

454

451

454

494

569

-

Secondfoot-days

27.623

8,823

16,778

480,537

15,799

14,326

16,546

12,066

57,240

56,210

80,490

79,560

52,224

437,685

May

615

689

772

914

1,050

1,190

1,430

1,470

1,600

1,680

1,790

1,890

1,970

2,010

2,040

2,090

2,190

2,230

2,310

2,310

2,260

2,250

2,270

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,270

2,290

2,300

2,320

, Maximum

1,140

656

566

2,720

531

506

637

742

2,320

2,300

2,670

2,660

2,540

2,670

June

2,300

2,290

2,240

2,230

2,250

2,220

2,240

2,160

1,580

1,550

1,610

 1,620

1,630

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,620

1,590

1,570

1,570

1,650

1,700.

1,760

1,890

1,960

2,040

2,130

2,160

2,230

-

Minimum

0

0

512

0

481

466

472

0

615

1,550

2,540

2,510

265

0

July

2,340

2,400

2,420

2,480

2,500

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,550

2,530

2,590

2,570

2,590

2,660

2,650

2,660

2,660

2,650

2,650

2,670

2,660

2,630

2,660

2,660

2,640

2,650

2,650

2,640

2,650

2,660

2,660

Aug.

2,640

2,640

 2,640

2,660

2,640

2,630

2,630

"2,620

2,620

2,610

2,580

2,560

2,570

2,550

2,560

2,540

2,530

2,520

2,510

2,520

2,510

2,530

2,520

2,520

2,510

2,510

2,540-

2,540

2,540

2,550

2,520

Mean

891

2.94

541

1,317

510

494

534

402

1,846

1,374

2,596

2,566

1,741

1,196

Sept.

2,490

2,540

2,520

2,480

2,460

2,460

2,440

2,420

2,430

2.420

2,400

2,380

2,360

2,320

2,320

2,210

2,060

1,950

1,770

1,540

1,400

1,230

932

543

433

412

403

328

308

265

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

54,790

17,500

33,280

953,000

31,340

28,420

32,820

23,930

113,500

111,500

159,600

157,800

103,600

868,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 89

South Side Twin Falls Canal at miner, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°31', long. 114°01' in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 21 £., 700 feet downstream from head gates at Milner Dam.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,600' second-feet July 31 (gage height, 10.42 

reet;; minimum, 60 second-feet (estimated) on several days. . ~ '

1909-44: Maximum daily discharge, 4,600 second-feet Aug. 12, 1918, computed on 

basis of stage-discharge relation for canal plus estimates by hydrographer of water 

wasted through spillway below station and returned to river; no flow Sept. 20, 1920.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Flow controlled by head gates. Canal diverts water from 

Snake River at Milner Dam for .irrigation of 202,000 acres of land in Twin Falls County.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Twin Falls Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

E6

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,490

1,490

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,490

1,460

1,450

1,420

1,410

1,360

1,890

1,830

1,120

1,090

1,050

1,020

985

892

8S2

872

879

858

855

858

838

797

388

a60

323

225

Nov.

a60

a60

354

664

778

781

707

673

652

64,3

643

643

643

643

230

192

517

631

631

631

628

638

62S

631

*631

628

628

62S

628

62S

-

Dec.

631

634

625

625

628

637

637

635

645

623

616

625

628

625

628

62S

628

62S

631

625

613

613

613

613

610

601

595

568

*574

56S

565

Jan.

583

577

578

571

585

580

580

553

552

54S

563

591

591

597

602

604

600

585

569

558

*570

568

567

570

557

560

560

559

555

550

552

Feb.

560

553

556

559

570

574

577

577

529

510

525

521

5O7

513

516

515

513

613

*508

485

514

518

521

516

520

525

525

525

525

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March......................................

April......................................

May.... ....................................

June

July................ .......................

August. .....................................

September. ............,.....'...............

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Bar.

530

529

538

523

536

536

541

532

529

*532

526

514

514

511

511

514

523

511

517

532

514

505

520

544

538

> 547

52S

a60

a60

a60

a!68

Apr.

598

583

-616

736

919

1,010

1,110

1,220

1,230

1,210

1.1SO

1,160

1,150

1,270

1,270

1,070

9S2

872

848

829

797

670

610

631

652

704

710

717

75S

787

-

Seocndfoot-days

32,532

17,062

19,115

648,641

17,735

15,370

14,533

26,899

80,500

74,840

106,720

109,800

81,080

596,236

May

S55

SS9

936

1,100

1,360

1,760

1,940

2,060

2,330

2,460

2,570

2,610

2,590

2,630

2,710

2,870

3,200

3,300

3,200

3,260

3,190

3,160

3,200

3,240

3,270

3,320

3,330

3,310

3,310

3,280

3,260

Maximum

1,500

781

645

3,660

604

577

54V

1,270

3,330

3,220

3,580

3,580

3,550

3,5SO

June

3,220

3,040

2,940

2,880

2,860

2,810

2,770

2,740

2,390

2,160

2,140

2,200

2,120

2,050

2,070

2,040

2,030

2,060

2,150

2,190

2,250

2,340

2,360

2,340

2,500

2,570

2,680

2,900

2,990

3,050

Minimum

6C

6C

56*

5£

54£

' s 48E

6C

58!

85£

2.03C

3,14C

«,50C

1,58C

6C

July

3,160

3,230

5,200

3,140

3,170

3,320

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,390

3,420

3,390

3,380

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,520

3,520

3,540

3,550

3,520

3,530

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,570

3,550

3,550

3,560

3,580

3,580

Aug.

3,580

3,560

3,580

3,580

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,570

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,550

3,540

3,540

3,570

3,540

3,520

3,500

3,500

3,510

3,510

3,530

3,530

3,520

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,520

3,520

3,530

3,520

Mean

) 1,051

) 569

> 617

3 1,777

S 572

530

469

897

> 2,597

2,495

3,443

3,542

2,703

1,629

Sept.

3,500

3,550

3,540

3,490

3,460

3,440

3,410

3,420

3,460

3,400

3,290

3,210

3,120

3,020

3,050

2,980'

E.910

2,670

2,390

 2, 250

2,100

2,030

1,890

1,810

1,710

1,61O

1,580

1,610

1,600

1,580

Runoff in 

acre-feet

64,630

33,840

37,910

1,287,000

35,180

30,490

28j 830

53,350

159, 7QO

148,400

£1.1.; 700

217,800

160,800

1,183,000

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record, gates closed, leakage estimated by water-master, Milner Dam. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-10, Jan. 2 to Mar. 6. 

Tine baalst Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
90 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEW RIVER*AND SALMON'FALLS CREEK

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°22', long. 114'°18', In sec. 25, T. 12 S.. 

' RTiBE.', p.l mile downstream from road bridge; f mile downstream from West Fork Rock 

Creek, .5 miles south of Rock Creek settlement, and 12 miles south of Hansen.

Records available.- November 1938 to July 1939, November 1943 to September 1944, November 

xyusf to August 1913 at site 2 miles dovmstream; records equivalent except for ranch 

diversions and small inflow from artesian wells developed In recent years.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period November 1943 to September 1944, 247 secoridreet ray 11; maximum gage height, 3.59 feet May 9; minimum discharge, 6.4 second-feet 

Dec. 10, Jan. 4; minimum gage height, 1.16 feet Sept. 26-29..

-.oiF?9"13' 1?^~39,' 1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, 429 second-feet May 21, 

1912 (gage height, 10.4 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, 3.6 

second-feet Aug. 7-12, 1910 (gage height, 0.3 foot, site and datum then In use).

Remarks.- Records go"od except those for Apr. 20 to May 15, which are fair, 

aiversions above station. Small ranch

Rating tablesj Hoy. 20, 1943, to Sept. SO, 1944, except period* of toe affect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 7-13, July 88 to Aug. 8)

Nov. SO to Hay 6 Hay 7 to Sept. 30

1.5 4 8.3 66

1.6 Q 8.7 114

1.8 IS 3.1 165

8.0 34

1.1 4.5 8.1 86

1.3 18 8.7 155

1.5 86 3,4 844

1.7 44

Discharge. In second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19 

2C

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov.

_

.

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

*18

13

18

'IS13

13

18

18

18

18

18

Dec.

18

13

18

13

18

13

18

12

9.5

 8.0

18

18

11

11

11

11

11

11

13 

18

18

18

18

18

13

13

10

9.0

18

13

11

Jan.

11

18

11

7.8

10

13

bB. 5

blO

10

blO

1)9.5

b9.0

10

18

13

11

11

 10

10 

10

10

, 101111

10

9.5

10

9.5

10

10

18

Feb.

XI

ll

11

18

13

18

13

18

14

11

11

13

18

13

. 10

18

13

18

9.0 

11

18

13

18

13

18

13

18

13

18

-

Month

October. ...................................

November 80-30 .............................

December. ............ j. .....................

Calendar year .......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

Mfcroh......................................

April ......................................

June.. .....................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

The period. ..............................

Mar.

18

18

13

18

13

13

18

18

14

16

17

IS

17

15

15

15

16

17

17 

17

16

15

16

16

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

138

354. B

_

319.8

339.0

458

1,976

4,468

8,699

719

300.6

826.4

-

17

IS

83

30

38

34

34

37

39

35

38

48

51

52

4S

58

50

58

57 

68

68

83

108

131

136

119

118

184

131

149

May

157

147

187

180

185

151

188

195

883

834

839

835

836

833

E1S

201

175

156

141 

121

106

100

93

85

7S

74

69

64

61

61

61

Maximal

18

13

__

18

14

1 O J.O

'839 149

186

41

14

8.9

-

June

68

56

93

94

98

93

90

103

185

117

115

117

186

186

185

119

115

106

97 

89

84

7S78'

67

63

61

57

53

48

44

-

MiniBum

18

8.C

'

7. a.(

18

17

61

44

14

7,« '6.J

-

July

41

38

37

35

34

32

30

89

28

86

85

24

se

88

22

80

19

18

IS 

18

80

17

17

16

17

18

16

15

14

15

16

Aug.

14.

1

1

1

1

1

3

18

11

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

9.8

9.4

3.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

B.9

8.9

8.4 

8.4

8.0

S.O

3.0

7.6

7.6

S.O

3.0

7.6

T.-6

B.O

7.6

Mean

18,0

) 11.4

'

3 10.3

) 11.7

14.8

65.9

144

90 0

83.8

! 9.70

i 7.55

-

Sept.

7.5

8.4

6.9

S.4

7.5

.3

.3

.3

.0

 3

.3

.C

.0

.3

7.6

7.6

e.o

S.9

8.9 

8.4

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

7.6

T

Runoff in 

aore-feet

368

703

_

633

90S

3,980

8,860

5,550

1,480

596

449

83,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Tine baslat Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tins, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 91

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°36', long. 114°32', In SWi sec. 36, T.'9 S., R.

 16 E., at highway bridge, 3 miles upstream, from mouth and 4 miles northwest of town 

of TWln Falls.

Records available.- March 1922 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 211 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 472 second-feet June 8 (gage height,'3.15 feet);

 raTHIHEim, 100 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 1.72 feet). ' ,.' 1922-44: Maximum discharge, 984 second-feet Sept. 21, 1927 (gage height, 4.5 feet, 

datum then In use. from floodmarks); minimum, 90 «econd-feet Mar. 28, 1941 (gage 

height, 1.66 feet).

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

 PTaTJtlcally all normal summer flow diverted several miles above station for Irrigation. 

Waste water from South Side Twin Falls low-line canal, which crosses Rock Cresk 

ia miles above station, causes abrupt fluctuations In stage at times. Irrigation 

waste water and return flow from project lands enter above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

1,3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

270

270

267

264

262

264

267

270

270

275

276

267

256

256

266

264

276

294

276

276

259

250

250

250

253

263

250

250

239

Nov.

254

202

191

191

191

214

219

216

214

211

200

204

204

200

19S

195

187

1S9

198

200

200

202

202

200

198

195

195

195

195

195

"

Dec.

195

1S9

1S9

191

195

189

189

195

1S1

a!79

al77

a!75

175

177

16S

162

162

166

16S

175

177

177

175

175

177

* 175

169

166

162

159

157

Jan.

156

171

159

152

1S6

221

221

248

260

' 224

1S9

175

179

175

175

16S

166

168

1S1

177

179

173

&81

181

177

179

173

a!66

a!59

a!52

145

Feb.

175

185

1S1

226

202

195

177

162

155

150

147

149

152

159

141

139

145

142

154

16S

149

145

152

169

a!64

a!69

a!64

a!48

a!43

»

- ,

Month

DeoeBber. ..................................

Calendar year 1945 ......................

Maroh. .....................................

May -

August .......

Septenber. .................................

Rater year 1945-44 ......................

Mar.

1SS

138

158

159

154

ISO

128

128

127

152

128

132

132

127

12S

124

124

124

124

124

121

121

125

alEO

al!8

al!5

alls

allO

aloB

a!05

alOS

Apr.

100

102

106

109

114

121

124

136

138

145

153

149

141

139

142

159

150

153

155

173

, 191

1S9

195

209

259

259

256

275

291

2S8

-

Seccndf cot-days

8,152

5,452

82,125

8,613

7,876

76,314

May

' 291

300

291

270.

262

264

275

a276

h279

a278

a276

a275

a273

a 272

h270

259

264

266

237

224

a204

a!85

166

168

169

157

157

169

171

177

191

Maximum

 195

 380

229

291

377

June

207

242

2S2

270

256

250

250

306

377

532

552

552

555

342

342

526

316

506

288

285

282

267

270

267

267

276

256

259

259

259

Minimum

157

136

242

100

July

229

226 *

221

216

221

214

209

209

204

202

191

195

198

191

198

200

202

198

200

198

200

208

209

214

214

209

207

202

202

209

216

Aug.

216

226

257

254

254

257

252

234

237

257

252

221

224

224

232

229

226

229

229

226

232

237

250

242

237

254

234

239

242

256

262

Mean

176

225

265

209

Sept.

259

260

245

250

242

250

253

250

269

269

262

259

266

253

262

270

291 ,

291

288

288

286

270

270

267

262

263 ,

260

253

262

267

Runoff in 

acre feet

19,610

162,900

17,090

15,620

151,400

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

r hOoBpnted from staff-gage reading.

ffie basist Mountain war tiae. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.

710661 0-46-7
92 SALM3N FALLS CREEK BASIN

Salmon Palls Creek near San Jaclnto, Nev.

Location:- water-stage recorder, lat. 41°57', long, 114°42', In sec. 23, T. 47 N., R. 64 

fc., m canyon. 200 yards downstream from highway bridge, 250 yards downstream from 

Shoshone Creek, and 5 miles north of San Jaclnto.

Records available.- September 1909 to September 1916, October 1918 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 30 years (1910-16, 1919-20, 1921-44), 127" second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 890 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 6.33 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1909-16, 1918-44: Maximum discharge, between 2,060 and 2,420 second-feet Feb. 24, 

1943 (gage height exceeded range, of recorder, 10.20 feet, but was not more than 

1.2 feet higher), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet; minimum, 5.3 

second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 2.16 feet).'

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for Irrigation. Salmon Dam of 

salmon River Canal Co., 15 miles below station, forms a reservoir having a capacity 

of about 180,000 acre-feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

22

19

16

16

16

16

IS

19

SO

I 28

24

25

28

29

31

38

33

40

50

50

52

48

48

46

44

44

51

53

50

50

48

Nov.

48

51

53

53

54

55

55

60

60

60

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

61

64

64

64

64

64

64

63

61

60

59

59

-

Dec.

59

58

58

60

59

60

60

61

44

46

55

53

53

52

51

48

52

54

58

64

66

66

66

63

68

65

54

44

53

55

58

Jan.

54

61

54

40

50

55

53

 51

50

51

52

51

58

53

54

55

57

54

50

58

53

53

57

58

60

61

60

55

50

58

58

Feb.

59

66

64

69

69

74

78

82

88

61

64

66

64

69

69

61

69

58

55

55

66

61

69

61

73

65

69

61

73

. _

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March.. ..................................'..

April.......... ............................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

69

72

72

72

76

73

70

69

74

91

108

104

108

94

84

86

109

143

141

125

107

108

107

118

111

104

9S

93

96

107

128

Apr.

150 3"o

Zo\

313

403

403

338

322

332

301

284

301

332

360

332

SOS

318

277

301

293

32E

313

340

388

448

522

568

549

646

716

-

Secondfoot-days

1,060

1,777

1,757

85,358

1,666

1, 93 £

2,993

10,877

19,966

13,383

2,743

794

660

59,548

May

745

760

774

745

6SS

646

646

688

745

861

890

861

803

788

7SS

803

803

803

760

702

618

549

495

46S

429

390

36S

345

330

320

355

Maximum

53

64

68

2,000

61

ooQfi

143

716

890

590

X99

36

33

890

June

403

4J5

536

536

536

455

403

390

4S2

522

536

562

576

 562

590

576

549

522

4S2

429

390

403 388-

370

320

303

291

279

251

226

Minimum

1

4

4

1(

4<

5

6(

15(

3 E(

ftni GG

]_'

1(

ie

July

199

176

164

154

141

139

126

121

116

106

86

88

82

80

79

74

72

70

66

66

66

65

58

55

55

51

42

40

36

35

35

Aug.

36

36

34

33

30

29

26

27

33

32

33

31

29

28

SS

SO

21

24

22

23

19

IS

24

25

23

22

21

20

18

18

17

Mean

3 34.2

3 59. S

I 56.7

5 234

, gg rj

5 66!e

3 96.5

3 363

y 644

5 444

i 8S«5

7 - 25.6

22.0

163

Sept.

16

19

21

21

21

SO

18

IS

17

17

19'

19

18

18

alS

17

17

19

22

21

21

22

25

31

30

30

30

31

31

33

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2,100

3 f 5 SO

3,430

169,300

3,300

3,830

5,940

21,570

39,600

26,430

5,440

1,570

1,310

118,100

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
SALMDN FALLS CREEK BASIN 93 

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near Rogerson, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage at dam on Salmon Falls Creek, lat. 42°13', long. 114°44', in 

.sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., 10 miles west of Rogerson. Datum of gage is 4,990.0 feet 

above mean sea level (surveys of Salmon River Canal Co.).

Records available.- January 1922. to September 1944.

£ year, 116,200 acre-feet June 21-24 (gage

3,ISO acre-feet Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 24.5

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed- durir

neigJTE, 58.4 feet); minimum observed, 2

feet).

1922-44: Maximum contents observed, 123,700 acre-feet May 30, 31, 1922 (gage height, 

. 61.1 feet); minimum observed, 125 acre-feet Sept. 21 to Oct. 5, 1934 (gage height', 0.1

foot).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by gravity-section concrete-arch dam completed in 1911; 

storage began in 1910. Capacity, 182,650 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and SO.O feet (maximum operating level). Dead storage unknown. Water is used for irrigation of lands in Salmon River Canal Co. project. 

Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Salmon River Canal Co.

Contents, in aore-feet, water year October 1943 to September 194'4

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

Oct.

48,200

46,200

48,200

48, 200

48,000

48,000

48,000

47,800

47,800

47,600

47,300

47,600

47,600

47,4OO

47,400

47,400

47,400

47, 200

47,200

47,200

47,200

47,200

47,200

47,200

47,000

47,000

47,000

47,000

47,OOO

47,000

47,000

Nor.

47,000

47,000

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,400

46,600

.46,600

(46,600

46,800

46,800

46,800

46,800

47,000

47,000

-

Deo.

47,000

47,-SOO

47,200

47,200

47, 200

47, 2OO

47,400

47,400

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,800

47,800

47,800

47, 800

47,800

48,000

48,000

48,200

48, 200

48,400

48,400

48,400

48,600

48,600

48,600

Jan.

48,800

48,800

48,800

48,800

48,800

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49,000

49, EDO

49,200

49,200

49,200

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,40O

49,600

49,600

' 49,600

49,60O

49,600

49,600

Feb.

49,600

49,600

49,800

49,800

49,800

49,800

49,800

49,800

49,8OO

50,000

50,008

5O,000

50,000

50,200

50, 200

-50,200

50,400

50,400

50,400

50,400

50,400

60,600

50,600

50,600

50,800

50,800

50,800

51,000

51,000

-

Mar.

51,000

51,000

51,000

51,000

SI, 000

51,000

51,200

51, 200

51,200

51,400

51,400

51,400

51,400

51,400

51,400

51,400

51,600

51,800

51,800

51,800

"52,000

52,000

52,000

52,400

5E,800

53,200

53,600

54,000

54,400

54,600

54,80O

Apr.

55,200

55,400

55, 800

56,200

56,600

56,800

57,230

57,380

58,740

59,600

60,460

61,100

61,530

61,740

62,180

62,600

63,460

63,880

64,530

64,960

65,600

66,250

67,110

67,770

68,230

69,160

69,850

71,000

72,380

73,760

-

"ay

75,140

76,520

77,670

79,050

8O, 25O

81,690

82,890

84,090

85,290

86,500

87,750

89,250

91,000

92,520

93,800

95,330

96,610

97,390

98,430

99,210

100,200

101,000

101,300

101,600

101,600

101,600

101,600

101,600

101,300

101,000

101,000

June

101,000

101,000

101,000

102,100

103,100

103,900

104,400

105, 200

105,800

106,600

107,700

108,700

109,600

110,600

111,700

112,500

113,400

114,500

115,300

115,900

116,200

116,200

116,200

116,200

115,900

115,600

115,600

115,000

114,500

113,900

-

July

113,400

112,500

111,400

110,600

109,600

108,700

107,700

106,600

105, BOO

104,700

103,600

102,600

101,300

99,990

98,950

97,650

96,350

95,O8O

93,800

92,520

91,250

90,000

88,750

87,500

86,010

84,810

83,610

82,410

80,970

79,530

77,900

Aug.

76,980

75,630

74,680

73,530

72,150

71,230

70,080

68,920

68,000

66,900

65, 820

64,960

64,100

63,040

61,960

61,100

60,020

58,950

57,880

56,800

55,800

54,800

53,800

52,800

51,800

50, BOO

49,800

48,800

48,000

47,000

46,000

Sept.

45,200

45,200

45,200

45,200

44,40O

43,600

42,800

42,060

41,320

40,400

39,660

38,920

38,540

38,540

58,540

38,540

38,36O

38,360

38,36O

38,360

38,360

38,360

38,360

38,360

3S,36O

38,360

38,180

38,180

38,180

38,180

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year Ooto'ber 1943 to September 1944

Date

Dec. 31...............

Calendar year 1943 . .

Water year 1943-44..

Gage height 

(feet)

29.90

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

47 000

48,600

-

54 800

-

Change in contents 

during nonth 

(acre-feet)

+1,600

+19,450

+12 900

-10,020

Time ftasist Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, 

subtract 1 hour.
94 .SALMON FALLS CREEK l&SIN

Salmon River'Canal Co. Canal near'Rogerson, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage, recorder, lat. 42°15', long. 114°45 f , in sec. 7, T. 14 8., R. 15 E. ( 

nair a mile downstream from Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir and 7 miles west of 

Rogerson.

Records available..- April 1937 to September-1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 660 second-feet July 20-24; maximum gage height, 

 B.uy feet July 21; no flow during long periods.

1937-44: Maximum discharge,;that of July 20-24, 1944; no flow during long peridds 

in.each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1-24, 'which are poor. Canal diverts from ' 

saimon River Canal Co. Reservoir for irrigation of lands in Salmon River Canal CO. project.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Salmon River Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

 20

A

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

'

ae

he

a8

aS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

172

220

57

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan.

t

Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .

April......................................

May. .......................................

June ..:.................................,..

July. ................................... \..

August .....................................

September

Water year 3,945-44 ......................

Mar.

i

Apr.

»

s

Seccndfcct-days

187

449

0

53,607

0

0

0

0

4,847

4,681

18,414

15,759

3,162

46,869

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

164

820

816

220

840

276

294

318

312

321

 381

321

230

, 380

J 350

Maximum

_

820

0

627

0

0

0

0

350

473

660

687

400

660

June

350

330

99

0

0

0

0

1 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

206

858

276

303

318

330

370

420

451

473

473

-

Minimum

(

(

(

(

(

(

(

(

C

C

491

355

C

0

July

405

495

506

606

506

517

517

517

517

589

681

661

594

616

687

687

638

638

638

649

660.

660

660

«60

649

649

649

649

638

588

63S

Aug.

687

610

594

578

639

517

506

506

495

495

496

484

484

506

495

484

484

484

484

496

495

606

506

495

506

506

506

506

606

506

359

Mean

> 6.0

> 15.0

) 0

) 147

) 0

) 0

) 0

) 0

137

155

594

508

> 105

188

Sept.

0

0

0

851

360

370

390

390

400

390

360

861

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

371

' 891 -

0

106,300

0

0

0

0

8,420

9,830

36,580

31,860

6,870

92,96«

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement of Oct. 88 and 

Information/furnished by Salmon River Canal Co. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading. , 

Tfoae basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN , 95

Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho

 

Location.-- water-stage recorder, lat. 43°31', long. 114°2Q«, In SWi sec. 9, f. 8 N.,

 R. 18'E., at steal highway bridge a quarter of a mile southwest of Halley.

Drainage area.- 640 square miles.

Records available.- June 1915 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 89 years, 288 second-feet. Average combined discharge of Big Wood

 River and Big Wood Slough, 29 years, 408 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 4.71

 fdetj; minimum dally, 1 second-foot on many days Dec. 27 to Apr. 1.

1915-44 (river only): Maximum discharge, 4,480 second-feet Jura 7, 193S; maximum 

gage height, 8.66 feet June 12, 1921;, practically no flow Sept. 15-23, Nor. SO, 22, 

23, 1931, Oct. 25, 1937.

1915-44 (combined): Maximum dally discharge, 4,500 second-feet June ,6, 7, 1938; 

minimum dally, 15 second-feet Dec. 87, 1921.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Water diverted

 aWtarfd station by Halley power plant and rettirned to river through Big Wood Slough. 

Total flow of river at Halley (combined flow of Big Wood River and Big Wood Slough) 

is given on following page. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation;- Water-stage recorder inspected and one discharge measurement furnished by 

water uistrlct No. 7 AB.

Discharge, in sacond-fset. water year October 1943 to September 194*

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22as

24

25

26

27

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

48

47

47

48

49

53

58

60

80

68

91

84

74

70

69

64

61

66

66

66

62

88

78

89

84

65

85

183 '183

104

91

Ncv.

70

70

80

89

108

87

84

93

98

89

78

59

55

60

49

44

36

35

36

36

37

35

38

31

30

30

30

30

14

4

-

Dec.

4

3

4

3

3

3

8

4

2

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

1

1

2

8

8

Jan.

8

3

8

8

3

2

8

8

Z

aS

aS

aS

al

al

1

8

1

8

1

Z

Z

S

Z

Z

Z

S

Z

1

S

8

S

Feb.

8

v S

8

S

a2

a2

as

aS

aS

a2

a£

a2

aS

as

a8

aS

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

1

1

«

-

Month

October. .........;.........................

 Calsndar year 1943 ......................

«arch?!T. ..................................

May

August..... . ...

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

1

1

1

8

1

1

1

1

1

S

8

S

1

1

1

1

S1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Apr.

1

S

3

45

176

1S8

a!77

166

160

160

186

838

186

159

133

189

117

94

88

94

91

10B

117

160

173

191

884

884

367

490

-

Seccodfoot-days

2,833

1,605

70

816,488

68

36

4,661

25,497

28,468

1,688

88,599

May

696

600

652

640

77B

982

976

866

858

614

B5S

678

1,030

1,830

1,480

1,410

1,370

1,170

937

778

688

676

6O2

541

480

600

485

585

684

808

937

Maximum

183

102

4

3,440

2

1,480

1,860

117

1,420

June

904

886

778

668

60S

61S

634

808

1,060

1,030

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,080

1,080

989

960

878

858

970

1,030

1,030

937

1,000

1,810

1,840

1,860

1,020

960

1,090

-

Minimum

47

4

1

1

 1

1

480

602

e

14

1

July

1,300

1,230

1,020 937-

659

820

713

634

682

596

530

630

610

480

445

430

481

385

341

. 366

349

317

394

313

851

861

848

818 '

193

274

889

Aug.

173

173

176

166

186

103 v

108

96

94

89

84

80

77

66

48

37

33

30

29

aS6

28

87

86

28

IB

17

16

11

S

10

14

Mean

78.0

63.5

8.3

590

1.9

1.8

882

948

64.0

56.3

886

Sept.

14

69

115

117

116

113

113

111

111

111

111

111

84

20

19

80

85

86

30

38

86

38

84

84

81

'so

20

20

19

23

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,430

3,180

139

487,400

116

89

* . 71

9,240

60,670

66,430

38,270

3,940

3,360

163,800

a Kp gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge, In second-feet, of Big Wood River and Big Wood Slough at Halley, Idaho, 

water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

?,

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?,

13

14

15

IS

17

1R

19

20

?,1

22

23

24

25

?,fi

27

28

2»

30

31

Oct.

346

245

348

346

351

274

367

265

360

356

298

288

275

369

271

268

263

371

370

367

383

SBO

374

887

883

383

383

331

317

896

283

Nov.

360

256

364

371

383

365

359

265

367

259

358

257

354

346

343

342

344

240

339

238

238

336

233

339

317

 808

196

304

193

300

Dec.

308

193

316

207

313

191

195

316

168

155

163

164

164

164

164

163

166

178

184

193

195

184

183 178

198

176

158

138

143

159

174

Jan.

177

184

159

137

149

173

149

148

155

162

163

168

177

177

181

180

179

177

175

173

171

173

177

174

177

174

168

155

168

163

171

Feb.

174

174

171

174

166

159

156

158

163

156

149

158

150

166

156

159

158

158

151

138

155

159

158.

158

151

158

168

155

158

-

Month

December. ...........:......................

Calendar year 1943 ............. .^ .......

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Bar.

149

151

151

162

141

136

127

143

155

16S

163

168

165

151

155

165

174

177

177

173

161

165

173

169

158

158

158

151

165

173

175

Apr.

187

203

231

234

374

378

369

356

340

340

379

431

376

347

521

316

304

388

884

399

898

309

386

363

390

401

488

493

568

691

-

Secondfoot-clays

8,490

7,363

5,524

283,356

5,193

 4,591

4,939

10,661

30,630

33,998

31,065

7,409

4,795

 144,555

May

794

693

633

685

322

1,030

1,080

1,060

1,050

995

1,030 .

1,070

1,830

1,420

1,600

1,600

1,560

1,350

1,100

947

863

850

774

710

650

687

671

713

833

1,030

1,180

Maximum

321

283

316

3,610

184

174

177

691

1,600

1,460

1,490

350

190

1,600

June

1,080

996

940

836

770

786

SOS

977

1,330

1,800

1,340

1,310

1,380

1,310

1,310

1,180

1,140

1,060

1,040

1,160

1,830

1,830

1,130

1,300

1,430

1,450

1,460

1,810

1,140

1,380

"

Minimum

24e

19£

136

111

137

138

136

187

633

770

34E

158

14S

136

July

1,490

1,400

1,180

1,110

1,030

1,010

920

827

787

750

684

680

650

630

698

576

564

539

497

537

515

470

474

443

480

415

418

387

368

345

367

Aug.

345

341

360

330

309

398

388

880

275

271

264

956

251

844

343

" 331

331

812

809

80S

208

808

195

184

181

170

167

Mean

374

343

178

776

168

158

159

356

988

1,133

680

339

160

395

Sept.

160

16S

161

145

145

142

142

143

154

159

164

175

180

190

IBS

179

176

161

*

Runoff in 

acre-feet

16,840

14,400

10,960

563,000

10,300

9,110

9,800

21,150

60,750

67,430

41,780

14,700

9,510

386,700

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour*
BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN 97

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°19', long. 114°21', in sec. 20, T. IS.,

R.. iB E., If miles upstream from flow line of Magic Reservoir, 3 miles upetream from 

Camas Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Bellevue.

Drainage area.- 823 square miles.

Records available.- July 1911 to September 1944 (except winters of 1942 and prior to

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 1,260 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 3.47

 feet)} minimum, 56 second-feet Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1911-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 3,660 second-feet June 16, 1921 (gage height, 

6.07 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; minimum recorded, 

7 ,second-f,eet Apr. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.10 f.eet).

Remarks .- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected and five discharge measurements furnished 

by water District Ho. 7 AB.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7 54 2.1 170

1.8 75 S.S 216

1.9 101 2.4 529

2.0 132 2.6 467

2.6 . 625

3.0 796

3.2 980

5.4 1,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

98

96

93

91

91

91

88

85

85

83

91

93

91

91

93

95

96

104

129

140

136

162

170

184

184

179

175

188

221

207

198

Nov.

202

216

216

227

237

237

232

2E7

227

227

221

216

216

211

211

211

»207

202

SOS

198

202

207

202

198

188

179

175

170

166

162

,

Dec.

162

159

162

162

159

159

151

159

151

136

132

132

132

132

132

136

132

156

140

147

151

151

143

147

151

147

132

113

104

116

123

Jan.

129

140

b!20

blOO

91

98

b85

b75

b70

b70

b65

b60

58

58

»58

64

80

91

93

b95

96

98

101

104

107

110

110

blOO

96

blOO

104

Feb.

104

101

96

101

101

101

101

101

104

104

98

96

96

9S

98

96

98

101

b95

b95

98

101

98

98

96

96

96

96

101

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April....'. .................................

May. .......................................

June. ,

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 .'.....................

Mar.

98

98

96

101

98

98

98

91

96

101

107

104

104

101

98

lol

107

120

126

126

126

126

152

136

129

116

113

93

98

 120

129

Apr.

Secondf cot-days

.5,926

6,192

4,389

207,282

2,826

2,865

3,587

5,527

17,323

18,897

9,287

2,768

2,277

79,664

123

123

126

156

159

175

162

162

184

179

176

S27

221

207

188

184

179

175

162

179

195

193

175

175

188

188

193

221

258

517

May

424

438

409

395

445

560

659

692

692

675

667

684

726

832

1,010

1,080

1,030

933

735

617

490

431

575

323

232

221

237

248

269

349

445

Maximum

221

237

162

2,380

140

104

136

317

1,080

1,150

796

120

93

1,150

June

475

445

424

362

329

a400

a600

a700

a750

a700

a750

684

667

667

667

650

642

576

506

529

584

617

584

552

877

1,040

1,150

761

584

625

Minimum

M 

OV

16!

104

6£

5E

9£

9]

122

>- 223

329

12C6 r

5E

5E

July

787

796

692

584

513

445

402

349

323

305

269

287

264

242

232

227

196

179

193

216

227

211

198

188

' 175

147

126

145

129

120

120

Aug.

Mean

127

5 206

142

568

! 91.2

96.6

109

184

559

630

300

89.3

75.9

218

113

116

120

120

110

110

110

107

101

101

96

83

SB

91

93

91

85

83

80

80

78

71

75

75

69

67

75

71

69

69

71

Sept.

69

71

71

75

75

73

73

71

67

56

62

64

67

71

71

75

* 83

91

93

91

91

86

85

85

83

80

75

73

73

73

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,790

12, 280

8,710

411,200

5,610

5,680

6,720

10,960

34,360

37,480

18,420

5,490

4,520

158,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a He gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of storage changes In Magic Reservoir and 

records for Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, and Camas Creek near Blalne. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Time basist Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
98 ' BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho

Location.- staff gage at dam on Big wood River, lat. 43°15', long. 114°22', In NEJSEi 

sec. is, T. 2 S., R. 18 E., 18 miles northwest of Richfield. Datum of gage la 

4,800 feet above datum of Idaho Irrigation Co., which is reported to be about 137 

feet below mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,500 square miles.

Records 1944. available.- February to April 1909 (gage heights only), April 1909 to September

Extremes.- Maximum obeerved contents during year, 193,500 acre-feet June 26-28 (gage 

neight, 135.5 feet); minimum observed, 108,000 acre-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 106.5 

feet).

1909-44: Maximum observed contents, that of June 26-28, 1944: no storage for 

several days in 1909, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1935.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth- and rock-fill dam, completed in 1909, and'raised 

5 feet In 1917. Capacity, 191,500 acre-feet, between gage hel'ghts 21.4 feet (2.9 feet' 

above bottom of outlet pipe) and 135.0 feet (top of 5-foot flaahboards). Dead storage 

unknown. Water is used for Irrigation of lands in" Carey Act project of Big Wood Canal 

Co. Figures given herein represent ueable contents including bank storage. Contents 

computed from morning reading.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and yield table furnished by water District No. 7 AB.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

§

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

136,200

136,500

136,500

136,500

136,800

136,800

137,100

137,400

137,400

137,700

137,700

138,000

138,000

138,300

138,600

138,600

138,900 

138,300

1S», 200

139,500

139,300 

140,100

140,400

140,700

141,000

141,600

142,200

142,500

143,100

143,500

143,800

HOT.

144,100

144,700

145,000

145,600

146,200

146,600

146,900

147,2|)0

147,800

148,500

148,800

149,400

149,700

150,100

149,700

149,400

149,100 

149,100

149,100

149,400

149,700 

149,700

149,700

149; 700

149,400

150,100

150,400

150,700

151,000

151,300

-

Dec.

152,000

152,300

152,600

153,000

153,300

153,600

154,000

154,300

154,600

154,900

155,300

155, 600

155,900

156,300

156,600

156,900

156,900 

157,300

157,600

157,900

158,300 

158,600

158,900

159,300

159,600

160,300

160,600

160,600

161,000

161,300

161,700

Jan.

162,000

162,400

162,700

162,700

163,000

163,400

163,400

163,700

163,700

163,700

163,700

164,100

164,100

164,400

164,400

164,800

164,800 

165,100

165,100

165,500

165,800 

166,200

166,500

166,500

166,900

167,200

167,600

167, 600

168,000

163,300

163,700

Feb.

169,000

169,000

169,400

169,700

169,700

170,100

170,400

170,400

171,200

171,200

171,500

171,900

171,900

172,200

172,600

172,600

173,000 

173,300

173,300

173,700

174,100 

174,400

174,400

174,800

175,200

175,500

175,500

175,900

175,900

-

Mar.

176,300

176,600

177,000

177,400

177,400

177,700

177,700

178,100

178,500

178,500

178,900

178,900

179,200

179,200

179,600

180,000

180,000 

180,400

180,700

180,700

181,500 

181,900

182,200

182,600

183,000

183,000

181,500

180,000

178,500

177,000

175,500

Apr.

174,800

173,700

173,000

172,600

172,600

173,000

173,000

173,700

175,200

176,300

177,700

179,200

181,100

182, 600

184,100

185,300

186, 400 

187,600

188, 400

189,200

189,900 

191,900

192,300

192,300

192,300

191,900

192,300

192,700

192,700

191,900

-

Hay

191,900

191,900

192,300

192,300

192,300

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700

192,700 

192,300

192,300

192,300

192,300 

192,300

191,500

191,100

190,300

189,500

188,800

188,000

187,200

186,400

185,700

June

186,300

184,900

134,500

134,100

133,800

183,400

183,400

183,400

183,800

184,500

135,300

186,800

188,000

188,800

189,900

191,100

191,900 

192,700

192,700

192,700

193,100 

193,100

193,100

193,100

193,100

193,500

193,600

193,500

193,100

192,700

-

July

192,300

192,300

192,300

192,300

191,600

191,10*0

190,700

189,900

189,200

188,400

187,200

186,100

185,300

184,500

183,400

182,600

181,500 

L80.400

179,600

178,100

177,400 

L75,9OO

174,800

1.73,700

178,600

171,200

169,700

168,700

167,600

166,500

165,100

Aug.

163,700

162,700

161,700

160,300

158, 9OO

157,900

156,600

155,300

154,000

153,300

152,300

151,300

150,100

148,800

147,500

146,200

145,000 

144,100

143,100

141,900

140,700 

1.39,800

1.38.300

137,700

136,500

136,000

135,100

154,200

133,300

132,200

131,400

Sept.

130,800

L29.900

189,100

128,300

127,400

126,600

125,800

124,900

124,100

123,800

122,600

121,400

120,600

119,800

119,000

117,900

116,800 

116,000

116,600

116,000

114,200 

113,400

112,600

.12,100

111,600

110,800

110,100

109,300

108,800

108,000

~

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Dec. 31.....................

Sept. 3O... ............. .....

Gage height 

(feet)

118.9 

121.4 

123.8 

126.9

_

128.9 

130.9 

130.8 

135.1 

133.5 

135.3 

127.9 

117.2 

108.5

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

136,200 

143,800 

151,300' 

161,700

_

168,700 

175,900 

175,500 

191,900 

185,700 

192,700 

165,100 

131,400 

108,000

-

bhange In contents 

dicing month 

(acre-feet )

 W.600 

 i-7,600 

+10,400

+29,500

+7,000 

+7,200 

-400 

4-16,400 

' -6,200 

4-7,000 

-27,600 

-33,700 

-23,400

-28,200

Time basis i Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time.
BIQ WOOD RIVER BASrN

Big Wood River below Miglc Dam, near Richfield, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°14' 

16 E., half a mile downstream from Magic long. 114°22', in sec. 18, T. 2 S.» R. 

an and 18 miles northwest of Richfield.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 32 years (1912-44), 403 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 second-feet (regulated) May 17 (gage

 height, 5.26 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 26-31; minimum gage 

height, 1.21 feet Sept. 30. 1911-44: Maximum discharge, 7,160 second-feet Apr. 13, 1943 (gage height, 13.31 

feet); no flow Feb. 3, 1915.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 25 to Feb. 29, whlph are fair. Many ranch

 "TfTveFslons In upper drainage area. Flow regulated by Magic Reservoir (see p. 98).

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected and eight discharge 1 measurements furnished 

by Water District No. 7 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

83

82

20

20

19

IS

18

18

IB

IS

18

17

V

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

15

16

16

15

15

Nov.

15

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

271

435

372

325

317

133

SO

171

869

254

254

107

S9

SB

SS

SB

27

-

Dec.

27

£5

25

25

25

25

25

84

24

24

24

£4

24

£4

24

24

24

84

23

24

23

23

23

S3

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

Jan.

S3

S3

SO

17

, is

IB

, 18

18

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

18

16

15

16

17

17

17

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

Feb.

16

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

. 16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

81

23

26

2B

29

30

30

30

31

_

- 

Month

i

October... ..................................

Hoveaber. ..........:.......................

Deoenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

March......................................

April......................... .............

Bay........................................

June

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

34

34

35

36

36

36

37

SB

39

39

 41

41

41

41

42

44

45

46

46

48

49'

61

52

52

S60

798

1,050

1,030

1,020

1 1,000

995

Apr.

1,020

1,040

1,030

936

870

870

593

24

24

23

25

26

26

27

26

28

2S

SB

30

34

31

239

698

846

634

534

476

671

900

762

Seeondf cot-days

532

3,281

742

374,308

527

563

7,166

12,663

87,145

20,422

23,606

19,468

14,659

130,804

May

687

6S4

666

666

676

7S6

682

1,020

995

990

976

970

976

1,000

l,8dO

1,440

1,400

1,240

1,000

658

762

746

708

730

730

725

719

741

763

768

774

Maximum

23

435

27

7,050

23

31

1,060

, 1,040

X 1,440

1,280

818

741

544

1,440

June

774

7.6,2

708

645

614

604

609

629

668

476

412

385

390

376

372

394

471

598

698

698

726

76S

790

790

S24

1,200

1,280

1,180

918

790

-

Minimum

15

15

23

13

13

15

34

23

624

372

730

505

199

13

July

eis

818

812

'786 802

780

763

768

768

763

758

746

746

746

746

746

768

762

768

762

762

763

763

763

763

746

736

736

731

741

746

Aug.

741

741

719

698

. 681

6S1

671

666

660

660

660

655

650

650

650

650

634

629

 624

624

614

593

588

583

573

573

544

529

534

514

505

Mean

17.2

109

23.9

1,086

17.0

19.4

231 

423

876

681

761

689

489

367

Sept.

514

514

514

514

514

514

524

529

529

524

6g4

539

544

544

544

524

514

496

f4Bl

h471

h471

f453

439

439

439

439

453

476

481

199

-

Runoff IB 

acre feet

1,060

6,510

, 1,470

748,500'

1,080 ;

1.180

14,190

25,160

53,840

40,510

46,820

38,650

29,080

869,500

t Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

, h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Time healsi Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
100 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Big Wood River at Goodlng, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°57', long. 114°43', In NEiNE* sec. 31, T. 5 3., 

R. 15 E., 30 feet downstream from highway bridge and half a mile north of Goodlng.

Records available.- June 1896 to October 1899 (published as Malade River at Toponls) 

April 1921 to September 1944, except for winters.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 920 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 4.30 feet); 

no flow for long periods.

1921-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 5,120 second-feet Apr. 13, 1943 (gage height, 

10.21 feet); no flow for long periods in each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Mar. 27, Apr. 10-21, July 23 to Aug. 1, which are 

fair. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Magic 

Reservoir (see p. 98) and affected by deliveries from Milner-Gooding canal which 

diverts from Snake River.

'Cooperation.- Water-stags recorder graph and four discharge measurements furnished by 

Water District No. 7 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

1

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

,14

Nov.

tO.2

'

Dec. Jan.

to

Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March 27-31. ...............................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June ........................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September ..................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

to

_

.

-

.

-

-

_

h!6

h640

h640

620

620

Apr.

620

620

640

640

54S

391

364

258

48

e6

a2

t2

e22

15

12

10

12

10

t2

tl

52

101

38.

159

528

48S

f280

266

560

S70

~

Secondfoot-days .

_

2.636

7,565

11,847

4.508

1,944

1,628

1,864

'-

May

820

702

660

680

560

532

544

620

702

640

600

580

520

412

357

452

536

496

360

220

f!42

73

61

61

f72

76

73

68

72

7S

7S

Maximum

640

S70

820

433

oje OO

65

10,6

-

June

83

S5

97

99

S6

81

85

103

240

197

155

162

116

116

124

f!34

f!32

126

124

130

142

161

183

142

f!20

106

f240

433

338

178

-

Minimum

 ,

16

1

61

81

50

Oft 

CO

31

-

July

81

65

78

72

S3

81

70

72

70

65

64

64

57

52

52

54

53

53

50

52

54

54

f53

f58

f59

f65

f65

f64

f59

f64

f61

Aug.

f59

64

61

64

62

f59

f67

f59

f65

f59

59

61

59

69

56

59

64

65

59

57

54

56

52

42

34

31

31

31

?1

2S

31

Mean

_

507

252

382

150

62. 7

62.5

62.1

-

Sept.

31

32

39

45

46

46

44

46

46

50

54

52

49

49

56

64

86

93

95

106

97

97

92

73

62

65

62

61

64

62

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

.

_

5,030

15,000

23,600

8,940

3,860

3 OVA *&OU

3,700

-

t Field estimate.

a He gage-height record; discharge estimated.

e Computed on basis of gage height for partial day and information furnished by wateraaster

f, Computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN 101

Big Wood River near Qooding, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°54', long. 114°46', in sec. 21, 'ff 68., R. 14 

E., at Hudson Ranch, 2 miles- downstream from bridge on Bliss-Oooding highway, 3& miles 

downstream from Little Wood River, 5 miles upstream from diversion 3am for King Hill 

project, and 6 miles southwest of Gooding.

Records available.- March 1916 to September 1943 (fragmentary 1922-37, 1941, 1942).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 942 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.87 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet July 20 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1916-44: Maximum discharge, 5,220 second-feet Apr. 14, 1943 (gage height, 9.80 

feet); no flow at times in many years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

aftove and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Magic Reservoir (see p. 98) 

and affected by deliveries from canals diverting from Snake River at Mllner.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Water District No. 7 AB.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1943 -to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

69

97

SI

73

73

44

44

51

60

69

69

71

BO

84

90

94

106

112

106

107

104

106

104

106

106

107

114

125

124

118

128

Nov.

153

158

120

97

110

171

16S

174

180

168

124

153

140

144

145

206

201

194

213

204

125

80

76

160

196

194

192

128

110

113

-

Dec.

110

106

112

116

116

114

113

113

*107

67

100

95

85

71

86

108

114

130

138

148

158

14S

139

120

115

110

110

95

90

93

139

Jan.

146

145

130

110

105

110

loo

95

95

100

110

115

130

140

140

140

ISO

180

170

165

165

165

160

160

«160

150

140

130

120

120

122

Feb.

139

150

166

171

177

176

168

164

161

150

140

135

140

145

140

120

110

120

110

130

160

161

156

161

155

156

150

156

158

_

-

Honth

October. ...................................

Decsmber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. . ...

April...................... ................

May........................................

June ....

July. ......................................

August ....

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

164

164

155

163

142

128

130

140

163

1S9

182

g-t Q

199

164

119

«128

128

131

152

140

136

110

108

110

113

122

211

653

676

663

656

Apr.

650

647

634

627

567

413

361

420

204

118

91

118

221

158

137

.126

125

107

103

137

341

420

233

218

584

615

438

333

534

837

-

Secondfcot-days

2 822

3,451

253 ,589

19 n*7Q

8 131

2,712

63 ,533

May

814

' 734

727

738

647

eie

584

650

706

686

624

606

539

397

343

378

501

488

384

214

155

78

57

35

32

60

63

54

53

54

60

Maximum

128

152

5,160

ana

83V

O-tA

UiyO

199

837

June

64

90

152

199

176

145

158

185

436

436

a410

386

347

329

304

295

304

293

278

271

282

267

319

267

216

185

223

472

404

238

-

Minimum

44

67

29

gg

30

24

July

" 94

44

70

84

S7

94

103

91

80

71

56

52

48

41

86

106

43

32

28

84

36

41

34

45

57

64

67

65

54

54

60

Aug.

55

63

71

75

73

69

70

63

64

63

63

69

71

69

69

.69

71

' 7778

65

62

63

85

93

93

82

73

69

65

56

52

Mean

ill

695

214

69 7

90.4

174

Sept.

42

30

33

49

67

67

60

56 u4e

h42

h42

h42

h39

h33

h42

h66

125

164.

176

199

J76

164

160

 134

113

120

110

98

104

118

-

Runoff in

acre-feet

6,840

503,000

5,380

126 ,000

Winter discharge measurement made en this day. 

a He gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings 

te«- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-13, 25-29, Jan. 3-30, Feb. 10-2O. 

BJsi Mountain war time. To convert war time tc standard time, subtract 1 hour.
102 BIQ WOOD RIVER BASIN

Warm Springs Creek at Guyer Hot Springs, near Ketchum, Idaho '

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°41', long. 114°25', in NE£ sec. 15, T. 4 N., 

K. iv f.,- at Guyer Hot Springs, 2 1/8 miles upstream from mouth and 2.2 miles west of Ketchum.

Drainage area.- 96 square miles.

Records available.- November 1940 to September 1944. May 1920 to September 1921 at site 

a quarter or a mile downstream, published as warm Springs Creek near Ketchum; records 

not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 410 second-feet May 14 (gage height. 2.65 

reet;; minimum, 6 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 0.55 foot), ice Jam upstream;' 

minimum daily, 27 second-feet Jan. 4, Mar. 5.

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 696 second-feet May 30,- 1943 (gage height, 3.36 feet); 

minimum, that of Feb. 29, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above and below station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in eecond-feet. water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

55

50

48

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

48

47

47

50

4S

48

50

5S

53

51

48

NOV.

42

44

46

50

55

45

42

47

47

45

45

45

45

44

44

42

44

44

44

44

44

42

44

42

42

38

3S

41

38

41

-

Dec.

41

3S

41

39

40

35

39

40

31

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

38

39

39

39

36

39

37

38

33

31

32

36

37

36

Jan.

37

37

30

27

38

40

31

34

35

35

34

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

33

34

35

35

33

37

838

836

834

833'

a34

35

Feb.

34

33

34

34

33

34

33

33

55

29

33

29

32

35

31

34

33

32

30

28

35

33

33

31

30

33

32

32

34

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

 arch. .................................... i

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July.. ......................... .............

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year i@43-44 ......................

Mar.

31

30

32

34

27

29

30

36

35

35

33

35

34

32

33

35

37

38

39

37

35

36

38

37

35

36

34

33

37

38

39

Apr.

44

48

57

75

S5

73

73

76

69

68

7S

76

6S

61

68

57

53

52

51

53

51

56

60

69

73

SI

90

105

11B

151

Seccndfcct-days

1 ,485

1,314 

1,142

51,483

1,077

942

 1..071

g 3_go

5)95.9 2 an A

(Dr4

1,456

1,123

27,221

May

164

137

125

147

205

221

a220

a218

a217

216

236

262

314

34S

366

34S

328

27S

241

216

205

205

183

169

158

153

1?1

187

219

230

Maximum

5G

55 

41

674

40

36

39

151

366

259

137

58

41

356

June

230

215

200

178

171

173

173

202

259

259

259

253

244

' 238

236

E27

210

197

187

192

1ST

183

173

169

166

173

171

153

143

137

Minimum

4(

31

3]

2'

2!

gr

^

121 13'

5f

31

54

2"

July

137

133

125

122

116

110

105

102

97

95

92

90

S7

S4

S2

79

76

75

75

76

73

71

59

68

65

55

65

62

60

5S60'

Aug.

57

68

68

57

56

59

52

51

51

50

50

48

47

47

47

47

46

45

45

45

44

44

42

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

Mean

4,7.9

< 43 8

L 36.8

i 141

r 34.7

3 32.5

1 34.5

I 71.0

i 2£l

t 199

» 66.3

9 47.0

I 37.4

r 74.4

Sept.

39

41

40

40

39

37

37

36

35

35

« 34

34

34

35

37

30

40

40

39

33

98

98

38

37

96

56

35

37

37

Runoff in 

acre-feet

Sf950

2,610 

2,270

102,100

o 1 Art

1^870

2,120

4,280

13,580

11,820

5,300

2,890

2,230

64,000

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on baili of record! for Big Wood 

River near Bellevue.

Time basis! Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 103

Big Wood Slough at Halley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°31'00", long. 114°19'30", in sec. 9, T. 2 N., 

R. IB K., at highway bridge, an eighth of a mile, northeast of,steel highway bridge 

 over Big Wood River and an eighth of a mile southwest of Hailey.

Records available.- June 1915 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 29 years, 120 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated),- Maximum discharge during year, 266 second-feet June 26 (gage 

heigm:, aT^u reet;; minimum, 10 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 1.33 feet); minimum 

daily. 31 second-feet Sept. 8, 10-12.

1915-44: Maximum discharge observed, 419 second-feet June 6, 1921, from rating 

curve extended above 280 second-feet; maximum gage height, 5.55 feet (top of ioe in 

well) Jan. 20-23, 1937; no flow May 8, 1931, Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, 1938.

Ramarte.- Records good. Flow affected by Hailey power plant half a mile upstream. Big 

wooa Slough, a natural channel of Big Wood River, Is utilized as a tailrace for the 

power plant, and its discharge plus the .discharge of Big Wood River at Hailey (see, 

p. 96) is total discharge of river at this point.

Cooperation.- water-stage recorder Inspected and one discharge measurement furnished by 

water district No. 7 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

196

198

801

198

202

221

215

215

210

204

207

204

801

199

202

204

202

805

204

801

801

19S

196

198

199

19S

198

198

194

194

192

Nov.

190

186

1S4

182

ISO

v 178

175

172

169

170

186

198

199

196

194

198

209

205

204

202

201

801

801

198

187

178

166

174

178

196

-

Dec.

204

190

212

2O4

209

188

193

212

166

153

160

162

162

162

162

160

164

176

1S2

190

193

182

181

176

190

174

151

187

140

157

172

Jan.

175

1S1

157

125

146

170

147

140

153

160

160

166

176

176

ISO

178

178

175

174

170

169

170

175

172

' 175

172

166

154

166

160

169

Feb.

172

172

169

172

164

1,57

154

156

160

154

147

150

148

164

154

157

157

157

150

137

154

, 158

157

151

160

157

157

154

157

.

-

Month

December. .........................../......

Calendar year 1945 ......................

June

July. ......................... 1 ............

September. .................................

Water year 1948-44 ......................

Mar.

148

150

150

160

140

125

126

141

154

166

160

160

164

150

154

164

172

176

176

172

160

164

172

168

157

157

157

150

164

172

174

Apr.

186

201

228

239

19S

190

192

190

190

190

193

193

190

18S

186

186

167

194

202

205

801

201

209

213

217

210

204

209

205

201

~

Secondf cot-days

5,454

67,900

3,105(

61,914

May

198

193

81

45

44

40

101

192

194

181

180

1SS

186

166

176

186

187

176

164

169

175

174

172

169

170

1S7

186

188

209

221

178

Maximum

212

223

sio

160

239

June

176

170

168

. a!68

al68

a!68

6169

a!69

al69

h!69

al75

al80

a!86

192

194

196

192

187

187

193

193

194

190

196

805

210

207

193

187

193

-

Minimum

127

110

T *w

31

31

July

186

169

158

169

175

194 202-

193

105

154

154

150

140

150

153

146

143

144

156

172

166

153

SO

' 130

169

164

164

169

175

71

138

Aug.

172

168

174

175

184

190

186

184

181

182

180

176

174

188

2O1

188' 194

182

180

180

180

175

169

163

166

164

154

157

157

157

144

Mean

176

186

104

169

Sept.

146

109

36u

32

32

32

31

32

31

31

31

59

134

140

144

ISO

154

aeo

156

151

144

146

145

146

141

140

137

139

141

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,820

134,700

TO 1 ?O

6,160

122,800

a Ho gage-height reoordj diseliarge Interpolated.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Itate baal»; Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract l hour.
104 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Camas -eceek near Blalne, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°20', long. 114°33', In sec. 15, T. 1 3., R. 16 

h;., a quarter of a mile north of Macon siding on Hill City branch of Oregon Snort Line 

Railroad, three-eighths of a mile downstream from willow Creek, 2i miles upstream from 

backwater of Magic Reservoir, and 4 miles southeast of Blalne.

Drainage area.- 618 square miles.

Records available.- May 1912 to September 1944 except for winters. Discharge measurement onxy ror 1922.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 810 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height. 4.90 feet); 

 minimum recorded, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 8 ( e height, 0.92 foot).

1912-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 9,780 second-feet Apr. 8, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 15.48 feet Apr. 18, 1938, from floodmark; minimum discharge recorded, 1.5 

second-feet Aug. 29, 1940. ,

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Many small

 - diversions above station; no appreciable regulation.

Cooperation.- Five .discharge measurements furnished by Water District No. 7 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.7

8.5

8.5

S.5

8.7

S.7

9.0

9.2

9.S

10

18

12

18

12

13

13

12

13

15

15

17 ' 17

17

18

17

17

16

20

22

19

17

Nov.

16

16

18

18

21

21

22

22

 22

22

* 22

t 23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

-

Dec.

24

23

24

24

24

25

25

22

19

-

_

 _

_

_

-

_

.

 »

_

-

_

.

_

_

.

_

_

.

_

.

-

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December 1-9 ..............................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

liaroh 15-31 ...............................

April............. .........................

May

June .......... > ............................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

^

-

_

.

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

42

37

41

49

78

83

73

82

112

129

121

99

85

85

94

164

830

Apr.

281

442

782

782

740

606

529

428 '386

414

559

574

574

590

456

386

325

281

253

257

341

514

590

559

500

400

386

330

300

328

-

Secondfoe t-days

415.6

672

210

_

1 604

13,843

6,109

4,176

583.4

136.7

120.8

-

May

333

308

285

262

250

263

267

260

260

253

244

235

233

235

237

233

228

216

203

189

168

152

136

126

114

97

87

74

63

58

60

Maximum

22

24

25

_

f 230

792

333

Oft "I AOi.

71

6

W 

 I

4.8

-

June

72

83

96

94

90

32

73

82

12S

176

237

281

273

244

213

191

177

168

153

141

136

138

134

123

110.

106

104

100

90

81

-

Minimum

8

1

 i

16

19

_

% _

37

263

68

72

6.(

3-.I

3,f

-

July

71

62

53

42

36

32

27

22

20

19

19

16

13

10

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9,5

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.0

6.2

7,7

1.1

7.7

6.S

S.I

6.4

6.0

Aug.

5.6

6.C

6.7

6.4

5.E

6.0

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.C

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

Mean

> 13.4

22.4

23 Is

461* 94.4

197 139-

) m 4.C3.C3n

1 4.41

5 4.03

.

Sept.

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

s.e

3.8

4,1

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

a24

1,390

417

3,180

27 460 12)120 8,280 -

1,160

271

240

-

Mountain war time. To ocarart war time tc standard tine, subtract 1 boor.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 105

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, -lat. 43°10' > long. 114°19', In sec. 9, T. 3 S.» R. 18 E., 

at head of canal, 100 yards east of Shoshone-Halley highway, 5i miles downstream from - Magic Dam, and 12 miles northwest of Richfield.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1944 (prior to 1937, irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 267 second-feet Nov. 14-16; maximum gage 

neignt, 2.52 feet Sepf. 29; no flow for long periods.

1925-44: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage height, 4.00 feet), 

from rating curve extended' above 600 second-feet; no flow during long periods In each 

year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for November, which are fair. Canal diverts water 

 from right bank of Big Wood River In sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., from which point It 

approximately parallels river for 10 miles to head of North flooding Canal In sec. 15, 

T. 4 S., R. 18 E., where water Is either diverted Into North flooding Canal or returned 

to Big Wood River. Canal Is used to avoid large channel losses in natural bed of 

river. No diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and 10 discharge measurements furnished by Water 

District'No. 7 AB.

pischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Das

1

Z

S

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

Oct.

,

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e94

867

866

864

860

161

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December ...................................

Cslendar year 1943 ......................

Pebrttftry

March. .....................................

AuEust ...... ......

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

0

_

4,611

86,967

May

61

103

101

101

100

120

142

144

142

140

140

140

139

139

140

142

14S

139

134 isb

124

170

201

206

203

194

192

191

201

201

199

- Maximum

267

0

_

268

167

267

June

201

194

177

145

134

146

162

167

176

144

138

186

120

1£1

124

122

133

136

159

172

184

217

217

219

217

238

833

830

224

832

-

Minimum

C

10J

(

July

252

258

250

243

224

233

228

224

214

206

203

198

198

187

189

189

187

189

187

196

205

205

205

205

203

194

184

184

184

182

166

Aug.

161

161

162

159

153

156

157

157

159

161

161

164

165

162

164

165

161

153

159

157

157

150

145

146

146

146

145

148

145

151

154

Hean

0

_

149

154

73.7

Sept.

156

167

1 157

161

159

156

154

156

 154

153

151

153

156

161

168

164

165

167

164

159

151

161

150

150

148

146

14S

160

150

102

-

Runoff in

acre-feet

0

_

9 170

9,160

53,490

e Dlaaharge ecnputed en baala of partly estimated gage belghta and Information furnished by 

watermaster.

Time baa la i Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time', subtract 1 hour.
106 BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN 

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 005', long. 114°19', in sec. 15, T. 4 8., R. 18 

t;., a quarter of a mile upstream from outlet of canal, 7 miles west of Richfield, 

11 miles northeast of Shoshone, and 124 miles downstream from Magic Dam. >

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1944 (1929-36, Irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.-. Maximum discharge during year, 228 second-feet Nov. 16 (gage height, 1.38 

reet): no flow for long periods.

1925-44: Maximum discharge, 667.second-feet May 29. 1927 (gage height, 2.48 

feet), from rating curve extended above 550 second-feet; np flow for long periods 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts water from right bank of Big Wood River in sec. 9, 

T. 3 S., R. 18 E., from which point It approximately parallels river for 10 miles to 

head of North Goodlng Canal in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. IS E., where water Is either 

diverted into North Oooding Canal or returned to Big Wood River. Canal Is used to 

avoid large channel losses in natural bed of river. Five ditches have rights to 

divert 12.5 second-feet above this station for irrigation.

Cooperation,- Water-stage recorder graph and two discharge measurements furnished by 

water District No. 7 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

5

10

}?, la

14

15

1Q

20

?fl

24

25

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

174

226

226

225

180

f4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year .....................

March. ..................................... a?June 

July

Augu 

SeptBmber. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar,

,

Apr.

Seocndfoot-days

0

1,033

0

0

4.240

4,233

3,817

22,580

May

0

52

86

84

84

95

116

121

123

121

121

121

121

121

121

125

125

125

125

116

10S

116

174

177

177

167

167

164

164

164

160

Maximum

.0

225

0

.

0

188

147

136

225

June

162

160

147

125

108

108

143

147

143

114

105

104

100

100

102

102

108

112

127

147

146

177 177'

177

177

182

188

188

182

182

Minimum

0

0

0

_

0

100

123

121

0

July

204

207

204

204

190

193

196

190

185

177

174

170

167

168

162

162

162

162

162

162

160

162

172

180

fl77

172

162

162

162

162

160

Aug.

147

147

147

147

138

140

140

140

140

140

140

143

145

14S

146

146

,140

134

134

134

134

131

129

129

127

127

127

126

123

125

127

Mean

0

34U

0

.

0

141

137 

127

61.7

Sept.

127

127

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

127

120

129

129

134

136

134

131

127

123

181

121

121

121

123

121

125

126

h!25

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

2,060

0

0

8/410

U tfAft

8,400 

7,870

44,790'

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. '

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert nar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN 107

Thorn Creek spillway nsar Oooding, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder,, lat. 43°01', long. 114°37', in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 

600 feet downstream from point or diversion from North Oooding Canal, 900 feet upgtream 

from Thorn Creek, and 7i miles northeast of Oooding.

Records available.- April 1936 to September 1944 (prior to 1937, Irrigation seasons, only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 246 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 2.25 feet)} no flow for long periods.'

1928-44: Jtolmum discharge, 447 second-feet Apr. 24, 1938 (gage height, 2.90 

feet); usually no flow during nonlrrlgation seasons.

Remarks.- Records good. Spillway diverts from North Oooding Canal and discharges Into 

Thorn Creek In sec. 8, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. It la used to minimize losses from natural 

channel of Big Wood River.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and six discharge measurements furnished by 

Water District No. 7 ABi

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

A

10

11

13

14

16

20

21

23

25

26

27

29

30

31

Oct. NOT.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

f45

56

56

55

54

55

170

111

184

U25

f62

f8

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October ^

Hoveabor

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

July.... .............. .... ... ....

September. .................................

later year 1943-44 ......................

liar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

flO

218

"

Secondfoot-days

0

911 .

0

28,196

OQfl

4 941

3,366

21,260

Hay

196

154

160

158

156

189

US

109

131

106

98

66

79

131

140

125

116

105

101

109

116

125

126

129

150

144

148

146

148

156

162

Maxinum

0

170

0

170

148

218.

June

156

162

160

158

148

148

144

164

218

bEOO

bl83

174

146

148

152

148

144

144 -146

166

176

207

196

189

174

I

168

164

148

155

120

Mininum

0

0

0

0

83

0

July

122

137

144

146

152

150

148

146

148

15S

144

140

1S7

124

135

133

135

151

126

186

129

125

151

155

158

148

144

140

157

140

138

Aug.

137

148

142

148

138

135

151

137

138

155

158

137

187

153

131

135

137

138

133

151

1S7

116

109

92

82

77

76

79

80

Z9

80

Mean

0

30.4

0

60.3

109

58.1

Sept.

85

88

95

98

98

97

98

98

98

105

105

1 100

101

101

103

120

140

140

148

144

use

158

187

105

98

101

. 98

97

100

94

"

Runoff la 

ao re-feet

0

1,810

0

44,040

6,460

48,180

record; discharge ceoputed on basla of information furnished by 

h Computed froa staff gage reading. 

Tlaa baaiiM Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.

710681 0-46-8
108 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Little wood River at Campbell Ranch, near Carey, Idaho

LOCp tl'jS'g Water-stage,recorder, .lat. 43°28', long. 114°03', In SW*NWi sec. 35, T. 2 N.,

* * a^ Campbell Ranch, above flow line of Little Wood Res&i * "^ '" °~reaiu irom nign rive Creek, 2^ miles downstream from Muldoon Cirt 

Bellevue, and 12 miles northwest of Carey. Prior to April 1944 

at site 650 feet downstream; datum, 3.50 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 267 square miles.

arvhint 19,2° ?SJep?em??r.19f6 (Polished as Little Wood River near except' 1^1-24 ^926} Deceml)er 1942» Apr11 to SeP*eml>er 1944 (Irrigation seasons only

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 632 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 3.03 3 ** '

-,,. 14 (gag8 height. 1.01 feet)!

t . "^^/* : , xmm discharge recorded, 1,420 second-feet Apr. (gage height, 4.31 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 29, 30, 1926.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr. 1-5, which are poor. Flow may be silently acre-feet) on unnaBled trlbutaryCooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Little wood Reservoir Co. and Water 

District No . 11C .

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

i

?,

S

4

5

fi

8

9

10

11

IS

14

15

Ifi

17

in

20

SI

IS. ?fi

24

25

Sfi

27

5>R

29 

30

31

Oct. Nov.

m

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month 

December ................'...................

Calendar year ......................

January. .... .

March ........................ .

Apr! 

Bay.

June 

July

1. .....................................

August . . .

September. .................................

The period. .............................

Mar.

tso

Apr.

a75

alOO

alSO

aSOO

6850

249

252

249

256

249

. 262

308

226

201

176

175

161

148

140

153

810

276

259

259

262

249

256

311

325

373

""

Seccndfcct-days

.

6,739 '

12,465 6enro

1,181

-

May

377

325

286

297

354

418

422

411

411

366

368

377

418 '466

512

488

480

426

377

351

522

315

286

262

245

242

266

290

318 

351

351

Maximum

^

373

588

TTg

50

-

June

343

315

308

286

290

869

280

347

568

588

684

568

568

538

524

492

445

414

399

434

' 434

414

388

388

411

411

395

354

340 

366

~

Minimum

75

269

31

 '

July

395

373

340

318

308

286

880

266

242

229

213

207

201

195

192

180

175

166

158

166

168

148

143

133

126

128

123

114

107 

107

105

Aug.

97

97

112

105

92

97

90

80

77

75

70

6B

69

60

56

62

40

49

47

47

47

46

46

44

43

42

42

40

37 

39

39

Mean

225 *etn

416

.39.4

-

Sept.

37

43

43

40

39

SB

34

33

38

38

38

38

31

31

33

SB

40

44

46

50

47

46

44

44

42

40

40

43

44

46

Runoff In 

aore-feei

- 

13,370

24,700

2,340

78,860

t Result of discharge measurement. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on taais of discharge measurement Har. 29 and weather records 

gag

°f average for discharge computed on basis of partly

Time baaia; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tiae, subtract 1 hour.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho

109

Location.- Water-stage re'corder, lat. 43°2S-', long. 114°00', In Ei sec. SO, T. 1 N., R. 

21 E., a third of a mile upstream from West Canal, 1 1/3 miles upatream from East 

Canal, 2 miles downstream from Little Fish Creek, 3 miles downstream from Little wood 

Reservoir, and 6 miles northwest of Carey.

Drainage area.- 312 square miles.

ttecoras avaiiaDle.- April 1904 to May 1905, September 1926 to September 1944.

Average aiscnargeT- 15 years (1926-27, 1929-42, 1943-44), 123 second-feet.

Extremes^.- Maximum discharge during year, 660 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 4.76

^7J minimum, 2 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1904-5, 1926-44: Maximum discharge,' 6,000 second-feet (due to failure of reservoirs 

on Little Pish Creek) Apr. 20, 1938 (gage height, 12.07 feet, datum then In use, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet: minimum, that of 

Jan. 22, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet Feb. 17, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wmcn are poor. Regulation and diversions above station for Irrigation. Storage In 

Little Wood Reservoir (capacity, 10,000 acre-feet) 3 miles above station began Feb. 12, 

1941. Flow Is also affected by Condle, Cameron, and Howard Reservoirs (combined 

capacity, 990 acre-feet) on Little Fish Creek. Capacities are as shown In llth Biennial Report of Department of Reclamation, State of Idaho.

Cooperation.- Water-stage, recorder Inspected by Little wood Reservoir Co. and Water 

District No. 11C.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect 

Tgage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.7 

l.e

1.9 2.0 2.2

z

4

6

1021

2.4 

8.6 

8.8 

S.O 

3.3

36

56

84

120

186

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4^8

eei

379

519

676

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

118

US

116

116

114

112

124

137

135

141

152

152

148

152

161

168

170

156

130

103

94

87

89

89

84

82

81

82

87

80

87

Nov.

34

76

78

81

86

80

72

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

a50

Dec.

3

3

3

3

39

179

188

200

179

150

107

\ b60

a6 1

a8 »

e.60 Y

«ei 62

46

59

66

6

24

109

58

6

4

4

3

65

65

65

64

60

59

.

I

> b55

I

'

Jan.

b50

 aSO

a85

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

Feb.

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

. 6

7

7

6

I o

5

w

-

Month

October. ...................................

Movsnber. ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April......................................

Hay........................................

June ........................................

July. ......................................

August. . .

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

8

8

8

8

9

15

192020

38

43

30

30

30

30

85

32

44

40

40

36

Apr.

40

40

38

35

41

96

96

116

198

230

245

291

261

822

196

' 184

172

161

152

159

193

261

261

243

269

258

246

274

317

329-'

Seoondfoot-days

3,665

1,656

2,244

-

825

162

588

5,623

10,848

13,155

8,172

5,011

1,527

53,470

May

353

317

302

288

302

357

412

412

405

382

353

347

373

426

493

500

486

471

419

373

3S8

308

285

269

251

840

840

251

872

294

323

Maxiaum

170

T ±\JVno

800

.

50

7

44

329

500

640

396

253

86

640

June

329

323

314

891

235

869

256

291

527

628

640

624

620

620

612

557

515

475

443

439

439

439

432

405

412

429

432

399

357

353

"

Minimum

Qrt 

OV

3

3

.

3

4

5

35

OAn 2>4U

256

212

84

35

3

July

379

396

366

335

311

891

277

858

843

856

846

228

263

856

253

832

820

230

815

220

212

_ 818

282

225

232

243

256

274

280

277

269

Aug.

263

840

235

828

228

220

820

818

198

181

179

161

137

160

143

133

130

130

161

156

145

141

137

133

128

124

120

114

103

87

84

Mean

118

55* 8

no A rB**

.

86*6

5.6

19.0

350

438

864

162

50.9

146

Sept.

86

82

82

78

74

66

61

54

46

40

38

37

37

35

36

38

41

44

46

47

48

48

48

46

46

45

44

44

46

46

~

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,270

3,280

4,460

_

1.640

321

1,170

11,160

21,500

OR KOjUtfw ncm

16,810

9

QAf\ *vWJ

3,030

106,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of Information regarding gate changes at 

Little Wood Reservoir*

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis« Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour*
110 BIO WOOD' RIVER BASIN

Little wood River near Richfield, Idaho

*

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°03', long. 114°08', In sec. 30, T. 4 8., R. 20 

a!., naif a mile upstream from Jim Byrne's Slough and heading of Dletrlch Canal, 1 mile 

east of railroad station at Richfield, and 14 miles downstream fram Silver Creek.

Records available.- January 1911 to September 1944 (Irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 401 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 2.55 

reet ); minimum recorded, 78 second-feet May 29, June 2; minimum gage height recorded, 

1;30 feet June 2.'

1911-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 868 second-feet May 3, 1938 (gage height. 3.97 

feet); minimum recorded, 7.6 second-feet June 24, 25, 1920 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

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

Diversions above station for Irrigation, Plow partly regulated by Little Wood 

Ressrvolr and four small reservoirs on tributaries. River above Silver Creek Is dry 

except during freshet seasons due to channel losses and Irrigation diversions above 

Carey.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and eight discharge measurements furnished by 

water District No. 11 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

I9

_10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

SI

Oct.

169

, alTl

al72

a!74

a!75

a!77

a!78

alSO

alSE

a!83

a!85

alS6

1S8

188

192

196

192

19S

800

SOS

SOB

SOB

208

E10

E13

213

210

208

SOS

218

S2.4

Nov.

827

224

218

216

218

216

' 218

216

218

216

216

216

216

216

213

208

216

208

210

213

205

190

213

190

188

208

213

188

186

1S2

-

Dec.

182

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March......!..... ..........................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June. . .......,.........................'....

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

198

Apr.

205

205

202

192

186

178

176

171

176

ISO

132

ISO

190

190

180

169

f!65

f!62

mO

166

176

168

210

221

210

202

196

192

200

206

Seoondfoot-days

6,006

6,281

.

3

_

5,618

6,409

7,871

4,432

4,066

4,863

-

May

202

216

213

208

202

208

216

229

238

238

236

221

210

213

f206

me

fS08

f200

reoo

fl82

f!66

nes

fl!7 nio

103

08

97

. 92

36

80

81

Maximum

004 KKM

227

.

~

3

221

258

398

178

142

180

-

June

87

86

92

100

110

122

ISO

136

190

279

363

379

398

391

398

396

383

366

375

356

f347

f334

 fS16

f297

f261

f246

f262

f249

229

200

-

Minimum

1 £OVAO 

182

.

~

~

i £DUAn

80

36

126

19J AKv

131

-

July

178 in

176

167

164

162

14S

144

138

136

138

138

133

134

133

133

131

127

126

127

133

138

140

140

me

fl.62

144

144

140

136

138

Aug.

134

f!34

n.38

f!42

mo

136

183

183

131

flSl

q.3i

127

124

126

126

124

126

124

127

142

140

140

186

126

127

131

131

131

129

124

127

Mean

164 *V*

809

_

~

~

187

174

OAO ffOl6

143

131

162

-

Sept.

131

138

144

148

148

148

160

160

180

168

164

166

160

162

168

166

169

173

173

178

f!80

180

178

178

176

173

173

1«7

167

166

Runoff in 

 acre-feet

11,910 19 IXfVQW Attn

_

~

11,140

10,730

16,610

8,790

8,040

9,630

- -

a No gaga-helgjt record) discharge Interpolated, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-hei 

Mountain war time. To convert war

pit reoord.

ilme to standard time, subtract 1 boor.
BIO WOOD RIVER BASIN 

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho

111

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°56', long. 114°24', In sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 17 E. 

just upstraan from diversion dam for town water supply and 400 feet upstream from 

highway bridge In Shoshone.

Reoords available.- April 1922 to September 1944 (Irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 614 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 4.49

 feet)i minimum recorded, 39 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 7; minimum dally recorded, 

44 second-feet Oct. 12.

1922-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 664 second-feet June 18, 1922; maximum gage 

height recorded, that of June 11, 1944; practically no flow July 29, 1931', Oct. 3, 

1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above and below station for Irrigation. Flow

 affected by operation of Mllner-Qoodlng Canal, which diverts from Snake River and 

crosses Little wood River above 'Station, by several reservoirs above Carey, and 'by 

Big Wood River water deliveries through Byrne's Slough for Dletrlch Canal via -Little 

Wood River at Richfield.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and ten discharge measurements furnished by Water 

District No. 11 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septsaber 1944

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

Oct.

150

12S

122

108

56

54

52

54

52

a49

a47

44

46

50

54

62

, 67

67

75

82

86

86

88

90

92

95

98

93

98

125

nss

Nov.

f!93 rsoi

193

190

190

190

193

190

144

103

103

100

98

100

100

88

85

88

88

90

'88

75

144

162

162

156

106

103

137

137

-

Dec.

137

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ....................:.............

December. .................... ^. ............

Calendar year ......................

January. .

February. ..................................

Haroh. .....................................

May

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Rater year ......................

Mar.

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

144

144

137

140

Apr.

147

153

169

159

156

156

239

247

169

147

153

153

153

156

156

162

162

156

156

159

162

179

186

197

197

190

186

176

179

186

Secondfoot-days

2,55!

3,997

-

_

_

_

5,136

10,924

15*265

13,612

13,394

10,808

May

. 190

201

216

216

212

227

223

355

423

404

408

375

384

393

379

417

416

390

372

360

408

398

347

326

400

42S

417

4l6

40S

406

407

, Maxiaum

186

201

-

~

_

_

247

428

607

475

464

422

-

June

430

450

470

476

465

471

474

459

561

587

607

591

567

573

571

563

649

630

525

486

478

f545

f543

f509

484

457

475

478

471

421

Minimum

4

7

-

_

_

_

14'

19( 42i

34

57(

16<

-

July

342

361

413

437

439

461

475

469

457

434

434*

43S

436

432

446

443

446

440

440

443

449

445

450

457

453

453

457

446

442

439

439

Aug.

448

456

464

463

460

454

439

434

428

428

428

430

428

423

428

433

434

437

427

425

412

434

453

463

436

426

423

414

401

395

370

Mean

I 82.5

3 133

-

_

_

_

1 171

) 352,

I 509

i 439

) 432

i 360

-

Sept.

353

368

375.

393

393

388

379

366

353

349

353

353

355

360

366

379

401

41S

422

393

377

377

355

342

344

340

334

331 "

. 331

' 166

Runoff in

 aore-feet

5,080

7,930

- - _ - J. 

_

_

10,190

21,670

30,280

27,000

26,970

21,440

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

f Computed on basis of partly estli ' ~

Time baala; Mountain war tine. mated gage-height record. 

la convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
112 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 

Sliver Creek near Plcabo, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°17', long. 114°01', In sec. 1, T. 2 S.. R. 20 E., 

ItmTTes downstream from drain ditch of Blalne County Drainage District No. I and 3 

miles southeast of Plcabo.

Records available.- my 1920 to September 1944 (1922-35, Irrigation seasons only). 

Average discharge.- 11 years (1920-22, 1935-44), 144 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 237 second-feet Oct. 30; maximum gage height, 

3725~Teet,Jan. 14 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 104 second-feet May 30 (gage height,

J.»3o x 00t) 

1920-44: Maximum discharge, 312 second-feet Apr. 3, 1923; maximum gage height, 

3.97 feet Jan. 8, 1942 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 26 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage 

height, 0.48 foot). -

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Many fllversions above station for Irrigation. Records of discharge do not Include water 

bypassed around station at times by slough on right bank from which there Is some 

diversion for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected during Irrigation season and two discharge 

measurements furnished by water District No. 11 AB.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

204

203

207

209

212

S15

216

216

215

215

219

223

222

222

220

214

209

211

217

223

224

227

228

226

227

225

222

220

226

236

236

NOV.

232

225

221

222

221

222

219

215

213

212

212

212

211

209

20S

206

205

203 *eo2

203

202

201

202

202

202

201

199

197

195

195

"

Dec.

194

194

192

192

192

191

189

188

186

183

1S1

179

177

174

175

174

173

173

174

178

180

183

1S1

181

183

181

179

b!77

b!74

172

171

Jan.

171

176

 1)170

*170

172

174

173

173

172

171

173

173

172

172

172

170

b!70

blTl

b!72

Feb.

172

171

171

172

170

172

174

176

182

ISO

177

174

173

173

171

170

169

169

167

167

169

168

166

165

165

163

162

161

164

.

-

Month

October. :...:........... i ..................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April...... ..............................

May........................................

June .......................................

July.............. .........................

August ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

165

162

161

166

164

159

160

160

161

164

166

166

166

*163

160

160

165

173

184

191

191

194

200

206

201

191

181

179

178

190

206

Apr.

215

207

201

190

185

181

176

171

184

200

199

197

198

190

181

177

173

171

165

172

193

200

203

189

182

172

166

167

169

165

-

Seccndfoot-days

6,789

6,269

5,621

.69", 288

1 5,307

4,933

5,433

5,539

4,162

5,274

5,312

5,264

5,667

65,570

May

159

154

153

152

153

148

146

145

143

146

147

144

133

133

131

133

129

134

134

135

137

132

, 128

125

120

128

114

112

106

105

109

Maximum

836

232

194

27Q

176

182

206

215

159

216

181

182

201

236

June

111

110

122

124

130

130

131

141

180

213

216

213

202

199

201

195

195

198

196

192

188

185

h!94

h201

a!96

h!91

a!86 hieo

a!78

h!76

-

Minimum

203

195

171

120

170

161

159

165

105

110

161

155

171

105

July

h!72

hlTl

a!72

h!72

177

175

168

167

167

166

165

169

167

164

162

163

161

163

168

171

178

an

175

176

180

178

177

178

176

176

181

Aug.

177

178

181

182

179

176

176

175

175

175

172

170

171

176

170

168

169

173

170

166

168

166

164

164

162

160

161

158

155

160

167

Mean

219

209

181

190

171

170

175 185-

134

176

171

170

189

178

Sept.

m178

184

184

181

182

184

182

182

183

186

167

188

188

187

187

192

197

199

201

199

199

197

194

194

193

192

191

.198 *193

Runoff in 

acre-feet

13,470

18,430

11,150

137,400

10,630

9,780

 10,780

10,990

6,260

10,460

10,640

10,440

11,240

130,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

goto..- Flow in bypass channel, which carries water around gage, measured as 13.3 seoond-feet 

Oct. 1} 12.3 seoond-feet Nov. 19; 9 second-feet (estimated) Apr. 1; 0.15 second-foot (estimated) 

reported Jan^l^Ma^lS*"1?8 ^lo''*7 Seconfl"r8et f"1* 27' 4>2 second-feet Sept. 18; no flow was

 fane basis: Ho'untaln rar ttee. To convert war tlat to standard ttae, subtract 1 hour.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 113

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°52', long. 114°55', In SWi sec. 27, T. 6 S., -R. 13 E., 

430 reet upstream from mouth of Inverted syphon crossing Snake River, 1,000 feet downstream from heading at Idaho Power Co.'s canal, half a mile west of highway bridge 

over Big Wood River, and 3i miles north of Hagerman.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1944 (Irrigation seasons only except 1939).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 338 second-feet May 23-28, May 30 to 

dime i, June 3, 4; maximum gage height observed, 3.80 feet July 19-22, 26, 27; minimum 

discharge observed, 3.5 second-feet Mar. 19 (field estimate).

1930-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 23-28, May 30 to June 1, June 3, 4, 

1944; maximum gage height observed, that of July 19-22, 26, 27, 1944; practically no 

flow for long periods during most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for July, which are fair, and those for days when 

gate changes were made, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. This canal, which Is 

operated by King Hill Irrigation District to provide water for irrigation of its 

project, diverts from Idaho Power Co.'s canal, which in turn diverts from Big Wood 

River (Malad Springs water).

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by King Hill Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

/ 21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Oct.

243

e!84

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

T

~

Nov.

t6.3

Dec. Jan.

t5.0

Feb.

^

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

February.

May........................................

September. .................................

The period. ..............................

Mar.

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

t3.5

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

ellS

177

177

Apr.

177

177

177

177

177

179

1S2

230

221

228

233

270

268

272

273

272

272

272

272

272

280

el43

6140

265

270

275

276

275

267

27S

-

Secondfcct-days

8 542

8,927

-

May

276

272

270

278

275

305

305

304

305

309

320

329

331

329

329

331

322

331

333

333

336

333

336

33 S

336

338

336

33 S

336

338

338

Maximum

280

«T r»

312

-

June

336

333

336

336

el!4

a5

as

e251

329

332

327

329

331

329

326

297

302

304

302

302

302

302

300

302

302

302

305

304

. 305

302

-

Minimum

EVC

27i

-

July

302

312

319

319

319

319

320

320

322

322

322

320

312

310

310

324

320

320

326

326

324

326

324

322

320

320

e276

a5

6224

320

310

Aug.

312

315

317

310

304

300

300

304

300

29S

292

293

293

 290

285

285

285

S85

27S

275

276

6242

a5

e!41

295

'298

300

300

310

312

312

Mean

j 281

> 298

-

Sept.

312

312

312

312

31%

312

310

309

307

302

305

305

305

304

305

3.02

302

302

302

,293

288

283

285

281

281

280

275

B276

B276

B277

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17,710

104,300

t Result of discharge measurement or field estimate, 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of leakage when gates were closed; Interpolated at ether times.

e Computed on basis of reported or estimated gate changes.

Time basis: Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard tl«>e, subtract 1 hour.
114 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEM BIO WOOD RIVER AND OWYHEE RIVER

Bennett Creek near Bennett, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°13'30", long. 116°S1'30", In sec. 28. T. 2 S.,

 RTTTE., 100 yards downstream from Dive Creek (corrected) and 7$ miles southwest of 

Bennett.

Drainage area.- 21.3 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.00 feet); 

practically no flow during periods In July and August.

1938-44: Maximum discharge, 204 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 6.06 feet); 

practically no flow during periods in 1939, 1941, 1942-, ;J944.

Remarks.- Records fair Mar. 15 to June 15; others poor. No diversion or regulation above

 station; many diversions below station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

' 3

4

S

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

Oct.

0.7

.5

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.0

1.0 1-1

 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3 i.e

Nov.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.7

-

Dec.

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

al.6

al.4

al.2

.9

.7

> a 8

1.1

1.1

1.2

1 -s 1

Jan.

 aO.8

. Month

October .......................

liovonber

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ......:................

February ......................

March .........................

April .....................:...

lf«t«* May ...........................

iiuno * 

July ...........................

August ........... t ............

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

al.5

1.3

1.2

 al.O

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

29.9

44.1

38.4

6,837.4

24.8

34.0

100.6

241.4

180.8

64.1

6.7

1.9

3.7

764.4

Mar.

 1.0

s.o

2.6

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.3

6.0

13

6.9

6.3

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.3

s.e

2,2

1.7 S.O2.8

3.7

4.4

Maxima

1.3

1.6

l.E

164

_

13

14

10

3.9

.2

14

Apr.

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.6

3.9

3.7

6.S

6.6

6.7

6.7

7.4

9.4

10

11

13

is

13

13

14

14

13ie

12

11

10

Hay

10

9.4

9.1

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.2

6.8

6.6

6.6

5.3

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

Minimum

0.5

1.1

-

.4

_

3.1

3.0

0

0

0

June

3.1

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

s.e

3.9

3.1

2.6

S.3 2.'1

2.1

2.1

E.B

3.0

2.0

aS.l

a2.2

2.3

1.8

al.2

-

Mean

0.96

1.47

1.05

18.7

.80

1.17

3.26

8.05

6.83

2 1 A * J.S

.28

.06

.12

2.09

July

.

I

I

\ aO.6

f

/

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1 «

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Per 

square 

mile

0.046

.069

049w

.878

.033

.066

.163

.378

.874

.100

.010

.0028

.0056

.098

Aug.

0

t

t

)

.1)

0

0

(

(

(

t

>

)

.1.1

.1)

)

.1

0

(

<<

c

(

)

)

)

)

.1

.1.1

.2

.1

.2

.S

.1

.1

.1

.1

Sept.

0.2

.3

.1

.1

.1

«

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

. ' a.l

-

Runoff,

Inohss

> 0.05

.08

ftfi *VD

11.95

.04

.06

 18

42

 32 .11

.01

.003

.006

1.34

Acre-feet

 59

87

64

13,660

49

67

200

479

359

187

13

3 a

*O

7.3

1,815.1

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and 

records for Porter Oreek near Oardena and Moore Oreek near Arronrock. 

Mae basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN BIG WOOD RIVER AND OWYHEE RIVER 115

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 43°13', long. 115°42', In 

 §5cT~36, T. 28., R. 6 E., 40 feet downstream from point of diversion from Canyon 

 Creek and'5 miles north of Mountain Home.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1929, April 1931 tjo September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 102 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 1.50 feet); 

minimum recorded, 1 second-foot Sept. 29, 30.

1924-29, 1931-44: Maximum discharge, 226 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage height, 

2.18 feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet; no 

flow at times during most years.

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

CaHaT diverts from Canyon Creek In sec. 36, T. 2S., R. 6E., and delivers water to 

Mountain Home cooperative canal, which heads In Mountain Horn* feeder canal half a mile 

below station, for Irrigation of about 5,000 acres In Mountain Home Irrigation District. 

At times when there Is a surplus of water for Irrigation, canal feeds directly Into 

Mountain Home Reservoir. No diversion from canal above station; three small diversions 

between station and head gates of Mountain Home cooperative canal.- Flow regulated by 

head gates In Canyon Creek and by Long Tom and Little Camas Reservoirs.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

33

39

38

7

3

2

2

2

2

I

3

2

2

2

2

S

2

-

-

_

- 

-

-

-

_

-

-

-'

HOT.

h2

^

Dec. Jan. Feb.

b3

Month

October 1-17 ...............................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February

March ......................................

Agril.............. ........................

June .......................................

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year ' ......................

Mar.

as

2

a3

a4

4

6

6

5

5

5

6

8

as

aB

a!5

620

a 20

18

16

14

13

12

13

12

12

a9

a7

h8

a9

aid

Apr.

> alO

hll

a!2

h!2

all

hll

a!8

ale

hlB

a22

h25

a30

b35

a42

h48

h51

a 54

53

57

49

43

3S

35

31

28

Seoondfoot-days

182

-

-

_

288

317

S TQfi xvo

1,956

1,485

1,463

1^127

-

May

27

26

24

23

20

SO

19

66

72

71

70

67

90

91

88

100

98

97

95

95

93

92

90

85

85

84

82

81

81

82

32

Maximum

39

-

-

_

SO

53 

100

86

63

49

49

'

June

83

85

84

31

79

79

78

78

78

78

78

77

76

75

74

75

73

66

31

28

23

28

27

41

62

53

68

70

66

62

Minimum

.

-

-

_

IS21

35

4£

3

-

July

t 63

58

55

52

49

44

41

39

47

47

47

52

48

47

47

45

46

47

47

47

48

43

48

48

48

48

43

46

47

47

Aug.

47

43

48

48

48

47

49

49

43

46

47

47

47

47

48

49

48

46

47

45

46

47

47

47

45

46

45

47

47

43

47

Mean

8 10.7

-

-

j

_

8 ' 9.3

27.2 

> 70.8

7 5.2

4,7.9

i Aft n

3?1 6

-

Sept.

43

48

46

46

47

47

46

46

47

^ 48

43

48

48

48

43

49

49

49

48

48

48

48

43

80

6

4

2

2

1

1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

361

-

.

^

671

1,680 

4,360

3 nan , DOU

2 950 2)900

2,840

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of infornafcion obtained froa 

mtaraaater, weather records, and records for Portsr Oreek nsar Oardena and Bennett Creek near Bennett.

h Ooiqputed from staff-gage reading.

Tine basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
116 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN BIO WOOD RIVER AND OWHYEE RIVER

Mountain Home cooperative canal near Mountain Home, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 43 012', long. 115°42', in 

sec. 06, T. 28., R. 6 E., at Lamberton weir, 300 feet downstream from point of diversion from Mountain Home feeder canal and 44 miles north of Mountain Hone.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1929, April 1931 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 89 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 1.45 feet); 

 no flow at times.

1924-29, 1931-44: Maximum discharge, 109.second-feet July 16, 1025 (gage height,

1.69 feet, datum then In use); no flow during nonlrrlgatlon seasons except occasional

stock water runs and leakage through gates.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1.0 second-foot which are poor. No diversions 

oetween station and head of canal. Flow regulated by gates at point of diversion from 

Mountain Home feeder dinal. Water Is used for Irrigation of about 5,000 acres In 

Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

. 5

6

7

8

9

10

li

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

B

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

35

37

38

5

0

aO

a.l

Nov.

 aO.l

h.l

a.l

-

Dec.

1

. aO.2

a.S

Jan.

> aO.3

. a.4-

Feb.

aO.4

h.4

a.4

a. 5

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Janw 

Febri 

Maro

iry............................. .......

nary. ..................................

h. ........................ ............

April......................................

May. .......................................

June ........................................

July. ......... i. ...........................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

 aO.5

.9

2

1

.7

.4

.3

.3

.4

a.4

, ,a.3

.3

.3

.3

Apr.,

0.3

3

5

6

.6

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

.1

.7

.3

.3

.8

.7

I a. 7

|

I ,. / a.o

/

.,

a.4

Seoondfoot-days

143.9

3.0

7.0

3,320.9

10.9 

12.2 

15.1

24.6

1,797.4

790

1,445

1,362

1,045.1

6,661.2

May

B0.4

6

a

7

7

8

8

16

35

52

54

53

70

75

74

84

86

86

37

87

85

86

84

81

80

31

31

79

79

79

79

Maximum

33

_

38

2

6

37

83

59

47

47

87

June

79

83

37

21

21

17

11

10

3

6

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

7

16

23

26

39

49

57

63

65

63

59

Minimum

0

_

-

0

-

0

,4

3

39

40

0

0

July

59

56

52

50

47

43

39

39

41

46

46

46

50

47

47

45

44

43

45

45

47

' 47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

46

46

Aug.

46

46

47

46

46

45

46

46

45

43

43

43

44

43

44

45

45

45

44

43

43

42

44

44

41

40

43

40

42

44

44

Mean

4.80

.10

.23

22.8

.35 

.42

.49

.82

58.0

26.3

46.6

43.9

34.8

18.2

Sept.

45

42

36

39 .

44

44

45

45

46

46

45

45

45

45

 46

47

47

47

47

46

45

44

42

18

3

1

.1

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

295

6.0

14

16,520

22 

24 

30

49

3,560

1,670

2,870

2,700

2,070

13,210

a No gage-height record) diaeharge interpolated.

h Computed from ataff-gage reading.

Time paalat Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BE1WEEN BIQ WOOD RIVER AND OWYHEE RIVER 

Bruneau River near Hot Spring, Idaho

117

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°46', long. 115°43'30" In SEi sec. 34, T. 7 S.,

 KTirE., at Dunhain Ranch, 1 mile downstream from Hot Creek, li miles south of Hot 

Spring post office, 9 miles southeast of Bruneau, and about 16 miles downstream from, 

East Fork.

Records available.- July 1909 to March 1915, October 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 second-feet my 15 (gage height, 7.59

 feet); minimum, 46 second-feet December 11 (gage height, 3.83 feet).

1909-15,i1943-44:. Maximum discharge observed, 5.660 second-feet Mar. 1, 1910 

(gage height, 10.6'feet, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended 

above 1,200 second-feet; minimum observed, 2 second-feet Jan. 10, 1913 (gage height, 

3.20 *eet), probably resulted .from storage by Ice upstream.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions from tributaries above station for Irrigation; 

large diversions below. No regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

3.9 56 4.8 215

 4.0 75 4.7 295

4.1 9S 5.0 435

4.3 158 5.5 685

6.0

6.5 1,

7.0 1,

7.5 1,

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

84

BE

84

86

85

39

91

96

95

93

93

1Q1

103

103

103

103

101

101

' 114

119

119

184

181

181

119

130

13 8

13S

141

138

Nov.

135

ISO124

138

135

146

155

146

138

135

138

130

138

130

130

127

127

127

127

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

127

119

114

121

-

Dec.

127

130

130

127

130

127 -24

'4

124

86

53

TV

39

96

101

108

111

119

130

158

161

167

164

161

158

146

141

119

103

106

187

Jan.

132

184

141

119

86

106

77

73

73

82

91

93

101

119

13S

141

146

135

130

119

116

184

187

138

135

130

127

119

108

103

118

Feb.

135

13S

135

141

144

149

155

161

IBS

149

141

121

119

13 S

149

146

138

127

138

111

121

141

144

138

135

127

135

127

132

_

-

Mpnth

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ................................ r. .

February. ............ , .....................

March. .....................................

April......... .............................

May. .......................................

June. .................. ^ ..............*.....

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44, ......................

Mar.

135

135

135

13S

138

141

132

132

132

149

179

311

268

202

173

173

202

202

226

272

237

202

198

212

212

198

173

179

182

1S2

195

Apr.

1

1

1

Seccndf cot-days

3,316

3,923

3,817

_

3,565

3,9S1

5,745

19,677

41,596

33,635

13,067

3,809

2,596

138,729

230.

297

400

565

680

707

630

610

635

575

525

565

610

605

565

530

545

515

520

550

595

600

680

905

,030

966

905

927

,040

,170

960

270

600

950

tc September 1944

May

1,240

1,24

1,13

1,06

0

0

0

1,060

1,150

1,32

1,41

1,46

1,62

0

0

0

0

1,710

1,60

1,73

1,82

0

0

0

1,940

1,940

1,32

1,681

1,48

0

0

0

1,350

1,240

1,18

1,17

1,07

0

0

D

996

927

90

92

99

1,13

1,8»

Maximum

141

155

167

_

146

161

311

* 1,170

1,940

1,490

872

179

96

1,940

5

2

3

D

0

June

1,210

1,170

1,120

1,090

1,070

i/oip

978

1,030

1,100

1,070

1,120

1,240

1,430

7,490

1,440

1,380

1,290

1,190

1,100

1,100

1,3,10

1,170

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,010

990

949

878

850

-

Minimum

Si

114

5£

-

72

1U

13!

23C

92!

85C

17S

86

?e

5£

July

866

872

817

740

685

655

615

580

650

515

475

445

415

395

380

361

342

324 '311

293

281

268

248

237

226

215

212

19S

185

182

179

Aug.

179

173

173

170

164

155

149

144

138

138

130

124

121

116

114

116

114

111

103

106

106

103

101

101

101

, 98

98

96

93

89

86

Sept.

84

84

89

96

93

93 ^91

86

82

82

80

80

80

77

75

77

82

89

39

91

91

91

39

89

89

89

89

91

89

91

 _ Runoff in 116811 acre-feet

J 107 6,580

131 7,780-

3 123 7,570

-

115 7,070

137 7,900

2 185 11,400

> 656 39,030

» 1,342 82,500

1,121 66,710

422 26,920

123 7*560

86.6 5,150

1 379 275,200

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
118 TRIBUTARIES AND DIVERSIONS BETWEEN BIO WOOD RIVER AND OWYHEE RIVER

Wlckahoney Creek near Bruneau, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°47', long. 115°59', In sec. 27, T. 73., R. 4 E.,

u.a mne upstream from mouth and 11 miles southwest of Bruneau. 

Records available.* December 1938 to September 1944". 

Extremes.- mxiSng discharge during year, 4.9 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 0.57 foot):

no now during most of year.

1938-44: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 12.4

feet, from high-water mark), by slope-area method: no flow during long periods of

each year. 

Remarks.- Records poor.. No regulation. Dally discharge Apr. 5, 1.9 second-feet, Apr. 6,

0.5 second-feet. No flow for remainder of year.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

October. ..............................

December. .............................

Calendar year 1943 ..................

May...................................

Mater, year 1943-44. .................

Maximum

0

0

BOO

0

1.9

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

0

10.4

0

.007

Runoff .In

acre-feet

0

0

7,540

0

4.S

Jacks Creek aear Bruneau, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°47',- long. 115°59V, In sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., 

BStTTeet upstream from confluence with Wlckahoney Creek and 11 miles southwest of 

Bruneau.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- naximuS discharge during year, 15 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 2.16 feet); 

no now for long periods.

1938-44: Maximum discharge, about 908 second-feet Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 7.2 

feet from hlgh-wdter mark), from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet oa basis 

of slope-area determination; no flow for long periods of each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. No regulation; ranch diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1944

bay

June 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7

a

Discharge

0 

.2 

.5 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Octobe 

Hoveofc 

Dec em t

Gale

Januar 

Februa 

March

Day

June 9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

ndar year 1943..

May...................

August 

Sept en

Mate r year 1943-44..

Discharge

0

1.6

1.2 

0 

0

.1

0

.1

Secondf pot -days

0 

0 

0

1,096.1

0 

0 

0 

3.6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

" 3.6

fey

June 17 

18 

19 

20 

Si 

22 

23 

24

Maximum

0 

0 

0

235

'0 

0 . 

0 

1.5 

0 0- 

0 

0 

0

1,5

discharge

0 

> 0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

e

0

0

Day

June 25 

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Mean

0 

0 

0

3.00

0 " 

0

°.»

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.01

Discharge

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff la 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

2,170

0 

0 

0 

7.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

7-1

Time basist 

time, subtree

Mountain war time. 

1 hour.

To convert war time to standard
OWTHEE RIVER BASIN 119

Owyhee River near Gold Creek, Nev.

a- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°41 I 10", long. llS^l'SO", in NWiNWi sec. 25, 

N., R. 54 E,, 500 feet downstream from Wild Horse Dam and 8 miles west of 

Gold Creek. Altitude, 6,130 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 209 square miles.

Records available.- March 1916 to September 1925, October 1936 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1917-21, 1922-25, 1936-44), 41.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 142 second-feet (regulated) July 4-7 (gage 

height, 3.13 feet): minimum recorded, 1.2 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 17-19, 22-24, 

but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1916-25, 1936-44: mximum discharge, 1,810 second-feet May 5, 1922 (gage height, 

10.11 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 400 secondfeet; practically no flow at'times when reservoir gates ware closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Staall diversions above'station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Wild Horse 

Reservoir (see p. 123).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1843 to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

50

60

50

60

60

60

50

60

50

50

49

49

49

40

49

49

49

49

4949*

49

49

49

49

36

16

16

16

Iff

16

16

Nov.

16

16

16

1616 '

16

16

16

10

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

al.2

al.8

al.2

al.8

al.8

al.2

-

Dec.

al.8

Jan.

 al.8

Feb.

 al.4

_

Month

October. ...................................

Novenber

Deoesber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

February. .................................. arch- --------- - . . . - . . - - - J2June 

July

1. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

al.6

Apr.

. al.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

I.* 8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1,9

1.8

* 

Seoondfoot-days

1,312

164.3

37.2

38,598.6

37.8

40.6

49.6

68.1 

313

8 586 

5^638

3,060,

2,662

13,726

May

l.S

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

7.0

13

22

98 .

44

73

73

Maxima

50

16

964

^

^

8.0 

73

' 114 

142

101

96

114

June

73

73

73

73

73

84

106

106

96

86

86

86

86

76

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

66

87

87

87

109

114

114

-

Minimum

15

1.8

_

^

->

1.7

61 

10196 V

88

-

July

114

114

130

142

142

142

142

141

141

141

141

141

141

186

103

103 103

103

103

103

1O2

102

102

102

102

Ml

101

101

101

101

101

Aug.

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

99

99

99

98

98

98

"9e98

98

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

96

96

Mean

48,3

5.48

1.8

88.8

1

0 K

1.4

1.6

1.74 

10.1

79.6 

117

98.4

88.4

37.6

Sept.

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

94

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

84

68

68

66

63

28

"

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

8,600

326

74

64,250

74

81

novo

103 

621

ttE8

6,050

6,860

27,220

a Ho gage-height record; dlaeharge computed on basis of discharge measurements Bade Jan. 

rteather records, and records for other Owyhee River stations.

Tlae basis; Pacific <nr time. To convert war time to" standard time, subtract 1 hour.

6, Mar. 6,
120 OWYHEE RIVER BASIN

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 115°59', in SEi sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 

53 E., at Mountain City, 1 mile downstream from California Creek.

Drainage area.- 350 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1913, November 1926 to September 1944. -

Average discharge.- 18 years (1926-44), 94.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 319 second-feet (regulated) May 1 (gage height, 

3.06 feet); minimum dally, not determined (occurred during period of ice effect).

1913, 1927-44: Maximum discharge, 1,830 second-feet Apr. 20, 1936 (gage height, 

7.6 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; no flow-July 29 to Sept. 

15, 1931, July 21 to Sept. 18, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow partly regulated by Wild Horse Reservoir 

(see p. 123).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

59

56

55

54

54

54

55

55

54

54

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

55

59

58

59

59

58

56

56

3428

SO

28

30

2S

Nov.

28

27

23

31

35

35

33

38

31

- 23

19

17

17

16

15

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

17

*16

15

14

13

14

14

15

-

Dec.

13

Jan.

(«J

18

Feb.

' 13

-

Month

October ....................................

November ..................:................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April.. ....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ..'.................................-...

September. .............'...................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

(*)

> 15

I

30

47

68

73

45

51

54

44

45

39

44

35

31

35

51

64

Apr.

80

88

116

135

135

119

119

126

110

105

117

123

116

*112

123

141

126

125

119

126

121

126

152

190

186

180

205

247

264

285

Secondfoe t-days

1,569

622

403

75,269

3YS

3YY

QAl WO.!.

4,317

5,948

5,393

4 191

3y 189

 2,775

30,137

May

895

266

245

241

249

264

266

262

261

274

253

235

827

215

205

194*

180

165

165

146

130

123

116

107

98

100

100

114

119

146

167

Maximum

59

35

1,320

Y3

285

295

225

173

107

105

295

June

167

167

166

1S2

165

159

184

196

219

217

217

225

219

213

811

196

198

180

171

169

163

161

154

137

144

156

152

159

167

165

Minimum

26

13

_

anou 

98

1 Vf J.O f

107

Qfl wo

67

-

July '

158

152

. 150

, 167

171

173

169

165

163

165

163

163

163

159

125

117

117

117

117

116

112

110

110

109

109

110

109

109

109

107

107

Aug.

107

107

107

107

104

105

104

104

104

.104

102

100

100

102

104

104

104

104

100

98

1OO

102

104

102

100

102

102

100

102

102

102

Mean

50»6

20.7

13

206

18

13

31.6

144

192

180

135

103

92.5

88.3

Sept.

102

105

105

105

105

102

102

100

98

98

95

95

93

93

93

95

95

93

93

93

93

93

93

92

92

73

72

70

70

67

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,110

1,230

799

149,300

rfto too

- 748

1,950

8,560

11,800

 10,700

8,310

6,330

5,500

58,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Har. 16 (no gage-height record Jan, 4, 

Sr Jan. 9 to Mar. 8F; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Owyhee).

Time basis! Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
OWYHEE RIVER BASIN 121

Owyhee River above China diversion dam, near Owyhee, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°55', long. 116°05', In NWi sec. 6, T. 46 N.,

 RT~53TE., 1,000 feet downstream from Skull Creek, 1 m^le upstream from China 

diversion dam, and 2t miles, southeast of Owyhee.

Drainage area.- 458 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 584 second-feet my 9 (gage height,

 b.VSi feet); minimum, not determined (occurred during period of Ice effect).

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 1,800 second-feet Apr. 9, 1943 (gage height, 9.12 

feet) by slope-area method; minimum dally, 2 eecond-feet Sept. 15-18, 1940.

Remarks.- Recorde good except tho^e for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Diversions

 above station for Irrigation. Flow partly regulated by wild Horse Reservoir (see 

P. 123).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

as

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

63

61

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

64

64

63

63

63

63

63

64

69

69

72

72

72

70

69

56

44

44

43

44

42

Nov.

41

41

40

42

45

44

42

43

41

39

33

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

»24

23

22

20

2121'

22

-

Dec.

> 22

Jan.

(*)

21

Feb.

23

_

-

Month

October....................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

 January

February. ..................................

 arch......................................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

 July .

August

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

(*)

> 25

48

55

88

. 95

68

59

54

53

52

42

42

42

35

42

58

80

Apr.

109

126

169

205

212

171

168

182

157

143

178

184

169

*160

168

205

178

182

171

188

175

198

236

304

304

277

321

394

454

463

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,869

803

682

91,782

CRT 651

6B 7

1,288

6,571

9 789 7)744 4,576

3,113

2,664

40,517

May

494

432

388

382

405

454

475

470

550

536

496

460

426

392

354

312

278

246

248

218

195

183

168

150

143

134

132

139

147

.171

211

Maximum

72

45

1,740

95

483

550

3S6

201

109

100

550

June

206

219

256

275

233

220

236

251 314"

339

371

3S6

367

345

356

307

295

274

250

245

232

225

209

184

183

198

193

176

201

196

-

Minimum

4S

20

_

10 c

132

178

108

94

52

-

July

'186

17S

168

192

193

201

197

192

191

188

184

1S3

17S

173

147

125

121

120

121 , '119

117

113

111

110

110

114

111

109

108

108

108

Aug.

107

109

109

108

106

106

106

106

105

104

101

100

99

100

102

101

101

100

96

94

96

97

98

97

96

96

95

95

94

95

94

Mean

60.3

30.1

22

251

21

23

41.5

OT t$jL.yQ

316

258

148

100

88.8

111

Sept.

95

100

93

 97

97

95

95

94

93

91

90

90

90

90

91

92

, 94

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

78

66

66

6652 -

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,710

1 ^790

1,350

182,000

1 S90 1)320

2,550

13,030

19,480

15,360

9 060

6^170

5,260

80,350

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

Kote.- stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 25 to Mar. 15 (no gage-height record 

Jan. IB-24, Bar. 5-7; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Mountain City).

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
122 OWYHEE RIVER BASIS

Owyhee River above owyhee Reservoir, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°13', long. 117°30', in SE* sec. 18, T. 27 3., R. 

43 E., 3 miles upstream from flow line of Owyhee Reservoir and 8 miles southwest of 

Watson. Altitude of gage, about 2,690 feet above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of

 Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 10,400 square miles.

Records available,- October 1930 to September 1944 In reports of Geological Survey, April 

lyiia to septemDer 1936 In reports of Oregon State engineer.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 817 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 8.65 

reet): minimum, 108 second-feet Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.50 feet). ,

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1932, AjSr. 19, 1936; maximum gage height, 12.95 feet Mar. 20, 1932; minimum discharge. 103 second-feet Aug. 19, 

1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for December to February, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for Irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by 11 small reservoirs which 

have a total capacity of 52,000 acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected and some discharge measurements made by 

Bureau or Reclamation.

, Hating table, water Tear 1943-44. except periods Of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.9 195 5.0 680 7.0 2,230

4.1 251 5.5 93(

4.3 315 6.0 1.3CK

) '7.5 2,810

) 8.0 3.480

4.6 427 6.5 1,73C

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

. 30

31

Oct.

2O8

20S

214

211

214

214

214

200

203

206

206

206

208

208

208

208

214

217

217

217

a220

,282

825

228

231

231

231

236

242

251

266

Nov.

266

266

263

260

863

257

254

266

273

273

279

282

279

282

285

289

285

235

285

235

282

279

279

279

276

279

276

279

273

270

Dec.

266

260

270

270

273

315

305

235

279

266

'231 260

222

288

b235

b240

242

248

251

260

266

270

239

285

289

282

232

276

266

263

263

Jan.

257

266

254

863

257

242

b235

D230

b230

b235

b235

b240

243

254

260

260

860

257

254

b245

239

236

236

236

242

b235

b825

b225

b825

223

234

Feb.

243

234

243

270

273

276

279

 51232

289

288

235

235

295

293

235

289

276

276

270

266

266

260

1 270

266

266

266

27,3

282

276

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April.................... ..................

May............................ i... ........

June .......................................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

282

282

285

285

235

289

. 289

289

302 i

303

372

395

365

403

436

436

431

423

518

362

972

/ 804

665

667

588

' 729

' 747

631

542

484

,. 489

Apr.

1

1

2

3

631

,280

,720

,330

3.140

3

2

2

,070

,630

.190

1",730

1.430

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

,330

,600

,790

,060

,160

,440

,160

,560

1,320

1.390

1

1

1

,580

,710

.930

1,710

1.600

1

1

1

1

Secondfoot-days

6,734

8,249

8,237

543,861

7,543

7,931

14,749

55,521

28 j 748

47,532

11.68S

5*723

209,479

,520

,600

,430

,450

May

1.450

1,510

1,560

1,520

1,410

1,310

1,210

1,130

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,160

1,100

1,080

1,010

951

910

842

816

760

V06

676

654

631

573

588

479

448

415

415

416

Maximum

266

289

315

9,470

266

298

972

3,150

1,560

3,480

700

270

3,480

June

399

399

391

419

527

676

778

741

717

694

1,840

3,410

3,470

2,860

2,460

3,420

3,430

2,840

2,330

2,000

1,750

3.030

1,870

1,480

1,210

1,090

986

842

729

694

-

Minimum

200

254

288

192

ope cco

234

282

631

415

OVJ. VQl 

an* K rO

195

180

180

July

700

620

668

617

461

419

399

395

391

380

380

380

372

367

354

346

343

.329

318

305

389

329

382

308

308

298 28'9

279

308

332

273

Aug.

866

870

870

860

867

864

839

831

219

214

a213

aEll

a210

aE09

a8O7

206

211

811

214

206

803

200

803

200

198

198

198

203

195

198

803

Mean

219

276

266 .

1,490

243

273

Ante flk rO

1,851

987

377

219

191

572

Sept.

190

198

195

> a!96

198

196

192

186

188

188

188

182

188

188

180

188

188

198

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

13,460

16,360

16,340

1,079,000

14' 960

18*730

29,250

110,100

57,020

23*. 180

13,440

11,350

415,500

* Winter diecharge measurement made on this day*

a Mo gage-height record) discharge Interpolated*

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice*

Time basisi Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
OWYHEE RIVER BASIN 123

Wild Horse Reservoir near Gold Creek, Nevt

Location.- Reference point on Wild Horse Dam on Owyhee River, lat. 41°41'10", long. 

 115*51*20?, in NEitlWi sec. 25, T. 44 N.j R. 54. E., 8 miles west of Gold Creek. Datum 

of gage is 6,109.18 feet above, mean sea level, (levels by Office 'of Indian Affairs).

Drainage area.- 209 square miles.

Records aval labl e .- March 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 30,720 acre-feet May 26 (gage height, 

78.90 'feet); minimum observed, 10,630 acre-feet Sept. 25. '

1938-44: Maximum contents observed, 34,460 acre-feet Apr. 18, 1942 (gage height, 

80.95 feet); no contents at times during each year 1938-41.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete-arch dam; storage began Mar. 18, 1938. Capaclty, 32,690 acre-feet between gage height 20.0 feet (sill of outlet gate) and 80.0 feet 

(spillway crest)- No dead storage < Water Is used for Irrigation on Duck Valley 

project.

Coqpe ration.- Gage-height record and base data for capacity table furnished by Office of 

Indian Affairs .

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Oct. 25 

HOT. 9 

27 

Dec. 27 

Jan. 25 

Feb. 24

' Contents

13,240 

12,910 

13,120 

13,650 

a!4,000 

a!4,450

Date

Mar. 27 

Apr. 25 

May 5 

26

June 7 

26

Contents

a!5,100 

22,310 

27,150 

30,720 

30,460 

30,020

Date

July 19

r 27 

Aug. 10 

26 

Sept. 16 

25

Contents

24,620 

22,570 

19,760 

16,240 

12,330 

10,630

a Computed on basis of gage readings to top of Ice, 

Mote.- Reservoir gates were closed HOT. 9 to May 25. 

spillway during year.

Ho flow over

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near Nyssa, Oreg.

Loeatlon.- Staff gage, lat. 43°38«, long. 117°15', in sec. 20, T. 22 S., R. 45 E.,, at 

owynee Dam, SI miles southwest of Nyssa. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 11,160 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaolei- October 1932 to September 1944.

Extremes.- mximBE contents observed during year, 1,012,000 acre-feet May 4, 5 (elevation, 

z,66i.05 feet); minimum observed, 754,400 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,636.51 

feet). , , 

1932-44: Maximum contents observed, 1.125,000 acre-feet June 11, 1936 (elevation, 

2.670.27 feet); minimum observed since full capacity was attained on May 7, 1936, 

754,100 acre-feet Oct. 22, 1939 (elevation, 2,636.48 feet).

'ftrK'U" Reservoir Is formed by concrete arch-gravity dam, completed In September 1932; 

storage began Oct. 16, 1932. Capacity, 1,121,800 acre-feet between elevations 2,367.6 

feet (bottom of sluice gates) and 2,670 feet (top of spillway gate), 715,000 acre-feet 

between elevations 2,590.2 feet (diversion tunnel) and 2,670 feet. Dead storage below 

elevation 2,367.5 feet negligible. Figures given herein are of contents aljove ele- > 

vatlon 2,367.5 feet. The reservoir will generally not be drawn "tielow elevation 

2,590.2 feet. Water Is released through diversion tunnel to South canal for Irrigation of lands west of Snake River in the vicinity of Homedale, Idaho, and to North 

canal for Irrigation of lands north and west of Owyhee River, and through sluice gates 

to river for Owyhee Canal, which diverts abouti 18 miles downstream. - Gage read once 

dally.

Cooperation.- oage-helght record furnished by Bureau ot Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September'1944

Date

Dee. 31.....................

Hay 31.....................

Sept. 30.....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

 2,647.06 

2,645.48 

e, 646. 90 

2,648.30

.

2,649.93 

2,651.41 

2,654.00 

2,660.87 

2,657.20 

2,659.70 

2,662.06 

2,643.52 

2,636.51

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

357,500 

841,400 

356,000 

. 870,500

.

887,600 

903,400 

931,700 

1,010,000 

967,500 

996,300 

910,500 

821,700 

754,400

-

pbange In contents 

during mouth 

(acre-feet )

-16,100 

+14,600 

+14,500

-35,500

+17,100 

+15,800 

+23,300 

+78,SOO 

-42,500 

+2S,800 

-65,300 

-B8,800 

-67,300

-103,100

Time baala; Paolfls war time. To convert war time to standard tine, sub710661 O - 46 - 9
124 OWYHEE RIVER BASIN

 Owyhee Rtver below Owyhee Dam, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder,' lat. 43°39', long. 117°15', In sec. 17, T. 22 8., R. 45 E., 

tnree-quarters of a mile downstream from Owyhee Dam. Datum of gage Is 2,343.67 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). 

Drainage area.- 11,160 square miles. 

Kecprgs available.- February 1929 to September 1944. 

Average aiscnarge.- 15 years, 438 second-feet.

tremes.- . naximunrdischarge 11CWVJ.U1UJU u L t> vstldl g\7 during ULM4HI& year, Jf OQi , 210 f*J.\J second-feet OO VWIIU J. OO U May i'KtJf f** 24-30, <7V, 13 (g&g6 l^

feet); minimum recorded, 6.5 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, -0.25 foot, gates 

closed at Owyhee Dam), /but may have been less during period of no gage-height record. 

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 14,600 second-feet Mar. 21, 1932 (gage height, 12.79 

feet); no flow for a few hours Aug. 8, 9, 1932, when temporary diversion tunnel at 

Owyhee pan was closed.

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

Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by wild Horse and Owyhee Reservoirs (see p. 123). 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-1B Oct. 19 to Sept. 30

-0.1 9 0.6 57

0.0 IS .S SI

,Z S2 1.0 10S

.4 33 1.2 140

/

-0.2 S 0.6 56

-.1 11 .8 79

0.0 15 1.0 106

.2 84 1.2 157

.4 57 1.5 195

Discharge, in Beoond-feet. water, year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

144

144

127

113

115

113

- 113

115

113

115

113

115

114

114

67

7.2

7.2

7.2

 a7.0

Nov.

 a7.0

Dec.

 a7.0

_^

Jan.

a7.0

Feb.

a7.0

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1843 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

 aroh. .....................................

April....................:.................

May.........................................

June ..........................:............

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year, 1943-44 ......................

liar.

> aV.O

Apr.

1

a'7.0

h6.S

a6.7

a6.7

a6.6

a6.6

02

161

161

1

1

1

61

61

61

163

163

1

1

1

1

Secondfoot-days

1,889.6

810.0

217.0

542,417.1

817.0

205.0

817.0

1,882.4

5;731

5,081

6,981

4,660

3,522

27,641.0

63

54

14

14

-

May

115

115

1S3

143

146

159

188

168

170

176

199

804

, 206

206

206

806

206

206

206

206

806

206

206

810

810

810

810

810

810

172

142

Maximum

144

-

6,980

_

_

163

810 ier

204

176

137

810

June

88

66

89

116

108

88

86

37

88

88

88

100

110

110

114

181

180

120

180

184

" 116

98

. 42

40

73

103

124

157

157

161

-

Minimum

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

116

4£

170

110

74

-

July

170

170

170

170

170

178

196

195

195

195

195

195

804

202

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

193

Aug.

176

176

176

176

176

176

165

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

140

140

142

140

148

148

148

140

140

148

140

144

144

. 186

116

110

Sept.

115

181

181

1S6

158

134

154

134

13C

126

156

136

135

156

137

189

109

109

109

109

ioe

110

110

118

106

96

93

98

98

74

-

y«u> Rnnoff in "ean acre-feet

69.0 3,630

7.0 417

7.0 430

958- 679i 800

7.0 430

7.0 403

7.0 490

68.7 5,750

186 11,570

> 103 6,110

193 11,860

147 9,020

117 > 6,990

76.5 54,880

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time basis! Pacific war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 125

poise River near Twin Springs, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°40', long. 115°44', In sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 6

 ETTlTquarter of a mile upstream from Birch Creek, it mile's upstream from flow line . 

of Arrowrock Reservoir, 4 1 miles downstream from Twin springs, and'13 miles upstream 

from Arrowrock.

Drainage area.- 830 square .miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 1,109 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,-3,800 secondf-feet May 15 (gage'helght, 5.30

 feet)t minimum dally, 240 second-feet Dec. 28.

1911-44: Maximum discharge, 10,300 seconck-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 8.30 

feet), from rating curve extended above S.OOO second-feet; minimum, 133 second-feet 

Dec. 15, 16, 1935 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

Remarks..- Records excellent except those below 300 second-feet, which are good, and those

 roT~i5erlods of'ice effect or no gage-height record,'which are fair. Ho diversions or 

regulation.

Discharge, ID second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

404

399

394

394

394

404

440

404

399

410

564

596

491

458

440

440

428

422

428

428

458

470

470

484

526

519

505

604

684

628

566

Nov.

491

453

491

748

, 1,080

756

604

588

596

572

564

540

533

519

512

498

512

498

498

512

498

477

470

470

458

422

372

377

422

428

Dec.

477

464

-> 452

452

440

399

351

b420

351

283

bSOO

bS20

b320

bSSO

b340

b350

b380

b400

b450

b50O

498

470

440

422

423

399

321

«b240

298

b470

477

Jan.

428

440

b360

b250

b320

b410

bSSO

a310

aSOO

a310

aSSO

8.340

b360

b390

*b420

b450

b440

b420

b380

b360

b350

bS70

b390

b410 bseo

bS50

bS20

b290

b340

bS60

366

Month

October .......................

November ........'..............

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January . . .

Pebruary

March .........................

April .........................

Juns ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Watsr year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

399

 382

377

377

366

399

446

428

440

382

347

351 347-

388

377

360

360

351

334

313

355

366

351

342

342

338

334

334

361

_

-

Second-, 

foot-days

14,641

 15,964

12,242

713,665

11,274

10,637

13,554

33,388

68,680

58,320

25,479

11,067

8,872

234,113

Mar.

342

334

338

366

355

342

334

366

404

477

477

452

464

a 410

a 430

a500

a 540

a580

572

540

477 453

484

477

440

434

382

377

 434

470

493

Maximum

684

1,080

500

8,480

450

446

580

1,770

3,580

2,750

1,630

491

347

3,580

Apr.

604

748

933

1,190

1,360

1,240

1,170

1,130

1,040

1,040

1,120

1,620

1,190

1,090

996

960

S97

852

816

852

816

924

1,040

,1,280

1,390

1,300

1,340

1,4OO

1,580

1,770

-

May

1,900

1,700

1, 550

1,580

1,780

2,120

2,470

2,430

2,320

2,210

2,240

2,390

2,800

3,210

3,580

3,400

3,100

2,670

2,320

2,020

1,890

1,360

1,720

1,590

1,510

1,510

1,590

1,750

2,030

2,580

2,370

Minimum

394

372

240

240

260

313

334

604

1,500

1,540

477

294

273

240

June

2,750

2,410

2,330

2,110

1,980

1,990

2,000

2,150

2,210

1,980

1,940

1,830

1,830

1,870

1,870

1,900

1,330

1,720

1;700

1,300

1,990

1,670

1,820

1,840

1,970

1,970

1,890

1,690

1,54P

1,540

-

Mean

472

532

395

1,955

364

367

437

1,113

2,215

1,944

822

357

296

776

July

1,630

1,540

1,350

1,230

1,170

1,130

1,060

996

951

933

888

834

793

772

740

" 716

692

668

652

700

660

620

604

880

556

533

519

493

491

477

491

Per 

square 

mile

0.569

.641

.476

2.36

.439

.442

.527

1.34

2.67

2.34

.990

.430

.367

.935

Aug.

491

491

477

458

434

416

399

388

377

366

360

351

342

338

338

338

334

326

330

' 330

321

321

313 309'

309

309 '

309

302

298

298

294

Sept.

291

326

330

321

306

298

291

237

283

280

276

280

276

273

283

294

347

326

317

309

302

298

291

287

283

283

280

.280

283

291

~

Runoff

Inches

0.66

.72

.55

32.00

.61

.48

.61

1.50

3.08

2,61

1.14

.50

.40

12.76

Acre-feet

29,040

31,660

24,280

1,416,000

22', 360

21,100

26,880

66.220

136,200

115,700

50,540

21,950

17,600

563,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a He gage-height record] discharge computed on basia of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records fcr Arronrook Reservoir and other stations in Boise River Basin. ' 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. \ 

Tine basts; Mountain mar time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
126 BOISE RIVER BASIN

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho *

Location.- Graduations on upstream face of dam on Boise River, lat. 43°36', long. 115°55',

 In' E& sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Arrowrock, 22 miles by road east of Boise. Datum 

of gage Is at mean sea level (surveys of Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 2,210 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 299,000 acre-feet my 1? (elevation,

 3,iilB.4 feet); minimum observed, 10,940 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,034.0 feet).

1917-44: Maximum contents observed, 300,900 acre-feet May 4, 5, 1939 (elevation, 

3,219.0 feet); no usable contents during period In each of several years when sluice 

gates were open and natural flow was passing through reservoir.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by gravity-section concrete-arch dam completed In 1915 and

 rMB'e'd 5 feet in 1937; storage began In 1915. Capacity, 291,600 acre-feet between 

elevations 2,956 feet (11 feet below center line of sluice gates, 8.5 feet below sill) 

and 3,216 feet (crest of movable spillway at highest position). Dead storage negligible. 

Figures given herein represent total contents (Including bank storage), which, project 

officials state, may have been reduced as much as 5,000 to 6,000 acre-feet by the deposition of silt. Water Is used for Irrigation of lands In Boise Valley. Oage read 

once dally about 8 a.m.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and yield table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

68,600

60,650

58,680

56,760

54,600

52,020

50,590

48,830

46,900

44,700

42,780

41,520

39,720

38,510

37,140

36,650

36,410

35,930

37,540

39,27O

41,250

43,230

45,200

47,100

49,270

51,360

53,560

55,920

.58,560

61,170

63,610

Mov.

65,590

67,800

69,750

71,700

74,960

78,740

81,500

83,900

36,000

88,460

90,700

92,940

95,020

97,200

99,240

101,300

103,300

104,300

105,500

105,700

106,200

106,700

107,400

108,100

108,400

109,300

109,400

109,100

108,400

107,600

-

Dec.

106,700

106,600

106,400

106,200

105,900

105,700

105,400

104,700

104,500

104,800

105,000

105,400

185,700

106/000

107,400

108,800

110,100

111,800

113,600

115,400

117,200

119,300

121,100

122,800

124,700

126, 400

123,000

129,100

130,000

131,400

133,200

Jan.

136,000

136,600

133,400

139,800

140,800

142,000

143,600

144,800

146,000

147,000

148,200

149,400

150,600

152,000

153,700

155,400

157,100

159,000

160,400

161,900

163,400

164,600

165,900

167,600

169,100

170,500

172,000

173,300

174,600

176,000

177,300

Feb.

178,600

180,100

182,100

183,500

185,300

136,700

137,600

188,300

188,800

189,200

133,500

187,800

187,100

186,400

186,000

186,200

186,200

186,200

186.400

136,400

186,400

1E(7,400

189,000

190,400

192,000

193,400

194,300

195,000

195,000

-

Mar.

195,000

195,000

195,000

195,000

195,000

195,200

195,200

196,200

195,000

195,600

195,900

196, 400

196,900

197,600

197,900

197,400

197,900

198,600

199,300

200,000

200,700

301,000

301,200

303,600

305,500

207,500

209,500

211,000

212,300

214,500

216,300

Apr.

219,300

222,100

225,600

230,200

234,100

238,800

242,700

246,400

250,600

254,600

258,200

262,200

266,800

270,300

272,900

274,700

276,200

277,100

 277,100

277,400

277,700

278,600

280,700

283,100

286,700

239,100

291,300

292,500

293,800

294,700

~

May

295,300

895,300

294,700

£94,400

804,400

£95,000

295,900

£96,600

896,600

896,800

296,200^

896,800

996,600

297,800

298,100

298,700

899,000

293,400

898,400

298,400

297,800

297,500

896,900

295,600

893,800

891,900

890,000

889,100

888,500

289,100

291,600

June

894,100

895,900

896,900

897,500

897,800

897,800

297,800

297,800

298,100

298,400

898,100

297,800

297,800

297, BOO

297,800

897,800

897,800

897,500

897,800

297,200

297,500

297,500

297,500

897,800

897,800

897,800

297,200

297,800

896,900

295,300

July

893,600

291,600

289,100

886,700

283,700

881,000

877,700

874,100

270,000

866,800

262,200

257,900

253,700

249,200

844,.SOO

240,300

236,200

831.500

227,100

222,400

218,800

214,000

210,000

805,500

801,800

197,600

193,100

188,800

184,600

180,400

176,400

Aug.

172,400

168,600

166,100

161,600

157,700

154,800

150,200

146,200

143,000

139,400

135,400

131,400

127,400

123,400

119,300

115,400

111,500

107,700

104,000

100,400

97,O30

93,580

90, £60

86,750

83,160

79,440

75,940

72,080

68,060

63,770

59,160

Seirt.

54,600

60,460

46,600

42,690

38,840

38,190

38,110

37,870

37,460

37,060

36,570

36,090

32,430

89,330

26,190

82,990

19,980

17,190

16,880

16,880

16,790

16,790

16,780 le, no

16,790

16,340

16,880

15,100

13,100

10,940

~

Monthly elevation and contents, t>«ter year October 1945 to September 1944

Date

Deo. 31....................

Sept . 30 ....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

3,151.1

_

3 21V* 2

3,034.0

Contents 

(acre-feet)

133,200

_

10,940

Change In contents 

during month 

(aore-f eat )

_

+25,600

+44,400

+44,100

 748,220

t Elevation at about 3 a.m.

Time baala; Mountain mar time. To convert war tine to standard tine, "~"'hour.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 127

Boise River at Bowling Ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°35L', long. 115°58', In sec. IS, T. 3 N., R. 4 E. 

at cowling Ranch, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Moore Creek and 4 miles 

downstream from Arrowrock.

Drainage area.- 2,220 square miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 2,231 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 second-feet May 16 (gage 

Height, eT&e Teet); minimum. 3 second-feet about Jan. 6 (gags height, 0.79 foot from 

recorded range In stage); minimum dally, 5 second-feet Jan. 26, 27.

1911-44: Maximum discharge, 18,800 second-feet Apr. 20. 1943 (gage height, 9.93 

feeth minimum, 2 second-feet several days in 1935, 1936. 1939, 1941, and on Oct. 24, 

26, 1942; minimum gage height, 0.62 foot Nov. 21, 22, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of staff-gage reading and those 

peiow 20 seaond-feet, which .are fair. Flow regulated by Arrowi*ock Reservoir 

(see p. 126).

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Water District No. 12A.

Discharge, in second-feet, water-year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

11

12

13

14is?

16

17

19

20

21

24

25

26

27

28

30

31

Oct.

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,780

1.S40

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,720

1,590

1,330

1,080

1,070

620

9

6

S

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

7

14

22

Nov.

S

7

S

12

10

9

9

9

9

9

10

9

S

S

8

'8

1SS

354

772

874

700

639

639

639

639

748

946

hi, 060

hi, 160

bl,280

-

Dec.

hl.280

hi, 180

hi, 060

hi, 060

hi, 060

hl.OfiO

hi, 060

hi, 060

6730

h502

h502

h502

h502

0240

eSO

hlO

hlO

MO

hlO

hlO

hlO

hlO

10

10

10

S

8

bfl

hfl

bfl

bfl

Jan.

h7

h7

h7

h7

h7

h7

b.6

ha

bS

bio

hlQ

hlO

hlO

hlO

8

8

t

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

S

5

6

6

6

6

6

Feb.

6

7

7

S

145

380

425

646

883

1,020

1,070

1,070

1,060

.1,060

964

772

780

780

788

7SS

568

9

7

7

7

125

597

618

748

-

Month

Deceober. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January . .

March . April

Mav

Jxin*

Jtaly............................v..........

September. .................................

 ater year 1943-44 .......................

Mar.

796

788

796

796

796

796

796

796

796

796

796

796

804

804

804

804

85S

874

374

874

883

883

592

10 S

S

S

7

8

7

S

Apr.

S

7

7

99

266

320

524

209

114

203

535

400

534

796

. 1,020

1,160

1,410

1,660

1,720

1,720

1,630

1,170

1,020

1,080

1,360

1,660

1,910

2,420

. 2,900

5,440

-

Secondfoot-days

23,701

10,779

11,976

1J 621, 781

14,933

16,442

30,837

142,560

115,970

108,870

79,840

39,986

604,105

May

5,830

3,830

5,540

3,350

5,540-

3,950

4,660

4,990

4,990

4,770

4,770

4,770

5,100

5,940

6,710

6,640

6,580

5,690

4,990

4,560

4,240

4,240

4,240

4,240

4,130

4,050

4,030

5,930

5,830

4,030

4,240

Maxima

1,840

1,280

1,280

18,800

10

1,070

3,440

4,660

5,930

2,990

2,660

6,840

June

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,130

4,030

5,930

5,930

4,030

4,550

4,440

4,240

3,930

3,630

5,830

5,830

5,830

3,830

3,640

3,440

5,440

5,750

5,730

5,640

5,640

3,640

5,640

3,640

5,440

5,440

5,730

, -

Minimum

6

S

S

6

6

7

7

5,440

2,990

2,260

555

5

July

5,930

3,630

5,830

3,730

3,750

3,750

3,750

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,730

3,730

3,830

3,730

3,640

3,540

3,640

3,640

3,540

3,440

3,440

3,550

3,350

3,350

3,260

3,170

3,170

3,170

3,060

3,080

2,990

Aug.

2,990

2,900

2,820

 2,740

2,660

2,660

2,650

2,570

2,650

2,660

2,650

2,650

2,740

2,740

2,660

2,670

2,570

2,670

2,340

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,340

2,540

2,540

2,420

2,570

2,660

2,740

2,650

Mean

926

559

586

4,169

515

695

1,028

5,844

1,355

1,661

Sept.

2,650

2,870

2,570

2,490

1,620

676

692

716

764

732

724

1,800

2,120

2,060

2,080

2,050

1,980

1,510

684

692

676

639

618

683

866

866

1,010

1,410

1,470

1,630

Runoff in 

acre-feet

56,930

21,380

23,750

3,018,000

29,620

61,160

230,000

217,900

166,400

79,310

1,198,000

e (tag* reading not representative of average for dayj discharge computed on basis of information 

regarding gate changes at Arrowrock Dim as furnished by Board of Control for Boise.project, 

h OOaputed from staff-gage reading. 

Ti»e basisi Mountain mar tins. To convert war tl»e to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
128 BOISE RIVER BASIN' 

Boise River at Boise, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37', long. 116°13', In SWi sec. 10, T. 3 N., 

RT"2~E., at Capitol Boulevard Bridge at Boise. Datum of gage Is 2,675.46 feet above 

mean sea level (datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army - Boise River Surveys). 

Prior to Dec. 30, 1943, datum of gage was 0.09 foot lower.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939 (gage heights only), February 1940 to 

septemoer ia44.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,030 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 5.68 

reet;; minimum, 11 second-feet Dec. 13, 14 (gage height,.2.26 feet); minimum dally, 

12 second-feet Dec. 13, 14. v

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet Apr. 20, 1943 (gage height, 10.00 

feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 7 second-feet Dec. 16, 1942 (gage height, 

1.79 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum dally, 8 second-feet War. 8-15, 

Dec. 6, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 28 to 'Jan. 3, which are fair. Flow regulated 

oy Arrowrock Reservoir (see p. 126). New York, Rldenbaugh, and several smaller 

canals divert between Moore Creek and this station.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 4 to Key 7)

Oat. 1 to Dec. 27

2.2 6 3,0 182

2.3 14 3,4 370

2.4 26 3.8 600

2.6 '69 . 4.3 1,030

! 2.8 108

' Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

2.4 11 3.6 320

2.6 18 4.0 700

2.7 32 4.5 1,500

3.0 77 6.0 2,600

3.3 165 &.7 4,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

498

616

540

634

604

616-

610

504

498

493

616

496

436

376

350

174

97

97

135

100

105

US

125

128

125

122

123

126

168

183

1S3

Nov.

162

133

122

150

320

280

212

174

153

160

142

139

J.32

US

113

118

125

442

670

997

830

726

726

726

588

132

43

29

26

25

-

Dec.

24

22

19

16

16

IS

16

13

16

14

13

13

12

12

72

86

115

103

118

118

125

128

126

122

122

122

89

e60

e60

680

e!20

Jan.

ellS

ellO

e85

29

68

106

77

77

73

73

77

77

64

88

96

86

91

88

84

32

82

34

93

93

86

93

82

69

88

79

100

Feb.

103

117

126

161

130

36

28

22

23

18

IS

17

17

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

15

127

129

126

133

106

34

26

16

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January, ,

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

« * May... __

.....................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

21

20

20

21

20

20

IS

18

IS

19

19

18

16

14

16

16

16

20

17

16

14

14

14

216

226

196

. 174

161

170

196

230

Apr.

1

1

Secondfoe t-days

9,383

l!991

1,196,236

2,614

1,624

1,971

12,047

67,690

39,265

30,902

18 ,082

18,763

196,944

284

327

3S2

193

64

40

366

284

284

266

876

438

486

366

206

206

441

450

450

441

341

255

230

220

255

398

606

866

,13O

,500

-

May

1,790

1,750

1,300

940

910

1,170

1,810

2,310

2,210

1,990

1,610

4

,850

,010

2,700

3,500

3,870

3,690

3,030

2,230

1,630

1,340

1,250

1,360

1,320

1,300

1,320

1,360

1,640

1,480

1,460

1,460

Maximum

540

997

128

20,500

116

161

330

1,500

3,870

1

KOf\ OOw

1,370

764

740

3,870

June

1,460

1,460

1,620

1,410 i,2QO

1,080

1,030

1,030

1,460

1,580

1,430

1,390

1,340

1,300

1,410

1,620

1,640

1,300

1,070

956

1,170

1,390

1,460

1,200

1,240

1,620

1,860

1,800

1,030

1,270

-

Minimum

97

25

12

12

29

14

14

40

910

965

787

341

166

12

July

1,370

1,340

1,290

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,070

1,050

1,060

1,020

926

926

985

910

850

336

888

896

865

865

836

794

794

727

781

768

Aug.

764

?27

J64

388

692

598

(

1

1

304

580

580

604

628

.

158

576

{88

700

700

(

(

383

362

340

407

383

562

541

541

362

38S

4

r

132

316

168

roo

764

Mean

303

287

64,2

3,276.

84.3

66,0

63,6

402

1,861

1,309

997

683

426

538

Sept.

740

714

688

688

664

604

688

628

638

668

676

688

441

341

387

914

380

284

890

908

890

866

236

886

174

166

166

178

196

198

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

16,610

17,080

8,960

2,371,000

6,180

3,280

3,910

23,890

114,400

77,880 '

61,890

36,870

28,380

390,600

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of flow In river below Moore 

Creek leaa diversions. 

Time baaisr Mountain war time. To convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1 boor*
BOISE RIVER BASIN , 

Boise River at Notus, Idaho

ocatlon.- Water-stage "recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 

k. 4 w., 360 yards upstream from steel highway b 

of Notus, and 7 miles northwest of Oaldwell. Datum 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. 3. Army ditum

129

116°48', In SEi sec. 34, T. 5 N., 

Idge, a quarter of a mile southeast 

of gage Is 8,288.55 feet above 

- Boise River Surveys).

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1920-22, 1924-44), 1,385 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 second-feet Ifey 16 (gage height, 4.43

 reet); minimum, 22 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 0.13 foot); minimum dally, 24 

second-feet ifey 7.

1920-44: Maximum discharge, 20,500 second-feet Apr. 20, 1943 (gage height, 10.43 ' 

feet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 18, 21, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of nb gage-height record, which are fair,

 'Station Is below all large diversions for irrigation In Boise Valley; many diversions 

above. Flow regulated by Arrowrock Reservoir (spe p. 125).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octaber 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

298

301

896

273

898

381

374

416

403

390

444

684

698

632

608

608

608

468

463

584

680

614

668

696

674

668

650

666

716

749

736

Nov.

704

668

638

668

686

768

742

680

638

614

602

608

60S

579

666

634

645

662

314

1,150

1,420

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,200

966

704

f5B4

a650

0550

"

Dec'.

> a660

684

596

608

686

626

638

626

632

632

626

614

579

668

568

579

Jan.

602

608

696

566

589

661

534

608

, 608

529

508

SOS

518

S13

589

589

646

646

640

589

589

624

540

668

645

589

529

503

503

503

498

Feb.

613

624

668

590

620

614

545

508

513

482

463

468

468

472

463

448

444

434

430

42S

430

43C

498

 634

556

566

534

477

463

_

"

Month

October

December. ..........................:.......

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

March.

toril......................................

fiy........................................

June. . ..... ,

July. ......................................

Augttot . .

September . .............................. .^ .

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

456

444

439

478

458

439

486

426

430

453

448

434

426

408

481

416

418

425

481

416

403

399

408

408

551

684

 568

546

534

640

561

Apr

£

e

i

6

4

3

3

',

4

4

3

'.

S

6

4

4

j

5

3

4

S

:

]

3

:

:

!

t

Secondfoot-daya

23,000

17,884

1,135,646

~16 645"

14,434

U 998

21,059

998

8,795

164,764

BB

[)2

SB

BO

72

99

74

M!

72

34

re

38

36

96

98

12

43

H

11

12

[OB

33

Tfl

46

63

39

50

SI

46

38

-

May

742

863

632

216

64

28

24

174

482

354

1S3

121

130

403

1,200

1,880

1,880

1,780

1,080

603

276

147

92

78

74

65

66

64

99

92

155

Maximum

638

20,500

680

1,480

36

1S1

1,880

June

368

503

931 i,oio

762

603

370

166

788

875

1,110

1,420

1,240

1,100

1,240

1,330

1,330

1,150

888

608

412

684

704

477

314

263

888

144

108

76

-

Minimum

634

88

486

399

76

86

26

38

84

July

70

78

77

73

68

66

34

30

30

31

41

38

26

27

30

41

58

46

48

45

49

58

52

63

48

37

31

38

31

30

34

Aug.

34

32

34

34

33

33

33

31

33

33

35

36

38

36

31

32

33

, 36

33

36

34

, 34

32

29

27

86

26

88

89

30

30

Mean

767 ,

577

3,111

498

457

708

44 .B

32.C

93. S

483

Sept.

32

33

35

35

35

36

36

38

36

32

36

34

33

41

40

101

119

126

188

143

146

156

166

178

181

176

171

1S3

147

169

~ ,

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

32,680

45,680

35,470

2,863,000

32,820

28,630

28,090

23,800

27,830

41,770

2,760

1,970

5,640

, 307,000

a Io gage-height recordi diaoharge computed on baaia of record for atation at Boiae.

f Coopnted on baaia of partly estimated gage-height record.

Timeoaalai Mountain war time. To convert war time to atandaxd time, subtract 1 hour.
130 BOISE RIVER BASIN

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho

Twenty-seven principal canals and several small farm laterals divert water from Boise. 

River for Irrigation below mouth of Moore creek and between gaging stations at Bowling 

Ranch and Notus. Records for years 1919-44 are available; record of dally diversions after. 

1915 on file In office of Idaho State Reclamation Engineer.

Dally gage-height records obtained, frequent discharge measurements made, a,nd records 

summarized under direction of W. E. Welsh, watermaster for Boise River.

Diversions, In acre-feet, from Boise River below Moore Creek and between 

Bowling Ranch and Notus gaging stations during irrigation season of 1944

Canal

Main canal cf Bureau of Reclamation (New York)................ «611,400

Penitentiary.......... ....................................... 1,750

Ridenbaugh.................................................... 125,100

Bubb (South Boise Mutual Irrigation Co.)...................... 4,300

Consumers Water Corp. (Cruzen)................................. 5,840

Boise City Canal Co.(Ho. 1)................................... 3,870

Settlers Irrigation District.................................. 39.730

Thunnan Hill................................................. 1 9,590

Farmers Union Ditch Co. (Includes Boise Valley Irrigation

Canal Co. diversion)........................................ 44,940

New Union Ditch Co.(Little Onion)............................. 3,800

New Dry Creek Ditch Co........................................ 17,430

Ballantlne Ditch Co........................................... 3,580

Eagle Island Canals (7)....................................... 12,360

Jttddleton Irrigation Association (Klddleton Water Co.)........ 39,800

Middle mil ditch (after July 10 combined with mddleton

Irrigation Association)..................................... -11.030

Phyllla....................................................... 34,560

Eureka Water Co. (No. 1)...................................... 7,900

Pioneer Ditch Co. (little Pioneer)............................ 7,190

Canyon County Water Co........................................ 18,550

Caldwell High line............................................ - 20,860

Riverside Irrigation District, Ltd. (No. 2)................... 41,340

Farmers Cooperative Ditch Co.................................. 70,200

Canyon Ditch Co. (Campbell)................................... '4,390

Selbenberg Cooperative Ditch Co............................... 2,470

Pioneer-Dixie Ditch Co......................«................. 15,810

Eureka Ditch Co. (No. 2)...................................... 11,730

Upper Center Point............................................ 4,090

Lower Center Point............................................ 4,870

Miscellaneous................................................. 6,980

Total....................................................... 1,239,000

* Total aa furnished by watermaster from a separate computation made 

for operational purposes and may differ slightly from the quantity 

computed by Geological Survey at raid of year and published as New York 

Canal near Barber (see 135).

Diversion

Combined monthly discharge of canals diverting from Boise River, Idaho, 

during irrigation season of 1944

Discharge In seeond-feet

Mean

Runoff In 

aore-feet

June......

July......

August....

September.

3,365

5,668

5,337

4,573

3,632

3,820

24

3,746

3,868

3,657

2,688

1,176

1,400

5,080

4,583

4,245

3,146

1,938

The period.

83,640

312,300

273,000

261,000

193,400

115,300

1,239,000
BOISE RIVER BASIN 131

South Fork Boise River at Anderson Ranch Dam, Idaho

Location.- water-stage recorder,.lat. 43°20', long. 115°29', in SWi sec. 11, T. 1 S., 

R7~5TJ., 600 feet upstream from Dixie Creek, ll miles downstream from Anderson 

Ranch Seservolr, and 2£ miles northwest of Bennett -(Dixie store).

Drainage area.- 992 square miles (including that of Dixie Creek).

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1944 (Include flow of Dixie Creek).

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 3,080 second-feet May 15; aaxlmum gage height,

 8.MU feet Jan. 10 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 184 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 10 

(gage height, 2.25 feet); minima? dally, 494 second-feet Sept. 15. 

" 1943-44: Maximum discharge, 9,100 second-feet Apr. 17, 1943 (gage height, 10.06 " 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 1944; minimum daily, that of Sept. 15, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

 some water stored In Little Caroas Reservoir and diverted for irrigation of about 

5,000 acres of land in vicinity of Mountain Home. Flow regulated by Andersofl Ranch 

Reservoir, now under construction.

Cooperation.- water-stage recorder Inspected by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Out, 1 to HOT. 6 Her. 6 to Sept. SO

2.6 

8.8 

S.O 

3.8 

9.6

846

394

480

630

706

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

385

447

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6

60S

776

1,060

1,440

5.0 

6.6 

0.3

1,880

2,440

3,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1048 te Septeober 1944

Day

.1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

i8

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

88

29

30

31

Oct.

276

876

870

267

271

882

296

888

878

886

396

410

361

342

333

389

380

315

389

389

376

376

356

400

416

400

396

484

694

456

410

Nov.

see

347

S70

608

. 681

688

489

434

447

489

480

411

411

406

398

394

394

394

394

398

394

390

see

3B2

373

365

354

331

360

348

-

Dee.

396

369

306

365

367

338

312

«373

296

878

840

860

270

270

860

890

890

310

350

396

394

377

338

348

348

300

860

840

860

300

360

Jan.

386

366

300

£50

300

350

,

> 330

1

'

Month

October

Hovetiber ....... .^ ... f. ........

Qgcenber ......................

Calendar year .........

January .......................

February .......................

'March .........................

April .........................

May...........................

June ...........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .......'..............

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Peb.

340

350

350

340

*331

338

353

350

960

316

880

860

870

300

300

898

306

308

898

866

898

309

306

296

318

see

895

896

302

_

-

Secondtoo t-days

10,854

18,199

9,906

_

10,681

8,986

11,62(5

30,060

61,380

49,860

19,478

8,847

6,650

839,197

Mar.

896

881

895

383

306

886 272'

308

338

390

373

361

363

334

318

353

408

468

491

468

416

416

*447

458

,398

394

367

350

390

467

546

Maxima

624

AA1 Owj

see

_

363

CJO O4C

1,760

8,960

8,160

I

OfU ,JSUU

567

846

8,960

Apr.

 647

704

854

1,020

1,090

1,050

973

969

868

S64

936

1,860

1,050

938

840

840

769

740

716

769

770

847

910

1,130

1,260

1,180

1,830

1,360

1,060

1,760

-

May

1,860

1,640

1,470

1,600

1,670

2,010

8,840

8,810

8,140

8,080

8,080

8,090

8,370

8,670

8,950

8,980

8,780

8,420

8,130

1,920

1,760

1,740

1,680

1,480

1,480

1,590

1,480

1,640

1,740

8,030

8,800

Minimum

oftff BWI

8551

840

_

850

260

278

647

1,390

1,180

367

810

194

194

June

8,180

8,010

1,910

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,690

1,74O

8,100

1,840

1,790

1,730

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,650

1,640

1,480

1,670

1,640

1,680

1,490

1,470

1,630

1,600

1,490

1,540

1,810

1,160

-

Mean

349

407

380

_

941

310

376

1,008

I

Qfifl VBV

1 648

698

866

388

664

July

1,800

1,140

1,040

973

936

868

8E7

776

786

716

681

641

619

586

559

698

617

001

518

. 617

618

476

447

434

411

406

416

390

377

861

367

Per 

square 

 lie

n v#«H3)» XR&

.410

.383

_

.344

.318

.376

1.01

g QQ

1.66

.633

.868

.884

.659

Aug.

363

357

567

350

334

383

309

306

898

886

281

878

858

846

£49

849

937

834

831

834

234

834

831

' 281

882

886

888

886

819

919

222

Sept.

819

281

. 837

837

831

886

819

808

803

197

800

800

197

800

194

197

882

843

*46

846

846

834

. 831

 BBS

886

see

819

888

228

849

"

Runoff

Inches

0.41

> ,46

.37

_

.40

.94

.44

1.13

3.30

1.88

.78

.31

.86

8,99

Acre-feet

21,490

24, SCO

19,6*0

.

80,090

17,830

28,0*0

69,600

181,700

97,710

58,830

J.6,360

 13,190

474,400

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

"pte.- Stage-discharge relation affeeted by ioe Dee. 11-19, 86-31, Jan. 3 to Feb. 4, Feb. 

" " ----- HauntaIn war time. To convert war time te etandapd time, subtract 1 hear.
13S BOISE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Boise River near Lenox, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°30', long. 115°41', In sec. 24, T. 8 N., R. 6 E. 

i4 miies upstream from Smith Creek, 4 miles upstreainTrom flow line of ArrowrocK 

Reservoir, 4 miles west of discontinued Lenox post office, 13 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 17 miles upstream from Arrowrock Dam.

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 965 second-feet.

Extremes.-'Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 6..Q8 

reet); minimum, 193 second-feet Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

1911-44: Maximum discharge, 9,550 second-feet Apr. 17, 1943 (gage height, IQjQB 

feet); minimum, 111 second-feet Aug; 10, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.68 feet 

Sept. 5-7, 1931. '

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

rair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some water stored in 

Little Comas Reservofr and diverted for Irrigation of about 5,000 acres of land In 

vicinity of Mountain Home.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Water District No, 12A.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

' 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.

a330

a330

a320

a320

a320

a330

a380

a 350

344

348

399

490

440

419

407

403

399

395

891

395

431

448

440

460

477

477

464

481

583

542

498

Nov.

464

419

423

490

705

641

502

464

490

481

469

469

460

452

448

448

452

436

436

436

436

436

431

4E7

423

419

395

363

391

371

-

Dec.

427

427

403

407

403

395

344

«S83

365

252

270

280

290

290

300

300

320

360

395

415

.431

419

383

375

375

350

270

25O

270

306

356

Jan.

403

387

356

270

320

> 370

340

352

369

352

344

^

} 540

'

Month

October .....>.................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ..................'....

March .........................

April .........................

May...........................

June ...........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

N Water year 1943.44 ..........

Feb.

359

383

383

*3S7

379

383

399

403

407

371

336

300

290

S30

330

320

330

340

332

aSOO

a330

a350

0360

0340

a350

a330

a340

a340

a350

_

-

. Seccnd- 

.foct-days

12,811

 t * ftrtrt J.O jO t f

10,799

679,682

11,073

10,142

13,445

31,474

63 ,410

50,260

20,825

 * o O jOOT oocr

6,866

253,669

Mar.

aS60

0330

a360

a370

a360

R340

a320

a350

aS90

a440

a420

a410

«403

391

371

3*65

469

642

560

642

498

481

602

533

485

466

436

407

436

520

588

Maxlnun

582

708

431

9,170

403

407

688

1,780

3,060

2

00/S 9 cKU

1,810

396

262

3,060

Ajpr.

705

768

900

1,080

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,020

960

930

960

1,280

1,140

1;020

930

930

872

823

784

846

846

872

930

1,080

1,320

1,210

1,240

1,360

r,650.

1,780

-

May

1,880

1,T40

 1,560

1,520

1,700

2,020

2,320

2,320

2,220

2,120

2,120

2,170

2,430

2,760

3,060

3,060

2,880

2,590

2,270

2,020

1,830

1»780

1,700

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,440

1,520

1,650

2,020

2,270

Minimum

320

369 280

&90

320

706

1,400

1,180

399

OO9 eefi

193

193

June

2,220

2,180

1,980

1,780

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,700

2,170

1,930

1,880

1,780

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,700 i,eeo

1,480

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,620

1,460

1,620

1,620

1,480

1,440

1,240

1,180

-

Mean

413

466

346

1,862

357

350

434

1,049

2,045

1,675

972

087

829

693

July

1,210

1,180

1,080

1,020

960

930

872

828

779

767

730

695

666

6S6

602

57?

565

647

642

< 647

666

629

498

481

464

448

462

440

423

411

399,

Per 

square 

Bile

0,379

.418

VI Q

i.GXV

1.71

i»3 28

 321

,398

 962 1 88

U64

.617

.268

.210

.636

Aug.

395

595

595

S87

379

' 363 ' 562

540

532

317

309

398

380

see

362

262

, 386

348

346

£42

242

3

1

i

-

348

342

342

338

328

388

328

328

322

226

Sept.

226

228

238

246

842

236

888

288

218

806

206

202

199

196

198

198

816

248

869

268

869

868

$46

246

238

896

891

.286

831

248

. 

Runoff

Inches

0.44

.47

.37

23.21

.38

.36

.46

1.07

2.16

1.71

.71

.30

.25

8"»66

Acre-feet

26,410

27,130

21,420

1,348,000

Off ttOA

ex pVOv

20,120

26,670

68,439

165,800

99,600

41,310

17,«SO,

IS, 620

609,800

« Winter disoharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Andersen Hawk Do.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affeoted by toe Dee. 11-18, 26-89, Jan. 4-80', 36^31, Feb. 12-17,

Mountain oar tine. To convert war tine to standard time, tubtraet 1 hour.
133 

v BOISE.RIVER BASIN

Little Games Canal at heading, near Bennett, Idaho '

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°21'30". long. 115°23'. In sec. 9, T. 1 S., R, 9 E., 400 

reet downstream from Little Camas Reservoir, 4 miles northeast of Bennett, and 22 

miles northeast of Mountain Home.

Records available.- June to November 1917, April 1924 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 58 second-Soot May 24-27, May 31 tp' 

june o (gage height, 2.18 feet); no flow during long periods. '

1917, 1924-44: Maximum discharge observed, 77 second-feet Apr. 27-30, May 1, S, 

9, 1924; no flow during nonlrrlgation seasons.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once dally. Canal diverts from Little'Camas Reservoir 

 (Sduth Fork Boise River drainage) In sec. 9, T. 1 S., "R. 9 E.,,and dischargesinto 

Long Tom Creek Basln> where water is stored in Long Tom Reservoir for Irrigation of 

5,000 acres of land near Mountain Home. No diversions above station. Flow regulated 

by head gates at Little Camas Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

P!7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

54

53

19

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

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

-

Month

October

Deceaber. ......................*............

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ... .....

March.

toril......................................

lay.................. .....................

June . .......... July . . .... ....... ......... ..... .

Augu 

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

0

0 .

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a5

alO

alO

10

13

13

a!3

13

13

18

18

alS

Apr.

18

22

22

26

a26

25

27

26

34

33

37

37

37

41

41

29

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a7

17

22

22

32

~

Secondfoot-days

0

4,449

0

0

154

582

1,593

1,199

. 1,469

1,638 

1,113

7,874

May

32

v 40

40

39

46

46

46

51

60

SO

50

50

50

SO

SO

SO

56

56

56

56

56

a56

56

58

53

53

58

57

57

57

58

Maximum

0

56

0

18

41

58

58

53

53 

53

58

June

58

58

68

58

68

58

53

58

57

53

53

53

53

62

53

62

54

54

a 55

56

57

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a9

-

Minimum

N 0

0

0

0

0

0

32

0

. S2 

0

0

July

22

22

27

. 27

31

37

46

47

47

53

53

53

62

53

53

53

53

53

52

53

53

53

53

62

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

Aug.

58

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53 - 53

a 62

62

53

53

53

52

53

53

53

53

a53

53

52

Mean

0

12.2

0

0

5.0

19.4

51.4

40.0

47.4

 52.8 

37.1

21.5

Sept.

53

52

S3

S3

52

51

51

51

SO

SI50

SO

SO

SO.

SO

50

50

. 48

48

**.

43

42

14

0 

0

0

0

o

0

J)

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

8,810

305

1,160 sjieo

2,380

3,250 

2,210

15,620

a Ho gage-height reeord; discharge computed on basis of reported change in gate opening. 

interpolated, 

Tine basis; Mountain Mar time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
134 BOISE RIVER BASIN

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°35', long. 115°59', In sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 4 E.. at bridge

 on Bbise-Arrowrock highway, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles southwest -of Arrowroek.

Drainage area.- 426 square miles.

Records available.- October 1914 to November 1915 (discharge measurements only), December 

'iyi& co septemoer 1944.

Average discharge..- 28 years (1916-44), 290 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 762 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height,

 y.yy feet); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, Sept. 10, 12-14* 

(gage height, 0.50 foot).

 1915-44: Maximum discharge, 6,610 second-feet Apr. 8, 1943 (gage height, 7.1 feet, 

from high-water mark); minimum observed, 7.9 seoond-feet Aug. 13-15, 17, 18, 1924.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally. No large diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Gage readings and two discharge measurements furnished by Water District 

No. 12A.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In fast, and discharge, 

In aecond-feat}

O.S 22 1.0 35 2.3 432 

.6 30 1,2 124 2.S 580 

.7 40 1.4 167 3.0 310 

.8 '63 1.7 241 

.9 68 2.0 326

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September

ted

1 

Z 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

'l6 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

60 

S3 

56 

56 

56

71 

73 

78 

68 

65

66 

65 

65 

65 

66

78 

91 

96 

104 

100

. 100 

96 

100 

145 

145 

IBS

Nov.

lie

96 

94 

145 

290

195 

145 

128 

120 

116

112 

112 

108 

103 

104

100 

98 

93 

93 

100

100 

96 

93 

93 

89

93 

93 

85 

85 

89

Dec.

*6 

100 

96 

96

96

89 

82 

93 

78 

48

40 

43 

48 

48 

50

53 

68 

82 

89 

100

104 

108 

102 

96 

108

100 

62 

43 

48 

78 

96

Jan.

100 

96 

71 

43 

65

78 

65 

62 

56 

56

59 

59 

68 

71 

93

78 

93 

82 

75 

71

68 

75 

85 

85 

75

78 

71

53 

71 

65 

75

Feb.

SS 

89 

1 96 

128 

1138

145 

200 

198 

176 

132

100 

96 

82 

96 

104

85 

100 

89 

96 

681

75 

108 

96 

89 

100

96

85 

96 

100

«"*" rot£3£s

Octc 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Fefar 

Marc 

Apr! 

.May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ober ......................

2,379 

3,385

2,445

leadar year 1943 ......!.. 237,449

tfitry .

1 .......................... ]

ember .....................

2,242 

3,122

5,327 

L4,785 

LI, 775 

6,780 

2,378 

906 

S69

ter year 1943-44. ......... 56,387

Mar.

104 

100 

104 

124 

120

104 

96 

112 

128 

210

200 

190 

181 

128

132

167 

205 

274 

274 

225

190 

185 

200 

236 

200

172 

154 

154 

, 181 

225 

252

HaxiBun

145 

290 

108

5,210

100 

200 

 274 

762 

602 

308 

128 

40 

38

762

Apr.

339 

365 

441 

525 

564

505 

432 

416 

401 

393

386 

657 

547 

505 

466

432 

401 

365 

345 

416

409 

505 

536 

624 

690

762 

547 

569 

569

613

May

602

525 

458 

432 

441

466 

515 

515 

475 

441

424 

424 

424 

441 

441

424 

390 

372 

401 

332

302 

296 

285 

268 

252

236 

236 

231 

225 

238 

263

Minimum

48

SS 

40

40'

43 

68 

96 

339 

225 

141 

40 

22 

22

22

June

279 

268 

302 

308 

252

225 

215 

200 

236 

220

285 

279 

252 

220

- 257

246 

263 

236 

210 

195

210 

241 

228 

193 

176

163 

163 

163

149 

141

Mean

76.7 

113 

78.9

651 .

72.3 

108 

172 

491 

380 

226 

76.5 

29.2 

29.0

154

1944

July

128 

120 

116 

112 

112

108 

104 

100 

96 

93

89 

85 

78 

75 

75

68 

65 

62 

62 

53

68 

62

59 

56

53

52 

50 

45 

43 

40 

43

Per 

square 

aile

0-180 

.265 

.185

1.53

.170 

.254 

.404 

1.15 

.892 

.531 

.180 

.069 

.068

.362

Aug.

40 

40 

40

, 38 

38

36 

34 

34 

32 

32

32 

30 

30 

30

28

28 

27 

26 

25 

25

25 

25 

25

S.4 

24

24

24 

24 

22 

22 

22

Sept.

22 

25 

27 

28 

29

28

27 

24 

24 

22

24

22 

22 

22 

24

25

H38

38

36 

36 

34 

32

34

3§D

32 

32

34

Runoff

Inches

0.21 

.SO 

.21

20.73

 20 

.27 

.47 

1.29 

1.03 

.59 

.21 

.08 

.08

4. 84

Acre-feet

4,720 

6,710 

4,850

470,900

4,450 

6,190 

10,570 

29.210 

23,360 

13,460 

4,700 

1.800 

1,780

111,700

fountain war tine. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 

New York 6anal near Barber, Idaho

135

Location,- water-stage recorder i-n trapezoidal concrete-lined canal section, lat. 43°3S'. 

long-. U6°07', In SEiNEi 809. 32, T. 3 N., ft. 3 E., 1 mile south of Barber and 1$ miles downstream from head gates at Boise River diversion" dam and power plant.

/ .

Records available,- February 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 2,750 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 8,96 , feet)} no flow for long periods during year.

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 2,890 second-feet May 5, 1939; maximum gage height, 

9.18 feet May 29, 1941; no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr; 3-15, Sept. 19, which are fair. Canal 

 diverts from Boise River In sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 8 miles below Hoore Creek, for 

irrigation of 166,396 acres Included In Boise project of Bureau of Reclamation and 'as 

a feeder canal for Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell (see p. 136); Flow regulated by 

head gates.

COOT eration.- Eleven discharge measuremente furnished by Board of Control for Boise project 

W*Water District No. 12A.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septenber 1944

Day

1

2

a

4 

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

2*

24

25

S6

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

942

970

946

950

936

988

936

967

1,070

1,100

1,090

1,140

1,130

1,050

1,040

1,060

1,060 

f786

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 6

Nov.

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

flS3

753

964

1,140

1,880

1,370

~

, Dec.

1,360

1,840

1,130

1,180 

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,130

937

588

516

536

540

f453

0

0

0 

0

i 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

.

Feb.

0

0

0

0

f49

603

598

 789

998

1,100

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,130

856

886 

862

S69

852

f672

0

0

0

0

f51

440

680

828

-_

-

Month

Deoenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

June i

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

886 8e3

890

911 

914

900

390

908

928

988

998

974

974

942

948

964

1,080 

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,100

1,090

f894

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

Apr.

0

0

&180

hSTO 

690

h60E

b275

h435

H212

h212

&210

h308

428 nWV

hi, 100

1,240

1,280 

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,650

1,370

1,180

1,280

1,480

1,600

1,030

1,750

1,940

2,100

-

Seoondfcct-days

18,840

460,015

*>O Q>IO

W f\Af*

. 66,440

17,536

384,586

Hay

8,800

8,880

8,320

2,330 

8,340

8,440

2,620

8,580

8,650

8,670

8,670

8,670

8,680

8,660

8,690

8,700

2,730 

8,720

 2,740

8,700

8,620

2,660

8,530

8,600

8,480

8,370

8,260

8,880

2,400

2,350

8,400

Maximum

1,360

8,740

S

rt*t\

8,320

1,830

1,480

8,740

a He gage-height record; discharge computed on baa IB cf records 1

June

2,560

8,590

8,550

8,600 

2,580

8,520

8,520

8,640

8,590

8,660

8,600

8,440

2,340

2,330

2,860

8,800

2,180 

8,180

8,160

. 2f2QQ

8,240

2,180

8,140

1,990

2,000

8,060

2,080

8,000

1,980

8,130

, ~

Minium*

0

0

S oftn

I

oon

0

0

'or Boise B

July .

8,180

8,180

2,180

8,210 

8,880

8,220

2,260

< 2,E60

2,270

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,320

2,280

2,240

2,220

2,210 

2,220

2,240

2,230

2,140

2,080

2,020

, 2,000

1,860

1,950

1,960

1,960

1,930

1,850

1,820

Aug.

1,830

1,830

1,770

1,730 

1,680

1,670

1,650

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,570

. 1,560

1,660

1,560

1,490

l',600

1,610 

1,490

1,410

1,430

1,470

1,490

1,630

1,660

* 1,670

1,580

1,500

1,510

1,560

1,510

1,500

Mean

414

1,260

678

1,061

Sept.

1,480

1,420

1,420

1.400 mi

1 0

0

0

0

0

0

fB67

1,290

1,260

1,300

1,300

1,240 

f799

a230

0

0

o

0

0

0

D

fSSS

783

828

694

 "

Runoff in 

aore-feet

25,470

912,600

137,400

131,800

96,760

24,380

762,900

Ivor at Boise, Boise

River near Arrowroek, and Moore Creek near Arrowock, or from Information furnished by Board of 

Control for Boise project.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record. '' h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Tine basla; Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
136 ROISE RIVER BASIN 

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho

Location.- staff gages attached to outlet structures at each end of reservoir. One gage 

 Is at lower embankment, Iat. 43°35', long. 116°45', In SB$ sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 3 W.,

5 miles south and 2 miles west of Caldwell; the other Is at upper embankment, Iat.

43°34', long. 116°39', In NWi sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 1 mile south and 4 mllss'

west of Namps. Datum of gage Is 2,500.5 fest above mean sea level (surveys of Bureau

of Reclamation).

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 177,700 acre-feet Apr. 27, 28 (gage 

height, 30.06 feet); minimum observed, 21,360 acre-feet Sept. 30.

1917-44: Maximum contents observed, 178,900 acre-feet Apr. 27, 28, 1922, Apr. 24, 

1932 (gage height, 30.18 feet); minimum observed, 5,390 acre-feet Oct. 22, 1924.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by two earth embankments; dams were complsted and storage 

Began In 1908. Capacity, 177,150 acre-feet, between gage heights 0.0 foot (sill of 

outlet gates') and 30.0 feet'(maximum operating level). Dead storage, about 13,000 

acre-feet. Below gage height 12.0 feet reservoir divides Into two pools. In addition 

to water received from local drainage, reservoir receives water from Boise River 

through New York Canal of Boise project. Water Is used for irrigation of lower project 

lands. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Board of Control tor 

'eoise project.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

'1211

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

2627

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46,370

45,330

45,4^0

45,080

44,760

44,500

44,230

43,970

43,970

44,340

44,870

45',29Q

46,100

46,910

47,500

48,980

61,350

63,660

55,570

56,100

56,270

56,680

56,980

57,210

57,450

57,810

68,100

58.280

58,58O

58,880

59,060

NOV.

59,060

59,060

59,420

59 , 660

59,780

60,020

60,200

60,320

60,620

60,750

60.S70

60,990

61,290

61,480

61,660

61,840

61,960

62,090

62,270

68,510

62,640

62,880

63,000

63,130

63,250

63,360

64,360

66,240

68,130

70,230

-

Dec.

72,620

75,180

77,560

79,920

82,090

84,570

86,160

88,190

89,960

91,890

93,320

94,330

95,060

96,150

97,100

97,470

97,470

97,470

97,540

97,760

97,840

97,840

97,840

97,840

97,840

97,S40

97,840

97,840

97,840

97,840

97,910

Jan.

97,910

97,910

97,910

97,910

97,980

98,060

9S, 060

98,060

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,130

98,060

9S, 060

98,060

98,060

98,060

98,060

98,060

98,060

98,060

98,060

Feb.

98,130

98,200

9S.720

96,790

93,870

99,090

99,460

100,400

101,600

103,000

104,600

106,700

108,700

111,100

113,100

115,400

117,000

118,500

119,900

121,800

122,900

124,000

124,500

124,500

124,500

124,500

124,500

124,500

125,400

_

-

liar.

126,700

128,100

129,600

131,200

132,700

134,200

135,700

137,100

138,700

140,100

141,600

143,100

144,500

146,000

147,500

148,900

150,400

158,000

153,600

155,100

156,400

157,700

159,100

160,400

160,600

160,400

160,100

159,800

159,500

159,400

159,200

tpr.

158,800

158,700

158,500

158,200

158,000

158,900

159,900

160,300

160,700

160,900

160,900

160,800

160,700

161,100

161,900

163,900

165,400

167,500

169,300

171,400

173,200

175,400

176,400

176,900

177,200

177,400

177,700

177,700

177,100

176,600

-

Hay

176,400

177,300

177,400

177,400

176,900

175,300

173,600

172,400

171,000

169,600

168,300

166,600

165,100

163,700

162,400

160,800

159,200

157,700

156,000

154,500

153,500

152,300

151,500

150,200

148,400

146,700

144,900

142,800

140,800

139,200

138,100

June

137,400

137,800

139,100

141,100

143,300

145,400

147,100

148,600

149, BOO

151,400

153,500

155,800

157,800

160,000

168,300

164,400

166,400

168,500

170,500

171,800

173,400

174,800

176,100

177,100

177,100

176,900

175,400

175,800

174,600

172,600

-

July

170,300

167,500

164,900

162,400

160,000

157,600

154,800

152,100

149,700

147,000

144,400

142,200

139,900

137,400

134,300

138,100

129,800

127,500

125,300

123,100

131,000

118,900

116,900

115,100

113,700

111,400

109,400

107,300

105,600

103,900

101,800

tag,.

100,100

98,130

96,370

94,620

92,600

91,030

89,390

87,630

86,090

84,290

62,640

61,140

79,780

77,900

75,900

74,120

72,230

70,420

68,380

66,610

64,800

62,880

61,290

59,420

57,690

55,860

54,290

52,690

50,880

49,210

47,500

Sept.

46,780

44,440

45,070

41,820

40,460

59,280-

38,160

37,040

56,850

34,850

34,000

32,540

31,280

30,160

29,210

28,230

27,480

26,730

26,070

25,550

24,860

24,410

23,960

23,400

22,990

22,510

22,470

22,240

21,680

21,360

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Calendar year 1943.

Water year 1943-44.

Gage height 

'(feet)

12.62 

14.85 

16.65 

20.67

-

20.89 

24.21 

28.11 

29.94 

25.72 

29.63 

21.19 

12.83 

(Upper). 7. 30 

(Lower) 7.20

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

46,370 

59,060 

70,230 

97,910

98,060 

125,400 

159,200 

176,600 

138,100 

172,600 

101,800 

47,500

21,360

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

4-12,690

+11,170 

+27,680

+6,170

+150 

+27,340 

+33,800 

+17,400 

-38,500 

+34,500 

-70,800 

-54,300

-26,140

-26,010

Time basis; Mountain 'war time. To convert war time to standard time.
f

MMJffiUR RIVER BASIN 137

Malheur River near Drewsey, oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°47', long. 118°20', In SEi sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 

 3&'ti., 300 feet downstream froffl crossing Of Burns-Ontario highway, half a mile downstream from Cottonwood creek, and 3 miles southeast of Drewsey. Datum of gage is

3,479.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 982 square miles. , v 

L*lf ! UO available.- CbVaJLjLCbU.LO* June *J U1U3 to UW December l/OVrOIUL/OJ. 1920, J*&fj\J f April rtf A 4.J. to'September UV Qt?y U<71UL/<7.L 1921, .L9&.L . tl fcWtC* X9o9 bO 56pu6MD@Z*

1844. April to September 1923, June 1926 to June 1939 at site 7 miles downstream. 

Records practically equivalent. 

Average 'discharge.- 18 years (1926-44), 153 second-feet.

Extremes.- KaxlSum discharge discharge during year. 1,200 second-feet secona-reet Mar. 10 (gage height, 6.94

 feet): minimum. 6.3 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

1920-21, 1923, 1926-44: Maximum discharge, 4,290 second-feet Feb. 27, 1940 (gage

height, 11.35 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet; no flow at

times. . Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and

 th6Se for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Several small Diversions above 

station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, ratter year 1943-44, except periods of ice 

effect or shifting control (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. S to Sept. 30

2.7 13 4.0 214 2.5 7.1 3.5 128

2.8 19 4.5 338 2.6 11 4.0 233

3.0 38 6.0 464- 2.8 26 4.5 353

3.2 64 6.5 610 3.S 48 5.0 485

3.6 114 3.2 77 5.5 630

Discharge, in Beoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

'6

7

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.

19

19

18

17

16

15

16

14

14

13

16

15

17

19

23

24

25

27

29

30

46

60

61

64

66

69 

67

66

70

67

67

Hov.

64

60

63

72

97

94

75

67

72

74

77

75

75

74

72

72

72

75

74

77

78

70

78

70

,69

67 

< 64

61

66

72

~

Dec.

74

72

70

i 74

72

58

45

63

64

58

43

40

37

33

40

40

39

43

51

68

I 63

78

69

6361'

60

5»

42

40

61

58

Jan.

61

64

74

58

35

35

30

30

35

35

50

45

45

50

55

«60

65

60

55

50

56

55

60

65

60

60 

50

40

46

65

65

Feb.

70

75

95

125

130

«300

624

231

132

110

95

S7

88

77

82

76

74

72

71

76

72

74

77

76

74

82 

76

77

82

-

~

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

Fsbrtt&ry

March. .....................................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June ......... . .

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September, .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

87

93

90

S3

82

74

77

103

317

600

310

223

199

128

116

161

499

657

558

343

226

199

216

338

240

178 

161

136

146

206

240

Apr.

275

292

318

353

353

346

336

306

290

249

251

306

306

302

290

304

247

210

199

206

219

240

224

228

882

195 

184

186

182

173

-

May

173

153

141

130

121

114

181

128

138

126

115

107

100

96

96

93

93

85

80

72

58

66

55

66

51

47 

41

33

28

27

38

Sooond mt-».-4 _.,_ foot-days *uti» 

1,066 70

8,170 97

1,716 74

124,163 2,230

1,592 74

3,380 624

7,078 657

7,792 353

2,766 173

2,045 184'

535.2 32

252.5 9.8

316.3 16

30,727.0 657

June

56

64

52

46

43

40

36

34

49

64

59

61

46

41

40

76

184

139

108

85

76

112

114

103

64 

54

47

46

37

-

Minimum

13

60

37

12

30

70

173

27

34

9. 4

6.5

6.5

6:5

'July

52

28

26

26

27

26

23

18

IS

19

20

21

24

 18

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

§

10

9.8

9.4

Aug.

9.8

9.4

S.3

S.7

S.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

S.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.9 

S.3

8.3

7.6

7.1

6.6

Sept.

6.5 '7.1

7.1

7.5

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.3

S.7

S.3

8.3

8.3

S.7

9.0

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

12

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

16

 ___ Runoff in "ean acre-feet

35.0 2.150

72.3 4,300

55.4 3,400

340 246,300

51.4 3,160

117 6,700

828 14,040

260 16,460,

89.2 5.430

68.2 4,060

17.3 1,060

8.15 501

10.5 627

84.0 60,940

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

Bote.- Stage-dlaoharge relation affected by lee Deo. 10-16, 27-29, Jan. 4, Jan. 6 to Feb. 

Feb. 10, 11. Shifting-control method used July 4-27. 

Tlae basis» Pacific war time. To convert nar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
138 MaLHEUR RIVER BASIN

Halheur River below Wanasprlngs Reservoir, near Riverside, Oreg.

location.- Hook gage, lat. 43°34«. long. 118°12', In SW* sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 37 E.. 

J. miie downstream from Warmsprlngs Dam, 3 miles upstream from South Fork, and 4 miles 

northwest of Riverside.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- December 1914 to July 1917, March 1919 to September 1944. January 1906 

to rarcn iso? and December 1908 to September 1910 at site at Riverside, 4 miles downstream. In reports of Geological Survey. October 1910 to November 1914 at site at Riverside, In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1909-16, 1919-44), 173 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 765 second-feet July 15-20 (gage height, 

&.« reet); no flow Apr. 27 to May 1.

1906-7, 1908-17, 1919-44: Maximum discharge observed, 5,490 second-feet Mar. 2, 

1910; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May 1 to July 7, which are fair, and those below 

t> sedond feet, which are poor'. Gage read once dally. Flow completely regulated since 

November 1919 by Waraisprlngs Reservoir (see p. 140). Several small diversions above station for Irrigation.-

!

Rating table, water Tear 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June. 1 to July 7) '

2.7 0 3.3 16 4.2 192

2.8 1.0 3.5 36

2.9 3.0- 3.7 63

3.1 8.5 3.9 102

4.5

6.0

510

546

6.6 796

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

254

254

254

264

254

254

242

234

234

234

211

196

76

d3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.C

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Nov.

3.C

3.C

3.C

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.C

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

' 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

-

Deo.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

6.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Jan.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0,

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

Feb.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

-

Month

October.

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

 January. ...................................

February. . . March. .....................................

May

June

 hOy.......................................

August. .....................................

September. ...............................;.

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

3,004.0

90.0

- 93.0

180,647.0

93.0

87.0

93.0

78.0

17,056

6,466

20,480

15,060

7,805.0

70,404.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

0

0

0

0'

to September 1944

May

173 3"

4(

4'

rr

)0

16

445

470

54

54

5J

16

6

>5 '570

610

6!

e;

6]

90

5

6

516

616

6]

6]

6]

6

5

5

616

615-

63

6]

6C

6

5

 5

596

580

5«

54

54

54

5

5

5

5

545

Maximum

254

3.0

3.0

1,860

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

635

490

766

570

500

765

June

490

338

216

215

215

216

216

222

238

265

26«

834

127

38

124

250

266

266

265

266

168

48

92

123

116

184

143

803

298

410

Minimum

3.C

3.C

3.0

2.C

3.0

3.0

3.0

0

173

3S

440

445

1.0

0

July

440

465 555

500

600

600

626

665

700

700

TOO

705

730

746

766

766

7B5

766

765

750

726

740

710

680

645

610

600

600

S90

685

590

Aug.

570

636

620

COO

486

465

446

445

446

445

445

446

446

460

480

480

476

480

495

500

500

500

500

500

600

500

500

500

600

600

500

Sept.

500

500

500

500

475

460

440

420

415

420

435

440

440

306

ess

211

ELI

203

188

152

186

118

68

49

14

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

U^ Runoff la 

"e*" aore-feet

96.9 5,960

3.00 179

3.00 184

368 259,100

3.00 184

3.00 178

3.00 184

2.60 1S5

550 33,850

 216 12,810

561 40,620

486 " 20,870

260 15,480

198 139,600

d'Doubtful gage-height record.} discharge Interpolated.

Sine baslsi Pacific war^tlae. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MA.LHEUR RIVER BASIN 139

Malheur River near Hope, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°57S long. 117°29', in SWi sec. 5 T. 19 8., R. 

43 fi., naif a mile upstream from intake of Vines Canal and 6t miles west of Hope.

Drainage area.- 3,030 square miles.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1944 (incomplete prior to October 1928).

Average discharge.- 21 years (1922-25, 1926-44), 225 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 second-feet '»ir. 10 (gage height, 4.24 

refit); minimum recorded, 15 second-feet Jan. 4, but may have been less during periods 

of ice effect.

1919-44: Maximum discharge, 8,100 second-feet Feb. 5, 1925 (gage height. 8.1 feet): 

minimum, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 2, 1919 (gage height, 0.02 foot).

The two greatest floods knovm occurred in March 1894 and March 1910.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Vale-Oregon 

canal diverts at Hamorf; no other large diversions above -station, but many small ones, 

Plow regulated by Warmsprlngs and Agency Valley Reservoirs (see following page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

4

6

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

88

2B

31

Oct.

97

91

93

98

108

108

108

110

108

117

158

160

116

102

83

65

67

53

49

67

76

73

74

74

76

73

70

76

88

81

76

Nov.

71

69

69

73

71

69

66

66

68

68

64

64

62

61

61

60

60

68

68

61

57

56

55

66

56

65

55

65

54

Dec.

54

54

54

54

62

60

56

66

b60

45

43

43

56

. 53

64

54

64

61

60

64

60

66

52

53

60

49

b*5

b50

56

63

50

Jan.

49

' 48

64

34

50

50

38

D35

b35

b40

046

b45

b60

b50

b65

b65

b60

b50

b55

b56

' b50

b50

b56

b60

b56

b55

b50

b45

046

b50 bee

Feb.

83

97

212

59S

425

749

568

405

818

iSi

'.98

91

 74

77

71

73

171 ^67

62

61

60

58

60

58

58

67

67

67

67

-

-

> Month -

October

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

May

June

Jttly. ......................................

Augu 

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

67

66

57

64

67

67

66

65

325

1,390

610

308

196

145

117

100

208

212

183

160

135

110

93

83

80

76

77

74

69

65

66

Apr.

68

76

76

76

71

66

67

78

65

67

see

a!04

a!04

a90

74

67

45

39

38

48

81

117

121

138

133

146

146

133

144

189

-

Secondfoot-days

2,76E

1,857

1,678

181,644

1,543

4,731

6,374

7,138

5,046 

3,927

46,978

May

821

878

296

180

230

166

156

840

230

330

244

268

272

260

256

240

248

260

272

260

2S6

286

230

219

199

183

177

174

163

183

228

Maximal

73

64

3,000

66

1,390

189

896

312

310

218 

184

1,390

June

193

169

110

80

68

60

66

54

67

108

140

147

119

84

70

60

61

108

183

137

818

318

137

64

74

78

66

66

64

66

-

Mm«»

ft

4!

4!

3<i

61

16£

16C

12< 

7t

54

July

186

160

ISO

190

208,

199

190

186

216

 836

227

287

816

S49

866

298

894

298

502

310

290

288

866

255

846

810

191

808

, 188

810

Aug.

218

813

188

170

168

147

186

186

164

t 168

168

139

134

130

134

156

166

158

146

170

176

180

191

176

173

178

180

186

108

a!66

a!60

Mean

S 64.1

1 498

f 168

i ITS

; 887

\ jog

> 890

163 

131

188

Sept.

al60

al«8

a!72

alTO

a!78

a!84

184

 188

116 im

188

128

141

141

186

113

ISO

1S4

163

147

ISO

119

113

181

108

108

98

06

79

78

Runoff in 

acre- feet

8,680

8,380

, 860,300

5 000

9,380

10,660

6,410

13(806

6,870

14,160

10,010 

7,790

98,180

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of unpublished record for station near 

Nuaorf.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Tine baalsi Pacific war time. To convert mf tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

( 

710661 O - 46 - 10
140 MALHEUR RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Malheur River Basin, Oreg.

WarmsprIngs Reservoir.- Tape gage, lat. 43°35', long. 118°12', In SEi sec. 8, T. 23 S.., 

ft. 37 £'., at dam on Malheur River, 4 miles upstream from South Fork and 4 miles northwest o<f Riverside. Datum or gage Is 3,327 feet above mean sea level (surveys of 

Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level. Drainage area, 1,100 square miles. Records available, January 1920 to September 1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 150,200 acre-feet May 1 (elevation, 3,396.66 feet):'minimum observed, 15,710 acre-feet Sept. 23-26 (elevation, 

3,349.15 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1920-44, 196,000 acre-feet 

Apr. 7, 1942 (elevation, 3,407.08 feet); no contents Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, 1929, Aug. 

26 to sometime In November 1935.

Reservoir Is formed by concrete arch dam; capacity, 191,000 acre-feet between elevations 3,327 feet (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 3,406 feet (top of 5-foot flashboards). 

Dead storage, 1,400 acre-feet below elevation 3,327 feet. Records given herein represent contents above elevation 3,327 feet. Storage began In 1919. In 1926 a half 

Interest In reservoir was purchased by the Federal Government for Vale project of 

Bureau of Reclamation. Water used to Irrigate lands on both sides of river between 

Namorf and Ontario, once-daily gage readings and data for computing capacity table 

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Agency Valley Reservoir.- Pressure gage with mercury column, lat. 43°55', long. 118°09', 

in swt sec. i&, T. 19 S., R. 37 E., at dam on North Forte Malheur River, a quarter ?f 

a mile northwest of Beulah. Gage readings are elevations above mean sea level by 

 original surveys of Bureau of Reclamation, or 7.72 feet less than elevations above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 420 square miles. Records available, 

December 1935 to September 1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 56,380 acrefeet Apr. 19 (elevation, 3,338.10 feet); minimum observed, 27,940 acre-feet Ocf. 12 

(elevation, 3,319.75 feet). Maximum contents during period. 1935-44, 62,770 acre-feet 

May 3, 1941 (elevation, 3,341.50 feet); minimum observed since full capacity was 

attained on Apr. 9, 1938, 18,060 acre-feet Feb. 19, 20, 1943 (elevation, 3,311.11

J.QQt ) 

Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill rock-faced dam; storage began In December 1935. 

Capacity, 59,920 acre-feet between elevations 3,263.21 feet (bottom of outlet tunnel) 

apd 3,340 feet (top of 17-foot spillway gates); with gates lowered the capacity Is 

32,220 acre-feet. No dead storage. Water Is used for Irrigation of lands below 

Juntura, on Vale project of Bureau of Reclamation. Capacity table and dally gage 

readings fumlsned by Bureau of Reclamation.

Other reservoirs.- There are several other reservoirs In the Malheur River Basin, all 

with less tnan 3,500 .acre-feet capacity except Willow Creek No. 3 Reservoir near 

Malheur, which has. a capacity of 49,000 acre-feet.

Monthly gage height and bontents, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Month

Calendar year 1943. .

Water year 1043-44. .

Warmsprlngs Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

3, 384.SS

3,385.16 

3,384.38 

3,335.46

7

3,3S6.40 

3,388.31 

3,392.60 

3,396.66 

3,388.68 

3,385.87 

3,371.70 

3, 368. SO 

3,349^2>-

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

104,800 

100,800 

104,900 

108,600

-'

111,800 

118,400 

133,700 

160,200 

119,300 

110,000 

66,030 

31,420 

16,620

- .

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet >

-4,000 

+4,100 

+3,700

-6,600

+5,200 

+6,600 

+16,300 

+16,600 

-30,900 

-9,300 

-44,970 

-33,610 

-16,600

-88,980

Agency Valley Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)j

3,320.73 

3,321.68 

3,324.41 ' 

3,386.78

-

3,328.97 

3,331.40 

3,336.64 

3,356.28 

3,353.30 

8,333.77 

3,331.98 

3,329.66 

3,324.20

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

29,190 

30,310 

34,180 

37,650

-

40,940 

44,770 

51,770 

02,980 

47,900 

48,690 

45,610 

41,840 

33,890

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+1,120 

+3,870 

+3,450

+7,600 ,

+3,310 

+3,830 

+7,000 

+1,210 

-6,080 

+790 

-3,080 

-3,770 

-7,960

+4,700

Sage reading observed about 10 a.m. 

Qage reading observed about 7 a.m. 

Ime basts: Pacific war time. To convert var time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 141 

North Fork Malheur River above Agency Valley Reservoir,.near Beulah, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°58', long. 118Q11', in sec. 33, T. 18 3,, R. 37 

K., au M. W. Scott's ranch, 3 miles upstream from Warm Springs Creek and 4 miles northwest of Agency Valley Dam and Beulah.

Records available.- January to September 1914, June 1936 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 368 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 2.18 

reetj; minimum recorded,- 15 second-feet Jan. 15, but may have, been less during periods 

of Ice effect or no gage-height record.

1914, 1936-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 975 second-feet Mar. 26, 1940 (gage 

height, 4.60 feet); minimum, that of Jan. 15, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. A few diversions above station for Irrigation; no regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1945-44, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9

0.6 

.7 

.8

Feb. 10 to Sept. SO

O.S 86

.4 45

.6 57

.7 88

0.9 111

1.2 163

1.6 281

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

ft

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

%5

26

27

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

48

49

49

49

49

49

49

50

59

58

55

54

54

5.4

54

54

55

57

63

68

68

63

67

66

63

68

67

66

68

Nov.

56

61

61

85

75

63

55

59

61

58

58

58

58

57

56

56

57

57

58

61

59

58

56

54

54

55

51

63

71

67

-

Dec.

.67

66

67661

52

47

5S

57

40

35

40

45

45

50

50

55

60

60

65

65

60

54

51

50

49

45

a 40

a 45

58

50

49

Jan.

49

4S

36

31

43

51

35

30

35

40

50

50

.55

55

60

60

i 65

65

60

60

55

55

60

60

55

50

45

40

40

45

50

Feb.

60

70

75

75

75

*75

75

75

70

57

76

65

65

70

61

65

68

57

65

53

65

67

63

68

63

65

53

70

65

_

'

Month

October

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .......................

Ja&uary

 ay........................................

July........./..............................

August

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

62

58

68 70

67

61

62

75

106

134

92

96

82

56

77

138

287

197

169

108

96

96

12S

145

102

88

SI

82

114

140

145

Apr.

159

158

176

192

1S6

186

174

176

159 161

182

199

172

165

159

149

136

182

132

138

127

138

152

167

158

158

161

178

184

3^88

Secondfoot-days

1,749

1,798

1,641

68,813

1,931

2,864

1,208

1,171

27,688

May

180

171

161

158

158

158

171

171

159

150

143

136

152

131

131

131

127

124

119

114

108

106

108

104

99

93

92

88

85

J14 *L24

Maximin

68

85

67

S67

76

199

180

119

61

45

,44

237

June

117

110

110

100

92

89

89

92

119

119

111

104

. 96

93

99

116

111

102

93

88

92

105

98

85

79

77

73

72

69

64

"

Hinimvun

47

51

35

35

.' so

53

56

127

S5

64

43

. 36

35

30

July

61

59

56

56

58

56

55

55

58

56

55

53

52

51

51

50

49

49

50

51

50

51

49

46

46

46

46

44

44

43

.43

Aug.

42

43

46

43

43

41

40

40

40

 40

39

37

37

37

38

38

38

35

5S

38

37

37

37

36

' 37

38

38

37

36

37

37

Mean

56.4

69.9

52.9

1S9 -

49.5

6'6.6

104

163

131

95.5

51.3

38.8

39.0

75.5

Sept.

38

43 ' 41

39

38

37

35

35

37

36

36

36

37

37

39

39

41

42

44

48

41

42

41

40

40

39

39

39

39

,40

"

Runoff in 

aora-feet

3,470

3,570

3,850

136,600

3,040

3,830

6,370

9,700

S,03P

5,680

3,160

2,380

2,320

54,790

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. ' 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Agency 

Valley xjivy Reservoir nvuBrvwix at BL^ Beulah. BVIU.U1.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-81 

Time Basis; Pacific war tine. To conrert war time to st«

 »«., Jan. 8 to Feb. 9. 

itandard time, subtract 1 hour.
148 HALHEUR RIVER BASIN

North Pork Malheur River at Beulah,.Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°54», long. 118°09', In NEi sec. 23, T. 19 a., R. 37 B., at

 B^Ulah, a quarter of a mile downstream -from Agency Valley Dam and 12 miles northwest 

of Juntura. Datum of gage Is 3,262.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1S29.

Drainage area.- 420 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1944. March 1909 to June 1912, November

 iyj.3 t6 July 1914 at site 6 miles downstream. June 1926 to December 1935 at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream, below intakes of two canals with combined capacity of about 10 second-feet. ' ' 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 548 second-feet Apr,. 30, May 1 (gage

 HSlght, 3.13'feet); minimum observed, 1 second-foot Oct. 12-14, but may have been less 

during period of no gage-height record.

1909-12, 1913-14, 1926-44: Maximum discharge, 7,000 second-feet (regulated by 

sudden storage release) May 7. 1942 (gage height, 8.4 feet, from floodmark); maximum 

unregulated. 5,910 second-feet Mar. 20, 1910: no flow at times: minimum discharge prior 

to construction of dam, 5 second-feet Dec. 28, 1910, Jan. 26, 27, 1911.

Remarks.- Records fair Apr. 8 to Sept. 30; poor Oct. 1 to Apr. 7. Gage read once daily. 

Flow regulated by Agency Valley Reservoir (see p. 140). Small diversions above station 

for Irrigation; practically entire summer flow is diverted below station and above 

Juntura.

Coot aratlon.- Oage-height record and-two discharge measurements furnished by Bureau ot 

sciamatfon.

Discharge. in, second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct,

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

67

1

1

1

Nov.

1

1

-

Dec.

1

Jan.

/

, 2

Feb.

I .

J

2

' 2

«

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

February .

March. .....................................

Say1 1. .....................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September.... ............... 4. .............

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

2

Apr.

> 2

58

137

137

137

109

50

11

36

71

70

122

182

211

222

224

226

244

305

332

395

462

485

538

Seoondfoot-days

1,066

SO

31

78,298

(SO CMS

58

62

4,778 

6,038

&*696

2,660

5,297

28, 402 

May

455

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

222

204

172

133

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

69

Maxiau.

90

-

1,060

~

638 

456

118

8V

87

279

538

June

51

49

47

67

90

95

118

118

118

118

100

87

87

37

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

Minima

_

_

-

-

. 

69

47

86

73

56

-

July

67

87

87

S7

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

86

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

Aug.

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

. 87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

78

78

73

Mean

S4.4

1.0

1.0

215

2.0

2.0

2.0

159 

195

87.5

87. 0

85.8

177

69.4

Sept.

73

73

65

86

dS6

dS6

dB6 dee

66

d56

d56

d56

d56

d!91

279

279

279

279

279

279

279

879

279

279

279

274

858

851

246 '237

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,110

60

61

155,900

129

115

122

9,480 

11,980

5,200

5,350

5,280

10,510

50,390

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or extrapolated.

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 15 to Apr. 7; discharge computed on basis of measurement 1 Oct

field estimate Feb. 5 

Volley Reservoir. 

Time baaIsi Pacific war time.

and assumption that flow was all leakage from and varied with stage of Agency 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Payette Ri,ver at Lownan, Idaho

143

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°05', long. 115°37'30", in SWj Bee. 27, 

T. 9 H., R. 7 B., 1,200 feet upstream from Rock Creek, half a mile northwest of Lowaan' 

post office, and 4,100 feet downstream from Clear Creek.

Drainage area.- 456 square miles. v 

Records available.- May 1941 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 4.92 

 fftetJJ minimum, 184 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 2.50 feet).

1941-44: Maximum discharge, 4,860 second-feet my 29, 1943 (gage height, 6.53 feet); 

minimum, 157 second-feet Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 2.39 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 18 to Feb. lo.jwhlch are fair. No regulation. 

Several small diversions for Irrigation and placer mining, the rsturn flow from which 

enters river above station.

Rating table, mater- year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

8.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

E14 

292 

391 

572

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.9

795

1,160

1,600

2,200

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

 3

4

5

6

7

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.

419

413

408

408

408

436

485

408

408

413

540

495

459

447

436

436

430

436

436

430

453

447

441

459

483

465

447

546

526

- 495

453

Nov.

419

419

430

566

731

540

1 471

471

459

447

436

430

425

419

408

408

397

391

391

397

381

375

370

, 370

365

339

334

381

349

370

-

Dec.

375

360

360

355

349

301

349

360

279

288

306

306

*306

306

306

306

365

381

381

381

344

320

320

316

325

311

239

288

263

349

334

Jan.

385

320

863

213

316

320

268

858

279

301

297

311

325

334

325

320

385

D310

b30O

b300

D310 320

339

349

330

b290

267

284

bSOO

297

339

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ....'..................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February . . . March .........................

April .............'............

May ......... ...... . .

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

339

330

892

279

271

316

311

888

268

258

271

250

275

292

258

267

263

863

243

250

«S88

263

858

858

858

854

254

250

263

.

-

Seoondfcot-days

13,894

12,689

10,069

448,522

9,430

7,950

8,6,72

17,045

44,287

46,860

85,292

11,964

9,108

217,854

Mar.

250

254

254

271

263

254

239

875

.271

298

879

279

275

239

279

284

297

311

325

311

292

288

301

301

284

284

254

267

292

301 506

Maximun

546

731

361

4,760

349

339

385

S29

2,170

 2,100

1,460

507

344

8,170

Apr.

349

402

501

620

693

634

61S

693

559

558

593

641

593

559

520

501

477

459

447

459

447

495

533

634

641

620

641

693

747

S29

May

889

820

779

804

985

1,140

1,340

al,320

1,290

1,880

1,350

1,450

'1,690

1,950

8,170

2,150

2,060

1,910

1,696

1,500

1,400

1,360

1,260

1,180

1,120

1,140

1,240

1,370

 1,600

1,980

2,150

Minimum

402

334

228

199

218

' 843

239

349

779

1,330

514

316

875

218

''June

2,100

1,870

1,820

1,650

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,690

1,690

1,570

1,640

1,540

1,550

1,550

1.8SO

1,550

1,480

1,380

1,350

1,440

1,530

1,460

1,420

1,450

1,540

1,600

1,640

1,440

1,330

1,340

-

Mean

448

423

386

1,229

504

274

280

568

1,429

1,562

816

386

303

594

July

1,460

1,410

1,260

1,140

1,180

1,100

1,040

980

934

943

872

829

818

787

763

739

715

700

686

693

671

641

680

600

679

559

658

540

580

514

614

Per 

square 

mile

0.982

.928

.713

2,70

.667

.601

.614

1.86

3.13

3.43

1.79

.846

.664

1.30

Aug.

607

507

489

471

459

447

tse

430

t!9

408

408

j597

591

586

381

376

"

570

560

360

349

349

539

539

530

330

!

530

530

528

516

516

316

Sept.

330

344

344

330

380

311

306

306

301

897

897

892

886

884

897

316

344

316

516

306

501

301

898

888

888

879

< 879

875

875

879

-

Runoff

Inches

1.13

1.03

.BE

36.69

.77

' .66

.71

1

-xn Otf

3.61

3.88

. 8.06

OA »WO

.74

17.71

Ao re-feet

87,560

86,170

19,970

, 889,700

18,700

15,770

17,800

33,810

87,840

98,960

60,170

23,750

16,050

430,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a He gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard tine, auutraot 1 hour.
144 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Payette River near Garden Valley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°04', long. 115°56', in sec. 1, T. 8 N.. R. 4 E., 

 aTTTJarden Valley ranger station, 300 feet upstream from Station Creek, 2.7 miles southeast sf Garden Valley, and 5.9 miles upstream from Middle Fork Payette River.

Drainage area.- 779 square miles.

Records available.- May 1921 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1924-44), 1,191 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 3.74 

jteet); minimum, 231 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 1.36 feet); minimum daily, 280 

second-feet Dec. 28.

1921-44:. Maximum discharge observed, 10,600 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height, 

8.0 feetX; minimum, 75 second-feet Dec. 15, 1935, Jan. 26, 1936 (gage height, 0.70 

foot), from rating curve extended below 280 second-feet; minimum daily, 217 secondfeet Jan. 26, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Practically no diversions above station. Since Nov. 2, 1930, 

now nas been regulated by Deadwood Reservoir (see p. 150).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

'1211

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,730

1,700

1,600

1,680

1,700

1,730

1,730

1,720

1,690

1,660

1,780

1,660

1,530

1,440

1,440

1.430

1,400

1,370

1,140

1,130

1,160

1,110

1,020

1,060

1,030

588

548

656

674

629

572

Nov.

526

498

533

740

1,050

740

580

572

572

548

533

526

519

512

505

491

498

491

491

505

498

484

470

470

457

424

381

431

438

457

-

Dec.

477

464

450

450

444

3S7

387

477

363

312

369

b375

«b410

b410

b410

 b400

b390

444

444

444

444

418

399

399

412

405

334

1)280

290

431

438-

Jan.

418

412

357

bSOO

412

»470

b370

b340

b370

b380

b390

b400

b410

b430

b430

418

d410

d400

d400

d400

d400

d400

399

418

D390

357

D350

b360

D370

D380

381

Month

Feb.

405

405

405

424

399

470

484

450

438

393

381

369

369

418

381

381

387

375

340

b310

387

 381

363

363

357

357

345

545

369

-

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

March. ......................................

April.............. .......... ....... ...

May. ....................................... June. ..........:.............,......,...... July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44" ......................

Mar.

357

357

351

387

375

351

334

387

399

438

418

405

405

328

387

424

431

450

464

450

418

412

424

444

412

399

334

363

418

431

438

Apr.

484

54S

665

843

986

942

89S

S54

800

790

865

1,020

920

866

780

750

701

665

647

665

656

730

810

975

1,040

975

997

1,070

1,150

1,260

-

Secondfoe t-days

40 £27

12,557

761,831

1O fltQI

34,445

373,024

May

1,370

1,270

1,170

1,210

1,370

1,660

1,880

1,910

1,880

1,820

1,870

1,980

2.220

2,540

2,850

2,840

2,660

2,470

2,250

1,990

1,870

1,810

1,720

1,610

1,530

1,520

1,610

1,750

1,990

2,400

2,660

Maximum

477

8 ,£30

484

1

0 AA

1,700

2,850

June

2,680

2,410

2,390

2,180

2,020

2,010

2,010

2,120

2,180

2,020

2,280

2,040

2,02,0

1,990

1,990

2,040

1,980

1,830

1,780

1,830

1,990

1,970

1,970

1,990

2,080

2,130

2,220

2,040

1,880

1,870

-

Minimum

280

270

 tftft

310

484

1,780

1,020

505

280

July

1,970

1,940

1,780

1,680

1,530

1,550

1,460

1,390

1,330

1,350

J.,520

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,510

1,520

1,520

1,530

1,390

1,280

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,170

1,200

1,160

1,150

1,160

1,040

1,150

1,170

Aug.

1,210

1,200

1,130

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,170,

1,260

1,230

1,170

 1,170

1,070

1,020

1,090

1,170

1,480

1,520

1,660

1,490

1,620

1,720

1,750

1,330

1,820

1,790

1,740

1,750

1,680

1,580

1,620

1,700

Mean

I

pQQ

405

2,087

400

2,063

1,148

1,019

Sept.

1,700

1,640

1,440

1,395

1,350

1,550

1,460

1,010

1,010

1,090

1,090

1,010

986

997

1,090

1,170

1,220

1,190

1,210

1,290

1,260

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,020

964

843

780

505

730

-

Runoff in . ao re-feet

79 790

24,910

1,511,000

122,700

85,940

87,000

68,320

739,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. . «

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records fop 

stations at lawman and Banks.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Payette River near Banks, Idaho

145

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lati 44°05'3011 , long* 116°0g', In sec. 28. T. 9 N., R. 3 

&., i mile upstream from North Fork Payette River and it miles northeast of Banks. N

Drainage area.- 1,200 square miles. * 

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 1,591 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 second-feet May 15, 16 (gage height, 4.70 

reetj; minimum, 337 second-feet Dec. 28 (gage height, 0.13 foot;.

1921-44: Maximum discharge, 13,800 secoijd-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 10.6 feet, 

from floodmarks); minimum, about 225 second-feet Dec. 15, 193$, Jan. 26, 1936. Dec. 26. 

1939. ' .

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record,^which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Since Nov. a, 

1930, flow has been regulated by Deadwood Reservoir (see p. Iso).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

1,880

1,810

1,700

1,700

1,770

, 1,790

1,820

1,780

1,760

, 1.710

1,890

1,760

1,620

1,520

1,510

, 1,600

1,480

1,450

1,830

1,280

1,280

1,840

1,160

1,190

 1,210

834

756

858

936

870

798

Nov.

782

684

739

1,040

1,440

1,040

834

810

816

792

774

750

739

728

717

706

706

700

695

782

706

690

678

678

66S

634

670

608

646

651

~

Dec.

 TOO

678

662

668

640

580

530

700

555

465

b500

bS50

b560

' *b570

b580

b670

b560

b620

b680

695

684

656

689

684

640

689

540

394

 460

651

684

Jan.

646

689

575

430

ess

656

540

490

540

550

550

560

590

624

634

634

618

590

570

675

580

608

607

d600

dSSO

dSOO

d460

d450

d500

dSSO

dSSO

Feb.

d600

d600

580

612

585

734

785

695

646

580

845

545

520

570

550

535

545

530

510

470

585

540

580

580

515

516

505

510

520

_

-

Month

Ootcber. ...................................

Novenber

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February

March. .....................................

April. . ....................................

Juno '

July, ......................................

August. ..........:.........................

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

526

515

515

545.

540

520

500

545

576

651

634

607

608

520

565

656

684

-717

788

706

662.

651

662

.706

646

634

575

585

. 646

673

695

Apr.

774

876

1,050

1,340

1,600

1,650

1,440

1.380

1,280

1,860

1,360

1,670

1,530

1,430

1,300

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,130

1,100

1,210

1,350

1,600

1,770

1,600

1,600

1,680

1,800

1,940

-

Secondfoot-days

43,966

82,677

1S,64E

1,047,361

17,475

16,408

18,985

41, 190

79,020

75,380

47,990

45,230

36,403

463,372

Hay

8,050

1,870

1,730

1,770

1,960

8,880

8,630

8,620

8,540

8,480

8,560

8,690

3,000

3,340

I 3,670

3,670

3,500

3,290

3,060

2,670

2,470

2,360

2,810

2,060

1,950

1,930

1,990

2,130

2,360

8,900

3,880

Maximum

1,890

1 'TOO 440

11,600

656

786

nAQ

I <5O

1,940

3,670

2*200

1,840

1,^80

3,670

June

3,380

3,050

8,990

8,780

8,560

8,520

8,490

8,560

8,660

8,440

8,700

8,600

8,470

8,380

8,400

8,610

8,460

8,850

8.170

8,200

2,440

2,430

2,430

2,370

2,440

2,480

2,670

2,410

2,200

2,140 -'

Minimum

75<

57C

39'

39'

43(

47(

50C

774

1.73C

o IAJ

1 14'

Jif vW.

68!

394

July

2,800

2,180

2,020

1,860

1,800

1,770

1,680

1,600

1,5.20

1,510

1,680 i,eeo

1,550

1,570

1,630

1,650

1.63Q

1,640'

1,580

1,480

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,260

1,140

1,850

1,260

Aug.

1,290

1,880

1,830

1,180

1,160

1,200

1,240

1,310

1,300

1,240

- 1,830

1,170

1,080

1,160

1,810

1,500

1,550

1,700

1,510

1,600

1,730,

1^750

1,840

1,830

1,810

1,760

1,760

1,700

1,590

1,620

1,780

Mean

3 1,418

1 756

1 602

> 2/869

564

612

1,373

o 54$

2^513

1,548

1,459

1,813

1,866

Sept.

1,780

1,680

1,490

1,440

1,380

1,530

1,580

1,060

1,060

1,160

1,150

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,130

1,830

1,310

1,260

1,870

1,360

1,320

1,860

1,810

1,180

1,100

1,050

948

936

688

816

Runoff In 

acre-feet

87,810 ' 44,980

36,990

8,077,000

34,660

38,540

37,660 

81,700

150,700

149,500

95,190

72J2QO

919,000

; Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records tor South Pork Payette River 

ear Garden valley and Payette River near Horseshoe Bend. 

Time basiBi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tiae, subtract 1 hour.
146 PAYETTB RIVER BASIN

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°56», long. 116°11»30", In SWiSWi sec. 14, T. 

'f N. , R. 2 -E., 100 feet east of tracks of Idaho Northern branch of Oregon Short Line 

Railroad and It miles north of Horseshoe Bend. Datum of gage Is 2,623.5 feat above 

mean sea level -(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 2,230 square miles.

Records available.- November 1912 to September 1916, July 1919 to September 1944. 

reoruary j.yue -co November 1912 at site 2 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1907-15, 1919-44), 2,987 second-feet.

Extremes.- Muclmum discharge during year, 7.380 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 4.98 

minimum. 562 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 0.67 foot). 

, 1919-44: mxlmum discharge, . , . .

1906-16, 1919-44: mxlmum discharge, 22,100 second-feet June 9, 1921 (gage height', 

9.57 feet); minimum, 350 second-feet Dec. 17, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 footl/from rating curve extended below 600 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are good.

PlbW^regulated by Deadwood Reservoir (see p. 150), Payette Lake {see p. 153), and Lake 

Fork Reservoir (see p. 159). several diversions from tributaries above station for- Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septenber 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

t

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

, Oct.

2,060

2,060

1,960

1,930

1,990

2,000

2,060

2,020

2,030

1,970

2,170

2,140

2,040

1,910

1,860

1,840

1,790

1,770

1,670

1,570

1,700

1,630

1,580

1,640

1,710

1,390

1,270

1,340

1,490

1,430

1,330

Nov.

1,210

1,110

1,140

1,520

2,210

1,850

1,480

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,120

. 1,100

1,110

1,150

1,160

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,050

961

934

979

1,050

~

Dec.

1,130

1,100

1,080

x 080

1,060

952

832

1,020

880

744

736

792

848

*648

848

824

872

970

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,010

961

934

970

952

848

671

664

907

979

Jan.

952

943

864

671

760

943

792

713

b760

b790

1)800

beio

1)890

1)930

b960

952

943

907

872

856

856

S72

898

934

889

864

760

744

bSSO

l>850

b870

Feb.

b920

1)920

925

979

943

1,080

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,030

'970

952

898

952

907

889

889 *eeo

864

884

864

888

864

872

872

864

848

848

864

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Jann 

Pebr _

wry....................................

narv. ..........................

March. . . i ..................................

SSw

Ju&e.

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 194S-44 ......................

Mar.

864

848

856

898

880

848

816

848

916

1,040

1,080

1,070

1,070

979

952

1,090

1,120

1,200

1,220

1,190

1,120

1,090.

1,100

1,170

1,090

1,060

961

943

1,020

1,070

1,120

Apr.

1,240

1,460

1,860

2,390

8,190

3,440

3,550

3,380

3,000

2,740

2,910

3,460

3,250

3,000

2,640

2,420

2,250

2,040

1,930

2,040

2,080

2,360

2,560

3,090

3,460

3,150

2,940

2,920

3,030

3,170

~

Secondfoot-days

55,240

36,424

28,552

1,768,546

26,465 

27,037

31,529

80,950

143,010

141,670

66,970

58,930

42,011

738,688

May

3,280

3,060

2,840

2,820

3,000

3,440

3,950

4,090

4,070

4,090

4,260

4,620

5,340

5,960

6,580

7,010

7,200

7,200

7,080

6,440

5,720

4,800

4,260

3,980

3,770

3,580

3,560

3,630

3,770

4,430

5,180

Maximum

2 170

2*210

1,130

19,700

952 

1,170

1,220

3,560

7,200

6,460

3,060

2,110

1,930

~ 7,200

June

8,700

6,010

6,460

6,440

5,740

5,180

4,640

4,580

4,680

4,450

4,700

4,900

5,320

5,300

5,120

5,000

4,840

4,360

4,040

3,950

4,15O

4,090

4,150

4,280

4,360

4,150

4,200

4,000

3,610

3,270

~

Minimum

1 *934 270

664

664

671 

824

816

1,240

2,820

3,270

1,660

1,490

848

664

July

3,060

2,960

2,730

2,600

2,490

2,420

2,250

2,140

2,040

1,980

2,130

2,060

1,950

1,940

2,000

2,030

2,180

2,280

2,170

2,060

2,020

1>980

1,960

1,910

1,940

1,980

1,950

2,000

1,850

1,950

1,970

Aug.

2,020

2,000

1,970

1,900

1,880

1,910

1,940

2,000

1,970

1,860

1,790

1,730

1,560

1,590

1,610

1,860

1,910

2,080

1,810

1,890

2,030

2,030

8,110

2,080

2,040

1,980

1,970

1,930

1,790

1,790

1,900

Mean

1,788

1,214

981

4,846

, 932

1,017

2,698

4,613

4,719

2,160

1,901

1,400

2,018

Sept.

1,900

1,930

1,690

1,680

1,610

1,71*

1,840

1,280

1,230

1,380

1,380

1,260

1,220

1,200

1,270

1,370

1,600

1,490

1,360

1,620

1,680

1^460'

1,380

1,380

1,890

1,260

1,150

1,110

848

943

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

109,600

72,250

56,630

3,508,000

53,630

68,640

160,600

283,700

880,800

188,800

116,900

83,330

1,468,000

* Winter dieeharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-dlaoharge relation affected by ice.

Tim baala; Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 

Payette River near Qranett, Idaho

147

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°56', long. 116°27', In sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., 

tnree-elghths of a mile downstream from Black Canyon Dam and 5 miles northeast" of 

Emraett.

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 2,804 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 second-feet (regulated) May 17 (gage 

nelgnt, 6.68 feet): minimum, 130 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 5 (gage height, 1.73 

feet): minimum dally, 641 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 30.

1985-44: mxlmum discharge, 22,800 second-feet May 1, 1938 (gage height, 12.90 

feet); minimum dally, 3 second-feet Jan. 10-14, Feb. 2, 22-25, 1938, when gates In dam 

were closed.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by 

aiverslon at and operation of gates In Black Canyon Dam and by Deadwood Reservoir 

(see p. 150), Payette Lake (see p. 1&3), and Lake Fork Reservoir (see p. 159).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with Bureau'of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Sept either 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

'5

6

7

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.

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,430

1,540

1,550

1,650

1,590

1,590

1,610

1,700

1,900

1,780

1,670

1,580

1,680

1,660

1,780

1,590

1,480

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,620

1,840

1,550

1,300

1,360

1.560

1,610

1,460

HOT.

1,320

1,210

1,150

1,380

2,420

2,160

1,700

1,680

1,540

1,560

1,500

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,360

1,550

1,410

1,430

1,470

1,440

1,430

1,460

1,410

1,320

1,350

1,300

1,230

1,150

1,830

1,240

-

Dec.

1,360

1,380

1,300

1,310

809

1,290

1,080

1,150

1,180

937

830

790

840

893

830

915

970

915

1,050

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,060

926

1,070

1,150

780

670

641

1,000

Jan.

1,060

1,020

830

850

710

893

1,040

a900

a80O

690

810

820

850

860

1,010

1,020

1,070

- 948

882

850

830

840

840

969

860

893

840

830

830

690

860

Feb.

1,010

680

904

904

1,230

1/190

1,840

1,530

1,480

A, 270

1,160

1,160

1,010

1,060

790

670

710

860

926

915

915

959

970

970

970

 970

959

1,200

926

-

-

Month

October . '

November. ..................................

December. .......................:..........

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ................................... February >. < March. .....................................

April. .....................................

 ay. .......................................

June . i

July.............. .........................

August .....................................

Septeober. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

860

926

959

926

730

740

840

1,520

1,080

1,010

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,270

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,080

Apr.

1.140

1,350

1,350

1,380

3,180

4,090

3,860

5,620

3,400

2,760

3,110

3,930

3,780

3,550

2,970

2,690

02,360

e2,160

2,030

2,360

2,550

2,680

2,970

3,550

4,490

3,780

3,400

3,400

3,480

3,480

Seoondfoot-days

49,860

43,1370

31,466

1,823,993

27,145

30,068

33,061

88,780

129,050

135,660

39,180

33,040

98.865

669,446

May

3,480

3,400

2,900

2,550

2,690

3,040

3,620

3,850

3,780

3,620

3,780

4,010

4,660

5,520

6,060

6,620

6,810

6,620

6,620

5,880

5,170

4,330

3,550

3,320

3,040

2,830

2,690

2,970

3,110

3,700

4,830

Maximum

1,900

2,420

1,360

21,300

1,070

1,840

1,520

4,490

6,810

6,620

2,2EO

1,160

1,290

6,810

June

6,170

6,880

6,240

6,620

6,700

5,000

4,410

4,1VO

4,330

4,170

4,490

4,830

5,170

5,340

5,170

5,000

4,830

4,250

3,850

3,550

4,010

4,010

4,010

4,010

4,090

3,930

3,930

3,700

3,110

2,690

.Minium

1,30(

1,15(

64]

64]

69C

67C

73C

1.14C

2,55C

2,69C

1.04C

88C

' 68C

64]

July

2,280

2,100

2,030

1,740

1,620

1,530

1,380

1,230

1,110

1,040

1,080

1,140

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,260

1,350

1,160

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

Aug.

1,080

1,080_

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070,

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,010

840

820

820

1,020

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,120

1,180

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,090

Mean

) 1,608

) 1,448

L 1,016

L 4,9.97

876

) 1,037

) 1,066

> 2,959

4,163

4,588

1,864

1,066

) 962

L 1,829

Sept.

1,090

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,110

1,100

1,890

1,120

992

998

970

915

937

937

986

915

969

1,050

986

860

915

959

904

915

860

800

780

893

720

680

Runoff in acre-feet

88,800

. 86,880

62,410

-. 3,618,000

53,840

69,640

65,680

176,100

886,000

869,100

77,710

86,630

57,850

1,328,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge obnputed on baais of records for station near Payette. 

e Discharge confuted from average of hourly readings of long-distance indicator at Black Canyon 

Dan furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert naj? time to standard tine, subtract -1 hour.
148 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

Payette River near Payette, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°02'30", long. 116°55'30", In SWi sec. 10, T. 8 

Is., R. 5 W., at highway bridge, If miles south of Payette.

Records available.- August 1935 to September 1944. January 1895 to July 1897 (incomplete) 

at sitje ti miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,610 second-feet June'4 (gage height, 7.28 

reet); minimum, 373 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 3.36 feet); minimum dally, 389 

second-feet Aug. 15, 16.

1935-44: Maximum discharge observed, 23,400 second-feet May 2, 1938 (gage height, 

11.90 feet); minimum, 180 second-feet Oct. 13, 20,. 1935 (gage height, 2.04 feet); 

minimum dally, 220 second-feet Oct. 5, 1935.

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

 Many diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by Black Canyon -Dam and 

reservoirs on tributary streams.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.3 325 4.5 1,590

3.6 680 5.0 2,270

4.0 990 5.5 3,020

6.0

6.5

7.S

3,830

4,780 ^

6,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1 

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,370 

1,460

1,470

1,380

' 1,380

1,54O

1,560

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,990

1,990

1,860

1,790

1,720

1,860

1,720

1,790

1,590

al,900

al,900

al,850

al.800

a2,100

al,800

al,500

al,600

al,800

al,800

al,700

Nov.

al,600 

al,500

al,500

1,720

2,340

2,710

2,270

1,990

1,990

1,920

1,920

1,790

1,860

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,560

1,470

1,490

1,550

-

Dec.

1,590 

1,660

1,660

1,590

1,420

1,350

1,450

1,350

1,520

1,300

1,170

1,060

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,150

1,160

1,130

1,260

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,010

968

1,010

Jan.

1,360 

1,300

1,260

1,120

1,080

1,000

1,180

1,110

1,010

1,030

1,070

al.100

al,200

1,260

1,300

1,550

1,360

1,340

1,360

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,170

1,290

1,180

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,090

1,030

Feb.

1,100 

1,200

1,280

1,560

1,560

1,720

2,420

1,920

' 1,820

1,660

1,460

1,420

1,310

1,260

1,290

946

902

1,010

1,160

1,190

1,170

1,190

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,510

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

Decanber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March

April................. .....................

May................... .....................

June .......................................

July....................................... 

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

1,100 

1,190

1,260

1,400

1,240

1,060

1,040

1,660

1,720

1,380

1,720

1,660

1,560

1,590

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,300

1,320

1,360

1,340

1,360

1,340

1,34O

1,320

al,320

1,310

1,280

Apr.

1,240 

1,540

1

1

2

,540

,520

,280

3,920

3

4

3

,74O

,100

,580

3,020

3,020

2

4

3

,680

,010

,740

3,330

2,940

2

£

2

,710

,490

,200

2,490

2,940

2

3

3

,710

,020

,250

4,380

4,100

3a

3

3

Seoondfoot-days

52,860

53,710

40,068

1,826,513

37,370

39,688

42,340

90,490

109,480

131 ,160

22,242 

.18,554

21,917

659,869

,490

,260

,260

,170

"

May

3,090 

3,170

2,64

2,20

0

*>

1,990

2,200

2,71

3,09

3, OS

0

10

10

2,940

2,940

«,17

3,68

4,46

0

10o

5,100

5,660

5,89

5, 8S

6,13

o

0

o

5,660

4,780

4,19

3,33

£,86

0

0

0

2,640

2,420

2,27

2,27

2,49

2,78

0

0

0

0

3,830

yfliff mim <

1 ,990

2,710

1,660

20,600

1,560

2,420

1,720

4,380

6,130

6,370

1,990 

725

1,000

6,370

June

4,480 

5,640

5,890

6,370

5,780

5,210

4,460

4,010

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,780

4,780

5,100

4,990

4,780

4,780

4,280

3,830

3,490

3,660

4,100

3,920

3,920

4,010

3,920

3,660

3,580

3,020

2,490

-

Minimal

1,370

1,470

968

699

1,010

902

1,040

1,240

1,990

2,490

464 

389

599

389

July

1,990 

1,620

1,470

1,230

1,030

902

880

776

618

653

499

490

488

490

490

473

464

473

618

686

562

626

568

580

553

\ 644

662

544

663

562

562

Aag.

1

680

eoe

608

618

608

60S

608

618

599

599

599-

590

644

488

389

389

488

517

626

571

608

837

666

675

675

706

Mean

1,705

1,790

1,293

 5,004

1,205

1,369

1,366

3, Old

3,632

4,372

717 

590

731

1,803

785

706

886

696

695

Sept.

m869

817

786

817

806

1,000

766

646

646

618

608

599

688

637

866

706

888

784

786

786

817

796

786

746

686

637

706

818

"

Runoff in . 

acre-feet

104,800

166,600

79,470

3,623,000

74,18P

78,780

83,980

173,500

217,200

260,100

44,120 

36,800

_ 43,470

1*309,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baa^a cf records for station near Bmett* 

Time haslai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, -subtrfeot 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 

Clear Creek at Lownan, Idaho

148

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°05», long. 115°37', In SW$3Ei sec. 27, T. 9 N.j R. 7 E.,

 aOO feet upstream from mouth and 350 feet downstream from highway bridge at Lowman.

Drainage area.- 59,6 square miles.

Records available.- May 1941 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 255 second-feet May 15; maximum gage

 KMght observed, 4.70 feet Dec. 1*7, 19 Ice Jam; minimum dally discharge, 23 secondfeet Dec. 28.

1941-44: Maximum discharge observed, 754 second-feet May 31, 1943; maximum gage 

height observed, 6.10 feet Jan. 9, 10, 1942, Ice Jam; minimum aaily discharge, that 

of Dec. 28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair. Oage usually read twice dally. Feeder canal for small power

 plant diverts 1 mile above gage; water Is returned to creek above station except that 

used for Irrigation of small pasture adjacent to Lowman.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1949, to Aug. 15, 1944, except periods of Ice 

effect (gaga height, In feet, and discharge,'In second-feet)

l.S 24.

2.0 33

2.3 51

2.6 75

2.9 108

3.2 147

3.5 193

5.8 247

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943-to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

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.

37

36

36

36

37

39

38

37

58

58

49

45

40

57

37

37

57

57

37

58

40

,42 *!

42

41

42

48

55

60

45

54

HOT.

30

55

75

72

62

56

50

45

45

45

46

45

40

41

39

39

a59

59

40

39

58

39

58

38

1)30

030

035

039

42

Dec.

42

a40

59

36

56

b2S

b35

b40

030

D24

b24

b25

ttb25

1327 "* 050

030

053

b36

b36

bS6

b54

053

b32

052

a 32

32

025

025

025

055

D35

Jan.

033

032

b2S

025

«b33

033

b27

025

b28

b28

028

030

030

032

b32

032

D32

052

52

31

31

32

32

31

30

27

24

26

25

30

32

Honth.

October .

November ...... ...........

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

February ..........'............

Haroh .........................

April .........................

Hay ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ..................... '

September .....................

Water year 1945-44 ..........

Feb.

32

32

31

32

37

45

48

30

36

33

36

37

40

36

37

35

34

52

bSO

b27

*b31

32

32

31

32

32

32

30

31

_

-

.£85.

1,245

1,298

988

56,419

923

983

1,027

2,221

5,223

4,460

1,940

1,104

S37

22,249

Mar.

31

30

32

32

31

030

027

34

36

39

32

30

30

1)27

34

56

34

39

39

36

55

32

58

32

32

30

b29

032

034

56

40

Haximum

55

75

42

750

55

48

40

121

259

217

S5

-

259

Apr.

45

50

67

80

84

84

82

72

65

68

73

77

73

70

63

60

57

5S

54

58

61

65

70

S6

90

85

92

9S

115

121

-

Hay

126

114

109

116

140

164

177

170

168

166

172

182

193

22S

239

226

219

203

190

176

164

156

158

159

133

133

141

137

177

205

202

Minimum

34

30

23

23

24

27

27

45

109

S5

_

-

25

June

217

202

205

ISO

171

' 165

162

174

168

166

1S7

172

147

146

160

158

146

137

134

.130

139

139

128

116

109

108

119

106

S7

86

Mean

40.2

43.5

31.9

155

29. e

33.9

33.1

74.0

168

149

62.6

35.6

27.9

60.8

-

July

86

a84

aSS

a82

81

>

[

V a75

'

> a60

' a50

1

Per 

square 

mile

0.674

.727

.555

2.60

.500

.569

.555

1.24

2.82

2.50

1.05

.597

.468

1.08

Aug.

> a40

56

> 8,32

28

Sept.

. oOR 1 aeo

27

a27

a27

~

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

> 0.7S . 2,470

.81 2,570

.62 1,960

36.19 111,880

.58 1,830

.61 1,960

.64 2,040

1.39 4,410

3.26 10,560

2.78 8,860

1,21 5,860

.69 2,190

.52 1,660

15.89 44,140

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated or Interpolated.

T> Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

Tlae basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
150 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

. Deadwood Reservoir near Lowman, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°18», long. 115°39', in SE* sec, 8, T. 11 N., R.'7 E., at 

aam on Deadwood Rlvar, 15 miles north of Lowman. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level 

(levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 5,334.7 feet June 29 to July 1; nlnl- 

 mWSEservBd, 5,291.55 feet Sept. 30.

1935-44: Maximum elevation observed, 5,337.1 feet June 1, 2, 1943; minimum observed, 

5,260.1 feet Oct. 1, 1935. /

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam, completed In 1930; storage began Nov. 

ii, 1930. Reported capacity, 160,400 acre-feet between elevations 5,230.0 feet (minimum 

operating level because of fish protection, 27 feet above sill of emergency gate In 

front of needle valve) and 5,334.0 feet (crest of spillway). Storage below elevation 

5,230.0 feet, about 1,500 acre-feet. Water Is used to augment flow of Payette River 

at Black Canyon power plant near EBnrett. During late fall of 1936, Bureau of Reclamation cut a transmountaln canal to divert a small flow of water from a tributary of 

Johnson Creek In Salmon River Basin to Deadwood River Basin for supplemental storage 

in Deadwood Reservoir. Discharge measurement made on June 1, 1944, Indicated flow In 

this canal of 24.1 second-feet. Qage read once dally.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record 'furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

2T

28

29

30

31

Oct.

321.2

520.5

319.6

318.8

918.0

817. 0V

316.2

SIS. 35

514.5

513. 6

312.9

512.2

311.6

310.8

310,1

309.5

308.8

308.2

307.7

307.15

306.7

306.3

306,. 0

505.7

305.35

305.4

306.5

905.6

305.75

508.9

506.95

Nov.

306.0

306.05

506.15

306.3

306.5

306.6

506.7

S06.S

306.35

506.9

906.95

507.0

307.1

307.2

507.5

307.4

507.45

507.5

507.56

507.6

507.7

507.8

507.05

307.9

507.95

508.0

508.05

508.1

308.15

30S.2

Dee.

308.3

308.4

SOS. 5

508.56

308.6

.308.65

508.7

508.75

508. S

508.85

SOS. 9

SOS. 9

508.95

309.0

309.05

509.1

509.15

509.2

509.25

509.5

509.4

509.45

509.6

509.55

309.6

509.66

509.7

509.7

509.75

509.8

509.85

Jan.

510.0

310.1

510.15

510.15

 510.2

510.25

510.5

510.55

510.4'

510.46

510.5

510.5

510.55

510.6

310.65

510.7

510.75

310. S

510. e

310. S

310.85

310.66

BIO. 9

310.95

511.0

511.0

311.05

311.05

311.05

511.1 .

311.2

Feb.

511.5

511.45

511.55

511.7

311.8

511.9

512.0

512.1

518.15

512.2

312.2

512.2

512.25

512.5

512.5

312.56

312.4

312.45

512.5

512.5

512.55

512.6

312. 65

312.7

512.75

S12.S

518.85

512.9

515.0

-

Mar.

313.1

513.2

313.25

315.5

315.55

315.4

515.46

315.5

515.55

513.6

315.7

315.75

313. S

315.8

515.86

515.9

515.95

514.0

514.1

514.15

514.15

514.2

514.25

514.5

514.5

314.55

514.55

314.4

314.45

314.5

514.55

Apr.

314.6

514.7

514.75

S14.S

514.9

516.0

516.1

515.2

515.3

515.45

315.6

316. S

316.0

516.2 >

316,3

316.56

516.4

516.46

316.5

516.6

516.7

516.8

516.9

517.0

517.1

517.2

517.5

517.5

517,7

517.9

-

May

313.0

SlS. 2

318.4

518.6

318.9

319.2

519.6

519.8

320.2

520.6

521.0

3S1.3

521.65

522.0

522.5

583.0

325.5

524.0

524.5

524.9

586.2

525.6

525.8

526.0

526.5

526.5

526.75

527.0

527.5

527.7

528.8

JUIM

588.56

589.1

589.5

589.8

550. 1

350.4

550.7

551.1

551.4

3,31.6

351.9

558.8

532.4

338.6

358.8

533.3,

555. 4

335.6

553.8

534.0

554.2

534.4

534.5

554.65

554.6

554.65

534.65

554.66

554.7

554.7

-

July

334.7

554.66

554.6

554.6

554.6

554.6

554.6

554.65

554.55

534.56

334.4

554.25

554.1

335.9

535.65

555.36

55SvO

532.7

532.4

332.25

338.1

381.9

551.7

551.5

551.5

551.1

550.85

530.6

350.4

550.15

329.36

Aug.

389.55

329.2

328.9

320.7

526,. 4

528.1

327.8

587.4

587.0

58616

586.2

525.8

525.5

325.15

324.8

324.2

585.5

522.7

388.0

521.5

520.5

319.6

518.65

517.7

516.7

515.S

S14.S

313.9

313.0

312.1

311.1

Sept.

310.1

509.5

508.6

507.S

507.1.

506.2

305.2

304.7

304.8

305.6

305.0

508.5

302.0

901.6

300.8

300.6

899.4

896.7

898.0

897.2

296.4

895.6

894.0

894.1

895.5

892.9

298.4

291.9

291.8

891.66

.- Add 5,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level,

"" ! ; Mountain ws> tiro. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 151

Deadwood River below Deadwood Reservoir, near Lawman, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18', long. 115°39', In NEi sec. 17, T. 11 N., 

R. 7 B., 300 feet upstream from Wilson Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Deadwood Dam at lower end of Deadwood Basin, 15 miles north of Lowznan, and 18 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 17 yearS (1927-44), 191 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 sfecond-feet (regulated) Aug. 20 (gage 

height, 4.97 feet); minimum not determined, occurred when gates at dain were closed.

1926-44: Maximum discharge, 2.150 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height, 5.67 feet, 

site and datum then In use); small amount of leakage from reservoir for long periods 

during 1930-44 when gates in dam were closed. '

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, Which are poor. Flow regulated 

since Nov. 2, 1930, by Deadwood Reservoir (see preceding page). During late fall of 

1936 the Bureau of Reclamation cut transmountaln canal to divert a small flow from a 

tributary of Johnson Creek In Salmon River Basin to Deadwood River Basin for supplemental storage In Deadwood Reservoir. Discharge measurement of June 1 Indicated flow 

In this canal of 24.1 sec6nd-feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150 

1,140

1,060

980

905

880

885

871

861

686

586

590

6TO

494

4TO

473

e209

1 .

1

Nov.

as

-

Dec.

1

a3

Jan.

a3

Feb.

as

..

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

/January

February

 arch. .....................................

May

June ........................................

July.......................................

August ......................................

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

as

Apr.

\

as

-

Seoondfoot-days

22,188

90

93

120,641

93

87

93

90

93

1,645

11,022

26,917

21,399

83,810

May

-

*

a3

Maximum

1,210

-

1,710

_

_

_

_

205

590

1,280

1,160

1,280

June

> a9

4

5

31

81

128

156

1T5

191

202

806 806

206

 fete.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

15(

44]

26!

-

July

202

195

186

180

177

171

167

160

156 

297

360

337

383

464

526

556

590

555

422

371

968

365

365

404

432

416

448

360

416

473

601

AU6.

518

- 494

464

441

470

533

613

660

4*4

614

484

526

578

772

976

1,100

1,030

1,010

1,140

1,180

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,160

1,200

Mean

Tie

3.0

3.0

331

S.O

3.0

3.0

S.O

S.O

54.3

i 356

L 863

J 713

229

Sept. ,

1,160

1,000

946

806

960

USD

sir

643 

S86

652

594

586

635

722

764

749

744

828

856

814

744

660

606

6011

477

862

873

410

Runoff la 

ao re-feet

44,010

179

184

289,500

184.

ITS

184

179

1 Ad «.*7*

3,260

21,860

53,390

42,440

166,200

a No gage-height record; discharge comprised of leakage and seepage only and computed on baaia of 

discharge measurement of June 1, information furnished by observer and comparable records of 

previous years.

e Reservoir gates closed at 10:30 a.m.; discharge computed as being comprised of leakage and 

seepage for part of day.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To oonvert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
152 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

Deadwood River near Lowman,,- Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°05', long. 115°40', In sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 7 

E., 700 feet upstream from mouth and, 2i miles west of Lovman.

Records available.- August 1981 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 365 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated since Nov. 2. 1930).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 secondreet Aug. 18 (gage height, 3.41 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Mar. 14, 27 (gage 

height, 0.85 foot); minimum dally, 45 second-feet Dec. 28.

1921-44: Maximum discharge, 4,230 second-feet May 9, 1928 (gage height, 5.17 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet; minimum, 28 second-feet 

Nov. 4, 1935 (gage height, 0.83 foot); minimum dally, 34 second-feet Nov. 4, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of l<?e effect, which are fair. Flow 

1regulated by Deadwood Reservoir (see p. 150). Small amount of water diverted from 

tributary of Johnson Creek In Salmon River Basin to Deadwood River Basin during year.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

?,

3

4

5

fi

7

e

9

10

11

12

Iff

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

!W

«S

?A

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,240

1,210

1,130

1,170

1,200

1,800

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,010

935

3&601

882

874

765

633

633

633

575

518

531

435

95

87

103

107

95

83

NOT.

78

73

82

142

199

114

87

96

95

69

65

80

80

' 78

76

75

76

75

76

78

76

73

73

73

71

58

56

65

70

75

-

Dec.

80

76

76

71

68

52

82

87

64

55

55

* 60

«66

65

65

65

70

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

65

60

60

45

50

70

75

Jan.

70

65

60

50

«80

70

60

55

60

60

60

65

65

70

70

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

70

70

65

55

50

50

55

60

65

Feb.

70

70

70

65

75

95

100

80

70

62

60

62

64

71

65

65

65

64

60

55

«60

65

64

64

62

62

60

62

62

_

-

Month

October ,

Deofldber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

I^Bbru&ry g

March. ......................... 7. . .........

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Bar.

62

62

62

62

62

59

56

68

68

75

70

68

 65

52

68

76

75

76

60

75

70

71

73

73

68

65

59

64

73

75

78

Apr.

89

103

125

150

177

174

166

155

142

147

169

208

177

160

142

134

125

118

116

120

116

137

158

202

218

192

202

225

250 v

281

-

Seoondf cot-days

23,782

2,518

2,076

234,695

1 949

OO Q1A

22,726

126,098

May

298

262

246

273

320

394

448

480

399

389

410

426

431

431

437

448

437

426

399

363

339

320

298

281

269

266

262

262

277

329

344

UaximuB

1,240

199

87

3,260

flfi

680

1,240

1,380

June

394

349

368

325

298

289

277

289

285

273

358

303

285

273

277

307

285

266

254

242

289

316

354

368

383

394

410

410

399

389

-

Minimus

83

56

45

40

285

251

45

July

378

358

344

329

329

316

303

294

285

366

494

460

488

549

613

66O

680

680

562

482

477

471

471

494

525

518

531

506

477

562

561

Aug.

613

594

549

525

543

607

673

722

708

680

694

575

581

646

766

969

1,030

1,170

1,030

1,170

1,240

1,310

1,380

l',380

1,340

1,300

1,290

1,210

1,140

1,210

1,270

Mean

767

83.9

67.0

643

67.2

352

470

768

345

Sept.

1,240

1,090

951

,925

933

1,140

956

640

667

722

708

653

640

673

743

795

788

780

835

882

850

795

758

722

667

581

512

405

851

426

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

47,170

4,990

4,120

465,500

3,900

3,870

9,680

21,620

19,260

28,910

45,080

250,100

e Winter discharge estimate or measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice HOT. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 10 tc Feb. 9, Feb. 19-21.

Time basis: Mountain war time. Tc convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour*
PAYETTE RIVER- BASIN 153

Payette Lake.at MoOall, Idaho

Location.- -Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°55.' 44°55.', long. 116°07' In sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 

let of lake on North Fork Payette River, at McCall. Datum of gage Is 4,982.24

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1918. Prior to Nov. 23, 1943, staff gage'

75 feet downstream at same datum,

Drainage area.- 144 square miles (revised).

Records available;- August 1981 to September 1944 (fragmentary prior to. Nov. 23, 1943).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 8.22 feet June 1; minimum, 1.62 feet

1921-44: Maximum gage height' observed, 8.7S feet July 13, 1935: minimum observed, 

0.95 foot Oct. 3, 1931.

Remarks.*- Plow from Payette Lake is regulated within natural range by talntor gates and 

removable stop logs of a buttress- and slab-type dam completed In November 1943.' 

During period 1923 to 1943-lake was'regulated by a structure consisting of a series of' 

concrete-filled cribs supporting removable flashboards.' Some regulation Is reported 

to have been effected by timber flashboards for several years prior to 1923. Lake 

area Is approximately 5,000 acres and no capacity table has been developed. Water is 

used for Irrigation of lands In vicinity of Eraaett. No diversion above station".

Cooperation*- Water-stage recorder Inspected by U. 8. Forest Service". 

" Forest service furnished once-weekly readings-. Prior to Nov. 23,

Qage height, in feet, mater year October 1942'to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

16

18

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

~

_

1.86

-

_

.

_

1.S4

-

1.98

-

I

-

2;oi

«

_

-

-

2.05

2.06

2.08

2.11

8.13

2.14

2.17

2.30

2.23

2.86

S. 28

Nov.

_

_

2.31

-

2.46

2.46

2.49

 s

-

2.69

2.61

2.62 

2.68

-

_

_

_

8.40

-

_

2.32

3.31

2.29

o 2V

2.84

2. El

2.19

2.17

2.17

-

Dec.

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.17

2.16

2.13

2.13

2.14

8.18

2.10

2.08

2.07

2.06 

2.04

2.03

8.0$

2.01

2.01

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.99

1.99

2.00

2.01

2.01

' 2.00

2.00

1.99

1.99

1.99

Jan.

2.00

2.00

1.99

1.98

1.97

1.97

1,96

1.96

1.94

1.93

1.93

1.22

1.92 

- 1.91

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.89

1.69

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.91

1.91

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.89

* 1.S9

Feb.

1.89

1.90

1.91

1.93

1.96

1.97

1.98

1.9S

2.00

2.00

2.00

8.00

2.00 

2.01

2.00

2.01

2.00

2400

1.99

1.99

1.98

1.98

1.97

1.98

1.99

1.99

1.98

1.98

1.99

_

-

Mar.

1.99

1.99

1.99

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.01

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.01

2.00

2.01 

2.00

2.00

1.99

1.99

1.96

1.99

1.99

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.97

1.97

1.96

1.96

Apr.

1.96

1.96

1.98

2.01

2.09

2.17

2.24

2.32

2.38

S.45

2,58

2.65

8.74 

2.83

2.90

2.98

3.03

3.07

3.11

3.17

3.83

3.ES

3.34

3.47

3.6.1

3.73

3.84

3.99

4.80

4.42

May

4.66

4.87

- 5.06

5.86

5.64

6.91

6.33

6.69

6.94

7.13

7,18

7. S3

. 7.31 

7.36

7.39

7.36

7.86

7.03

6.85'

6.82

7.01

7.16

7.21

7,ffl

7.13

7.08

7,81

7.44

7.72

8.02

8.14

June

8.16

7.9&

7.89

, 7.69

7.70

7.73

7.75

7.79

7.88

" 7.85

7.93

7.90

7.78 

7.69

7.64

7.7V

7.87

7.91

7.96

8.04

8.12

8.17

8.19

.8.18

8.12

8.07

7.96

- 7.92

8.01

8.08

-

July

8.15

8.14

8.18

8.18

8.15

8.16

8.15

8.14

8,13

8.11

8.10

8.08

8.05 

8.01

7.87

7.71

7.55

7.39

7.86

7.11

6.98

6.85

6.71

6.55

6.38

6.28

6.04

5.84

5.63

5.41

5.19

Aug.'

4.97

4.75

4.53

4.89

4.07

3.85

3,63

3.44

3.87

3.13

3.01

8.89

8.80 

2.72

2.63

2.56

2.48

2.42

2.35

2.31

8.86

8.80

8.16

2.11

2.08

, 8.05

2. OS

1.99

1.95

1.98

1.90

S^t.

1.91'

1.91

1.88

1.87

1.86

1.84

1.85

1.81

x 1.79

1.77

-1.78

1.74

1.71 

1.69

1.68

1.69

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.67

1.68

1.67

1.67

1.66

1.65

1.33

1.68

1.62

-

Note..- Dam at outlet of Payette Lake washed out Aug. 8,' 1943. Coffer dan,Mhieh mas placed by contractor In lake outlet during construction of new dam,closed outlet Sept. 88 to HOT. 13, 1943. 

Time txtala; {fountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
154 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

North Pork Payette River at McCall, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°54'30", long. 116°07'30", In see. 8. T. 18 K., 

 ft. 3 E., at MoCall, a'quarter of a mile downstream from outlet of Payette Latoe.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- September 1908 to June 1917, Hay 1919 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1908-16, 1919-44), 343 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 3,080 second-feet"June 1"(gage height. 6,67 

reet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot (regulated) Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1908-17, 1919-44: Maximum discharge, 4,260. second-feet June 10. 1933; maximum gage 

height, 7.5 feet June 5, 1909, June 10, 1933; practically no flow Nov. 5-8, 1931, 

NOV. 17-24, 1933, Nov. 14-27, 1935, Oct. 22 to Nov. 11, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Flow partly 

regulated by Payette Lake. Dam failed'Aug. 8, 1943. Coffer dam for new structure 

placed Sept. 22, 1943, and dam completed during November. Since water, year 1939 some 

water bypassed station through fish hatchery (see p. lg7).

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by U. S. Forest Service.

Rating table, water year 1945-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 8)

1.0 1.8 1.8 54 , 4.0 785

1.1 3.2 2.0 54

1.2 5.1 2.2 S£

1.5 7.5 2.4 117

' 1.4 10 Z.I 186

1.6 20 3.0 281

4.5 1,130

6.0 1,550

6.0 8,500

5.5 505

Discharge, -in second- feet, water year October 1943 'to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Get.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.8

1.6

1.4

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

' 1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

.6

57

155

151

183

119

115

108

104

101

96

92

89

84

80

76

72

70

68

-

Dec.

70

70

72

70

70

. 66

66

67

64

62

59

57

56

53

51

50

50

48

47

47

46

45

45

46

48

48

47

47

46

46

47

Jan.

47

46

44

47

46

45

45

44

44

43

42

41

41

40

40

40

40

39

39

38

38

38

40

41

41

41

40

40

40

39

59

Feb.

40

41

42

45

48

51

61

52

54

54

63

53

65

54

54

55

64

53

53

53

52

51

50

51

62

52

51

52

55

..

'

Month

October. ...................................

MoveBber. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

 aroli. .....................................

April.......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July............... ........................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1645-44 ......................

Mar.

52

52

51

55

68

58

57

65

68

59

57

&7

57

56

64

64

53

52

53

53

53

53

52

< 62

51

62

52

51

51

50

50

Apr.

Secondfcot-days

16. 1!

1,735.3

1,705

172,335.5

1,288

1,477

1,666

559.0

85,666.6

23,690

11,465

8,829

777

77,996.6

60

60

41

11

9.3

8.8

11

9.9

9.0

8.8

8.S

8.8

7.9

7.1

.6.6

6.0

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.9

6.1

6.6

7.1

8.8

7.5

6.4

6.6

4.7

4.5

8.8

May

8.8

8.9

8.6

7.5

40

117

214

562

496

747

1,860

1,290

1,5EO

1,960

2,130

8,060

3,030

1,870

1,490

703

616

682

638

638

594

500

389

' 465

566

874

1,630

June

8.4BO

1,610

1,650

1,170

785

798

737

701

707

731

1,870

1,460

1,340

957

605

436

480

606

441

274

576

689

701

683

, 665

654

495

177

57

57

Maximal Minima

1.5 0.4

136 .(

72 45

5,550 .4

47 ' 38

66 40

59 50

60 4.J

8,130 S.t

2,4EO 67

604 . 110

616 47

48 16

8,430 .4

July

118

850

884

136

110

15S

158

146

146

144

141

141

139

273

495

496

495

500

495

490

485

490

610

577

677

577

590

599

599

604

604

Aug.

604

616

599

604

699

599

645

475

407

354

316

278

246

224

197

177

169

146

131

131

113

104

94

85

78

73

67

63

- 57

68

47.

Sept.

47

48

46

48

40

3S

36

33

32

30

87

86

SB

81

19

80

21

81

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

».._ Runoff in. ltoan aore-feet

1 0.54 33

> 57.8 3,440

65.0 3,380

L 472 . 341,800

41.5 2,660

50.9 £,930

53.7 3,300

> 11.3 672

> 828 50,910

788 46,870

570 88,740

366 16,320

85.9 1,640

813 184,700

time baalat Mountain war time. To'convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 155

North Fork Payette River at Cascade, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°31', long. 116°03( , In NEi sec 

Cascade, 375 feet downstream from Ilalleck and Howard mill

from Beaver Creek, and 2i miles downstream from Wllldfiw Creok. 

Drainage area.- 626 square miles. 

Records available.- May 1941 to September

Extremes.-* Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,580 seco id 

height observed, 3.78 feet May 18; minimum discharge obser 

In mill dam closed) Sept. 18 (gage height; 0.40 foot); min 

second-feet Sept. 18.

1941-44: Maximum discharge observed, 7,000 second-feet 

6.33 feet); minimum observed and minimum daily, those of

T. 14 N.,* R. 3 E., at 

lam, half a mile upstream

..-feet June 3; maximum gage 

red, 53 second-feet (gates 

.mum daily discharge, 68

June 3, 1943 (gage height, 

»pt. 18, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fal,r. Gage read twice dally. Flow regulat 

(see p. 153), Lake Fork Reservoir (see p. 159), and occas: 

mill dam. Several diversions from tributaries above stati

3d by Payette Lake

inally by Halleck and Howard

m for Irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height -record furnished by Bureau of Recla nation

I Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 t

Das

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

Oct.

188

188

a!50

180

146

140

166

186

170

a800

855

317

897

868

881

209

a809

809

859

888

§46

890

366

a390

410

486

388

410

410

418

a580

Nov.

846

304

897

418

69S

638

a440

546

596

591

317

810

304

aSOO

331

410

410

410

410

410

a400

368

see

 380

546

310

890

a290

317

5SS

-

Dec.

546

368

368

368

aSOO

ISO

178

178

178

165

160

160

160

160

160

160

197

818

 220

887

838

839

833

881

a880

a81S

800

180

180

180

197

Jan.

803

a!90

180

160

160

ISO

160

170

190

190

180

810

830

840

840

840

840

830

880

880

«810

800

810

880

800

190

190

190

190

800

810

Feb.

880

830

860

860

860

870

300

380

380

310

300

870

870

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

850

850

840

840

840

840

_

"

Month

October . November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

PBbruftry

 arch. ....

April KJune. ......................................

July.......................................

August. .....................................

Septeaber. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

830

840

»840

840

830

850

210

850

860

890

310

550

310

870

880

284

310

348

a330

586

310

880

310

 S80

870

860

846

846

845

384

368

Apr.

488

aS20

688

878

1*800

1,140

3

3 a3

]

3

Seoondfoot-days

8,175

10,987

6,688

478, 786

6,508

7,840

23*363

46,006

84,054

18,594

4,089

803,068

,860

.,B50

,070

988

978

,080

,030

680

688

a600

819

448

488

448

553

678

701

880

985

880

663

607

688

a688

-

May

607

568

498

487

511

580

a700

S80

988

1,050

1,140

1,580

1,940

1,880

8,180

8,670

3,060

3,380

3,190

8,800

a£,000

1,470

1,470

1,360

1,850

1,800

1,140

al,060

978

1,200

1,880

Maximal

486

698

588

7,000

840

320

1,260

3,380

3,460

701

720

188

5,450

e Winter discharge measurement made on this day. u 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on MS

Smiths ferry.

Bote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 8, 9, 11-16, '

Time baa lg ; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard t

710661 O - 46 - 11

June

8,180

8,670

3,450

a3, 000

8,540

1,880

1,640

.1,640

1,580

1,680

1,760

8,300

8,670

8,48P

8,060

1,940

1,700

al,660

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,300

1,580

1,680

al,500

1,480

1,300;

1,860

1,030

844

Inimum

140

890

160

140

160

880

230

425

487

644

170

140

68

68

July

544

a840

587

544

479

418

408

373

a350

331

440

897

170

878

558

a 400

565

571

589

689

689

598

aeoo

607

663

688

678

688

688

a700

701

Aug.

701

701

780

701

710

a710

a

688

663

607

556

495

471

450

410

588

566

517

310

871

a860

853

a

Mean

864

815

1,318

803

779

1,468

1,801

813

400

136

665

881

197

180

175

175

170

168

155

145

140

Sept.

140

146

al«8

186

165

135

180

140

135

a!38

158

 138

111

99

111

119

aBOO

68

138

158

148

187

185

a!46

136

187

119

187

187

119

Runoff in 

acre-feet

16,810

13*190

949,600

18,500 "

14,960

17,000

46,340

107^800

31,860

24,660

8,110

408,800

a cf records for station near

7-50, Jan. 3 to Mar.

me, subtract 1 hour.

16,

/

September 1944
156 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Payette River near.Smiths Ferry, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage 'recorder, lat. 44°16», long.- 116°04', In SWi sec. 23, T. UN., 

K. s «., 450 feet downstream from Beaver Creek, 2* miles downstream from Tripod 

Creek, and 2 5/8 miles southeast of Smiths Ferry. Datum of gage Is 4,505.9 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 893 square miles.

Records available.- May 1941 to September 1944.

-..-. -, _..-_ __. _ --.__-_-fedt Sept. 15.

1941-44: Maximum discharge, 9,110 second-feet June 3, 1943 (gage height, 10.70 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1944; minimum dally,, that of Sept. 15, 1944.

Remarks.- Records gpod except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. *Flow 

 regulated by Payette Lake (see p. 'ISS), Lake Fork Reservoir (see p. 159), and .,

occasionally by mill dam at Cascade. Several diversions from tributaries above

station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

. 2.2 117 3.8 630

2.4 163 4.2 360

2.7 228 4.6 1,090

3.0 312 6.0 1,370

3.4 442 6.6 1,760

6.0 2,200

6.6

7.0

7.6

2,6SO

3,280

3,830

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

' 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

212

216

210

210

205

202

, 210

231

233

233

276

342

383

342

318

895

286

280

318

336

370

361

413

488

486

609

600

496

632

537

490

NOV.

460

413

403

672

768

729

682

466

43S

424

I

403

406

, 390

376

, 370

417

446

454

454

458

462

450

431

413

424

3S3

367

330

345

403

"

Dec.

406

399

399

406

363

339

*295

270

 250

240

210

210

210

210

210

210

280

350

320

290

290

320

300

280

300

290

270

«840

200

230

. 250

Jan.

270

260

240

220

220

220

220

240

270

270

260

310

320

320

320

320

310

290

270

270

260

*260

280

300

250

250

260

260

270

280

290

Feb.

310

330

370

370

360

390

430

460

420

390

360

330

330

320

300

290

290

290

890

290

290

290

290 '290

290

280

280

280

280

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ... '

ftforuary

March. .....

April................................... ...

June. ......................................

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

870

280

*880

280

870

270

850

300

330

370

400

430

390

^370

390

390

430

470

460

440

480

420

440

400

380

360

330

330

330

350

390

Apr.

450

600

760

950

1,400

.. 1,600

3

1

3

*]

,800

,880

,600

,480

1,520

3

3

]

,720

,600

,400

1,200

1,090

3

]

]

]

,000

880

822

880

970

,090

,120

,370

1,440

1,340

1

3

J

1

%econdfoot-days

10,482

13,424

8,857

661,123

8,370

9,470

11,210

36,472

61,040

63,940 

18 *766

13,623 

5,118

260,691

,160

,120

,120

j!20

-

Hay

1,180

1,06

1,OC

91

0

to

0

1,000

1,090

1,2Z

1,34

1,4C

1,6J

0

x>

10 0

1,640

2,0£

2,43

S.62

 0

0

0

8,S90

3,340

3,46

3,7C

5,7C

0

10

0

3,680

3,000

2,2C

1,88

1,8C

10

0

0

1,680

1,560

1,5£

1,44

1,40

1,56

<0

0

(0

0

1,880

M^-rt^mm

637

rfftfi f DO

406

8,910

320

450

470

1,680

3,700

3,680 

832

740 

255

3,700

June

2,380

2,430

3,460

3,580

3,OOO

2,380

2,020

1,980

1,930

1,880

\

2,020

2,480

2,890

2,890

2,630

.2,480

2,240

1,980

1,800

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,680

1,880

1,760

1,640

1,600

1,660

1,370

1,000

-

Minima

802

330

200

202

220

28C

25C 

Ann 4Ov

970

1,000 

345

174 

123

123

July

882

712

674

718

680

609

642

518

478

450

436

428

399

346

361

393

 604

636

646

658

656

.658

646

641

668

718

740

740

734

740

734

Aug.

/

Mean

333

447

286

1,811

270

<xnrr

OJ5r

362

1 »2X6

1 ;969

S«131

Rflft Dvt>

436 

171

718

740

740

740

740

740

740

734

729

680

619

S62

504

450

420

383

370

361

324

306

283

878

283

244

228

806

202

199

194

186

1S1

174

Sept.

174

186

194

212

807

186

167

169

160

166

153

165

145

131

123

137

255

127

130

186

194

186

186

189

189

174

164

160

160

164

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

20,79O

26,630

17^670

1,511,000

1-6,600

18,780

22,230

72,340

121,100

126,800 fwt OAn O f ,CO(J

26,820 

10,150

617,100'

* Winter discharge measurement Bade on thla day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec; 8 to Apr. 7; no gage-height record,Dec. 30 

to reoT 26; discharge computed on basis of records for North Fork Payette River at Cascade, Payette 

River near Horseshoe Bend, and South Fork Payette River at Banks 

Time hasisi Mountain war time, To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 157

Fish hatchery diversion at McCall, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage and Parshall flume, lat. 44°54'30", long. 116°07', In sec. 8, T. 18 

N., R. 3 E., Immediately'below outlet from fish hatchery tanks, Just above point of 

return .to North Fork Payette River, and 1 mile west of McCall.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.-'Maximum discharge observed during year, 3.8 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 

0.94 foot); no flow Oct.,1 to Nov. 7.

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, 4.8 second-feet Apr. 18-24, 26-28, May 1, 2, 

4, 5, 7-11, Juiy 2, 4, 1943; maximum gage height observed, 1.12 feet June 2, 1943, 

affected by backwater from North Fork Payette River; no flow Sept. 22 to NOV. 7,.1943.

Reaarks.- Records poor. Qage read once dally. Flow regulated by operation of fish 

hatchery, water for which Is diverted from Payette Lake or North Fork Payette Rlwer 

and bypasses gaging station on that stream.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Idaho State Fish and Game Conmlsslon.

Discharge, in seconoVfeet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nor.

0

0

0

0

0

0

!- £

2.1

' 8.E

2.C

2.1

2.E

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.E

2.E

2.7

2.E

2.E

2.1

2.E

8.6

2.E

2.6

8.6

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.E

-

Dec.

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.T

z.i

2.1

2.6

2,4

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

8.6

2.6

2.6

8.6

2.6

2.6

2.E

2.4

2.6

2.4

Jan.

8.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

2,5

8.3 2.:

2.3

2.3

8.2

8.4

8.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2,t

2.3:

2.2

2.!

2.£

2.Z

2.2

2.3

Feb.

8.2

2.3

2.S

8.1

2.1

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

8.7

2.6

2.7

8.7

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.7

8.6

2.6

a2.5

 2.6

*2.5

- _

-

 Month

October. .....

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January . . . . .

June

August. . .......... . . . . . ......'.

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ........ T. ............

Mar.

a2.6

a2.6

a2.7

aE.7

a2.7

8.7

> a8.6

Apr.

2.6

8.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

8.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

8.6

 2,6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

Secondfoot-days

80.3

1,153*3

95.1

78.5

914.6

-

May

2.5

8.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

8.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

8.5

8,5

2.6

2,5

2.5

2.5

2,5

2.5

2.6

2.6

8.6

£.5

8.5

8.5

3.1

3.7

3.1

3.1

Maxima

8.7

4.6

8.9

3.7

June

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

' 3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3,7

3.1

3.4

3.7

 3.1

3.1

3.1

-

m* 

8.4

0

8.8

8.1

3,4

8.3

8.3

0

J«ly

3.6

3.6

3.6

, 3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

"3.5 3.6

8.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3,4

3.4

3.5

3.4

5.4

3.4

8.4

3.4

3,4

3.4

3.6

3.5

tag.

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5. 5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

8,3

8.3

8.4

2.3

2.6

8.4

8.6

a2.6

a8.6

B&.5

 2.5

B2.5

Mean

8.69

3.17

2.38

S.61

8.69

2.51

3.57

3.51

3.10

8.48

2.60

Sept.

a8.4

a2.4

8.4

8.3

8.4

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.4

2.3

2.3

8.4

8,3

8,3

8,3

8.3

8,3

2.3

8.3

8.3

8.4

2.3

8.3

8.4

8.3

2.3

8.3

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

159

2,300

146

163

ieo

818

816 m144

1,810

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpolated.

Time baa la i Mountain war ti»e. To eomrert war time to standard time, subtntot 1 hour.
158 PAYETHE RIVER BASIN 

Lake Pork Payette River above reservoir, near McCall, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°55', long. 116°00», In NWJ sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 

 4 L'. t three-quarters of a nille downstream from power plant, 2f miles upstream from 

Lake Fork Reservoir dam, and 5 miles east of McCall.

Drainage area.- 54.6 square miles.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1944 (Irrigation seasons only prior to 1943).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 4.90 

reetj; minimum recorded, 7.5 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 25 (gage height, 0.13 foot); 

minimum dally, 13 'second-feet Sept. 14. '

1926-44: Maximum discharge observed, 2,520 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 

about 7.9 feet, present datum, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 

1,100 second-feet; practically no flow at times In 1937 and 1939 caused by regulation 

by power plant.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, Ice effect, or 

oacKwater from reservoir, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by 

power plant of McCall Light & Power Co. and small reservoirs above station. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In seoemd-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

2B

29

30

31

(tot.

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

27

27

23

22

21

81

20

20

19 

19

20

20

18

19

20

26

26

27

40

53

SB

NOT.

21

82

25

46

84

44

38.

36

37

54

53

32

55

52

31

28

28

29

1!

52

33

30

«27

24

21

20

21

25

25

-

Dec.

26

26

26

27

25

b27

23

 1>25

i

V b22

'

Jan.

> b«o

b81

b20 

*b!9

V

1

> b20

'

\

' ,

Feb.

f b20

> b!9

20

21

20

20

19

18

19

_

-

Month

Horo&bor

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .......................

March. .....................................

Hay.. ....... .. ...... ..

Jttne

July. ......................................

Septmber. .................................

Water year 1948-44 ......................

Mar.

19

IS

18

18

IS

1)17

*b!6

20

20

1

1)20

U18

b20

21

21

82

22 

22

1)22

b22

22

U22 Oil

19

1)20

1)21

b21

b22

23

Apr.

1)25

32

48

72

94

SI

81

75

68

74

' 90

105

85

TO

75

66

64

61

61 

60

60

78

93

139

134

116

134

181

224

249

Seoondfoot-days

657

 9S4

765

71,664

A*Q

516

33,058

May

243

193

195

247

343

466

508

438

426

412

492

648

652

760

770

680

562

444

400 

376

367

323

272

247

230

272

304

367

436

593

613

Maximum

40

84

1,340

24

770

June

715

484

419

370

363

367

367

367

350

334

529

441

393

328

306

334

298

262

2SO 

2S2

262

284

288

254

249

230

200

166

122

111

-

MiniauB

16

20

.

16

1Q«

13

-

July

124

111

102

102

102

99

88

eo

75

75

76

69

66

61

58

54

52

49

47 

46

46

43

42

41

39

38

37

36

34

33

32

Alfe.

32

30

32

29

28

27

27

25

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

19

19

18

IS 

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

Mean

21.2

31.8

24.7

196

20.2

63.0

17.2

90.3

Sept.

16

20

24

19

IS

17

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

13

14

16

19

19

19 

19

18

20

82

19

18

- 17

16

15

16Is

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,300

1,890

1,620

142,200

1,240

3,880

1,020

66,530

* Winter 'discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 25 to HOT. 23j discharge computed on basis of auxiliary record 

at power plant. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from reservoir May 17 to July 12; 

discharge computed on basis of special gage'height computation developed from auxiliary relation

Tine basisi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

I
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 159

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage and graduations on concrete gate-control structure of dam on Lake

 Fork Payette River, lat. 44e54', long. 116°03', in NWillWi sec. 13, T. 18 II., R. 3 E.,

3 miles east of McCall. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Lake Irrigation

District).

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1944. 

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 19,410 acre-feet June 3 (elevation,

5,118.55 feet): no storage during fall and winter.

1926-44: Maximum contents observed, 19,740 acre-feet June 19, 1941 (elevation,

5,118.75 feet); probably no storage above elevation 5,101.0 feet during fall and

Remarks.- Reservoir'is formed by earth- and rock-fill dam completed in 1926. Capacity,

 18,940 acre-feet between elevations 5,101.0 feet (lower limit of capacity table, 4.0 

feet above gate fiill of outlet) and 5,117.0 feet (top of flashboards, 5.0 feet abova 

spillway crest). Dead storage unknown. Water is used for irrigation of about 6,800 

acres of land In vicinity of Norwood. Figures given herein represent contents above 

5,101.0 feet. There is some usable storage below slevation 5,101.0 feet, but natural 

flow passing through reservoir when outlet gates are operating prevents withdrawal of 

storage to elevation of sill of gates. Oage read once daily. Time of reading variable. Storage figures from gage heights as observed.

Cooperation.- Elevation record and capacity table furnished by Lake Irrigation District.

Capacity table {elevation. In feet, and contents. In acre-feet) 

(Furnished by lake Irrigation District 6,101 to 6,116 feet} 

extended to 5,119 feet)

6,101

6,109

6,105

6,104

5,105

O

481 

960

1,497

2,105

6,106 

8,107 

5,108 

6,109 

6*110

2,807

3,615

4,647

5,606

6,769

8,111

5,118

5.113

5.114

6,115

8,088

9,379 io,sie

12,318

13,846

5,115

8,117

5.118

5.119

15,386

15,940

18,585

20,145

Rote.- Capacity published for elevation 5,US feet In Water-Supply Paper 888 

was in error. .

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 194S to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

B

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,889

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

I

Mar. Apr.

,

4,512

Hay

7,878

«.

_

8,568

 -

9,954

10,670

11,660

18,520

13,040

15,800

14,680

15,620

16,660

17,410

17,750

17,890

17,750

17,650

17,440

17,350

17>280

17,110

17,070

16,960

16,960

17,070

17,290

17,670

16,080

IS, 780

June

19*170

19,560

19*410

19,010

13,850

16,810

18,770

18,770

18,600

18,300

19,010

19,500

19,500

19,220

19>120

19,100

19,100

19,070

19,040

19,090

19,070

19,100

19,170

19,120

19,100

19,070

18,970

18,880

1S,S50

18,780

-

July

ie,600

18,540

16,460

16,400

18 ,350

IS ,240

IS, ISO

17,950

17,710

17,460

17,240

16,940

16,670

16,560

16,07&

16,750

16,450

15,170

14,770

14,490

14,170

15,860

13,610

15,160

18,840

12,880

12,850

11,900

ll',670

11,210

10,350

Aug.

10,660

10,180

9,888

9,580

9,245

8,960

8,649

6,512

8,088

7,754

7,512

7,825

6,908

. 6,676

6,441

6,163

6,884

5,668

5,489

5,162

4,970

4,768<

4,688

4,294

4,080

3,675

5,669

5,518

5,372

3,226

3,113

Sept.

2,967

2,885

2,798

2,779

2,764

2,700

2,630

3,581

8,511

2,434

2,564

2,894

2,217

2,147

2,081

2,044

_

1,969

«.

1,870

1,849

w

1,794

1,776

.

_

1,715

_

_

1,669

-

Monthly, elevation and contents, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Date

Scut. 50 ..................

Elevation, 

(feet) ^

8.104.12

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,669

C/hangc in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1.644 . Mountain war tine, fo convert war tine to standard time.
160 PAYETTO RIVER BASIH

Lake Fork Payette River below Lake Irrigation District Canal, near McCall, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°54' 

" feet dovmstream from diversion 

downstr'eam from Lake Fork Reservoir, and 3 miles southeast of McCall.

long. 116°03', In SWi sec. 13. T. 18 N., R. 

for Lake Irrigation District Canal, half

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 622 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 4.77 feet); 

minimum dally, 0.4 second-foot (regulated) Mar. 27, 28.

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 1,380 second-feet June 1, 1943 (gage height, 6.13 

feet); minimum dally, that of Mar. 27, 28, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.76 feet 

Mar. 28, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage^-helght record, 

wnicn are poor. Flow regulated by Lake Fork Reservoir (see preceding page) and Lake 

Irrigation District Canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year-October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

64

62

62

62

61

61

61

61

60

59

 61

59

59

58

56

56 \

> a60

'

.

I

> alVO

I

/

a90

Nov.

.

I

> a60

[

1

> a40

*39

38

38

3V

36 

40

4V

Dec.

46

44

43

41

40

3V

37

3V

a35

a35

830

a22

Jan.

«24

b22

b22

24

24

b22

a22

Feb.

> a25

2V

2V 

b26

b25

b25

25

25

25

25

25

b25

b25 

25

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .......................

February

March. .....................................

April....... .....................:.........

July x

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

25

26

25

25

26

b25

b24

23

24

b23

b22

b21

b20

20

20

8.6

2.8 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.5

Apr.

0.5

.6

.6

.7

1.0

.8

.e

.8

.8

.S

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.7

l.S

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

-

Seccndfoot-days

9VV

66,757

730

380

24,714.6

May

1.0

.9

.S

.8

.S

.8

2.5

11

28

42

51

54

80

298

545

572

599

532 

480

424

3S4

330

226

160

138

121

90

100 

109

150

270

Maximum

46

1,350

23

599

June

420

460

416

356

302

2VO

250

240

244

228

263

340

344

306

267

263

24V

231 

212

21S

218

247

263

247

231

215

189

160 

138

10V

-

Minimum

_

_

-

-

66

11

.4

July

88

V6

VO

V4

V8

V6

61

V6

eo

ve

81

81

V8

V4vi-

, VO

70

73 

V3

VI

VO

VO

69

VI

VI

71

70

69 

69

69

66

Aug.

66

68

68

64

61

64

62

61

60

60

59

58

57

55

50

53

51

46 

54

46

50

49

50

51

50

47

44

44 

33

21

2V

Mean

83.7

43.2

31.5

18S

12.7

6V. 5

Sept.

23

18

18

12

11

12

12

11

11121

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

. 12

12

11

11 

11

11

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,150

2,570

1,940

132,400

754

49,030

* Winter discharge Measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for station above Lake Fork Reservoir and changes In reservoir contents. * 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Time tests: Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 161

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°54', long. 116°03', in SWj sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 600

 feet downstream from head of canal, half a mile south of Lake Fork Reservoir, and 3 

miles east of McCall.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 150 second-feet May 30 to June 3

 (gage height, 4.86 feet); practically no flow during nonirrigatlon season.

1926-44: Maximum discharge observed, 159 second-feet July 8, 9, 1942 (gage height, 

4.96 feet); no flow or small amount of leakage through head gate during nonirrigatlon 

seasons. ^

Remarks.- Records good except those for discharges below 1 second-feet, which are poor. 

Staff gage read once or twice a day. No diversions between head and station. Canal 

diverts water from right bank of Lake Fork Payette River In SWj sec. 13, T. 18 H., R. 

3 E., for irrigation of 6,800 acres of land near McCall and Norwood, in the Lake 

Irrigation District project.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in eecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

1718-

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

, aO.7

- t.7

 ft. 1?

Nov.

>

> aO.5

'

1

I a ,g

\1

 a. 2

t.2

a. 2

-

Dec.

 aO.2

Jan.

 aO.2

t.2

. a. 8

Feb.

> aO.2

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ...........:...............,.........

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

 aO.2

Apr.

. aO.l

t.l

a a

-

Secondfoot-days

21.7

S.O

6.8

11,552

6*2

5.8

6*8

3.0

1,536.0

8,709

3,498

2,648

947

11,395.1

May

 aO.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

8.3

31

49

54

64

71

87

99

114

121

184

130

140

143

147

150

Maximum

.

158

160

150

130

116

58

150

June

150

150

148

134

132

138

138

124

180

118

181

US

107

102

98

84

67

63

63

63

60

48

43

43

43

43

50

53

53

53

Minimum

.

~

^

_

_

43

57

64

23

-

July

57

59

67

71

71

SB*

99

110

118

117

124

126

128

129

129

129

129

129

129

130

129

189

129

127

123

121

123

184

124

124

118

Aug.

115

115

115

114

108

106

106

1 106

97

89

87

90

91

91

98

86

79

78

78

78

7S

78

73

70

70

68

60

59

60

58

54

Mean

0.70

 

On <G f

.20

31 " 9

.80

.80

.20

.10

49.5

90.3

113

85. 4

31.6

31.1

Sept.

58

41

38

38

38

35

34

40

. 44

41

40

34

32

32

38

38

aSO

29

-aS7

85

.85

a24

83

83

a83

a23

83

a23

23

Runoff in 

acre-feet

43

16

18

23,110

18

18

12

6

3,060

6^70

6,940

5,050

, 1,880

22,600

t Discharge measurement or field estimate. *

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of discharge measurements or 

field estimates. 

Tine basis8 Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
162 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 

Cruzen Canal at Lake Fork, Idaho -

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°50', long. 116°04', In NEi sec. 3, T. IV H.,' R. 3 E., 500 

feet below head gates and 1 mile northeast of town of Lake Fork.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

-Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read once or twice dally. Flow regulated at head 

gate of canal. No diversions between head and station* Canal diverts water from 

right bank of Lake Fork Payette River iii NEi sec. 3, T. 17 N.,- R. 3 E., for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Lake Irrigation .District.

Monthly discharge, l943-4?t

Month

May....................

Maximum

19

15

Minimum

 3

.6.8

Mean

 to A

16.7

Runoff In 

acre-feet

rroa

100

Porter Creek near Oardenaj Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°57', long. 116°11', in NEi sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 2 E., at

Rood ranch house, 0.6 mile upstream fronnnouth and 2 miles south of Oaniena. 

Drainage area.- 21.2 square miles. 

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1944. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year,' 92 second-feet Apr. 34' (gage height,

2.40 feet), from rating curve extended above 60 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.2

second-foot Aug. 29-31; minimum gage height observed, 0.30 fool; Aug. 26.

1938-44: -Maximum discharge observed, 181 second-feet Aug. 11, 1941 (gage height,

3.58 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended-above 50 second-feet; no flow

at times. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for October and November, which are fair, and those

below 1 second-foot or for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Oage read twice

daily. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day Oct.

1 1.1

2 1.0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

2.8

.2

.0.3

.3

.3

.6

7.1

7.8

6.4

6.2

1 Hoy.

6.0

6.2

6.3

11

7.3

5,.e

5.7

5.7

6.0

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.6

-

Dec.

5.3

4.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.7

b4

b3

bS

W

b3

bS

b3

03.5

b4

b4

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

b3

b2

b3

b4

4.2

Jan.

4.3

4.2

b5.6

b£.S

b4.

b5.6

5.5

be

b4

b3.5

b3.5

bS.6

b3.6

b4

4.6

4.2

4.2

5.7

S.3

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.8

3.6

3.7

3.7

Feb.

4.0

4.8

6.7

6.0

6.7

11

9.3

6.2

6.4

6.7

6.2

5.2

5.3

6: S.

b6

b6

6.3

5.0

4.S

b4

b4

6.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.3

3.9

4.6

4.5

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .............. A .....................

April......................................

May........................................

June. ......................................

July.......................................

AU2U9t

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

4.6

4.8

4.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

4.2

5.8

6.6

10

7.3

6.2

5.8

6.4

be

9.0

13

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.9

7.8

9.3

9.0

6.0

7.1

6.7

7.3

6.2

8.2

9.6

Apr.

11

13

16

16

16

15

14

16

16

^13

14

20

19

20

16

15

13

13

14

25

20

24

26

67

44

36

32

32

62

33

Seoondfoot-days

79.0

151.6

124.4

7,880.7

1 j.J.O»V 1 ft 'Q 

16S.5

232.5

" 678

644.6

302.2

66.8

21.3

20.6

2,488.4

May

32

26

30

26

27

26

26

26

25

23

21

20

20

20

18

16

15

14

13

18

11

10

0.0

8.7

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3

9.0

11

12

Maximum

7.S

11

6.7

126

6.5

11

13

87

32

19

4.6

1.4

1.4

87

June

IS

16

19

12

11

10

9.S

11

10

10

12

9.6 e.-?

11

1Q

18

10

9.6

9.3

8.6

11

10

9.0

6.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

6.4

6.6

Minimum

1.0

4.0

2.0

.2

2". 6

3.9

4.2

11

7.3

5.5

.6

.2

.4

.2

July

4.0

4.0

4.6

6.6

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.5

3.7

2.8

2.6

2.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

,9

.7

2.0

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.7

.5

.«

.6

.7

1.0

Aug.

1.2

1.3

.9

.7

.7

.5

1.1

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.4

.4

.5

.9

1.0

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

Mean

2.56

6.05

4.01

21.-6

3.84

5,47

7.60

22.6

17.6

10.1

1.83

.69

.69

6.80

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

 *

.5

1.1

1.8

1.2

1.2

.8

.7

1.4

1.0

.7

6e 1.2*

1.2

.9

 1.0

.-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

167

301

247

15,630

236

314

461

, 1,340

1,080

699

113

42

**

4,930

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,

Mountain war tine- To convert war time to standard tins, subtract 1 hour.
WEISER RIVER BASIN

Weiser River at Tamarack, Idaho

183

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°57«, long. 116°23', in sec. 30, T. 19 N., R. IE., 0.4 

mne southeast of Tamarack.

Draittage area.- 36.5 square miles.

Records available.- September 1936 to September 1944. >

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 146 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

a.eo reet); minimum, about 3 second-feet Jan. 4-7; minimum gage height observed, 0.66 

foot-Aug. 8. -

1936-44: Maximum discharge observed, 775 second-feet Mar. 27, 1940 (gage height. 

6.00 feet); minimum observed, 1.7 second-feet July 30, 1938 (gage height, 0.52 foot), 

while water was being stored In mill pond.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of lee effect or no gage-height record, wni.cn are poor. Gage'read once or twice daily. No diversion or regulation. Small

flow from Boulder. Creek in Salmon River Basin enters Weiser River above station

through transmountain diversion during late irrigation season.

Discharge, in second-feet, »ater year October 1943 to September1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

18

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5;l

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

a7

5.5

4.9

5.1

5.5

6.5

6.5

a8

6.2

7.7

7.7

.8.0

8.0

8.0

Nov.

1.1

7.7

1.1

1.1

, 1.1

7.5

7.7

a7.7

7.7

1.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.S

6.8

6.S

6.S

6.S

6.S

S.S

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.S

-

Dec.

6.S

6.8

6.S

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.5

 5.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

a .7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.1

.1

.1

.7

.7

Jan.

4.7

4.7

b4 1"

1> b4

>

j

I b5

[

ut a5

a5.5

5.1

1-

*5.3

.

I £g

f

'

Feb.

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

5.5

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.3

6.5

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February

March. ....

Aorll

May

June

July.......................................

August .....................................

I. September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

' 6.9

5.9

5.9

6.S

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

S.2

7.3

7.3

6.3

7.3

7.7

7.3

S.2

9.3

a9,3

9.3

S.2

S.7

. 9.3

11

11

a!2

13

13

13

16

20

Apr. 

23

66

70

91

146

142

124

120

100

100

100

144

124

124

10S

91

80

72

73

86

75

76

86

122

128

116

106

103

103

alOO

Secondfoe t-days

209.4

213.1

160.1

13,473.0

163.3

154.7

* 877. 9

@*9B9

1,146

440.4

213.1

177.6

175.1

6,310.0

May

93

86

73

69

64

63

62

\ 55

52

45

41

33

36

32

29

27

24

87

24

a 22

19

IS

20ie

16

16

' 16

14

.13

14

18

Maximum

7.7

6.6

590

6.6

20

146

23

9.3

6.3

. 6.8

146

June

23

22

22

19

18

16

16

15

16

15

15

19

IS

13

13

17

15

14

13

12

15

13

13

11

9.9

11

11

11

9.9

9.6

Minimum

6.! 4.'

_

4.{ e.f

23

' 13

9.C

8.J

6.1

6.i

-

July

9.3

 8.7

S.7

8.7

S.7

eS.2

5,|

els

6.5

7.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.5

 6.3

6.8

- 7.6

5.9

6.1

7.5

7.3

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

e6.5

6.3

Aug.

5.7

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.9

e5.9

6.9

6.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.9

6.9

5.9

6.9

6.7

' 6.7

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.1

6.5

S.6

6.6

6.7

6.6

6.3

Mean

6.75

5 7.10

7 5.16

60.6

4.96

> 6.33

> 8.96

99.6

37.0

14.7

6,87

I 6.74

> 6.84

17.8

Sept.

6.6

6.9

6.6

S.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.9

5.9

5.6

6.9

5.9

5.9

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.7

8.1

6.1

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

ft. 7

6.7

6.7

6.1

- 6.7

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

416

483

3X8

36,660

804

- xtto Our

681

6,930

8,870

874

483

383

347

18,680. .

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Xo gage-height reoordj disoharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Weluer Rlyer 

near Cambridge and West Perk Helser River near Fruitvale.

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by loe.

e Qage height affected by operation ef mill pond; disoharge computed from selected gage reading* 

or interpolated.

M.me_ baslsi Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
164 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Welser River at Starkey, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°5l», long. 116°27', In sec. 34, T. 18 N., R. 1 

to., at Starkey Hot Springs (Starkey post office), 10 miles north of Council.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records avallabla.- August to September 1920, March 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 390 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.40

reei;;: minimum, 9.4 second-feet Jan. 3;

- 1920, 1939-44: Maximum discharge, 2,450 second-feet Mar. 27, 1940 (gage height,

6.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 8.0 second-feet Aug. 31, 1939, Aug. 23, 1940; minimum gage height. 1.04

feet Aug. 31, 1939. / x 

Remarks.- Records good except those for December to February, which are fair. Several

small diversions from river and tributaries above station.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Mar. 91 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.5 16 1.8

1.6 22 1.4

. 1.7 28 1.6

7 1.9 44 l.S

2.1 66 2.0

12 2.2 75

16 2.

24 2.

86 3.

5 126

8 195

1 280

52 3,4 890

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1945 to September 1644

Da,

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

Oct.

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

32 

26

22

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

27

30

27

31

30

30

2S

30

31

38

31

Nov.

26

25

27

46

48

59

36

35

84

32

32

31

31

29

. 28

29

29

29

29

80

30

30

SO

29

27

27

30

30

82

32

-

Dec.

36

34

34

34

32

23

34

83

16

22

23 

26

26

26

26

28

33

86

34

34

32

31

30

30

SI

30

20

20

30

33

30

Jan.

29

28

16

19

31

29

21

23

24

27

26 

32

31

32

32

32

32

30

29

28

28

29

29

30

27

26

22

22

26

25

30

Feb.

30

SO

30

32

30

34

sa

3S

32

24

31 

27

27

30

26

29

27

27

27

24

SO

27

28

29

2S

28

27

2S

29

M

-

Month

October. ...................................

November

Deoenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January . .

February. .................................. March __^

April. ..................................... mg............ ............................

June. .......................................

July. .......................-.............;.

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Rater year 1648-44 ......................

Mar.

28

28

30

30

SO

29

27

SO

37

4S

41 

42

41

33

42

42

49

61

64

59

53

52

58

56

53

51

46

44

49

55

67

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

721

906

62,426

844

842

1,370

s lose

8,037

461

506

23,059

81

111

161

200

287

290

280

262

226

226

238 

318

294

277

263

220

192

175

165

192

182

200

260

326

874

329

312

318

346

343

-

May

318

27

24

23

4

1

2

238

256

26

24

22

2

1

O

205

192 

180

17

17

5

2

168

149

14

13

13

1

6

4

115

107

10

9

8

2

7

8

80

78

7

7

8

9

8

S

4

5

102

Maximum

38

48

86

1,460

32

38

67

374

3X8

132

61

18

20

874

June

132

113

118

105

98

97

88

93

93

87

102 

100

104

95

90

111

128

118

113

111

113

118

115

102

98

93

90

78

70

64

-

Minimum

16

2S

16

15

16

24

27

61

78

64

18

1Zi:

1Z

July

61

58

54

51

52

49

44

40

38

35

 33 

33

28

28

26

25

25

2624'

23

20

19

19

20

20

20

IS

IS

18

22

IS

Aug.

als

al7

a!7

a!7 aie

hl6

Mean

23.8

31.4

29.2

171

27 2

29.0

248* 44 2

163

101

81.1

14.9

16.6

63,0

a!6

al6

16

15

IS14

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

18

14

14

14

Sept.

19

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

13 

14

15

15

15

IB

18

19

18

18

18

20

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

 *

Runoff in 

acre-feet.

1,430

1,870

1,800

123,800

1,670

1,670

2,720

14,780

6,990

6,020

1,910

914

1,000

46,720

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations In We leer River Basin, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Tlae basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WEI3ER RIVER BASIN 

Welser River near Council, Idaho

165

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°41', long. 116029', in sec. 29, T. 16 N., R. 

W., 0.7 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2 miles upstream from Middle Fork, 

and 3i miles southwest of Council.

Drainage area,- 390 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1944.

Extrejnes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 second-feet Apr. 24, 25 (gage height, 

4.52 feet);, minimum recorded, 36 second-feet July 16 (gaga height, 0.79 foot).

1937-44: Maximum discharge, 6,700 second-feet Mar. 16 or 17, 1938 (-gage fielght, 

7.6 feet, from floodmark, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended 

above 3,500 second-feet; minimum, 22 second-feet June 29, 1940 (gags' height, 0.89 

.foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated by Lost Valley Reservoir (see p. 168) and other reservoirs. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation'.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of toe effect 

(gage height, In feet, end discharge. In second-feet)

0.8 37 1.8 168 3.0 610 

1.0 62 2.1 238 3.6 711 

1.2 78 2.4 309 4.0 940 

1.6 114 2.7 402 4.6 1,200

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

61

60 

80 

60 

52

66 

66 

56 

66 

68

71 

86 

78 

75 

72

72 

72 

72 

71 

73

100 

104 

110 

131

112

106 

108 

108 

117 

133 

112

Nov.

99

96 

100 

203 

207

163 

126 

121 

117 

-112

105 

95 

92 

89 

86

85 

66 

86 

86 

88

86 

86 

84

64 

80

81 

80 

80 

81 

88

Dec.

93 

88

38. 

36 

66

63 

77 

89 

64 

46

50 

«62 

66 

66 

66

70 

76 

76 

80 

85

88

77 

78 

82 

98

86

71 

60 

66 

86 

85

Jan.

82 

61 

65 

40 

60

76 

60 

45 

45 

50

60 

66 

, 60 

1 60 

00

60 

60 

60 

60 

55

66 

66 

55 

66 

56

65 

60 

«47 

60 

60 

60

Feb.

66 

60 

66 

76

100

176 

261

182 

145 

128

110 

100 

96 

102 

81

96 

91

91 

89 

80

91 

89 

96

111 

104

106 

96 

102 

' 105

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Atari 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar....................................

ti»T........................ ...........

leodar year 1943 ......................

ftpv

u&ry *

ember, .................................

ter year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

106

112 

122 

144 

148

140 

133 

166 

261

423

304 

886 

246 

188

207

266 

396 

462 

444

360

309 

882 

279 

304 

864

842 

206 

192 

208 

238 

269

Apr.

1

Seoondfoot-days

2,511 

3,054 

2,335

194,813

1,740 

3,082 

7,669 

22,185 

14,111 

8,990 

2,230 

1,916 

1,684

71,407

347 

420 

637 

631 

773

733 

698 

660 

575 

648

679 

960 

935 

980 

890

778 

660

679 

552 

766

666 

672 

748 

986 

,140

966 

863 

832 

878 

868

May

818 

724 

699 

660 

660

611 

662 

627 

683 

560

648 

633 

640 

648 

560

495 

451 

437 

448 

389

363 

316 

874 

851 

237

826 

215 

.816 

826 

861 

293

Maximum

133 

207 

98

--- »--

3,150

ae

851 

462

1,140 

618 

466 

147 

70 

76

1,140

June

418 

382 

456 

386 

329

301

287 

279 

298 

282

326 

306 

296 

279 

x 264

321 

/366 

335 

321 

318

304 

318 

318 

874 

261

0230 

4210 

dEOO 

dl80 

168

Mininma

6( 

e<

4i

4<

4C 

6< 

10! 34' 

21< 

16E

H4!

4(

July

147 

136 

184 

112 

106

100 

93 

78 

' 72 

66

61 

68 

68 

46 

42

48 

67 

~ 67 

58 

58

56 

66 

66 

56 

64

66 

66 

66 

66 

69 

68

V

Aug.

66

66 

70 

66 

64

63 

64 

65 

68 

66

66 

65 

66 

66 

66

64 

64 

60 

61 

Bl

68 

56 

56 

66 

66

66 

67 

66 

66 

67 

68

Mean

) 61 .0 

) 108 

> 76.3

> 634

) * 56.1 

> 106 

> 247 

f 740 

5 455 

3 300 

I 71.9 

f 61.8 

\ 62.6

) 196

Sept.

68 

76

78 

78 

57

47 

46 

47 

46 

46

44 

45 

43 

48 

44

47 

SO 

61 

S3 

68

59 

67 

56 

66 

58

53 

61 

S3 

68 

68

Runoff In 

aore-feet

4,980 

6,060 

4,630

886,400

3,460 

6,110 

16,810 

44,000 

27,990 

17,830 

4,480 

3,800 

3,140

,141,600

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reeords for station near OanbrWg*. 

Note.- Stage-diaeharge relation affected by lee Dec. 10-19, SB, 29, Jan. 3 to Feb. 6 (no 

(gage-height reeord Jan. 17-83). 

Time bag la i Mountain mr time. To oonvei-t mi> tine to standard time, aubtraot 1 hour.
166 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Welser River near Cambridge, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°35', long. 116°38», In NBi sec. 1, T. 14 N., 

h.-s w., ,2J miles northeast of Cambridge and 2* miles upstream from Rush Creek.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 tc September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height. 4.78 TefttJ}' minimum, 23 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.78 foot); minimum 

dally, 37-second-feet Sept. 13, 14.

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 6,670 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 8.30 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 1, 1943; minimum dally, 27 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 50 second-feet, which are good. Plow

 laltly regulated by Lost Valley Reservoir (see p. 168) and other reservoirs. Di- versions above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to Sept. 30)

0.9 31 8.0 186

1.1 47 8.3 868

1.3 69 8.6 358

1.5 96 3.0 617

1.7 189 3.5 778

4.0 1,070

4.5 1,390

5.0 1,760.

1 Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

i

6

7

8

B

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

W

18

19

20

21

28

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

64

58

63

64

59

67

68

69

78

117

134

117

118

104

106

106

107

109

107

134

164

174

190

184

178

164

168

801

813

186

Nov.

< 158

147

153

604

604

899

890

810

804

193

184

166

168

166

151

147

145

146

145

151

147

138

138

136

131

189

186

187

131

133

Dec.

147

145

148

142

142

119

112

147

110

70

-77

90

96

96

98

109

180

138

142

143

143

133

134

138

160

151

119

76

104

149

145

Jan.

136

134

86

58

109

136

93

81

83

96

96

104

114

118

114

114

119

117

118

106

104

104

106

118

118

106

93

90

93

95

101

Feb.

106

110

188

145

180

385

618

540

397

306

875

897

806

818

193

193

184

188

176

15S

174

178

178

810

801

810

186

197

801

-

Month

Oo'toter.

Hovwtoer. ..................................

Daowfcer. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 '......................

January. . .

February. ..................................

mm......... ...'.. ........................

April......................................

July................ .......................

August. .................................... 

Sept*gb»r. .................. .^.. ...........

later year 1843-44 ......................

Mar.

806

887

863

306

318

318

896

318

636

980

690

628

540

369

370

504

739

980

866

696

574

518

486

588

456

397

336

318

31&

349

393

Apr.

517

60S

760

884

1,060

1,040

1

1

1.

986

950

864

784

789

,860

,860

.380

1,860

1

1

,160

,000

890

818

1,080

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Secondfoe t-days

3.666

5,490

3,837

315,185

3,836

6,660

14,661

31,586

86,951

18,007

4,138

1,971 

1,668

181,748

986

980

,040

,380

,560

,340

,830

,810

,310

,300

May

1,860

1,180

1,020

998

1,080

1,180

1,810

1,160

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,040

1,060

1,110

1,010

960

884

908

795

766

690

60S

645

604

490

476

476

504

550

618

Maxima

813

604

160

4,960

136

618

980

1,860

1,860

884

899

86

77

1,660

June

848

766

884

766

664

60S

579

560

593

588

717

690

683

574

636

688

744

664

683

628

584

613

608

631

481

446

489

393

349

386

Minimum

8

184

7(

4'

5(

10(

sw51'

471

381

7:

53 3'

3r

July

899

878

848

887

810

808

IBS

178

1S3

148

13^

18?

117

107

108

96

115

114

110

108

90

88

83

88

77

78

81

79

77

77

79

Aug.

' 76

78

86

83

77

78

70

68

«7

68

68

67

65

67

68

65

65

61

68

62

68

66

58

58

58

63

54

53.

51

61

58

Sept.

57

77

74

78

69

58

47

45

44

43

48

41

37

37

. 39

48

49

58

64

58

58

58

61

58

66

68

49

48

49

50

jfa^ Runoff in

ma9a aOre feet 

^ ^ T ft T 9Rfl JkJM f f ISDU

! . 183 10,890

) 184 7,610

7 863 686,100

> 104 6,480

890 13,810

473 89,060

t 1,053 63,660

869 63,460

> 600 35,780

3 133 8, 800

63.6 3,910 

1 - 51.9 3,000

1 339 841,600

Tine baslsi Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 167

Welser River above Crane Creek, near Welser, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18', lo 

1 mile upstream from Crane Creek and . 116°48', In sec. 10, T. 11 N., 

mllea -northeast of Welser.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to, September 1944. i

Average discharge.- 23 years (1921-44), 833 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet Mar. 17; maximum gage height, 

B'.ee reet Feb. 7 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 43 seccnd-feet July 30 (gage height, 

0.87 foot).

1920-44: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 10.8 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5 se'cond-feet (estimated) Aug. 11 to Sept. 10, .1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

FTBJTpartly regulated by Lost Valley Reservoir (see p. 168) and other reservoirs. 

Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Das

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

12

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

73

79

73

73

76

81

90

106

107

100

183

168

178

165

158

166

168

161

166

165

178

807

833

864

868

841

889

833

870

888

884

Nov.

837

814

814

404

805

511

376

315

306

888

874

868

845

837

889

886

888

888

888

888

888

818

810

807

803

199

196

198

198

196

-

Dec.

803

818

814

810

807

199

178

189

160

110

180

130

140

140

140

160

180

880

840

0260

860

880

880

830

850

830

800

150

800

860

830

Jan.

810

180

140

110

170

800

160

130

130

140

140

160

170

170

170

170

180

180

17C

160

, 150

1 160

160

«164

170

160

150

140

140

140

150

Month

Feb.

160

170

180

880

350

600

1,000

900

700

614

647

487

404

409

360

366

386

386

380

888

884

310

308

365

388

398

365

350

370

_

-

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ... . . . . .

February . ...................................

March. . . , . '

A0ril

ffly

July. ......................................

Auguet. ....................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

376

448

499

608

788

709

667

688

994

8,080

1,640

1,360

1,850

746

709

1,040

1,980

8,360

1,910

1,430,

1,140

986

988

986

836

783

681

566

559

508

647

Apr.

738

848

960

1,100

1,890

1,410

1,860

1,800

1,150

994

986

1,680

1,800

8,080

1,870

1,760

1,480

1,830

1,100

1,640

1,560

1,380

1,340

1,510

8,480

8,010

1,740

1,640

1,780

1,780

-

Saoondfoot-days

6,108

8,06t

6,01!

483,998

4,894

11,834

30,661

43,630

67,868

27,263

4,876

1,940

8,347

183,194

May

1,680

1,500

1,380

1,840

1,880

1,410

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,340

1,350

1,320

1,370

1,430

1,600

1,480

1,380

1,860

1,880

1,160

1,080

1,010

880

818

748

70S

716

738

760

836

977

MaxiitUB

888

806

860

6,980

810

1,000

8,350

8,480

1,680

1,840

431

76,

10S

8,480

June

1,160

1,880

1,840

1,160

1,000

896

860

798

868

866

960

1,810

994

988

868

880

1,090

1,030

. 936

988

880

988

936

850

768

696

660

688

671

505

-

Minion*

75

19

IK

-&

IK

16(

Sit

731

70!

601

5C

*

6!

ee

July

431

376

336

897

866

864 '888

803

178

156

140

134

183

106

93

77

71

68

70

66

64

64

50

54

66

87

55

68

54

60

56

Aug.

87

68

64

71

73

68

66

60

66

73

78

73

68

68

70

68

68

60

87

68

64

56

68

87

68

68

68

87

60

58

60

Mean

i 165

B . 869

> ' 194

> 1,3.85-

) 166

) 408

989

9 1,461

3 1,808

809

> 138

> 68.6

i 78.8

) 601

Sept.

68

68

97

108

100

96

76

66

68

68

60

60

66

66

68

54

64

81

88

93

96

96

95

96

^

90

84

86

86

84

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

10,130

* 16,000

11,980

960,000

9,710.

83,470

60,880

86,340

73,910

64,080

8,490

3,860

4,660

368,400

e Winter diaeharge measurement aade on tola day.

"-'-j- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Dec. 9 to Feb. 9.

aaiai Mountain war tise. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
168 WEISER RIVER BASIN 

West Fork weiser River near Frultvale, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°50', long. 116°28', in NWi sec. 9, T. 17 N.,*R. 1 W., li

mlies northwest of Fruitvale and Ifc miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Oct. 26,

staff gage 70 feet downstream at datum 1.00 foot higher. 

Drainage area.- 78 square miles. 

Kecorqs avaiiaDle.- October 1910. to January 1913, October 1919 to September 1925, April

xyay to sep tanner 1944. 

Extremee.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 215 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height,

4.18 feet); minimum not determined; minimum gage height observed, 2.82 feet Feb. 24. 

1910-13, 1919-25, 1937-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1.170 second-feet Mar. 31,

1940 (gage height, 3.79 feet, site and datum then In use): minimum observed, 0»5

second-foot July 23-27, 1911. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage

usually read twice dally. Several diversions above and below station for irrigation.

Flow regulated by Lost Valley Reservoir (see below). ,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944-

.Day

1

5

*2

14

,15

18 

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

2ft

29 

30

31

Oct.

24

24

24

24

25

26

26

26

28

32

28

28

28

23

29

si

29

30

30

30

30

30 

35

31

Nov.

, 30

! SO

32

33

41 .

36

34

3£32'

30

12.

11

11

9

V

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

13 

13

Dec.

15

15

15

15

16

16

 b!3

I «b!2

D18

20

17

17

1

> b!5

^

Jan.

i

blS

*bll

1

\ Sl2

'

Feb.

b!6

b!7

b!8

b!9

b20

b25

b3S

bSO

b25

b20

> bis

17

17

IS

IS

-

Month

November. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

March. ..................................... ft?

September. .................................

fcter year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

16

17

19

19

19

16

blS

20

*B8

43

31

aSO

30

b2S

bSO

33

46

70 

65

57

SI

51

60

61

57

61

42

37

33 

47

64

Apr.

81

107

127 '125

161

138

134

127

109

109

98

168

152

143

143

126

109

100 

94

109

101

a 116

132

195

206

175

158

162

170 

alSO

~

Secondfoot-days

884

686.3

43,711.3

397

1,191

4,043 

2,704

1,157

1,888

1,017

16,416.3

May

190

175

109

100

98

109

117

121

119

117

117

115

115

115

109

108

101

101 

96

S7

85

38

32

32

30

30

27

27

27 

27

33

Maximum

920

35

70

205 

190

65

64

63

205

June

4V

65

73

70

S3

45

43

46

47

47

49

47

SO

47

47

89

60

57 

57

57

56

56

56

SI

46

46

44

43

36 

34

"

Minimum

9A

9.3

_

15

81 

27

34

11

57

28

-

July

34

38

34

23

25

22

19

19

17

15

13

13

IS

12

11

60

49

47 

47

47

47

47

47

46

45

66

64

69

64 

65

63

Aug.

., 63

63

63

61

61

63

63

61

63

61

63

63

64

64

63

63

63

63

60

60

61

57

60

57

57

57

57

87

57 

57

57

Bean

.120

12. S

17.7

38. 4

135

37.3

60.7

33.4

44.9

Sept.

a60

63

63

60

33

32

30

30

30

29

a29

a28

88

29

30

30

29

30 

29

29

89

31

30

SO

30

. 30

29

89

89 

29

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,760

OKA

86,690

787

1,020

2,360

8,020 

5,360

3,100 ejiso

3,730

2,080

32,860

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Tl»e basist Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°57'30", long. 116°28', in sec. 28, T. 19 N.,-R. 1 W.,'a 

 sTibWdistance upstream from outlet gates near left end of dam on Lost Greek, 4 miles

west of Tamarack and 16 miles north of Council. 

Drainage area.- 29.4 square miles.

available.- May to September 1924, May 1926 to September 1944.

ExJLreines7-~Maxlmiim gage height observed during year, 26.40 feet June 33; minimum observed, 

feet Itov..10.

1924, 1926-44: Maximum gage height observed, 26.90 feet May 14, 1940^ gage not 

read when reservoir was nearly empty.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth dam completed in 1910 and raised 6 feet in 1929. 

 Permanent spillway crest Is at gage height 22.26 feet; during 1938 temporary flashboard structure was raised to permit storage to gage height about 26 feet. Water la 

used fefr Irrigation of. lands in Welser River Basin. 

Cooperation;- Several gage readings furnished by Lost Valley Reservoir Co.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 169

Gage height, In feet, of Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho, water j«ar 

October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Oct. 13 

ftov. 6 

10 

22 

Dee. 9

Qage height

17.12 

15.88 

14.77 

14.86 

15.93

Date

Jan. 19 

Mar. 27 

May 2 

14 

20

Oage height

15.97 

16.62 

23.46 

25.36 

25.30

Date

May 21 

June) 4 

23 

July 12 

15

Qage height

25.22 

25.96 

26.40 

26.16 

26.10

Date

July 26 

Aug. 6 

28

29 

Sept. 4

Oage height

/84.90 

23.00 

18. BO 

18.90 

17.76

Lost Creek near Tamarack, IdaTio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°57', long. 116°28', In sec. 28, f. 19 N., R.

i w., a quarter of a mile downstream froa dam of Lost Valley Reservoir, 4 milee west

of Tamarack, and 16 miles north of Council. 

Drainage area.- 29.4 square miles.

Recpif available.- January 1910»to August 1914, May 1920 to September 1921, May 1924 to

SSptemoer

Average discharge.- 14 years (1930-44), 33.9 second-feet. 

Extremes tregtuaTed).- Maximum discharge during year, 92 second-feet May 2 (gage height,

2.i!o reet);.minimum recorded, 4 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1910-14, 1920-21, 1924-44: Maximum discharge, about 688 second-feet May 17, 18,

1921 (gage height, 4.29 feet); practically no flow at times gates in dam were closed., 

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

NO diversion between reservoir and station; practically entire flow diverted below

station during Irrigation season. Flow regulated by Lost Valley Reservoir (see

preceding page). 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Lost Valley Reservoir Co..

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

n

9

10

111?.

IS

14

15

in

17in

19

20

Til

w.

23

84

25

zn

27

28

23

30

SI

Oct.

- 27

27

27

27 

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

86

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

NOV.

26

26

26

26 

26

26

26

26

26

18

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

61

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

"

Dec.

8

8

8

8

e

8

8

8

8

S

s

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Jan.

8

8

S

-s

8

8

S

8

8

e

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

a7

Feb.

a7

a8

M

-

Month

October

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .'.....................

January . ... . . .... ... ...

March . . ......

April......................................

Hay. .......................................

June . . . ... ....... ......... ....

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

a8

8

8

8

S

S

Apr.

7

7

7

7 

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

8

8

8

 8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

12

29

49

"

Seoondfoot-days

248

18,781

234

2,108

1,086

9,099

May

70

49

10

10 

11

22

37

49

60

.68

71

76

77

80

85

81

80

78

76

71

67

14

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

Maximum

8

417

36

*?A

73

61

83

June

22

26

89

21 

10

13

17

21

24

27

30

31

SS

SB

SB

34

36

34

34

34

85

35

36

34

35

as

51

30

27

 26

-

Minima

8

2

9

32

6

July

24

22

20

8

16

16

13

13

12

11

. 11

10

9

25

55

53

63

63

52

63

53

52

52

67

76

76

74

73

78

73

Aug.

73

75

71

71 

71

70

70

70

70

70

69

69

69

69

69

68

68

68

68

66

66

66

66

65

66

66

65

64

64

62

62

Mean

19 O

8,0

51.5

8

ft

44.4

28.6

«rt o

IMP O

36.2

24.9

Sept.

61

61

60

48 

SS .

SS

SS

34

34

34

SS

SS

SS

52

SS

33

SS

SS

32

32

33

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

S3

32

Runoff in 

acre-feet

492

.37,250

464

4fiO

iQg

A M

1,700

2,410

4,170

2,160

18,080.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baela of records of gate changes.

Time baelei Mountain war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1'hour.
170 WEIGER RIVER BASIN

Middle. Fork Welser River near Mesa, Idaho 

location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°39', long. 116°27', in NWi sec. 10, T. 15 N., R.

»» iE^IL brl &^ i* m«lles north of naB& and ^ mlles upstream from mouth, 

gage changed an undetermined amount June 11, 1943.

Drainage area.- 86.5 square mlles.

1 W., at 

Datun of

l9l6>l^rM5^-^rt£^^S^«r^\^ uSL^ePtember 1944 ' °Ct °ber

i^SSfi«???1!5?5ii <%rg? °^5e?7fd durlng year' 335 second-feet May 6 (gage height, ^J?!?o< ; ^Sl 1?? ^served, °'4 second-foot Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.56 foot). 

 ,i-i«i , ' ^Z ^^ ^i"111? discharge observed, 1,380 second-feet May 1, 1938 ra-ting curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; maximum gage height ob^rved, 4.88 f

tires in 1937; 1939^41? U8S y ' 1 40' to June n' 1943; no flow at

BWks-i" ReP°rd,B falr except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

miles abwestation?01"' ^^ tWl °e da^ly ' Me8a Orchards c&aal diverts about i

Hating'table, water'year 1943-44,, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

KB.,^, and discharge, in second-feet) 

lanirting-oontrol method used Feb. 13 to Apr. 86, Aug. 15 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

l.S 

3.8 

7.8 

14

1.1 

l.S 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

SS 

38 

44 

73 

109

8.0 

S.Z 

2.6

173

849

342

-. w j.-» J.u I J.W

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

7.0

38 

81

15

14

11

10

12

5.8

6.6

15

22

28

28

86

86

28

30

28

34

34

32

Nov.

34

34

48

94

58

35

82

28

30

30

23

30

28

86

22

20

84

"

Dec.

84

26

24

d24

d24

d!5

380

d20

b!6

(*>

> bS6

22

Si

20

20

24

86

Jan.

86

b20

.

b24

(*>

bSO

.

Feb.

|

t

dies

dlOO

aeo

d70

d65

d60 

d55

50

49

48

42

38

35

28

26

26

24

26

86

30

33

38

35

33

-

-

Month

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

February . . , . . ,

May

Jtuie . . '.

July

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

35

33

39

40

40

40

45

53

73

*91

76 

88

73

65

67

73

78

75

68

53

55

58

61

53

- 48

45

52

45

41

44

45

Apr.

53

56

52

55

166

140

96

75

65

61

96

133

146

152

137

111

94

76

109

, 109

111

82

113

103

187

148

a!70

203

814

217

-

Seccndfoot-days

665

60,975.0

39.4

81,613.6

May/

195

197

190

 187

222

338

303

261

25S

290

272 

852

864

875

25S

244

887

220

212

195

195

175

159

131

185

183

121

127

140

150

. 178

Maximum

86

1,000

185

Oft

3.6

332

June

121

117

144

162

146

140

137

137 137'

168

319 

207

195

162

168

192

217

190

807

178

175

180

173

164

155

142

127

185

115

96

-

Minimum

l.C

_

.£

July

9S

94

85

78

71

67

61

58

46

43

38

30

84

21

80

18

' 16

14

11

6.6

5.8'

4.8

3.2

2.8

8.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

MeanSi. 5

) 167

115

163

1.31

59.1

Sept.

2.0

3.6

3.4

2.6

1.7

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

.6

.7

1.2

1.8 1.4'

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

.9

.8

1.2

1.0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,380

180,900

78

. 48,870

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

E( 16 gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, Inflow to Welser 

River between stations near Council and near Cambridge, and records for other stations on nearby 

streams In Welser River Basin.

Time baalm Mountain mar tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 

Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho

171

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°38', long. 116°25', In sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., 1,500 

reet upstream from end of flume, li miles northeast of Mesa, and 3 miles downstream 

from head gates.

Records available.'- 1924, 1928, 1930-44 (Irrigation seasons only). 

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge observed durlr, year,. 36 second-feet July 22-26; 

j.j «, 25; no flow at times.

*. .<-*, iv-^w, j.<xuu I-*. tuAxuiuiu uj.uvtmeD observed, 38 second feet June 18, 19, 1940; 

maximum gage height observed, 2.46 feet Aug. 3-7, 1943; no flow during non-Irrigation

gage height observed, 2.15 feet July 

1924, 1928, 1930-44: Maximum discharge ob

seasons.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally and gate changes noted. Canal diverts 

water from Middle Fork Welser River In SEiNWi sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. IE., for Irrigation of Mesa orchards and for domestic supply of Mesa. Flow regulated by gates -in 

diversion dam and waste gates In flume above gage. There was known to be some flow 

during April, of which there was no record.

Cooperation.- Qage-helght record furnished by The Mesa Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

17

17

a!7

17

17

17

17

17

17

al7

10

5

S

6

6

S

a6

6

6

6

6

6

6

a6

6

6

6

6

6

6

a6

Nov.

6

6

6

6

6

6

a6

6

a8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

NoveiBfaer ' '

December. ...'...............................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April................;.....................

May 21-31 ..................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

Augu 

Sept

St .....................................

eeber. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

298

50

-

_

_

_

_

127

374

884

690

521

-

*W

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

0

_

- 

8

11

IS

12

12

12

12

18

12

12

-

Maximum

17

6

-

_

_

__'

12

14

35

31

24

-

June

13

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

12ie

13

13

13

15

13

13

14

13

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

IS

13

-

Minimum

f

. (

-

_

_

_

{

1]

14I'- 

ll

-

July

14

14

14

14

16

21

25

24

26

27

B?

30

1 31

32

19

33

33

33

34

34

35

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

33

34

32

Aug.

31

3D

31

29

87

26

85

£5

85

83

85

83

81

23

25

88

21

81

80

80

19

80

19

17

17

19

18

18

18

IS

18

Mean

9.6

) 1.7

-

^

..

_

_

3 11.5

12. 5

2B.6

1 28.3 

2 17.4

-

Sept.

24

83

24

20

19

18

IS

17

16

. 15

16

16

14

14

17

17

19

18

IS

18

17SZ'

.18

17

al7

a!7

a!7

IS

12

IS

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

691

99

-

_

25 E

742

1,760

1,570 

1,090

-

A Ho gage-height record; discharge computed en baeia of reported gate changes or interpolated. 

Time basisi Mountain war time. 1o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

710681 Q - 46 - 12 *
172 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Johnson Creek below Johnson Park, near Council, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°46', long. 116°3S', In SEi sec. 36, T. 17 N., 

R. 3 w., 50 feet downstream from Johnson Park Creek, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Johnson Park, and 10 miles northwest of Council.

Drainage area.- 5 square miles.

Records available.- March 1941 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 79 second-feet my 6 (gage height, 1.73 feet); 

 minimum recorded, 0.9 eecond-foot Oct. 20.

1941-44: Maximum discharge, 181 second-feet May 22, 1942 (gage height, 2.57 feet),

from rating curve extended above 60 second-feet; minimum recorded, 0.5 sedbnd-foot

Sept. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

period of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-faet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

5

6

7

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

al.7

a2.0

l.S

l.S

1..8

l.S

1.8

1.8

e.o

1.9

2.0

2.S

3.1

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

Nov.

2.4

2.5

2.5

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

. ' -

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

' -

_

_

_

_

_

Dec.

]

Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

March......................................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

August , .

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

IS

26

31

30

-

Secondfoot-days

-

_

_

_

826.5

51.4

-

May

25

21

27

36

44

50

42

34

31

31

33 

34

37

44

41

40

3S

40

3S

35

34

30

27

25

24

25

26

26

27

33

36

Maximum

-

.

_

_

54

2.3

-

June

54

40

47

33

30

27

26

87

28

24

23

SO

SO

17

IS

23

19 ,

16

17

16

15

15

12

10

9.6

9 2

8.4

8.1

7.4

6.8

Minimum

-

_

_

_

1.4

-

July

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.4

6.1

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2 

4.1

4.0

3.S

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2 6

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

Aug.

2.1

 2.1

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

l.S 

1.8

l.S

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1:5

1.6

Mean

o T ft

_

_

_

_

1.71

-

Sept.

1.9

1.9

l.S

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

..I' 8

2.2

1.8

l.S

1.9

l.S

1.9

2.3

1.8

l.S

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

_

_

_

_

iftrt.

102

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia of record* for Boulder Creek near Tamarack 

and other stations in Weiser River Baaln.

Time basist Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WEI8ER RIVER BASIN 

Pine Creek near Cambridge, Idaho

17?

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°35', long. 116°44', In SWi sec. 32, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., 300 

feet upstream from West Fork and 3.2 miles northwest of Cambridge.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 149 second-feet May 14; maximum gage 

height observed, 2.20 feet Jan. 31 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 3.1 secondfeet Aug. 14, 16, 17, 23, 25, 28, 29, Sept. 10; minimum gage height observed, 0.36 

foot Aug. 14, 16, 17, 23, 25, 23, 29..

1938-44: Maximum discharge observed, 392 second-feet Apr. 1, 1940 (gage height, 

3.26 feet), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum observed, 2 

second-feet on several days July to October 1939 and July and August 1940; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.34 foot July 24, 1939. i /

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, 

twice daily! Several diversions above station for Irrigation.

Gage read

Ratine table, water year 1943-44, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-30)

0.3 

.4

.5 

.6 

.7

1.5 

3.5

9.8

15

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8

22 

3V 

5V 

82 

148

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

a

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

If,

13

14

15

16

17

18

1,9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

n

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.6

8.4 6.4

8.4

e.o

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

11

10

9.8

9.8

11

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

14 ' ie

16

15

15

16

16

16

14

Nov.

14

14

15

22

22

19

17

16

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

- 14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

"

Deo.

15

14

14

15

14

13

13

14

11

blO

*bl3

b!3

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

9.8

1)9.0

blO

bll

13

Jan.

14

14

> blO

(*)

Feb.

b!2

b!4

15

14

15

24

28

20

19

12

14

15

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

' 12

13

14

15

16

15

15

10

15

14

-

"

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

March. .....................................

May............'............................

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ...... r. ..............

Mar.

15

17

17

22

24

21

23

22

29

38

«87

27

26

34

28

28

35

35

35

32

28

28

28

28

SB

28

28

23

28

28

30

Apr.

32

38

42

43

49

44

44

43

41

41

48

54

48

55

48

54

46

46

43

50

46

43

48

65

59

56

55

57

56

63

"

Secondfoot-days

368.1

453

364.8

17,141.1

318

1,237

3,352.5

May

62

55

53

5£

61

98

86

85

7«

76

77

76

. no

129

123

131

104

8E

76

72

7E

6!

5f

5(

46

47

6V

«

64

7!

68

Maxima

18

22

15

304

14"

28

35

131

74

17

5.1

131

June

74

58

61

53

48

46

44

45

63

50

50

46

42

44

41

43

41

37

35

36

36

,. 36

34

32

29

, 28

27

24

23

21

-

Minimum

7.6

13

9.0

6.E

10

15

38

46

21

4.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

July

17

16

13

11

12

12

10

10

11

10

10

8.4

. 7.3

7.3

6.6

6.6

5.7

6.4

5.1

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

4s 8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

Aug.

4.3

4.0

4.6

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

,3.3

3.3

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.5

3.5

Mean

11.9

15.1

12.4

47.0

10.3

15.2

27.1

48.4

76.6

41.8

7.82

3.78

4.86

28.8

Sept.

4.0

4.6

4.8

4. '3

4.3 '

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

5.1

3.3

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.1

4.6

- 4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.1

~

Runoff in 

aore-fSet

730

899

765

34,000

631.

876

1,660

2,880

4,710

8,450

481

280

263

16,560

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basist Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
174 WEISER RIVES BASIN

Little Welser River near. Indian Valley, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44030', long. 116°24', in NEi sec. 1, T. 13 N., R. 1 W., 60 

 feet downstream from barn at Richardson Ranch, 1 mile upstream from diversion feeding 

C. Ben Ross Reservoir, and 4$ miles southeast of Indian Valley.

Drainage area.- 81.9 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 ,to September 1944. June 1920 to February 1921, March to 

September 1923, and February 1924 to October 1927 at nearby sites.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 475 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

S;26 "feet)j minimum observed, 9.2 second-feet Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

1920-21, 1923-27, 1938-44: Maximum1 discharge observed, about 1,840 second-feet 

Feb. 4, 1925; "minimum observed, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 28-30, Sept. 4, 5,, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Gage read once or,twice dally. One small ranch diver-- 

slon above station. Many diversions below station for Irrigation Including feeder 

canal to C. Ben Ross Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect

 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet).

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to Juce 27)

0.2 6.5 0.7 26 2.4 229 

.3 11 1.0 42 ' 2.6 325 

.4 14 1.4 76 3.3 476 

.5 18 1.7 108 

.6 22 2.0 162

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 '5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

12 

13 

a!3 

12 

13

13 

13 

12 

13 

a!3

d£8 

d89 

d£6 

d£3 

dl2

dl3. 

d!3 

d!4 

16 

13

13 

12 

12 

16 

82

16 

18 

19 

20 

19 

a!9

Nov.

19 

21 

23 

26 

41

34 

21 

24 

19 

19

20' 

18

23

19

19 

20 

22 

23 

21

83 

22 

20 

23 

18

v 16

12 

16 

, 19

Dec.

20 

19 

20 

20 

18

19 

al5 

alS 

a!6 

13

L bl3

*16 

16

al5 

18

a!8

a!8

18 

18 

20 

20

a!9 

16 

14 

b!4 

a!4 

19

Jan.

17 

18

17

' b!4

15 

15 

14 

14

16 

14 

15

14 

16

016 

14 

14 

a!4 

14 

14

Feb.

14 

14 

16 

16 

a!6

144 

90 

SS 

45 

42

58 

33 

a35 

35 

36

33

30 

25 

25 

88

24 

28 

28 

26 

26

a26 

a26 

26 

26

Month Seocnd- 11011111 foot-daya

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Man

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

aber ber .....................

lendar year 194! 

&ry

U&ry

enber .....................

499 

636 

617

,820.0

450 

996 

,630 

>244 

,069 

,114 

,357 

440 

342.1

ter year 1943-44 .......... 23,284.1

Mar.

26 

26 

26 

25 

a26

,27 

30 

31 

136 

108

80 

64 

54 

68 

61

67 

67 

63 

67 

 63

64 

52 

61 

68 

53

42 

36

36 

41 

64 

59

HaximuB

29

41 

20

925

18 

144 

136 

446 

275 

370 

84 

28 

18

' 446

Apr.

alOO 

allO 

121 

144 

445

263

144 

. 144 

126 

121

128 

a200 

208 

208 

169

144 

152 

121 

114 

152

152 

160 

160 

288 

218

188 

188 

178 

188 

208

Hay

188 

169 

160, 

160 

169

SOB 

208 

198 

188 

198

208 

229 

240 

276 

276

340 

229 

289 

218 

208

a200 

138 

160 

152 

162

152 

162 

152 

178 

198 

178

June

218 

169 

188 

alSO 

168

144

136 

144 

144 

144

370 

208 

808 

178 

160

208 

21S 

188 

178 

160

178 

2Q8 

188 

160 

136

128

121 

108 

96 

96

Minimum Mean

12 16.1 

18 21.2 

16.7

146

14.6 

14 34.3 

26 52.6 

100 176 

152 165. 

96 170 

23 43.8 

10 14.2 

9.6 11.4,

9.6 63.6

July

,

Per 

square 

mile

. 0.197 

.269 

.204

1.77

.177 

.419 

.642 

2.14 

2.36 

2. 08 

.536 

.173 

.139

.777

64 

81 

76 

70 

70

73 

63 

67 

47 

61

52

60 

45 

42

41

48/ 

58 

32 

32

31

32 

30 

26 

26 

25

24 

26 

23 

24 

23 

23

r A«6-

22 

28 

22 

20 

16

17 

16 

16 

16 

18

16 

15 

12 

13 

14

13 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

12

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 '10

Sept.

15 

14 

13 

18

11 

10 

10 

alO 

10

9.8 

9.5 

9.5 

10 

9.8

14 

12 

11 . 12 

11

12

13 

13 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.6 

10 

11

Runoff

Inohea

0.23 

.89 

.23

23.99

.80 

.46 .74' 

2.38 

2.76 

8.32 

.62 

.20 

.16

10.67

Ao re-feet

1,260 

1,030

104,800

895 

1,980 

3,230 

10,400 

12,020 

10,140 

2,690 

873 

679

46,160

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and 

records for other stations in Welser River Baaln. , 1? Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in Wolser 

Riyer 'Basin.

Tine baala; Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, eubtraet 1 hour.
WEISES RIVER BASIN 175

Crane Creek Reservoir near Mldvale, Idaho

location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°22', long. 116°37', in SEi sec. 19, T. 12 H., R. 2 W., at 

gate-control structure near left enci of dam on Crane Creek, 10 miles southeast of x 

nidvale. , '

Drainage area.- 242 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 48.9 feet Apr. 14'; minimum not 

determined. ,

1923-44: Maximum gage height observed, 56.3 feet Feb. 22,- 1927; no usable contents 

Sept. 23, 1928, to Feb. 28, 1929, and Sept. 25 to Dec. 1, 1929.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by\earth dam completed in 1910 and raised In 1920-21.

Capacity Is reported to be about 60,000 acre-feet at gate height 55.0 feet (elevation 

pf spillway crest), water is used for irrigation of lands in lower Welser Valley. 

Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Crane Creek Administration Board.

Qftge height, In feet* water year October '1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

3S.6

_

_

.

-

3S.O

_

_

_

-

_

»

37.6

_

-

_

57.4

37.4

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

57.46

-

NOT.

.

_

_

_

-

37.6

,.

.

_

-

_

.

, 57.7

.

-

_

_

.

_

37.7

_

_

«,

_

-

_

37.76

_

.

_

-

Dec.

_

_

_

37. S

-

_

_

_

_

-

37. S

_

_

_

-

_

_

57. S

-

_

_

_

_

37.8

_

_

_

.

-

-

Jan.

37.9

_

_

_

-

_

_

37.9

-

_

_

_

_

57.9

_

_

_

_

-

_

57.9

_

_

-

_

-

.

S7.9

.

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

37.9

_

38.6

-

-

_

40.6

_

-

_

_

_

41.0

_

_

_

.

-

41.8

.

1 _

-

_

-

Mar.

_

w

_

48.0

-

_

_

.

_

-

43. S

_ ,

_

_

-

_

_

46.8

47.3

_

47.78

48.1

48.2

48.1

_

48.0

_

47.9

-

-

Apr.

4S.1

_

_

_

-

_

_

48.3

_

-

_

_

48.8

48.9

48.7

_

4S.6

_

18.1

-

48.5

46.5

_

48.9

-

48.0

_

_

_

47. S

-

May

_

_

_ >

_ \ -

46.0

__ "

_

-

_

48.0

-

-

1 _

_

48.0

_

47.9

_

.

_

47.86

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

June

_

47.8

_

_

-

_

_

_

47.7

-

47.7

_

_

-

_

_

w

47.8

-

_

.

_

.

_

_

_

-

-

-

July

47.8

~

.

47.7

-

.

.

'47.66

47.6

47.4

47.4

_

-

47.0

46.9

_

_

46.3

46.1

_

-

-

_

-

_

46.9

_

46.6

-

-

Aug.

_

_

_

-

43.4

_

_

42.9

.

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

«

.

40.8

_

40.6

 -

_

39.8

_

.

_

*

-

-

Sept.

38.2

.

-

_

^

_

36.6

'-

.

_

-

-

-

_

_

. .

_

54.6

_

-

54.1

_ '

_

.-

.

.

-

-

Mountain mr tine. To convert var time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
178 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Crane Creek near Mldvale, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°22«, long. lleWSO", In 

BE* sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 400 feet downstream from Crane Creek Dam and 10 miles southeast of Mldvale.

Drainage area.- 242 square miles.

Records available.- October 1910 to April 1916, May 1924 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1912-15, 1924-44), 69.8 second-feet.-

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 334 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 14-19 

(gage height, 2.38 feet)j practically no flow at times When gates In dam were closed. 

1910-16, 1924-44: Maximum discharge observed 4,240 second-feet Dec. 3, 1910 (gage 

height, 8.9 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; practically no 

flow at times In each year when gates In dam were closed.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Crane Creek Reservoir (see p. 175). No large 

 diversions above station. , Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board.

Eating table, rater year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 1ft aeeond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dot. 1-lV, Apr* 15-50)

0.1 

.2 

.5 

.4

2.0 

5.0 

9.0

14

0.5 20

.7 36

1.0 66

1.5 101

1.6 145

2.0 285

2.4 566

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 tc September 1944

Day

1

6

11

13

16

19

21

23

26

27

30

Oct.

96

77

59

59

14

0

0

0

0 

0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1945 ......................

Ky.. ............................. ..........

September. .................................

Water year 1945-44 ......................

liar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

h68

hl66

h204

al70

h!57

aS2

h37 

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

hi 22

h282

hS34

a354

h354

a554

h350

aSSO

h&26

h326

a526

h326

asae

a526

h242

al43

al45

hB3

-

Seccndfcot-days

c

0

47,415

0

864

4,967

172

5,590

5,050

18,707

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

h4

a8

as

h7

hlO

alO

hlO

alO

ftlO

alO

hlOalO«

alO

alO

all

all 

all

alS

Maximum

0

0

856

0

354

12

181

164

554

June

ie

12

18

 12

12

12

12ie

12

IS

al2

11

all

all

all

all

all

all

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

all

all

11

sMinimum

C

C

C

C

C

e

0

14

0

July

ia

11

11

11

11

11

11

57

68

84

96

104

104

106

115

146

146

145

145

148

181

179

179

 179

176

176

173

157

157 

157

157

Aug.

157

167

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

154

164

154

164

153

153

151

149

149

149

143

137

146

175 '186

186

1B4

181

181

179

177

177

Mean

) 0

130.

0

166

5.5

161

102

61.1

Sept.

164

138

137

136

134

134

134

134

134

154

134

158

158

132

158

131

131

130

130

113

100

94

77

16

16

16

14

14

14 

16

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

94,040

9,850

. 6,060

37,090

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed en torn ale of reported changes In gate opening, 

interpolated.

h Computed from stagg-gage reading!. 

Time baslsi Mountain w«r «r tine. To convert war tine to standard time, rabtsact 1 hour.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 177

Crane Creek at mouth, near Welser, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°18', long. 116°47" 

,sec. 14, T. ll N., R. 4 w., just downstream .from steel highway bridge at Harri 

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, and 10 miles northeast of Welser. Drainae area . - 288 square miles.

ayaij.aole.- July 1920 to September 1944. 

aiscnarggT- 23 years (1921-44), 76.7 second-feet.

' discharge during year, 495 second-feet Mar, 17 (gage 

2860011"-^ Jan' ? (gage heleht ' * M «^> jS

s Ranch,

rocor

a

.

fl ;9?0"^4 ' *_ftaxlmV? ^scharge, 2,350 second-feet about Feb. 7, 1925 (gage height, 6.80 feet, from well-defined marks on gage), from rating curve extended above 1,060 

second-feet; minimum, 0.2 second-foot May 26, 1931; minimum dally, 1 second-fo»t or 

less at times during many years; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Jan. 21, 1922.

.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

I are fair. Flow regulated by Crane Creek Reservoir (see p. 175). Several small ditches divert above station for Irrigation. . ««*<»ai OURU.J.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

\ In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7 to Apr. IB)

1.7 2.6

1.8 4.2

1.9 . 7.0

2.0 11

2.1 16

S.3 29

S.5 44

8.8 72

3.1 108

3.4 151

4.0 £54

4.4 350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septenber 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

T

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

96

80

, 79

32

83

83

64

63

59

68

64

62

69

31

82

88

81

11

6.4

6.8

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.8

8.8

9.8

'9.4

7*8

Nov.

6.7

6.4

6.4

SO

14

8.2

7.0

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.8

-

Dec.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

5.9

6.8

5.9

6.6

5.9

5.3

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

06.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.9

Jan.

5.9

S.9

5.6

6.0

5.9

5.6

bs.o

bS.O

,b5.o

be.O

be.o

b6.o

bs.o

b6.0

bS.O

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.2

6.7

6.7

 6.2

6.7

6.4

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

bS.O

Feb.

7.0

7.0

8.8

14

IS

168

111

49

26

13

9.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

7.4

8.2

8.2

6.7

6.7

7.8

*

-

Itooth

October.

Noveatoer. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. .

February. ..................................

March

April......................................

May........................................

June ...

July.......................................

August. .....................................

September. .................................

later year 1946-44 ......................

Mar.

S.6

12

15

85

36

84

18

16

69

118

58

57

 46

81

16

57

201

133

89

43

36

36

77

165

214

164

153

85

76 ,

14

9.0

Apr.

£

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.6

6.0

5.6

6.2

5.9

6.4

41

75

TS

339

34$

Z

3

3

50

50

50

350

340

3

3

3

S3

28

36

333

329 E

i

i

i

Seoondfoot-days

1,137.£

819.6

188.7

55,380.6

182. C

550.5

 ? 066 6

5,300.3

188.6

367*6

3,256.0

4,806

3,178

21,447.6

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

94

64

61

47

-

May

23

18

9.

7.

4

4

6.4

4.

2.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

4.

4.

5.

6.

6.

6.

5.

5.

6.

S

7

4

4

0

8

S

8

7

S

0

0

S

9

2

2

2

9

5

2

6.7

6.

7.

7.

8.

4

0

4

6

9.4

MaxiinuB

96

20

6.4

1,100

8 e7

1 ^ooAd

tn* K*L4 

*cA OOV

25

IS

173

180

167

350

June

10

9.0

9.8

e.e

S.6

9.4

9.4

9.8

18

11

11

11

11

11

18

13

11

11

u.

18

17

18

17

16

15

16

14

15

14

15

- 

Minima

6 

6.

s.:

4.(

5.C 5.2

S I eC

5.C

g V

e.(

S. '

133 '

84

2."

July

16

15

13

18

11

9.4

S.6

17

54

81

88

99

100

99

105

136

140

148

144

146

170

170

172

173

172

178

178

157

156

154

153

Aug.

161

161

161

151

160

148

148

150

150

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

145

145

140

133

"

136

168

177

180

180

180

180

180

177

175

Mean

2 36.7

! 7*32

5 5.S9

3 152

1 5.87

S 19.0

5 67.3

) 177

7 6.0S

3

*n ix

AM.O

105

155

106

7 56.6

Sept.

167

136

135

136

135

135

153

136 ' 

133

133

138

132

13S

132

138

132

138

138

138

188

106

100 100

54

ee

84

24

24

84

84

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,860

435

362

109,700

/ 361

1,090

4,140

10,5X0

374

789

6,46p 

9,530

6,290

42,840

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, records for .station near 

Hidvale, and records for stations on nearby streams. *

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Tine basis i Mountain war time. To. convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
178 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Welser Irrigation District Canal near Welser, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15', long. 116°51', In sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 4 

W., 34 miles downstream from headworks of canal and 7 miles east of Weleer.

Records available.- April 1920 .to September 1944 (winter records fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 208 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 2.94 

"leet); minimum, not determined (consists of leakage during nonlrrlgatlon season when 

gates were closed).

1920-44: Maximum discharge, 221 second-feet July 15, 1932; maximum gage height, 

3.43 feet May 5, 1926; no flow at times when gates were closed.

« , Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 31 to Nov. 20, Mar. 29-31, which are fair. 

Canal diverts water from Welser River In sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., 3i miles above 

station for irrigation of about 9,000 (revised) acres included In projects of Weiser 

and Welser Bench Irrigation Districts. One farm lateral diverts a quarter of a mile 

above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Weiser Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21,

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

135

133

131

131

131

125

116

.114 

118

113

CO

90

92

90

87

61

60

59

59

59

61

61

61

58

49

49

47

49

48

49

a49

MOV.

a49

-

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

48

-

"

Dec.

1

t2

Jan.

t4

"Feb.

Month

October. .... 1 ..............................

November i-ss. .............................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January.

February. ..................................

Marc 

Abri 1. ................................... .

June .......................................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

-

.

«

_

-

_

.

-

_

- _

tl

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

w

-

_

_

_

3

3

39

Apr.

92

94

105

116

. 117

lie

117

117 

117

116

115

118

119

119

119

116

117

117

119

117

116

116

117

118

117

117

116

115

116

Secondfcot-days

2,575

1,368

3

3,450

6,399

5,604

5,366

4,965

4,039

-

May

117

126

105

17

16

189

190

189 

188

186

186

192

167

197

198

198

197

200

205

205

195

192

184

180

191

189

189

192

193

196

201

Maximum

135

_

*"

_

119

205

206

186

169

161

-

June

202

20 1

205

205

202

200

197

195 

199

190

183

186

184

184

183.

164

184

182

181

181

182

188

181

1S3

182

181

ISO

177

- 171

152

Minimum

47

_

^

92

16

152

156

140

89

-

July

159

186

182

175

166

17S

182

ISO

181

180

181

180

170

165

168

174

166

169

164

ISO

178

177

176

176

173

169 16*6

169

166

164

Aug.

167

169

166

165

165

164

167

 164 

161

163

, 164

16S

162

161

161

161

168

153

152

152

148

140

168

168

156

157

169

161

163

162

161

Mean

S3.1

48.9

_ 

115

174

1S7

173

160

135

-

Sept.

160

154

161

161

157

157

166

156 

 154

162

150

149

148

143

141

141

141

145

143

131

128

127

126

109

90

89

94

94

91

92

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,110

2,710

_

_

6,840

10,710

11,120

10,640

9,330

8,010

-

t Field estimate OP discharge measurement.

a Jto gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time baaIs; fountain war time. To convert war til to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WEISER RIVHl BASIN 179

Mann Creek near V^lser, Idaho

1 Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°24', long. 116°54', In sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at 

Richards Ranch, 12 mile? upstream from mouth and 11 miles northeast of Vfeiser.

Drainage area.- 56 square miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1913, July to November 1920, April 1937 to 

September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 237 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 

2.44 feet); minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Sept. ll (gage height, 0.66 foot).

1911-13, 1920, 1937-44: Maximum discharge, 1,540 second-feet Mar. 27, 1940 (gage 

height, 5.45 feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above slope-area determination at gage height 4.21 feet; no flow Aug. 18 to 

Sept. 22, 1937, July 31 to Sept. 13, 1939. . ,

Remarks.- Records good above 15 second-feet and fair below, 

diversion above station for irrigation.

Gage read twice dally. One

Rating table, water year 1343-44, except perloda of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

.8

.9

1.0

0.5 

1.5 

2.8 

5.0 

9.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

30

40

52

1.6 66

1.8 99

2.1 158

Discharge, In second-faat, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Oot.

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

5.7

3.7

7.4

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

10

14

10

Nov.

8.2

8.2

8.2

17

16

13

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.0

 7.4

7.4

7.4

T.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.0

-

Deo.

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.4

6.6

4.1

.

1

1

V b6.0

/

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.4

6.6

1)6.0

b6.0

U6.0

U6.0

6.6

Jan.

6.2

6.8

2.8

2.S

3.7

> 1)6.0

(«)

6.6

Feb.

6.6

6.6

8.2

8.2

S.2

23

17

13

13

13

12

9.0

9.0

9.6

6.6

8.2

7.4

S.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

S.2

8.2

10

12

12

9.6

9.0

10

_

-

Month

Kovomber . 

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

liar.

9.0

9.6

10

15

13

16

16

13

42

46

28

25

*24 -

27

32

 36

119

77

62

44

40

39

44

38

32

28

25

19

40

65

92

Apr.

115

117

129

148

133

117

103

92

84

79

92

137

113

121

123

117

94

82

77

97

76

76

87

152

141

135

121

125

137

125

Secondfoot-days

202.5

19,176.0

62.8

62.4

7,818.8

May

113

97

97

99

96

96

96

87

71

63

' 63

62

52

53

48

' 42

39

36

33

30

27

27

26

25

go

21

21

21

20

24

21

Maximum

7.8

500

2.8

3.5

152

June

23

20

20

17

16

14

14

13

19

14

15

13

13

13

9/6

.8.2

fr. 2

8.2

7.4

8.2

14

11

8.8

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

-

Ilinimun

4.1

1.5

6.6

20

2.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

July

7.4

7.4

5.8

4.6

5.8

6.6

7.4

7.0

8.2

7.0

6.6

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.2

2.8

8.8

2.7

a2.6

a8.5

Aug.

a2.4

2.4

8.8

2.8

2.5

8.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

8.0

8.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1 1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

Mean

6.53

58.5

' 9.96

112

52.5

5.03

2.03

2.06

81.4

Sept.

1.4

8.3

2.7

2.3

8.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

8.8

8.8

8.4

2.7 e.5

8.4

SS.5

8.5

8.5

2.5

8.3

2.3

8.8

2.0

8.8

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

408

38,030

573

3,230

704

309

125

124

' 15,500

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
180 BURNT RIVER BASIN 

* 

Unity Reservoir near Unity, Dreg.

Location.- Staff gage and'low-water reference mark, lat. 44°30', long. 118011', In SW4

 sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 37 E., at Unity Dam on Burnt Rlvef, Just downstream from Job 

Creek, half a mile downstream from confluence of North, Middle, and South Forks.of 

Burnt River, and 4* miles north of Unity. Oage readings are elevations above mean sea 

level, datum of Bureau of Reclamation.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 18,920 acre-feet May 5-11 (elevation, 

3,812.8 feet); minimum observed, 1,960 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,785.0 feet).

1938-44: Maximum contents observed, 25,770 acre-feet Apr. 13, 1942 (elevation, 

3,820.6 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 30,. 1944. \'

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway and outlet works,

 completed by Bureau of Reclamation in 1937; storage began Feb^ 19, 1938. Capacity, 

25,220 acre-feet between elevations 3,776.5 feet (bottom of outlet gates) and 3,820.0 

(top or radial gates on spillway when closed). Dead storage, 600 acre-feet below 

elevation 3,776.5 feet. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used 

for irrigation of lands In Burnt River Irrigation District near Hereford and Bridgeport. 

Oage read or water surface elevation measured from reference mark once daily by employee' of Burnt River Irrigation District. Contents computed from capacity table based on 

surveys by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Efcte

Dec. SI... .................

Sept. 30....................

Elevation 

(feet)

3,793.1 

3,794.0 

3,792.9 

3,789.3

-

3,792.3 

3,795.7 

3,803.7 

3,812.1 

3,809.2 

3,806.3 

3,801.2 

3,792.0 

3,785.0

-

Contents 

(acre-feet )

5,574 

6,060 

5.468 

3,693

-

5,156 

7,002 

12,050 

18.340 

16,070 

15,370 

10,370 

5,000 

1,960

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet )

+496 

-592 

-1,770

-5,660

+1,458 

+1,846 

+5,048 

+6,890 

-2,270 

-700 

-5,000 

-5,370 

-3,040

-3,614

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, 

subtract l hour.
BURNT RIVER BASIN 181

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°30', long. 118°11', in SEJ sec. 21, T. 12 S., 

RT"3T"E., at entrance to canyon, 1,250 feet downstream from Unity Dam, 0.7 mile 

downstream from South Fork, and 7 miles west of Hereford.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- March 1915 to September 1916, October 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 68.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 217 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 25, 26 (gage

 neignt, 3.14 feet); practically no flow Jan. 10-16.

1915-16, 1928-44: Maximum discharge, 2,220 second-feet Apr. 17, 1943 (gage 

height, 4.06 feet, caused by opening of automatic spillway gates), from rating ' 

curve extended above 1,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times; 

minimum discharge before construction of Unity Reservoir Dam, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 31,

' 1935 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 5 second-feet, which are poor. Many small 

aiversions above station for irrigation. Some regulation from reservoir on South 

Fork of Burnt River, 3 miles above mouth (capacity, about 700 acre-feet), and by 

Unity Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage Height, In feet, and dlsehar{ 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to HOT. 2, HOT. !

e, in second-feet) 

5-25)

0.6 Q 1.2 2.5 1.8 27

.7 .1 l.S 4.£

.S .2 1.4 6.E

.9 .5 1.5 10.E

1.0 1.0 1.6 15

1.1 1.6 1.7 20

2.0 46

J 2.2 67

2.4 92

2.7 134

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Da,

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

Oct.

91

91

89

69

88

87

86

86

64

3B

a. 3

h.3

h.3

h.3

h.3

h..3

h.3

h.3

h.3

h.3

b.3

h.3

h.3

h.3

h.S

h.3

h.3

h.S

h.3

h.S

h.S

NOT.

hO.3

. h23

48

48

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

eo

eo

' 50

50

eo

eo

60

60

60

so

50

34

h.3

73,

140

82

S2

82

80

-

Dec.

80

SO

80

80

80

SO

79

79

68

_ 67

66

66

66

66

56

66

66

54

64

64

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

37

Jan.

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

13

0

0

0

0

0

O

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.6

.7

.9

" al.l

al.2

al.4

al.5

Feb.

al.7

al.9

a2.0

a2.2

a2.4

a-2.5

a2.7

a2.8

3.0

2.4

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3 - .3

-

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April..................... .................

May.................. ......................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

0.2

.2

.2 1 .2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.7

2.5

2.8

2.7

3.2

.0

.0

.9

.9

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

Apr.

13

32

18

18

15

IS

10

9.9

12

al4

a!6

Seoondfoot-days

S32.3

1,585.6

1,883

56,269 .9

2OO.7

45.5

72.4

475.6

3,309

1,251

2,787

2,703

2,128

17,175.1

IS

16

13

11

9.5

8.5

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.2

4,5

4.0

3.9

3.5

20

51

46

40

31

-

May

39

55

55

54

84

105

100

98

98

S9

87

106

116

116

115

111

188

139

131

132

131

126

130

ISO

132

115

105

106

1O2

95

80

Maximum

91

140

80

1,240

SO

3.0

4.5

51

139

S7

102

89

83

140

June

68

56

53

SO

47

52

51

*»

41

36

33

33

32

31

37

49

48

35

32

31

31

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

52

87

-

Minimum

0.3

.3

37

.3

0

.3

.1

3.5

39

SO

79

84

56

0

July <

102

100

95

95

97

95

93

92

93

91

86

79

79

82

83

79

82

80

89

93

92

91

92

92

91

91

91

89

91

91

91

Aug.

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

88

88

88

87

87

68

89

86

88

87

87

87

86

87

87

87

88

87

86

84

84

84

84

84

Sept.

83.

82

S2

82

82

80

SO

79

78

78

77

77

75 -74

73

72

69

68

67

66

6564'

"65

52

60

60

59

58

57

56

ueon Runoff in 116611 acre-feet

26.8 1,660

52.9 3,140

60.7 3,750

154 111,600

6.47 ' see

1.57 90

2 O* VA -1 X*%3AA 

15.9 943

104 6,360

41 "7 2 480

89^9 5*530

87.2 5,360

70.9 4,220

46.9 34,040

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or extrapolated.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time baa 1st Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
182 POWDER RIVER BASIN

Powder Riv6r at Salisbury, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°39', long k 117°53', In M3i sec. 36, T. 10 S., R.

39. E., 700 feet downstream from Salisbury siding of Sumpter Valley Railroad and Stlces

Gulch and Si miles south of Baker. Datum of gage Is 3,633.84 feet above mean sea level

(Oregon State Highway Department bench mark). 

Drainage area.- 230 square miles. 

Records available.- December 1903 to August 1914 and October 1928 to September 19.44 In

reports of Geological Survey. January 1904 to July 1914 and June 1926 to September

1936 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1904-13, 1926-28, 1929-44), 109 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 238 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 2.73

feet): minimum, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 12-14 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1903-14, 1926-44: Miximum discharge, 1,820 second-feet mr. 20, 1910 (gage height,

7.05 feet, site and datum then In use): no flow Aug. 31, 1909, Sept. 7, 1931. 

Remarks.- Records good, April to July; fair October, November, August, and September;

poor December to March. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of iee effect 

(gag* height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

1.3 12.6

1.4 18

1.6 28

1.6 86

Feb. 6 to Sept, SO

1.3

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.6

7.6

18.6

19

27

37

l.S 

8.0

2.4

8.6

63

96

169

810

Discharge, in second-feet, water rear October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

H

30

31

Dot.

12

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

16

16

17

21

23

24

24

25

26

24

Nov.

81

21

20

27

38

31

32

38

31

29

29

1 29

' 28

88

88

84

24

24

24

88

25

25

26

25

84

24

24

24 

24

25

-

Dec.

26

25

88

27

25

23

21

24

21

18

18

IB

18

IB

19

19

21

24

24

24

25.

25

25

25

25

24

22

21 

21

24

23

Jan.

24

26

25

20

21

22

21

20

20

21

22

22

23

24

24

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

20

18

16 

19

21

27

Feb.

24

83

83

83

85

. 38

34

33

*h33

34

89

86

36

84

24

28

26

85

26

84

86

22

22

26

24

22

88

22 

21

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

April.............................. .......

Hay. .......................................

July. .....................................

September. ....................../..........

Water year 1943-44 .<? ....................

Mar.

20

' 20

19

19

19

19

h!9

22

64

90

65

58

50

35

37

43

58

70

BO

64

5S

56

h63

65

50

40

hS3

37 

60

68

76

Apr.

92

110

132

143

141

132

126

IBS

112

104

107

121

121

119

109

100

90

85

76

75

72

69

74

95

95

88

90

97 

110

121

-

Seoondfoot-days

JEfto

701

57,689

197.4

18,300.9

May

114

105

105

117

143

195

223

216

189

161

143

136

138

163

167

175

177

189

177

167

165

151

130

130

116

114

114

123 

119

163

175

Maximua

Oft

88

1,030

27

883

8.0

885

June

169

163

165

138

121

112 106'

110

136

146

188

121

112

104

98

135

165

151

132

140

134

225

173

145

128

119

110

98 

86

75

.

Minimum

18

12

1ft

21

5.4

5.4

July

68

62

57

53

S3

45

38

36

36

44

43

42

38

30

28

86

85

85

85

31

86

24

28

21

21

21

21

85 

85

81

20

Aug.

19

18

19

IBie

18

16

14

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.5 

8.0

6.0

8.0

Mean '

gut i

22.6

156

ATI ft

6.58

50.0

Sept.

7.5

8.0

e.o

8.0

7.S

7.2

6.B

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.4

5.4

5.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.4

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

1,390

114,400""

392

36,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Kote.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 23, 24, Feb. 7, 8, 10-12, Feb. 26 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8-22, 24-96, 

28} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Powder River near Roblnette and 

Catherine Creek near Union. Stage-disoharge .relation affected by iee Dec. 5-17, 26-29, Jan. 3 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 13-15.

Time baalai Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tin*, subtract 1 hour.
POWDER RIVER BASIN 

Powder River near Robinette; Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat, 44°46', long. 117°04', In SEi sec. 22, T. 9 S., R. 46 E., 

downstream from all tributaries, 2 miles northwest of Robinette and 2| mllas upstr 

from mouth.

183

upstream

Prainage area.- 1,710 square

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 457 second-feet.

Extremes .- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,200 seconds-feet May 31, (gage height, 

3.16 reet); minimum observed, 65 second-feet Aug. 14, Sept. 12, 13, 17 {gage height, 

0.65 foot).

1928-44: Maximum discharge observed, 4,180 second- feet June 15. 16, 1933 (gage 

height, 6.9 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 18 second-feet 

Sept. 2-10, 1930.

Remarks.- Racords fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice dally. Many diversions above station for irrigation, none below. One canal 

with capacity of, about 5 second-feet diverts around station on left bank.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

In feet,

0.6 57 1.7 S65

,8 91 2.0 600

1.0 133 2.3 660

1.2 186 2.7 880 . \

1.4 , 261 3.1 1,160 *

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

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.

167

167

160

131

116

lie

120

124

180

128

188

237

344

231

214

195

186

179

179

186

23.7

227

837

266

266

261

261

258

265

295

26S

Nov.

237

241

244

310

" 337

891

280

280

280

273

876

880

266

26S

261

861

251

261

251

868

261

251

244

244

241

241

234

241

234

831

Dec.

244

244

256

211

177

171

174

174

160

b!40

b!20

b!30

b!20

bllO

bllO

bllO

bl!6

blEO

b!60

167

152

152

162

163

163

168

143

138

140

168

162

Jan.

138

136

118

140

177

160

166

147

b!40

b!46

bl&O

b!66

bl60

b!66

b!70

bl60

bl&O

bl40

blSO

b!2&

blEO

bl26

blSO

147

 131

129

124

186

120

189

182

Feb.

147

138

163

167

186

237

258

224

186

*133

167

146

126

162

133

160 162

143

138

129

143

160

160

163

167

167

166

167

167

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novenber. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

 arch....................... ...............

April........................ ..............

MV....... .................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

167

167

166

168

166

163

160

167

404

640

630

, 675

686

468

401

396

464

665

600

680

646

620

496

482

464

455

419

414

388

406

432

Apr.

620

696

636

788

738

727

716

732

694

630

640

749

694

660

630

610

585

666

636

610

478

460

464

640

716

700

672

630

610

600

-

May

545

630

640

600

738

866

866

738

716

661

672

661

683

832

938

1,000

1,030

749

640

636

660

685

500

446

484

383

446

660

595

732

966

Second- u.»4«,m foot-days ««*»«>»

6,184 896

7,777 337

4,854 268

294,873 3,280

4,423 182

4,641 258

12,551 640

18,837 749

20 907 1 03O

21 08S 1 120

6,338 '&60

2 «874 115

2,163 87

111,671 1,180

June

1,030

802

738

650

630

610

590

630

650

661

666

630

670

660

515

620

595

655

510

525

694

738

860

1,120

1,070

1,020

856

t 727

640

630

-

Minima*

116

833

110

110

118

12C

155

460

383

510

91

67

67

67

July

560

437

365

314

887

251'

231

804

' 179

163

167

138

129

184

109

111

116

101

107

107

111

115

113

105

107

103

109

103

99

91

93

Aug.

99

103

105

107

103

99

86

86

80

86

84

84

73

67

70

80

78

82

86

96

95

95

97

99

97

103

111

107

107

115

97

Sept.

87

76

80

80

77

I1

73

71

77

73

70

67

67

70

71

73

67

71

71

70

70

70

71

TO

70

. 87

TO

71

70

. 78

~

 _ Runoff in lfean acre-feat

198 12,160

259 15 ,430

157 9,630

806 683,700

143 8,770

160 9,210

406 24,890

628 37 ,360

674 41,470 

703 41,980

172 10,600

99 .7 6 ,700

72.1 4,800

305 881/300

* Winter discharge measurement Bade on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Time baala; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
184 RIVER BASIN 

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°34', long. 116°51', In SWi aec. 16, T. 1 H., R. 

46 E., at Imnaha, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Sheep Creek.

Drainage area.- 705 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1944. 

, Average discharge.- 16 years, 4G3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 4.35 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 5,400 second-feet May 23, 1942 (gags height, 6.70 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet: minimum, 16 second-feet 

Nov. 22, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 21 Jane 22 to Sept.' 30

1.5 45 2.5 330 1.7 S6 2.9 555

1.6 63 2.S 470 1

1.8 107 3.2 6SO 2

2.0 15S 3.7 1,020 £

.9 135 3.3 800

.1 195 3.7 1,090

.3 270 4.0 1,340

2.2 215 4.0 1,280 2.6 400 4.4 1,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

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.

140

 135

132

132

132

137

137

132

130

130

194

1S2

15S

150

145

142

148

155

150

14S

158

163

163

169

177

177

169

166

166

172

166

Nov.

163

161

163

172

206

185

163

172

169

169

169

166

166

166

163

161

161

161

158

163

163

15S

155

150

148

140

127

153

14S

148

-

Dec.

153

150

148

ISO

150

123

137

172

124

69

b80

b90

blOO

blOO

bllO

b!20

blSO

*b!60

b!60

177

174

153

161

166

166

15S

112

71

blOO

172

166

Jan.

15S

150

98

52

b75

bllO

blOO

93

98

130

blOO

blSO

blSO

153

155

15S

155

*150

142

137

132

135

137

140

137

102

b65

b75

t blOO

bl20

bl40

Feb.

b!70

,161

158

155

145

145

153

140

140

112

127

127

112

137

137

132

132

*127

127

112

124

/ 137

127

135

130

130

124

127

135

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April............... .......................

Itov ay. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ...................... .^ ............

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

 130

127

130

135

135

130

122

135

161

188

169

161

163

117

132

191

185

182

191

1SB

180

174

180

180

172

174

155

155

172

188

215

Apr.

1

242

27S

357

475

592

525

SOO

505

4SO

435

480

776

7SS

740

686

642

592

570

570

5S6

555

630

764

,080

1,220

1,040

]

]

Seoondfoot-days

4,755

4 S4F7 4)191

224,201

3,777

3,918

5,017

20 1&2

gelses

OQ 02S

11J505

4,503

3,273

121,801

956

948

,040

,070

-

May

9SO

S49

782

800

905

1,080

1,170

1,080

972

S84

867

877

884

964

1,140

1,040

996

877

794

770

776

704

647

5S1

545

555

. 625

728

807

1,080

J.,110

Maximum

1 J.W* Q4 

206

177

2,270

158

170

215

1*230

1,170

1,650

S28

198

125

1,650

June

1,170

996

1,010

898

S3 5

314

788

807

800

S56

821

S49

S49

800

770

891

877

840

770

SS1

1,080

1,650

1,510

1,370

1,270

1,170

1,050

947

884

835

-

Minimum

130

127

69

» 69

52

112

117

242

545

770

195

110

95

52

July

82S'

748

670

616

577

538

500

470

445

415

396

378

355

337

324

302

294

286

278

278

270

250

246

234

223

220

209

209

212

202

195

Aug.

192

186

183

183

174

in

16S

165

16S

165

156

153

150

165

159

153

147

132

130

125

1S5

" 122

120

118

118

118

115

112

110

110

110

Mean

153

162

135

614

1 0o Jiaa 

135

1 ftO J.D'tf

R*71 O f JL

56*7

968

571

145

109

333

Sept.

115

125

126

118

115

112

110

108

102

100

100

98

95

98

102

105

118

120

118

112

108

112

112

v 110

108

108

. 108

108

105

110

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,430

9,610

8,310

444,700

7,490

7,770

9,960

 ZQ O1 ft Off *VXU

53,290

57,580

22,820

S (930

6,490

£41,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Time baa is i Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time, aubtraet 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 

Salmon River near Obsidian, Idaho

185

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°58', long. 114°48',, In sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 14 .E., 

tnree-elghths of a mile below Irrigation diversion dam, 1 mile upstream from Lost 

Creek, and 2i miles southeast of Obsidian.

Drainage area.- 94.7 square miles.

Records available.- November 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 348 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 3.42 feet); 

minimum recorded, 6 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height^ 1.32 feet), low point of diurnal 

fluctuation caused by Ice Jamming upstream or other natural causes.

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 664 second-feet May 30, 1943; maximum gage height

' recorded, 4.74 feet sometime between Dec. 5, 1940, and Jan. 23, 1941 (Ice Jam); 

minimum discharge/ 2 second-feet Sept. 7-11, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

 wnicn are poor. Several diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1844

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

.12

13

14

15

16

17

lg *19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48

48

46

47

47

48

47

48

48

43

57

50

48

49

49

49

49

49

50

48

49

49

48

50

50

55

57

85

70

57

62

Nov.

b60 bee

b60

b<58

b70

b60

b68

59

59

58

58

57

*56

54

54

54

54

54

53

64

54

53

53

53

62

b50

MS

51

5Q

52

" ~

Dec.

51

50

51

49

49

b46

48

48

M6

M4

M6

M6

M6

MS

MS

MS

48

50

52

51

50

50

50

50

49

MS

40

37

M2

Jan.

» b35

*b33

\*

I b35

 35

Feb.

a38

37

36

36

bSO

b27

b30 b23

b28

bSO

b32

b34

b35

b30

t>29

b33

b35

bZ4

b34

b33

b32

b31

bSO

32

_

-

Month

October

Novesber .

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January . v

February, ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May..............'..........................

June

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

bSO

bSO

D30

D32

30

bSO

29

34

33

33

bSO

U30

bSO

b27

b28

33

32

34

32

30

bSO

b30

32

29

31

32

a31

a29

«33

33

31

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1*674

1,456

48,618

1,083

959

958

1 148

5)393

6,366

2,602

409

723

24,397

31

32

31

34

37

35

35

36

35

36

40

40

34

33

34

32

30

29

29

30

29

31

37

41

40

40

44

53

67

83

-

May

92.

60

62

86

124

151

155

'151 151

147

153

173

228

264

300

289

282

234

192

173

166

168

147

137

136

137

151

168

,198

250

267

Maxima

$6

70

52

646

34

93

300

274

250

22

39

300

June

247

211

220

192

1S5

1S5

192

211

220

211

195

195

\ 195

200

200

19S

190

178

1S2

217

217

211

211

231

' 257

274

274

225

217

225

-

Minima

46

48

37

_

23

27

29

60

1 Tft if CJ

21

8

8

8

July

250

241

206

173

162

155

139

125

119

110

99

85

71

64

59

55

50

41

40

41

39

37

36

34

31

28

24

23

22

21

21

Aug.

Mean

52.5

55.8

47.0

133

34.9

33.1

30.9

* 174* 38 3

83.9

13.2

24.1

66.7

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

'a Ho gage-height record j discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for

on nearby streams.

21

22

21

20

IS

18

17

17

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

12

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

8

8

S

8

Sept.

8

9

9

8

S

8

8

S

S

S

' 108

18

32

32

32

34

34

34

36

39

SB

38

37

37

36

36

86

37

37

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,320

2,890

96,440

2,150

1,906

E 28O

10^700

12,630

5,160

1,430

48,400

stations

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Time bag 1st Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
186 SAUBN RIVER BASIN

Salmon River below Valley creek, at" Stanley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14', long. 114°85', In SEiSEi sec. 34, T. 11 

N., R. 13 E., three-quarters or a mile downstream rrom Valley creek and 1J miles 

northeast or Stanley. Datum or gage Is 6,190.32 feet above mean sea level, datum

1929«

Drainage area.- 535 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 590 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet May 17, June 27 (gage height, 

 kJ.b4 feet); minimum dally, 270 second-reet Mar, 27.

1925-44: Maximum discharge, 5,020 second-reet June 27, 1927 (gage height, 4.41

reet), rrom rating,curve extended above 4,000 ,sepond-reet; minimum, 100 second-feet (estimated) Nov. 20-30, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those ror periods or Ice erfect or no gage-height record, 

vuiicn are fair. Diversions above station ror Irrigation.

Bating table, nater year 1943-44, except period! of Io« effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-rest)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9 to Mar, 28)

0.9 262

1.0 313

1,2 436

1.4 589

1.7 

3.0 

2.3 

2.5

846

1,140

1,440

1,670

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

18

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

472

472

465

465

465

480

487

487

4S7

487

605

565

585

609

608

602

494

494

494

4SO

502

609

502

649

541

533

541

712

6S7

621

665

Nov.

509

502

533

678

SOO

605 -541

549

549

541

533

525

«525

494

487

466

460

460

480

487

472

451

466

472

458

410

403

436

429

443

 -

Dec.

458

449

443

48.9

445

383

410

429

377

b360

b375

377

$77

370

370

364

390

390

403

390

377

377

370

370

370

364

396

329

324

aS70

a3BO

Jan.

 370

 380

 360

 820

a350

aSSO

aseo

aSEO

aSSO

«b340

b340

b340

aSSO

. a360

a370

a370

 360

 350

b340

 330

 340

a560

a370

0370

aS60

b350

a340

a350

a370

a340

a370

Hontb

October .......................

November ................. j. ...

December .......................

Calsndar year 1943 .........

January . ..... .....

February

March .........................

April .........................

toy...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

 370

bS70

 380

 380

 380

 380

 370

 370

, bS64

 340

aSSO

 360

a350

a360

' a340

hS53

 360

aSSO

a310

a340

a370

«bS64

a360

nS58

 360

a350

aSSO

aSSO

a360

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,199

15,202

11,947

379,710

10,920

10,359

Q OO4 ' uleso

35,902 io nr/u-k *« t « ev

26,980

11,475

9,166

213,694

Mar.

aSSO

H335

 320

a350

 330

 330

a310

 560

bS64

 370

 320

 320

 330

 280

h292

 360

 360

' 340

 340

 3SO

a320

bS24

 340

 310

 320

 380

 870

»h272

h277

 290

 300

Maxinua

919 1 XJS

A/Irt OUU

458

3,850

S80

van OOw

370

773

1,670

1,670

1,500

565

336

1,670

Apt.

 300

 310

 330

 390

 470

h436

 460

 430

 400

 440

 680

a630

a520

 460

a430

a430

a420

a410

h410

.a410

416

480

613

670

597

621

633

654

712

773

- ,

May

721

589

557 j 613

704

800

874

S83

950

921

980

1,020

1,150

1,290

1,440

1,650

1,610

1,670

1,500

1,340

1,240

1,200

1,190

1,080

.990

970

1,000

1,070

1,170

1,370

1,550

Minimum

465

403

324

220

320

.310

270

300

eon DO {

1,240

526

287

277

270

June

i;eio

1,550

> 1,670

r 1,440

1,320

1,280

1,260

1,430

1,610

1,500

1,650

1,440

1,380

1,390

1,430

1,690

1,330

1,240

1,240

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,330

1,420

1,650

1,670

1,550

1,440

1,420

~

1Mean

523

507

385

1,040

362

367

322

494

I

nctA jrUW4

1,424

870

370

306

684

July

1,500

1,500

1,410

1,310

1,290

1,240

1,170

1,090

1,040

1,010

960

902

845

809

791

755

738

704

687

712

696

670

662

630

589

573

567

541

533

525

641

Psr 

square 

nile

0.978

\ run «&4D

.720

1.94

.668

.687

 60&

.923

2.04

2.96

1.63

 092

.OT8

1.09

tag.

'649

' 1

(

!

»66-

>33

508

487

496

<

<

4

136

IJ.6

K>5

396

390

i

!

!

S83

570

S64

368

353

!

!

!

541

SIS

SIS

307

302

t

',

S

:

»7

»7

297

J92

297

!

S

:

;

!92

!92

»7

J87

287

Sept.

287

807

618

302

297

898

887

287

887

888

277

888

867

298

308

818

335

329

384.

318

318

818

318

318

618

318

512

318

384

324

"

Runoff

Inches

1.13

1.06

.83

26.41

.76

.72

»66

1.03

2

<B_*

»«V

2.97

1.88

.80

.64

14,87

Aore-feet

32,130

30,180

23,700

753,800,

21,660

80,850

19,880

29,410

07,840

84,750

53,610

22,760

18,180

423,800

« Winter discharge measurement made on this 

a NO gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and rsoords for 

donna tr e sin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

BJS; Mountain war time. To convert war tiae to standard tine, subtract 1 boor.
SAtMQN RIVER BASIN 

Salmon stiver below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idaho

1S7

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°16', long. 114?44«, In sec. 20, T. 11 «., R. 15 

B.,-a quarter of a mile downstream from Sunbeam Dam and Yankee Pork and 18 miles upstream frosi Clayton.

Drainage area.- 841 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1944. 

. Average discharge.- 21 years (1922-24, 1925-44), 867 second-feet.

BxtraagB.- Muclmum discharge during year, 2,830 second-feet "May 17 (gage height, 5.73 

m ree^i mlnlnun, 389 second-feet Msr. 28 (gage height, 2,12 feet).

160 1921-44: second-feet -Maximum (estimated) discharge, Nov. 8,000 25-30, second-feet 1929. '(estimated) V»««M»I.««/ June oun« 27. &', 1927: i**t, - 

-> --"-** Records good except those for periods of Ice'effect, which are fair. No 

diversions above station for irrigation except those above Stanley..

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of lee effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

366

666

780

1,090

4.0 

4.5 

6.0

6.7

1,440

1,800

2,800

2,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

l

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

i 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60S

600

696

590

690

600

610

610

60S

600

730

714

654

696

680

6J5

600

600

605

680

610

616

600

648

664

648

659

868

 846

758

686

NOT.

686

606

648

798

990

720

620

664

676

659

648

637

637

 616

600

880

615

600

606

610

600

560

896

685

660

475

470

640

6 £5

660

"

Dec.

666

666

856

520

S60

445

600

548

466

446

480

478

476

480

476

466

480

600

510

685

580

505

496

480

605

490

4S5

486

440

490

490

Jan.

490

495

480

4130

460

485

445

1)419

*b420

b430

M30

b440

M60

M60

1)470

. 470

476

440

430

425

430

436

466

485

440

425

410

420

446

410

440

Month

October

Hoveaber ......................

Deceober .......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

Haroh ...

April .........................

llay...... .....................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ..................'......

September .......:.............

Watsr year 1943-44 ...........

Feb.

440

440

460

450

4SO

4«0

4S5

446

450

405

480

480

480

435

410

480

426

415

880

390

480

415

 415

415

410

40S

415

399

430

-

-

Seoondfoct-days

19,935

18,572

15,895

585,082

13,770

12,300

12,790

81,215

57,528

70,440

' 37,587

16,067

12,405

307,848

Uar.

405

425

400

440

420

480

 400

445

446

456

410

415

435

380

 405

436

435

415

425

410

385

390

480

390

400

406

375

380

400

410

415

Maximum

85E

990

565

7,100

496

460

A55

1,260

2,740

2,650

2,160

798

460

_4 : 

2,740

Apr.

416

440

495

596

698

664

676

669

615

664

780

840

686

60S

660

560

635

625

685

546

556

648

~ 888

966

876

91?

978

1,010

1,110

1,860

-

Ma*

1,260

996

906

1,000

1,880

1,600

1,640

1,680

1,670

1,600

1,080

1,W>

2,090

2,870

2,660

2,710

2,740

2,710

2.AJO

2,140

1,860

1,900

1,760

1,650

1,560

1*630

1,1680

1,780

2,020

2,380

2,640

Minimum

680 '470

436

890

410

380

375

415

906

2,080

714

395

380

376

June

8,650

2,480

2,610

2,370

2,170

2,130

, 2,180

2,380

2,700

2,530

2,640

2,560

2,610

2,480

2,580

2,420

2,310

2,150

2,130

2,960

2,880

2,170

2,110

2,130

2,880

2,370

2,670

8,310

. 2,140

2,080

-

Mean

642

619

49!

1,603

444

484

413

707

1,856

2,348

1>811

518

414

841

July

2,160

2,140

1,980

1,890

1,830

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,450

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,040

1,000

966

964

996

966

984

906

868

816

786

774

762

785

714

730

Per 

square 

mile

0.76£

.736

.686

1.91

.688

.604

.491

.841

12.21

2.79

1.44

.616

.492

1.00

Aug.

,

736

798

730

692

659

632,

60S

580

870

556

845

530

680

810

600

496

480

455

448

44S

440

430

486

485

480

420

415

410

406

400

395

Sept.

400

430

450

426

410

400

395

390

390

390

380

3QO

385

395

410

420

460

450

446

430

430

436

480

4 SO

415

410

410

410

416

415

-

Runoff

Inches

0.8G

.88

.68

25.88

.61 '.54

.67

.94

2.54

3.11

1.66

.71

.65

13.61

Ac re- feet

39,540

36,840

30,340

1,160,000

87,310

84,400

86,370

42,080

114,100

139,700

74,480

31,670

84,600

610,600

* >Jinter discharge measurement made on this day,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. *

Tine baalat Mountain war time. To convert war time to s,tanda,rd tlae, subtract 1 hour.

710891 O - 46 - 13
188 SAIJ10N RIVER BASIN 

Salmon River near Challls, Idaho

L'ocatlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°23', long. 114°15', In sec. 7, T. 12 N., 

 H. IE) &., 250 feet downstream from Bayhorse Creek; and 9 miles south of Challis. Datum 

of gage Is-5,163.99 feet above mean sea level, datum of'1929.

Drainage area.- 1,740 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1944. . '

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1,278 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,'5,030 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 5.90 

reet;; minimum, 358 second-feet Jan. 4,- ice jam upstream'(gaga height, 1.5& feet).'

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 10,500 second-feet Jfey 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.07 «, 

feet); minimum, 160 second-feet Dec. 14, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diversion 1 above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In second-feet)

1.9 507 3.0 1,140 4.6 

2.2 667 3.6 1,640 6.0 

2.5 820 4.0 2,030 6.S

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

938 

938 

908 

908 

908

938 

938 

938 

938 

93S

1,000 

1,060 

1,000 

969 

969

969 

938 

938 

969 

938

938 

969 

938 

969 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,140 

1,280 

1,140 

1,060

Nov.

938 

908 

93S 

1,030 

1,320

1,100 

938 

938 

1,000 

969

969 

938 

93S 

908 

908

878 

878 

908 

878 

878

878 

849 

849 

849 

849

7S9 

694 

781 

796 

809

Dec.

620 

820 

S20 

793 

803

742 

684 

814 

705 

605

657 

684 

689 

689 

689

66S 

689 

737 

764 

814

820 

781 

748 

732 

759

742 

631 

541 

670 

706 

748

Jan.

726 

769 

667 

526 

626

721 

631 

600 

631 

636

626 

636 

668 

668 

684

706 

689 

694 

647 

631

615 

641 

657 

721 

699

636 

600 

555 

641 

631 

610

Feb.

706 

715 

706 

710 

689

699

716 

689 

689 

647

600 

621 

631 

668 

615

631

652 

636 

585 

531

610 

647 

631 

626 

647

616 

616 

 695 

641

Unn+h Second 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber ......................

30,444 

27,276 

22,462

lendar year 1943 ......... 857,068

ary

.......................... 1

ember .....................

20,167 

18,760 

19,143 

28,136 

82,460 

16,780 

70, 860 

29,932 

21,661

ter- year 1943-44 .......... 487,960

Mar.

615 

626 

600 

667 

647

626 

595 

657 

694 

699

631 

605 

631 

560 

685

647 

673 

641 

631 

616

585 

580 

605 

600 

580

580

560 

641 

605 

631 

641

Maximum

1,250 

1,320 

820

10,200

769 

716 

699 

1,450 

4,060 

4,820 

4,240 

1,460 "796

4,820

Apr.

662 

678 

753 

878 

1,000

938 

938 

90S 

878 

' 878

969 

- 1,100 

969 

878 

809

7S2 

775 

763 

742 

769

770 

820 

969 

1,140 

1,100

1,100 

1,170 

1,260 

 1,326 

1,450

2,640 

3,380 

4,820

1943 to September 1944

May

1,580 

1,320 

1,170 

1,250 

1,450

1,620 

2,140 

2,140 

2,200 

2,_140

2,200 

2,320 

2,710 

3,220 

3,800

3,970 

3,880 

3,800 

3,540 

3,380

3,070 

2,920 

2,780 

2,640 

2,440

2,380 

2,510 

2,780 

3,140 

3,710 

4,060

Minimum

908 

694 

641

355

626 

531 

5'41 

652 

1,170 

3,300 

1,360 

732 

666

526

June

3,970 

3,880 

3,800 

3,640 

3,330

3,380 

3,300 

3,620 

4,240 

3,970

4,060 

6,970 

4,060 

4,060 

4,240

4,060 

3,880 

3,6.20 

3,540 

3,880

3,880- 

3,800 

3,710 

3,800 

4,150

'4,340 

4,820 

4,160 

3,800 

3,880

Mean

982 

909 

725

2,348

661 

647 

616 

938 

2,660 

3,693 

2,285 

-966 

718

1,333

July

4,240 

4,J.60

z,no

3,380 

3,380

3,220 

3,000

2,780 

2,640 

2,510

B.380 

2,320 

2,200 

8,140 

2,080

1,980 

1,980 

1,870 

1,820 

1,920

1,870 

1,770 

1,720 

1,630 

1,680

 1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,410 

1,360 

1,360

Per 

square 

mile

0.564 

.522 

.417

1.36

.374 

.372 

.355 

.539 

1.63 

2.24 

1.31 

.555 

.413

.766

Aug.

1,360 

1,460 

1,360 

1,980 

1,810

1,170 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030

1,000 

1,000 

969 

969 

938

938 

908 

678 

849 

820

620 

809 

798 

786 

781

776 

770 

753 

742 

737 

732

Sept.

726 

764 

798 

' 770 

748

732 

721

no

684 

694.

676 

66S 

673 

673 

664

699 

764 

770 

769 

742

737 

72.6 

721 

716

710

70& 

694 

689 

689 

694

Runoff

Inches

0.66 

.58 

.48

18.31

.43 

.40 

.41 

.60 

1.76 

2.60 

1.61 

.64 

.46

10.42

Acre-feet

60,380 

54,100 

44,550

1,700,000

40,000 

37,210 

37,970 

66,810 

163,600 

231,600 

140,500 

59,370 

42,760

967,800

Mountain war 'time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 189

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°11', long. 113°54', in sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 22 E. 

Just upstream from Lemhi River, near Rose ranch buildings-, 1,000 feet downstream from 

Island, and three-eighths of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Salmon.

Drainage area.- 3,600 square miles.

Records available.- April 1912 to September 1916, July 1919 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1913-16,- 1920-44), 1,781 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 5.50 

feet ); minimum, 752 second-feet Jan. 9 (gage height, 2.62 feet).

1912-16, 1919-44-;- Maximum discharge observed, 16,400 second-feet June 12, 1921 

(gage height, 9.35 feet, staff gage at site 700 feet upstream); minimum, 242 secondfeet Jan. 8, 1937 tgage height, 1.50 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944 /

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,300 

1,320 

1,320 

1,330 

1,340

1,360 

1,440 

1,510 

1,480 

1,460

1,460. 

1,460 

1,440 

1,460 

1,480

1,510 

1,540 

1,570 

1,570 

1,600

1,630 

1,620 

1,660 

1,920 

1,920 

1,800

Nov.

1,690 

1,570 

1,530 

1,640 

1,780

2,040 

1,740 

1,600 

1,640 

1,660

1,630 

1,630 

1,620 

1,600 

1,560

1,540 

1,530 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

1,540 

1,530 

1,470 

1,480 

1,480

1,440 

1,320 

1,280 

1,390 

1,390

Dec.

1,410 

1,430 

1,410 

1,400 

1,370

1,370 

1,260 

1,300 

1,370 

1,170

1,070 

1,130 

1,170 

1,160 

1,190

1,160 

1,140 

1,200 

1,280 

1,340

1,400 

1,390 

1,310 

1,270 

1,260

1,280 

1,230 

1,000 

841 

922 

1,130

Jan.

1,280 

1,300 

1,250 

940 

850

960 

1,050 

950 

859 

904

931 

904 

970 

1,010 

1,040

1,150 

1,260 

1,320 

1,260 

^,100

1,050 

1,050 

1,130 

1,810 

1,310'

1,300 

1,150 

1,000 

970 

1,070 

1,060

Month

Ootc 

NOTE 

Dec«

Ce

Jani 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

JalS 

Augu 

Sef>1

We

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 .........

1 .........................

enber .....................

iter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

al,040 

1,370 

1,360 

1,300 

1,250

1,220 

1,230 

1,260 

1,210 

1,200

1,140 

1,O70 

1,110 

1,140 

1,160

1,080 

1,130 

1,160 

1,130 

1,040

970 

1,040 

1,130 

1,120 

1,110

1,120 

1,080 

1,080 

1,070

Seccndfoot-days

45,890 

45,940 

38,363

1,086,814

33,578 

33,320 

34,170 

42, 250 

95,050 

147,430 

,93,000 

41,970 

31,460

683k 421

Har.

1,130 

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

1,130

1,120 

1,080 

1,070 

1,150 

1,250

1,260 

1,160 

1,120 

1,040 

1,030

1,100 

1,220 

1,270 

1,210 

1,130

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,080 

1,040

1,000 

1,010 

980 

990 

1,060 

1,120

Maximum

1,92C 

2,04C 

1,43C

10.70C

1,320 

1,370 

1,270 

1,870 

4,800 

5,570 

5,08C 

2,020 

1,140

5,57C

Apr.

1,120 

1,130 

1,170 

1,310 

1,480

1,570 

1,460 

1,440 

1,460 

1,390

1,370 

1,540 

1,600 

1,460 

1,340

1,260 

1,250 

1,250 

1,210 

1,200

1,210 

1,810 

1,250 

1,410 

1,660

1,570 

1,530 

1,700 

1,780 

1,870

Majf

2,020 

2,050 

1,780 

1,630 

1,690

2,010 

2,500 

2,680 

2,590 

C.590

2,590 

2,680 

2,870 

3,360 

3,980

a4,600 

a4,800 

4,730 

4,510 

3,980

3,560 

3,360 

3,160 

2,960 

2,780

2,680 

2,590 

2,760 

3,160 

3,760 

4,820

Minimum

1,280 

1,280 

841

650

850 

970 

980 

1,120 

1,630 

3,980 

1,900 

1,010 

980

841

June

4,840 

4,730 

4,510 

4,620 

4,180

3,980 

3,980 

4,180 

5,320 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

.5,520 

5,320 

5,570

5,440. 

5,200 

4,960 

4, .730 

4,840

4,960 

' 4,960 

4,840 

4,730 

4,840

5,080 

5,570 

5,440 

- 4,960 

4,730

Mean

1,480 

1,565 

1,238

S,978

1,083 

1,149 

1,102 

1,408 

3,066 

4, "914 

3,000 

1,354 

1,049

1,867

July

4,840 

5,080 

4,840 

4,400 

4, COO

4,390 

3,980 

3,760 

3,560 

3,460

3,260 

3,060 

2,960 

2,780 

2,680

2,590 

' 2,300 

2,410 

2,410 

2,410

2,500 

2,410 

2,320 

2,240 

2,130

2,090 

2,020 

1,980 

1,930 

1,920 

1,900

Per

square 

mile

0.411 

.435 

.344

.82.7

.301 

.319 

.306 

.391 

.652 

1.36 

.833 

.376 

.891

.519

Aug.

1,920 

1,990 

E,020 

1,920 

1,810

1,720 

1,640 

1,570 

1,510 

1,460

1,430 

1,370 

1,320 

1,300 

1,300

1,S60 

1,230 

1,800 

1,160 

1,120

1,110 

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

l.OTO'

1,070 

1,070 

1,060 

1,040 

1,030 

1,010

Sept.

1,010 

1,040 

1,060 

1,080 

1,060

1,050 

1,030 

1,010 

1,000 

990

990 

980 

980

1,010 

1,040 

1,120 

1,140 

1,120

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,070 

1,060 

1,070 

1,070

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.47 91,020 

.48 93,100 

.40 76,090

11.23 2,156,000

.35 66,600 

.34 66,090 

.35 67,780 

.44 83,800 

.98 183,500 

1.52 292,400 

.96 184,500 

.43 83,350 

.32 62,400

7.04 1,356,.000

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on baals of records for other stations on Salmon River.

Tine basis; Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
190 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Location.- Water-stage recorder, -lat. 45°45', long. 116°20', In sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 1 E., 

just upstream from Whiteblrd Creek, half a mile downstream from Canfleld-Joseph highway bridge, and 1 mile southwest of Vftllteblrd.

Drainage area.- 13,400 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1917, October 1919 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 32 years, 10,340 second-feet.

Extremes.- f&ximum discharge during year, 36,800 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 22.26 

reet)T minimum, 2,660 eecond-feet Jan. 11 (gage height/ 11.50 feetj.

1910-17, 1919-44: Maximum discharge observed, 68,600'second-feet June 9, 1921 (gage 

height, 31.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 75,000 second-feet: minimum discharge, 1,580 second-feet Dec. 11, 1932-(gage height, 10.23 feet), front rating curve 

extended below 2,200 second-feet. '

Maximum stage known, about 37.5 feet, present datum, June 1894 (discharge, 120,000 

second-feet).

Remarks..- Records excellent. Amount of water diverted above station' for Irrigation Is a 

negligible percentage of total flow.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. S3)

11.5 2,680 13.5 6,020 18.0 16.100 ..

11.7 2,930 14.0 7,04

12.0 3,360 15.0 9,29

12.5 4,170 16.0 11,90

13.0 5,060 17,0 14,80

0 20.0 26,000

0 22.0 55,400

0 23.0 40,500

0 '

I

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

'

8

7

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.

 4,500

4,470

4,410

4,360

4,320

4,320

4,390

4,450

4,390

4,360

4,750

5,400

5,570

5,250 

4,970

4,840

4,790

4,790 

4,770

4,740

4,770 

4,840

4,990

5,020

5,140

5,230

5,310

5,310

5,460

5,980

6,000

Nov.

5,670

5,290

5,080

5,210

5,900

6,680

6,420

5,780

5,380

5,420

5,440

5,360

5,290

5,250 

5,100

4,990

4,900

4,920 

4,970

4,990

5,040 

5,020

4,900

4,810

4,750

4,650

4,380

4,O20

4,190

4,560

~

Dec.

4,610

4,810

4,830

4,740

4,72O

4,570

4,320

4,140

4,430

4,170

3,420

2,840

2,850

2,900 

3,030

3,040

3,240

3,800 

4,000

4,360

4,630 

4,810

4,780

4,660

4,500

4,480

4,450

4,000

3,510

3,080

3,300

Jan.

3,780

4,170

4,260

3,920

3,480

3,080

3,300

3,300

2,970

2,880

2,760

2,780

2,880

3,070 

3,170

3,510

3,720

3,750 

3,860

3,970

4,030 

3,610

3,530

3*570

3,750

3,680

3,780

3,590

3,300

3,170

3,260

Feb.

3,510

3,690

3,830

4,120

4,240

4,290

4,310

4,340

4,320

4,190

4,070

3,880

3,830

3,730 

3,850

3,860

3,830

3,770 

3,780

3,720

3,570 

3,460

3,670

3,770

3,900

3,900

3,850

3,650

3,780

-

-

Month .

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March............................... .......

April. ........................'.............

June. ......................................

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

3,780

3,770

3,750

3,720

3,730

3,750

3,700

3,620

3,670

4,020

4,240

4,340

4,190

3,860 

3,590

3,400

3,880

4,240 

4,340

4,390

4,190 

3,970

3,830

3,850

3,880

3,850

3,700

3, 56'0

3,510

3,640

3,880

Apr.

4

4

4

5

6

,100.

,340

,770

,480

,890

8,080

7

7

7

6

6

7

7

7 

7

6

6

5 

5

5

5 

5

6

6

7

,860

,600

,260

,850

,660

,020

,590

,590 

,190

,660

,260

,940 

,740

,740

,780 

,800

,200

,940

,920

8,370

8

S

9

11

Seoondfcot-daya

161,890

154,360

125,030

5,785,150

108,280

112,710

119,840

£08*180

684,000

' 811,400

328,920

156,530

117,790

3,078,930

,260

,580

,780

,000

May

11,800

11,900

11,100

10,700

11,400

14,000

17,600

19,700

19,800

19,400

20,000

21,400

23,800

27,700 

32,700

34,800

34,200

32,400 

31,600

28,300

26,500 

23,400

21,600

20,000

18,500

17,900

18,500

80,100

23,000

87,700

33,500

Maxima

6,000

6*630

4,830

72,600

4,260

4,340

4,390

11,000

34,800

36,500

17,700

6,720

4,690

36,600

June

36,500

34,100

31,200

28,700

27,500

25,900

25,300

85,200

26,000

29,500

30,300

33,500

34,100

32,400 

30,100

30,300

29,100

26,900 

25,200

£4,000

23,600 

£6,000

25,400

23,300

22,100

22,400

21,900

81,800

81,000

19,100

Minimum

4, sac

4,09

8,84C

2,64t

2f V6I

3,46C

3.40C

4 10) IO'TOC

19,10C 6, esc

3 801

3)501

8,76C

July

17,700

17,100

16,700

15,900

14,800

14,500

14,100

13,200

12,600

11,900

18,000

11,800

10,900

10,300 

9,860

9,510

9,060

8,670 

8,400

8,240

8,400 

8,490

8,170

7,860

7,640

7,400

7,180

6,890

6,790

6,780

5,580

Aug.

6,400

fi.

6,

6,

MO

S80

720

6,640

6,380

6,

5>

5,

140

J60

780

5,670

5,480

5, 890

L40

5) 140 

5,310

5,140

«,(-980

4,680 

4,620

4,410

4,290 

4,200

' 4.3 4,eL40

>80

4,000

3,980

3,£

3,S

3,S

3,8

ISO

)70

00

150

3,800

Mean

4,900

> 6,145

) 4,033

) 15,850

3,493

3,887

3,866

6,939

27)050

10,610

 6,049

) 3,986

8,418

Sept.

3,770

4,130

4,840

4,690

4,480

4,220

4,070

3,980

3,810

3,730

3,650

3,610

3,640

3,800 

3,500

3,560

3,830

4,080 4,aoo 4,eao

4,170 

4,070

4,080

3,970

3,880

3,810

3,750

5,700

3,700

3,810

Runoff in 

aors-feet

301,300

506,200

248,000

11,470,000

814,800

283,600

837,700

1,357)000

1,609,000

662,400

310,600

283,600

6,107,000

Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 191

Alturas Lake Creek near Obsidian, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°56', long. 114°50', In SWi sec. 9, m 7 N.,

 R. J.4 E., 1 mile downstream from outlet of perklns Lake, li miles downstreaja froa 

outlet of Alturas Lake, and 4 miles south of Obsidian.

Drainage area.- 35.7 square miles.

Records available.- November 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 249 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 3.93

 TOtJJ minimum recorded, 11 second-feet Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.89 feet), but 

may have been less during winter period.

1940-44: Ifexlmum discharge, 612 second-feet May 31, 1943 (gage height, 5.80 

feet); minimum recorded, that of Sept. 15, 16, 1944, but may have been less during 

winter periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 8 to Apr. 10, which are poor. No 

diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, IB second-feet, water year October 1643 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

H

Oct.

23

S3

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

28

27

26

25

24

83

22

' ~ 22

21

82

81

22

83

23

2?

83

31

31

30

28

Nov.

26

24

24

29

33

31

30

26

27

27

. 86

26

*25

24

23

23

83

23

' 83

23

23

25

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

-

Dec.

20

20

20

19

16

19

19,

IS

'

19

20

21

21

20

19

21

20

20

.

I

> 19

1

'

Jan.

{*)

-

' 20

Month

October

November

December

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ........................

February ......................

April ......'...................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44'. .........

Feb.

19

'

-

Second- . 

foot-days

746

593

41,264

620

551

556

- 685

4,163

5,404

2,583

685

386

17,705

Mar.

18

i *ieis

18

Maximum

31

33

21

. 60C

~

3£

244

23C

16£

31

14

244

Apr.

20

20

83

83

23

83

24

23

23

22

23

23

22

22

23

24

25

26

28

30

) 35

-

May

42

42

44

49

54

62

74

87

97

104

112

119

137

165

199

230

244

242

SIS

189

168

156

149

137

128

123

125

133

146

177

211

Minimum

20

-

~

_

42

160

38

13

12

June

230

224 '220

199

179

170

168

187

206

199

187

174

168

165

165

164

162

153

150

158

164

165

164

166

177

190

201

196

182

171

-

Mean

24.1

19 II

*113

20.0

19.0

18. C

22 

154

85.2

O0 1 i5(* *>J

48.4

July

168

166

156

143

138

T.30

181

112

X9$

92

86

61

77

73

69

66

63

60

60

5S

57

86

51

49

47

44

42

41

39

38

Per

^quare 

mile

0.675

.683

.536

3.17

660

I83S

.504

.639

3.76

5.04

2.33

.619

,363

1.35

Aug.

'

37

36

35

34

33

31

ao. is

87

26

26

as

23

21

20

19

19

IB

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

14

13

14

Sept.

' 14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

18

IS

IS

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

IS

13

13

-

Runoff

Inches

0.78

.76

*

43. Op

 66

.57

.58

.71

4.34

5.63

2.69

.71

.40

1S.44

Acre-feet1,460

1,450

1,180

81,840

1,250

1,090

1,110

1,360

8,260

10,726

6,120

1^360

766

36,130

» winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote.o Datum correction uncertain Dee. 8 to Apr. 10 and stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Bov. 87, Dee. 6, Dec..8-20, Pee. 26 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Jan. 12 to Her. 26); dlseharitpi 

computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements; gage heights not affected by Ice but corrected by 

aaramed datum sorrections, weather records, and records for stations en nearby streams.

Time basisi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tlae, subtract 1 hour.
192 SALMON RIVER BASIN 

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°13', long. 114°56', in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 13 E., a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, three-eighths of a mile downstream from upper 

Stanley, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from lower Stanley.

Drainage area.- 176 square miles.

Records available.- December 1910 to October 1913, my 1921 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1911-13, 1922-44), 182 second-feet. i

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 598 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 

2758~Teet); minimum observed, 61 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1910-13, 1921-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,850 second-feet May 29, 1921 (gage 

height, 4.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,300 second-feet; minimum, 40 

second-feet (estimated) Nov. 17-30, 1929, Dec. 8-13, 1932.

Remarks.T Records fair except those for Mar. 26 to May 25, which are poor. Gage read 

three times weekly except during spring runoff when It Is read once dally. Diversions 

above station for Irrigation.

Hafcingitable, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

164 

£60

2.4 

2.7

386

550

730

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

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

Oct.

124

alE4

a!23

122

a!21

120

al!8

117

all?

a 117

181

a!57

133

a!28

124

a!23

a!21

120

a!20

120

a!23

126

a!26

a!40

138

a!36

153

a 200

190

a!70

alSO

Nov.

131

alSO

136

a 200

232

alSO

alOO

104

a!50

154

a"l44

133

»122

B128

133

a!25

117

a!06

96

a96

a96

96

allO

107

alOO

94

a96

alOO

100

alOO

-

Dec.

104

alls

113

alOO

a!05

b90

a95

100

a 90

b78

a 84

a 84

84

a 84

84

a 82

81

a85

a9E

92

a97

102

 alOO

90

890

a 90

b8G

a 86

92

a95

98

Jan.

alOO

alOO

96

a 80

90

a 95

a 90

»b85

a 87

a 89

a90

92

a92

92

a 86

81

a 80

a78

77

a 74

a76

77

a 81

81

a 80

79

a76

73

a74 'a74

75

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ............:..........

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

 Water year 1943-44 .... .....

Feb.

a7E

81

a 84

86

a8E

a9C

9£

a91

90

a8E

b8B

a 85

b8E

a 85

a 85

b85

a 85

b80

a70

a 77

84

»81

88

a90

92

a9£

a9£

9£

a98

_

-

Seoondfoot days

4,162

3,686

2,862

117,262

2,600

2,496

2,743

, 4,637

10,919

13,157

6 f 897

2,994

2,425

59,578

Mar.

94

a94

a 90

92

a91

90

a 85

88

a89

90

a 90

94

a95

a 90

98

alOO

alOO

96

a 90

84

a88

92

a96

a 85

88

a88

a 70

71

a73

e75

a77

Maximum

20C

23 £

HE

1.30C

10C

93

10C

29C

52C

596

dnr *ut

153

81

59£

Apr.

080

a86

92

a96

100

a95

a95

124

a!40

e!60

a!75

e!75

a!55

136

a!28

alSOIllall*

117

alls

a!25

138

a 200

264

a 235

206

a 230

260

a 275

a 290

May

215

a 200

232

a237

242

a 275

a 290

290

a 290

294

a400

0450

a500

a520

452

a430

484

514

508

400

354

354

511

294

279

271

287

311

327

400

508

Minimum

117

94

78

78

73

70

70

80

200

354

140

74

75

70

June

532

508

598

520

474

354

354

446

568

520

484

508

452

390

474

452

412

390

395

390

380

376

362

358

400

430

496

400

380

354

Mean

134

123

92.3

321

83.9

86.1

88.5

155

352

439

222

96.6

80. E

163

July

376

400

380

344

311

294

 279

246

242

250

236

228

215

209

209

190

178

176

173

196

190

al82

a!75

167

a!60

156

a!60

151

a!43

a!40

141

Per 

square 

mile

0.76]

.699

.524

1.82

.471

.486

.503

.881

2.00

'2.49

1.26

.549

.456

.926

Aug.

a!45

a

151

140

133

a!25

a!20

a

115

110

107

a!04

100

a96

a92

88

a 88

88

a 86

84

a 84

a 84

84

a82

81

a 79

77

a76

a76

75

B75

75

a74

Sept.

77

a 80

a 85

79

a 79

79

a79

79

a78

, . a76

75

a75

75

a75

75

aS2

a 88

84

a 84

. 88

a88

88

a86

a 85

84

a82

a79

79

81

. 81

-

Runoff

Incheg,

0.88

.78

.60

24; 78

.55

.53

.58

.98

2.31

2.78

1.46

.63

.51

12.59

Acre-feet

8,260

7,310

5,680

232,600

5,160

4,950

5,440

9,200

21,660

26,100

13,680

5,940

4,810

118,200

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed' on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Oage reading not representative of average for day; discharge computed on'basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 193

Yankee Fork Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°17', long. 114 044', in sec. 1<7, T. 11 N., R. 15 

£., naif a mile upstream from mouth and 17 miles west of Clayton.

Drainage area.- 195 square miles. '

Records available.- my 1921 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1922-24, 1925-44), 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 900 second-feet May 16; maximum gage height, 

4.<Jt> reet Dec. 18 (Ice jam); minimum discharge not determined, probably occurred during 

period of Ice effect.

1921-44: Maximum discharge, 3,360 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 6.79 feet, 

site and datum then In'use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet; minimum, 10 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 5, 6, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. No dlversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

ZS

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

89

39

89

88

89

95

92

90

89

88

100

98

92

89

88

89

89

89

90

85

91

90

87

95

94

94

92

116

113

104

96

Nov.

64

70

88

105

131

90

65

90

98

94

95

91

90

*85

83

78

96

89

88

85

83

69

89

82

72

50

60

80

80

85

-

Dec.

S5

88

80

64

78

50

65

65

65

60

65

64

64

62

55

55

55

60

65

Jan.

65

65

65

60

» 68

65

(*)

60

Month

October .......................

November .......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

March .........................

April .........................

May...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year, 1943-44 ..........

Feb".

.,

60

50

(*)

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,879

2,525

1,980

139,610

1,882

1,600

1,675

2,657

16,090

19,820

7,773

3,191

2,219

64,291

Mar.

> 55

'

|

V *50

1

Maximum

116

131

88

8,330

.

_

_

218

850

soc

468

166

92

850

Apr.

55

60

70

76

100

118

104

94

85

75

72

77

73

76

72

70

69

66

64

68

59

64

81

100

102

107

118

131

140

218

May

263

213

183

205

306

425

437

464

464

433

455

500

613

750

850

825

775

705

613

542

510

500

461

433

408

408

464

542

660

800

825

Minimum

87

50

-

_

_

55

183

468

141

77

86

-

June

775

705

682

639

618

639

639

705

775

750

775

775

800

775

775

72S

682

639

618

660

639

598

579

579

579

618

598

524

484

468

-

Mean

92.9

84.2

63.9

382

60.7

55.2

54.0

88.6

519

661

251

103

74.0

176

July

468

445

40S

331

390

361

332

314

303

290

273

263

249

235

226

216

205

199

199

203

197

185

179

170

164

159

170

159

146

141

143

Per 

square 

mile

0.476

.432

.328

1.96

.311

.283

.277

.454

2.66

3.39

1.29

.528

.379

.903

Aug.

146

]

J

]

66

43

34

128

124

]

]

1

18

15

as

109

107

3

3

]

L04

LOl

00

100

99

96

94

87

90

89

88

87

85

84

84

83

81

80

80

77

Sept.

77

37

92

84

80

77

75-

74

73

72

71

70

70

70

72

74

83

77

76

74

72

72

70

70

69

68

67

h66

69

68

-

Runoff

Inches

0.56

.48

.38

26.63

.36

.31

.32

.51

3.07

3.78

1J48

.61

.42

12.27

Acre-feet

. 5,710

5,010

3,930

276,900

3,730

3,170

3,320

5,270

31,910

39,310

15,420

6,330

4,400

187,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Discharge computed from staff-gage reading. * Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 27 to D»c. 1, De'c. 8-23, Dec. 27 to Apr. 3 

(no gage-height record Dec. 20-23, Jan. 10 to Apr. 3);discharge computed on basis of weather records, 

2 discharge measurements, and difference in flow between stations on Salmon River below Yankee Fork 

and below Valley Creek.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
194 SAIHON RIVER BASIN

Chains Creek near Challis, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°34', long. 114°19' In sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 18 E., an eighth 

of a mile downstream from Eddy Creek, 6 miles northwest of Challis, and 6f miles upstream from mouth. After Sept. 27, recording gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 85 square railes.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 201 second-feet June 14, 15 (gage 

" height, 1.78 feet); minimum, not determined, probably occurred during period of ice 

effect. - -

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or unreliable gage-height 

record, ntfiich are poor.

Bating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, ID second-feet) 

(SMftlng-oontrol method used Aug. 21-84)

12 O.S

15 1.0

19 1.2

24 1.5

37 l.S

76 

104 

152 

£05

Discharge, In second-feet, waiter year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

25

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oet.

85 

84

84

> -

Nov.

23 

f 22 \~

20

88 

, 24 

83

Dec.

23 

21 

19 

19 

19

I"

15

Jan.

15 

14

Month

Octo 

HOW 

Deo«

«a

Jautt 

Febr

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her .......................

 twr ......................

gter. ...'... ...........:...

lendar year 

ftry

eaber .....................

tor, year 1943-44 ...........

Feb.

14 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

> 13

14

J4

14

«14

15

15 

15 

15 

16

Secondfoot-days

751 658

503

-

449 

406 

833 

665 

2,043 

4,636 

2,701 

1,157 

788

15,196

Mar.

I "

15

17 

19 

19 

21 

19

19 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

IS 

18

20 

19

Maximum

~-

.

135 

201 

135 

58 

31

201

Apr.

19 

19 

18 

19 

19

19 

19 

18 

19 

IS

19 

18 

19 

19 

19

 19 

18

May

20 

19 

22 

27 

31

30 

30 

34 

31 

36

34 

36 

37 

74 

92

110 

113 

116 

116 

92

84 

81 

74 

76 

74

69 

79 

79 

79 

113 

135

Minimum

-_

-

19 

116 

 50 

89 83

June

129 

119 

132 

lie 

116

119

116 

152 

166 

152

162 

166 

191 

201

201

194 

187 

169 

176 

169

169 

, 162 

152 

149 

149

155 

152 

146 

135 

135

Mean

24.4 

21. £ 

16.!

-

14.5 

14.0

17.2 is. e

65.9 

155 

87.1 

37.3

86.3

41.6

July

135 

122 

185 

185 

185

119 

119 

119 

110 

104

104 

95

79 

81 

79

76 

, 74 

76 

69 

71

74 

76 

76 

64 

62

62 

62 

5S 

56 

50 

54

 Per 

square 

mile

0.887 

.858 

.191

-

.171 

.165 

.202 

.221 

.775 

1.88 

1.02 

.439 

.309

.488

Aug.

52 

5S 

52 

47 

45

43 

48 

40 

42 

39

37 

36 

39 

39 

37

34 

34 

36 

36 

33

35 

33 

32 

31 

30

30 

29 

29 

29

. 29 

29

Sept.

31 

31 

 30 

89 

89

88 

85 

,84 

84 

25

83

23

85 

24

86 

25 

88 

29 

89

88 

88 

88 

88 

86

83 

24

24

25

Runoff

Inches

0.53 

.29

.22

 _

.20 

'.IS 

.23 

.85 

.89 

2.03 

1.18 

.51 

" .34

6.66

* Winter discharge1 measurement made on this day. <

Acre-feet

1,600 

1,310 

998

-

861 

805 

1,060 

1,180 

4,050 

9,800 

£.360 

8,890 

1,560

50,140

Hote.-.Stage-discharge relation affected by ice NOT. 16, 26, 27, Dec. 

Itar. 1-4, 6-16, 36-89. Gage-height record considered unreliable Oct. 3 to SOT. 14, HOT. 17-25, 

Apr. 16-89; discharge conputed on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby 

streams.

Mae basis; Mountain war time, fo convert war tine tb standard time,, subtract 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 195

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho

ge, lat. 44°42', long. 114°03', in Wi sec. 25, T. 16 N., R. 20 E.,

lie downstream from old highway bridge on Challls-Saimon River highway,

Location.- Staff g

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, and 10 miles northwest of May. Datum 6f"gage' 

is 4,636.95 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

 Records available.- October 1929 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 14 years' (1930-44), 191 second-feet.

Extreme.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 363 second-feet Oef. 29 (gage-height, 

J5.&1 reet); minimum observed, 118 second-feet May 16.

1929-44: Maximum discharge observed, 454 second-feet May 30, 1943 (gage height. 

2.81 feet); minimum observed, 75 second-feet Apr. 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Many diversions above station for irriDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IP!

13

14

15

IB

- 17

18

1 20

21

27,

24

25

26

27

2ft

29

30

31

Oct.

240

240

244

247

247

' 251

a251

251

251

254

254

258

258

262

262

262

265

a270

a275

280

2S7

299

306

314

325

337

344

362

363

365

348

Nov.

344

341

337

341

337

337

337

337

333

341

341

333

344

348

aS46

344

352

352

348

348

344

341

341

341

337

333

337

333

333

341

-

Dec.

348

352

348

344

341

341

329

337

325

314

306

299

291

284

269

269

265

265

265

269

272

269

272

272

276

276

280

272

262

265

272

Jan.

262

262

265

262

262

258

251

258

254

254

251

262

254

261

254

258

261

251

247

258

262

258

251

251

258

264

268

264

254

251

251

Feb.

258

262

258

265

' 266

272

276

287

275

276

284

284

291

287

287

280

280

291

291

284

276

272

280

280

295

295

299

295

295

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Jami""""

Febr 

Marc

April ......................................

June

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

303

303

303

306

299

295

287

291

295

295

284

272

269

269

265

269

272

276

284

276

265

258

258

258

262

262

269 265-

265

Apr.

258

264

262

262

258

258

254

262

269

262

262

258

258

262

269

269

265

269

262

262

258

258

247

240

230

233

230

237

230

233

 "

Seoondfoot-days

8,753

10,222

9,149

92,314

7,987

8,141 

3,612

7,631

4,960

6,302

6,072

5,272

6,510

89,551

May

230

233

227

227

220

*^.98

179

163

148

143

139

135

135

126

122

118

126

160

158

150

148

141

146

141

141

139

132

137

137

185

176

Maximum

363

-362

352

454

265

209 

306

269

233

258

240

224

237

363

June

166

163

179

158

156

160

168

214

204

192

224

237

247

230

258

251

237

227

230

240

230

198

204

217

192

230

227

227

220

217

~

Minimum

240

333

262

132

247

258 

258

290

118

165

168

150

186

118

July

217

a216

214

220

240

224

214

227

217

233

240

220

195

188

188

179

173

168

182

176

171

179

173

168

176

179'

a!79

a!79

179

176

182

Aug.

224

220

204

192

188

185

173

176

166

158

 169

160

163

156

160

150

156

156

166

160

165

163

158

163

168

179

168

168

176

179

179

Mean

282

341

295

253

256

281 

278

264

160

210

196

170

217

245

Sept.

185

204

204

207

214

a212

a210

a209

207

207

 210 *204

201

195

201

210

233

237

290

230

293

299

290

a291

a232

299

230

227

227

. 224

~

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

17,360

20,280

18,150

183,100

18,720

16,160 

17,080

16,140

9,840

li,600

12,040

10,460

12,910

177,600

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Ti»e basis: Mountain mr time. To convert war tlae to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
196 SALMON RIVEJl BASIN

Middle Fork Salmon River near Cape Horn, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°25', long. 115°18', In sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 11 

E., 1,100 feet downstream from Little Beaver Creek-, half a mile downstream from confluence of Marsh and Beaver Creeks, and li miles northwest of Cape Horn.

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1S44 (no winter records 1941-44).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-41), 197 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,. 930 second-feet May 15; maximum gage height 

recorded. 5.20 feet Dec. 14 (ice jam); minimum discharge recorded, 33 second-feet 

rtar. 30 (gage height,, 2.13'feet), but may have been less during winter period.

1928-44: Maximum discharge,' 2,340' second-feet June 9, 1933, and about Hay 31, 1943; 

maximum gage height, 6.26 feet June 9, 1933; minimum discharge recorded* that of 

Mar. 30, 1944, but may have been less during some winters. . *

Remarks.- Records good except those for Mar. 28 to May 15, which are 'fair, and those during 

periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8. ST

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

103

103

101

101

99

103

101

99

99

107

155

125

113

' 108

105

103

103

103

105

101

109

111

, 109

117

123

1S7

1E7

177

185

134

115

Nov.

98

101

101

IBS

174

121

111

119

113

115

115

109

92

*b!02

blOl

bl'OO

blOS

103

105

109

105

101

101

101

96

b7Q b'75

101

b90

94

Deo.

98

96

98

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

" -

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

T

Jan.

*

Month

October

November ....

Deoraber .......:..."...........

Calendar year

January ....................'...

February ......................

March ........................

April .........................

May ............... ...

Jane ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

1 Water year ..........

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

3,538

3,149

_

_

3,398

17,588

16,578

6,612

3,386

2,594

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

1 _

*7S

60

86

54

MaxiBun

171!

174

_

_

263

84 C

759

332

145

105

-

Apr.

59

68

73 ' 86

92

94

98

99

98

101

109

117

107

99

94

92

89

87

85

87

87

99

117

141

136

147

169

198

830

863

-

May

266

225-

229 288*

385

501

575

570

6EO

556

575

595

670

747

840

840

840

840

714

620

575

547

497

467

446

441

471

519

585

747

Union*

99

70

* 

_

_' _

59

226

344

143

89

83

-

780

June

769

686

726

595

556

551

647

659

642

610

686

554

615

520

620

615

551

506

493

497

528

493

467

441

433

4S7

467

405

366

344

Mean

114

105

_

_

_

113

567

553

213

109

89.6

-

-

July

333

385

905

288

295

279

856

244

844

899

235

223

815

206

198

192

187

179

185

809

190

177

178

167

168

157

155

150

147

143

143.

Per 

square 

aile

0.886

.761

_ ~

R1Q 

 CU.V

4.11

4.01

1.54

.790

.651

-

Aug.

145'

148

141

£36

158

127

121

117

115

113

113

109

107

107

109

107

106

101

101

99

99

98

96

96

9.6

96

94

98

92

90

89

Sept.

94

105

106

90

98

90

89

87

85

85

86

83

85

83

88

98

103

96

86

94

9O

90

85

85

83

83

85

83

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.95 7,090

.86 6,260

^ '

_

w w

_

.98 6,740

4.74 34,870

4.47 32,880 ,

1.78 13,110

.91 6,780

.73 5,340

.

» Winter discharge measurement made on thia day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Tiae baslat Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 197

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho""

Location.- Water-stage recorder In about sec. 31, T. 13 N. , R.' 10 E., 250 feet downstream 

' "frSf 'Fir Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles northwest of Cape Horn.

Drainage area.- 180 square mi^ps. 

__________le.- Records aval September 1921 to September1 1928 (fragmentary), October 1928 to

 September" iUM* THo winter ( records 1941-44).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-41), 239 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet my 13, 14 (gage height,

 TT^nTTeet); mlnlmon recorded, 66 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 1.17 feet), but 

may have been less during winter. '

1921-44: Maximum discharge, 3,450 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 5,49 

feet), fron rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum recorded, 28 secondfeet Nov. 11, 1931, but may have been less during some winters.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No reguOP diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1943 to September 1944

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

88

29

SO

31

Oct.

126

186

184

184

121

 135

148

, 130

128

ISO

19S

194

156

 140

153

130

130

130

130

186

135

135

135

146

IBS

167

167

208

818

188

166

Nov.

135

3140

148

170

267

b210

W70

U175

D165

164

166

148

146

138

138

135

143

138

, 135

135

136

188

184

ISO

117

104

D115

t>135

D120

1>180

~

Dec.

117

119

118

-

_

_

M

-

. 

_

_

«

-

_

_

 ,

-

_

_

 ,

 ,

-

_

_

_

_

-" _

-

Jan.

Month

October . Motwdser ......................

Deoeabar ......................

Calendar year .........

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

«W

HftfY . . .

h .........................

torii .........................

July

Auga 

left

«t ....|. ...................

eaber .....................

Rater year ..........

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

4,567

4,37S

-

-

4,800

19,601 

17,348 

6,364

3,461 

8,888

-

Mar.

_

^

^

-' ^

_

_

(B

-

_

-

_

_

(B

-

_

_

(B

-

-

«88

85

85

83

Maximum

215

867

.

* :

500 SK

910 

847 

304

161 

184

-

Apr.

85

87

94

110

124

188

135

133

186

188

140

16S

140

188

119

118

108

104

108

104

104

119

140

164

161

161

188

882

869

388

~

May

348

898

888

372

489

639

740

780

727

734

840

819

910

910

868

792-

779

819

779

616

667

 360

500

600

445

460

462

489

533

720

305

Minimum

181 1 104

_

.

85

888 

386 

143

90

87

-

June

847

746

8SZ

694

579

660

644

667

760

609

854

688

639

591

687

675

687

516

478

462

591

665

682

435

400

3Sl

400

415

S6S

386

-

Mean

147

146

-

-

140

629 

678 

806 lie

96.1

- '

Ju3,y

304

288

271

259

271

267

244

233

829

233

833

818

205

19S

191

1S5

179

.173

191

885

194

179

170

164

168

166

161 lei

148

143

143

Per

 square 

mile

0.817

.811

- '

-

-

tmo / f O

3.49 

3.81 

1.14

.688 

.634

-

Aug.

143

151

148

143

138

188

186

184

181

119

114

118

110

108

108

108

104

104

102

100

100

100

96

96

96

96

96

96

98

98

90

Sept.

96

114

124

108

108

98

94

98

98

90

88

as

87

87

88

96

184

106

104

100

96

96

96

92

88

88

87

87

87

87

Runoff

Inches Aore-feet

O«V* Q4 O V,U9V ?UA

V

-

I I

.87 8,330 

4.Q3 38,680 

3.68 34,410 1.31 18*600

.72* 6,860 

.60 5,780

-

Winter discharge measurement made thia day. 

Stage-discharge relation effected by lee. 

lge basia; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
198 SALMON RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Salmon eUver near Knox, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°39', long. 115°42', In NWi sec. 11, T. 15 N., 

ft. 6 E. , 800 feet downstream from Curtls Creek, 1 mile upstream from Warm Lake Creek, 

li miles southv/est of Knox, and El miles northeast of Cascade-.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles. * 

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 126 second-feet.

Extremes.- tfeximum discharge during year, 670 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 4.61 

teetj; minimum recorded, 22 second-feet Nov. 26, but may have been less at times 

during winter.

1928-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,560 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage 

height, 4.69 feet, site and datum then in use), from ratl-ng curve extended above 

1,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 16 second-feet Feb. 17, Aug. 19, 20, 1931, but 

may have been less during a winter period.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

42

42

41

41

41

54

49

45

44

44

87

56

49

46

46

45

45

46

46

4$

fit

%

.46 ' 52

58

66

54

74

65

58

51

Nov.

45

58 

51

83

106

61

45

48

56

61

51

.51

49

49

48

48

48

48

48

51

48

47

46

47

46

36

46

49

52

47

-

Dec.

47

45 

46

44

42

40

45

«46

42

1 «

1

47

45

45

45

45

I -

Jan.

.

I 38

J

'

 #36

lonth

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar 'year 1943 .........

January .......................

February .....:................

March .........................

April .........................

May............................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

. Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

35

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,563

1,568

1,358

82 ,046

1,126

1,015

1,126

2,534

&,910

8,511

2,569

1,373

1,106

32,759

liar.

.

> 35

/

*36

35

33

36

37

42

35

36

40

33

38

39

39

38

39

37

1 36

34

37

38

36

34

34

32

35

38

39

Maximum

87

106

» 

1.3BO

_

_

146

440

562

141

59

49

562

Apr.

41

46 

56

74

94

90

90

83

76

81

88

102

86

76

70

65

62

61

59

62

62

77

88

117

111

104

113

123

132

146

-

Bay

148

132 

128

146

176

219

247

241

249

249

278

301

346

396

440

432

416

386

363

317

304

2S9

258

24J

236

241

261

284

329

424

432

Minimum

'41

36

_

_

_

41

128

152

&S

36

32

-

June

562

412 

416

,356

336

323

S14

343

329

304

343

314

292

272

875

307

263

241

238

325

247

258

238

211

201

196

196

183

164

152

-

Mean

50.4

52.3

43.8

225

36.3

35.0

36.3

84.5

287

284

82.9

44'. 3

36.9

89.5

July

141

134 

128

119

121

115

104

100

94

94

90

85

79

76

72

67

64

62

62

72

72

70

69

67

62

61

61

59

56

58

55

Per 

square 

mile

0.548

.568

.476

2.45

.395

.380

.395

.918

3.12

3.09

.901

.482

.401

.973

Aug.

55

54

59

55

52

49

49

48

47

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

42

42

41

41

41

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

37

37

36

Sept.

37

44

48

44,

40

38

56

35

33

33

32

32

32

32

33

44

49

40

40

38

36

38

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

54-'

Runoff

Inches

0.63

.63

.55

33.15

.46

.41

.46

1.02

3.60

3.44

1.04

.56

.45

13.25

, ' ".jiBeae" SjTOo

3,110

2,690

162,700

2,230,

2,010

5 03O '

17,670

16,880

SilOO

2,720

, 2 ,190

. 64,960

* Winter discharge measurement mode on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice HOT. 7, 8, 15, 16, 27, Dec. 5-7, 9-21, Dec. 27 to 

Mar. 4, Mar. 6-8, 11-15, 21, 22, 25-30 (no gage-height record.Jan. 6-17, 25, Feb. 3 to Bar. 4; 

discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Johnson 

Creek at Yellow Fine and Becesh River near Burgdorf.

Tine baa la; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour*
SALMON RIVERr BASIN 

,Johnson Creek near Landmark ranger station, Idaho

199

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°41', long. 115°33', In sec. 31, T. 16 It, R.- 

b"E., 0.5 mile downstream from Bob Cat Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from Lunch Creek, 14 

miles north of Landmark ranger station, and 20 miles south of yellow Pine.

Drainage area.- 54.7 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 453 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 3.93 feet); 

minimum not determined,,probably occurred during period of Ice effect: minimum gage 

height recorded, 1.79 feet Nov. 25.

1942-44: Maximum discharge, 810 second-feet May 28, 1943 (gage height, 5.09 .feet), 

from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum observed, 7.8 second^feet 

Feb. 6, 1943, discharge measurement; minimum gage height recorded, that of NOv. 25,

Remarks.- Records good except those "for period of Ice-effect, which are poor. During 

late fall of 1936, the Bureau of Reclamation cut a transmountaln canal to divert a. 

 small flow from a tributary of Johnson Creek to Deadwood River Basin to supplement 

storage in Deadwood Reservoir. Discharge measurement of June 1 Indicated flow In 

this canal of 24.1 second-feet.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of ice effect 

(gage 'height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1-8

1.9

2.0

9

15

24

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

47

76

130

3.0 

3.4

3.9

194

296

444

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 "7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

14 

13 

13 

14

14

16 

14 

14 

15

S3 

Sf 

20 

18

17

17 

16 

*17 

18

I'

20

Nov.

20

t1"

14

Dec.

13 

(*)

11

Month

Octol 

Novel 

Decei

Ca

Janus 

Febn 

Hard 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Bber ....................

Lendar year 1943 

iry '

L .......................

it .......................

amber ...................

ter year 1943-44- .......

Jan.

11 

(*)

Fob!

10

Second- 

' foot-days

.

553

510 

357

2,041

'341

290 

310 

992 

8,422 

6,127 

1,593 

596 

424

20,515

Mar.

> 10 

(*)

Kaximu.

S3

' 775

~81 

411 

348 

91 

37 

1 21

411

Apr.

1-

30

27 

27 

26

28

31 

39 

43 

41

42 

48 

57 

67 

81

May

91 

84 

97 

132 

187

243 

280 

277 

308 

325

366 

366 

390 

402 

411

5S7 

381 

384 

342

291

O*7O

259 

226 

£06 

192

198 

204 

223 

243 

342 

325

June

348 

280 

288 

243 

226

216 

216 

256 

264 

888

269 

259 

230 

213 

213

238 

201 

178

178 

167

182 

182

166 

146 

154

123 

136 

132 

111 

100

Minimum Mean

13 17.8 

17.0 

11.5

115

11.0 

10.0 

10.0 

33.1 

84 278 

100 204 

30 51.4 

13 19.8 

12 14.1

56.1

July

91 

83 

78 

73 

79

74 

67 

61 

60 

62

60 

53 

50 

46 

45

42

40 

39 

41 

55

43 

41 

39 

36 

34

' S3 

34 

40 

33 

31 

SO

Per 

square 

mile

0.325 

.311 

.210

2.10

.201 

.183 

.183 

.605 

4.97 

' 3.73 

.940 

.351 

.258

1.03

Aug.

SO 

SO 

37 

32 

27

25 

24 

24 

23 

20

20 

19 

18

ISis

18

17 

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

14

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

' 13

13

13

Sept.

13 

18 

20 

16 

14

14 

13 

- 13

. 13 

 13

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

17 

21 

17 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

15 

IE 

12 

13 

13

Runoff

Inches

0.38 

.35 

.24

28.60.

.23 

.20 

.21 

.67 

5.73 

4.17 

1.08 

.41 

.29

13.96

Acre-feet

1,100 

1,010 

708

83,390

676 

575 

615 

1,970 

16,700 

12,150 

3,160 

1,180 

841

40,680

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 20 to Apr. 17 (no gage-height record Dec. 2-8, 

Dec. 15 to Jan. 16} discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and
200 SAWON RIVER BASIN 

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°58', long. 115°30', In NEi sec. 29, T. 19 N., 

h. « E., 700 feet upstream from mouth and a quarter of a mile southwest of Yellow 

Pine post office.

Drainage area.- 213 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 297 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 second-feet Ifey 15 (gage height. 4.09 

feet): minimum, 36 second-feet Mar'. 14 (gage height, 0.86 foot). i

1920-44: Maximum discharge, 5,150 second-feet June 9. 1933 (gage height, 7.62 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet: minimum, 22 second-feet 

Nov. 30, 1933; minimum gage height, 0.70 foot Nov. 30, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversion from Johnson Creek Basin to Deadwood River Basin 

( see Remarks for station near Landmark ranger station).

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. e. May 6 to June 25)

1.0 51 2.0 296 

1.2 60 2. 3 416 

1.5 141 8.6 560 

1.7 196

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

18 

17 

18 

19

20

21. 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

 9

30 

31

Oct.

88 

88 

80 

80

eo

82 

84 

82 

80 

82

130 

130 

108 

96 

91

09 

87 

89 

93 

85

' 91 

91 

89 

96

100

104 

104 

180 

125 

116 

104

Nov.

80 

87 

98 

108 

162

116 

96 

106 

108 

106

104 

102 

102 

98 

93

91 

94 

94 

96 

98

94 

84 

87 

94 

64

60

63 

91 

60

88

Dec.

67 

35 

84 

84 

84

64 

84 

91 

60 

68

70 

70 

69 

69 

69

69 

75 

80 

82 

85

64 

> 80 

82 

80 

84

82 

66 

63 

76 

69 

S5

 Jan.

35 

85 

66 

' 64 

85

32 

69 

76 

74 

74

78 

74 

74 

75 

77

77 

77 

78 

78 

77

77 

75 

77 

78 

77

72 

67 

, 69 

75 

70 

69

Feb.

70 

70 

70 

72 

70

77 

77 

74 

74 

69

70 

69 

67 

70 

66

70 

69 

67 

66 

60

70 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

66 

64 

67

iirmth Second- "wn*" foot-days

Goto 

Nova 

Deoa

Ca

jana 

Febr 

Marc

& 

Jane 

July 

'Align 

Sept

Ha

fflber ......................

8,958

2,869 

8,382

lendar year 1943 ......... 177,034

Ary

u&rv ...... .

ember .....................

8,384 

1,999 

2,149 

4,319 

26,084 

21,726 

6,487 

8,709 

2,067

ter year 1943-44 .......... 77 ,997

Mar.

66 

66 

64 

69 

70

67 

60 

70 

70 

74

67 

69 

72 

58 

70

74 

72 

72 

74 

72

70 

70 

72 

70 

69

70 

67 

67 

70 

74 

74

Maximum

180 

16S 

91

S,030

85 

77 

74 

318 

1,520 

1,840 

367 

127 

93

1,320

Apr.

n84 

94 

118 

130

127 

132 

130 

125 

127

134

151 

144 

136 

127

125 

120 

114 

114 

116

114 

127 

149 

179 

176

170 

193 

224

263 

315

Bay

346 

296 

- ,304 

'376 

505

666

780 

774 

610 

840

938 

1,000 

1,140 

1,240 

1,320

1,240 

1,840 

1,180 

1,070 

905

672 

840 

738 

665 

643

670 

738 

810 

672 

1,140 

1,140

Minimum

80 

60 

54

54

64 

60 

58 

77 

296 

392 

118 

66 

59

54

June

1,240 

1,000 

936

672 

810

774 

780 

840 

938 

810

905 

905 

810 

756 

726

810 

714 

664 

636 

695

626 

643 

60S 

545

606

486

508 

477 

427 

392

Mean

95.2 

96.3

78.8

485

76.0 

66.9 

69.3 

144 

841 

724 

207 

87.4 

68.9

213

July

367 

338

319 

304 

304

304 

274 

263 

844 

244

234 

221

805 

196 

187

179 

\ 170 

' 168 

162 

202

179 

164 

164 

149 

141

134 

130 

132 

132 

185 

118

Per 

square 

mile

0.447 

.447

.361

2.28'

.362 

.323 

.326 

.676 

3.96 

2.40 

.972 

.410 

.3,23

1.00

Aug.

116 

114 

187 

125 

114

108 

104 

100 

96 

94

91 

89 

85 

69 

67

65 

88 

80 

78 

75

76 

74 

78 

70 

69

70 

70 

69 

67 

i 66 

66

Sept.

66 

76 

93 

80 

74

69 

67 

64 

68

61

61 

60 

60 

59 

63

67 

82 

82

77 

74

72 

70 

70 

69 

67

84 

64 

63 

64 

67

Runoff

Inches

0.63 

.60

.48

30,93

.41 

.36 

.38 

.76 

4.65 

3.79 

1.12 

.47 

.36

13.62

Acre-feet

5,860 

5,670 

4,720

361,200

4,810 

3,960 

4,260 

8,570 

61,740 

43,090 

12,760 

5,370 

.4,100

154,700

Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 201

Secesh River near Burgdorf, Idaho

Location.- Mater-stage recorder, lat. 45°14', long. 115°49', In NJ sec.. 23, T. 22 N., 

Ft. 5 fi., at highway bridge, li miles upstream from Long Gulch Creek and 5& miles 

southeast of Burgdorf.

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 825 second-feet my 14 (gage height, 5.93 feet); 

minimum not determined, probably occurred during winter period.

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,460 second-feet my 31, 1943 (gage height, 

6.92 feet), from racing curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum not determined, 

probably occurred during winter period.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1942-44, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

{Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 1 to Hov. 20}

3.5 33 4.6 226 

3.7 54 5.0 357 

4.0 96 5.4 533 

4.3 153 5.6 . 748

.Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

, 7 

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.

, 52 

51 

51 

50 

52

55 

53 

51 

52 

54

126 

92 

71 

63 

60

59 

63 

66 

60 

58

59 

59 

62 

62

73

74 

68 

68 

67 

67 

59

Hov.

52 

62 

58 

68 

93

63 

60 

60

68 

71

63 

63 

60 

66 

58

54 

55 

56 

55 

58

56 

53 

55 

56 

41

41 

50 

65 

60 

60

Dec.

I50 

55

i.

Jan.

1-

 «40

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jaau 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

Jane 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ra

 bar ....... ...,-----. . . . .

klendar year 

Ary

Bt ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1843-44 ..........

Feb.

37

Secondfoot-days

1,957 

1,775 

1,650

-

1,265 

1,073 

1,147 

2,391 

13,216 

12,075 

4,153 

1,807 

1,581

44,090

Mar.

37 

(*)

Maximum

126 

93

-

237 

702 

599 

231 

80 

80

702

Apr.

38 

40 

45 

55 

70

68 

66 

65 

"6565 

70 

80 

75 

70 

64

59

57 

56 

55

53

53 

66 

84 

103 

99

90 

106 

145 

192 

237

May

Minimum

50 

41

-

38 

162 

254 

78 

42

-

207 

162 

166 

220 

300

397 

423 

393 

385 

385

436 

480 

563 

642 

702

686 

615 

588 

523 

440

427 

3S9 

346 

327 

a310

a325 

a350 

a 400 

a 450 

e580 

599

June

599 

495 

467 

418 

406

401 

414 

414 

293 

401

568 

495 

449 

389 

389

462

 365 

- 342 

342 

310 ,

357 

519 

431 

350 

320

. 327 

385 

317 

276 

254

Mean

% 63.1 

59.2 

53.2

-

40.6

37.0 

37.0 

, 79.7 

426. 

402 

124 

58.2 

52.7

180

1944

July

231 

220 

209 

199 

199

187 

180 

168 

162 

155

147 

140 

134 

128 

122

117 

111 

108 

108 

119

106 

101 

99 

98 

94

92

87 

86 

86 

82 

78

Per 

square 

Bile

0.619 

.580 

.522

-

.400 

,.363 

.363 

. .781 

4.18 

3.94 

1.31 

.572 

.517

1.18

Aug.

75 

75 

80 

75 

70

67 

66 

63 

63 

6Q

59 

58 

57 

75 

68

60 

58 

54 

54

53

52 

50 

48 

47 

48

50 

47 

45 

44 

44 

42

Sept.

47 

80 

66 

57 

53

50 

47 

45 

44

43

43

43 

42 

43 

53

68 

66 

63 

66 

62

58 

59 

55 

51

48

46 

45 

44 

50 

54

Runoff

Inobes 

0.71 

.65 

.60

-

.46 

.39 

.42 

.87 

4.82 

4.40 

1.51 

.66 

.58

16.07

Aore-feet

3,880 

3,680 

3,270

,

2,810 

2,130 

2,280 

4,740 

26,810 

23,960 

8,240 

3,580 

3,140

87,450

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height Teoord; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.

e Qage height not representative of average for day; discharge ccmputa'd from' partly -estimated gage 

height.

»ote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice HOT. 17, la, Hov. 21 to Apr. 14, Apr. 18 (no gagehelght record Dec. 14-20, 22-26, Dec* 23 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-9, 11-16, 18, 23-31, Feb. 2-17, Feb. 19 

to Har. 8, Bar. 10-26, Apr. 9; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

record* and records for stations

Tine baals ; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
202 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Warren Creek near Warren, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 0 17', long. 115°42', in Sec..3, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., 

so reet downstream from bridge on Warren-McCall road, a tenth of a nlile downstream 

from steamboat Creek, and 1.3 miles northwest of Warren. Prior to Aug. 18, 1943, 

staff gage 60 feet downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 37 square miles. i 

Records available.- February 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- 1943: Maximum discharge observed during period February to September, 790 

second-feet my 27 (gage height, 5.37 feet, site then In use), from rating curve 

extended afcove 350 second-feet; minimum observed, 10 second-feet several days during 

February,'March, and September.

1943-44: Maximum discharge during water year, 211 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 

4.52 feet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Dec. 27 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Feb. 17 to Aug. 17, 1943, which are fair, and 

those for Apr. 18 to June 1, 1944, which are poor. Gage read once dally Feb. 17 to 

May 22, July 16 to Aug. 6, Aug. 14, 1943, and twice dally May 23 to July 15, Aug. 17, 

1943. No diversion or regulation above station. Small amount of flow bypasses station 

through debris from dredging operations.

Rating tables, Feb. 17, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height. In foot,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Pel). 17 to Apr. 17, Aug. IS to Hov. 6, 1943. 

Sept. 14-30, 1944)

Feb. 17 to Aug. 17, 1943 Aug. 16, 1943, to Sept. 90, 1944

2.5 

2.7 

2*9 

3.1 

3.4

8 

IS 

27 

44 

82

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.2

138

214

388

609

706

2.4

2.5 

S.6 

2.8 

3.0

5.5

7.5

10

16

25

3.3 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

48

64

83

109

163

Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44 

1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. F«b.

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

..

-

-

_

10

10

11

10

11

10

12

13

12

11

11

12

-

_

-

Mar.

12

11

11

11

12

12

11'

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

11

. 11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

18

24

26

84

Apr.

25

35

41

44

41

46

51

69

67

64

58

75

109

166

198

836

867

338

357

338

308

851

889

814

800

178

168

154

145

154

-

Hay

154

168

189

867

851

835

835

178

159

150

143

138

138

128

121

108

108

111

123

128

168

189

844

349

548

595

691

706

643

595

548

 June

548

585

396

357

884

851

820

198

166

178

206

867 302'

338

891

319

345

338

365

392

334

365

380

316

291

857

857

874

891

857

-

July

886

808

238

817

814

197

, 176

159 -150

138

125

109

106

98

88

81

78

78

75

78

69

64

68

58

54

52

50

45

41

40

36

Aug.

33

31

28

, 86

85

84

a£4

a23

a22

a88

a23

a23

a£2

£4

a23

a 30

33

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

20

22

Sept.,

18

17

16

15

14

14

14.

IS

13

13

IS

1*

12

18

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

ID

10

10

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Saoeah Hirer near Burgdorf.
SttJDN RIVER BASIN 203

Discharge* In second-feet, of Warren Creek near Warren, Idaho, 1943-44 Continued

1943-44

Day

l

Zs

4

5

6zo

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2B

26

27

28

29

80

31

Oct.

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

11

10

10

10

11

20

10

15

15

12

12

15

13

13

11

12

12

12

14

15

15

15

17

18

17

14

NOT.

10 '

14

14

17

28

19

14

17

16

15

IS

15

15

14

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

8.2

8.2

10

14

12

13

-

Dec.

13

la

12

1211

7.5

13

13

10

- 11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

8.5

10

10

10

10

Jan.

10

11

10

10

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.7

Feb.

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

6.9

7.5

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.7

6,7

7.1

-

-

Mar.

6.9

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.7

7.3

8.0

8.2

7.3

6.9

7.5

7.1

7.8

8.0

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.3

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.5

8.0

Apr.

8.0

10

13

17

20

18

16

15

14

14

15

.19

16

15

14

14

13

11

9

8

8

155°

25

24

22

26

36 46

55

*

May

50

45

45

50

70

90

95

90

90

90

100

110

130

150

160

155

140

135

120

5,05

100

90

80

75

70

75

80

90

110

140

150

June

« 150

129

127

115

108

103

105

106

102

96

145

153

130

119

120

130

114

105

103

95

111

129

111

101

96

99

103

93

85

78

-

July

> 74

71

68

65

64.

60

57

54

52 * 50

48

45

43

41

39

37

35

34

35

35

32

34

34

31

29

28

26

27

26

24

24

At*.

22

»3

27

86

22

SO

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

22

19

17 r* 15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

Sept.

16

21

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

01

11

10

10

12

15

14

14

14

15

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

11

12

-

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Mar. 18 to Jane 1; discharge computed on basis of recorded extremes 

of stage during period and records for Seoeah River near Burgdorf.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1943-44

Month

December ......................

February 17-28, 1943 ..........

May ...........................

September .....................

Deoeaber ......................

May............................

Juno . .

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Seoondfoot-days

133 

382 

4,613 

8,496 

9,302 

3,393 

687 

372

_

403.6 

420.4 

335.0

-

261.3 

203.5 

233.1 

554 

3.080 

3,361 

1,322 

515 

373.6

11,062.5

Maximum

13 

26 

357 

706 

546 

232 

33 

18

_

20

28 

13

-

11-

7.5 

8.5 

55 

160 

153 

74 

27 

21

160

Minimum

10 

10 

25 

108 

166 

36 

15 

10

-

9.3 

8.2

7.5

-

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

3 

45 

78 

24 

11 

9.8

6.7

Mean

11.1 

12.3 

154 

874 

310 

110 

22.2 

12.4

.

13.0 

14.0 

10.8 

-

8.43 

7.02 

7.52 

18.5 

99.4 

112 

42.6 

16.6 

12.5

30.2

Per 

square 

mile

0.300 

.332 

4.16 

7.41 

8.38 

2.97 

.600 

.355

.

.351 

.378 

.8,92

-

.828 

.190 

.803 

.500 

2.69 

3.03 

1.15 

.449 

.338

.816

Runoff

Inches

0.13

.38 

4.64 

8.54 

9.35 

3*41 

.69 

.37

_

.41 

.42 

.34

-

.26 

.20 

.23 

.56 

3.10 

3.38 

1.33 

.52 

.38

11.13

Acre-feet

264 

758 

9,150 

16.850 

18,450 

6,740 

1,360 

738

54,300

801 

834 

664

-

518 

404 

462 

1,100 

6,110 

6.670 

2,620 

1,020 

741

21,940

basis; Mountain war time. To conrert war time to standard tilme, subtract labour.
204 SALMDN RIVER BASIN

Bowlder Greek near Tamarack, Idaho

Location.- water-stage recorders lat. 45°05', long. 116°27', InjSWi sec. 10, T. 20 N.,

 R. 1 W., 350 feet upstream frqm transmountaln diversion to welser River Baaln and 

8 miles northwest of Tamarack.

Drainage area.- 6.5 square miles. , 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1944 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 53 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 1.67 feet);

 minimum not determined, probably occurred during winter, -

1938-44: 'mxlmum discharge, 244 second-feet my 23, 1942 (gage height, 2.96 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet; minimum not determined.

Remarks,- Records good. No regulation. Small diversion to welser River Basin about 350

 TfieT 'below station. >

Rating table, ater year 1943-44 (cage haight, la feet,'and discharge. 

In second-feet)

0.7 

.8

.9

0.8 

1.5 

3.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

6.1

9.6

14

1.8 

1.5 

1.7

21

33

56

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 TO September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1,5

4.6

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

4.2

7.2 16'

17

S.O

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

l.S

2.4

Nov.

2.2

2*2

2.4

2.4

_

-

_

_

2.2

2.2

.2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

l.S

1.6

l.S

1.6

M

_

-

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan.

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year .........

January .......................

February

March .........................

April 21.30

June .......................... July - - - ----.----.. . . -

Augu 

Sept

at . .' ......................

aaber ........... ..........

Water year ..........

"Feb.

,

Seoondfoot-days

97.0

-

-

_

113.6 

1 087

508.3

114.2 

46.1 

38.3

-

Mar.

,

Maximum

17

I

-

_

_

20 

60

27

7.2 

8.0 

, 1.8

-

Apr.

_

|M

-

-

-

-

_

-

&

_

-

_

_

_

-

4.6

6.2

6.1

7.6

9.1

11

14

17

19

20

May

20

19

21

23

34

43

47

46

44

 41

36

39

37

34

34

35

36

42

47

60

47

42

37

32

31

2S

29

26

28

89

29

Minimum

1.3

I

.

4.6 

19

V» 6

2.0 

1.2 

1.2

-

June

25

S3

26

27

I 25

21

83

2*

83

22

80

19

19

17

16

18

16

14

14

13

14

14

12

11

9.6

9.4

9.8

6.7

S.O

7.6

- .

Mean

3.13

I

.

_

11.4 

35.1

16.9

3.68

1.49 

1.28

-

July

6.1

7.2

6.1

5.S

5.5

5.8

4.9

4.6

.4.6

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.9

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.S

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.0

Per

square 

Bile

0.488

I ,

-

_

_

_

1.75 

5.40

8.60

.566 

.829 

.197

-

Aug.

8.0 i.a

8.0

1.6

1.6

l.S

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3 1.3-

1.3 ,

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.66 IBS

I I

-

^ '

_ ~

.65 88S

6.88 8,160

2.91 1,010

.66 887 

.26 91 

.88 76

-

Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
GRANDE RQNDE RIVER BASIN 205

Orande Ronde River at La Orande, Oreg:

.Location.-. Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°21', long. 118°09', in eec. 35, T. 2 8., R. 37 

E., B* miles northwest of La Qrande and 4 mllee downstream from Plvepolnt Creek. Datum 

of gage is 2,831.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989.

Drainage area.- 678 square miles.

Records available.- February 191§ to June 1923, October 1925 to September 1944. Noven&er 

xwa to sep-cemoer 1915 at Hilgard, 4 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1905-9, 1910-11, 1912-15, 1918-20, 1921-22, 1925-44), 346 

second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 second-feet War. 9 (gage height, 5.56> feet}} minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 27, sept. 9, 11-14.

1903-15, 1918-23, 1925-44: Maximum discharge, 8,880 second-feet Mar. 18. 1932 (gage 

height, 8.90 feet); minimum, 3.9 second-feet Aug. 26, 1940 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair, and 

-cnose for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 'Some discharge measurements made at 

cable 3 miles above station. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1945-44, except period* of lea effeet or shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, la seeond-feet}

Pot. 1 to Bar. 9 Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

l.S 24 2.4 800 1.6 17 8.0 87 S.O 480

1,6 46 2.7 320 1.6 &

2.0 SO 3.0 470 1.7 S

5 8.2 137 , 3.6 790

S 2.4 206 4.0 1,110

2.2 130 3.4 680 l.S 60 2.7 330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October, 1943 to Septenbef 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

Ifr

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

27

88

SO

SI

30

28

29

29

30

30

33

35

40

43

43

43

50

46

43

47

46

60

Nov.

41

39

43

61

89

70

47

44

55 ~48

48

46

44

41

37

33

61

46

44

44

44

43

41

40

40

38

31

56

46

41

. -

Dec.

40

47

66

58

66

46

38

69

46

30

30

SO

30

SO

32

3S

58

42

42

42

48

47

66

60

66

64

80

42

39

40

40

Jan.

45

44

46

37

S3

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

36

34

34

56

36

39

39

56

35

34

34

35

32

88

SB

31

36

40

Feb.

87

36

36

se

66

185

125

90

80

88

#76

' 64

66

SO

60

64

62

62

58

64

66

56

64

56

» 56

65

66

66

65

M

-

Month

Octo 

Hov*_

her... ..................................

 bar. ................................ . Deoaeber. ...................'...............

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February

March. . . .......

April....... ...............................

Jay........................................

July.-. .....................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

66

68

67

67

66

58

«66

- 116

731

834

486

406

303

198

221

298

640 730

688

536

435

586

620

860

466

870

290

309

 - 430

628

837

Apr.

1

1

940

996

,1§0

,130

1,080

1

Seoondfoot-days

1,088 

1,567

1,374

188,876

1,079

1 ,898

1 1 AO9I XJ. »Otf0

23,804

13,894

6,804

1 ,W9O O3A 

612

676

66,476

921

774.

724

652

580

670

628

646

640

628

604

660

606

490

646

622

ess

949

,040

984

861

788

774

608

802

-

nay

742

640

870

660

60S

676

706

676

640

670

526

490

490

S16

646

610

470

426

895

366

335

306

281

255

239

286

221

221

233

246

267

Maximal

60

ftQ Otf

69

3,100

46

185

837

1,130

748

330

124

28

82

1,130

June

287

241

330

266

241

213

198

194

257

278

268

202

180 iTo

167

206

277

286

258

249

246

S08

277

237

213

20fl

188

170

160

134

-

Minion

24

SI

30

24

28

36

66

490

221

1S4

32

14

12

12

July

124

118

110

105

101

92

85

61

77

78

78

78

97

6B

67

68

49

46

44

60

46

40

37

36

56

37

34

SB

38

86

38

Aug.

Mean

S3. 6 

45.6

44.8

812

84 .8

66.4

778

446

827

62.6

19.7

19.2

*7*

28

27

26

25

24

28

29

82

23

83

83

£0

20

SO

21

21

19

16

17

17

17

16ie

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

14

Sept.

14

10

17

19

17

15

, 14

14

13

IS

18

12

18

14

15

17

20

26

24

98

23

28

52

87

24

88

81

21

26

26

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

2,060 

2 r710

8,790

370,700

2,160

5,7*0 AA «AA 80,190

4* ,080

87,660

15J500

3.840

lm

1,1*0

129,900

* Winter discharge oeanreiMDt made on thi* day. 

Kote.i. Stage-discharge relation affected by toe Dee. 6, 7, See. 9 to Mar. 7. Shiftlng-o«ata?el 

tetnoa tised Aug. 26 to Sept. 30. 

Ilae basis! Paelfio war tine. To eewrert w»r tl»e to standard tine, mbtraet 1 hour.

710661 O - 46 - 14
206 GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°44', long. 177°47', In NWi sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 

4U K.,' at Rondowa, 500 feet downstream from wallowa River. Datum-of gage Is 2,281.4 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Unlpn Pacific System track profile).

Drainage area.- 2,555 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,869 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 4,41 

reec;: minimum, 300 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1926-44: Maximum discharge, 32,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 9.30 - 

feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum, 225 second-feet 

Dec. 19, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for December to February, which are fair. Many (11- 

versions above station for irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by Wallowa Lake 

Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of ice effect (-gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In eecond-feet)

1.0 345 2.

1.3 525 3.

1.6 750 3.

1.9 1,020 4.

6 1,810

0 2,370

5 3,180

0 4,080

^ 2.2 1,330 4.5 5,060

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1&

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

518

518

518

512

506

506

506

606

506

506

546

618

SSS

567

560

567

588

625

625

625

655

694

686

710

71S

718

694

686

686

726

702

Nov.

67S

655 '670

871

1,110

934

,S53

801

776

758

742

7S6

71S

710

686

678

670

678

678

678

686

67S

662

648

640

625

61S

625

640

648

~

Dec.

686

67S

710

734

742

662

640

75.8

662

995

532

567

506

512

512

b525

b512

bSSS

574

bSSl

567

553

560

595

610

595

 618

44S

539

553

525

Jan.

553

546

512

412

448

466

430

394

406

454

442

499

512

512

525

512

506

486

480

466

466

466

486

499

486

448

412

406

442

512

454

Feb.

539

539 -553 "618

712

1,490

1,030

862

71 S

655

64S

632

588

574

 595

581

581

,574

560

539

525

532

539

539

539

539

539

539

539

-

-

- Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March............ ..........................

April.. ....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ................. .....................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

539

539

539

546

553

560

560

660

1,2SO

3,030

2,160

1,860

1,580

1,230

1,030

1,310

2,180

1,860

1,890

1,760

1,550

1,400

1,640

1,740

1,660

1,500

1,320

1,330

1,510

1,740

1,980

Apr.

. 2.160

£

£

,360

,630

.920

2,990

2.910

£

£

Z

,680

,600

.440

2,260

2.180

£

Z

S

,370

,400

.430

2", 460

2.370

Z

2

1

1

,240

,070

,970

,970

2,050

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

3

Seoondf cot-days

18,686

21,540

18,339

1,045,215

14,638

18,418

42,936

76,470

100,330

97,250

31,S20

13,353

12,653

466,433

,240

,480

,990

,130

,960*

,S70

,890

,130

,320

-

May

3,230

2,960

2,810

2,810

3,040

3,570

3,930

' 3,850

3,600

3,300

3,210

3,230

3,420

3,930

4,620

4,420

4,160

3,660

3,280

3,030

3,010

2,660

2,400

2,160

1,980

1,910

2,120

2,670

3,010

4,180

4,270

Maximum

726

1,110 

758

10,900

553

1,490

3,030

3,320

4,620

4,040

2,300

506 486

4,620

June

4,040

3,480

3,620

3,880

3,080

2,990

2,960

2,980

3,230

4,040

3,850

3,670

3,480

3,180

2,980

3,110

3,040

2,790

2,630

2,870

2,870

3,950

4,020

3,760

3,620

3,370

2,940

2,650

2,460

2,310

Minimus

506

61£

44E

44£

394

52£

SSS

1,970

1,910

2,310

606

384

356

356

July

2,300

2,040

1,810

1,670

1,640

1,430

1,340

1,290

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,000

964

907

826

818

784

784

' 742

694

655

632

610

681

667

546

639

626

606

Aug.

606

606

492

473

473

460

442

436

448

436

424

424 lie

148

464

442

430

118

118

406

406

406

100

594

400

412

112

112

589

584

384

Mean

603

rn Q

> rxo

! 592

) 2,864

472

636

1,386

t 3*236

3,242

1,026

431

422

1,874

Sept.

389

406

' 484

484

418

400

384

367

368

366

367

368

368

378

406

448

486

480

460

464

448

473

473

454

448

430

430

430

466

480

-

Runoff in 

acr*-fe*t

37,060

42,720

36,370

2,073,000

29,030

36,530

85,160

161,700

192^900

63,110

33 y 490

26,100

985,800

* Winter diacharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time baala; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
GRANDE-RONDE RIVIR BASIN 207

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°09', long. 117°47', In SEi sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 

 40 E., 3'miles downstream from Little Catherine Creek and 6 miles southeasfof Union. 

Datum of gage Is 3,082.11 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 105 square miles.

Records available.- May 1906 to Jfey 1907 (gage heights only),.August 1911t& December

1912, March to September 1915, February 1918 to August 1919, October 1925 to September 

1 1944.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1911-12, 1918-19, 1925-44), 116 second-feet..

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 464 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 2.70 feet); 

minimum recorded, 16 second-feet t*Lr. 2, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect. , ;

0 1906-7, 1911-12, 1915, 1918-19, 1925-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,240 secondfeet May 21, 1912, June 3 or 4, 1933; minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 26, 27, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. A few 

small diversions -above station for irrigation and some water diverted into Big Creek, 

in Powder River Basin.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2 Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

O.S 26 0.7 20

1.0 42 .8 26

1.2 66 .9 36

1.0 45

1.2 70

1.4 100

1.6 135

2^2 284

2.5 386

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

87

26

27

46

35

31

29

29

89

30

30

30

29

33

32

32

58

44

40

38

37

37

41

~ 33

Nov.

29

33

33

72

66

43

38

38

37

37

36

35

35

33

33

32

33

32

33

35

33

32

31

50

28

27

28

32

29

50

 

Dec.

31

31

32

32

29

27

26

30

25

20

21

21

21

21

22

22

25

27

27

27

50

29

37

32

50

28

25

23

22

86

25

Jan.

27

-27

*28

23

23

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

25

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

' 24

23

23

24-

24

22

20

19

20

23

30

Feb.

27

26

~ 26

26

30

80

60

42

34

«36

32

29

30

28

29

31

30

31

29

32

28

27

28

28

28

28

28

27

~

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .... .......... .

&11.. ....................................

Jtina

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. ......'...........................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

27

27

25

26

25

25

26

SO

60

77

65

60

55

38

40

46

58

66

73

69

62

60

«64

65

62

58

56

65

62

89

114

Apr.

Seocndfoot-days

992

1,063

823

47,408

751

939

1,664

5,902 

8,898

5,928

2,144

966

732

30,802

149

181

210

243

223

208

190

1S6

157

143

166

213

203

190

176

161

145

133

126

124

121

131

170

263

257

246

254

276

323

330

~

May

.294

263

257

275

326

386

405

382

343

316

306

310

333

364

394

375

343

300

263

246

234

218

200

183

170

168

178

200

229

340

297

liaxinum

46

72

37

690

90

80

114

330 

406

290

130

40

31

405

June

290

260

269

232

213

208

205

203

206

206

195

186

176

166

159

195

200

181

170

. 181

188'

246

226

a200 aies

al80

a!70

155

143

133

"

Minimum

26

27

20

20

19

26

25

121 

158

133

41

23

21

19

July

130

121

114

107

100

97

90

87

83

83

77

73

69

66

62

60

68

56

56

56

52

49

49

47

46

44

43

45

43

41

41

Aug.

'

Mean

32.0

35.4

26.5

130

24.2 32; 4

53.7

197

198

69.2

31.2

24.4

 84.2

40

39

39

38

37

36

35

35

40

37

35

33

32

34

33

32soso

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

26 «

24

24

23

Sept.

24

26

30

25

24

24

22

22

22

21

21

, 21

21

23

25

31

30

29

26

25

24

30

25

24

23

22

22

22

24

24

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

I Qtyn .V (\J

2,1*0 ijeso

94,020

1.490

1,860

3,300

11,710

U.J760

4',250

1,920

1,450

61,100

* Winter dlaeharge measurement nade on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; dlaeharge computed on basis of records for Orande Ronde River at La Orande.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-23, 23-31, Jan, 3 to Feb. 19, Feb. 21,

RAT 1*~16 i

*** Pacific war time". To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour*
208 GRANBE RONDE RIVER BASIN

Bast Fork Wallom River near Joseph, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°16', long. 117°13', In 3WJ sec. 29, T. 3 £., R. 45 E., a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile upstream from Wallowa Lake, and 6 miles 

south of Joseph. Datum of gage IB 4,517.69 feet above'mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 9.6 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 11.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 68 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 

1.80 feet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Jan. 24, 25', Feb. 25 (gage height, 0.50 

foot).

1924-44: Maximum discharge, 300 second-feet July 25, 1937 (gage height, 3.63 feet, 

from floodoark), based on extension of rating curve'above 80 second-feet and fc 

unpublished records of storage in Wallows Lake Reservoir; minimum observed, 0.1 secondfoot .(regulated) Dec. 7, 1929, Nov. 1, 6, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gagerhelght record, 

which are poor. Cage read twice dally. Wallowa Falls-power plant of Pacific Power 

& Light Co. diverts water 1 mile above station.

Rating table,'water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect 

, (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 0.6 1.0 11.6

.6 1.7 l.i

.7 3.2 1.

.6 6.6 _ 1.

2 19.7

I 31

5 46

.9 3.5 1.8 66

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Se^teBber 1944

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.1 7.7

9.9 7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.6

7.1

3.3

e.9

s.o

7.7

7.1

6.3

6.6

9.3

7.4

7,1

7.1

7.4

6.3

6.8

11

8.9

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6 7.1

9.6

Nov.

7.4

6.6

7.1

S.9

7.4

S.6

9.6

6.8

6.0

6.2

7.1

7.1

6.0

8.9

6.3

4.7

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.3

6.6

6.2

2.9

S.9

4.3

3.2

7.1

4.6 6.2.

Dec.

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.6

8.9

D4.0

D6.6

6.6

b4. 6

D4.0

D3.6

b5.0

*b2.0

1)2.0

bS.O

B3.0

4.6

4.7

6.5

2.9

2.6

3.4

4.7

6.0

7.4

7.1

ue.o

bS.O

bS.O

D3.0

bS.O

Jan.

6.0

6.0

3.2

bS.O

03.0

D2.5

172.6

t>2.5

04.0

W8.6

1)2.0

D2.3

D2.6

2.6

2.6

6.2

«2iO

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

4.3

1.2

.9

2.0

2.0

1.4

bl.5

 3.0

a2.0

* Feb.

2.6

2.9

2.0

3.0

2.7

*4.7

2.2

2.2

1.8

bl.5

b2.0

2.6

D2.5

1.7

W..9

S.I

2.1

2.2

2,2

3.6

2*1

2.2

2.4

l.S

1.2

1.7

2.9

2.0

2.7

-

Month

October. ...................................

Hovember. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Janunry ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

May

June .......................................

July. ......... ..............................

August. ...........................'.........

September. .................................

Water year 1943;44 ....... .\ .............

Mar.

2.6

2.0

2.2

2.2

4.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

3.2

2.0

2.7

b3iO

2.0 2.0

 2.5

2.6

3.«

2.6

5.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

1.8

2.6

' 2.0

Apr.

Seooadfoot-days

234.1

189.0

133.6

6,707.7

Q1 OJ. I J.

67.6

80.8

116.9

504.4

1 OAA 

 UWfc

AOK OVD* Q 9

198.4

122.5

5,486.9

2.0

3,8

2.6

4.0

3.6

3.4

2.9

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.2

6.0

6.6

8.0

4.7

3.0

3.6

3.6

4.5

8.0

May

4.6

4.3

3.6

6.6

9.3

11

12

11

11

13

IZ

12

16

22

21

22

20

19

17

17

20

16

16

14

16

15

18

21

26

48

33

Maxima

11

9,6

8.9

108

6.0

4.7

6.6

S.O

48

66

43

U

7.7

66

June

38

30

52

32

27

27

26

26

37

34

34

32

35

32

32

54

34

34

30

31

32

66

51

40

46

42

41si

37

37

MlnlBUB

e.s

2.9

2.0

1.4

.9

1.2

1.7

2.0

3.6

25

9.5

2.2

2.0

.9

July

58

43

34

42

52

34

31

29

30

24

26

23

22

21

21

- 25

19

18

18

20

18

16

18

16

12

12

11

14

9.6

14

9.3

Aug.

!

).6

K3

».6

).9

7.7

11.0 r.f

7.7

3.6

6.3

6.3

S

3.6

>.6

3.3

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

5.B

7.4

6.0

5.2

5.0

S.4

5.6

4.5

3.6

$.2

3.6

3.6

2.2

Mean

7.56

6.50

4.51

15.6 .

2.62

2.55

2.61

5.86

16.3

35.5

82.4

6.40

4.08

9.65

Sept.

5.2

6.0 7.7

6.6

4.3

2.9

2.9

5.2

5.6

6.3

3.8

3.6

3.6

5.5

6.8

5.6

6.5

4.5

4.6

2.6

2.0

2.4

2. .9

6.0

a.o

2.7

2.4

2.9

3.2

5.0

-

Runoff ia 

acre-feet

464

378

see

11,330

161

134

ISO

250

1,000

2,110

1,380

594

043

6,980

» Winter discharge measurement made on this. day.

a Uo gage-height record i dUcharge computed on bade of weather reeord*.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Tine ba»Jei Pacific war tine. To convert war time to etaaterd tt»», aubtract 1 hour.
GRAHDE ROKDE 'RIVER BASIN 209

Wallowa Falls power-plant tailrace near Joseph, Oreg.

to- Staff gage and sharp-crested weir, lat. 45°16', long. 117°13', in SEi sec. 29, 

"S.* R. 45 E., a quarter of a Mle upstream from mouth .and 6 miles south of 

Joseph. Datum of gage is 4,624.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1944. ( 

Average discharge.- 20 years, 7.50 second-feet.

3.- Maximum discharge oliserved during year. 15.7'second-feet at times in October, 

Her* and December'(gage height; 0.86 foot); no flow for 6 hours Mar. 5. 

1924-44: Maximum discharge, 17 second-feet Dec. 1, 8, 1930, Jan. 9, 10, 1931; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read hourly. Flow regulated for impulse wheel in powerhouse. Water'diverted at dam-on East Fork Wallowa River into a conduit 1 mile above 

powerhouse and discharged into West Fork a quarter of a mile below station. , v

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3

6

T 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

IT 

18 

19 

20

21 

22i

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.5

6.9

9.5

9.7 

9.6 

9.7 

9.7 

7.4

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.8 

7.4 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

8.8 

9.8 

6.6 

7.4 

9.5

9.7 

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

9.8 

7.1

Nov.

9.8

9.5

9.0 

7.1 

9.5 

9.8 

9.0

8.3 

8.8 

9.0 

6.9 

9.0

9.0 

8.8 

9.0 

9.2 

9.8

6.7 

9.8 

9.5

'9.0 

7.1

9.0 

9.8 

7.4 

9.8 

9.2

Dec.

3.8 

8.3

9.0

s.e

8.5 

8.8 

8.8

8.6 

6.5 

9.0 

9.0 

8.8

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

7.4 

9.8

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

8.3 

6.9

6.9 

8.5 

8.5 

8.3

a.s

8.5

Jan.

6.9 

8.3

8.6 

8.1 

8.3 

6.7

s.e

8.5 

8.1

8.1

e.5

8.1 

7.8 

7.6

7.6 

7.8 

6.5 

8.3 

8.3

8.1 

&.1 

7.8 

7.4 

6.3 

7.8

Feb.

7.8

6.6 

7.8 

8.1 

8.1 

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.6 

7.8 

6.5

7.8 

7.6 

7.8 

8.5

s.e 

a.g

7.1 

7.4 7.1'

Month

Ooto 

HOT* 

Deoe

Ca 

Janu 

 arc

June 

feS?

bar 1

 ber

ribar. ...................................

leadar. year 1948 

avy*

o&rv. ............

1...................... .................

 t... ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

7.1

7.6 

7.6 

7.8 

7.6 

7.4

7.6

7.4

6.9 

6.7

6.5 

5.8 

6.7

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

8.0 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9 

8.9 

6.9

Apr.

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

7.1

6.0

7.1

6.9 

7.1

6.9

6.0

Secondfoot-days

878.6 

264.1 

260.8

3,040.8

841.9 

288.7 

216.8 

806.7 

249.3 

869.8 

277.8 

889.1 

284.4

3,061.4

7.1 

6.9 

7.1

6.7 

6.5 

5.8 

7.4 

7.6

7.8 

7.6 

7.8 

7.6 

6.4

May

7.S 

7.8

7.8 

6.0 

8.1

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.3

8.6

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.3

s.e

7.1 

9.0 

9.2 

8.8 

8.5

8.8 

7.1 

7.1 

8.8 

7.6 

8.8

Maxima

10 

10 

9.2

' 11

8.8 

8.5 

8.5 

7.8 

9.8 

9.7 

10 

10 

10

10

June

9.0 

9.S

9.8 

9.0 

9.5 

9.7 

9.0

7.4 

9.6

9.7

9.8 

9.0

7.1 

9.6 

9.8

9.5 

7.4 

8.8 

. 8.8 

' 6.9

9.5 

9.8 

9.8 

9.6 

9.0

Minima

7.J 

6.1 

6.1

0

6.! 

6.1

4.4 

£.4 

6.C 

7.1 

6.!

7.]

4.4

July

9.8 

7.1

9.6 

9.0 

9.0 

7.1 

9.8

9.0 

9.0

9..6

6.9 

9.7 

9.6 

9.5 

9.0

9.0 

9.6 

6.9 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.5 

10 

10 

7.1 

1O

Aug.

9.8 

9.2

9.6

7.4 

9.7 

9.7 

10 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

7.1

9. ,7

9.7 

9.6 

9.5 

10 

7.1

9.7 

10 

9.7 

10 

9.6

9.5 

6.9 

9.5 

10 

10 

9.7

Mean

8.99

f 8.80 

> 8.41

8.33

S 7.80 

> 7.68 

I 6.99 

i 6.89 

) 8.04 

L 8.97 

) 8.96 

) 9.33 

L 9.48

I 8. ,36

Sept.

10- 

9.7 

7.1 

8.8 

10

10 

10 

9.7 

9.8 

7.6

10 

10 

. 10

9.2

9.8

7.8 

10 

10 

9.7

10 

9,7 

9.7 

7.8 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

563 

684 

617

6,030

480 

448 

430 

410 

494 

634 

< 561 

678 

5S4

6>070

Ttm baaUl Pacific war tine. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
210 GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, -lat. 45°20', long. 117°18', In NEi sec. Z; T. 3 £5., R.

 44 El, upstream from intake of Moonshine ditch and 34 miles southwest of Joseph.

Drainage area.- 31 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1915, April 1924 to September 1944.

Average, discharge.- 17 years (1927-44), 64.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 335 second-feet Hay 23 (gage height, 2.50 feet);

 minimum, 7.0 second-feef Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.14 feet). ,

1915, 1924-44: Maximum discharge,' 774' second-feet July 7, 1943' (gage height, 3.13- 

feet)-; minimum, 3.4 second-feet Feb. 10, 193S (gage height, 0.91 Coot).

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

No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, la feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1-2 10 1.9 117 

1.3 19 2.1 172 ' 

1.5 46 2.3 240 

1.7 76 2.5 336

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

-15

18 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

31 

~ 31 

31 

31

35 

31 

29 

SO 

35

46 

36

se

33 

38

31 

32 

29 

a28

a27

28 

87 

89 

35 

40

39 

38 

35 

35 

35 

32

Nov.

58 

31 

31 

52

47

40 

38 

58

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

31 

31

31 

29 

28 

28 

31

31 

28 

28 

26 

24

24 

24 

26 

26 "27

Deo.

27 

27 

27 

26 

a24

a25 

a26 

a24 

a22 

a22

a2B

a21 

a21 

a20

a20

a20

821

a23 

a23 

a23

a22 

a21 

a23 

a23 

*24

823 

17 

a!8

ase

a2S 

tt22

Jan.

a23 

&22 

20 

20 

24

27 

24 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

20 

20 

* 19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

16 

17

Feb.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

20 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

14 

12 

13 

13

."«* firths

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Cs

Janu 

Febi 

Bare

£?

June 

Julj 

Align 

Sept

Wa

toer ....................... l

inber ......................

tlendar year 1942 

lAry

...... 32

1 .........................

ist ........................ 1

ember ...... 7 ..............

,011 

960 

700

,963

665 

456 

395.0 

870 

,168 

,037 

,259 

,313 

785

ter year 1943-44 .......... 20,614.0

Mar.

12 

IS 

15 

13 

12

12 

13 

12 

19 

20

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

11

11 

11 

12 

10 

10

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

11 

12 

13.

Maximum

46 

52

27

562

87 

20 

20 

54 

305 

258 

211 

67 

32

305

Apr.

15 

20 

29 

55 

35

29 

31 

29

i

28 

29 

26 

26 

26

24 

24 

23 

20 

22

20 

22 

27 

39 

35

32 

32 

58

47 

54

May

50 

46 

49 

60 

87

120 

120 

115 97- 

91

99 

115 

140 

198 

198

204 

169 

138 

125 

125

127 

115 

104 

95 

91

108 

160 

211 

258 

505 

254

June

215 

169. 

149 

140 

149

168 

176 

166 

264 

233

253 

244 

236 

218 

211

201 

169 

158 

172 

186

186 

240 

235 

249 

258

226 

194 

182 

201 

289

Minimum Mean

27 32.6 

24 32.0 

17 22.6

16 90.5

16 21.1 

Ig 15.7 

9.0 12.7 

15 20*0 

46 154 

140 201 

69 105 

31 42.5 

22 26.2

9.0 56.5

July

211 

178 

149 

133 

133

127 

128 

115 

108 

110

110 

110 

110 

108 

106

108 

104 

99 

99 

97

95 

89 

66 

80

78

74 

71 

63 

66 

65 

59

Per 

square

nile

1.05 

l.OS 

.729

2.91

.681 

.506 

.410 

.935 

4.58 

6.48 

3.39 

1.37 

.846

1.88

Aug.

57 

56 

54 

65 

52

52 

50 

49 

47 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

43

42 

40 

40 

40 

39

36 

58 

36 

56 

55

35 

33 

32 

58 

31 

31

Sept.

31 

38 

31 

29 

28

26 

24 

24 

84 

84

23 

23 

22 

26 

8*

32 

28

- 27 

«7

V

84

27

34

24 83' 

24

27 

29

Runoff

Inobes

1*21 

1.15 

.84

39.64

 ..79 

.55 

.47 

1.04 

5.00 

7.24 

5.91 

1.68 

.94

84.72

Ao re-feet

" 2,010 

1,900 

1,390

65,390

1,300 

904 

783 

1,750 8,270 

11,970 

6,460 

2,610 

1,560

40,890

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Lostine River near Lostlne 

and: Boar Creek near Wallowa. ,

ba«i»t Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 211

Loetlne River near Lostlne, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°26', long. 117°26', In MWi sec. 34, T.. 1 BJ, R.

 4S K., 3i miles south of Lostlne and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available .- August 1912 to Barch 1914, April to September 1915, July 1925 to 

septenroer i»447

Average discharge.- 17 years (1912-13, 1928-44), 174 second-feet.

Extremes .- Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 5.36

 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Dec. 27, Mar. 7 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1912-14, 1915, 1925-44: Maximum discharge, 2,540 second-feet May 27, 1913; minimum, 

10 second-feet Nov. 28-30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good June to September; fair, October to May except periods o'f Ice 

" ef fecit or no gage-height record, which are poor. No large diversions above station. 

Flow regulated slightly by Mlnam Lake Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Har. 30 to May 6, Sept. SO, 83-30)

0.6 22 1.2 67

.7 27 1.5 103

.8 33 1.8 149

.9 40 8.8 819

1.0 48 8.6 297

3.0 386

3.5 530

4.0 685

S.O 1,040

Discharge. In second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

52

49

46

48

40

41

39

36

36

36

65

58

i 44

48

41

39

48

48

40

38

41

40

40

44

68

56

51

47

46

46

43

Nov.

36

48

48

78

91

65

56

56

55

53

58

58

68

50

«48

47

47

46

47

49

48

45

44

43

40

37

39

46

48

44

-

Deo.

45

44

47

46

48

31

47

43

38

33

33

31

30

30

b28

88

30

35

34

35

«38

89

35

34

36

36

b22

b83

34

38

31

Jan.

38

33

84

b£2

31

30

b22

b24

86

86

b86

28

88

88

29

89

89

89

«89

89

88

88

28

27

27

b26

b24

b23

b23

b85

26

Feb.

87

87

87

88

40

31

88

88

bS4

30

87

b86

88

87

27

27

86

86

b85

88

86

86

86

26

86

85

86

26

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January . . .

February. ..................................

March.

April

May

June. ............ . . ... . . . . . ....

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

a 26

a85

85

24

85

24

24

26

34

46

34

31

89

b29

b£8

33

34

38

31

31

89

30

36

38

31

89

31

 32

36

39

39

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

1,374

1,49£

1,068

86,009

839

791

955

8,761

14,812

18,965

1^661

1,099

61,796

44

58

71

93

95

88

90

88

83

76

80

89

86

84

80

78

74

70

68

66

65

65

77

180

118

,116

118

137

178

810

-

May

803

'187 183

819

889

391

446

486

* a380

a330

340

389

479

638

794

706

683

491

483

437

434

356

305

268

861

327

473

644

769

1,090

912

Maximum

65

91

47

1,560

33

40

46

810

1,090

885

566

82

66

1,090

June

783

581

633

458

456

500

545

551

755

325

769

783

766

632

654

678

. 560

488

485

548

569

811

766

766

790

708

578

506

518

578

-

Minimum

3(

31

2

Si z^

2J

4*

18!

45

8C

34

2(

21

July

566

446

379

338

318

314

889

866

242

856

840

886

886

806

196

188

183

171

169

158

146

137

123

116

110

106

100

98

93

90

85

Aug.

Mean

i 44.3

5 49.7

I 34.5

I 236 

2 27.1

I

QfT « Xf»O

30.8

I 98.0

458

} 638

818

63.6

) 36.6

> 148

82

78

77

71

68

66,

66

64

67

61

59

56

55

60

56

58

50

48

47

46

45

43

48

41

41

40

39

37

36

35

34

Sept.

34

36

67

66

69

63

46

40

34

31

30

89

86

31

34

a40

*36

a36

a35

hSl

aSl

a36

34

32

30

88

88

88

38

. 36

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

8,730

8,960

8,180

170,600

1,660

1,570

I *0VU non

6,480

88,190

37,680

13,060

3,890

8,180

108,700

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. < '

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Hurricane Greek near Joseph 

and Bear Greek near Wallowa.

b Stage-discharge relation affeoted by ice.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time baais; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
212 ORANDE RONBB RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg. '

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°32'. long. 117°33', In HEi sec. 34, T. IN.. R. 

 4K i!., at bridge 4i miles southwest of Wallowa.

Records available.- April to September 1915, April 1931 to September 1944. April 1924 to 

Bovemoer J.S&L at site 1 mile upstream above Intakes of two Irrigation ditches with a 

combined capacity of about 3 second-feet. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 99.8 second-feet.

98V- Maximum discharge during year, 853 second-feet Way 30 (gage height, 2.77 feet);

BSwm, 7.9 second-feet Sept. 10-13 (gage height, 0.57 foot).

1916, 1924-44: Maximum discharge. 1,620 second-feet Apr. 22, 1936 (gage height. 

8.88 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 960 second-feet; minimum, 

3 second-feet Jan. 20, Feb. 1, 1937.

.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Small 

 diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-fee;!, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

IT

18

19

20

21

28

23

24

26

86

87

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

9.8

8.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

8.S

8.8

8.8

9.8

IS

11

10

10

10

10

IS

18

11

11

1514is

16

17

17

17

18

19

88

19

NOT.

. 17

18

19

as

58

48

34

33

SI

SI

SO

28

87

87

86

24

84

24

84

84

84

2S

81

80

19

16

3.7

19

*f

20

Dec.

19

19

81

81

18

17

88

19

16

bl6

016

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!4

bl4

U6

bl8

b!9

b!9

 19

17

17

17le

16

10 bii

b!6

b!7

17

Jaa.

16

15

18

13

b!9

19

17

b!9

b21

bSl

bSO

b20

bSO

b!9

US

b!8

b!8

b!7

17

17

16

15

16

16

15

14

blS

bl«

blS

blS

b!4

Month

Feb.

blS

bl6

b!6

b!6

17

83

83

19

IS

17

, 16

16

80

1 80

17

16

16

15

14 bis

bie

b!4

15

 16

16

14

14

14

14

-

October

Hoveaber. ..................................

Deoeober. ..................................

Calendar year 1945 ......................

^MUflnry ! t

February. .................................. Ifaroh ........... . .. . as? By........................................

1........................... ...........

July..........'. .../........................ Aagwrt........... ..........................

Sspteaber. .............;...................

 ater year 1945-44 ......................

tor.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

SO

sa

39

SB

36

35

b34

D33

48

38

40

87

37

36

48

41

SB

36

34

36

39

48

58

Apr.

71

89

188

169

176

163

150

129

180

106

101

10S

104

99

96

93

87

83

79

79

76

83

110 iee

176

163

166

168

829

850

SwonAfbot-days

38B.S

771

684

57,888.4

518

473

998

3,860 

9f 960

11,664

1,888

401.6

889.4

31,638.8

Hay

889

197

193

880

891

365

338

310

878

848

854

878

381

438

683

468

486

877

338

310

316

864

816

190

176

809

896

389

444

683

466

KaxiBUB

88

SB

as

849

81

83

68

860 

689

680

JLVO 1 on

19

14

680

June

406

338

336

317

, SOS

303 sis

818

49S

680

880

637

469

394

388

418

369

388

808

349

364

558

588

469

400

344

884

845

888

881

Minim

8

f 

 1

16

10

8.6

18

IS

14

71 

176

891

19

9.S

. 7.8

7.8

July

19B

168

1871

119

106

97

87

%70

67

64

57

68

ta

46

41

38

36

33

38

89

88

86

88

84

SB

88

80

81

80

19

Aug.

19 ,

18

18

17

16

15

16

16

17

16

14

as

13

14

13

13

18

18

18

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.8

Mean

18.3

86.7

16.9

167-

16.6

16.3

3*3*0

188 

381

386

58.8

13.0

9.86

86. S

Sept.

9.S

10

10

9.6

9.S

S.8

8.6

8.S

8.S

8.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

9.6.

9.8

13

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.S

9.8

14

IS

Runoff in 

acre-feet

768

1,630

1,040

113,000

1,080 njro VwO

1,970 

7,640

19,760 

88,980

3,610 

797

574

68,6«0

* Mlntesf discharge meaevrawat Bade on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation B/fecfce* by loe.

MJW Bfcalaj Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ASOTIN CREEK BASIN 213

Asotln ureek near Asotln, Wash.

Uegtloju- Staff gage, lat. 46°80 I , long. 117°12«, In sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 45 E., half a 

nine upstream from Washington' Water Power. Co.'s diversion for water simply and Irrition, 4 miles upstream from George Creek, and 6 miles west of Asotln. 

e area.- 171 square miles.

available,- August 1928 to September 1944. March 1904 to November 1906, August 

to octooer 1911 at practically same site.

i ee mnmu

height. 0.71 foot).

1904-6, 1910-11, 1928-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 16,

1904 (gage height, 4.3 feet, datum then In use); minimum observed, 16 second-feet

Jan. 6, 1987.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or shifting control, which 

 if* "fair. Oage read twice daily. Large part of low flow diverted far .Irrigation. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Washington Mater Power Co.

Rating tables, water year ,1843-44, except period* of loe effect or shifting control 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oet. 1 to Bar. 9 Bar. 10 to Sept. SO

 0.8 S6

.9 36

 1.0 47

1.8 76

1.4 118

0.7 23

O.S 31

.9 40

1.0 60

1.8 76

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to Septeaber 1944

 Da>

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

U

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21 sat

'23

24

28

26

87

28

29

90

31

Oct.

31

31

30

31

31

81

93

31

31

S3

37

37

36

33

35

34

36

36

86

86

36

37

37

38

39

39

38

37

37

39

SS

Nov.

36

89

39

43

43

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

87

36

38

36

36

36

36

36

38

-

Dec.

40

38

38

46

 40

36

38

39

38

38

38

33

38

38

33

38

34

84

1 34

34

34

 34

34

36

36

34

33

33

34

36

36

Jan.

36

37

34

31

3,6

34

31

b31

bSl

bSO

b38

34

36

36

36

34

36

33

33

8*

34

33

36

36

84

84

31

bSl

bSO

VIS

34

Feb.

86

88

38

35

36

47

39

40

40

36

36

36

34

36

34

36

36

36

34

33

34

34

36

34

35

36

34

33

36

..

-

Honth

October

HoVMfter. ...................................

Calendar year 1948 ...............'.......

January '

February

ttaroh.

April

Mfif

June

 July. ...................................... August. ......... ........... . . .

Septwber. .............................:...

CM** y»ar 1949-44 ......................

Mar.

 36

36

 35

34

34

36

34

36

84

48

48

40

3S

36

36

88

38

38

38

3S

37

37

3S

38

37

38

36

36

36

38

41

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1,07-7

1,123

1,089

89,301

1,038

1,03$

1,804

1,684

1,807

1,486

94 E

810

810

13,986

44

46

50

68

60

57

86

66

38

49

50

67

56

56

60

47

48

48

46

60

47

46

49

68

68

68

68

68

68

63

-

Hay

63

68

60

60

65

SS

68

66

63

63

62

60

SO

68,

68

68

68

68

60

66

66

61

60

49

47

44

44

43

43

60

61

Mudm*

50

43

46

369

37

47

,84 

68

68

66

37

88

89

84

June

60

57

57

58

49

4S

46

46

SO

46

44

48

42

41

40

40

40

40

39

66

60

68

57

51

48

47

46

45

44

40

Minima

3(

3i

3

3(

3(

3!

Si

4-

«

*l if

&

8J

2J

Be

July

87

36

37

36

* 36

86

36

83

33

S3

33

89

89

89

89

' 29

89

29

89

89

89

88

86

86

86

88

SB

86

85

86

Aug.

*

Mean

) 34.7

5 87.4

B - 36.1

) 80.3

) 33.3

1

«V Q 00* o

38.8 I 64.1

1 58.3

) 47.fi

5 30.4

5 1 aft i

' eD.X 

i 87.0

S 38.8

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

88

88

SS

87

86

88

86

87

86

86

86

86

86

25

86

86

86

88

87

86

86

86

es

Sept.

86

86

87

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

SB

86

86

.88

89

88

89

89

88

89

88

88

es

as

88

es

88

88

89

Runoff IB 

acre-feet

2,140

2,330

8,160

66,180

2,060

2,390

3,880

3,680

2,850

1,870

1,610

1,610

27, TOO

» Winter dleehaxge measurement aade on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

*"""*- SMrttng-oontrol Method wwd Oot. 1 to Feb. 7. \ 

Pacific mar tine. To convert nar tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
214 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN

Selway River near Lowell, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05', long. 115°31', In sec. 25, T. 32 N., R. 7 

E., a quarter of a mile upstream from O'Hara Creek and 7 miles upstream from Lowell 

post office.

Drainage area.- 1,510 square miles.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1912 (gage heights or fragmentary discharge 

records only); October 1929 to September 1944. . 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 3,207 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 9.77 

 feet'); minimum daily, 300 second-feet Dec. 12, Jan. 11, 29.

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 33,800 second-feet June 14, 1933 (gage height, 13.17

feet); minimum, probably less than 100 second-feet Jan. 8, 1937, during period of dee

effect.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. No

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

£16

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

517 

510 

504 

497 

510

 531 

531 

510 

504 

504

643 

944 

800 

666 

612

589 

5S9 

612 

604 

597

604 

666 

658 

651 

682

699 

691 

6S2 

688

732 723"

Nov.

666 

604 

682 

1,120 

1,660

1,250 

944 

808 

834 

817

817 

791 

774 

757 

723

" 699 

707 

774 

757 

7S2

BOO 

765 

707 

699 

723

589 

450 

517 

817 

715

Dec.

625 

774 

S25 

880 

852

738 

643 

74 S 

732 

484

362 

300 

420 

»450 

450

500 

580 

750 

730 

700

600 

500 

550 

600 

660

700 

600 

450 

. 350 

500 

' 620

Jan.

600 

580 

550 

470 

490

520 

420 

330 

360 

320

300 

350 

500 

520 

550

560 

600 

570 

530 

500

480 

450 

480 

520 

520

500 

430 

350 

300 

320 

400

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Da

ber .......................

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 .........

dry . .

h .........................

1 .........................

st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

520 

5SO 

*570 

580 

600

780 

1,000 

850 

750

 700

630 

620 

600 

600 

580

560 

570 

560 

550 

530

570 

590 

600 

620 

604

582 

575 

560 

553

Secondfoot-days

19,044 

23,74£ 

18,857

1,735,61-?

14,370 

17,984 

25,635 

90,890 

316,700 

213,790 

58,410 

24,032 

16,904

840,564

Mar.

560 

567 

560 

575 

597

582 

553 

612 

748 

1,170

1,050 

889 

825 

651 

635,

80S 

916 

1,060 

1,020 

954

S98 

852 

954 

1,140 

1,020

954 

834 

S25 

852 

934 

1,040

Maximum

944 

1,66C 

88C

25,OOC

60C 

1,OOC 

1,17C 

7.22C 

16,900 

13,300 

3,64C 

1,120 

691

16,900

Apr.

1,130 

1,400 

1,880 

2,600 

3,540

3,360 

3,180 

2,920 

2,680 

2,440

2,600 

3,360 

3,360 

3,010 

2,680

2,440 

2,300 

2,150 

2,010 

2,010

2,010 

2,220 

2,680 

3,360 

4,020

3,73Ct 

3,920 

4,760 

5,920 

7,220

May7,030 

5,920 

5,440 

5,800 

7,220

9,650 

10,700 

10,700 

10,300 

9,000

9,'650 

11,000 

12,900 

14,900 

16,900

16,900 

15,300 

14,100 

12,900 

10,300

9,650 

9,000 

8,080 

7,360 

6,680

6,550 

7,220 

9,000 

10,700 

12,100 

13,700

Minimum

49"! 

450 

30C

30C

30C 

520 

553 

1,13C 

5,440 

3,920 

1,01C 

56C 

463

300

June

13,300 

11,400 

'9,980 

9,000 

8,380

8,380 

8,080 

9,000 

8,080 

8,080

7,500 

7,940 

8,080 

7,080 

6,550

6,950 

6,820 

6,170 

6,040 

5,680

5,680 

6,300 

5,920 

5,440 

5,100

4,870 

4,870 

4,980 

4,220 

3,920

Mem

621 792- 

608

4,755

464 

620

S27 

3,030 

' 10,220 

7,126 

1,884 

775 

563

2,297

July

3,640

3,360 

3,100 

2,920 

2,840

2,680 

2,580 

2,370 

2,300 

2,220

2,180 

2,010 

1,880 

1,810 

1,710

1,620 

1,660 

1,480 

1,440 

1,600

1,510 

1,380 

1,310 

1,240 

1,230

1,220 

1J140 

1,090 

1,040 

1,040 

1,010

Per 

square 

mile

0.411 

.585

.403

3.15

.307 

.411 

.648 

2.01 

6.77 

4.72 

1.S5 

.613 

.373

1.62

Aug.

963 

944 

963 

954 

907

861 

862 

825 

817 

 800

774 

740 

723 

1,120 

1,100

916 

817 

766 

7SS 

691

674 

65S 

643 

628 

628

636 

620 

597 

567 

567 

560

Sept.

667 

666 

691 

628 

682

660 

631 

610 

497 

490

484 

470 

463 

470 

639

604 

691 

668 

6?8

697

667 

697 

6T20 

688 

663

624 

610 

497 

617 

604

Runoff

Inohes

- 0.47 

.58

.46

42.73

.36 

' .44 

.63

2.24 

7.80 

6.S7 

1.44 

.69 

.42

20.69

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Acre-fe«t

 38,17.0 

47,100 

37,400

3,442,000

28,600 

36,670 

60,860 

180.300 

620,200 

424,000 

116., 900 

47,670 

33,630

1,667,000

ote.- Stage-discharge relation affected t»y Ice Dec. 12 to Feb.

Line baela; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CLEARWATEB RIVER BASIN 

Clearwater River a.t Kamiah, Idaho

215

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°14', long. 116 °01'., in sec. 1, T. 33 N., R. 3 E., 

 a quarter of a mile .downstream from new highway bridge at Kamiah, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Lawyer .Creek, and 6 miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.- 4,850 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1944.

Average discharge'.- 34 years, 7,872 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,200 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 11.78 

'feetjy minimum, 535 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage height, 2.55 feet).

1910-44: Maximum discharge observed, 81,400 second-feet June 10, 1933 (gage height, 

16.53 feet, former site), from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet; minimum 

discharge, probably less than 200 second-feet Jan. 8, 1937, during period of ice 

effect.

Remarks.- Kecords excellent above 2,000 second-feet.and good below. Some diurnal fluctuatlon at low stages caused by power plant on South Fork.

Cooperation.- Gagerheight record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

x 7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,140 

1,120 

1,100 

1,090 

1,100

1,180 

1,230 

1,180 

1,120 

1,110

1,180 

1,770 

1,880 

1,520 

1,340

1,290 

1,270 1,340- 

1,390 

1,330

1,300 

1,460 

1,520 

1,460 

1,460

1,520 

1,520 

1,480 

1,440 

1,540 

1,610

Nov.

1,520 

1,370 

1,320 

2,060 

3,530

3,140 

2,270 

1,620 

1,700 

1,710

1,670 

1,660 

1,590 

1,600 

1,510

1,430 

1,380 

1,510 

1,630 

1,610

1,680

1,630 

1.520 

1,400 

1,510

1,380 

1,090 

935 

1,400 

1,570

Dec.

1,700 

1,820 

1,780 

2,090 

2,160

1,880 

1,590 

1,570 

1,710 

1,220

790 

670 880- 

957 

946

1,010 

1,230 

1,690 

1,660 

1,500

1,380 

1,170 

1,200 

1,370 

1,470

1,600 

1,390 

1,000 

880 

1,260 

1,440

Jan.

1,380 

1,350 

1,300 

1,110 

1,120

1,220 

979 

750 

630 

730

670 

760 

1,160 

1,210 

1,270

1,290 

1,390 

1,330 

1,240 

1,160

1,120 

1,070 

1,100 

1,210 

1,220

1,180 

990 

820 

750 

- 730 

.860

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her ......................

lendar year 1943 

Ary . .

enber .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

1,240 

1,400 

1,380 

1,400 

1,440

1,810 

2,440 

2,030 

1,470 

1,610

1,480 

1,440 

1,400 

1,380 

1,350

1,300 

1,330 

1,280 

1,280 

1,170

1,230 

1,300 

1,280 

1,380 

1,380

1,350 

1,340 

1,320 

1,300

Seccndfpot-days

41,990 

50,145 

42,953

3,641,048

33,299 

41,780 

66,500 

236,160 

619,700 

425,830 

129,850 , 

50,740 

37,068

1,776,015

Mar.

1,340 

1,3SO 

1,370 

1^400 

1,510

1,470 

1,400 

1,380 

1,820 

3,630

3,140 

2,600 

2,240 

1,800 

1,600

1,840 

2,240 

2,960 

2,870 

2,600

2,320 

2,140 

2,440 

3,140 

2,690

2,350 

2,090 

1,920 

1,980 

2,320 

2,520

Maximum

1,880 

3,530 

2,160

49.VOO

1,390 

2,440 

3,630 

15,400 

31,500 

23,400 

8,280 

2,690 

1,600

31,500

Apr.

2,690 

3,140 

4,140 

5,640 

8,610

8,940 

8,280 

7,960 

8,610 

7,180

7,030 

9,620 

9,970 

9,280 

8,120

7,180 

6,600 

6,040 

5,640 

5,770

6,040 

6,170 

7,030 

8,610 

9,970

9,620 

9,280 

10,700 

12,900 

15,400

May

15,800 

13,700 

12,500 

12,900 

14,500

19,100 

21,200 

21,200 

20,600 

19,100

19,100 

21,200 

24,000 

27,600 

31,500

31,500 

28,300 

26,400 

27,000 

21,200

19,600 

18,600 

16,700 

15,400 

13,700

13,300 

14,100 

16,200 

19,100 

21,200 

23,400

Minimum

1,090 

935 

670

670

670 

1,170 

1,340 

8,690 

12,500 

8,610 

2,110 

1,160 

979

670

June

23,400 

21,200 

18,600 

16,700 

15,800

15,400 

15,000 

16,200 

16,200 

16,200

14,500 

15,400 

15,400 

14,500 

12,900

13,700 

14,100 

12,900 

12,500 

11,800

ll',400 

13,700 

14,100 

12,200 

11,400

10,700 

10,700 

11,000 

9,620 

8,610

Mean

1.355 

 1,672 

1,386

9,975

1,074 

1,441 

2,145 

7,872 

19,990 

14,190 

4,189 

1,637 

1,236

4,852

July

8,2SO 

7,640 

7,180 

6,600 

6,3'10

6,040 

5,640 

5,270 

5,040 

4,800

4,690 

4,470 

4,140 

3,940 

3,830

3,630 

3,430 

3,340 

3,140 

3,430

3,530 

3,140 

2,870 

2,690 

2,690

2,690 

2,520 

2,350 

2,250 

2,170 

2,110

Per 

equare 

mile

0.279 

.345 

.286

2.06

.221 

.297 

.442 

1.62 

4,12 

2.93 

.864 

.338 

.255

1.00

Aug.

2,030 

1,960 

1,960 

1,910 

1,880

1,800 

1,770 

1,730 

1,680 

1,680

1,660 

1,600 

1,520 

1,970, 

2,690

2,170 

1,820 

1,670 

1,560 

1,500

1,440 

1,380 

1,350 

1,320 

1,290

1,300 

1,290 

1,240 

1,210 

1,200 

1,160

Sept.

1,160 

1,320 

1,560 

1,430 

1,290

1,200 

1,150 

1,100 

1,070 

1,010

1,010 

1,000 

979 

679 

1,080

1,280 

,1,600 

1,690 

1,430 

1,340

1,280 

1,270 

1,390 

1,400 

1,290

1,220 

1,160 

1,120 

1,110 

1,260

Runoff

Inches

0.32 

.38 

.33

27.91

!32

.51 

1.81 

4.75 

3.27 

1.00 

.39 

.28

13.62

Acre-feet

83,290 

99,460 

85,200

7,222,000

66,050 

82,870 

151,900 

468,400 

1,229,000 

844,600 

257,600 

100,600 

73,620

3,522,000

Time basis; Faeific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
216 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 

Clearwater River at Spaldlng, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35", long. US'Sl 1 , in lot 22, sec. 22, T. 36 

N.I k. 4 W., a quarter o$ & mile downstream from Lapwai Creek and three-eighths of a 

mile northwest of Spaldlng post office.

Drainage area.- 9,570 square miles.

Records available.- !ferch 1926 to September 1944.

i 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 13,800 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,-900 second-feet fby 16 (gage height,' 12.34 

feet); minimum, 1,430 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

1926-44: Maximum discharge, 173,000 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933, from rating curve 

extended above 100,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 25.6 

feet Jan. 5, 1928 (present site and datum), from floodmark (Ice jam); minimum, probably 

less than 500 second-feet Jan. 9, 1937, during period of Ice -effect.

§.- Records excellent. Etaall diversions from-lower' tributaries; slight diurnal 

uctuatlon at times caused by power plant on South Fork.

Rating tattle, water year 1943-44 (gftge height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to HOT. 4)

£..2 1,680 4.0 5,050 , 7.0

2.4 1,890 4.5 6,300 8,0

2.7 2,370 5.0 7,710 9.0

3.0 2,980 5.5 9,360 10.0

3.5 3,930 6.0 11,800 18.0

15,400.

20,400

26,200

33,000

48,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

I

2

3

4

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

,22

23

24

28

86

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,120

2,200

2,370

2,370

2,260

2,200

2,550

3,720

4,700

3,620

2,920

2,730

2,820

2,880

3,110

2,920

2,880

3,020

3,7.20

3,620

3,410

3,620

3,510

3,310

3,110

5,110

3,510

Nov.

3,410

3,020

2,620

3,210

6,170

7,260

3,890

4,260

3,720

3,680

3,620

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,410

3,110

3,020

3,020

3,310

3,310

3,410

3,410

3,210

3,080

8,920

3^,020

2,640

8,120

2,280

3,310

-

Dec.

t

,S80

,940

4,320

9,260

9,010

6,300

4,940

4,370

4,260

3,820

2,550

1,960

2,000

2,370

2,200

2,120

2,200

8,640

3,680

3,610

3,110

2,820

2,640

2,920

3,210

3,880

3,930

2,920

2,280

2,370

3,810

Jan.

3,310

3,210

3,110

2,320

2,820

2,730

2,460

1,940

. 1,740

1,940

1,880

1,880

2,280

3,110

3,110

3,110

' 3,110

3,210

3,080

8,880

2,640

2,560

2,560

2,730

2,820

2,730

2,350

2,120

1,880

1,680

8,040

Feb.

2,370

3,110

3,310

3,310

3,510

6,410

6,300

6,300

5,170

4,860

3,930

3,680

3,310

3,310

3,210

3,020

3,020

3,080

 5,080

8,820

2,730

2,920

2,920

2,920

3,080

3,020

2,980

2,920

3,980

_

-

iionth Seoond-

*°ntl1 foot-days

October ....................... 91,010

November ...................... 106,450

Deoenber ...................... 113,940

Calendar year 1943 ......... 6,896,640

January ..... . . 79 340

February ...................... 101,620

Iferch ......................... 166,160

A^ril .... ...». ................. 547,680

Hay ............................ 968,400

June ..........'................ 601,300

July .......................... 199,100

August ........................ 91,740

September ...................... 70,890

Water year 1943-44 .......... 3,131,630

Mar.

2,920

3,080

3,020

3,080

3,810

3,210

3,110

3,020

4,890

9,010

9,360

7,410

6,910

4,820

4,040

4,370

8,410

7,260

7,410

6,700

6,780

5,890

- 3,410

7,860

7,120

6,040

6,290

4,700

4,700

6,910

6,840

tfaxinuB

4,700

7,260

9,860

88,800

3,31C

6 ,vUl win

9,36(

48'40(

33,000

11,600

4,370

3,310

48,400

Apr.

7,260

8,020

10,100

13,800

16,800

22,600

19,800

IS, 800

20,400

13,300

i6,eoo

26,300

32,300

26,800

.22,600

19,800

16,300

15,400

14,100

13,600

14-, 100

14,100

15,000

16,800

19,800

19,800

13,300

19,300

82,000

26,200

-

Nay

88,200

86,600

28,600

28,000

24,300

29,500

34,500

34,500

38,800

31,600

89,600

, 31,600

35,200

40,500

46,000

48,400

43,600

40,600

41,200

34,600

30,900

88,800

26*800

24,300

22,600

20,900

20,900

28,600

86,200

89,500

32,800

June

38,000

31,

2V,

24,

23,

81,

20,

22,

23,

S3.,

600

500

300

800

400

900

000

700

2QO

20,900

80,

80,

80,

18,

400

900

400

300

18,300

19,

IS,

11,

800

800

300

16,800

16,900

17,

. 20,

17,

15.

16,

14,

18,

U,

18,

KlniBum Mean

2,120 8,936

8,180 3,616

1,960 3,676

1,960 18,890

1,680 2,676

2*920 5*388

7,260 18,260

20,900 31,080

12,800 80,060

° 3,620 6,423

1,810 2ts«S

1,680 8,656

800

400

300

900

000

£00

400

100

800

July

.11,600

10,

10,

9,

9,

9,

S,

8,

. 7,

7,

7,

6,

6,

6,

3,

' 5,

6,

5,

6*

800

400

780

010

O10

340

020

860

860

180

840

440

170

910

6«0

410

170

080

4,940

S.

8,

4,

4,

780

170

ago

480

4,870

4,480

4,

4,

3,

3,

5!S 0*»

aso fc»o

3,680

Per

square nlle

0.307 fen

 OOr

.384

.1.97

889

'^fi£

.567

1.91

3.88

8.10

.809

.847

.894

Aug.

3,610

3,

3,

3,

3,

410

310

310

310

3,210

3,

3,

3,

110

080

110

3,110

3, 3-.

2,

3,

4,

4,

3,

3,

8,

110

030

880

080

160

370

680

210

920

8,730

8,

I'

»,

8,

640

.860

.660

460

8,870

8,370

2,

8,

|.8,

370

370

£80

200

8,800

Sept.

8,800

8,800

8,640

8,730

2,660

2,880

8,800

8,180

2,000

1,940

1,860

1,860

1,85.0

1,810

1,830

8,180

8,790

3,310

8,080

fi,640

3,080

8,780

8,730

8,730

2,660

2,370

8,800

2,120

8,120

8,660

~

Runoff

Inches

0.36

.41

.44

86.78

.31

.64

8.18

3.74

I?7

.36

.88

12.16

Acre-feet

180,600

209,200

826,000

13,680,000

168,400

801,600

327,600

1,088,000

1,911,000

1,194,000

394,000

182,000

.140,600

6,810,000

Pacific war time. To convert war time to tmndard tine, subtract 1 hour.
CLEABWATER. RIVER BASir 

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho

. 217

location,- water-stage recorder, lat. 46°09», long. 115°35', In SWiSE$ sec. 33, 'T. 83 K., 

 R. 7 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Lowell post office, seven-eighths of a 

alle upstream from mouth, and li miles downstream from Pete King Creek;.

Drainage area.- 1,180 square miles.

Records available.- November 1910 to August 1912 (gage heights only), October 19S9 to 

" beptemoer J.m4.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,426 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 7.43

 feet); minimum dally, 230 second-feet Dec. 12, Jan. 11.

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 34,800 second-feet June 10, 1938 (gage height, 13.44 

 feet), from rating curve extended above 85,000 second-feet; minimum, probably less than 

100 second-feet Jan. 8, 1937, during period of Ice effect.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. No

 diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1043 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

S55

350

S44

330

361

422

415

379

355

356

448

673

565

467

422

409

409

467

460

434

441

536

529

487

508

516

601

480

467

ass

515

Nov.

460

42S

448

637

1,140

871

666

66S

558

543

689

515

404

487

454

434-

426

474

' 636

643

543

501

464

448

474

397

512

528

474

480

Dec.

640

602

714

662

526

61S

578

\ 588

589

367

b280

b230

»b300

bSSO

b330

b360

MOO

bSSO

643

515

M50

MOO

1)420

b500

868

636

487

b350

bSOO

b450

bSOO

Jan.

M80-

b470

467 bseo

b390

M20-

b340

b260

b280

b250

b230

toSTO

MOO

M20

b440

b450

b480

M60

b420

b400

b390

b370

bS80

M10

M20

MOO bSso

b'280

b250

b250

b300

Honth

October ........................

November

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February .......................

March .........................

torll .........................

&y.... ............. ..........

Juno *

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1043-44 ..........

Feb.

M10

b470

*b450

M70

bSOO

b650

bBSO

bTOO

b600

bSSO

b520

1)500

b490

M80

474

M80

474

494

467

M20

b440

4 454

* 464

480

467

464

448

441

448

-

SeooaoV 

foot-days

13,93C

15,014

15,106

1,304,182

11,607

14,635

a, 476

74 3.48

211*310

140,530

41,611

IV 039 is'ess

500,758

Mar.

467

474

464

480

501

467

441

601

666

1,160

32f 773

705

550

610

 610

739

853

853

782

714

689

880

995

844<

773

657

649

665

773

844

MaximuB

67!

1 14J '86!

1S,7DC

AAf ftp!

86(

1,16C

5,1SC

11,000

7.74C

2,58C

86!

7SS

11,600

Apr.

908

1,150

1,510

2,030

£,830

2,680

2,600

2,380

8,170

2,100

2,240

5,070

8,990

2,680

2,380

2,170

8,030

1,900

1,820

1,780

1J720

1,960

2,240

2,750

3,070

2,910

5,070

3,570

4,310

5,130

-

May

5,020

4,310

4,120

4,410

5,240

6,510

, 7,240

6,990

6,990

6,150

6,270

7,240

5,260

9,860

11,000

10,700

9,580

9,580

9,310

7,240

6,750

6,390

5,570 5,aso

4,610

4,510

4,820

5,800

6,750

7,240

7,740

Minimum

33S

318

230

230

230

410

44 X

QftP VUG

4,180

2^750

688

403

336

230

June

7,740

6,990

5,920

5,350

5,130

4,820

4,820

5,680.

6,270

6,030

5,020,

5,570

5,240

4,820

4,310

4,710

4,620

4,510

4,120

3,840

5,760

4,410

3,930

3,480

3,230

3,230

3,400

5,570

3,070

2,7SO

-

Mean'

441

esc

 489

3,573

371

501

603

2,47£ 6 ,"81 6

4 AO4 ,OCK

1,34* 

560

465

1,614

July i

2,520

8,380

2,240

2,100

2,030

1,900

1,780

1,680

1,590

1,530

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,260

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,040

. 1,020

1,300

1,140

995

937

890

90S

937-

863

790

748

714

' 689

Per 

square 

mile

0.381

 AAC fMtv

.413

3.03

.314

.426

.587 2 09

5.78

3.97

1.14

.466

.366

1.87

Aug.

673

«

«

e

57

41

SS

602

£

e

t

t

>8B

S8

i65

i65

572

558

£

£

> !

>43

29 -30

862

697

e

E

e

10

55

22

SOI

494

4

4

4

80

60

48

441

441

4

t

4

4

24

ast

15

15

403

Sept.

415

494

' 464

464

416

307

379

361

3S6

944

339

333

386

330

441

658

788

610

5S9

474

454

515

610

658

494

454

438

415

488

515

-

Runoff

Inches

0.44

.50

.4 

41.10

'.36

.4,6 

.66

2.34

6.66

4.43

1.31

.54

.43

16.63

Acre-tee*

27,630

31,660 S9,ceo

2,587,000-

QO catXl eSKf ORU

88,030

42,600

147,100

418,100

878,700

82,530

33,800

£7,080

1,178,000

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

tlae basts» Pacific war time, 70 convert *ar tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
218 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN

South Fork Clearwater River near Grang^vllie, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°55', long. 116°OIL', In SE.iNWi aec. 30, T, 30 N., R. 4 E., 

1 Just downstream from powerhouse of Washington Water Power Co., 6 mll#s aoutheaat of

Grangevllle.

Drainage area.- 865 square miles.

Records available.- November 1910 to September 1916, April 1923 to September 1944. 

Average discharger- 25 years (1912-16, 1923-44), 804 aecond-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,060 second-feet June 22 (gage height,

7.40 feet); minimum dally, 85 second-feet Jan. 11; mlnimup, probably less than 10

second-feet for parts of many days while plant was shut down to refill pond.

1910-16, 1923-44: Maximum discharge observed, 9,830 second-feet my 30, 1912 (gage

height, 9.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; minimum dally,

41 second-feet Nov. 22, 1931; minimum, less than 10 second-feet for parts' of many days

while plant was shut down to refill pond.

Remarks.- Records good above 400 second-feet and poor below. Diurnal fluctuation caused 

 by power plant Just above station. No diversion, for Irrigation. Gage- read twice

dally. Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Washington Water Power Co. In connection

with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice affect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Jan. 20)

2.5 79

2.7 118

2.9 169

3.1 252

3.3 307

3.6 441

4.0 649

4.5 960

6.0 1,340

5.5 1,780

6.0 2,270

7.0 3,490

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

. 4

5

6

7

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.

150

150

160

156

161

178

161

142

147

158

160

336

246

187

169

150

164

172

166

168

158

*61

164

161

178

175

161

156

156

161

181

Nov.

164

150

156

229

622

349

206

181

175

169

166

164

156

156

132

157

153

206

193

181

169

164

161

142

118

116

135

147

175

184

Dec.

175

166

164

199

176

175

130

164

142

103

88

bllO

b!20

b!20

*b!20

130

184

166

181

169

175

158

153

168

150

161

b!40

b!50

blOO

bUO

164

Jan.

161

172

169

175

175

169

b!20

blOO

blOO

blOO

b85

b90

b!40

b!60

b!80

184

161

166

161

156

0140

b!40

b!40

b!40

bl50

blSO

blSO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b!20

Month

October .......................

November ........ ^ ........... .^

December ............../.......

Calendar yesLr 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March

April .........................

May ... .........

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water yesr 1943-44 ...'.......

Feb.

b!60

169

169

*164

161

el 69

232

209

187

175

184

187

blSO

b!70

169

172

172

169

169

169

e!69

175

172

166

el69

172

172

169

169

-

Secondfoot-days

5,252

5,656

4,610

598,636

4,324

5,069

6,881

30,874

71,070

59,480

20,859

7,116

5,028

226,039

Hair.

169

169

169

169

169

169

164

169

193

257

295

254

236

187

206

6210

216

246

250

246

236

225

246

268

250

236

212

199

246

280

280

Maximum

336

622

199

6,660

184

232

295

2,170

3,490

3,220

1,420

394

303

3,490

Apr.

303

354

594

706

1,180

1,180

1,100

1,030

926

827

926

1,260

1,260

1,030

892

766

786

706

706

796

765

892

1,100

1,340

1,420

1,260

1,260

1,510

1,880

2,170

Bay

2,170

1,690

1,510

1,600

1,380

2,070

2,360

2,380

2,490

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,490

2,720

2,960

2,840

2,490

3,090

3,490

2,720

2,600

2,380

2,270

1,970

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,880

1,970

2,170

2,380

Minimum

142

116

88

88

86

160

164

303

1,510

1,510

315

160

132

85

June

2,270

2,070

2,360

1,880

1,690

1,690

1,600

1,690

1,600

1,690

1,510

2,070

1,970

1,690

1,690

2,070

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,780

1,690

3,090

3,220

2,720

2,270

2,170

2,170

1,970

1,690

1,610

-

' Mean

1 AO J.OT

186

149

1,093

139

175

220

1,029

2,293

1,983

672

230.

168

618

July

1,420

1,340

1,260

1,130

1,100

960

926

B60

827

766

736

706

649

622

594

568

516

490

490

516

568

490

418

394

376

372

367

358

336

320

315

Per

square 

Bile

0.196

.214

.172

1.26

.161

.202

.264

1.19

2.65

2.29

.777

.266

.194

.714

Aug.

e291

e

276

268

261

254

254

239

236

225

e225

225

206

206

376

394

311

264

232

225

202

eSOO

e

193

181

181

175

178

184

175

169

160

elSO

Sept.

158

272

303

222

196

172

169

153

147

147

142

r 137

137

132

142

161

158

187

181

181

175

169

164

165

145

142

140

137

137

169

-

Runoff '

Inches

0.23

»<c» OA

.20

17.15

,19

.22

.29

 1.33

3.06

2.56

.90

.31

.22

9.75

Acre-feet

10,420

11,020

9,140

791,100

8,580

10,060

13,530

61,240

141,000

118,000

41,530

14,110

9,970

448,400

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Oftge readings not representative of mean for day* discharge computed on basis of gage readings-, 

weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for other stations in Clearwater River Basin.

Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Cldarwater River near Ahsahka, Idaho

219

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°31', long. 116°18', in SEi sec. 26, T. 37 I!., 

R. 1 E., at Bruce's Eddy, 1$ miles northeast of Ahsahka and 2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,440 square miles.

Records available.- August' 1926 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 5,182 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 12.14 

feet); minimum, 673 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 2.02 feet), but may have been 

less during periods of ice effect.

1926*44: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 -(gage height, 35.5 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, probably less than 250 second-feet Jan. 8, 1937, during 

period of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Dec. 4-10, which are good, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. No diversion or 

regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

i 8

6

7

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. '

1,020

1,020

1,020

995

995

1,060

1,120

1.020

1,020

1,060

1,570

2,590

1,940

1,360

1,220

1,250

1,280

1,420

1,460

1,250

1,220

1,610

1,860

1,610

1,650

1,730

 1,610

1,460

1,380

1,460

1,610

Nov.

1,380

1,250

1,260

2,430

3,040

2,480

1,860

1,530

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,250

1,280

hi ,380

al,400

al,400

al,300

al.100

al,200

al,100

h910

aBOO

al,100

1,380

Dec.

2,330

2,330

3,070

7,210

5.36JD

1 3,280

2,380

2,180

1,990

1,530

bl,000

*b700

b900

bl,000

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,280

1,530

1,380

1,260

1,150

1,220

1,380

1,650

1,900

1,730

1,350

1,150

1,420

1,460

Jan.

1,460

1,330

1,350

bl,150

' bl,200

. 1,220

bl.OQO

bSOO

b850

b750

b7OO

bSOO

bl,200

bl,250

bl,300

1,350

1,330

1,420

1,350

1,250

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,220

l,22ff

1,280

1,120

882

750

800

936

Month

October ........................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April ...........................

May.. 1.........................

Juns ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

1,220

, 1,420

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,730

3,400

3,160

2,380

1,940

1,730

1,610

1,530

1,490

1,380

1,320

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,880

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,'2SO

1,880

1,280

1,880

1,850

1,250

-

Secondfoot-days

42,890

48,590

58,400

2,426,690

54,790

45,880

59,470

812,960

303,030

157.O30

62,460

36,621

31,698

1,087,219

Mar.

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,350

1,320

1,220

1,220

1,570

3,040

3,400

2,700

2,160

1,690

1,610

1,860

1,900

2,040

2,230

8,180

1,990

1,860

1,900

2,540

2,360

2,180

1,900

1,730

1,810

2,080

2,430

Maximum

2,590

3,040

7,210

31,500

1,460

9,400

3,400

11,700

13,600

8,130

3,040

1,690

1,660

13,600

Apr.

2,760

3,880

4,430

6,060

8,610

8,770

7,97O

7,510

7,810

7,060

6,910

11,200

11,700

9,770

8,290

7,210

6,340

5,920

5,500

5,220

5,080

5,360

5,920

6,910

7,660

7,360

7,060

7,510

8,610

9,770

-

May

9,940

9,090

6,450

3,610

9,260

10,SOO

11,500

11,400

11,000

10,100

9,600

9,940

10,800

12,100

13,400

13,600

12,600

11,900

11,700

10,300

9,600

8,930

S,290

7,810

7,360

6,810

6,760

7,210

7,810

7,970

S,290

Minimum

996

800

700

700

700

1,220

1,220

2,760

6,760

3,280

1,320

936

800

700

June

S,130

8,130

7,210

6,620

6,340

5,920

5,730

6,480

6,680

5,920

5,500

5,360

5,220

4,950

4,560

4,950

5,500

4,950

4,690

4,430

4,300

8,080

4,660

4,040

3,780

3,650

3,660

3,910

3,520

3,280

-

Mean

1,384

1,420

1,884

6,648

1,122

1,561

1,918

7,099

9,775

5,234

8,016

1,181

1,057

2,971

July

3,040

2,920

2,310

2,700

2,590

2,540

2,430

2,380

8,880

2,230

8,230

2,130

1,990

1,940

1,900

1,860

1,810

1,770

1,690

1,860

2,040

1,690

1,610

1,570

1,610

 1,690

1,570

1,460

1,420

1,380 i,seq

Per

square 

mile

0.567

.582

.778

2.78

.460

.640

.786

2.91 4.01

2.16

.826

.484

.433

1.22

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

320

280

880

250

260

820

ISO

180

820

260

1,250

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

'l,

1,

220

160

570

690

530

380

180

150

080

080

060

080

080

995

020

020

996

965

938

938

Sept.

936

1,020

1,080

1,080

965

938

910

888

855

888

S28

888

800

800

855

1,060

1,420

1,460

1,220

1,150

1,660

1,350

1,280

1,160

1,080

966

938

938

1,080

1,830

-

Runoff

Inches

0.66

.65

.88

36.96

.53

.69

.91

3.26

4.68

' 2.69

.95

.56

.46

16.67

Acre-feet

85,070

84,480

116,800

4,814,000

69,000.

89,810 ,

118,000

482,400

601,100

311,500 -

183,600

78,640

68,870

8,157,000

records for Clearwater River at Kantian.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge confuted on basis of 

and at Spalding.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
220 CLEAHWATER RIVER BASIN

Mission Creek near Winchester, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°11', long. 116°39', in NEi sec. 24, T. 33 N.,

R. 3 vL, 4 miles southwest of Winchester '

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durJng year, 133 second-feet Mar. 30, from rating curve extenaed above 90 second-feet; maximum gage height, 3.61 feet Mar. 10 (Ice Jam); minimum 

discharge, 0.01 second-foot Nov. 27 (gage height, 1.11 feet). 

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 176 second-feet Apr.

tended above 90 second-feet; maximum 

minimum discharge, that of Nov. 27, 1

- . 1, 1943, from rating curve exe height, 3.67 feet Jan. 17, 1943 (Ice Jam);

Remarks .- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect an<J those below about 1 

second-foot, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2

5

6

7

8

11

16

17

18

21

22

23

26

29

Oot.

0.08 

.08

.08

.08

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

Nov.

0.1 

.1

.3

1.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.07

.07

.2

.2

.3

~

Dec.

0.8 

.4

.7

1.0

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

(*)

> .05

Jan.

> 0.05

Feb.

1 '**>

V 0.05

'

> 1.5

-

> ~

Month,

DeeeBber. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January

May

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 .....:................

Mar.

1.0

2.0

20.

20

15

10

e

9

9

9

16

 12

10

9

8

12

10

8

6

6

15

25

62

31

Apr.

45 

51

62

47

61

36

33

30

30

28

44

34

32

27

22

20

19

17

20

30

v 27

24

38

34

26

22

20

18

17

-

Secondfoot-days

5.45

3,939.29

29.25

2.34

2.26

1,512.06

May

14 

13

11

10

3.9

8.6

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.4

5.8

6.6

5.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.3

5.8

4.3

Maxima

1.0

124

_

14

.2

61

June

3.7 

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

i.4

1.2

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.4

6.1

6.7

3.7

4.3

4.3

4.6

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.3

-

Minimum

_

_

.OS

.06

-

July

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

Aug.

0.08 

.08

.08

.08

.07

.07

.07

.08

.2

.08

.06

.07

.08

.09

.09

.07

.07

.07

« .07

.06

.06

.OS

.06

.07

.07

.07

.06

.OS

.06

.05.

Mean

t - n i nd

.176

10.8 ,

.489

.075

4.40

Sept. .

0.06 

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.06

.06

.OS

.05

.06

.09

.2

.1

.1

.09

.08

.08

.1

.08

.07

.07

.07

.07

.97

.09

.09

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

11

11

7,810

1,860

186

SO

4.5

3,200

* Winter discharge measurement cr field estimate made on this day.

Pacific war tine. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE HEASUREMENT8 

Basin made i

281

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Snake River Basin during water year 

October 1943 to September 1944

Snake River1 main stem, Idaho

Date

Apr. 10 

June 16

Stream

SBdke River...... 

....do...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from -

Columbia River.. 

....do..........

locality

HWi sec. 1, T. 63., H. 13 8., at site of 

former gaging station. Just upstream from 

Upper Salmon Falls, 1/8 mile upstream from 

Owsley Bridge, and 4 miles south of 

Hagenaan. 

... .do. .......................................

Discharge 

(see. -ft.)

11,900 

83,700

Tributaries between Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek, Idaho

Hay 10 Blue Lakes Outlet 

(two channels).

Blue Lakes Outlet

(east channel 

only).

(two channels)'

Snake River. .... SWiSWj sec. 26, T. 6 3., R. 17 B., at mouth, 

4 miles north of Twin Falls. 210

£38

Salmon Falls Creek Basin, Idaho

Aug. 1 

July 11

Lateral HO. 1 of 

Salmon River 

Canal Co. 

lateral Ho. £136 

of Saloon 

River Canal Co.

Salmon River 

Canal Co. 

canal. 

Lateral Ho. 213 

of Salmon 

River Canal 

Co. canal.

HEtSWf sec. 7, T. IS S., R. 16 E. , at rating 

bridge and gage 1,000 feet below canal head 

gate and 4 miles southwest of Hollister. 

Sec. 18, T. 11 S., R. 16 £., at gage, 6 miles 

north of Holllster.

496 

16.0

Tributaries and diversions between Big Wood River and Owyhee River, Idaho

flar. 29

May 16 

July 7 

Aug. 10 

Bov. 8

Feb. 9 

Mar. 1C 

Bar. 29 

Apr. 7 

Hay 16 

July 7 

Aug. 10 

Sept. 12

Canyon Greek. ....

Ake lateral Ho. S

....do...........

Snake River. ....

Mountain Some 

feeder canal.

....do..........

Sec. 36, 1. Z 3. 

head gates of 

5 miles north

do

, R. 6 E. , immediately below 

Mountain Home feeder canal, 

of Mountain Home.

Sec. 36, T. 23., R. 6 E. , at head, 5 miles 

north of Mountain Home.

....do..........

i

t.S

tl.6 

tl.O

 ts.o

2.3£

C 

t.4 

C 

3.69 

t5.4

ts.o n.26

2.18

Halheur River Basin, Oreg.

Aug. 2 Handsprings Creek Horth Fork 

Malheur River.

SBfe see. 1, T. 19 S., R. 37 E., near Beulah. S.5

Weiser River Basin, Idaho

Apr. 87 

Oct. 14

Oct. 13

Dee. 17

Hay 17

AUK» SB

Johnson Creek. ...

Johnson Park 

Greek,

Pine Greek. ......

Weiser River.... 

Johnson Creek. . .

Weiser River. ...

SBfe see. 36, T. 17 H., R. 3 W., above Johnson 

Park Greek, 10 miles northwest of Council. 

SB| »«« 36, T. 17 H., R. 3 W., at mouth, 

10 milee northw<fat of Council.

Sec. 38, T. 16 H., R. 3 W., just below mouth 

of West Fork Pine Creek and 3 miles west of 

Cambridge.

on farm road, 200 feet west of U. S. 

Highway 95 and 6 Biles north of Weiser-.

3.36 

.75 

11.1

13.7

8 4 a

I* o

Imnaha River Basin, Oreg.

tog. 18

18

Imnaha River.....

....do............

Snake River......

....do..........

T. 21 »., R. 47 B. (uasurvayed),

below Coverdale guard station.

0.1 nile above Oumboat Greek and

northeast of Ooverdal*.

0.3 mile

6 miles

87.7

91.6

Salmon River Baaln, Idaho

Sept.^ Diversion for 

water supply 

of Tillage of 

Chain a, Idaho.

Garden Creek.... Sec

W(

' "<h 9 -|J i*. 

OK, T. ^L4 fl.,

ist of village.

1TTBJ B., .t watewortt. 1U.

710M1 O - 46 - IS
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 5

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Afton, Wyo., Swift Creek near.......... 38

Agencies other than Oeologlcal Survey,

records collected by............. 11-12

Agency Valley Reservoir, Oreg., contents of......................... 140

Ahsahka, Idaho, North Fork Clearwater

River near....................... 219

Alee lateral No. 2, Idaho, discharge

measurements of.................. 221

Alturas Lake Creek near Obsidian,

Idaho............................. 191

American Falls Reservoir at American

Falls, Idaho..................... 21-22

Anderson Ranch Dam, Idaho, South Fork

Boise River at................... 131

Argora, Idaho, Medlcine Lodge Creek

near............................. 63

Arrowrock, Idaho, Arrowrock Reservoir

at............................... 126

Boise River near..................... 127

Moore Creek near..................... 134

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrook, Idaho 126 

Ashton, Idaho, Henrys Fork near........ 43

Asotln Creek near Asotln, Wash......... 213

Banks, Idaho, South Fork Payette River

near............................. 145

Barber, Idaho, New York Canal near..... 138

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg.......... 212

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho 197 

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho........... 62

at Dubols, Idaho..................... 61

at Spencer, Idaho.................... 60

Bellevue, Idaho, Big Wood River near... 97 

Bennett Creek near Bennett, Idaho...... 114

Bennett, Idaho, Bennett Creek near..... 114

Little Camas Canal near............... 133

Beulah, Oreg., North Fork Malheur River

at............................... 141

North Fork- Malheur River near........ 141

Big Lost River at Howell Ranch, near

Chilly, Idaho.................... 68

at Wild Horse, near Chilly, Idaho.... 67

below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay,

Idaho............................ 73

east channel of, above Mackay Reservoir, near -Mackay, Idaho......... 69

west channel of, above Mackay Reserve Ir, near Mackay, Idaho......... 70-:71

Big Lost River Basin, Idaho, gaglngstatlon records In................ 67-76

Big Wood River at Ooodlng, Idaho....... 100

at Halley, Idaho..................... 95-96

below Magic Dam, near Richfield,

Idaho............................ 99

near Bellevue, Idaho................. 97

near flooding, Idaho.................. 101

Big Wood River Basin, Idaho, gaglngstatlon records In...............95-113

Big Wood Slough at Halley, Idaho.:..,.. 103 

Birch Creek near Downey, Idaho......... . 79

Blackfoot, Idaho, Blackfoot River near. 55 

Snake River near..................... 20

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho.. 55 

Blalne, Idaho, Camas Creek near.:...... 104

Blalne County Investment Co.'s canal

near Howe, Idaho................. 66

Blue Lakes Outlet, Idaho, discharge

measurements of.................. 221

BOlse River at Boise, Idaho............ 128

at Cowling Ranch, near Arrowrock, 

. Idaho............................ 127

at Notus, Idaho............,..*....... 129

diversions from...................... 130

near Twin Springs, Idaho............. 125

South Fork, at Anderson Ranch Dam, 

Idaho............... &&. ........ 131

near Lenox, Idaho................... 132

Boise River Basin, Idaho, gaglogstatlon records in..............125-136

Page 

Boulder Creek near Tamarack, Idaho..... 204

Bruneau, Idaho, Jacks Creek near....... 118

Wlckahoney Creek near................ 118

Bruneau River near Hot Spring, Idaho... 117" 

Burgdorf, Idaho, Secesh River near..... 201

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg........ 181

Burnt River Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon records in..............180-181

Caldwell, Idaho, Deer Flat Reservoir

near.............................. 136

Camas, Idaho, Beaver Creek at..........' 62

 Camas Creek at....................... 59

Camas Creek (Big Wood River Basin)

near Blalne, Idaho............... 104

Camas Creett (Mad Lake Basin) at Camas,

Idaho.........................'... 59

at Elghteenmlle shearing corral, near

Kllgore, Idaho................... 58

Cambridge, Idaho, Pine Creek near...... 173

Welser River near.................... 166

Canyon Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of......................... 321

Cape Horn, Idaho, Bear Valley Creek

near............................. 197

Middle Fork Salmon River near........ 196

Carey, Idaho, Little Wood River near..108,109 

Cascade, Idaho, North Fork Payette

River at......................... 155

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg....... 207

Challls, Idaho, Chains Creek near..... 194

diversion for water supply of*....... 221

Salmon River near.................... 188

Challls Creek near Challls, Idaho...... 194

Chester, Idaho, Fall River near........ 51

Chilly, Idaho, Big Lost River near..... 67,68

Clarkston, Wash., Snake River near..... 3, 34

Clayton-, Idaho, Salmon River near...... 187

Yankee Fork Salmon River near........ 193

Clear Creek at Lowman, Idaho........... 149

Clearwater River at Kamlah, Idaho...... 215

at Spalding, Idaho................... 216

North Fork, at Ahsahka, Idaho........ 219

South Fork, near Qrangevllle, Idaho.. 218 

Clearwater River Basin, Idaho, gaglngstatlon records in..............214-220

Computations, accuracy of, results of.. 5 

Contents, definition of................. 2

Control, definition of........I........ 2

Cooperation, record of................. 12

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo....... 37

Council, Idaho, Johnson Creek near..... 172

Welser River near.................... 165

Crane Creek at mouth, near Welser,

Idaho............................. 177

near Mldvale, Idaho.................. 176

Crane Creek Reservoir near Mldvale,

Idaho............................ 175

Cruzen Canal at Lake Fork, Idaho....... 162

Data, accuracy of...................... 5

explanation of....................... 2-4

Deadwood Reservoir near Lowman, Idaho.. 150 

Deadwood River below Deadwood Reservoir, near Lowman, Idaho......... 151

near Lowman, Idaho................... 152

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho 136

Downey, Idaho, Birch Creek near........ '79

Dubols, Idaho, Beaver Creek at........i, 61

Drewsey, Oregon, Malheur River near.... 137

Enmett, Idaho, Payette River near...... 147

Fall River, diversions from............ 48,50

near Chester, Idaho.................. 51

near Squirrel, Idaho.................. 49

Fish hatchery diversion at McCall, Idaho 157 

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Frultvale, Idaho, West Fork Welser

River near....................... 168

Garden Valley, Idaho, South Fork

Payette River near............... 144

223
224 INDEX

Oardena, Idaho, Porter Creek near...... 162

Gold Creek, Nev., Owyhee River near.... 119

Wild Horse Reservoir near............ 123,

Goodlng, Idaho, Big Wood River at...... 100

Big Wood River near.................. 101

Thorn Creek splllway near............ 107

Goodlng Canal at miner, Idaho......... 87

Qoose Creek above Trapper Creek, near

Oakley, Idaho.................... 82

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg.. 205

at Rondowa, Oreg..................... 206

Grande Ronde River Basin, Oreg., '

gaglng-statlon records in.......205-212

Grangevllle, Idaho, South Fork Clearwater River near................. 218

Grassy Lake, Idaho, contents of........ 48

Hagerraan, .Idaho, King Hill Canal near.. 113 

Snake River near..................... 29

Halley, Idaho, Big Wood River at....... 95-96

Big Wood Slough at................... 103

Heise, Idaho, Snake River near......... 16

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho...... 45

at Warm River, Idaho................. 42

diversions from....................... 44,46

near Ashton, Idaho 

near Island Park, Idaho 

near Lake, Idaho.......

near Rexburg, Idaho....

Henrys Fork Basin, Idaho, gaglngstatlon records In............... 39-54

smaller reservoirs in................ 48

Henrys Lake, Idaho, contents of........ 48

Hereford, Oreg., Burnt River near...... 181

Hope, Oreg., Malheur River near........ 139

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Payette River

near............................. 146

Hot Spring, Idaho, Bruneau River near.. 117 

Howe, Idaho, Blalne County Investment

Co. 's canal" near................. 66

Little Lost River near............... 65

Hurricane creek near Joseph, Oreg...... 210

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg........... 184

dis charge measurements of............ 221

Imnaha River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements in.................. 221

gaging-station record in............. 184

Indian Valley, Idaho, Little Welser

River near....................... 174

Island Park, Idaho, Henrys Fork near... 41 

Island Park ReservoIr near........... 40

Island Park Reservoir near Island Park, 

Idaho............................ 40

118

14

200

199

jacks Creek near Bruneau, Idaho........

Jackson Lake at Mbran, Wyo.............

Johnson Creek (Salmon River Basin) at 

Yellow Pine, Idaho...............

near Landmark ranger station, Idaho., 

Johnson Creek (Welser River Basin)

below Johnson Park, near Council, 

Idaho............................ 172

discharge measurement of............. 221

Johnson Park Creek, Idaho, discharge

measurements of.................. 221

Joseph, Oreg., East Fork Wallowa River

208 

210

near. 

Hurricane Creek near................

Wallowa Falls power-plant tallrace 

| near............................

Kamiah, Idaho, Clearwater River at....

Ketchum, Idaho, Warm Springs Creek at. 

Kllgore, Idaho, -Camas Creek near......

Kiafcerly, Idaho, Snake River near

209

215

102

58

27 King Hill, Idaho, Snake River at....... 3, 30 Milner low-lift canal near miner,

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho... 113 

Knox, Idaho, South Fork Salmon River

near............................. 198

La Grande, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at 205 

Lake, Idaho, f ,Henrys juau Fork near.......... 39

Lake Fork, Idaho, u.

Lake Fork. See Payette River, Lake

Fork.

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho. 159 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near

» McCall, Idaho.................... 161

Page

Lake Walcott near mnldoka, Idaho...... S4

Landmark ranger station, Idaho, Johnson

Creek near.

Lateral No. 1 of Salmon River Canal Co.,

199

discharge measurement of......... 221

Lateral No. 2135 of Salmon River Canal

Co., discharge measurement of.. 

Lenox, Idaho, South Fork Boise River

near.

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho....

281

132

105

near Shoshone, Idaho 106

Little Camas Canal at heading, near

Bennett, Idaho................... 133

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho..... ' 65

Little Lost River Basin, Idaho, t^iglngstatlon records In............... 65-66

Little'Welser River near Indian -Valley,

Idaho............................ 174

Little Wood River at Canpbell Ranch,

near Carey, Idaho................ 106

at Shoshone, Idaho................... Ill

near Carey, Idaho.................... 109

near Richfield, Idaho................ 110

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho........ 217

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho........ 169

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack,

Idaho...........................168rl69,

Lostine River nqar ids tine, Oreg,...... 211 '

Lowell, Idaho, Lochsa River near....... 217

Selway River near........'............ 2];4

Lowman, Idaho, Clear Creek at.......... 149

Deadwood Reservoir near.............. 150

Deadwood River near................ .151,152

South Fork Payette River at.......... 143

McCall, Idaho, fish hatchery diversion

at..... f-......................... 157

Lake Fork Payette River near........158,160

Lake Fork Reservoir near............. 159

Lake Irrigation District Canal near.. 101 

North Fork Payette River at.......... 154

Payette Lake at...................... 153

Nackay,. Idaho, Big Lost River

near........................69,70-71,73

Mackay Reservoir near................ 72

Sharp ditch near..................... 76

Warm Spring Creek near............... 74,75

Mackay Reservoir near Maokay, Idaho.... 72

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, "Idaho.. "98 

Malheur River below Wannsprlngs Reservoir, near Riverside, Oreg....... 138

near Drewsey, Oreg.................^. 137

near Hope, Oreg...................... 13d

North Fork, above Agency Valley

Reservoir, near Beulah, Oreg..... 141

North Fork, at Beulah, Oreg.......... 142

Malheur River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurement in................... 221

gaglng-statlon records In...........137-142

reserve Ira In........................ 140

Mann Creek near We.lser,' Idaho.......... 179

May, Idaho, Pahslmerol River near...... 195

Medicine Lodge Creek .at Ell is Ranch,

near Argora, Idaho 

near Small, Idaho.

Mesa, Idaho, Mesa Orchards Canal near.. 

Middle Fork Welser River near........

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho...

63

64

171

170

171

Midvale, Idaho, Crane Creek near....... 176

- - - - - 175

87

Crane Creek Reservoir near. 

Milner, Idaho, Goodlng Canal at........ a,

Mllner low-lift canal near........... 86

North Side Twin Falls Canal at.

P.' A. lateral near.

Snake River at.....

South Side Twin Falls Canal at.

Idaho.

Minidoka, Idaho, Lake Walcott near....

88

85

86

U.LUUfVay XUCULUy LjCUW WBUfcUU Ul» UCKU * f&X

North Side KtnldokB Canal near....... 80

Snake River near.

South Side Jttnldoka Canal near.......

Mission Creek near Winchester, Idaho...

Cruzen Canal at...... 162 Monroe Creek, Idaho, discharge

measurements of.............

Moore Creek near Arrowroek, Idaho.

Moran, Wyo., Jackson Lake at. 

Snake River at.......................

Mountain City, Nev., Owyhee River at...

25

81

220

221

134

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Page 

Mountain Home. Idaho, fountain How

cooperative canal near........... 116

Mountain Home feeder canal near...... 115

Mountain Hone cooperative canal mar

Mountain Home, Idaho............. 116

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho................. 115

Hud bake near Terreton, Idaho.......... 56-57

Mud Lake Basin, Idaho, gaglng-station

records In....................... 56-64

Murphy, Idaho, Snake River near........ 3, 31

Neeley, Idaho.' Snake River at.......... 23

New York Canal near Barber, Idaho...... 135

Horth Side Mlnldoka Canal near Mlnidoka, .

Idaho............................. 80

North Side Twin Falls Canal at-Milner,"

Idaho............................ 88

Notus, Idaho, Boise River at........... 129

Nyssa, Oreg., Owyhee Reservoir near.

Oakley, Idaho, Goose Creek near........

Oakley Reservoir near................

Trapper Creek near...................

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho....

Obsidian, Idaho, Alturas Lake Creek 

, near.............................

Salmon River near.

123

82

83

84

191 

185 

Owyhee, Nev., Owyhee River near........ 121

Owyhee Dam, Oreg., Owyhee River below.. 124 

Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg., Owyhee River

above............................. 122

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near

Nyssa, Oreg...................... 123

Owyhee River above China diversion dam,

near Owyhee, Nev................. 121

above Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg......... 122

at Mountain City, Nev................ 120

below Owyhee Dam, Oreg............... 124

near Gold Creek, Nev................. 119

Owyhee River Basin, Nev.-Oreg., gagingstatlon records In..............119-124

Oxbow, Oreg., Snake River at. 33

85

195

148

153

P. A. lateral near Milner, Idaho......

Pahslmerol River near May, Idaho......

Payette, Idaho, Payette River near....

Payette Lake at McCall, Idaho.........

.Payette River, Lake Fork, above reservoir, near McCall, Idaho......... 158

Lake Fork, below Lake Irrigation

District Canal, near McCall, Idaho 160 

near Bnmett, Idaho................... 147

near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho........... 146

near Payette, Idaho.................. 148

North Fork, at Cascade, Idaho........ 155

at McCall, Idaho................... 154

near Smith? Ferry, Idaho........... 156

South Fork, at Lowman, Idaho......... 143

near Bank*, Idaho.................. 145

near Garden Valley, Idaho.......... 144

Payette River Basin, Idaho, gaging-'

station records In..............143-162

Picabo, -Idaho, Silver Creek near....... 112

Pine Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of.......................... 221

near Cambridge, Idaho................ 173

Pocatello, Idaho, Portneuf River at.... 78

Porter Creek near Oardena, Idaho....... 162

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho..... 78

at Topaz, Idaho...................... 77

Portneuf River Basin, Idaho, gagingstation records In............... 77-79

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg........ 182

near Roblnette, Oreg................. 183

Powder River Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon records In..............182-183

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey................5-9,11

by State agencies.................... 9-10

Rexburg, Idaho, Henrys Fork near.......

Richfield, Idaho, Big Wood River near..

Lincoln Canal near.....;............. Little Mood River near...............

Magic Reservoir near.................

Rivessld*, Oreg., Malheur River near... 

Roblnette, Oreg., Powder River near....

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Idaho......

near Twin Falls, Idaho...............

Rogerson, Idaho, Salmon River Canal /

Co, Canal near................... 94

 Salmon'River Canal Co. Reservoir near 93

Rondowa, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at.. 206

Runoff In Inches, definition t>f........ 1

St. Anthony, Idaho, Henrys Fork at..... 45

Teton River near..................... 53

Salisbury, Oreg., Powder River at...... 182

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jaclnto,

Nev.............................. 92

Salmon Falls Creek Basin, Idaho, dls-

. charge measurements In........... 221

gaglng-statlon records in............ 92-94

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho.......... 189

at Whlteblrd, Idaho................... 190

below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho 186 

below Yankee Fork, near Clayton,

I daho.............................. 187

Middle Fork, near Cape Horn, Idaho... 196 

near Challls, Idaho.................. 188

near Obsidian, Idaho................. 185

South Fork, near Knox, Idaho......... 198

Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idaho..... 193

Salmon River Basin, Idaho, discharge

measurement In................... 221

gaglng-statlon records In...........185-204

Salmon River Canal Co. Canal near ' , Rogerson, Idaho.................. 94

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near i

Rogerson, Idaho.

Salt River at Wyoming-Idaho State line.

near Smoot, Wyo 35

Salt River Basin, Wyo., gaglng-station

records In....................... 35-38

San Jaclnto, Nev., Salmon Falls Creek

near............................. 92

Secesh River near Burgdorf, Idaho......' 201

Second-feet per sqiiare mile, definition of........................ 1

Second-foot, definition of............. li

Second-foot-day, definition of.

Idaho. 

Idaho.

Selway River near Lortell,

Sharp ditch near Mackay,

Shelley, Idaho, Snake River near.......

Shoshone, Idaho, Lincoln Canal near....

Little Wood River at.................

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho........

Small, Idaho, Medicine Lodge Creek near 

Smiths Ferry, Idaho, North Fork Payette

River near.

Smoot, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek near..... 

Salt River near......................

Snake River at Clough Ranch, near

214 

76 

If

106

111

112

64

156

37

35

Blackfoot, Idaho.....'............ 20

at King Hill, Idaho.................. 3, 30

at Milner, Idaho..................... 26,

at Koran, Wyo........................ 15

at Neeley, Idaho..................... 23

at Oxbow, Oreg....................... 33

at Welser, Idaho..................... 32

below Lower Salmon Falls, near

Hagerman, Idaho.................. 29

discharge measurements of............ 221 diversions from...................... 17,19

near Clarkston, Wash................. 3, 34

near Helse, Idaho.................... 16

near Klmberly, Idaho................. 27

1 near Mlnidoka, Idaho................. 25

near Murphy, Idaho................... 3, 31

near Shelley, Idaho..............

near Twlm Falls, Idaho...............

South Side Mlnldoka Canal near Minldoka,

Idaho.

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, 

Idaho............................

Spaldlng, Idaho, Clearwater River at... 

Spencer, Idaho, Beaver Creek at.

81

216

u^Qitucu, J.UCHIU, Doeivcu viooiv au ««...« 60w

Squirrel, Idaho, Fall River near....... 49

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1

Stanley, Idaho,, Salmon River at........ 186

47 Valley Creek at...................... 192

Starkey, Idaho. Welser River at........ 164

105 Swift Creek near Afton, Wyo............ 38

110

98 Tamarack, Idaho, Boulder Creek near.... 204

138 Lost Creek near...................... 169

183" Lost Valley Reserve ir near........... 168-169

90 Welser River at..........;........... 183

91 Terms, definition of.................... 1-2
226 INDEX

Terreton, Idaho, Mud Lake near.... 

Teton River, diversions from...........

near St. Anthony, Idaho..............

near Tetonia, Idaho..................

Thorn Creek spillway near Goodlng,

Idaho............................

Time basis of records.............. ...

Topaz, Idaho, Pbrtneuf River at........

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho.......

Twin Falls, Idaho, Rock Creek near.....

Snake River near.....................

Twin Springs, Idaho, Boise River near.*

Union, Oreg., Catherine Creek near..... 

Unity Reservoir near Unity, Oreg.......

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho..........

Wallowa, Oreg., Bear Creek near........ Wallowa Falls power-plant tailrace near

Joseph, Oreg.....................

Wallowa River, East Fork, near Joseph,

Oreg.............................

Warm River, Idaho, Henrys Fork at......

Warm Spring Creek (Bi-g Lost River

Basin) east channel of, near

Mackay, Idaho....................

west channel of, near Mackay, Idaho.. 

Warm Sprlhgs Creek (Big Wood River

Basin) at Guyer Sot Springs, near

Ketchum, Idaho...................

Warmsprlngs Creek (Malheur River Basin),

Iddho, discharge measurement of.. 

Warmsprings Reservoir, Oreg., contents

Of................ ....4.. ........

Page

56-57

54

53

52

107

5

77

84

91

28

125

208

180

192

212

209

208

42

102

221

140

Warren, Idaho, Warren Creek near.

Warren Creek near Warren, Idaho.......202-203

Welser, Idaho, Crane Creek near........ 177

Mann Creek near...................... 179

Snake Riv er at........................ 32

Weiser Irrigation District Canal

near............................. 178

Welser River near.................... 167

Welser Irrigation District Canal near

Welser, Idaho................'.... 178

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near

Weiser, Idaho.................... 167

at Starkey, Idaho.................... 164

at Tamarack, Idaho................... 163

Middle Fork, near Mesa, Idaho........ 170

near Cambridge, Idaho................ 166

near Council, Idaho.................. 165

West Fork, near Frultvale, Idaho..... 168

Welser River Basin, Idaho, discharge

measurements In.................. 221

gaglng-statlon records in...........163-179

Whitebird, Idaho, Salmon River at...... 190

Wickahoney Creek near Bruneau, Idaho... 118 

Wild Horse Reservoir near Gold Creek,

Hev.............................. 123

Winchester, Idaho, Mission Creek

near............................. 220

Work, division of...................... 12-13

scope of.................. v .......... 1

Yankee Fork. See Salmon River, Yankee

Fork. 

Yellow Pine, Idaho, Johnson creek at... 200

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