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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR 

REPORT 

OF 

PROGRESS OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

FOR 

THE CALENDAR YEAR 1905 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF F. H. NEWELL 

PART XIV.-oolumbia. River a.nd Puget Bound Dra.inages 

BY 

D. W. ROSS, J. T. WHISTLER, and T. A. NOBLE 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

Series P, Hydrographic Progress Reports, M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR -

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR 

REPORT 

OF 

1)ROGRESS OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

FOR 

. ' - THE CALENDAR YEAR 1905 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF F. H. NEWELL 

PART XIV.-Columbia River and Puget Sound Drainages 

'BY 

D. W. ROSS, J. T. WHISTLER, and T. A. NOBLE 

'V ASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING' OFFICE ., 

1906 

CONTENTS. 

Introduction. ___________________________ ............. - - - -- - - -- - - -- -- - - - - -- -

Organization and seope of work. _____________________________________ . __ _ 

Definitions. __________ . ___ . ____________ . ____ . - _ . _ . ___ . ___ - -. -- -- -- - - - - -

Explanation of tables ____________________________________________ . _____ _ 

Convenient equivalents. _______________________________________________ _ 

Field methods of measuring stream flow __________________________________ _ 

Offiee methods of computing run-off. __________________________________ . __ 

CoopeJ;ation and acknowledgments _____________________________________ . _ 

Columbia River drainage basin. _____________________________________________ _ 

Description of basin. __________________________________________________ _ 

Columbia River near Julia, Wash. _________________________________ ._ 

Columbia River near Pasco, Wash ___________________________________ . 

Clark Fork drainage basin __ . _____________________________________ . ___ . __ 

Deseription of basin. __________________________________ . __ ...... _ .. . 

Clark Fork at Priest River, Idaho. _______________ . __________________ _ 

Missoula Ri~er at Missoula, Mont. __________________________ . _ . ___ . _ . 

Big Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont. ___________________________ .. _ 

Bitterroot River near Grantsdale, Mont _________________ . _____________ -

Priest River at Priest River, Idaho. ________________________ . __ ._._. __ 

Spokane River drainage basin _________________________________________ . _ 

Description of basin. ___________________________________________ . __ _ 

Camr d'Alene Lake at Camr d'Alene, Idaho _________________ . ____ . ___ _ 

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash. _____________ .. ___ . _________ -.. _.-. 

Hangman Creek at Tekoa, Wash. ______________________ .. _____ - ___ - __ 

Hangman Creek at Poole's raneh, near Tekoa, Wash. ______ . __ .. _______ _ 

North Fork of Hangman Creek at Tekoa, Wash __ ... _ . __ . _______ -. _ . -. _ 

Little Spokane River near Spokane, WasiL _________________________ --_ 

Okanogan River drainage basin ____________________ . ___________ . _ .. ___ -- -

Description of basin ____________________ c ___________________ • ____ • __ 

Sinlahekin Creek near Loomis, Wash. ______________ . __________ - ___ -._ 

Salmon Creek !!ear Malott, Wash. ______________________ . ____________ _ 

Methow River drainage basin ______________________ . __________________ . - _ 

Description of basin. __ _' _________________________ . _ . ______ - __ - - - _ - - . 

Methow River near Pateros, Wash. _________ . __________ - - _ -.. _ -- -- -- -

Chelan River drainage basin ___________________________________ .. _ -- . _ -- -

Description of basin. ______________________ • __ . __ . __________ .--._.-. 

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash. _____________________ . ______ . ___ -- __ -- . 

Chelan River below Lake Chelan, Wash ________________________ ------_ 

Wenatchee River drainage basin. _________________________________ - ___ . _ . 

Description of basin. ______________________ . _____________ . ______ . -. _ 

Wenatchee River at Cashmere, Wash. __________ - ____ - __ - -. -- -- -- -- -- -

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Columbia River drainage basin-Continued. 

Yakima River drainage basin .................... _ ....... _ .. __ .... _ ..... . 

Description of basin .................................. _ . _ ......... _ . 

Yakima River near Martin, Wash ................................... . 

Yakima River near North Yakima, Wash ........................•.... 

Yakima River near Yakima, Wash .................................. . 

Yakima River at Prosser, Wash ..................................... . 

Yakima River at Kiona, Wash ...................................... . 

Canals in Yakima Valley, Wash ..................................... . 

Cascade canal near Thorp, Wash ................................ . 

West Kittitas canal near Thorp, Wash ........................... . 

Town canal near Ellensburg, Wash .............................. . 

Olsen canal near Ellensburg, Wash .............................. . 

Selah-Moxee canal near North Yakima, Wash ..................... . 

Taylor canal near North Yakima, Wash .......................... . 

Moxee canal near North Yakima, Wash .......................... . 

Hubbard canal near North Yakima, Wash ........................ . 

Fowler canal near North Yakima, Wash ......................... . 

New Reservation canal in Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash ....... . 

Old Reservation canal in Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash ........ . 

Sunnyside canal near Yakima, Wash ...... _ ..................... . 

Benton Water Company's canal near Kiona, Wash .......... 1 •••••• 

Kiona canal near Kiona, Wash .................................. . 

Kiona Water Supply Company's canal near Kiona, Wash ... _ ...... . 

Kennewick canal near Kennewick, Wash ........................ _ . 

Grosscup canal near Kiona, Wash ............................... . 

Selah Valley canal near North Yakima, Wash .................. _._. 

Wapatox canal near North Yakima, Wash ..................... __ . 

Fortune canal near North Yakima, Wash ........................ . 

Lower Scott canal near North Yakima, Wash .................. __ .. 

Clat·k canal near North Yakima, W aslL ..................... _ .... . 

Lowery canal near North Yakima, Wash ......................... . 

Gleed canal near North Yakima, Wash ........................... . 

Yakima Valley canal near North Y a~ima, Wash ..... _ ......... _ .. . 

White & Leach canal near North Yakima, Wash ............... _ .. . 

McCormick canal near North Yakima, Wash .................. __ .. _ 

Naches-Cowiche canal near North Yakima, Wash .. _._ ........... _. 

Broadgauge canal near North Yakima, Wash ........ __ ... ~ ...... _. 

Power canal at North Yakima, Wash ........................... _ . 

Shanno canal at•N orth Yakima, WasiL .......................... . 

Union canal at North Yakima, WaslL ... __ ........ __ .......... __ . 

Town canal at North Yakima, Wash ........ _ .. __ .... __ ......... _. 

Kachess Lake near Easton, Wash ............ _ . ____ . _ ...... __ ....... . 

Kachess River near Easton, Wash ............ i .... - .......... - ..... - . 

Clealum River near Roslyn, Wash .............. _ . __ . _ .... _ .. _. __ .... . 

Naches River near Nile, Wash .... __ ............ ____ ...... ______ .... . 

Naches River below mouth of Tieton River, Wash._ ....... _ ........... . 

Naches River near North Yakima, Wash ....... ____ ...... __ .. __ ...... . 

Tieton River near North Yakima, Wash .......... __ ..... _ ..... __ .... . 

Snake River drainage basin ......... _ . _ ....... _ ........ _ ......... _ ...... . 

Description of basin .................... _ .. _ ......... _ ...... _ .. _ ... . 

North Fork of Snake River, near Ora, Idaho ...... _ ......... _. __ ._ ... . 

Snake River, near Minidoka, Idaho ...... _. ____ .... ______ -__ .. ________ . 

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CONTENTS. V 

Columbia River drainage basin-Continued. Page. 

Snake River drainage basin-:-Continued. 

Low-water conditions on Snake River between Blackfoot and Shoshone 

Falls, Idaho. ________________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 96 

Fall River at Fremont, Idaho. ____________________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 97 

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho. ____________________ .. ______ ~ _ _ _ 99 

South Fork of Snake River at Moran, Wyo. _______________ . __________ • 101 

South Fork of Snake River near Lyon, Idaho. _____________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 103 

Blackfoot River near Presto, Idaho._. ____________________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 106 

Big Lost River near Mackay, Idaho. _____________________ .. __________ 108 

Big Lost River near Chilly, Idaho. _______________________ .. __________ 110 

Big Wood River near Gimlet, Idaho._________________________________ 11~ 

Big Wood River near Shoshone, Idaho________________________________ 113 

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 113 

Succor Creek near Homedale, Idaho._________________________________ 114 

Owyhee River 'near Owyhee, Oreg .. _________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 116 

Ditches in Owyhee River Valley, Oregon____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 118 

Owyhee Ditch near Owyhee, Oreg. _____ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 118 

Wilson Ditch near Ontario, Oreg.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 121 

Boise River near Highland, Idaho.__________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 121 

Malheur River near Westfall, Oreg.__________________________________ 124 

Malheur River at Vale, Oreg._______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 126 

Malheur.River at McLaughlin's bridge near Vale, Oreg _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 129 

Malheur River at Halliday's bridge, near Ontario, Oreg __ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 131 

Ditches in Malheur River Valley, Oregon______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 133 

Vines Ditch above Vale, Oreg.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 133 

Malheur Farmers' canal above Vale, Oreg ________________________ . 134 

McLaughlin ditc.h above Vale, Oreg.______________________________ 134 

"J. H.'' ditch above Vale, Oreg._________________________________ 135 

Linebarger ditch above Vale, Oreg _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 135 

Gellerman & Frohman ditch above Vale, Oreg.____________________ 135 

Sand Hollow ditch above Vale, Oreg_______ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 136 

Hope Mill ditch at Vale, Oreg. ______________________________ , _ _ _ _ 136 

Nevada ditch below Vale, Oreg._________________________________ 136 

Brosnan ditch near Ontario, Oreg._______________________________ 137 

Bully Creek above Vale, Oreg.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 137 

Bully Creek at Vale, Oreg._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 140 

Willow Creek near Malheur, Oreg. _____ .______________________________ 141 

Willow Creek near Dell, Oreg.______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 143 

Ditches in Willow Creek Valley near Vale, Oreg._______________________ 146 

Powder River near Baker City, Oreg._________________________________ 148 

Grande Ronde River at Hilgard, Oreg. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 150 

Grande Ronde River at Elgin, Oreg._________________________________ 153 

Grande Ronde River at Zindel, Wash. _______________________________ . 155 

Wallowa Lake near Joseph, Oreg._____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 156 

Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg .. __________________________________ 156 

Wallowa River near Wallowa, Oreg. _________________ . ___________ . _ _ _ _ 159 

Wallowa River near Elgin, Oreg. ________________ -.- _________________ . 161 

Ditches in Wallowa River Vall~y, Oregon. ___________________________ . 163 

Silver Lake ditch near Joseph, Oreg._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 163 

Farmers and Citizens' ditch near Joseph, Oreg. ___________ . __ ... _.- 164 

Granger ditch at Joseph, Oreg. __ . ________ . ___________ . _ . - ..... _ - 165 

Big Bend di·tch at Joseph, Oreg. _____________________ · ___ ._ ... _._. 165 

Company ditch near Wallowa, Oreg. ____________________ . _ -- ____ - 166 
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Columbia River drainage basin-continued. 

Snake River drainage basin-C.ontinued. 

Asotin Creek 11 miles above Asotin, Wash __ ... _._ ....... _ ........... . 

Asotin Creek at Shelman's ranch, near AsotinJ Wash .. _ ...... _·_ ....... _. 

Palouse River at Elberton, Wash. ___ .. __ .. _ . _______ . ________ . ______ . _ 

Palouse River at Hooper, Wash. _______ ... _____ . ___________ . ________ _ 

Rock Creek near St. John, Wash. ____ ._._. ____________ .. ____ . ______ .. 

Cow Creek near Keystone, Wash. __ . _____ . __ . __ . _ . _____________ . ___ .. 

Walla Walla River drainage basin._ ... _ .. ________ . ___ .. _ . ______ .. _ ..... _ . 

Description of basin ___ . ____ ... __________ . _ . _ . ________ .. ___ ... ___ . __ 

South Fork of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg. _____ ... __________ _ 

Walla Walla River above Milton, Oreg. ___ .. _ . _______ .. _ .. ___________ _ 

Walla Walla River at Milton, Oreg._ ..... ____________ ..... _____ . ___ ._ 

Umatilla River drainage basin. ______ . _. _. _____________ . _ .. _ . ___________ _ 

Description of basin ___________________ .... __ . ___ . ___ . _ . ______ .. - _ . 

Umatilla River at Gibbon, Oreg. __ . __ . _____ .. _. _ ... ___________ . _· _.- __ 

Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg. __ . _____ .. _______ .. ___ ._._. __ ._. __ 

Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg. _____ ._ .. _ .. _________ .. _ .... _____ . __ 

Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg. _______ .. _______ ... ______ . ______ _ 

Diteh€s in Umatilla River Valley, Oregon .. __________________________ _ 

Farmers' mill ditch at Pendleton, Oreg .. ___ .. _ . __ .... ____________ _ 

Horseshoe Irrigation Company's ditch at Yoakum, Oreg. __________ _ 

Slusher & Gould ditch near Nolin, Oreg .. ________ ._._ .. ___ ._._. __ _ 

Lisle & Cra·ne ditch near Echo, Oreg. ___ .... _______ .. _ .. __ . _. _. __ _ 

Charles Lisle ditch at Echo, Oreg._. ____ . ___________ . _ .. _________ _ 

Henrietta miH ditch at Echo, Oreg._ . _ . __ . ____ . _ . __ .. _ . _ .. ______ _ 

Wilson & Co.'s ditch at Echo, Oreg ... _. _ .... _ . _ . ______ . ________ . _ 

Allen ditch at Echo, Oreg .. __ . _ .. _____ . _ .. ___ . ___ . ______ . ___ . _. _ 

Hinkle ditch at Echo, Oreg. __ ... _. ______ .. ___ ._. ____ . ___ ._._._._ 

Pioneer ditch at Echo, Oreg. ______ . _____ ... __________ . _____ . _ . _ . 

Maxwell ditch at Echo, Oreg. _________ ._ .. _. _____ . __ ._ ... ___ ._._ 

"Hermiston ditch near Hermiston, Oreg .. ___ ... _._ .. _____ ... _._. __ _ 

Beitle ditch near Hermiston, Oreg. __ . __ . __ . _ . _ . _ . ___ . __ . _ . _____ . _ 

Oregon Land and Water Company's ditch at Umatilla, Oreg ... _ .. __ . 

Brownell ditch at Umatilla, Ore~------ _____ -~_._. ____ .... _____ ._ 

Bowman diteh at Umatilla, Oreg. ___ . __ . __ . ____ . ___ ... _. ____ .. __ _ 

Sp_rings in Umatilla River Valley, Oregon.-. ___ ._ ... _ ... _._._ .. __ ._ .... 

Willow Creek drainage basin. ______ . __ . ___________ . _ . __ . _ . __ . __ .. ___ . ___ . 

Description of basin. _________ . __ . _______ ... _ .. _. _. _______ .. _______ _ 

Willow Creek near Arlington, Oreg._ .. _ ..... ______ . _____ . _ .... _. ____ _ 

John Day River drainage basin._ ~ ___ . _ . _______ .. __ . ___ . _____ . _ .. _ . _ . __ . _ 

Description of basin .... __________ . __ .. _______ ._._ ...... __ . _____ .. _. 

John Day River at MeDonald, Oreg. ___ .. __ ... __ . _ .. _ ...... _____ . __ . _ 

Rock Creek near Arlington, Oreg .. ___ .... _ .. ___ . _ .. __ . _____ . _ . _ . _ . __ . 

Deschutes River drainage basin. _ ...... _ ... __ . _ . ___ ... __ . ____ . _ . _ . _____ .. 

Description of basin .. __ ..... _ . ____ ..... _____ .... __ . ___ .. __ .. _ ... _. _ 

Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg. ____ .. _ .. _ .. _ . _ . __ . _ . _ . _ . _____ .. _ .. 

East Fork of Deschutes River at Odell, Oreg. _______ · ________ .. __ . ____ _ 

. Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg. _ .. ____ . _ .. _ .... _. ____ . ___ . _ . _ .... . 

West Fork of Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg. ______ . __ . _ ... _. _ .. _ .. . 

Canals in Deschutes River Valley, Oregon. _ ... _ . _ .. ____ . __ .... _ ...... . 

Findley's ditch near Rosland, Oreg. __ .. _ . __ . _ ... _ .. ___ . __ ....... . 

Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg ... _ ..... __ . _ ..... _ ..•..••.. 

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CONTENTS. VII 

Columbia River drainage basin-Continued. Page. 

Deschutes River drainage basin-Continued. 

Canals in Deschutes River Valley, Oregon-Continued. 

Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg ____________________________ -- _ 217 

Columbia Southern canal near Bend, Oreg ___________________ -- -- - 219 

Carmichael ditch at Prineville, Oreg. __________________________ --- 219 

Hood River drainage basin. _________________________________________ - -- _ 219 

Hood River at Winans City, Oreg. _________________________________ -_ 219 

Willamette River drainage basin. _______________________________ - _____ -- _ 220 

Description of basin __________________________ .. ____ . _____ . _____ - . . 220 

Middle Fork of Willamette River at Jasper, Oreg. _______________ . _ . - . - _ 220 

Coast Fork of Willamette River near Goshen, Oreg. ___________ - ____ - -. _ 221 

McKenzie River at Hendricks Ferry, Oreg. _________ .. _ : _ . ______ . ___ -. _ 222 

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg. __________ . ___ .. _______ . ______ . _ . - _ 223 

Santiam River at Jefferson, Oreg. ________ . _________ . _____________ . __ . 224 

North Fork of Santiam River near Mehama, Oreg. _________ . ________ . . . 224 

South Fork of Santiam River at Waterloo, Oreg. ____ . ________ . ___ ._ .. _ 225 

Luckiamute River near Suver, Oreg._._. __ .. _____________ . ___ . ____ .. _ _ 226 

Molalla River n.t Dickey Prairie, Oreg._______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '1:27 

Clackamas River near Barton, Oreg .. _______ . _____________________ .. _ 228 

Miscellaneous measurements in Columbia River drainage basin._____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2'28 

Puget Sound drainage basin. __________ . ___ .. ___ .. ____ . _ . ___ ......... ___ .. -. . 230 

White River drainage basin ... _. __ ... __ . __ ._. __ ... __ ... _. __ ._. _____ ... __ 230 

Cedar River near Ravensdale, Wash ... _ .... _ ... _ . __ . _ ... __ .. ___ .... - _ 230 

Snohomish River drainage basin. ___ . _ . _ .. _ .. _ . __ . ___ ... :. ___ .. _ .... __ . _ . 232 

South Fork of Skykomish River near Index, Wash .. ___ . _. __ . ____ . . . . . . 232 

Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls, Washington. __ ._. ____ . __ ._.-. 233 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

PLATE I. Map of the Uniteq States, showing location of principal river stations 

maintained during 1905 .. _____ . ______ .... _ . ________ ~ __ ... ____ . _ _ _ 2 

Fw. 1. Cable station, showing section of river, car, gage, ete. _ .. _____ . _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 

2. Rating, area, and mean veloeity curves for South Fork of Skykomish River 

near Index, Wash .... ____ . __ . _____ ......•.•••••••..•.. ; . _ ...... _ . _ 10 

PROGRESS REPORT OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1905. 

PART XIV. 

By D. W. Ross, J. T. WHISTLER, and T. A. NoBLE. 

INTRODUCTION. 

ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK. 

The hydrographic work of the United States Geological Survey includes the collection 

of facts concerning and the study of conditions affecting the behavior of water from the 

time it reaches the earth as rain or snow until it joins the oceans or great navigable rivers. 

These investigations became a distinct feature of the work of the Survey in the fall of 1888, 

when an instruction camp was established at Embudo, N. Mex. The first specific appropriation for gaging streams was made by the act of August 18, 1894, which contained an 

item of $12,500 "for gauging the stre[\:ms and determining the water supply of the United 

States, ineluding the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells in the arid 

and semiarid sections." (28 Stat. L., p. 398.) 

Since that time the appropriations have been gradually increased, as shown by the following table: 

.Annual appropriation for hydrographic suM•eys, fiscal years ending June /?0 1_1895 to 1906. 

1895 ................................... -- .. $12, 500 

1896 .. -.. -- .............. - - .... -... -- . - - -. . 20, 000 

1897-.-.-- .......... -..... -.... -.. -- .. -.... 50,000 

1898 .. -.. ---.---.--- .. -----.--.--.......... 50,000 

1899 •. -.. -........... -... - _._ .. -.--------.-. 1\0,000 

1900.-----.-----.--.-------.--------------- 50,000 

1901.-.----.---- .. -.---- .. -- .. -.- ;:-. ------ $100,000 

1902.---.-----.-.-.----.- .. -- ..... ,. ------. 100,000 

1903- - . -- . -.. - . -.. - -.. - . - - . - - . - - . - -.... -- - 200. 000 

1904 .... -.-- .. -... --.--.-.---.-------- .. -. 200,000 

1905. - . -- -- -- . - - .... -. - -. - -. - . - - - . - -. -.. - - 200. 000 

190fl.-.--.-- .. -.-.---.-------.- .• -.. --.--- 200,000 

As a result of the increased appropriations the work has been greatly exte_nded, and at 

the same time it has been more thoroughly sytemized by the adoption of standard methods 

and by grouping the States into districts, in each of which a district hydrographer and a 

corps of assistants carry on a comprehensive study of the hydrographic resources. 

The chief features of the hydrographic work are the collection of data relating to the flow 

of the surface waters and the study of the conditions affecting this flow. Information is 

also collected concerning river profiles, duration and magnitude of floods, water power, etc., 

which may be of use in hydrographic studies. This work includes the study of the hydrography of every important river basin in the United States, and is of direct value in the 

commereial and agricultural development. of the country. 

In order to collect the material from which estimates of daily flow are made, gaging stations 

are established. The selection of a site for a gaging station and the length of time it is 

maintained depend largely on the physical features and the needs of each locality. If the 

water Is to be used for power, special effort is made to obtain information concerning the 

minimum flow; if water is to be stored, tiw maximum flow receives special attention. 

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2 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

In aU sections of the eountry permanent gaging stations are maintained for general statistical purposes, to show the conditions existing through long periods. They are also used 

as primary stations, and their records, in connection with short series of measurements, 

serve as bases for estimating the flow at other points in the drainage basin. 

During the calendar year 1905 the division of hydrography has continued measuring 

the flow of streams on the same general lines as in previous years. Many new and improved 

methods have been introduced, by which the aecuracy and value of the results have been 

increased. Approximately 800 regular gaging stationli were maintained during the year, 

and an exceptiona1ly large number of misce1laneous measurements and special investigations were made. t< The Report of Progress of Stream Measurements," which contairu! 

the results of this work, is published in a series of fourteen Water-Supply and Irrigation 

Papers, Nos. 165-178, as follows: 

No. 165. Atlantic coast of New England drainage. 

No. 166. Hudson, Passaic, Raritan. and Delaware river drainages. 

No. 167. Susquehanna. Gunpowder, Patapsco, Potomac, James, Roanoke, and Yadkin river 

drainages. 

No. 168. Santee, Savannah, OgPAJchee, and Altamaha rivers, and eastern Gulf of Mexico drainages. 

No. 169. Ohio and lower eastern Mississippi river drainages. 

No. 170. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River drainages. 

No. 171. Hudson Bay, and upper eastern and western Mississippi River drainages. 

No. 172. Missouri Riv('r drainage. 

No. 17:>. Meramec, Arkansas, Red, and lower western Mississippi river drainages. 

No. 174. Western Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande drainages. 

No. 175. Colorado River drainage. 

No. 176. Great Basin drainage. 

No. 177. Great Basin and Pacific Ocean drainages in California. 

No. 178. Columbia Ri,,er and Puget Sound drainages. 

These papers embody the data eolleeted ~t the regular gaging stations, the results of the 

computations based on the observations, and such other information as may have a direct 

bearing on the study of the subject, and include, as far as praeticable, descriptions of the 

basins and the streams draining them. 

For the purpose of introdueing uniformity into the reports for the various years, the 

drainages of the United States have been divided into eleven grand divisions, which have 

been again divided into secondary divisions, as shown in the following list. The Progress 

Report has been made to conform to this arrangement, each part containing the data for 

one or more of the secondary divisions. The secondary divisions have in most cases been 

redivided, and the facts have been arranged, as far as practicable, geographically. 

St. John. 

St. Croix. 

Penobscot. 

Kennebec. 

Androscoggin. 

Presumpscot. 

Saco. 

Mernmau. 

Connecticut. 

Blackstone. 

James. 

Chowan. 

Roanoke. 

Tar. 

Neuse. 

Cape Fear. 

Drainage basins in the United States. 

NORTHERN ATLANTIC DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Thames. 

Housatonic. 

Hudson. 

Passaic. 

Raritan. 

Delaware. 

Susquehanna. 

Potomac. 

Minor Chesapeake Bay. 

Minor northern Atlantic. 

SOUTHERN ATLANTIC DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Great Pedee tYadkin). 

Santee. 

Savannah. 

O,geecbee. 

Altamaha. 

Minor southern Atlantic. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 178 PL. I 

MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL RIVER STATIONS MAINTAINED DURING 1905. 
Suwanee. 

Apalachicola. 

Mobile. 

Lower eastern Mississipni. 

Ohio. 

Lake Superior. 

Lake Michigan. 

Lake Huron. 

Lake St. Clair. 

Lake Erie. 

DEFINITIONS. 

EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Minor eastern Gulf of Mexico. 

I 

Pearl. 

EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS. 

J Upper eastern Mississippi. 

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Niagara River. 

Lake Ontario. 

Lake Champlain (Richelieu River). 

Minor St. Lawrence. 

WESTERN MISSISSIPI'I RIVEK DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Upper western Mississippi. 

Missouri. 

Meramec. 

Sabine. 

Neches. 

Trinity. 

Brazos. 

Colorado (of Texas). 

Wasatch Mountains. 

Humboldt. 

Southern Pacific. 

San Francisco Bay. 

Northern Pacific. 

I 

Lower western Mississippi. 

Arkansas. 

Red. 

WESTERN GULF OF-MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Guadalupe. 

San Antonio. 

Nueces. 

Rio Grande. 

Minor western Gulf of Mexico. 

COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

GREAT BASIN. 

I Sierra Nevada. 

Minor streams in Great Basin. 

PACIFIC COAST DRAINAGE BASINS. 

I 

Columbia. 

Puget Sound. 

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASINS. 

DEFINITIONS, 

3 

The volume of water flowing in a stream-the "run-off" or "discharge"-is expressed 

in various terms, each of which has become associated with a certain class of work. Thefie 

terms may be divided into two gr~ups-(1) those which represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gal1ons per minute, miner's inch, and run-off in second-feet per square mile; and (2) 

those which represent the actual quantity of water, as run-off in depth in inches and acrefeet. They may be defined as follows: 

"Second-foot" is an abbreviation for cubic foot per second, and is the rate of discharge 

of water flowing in a stream 1 foot wide, 1 foot deep, at a rate of 1 foot per second. It is 

generally used as a fundamental unit from which others are computed. 

"Gallons per minute" is generally used in connection with pumping and city water 

supply. 

The "miner's inch" is the rate of discharge of water passing through an orifice 1 inch 

square under a head which varies locally. It has been commonly used by miners and 

irrigators throughout the West, and is defined by statute in each State in which it is used. 

In most States the California miner's inch is used, which is the fiftieth part of a second-foot. 

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the run-ott: is distributed uniformly, both as regards time and area. 
4 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if all the 

water flowing from it in a given period were conserved and uniformly distributed on the 

surface. It is used for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in depth 

in inches. 

"Acre-foot" is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, and is tlie quantity required to cover an 

acre to the depth of 1 foot. It is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation 

work. There is a convenient relation between the second-foot and the acre-foot. One 

second-foot flowing for twentY:-four hours will deliver 86,400 cubic feet, or approximately 

2 acre-feet. 

EXPLANATION OF TABLES. 

For each regular gaging station are given, as far as available, the following data: 

1. Description of station. 

2. List of discharge measurements. 

3. Gage-height table. 

4. Rating table. 

5. Table of estimated monthly and yearly discharges and run-off, based on all the facts 

obtained to date. 

The descriptions of stations give such general information about the locality and equipment as would enable the reader to find and use the station. They also give, as far as possible, a complete history of all the changes that have occurred since the establishment of 

the station that would be factors in using the data collected. 

The discharge-measurement table gives the results of the discharge measurements 

made during the year, induding the date, the name of the hydrographer, the gage height, 

the area of cross section, the mean velocity, and the discharge in second-feet. 

The table of daily gage heights gives the daily fluctuations of the surface of the river 

as found from the mean of the gage readings taken each day. The gage height given 

in the table represents the elevation of the surface of the water above the zero of the gage. 

At most stations the gage is read in the morning and in the evening. 

The rating table gives discharges in second-feet corresponding to each stage of the river 

a3 given by the gage heights. 

In the table of estimated monthly discharge, the column headed "Maximum" gives 

the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was highest; this is the flow as given 

in the rating table for that mean gage height. As the gage height is the mean for the day 

them might have been short periods when the water was higher and the corresponding 

discharge larger than given in this column. Likewise in the column of "Minimum," the 

quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was lowest. The· 

column headed "Mean" is the average flow for each second during the month. On this 

the computations for the three remaining columns, which are defined above, are based. 

In the computations for the tables of this report the following general and special rules 

have been used: 

Fundamental rules for computation. 

1. The highest degree of precision consistent with the rational use of time and money is imperative. 

2. All items of computation should be expressed by at least two and not more than four significant 

figures. 

3. Any measurement in a vertical velocity, mean velocity, or discharge curve whose per cent of error 

is five times the average per cent of error of all the other measurements should be rejected. 

4. In reducing th~ number of significant figures, or the number of decimal places, by dropping the 

last figure, the following rules apply: 

(a) When the figure in the place to be rejected is Jess than 5, drop it without changing the pr~ceding 

figure. Example: 1,827.4 becomes 1,827 

(b) When the figure in the place to be rejected is greater than 5, drop it and increase the preceding 

figure by 1. Example: 1,827.6 becomes 1,828. 

(c) When the figure in the place to be rejected is 5, and it is preceded by an even figure, drop the 5. 

Example: 1,828.5 becomes 1,828. 

(d) When the figure in the place is to be rejected is 5, and it is preceded by an odtl figure, drop the 5 

and increase the preceding figure by 1. Example: l,R27 .5 becomes 1,828. 
CONVENIENT EQUIV ALENTB. 5 

Special rules for computation. 

1. Rating tables are to be constructed as closely as the data on which they are based will warrant. 

No decimals are to be used when the discharge is over 50 second-feet. 

2. Daily discharges shall be applied directly to the gage heights as they are tabulated. 

3. Monthly means are to be carried out to one decimal place when the quantities are below 100 secondfeet. Between 100 and 10,000 second-feet, the last figure in the monthly mean shall be a significant figure. 

This also applies to the yearly mean. 

4. Second-feet per square mile and depth in inches for the individual months shall be carried out 

to at least three- significant figures, except in the case of decimals where the first significant figure is 

preceded by one or more naughts (0), when the quantity shall be carried out to two significant figures. 

Example: 1.25; .125; .012, .0012. The yearly means for these quantities are always to be expressed in 

three significant figures and at least two decimal places. 

CONVENIENT EQUIVALENTS. 

1 second-foot equals 50 California miner's inches. 

1 second-foot equals 38.4 Colorado miner's inches. 

1 second-foot equals 40 Ari7.ona miner's inches. 

1 second-foot equals 7.48 United States gallons per second; equals 448.8 gallons per minute; equals 

646,272 gallons for one day. 

1 second-foot equals 6.23 British imperial gallons per second. 

1 second-foot for one year covers 1 square mile 1.131 feet deep, 13.572 inches deep. 

1 second-foot for one year equals 0.000214 cubic mile; equals 31,536,000 cubic feet. 

1 second-foot equals about 1 acre-inch per hour. 

1 second-foot falling 10 feet equals 1.136 horsepower. 

100 California miner's inches equal15 United States gallons per second. 

100 California miner's inches equal 77 Colorado miner's inches. 

100 California miner's inches for one day equal 4 acre-feet. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equal 2.60 second-feet. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equal19.5 United States gallons per second. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equal130 California miner's inches. 

100 Colorado miner's inches for one day equal5.2 acre-feet. 

100 United States gallons per minute equal 0.22.3 second-foot. 

100 United States gallons per minute for one day equal 0.44 acre-foot. 

1,000,000 United States gallom per day equal1.55 secpnd-feet. 

1,000,000 United States gallons equal 3.07 acre-feet. 

1,000,000cubic feet equal22.95 acre-feet. 

1 acre-foot equals 32.5,850 gallons. 

1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 2,323,200 cubic feet. 

1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 0.0737 second-foot per year. 

1 incll equals 2.54 centimeters. 

1 foot equals 0.3048 meter. 

1 yard equals 0.9144 meter. 

1 mile equals 1.60935 kilometers. 

1 mile equals 1,760 yards; equals 5,280 feet; equals 63,360 inches. 

1 square yard equals 0.836 square meter. 

1 acre equals 0.4047 hectare. 

1 acre equals 43,560 square feet; equals 4,840 square yards. 

1 acre equals 209 feet square, nearly. 

1 square mile equals 259 hectares. 

1 square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers. 

1 cubic foot equals 0.0283 cubic meter. 

1 cubic foot equals 7.48 gallons; equals 0.804 bushel. 

1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. 

1 cubic yard equals 0.7646 cubic meter. 

1 cubic mile equals 147,198,000,000 cubic feet. 

1 cubic mile equals 4,667 second-feet for one year. 

1 gallon equals 3. 7854 liters. 

1 gallon equals 8.36 pounds of water. 

1 gallon equals 231 cubic inches (liquid measure). 

1 pound equals 0.4536 kilogram. 

1 avoirdupois pound equals 7,000 grains. 

1 troy pound equals 5, 760 grams. 

1 meter equals 39.37 inches. Log. 1.5951654. 

1 meter equals 3.280833 feet. Log. 0.5159842. 

1 meter equals 1.093611 yards. Log. 0.0388629. 

1 kilometer equals 3,281 feet; equals five-eighths mile, nearly. 

1 square meter equals 10,764 square feet; equals 1,196 square yards. 
6 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. 

1 cubic meter equals 35.314 cubic feet; equals 1.308 cubic yards. 

1liter equals 1.0567 quarts. 

1 gram equals 15.43 grains. 

1 kilogram equals 2.2046 pounds. 

1 tonneau equals 2,204.6 pounds. 

1 foot per second equals 1,097 kilometers per hour. 

1 foot per second equals 0.68 mile per hour. 

1 cubic meter per minute equals 0.5886 second-foot. 

1 atmosphere equals 15 pounds per square inch; equals 1 ton per square foot; equals 1 kilogram per 

square centimeter. 

Acceleration of gravity equals 32.16 feet per second every second. 

1 horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per second. 

1 horsepower equals 76 kilogram-meters per second. 

1 horsepower equals 746 watts. 

1 horsepower equals 1 second-foot falling 8.8 fP.et. 

11 horsepower!' equal about 1 kilowatt. 

To calculate water power quickly: Sec.-ft. X fall in fee_t=net horsepower on water wheel, realizing 80 11 

per cent of the theoretical power. 

Quick formula for computing discharge over weirs: Cubic feet per minute equals 0.4025lJi h3; l=length 

of weir in inches; h=head in inches flowing over weir, measured from surface of still water. 

To change miles to inches on map: 

Scale 1: 125,000, 1 mile=0.50688 inch. 

Scale 1: 90,000, 1 mile=0.70400 inch. 

Scale 1: 62,500, 1 mile=l.01376 inches. 

Scale 1: 45,000, 1 mile=l.40800 inches. 

FIELD METHODS OF MEASURING STREAM FLOW. 

The methods used in collecting these data and in preparing them for publication are 

given in detail in Water-Supply Papers No. 94 (Hydrographic Manual, U. S. Geol. Survey) and No. 95 (Accuracy of Stream Measurements). In order that those who use this 

report may readily become acquainted with the general methods employed, the following . 

brief descriptions are given: 

Strean1s may be divided, with respect to their physical conditions, into three classes-

(1) Those with permanent beds; (2) those with beds which change only during extreme 

low or high water; and (3) those with eonstantly shifting beds. In estimating the daily fl~w 

special methods are necessary for each class. The data on which these estimates are based 

and the methods of collecting them are, however, in general the same. 

There are three distittct methods of determining the flow of open-channel streams-

(1) By measurements of slope and cross section and the use of Chezy's and Kutter's formulas; (2) by means of a weir; and (3) by measurements of the velocity of the current and 

of the area of the cross section. The method chosen for any case depends on the local physical conditions, the degree of aeeuracy desired, the funds available, ~nd the length of time 

that the record is to be eontinued. 

Slope rnethod.-Much information has been eollected relative to the coefficients to be 

used in theChezy formula, 1'=cVrs. This has been utilized by Kutter, both in developing 

his formula for c and in determining the values of the coeffieient n which appears therein. 

The results obtained by the slope method are in general only roughly approximate, owing 

to the difficulty in obtaining aeeurate data and the uncertainty of the value for n to be 

used in Kutter's fonnula. The most common use of this method is in estimating the 

flood disch~rge of a stream when the only data available are the cross seetion, the slope 

as shown by marks along the bank, and a knowledge of the general eonditions. 

W ei1' method.-When funds are available and the conditions are such that sharp-crested 

weirs can be erected, these offer the best facilities for determining flow. If dams are suitably situated and constructed, they may be utilized for obtaining reliable estimates of 

flow. The conditions necessary to insure good results may be divided into two classes: 

(1) Those relating to the physieal characteristics of the dam itself, and (2) those relating 

to the diversion and use of water around and through the dam. 
FIELD METHODS OF MEASURING ll'LOW. 7 

The physical requirements are.as follows: (a) Sufficient height of dam, so that baekwater will not interfere with free fall over it; (b) absence of leaks of appreciable magnitude; (c) topography or abutments which confine the flow over the dam at high stages; 

(d) level crests which are kept free from obstructions caused by floating logs or ice; (e) 

crests of a type for which the coefficients to be used in Q =c b M, or some similar standard 

weir formula, are known (see Water-Supply Paper No. 150); (f) either no flashboards or 

exceptional care in reducing leakage through them and in recording their condition. 

Preferably there should be no diversion of water through or around the dam. Generally, however, the dam is built for purposes of power or navigation, and part or all of the 

water flowing past it is diverted for such uses~ This water is measured and added to that 

passing over the dam. To insure accuracy in such estimates, the amount of water diverted 

should be reasonably c.onstant. Furthermore, it should be so diverted that it can be measured, either by a weir, a current meter, or a simple system of water wheels which are of 

standard make, or which have been rated as meters under working conditions and so 

installed that the gate openings, the heads under which they work, and their angular 

velocities may be accurately observed. 

The combination of physical conditions and uses of the water should be such that the 

estimates of flow will not involve, for a eritical stage of considerable duration, the use of 

a head on a bfoad-crested dam of less than 6 inches. Moreover, when all other conditions 

are good, the cooperation of the owners or operators of the plant is still essential if reliable 

results are to be obtained. 

FIG. I.-Cable station, showing section of river, car, gage, et<-. 

A gaging station at a weir or dam has the general advantage of continuity of record 

through the period of ice and floods and the disadvantages of uncertainty of ceofficient to 

be used in the weir formula and of eomplications in the diversion and use of the water. 

Yelocity method.-The determination of the quantity of water flowing past a certain 

seetion of a stream at a given time is ternwd a discharge measurement. This quantity 

is the product of two factors-the mean veloeity and the area of the cross section. The 

mean velocity is a function of surface slope, wetted perimeter, roughness of bed, and the 

channel eonditions at, above, and below the gaging section. The area depends on the 

contour of the bed and the fluctuations of the surfaee. The two principal ways of measuring the velocity of a stream are by floats and current meters. 

Great care is taken in the selection and equipment of gaging stations for determining 

discharge by velocity measurements in order that the data may have the required degree of 

accuracy. Their essential requirements are practically the same whether the velocity is 

determined by meters or floats. They are located as far a..o;; possible where the channel is 

straight both above and below the gaging section; where there are no cross currents, backwater, or boils; where the bed of the stream is reasonably free from large projections of a 

permanent eharacter; and where the banks are high and subject to overflow only at flood 

stages. The station must be so far removed from the effects of tributary streams and dams 

or other artificial obstructions that the gage height shall be an index of the discharge.~ 
8 8?-'REAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Certain permanent or semipermanent structures, usually referred to as "equipment," are 

generally pertinent to a gaging station. These are a gage for determining the fluctuations of 

the water surface, bench marks to which the datum of the gage is referred, permanent 

marks on a bridge or a tagged line indieating the points of measurement; and, where the 

current is swift, some appliance (generally a secondary cable) to hold the meter in position 

in the water. As a rule, the stations are located at bridges if the channel conditions are 

satisfactory, as from them the observations can more readily be made and the cost of the 

equipment is small. 

The floats in common use are the surface, subsurface, and tube or rod floats. ·A corked 

bottle with a flag in the top and weighted at the bottom makes one of the most satisfactory 

surface floats, as it is affected but little by wind. In case of flood measurements, good 

results can be obtained by observing the velocity of floating cakes of ice or debris. In case 

of all surface-float measurements coeffieients must be used to reduce the observed velocity to 

the mean velocity. The subsurfaee and tube or rod floats are intended to give direetly the 

mean velocity in the vertieal. Tubes give excellent results when the ehannel eonditions are 

good, as in canals. 

In measuring velocity by a float, observation is made of the time taken by the float to pass 

over the "run," a selected stretch of river from 50 to 200 feet long. Ttl each diseharge 

measurement a large number of veloeity determinations are made at different points aeross 

the stream, and from these observations the mean velocity for the whole section is determined. This may be done by plotting the mean positions of the floats as indicated by the 

distances from the bank as ordinates and the eorresponding times as abseissas. A curve 

through these points shows the mean time of run at any point across the stream, and the 

mean time for th~:t"whole stream is obtained by dividing the area bounded by this curve and 

its axis by the width. The length of the run divided by the mean time gives the mean 

velocity. 

The area used in float measurements is the mean of the areas at the two ends of the run 

and at several intermediate sections. 

The essential parts of the current meters in use are a wheel of some type, so constructed 

that the impact of flowing water causes it to revolve, and a device for recording or indicating 

the number of revolutions. The relation between the velocity of the moving water and the 

revolutions of the wheel is determined for each meter. This rating is done by drawing the 

meter through still water for a given distance at different speeds, and noting the number of 

revolutions for each run. From these data a rating table is prepared which gives the 

velocity per second for any number of revolutions. 

Many kinds of eurrent meters have been constructed. They may, however, be classed 

in two general types-those in whieh the wheel is made up of a series of cups, as the Price, · 

and those having a screw-propeller wheel, as the Haskell. Each meter has been developed 

for use under some special condition. In the case of the small Price meter, which has been 

largely developed and extensively used by the United States Geological Survey, an attempt 

has been made to get an instrument which could be used under practically all conditions. 

Current-meter measurements may be made from a bridge, cable, boat, or by wading, arid 

gaging stations may be classified in accordance with such use. Fig. 1 shows a typical cable 

station. 

In making the measurement an arbitrary number of points are laid off on a line perpendicular to the thread of the stream. The points at which the velocity and depth are observed 

are known as measuring points, and are usually fixed at regular intervals, varying from2 to 

20 feet, depending on the size and condition of the stream. Perpendiculars dropped from 

the measuring points divide the gaging section into strips. For each strip or pair of strips 

the mean velocity, area, and discharge are determined independently, so that conditions 

existing in one part of the stream may not be extended to parts where they do not apply. 

Three classes of methods of measuring velocity with current meters are in general usemultiple-point, single-point, and integration. 

The three principal multiple-point methods in general use are the vertieal velocity-curve; 

0.2 and 0.8 depth; and top, bottom, and mid-depth. 
FIELD METHODS OF MEASURING ~-.LOW. 9 

In the vertical velocity-curve method a ~eries of velocity determinatioss are made in each 

vertieal at regular intervals, usually from 0.5 to 1 foot apart. By plotting these velocities 

as abseissas and their depths as ordinates, and drawing a smooth eurve among the resulting 

points, the vertical veloeity curve is developed. This eurve shows graphically the magnitude and ehanges in veloeity from the surfaee to the bottom gf the stream. The mean 

velocity in the vertieal is then obtained by dividing the area bounded by this velocity curve 

and its axis by the depth. On account of the length of time required to make a complete 

measurement by this method, its use is limited to the determination of cooffieients for 

purposes of eomparison and to measurements under ice. 

In the second multiple-point method the meter is held successively at 0.2 and 0.8 of 

the depth, and the mean of the velocities at these two points is taken as the mean velocity 

for that vertical. On the assumption lihat the vertieal velocity curve is a common parabola 

with horizontal axis, the mean of the veloeities at 0.22 and 0.79 of the depth will give 

(closely) the mean velocity in the vertical. Actual observations under a wide range of 

eonditions show that this second multiple-point method gives the mean velocity very closelytfor open-water conditions where the depth is over 5 feet and the bed comparatively smooth, 

and moreover the indications are that it will hold nearly as well for ice-covered rivers. 

In the third multiple-point method the meter is held at mid-depth, at 0.5 foot below the 

surafce, and at 0.5 foot above the bottom, and the mean velocity is determined by dividing 

by 6 the sum of the top veloeity, four times the mid-depth velocity, and the bottom velocity. 

This method may be modified by observing at 0.2, 0.6, and 0.8 depth. 

The single-point method consists in holding the meter either at the depth of the thread of 

mean velocity, or at an arbitrary depth for which the coefficient for redueing to mean velocity 

has been determined. 

Extensive experiments by vertical velocity curves show that the thread of mean velocity 

generatly occurs at from 0.5 to 0.7 of the total depth. In general practice the thread of 

mean veloeity is eonsidered to be at 0.6 depth, at which point the meter is held in a majority 

of the measurements. A large number of vertical velocity-curve measurements, taken oil 

many streams and under varying conditions, show that the average coefficient for reducing 

the veloeity obtained at 0.6 depth to mean velocity is practieally unity. 

In the other principal single-point method the meter is held near the surface, usually 1 

foot below, or low enough to be out of the effect of the wind or other disturbing influences. 

This is known as the subsurface method. The coefficient for reducing the velocity taken at 

the subsurface to the mean has been found to be from 0.85 to 0.95, depending on the stage, 

velocity, and channel conditions. The higher the stage the larger the eoefficient. This 

method is specially adapted for flood measurements, or when the velocity is so great that 

the meter can not be kept at 0.6 depth. 

The vertical-integration method eonsists in moving the meter at a slow, uniform speed 

from the surface to the bottom and back again to the surface, and noting the number of 

revolutions and the time taken in the operation. This method has the advantage that the 

velocity at each point of the vertical is measured twice. lt is well adapted for measurements under ice and as a check on the point methods. 

The area, which is the other factor in the velocity method of determining the discharge of · 

a stream, depends on the stage of the river, which is observed on the gage, and on the 

general contour of the bed of the stream, which is determined by soundmgs. The soundings are usually taken at each measuring point at the time of the discharge measurement, 

either by using the meter and cable, or by a special sounding line or rod. For streams with 

permanent beds standard cross sections are usually taken during low water. 'f.hese sections 

serve to check the soundings which are taken at the time of the measurements, and from 

them any change which may have taken place in the bed of the stream can be detected. 

They are also of value in obtaining the area for use in computations of high-water measurements, as accurate soundings are hard to obtam at high stages. 

ln computing the discharge measurements from the observed velocities and depths at 

v.arious points of measurement the measuring section is divided into elementary strips, as 

IRR 178--06--2 
10 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905. P .ART XIV. 

shown in fig. 1, and the mean velocity, area, and discharge are determined separately for 

either a single or a double strip. The total discharge and the area are the sums of those 

for the various strips, and the mean velocity is obtained by dividing the total discharge by 

the total area. 

The determination of the flow of an ice-covered stream is difficult, owing to diversity and 

instability of conditions during the winter period and also to lack of definite information 

in regard to the laws of flow of water under ice. The method now employed is to make 

frequent discharge measurements during the frozen periods by the vertical velocity-curve 

method and to keep an accurate record of the conditions, such as the gage height to the surface of the water as it rises in a hole cut in the ice, the thickness and character of the ice, etc. 

From these data an approximate estimate of the daily flow can be made by constructing 

a rating curve (really a series of curvos) similar to that used for open channels. but considering, in addition to gage heights and discharge, the varying thickness of ice. Such data 

as are available in regard to this subject are published in Water-Supply Paper No. 146, pp .. 

141-148. 

OFFICE METHODS OF COMPUTING RUN-OFF. 

There are two principal methods of estimating run-off, depending on whether or not the 

bed of the stream is perman~t. 

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FIG. 2.-Rating, area, mean velocity, and curves for South Fork of Skykomish River near Index, Wash. 

For stations on streams with permanent beds the first step in computing the run-off is 

the construction of a rating table, which shows the discharge corresponding to any stage of 

the stream. This rating table is applied to the record of stage to determine the amount of 

water flowing. The construction of the rating table depends on the method used in 

measuring flow. 

For a station at a weir or dam the basis for the rating table is some standard weir formula. 

The coefficients to be used in its application depend on the type of dam and other conditions 

near its crest. .After inserting in the weir formula the measured length of crest and the 

assumed coefficient the discharge is computed for various heads and the rating table constructed. .... 

The data necessary for the construction of a rating table for a velocity-area station are 

the results of the discharge measurements, which include the record of stage of the river at 

the time of measurement, the area of the cross section, the mean velocity of the current, 

and the quantity of water flowing. A thorough knowledge of the conditions at and in the 

vicinity of the station is also necessary., - · 
COOPERATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 11 

The construction of the rating table depends on the following laws of flow for open, 

permanent channels: (1) The discharge will remain constant so long as conditions at or 

near the gaging station remain constant; (2) the discharge will be the same whenever the 

stream is at a given stage if the change of slope due to the rise and fall of the stream be 

neglected; (3) the discharge is a function of and increases gradually with the stage. 

The plotting of results of the various discharge measurements, using gage heights as 

ordinates, and discharge, mean velocity, and area as abscissas, will define curves which 

show the discharge, mean velocity, and area corresponding to any gage height. For the 

development of these curves there should be, therefore, a sufficient number of discharge 

measurements to cover the range of the stage of the stream. Fig. 2 shows a typical rating 

curve with its corresponding mean velocity and area curves. 

As the discharge is the product of two factors, the area and the mean velocity, any 

change in either factor will produce a corresponding change in the discharge. Their curves 

are therefore constructed in order to study each independently of the other. 

The area curve can be definitely determined from accurate soundings extending to the 

limits of high water. It is always concave toward the horizontal axis or on a straight line, 

unless the banks of the stream are overhanging. 

The form of the mean velocity curve depends chiefly on the surface slope, the roughnflss 

of the bed, and the cross section of the stream. Of these, the slope is the principal factor. 

In accordance with the relative changes of these factors the curve may be either a straight 

line, convex or concave toward either axis, or a combination of the three. From a careful 

study of the conditions at any gaging station the form which the vertical velocity curve 

will take can be predicted, and it may be extended with reasonable certainty to stages 

beyond the limits of actual measurements. Its principal use is in connection with the area 

curve in locating errors in discharge measurements and in constructing the rating table. 

The discharge curve is defined primarily by the measurements of discharge, which are 

studied and weighted in accordance with the local conditions existing at the time of each 

measurement .. The curve may, however, best be located between and beyond the measurements by means of curves of area and mean velocity. The discharge curve under normal 

conditions is concave toward the horizontal axis and is generally parabolic in form. 

In the preparation of the rating table the discharge for each tenth or half tenth on the 

gage is taken from the curve. The differences between successive discharges are then 

talen and adjusted according to the law that they shall either be constant or increasing. 

The determination of daily discharge of streams with changeable beds is a difficult problem. In case there is a weir or dam available, a condition which seldom exists on streams 

of this class, estimates can be obtained by its use. In case of velocity-area stations frequent discharge measurements must be made if the estimates are to be other than rough 

approximations. For stations with beds which shift slowly or are materially changed 

only during floods rating tables can be prepared for periods between such changes and 

satisfactory results obtained with a limited number of measurements, provided that some 

of them are taken soon after the change occurs. For streams with continually shifting 

beds, such as the Colorado and Rio Grande, discharge measurements should be made every 

two or three days and the discharges for intervening days obtained either by interpolation 

modified by gage height or by Professor Stout's method, which has been described in full 

in the Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geologieal Survey, Part IV, page 

323, and in the Engineering News of April 21, 1904. This method, or a graphical application of it, is also much used in estimating flow at stations where the bed shifts but slowly. 

COOPERATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Most of the II!.easurements presented in this paper have been obtained through local 

hydrographers. Acknowledgment is extended to other persons and corporations who have 

assisted local hydrographers or have cooperated in any way, either by furnishing records 

of the height of water or by assisting 'in transportation, 
12 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

The following is a list, arranged alphabetically by States, of the hydrographers and 

others who have assisted in furnishing and preparing the data contained in this report: 

Jdaho.-Supervising engineer, D. W. Ross,a assisted by L. C. LaRue, William G. Davies, and J. B. 

Bond. Acknowledgments and thanks are due the Oregon Short Line Railroad for transportation 

furnished the district engineer and his assistants. 

Montana.-District engineer, C. C. Babb,b assisted by L. R. Stockman, H. M. Morse, and J. H. Sloan. 

Acknowledgments are due the Northern Pacific Railway for transportation furnished the hydrographers. 

Oregon.-District engineer, John T. Whistler,c assisted by Wilbur C. Sawyer, E. N. Smith, Ivan 

Landes, and R. S. Hall. Acknowledgments and thanks are due the Oregon Railroad and Navigation 

Company, Southern Pacific Company, Oregon Short Line R\).ilroad, Sumpter Valley Railway, and 

Columbia Southern Railway for transportation; toW. G. McDonald for the use of his ferry cable on 

John Day River as a gaging station, and to the Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company, Bend, Oreg., 

for voluntary gage readings. ' 

Wastington.-Districtengineer, T. A. Noble, assisted by W. J. Lightfoot, W. C. Muldrow,and others. 

Acknowledgments and thanks are due to the many owners and managers of irrigation canals in Yakima 

River Valley for assistance and information furnished in the prosecution of the work in that locality. 

Wyoming.-District hydrographer, M. C. Hinderlider,d and resident hydrographer, A. J. Parshall. 

Acknowledgments are due for annual passes over all their lines in Wyoming to the Union Pacific; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; Colorado and Southern; Colorado and Wyoming; and Fremont 

Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroads. 

COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Next to the Colorado, Columbia River drains the largest area of all the rivers in the arid 

region, its drainage including parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and a large. 

area in Canada. No extensive observations of its flow have been made, but the data 

obtained indicate that its discharge is much greater than that of the Colorado. The Columbia and its numerous tributaries are of great importanee, offering good sites for water 

power development and an abundanee of water for irrigation, while the main river is navigable for a considerable distance. 

Columbia River for most of its length in Washington and Oregon flows through a deep 

eanyon, and ean not be economically diverted for irrigation to any eonsiderable extent, 

though there is one point at Priest Rapids where a very large amount of power ean be eeonomically developed and considerable land irrigated by gravity and a water-power pumping plant. 

The tributaries whieh do not flow through deep canyons are extensively used for irrigation, and afford many opportunities for the installation of large water-power plants and 

extensive iFrigation development in the future. 

The following pages give the results of data collected in the Columbia River drainage 

basin during 1905. 

COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR JULIA, WASH. 

This station was established by the Reclamation Service March 1, 1905, for the study 

of the regimen of rise and fall of Columbia River, and was discontinued October 1, 1905. 

It is loeated near Koppen's house, at Wahluke, near Julia, Wash. 

The channel is straight for 4,000 feet above and 3.000 feet below the station. The cur-. 

rent is sluggish. Both banks are high, roeky, clean, and not liable to overflow during high 

water. 

The gage is on the north bank of the river, and is in two seetions. The lower is an inclined 

staff, graduated to read direet to 20 feet, and the upper is a vertieal staff, graduated from 

20 to 24 feet. The bench mark is a spike nail driven into the base log at the southwest 

corner of the observer's house, 600 feet northeast of the gage; elevation, 39.52 feet above 

gage datum. The gage is read twice each day by Jennie C. Koppen. 

a Office of supervising engineer, Boise, Idaho. b District office for 1906 will be at Huntley, Mont., H. M. Morse, hydrographer in charge. c District office for Oregon and Washington, 1906, will be 351 Washington street, Portland, Oreg., J. C. Stevens, hydrographer in charge. a Office of the district hydrographer, Chamber of Commerce Building, Denver, Colo. 
COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 13 

Daily gage height, infeet, ofColu.mbia River near Julia, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. 

I 

Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

------------------ I 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 2.0 4.8 7. 45 12.2 14.3 11.75 7.62 

2.28 4. 78 7.5 12.52 14.12 11.7 7.4 

2.22 4. 77 7.58 13.12 14.0 11.62 7.22 

4 .................................. ----------! 2.42 4. 7 7.6 13.7 13.92 11.52 7.12 

~~ ~ ~ ~: -:: ~ ~ ~: ~ ~-:: :: ~- ~ ~: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~:-:::::::::~::~I 2.58 4. 7 7.6 14.05 13.88 11.45 6.95 

2. 7 4.65 7.68 14.08 13.82 11.45 6. 78 

2.88 4.6 7.8 14.88 13.72 11.4 6.62 

3.0 4.65 7.95 15.15 13.55 11.35 6.5 

9 ........................ ------------- ....... : 3.15 4. 7 8.18 15.55 13.4 11.3 6.38 

~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::i 3.32 4. 7 8. 48 15.98 13.3 11.25 6. 35 

3.52 4. 75 8. 7 16.28 13.25 11.2 6.28 

12.-------------------------------------.-----I 3.8 4. 75 9.0 16.48 13.2 11.15 6.18 

13 ..... --------------------------------------- 3.8 4. 75 9.0 16.55 13.15 11.0 6.15 

14.-------------.- ..... ------ .. --------------- 3.88 4. 82 9.1 16.72 13.1 11.98 6.15 

15.-------------.-----.--.---.--------.-----.- 3.9 4.88 9.2 16.85 13.02 10.88 6.13 

16.---.- ...... ------.--------.-----.-----.---- 3.98 4.92 9.35 16.9 12.92 10.88 6.08 

17 .. --.---------.--.-- .. -..... -.-.--- ......... 3.96 4.98 9. 48 16.75 12.88 10.78 6.0 

18 ...................... -.. --.- .. -.. --.- ... -.. 3.98 5.0 9.68 16.4 12.78 10.62 5.98 

19 ..... -.--- ....... --.- .. --------------- ... --- 4.0 5.0 9.92 16.28 12.68 10.45 5.88 

20 ................. ········ ... ················ 4.12 5.08 10.1 16.15 12.5 10.15 5.82 

21. ..... ;···················---------········· 4. 4 5.18 10.08' 15.85 12.25 9.9 5. 75 

22 ....... ······················· ·············- 4. 45 5.35 10.12 15.65 12.12 9.65 5. 75 

23 ....... ······················· ..... ········. 4. 6 5.55 10.35 15.48 11.98 9.45 5. 7 

24 ....................... ······· ......... ----. 4. 7 5.9 10.42 15.4 11.92 9.2 5.65 

25 ..••... ······················-.............. 4. 75 6.52 10.5 15.32 11.88 8.98 5.65 

26 .................... ·········· ......... ----. 4. 7 6. 78 10.75 15.22 11.78 8.68 5.65 

27 .................... ·········· .............. 4. 77 7.05 10.92 15.1 11.78 8.45 5.68 

28 .................... ····· ................... 4. 75 7. 42 11.2 14.8 11.73 8.25 5. 78 

29 ............................... ············. 4.8 7.6 11.48 14.68 11.75 8.05 5.95 

30 .•.......•..•..•........... ---------------- 4.8 7.5 11.75 14.5 11.75 7.85 6.12 

31.-- .. ---.--.-----.--.-- .. -... ----.-.-------. 4. 77 11.95 11.75 7. 73 

COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR PASCO, 'VASH. 

This station was established October 15, 1904, by C. B. Cox. It is locat~d at the bridge 

·of the Northern Pacific Railway 1.2 miles from Pasco, Wash. 

The channel is curved for about 800 feet above and straight for about one-fourth mile. 

below the station. The watet· above t!1e station is smooth. It becomes swift and rough 

on the west side of the channel 600 feet below the station. Both banks overflow during 

high water. The bed of the stream is composed of bowlders, and is fairly permanent. 

There is one channel at high and two at very low stages. The piers of the bridge, a bar 

· 600 feet below the statiOn, and the movements of the boat affect the measurements. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a boat held from the bridge by a onefourth inch rope cable 400 feet long. The meter is lowered 2 feet above the bow of the 

boat, over a roller on a proJecting plank, and is controlled by a windlass. The imtial point 

for soundings is 400 feet below the railway bridge, opposite the center of the east pier. 

A staff gage in two sections, graduated to feet and tenths, is bolted vertically to the 

third pier from the east end of the bridge. The lower section is graduated from zero to 10 

feet. The upper section is graduated from zero to 20 feet, with its zero at the 10-foot 

mark of the lower section. Gage readmgs have been reduced to the zero of the lower 

section. The gage is read once each day by W. B. Sloan. A United States Geological 

Survey standard aluminum bench-mark tablet marked "350" is placed on the south side 

of the first pier from the east end of the bridge; elevation, 349.7S feet above sea level and 
11 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PAR'r XIV. 

42.03 feet above gage datum. A United States Coast and Geodetic Survey brass benchmark tablet on the same pier has an elevation of 44.51 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135 of the United States Geological Survey, pages 24-25. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Oolurnbia River near Pasco, Wash.,jor 1905. 

__ n_ay_. __ i I 

1

_J_a_n._ Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. ' Dec. 

1. ............ . 

2 ... , ........ :. 

3 ............. . 

4 ...... ··•··••· 

5 ............. . 

6 ............. . 

:::::::::::::J 

10 ............ ··I 11. ............ . 

12 .............. ~ 

13 ............. . 

~:::: :::::::::::I 

:::::::::::::: ::1! 19 ............. . 

20 ............. . 

21. ............ . 

22 ............. . 

23 ............. . 

24 ............. . 

25 ............. . 

26 ... : ......... . 

27 ............. . 

28 ............. . 

29 ............. . 

30 ............. . 

31 ............. . 

7. 7 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7. 7 

7. 7 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.5 

7. 4 

7.3 I 

7.3 

7.2 

7.1 

7.0 

6.9 

6.8 

6.9 

7.0 

7.0 

7.1 

7.1 

7.2 

7.3 

7.5 

7. 7 

7. 7 

7. 7 

7.8 

7.6 

7.4 

7.3 

7.3 

7.2 

7.2 

7.0 

6.8 

6.8 

6.9 

7.0 

6. 7 

6.4 

6.5 

6.3 

6.2 

6.4 

6.5 

6.6 

6. 7 

6. 7 

6.8 

7 ') 

7.4 

7.4 

7.5 

7. 7 

7.8 

7. 7 ....••. 

NnTE.-No ice record. 

7.9 10.9 

8.0 10.9 

8.1 10.8 

8. 4 10.8 

8. 7 10.7 

9.0 10.6 

9.2 10.5 

9.3 10.5 

9.5 10.7 

9.6 10.8 

9.8 11.0 

10.0 10.9 

10.2 10.9 

10.2 10.9 

10.2 10.9 

10.3 • 10.9 

10.2 10.9 

10.2 11.0 

10.4 11.1 

10.5 11.2 

10.6 11.4 

10.7 11.7 

10.8 12.0 

10.8 12.3 

10.9 12.6 

10.9 13.2 

11.0 

11.0 

11.0 

11.0 

10.9 

13.8 

14.3 

14.4 

14.3 

14.1 

13.9 

13.8 

13.9 

13.9 

14.0 

14.0 

14.0 

14.2 

14.7 

15.3 

15.5 

15.6 

15.6 

15.6 

15.6 

15.6 

15.8 

16.1 

16.3 

16.6 

16.8 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

17.0 

17.5 

17.9 

18.3 

18.8 

19.4 

20.0 

20.7 

21.2 

21.6 

21.9 

22.1 

22.4 

22.8 

23.0 

23.·2 

23.3 

23.4 

23.4 

23.3 

23.0 

22.9 

22.6 

22.4 

22.2 

22.0 

22.8 

21.6 

21.5 

21.4 

21.3 

21.0 

20.8 

20.7 

20.5 

20.3 

20.1 

20.0 

19.8 

19.6 

19.4 

19.2 

19.1 

19.1 

19.0 

19.0 

18.9 

18.9 

18.9 

18.5 

18.4 

18.2 

18.1 

18.0 

17.9 

-17.5 

17.3 

17.1 

17.0 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.8 

16.7 

16.6 

16.6 

16.6 

16.6 

16.5 

16.4 

16.3 

16.2 

16.1 

16.0 

1.5. 9 

15.8 

15.7 

15.6 

15.1 

15.0 

14.9 

14.6 

14.3 

13.9 

13.8 

13.6 

13.4 

13.2 

13.0 

12.9 

CLARK FORK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

12.7 

12.5 

12.3 

12.2 

12.0 

11.9 

11.7 

11.6 

11.3 

11.3 

11.2 

11.2 

11.2 

11.1 

11.1 

11.0 

11.0 

10.9 

10.9 

10.9 

10.8 

10.8 

10.7 

10.6 

10.6 

10.5 

10.7 

10.8 

10.9 

10.9 

11.2 

11.3 

11.3 

11.5 

11.8 

11.9 

12.1 

12.2 

12.3 

12.4 

12.3 

12.1 

12.1 

12.0 

11.9 

11.8 

11.7 

11.5 

11.3 

11.1 

11.2 

11.1 

11.0 

10.9 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.8 

10.8 

10.7 

10.6 

10.4 

10.3 

10.2 

10.1 

10.0 

10.0 

9.9 

9.8 

9. 7 

9.61 

9.5 

9.5 I 

9.5 

9.4 

9.3 

9.2 

9.2 

9.1 

9.1 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.8 

8. 7 

8. 7 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.5 

8.4 

8.3 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.0 

8.0 

8._() 

7.9 

7.9 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7. 7 

7. 7 

Clark Fork of the Columbia has its source in Silverbow County, Mont., and flows north- . 

ward until it receives the waters of Little Blackfoot River, when it takes a more northwesterly course. The name Missoula is usually applied to that portion of the river between the 

junction of Big Blackfoot and HelJgate rivers and the mouth of Flathead River. From 

that point to its junction with Columbia River it is called Clark Fork of the Columbia. 

The source of Bitterroot River is in the high mountains which form the bom'ldary line 

between Montana and Idaho. It flows in a northerly direction, entering Missoula River a 

short distance below the city of Missoula. The tributaries on the east side drain comparatively low hi!Js and contribute little to the supply of the river. The west-side branches, on 

the contrary, are numerous, draining a precipitous ang heavily wooded area. Their discharge is regulated by many small lakes, fed by banks of snow, which continue far into 

summer befme disappearing altogether. From Hamilton to Missoula, a distance of 48 

miles, the fall of the river is 350 feet, or 7.3 feet to the mile. 
. 

CLARK IWRK DRAINAGE BASIN. 15 

CLARK FORKa AT PRIEST RIVER, IDAHO. 

This station was established in June, .1903, by T. f .. Noble, and was discontinued April 

30, 1905. It is located on the right bank of the river, about 1,000 feet west of Priest River 

railroad station. 

The channel is straight for about 2,000 feet above and below the station. The right bank 

is high, covered with underbrush, and not subject to overflow. The left bank is low, 

cleared, and liable to overflow. From the top of the left bank there is an upward slope of 

about 10 per cent. The water flows in one channel, and the bed of the stream is composed 

of sand, with occasional bowld~>rs. 

Discharge measurements were made from a ferry cable, which is at a right angle to the 

stream. The initial point for soundings is a stake on the left bank of the stream and \he 

west side of the driveway. Its elevation is 2,062.11 feet above sea level. On the right 

bank, 1,020 feet from the initial point, is another stake, with a tack in its head. Its elevation above sea level is 2,076.31 feet. 

A wire gage is fastened to the railing of the platform, which is built between four trees. 

The bench marks am as follows: (1) A United States Geological Survey bench mark south 

of Priest River station, at the northeast corner of the hotel, from which all elevations were 

obtained; elevation, 2,077.00 feet; (2) a bench mark under the gage-boar4 platform; elevation, 2,066.19 feet; (3) a bench mark on a stump near the gage; elevation, 2,073.02 feet. 

Elevations refer to sea level. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers_ 

of the United States Geological Survey: --

Description: 100, pp. 399-400; 135, pp. 40-41. 

Discharge: 100, p. 400; 135, p. 41. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p. 43. 

Gage heights: 100, pp. 400-401; 135, pp. 41-42. 

Rating table: 135, p. 42. 

DisCharge meas·urements of OZark Fork at Priest River, Idaho, in 1905. 

Dp.te. Hydrographer. Width. Area of M•an Gago I Di~. section. velocity. height. charge. 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. 

January 19 •.... Laurgaard and Costeel ............. """'"· F"'· I /"'· 715 3,896 2;021 42.52 7,852 

February 3a ... C. Costeel. .......................... 704 3,498 1. 55 41.8."> 5,419 

a lee conditions. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of OZark Fork at Priest River, Idaho,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. I Feb. "'"'·t AP'· ' 

Day. I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 

1. ............... 42.68 42.15 42.72 43.78 17 ............... 1 -12.42 42.31 43.2 43.9 

2 ................ 42.67 41.3 42.78 ''-''' 18............. .. 42.5 42.3 43.28 43.9 

3 ................ 42.72 41.85 42.8 43.74 19 ............... 42.52 42.29 43.31 43.92 

4 ................ 42.68 42.22 42.88 43.8 20 .•............. 42.55 42.32 43.33 43.92 

5 ................ 42.7 42.34 42.9 43.75 21. .............. 42.57 42.41 43.35 43.95 

6 ................ 42.69 42.4 42.92 43.69 22 ............... 42.59 42.42 43.45 44.01 

7 ................ 42.8 42.49 43.0 43.68 23 .••............ 42.6 42.48 43.5 44.1 

8 ................ 42.71 42.45 43.05 43.68 24 .... ··········· 42.62 42.52 43.52 44.19 

9: ............... 42.62 42.5 43.09 43.77 25 ............... 42.65 42.55 43.6 44.35 

10 •.....••........ 42.62 42.75 43.19 43.7 26 ............... 42.62 42.6 43.55 44.27 

11. ............... 42.54 

I 

41.69 43.35 43.71 27 ............... 42.68 42.64 43.63 44.55 

12 ................ 41.59 42.0 4:!.39 43.77 ~.... ··j 42.7 42.69 43.7 44.75 

13 ................ 41.121 42.12 43.32 43.9 29 ....... ········ 42.73 43.71 44.9 

14 .. ······ ........ 41.24 42.29 43.15 43.85 30 •...........•.. 42.71 

. .I 43.73 45.01 

15 ................ 42.04 

I 

42.28 

I 

43.19 43.85 31.. ............. 1 42.8 ! ........ 43.77 

16 ................ 42.32 42.3 43.19 43.89 

a Formerly called Pend Oreille River. 

NoTE.-No ice record. 
16 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PAR'£ XIV. 

St~tion rating ta.blefor Clark Fork at Priest Ri-Per, Idaho,from June 26, 1903, to April SO, 1905. ----- - - --- -----

Discharge. I Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Ga~e Discharge. height. height. height. heig t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

41.10 5,680 42.20 6,990 

I 

43.20 9, 740 44.20 13,470 

41.20 5, 770 42.30 7,220 43.30 10,070 44.30 13,890 

41.30 5,865 42.40 7, 460 43.40 10,410 44.40 14,320 

41.40 5,960 42.50 7, 700 

I 

43.50 10,750 44.50 14,760 

41.50 6,035 42.60 7,960 43.60 11,110 44.60 15,200 

41.60 6,150 I 42.70 8,230 43.70 11,480 44.70 15,650 

41.70 6,250 

II 

42.80 8,510 I 43.80 11,860 44.80 16,110 

41.80 6,350 42.90. 8,810 

I 

43.90 12,250 44.90 16,570 

41.90 6,450 4~.00 9,110 

I 

44.00 12,650 45.00 17,050 

42.00 6,550 43.10 9,420 44.10 13,050 I 45.9(il 21,530 

42.10 6, 770 

II : I I I 

NOTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measurements made daring 1903-1905. It is well defined above gage height 42.5 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Clark Fork at Priest River, Idaho, for 1905. 

Month. 

January ................................... _ .. ·-.-.- .. -- -I 

~:~:~~ ~~: : : : : : :: : : : : :: :: : : :: : : : : : : : : : : :: : : : : :: ::: : : : : : :I 

ApriL ... ·----···---····--····--····--···--····----··-·-·i 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

8,510 

8,370 

11,750 

17,100 

5,698 

5,865 

8,286 

11,400 

7, 791 

7,316 

10,030 

12,700 

MISSOl_TI_,A RIVER AT MISSOUI~A. MONT. 

Total in, 

acre-feet. 

479,000 

406,300 

616,700 

755,700 

This stati~n was established JUly 10, 1898, at Higgins Avenue Bridge, Missoula, Mont. 

Because of fluctuations in the water surfaee, the station was removed May 27, 1899, to the 

bridge of the Bitterroot Valley division of the Northern Pacific Railway, about one-half 

mile downstream. 

Both banks are high at this point. The water is deep and the current exeeedingly swift 

during high water. At lower stages it is comparatively sluggish. The stream bed is probably shifting. 

Ordinarily there is but one channel, broken only by two large erib piers, but in time of 

flood some water passes through a slough 600 feet south of the bridge. The channel is considerably obstructed by rip rap and remains of old cribs and piers. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the railway bridge. The 

initial point for soundings is at the right end over the northwest abutment, opposite the 

center of the first angle bloek of the truss. 

A standard chain gage is attached to a horizontal timber bolted to a cottonwood tree on 

the right bank 400 feet above the bridge; length of chain, 21.94 feet. During 1905 the gage 

was read twice each day by Thomas E. Westby. The bench-mark is a United States Geological Survey standard iron post on the north side of Front street, about 200 feet west of 

McCormick street; elevation, 3,194.64 feet above sea level (Mis~oula datum) and 32.46 

feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; WS=Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: Ann 20, iv, pp 490-491; 21, iv, p 413; WS 28, pp 156-157; 38, pp 364-~65; 51, p 432; 66, p 

131; 85, p 199; 100, p 403; 135, pp 28-29. 

Discharge: WS 28, p 169; 38, p 365; 51, p 432; 66, p 131; 85, p 199; 100, p 403; 135, p 29. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 20, iv, p 491; 21, iv, p 418; 22, iv, p 435; WS 75, p 198; 85, p 201; 100, p 405; 

135, p 31. 
CLARK FORK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 63. 

Gage heights: WS 28. p 163; 38, pp 366-3G7; 51, p 433; 66, p 131; 85, p 200; 100, p 404; 135, p 30. 

Hydrographs: Ann 21, iv, p 419; 22, iv, p 435; WS 75, p 199. 

Rating tables: WS 28, p 170; 39, p 4.54; 52, p 522; 66, p 177; 8.5, p 200; 100, p 405; 135, p 31. 

Dischm·ge measurements of .Missoula. River at M·issoula., Mont., in 1905. 

17 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------------------------·---

April17 .••.... L. R. Stockman ................... . 

MayS ......•.. J. H. Sloan ........................ . 

May 22 ............. do ............................. . 

June 16 ............. do ............................. . 

July 10 ............. do ............................ .. 

August 11 .......... do ............................. . 

SeptemberS ........ do ............................. . 

October 3 ........... do ............................. . 

October 24..... Morse and Sloan ................... . 

Feet. 

163 

169 

184 

283 

170 

163 

158 

154 

164 

Square 

feet. 

757 

860 

1,015 

1,236 

918 

778 

665 

673 

764 

Feet per second. 

1. 74 

2.05 

. 3.89 

4.06 

2.52 

1. 52 

1. 34 

1.3.5 

1. 65 

Feet. 

3.16 

3.50 

4.66 

5. 44 

4.00 

3.00 

2.56 

2.67 

2.95 

Secondfeet. 

1,320 

1, 766 

3,950 

5,016 

2,310 

1.181 

888 

907 

1,221 

Daily gage1zeight, in feet, of Missoula River at ~Missoula, Mont.,for 1905. 

I 

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

---------------------------------

1. ................... . 

2 .................... . 

3 ................... .. 

4 •••••••.••.••.•..••.• 

5 ................... .. 

6 ................... .. 

7.............. 2. 75 

8 ................... .. 

9 ................... .. 

10 ................... .. 

11 .................... . 

12 .................... . 

13 ... ;, ............... . 

14.............. 3.8 

15 .................. · .. . 

-16 ................... .. 

17 ................... .. 

18 .............. 1 ..... .. 

19 .................... . 

20 .................... . 

21.............. 3. 6 

22 ................... .. 

23 .................... . 

24 ................... .. 

:::fi. ............. 3.3 

:::7......... ..... 3.2 

28.............. 3.2~ 

~ .............. 3.2 

30.............. 3.28 

31.............. 3.3 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2. 6.5 

2. 7 

2. 8.5 

2.92 

3.0 

3.02 

3.05 

3.1 

3.1 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.15 

3. 25 

3.2 

3. 3 

3. 38 

3.52 

3.6 

3. 75 

4.0 

3.92 

3. 7 

3. 41) 

3. 38 

3. 42 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3. 3.5 

3.3'2 

3.25 

3.15 

3.02 

2;9.51 

2.9.5 

3.05 

3.18 

3.2.5 

3.25 

3.25 

3.25 

3.25 

3 ·~ 

3 •) 

3.2 

3.15 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.15 

3.1.5 

3.12 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0.5 

3.08 

3.15 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.12 

3.1 

3.18 

3.2.5 

3.2 

3.12 

3.1 

3.11) I 

3.18 

3. 32 

3. 3 

3.3 

3. 3.5 

3. 42 

3 . .5 

3 . .58 

3.6 

3.58 

3.5 

3.5 

3 . .5 5. 3 

3.5 5. 48 

3. 5 .5. 72 

3. 45 5. 75 

3. 45 5. 8 

3. 35 5. 92 

3. 3.5 6.16 

3. 42 6. 45 

3.8 6. 4 

4.1 6. 35 

4. 0.5 6.18 

4.05 fi. 05 

4. 0 5. 95 

3. 95 5. 95 

3. 95 5. 7 

3.9 5. 48 

4.0 4.92 

4. 22 . 5.12 

4. 38 4. 92 

4.5 4.8 

4.6 4. 7 

4. 78 4. 52 

4. 7 4. 75 

4. 68 4. 98 

4. 48 5. 05 

4.38 5.0.5 

4. 4 5. 68 

4. 42 5. 55 

4. 5 5. 38 

4.5 5.2 

4.98 

5.02 

4.95 

4.9 

4. 78 

4. 7 

4 .• 55 

4. 31) 

4.22 

4.12 

4.05 

3.98 

3.85 

3.8 

3. 7 

3.62 

3.55 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3. 42 

3. 3.5 

3. 32 

3.28 

3.25 

3.22 

3.2 

3.28 

3. 3.5 

3. 3.5 

3.6.5 

3.42 

3. 38 

3. 3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.25 

3.2 

3.12 

3.08 

3.02 

3.0 

3.0 

2.95 

2. 9 

2.88 

2.8.5 

2.85 

2.9 

2.95 

2.88 

2.82 

2. 8 

2. 78 

2.62 

2.65 

2. 65 

2. 65 

2.65 

2.65 

~.65 

2.65 

2.6 

2.58 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.52 

2.45 

2. 45 

2. 42 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.52 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

0

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.52 

2.6 

2.6 

2.65 

2. 65 

2.65 

2. 7.5 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 75 

2.82 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 8 

2. 75 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.85 

2. 8.5 

2.8.5 

2.9 

2.95 

3.1 

3.05 

3.0 

3.0 

2.95 

2.88 

2. 78 

3.0 

2.9.5 

2.95 

2.98 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.98 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.9 

2.85 

2.8.5 

2.8.5 

2.8.5 

2.9 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.9.5 

2.95 

2.92 

2.9 

2.8.5 

2. 7 

2.9 

2.95 

2. 95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.92 

2.9 

2.92 

2.9.5 

2.9.5 

2.9.5 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.9.5 

2.95 

2.95 

2.95 

2.98 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3. 1 

3.15 

3. 1.5 

NoTE.:-River frozen during January and February, March 12-13, and November 24 to December 31; readings are to top of ice. 
18 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating table for Missoula River at Missoula, Mont.,frorn January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Gage I Gage Gage 

height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2. 40 735 3:30 1,485 4.20 2,570 5.00 4,050 

2.50 800 3.40 1,590 4. 30 2, 720 5.20 4,510 

2.60 870 3.50 1, 700 4.40 2,880 5.40 5,000 

2. 70 945 3.60 1,810 4. 50 3,050 5.60 5,530 

2.80 1,025 3. 70 1,930 4. 60 3,230 5.80 6,100 

2.90 1,110 3.80 2,050 4 70 3,420 6.00 6, 710 

3.00 1,200 3.90 2,170 4.80 3,620 6. 20 7,370 

3.10 1,290 4.00 2,300 4.90 3,830 6.40 8,110 

3.20 1,385 4.10 

I 

2,430 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 15 discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is fairly well defined throughout. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Missoula River at Missoula, Mont.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 5,960 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Ma;x:imum. Minimum. Mean. 

March 1-11,14-31..-------------- 1,930 1,218 1,427 

ApriL ........................... 1,810 1,245 1,442 

May ............................. 4,006 1,538 2,497 

June ............................. 8,310 3,086 5,4...?9 

July ............................. 4,096 1,385 2,182 

August .......................... 1,569 870 1,132 

September ................... _ ... 908 748 819 

October .. __ ..................... 1,290 908 1,069 

November 1-23 .....•............ 1,200 1,009 1,140 

The period ..•............................................... 

NoTE.-No estimate for ice period. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

82,080 

85,800 

153,500 

323,000 

134,200 

69,600 

48,730 

65,730 

52,000 

1,015,000 

Run-off. 

Second-feet DPpth in 

perr::a~_are inches. 

0.239 0.258 

.242 .270 

. 419 . 483 

.911 1.02 

.366 . 422 

.190 .219 

·.137 .153 

.179 .206 

.191 .163 

...................................... 
CLARK FORK DRAIN AGE BASIN. 19 

BIG BLACKFOOT RIVER NEAR BONNER. MONT. 

This station was established in July, 1898. It is situated a short distance above the junction of Big Blackfoot with Hellgate River, at the county highway bridge, one-half mile west 

of Bonner and 6 miles east of Missoula. The station was abandoned October 31, 1905, 

because of a dam which was being erected in Hellgo',e River just below the mouth of the 

Big Blackfoot. 

The power dam of the Big Blackfoot Milling Co:ct;pany, about 1,000 yards above the station, interferes with the natural :How of the water, the opening and closing of the gates causing abrupt changes in river height. The channel at the station is straight for some distance. 

Both banks are high and rocky and are covered with brush and trees. Neither bank is 

subject to overflow. The bed of the stream is rocky and covered with cobble and bowlders. 

It is not liable to change. The depth of the water varies from 4 to 10 feet. The current is 

very swift and a stay line is necessary for the meter at all but the lowest stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the lower side of the bridge, the initial point for 

soundings being at the left bank. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the downstream guard rail of the bridge; length of 

chain, 20.68 feet. During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by Charles Anderson. 

Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A temporary' bench mark of the topographic 

division of the United States Geological Sur:vey, consisting of a cross cut in the northeast 

corner of the top of the northeast abutment of the Northern Pacific Railway bridge near 

Bonner; elevation, 3,290.30 feet above sea level. (2) A standard United States Geological 

Survey iron post located in front of John McCormick's house just east of the highway 

bridge; elevation, 3,246.04 feet above sea level. The zero of the gage is 3,230.70 feet above 

sea level. All elevations refer to the Missoula datum. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; WS= Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: Ann 20, iv, p 491; WS 28, pp 155-156; 38, p 362; 5i, p 430; 66, p 130; 100, pp 410-411; 135, 

p32. 

Discharge: WS 28, p 168; 38, p :362; 51, p 430; 66, p 130; 85, p 216; 100, p 411; 135, p 33. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 20, iv, p 491; 21, iv, p 416; 22, iv, p 433; WS 75, p 198; 100, p 413; 135, p 34. 

Discharge, yearly: Al\[120, iv, p 62. 

Gage heights: WS 28, p 163; 38, p 363; 51, p 431; 66, p 130; 100, pp 411-412; 135, p 33. 

--~ydrographs: Ann 21, iv, p 416; 22, iv, p 434. 

1.ting tables: WS 28, p 170; 39, p 454; 52, p 522; 66, p 177; 100, p 412; 135, p 34. 

Dis-:;lu:rge measurements of Big Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont., in 1905. 

I' ate. Hydrographer. Width. section. velocity. height. charge. · Area of I Mean Gage Dis-

--------l--------------------------1----------------- ------------

April17 ....... L. R. Stockman ................... . 

May 5 ......... J. H. Sloan ........................ . 

May 22 ............. do ............................. . 

.Tune 16 ............. do ............................. . 

July 10 •.....•...... do ....... ·---~---·········· .... . 

August 10 .......... do ....•......................... 

s~ptember 5 .......• do ............................. . 

October 3 ........... do ............................. . 

October 24 ..... Morse and Sloan ................... . 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

120 428 1.14 0. 30 486 

120 445 1. 55 . 46 690 

127 

133 

125 

121 

119 

119 

118 

6141 3.15 2. 04 1, 936 

677 4. 07 2. 80 2, 754 

565 ' 2. 26 1. 32 1, 278 

460 1. 46 . 60 673 

405 1. 06 . 36 432 

405 1. 08 . 35 438 

415 1.02 .21 425 
20 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART .XIV. 

Daily gage he·ight, in feet, of Big Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont.,for 1905. 

1.................. 0.75 

2 ........ ·········· .6 

3........ .......... .45 

4 ........ ·········· .4 

5 ........ ·········· .25 

6 ........ -········· .3 

7 ........ -·-······· .45 

8 ........ ·········· .6 

9. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1.2 

10.- ........ -.... .. . . 75 

11. .... -............ . 7 

12 ....... - ................. . 

13 ......................... . 

14. -· ...................... . 

:~:: __ :::::::1::::: 18 ......................... . 

19 ......................... . 

20 .................. ······-· 

21. .............. -- ... -.. -.. 

22 ..•..••.••••.....• ······-· 

2.3 

1. 95 

1.85 

2.2 

2.1 

2.2 

2.1 

2.2 

2.4 

2.35 

2.35 

2.05 

2.5 

2.6 

2.8 

2.6 

2.65 

2.4 

2.3 

2.35 

2.15 

2.25 

23 ........•......... ··-····· 2.05 

24 .................. ········ 1.6 

25 .................. --······ 1.4 

26 ................. . 

27 ........... ·····-· 

28 .....•............ 

29 •.••••...•..•..... 

30 ................. . 

31. ................ . 

.55 

1.0 

. 7 

.55 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.35 

.35 

.3 

.35 

.25 

.05 

.2 

.25 

.25 

.2 

.25 

.25 

.2 

.3 

.3.5 

.3 

0.2 

.2 

.25 

.25 

.15 

.2 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.2 

.25 

.2 

.22 

.3 

.25 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.25 .3 

.2 .35 

.2 .4 

.25 .6 

.25 .65 

.25 . 75 

:5 -::_] 

0. 7 

.8 

. 75 

.8 

. 7 

. 7 

. 75 

.8 

1,0 

1.35 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1. 45 

1.65 

1. 75 

1.85 

2.0 

1.85 

1. 75 

1.65 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1.85 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.05 

3.25 

3.4 

3.55 

3.85 

3.8 

3. 75 

3.85 

3. 75 

3.5 

3.3 

3.35 

3.25 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.25 

2.1 

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.15 

2.25 

2.15 

2.05 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1. 55 

1.5 

1.4 

1.35 

1.3 

1.25 

1.2 

1.15 

1.1 

1.05 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

0. 7 

. 75 

. 75 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

.65 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.8 .4 

.8 .3 

.8 .3 

.8 .3. 

.8 .3 

.85 .3 

.9 .3 

.8 l' .3 

.8 :3 

0.3 

.25 

.25 

.3 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.1 

.15 

.15 

.15-

.2 

.25 

.25 

.15 

.2 

.2 

.25 

.2 

.15 

.15 

.15 

.15 

.2 

.35 

.3 

.35 

.3 

.4 

0.3 

.4 

.35 

.3 I 

.25 

.3 

.3 

.25 

.35 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.35 

.45 

.35 

.5 

.4 

.45 

.4 

.15 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.35 

.3 

.35 

.25 

.25 

.25 

NoTE.-River frozen January 12-25, also February 1-28. Readings to top of ice. Ice gorge below station during February. · 

Stat·ion rating table for Big Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont., from January 1 to October 

31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Ga.ge Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.10 340 1.10 1,030 2.10 1,970' 3.10 3,150 

0.20 390 1.20 1,120 2.20 2,080 3.20 3,290 

0.30 440 1.30 1,210 2.30 2,190 3.30 3,430 

0.40 500 1.40 1,300 2.40 2,300 3.40 3,590 

0.50 560 1.50 1,390 2.50 2,420 3.50 3, 750 

0.60 630 1.60 1,480 2.60 2,540 3.60 3,910 

0. 70 700 1. 70 1,570 2. 70 2,660 3. 70 4,090 

0.80 770 1.80 1,660 2.80 2, 780 3.80 4,270 

0.90 850 1.90 1, 760 2.90 2,900 3.90 4,450 

1.00 940 2.00 1,860 3.00 3,020 4.00 4,630 

NOTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 17 discharge measurements made during 1904-1905, and is fairly well defined throughout . 

• 
CLARK FORK DRAIN AGE BASIN. 21 

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Blackfoot River near Bonner, 11/ont.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 2,465 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

MonthMaximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January 1-11, 27-31. ............. 1,120 365 572 

March ........................... 940 320 459 

April. ........................... 735 365 463 

May ............................. 2,4..'>0 700 1,294 

June ............................. 4,360 1, 760 2,936 

July ............................. 1, 760 770 1,079 

August .......................... 735 440 565 

September ....................... 500 340 407 

October ......................... 560 36.5 465 

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

NoTE.-No estimate for ice period. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

18,150 

28,220 

27,550 

79,560 

174,700 

66,350 

34,740 

24,220 

28,590 

482,100 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

pe~~N~.are inches. 

0.232 0.138 

.186 .214 

.188 .21C 

.525 .605 

1.19 1.33 

.437 .504 

.229 .264 

.165 .184 

.189 .218 

BITTERROOT RIVER NEAR GRANTSDALE, MONT. 

This station was established April 25, 1902. It is located on the highway bridge 2 miles 

southwest of Grantsdale and 5 miles southwest of Hamilton, Mont. Two large ditchesthe New Hedge and the Republican-are taken out of the river some distance above th€ 

station. They irrigate extensive farm lands and orchards in the vicinity of Hamilton. 

The channel is straight both above and below the station. The stream has a moderat€ 

velocity at ordinary stages, but is extremely swift in high water. The right bank has a 

gentle slope for about 100 feet, when it terminates at a high bank which is not liable tc 

overflow. The left bank is high and formed above the bridge by a railway fill. The bed 

of the stream is composed of gravel and bowlders. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the highway bridge, 

with the aid of a stay wire. The initial point for soundings is a notch on the hand rail 

over the north west bridge pier at the left bank._ 

A standard chain gage is fastened to the downstream truss of the hridge; length of 

chain, 23.33 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by T. J. Holt. Bench 

marks were established a,s follows: (1) A wire nail driven in the northeast side of a pin€ 

stump across the road from the west end of the bridge; elevation, 24.40 feet. (2) The 

northwest bolt in the northwest abutment plate of the bridge; elevation, 19.36 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following W ater-8upply PaperE 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 85, p 201; lOO, p 408; 135, p 35. 

Discharge: 85, p 202; 100, p 408; 135, p 35. 

Discharge, monthly: 85, p 203; 100, p 410; 135, p 37. 

Gage heights: 85, p 202; 100, p 409; 135, p 36. 

Rating tables: 85, p 203; 100, p 409; 135, p 36. 

\ 
22 STREAM MEASUREM~NTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements ojHiUerroot River near Grantsdale, Mont., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . I Area of Mean Gage Dis- Wtdth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------1---------------------------l------ ------------------------

April18 ....... Stockman and Sloan ............... . 

May 6 ......... J. H. Sloan ....................... .. 

May 23 ............. do ............................. . 

June 17 ............. do ............................ .. 

July 11. ............ do ....................... ____ , __ 

August 11 .. _ ....... do .. _ .... ----------------------· 

September 6 ........ do .. __ .......... ______ .. _______ _ 

October 4. _____ ..... do .. _ ... ______ . ___ . _________ ... _ 

Feet. 

170 

170 

182 

183 

183 

168 

156 

168 

168 

Square 

feet. 

412 

420 

562 

588 

516 

268 

221 

259 

298 

Feet per second. 

1. 73 

2.17 

3.43 

3.85 

2.63 

. 75 

.33 

.64 

1.06 

Feet. 

2.22 

2.42 

:1.22 

3.50 

2.88 

1.51 

1.21 

1. 46 

1. 70 

Secondfeet. 

713 

910 

1,929 

2,265 

. 1,356 

200 

70 

167 

October 25 .. _ .. , Morse and Sloan .. _____ ... _________ _ 315 

------------~~--~------~------~-----"-------

Daily gage height, in feet, of BitteTToot River near Grantsdale, Mont. ,for 1905. 

____ D __ ay_. ____ 

1 

__ J_an_._ Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug.~~Ept. _Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1. ........... .. 1. 95 1. 65 1. 75 2. 8 4. 3 3. 6 1. 8 ~ 1. 2 1. 5 "1. 6 '1. 6 

2 •..•..•...•..• 

1.85 

1.85 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 65 

1.65 

1.65 

1. 95 1. 65 1. 75 2. 7 4. 5 3. 5 1. 8 1. 2 1. 5 1. 6 1. 6 

3 ............. . 1. 95 1. 75 1. 75 2. 6 4. 6 3. 4 1. 8 1. 2 1. 5 1. 6 1. 6 

4 ............. . 1. 95 1. 75 1. 75 2. 5 4. 6 3. 4 1. 7 1. 2 1. 4 1. 6 1. 6 5 _____________ _ 1. 95 1. 85 1. 95 2. 4 4. 5 3. 3 1. 7 1. 3 1. 4 1. 6 1. 6 

6 ............. . 1. 95 1. 85 1. 95 2. 4 4. 3 3. 2 1. 7 1. 3 1. 4 1. 6 2. 0 

7 ............. . 1. 95 1. 95 2. 15 2. 5 4. 2 3. 0 1. 6 1. 2 1. 4 1. 6 2. 0 8 _____________ _ 2.05 1.95 2.15 2.6 4.3 2.9 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.9 

9.............. 1.65 2.05 

10.............. 1.85 2.15 

11 ... --- -------- 1. 95 2. 15 

12______________ 1.95 2.25 

13.............. 2.15 2.35 

14.............. 2.25 2.45 

15.............. 2.35 2.45 

16.............. 2.35 2.45 

17- .. -.. -.... - - - 2. 35 1. 95 

18 ............. . 

19 ............. . 

2.35 .1.95 

1. 75 1. 85 

20 .............. 1.75 1.85 

21.............. 1. 75 1.85 

22.............. 1.65 1.85 

23 ...... -........ 1.65 1. 75 

24 .............. 1.65 1.75 

25 .............. 1.65 1.75 

26 .............. 1.65 1.75 

27...... ........ 1.65 1.65 

28 ..... - --- - ---- 1. 65 1. 65 

29 .............. 1.65 

30.............. 1.65 

31..--- .... .... . 1.65 

1.95 2.25 

1.95 2.25 

1.95 2.15 

1.85 2.15 

1.85 2.05 

1.95 2.05 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1.95 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1. 95 

1.85 

1.85 

2.05 

2.15 

2.05 

2.15 

2.2 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.8 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

3.1 

3.5 

3.4 

3.5 

3.4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

3.0, 

3.1 

3.1 

3.6 

4.0 

4.9 

4.5 

4.5 

4.4 

4.3 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

4.1 

3.9 

3. 7 

3.6 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

"1. 4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 ,.8 NoTE.-Ice conditions January 1-18, February 1-18, December 6-27. During February the ice increased from 0.3 to 0.9 foot m thickness. Readings are to top of ice. 
CLARK FORK DRAINAGE BASIN. 23 

Station rating table for Bitterroot River near Orantsdale, Mont. ,jrorn January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage I Discharge. Gage I Di'<•hacgo, I Gage Discharge. Gage DischargeJ height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feel.' Feet. Second-feet. Feet. "second-feet. 

1.10 15 2.10 635 3.10 1,695 4.10 3, 435 

1.20 50 2.20 725 3.20 1,825 4.20 3,660 

I. 30 95 2.30 820 3.30 1,965 4.30 3,885 

1.40 145 2.40 920 3.40 2,105 4.40 4,110 

I. 50 200 2.50 1,020 3.50 2,265 4.50 4,335 

1.60 260 2.60 1,120 3.00 2,435 4.60 4,560 

I. 70 325 2. 70 1,225 3. 70 2,615 4. 70 4, 785 

I. 80 395 2.80 1, 3:35 3.80 2,80.5 4.80 5,010 

1.90 470 2.90 1, 450 3.90 3,005 4.90 5,235 

2.00 550 3.00 1,570 4.00 3,215 5.00 5,460 

NOTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on Hl discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is well defined throughout . 

• 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bitterroot River near Orantsdale, Mont.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1.550 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January 19-31. .................. 392 360 385 

.February 19-28 .................. 428 360 394 

March ........................... 592 360 485 

April ............................ 2,105 360 915 

May ............................. 3,21.5 920 1,544 

June ............................. 5,235 1,825 3,276 

July ............................. 2,435 395 1,111 

August ....................... _ .. 395 50 168 

September ....................... 145 5 44 

October ......................... 325 145 247 

November ....................... 395 200 264 

December 1-.5 .................... 260 260 260 

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

Total in 

acre-feet. 

9,927 

7,815 

29,820 

54,450 

94,940 

194,900 

68,310 

10,330 

2,636 

15,190 

15,710 

2,578 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in per s9uare inches. 

mile. 

0.248 0.120 

.254 .094 

.313 .361 

.590 .658 

.996 1.15 

2.11 2.35 

.717 .827 

.108 .124 

.029 .032 

.159 .183 

.170 .190 

.168 .031 

506, 600 .......... - . -........• 

------------------------~--------~------~------~------~--------~-----

NoTE.-No estimate for ice period. 

PRIEST RIVER AT PRIEST RIVER, IDAHO. 

This station was established in June, 1903, by T. A. Noble, and discontinued April 30, 

1905. It is located at the highway bridge on the road from the railroad station at Priest 

River to Priest Lake. 

The 9hannel is straight for 500 feet above and 200 feet below the bridge. Both banks 

ai'e high, wooded, and not liable to overflow. Extending from each pier of the single-span 

bridge to the bank is a breakwater composed of piles faced with planks. These breakwaters make the current sluggish between the piers and the banks. Under the main span 

of the bridge, a distance of 120 feet, the cu1·rent is swift. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel. 

' .. 

• 
24 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements were made from the downstream side of the bridge. The 

initial point for soundings is the bolt, around which a circle has been painted, at the end of 

the guard rail at the right bank. · 

A vertical staff gage is nailed to a pile on the downstream side of the right pier of the 

bridge. During the early part of 1905 the gage was read once each day by George Young. 

Bench marks were established as follows: (1) The bolt in the guard rail at the west end of 

the bridge, which is used as initial point for soundings; elevation, 29.04 feet. (2) A 

spike driven into a stump under the right approach to the bridge; elevation, 17.48 feet. 

Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. Beneh mark No.1 is 2,079.7 feet above sea 

level. 

January 18, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by Laurgaard and Ca.,_ 

teel gave the following results: Width, 127 feet; area of seetion, 321 square feet; mean 

vel~city, 2.10 feet per second; gage height, 3.22 feet; discharge, 637 second-feet. There 

was ice along the river banks at the time of the measurement. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p. 401; 135, pp. 43-44. 

Discharge: 100, p. 402; 135, p. 44. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p. 46. 

Gage heights: 100, p. 402; ~35, pp. 44-45. 

Rating table: 135, p. 45. 

Daily gage height, ·in feel, of Priest River at Priest River, ldaho,.for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Day. Jan. Feb. I Mar. Apr. 1, Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. 

1. . . . . . 3. 22 2. 9 3. 59 4. 68 12. . . . . 3. 52 3. 52 3. 98 4. 53 122.. .. . 3. 26 3. 59 4. 591 4. 65 

2 ...... 3.1 3.3 3.64 4.65 13 ..... 3.9 3.71 3.97 4.55 23 ..... 3.27 3.6 4.591 4.68 

3 ...... 3.22 3.52 3.74 4.61 14 ..... 4.31 3.7 3.95 4.58: 24 ..... 3.34 3.62 4.681 4.7 

4 ...... 3.23 3.63 3.86 4.57 15 ..... 3.95 3.62 3.97 4.6 25 ..... 3.41 3.6 4.69 4.79 

5 ...... 3.3 3.45 3.78 4.54 16 ..... 3.62 3.65 3.99 4.68 26 ..... 3.45 3.69 4.68! 4.91 

6.. .. .. 3. 31 3. 21 3. 88 4. 5.5 17.. . .. 3. 43 3. 66 3. 99 4. 55 I 27.. .. . 3. 5 3. 81 4. 69 I 5. 09 

7 ...... 3.3 3.39 3.91 4.55 18 ..... 3.2813.67 4.11 4.6 2S ..... 3.64 3.61 4.691 5.11 

s.. .. .. a. 31 a. 49 3. 93 4. 57 

1

19.. .. . a. 26 a. 61 4. 14 4. 52 29.. . .. a. 67 4. 67 I 5. 12 

9- .. -.. 3. 15 3. 49 3. 97 4. 58 20- .. .. 3. 27 3. 62 4. 25 4. 58 30.. .. . 3_. 48 4. 68 5. 19 

10...... 3. 13 3. 42 4. 01 4. 54 121... .. 3. 27 3. 59 4. 51 4. 62 31..... 3. 45 4. 6911· ..... 

11 ...... 3.05 3.0514.03 4.53 

----~~--~--~--~--~~----~--~--~--

NoTE.-No ice record. 

SPOKANE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Spokane River rises in the northern part of Idaho, being an outlet of Lake Creur d'Alene. 

It passes into Washington, flows· in a westerly direction, and enters Columbia River near 

latitude 47° 52' north. It is about 120 miles long. 

C«EUR D'ALENE LAKE AT CffiUR D'ALENE, IDAHO. 

This station was established February 11, 1905,· to obtain a recor·d of the fluctuations of 

the lake surface, and was discontinued September 30, 1905. 

A vertical staff gage is nailed to a pile in front of Rosen's boathouse, 400 feet east of the 

Creur d'Alene Railroad depot. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by John C. 

Rosen. The bench mark is a United States Geological Survey standard bench-mark tablet 

in the southeast corner of Wiggett & Empey Company's brick store building, 37.65 feet 

11-bove the datum of the gage and 2,157.00 feet above sea level. 
SPOKANE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 25 

Daily gage heigh-t, injeet, ofO(J!u.r d'Alene Lake at Gaur d'Alene, Idalw,for 1905. 

Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

-------------1------------------------

1 ... ··-·························· --- .......... 1.55 4.25 5.1 5.15 3.1 1.05 0.35 

2.- ·········••····••················ .............. 1.7 4.2 5.0 5.15 3.05 1.0 .3 

3.---------------------------------- ................ 1.8 4.1 4.85 5.15 2.95 .95 .3 

4.---------------------------------- ................ 2.0 4.0 4. 75 5.2 2.9 .95 .3 

5.- ········------------------------- ................ 2.2 3.9 4.65 5.3 2.8 .9 .3 

6.- ·•••···•························· .............. 2.4 3.85 4.4 5.4 2.65 .85 .3 

7 ... ····•·····••···············•···· ................ 2.6 3.85 4.4 5.45 2.55 .8 .3 

8 .• ··•········••···················· ................ 2. 7 3.85 4.3 5.45 2.5 .8 .25 

9 .. ··•············•················· ............... 2.8 3.9 4.35 5.4 2.4 . 75 .25 

10 .. ································· ............... 2.9 4.0 4.6 5.4 2.3 . 7 .25 

11. ...•..... -.............. -....... -. ................ 2.95 4.05 4. 7 5.3 2.2 . 7 .25 

12 ............ ·········· ............. ................ 3.0 4.05 4.85 5.2 2.15 .65 .2 

13 ......... -.............. -.......... ................. 3.05 4.0 4.95 5.05 2.05 .65 .2 

14 .......•.... -..................... - ................ 3.05 4.0 5.0 4.95 2.0 .6 .2 

15 ....•.................. ···········- 0.85 3.05 3.9 5.0 4.8 1.9 .6 .2 

16 ... ·•········· ...•........ -········ .85 3.0 3.9 5.05 4.65 1.85 .55 .2 

17 .... ·············· ····· ......•..... .8 3.0 3.85 5.1 4.5 1.8 .55 .2 

18 .•. ······ ........... -········· ..... . 75 3.0 3.85 5.15 •. 35 1.7 .5 .2 

19 .... ········ ... ······ .............. .8 3.15 3.9 5.2 4.2 1.65 .5 .2 

20 •.. •·•··•····•··•·•···••··· ..••.... .8 <5.3 4.0 5.2 4.05 1.6 .5 .2 

21 ................. -................. .8 3.4 4.15 5.25 3.9 1.55 .5 .2 

22 .•.. ·•··•·········•••••···········• .8 3.55 4.3 5.25 3.8 1.5 .45 .2 

23 ... ································ .9 3.65 4.4 5.25 3. 75 1. 45 .45 .2 

24 ... ·•······························ .95 3. 75 4.55 5.25 3.6 1.45 .45 .15 

25 .. ································· 1.05 3.85 4. 7 5.25 3.5 1.35 .4 .15 

26 •. ································· 1.2 4.0 4.9 5.2 3.45 1.3 .4 .2 

27 .. ································· 1.3 4.15 5.1 5.2 3.4 1.25 .4 .25 

28 .. ································· 1. 45 4.25 5.25 5.15 3.35 1.2 .4 .3 

29 ••• ••·•··•·•····· ·•··•··••·•·····•· ............... 4.35 5.25 5.15 

I 

3.25 1.15 .4 .35 

30 ..•.•..............•..•..•......... -------- 4.4 5.15 5.15 3.15 1.1 .35 .4 

31 ....•....................... -•... -· ............... 4.35 5.15 !········ 1.1 .35 

SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE, WASH. 

This gaging station was originally established October 17, 1896, by C. C. Babb, on the 

Oregon Railroad and Navigati"on Company's wooden bridge, about 1 mile above the falls, 

where discharge measurements and gage readings were taken until July 8, 1903, the gage 

datum being 1,880 feet above sea level by city datum and 1,865 feet by Government datum. 

March 30, 1904, a cable station was established about one-half mile above the Mission 

Street Bridge, or 1 mile above the former station at the Oregon Railroad and Navigation 

Company's bridge. The station is equipped with a cable, stay wire, and tag wire. The section here is a good one for stream measurements; the bed is composed of gravel and small 

bowlders and not liable to change. The banks on both sides are high and will not overflow. 

The current, except at the lowest stages, is swift. 

Since the date of establishing, owing to various conditions, it has been necessary to put in 

several gages. During 1905 a vertical gage was fastened to the inside of the most easterly 

pier on the south side of the Mission Street Bridge, and was used until April17, 1905, when a 

new gage was erected 200 feet upstream from the cable, on the right bank. The elevation of 

the zero is 1,851.926 feet above sea level. From 0 to 21.6 feet the gage is an inclined section on the bank of the river; from 21.6 to 29.2 feet it is a vertical section fastened to a tree. 

During 1905 the gage was read once each day, by A. C. Lingle. 

IRR 178-06-3 
26 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Bench marks were established as follows: (1) Top of a granite bowlder 15 feet west of the 

cable post on the right bank of the river, marked" B. M." cut in the stone; elevation, 30.36 

feet; (2) chisel draft on a bowlder between shear poles and water's edge, elevation 27.44 feet. 

Elevations refer to datum of the gage, which is 1,851.93 feet above sea level. 

November 24, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by W. C. Sawyer gave 

the following results: Width, 215 feet; area of section, 1,894 square feet; mean velocity, 

1.11 feet per sec.ond; gage height, 1.96 feet; discharge, 2,100 second-feet. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publieation~ of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; WS=Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: Ann 18, iv, pp 359-360; 20, iv, p 510; WS i6, p 177; 28. p 159; 38, pp 370-371; 51, PP 43S:.439; 

66, p 133; 8.5, pp 196-197; 100, p 396; 135, pp 46-48. 

Discharge: Ann 18, iv, p 360; 19, iv. p 460; WS 16, p 177; 28, p 169; 38, p 371; 51, p 49; ·135, p 48. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 19, iv, p 488; 20, iv, p 511; 21, iv, p 424; 22, iv, p 443; WS 75, p 200; 85, p 198; 

135, pp 50-51. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 63. 

Gage heights: WS 11, p 88; 16, p 177; 28, p 166; 38, p 371; 51, p 439; 66, p 133; 85, p 197; 100, p 397; 135, p 49. 

Hydrographs: Ann 19, iv, p 489; 20, iv, p 511; 21. tv, p 425; 22. iv, p 443;WS 75, p 200; 

Rating tables: Ann 19, iv, p 488; WS 28, pliO; 39, p 454; 52, p 522; 66, p 177; 85, p 198; 135, p 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.,jor 1905 . 

Day. 

1-""" 

Feb. Mar. I Apr.[ May. June. I July. . A~g.j Sept. I Oct._ Nov. I Dec. I --------- ----

L. _ _

1 

, .. 2.05 2.251 5-0 5.74 5.7 4.07 2.22 1. 43 1. 42 2.3 2.23 

2 ...... -.- ... -. 2.01 2.06 2.37 4.93 5.63 5. 72 4.02 2.15 1. 46 1. 87 2.31 2.24 

3 .............. 2.09 2.03 2. 47 1 4. 88 5. 53 5.76 3.97 2.12 1.32 1.9 2.32 2.24 

4 .............. 2.12 1.96 2.61 I 4.82 5.47 5.8 3.9 2.11 1.5 1. 72 2.33 2.31 

5 __________ ----1 2.11 1. 96 2. 79 4. 74 5.4 5.85 3.8 2.05 1. 31 1. 75 2.31 2.21 

6 .............. 2.11 1. 97 3.0 4. 7 5.3 5.87 3. 7 2.0 1. 36 1.8 2.27 2.23 

7 .............. 2.1 1.97 3.21 4.65 5.18 5.941 3.63 1.97 1.44 1.92 2.28 2.22 

8 .............. 2.07 1.99 3.36 4.63 5.1 6.0 3.57 1.9 1. 61 2,03 2.27 2.2 

9 .............. 2.05 1. 99 3.49 ! 4. 7 5.17 5.92 3.5 1.85 1.63 2.12 2.22 2.2 

10 .............. .. 2.02 1.96 3.56 4. 73 5.24 5.92 3.42 1.81 1. 73 2.14 2.21 2.19 

11 .............. 1 1.99 1. 92 3.6 4. 78 5.42 5.87 3.33 1.94 1.69 2.3 2.15 2.17 

12 .............. 1 1.95 1.9 3. 7 4. 79 5.51 5.82 3.24 1.83 1.62 2.35 2.12 2.15 

13.-.----------- 1.9 1. 87 3. 74 4.8 5.59 5. 76 3.16 1.7 1.69 2.43 2.10 2.13 

14 .. -...... -... - 1.85 1. 85 3.8 4. 78! 5.67 5.66 3.1 1.7 1. 67 2.4 2.10 2.09 

15.------------- 1.81 1. 83 3.83 4.,74 5.64 5.52 3.03 1.65 1.7 2.4 2.09 2.05 

16.------------- 1.8 i.82 3.83 4. 71 5.67 5.4 2.97 1.63 1.65 2.38 2.08 2.03 

17 .............. 1.8 1.8 3.8 4.7 5. 7 5.22 2,9 1. 57 1.63 2.4 2.07 2.08 

18 ... ----------- 1.8 1. 79 3.82 4.69 5. 73 5.17 2.81 1. 62 1.66 2.38 2.02 2.1 

19.------------- 1.8 

I 

1. 77 3.9 4.73 5.8 5.05 2.8 1.6 1. 72 2.36 2.0 2.12 

20 .............. 1. 81 1. 78 4.0 4. 77 5.8 4.92 2. 75 1.58 1.68 2.4 2.0 2.19 

21.------------- 1.8 1. 77 4.15 4.85 5.82 4.8 2.68 1.5.-'i 1. 57 2.33 2.0 2.2 

22 .............. 1. 79 1. 78 4.27 4.96 5.84 4. 72 2.62 1.53 1.71 2.32 1.99 2.2 

23 ............. - 1.8 1. 78 4.37 5.08 5.82 4.62 2.58 1. 52 1. 67 2.3 2.0 2.21 

24 .............. 1.81 ' 1. 78 4.48 5.15 5.84 4.57 2.53 1.5 1.51 2.28 1.92 2.2 

25 ............. - 1.81 1.84 4.55 5.3 5.81 4.46 2.49 1. 46 1.52 2.35 2.03 2.19 

26 ............. ' 1.85 1.92 4.64 5.44 5.81 4.4 2.43 1. 44 1.5 2.36 2.1 2.2 

27 .............. 1.86 2.0 4. 74 5. 61 5.81 4.35 2.4 1. 44 1.49 2.21 2.2 2.2 

28 .............. 1.92 2.11 4.R!'l 5. 74 5.8 4.3 2.34 1.4 1.3 2.23 2.17 2.18 

29 ............... 1.99 ............ 4.95 5. 78 5.8 4.24 2.3 1.38 1.32 2.29 2.14 2.17 

30 •••..••••••••. 2.03 ............. 5.0 5. 76 5. 78 4.17 2.27 1.4 1.3 2.3 2,.19 2.16 31..--- __ , ______ 2.04 ............. 5.03 ............ 5. 78. . ............. 2.24 1.52 .. ........... 2.31 .. ........ 2.17 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

' 
SPOKANE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 27 

Station rating table for Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.,jrom April1, 1904, to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage 

height. 

---

Feet. 

1.00 

1.10 

1.20 

1.30 

1. 40 

1.50 

1. 60 

1. 70 

1.80 

1.90 

2.00 

2.10 

2. 20 

2.30 

2. 40 

2.50 

2.60 

D. h Gage 'D. h ISC arge. height. 1sc arge. 

Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

940 2. 70 1 3, 260 

1,030 

1,130 

1,240 

1,360 

1, 490 

1,620 

1. 760 

1,900 

2,040 

2,190 

2,340 

2,490 

2,640 

2, 790 

2,940 

3.100 

2.80 

2.90 

3.00 

3.10 

3.20 

3. 30 

3. 40 

3. 50 

3.60 I 3. 70 

3.80 

3.90 

4.00 

4.10 

4.20 

3,420 

3,660 

3, 740 

3,910 

4,080 

4,250 

4,420 

4,600 

4, 780 

4,960 

5,140 

5,330 

5,520 

5, 710 

5,900 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

4. 30 

4.40 

4. 50 

4.60 

4. 70 

4.80 

4.90 

5.00 

5.20 

5.40 

5.60 

5.80 

6.00 

6.20 

6. 40 

6. 60 

Discha.rgA. 

Second-feet. 

6,090 

6,280 

6,470 

6,660 

6,850 

7,050 

7,250 

7,450 

7,850 

8,250 

8,660 

9,080 

9, 510 

9,950 

10,400 

10,860 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

6.80 

7.00 

7.20 

7.40 

7.60 

7.80 

8.00 

8.20 

8. 40 

8.60 

8.80 

9.00 

9.50 

10.00 

10.50 

11.00 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

11,340 

11,830 

12,330 

12,850 

13,380 

13,930 

14,490 

15,050 

15,610 

16,190 

16,780 

17,380 

18,980 

20,580 

22,280 

23,980 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 20 discharge meas- urements made during 1904 and one made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1.4 feet 

and 12 feet. Above gage height 11 feet the rating curve is a tangent, the difference heing 360 per tenth. 

Estimated monthly d·ischarge of Spokane Rit•et' at Spokane, Wash.,jor 1905. 

[Drainage arPa 4,005 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ......................... 2,370 1,886 2.089 

February ........................ 2,355 1,858 2,047 

March ........................... 7,510 2,565 5,223 

April. ........................... 9,038 6, 717 7,383 

May ............................. 9,164 7,650 8, 706 

June ............................. 9,510 5,843 7,974 

July ............................. 5,653 2,550 3,865 

August .......................... 2,520 1,336 1, 789 

September ....................... 1,802 1,240 1,555 

October ......................... 2,835 1,386 2,472 

November ....................... 2,885 2,070 2,411 

December ....................... 2,655 2,235 2,454 

The year .................. 9,510 1,240 3,997 

HANGMAN CREEK AT TEKOA, 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

128,400 

113,700 

321,200 

439,300 

535,300 

474,500 

237,600 

110,000 

92,530 

152,000 

143,500 

150.900 

2,899,000 

WASH. 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

permsa~re inches. 

0.522 0.602 

.511 .532 

1.30 1. 50 

1. 84 2.05 

2.17 2.50 

1.99 2.22 

.965 1.11 

.447 .515 

.388 .433 

. 617 .711 

.602 .672 

.613 . 707 

.997 13.55 

This station was established April 1, 1904, by W. W. Schlecht, and discontinued September 30, 1905. It is located at the footbridge across Hangman Creek about 1,000 feet 

above the mouth of North Fork of Hangman Creek, in Tekoa, Wash. There is a fall of 

about 2~ feet between the two points. 
28 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PAR'r XIV. 

The channel is straight for about 75 feet above and 40 feet below the station. The 

current is sluggish. About 50 feet below the station is the head of a series of rapids. The 

right bank Is fringed with brush and liable to overflow to the railroad embankment, about 

50 feet. The left bank is high, steep, composed of clay, fringed with brush, and not subject to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of solid rock with earth banks and 

is not liable to shift. The station may at times be affected by backwater from North Fork. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the footbridge. The 

initial point for soundings is the center of a telegraph pole on the right bank, marked 

with a 20-penny nail and zero. 

A plain-staff gage is attached to the right pile bent of the bridge. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by A. C. MeLaughlin. Bench marks were established as 

follows: (1) A standard United States Geologieal Survey tablet marked ''2537'' set in the 

vertical wall of a brick house on the corner one square north of the Bank of Tekoa; l'levation, 62.11 feet. (2) Top of the head of a 60-penny spike driven into the telegraph pole 

at the initial point for soundings; elevation, 11.41 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of 

the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, discharge data, and rating table, is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 51-54. 

Daily gage height, injeet, of Hangnian Creek at Tekoa, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. May. I June. I July. Aug. Sept. 

1.------------.-------------

-~-~---

0.1 0.9 1. 9 3. 0 1. 5 1 1. 7 1. o 0.45 0.2 

2 ................................................... .1 .9 1.8 3.0 1.4 1.65 1.0 .4 .2 

3. _____________________ ·---- . 15 .5 1.7 2.6 1.4 

I 

1.85 .9 . 4 .3 

4.: .................... ··--- .1 .5 1.7 2.5 1.3 2.0 .9 . 4 .3 

5------------------------·-- .1 .5 1.7 2.3 1. 3 

I 

2. 4 .8 . 4 .3 

6 ......... ·----------------- .9 .4 1.7 2.2 1.2 I 2. 8 .8 .4 .3 

7 ______________________ ----- .9 .4 1. 6 2.2 1.0 ! 3.6 .85 . 45 .3 I 8 ___________________________ .8 .4 1.5 2.0 1.0 I 2.9 . 7 a.3 .3 

9 ........................... . 75 .3 1.5 2.0 1.5 I 2.3 . 7 .3 .3 

10 ........................... .7 .3 1.5 2.0 1.8 

I 

2.0 . 7 .3 -3 

11.-------------------------- .65 .1 1.5 1.9 1.6 2.0 . 7 .3 .3 

12 .. ------------------------- .65 .2 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.9 .6 .3 .3 

13 .. ------.------------------ .65 .3 1. 47 1.7 2.6 1.8 .6 .3 .3 

14.-------------------------- .65 .3 1. 47 1.7 2.5 1.5 .6 .3 .3 

15 .. -- ·--- -----------0------- .65 . 4 1. 47 1. 5 2.3 1.55 .6 .3 .3 

16 .... --------0--------------- .65 .5 1. 47 1. 7 2.0 1.3 .65 .3 .3 

17 ... ------------------------ .65 .6 1. 47 1.9 1.9 1.3 .65 .3 . 4 

18 .... ----------------------- .6 .6 1.3 0 2.0 i 1.8 1.2 .65 .3 .4 

19 ...... ---------------- ·-- -- .6 .7 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.15 .65 .3 .4 

20 ...... --------------------- .6 1. 2 2.0 2.8 1.6 1.1 .65 .3 .4 

21. __________________________ .6 1.6 2.1 3.6 1.6 1.0 .6 .3 .4 

22 ............ ------·-------------- .1 1.4 2.1 3.3 1.6 LO .6 .3 . 4 

23 ...... --------------------- .18 1.5 ~. 2 2. 7 1.7 1.0 .55 .3 . 4 

24 ...... --------------------- .26 1.7 2. 3 2.3 1.8 1.2 .55 .3 . 4 

25 ...... --------------------- .28 1.9 3.0 2.0 2.6 1.2 .55 .3 . 4 

26 ................ ·---------- .25 .2 3.6 1.9 2.8 1.0 .55 .3 .5 

27 ....................•...... .25 .2 3.8 1. 77 2.5 1.15 .5 .2 .5 

28 ........................... .19 1.9 3.35 1.7 2.2 1. 3 .5 .2 .6 

29 ........................... 1. 8 3.3 1.5 2.1 1.2 .5 .2 .6 

30 ..•.... -... -.... -- ..... -... 1.8 3.3 1.5 1.97 1.0 . 45 .2 .6 

31. .. 0 -. -- .. -- .. -.. --... -- .. - 1.8 3.3 1.8 . 45 .2 

______________ c ___ ~--o----------0----------~---

aWater standing in pools. 

NoTE.-Ice conditions January 22 to February 15 approximately. Gage read to water surface. 
SPOKANE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 29 

HANGMAN CREEK AT POOLE•s RANCH, NEAR TEKOA, ""\V ASH. 

This station was established September 28, 1904, by T. A. Noble, and discontinued September 30, 1905. It is located 4 miles northwest of Tekoa, Wash., one-fourth mile south 

of the highway bridge across Hangman Creek, and 300 feet south of J. M. Poole's farm 

crossing. 

The channel is straight for about 80 feet above and 25 feet below the station, and the 

current is sluggish. Both banks are about 6 to 8 feet high, liped with brush, and subject 

to overflow during high water. The bed of the stream is eomposed of roek and cemented 

gravel, is free from vegetation, and is permanent. There is but one channel at low and 

two at high watet·. 

Diseharge measurements are made by means of a weir 14 feet long. The top of the 

weir is at the same height ag the top of a nail driven into the plank whieh forms part o£ 

the deadman for the beneh mark, 7 feet upstream from the weir. 

During 1905 a 6-inch hook gage was used once each day by John M. Poole. The bench 

mark is the top of a 60-penny nail driven into the right-of-way post of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, 40 feet east of the weir; elevation, 8.627 feet above the 

top of the weir or iron lip. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 

135, United States Geological Survey, pages 54-55. 

Daily discharge, in seoond:feet, of Hangman Creek at Poole's ranch, near Tekoa, Wash., for 

1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 

1. ...... 

2 ....... 

3 ....... 

4 ....... 

5 ....... 

6 ....... 

7 ....... 

8 ....... 

9 ....... 

a 16 

b22 

24 

.17 

13 

10 

10 

9 

8 

f> .......... ............ 10 ..••. 9 58 18 ...... ............ 6 

........... ------ ............ 11 ..... 5 5 52 19 ...... ............ 8 

17 ------ ------ 12 ..... 5 5 45 20 ••••.. ........... {f) 

12 ------ ............ 13 ..... (c) 5 41 22 ...... ------ .......... 

10 73 14 ..... ............ 4 35 23 ...... ............ ............ 

10 69 15 ..... ............ 5 31 24 ...... ........... ............ 

10 65 16 ..... ............ 4 d32 30 ...... 16 ............ 

8 64 17 ..... ............ 27 ........... 31. ..... 6 ............ 

61 

a Length of weir 7 feet, January 1. b Length of weir 10 feet, January 2-12, January 30 to February 19. c River frozen up January 13-14. d Length of weir 13 feet, March 16-18. e Length of weir 12 feet 8 inches, March 19-23, April 5-15. f River overflowed, February 20-25, March 24-25. 

30 

(e) 

------ 73 

73 

{f) 

.. .......... 

............ 

NORTH FORK OF HANGMAN CREEK AT TEKOA, WASH. 

............ 

............ 

........... 

........... 

............ 

............ 

............ 

This station was established April 2, 1904, by W. W. Schleeht, and discontinued September 30, 1905. It is located at the highway bridge in Tekoa, Wash., on the road leading 

north. 

The channel is straight for about 60 feet above and below the station and the current is 

swift. There is a series of rapids between the gaging station and the mouth of the creek, 

having a total fall of about 4 to 5 feet. The right bank is of earth, fringed with brush, 

having a number of houses built close to the river, and does not overflow. The left bank 

is low, and is liable to overflow above and below the station 50 to 100 feet back to the 

railroad embankment. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and a few bowlders, 

and is permanent. At the gaging section there is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made fro~ the downstream side of the highway bridge. 

The initial point for soundings is the center of telegraph pole on the right bank. It is 

indicated by a 20-penny nail and marked zero. 
30 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

A plain-staff gage is fastened to the concrete abutment of the railway bridge on the 

northern arm of the "Y" of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's tracks, 25 

feet upstream from the bridge, from which discharge measurements are made. During 

1905 the gage was read once each day by C. J. McLaughlin. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A United States Geological Survey standard aluminum tablet set in 

the vertical wall of a brick house on the cornu one square north of the bank in Tekoa, 

marked ''2537;" elevation, 58.29 feet. (2) A point on the concrete abutment of the 

railroad bridge near the gage; elevation, 8.39 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the 

gage. 

April 9, 1905, a discharge measurement maue at this station by Schlecht and Hohlen 

gave the following results: Width, 44 feet; area of section, 108 square feet; mean velocity, 

1.09 feet per second; gage height, 1.88 feet; discharge, 117 second-feet. 

A description of this station, with gage height, discharge data, and rating table, is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geologieal Survey, pages 5fr57. 

Daily gage height, ·infeet, of North Fork of Hangman Creek at 'Tekoa, Wash., f'or 1905. 

I I 

Day. May.I-June. I 

I 

Jan. Feb. ~~~:J Apr. July. Aug. Sept. 

--~ ----~ 

--~ ---

I I 1. .......................... 0.99 o.g 2.0.1 2.5 t.8 1 1.s 1.5 0.35 0.5 

? I .99 .8 1.9 

I 

2.5 1.7 I 1.8 1.5 .4 .5 ;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::! 1.0 I .4 1.9 2.4 1.7 

I 

2.4 1.4 .4 .5 I .97 '4 1.9 2.4 1.7 2. 4 1.4 .4 .5 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 .8 .4 1.7 I 2.4 1.7 I 2.3 1.4 -4 .5 . 75 .3 1.4 2. 4 1.7 I 1.4 1.4 .4 .5 

7 .. - .. -.-- ............... ~ ... .65 .3 1.3 2.4 1.7 2.3 1.3 .4 .5 

8 ........................... .6 .3 1.2 2.3 1. 65 2.3 1.3 .4 .5 

9 ............ ··············· .55 .2 1.0 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.3 .35 .5 

10 ............ ··············· .55 .2 .9 2.3 1.6 2.0 1.2 .35 .5 

11 ........................... .55 .2 .9 2.1 1.5 1.9 .9 .35 .5 

12 .... -...................... .55 .3 .9 2.0 1.5 1.8 .8 .4 .5 

13 .....•..................... .5 .3 .8 1.9 1.6 1.7 .8 .4 .5 

14 ........... ··' ............. .5 .4 .8 1.9 2.5 1.7 .35 .5 .5 

15 ........................... .5 .4 .8 1.8 2.5 1.5 . 35 .5 .5 

~~:::::::::::::::::: :::::::::I .5 .4 .8 1.8 2.4 1.5 .• 5 .5 .5 

.5 .5 .8 1.8 2.3 1.5 .5 .5 .5 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. .5 .6 .8 1.9 1.8 1.5 .4 .5 .5 

.49 _, .8 2.0 1.8 1.5 .4 .5 .5 

.49 1.0 .8 2.2 1.8 1.3 .4 .5 .5 

21 .......................... -I .48 1.5 1.0 2.3 1.8 1.2 .45 .5 .5 

~~:::::::::::::::::: :::::::::1 .48 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.8 1.2 . 45 .5 .5 .1 1.4 1.3 2.2 1.9 1.3 .45 .5 .5 

24 ........................... 1 .15 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 .45 .5 .5 

25 ........................... 1 .15 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.5 .45 .5 .5 

26 ........................... 1 .1 1.7 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 .4 .5 .5 

27 ........ ··················· .1 1.9 2. 7 L!J 1.8 1.7 .3 .5 .5 

28 ..... .A. •••••••••••••••••••• .1 2.2 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.65 .3 .5 .6 

29 •.......................... 1.1 2.6 1.8 2.3 1. 55 .3 .5 .6 

30 ........................... 1.1 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.5 .35 .5 .6 

31. ............. ·····-....... 1.1 2.6 1.9 .35 .................. ................. 

NoTE.-Ice conditions during part of January and February. Gage read to water surface. 
OKANOGAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 31 

LITTLE SPOKANE RIVER NEAR SPOKANE. "\V ASH. 

This station was established August 3, 1903, by George H. Bliss, and was discontinued 

March 31, 1905. 1t is located about 2 miles above the nwuth of the river at the second 

bridge above the mouth. It is 9 miles notihwest of Spokane, Wash., and 11 miles northeast of what is known as the "9-mile bridge" over Spokane River. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 150 feet below the station. The current 

is swift. Both banks are high, eovered with underbrush, and liable to overflow only at 

very high stages. The bed of the stream is composed of clean gravel. The channel is 

broken by four bridge piers and has a width at ordinary stages of about 125 feet. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the bridge to which the 

gage is attached. The initial point for soundings is the vertical end post on the upstream 

side of the bridge at the south approach. 

A wire gage is located on the upstream side of the bridge: length o:f wire, 13.25 feet. This 

distance has been laid off on the upper surface of the bottom rail near the gage and isomarked 

by copper tacks inclosed in circles of black paint. These marks are used in clwcking the 

length of the gage wire. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Mary A. Keenan. 

The bench mark is a wire nail driven into the root of a pine tree 2 feet in diameter, on the 

north side of the tree, toward the bridge, 60 feet distant from the south end of the bridge; 

elevation, 21.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 57-59. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little Spokane River near Spokane, Wash. ,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. 

------

1. ............ 6. 7 6.5 7.0 12.-.-- ... ---. 6.35 6.07 7.2 23 ............ 6.75 6.5 7.88 

2 ............. 6. 7 6.54 7.1 13 .. --. --.--.- 6.4 6.33 7.18 24,_ .......... 6.9 6.89 7. 74 

3 ............. 6.65 6.62 7.2 14.-------- ... 6.59 6.33 7.04 25 .. ·········· 6.8 7.15 7. 75 

4 ............. 6.55 6.5 7.3 15.-----.----- 6. 75 6.4 7.2 26 ............ 7.0 7.09 7. 75 

5 .....•....... 6.6 6.47 7.35 16 ... --------- 6.59 6.3 7.0 27 ............ 6.9 7.1 7. 7 

6 ............. 6.37 6.4 7.2 17.-.--------- 6.38 6.29 6.9 28 ............ 7.25 7.0 7. 71 

7 ............. 6.45 6.43 7.1 18 ............ 6.4 6.1 6.85 29 ............ 7.4 7.65 

8 ............. 6.3 6.5 6.95 19 ..... --.--.- 6.36 6.35 6.9 30 ... ······ ... 7.0 7.8 

9 ............. 6.6 6.4 7.05 20 ............ 6.4 6.39 7.32 31. ... --.--.-- 6. 7 7.6 

10 ............. 6.31 6.23 7.15 21.. -------- .. 6.45 6.28 7.4 

11. .... -----.-- 6.45 6.1 7.15 22 __________ --I 6.6 6.1 7.97 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

OKANOGAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Okanogan River rises in Okanogan Lake, British Columbia, and flows southward, ~nt,fring Columbia River near Brewster, Wash. Throughout its course in Canada t~e ,river 

flows through a chain-like series of lakes. 

SINLAHEKIN CREEK NEAR LOOMIS, WASH. 

This station was established June 13, 1903, by Charles E. Hewitt, and was discontinued 

March 30, 1905. It is located on the main road between Loomis and Conconully, Wash., 

3 miles from Loomis and 19 miles from Conconully. 

The channel is straight for 20 feet above and for 50 feet below the station. Beyond-U1ese 

points are large bends in the stl'earn. The right bank is low for about 15 feet b~tck f~;oQ.l 

the water's edge. Beyond this point it rises more abruptly and is not subjeot. to ,Qv~rftow. 
32 STREAM. MEASUREMENTS IN 1005, P.ART XIV. 

The water's edge is covered with shrubbe1·y. The left bank is low grass land, subject to 

overflow. The bed of the stream is a gravelly clay or loam and is fairly stable. 

Discharge measurements are made from a plank footbridge. The initial point for soundings is an iron bar driven flush with the ground at the northeast corner of the main part of 

Mr. R. A. Garrett's house. 

The gage is a vertical staff driven into the ground and braced to the gatepost at the northeast corner of Mr. Garrett's yard. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Mrs. 

Mary Garrett. The bench mark is the top of the iron bar used as the initial point for 

sounding: elevation, 11.40 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 394; 135, p 59. 

Discharge: 100, p. 395 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 6J. 

Gage heights: 100, p 395; 135, p 60. 

Rating table: 135, p 60. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Sinlah.ekin Greek near Loomis, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. J Jan. Feb. Mar.JJ Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Day. Jan. Feb., Mar. 

--

1.. ·-. --- -· --- 2. 7 2. 7 ~, 12.-.--.----.- 2. 7 2.8 2.65 22 ....... ·---- 2. 7 4.3 3.0 2 _____________ 2. 7 2.65 2.6 13.---- .. ----- 2. 7 3.0 2.6 23 ....... ··--- 2. 7 4.0 2.9 

3 ............. 2. 7 2.65 2. 6 14.--.--.-- .. - 2. 75 3.0 2.6 24 ............ 2. 7 3.5 3.0 4 _____________ 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 15 ... -.---.-.- 2.85 3.0 2. 6 25 ....... ·---· 2. 7 2.9 3.0 

5 ....... ·---·-· 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 16 .. --. --- ·--. 3.2 3.0 2.6 26 ..... ······- 2. 7 2.6 3.0 

6 .......... --· 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 17.----------- 3.5 3.0 2.65 I 27 ............ 2. 7 2.6 

I 

2.9 

7 .......... ·-- 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 18 ... --------- 3. 3 3.1 2.65 

I 

28 ............ 2. 7 2.6 2.9 8 _____________ 2. 7 2. 7 2. 6 19.--------.-- 3.0 3.2 2. 7 29 ............ 2. 7 .......... 2.8 9. ____________ 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 20 ............ 3.0 3. 7 2.8 I 30 ....... ··--- 2. 7 2.8 

10 ............. 2. 7 2. 7 2.6 

I 

21.. __________ 2.8 5.15 3.25 

II 

31 ... -----.--- 2. 7 2.8 

11.------------ 2. 7 2. 75 2. 7 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

SALMON UREEK NEAR MALOTT, WASH. 

This station was established Aprilll, 1903, by T. A. Noble. It is located opposite R. D. 

Jones's house, which is on the county road halfway between Malott and Conconully, 

Okanogan County. It is reached by way of the Great Northern Railway to Wenache, 

thence by way of the Columbia River steamers to Brewster, and by the Conconully stage 

from Brewster to Jones's ranch. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 200 feet below the station. There are 

rapids at the bend in the river 100 feet above-the station and at another bend 300 feet below 

the station. The current is swift. The right bank is low and will overflow for about 

100 feet, at which point it becomes steep. The left bank is low and may overflow for 200 

feet at extreme flood stages. Both banks are without trees or brush with the exception of a 

fringe. of alder at the water's edge. The bed is rocky at the center and sandy along the 

banks. It is without vegetation except near the banks. 

Discharge measurements are made from the footbridge. The initial point for soundings 

is a nail driven in a birch hub, 4 feet east of the bridge and 14 feet north of the gage. It is 

on the left bank, 7 feet from the water's edge at ordinary stages. 

The gage is a vertical staff fastened to a small alder tree on the left bank of the river 

opposite the house of the observer, R. D. Jones, who during 1905 read the gage once each 

day. The bench mark is the initial point for soundings; elevation, 4.58 feet above the 

datum of the gage. 
OKANOGAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 33 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survev· 

Description: 100, pp 389-390; 135, p 63 

Discharge: 100, p 390; 135, p 64. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 392; 135, p 6.5. 

Gage heights: 100, p 391; 135, p 64. 

Rating table: 100, p 391; 135, p 6.5. 

DisCharge measurements of Salmon Greek near Jfalott, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 'd Area of Mean Gage Dis- Wl th. section. velocity. height. charge. ------1-------------~]--~ ---~ --------

Square Feet per -SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

June 4 ......... 0. Laurgaard ....................... 28 82 4. 43 2.67 362 

June 16 ........ ..... do ............................... 27 56 2. 72 1.80 154 

July 27 ..... : .. ..... do ............................... 25 34 1. 22 1.10 41 

November 1 ... ..... do ............................... 24 32 . 77 .90 24 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Salmon Greek near Jfalott, Wash.,for 1905. 

----

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

---------------------- 1 .............. 0.69 0. 73 0.94 0.98 1. 67 2.18 1. 81 0.99 0.93 0. 75 0.88 0.61 

2 .............. . 77 . 74 .96 .96 1.62 2.25 1. 94 .96 .9 . 73 .82 .67 

3 ...•.......... .71 . 74 .99 .94 1. 66 2. 3 1. 91 .94 .96 . 75 • 79 .69 

4-----~--------- . 72 . 75 .99 .9 1.6 2.83 1.88 .92 .83 . 75 .81 . 7 

5 .............. . 75 . 77 1.0 .97 1. 67 2.46 1. 75 .92 .82 .88 .81 .71 

6 .............. . 77 . 75 .99 1.08 1.71 2.43 1.69 .88 . 75 .92 . 79 . 75 

7 .............. . 75 . 73 .97 1.10 1. 75 2.33 1. 62 .83 • 73 .98 . 78 . 75 

8 .............. . 73 .71 1.0 1.12 1. 91 2.24 1. 58 .81 • 73 1.0 .77 ;75 

9 .............. .71 .67 1. 01 1.15 1. 92 2. 34 1. 54 . 79 . 74 .88 . 76 . 74 

10 .............. .67 .6.5 1.02 1.17 1. 96 2. 31 1. 5 . 77 • 74 .83 .75 . 72 

11. ............. .68 .66 1.04 1.19 1.88 2.27 1. 48 1.12 . 73 .83 .77 . 73 

12 .............. .71 .67 1.05 1. 2 1. 75 2.24 1. 46 1.11 . 73 .81 . 79 . 74 

13 .............. . 72 .69 1.07 1. 21 1. 75 2.06 1. 45 1.12 . 74 .77 • 77 . 75 

14 .............. . 74 .68 1.08 1.19 1.71 1. 97 1. 44 1.1 . 79 . 75 • 76 . 75 

15 .............. . 75 .67 1.1 1.18 1. 69 1. 91 1. 44 1.1 .81 .83 . 75 . 74 

16 .............. . 76 .66 1.1 1.25 1. 68 1. 83 1. 43 1.08 . 79 . 79 • 76 . 75 

17 .............. . 77 .71 1.12 1. 38 1. 75 1. 79 1. 38 1. 08 . 81 .81 . 77 . 76 

18 .............. • 77 .67 1.12 1. 35 1. 69 1. 76 1. 33 1.08 . 79 . 79 . 79 . 77 

19 .............. • 78 .72 1.14 1.38 1. 67 1. 77 1.29 1.06 .71 .83 .83 . 75 

20 .............. . 78 • 73 1.12 1.6 1. 62 1. 79 1. 27 1.04 .69 .85 . 75 . 75 

21. ............. • 79 . 77 1.1 1. 64 1.6 1. 83 1.25 1.02 .69 .81 .62 . 7 

22 .............. .8 . 78 1.09 1. 67 1. 61 1.85 1.17 1.0 .69 . 79 . 61 .54 

23 .....•........ .82 .82 1.1 1. 71 1.71 1.71 1.12 1.0 .67 . 79 .62 .58 

24 .............. .83 .83 1.1 1.88 1. 73 1.88 1.08 .99 .64 .83 .6 .62 

25 .............. .83 .83 1.12 2.0 1.85 1.92 1. 08 .99 .69 .85 .58 .67 

26 .............. .84 .85 1.1 2.04 1.83 2.08 1.0 .96 .83 .9 .57 . 73 

27 .............. .81 .84 1.09 1.93 1.83 2.12 1.04 ._96 .81 .83 .5 . 73 

28 .............. . 79 .85 .92 1. 88 1. 88 2.09 1.08 .92 .88 . 81 .5 . 74 

29 .............. • 79 .......... 1. 07 1.81 1.88 1.94 1.08 .941 -~ . 75 .54 . 72 

30 ••••••••••••.. .77 ······· 1.05 1. 74 1. 91 1.88 1. 04 .92 . 79 .64 .55 .71 

31. ............. • 73 .......... 1. 02 ....... 2.0 ......... 1.0 .92 ....... .71 .......... .7 

NoTE.-No ice record. 
34 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating table for Salmon Greek near Jfalott, Wash., from January 1 to December31, 

1905. 

Gage • i Gage I Di"ha<ge.l Ga%e Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. D1scharge. ! height. heig t. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet ·I Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.50 7 1. 20 53 1. 80 154 2. 40 289 

0.60 9 1.30 66 1.90 174 2.50 316 

0. 70 12 1. 40 81 2.00 194 2. 60 343 

0.80 17 1. 50 98 2.10 215 2. 70 371 

0.90 24 1. 60 116 2.20 238 2.80 400 

1.00 31 1. 70 134 2. 30 263 2.90 432 

1.10 41 

I 

'fhe above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on four discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 0.8 foot and 2.6 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Salmon Greek near Malott, Wash.,for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January. ____ .·-·---------- ............................ . 20 11 15.0 922 

Ft.bruary .. ___ ... _. __ .............. _ ............. _ .. _ .. . 20 10 14.1 783 

March .. _____ .. _ ....... _ ..... __ .......... __ . ______ . __ . _. 46 25 36.3 2,232 

April ................................................... . 202 24 87.5 5,207 

May .......... ---·--·--·-·······-·-··--·-·········------- 194 116 146. 8,977 

June .. -----············-······-··-·····--------------·-- 410 134 215. 12,790 

July .................................................... . 182 31 85.4 5,251 

August ...... __ ........ _ ..... __ ...................... _ .. . 43 16 30.3 1,863 

September .. _ .............. __ .................... _ ..... . 28 10 16.2 964 

October ........ _._ ............. _._ ..................... . 31 10 18.3 1,125 

November .... ; •............. : ......................... . 23 7 13.7 815 

December. ___ .: ................................ ··-----·- 16 8 12.8 787 

Tile year •. _ ........... _ ... ____ . _ .... __ . __ . __ . __ .. . 410 57.6 41,720 

METHOW RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Methow River has its source in the Cascade Mountains near the boundary line between the 

United States and British Columbia, and flows in a southeast direction into Columbia River. 

The stream is a very rapid one and is at present used to a considerable ~xtent for irrigation 

purposes. 
METHOW RIVER DRAINAGE R.ASIN. 35 

METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS, WASH. 

This station was originally established May 3, 1003, by T. A. Noble, and was located on a 

highway bridge about 1,000 feet above the mouth of the river. The first two measurements 

were taken from this bridge. During the summer of 1003 this bridge was washed away, and 

a temporary bridge 400 feet farther downstream was used in making the measurement of 

March 20, 1004. 

During the spring of 1904 this bridge also was abandoned because of its temporary nature 

and the poor section at this point, and a cable station was established about a mile above 

the mouth of the river. 

Both banks at the station are high and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is 

covered with small bowlders and gravel and is liable to changes. The section is good, except 

at the highest stage of the river. At such times the current at the station becomes too 

swift to measure, and it is necessary to. use a boat farther down the stream, where the backwater from Columbia River retards the current. 

The initial point for soundings is a cross marked "I. P." on rock about 10 feet back of the 

cable support on the left bank. 

The gage is located about 500 feet below the cable, above any effect of backwater 

from Columbia River. It is fastened between two pine trees on the left bank. The lower 

section is inclined and reads from 0 to 10 feet. The upper section is vertical and reads from 

10 to 19 feet. All gage heights given below and all discharge measurements are referred 

to this gage. A secondary gage is in place at the cable to be used by the hydrographer at 

the time of measurement, to assist in computing areas. During 1905 the gage was read 

once each day by K. K. Parker. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A United 

States Gelogical Survey standard iron post in front of Ives Hotel, at Pateros, Wash.; elevation, 26.05 feet above zero of the gage and 780 feet above sea level. (2) The top of a large 

white stone, marked "B. M." which is 30 feet northeast of the gage board on the left bank; 

elevation, of the highest point, 15.20 feet above gage datum. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 387-388; 135, pp 65-66. 

Discharge: 100, p 388; 135, p 66. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 68. 

Gage heights: 100, p 389; 135, p 67. 

Rating table: 135, p 67. 

Discharge measurements of J.fethou' River near Pateros, Wash., in 1905. 

. Area of ~ean Gage I DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charga. ------1----------~---- ---------------

Date. Hydrographer. 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

May6 ......... 0. Laurgaard ....................... 178 730 4.27 6.50 3,116 

November 4 ... ..... do .............................. 164 408 1.68 4.60 685 

November 28 .. W. C. Sawyer ...................... 155 380 1.62 4.30 618 
36 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, injeet, of Methow River near Pateros, Wash.,jor 1905. 

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

----------------------

1. ............. 4.15 4.2 4.1 5. 4 6. 7 9.1 7.6 4. 4 4.35 4.4 4.65 4.2 

2 .............. 4.15 4.2 4.1 5.3 6. 7 9.8 7.55 5.35 4.3 4.45 4.65 4.2 

3 .............. 4.15 4.15 4.15 5.3 6. 7 10.0 7.55 5.35 4.3 4.45 4.65 4.25 

4 .............. 4.15 4.15 4.15 5.3 6.5 10.4 7.5 5.3 4.25 5.0 4.6 4.25 

5 .............. 4.15 4.15 4. 25 5.3 6.5 10.0 7.4 5.3 4.25 4.45 4.55 4.25 

6 .............. 4.15 4.1 4.3 5.3 6.5 10.0 7.1 5.2 4.2 4.45 4.55 4.3 

7 .............. 4.15 4.05 4.3 5.4 6.5 10.0 6.95 5.15 4.2 4. 45 4.55 4. 25 

8 .............. 4.1 4.05 4.3 5.4 6.85 10.0 6.9 5.1 4.2 4.6 4.5 4. 2 

9 .............. 4.05 4.1 4. 4 5.45 7.9 10.3 6.85 5.0 4.25 4. 75 4.5 4. 2 

10 .............. 4.0 4.15 5.0 5.45 7.8 10.2 6. 75 4.95 4.25 4.9 4.5 4.2 

11. ............. 4.0 3.8 5. 4 5.45 7.5 10.0 6.6 4.9 4.2 4.9 4.5 4.2 

12 .............. 4.0 4.2 5. 4 5.55 7.45 9.8 6. 4 4.85 4.2 4.85 4.5 4.15 

13 .............. 4.0 4.15 5. 4 5.6 7.2 9. '7 I 6.3 4.85 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.15 

14 .............. 4.0 4.2 5.35 5.65 7.15 8. 7 6.25 4.8 4. 2 4. 75 4.45 4.15 

15 .............. 4.0 4.2 5.3 5.65 7.1 8.4 6.2 4. 75 4.2 4. 7 4.4 4.15 

16 .............. 4.0 4.2 5.3 5. 7 7.0 8.3 6.0 4. 75 4.2 4. 7 4.5 4.15 

17 .............. 4.0 4.2 5. 4 5. 75 7.0 8.1 5.95 4. 75 4.2 4. 7 4.5 4.1 

18 ............. ·I 4.1 4.2 5.6 5. 75 7.0 7.9 5.9 4. 7 4.2 4. 7 4.5 4.1 

19 .............. I 4.2 4.2 5. 7 5.8 7.0 8.0 5.85 4.65 4.2 4. 7 4.5 4.1 

20 .............. I 4.2 4.25 5. 75 5.9 7.0 8.05 5.8 4.6 4.2 4.65 4.45 4.1 

21. ............. I 4.1 4.2 5.8 6.05 7.0 8.05 5.8 4.5 4.2 4.6 4. 4 4.1 

22 .............. 4.1 4.2 5. 7 6.3 6.9 8.05 5.8 4.5 4.2 4.5 4. 4 4.1 

23 .............. 4.1 4.2 5.65 6.8 6.9 8.05 5.8 4.45 4.2 4.5 4. 45 4.1 

24 .............. 4.1 4.15 5.6 7.15 6.8 8.35 5. 75 4.45 4.2 4.5 4. 45 4.1 

25 ...... ········ 4.1 4.1 5.6 7.9 6. 75 8.25 5.6 4.45 4.25 4.5 4. 45 4.1 

26 .............. 4.1 4.05 5.55 8.0 6. 7 8.1 5.65 4. 45 4.3 4.5 4. 45 4.1 

27 .............. 4.05 4.1 5.55 7. 75 7.0 8.05 5. 7 4. 4 4. 4 4.6 4. 4 4.1 

28 .............. 4.05 4.1 5.5 7.6 7.2 7.9 5.6 4. 4 4. 4 4. 75 4. 3 4.1 

29 .............. 4.0 ......... 5. 4 7.1 7. 7 7. 7 5.6 4. 4 4. 4 4. 75 4.25 4.1 

30 .............. 3.8 ............. 5. 4 7.0 8.0 7.65 5.55 4. 4 4.4 4. 7 4.2 4.0 

31. ............. 4.2 ........... 5. 4 ......... 8. 7 . .......... 5.5 4.35 . .......... 4. 7 ............. 4.0 

NoTE.-Some ice along shores during February. 

Station rating table for }[ethow River near Pateros, Wash.,jrom January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. I Ga~e Discharge. height. height. height. heig t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.80 400 5.10 1,166 6. 40 2,884 8.20 6,264 

3.90 420 5.20 1,266 6.50 3,050 8. 40 6,674 

4.00 450 5.30 1,372 6.60 3,216 8.60 7,088 

4.10 486 5. 40 1,484 6. 70 3,386 8. 80 7,506 

4.20 528 5.50 1,602 6.80 3,560 9.00 7,9q_o 

4.30 576 5.60 1, 724 6.90 3, 738 9.20 8,356 

4.40 630 5. 70 1,854 7.00 3,920 9. 40 8,785 

4.50 690 5.80 1,988 7.20 4,294 9.60 9,215 

4.60 756 5.90 2,128 7. 40 4,676 9.80 9,646 

4. 70 826 6.00 2,272 7.60 5,066 10.00 10,080 

4.80 902 6.10 2,420 7.80 5,460 10.20 10,518 

4.90 984 6.20 2,572 8.00 5,860 10.40 10,960 

5.00 1,072 6.30 2, 726 

r 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 10 discharge measure- ments made during 1903-5. It is well defined. • 
CHELAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. '37 

Estimated monthly d·ischarge of Jfethow River near Pat.eros, Wash., for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Janua.ry ............................................... . 

February •.............................................. 

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

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

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

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

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

August .................. ·········' .................... . 

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

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

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

December ........................................ ~ ..... . 

The year ......................................... . 

528 

552 

1,988 

5,860 

7,296 

10,960 

5,066 

1,428 

630 

1,072 

791 

576 

10,960 

NoTE.-Discharge applied as for open channel during February. 

400 

400 

486 

1,372 

3,050 

5,164 

1,602 

603 

528 

630 

528 

450 

400 

CHELAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

480 

506 

1,291 

2,517 

4,110 

7,749 

2,839 

899 

553 

7~n 

678 

507 

1,910 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

29,510 

28,100 

79,380 

149,800 

252,700 

461,100 

174,600 

55,280 

32,910 

48,700 

40,340 

31,170 

1,384,000 

The Chelan is a short river, being only about 4 miles in length. It connects Lake 

Chelan with Columbia River, entering the latter at Chelan Falls. It is valuable principally for the water power that can be developed on it. 

LAKE-CHELAN AT CHELAN, "\VASH. 

A gage is attached to one of the bents of the upper bridge at Chelan, Wash. It is abov~ 

the eontrolling dam and gives fluctuations of the lake surface only. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Lake Ohelan at Ohelan, Wash., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. I Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. 

-------------- ------------

1. .......... 2. 4 2.25 1.8 2.18 3.05 4.0 17 .......... 2. 37 1.8 2.2 2.05 3.25 5. 7 

2 ........... 2. 45 2.25 1.85 2.15 3.05 4. 3.5 18 .......... 2. 37 1.8 2.2.5 2. 1 3.25 5.6 

3 ........... 2. 4.5 2.2 1.9 2.1 3.0 4.8 19 .......... 2. 37 1. 8 2. 25 2.1 3. 25 .5 . .5 

4 ........... 2. 45 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.9 4. 95 20 .......... 2.3 1.8 2. 3 2.1 3.25 5. 45 

5 ... ········ I 2. 4 2.19 2.1 2.05 2.9 5. 35 21 ······· ... 2. 35 1.8 2.3 2.15 3. 25 5. 4 

6 ........... ! 2. 38 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.9 5. 45 22 .......... 2. 33 1.8 2.3 2. 2 3. 25 5.4 • I 2.'4 1.95 2.0 2.0 2. 95 5. 5 23 .......... 2. 32 1.7 2. 3 2.3 3. 2 5. 3.5 !:' : ::] 2. 48 1.9 2. 05 2.0 3.0 5.6 24 .......... 2. 35 1.8 2. 32 2. 4 3.15 5. 3 

2. 47 1.9 2. 1 2.0 3.0 5. 8 25 ·········. 2. 48 1.8 2.35 2. 55 3.15 5.3 

10 ........... 2. 45 1.9 2.05 1.95 3.15 5.0 26 .......... 2. 4 1.8 2.32 2.8 3.1 5.28 

11. .......... 2. 42 1. 85 2.15 1.95 3.25 6. 1 27 .......... 2.35 1. 85 2. 3 2. 95 3.15 5.25 

12 ........... 2. 4 1.85 2.25 2.05 3.25 6.25 28 ..... , ..... 2.3 1.8 2. 3 3.0 J. 2 5.2 

13 ........... 2. 4 1. 8. 2.25 1.98 3. 3 6. 25 29 .......... 2 3 2. 25 3 05 3. 3 5.1 

14 ........... 2. 38 1.8 2.3 2.0 

I 

3.25 6.15 30 ········· 2.28 2.2 '· l 3. 5 5.0 

15 ........... 2. 37 1.8 2.2 2.0 3.27 6.0 31 ......... 2. 25 2. 2 3.8 

16 •.....•.... 2. 35 1.8 2.2 2.0 3.25 5.9 
38 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

CHELAN RIVER BELO'V LAKE CHELAN, ·wASHINGTON. 

This station was established November 6, 1903, by G. H. Bliss. It is located at the 

highway bridge 3,000 feet below the outlet of the lake and in the town of Chelan. A dam 

which has been constructed at the foot of the lake by the town of Chelan holds back the 

flow of water to some extent during the dry season. This dam is about 3,000 feet above 

the bridge. 

The channel is straight for 50 feet above and 150 feet below the station. The right 

bank can not overflow. The left bank is lower than the right, but is not liable to overflow. Both banks are without trees. The bed of the stream is composed of rocks and 

gravel, free from vegetation, and liable to shift somewhat. 

Discharge measurements are now made from the downstream side of the upper highway 

bridge. The initial point for soundings is the end vertical on the downstream side of the 

bridge at the northwest approach. 

The gage is a vertical rod 16 feet long attached to the third pile bent of the northwestern 

approach to the bridge. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by G. L. Richardson. 

The bench mark is a wire spike driven into a root on the west side of a large cottonwood 

tree, which is 40 feet downstream from the northwestern approach to the bridge and 30 

feet from the river; elevation, 11.86 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 387; 135, pp 68-69. 

Discharge: 100, p 387; 135, p 69: 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 71. 

Gage heights: 100, p 387; 135, pp 69-70. 

Rating table: 135, p 70. 

Discharge measurements of Chelan River below Lake Chelan, Washington, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. -----------1---------------------------l-----------~-----------~------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. t feet. second. Feet. feet. 

May4 ......... 0. Laurgaard ....................... 285 943 4.04 7. 68 3,810 

November 4 ... ..... do. ............................................ 295' 1,129 1.09 620 1,230 

November 27 .. W. C. Sawyer ....................... 292_ 1,117 .87 5.65 970 

.. 
CHELAN RIVER DRAINAGE BA~HN. 39 

Daily·gage height, in feet, ofOh.elan River below Lak·e Oh.dan, Washington,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. 

1.............. 5.4 

2.............. 5.4 

3.............. 5.45 

4.............. 5. 4 

5 ..•... ·-· ·-· •. 5. 4 

6.............. 5. 4 

7.............. 5. 4 

8.............. 5.38 

9.............. 5.38 

10.............. 5.37 

11.............. 5.37 

12.............. 5.37 

13.............. 5.37 

14.............. 5.35 

15.............. 5.35 

16.............. 5.35 

li.............. 5.38 

18...... ........ 5.38 

19.............. 5.32 

20.............. 5.32 

~~::::::::::::::1 ::~ 23... .. . . . . .. . . . 5. 32 

24... ... . . . .. ... 5. 32 

25.............. 5.35 

26.............. 5. 32 

27.............. 5.33 

28......... ..... 5.32 

29.............. 5.32 

30.............. 5.3 

31. ............. 5.3 

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

~~ 6.75 7.8 ~~ 8.0 ~~~~~ 5. 3 5. 4 6. 7 7. 8 9. 2 9. 43 7. 9 ~ 85 6. 23 6. 25 5. 6 

5. 3 5. 43 6. 65 7. 75 9. 4 9. 38 7. 8 5. 85 6. 35 6. 25 5. 6 

5. 29 5. 48 6. 65 7. 65 9. 6 9. 35 7. 7 5. 8 6. 55 6. 2 5. 6 

5. 29 5. 52 6. 62 7. 65 9. 85 9. 3 7. 6 5. 78 6. 6 6. 15 5. 55 

:: 5 !: :; ::: ;: ;s ~: ~5 ::: ~: :5 :: ~ :: ~ :: ~3~ !: ! 5. 45 6. 15 6. 6 7. 75 10. 1 9. 15 7. 55 5. 9 6. 8 6. 1 5. 5 

5. 45 6. 18 6. 6 7. 75 10. 2 9. 1 7. 5 6. 0 6. 75 6. 1 5. 5 

5. 45 6. 5 6. 58 7. 9 10.35 9. 05 7. 4 6. 1 6. 6 6. 05 5. 5 

5. 4 6. 6 6. 58 8. 0 10. 45 9. 0 7. 35 6. 12 6. 65 6. 0 5. 45 

5. 4 6. 65 6. 65 8. 0 10. 6 8. 95 7. 3 6. 15 6. 7 5. 98 5. 4 

5. 4 6. 65 6. 6 8. 05 10.6 8. 9 7. 3 6. 18 6. 75 5. 9 5. 5 

5. 38 6. 75 6. 6 8. 0 10. 55 8. 8 7. 25 6. 2 6. 6 5. 88 5. 5 

5. 4 6. 8 tl. 6 8. 02 10. 4 8. 7 7. 15 6. 2 6. 55 5. 85 5. 5 

5. 4 6. 8 6. 6 8. 0 10. 3 8. 6 6. 6 6. 15 6. 5 5. 9 5. 5 

5. 4 6. 8 6. 65 8. 0 10. 15 8. 5 6. 6 6. 15 6. 48 5. 8 5. 5 

5. 4 6. 9 6. 7 8. 0 10. 05 8. 37 5. 7 6. 1 6. 4 5. 8 5. 5 

5. 4 6. 9 6. 7 8. 0 10. 0 8. 25 5. 75 6. 05 6. 38 5. 9 5. 45 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5.37 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5.4 

5. 4 

6. 95 6. 7 8. 0 9. 95 8. 2 

6. 95 6. 77 8. 0 9. 9 8. 17 

6. 95 6. 85 8. 0 9. 85 8. 2 

6. 9."i 7. 0 8. 0 9. 85 8. 25 

7. 03 7. 1 7. 95 9. 8 8. 25 

7. 03 7. 3 7. 9 9. 8 8. 25 

7.02 

7.0 

7.0 

6.9 

6.8 

6.8 

7.6 

7. 7 

7. 75 

7.8 

7.85 

7.85 

7.9 

7.95 

8.05 

8.2 

8.6 

9. 78 8.25 

9. 75 8. 22 

9. 7 8.2 

9.6 8.17 

9. 58 8.15 

....... 8.1 

5. 75 6.0 

5. 75 6.1 

5. 78 6.1 

5. 78 6.1 

5.8 6.2 

5.8 6.2 

5.85 

5. 8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.0 

5.9 

6.18 

6.18 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.32 

6.1 

6.25 

6.2 

6.25 

6.2 

6.25 

6.35 

6.3 

6.3 

6.35 

6.3 

5.9 

5.85 

5.8 

5. 7 

5.65 

5. 7 

5.8 

5. 7 

5.65 

5.6 

5.6 

5.4 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5.4 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5.6 

5.5 

5. 45 

5.4 

5.4 

5. 4 

NOTE.-No ice record. 

Station rating table for Oh.elan Rit,er below Lake Chelan, Wash.ington, frorn January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Di"h'""'·l: Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

5.30 780 6.50 1,650 7. 70 3,630 8.80 5,690 

5. 40 820 6. 60 1, 780 7.80 3,810 8.90 5,880 

5.50 865 6. 70 1,920 7.90 3,990 9.00 6,070 

5. 60 915 6.80 2,070 8.00 4,170 9.20 6,450 

5. 70 965 6.90 2,230 8.10 4,360 9. 40 6,830 

5.80 1,020 7.00 2,390 8.20 4,550 9.60 7,210 

5.90 1,080 7.10 2,560 I 8.30 4, 740 9.80 7,600 

6.00 1, 150. 7.20 2, 730 8. 40 4,930 10.00 8,000 

6.10 1,230 7.30 2,910 8. 50 5,110 10.20 8,400 

6.20 1,320 7.40 3,090 8.60 5,300 10.40 8,800 

6. 30 1,420 7.50 3,270 8. 70 5,500 10.60 9,200 

6.40 1,530 7.60 3,450 

I I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on nine discharge meas- urements made during 1904-5. It is fairly wl'll defined hetween gage heights 5.6 feet and 10.3 feet. 
40 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimaied monthly discharge of Chelan River below Lake Chelan, WaJJhington,for 1905. 

Month. Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ................. _____________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 842 780 803 

February. _. _____ . __ . __ .. _. __ . __ . __ . __ . _____ . __ . __ . _ _ _ _ _ 865 776 817 

March .... _________ . _ .. __ . __ .. _ .. _. __ . __ . _____ .. _. _ _ _ _ _ _ 2, 441 820 1,809 

ApriL .. _.------ _________ . _____ ._ ... ____ . __ . _____ ._______ 3,900 1, 754 2,239 

May ___ .. _________________________ .. _____ .. ___ .. _____ .__ 5,300 3,540 4,049 

June ___ .. -· ________ . _____ . ____ ._ .. ____ . ___ ._. ___ . __ ._____ 9,200 5,880 7,887 

July ....... ·-- ________ . __ .. ____ . __ ._ .. _____ .. _. __ . __ .___ 7,020 4,360 5,471 

August ...... ______ : __ . __ . _____ . _____ ._ .. ____ . ______ .... 4,170 965 2,180 

September_. ______ .... __ . __ .... __ . _____ ._ .. __ . ___ ···-_._ 1,320 1,009 1,207 

October_. __ . __ . __ .... __ . ______ ... ______ -·.··- ___ -··_____ 2,230 1,230 1,608 

November __ . ____ .... ________ .. _. __ . __ ....... ____ .. __ .. _ 1,508 915 1,115 

December __ ·-. __ ._._. ________ .. _. _____ . _____ . _____ . __ .. _ 915 820 856 

'l'he year __ . __ . _____ ... ____ . __ ._. __ .. _. _____ . __ .___ 9,200 7761 2,503 

WENATCHEE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

49,380 

45,370 

111,200 

133,200 

249,000 

469,300 

336,400 

134,000 

71,820 

98,870 

66,350 

52,630 

1,818,000 

Wenatchee River has its source on the eastern slope of the Caseade Mountains, and flows 

southeastward through Wenatchee Lake, entering Columbia River near Wenatchee, Wash. 

WENATCHEE RIVER AT CASHMERE, WASH. 

This statio-n was established July 26,1904, by W. G. Steward. It is located at the highway bridge just north of the town of Cashmere, Wash. 

The ehannel is curved for about 800 feet above and below the station, and the current is 

swift. The right bank is high, gravelly and rocky, lined with timber and bushes, and not 

liable to overflow. The left bank is not high, but overflows only in extremely high water. 

The bed of the stream is covered with small rounded bowlders and cobblestones, is free 

from vegetation, and permanent. The channel is divided by the pier into two channels. 

The bridge is located about midway of a long, sweeping curve. The water is swift, espeeially at the middle of the south span. 

Diseharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the two-span bridge to 

which the gage is attached. The initial point for soundings is a bolthead in the southeast 

eorner of the bridge, marked ;r.ero. 

A plain-staff gage is fastened to the downstream edge of the south face of the middle 

pier. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by A. C. Jones. Bench marks were 

established as follows: (1) The head of an 8-penny nail driven into a timber at the southeast corner of the middle pier; elevation, 12.98 feet. (2) A bolthead at the southeast eorner of the bridge, identical with the initial point; elevation, 16.63 feet. (3) A railroad 

spike driven into a telephone pole at the left end of the bridge; elevation, 10.91 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station and gage height and discharge data are contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 71-72. . 
WENATCHEE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 41 

Discharge measu.rements of Wenatchee Ri1Jer a;t Cashmere, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. I • Area of Mean Gage Dis- 1 Wtdth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------J--------------~--- Square Feetper ---SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

Hydrographer. 

October30 ..... W. G. Steward...................... 187 960 2.31 2.90 2,220 

November 3 ........ do ............... ___ ... ___ ..... . 185 894 2. 23 2. 48 1, 993 

November 14 ....... do ............................. . 164 799 1. 70 1. 98 1, 357 

November 25 •...... do ............ ______ . ______ .... . 162 784 1. 55 1. 87 1, 214 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Wenatchee River at Cashmere, Wash., for 1905. 

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

------- ---- --------------

1..--.-.. -.. --- 1.8 1.1 2.5 3.1 4.5 6.9 5.0 2.9 1.6 1.9 2.6 1.9 

2 .............. 1.8 1.1 2.8 3.0 4.3 7.0 4.9 2.9 1.6 1.9 2.5 1.9 

3 .............. 1.8 1.2 3. 7 2.9 4.2 7.0 5.0 2.9 1.6 3.9 2.5 2.0 

4 .............. 1.8 1.3 4.1 2.9 4.1 7.1 4.9 2.8 1.6 5.5 2.5 1.9 

5 .............. 1.7 1.3 4.2 2.8 4.1 6.6 4.8 2. 7 1.6 4.3 2.4 1.8 

6 .. ···-····--·· 1.5 1.3 4.2 3.0 4.3 6.3 4. 7 2.6 1.6 4.5 2.3 1.9 

7 .............. 1.5 1.4 4.1 3.1 4.6 6 ') 4.5 2.5 1.6 4.2 2.3 1.8 

8 .............. 1. 5, 1.3 4.1 3.2 5.1 6.3 4.4 2.5 1.6 3.9 2.2 1.9 

9 .............. 1.5 1.2 4.2 3.3 

I 

5.5 6. 7 4.5 2.5 1.9 3.5 2.2 1.8 

10.--- ·-· ·-. ··-- 1.4 1.1 4.4 3.3 5.3 6.9 4.6 2.6 2.0 3.2 2.1 1.7 

11..-.--. --- ... - 1.3 1.0 4.6 3.3 5.0 6.9 4.5 2.5 1.9 3.1 2.1 1.6 

12 .. -.--. ·- .... - 1.3 1.8 4.6 3.4 4.8 6. 7 4.3 ,,I 1.8 

30 I 2.1 1.5 

13.- -· --· .· ... --- 1.4 1.8 4.3 3.6 4.8 6.4 4.1 2.4 1.8 2.8 2.0 1.4 

14 .... --· ·-· ... - 1.4 1.8 4.1 3. 7 4.8 5.9 3.8 2. 4 1.7 2. 7 2.0 1.4 

15 ..... -· -- .. --- 1.4 1.8 4.0 3.6 5.0 5.6 3.6 2.3 1.7 2. 7 2.0 1.4 

16 .... - .. ·-·. -·. 1.5 1.8 3.9 3.6 4.9 5.5 3.4 2.2 1.6 2.6 1.9 1.4 

17 .... --.- .. -- .. 1.5 1.8 4.0 3.5 4.8 5.3 3.3 2.1 1.5 2.5 1.9 1.5 

~:::::::::::::::1 1.6 1.8 4.3 3.5 4.8 5.2 :::I 2.1 1.5 2.4 2.0 1.6 

1.5 1.8 4.3 3.6 4. 7 5.3 2.1 1.5 2.3 2.1 1.6 

20 ...•.......... 1.5 1.7 4.2 3.8 4.6 5.5 3.3 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 

21. ... --- -·-. --. 1.5 1.6 4.2 4.0 4.5 5.5 3.4 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 

22 ••••.•..••.••. 1.4 1.5 4.1 4.2 4.4 5.6 3.6 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.4 

23 .............. 1.4 1.4 4.0 4. 7 4.3 5.61 3. 7 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.3 

24 .............. 1.5 1.5 3.9 5.35 4.2 5.5 3.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.4 

25 .............. 1.5 1.8 3.8 6.1 4.1 5. 4 3.6 1.7 1.8 4.0 1.9 1.4 

26 .. ····-----·-- 1.4 2.3 3.8 6.25 4.2 5. 4 3.5 1.7 1.8 4.1 2.0 1.5 

27 .. ····-·--··-- 1.5 2.4 3.6 6.0 4.6 5.3 3. 4 1.7 2.5 3. 7 2.1 1.5 

28 .. ···--···-·-. 1.6 2.4 3.5 5.6 5.1 5. 4 I 3.3 1. 71 2. 2 3.3 2.0 1.5 

29 ••....•.••..•. 1.5 ............ 3.4 5.1 5.6 5.o I 

3.2 1. 7 ' 2.1 3.3 1.9 1.5 

30 .............. 1.4 .............. 3.3 4.8 5.8 4.9 I 3.0 .. 'I 2.0 3.1 1.9 1.5 

31. .... ·- -····-· 1.2 ............. 3.1 .. ............. 6.3 I 3.0 1. 7 ·-·---- ....... , 2.8 ............. 1.4 

I 

NoTE.-lee conditions during part of January and February. 

IRR 178-06-4 
42 STR1£AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating table fnr Wenatchee River at Ga~hmere, Wash., from Ju.ly 27, 1901,., to Decem her . 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage . il Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. hei~?ht. height. Dtscharge.ll height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet .i Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.00 550 2.30 1,665 I 

3.60 3,240 4.90 5,150 

1.10 615 ,_ 

2. 40 1, 770 3. 70 3,380 5.00 5,300 I 1.20 685 2.50 1,875 

I 

3.80 3,520 5.20 5,620 

1.30 755 2.60 1,985 3.90 3,660 5.40 5,940 

1. 40 830 2. 70 2,095 I 4.00 3,800 5.60 ' 6,260 

1.50 910 2.80 2,210 4.10 3,950 5.80 6,580 

1.60 990 I 2.90 2,330 4.20 4,100 6.00 6,900 

1. 70 1,075 I 3.00 2,450 4.30 4,250 6.20 7,240 I, 

1. 80 1,165 I 3.10 2,580 4. 40 4,400 6. 40 7,580 I 1.90 1,260 3.20 2, 710 4.50 4,550 6.60 7,920 

2.00 1,3fi0 3.30 2,840 4.60 4, 700 6.80 8,260 

I 

2.10 1, 460 3. 40 2,970 4. 70 4,850 7.00 8,600 

2. 20 1,5fi0 3.50 I 3,100 4.80 5,000 

I 

--

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heights 1.8 feet and 3.9 feet. 

Estimated.monthly discharge of Wenatchee Ri1•er at Cashmere, Wash., for 190.~ and 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

1904. 

July 27-3L .......................................... _ .. . 3,660 2,970 3,354 33,260 

August ...... --------- ___________ . _____________________ _ 2,970 1,360 2,078 127,800 

September ........ _._. ___ ........... _._. ____ ...... _. ___ . 1,560 830 1,122 66,760 

October._._. ___ ........... _. _. _. _ .. _ ..... __ ... _ .. _. _ ... _ 1,360 685 851 52,330 

November ..... __________ .. __________________ .. ________ _ 1,985 615 1,120 66,640 

December ... _ .............................. __ . _ .. _ ..... _ 1,665 1,075 1,331 81,840 

------------------- The period ........ _ ...... ____ . _____ ..... _________ ... _ .. _ ... _ ..... ______ .. ____ ..... .. 428,600 

1905. 

January.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 165 685 915 56,260 

February ............................. _ ... _ ... ___ ._..... 1, 770 550 1,001 55,590 

March ................................... _ ...... _ ... _ . _ . 4, 700 1,875 3, 702 227,600 

April. ........ _ ................. __ .>· ..... __ .. __ ._ .... __ • 7, 325 2,210 3, 794 225,800 

May .................................... _. _ ........... _. 7, 410 3,950 4,940 303,800 

June ............................................. __ .. __ . 8, 780 5,150 6,872 408,900 

July ................ _ .............. _ .... _ . __ ..... _ .. _ . _. 5, 300 2,450 3, 727 229,200 

August .................................. __ ............. 2, 330 1,075 1, 610 99,000 

September ............................ _______ . ______ .... 1, 875 910 1,133 67,420 

October ............................. _ .. _. _ .... _ ...... __ . 6, 100 1,260 2,660 163,600 

November ............ _ ..... _._._ .... _ .. _._. __ .... __ . __ . 1, 985 1,260 1, 476 87,830 

December ......................... ____ ..... _ ... _ ..... ___ 1,300 755 993 61,060 

The year .......... _ ......... __ . __ .. __ . _ . ____ . __ . . . 8, 780 550 2, 735 1,986,000 

NoTE.-Rating table applied as for open channel during ent1re year. 
COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE. 43 

YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Yakima River has its source in Keechelus Lake, on the eastern slope of the Cascade 

Mountains, in Kittitas County, Wash. Within a short distance it receives the water of 

Kachess Lake, and 2~ miles above Clealum it receives the outlet of the .Jast of the three 

large headwater lakes. Practically its entire summer flow is now used for irrigation. It 

enters Columbia River 5 miles above Kennewick, Wash. 

Naches River has its souree on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, in Yakima 

County, Wash. It flows in a general southeasterly direction, entering Yakima River a 

short distance above North Yakima. Irrigation is practiced in the narrow valley along 

the lower course of the river, and its waters are of greater value for the irrigation of lands 

west of North Yakima. The river has considerable fall, and the water ean easily be diverted 

by means of eomparatively short eanals. 

Tieton Rivor is the principal tributary of Naches River and diseharges into the latter 

about 17 miles above its junetion with Yakima River, near North Yakima. Its souree is 

in the Cascade Mountains in the vieinity of Cowlitz Pass. A peculiar feature of the stream 

is the turbid, milk-white appearanee of the water. It is similar in this respeet to White 

River, on the western slope of the Caseade Range. The water of South Fork of the Tieton, 

25 miles above the mouth, is, however, perfeetly clear. The forks head in the glaciers of 

a peak of the Caseades known as Goat Roek. 

YAKIMA RIVER NEAR MARTIN, 'VASH. 

Lake Keeehelus is the uppermost of the three lakes forming the souree of Yakima River. 

At the outlet a good dam site exists, and by the construetion of a dam a considemble portion of the flow of the Yakima at, this point can be stored and used for i~;rigation in the 

lower Yakima Valley during the dry season. 

A gaging station was established Oetob('r 18, 1903, by G. H. Bliss. It is 1,000 feet belovt 

the outlet of Lake Keechelus, 800 feet below the dam of the Cascade Lumber Company, and 

4 miles northwest of Martin, Wash. 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 350 feet below the station. Both banks 

are high, not liable to overflow, and heavily timbered. The current is swift, and there is 

but one channel at all stages. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is free 

from vegetation and permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a eable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The eable has a total span of 200 feet. The initial point for soundings is the north faee of 

the tree on the south (right) bank, to which the cable is fastened. 

The original gage was in two sections and was located on the right bank just above the 

eable. The lower inclined section read from 5 to 7 feet, The upper vertical section read 

from 7 to 13 feet. Observations were taken daily from this gage until November 14, 1903, 

when the gage was destroyed by the eaving of the river bank. Observations were then 

discontinued until January 28, 1904, when a new vertieal gage, No. 2, was installed by the 

Yakima Development Company at a point 75 feet above the loeation of the old gage, and 

readings were resumed by the United States Geologieal Survey. The datum of this gage 

which is now in "!JSe is 0.07 foot higher than the original one. The gage is a vertical rod 

fastened to an overhanging tree. During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by Christian Hansen. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) The top of a spike in the root 

on the north side of a large cedar tree 50 feet south and 50 feet west of the gage; elevation, 

21.59 feet. (2) A nail in the base of a 48-inch fir tree on the right bank 25 feet above the 

cable and 50 feet from the river; the tree is blazed and marked "B. M.;" elevation, 25.22 

feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the present gage. 

, 
44 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, ~ART XIV. 

lnformatio.1. in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 386; 135, p 74. 

Discharge: 100, p 386; 135, p 75. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 76. 

Gage heights: 135, p 75. 

Rating table: 135, p 76. 

Discharge measurements of r akima River near Mart in, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of · Mean Gage ! DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. ------1--------------1--- -~~- -~~- -~~- -~~-

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

June 5 ......... W. J. Lightfoot .................... . 120 344 2. 46 8. 60 846 

June 28 ..•.......... do ............................. . 118 251 1. 52 7. 60 381 

August 25 ..... W. C. Muldrow .................... . 105 130 • 59 6. 50 78 

November 16 ....... do ............................. . 108 179 • 80 6. 87 1, 430 

Daily gage height, infeet, ofYakima River near Martin, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. 

~~~~ Apr. May. June. July. Aug. I Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1. ......... · .... 7.1 6.8 I 7.5 7.3 7.9 8.8 7.4. 6.6 6.4 6.91 7.34 7.24 

2 .............. 7.2 6.8 7.8 7.2 7.8 8. 75 7:4 6.6 6.4 7.15 7.28 7.22 

3 .............. 7.2 6.8 7.9 7.1 7. 7 8.85 7.3 6.6 6.42 7.94 7.23 7.2 

4 .............. . 7.1 6. 75 8.0 7.1 7. 7 8.65 7.3 6.55 6.42 8.28 7.23 7.14 

5 .............. 7.1 6. 75 8.2 7.1 7.6 8.45 7.3 6.5 6.4 8.32 7.19 7.12 

6 .............. 7.0 6. 75 8.25 7.1 7. 7 8.3.5 7.2 6.5 6.39 8.37 7.14 7.12 

7 .............. 7.0 6. 78 I 8.2 7.2 7.8 8.3 7.15 6.5 6.4 8.23 7.10 7.1 

8 ..••.......... 6.9 6.8 8.1 7.2 8.1 8.3 7.1 6.5 6.4 8.17 7.06 7.08 

9 .............. 6.9 6.8 8.15 7.2 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.5 6.4 8.09 7.04 7.04 

10 .............. 6.8 6.8 8.25 7.2 8.2 8.25 7.1 6.5 6.4 7.94 7.01 7.02 

11. ............. 6.8 6. 75 8.3 7.2 8.1 8.2 7.1 6.5 6.39 7.82 7.0 6.98 

12 .............. 6.8 I 6. 7 8.3 7.25 8.0 8.1 7.0 6.4 6.39 7. 71 6.94 6.96 

13 ..... ········· 6.8 6.65 8.15 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.4 6.42 7.62 6.92 6.92 

14 ........ ······ 6.8 6.65 8.0 7.4 8.25 7.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 7.56 6.9 6.9 

15 .............. 6.8 6.65 7.9 7.4 8.4 7.8 6.9 6.5 6.4 7.52 6.89 6.88 

16 .............. 6.8 6.6 7.9 7.4 8.3 7. 7 6.9 6.5 6.4 7.46 6.87 6.86 

17 .............. 6.8 6.6 7.9 7.4 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.55 6.42 7.44 6.85 6.92 

18 .............. 6. 7 6.6 I 7.9 7.4 8.2 7.6 6.8 6.6 6.43 :::,1 6.88 6.94 

19 .............. 6. 7 6.6 7.9 7.5 8.1 7.55 6.8 6.6 6.42 6.9 6.92 

20 .............. 6. 7 6.6 7.9 7.65 8.0 7.5 6.8 6.6 6.44 7.26 6.98 6.9 

21. ............. 6. 7 6. 7 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.5 6.8 6.6 6.43 7.22 6.94 6.86 

22 .............. 6. 7 6. 7 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.45 6.8 6.5 6.44 7.17 I 6.92 6.85 

23 .•••••••••.••. 6. 7 6.7 7.9 8.15 7.9 7.4 6. 7 6.5 6.5 7.11 6.9 6.86 

24 .............. 6.8 6.8 7.9 8.45 7.95 7.4 6. 7 6.5 6.5 7.26 6.88 6.85 

25 .............. 6.8 6.9 7.8 8. 75 8.05 7.4 6. 7 ~-5 6.52 8.04 6.9 6.88 

26 .............. 6.8 7.1 7. 7 8.8 8.1 7.4 6. 7 6.5 6. 74 '8.09 6.96 6.92 

27 .............. 6.8 7.2 7.6 8. 7 8.1 7.45 6. 7 6.5 6.84 7.97 7.02 6.95 

28 ........•..... 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.5 8.4 7.5 6. 7 tl-5 6.87 7.82 7.16 6.94 

29 .• ··•••••••••· 6.9 ------- 7.5 8.25 8.5 7.5 6. 7 6.5 6.9 7. 72 7.32 6.92 

30 .........•.•.. 6.8 ............. 7.4 8.0 8.5 7.5 6.6 6.5 6.91 7.56 7.31 6.9 

31. ......•...•.. 6.8 ............. 7.3 .......... 8.9 ·-·---- 6.6 6.4 ------- 7.44 ............... 6.88 

NoTE.-No ice record. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 45 

Station rating table for Yakima River near M a1'tin, Wash., from January 1 to Dec~mber 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge.! Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

6.30 58 7.00 178 7. 70 430 8.40 748 

6.40 67 7.10 208 7.80 472 8.50 798 

6. 50 78 7.20 240 7.90 516 8.60 848 

6.60 90 7.30 274 8.00 560 8. 70 898 

6. 70 106 7.40 310 8.10 606 8.80 950 

6.80 126 7.50 348 8.20 652 8.90 1,004 

6.90 150 7.60 388 8.30 700 9.00 1,058 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1903-1905 It is well defined. 

Estimated ·monthly discharge of Yakima Rit'er near Martin, Wash., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 56 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ........... ___ ... ________ 240 106 143 February ________________________ 240 90 124 March ... ________________________ 700 274 522 

ApriL ........................... 950 208 419 

MaY----------------------------- 1,004 388 603 June. ____________________________ 977 310 534 

JulY·---------------·------------ 310 90 169 

August ....... ___________________ 90 67 79.7 September. __ . _________ . ______ . __ 153 66 80.9 

October .. _______________ . _ .. _. __ 734 153 430 

November .. _. ___ . ____ . __ . __ . __ . _ 288 138 191 

December .. __ .... _ ... _ ........... 254 138 173 

The year .. ----·-_. _________ 1,004 66 

I 

289 

Run-off. 

Total in acre-feet. Second-feet Depth in 

per~rt~.are inches. 

8, 793 2.55 2.94 

6,887 2.21 2.30 

32,100 9.32 10.74 

24,930 7.48 8.34 

37,080 10.77 12.42 

31,780 9.54 10.64 

10,390 3.02 3.48 

4,901 1. 42 1. 64 

4,814 1. 44 1. 61 

26,440 7.68 8.85 

11,360 3. 41 3.80 

'"· 640 I 3."" 3.56 

--------

210, 100 5. 16 70.32 

YAKIMA RIVER NEAR NORTH YAKIMA. WASH. 

This station was established May 5, 1904, by G. H. Bliss, and was discontinued October 15, 

1905. It is located at the highway bridge at Selah Gap, 21 miles north of North Yakima, 

Wash., one-fourth mile above the confluence of Yakima and Naches rivers, and 300 feet east 

of the bridge of the Northern Pacific Railway. 

The channel is straight for about 800 feet· above and 600 feet below the station. The current is sluggish at low stages. Both banks are low, partly wooded, and subject to overfloW' 

during high water. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and sand, and is free from 

vegetation, and stable. There is one channel at all stages, broken by three bridge piers. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge. The initial 

point for soundings is a point marked zero on the top railing near the right end of the bridge, 

downstream side. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to the south side of the pier at the right end of the 

four-span highway bridge. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Patrick 

Gallagher. The bench mark is the top of the shoe plate on the lower side of the bridge above 

the pier nearest the right bank; elevation, 16.64 feet above the datum of the gage. 
46 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PAR'l' XIV. 

A deseription of this station, with gage heights, diseharge data, and rating table, is eontained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 79-81. 

Daily gage height, 'injeet, of Yakima River near .North Yakima, Wash., for 1905. 

L-~a~ ---- Juu-a -J-:-1:-· -A-:-·-: _s_"~-:-· _o_c_t_. -rr1

_

7 

___ n __ '_Y_:-.. -. -1"":: J :: ~ A:g~ ~~t- - Oat2 ... ········· 6.3 ....... 2.6 2.3 2.8 18 .. ......... ....... 2.9 2.4 2.2 

3... ... ...... 6.5 4.2 2.6 2.3 2.8 

4............ ....... 4.1 2.6 2.3 3.6 

5_............ 6.8 4.0 2.5 2.3 4.2 

6............ 6.7. 3.9 2.5 2.3 4.5 

7............ 6. 3 3. 7 2. 5 2. 2 4. G 

8... .. .. . . .. . 5.8 3.5 2.5 2.2 

19 ... ········ 

20 .......... . 

21 .......... . 

22.-.--------

23 .......... . 

24 .......... . 

4.4 

4.2 

,4.2 

4.2 

4. 3 

4.3 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 75 

2. 7 

9..... .. . . .. . 5. 7 3.5 

10... .. .. . . ... 5. 7 3. 4 

2.5 i 2.2 

2.5 2.2 

4. 3 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 7 

4. 0 26 . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 3 2. 7 

11... ... ... . . . . . . . .. . 3.4 

12............ 5. 6 3. 3 

13............ 5. 4 3 'J 

14.... ... .. . . . 5.2 3.0 

15 .. ·········· 4.9 3.0 

16.. .......... 4.8 3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

27...... ... . . 4.3 2. 7 

28... ... .. . . . 4.9 2. 7 

29.... ... . .. . 4. 7 2. 7 

ao.... .. . . .. . 4.6 2.65 

31. .. ........ ....... 2.6 

YAKIMA RIVER NEAR YAKIMA, ·wASH. 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.8 

Yakima River enters Columbia River just above the town of Pasco. The first measurement of the river was made at this point August 14, 1893. The station was originally 

located at the county bridge at Union Gap, 2 miles below Yakima, Wash. The station was 

reestablished in August, 1895, a cable and new gage being installed about 1,000 feet below 

the bridge. It is about 3 miles above the intake of the Sunnyside canal. The station is of 

value, as it is the only point near the large irrigated area above and below which is unaffected 

by the taking out of water in irrigating canals. 

The channel is straight for I ,000 feet above and below the station. The current has a moderate veloeity. The right bank is high, not liable to overflow, and is covered with sagebrush. 

The left bank is a low gravel bar which overflows during extreme high water. The bed of the 

stream is composed of gravel and is free from vegetation and permanent. There is one channel at low water and two channels at ordinary and flood stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, and tagged wire. The initial 

point for soundings is a cross chiseled on a rock 2.7 feet from the cable support on the right 

bank. 

The present gage is an inclined rod attached to a willow stump and post set in the ground. 

During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Hugh Kennedy. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) The top of a large bowlder between two other bowlders 43 feet north of 

the gage and 6 .. 5 feet east of the fence; elevation, 17 .• 52 feet. (2) The top of a large 

bowlder under the railroad fence 12 feet north of the gage; elevation, 21.29 feet. (3) The 

initial point for soundings; elevation, 17.45 feet. The bench marks are marked" B. M." 

with black paint. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; Bull=Bulletin; WS=WaterSupply Paper): 

Description: Ann 14, ii, pp 133-134; 18, iv, pp 356-357; 19, iv, p 479; Bull140, pp 245-246; WS 16, p 175; 

28, p 159; 38, pp 373-374; 51, p 441; 66, p 135; 85, P.P 188-189; 100, pp 376-377; 135, pp 81-82. 

Discharge. Ann 14, 1i, p 134; 18, iv, p 357; 19, n;, p 480; Bull131, pp 90, 92; 140, p 246; WS 16, p 175; 28, 

pl69; 38,p374; 51,p441; 85,pl89; 100,p377; 135,p83. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 47 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 18, iv, p 358; 19, iv, p 480; 20, iv, pp 499, 500; 21, iv, p 427; 22, iv, p 447; WS 

p 75, 202; 85, p 190; 100, p 378; 135, p 84. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 62. 

Gage heights: Bulll40, p 247; WS 11, p 85; 16, p 175; 28, p 165; 38, p 374; 51, p 442; 66, p 135; 85, p 189; 

100, p 377; 135, p 83. 

Hydrographs: Ann 19, iv, pp 480, 481; 20, iv, p 501; 21, iv, p 428; 22, iv, p 447. 

Rainfall and run-off relation: Ann 20, iv, p 500. 

Rating tables: Ann 18 iv, p. 357; 19, iv, p. 479; WS 28, p. 170; 3!!, p. 45!; 52, p. 522; 66, p. 177; 85, 

p 190; 100, p 378; 135, p 84. 

Date. 

Discharge measurements of Yakirna River near Yakima, Wash., in 190.5. 

Hydrographer. Gage 

height. Discharge. 

-----1--------------1---------------

Sqtwre Feet per 

Feet. feet. second. Feet. 

6.10 

3.64 

5.60 

4.32 

Secondfeet. 

1,344 2.92 

753 1.04 

1,250 2.85 

960 1.67 

April19 ....... 

1 

W. J. Lightfoot .......... __ ._...... 236 

September2 ... W. C. Muldrow..................... 230 

October 26 ......... do ........... ___ ..... ___ ... __ .. _ 240 

November 18 .. 1 Sawyer and Muldrow ......... __ .. _ 238 

I 

Daily gage he·ight, 'in feet, of Y ak·ima Ri't'er near· Yakima, Wash., for 190.5. 

3,922 

780 

3,567 

1,600 

------~--~----------~---~-~------------~-~--~--

___ D_a_Y_-__ 11--J-an_._ ~~~~~ Mar. Apr. I May. June.~~uly. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee. 

L -- . - -. -- --- .. I 5. 0 4. 3 6. 0 6. 0 6. 9 7. 7 6. 5 4. 1 3. 6 4. 1 5. 1 4. 7 

2 .............. 15.0 4.41 6.8 5.9 6.5 7.9 6.4 4.1 3.6 4.15 5.0 4.7: 

3.-.--.- ... ---- 5. 0 4. 5 7. 2 5. 8 6.1 8. 3 6. 3 4.1 3. 6 4.15 4. 9 4. 6 

4 5. 0 4. 6 7. 8 5. 8 6. 0 9. 1 6. 3 4. 0 3. 6 5.1 4. 9 4. 65 

5:::::::::::::: 1

' 4.9 4.517.8 5.9 6.0 8.8 6.0 4.0 3.6 5.8 4.8 4.7 

6 .............. 4.9 4.4 7.9 5.9 6.0 8.3 6.0 4.0 3.65 6.4 4.8 4.7 

7._____________ 4.9 4.51 7.9 6.0 6.1 8.0 5.9 3.9 3.68 6.45 4.7 4.7 

9

8 ___ .. _-_·_·_-_-_·_-_-_-_-_-_1 4.9 4.6 7.9 6.0 6.3 7.8 5.7 3.9 3.68 6.4 4.7 4.75 

1

4.9 4.611 7.7 5.9 6.4 7.6 5.4 3.8 3.62 6.0 4.6 4.65 

10. ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. 8 4. 5 1. 9\· 5. 8 I 1. o 1. 6 5. 3 3. 8 3. 62 5. 9 4. 6 4. 5 

11 .............. 4.6 4.4 7.9 5.817.0 7.6 5.3 3.7 3.68 5.8 4.6 4.45 

12 .............. 1 4.4 4.017.81 5.9 6.7 7.5 5.1 3.7 3.7 5.8 4.55 4.45 

13 .............. 4.4 3.9 7.9 5.9 6.5 7.5 5.1 3.7 3.7 5.8 4.5 4.45 

14 .............. 4.4 3.9 7.9 6.1 6.3 7.3 4.9 3.7 3.8 5.4 4.5 4.4 

15 ______________ 4.2 3.917.6 6'> 6.4 7.2 4.9 3.6 3.75 5.3 4.4 4.4 

16 .............. 4.4 3.8 7.3 6.1 6.6 6.9 4.7 3.6 3.7 5.2 4.4 4.3 

17 .............. 4.6 3.8 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 4.6 3.6 3.7 5.15 4.35 4.3 

18 .............. 4.7 3.8 7.3 6.0 6.6 6.5 4.() 3.6 3.72 5.0 4.351 

19 .............. 4.7 3.9 7.4 6.0 6:"6 6.4 4.5 3.6 3.7 5.0 4.4 I 

20.............. 4.7 4.0 7.5 6.0 6.5 6.3 4.4 3.6 3.7 4.9 4.45 I 

21.............. 4. 7 4. 9 7. 4 5. 9 6. 4 6. 3 4. 4 3. 7 3. 72 4. H 4. 45 

22 ....•.. -------

23 ........... ---

24 ........... ---

25 ....... ·--- ·--

26 ............. . 

27 ............. . 

28 ............. . 

29 ........ ·-----

:30.---.---.---.-

:31. ___________ ,_ 

4.6 5.2 7.3 6.0 6.2 6.~l 4.4 3.6 3.8 4.8 

4.6 5.51' 7.2 6.3 6.2 6.3 4.3 3.6 3.8 4. 7 

4. 7 5. 5 7. 2 6. 8 6 ') 6. 3 4. 4 3. 6 3. 8 4. 7 

4. 7 5. 4 7. 1 7. 4 6. 2 6. 4 4. 3 3. 6 3. 8 4. 7 

4.7 5.4 7.0 7.8 6.1 6.714.2 3.6 3.8 5.0 

4.8 5.4 6.9 8.o 6.1 1.01 4.3 3.6 3.78 5.8 

4. 9 5. 9 6. 6 1. 9 6. 4 6. 9 4. 2 3. 6 I 3. 9 5. 8 

4. 8 6. 4 7. 3 6. 7 6. 7 4. 2 3. 6 I 4. 0 5. 7 

4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.2 3.614.0 5.6 

4.5 6.3 7.4 4.1 3.6 ....... 5.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.3 

4.4 

4.5 

4.6 

4. 7 

4.'7 

4.35 

4.3 

4.3 

4.35 

4.35 

4.3 

4.3 

4.35 

4.4 

4.4 

4.3 

4.3 

4.2 

4.2 
48 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P.ART XIV. 

YAKIMA RIVER AT PROSSER, WASH. 

This station was established May 30, 1904, by G. H. Bliss. It is located at the highway 

bridge 600 feet below Prosser Falls at Prosser, Wash . 

. The channel is straight for about 100 feet above and 600 feet below the station. The 

current above the station is swift, the foot of the rapids being 150 feet above. The current 

below the station is sluggish at ordinary and swift at higher stages. Both banks are high 

and not subject to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of rock and is free from 

vegetation and permanent. There are large bowlders in the channel. There is but one 

channel at all stages, broken by the trestle bents on either side during the higher stages. 

Discharge measurements are mude from the downstream side of the bridge, which has a 

single span with trestle approach ut either end. The initial point for soundings is a nail 

driven into the downstream guard rail 30 feet from the right bank. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the upstream side of the bridge near the right bank; 

length of the chain, 28.06 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by J. N. 

Jacoby. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A spike in a sill on the east end of 

the pump of the Prosser Irrigation Company's canal; elevation, 13.87 feet. (2) A spike 

on an upright bridge timber 20 feet south of the steel and concrete pier on the south bank; 

elevation, 11.42 feet. (3) The top of the steel cylinder of. the concrete pier at the right 

bank, upstream side; elevation, 23.92 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, discharge data, and rating table is contained in Water-8upply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 85-87. 

Discharge measurements of Yakima River at Prosser, Wa.Yh., in 1905. 

I 

. Area of Mean Gage DisDate. Hydrographer. Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--'---------------- ----------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

August 17..... Bliss and Muldrow ... _ ....... _...... .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . . . . 0. 55 a 194 

September 1. .. G. H. Bliss .......................... -------- .......... --------.. .43 a176 

October22 ..... W.C.Muldrow ..................... 130 1,102 1.77 3.76 b1,950 

a Discharge of river is found by adding the sum of the measured discharges of the power flumes to the 

estimated discharge of the river below the dam and subtracting the discharge of the pumps: 

Aug. 17. Sept. 1. 

----------------------------------------

Prosser fiume ................................. --- ........................... -- -- --· Taylor fiume ................................... _ ........ _ .. _ ................ -..... . Estimated for river .. _ ..................................... _ ...................... . 

Discharge of pumps .................. _ .................................. _ ........ . 

Flow at gage ..... ___ ............... __ ....... __ ............... ___ ............ . 

b Measured at the bridge. 

185 0 

20 

205 

9 

194 

105 

58 

20 

183 7 

176 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 49 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yakima Riwr at Prosser, Wash., for 1905. 

-----------------------~-

Day. \ June. I July. Aug. Sept. I Oct_. Nov. Dec. 

~:::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::1 :::· ::: ·::.1-::: ~= !:~ 3.------------------------------------------- -------- 5. 51 1. 68 • 51 2. 01 4. 43 3. 85 

4------------------·------------------------- .............. 5.43 1.6 .51 2.51 4.18 3.85 

5 ... ------------------- ... -~- ---------------- ................ 5.18 1.51 .55 3.93 4.1 3. 76 

6.----------------------------------------·-- ............... 4.93 1. 43 .51 5.1 4.1 3.85 

7.----------- ... ---------- .... --- ... ---- ... -- ................ 4.6 1. 43 . 51 5.43 3.93 3. 76 

8 ......... ·----·--·----·-----·-------------··· 7.81 4.43 1.35 .55 5.6 3. 76 3.68 

9.-------··'·····-----------·---------------- 7.68 4.18 1. 26 .68 5.26 3. 76 3.68 

10 ................... ---------------·········· 7.68 3.93 1.1 .68 5.01 3.68 3.68 

11.-------------------------------....... ----- 7. 77 3. 76 .93 .68 4.85 3.6 3.6 

12.-----------.------------.--.-----.--------- 7. 81 3.43 . 76 .85 4.6 3.6 3.51 

13 .... ------ --· ... ---- ......... ---------- ..... 7.43 3.3 .6 1.26 4.43 3.68 3.43 

14.---------- ... ------------- .. -- ------·------- 7.18 3.3 .51 1.01 4.26 3.68 3.35 

15.------.------- .. -.---------- .. ----.---.---- 6.93 3.1 .51 1.18 4.18 3.6 3.26 

16 ......... ---- .... -. ------------------------- 6.35 2.93 .51 1.26 4.01 3.6 3. 43 

17.--- ... ------ ...... -- ........ ------ ... -.. --- 6.18 2.8 .51 1.01 3.93 3.68 3.43 

18 ......... --·- -- ... ---- ... ----------- .... ---- 6. 75 2.68 .51 1. 26 3.85 3.51 3.51 

19 ..... ----- ... ------------- ... --- ... ---- ..... 5.68 2.6 .51 1.26 3.85 3.43 3. 51 

20 ............................................. 5.6 2.43 .51 1.26 3. 76 3.43 3.51 

21.--------- ----· ----------------------------- 5.64 2.18 .51 1. 35 3.68 3.51 3.43 

22.------------------·-----·------------------ 5. 51 2.43 . 51 1.35 3. 76 3.51 3.43 

23 ................................. ----------- 5.51 2.1 .47 1.35 3.68 3. 51 3. 35 

24 .................... ·------------ ··········· 5.6 2.18 .51 1.6 3.43 3.43 3.35 

25.------------------------------------------- 5.6 2.1 .55 1. 51 3.51 3. 43 3.18 

26 ....... ·------------------------------------ 5.6 1. 93 .55 1. 51 3.60 3. 43 3.18 

27 ... -------------- ·--- ----------------------. 5.68 1.85 .51 1.68 4.93 3. 51 3.1 

28 ............................................ 6.1 1.85 .81 1. 76 5.01 3. 76 3.18 

29 ............................................ 6.18 1.85 . 43 1.93 4. 76 3.93 3.35 

30 ...••••.•••.••..........••. ·----------------- 6.01 1.85 .43 1. 93 4.68 3.93 3.43 

31. ........................................... ................ 1.68 . 43 4. 43 ................ ................ 

NOTE.-Low-water estimates for this station may be obtained by taking the sum of the flow of 

Yakima River at Kiona; the Kiona Canal and Kiona Water-Supply Canal. 

YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA, WASH. 

This station was established August 20, 1895. It is located at the highway bridge on the 

county road about 1,800 feet northwest of the Northern Pacific Railway station at Kiona, 

Wash. It is about 23 miles above the mouth of the river. · 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 400 feet below the station. The current 

has a moderate velocity. The right bank is low, but is well protected by a levee and is not 

subject to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of fine gravel, not subject to change. 

At low water the river flows beneath the middle main span; at high water it passes under an 

additional shorter span at each end of the bridge. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the bridge, to which the gage 

is attached. There is a stay wire 70 feet above the bridge. The initial point for soundings 

is a point on the west side of the bridge 100 feet south of the center of the south pier of the 

main span. 

The original gage consisted of an inclined and a vertical section, spiked to the east end of 

the south pier of the bridge and anchored with rocks. The gage used during 1905 up to 

December 23 was of the wire type, and was located on the downstream side of the bridge 

between the fifth and seventh. verticals from the right bank; length of the wire, 27.21 feet. 

The distance from the end of tlie scale board to the outside edge of the pulley was 2.00 feet. 
50 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

December 23, 1905, a staff gage was installed, consisting of a vertieal section bolted to the 

downstream side of the pier near the right bank and an inclined section at the foot of the 

pier. During 1905 the gage was read once eaeh day by H. A. Shandy. Bench marks were 

established as follows: (1) The top of a spike in the east end of the cap of the first trestle 

bent on the right bank; elevation, 20.94 feet. (2) A spike on the north side of the staywire post on the right bank; elevation, 18.73 feet. (3) A nail in the upstream end of the 

first trestle bent on the left bank; elevation, 18.73 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of 

the gage. The United States Geological Survey standard iron beneh-mark post, near the 

Northern Pacific Railway station, has an elevation above sea level of 515 feet, 62.0G feet 

above the datum of the gage. All beneh marks are marked "B. M." with black paint. 

Information in regard to this station is eontained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann= Annual Report; Bull= Bulletin; WS =WaterSupply Paper): 

Description: Ann 18, iv, p 358; 19, iv, p 481; Bull 140, p 248; WS 16, p 176; 28, p 159; 38, p 375; 51, p 442; 

66, p 136; 85, p 186; 100, pp 373-374; 135, pp 87-88. 

Discharge: Ann 18, iv, p 358; 19, iv, p 483; Bull140, p 248; WS 16, p 176; 28, p 169; 38, p 375; 51, p 442; 

66, p 136; 85, p 186; 100, p 374; 135, p 88. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 18, iv, p 359; 19, iv, p 485; 20, iv, pp 499, 502; 21, iv, p 428; 22, iv, p 448; WS 

75, p 203; 85, p 188; 100, p 375; 135, p 89. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 62. 

Gage heights: Bull140, p 249; WS 11, p 83; 16, p 176; 28, p 165; 38, p 375; 51, p 443; 66, p 136; 85, p 187; 

100, p 374; 135, p 88. 

Hydrographs: Ann 19, iv, p 486; 20, iv, p 502; 21, iv, p 429; 22, iv, p 448; WS 75, p 203. 

Rainfall and run-off relation: Ann 20, iv, p 500. 

Ratingtables: Ann18,iv,p359; 19,iv,p484; WS28,p1i0; 39,p454; 52,p522; 66,p177; 85,p187; 100, 

p 375; 135, p 89. 

Discharge measurements ofYaki?na River at Kiona, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

May 10 ........ W. J. Lightfoot ..................... 253 1,527 3.49 7.50 5,327 

June 12 ........ ..... do .............................. 298 2,008 4.67 8.80 9,377 

August 24 ..... W. C. Muldrow ..................... 62 70 2.63 2.60 183 

September 14 .. Frank Halfpenny ................... 205 531 .57 2.90 305 

September 14a . ..... do .............................. 125 128 2.26 2.90 290 

October 19 ..... W. C. Muldrow ..................... 217 1,063 2.19 5.15 2,337 

October 22 ..... ..... do .............................. 130 1,102 1.77 4. 76 1,950 

November 22 .. Muldrow and Sawyer ............... 248 1,008 1.89 5.05 1,905 

a Made above rapids. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN: 51 

Da·ily gage height, infeet, of Yakima Hi1•er at Kiona, Wash.,jor 1905. 

---~--

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. I May. June. July. Aug. ~ept.l Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1. .. ------. __ .. 5. St 

2______________ 5.65 

4. 9 6.65 6. 9 

4.85 7.0 6. 7 

3.............. 5.6 4.8 7.62 6.6 

4 ..... ·--·--·-- 5.55 4. 85 8. 48 6. 4 

5 .. - - - . - - . - - - - - 5. 55 4. 9 8. 95 6. 2 

() ______________ 5.5f\ 4.9 9.25 6.1 

7 ....... - . -- . -- 5. 4 4. 85 9. 38 6. 0 

8 ..... ----------

D •• -· •.••••.... 

10 ............. . 

11 ............. . 

12 ....... -------

13 ........ -... -. 

14 ..••.... -- ... . 

15 ... -......... . 

16 .. -- .. ---.- .. . 

17 .. --.--- ..... . 

18 ........ -.... . 

5. 4 

5. 48 

5.2 

5.1 

4. 4 

4.4 

4. 5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.2 

4.8 

4.82 

4.65 

4. 7 

4. 3 

4. 48 

4.25 

4.45 

4. 5 

4. 6 

4.6 

19- . - . -... - . . . . . 5. 3 4. 6 

20 ........... -.. 5. 3 4. 7 

21.. -- --. -- . - . . . 5. 0 4. 7 

22.............. 4.98 5.5 

23.............. 4.9 5.9 

24.............. 4.88 5.9 

25.............. 4.92 5. 78 

26 ....... - . - - . - . 4. 96 5. 82 

27. - . - -.. - . . . . . . 5. 0 6. 3 

28... .. . . . . . . . . . 4. 95 6. 5 

29.. ............ 5.2 

~:: :::::::: ~~'1:::::: 

9.25 

9.1 

9.2 

9.3 

9. 45 I 

9. 4 

9.15 

8.8 

8.55 

8.6 

8.65 

8. 75 

8. 7 

8.65 

8.6 

8.4 

8.2 

8.0 

8.0 

7.9 

7.6 

7.58 

7. 25 

7.0 

6.3 

6.2 

6.3 

6.3 

6.2 

6.15 

6.3 

6.5 

6.5 

6. 4 

6. 3 

6. 3 

6.3 

6.45 

6. 75 

7.0 

7. 2 

7.8 

8.55 

9 ') 

9.0 

8.5 

8.2 

7.5 

7.2 

6.8 

6.5 

8.2 6.8 

8.9 6. 7 

9.3 6.6 

9.9 6.4 

6. 4 10.4 6.1 

6.3 9. 9 6.0 

6. 2 9. 5 5.8 

6.3 

6.8 

7. 5 

7. 5 

7.3 

6. 4 

6. 7 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

6.9 

6.9 

6. 8 

6.5 

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6. 4 

6.4 I 

6 ') 

6. 4 

fl. 7 

7. 3 

7.8 

9.0 

8. 6 

8.8 

8. 9 

8.8 

8.3 

7. 9 

7. 7 

7. 4 

7. t 

6.9 

6. 7 

6. 5 

6 .• 5 

6. 4 

6. 4 

6.4 

6.6 

6.5 

6. 4 

6. 7 

6.9 

7. 1 

5.5 

5.3 

5.1 

5.0 

4. 9 

4. 8 

4. 7 

4. 65 

4.5 

4. 2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

3. 7 

3. 4 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3. 7 

3. 5 

3.4 

3.3 

3.35 

3.30 

3.35 

3.3 

3.35 

3.25 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2. 7 

2.5 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.5 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.55 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.55 

2. 4 

2. 4 3. 7 

2. 45 . 3. 75 

2. 45 3. 8 

2. 4 3.9 

5.6 

5.5 

5.4 

5. 4 

2. 4 4. 7 5.3 

2. 45 5. 75 5. 3 

2.5 6.6 5. 2 

2.55 6. 7 

2. 7 6.8 

2.8 6.2 

2.8 6.0 

2.8 5. 7 

2. 85 5. 6 

2. 85 5. 4 

2.9 5. 4 

3.0 5. 35 

3.0 I 5.3 

3.0 5.2 

3.0 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.15 

3.2 

3.3 

3. 3 

3.35 

3. 4 

3.5 

3.6 

5.2 

5. 1 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.9 

5.0 

5.8 

6.2 

6.3 

6. 4 

5.8 

5.15 

5.15 

5.2 

5.15 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.05 

5.0 

4.9 

4.9 

5.0 

4.9 

5.0 

5.0 

5.05 

5.0 

4.95 

4.9 

5.0 

5.1 

5.3 

5. 3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.2 

5.15 

5.15 

5.1 

5.1 

5.05 

5.05 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.95 

4.95 

4.95 

5.05 

5.1 

5.2 

4.85 

4.85 

4.9 

4.95 

5.0 

5.0 

4.95 

4.95 

Station rating tableforYakimaRiverat Kiona, Wash.,fromJanuary 1, 1[)04,toDecember31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2. 40 142 3.90 835 5. 40 2,4..'>0 7.80 6,940 

2. 50 164 4.00 910 5. 50 2,560 8.00 7,400 

2.60 188 4.10 990 5.60 2, 700 8.20 7,870 

2. 70 215 4.20 1,070 5. 70 2,850 8.40 8,350 

2.80 245 4. 30 1,160 5.8~ 3,000 8.60 8,830 

2.90 280 4. 40 1,250 5. 90 3, t60 8.80 9,320 

3.00 315 4.50 1,350 6.00 3,320 9.00 9,820 

3. lO 355 4.60 1,450 6.20 3,650 9.20 10,320 

3.20 395 4. 70 1,560 6. 40 3,990 9.40 10,840 

3.30 440 4. so 1,670 6.60 4,350 9.60 11,360 

3. 40 490 4.90 1, 780 6.80 4, 740 9.80 11,880 

3.50 555 5.00 1,900 7.00 5,160 10.00 12,400 

3.60 620 5.10 2,020 7.20 5,600 10.20 12,920 

3. 70 . 690 5.20 2,150 7. 40 6,040 10.40 13,450 

3.80 760 5.30 2,280 7.60 6,480 

The above table 1s apphcable only for open-channel cond1t10ns. lt 1s based on 16 dischar~e measure- ments made durmg 1902-1905. It 1s well defined. 
52 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge ofYakima River at Kiona, Wash.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 5,230 square miles.) 

Discharge in second-teet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in Second-feet 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. per~a~are Depth in inches. 

January _______________ ... ____ .. . 3,016 1,250 2,126 130,700 0. 407 0.469 

February ....................... . 4,170 1,115 1,972 109,500 .377 .393 

March ..•................. _ ..... . 10,970 4,445 8,477 521,200 1.62 1.87 

ApriL .......................... . 10,320 3,320 4,998 297,400 .956 1.07 

May ............................ . 6,940 3,650 4,720 290,200 .902 1. 04 

June ............................ . 13,450 3,990 7,143 425,100 ,1. 37 1.53 July ____________________________ _ 4,740 440 1, 757 108,000 .336 .387 

August .. _ ...................... . 465 142 240 14,760 .046 .053 

September ...................... . 620 142 304 18,090 ._058 .065 

October ..... _ .................. . 4, 740 690 2,522 155,100 .482 .556 

November ...................... . 2, 700 1, 780 2,071 123,200 .396 .442 

December ...................... . 2,280 1,725 1,980 121,800 .379 I . 437 

----------

The year ................. . 13,450 142 3,192 2,315,000 .611 1 

8.31 

CANALS IN YAKIMA VALLEY, 'V ASHINGTON. 

Nowhere in the State of Washington has irrigation been practiced longer or have matters 

pertaining to irrigation reached a higher state of development than in Yakima Valley. 

The rapid fall of the rivers, the great fertility of the soil, and the climatic conditions have 

all served to bring this about. 

The chief sources of water supply for irrigation canals are Yakima and Naches rivers. 

TheN aches, when it joins the Yakima, has already received the water of the Tieton. Besides 

these rivers, Wenas, Cowiche, Atanum, Toppenish, and Satus creeks, with some small 

-creeks in the vicinity of Ellensburg, irrigate large areas of land lying in the valleys through 

which they flow. About 100,000 acres of la~d are at present under irrigation from these 

sources, and with the available storage reservoirs at the heads of Yakima, Naches, and 

Tieton rivers, it is probable that 300.000 acres additional could be irrigated, if the water 

were used economically. 

There are at the present time about 50 irrigating canals in operation in Yakima Valley, 

which obtain their water from the sources above mentioned and irrigate the low land 

lying near the streams. This land is of volcanic origin and very fertile. Where water is 

applied large and very profitable crops of fruit, hay, hops, and grain are raised. 

A large area of the best quality of land in Yakima Valley remains unirrigated, but the 

'available water supply, especially at low stages of the streams, is practically exhausted, 

so that the irrigation of additional land is dependent on the feasibility of storing water, 

to be used during about two and on~half months of the irrigation season. 

There are five reservoir sites available in the Yakima region. These are Lake Clealum, 

Lake Kachess, and Lake Keechelus, at the head of Yakima River, having a combined 

capacity of about 370,000 acre-feet; Bumping Lake, at the head of Naches River, with a 

storage capacity of 22,000 acre-feet, and McAlisters Meadows, on Tieton River, with a 

storage capacity of 35,000 acre-feet, giving a total of about 427,000 acre-feet, which is 

enough to maintain a flow of 2,300 second-feet for a period of two and one-half months, 

or during the dry portion of the irrigation season. This amount of water, with a liberal 

allowance for Joss in transmission, could easily be made to irrigate 150,000 acres of land 

and might be made to irrigate, with economical use, much more than this amount. 
YAKIMA RIVER .DRAINAGE BASIN. 53 

The canals at present in operation in Yakima Valley are mostly in the hands of stock 

companies and with but few exceptions furnish the farmers under them water enough. to 

supply all demands. Most farmers have taken from the ditches as much water as seemed 

most convenient for their use; this in many instances has been far in excess of the amount 

actually needed to irrigate their land economically and profitably. The results of this 

excessive use of water are only too apparent to those who have traveled through the oldest 

irrigated sections of Yakima Valley. Land that was once valuable is now water-logged 

and worthless, alkali being everywhere visible. 

The following table gives a list of canals on which observations were made during the 

. irrigation season of 1905. The results of mea~urements of canals and ditches in Yakima 

Valley made during 1904 are contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States 

Geological Survey. 

Canals taking water from Yakima River. 

Location. 

Canal. Head works. Bankof Le~h 

Ne&rest town. 1-------,------:-----1 river. miles. 

Township. Section. Range. 

-------------1·-------1------------------

Below Clealum Rfver and above 

Naches RitJer. 

~:~:~i~~~~~~-- ·.· .· .· ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J ~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ..... ;~. ~: :: ~ ~ :: ~~!~t~ ~ ~ ~! Town .............................. 1

1 

Ellensburg....... 7 18N. 17E. Left .... • 30 

:e~;:r~~~~~-~-~-~: ~::: :::::::::::: :::~~~~~;~~~~i~~~: ~: ..... ~~- .. ~:-:~ ..... ::. ~:--- -~;:~~: :.~: :~:;~: I Taylor ............................. 1 ..... do ........................................ Right... 4! 

Below Naches River and above I 

Atanum Creek. 1 

Moxee ............................. ! North Yakima .. . 13 N. 

Hubbard .......................... l ..... do .......... .. 13 N. 

Fowler ............................. ! ..... do .......... .. 18 13 N. 

Granger ................................ do .......... .. 18 13 N. 

Below Atanum Creek. 

19 E. 

19 E. 

19 E. 

Left .... .. 

...do .. .. 

...do .. .. 

8 

7 

8~ 

19 E. . .. do ........... . 

New Reservation No. 2 ............ Yakima ....... .'.. 17 12 N. 19 E. Right... (a) 

Old Reservation No.1. ................. do............ 28 12 N. 19 E. ...do.... 12! 

Sunnyside .............................. do ....... .:o-.... 28 12 N. 19 E. Left.... 38 

Benton Water Co .................. Kiona .. : ........................................ do ........... . 

~~~::·~~~~~-~~~~~~-~-;~~~:~: :~~::i:::: ::~::: ::::::::: ..... ~~- .. -~ .~: ... ... 2·6·~· ... :: ~~~:::: ...... ~. Kennewick ......................... ! Kennewick....... 3 10 N. 27 E. Right... 39! 

Grosscup's ......................... ! Kiona... ......... 3 10 N.• 27 E. Left.... 5! 

a Not completed. Proposed length, 65 miles. 
54 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Canals taking water from Naches Ri1.'er. 

Location. 

Canal. Head works. 

Nearest town. 

Bankof Le~h 1----c-----~~---1 river. miles. 

Sec- Town- tion. ship. Range. 

--------------1--------1-------------------

Selah Valley....................... North Yakima ... 35 15 N. 16 E. Left .... 20 

Below Tieton Ri1.•er and abo1•e 

Cowiche Creek. · 

Wapatox .......................... North Yakima... 36 15 N. 16 E. Left .... 16 

CoX' ..................................... do ........... . 

Upper Scott ....................... 1 ..... do ........... . 

Lower Scott ................. _ .. _. _I_ .... do............ 9 

Fortune ..................... _ .... _! ..... do ........... . 

Laswell ........................... _I_ .... do............ 14 

Yakima Valley ................... .l. .... do... ......... 24 

Clark ............................. _i_ .... do ................... . 

14 N. 17 E. Right ... ·------- 14 N. 17 E. 

:;r::r: 14 N. 17 E. 

14 N. 17 E. 

14 N. 17 E. 

14 N. 17 E. . .. do ... ·I 22 

14 N. 17 E. Left .. - ......... 

Lowry ............................. l ..... do ................... . 14 N. 17 E. . .. do .... -------- Kelly ........................... _ ....... do ................... . 14N. 17 E. . .. do .... -------- Gleed ................................... do............ 24 14N. 17 E. . .. do .... 6 

Morrisey ................................ do............ 25 14N. 17E. ... do ........... . 

=c~~:I:7c~~~~~----~ ::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::1:::::::::: :::::::::: ::::::::: :::::::: 

Shearer-Chapman ......... _ ........... do ........................................... do ........... . 

Nelson .................................. do ........................................... do ........... . 

Naches-Cowiche ........................ do ............ 9 13N. 18E. Right ... 7 

Below Cowiche Creek. 

Broadgauge ....................... North Yakima .. . 10 13 N. 18 E. Right .. . 

Power .................................. do ........... . 10 13 N. 18 E. . .. do ... . 

Shanno-Fruitvale ....................... do ........... . 10 ....................... do ........... . 

Shan:r;'o_ ................................ do ........... . 11 13N. 18E .... do.... 8 

Union ................................... do ........... . 11 13N. 18E .... do .... 8~ 

Town ................................... do ........... . 12 13 N. 18 E. ... do ........... . 

CASCADE CANAL NEAR THORP, WASH. 

This is the first canal taking water from Yakima River. It heads in the river on its 

left bank in sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 17 E., about .5~ miles above Thorp. 

The gage is at the headgates. Measurements are made in a flume one-half mile below 

the gage. 

Discharge rnewsurements of Cascade canal near Thorp, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean I Gage I Dis- section. velocity. height. I charge. 

Square Feet per I Secondfeet. second. Feet. feet. 

J~ne 6 ......... W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 19.2 4.19 3.o I 8o.o 

~!~:,~:_::::I:-::::~::::::-::::::-:-:--::---::--::--:-:-::: 16.0 3.81 2.65 61.0 

15. 6 3. 77 2. 65 59.0 

8.0 2.61 1.6 20.9 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 55 

Daily gage he-ight, infeet, of Cascade canal11ear Thorp, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day.l June.l July. Aug. Sept. Day. Juno. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

==~-~ 2.5 -;,-; ~ 2.9 ~~ 2.6 ~ 22 ..... -;;~- 2.6 2.55 

2 ...... 1······12.65 2.6 2.6 1 13 ..... 2.9 2.2 2.6 2.6 23 ..... 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 

3 ...... , ...... ! 2.6.5 2.7 2.6 14 ..... 2.9 2.15 2.6 2.6 ,24 ..... 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 

4 ..... .1. .... .12.() 2.6 2.6 15 ..... 2.8 2.1 2.55 2.6 25 ..... 2.7 2.65 2.7 2.65 

5 ..... .!. ..... 12.5 2.65 2.6 16 ..... 2.8 2.1 2.5 2.6 2!l ..... 2.7 2.65 2.6 2.65 

(j ••• ..1 ...... 2.5 2.5 2.6 17 ..... 2.7 2.1 2.6 2.55 27 ..... 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 

7 ...... 113.0 2.45 2.5 2.6 18 ..... 2.7 2.1 2.6 2.5 28 ..... 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 

8 ...... 3.0 2.4 2.45 2.6 19 ..... 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 29 ..... 2.7 2.6 2.65 2.8 

9. . . . . . 3. 0 2. 3 2. 6 2. 6 20. . . . . 2. 7 2. 6 2. 7 2. 6 30. . . . . 2. 7 2. 6 2. 6 2. 9 

10 .... -.13. 0 2. 3 2. 55 2. 6 21. . . . . 2. 7 2. 6 2. 7 2. 6 31. . . . . . . . . . . 2. 5 2. 6 

11. . . . . . 3. 0 2. 3 2. 6 2. 6 

WEST KITTITAS CANAL NEAR THORP, WASH. 

This eanal heads in Yakima River on its right bank-in sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 17 E., about 

3 miles northwest of Thorp. 

The gage is attached to a bridge 1~ miles below the head works. Measurements are 

made from the bridge. 

Discharge measurements of West Kittitas canal near Thorp, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. h()ight. charge. Hydrographer. 

-----------l---------------------------------1-------------------------

June 30 ........ W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 

July 10 .............. do ....•.................................. 

August 29 .......... do ...................................... . 

Square 

feet. 

12.0 

27.8 

33.5 

Feet per second. 

1.17 

1.80 

2.27 

Feet 

1.10 

2.15 

2.55 

Secondfeet. 

14.0 

50.5 

73.7 

Daily gage height, infeet, of West Kittitas canal near Thorp, Wash., for 1905. 

____ D_a_Y_~ __ 

1

_J_u_IY_· Aug. _se_v_t_. 

11 

____ D_a_y_. ___ 

1

_J_u_l __ y. Aug.J_s_ev_t_._

11 

____ D_a_y_. ---I-J-t-Il-y. _A_u_g_. _se_.p_t. 

1. ...... -..... 1.1 2. 5 2. 5 12 .................. 

2 ............. 1.1 2. 5 2. 5 13 ............ 

3 .. ········-·. 1.4 2. 5 2. 5 14 ............ 

4 ............. 1. 9 2. 5 2.5 15 ............ 

5 ............. 1.9 2. 5 2.5 16 ..... -· .... -

6 ............. 1.9 2.5 2. 5- 17 ............ 

7 ............. 2.0 2.5 2.6 18 ............ 

8 ......•...... 1.9 2.5 2.6 19 ..... -· .... -

9 ............. 1.8 2.5 2.6 20 ............ 

10 .. ···-·· ..... 2.0 2.5 2.6 21. ........... 

11. ............ 2.0 2.5 2.5 

TOWN CANAL NEAR 

2.1 2.5 2.5 

2.1 2. 5 2. 6 

2.2 2. 5 2. 6 

2.2 2. 5 2. 6 

2. 4 2. 5 2. 5 

2. 3 2. 5 1.8 

2.3 2. 5 . 4 

2.3 . 4 

2.3 2.1 .4 

2.4 2.2 . 3 

ELLENSBURG, 

22 ............ 

23 ............ 

24 ... ·-.- ..... 

211 ............ 

2ti. ........... 

27 ............ 

28 •••••••••••• 

29 •.•........• 

30 .. ·········· 

31. ........... 

WASH. 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.4 

2. 5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 5 

2. 6 

2. 6 

2. 6 

2. 5 

2. 5 

2. 5 

2. 5 

2.5 

2.5 

0. 3 

. 3 

2.2 

.7 

.7 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River about 9 miles northwest of Ellensburg, in sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 18 E. 

The gage is about one-fourth mile below the head-gates of the canal, and is attached to 

a cattle bridge, from which measurements are made. 
56 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

D·isCharge measurements of Town carwl near Ellensburg, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------1---------------------------------l------------------------

Sqttare 

feet. 

Feet per second. Feet. 

3.58 

3. 70 

2.90 

Secondfeet. 

July13 ......... W.C.Muldrow.............................. 62 

August 30 .......... do .... ______ ..... ______ .................. 57 

October 6 ........... do .............. __ ................ ___ .... 42 

2.13 

2.15 

2.07 

Daily gage heigh.t, in feet, of Town canal near Ell(msbu.rg, Wash .. ,for 1905. 

132 

122 

86 

Day. July. Aug. S•pt. Oct. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I Day. July. Aug.IScpt. Oct. 

1. ..... ··---· 3.7 3.85 3.4 12 ..... 3.65 3.5 3.65 2.25 122 ..... 3.9 3.85 3.5 ..... . 

2 ............ 3.65 3.35 3.4 13 ..... 3.6 3.6 3.65 2.25 ' 23 ..... 3.9 3.85 3.6 

3 ............ 3.7 3.85 3.35 14 ..... 3.6 3.6 3.65 ...... 24 ..... 3.9 3.85 3.6 

4 ............ 3.7 3.75 3.4 15 ..... 3.65 3.fi5 3.6 ...... 25 ..... 3.85 3.85 3.6 

5 ............ 3.65 3.75 3.1 16 ..... 3.75 3.8 3.55 ...... I 26 ..... 3.85 3.85 3.6 

6 ...... 3.75 3.65 3.75 2.15 17 ..... 3.75 3.85 3.5 ----:·127 ..... 3.85 3.9 3.6 

7...... 3. 75 3. 6 3. 85 2. 15 18..... 3. 85 3. 9 3. 5 .. .. .. 28..... 3. 8 3. 9 3. 75 

8 ...... 3.8 3.6 3.8 2.2 19 ..... 3.85 3.9 3.5 29 ..... 3.75 3.85 3.4 

9 ...... 3.8 3.6 3.8 2.2 20 ..... 3.9 3.9 3.5 30 ... -. 3. 75 3. 85 3. 4 

10 ...... 3.75 3.6 3. 7 2. 2 21. .... 3.9 3.9 3.5 31. .... 3. 7 3 85 

11 ...... 3.65 3.5 3. 65 2. 25 

OLSEN OANAL NEAR ELLENSBURG, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River just below the Town canal. 

The gage is attached to a wagon bridge near Charles Kuli's house. Measurements are 

made from a foot log a short distance above the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Olsen canal ne-ar Ellensburg, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of I Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. -------- ---------------------------------1------ ------ ------------

Square Feet per SecondJuly 13 ....... . : W. C. Muldrow ............................ .. 

August 30 ........... do ...................................... . 

September 21 ....... do ...................................... . 

October 6 ........... do .......... -......... -....... ·· .... · .. · -

1 

feet. second. Feet. feet. 

12.0 1.17 1.95 14.0 

14.7 1.56 2.20 23.0 

14.1 

18.6 

1.43 

.50 

2.15 

2.00 

20.1 

9.3 

Daily gage height, infeet, ofOlsen canal near Ellensburg, Wash.,jor 1905. 

1 ~·~· ..... ScptJ -:-.:-:-·-11-----1---

Day. Sept. Oct. Day. Sept.[ Oct. Day. Sept. Oct. 

9 ......... 1. 95 2.3 17 ......... 2.3 24 ......... 2.2 

2 ... ·------ ----··1 1.95" 

3 ................ 1.95 

10 ......... 1.9 2.3 18 ......... 2.3 25 .... ····· 2.2 

11. ........ 1. 95 2. 4 19 ......... 2.25 2fi ......... 2.2 

4 .......... 1.9 1.95 

5 .......... 1.9 1.95 

12 ......... 2.3 . ..... I 20 ......... 2.2 27 ......... 2.2 

13 ......... 2.3 ......... - 21. ........ 2.2 28 ......... 2.2 

6 .......... 1.9 2.0 

7 .......... 11 1.95 2.0 

8 .......... 1.95 2.3 

14 ......... 2.3 22 ......... 2.2 29 ......... 2.2 1:::::: 15 ......... 2.25 23 ......... 2.2 30 ......... ' 2.05 

16 ......... 2.25 

I 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 57 

SELAH-IIOXEE CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River just below Yakima Canyon, in sec. 8, 

T. 14 N., R. 19 E. It is the next important canal below the Olsen canal. 

The gage is at a footbridge near Selah siding, 1! miles below the head-gates. Measurements are made from the footbridge. 

Discharge measurements of Selah-Moxee canal near North Y alcima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1-----------------1----------------

Square Feet per feet. second. 

SecondFeet. feet. 

July5 .•........ W.C.Muldrow.............................. 3.10 1.74 2.3 54.0 

August 11.. ......... do....................................... 41.6 1.64 2. 77 68.0 

September9 ........ do....................................... 40.5 1.50 2. 70 60.7 

September 30 ....... do .......................................................... . 2. 75 61.8 

October 12 .......... do........................................ 20.0 1.00 1.65 20.0 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Selah-Moxee canal near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. D~ty. July. I Aug. Sept. ! Day. July. Aug. Sept. 

i 

----

1. ......... -.. .......... 3.0 2.8 12 ............ 2.8 2.8 2.8 22 ...................... 2.8 2.9 2.4 

2 ............. ........... 2.9 2.9 13 ............ 2.8 2.8 2. 7 23 ............ 2.8 2.9 2.3 

3 ............. .......... 3.0 2.8 14 ............ 2. 7 2.8 2.6 24 ............ 2.8 3.0 2.2 

4 ............. .......... 3.0 2.8 15 ............ 2.8 2.8 2. 4 25 ............ 2.8 3.0 2.2 

5 ............. 2.3 2.9 2.8 16 ............ 2. 7 2.8 2. 4 26 ............ 2.9 3.0 :3.3 

6 ............. 2.3 2.9 2.8 17 ............ 2. 7 2.8 2.4 27 ............ 2.9 3.0 2.3 

7 ............. 2.4 2.9 2.8 18 ............ 2. 7 2.8 2.4 ! 28 ............ 2.9 3.0 2.3 

8 ......... : •.. 2.5 2.8 2.8 Hl ...•........ 2. 7 3.0 2.4 I 29 ...•.•••.•.. 3.0 3.0 2.3 

9 ............. 2.6 2.8 2. 7 20 ............ 2. 7 2.9 2. 4 30 ...........• 3.0 2.8 2.4 

10 ............. 2.8 2.9 2. 7 21. ........... 2. 7 3.0 2.4 31. ........... 3.0 2.8 

11.. -- .. -. --- .. 2.8 2.8 2. 7 

TAYLOR CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the right bank of Yakima River about 4 miles above the mouth of 

Naches River. 

The gage is about 100 feet above the dividing gates. Measurements are 'made from a 

foot plank 50 feet below the gage. 

Lischarge measurements of Taylor canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. HydrQgrapher. Area of Mean Gage Pis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1------------------1-----------------

Square 

feet. 

July5 .......... W. C. Muldrow.............................. 12.0 

August 18 .......... do....................................... 12.0 

September 9 ........ do....................................... 13.6 

October 12 .......... do ....................... :............... 5. 0 

JRR 178-06-Q 

Feet per second. 

1. 25 

1. 23 

1.38 

.36 

SecondFeet. feet. 

15.0 

0.95 14.6 

1.10 18.7 

.30 1.8 
58 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Taylor canal near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

I 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. j Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

----~-----1-- ---- L. ...... - . . . . . .. - . . 1. 05 0. 55 12 .................. 1.1 0.3 : 22 •••..•.••..• 1.0 1.1 

13 ............ ------ 1.15 .25 II 23 ........... . 

14 .•.....•. -.. . . . . . • 1. 15 . 3 24.. . ..... . 

15 ............ ______ 1.1 ______ I 25 .. ::: ______ _ 

2 ............. ------ 1.05 .55 

3 ............. ······ 1.05 .55 

4 ............. ------ 1.05 .5 

1.0 1.1 

1.1 .65 

1.05 .65 

5............. . . . . . . 1. 05 . 5 16 ............. --- .. 1.1 26 ..... : ..... . 1.05 .6 

6 ................... 1. 0 .5 17 .................. 1.1 27 ........... . 1.05 .6 

7 ................... 1.05 . 5 18............ 0. 95 L 15 28 ........... . 1. 05 .fi 

8 ................... 1.1 . 45 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 1. 15 29 .•..•..•.... 1.1 .55 

9 ...... -............ 1. 2 .3 20............ .9 1.15 30 ... -~- --- .. . 1.1 .55 

I 

~~:: ::: : :: ::: : : : :::: :I ~: ~5 . 3 21.. ...... - . . . 1. 0 1. 1 .3 

131.. ......... . 1. 05 ··---- ------

MOXEE CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River near the line between sees. 7 and 18, 

T. 13 N., R. 19 E., opposite the town of North Yakima. 

The gage is one-half mile below the head-gates on the Moxee hop ranch, about 300 feet 

above the foot plank from which measurements are made. 

Discha.rge m.easurements of Moxee canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of section. Mean I Gage 'I Dis- velocity. height. charge. ------1-----------------1----------------

Square Feet per I I Second- feet. second. Feet. feet. 

July 6 ......... W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 7.1 

17.0 

13.4 

9. 3 

5.3 

1. 07 0. 50 I 7. 6 

August 21 .......... do ...................................... . . 99 1. 05 16. 8 

August 21 .......... do ...................................... . 

September 26 ....... do ...................................... . 

October 13 .......... do ...................................... . 

1.00 

. 81 

. 451 

1. 05 

.80 

. 16 

Daily gage height, ·infeet, of Moxee canal near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

13.4 

7.6 

2.3 

Day. July; Aug. I Sept. Oct.

1

1 Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. July~ Aug. Sept. Oct. 

1...... . . . . . . 1. 25 1. 1 0. 75 12..... 1. 1 1. 0 0. 9 . 15 22...... 1. 0.. 1. 15 0. 65 ..... . 

2 ............ 1.15 1.0 .75113 ..... 1.15 1.0 .9 .15 23 ...... 1.25 1.15 .65 

3 ............ 1.15 1.0 .75 14 ..... 1.15 .9 .9 .15 24 ...... 1.25 1.35 .65 

4 ...... ······ 1.15 1.0 .75 15 ..... 1.15 1.0 1.0 .15 25 ...... 1.15 1.251 .65 

5 . ..... ' . . . . . . 85 I 1. 15 . 75 I 16.. . . . 1. 1 . 9 . 9 . 15 I 26. . . . . . 1. 15 1. 15 . 65 

6 _ _ _ _ _ _ o. 5 . 65 1 1. 15 . 75 , 11: _ _ _ _ 1. 1 . 9 . 75 . 15 21 _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. 4 1. 15 . 65 

7...... . 5 . 5 IL 15 . 15118 . . . . 1. 1 . 9 . 75 . 15 28...... 1. 4 1. 25 . 75 

8...... . 85 . 5 I 1.15 .15 19 .... L 0 1.1 . 75 .15 29 ...... 1. 35 1. 35 . 75 

9 ....... 85 .5 [1.0 .15 20 ..... 1.0 1.1 .65 .15 30 ...... 1.25 1.35 .75 

10- - - - - - L 15 1. 0 /1 .. 0

9 

._ 1

1

5

5 

~~~21. . . . . 1. 0 L 0 . 65 . 15 31. . . . . . 1. 25 1. 15 .... _ _ _ ..... 

11. .. -.. . 4 1. 0 

• 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 59 

HUBBARD OANAL NEAR NORTH YAKntA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River near the line between sees. 7 and 18, 

T. 13 N., R. 19 E., opposite the town of North Yakima. 

The gage is about one-half mile below the head-gates, at a small flume near the hop house 

on the Moxee hop ranch. Measurements are made from a wagon bridge 300 feet below the 

gage. 

The Hubbard and Moxee canals have a common head-gate. 

Discharge measurements of H·ubbard canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1-----------------1----------------

July 6 ......... W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 

August 21 ..•....... do ...................................... . 

September 26 ....... do ...................................... . 

October 13 .......... do ...................................... . 

Square 

feet. 

20.0 

13.1 

9.8 

8.6 

Feet per second. 

0. 72 

1.61 

1.02 

.60 

SecondFeet. feet. 

1.33 14. a 1. 50 21.1 

1.20 10.2 

.92 5.1 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hubbard car:tal near North Y akirna, Wash. ,for 1905. 

I 

I I Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. ! Day. July. Aug. Sept.! Oct. 

-------------------------------:--

1 ...... ........... 1. 75 1. 5 1.4 12 ..... 1. 75 1.15 1. 4 1.0 22 ...... 1.35 1.5 1.4 ! ______ 

2 ...... ........... 1. 75 1.5 1.4 13 ..... 1. 75 1.15 1.4 1.0 23 ...... 1. 4 .. 1.35 1.4 ......... 

3 ...... ............ 1. 65 1.5 1. 4 14 ..... 1. 75 1.15 1.4 1.0 24 ...... 1.5 1.4 1.25 I 

. .......... 

4 ...... 1.65 1.5 1.5 15 ..... 1. 75 1.&5 1.;4 1.0 I 25 ...... 1.6 1. 4 1. 25 

t:::::: ............ 

5 ...... .......... 1.65 1.5 1.5 16 ..... 1. 65 1.35 1.4 1.0 26 ...... 1.6 1.35 1. 25 

6 ...... 1.35 1. 65 1.4 1.5 17 ..... 1.65 1. 25 1.4 1.0 27 ...... 1.85 1.25 1.25 

7 ...... 1. 35 1.65 1. 5 1.0 18 .... 1.5 1.25 1.4 1.0 28 ...... 1. 75 1.35 1.25 

8 ...... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 19 ..... 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 29 ...... 1. 75 1.4 1.25 .. .......... 

9 ...... 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 20 ..... 1.35 1.4 1.35 1.0 30 .•...• 1. 75 1.6 1.4 .. ......... 

10 ...... 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 21.. ... 1.35 1. 6 1.35 1.0 

I 

31.. .... 1. 75 1.4 .. ........ ------ 11 ...... 1.85 1.35 1.4 1.0 

FOWLER OANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in Yakima River, in sec. 18, T. 13 N., R. 19 E. 

ThQ gage is in a flume one-half mile below the head-gates, on the Moxie hop ranch, 

opposite the town of North Yakima. Measurements are made at the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Fowler canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of [ Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1----------------------------

Squa.re Feet per feet. second. SecondFeet. feet. 

July6 .......... W.C.Muldrow.............................. 9.7 2.02 o. 75 19.6 

August 21. ......... do .................. __ ..... _............. 11.7 2.04 .92 23.9 

September 26 ....... do....................................... 9. 0 1. 48 .55 13.4 
60 STREAM MEASUREMEN'l'S IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily ~age height, ·infeet, of Fowler c4nal near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

I I I I 

Day~(uly. Aug. Sept. Oct.j_ Day~ July. Aug.ISept.j Oct. ~~July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

1. .... +····· 0.9 0.85 0.6 12.. ... .85 .85 .. 65 ...... 22..... .9 .9 .5 ..... . 

2...... ...... .9 .851 .6 13.. ... .85 .85 .65 23..... .85 .9 .5 

3 ..... .1...... .9 .85! .6 14.. ... .9 .85 I .65 ...... 24. .... .9 .9 .65 

::::::::::::: :: :: 1 ...... ~:::::: :: ::II :~ 1:::::: ~:::::: :: :: :: 6 ...... 0.75 ,85 .75

1 

...... 17 ...... 9 .85 I .5 ...... 27 ...... 9 .85 ,6 

7...... .75 .85 .65 18..... .9 .85' .5 28... .. .9 .85 .6 

1:::::::11 :: :: :: : :::: :::::: :: :: II :: ::::::1'1 :::::: :: :: --~~-- ..... . 11.. .... .9 .8.5 .65 

NEW RESERVATION OAKAL IN YAKIMA INDIAN RESERVATION, WASH. 

This is the first canal taking water from Yakima River below Atanum Creek. It was 

built by the Government to irrigate lands in the Yakima Indian Reservation. It heads in 

the right bank in sec. 17, T. 12 N., R. 19 E. 

The gage is at the first wagon bridge below the headworks. Measurements are made 

from the bridge. 

Discharge measurements of New Reservation canol in Yak·ima Indian Reservation, Wash., in 

1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------l---------------------------------1------------------ ------

Square Feet per feet. second. SecondFeet. feet. 

June16 ........ W.C.Muldrow.............................. 60 1.80 j 

:::~:::: :::::~: :::::: : :-::::::::: ::::::: ::::: : : - ':- -- '.-:8;! October24 .......... do....................................... 50 _ 

1.50 108 

2.58 140 

1.97 62 

1.83 55 

1.04 41 

Da·ily gage height, ·infeet, of New Resermtion carwl ·in Yakima Ind·ian Reservation, Wa.sh,foz 

1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug Sept. 

----------- -------- ------------------ -----------------

1 ...... 1.5 1.6 2.25 1.6 12 ..... 1.5 2.15 2.55 22 ..... 1.65 2.1 2.6 

2 ...... 1.5 1.6 2.3 1.65 13 ..... 1.5 2.15 2.5 23 ..... 1.65 2.1 2.6 

3 ...... 1.5 1.65 2.45 14 ..... 1.5 2.2 2.5 24 ..... 1.65 2.15 2.6 

4 ...... 1.15 1. 75 2.6 15 ..... 1.5 2.2 2.5 25 ..... 1.35 2.15 2.6 

5 ...... 1.0 1. 75 2. 7 16 ..... I 1.6 2.25 2.55 26 ..... 1.35 2.15 2.0 

6 ...... 1.0 1.9 2. 7 17 ..... 1.6 2.2 2.6 ...... ,1 27 .... 1.35 2.2 2.0 

7 ...... 1.1 2.0 2. 7 18 ..... 1.65 2.15 2.65 ·----- 28 ..... .85 2.25 1. 75 

8 ...... 1.15 2.25 2.65 19 ..... 1.65 2.15 3.0 ...... ! 29 ..... 1.35 2.25 1.65 

9 ...... 1.35 2.05 2.65 20 ..... 1.65 2.1 2.65 30 ..... 1.45 2.25 1.6 

10 ...... 1.4 2.1 2.65 21. .... 1.65 2.1 2.65 

--I 31. .... --- ~ -.. 2.25 1.7 

11. ..... 1.4 2.15 2.6 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 61 

OLD RESERVATION CANAL IN YAKIMA INDIAN RESERVATION, WASll, 

This canal takes water from Yakima River, heading in its right bank, in sec. 28, T. 12 N., 

R. 19 E., about 4 miles above Wapato station. It was built by the Government to irrigate 

lands in the Yakima Indian Reservation. 

The gage is at the head-gate. Measurements are made from the railway bridge onefourth mile below the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Old Reserm,tion canal in Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash., in 

1905. 

Date. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. Hydrographer. 

------1-----------------1--~ ---------

SecondFeet. feet. Square Feet per feet. second. 

June16 ........ W.C.Muldrow.............................. 37.4 3.85 2.67 144 

August22 .......... do .......... -----·-------------·--·-----· 26.4 3.07 2.08 81.4 

October24 .......... do....................................... 17.6 2.01 1.40 35.4 

Daily gage height, ·in feet, of Old Resermtion canal in Yakima lnd·ian Resm'O.tion, W ash.,for 

1905. 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Day. May. June. July. Aug. Day. May.,June July. Aug. 

------------------- ~- --

1 ... ·-- 3.35 3.4 3.35 3.1 12 .. --- 3.35 2.6 3.35 2.65 22 ..... 3.35 3.35 3.25 2.25 

2 .. ··-- 3.35 3.5 3.25 3.1 13.--.- 3.25 2.65 3.25 2.6 23 ..... 3.25 3.35 3.25 2.25 

3 ...... 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.1 14.---- 3.25 2.65 3.15 2.5 24 ... -· 3.35 3.35 3.15 2.25 

4 .•.•.. 3.35 2.65 3.25 3.1 15 .. - -· 3.25 2.6 3.15 2.35 25 ..... 3.35 3.25 3.15 2.25 

5 ...... 3.35 2.65 3.35 3.0 16 .. - .. 3.25 2.65 3.15 2.25 26 ..... 3.35 3.35 3.1 2.15 

6 ...... 3.4 2.65 3.35 3.0 "17 ..... 3.25 3.1 3.15 2.25 27 ..... 3.25 3.25 3.0 2.15 

7 ...... 3.5 2.65 3.25 3.0 18 ..... 3.35 3.15 3.15 2. 41 28 .•.•• 3.25 3.35 3.15 2.15 

8 ...... 3.6 2.6 I 3.35 3.0 19 .... - 3.35 3.25 3.15 2.25 29 ••••• 3.35 3.35 3.15 2.15 

9 ...... 3.6 2.6 13.5 2.9 20.---- 3.35 3.25 3.1 2.25 30 ..... 3.4 3.25 3.2 2.25 

10 ...... 3.35 2.6513.4 2.85 21. .... 3.35 3.25 3.0 2.25 31. .... 3.35 3.1 2.25 

11 .••... 3.25 2.6 3.4 2. 75 

I 

SUNNYSIDE CANAL NEAll. YAKUIA, WASll. 

This canal, which is owned and operated by the Washington Irrigation Company, heads 

in the east bank of Yakima River, 5 miles below the town of Yakima. It is several times 

larger than any other canal in the Yakima region, the maximum flow being about 670 

second-feet. 

The gage is in a concrete gage box about 400 feet below the head-gates. Measurements 

are made from a footbridge about 400 feet below the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Sunnyside canal near Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage 

section. velocity. height. Discharge. 

-------1----------------- ----------------

June 15 ........ W. C. Muldrow ....................... ______ _ 

July 25 ............. do .. _ .. _ .... _ .. _ ..... ______ ........ __ .. . 

September 28 ....... do ... _ ........ _ .............. _____ ..... . 

October 25 .......... do ..................................... . 

November 5 ........• do .... --·--·--·-------------············ 

Square 

feet. 

175 

210 

162 

128 

68.8 

Feet per second. 

3.00 

3.09 

2.90 

2.35 

2.01 

Second!-

Feet. feet. 

4.35 526 

5.06 649 

4.00 469 

3.35 301 

2.00 139 
62 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Sunnyside canal near Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. I Sept. Oct. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-----1--- ---------11------1---------------

l_ ___________ ............. 4. 7 5.15 4. 75 3.95 17 ... --------- 4.2 5.1 4.6 4.05 3. 4 

2 .. ---------- ------- 4. 7 5.15 4. 75 3.95 18 ...... --.--- 4.4 5.1 4.6 3.95 3.4 

3 .. ---------- .............. 4. 7 5.15 4.65 3.95 19 ... -- ---.--- 4.5 5.1 4.9 3.95 3.4 

4 .. - ----·-··· ------- 4. 7 5.15 4.65 3.8 20 ____________ 4.5 5.1 5.1 3.95 3.4 

5 ... ----·--·- ------- 4. 7 5.15 4.65 3. 7 21.-----.----- 4.5 0.0 5.15 3.95 3.5 

6.---.--.---- ------- 4.8 5.15 4.55 3. 7 22 ............ 4.6 5.1 5.0 3.95 3.5 

7 ... -·--·---- ------- 4.9 5.15 4.55 3. 7 23 ............ 4.o 0.0 4.65 3.95 3.3 

8 ... ···-····· ------- 4.9 5.15 4:"55 3.4 24 ............ 4. 7 5.1 4. 6 3.95 3.3 9 ____________ ............. 5.0 5.15 4.55 3.4 25. ___________ 4. 7 5.1 4.8 3.95 3.3 

10.---.--.---- .............. 5.0 5.15 4.55 3. 4 26. ___________ 4. 7 5.1 4.8 3.95 3.3 

11.---.---.--. ------- 5.0 4.9 4.55 3. 4 27. ___________ 4. 7 5.15 4.8 3.95 3.3 

12.-.-----.--. ............ 5.0 4.9 4.55 3. 4 28 ............ 4. 7 5.15 4.8 3.95 3.3 

13.-------.--- ------- 5.0 4.8 4. 4 3.4 29 ............ 4. 7 5.15 4.8 3.95 3.3 

14.----------. ............. 5.1 4. 75 4. 4 3. 4 30 ............ 4. 7 5.15 4. 75 3.95 3.3 

15.------ .. --. 4.2 5.1 4.6 4. 4 3. 4 31.---------.- ------- 5.15 4. 75 3.3 

16.---.- .. ---- 4.2 5.1 4. 6 4.15 3. 4 

BENTON WATER COMPANY'S CANAL NEAR KIONA, WASH. 

This canal takes water from Yakima River near Kiona. It is a new canal, completed 

late in the irrigation season of 1905. 

Di&eharge ·mmsu.rements of Benton Water Company's canal near Kiona, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. Hydrographer. 

-------1-----------------l--------------------

August 23 ..... W. C. Muldrow .. _-------------------------· 

September 13 .. __ ... do ....... __ -------- ___ ... ______ . _______ _ 

Square 

feet. 

8.0 

16.1 

Feet per second. 

0.86 

1. 23 

Feet. 

0.30 

.60 

Secondfeet. 

6.9 

19.8 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Benton Water Company's canal near Kiona, Wash., for 1905. 

__ D_a_y_. __ 

1

_A_u_g_. Sept.l_o_c_t_. 

1

1

1 

__ n_a_y_. __ 

1

_A_u_g. S~pt.l Oct. Day. Aug.· Sept. Oct. 

1.------------ ............ o. 1 1.0 12 ____________ ............ 0.55 0.3 22 _____ , ______ .. .......... 0.9 2 _____________ -- ....... 15 1.0 13.----------- .. .......... .55 .3 23 ____________ 0.3 .9 3 _____________ ------ . 3 1.0 14.----------- ............ .6 .3 24 ____________ .3 .9 4 _____________ ------ . 3 1.0 15.----------- ------ .6 .3 25 ____________ .2 .9 5. ____________ ............ 4 .4 16.----------- .. .......... . 7 .3 26 ............ .2 .9 

6 .... --------- ------ • 5 .4 17 __________ -- ............ . 7 .3 27 ____________ .2 .9 

7 _____________ ............ . 5 .4 18. ----·- ----- ------ .7 .3 28 ____________ .2 .9 8 _____________ ------ .5 .4 19 _______ ----- ........... .8 29 ____________ .1 1.0 

9 _____________ ------ .6 .4 2Q ____________ ............ .8 30 ____________ .1 1.0 

10 .... ................... ............. .6 .3 21. •.. -------- ------ .8 31. ___________ 1 ---·-- -----· 11. ____________ ............. .6 .3 
YAKIMA. RIVER DRAIN A.G E BASIN. 63 

XIONA CANAL NEAR XIONA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River about 5 miles west of Kiona, in sec. 

10, T. 9 N.,.R. 26 E. The canal is controlled by the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company. 

On account of the shifting of the channel at the gaging station the estimates of discharge of 

this canal are only approximate. 

The gage is about 400 feet below the head-gates. Measurements are made from a foot 

plank near the gage. 

Discharge meas'Urements of Kiona canal near Kiona, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. Hydrographer. 

------1---------------------------------

Square Feet per Secondfeet. secon&,. Feet. feet. 

June 12 ........ W. C. Muldrow.............................. 20.4 1.17 3. 00 23.9 

August 24.. ......... do....................................... 19.0 1. 26 3.00 23.9 

August 24 .......... do....................................... 6. 8 . 50 2.00 3. 4 

Daily gage height, infeet, ofKimw, canal near Kiona, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. I Oot. I Day. June. 

I 

July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

---- ------

1. ........... ------- ----·-- 3.25 3.1 3.0 17 ............ 3.15 3.25 3. 45 3.0 

2 ............ ------- ------- 3.3 3.1 3.0 18 ............ 3.15 3.15 3. 45 3.0 

3 ............ ------- ------- 3.3 3.1 2.5 19 ............ 3.25 3.1 3.4 3.0 

4 ... ········· ----·-- ....... 1 

3.3 3.1 2.5 20 ............ 3.25 3.0 3.35 3.0 

5 ... ········· ------- ------- 3.3 3.1 2.5 !ll ............ 3.4 3.0 3.35 3.0 

6 ............ ------- :::::J 3. 35 3.1 2. 5 22 ......... ------- 3. 4 3.0 3.1 3.0 

7 ............ ------- 3.3.5 3.1 

I 

2 . .5 23 ............ 3. 4 3.0 3.1 3.0 

8 ............ ------- 2.9 3.25 3.1 2.5 24 ............ 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 

9 ... ········· •4·---- 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.5 25 ____________ ------- 3.0 3.0 3.0 

10 ............ ------- 3.15 3.4 3.1 2.5 26 ............ ------- 2.9 3.0 3.0 

11. ........... ------- 3.25 3.55 3.1 2.5 27 ............ -·----- 2.9 3.1 3.0 

12 ............ 3.0 3.25 3.5 3.1 2.5 28 .. ·········· ------- 2.85 3.1 3.0 

13 ............ 3.} 3.35 3.5 3.1 2. 7 29 .. ·········· ------- 2.9 3.1 3.0 

14 ............ 3. 1 3.35 3.5 3.1 2.5 30 ........ , ... ------- 3.0 3.1 ~3.0 

15 ............ 3. 1 3.25 3.5 3.1 2.5 31. ........... ------- 3.15 3.1 ------- .............. 

16 ............ 3.15 3.25 3.5 3.1 

KIONA WATER SUPPLY COMPANY'S CANAL NEAR KIONA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Yakima River a bout 1 mile above Kiona. It is owned 

by a stoc.k company of 150 shares. It is a power canal used to turn small irrigating wheels. 

Nearly all the water taken in at the head is returned to the river. 

The gage is 200 feet below the footbridge from which measurements are made, near the 

dwelling of A. A~ McAlpin. 

Discharge measurements of Kiona Water Supply Company's canal near K·iona, Wa.<~h., in 

1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of section. 

-----------1---------------------------------I-------

September 14 .. W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 

October 18 .......... do ...................................... . 

Square 

feet. 

7.8 

9. 3 

Mean Gage I Dis- velocity. height. charge. 

Feet per I Secondsecond. Feet. I! feet. 

0.96 1.50 7.5 

1. 07 1. 90 I 10. o 
64 · STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Kiorw. Water Supply Oompany's canal near Kiona, Wash., for 

1905. 

Day. I Aug. Sept. _o_c_t._

11 

___ D_a_y_. __ 

1

_A_u_g_. Sept. _o_c_t._

11 

___ D_a_y_. __ 

1

_A_u __ g_. _se_p_t. _o_ct_. 

1. . 1.2 1.8 12 .................. 1.3 2.0 22 .................. 1.8 

2:.:.:::::::::!::::.: 1.2 1.8 13............ ...... 1.3 2.0 23............ ...... 1.8 

:::::::::::::::::::::1 ~:~ ~:~ ~:::::::::::::1:::::: ~:: 2.0 ~::::::::::::: ::::::1 ~:: 5 ............. 1 

•••••• 1.1 2.0 16 .................. 1. 7 26 .................. 1.8 

6 ........... ..1 ...... 1.2 2.0 17 ............ ····-· 1.7 27 ............ 0.7 1.8 

7 ..... -- .... -.! .. --.. 1. 2 2. 0 18 .. -- ....... - ..... - 1. 7 28 .... -....... . 9 1. 8 

8 I 1. 3 2. o 19 ................ _. 1. 1 

1~~:~:~::::~::1~:::: ~:: ~:~ ::::::::::::::::::: ~:~ 11 ............. 1-···-- 1.3 2.0 

29............ 1.0 

30............ 1.0 

31.. ... ... . .. . 1.1 

KENNEWICK CANAL NEAR KENNEWICK, WASH. 

1.8 

1.8 

This canal is owned and operated by the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company. Next 

to the Sunnyside it is the largest irrigation canal in Yakima Valley. It takes water from 

Yakima River on its right bank just above Horn Rapids, about 11 miles north of Kiona, 

in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 27 E. 

The gage is at a bridge 1l miles below the head-gates. Measurements are made from 

the bridge. 

Discharge measurements of Kennewick canal near Kennewick, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. Hydrographer. 

--------l-------------------------·1-------------------

SecondFeet. feet. Square Feet per feet. second. 

June 10 ........ w·. C. Muldrow.............................. 68 1.5 2.83 102 

August23 .......... do....................................... 76 2.14 3.42 162 

September 14 ....... do....................................... 83 2.10 3.47 174 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Kennewick carw.l near Kennewick, Wa8h.,for 1905. 

I June. I Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. ·Day. June. July. i Aug. Sept. Oct. 

I 

---- --------

1. ..•........ ------- 3. 35 3.5 3.25 3.25 17 ............ 3.35 3. 4 2.9" 3.5 3.1 

2 ... ··--··-·. ------- 3.35 3.5 3.15 3.25 18 .... -....... 3. 4 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.1 

3 ... ·······-· ------- 3.35 3.25 3.25 19 ............ i. 75 3. 4 3.15 3.4 3.1 

4 ............ ------- 3. 4 2.5 3.35 3.15 20 •.....••.•.. 1. 75 3. 4 3.15 3.35 3.1 

5 ... ·······-- ------- 3. 4 3.35 3.25 21. ........... 2.9 3.5 3.25 3.35 1.0 

6 ............ --·-··· 3.4 2.5 3.4 3.25 22 ............ 3.35 3.5 3.35 3.35 2.15 

7 ............ ------- 3. 4 2. 75 3. 4 3.15 23 ............ 3. 4 3.5 3.4 3.35 2. 85 

8 ............ ------- 3. 8 2.0 3.35 3.0 24 ............ 3. 4 3.5 3.35 3.35 2.85 

9 ... ········· ------- 3. 4 2.0 3.25 3.0 25 ............ 3. 4 3.5 3.25 3.35 2.85 

10 ............ 2.85 3. 4 2.0 3.5 3.0 26 ............ 3.35 3.5 3.25 3.35 2.85 

11.- .......... 2.85 3. 4 2.4 3.35 2.95 27 ............ 3.35 3.5 3.25 3.35 2.85 

12 ............ 2.85 3. 4 2.6 3. 4 2. 75 28 ............ 3.35 3.5 3.15 3.25 2.85 

13 ............ 2.85 3.4 3.15 3.4 3.1 29 .•.•........ 3.35 3.5 3. 35 3.35 2.85 

14.- .......... 3.25 3. 4 3.1 3. 4 3.1 30 ............ 3.35 3.5 3.35 3.25 1.15 

15 ............ 3.25 3. 4 3.0 3.4 3.1 31. ........... ------- 3.5 3.25 1.15 

16 .. -......... 3.35 3. 4 2.9 3.5 3.1 
YAKIMA. RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 65 

GROSS CUP CANAL NEAR XIONA, W .ASH, 

This canal heads in Yakima River on its left bank a.t Horn Rapids, directly opposite the 

intake of the Kennewick canal. The same diversion weir is used for both canals. 

The gage is 1 mile below the head-gates, at a highway bridge, from which measurements 

are made. 

Discharge measurements ofGrosscup canal near Kiona, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of .Mean Gage Dissection. velocity .. height. charge. ------1-----------------1----------------

Square 

feet. 

June 13 ........ W. C . .Muldrow.............................. 2. 9 

August 23.' ......... do....................................... 3. 3 

September 13 ....... do....................................... 3. 4 

Feet per second. 

1.55 

1. 66 

1. 94 

Feet. 

0.50 

.60 

. 70 

Secondfeet. 

4.5 

5.5 

6.6 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Grosscup canal near Kiona, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

----------------------------------- L ..... ........... 0.6 1.0 0.8 12.---- 0. 6 .8 .8 .8 22.-- .. .7 1. 0 .8 .8 

2 ........... ------ . 6 1.0 .8 13 .. -.- .6 .8 .8 .8 23 ..... .7 1.0 .8 .8 

3 ...... .......... .6 1. 0 .8 14 •.••• . 7 . 9 . 7 .8 24 ••••• .7 1.0 .8 .8 

4 •••••• .......... .6 1.0 .8 15 ..... . 7 1.0 . 8 .8 25 ..•.. .7 1.0 .8 .8 

5 ...... ............ .6 l.U .8 16 ..... . 7 1.0 .8 .8 26 .•••. .7 1.0 .8 .8 

6 ...... ........... .6 0.0 .8 17 ..... . 6 1.0 .8 .8 27 ..... .7 1.0 .8 .8 

7 ...•.. ............ .6 o.o .8 18 ..... . 6 1.0 .8 .8 28 ..... . 7. 1.0 .8 .8 

8 ...... ............ .6 .8 .8 19 ..... .7 1.0 .8 .8 29 .•••• . 7 1.0 .8 .8 

9 ..•.•. ........... .6 .8 .8 20 •.•.• .7 1.0 .8 .8 

I 

30 ••••• .7 1.0 .8 .8 

10 ...... ............ .6 .8 .8 21. .... . 7 1.0 .8 .8 31. .... .. .......... 1.0 .8 

11 •••... ............. .7 .8 .8 

SELAH 'V,ALLEY CA.lfAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

The only important canal taking water from Naches River above the mouth of Tieton 

River is the Selah Valley canal. There are a few canals above the Selah Valley, but they 

are small private ditches and their combined flow would probably not exceed 15 second-feet. 

The Selah Valley canal heads in Naches River on its left bank about 1 mile above the 

mouth of the Tieton, in sec. 35, T. 15 N., R. 16 E. With the exception of the Power canal 

it is the largest canal taking water from the Naches. 

The gage is in a flume 1 mile below the head-gates. Measurements are made at the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Selah Valley canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. H d h Area of .Mean Gage l Dis-

------l-------y_r_o_gr_a_p_er_. ______ ,_s_ec_ti_·o_n._ velocity. height. charge~ 

June 21. ....... W. J. Lightfoot ........................... .. 

July 18 ............. do ...................................... . 

August 3 ........... do ...................................... . 

September 5 ........ do ..................................... .. 

October 10 .......... do ..................................... .. 

I 

Square 

feet. 

23.8 

26.0 

24.6 

12.3 

13.5 

Feet per second. 

2.80 

3.23 

3.37 

1.71 

1.89 

SecondFeet. feet. 

2.50 66.5 

2.80 84.1 

2.65 83.0 

1.20 21.0 

1.40 25.6 
66 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Selah Valley canal near N orlh Yakima, Wash., for 1905. 

Day~ · June./ July. Aug. Sept. 

1.-------..•. ____ , -- 2. 4 2. 75 2.7 

2- - - ---. -- --- ------- 2. 4 2. 75 

3.-----.----. -- .. -.. 2. 4 2. 75 

4 .........••• ------- 2.4 2.65 

.5 ____________ ------- 2.4 2.65 1.15 

6 ____________ -----·- 2.4 2.65 1.15 

7- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - ~ 2 . .5 2. 65 2. 0 

8- - - -- ---- -- - --- -- -- 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 9 ___________________ 2.6 2.6 2.5 

10 ____________ ------- 2.6 2.6 2 . .55 

11 .. - --- ---- - - -- - - -- - 2. 6 2. 6 2. 45 12 ___________________ 2.6 2.6 2.45 

13.----------- ------- 2. 6 2. 7 2. 5 

14 ____________ ------- 2.6 2.7 2.45 

15- - - --- --- --- -- -- --- 2. 65 2. 75 2. 45 

16-- - - - - - ---- - -- -- -- - 2. 7 2. 75 2. 4 

Oct. 

2. 1 

2.0 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

Day. Ju ... Jul •. Aug.r ""•'·[~ 

17-------.---- -.. ---- 2. 7 0. 0 2. 35 1.. 

18 .. ---------- 2. 6 2. 75 0. 0 2. 35 1.' 

19 ............ 2.6 2.75 0.0 2.35 1. 

20 ............ 2 .. 6 2.75 1.6 2.35 1.· 

21.. --- -- -- - -- 2. 6 2. 75 1. 5 2. 3 1. . 

22.--- -------- 2. 55 2. 75 2. 6 2. 35 1. ' 

23 .. - - -- --- -- - 2. 55 2. 4 2. 75 2. 25 1. ' 

1. 4 24.. -- - - - -- --- 2. 55 2. 4 

1. 4 25 .. -- - ------- 2. 55 2. 5 

1. 35 26 .. ---------- 2. 55 2. 65 

1. 35 27- --- - - -- -- .. 2. 15 2. 75 

1.35 28 ............ 2.4 2.75 

1.35 29 ............ 2.4 2.7~ 

1. 35 30.---- ------- 2. 4 2. 75 

1. 4 31.. - - -- -- -- .. - -- ---- 2. 75 

1.4 

2. 4 2.25 

2. 75 2.25 

2. 75 2.15 

2. 75 2.05 

2.75 2.1 

2. 75 2.1 

2. 75 2.1 

2. 75 

1.• 

1.• 

1.' 

1.' 

1.· 

1.· 

l.i 

1.i 

WAPATOX CANAL NEAR NORTR YAKIMA, WASR. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Naches River opposite the mouth of Tieton River, i 

sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 16 E. It is maintained by a stock company of 100 equal shares. 

The gage is 200 feet below the head-gates. Measurements are made from a foot . plan 

100 feet below the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Wapatox canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage I Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

------j-----------------1---------------

June 19 ........ W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 

July 18 •. _. _. __ ..... do .. :--_ ... _ .... __ .. __ ._ .. ____ ...... ___ . __ . 

October 10 .. _ .. ___ .. do ... __ .... __ . __ ...... _. __ ... _ .......... . 

Square 

teet. 

18.3 

28.0 

8.5 

Feet per second. 

1.64 

1.93 

.82 

Feet. 

1.83 

2.67 

. 66 

Secondfeet. 

30. 

54. 

7 . 

Daily gage height, ·infeet, ofWapatox canal near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-----1------------11------1·---1------------

L .................. 2.0 

2 ................... 2.0 

3 ... --------- ------- 2.25 

4 ................... 2.25 

5 ............ ------- 2.1 

6 ............ ------- 2.35 

7 ____________ ------- 2.35 

8 ... --------- ------- 2.65 

9- . -.. -- --- -- -- -- . -- 2. 75 

10 .. ---------- ------- 2. 95 

11 ............ ------- 2.65 

12 .. ---------- ------- 2.5 

13.----------- -- .. --- 2. 6 

14 ................... 2.65 

15 ____________ ------- 2.6 

16.-.-.. ----.. ------- 2. 65 

2. 5 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 3 

2.25 

2.15 

2.15 

2.25 

2.25· 

2.5 

2.5 1 

2.85 

2. 75 

2.65 

2.25 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2.65 

2.65 

2. 35 

2.6 

2.6 

2.65 

2. 6 

2.6 

2.65 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

0.65 

.65 

.65 

1.15 

1.0 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

17 ............ ------- 2.6 

18 ............ ------- 2.6 

19 .... -- -- -- .. 2. 35 2. 75 

20 ............ 2.35 2.9 

21.. -- . -- -- . . . 2. 35 2. 9 

22 ............ 2.35 2.85 

23.------ -- --- 2. 25 2. 85 

24.----- - ----- 2. 25 2. 4 

25 .... -------- 2. 25 2. 25 

26............ 2.25 2.4 

27 ............ 2.0 2.4 

28.-- .. --- --. . 2. 0 2. 4 

29 ............ 2.0 2.4 

30 ............ 1.9 2.4 

31.- -- --••.. -. .. .. -- - 2. 6 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

2. 9 

2.85 

2. 9 

2.85 

2.9 

2.85 

2. 85 

2. 8 

3.1 

2. 75 

2. 85 

2. 65 

2.5 

2. 4 

2.5 

2. 35 

2.65 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 35 

2. 35 

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAIN AG F. BASIN. 67 

FORTUNE CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the right bank of Naches River on John W. Foster's ranch, 16 miles 

from North Yakima. Its intake is near that of the Lower Scott canal. 

The gage is at a wagon bridge on the road leading to the ford. Measurements are made 

from the bridge. 

Discharge measurements of Fortune canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1~----------------1---- ------------

June24. ........ W. C. Muldrow ............................ . 

August 16 ........... do ...................................... . 

September 4. ........ do ___ ....... _ ........... _ .............. . 

October 9 ..... l .... do.- .. --.--.-----------·-----·--·····--·· 

Square 

feet. 

12.5 

7. 7 

14.1 

8 ·~ 

Feet per second. 

0.98 

.60 

1.18 

.48 

SecondFeet. feet. 

12.3 

1. 60 4. 7 

2.25 16.0 

1. 50 4.0 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Fortune canal near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. I Aug Sept. Oct. Day. Aug. I sept. Oct. Day. Aug.Jsept. Oct. 

I 

H<HJ< 1.9 2.2 12 .... -- .. -... ~ ~ -. -- 2.1 .8 22 ____________ 1.7 2.2 

1.9 1.3 13.--.--.----- ------ 2.2 .8 23 ............ 1.5 2.2 

2. 2 1.3 14. ·- .... -.--. ------ 2.2 .8 24 ............ 1.4 2.2 

2. 2 1.6 

~:::::::::::::I·-~--~ .I 2.1 .8 25 ..... ······· 1.0 2.1 

2.2 1.5 2.2 1.1 26 ..... ······- 1.0 2.1 

, ---- r- 2.1 1.6 17.-- .. ------- 2.1 2.1 1.2 27 ..... ······- 1.9 2.3 ~-----· 7 ............. ---··· 2.1 1.6 18.--- ... ----- 2.0 2.0 1.0 28 ........... - 2. 2 2.1 -·---- 8 ........ ;···· ---·-· 2.1 1.6 19 ....... -- .. - 1.7 2.0 1.0 29 ..... --·· ... 2.1 2.1 

:~:::::::-:·:·:1::::·: 2.1 1.5 20 ... ····----- 1.8 2.2 1.0 30 .. ·········- 2.0 2.1 1-----· 2.1 1.5 21. ........... 1.6 2. 2 LO 31. ........... 1.9 ..... .1 ...... 2.1 1.5 

I 

LOWER SCOTT CANAL NEAR NORTH YA.XIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the right bank of Naches River on John W Foster's ranch, 16 miles. 

from North Yakima. 

The gage i~ just below the crossing of the road leading to the ford. Measurements are 

taken from a footbridge near the gage. 

Discharge measw·ements of Lower Scott canal near North Yakima, Wash., ·in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of section. velocity. height. charge. Mean I Gage Dis-

-------1-----------------1----------------

June 24 ......... W. C. Muldrow ..... _ ....................... . 

August 16 ........... do ..................................... .. 

September4 ......... do ...................................... . 

October9 ........... do ..................................... .. 

Square 

feet. 

9. 9 

3.5 

11.5 

7.3 

Feet per Secondsecond. Feet. feet. 

1. 40 14.3 

. 94 0. 70 3. 3 

1. 75 1. 35 20. 2 

1. 51 1.05 11.0 
68 STREAM MEASUREMEN'l'S IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Lower Scott canal near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

__ D_a_y_. __ 1_A_u_g_. Sept. I ~~ Day. I Aug Sept I Oot Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. I 

I 

12 ............ 1 ...... 1.111.0 

::: > :::::::::: 1::::: 

I 

::: :: ~ lti ............ l 0. 7 1.2 1.2 

17 ............ ,

1 1.0 1.0 1.21 

18 ............ 10 1.0 1.1 

19 ............ ! .8 1.0 1.1 

20............ .9 1.2 1.1 

21............ . 7 1.2 1.1 

1. ............ ........... 0.8 1.1 

2 ............. ............ .8 1.1 

3 ............. ------ 1.6 1.1 

4 ............. 1.3 1.1 I 

·----·-------- : : I 1.1 1.1 

6 ............. 1 ...... 1.1 1.1 

7 ............. 1-----· 1.1 1.1 

····'····t· ··[ 1.1 1.1 

• ::::::::::::::1:::::, 1.1 1.1 

1.1 1.1 

11. .................. 1.1 1.0 

22 ............ .6 I 1.3 

23 ............ .6 

I 

1.3 

24 ............ .5 1.3 

25 ............ 4 1.0 

26 ............ . 4 .9 

27 ............ .8 1.0 

28 ............ 1. 1 .9 1:::::: 29 ............ .9 .9 ------

30 ............ .9 .9 ------ 31. ........... .8 ............ ------

CLARK CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Naches River, on D. R. Putnam's ranch, about 16 

miles from North Yakima. 

The gage is one-half mile below the head-gate. Measurements are made from a foot plank 

near the gage. 

Discharge measurements ofOlark canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

-----....---------~---------------;--------;----~-----------.-----

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. ------1-----------------1---~~~--- ---

Square 

feet. 

Feet per second. Feet. 

Secondfeet. 

6.2 

10.0 

7. 2 

1.42 

l.f\3 

. 70 

1. 35 

. 75 

Da-ily gage height, infeet, ofOlark canal near North Yak-ima, Wash.,for 1905. 

8.8 

16.3 

5.0 

Day. Aug. Sept. ""=-:~--D_a_y_. __ 1_A_u_g_. Se~ _o_ct~-II---D_a_y_. __ 1_A ___ u_g __ ·Sept.l Oct: 

1. .................. 1.4 ...... 1 12............ ...... 1.3 1.0 22............ 1.4 1.41 .8 

1.31 13............ ...... 1.5 1.0 

1.5 14............ ...... 1.5 i 1.0 

1. 7 15............ ...... 1.4 ...... 

5 ................... 1.05 1. 7 16............ ...... 1.4 1.0 

6 ................... 1.4 1.6 17 ............ 1.6 --1·_-3 .. 1

1 •• 991 

7 ................... 1.3 1.6 18............ 1.5 

2 ................... 1. 7 

3 ......... ~ ......... 1.5 

4 ................... 1.5 

8 ................... 1.3 19............ 1.5 1.31 .9 

9 ................... 1.4 1.1 20 .................. 1.3 .8 

10 .. _ ..................... _ 1. 1 21. ...... _.. .. 1. 4 1. 4 I . 8 

11 ................... 1.3 1.0 

----------------

23............ 1.4 1.4 ...... 

24............ 1. 4 ••..•.••...• 

25............ 1. 4 1.5 

26............ 1.4 1.5 

27 ............ .... ::' 1.5 

28............ 1.6 1.4 

29............ 1.5 1.3 

30............ 1.5 1.2 

31. ..... -.. ... 1. 4 .......... . 

LOWERY CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Naches River, about 16 miles from North Yakima. 

The gage is at a bridge about 1,200 feet from Harry Painter's store. Measurements are 

made in a flume about 800 feet above the gage. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 69 

Discharge measurements of Lowery canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------l---------------------------------1--------------------------

Sqnare Feet per feet. second. 

June21. ....... W. C. Muldrow.............................. 12.8 1.41 

August 16 •••....... do_______________________________________ 12.2 1.01 

September 4 ... ___ .. do ...................... ------------..... 13.3 1. 74 

October 11. .. __ ...... do....................................... 9.8 1. 76 

Feet. 

2.20 

2.15 

2.85 

2.35 

Secondfeet. 

18.0 

12.3 

23.1 

17.2 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Lowery canal near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. Junet~~ Aug. Sept. Oct. I Nov. I Day. June. July. I Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

------ --

I 1.---------- ------ 2.2 2.3 2. 4 2.3 2.3 17 .......... ......... 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 

2 ........... ............ 2.1 2.3 2. 4 2.3 2.3 18 .. --- ---·- .. ....... 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 

3.---------- 2.1 2.3 2. 4 2.3 2.3 19 ... ------- ........... 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2. 4 

4 ........... 2.2 2.2 2. 3 2. 3 2.3 20 ..•....... ............ 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 

5.---- ··---- -----· 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 21.--------- 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 

6.-- ·- ·--·-- -----· 2.1 2.2 2.3 2. 3 2.4 22 .......... 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 

7 .... -...... ------ 2.2 2.2 2.3 2. 3 2.4 23 .......... 2.1 2.0 2. 1 2. 4 2.3 2.3 

8 .... ------· 

:::: ::i 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 24 .......... 2.2 2.0 2. 1 2. 3 2. 3 2. 3 

9 ........... 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 25 .......... 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 

10 ........... ------ 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2. 4 26 .......... 2. 4 2. 4 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 

11. .......... ........... 2.2 2.1 2.3 2. 3 2. 4 27 .......... 2.2 2.3 2.1 2. 3 2.3 2.3 

12 ........... ........... 2.2 2.1 2.3 2. 3 2. 4 28 .......... 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 

13 ........... ------ 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 2. 4 29 .......... 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.3 '2. 3 2.2 

14 ........... ........... 2.0 2.1 2.3 2. 3 2. 4 30 .......... 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 

15 ........... ........... 2.2 2.1 

I 

2.3 2. 3 2. 4 31. ......... .. .......... 2.2 2. 4 2.3 

16 ........... ........... 2.2 2. 3 2.3 2.3 2. 4 

GLEED CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This is the next large canal below the W apatox. Its intake is on the left bank of Naches 

River, about 12 miles from North Yakima, in sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 17 E. 

The gage is about three-eighths mile below the head-gates, on Edward Kershaw's ranch, 

and 600 feet above the forks of the canal. Measurements are made from a foot plank near 

the gage. 

Discharge measu.rements of Gleed canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographe-r. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------j---------------------------------1--------------------------

June22 ........ W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 

July 10 ............. do ........ __ ..................... _ .. _ .. _. 

July 19 ............. do ...................................... . 

August 5 ........... do ...................................... . 

September 6 ........ do ...................................... -. 

October 31. ......... do ...................................... . 

Sqnare 

feet. 

43.5 

45.0 

43.0 

48..() 

37.0 

2. 75 

Feet per second. 

1. 92 

1.62 

1.72 

1.65 

1.40 

2. 76 

SecondFeet feet. 

2.20 83.9 

2.40 73.0 

2.08 74.0 

2.37 79.0 

1.65 51.6 

.25 7.6 
70 STREAM ME .AS UREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, ofGleed canal near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

------ ----------

l_ ___________ 

------- 2.4 1.6 1.9 1.85 17.----------- ............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.25 

2.----------- ............. 2.25 2.0 2.0 1.85 18 ... --------- .. ............ 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.25 

3.----------- ------- 2.35 2.0 2.0 1.85 19.----------- .............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.25 

4.----------- ------- 2.35 2.0 2.0 1.85 20------------ .............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.25 

5.----------- ------- 1.50 2.1 2.0 1.85 21. ........... ............ 1.5 2.35 1.9 

6.----------- ------- 1.50 2.15 2.0 1.65 2~------------ 2.0 1.5 2.35 1.85 

7.----------- ------- ------- 2.15 2.0 1.65 23------------ 2.0 1.5 2. 4 1.85 

8.----------- ------- ------- 2.15 2.0 1.65 24------------ 2.0 1.5 2. 25 1.9 

9.---.------- ............ ------- 2.15 2.0 1.65 25 ............ 2.0 1.5 2.25 1.9 

10.--- .. --. --- ........... ------- 2. 25 2.0 1.65 26 ............ 2.0 1.5 2.1 1.85 11_ ___________ ............ ........... 2. 25 2.0 1.65 27 ............ 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.85 

12.----.-----. 4------ 1. 75 1.6 2.0 1.65 28 ____________ 2.1 1.5 2.0 1.85 

13.----------- ........... 1. 75 1. 60 2.0 1.85 29 ____________ 2.15 1.5 2.0 1.85 

14 ............ ----·-- 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.85 30 ........ ·--- 2.15 1 6 2.0 1.85 

15.-----.----- -----·- 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.25 31.- - -- .. -- - -- 2.4 2.1 1.85 

16 .. --------.- ------- 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.25 

Discharge measurements ofGleed canal wasteway near North Yakima, Wash., m 1905_.a 

Date. Hydrographer. · d Area of Mean GagCil Dis- WI th., section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------l---------------------------1--------- -------------

Square Feet per Feet. feet. second. SecondFeet feet. 

July 10.!' ...... W: J. Lightfoot .................... . 21 i 29 1.24 36 

July HI ••••. __ ..•.•• do .... __ ....................... . 16 16 2. 44 1. 40 39 

a Includes waste from all canals on north side of Naches River. 

Daily gage height, injeet, of Gleed canal wasteway near North Yakim~, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

------------------------- ----------------

1. ..... .......... 1.4 1.1 1.0 12 ..... ------ 1.2 1.1 1.3 22 ..... 2. 4 1 4 1.0 

2 ...... ------ 1.4 1.1 1.2 13.---- ------ 1.3 1.1 1.4, 23 ..... 1.8 1.4 1.1 

3.----- ------ 1.2 1.2 1.1 14.---- ............ 1.3 Ll ul 24.---- 1.5' 1 4 1.1 

4 ...... .......... 1.0 1. 2 1.2 15.---- ------ 1.2 1.1 1.01 25.---- 1.3 1.4 1.1 

5.-.--- ------ 1.3 1.1 L4 16 ..... ........... 1.2 1.1 to, 26.---- 1.3 1.4 1.1 

~~~~~:J::::: 1.4 1.2 1.5 17----- ---·-- 1.4 1.1 1.01 27 ..... 1 5 14 1.1 1.4 1.1 L5 1g _____ ------ 1.4 1.1 1.0 28 .. --- 1.4 1.4 1. 0 

8 ...... ------ 1.3 

I 

1.1 1.2 19.---- 1.4 1.4 1.0 .8, 29.---- 1.4 1.5 1.0 

9 ...... ------ 1.2 1.1 1.3 20 .. --- 1.3 1.3 1.0 . 7 ! 30 ..... 1.3 1.5 1.1 

10.----- ------ 1.31 1.2 1.3 21.---- 1.3 1.4 1.0 'I 31. .... 1.2 1.1 .......... ------ ll.-- --- ------1 1.3 1.2 1.4 

YAKIMA VALLEY CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in the right bank of Naches River, 11 miles from North Yakima, in 

sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 17 E. 

The gage is in~ flume 200 feet below the head-gates. Measurements are·made from a 

footbridge 60 feet above the gage. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 71 

Discharge measurements of Y a:kima Valley canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1-----------------1----------------

Sqttare Feet per feet. second. SecondFeet. feet. 

June 24. _ ...... W. C. Muldrow ............................. . 24.8 2.05 2.25 58.4 

August 9 ..••....... do....................................... 24.4 2. 99 2.35 73.0 

September 11 ....... do .......................................................... . 2.05 54.6 

October9 .......... :do ...•................................... 15.3 2.0 1. 35 30.7 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Yakima Valley canal near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. 1 Juno. July. Aug. Sopt. Oot.l

1 

______ 

1 

__ _ 

~. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. 35 2. 3 2. 25 1. 7 1 

Day. June. 

! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : : : : : ~ ~ : : ~: :: ~: : ~: ~: ~: :: I 

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 35 2. 15 1. 65 

5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 35 1. 95 2. 15 1. 65 

6 . . • • . . . • . . . • . . • . • . • 2. 4 1. 95 2. 15 1. 45 

7.. .......... ....... 2. 45 

8 .. ·········· ....... 2.5 

9. .. ......... ....... 2.55 

10............ . .. .. . . 2. 65 

11............ . .. .. . . 2. 65 

12... ... ... .. . ... . ... 2. 65 

13 ............ -...... 2.65 

14... .. ... . ... . ... .. . 2. 65 

15 ... ········· ....... 2.6 

16... .. ... ... . ....... 2.65 

1. 95 

2.15 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.15 

2.15 

2.1 

2.15 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.0 

1.45 

1.45 

1. 45 

1.45 

1. 45 

1. 45 

:::::~:1 

17 ............ ............ 

18 ............ ......... 

19 ............ ........... 

20 ............ ............. 

21. ........... ............ 

22 ..... ······· ............. 

23 ..... ······· ............. 

24 ............ 2. 3 

25 ..... ······· 2.3 

26 ............ 2.35 

27 ............ 2. 3 

28 ............ 2.3 

29 ....•...••.• 2.3 

30 ....•....... 2.35 

31. ..........• . -- ....... 

July. Aug:· 

----

2.65 2.2 

2.65 2.2 

2.9 2.2 

2. 75 2.2 

2. 3 2.2 

2.25 2.2 

2.25 2.2 

2.25 2.2 

2.25 2.1 

2.5 2.0 

2.3 2.2 

2.3 2.25 

2. 3 2.25 

2. 3 2.25 

2. 3 2.25 

WHITE & LEAOH OANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

Sept. Oct. 

----

1.95 

1.9 

1.85 

1.85 

1.8 

1.85 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

.............. .............. 

This canal heads in the left bank of Naches River about 10 miles from North Yakima. 

The gage is at a wagon bridge on White's ranch. MeasUl'ements are made from a footbridge 200 feet above the gage. 

Discharge measurements of White & Leach canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Area of , Mean Gage Dis- section. 1 velocity. height. charge. ------1-------------------1----------------

Hydrographer. 

Square Feet per feet. second. SecondFeet. feet. 

June22 ........ W.C.Muldrow.............................. 4.7 2.32 10.9 

August18 .......... do....................................... 7.9 1.28 1.40 10.1 

September 12 ....... do....................................... 4. 86 1. 22 1. 05 6.0 
72 STRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of White & Leach canal near North Y al-ima, Wash., for 1905. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. I Aug. Sept. Oct. 

--11-----1----1------11------1---- ----

l_ ____________ ........... 0.8 1.1 12 .. -------- .. ............ 0.9 0.2 22 .. ---------- 1.3 1.2 

2 _____________ ........... 1.4 1.3 13 .. -------- .. .............. 1.3 .2 23 .. ---------- 1.2 1.1 

3 _____________ ........... 1.5 1.3 14 .. -------- .. .............. 1.3 .1 24 .. ---------- 1.2 1.2 

1.21 1.2 

1.2 1.3 

4.----------- _,------ 1.3 1.3 15 .. -------- .............. 1.0 25 .. ---------- 5 _____________ I 

............ 1.4 1.3 16 .. -------- .. ............. .9 26 .. ---------- I 

6.----------- -'------ 1.2 . 8 17 .......... ............... .9 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.0 1. 3 '------

1.4 1.31------

1.2 1.2 1 ...... 

1.1 1.1 1------ .9 ------~------

7 ............. I ........... 1.2 • 5 18 .......... -- l. 4 .9 28 .. ----------

8 .. -----------i 1.3 .4 19 .. -- --·--. -- l. 4 .7 29 ____________ 

·············r:::: 1.2 .3 20 .......... -- 1. 4 .9 30------------

10 .. ----------- ------ 1.2 .3 21. --- --- -- - -- 1. 4 1.1 31. - - --- --- - --

11. ............ , ...... 1.0 .2 

l'llcCORl'IIICX CANAL NEAR NORTH YAX:Il'IIA, WASB:, 

This canal heads in the left bank of Naches River about 9 miles from North Yakima. 

The gage is close to the road on the lower branch of the White & Leach canal, which 

supplies the McCormick canal after July 1. Measurements are made in a flume 300 feet 

below the gage. 

Discharge measurements of McOormick canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

I 

Area of Date. Hydrographer. section. Mean Gage Disvelocity. height. charge. 

Juno22 ••••.•.• w. c. Muldrow ••.••••••••••.•.•••....•..• ...l w:.~: ------

Feet per Secondsecond. Feet. feet. 

1. 76 8.4 

2.251 1. 50 11.7 

. 70 .95 4.6 

August 18 .......... do ... __ .... __ ... ___ ...... ____ .... ___ ..... 5. 2 

September 12 ....... do ......... ______________________________ 6.8 

Daily gage height, infeet, of McCormick canal near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. Aug. Sept. 

!_ ____________ ------ 0.9 

2 ............. ------ 1.1 

3.- -·- -----·-- ------ 1.2 - 4 _____________ ------ 1.0 

5 _____________ ------ 1.1 

6 _____________ ------ 1.0 

7 ............. ------ .9 

8. ____________ ------ 1.0 

9 .. ----------- ------ 1. 0 

10.------------ ------ 1. 0 

11. -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- . . 9 

Oct., Day. Aug. Sept./ Oct. Day. Aug. 

1.0 II 12.. __________ ------ ~~-0.-6-ll------l--- 22 ____________ 1.2 1 I 

~: ! I ~!:::::::::::: :::::: ~: ~ I :! 1.41115 __________________ 1.11 .5 

1.4 16 ____________ ------11 1.0 li ____ __ 

:~ ~~:::::::::::J-11-.. -55--, ~:~ ------

. 7 19- -- -- -- -- -- - 1. 0 

. 7 20____________ 1.511.1 

.6 21..__________ 1. 4 1.2 

.6 

23 ............ 

24 ____________ 

25 .. ----------

26.-----------

27 ............. 

28 •.. --- ---·-· zg ____________ 

30 ............ 

31. ........... 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

Sept. Oct. 

----

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 ........... 

1. 4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

............ ........... 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 73 

NACRES-COWICHE CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

The intake of this canal is on the right bank of Naches River just below Nelson's bridge 

at Painted Rocks, in sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 18 E. About three-eighths of a mile below the 

intake the canal crosses Cowiche Creek and until about June 1 takes nearly all its water 

from this source. The amount of water taken from the river gradually inereases until 

about August 1, after which date the entire flow of the canal is drawn from Naches River. 

The gage is in a flume on T. B. Nelson's place about one-half mile below the head-gates. 

Measurements are made from a foot plank near the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Naches-Cowiche canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. section. velocity. height. charge. Area of I Mean Gage I Dis-

------1-----------------1·------------

June 22 ........ W.C.Muldrow ... ______ .. ------------------- July 11. .... ___ ...... do._. __ ._. ______________________________ _ 

August 9 ........... do._ ...... ______ ..... _ .. ________ .. _____ .. 

September 15 ....... do ..... _ ........ _ ..................... _ .. 

September 29 ....... do ..................................... .. 

Square Feet per Secondfeet. second. Feet feet. 

21. 7 1. 86 3. 09 40. 1 

23.0 

22.4 

14.4 i 

15.0 i 

1. 91 

2.01 

1.58 

1.13 

3.18 44.0 

3.17 45.0 

2.35 22.7 

2.10 16.8 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Naches-Cowiche canal near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day.IJune. July. I Aug. 1 Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. A.ug.l Sept. 

1. ..... -- .. .. 2. 35 3. 25 3. 0 12 .. - . . .. .. .. 3. 35 3. 15 2. 65 22 .... - 3. 1 3. 25 3. 15 2. 3 

2 ..... J ..... 2.35 3.2 2.75 I 13 ........... 3.25 3.2 2.6 23 ..... 3.o 3.25 3.15 2.25 

3 ..... .1. ..... 2.35 3.2 3.0 14 ..... : ...... 13.25 3.15. 2.25 24 ..... 2.4 3.25 3.15 2.3 

4 ..... .1. ..... 2.35 3.25 3.0 15 .... .1. ..... 3.25 3.15 2.25 25 ..... 2.4 3.25 3.15 2.3 

5 ...... ; ______ 2.5 3.25 3.0 16 ..... 1------ 3.25 3.15 2.25 26 ..... 2.4 3.25 3.15 2.15 

6 ............ 3.0 3.25 3.0 17 ..... 1 ...... 3.25 3.15 2.3 27 ..... 2.5 3.25 3.15 2.2 

7 ............ 3.0 3.25 2.75 18 ..... ~------ 3.25 3.15 o.p, 28 ..... 2.5 3.25 3.15 2.15 

8 ... -.. .. .. .. 3. 1 3. 25 2. 75 19- .... --- -.. 3. 2 3. 15 2. 2511 29 .... - 2. 5 3. 25 3. 1 2.1 

9- - .. -- .... -- 3. 25 3. 2512. 75 20 .... - --- --- 3. 2 3. 15 2. 25 30 .... - 2. 25 3. 25 3. 1 2.1 

10 .. - .. - -.. --- 3. 25 3. 2 2. 75 21. .... ! .. -- .. 3. 25 3. 15 2. 3 31. .... ---- .. 3. 25 3. 0 

11 .. _ .. _ .. .. .. 3. 25 3. 25 2. 75 1 I 

BROADGAUGE CANAL NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal is supplied from the wasteway of the Power canal. The gage is about 500 

feet below the head-gates, at a bridge from which measurements are made. 

Discharge measurements of Broadgauge canal near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

---------

Date. I Hydrographer. 

Square Feet per Secondfeet. second. Feet. feet. I 

June 23 ...... __ ! W. C. Muldrow .. _ .. ____ ................... .. 2.65 1.29 3.4 

August 1 ..... _I __ .. _do .. __ . ____ ... ___ . _____ .... ______ . _ . ___ . _ 8.00 .84 1.25 6.7 

August 12 ... -.-I- .... do ...................... -- .. -...... ------ 9.10 .90 1.45 8.2 

September 29. -j- .... do ............. ____ . __ .. ________ ........ . 5.60 .69 1.00 3.9 

IRR 178-06--6 
74 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Broadgauge canal near Nm'th Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. May. June. 

!_ ..•.........••..•...•.••......•.....•.............. 

2 ....... :: .......................................... . 

3 ................................. ··········· ....... . 

4 ..•..•...•.......•.....•...•...•. ····•·····• .....•.• 

5 .... ········································ ....... . 

6 .... ····························· ........... ········ 

7 .•...........................................•...... 

8 ................................................... . 

9 ................................................... . 

10 ................................................... . 

1L .................. _ ................................ . 

::::::::::·:::::.:·:::.::::.:::::::·::·:::::::1:::::.:: 

15 ........ -.- ..... -- .. -... -................... ! ....... . 

16 ............................................ 1 ....... . 

17 ........................................... _1_ ••••• _. 

18 ..... ·- ......... -................................. -. 

19 ............................................ 1 •••••••• 

20 ..................... ······················ _! _______ _ 

21. ...... -... -- .. -.... -... -.......................... -

22.- ~-----.-----.---.-- .. -.-----.---------.--- --------

23. ············· ········· ..................... ········ 

24 .............. ············· ············· ........... . 

~:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :1··· ~-- ~-- 27. ············· ·····························. 1.5 

28 .............. ······· ·················· ... . 1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 25 

. 7 

1.6 

1.0 

.95 

1.0 

1. 45 

1. 3 

. 75 

. 6 

.6 

• 6 

1.0 

1.0 

1. 65 

1.4 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

29 ........ -... -................... -. . . . . . . . . . . 1. 5 1. 5 

30 .... -.............. -.-- .. -... -..... -........ 1. 5 1. 5 

31. .. .. . . .... .. . . ... . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . 1. 5 

July. Aug. 

1. 6 1.0 

1.5 1.0 

1. 65 1. 45 

1. 65 1. 45 

1. 65 1. 75 

1.5 1. 75 

1. 75 1. 58 

1.5 1. 75 

.35 1.8 

.35 1.85 

1.5 1.4 

1.5 1.4 

1. 65 1.35 

1.65 1.4 

1. 65 1. 4 

1.65 1.4 

1. 65 1.15 

1.65 1.5 

•1. 5 1.35 

1.25 1.35 

1.25 1.0 

1.4 .85 

1.0 1. 75 

1.0 1. 85 

1.1.') 1.9 

.9 1.85 

1.15 1.85 

1. 25 1.85 

1. 25 1. 75 

1.5 1. 6 

1. 42 1.6 

Sept. ~~Nov 

1.6 1. 351 0. 85 1.6 1.0 .85 

1.0 1.0 .85 

.5 .9 I .85 

. 75 .9 .85 

1.5 .9 .85 

1.5 .9 .85 

1. 65 .9 .85 

1.5 .9 .85 

.9 .9 .85 

1.65 .9 .9 

1.6 .9 .9 

1.6 .9 .9 

1. 75 .9 .9 

1.6 .9 .9 

1. 4 .9 .9 

.84 .9 .Q 

.84 .9 .9 

1. 35 .9 .9 

1.35 .85 .9 

1.35 .85 .9 

1.35 .85 .9 

1.35 . 85 I .9 

1.35 . 85 I .9 

1.35 .85 .9 

1.35 .85 .6 

1.35 .85 .85 

1.35 .85 .65 

.:u .9 ~----- ... 

.851 ........ 

.85 ........ 

I 

POWER CANAL AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in Naches River on its right bank in sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 18 E., about 

4 miles from North Yakima. Previous to Oetober, 1904, it was known as the Yakima 

Valley Light and Power Company canal. It is now the property of the Northwestern 

Light and Water Company, and is the largest canal taking water from Naches River. 

'J'he new company now controls also the Shanno and Broadgauge canals. These two canals 

and the Union canal cross the Power canal, and during the summer are supplied chiefly 

by it. The wasteway of this canal discharges into Yakima River. 

The gage is just below the regulating gates. Measurements are made at the regulating 

gates and at a small flume which crosses the eanal a short distanee below the gage. 

Discharge measw'ements C!f Power canal at North Yakima, Wash., ·in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------------------------

June23 ........ W .. J. Lightfoot .. _. ........................ . 

August 10 .......... do •............•........••..•.•.•........ 

Square 

feet. 

80 

75 

Feet per second. 

2.23 

2.40 

Feet. 

2.83 

, 2.851 

Secondfeet. 

1W 

180 
YAKIMA RIVER DR..AIN.AGE BASIN. 75 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Power canal at North Yakima, Wash. ,for 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept.l Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

-----------------~ ~-~~----------

1. . . • . . . . . . . . 2. 65 2. 75 2. 65 12. . . . . . . . . . . 2. 0 2. 65 2. 651 22. . . . . . . . . . . 2. 75 2. 65 2. 75 

2. . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 65 2. 75 2. 65 13. . . . . . . . . . . 2. 35 2. 65 2. 65 1 23. . . . . 2. 85 2. 75 2. 65 2. 65 

3 ............ 2.65 2.75 2.65 14 ........... 2.75 2.65 2.6511', 24 ..... 2.65 2.75 2.65 2.65 

4. - - .. - . - . . . . 2. 65 2. 75 2. 65 15. . . . . . ... - . 2. 65 2. 65 2. 65 '125. . . . . . 2. 65 2. 65 2. 65 2. 65 

5 .. - . . . . .. . . . 2. 65 2. 75 2. 65 16 ... -. -.. -.. 2. 65 2. 6.5 2. 651 26. - . . . 2. 65 2. 65 2. 65 2. 65 

6 ............ 2.65 2.8 2.65 17 ........... 2,65 2.65 2.65 I 27 ..... 2.65 2.75 2.65 2.65 

7 ... - . - . - . . . . 2. 65 2. 8 2. 65 18 .... - . -.. - . 2. 65 2. 6.5 2. 65 ' 28. . . . . 2. 65 2. 7 5 2. 65 2. 65 

8 ............ 1.35 3.0 2.65 19 ........... 2.65 2.65 2.65 29 ..... 2.65 2.75 2.65 2.65 

9 ...... ....... 1. 35 2.65 2.65 20 ••••••..•.. 2.75 2.65 2.75 30 ••... 2.65 2.75 2.65 2.65 

10 ...... ------ 1. 35 2.65 2.65 21. .......... 2.75 2.65 2.75 31. .... ······ 2.75 2.65 

11 ...... ------ 1. 35 2.65 2. 65 

SHANNO CANAL AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal is supplied from the wasteway of the Power canal. The gage is near a bridge 

about 1,200 feet below the head-gates. Measurements are made from a foot plank about 

100 feet below the gage. 

Discharge mRasuremenfs of Shanno ca1wl at North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

------1-----------------1----------------

Square 

feet. 

August 12. .. . . W. C. Muldrow.............................. 19. 5 

September 1. .. _ .... do....................................... 15.3 

September 29 ....... do....................................... 10.9 

Feet per second. 

1. 66 

1.00 

.47 

Feet. 

2.10 

1.60 

1. 25 

Secondfeet. 

32.4 

15.4 

5.2 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Shan no canal at North Yakima, Wash., for 1905. 

________ n_a_y_. _______ ,_M_a_y_. _J_u_n_e·_I_J_u_l_Y·_ -A-ug_. __ s_e_p_t_. _o_ct_. ___ N_ov_._ 

1. .................................................. . 

2 ................ ··········· .... ············· ······· 

3 ............. ················ ...................... . 

4.......................... .............. . ...... . 

5 ............. ················ ..................... . 

6 ............. ······ .. .. .... ......... .... . ...... . 

7 .................. ······· ........................ . 

8............. ......... .. .. ········· ...... . 

9 ................. -· ........... ··········· ...... . 

10 .......... - -- .. ·- ................................ . 

::: ::::::: :·::.:::·:; ·::··::·:: ::: .. :] 14............. . .... ······················ ...... .. 

15....... .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . . ..... . 

16............. . .................................. . 

17... .. . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . .. . ............... . 

18 ......... ·- ....................................... . 

19 ................................................... . 

20 ................................................... . 

21.- ................ - . -.... ----.-.----------.- ..... -- . 

2. l ~ 

2. l 

1.65 

1. 65 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

l.O 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.25 

2.25 

2 . .35 

2_ :35 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2. 25 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1. 85 

~:::I 1.85 

2.0 

2.0 

2. 1 

2. 35 

2.5 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2.15 

2. 35 

2. 35 

2.25 

2. •) 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1. 75 

1.8 

1.85 

1.85 

1.8 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1.9 

1.8 

1. 25 

1. 25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.15 

1.1 

1.15 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.15 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1. 05 

1.05 
76 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Shanno carwl at North Yakima, Wash.,j'or 1905-Continued. 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. I Sept. Oct. I Nov. 

22............................................ ........ 2.25 2.25 ~~-1-.:,~ 

~ : : :: : : : : : : : : : : 1-< ~ 1.6 :, : 2. : 0 ~: ~ I : :: I ::. 

1.6 2.0 

1 2 .8 

1.2 .8 

28.- ...... -... -... -.- ..... -... -..... -.. -.-- .. - 2. 0 1.0 1..5 2. 0 1. 25 1.2 1.0 

29 ........................... _____ .......... _ _ 1. 9 1.0 1..5 L 25 L 2 1.15 

30 ............................................ 2.0 1.0 1.8 1.75 1.2 1.15 

1. 85 31. _ ...... _____ .. _______ ... _______ .. _ __ _ _ _ __ __ 2. 1 1. 75 

1 

.. ____ .. 1.15 

UNION CANAL AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

This canal heads in Naches River on the right bank in sec. 11, T. 13 N., R. 1& E. In 

sec. 13 the Union canal crosses the wasteway of the Power canal and takes some additional water from it. 

The gage is just below the head-gates. Measurements are made at the end of the flume 

a short distance below the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Union canal at North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. ------1---------------------------------

Square 

feet. 

July 11 ........ W. C. Muldrow.............................. 22.0 

August 19 .......... do....................................... 23.0 

September IIJ.. _ .... do....................................... 24.0 

Feet per second. 

2. 27 

1. 79 

130 

Feet. 

l. 66 

1. 66 

1.50 

Seconrijeet. 

50.0 

42.0 

31.2 

Daily gage height, infeef., of Union r:anal at North Yakima, fl;.~sh., for 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. I Junu. July. Aug. Sept. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

1. ........... 1.15 1.5 1.5 12 ........... 1.15 1.6 1.5 22 ........... 1.5 1.5 1.5 

2 ............ 1.15 1.5 1.5 13 ........... 1.15 1.6 1.4 23 ........... 1.5 1.5 1.5 

3 ____________ 1.15 1.5 1.5 14 ........... 1.15 1.6 1.4 24 ..... 1.35 1.5 1.5 1.5 

4...... ...... 1.15 1.5 1.5 15 ..... .......... 1.15 1.6 1.4 25 ..... 

5 ...... ------ 1.0 l.f:i 

~:::: :: ::::::1 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.5 

8 ........... . 1.0 1.5 

9 ........... . 1.0 1.6 

10.-- ... -.... . 1.0 1.65 11 .......... .. 1.0 1.6 

1.5 16 ..... ........... 

1.5 17 ..... ------ 1.5 18 ..... ............ 

1.5 HI ..... .......... 

1.5 20 ..... .. ....... 1. 5 I 21. .... ........... I 

1. 51 

1.15 1.5 

1.35 1.5 

1.4 1.5 

1. J5 1.5 

1. 35 1.5 

1. 35 1.5 

1.4 

1. 35 

1. 35 

1. 35 

1.4 

1.5 

26 .. --. 

27 ..... 

28 ..... 

29.-- .. 

30 ..... 

31.-- .. 

TOWN CANAL AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

1. 35 1.65 1.5 1.5 

1.35 1.65 1.5 1.5 

1. 35 1.65 1.5 1.5 

1. 35 1.65 1.5 1.5 

1.15 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.15 1.35 1.5 1.5 

............ 1.35 1.5 

This canal heads in Naches River in the right bank, one-eighth mile above the Northern 

Pacific Railway bridge and three-fourths mile above the mouth of the river. 

The gage is near A. M. Cole's house, one-half mile below the headworks. Measurements 

are made from a foot plank near the gage. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 77 

Discharge measurements of Town canal at North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of I Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-------1-------------------1---~------------

Square Feet per second. 

Secondfeet. 

June 23 ........ W. C. Muldrow ........................ ___ .... 13.2 

August 11. .......... do ...... __ ._ ............. _ ............. _. 18.4 

September 23 .. __ ... do ........... ___ . ___ ... _ .......... __ . ___ . 12. 0 

1.24 

1.14 

1.221 

Feet. 

1.83 

2.17 

1.70 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Town canal at North Yakima, W ash.,jor 1905. 

feet. 

16.6 

21."0 

14.6 

Day. June.l July. Aug. Sept ... Day. I·'='· .:'_"'Y·I Aug. Sept-~ ~ J':"~ .""':[ Aug. Sept. 

1. ___________ 1 1.85 1.65 2.05 12 ____ , ______ 1.6 11.9 1.9 22 ___________ 2.0 12.5 1.75 

2 ...... ------11.85 1.1_. 2.0 13 .... ~------ 1.6 11.9 1.9 1

123 _____ 1.85 2.15

1

1.9 1.75 

3 ______ ! ______ : 1.7.51 1.85 2t.() 114 .... ------ 2.1511.75 1.751 24 ..... 1.9 2.15 1.75 1.85 

4------~------! 1.75 1.65 1.9 i 15 .......... 2.1/} 1.6 1.6 i 25 ..... 1.85 2.1 1.6 1.85 

5- - - - . -I_ • - - • - i 1. 7 1. 4 1. 9 116 - - - - . - --- - 2. 15 I 1. 4 1. 4 i 26 - - --- 1. 85 1. 9 I 1. 4 1. 85 

6- - - -.. I. --.. _I 1. 65 I 1. 4 1. 85 ' 17 - - - - .. - -- - 2. 15 1. 35 1. 35 i 27 - - - - - 1. 85 1. 85 1. 5 1. 9 

7 •... - -I i- -.. -. I I ' 1 1. 65 1. 4 1. 8 118 . . . . . . . . . . 2. 1 2. 5 1. 25 I 28 . . . . . 1. 9 0. 0 2. 4 1. 8 

!::::::11:::::: ~::51'~:~ ~::II~~::::::::::~:~ I~:: ~:!51 ~~:::::1 ~::5 ~:: ~:~5 1.75 

10 ............ 2.15 2.35 1.85 21 .... ------ 2.0 2.5 1.75131 ..... ------11.65 2.1 

11. - ...... -.. - 1. 9 2. 3 1. 85 

Miscellaneo11s discharge measurements of canals in Yakima R·iver drainage basin. 

Locality. ,. Area Mean Gage I Dis- \\ 1dth. o.~ sec- v~loe- height I ~barge twn. 1ty. · ~ ·· 

----'-----1--------1----------1--- ~~ ~~ ------

Feet 

Sq. r::. ISeconaJuly 13.------- Fogarty canal ..... _ Yakima River, near El- . -~~~~: _ . :~~~-- ___ :~:. _ -~~~~: _ fe: 

Iensburg. I 

October 6 .......... do .... _ .............. do ........... _____ ......................... __ ... ___ , 

July 6 ..... ___ . Granger canal. .... ·1 Yakima River, near .............. .-! ............... _1

1

' North Yakima. I 

- I I 

~~!u;:_ ~~~: :: : ~- ~; ~~~~ -~~~~~ ~~~~; ~: . ~~~;tdl~~~~-~~;~~~ -~-~~~~~.!:::::::: -. ~~ ~.- -. ~-- ~- ... -.... , I Valley. I 

~e~~~:~::~-~J:::::~:: ::::::::::::: :::::~:~:: ::::::::::::::::1:::::::: :: ~5 :~ June24 ....... J CoxcanaL .......... , LeftbankNachfsRiver.l ________ 2.71 1.31 

June2L ...... Kellycanal. ........ RightbankNachesti.~ver.1 ........ 1.0 .80 

.................... do ................... do ................... 1 ........ 3.5 .95 

Date. Stream. 

53 

3.6 

2.6 

7.3 

3. 7 

7.1 

3.6 

.8 

3.2 

June24 ....... LaswellcanaL. .......... do ................. ..l ........ 6.0 .58 ....... . 3.5 

June 22. . . . .. . Morrisey canaL.... Left bank Naches River, 1-- .......................... .. near North Yakima. I 

August 18 .......... do ................... do ................................................. . 

4.0 

4.0 

September 1 .. R. S. & C. Co.'s canal At powerhouse of power 1---- ........................ .. canal. near North Yak- 4.5 

NoYember6 ........ do .............. ---~:~------------------.1. ....... ..................... . 8.5 

Septemberll. Nelson canaL. ...... Left bank of Naches 1.. ...... -------------- --------~ River, near North j Yakima. 

7.4 
78 . STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of canals in Yakima River drainage basin-Contd. 

Date. Stream. Locality. . Area I Mean Gage Dis- Width. of.sec- v~loc- height. charge. twn. 1ty. 

------1--------1----------1----1-----------

Feet. Sq. feet. 

Feet 

per 

second. Feet. 

Secondfeet. 

August 7...... Union canal........ Below power wasteway, ....... _ ................. _ ... . in North Yakima. 

September 15 ...... do ................... do ......................................... 1 - ••••••• 

September15. ShannoFmitvale Right bank Naches ......... 8.0 2.19, ....... . canal. River, near North 

Yakima. 

October12 ......... do ................... do ........................... 4.0 .70 ....... . 

September 14. Wide hollow waste .. Near Yakima .... __ .. _ .......... _ ..................... . 

June 9 ........ Prosserpowerfiume. Prosser ............. _._. 12 118 2. 09 22.90 

::~.:::·:;: :::::~: . : : : :::: :: : ] :: ~ :: :: 

September L. Taylor power flume. _ .... do .................. -~ 12 73 · 791. · · · · ·· · 

September15 ...... do ................... do.................... 12 85 .62 ....... . 

KACHESS LAKE NEAR EASTON, "\<V ASH. 

48 

10 

17.5 

2.8 

44 

246 

185 

105 

225 

58 

53 

In order to determine the amount of storage in Kachess Lake, which is controlled by a dam 

at its outlet, a reeord of the height of the water surface was kept from September 20 to 

December 31, 1905. 

Daily gage height, infeet of Kachess Lake near Easton, Wash.,jor 1905. 

! 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. I 

---------------------------------

1. ..... ........ 0.1 0.95 0. 45 12 .... ......... 1."0 0. 45 1. 25 22 ..... 0. 3 0.65 0.25 1.1 

2 ...... ......... .25 .85 . 45 13 .... ........... 1.0 .4 1. 25 23 .. : .. . 3 .65 .25 1.05 

3 ...... ............ .6 .8 . 45 14 .... ............ .95 .4 

• 

1.2 24 ..... . 25 .65 .25 1.05 

4 ...... ............ .8 . 8 . 4 15 .... ........... .9 .35 1.15 25 ..... .2 1.15 .35 1.1 

5 ...... ............ .85 . 8 . 4 16 .... ····-· .9 .3 1.15 26 .•... . 3 1.15 .35 1. 3 

6 ..••.. ------ 1.0 .7 . 4 17 .... ............ .9 .25 1.2 27 ..... . 25 1.15 . 4 1.3 

7 ...... ............ 1.2 . 6 . 4 18 .... ............ .85 .25 1.2 28 ..... . 2 1.15 .5 1. 3 

8 ...... ............ 1.1 .6 . 4 19 .... .. .......... .85 .3 1.15 29 ..... .15 1.1 .45 1.3 

9 ...... ............ 1.1 .5 .3 20 .... 0. 4 . 75 . 45 1.15 30 ..... .15 1.2 .45 1.3 

10 ...... ............ 1.1 .5 1. 3 21 ........ .4 ,7 .35 1.15 31 ..... .. .......... 1.15 1.25 

11 ...... ------ 1.0 . 45 

I 

1.3 

I 

KACHESS RIYER NEAR EASTON, WASH. 

This station was established October 14, 1903, by G. H. Bliss. It is located 2 miles 

northwest of Easton, Wash., and one-half mile below the foot of Lake Kachess, at the outlet 

of which a dam has been constructed by the Cascade Canal Company. This dam controls 

the flow. 

The channel is straight for 600 feet above and 150 feet below the station. The current is 

swift. Both banks are high, wooded, and not. liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is 

composed of gravel and rocks and is free from vegetation. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The cable has a span of 120 feet. The initial point for soundings is the south side of the 

aspen tree to which the cable is fastened on the left bank. 

The gage is an inclined rod on the left bank directly under the cable. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by B. W. Morrow. The bench mark is the top of a large wire 

nail driven into the south side of the large aspen tree to which the cable is fastened on the 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 79 

left (north) bank. The tree is blazed and is marked" B. M." with black paint. The nail is 

near the base of the tree and has an elevation of 11.27 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers of 

the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 385-386; 135 p 90. 

Discharge: 100, p 386; 13/Y, p 90. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 92. 

Gage heights: 100, p 386; 135, p 91. 

Rating table: 135, p 91. 

Discharge measurements of Kachess Rit•er near Easton, Wash., in 190.5. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of 1 Mean Gage Dis- Wtdth. section. velocity height. charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

Square 

Feet. feet. 

Feet per second 

Secondfeet. 

April 26 ....... W. J. Lightfoot .......... __ ......... 74 189 

253 

121 

113 

102 

2. 86 

3.68 

2.18 

2.10 

1. 53 

Feet. 

5.10 

6.00 

4.10 

4.00 

3. 72 

540 

931 

263 

238 

156 

June 2 .............. do. .. .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 76 

June 27 ............. do............................... 70 

August 25. .. .. W. C. Muldrow ....... __ ...... .'..... 70 

November16 ....... do............................... 71 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Kachess Ri·ver near Easton, Wash. ,for 1905. 

__ D_ay_. __ 

1

_J_a_n_. >"eb.l Ma< .. AP'· ll[ay. Ju~. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I. Nov., Doo. 

1.............. 4.3 3. 55 3. 75 4. 45 5. 0 6. 0 4. 25 3. 4 3. 9 3. 6 I 4.1 3. 85 

2 .............. 4.3 

3.............. 4. 3 

'4 .. ------------ 4. 25 

5 .............. 4.2 

6 .............. 4.1 

7 .............. 4.05 

8 .............. 3.95 

9 .............. 3.9 

10 .......... ---- 3. 85 

11 .. , ........... 3.8 

12 .............. 3.75 

13.............. 3. 75 

14.............. 3.8 

15.............. 3. 75 

16 .. ------------ 3. 7 

17--------.----- 3. 6 

18. -- -- --- -- -- -- 3. 15 

19 .. ------------ 3. 65 

20 .............. 3.6 

21. -- -- -- -- -- -- . 3. 6 

22 .. ------------ 3. 6 

23.. ......... ... 3. 6 

24 .. --------.--- 3. 6 

25 .. -----------. 3. 6 

26 .............. 3.6 

27 .............. 3.65 

28 .. ----------.. 3. 65 

29 .............. 3.6 

30 .............. 3.6 

31. .. -- -- .. -- . -- 3. 6 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

3. 55 4. 0 2. 9 4. 8 6. 0 4. 2 3. 75 3. 9 3. 7 4. 05 3. 85 

3. 55 4. 3 I 2. 9 4. 8 5. 8 4. 2 3. 75 3. 9 3. 85 I 4. 05 3. 85 

3. 25 4. 6 2. 9 4. 1 5. 65 4. 2 3. 1 3. 95 4. o I 4. o5 3. 8 

3. 25 4. 65 2. 9 3. 2 5. 5 4. 15 3. 65 4. 15 4. 1 4. 0 3. 8 

3. 5 4. 8 2. 9 3. 1 5. 4 4. 15 3. 6 4. 1 4. 15 4. 0 3. 8 

3. 5 4. 9 2. 9 3. 1 5. 25 3. 7 3. 55 4. 15 4. 2 3. 95 3. 8 

3. 5 4. 95 2. 9 3. 1 5. 0 3. 65 3. 6 4. 15 4. 2 3. 95 3. 8 

3. 5 5. 0 2. 9 3. 25 4. 7 3. 6 3. 7 4. 2 4. 2 3. 9 3. 75 

3. 5 4. 8 2. 9 3. 25 4. 75 3. 6 3. 55 4. 2 4. 2 3. 9 3. 75 

3. 5 4. 8 2. 9 3. 5 5. 0 3. 6 3. 5 4. 1 4. 2 3. 85 3. 75 

3.·5 4. 85 5. 1 3. 6 4. 7 3. 6 3. 5 4. 05 4. 2 3. 85 3. 7 

3. 5 4. 85 4. 8 3. 7 4. 75 3. 6 3. 45 4. 05 4. 2 3. 8 3. 7 

3. 45 4. 9 4. 8 4. 0 4. 9 3. 6 3. 4 4. 0 4. 15 3. 75 3. 7 

3. 45 4. 85 4. 8 4. 0 4. 85 3. 6 3. 4 3. 9 4. 1 

1

. 3. 75 3. 65 

3. 4 4. 8 4. 8 4. 1 4. 65 3. 6 3. 4 3. 85 4. 1 3. 75 3. 65 

3.4 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.55 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.7 

3.35 4.8 4.7 4.25 4.3 3.55 3.4 3.85 4.1 3.7 3.7 

3. 45 4. 8 4. 65 4. 4 4. 3 3. 5 3. 4 3. 8 4. 05 3. 75 .3. 7 

3. 42 

3. 43 

3. 4.5 

3. 4.5 

3.0 

3 . .5 

3.5 

3 . .5.5 

3. 65 

4.8 

4. 8 

4.8 

4. 8 

4.8 

4. 8 

4. 75 

4. 75 

4.75 

4. 6 

4.55 

4.5 

4. 6 

4. 7 

4.7 

4.8 

4.9 

5.0 

.5.1 

.5.2 

5.15 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4. 4 

4. 4 

4. 4 

4.5 

4. 75 

4. 8 

4.8 

4. 75 

4.9 

5. 6 

5.5 

5.65 

4. 3 

4. 3 

4 . .55 

4. 3 

3.9 

3. 85 

3.85 

4.1 

4. 2 

4. 3 

4.25 

3.5 

3.5 

3 . .5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3 . .5 

3.35 

3. 3 

3 . .5 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3. 4 3. 8 

3. 4 3. 75 

3. 4 3. 7 

4.0 3. 7 

4.0 3, 7 

4.0 3. 75 

4.0 3. 7 

4.0 3.6 

3. 95 3. 65 

3.95 3.6 

4.0 3. 6 

4.0 \"'"" 

4.0 

4.0 

3.95 

3.95 

3. 9.5 

4 •') 

4. 3 

4. 3 

4. 3 

4. 25 

4.2 

4; 1.5 

2. 7.5 3. 7 

3.7 3.65 

3.7 3.65 

3. 7 3.6 

3. 7 3. 6 

3. 7.5 3. 65 

3. 8 3. 7 , 3. 85 3. 75 

3. 85 3. 75 
80 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating f,ablefor Kachess Ri,oer near Easton, Wash.,from January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage I . h Gage Gage I Gage height. Dwc arge. height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height. 

~~Second-feet. _F_e_e_t .-

1

8--ec_o_n_d--f.-ee-t-. 11 --F,-ee_t_. - ~~o_n_d--f.-ee-t. -. F-e-e-t.- 1S_e_c_o-nd---fe-e-t. 1 

Discharge. 

2. 90 17 3. 70 154 4. 50 366 5. 30 624 

3. 00 26 3. 80 180 4. 60 394 5. 40 662 

3. 10 37 3. 90 206 4. 70 422 5. 50 702 

3. 20 51 4. 00 232 4. 80 452 5. 60 744 

3. 30 68 4. 10 258 4. 90 484 5. 70 788 

3. 40 87 4. 20 284 5. 00 516 5. 80 834 

3. 50 108 4. 30 310 5. 10 550 5. 90 882 

3. 60 130 4. 40 338 5. 20 586 6. 00 932 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure· ments made during 1903-1905. It is well defined between gage heights 3. 7 feet and 6 feet. Below 3.5 feet the table is uncertain. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Kachess Ri1•er near Easton, Wash.,jor 1905. 

iDrainage area, 63 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Maxlin=·l Minimum. Mean. 

Total in Second-feet' Depth in acre-feet. per~a~_are inches. 

January ........................ . 310 44 179 11,010 2.84 3.27 

February ....................... . 142 26 98.9 5,493 1.57 1. 64 

March .......................... . 516 167 427 26,260 6. 78 7. 82 

ApriL .......................... . 586 17 320 19,040 5.08 5. 67 

May ..... , ...................... . 766 37 324 19,920 5.14 5.93 

June ............................ . 932 193 451 26,840 7.16 7. 99 

July ............................ . 297 68 147 9,039 2. 33 2. 69 

August ......................... . !!32 87 146 8,977 2.32 2. 68 

September .............. _ ....... . 284 130 203 12,080 3.22 3.59 

October ........................ . 310 1 130 257 15,800 4.08 4. 70 

2581 154 192 

193 130 161 

11,420 3.05 3. 40 

9,900 2.56 2.91 

November .......... _ ........ _ .. . 

December ... _ ................... . 

----------- The year .................. . 9321 17 242 175,800 3.84 52.29 

CLEALUM RIVER NEAR ROSLYN, WASH. 

This station was established October 10, 1903, by G. H. Bliss. It is located 1,000 feet 

below the outlet of Lake Clealum. It is 2! miles northwest of Roslyn and 6! miles northwest of Clealum, Wash. 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and 900 feet below the station. The current is 

swift. Both banks are high, not liable to overflow, and heavily timbered. The bed of the 

stream is composed of gravel and is free from vegetation, and permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for ;oundings is the south face of the pine tree, 18 inches in diameter, to 

_which the cable is fastened on the left bank. 

The original gage was an inclined rod on the left bank 20 feet upstream from the cable. 

It was injured by flood, and August 28, 1905, was replaced by a similar gage with the datum 

0.56 foot higher. All gage heights for 1905 have been reduced to the datum of the old gage. 

During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Charles M. Davis and E. F. Dunkin. The 

bench mark is a large spike driven into a root on the downstream side of the blazed tree, to 

which the cable is fastened, on the left bank; elevation, 17.40 feet above-the zero of the gage. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 81 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 384-385; 135, pp 92-93. 

Discharge: 100, p 385; 135, p 93. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 95. 

Gage heights: 100, p 385; 135, pp 93-94. 

Rating table: 135, p 94. 

Discharge measurements of Olealum River near Roslyn, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1~-- ----------------

Square Feet per Feet. feet. _second. 

SecondFeet. feet. 

April28 ........ W. J. Lightfoot .................... . 134 1,009 1. 94 4.85 1,963 

June 1 .............. do .............................. . 148 1,187 2.68 6.00 3,182 

125 748 .88 

121 653 .62 

75 1 127 2.11 

120 I 673 .52 

2.52 659 

2.06 408 

1. 62 268 

;1r~~; 2.13 344 :::1 I ~: ~£;~~··~:. • • •. • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • 

Daily gage height, in feet, ofOlealum River near Roslyn, Wash.,for 1905. 

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

I 

1. ............. 2.0 1.4 2.5 2. 4 4.0 5.9 3.6 2.45 1.8 2.15 2. 75 2.15 

2 ........................ 2.05 1.35 2.8 2. 3 3. 7 5.9 3.6 2. 4 1. 75 2.18 2.65 2.15 

3 .............. 2.05 1.35 3.4 2.2 3.6 5. 7 3.6 2. 35 1. 70 2. 65 2.55 2.1 

4 .............. 2.0 1. 4 4.05 1.85 3.5 5.9 3.5 2. 3 1.7 4. 45 2.5 2.05 

5 .............. 1.95 1.4 4.4 1. 75 3.5 5.5 3. 4 2. 3 1.65 4. 46 2. 45 2.05 

6 .............. 1.85 1.35 4. 4 1. 7 3. 8 5.1 3.35 2.2 1.65 4.5 2.35 2.1 

7 .............. 1.8 1.35 4.25 1.6 4.1 5.0 3.25 2.15 1.65 4.3 2.35 2.1 

8 .............. 1. 75 1.4 4.2 1. 55 4. 7 5.0 3.15 2.15 1.6 4.0 2. 3 2.0 

9 .............. 1.7 1.4 4.25 1.6 5. 3 5. 3 3.1 2.15 1.65 3.65 2.25 1. 95 

10 .............. 1. 6 1.35 4.2 1.7 5.0 5.5 3.1 2.1 1.65 3. 44 2.2 1. 95 

11. ............. 1.5 1.3 4.3 1. 8 

I 

4.8 5.5 3.1 2.15 1.65 3.2 2.15 1.9 

12 .............. 1.5 1.3 4.4 2. 2 4.2 5.3 3.0 2.1 .............. 3.05 2.15 1. 85 

13 ............ ··J 1. 45 1.25 4.4 2. 9 4.1 5.0 2.9 2.1 ............. 2.85 2.05 1. 85 

lL. ....... 1 

1.4 1. 2 4.1 3.0 4.2 4. 7 2.85 2.05 .............. 2.8 2. 05 1.8 

15 .............. 1.5 I 1.2 3.9 3.1 4.4 4.2 2. 7 2.05 1. 65 2. 75 2.05 1.8 

16 .............. 1.5 I 1.15 3.8 3.3 4. 3 4.1 2.6 2.0 2.65 2.00 1. 75 

I .............. 

17 .••••••••••••. 1.55 1.15 3. 7 3.2 4. 3 4.0 2.6 2.05 .............. 2.65 1.95 1.8 

18 .............. 1.5 1.1 3.85 3.1 4.2 4.0 2.6 2. 3 1.6 2.55 1. 9~ 1.8 

19 .............. 1.45 1.15 4.0 3.25 4.1 4.0 2.6 2. 3 1.6 2.5 1.9 1. 75 

20 .............. 1 1.4 1 ') 4.0 3. 4 3. 9 4. 0 2. 5 2.25 1.65 2.,45 2. 05 1. 75 

21.. ............ 1 1.4 1.2 4.0 3.8 3. 8 4.1 2.5 2 ·~ 1.68 2.35 2.05 1. 75 

22 .............. 1.45 1.2 3.95 4.1 3.6 4.1 2.6 I 2. 1 1. 73 2.3 2.0 1. 75 

~!::::::::::::::1 1.4 1.25 3.9 4. 6 3.6 4.1 2.6 2.25 1. 75 2.25 2.0 1. 7 

1.45 1. 35 3. 75 4. 7 3.5 3.9 2. 7 

I 

2.2 1. 78 2.3 1. 95 1.7 

25 .............. 1 1.4 1.5 3. 3 5.6 3.4 3.9 2.6 2.1 1. 82 3.55 1.95 1.7 

26 .............. 1 1.4 1.8 3.1 4.8 3.4 3.8 2.6 2.0 1. 86 4.25 2.05 1. 75 

27 .............. i 1.45 2.05 2.9 5.65 3.8 3. 7 2.6 1.95 2.05 4.05 2.15 1.85 

28 .............. 1 1.5 2.25 2. 7 5.3 4.3 4.0 2.6 1.9 2.15 3.65 2.15 1.8 

29 .............. I 1.5 2.6 4. 7 4.9 3.8 2.6 1.9 2.18 3. 4 2.15 1.8 .............. 

~::::::::::::::1 1.45 ............. 2. 4 .. ............ 5.0 3.65 2.52 1.85 2.18 3.1 2.15 1. 75 1.4 .............. 2. 3 ------- 5. 4 . ......... 2.45 1.8 ............. 2.9 .. ............ 1. 75 

! 

NoTE.-No ice record. 
82 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating table for Olealum. River near Roslyn, Wash.,jrorn October 10, 1903, to December 

31,1905. 

Gage Di"lm'l<'·l Gage Discharge. II Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Secort:d-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.10 140 2.40 530 3. 70. 1,130 5.00 2,100 

1.20 165 2.50 565 3.80 1,185 5.10 2,190 

1.30 190 2. 60 605 3.90 1,245 5.20 2, 290 

1.40 215 2. 70 645 4.00 1,310 5.30 2, 390 

1.50 240 I 2.80 685 4.10 1,380 5. 40 2. 490 

1.60 270 ' 

2.90 725 4.20 1,450 5. 50 2, 590 

1. 70 300 3.00 770 4.30 1,520 5. 60 2,690 

1.80 330 3.10 815 4.40 1,590 5. 70 2, 790 

1.90 360 3.20 865 4.50 1,670 5.80 2,890 

2.00 390 3.30 915 4.60 1, 750 5.90 2,990 

2.10 425 3. 40 965 4. 70 1,830 6.00 3,100 

2.20 460 3. 50 1,020 .4.80 1,920 

2.30 495 3.60 1,075 4.90 2,010 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1903-1905. It is well defined. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Olealum. River near Roslyn, Wash. ,for 1905. 

rDrainage area, 205 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

I --

Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January a ••... _ ................ _. 408 215 269 16,540 

February a _____ .. _ .... _ .. _______ 478 140 211 11,720 

March ... _ .. _ .................... 1,590 495 1,155 71,020 

April ............................ 2, 740 255 1,012 60,220 

May ____ ......... , .. _ ............ 2,490 965 1,450 89,160 

June ............................. 2,990 1,102 1,841 109,600 

July ____ .. _ ...................... 1,075 548 733 45,070 

August._ ......... ---------- ..... 548 330 438 26,930 

September b _____ ................ 453 270 314 18,680 

October __ .. __ ...... _ ............ 1,670 442 887 54,540 

November __ .... _____ ..... _._ .... 665 360 452 26,900 

December ....... ------ ____ ------- 442 300 352 21,640 

The year ..... ______ ........ 2,990 140 760 552,000 

a Estimates unreliable owing to probable ice conditions. b Missing gage heights interpolated. 

NoTE.-Low-water gage heights prior to August 28 are uncertain. 

NACHES RIVER NEAR NILE, WASH. 

Second-feet Depth in 

per~a~_are inches. 

1. 31 1. 51 

1. 03 1. 07 

5.63 6. 49 

4.94 5.51 

7.07 8.15 

8.98 .10.02 

3.58 4.13 

2.14 2.47 

1. 53 1.71 

4.33 4.99 

2.20 2.46 

1. 72 1. 98 

3. 70 50.49 

This station was established June 23, 1904, by G. F. Harley. It is located 11 miles 

above the highway bridge, 23 miles northwest of North Yakima, and 8 miles southeast 

of Nile, Wash. The station is 1! miles above the junction of Naches and Tieton rivers. 

The channel is straight for about 600 feet above and 300 feet below the station. The current is moderate at the station and swift above and below. The right bank is low, wooded, 

and overflows only during extreme high floods. The left bank is high, rocky, clean, and 

not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of clean gravel and cobbles and 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 83 

is permanent. There is one channel at all exeept very high stages, when there are two. 

The section is flat and shallow. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, and tagged wire. The cable 

has a span of 216 feet. The initial point for soundings is the south face of the pine on the 

north bank to which the cabie is fastened. 

An inclined staff gage is fastened to timbers buried on the left bank. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by W. H. Johnson. Bench marks were established as follows: 

(1) A point on the ledge 25 feet upstream from the tree supporting the cable on the north 

bank, marked with a cross and "B. M. ;'' elevation, 9.85 feet above the zero of the gage. 

(2) A large spike in the base of a 30-inch pine tree, 115 feet upstream from the north cable 

support; elevation, 8.76 feet above the zero of the gage. (3) A United S~ates Geologieal 

Survey standard bronze tablet set in a bowlder 700 feet east of north cable support, 300 

feet from the river, marked on the tablet "1661 ;" elevation, 1,660.824 feet above sea 

level and 9.20 feet above the zero of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, discharge data, and rating table, is eontained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 95-97. 

Discharge measurements of Naches River near Nile, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. _ Hydrographer. 'd Area of Mean Gage DisWl th. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------1---------------------------l----- ------------------------

June 20 ........ W. J. Lightfoot .................... . 

September 5 ... W. C. Muldrow .................... . 

October 11 .......... do ............................. . 

~:~.';:;,~·,;;::I ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I 

Feet. 

190 

140 

190 

187 

142 

Square 

feet. 

450 

228 

318 

259 

218 

Feet per second. 

4. 76 

1. 41 

2.90 

2.37 

2.07 

SecondFeet. feet. 

5.00 2,141 

3.50 321 

4.25 921 

4.00 6l5 

3.82 449 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Nache-s River near Nile, Wash., for 1905. 

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

----------------------------- ----

1. .............. 3.9 3.6 4.4 4.4 4.9 5.6 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.9 3. 75 

2 ••..••........• 4.0 3. 7 4. 7 4.3 4.8 5.5 4. 7 3.9 3.6 3. 7 3.9 3. 7 

3 ............... 4,0 3.6 5.1 4.3 4.8 5.9 4. 7 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 3. 7 

4 ............... 4.0 3.6 5.2 4.3 4. 7 6.1 4.6 3.9 3. 6 4.3 3.9 3. 7 

5 ............... 3.9 3. 7 5.3 4.3 4.6 5.8 4.6 3.8 3.6 4.3 4.0 3. 7 I 6 ............... 3.9 3.6 5.2 4.4 4. 7 5.6 4.5 4. 7 3.9 3. 75 1 3.8 3.6 

7 ............... 3.9 I 3. 7 5.2 4.5 4.8 5.5 4.5 i 3.81 3.5 4.8 3.8 3.8 

8 ............... 3.8 3.6 5.1 I 4.5 5.0 5.4 4.4 3.8 3.5 4.6 3.8 3.8 

9 ........... ---- 3.8 3. 7 5.3 4. 6 5.3 5.5 4.4 3.8 I 3.5 4.4 3.8 3. 7 

10 .............. 3.6 3.5 5.4 4. 5 5.1 5.6 4.4 3.8 3.5 4.3 3.8 3. 7 

11. ............. 3.6 3.5 5.4 4.5 4.9 5.5 4.3 3. 7 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.65 

12 .............. 3. 7 3.4 5.3 4.6 4.8 5.5 4.2 3.7 3.5 4.2 3. 7 3.8 

~!::::::: :::::::1 3.8 3.4 5.1 4.6 4.8 5.4 4 •) 3. 7 3.6 4.1 3. 7 3. 75 

3.8 3.3 5.0 4.6 4.9 5.2 4.1 3. 7 3.6 4.1 3. 7 3.9 

15 .............. I 3.9 3.3 4.9 4.5 4.9 5.1 4.1 3. 7 3.6 4.1 3. 7 3.85 

16 .............. 4.0 3.4 5.0 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.1 3. 7 3.5 4.0 3. 7 3.8 

17 .............. 3.8 3.4 5.l 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.5 4.0 3. 7 3. 75 

18 .............. 3.8 3.5 5.2 4.6 4.9 I 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.0 3. 7 3.8 i 

19 ... ------·····1 3.9 3. 7 5.1 4.6 4.9 4.8 3.9 3. 7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3. 7 

20 ..... ········· 3.8 3. 7 5.1 :::I 4.8 4.8 3.9 3. 7 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.8 

~ ... ..1 3.6 3.8 5.0 4. 7 4.8 4.0 3. 7 3.6 3.9 3.85 3. 7 

22 ........... --- 3.6 3. 7 4.9 4.9 4. 7 4.9 3.9 3. 7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3. 7 

23 .............. 3.6 3.8 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.0 3. 7 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 
84 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Naches Rit'er near Nile, Wash.,for 1905-Continued. 

-----~~-- ------~~---~~-~--------------------------

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. i Apr. j May. i June. I July. -Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----1------1~-1 __ 11____ ' 

24 ............. . 3. 8 4. 8 I 5. 31 4. 6 I 4. 7 I 4. 0 3. 6 3. 5 3. 9 3. 8 3. 6 

25 ............. . 

26 ....... : ..... . 

3. 7 

3.6 

3.G 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3. 7 

3.6 

3. 9 4. 8 j 5. 6 4. 6 4. 81 4. o 3. 6 3. 5 4.1 3. 75 3. 8 

4.1 I 4. 7 ! 5. 7

1 

4. 5 4. 7 ~ 3. 9 3. 6 3 6 4. 2 3. 8 3. 8 

4. 1 4. 6 s. 6 , 4. 1 4. 9 I 3. 9 3. 6 3. 1 4. 2 3. 85 3. 1 

4. 2 4. 6 5. 4 I 4. 9 5. 0 1 4. 0 3. 7 3. 7 4.1 3. 8 3. 8 

27 ............. . 

28 ............. . 

. II 4.5 5.2! 5.0 4.81 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.75 

: : . ::: : 4. 4 s. o s. 1 4. 1 I 3. 9 3. 1 3. 1 4. o 3. 8 3. 1 

4. 4 

1 

....... i s. 3 ....... 

1 

3. 9 3 .. 6[ ... _ _ _ _ 4. o 3. 8 

29 ......•....... 

30 ............. . 

31. ............ . 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

Station rating table for Naches RiPer near Nile, Wash. ,from January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage I . Gage height. D1scharge. height. Discharge.~~ I 

Feel. ;second-feet. Feet. Second-feet .[1 

Gage j Discharge. I 

Gage i Discharge. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.20 I 160 4.00 630 ! 4.80 1,690 5.60 3,130 

3.30 

I 

195 4.10 730 

3.40 235 4.20 840 

4.90 1,850 5. 70 3,350 

5.00 2,020 5.80 3,570 

3.50 280 4.30 960 5.10 2,190 5.90 3,810 

3.60 330 4.40 1,090 5.20 2,370 6.00 4,050 

3. 70 390 4.50 1,230 5.30 2,550 6.10 4,310 

3.80 460 4.60 1,380 5.40 2, 740 6.20 4,570 

3.90 540 4. 70 1,530 5.50 2.930 

I I -----------

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is fairly well defined between gage heights 3.8 feet and 5 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Naches River near Nile, Wash.,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ...................................... _ ......... , 630 

::~:~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::! 2, ~: April. ................................................... l 3,350 

May.................................................... 2,550 

330 453 

195 385 

1,090 1,970; 960 1,659 

1,230 1, 770 

June.................................................... 4,310 1,530 I 2,398 

July.................................................... 1,690 540 I 865 

~e:~~=~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I =~ 330 421 

280 318 

October .............................................. _ .. -I 1, 690 330 770 

~~:::::_·_·_·_ ·_::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::: :1 ___ ~_40_0_! ------1----~ The year ......................................... -I 4, 310 I 

390 467 

330 422 

9921 195 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

27,850 

21,380 

121,100 

98,720 

108,800 

142,700 

53,190 

25,890 

18,920 

47,3.50 

27,790 

25,950 

-~---

719,600 

NACHES RIVER BELOW MOUTH OF TIETON RIVER. WASHINGTON. 

This station was established August 4, 1905, for low-water observations. It was discontinued October 28, 1905. It is located about 500 feet below the mouth of Tieton River 

and 1,500 feet above the intake of Wapatox canal, near North Yakima, Wash. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 85 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and below the station. The current is swift. 

Both banks are low and liable to overflow. The right bank is dean; the left wooded. The 

bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is permanent. There is but one channel at 

all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a meter suspended from a light cable 

and operated from the bank. The initial point for soundings is a nail in the stump on the 

left bank to which the cable is fastened. 

A vertieal staff gage is spiked to a stump on the left bank. During 1905 the gage was 

read once each day by F. M. Johnson. The bench mark is a spike in the root of a stump 

40 feet north of the initial point for soundings; elevation, 7.33 feet above the datum of 

·the gage. 

Discharge measurements o_f Naches Rit~er below mouth o_f T·ieton R-iver, Washington, ·in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. J . Area, of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----1--------------1-------------------

August 4 ...... W. J. Lightfoot .. _____ . __ .... __ .. __ _ 

SeptemberS ... W. C. Muldrow .................... . 

October 11. ......... do ............................. . 

Feet. 

116 

104 

119 

Square 

feet. 

361 

:313 

433 

--------------------------'--------'---

Feet per second. 

2.1:3 

1.:37 

2. 45 

Feet. 

3. 3 

2.8 

:3.8 

Secondfeet. 

769 

431 

1,061 

Da:ily gage height, in feet, of Naches Hi~•er below month o._fTieton R-iver, Washington,jor 1905. 

Day. Aug. Sept. 1 Oct. I Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. I Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

I ----

i 

I 

L ............ ------ 2. 7 2.8 12 ............ 3. 3 2.8 3. 7 22 ............ 3.1 3.0 3.1 

C) 

------ 2. i 2.8 13 .... -.- ..... 3. 3 3.0 3. 7 23 ............ 3.0 3.0 3.1 .... _____________ 

3 ............. ------ 2.8 3. 3 14 ... -· -· .... - 3.2 2.9 3.6 24 .... ······-- 3.0 2.9 3.1 

4 ............. 3. 3 2.8 4.8 15.- ... -..... - 3.8 2. 8 3.5 25 ............ 3.0 2.8 4.9 

5 ............. 3. 3 2.9 4. 7 16 ... -.- ... --. 2.9 2. 7 3.5 26 ............ 2.9 2.9 3.9 

6 ............. 3. 3 2.8 4. 7 17 ... -- -·-. -·. 3.2 2.8 3. 4 27 ............ 2.9 3.1 3. 7 

7 ............. 3. 3 2.8 4. 7 18 ....... -- ... 3.2 2. 7 3.4 28 ............ 3.0 3.0 3.6 

8 ............. 3. 3 2. 8 4. 4 19.-.-. --· ---- 3. 3 2.8 3.4 29 ............ 2.9 2.9 

9 .... -····-· ·- 3. 3 2.8 4.1 20 .. ·-·-----·- 3.3 2.8 3.2 30 ............ 2.9 2.8 

10 .. --···· ·-· .. 3. 3 2.8 3.8 21. ........... 3. 3 2.9 3.2 31. ........... 2.8 ------ ............ 

11.-.- ....... -. 3.3 2.9 3.8 

Stat·ion rating table for Naches R-iver below mouth of T·ieton River, Washington, from August 4 to October /28, 1905. 

Gage j Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. ---

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.50 300 3.20 655 3.90 1,165 4.50 1,670 

2.60 340 3. 30 720 4.00 1,245 4.60 1, 760 

2. 70 385 3. 40 790 4.10 1,325 4. 70 1,850 

2.80 435 3.50 860 4.20 1,410 4.80 1,940 

2.90 485 3.60 935 4. 30 1, 495 4.90 2,035 

3.00 540 3. 70 1,010 4.40 1,580 5.00 2,130 

3.10 595 3.80 1,085 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on three discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is not w~ll defined. 
86 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Naches River below mouth of Tieton River, Wash-ington, 

for 1905. 

Month. 

August 4-31 ............................................ . 

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

October 1-28 ........................................... . 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1,085 

595 

2,035 

435 

385 

435 

608 

459 

1,051 

NACHES RIVER NEAR NORTH YAKIM;A, "'V ASH. 

Total in acre-feet. 

33,770 

27,310 

58,370 

Naches River has its source in the Cascade Mountains, Yakima County, Wash., and flows 

southeastward, entering Yakima River a short distance above North Yakima. Its principal tributaries are Tieton River, Cowiche, Rattlesnake, and Nile creeks, and Bumping 

River. The flow of the latter has already been increased by American River when it joins 

the Naches. Below the Tieton, almost to the point where it enters the Yakima, the 

Naches flows over flat bars of gravel in numerous, crooked, and constantly changing channels. These gravel bars are in some instances one-half mile in width. 

Naches River is important, because of its rapid fall and the ease with which it can be 

used for irrigation purposes. Naches Valley, through which it flows, is already exteniively 

irrigated from it. It is also the source of domestic water supply for the town of North 

Yakima and of water supply and power for the Northwestern Light and Water Company. 

The original station on Naches River was established August 14, 1893, by F. H. Newell, 

at a point a few hundred yards above the mouth of the river, near the bridge of the Northern 

Pacific Railway. 

The flood of November, 1896, modified the channel very greatly. On account of the 

instability of the channel the station was abandoned in February, 1897, though a number 

of discharge measurements were made dming the season. 

May 19, 1897, a station was established on Yakima River 5 miles above the mouth of 

the Naches, at the Northern Pacific Railway bridge near Selah, Wash., with the idea that 

the difference in discharge between this station and the one at Union Gap would give 

approximately the discharge of Naches River. Two ditches, located in Moxee Valley, 

took water out of the river between these two points, but their combined flow was about 

counterbalanced by that received from Atanum Creek and the Wide Hollow wastage at 

Old Town. 

The station on Naches River was reestablished February 1, 1898, and the station at 

Selah, on Yakima River, was discontinued. Since ths reestablishment of the Naches station the river channel has been in a condition more favorable for meter observations than 

formerly. September 21, 1903, the station was moved to a location between the railroad 

and highway bridge. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and for 75 feet below the cable. The current 

is swift. Both banks are low and covered with gravel. At flood stages the rock-filled 

crib will prevent overflow on both banks. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel, 

is free from vegetation, and is somewhat shifting. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and a stay wire, 

180 feet above the Northern Pacific Railway bridge and 170 feet below the highway bridge, 

at which discharge measurements were formerly made. The cable has a total span of 280 

feet. The initial point for soundings is the south face of the cottonwood tree on the north 

bank, to which the cable is fastened. 

The present gage, known as No. 5, is on the left bank of the river, 30 feet downstream 

from the railroad bridge. The lower section of the rod is inclined at an angle of 36° 30' 

with the horizontal. The upper section is inclined at an angle of 80° with the horizontal. 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 87 

During 1905 gage heights were observed once each day by Patrick Gallagher. This gage 

is referred to bench marks as follows: (1) A United States Geological Survey copper plug 

marked "1090 T;" elevation, 1,089.96 feet above sea level and 19.74 feet above the zero 

of the gage. It is located in the center of the west end of the most southerly stone pier of 

the railroad bridge. The elevation of the zero of the gage is 1,070.034 feet above sea level. 

(2) A cross in the top of the center of the downstream end of the railroad-bridge pier on 

the right bank. Its elevation above the zero of the gage is 19.94 feet and above sea 

level is 1,089.98 feet. ( 3) A railroad spike driven into the south side of the telegraph pole 

23 feet north of the gage and 21 feet east of the railroad track. Its elevation is 17.81 

feet above the zero of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; Bull=Bulletin; WS=WaterSupply Paper): 

Description: Ann 14, ii, p 133; 18, iv, p 355; Bull131, pp 73-74; 140, pp 244-245; WS 16, p 174; 28, p 158; 

38, pp 372-373; 51, p 440; 66, p 133; 8.5, pp 191-192; 100, pp 379-380; 135, p 98.-

Discharge: Ann 14, ii, p 133; 18, iv, p 35&; Bull131, pp 74, 90; 140, p 245; WS 16, p 174; 38, p 373; 51, p 

440; 66, p 134; 85, p 192; 100, p 380; 135, p 101. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 18, iv, p 356; 20, iv, pp 499, 503; 21, iv, p 426; 22, iv, p 445; WS 75, p 202; 85, 

p 194; 100, p 382; 135, p 102. 

DJscharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 62. 

Gage heights: Bull131, p 74; 140, p 245; WS 11, p 84; 16, p 174; 28, p 164; 38, p 373; 51, p 440; 66, p 134; 

85, p 193; 100, p 381; 135, p 101. 

Hydrographs: Ann 20, iv, p 503; 21, iv, p 426; 22, iv, p 446. 

Rainfall and run-off relatio:ra: Ann 20, iv, p 500. 

Rating tables: Ann 18, iv, p 356; WS 39, p 454; 52, p 522; 66, p 177; 85, p 193; 100, p 381; 135, p 102. 

Discharge measurements of Naches Rit,~r near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage I Dis- Width-! section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

SeptemberS ... W. C. Muldrow.................... 112 111 0.90 3.60 99 

September 23 ....... do.............................. 130 194 1. 37 4.12 266 

255 2061 4. 70 522 

241 1. 47 4.32 355 

November 3 ........ do.............................. 121 

November 17 ....... do.............................. 121 

Daily gage height, infect, of Naches River near North Yakima, Wash.,jor 1905. 

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

--------------------

1. ............. ............ 4.6 5.8 5. 6 6.2 6.9 6.3 4.6 3.5 4.8 4. 4 

2 .............. 5.2 4.6 6.2 6.1 6.9 ------- 4.5 3.5 4.1 4.8 4. 4 

3 .............. 5.2 4. 6 6.8 5.0 6.0 7.1 6.1 4.6 3.6 4.8 4. 7 

4 .............. 5.2 4.6 6.8 5.0 5.8 6.0 4. 7 3.6 5.1 4. 7 4. 4 

5 ........ ······ 5.1 --·---- ............ 5.0 5.8 7. 5 5.8 4.5 3.6 5.2 4. 4 

6 .............. 5.1 4.6 6.8 5.6 

--~~~-.I 7. 2 5. 7 4. 45 3. 7 5.6 4. 7 4. 4 

7 ......................... 5.0 4.6 6.8 5.6 7.1 5. 6 4. 4 3. 6 6.1 4. 7 4. 4 

8 ........ ·•···· .............. 4.6 6.8 5. 7 6.2 7.0 5.6 4.3 3. 6 4.6 4. 4 

9 .......... ---. 4.9 4.6 6.8 6.3 7.1 5.6 4.3 3.6 5.6 4.6 4. 4 

10 ............ -. 4.8 4.6 6.9 5. 7 6.4 7.2 5.6 4.2 3. 6 5. 4 4.5 

11. ............. 4. 7 4.6 6.9 5. 7 6.2 5.5 4.2 3.6 5.3 4.-5 4. 1 

12 .............. 4. 7 .............. .............. 5. 7 6.1 7.2 5. 4 4.2 3. 7 5.2 4.1 

13 .... -- ...... -- 4.6 4.5 6.8 5. 7 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.1 3.8 5.1 4. 5 4.1 

14 .. -.. -.... -.. - 4.6 4.5 6. 7 5. 7 6.8 5.1 4.0 4.0 5.0 4. 4 4.6 

::::::::::::::::1·-·:::· 4.5 6.5 5. 7 6.2 6. 7 5.0 4.0 3.9 4. 4 4.3 

4. 4 6.5 6 ') 6.6 5.0 4.0 3.8 4.9 4. 4 4.3 

4. 4 6.5 5.6 6.2 6.5 5.0 3.9 4.9 4.3 I 4. 7 

~!::::::::::::::! I 4. 4 6.6 5.6 6.2 4.9 3.9 3.8 4.8 4.3 4.3 

4. 7 ............. ------- 5.6 6.1 6.3 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.8 4. 4 
88 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Naches River near North Yakima, Wash.,f:;r 1905~ontinued. 

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

----------------------

20 .............. 4.6 4.6 6.5 5. 7 6.1 6.3 4.9 3.8 4.8 4. 5 4. 4 

21 .............. 4. 6 4.6 6.5 5.9 6.05 6.3 4.9 4.1 4.0 4. 7 4.5 4.3 

22 ...........•.. ·------ 4.6 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 3.9 4.1 4. 4 4.3 

23 .............. 4.6 4.8 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.0 3.9 4. 1 4. 7 4. 4 4.3 

24 .............. 4.6 5.0 6.3 6. 4 5.8 6.2 5.0 3. 8 4. 6 4. 4 

25 .............. 4.6 5.1 6.2 6.8 5. 7 4.9 3. 7 4. 1 5.0 4. 4 4.3 

26 .............. 4.6 ----··- ------- 7.0 5. 7 6.2 4.8 3. 7 4. 1 5.3 4. 4 

27 ............... 4.6 5.5 6.1 6.9 5.8 6.2 4. 7 4. 4 5.2 4.4 4. 4 

28 .............. 4.6 5.6 6.0 6. 7 6.5 4. 7 3. 6 4. 3 5.1 4. 4 4.3 

29 ... ··········· ·------ ·------ 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.3 4. 7 3. 6 4.2 4.4 4.3 

30 .............. 4.6 5.8 6.4 6.3 4.65 3.6 4.0 4.9 4.4 4. 3 

31. ............. 4.6 ------- 5. 7 6. 7 4.1l 3.5 1·--·--· 4.8 ------- ------

Station rating table for Naches River near North Yakima, Wash.,jrom Jan·uary 1 to December 

31,1905. 

Gage Gage I Gage Gage I 

height. Dhwha..,.,.

1 

height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height. IDiooha....,. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.50 100 4.60 478 5.60 1,098 6.60 2,128 

3.60 118 4. 70 530 5. 70 1,174 6. 70 2,255 

3. 70 139 4.80 584 5.80 1,253 6.80 2,384 

3.80 163 4.90 640 5.90 1,339 6.90 2,515 

3.90 190 5.00 698 6.00 1,433 7.00 2,648 

4.00 220 5.10 758 6.10 1,535 7.10 2, 785 

4.10 254 .5.20 820 6.20 1,645 7.20 2,926 

4.20 292 5.30 884 6.30 1, 762 7. 30 3,071 

4.30 334 5. 40 952 6. 40 1,882 7. 40 3,220 

4.40 380 5.50 1,024 I 6.50 2,004 7.50 3,373 

4.50 428 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1904 and 1905. It IS well defined. Above gage height, 5.6 feet, the table is the same as for 1904. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Naches River near North Yakim(L, Wash.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,000 square mtles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ........................ . 820 478 577 

February ....................... . 1,098 380 537 

March .......................... . 2,515 1,174 1,977 

ApriL .......................... . 2,648 698 1,371 

May ............................ . 2,255 1,174 1,518 

June ............................ . 3,373 1,645 2,276 

July .. ··:····-----------·--····-- 1,762 478 882 

August ......................... . 530 100 268 

September ...................... . 380 100 184 

October......................... 1,535 237 730 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

35,480 

29,820 

121,600 

81,580 

93,340 

135,400 

54,232 

16,480 

10,950 

44,890 

November....................... 584 334 432 25,710 

December ..... _ .................. _~~-~~~ 21,52~ 

The year.................. 2,648 100 925 671,000 

NoTE.-Discharge mterpolated for missing gage heights. 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

per~8~.are inches. 

0.577 0.665 

.537 .559 

1.98 2.28 

1. 37 1.53 

1.52 1. 75 

2.28 2.54 

.882 1.02 

.268 .309 

.184 .205 

. 730 .842 

.432 . 482 

.350 . 404 

.926 12.59 
YAKIMA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 89 

TIETON RIVER NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 

The gaging station on this stream was established April 14, 1902, at a point immediately 

below the mouth of Oak Creek, in sec. 3, T. 14 N., R. 16 E. of the·Willamette meridian, 

about 22 miles from North Yakima by road. 

The channel is straight for several hundred yards above and below the station. The 

banks do not overflow. The bed of the stream is rocky, with shifting gravel bars, which 

make it difficult to find suitable cross sections for meter measurements. There is but one 

channel "at all stages. The underground flow at this station is estimated to be as much as 

50 per cent of the measured flow. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is a cross chiseled in a ledge, with a black ring painted· 

around it, near the west cable supports. 

The gage is an inclined staff on the left bank of the stream. During 1905 it was read 

twice each day by Oscar Cobb. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A point or' 

rock on a ledge 12 feet from the gage; elevation, 15.67 feet. (2) A nail in a cottonwood 

stump 40 feet south of the gage; elevation, 15.93 feet. (3) The top of a bowlder 20 feet 

northwest of the cable-shear legs; elevation, 17.52 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of 

the gage, which is 1,683.36 feet above sea level. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geologieal Survey: 

Description: 85, p 194; 100, p 382; 135, p 103. 

Discharge: 85, p 195; 100, p 383; 135, p 103. 

Discharge, monthly: 85, p 196; 100, p 384; 135, p 105. 

Gage heights: 85, p 195; 135, p l04. 

Rating table: 85, p 196; 100, p 384; 135, p 104. 

Discharge measurements of Tieton Ri'l'er near North Yakima, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydr~grapher. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. · charge. 

------1--------------1----------- ----~---

Square- Feet per SecondFeet. feet. secO'lla. Feet. feet. 

April21 ....... W.J. Lightfoot ..................... 111 178 3.4 7.90 605 

June 20 ........ ..... do .............................. 113 230 4. 72 8.35 1,085 

September 6 ... W. C. Muldrow ...................... 109 126 2. 74 7.20 325· 

October 31 ..... ..... do .............................. 98 t15 2.09 6. 75 241 

November 20 .. W. C. Sawyer ....................... 98 110 2.16 6.80 249 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Tieton River near North Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. 

----------

1. ............. 7.42 6.85 8.05 7.62 8.02 8.95 

2 .............. 7.35 6.8 8.6 7.62 7.92 9.1 

3 .............. 7.~ 6.82 8.8 7.6 7.95 9.8 

4 .............. 7.38 6.8 8.8 7.6 7.88 9.25 

5.,, .... ········ 7.28 6.88 8. 78 7.62 7.8 8.92 

6 .•............ 7.15 6.88 8. 72 7. 7 7.9 8. 75 

7 ...... ········ 7.2 6.85 8.62 7. 72 8.02 8.68 

8 .............. 7.1 6.8 8.6 7. 75 8.35 8. 75 

9 ...... ········ 6.95 6.8 8.65 7. 72 8.35 9.05 

10 .............. 6.85 6. 78 8.7 7.68 8.2 9.0 

11. ............. 6. 72 6.48 8.68 7.65 8.08 8.98 

12 .............. 6. 7 6.48 8.52 7. 7 8.02 8.95 

13 .............. 6.92 6. 7 8.38 7.8 8.02 8. 7 

14 .............. 7.02 6.8 8.32 7. 72 8.12 

15 .............. 7.12 6. 78 8.28 7. 7 8.12 8.53 '-~I 16 .............. 7.08 6. 75 8.3 7. 7 8.2 8.45 

IRR 178--06--7 

July. Aug. Sept. 

------

8.25 7.62 6.85 

8.2 7.6 6.98 

8.12 7.6 7.08 

8.07 7.5 7.12 

8.07 7. 42 7.12 

8.0 7.4 7.1 

7.95 7.55 7.1 

7.95 7.58 7.12 

8.12 7.62 7.1 

8.18 7.58 7.1 

7.98 7.55 7.1 

7.85 7.55 7.15 

7. 75 7. 48 7.3 

7.65 7.35 7.12 

7.65 7.22 7.1 

7.6 7.2 6.95 

Oct. Nov. 

----

6. 78 6.85 

7.2 6.85 

7.9 6.85 

7.92 6.85 

8.4 6.8 

8.32 6. 78 

8.0 6. 75 

7.67 6. 7 

7.45 6. 7 

7.27 6. 7 

7.2 6. 7 

7.2 6.58 

7.07 6.58 

7.0 6.55 

7.03 6.4 

6.92 6. 7 

Dec. 

6.5 8 

5 

2 

6.6 

6.6 

6.~ 2 

6.6 2 

6.6 

6.6 4 

6.6 

6. 

6. 

6. 

58 

58 

55 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6. 58 

6.G 
90 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet,of Tieton River near North Yak·ima, Wash.,for· 1905-Continue.d. ---------.-----,------.-------,-----;---;---·--.-----c------;---~---;-------------

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. -~~ May~ June. July. Aug. I Sept. Oct._ Nov. Dec. 

17 .............. 7.05 6.78 8. 45 7. 68 8. 3 8. 35 

18.............. 7.0 6.85 8. 48 7. 7 8. 18 8. 35 

19.............. 6. 95 6. 88 8. 42 7. 78 8. 08 8. 35 

20. ... . .. ... . .. . 6. 9 6.9 8. 38 7. 88 8. 08 8. 35 

21.............. 6.9 6.88 8.28 7.9 7.98 8.35 

22.............. 6.9 6.92 8. 18 8. 0 7. 92 8. 35 

23 •..... ·•·•·· .. 6. 88 7.1 8. 1 8. 18 7. 88 8. 22 

24... ... .. . ... .. 6. 9 7.15 8. 08 8. 48 7. 78 8. 23 

25.............. 6. 92 7. 55 8. 02 8. 78 7. 78 8. 2 

26.............. 6.9 7.65 7. 98 8. 88 7. 8 8. 15 

27.............. 6.92 7.68 7. 92 8. 62 8. 12 8. 3 

28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 02 7. 78 7. 85 8. 4 8. 25 8. 17 

29 .•.•.. -------- 6. 92 7. 78 8. 25 8. 4 8. 05 

30 .............. 6.85 7. 68 8. 15 8. 5 8. 12 

31.. . -- -- - --- . - - 6. 88 7. 65 8. 78 

7.55 

7.58 

7.65 

7. 75 

7.85 

7.95 

8.05 

7.85 

7. 7 

7.65 

7. 73 

7. 7 

7.62 

7.62 

7.6 

7. 55 6. 98 

7.4 6.8 

7.45 6.9 

7. 45 7.25 

7. 32 7.25 

7. 28 7. 32 

7.2 7.3 

7.12 7.25 

7.15 7.05 

7. 1 7. 32 

7.1 7.1 

7.2 6. 92 

7.02 6. 82 

7.05 6. 82 

6.88 

6. 9 6.62 

6. 85 6. 9 

6. 87 6.8 

6. 8 6.85 

6.8 6. 7 

6.8 6. 7 

6.8 6. 7 

6. 85 6. 75 

7.95 6.65 

7.38 6.65 

7.18 6.65 

7.0 6.65 

6. 98 6.6 

6.88 6.65 

6.85 

6.65 

6.65 

6.65 

6.6 

6.58 

6.38 

6.35 

6.6 

6.68 

6. 7 

6.65 

6.58 

6.55 

6.58 

6.55 

Station rating table for Tieton River ne.ar North Yakima, Wash., from January 1 to December 

31, 1905. 

Discharge.! Gage Gage height. 

I 

height. 

--~ 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. 

6.30 195 7.20 

6.40 202 7.30 

6.50 210 7.40 

6.60 220 7.50 

6. 70 233 7.60 

6.80 249 7. 70 

6.90 267 7.80 

7.00 287 7.90 

7.10 310 8.00 

I )' ' Discharge. I 

, ____ I, 

1

second-feet.l 

335 

365 

400 

440 

480 

525 

575 

630 

690 

----

Ga 

he· ,.r,~ -;;;;~ha<ge.ll 

Fe et. Second-feet.! 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

10 755 

20 830 

30 920 

40 

50 

60 

70 

80 

90 

1,020 

I, 130 

1,250 

1,380 

1,510 

1,650 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

9.00 

9.10 

9.20 

9.30 

9. 40 

9.50 

9.60 

9. 70 

9.80 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

1, 790 

1,940 

2,090 

2,240 

2,390 

2,540 

2,700 

2,860 

3,020 

The above table is applicable only ior open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1904 and 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 6.7 feet a.1d 7.3 feet. Above 

gage height, 8 feet, the table is uncertain. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tieton Ri11er nea.r Norih Yakima, Wash.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 289 square miles.] -~-------~-----~----

- I Run-off. 1-------:---·----c-----l Total in 

acre-feet. Second-feet Depth in 

per~rt~.are inches. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January......................... • 408 

565 

1,510 

1,622 

1,484 

3,020 

233 

208 

502 

480 

565 

722 

460 

263 

249 

246 

202 

198 

296 

292 

1,001 

694 

773 

18,200 

16,220 

61,550 

41,300 

47,530 

77,590 

37,630 

24,230 

18,390 

24,040 

14,040 

13,530 

1.02 

1. 01 

3.46 

2. 40 

2.67 

4.51 

2.12 

1. 36 

1.07 

1.35 

1.18 

1.05 

3.99 

2.68 

3.08 

5.03 

2.44 

1.57 

1.19 

1.56 

February .......... _ ............ . 

March .•.••...................... 

April ••..•••..................... 

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

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

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

August •.................. _ .. __ . _ 

September .... __ ._ .............. . 

October .. _._ ................... . 

November ..... ____ .... _ . __ .. __ . _ 

December .... _ ................. . 

The year .. _ . _ . _ .. _ .. _ . _. __ 

875 

489 

372 

1,020 

267 

233 

3,020 198 

1,304 

612 

394 

309 

391 

236 

220 

544 394,200 1 

.817 

. 761 

1.88 

. 912 

.877 

25.56 
STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 91 

SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Snake River is the largest tributary of the Columbia. It rises on the northern slope of the 

Continental Divide in the Yellowstone National Park, draining the conntry west and southwest of Yellowstone Lake. From Shoshone, Lewis, and Hart lakes, near its head, the 

river flows in a southerly direction through a timbered and mountainous country for about 

20 miles, when it broadens into Jackson Lake, a deep body of water about 3 miles wide 

and 8 miles long. Below the lake the river flows through Jackson Hole Valley-about 40 

miles long and 8 miles wide-and then enters a long canyon near the Idaho-W yoming 

line. All the large tributaries come from the east, receiving their waters from the Wind 

River Range. The west side ~f the valley is bounded by the high Teton Mountains, from 

which most of the drainage flows westward through Teton River into North Fork of Snake 

River. The Snake empties into Columbia River near Pasco Junction, Wash. 

Bruneau River rises in northern Nevada and flows in a general northerly course through 

southern Idaho, emptying into Snake River at a point south of Boise. Fall River is one of 

the small tributaries of Snake River at its headwaters in eastern Idaho. 

Boise River drains a mountainous and well-wooded country in Elmore County,· Idaho, 

emptying into Snake River near the point where the Snake begins to form the boundary 

between Idaho and Oregon. The effects of the forests are shown in the high flow that is 

maintained throughout·the summer season, in contrast to the discharge of Weiser River, 

father to the west, which drains a more barren country. In the lower course of the Boise 

a large number of canals divert water to irrigate lands in Boise Valley. The diverson of the 

water is now so great that frequent complaints of scarcity are heard. 

Weiser River drains Washington County, in the extreme western part of Idaho, and flows 

into Snake River at Weiser, Idaho. 

Owyhee River rises in northwestern Nevada and flows northwestward through Idaho; 

Malheur River rises in the mountains of east-central Oregon and empties into Snake River 

west. of Boise; and the Grande Ronde drains the northern slope of the Blue Mountains and 

empties into Snake River in southeastern Washington. 

The headwater tributaries of Palouse River have their sources in western Idaho. Mter 

passing into Washington the streams unite to form Palouse River, which has a general 

southwesterly course, through a rolling country. Six mile.s below Hooper, Wash., the 

Palouse bends suddenly to the south and enters a canyon, through which it flows to its 

junc.tion with Snake River. A short distance above the mouth of the river are the Palouse 

Falls, approximately 180 feet high. 

NORTH FORK OF SNAKE RIVER NEAR ORA, IDAHO. 

This station was established August 20, 1902, by N. S. Dils. It is located at the North 

Fork Bridge, 2 miles south of Ora and 10 miles above St. Anthony, Idaho. 

The channel is straight both above and below this station. The banks are high and do 

not overflow. The bed of the stream is hard gravel, fairly smooth, and not liable to change. 

The current is swift. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge, which consists of four spans resting on three rock-filled crib piers. The bridge is 210 feet long. The 

initial point for soundings is a bolt through the toe of the end brace on the lower side of the 

north end of the bridge. 

·The gage is a vertical staff fastened to the first bridge pier from the north abutment. 

During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Mrs. Martha J. Fritz. Bench marks were 

established as follows: (1) A United States Geological Survey aluminum tablet set in a 

large rock about 30 feet northeast from north end of bridge; elevation, 12.84 feet. (2) A 

cross on a large flat rock marked "B. M.," 25 feet northeast from north end of bridge; 

elevation, 11.10 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 
92 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Information in· regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; WS=Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: WS 85, p 215; 100 p 455; 135, p 170. 

Discharge: WS 85, p 215; 100, p 455; 135, p 170. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 11, ii, p 105; WS 100, p 457; 135, p 172. 

Gage heigths: WS 85, p 215; 100, p 456; 135, p 171. 

Rating table: WS 100, p 456; 135, p 171. 

DisCiuLrge meas·urements of North Fork of Snake River near Ora, Idaho, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage DisWttlth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

Square Feet per second. 

Second- Feet. 

Aprilll ........ E. C. La Rue........................ 178 

May 10 .............. do.............................. 178 

June 28 ............. do.............................. 176 

.\ugust 29 .......... do.. ............................ 175 

September 18 ....... do.............................. 174 

feet. 

393 

447 

380 

347 

360 

3.37 

3.68 

3.12 

3.02 

2.83 

Feet. 

2.30 

2.55 

2.25 

2.05 

2.05 

feet. 

1,325 

1,647 

1,186 

1,049 

1,019 

Daily gage height, in feet, of North Fork of Snake River near Ora, Idaho, for 1905. 

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

------1-------------------------

1.............. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 

2.............. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 

:r:-.. -.. .. .. .. 2. 1 2. 1 2.1 2.1 

4.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 

5.............. 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 

6.............. 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 

7.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 

8.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 

9.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 

10.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 

11.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 

12.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 

13.............. 2.1 2.1 2.0 . 2.3 

14.............. 2.1 . 2.1 2.{) 2.3 

15.............. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 

16.............. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.5 

17.... .......... 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.5 

18.............. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 

19.............. 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.5 

20.... .......... 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.5 

21.... .......... 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.6 

22.............. 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.6 

23.............. 2.1 2.2 2.1 2. 7 

24.............. 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.9 

25.............. 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.9 

26 ......... ~.... 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.9 

27 .... -.. . .. .. .. 2. 1 2. 1 2.1 2.9 

28.............. 2.1 2.1 2.1 2. 7 

29.............. 2.1 2.1 2. 7 

30 .............. f 2.1 

31. ............. 1 2.1 

2.1 2. 7 

2.0 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

2. 7 2.5 2.2 

2.6 2.5 2.2 

2.6 2.5 2.2 

2.6 2.5 2.2 

2.5 2.4 2.2 

2.5 2. 4 2.1 

2.5 2.4 2.1 

2.5 2.4 2.1 

2.6 2. 4 2.1 

2.6 2. 4 2.1 

2.5 2. 4 2.1 

2.5 2.4 2.1 

2.6 2.4 2.1 

2.6 2.4 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2. 6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.1 

2.5 2.3 2.1 

2.5 2.3 2.1 

2.5 2.2 2.1 

2.5 2.2 2.1 

2.5 2.2 2.1 

2.5 2.2 2.1 

2.5 2.2 2.1 

2.5 2.1 

2. 1 2. 0 2.1 2. 0 

a1 ao a1 ao 

2. 1 2. 0 2.1 2. 0 

2.1 2. 0 2. 1 2. 0 

2.1 2. 0 2.1 2. 0 

a1 ao a1 ao 

a1 ao a1 ao 

2. 1 2. 0 2. 1 2. 0 

a1 ao a1 ao 

a1 ao a1 ao 

a1 ao ~1 ao 

2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 

a1 ao a1 ao 

2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 

2. 1 2. 0 2. 1 2. 0 

a1 ~o a1 ao 

~1 ao a1 ~o 

2.0 2.0 2.1 2:o 

2. 0 2. 0 2. 1 2. 0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

ao ·ao ao ao 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

~o a1 ao ao 

2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0. 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE 'BASIN. 93 

Station rating table for North Fork of Snake River near Ora,Idaho,from January 1 to 

December 31, 1905. 

Gage Gage I Gage Ga~e \ Discharge. height. Discharge. height. \ Discharge. height. Discharge. heig t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. I&.,.,.,._,, ... Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.00 990 2.30 1,280 2.60 1, 730 2.90 2,280 

2.10 1,070 2.40 I 1,420 2. 70 1,900 3.00 2,480 

2.20 1,160 2.50 1,570 2.80 2,090 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on five discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 2 feet and 2.6 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of North Fork of Snake Rit•er near Ora, Idaho,jor 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,040 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January_ ... __ .. ______ .. ________ . 1,160 1,070 1,105 

February __ . _____________________ 1,160 1,070 1,092 

March __ . _____ .. _ . _______________ 1,070 990 1,039 

ApriL ... ____ . ________ . __ .------. 2,280 990 1,517 

May _____________________________ 1,900 1,570 1,663 

June .. __ .. __ .. ___ ............ ---- 1,570 1,160 1,345 

July _____________________________ 1,160 1,070 1,085 

August .. ________ . ___________ , ___ 1,070 990 1,034 

September._ . _________ . __________ 1,070 990 995 

October ......... ____ . __ . __ .. _. __ . 1,070 990 1,039 

November .... __ . ___ ------ _______ 990 990 990 

December ••.........•. _ ... _ .. ____ 990 990 990 

The year ..•.•.•..... ____ • __ 2,280 990 1,158 

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MINIDOKA, 

Run-off. 

~~!:t~!t Second-feet Depth in 

per ~~~~re inches. 

67,940 1.06 1.22 

60,650 1.05 1.09 

63,880 .999 1.15 

90,270 1.46 1.63 

102,300 1.60 1.84 

80,040 1.29 1.44 

66,720 1.04 1.20 

63,580 .994 L 15 

59,_210 .957 1.07 

63,880 .999 1.15 

58,910 .952 1.06 

60,870 .952 1.10 

838,200 1.11 15.10 

IDAHO. 

This station was originally established August 5, 1895, at Montgomery's ferry, on the 

stage road from Minidoka to Albion, 4 miles east of Rupert, Idaho, and 10 miles below the 

diversion dam for the Minidoka irrigation project. Measurements at Montgomery's ferry 

show the amount of water available for irrigation purposes there and for the newly constructed Twin Falls canals heading 23 miles below, and also the conditions that will exist 

for power purposes at Shoshone Falls, about 45 miles below, after the irrigable lands of 

Snake River Valley shall have been reclaimed. 

The channel is straight for 2,000 feet above and 1,500 feet below the station. The 

velocity is low at all stages. Both banks are inclined up to gage height 6 to 9 feet, and 

then become vertical. B6th are clean, sandy, and do not overflow. The bed of the stream 

is composed of sand and coarse gravel and is practically permanent. There is but one 

channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the ferry boat. A tagged wire has been stretched 

above the ferry cable. The initial point for soundings is the face of the cable support on the 

right bank. 

Since the station was established the gage has several times been disturbed by the shifting 

quicksand and Teestablished. The present gage is a staff constructed in three independent 

sections on the right bank. The lower inclined section, reading from 0 to 3.3 feet, may 

move in the quicksand without disturbing the upper sections. . Above gage height 6.6 feet 
94 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

the gage is vertical. During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by George Montgomery. 

The bench mark is a United States Geological Survey iron post on the right bank, 200 feet 

below the gage; elevation, 12.67 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; Bull=Bulletin: WS=Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: Ann 18, iv, pp 334--335; Bull140, p 241; WS 16, p 165; 58, p 155; 38, pp 351-352; 51, p 426; 66, 

p 126; 85, pp 213-214; 100, p 443; 135, pp 172-173. 

Discharge: Ann 18, iv, p 335; Bull140, p 241; WS 16, p 165; 28, p 168; 38, p 352; 51, p 426; 66, p 126; 85, 

p 214; 100, p 444; 135, p 173. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 18, iv, p 336; 19, iv, p 447; 20, iv, pp 473, 474; 21, iv, p 405; WS 100, p 445; 135, 

p 175. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 61. 

Gage heights: Bull140, p 231; WS 11, p 80; 16, p 165; 28, p 160; 38, p 352; 66, p 127; 85, p 214; 100, p 444; 

135, pp 173-174. 

Hydrographs: Ann 19, iv, p 448; 20, iv, p 475; 21, iv, p 406. 

Rainfall and run-off relation: Ann 20, iv, p 744. 

Rating tables: Ann 18, iv, p 335; 19, iv, p 447; WS 28, p 169; 39, p 453; 100, p 445; 135, p 174. 

Discharge measurements of Snake R-iver near Min·idoka, Idaho, in 1905. 

. Area of I Mean I Gage Tlts- Wtdth. section. 1 

velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Date. Hydrographer. 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

April21.. ...... E. C. La Rue ....................... 828 3,938 1. 51 3.10 5,949 

May20 ........ ..... do .............................. 845 4,818 1.69 3.90 8,138 

June 6 ......... ..... do .............................. 850 5, 718 2.14 5.15 12,220 

June 16 ........ Hoyt and La Rue .................. 845 5,588 2.07 5.05 11,560 

July 16 ........ E. C. La Rue ....................... 795 3,212 1. 27 2. 40 4,092 

August 12 ...... ..... do .............................. 770 2,258 .87 1.20 1,963 

October 23 ..... ..... do .. : ........................... 795 3,269 1.23 2. 31 4,009 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho, for 1905. 

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

---------------------- 1. ............. 4.45 3.05 3.05 2.95 3.9 4.65 3. 75 1. 4 1.2 1.35 2.4 2.6 

2 .............. 4.1 3.05 3.05 2.9 3.9 4.65 3.95 1.4 1.2 1.4 2.4 2. 75 

3 .......•...... 4.0 2.95 3.15 2.85 3.9 4.65 3. 75 1.35 1.15 1.45 2. 4 2. 8 

4 .............. 3.85 2.9 3.0 2. 75 3.9 4.8 3.6 1.3 1.15 1.55 2.45 2.55 

5 ..•........... 3.65 2.85 3.0 2. 7 3.95 5.0 3.5 1.25 1.2 1. 6 2.5 2.55 

6 .....• ········ 3.6 2. 75 3.15 2. 7 4.2 5.1 3. 4 1.2 1.2 1.65 2.5 2.55 

7 .............. 3.5 2.85 3.25 2.6 4.2 5.55 3.35 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.5 2.55 

8 .............. 3.5 2.9 3.25 2.6 4.2 5. 6 3.15 1.2 1.2 1. 75 2.5 2.55 

9 .............. 3.5 3.05 3.05 2.6 4.1 5.3 2.95 1.2 1.2 1.8 2.5 2.55 

10 .............. 3.5 3.05 2.95 2. 7 4.0 5.0 2.8 1.2 1.2 1.85 2.5 2. 8 

11. ............. 3.35 3.35 2.95 2. 7 4.0 5.0 2. 7 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.85 

12 .............. 3.25 3.8 2.85 2.8 4.0 5.35 2. 7 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.5 3.65 

13 .............. 3.3 4.25 2.85 2.95 4.0 5.6 2.6 1.2 1.2 2.1 2.5 3.2 

14 .............. 3. 45 3. 75 2.85 2.95 4.0 5.35 2.6 1.2 1.2 2.15 2.5 3.1 

15 .............. 3.55 3. 45 2.85 2.95 4.0 5.15 2.5 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.5 3.1 

16 .............. 3.65 3.2 2.85 2.95 4.0 5.05 2.4 1.2 1.2 2.25 2.5 3.1 

17 .............. 3.8 3.1 2.85 2.95 3.9 5.1 2.3 1.2 1.15 2.25 2.5 3.1 

18 .............. 3.85 2.9 2.85 2.95 3.85 5.25 2.3 1.2 1.15 2.25 2.5 3.1 

19 .............. 3.95 3.05 2.85 2.95 3.8 5.25 2.15 1.2 1.15 2.25 2.5 3. 1 

20 .............. 4.0 3.35 2.85 3.05 3.8 5.15 2.1 1.2 1.15 2.25 2.5 3.2 

21. ............. 4.15 3.6 2.85 3.05 4.25 4.9 2.0 1.1 1.15 2.5 2.6 3.35 

22 .............. 4.2 3.8 2.95 3.05 4.45 4.6 2.0 1.15 1.15 2. 4 2.6 3. 4 

23 ............. 3.9 2. 75 3.0 3. 1 4.6 4.35 1.9 1.2 1. 15 2.35 2.6 3. 4 

24 •••••••••••••• 3.6 2.85 2.85 3.25 4. 75 4.1 1.8 1.2 1.2 2.3 2.6 3. 4 
SNAKE RIVER DR.AINAG~ BASIN. 95 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Srw,ke River n.ear M·inidoka, Idaho, for 1905-Continued. 

I 

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

----

25 .......... ____ 3.2 2.85 2.95 3.25 4. 7 3.95 1. 75 1.2 1. 2 2.3 2.6 3.4 26 ______________ 3.05 2.9 2.95 3. 4 4.5 3.9 1.7 1.2 1.2 2.25 2.6 3.3 

27 ___ . ---------- 3.05 3.05 3.0 3.6 4.25 3.85 1.6 1.2. 1.25 2.25 2.6 . 3.0 

28 .............. 3.05 3.05 3.05 3. 7 4.15 3. 7 .1.5 1.15 1.25 2.3 2.6 2.95 

29 .••• ·-·--··-·- 3.05 3.05 3.8 4.3 3.6 1.5 1.15 1.25 2.3 2.6 3.1 

30 .... ·-··-··-·· 3.05 3.05 3.9 4.35 3. 7 1. 45 1.15 1.25 2.35 2.6 3.0 

31. ........ -.- .. 3.05 3.05 4.55 1.4 1.15 2. 4 3.1 

NoTE.-The river was frozen over January 1-25; February 11-17, 20-22, and December 2, 3, 10-31. 

Station rating table for Srw,ke R·iver near Minidoka, Idaho, from January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gate Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. heig t. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.10 1,880 2.30 3,940 3.50 7,060 4. 70 10,580 

1.20 1,960 2. 40 4,180 3.60 7,340 4.80 10,890 

1.30 2,060 2.50 4,430 3. 70 7,630 4.90 11,210 

1.40 2,190 2.60 4,680 3.80 7,920 5.00 11,540 

1. 50 2,340 2. 70 4,930 3.90 8,210 5.10 11,880 

1.60 2,500 2.80 5,180 4.00 8,500 5.20 12,230 

1. 70 2,670 2.90 5,440 4.10 8, 790 5.30 12,590 

1.80 2,860 3.00 5, 700 4.20 9,080 5.40 12,950 

1.90 3,060 3.10 5,970 4.30 9,380 5.50 13,320 

2.00 3,270 3.20 6,240 4.40 9,680 5.60 13,700 

2.10 3,480 3.30 6,510 4.50 9,980 5. 70 14,090 

2.20 3,700 3.40 6,780 4.60 10,280 ,. 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on seven discharge meas- uremflnts made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1 foot and 5.2 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Snake Ri11er near Minidoka, Idaho, for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 17,900a square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Mininmm. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. Second-feet Depth in 

per~tl~.are inches. 

~:~:~ ~ ~:::::::::::::::::::::: 1:::::::::::: :::::::::::: 

March ______ .. _ ..... _ .. __ . _. __ .. _ 

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

MaY·-·--···•·-------------------

June .... ___________________ .. _ .. _ 

July ................ ---·---·-----

August. _ ------ ___ ...... ------ __ _ 

6,375 

8,210 

10,740 

13,700 

8,355 

2,190 

5,310 

4,680 

7,920 

7,340 

2,190 

1,880 

5,800 

5,550 

5,641 

5,780 

8,925 

10,910 

4,545 

1,976 

356,600 

308,200 

346,900 

343,900 

548,800 

649,100 

279,500 

121,500 

0.324 

.310 

.315 

.323 

.499 

.609 

.254 

.110 

0.374 

.323 

.363 

.360 

.575 

.680 

.293 

.127 

September_ ........ _ ............ _ 2,010 1,920 1,955 116,300 .109 .122 

October _____ .. _ .. ____ .. __ .. __ ... 4, 430 2,125 3, 415 210,000 . 191 . 220 

November_______________________ 4,680 4,180 4,484 266,800 .251 .280 

December ________________ : ______ --------·--·............ 4,550 279,800 .254 .293 

Theyear .................. [=~=~~~~=--~;9~ -~827,1Xi ----:-;~~~ I . . 

a Exclusive of drainage areas of lost rivers. Revised sirwe previous reports. 

NoTE.-Monthly means for January, February, and December estimated from flow during open periods. 
96 STREAM MEASUREMENTS iN ioo5, I> ART Xf'V. 

T~OW·WATER CONDITIONS ON SNAKE RIVER BETWEEN BLACKFOOT 

AND SHOSHONE FALLS, IDAHO. 

The low-water conditions on Snake River, between Blackfoot and Shoshone Falls, were 

clearly brought out by a series of measurements made during August, 1905. This investigation -was carried on by the Geological Survey in conjunction with the State engineer's 

office. 

The entire supply of upper Snake River available above Blackfoot, Idaho, is used for 

irrigation during August and September. On August 10 there was 184 second-feet 

available at the American Falls Power Company canal heading. This canal, which diverts 

at a point 8 miles above Blackfoot, is to supply water for 80,000 acres of land. Beginning 

at a point 4 miles above the Blackfoot wagon bridge, Snake River channel was entirely dry 

for a distance of 10 miles. Following is a summary of the measurements: 

Low-water measurements of Snake River and T1Din Falls cana.l in 1905. 

Date. Stream. Location. Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

August 9...... Snake River...... Just below mouth of Black River.................... 39 

August 10 .••........ do ............ Just above American Falls canal heading............ 184 

August 11 ........... do ............ Just above American Falls .......................... . 1,996 

1,963 

al,348 

1,008 

August 12 .••........ do ............ At Montgomery's Ferry ............................ . 

August 14 ...•....... do ............ Between Shoshone Fa,ls and Twin Falls ............ . 

August 15... . . . Twin Falls canaL ·I· ...................... · .. · · · · · · · · · ·-· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 

a Includes the waste from the Twin Falls canal. 

A further investigation was carried on by the United States Geological Survey to determine the loss or gain in Snake River between Montgomery's Ferry and Shoshone Falls. 

August 22 the discharge of Snake River between Twin Falls and Shoshone Falls was 1,299 

second-feet and the discharge from springs between the point of measurement and Shoshone 

Falls was 17 second-feet, making the total discharge of Snake River at Shoshone Falls 

1,316 second-feet. • 

The result of this investigation may be tabulated as follows: 

Loss in Snake River between Montgomery's Ferry and Shoshone Falls in 1905. 

Date. Discharge. 

Jsecond-feet. Second-feet. 

August ~2...... Total discharge Snake River at Montgomery's Ferry ........ i............ 1, 910 

Do......... Total discharge Snake River at Shoshone Falls.............. I, 316 ..•........• 

Do ..•...... 

August 23 ..•.. 

Do ........ . 

Do ........ . 

Amount diverted by Twin Falls canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,008 ........... . 

Measured waste from Twin ·Falls canal reaching the river . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 above Shoshone Falls. 

Loss by seepage from the Twin Falls canal during the first . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 

2~ miles of its course (which is assumed to return to the I nver. 

Loss in Snake River between Montgomery's Ferry and Sho- I 144 ........... . shol')e Falls. -~--------

2,468 2,468 

The loss of 371 second-feet in the Twin Falls canal was determined by a special series 

of Iflleasurements made on August 22 and 23, 190.5. The canal follows the river at a distance of one-half to 1 mile fmm its bank, and it is therefore reasonably correct to assume 

that this seepage all reaches the river. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 97 

In September, 1902, a similar investigation was made and the loss between Montgomery's 

Ferry and Shoshone Falls was found to be 196 seeond-feet. 

FALL RIVER AT FREMONT, IDAHO. 

This station supersedes the station at Wilson's mill, near Marysville, which was discontinued December 31, 1903,.because of the diffieulty of securing an observer. It was established January 1, 1904. 

The ehannel is straight above and below the station. Both banks are high, wooded, steep, 

and not liable to overflow. There is but one channel at all stages. The Brady canal, capacity about 100 second-feet, heads in the right bank of the river between Wilson's mill and 

the Fremont station. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The initial point for 

soundings is a tin tag marked "I. P. ''on the inside faee of the eable on the south bank of the 

stream. 

The gage is a vertical staff on the south bank, about 900 feet from Fremont post-office. 

During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by Mrs. Eva A. Loomis. The bench mark is 

a standard aluminum tablet set in a rock 20 feet from the gage; elevation, HJ.36 feet above 

the datum of the gage. 

Dischar·ge measurements of Fall Ri1•er at Fremont, Idaho, in 1905. 

Date. ' . I Area of Mean I Gage Dis- Wtdth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------------------- -------

Hydrographer. 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

April12 ....... E. C. La Rue ... ······-------------· 139 185 2.55 1.95 472 

Mayll ............. do .............................. 145 284 3.75 2.65 1,065 

June28 ............. do.............................. 146 467 5.67 4.00 2,650 

August29 .......... do ..................... -......... 140 178 2.16 1.85 384 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Fall River at Fremont, ldaho,for 1905. 

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

------1·---- -----------------------

1.-.----------- 2.0 1.8 2.0 1. 6 2.8 3.45 3. 7 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.85 

2 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.8 3.6 3.1 1.9 1.9 1.95 1.9 1.85 

3 .......... ···- 2.0 1. 8 2.0 1.6 2.8 3. 7 3.0 1.85 1.9 1.95 1.9 1. 85 

4 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.6 3.85 3.1 1.9 1.9 1.95 1.9 1. 8 

5 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.65 4.0 3.0 1.9 1.9 1.95 1.85 1.8 

6 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.6 2. 75 3.8 3.05 1.9 1.85 1. 95 1.85 1.8 

7 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2. 75 3. 75 3.15 1.85 1.85 

i 

1.85 1.85 1.8 

8 ............. - 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.9 3.9 2.9 1.85 1.9 1.85 1.85 1.8 

9 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.8 4.0 2.8 1.85 1.9 1.85 1.85 1.8 

10.------------. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2. 7 4.05 3.05 1.85 1.9 1.85 1.85 

11. ............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.6 2. 7 3. 75 2. 7 1.85 1.9 1.85 1.85 

12.-- .. -.-- ... -- 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.65 3.6 2.8 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.851 ..... 13.----.--.--.-. 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.65 3. 75 2. 75 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 --···· 

14.-.--.-. -·- .. - 2.0 1.8 1.8 2. 75 3.85 2.65 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 ~---· 15.-.-.--------- 2.0 1.8 1.8 2. 75 3. 75 2.35 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 

16 ... -.-- .... --- 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 3.6 2.25 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 

17.------.------ 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.9 3.5 2.15 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 

18 ...... -------- 1.8 1.8 2.0 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 

19 .............. 1.8 1.8 2.1 3.25 3. l !l.1 1.85 1. 9 1;85 1.85 

20 .............. 1.8 1.8 2.2 3.2 2.9 2.1 1.85 1.9 1.85 1.85 
98 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Fall River at Fremont, ldalw,jm; 1905-Continued. 

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

---------------------- 21. ............. 1.8 1.6 2.25 3.2 2.85 2.05 1.85 1.85 1.9 1.85 

22 .............. 1.8 1.6 2.3 3.25 3. 1 2.0 l.B5 1.85 1.9 1.85 

23 ..... --·-····· 1.8 1.6 2.4 3.5 3.15 1. 95 1.85 1.85 1.9 1. 85 

24 ..... --······· 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.85 3.2 1.9 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.85 

25 ..... --······- 1.8 1.6 2.95 2.9 3.3 1.9 1.85 1.95 1.9 1.85 

26 •••........... 1.8 1.6 3.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 1.9 1.95 1.9 1.85 

27 .... ····----·· 1.8 1.6 2.9 3.2 3.9 1.9 1.9 1. 95 1.9 1.85 

28 ... -·-·---··-. 1."8 1.6 2. 7 3.35 4.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.85 

29 ....... ·····-- 1.8 1.6 2. 75 3.6 3.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.85 

30 •..• ·-- ··--·-- 1.8 1.6 2.8 3.5 3.6 1.9 1.9 2.0 1. 9 1.85 

31. ............. 1.8 1.6 3 .. 45 1.9 1.9 1.9 

NoTE.-River frozen over February 12-28 and December 1~-::1. 

SULtion rating table for Fall Ritw at Fremont, Idaho, from October 28, 1904, to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Gage I Gage Gage height. Discharge. height. Discharge.! height. Discharge. height. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.40 168 2.10 575 2.80 1,215 3.50 2,030 

1.50 210 2.20 655 2.90 1,325 3.60 2,150 

1. 60 255 2.30 740 3.00 1 1,440 3. 70 2,275 

1;70 305 2. 40 825 3.10 1,555 3.80 2,400 

1.80 365 2.50 915 3.20 1,670 3.90 2,525 

1.90 430 2.60 1,010 3.30 I, 790 4.00 2,650 

2.00 500 2. 70 1,110 3. 40 1,910 I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on four discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is not well defined. 

Estirna.Ud tnonthly discha.rge of Fall River at Fremont, Idaho, for 1904. 

Month. 

November __ .. __ . __ ._. ___ . __ .... _ 

December .... __ .. __ . __________ .. 

• 

[Drainage area, 390 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

575 

538 

500 

500 

Mean. 

532 

510 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

31,660 

31,360 

Run-off. 

Second-feet! Depth in 

pern~N;::are inches. 

1.36 

1:31 

1. 52 

1. 51 
'3NAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 99 

Estimat-ed monthly discharge of Fall Rit,er at F1·emont, Idaho, for 1905. 

Month. 

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

February 1-11 ................... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October •....•................... 

November ..•.................... 

December 1-9 .................... 

[Drainag~ area, 390 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

500 365 435 

365 365 365 

500 255 374 

2,030 168 620 

2,150 1,010 1,419 

2, 712 1,270 2,154 

2,275 365 924 

430 398 409 

500 398 430 

500 398 431 

430 398 402 

398 365 376 

Total in acre-feet. 

26,750 

7,964 

23,000 

36,890 

87,250 

128,200 

56,820 

25,150 

25,590 

26,500 

23,920 

6, 712 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

per~a~.are inches. 

1.12 1.29 

.936 .383 

.959 1.11 

1.59 1. 77 

3.64 4.20 

5.52 6.16 

2.37 2. 73 

1.05 1.21 

1.10 1.23 

1.11 1.28 

1.03 1.15 

.964 .323 --------------1----1-----1----

The period .............•.................................... 474,700 

NOTE.-No estimate for ice period. 

TETON RIVER NEAR ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO. 

This station was established April 23, 1903, by N. S. Dils. It is located at the bridge on 

the stage road from St. Anthony to Victor, Idaho . 

• The channel is straight for a short distance above and below the station. The right 

bank is high and will not overflow. The left bank will overflow at extreme flood stages. 

The current is -sluggish. ·Both banks and bed are composed of hard gravel, and the latter 

is permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made from the two-span bridge to which the gage is attached. 

The bridge is supported by crib abutments, constructed of logs and filled with lava rock, 

and by a similar middle pier. The initial point from which soundings are made is a large 

bolt marked "I. P." in the upstream side of the south abutment. 

The gage is a vertical staff spiked to the upstream side of the north abutment of the 

bridge. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by William Ferguson. Bench marks 

were established as follows: (1) A United States Geological Survey aluminum tablet set in 

solid rock about 30 feet northeast of the north end of the bridge; elevation, 13.53 feet. (2) 

A cross on a large flat rock 40 feet northeast of the right end of the bridge, marked "B. M."; 

elevation, 14.25 feet. ( 3) A similar rock 60 feet northwest of the right end of the bridge, 

similarly marked; elevation, 14.41 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geologieal Survey: 

Description: 100, p 453; 135, p 177. 

Discharge: 100, p 453; 135, p 177. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 455; 135, p 179. 

Gage heights: 100, p 454; 135, p 178. 

Rating table: 100, p 454; 135, p 178. 
100 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements of Teton Rit,er near St. Anthony, Idah,o, in 1905. 

Date. . h. Area of I Mean Gage Dis- Hydrographer. W1dt 1 h h h ------\-------------------~ section. veocity. eig :_._ c arge. 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

April13 .•..... E. C. La Rue ....................... 81 306 1.22 1.m· 371 

May 12 ........ ..... do .............................. 80 349 1.86 1.95 648 

June 14 ........ ..... do .............................. 80 457 3.29 3.10 1,504 

June 29 ........ ..... do .............................. 80 407 2.78 2.60 1,131 

August 28 ..... ..... do .............................. 79.5 322 '1. 49 1. 70 478 

Daily gage height, injeet, of Teton River near St. Anthony, ldaho,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. 

I Feb. I Mar. Apr. May. June., July., Aug., Se pt. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1. ............. 2.1 ~~~ 1.4 

2 .............. 2.0 1.4 1.3 1. 45 

3 .............. 2.0 1.4 1.3 1. 5 

4 ..... ········· 1. 95 1.4 1.3 1.5 

5 .............. 1. 9.5 1.4 1. 35 1. 5 I 

6 ..... ········· 1. 95 1.4 1. 3.5 1. 55 

7 .............. 1. 95 1.4 1.4 1.6 

8 .............. 1. 95 1.4 1. 4 1.6 

9 .............. 1. 95 1.4 1. 4 1. .55 

10 .. -......... -. 1.95 1.4 1.4 1.5 

11. ............. 2.0 1.6 1. 4 1.5.5 

12 .... -.. -....... 2.1 1.9.5 1.4 1.5 

13 .............. 2.1 1.95 1.5 I 1.5 

14 .............. 2.1 1.95 1. 6 I 1.5 

15 .............. 2.1 2.0 1.7 I 1.5 

16 .............. 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.5 

I 17 .............. 2.15 2.3 2.0 1.5 

18 .............. 2.15 2.5 2.2 1.5 

19 .............. 2.15 2.5 2.1 1.5 

20 .............. 2.15 2.6 1. 95 1. 5.5 

21. .•.••.•••..•• 2.15 2. 6 1.8 1.6 

22 .............. 2.1 2.5 1. 75 1. 6 

23 .............. 2.0 2.5 1. 65 1.6 

24 .............. 1.8 2.45 1.6 1. 75 

25 .............. 1. 7 2. 4 1.5 1.9 

26 .............. 1.4 1. 3 1.8 1.8 

27 .............. 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.7 

28 ........ ······ 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.7 

29 ........ -·· ... 1. 4 ............ 1. 7.5 1. 7 

30 .............. 1.4 ............. 1.6 1.8 

31. .......... -·· 1.4 .............. 1.5 ............. 

I 

1.85 

1.95 

1.9 

1. 95 

2.0 

2.0 

2.05 

2.1 

2.1.5 

2.15 

2. 1 

2.0 

1.85 

1.9 

1. 9.5 

2.1 

2.4 

2.55 

2. 7 

2. 75 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 4 

2. 3 

2.2.5 

2. 45 

2. 7 

2.9 

3.05 

2.8 

2.95 

~~-~:-~ 1 

3. 25 2. 45 1. 7 1 

3. 4 1 2.4 1.7 1 

3. 4 I 2.M I 1.7 1 

3. 4 I 2.3 1.7 1 

3.1 

I 

2. 3 1.7 1 

3.1 2.3 I 

I 1.7 1 

3.1 2.2.5 1.7 1 ~ 

3.2 2.2.5 1.7 1 

3.2.5 2.2.5 1. 6.5 1 

2.9 2.2.5 1. 65 '1 

2.9 2.2 I 1.6 1 

3.0 2.2 1.6 1 

3.0 2.15 1.6 1 

3.0 2.1 1.6 1 

3.0 2.05 1.5.5 1 

2.8 2.0 1.55 j 

1 

2. 7 1.95 1.55 1 

2. 7 1.9 1.55 1 

2.6 1.9 1.55 1 

2. 4 1.85 1.55 1 

2.4 j.85 1. 6 1 

2.4 1.8 1. 6 1 

2.4 1. 75 1.6 1 

2.4 1. 75 1.6.5 1 

2.4 1. 75 1.6.5 1 

2.4 1. 75 1.6.5 1 

2. 45 1.7 1. 6.5 1 

2.6 1.7 1.6.5 1 

2.6 1.7 1.6.5 1 

.. ............ 1. 7 1. 65 ... 

.6.5 

.6.5 

.6.5 

.65 

.6.5 

.6.5 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5.5 

.55 

.55 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.55 

.5.5 

1.5 

1..5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1.5 

I. 5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1. 5 

1..5 

_______________________ ___:___ __ _:__ _____ _ 

NoTE.-River frozen over January 1 to February 28, and December 12 to 31. 

1..5 1.6 

1..5 1.65 

1.5 1. 6.5 

1.5 1. 65 

1.5 1.6.5 

1.5 1. .55 

1..5 1.55 

1.5 1.6 

1.5 1.6 

1.5 1.6 

1.5 1.7 

1.5 .. 1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.55 

I .. ~~~~-~:::::: ! I 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 101 

Station rating table for Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho, frorn January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage I Discharge. Gage height. height. height. Discharge. height. Gage \D" 1sc b arge. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet 

1.30 253 1. 90 610 2.50 1,024 3.00 1,417 

1.40 310 2.00 674 2.60 1,100 3.10 1,500 

1.50 368 2.10 740 2. 70 1,177 3. 20 1,584 

1. 60 427 2.20 808 2.80 1,255 3. 30 1,669 

1. 70 487 

I 

2.30 878 2.90 1,335 3.40 1, 755 

1.80 548 2. 40 950 

~ 

The above table is strictly applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on five discharge measurements made during:1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1.5 feet and 3.1 feet. 

Estimated monthly d~scharge of Teton River near St. Anthony, ldaho,jor 1905. 

[Drainage area, 960 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Meau. 

March .... ___ . _______________ . ___ 808 253 438 

April ...... ·-·-·------·---·-···-- 610 310 416 

MaY----------·-·--·---------···- 1,458 579 902 

June·-----·-·---·------------·--· 1, 755 950 1,301 

July ________________ ; ____________ 1,'062 487 710 

August_, ___________ ... ______ ..... 487 398 448 

September .. ______ .... ___ ... _ .... 457 339 394 

October .... _____ ... _ ............ 398 368 374 

November_ . _. _______ .. __ . ___ . __ . 398 368 370 

December 1-11. ..... ______ --·- ... 487 398 438 

The period_ .. _ . ____ ..•.... _ . __ ........ _____ . _ ..... I .... -.... . I 

NoTE.-No estimate for ice period. 

Total in acre-feet. 

26,930 

24,750 

55,460 

77,420 

43,660 

27,550 

23,440 

23,000 

22,020 

9,556 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

per ~~~~re inches. 

0. 456 0.526 

.433 .483 

.940 1. 08 

1.36 1. 52 

. 740 .853 

.467 .538 

. 410 .457 

. 390 .450 

.385 .430 

. 456 .187 

333,800 ------------1~~~ 

SOUTH FORK OF SNAKE RIVER AT MORAN. WYO. 

This station was established September 21, 1903, by Fred Stockton. It is located 

direetly back of the post-office at Moran, Wyo., and about three-fourths of a mile below 

the outlet of Jackson Lake. 

The channel is slightly curved for about 300 feet ab~ve the station. Below the station 

the channel is straight. At and above the station the current is smooth and has a welldistributed velocity. Below the station the current is broken by small bowlders. Both 

banks are high and are not liable to overflow. The right bank is wooded and the left bank 

is composed of gravel and is without trees. The bed of the stream is composed of firm 

gravel. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car about 150 feet below the gage. 

The initial point for soundings is on the inner face of cable support on north side of river. 

The gage is an inclined staff. During 1905 it was read once each day by Lizzie Roche and 

Maria Allen. The bench mark is a United States Geological Survey iron bench-mark post 

set about 30 feet from the gage; elevation, 10.77 feet aboye the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Gwlogical Survey: 

Description: 100, p 452; 135, pp 179-180. 

Discharge: 100, pp 452, 461; 135, p 180. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 181. 

Gage heights: 100, p 453; 135, p 180. 

Rating table: 135, p 181. 
102 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Di8charge measurements of Sou,th Fork of Snake Rit,er at Moran, Wyo., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. W"d h Area of Mean Gage Dis- 1 t · section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

SJuare Feet per SecondFeet. eet. second. Feet. feet. 

July3 ......... E. C. La Rue ..••.••. · ............•.. 202 910 3.110 4.10 3,276 

August 19 ....• Charles B. Smith .................••. 196 496 1.69 1. 75 837 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of Snake River at Moran, Wyo., for 1905. 

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

1. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 .•............ 

3 ............. . 

4 ••..•.••.•.•.• 

5 ............. . 

6 ............. . 

7 .... : ......... 1 

8 ............. . 

9 ............. . 

10 ............. . 

11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 

12 .... ·········· 

13 -----------·--

4 .............. 

5 .... 0000000000 

6 .... ·········· 

7 .... ··········I 

8 .............. 

9 .............. 

-------------- 20 

2 !. ............. 

2 2 .............. 

2 3 .............. 

2 4 .............. 

25 

2 

--------------

6 .... 0000000000 

2 7 .............. 

2 8 .............. 

2 

30 

3 

9 .............. 

--------------

1. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0.9 1. 3 

0 9 1. 3 

. 9 1. 3 

. 9 1. 3 

0 9 1. 3 

.9 1.3 

.9 1.25 

.9 1.25 

.9 1.25 

.9 1.25 

. 9 1. 2 

. 9. 1. 2 

. 9 I 1. 2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1.2 

.9 1. 2 

.9 1. 2 

.9 1. 2 

.9 1. 2 

t.d 1. 2 

1.0 1. 2 

1.1 1.2 

1.2 ------- 1.2 ------- 1.3 -------

NOTE.-No ice record. 

I 

1. 2 1. 25 1. 65 4. 05 

1.2 1.25 1.65 4.2 

1.15 1. 25 1.65 4.3 

1.15 1. 25 1. 65 4. 35 

1.15 1. 25 1. 7 4. 4 

1.15 1. 25 1.7 4.45 

1.15 1. 25 1.7 4.6 

1.15 1. 25 1. 75 5. 0 

1.15 1. 25 1. 8 5. 1 

1.851 5.15 1. 9 5. 05 

1. 9 5.05 

1.15 1. 25 

1. 15 1. 25 

1.15 1. 25 

1.15 I 1 25 1.9 I 5.0 

1.15 1. 25 1.95 5.05 

1.15 1.3 1.95 5.15 

1.15 1.3 1. 95 5.1 

1.15 1.35 I 2.0 5.1 

1.15 1.35 

I 

2.1 5.05 

1.15 1.4 2.3 5.0 

1.15 1.4 2.3 4.85 

1.2 1. 4 2. 3 4.65 

1.2 1. 45 2. 4 4.5 

1.25 1. 45 2.45 4.45 

1.25 1. 45 2.5 4. 35 

1. 25 1.5 2.55 4.35 

1.25 1.55 2.6 4.35 

1.25 1.55 2. 7 4.35 

1.25 1.6 3.0 4.35 

1.25 1.6 3.05 4.3 

1.25 1.65 3.35 4.25 

1. 25 ............... 3.8 ------- I 

4.2 2.35 

4.15 2. 35 

4.1 2.3 

4.1 2. 3 

3. 95 2. 25 

3. 95 2.25 

3. 9 2.25 

3.8 2. 25 

3. 7 2.2 

3.55 2. 2 

3.5 2.2 

3.4 2.2 

3.351 2.0 

3. 3 1.9 

3.25 1.85 

3.25 1.85 

I 3.25 1.85 I 3.15 1. 75 

3.1 1. 75 

3.05 1. 75 

2.9 1. 75 

2.9 1. 75 

2.8 1.7 

2. 7 1.7 

2.6 1.7 

2.55 1. 7 

2.55 1. 75 

2.55 1.7 

2. 45 1.7 

2.45 1.65 

2. 4 1.65 

1. 6 1. 2 

1.6 1.2 

1. 55 1. 2 

1. 5 1. 15 

1. 5 1.15 

1. 5 1.15 

1. 5 1.15 

1. 45 1.15 

1.45 1.1 

1.45 1.1 

1.45 1.1 

1. 4 1.1 

1.351 1.1 

1.3 1.1 

1.3 1.1 

1.25 1.1 

1.25 1.1 

1.25 1.1 

1.2 1.2 

1.2 1.1 

1.2 1.1 

1.2 1.1 

1.2 1.1 

1.2 1.1 

1.2 1.05 

1.2 1.05 

1.25 1.05 

1. 25 1. 0 

1.25 1.0 

1. 25 1.0 

--·---- 1.0 

I 

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 I 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

-----·· 

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 103 

Station rating table for South Fork of Snake River at Moran, Wyo., from January 1 to 

December 31, 1905. 

Ga~e Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge., heig t. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.00 107 1.40 653 2. 70 1,679 4.00 3,145 

0.10 126 1.50 719 2.80 . 1,772 4.20 3,420 

0.20 147 1.60 788 2.90 1,868 4.40 3, 715 

0.30 171 1. 70 859 3.00 1,967 4.60 4,130 

0.40 197 1.80 932 3.10 2,070 4.80 4,365 

0.50 225 1.90 1,-007 3.20 '2,175 5.00 4, 720 

0.60 256 2.00 1,084 3.30 2,285 5.20 5,080 

0. 70 291 2.10 1,163 3.40 2,400 5.40 5,450 

0.80 330 2.20 1,244 3.50 2,515 5.60 5,830 

0.90 374 2.30 1,327 2.60 2,635 5.80 6,220 

1.00 422 2.40 1,412 3. 70 2,760 6.00 6,620 

1.10 474 2.50 1,499 3.80 2,885 6.ZO 7,025 

1.20 530 2.60 1,588 3.90 3,015 6.40 7,440 

1.30 

I 590 

I I 

The atfo\"Jl table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on six discharge measure- ments $d!;l during 1903-1905. It is not well defined. 

Estimated monthly discharge of South Fork of Snake River at Moran, Wyo., for 1905. 

Month. 

January ........................ : 

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

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

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

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

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

July ..................... ______ __ 

August .......... ·"··· .......... . 

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

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

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

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

The year ................ .. 

[Drainage area, 820 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. M.. i Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

Run-off. 

Second-feet' Depth in 

trumum .. l per~a~_are inches. 

~------1-------1-------1-----

590 

590 

560 

824 

2,885 

4,990 

3,420 

1,370 

788 

530 

422 

374 

4,990 

3741 

530 

502 i 560 

824 

3,212 

1, 412 

824 

530 

422 

374 

374 

397 

547 

522 

630 

1,273 

4,175 

2,352 

1,014 

619 

475 

377 

374 

24,410 

30,380 

32,100 

37,490 

78,270 

248,400 

144,600 

62,350 

36,830 

29,210 

22,430 

23,000 

0.484 0.558 

.667 .695 

.637 .734 

. 768 .857 

1.55 1. 79 

5.09 5.68 

2.87 3.31 

1.24 1. 43 

. 755 .842 

.579 .668 

.460 

.456 

. 513 

.526 

SOUTH FORK OF SNAKE RIVER NEAR T .. YON, IDAHO. 

This station was established April 18, 1903, by N. S. Dils. It is located at the old site 

of Wedekind's ferry, between Lyon and Swan Valley at the upper end of Conant Valley. 

It is about 45 miles from Idaho Falls, Idaho. 

The channel is straight above and below the station and the current is swift. The right 

bank is high and steep and will not overflow. At very high stages the left bank will 

overflow for a considerable distance and some water will pass around the station through 

a slough. The bed of the stream is composed of hard gmvel and is free from vegetation 

and permanent. 
104 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car at the old site of Wedekind's 

ferry. A tagged wire has been installed at the cable. The initial point for soundings is 

the pin in the top of a log of the crib cable support on the left bank. 

The gage is an inclined staff, located on the north bank one-fourth mile below Carr's 

ferry and 1 mile above the cable. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by 0. J. 

Carr. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A United States Geological Survey 

iron bench-mark post set about 6 feet from the gage; elevation, 11.15 feet. (2) A United 

State.s Geological Survey aluminum tablet set in a rock on the left bank about 100 feet 

above Carr's ferry landing and about 6 feet above high-water mark; elevation, 10A4 feet. 

This bench mark is for use in high water when ferry service is discontinued. Elevations 

·refer to the datum of the gage. 

Informa.tion in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 449-450; 135, p 182. 

Discharge: 100, p 450; 135, p 183. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 452; 135, p 184. 

Gage heights: 100, pp 450-451; 135, p 183. 

Rating table: 100, p 451; 135, p 184. 

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Snake Ri-ver near Lyon, Idaho, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. W"dth Area of Mean Gage I Dis- 1 • section. velocity. height .. charge. 

Square Feet per I SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

April15 ........ E.C.La Rue ....................... . 260 1, 500 2. 37 1. 85 3, 558 

May 14 .............• do ............................. . ~ ~~ ~oo aoo ~m 

June 25 ............. do ............................. . 283 2, 063 5. 73 4. 85 11, 810 

June 26 ............• do ............................. . 283 2, 083 5. 88 4. 90 12,230 

July 14 ............. do .................... _ ........ . 269 1, 729 4. 53 3. 70 7, 845 

September 9 ........ do ............................. . 258 1. 341 2. 23 1. 50 2, 989 

November 15 ·l··· .do ............................ .. 251 1, 275 1. 76 . 93 2, 236 

Daily gage height, ·in feet, of South Fork of Snake River near Lyon, Idaho, for 1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------------------

!. ................. ............... 1.3 2.85 5.0 4. 75 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.15 0.85 

2 ........ ·········· -·------ 1.3 2.9 5.3 4. 7 2.45 1.65 1. 45 1.15 .8 

3 ........ ····· ..... -------- 1.3 3.1 5.5 4.5 2.35 1.6 1.4 1.15 .9 

4 .•.••.• : .•....•••• -------- 1.3 3.05 5.8 4.45 2.35 1. 65 1.35 1.15 .9 

5 ........ ····· ..... -------- 1.3 2.8 5.9 4.4 2.3 1.6 1.35 1.15 .9 

6 ... ······ ......... -------- 1.35 2. 7 5. 7 4.3 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.15 . 7 

7 .................. -------- 1.5 2. 7 5.35 4.25 2.25 1.55 1.3 1.1 . 7 

8 ..... ······ ....... -------- 1.8 2.8 5. 7 4.2 2.2 1.55 1.3 1.1 .85 

9 ........... ······· ----··-- 1.9 3.0 6.1 4.15 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.1 .8 

10 ......... --.--.--. -------· 2.0 2.85 6.0 4.05 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.05 .6 

11. ................. ............. 1.8 2. 7 5.6 4.0 2.05 1.5 L3 .. 95 .6 

12 .................. ............. 1.7 2. 7 5.4 3.9 2.05 1.45 1.3 .95 .6 

13 .................. .............. 1. 75 2.6 5.55 3.85 2.05 1.45 1.3 1.0 .5 

14 ... -- ............. ................ 1.9 2.6 5.85 3. 75 2.05 1.4 1. 25 1.05 

15 .................. 1.35 1.8 2.65 5.95 3. 7 2.0 1.4 1.25 1.0 

16 .................. 1.35 1.9 2. 75 5.9 3.65 1.9 1.35 1.25 1.05 

17 .................. 1.4 1.9 3.05 5.65 3.5 1.85 1.35 1.25 .95 

18 .................. 1. 45 1.85 3.55 5.5 3.35 1.8 1.35 1.3 .95 

19 .................. 1. 45 1.9 3. 7 5.1 3.25 1.8 1.3 1.25 .95 

20 .................. 1.45 2.1 3. 7 4.85 3.2 1. 75 1.3 1.2 .9 

21. -- .. -- ..... -- .. -- 1. 45 2.15 3.9 I 4. 7 3.15 1.7 1.3 1.2 .9 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 105 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of Snake River near Lyon, Idaho, for 1905-Continued. 

22 .................. 1.4 2.2 3.85 4. 7 3.1 1.7 1.3 1.2 0.95 

23 .................. 1. 35 2.25 3.8 4.9 2.95 1. 75 1.25 1.2 .95 

24 .................. 1.35 2.4 3. 75 4.85 2.9 1. 71i 1.3 1.2 .95 

25 .................. 1.3 2.5 3. 75 4.85 2.85 1. 75 1.35 1.2 .95 

26 .......... ·•······ 1.3 2. 7 3.95 4.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 .95 

27 ..... ····· ........ 1. 45 2.8 4.2 5.1 2. 75 1. 75 1.3 1.25 .95 

28 .................. 1.4 2.65 4.6 5.15 2.65 1. 75 1.3 1. 25 .95 

29 .................. 1.35 2.5 4.65 5.05 2.6 1. 75 1.35 1.2 .9 

30 .................. 1. 35 2.5 4.6 4.85 2.5 1. 75 1.5 1.2 .85 

31. ................. l. 3.5 4. 7 2.5 l. 75 1.15 . ------ ~ -------- I 

NoTE.-River gorged with ice December 14-31. 

Station rating table for South Fork of Snake River near Lyon, Idaho, from March 15 to 

December 13, 1905. 

Gate Discharge.! Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Ga~ Discharge. heig t. height. I height. heig t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet.; Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.50 1,800 1. 70 3,320 

I 

2.90 5,750 4.00 8,760 

0.60 1,900 1.80 3,495 3.00 5,980 4.20 9,420 

0. 70 2,005 1.90 3,680 ! 3.10 6,220 4.40 10,150 

0.80 2,115 2.00 .3,870 3.20 6,470 4.60 10,920 

0.90 2,225 2.10 4,065 3.30 6,730 4.80 11,710 

1.00 2,340 2.20 4,265 3.40 7,000 5.00 12,520 

1.10 2,460 2.30 4,465 3.50 7,280 5.20 13,370 

1.20 2,585 2.40 4,670 3.60 7,500 5.40 14,290 

1.30 2,715 2.50 4,880 3. 70 7,850 5.60 15,270 

1.40 2,855 2.60 5,090 3.80 8,150 5.80 16,280 

1.50 3,000 2. 70 5,310 3.90 8,450 6.00 17,320 

1.60 3,155 2.80 5,530 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1903-1905. It is well defined. 

Estimated monthly d·ischarge of South Fork Snake River near Lyon, Idaho, for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 5,480 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofl'. 

Month. Totalin I acre-feet. Second-feet Depth in Maximum. Minimum. Mean. pe~ft~are inches. 

March 15-31 ....•.....•...•.••... 2,928 2, 715 2,831 95,460 0.517 0.327 

April. .......................... _ 5,530 2, 715 3,821 227,400 .697 . 778 

May ............................. 11,310 5,090 7,124 438,000 1.30 1.50 

June ............................. 17,850 11,310 14,220 846,200 2.59 2.89 

July ............................. 11,510 4,880 7,675 471,900 1.40 1.61 

August .......................... 4,880 3,320 3,848 236,600 . 702 .809 

September ....................... ' 3,320 2,650 2,900 172,600 .529, .590 

October ......•.................. 3,000 2,522 2,681 164,800 .489 .564 

November ....................... 2,522 2,170 2,354 140, 100 .430 .480 

December 1-13 ................... 2,225 1,800 2,058 53,070 .376 .182 

'£he period ................................................. . 2,846,000 

IRR 178-06--8 
106 STREAM MEASUREMENT~ IN 1905, PART XIV. 

BLACKFOOT RIVER NEAR PRESTO, IDAHO. 

This station was established April17, 1903, by N. S. Dils. It is located on the ranch of 

James Just, 2 miles west of Presto and about 15 miles from Blackfoot, Idaho. 

The current is sluggish. The banks are high and wooded and will not overflow. The 

bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is free from vegetation and permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car loeated about one-fourth mile 

below the gage. The initial point for soundings is a tag marked "I. P." fastened to the 

inner face of the cable support on the west bank. 

The gage is an inclined staff. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by James 

Just. The bench mark is a copper plug set in the corner stone of Mr. Just's brick house; 

elevation, 12.18 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 447; 135, p 186. 

Discharge: 100, p 447; 135, p 186. 

Gage heights: 100, p 448; 135, p 187. 

DisCharge measurements of Blackfoot River near Presto, Idaho, in 1905. 

. h .

1

1 Area of Mean Gage Dis-

__ D_a_te_. --I-----H-y_d_r_o_g_ra_p_h_e_r · ____ 1_w_1_d_t _·j_s_ec_t_io_n_. _v_ei_oc_it_y_. _h_e_.ig_h_t_. _c_h_a_rg_e_. 

Square Feet per Feet. feet. second. 

SecondFeet. feet. 

April16 ........ E.C.LaRue....................... 54 197 2.23 2.20 439 

May 19 ......... _ .... do .......... _................... 55 170 1.63 1.50 277 

June 8 .............. do.............................. 52 145 1. 41 1.00 205 

July 9 ............... do .............. _............... 53 105 .90 .30 95 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Blackfoot River near Presto, ldrtho,for 1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oc t. Nov. Dec. 

---------------

!. ......................... 1.4 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.25 0. 55 o. 7 0. 5 

2 .................. ····•··· 1. 4 2.1 1.2 .5 .1 .25 . 7 . 4 

3.................. ........ 1.45 2.35 1.15 .4 .1 .2 6 .65 .6 

4 ....••. ·······•··· .....•.. 1.6 2.5 1.15 .4 .05 .2 5 .65 .8 

5....... ........... 0.9 1.6 2.85 1.1 .4 .05 .2 5 .6 .8 

6.................. .9 1. 7 2.9 1. 1 .35 .05 .2 55 .7 .9 

7 .......... -.... ... 1.0 1.85 2.8 1.0 .35 .1 .2 .7 .7 

8 ... ·-····· .. ... ... 1.0 2.1 2.55 1.0 .3 .1 .2 6 .7 . 7 

9.................. 1.0 2.25 2.25 1.0 .3 .1 .2 5 •. 7 .8 

10.................. .9 2.2 2.1 .9 .3 .1 .2 6 .6 .8 

11.~................ .8 2.2 2.15 .9 .3 .15 .2 .6 . 75 

12.................. 1.0 2.1 2. 1 .9 .3 .15 .2 6 .5 .8 

13.................. .9 2.0 2.05 1.0 .25 .15 .2 6 .5 .8 

14............. ..... 1.05 2.1 2.0 1.0 .25 .15 .2 .6 .9 

15........... .. . . . . . 1. 2 2.1 1.9 1.0 .25 .15 .2 55 .6 .95 

16... .. ... ... .. . . . .. 1.3 2.15 1.7 1.0 .25 .15 .2 6 .65 1.0 

17.................. 1.3 2.25 1.65 .9 .2 .2 .2 6 .7 1.0 

18... ............. .. 1.45 2.2 1.45 .8 .2 .2 .2 6 .7 ' 1. 0 

19 .......... ~....... 1. 7 2.3 1.5 .8 .2 .2 .25 65 .7 .8 

20. ... .•. .... ....... 1.6 2. 3 1.5 .8 .2 .2 .25 65 .7 . 7 

21. ... -:. .. : . . .. . . . . . . 1. 6 2. 4 1.5 .8 .3 .2 .25 65 .6 .9 

22... ...... .... ... .. 1. 65 2. 5 1.5 .8 .3 .2 .25 65 .7 .9 

23.................. 1.5 2.5 1.5 .8 .2 .25 .3 7 . 75 1.0 

24..... .. . . .. . . . . .. . 1. 5 2. 4 1.45 .8 .2 2.65 .3 7 • 75 1.05 
SNAKE RIVER DRAIN .,AGE BASIN. 107 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Blackfoot River near Presto, Idaho, for 1905-Continued. 

Day. Mar I I l I . 

I AP'·j May. I Juno. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

25.. ......... ....... 1. 4 1 2. 4 1. 45 o. 1 o. 2 1. 3 o. 3 o. 7 0.8 1.0 

26. .. ............... 1.5 5 2. 4 1.4 . 7 .2 .5 .35 .7 .8 1.0 

27. ................. 1. 7 2. 4 1.4 .65 .2 .4 .35 .7 .7 1.1 

28. ................. 1. 7 2. 4 1.3 .65 .2 .3 .4 . 7 .7 1.0 

29. ················· 1. 7 2. 4 1.3 .65 .2 .3 .5 . 7 .6 1.0 

5 2.25 1.3 .65 .151 .. 3 .5 .7 .6 1.0 I 

1 .•..••.. 1.25 .7 ···-···· .15 .25 ............ -------- 1.1 I 

I 

30.............. .... 1. 7 

31.... ... .. . .. . . .. . . 1. 6 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

Station rating table for Blackfoot River near Presto, ldaho,Jrom January 1, 1904, to December 

31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge.~ Gate Discharge. height. height. height. heig t. 

Feet. Becond-feet. Feet. Becond-feet. Feet. Becond-feet. Feet. Becond-feet. 

0.00 59 1.40 269 2. 80 577 4.40 1,155 

.10 70 1.50 287 2.90 606 4.60 1,240 

.20 82 1.60 306 3.00 636 4.80 1,340 

.30 94 1. 70 325 3.10 668 5.00 1,440 

.40 107 1.80 345 3. 20 701 5.20 1,540 

.50 121 1.90 365 3.30 735 5. 40 1,640 

.60 135 2.00 386 3. 40 770 5.60 1, 760 

. 70 150 2.10 407 3.50 805 5.80 1,880 

.80 166 2.20 429 3.60 840 6.00 2,000 

.90 182 . 2.30 451 3. 70 875 6.20 2,120 

1.00 199 2.40 474 3.80 915 6.40 2,240 

1.10 216 2.50 498 3.90 955 6.60 2,380 

1.20 233 2. 60 523 4.00 995 6.80 2,520 

I 

1.30 251 2. 70 M9 4.20 1,075 

I 7.00 2,660 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heights 0.3 foot and 2.7 feet. 

Estimat.ed monthly discharge of BlacXfoot River near Presto, ldaho,for 1904 and 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,016 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1904. 

June ............................ . 975 233 536 

July ............................ . 216 150 179 

August ......................... . 182 150 161 

September ...................... . 216 182 198 

October ........................ . 269 216 251 

November....................... 269 2161 230 

December 1-10 .................. 269 216 238 

The period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ -- ......... -I- ........ . 

Run-off. 

a~~~~~~- Second-feet Depth in 

perr:ft~are inches. 

31,890 0.528 0.589 

11,010 .176 .203 

9,900 .158 .182 

11,780 .195 .218 

15,430 .247 .285 

13,680 .226 .252 

4, 721 .234 .087 

98,410 .................. ................. 
108 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P AR':r XIV. 

Estimated nwnthly discharge of Blackfoot River near Presto, ldalw, for 1904 and 1905-

Continued .• 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Jc~~~~e~. Second-feet D th. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. per square . ep m mile. mches. 

1905. 

March 5-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 166 256 13,710 0.252 0.253 

April............................ 498 269 412 24,520 .406 . 453 

May............................. 606 242 368 22,630 .362 . 417 

June............................. 233 142 183 10,890 .180 .201 

July............................. 121 76 91.2 5,608 .090 .104 

August.......................... 536 64 100 6,149 .098 .113 

September..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 82 89.0 5,296 .088 .098 

October .. _...................... 150 121 138 8,485 .136 1 .157 

November....................... 166 121 145 8,628 .143 .160 

December ....................... , 216 107 177 10,880 .174 .201 

The period ................ f ........................ -.. -.-. -.. -.-.. -.I-----I 116,800 ~ .... --------- --------·- I 

NoTE.-No estimate for ice period. 

BIG LOST RIVER NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO. 

This station was established November 12, 1903, by Fred Stockton. It is located 3~ 

miles above Mackay, Idaho, above ''The Narrows." 

The channel of the stream is slightly curved both above and below the station. The 

south bank is steep and high and does not overflow; the north bank slopes gradually and 

will overflow during high water. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable. The initial pofnt for soundings is a tin 

tag marked "I. P." on the inside face of cable support on north bank of stream. 

A permanent gage was set November 3, 1904, at "The Narrows," about a mile below 

the cable. It is located back of Joseph Cresto's house and consists of a post set vertieally 

and seeurely anehored. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by .Joseph Cresto. 

The beneh mark is a United States Geological Survey iron beneh-mark post set about 15 

feet from the gage; elevation, 9.83 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United ~tates Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 447; 135, pp 187-188. 

Discharge: 135, p 188. · 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 189. 

Gage heights: 100, p 447; 135, p 188. 

Rating table: 135, p 189. 

Discharge meas'Urement,s of Big Lost River near Mackay, Idaho, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

--------------------1-------------------

April18 ........ E. C. La Rue ...................... . 

May 15 .............. do ............................. . 

June 10 ............. do ............................. . 

July 11. ........ , ..... do ............................. . 

~::::::::~~~I:::::~~: : : : : : : :::::: ::: ::::: :::::: ::: 

Feet. 

37 

37 

51 

44 

37 

38 

Sj.uare eet. 

74 

72 

193 

151 

89 

93 

Feet per second. 

1.84 

1. 72 

5.12 

4.17 

1. 75 

1.89 

SecondFeet. feet. 

2.50 136 

2.45 124 

5.15 987 

4.10 629 

2.65 156 

2.80 176 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 109 

Da·ily gage height, in feet, of Big Lost River near Mackay, Idaho, for 1905. 

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

-------------------------------

1. ............. 2.7 

2 .............. 2.7 

3 .............. 2.7 

- 4.............. 2. 7 

& .............. 2.7 

B .............. 2.7 

7 .............. 2.7 

8.............. 2. 7 

9 .............. 2.7 

10...... ....... 2. 7 

11.............. 2. 7 

12.............. 2. 7 

13.............. 2. 7 

14.............. 2. 7 

15.............. 2. 7 

16.............. 2. 7 

17.............. 2. 7 

18.............. 2. 7 

19.............. 2. 7 

20.............. 2. 7 

21.............. 2. 7 

22........... ... 2. 7 

23.............. 2. 7 

24.. ............ 2.7 

25 .. -.--.-.- :. -. 2. 65 

26.--- ... ------. 2.65 

27.............. 2.65 

28 ... - - --- --- -.- 2. 65 

29 ... ------ ----· 2. 65 

30.............. 2.65 

3L............ 2.65 

NoTE.~No ice record. 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 45 

2.45 

2. 45 

2. 45 

2. 45 

2.45 

2.45 

2.45 

2.5 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.65 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.9 

4.3 

4.5 

4.5 

4.8 

4.85 

4.6 

4.5 

5.0 

5.15 

4.8 

5.2 

5.35 

5.4 

5.2 

4.95 

4.95 

4.9 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4. 8 

5.0 

4.9 

4. 75 

4.6 

4.6 

4.5 

4. 4 

4. 4 

4.5 

4.6 

4.4 

4. 35 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.25 

4.25 

4.1 

4.05 

4.0 

3.85 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3.6 

3.55 

3.5 

3. 45 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3. 45 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3.35 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.25 

3.2 

3.15 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.95 

2.95 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.85 

2.85 

2.85 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 8 

2. 8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

Station rating table for Big Lost River near Mackay, Idaho,frorn January 1 to Dec.ernber 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. ---

Feet. Second-feet_. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2. 50 129 3.30 313 4.10 592 4.80 868 

2.60 145 3.40 345 4.20 630 4.90 909 

2. 70 163 3.50 378 4. 30 669 5.00 950 

2.80 183 3.60 412 4.40 708 5.10 992 

2.90 205 3. 70 447 4.50 748 5.20 1,034 

3.00 229 3.80 482 4.60 788 5.30 1,077 

3.10 255 3.90 518 4. 70 828 5.40 1,120 

3.20 283 4.00 555 

The above tab_le is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on discharge me~surements made dunng 1904-5. It is well defined. 
110 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Lost Rit•er near Mackay, ldaho,for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January ............................................... . 163 154 161 9,900 

February .......... ------------ ........................ . 154 145 151 8,38G 

March ................................................. . 145 145 145 8,9Hi 

ApriL .................................................. . 145 129 133 7,914 

MaY-------------------·····-·························r· 313 122 142 8, 731 

June ................................ _ .................. . 1,120 518 847 50,400 

July ................................................... . 788 283 489 30,070 

August ................................................ . 269 173 214 13,160 

September ...................................... __ . ___ .. 173 154 161 9,580 

October ................................................ . 183 163 175 10,760 

November ............................................. . 183 183 183 10,890 

December .............................................. . 183 163 172 10,580 

-----

The year ••...................................... _ .. 1,120 122 248 179,300 

BIG LOST RIVER NEAR CHILLY, IDAHO. 

This station was established April 25, 1904, by Fred Stockton. It is located at Frank 

Uehren's ranch, about 25 miles upstream from Mackay, 7 miles from Chilly, and about 3 

miles above Kinickinick Point. This ranch is the last one on the east bank. 

The chann~l is straight for about 200 feet above and 250 feet below the station. Both 

banks are low and liable to overflow during high water. The stream has but one ehannel 

during all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from a eable and car located about three-fourths of 

a mile above Mr. Uehren's house. The initial point for soundings is a tin tag marked "I. P." 

on the faee of the cable support on east side . 

. The gage is a vertical staff located about one-fourth mile from the ranch house. During 

1905 the gage was read onee each day by Frank Uehren and J. S. Fullmer. The bench 

mark is a United States Geological Survey iron bench-mark post about 10 feet from the 

gage; elevation, 7.49 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, discharge data, and rating table is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 190-192. 

Discharge nwasu.rements of Big Lost River near Ch-illy, Idalw, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Mean Gage 

velocity. height. Discharge. 

---------1---------------------------·l-----l------- ------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

April18 ....... E. C. La Rue ....................... 81 109 1.01 1.57 110 

May 16 ........ ..... do .............................. 82 142 I 1. 53 2.10 217 

June 11 ........ ..... do .............................. 84 247 4.08 4.25 1,007 

July 12 ......•. ..... do .............................. 83 221 3.04 3.50 671 

September 22 •. ..... do ... · ........................... 82 103 .85 1.45 88 

November21 .. ..... do .....•........................ 81 101 .87 1.45 88 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 111 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Big Lost River near OhiUy, Idaho,fm· 1905. 

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

------1--- ~~--------------------

1 .............. 1.3 1.4 

2.............. 1.3 1.4 

3.............. 1.4 1.4 

4.............. 1.35 1.45 

5 .............. 1.3 

6 .............. 1.3 

7.............. 1.4 

8 .............. 1.3 

9 .............. 1.3 

10.............. 1. 35 

11.............. 1.5 

12 .............. 1.5 

13.............. 1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.5 

1.65 

1.8 

1.6 

14.............. 1.5 1.6 

15 .............. 1.4 1.5 

16...... ........ 1. 4 1.5 

17.............. 1.4 1.5 

18.............. 1.4 1.6 

19 ..................... 1.7 

20.............. ....... 1.5 

21.............. 1.5 1.5 

22 .............. 1.4 1.4 

23 .............. 1.4 1.4 

24.............. 1.4 1.4 

25.............. 1. 4 1.5 

26 .............. 1.4 1.3 

27.............. 1.4 1.3 

28.............. 1.4 1.3 

29.............. 1.4 

30.............. 1.4 

31... ........... 1.35 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 4 

1. 4 

1.4 

1. 4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 1.9 

1.5 1.9 

1.5 1.9 

1. 4 1. 8 

1.5 1. 8 

1.6 1.8 

1.6 1.8 

1. 6 2. 0 

1. 6 2.0 

1.6 2.0 

1.5 1.9 

1.6 1.9 

1.6 1.9 

1.6 1.9 

1. 6 1. 9 

1. 7 2.0 

1. 7 2. 65 

1. 7 2. 95 

1. 7 2. 95 

1. 7 3.1 

1. 7 3. 05 

1. 7 2. 75 

1. 7 2. 65 

1. 8 2. 5 

1. 8 2. 7 

1. 9 2. 85 

1. 9 3.15 

1. 9 3. 45 

1.9 3.25 

1.9 3.4 

3. 7 

4. 55 3. 65 2. 3 1. 9 1. 7 1. 5 

4.7 8.65 2.4 1. 85 1. 7. l. 5 

4.5 3. 65 2. 4 1.8 1.7 1.5 

4.1 3.9 2.3 1. 8 1. 65 l. 5 

4. 5 3. 7 2. 4 1. 8 

3. 95 3. 55 2. 3 1. 8 

4. 0 3. 8 2. 3 1. 75 

4. 5 3. 5 2. 3 1. 75 

4. 6 3. 45 2. 2 'I. 75 

4. 1 3. 55 2. 2 1. 75 

4. 2 3. 55 2. 15 1. 7 

4.9 3.5 2.15 1.7 

4. 9 3. 4 2. 05 1. 7 

4.9 3.1 2.05 

4. 75 3.1 2. 0 

4.1 3.0 2.0 

3.9 3.0 2.0 

3. 8 2. 7 1. 9 

3. 45 2. 75 1. 9 

3.5 2.8 

3.95 2. 7 

4.15 2. 75 

4.2 2. 7 

3. 95 2. 6 

3. 7 2. 4 

3.9 2.5 

3. 9 2.55 

3. 6 2. 5 

3. 7 2.3 

3. 7 2. 3 

2.3 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.85 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.85 

1.8 

1.85 

1.7 

1. 7 

1. 7 

1. 7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.7 

1.7 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.7 

1.65 1.5 

1.65 1.5 

1.65 1.5 

1.65 1.5 

1.65 1.5 

1. 7 1. 5 

1.1 1 1. 6 

1. 65 1. 65 

1. 65 1.65 

1.65 1.7 

1.65 1.8 

1.65 2.0 

1. 6 1. 9 

1. 6 1. 9 

1. 6 1. 9 

1. 6 

1. 6 

1. 6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

1.45 

1.45 

1. 45 

1. 45 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 4 

l- 4 

1. 35 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1 .. 3 

1.3 

1.3 

1. 35 

1. 35 

1. 3 

1.35 

1.35 

1.4 

1.35 

1.35 

1.3 

1.3 

1. 35 

1. 35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.4 

1.35 

Station rating table for Big Lost River near OhiUy, Idaho, from January 1 to December 31,1905. 

Gage I . h Gage· Discparge. Gage I Dlooha,.... Gage height. Disc arge. Discharge. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. ~Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.30 65 2. 30 267 3.20 553 4.10 937 

1.40 80 2. 40 293 

I 

3.30 591 4.20 985 

1.50 96 2.50 320 3.40 630 4. 30 1,034 

1.60 114 I 2.60 349 3.50 670 4.40 1,084 

1. 70 133 2. 70 379 3.60 712 '4.50 1,135 

1.80 153 2.80 411 3. 70 755 4.60 1,188 

1.90 174 2.90 445 3.80 799 4. 70 1,242 

2.00 195 3.00 480 3.90 844 4.80 1,298 

2.10 218 3.10 516 4.00 890 4.90 1,355 

2.20 242 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on six discharge meas- urements made during 1905 and one during 1904. It is well defined. 
112 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Lost Rit1er near Chilly, ldolw,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 65 79. 4 

February............................................... 153 65 92.1 

March................................................... 96 65 86.3 

April.................................................... 174 80 127 

May ................................................ _ . . . 755 153 326 

June..................................................... 1,355 650 973 

July.................................................... 844 267 517 

August................................................. 293 153 211 

Total in acre-feet. 

4,882 

5,115 

5,306 

7,557 

20,040 

57,900 

31,790 

12,970 

September.............................................. 174 124 137 8,152 

October .............. ,.................................. 133 96 116 7,133 

November.............................................. 195 88 114 6,783 

December ............................................... ___ 1_3~ ___ 65_ -~~~---~~~ 

The year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 1, 355 65 238 ! 172, 300 

NoTE.-Missing gage heights interpolated. 

BIG 'VOOD RIVER NEAR GIMLET, IDAHO. 

This station was established by Fred Stockton April25, 1904, and was discontinued May 

31, 1905. The station is located on a wagon bridge on the road from Hailey to Ketchum, 

near Ginilet, a small station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad, about 6 miles from Hailey 

and 6 miles from Ketchum. The wagon bridge is about 200 feet below the railroad bridge 

crossing Big Wood River. 

The channel is straight for 250 feet above and 1,000 feet below the bridge. The banks 

are high and covered with brush and are not liable to overflow. The stream has but one 

channel in either high or low water. 

Discharge measurements are made from the bridge. The initifA.l point for soundings is 

a tag marked" I. P." nailed on the hand rail on the downstream side of the bridge. 

The gage is a staff, spiked against a timber on the upstre-am Bide of the north abutment 

to the wagon bridge. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by A. C. Comstock. 

The bench mark is a United States Geological Survey iron bench-mark post set in the dooryard of the first ranch house above Gimlet; elevation, 5,544 feet above sea level and 15.09 

feet above tlw datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages Hl2-193. 

Discharge measurements of Big Wood Ri11er 'flear Gimlet, Idaho, in 1905 . 

Date. Hydrographer. . - Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height charge. 

-~----1--------------1---- ----------------

Feet. 

April22 ....... E. C. LaRue....................... 40 

May22 ............. do.............................. 40 

I 

Square 

feet. 

165 

178 

Feet per second. 

1.92 

2.84 

Feet. 

1.05 

I. 60 

Secondfeet. 

317 

505 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 113 

Da.ily gage height, in feet, of Big Wood Ri1·er near Gimlet, ldalw,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May.\ Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Ap'r. May. 

------ --------

1. .. ·- ------- 0.6 0.6 0.55 0.6 1.05 17 ............ 0.6 0.6 0. 7 0.9 Ul5 

2 .. ---------- .6 .6 .55 .65 1.05 18 ..... : ...... .6 .6 . 7 .9 1.5 

3 .. ---------- .6 .6 .5 .7 1.0 19.----------- .6 .6 .7 .9 1.7 

4 .. ---------- .6 .6 .55 . 7 1.0 20 ....... ----- .6 .6 .7 .95 1.8 

5 ............ . 6 .6 . 55 .8 1. 0 21. ........... .6 .6 .7 .95 1.7 

6 .. ---------- .6 .6 . 6 .95 1. 0 22 ............ .6 .6 .7 1.0 1.6 

7 ............ .6 .6 .6 .95 1.05 23 ............ .6 .6 .7 1.0 1.6 

8 ............ .6 .6 .6 .95 1.1 24 ......... --- .6 .6 . 7 1. 0 1.65 

9 .. ---------- .6 .6 .65 1.0 1.1 25 .. ---------- .6 .6 .7 1.0 1. 7 

10.----------- .6 .6 .65 1.0 1.05 26 ............ .6 .6 .7 1.1 1. 8 

11.----------- .6 .6 .65 1.0 1.05 27-- -- -- -- -- -- .6 .6 .7 1.1 1. 75 

12.----------- .6 .6 .65 1.0 1.05 28.-------.--- .6 .6 .7 1.1 1.6 

13 .. ---------- .6 .6 .65 .95 1.05 29 ...•.......• .6 .65 -1.1 1.7 

14 .. ---------- .6 .6 .7 .95 1.1 30.--.-------. .6 .6 1.1 1.7 

15 ............ .6 .6 .7 .95 1.2 31.--------.-- .6 .6 1. 75 

16.----------- .6 .6 . 7 .95 1. 2 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

BIG WOOD RIVER NEAR SHOSHONE, IDAHO. 

This station was established June 5, 1905, by E. C. La Rue. It is located at A. D. Silva's 

ranch, 1 mile below the steel wagon bridge and 7 miles northwest of Shoshone, Idaho, the 

nearest railway point. The water is sluggish during low stages, but rather swift during high 

water. Both banks are high and not liable to overflow. Measurements are made from a 

boat, held by a cable. The initial point for soundings is a post on the right bank which is 

used as a support for the tag wire. The gage is a vertical staff on the right bank, 100 yards 

below the cable. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by A. D. Silva. The 

bench mark is a standard United States Geological Survey iron post set about 3 feet from 

the southeast corner of Mr. Silva's house; elevation, 13.12 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big Wood River near Shoshone, Idaho ,for 1905. 

Day. 

1. .......... 

2 .. ---- ... --

3 ........... 

4 .. ---------

5 ........... 

6 ........... 

7 ........... 

8 ........... 

I 

June. July. 

w••••• 2. 75 

......... 2. 75 

------ 2. 75 

.......... 2. 75 

3.75 2.7 

3.9 2. 7 

3.7 2.6 

3.5 2. 5 

Day. June. July. Day. June. I July. Day. 

------

9 ......... 3.55 2.85 17 ......... 3. 7 2.5 25.--------

10 .... '.---- 3.75 2.8 18 .. ------- 3. 75 2.5 26 .. -------

11 .. -··- --- 3.7 2.8 19 .. -·· ---- 3. 55 2.4 27 ........ -

12.-------- 3.6 2. 75e 20 ••• ------- 3.3 2. 35 28 ......... 

13 .. ------- 3.75 2. 7 21.-.------ 3.1 2.2 29 ......... 

14 .. --.---- 3.85 2.65 22 ......... 2. 95 2.2 30 .. -------

15 .... , .. --- 3.8 2. 6 23 ..... ---- 2.95 2.15 

16 ......... 3.8 2. 55 24 ......... 3.0 2.1 

a River dry remainder of year. 

LITTLE WOOD RIVER NEAR CAREY, IDAHO. 

June. July. 

----

3.0 2.0 

2.95 1.95 

2.9 1.9 

2.9 (a) 

2.9 

2.85 

This station was established Apri128, 1904, by William G. Davies, and was discontinued 

May 31, 1905. The station is located 7 miles upstream from Carey on the Carey-Muldoon 

road, about one-half mile above the dam at the head of the east and west side canals, and 

above the slough or delta section of the river. It is 15 miles from Picabo, the nearest railroad point. 

The channel is straight bot& above and below the station. The banks are high and clean, 
114 STREAM MEASUREMENTS 'IN 1905, PART XIV. 

and not liable to overflow. The stream has one channel ~t both high and low water and its 

bed is smooth and clean. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of [ Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

April23........ E. C. La Rue ...................... . 

May23 ............. do ............................. . 

Feet. 

39 

42 

Squarefeet. 

91 

100 

Feet per second. 

1.53 

1. 84 

SecondFeet. feet. 

1. 42 139 

1.65 184 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Little Wood River near Garey, ldaho,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. 

------ --------

1 ............ 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.1 1.4 17 ............ 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 

2 ............ 1.0 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.5 18 ............ 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.4 

3 ............ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.7 19 ............ 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.6 

4 ............ 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 • 1. 6 20 ............ 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.6 

5 ............ 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.6 21. ........... 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.7 

6 ............ 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.6 22 ............ 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.7 

7 ............ 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 23 ............ 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.7 

8 ............ 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.6 24 ............ 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.6 

9 ............ 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.6 25 ............ 1.0 1. 6 1.1 1.4 1.6 

10 ............ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 26 ............ 1.0 1. 7 1.1 1.4 1.5 

11 ............ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 27 ............ 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.6 

12 ............ 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 28 ............ 1.0 1.8 1.1 1.5 1.7 

13 ............ 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.6 29 ............ .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 

14 ............ 1. 7 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 30 ............ .9 1.1 1.4 1.7 

15 ............ 1.7 1.0 1.2 1. 2 1.4 31. ........... .9 1.1 1.7 

16 ............ 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 

SUCCOR CREEK NEAR HOMEDALE, IDAHO. 

This station was established March 19, 1903, by N. S. Dils. It was originally located at 

a small truss bridge built to carry a flume, about one-half mile above the mouth of the river. 

The station was moved January 31, 1905, about half a mile upstream to a location 1 mile 

west of Homedale and about 17 miles from Caldwell, the nearest railroad station. It is near 

the Caldwell-Jordan Valley stage road, 1 mile west of Mussel's ferry on Snake River, onefourth mile below the head of the lowest ditch on Succor Creek, and about three-fourths of 

a mile above the mouth of the creek. 

The ri~er channel is straight for about 200 feet above and below the station. The bed 

of the stream is gravelly and has one channel at all stages. The right bank is low, slopes 

uniformly, and may overflow during high water. The left bank is high and not liable to 

overflow. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car. The initial point for soundings 

is the inside face of the cable support on the left bank of the stream. 

The gage is an inclined staff on the left bank of the stream, about one-third mile above 

the house of Mrs. Minnie Tracy, who during 1905 read the gage once each day. The bench 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 115 

mark is a United States Geological Survey iron bench-mark post, 10 feet back from the gage; 

elevation, 9.88 feet above gage datum. 

Information in regard to tHis station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 440; 135, pq· 195-196. 

Discharge: 100, p 440; 135, p 19 . 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 441 

Gage heights: 100, p 440; 135, ~ 196. 

Rating table: 100, p 441. 

Discharge meas-urement.s of Succor Greek near Homedale, Idaho, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrcygrapher. . h Area of Mean Gage DisWidt · section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Square- Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

February 1 .... W. C. Davies ....................... 24 17 1.19 2.49 20 

February 24 ..• J. B. Bond .....•.................... 34 36 3.00 3.20 108 

April I. ....... La Rue and Bond ................... 32 24 2.17 2.90 52 

April28 ........ E.C.La Rue ••'•--·---------------- 27 17 1.24 2. 55 21 

June 3 ..•....•. ..... do .....•...•...•................ 4 1.2 1.10 2.25 1.4 

Da·ily gage height, in feet, of Succor Greek near Homedale, Idaho, for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. Dec. 

-------------'-----1---------------------

!. ........................................... 3.65 

2 ................................•....... ··-· 3.55 

3.... ............................•....... .... 3.5 

4 .•.. ·•·••·••·• ·••••••••••••••••••••••··· .••• 3.5 

5 .... ··········-························· .... 3.45 

6 .... ········································ 3.45 

7.... ........................................ 3. 45 

8.... ............. ........................... 3. 45 

9 ................. ···············•··········· 3. 45 

10............................................ 3.45 

11..-.............. -..... -...... -.•. -......... 3. 45 

12 .... ····························· ·········· 3.45 

2.5 

2. 3 

2. 3 

2. 4 

2. 45 

2.3 

2. 4 

2.35 

2:25 

2.4 

2.2 

2.4 

13.- ........ -.. -.................. ; . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 45 2. 4 

14 ........................ -................... 3. 45 2. 4 

15............................................ (a) 2.5 

16............................................ ........ 2.45 

17......... .................................. ........ 2.5 

18............................................ ........ 2.2 

19........... .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .... ... . . . .. ... .. 2. 2 

20 ............. -................. -·... ... ... . . . .. .. . . . 2. 45 

21. ..... -....... -.................. -.. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . 3. 45 

22....... ..................................... ........ 3.0 

23............................................ ........ 3.2 

24 ................................ ~----······· ........ 3.1 

25 ................................. ··········· ... ..... 3.0 

26 ..•. : ... --. ·····-······ ·········•··········· .•. .•..• 3.0 

27............................................ ........ 2.8 

28 ................................ :........... ... ..... 2. 75 

29 ........................................................... . 

30 .......................................................... .. 

31. ...... -- .. -..... -....... -...... -....................... -.. . 

a Gage washed out. 

NoTE.-Creek dry July 1 to November 30. 

2. 7 

.2. 7 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.65 

2.6 

2. 6 l 

2.6 

2.65 

2.65 

2.6 

2. 65 

2. 65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.65 

2. 55 

2. 65 

2.65 

3. 4 

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

3.25 

3.1 

3.3 

3.4 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

2.95 

2.9 

2.85 

2.95 

2.95 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2.65 

2. 7 

2.45 

2. 45 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.6 

2.65 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.6 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

-~:: I 

2. 3 

2. 2 

2. 25 

2.35 

2. 35 

2. 35 

2.25 

2.25 

2.2 

2.2 

2. 1 

2.25 

2.15 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1. 95 

2.0 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1. 95 

1. 95 

7.30 

2.85 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.45 

2.35 

2.2 

2. 4 

2.9 

2.6 

2. 7 

3. 75 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

6.85 

2. 5 

2. 5 

2. 3 

2. 3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.15 

2.15 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1. 95 

1. 9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1.95 

. 1.95 

1.95 

1.95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 
116 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly d·ischarge of Succor Greek near Homedale, Idaho, for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January 1-14 ........................................... . 

:February .............................................. . 

203 

154 

154 

March. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 22 

ApriL................................................... 143 3 

May. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 500 . 2 

June.................................................... 2,050 .2 

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

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

Septe1nber ..................................................................... . 

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

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

December............................................... .3 .2 

161 

29.2 

47.0 

46.3 

86.3 

86.7 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.28 

The period ............................................................... _I_ ........ . 

Total in acre-feet. 

4,470 

1,622 

2,890 

2, 755 

5,306 

5,159 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17 

22,220 

NoTE.-These estimates are based on five discharge measurements and slope measurements and are only approximate. 

OWYHEE RIVER NEAR OWYHEE, OREG. 

This station was established August 27, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located at the 

county bridge 1 ~ miles from Owyhee, Oreg. Owyhee ditch takes water from the river 

about 6 miles above. 

The channel is straight for 200 fe~t above and 400 feet below the station. The current is 

sluggish at low water. The right bank is high and rocky and will not overflow. The left 

bank will overflow only at extreme high water. The bed of the stream is composed of 

sand and gravel and is liable to shift during freshets. There are two channels at low 

water and one at high water. 

Discharge measurements are ma.de from the bridge at ordinary stages and by wading 

above the bridge at extreme low water. The initial point for soundings is the center of 

the upstream caisson of the left a.butment. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the upstream side of the bridge, near the center 

of the left span; length of the chain, 26.40 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once 

each day by D. T. Rigsby and Gilder Watson. The bench mark is the top of the steel 

caisson at its outer edge directly above the old gage; elevation, 18.60 feet above the gage 

datum. · 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; Bull=Bulletin; WS=WaterSupply Paper): 

Description: Bull131, pp 66-67; WS 100, pp 445-446; 135, pp 196-197. 

Discharge: WS 100, p 446; 135, p 197. 

Discharge, monthly: W S 135, p 199. 

Discharge, flood: Ann 11, part 2, p 86. 

Gage heights: Bull131, p 67; WS 100, p 446; WS 135, p 197-198. 

Rating table: Bull131, p 67; WS 135, p 198. 
SNAKJE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 117 

Discharge measurements of Owyhee River near Owyhee, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

January 26. ___ Smith and Johnson. ________________ 287 547 1.30 3.50 709 

March 6 .. _ . __ . Smith and GriffiP------------------- 286 594 1.45 3.69 862 

March 13 •••.•• P. H. Johnson •.. -------------------- 284 578 1. 75 3.90 1,010 

March 25 •••.. _ Johnson and Smhh _________________ 287 628 1.64- 3.88 1,033 

April14 •.•.•.. Smith and Griffip ____________ ... ____ 289 629 1.54 3.90 966 

May 12 ...•.••• Griffin and Hall._ ... _ .............. 284 567 1.54 3. 70 874 

June 6 •••...•.. E. N. Smith .•...................... 286 566 1. 26 3.55 710 

June20 .•••.... ••... do ..•...••...................... 138 310 1.17 3.01 362 

July3 .••.••.•. ______ do ••.••.•..•.................... 128 235 .44 2. 38 104 

July 17a_ • ••••• Yates and Smith ... ___ ····----·---· 27 20 .80 1. 93 16 

August 15a .••. E. N. Smith ........................ 27 17.2 .43 1.89 7. 4-" 

September 12a.1 W. C. Sawyer .. J .................... 33 11.8 • 79 1. 90 8.8 

October 13 a • • ·1 Sawyer and IIalL ..............•... 44 21 1.17 2.03 25 

November 9 .. _ R. S. Hall ........................... 130 250 I .53 2.52 131 

December 28 ........ do ... _ .......................... 130 244 .87 3.05 :112 

a Wading i mile above bridge. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Owyhee River near Owyhlf, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Day. I an. 

:-+-- L ............. 3.2 

2 .............. 3.0 

3 .............. 2.9 

4 .............. I 2.8 

5 .............. : 2. 75 

·- . - ---1 2.8 

7 .............. 3.0 

8 .............. 2.9 

9, ............. 2. 95 

10 .............. 2.9 

11. ............. 3.0 

12 .............. 2.9 

13 .............. 3.0 

14 .............. 2.9 

15 .............. 3.1 

16 .............. 3.2 

17 .............. 4.9 

18 ... -----· --· -- 4. 7 

19 .............. 4.6 

20 .............. J.O 

21. ............. 3.5 

22 ............ ........... 3.3 

23 .............. 3.6 

24 .............. .5.0 

25 ....... ----·-· 4.2 

26 .............. 3.6 

27 .............. 3.5 

28 .............. 3.45 

29 .............. 3.5 

30 .............. 3.4 

31. ............. 3.3 

--

Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Au*. Sept. 

--------------+--- 3.1 3. 75 4.0 4. 3 ............. 2. 45 1.& 1.85 

3.15 3.8 4.1 4.25 .............. 2. 4 LS 1.85 

3.1 3. 7 4.0 4.2 ............... 2. 38 1.8 1.88 

3.15 3.65 4.9 4.05 ............. 2.35 1.& 1.85 

3.1 3.6 3.8 4.05 ............ 2.25 1.8 1.85 

3.1 3.6 4.1 4.1 .......... 2.25 1. 8 1.85 

3.05 3~ 8 a4.15 4.05 ------- 2.0 1.8 1.85 

3.1 3,9 4.0 4.0 ............. 2.05 1.8 1.85 

3. 05 3.95 3.9 4.05 ............. 2.05 1. 8 1.85 

2.6 4.0 3.9 3.9 .............. 2.0 1.8 2.0 

2.6 3.95 3.85 3.8 ------· 1. 95 1.$ 1.9 

3.05 3.9 3.9 3. 7 .............. 1. 95 1.$ 1.9 

3.2 3. 95 4.0 3. 7 ............. 1.95 1.$ 1.9 

3.35 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.35 1. 95 1.$ 1.9 

3.2 4.1 3.8 3.85 3.25 1.9 1.$ 1.9 

3.0 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.2 1.9 1.$ 1.9 

2.9 ~1 3.8 3.9 3.15 b2.15 1.$ 2.0 

3.2 'a4.0 3. 75 3.85 3.1 1.9 1.$2 1.9 

3.15 3.2 3. 7 3.8 3.05 1.9 1.$2 1.9 

3.0 ~8 3. 7 3.85 3.0 1.85 1.$3 1.9 

3.2 3.6 3.8 .............. 2.96 1.85 

I 

1.$5 1.9 

3.6 3.5 3.95 ------- 2.9 1.85 I 

1.$ 1.9 

3.65 3.6 4. 3 ------- 2.85 1.85 I l 1.95 

4.9 b4.1 4. 7 .............. 2. 79 1.85 1. 2.0 

4.5 3.9 4.0 ................. 2. 75 1.85 1. 1.95 

3.9 3.7 b4.5 ............ 2. 75 1. 84 1. 1.9 

4.0 3.6 4.3 ............. 2.6 1. 83 1. 1.95 

3.8 3.55 4.3 ............... 2.55 1.82 1.$5 1.9 

.............. 3.9 4. 35 .. ............ 2.55 1.82 1.~ 1.9 

.............. 4.15 4. 4 .. ........... 2.55 b2.45 1.~ 1.95 

4.1 1.87 .. ............... ------- ------- .. ......... 1.~ ............ 

a Water tllrned mto Owyhee dttch. I b, Water turned from Owyhee ditch into river. I 

c Part of water turned from Owyhee ditch into !river. 

NOTE.-No ice .. 3Cord. 

Oct. Nov. 

----

1.9 2.3 

2.0 2.3 

2.0 2. 31 

1.9 2. 31 

2.0 2.31 

2.0 ··2.5 

2.0 2.5 

1.95 2.5 

1. 95 2.5 

2.0 2.5 

2.05 2.5 

2.05 2.5 

2.03 2.52 

2.03 2.52 

2.03 2.6 

2.05 2.6 

2.05 2.61 

2.05 2.6 

2.05 2.6 

2.05 2.6 

2.05 2.6 

2.1 2.6 

2.1 2.6 

2.1 2.6 

2.12 2.62 

2.10 2.62 

2.15 2.62 

2.15 2.62 

2.15 2.62 

c2.3 3.0 

2.3 ................. 

.Dec. 

--

2. 78 

2.78 

2. 7 

2. 68 

2.68 

2.58 

2. 68 

2.68 

2.68 

2.68 

2.68 

2.68 

2.68 

2. 75 

2. 78 

2.98 

2.98 

2.98 

2.88 

2.95 

2.65 

2.6 8 

8 

8 

2.6 

2. 7 

2. 

2.9 

88 

8 

8 

05 

05 

05 

05 

2.9 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 
118 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating tablefor Owyhee Rit•er near Owyhee,Oreg.,fromJanuary 1 to D;cember 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discliarge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.80 4 2. 70 208 3.50 673 4. 30 1,410 

1.90 10 2.80 254 3.60 748 4. 40 1,525 

2.00 20 2.90 304 3. 70 826 4.50 1,650 

2.10 "38 3.00 358 3.80 910 

I 

4.60 1,780 

2.20 58 3.10 414 3.90 1,000 4. 70 1,920 

2.30 80 3.20 473 4.00 1,095 

I 

4.80 2,070 

2.40 104 3.30 535 4.10 1,195 4.90 2,220 

2.50 132 3.40 602 4.20 1,300 5.00 2,380 

2.60 168 I 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 15 discharge measure- ments made during 1905 and one during 1904. It is well defined throughout. 

Estimated monthly d·ischarge of Owyhee River near Owyhee, Oreg.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 9,875 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre-feet. Second-feet Depth in 

per~a~~re inches. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January a ••••..••••.••••••..•••• 2,380 231 707 43,470 0.072 0.083 

February a ••....••••.•••.•..•••• 2,200 168 600 33,320 .061 .064 

March ........................... 1,248 473 941 57,860 .095 .110 

April. ........................... 2,220 826 1,173 69,800 .119 .133 

May 1-20 ........................ 1,410 826 1,059 42,010 .107 .080 

June 14-30 ....................... 568 150 317 10,690 .032 .020 

July .•••......................... · 118 5 31.9 1,962 .0032 .0037 

August ••...................... 10 4 5. 7 349 .00058 .00067 

September ....................... 20 7 10.8 643 .0011 .0012 

October ......................... 80 10 31.4 1,931 .0032 .0037 

November .. _ .................... 358 80 151 8,985 .015 .017 

December a_ ••••••••••••••••.•••• 386 161 263 16,170 .027 .031 

-------- The period ................ ------------ ....................... ---------- 287,200 ·- ................. ---------· 

a Estimates may be somewhat large on account of possible ice condition. 

NoTE.-To obtain the total discharge of Owyhee River the monthly estimates of Owyhee ditch should be added. See p. 120. 

DITCHES IN O"WYHEE RIVER VALLEY, OREGON. 

OWYHEE DITCH NEAR OWYHEE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Owyhee River, about 6 miles above 

Owyhee Bridge, which is used for a river gaging station. 

fhe measurements were made just above Wilson's ranch, about 2 miles below the head 

of the ditch. 

There are five wasteways on the ditch-the Fletcher, half a mile below the station; Cow 

Hollow, Lockett Gulch, Emerson, and one near the end of the ditch. The first two are 

above the river gaging station. 

i I 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 119 

Discharge measurements of Owyhee ditch near Owyhee, Oreg., ·in 1904 and 1905. 

DatE'. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------; ---------------------------------

Square Feet per 1904. Feet. feet. second. Feet. 

~:~ :;: ::::::: E::~~~;~:·'~·::: -: : J ::- :- -::::::::: :::::: :-: ::: :';~ ::: 

August 10. ~ ... Torkelso~ and Smith .............. -/- ................ + ........ -:- ........ . 

~~~~::::: ::::~:::::::::::::::::~~:: :~:::~::: t ~:: : ~~:~:~.~ .. [~-0.04] ~:~ Q78: 

April14 ............ do...................................... 61.5 2.42 2.95 

May 12 ............. do.............................. 27.3 67.3 2. 68 3.12 

June5 .............. do.............................. 27.0 66.9 2.75 3.17 

July17 ..•.......... do.............................. 27.5 65.5 2.39 3.00 

July 31. ............ do.............................. 26.5 55.2 2. 23 2. 60 

July 31. ....... W. C. Sawyer....................... 26.5 55.2 2.19 2.60 

August 15.. . . . E. N. Smith........................ 27. 0 54. 8 2. 06 2. 53 

September 12.. W. C. Sawyer....................... 26. 5 53. 6 1' 1. 99 2. 65 

October 2...... Hawthorne and Griffin............. 26. 5 60. 4 !,i 2. 12 2. 88 ,'• October 13..... Sawyer and Hall.................... 26.5 59. 4 1 2. 26 2. 85 

i' 

a No gage established during 1904. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Owyhee ditch near Owyhee, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Secondfeet. 

154 

207 

178 

142 

156 

111 

117 

41.9 

6.0 

149 

180 

184 

157 

123 

121 

113 

107 

128 

134 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Day. May. 1 / June July. Aug. Sept. 

-----1------------1---11------1 

1 ................... ··•···· ....... •...... 2.5 

2 ...•. •••·•·· •••. •.. 3. 4 ••••••• 2. 6 

3.. .......... ....... ..•.... 3.4 2.5 

4 ................... ······- ....... 2.5 2.6 

5. .. ......... ....... 3.3 ....... 2.5 

6 .•.......... ... : . ...•.•..• 3.4 2.5 2.65 

7.. .......... ....... 3.4 3. 4 '2. 6 

8 ............ ······· ...... . 3. 4 2.5 2. 70 

9. .. ......... ....... 3.5 3. 4 

10 ................................ . 

11............ 3.1 3.5 ...... . 

::::::::::::::I_--~:_ ---; ;- ::: ~::: 15 .. _ ......... 

1 

3. 5 ............. . 

16. .. ......... ....... 3.0 1 ....... , 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.3 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

··-----

....... 1 

3.0 

2.9 

26............ 2.8 

2. 7 

2.6 2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.6 

2. 7 

28 ..................• 1....... 2. 7 ······· ...... . 

29............ 3.5 i 3.5 2.65 2.55 ······· 

= ::::::::::: -;;tl:::::::l ~: --~-~-- ------
120 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating table for Owyhee ditch near Ou'Yhee, Oreg.Jrom March 24 to September 6, 1905. 

G_age I Discharge Gage D!Wha'l<O. Gage I Discharge. I Ga~e Discharge. -~eight. I _ · height. heighf. heig t. 

Feet. lseco.nd-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0. 70 4.5 1. 50 38 2.30 94 3.00 154 

.80 7 1. 60 44 2.40 102 3.10 163 

.90 10 1. 70 50 2.50 110 3.20 172 

1.00 14 1.80 57 2.60 118 3. 30 181 

1.10 18 1. 90 64 2. 70 127 3.40 190 

1.20 23 2.00 71 2.80 136 3.50 200 

1.30 28 2.10 78 2.90 145 3.60 210 

1.40 33 2.20 86 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on seven discharge measurements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 2.5 feet and 3 feet. The 

table has been extended beyond these limits. After September 6 the table does not apply on account of back water from a diversion wing. 

Estimated mont~ly discharge of Owyhee ditch near Owyhee, Oreg.,Jor 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

May 11-31. ........................... _ ................. . 200 163 194 8,080 

June ................................................... . 210 136 177 10,530 

July ...... ··-··········································· 190 110 162 9,961 

August ...................... ~ ..... -... -..... --.--.--.-- 118 94 114 7,010 

September._. __ ..... _________ .. ___ ...... _____ .... ___ ... . 127 107 114 6, 783 

Discharge measurements of wasteways of Owyhee ditch in 1905. 

FLETCHER WASTEWAY NEAR OWYHEE, OREG. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

-----------l·----------------------------------------------------1·--------

Second-feet." 

May 12 ......... , E. N. Sntith.............................................................. 2.0 

October 13 ..... 

1 

W. C. Sawyer............................................................ 6. 3 

COW HOLLOW WARTEWAY NEAR OWYHEE, OREG. ------------------------~-------------------

~u: ~2_._-_-.-~ ~:: :1. ~-- ~o~~i~~~:: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::·: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

October 2 •.•• _.I Hawthorne and Griffin .................................................. . 

I 

LOCKETT'S GULCH WASTEWAY NEAR ARCADIA, OREG. 

~u: ~1_._-_-_-~ ~:: J ~-- ~o~~i~~~::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

~.::~:~:::I :-:;!o:: ";!~~~ffi.n::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

EMERSON WASTEWAY NEAR ARCADIA, OREG. 

1.5 

2. 1 

5. 1 

1. 4 

21.3 

14.6 

33.4 

May 11. ........ E. N. Smith.............................................................. 6.3 

June 20 ............. do ........... _ .................................. _ ........... _ ..... _.__ 43. 7 

July 3 ............... do ................... _................................................ 20.3 

October 3 •..... Hawthorne and Griffin .. __ ... ___ .............. _ ....................... __ . 40.7 

October 14 ..•.. Sawyer and HalL ........ ______ ...... __ .................................. '54.1 

November 10 ... R. S. Hall ................................ :............................... 16.6 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BA~IN. 121 

Discharge measurements r>f wasteways of Owyhee dit.ch i·+ 1905-Continued. 

WASTEWAY NEAR ONTARIO, OREp. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

October 14 ..... R. S. Hall ____________________________________________ j··----------------- 1.8 

i 

WILSON DITOR NEAR ONTARIO, OREf. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Snake Rivfr above Nyssa during the 

spring. All the water during the latter part of the last searn was waste and seepage 

from the Owyhee diteh. 

In 1904 measurements were made at Nyssa. The first mea,urement in 1905 was made 

at Nyssa, the last three 1 mile above Ontario, and the o~ers about 2 miles above 

Ontario at Joseph Morton's ranch. : 

I 

Discharge measurements of Wilson ditch near Ontario, Or1g., in 1901,. and 1905. 

I 

Date. Hydrographer. I 

1904. i July 13 ......... M. W. Torkelson ........ _______________ ... ------ _____ ; ............ ______ . 

August 10. _____ Torkelson and Smith .... ________ .. ____ ... ______ ...... i .. --- ............. . September 1.... E. N. Smith ............ ___ ........... __ . ____ ......... J ....•.••••......... 

1905. 

May 11......... E. N. Smith ....... __ . __ ................... ____ ....... 1 .................. . 

May 19 .............. do .... __ ... __ .. __ ................................. i ...... -- -- -....... . 

June 7 .............. do ............................................... ·1·.--.... -----.-- .. . 

July 3 ..... ___ .. ___ .. do ................................................ j ... ·.--·-----· · · · · • 

August 1. __ . __ ... __ .do ........ ____ .... __ .. __ ........... __ ....... __ .. _.;._ ................ . 

August 16 ... _ ....... do ......... __ ... __ ................................ i .. --.--... ---..... . September13 ... W. C. Sawyer ........................................ ~---···--··---·--·--

October 14..... Sawyer and Hall ......... ____ ........................ 4 .................. . 

I 

BOISE RIVER NEAR HIGHLAND. IpAHO. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

20.2 

3. 3 

4.0 

9. 2 

9.0 

7. 3 

8.5 

0.9 

1.3 

2.3 

5.2 

This station was established on July 27, 1905, by E. C. La Rp.e, to replace the Boise station. A temporary station was maintained at Highland from !March 23 to July 27, 1905. 

The permanent station is located 2 miles below the mouth of :N:oores Creek, 3 miles southwest of Highland post-office, about 8 miles above the old Bois~ station, and 15 miles east 

of Boise, the nearest railway point. , 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above the eable and m feet below. The water is 

rather swift during all stages. The right bank is very firm, ra her steep, and not liable to 

overflow. The left bank is composed of broken lava roek and 's rather steep, leading to a 

vertical lava eliff 30 feet in height. The bed of the stream is ery firm, as it is composed 

of broken lava rock and_granite bowlders. ' 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, caritagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the inner face of the right cabl support. 

· The gage is an inclined staff in two sections on the right ban , 200 feet downstream from 

the cable support. During 1905 the gage was read onee each d y by Nettie Smythe. The 

bench mark is a United States Geological Survey aluminum trblet set in a large bowlder 

on the right bank, 400 feet below the cable support; elevation, 25.44 feet above the datum 

of the gage. 

IRR 178-06--9 I 
122 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Di11char!7e measurement8 of Boise River near Highland, Idaho, ·in 1905. 

I Date. Hydrographer. Width. _. I 

section. 

Area of velocity.Mean -~ Gage ~-

1 

height. charge. 

Matth,.L .... E. C. J,a Rue.._____ _ _ ____ .I »;~ sr.::: ~:~£ F•:;., S~~~-::8 - 208 1, 110 4. 12 6. 61 4, 569 

W ~ &N &W ~~ 

208 853 4. 01 6. 35 3, 424 

185 408 2. 40 3. 70 981 

165 261 3. 24 a 3. 55 84.5 

140 192 3. 28 b 3.15 630 

145 216 2. 85 3.18 615 

October 19 ..... Grover and La Hue................. 140 196 3. 52 3. 31 689 

I 

a G(lge height at temporary station=3.30 on July 28. b Gage height at temporary station=2.95 on August 19. 

NoTE.-The first five measurements were made at the temporary station and the next four made at the permanent station. 

Daily' gage height, in feet, of Boise River ne.ar Highland, Idaho,jor 1905. 

Day. I Ma<.l Ape. I May. June. July. I Aug. I Sept. i Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

1.. ................ , ...... ..1~1~~ 8.0 ~--:-~~~~~~ 

!::::::::::::::::::c:::::: !:~ ::~: ~:~ ::~ ::: -::~ I ::~5 ::: ::~: 4 .................. I........ 4. 35 6. o 1. 6 5. o 3. 4 3. o 3. 15 3. 25 3. 2 

5 .................. 1 ........ 4.5 5.85 7.5 4.9 3.4 ao &15 3.25 3.0 

:::::::-::::·::::::1.:::::: ::r ::~: ~:r ::: ;t ;~ ~! ~~ ~: 1: :::::: ::: ::::::::::: ~ ::: ~~ ~:: :! ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 1 ::: 

~ :: :: : : -:J: ::::1 :: ::~ ~:: !~ ~: H ~: ~:: ::: 

1L::::::::: :: j::::J l:~ l:f. ~? g ~11 ~~ ~~ ~E ~f 18.................. 4.45, 5.25 7.0 6.5 3.8 3.15 3.05 3.35 &25 3.7 

19 .................. 4.35 5.5 7.1 6.1 3.75 3.15 3.05 3.3 3.25 3.6 

20.................. 4.15 I 5.8 7.1 5.95 3.7 &1 3.05 3;25 3.25 3.5 

~:::::::::::::::::-1 ~: ::~. :::· ;.~ ;~ ;.~ ;: ~= ~r ~r ~::::::::::::::::::11 

4:_:4~511 :6:_ 2

5

9 

26 .. : .............. . 

:::::::: ::: ::] ~= ~: 30 ..•..•......•..•.. i 4.3 1 6.0 

31.. ................ : 4.1 , ....... . 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

6.5 

6.3 

6. 35 

7.2 

7.0 

7. 6 

7. 4 

7.45 

5.9 

5.9 

5.8 

5. 7 

5.6 

5. 45 

5. 3 

3.45 

3. 4 

3.35 

3.3 

3.3 

3.25 

3.2 I 3.15 

&05 

&05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

&05 

3.1 

3.1 

3.15 

3.15 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.45 

3.4 

3.35 

3. 35 

3. 35 

3.35 

3. 35 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.251 

·--~--~-/ 

2.9 

3.05 

3.15 

3.15 

3.4 

3.5 

3.4 

3.25 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 123 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Boise Ri•1.1er near Highland, ldaho,jor 1905. 

L . ________ . __________ .... _ 1, 65o 3, 350 

2 .................. ·--····· 1,710 3,470 

3.-- ---- --.-.- -.--- ------- - 1, 750 3, 590 

4 __________________ --·----- 1,840 3,490 

5 .... ______________ ·-·----- 1,"970 3,260 

6 __________________ -·------ 2,320 3,100 

7- - --- --.- ------ --- --- --- -- 2, 810 3, 080 

8.- -- ---.- ----.--.- -.- -. -.. 2, 920 3, 120 

9 __________________ ··------ 3,050 3,510 

10.------- .. -.-.--.- -.... -.. 2, 810 3, 350 

11 .............•.... ·······• 2,570 2,980 

12- - --- ----.- --.- ..• -..... - . 2, 470 2, 900 

13 ...............•.. -·····-- 2,570 2,710 

14.................. ........ 2,490 2,580 

15 ...........•.......... ,:·-:--~2,400- -_2,610-

~~:::::::::::::::::: :::: -~ ~: ::~-~ 18 ........•......... 1, . 2,710 ~:'· 

19__________________ 1,850·'" 2,980 {14o 

20.-.----.- .... -.. -- 1, 660 3, 380 4, 710 

2L .. . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . 1, 630 3, 380 4, 670 

22 ..... ~----··-·---- 1,630 

23.................. 1,£30 

24 __________________ 1,640 

25__________________ 1,640 

26.------.------ .. -- 1, 940 

27- -- -- --- --- ----.- - 2, 090 

28.................. 1,860 

29.................. 1,860 

30---------------·-· 1,820 

3L................. 1,650 

3,320 

3,540 

3,540 

3,950 

4,410 

4,570 

4,070 

3, 760 

3_,590 

--------1 

4,100 

3,990 

3,670 

3,360 

3,430 

4, 700 

4,380 

5,360 

5,030 

5,120 

6,070 2,150 

6,260 2,150 

5,890 2,060 

5,380 1,970 

5,180 1,870 

4,940 1, 790 

4,860 1, 710 

5, 360 - 1, 630 

5,360 1,550 

5,010 1,470 

5,010 1,430 

4,920 1,350 

5,090 1,270 

4,930 1,210 

4,460 1,170 

4,000 1,140 

3,990 1,070 

3,650 1,030 

3,110 1,010 

2, 930 990 

3,120 970 

2,990 

2,930 

2,880 

2,880 

2, 770 

2,670 

2,560 

2,390 

2,240 

950 

930 

880 

860 

840 

820 

820 

810 

780 I 750 

820 

760 

760 

760 

760 

;00 ~60 I 675 

650 

650 

650 

650 

650 

625 

625 

625 

625 

625 

625 

600 

600 

580 

580 

580 

580 

580 

580 

580 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

560 

580 

580 

580 

580 

580 

580 

580 

600 

600 

625 

625 

650 

650 

650 

650 

625 

625 

625 

600 

600 

650 

650 

675 

675 

675 

675 

700 

700 

730 

760 

730 

700 

675 

700 

730 

730 

760 

790 

760 

730 

730 

730 

730 

730 

730 

700 

700 

675 

675 

650 

650 

675 

700 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

700 

700 

700 

700 

700 

700 

700 

675 

675 

675 

675 

675 

650 

560 

560 

520 

480 

480 

450 

450 

480 

520 

600 

675 

940 

940 

940 

880 

820 

790 

560 

520 

520 

580 

625 

625 

760 

8:20 

760 

675 

NoTE.-March 18 to July 31 discharge obtained indirectly; August I to December 31 discharge 

obtained from rating taple based on four measurements made at permanent station. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Boise River near Highland, ldaho,jor 1905. 

Month. 

March 18-31 .. __ ..... ___ . _. _____ . 

April. ___ ............ ___ ........ . 

May ....................... ·----

June ........... _ . ___ . . . .... __ ... 

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

August ....... __ . ___ ............ . 

[Drainage area, 2,614 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. ~:inimum. 

2,090 

4,570 

5,360 

6,260 

2,150 

820 

1,630 

1,650 

2,580 

2,240 

750 

560 

Mean. 

1, 774 

2,937 

3, 707 

4,121 

1,:t72 

643 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

49,260 

174,800 

227,900 

245,200 

"/8,210 

39,540 

Run-off. 

SPcond-ieet . per square Depth m mtle. mches. 

0.679 

1.12 

1. 42 

1. 58 

. 487 

.246 

0.354 

1. 25 

1. 64 

1. 76 

.562 

.284 

September...................... 650 560 578 34,3\JO .221 .247 

October ................ _ .. _ .. . .. 790 600 693 42, 610 • 265 . 306 

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

1 

730 650 684 40,700 .262 .292 

Dece:b::·~~~i~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~: ~------~~~- :=--~~- __ 6_5:__ i'::::: ---~~~~~~~~ ----------------------~------~--------~-----------------------------
124 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

MALHEUR RIVER NEAR WESTFALL, OREG. 

This station was established December 15, 1903, by John H. Lewis, and was discontinued 

October 31, 1905. It is located 3 miles below the Harper ranch, near Westfall, 22 miles 

above Vale, Oreg. 

The c.hannel is straight for about 1,000 feet above and 200 feet below the station and the 

current is swift. The right bank is low, covered with sage brush, and overflows during high 

water. The left bank is high, rocky, and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is 

composed of gravel and sand and is free from vegetation and shifting. There is but one 

channel at low water and the main c.hannel and two sloughs at.high stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the zero of the tagged wire. 

The original gage was a staff attached vertically to a frame bent of a bridge which formerly 

occupied this site, on the left bank. An inclined gage was established on the right bank, 

50 feet above the cable, July 27, 1904, the datum being changed. During 1905 the gage was 

read at varying intervals by Clarence Vines. The bench mark is a nail in the top of the 

post to which the stay wire is fastened; elevation, 15.92 feet above the datum of the inclined 

gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in _th.!il{<!lJowihit,:\V ater-8upply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: _ ·~: ~ .. 

Description: 100, pp 427-428; 135, p 203. 

Discharge: 100, p 428; 135, p 204. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 205. 

Gage heights: 100, p 428; 135, p 204. 

Rating table: 135, p 205. 

~", .-_/ 

Discharge measurements of M alheur Ri'oer near Westfall, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. W"dth Area of Mean Gage Dis- 1 • section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

SJ.uare Feet per SecondFeet. eet second. Feet feet. 

February6 •••. Smith and Griffin ......•..•.....•... 188 135 2.12 !5. 78 286 

March 3 ....... Smith and Johnson ................. 195 437 3. 70 7. 09 1,618 

March 4 •.•.... E. N. Smith ........................ 197 459 3.65 7.20 1,680 

March13 ...•.. . .. .. do ............. ____ ..... ____ .. __ 202 532 3. 74 7. 72 1,990 

March 14 ...... .. .. . do .............................. 202 550 4.10 7.82 2,250 

March 28 •...•. J. M. Griffin ........................ 193 303 3.42 6. 70 1,035 

April17 ....... ____ . do .............................. 192 232 2. 44 6.40 567 

May 19 ........ Griffin and Smith .............. __ ... 189 133 2.48 5.83 304 

June 13 ........ E. N. Smith ........................ 189 157 2.38 5.89 374 

June 19 ........ ..... do .............................. 188 119 2.00 5. 70 236 

July 18 ........ Smith and Yates ................... 44 32 1.38 5.13 44 

September 1 ••• E. N. Smith ........................ 34 20 1.01 4.94 20 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE .RASIN. 125 

Da.ily gage height, infeet, of Malheur River near Westfall, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-------1------------------------------

1. ... --------- •. -- .. ------. ----. ·-- --.-.---

2---------·-------- -------· -------- ·-·---·- 3.------------.---- -----.-- ---.---- 7.1 

4.-------------- ...• ---- -·--- ·------ 5 __________________ -·--·--- -------· 

~::::::::::::::::::\::::::::,:::::::: 8 .................. -··-·--- --·----· 

9 .................. --·-··-- ·-·-----

10 .. --- ···- -- ···-··· --·· --·- ·-·-·---

11.--- .. ---.- •. -- .. - - •• ----- -------. 

12 ... ··- ---··· -·- ·-- -·· ----- -·- --·-· 

13 .. -·- --- ··- --·· --- .. --- ·-- -- -·- ··-

14 ... -----.-- .. -.--. ---.- .. - ----- .. -

15. ·-·-- -··----·---· --- ·-· -- . -··-·---

16 ... --- ---·-- ···--· ·- -·- ·-- --·-·-·-

17 ... ----.--- .. --·.- . -- .. --- --.-----

18. ·-- --- ··- --· --- ·-- --·----- -·- ·---

19 ... --· ·-- --· ---·-- -·· ----· ------ .. 

20 .................. ···--·-· -·------

21. ......••......... --·····- --------

22 .................. ---·-··- --------

23 .................. ---····- ··-·-·--

24 ......... ,........ 9.0 

25 ................. . 

26 ................. . 

27 ... -·-·-- -··------

7.3 

7.0 

6.5 

28 ............. ·-·-- ·------· --------

29 ............. ··--· ··---··· ------·-

7. 2 

7.0 

7.0 

7.1 

7.0 

6.8 

6.9 

7.1 

7. 4 

7. 7 

7.8 

7.4 

7.2 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9 

7.0 

7.4 

7.2 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

• 6. 7 

6.5 

6.5 

6. 7 

6.9 

7.0 

6. 7 

6.6 

6.6 

6. 7 

6. 7 

6. 7 

6. 7 

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6. 4 

6.4 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.9 ·-----·- --·--··-- -----·-. --·----

5.5 ---·---- 4.9 . ·- ----· 

5.8 ··--·-·- 4.9 -·------ --- ·- --· 

5. 4 ---··--- -------- 5.3 

5.8 -------- -----·-- 5.0 --· ·--·-

5.3 -------· ---------- ·----· 

:: ~ : : : : ~~ ~: : : : : ~~;:.: : : :::: J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : : : ~~ ~ 5.8 -----··- -------- -------- -- ·---·-.- -··---

5.8 

5. 7 

5. 7 

5.6 

5.8 ------ ·- -------- 5.1 --.-- --· 

5.1 -------- -------- --. ·----

5.6 -------- -------- ---------. -----· 

5.0 -------- -------- 5. 5 

5.6 -------- -------- 4.95 ------·- ·--·--·· 

5.6 -------- -------- 5.2 --- ---·· 

5. 7 5.5 -------- 4.9 

4.9 -------- -------- 5.6 

30 .................. ---·-··- --------

6. 7 

6. 7 

6.6 

6.6 

6.5 

6. 2 6. 7 5. 5 -. - - - - - - - -. - - - - - 5. 2 - .. - - - - . 

31. .. --····--···---· --- --··- ---····- ·------- --·--··-- ----··- 4.9 -----·-- ------·- -··--·--

NOTE.-Owing to distance of observer from gage, daily readings were made only during high water. 

Station rating table forM alheur River near W estfall1 Oreg., from J anua1·y 1 to October 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Fe~~ Second-feet. Feel. Second-feet. 

4.60 15 5.80 297 6. 1,242 8.00 2,580 

4. 70 16 5.90 360 7.00 1,350 8.10 2,725 

4.80 17 6.00 430 7.10 1,459 8.20 -2,874 

4.90 19 6.10 503 7.20 1,569 8.30 3,028 

5.00 25 6.20 580 7.30 1,681 8.40 3,187 

5.10 40 6.30 661 7.40 1,796 8.50 3,350 

5.20 59 6.40 747 7.50 1,915 8.60 3,515 

5.30 82 6.50 840 7.60 2,038 8. 70 3,682 

5. 40 110 6.60 936 7. 70 2,165 8.80 3,851 

5.50 146 6. 70 1,035 7.80 2,298 8. 90 4,024 

5.60 189 6.80 1,137 7.90 2,437 9.00 4,200 

5. 70 239 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 12 discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is fairly well defined throughout. 
126 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Malheur River near Westfall, Oreg., for 1905. 

Month. Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

March 3-31. ____ .. _ .. _ .. _ .. __ . __ . _ ... __ . ___ ..... _ .. __ .... 

ApriL .••................................................ 

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

June ...•.•.............................................. 

July •.•••••••............................................ 

August .•••............. _. ___ .. _ ...... __ ............... . 

September .......... _ .... __ .. _ ...... _ ................. . 

October •......................... _ .. __ ................. . 

2,298 

1,350 

1,035 

360 

146 

21 

59 

189 

840 

580 

189 

146 

19 

15 

19 

82 

1,386 

850 

413 

253 

62.5 

18.5 

40.4 

132 

The period .......... __ ............................................................. . 

NOTE.-Gage heights were interpolated for days when there was no reading. 

MALHEUR RIVER AT VALE, OREG. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

79,730 

50,580 

25,390 

15,0LO 

3,843 

1,138 

2,404 

8,116 

186,300 

This station was established May 20, 1903, by N. S. Dils. It is located at the steel 

highway bridge one-eighth mile southeast of Vale, Oreg. A station has been maintained 

here at intervals since 1890. · 

The channel is straight for about 200 feet above and 300 feet below the station, and the 

current is swift. The right bank is high, rocky, free from vegetation, and does not overflow. 

The left bank is low, and is composed of firm earth, covered with small sagebrush, and is 

liable to overflow at high water, when the water flows in two sloughs on the left bank, 

which can be measured by wading. The bed of the st~eam is composed of gravel and 

sand and is free from vegetation and liable to shift. There is but one channel at all 

stages, with the exception of the above-mentioned ;loughs. The lower portion of the 

drainage area is covered with sagebrush, and the snow is melted very rapidly by warm 

winds, causing sudden floods of considerable height but of short duration. 

Discharge measurements were originally made from the upstream side of the bridge. 

March 2, 1904, a cable, car, and tagged and stay wires were installed about one-fourth 

mile downstream, directly opposite the town of Vale. The initial point for soundings is 

the zero of the tagged wire on the left bank. 

The original gage was replaced July 25, 1904,-by a standard chain gage attached to the 

downstream side of the bridge, near the center of the span; length of chain, 30.41 feet. 

The datum is _the same. During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by Isaac McCumsey 

and Z. G. Wilson. The bench mark is the top surface of the east steel caisson at the north 

end of the bridge; elevation, 21.63 feet above the datum of the gage and 2,236.56 feet 

above sea level. ~ 

Information in regard to this st "on is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey Ann=Annual Report; Bull=Bulletin; WS=WaterSupply Paper): 

Description: Ann 18, iv, p 348; Bull131, p 68; 140, p 242; WS 16, p 169; 100, pp 424-425; 135, p 206. 

Discharge: Ann 11, ii, p 88; 18, fv, p 348; Bull 131, pp 68, 92; 140, p 242; WS 16, p 169; 100, p 425; 135, 

p 207. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 11, ii, p 106; 12, ii, pp 358, 361; 13, iii, p 98; 18, iv, pp 349-350; WS 100, p427; 

135, p 208. . 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 13, iii, p 99; 20, iv, p 62. 

Gage heights: Bull140, p 243; WS 11, p 83; 16, p 169; 100, p 426; 135, p 207. 

Hydrograph: Ann 12, ii, p 344. 

Rating tables: Ann 18, iv, p 349; WS 100, p 426; 135, p 208. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 127 

Discharge measttrements of Malheur River at Vale, Oreg., in 1905. 

Dis- Date. Hydrographer. Wtdth. - I section. Area velocity. height. of I ""'" · Gage charge. 

~---------

I Square I Feet per SecondFat. feet. second. Feet. 

January25 ..... Smith and Johnson ................ . 148 . 647 2. 95 7.00 

January 28 ......... do .......•............. __ ...... . 117 360 2.20 5.50 

February 4 ......... do ............................. . 105 250 1.22 4. 68 

February 8 .... E. N. Smith ....................... . 102 228 .99 4.40 

February 23 ... Smith and Griffin .................. . 140 453 2. 55 6.15 

February 24 ........ do ............... ----·--- ...... . 148 570 3. 74 7.00 

March 2 ....... E. N. Smith ....................... . 139 560 2.90 6. 46 

~arch9 ....... J. M. Griffin ....................... . 133 491 2.87 6. 45 

March 14 ...... P. H. Johnson .. : ................... . 150 764 3.38 7.35 

March 18 ........... do ....... _________ ... __________ _ 144 540 2.87 6. 40 

March 22 ...... Smith and Johnson. _____ .......... . 141 570 3.13 6.80 

March 27 .. _ ........ do ............................ _ . 134 465 2. 75 6.08 

Aprilll ....... J. M. Griffin ....................... . 138 435 2. 56 6.10 

April19 ............ do ...... -----------·------------ 130 350 2.10 5.60 

April26 ... __ . _____ .do. __ .. ______ ........ ------ ____ _ 123 280 1.90 5.30 

May 17 ........ ____ .do .... ___ .. ---·---------- ...... . 101 166 1.07 I 4. 40 

June5 ......... E. N. Smith .............•.......... 109 235 1. 46 4. 70 

June 12 •............ do ............................. . 108 227 1. 76 5.00 

June 26 ..• _____ ....• do ....... ·------------ ..•....... 100 146 . 79 4.15 

July 4 ...... ___ ..... do ....... -----·--·-------------- 92 120 .67 3. 90 

July 10 ........ ____ .do ............... __ ...... ___ ... . 92 95 . 40 3. 78 

July 21. ............ do ....... ------·---·----·------- 21 30 1.15 3. 71 

July 29 ............. do ......... ------ ...... _____ ... . 20 25 1.10 3.67 

August 4 ...... _ .... do .......... _ .............. _ .. __ . 20 22 1.02 3.62 

August 11. ......... do .... ~------------------------- 20 18.3 1.09 3.59 

August 17 ....... _ .. do ....•....................... _. 19 17.3 .79 3.58 

September 8 ... G. Stubblefield ..................... . 20 19.7 .95 3.62 

October 14 ..... R. S. HalL. ......................... ! 10 9.4 4. 75 3.90 

~:::::;,~-::: ::~:::::::: :::::::::: :: :::::1 38 52 1.72 4.10 99 136 85 4.30 

Daily gage height, in feet, of M alheur River at Vale, Oreg.,for 1905. 

I I 

Day. 

I~ Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. I July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

---- -~-----

'---:----------I 4. 35 4.85 6.35 5.9 5.13 4.451 4.0 3.62 3.56 3.8 4.15 

2 .............. 4. 75 4. 7 6.5 6.0 5.1 

~": 4.0 3.63 3.57 3.81 4.06 

3.------------- 4.6 4.7 6.55 6.3 5.1 4.38 4.0 3.6 3.58 3.84 4.08 4 ______________ 4.8 4. 7 6.45 6. 45 4.97 4. 45 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.86 4.1 5 ______________ 4. 7 4.6 6. 7 6.25 4.92 4. 7 3.9 3.57 3.6 _,3.86 4.11 

6 ....... ------- 4.6 4.6 6.6 5.97 4.88 4.6 3.9 3.6 3.6 3. 88 4.16 

7.------.------ 4.6 4.55 6. 75 5.9 4. 77 4.7 3. 85 3.59 3.6 3.88 4.14 8 ______________ 4.6 4.5 6. 75 ·6.23 4.7 5.05 3.85 3.56 3.62 3.86 4.16 

9 .... ·--------· 4.'4 4. 45 6. 45 6.3 4.63 5.05 3. 77 3.54 3.63 3.86 4.17 10 ______________ 4.2 4. 45 6.4 6.13 4.6 5.02 3. 73 3.59 3.63 3.88 4.16 

11. _____________ 4.25 4.4 6.5 6.12 4. 52 5.1 3. 7 3.56 3.66 3.86 4.2 

12 ______________ 4.25 4. 45 6.8 6.0 4.5 4. 97 3.65 3.59 3.68 3.9 4.16 

13 ........... --- 4.25 4.25 7.1 5.85 4.5 4.85 3.62 3.58 3.68 3.9 4.18 

14 .............. 4.35 Ml 7.3 5.85 4.5 4. 7 3.6 3.54 3.69 3.9 4.11 

15 .............. 4.15 4.5 7.15 5. 78 4.45 4. 63 3.6 3.54 3.68 3.9 4.19 

16.-- ····-- ---·- 4.30 4.55 6. 7 5. 67 4. 4 4. 52 3.68 3.49 3.69 3.98 4.~ 

17 •••••• : ....... 4.55 4.5 6.5 5.55 4.33 4.5 3.67 3.54 3.72 4.01 4. 21 

feet. 

1,900 

800 

306 

226 

1,155 

2,130 

1,620 

1,405 

2,580 

1,550 

1,780 

1,281 

1,110 

740 

533 

178 

343 

410 

115 

80 

38.0 

34.7 

27.6 

22.5 

16.9 

13.7 

18.7 

48 

90 

115 

Dec. 

4.2 

4.1 

4.2 

8 

9 

9 

4. 43 

4.4 

4. 35 

4.3 7 

.4. 4 

4. 

4. 

05 

36 

4.3 

.3. 9 

3. 7 9 

3.9 2 

4.2 4 

4.1 5 

4.2 
128 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Malheur River at Vale, Oreg.,for 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. JUne. July. Aug. ll!ept. Oct. Nov. 

----------------

18 ..........•... 5.4 4.4 6. 4 5.5 4.2 4.45 3. 7 3.54 3. 76 4.07 4.26 

19 •............. 5.05 4.35" 6. 45 5.6 4.2 4.65 3. 75 3.55 3. 78 4.06 4.2 

20 ••............ 5.4 4.5 6.45 5.5 4.2 4.4 3. 75 3.58 3. 79 4.1 4.24 

21. ............. 5.35 4. 6 6.8 5.5 4.2 4.32 3. 7 3.58 3.8 4.12 4.24 

22 .••..•......•. 5.15 5.95 6.8 5.5 4.2 4.25 3. 7 3.59 3.8 4.1 4.22 

23 .............. 5.6 6.3 6.55 5.43 4.17 4.2 3.65 3.59 3.82 4.08 4.18 

24 ••••.......... 7.95 6.95 6.45 5.42 4.15 4.15 3.65 3.6 3.84 4.1 4.08 

25 ••••••••.•.••. 6.92 7.25 6.35 5.4 4.15 4.15 3.65 3.61 3.82 4.12 4.18 

26 ••••••••...... 6.17 7.1 6.22 5.35 4.15 4.15 3.62 3.59 3.82 4.1 4. 26 

27 •••• · •••••..... 5. 74 6.85 6.08 5.28 4.25 4.1 3.6 3.57 3.83 4.13 4.31 

28 ••••••••••..•. 5.5 6.55 6.12 5.3 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.58 3.84 4.14 4.34 

29 ••••••........ 5.35 6.05 5.32 4.58 4.0 3.6 3.57 3.82 4.18 4.33 

30 •••••......... 5.15 5.98 5.23 4.9 4.3 3.62 3.58 3.83 4.14 4.34 

31 •••••....... --I 5.0 5.9 4.65 3.63 3.57 4.14 

NOTE.-lee conditions during part of January and December. 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Moiheur Rit•er at Vale, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

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

--

1. ............. 132 386 1,524 1,088 452 239 88 20 14 44 109 

2 .............. 258 318 1,673 1,168 436 247 98 22 15 46 90 

3 .....•........ 204 318 I, 725 1,382 436 214 98 18 16 50 94 

4 ..•........... 277 318 1,673 1,524 372 239 78 18 18 54 98 

5 ....•••....... 239 277 1,778 1,338 349 340 78 15 18 54 100 

6 .....•..•..... 204 277 1,572 1,065 331 298 78 18 18 57 111 

7 .............. 204 277 1,778 1,013 285 318 60 17 18 57 107 

8 .............. 204 258 1,725 1,276 277 490 00 14 20 54 111 

9 .............. 145 239 1,426 1,293 250 462 40 12 22 54 113 

·•·············· 98 239 1,382 1,151 239 446 34 17 22 57 111 

1L ..••....... ~. 109 222 1,475 1,143 211 462 30 14 25 54 120 

12 .......•...... 109 239 1,887 1,050 204 396 24 17 28 60 111 

13 ....... ······. 109 159 2,237 940 204 340 20 16 28 60 116 

14 ..... ····•• "'·· 13Z 204 2,486 940 1 204 277 18 12 29 60 100 

15 .......•...... 88 239 2,298 800 188 250 18 12 28 60 118 

16 •............. 120 258 1,778 814 173 211 28 7 29 74 120 

17 .............. 188 222 1,622 733 153 204 26 12 34 80 122 

18 ....... ···•··• 575 188 1,524 700 120 188 30 12 38 92 135 

19 .............. 386 173 1,572 766 120 258 37 13 41 90 120 

20 .............. 575 222 1,524 700 120 173 37 16 43 98 130 

21. •............ 546 239 1,832 700 120 151 30 16 44 102 130 

22 ............•• 436 1,013 1, 778 700 132 132 30 17 44 98 125 

23 ........•..... 706 1,293 1,524 624 125 120 24 17 47 94 116 

24 ......•..••... 3,098 2,058 1,475 618 120 109 24 18 50 98 94 

25 .....•...•.... 1,800 2,423 1,428 605 120 109 24 19 47 102 1i6 

26 ........•..•.. 1,168 2,237 1,355 575 120 109 20 17 47 98 135 

27 .....•..•..... 911 2,000 1,281 534 159 98 18 15 50 105 148 

28 ......••••.... 800 1,673 1,225 546 277 204 18 16 50 107 156 

29 .............. 700 .............. 1,250 558 269 88 18 15 47 116 153 

30 •••••••••••••• 575 ............... 1,192 506 410 159 20 16 48 107 156 

31. ..•....•..... 490 .................. 1,088 ................. 298 ... ............. 22 15 .. ............... 107 -------

NoTE.-Owing to changeable bed the daily discharge has been obtained indirectly. 

Dec. 

--

4.28 

4.3 

4.36 

4. 47 

4.82 

4. 72 

4.3 

4. 42 

4. 31 

4.27 

4.64 

4.5 

4.34 

4.31 

Dec. 

1 40 

11 8 

1 

18 

42 

2 

6 

9 

5 

3 

17 

15 

16 

17 

16 

88 

2 

48 

0 

43 

1 

1 

1 

1 

6 

6 4 

30 

09 

20 

14 0 

1 45 

16 2 

19 5 

27 

85 

45 

3 

2 

1 

17 9 

1 

13 

48 

8 

4 

4 

25 

20 

156 

1 48 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 129 

Estimated monthiy discharge of Malheur River at Vale, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

[Drainage area, 4,190 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. a~~~1!t. Second-feet Depth in 

per~a~.are inches. 

'January ......................... 3,098 88 503 30,930 0.120 0.138 

February ........................ 2,423 159 642 35,660 .153 .159 

March ........................... 2,486 1,088 1,616 99,360 .386 . 445 

ApriL ........................... 1,524 506 898 53,440 .214 .239 

May ...•......................... 452 120 235 14,450 .056 .065 

June ..••......................... 490 88 244 14,520 .058 .065 

July .••••••.•.................... 98 18 39.6 2,435 .0095· .011 

August .••••••.•................. 22 7 15.6 959 .0037 .0043 

September •.•.................... 50 14 32.6 1,940 .0078 .0087 

October .••••••.................. 116 44 77.1 4,741 .018 .021 

November •••••.................. 156 90 119 7,081 .028 .031 

December ••••.••................ 327 43 155 9,531 .037 .043 

----

Theyear .................. 3,098 381 275,000 I .098 1.23 

NoTE.-Estimates during January and December may be slightly large owing to ice conditions. 

MALHEUR RIVER AT M'LAUGHLIN'S BRIDGE, NEAR VALE. OREG. 

This station was established December 10, 1904, by W. C. Sawyer. It is located at the 

new county bridge, known as McLaughlin's bridge, 10 miles above Vale, Oreg. 

Discharge measurements are made from the iron bridge to which the gage is fastened, 

consisting of two spans and wooden approaches. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the upstream hand rail of the bridge, near the left 

bank; length of the chain, 21.72 feet. In 1905 the gage was read weekly during a portion 

of January and February and daily during the remainder of the year by R. N. Linebarger. 

A description of this station is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States 

Geological Survey, page 109. 

·Discharge measurements of Malheur River at McLaughlin's bridge, near Vale, Oreg., in 1905. 

Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Ga~e I Dis- section. velocity. heig 1t. charge .. Date. 

Square- Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

January 28 .... Smith and Johnson ................ . 84 16(} 4.56 3.80 730 

February 27 ........ do ............................. . 110 310 4.87 4. 70 1,510 

March 2 ....... Griffin and Johnson ............... . 98 290 4.55 4.50 1,320 

March 12 ...... E. N. Smith ....................... . 112 , 4.93 5.00 1, 750 

March 14 ........... do ............ __ ............... . 153 409 5.21 5. 41 2,133 

April 1. ...... _. Smith and Griffin .................. _ 96 223 4.35 4.00 970 

April17 ........ J. M. Griffin ....................... . 90 260 3.43 3.90 890 

April30 ............. do ............................. . 112 127 3. 76 3.60 478 

May6 .............. do ............................. . 79 138 3.15 3.35 434 

May 16 ............. do ............................. . 76 128 2.30 3.00 294 

June 14 ........ E. N. Smith ........................ . 78 143 2.39 3.10 342 

June 28 ........ _ .... do ...................... _ ...... . 74 99 1.10 2.60 112 

July 18 •....... Yates and Smith .................. . 67 73 . 49 2.30 36 

July 28 ........ Smith and Sawyer ..... __ .......... . 67 82 . 41 2.21 34 

August 4 ...... E. N. Smith ....................... . 16 9.8 1.60 2.18 HI 

August 12a ......... do ............................. . 14 8.2 1.16 2.12 10 

September 2 ........ do ............................. . 16 9.3 1.50 2.12 14 

October 12 b... Sawyer and HalL ... __ . __ .......... . 38 23 2. 78 2.38 64 

November6 ... R. S. HalL ........ ·-···;···--··-···· 73 98 1.23 2.58 120 

a One-half mile above bridge. b About 300 feet above bridge. 
l!lO STRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in fed, of Malheur River at McLaughlin's bridge, near Vale, Oreg. ,for 1905. 

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

------1--------------------------

1. ............. 3.0 3.2 ·4.6 4.0 3.45 2.93 2.6 

2........... ... 3.0 3. 1 4. 56 4. 07 3. 5 2. 95 2. 5 

3........... ... 3.0 3.1 4.59 4.45 3.5 2.9 2.5 

4.. ... ... ... ... 3.0 3.05 

5 ............. . 

6 •.••.......... 

7 ............. . 

8 ............. . 

9 ............. . 

3.0 3.0 

3.0 

::~71 2.9 

3.0 2.9 

3.05 2.9 

10.... .. ...... .. 3.05 2. 9 

11.... ... ....... 3.1 3. 25 

12.... ... ... ... . 3.1 3. 4 

13....... ... ... . 3.1 3.5 

14.. ......... ... 3.15 3. 4 

15..... ...... ... 3. 4 3.3 

16.............. 3. 6.') 3. 2 

17.............. 3.9 3.1 

18. • . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 15 3. 05 

19. ... .. ... ... .. 4. 4 3. 4 

20.... ... ... .. . . 4. 65 4. 0 

21.... ... ... .. . . 4. 85 4. 4 

22.............. 4. 75 4. 88 

23.............. 5.5 4.22 

24..... .. .... .. . 6.6 5.18 

25... ... ........ 5.0 5. 35 

26... ...... .. ... 4. 45 5. 3 

27. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 05 4. 85 

28. .. ... . .. ... .. 3. 8 4. 65 

29.............. 3.6 

30 •••..•. ·•·•••• 3.5 

31. ............. 3.3 

4.66 

4.65 

4.62 

4.8 

4. 7 

4.55 

4.65 

4. 7 

5.0 

5.42 

5. 45 

5.2 

4.8 

4.6 

4.52 

4.5 

4.5 

5.0 

4.85 

4.5 

4.5 

4.4 

4.2 

4.15 

4.25 

4.1 

4.05 

4.0 

4.6 

4.27 

4.1 

7.1 

4.15 

4.27 

4.25 

4.25 

4.15 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.92 

3.85 

3.85 

3.8 

3.8 

3.87 

3.8 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3. 72 

3.6 

3.45 

3. 4 

3:3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.05 

3.05 

3.0 

3.07 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.85 

2.82 

2.8 

2. 75 

2. 73 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.9 

2. 75 

3.3 

2.95 

2.98 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1 

~~I 3.3 

3. 4 

3.3 

3.27 

3.05 

3.07 

3.0 

2.95 

2.9 

2.85 

2.85 

2.83 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2.67 

2.65 

2.65 

. 2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.48 

2.45 

2. 43 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.33 

2.25 

2.2 

2.25 

2.25 

2.35 

2.35 

2.35 

2.33 

2.3 

2.27 

2.25 

2.23 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.25 

2.2 

.2.2 

2.19 

2.18 

2.2 2.12 2. 4 

2.18 2.12 2.4 

2.2 2.15 2.4 

2.18 

2.15 

2.15 

2.15 

2.12 

2.15 

2.15 

2.13 

2.15 

2.15 

2.1 

2.15 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.12 

2.12 

2.12 

2.14 

2.13 

2.13 

2.14 

2.14 

2.14 

2.15 

2.12 

2.12 

2.12 

2.15 

2.15 

2.15 

2.18 

2.18 

2.2 

2.22 

2.22 

2.22 

2.22 

2.24 

2.25 

2.25 

2.28 

2.3 

2.3 

2.32 

2.35 

2.35 

2.35 

2.35 

2.35 

2.4 

2. 4 

.2. 4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.38 

2.4 

2. 45 

2. 48 

2.5 

2.52 

2.52 

2.55 

2.57 

2.57 

2.57 

2.58 

2.6 

~-6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.65 

2.62 

2.62 

2.62 

2.62 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8. 

2. 75 

2.f5 

2.65 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 75 

2.9 

2.95 

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 

NOTE.-Ice conditions during part of January and February and all of December. Gage heights to top of ice. 

Station rating table for M alheu.r River at McLaughlin's bridge, near Vale, Oreg., from March 1 

to April15 and May 16 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. F- Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.00 2 3. 396 ~40 1,259 5.50 2,220 

2.10 11 3.30 455 4.50 1,340 5.60 2,319 

2.20 24 3. 40 516 4.60 1,423 5. 70 2,422 

2.30 42 3.50 580 4. 70 1,507 5.80 2,528 

2.40 64 3.60 648 4.80 1,593 5.90 2,634 

2.50 90 3. 70 717 4.90 1,679 6.00 2,740 

2.60 122 3.80 789 5.00 1, 766 6.20 2,953 

2. 70 159 3.90 864 5.10 1,854 6.40 3,170 

2.80 200 4.00 . 940 5.20 1,942 6.60 3,392 

2.90 243 4.10 1,018 5.30 2,032 6.80 3,622 

3.00 290 4.20 1,098 

I 

5.40 2,125 7.00 3,860 

3.10 341 4.30 1,178 I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 15 discharge measure- ments made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 2.1 feet and 5.4 feet. 

NoTE.-On aCQ,ount of the shifting channel the rating table does not apply prior to March 1 and between April16 and May 15. Estimates during those intervals were computed by the indirect method. In the computation missing gage heights were interpolated. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 131 

Estimated monthly discharge of Malheur Hiver at McLaughlin's bridge, near Yale, Oreg., for 

1905. 

[Drainage area, 3,320 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minim~;~m. Mean. 

January •........................ : 2,980 260 751 

February ..................•..... l 2,080 210 726 

~~~L::::: : ; :::::: :J 2,170 940 1,438 

3,980 485 971 

475 160 283 

715 122 274 

July ............................. 122 22 47.0 

August .......................... 24 l1 15.8 

September ....................... 64 13 37.1 

October ......................... 122 44 87.7 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

46,180 

40,320 

88, 4..?() 

57,780 

17,400 

16,300 

2,890 

972 

2,208 

5,392 

I 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

pe~a~.are inches. 

0.226 

.219 

.433 

.292 

.085 

.083 

.014 

.0048 

0.261 

.228 

• 499 

.326 

.098 

.093 

.016 

.0055 

.011 .012 

.026 .030 

November ....................... , 140 90 120 7,140 :036 . 040 

December .. ·····················i_~---~-~--~~~---076 ~ 

Theyear .................. [ 3,980 l1 417 300,400 .126 1.696 

MALHEUR RIVER AT HALLIDAY'S BRIDGE, NEAR ONTARIO, OREG. 

This station was established December 8, 1904, by W. C. Sawyer, and discontinued July 

31, 1905. It is located at Halliday's bridge, 10 miles west of Ontario, on the road to Vale, 

and 5 miles below the mouth of Willow Creek. · 

The channel is straight for 800 feet above and below the station. The right bank is 

high and clean. The left bank is high and clean, but overflows during very high water. 

The bed of the stream is composed of sand and is free from vegetation and shifting. There 

is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the single-span 110-foot 

steel highway bridge supported upon steel caissons. The initial point for soundings is a 

point on the upstream side of the bridge, 20 feet outside of the center of the truss pin on 

the right bank. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the upstream hand rail; length of chain, 23.7 feet. 

During 1905 the gage was read by T. W. Halliday. Bench marks were established as 

follows: (1) The south end of the bed plate upon which the south end of the upstream 

truss rests upon the concrete pier; elevation, 18.99 feet. (2) The north end of the bed 

plate upon which the north end of the upstream truss rests; elevation, 18.89 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 
132 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements of Malheur River at Halliday's bridge, near Ontar-io, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. "d Area of Mean Gage j Dis- WI th. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

January 25 ..... E. N. Smith ....................... . 

January 26 ..... Smith and Johnson ................ . 

January 30..... Sawyer and Griffin ................. . 

February 24 .... J. M. Griffin ....................... . 

March 1.. _ .......... do ........... _ .................. . 

March 25 ....... W. C. Sawyer .. __ ... _______________ . 

March 27 ... ___ .. ___ .do .......... ______ .. ____ ........ . 

Aprilll ........ Smith and Griffin .. __________ ...... . 

May 3 ............... do .. _._._. ___________ .. _ ........ . 

June2L. ....... E. N. Smith ....................... . 

November 10 ... R. S. Hall.. ........... r ••••••••••••• 

December 29 .......• do ............... _______ ........ . 

Feet. 

93 

93 

94 

85 

92 

94 

94 

95 

94 

92 

92 

90 

Squarefeet. 

595 

550 

354 

549 

532 

516 

448 

421 

281 

167 

170 

106 

Feet per second. 

2. 75 

2. 74 

1.30 

3. 75 

2. 77 

2. 70 

2.45 

2.41 

1.54 

.53 

.65 

.71 

Feet. 

5.16 

4.96 

3.60 

5.55 

4.80 

4. 74 

4.41 

4.36 

3.20 

2.15 

2.20 

2.29 

Secondfeet. 

1,637 

1,507 

460 

2,060 

1,475 

1,399 

1,098 

1,014 

432 

89 

110 

75 

Daily gage height, injeet, of Malheur River at Halliday's bridge, near Ontario, Oreg. ,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. 

----------------11---------------------

!____________________________________________ 2.7 

2 ... ----------------------------------------· 2. 7 

3 ... ----------------------------------------- 2.8 

4 _________ --------------------------------- ·- 2.85 

5 ... ----------------------------------------- 2.8 

6 ... ------------· ---------------------------- 2.6 

7 ... ----------------------------------------- 2.6 8 _____________________________ ---------·--·-· 2.35 

9 ___________________________ ----------------- 2.3 

10.----------------.-.--~----------.-.--.---.- 2. 35 

]1____________________________________________ 2.35 

12 .... -- -- -·--· -------- --· ... ---- --· --- --· ---- 2.3 

13.---.---.--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-------.. ----.------ 2. 35 

14.-----.-----.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.---.-.--- 2. 35 

15.--.--.-----.-.-.-.---.-.-... ---.-------.--- 2. 35 

16.------------------------------- ------·-··-· 2.5 

17- .. -. - -- . --.. -- - - --.. -- - . -. - . -- - . - . -. - . -- . -- 2. 45 

18.-----.--- .. -- ... -.-.-.---.-.--.. -.---.---.- 3. 85 

19. - . - -- -... -- . -... -. -. - . -- - --- - . - - - -.. -- -- - -- 3. 85 

20 ... --------------·- ------------------------- 4.5 

21. -- - . - . -.. --- -.- --- .. ---. - . ----- . --- . -. ---- - 4. 3 

22.--.---.-----.----.--.-.---.-.---.-.-.-.--.- 3. 85 

23 ............. ------------------------------- 5.0 

24- --- --.. - -- -- --- - -- - . - - . -.. -- . --- -- -. - . - - -. . 7. 15 

25 ___________________________ ·--------------·· 5.9 

26 .... ·--------------------------------------- 4.8 

27--.-.--- - . -.-----. --- --. --- . --- . -.- --.-.---- 4. 35 

28. -. -- -- .. --.--- -- -.. -.. -- .... -- .. -.. ----- . -- 3. 95 

29 ...•.. --------- -·--·-· ---------------······· 3.6 

30 .......... --------· ------------------------- 3.4 

31. - - -- - --... - -.. -- - . -- - -- - -. - . -- - . -.. -... -. . 3. 3 

NoTE.-No ICe record. 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2. 7 

2.6 

2. 7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.8 

2.5 

2.65 

2. 7 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.8 

3.25 

4. 75 

5.15 

5.65 

5.85 

5.6 

5.35 

5.05 

4. 85 4. 15 3. 3 

4. 95 4. 22 3. 27 

4.95 4.58 3.2 

4.9 4. 77 3.1 

5.1 4.53 3.1 

5. 15 4. 27 3. 08 

5. 2 4. 18 2. 97 

5. 1 4. 25 2. 93 

4.95 4.32 2.85 

4.85 1 4.35 2.55 

5. o 1 4. 37 2. 45 

5.25 ' 4.23 2.43 

5.4 4.12 2. 4 

4.05 2.35 

4.0 2.35 

5.0 3.83 2.3 

4.85 3.8 2.25 

4.85 3.75 2.17 

4. 75 3. 75 2. 22 

4.85 3.75 2.0 

5. 15 3. 75 1. 95 

5.2 3. 7 Ul 

5.0 3. 65 1. 93 

4.85 3.6 1.9 

4. 7 3.55 1.87 

4. 6 3. 48 1. 85 

4. 4 3. 45 2.08 

4. 35 3. 47 2. 47 

4.25 3.52 2.5 

4.2 3.38 2.33 

4.2 2.27 

2.38 1.67 

2. 25 1. 67 

2.2 1.58 

2.27 1. 62 

2.55 1. 5 

2.55 1.5 

2. 65 1. 45 

2.8 1.5 

3.0 1. 5 

3.47 1.4 

2.97 1. 4 

2.85 1.3 

2. 7 1.3 

2. 55 1. 4 

2. 4 1. 4 

2. 3 1. 4 

2. 25 1 1. 4 

2.25 1. 4 

2.5 1. 4 

2.17 1. 28 

2.1 1. 35 

2.03 1.35 

1.92 1.4 

1.85 1.4 

1.85 1.4 

1. 83 1.38 

1. 77 1.35 

1.68 1.35 

1.67 1.35 

1. 73 1. 4 

1.4 
• 

SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 133 

Station rating table for Malheur River at Halliday's bridge, near Ontario, Oreg.,frorn January 1 

to July 31, 1905. 

Gage Di"ha'l<'·l Gage Di"h'""·l Gage Discharge.~ Gage Discharge; height. height. height. height. 

I 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.40 9 2. 40 145 3. 40 481 4. 40 1,098 

1. 50 17 2.50 170 3.50 525 4.50 1,174 

1. 60 26 2.60 197 3. 60 575 4.60 1,252 

1. 70 36 2. 70 226 3. 70 630 4. 70 1,332 

1.80 47 2.80 257 3.80 689 4.80 1,413 

1. 90 59 2.90 290 3.90 752 4.90 1,495 

2.00 72 3.00 3'>..5 4.00 817 5.00 1,578 

2.10 87 3.10 361 4.10 885 5.20 I, 748 

2.20 104 3.20 399 4.20 954 5. 40 1,925 

2. 30 123 3.30 439 4.30 1,025 5...60 2,110 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 12 discharge measure- ments made during 1904--5. It is well defined between gage heights 1.3 feet and 5.5 feet. The table has 

been extended beyond these limits. Above gage height 5.5 feet the rating curve is a tangent, the differ- ence being 95 per tenth. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of Malheur River at Halliday's bridge, near Ontario, Oreg., for 

1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January ................................................ . 3,582 123 635 39,040 

February .............................................. . 2,158 170 663 36,820 

March .................................................. . 1,925 954 1,484 91,250 

April. .................................................. . 1,388 473 810 48,200 

May .................................................... . 439 53 183 11,250 

June ................................................... . 512 33 149 8,866 

July .................................................... . 33 3 11.6 713 

---------------

The period ......................................................................... . 236,100 

DITCHES IN MALHEUR RIVER VALLEY, OREGON. 

VINES DITCH ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Malheur River about 1 mile above the 

·mouth of Malheur Canyon and 14 miles above Vale. 

The gage and measuring section was half a mile below the mouth of the canyon. 

Dischar·ge measurements of Vines ditch abo-ve Vale, Oreg., in 1901,. and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

1904. Second-feet. 

June 29 ......... M. W. Torkelson.......................................................... 1.23 

September 23 .. E. N. Sn1ith.... .•......................................... .......... ... .. . 60 

August 5....... M. W. Torkelson.......................................................... . 32 

1905. 

June 14. ........ E. N. Smith ..... -~....................................................... 3. 7 

June28 .............. do ........ .-:........................................................... 1.3 

September 30 .. Hawthorne and Griffin................................................... 1.0 

Ocrober 12 ..... Hall and Sawyer.......................................................... 1. 7 

November6 .... R. S. HalL ..... :.......................................................... .9 
li34 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

MALHEUR FARMERS' CANA't ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

This canal diverts water from the left bank of Malheur River one-fourth mile above the 

mouth of Malheur Canyon and about 13 miles above Vale. 

The gage and measuring section was located a short distance below the waste gate. 

Discharge measurements of Malheur Fanners' canal above Vale, Ore{J., in 1901,. and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1904. 

June 24. ........ Torkelson and Hawthorne ............................................... . 

July 5 .......... M. W. Torkelson .. ------------------- .................................... . 

July 27 .............• do .................................... : ............................... . 

August 5 ............ do .................................................................... . 

September 23 .. E. N. Smith ............................................................. . 

1905. 

May 5 .......... J. M. Griffin .... -·-------------------------·--------······----------------

May 16 ......... Smith and Griffin ............ ___ , ____ .................................... . 

June 27 ......... E. N. Smith .. ··········-·------------------------------------------------

July 12 .............. do .................................................................... . 

September 30 .. T. H. Hawthorne ........................................................ . 

-November 6 .... R. S. Hall. ............................................................... . 

]!['LAUGHLIN DITCH ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

Disc-harge. 

Second-feet. 

54.0 

33.3 

16.6 

11.4 

5.0 

83.6 

50.8 

17.4 

27.6 

16.7 

10.5 

Water diverted from the right bank of Malheur River 1 mile below the mouth of Malheur 

Canyon, 12 miles above Vale, is divided one-fourth mile below the point of diversion, the 

left branch being the McLaughlin ditch and the right the "J. H." 

The McLaughlin ditch was measured at the dividing flume. 

The McLaughlin ditch was the only one above the Nevada ditch which carried water 

between July 15 and about September 25, the Nevada having established a prior right over 

all of the others. 

Discharge measurements of McLaughlin ditch above Vale, Oreg., in 1901,. and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

1904. Second-feet. 

June 25 ........ M. W. Torkelson......................................................... 10.8 

July 6 ............... do ............................................. -..................... _. 10.2 

July 22 .............. do ................ ___ .................................. ··.··· ........ __ 6.2 

August 25 •. _ .. _ Sawyer and Smith ............................................. ___ ...... . 2.1 

September23 ... E. N. Smith ...•.......................................................... 13.2 

1905. 

May 16 ......... Smith and Griffin ... __ .................................... ·-------·---- .. 19.2 

June 14 ........ E. N. Stnith ............................................................. . 4.2 

June 28 ............. do ................................................................... . 8. 7 

July 12 .............. do .... ~ .............................................................. . 5.6 

July 28 ....•......... do •................................................................... 7.1 

August 3 ............ do ................................................................... . 4.0 

August 12 .....•..... do ..................................................... : ............. . 2. 7 

August 22 .....•..... do ................................................................... . 2.5 

September 2 ......... do .. _ .... _ ................... _ ....................................... . 1.5 

September 30 ........ do ................................................................... . . 7 

October12 ..... W. C. Sawyer ........................................................•... .5 

November6 .... R. S. Hall ............................................................... . .5 

• 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 135' 

"J. H." DITCH ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

The gage and measuring section on the "J. H." ditch was located one-half mile below 

the point of diversion from the McLaughlin ditch. 

Discharge measurements of" J. H." ditch abo'I)C Vale, Oreg., in 1904 and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1904. 

June 25 ........ M. W. Torkelson ........................................................ . 

July 6 ............... do ..... --~-----············································ .......... . 

July 22 .............. do .................................................................... · 

August 5 ............ do ................................................................... . 

1905. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

8.3 

9.6 

8. 7 

7.1 

May 16 ......... Smith and Griffin........................................................ 7. 7 

June 15 ......... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 11.1 

June 28 ............. do.................................................................... 6. 4 

July 12 .............. do.................................................................... .3 

September 2 ......... do ..................................... _ .................. ~·~·--··;······ 1.0 

September 30... Hawthorne and Griffin................................................... . 6 

October 12 ..... 'N.C. Sawyer............................................................ .8 

LINEBARGER DITCH ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

The Linebarger ditch diverted water from the right bank of Malheur River 10 miles above 

Vale, Oreg., from May 1 to June 14, 1905. June 14, 1905, a discharge measurement made 

by E. N. Smith gave a discharge of 2.7 second-feet. 

GELLERMAN & FROHMAN DITCH ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Malheur River about 8 miles above Vale. 

The gage and measuring section were located at Ricker's ranch. 

Discharge measurements of Gellennan & Frohman ditch above Vale, Oreg., in 1904 and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1904. 

June 25 ........ M. W. Torkelson ........................................................ . 

July 30 ••.•....••..• ~do ................................................................... . 

September 23... E. N. Smith ............................................................. . 

1905. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

13.5 

4.5 

1.6 

May5 .......... J. M. Griffin.............................................................. 64.7 

May 15 ......... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 70.7 

June 12 ............. do .................................. :................................. 42.8 

June27 .. ~ .......... do.................................................................... 25.6 

July 12 .............. do.................................................................... 8.6 

October 12 ..... Sawyer and Hall ........................................... :............. 1.1 
136 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

SAND HOLLOW DITCH ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Malheur River 6 miles above Vale. 

The gaging station was located at High's ranch. 

Discharge meas-urements of Sand HoUow ditch above Vale, Oreg., in 1901,. and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1904. 

June29 ........ M. W. Torkelson ........................................................ . 

July 30 ••....•.••.•.• do ................................................ .( .................. . 

August 9 .. _ .......... do ................................................................... . 

September 23 ... E. N. Smith ............................................................. . 

1905. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

12.4 

5.6 

2.9 

6.0 

May 17 ......... Smith and Griffin........................................................ 12.6 

June16 ........ E. N. Smith.............................................................. 6.4 

June 29 ............. do.................................................................... 7.5 

July 13 .............. do.................................................................... 3.3 

October 12 ..... Sawyer and Hall......................................................... 5.8 

November 16 ... R. S. Hall................................................................ 6.1 

HOPE MILL DITCH AT VALE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Malheur River 2 miles above Vale. Its 

water was formerly used by a mill one-half mile south of Vale and returned to the river. 

Gagings were made just above the Bully Creek crossing. 

Discharge measure,ments of Hope Mill ditch at Vale, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

May 1 .......... J. M. Griffin.............................................................. 12.3 

JunelO ......... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 9.9 

June 27 .............. do ........... ~........................................................ 8.2 

July 8 ............... do.................................................................... .8 

October 12..... Sawyer and HalJ. ................... ~-................................... 5. 2 

November4 .... R. S. HalL............................................................... 5.6 

NEVADA DITCH BELOW VALE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Malheur River 1 mile below Vale. 

-Measurements were made 1,000 feet below the head-gate. 

Discharge measurements oj Nevada ditch below Vale, Oreg., in 1901,. and 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

1904. Second-feet. 

July12 ......... M. W. Torkelson ....................................................... .. 

July 20 .............. do ................................................................... . 

August 6 ....... Torkelson and Smith .................................................... . 

August 23 ...... Sawyer and Smith ...................................................... . 

September7 .... E. N. Smith . .' ........................................................... . 

SeptemberS ......... do ................................................................... . 

September 24 ........ do ................................................................... . 

107.0 

64.1 

46.5 

43.0 

34.0 

18.2 

49.9 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 137 

Discharge measurements of Nevada ditch below Vale, Oreg., in 1904 and 1905-Continued. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1905. 

April25 ........ Smith and Grffin ........................................................ . 

May 25 ......... W. C. Sawyer .. ____ ·-·-·····--·····-··-·········-·······-·····-···-··-··-

June 7 .......... E. N. Smith .. ---··-···-··-··-·--···-·····-···-··-······-······-·····-·-·. 

Jnly 13 .............. do ................... __ .............................................. . 

July 21 ....... _ .. _ ... do. ___ .. _ .. _._ .... __ . __ .. _. __ .. _ .. _ ... _ .. _ ... _ ...... __ .. _ .. _ ..... ____ _ 

.[uly 29 ••...• __ .. _ ..• do .. __ .. _ .. _ ......... ___ ._ .. _ .. ___ .... _ .. _._._ .. _ .. __ .. _ ... _ ..... __ .. _ 

August 4 •....•..•.•• do. __ ................................................................ . 

August 11 .... _ .. __ .. do .. _ .... _._ .. _ ... _ .. _ .. _. ___ ..... _ .. __ .. _ .. _ .. _ ... _ ... _ .. _. __ ... _ .. _. 

August 17 ........... do. __ ...... _. ___ . __ .. _ .. _ .. _ ... _ .. _ .. ___ ._ .. _ .. __ .. _ ... _ .. _ .. _._._ .. _. 

August 29 .•.... Smith and Eno ............... ·---·-· .... ---·-· ... ·---·-· ................ . 

September 16... G. Stubblefield ... _ ... _ .. ___ ._._._ .... _ .. ___ ._._._. ___ ._ ...... ____ ._._ ... . 

September 24. .. Hawthorne and Stubblefield. __ ......... -----· ........ : ................. . 

October 4. _ .... Hawthorne and Griffin .................. __ .............................. . 

October 10 .•• __ Hall and Hawthorne ......................... ·--- .......... ·---·-· .... __ . 

Date. 

Discharge measttrements of wasteways of Nevada ditch in 1905 . 

.McGREGOR WASTEWAY BELOW VALE, OREG. 

Hydrographer. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

48.7 

69.3 

99.9 

24.0 

34.7 

27.6 

22.5 

16.9 

13.7 

14.3 

25.9 

37.5 

39.2 

37.2 

Discharge. 

Second-feet . 

.May 18 ......... Smith and Griffin .... _................................................... 0.9 

June21 ......... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 24.3 

October 4 ...... R. S. Hall .. _ .. _ ... _ ..... _. __ .. _ ..... _ .. ______ ... _._._ .. _ ...... _ .. _ .. _ .. _. ' 15.9 

October 14. _ .. _ . _ ... do .. _ ........... _ .. _ .. _ .. _ .. __ ._ .. _ .. _. ___ .... _ .. _ .. _ ......... _ ..... _. .3 

COTTON WASTEWAY ABOVE ONTARIO, OREG . 

.May10 ......... E. N. Smith ....................................... :...................... 41.3 

June 21. ............. do._.................................................................. 6.9 

October 4 ...... Hawthorne and Griffin................................................... 1.2 

October"15 ..... R. S. Hall................................................................ .5 

BROSNAN DITCH NEAR ONTARIO, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Malheur River 3 miles west of Ontario. 

Discharge measurements of Brosnan ditch near Ontario, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

June7 .......... E. N. Smith .. ----·-····-····--··-·----·-·······------··-·--·------··-··-· 0.4 

October 4. _____ Hawthorne and Griffin ........................... :....................... 3.9 

BULLY CREEK ABOVE VALE, OREG. 

This station was established January 27, 1905. It is near the location of the original 

station on Bully Creek, one-fourth mile below Warm Springs stage station, 15 miles above 

Vale, Oreg. 

IRR 178-06--10 
138 STREAM MEASUREMENTEl IN 1905, PART XIV. 

The channel is straight for 50 feet above and 300 feet below the station. The current is 

swift. The right bank is high, but composed of soft soil, and may wash away for 70 feet, 

until the hillside is reached. The left bank is high and rocky, but may overflow a road 11 

feet wide until the vertical cliff is reached. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel 

and is shifting. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements· are made by means of a cable, ear, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the stream face of the bolt to which the cable is anchored 

at the left bank. 

The gage is in two sections. The lower section, reading from 0 to 7.6 feet, is nailed in 

an inclined position to posts embedded in riprap on the left bank. The upper section is 

a vertieal staff, reading from 7.6 feet to 11 feet, fastened to the cliff. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by F. O'Neill. Bench marks were established as follows: 

(1) A cut on a shoulder of the cliff 11 feet upstream from the vertical portion of the gage; 

elevation, 9.08 feet. (2) A standard copper bolt cemented in the solid rock 2~ feet upstream from the gage on the hill side of the road; elevation, 7.61 feet. Elevations refer 

to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to station formerly maintained near· this point is eontained in 

the following Water-Supply Papers of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 428; 135, pp 211-212. 

Discharge: 100, p 429; 135, p 212. 

Gage height: 100, p 429; 135, p 213. 

Discharge measurements of Buay Greek above Vale, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. h W"dth I Area of Mean Gage Dis- ------I~----H-y_d_r_o_gr_a_p_e_r._. ____ 1 

__ 

1

_· section. velocity. height. charge. 

Square- Feet per feet. second. SecondFeet. Feet. feet. 

January 30 .... Smith and Johnson................. 37 30 0.86 2.18 27 

February 22 ... Smith and Griffin................... 34 41 2.07 2.66 85 

February 23 ... E.N.Smith... ........... ........... 34 38 1.82 2.58 69 

February 25 ........ do.............................. 53 80 3.66 3.40 294 

March 9 ....... Smith and Griffin................... 48 72 2.98 3.10 215 

April20: ...... E.N.Smith. ........................ 29 29 1.14 2.35 33 

June 9 .............. do.............................. 26 16 . 75 2.00 12.0 

June26a ............ do.............................. 10 4. 7 .94 1.88 4.4 

JulyS .............. do.............................. 8.7 4.3 .39 1. 79 1.7 

August8b .......... do ........................................................ .. 1.69 .3 

December30e. R.S.Hall........................... 12 7.8 .78 2.17 6.1 

a Made one-half mile above cable. b Weir measurement. c Ice. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Bully Greek abm1e Vale, Oreg., for 1905. 

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

---------------------- 1. ............. ............ 2.12 3.3 2.96 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.64 1. 76 1.8 1.9 

2 .... ~ ............. -- .... .............. 2.1 3.28 3.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.64 1. 76 1.8 1.9 

3 .............. .............. 2.1 3.3 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.64 1. 76 1.8 1.9 

4 .............. ............. 2.1 3.38 • 2.94 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.64 1. 78 1.8 1.92 

5 .............. .............. 2.1 3.62 2.94 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.64 1. 78 1.82 1.94 

6 .............. ------- 2.1 3.55 2.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.64 1. 78 1.82 1.96 

7 .............. ------- 2.6 3.45 2.8 2.0 2.0 1.86 1.7 1. 64 1. 78 1.84 1.96 

8 .............. .............. 2.6 3.20 2.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.68 1.64 1. 78 1.84 1.98 

9 .............. ------- 2.6 3.1 2. 75 2.0 2.0 i.S 1.68 1. 64 1. 78 1.84 1.98 

10 .............. ............. 2.6 3.1 2. 751 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.68 1.64 1.78 1.86 1.98 

11. ............. ............. 2.6 3.1 2. 7 2.~ 2.0 1.8 1.68 1.64 1.8 1.88. 2.0 

12 ..................... 2.18 3.34 2.65 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.66 1.64 1.8 1.9 2.0 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 139 

Daily gage he·ight, infeet, of Bully Greek above Vale, Oreg.,for 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. 1 Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. I . 

~!:::::::::::::: ::::::: ~:~ ::: ~:: ~:~I ~:~ ~:: ~:: ~:: ~:: ~:: ~:~2 15.............. ..... . 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.0 i 2.0 1.8 1.64 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.02 

16 .............. _____ :_12.3 2.98 ·2.56 2.0 I 2.0 1.8 1.64 1.68 1.8 1.9 2.02 

17.. ................... 2.42 2.98 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.64 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.04 

18.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2. 22 3. 0 2. 46 2. 0 i 2. 0 1. 8 1. 64 1. 7 1. 8 1. 9 2. 04 

19 ..................... 2.2 3.o 2.4 2.o 

1

, 2.o 1.8 1.64 1.1 1.8 1.9 2.o4 

20.............. .. .. . .. 2. 2 3.1 2. 35 2. 0 I 2. 0 1. 8 1. 64 1. 7 1. 8 1. 9 2. 06 

21. ............. _ .. .. .. 2. 45 3. 56 2. 26 2. o 1 2. o 1. 8 1. 64 1. 7. 1. 8 1. 9 2. o6 

22.............. ....... 2. 7 3.26 2.22 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.64 1. 7 1.8 1.9 2.08 

23 ..................... 2.7 3.12 2.22 2.0 I 2.0 1.8 1.64 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.08 

24.............. 2.36 3.4 3.2 I 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.64 1.1 1.8 1.9 2.o8 

25 .............. 2.32 3.4. 3.0 2.18 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.64 1.72 1.8 1.9 2.1 

26............ .. 2. 21 3. 44 3. 0 2. 1 2. 0 2. 0 1. 7 1. 64 1. 72 1. 8 1. 9 2. 1 

27.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.18 3. 4 2. 94 2. 04 2. 0 2. 0 1. 7 1. 64 1. 72 1. 8 1. 9 2. 12 

28.. ....... ..... 2.23 3.2 2.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1. 7 1.64 1. 74 1.8 1.9 2.14 

29 .............. 2.19 2.9 I 2.o 2.o 2.o 1.1 1.64 1.74 1.8 1.9 2.16 

30.............. 2.18 2.9 I 2.o 2.o 2.o 1.1 1 64 1. 74

1

1.8 1.9 2.18 

31.. ............ 2.14 2.95 

1

....... 2.0 1.1 1:64 ....... 1.8 2.18 

Station rating table for Bully Greek abo'oe Yale, Oreg.,jrom January 24 to De~mber 31, 1905. 

Gage I Discharge. Gage ~ Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. Discharge. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.60 0.0 2.20 24 2.80 120 3.30 261 

1. 70 .3 2.30 32 2.90 146 3.40 292 

1.80 2.0 2.40 41 3.00 174 3.50 324 

1.90 6.0 2.50 54 3.10 202 3.60 358 

2.00 11 2.60 72 

I 

3.20 231 3. 70 394 

2.10 17 2. 70 96 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 11 discharge measure- ments made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1.7 feet and 3.4 feet. 

Estimated rrwnthly discharge of Bully Greek above Yale, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January 24-31. ................................... _" ..... . 37 19 26.5 

February ............... : .................. ______ ...... . 305 i7 84.5 

March .............................................. _ .. . 365 146 224 

ApriL .......................................... _ ....... . 231 11 77.1 

May ................................................. ~-- 11 11 11.0 

June .................................................. .. 11 11 11.0 

July ................................................... . 11 .3 3.11 

August ................................................ . :3 .1 .17 

September ............................................. . .9 .1 .30 

October ................................................ . 1.2 1.83 

Novemher ............................................. . 6 2 4.93 

December .............................................. . 6 6 6.00 

The year ......................................... . 365 .1 37.5 

NoTE.-December estimate reduced on account of ice conditions. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

421 

4,693 

13,770 

4,588 

676 

655 

191 

10 

18 

112 

293 

369 

25,800 
140 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

BULLY CREEK AT VALE, OREG. 

This station was established April 8, 1904, by John H. Lewis, and discontinued December 31, 1905. It is located at the <;ounty highway bridge across Bully Creek just above 

·its junction with Malheur River, at Vale, Oreg. The station is 13 miles below the former 

station on this creek, which was destroyed by flood and discontinued March 11, 1904. 

Except for a few days when the surface snow is going off, no streams enter Bully Creek 

between this and the old station. Five small ditches divert water during the irrigation 

season. The station is affected by backwater from Malhimr River. 

The channel is straight for about 50 feet above and 300 feet below the station and the 

current is swift. Both banks are high, dear, and not subjeet to overflow. The bed of the 

stream is eorpposed of elay and sand and is shifting. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the single-span bridge. 

The initial point for s~undings is the south end of the east bridge railing. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the bridge; length of chain, 17.22 feet. During 

1905 the gage was read once each day by Isaae McCumsey and Z. G. Wilson. r Bench marks 

were established as follows: (1) The top surfaee of the north projecting floor beam on the 

east side of the bridge; elevation, 15.36 feet. (2) On the north end of stone doorsill at the 

north door on the west side of old flour mill about 390 feet southeast of the bridge; elevation, 18.80 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

A deseription of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 213-215. 

Discharge measu.rements of B_ully Greek at Vale, Oreg., in 1905. 

-----------------------------c-----o-----:------:----

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

January 25 .... E.N.Smith ......................... 40 18.9 0.86 3. 70 16.1 

February 1 .... P.H.Johnson ....................... 40 18.5 1.13 3. 70 20.9 

February 11 ... J.M. Griffin ......................... 40 12 .82 3.60 9.9 

February 23 ... Griffin and Smith ................... 42 43 1. 72 4.32 74 

February 25 ... J.M. Griffin ......................... 42 114 3.91 5.95 447 

March 2 ....... E. N. Smith ......................... 48 105 4.09 5.43 429 

March 3 ....... P. H. Johnson ....................... 49 116 4.45 5.63 516 

March 9 ....... J. M. Griffin ......................... 32 45 3.22 4.80 145 

March 23 ...... Smith and Johnson ................. 46 86 3.48 4.98 299 

March 30 ...... J.M. Griffin ......................... 43 58 2.55 4.40 146 

Aprilll ....... ..... do .............................. 40 34 2.68 3.95 91 

April 27 ....... ..... do .............................. 26 10.6 2.23 3.29 23.7 

June 10 ......•. E. N. Smith ......................... 31 25 3.00 3. 75 75 

June 27a .. ..... ..... do .............................. 18 17.8 1.50 3.48 28.7 

July 29 ........ ..... do ....................•......... 11 5. 7 .82 3.05 4. 7 

September 11 .. W. C. Sawyer ........•......... -..... 6 2.9 .62 3.05 1.8 

October 12 ..... Sawyer and HalL ................... 10 2. 7 .79 3.05 2.1 

November 7a .. R.S.Hall ......•.................... 17 8.5 .88 3.26 7.6 

December 27 •.. ..... do ......................•.•••.... 14 6.2 1.09 I 3.17 6.8 

a Made at different section. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 141 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Bully Greek at Vale, Oreg.,for 1905. 

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

----------------------

1.------------- 3. 7 3. 7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.02 3.05 3.05 3.35 2 ______________ 3.6 3. 7 5.5 4.6 3.25 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.03 3.06 3.05 3.4 3 ______________ 3.6 3. 7 5.5 4.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.03 3.04 3.21 3.49 4 ______________ 3.5 3. 7 6. 7 4.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.03 3.04 3.25 3. 41 

5 ______________ 3.5 3. 7 5.4 4.3 3.25 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.03 3.03 3.23 3.5 6 ______________ 3.5 3.6 5. 7 4.2 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.05 3.03 3.21 3.32 7 ______________ 3.5 3.6 5.45 4.15 3.25 3. 75 3.3 3.0 3.04 3.04 3.31 3.55 8 ______________ 3.5 3.4 4.95 4.1 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.21 3.45 

9 ______________ 3.5 3.6 4. 75 4.0 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.01 3.03 3.04 3.16 3.35 10 ______________ 3.5 3.6 4.6 4.0 3.25 3. 75 3.3 3.0 3.03 3.06 3.1 3.45 

11..------------ 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.95 3.25 3. 7 3.2 3.01 3.03 3.04 3.1 3.25 

12 ______________ 3.5 3.5 4.9 I 3.9 3.25 3.65 3.25 3.01 3.04 3.05 3.1 3.2 

13.------------- 3.5 3.5 5.1 4.0 3.3 3.6 3.25 3.01 3.03 3.04 3.09 3.2 

14 .............. 3.3 3. 7 5.0 3. 75 3.3 3.8 3.2 3.01 3.04 3.05 3.61 3.12 

15 .............. 3.4 3. 7 4.8 3.6 3.3 3.85 3.2 3.0 3.02 3.04 3.11 3.12 

16 .............. 3.4 3.5 4. 7 3.6 3.3 3.65 3.2 3.01 3.04 3.05 3.09 3.2 

17 .............. 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.5 3.3 3.65 3.2 3.0 3.03 3.06 3.1 3.17 

18 ... ·-· ... -- ... 3.5 3.6 4.5 3.45 3.3 3.65 3.2 3.0 3.04 3.06 3.06 3.2 

19 .............. 3.5 3.5 4.5 3.4 3.3 3. 7. 3.2 3.0 3.04 3.05 3.19 3.23 

20 .............. 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.04 3.05 3.23 3.45 

21. ............. 3.5 3. 7 5.1 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.01 3.04 3.04 3.2 3.32 

22 .............. 3.5 3.95 5.0 3.3 3.3 3. 7 3.15 3.0 3.04 3.06 3.25 3.17 

23 .............. 3.6 4.45 5.1 3.25 3.3 3.6 3.15 3.0 3.06 3.06 3.28 3.3 

24 .............. 4.2 5.4 4.8 3.25 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.01 3.06 3.08 3.16 3.2 

25 .............. 3. 7 5. 75 4.8 3.25 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.01 3.07 3.08 3.19 3.29 

26 .............. 3.8 5.55 4.5 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.08 3.08 3.42 3.2 

27 .............. 3.8 5.6 4.6 3.25 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.01 3.08 3.06 3.47 3.2 

28 ......... .. :.- 3.8 5.4 4.4 3.3 3.45 3.4 3.1 3.02 3.04 3.05 3.32 3.16 

29 .............. 3.8 ------- 4.4 3.3 3.45 3.4 3.1 -3.01 3.04 3.03 3.34 3.19 

30 ......•....... 3.65 ------- 4.4 3.3 3.4 3.35 3.1 3.02 3.03 3.06 3.36 3.17 

31. ............. 3.65 ------- 4.4 .............. 3. 4 ··----- 3.0 3.02 ------- 3.03 ............. 3.14 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

WILLOW CREEK NEAR MALHEUR, OREG. 

This station was established November 4, 1904, by W. C. Sawyer. It is loeated at Beer's 

ranch, about 5 miles from Malheur, on the road to Huntington, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and below the station, and the current is swift. 

Both banks are high, clean, and do not overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of 

roek and gravel and is free from vegetation, and permanent. There is but one channel at 

all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and ear. The initial point for 

soundings is the eyebolt to which the eable is attached at the left bank. 

A staff gage is attached to an immense bowlder at the mouth of the canyon, about onehalf mile below the cable. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by S. P. Colt. 

The bench mark is a square chisel draft, marked with the letters "B. M." in black paint, on 

the top of the bowlder to which the gage is fastened, 5.4 feet upstream from the gage; elevation, 5.74 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gag(;l heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 215-216. 
142 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1005, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements of Willow Oreek near Mdheur, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . h Area of Mean Gage I Dis- Wtdt · section. velocity. height. ' charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

:::: ~~ ...... ~: :/: ~ .. -~~~~~~~~ ::::::::::::::::::::::: March 23 ........... do ......... ___________ .. _______ _ 

September 14. __ .... do._ .... _______________________ _ 

November 23 .. R. S. Hall. .. _______________________ _ 

Feet. 

16 

15 

14 

8.2 

4. 3 

a Made by wading. 

Square 

feet. 

18.7 

15.0 

15.3 

4.5 

2.0 

Feet per second. 

1. 97 

2. 61 

2.9:l 

.93 

.40 

Feet. 

1. 63 

].'52 

1. 68 

.65 

3'~ 

Secondfeet. 

36.8 

37.6 

45.3 

4.2 

.8 

Daily gage he·ight, injeet, of Willow Oreek near Malheur, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Day. I Jan. Feb., Mar. Apr.J May. June., July. Aug., Sept.J Oct. I No~ Dec. 

1_ _____________ , ______ _ 

2--------------1 1.0 3 ______________ , ______ -

4.--------- .. - _I_ .. ---. 

5 ______________ -------

6 ______________ -------

7 ______________ -------

8.------------- ------- 9 ______________ -------

10 ______________ -------

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.15 

1.0 

1. 05 

ll ________ : _____ ------- 1.3 

12 ___________ ~ ___ -··---- 1.0 

13.------------- ------- 1.1 

14 ______________ ------- 1.2 

15______________ 0.8 1.3 

16 .. --- ---· ·---- 17 _____________ _ 

18 .. ---- ----·---

19.-- -----------

20.-------------

21. - - - - ---- -- - - - 22 _____________ -

23 _____ ···------ 24 _____________ _ 

25 _____________ _ 

26 _____________ _ 

27 _____________ _ 

28 _____________ _ 

29 ________ . -----

30 _____________ _ 

31.. ___________ _ 

.85 

.85 

.9 

.9 

.95 

1.0 

.95 

1.0 

1.05 

1. 05 

1.1 

1.05 

1.1 

1.0 

1.15 

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1. 45 

1. 05 

1. 45 

1. 45 

1.2 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9 

1.7 

1. 25 

1. 52 

1.6 

1.5 

1.7 

1.88 

2.1 

1. 94 

1. 94 

1.96 

1.54 

1. 64 

1.6 

1. 52 

1.48 

1. 36 

1. 32 

1.3 

1. 24 

1. 26 

1. 86 1. 26 

1. 84 1. 18 

1.8 1.06 

1.66 1.0 

1.58 .8 

1.5 

1.56 

1.9 

1. 62 

1.8 

1. 66 

1. 74 

1.64 

1.58 

1.54 

1. 44 

1.38 

1.36 

1.5 

1.4 

1. 52 

. 78 

. 78 

.82 

1.18 

1. 2 I 

1.06 

1. 06 

1.0 

.86 

.85 

.98 

.94 

.82 

.86 

.94 

NoTE.-Creek dry July 15 to August 24. 

0.96 

1.0 

1.12 

1.12 

1.06 

1.0 

1.0 

0. 56 

. 78 

.82 

.94 

0. 85 -·. - - - - - --- --- - 0. 8 

1.1 

1.14 

.8 

. 76 

. 76 

. 76 

.9 

. 74 

.84 

.84 

.84 

1.0 

1. 04 

.94 

1.14 

1.0 

.98 

.55 --------------

.5 --------------

. 5 ----.-- -------

.5 

.5 ------- -------

:::::::1:::::::::::::: 1.0 --·---- -----·· -------

1.65 

1.25 

1.15 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.5 ------- ............ .. 

.9 

.82 

.84 

.66 

.52 

.54 

. . ···---- ...................... .. 

.92 ------- -------

.8 ------- ------- -------

.82 .6 --------------

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.65 ------- ------- .8 

.96 ------- ------- ------- -------

.8 ------- ...... 

.8 ------- ------

.8 0.5 

.8 . 5 0.5 

.8 .5 .5 

.8 .5 .5 

.85 .5 .5 

.85 .5 .5 

.9 .5 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9. 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.5 

.5 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 
SNAKE RI"VER I>R.A.INAGE BA8lN. 143 

Station rating table for Willow Greek near Malheur, Oreg., from January 1 to December 

31, 1905. 

- Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. h~;~t Discharge. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.30 0.5 0.80 7.0 1.30 24 1.80 53 

.40 1.2 .90 9.5 1.40 29 1.90 61 

.50 2.2 1.00 12.5 1.50 34 2.00 69 

.60 3.5 1.10 16 1.60 40 2.10 78 

. 70 5.0 1.20 20 l. 70 46 2.20 87 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on five discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is fairly well defined. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Willow Greek near Malheur, Oreg., for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

18.0 7.0 12.2 

61.0 12.5 23.4 

78.0 22.0 44.5 

42.5 6.5 18.3 

17.5 6.0 11.1 

43.0 2.0 10.5 

8.2 .0 1.4 

2. 0 .o .45 

7.0 2.0 4. 7 

9.5 7.0 8.0 

6. 7 .8 2.0 

Totai in 

acre-feet. 

The period •............... •. .. ........ ... ... ... .... . ........... .... ........ ....... ... 7,834 

NOTE.-Water was taken from the creek above the gage by Beer's ditch from April8to July 3, July 15 to August 24, and September 8-12. The estimated amount diverted by the ditch is as follows: 

f~~~~:::·:·:·:·:::::::::::::::::::::::::t~7:~ I i~:'Bt:.:::::::::::::::::::::::::2Sfee~ The estimate for Willow Creek does not include this diversion. 

WILLOW CREEK NEAR DELL, OREG. 

This station was established May 12, 1904, by H. D. Newell. It is located at a bridge at 

Cole's ranch near Dell, Oreg., 28 miles above Vale. 

Over two-thirds of the drainage area is practically free from timber. The river bottom 

is irrigated and cultivated and the higher lands are covered with sagebrush. The headwaters of the creek and its tributaries drain the southern slopes of the Burnt River Mountains, 

which are covered with t>tunted pines and junipers. The Eldorado mining ditch brings a 

small volume of water at irregular intervals into the creek from the headwaters of Burnt 

River. The flow of the creek is also affected by reservoirs used for mining purposes on some 

of its other tributaries. 

The channel is slightly curved for about 200 feet above and straight for 200 feet below the 

station and is somewhat obstructed by willows. The current is moderate. Both banks 

are low, but all' the water passes between the abutments of the bridge. The bed of the 

stream is composed of mud and is slightly shifting. There is but one channel at all stages, 

broken by the bridge bents. 
144 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIV. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the wooden highway 

bridge. The bridge has a single span of about 137 feet and trestle approach at each end. 

The initial point for soundings is the left end of the downstt·eam hand rail. 

A standard chain gage is attached to t,he downstream side of the bridge; length of chain, 

18.06 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Emory Cole. Bench marks 

were established as follows: (1) A group of three spikes driven into a post at the corner of 

the fence about 40 feet east of the initial point; elevation, 14.92 feet. (2) A cross painted 

on the top of the stone of east abutment, 6.5 feet from the initial point and marked" B. M. "; 

elevation, 14.79 feet. (3) The top of a bolt at the foot of the inclined end post of the 

south truss of the bridge, 20 feet from the initial point for soundings; elevation, 14.97 feet. 

Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station with gage heights, discharge data, and rating table is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 216-218. 

Discharge measurements ojWiUow Greek near Dell, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

January 31 .... Smith and Johnson .••.............. 

March 3 ••••... J. M. Griffin •....••...•............. 

March 4 •........••• do ••.••••••..•.................. 

March 7 ....... Smith and Griffin ••................. 

March 15 . . . . . . Smith and Johnson ................ . 

April 4 ..•...... Smith and Griffin .................. . 

April 28 ............• do •...••••...................... 

1une 3 ......... E. N. Smith •.•..................... 

June 23 ............. do ••••••.•...................... 

- July 11 ............. do .•.••••....................... 

November 7 ... R. S. Hall .......................... . 

Feet. 

47 

42 

43 

53 

52 

41 

27 

24 

18 

5 

8 

Squarefeet. 

15 

30 

38 

54 

51 

13.2 

10.5 

6.0 

5.4 

1.3 

2.9 

.. 

Feet per second. 

1.36 

1. 44 

1.54 

1. 81 

1. 83 

1. 75 

1.66 

1. 67 

Feet. 

2.30 

2.81 

3.00 

3.50 

3.55 

2.68 

2.30 

2.10 

1.14 2.02 

:~~ ~----·~:~-

Secondfeet. 

20.3 

44 

58 

98 

93 

23.1 

17.4 

11.0 

6.2 

.2 

2. 7 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Willow Greek near Dell, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

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

----------------------

1. ............. 2.6 1 ............. . 3.1 

3.2 

2.9 

2. 75 

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2. 7 

2.... .......... 2. 7 I 

3.............. 2. 7 

2.3 

2.3 

4 •• _ ••• __ •• _ _ _ _ 2

2

._ 8

7 

I 2. 4 

5.............. 2.3 

6 •• ___ ___ __ ____ 2. 8 I 2. 4 

l.4 

2.8 

2.95 

3. 4 

3.5 

3.4 

3.5 

7.............. 2. 75 2.4 

8. ... ... .... ... 2. 75 2. 4 

9... . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 75 2. 4 3. 4 2. 75 

10... . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 8 2. 4 3. 5 2. 75 

11.............. . . . . . . . 2. 5 3. 3 2. 75 

12 .............. 2.8 2.5 ....... 2.7 

13. ...... ... . .. . 2. 8 

14.............. 2. 8 

15.............. 3.2 

16.............. 3.2 

17.............. 3.2 

18. .. ... ........ 3. 2 

19.............. 3.3 

20.............. 3.3 

21. ............. 3.4 

22.............. 3.4 

2.8 ······· 2. 7 

3.0 3.8 2. 7 

3.0 4.2 

3.0 ······· 

2.85 .3.3 

3.0 3.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 4 

2.4 

3.0 3.2 2.4 

3.0 3.2 2.3 

3.0 3.3 2.4 

3.3 3. 4 2. 4 

2.5 2. 75 

2.6 2. 7 

2. 75 2. 7 

2.5 2.6 

2.6 2.5 

2.6 2.5 

2. 7 2.55 

2.8 2.5 

2. 75 2. 45 

2. 7 2. 4 

2. 7 ..•..•. 

2.6 ...... . 

2. 7 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 7 ..•..•. 

2. 7 2.5 

2. 7 2.55 

2. 7 2.6 

2.8 2.5 

2.8 2.4 

2. 7 2.4 

2.2 1.8 

2.2 1.8 

2.2 1. 8 

2. 3 1. 7 

2.3 1. 7 

2.2 1.8 

2.1 1.8 

2. 1 1. 7 

2. 0 1. 7 

2.0 1. 7 

1. 9 1. 7 

1.8 1.7 

1. 8 1. 7 

1. 8 1. 7 

1. 8 1. 7 

1. 8 1. 7 

1.8 1.65 

1. 7 1. 65 

1.8 1.65 

1.8 1. 65 

1.8 1.65 

1. 7- 1.65 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.05 

1. 65 2. 05 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.1 

1.65 2.1 

1.65 2.0 

1. 65 2. 0 

1.65 2. 0 

Ul5 2.0 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.0 

1.65 2.1 

1.65 2.1 

1. 65 2.15 

1. 65 • 2.15 

1.65 2.1 

1. 85 2.1 

1.85 2.1 

2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.0 

2.0 2.1 

1.9 2.1 

1. 9 2.1 

2.0 2.1 

2.0 2.1 

2.0 2.1 

2.0 2.2 

2.0 2.2 

2.1 2.3 

2.0 2.2 

2.0 2.2 

2.0 2.4 

2.1 2.4 

2.1 2.a 

2.0 2.3 

2.1 2.3 

2.1 ••..•. 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 145 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Willow Greek near Dell, Oreg., for 1905-Continued. 

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

-------------------------

23 .......••....• 3.3 3.85 3.2 2.3 2. 7 2.3 1.7 1. 65 1.85 2.1 2.0 

24 .............. 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.2 2. 75 2.3 1.7 1. 65 1.9 2.1 1.9 

25 .............. 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.3 2. 7 2.3 1.8 1. 65 2.0 2.1 2.0 

26 .............. 3.4 3. 4 3.2 2.3 2.8 2.3 1.7 1.65 2.0 1.9 2.1 

27 .............. 3. 4 3.6 3.2 2. 4 2. 7 2.3 1.7 1.65 2.05 1.9 2.1 

28 .............. 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.5 2. 75 2.2 1.8 1.65 2.0 2.1 2.1 

29 .............. 3.0 3.3 2.5 3.0 2.2 1.8 1.65 2.05 1.9 2.0 

30 .............. 2. 7 3.2 2. 4 2.3 1.7 1.65 1.95 2.0 2.1 

31. ............. .............. .............. 3.2 2.8 1.7 1.65 2.0 ............. ............ 

NOTE.-No ice record. 

Station rating tabl.efor Willow Greek nea1' Dell, Oreg.,from January 1 to March 13 and April6 

to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge.! Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. ~eight. height. 

Feet. Second-feet.! Feet. Secc~nd-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1. 70 0.5 2.30 18 2.90 51 3.50 98 

1. 80 1 2.40 22 3.00 58 3.60 107 

1. 90 3 2.50 27 3.10 65 3. 70 116 

2.00 6 2.60 33 3.20 73 3.80 126 

2.10 10 2. 70 39 3.30 81 3.90 136 

2.20 14 2.80 45 3.40 89 4.00 146 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 10 discharge measure- mel)ts made during 1905. It is well defined below gage height 5 feet. On account of a change in the cha_nnel, which lasted from March 14 to April 5, a supplementaryratingtableisrequired duringthat perwd. 

Station rating table for Willow Greek near Dell, Oreg. ,from March 14 to April5, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. ·height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.60 19 3.10 53 3.50 88 3.90 130 

2. 70 25 3.20 61 3.60 98 4.00 142 

2.80 31 3.30 70 3. 70 108 4.10 154 

2.90 38 3. 40 79 3. 80 119 4.20 166 

3.00 45 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on two discharge measure .. ments made in March and April, 1905. It is fairly well defined. 
146 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Willow Creek near DeU, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum." Mean. 

January ............................................... . 89 18 59.6 

February .............................................. . 131 18 51.5 

March ................................................. . 166 45 80.5 

April .........................•.......................... 61 14 29.6 

May ................................................... . 58 27 39.8 

June ................................................... . 42 14 25.4 

July ................................................... . 18 .5 4.6 

August ................................................ . 1 .o .34 

September ............................................. . 8 .0 I. 5 

October ........•........................................ 12 3 7.3 

November ............................................. . 10 7.0 

The period ...................... --- ------- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··I· · · · · · · · · · 

NoTE.-Discharge was interpolated for missing gage heights. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

3,665 

2,860 

4,950 

1, 761 

2,447 

1,5ll 

283 

21 

89 

449 

417 

18,450 

DITCHES IN WILLOW CREEK VALLEY NEAR VALE, OREG. 

The following measurements were made of ditches diverting water from Willow Creek 

below Cole's ranch, 28 miles above Vale: 

Discharge measurements vf ditches in Willow Creek Valley above Vale, Oreg. 

COLE'S DITCH NEAR DELL. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1904. 

JulyS ......... M. W. Torkelson ........................................................ . 

August 3 ........... do ................................................................... . 

September 3 ... E. N. Smith ............................................................. . 

1905. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

1.9 

1. 4 

1.5 

April 27...... . Smith and Griffin......................................................... 7. 0 

!une 2....... .. E. N. Smith.............................................................. 3.1 

July 10 ••........... do ............................. ."...................................... . 7 

September 28 .. J. M. Griffin.............................................................. .5 

November 8 ... R. S. HalL................................................................ .14 

COMPANY DITCH. 

1904. 

July 8...... .. . M. W. Torkelson......................................................... 8. 5 

August 3 ........... do.................................................................... . 3 

September 3 ... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 1.2 

1905. 

April 28....... Smith and Griffin......................................................... 15. 4 

June3 ......... E.N.Smith.............................................................. 12.6 

June23 ............. do ......................................................... ~·········· 8.1 

July 11. ....•....... do ..•••..•.•.......•..................... _............................. . 3 

September 28 .. J. M. Griffin .................................••..••.•..• ;................. 4.5 
~N.AKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 147 

DisCharge measurements of ditches in Willow Greek V aUey above Vale, Oreg.-Continued. 

PATRICK FAULKNER DITCH. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

1904. Second-feet. 

September3 ... E. N. Smith ...........................................•............. --~-- 0.4 

1905. 

April29 ....... Smith and Griffin......................................................... l.S 

June1 ......... E.N.Smith.............................................................. 1.4 

July 11. .•...•...... do.................................................................... .76 

August 10 .......... do.................................................................... .09 

LARRY FAULKNER DITCH. 

April':: ____ -I Smith and Griffin.------------------------------------------------------ --1 3.3 

GRAY DITCH. 

A~:':: ... --1 E. N. Smith .••..••...•..•........•.....•.•..•..•..••.••.••..•..•.....•.. I 4.1 

HARRIS DITCH. 

April::': .••• -I Smith and Grlffin.-.- •••• ----.- •• ----- • • ·--·---• • ·-·-• • • • • • •• ·-• • • ······--I 0.5 

LOGAN DITCH. 

1904. 

August 3 ...... M. W. Torkelson.......................................................... 1.2 

1905 .. 

April28 ....... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 5.4 

June 2 ......... , .... do.................................................................... .22 

July 11 ... : ......... do ................................................................ _.... .33 

September28 .. J.M. Griffin.............................................................. .67 

BECKER CREEK LOGAN DITCH. 

Ap'(l ~: ____ -I Smith and Griffin ...•. -•...... -... ---···-··--··-········-···-··--··--···· -I 0.5 

NORWOOD DITCH. 

1905. 

April27 ....... Smith and Griffin......................................................... 2.5 

June2 ......... E. N. Sntith.............................................................. .37 

June 23 ............. do.................................................................... .3 

PETERSON AND TETER DITCH. 

Aprll ::': ••••• 1 E. N. Bmith •.••.•••.•..•..•.••..•.•...•.••..•.•..••.••.••..•..•.••.••. -.. 1 3.1 
148 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

~ measurements of ditches in Willow Creek Valley above Vale, Oreg.-Continued. 

SCOTT DITCH. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

1904. 

July 7......... M. W. Torkelson.a ....................................................... . 

July 7 .•..•.•......• do .b ••••.••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••• 

1905. 

April 28 •...••• Smith and Griffin c •••••••.••.•••••••• : •••••.••••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••• 

June2 ......... E. N. Smith c •••...•..•..•..•..•..•..••.•.•••.•••••••••••..•..•.•••..•..•. 

June 23 ............. do. c ••••.••..••.•..••.•.•••••....••..•..••.•.•••••••••..••.•..•••.•.••• 

TURNER DITCH. 

1904. 

Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

1.9 

5.2 

3.8 

1.3 

1.6 

August 3 ...... M. w.-Torkelson. ... . .................................................... 2.2 

September 3 ... E. N. Smith.............................................................. 1.8 

1905. 

April 28....... Smith and Griffin......................................................... 1. 4 

June 3.... .. . . . E. N. Smith .. :........................................................... 3.1 

July 11. ............ do.................................................................... .27 

June 23 ............. do.................................................................... 1.2 

August 25 .......... do.................................................................... .6 

a Upper Scott ditch. b Lower Scott ditch. c Above diversion. 

POWDER RIVER NEAR BAKER CITY, OREG. 

This station was established December 20, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located 10 

miles above Baker City, Oreg., and one-fourth mile below Salisbury, a station on the Sumpter Valley Railway. The station is above all important diversions and above the point 

where the river enters the valley which surrounds Baker City. Above the station the river 

drains the eastern slope of a spur of the Blue Mountains. A large portion of the area has 

been cleared of timber. 

The channel is straight for about 75 feet above and 100 feet below the station, and the 

current is swift. Both banks are low, timbered, and liable to overflow. The bed of the 

stream is composed of gravel and is free from vegetation and permanent. There is but 

one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from a wagon bridge having a single span of about 50 

feet. The initial point for soundings is at the left end of the bridge. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to a tree on the left bank, about 400 feet below the 

house of R. M. Garrett, who during 1905 read the gage twice each day. The bench mark 

is a group of three 30-penny nails driven into a large cottonwood tree which stands on the 

left bank of the stream 35 feet below the gage and 6 feet above the end of t~e bridge; elevation, 8.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 430-431; 135, p 221. 

Discharge: 100, p 431; 135, p 222. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 223. 

Gage heights: 100, p 431; 135, p 222. 

Rating table: 135, p 223. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 149 

Discharge measu.rements of Powder Ri·oer near Baker Oity, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Sq11;are Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

March 28 ...••. W. C. Sawyer ....................... 40 54.0 2. 78 2.94 151 

May23 ........ ..... do .............................. 40 58.0 2.97 3.10 172 

August 1. ..... ....• do .............................. 25 15.1 1.00 1.91 15.3 

November 13 a. R. S. Hall ........................... 39 26.3 .43 2.11 11.3 

a River partly covered with ice. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of PO'Wder River near Baker Oity, Oreg., for 1965. 

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

----------------------

1. ............. 2.15 2.15 2. 7 2.85 3.35' 3.55 2.45 2.05 1.65 1.95 2.05 2.1 

2 .............. 2.05 2.1 2.6 2.85 3.4 3.45 2.55 2.0 1.65 1.95 2.1 2.05 

3 ........ ··---- 1.95 2.1 2. 7 2.95 3.4 3.45 2.45 1.9 1.6 1.85 2.05 2.0 

4 .............. 2.0 2.25 3.0 3.05 3.25 3.45 2.35 1.85 1.7 2.05 2.05 2.05 

5 .............. 2.0 2.25 2.95 2.95 3.15 3.45 2.25 1.8 1.6 1.95 2.05 2.1 

6 .............. 2.0 2.05 3.05 2.95 3.05 3.3 2.15 1.8 1.55 1.95 2.0 2.1 

7 .............. 2.0 2.15 3.05 3.15 3.25 3.2 1.95 1.8 1.55 2.0 2.1 2.1 

8 .............. 1.95 2.2 2.95 3.35 3.25 3.25 1.9 1.85 1.6 2.05 2.05 2.05 

9 .............. 1.9 2.15 2.95 3.35 3.15 3.25 1. 75 1.75 1.6 2.0 2.05 2.05 

10 .............. 1.9 2.05 3.05 3.25 3.05 3.15 1. 95 1. 85 1.6 2.05 2.05 2.0 

11. ............. 1.9 2.0 3.0 3.15 3.05 3.1 2.15 1.85 1.55 2.05 2.05 2.1 

12 .............. 1.9 2.15 3.3 3.2 3.05 3.05 2.0 1.85 1.55 2.05 2.0 2.1 

13 .............. 1.9 2.15 3.35 3.05 3.05 3.0 2.05 1.8 1.55 2.05 2.1 2.1 

14 .............. 1.9 2.25 3.25 3.05 3.0 3.05 2.05 1.85 1.55 1.85 2.1 2.1 

15 .............. 1.9 2.25 3.45 3.15 2.95 3.05 2.05 1.85 1.55 2.0 2.0 2.1 

16 .............. 2.0 2.25 3.45 3.05 3.05 2.95 2.05 1.8 1.55 1.95 2.0 2.1 

17 .............. 2.15 2.3 3.45 3.15 • 3.25 2.85 2.0 1.85 1.6 2.0 2.05 2.05 

18 .•............ 2.25 2.35 3.35 3.05 3.35 2.85 2.05 1. 75 1.55 1.95 2.1 2.05 

19 .............. 2.35 2.25 3.25 3.15 3.25 2. 75 1.85 1. 75 1.55 1.95 2.1 2.05 

20 ••••...•...... 2.25 2.25 3.15 3.1 3.25 2.85 1.85 1:7 1. 6 I 

1.95 2.05 2.1 

21. ........ ···-- 2.35 2.25 3.15 3.1 3.25 2. 75 1.95 1.65 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 

22 ••............ 2.35 2.3 3.15 3.1 3.25 2.6 1.95 1.65 1. 75 2.1 2.0 2.1 

23 .............. 2.4 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.10 2.65 2.05 1.6 1.7 2.05 2.05 2.1 

24 .............. 2.3 2.35 3.15 3.2 3.15 2.65 2.0 1.65 1.65 2.05 2.05 2.1 

25 .............. 2.45 2.25 3.05 3.25 3.05 2.65 1.85 1.7 1.65 2.0 2.05 2.0 

26 .............. 2.35 2.35 2.95 3.4 3.05 2.6 1.9 . 1.65 1. 75 2.05 2.05 2.0 

27 .............. 2.35 2.55 2.9 3.45 3.1 2.55 1.9 1.6 1.65 2.0 2.05 2.0 

28 .............. 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.45 3.15 2.55' 1.85 1.65 1. 75 2.1 2.05 2.0 

29 .•••.•..••• -••. 2.15 ............ 2.85 3.35 3.0 2.6 1. 85 1.65 1. 75 2.1 2.1 2.05 

30 .............. 2.2 .............. 2.85 3.45 3.15 2.45 1.9 1.65 1.95 2.05 2.1 2.1 

31. ............. 2.15 ------- 2.65 .............. 3.35 .. ............ 2.05 1.6 ............. 2.05 .............. 2.1 

NOTE.-Ice conditions during January, February, November, and December. Gage heights are to water surface. They are only approximate owing to changing ice conditions. 
150 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Station rating table for Powder River near Balcer City, Oreg.,from January 1,1904, f,o December 

31,1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge .. I height. height. 

. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.30 2 2.80 120 

1.40 2.5 2.90 140 

1.50 3 3.00 161 

1.60 4 3.10 184 

1. 70 7 3.20 209 I 

1.80 11 3.30 237 

I 

1.90 16 3.40 267 

2.00 22 3.50 299 

2.10 30 3.60 333 

2.20 38 3. 70 367 i 2.30 48 3.80 401 I 2.40 60 3.90 435 

I 2.50 72 4.00 469 

2.60 86 4.10 503 

2. 70 102 4.20 537 I 

I 

Gag e heigh t . 

t. 

0 

0 

0 

10 

0 

Fee 

4.30 

4.40 

4.50 

4.6 

4.? 

4.80 

4.9 

5.00 

5. 

5.2 

5.30 

5.40 

5.50 

5.60 

·I m..m.,..,. 

Serond-feet. 

571 

605 

639 

673 

707 

741 

775 

810 

844 

878 

912 

946 

980 

1,014 

Gage 

height. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. 

5. 70 1,048 

5.80 1,082 

5.90 1,116 

6.00 1,150 

6.20 1,218 

6.40 1,286 

6.60 1,354 

6.80 1,422 

7.00 1,490 

7.20 1,558 

7.40 1,626 

7.60 1,694 

7.80 1,762 

8.00 1,830 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 11 discharge meas- urements made during 1903-1905. It is fairly well defined above gage height 1.7 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Powder River near Baker City, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Month. 

March .......•.......................................... 

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

May ..•................................................. 

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

July •.•............................................•..... 

August ................•................................ 

September ......................•....................... 

October .............•.•............•.................... 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

283 86 179 

283 130 201 

267 150 202 

316 66 164 

79 9 27.0 

26 4 10.0 

19 3.5 5.4 

30 13 23.1 

--- The period .•.......•••••••••.............•.............................•............ 

Total in acre-feet. 

11,010 

11,960 

12,420 

9, 759 

1,660 

615 

321 

1,420 

-----

49,160 

NoTE.-Reliable estimates could not be prepared during January, February, November, and Decem- ber on account of ice conditions. 

GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT HILGARD, OREG. 

This station was established November 6, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located at the 

county highway bridge one-half mile below the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company 

station at Hilgard, Oreg. It is just below the mouth of Five Points Creek, which is the 

first important tributary above Grande Ronde Valley. There are two dams about 20 

miles upstream, used to flood the river during the log-driving season. The drainage area 

above this station lies almost wholly in the n01thern and eastern slopes of the Blue Mountains, the greater portion being well timbered. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 200 feet below the station. At ordinary 

stages all tlie water passes under the right span, which has a length of 70 feet from the 

right abutment to the middle pier. At high stages the water also passes under the shorter 

span, which has a length of 52 feet from the left abutment to the miadle pier. The right 

bank is low, but is not liable to overflow. The left bank is low and will overflow only at 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 151 

a few points above the bridge. The bed of the stream is composed of sand and clay and 

is free from vegetation and bowlders. It is permanent under the main span, but is liable 

to shift in the high-water channel under the shorter span. · 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the two-span briage, 

which is supported by two timber-crib abutments and by one middle crib pier. The initial 

point for soundings is at a point where the end post meets the lower chord of the bridge 

on the right bank. It is directly over the vertical outer edge of the abutment. 

The gage is a staff driven vertically into 'the ground at the downstr~am end of the middle 

bridge pier and bolted at the upper end to the log pier. During 1905 the gage was read 

once daily at ordinary stages and twice daily during floods by Jay Hawes. Bench marks 

were established as follows: (1) The head of a bolt through the lower chord of the bridge, 

7.5 feet from the timber to which the gage is attached; elevation, 13.80 feet. (2) A square 

chisel draft and the letters "U. S. B. M." cut in the top of a rock 200 feet from the right 

bank, 150 feet upstream from the bridge; elevation, 12.81 feet. Elevations refer to the 

datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the. United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 420; 135, p 224. 

Discharge: 100, p 420; 135, p 225. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 226. 

Gage heights: 100, p 421; 135, p 225. 

Rating table: 135, p 226. 

Discharge measurements of Grande Ronde River at Hilgard, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-------1---------------1---------------

Square- Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

Mal'<'h 4 ....... W. C. Sawyer ....................... 69 260 1. 91 3.95 498 

May 16 ........ ..... do .............. ·- ............... 70 293 2.17 4.10 636 

August 2 a ..... ..... do .............................. 28 35 1. 27 2.86 44.1 

November 14 ... R.S. Hall .......................... 67 188 .26 2.86 48.9 

a Made at different section. 

Da.ily gage height, in feet, of Grande Ronde River at Hilgard, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

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

----------------------

1. ............. 3.0 3.1 3.8 3. 95 4. 3 3.8 2.2 2.85 2.65 2. 7 2.85 2.8 

2 ....................... 3.0 3.1 4.0 3.92 4.1 3.9 2. 3 2.85 2.6 a 3. 7 2.8 2.85 

3.-------.----- 3.05 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.0 2.85 2.6 2.85 2.8 2.8 

4.------------- 2.95 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.9 3.1 2.85 2.62 2. 7 2.8 2.8 

5 .. ------------ 2.9 3.0 3.95 4.1 5.2 3.85 3.2 2.85 2.8 2. 7 a 3.8 2. 75 

6 .. ------------ 2.9 3.0 3.92 4.1 5. 3 3. 75 3.1 2.85 2. 7 2. 7 2.8 2. 75 

7 .............. 2.9 3.05 3.9 4.15 a 6.8 3. 7 3.1 2.85 2. 7 2. 7 2. 75 2.8 

8. ·------------ 3.0 3.02 3.85 4.05 5. 8 3. 72 3.1 2.85 2. 7 2. 7 2.8 2.8 

9 ______________ 3.0 3.0 3.85 4.0 5.2 . 3. 75 3.0 2.85 2. 7 2. 75 2.85 2.8 

10.------------- 2.95 2.9 3.9 3.95 5.5 3.7 2. 75 2.85 2.65 2. 75 2.85 2.8 11. _____________ 2.92 2.8 3.6 4.0 a 6.2 3. 7 2. 75 2.85 2.65 2. 75 2.85 2.85 

12.------------- 2.85 3.1 3.6 4.1 5.8 3.65 2. 75 2.85 2. 7 a 3.3 2. 75 2.85 

13.------------- 3.0 3.1 3.65 4.1 5.6 3.65 2.85 2.85 2.68 2. 75 2. 7 2.85 

14.------------- 3.05 3.1 3.8 3.9 5.4 3.68 2.95 2.85 2. 7 2. 75 2. 7 2.8 

15-- -- - ---- -- --- 3.0 3.2 3.85 3.85 5.2 3.4 2.9 2.85 2. 7 2. 75 2. 8 2.8 

16.------------- 3.0 3. 3 3.67 3.85 4.1 3.1 2.9 2.85 2. 72 2.8 2.8 2.85 

~~:::: ::::::::::1 3.0 3.3 3.65 3.82 4. 3 3.0 2.95 2.85 2.6 2.85 2.8 2.8 

3.0 3. 3 3.6 3.9 4.1 3.0 2.98 2.85 2.6 2.85 a 3.0 2.8 

a River tlooded to run logs. Water stored during preceding night. No change in normal flow. 
152 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Da·ily gage height, infeet, ofGmnde Ronde River at Hilgard, Oreg.,jor 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. • I 

Nov. Dec. 

i I~ ------------

19 .............. 3.0 3.2 3.62 3.85 4.1 2.99 2.85 2.65 2.85 2.85 2.8 

20 .............. 3.0 3.2 3. 7 3.85 4.1 3.05 2.9 2.8 2.65 2.8 2. 8 2.8 

21..: ........... 3.0 3. 35 3.97 4.0 4.1 2. 7 2.85 2.85 2. 7 2.8 2.8 2.8 

22 .. ············ ·3.0 3. 45 3.97 4.25 4.0 2.5 2.85 2.85 2. 7 2.85 2. 75 2.8 

23 .............. 3.1 3.6 3.95 4.0 4.0 2. 3 2.8 2.8 2.65 2.8 2. 75 3.o 

24 .............. 3. 3 3. 45 3. 8 4.0 4.0 2.3 2.8 2.8 2. 7 2.85 2.8 2.9 

25 ..•........... 3. 3 3. 7 3. 75 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.8 2.85 2. 7 2.85 2.8 2.85 

26 .. ············ 3.25 3.9 4.1 a4.65 3.85 2.2 2.8 2.8 2. 7 2.85 2.8 2.9 

27 .............. 3. 3.5 3.85 4.1 4.25 3.8 3. 3 2.8 2.8 2. 72 a 3.1 2.85 3.1 

28 .............. 3.5 3.8 4.0 4. 3 3.8 3.25 2.85 2.8 2. 7 2.85 2.85 3.1 

29 .............. 3.4 4.0 4.55 3.8 2.35 2.85 2. 75 2. 7 2.8 2.85 3.1 

30 .. ············ 3.2 3.Q 4.5 3. 8 2.2 2. 85 2. 7 2. 68 2. 75 2.85 3.1 

31. ...••........ 3.1 3.9 3. 75 2.85 2. 7 2. 75 3.1 

? River flooded to mn logs. Water stored during preceding night. No change in normal flow. 

NoTE.-Ice conditions during part oi January, February, and December. 

Station rating tablefor Grande Ronde River at Hilgard, Oreg.,frornJamwry 1 to December 

31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage I Di><eha...,. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.20 3 3.40 228 4.60 1,070 5.80 2,466 

2.30 5 3.50 272 4. 70 1,170 5.90 2,5!!2 

2.40 8 3.60 320 4.80 1,275 6.00 2,717 

2.50 12 3. 70 370 4.90 1,384 6.20 2,969 

2.60 18 3.80 425 5.00 1,495 6.40 3,221 

2. 70 26 3.90 485 5.10 1,608 6.60 3,473 

2.80 38 4.00 550 5.20 1, 725 6.80 3, 725 

2.90 58 4.10 620 5.30 1,846 7.00 3,977 

3.00 84 4.20 700 5.40 1,968 7.20 4,229 

3.10 114 4.30 785 5.50 2,092 7.40 4,481 

3.20 148 4.40 875 5.60 2,216 7.60 4,733 

3.30 186 4.50 970 5. 70 2,341 7.80 4,985 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on nine discharge meas- urements made during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heights 2.8 feet and5.5feet. Below gage height 2.8 feet the table is very uncertain. The table has been extended beyond these limitR. Above gage heights 4.7 feet the table is the same as in 1904. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Grande Ronde River at Hilgard, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. ! Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. 

January ................................................ - 272 48 

February ..................... ~ ........................ . 485 38 

March ................................................. . 620 320 

April. ............... : .................................. . 1,020 440 

May ...............................................•.... 2,466 398 

June ................................................... . 485 3 

July .................................................. .. 148 3 

August ................................................ . 48 26 

September ............................................ . 38 18 

October ................................................ . 48 26 

November ............................................. . 48 26 

December .............................................. . .114 32 

The year ......................................... . 3, 725 3 

NoTE.-Extremely low gage heights probably due to storage above. 

Mean. I acre-feet. 

108 

180 

461 

597 

1,127 

227 

60.6 

44.1 

24.3 

37.1 

39.6 

54.6 

247 

6,641 

9,997 

28,350 

35,520 

69,300 

13,510 

3, 726 

2, 712 

1, 446 

2,281 

2,356 

3,357 

179,200 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 153 

GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT ELGIN • OREG. 

This station was established November 20, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located at the 

county bridge 'On the road from Elgin to Wallowa, Oreg., and is one-fourth mile east of the 

railroad station. It is at the lower end of the Grande Ronde Valley, a broad, :Hat, fertile valley 

in which much of the water is used for the irrigation of fruit, sugar beets, and .other crops. 

The valley contains over 200 square miles, its width being about 12 miles and its length 

more than 20. Its upper end is about 6 miles below the Hilgard station. Some water is 

received from a number of small streams rising in the hills which surround the valley. 

The channel is curved above a point 30 feet above the bridge, and is straight for 200 feet 

below. The right bank is high, rocky, free from vegetation, and will not overflow. The left 

bank is low, free from vegetation, and will overflow only under the trestle approach. The 

bed of the stream is uneven, covered with large bowlders, and is free from vegetation. It 

is not liable to shift. The channel is broken by the piers and the trQstle bent at high 

water. 

Discharge measurements are mttde from the downstream side Qf the bridge, which has a 

ipan between piers of 100 feet, with 130 feet of trestle approach from the left bank and 30 

feet of approach from the right bank. The initial point for soundings is on the right Lank 

directly over the center of the bent, 30 feet from the caisson. 

A standard chain gage is attached to the upstream side of the bridge, near the center of 

the stream; length of chain, 22.00 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by 

John Graham. The bench mark is the top surface of the steel caisson directly over the 

gage; elevation, 15.14 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 419; 135, pp 226-227. 

Discharge: 100, p 419; 135, p 227. 

Discharge; monthly: 135, p 229. 

Gage heights: 100, p 419; 135, pp 227-228. 

Rating table: 135, p 228. 

Discharge measurements of Grande Ronde Rit•er at Elgin, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. w· Area of Mean Gage Distdth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1---------------

Square- Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

Aprill. ....... W. C. Sawyer ....................... 86 336 2.60 3.25 872 

May22 ......... ..... do .............................. 92 356 2.81 3. 48 1,000 

September 21 .. ..... do .............................. 32 27 1. 37 1. 48 37.5 

November 30 ... R. S. Hall ......................... ~. 88 221 .36 1. 74 80 

IRR 178-06--11 
154 STREAM MEASUREMEN'l'S IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily ga.ge height, in feet, of Grande Ronde River at Elgin, Oreg.,for 1905. \.__ 

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

------1-------------------------

L . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 6 2. 25 

2 .............. 2.45 2.4 

3.............. 2.45 2.1 

4 .............. 2.25 2.0.5 

5- ... - . - -- . - - . . 2. 25 2. 05 

6....... ....... 2.2 

7 .............. 1 2.1 

8 .............. 1 2.1 

9 ............. -11.95 

10 .......... ---- 2.0 

2.05 

2.0 

1.9 

1. 95 

I. 95 

a 3.05 

a 3.2 

11..- -.. --- -- -- .I 2. 1 

12 ... -····-··--.I 2.1 

13 ............•• ! 2.05 a 2. 7 

14 ....... -- .... _· 

15 .... _ ........ _I 

16.- .......... -_I 

~:: Ia ~:~5 2. 05 1. 95 

2.05 2. 05 

18 .. -....... -.. - 2.05 1.9 

17 .......•...... 1

19 1 2.1 

: :_::.:::.•:1 ~·~ 1.9 

1.95 

2.1 

~~::::::::::::::1··;_-~-

24 ... -----------

25 ... ··········· 

26.-- .......... . 

27 ... -----------

28 ... ··········· 

29 ............. . 

30.------- ... ---

31. ............ . 

2. 45 

2. 45 

2.55 

2.55 

2 .. 55 

2.65 

2.45 

2. 3 

2.2 

2.3 

2. 4 

2. 6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.95 

3.05 

3.1 

3.1 

3.05 

3.05 

2.95 

2.95 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 8 

2. 75 

2. 85 

3.0 

3.1 

3. 0 

2.85 

3.0 

3.0 

3.15 

3.2 

3.25 

3.2 

3. 1.5 

3 -~ 

3.3 

3. 3.5 

3. 3 

3.2 

3.25 

3.2 

3.35 

3.3 

3.3 

3. 5 

3.5 

3. 6 

~-6 

3. 6 

3. 45 

3. 4 

3. 3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.15 

3.1.5 

3.1 

3.1 

3.15 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3. 4.5 

3. 6 

3.65 

3. 7 

3. 6 

3.6 

3. 5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.55 

3. 75 

4.0 

4.05 

4.05 

4.16 

4.15 

4.15 

4.1 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3. 8 

3. 75 

3. 7 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3.65 

3.55 

3.5 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3. 4 

3. 3 

3.2 

3.25 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.25 

3.25 

3.25 

3. 3 

3. 3 

3. 3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.0 

2.95 

2.8 

2.7 

2. 65 

2.6 

2.55 

2. 45 

2. 45 

2.5 

2. 3 

2.45 

2.45 

2.45 

2. 45 

2. 4 

2. 3 

2. 3 

2.2 

2.15 

2.1 

2.05 

1.9 

1. 8 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 65 

1. 65 

1. 65 

1. 65 

1. 6 

1.6 

1. 55 

1. 55 

1.6 

1. 55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.45 

1.45 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.35 

I. 35 

1. 35 

1.35 

1.35 

1. 35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1. 4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1. 35 

1. 35 

1.35 

1. 35 

1. 3 

1. 35 

1. 35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1. 35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1. 3.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 45 

1. 45 

1. 5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 65 

1. 65 

1.7 

1.7 

a Rise caused by ice gorges; no increased flow. 

1.7 

1.65 

1. 65 

I. 65 

I. 65 

1.7 

1.65 

1.65 

1. 65 

1. 65 

1. 65 

1.7 

I. 75 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

i. 75 

I. 75 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1. 7.5 

I. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 7 I 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1.85 

1.85 

1. 65 

1. 55 

1. 55 

1. 55 

1. 55 

1. 55 

1. 65 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.6 

1. 65 

1. 85 I 

• I 

1.65 I 

1.55 

1. 7f 

1. 7.'> 

1.7 

1. 7.5 

1.8 

1. 8 

1. 8 

1. 75 

1. 75 

2.15 

2.15 

1. 95 

1. 85 

1.9 

1. 9 

1.85 

1.85 

1.85 

1.8!] 

1. 85 

2.0 

1.8 

1.9 

1.8 

1.95 

1.65' 1.85 I 

1. 6 i 11 2. 0 

1.951 a 1.95 

1. 75 a 1. 9 

....... I a 1. 9 

I 

St~tion mting t~ble for Grande Ronde Rit'er at Elgin, Oreq.; from January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage I Gage I . I Gage I . Gage I 

height. Discharge. height. . Discharge. height. Discharge. height. Dil'lcharge. 

-----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet.! Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1. 30 15 2.10 205, i 2.90 590 3. 70 1,310 

1. 40 27 2.20 240 I 3.00 655 3.80 1,430 

1.50 42 2.30 280 I 3.10 725 3.90 1,560 

1.60 60 2.40 325 3.20 805 4.00 1,700 

1. 70 82 2.50 370 3.30 890 4.10 1,840 

1.80 108 2.60 420 3. 40 980 4.20 1,990 

1.90 133 2. 70 475 3.50 1,080 

I 

~ 2.00 170 2.80 530 I 3.60 1,190 

j 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 11 discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heights 1.5 feet and 3.5 feet. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAIN AGE BASIN. 155 

Estimated monthly discharge of Grande Ronde Ri'oer at Elg·in, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Month. Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

Jan nary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 154 269 16,540 

February.............................................. 655 138 244 13,.550 

March.................................................. 935 502 703 43,230 

ApriL................................................... 1, 310 725 983 58,490 

May.................................................... 1,930 805 1,308 80,430 

June.................................................... 890 280 588 34,990 

July.................................................... 280 27 98.7 6,069 

August................................................. 27 15 22.0 1,353 

September.... . ....................................... · 82 21 35.1 2,089 

October................................................. 170 71 92.8 5, 706 

November.............................................. 123 51 74.6 4,439 

Decernber...................................... .. . . . . . . . 222 82 127 7,809 

'l'he year ......................................... . 1,930 15 379 274,700 

NoT:s.-Discharge interpolated for missing gage heights. 

GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT ZINDEL, 'V ASH. 

This station was established June 30, 1904, by W. G. Steward. It is located at Zindel 

Ferry, 2 miles above the mouth of the river and 1~ miles below Joseph Creek. 

The channel is curved above the station, but is straight for 1,200 feet below. There are 

rapids 600 feet above and also 1,200 feet below the station. The right bank is rocky and 

:,;lopes gradually. It is liable to overflow at extreme high water. The left bank is high, 

rocky, and not liable to overflow. The bed is rocky and permanent. It is fairly even for 

soundings. There is one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the ferryboat. The distances are measured on 

the stay line used for the ferry. The initial point is an 8-penny nail in a pine tree 30 feat 

south of the cable post on the right bank. 

An inclined gage is located on the left bank just below the ferry. During 1905 the gage 

was read once each day by M. W. Zindel, who is paid by the Lewiston Water and Power 

Company. The bench mark is a point on a rock 29 feet downstream from the gage; elevation, 9.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 229-230. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Grande Ronde River at Zindel, W ash.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. I May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee. 

---- ----

L ............. 2. 65 2. 7 3. 4 4.0 4.0 4. 8 3.3 2. 2 2.0 2.3 2. 4 2.3 

2 __________ ---- 2. 5 2.65 3.5 3. 9 4.0 5.0 3.3 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.35 2.3 () ______________ 2.5 2.6 3. 6 3. 9 4.1 4. 9 3 n ·" 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 

4 .............. 2.5 2. 4 3. 75 3. 9 4.1 5.1 3.3 2.2 2.0 2.25 2.3 2.3 

5 .............. 2.5 2.5 3. 75 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 

6 .............. 2.55 2. 5 3. 6 4.0 4. 4 4.8 3.3 2. 2 2.0 2. 25 2.25 2.3 

7 .............. 2.3 2. 5 3. 6 4. 1 4. 4 4. 7 3.2 2.1 2.0 2.3 2. 25 2.3 

8 .............. 2.3 2. 45 3. 6 4.2 4. 4 4. 6 3.1 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.25 2.1-

9 .............. 2.25 2. 4 3.6 4 ·~ 4 . .5 5.1 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 

:: : : : I 

2.25 2.3 3. 5 4 •) 4. 6 4.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 

I 

2.2 2.0 

2.2 2.3 3. 4 4.0 4. 8 4.8 3.0 2.0 1. 9.5 

I 

2.3 2.2 2.0 

12 .............. 2. 2 2. 25 3.3 3. 9 4.8 4.8 2. 9 2.0 1. 95 2.3 

I 

2.2 2.~5 

l3 ....... -· .. --. 2.2 2.2 3. 4 3.8 4. 7 4.0 :u 2.0 2.0 2.35 ;?.2 ~-25 
156 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage he·ight, in feet, of Grande Ronde River at Zindel, Wash., fo~ 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. _ May.l Juno. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

14 ..... --------- 2.25 2.2 3. 4 3. 7 4.5 2. 7 2.0 2.0 2.35 2.2 2. 25 I 4.o 

15 .............. 2.25 2.2 3. 4 3. 7 4.3 3.9 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.35 2.2 2.3 

16 .............. 2.25 2.2 3.5 3. 7 4.2 3.9 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.35 2.2 2.3 

17 .............. 2.3 2.25 3. 7 3. 7 4.55 3.8 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.35 2.25 2.3 

18 .............. 2.3 2.3 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.8 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.25 2.3 

19 .............. 2. 4 2.3 3. 7 3. 9 4. 4 3.8 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.25 2.3 

20 .............. 2. 4 2. 4 3.8 4.1 4. 4 3.8 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.25 2.3 

21. ............. 2.4 2.95 3.8 4.1 4. 4 3. 7 2.3 2.0 2.0 ~.3 2.2 2.3 

22 .............. 2. 4 2.9 3.8 4.1 4.2 3. 7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.25 

23 .............. 2. 4 2.9 3.9 4.2 4.2 3. 7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 

24 .............. 2. 8 3.1 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.9 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 

25 .............. 3.2 3.2 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.3 ~-0 2.0 2.3 ~.25 2.25 

26 .............. 3.1 3.35 4.1 4.5 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 2. 4. 2.3 2.3 

27 .............. 3.2 3.5 4.3 4.6 4.0 3.6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.3 

28 .............. 3.1 3. 4 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2. 4 2.6 2.3 

29 .............. 3.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 3. 4 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.25 

30 .............. 3.0 4.3 4.1 4.3 3. 4 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.25 

31. ............. 2.8 4.3 4. 4 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.25 

WALLO'WA LAKE NEAR JOSEPH. OREG. 

.July 15, 1905, a gage was placed on the upstream side of the controlling dam at the 

outlet of Wallowa Lake and was read twice each week during the remainder of the year. 

It is fastened to the crib pier nearest the right bank. Its datum is the floor of the sluiceway 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Wallowa Lake near Joseph, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. I Oct. Nov. Dee. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----·1------------111-----1-------------

1. .................................. 0.65 ...... 16 ................ 1.0 0.75 ...... ...... 0.6 

2 ................. 2.1 0.85 ............ 0.6 18 ............................ 0.7 • 0.6 ..... . 

4........... ...... ...... ...... 0.8 .65 ...... 19.......... 4.2 1.0 .65 ................. . 

5 ................. l.t5 ........................ 21 ............................. 7 .......... .. 

6 ........................ 8 ....... 65 .6 22 .......... 3.7 ...... ...... ...... .6 .... .. 

7........... ...... ...... ...... .8 ............ 23.......... ...... .9 .7 ...... ...... .6 

9........... ...... ...... . 75 ...... ...... .6 ,25.......... ...... ...... ...... • 7 .6 ...... 

10 ................. 1.3 ........................ 26 .......... 3.6 ............................. . 

11........... ...... ...... ...... ...... .6 ...... 27.......... ...... ...... . 75 ...... ...... .6 

12 ................. 1.1 ........................ 28 ............................. 65 .......... .. 

13 ........................ 8 ...... ...... .6 29 ........... 3.1 ...... ...... ...... .6 .... .. 

15........... 4.5 .............................. 30 .......... ... :.. .9 .85 ................ .. 

WALLOW A RIVER NEAR JOSEPH, OREG. 

This station was established November 12, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located 500 

feet below the outlet of Wallowa Lake, about 1! miles above Joseph, Or:eg. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 7 5 feet below the station. The right bank 

is liable to overflow at high water for about 30 feet, at which point it becomes steep. The 

left bank will overflow for about 20 feet at high water. Both banks are timbered. At the 

bridge the bed of the stream is composed of large bowlders, is free from vegetation, and is 

not liable to shift. There is but one channel at all stages. 
S'N AKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 157 

Discharge measurements are made from a footbridge, which has a single span of 50 feet. 

The initial point for soundings is the end of the upstream log supporting the footbridge on 

the left banlc 

The original gage was a vertical staff located on Wallowa Lake near the outlet. On 

account of the construction of a controlling dam at the outlet, this gage was rendered useless. From March 30 to July 12, 1905, readings were taken on a temporary gage about 100 

feet below the dam. July 12, 1905, a permanent vertical rod gage was established on the 

right bank of the river, about 50 feet above the footbridge. The readings on the temporary gage have been reduced to correspond with those on the permanent one. During 

1905 the gage was read once each day by F. L. Bedingfield. The new gage is referred to 

the following bench mark: A cross cut in the highest point of the rock to which the gage is 

attached; elevation, 4.10 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Four irrigation ditches divert a considerable portion of the water between the station 

and the town of Joseph, and gages have been read on them twice weekly since July 12. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 418; 135, pp 230-231. 

Discharge: 100, p 418; 135, p 231. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 232. 

Gage heights: 100, p 418; 135, p 231. 

Rating table: 135, p 232. 

Di8charge measurements of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

March30 ....... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

May 18 ............. do ....... __________________ . ___ _ 

July 10 ...•.... ___ .. do. __ .. __ ... __________________ .. 

July 11 ........ ___ .. do. __ ... _-··-------------·_--·-· 

July 11 .. _ .......... do .... _________________________ _ 

July 11. .••..... ___ .do .. _ .. ___ . ____ . ________ . ____ .. _ 

~~:::-~::1·~-·~:~~·-·-·-·-·-• __ :_:::::.:::::.:::::j 

Feet. 

27 

27 

28 

27 

28 

27 

30 

27 

28 

Square 

feet. 

34.5 

42.0 

50.0 

36.1 

52.0 

29.5 

61.0 

25.5 

32.4 

Feet per second. 

2.37 

2.43 

4.08 

3.62 

4.63 

2.82 

s.::o 

2.31 

2.33 

SecondFeet. feet. 

1.51 82 

2.20 102 

2. 43 202 

2.30 131 

2.58 239 

2.17 83 

2. 74 319 

2.05 59 

2.02 76 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg.,for 1905. 

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

---- --~-- ------ !_ _____________ 1.4 1. 2 1.2 2.0 2.151 2. 95 2. 7 2.8 2.15 2.1 2.0 1.9 

2.-----------·- 1. 4 1.2 1. 2 2.0 2.15 3.15 2. 6 2.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 3 ______________ 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.15 I 3. 2 2. 6 2. 7 2.1 2.1 2.0 1. 9 

4 ____ ·--------- 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.15 3.2 2.6 2. 7 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 5 ______________ 1. 3 1.2 1.2 2.0 3.3 2. 6 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 

6_ ··----------· 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.15 3.35 2. 7 2.55 2.1 2.15 2.0 1.9 7 ______________ 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.15 3.8 2. 75 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.0 8 ______________ 1.3 1.2 1. 2 2.0 2.15 3.2 2. 75 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.9 g ______________ 1.3 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.15 3.05 2. 6 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.0 1. 9 10 ______________ ~ ...... 1.1 1.2 2.05 2.05 3.05 2.6 2. 4 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 ll_ _____________ 1.3 1. 2 1.2 2.05 2.05 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 

12:-- -·--- ... --- 1. 3 1.2 1.2 2.0 2 05! 3.05 2.5 2. 4 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 

13 ..... ···---··· 1.3 1. 2 2.0 2.05 3.15 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 

14 .............. 1.3 1.2 ......... ....... 2.05 3.15 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 
158 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, ·infeet, of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg.,jor 1905---Continued. 

-~-D_a_Y_·--il-_J_a_n_. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

15. ____________ .

1 

1. 3 

16 ....... --·-··· 1.3 

1.2 

1.2 17 ______________ 

1 

1.3 

18.............. 1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

~:::::::::::::~_;:~_ !:! 25 .. ----.- .. --. J .. ---. 1. 2 

26 .. -. - - - - -. - -.. I 1. 3 1.2 

27 .............. 1 1.3 1.2 

28 ...... --------1 1.3 1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1. 4 

1. 4 

1.4 

1. 4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2. 0.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2. 2 

2.15 

2.1 

2.1 

2.15 

2. 25 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

3.05 

2.95 

2.85 

2. 9 

2. 9 

2.9 

2.85 

2.8 

2. 8 

2. 75 

2. 6 

29- - -....... - - -. 1. 3 .. -. - . - 1. 5 2. 15 2. 15 2. 6 

30 .. -.... -.- ... - -- ... -- 1. 6 2. 15 2. 15 2. 6 

31. . - -.. -... -.. -I 1. 3 ' 2.0 2.9 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 6 

2.6 

2. 6 

2. 7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 7 

2.8 

2.6 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.8 

2.35 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2. 25 

2.25 

2.3 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.05 

2.0 

2.05 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.05 

2. 2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1. 

2.1 

2.1 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.05 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1. 9 

1.1) 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

Ul 

1.9 

1. 95 

1.9 

NoTE.-Gage heights, January 1 to March 30, refer to lake-gage datum. During the remainder of 

the year gage heights refer to new gage. 

Station rating. table for Wallowa River near Jm~eph, Oreg.,jrom November 13, 1903, to ~March 

30,1905. 

Gage I Discharge. Gage / Discharge. I Ga~e Discharge. -Gage Discharge. height. height. heig t. height. 

I 

Feet. 'second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet Second-feet. 

1.20 53 2.00 157 .2.80 344 3.60 609 

1.30 63 2.10 175 2. 90 374 3. 70 643 

1.40 73 2.20 195 3.00 406 3.80 677 

1.50 8.5 2.30 216 3.10 439 3.90 711 

1.60 97 2. 40 238 3. 20 473 4.00 745 

1. 70 110 2.50 262 3.30 507 

1.80 125 2.60 288 3. 40 541 

1.90 141 2. 70 315 3.50 575 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on six discharge meas- urements made during 1903-4. It is well defined between gage heights 1.5 feet and 3 feet. 

Station rating table for Wallowa Ri·Per near Joseph, Oreg.,jrom March 31 to Decembr:r 31, 1905. 

Gage D<~h•'l<"-11 h~;'t,f.t I D<~ha<ge. Gage Discharge.[ Gage Discharge. height. height. height. ~------ ---- -------

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feel. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1. 90 35 2.30 135 2. 70 299 3.10 527 

2.00 54 2.40 170 2.80 350 3.20 597 

2.10 77 2.50 209 2.90 405 3.30 675 

2.20 104 2.60 252 3.00 464 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on eight discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 2 feet and 2.8 feet. 
SNAKF, RI~ER :ORAlNAGE BASIN. 159 

Est·imated monthly discharge of Wallowa Hi·ver near Joseph, Oreg., for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January ............................................... . 73 53 63.6 3,911 

February ..... ' .......... _,_ ............................. . 63 45 53.0 2,943 

March ................................................. . 97 53 62.6 3,849 

April. .................................................. . 90 54 64.7 3,850 

May .... · ............................................... . 405 54 94.0 5, 780 

June ................................................... . 717 252 473 28,140 

July ................................................... . 350 209 293 18,020 

August ................................................ . 350 104 172 10,580 

s~ptember. ············································· 104 54 70.8 4,213 

October ................................................ . 104 54 74.7 4,593 

November ............................................. . 54 35 50.1 2,981 

December .............................................. . 44 35 35.3 2,170 

The year ......................................... . 717 35 126 91,030 

"\V ALLO"\V A RIVER NEAR 'V ALLO'V A. OREG. 

This station was established November 14, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located at the 

county bridge, 1~ miles below Wallowa, Oreg., and one-fourth mile below the mol!lth of Bear 

Creek. A small irrigation ditch takes water from the river about 300 feet above the bridge 

on the right bank. 

The channel is straight for 400 feet above and 600 feet below the station. The current is 

swift. Both banks are low, wooded, and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is 

composed of gravel, is free from vegetation, and is not liable to shift. There is but one 

channel at low water. At high water the channel is broken by the rock-filled timber crib 

pier, to which the gage is fastened. 

Discharge measurementtl are made from the upstream side of the bridge to which the gage 

is attached. The initial point for soundings is the left end of the lower chord on the upstream 

side of the bridge. • 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to the downstream side of the timber crib pier on the 

right bank. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by L. S. Johnson. Bench marks 

were established as follows: (1) The head of a 30-penny ;ire nail driven nearly flush with 

the top of the crib, 2 inches from the edge, near the gage; elevation, 6.60 feet. (2) A 

square chisel draft on top of a rock near the rail fence across the ditch 50 feet from the right 

end of the bridge; elevation, 8.10 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 417; 135, pp 23"...-233. 

Discharge: 100, p 417; 135, p 233. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 234. 

Qage heights: 100, p 417; 135, pp 233-234. 

Rating table: 135, p 234. 
160 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN· 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements ofWollow;L Rit~er near Wallowa, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1---il---- -~-- --------

March 31. ..... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

-May 19 ............. do ............................. . 

July 8 .............. do ............................. . 

September 18 ....... do ............................. . 

November 29:. R. S. Hall ................... --------1 

Feet. 

81.5 

88.0 

86.0 

84.0 

82.0 

Square-

]eet. 

93 

173 

142 

80 

98 

Feet per second. 

3.45 

4.71 

4.32 

2.49 

2.65 

SecondFeet. feet. 

1.93 322 

2.86 816 

2.56 614 

1. 72 199 

1.90 261 

Daily gage height, in feet, of WallOwa River near Wallowa, Oreg., for 1905. 

I 

Apr. I May. 

I 

Day. Jan. Fe'b. Mar. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---- --------------

1. ............. 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.4 3.9 2.8 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.85 

2 .............. 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.4 3.9 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.85 

3 .............. 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.5 4.0 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.85 

4 .............. 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.5 4.0 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.95 1.9 

5 .............. 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.8 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.85 1.95 1.9 

6 ... -------- --~ 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.5 3. 7 2.8 1.8 1.7 1.85 1. 95 1.9 

7 .............. 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.6 3.6 2.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.95 1.9 

8 ........... --- 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2. 7 3. 7 2.5 1.8 1.7 2.0 1. 95 1.9 

9 .............. 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.8 4.2 2.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.95 1. 75 

10 .............. 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.2 4.0 2.5 1.7 1.7 2.U 1.95 1.7 

11. ........ -- ... 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.6 4.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.7 

12 .. --- ......... 1.8 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.5 4.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.0 

13.------------- 2.2, 2.0 2.0 2.2 

2.51 3.9 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.4 

14.-- ....... ---. 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.5 3.8 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.4 

15.------------- 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 3.6 2.2 1.6 1.7 2.05 1.9 2.4 

16 .............. 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.5 3.9 2.2 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.85 2.0 

li .............. , 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.1 3.0 3. 7 2.2 1. 7 1 1.8 2.0 1.85 1.8 

18 ..... ------- .. 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 1.7' 1.8 2.0 1. 95 1.8 

1!1. •.....•..••.. 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.9 3.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.95 1.8 

20 .......•...... 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 3.0 3.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.95 1.8 

21.--- ... ------- 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.8 3.1 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 

22 .............. 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2. 7 3.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.85 1.8 

23 .............. 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 

24 .............. 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.5 3.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 

~- ....... 1 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.05 1.85 1.85 

26 .........•.... 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.8 2.6 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 l.i 

27 .....•.....•. - 2.0 2.0 2.1 2. 7 2.9 2.9 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.05 2.0 1.8 

28 .............. 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 2.8 1.8 1.7 2.05 2.05 1.9 1.8 

29 .............. 1 1.9 ............. 2.0 2.4 3.0 2. 7 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.05 1.9 1.8 

30 .............. 1 1.9 .............. 2.0 2.5 3.2 2.9 1.9: 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 

31. ........ -.... 1.8 .............. 2.0 ............ 3.5 ............. 1.9 1.7 .. ........... 2.0 .. ............ l.S 

I 

NoTE.-Anchor ice during part of January, Febl"uary, and December. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 161 

Station rating table for WaUowa River ·near Wallowa, Oreg.,from January 1 to December 31, - 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet, Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.50 140 2.20 412 2.90 862 3.60 1,616 

1.60 168 2.30 462 3.00 960 3.70 1, 730 

1. 70 200 2.40 514 3.10 1,063 3.8(J 1,844 

1.80 236 2.50 568 3.20 1,169 3.90 1,958 

1.90 276 2.60 626 3.30 1,277 4.00 2,072 

2.00 318 2.70 693 3.40 1,388 4.10 2,186 

2.10 364 2.80 772 3.50 1,502 4.20 2,300 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on nine discharge measure- ments made during 1903-1905. It is fairly well defined between gage heights 1.7 feet and 3.1 feet. 

The table has been extended beyond these limits. 

Above gage height 2.6 feet the table is the same as that of 1904. 

Estimated monthly dischat'ge of Wallowa River near Wallowa, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Discharge in 1100ond-feet. 

Month. 

January ....••..... _ ................ _ ... _ .............. . 

February ...•........................................... 

March ...•.............................................. 

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

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

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

July ...............................•.................... 

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

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

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

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

December ............................................. -.. 

The year .................. _ ....................... . 

Maximum. Minimum. 

462 200 

318 140 

364 276 

772 818 

1,502 412 

2,300 693 

772 236 

276 168 

- 341 200 

364 256 

318 236 

514 200 ._ 

2,300 140 

WALLOWA RIVER NEAR ELGIN. OREG. 

Mean. 

264 

~ 

332 

431 

715 

1,505 

451 

214 

219 

317 

285 

274 -

436 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

16,230 

12,660 

20,410 

25,650 

43,_960 

89,550 

27,730 

13,160 

13,030 

19,490 

16l960 

16,850 

315,700 

This station was established November 18, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located at the 

county highway bridge just below the mouth of Minam River, 12 miles from Elgin, Oreg. 

The station is in Wallow a Canyon about 9 miles below the lower end of Wallow a Valley. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 1,000 feet' below the station. Both banks 

are high, rocky, not liable to overflow, and without timber or brush. The current is swift. 

The bed of the stream is composed of gravel, and is free from vegetation and not liable to 

shift. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements a.re made from the downstream side of the single-span bridge to 

which the gage is attached. On account of the velocity of the water a stay wire is used in 

making discharge measurements. The initial point for soundings is the end of the bridge 

rail on the left banlr. 

The gage is in two sections, located under the lower side of the bridge on the left bank. 

The low~r or inclined section reads from 1.7 to 3 feet. The upper or vertical section reads 

from 3 to 10 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Samuel Spores and 

-G. W. Weir. Bench marks were established as follows: ( 1) The highest point of the rock to 

which the vertieal seetion of the gage is fastened, 6 inehes from the gage rod; elevation, 

9.60 feet. (2) The eenter of the hole in the rock in which the bolt supporting vertical rod is 

set; elevation, 7.07 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 
162 STREAM MEAt;UREMENTS IN 1905, PAR'r XIV. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers of 

the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 416--417; 135, p 235. 

Discharge: 100, p 417; 135, p 235. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 237. 

Gage heights: 100, p 417; 135, p 236. 

Rating table: 135, p 236. 

Discharge measurements of Wallowa River near Elgin, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

April L ........ W. r .. Sawyer ______________________ _ 

May 20 .. _____ .. ____ .do .. __________________________ --· 

July 7 .•............. do .. ··-······-···-···-·····-····· 

September 16 .. _ .... do .............................. . 

November 30a. R. S. Hall .......................... . 

Feet. 

140 

161 

160 

145 

172 

Square 

feet. 

218 

383 

296 

138 

209 

Feet per second. 

3.66 

4.84 

3. 74 

2.16 

1. 70 

Feet. 

2. 85 

3.86 

3.27 

2.18 

2.34 

Secondfeet. 

800 

1,854 

1,107 

298 

358 

a Made at different section. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Wallowa Riv~r near Elgin, Oreg.,for 1905. 

1. ..... -...... . 

2 ............. . 

3 .......... ···-

4. -·· ... · .... ·-. 

5 ............. . 

6 ............. . 

7 ...........•.. 

8 ............. . 

9._ •••.•.•.••••• 

10 ... ·- .... ·- ... 

11.-- ... --- .. --. 

12 .. --- .. ·.-- .. --

13.- .. ---- .. -... 

14 .. --- .. -- -·.--

15.- .. --.-.----. 

16 .. -.- .. ---.---

17-.--- ... ---.--

18 ... -----.----. 

::::::::::::::::~ 22 ............ ·-

23 ............. . 

24 .......... -··· 

25 ............. . 

26 ............. . 

27 ............. . 

28 ............. . 

29 ..... ··---···-

2.5 

2.5 

2. 5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.2 

:l.3 

2.3 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2. 4 

2.8 

2.6 

2. t'i 

2. 6 

2.5 

30 ..... --···--·· 2. 4 

31.............. 2.4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2. 2 

2. 3 

2. 4 

2. 6 

2. 5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 9 

2.9 

2.9 

2. 8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2. 9 

2.9 

2. 9 

2. 9 

3.0 

3.0 

3. 1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.\1 

2. 9 

2. 9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3. 7 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.3 

3 ') 

3 ') 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

3. 6 

3·. 7 

3. 7 

3. 6 

3.5 

3. 4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3. 4 

3.9 

3. 8 

3.8 

4.0 

3. 7 I 3. 6 

3.5 

3.4 

3.3 

3. 4 

3. 8 

3.8 

3. 9 

4. 2 

4.9 

4.9 

5.0 

5.0 

4.9 

4. 7 

4. 4 

4. 4 

4. 6 

5.0 

4.9 

4.9 

4.8 

4. 6 

4. 4 

4.2 

3. 6 

3.5 

3.8 

3. 8 

3. 9 

4.0 

4. 1 

3.9 

4.0 

3.8 

3. 7 

3. 6 

3.5 

3. 4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3. 4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

2.9 

2.8 

2. 6 

2. 7 

2. 6 

2.6 

2. 5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

~.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2. 2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.25 

2.5 

2.6 

2. 45 2. 5 

2. 4 2.6 

2. 4 2. 6 

2.35 2. 6 

2.35 2. 51:i 

2. 35 2. 5 

2.6 2.5 

2.55 2.5 

2. 55 2. 5 

2.5 2.5 

2.5.5 2. 45 

2. 6 2. 45 

2. 6 2. 45 

2. 6 2. 4 

2. 7 2.4 

2. 65 2. 4 

2. 7 2. 4 

2. 6 2. 4 

2. 6 2. 45 

2.6 2.5 

2.6 2.5 

2.55 2.5 

2. 6 2.35 

2. 65 2.35 

2. 65 2. 4 

2.8 2. 4 

2. 7 2.35 

2.6.. 2.3 

2.6 2.3 

2. 0 2. 45 2. 6 2. 3 

2.0 2.55 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.05 

2.05 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.15 

2.15 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2. 4 

2.3 

2.35 

2.3 

2. 4 

2.5 

2. 6 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2. 4 

2.85 

--------~~---~---~--~--~----~--~--~--~--~~----------- NOTE.-No ice record. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 163 

Stali()n mting table for Wallowa Ri·ver near· Elgin, Oreg.,jrom Jamwry 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Gage Gage Gage 

height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height., Discharge. height. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.00 215 2.80 680 3. 60 1,550 4. 40 2,670 

2.10 255 2.90 770 3. 70 1,680 4.50 2,830 

2.20 300 3.00 870 3.80 1,810 4.60 2,990 

2.30 350 3.10 970 3.90 1,940 "4. 70 3,150 

2.40 405 3.20 1,080 4.00 2,080 4.80 3,310 

2.50 46.5 3.30 1,190 4.10 2,220 4.90 3,480 

2.60 530 3. 40 1,310 4.20 2,370 5.00 3,650 

2. 70 600 3.50 1,430 

II 4.30 2,520 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on eight discharge meas- urements made during 1903-1905. It is well defined between gage heights 2.2 feet and 4 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Wallowa River ·near Elgin, Oreg., for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January ................................................ . 680 255 396 24,350 

February .............................................. . 600 215 401 22,270 

March ................................................. . 770 600 683 42,000 

April. .................................................. . 1,680 680 944 56,170 

May ................................................... . 3,480 1,080 1;581 97,210 

June ................................................... . 3,650 1,190 2,451 145,800 

July ................................................... . 1,430 405 ·768 47,220 

August ................................................. . 405 215 287 17,650 

September ............................................. . 530 215 273 16,240 

October ............................................... . 680 378 512 31,480 

NoYenlher ............................................. . 530 350 434 25,820 

December .............................................. . 725 235 355 21,830 

---------

The year ......................................... . 3,650 215 740 548,000 

DITCHES IN 'WALLO-WA RIVER VALLEY, OREGON. 

SILVER LAXE DITCH NEAR JOSEPH, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Wallowa River about 1 mile above Joseph 

and one-eighth mile below the outlet of Wallowa Lake. Its head is 75 feet below the river 

gaging station. 

The gage is a vertical rod on the left bank one-fourth mile below the bend, and i~ read 

twiee a week by F. L. Bedingfield. 

Discharge measurements of Silver Lake ditch near Jouph, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. ve1oc1ty. height. charge. 

-----------1-----------~-----------\-----------------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet second Feet. feet 

July 12 ......... W. C. Sawyer ....................... 12 20.5 3. 61 1.30 74.1 

September !9 .. ..... do ............................... 11 10.4 1.55 .43 16.1 

November 27 ... .•.•. do ............................... 10 6.2 .47 .10 2.9 
164 STRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Silver Lake ditch near Joseph, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1---1----------1---11---- ------------

1......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. 45 . . . . . . 16. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 0 o. 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. 05 

2 •................ ~a) 0.5 ............ 0.05 18 •.............•............. 0.5 0.1 ..... . 

4 ........... ------ -····· ··-··· 0.3 .2 ------ 19.......... 1.3 1.0 ••................ ----·· 

5 ........... ······ 1.2 -----· ------ ...... ------ 20.......... ...... ...... .35 ------ ------ ..... . 

6........... ...... ...... .45 ______ !______ .05 21 ••........ ------ ------ ------ .3 ........... . 

~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ... ~~.I· . ~;. . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. ~~ ~. . . ~-- ~- -. :; .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. -~ ~. . .. _-~~ 9 ........... ------ ....... 5 ------ ....... 05 25 •............... ------ ....... 45 .1 ..... . 

10 ...... -.-... --.-. 1. 1 --.... . 5 .. -- ....... - 26 .• -..... -. 1. 0 1. 0 -.. -- ............ - ... -.. 

11. .. -...... - .... -. -..•.. -- ....... -.. . 2 ..... - 27 .•....... - .......... -. . 3 ........ --.. . 05 

12........... . . . . . . (a) . . . . . . . • • • . . . • . . • • • • . . . . 28.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ........... . 

13........... ...... ...... .45 ...... ...... .05 29.......... 1.0 ······ ...... ...... .0 .....• 

15 ....•.. ~--- 1.3 .............................. 30.......... ...... .9 .3 ...... ...... .25 

a Dry. 

FARDRS AND CITIZENS DITCll NEAR 10SEPll, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Wallowa River a few hundred feet below 

the head of the Silver Lake ditch. 

The gage is vertical and is attached to the .left side of the flume near the lower end. 

The zero of the gage is the bottom of the flume. The gage was read twice a week by 

F. L. Bedingfield. 

Discharge measurements of Farmers and Citizens ditih near Joseph, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. · h Area of Mean 

Widt section. velocity. Gage 

height. 

Discharge. ------1--------------1---------------

sr:::re hetper SecondFeet. eet. ~:~econd. Feet. feet. 

July 11 ........ W. C. Sawyer ....................... 11.4 22.4 3.06 1.93 68.5 

November 27 .. R.S.Hall ........................... 11.8 10.0 1.12 . 75 11.2 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Farmers and Oitizensditch near Joseph, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. ~ept.l Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----1------------11-----1-------------

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . 0. 65 . . . . . . 16 .•.... -• . . - . -. . . 1. 5 0. 8 -.... - ..... - 0. 5 

2 ..•.•......••.•.. 1.9 0.9 . ' - 0.5 18 .......... ------ ······ ...... 0.7 0.6 ------

:~~~~~~~~~~~ ::~~~: --~~~- ~~~~~~ :~~~J::~~:. :~~::~ :~~~~~~~~~~ --~~~- --~~~- ---.-~- ~~~~~~ :::~~: ::~:~~ 6 ........... ··•··· ...... .9 ··---- ·----- .5 21. ............... ··•··· ······ . 7 ....•......• 

7........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 ...... :. . . . . 22.......... 2. 1 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 7 ..... . 

8 ........... ······ ······ ······ ...... . 7 ...... 23.......... ...... 1.0 .6 ...... ·•···· .55 

9 ........... ······ ....... 85 ...... ...... .5 25 ...•................•.•.••.•. 7 .5 ..... . 

10........... ...... 1.9 ······ . 7 ............ 26.......... .3 .9 ...... ···•·• .•••........ 

11.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . 27. • • • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

12........... ...... 1.8 ······ ······ ............ 28 ................ ······ ...... .65 ........... . 

~: ~ : : : : : : : : : : .. ~~ ~. :: : : : : .. ~ ~. ::: : : : : : : :: : ... ~ ~. : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : : .. ~-- ~. . .. : ~ . ... :; . : ~ ~ ~ : ~ .. ~ ~~ -1" .. : ~. 
Sl{AKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 165 

GRANGER DITCH AT JOSEPH, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Wallowa River in the upper part of Joseph. 

The gage is a vertical rod attached to the lower side of a wagon bridge a short distance 

below the lower end of the flume. 

Gagings were made from this bridge. 

DisCharge measurements of Granger ditch at Joseph, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------l---------------------------l-----1-------------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

July 12 ....•... W. C. Sawyer ....................... 12.5 20.6 3. 73 1. 34 76.9 

November 27 •. R. S. Hall ........................... 13.8 9.4 .98 .30 9.1 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Granger ditch at Joseph, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------1---- -------------11---------1-- --------------------

1. .................................. 0.4 ...... 16 ................ 0.5 0.4 ............ 0.25 

2........... . . . . . . 2. 2 0. 4 • . • • • • • • • • • • 0. 3 18.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. 5 o. 4 ..... . 

4.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (). 5 • 4 . . . . . . Ul. . • . . . . . . . 0. 6 . 4 .......................• 

5...... ..... ...... 1.0 ............ ······ ...... 20.. ........ ...... ...... .35 ................. . 

6 ................. ······ .4 .................. 21. ..................... ······ .5 ........... . 

7........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.......... 1. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ..... . 

8 ................. ······ ...... ...... .4 ...... 23.......... ...... .5 .5 ······ ...... .25 

9........... ...... ...... .4 ······ ...... .3 25 ................ ······ ······ .5 .35 ..... . 

10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . • . • • . • 55 • • • . • • . • • • • • 26. . . . . . . . . . 1. 8 . 4 •••••.•••••••••••••••..• 

11 .................................... 35 ...... 27 ....................... 6 ······ ...... .25 

12 ........... ······ .9 ......................... 28.......... ...... ...... ...... .4 ........... . 

13 ................. ······ .4 ······ ...... .3 29.......... 1.8 ............ ······ .35 ..... . 

15........... 1.0 .............................. 30... ....... ...... .35 .5 ...... ...... .25 

BIG BEKD DITCH AT JOSEPH, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Wallowa River in the upper part of Joseph. 

The gage is attached to the side of the flume near the lower end. The zero of the gage 

is the bottom of the flume. 

Gagings were made from the wagon bridge below the end of the fluJe. 

Discharge measnuments of Big Bend ditch at Joseph, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------1----------------------1---- --------------- -----

S'J%;are Feet per SecondFeet. eet. second. Feet. feet. 

July 12 ........ W. C. Sawyer ....................... 15.0 21.2 3. 43 1.10 72.7 

November 27 .. R. S. Hall ........................... 12.5 5.2 1. 57 .40 8.2 
166 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Big Bend ditch at Joseph, Oreg.,fm' 1905. 

Day. 

I 

July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1-----------------11------1---------------

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. 5 . . . . . . Hi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. 25 . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. 4 

2 ........... ······ 1.2 0.35 ............ 0.2 18 ............................ 0.5 0.6 

4.- ..... -.. - .. - .... -.. -.. -.. -. 0. 3 . 6 19-- ....... - o. 8 . 3 ... -- .... -.... -.. - .... -. 

5........... ...... .7 ........................ 20 ....................... 55 ............ ······ 

6 ......... -.. --.-. -.. -.. . 35 .. -.. - .... -. . 3 21.- ... -... - . -.--- -.. -.. . 5 .. -.. - ..... . 

7 ....................... ······ .4 ------ ...... 22 .......... 1.1 ................... 0 

8 ................. ·····- ·····- ....... 6 ...... 23 ................. 2 0.6 ...... ...... .3 

9 ........................ 35 ............. 3 25 ............................. 45 .65 ..... . 

10........... ...... .3 ...... .5 ............ 26.......... .9 .2 ....................... . 

11. ........ · ...... -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . 27- - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . • . • . • • . . .. - . . • . . • . . 28 .... -. . . . . . . . . . . . .... - . . . . . . 45 . -.. - . . ....• 

13 ................. ······ .5 ...... ...... .3 29.......... .9 ...... ...... ...... .3 

15........... 0.9 ...... ··-··· ··•··· ............ 30.......... ...... .3 .55 ...... ...... .25 

COMPANY DITCH NEAR WALLOWA, OREG. 

This ditch diverts the water from the right bank of Wallowa River about 1,000 feet a hove 

the river gaging station. 

The gage is a vertical rod on the right bank nearly opposite the river gaging station. 

Gagings were made from the bridge at the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Company ditch near Wallowa, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

------1---------------------------------

:~.~~.: ;; -J ~~ E·:~" -:::-::::::::::::--::-::::::: 

Square 

feet. 

13.8 

10.8 

8.3 

7. 6 

Feet per seco·hd. 

1. 78 

1.09 

.77 

Feet. 

2.60 

2.15 

1.82 

1.90 

Secondfeet. 

24.6 

11.8 

(;\.4 

November 28 .. -.1 R. S. Hall. ................................. . 1.03 7.8 

I 

Daily gage heights, in feet, ofOornpany ditch near Wallowa, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct.' Nov. Dec. 

-------------1------------------------

.., 

................................................................ 't .. -------- .................................................. -------- 1.9 

3 .... ' ......................... ······ ········ ......... ······· ........ ········ ........ 2.0 ········ 

4 ................................... ········ ........ ········ ................ ········ ........ 1.9 

6 ..........•................•....... ····•··· ........ ·····•·· ·····•·. ........ 1.85 1. 95 ....... . 

8................................... ........ ........ 2.15 ········ ····:··· ········ ........ 1.9 

9... ..... .... ... . .. .. .. ... ... . ... ... .. .. . ... ... . . .. . ... .. . . . 1. 7 .. . .. .. . 2.0 ............... . 

10 ... ································ ................ ········ ········ ... ..... ........ 1.95 .. ·····. 

11. .................................. ········ ................ ········ ········ ........ ........ 1. 7 

~! ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ : ~ ~ I~ ~ : : : ~ : : : : ~ ~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~ : : ~ : : : -. -~: ~- ----~~ ~- ----~ ~ ~- -: : : ~ : : ~ : 

~::: :::::::::: :~~ :::::::::::::::::::I:::: 2~ ·[ ::::::: t:::: ::: :::::::: :. :::;:. ::: ~:~.: :::::;.: :::::1

:

8 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 167 

Daily gage heights, in feet, of Company ditch near Wallowa, Oreg., for 1905-Continued. 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-------------1---11---1---1---------------

23,.. .................................. ········ ........ ........ ........ ........ 2.0 ............... . 

24 ........................................................ ~ .• ·••••••• ........ ........ 1.8 ....... . 

25 ................................................... ········ ........ 1.75 ....................... . 

27................................... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ 2.05 2.0 ....... . 

28 ................................... ········ .... ~.... ........ ........ ........ ........ 1.9 ········ 

29................................... ........ ........ ........ ........ 2.0 ........ ········ ....... . 

30................................... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ 2.0 .............. .. 

Estimated mont.hly discharge ofOompany ditch near Wallowa, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

May (22 days) ......................................... . 25 25 25.0 

June ................................................... . 35 35 35.0 

July ....................................... ~ ............ . 20 6 11.5 

August ................................................ . 8 5 5.55 

September ............................................. . 9 5 5.9 

October ................................................ . 11 7 8.87 

November.............................................. 9 6 7.93 

Deffi::: ~:.~~:: ::::::::::::::::::::-:::::::::::::::::1-------_.,- ----------5- ---- _7: ~- NoTE.-Discharge estimated between May 10 and September 15. 

ASOTIN CREEK 1! MILES ABOVE ASOTIN, "\VASH. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

1,091 

2,083 

707 

341 

351 

545 

4i2 

450 

6,040 

This station was established March 26, 1904, by W. W. Schlecht. It is located at the 

highway bridge about 1:1; miles above Asotin, Wash., at the power house of the Lewiston 

Water and Power Company. 

The channel is straight for about 120 feet above and 40 feet below the station, and the 

current is swift. Both banks are low and liable to overflow during extreme high water. 

They are both lined with brush, the left bank being covered with orchards and houses. 

The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and bowlders and is free from vegetation and . 

fairly permanent. There is one channel at low and two channels at high stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the single-span bridge, to which the gage is 

attached. The initial point for· soundings is a 20-penny nail driven into the floor of the 

bridge over the mean edge of the left abutq~.ent, and marked zero. At low water the current 

near the right bank may flow diagonally toward the center of the stream; at such times 

it is advisable to make the measurements from the upstream side of the bridge. During 

_high stages the water at the upstream side is too swift for accurate measurements. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to the downstream face of the left abutment. During 

1905 the gage was read once each day by M. E. Turner. Bench marks were established 

as follows: (1) A 20-penny nail driven horizontally into the guy pole {Of the chimney of 

the Lewiston Water and Power Company's power house, between the power house and the 

bridge, marked "U. S. G. S. B. M.;" elevation, 6.44 feet. (2) A 20-penny nail driven vertically into the stump of an old telegra.ph pole on the south side of the road, about. 100 feet 

from the bridge, marked ''U.S. G. S. B. M. ;" elevation, 7.57 feet. Elevations refer to 

the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station and gage height and discharge data are contained in Water· 

Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 237-239, 
168 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Asot-in Greek 1! miles above Asotin, Wash.,for 1905. 

__ n_a_y_. __ 

1

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

1........... . . . 2. 4 2. 3 2. 7 3. 1 3. 2 3. 1 2. 8 2. 1 2. 2 2. 4 2. 4 2. 4 

2 .............. 2.3 2.3i 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 

3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 3 2. 3 2. 8 3. 0 3. 3 3. 4 2. 7 2. 1 2. 3 2. 4 2. 4 2. 4 

4.............. 2. 3 2. 3 2. 8 3. 0 3. 3 3. 3 2. 7 2.1 2. 2 2. 4 2. 4 2. 4 

5 .............. 2.3 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 

6 .............. 2.3 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 

7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 3 2. 3 2. 8 3. 1 3. 2 3. 2 2. 6 2. 1 2. 3 2. 4 2. 4 2. 4 

8 ............. ·. 2. 3 2. 3 2. 8 3.1 3. 2 3. 2 2. 6 2.1 2. 3 2. 4 2. 4 2. 4 

9.. ............ 2.3 2.3 2.8 3.2 

10..... .... ... .. 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.2 

11... . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2 2. 0 2. 8 3. 1 

12.............. 2.3 2.0 2.8 3.1 

13.............. 2. ~ 2. 8 2. 8 3.1 

14.............. 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 

15.............. 2. 3 2. 8 2. 8 3.1 

16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 3 2. 9 2. 8 3. 1 

17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 3 2. 9 2. 8 3. 1 

18.............. 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 3 2. 9 3. 0 3. 1 

20........ ...... 2.2 3.1 3.0 3.3 

21.............. 2.2 

22.............. 2.2 

23........... ... 2.2 

2L............ 2.4 

25.............. 2.3 

26.............. 2.3 

27. ............. 2.3 

28.............. 2.3 

29.............. 2.3 

30.............. 2.3 

31.... •. . .. . . . . . 2. 3 

NoTE.-No ice record. 

3.1 3.0 3.2 

2. 7 3.0 3.2 

2.6 3.0 3.2 

2.6 3.0 3.3 

2.6 3.0 3.3 

2. 6 3.3 3.3 

2. 7 3.2 3.2 

2. 7 3.2 3.2 

3.2 3.2 

3.2 3.2 

3.1 

3.3 3.2 2.5 2.1 

3.3 3.2 2.4 2.1 

3.3 3.1 2.4 2.1 

3.3 3.4 2.4 2.1 

3.3 3.1 2.3 2.1 

3.3 3.0 2.3 2.1 

3.3 2.9 2.2 2.1 

3.2 2.9 2.2 2.1 

3.3 2.8 2.2 2.2 

3.3 2.8 2.2' 2.3 

3.2 2.8 2.2 2.3 

3.2 2. 7 2.2 2.3 

3.2 2. 7 2.1 2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

3.2 2.6 2.1 

3.2 2. 7 2.1 

3.1 2.8 2.1 

3.1 2.9 2.1 

3.1 3.0 2.1 

3.1 3.0 2.1 

3.1 3.0 2.1 

3.1· 2.8 2.1 

3.1 2. 8 2.1 

3.1 ... . ... 2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

3.1 

2. 7 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 4 2.4 2.4 

2. 4 2.4. 2. 4 

2.4 2. 4 2. 4 

2.4 2.4 2. 4 

2.4 2.4 2.4 

2.4 2.4 2.4 

2.4 2.4 2. 4 

2.4 2.4 2.4 

2.4 2.4 2. 4 

2.4 2.4 2.4 

2. 4 2.4 2. 4 

2.4 2.4 2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2. 4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.~ 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

ASOTIN CREEK AT SHELMAN'S RA.NCH, NEAR ASOTIN, WASH. 

This station was established March 25, 1904, by W. W. Schlecht. It is located at Shelman's ranch, about 8 miles above Asotin, Wash: The station is 50 feet above the headgate 

of Shelman's irrigation ditch. 

The channel is straight for about 100 feet above and below the station and the current is 

swift. The right bank is a flood plain about 350 feet wide, which may be flooded at extreme 

high water. The left bank is a similar plain about 120 feet wide, which overflows during 

high water. Both banks are lined with trees and brush. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and bowlders and is free from vegetation and fairly permanent. There is. 

one channel at ordinary and two at extreme high stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, and tagged wire. The initia] 

point for soundings is a nail driven into a hub below the cable support on the left bank. 

A staff gage is fastened to a tree on the left bank. During 1905 the gage was read onc.e 

each day by J. W. Whittaker. 'fhe bench mark is the top of a 40-penny nail driven horizontally into a large willow tree about 40 feet west of Shelman's house, 2 feet north of the 

road, marked "U.S. G. S. B. M. ;" elevation, 10.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, pages 239-240. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 169 

Daily gage height,infeet, of Asotin Creek at Shelman's ranch, near Asotin, Wash.,for 1905. 

Day. Apr. 

I May. I June. I July. Aug. ~ept.~~ Nov.,~ ---

1.--------------------.----- 1.7 1. 82 1.85 1.7 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

2--------------·-·-·--·----- 1.7 1. 78 1.92 1. 65 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

3.------------ .. -·-· ... -- -·- 1.7 1.8 2.6 1.62 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

4 .. ------- -··. -·- ----------- 1.65 1.8 2.5 1. 65 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1.5 

I 

1.5 5 ___________________ : _______ 1.65 1.8 2.47 1. 62 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

6--------------------------- 1. 65 1.8 2.45 1.6 1.45 1.45 1.5 1. 45 1.5 

7 .......... ----------------- 1. 75 1.8 2.45 1. 55 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1. 45 1.5 

8 __________ -----------·· ---- 1. 75 1.8 2. 4-5 1. 55 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1.48 1.5 

9 ___________________________ 1. 77 1.8 2. 42 1. 55 1. 45 1. 45 1. 5 1.5 1.45 

10 ... -----------------------. 1. 75 1.82 2. 38 1. 55 1.45 1. 45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

11.-----.------.----.-.---.-- 1. 75 1.85 2. 35 1. 55 1.45 1. 45 1.5 1. 5 1.5 

12 .. ------------------------- 1. 75 1.8 2.5 1.5 1.45 1. 45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

13 .. --------------------.-- -· 1. 75 1.8 2.5 1.5 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

14.------------- --·- ·- ------- 1.7 1.8 2.45 1.5 1. 45 1. 45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

15.--- --· -·· -· -· --· ... ------- 1. 72 1. 82 2. 4 1.5 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1. 45 1.5 

16.---- .. ------- .. -- .. --.--.- 1.7 1.85 2. 37 1.5 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

17.-------- ··- --------------- 1.7 1.9 2.27 1.5 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

18 .. ---------- ··- ------------ 1.7 1.9 2.25 1.5 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

19 ....... ____________________ 1.8 1.9 2.25 1.5 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 

20 .... ------------------····· 1. 8 1.9 2.25 1. 5 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.45 1.5 

21. ... ------------- -----·- -·- 1. 82 1.85 2.25 1.5 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.48 1.45 

22 ....... ------------·---------- 1. 82 1.85 2.25 1. 45 1.45 1. 45 1.5 1.5 1.45 

23 .... ----------------------- 1.8 1.85 2.25 1.45 1. 45 1. 45 1.5 1.5 1.45 

24 .. ---- ···- ·------ ---------- 1. 82 1.8 2.25 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1. 45 

25. _____________ ------------- 1.85 1.8 2.62 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.55 1.5 1.45 

26.-------------------------- 1.85 1.8 1. 82 1. 45 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 1. 55 

27. -------------------------· 1.85 1. 75 2.25 1. 45 1. 4-5 1. 65 1.5 1. 5 1.5 

28.-------------------------- 1. 85 1.8 1.7 1.45 1. 4.5 1.6 l.S 1. 5 1.5 

!9. ---····------ ------------- 1.85 1.85 1. 72 1. 45 1. 45 1.5 1.55 1 . .5 1.5 

30.--------------------------- 1.85 1.85 1.6 1. 45 1. 45 1.5 1. 55 1.5 1.5 

31.-------------------------- -------- 1.85 1.45 1. 45 --------1 1.5 1.45 

PALOUSE RIVER AT ELBERTON. WASH. 

This 5tation was established May 6, 1904, by W. G. Steward, and was discontinued September 30, 1905, owing to changes in the dam near by. It is located at the highway bridge 

about one-half mile above the depot in Elberton, Wash. 

The west channel is straight for about 1 ,.500 feet above and below the station. The current is swift. The east channel leaves the main (west) channel about 150 feet above the 

station and makes a reverse curve, striking the bridge at an angle of about 30°. The east 

channel i!'l straight for 300 feet below and curved above the station. At high water the 

current is swift; at low water there is no flow in this channel. The right bank is high 

and not liable to overflow except in case of extreme high water, in which case the town 

would be flooded. The left bank is low and overflows during high water along the roadway 

to the east of the ea!'lt channel. The bed of the stream is composed of rock and gravel, is 

free from vegetation, and is shifting. All the water flows in one channel at low and in two 

at high stages. 

Diseharge measurements are made for the west channel from the upstream side of the 

bridge. For the east channel measurements are made from the downstream side of the 

bridge. The initial point for the west channel i!'l a point on the guard rail immediallely 

above the face of the left abutment. The initial point for the east ehannel is the left end , 

of the downstream hand rail. Both initial points are marked zero with n~il~ ~nd bl~Gk 

paint. 

IRR 178-06--12 
170 STREAM MEASUREMEN'TS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

A staff gage is fastened vertieally to the south end of the face of the left abutment of the 

bridge. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by W. B. Peoples. Bench marks 

were established as follows: (1) A 20-penny nail in a large white post on the south side of 

the railroad track, about one-fourth mile east of the depot: elevation, 2,198.05 feet above 

sea level and 5.80 feet above the datum of the gage. (2) A square black-paint mark on the 

southeast window sill of the hotel; elevation, 2,203.91 feet above sea level and 11.66 feet 

ahoYe the datum of the gage. (3) The head of a rivet in the base of the bridge truss at 

the southwest. corner of the bridge, painted "U.S. G. S.'' on the plate; elevation, 2,206.01 

feet above sea level and 13.76 feet above the datum of the gage. 

1\Iay 24, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by W. J. Lightfoot gave 

the following results: Width, 68 feet; area of sec.tion, 116 square feet; mean velocity, 1.93 

feet per second; gage height, 2.3 feet; discharge, 224 second-feet. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, discharge data, and rating _table, is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 135, United States Geologieal SmTey, pages 240-243. 

Daily gage height, in.feet, of Palouse River at Elberton, lVash.,for 1905. 

Day. I Jan. I Feb. Mar. ,\.pr. I May. June.[ July. I Aug. Sept. 

L - - --- - -- r--;:~r ~ 8 2. 0 - ;:-;-1-----;:-:- 2 ;- 1 6 -----;:-; 0. 7 

r::::::: ::::J n n ~j ;r ~j n n ·:~ :1 

6 ...... -.... -.---------- .. -- 2. 0 1. 8 1. 7 2. 0 1. 4 2. 7 1. 1 • 8 . 7 

7 .. -.. -- ---- -- --- .. --- --- --- 1. 9 1. 9 2. 6 1. 7 1. 3 3. 5 2. 1 . 7 -7 8 __________________________ _ 

9 .... ------------- ·---------

10 .. -- ----------------------- 11. _________________________ _ 

12 •• -------------------------

13 .. ---------------.---------

14 .. -------------------------

15 .. -------------------------

16 .. -------------------------

17-.-------------------------

18 .. -------------------------

19 .. ------------ ~--- --------- 20. _________________________ _ 

::n __________________________ _ 

22 .. ______ ..................................... .. 23 __________________________ _ 

24 .. -------------------------

25 ... -------------- ·-- ....... 

26 ............. ---.----------

27 .. -... --- ... - . --- ..... - . ---

28 .. -. ·-- .. --.-- .......... ---

29 ... -.---------- ....... --- ... 30 ••.. ________________ , _____ _ 

31..-- .... ---. ---.-.---.--.--

1.7 

1. 7 I 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

Ltl 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1. 8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

2. 6 

1. 7 

1.7 

2.0 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

2. 7 

1.9 

1.7 

3. 3 

1.6 

2.6 

1.8 

3. 7 

2.9 

3. 7 

2. 7 

3.0 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2. 3 

2. 3 

2. 3 

2.3 

2. 4 

2.0 

1.7 

2.5 

1.'7 

1.8 

2. 4 

3.5 

3.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.0 

3. 7 

2. 3 

2. 4 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.4 1 

1.91 

1.41 

2.2 

2.5 I 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

2. 3 

2.0 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.9 

3.3 

2.9 

1.8 

2.8 

.!.5 

2.5 

NoTE.-Sudden changes are due to flow being controlled by dam. 

3.0 

2.9 

2. 6 

2. 4 

2. 3 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.3 

1.6 

1.2 

2.15 

1.8 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6 

1.1 

1.2 

1.8 

2.0 

1. 8 

1.7 

1.3 

1.5 

1. 3 

1.1 

1.4 

1.1 

.9 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

1.2 

1.0 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7 

. 7 

1 q 

.9 

.8 

.7 

. 7 

• 7 

.7 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.7 

.7 

• 7 

• 7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.8 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 4 

1. 3 

1. 2 

1.0 

1.0 

'. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 171 

PALOUSE RIVER AT HOOPER, 'VASH. 

The headwater tributaries of this river have their sources in western Idaho. After reaching Washington they unite to form Pal~use River, which flows in a general southwesterly 

direction through a rolling country. Six miles below Hooper, Wash., tha river ben'ds suddenly to the south and enters its canyon, through which it flows to its junction with Snake 

River. For some distance above Hooper the river consists of a succession of pools from 10 

to 15 feet in depth, connected by short riffles. Its valley is about one-half mile in width 

and bordered with basaltic cliffs approximately 300 feet in height. A short distance above 

the mouth of the river are the Palouse Falls, which are approximately 130_feet in height. 

The measurements of Palouse River are of value in showing the amount of water that 

could be utilized for irrigation on lands 'of Washtucna Valley and in the section north of 

Pasco. 

The gaging station at Hooper, Wash., was originally established April 1, 1897, by the 

land department of the Northern Pacific Railway. The United States Geological Survey 

assumed eharge September 9, 1897, and moved the station abou.t 1 mile downstream. 

The ehannel is straight for 200 feet above and one-fourth of a mile below the cable. The 

current is swift. The left bank is high and can not overflow. The right bank overflows 

during high stages of the river. Both banks are covered with brush. The bed of the 

stream is roeky and free from vegetation, but bowlders in the bed make it difficult to obtain 

aeeurate results at this point at low water. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Diseharge measurements are made by means of a eable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the cable post on the left bank. 

Owing to various conditions it has been necessary to use several gages, all having the same 

datum. The present gage, know:n as gage No. 4, is in two sections. The lower section is 

inclined, the upper is vertical. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Frank Hill. 

Bench marks were established as follows: (1) The highest point on a ledge of rock on the 

left bank 200 feet below the cable; elevation, 7.60 feet. (2) The top of a large rock on the 

right bank 250 feet west of the cable post and 115 feet from the water's edge; elevation, 

10.88 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Infonnation in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual Report; WS Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: WS 16, p 172; 28, p 155; 38, pp 360-361; 51, p 443; 66, p 136; 85, pp 203-204; 100, pp 413-414; 

135, pp 243-244. 

Discharge: Ann 19, iv, p 460; WS 16, p 172; 28, p 168; 51, p 444; 85, -p 204; 100, p 414; 135, p 245. 

Discharge, monthly: Ann 20, iv, pp 489, 514; 21, iv, p 414; 22, iv, p 452; WS 75, p 206; 85, p 205; 135. 

p. 247. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 62. 

Gageheights: WS16,p172; 28,p162; 38,p361; 51,p444; 66,p137; 85,p204; 100,p415; 135,pp2'15-246, 

Hydrographs: Ann 20, IV, p 490; 21, iv, p 415; 22, iv, p 452. 

Rainfall and run-off relation: Ann 20, iv, p 514. 

Rating tables: WS 28, p 170; 39, p 454; 52, p 522; 66, p 177; 85, p 205; 135, p 246. 

Discha1'ge measu1'ements ofPalouse River at Hooper, Wash., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . A rea of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------f----------------------------1-----------------------------

Feet. 

May 18 ........ W. J. Lightfoot ..................... ! 84 

November 23_. W. C. Sawyer .................. :.... 66 

Squarefeet 

153 

74 

Feet per second 

1. 72 

. 74 

Feet. 

2.30 

1.13 

Secondfeet. 

264 

55 
172 s·rRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905~ PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Palouse River at Hooper, Wash. ,for 1905. 

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

------1-------------------------

1.------------- 1. 6 

2.............. 2.0 

3.............. 1. 75 

4 .. ------------ 1. 7 

5. ........ ..... 2.05 

6.............. 1. 75 

7.-.---------.- 1. 5 

8. ········ ..... 1.5 

9.-----.-.-.--- 1. 5 

10 .............. 1.45 

11.-- .. -.-- .. --. 1. 4 

12.-- .. ---- .. --. 1. 4 

1~ .. -- .. - .. ---.- 1. 4 

1.i.. __ . _ .... __ ._I 1. 4 

15.............. 1.3 

16.-.- ....... -.- 1. 3 

17.-.-.-.-.-- .. - 1. 45 

1.-;;_-.---.-.-.-.- 1. 5 

L.J.............. 1.5 

20. ...... ..... .. 1.5 

21. •••....•.•.. _I 1. 5 

22............ .. 1.5 

23.--.--.---.- ... 1. 6 

24 .............. 2.45 

25- .. -- . - . -- - . --: 3. 45 

26 ............. .1 3.0 

27. - . -- -- - . --- . - 2. 75 

28 .. ············ 2. 7 

29.- .. --.------- 2. 85 

30.............. 2.8 

31.............. 2. 7 

2.55 

3.0 

2.2 

2. 7 

2. 45 

2. 3 

2. 3 

. 2.2 

2.1 

2.05 

a 3.1 

1.8 

1.8 

1. 95 

1.9 

1. 95 

1.9 

:1.5 

2.5 

2. 45 

2. 4 

2. 3 

2.15 

2.55 

2.25 

2.65 

2.5 

2. 3 

2. 3 

2.55 

2.1 

2. 4 

2.15 

2. 45 

1. 95 2.1 

1. 9 2. 05 

2.0 2.6 

1. 95 2. 35 

1. 95 2. 8 

2.05 2. 8 

2.15 2. 5 

2. 45 2. 6 

2. 4 2. 75 

2. 4 3. 3 

2.45 4.2 

4.2 

4.1 

3. 7 

3.8 

3. 8 

3. 4 

2.85 

3.1 

2. 9 

2. 65 

2. 6 

2.65 

2.8 

2.6 

2.55 

2.55 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 2 

2.15 

2. 4 2. 75 

2. 3 2. 45 

2. 3 2. 6 

2. 3 2. 4 

2. 25 2. 0 

2. 2 2.55 

2.1 3.0 

2.0 3. 75 

3. 35 1.85 I 

2.10 3.1 

2. 0 2. 85 

:1.1 2. 7 

2. 05 2. 5 

2. 6 2. 35 

~-0 2. 3 

2. 6 2.15 

3.1 2. 05 

2. 55 2. 3 2.0 

1. 75 

1. 95 

1. 70 

1.55 

2.05 

1. 70 

1.6 

2.15 

1. 8 

1. 65 

2.0 

1.7 

2. 25 2. 95 

2. 35 2. 2 

2. 65 1. 9 

2. 95 2. 3 

2. 95 2. 95 

3. 75 2. 35 

3. 3 2. 45 

3. 2 2. 5 

3.2 3.45 

2. 6 3. 25 

2.5 3. 25 

2. 45 2. 6 

2.6 

1.85 

1.85 

1.8 

1. 75 

1. 6 

1.55 

1. 45 

1.35 

1.35 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1. 05 

1. 05 

1.0 

1. 9 

.85 

.85 

•. 85 

.85 

a Backwater from ice gorge. 

0.85 

.85 

.85 

.8 

. 8 

. 8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

.15 

. 75 

. 75 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

.7 

. 7 

. 7 

.7 

.65 

.65 

.65 

0.65 

.65 

.65 

. 65 

.6 

.6 

. 6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.65 

. 7 

.7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

. 7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

. 7 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

. 75 

0.8 

.95 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

1.3 

1.6 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 45 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.35 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.7 

1.5 

1. 4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1. 65 

Lit 

1.35 

1.6 

1.1 I 

1.35 

1.3 

1.4 

1. 65 

1. 55 

1. 45 

1. 35 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.35 

1.3 

1.25 

1. 2 

1.1 

1. 25 

1.35 

1.35 

1. 25 

1.2 

1.35 

1.4 

1. 45 

2. 3.5 

1. 95 

1. 6:i 

1. 45 

1. 55 

1. 7 

1.6 

2.0 

1. 75 

1.55 

1. 45 

1. 4 

1. 4 

1. 5 

1.5 

1.6 

1. 75 

1.65 

1.8 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.6 

1. 95 

1.8 

2.0 

1. 7 

1./i 

1.11 

1..5 

Station rating lflblefor Palouse River at Hooper, Wash.,jrom Januar.y 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage I Gage Gage Gage height. Discharge. I height. Discharge. hmght. Discharge. height. Dischargt~. 

--- I 

Feet. Second-feet. Fat. Second-feet. Feet. Sec{)nd-jeet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.60 19 1. 60 116 2.50 296 3. 40 540 

0. 70 24 1. 70 132 2. 60 3'20 I 

3.50 570 

0.80 30 1.80 150 2. 70 344 3 60 602 

0.90 36 1. 90 168 2.80 370 3. 70 634 

1.00 44 2.00 188 2.90 396 3. 80 666 

1.10 52 2.10 208 3.00 424 3.90 700 

1.20 62 2.20 228 3.10 452 4.00 734 

1.30 74 2. 30 250 3. 20 480 4.10 768 

II 

1. 40 88 2. 40 272 3. 30 510 4.20 802 

1.50 102 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel e<lnditions. It IS based on discharge meas- urementi made <lunng 1904-5. It is not well defined. 
SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 173 

Estimated monthly discharge of Palouse River at Hooper, W ash.,for 1905. 

Month. 

January .•.......... -------------

February ........... ---------- .. . 

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

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

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

June •............................ 

July ..••......................... 

August .••....................... 

September •...................... 

October ••.•..................... 

November ..•.................... 

Dec;:ember ...................... . 

The year .•................ 

[Drainage aroo, 2,210squa.re miles.J 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

5511 74 181 

424 150 225 

802 198 348 

666 218 380 

555 159 294 

650 109 258 

159 33 73.9 

33 22 27.2 

27 19 22.2 

132 30 82.2 

1U 52 76.9 

261 88 126 

802 19 175 

Run-off. 

Total in Second-feet acre-feet. per square Depth in 

mile. inches. 

11,130 0.082 0.094 

12,500 .102 .106 

21,400 :157 .181 

22,610 .172 .192 

12,080 .13Z .153 

15,350 .117 .130 

4,544 .033 .038 

1,672 .012 .014 

1,321 ~010 .011 

5,054 .037 .043 

4,576 .035 .039 

7, 747 .057 .066 

126,000 .079 1. 07 

NoTE.-Owing to backwater February 11, the discharge was interpolated ootween the discharges for 

February 10 and 12. 

ROCK CREEK NEAR ST .• TOHN, WASH. 

This station was established October 15, 1903, by G. H. Bliss, and discontinued September 30, 1905. It is located at the highway bridge whieh crosses Rock Creek at the outlet 

of Rock Lake, three-fourths of a mile from the ranch of the observer, C. K. Reimer. It is 

9 miles northeast of St. John, Whitman County, Wash. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 75 feet below the station. The current 

is sluggish at the bridge at low stages. Both banks are low and rocky and liable to overflow 

at flood stages. The bed of the stream is covered with rocks and gravel and is liable to 

shift at flood stages. 

At high stages discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the 

highway bridge. At low stages they are made by wading below the bridge. The bridge 

is supported by pile bents and has a totallilpan of 210 feet. The initial point for soundings 

is the end post of the downstream handrail. 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the fifth pile bent of the southeast (left) bank 

approach. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A spike driven into the downstream side of the top of the sill of the third pile bent from the left-bank approach; elevation, 12.52 feet. (2) The top of a large rock on a point of rock~ on the southeast side 

of the lake about 3,000 feet abo~e the outlet; elevation, 16.70 feet. Elevations refer to 

the datum of the gage. 

May 20, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by W. J. Lightfoot gave 

the following results: Width, 111 feet; area of section, 76 square feet; mean velocity, 0.29 

foot per second; gage height, 10.8 feet; discharge, 22 second-feet. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey. 

Description: 100, pp 415-416; 135, pp 247-248. 

Discharge: 100, p 416; 135, p 248. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 249. 

Gage heights: 100, p 416; 135, p 248. 

Rating table: 135, p 249. 
174 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infett, of Rock Greek near·St. John, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. I Aug. Sept. 

L. _ . ____________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. 54 

2 ________________ ·---------- 10.6 

3 .. ------------------------- 10.6 

4_--.------------.---------- 10.62 

5 .. ----.--- .. ----.------.--- 10.62 

6- . '- . - - . ---- - ---- . --- - - . -- . 10. 6.5 

7- . --- . -- . -- . - ---- . --- -- . -- . 10. 65 

~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 ~~:: 10 ... --. -----.-----.--.--.--. 10.68 

11_ _____________ ·--··--·--·-·· 

12.----------.-------.-.----. 

13.----.-----.---------------

14.----.--.------.-----------

15.-----.---------------------

16.--------------------------

~~::::: ~ :::::::::::::::::::: :! 

~:::::::::::_:::::::-:::::_1 

10.68 

10.68 

10.68 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

22.------------------.------- 10.7 

23. --- ------ -- ---- --- . -- ---- - 10. 85 

24. --- --- --- ---- --- -- . ---- --- 11. 3-5 25 __________________________ _ 

26 __________________________ _ 

27 ___________________ ·-------

28 __________________________ _ 

29 ______________________ -----

30 _________ ·------------ -----

31 ____ -----------------------

12.0 

12.12 

12.18 

12.2 

1'J '> 

12.2 

12.15 

12.05 

11.95 

11.95 

11.95 

11.9 

11.85 

11.8 

11.75 

11.75 

11.75 

11.7 

11.65 

11.6 

11.55 

11.5 

11.46 

11.4 

11.4 

11.4 

11.4 

11.4 

ll. 4 

11.4 

ll. 4 

ll. 42 

11.42 

ll. 45 

ll. 45 

11.42 

11.42 

11.4 

11.4 

11.4 

ll. 4 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.35 

11.35 

11.3 

11.3 

11.28 

11.25 

11.25 

11.25 

11.25 

11.25 

11.25 

11.25 

11.3 

11.35 

11.35 

11.38 

11.4 

11.4 

11.4 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.38 

11.35 

11.35 

11.33 

11.32 

11.3 

11.3 

11.28 

11.28 

11.28 

11.27 

11.25 

11.25 

11.23 

11.23 

11.22 

11.22 

11.2 

11.2 

11.2 

11.18 

11.18 

11.18 

11.18 

11.18 

11.16 

11.16 

11.16 

11.16 

11.14 

11.14 

11.12 

11.12 

11.1 

11.1 

11.08 

11.08 

11.04 

11.0 

11.0 

10.95 

10.9 

10.85 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.85 

10.85 

10.85 

10.85 

10.85 

10.82 

10.82 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

10.78 

10.78 

10.75 

10.75 

10.75 

10.72 

10.72 

10.72 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7 

10.8 

10.8 

10.78 

10.75 

I :::~: 

10.72 

10.72 

10.7 

10.7 

10.68 

10.68 

10.65 

10.65 

10.62 

10.62 

10.6 

10.6 

10.58 

10.55 

10.52 

10.5 

10.5 

10.5 

10.5 

10.48 

10.48 

10.48 

10.45 

10.45 

10.45 

10.42 

10.42 

10.4 

10.38 

10.38 

10.36 

10.34 

10.32 

10.3 

10.28 

10.26 

10.24 

10.22 

10.2 

10.18 

10.16 

10.14 

10.12 

10.1 

10.1 

10.08 

10.08 

10.06 

10.06 

10.05 

10.04 

10.02 

10.02 

10.0 

10.0 

10.0 

9.98 

9.98 

9.96 

9.94 

9.92 

9.92 

9.9 

9.9 

9.88 

9.88 

9.86 

9.86 

9.84 

9.84 

9.82 

9.82 

9.82 

9.82 

9.84 

9.84 

9.82 

9.82 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9. 78 

9. 78 

9. 78 

9. 76 

9. 76 

9. 76 

9. 76 

9. 76 

9. 76 

9. 76 

Station rating table for Rock Oreek near St. John, Wash.,from October 15,1903, to December 

:'31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge.~ Gage Discharge.~ Gage Discharge. I Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. S<eond-f"'·l Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

10.00 0.0 10.60 14 11.20 59 11.80 134 

10.10 .5 10.70 19 11.30 70 11.90 149 

10.20 1.5 10.80 25 11.40 82 12.00 165 

10.30 3 10.90 

I 

32 11.50 94 12.10 183 

10.40. 6 11.00 40 ll. 60 107 12.20 203 

10.50 10 11.10 49 11.70 120 14.00 940 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on eight discharge meas- urements made during 1903-1905. It is well defined. 
SNAKE RIV~R DRAINAGE BASIN. 175 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rock Greek near St. John, Wash., fm· 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

January ............................................... . 203 12 59.2 

February .............................................. . 174 82 110 

March .................... _ .............. _ .. _ ..... _ .. _ .. 84 64 75.2 

ApriL .................................................. . 80 57 69.0 

May ................................................... . srr 25 39.6 

June ................................... _ .............. .. 28 19 23.7 

July ..................................... _ .... __ .. _ .. _ .. 20 ~ 11.8 

August ............................................... .. 4 0 .89 

September ............................................ _. 0 0 .00 

The period ................................... : .................................... -. 

COW CREEK NEAR KEYSTONE, WASH. 

3,640 

6,109 

4,624 

4,106 

2,435 

1,410 

726 

55 

0 

23,100 

This station was established November 10, 1904, by Calvin Casteel, and discontinued 

September 30, 1905. It is located at the highway bridge on the Sprague-Ritzville road 

crossing of Cow Creek, 2! miles east of Keystone, Wash., and one-fourth mile southeast of 

Lakeview schoolhouse. The station is a short distance below the foot of Colville Lake. 

The channel is straight for about 200 feet above and 100 feet below the station. The · 

current above the station is moderate at ordinary and sluggish at low stages; below the 

station it is swift at all stages. Both banks are high, clean, and not liable to overflow. 

The bed of the stream is composed of rock and gravel and is permanent. There is but 

one channel at all stages. · 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the single-span bridge. 

The bridge is 18.6 feet long between abutments. The initial point for soundings 'is a nail 

driven into the end of a plank on the deck of the bridge above the edge of the abutment. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to a post of the bridge at the upper left end. During 

1905 the gage was read once each day by S. A. Fulquartz. The bench mark is ·a United 

States Geological Survey standard aluminum tablet set in a large bowlder, 125 feet up 

Cow Creek from the Sprague-Ritzville road Crossing, on the right bank; elevation, 1,883.15 

feet above sea level and 4.19 feet above the datum of the gage. 

May 15, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by W. J. Lightfoot gave 

the following results: Width, 18.6 feet; area of section, 12 square feet; mean velocity, 

1.08 feet per second; gage height, 0.90 foot; discharge, 13 second-feet. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, page 250. 

Daily gage height, in feet, ofGow Greek near Keystone, Wash.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

------------------------

1. .......................... 0.87 1.25 1.06 1.01 0.9 0. 76 0.65 0.27 0.0 

') 

~-- .... --- .......... -..................... --- .88 1.18 1.06 1.01 .9 . 74 .63 .26 .o 3 ....... -- ~ .. -.. -........... .88 1.13 1.06 1.0 .89 . 78 .6 .25 .0 

4 ........................... .87 1.09 1.06 .99 .89 . 79 .57 .24 .o 5 ........................... .88 1. 08 1.06 .98 .87 .8 .55 .24 .0 

6. ··---. ····-------·- ----··· .89 1.06 1.05 .98 .87 .81 .54 .21 .o 

7 ... ----------------- .. -- ... .89 1. 05 1.05 .97 .88 .82 .52 .18 .0 

8 •... ----------------------- .88 1.12 1.05 .97 .87 .82 .51 .17 .o 

9 •... ----------------------- .88 1.15 1. 05 .96 .87 .81 .5 .14 .o 

10 ... -....... ----- ..... -.. -.. .90 1.2 1.06 .95 .88 .81 .5 .12 .o 

11.-.-.-.. -.--.-------------. .94 1. 22 1.07 .95 .88 .79 .48 .10 .o 

12 ... -.... -- .... -.. -.. -- .. -.. .98 1.1 1.09 .9 .89 . 75 .45 .04 .o 13 •.••....................... .98 1.0 1.1 .9 .89 • 7 .42 .02 .o 
176 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Oow Greek near Keystone, W ash.,for 1906-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. 

----------1---------------------------

14 ....................•...... 0.98 1.02 1.08 0.91 0.89 0.66 0.41 0.01 0.0 

15 ........................... .98 1. 01 1. 05 .92 .88 .66 .4 .0 .0 

16 ........................... .9 1.0 1.02 .94 .88 .67 .4 .0 .0• 

17 ........................... .88 .98 1.0 .96 .88 .67 .39 .0 .0 

18 ........................... .88 .98 .99 .97 .87 .66 .39 .0 .0 

19 ........................... .89 .99 .99 .97 .87 .66 .38 .0 .0 

20 ........................... .9 1.01 .98 .97 .87 .67 .37 .0 .0 

21. .......................... .91 1.02 .98 .96 .84 .66 .37 .o .o 

22 ..... ······················ .9 1.04 .99 .96 .8 .67 .36 .0 .o 

23 ........................... .89 1. 07 .99 .97 . 79 .68 .35 .0 .0 

24 ........................... .89 1.07 .98 .97 . 79 . 7 .32 .0 .0 

25 ........................... .95 1.08 .98 .98 .8 .68 .32 .0 .o 

26 ..... ······················ 1.0 1.07 .99 .97 . 79 .67 .3 .0 .o 

27 ........................... 1.07 1.06 1.0 .96 • 78 .67 .31 .0 .0 

28 ........................... 1.08 1.06 1.0 .97 . 78 .66 .32 .0 .0 

29 ........................... 1.06 1.01 .98 .77 .65 .33 .0 .0 

30 •.............•.....•...... 1.04 1.01 .9 . 77 .65 .31 .0 .0 

31. .......................... 1.25 1.0 . 76 .29 .0 .o 

WALLA \VALLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Walia Walla River, the drainage basin of which is one of the best irrigated and most 

productive localities in either Washington or Oregon, enters Columbia River from the 

east near the town of Wallula, Wash. 

SOUTH FORK OF WALLA WALLA RIVER NEAR MILTON, OREG. 

This station was originally established February 15, 1903, 6 miles above the mouth of 

the river and 12 miles from Milton, Oreg. The gag~ was read once each day from the 

date of establishment to October 31, 1903, by N. Redden. As there were no means for 

making flood measurements at this point, the station was moved to the highway bridge 

one-fourth mile above the junction of North and South forks, 6 miles from Milton. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 150 feet below the bridge. The current 

is swift. The right bank is low, wooded, and liable to overflow.- The left bank is low, but 

is not liable to overflow, and is without trees. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel, 

is free from vegetation, and is not liable to shift to any considerable extent. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the single-span highway 

bridge one-fourth mile above the mouth of South Fork. The initial point for soundings is 

the south side of a projecting beam which supports the north end of the lower chord of 

the bridge. The bridge has a span of 65 feet between abutments. 

The gage is a vertical timber, secured to a stump on the right bank three-fourths of a 

mile above the highway bridge and direc.tly back of the house of the observer, Harry 

Huber, who, during 1005, read the gage once each day. Bench marks were established 

as f~llows: (1) A 20-penny nail driven into a cottonwood tree 1 foot in diameter 15 feet 

above the gage rod; elevation, 7.00 feet. (2) A 20-penny nail driven into the tree to which 

the gage is attached; elevation, 7.00 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 371; 135, pp 251-252. 

Discharge: 100, p 372; 135, p 252. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 253. 

Gage heights: 100, pp 372-373; 135, pp 252-253. 

Rating table: 135, p 253. 
WALLA WALLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 177 

Di8charge measurements of South Fork of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg., jot• 1905. 

Da.te. Hydrographer. w· Area of Mean Gage Dis- Idtb. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1---------------1---------------

February 8.... W. C. Sawyer ....................•.. 

March 18 ...... H. A. Yates ......•................. 

May5 ..•...... J. H. Lewis ........................ . 

July 21. .•..... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

August 12 a. . . . Sawyer and Lewis .... _ ...... _ ..... . 

September 14. . P. A. Cupper ...................... . 

October 16a ••. . _ ..• do ............•................. 

October20a .. __ 

1 

__ ... do ... _ ..... ___ .. _. ___ .. _. __ .. _ .. 

November 21a _ ..... do ...... ___ ------·-·····----. __ _ 

December28a .....• do ............................. . 

Feet. 

40 

47 

45 

29 

29 

40 

35 

34 

31 

33 

Square 

feet. 

30 

49 

56 

27 

36 

47 

46 

43 

42 

40 

a Made at different section. 

Feet per second. 

5.11 

,3.94 

4.61 

3.63 

2.82 

2. 68 

2.96 

2. 73 

2. 73 

3.07 

Feet. 

1. 51 

1. 67 

1. 78 

1.48 

1.50 

1.65 

1.65 

1.60 

1.48 

1. 55 

Secondfeet. 

153 

193 

270 

98 

101 

124 

136 

116 

114 

121 

Da·ily gage height,infeet, of South Fork of Walla Walla River near M~"Zton,Oreg., for 1905. 

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

------1-------------------------

L ........... _ _ 1. 75 1. 6 

2---···-------- 1.7 1.6 

3.-.-- .. ------- 1. 65 1. 6 

4.............. 1.6 1.55 

5.............. Ui 1.55 

6______________ 1. 6 

7.------- .. --.- 1. 6 

8 .. - ---- . -- . -- . 1. 55 

9-----··-····-- 1.55 

1.55 

1. 55 

10 .. ____________ 1 _______ -·-----

11. ............. 11.55 1.5 

12 .............. 1.55 1.7 

13 .............. 1.55 1.7 

14 .............. 1.5 1.5 

1.5 

16 .............. 1.55 1.45 

15. ·-- --· --- ·-- ·:1 1. 5 

17.............. 1.55 1.45 

18______________ 1.55 1.5 

19.--- .. -.-.---- 1. 55 1. 5 2Q______________ 1.6 1.5 

21. - -- - . - - -... - - 1. 55 1. 5 

22 ..... _________ 1.6 

23 .. ____________ 1.7 1.6 

24 .. --.-- --- --- - 1. 75 1. 65 

25 .............. 1.8 1.7 26______________ 1. 7 1. 75 

27._____________ 1. 7 

28.............. 1. 7 

29.............. 1. 7 

30.............. 1.6.5 

31.............. 1.65 

1. 65 

1.65 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 65 

1.65 

1. 65 

1.65 

1.6 

1. 6 

1.6 

1.6 

16 

1.65 

1.65 

1.7 

1.'7 

1. 7 

1.6 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

2.15 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.95 

1.85 

1. 75 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.85 

1.8 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

2.0 

2.0 

1. 95 

1. 95 

1.95 

1. 95 

1.95 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.85 

1. 75 1.8 

1. 75 

1.8 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.8 

1. 8 

1.8 

1.85 

1.85 

1.83 

1.9 

1.95 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.85 

1.8 

1.9 

1. 85 

1. 85 

1.8 

1. 7.5 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.65 

1.65 

1. 65 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1.7 

1.65 

1.7 

1 ~ 

1.7 

1. 65 

1.65 

1. 6 

1. 6 

1.65 

1.7 

1. 7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.65 

1. 6 

1.6 

1. 6 

1.6 

1.6 

1. 6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 1.5 

1.5 1.55 

1.5 1.5 

1. 5 1. 6 

1. 6 1. 6 

1. 5 1. 5 

1.5 1.55 

1.5 1.55 

1. 5 1. 6 

1.5 1.5 

1. 5 1. 5 

1. 5 1.5 

1. 5 1. 6 

1.5 1. 6 

1. 5 1. 6 

1.5 1. 6 

1.55 1.55 

1. 5 . 1. 6 

1. 45 1. 55 

1. 45 1. 6 

1. 55 1. 6 

1.55 1.55 

1.5 1. 6 

1. 5 1. 6 

1. 55 1. 6 

1.5 1.6 

1. 5 1. 6 

1. 5 1. 6 

1.55 1.6 

1.55 1.6 

1. 5 

1. 6 1. 5 

1.6 1.5 

1.6 -------

1.6 1.45 

1.65 

1.7 

1. 65 

1.6 

1.6 

l.fi 

1.6 

1. 6 

1.6 

1. 6 

1.6 

1.65 

1.6 

1.6 

1. 6 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 55 

1.55 

1. 6 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 45 

1. 51 1. 45 

1. 45 

1.5 

1.45 

1. 45 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1.5 

1. 5 

1.5 

1.6 

1. a 

1. 5 

1. 7 1. 5 

1.65 

1.5 

1. 55 

.1. 6 

1.7 

1. 65 

1.65 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 65 

1.65 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1. 55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.65 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1. 55 

1.6 

1. 55 1.55 

1. 55 
178 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P.ART XIV. 

Station rating table for South Fork of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg., from January 1 

to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-teet. 

1.50 106 1. 70 214 1.90 340 2.10 480 

1. 60 156 1.80 276 2.00 412 2.20 552 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on six discharge measure- ments made during 1905. It is well defined. The table has lJeen extended beyond these limits. 

Estimated monthly discharge of South Fork of Walla W l!lla River near Milton, Oreg., for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. Total in 

acre-feet. Maximum. I Minimum. Mean. 

-------1---------

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

February ............................................. --

March ................................................. _ 

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

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

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

J'uly- -- - - - - - - -- -- - . - - -- - . - - --- . - - -- --- - -- --- - -- - . ---- ---

August .................................... ---- .. -------

September. __________ ................•..... _ ........ _._. 

October .. _ .. _ ......................... __ .. _ .. _ ...... _ .. -. 

November ............. -·---- ...... ----·-. _____ ... ___ .. . 

December_ ....... __ ................. _ .................. . 

276 

244 

552 

412 

378 

244 

2141 

~56 

156 

214 

156 

214 

106 

84 

156 

214 

214 

130 

106 

84 

106 

106 

84 

106 

167 10,270 

142 7,886 

239 14,700 

300 17,850 

277 17,030 

196 11,660 

127 7,809 

112 6,887 

141 8,390 

157 9,654 

103 6,129 

155 9,531 

----------------1--------1--------

The year ..... _ .................... _ .. _ . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 84 176 127,800 

WAI~LA 'VALLA RIVER ABOVE MILTON, OREG. 

This station was established August 12, 190.5, to replaee the station at Milton, Oreg., onehalf mile below. It is located near the old city reservoir, 11 miles above Milton. About 

25 feet above the gage there is a curve in the low-water channel, but in high water it is 

nearly straight. Below, the channel is straight for about 400 feet. There are riffies a short 

distance above and below the cable. The channel is composed of coarse gravel and cobbles 

and may shift to some extent. Both banks are low, but seldom overflow beyond the limit 

of the cable. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The initial point for 

soundings is the zero of the tagged wire on the right bank. 

The gage is a vertical staff on the right bank, 24 feet above the cable. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by L. Martin. The bench mark is a spike under the corner of 

the roof of the old reservoir; elevation, 9.71 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Wall a Walla RiPer above Milton, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer_ Width. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

----------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

August 12 •..•. Lewis anti Sawyer ................. . 42 48 2.13 3.83 103 

Septemher6 ... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 43 47 2.22 3.85 104 

October 6...... P. A. Cupper ...................... . 43 54 2. 47 3.95 133 

October 21. ......... do ............................ -- 44 55 2.36 3.95 129 

43 :I 2.52 3.98 132 

42 2. 78 4:05 173 

November 21 ....... do ............................. . 

December 28 ........ do ............................. . 
WALLA WALLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 179 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Walla Walla Ri,uer above Milton, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

~~ 

---- --------

1..- -· --· ·-·. --·---- 3.88 3.92 4.0 4.02 17-- ·----··--· 3.88 3.9 3.98 3.95 4.15 

" .......................... ................... 3.82 3.92 4.0 4.1 18 ............ 3. 85 3.9 3. 98 3.98 4.18 

3.-. --··-··-· ------- 3.82 3.9 3.98 4. 22 19. ··---· ..... 3.88 3.9 3.98 4.0 4.2 

4 ... --·-----· ------- 3. 85 3.9 4.0 4.25 20 ............ 3.85 3.9 3.98 4.0 4.15 

5.- ·········- .................... 3.85 3.92 3.98 4.22 21. ........... 3.88 3.9 3. 9 3.98 4.15 

6 ............ ------- 3. 85 3. 98 3.98 4.2 22 ............ 3.88 3.88 3.95 3.98 4.12 

7. ·•········· ------- 3. 85 4.0 3.98 4.2 23 ............ 3.85 3.88 3.98 3.95 4.10 

8 ............ ------- 3.85 4.0 3.95 4.2 24 ............ 3.85 3.88 4.0 3.95 4. 08 

9 .. ·········· ------- 3. 85 3. 98 3. 9!) 4. 18 25 ............ 3.88 3.88 4.05 3.95 4.08 

10.- --·-······ ------- 3.82 3.95 4.0 4.12 26 ... ···-····· 3.88 3.9 4.1 4.12 4.08 

11 ..... -...... --·---- 3.85 3. 95 3. 98 4. i2 27 ............................. 3.88 3.95 4.0 4.12 4.08 

12 ............ 3.82 3. 88 3. 92 3. 96 4.08 28 ............ 3.85 3.98 4.0 4.08 4.05 

13 ............ 3.85 3.9 3.9 3.95 4.05 29 ............ 3.88 3.92 3.98 4.02 4.05 

14 .. - ......... 3.88 3.9 3. 9 3.95 4.02 

w -----1 3.88 3.92 4.0 4.05 4.05 

15 ....... -· ... 3.88 3.9 3.98 3. 9.5 4.02 31. ........... 3.9 4.0 4.05 

16 ............ 3.9 3.9 3.95 3.92 4.02 

Stat·ion rat·ing table for Walla Walla River above Milton, Oreg.,from August 12 to December .~1, 

1905. 

Gage Dil'lcharge. Gage Discharge. Gage I Discharge. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Fat. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.80 94 4.00 147 4.20 207 -

3.90 1~0 4.10 175 4.30 240 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on six discharge measure-- ments made during 1905. It is well defined to gage height 4 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Walla WaUa River above Milton,, Oreg., for 1905. 

Month 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

August 12-31 ........................................... . 120 99 112 4,442 

September ............................................. . 142 99 115 6,843 

October ................................................ . 175 120 138 8,485 

181 125 144 8,569 

~==::_- 224 153 181 11,130 __ -: • ••:••• •••• • •••:••:••• ••• ••:••• •• •••••• •• I 

"\VAI.LA WALLA RIVER AT MILTON. OREG. 

This station was established February "14, 1903, by T. A. Noble. Owing to the influence 

of a. diversi9n dam just below the station was abandoned September 30, 1905, the station 

1! miles above Milton taking its place. . 

The channel is straight for 80 feet above and 150 feet below the station. The current 

is swift. Both banks are low, wooded, but not liable to overflow. There is but one channel at all stages. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel, is free from vegetation, 

and is liable to shift. · 

During 1903 discharge measurements were made from a cable. Measurements made at 

this point include the discharge of the irrigation ditch just below the gage. At the close 
180 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

of the seMon of 1903 the cable was abandoned and discharge measurements have sinc.e 

been made from the highway bridge. Measurements made at this point do not include 

the discharge of the irrigation ditch juilt below the gage. The ditch has to· be measured 

separately, but its discharge is included in the estimate given below. Another irrigation 

ditch is taken out on the left bank just below the bridge; this is included in the measurements made at the bridge. The initial point for soundings is the end of the lower chord 

on the upstream side of the bridge, at the right bank. The bridge has a single span of 75 

feet between abutments. 

The gage is a vertical rod on the left bank one-half mile above the eounty bridge and 

just above the head gate of an irrigation ditch. During 1905 the gage was read once each 

day by S. L. Smith. The bench mark is the top of a sharp projecting rock, 4 feet from 

the gage and 3 feet from the tree to which the gage is attached; elevation,4.37 feet above 

the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 368; 135, p 254. 

Dischargll: 100, p 369; 135, p 254. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 370; 1S5, p 256. 

Gage heights: 100, pp 369-370; 135, p 255. 

Rating table: 100, p 370; 135, p 255. 

Discharge measurements of Walla Walla River at },filton, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Gage Dis- Remarks. height. charge. 

SuondFeet. feet. 

February 8 •... W.C.Sawyer •...•..•.......... 1. 71 190 78 second-feet in ditch included. 

March 18 ...... H.A.Yate3 •................... 1.85 240 64 second-feet in ditch included. 

May5 ......... J.H.Lewis ..................... 1. 75 378 77 second-feet in ditch included. 

July2L ....... W.C.Sawyer ...•.............. 1.64 !;18 52 second-feet in ditch included. 

August 11 ..... Sawyer and Lewis ............. 1.42 90 Do. 

September 1 ... Sawyer and Cupper ............ 1.37 95 53 second-feet in ditch included. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Walla Walla River at Milton, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

---------------------

!. .......................... 1. 74 1.54 1. 81 1.7 1.65 1.55 1.94 1. 48 1.4 

2 .. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0 -~ ... 0 0 .. 0. 0 ..... 1.69 1.51 1.8 1. 78 1.62 !.55 1.88 1.46 1. 39 

3 ........................... 1. 56 1.52 1.8 1. 76 1.7 2.11 1.88 1.45 1.4 

4 ........................... 1.56 1. 74 1.8 1. 75 1. 72 2.06 1.86 1. 44 1. 41 

5 ........................... 1. 56 1. 74 1. 79 1. 74 1:72 2.03 1.84 1.43 1. 41 

6 .. ······················•·· 1. 53 1. 72 1. 78 1.73 1. 72 2.0 1.82 1.4 1. 41 

7 ............... ············ 1. 48 1. 72 1. 76 1. 75 1.67 1. 97 1. 78 1.36 1. 41 

8 ........................... 1.45 1.71 1. 75 1. 78 1.66 1.95 1.68 1.36 1.4 

9 ..... ·---- --- -·-·--··--··-· 1. 48 1. 71 1. 74 1. 78 1.86 1. 92 1.58 1. 36 1.4 

10 ... -· 0 0-------0- -·-- 0 0 ·- ... 1.5 1.71 1. 78 1.8 1.92 1.9 1.5 1.36 1. 41 

11.0.- 0 0--0 0--0--0 0- 0 0--0 0--. 1.51 1.68 1. 81 1. 74 2.02 1.82 1.5 1.37 1.42 

12.--.--0 0 0--0-0 0 0-0 0--0 0--0 0 1.52 1.66 1.82 1. 67 1. 99 1. 78 1. 73 1.37 1.43 

13.-. 0.-0. 0-0--0.0-.0--0 0--.0 1. 51 1. 64 1.84 1. 68 1.93 1.74 1. 7 1. 36 1.45 

14 .. 0 0 0 0-- -· 0 ··- -·· -·· ·-· 0 00 0 1. 49 1.62 1. 84 1.69 1.85 1. 72 1. 7 1.37 1.46 

15 ... -- 0 0--0 0 0 -·· 0 .. 0 ........ 1.5 1.61 1.84 1.66 1.8 1. 7 1.66 1.38 1.46 

16. ooO-- 0 0-- ··- 0 00- .. -·· ·-· .. 1. 51 1. 61 1.83 1.66 1. 75 1.7 1.65 1.4 1.45 

17.0 0-0--0 0--0 0. 0 0-0 .. -0 0 .. 0 0 1.5 1.7 1.84 1. 64 1. 73 1. 72 1. 63 1.46 1.45 

18 ........................... 1.51 1. 74 1.84 1.66 1.71 1. 64 1.62 1.44 1.45 

19 .... ooo ••• 0 -·· ··- ··- ···-··· 1. 49 1.8 1.84 1.66 1.68 1.57 1.6 1.43 1.45 

20 .... oooooooo••••········-·· 1.53 1. 79 1.84 1.7 1.64 1.64 1. 62 1.42 1.46 

21. .......................... 1.51 1. 76 1. 95 1.8 1.62 1. 64 1.64 1.43 1.46 
·uMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 181 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Walla Walla River at Milton, Oreg., for 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July., Aug. Sept. 

22 •••••••.•••••••••.•..••.•.• 1. 51 1. 72 1. 98 1.94 1.6 1.8 1.63 1.43 1.46 

23 ........................... 1. 59 1.8 1. 95 1.8S 1.59 1.85 1.62 1.43 1.46 

24 .... ··············•········ 1. 76 1. 88 2.13 1. 91 1. 63 2.06 1. 61 1.42 1. 47 

25 ........................... 1.8 1. 97 2.01 1.95 1.65 2.12 1. 58 1.42 1. 47 

26 ........................... 1. 76 1. 87 2.12 1.91 1.65 2.1 1.45 1. 41 1. 48 

27 ........................... 1. 73 1. 84 2.05 1. 88 1.65 ~-06 1. 49 1. 41 1.6 

28 ........................... 1.71 1. 82 1. 91 1.85 1. 64 2.04 1.5 1. 41 1.6 

29 ........................... 1.68 1. 81 1.7 1.62 2.02 1.5 1.42 1.58 

30 ........................... 1. 66 1. 81 1.69 1.6 1.95 1. 48 1. 42 1. 56 

3~------------------ --------- 1.6 1. 72 1. 58 1.46 1. 41 

E1timated monthly discharge of Walla Walla River at Milton, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ............................................... . 280 150 194 

February .............................................. . 305 150 200 

March ............... · .................................. . 410 200 260 

ApriL ............. -----~---- ............................ . 540 245 369 

M~ty ................................................... . 610 275 363 

June ................................................... . 280 170 216 

July ................................................... . 225 100 129 

August ................................................ . 145 97 103 

September ............................................. . 114 100 104 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

11,930 

11,110 

15,990 

21,950 

22,320 

12,850 

7,932 

6,333 

6,188 

116,600 

NoTE.-Owing to changeable conditions at this station during 1905 no rating table can bP published · and the monthly estimates, which am based on a series of curves, each covering a short period, are only approximate. 

UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Umatilla River rises in the well-wooded country of northeastern Oregon and flows in a 

general westerly direction, entering Columbia River below the mouth of Walla Walla River. 

The country north of the Umatilla is high and rolling. A number of canals divert water 

from t.he lower course of the stream to irrigate lands on either side. 

UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON, OREG. 

This station was established by C. C. Babb July 22, 1896. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and below the station. The right bank is 

high. The left bank is rather low and has a slough during high water. The bed of the 

stream is composed of gravel and is somewhat shifting. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The initial point for 

soundings is the faee of the tree on the right bank, to which the cable is attached. 

Several gages were used from time to time, owing to the varying condition~. October 

15, 1904, a vertieal staff gage was fastened to a point of rocks in a pool where the bed is 

least liable to shift on the north side of the river about one-half mile below the railroad 

station at Bingham Springs and one-half mile above the cable from which discharge measurements are made. No relation has been established between this and previous gages. 

During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Walter Swart. The bench mark is a 

square chisel draft and the letters "B. M." cut in the rock about 15 feet from the gage, 

10 feet downstream; elevation, 5.17 feet above the datum of the gage. 
182 STRE.AM ME .AS UREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=AnnuaJ Report; WS=Water-Supply Pa.per): 

Description: Ann 18, iv, p 361; 19, iv, p 493; WS 16, p 180; 28, p 159; 38, pp 376-377; 51, p 444; 66, p 137; 

85, pp 183-184; 100, pp 366-367; 135, pp 256-257. 

Discharge: Ann 18, iv, p 361; WS Ie, p 180; 28, p 169; 85, p 184; 100, p 367; 135, p 257. 

Discharge, monthly: ·Ann 19, iv, p 494; 20, iv, p 515; 21, iv, p 430; 22, iv, p 453; WS 75, p 206; 85, p 185. 

Discharge, yearly: Ann 20, iv, p 63. 

l}age heights: WS 11, p 88; 16, p 130; 28, p 167; 38, p 377; 51, p 445; 6fi, p 137; 85, p 184; 100, pp 367-368; 

135, pp 257-258. 

Hydrographs: Ann 19, iv, p 4!H; 20, iv, p 515; 21, iv, p 430; 22, iv, p 453. 

Rating tables: Ann 19, iv, p 493; WS 28, p 170; 39, p 454; 52, p 522; 66, p 177; 85, p 185. 

Disclwrge measurernent.s of Umatilla River at Gibbon, Oreg., in 1905. 

I . Area of Mean Gage Dis-

--D-at_e_. __ 1 _____ H_y_d_r_o_g_ra_p_h_e_r_. ----I-W-Id_t_h. section. velocity. height. ch:uge. 

Square 

feet. 

Feet per second. SecondMarch 3 ........ J. H. Lewis ........................ . 

March 10 ....... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

March28 ....... J.H. Lewis ........................ . 

April7 ......... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

May 6 .... __ ......... do ............................. . 

August5a ......... do ............................. . 

August 26 .......... do .... ·,· ....................... . 

October 19 a .. . Sawyer and Hall .................. .. 

December 2 ''.. R. S. Hall .......................... . 

Feet. 

100 

53 

106 

110 

101 

34 

34 

37 

48 

a Made at different section. 

85 

69 

143 

167 

102 

41 

38 

49 

63 

6.36 

5.93 

6.85 

6.57 

6.43 

1. 41 

1._39 

1. 73 

2.5~ 

Feet. 

2.00 

1. 75 

2.50 

2.65 

2.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.22 

1. 39 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Umatilla Ri11tT at Gibbon, Oreg.,for 1905. 

feet. 

540 

410 

979 

1,094 

660 

58 

53 

85 

HiO 

Day. \ Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. Ma~ June. July. Aug.[ Sept. Oct. I Nov. _Dec. ' 

1.----.--. •.•.- -·1 1. 5 

2.............. 1.5 

3.............. 1.5 

4 ............. . 

5 ............. . 

6 ............. . 

:::::::::::::::~ 10 .... ·-- --.----

11..--- ... -- .. --

12 .. -... ·-- --.--

13 .. --.---- .. --. 

14 ... -- ...... --. 

15 ..... -- ... ----

16 ............. . 

17 ............. . 

18 ............. . 

1.4j 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.-J 

1.4 

1.31 1.3 

1.3 

1.3' 

1.3 

1.3 

19.............. 1.3 

20.............. 1.3 

21. - ... -- -- -- . . . 1. 3 

22 .............. 1.3 

23.............. 1.6 

24 .. -- .... ---- . . 2. 0 

25 ... --.-....... 2. 2 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1. 8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1. 4 1. 8 

1.4 1.8 

1. 4 2. 0 

1. 4 

1.5 2.0 

1.6 2. 4 

2.0 2.2 

2.3 

2. 4 

2.5 

2.8 

2.8 

2.65 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 3 

2.1 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1. 95 

1.9 

2.0 

2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

2. 3 

2.2 

2.1 

1.8 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.25 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

1. 95 

1.9 

1.85 

1. 8 

1. 55 

1.7 

1. 65 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1. 5 

1.5 

1. 45 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.8 1.3 1.1 

1.8 1.25 1.1 

1. 7 1 1. 25 1.1 

1. 5 1.25 1.1 

1. 7 1.25 1.1 

1.85 1.3 1.1 

1.9 1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 I 1.1 

1.1 

1.25 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 I 1. 1 1. 2 

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.1 1.1 1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1 ·~ 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1 ·~ 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.35 

1.4 

1.52 

1. 65 

1.62 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1. 55 

1. 55 

1.55 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1.5 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 183 

Daily gage height, ·in feet, ofUrnatiUa River at Gibbon, Oreg.,jor 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

I I AP'·I MRY I June. July. I Aug. I Sept. 

----------

26 •.••.......... 2.0 2.0 I 2.0 11.8 1 1.35 1.1 . . . . . . . 1.1 1. 2 1. 3 1. 45 

27 .............. ·------ 2.0 2.6 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1,.3 1. 4 

28 .............. 1.9 2.0 2.45 1.8 1. 75 1.35 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1. 3 1.4 

29 .•...•..••...• 1.8 2.35 1. 7 1.7 1.35 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 

30 ..........•... 1.8 2.3 1.7 1. 65 1.35 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.35 1.4 

31. ............. 1.8 2.2 1.6 1.1 1.1 i.2 1.4 

NOTE.-Ice conditions during pttrt of February. 

Station rating table for Umatilla River at Gibbon, Oreg. ,from October 15, 1904, to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. eight. height. Gage I D" h Gage I D" h II height. ISC arge. height. . ISC arge. h 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.00 32 1. 60 282 2.10 638 2.60 1,060 

2.20 718 

I 

2. 70 1,150 

2.30 800 2.80 1,240 

1.10 56 1. 70 346 

1.20 82 1.80 414 

1.30 120 1.90 486 2. 40 885 2.90 1,330 

1.40 168 2.00 560 2.50 970 3.00 1,4..'>0 

1.50 222 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 9 discharge measure- ments made during 190.5. It is well defined. 

Estimate& monthly discharge of Umatilla River at Gibbon, Oreg.,for 1904 au.d 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1904. 

October 15-31... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 56 78.4 

November.............................................. 120 56 78.9 

December. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 82 117 

1905. 

January................................................. 718 120 250 

February. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 168 2!'13 

March.................................................. 1,060 346 554 

April.................................................... 1,240 346 721 

May.................................................... 759 222 489 I 

June.................................................... 346 

July.................................................... 120 

101 182 ' 

56 76.71 

August .............................. ··.··............... 56 56 56.0 

September. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 56 60.3 

October................................................. 101 69 81.8 

November ........... _ ........ _ .......... _ ........ _ .. __ . 144 82 89.1 

December ..... _ ............. _ ......... _................. 314 144 2'20 

The year. _ .... _ ....... __ . __ . _ .. __ .. ____ .... _ . __ .. _ 1, 240 56 254 

NOTE.-Discharge interpolated for missing gage heights. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

2,644 

4,695 

7,194 

15,370 

14,610 

34,060 

42,900 

30,070 

10,830 

4,716 

3,443 

3,588 

5,030 

5,302 

13,530 

183,400 
184 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

UMATILLA RIVER AT PENDLETON. OREG. 

This station was established May 22, 1903, by F. W. Huber and discontinued June 11, 

1905. It is located at the Main Street Bridge at Pendleton, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 250 feet above and 200 feet below the railroad bridge from 

which discharge measurements are made. The current is swift at this point, but has a lower 

velocity than at the bridge at which the gage is located. The right bank is low and will 

overflow under the trestle on this bank. The left bank is high and is partly riprap. At 

low stages there will be some backwater at the south bank. There is but one channel at 

all stages. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is shifting. 

Discharge measurements are made from the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's 

bridge, about 1 mile downstream from the Main Street Bridge. The initial point for soundings is the face of the crib abutment on the left bank. The railroad bridge consists of a 

single span of 145 feet, with 116 feet of trestle approach on the right bank and 34 feet on the 

left bank. 

The gage is a vertical staff fastened to the middle of the left (south) side of the center 

pier of the Main Street Bridge. During 1905 the gage was read by the staff of the Geological 

Survey office at Pendleton. The bench mark is the top of the south side of the ste~l caisson 

at the east end of the middle pier of the Main Street Bridge; elevation, 16.50 feet above 

the datum of the gage. 

The flour-mill ditch (Byer's) take3 100 second-feet or less of water about I! miles above 

the gage and returns it to the river about 200 feet above the gage, so that it interferes with 

the measurements in no way except for a time during very low water, when the water is 

drawn down and then restored. The gage was read only when the flow was normal. 

A short distance above the bridge at which the gage is located water is taken out of the 

river by the Farmers' mill ditch. The water is returned to the river at a point about 1,500 

feet above the railroad bridge. The Farmers' mill ditch does not affect the reading of the 

gage when above 4 feet. For low stages of the river the amount of water in the ditch 

should be taken out from the measured discharge in making a curve and rating table, and 

should then be added to the discharge taken from the table. June 15, 1904, a gage was 

placed on the Farmers' mill ditch and read from that time until the station was abandoned. 

lnformation in regard to this station i3 contained in the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Bull=Bulhtin; WS=Water-Supply Paper): 

Description: Bull131, p 68; WS 100, pp 362-363; 135, pp 258-259. 

Discharge: Bull131, pp 69, 90; WS 100, p 364; 135, p 259. 

Discharge, monthly: Bull131, p 69. 

Gage heights: WS 100, p 364; 135, p 260. 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 185 

Discharge measurements of Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg., in 1905. 

Area Mean Gage I Dis- Date. Hydrographer. Width . of sec- veloc- Remarks. 

tion. ity. height. charge. 

----

Feet 

Sq·uare per 

sec- SecondFeet. feet. ond. Feet. feet. 

January 28 ... __ Williams and Yates. 00 294 2.24 4.60 657 128 second-feet in ditch 

included. 

February 24 ___ Lewis and Yates __ . 83 211 1.30 4.19 275 58 second-feet in ditch 

included. 

February 27. __ W. C. Sawyer _____ . 92 269 2.29 4.58 615 120 second-feet in ditch 

included. 

March 24 .. _____ H. S. Williams _____ 100 318 2.98 4.99 941 240 second-feet in ditch 

included. 

March 28 .. _____ Lewis and Yates ____ 100 352 3.69 5.20 1,302 166 second~feet in ditch 

included. June 8 _________ W. C. Sawyer _______ 80 207 1.35 4.26 280 29 second-feet in ditch 

included. June 26. _. _____ Sawyer and King ___ 80 194 .84 4.17 162 Ditch dry. 

August 28a ____ Sawyer and Landes_ 16 16.6 2.22 36.9 

September 9 a __ W. C. Sawyer ______ 27 22.8 1. 79 40.4 

October 19 a _ __ ..... do ______________ 4.5 52 1.37 72 

November 1.5a_ R. S. Hall_ _________ 45 52 1. 43 79 

November 17 __ ..... do ______________ 76 90 .29 56 

November 17 __ _____ do ______________ 7fi 90 .33 c:::::: 63 

December 7 ____ _____ do ______________ 73 248 1.071 _____ ·-- 2fi4 

Dec.ember 7 ____ _____ do .... ---------- 73 248 1. 10 1-------- 273 

December 26 ___ ____ .do ______________ 73 242 .98 -------- 237 

I 

a Measurements made above head of Eyer's mill ditch. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg., for 1905. 

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June.[ Day. I Jan.\ Feb.\ Mar. Apr.j May., June. 

-----1-------------~1-----~~-- ----------

Day. 

L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. 05 4. 3.5 4. 52 4. 99 4. 5 4. 4.5 : 17 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. 87 4. 03 4. 38 4. 65 

2 a • • • • • • • • • ~ 4. 0 4. 28 4. 5 5. 21 4, 45 4, 4 : 

3 - - - - - - - - - - - 4. 0 4. 23 4. 52 5. 25 4. 5 4 37 1 

18 __________ 3.88 4.02 

19_--------- 3. 88 4. 0 

20 __________ 3.88 4.02 

4. 38 4. 65 4. 55 

4. 38 4.63 4 . .5 

4. 39 4. 77 4. 45 i. ---------- 3. 98 4. 19 4. 52 5. 15 4. 6 4: 35 ~ 5 ___________ 3.97 4.14 4.52 5.22 4.7 4.33 21__ ________ 3.9 4.02 4.48 4.80 4.45 

(i__ - - - - - - - - - 3. 95 4. 11 4 . .5 5. 3 4. 73 4. 3 ' 22- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. 07 4. 58 4. 80 4. 4 

7_-- ---· ·--- 3.92 4. 1 4. 49 5. 25 4. 72 4. 28 I 23- - . - - - - - - -: 4. 0 I 4. 1 4. 62 4. 85 4. 42 

s _______ ·--- 3.9 4. 09 4. 42 5. 15 4. 67 4. 26 ' 24. -- - - - - - --I 4. 48 4. 19 5. 0 4. 82 4. 5 

[) ___________ 3.9 4.08 4.38 5.05 4.8 4.24125 __________ 14.78 4.39 4.98 4.78 4.55 

l') ___________ 3.9 4.08 4.35 4.95 4.78 4.2 26 __________ 4.61 4.56 5.33 4.75 4.52 

n ___________ 3.9 4.1 4.38 4.85 4.82 _4_._1_s __ ]27 __________ 4.6 4.58 5.45 4.66 4.5.5 

12-- --------- 3. 9 4. 0 4. 37 4. 83 4. 85 28_-------- -14. 61 4. 5 5. 3 4. 6 4. 5 : I 13 . _________ . 3. 8 4. 1 4. 32 4. 1s 4. 8 ______ 'I 29 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. 59 ______ 

1

, 5. 12 4. 55 4. 5 

14 ___________ 3.8 4.05 4.4 4.75 4.75 ______ 130 __________ [4.5 ,------15.05 4.52 4.45 

15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. 86 4. o 4. 4 4. 65 4. 68 _ _ _ _ _ _ 31__ ________ ,

11 

4. 41 

1 

_____ .

1

. _ _ _ _ _ 4. 45 

1fi- - - - --- --- - 3. 84 4. 0 4. 38 4. 65 4. fi5 - - ---- i 

UMATILLA RIYER AT YOAKUM. OREG. 

This station was established May 5, 1903, by N. S. Dils. It is located one-half mile east 

of Yoakum, a station of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, at what is known 

as the Yoakum wagon bridge. 

The channel is straight for 1,000 feet above and below the station. The current is swift 

and has a well-distributed velocity. Both banks are high and are composed of gravel. The 

right bank will not overflow. The left bank will overflow only at extreme flood stages. 

IRR 178--06----13 
1S6 RTREAM MEASUREMENTS IN Hl05, PART XIV. 

The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is permanent. There is but one channel 

at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the single-span wagon bridge. The initial point 

for soundings is the end of the lower chord of the upstream side on the left bank. 

The gage is a vertical staff attached to the right abutment of the bridge. During 1905 

readings have been made once each day by Luther Dehaven. The bench mark is a 60-

penny nail and two 8-penny nails driven side by side into the second timber from the top 

of the left abutment, downstream side; devation, 13.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 360-361; 135, pp 260-261. 

Discharge: 100, p 361; 135, p 261. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 362; 135, p 263. 

Gage heights: 100, p 361; 135, pp 261-262. 

Rating table: 100, p 362; 135, p 262. 

Discharge measurements of Umatilla River at r oakum, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . I Area of Mean Gage Width. section. velocity. height. 

I Squ,are Feetpe1· I Fat. I fat. second. Feet. 

February 25 .... J. H. Lewis ........................ . 7t) i 209 2.12 4.28 

March 24 ....... Lewis and Yates ................... . 76· j 296 3.99 5.48 

:::=:,~:.;::·: :~·:::~~~y:::::: : : : :: :: :::. 

September 1 ... F. C. Dillard ...................... .. 

October 1a ..... Vl. C. Sawyer ..................... .. 

October 21..... Sawyer and HalL .................. . 

December 12 ... R. S. HalL ......................... . 

76 i 273 3.14 4.93 i 

76 I 129 1. 36 3.37 

491 30 .80 2.66 

73 96 . 55 2.98 

f,()l 47 1. 28 3.00 

74 I 120 . ul 3.12 

76 1 188 l. 52 3.98 

I 

a Measurements made at different section. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Umatilla River at r oakum, Oreg. ,for 1905. 

Discharge. 

Secondfeet. 

444 

1,180 

856 

175 

24 

54 

60 

74 

287 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Ju ne. July. Aug. Sept., Oot. Nov. Dec. 

------1-------------

1. ............. 4.0 4. 3 4. 5 2 ______________ 4.0 4. 2 4. 6 

3 .............. 3.9 4.1 4.6 

4 .............. 3.9 4.0 4.6 

5 .............. 3.9 4.0 4.6 

6 .............. 3.9 3.9 4.6 

7 .............. 3.9 3.9 4.6 

8 .............. 3.8 3.8 4.5 

9 .............. 3. 7 3.8 4. 4 

10 .............. 3. 7 3. 7 4. 4 

11 .............. / 3. 7 3.6 

I 

4. 4 

12 .............. 3. 7 3.5 4. 4 

13 .............. 3. 6 3.5 I 4. 4 

14 .............. 1 3. 5 3. 5 4. 4 

15 ............. ·l 3. 5 3.5 4. 4 

16. ....... , 3.5 3.5 4.4 

17 .............. 3. 5 3. 5 4. 4 

:: : :: :::1 3. 5 3. 5 4. 4 

3.5 3.9 4.4 

70 .............. 3.6 3. 7 4.4 

5. 5 4. 4 

6.1 4.3 

6.0 4. 4 

6.0 4. 7 

6.0 5.0 

tl. 0 5.0 

6.0 5. 0 

6.0 4.9 

5. 7 5.2 

5. 6 5.2 

5. 4 5.2 

5.2 5. 3 

5.1 5.2 

5.0 5.0 

4.9 4.9 

4.9 4. 7 

4.8 4. 7 

4. 9 4. 6 

-5.0 4.5 

5.0 I i.4 

I 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

3. 9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 6 

3.5 

3 

3 

. 4 

.4 

. 4 

3 

3 

.3 

') 

3. 3 2.6 2. 7 I 3.0 3. 3 3.4 

3.1 2. 6 2. 7 

r 3.0 3.3 3.5 

3.1 2.6 2. 7 3.0 3. 3 3.6 

3. 1 2. 6 2. 7 3.0 3. 3 4.1 

3.1 2.6 2. 7 3.0 3.3 4.1 

3.0 2.6 2. 7 3.1 3. 3 4.1 

3.0 2. 6 2. 7 3.2 3.3 4.1 

3.0 2. 6 2. 7 3. 2 331 4.3 

3.0 2. 6 2. 75 3.2 3.3 4. 3 

3.0 2. 6 2. 75 3.1 3.2 4. 3 

3.0 2.6 2. 75 3.1 11.2 4.2 

3.0 2.6 3.12 3.1 3.2 4.0 

3.0 2.6 3. 5 3.1 3.2 4.0 

3.0 2. 6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.9 

3.0 2.6 2. 9 3. 3 3.2 3.9 

3.0 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.8 

3.0 2. 7 2.9 3. 3 3.2 3.8 

2.9 2. 7 2. 9 3.2 3.2 4.0 

2.9 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.31 4.1 

2.9 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.1 

• 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 187 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Umatilla Ritw at Yoakum, Oreg., for 1905-Continued. 

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

----------------------

21.----.- ..... -. 3.6 3.6 4.5 5.0 4.4 3.2 2.9 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.1 

22 .............. 3. 7 3. 5 4. 7 5.0 4.3 3.2 2.9 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.1 

23 ________ ---·-- 3.8 3. 6 4.8 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.8 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.1 

24 ... -.. -.- ... -- 4.3 4.0 5. 4 5.0 4.4 3.6 2.8 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.1 

25 ........ ------ 4.8 4.3 5. 5 5.0 4.4 3.5 2. 7 2. 7 2.9 3.1 3.3 4. 5 

26 .............. 4.8 4. 4 5.9 4.9 4.4 3. 4 2. 7 2. 7 3.1 3.1 3.3 4. 5 

27 .............. 4. 7 4. 4 6. 2 4.6 4.3 3.4 2. 7 2. 7 3.2 3.1 3.3 4. 4 

28 .............. 4. 7 4. 4 6.0 4.6 4. 3 3.4 2.6 2. 7 3.0 3.2 3.3 4. 5 

29 .............. 4.5 5.8 4. 5 4.2 3.4 2.6 2. 7 3.0 3.2 3.4 4. 5 

30 ........ ------ 4. 4 5. 5 4. 4 4.2 3 ') 2.6 2. 7 3.0 3.2 3. 4 4. 3 

31 ..... -.. -..... 4.3 5. 5 4.1 2. 6 2. 7 3.2 4. 3 

Station rating table for Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg., from January 1 to December 81, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. II Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.60 20 3. 60 182 4. 50 565 5.40 1,270 

2. 70 28 3. 70 210 4.60 630 5.50 1, 360 

2.80 37 3. 80 240 4. 70 700 5. 60 1, 455 

2.90 47 3.90 275 4.80 770 5. 70 1,550 

3.00 59 4.00 315 4.90 845 5. so 1,645 

3.10 73 4.10 355 5.00 925 5.90 1, 740 

3.20 90 4.20 400 5.10 1,005 6.00 1,840 

3. 30 110 4. 30 450 5.20 1,090 6.10 

I 

1,940 

3. 40 132 4. 40 505 5. 30 1,180 6.20 2,040 

3.50 156 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 16 discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is well defined. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January ................................................ _ 770 156 320 19,680 

February .............................................. . 505 156 273 15, 160 

March .................................................. . 2,040 505 826 50,790 

April. .................................................. . 1,940 505 1,153 68,610 

May .................................................... . 1,180 355 683 42,000 

June ........... _ .. __ .... _ .... _ ................... _ ..... . 355 90 212 12, 6c;O 

July .................... :· ............................. .. 110 20 51.1 3,142 

August ................................................ .. 28 20 23.9 1, 470 

September ............................................ .. 156 28 48.2 2,868 

October ............................................. _ .. . 110 59 78.7 4,839 

Noven1ber .............................................. _ 132 90 105 6,248 

December ........................................... _ .. _ 565 132 368 22,630 

-----

The year ................... _ ............ _ .... _ ... . 2,040 20 345. 250_,100 
• 

188 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905. PART XIV. 

UMATILLA RIVER NEAR U~IATILLA. OREG. 

This station was established October 21, 1903, by John H. Lewis. It is located about 2 

miles above Umatilla, Oreg., and about one-fourth mile below the -diversion dam of the 

Oregon Land and Water Company. This dam diverts water into an irrigation ditch on the 

left bank. To obtain the total discharge of the river, the discharge of the irrigation ditch 

must be added to that of the river at the cable. For estimate of flow in the ditch see 

page 201. 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 1,000 feet below the cable. The current 

is swift. Both banks are high and rocky and will not overflow. The bed of the stream is 

composed of solid rock and is free from vegetation and permanent. Owing to the rapids 

just above Umatilla backwater from Columbia River does not affect the gage heights at the 

station. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the zero mark on the tagged wire, directly over the vertical 

portion of the left bank. 

An inclined gage is placed on the left bank 45 feet below the cable, and is in two sections. 

The lower seetion reads from 1.2 to 3.5 feet. The upper section reads from 3.5 to 10.8 feet. 

During 1905 the gage was read every other day during ordinai-y stages and once each day 

during floods by B. V. Pompella. The bench mark is the head of a bolt cemented in the 

solid rock 1~ feet upstream from the gage rod; elevation, 10.30 feet above the datum of 

the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 359; 135, pp 263-264. 

Discharge: 100, p 360; 135, p 264. 

Discharge, monthly: 135, p 266. 

Gage heights: 100, p 360; 135, pp 264-265. 

Rating table: 135, p 265. 

Discharge measurements of Umatilla. River near U.matilla, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. -sAerceta1

_

0

onf. Mean Gage velocity. height. Discharge. 

-----------l---------------------------1-----------------------------

Square Feet per Feet. feet. second. 

SecondFeet. feet. 

February 28 .... J. II. Lewis......................... 170 218 2. 78 3. 37 606 

March 27 ............ do •.............................. 177 379 4.54 4. 22 1, 722 

AprillO ........ ___ .. do .•..... _____ . _____ -----···.... 186 3u"' 4.17 3.95 1,377 

May 12 .. ___ .... W. C. Sawyer. _______ .______________ 175 280 3. 94 3. 70 1,103 

July 19 .............. do .......... ------------------------------------------------- 1.60 a0.1 

September26 ....... do............................... 7.3 4.7 .85 1.82 4.0 

October25 ..... Sawyer ann Hall.................... 31 38 1.63 2. 41 62 

December6 .... R. S. Hall.. ......................... 167 148 2.06 3.00 304 

a Estimated . 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 189 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Umatilla R-iver near Umatilla, Or·eg.,jor 1905. 

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

------1------------------------------------

1. •.....••..... 2.8 3.85 ------- 3.05 2. 3 1.6 1.9 

2.------------- ------- 3. 15 3. 35 ------- 3. 15 ------- . --.--- 1. 6 ------- ------. 2. 43 2. 68 

3.............. 2.85 ------- ------- 4.2 2.95 2. 1 1.6 2.2 

4 .............. ------- 3.05 3.4 ---·--- 3.25 ···---- ···---- 1.61 -------------- 2.43 2.7 

5 .............. 2.85 ···---- ------- 4.1 2. 9 1. 8 1.6 2.18 ------- ------

6.----- .. -.---- ------- 3. 0 3. 4 4. 2 3. 6 1. 61 --- . -- - --- -- -- 2. 43 3. 0 

7 ............. . 2.8 2.9 1.7 1. 6 2. 21 . - - - - - - .. - - - -

8 .................... . 2. 9 3. 3 4.15 3. ti ------- ------- 1.61 ------- ·------ 2.41 3.0 

9 .... ·········· 2.8 2.8 1.65 ----·-· 1.6 2.25 ------- ------

10 .... ·---------- ······ 2. 9 3.2 3.95 3. 7 1.6 2. 4 3.0 

11.............. 2.8 3. 7 1.6 1. 62 2.3 

12.............. ....... 3.9 3.2 3. 7 3.8 ....... ------- 1.6 2.4 2.95 

13.- --- -- - . -- -- . 2. 95 - . --- . - . --- --- --- . -- - - . --- - - 2. 6 1. 55 - ------ 2.27 2.3 

14 ...........•....••... 2.75 3.2 3.65 3.7-------------- 1.7 2. 4 2.9 

15.............. 2.95 ·------ --·--·- ···---- ······· 2.45 1.5 ------- 2. 35 2. 36 . - - - - - - - - - - - -

16.----------.-- . --.--- 2. 8 3.15 3. 5 3. 45 ------- ------- 1. 6 .. - - . - - - - - - - - - 2. 45 2. ~5 

17- - . - - - - - - - - . - - 2. 9 - .. - - - - . - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. 3 1. 5 2.1 2.4 

18 .. ------------ ---- .. - 2. 8 3. 2 3. 45 3. 4 

~~:::::::::::::: --~--~_J·;_·~-- ··;~~~- --;~~-- ··;_·;·· --~--~-- --~--~--

1.6 

··;_·~-- ··;_·~~-~--~~~~- --~~~- -----------·-· 2.45 3.1 l.fi 

21.- . -- --- --- --- 2. 7 .. --- . - . -- . --- --- . -- - - . -- . - - 2. 2 11. 6 

22 .............. ······· ') 8 3 '>5 3.55 3.1 1.6 

23·······-----·- 2. 75 --~~--- --3--.-~5 ___ ··3·_-6·-- -·3·.·1·-· ----~----~-----~----~----~_.-_-_ 24.-- - - . - - . ----- --- -- - . 2. 85 1. 6 

1. 89 2. 43 I_ .. __ . . _____ _ 

2. 5 3.0 

1. 89 2. 42 . - - - - - - - - - - - -

. - - - - - - .. - - - - - 2. 5 2. 95 

25.--- .. -- --- -- . 3. 15 - . -- --- . -- '-- . --- --- - - -- -- - . 2. 2 1. 59 1.89 2.45 -----·- ----·-

26.------------- ----.-- 3.15 3. 8 3. 5 3. 2 2. 4 1. ti 

27.- . --- --- --- -- 3. 45 . -- --- . 4. 22 . --- . -- --- --- - 2. 35 1. 6 

- -- - - - - - - - - - . - 2. 5 2. 95 

1.8 2. 5 1---·--- ------ 28.- . -- . -- . -- . -- --- --- . 3. 37 4. 3 3. 4 3. 15 . -- . -- . - --- -- . 1. 6 . - - - . - - - - - - - - . 2. 55 2. 9 

29.-.-.--------- 3. 4 4. 3 -.---.- ------- 2. 3 1. 65 . --.--- 1. 89 2. 5 

30 .............. -·----- ······· 4.0 3.2 3.1 ······· ....... 1.6 2.65 2.9 

31. ............ . 3.3 [··· .... -··---- ....... ----- .. ······· 1.6 2.43 

Station rating table for Umatilla Ri11er near Umatilla, Oreg., from January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage I Diroha<ge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

-----------

Fat. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feel. Feet. Second-feet. Fret. Second-feet. 

2.00 13 2.60 110 3.20 480 3.80 1,170 

2.10 21 2. 70 14.5 3.30 580 3.90 1, 310 

2.20 32 2.80 190 3. 40 690 4.00 1,450 

2.30 45 2.90 24.5 3 .. '>0 800 4.10 1,590 

2. 40 62 3.00 310 3. 60 920 4.30 1, 740 

2.50 83 

I 

3.10 390 

I 

3. 70 1,040 4. 30 1,890 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 16 discharge measurements made during 1903-1905. It is well defined. 
190 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Estimated monthly discharge of UmatiUa Ri·oer near Umatilla, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

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

February ............ __ ................................ . 

March ........... _ ... __ .. __ .. ____ .. __ ... ___ . ___ .. __ .... __ 

ApriL .................................................. . 

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

June ... -------------------------------------------------

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

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

Septernber ..... _ ... _ ... _ ... __ ..... _ ... ___ .. ___ ... _ .... __ 

October .................... _ ......... _ ................. . 

November ................ ___ ... _ ......... ___ .......... . 

December ............................ __ ................ . 

745 

557 

1,890 

1, 740 

1,170 

350 

45 

1.5 

54 

83 

128 

390 

145 

168 

435 

480 

390 

8 

.0 

.1 

.1 

8 

62 

138 

307 18,880 

283 15,720 

764 46,980 

1,085 64,560 

670 41,200 

1'N 7,260 

4. 62 218 

. 21 35 

11 654 

53.2 3,271 

75.8 4,510 

263 16,170 

'fhe year .. _ ....... _ ..... _ .... _ .... _ ..... _ .... _ ... . 1,890 - .0 303 219,500 

NOTE.-Mean for actual number of days recorded taken as the mean for the entire month. 

DITCHES IN UMATILLA RIVER Y ALLEY, OREGON. 

FARMERS' MILL DITCH AT PENDLETON, OREG. 

Water is taken from Umatilla River just above the Main Street Bridge (upon a pier of 

which the river gage is located), is used to furnish power for the Farmers' flour mill, and 

then returned to the river above the railroad bridge at which river measurements were 

made. 

The flow is not uniform during the low-water season because of storage in Eyer's mill 

ditch above, and consequently measurements were discontinued. 

Discharge mewm.rements of Farmers' mill ditch at Pendleton, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. - I Area of Mean Gage Dis-

------I----------------I-W-ld_t_h.l section. velocity. height. charge. 

Squa.re Fee~ per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet feet. 

February 24 ... Lewis and Yates .................... 24 28.3 2.13 0.82 t\0 

February 27 ... Sawyer and Yates .................. 28 43.3 2.80 1. 35 121 

April 6 ........ ..... do .............................. 23 41.8 4.98 1.66 201 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Farmers' mill ditch at Pendleton, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. 

----------- ---------- 1.---- ,_---- 1. 1 0. 93 1. 29 1. 31 0. 7 0. 5 17.--------- 1. 02 o. 52 1. 08 0.9 ------ -----· 2 .. --------- 1.09 .92 1.28 1.55 .6 . 45 18.--------- 1. 03 .46 1.08 .85 0. 7 

3.---------- 1.09 .85 1.29 1. 58 .7 . 51 19 .......... 1.03 .45 1.08 .82 .65 

4 .. --------- 1.08 .81 1. 29 1.5 .8 .5 20 .. -------- 1. 0;) .45 1. 09 1. 05 .6 

5 ........... 1.08 . 76 1.29 1. 55 . 97 .48 21 .......... 1.09 . 5 1.23 1.12 . 57 

6 ........... 1. 07 .71 1. 28 1. 65 1.0 . 45 22 .......... ------ .57 1. 33 1.1 . 55 

7 .. --------- 1. 06 . 68 1. 22 1. 61 1.0 .4 23 .......... 1. 28 .67 1. 48 1.12 . 55 

8 ........... 1. 06 . 65 1.18 1. 48 .95 .38 24 .. -------- 1. 33 . 78 1. 76 1.12 . 65 

9 ........... 1.05 .6 1. 08 1. 35 1.1 . 34 25 .......... 1.6 1.18 1.7 1.08 . 75 

10.---------- 1. 05 . 6 1.05 1. 28 1.06 .3 26 .. -------- 1. 51 1. 34 1 86 1.02 . 78 

11.---------- 1. 05 .7 1. 05 1.15 1.12 . 28 27 .......... 1.38 1. 34 1. 88 .92 . 78 

12.---------- 1.05 .55 1. 03 1.12 1. 18 .28 28 ..... ----- 1. 39 1.3 1.7 .83 . 7 

13 .. --------- 1. 05 1.01 .98 1.08 1. 12 29 ......... - 1. 35 1. 49 7'' .69 :a • u 

14 ........... 1.05 1.0 1.11 1.02 1.05 1:::::: 30 ...... -- -- 1. 27 1.38 . 7 .6 

15 .. --------- 1. 02 1:::::: ,'/8 1.11 .92 .95 31.--------- 1.13 ·----- ------ ------ . 55 

16.--------- "J 1. 02 .6 1.08 .9 .85 ~------
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 191 

HORSESHOE IRRIGATION COMPANY'S DITCH AT YOAKUM, OREG. 

This ditch was dug during the latter part of 1904, and plans are being considered to 

enlarge and extend it. It diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River, 1 mile above 

Yoakum, at Dehaven's ranch. No measurements were made during 1905. No water was 

used after the last of July. 

SLUSHER & GOULD DITCH NEAR NOLIN, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River, 1~ miles above Nolin, 

Oreg., and 8 miles above Echo. 

Measurements were made in a flume near the head of the ditch. 

Dischargt~ measurements of Shtsher & Goulcl ditch near Nolin, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydr2grapher. I 

Area of I Mean I Gage j ~ic­ section. velocity. 1 

height. charge. 

-----------1----------------------------------- --------------~-------

August 18 ..... W.C. Sawyer ... ---------------·------------- September 9. __ F. C. Dillard .. ___________________________ . __ _ 

September 19 ... __ .. do ... ____ . __ .. __ . __ . __ . _____ . _____ .. _. __ . 

September 25 ....... do ... ___ .. _. ___ . __ . _____ .. ___________ . __ _ 

September 29 .. ___ .. do ..... _ .. ___ .. ___ .. ________________ .. _ . _ 

October 4 .. _ .. ___ ._.do_ .. ____________ . __ . __ .... __ . __ . ______ __ 

October 10 ....... _ .. do ... ____ . ___ . __ . _______ .. __ . _____ .. ____ . 

October 17 .. ___ ..... do ... ___ .. _____ . _________ . _____ . _____ . __ _ 

October 23 .... _ .. _ .. do._ .. __ .. _. ___________ . __ . ___ . __ . __ . __ .. 

October 30 .... _ ..... do._ ... _ ................... _ ........ _ ... . 

November 7 ... _ .... do ... ___________ ._ ..... _ ... _._ .. _. __ ... _. 

November 13 ....... do ..... _ ......... _._ ... _ ........ _ ....... . 

November 20 ....... do .. _ ... __ .... ____ .. _ ...... __ .... __ . __ . __ 

December 21 __ . __ ... do. _ ... __ . ________ ... ____ . __ .... _ . __ ... _ . 

Square Fat per ' Secondfeet. sec01;.d. Feet. f::ct. 

2.29 

1. 23 

. 58 

1.14 

1. 51 

1. 32 

1. 55 

1.13 

1. 21 

1.18 

1.04 

. 59 

1. 03 

'3.lll 

O.lll 

. 4G 

.53 

.57 

. 64 

.59 

.44 

.48 

. 45 

. 47 

.4;6 

. 36 

38 

. 75 

0. 71 

.44 I 

-~ 

. 55 

.50 

.48 

. 46 

.49 

.48 

.44 

.30 

.40 

.80 

1. 74 

. 56 

. 31 

. 65 

.96 

. 78 

.68 

. 54 

.55 

.56 

. 48 

. 21 

.39 

2.38 

LISLE & CRANE DITCH NEAR ECHO, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Umatilla River, 2 miles below Nolin. 

Measurements were made in a flume just below where the ditch is crossed by the Oregon 

Railroad and Navigation Company's track. 

Discharge mea8urements of Lisle & Orane ditch near Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

------------1----------------------------------[------- ---------------------

August 18. . . . . W. C. Sawyer ..... _ ... __ ... __ ...... _ ......... I 

August 30..... Sawyer and Dillard ..... _________________ . __ 

September 9 ... F. C. Dillard ...... __ .. __ . __ . __ .. ____ . _____ ... 

September 14 .. __ ... do ..... __ . ______________________________ . 

September 19 ... __ .. do ........ _____ ....... ____ .. _ .. __ . ______ . 

September 25 .. ___ .. do ... __ . ________ .. __ .. _________________ __ 

Septen1ber 29 .. __ ... do ... ____ . __________ . _____ . _____ . __ .. __ __ 

October 9 .... _ ... _ .. do ....... _ ... __ ._. __ .. __ .. _ .... _ .. _ .. _ .. . 

October 12. ___ . __ . __ do ...... ___ . _____ .. _ . __ . _ ... _ .... __ .. ___ .

1 

Square 

feet. 

8.62 

4.29 

5. 72 

5.06 

5. 64 

5.27 

6.27 

5.86 

4. 37 

Feet per second. 

0. 52 

• G5 

1.20 

.97 

1.16 

1. 02 

1. 27 

1. 17 

. 59 

Second- Feet. feet. 

4. 50 

1. 26 2. 79 

1. 61 6.86 

1. 43 4.92 

1. 55 6. 54 

148 5. 40 

1.68 7.99 

1.61 6.84 

1. 27 I 2.58 

I 
192 S'l'R'E.AM :M.EASUREl\tENTS IN 1905, PAR'r XIV. 

CHARLES LISLE DITCH AT EC:Q:O, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River, 2~ miles above Echo. 

Discharge measurements of Charles Lisle ditch at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

August 18 ..... W. C. Sawyer ______________________________ _ 

August 30 .. _.. F. C. Dillard._ .. _ .. __ ... __ .... __ .. ____ ..... . 

September 8 ... ___ .. do ... _______ . ______ .. _____ .... _ ... ______ _ 

~:::::~-~~~:I:::::::::::::·:·:·:·:·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: October 7 ... _______ .do._. ____________ .. ___ .. __ ..... _ ... ___ .. . 

October 9 .... _. _: __ .do ..... _ ... _ .. _._ .. _____ . ________ .. _ ... __ 

October 12 ... _ _ . __ .. do ..... _ ... _ .. __ .. __ .. _ ..... _ . _ ... _ .... __ 

October 17 ... _ ...... do ............ __ .. _ ..... _ ............... . 

October21. ......... do ...................................•... 

October23 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 26 .......... do ................ _ ..................... . 

October 30 ....... _ .. do ............................ __ .... _ ... . 

Noven1ber 2 ...•.... do .................. _ .......... __ ....... . 

:::::::: ~~: :i:::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Noven1ber 13 ....... do ...................................... . 

November 16 .. ·--~-do ...................................... . 

November 21 ....... do .................. _ ................... . 

Noven1ber 23 ....... do ....... _ .... _ ................. ___ ..... . 

December 5 ... _ ..... do ......... _ ...... _ ..................... . 

December 12 ........ do ........... ~---························ 

Area of [ Mean section. velocity. 

Square 

feet. 

4. 78 

4.86 

11.37 

9. 70 

6. 24 

5.17 

- 5.65 

5.58 

5. 64 

5. 70 

5.93 

5.69 

5. 91 

6.25 

6.24 

6.40 

6. 51 

6. 84 

7.01 

7.66 

7.48 

7.57 

7.14 

I 

Feet per second. 

2.98 

.18 

.42 

•. 51 

.49 

.47 

.43 

.44 

.4 

. 45 

.32 

.38 

.32 

.32 

.29 

.25 

. 24 

.24 

.24 

.20 

.21 

.24 

.24 

HENRIETTA MILL DITCH AT ECHO, OREG. 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

0.62 

. 64 

1. 31 

1.16 

. 81 

.71 

. 76 

. 77 

. 78 

. 79 

.80 

.80 

.82 

.87 

.88 

.87 

.90 

.91 

.96 

1.01 

1.00 

1.00 

.96 

Discharge. 

I Secondfeet. 

1.42 

.88 

4. 74 

4.96 

3.04 

2.44 

2.41 

2.44 

2.26 

2.53 

1.88 

2.18 

1.92 

1.98 

1.82 

1. 59 

1.56 

1. 66 

1.66 

11.5 

1.55 

1.82 

1. 73 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Umatilla River, 2 miles above Echo. 

The water was formerly used to furnish power for the Henrietta flour mill in Echo. At 

present a portion of the water is used for irrigation and the remainder wasted into the river 

below the mill. 
Date 

UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DisCharge mm.surements of Henrietta mill ditch at Eclw, Oreg., in 1905. 

Hydrographer. Area of section. Mean Gage 

velocity. height. 

193 

Discharge. 

------1------------------1·----------------

Square Feet per feet. second. 

SecondFeet. feet. 

August 18 ..... W. C. Sawyer .............................. . 6. 47 0.80 1.19 5.20 

August 19 ..... _ .... do .................. _ ............ ___ .... . 5.56 .92 1.14 5.10 

August 30 ..... Sawyer and Dillard ... _ ............ ____ .... . 3.55 .40 .69 1.42 

SeptemberS ... F. C. Dillard ............................... . 2.99 .42 1.26 

September 23 ... _ .... do ........ __ ....... __ .. -............. _ ... . 

September 25 ....... do ... ___ .. __ ............... _ .... ____ .... . 

October 4 .... ___ . __ .do ... ___ .............. __ ......... _ ...... . 

2.95 .60 I 2.16 . 51 

1. 45 .4 

. 79 1. 76 

.67 1.11 

.57 .58 

October 7 ... _ ....... do .................. ___ ................. . 1.30 .38 .55 .49 

October 9 ........... do._ ................ ______ .............. . 1.09 .38 .52 . 41 

October 12 ...... ___ .do._ ... _ ................................ . 1.04 .36 .50 .37 

October 17 .......... do ......................... _ .. _ ........ _. . 79 .33 .43 .26 

October2L ......... do ...................................... . . 70 .21 .40 .15 

October23 .......... do ...................................... . .66 .23 .40 .15 

October26 .......... do ...................................... . .55 . 40 .40 .22 

October 30 .......... do ...................................... . 3.00 .42 .80 1. 27 

November 2 ........ do ...................................... . 2.87 .35 .80 1.01 

November 7 ........ do ...................................... . 2. 75 .30 . 77 .83 

November 10 ....... do ...................................... . 2.55 . 31 . 73 . 78 

November 13. _ ..... do ...................................... . 2.43 .3 . 70 . 73 

November 16 ....... do ...................................... . 2. 51 .27 . 74 .69 

Novetnber21 ....... do ...................................... . 2.5 .26 . 70 .64 

November 24 ....... do ...................................... . 1.85 .21 .63 .38 

December 5 ... _ ..... do._ ................... _ .... _ ........... . 1.19 .23 .48 .27 

December 12 ........ do ...................................... . 1.17. .21 .50 .25 

December 21 ........ do ............ __ .... _ .............. _._ .. . 7.38 . 77 1. 61 5.66 

December 27 ........ do ...................................... . 7.2 . 78 1.57 5.58 

DiscJwrge measurements of Henrietta mill ditCh wasteway at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1------------------l------------------

August 19 ..... W. C. Sawyer .............................. . 

August 30 . . . . . Sawyer and Dillard .. _ ..... _ ... _ ........... . 

September 8 .. _, _____ ......................................... . 

September23_..j F. C. Dillard ............................... . 

f£Eg~~ t ~ •• ~;~~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~. ~::: ·~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~: ~: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~:.: ~: ~ ~ ~ October 13 .. -.. -!-_ ... do ................................ ___ ... _ 

October 17 _ ... _ _ .... do ...... _ ............... ___ . _ . _ ....... _ .. 

October 21. ......... do ... __ ... __ . ________ .-...... ___________ ._ 

October 24 .. __ . __ ... do .. __ . __ .......... __ .. _ ...... __ .. ____ . __ 

October 30 .. __ . _ .... do .. _ .. __ ... ______ ... _____ . __ . __ .. _. ____ _ 

~~:::~:::::::I:::::::::::~~----_-_-_-_::::::::::::::::::::::::::: November 13 .. J ..... do._._ .. __ ._ .. __ . __ . __ . __ . _______ . __ . __ ._ 

=~::~:::::[:::::~:: : ::: :: ·~·· : ::::: ::::: ::: 

Square 

feet. 

2.35 

2.52 

2.06 

.49 

2.19 

1. 84 

1. 49 

1.11 

.89 

.65 

.55 

.46 

1.98 

2.14 

1. 78 

1.34 

1.56 

1. 81 

Feet per second. 

6. 45 

.47 

.39 

.37 

.44 

. 35 

. 27 

.23 

.19 

.20 

.18 

.13 

.38 

.30 

.28 

.25 

.19 

.11 

SecondFeet. feet. 

1.05 

0.53 1.19 

.44 .8 

.18 

.50 .96 

. 44 .115 

.34 .46 

.28 .26 

.19 .17 

.19 .13 

.12 .10 

.13 .06 

.45 . 75 

.44 .64 

.39 .49 

.33 .33 

.38 .20 

.42 .)9 
194 STREAM- MEASUREMEN'l'S IN 1905, PART XIV. 

WILSON & CO.'S DITCH AT ECHO, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Umatilla River 2 miles above Echo, just 

below the Henrietta mill diversion. 

Measurements were made about 500 feet below the waste gate. 

The ditch was dug during 1904. 

Discharge measurements a/Wilson & Co.'s ditch at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

D H Area of I Mean Gage Dis-

------a-te_ .. ____ 1 _____________ Y_d_r_o_g_ra_P_1_1e_.r_. ___________ 1 __ se_c_t_io_n_._1_v_e_Io_c_it_Y_· hei~-~ charge. 

August 18 ..... W. C. Sawyer ............................. .. 

August 19 .......... do ..................................... .. 

August 30 ..... Sawyer and Dillard ....................... .. 

SeptemberS ... F. C. Dillard ............................... . 

September 23 ....... do ..................................... .. 

September 25 ....... do .............................. _ .. _ .... . 

October 4 •.......•.. do ...................................... . 

~~!:~~ ~::::: :[:::: :~:::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: October 12 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 17 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 21. ......... do ...................................... . 

October 23 .......... do .. # ................................... . 

October 26 .......... do ..................................... .. 

Square 

feet. 

7.4 

6 . .58 

2. 43 

3.25 

8.98 

8.64 

4.13 

5.00 

5.45 

5.33 

5. 72 

4. 73 

4.28 

4.94 

5. 40 

4.57 

4.60 

Feet per second. 

0. 73 

• 7!\ 

.20 

.39 

.38 

.37 

.32 

.33 

.35 

.86 

.37 

.32 

. 31 

.34 

.34 

.32 

. 31 

SecondFeet. feet. 

2.07 5. 41 

I. 84 4.99 

I. 22 .48 

1.50 1.26 

2. 20 3. 41 

2.19 3.18 

1.64 1.32 

I. 75 1.66 

1.82 1.93 

2.80 4.56 

I. 91 2.11 

l. 72 I. 52 

1.65 I. 34 

I. 77 1.69 

1. 81 1.86 

I. 72 I. 47 

~:::~:: 1. 70 1.42 .•. 1:.:.£•:•::::···:·: ..• ·:···········.·:···::. -----------~------~------~------~-----

ALLEN DITCH AT ECHO, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River 1 mile above Echo. 

During the latter portion of 1905 a portion of the water was wasted into the Pioneer 

ditch and some into the river. 

Measurements were made one-eighth mile below the head gate. 

Discharge measurements of Allen ditch at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer_ Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

----------1--------------------------------- ------- --------------------

Square 

feet. 

August 19 ..... W. C. Sawyer .............................. . 10.73 

August 29 ..... Sawyer and Dillard ........................ . 14.80 

September 8 ... F. C. Dillard ............................... . 14.84 

September 16 ....... do ...................................... . 5.52 

September 19 ....... do ..................... ------------- ... .. 4.97 

September 23 ....... do ...................................... . 12.66 

September 25 ....... do ...................................... . 13.30 

September 30 .. Sawyer and Dillard ........................ . 15.71 

October4 ...... F. C. Dillard ............................... . 15.30 

October 7 ........... do ..................................... .. 11.96 

October 9 ........... do ... -------------------------- ......... . 11.81 

October 12 .......... do ..................................... .. 11.76 

October 17 .......... do .................................. ___ .. 11.05 

October 21. ......... do ...................................... . • 11.65 

Feet per second. 

0.65 

.58 

. 76 

.57 

.62 

1.34 

1.29 

1.47 

1.42 

1.05 

1.0 

1.02 

1.04 

1.04 

SecondFeet. feet. 

6.97 

8.57 

11.21 

0. 42 3.14 

.41 3.07 

. 99 16.58 

1.0 17.30 

I. 07 23.13 

I. 01 21.64 

.69 12.52 

.68 11.85 

. 67 11.97 

.65 11.51 

.65 12.11 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 195 

Discharge measurements of Allen ditch at Echo, Oreg., in 1905-Continued. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------------1---------------------------------l--------------------------

Square Feet per feet. second. 

SecondFeet. feet. 

October 24.. .. . F. C. Dillard................................. 11.57 1. 05 0.63 12.17 

October27 .......... do....................................... 16.21 .74 1.17 12.08 

October31. ......... do....................................... 15.88 .75 1. 15 -11.94 

November 3 ........ do....................................... 16.04 . 76 1.14 12.14 

November 8 ........ do....................................... 15.88 . 74 1.16 11.70 

November 11 ....... do....................................... 15.54 . 73 1.15 11.52 

November 14 ....... do....................................... 15.92 . 75 1.17 11.97 

November 17 ....... do....................................... 15.93 . 75 1.16 11.89 

November21 ....... do....................................... 17.06 .68 1.29 11.55 

November 24 ....... do....................................... 15.44 . 79 1.12 12.17 

Decemher5 ......... do....................................... 25.90 .30 .92 7. 76 

Decemher13 ........ do....................................... 13.12 .26 .92 3. 44 

December 21 ........ do....................................... 15. 89 • 97 1. 21 15.40 

Discharge measurements of Allen ditch wasteioay at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------1--------------------------------l-------------------------

September 23 .. F. C. Dillard ............................... . 

September 30 .. Sawyer and Dillard ........................ . 

October 5...... F. C. Dillard ............................... . 

October 7 ...... 1 ..... do ...................................... . 

~~:~::: ~;:::::1:: :::~~::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~:~:::~~:::::I:::::~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

~::~E: ::::-•I• • • _ ::~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • _ •• • • •-• • • • • •-::- _:- __ -•. • 

E;~f~:: !::·::~~::•:::•::•::•:::::::::•·:::••:••::::::: 

Square 

feet. 

1.23 

2. 74 

2.64 

2.54 

2.35 

2.86 

2.66 

2.58 

2.65 

1.80 

1. 78 

1. 79 

2. 41 

4.86 

5. 21 

HINKLE DITCH AT ECHO, OREG. 

Feet per second. 

0.10 

1.18 

1.13 

.94 

.97 

1.03 

.94 

.90 

. 91 

.18 

.12 

. 21 

.48 

2.23 

1.71 

Feet. 

0. 48 

. 48 

. 47 

.25 

.25 

.36 

. 81 

.80 

Secondfeet. 

0.12 

3. 24 

2.98 

2.40 

2.28 

2.94 

2.53 

2. 31 

2. 42 

.32 

.22 

.37 

1.17 

10.08 

8.89 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River 1 mile above Echo. The 

ditch was dry during August, September, and most of October. Measurements were 

made at a wagon bridge just below the waste gate. The waste is so IU'ranged that water 

may be turned into the Allen ditch or the Allen ditch wasteway. i) 
196 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Discharge measurements of Hinkle d-itch at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1------------------\----------------

October 27 ... _. F. C. Dillard .. __ .... ____ ...... _ ............. . 

October 31. .. _ ...... do ..... _ ... _ .. _ .. _ ... _ ........... _ ...... . 

November 2 ........ do ....... _ .... __ ................. _ ..... _. 

November 8 ........ do ....... _ ..... _ ..................... _ .. . 

November 10 ....... do ....... _ .. _ .. _ ............... _____ .. __ . 

November 14 ....... do ....... _ ........................... _ .. . 

November 16 ....... do ........................ _ ............. . 

November 21 ....... do ...... _._ ..... __ ........... _ .......... . 

November 23 .. _ .... do .............. _ .. _ ......... _ .......... . 

November 30 ....... do ...................................... . 

December 5 ......... do ................. _ ..•.................. 

December 27 ... : .... do ...................................... . 

Square 

feet. 

7.27 

7.97 

9.37 

8.24 

10.13 

11.69 

10.83 

13.69 

13.91 

13.57 

11.73 

13.28 

PIONEER DITCH AT ECHO, OREG. 

Feet per second. 

0.81 

. 79 

.71 

.69 

. 76 

.83 

. 74 

1.00 

.95 

.93 

.97 

.97 

SecondFeet. feet. 

1.36 5.86 

1.39 6.29 

1.39 6.00 

1.33 5.71 

1.50 7.70 

1. 52 9.tl5 

1. 52 8.00 

1. 74 13.78 

1. 74 13.24 

1. 76 12.69 

1.60 II. 40 

1.71 12.87 

This diteh diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River west _of the eit.y of Echo. 

All of the water during the latter part of September, October, and November was waste from 

the Allen ditch. During December a small portion of the water came directly from the 

river. Measurements were made from the wagon bridge just below the Allen ditch wasteway. 

Discharge measurements of Pioneer ditch at Echo, Oreg., in-1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis-. section. velocity. height. charge. 

----------\--------------------------------1------------------------

September 23 .. F. C. Dillard .............. --------------------

September 25 ....... do .•..................................... 

September 30 .. Sawyer and Dillard ........................ . 

October5 ...... F. C. Dillard ................................ . 

October 7 ........... do ...................................... . 

October.9 ..... _ ..... do ...................................... _ 

October 12 .......... do ................ • ...................... . 

October 18 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 21. ......... do ...................................... . 

October 24 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 26 .......... do ..... _ .........................•....... 

October 31. ......... do ...................................... . 

November 2 ........ do ...................................... . 

November 8 ........ do ...................................... . 

November i· ...... do ...................................... . 

November 14 ....... do •...................................... 

November 16 ....... do .................. : ................... . 

November 21 ....... do ...................................... . 

November 23 •.•••.• do ...................................... . 

December 13 ........ • .. o ....................................... . 

Decen1ber 21. ....... •.o •••••.........•••.•.•••••••••••••..•..• 

December 27 ........ • .. o ................... _ .................. . 

Sqttare 

feet. 

630 

2.52 

6.62 

6.16 

5.05 

5. 78 

7.85 

8. 73 

9.26 

9.47 

3.92 

4.32 

3.10 

10.31 

10.28 

11.40 

9. 71 

10.80 

10.66 

12.55 

4. 42 

3.39 

Feet per second. 

0.66 

.52 

.94 

.84 

.69 

.74 

.84 

.89 

.84 

.81 

.67 

.61 

.52 

.81 

.83 

.85 

.80 

.85 

.86 

1.03 

.58 

.50 

SecondFeet. feet. 

0.94 4.14 

. 51 1. 31 

1.09 6.22 

.95 5.20 

.84 3.50 

.91 4.25 

1.09 6.G3 

1.18 7. 7'2 

1.23 7. 74 

1.26 7.('4 

.70 2.f2 

.76 2.C2 

.60 l.Cl 

1.32 8.34 

1.36 8.52 

1.48 9.C5 

1.34 7. 78 

1.43 8.63 

1.43 9.13 

1.58 1?.98 

. 74 2.54 

. 73 1.71 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAIN AGE BASIN. 197 

MAXWELL DITCH AT ECHO, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River 2 miles below Echo. Measurements were made 1,000 feet below the head gate. At a point 1 mile below the head the 

water is carried under the river in a siphon and the surplus wasted into the river. 

Discharge measurements of M aJ.:well ditch at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. ------1------------------1---------------

August 8 ...... Sawyer and Dillard ........ ___ ... __ ....... _. 

August 30. . . . . F. C. Dillard. ____ . ___ . ____ ... __ . _ . _____ .. ___ . 

September 8 ... __ .:.do ..... ___ .... __ .. ____ . ____ . ___ . __ . __ . __ . 

September 16. T .... do ............... ---------- ............. . 

~:~:::~:; ~:: :1:::::~:::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

September 30 .. I Sawyer and Dillard .. _ ........ _ ...... ______ .. 

October5 ...... F. C. Dillard ................................ . 

October 7 ... ____ .... do ...... ___ .. ___ ..... _ ..... _. _. __ ..... _. _ 

October 9 ........... do ..................................... . 

October 12 .......... do ........... _ .. ____ ... _ ................ . 

October 18 .......... do ..................................... .. 

October 21. ......... do .......... _ ......... _ ................ .. 

October 24 .......... do .......... __ .......................... . 

October 26 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 31. .. __ ..... do ...................................... . 

November 2 ........ do ...................................... . 

NovemberS ........ do ...................................... . 

November 10 .. _ .... do ..................................... .. 

November 14 ....... dn ..... _ ................................ . 

November 16 ....... do ..... _ ..•..... _ ....................... . 

November 21 ....... do ...................................... . 

November 23 ....... do ..................................... .. 

December 13 ........ do ..................................... .. 

December 21. .. _ .... do ....................... _ .............. . 

Decen1her 27 .. _ ..... do ...................................... . 

Sqttare 

feet. 

2.36 

1.68 

1.09 

3.02 

2.81 

3.22 

6. 70 

8.02 

6. 72 

6.34 

6.32 

5. 78 

5.92 

5. 73 

5.16 

• 4.92 

4.93 

5.00 

4.40 

4.33 

4.34 

4.07 

4.13 

2. 72 

2.09 

1. 97 

Feet per second. Feet. 

0:~~ 1:::::::::: . 91 

.96 0.52 

.80 . 47 

9') 5') 

1. 48 1:o; I 

1. 70 1.24 

1. 48 1.00 

1. 51 .98 

1.5 .95 

1. 43 .89 

1. 45 .88 

1. 44 .88 

1. 45 .85 

1.28 . 75 

1.25 . 75 

1.18 .69 

1.20 .69 

1.21 .69 

1. 24 .68 

1.16 - .66 

1.12 .64 

.83 .44 

.67 .45 

.57 .33 

Discharge measurements of Maxwell ditch wasteway at Echo, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

October5 ...... F. C. Dillard ............................................................. . 

October 10 .......... do .................................................................. .. 

~:::~: :: :: • ·I:: •. :::•: • .... •:: • .. • •:: • .. •. •.:: •: • • .. •.: • .... • •:: • .. : • .... : •. • •:: .. : ..... : October 24 ..... I ..... do ..... _ ........ -~- ............. _ ............... _ .................... .. 

October 26 ..... I ..... do ....................................... _ ............... _ ........... . 

~~~~:;::;::!: : :::: :::: :::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ::: 

Secondfeet. 

1. 61 

.49 

.99 

2.89 

2.25 

2.96 

9.90 

13.65 

9.92 

9.()1 

9. 46 

8.25 

8.62 

8.25 

7. 48 

6.28 

6.19 

5.92 

5.30 

5.23 

5.38 

4. 72 

4.64 

2.26 

1.39 

1.13 

Discharge. 

Secondf~et. 

1.02 

1.11 

1.21 

1.14 

1.28 

1. 30 

1. 40 

2.29 

2.07 
198 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

HERMISTON DITCH NEAR HERMISTON, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water fwm the right bank of Umatilla River, 5 miles below Fosters, 

Oreg. Measurements were made just below the head-gate and below the second waste gate. 

Discharge measurements of Hermiston ditch below head-gate near Hermiston, Oreg., ·in 1905. 

Date Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------l---------------------------------1-------------------------

August9 ...... W. C. Sawyer ............................... . 

September 15.. F. C. Dillard .. _ ....... _ ............. _ ....... . 

September 22 ... : . .. do ...................................... . 

September 27 ....... do ...................................... . 

September 30 .. Sawyer and Dillard ........................ . 

!i!!~i~~::~i-~c;~m.,d:: : : ~: :::::::::::::::: ~ :j October 28 ... __ ... _.do ...... __ ............................. __ 

November 1 ...... _.do .... __ .... _ ....................... _ ... . 

November 3 ..... _ .. do ........ __ . __ ............... __ ._. __ ... . 

NovemberU ........ do ...................................... . 

November 15 ....... do ...................................... . 

Novemter 18 .. _ .... do ...................................... . 

November 22 ....... do ...................................... . 

Novemt)er 25 ....... do ...................................... . 

December 6 ......... do ...................................... . 

Deeember14. __ ..... do ...................................... . 

Square 

feet. 

6.53 

19.15 

8.89 

11.31 

13.02 

13.35 

13.1 

13.99 

13.28 

13.86 

13.22 

12.()5 

13.09 

14.31 

13.95 

14.00 

13.94 

13.83 

14.33 

14.02 

13.82 

Feet per second. 

0.6 

1.24 

. 81 

. 79 

.86 

.88 

.85 

.84 

.82 

.89 

.93 

.9 

.8 

. 78 

. 79 

.81 

.8 

• 77 

.7i 

.8L 

. 77 

SecondFeet. feet. 

3.92 

23.83 

0.21 7.20 

.39 8.99 

.48 11.14 

.49 11.77 

.49 11.18 

.50 11.80 

.54 10.90 

.50 12.28 

.48 12.18 

.47 11.38 

.47 11.16 

.53 11.10 

.52 10.93 

.55 11.30 

.54 11.16 

.54 10.63 

.56 10.99 

11.31 

10.60 

Discharge measurements of Henmston dtlch below second wasteway near Hermiston, Oreg., in 

1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. A rea of I Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----------1-------------------·--------------------------------------

Square 

feet. 

August9 ...... W. C. Sawyer................................ 4.25 

September 22.. F. C. Dtllard .......... _ ................. _.... 4. 74 

September27 ....... do....................................... 3.15 

September 30.. Sawyer and Dillard ................ _........ 4. 22 

October3 ...... F. C. Dtllard................................. 4.75 

Octoberti ........... do....................................... 5.50 

October 11 .......... do....................................... 3.76 

October 14 .......... do....................................... 2.93 

October 20 .......... do....................................... 5. 78 

October25 .......... do....................................... 5.69 

October 28 ... _ ...... do .. _.................................... 5. 31 

November! ........ do ................. -..................... 4.73 

November 3 ........ do....................................... 2.60 

Feet per second. 

0.62 

1.30 

1.12 

1.31 

1.34 

1. 48 

1.09 

1.01 

1.50 

1.48 

1. 44 

1. 21 

.99 

SecondFeet. feet. 

2. 73 

0.45 6.17 

.30 3.54 

. 45 5.55 

.50 6.38. 

. 6.5 8.17 

.35 4.10 

.28 2.96 

. 70 8.G9 

.70 8.42 

.62 7.66 

.50 5. 73 

.20 2.58 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 199 

BEITLE DITCH NEAR HERMISTON, OREG. 

This ditch is now owned by D. C. Brownell, and diverts water from the right bank of 

Umatilla River west of Hermiston. Measurements were made just below the waste gate. 

Discharge measurements of Beitle ditch near Hermiston, Oreg., ·in 1905_. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. ------1-------------~---- ----------------

August 9 .................................................... . 

September 15.. F. C. Dillard ................................ . 

October 3 ........... do ..................................... .. 

October 11. ......... do ..................................... .. 

October 14 .......... do ...................................... . 

October 20 .......... do ..................................... .. 

October 25 .......... do ..................................... .. 

Square 

feet. 

1. 87 

1. 76 

1.04 

1. 35 

1. 39 

2.03 

. 74 

Feet per second. 

0.52 

.61 

.163 

.40 

.45 

.69 

.95 

Feet. 

o. 71 

.50 

.63 

.64 

.81 

. 46 

OREGON LAND AND WATER COMPANY'S DITCH AT UMATILLA, OREG. 

Secondfeet. 

0.96 

1.08 

.17 

.54 

.62 

1.40 

.07 

This ditch diverts water from the left bank of Umatilla River 2 miles above Umatilla. 

Measurements were made opposite the rtver gaging station below the upper flume and 

waste gate, one-fourth mile below the diversion point. The gage was read every other day 

by B. V. Pompella and Clyde E. Niles. 

Discharge measurements of Oregon Land and Water Company's ditch at Umat·illa, Oreg., ·in 

1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

--------l------------------1-------------------

February 28 ... J. H. Lewis ................................ .. 

March 27 ............ do .......................... _ ........... . 

April10 ............ do ....................................... • 

May 12 ......... W. C. Sawyer ............................... . 

July 19 .............. do ...................................... . 

Squa.re 

feet. 

15.8 

14.6 

16.1 

17.6 

12.4 

Feet per second. 

1. 74 

1.56 

1.84 

2.05 

1.47 

September 15.. F. C. Dillard................................. 12.5 L 28 

September26 .. W. C. Sawyer................................ 10.6 1.19 

October 25 ..... R. S. Hall ....................................................... . 

November 4 ... F. C. Dillard ................................ . 

November9 ........ do ...................................... . 

10.3 

9 -~ 

.96 

1.09 

SecondFeet. feet. 

2.00 27.5 

1. 87 22.9 

2.00 29.6 

2.13 36.1 

1.83 18.2 

1.83 16.0 

1.65 12.7 

. 75 0.0 

1.53 9.8 

1. 54 9.4 

• 
200 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, infeet of Oregon Land and Water Company's d·itch at Umatilla, Oreg.,for 

1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. I May. June.j July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

1.. ................................. ~1= 2.35 ~=~~--- 2........................... 1.95 ········ 2.0 ---------------- 1.73 ........ ........ 1.53 

3.-.- ... -.---.-----.--.-- .. - -.------ 1. 8 2.15 2. 4 1. 73 1. 71 . -.--.-. 

4........................... 1.9 2.0 ........ -------- 1.7 ........ ········ 1.53 

5 ................................... 1.S 2.15 2.2 1.75 1.55 ....... . 

6........................... 1.95 1.8 2.0 1.7 1. 53 

7 ............................•.............. ········ 2.15 2.0 1. 75 1. 57 - -... -- -

8 ... ----.---- ... --------.... 1. 95 2. 0 2.15 -.--.--. --.----- 1. 72 -----.-- ----- .. - 1. 53 

1~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ···;~~-- ···;:~·· ----;~~~l--~~~-- ---~~~~y--~~;;· ---~~~~- ---~~~~- ----~~~; 

~!::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ···;~~-- ···;~~-- ···;~~~-r.--~~~-- ---~~~--~---~~;;· ---~~~~- ---~--~~- ----~~~; 13.-----.------.------------- . -.----- -------- -------. 2. 25 1. 9 1. 77 1. 43 

14........................... 2.0 2.0 1.9 ........ ........ 1.67 ........ (a) 1.67 

15. - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - . -. - - - - - - -.. -. - - - - -. - - - - 2. 1 1. 85 - - - -. - - - 1. 9 - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - -

16.--.-----------------.----- 1. 85 2. 0 2.15 -----.-- -----.-- 1. 7.5 .. ------ --.----- -.------

17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 1• • • • • • • • 2. 4 1. 85 . . . . . . . . 1. 88 . . . . . . . . . ...... . 

18.- - . - . --- --- - --- . - ---- -- --- 1. 85 2. 0 i 1. 8 - --- --- -'- ---- . - - 1. 711 .. - - - - - - --- - - - - - .. --- -- -

~:: ::::::::: :- ::::::::: >~- : ;:~;: >:~ -- ~:: 1<: -_·:'·_ <::-::_::_:: :: -- 22........................... 1.85 2.1 2.05 ........ -------- 1.7 ········ ········ --------

23 .................................................. . 

24........................... 1.9 2.1 2.4 

25 ................ ··········· -------- ...... ·- --------

26 .. - .. ----- -.- -.- -- -- .. -- -- - 1. 9 2. 1 2. 2 

27 .......................... . 

28 •.......................... 

1. 87 

1.9 2.1 2.3 

2. 4 1. 82 -... -. - - 1.65 ...... -- ...... --

-.---.-- . -- .. --. 1. 7 

2. 4 1. 8 1. 67 -.------ --------

1.7 

2.35 1. 79 -------- 1. 68 ----.--. --.--.-. 

1.7 

29........................... 1.9 ---------------- 2.4 1.81 -------- 1.68 ............... . 

30........................... 1.8.5 2.1 2.4 ........ ........ 1.7 ................ ········ 

31.- .. --- -.. - -.- -- -- - -.-.- --- . -... -- - -.. •. -.. - - --.- --- . - -.- -.. 1. 8 . --.- -.- -- - . ---. 1. 53 --.- ----

a Dry October 14-30. 

Station raring table for Oregon Land and Water Company's ditch at Umatilla, Oreg., from 

January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Dischargt:>. height . height. height. height. .£...___ 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

o. 75 0.0 1.20 3.2 1. 70 14.5 2.20 41.0 

.80 .1 1.30 4.5 1.80 18.5 2.30 50.0 

.90 .5 1.40 6.3 1.90 23.1 2.40 60.0 

1.00 1.2 1.50 8.5 2.00 28.2 2.50 73.0 

1.10 2.1 1.60 11.1 2.10 34.0 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on ten discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1.65 feet and 2.1 feet. 
UMATILLA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 201 

Estimated monthly discharge of Oregon Land and Wafer Company's ditch at Umatilla, Oreg., 

for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

March. _______ . __ . _____ .. _____ . ____ . ____ . _ .. ___ . __ . ____ . 28.2 19.6 23.8 1,463 

ApriL .................................................. . 34.0 18.5 27.5 1,636 

MaY-----------------·--·--------·--·---·--·--·---·----- 60.0 18.5 36.9 2,269 

June .................................................... . 60.0 34.0 52.2 3,106 July ___________________________________________________ _ 60.0 18.1 26.8 1,648 

August ... _____ . _________ . __ . ________ ... _. _____ . __ . _____ : 17.1 13.4 15.0 922 

September._. ______ !._._._. __ . ______ . _________ . __ .. __ . __ 23.1 12.7 16.6 988 

October ____ . ____ . _______ . ________ . ______ . ___ . _____ . __ . __ 14.9 0 4.89 301 

November .. __ .---------·--·-------------·----- ___ ..... . 13.4 9.2 10.8 300 

The period ___ ._. ________________ . ____ .. _ .. __ ._. __ • ~=~~~ =~~ ~=~-~;:;~~ 

NoTE.-Mean for actual number of days recorded taken as the mean for the entire month. 

• BROWNELL DITCH AT UMATILLA, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water from the right bank of Umatilla River 1~ miles above Umatilla, 

Oreg., .and a few hundred feet below the river-gaging station. Measurements were made 

below the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's sidetrack. 

Discharge measurements of Brownell ditch at Umatilla, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Dis- section. velocity. height. charge. 

-------l---~--------------1----------------------

Square Feet per feet. second. 

Second- Fat. feet. 

May 12 ... ______ W. C. Sawyer ___________ . _______ .. _ .. ___ . __ . 7.50 0. 73 5.50 

September26 ........ do....................................... 3.80 1.03 1.17 3.90 

October 25 ..... R. S. Hall ... ___ ......... __ ......... _........ 3. 28 . 65 1.05 2.13 

October28 ..... F. C. Dillard................................ 2.95 .58 1. 05 1.72 

Novemberl ........ do ....................................... 2.79 .50 1. 02 1. 41 

November3 ........ do....................................... 2.77 .51 1.00 1. 41 

November 9 ........ do ........ _ ......... _ .. _................. 3.06 . 64 1.09 1. 95 

November1.5 ....... do ....................................... 3.06 .65 1.09 1.98 

November 18 ....... do....................................... 3.06 .65 1.09 1. 98 

November22 ....... do....................................... 3.09 .63 1.09 1. 96 

November25 ....... do....................................... 3.08 .64 1.09 1.98 

December6 .... R. S. Hall................................... 3.28 .82 1.11 2. 70 

December14 ... F. C. Dillard................................ 3.28 .68 1.12 2.23 

December20 ... Dillard and Hall............................. 3.47 .74 1.14 2.58 

BOWMAN DITCH AT UMATILLA, OREG. 

This ditch divert3 water from the right bank of Umatilla River one-half mile above 

Umatilla. December 20, 1905, a discharge measurement made by Dillard and Hall gave 

a discharge of 0.33 second-foot. 

SPRINGS IN UMATILLA RIVER VALLEY. 

The following discharge measurements were made in 1905, by F. C. Dillard, of springs 

in Umatilh River Valley: 

Gillette Springs outlet, near Echo, Oreg., October 2, 1.95 second-feet. 

Cold Springs, near Hermiston, Oreg., September 27, 1.65 second-feet; October 6, 1.50 

second-feet. 

IRR 178-06--14 
202 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

WILLOW CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Willow Creek rises on the northern slopes of the western spur of the Blue Mountains and 

flows northwestward, entering Columbia River at Willows, Oreg. 

"\VILLO"\V CREEK NEAR ARLINGTON, OREG. 

This station was established December 17, 1904. It is located at the wagon bridge at 

Rhea Siding, 9 miles from Arlington, Oreg. The station is maintained as a flood station 

and miscellaneous measurements only are made during the. summer season. 

The channel is curved, but in high water is fairly straight for 100 feet. Both banks are 

high and clean and overflow but rarely. The bed of the stream is composed of rocks and 

gravel and is free from vegetation and permanent. There is but one channel. 

Discharge measurements are made from the bridge or by wading. 

A vertical-staff gage is fastened to a bent of the bridge. During 1905 the gage was read 

once each day by C. H. Curtis. 

Discharge measurements of Willow Oreek near Arlington, Oreg., ·in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. ~~~fo~~ Mean Gage I Dis-

~-----l---------------l---- ____ velocity. heig'ht. charge. 

March 16 ....... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

March26 ....... J. H. Lewis ..................•...... 

April9 .......... __ .. do ........................... ___ _ 

May 31.. ....... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 

May 31. ............. do .............................. . 

May 31. ............. do .............................. . 

August 17 •.......... do .............................. . 

October 24 ..... Sawyer and Hall ............... _ ... -~ 

December 19 ... Hall and Dillard ................... . 

Feet. 

12 

27 

24 

14 

18 

14 

5 

NoTE.-These measurements were. made at different sections. 

Squ.are 

feet. 

8 

25 

28 

56 

63 

46 

1.5 

2. 3 

6.5 

Feet per Secondsecond. Feet. feet. 

2.21 3.38 17.6 

2.26 3. 77 56 

2. 46 3.85 69 

2.82 4.40 157 

2.98 4.50 187 

2.19 4.18 112 

.85 . 3.00 1.3 

1.59 3.11 3. 7 

1. 79 3.291 11.6 

Daily gage height, ·in feet, of Willow Oreek near Arlington, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Day. Mar. Apr. May. I June. I July. Aug. 

~- -- ~-

----

1. .......... 3. 7 3.8 2.9 3. 75 3.0 3.0 17 .. -.... --- 3. 7 3. 4 3. 25 3. o 1 2. 9 3.0 

2 _________ -- 3. 7 4.0 2.8 3. 75 3.0 3.0 18.- ... :. -·· 3. 7 3.5 3. 25 3.0 2.9 3.0 

3 ........... 3. 7 4.1 2.8 3. 7 3.0 2.8 19 .. -------. 3. 7 3. 4 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.1 

4 ...... -.... 3.6 4.1 2.9 3. 7 3.0 2.8 20 ........... 3.8 3.35 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.1 

5 ........... 3.6 4.0 2.8 3. 7 3.0 2.8 21 .... --- ... 3.8 3.35 3.3 3.0 2.8 

6 ........... 3.6 3.95 2.8 3. 7 3.0 2.9 22 .......... 3.8 3.3 3. 3 2.95 2.8 

7 ........... 3. 6 3. 9 2.8 3. 55 2.8 3.0 23 .. --- ..... 3.8 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.'8 

8 ........... 3. 5 3.9 2.8 3. 45 2.8 3.0 24.- ........ 3.9 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.8 

9 ........... 3.5 3.85 2.8 3.45 2.8 3.0 25.--------- 4.0 3.0 3. 3 5. 4 2.8 

10 ... ··- ..... 3.5 3.85 2.8 3. 45 3.0 3.0 : 26 .......... 3.9 3.0 3. 3 4.9 2.8 

11 .... 3.5 3.85 2.8 3. 4 2.95 2. 9 27 .......... 3.9 2.9 3. 3 3.6 2.8 

12 .... ------ 3.5 3.8 2.8 3. 4 2.9 2.9 28 ........ 9

.- 3.9 2.9 3.3 3.45 2.8 

13 ... ------ 3. 5 3.5 2.8 3. 4 2.9 2.8 29 .. -.-- ... - 3.9 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 

14 ........... 3. 5 3. 45 3.5 3. 3 2.9 3.0 30 .. -------- 3.9 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.9 

15 ..... -.... - 3. 6 3. 45 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.0 31 .. -····· -- 3.9 4.33 3.0 

16 .... -------1 3.G i!. 4 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.0 
JOHN DAY RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. ~03 

Stat-ion rating table for Willow Greek near Arlington, Oreg., from March 1 to .Augu8t :!!0, 1905. 

Gage Gage 

' ' 

Gage Gage 

height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height. Discharge. height. Discharge. 

----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second~feet. 

2.80 0.3 3.50 28 4.20 120 4.90 299 I 

2.90 .6 3.60 38 4.30 139 5.00 333 

3.00 1.3 3. 70 48 4.40 160 5.10 369 

3.10 3.8 3.80 60 4.50 183 5.20 406 

3.20 7 3.90 73 4.60 209 5.30 445 

; 

3.30 13 4.00 87 4. 70 237 5.40 488 

3.40 20 4.10 103 4.80 267 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is hased on eight discharge meas- urements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 3 feet and 4.5 feet. 'l'he table has 

been extended beyond these limits. · 

E.<?timaiecl monthly discharge of W·illow Oreek near A.rri·ngton, Oreg., fm· 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

March................................................... 87 28 50.0 3,074 

ApriL................................................... 103 . 6 38. 1 2, 267 

May.................................................... 145 . 3 12. 3 756 

June .................................................... 488 .3 45.5 2,707 

July..................................................... 1. 3 . 3 . 67 41 

Augu:::::~~~::::::::: .. :::::::.::: .:::::::::·:: .. :::1=::= ==~~ ::::~:": ---8i 

JOHN DAY RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

John Day River enters Columbia River from the south. For about 90 miles above its 

mouth the river flows in a northerly direction through a rolling country partly desert and 

partly cultivated and comprising, approximately, 2,000 square miles. This portion of the 

river receives a number of small tributaries, but only one of importance-Rock Creekwhich joins the river a mile above the gaging station at McDonald. The river channel is 

for the most part several hundred feet below the level of the surrounding country, and as 

the river bottom is narrow very little water is used for irrigation. 

In the upper section the river flows in a westerly direction and is joined by three important 

tributaries-North, Middle, and South forks. The first two flow in a westerly direction 

also, but the latter comes from the south. This upper portion of the river drains a country 

much of which is from 4,000 to 10,000 feet in elevation and which includes the western 

slopes of the Blue Mountains. The higher portions are still well timbered. 

JOHN DAY RIVER AT M'DONALD, OREG. 

This station was established November 14, 1904, by W. C. Sawyer. It is located at the 

ferry at McDonald, 16 miles above the mouth of the river and 18 miles southwest of Arlington, 

Oreg. 

The channel is straight for one-half mile above and below the cable. The current is swift. 

Both banks are high, free front vegetation, and do not overflow. The bed of the stream is 

composed of clean sand and gravel and is slightly shifting. There is but one channel at all 

stages. 
204 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Diseharge measurements are made by means of a ear suspended from the ferry eable. 

The car is provided with steel blocks and lever for passing the ferry traveler. The initial 

point for soundings is the face of the support on the right bank. 

An inclined staff gage in two sections is fastened to old bridge timbers 183 feet upstream 

from the ferry eable. The lower section reads from 1 to 2 feet; the upper section reads from 

2 to 11 feet. During 190.5 the gage was read once each day by William Murray. The 

bench mark is the top of the corner stone under the southeast eorner of a barn near the gage; 

elevation, 1.5.32 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 13.5, United States Geological Survey, page 268. 

Discharge measurement.<; of John Day River at McDonald, Oreg., in 190.5. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

February 24 ... W. C. Sawyer....................... 278 953 2.07 3.20 I, 970 

March I7 ............ do............................... 285 I,067 2.48 3.66 2,653 

March 25 ....... J. H. Lewis......................... 300 I, 214 2.89 4.IO 3,504 

AprilS .............. do............................... 304 I,252 3.05 4.28 3, 798 

May 10 ......... W.C.Sawyer........................ 308 I,393 3.59 4. 70 5,006 

May IL ............. do............................... 3IO I,368 3.54 4.68 4,850 

June I .............. do............................... 277 I,047 2.27 3.58 2,484 

Augusti6a ......... do............................... 50 50 2.I4 1.25 I07 

48 2::1 I. 25 109 

578 I. 75 350 

556 .60 I. 73 336 

August I7a ......... do............................... 58 

October 23..... Sawyer and Hall.................... 258 

October24 ..... W.C.Sawyer........................ 258 

a Made at different section. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of John Day River at McDonald, Oreg.,for 190.5. 

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

------------------------ . l. ............. 2.5 2.8 3:'~5 3.8 3.9 3.55 2.5 1.35 1.2 1.5 1.85 1.9 

2 .............. 2.85 2. 7 3.5 3. 75 4.05 3.55 2.37 1.35 1.2 I. 52 1.8 1.85 

3 .............. 2.5 2.6 3.53 3.92 4.0 3.55 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.8 

4 .............. 2.3 2.55 3. 7 4.15 4.2 3.57 2.23 1. 35 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.8 

5 . ............. 2.3 2.45 3.8 4. i 4.55 3.65 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.8 

6 .............. 2.25 2.45 3.8 4.08 4.55 3.53 2.I 1.35 1.2 I. 55 1.7 1. 95 

7 .............. 2.2 2.4 3. 75 4.I5 4.5 3.45 2.02 1.35 1.2 I. 65 I. 75 1.9 

8 .............. 2.0 2.3 3. 7 4.3 4.45 3.37 2.0 I. 35 1.2 1.6 1. 75 1.85 

9 .............. 1.9 2.4 3.6 4.35 4. 43 3.3 1. 93 1.35 1.2 I. 55 I. 75 1.8 

10 .............. 1. 95 2.3 3.52 4.45 4. 77 3.2 1.9 1.3 1.2 I. 55 I·. 75 1.8 

11 .............. 1.8 2.3 3.48 4.4 4.63 3.2 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.75 

12 .............. 1.8 2.2 3.5 4.2 4.52 3.I5 1. 75 1.3 I. 25 I. 62 1.7 1. 65 

13 .............. 1.7 2.1 3.5 4.02 4.3 3.I2 1.7 1.25 1.25 1.65 I. 75 1.6 

I4 .............. 1.7 1.9 3.52 3.92 4.I5 3.I3 1.67 1.25 1. 48 1.65 I. 75 1.7 

I5 .............. 1.8 

I 

1.7 3.63 3.8 4.05 3.02 1.65 1.25 1.65 1.65 I. 75 1. 65 

16 .............. 1.8 1.8 3. 7 3. 7 3.97 2.9 1.63 1.2 1.4 1.65 1. 75 1.6 

I7 .............. 2.1 1.9 3.65 3. 75 3.9 2.83 1.6 1.2 1.35 1.65 1.7 1.7 

18 ... ······ ..... 2.6 2.1 3. 72 3. 75 3.95 2. 78 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.85 

19 .............. 2.6 2.25 4.03 3. 7 4.08 2. 75 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.85 

20 .............. 2.5 2.8 4.0 3. 7 3.97 2. 75 1. 55 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 

21. ............. 2.4 2.6 3.9 3.8 3.85 2.62 1. 55 1.2 1.3 I. 75 1.7 1.9 

22~---.---.----. 2.5 I 3.1 4.2 3.93 3.8 2.53 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.88 

23 .............. 2.4 

I 

3.3 4.3 3.92 3. 75 2.45 1. 47 1.2 1.3 1. 75 1.8 1.85 

24 .............. 2.6 3.2 4.07 3.88 3.67 2.65 I. 45 1.2 1.3 I. 75 1.8 1.85 
JOHN DAY RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 205 

Daily gage height, in feet, of John Day River at McDonald, Oreg. ,for 1905----Continued. 

Date. Jan. 

i 

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

-----------------------

25. -----------·- 3.5 3.3 4.0 3.85 3.6 2.57 1. 42 1.2 1.3 1. 75 1.8 1.68 

26. ·------------ 3.5 3.25 4.08 3.9 3.5 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.35 1. 75 1.7 1. 65 

27-------------- 3.4 3.37 4.0 4.0 3.4 2.68 1.4 1.2 1.35 1. 75 1.65 1. 75 

28.------------- 3.2 3.5 4.27 4.45 3.35 2.6 1.37 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.6 1. 88 

29.------------- 3.3 4.1 4.17 3. 43 2.6 1.35 1.2 1.4 1. 85 1.7 1.9 

30 ___________ --- 3.2 3.95 3.98 3.4 2.5 1.35 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.85 31_ _____________ 3.3 3.88 4.05 1.35 1.2 1.9 1.8 

NoTE.-During the frozen period the ice was kept clear for several hundred feet above and below gage 

Station rating table for John Day River at McDonald, Oreg.,from. November 11, 1904, to 

December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.20 88 2.20 750 3.10 1,798 4.00 3,280 

1. 30 128 2.30 852 3.20 1,930 4.10 3,486 

1.40 170 2.40 958 3.30 2,072 4.20 3, 700 

1.50 215 2.50 1,~70 3.40 2,219 4.30 3,922 

1.60 266 2.60 1,183 3. 50 2,375 4. 40 4,154 

1. 70 326 2. 70 1,300 3.60 2,539 4.50 4,400 

1.80 396 2.80 1,420 3. 70 2, 711 4.60 4,659 

1.90 474 2.90 1,543 3.80 2,892 4. 70 4,930 

2.00 560 3.00 1,670 3.90 .. 3,082 4.80 5,218 

2.10 652 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 11 discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heights 1.25 feet and 4.75 feet. 

Estimated monthly d·ischarge of John Day River at McDonald, Orlg.,for 1904 and 1905. 

[Drainage area, 8,000 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1904. 

November 14-30 ................. 516 326 456 

December ...... ___ .. _ ..... _ ...... 569 295 489 

1905. 

January ... __________ .. _ ........ _ 2,375 326 1,093 

February ______________ .......... 2,375 326 1,181 

March ... _ ... _ ........ _ .......... 3,922 2 .• 296 2,921 

ApriL ..... _____ ...... _ .......... 4,275 2, 711 3,296 

May ..... ______ .... _ ........ _ .. __ 5,130 2,145 3,395 

June ............................. 2,624 1,014 1, 705 

July ...... __ ... _·.· ... _ ........... 1,070 149 391 

August ...... ___ . _ ............... 170 88 112 

September ....................... 295 88 129 

October ......................... 474 215 318 

November ....................... 474 266 355 

December ........................ 516 266 397 

The year ................... 5,130 88 1,274 

No'l'E.-No correction made for ice conditions. 

Total in 

acre-feet 

15,380 

30,070 

67,200 

65,590 

179,600 

196,100 

208,700 

101,500 

24,040 

6,887 

7,676 

19,550 

21,120 

24,410 

922,400 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth in 

pe~i~~are inches. 

0.057 0.036 

.061 .070 

0.137 0.158 

.148 .154 

.365 .421 

.412 .460 

.424 .489 

.213 .238 

.049 .056 

.014 .016 

.016 .018 

.040 .046 

.044 .049 

.050 .058 

.159 2.16 
206 STREAM MEA '3UREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

ROCK CREEK NEAR ARLINGTON, OREG. 

Rock Creek drains a high, rolling country containing very little timber. This station was 

established February 25, 1905. It is located at the highway bridge at Rockville station, 

Oreg., on the Condon branch of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's line, and is 

about 6 miles above the mouth of Rock Creek and about 20 miles from Arlington, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 75 feet above and 100 feet below the station. The current is 

moderate above and sluggish below. The right bank is high and dean. Some water crosses 

the road at the left bank during very high water. The bed of the stream is composed of 

sand and gravel and is free from vegetation and permanent. There is but one channel at all 

stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the single-span wooden 

bridge. The initial point for soundings is the face of the right abutment. 

The elevation of the water surface is determined by measuring down by means of a graduated rod. Between February 2.5 and August 19, 1905, gage-height observations were taken 

once each day by W. A. Nugent. The bench mark is the top of a projecting beam from 

the upstream side of the bridge, at the left bank, marked with black paint; elevation, 15.00 

feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurement.<; of Rock Creek near Arlington, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. 

45 

29 

35 

35 

30 

feet. . ~econd. Feet. feet . 

February25 ... W. C. Sawyer ...................... . 77 

March 18 ........... do .............................. . 37 

March 26a ..... J. H. Lewis ........................ . 74 

Apnl8 ............. do ............................. . 49 

May10 ........ W.l'. Sawyer ...................... . 38 

2.61 

1. 24 

'2.10 

1. 7{) 

1. 03 

6. 81 

5. 77 

6.91 

6.15 

5.85 

August 17 .......... do ................................................................... . 

October 24 .......... do.............................. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 5.07 

DecemberS .... R. S. H~---·-····················· ........................... . 5.06 

a Made at different section. b Estimated. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rock Creek near Arlington, Oreg.,for 1905. 

201 

46 

155 

83 

39 

.0 

.3 

b.l 

Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. 

----------------1---------------------

!. ........................................... ................ 6.2 6. 25 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.0 

2 ...........................•................ ................ 6 . 1 6.25- s. 45 5.6 5.2 5.3 

3 ............................•............... ................ 6. 2 6. 65 5. 4 5.55 5.05 5.05 

4 .• ········----······························ ................ 6. 15 6. 45 5.45 5. 4 5.0 5.0 

5 ............................................ ................ 6 . 15 6. 4 5.55 5. 4 .5.05 5.0 

6.- 0-- 0--- .. ----... 0- 0 0- ..... ---- .. -.. -.. -.. 0 ................. 6 . 15 6.3 5. 6 5. 4 5.05 5.0 

7.----------------------------------------·-- ................ 6.0 6. 15 5. 6 5. 4 5.05 5.0 ); ____________________________________________ ................ 5.95 6. 1 5.6 5.35 5.05 5.0 

9----------------------·-------·--·---------- ................. 5.9 6.05 5.55 5.35 5. 1 5.0 10 ____________________________________________ ................ 5.8 6.1 5.85 5.3 5.1 5.0 

11.----0---------- ... --- ..................... - -------- 5. 7 6.05 5.83 5.3 5.05 5.0 

12.-------0---- ... -----.---- ... ·- ---- ·---- .. -- ................ 5. 7 5.95 5 75 5.25 5.05 5.0 

13.---.-.. -- .... --- .. --- ... -- -- ... -...... ----- ............... 5. 65 5.85 5. 7 5. 25 5.05 4.95 

14.------ .................... ---------···-~--- ................ 5. 75 5.85 5. 7 5.2 5.05 4.95 

15 ... -. ---------- ........ ----------.----- .. --- ............... 5. 7 5.8 5. 6 5. 2 5.05 4.95 

16.- -. ---.- .... -- .. -- ... -------.- -- - 0-- ---- .. - ................ 5. 7 5. 8 5.55 5 . 1 5.0 4.95 

17----- .... -- .... -........ ---0- .. 0-0 0----0 0--- ................ 5 . 65 5. 8 5.5 5. 1 5.0 4.95 

18 ... -----.. ---••.•••• -.•.. -....... -.... 0 .. - 0. .............. 5. 75 5. 75 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.1 
DESCHUTES RIVER DRAINAG}~ BASIN. 207 

Dq.ily gage height, in feet, of Rock Cree~: near Arlington, Oreg.,fflr 1905--Continued. 

IO.~-~~~~=D~~~~~= ] Fe''_ ~;-~·f.:~ J:"J ~:1: -Au:0 ~2o. _______ . _. ____________________ . ____________ I_.~_____ t'- 1 

I , 

~~::::::::::::::::::::: ~::::::::::::::::::::::!::::::::I ~: ~5 23 ___________ -------------------------- _______ ! ____ ---- 6. 4 

24. __ - _- __________________ . _____ . ______ . ______ I ____ .___ 6. 78 

~···-- -:-·- .:.-_:_::···-··--1 ;,~ 7.0 

6. 7 

7.0 

~::::::::::::::::::::: ~:::::::::::::::::::::: -1---~-- ~~- ~: :5 ~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1:::::::: ~-:-5 I 

5. 7 

5. 7 

5. til) 

5. 7 

5. 7 

5. 6 

5. 4 

5. 4 

5. 45 

5. 4 

5.3 

,). 4D 

5. 45 

5. 4 

5.4 

5. 45 

5. 45 

5. 4.5 

5. 45 

5. 4 

5.35 

5.35 

5. 3 

5.05 

5.05 

5.05 

5.05 

5.05 

5.05 

5. 2 

5.5 

5.35 

5.3 

5.35 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.95 

4. 95 

4. 95 

4.95 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

Station rating table for Rock Creel· near Arlington, Oreg.,from February 25 to August 19,1905 

Gage I D' h 'I' height. ISC arge. I' 

~~~ I 

Feet. lsecond-feet.fl' 

5.oo o I 

~: ~~ ~ II 5.3o 10 I'[ 

~:: ~~ II 

Gage n· h I Gage n· 1 11 Gage n· h height. 1sc arge. height. tsc 1arge. 1 

height. 1sc arge. 

I ,[--------1 Feet. 

5.60 

5. 70 

5. 80 

5. 90 

6.00 

Second-feet. 

28 

~I 64 ! 

I 

Feet. 

c. !0 

6.20 

6.30 

6. 40 

6.50 

I

Second-feet.ll Feet. Second-feet. 

76 6. 60 165 

88 

102 

118 

136 

6. 70 

6.80 

6.\JU 

7.00 

178 

202 

228 

256 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel condHions. It is based on discharge measure ments made during 1905. It is fairly well defined. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rock Creek near ArliJtgfon, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Month. Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

256 32 93.2 5,731 

167 10 57.5 3,422 

50 10 22.7 1,396 

45 10.2 607 

10 0 .97 60 

DESCHUTES RIVER DRAI:~AGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Deschutes River rises on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, in Klamath County, 

Oreg., and flows northward, entering Columbia River at Deschutes, Oreg. Its principal 

tributaries are West Fork, Squaw Creek, and Spring River from the west, and Crooked River 

· and Willow and Trout creeks from the east. 
208 STREAM MEASUR:t::MENTS IN Hl05, PART XIV. 

DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR BEND, OREG. 

This station was established December 22, 1904, by W. C. Sawyer. It is located at the 

wagon bridge known as Sizemore's bridge, 1} miles south of Bend, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and below the station. The current is swift and 

both banks are high. The left bank is subject to overflow at extreme high water. The 

bed of the stream is composed of rock and gravel and is free from vegetation and permanent. 

There is but one channel at aU stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge. The initial 

point for soundings is a point marked with black paint at the west end of the bridge, downstream side. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to the sixteenth bent of the bridge, 335 feet from the 

initial point for soundings. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Dr. W. S. 

Nichol, who was paid by the Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company. The bench mark is 

a copper bolt cemented in a large bowlder near the edge of the water, about 100 feet above 

the east end of the bridge; elevation, 5.20 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 135, United States Geological Survey, page 269. 

Discharge measurements of Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date Hydrographer. . i Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. j section. velocity. height. charge. 

--~~-1--------------1---- ------------

Feet. I 

Square Feet per feet. second. 

375 i 828 2.54 

SecondFeet. feet. 

February 7.... I. Landes .......................... . 2.00 2,100 

March 6 ............ do ............................. . 375 828 2.63 1. 95 2,166 

April20 ............. do ............................. . 375 797 2.57 1.90 2,050 

May 21. ....... , ..... do ............................. . 375 706 2.67 1.69 1,887 

375 654 2.43 

370 623 2.43 

370 634 2.35 

370 600 2.24 

370 597 2.02 

1.55 1,590 

1. 46 1,516 

1.50 . 1,490 

1.40 1,346 

1. 40 1,209 

Augo"t 10 .•.. t .... do ............................. . 

~I:§J;~~~~ ~::~~::_:::::~:~: :::::~~-: ::~ :~ 

Daily gage height, ·in feet, of Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. I Feb. Mar. I Apr. May. 

-----

1. ............. 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 

" 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 ..... ______________ 

3 .............. 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 

4 •..•..•..•..•. 2.0 I 

2. 1 1.9 1.9 1.9 

5 .............. 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 

6 .............. 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 

7 .............. 2.0 2.0 1.91 1.9 1.9 

8 .............. 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9' 

9. ············· 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 

10 .............. 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 

11. ............. 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 

12 .............. 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 

13 .............. 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 

14 .••..••••••••• 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 

15 .............. 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 

16 .............. 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 

17 .••••••••••••• 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 

18 .............. 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 

June.,July. Aug. Sept. 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

Lr 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.7 1. 6 1.5 1.5 

1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 

1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 

Oct. 

--

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

Nov. 

--

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

Dec. 

1. 4 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.. 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 
DESCHUTES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 209 

Daily gage height, in feet, o.f Deschutes River near Bmd, Oreg.,jor 1905-Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. \ Mar. Apr.J ~~Y· Jun8.' July. Aug. Sept.J Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----

19.------------- 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 L6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 

20 ____ ---------- 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 21_ _____________ 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 

22.------------- 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 

23.------------- 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 

24 .. ------------ 2.0 1.9 ::!.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 

25 ___________ --- 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 

26 ________ ------ 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 

27 ________ ------ 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 

28 ________ ------ 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 29 ______________ 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 151 __ - 1.4 1.5 

30 ........ ------ 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 

---~~~- ::::::: 1.4 1.5 

31. ....... ------ 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

Station rating table for Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg.,from December 22,1904, to December 

31,1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Secmid-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet 

1. 30 1,220 1. 60 1,630 1. 90 2,075 2.20 2,535 

1.40 1,350 1. 70 1, 775 2.00 2,225 2.30 . 2,695 

1. 50 1,490 1. 80 1,925 2.10 2,375 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 11 discharge measure- ments made during 1904-5. It is fairly well defined. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Deschutes Ri'ver near Bend, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January. _____ . ___ . __ . __ .. _. __ ........ _ ... ___ ... ____ .... 2,695 2,075 2,240 

February._ ... _. _ .... ___ ... _ ... _ ...... _ ........ __ .... _ _ _ 2, 375 1,925 2,161 

March ...... _ ...... __ ...... _ ....... __ ........ _ ..... _ . __ . 2, 225 2,075 2,133 

April. ... __ ........... _ ........... __ ............ _........ 2, 225 1,925 2,060 

May .. __ . _ ... _ . _ ... _ ... __ .... _ ... __ .. _ . __ ...... _ ..... _ .. 2, 225 1, 775 1,959 

June ........... _ .. __ ... __ ...... _ ..... _ . __ . _ . . .. .. . . .. .. . 1, 775 1,630 1,712 

July. _ . _ ............. _ .. _ .. _ .. ____ ...... _ . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 1, 630 1,630 1,630 

August_ .............. _ ...... _ ...... _ .... ___ .. _ ...... _.. 1, 630 1,490 1,531 

September. __ .: ........ _ .. _ .. _. __ ........ _ ..... _ ..... ___ 1,490 1,490 1,490 

October a_ ...•.••..•.•••• _ ..... _ ..... _ ........... _ ..... _ 1,490 1,490 1,490 

November ..... _ ... _ ........ _ .............. _. __ .. _._.... 1, 490 1,350 1,434 

December .............. _ ........... _ ........... _ ..... _.. 1, 490 1, 220 1,373 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

137,700 

120,000 

131,200 

122,600 

120,500 

101,900 

100,200 

94,140 

88,660 

91,620 

85,330 

84,420 

----------:----·1-----

The year. 1,220 1 __ .... _ ............... _ ............ _ . . . . . 2, 695 l, 768 1,278,000 

a Discharge interpolated October 29-31. 
210 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PA~T XIV. 

EAST FORK OF DESCHUTES RIVER AT ODELL, OREG. 

This station was established December 25, 1904, by W. C. Sawyer. It is located at 

the county wagon bridge at Odell, Oreg. The drainage basin is high, composed of a pumicestone soil, and covered largely with a growth of black pines. 

The current is swift and the channel curved with both banks low and clean. The left 

bank is liable to overflow at high water. The bed of the stream is compott•.-1 of gravel 

arid sand and i~ free from vegetation and permanent. There are two or more channels 

at the bridge during high water and one at low and ordinary stages. There is but one 

channel at all stages at the foot log. 

Discharge measurements are made from the bridge at all ordinary stages. At extreme 

high water a foot log below the bridge is used. The initial point for soundings at the 

bridge is a 10-penny nail driven into a log at the south end of the bridge, downstream 

side. The initial point at the foot log is a 10-penny nail driven into the north end of the 

foot log. 

A staff gage is fa.'ltened to logs projecting from a milk house belonging to the observer. 

During 190.5 the gage was read once each day by Charles Graves. The bench mark is a 

60-penny nail in the base of a jack-pine tree used for a gatepost in the fence of Mr. Graves's 

yard; elevation, 7.87 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage heights, is eontained in Water-Supply Paper No. 

13.5, pages 269-270. 

Discharge measurements of East Fork of Deschutes Hirer at Odell, Oreg., m 1905. 

I 

! . I Area of Mean Gage Dis- Hydrographer. Width. I section. velocity. height. charge. 

-----,--------------1---------------

Date. 

1 

;::;~':_ 31 :::1. ': ':::"e< :::::: ·:. ::::::: :: :::. 

Square Fat per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

24 31.0 2.03 2.50 ' 63 I 24 35.7 1.30 2.45 56 

Apri126 ............ do ............................. . 24 40.0 1. 93 2.65 77 

Aprll29 ..... __ ...... do ............................. . 25 39.2 1.89 2.64 74 

June 25 ............. do ............................. . 22 35.0 1. 57 2.45 55 

~::::~~~:::: -f,:~:~:::: -::_ _::__ _j 22 35.0 1.54 2.45 54 

24 29.2 1.04 2.18 30.3 

22 28.1 1.03 2.15 29.1 

October 30 .......... do .............................. ! 

I 

22 24.0 1.30 2.18 I 31.1 

Daily gage heigh!, in feet, of East Fork of Deschutes Rit•er at Odell, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. I I 

-~~~Mar. Apr. May. 

1.-- .. -.---.--- 2.5 2.4 i 2.5 2.5 2. 7 

') 2.65 2 .. 5 _I 2.5 2.5 2.65 ----------·· ·-· 

3 .............. 2.6 2. 7 I 2.5 2.5 2.65 

4 .............. 2.65 2.5 

I 

2.5 2.5 2.6 

5 . ............. 2.65 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 

6 .............. 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 

7. ·------------ 2.6 2.3 2.5 I 2.55 2.6 

8 .............. 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.55 2. 7 

9 .............. 2.6 2.65 

I 

2.5 2.55 2.8 

10 .............. 2.5 2.65 2.5 2.5 2. 7 

11. ............. 2.5 2.58 I 2.5 2.5 2. 7 

12.-.-.--... ---- 2,6 2.6 I 2.5 2.5 2.65 

13 ..... -.-- .... - 2.65 2. 7 

i 

2.55 2.5 2.6 

14 ... -.. -.----.- 2. 7 2. 7 2.55 I 2.5 2.6 

15 .••... ·- ...... 2.9 2.8 I 2.5 2.55 2.6 

June. July. Aug. I Sept. 

----

2.6 2.3.5 2.1 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.3 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.65 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.65 2.15 2.1 

2.65 2.65 2.2 2.1 

2.65 2.2 2.25 2.1 

2.6 2.1 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.2 2.18 2.1 

2.65 2.15 2.18 2.1 

2.6 2.2 2.2 2.1 

2.6 2.2 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.2 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.2 2.15 2.1 

2.6 2.25 2.18 2.1 

Oct. I Nov. 

-----

2.18 2.29 

2.18 2.05 

2.15 1. 95 

2.15 2.18 

2.15 2.12 

2.15 2.0 

2.25 2.0 

2.3 2.02 

2.3 2.05 

2.25 2.05 

2.2 2.03 

2.2 1. 95 

2.18 I 2.25 

2.18 2.3 

2.18 2.2 

Dec. 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

8 

8 

8 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

8 

8 

8 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 
DESCHUTES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 211 

Daily ga.ge height, in feet, of East Fork of Deschutes River at Odell, Oreg., for 1905-Cont'd. 

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

------1---1-----------------------

16 ........... ---

17 ............. . 

18 ............. . 

19 ............. . 

20 ............. . 

21. ............ . 

22 ...•.......... 

23 ............. . 

24 ............. . 

2.5 ............. . 

26 ............. . 

27 ...... ······-· 

28 ............. . 

29 ... ··········· 

30 ............. . 

31.- ....... -.. -. 

3.1 

2.9 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2. 7 

2 . .5 

2 . .5 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.55 

2.5 

2.55 

2.6 

2.65 

2.55 

2.6 

2.G5 

2.6 

2.6..'} 

2.6 

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

2 . .55 

2.5 

2. 7 

2 . .5 

2 . .5 

2 . .52 

2.5 

2 . .5.5 i 2 . .55 

2 . .5.5 

2.6 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.65 

2.6 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.65 

2.G 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.G 

2.6 

2.6 

NoTE.-Ice conditions, January 10 to February 28. 

2 . .55 

2 . .5 

2 . .5 

2.5 

2 . .5 

2 . .5 

2.4 

2.4.5 

2.4.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3.5 

2.35 

2.2 

2.25 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.15 

2.15 

2.1.5 

2.1.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.18 

2.13 

2.15 

2.1.5 

2.13 

2.12 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.11 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.13 

2.15 

2.1.5 

2.18 

2.2 2.2 

2.2 2.1 

2.2 2.1 

2.2 2.1 

2.18 2.1 

2.18 2.1.5 

2.18 2.0 

2.18 1. 9 

2.18 1. 8 

2.18 1.85 

2.2 1. 9 

2.2 2.1 

2.2 2.1 1 

2.19 2.1 I 2.18 2.1 

2.181 ....... 1 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

1.9 

2.9 

2.6 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

Station rat·ing table for East Fork of Desckntes Rit•er at Odell, Oreg., from December 26, 1904, 

to December 31,1905. 

i 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. I Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.80 10 2.20 32 2.60 70 2.90 104 

1. 90 14 2.30 41 2. 70 81 3.00 117 

2.00 19 2.40 50 2.80 92 3.10 131 

2.10 2.5 

I 2.50 60 

I I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on nine discharge meas- urements made during 190.5. It is well defined between gage heights 2.1 feet and 2.7 feet. 

Estimated monthly di.'lcharge of East Fork of Deschutes Hiver at Odell, Oreg., for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

January ............................................... . 131 60 76.6 4, 710 

February ..................................... _. ___ -- --- 104 41 74.0 4,110 

March ... ·._ .. ________________________________________ .. . 92 60 64.7 3,978 

ApriL _________________________________________ ......... . 81 60 65.4 3,892 

May ................................................... . 92 70 74.7 4,593 

J nne ..................................... _ ............. . 76 46 62.8 3, 737 

July ................................................... . 76 19 3.5.1 2,158 

August ................................................ . 36 25 28.0 1,722 

September ....................................... ·; .... . 31 2.5 2.5.5 1,.517 

October ................................................ . 41 28 31.9 1,962 

41 10 23.6 1,404 

104 10 45.6 I 2,804 

131 1 10 I 50.71 36,590 

~::::e:. ·. -_ -. ~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I The year ............... ~ ................ _ .... _ ... ·I --~------~~----~------~--------

NOTE.-No correction made for ice conditions. 
212 STREAM MRA~UREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR LAYA, OREG. 

This station was esta·blished February 17, 1905. It is located about 1 mile north of 

Lava, Oreg. The river has its souree in Crescent Lake, receives the waters of East Fork 

about 30 miles above the station, and joins West Fork, which is larger and is loeally known 

as Big River, a short distance below the station. A considerable portion of the basin is 

timbered. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 100 feet below the station. The .current 

is swift. Both banks are high and clean. The bed of the stream is composed of dar and 

is free from vegetation and permanent. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the center of the mud sill under the shear legs of the eable 

support on the ea~:>t bank of the river. 

An inclined staff gage is fastened to the right bank. During 1905 the gage was read once 

eaeh day by Mrs. C. B. Allen. The bench mark is a eopper bolt set in the base of a large 

jack-pine tree about 75 feet below the cable and near the east end of the wagon bridge; 

elevation, 11.38 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg., in 1905. 

D t H d h W 'dth Area of j Mean Gage I Dis- ___ a_e_. __ 1 

______ Y_r_og_r_a_p_er_. ______ 1 __ · _s_ec_t_io_n_. 1_v_el_o_ci_ty_. _h_e_.ig_h_t. __ c_.h_ar_g_e_. 

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

March 2 ........ I. Landes ................. _ ......... 82 195 1. 47 6.44 286 

April24 .. .... . .... do .............................. 82 183 1. 52 6.20 277 

May 23 ......... ..... do .............................. 82 182 1.48 6.34 270 

June 23 ...•.. __ ..... do .............................. 82 169 1.17 6.00 198 

June 23 ....... _ ..... do.·-------·-·----------·------- 82 170 1.22 6.00 208 

August 9 ....... ..... do .............................. 79 125 .83 5.29 104 

November 18 .. ..... do .............................. 51 110 .90 5.00 100 

December 8 .... ....• do ..... ·-------------------·---- 51 107 .92 5.08 ai07 

a Narrow strip of ice along each bank. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Deschutelil River near Lam, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

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

----·1---------------------------------

1. ......... -------- 6.45 6.55 6.35 6.3 5.95 5.4 5.05 5.15 5.15 5.1 

2.--------- -------- 6.45 6.55 6.4 6.3 5.85 5.4 5.05 5.2 5.1 5.1 

3 __________ -------- 6.45 6.55 6.45 6.4 5.85 5.4 5.05 5.1 5.05 5.1 

4 •..••.•••• --·---·- 6.5 6.55 6.5 6.45 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.05 5.1 

5.......... ........ 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.05 5.0 

6 .......... ·····•·· 6.5 6.5 6.35 6.4 5. 75 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 

7. ......... ........ 6.5 6.45 6.3 6.4 5. 7 .5. 3 5.0 5.15 5.0 4.95 

8.......... ........ 6.5 6.45 6.4 6.35 5. 7 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.15 

9 .......... ···-· ... 6.45 6.45 6.45 6.3 5.65 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 

10 .... ---··· ........ 6.4 6.45 6.5 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 

11.......... ........ 6.4 6.4 6.55 6.25 5.55 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 .5.0 

12 .......... -~------ 6.4 6.3 6.55 6.25 5.55 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.0 

13.......... ..•.•... 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.3 5.55 5.25 5.05 5.15 5.0 5.0 

14 ...• ~····· ..••••.• 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.55 5.2 5.05 5.15 4.9 5.0 

15.. ... .••.. . .•. .•.• 6.45 6.3 6.35 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.05 5.15 4.85 5.05 

16.......... .•.••••. 6.5 6.35 6.4 6.15 5.5 5.2 .5.05 5.2 4.9 5.1 

17.. •• .•. .•. 6.3 6.5 6.35 6.3 6.15 5.5 5.2 5.05 5.2 5.0 5.1 

18... .. .•• •• 6.32 6.5 6.35 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.05 5.25 5.0 5.1 

19..... .... • 6.4 6.5 6.35 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.05 5.2 5.1 5.15 
DESCHUTES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 213 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Deschutes River near Lam, Oreg.,for 1-905-Continued. 

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

---------- ----------------

20. ·-------- 6. 7 6.55 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.45 5.15 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.2 

21. ......... 6. 75 6.65 6.3 6.3 6.05 5.4 5.15 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.3 

22 ...... ____ 6.6 6. 75 6.25 6.35 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 

2:J .... ------ 6.65 6. 75 6.25 6.35 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.15 .5.()- 5.05 

24 .......... 6.4 6. 7 6 ') 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.15 5.0 5.15 

2.5 ......... - 6.5 6. 7 6.2 6.25 6.0.5 5.4 .5.1 5.0 5.15 5.0 5.15 

26 ......... - 6.5 6. 7.'5 6.2 6.35 6.0 .5.35 5.1 5.0 5.15 5.0 .5.~ 

27 ......... - 6.4.5 6. 75 6.2 6.3 6.1 .5.3 5.1 5.0 5.1.5 5.1 5.3 

28 ......... - 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.35 6.05 5.3 5.1 .5.05 5.15 5.1 5.3 

29 ......... - -------- 6. 75 6.2.5 6.35 

___ ::~ I 

5.3 5.05 5.05 5.15 5.0 5.3 

30 .......... -------- 6.65 6.3 6.35 5.3 5.05 .5.1 5.1,5 5.0 5.3 

31. ......... -------- 6 . .55 6.3 5.3 5.05 .5.15 5.3 

Station rating table for Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg., from January 17 to December 31, 

1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

4.80 76 5.40 125 5.90 188 6.40 283 

4.90 82 5.50 135 6.00 205 6.50 305 

5.00 89. 5.60 147 6.10 223 6.60 329 

5.10 97 5. 70 160 6.20 242 6. 70 355 

5.20 106 5.80 173 6.30 262 6.80 382 

5.30 115 

I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on eight discharge meas· urements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 5 feet and 6.5 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Deschutes River near Lam, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

February 17-28 .......... __ ............................ . 368 262 306 

March ................. __ . _ . __ ......... _ .... _ ....... ___ _ 382 283 319 

ApriL .... __ ........ __ ...................... : ........... . 317 242 274 

May ................................................... . 317 252 278 

June ... ····--------------------------------------------- 294 205 241 

July ................................................... . 196 115 141 

August ...... ___ ... __ . _________________________________ _ 125 93 107 

September ............ __ . __ ._. __ . __ ...... _.-~ ...... _. __ _ 97 89 90.9 

October ............... _________ ....... _. ___ ._. _________ _ 11.') 97 100 

November ....... __ ............................... ___ . __ 102 79 90.6 

December ....... ___ .............. ____ ... ______________ .. 115 82 99.2 

The period ............................................. ~ ........................... . 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

7,283 

19,620 

16,300 

17,090 

14,340 

8,670 

6,579 

5,409 

6,149 

5, 391 

6,100 

112,900 
214 STREAM MEASUR}:::MENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

·wEST FORK OF DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR LAVA, OREG. 

This station was established February 20, 1905. It is located about 11 miles west of 

Lava, Oreg. This branch of the river rises in five small lakes in a high, timbered country, 

and as a consequence has a very uniform flow. 

The channel is slightly curved and the current is swift. Both banks are low, wooded, 

and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is free from 

vegetation and permanent. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The initial point for 

soundings is the center of the mud sill under the shear legs of the cable support on the north 

bank of the river, and is marked with a brass nail. · 

An inclined staff gage is set on the right bank. During 1905 the gage was read once each 

week by David Hill. The bench mark is a 60-penny nail driven into the base of a large 

yellow pine near the gage; elevation, 19.33 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge nieasurements of West Fork of Deschutes Hi·z•er near Lam, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. W'dth Area of Mean Gage Dis- 1 • section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Squ.are Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

March 3 ........ I. Landes ... __ . __ . _________ . ______ .. 101 544 2.10 8.89 1,144 

April25. _______ ..... do .. ----------··-----------·---- 100 517 2.09 8.59 1,081 

May 23. __ ------ ..... do .. ---------------------------- 101 520 2.05 8.60 1,064 

June 23. _ .... __ ..... do .. ---------------------------- 101 499 2.07 8.44 1,033 

August 9 .. __ ... ..... do .. ---------------------------- 101 482 2.06 8.24 993 

OctoberS ...... ..... do ______________________________ 101 472 2.09 8.20 986 

October 28 ... __ ..... do .. ---------------------------- 101 456 2.03 8.01 926 

November 17 ... ..... do. ____ . _______ ---------------- 100 444 2.06 7.87 917 

E:E: ~ :: ·1::: .• ;:::::: :.:::.:: •• : .• :.::.: .•• :.• 

99 443 1.!)6 7. 74 870 

127 446 2.02 7. 77 903 

99 446 2.02 7. 77 904 

Daily gage he·ight, in feet, of West Fork of Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. I >'eb. Ma<. AP'· I May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oot. Nov. Doo. 

25;_ .• _._ .• _ .• _:_:_·_._:_1 __ ._. __ ··_ •• _._ ~j ~~,1:: ,~,,· •..••.• :· .•.•. •··••••• ::····: .••••.• ~ •• , 95. ::::,·· 

8.93 8.7 -------- 8.6 ---------------------------------------- -------·-

6 __________ -------- 8.95 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------

7- - --- --- - - - -. --- -- 8. 95 8. 7 --- -- . -- - - -- - -- - --- -- -- - 8. 2 -- --- -- - 8. 2 -- -- --- - --- --- . -

8 _________ - ------·-

9 __________ --------

10. _________ I ______ __ 

11.--------. --------

12 __________ --------

13 .. --.----- --------

14 .. --.--.-- --------

15 .. -------- ----.---

16 __________ --------

17 __________ --------

18 .. -------- --------

19 .......... --------

20 .......... 1 8.8 

8.92 

8.9 8. 7 8. 25 . -- -- . -- - -- -- . - - 7. 7 

8.9 -------· -------· --··- --- 8.3 -------- ---- ·-·- -------- ····--·- --------

~·~ •• :.: •• :• :::. :·5: ::.::.J•• ::2 •• :.::•: :: :::: ••• ::: •• ·:::.:: 8.8 

8.8 

8.83 

8.8 

8.8 

8.82 

8.82 

8.05 -------- --------

:::;,:. ·····:: •••••.••.••.• , •••••••••. :::····:]········ ···,·~·· ::::~::. -- -- ---- . --~: ~-- -- -~~ ~~- : :::::::I"--~:;- ::::::: :I:::::::: :::::::: :::::::: 
DESCHUTES RIVER DRAINAG-E BASIN. 215 

Daily gage height, in feet, c~( Wf'st Fork of Deschutes Ricer ne(tr Lam, Oreg., ·in 1905--Con. 

----·--------·------~~-----------------~-----

Day. I Feb. I Mar. Apr. May. I Ju .e. I July. Aug. Se~ ~~~~ ~ I ~---------~----

:::-:: ~t !:~ :·: : _: ;~ I:: :I:::: :: :::: : ;;;: ·~J:: ::: -<:~ E: :: ! ~~ ~:~ - ~~- : ::: : ::;;:1 __ .:' -:::;:2 :::::: I : ::::r ;:;·t·:;:;-

~:.:::.:::: I :: ':R7:! ~: [ :::::::: :::

8 6

:: ::::.:: i •• : :~ t::.::: ·~::: .:~,: 1::: •:• ~: 1:.::::.: ~::. ~: ~~ Station rating table for West Fork of Deschutes RiPer 1U'ar Lam, Orf'g., from February 20 to 

December 31, 1905. 

I Gage I . Gage I>" l II Gage I D" h I Gage I D' h height. ! Discharge. height. 1sc 1arge. height. ISC arge. height. 1sc arge. 

--}1-'-ee-t-. -~Second-feet. --F--ee-t-. -IS_e_c_on_d ___ fe_e_t.W~I;econd-;e~~- ----;;;-Second-fee~ 

7.60 867 8.00 942 II 8.40 1,027 8.80 1,123 

7.70 883 8.10 9t.i3 8.50 1,050 8.90 1,148 

7. 80 902 8. 20 984 I 8. 60 1. 074 9.00 1.173 

7.90 922 8.30 1,005 I 8. 70 I 1,098 I 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 11 discharge measure- ments made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 7.7 feet and 8.9 feet. 

Est·imated m.onthly discharge of West Fork of Deschutes Ri·ver near Lava, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

February 20-28 ......................................... . 1,148 1,123 1,135 20,260 

March ................................................. . 1,168 1,103 1,142 70,220 

. April. .................................................. . 1,123 1,074 1,083 64,440 

May ................................................... . 1,098 1,074 I 1,081 66,470. 

June ......................................... . 1,074 1,038 1,050 62,480 

July ... --------------------------------------- ......... . 1,027 994 1,007 61,920 

August ................................ _ ............... _ 984 984 984 60,500 

September ............................... _ .......... _ .. . 994 944 961 57,180 

October ................................................ . 984 942 958 58,900 

Noven1ber ................................ _. _ .......... . 932 902 920 54,740 

December ............................. _ ................ . 942 875 895 55,030 

----------------------------------

The period ......................................................................... . 632,100 

N OTE.-Owing to the steady flow of the river the mean discharge for the days in each month when the gage height was recorded has been taken as the monthly mean. 
216 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

CANALS IN DESCHUTES RIVER VALLEY, OREGON. 

FINDLEY'S DITCH NEAR ROSLAND, OREG. 

May 24, 190.5, a discharge measurement made of this ditch by Ivan Landes gave a discharge of 3.9 second-feet. 

CENTRAL OREGON CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG. 

The gage on the Central Oregon canal is vertical and attached to the south side of the 

flume opposite station 88 on the Pilot Butte canal. The zero of the gage is the bottom of 

the flume. Measurements were made in the flume. The gage was read during a portion 

of the year by G. A. Wilson and Z. T. Gideon. 

D·isCharge measurements of Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1--------------,-----

May 22 ........ Ivan Landes ...................... .. 

June 22 ............. do ............................. . 

August 10 .......... do ............................. . 

~:::::; ~~: :~:::::::::: :::·.·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_::::::::::::::: I 

Feet. 

13.2 

13.3 

13.,3 

13.3 

13.3 

Square 

feet. 

15.8 

12.0 

7.98 

14.8 

15.8 

Feet per second. Feet. 

4.40 1.20 

3.62 .90 

2.71 .60 

3. 70 1.11 

3. 74 1.19 

Daily gage height, infeet, of Central Oregon canal ne.ar Bend, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Secondfeet. 

69.5 

43.4 

21.6 

54.8 

59.2 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-------1------------------------------

!. ................. ------4- ................ ................ 0.98 0.0 0.6 o. 75 1.15 1. 22 1.3 

2 .................. -------- -------- ............... .95 1.0 .o • 7 .58 1.05 1.3 

3 .................. -------- -------- ............... .95 .85 .7 .7 .82 1.12 1.3 

4 .......... -~- ..... -------- -------- -------- 1.0 .0 .7 .8 .0 1.12 1.35 

5. ················· -------- -------- -------- .95 .o . 7 . 78 .42 1.22 1.4 

6. ············· .... -------- -------- ................ 1.15 .o . 7 1.1 .85 1.22 1.38 

7 .................. -------· -------- -----·-- .82 .o . 7 1.08 .95 1.2 1.35 

\!. ................. -------- -------- -------- .32 .o . 7 . 78 1.05 1.1 1. 45 

~:::::::::::::::~:::I:::~:;;: -------- -------- .3 . 7 . 7 . 7 .52 I 1.2 1. 35 

-------- -------- .45 .83 . 7 .65 .85 1.25 1. 35 

-------- -------- .82 . 75 . 7 .68 .85 1.25 1.4 

12 .................. .52 -------- ---·---- .85 .98 . 7 .65 1.15 1.25 1.4 

13 .................. .52 -------- -------- 1.0 .9 . 7' . 7 1.15 1.25 1.15 

t4 .................. .0 -------- -------- 1.0 . 7 . 7 1.2 1.2 1.25 .85 

15 .................. .0 -------- -------· 1.3 .o .o 1.2 1.2 1.25 .9 

16 .................. .65 -------- ---·---- .82 . 7 .7 1.25 1.0 1.25 1.4 

l7 .................. .65 -------- .8 .6 . 7 1.25 1.0 1.2 1.5 

18 .... ·············· -----·-- -------- -----·-- -~5 .82 .o 1.0 1.0 1.22 1. 45 

19 .................. ·------- -------- -------- .95 .3 . 7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.4 

20 ... ---· ··········- -------- -------- --·-·--- .b . 7 .62 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.4 

21. ................. -------- -------- --·----- .o .7 .52 1.1 1.0 1.32 1.4 

22 .................. ---·---- -------- -------- .85 .o .55 1.15 1.0 1. 35 1.1 

23 ....... ··········· ·------- -------- ------,-- .85 . 7 .52 1.12 1.0 1. 35 .4 

24 ....... ··········· -------- -------- -------- .85 . 7 .55 1.1 1.1 .62 .0 

25 ....... ----------- -------- -------- -------- .85 . 7 .9 .55 1.1 .48 .o 

26 .................. -------- -------- -------- .85 .o 1.0 .65 1. 27 1.1 .o 

27 .................. -------- -------- -------- .85 .35 .85 .95 .1 1.3 .o 

28 .................. -------- -------- -------- .92 .6 .9 .55 1.12 1.3 .42 

29 ...........•...... ---··--- ------·- -------- .85 .o .9 1.15 1.05 1.3 .o 

30 .......... ········ -------- -------- -------- .85 .6 .9 1.12 1.15 1. 38 .o 

31. ................. -------- -------- -------- . ....... 1 

.6 .9 1.3 .o 
DESCHUTES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 217 

Station rating. table for Oentml Oregon canal 'near Bend, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage 

Diwha'""·l Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.00 0 0. 70 28 1. 40 84 2.00 153 

.10 2 .80 34 1. 50 94 2.10 166 ,_ 

.20 5 .90 41 1.60 105 2.20 180 

.30 8 1.00 48 1. 70 116 2.30 194 

.40 12 1.10 56 1. 80 128 2.40 209 

.50 17 1. 20 65 1.90 140 2 .. 50 224 

.60 22 

I 

1.30 74 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on five discharge measure- ments made during 1905. It is fairly well defined. 

Est·imated monthly d-ischarge ofOentral Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. Minimum.[ 

March (7 days) ........ _. ____ . ____________ ...... _ ... _-.-.. ·-l----~-.,5-l- 0 ~--1-4-. 9-l-----20-7 

June.................................................... 74 01 36.6 2,178 

July ________ . ___ . ____ . ________ ... _._. __ . _______ .________ 48 0 I 19.5 1,199 

August. __ . __ ............. ----------- .... ------------___ 48 0 1 26.8 1,648 

September. _____ . _ . _____ . ___ . _______ ... ___________ . _ _ _ _ _ 70 20 [ 43. 4 

~:~~=~)~-r·_-_-_-:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ 1~ I :::: 

December._ .................. : _______ ................... 94 0 ~ 

2,582 

2,822 

3,904 

54.8 3,370 

---------~---- ---- The period __ . _____ . ____________ .. _____ . __ . ____ . _____ .. __ . _ .. __ .. ____ _ 17,900 

i --------- ------ ______________ ___: ____ _ 

PILOT BUTTE CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG. 

Water is diverted from the right bank of Deschutes River about 3 miles above Bend by 

the Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company. About 2 miles above Bend the ditch 

divides, forming the Central Oregon canal on the right and the Pilot Butte canal on the left. 

The gage on Pilot Butte canal is a vertical rod on the south bank at canal-survey station 

88+25, a short distance below the division point and waste weir. The bench mark is a 

copper bolt cemented in the rock about 2 feet from the gage. Its elevation is 4.76 feet 

above the datum of the gage. Measurements were made during 1905 by wading. The 

gage was read during a portion of the year by G. A. Wilson and Z. T. Gideon, employees 

of the Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company. 

Discharge mea.mrements of Pilot Btttte canal near Bend, Oreg., ·in 1905. • 

Date. Hydrographer . Area of Mean Gage DisWtdth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1---------------1------------------

May 17: ••••. .• Ivan Landes. __ . _____ ....... _ .. _ .... 

June 22 ............. do. ______ ........ ·--·--·--·--· .. 

;::E:~:: ::::::~:::::::: :: .:::· ::: :::::I 

IRR 178-06--15 

Feet. 

31.0 

32.0 

32.0 

31.5 

30.0 

Square 

feet. 

22.0 

40.6 

47.0 

38.7 

28.8 

Feet per Secondsecond. Fat. feet. 

1.00 1. 70 22.1 

1. 52 2.11 61.7 

1.72 2.30 80.8 

1.29 2.03 49.8 

1. 96 2.02 56.6 
218 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905. P.ART XIV. 

Daily gage he·ight, in feet, of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg.,Jor 1905. 

Day. I Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

I 

---------------------------

~::: (:: :·:-"(.::::: J::::::: 

1. 92 .............. 1.1 0.0 1.4 2.22 2.25 2.05 1.65 

1. 78 ................ 1.15 1. 25 . 7 2.38 2.22 2.05 1.65 

1. 78. .............. 1.12 1. 25 1.4 2.38 1.12 2.05 1.65 

1. 78 .............. 1.15 1.25 1.4 2.4 2.25 2.05 1.8 

1. 78 ................ 1.15 1.25 1.4 2. 4 2.25 2.05 1.95 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : : : ~: :: : : ~~:I. --~-- ~~- ................ ............... . 6 1. 25 1.4 2. 3 2.25 2.05 1.95 

-------- ............... 1.12 .0 1.4 2.2 2.25 2.05 1.95 

8.-- -····-·· ····-·· 1. 72 ............. ~ .............. 1.05 .0 1. 4 2. 35 2.25 2.05 1. 8 

9 .. - -----------·-·· 1. 73 ................ ............... 1.1 1.25 .0 2.2 2.25 2.05 1. 95 

10 .. -- ..... -.. -.. --- 1. 73 .............. ................ 1.1 1.16 1.4 2.15 2.25 2.05 1. 95 

11 ........ --- ....... 1. 47 -------- -------- 1.1 1.35 .0 2.2 2.25 2.05 1.65 

:!::::::::::: ::::i 1. 47 I:: : ~: :: : -------- 1.1 1.0 1.4 2.3 2.25 2.05 1.6 

1. 47 -------- 1.1 .98 .0 2.25 2.22 2.05 1. 78 

"---- ------------ ! 1. 64 I .. ---- .. -------- 1.1 1.3 1.4 2.2 2.25 2.05 1.95 

15 .... -· ..... ·-· .... 1. 64 ~-------- -------- .55 .0 .35 2.18 2.25 2.05 1.6 

16 ............ -..... 1. 76 I -------- 1.15 1.2 1.4 2.2 2.25 2.05 .8 

17 ........ --.-- .... -! 1. 76 I : ~ : : ~ : : : -------- 1.18 1.35 1.4 2.22 2.25 2.05 .0 

18 ....... -.. -.--. -·· 2.0 -------- -------- 1.15 1.05 .0 2.25 2.18 2.05 1.85 

19.--.- ... --- ...... - 2.0 ............... .............. 1.15 1.12 1.45 2.25 2.2 2.05 1.95 

20 .. ---------------- 1.34 ............... ............. .4 1.4 1. 4 2.25 2.18 2.05 1.95 

21 .. --- .. ----- ...... 1. 34 . ............ -------- . 4 1.4 1. 4 2.2 2.18 2.05 1.95 

22.-- ----------· ·-·· 1. 72 ............... -------- 1. 25 0.0 1. 38 2.2 2.12 2.0 .98 

23 .•... ------------- 1. 81 ............... -------- 1.25 1.4 1.38 2.22 2.1 2.0 .0 

24.-.---- ....... ~.-- 1.8 .............. -------- 1.25 1.4 1.4 2.25 2.1 2.0 .0 

25 ... --·-······-··-- 1.8 ·------- ............... 1. 25 1.4 1.35 2.24 2.1 1. 87 .0 

26 ... ···-·····-·-··. 1.8 -------- ------·- 1.25 .8 1.4 2.22 2.1 1.82 1. 92 

27 ... ···----·······. 1.8 -------- ------·- 1. 25 1.5 1.38 2.22 2.1 2.0 1.95 

28 .... ···········--. 1.92 -------- -------- 1.12 1.35 1.4 2. 3 2.1 2.0 .98 

29.-- ·- ------------ 1.92 -------- -------- 1. 25 .0 2.25 2.1 2.0 .o 

30 .•.. -------------. 1.92 -------- -------- 1. 25 1.4 2.28 2.05 2.0 .0 

31. ...... ----- -·· --. 1.92 ---·---- -·-····- ···----- 1.4 ........ ----·--· 2.05 .0 

NOTE.-Gage readings June 1 to August 28 on weir above waste gate. Length of weir 15 feet with 

end contractions. 

Station rating table for Pilot Bu.tte canal near Bend, Oreg., from March 6 to December 31,1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.00 2 1.40 10 1.80 30 2.20 70 

1.10 3 1. 50 14 1. 90 39 2.30 81 

1.20 5 1.60 18 2.00 49 2.40 93 

1.30 7 1. 70 23 2.10 59 

The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on five discharge measure- ments made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1.7 feet and 2.4 feet. 
HOOD RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 219 

Estimated monthly disCharge of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

March (26 days) ....................................... . 49 8 27.2 1,403 

April (5 days) ......................................... . 41 29 31.4 311 

June ................................................... . 68.6 12.6 55.7 3,314 

-July ................................................... . 89.9 .0 56.3 3,462 

August ................................................ . 85.7 .0 66.8 4,107 

September ............................................. . 93 65 76.3 4,540 

October ................................................ . 76 3 66.8 4,107 

November ............................................. . 54 32 51.3 3,053 

December .......................... '.................... . 44 .0 23.2 1, 426 

----------------

The period ......................................................................... . 25,720 

NoTE.-Discharge approximated March 7 and August 29-3L. 

COLUJ[BIA SOUTHERN CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG. 

This canal diverts water from the left bank of Tumallo Creek directly west of Bend, Oreg. 

Discharge measurements ofOolumbia Southern canal near Bend, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

June 2l. ....... Ivan Landes.............................................................. 48.3 

August 10 .......... do ............. J·..................................................... 69.4 

CARliiiCHAEL DITCH AT PRINEVILLE, OREG. 

This ditch diverts water fr?m Crooked River at Prineville, Oreg. 

Discharge measurements ofOarm·ichael ditch at Prineville, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Discharge. 

Second-feet. 

May 18........ Ivan Landes.............................................................. 34.7 

June 19 ............. do.................................................................... 15.7 

August 11 .......... do ............. ~----·················································· 7.1 

HOOD RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Hood River rises on the northern slopes of Mount Hood and flows northwestward, entering Columbia River at Hood River, Oreg. 

HOOD RIVER AT WINANS CITY, OREG. 

This station was established November 17, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located 300 feet 

below the junction of the main forks of the river, at Winans City, 10~ miles above Hood 

River post-office, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and below the station. Both banks are high, 

rocky, slightly wooded, and do not overflow. The bed of the stream is of coarse gravel 

and is free from vegetation and shifting. There is but one channel at all stages. The 

stream has much fall at all points, and the current is aimost a continuous rapid. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay line. 

The initial point for soundings is a tin tag soldered to the tag wire 2.5 feet from the anchorage on the left bank. 
220 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, "PART XIV. 

The gage is a staff in two sec.tions. The lower section is inclined and securely fastened 

to the rock and tree above. The upper section is vertical, and is fastened to an alder tree. 

The total height of the gage is 20 feet. It is read once each day by W. R. Winans. 

The bench mark is the highest point on large rock about 15 feet south of the inclined portion of the gage; elevation, 18.20 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Hood River at W·inans City, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. . ! Area of 11 Mean Gage Dis- ______ 1 _____ n_y_d_ro_g_r_a_p_h_er_. ____ 1_w_1d_t_h.l section. velocity. height. charge. 

I Square Feet per Second-

! 

Feet. 1 feet. second. Feet. feet. 

November17.. L.R.Allen.......................... 90 l 147 3.36 0.57 493 

December23 ... 1 ..... do .............................. 1 90 I 180 4.27 1.03 767 

! . I ! 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hood Rit•er at Winans Oity, Oreg., for 1905. 

l. -Da~-- -Nov., ~ :1 Da~-- t-·-_: oo~ ll7 ~ay_. - ~o-v~ D:.: 11 _

2

_

5 

__ D_• __ Y_· ____ -__ N:.t•:-1 

L r: ::1:::: :r:· 1 ~:~ :~:::::::::··~:-~- ::: :::::::::::: ~:: ::: 

5., .............. ..1 .8 · 13 ......... '...... .8 21......... .8 1.2 I::::::::::: :~ 1.3 

~: ::: :: : :i ::Ill!:::::: ; : ::11 :~ ! ~~::::::::: ::I ~:~. 31.......... ...... 1:~ 8 .... _. _ ... _ ...... 

1 

. 9 16 . _____ . _ . :. . . . . . . 1 I 24 ... _. _ . . . . 1 . 8 

WILLAMETTE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Willamette River is formed by the junc.tion of Coast Fork and Middle Fork near Eugene, 

Oreg. Coast Fork rises on the eastern slope of the Coast Range and Middle Fork rises on 

the western slope of the Cascade Mountains. A short distance below the junction the 

Willamette receives the waters of McKenzie Fork, a large stream from the east. Other 

tributaries of note are Santiam, Luckiamute, Molalla, and Clackamas rivers. 

MIDDLE FORK OF "'\VILLAMETTE RIVER AT .JASPER, OREG. 

This station was established September 16, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at Jasper 

Ferry, Jasper post-office, Oreg., 2 miles above Natron, and 3 miles below the mouth of 

Fall Creek. 

The channel is straight for 800 feet above and 700 feet below the station. The current 

is swift. The right bank i3 high, covered with brush, and not liable to overflow. The left 

bank is lower, clear of brush, and is liable to overflow during extreme floods. The bed of 

the stream is composed of gravel or small bowlders and is free from vegetation and shifting. 

There is but one channel at all stages, The accuracy of measurements may be affected by 

floating logs. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay line. 

The initial point for soundings is a tin tag on the tagged wire 17 feet from the cable support 

on the right bank. · 

The gage is a vertical staff 18 feet long spiked to a tree on the right bank, 30 feet above 

the cable. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by W. H. Eaton. The bench 

mark is the top of three 30-penny nails driven into the left sill near the first vertical rod of 

a bridge across a small creek, 400 feet below the cable; elevation, 21.43 feet above the datum 

of the gage. 
WILLAMETTE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 221 

Discharge meas'Urements of Middle Fork of Willamette River at Jasper, Oreg., ·in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Mean 

velocity. 

Gage 

height. Discharge. 

-----------l---------------------------l------1-------------------------

Feet. 

Square Feet per feet. second. 

September 16 .. L. R. Allen. __ ._ ......... ·-- ... _____ 322 652 1.16 

December 29 ........ do............................. 354 1,366 2.88 

Feet. 

1.25 

3.27 

Secondfeet. 

758 

3,925 

Da·ily gage height, in feet, of Middle Fork of Willamette Ri'Per at Jasper, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. I Sept. Oot. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oot. Nov. Doo. Day. Sept. Oet. Nov. Doo. 

1. ............. 1.5 1.7 3.2 12 ........... 1.7 1.5 2.5 23 ..... 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.5 

2 .. -.. J . . . . . 1. 5 1. 7 3. 2 13. . . . . . . . . . . 1. 7 1. 5 2. 4 24. - . . . 1. 2 1. 7 1. 9 2. 4 

3 ..... .1. ..... 1.4 1.7 3.4 14 ........... 1.7 1.4 2.3 25 ..... 1.2 1.9 1.8 2.3 

:::::::::::::: ~:: ~:~ ~:~ ~::::::!:::::: ~:~ ~:: ~:~ ~~::::: ~:! ~:! ~:: !:~ 6 ...... : ...... 1.9 1.7 3.1 17 ..... 11.3 2.1 1.4 2.3 28 ..... 1 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.9 

7 ............ 3.1 1.6 3.2 18 ..... 11.3 2.6 1.7 2.4 29 ..... 1.7 1,9 2.4 3.4 

8 ............ 2.8 1.6 3.5 lfl ..... 1.3 2.5 1.91 2.5 30 ..... 1.6 1.9 3.1 3.5 

9. . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2 1. 6 3. 1 20 ..... 

1

1. 3 2. 1 3. o I 2. 9 31. . . . . . . . . . . 1. 8 4. 1 

10.. ... . ...... 1.9 1.5 2.9 21... .. 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.8 

11. . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 8 1. 5 2. 6 22. . . . . 1. 2 1. 9 2. 1 2. 6 

COAST FORK OF WILLAJHETTE RIVER NEAR GOSHEN, OREG. 

This station was established August 23, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at the highway bridge 3 miles east of Goshen, Oreg., 9 miles southeast of Eugene, and about 4 miles 

above the junction of Coast and Middle forks of Willamette River. 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 800 feet below the station. The water 

flows with an even current. Both banks are covered with undergrowth and liable to overflow during flood stages. The l,>ed of the stream is of coarse gravel or small bowlders, }s 

free from vegetation, and is liable to shift during high water. There is but one channel at 

all stages, broken by the piers of the bridge. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the highway bridge, 530 

feet in length, including approaches. The initial point for soundings is two 6-penny nails 

driven into the first plank of the left approach of the bridge, downstream side. Lowwater measurements are made by wading about 100 feet below the bridge. 

The gage is in two sections. The lower section is a vertical staff fastened to an old pier 

in the center of the stream; the upper section is a vertical scale painted on the lower bridge 

caisson on the left bank. The total length of the gage is 18 feet. During 1905 the gage. 

was read once each day by John D. West. The bench mark is the top of a large circular washer over the. center of the bridge caisson on which the upper portion of the gage 

is. painted; elevation, 26.25 feet above the datum of the -gage. 

Discharge meas'Urements of Coast Fork of Willametie River near Goshen, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. veloctty. height. charge. 

-----------1--------------------------------------------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeel. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

August 23 ...... L. R. Allen .... _ .................... 80 47 1. 42 0.30 68 

November 7 .... ..... do .............................. 165 204 .89 .67 182 

December 29 .. _ ..... do .............................. 241 677 2.82 2. 78 1,908 
222 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XI"\_'". 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coast Fork of Willametu Rive1· near Goshen, Oreg., for 1905 

Day. Aug. [ Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1------------11------1-----------

1 ... _________ .............. 0.25 1.0 2.9 17 ............ . ............ 0.25 1.5 0.4 1.5 2 .. __________ ............. .25 . 9 3.0 18.- ... ·-·· ... .. ............ .25 1.3 .6 1.5 

3 ............ .............. .25 . 8 3.1 19 .... ----.-- . .. ............ .25 1.3 1.0 1.9 

4 ............ ............. .25 0.5 . 6 3.3 20 ............ .. ............ .25 1.1 2.3 3.1 

5 ............ ............ .25 .5 . 6 2.8 21. ........... .. ........... ............. 1.0 1.9 3.0 

6 .... --.----. ............. .25 .5 . 5 2.5 22 ... --.---- .. .............. .. ............ 1.0 1.5 2.5 

7 ............ ............. .25 1.4 . .') 2. 7 23 ............ 0.3 .9 1.3 2.0 

8 .... -------- .............. .2 2.3 .5 3.2 24 ............ .3 .8 1.3 1.9 

9 ............ ............. .2 1..') .4 2.6 25 ............ .3 .9 1.2 1.7 

10 ....... -···. ............. .2 1.01 .4 2.2 26 ............ .3 2.0 1.0 2.2 

11. ......... -- ............. .2 1.0 .4 2.0 27 .... -- .... -- .3 1.7 2.2 3. 7 

12 ... -- ....... ............. .2 .8 .4 2.0 28 ............ .3 1.5 2.3 3.3 

13 .... -------- .............. .25 . 7 .4 1.9 29 .. ---- .. ---- .25 1.3 1.9 2.8 

14 ............ .25 .6 .3 1.5 30 .. --.-- .. --. .2.'> 1.2 3.0 3.0 

:::::: ::::y::: .25 . 7 .3 1.3 31. ........... .25 1.0 5.0 

.25 1.9 .3 1.5 

M'KENZIE RIVER AT HENDRICKS FERRY, OREG. 

This station was established September 12, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at Hendricks Ferry, 11 miles above Springfield, about 3 miles above the mouth of Camp Creek. 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 800 feet below the station. The current 

is swift. The right bank is comparatively high, clean, and liable to overflow during extreme 

floods. The left bank is somewhat higher, covered with brush, and does not overflow. 

The bed of the stream is compoeed of coarse gravel or small bowlders and is free from vegetation and shifting. There is but one channel at all stages. The accuracy of measurements may be affected by floating logs during the running season. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay line. 

The initial point for soundings is a tin tag on the tagged wire 6 feet from the cable support 

on the left bank. · 

The gage is a vertical staff spiked to a willow tree about 250 feet above the cable, on the 

left bank. During 1905 the gage was read once each da.y by Grant Hendricks. The bench 

mark is the top of a three-fourths-inch bolt cemented in the rock about 30 feet below the 

gage rod, on the left bank; elevation, 14.22 feet above the datum of the gage and 571.61 

feet above sea level, the latter elevation being obtained from a bench mark set by a professor and students of the University of Oregon. 

Discharge measurements of McKenzie River at Hendricks Ferry, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. H d h lw·ctth Areaof Mean Gage Dis- ______ 1 _____ y_r_o_g_ra_p_er_. ____ ,_' __ · section. velocity. height. charge. 

Square Feet per SecondFtet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

September 12 .. L. R. Allen ......................... 395 928 1.69 1.30 1,571 

November 10 .. ..... do .............................. 398 880 2.05 1.12 1,806 

December 30 ... ..... do .............................. 404 1,369 3.58 2.65 4,897 
WILLAMETT~ RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 223 

Daily gage height, in feet, of ~cKenzie River at Hendricks Ferry, Oreg.,for 1905. 

I 

• Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ~ay Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec .• 

1..... . . . . . . . 1. 5 1. 3 2. 0 12. . . . . 1. 3 1. 45 1. 1 1. 9 22 . . . . . 1. 3 1. 4 1. 55 1. 95 

2 ............ 1.5 1.3 2.2 13 ..... 1.35 1.5 1.1 1.85 23 ...... 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.8 

3 ............ 1.45 1.25 2.4 14 ..... 1.3 1.7 1.1 1.8 24 ...... 1.3 1.3 1.35 1.85 

4...... . . . . . . 1. 5 1. 25 2. 45 15 .. -~·. 1. 3 2. 3 1.1 1. 75 25...... 1. 7 1. 85 1. 25 1. 7 

5...... . . . . . . 1. 55 1. 2 2. 2 16..... 1. 3 1. 9 1.1 1. 75 26...... 1. 55 2.1 1. 8 3. 4 

6.. . . . . . . . . . . 1. 75 1. 2 2. 2 17. . . . . 1. 3 1. 5 1. 1 2. 35 27. . . . . . 1. 5 1. 75 1. 8 3. 1 

78·.·_·_·_-_-_l·_·_·_·_·_·_ 2.8 1.2 2.9 18 ..... 1.3 1.9 1.3 2.2 28 ...... 1.5 1.6 1.75 2.6 

2.3 1.2 2.9 19 ..... 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1 29 ...... 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.24 

9 ...... ------ 1.8 

10 ...... ............ 1.7 

11 ...... ------ 1.4 

1.1 2.4 20 ..••. 1.3 1.5 1. 75 2.2 30 ...... 1.5 

1.1 2.2 21. .... 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.9 31. ..... ------ 1.1 2.0 

"'VILLAMETTE RIVER AT ALBANY, OREG. 

1.4 

1.35 

2.3 2.8 

2. 7 

This station was established July 21, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at the Corvallis 

and Eastern Railroad bridge at Albany, Oreg., just above the mouth of Calipooia Creek 

and 7 miles above the mouth of Santiam River. 

The channel is slightly curved for about half a mile above and straight for half a mile 

below the station. The current is uniform and has a medium velocity. The right bank 

is high, composed of sand and fine gravel, covered with brush, and doe8 not overflow. 

The left bank is low, composed of sand and gravel, covered with brush, and subject to 

overflow during high water. The bed of the stream is of ~nd and fine gravel, is free 

from vegetation, and is liable to shift during high water. There is one channel at low 

and two at high stages, broken by the piers of the bridge. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the railway bridge. The 

initial point for soundings is a large nail driven into the upstream guard rail over the center 

of the right-bank pier. 

The gage is a vertical staff fastened to the lower end of the right-bank bridge pier. The 

gage reads to 36 feet. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Fred Aldrich. 

The bench mark is the top of a railroad spike driven into a cross sill over the second pier 

from the right bank, downstream side; elevation, 48.05 feet above the 4atum of the gage. 

July 20, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by L. R. Allen gave the 

following results: Area of section, 3,724 square feet; mean velocity, 0.92 foot per second; 

gage height, 3.29 feet; discharge, 3,433 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of WiUamett.e River at Albany, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------------------------'---

1. ..... 2.3 2.8 3.4 5.35 12 ..... 2.2 3.5 2. 7 5.05 22 ..... 2.2 3.5 4.25 6.65 

2 ...... 2.3 2.8 3.2 5.6 13 ..... 2.2 3.2 2. 7 4.1 23 ...... 2.2 3.5 3.1 5. 75 

3 ...... 2.3 2.8 3.1 6.25 14 ..... 2.2 3.2 2.6 4. 75 24 ...... 2.2 3.3 3.6 5. 7 

4 ...... 2.3 2.8 3.05 6.5 15 ..... 2.2 2.11 2. 7 4. 7 25 ...... 2.2 3.2 3.5 5.1 

5 ...... 2.05 2.8 3.1 6.55 16 ..... 2.2 2.11 2.6 4.45 26 ...... 2.2 3.2 3.45 5.5 

6 ...... 2.05 2.95 3.1 5.6 17 ..... 2.2 3.1 2.6 4.45 27 ...... 2.3 4.3 3.4 7.6 

7 ...... 2.2 2.11 2.11 5.5 18 ..... 2.2 3.1 2.6 4.8 28 ...... 2.4 4.1 4.55 7.6 

8 ...... 2.2 3.11 2.11 6.2 19 .. ' .. 2.2 4.05 2.6 4.9 29 ...•.. 2.7 3.11 4.5 7.8 

9 ...... 2.2 4.9 2.10 6.85 20 ..•.. 2.2 3.11 3.65 5. 75 30 ...... 2. 7 3. 7 4.55 7.45 

10 ...... 2.2 4.2 2.10 5.6 21. .... 2.2 3. 7 4.45 6. 75 31.. .... ............ 3.5 8.8 

11 ...... 2.2 3. 7 2. 7 5.6 
224 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

SANTIAM RIVER AT JEFFERSON, OREG. 

This station was established July 19, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at the Southern 

P.aci:fic Railroad bridge at Jefferson, Oreg., 2! miles below the janction of North and South 

forks. • 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 700 feet below the station. The current 

is uniform and sluggish at low water. The right bank is comparatively high, clean at the 

station, and liable to overflow but little during extreme high water. The left bank is low, 

clean, and liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is eomposed of rock and eoarse 

gravel, is free from vegetation, and is liable to shift during floods. There is but one ehannel at low water, broken by the piers of the bridge, but during floods water runs over the 

left bank and through a slough several hundred feet to the right of the main ehannel. The 

accuracy of measurements may be affected by rafts of logs at the mill near by during low 

water. 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge. The initial point for soundings is on the upstream guard rail, near the end 

of the rail on the right-bank trestle. 

The gage is a vertieal staff fastened to the lower side of the bridge piers. During 1905 

the gage was read once each day by C. Alsted. The bench mark is the top of four 30-penny 

nails driven into the cross sill over the center of the right-bank pier; elevation, 35.22 feet 

above the datum of the gage. 

July 18, 1905, a diseharge measurement made at this station by L. R. Allen gave the 

following results: Width, 326 feet; area of section, 2,659 square feet; mean velocity, 0.31 

foot per seeond; gage height, 3.41 feet; discharge, 817 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Santiam Ri1•er at Jejfe7'son, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. Oct. Nuv. Dec. I 

i 

Day. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

~~ 

-- ~- ~-

i 

L ............ . ~ - --- 4.5 6.15 

I 

12.-.-.-.--.-- 5.0 3.8 5.8 22 ________ ---- 4.65 5.0 6.0 

2 ________ ----- ------ 4.4 6.85 13.---------.- 4.8 3. 7 5.5 23 ________ ·--- 4.5 4.7 5.8 

~::•:··:····:·[·····: 4.3 6.95 14.-----.----- 4.6 3. 7 5.4 24 ____________ 4.5 4.5 5.5 

4.2 6.9 15.----------- 4.8 3.6 5.2 25 ____________ 4.8 4.4 5.4 

4.15 6.5 16 ... --.---.-. 5.9 3.6 5.2 26 ___________ . 6.5 4.5 7.6 

4.1 6.5 17.-----.--.-- 5.4 3.6 6.2 27 _____ ------. 5.8 5.6 7.4 

7 ___________ .. ------ 4.0 6.9 18.--------.-- 5. 7 3.9 6.6 28 ___________ . 5.4 5.3 6.8 I 8 ___________ -- 7.5 4.0 7.4 19 _________ ··- 5.4 4.5 6.5 29 .. _________ - 5.0 5.3 6.5 

9 .. ___________ 6.6 3.9 6.8 20 ____________ 5.0 6.1 6.8 30.----------- 4.8 6.0 6.8 

10 ... -- ------. 5.9.5 3.9 6.2 21. ... ________ 4.8 5.35 6.5 31.. __________ 4.6 6.95 

11.--.------.-- 5.4 3.8 6.0 

NORJ.'H FORK OF SANTIAM RIVER NEAR MEHAMA, OREG. 

This station was established July 11, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is loeated just below the 

highway bridge at Mehama, Oreg., about 1! miles north of Lyons, the nearest railroad station. The station is about 12 miles below the junction of Little North Fork and North 

Fork. 

The channel is straight for about 600 feet above and 300 feet below the station. The eurrent is swift and regular. The right bank is high, rocky, timbered, and does not overflow. 

The left bank is low, eovered with some brush, ~nd is subject to overflow during floods. 

The bed of the stream is of rock or coarse gravel, free from vegetation, and liable to shift 

slightly during floods. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, ear, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is zero of the tagged wire, 25 feet from the cable support on 

the right bank. 
WILLAMETTE RIV:F~R DRAINAGE BASIN. . 225 

The gage is a staff in two seetions. The lower seetion is inelined. The upper seetion is 

vertieal, being fastened at the lower end to the inclined section. During 1905 the gage was 

read once each day by F. U. Hull. The bench mark is the top of a 1-ineh bolt cemented in 

soft sandstone near the gage rod; elevation, 12.60 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Santiam Rit,er near Mehama, Ore,g., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Dis- Width. section. velocity. height. charge. 

------1--------------1-------------------

Square Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

July 11 ......... L. R.Allen .......................... 160 756 1.38 2.90 1,048 

October 18 ....• ..... do .............................. 202 1,013 3. 51 4. 44 3,556 

November 16 ... J.H.Lewis .......................... 155 756 1.29 2.90 973 

December 12 ... L. R. Allen .......................... 250 927 3.11 4.24 2,881 

Daily gage height, infeet, of North Fork of Santiam River near Mehama, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Day. I July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. D~c. I Day. I July.! Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------I---------

1. .......... ....... 2.65 2.5 3.35 3. 5.5 4. 3 17 .......... 2.8 2.6 2.6 4. 4 2.9 5. 75 

2 ........... ......... 2.65 2.5 3.55 3. 4 5.0 18 .......... 2.8 2.6 2.55 4. 45 3.35 5. 4 

3 ........... ........... 2.65 2.5 3. 4 3. 4 5. 3 19 .......... 2. 7.5 2.6 2.55 4.15 4.8 5. 4 

r::::r:: 2.65 2.5 6. 8 3. 4 5.1 20 .......... 2. 75 2 . .')5 2. 55 3.95 4.6 5.05 

2.65 2.5 5. 1 3. 4 5.0 21 .......... 2. 75 2.55 2.55 3. 8 4.0 4. 75 

2.65 2.5 5. 35 3.25 5. 1 22 .......... 2. 75 2.55 2.5.5 3. 7 3.8 4. 45 

2.65 2.5 6.6 3.2 5. 5 23 .......... 2. 75 2.55 2.5 3.6 3. 7 4.3 

8 ........... 1 ...... 2.1i5 2. 45 5.9 3.15 .5.6 24 ... ······· 2. 7 2.55 2.5 3.65 3.55 4.1 I 

I 1~:::::::: :::I:::::: 2.6 2. 45 5.2 3.1 .5.0 25 .......... 2. 7 2.5 4.3.5 5.1 3.5 4.0 

2.6 2. 45 4. 7 3.1 4. 7 26 .......... 2. 7 2.5 4. 3.5 5.2 4.4 5.9 

11. .......... I 2.6 2. 4.5 4.3 3.1 4. 4 27 .......... 2. 7 2.5 3.25 4.6 4.2 5.25 I 

........... 

12 ........... 1 2.9 2.6 2.55 4.1 3.0 4.3 28 .......... 2. 7 2.55 3.35 4.25 4.0 4.9 

13 ........... 1 2.9 2.6 2.8 3.9 3.0 4.15 29 .......... 2. 7 2.55 3.35 4.0 4.1 4.55 

14. ____ .. _._-I 2.8 2.6 2. 7 3.7 2. 95 4. 1 30 .......... 2.65 2.55 3. 5 3.85 4.55 4. 7 

15 ........... , 2.8 2.6 

I 

2.55 4.9 2.9 4.1 31 .......... 2.65 2.5 3.C5 4.6 

16 ........... 1 2.8 2.5 2.5 4.6 2.9 4. 1 

SOUTH FORK OF SANTIAM RIVER AT 'y ATERLOO, OREG. 

This station was established July 28, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located about one-half 

mile below the highway bridge at Waterloo, Oreg. The station is about 4 miles above the 

mouth of Hamilton Creek, and about 3 miles above a dam which diverts water into a canal 

for the use of the town of Albany. 

The channel is straight for 800 feet above and below the station. The current has a good 

uniform velocity. Both banks are fairly high and thickly covered with undergrowth, but 

are liable to overflow during extreme floods. The bed of the stream is of coarse gravel or 

small bowlders, is free from vegetation, and is liable to shift during floods. There is but one 

channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a eable, car, tagged wire, and stay line. 

The initial point for soundings is a tin tag on the tagged wire, 2! feet from the eable support 

at the right bank. 

The gage is on the right bank about 100 feet below the cable. It is a staff in two seetions, 

the lower inclined, the upper vertical. During 1905 the gage was read once eaeh day by 

John B. Hudelson. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) The top of a threefourths-inch bolt cemented in rock near the lower portion of the gage rod; elevation, 2.88 
226 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

feet. (2) The top of five 30-penny nails driven into tq.e root of a large fir tree about 300 feet 

below the eable on the right bank; elevation, 24.70 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of 

the gage. 

July 28, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by L. R. Allen gave the following results: Width, 150 feet; area of section, 246 square feet; meau velocity, 1.52 feet 

per second; gage height, 1.06 feet; discharge, 375 second-feet. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of South Fork of Santia.rn River at Waterloo, Oreg.,fm' 1905. 

Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------------------

1. .......... ........ 1.05 0.8 1.9 2.1 3.4 17 .......... . ........ 1.0 .9 2.9 1.4 4.0 

2 ........ 1. •• ........ 1.0 .8 1.5 2.0 3.9 18 .......... .. ....... 1.0 .9 3.3 1.8 3. 7 

3 ........... ......... 1.0 .8 1.6 2.2 4.2 19 .......... .. ........ 1.0 .9 2. 4 2.0 3.8 

4 ........... ........ 1.0 . 7 4.5 1.9 4.2 20 ... ······· .. ....... 1.0 .9 2.5 3.2 4.0 

5 ........... ........... 1.0 . 7 3.0 1.9 3.2 21 .......... ------ 1.0 .8 2.3 2.2 3.6 

6 ........... ............ 1.0 . 7 3.1 1.9 3.9 22 •.... ··•·· .. .......... .9 .8 2.2 2.3 3.3 

7 ........... ........... 1.0 . 7 3.5 1.7 4.5 23 ..... ····· .. ....... .9 .8 2.2 2.1 3.1 

8 ........... ------ 1.0 .6 4. 4 1.6 4.9 24 ... ······· ------ .9 .8 2.0 2.0 2. 7 

9 ........... ------ 1.0 .6 3.6 1.6 4.9 25 .......... -----· .9 .8 2.3 1.9 2. 7 

10 ........... ------ 1.0 .6 3.0 1.5 4.5 26 .......... ............ .8 1.0 3.9 2.0 3.5 

11. .......... ------ 1.0 .6 2.6 1.5 3.2 27 .......... ............ .8 1.9 2.8 3.1 4. 4 

12 ........... ------ 1.0 . 7 2.3 1.5 3.0 28 .......... ------ .8 1.8 2.3 2.8 4.2 

13 ........... ............ 1.0 . 7 2.2 1.4 3.0 29 .......... 1.05 .8 1.8 2.5 2.6 3. 7 

14 ........... ------ 1.0 .9 2.0 1.4 2. 7 30 ...•...... 1.05 .8 1.5 2.3 3. 4 4.0 

15 ........... ........... 1.0 .8 2. 4 1.4 2. 7 31 .......... 1.05 .8 2.3 4.2 

16 ........... ............ 1.0 .8 3.9 1.4 2. 7 

I.;UCKIAMUTE IUVER NEAR SUVER. OREG. 

This station was established August 18, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located just below 

Helmick bridge on the public highway, 4 miles northwest of Suver, Oreg., 2 miles west of 

Parkers Station, and about 3 miles below the junction of the main forks of the river. 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and below the station. The current is regular. 

Both banks are high, covered with brush, and liable to overflow during extreme floods. 

The bed of the stream is of sand, is free from vegetation, and shifts during floods. There is 

but one channel at all stages. -

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay line. 

The initial point for soundings is a tag on the tagged line 7.2 feet from the cable support on 

the right bank. 

The gage is .on the left bank a~ the bridge. It is in two sections, the lower inclined, the 

upper vertieal, both being secured to posts supporting the bridge. The gage rod reads to 

32.8 feet .. During 1905 the gage was read onee each day by Maggie J. Evans.' The bench 

mark is the top of three 30-penny nails driven into the cross sill of the bridge, downstream 

side, 5 feet from the end of the first panel from the left bank; elevation, 39.86 feet above the 

datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Luckiamufe River near Suver, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Gage Disse.ction. velocity. height. char,ge. 

-------------

Sqttare Feet per SecondFeet. feet. second. Feet. feet. 

45 121 0.60 '·"I 73 

79 571 2.07 8.57 1,182 

August 18 ...... L. R. Allen ........................ . 

October 7 ........... do ............................. . 
WILLAMETTE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 227 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Luckiarnute River near Suver, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. II Day. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov .. l Dre. 

L ........... .......... 0.95 2.5 2.8 6.6 17 ............ ------- 1.3 3.5 2.0 8. 4 

2 ... ········· ............. .9 2.2 2.55 7.3 18 ............ ------- 1.1 3.5 2.1 12.0 

3 ............ .............. .95 2.5 2. 75 7. 55 19 ............ ------- 1. 25 3. 4 3.0 10.7 

4 ... ········· .............. 1.2 9.0 2.45 7.15 20 ............ 1.25 1.5 3.3 7. 75 14.35 

5 ... ········· ------- 1.0 6.2 2.6 6.45 21 ............ 1.2 1.2 3.0 5.5 13.15 

6 ... ········· -------- 1.5 7.1 2. 4 7.25 22 ............ 1.25 1.1 3.0 4.5 11.4 

7 ... ········· ------- 1.5 7.5 2.2 7.30 23 ............ 1.5 1.1 2.85 4.15 9. 75 

8 ... ········· ............ .95 7. 7 2. 3 7.0 24 ..... ······· 1.1 1.1 2.8 3. 75 9.2 

9 ... ········· .............. .95 6.65 2.05 6.25 25 ........... .95 1.15 2.95 3.5 8.3 

10 ............ .............. 1.0 6.35 2.15 6.0 26 ........... 1.0 1. 8 3.65 3.2 15.4 

11. ........... ............. 1.0 4.55 2.15 5.8 27 ............ .95 3.2 . 3.1 3. 7 15.2 

12 ............ ............. 1.0 4.5 2. 1 5.1 28 ........... 1.5 3.5 3.35 3.5 13.0 

13 ............ ............. 1.1 3.6 2.0 5.1 29 •.••.•••... 1.1 2. 75 2.8 3.6 12.2 

14 ............ .............. 1.1 3.3 2. 0.5 4.8 30 ........... 1.4 2.6 2.8 5.55 12.4 

15 ............ ........... 1.5 3.3 2.0 4.35 31. ........... 1.0 2. 7 18.G5 

16 ............ ------- 1.0 4.15 2.0 4.2 

MOLALLA RIVER AT DICKEY PRAIRIE. OREG. 

This station was established November 1, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at Dickey 

Prairie, 3 miles below the junction of the forks of the river, 3! miles southeast of Molal1a, 

Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 400 feet above and below the station. The current is swift 

and somewhat rough. The right bank is low, wooded, and subject to overflow. The left 

b&.nk is fairly high, covered with brush, and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream 

is of coarse gravel or small bowlders, free from vegetation, and shifting. There is but one 

channel during low and ordinary stages, but during extreme high water then' is a slough on 

the right bank, which will have to be measured by wading. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a eable, car, tagged line, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is a tin tag on the tagged wire 7 feet from the cable support 

on the right bank. 

The gage is tt staff in two sections on the left bank, about 200 feet above the cable. The 

lower section is inclined and fastened to the rock. The upper section is vertical and fastened 

to an alder tree. The total height of the gage is 14.00 feet. It is read once each day by 

Raymond Dickey. The beneh mark is the top of three 30-penny nails driven into a bench 

made on the root of a fir tree about 20 feet south and 30 feet west of the gage; elevation, 

14.85 feet above the datum of the gage. 

November 2, 1905, a diseharge measurement made at this station by L. R. Allen gave the 

following results: Width, 106 feet; area of section, 226 square feet; mean velocity, 1.68 feet 

per second; gage height, 1.83 feet; discharge, 376 second-feet. 

Daily gaqe height, in feet, of Molalla River at Dickey Prairie, Oreg., .for 1905. 

Day. Nov. Dec. Day. Nov. Dec. Day. Nov. Dec. ·Day. Nov. Dec. 

L .......... 1. 8.') 2.8 9 ...•..... 1. 45 3.2 17 ...•..... 1.25 3.8 25 ......... 1. 85 2. 4 

2 .••........ 1.8 4.5 10 ......... 1. 4 2.9 18 ......... 1.6 3.5 2fi ........ ·' 2.9 3. 7 

3 ..• ········ 1. 75 4.0 11 ......... 1. 4 2. 7 19 ......... 3. 7 3.4 27 ... ······ 2.55 3. 4 

4 ........... 1. 75 3.6 12 ......... 1.35 2.55 20 ......... 2.9 3.2 28 ......... 2. 4 3.1 

5 . •. ··•··•·· 1.7 3.8 13 ......... 1.35 2. 45 21. ........ 2.5 3.1 29 ......... 2.6 2.8 

6 ... ·····•·· 1.6 3.8 14 ......... 1.3 2.3 22 ... ······ 2.25 2.85 30 ......... 2.9 3.2 

.7 ... ·····•·· 1.55 3.85 15 ......... 1.3 2.25 

I 

23 ... ······ 2.'05 2. 7 31 ......... ·----- 3.0 

8 .•......... 1.5 3.5 16 ... ·····- 1. 25 2. 45 24 ......... 1.9 2.45 
228 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

CLACKAMAS RIVER NEAR BARTON, OREG. 

This station was established October 2, 1905, by L. R . .Allen. It is located 2! miles below 

Barton, Oreg., 1! miles below the mouth of Deep Creek. 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 600 feet below the station. The current is 

swift. The right bank is comparatively high, clean, and liable to overflow during extreme 

floods. The left bank is high, covered with brush, and does not overflow. The bed of the 

stream is of coarse gravel or small bowlders, free from vegetation, and shifting. There is 

but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is the tin tag on the tagged wire 1.7 feet from the cable support 

on the right bank. 

The gage is a staff in two sections, on the right bank at the eable. The lower- section is 

inclined, the upper section is vertical. During 190.5 the gage was read once each day by 

Le Roy Breithaupt. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) The top of three 30-

penny nails driven into the sill at the northwest corner of an old barn southeast of the gage; 

elevation, 19.21 feet. (2) The top of the head of a bolt driven into a large alder tree by the 

upright portion of the gage; elevation, 16.09 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the 

gage. 

October 2, 1905, a discharge measurement made at this station by L. R. Allen gave the 

following results: Width, 310 feet; area of section, 704 square feet; mean velocity, 2.27 feet 

per seeond; gage height, 3.30 feet; discharge, 1,598 seeond-feet. 

Daily gage height, infeet, ofOlaclcamas River near Barton, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. I Nov. Dec. Day. Nov. Dec. Day. I Nov. Dec. Day. Nov.l Dec. 

I-----

1. . - - - -- - ..1, ------ 4. 23 9 - - - . - --- - - - - - -- 4. 8 17- - - . - - -- - 2. 9 4. 6 25. - - - --- - - 3. 55 4. 0 

2 I 5.47 10 •...•.... ------ 4.5 18 ......... 3.1 5.3 26 ......... 3.8 5.1. 

3::::::::::~,:~:::: 5.3 11 ....•.... ------ 4.3 19 _________ 3.62 5.25 27 ..... : ... 4.33 5.05 

:: : : : : : : : : : I: : : : : : :: ~ ~~: : : : : : : : : :: ~ :: ~2 ~: : : : : : : : : :: ~ :: : ~:: : : : : : : : : :: ~ :: ~ (i _________ J _____ 4.8 14 _________ 3.0 3.9 22 ......... 3.82 

7- - - -- --- - -i- ----- 4. 9 15- -- --- - - - 3. 0 3. 8 

8 _________ -I- _ _ _ _ _ 5. 13 16 ________ -I 3. o 3. 8 

23 .. ------- 3. 7 

24.----- ... 3.5 

4.6 

4.33 

4. 1 

30 .• - - . - - . - 4. 19 

31.- ... ---- ------

4.5 

4.8 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS. 

The following miscellaneous dischar·ge measurements were made in the Columbia River 

drainage basin in Oregon in 1905: 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements made in Columbia River dminage basin in Oregon 

in 1905. 

Date. Stream. Locality. Area I Mean Gage I Dis Width. of_ sec- v~loc- height. cha~. twn. Jty. 

Feet. 

January 8 ..... Bear Creek ......... __ Wallowa ....... __ ...... 29.2 

Square 1 Ft. p-; --~ Sec.-

feet. I second Feet. feet. 

33. 5 2. 54 ....... I 75. 2 

March 31. __ 34.6 1.56 _______ I 54.5 ......... do ... ____ .............. do ........ ___ ....... 30.5 

~~e!;e·r· ~~:: : ::::~:::::::::: :::::: J:: ::~:::: ::::::::::::::: .. -~~~~- --~~~- _ -~~~- ::::::: 305.5 

November::9 ....... do ........... -----1-----do.................. 19.3 14.9 .81 12.1 

November5 ... Birch Creek .......... Pendleton.............. 11.3 4.4 .77 3.4 

December23 ........ do ................ 

1 

..... do.................. 14.5 10.1 2.40 ....... 24.2 

March3 ........ BurntRiver .......... Huntington ............ 42.8 53.2 3.69 ....... 196 

~:~:~;·;~ :: ::~~~~~~~: ::::::::::::::::: :~:::: :::::::::::::::. --~~~-~- --~:~. --~:~~- :::::::1--~~~-- aDry for about two months. 
COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 229 

M iscella~ discharge measurements made in Ool·umbia River drainage basin in Oregon 

· in 1905-Continued. 

Date. Stream. Locality. 

November22. Burnt River .......... Huntington .......... .. 

June 10 ....... Canyon Creek ........ Canyon City ........... . 

August 3 ..... Crescent Creek ....... Outlet Crescent Lake .. . 

April15 ...... Crooked River ....... NE.! SW -!sec. 5, T. 17 S.,. R. 17 E., Willa- met.te meridian. 

April18 ............ do ................ Forest ................ .. 

May 19 ............ do ..................... do ................. . 

June 10 ............ do ..................... do ................ .. 

August 11 ......... do................ Prineville .............. . 

November 10 ...... do ..................... do ................. . 

December 3 ........ do................ Forest. ................ . 

March 4 ....... Deschutes River ...... B. West's farm ........ . 

May 26 ............ do ................ Royce's ranch ......... . 

May 28 ............ do ................ Black Rock Ford ...... . 

June27 ............ do ................ Royce's ranch ........ .. 

Do ............ do ................ Black Rock Ford ..... .. 

August 3 .......... do ................ Royce's ranch ........ .. 

October 28 ......... do ................ SW.1 SW. t sec. 31, T. 19, R. 11 E. 

November 17 ...... do ................ B. West's farm ........ . 

December 10 ....... do ..................... do ................ .. 

April 26 . . . . . . East Fork of Des- ! mile bPlow gaging sta- chutes River. tion at Odell. 

Width. 

Feet. 

27 

26 

26 

83 

90 

85 

24 

17 

26 

55 

107 

22.5 

73 

23 

73 

20 

106 

106 

106 

44 

Apri129 ............ do ..................... do................. 43 

Area Mean of sec- veloction. ity. ~~ 

---

Square Ft. per feet. second. 

17.4 1. 94 

18.8 2.63 

29 2.96 

287 2.19 

301 2.45 

162 1. 67 

23 1.35 

5.6 1.67 

16.5 3.09 

75 1.05 

658 3.16 

27 2.98 

81.9 2.40 

21.5 2.13 

80.4 1. 92 

12.1 1. 28 

584 2. 59 

574 2.63 

575 2.39 

34.8 1. 78 

36.8 1. 78 

June 25 ............ do ..................... do.................. 43 33 1.51 

Do ............. do ..................... do.................. 43 33 1.33 

March 5 . . . . . . Deschutes Irrigation Near Bend.. . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 3 5 4. 50 and Power Com- pany's flume. 

Gage Dis- height. charge. 

------

Sec.-

Feet. fat. 

33.9 

49.4 

85.8 

628 

737 

270 

54 

9.4 

51 

7'J 

......... 2,080 

80.4 

197 

45.8 

154 

15.4 

-----·· 1,501 

··-···· 1, 460 

------- 1,375 

68.4 

65.7 

50 

44 

22.5 

June 10 ....... John Day River ...... John Day City......... 30 81.4 3.30 ...... . 269 

September .... McKay Creek ......... Pendleton ......................................... .. Dry. 

November 16 ...... do ..................... do.................. 14.2 5.8 . 71 

December 23 ....... do ..................... do.................. 38 85.7 1.02 

September 20 . Mmam River......... At· mouth near Elgin... 62.5 56.7 1.09 

April 16....... Ochoco River......... Prmeville............... 21 21.4 2.44 

May 18 ............ do ..................... do. .. ........... ... 37 28.7 1. 74 

December 3 ........ do ..................... do.................. 12 5.5 . 76 

May 28 ....... Odell Lake Outlet .... Odell Lake............. 45 54.5 2.18 

June 26 ......... : .. do ..................... do.................. 45 49.4 1.84 

August 3 .......... do ..................... do.................. 38 22.7 1.88 

September 12. Owyhee River........ Wilson's ranch, Owyhee 20 4.6 1.04 

October 13 ......... do ..................... do.................. 29.5 12.5 1.10 

March 8 ...... Pauline Creek ........ Rosland ............... . 5.5 2.22 

May 24 ............ do ..................... do ................. . 4.9 1. 62 

June 24 ............. do ..................... do ................. . 3.4 1.12 

October 25 .... Quigley Creek ........ 3 miles from Hailey, 

Idaho. 

4.9 1. 72 1. 69 

October 12 .... Sandy ................ Salmon River post-office 92.5 322 4.35 

March 17. . . . . S:rtas.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alfalla ................ . 38 103 1. 91 

April2 ............. do ...................... do ................. . 64 100 2.25 

October 3 ..... Silver Creek .......... Thompson's Valley .... . 12.5 8.4 1. 31 

December 4 ... Squaw Creek ......... Sisters, above diversiom• 30 29 1.67 

December 5: .. ..... do ..................... do ................. . 31 30 1.69 

4.1 

87.1 

61.9 

52.2 

50 

4.2 

119 

90.8 

42.6 

4.8 

13.7 

::::::::,1 1::: 

2. 91 I 

I 

1. 82 II, 400 

--~~~;·1 ~:~ . ...... 1' 11 

....... 49 

....... 1 50 

• 
230 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements made in Columbia R-iver dra·inage basin in Oregon 

in 1905-Continued. 

Date. Stream. Locality. Area Mean Gage I Dis 

Width. fi~~- v~~~~- height. r:harge. 

-----------1-----------------l--------------------------------------

February 8 .... Tumallo Creek ....... Bend .................. . 

March 6 ............ do ..................... do ................. . 

June 21. ............ do ..................... do ................. . 

August 10 .......... do ..................... do ................. . 

November 26 ....... do ..................... do ................. . 

December 6 ......... do ..................... do ................. . 

September 28 .. Umatilla River ....... Fosters ................ . 

October 2 ........... do ..................... do .................. . 

. October 5 ........... do ..................... do ................. . 

~~;~~! E< II.;.::;~; .••.••• :. : •• : •••• :. ;;~ •.•.•• ::.: •• : •• :: 

August 9 ........... do ................ Below Echo, in flee. 16, T. 4, R. 28 E. 

September 30 ....... do ..................... do ................. . 

September 19.. Wallowa River....... Wallowa Falls above 

Wallowa Lake. 

November 16 .. Wild Horse Creek .... Rug's ranch. Pendleton 

December 23 ........ do ..................... do ................. . 

Feet. 

26 

26 

18 

24 

25 

62 

62 

61.8 

66 

69.4 

69 

70 

71.5 

19.5 

17.3 

21 

:5.2 

3 

December 14 ... South Fork of Yam- Sheridan............... 122 hill R1ver. 

Square Ft. per feet. second. 

37.6 3.17 

36.9 3.17 

39 3. 44 

8.9 1.18 

32 ::1.00 

33 2.11 

45.7 .42 

50.2 .65 

44.8 .42 

55.2 . 78 

60.5 .95 

60.3 .83 

. 63.9 .93 

65.4 1.05 

22.6 . 73 

22.1 .82 

21 1. 57 

.9 .51 

.96 1.77 

428 1. 36 

PUGET SOUND DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Feet. 

1.00 

.87 

1.09 

1.17 

1.15 

1.18 

1. 22 

Sec.-

jut. 

120 

117 

134 

10.6 

97 

70 

19 

32.6 

18.5 

43 

57.6 

50.1 

59.7 

68.5 

16.5 

18.1 

33 

.46 

1.7 

583 

For convenience in arrangement, the smaJle~ rivers which have their headwaters on the 

western slope of the Cascade Range and which flow into Puget Sound north of Seattle have 

been grouped as the Puget Sound drainage. 

WHITE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

White River has its source near Mount Rainier and flows into Puget Sound near Seattle, 

Wash. Cedar River is a tributary of White River. 

CEDAR RIVER NEAR RAVENSDALE, WASH. 

This station was established September 27, 1902, by T. A. Noble. It is located at the 

intake of the Seattle waterworks and is 15 miles below Cedar Lake, 4 miles from the Northern Pacific Railway at Ravensdale, and 6 miles from the Columbia and Puget Sound Railway at Maple VaHey. 

The channel is straight. The right bank is steep; the left bank has a sloping gravelly 

beach. The bed is permanent, rocky near the right bank, and of sand and gravel near the 

left bank. 

Gagings at this station are made at two points. The first is 142 feet below the dam, 

where the cross section Is small, the current rapid, and conditions suitable for gaging at 

stages below 1 foot on the gage. The measurements at this point are made from a cable. 

The initial point for soundings is on the right bank. To the discharge measurements made 

below the dam should be added the amount of water flowing into the gravity system whichsupplies the city of Seattle. This varies from 34 to 37 second-feet. The discharge 'of this 
WHITE Rl VER DRAINAGE BASIN. 231 

pipe line was measured during the winter of 1901-2 by T. A. Noble, and the results have 

been published in volume 49, page 112, Transactions of the American Society of Civil 

Engineers. 

At all stages of the river above 1 foot on the gage the measurements are made from a 

cable located 600 feet above the dam, at a point where the cross section is large and suitable 

for gaging the higher stages of the river. The initial point for soundings is a spike driven 

into the top of a hemlock stump about 12 inches in diameter near the edge of the water. 

The gage is a plain staff, to which is attached a hook gage and vernier reading to thousandths. When this gage is at zero the hook is level with the crest of the dam. It is 

fastened securely to the head-gates above the dam, and during 1905 was read daily by 

George Landsburg. The bench mark is the crest of the dam. The elevation, from eity 

levels, of the south end is 535.831 feet and of the north end 535.840 feet. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the Uni~ed States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 463-464; 13.'i, pp 276-277. 

Discharge: 100, p 464; 135, p 277. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 465; 135, p 27R. 

Gage heights: 100, p 464; 135, p 277. 

Rating table: 100, p 465; 1~5. p 278. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cedar River near Ravensdale, Wash. ,for 11J05. 

---~~~-

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

1. ............. 1. 53 1.30 0.93 1. 27 1. 04 1.72 1.01 0.67 0.58 0.50 1.06 1.20 

2 .............. 1. 64 1.19 1. 41 1. 22 1.07 1. 64 .98 .67 .58 .71 .98 1.32 

3 .............. 1.71 1. 72 1. 76 1.17 1.06 1. 70 .96 .67 .57 1.53 .97 1.36 

4 .............. 1. 72 1.58 1. 79 1. 07 1.02 1. 93 .93 .67 .57 1. 49 .98 1.38 

5 ... ··,········· 1.64 1. 51 1. 73 1.05 .99 1.81 .91 .66 .56 1.70 .94 1. 40 

6 ... ··········· 1.50 1. 48 1. 63 1.06 .98 1.71 .88 .65 .56 1.88 .90 1. 38 

7 ... ··········· 1. 35 1. 47 1. 51 1.09 1.02 1.69 .86 .65 .54 1. 78 .90 1.43 

8 .............. 1.30 1. 43 1. 47 1.09 .91 1.58 .85 .64 .55 1.98 .87 1. 44 

9 .............. 1.21 1. 40 1. 44 1.08 1.25 1.51 .81 .65 .54 1.82 .83 1. 40 

10 .............. 1.14 1. 38 1. 48 1.06 1.14 1. 45 . 78 .64 .54 1. 69 . 78 1.36 

11. ............. 1.08 1. 32 1.47 1.08 1.11 1. 36 --77 .64 .54 1. 50 . 76 1. 28 

12 .............. 1.04 1. 28 1.48 1.05 1.06 1. 31 . 77 .63 .54 I. 39 . 76 1.24 

13 .............. .96 1.25 1.38 1.04 1.15 1.18 . 76 .61 .59 1. 35 . 74 1.17 

14 .............. .99 1.18 1.27 1.08 1.29 1.12 .84 .62 .58 1. 27 . 72 1.14 

15: ... ·-· ....... .95 .97 1.17 1.06 1. 46 1.09 .77 .60 .57 1.32 . 72 1.12 

16. ··········-·· .92 .73 1.08 1.05 I. 47 1.05 .77 .61 .57 1.26 . 72 1.09 

17 .............. .89 .69 1.05 1.04 I. 44 .99 .81 .63 .56 1.26 .71 1.27 

18 ...... ·-· ..... .88 .71 I. 04 1.03 1.37 .97 . 79 .61 .56 1.24 . 74 I. 34 

19 ..... ··-··· ... .86 . 76 1.05 1.08 1.29 .94 .77 .59 .57 1.17 1.15 1.38 

:::::::::::::::1 .87 . 74· 1.10 1.46 1. 25 .98 . 75 .58 .58 1.11 1.10 1.42 .86 .77 1.17 1.51 I. 32 .95 . 73 .58 .57 1.07 1.04 1.38 

22 .............. .86 . 74 1. 26 1. 49 1.42 .92 . 72 .58 .55 1.03 1.02 1.32 

23 .............. .88 . 76 1.30 1. 47 1. 91 .90 .71 .57 .53 .99 .98 1.28 

24 .............. .99 . 78 1.50 1. 47 2. 74 .89 .71 .50 .54 1.02 .94 1.35 

25 .............. 1.03 .77 I. 55 I. 54 2.46 .92 . 70 .56 .60 1.47 1.30 1. 37 

26 .............. 1.02 . 76 I. 57 I. 55 2.13 .91 . 70 .56 .63 I. 49 1.60 1.71 

27 .............. I. 40 . 74 I. 61 1.46 I. 95 1.00 .69 .56 .60 I. 41 1.65 I. 79 

28 .............. I. 66 .83 1.54 I. 39 1.96 1.22 .69 .58 .60 1.29 I. 54 I. 65 

29 .............. I. 69 ............. I. 46 I. 28 1. 91 1.19 .69 .58 .61 1.23 I. 39 I. 53 

30 .............. I. 55 ------- 1.33 1.18 I. 80 1.06 .68 .58 .00 1.15 1.29 I. 49 

31. ............. I. 43 ........... I. 26 ------- I. 75 .............. .68 .58 ------- 1.09 ------- 1.39 
232 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

SNOHOMISH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Snoqualmie and Skykomish rivers unite to form the Snohomish, which flows into Puget 

Sound about 10 miles beyond the junction, near Everett, Wash. The Stilaguamish lies 

north of the Skykomish and has a parallel course. 

SOUTH FORK OF SKYKOMISH RIVER NEAR INDEX, WASH. 

This station was established October 6, 1902, by T. A. Noble, and was discontinued 

September 30, 190.5. It is located about 2 miles above Index and about 300 feet from the 

railroad track. 

The channel is straight for 500 feet above and 300 feet below the station. Both banks 

are of solid rock and not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is of sand and gravel, not 

liable to change except near the l,flft bank, where the sand shifts at high water. This does 

not cause any important change in the cross section. This station is 300 feet upstream 

from Sunset Falls, where the river plunges down a solid granite ledge with a slope of about 

two horizontal to one vertical. The ledge answers the purpose of a spillway in regulating 

the flow of the river at the gaging station, since the water has a free discharge and a 

permanent bed just below the station. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The initial point for 

for soundings is on the left bank at a plug driven in the solid rock 10 feet from th~ edge 

of the stream at low water. 

A staff gage is fastened to the solid rock A hook gage is used for reading to hundredths 

of a foot. During 1905 the gage was read onee each day by Louis G. I-Ieybrook. The bench 

mark is a eross eut in the rock about 6 feet above low water and 40 feet downstream from 

the gage; elevation, 9.232 feet above the datum of the gage and 679.158 feet above sea 

level, as obtained from the Great Northern Railway. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 85, p 222; 100, pp 471-472; 135, pp 278-279. 

Discharge: 85, p 223. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 474; 135, p 280. 

Gage heights: 85, p 223; 100, pp 472-473; 135, p 279. 

Rating table: 100, p 473; 135, p 280. 

Daily gage height, infeet, of South Fork of Skykomish River near Inde.x, Wash., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

------------------------

1. .................... -.---- 3. 55 2.93 5. 72 3.14 3.53 7.02 3. 71 1.83 1. 51 

" 4. 72 2. 71 6.85 3.07 3.2 6.21 3. 45 1. 81 1. 34 ... ___________________________ 

3 .. ------------------------- 5.25 2. 78 7.2 3.02 3.24 8.1 3. 31 1.66 1.33 

4 •• ------------------------- 5. 4 2.6 7.1 2.94 3. 21 7. 45 3.28 1. 62 1. 28 

5. __________ ---------------- 5. 43 2. 46 6. 41 3.27 3.6 5. 7 3.25 1. 62 1.15 

6 ......... -- ·--------------- 3.88 2.15 5. 72 3. 45 3.87 5. 5b 3.19 1. 6 1.12 

7 ...... --------------------- 3.55 2. 38 5. 21 3. 91 4. 48 5.61 3.02 1.58 1.08 

8. __________ ---------------- 3. 21 2.15 5.21 4. 39 5.66 5.98 2.92 1. 53 1.34 

9·-------------------------- 2.98 2.04 5.62 3. 75 5. 31 6. 21 3.04 1.56 1. 86 

10 .. --- ...................... 3.8 1. 97 6.1 3.22 4. 44 6.1 2.98 1. 54 1. 62 

11. .......................... 2.52 1. 66 6.81 3.~1 4.02 5.81 2.83 1. 48 1.43 

12 .... -. ·-· ..... -- .. -· ... ··-. 2.38 1.6 5.28 3.42 3.89 5.48 2. 43 1. 43 1. 41 

13 ................. ··- .... --. 2.23 1. 64 4. 72 3. 74 3.54 5. 45 2.35 1. 41 1. 45 

14 ........................... 2.2 1. 63 4. 46 3. 72 6.6 5.38 2. 61 1.4 1.34 

15 ................ -.-- ....... 2.18 1. 61 4.49 3.45 5.21 4.8 

I 

2.48 1.98 1.32 

16 ........................... 2.18 1. 58 4.5 3.31 4. 72 4.13 • 2.5 4.43 1. 31 

17 ................ : .......... 2.19 1. 52 4. 47 3.21 5.37 4.23 2. 48 4. 74 1.56 

18 ........ ···- ·- ............. 2.12 1. 45 4. 71 3.47 4.42 4.32 2.29 3.16 2.21 
SNOHOMISH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 233 

[!aily gage height, infeet, of South Fork of Skykomish River near Index, Wash.,for 1905.-

Continued. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug., Sept. 

19 ...... ------ ............... 2.22 2.12 4. 51 4.0 4.25 4.29 2w22 2.32 2.0 

20 ..... ··-··················· 2.2 2.4 4.34 4.ti2 4.14 4. 41 2.26 2.17 3. 81 

21. .......................... 2.08 3.1 4. 61 4. 63 4.09 4. 35 2.34 1.9 2. 74 

22 ......... : ................. 2.18 4. 48 4.48 5.12 4.25 4.12 2. 31 1.68 2.45 

23 ....................•... .. 2. 31 5.0 4.48 5.52 4. 32 3. 91 2.19 1. 53 2. 7 

24 ...............•........... 3.02 5.4 4.92 6.13 4.81 3. 81 2.12 1. 45 2.85 

25 ..... ········-············· 3 ') 7. 75 4.94 6. 58 4. 56 3. 49 2.0 1. 21 2.9 

26 ..... ······················ 2.92 5.12 4. 73 6. 22 4. 78 4.06 1. 94 1.18 6. 55 

27 ........................... 6.18 5. 21 4.2 6.2 5. 38 4.82 1.88 1. 23 4.8 

28 •.......................... 5.95 5.58 4.15 4. 5 5.69 4. 51 2.03 1.19 3.82 

29 ..... ······················ 4.10 3.81 3.98 5.89 

1-- ~_:: 1. 98 1. 25 3. 76 

30 •...• ·········•·•· ......... 3. 78 3.48 3.62 6. 41 1. 95 1. 28 3.85 

31. .......................... 3.31 3.24 7.12 1. 91 2.0 

SNOQUALMIE RIVER NEAR SNOQUALMIE FALLS, WASH. 

This station was originally established by T. A. Noble September 14, 1902, and was discontinued September 30, 1905. The gage was originally located below the falls, but was 

destroyed by the flood of De.cember 1, 1902. November 2, 1902, another gage was plaeed 

about 3 miles above Snoqualmie Falls post-office. 

The right bank is high and never overflows; the left bank overflows at extreme high 

water. The bed of the stream is of gravel and sand and is not liable to shift. The station 

is located below the junetion of tlie north, south, and middle forks of Snoqualmie River. 

At Snoqualmie Falls, about 4 miles below this station, the river flows over a preeipiee 268 

feet high. Above the falls the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company has built a dam and waterpower plant. The slack water from this dam reaches back from the falls about 3 miles, 

and probably affects the flow of the river slightly at the gaging station. This is the only 

possible location for a gaging station which will include all three forks of the river. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a eable and ear. The initial point for 

soundings is a spike driven into a large maple stump on the right bank, about 4 feet above 

the ground. 

The present gage, established January 7, 1903, is in two sections. During 1905 the gage 

was read once each day by E. C. Reinig. The bench mark is the initial point for soundings; 

elevation, 27.83 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 85, pp 220-221; 100, pp 468-469; 135, p 281. 

Discharge: 85, p 221; 100, p 469. 

Discharge, monthly: 100, p 471; 135, p 284. 

Gage heights: 85, pp 221-222; 100, pp 469-470; 135, p 282. 

Rati~g table: 100, p 470; 135, p 283. 

IRR 178-06--16 
234 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIV. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. ,for 1905. 

Day. 1· Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. May. I June. July. Aug. Sept. 

1. . -........ - -.......... - - - - 3. 93 2. 96 6. 23 3. 0 3. 01 6. 13 2. 71 1. 24 1. 05 

2 ___________________________ , 5.73 2.75 7.85 2.97 3.67 5.1 2.64 1.19 .93 

3 ...... -- .................. - 6. 15 2. 63 6. 54 2. 84 2. 59 7. 37 2. 51 1. 13 . 85 

4. 77 2. 44 5. 6 2. 06 2. 53 6. 7 2. 44 1. 09 • 83 

4. 21 2. 31 5. 13 3. 28 2. 61 6. 17 2. 37 1. 05 . 79 

3. 55 2.2 4. 46 3. 31 2. 97 5. 45 2.29 1.0 . 75 

3. 33 2. 23 I 4. 31 3. 59 4. 02 5. 2 2. 2 . 99 • 71 

3. 05 2. 26 3. 98 3. 23 4. 38 4. 99 2. 19 1. 0 . 92 

2.8 2.19 4.21 3.02 5.06 4.92 2.21 .98 1.02 

L:::·::·::::::::.:::::J 

8. __________________________ 1 

9 ........................... 1 

2. 61 I 2. 11 4. 5 2. 85 5. o 4. 87 2. 12 . 96 . 98 

2. 43 2. 05 4. 21 2. 81 5. 23 4. 61 1. 97 . 94 . 9 

2. 16 1. 87 3. 94 2. 79 6. 62 3. 92 1. 82 . 9 • 85 

10 ___________________________ ! 

11 ........................... 1 

12 .. ___ . ____________ . ________ I 

13. ____ . _. __ . ________ . _______ I 2.0 1.63 3.67 3.24 7.21 3.75 1.74 .85 1.1 

14 .... -----.---.-----.--·--._I 2.19 1.6 3.56 3.12 7.42 3 .. 41 1.98 .8 1.25 

15 ... ------.---------------- _! 2.27 1.58 3.4 2.97 5.29 3.32 2.21 .82 1.11 

2. 38 1. 55 3. 49 2. 84 4. 41 ,), 16 2. 52 1. 45 1. 23 

2. 35 1. 54 3. 58 3. 19 4. 22 3. 09 I 2. 58 4. 41 1. 45 

2. 33 1. 84 3. 4 3. 47 4. 12 3. 01 2. 34 2. 62 2. 08 

16 ...... _____________________ I 

17 ..... --.- ... ---.- ..... -... _I 

I 18 ........................... 1 

2. 2 2. 63 3. 91 3. 64 4. 02 2. 93 2. 29 2. 31 1. 85 

2.19 3.22 4.1 3.89 3.96 2.94 2.17 1.87 2.61 

2. 18 4. 3 4. 35 4. 23 3. 81 2. 92 2. 03 1. 82 2. 12 

2. 21 4. 43 4. 56 4. 45 4. 61 2. 91 1. 92 1. 72 1. 8 

2. 45 4. 61 4. 61 4. 97 5. 3 2. 89 1. 8 1. 56 1. 71 

19 ... ------------.--.--.-- ... ! 

20 ___________________________ 1 

~:::::::::-:::::::::::::::·:1 24.. ......................... 4.1 6.2 4.79 5.21 8.05 2.9 1.73 1.42 1.92 

25........................... 3.82 5.69 4.69 5.26 "7.01 2.91 1.58 1.36 2.0 

26 ........ -.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4. 67 5. 20 4. 5 4. 92 5. 68 2. 99 1. 45 1. 21 5. 62 

27.. ................ - .. -.. -.. 5. 82 4. 27 4. 34 4. 92 5. 63 3. 32 1. 43 1. 16 4. 27 

28 ...... ·------------ ---·----

29 ........................... 1 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 

.'i.89 

4.53 

3.97 

3.34 

4.~11 3.92 

3. 61 

3. 29 

3.13 

3.63 

3.42 

3.0 

5.6 

5.57 

5.53 

5.5 

3. 21 

2.96 

2.81 

1. 41 

1.38 

1. 32 

1. 27 

1.02 

1:07 

1.09 

1. 06 

3.35 

3.27 

3.16 
INDEX. 

Page, 

Acknowledgments.......................... 12 

Acre-foot, definition of..................... 4 

Albany, Oreg., 

Willamette River at: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

gage heights . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . 223 

Alfalfa, Oreg., 

Satas River near: 

discharge . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . 229 

Allen ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194-19.~ 

discharge of wasteway of........... 195 

American Falls, Idaho, 

Snake River above: 

discharge . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 96 

Arcadia, Oreg., 

Emerson wasteway near: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

Lockett's Gulch wasteway near: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

Arlington, Oreg., 

Rock Creek near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 

discharge, monthly................. 207 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-207 

rating table......................... 207 

Willow Creek near: 

description. . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . 202 

discharge .......................... _ 202 

discharge. monthly.......... . .. .. .. 203 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 

rating table......................... 203 

Asotin Creek nearAsotin, Wash.: 

::;:r~~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::: ~:~: ~:: Baker City, Oreg., 

Powder River near: 

description. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 148 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 

discharge, monthly................. 150 

gage heights........................ 149 

rating table......................... 150 

Barton, Oreg., 

Clackamas River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 

gage heights........................ 228 

Bear Creek near- Page. 

Wallowa, Oreg.: 

discharge ............... _ .... __ . . . . . 228 

Becker Creek Logan ditch above Vale, Oreg.: 

discharge............................... 147 

Beitle ditch nearHermiston, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 

Bend, Oreg., 

Central Oregon canal near: 

description . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 

discharge, monthly.... . .. .. .. .. .. .. 217 

gage heights........................ 216 

rating table......................... 217 

Columbia Southern canal near: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 

Deschutes River near: 

description •.................. _ . . . . . 208 

discharge. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 208 

discharge, monthly................. 209 

gage heights ...................... 308-209 

rating table......................... 209 

Pilot Butte canal near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 

discharge . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . 217 

discharge, monthly................. 219 

gage heights.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 218 

rating table......................... 218 

Tumallo Creek near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 

Benton Water Company's canal nearKiona, Wash.: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

gage heights........................ 62 

headworks location ................. 53,~ 

Big Bend ditch atJoseph, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 

discharge ...... .'... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 

gage heights........................ 166 

Big Blackfoot River nearBonner, Mont.: 

description. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 

discharge........................... 19 

discharge, monthly .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . 21 

gage heights....... . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. 20 

rating table......................... 20 

Big Lost River nearChilly, Idaho: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 

235 
236 INDEX. 

Big Lost River near- Page. 

Chilly, Idaho-Continued. 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 

rating table......................... 111 

Mackay, Idaho: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 

discharge........................... 108 

discharge, monthly................. 110 

gage heights........................ 109 

rating table......................... 109 

Big Wood River nearGimlet, Idaho: 

description.................. . . . . . . . 112 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 

gage heights........................ 113 

Shoshone, Idaho: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 

gage heights........................ 113 

Birch Creek nearPendleton, Oreg.: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 

Bitterroot River nearGrantsdale, Mont.: 

description .. ....................... __ . _ ..... __ .. 21 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

rating table......................... 23 

Blackfoot River nearPresto, Idaho: 

description......................... 106 

discharge ...................... -~... 106 

discharge, monthly ............... 107-108 

gage heights ...................... 106-107 

rating table........................ 107 

Boise River, Idaho: 

description ......... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 

near Highland, Idaho: 

description......................... 121 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 

discharge, daily... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 

discharge, monthly .. :-.............. 123 

gage heights........................ 122 

Bonner, Mont., 

Big Blackfoot River near: 

description......................... 19 

discharge........................... 19 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

gage heights........................ 20 

rating table........................ 20 

Bowman ditch atUmatilla, Oreg.: 

description ................. :....... 201 

discharge........................... 201 

Broadgauge canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 73 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 

gage heights........................ 73 

head works location................ 54 

Brosnan ditch nearOntario, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 

Brownwell ditch atUmatilla, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 

discharge........................... 201 

Bully Creek at and above- Page. 

Vale, Oreg.: 

description ................... 137-138,140 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 140 

discharge, monthly................. 139 

gage heights .................. 138-139,141 

rati)lg table........................ 139 

Burnt River nearHuntingwn. Oreg.: 

discharge ......................... 228,229 

Canyon City, Oreg., 

Canyon Creek, near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Canyon Creek nearCanyon City, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Carey, Idaho, 

Little Wood River near: 

description ....................... 113-114 

discharge .................. ,........ 114 

gage heights........................ 114 

Carmichael ditch atPrineville, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 219 

Cascade canal near- -

Thorp, Wash.: 

discharge........................... 54 

gage heights........................ 55 

head works location ................ 53,54 

Cashmere, Wash., 

Wenache River at: 

description......................... 40 

discharge........................... 41 

discharge, monthly................. 42 

gage heights........................ 41 

rating table........................ 42 

Cedar River nearRavensdale, Wash.: 

description ........ _....... . . . . . . . 230-231 

gage heights........................ 231 

Central Oregon canal nearBend, Oreg.: 

description......................... 216 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 

discharge, monthly................. 217 

gage heights........................ 216 

rating table......................... 217 

Chelan Lake atChelan, Wash.: 

gage heights........................ 37 

Chelan River belowLake Chelan, Wash.: 

description .... _ ........ ·... . . . . . . . . . 38 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

discharge, monthly................. 40 

gage heights........................ 39 

rating table......................... 39 

Chelan River basin: 

description ......................... _.. . 37 

Chilly, Idaho, 

Big Lost River near: 

description......................... 110 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 110 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 

gage heights........................ 111 

rating table ........ _ ...... _ .. __ ....• 111 
INDEX. 237 

Clackamas River near- Page. 

Barton, Oreg.: 

description ..... ___ .. __ .... ____ ..... 228 

discharge ...... __ .... __ .... __ •...... 228 

gage heights ... _______ -----------... 228 

Clark canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description ..... ____ .. __ ... __ .... _ .. 

discharge ... -... __ ...... __ .......... . 

gage heights ... ____ -------------- .. . 

head works location ... __ .. _____ ... . 

Clark Fork atPriest River, Idaho: 

description_ ... __ .... _ ............. . 

discharge ..... ·------ _______ .. _____ _ 

discharge, monthly .. __ ..... _ ...... . 

gage heights .. _____________ ........ . 

rating table ........................ . 

Clark Fork drainage basin: 

description ............................ . 

Clealum River nearRoslyn, Wash.: 

description ..... _ .................. . 

discharge .. _ ....................... . 

discharge, monthly ................ . 

gage heigh-ts ....................... . 

rating table ........................ . 

Coeur d'Alene Lake atCouer d'Alene, Idaho: 

description .... _ ................. _ .. 

gage heights ....... _ ............... . 

Cold Springs nearHermiston, Oreg.: 

discharge ...... __ ..... _ .. _._. ___ ... . 

Cole's ditch nearDell, Oreg.: 

discharge ... _ .......... __ .. _._._ ... _ 

Columbia River near- I 

Julia, Wash.: 

68 

68 

68 

54,68 

15 

15 

16 

15 

16 

14 

80-81 

81 

82 

81 

82 

24 

25 

201 

146 

de8criptiou ......................... 12 

gage heights ........... _ ....... _ .. __ . 13 

Pasco, Wash.: 

description ...... __ .. __ ..... _ .... _ . . 13-14 

gage heights ........................ _ H 

Columpia River basm: 

description. _ .... _ .. _ ... _ .. _ ... _ ....... _ . 12 

Columbia Southern cannl nearRend, Oreg.: 

discharge ...... _._ ...... _ .. _.... 219 

Company ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

discharge._ .. ___ .. __ ._ ....... _'_..... 146 

Ccmpany ditch nearWallowa, Oreg.: 

description.--~------··············· 166 

discharge ........ _ .... _ .. __ ... _ ... _. 166 

discharge, monthly ... _ ... -.... _ .. _. . 167 

gage heights ... _. __ .... __ .. _ .... _. 166-167 

Computation, rules for._ .... _ ..... _........ 4-5 

Cow Creek nearKeystone, Wash.: 

description_ .................... _... 175 

discharge........................... 175 

gage heights ...................... 115-176 

Cow Hollow wasteway near- Page. 

Owyhee, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 120 

Cox canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge........................... 77 

head works location ........... _.... 54 

Crescent Creek atCrescent Lake outlet: 

discharge........................... 229 

Crooked River nearForest, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 299 

Prineville, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 229 

Sec. 5, T. 17 S., R. 17 E.: 

discharge ........ _.................. 229 

Current meters, classes of .. _.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

methods of using. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 

Dell, Oreg., 

Cole's ditch near: 

discharge........................... 146 

Willow Creek neat : 

description ....................... 143-144 

discharge. __ ........................ 144 

discharge; monthly ................ _ 146 

gage heights .... _ ............ _._ .. 144-145 

rating table......................... 145 

Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company's 

flume nearBend, Oreg.: 

discharge ................ _.......... 2:!9 

Deschutes River basin: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 

Deschutes River nearBend, Oreg.: 

description .... _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 

discharge._......................... 208 

discharge, mont:11y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 

gage heights ...................... 21)8-209 

rating table......................... 209 

Black Rock Ford: 

discharge ........ _ ...... _ .......... _ 229 

Lava, Oreg.: 

description .. _ ... _.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 

discharge .......... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 

discharge. monthly ........... _..... 213 

gage heights ............... _. . . . . . 212-213 

rating table ........................ _ 213 

Royce's ranch: 

discharge. __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

West's (B.) farm: 

discharge .......... _ .. _ .. _ ..... _.... 229 

T. 19, R. 11 E.: 

discharge .... _ .............. _ ...... _ 229 

Deschutes River, East Fork nearOdell, Oreg.: 

description. __ .. __ .. _ ............. _. 210 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210, 229 

discharge, month I:,· ........ _ ....... _ 211 

gage heights .................... _. 210-211 

rating table._ ...................... _ 211 

Deschutes River, West Fork, nearLava, Ore?.: 

description .... _ ....... ---·--------- 211 
238 INDEX. 

Deschutes River, West Fork, near- Page. 

Lava, Oreg.-Continued. 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 

discharge, monthly................. 215 

gage heights ...................... 214-215 

rating table......................... 215 

Deschutes River Valley, 

Canals in: 

station data ...................... 216-219 

Dickey Prairie, Oreg., 

Molalla River at: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 

discharge.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 

Discharge, methods of measuring and computing.................................... 6-11 

Drainage basins, list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 

Easton, Wash., 

Kachess Lake near: 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 

Kachess River near: 

description ......................... 78-79 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 

discharge, monthly................. 80 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 

rating table........................ . 80 

Echo, Oreg., 

Allen ditch at: 

description.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 

discharge ......................... 194-195 

discharge of wasteway cf. . . . . . . . . . . 195 

Gillette Springs outlet near: 

discharge........................... 20L 

Henrietta mill ditch at: 

description.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 

discharge of wasteway of. . . . . . . . . . . 193 

Hinkle ditch at: 

description ...... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 

discharge........................... 196 

Lisle (Charles) ditch at: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 

Lisle & Crane ditch near: 

description......................... 191 

discharge........................... 191 

Maxwell ditch at: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 

discharge........................... 197 

discharge of wasteway of........... 197 

Pioneer ditch at: · 

description......................... 196 

discharge........................... 196 

Unatilla River near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 

Wilson & Co.'s ditch at: 

· description......................... 194 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 

Elberton, Wash., 

Palouse River at: 

description ....................... 169-170 

discharge ........................ :.. 170 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 

Elgin, Oreg., 

Grande Ronde River near: 

description......................... 153 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 

discharge, monthly................. 155 

Elgin, Oreg.-Continued. Page. 

Grand Ronde River r.eargage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 

rating table.............. . . . . . . . . . . . 154 

Minam River near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Wallowa River near: 

description ....................... 161-162 

discharge........................... 162 

discharge, monthly................. 163 

gage heights ...................... _.. 162 

rating table........................ 163 

Ellensburg, Wash., 

Fogarty canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location................ 53 

Olsen canal near: 

discharge........................... 56 

gage heights.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 

head works locatio::t ................ 53,56 

Town canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 

gageheights ........................ 56 

head works location ................ 53,55 

Emerson wasteway nearArcadia, Oreg.: 

discharge ...... :.................... 120 

Equivalents, table of. ...... ·................ 5-6 

Fall River atFremont, Idaho: 

description..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 

discharge, monthly .... : ............ 98-99 

gage heights ........................ 97-98 

rating table......................... 98 

Farmers and Citizens ditch nearJoseph, Oreg.: 

~::~~~~~- -. -. -. -_ ~: :::::::: ::: :::: ~ ::: ~~: gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 

Farmers' mill ditch atPendleton, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 

gage heights........................ 190 

Faulkner (Patrick and Larry) ditches 

aboveVale, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

Findley's ditch nearRosland, Or~g.: 

discharge........................... 216 

Fletcher wasteway nearOwyhee, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

Floats, use of, in measuring discharge...... 8 

Fogarty canal nearEllensburg, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location................ 53 

Forest, Oreg., 

Crooked River near: 

discharge........................... 229 

Fortune canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 67 

discharge........................... 67 
INDEX. 239 

Fortune canal near- Page. 

North Yakima, Wash.-Continued. 

gage heights ..... ____ ............... 67 

bead works location ................ 54,67 

Fosters, Oreg., 

Umatilla River near: 

discharge .... __ ...... __ ............• 230 

Fowler canal nearNorth Yakima, ·wash.: 

discharge ......... _ ......... _....... 59 

gage heights .............. _ . . . . . . . . . 60 

bead works location ................ 53,59 

Fremont, Idaho, 

Fall River at: 

description ... _ ............. _, __ .... 97 

discharge ............ _.............. 97 

discharge, monthly ...... __ ......... 98-99 

gage heights ............. _ .......... 97-98 

ratin,.; table ... _ ...... _ ...... _....... 98 

Gaging stations, equipment of. .... _....... 7 

Gellerman & Frohman ditch above Vale, 

Oreg.: 

description......................... 135 

discharge .... ------. __ . __ .... ____ ... 135 

.Gibbon, Oreg., 

Umatilla River near: 

description ....................... 181-182 

dit~charge. . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. .. 182 

discharge, monthly................. 183 

gage heights ... ___ .------ ________ . 182-183 

rating table ... _..................... 183 

Gillette Springs outlet nearEcho, Oreg.: 

disch.:rge ......................... __ 201 

Gimlet, Idaho, 

Big Wood River near: 

description_ . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 112 

discharge __ . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 112 

gage heights ... ___ . ______________ ... 113 

Gleed canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description .......... _ ...... _....... 69 

discharge .. __ ....................... 69 

gage heights ............ _ ....... _... 70 

head works location ................ 54,69 

Goshen, Oreg., 

Coast Fork of Willamette River near: 

description ......... _.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 

discharge ..... , ................ _ ... _ 221 

gage heights ............ _ ....... _ .. _ 222 

Grande Ronde River nearElgin, Oreg.: 

description ........................ _ 153 

discharge .................... _...... 153 

discharge, monthly ..... _ ... _ ... _ .. _ 155 

gage be:ights ... ____ . -----. _____ . _ ... 154 

rating table... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 

Hilgard, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 150-151 

discharge .. __ ....................... 151 

discharge, monthly. . .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. 152 

gage heights ...................... 151-152 

rating table......................... 152 

Zindel, Wash.: 

description......................... 155 

gage heights ...................... .155-156 

Granger canal near- Page. 

North Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 77 

head works location................ 53 

Granger ditch at'-

Joseph, Oreg.: 

description......................... 165 

discharge. __ . __ .... __ .............. 165 

gage heights __ ...................... 165 

Grantsdale, Mont., 

Bitterroot River near: 

description. _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

discharge. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 

discharge, monthly................. 23 

gage heights ...... ·_ . _ ..... _ .... , _.. . 22 

rating table......................... 23 

Gray ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 147 

Grosscup's canal nearKiona, Wash.: 

description........................ 65 

discharge. . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 65 

gage heights ... ------ ___ . _______ .... 65 

bead works location................ 53,65 

Hailey, Oreg.: 

Quigley Creek near: 

discharge.. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 229 

Halliday's bridge near Ontario, Oreg., 

Malheur River at: 

description ....... _ ... _. . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

discharge ........... _.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 132 

discharge, monthly ........... :. . . . 133 

gage heights ............ _........... 132 

rating table......................... 133 

Hangman Creek at and nearTekoa, Wash.: 

description ....... _ ... _ .. _ ....... 27-28,29 

discharge, daily ......... _ ...... _. . . 29 

gage heights ... __ . _ ........... _ . . . . . 28 

Hangman Creek, North Fork, atTekoa, Wash.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30 

discharge ........ __ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 30 

gage heights ... ------ ____ ........ ___ 30 

Harris ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 147 

Hendricks Ferry, Oreg., 

McKenzie River at: 

description. . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 222 

discharge........................... 222 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

Henrietta mill ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 

discharge........................... 193 

discharge of wasteway from........ 193 

Hermiston, Oreg., 

Beitle ditch near: 

description......................... 199 

discharge .... ------ .. ___ -----....... 199 

Cold Springs near: 

discharge ....... --------- ____ . ___ ... 201 

Hermiston ditch near: 

description......................... 198 

discharge. . . . . . .. • .. . .. .. . .. .. .. • .. . 198 
240 INDEX. 

Hermiston ditch near- Page. 

Hermiston, Oreg.: 

description......................... 198 

discharge........................... 198 

Highland, Idaho, 

Boise River near: 

description......................... 121 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 

discharge, daily..................... 123 

discharge, monthly................. 123 

gage heights __ .... _ .. __ . _ ... _ .. __ ...... _ _ 122 

· Hilgard, Oreg., 

Grande Ronde River at: 

description ....................... 150-151 

discharge. . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 

gage heights .•.................... 151-152 

rating table......................... 152 

Hinkle ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 

Homedale, Idaho, 

Succor Creek near: 

description ..................•.... 114-11!> 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 

discharge, monthly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 

gage heights........................ 115 

Hood River at-

·winans City, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 219-220 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 

gage heights .. _ .................... _. 220 

Hooper, Wash., 

Palouse River at: 

description ......... _............... 171 

discharge ..................... _..... 1il 

discharge, monthly................. 173 

gage heights........................ 172 

rating table......................... 172 

Hope Mill ditch atV ale, Oreg.: 

description......................... 136 

disch:uge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 

Horseshoe Irrigation Company's ditch atYoakum, Oreg.: 

description......................... 191 

Hubbard canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge. • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 

gage heights •••••.......... _ .... _ .. _ 59 

head works location ................ 53,.'59 

Huntington, Oreg., 

Burnt River near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228, 229 

Hydrographers, list of. ........ _. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Hydrographic surveys, annual appropriations for ................................. . 

organization and scope of ........... _. . 1-4 

Ice-covered streams, method of measuring 

flow of.................................... 10 

Index, Wash., 

South Fork of Skykomish River near: 

description.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2J2 

gage heights ....................... 232-233 

Jasper, Oreg., Page. 

Middle Fork of Willamette River at: 

description......................... 220 

discharge ..... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 

gage heights........................ 221 

Jefferson, Oreg., 

Santiam River at: 

descriptio; ................ _. . . . . . . 224 

discharge ........................ _ . . 224 

gage heights ........ _ ..... _ ........ _ 224 

"J. H;" ditchAbove Vale, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 

discharge ............ _ ..... _ . . . . . . . . 135 

John Day River nearJohn Day City: 

discharge ......... _ .......... _ . . . . . . 229 

McDonald, Oreg.: 

description ........... _ .... _ ...... 203-204 

discharge ..................... _..... 204 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 

gage heights ......... _ .. _._ ....... 204-205 

rating table ........ _. ___ .... __ .... _ 205 

John Day River basin: 

description............................. 203 

Joseph, Oreg., 

Big Bend ditch at: 

description......................... 165 

discharge ..... _ .............. _ .... __ 165 

gage heights .................•.... __ 166 

Farmers and Citizens' ditch near: 

description......................... 164 

discharge........................... 164 

gage heights........................ 164 

Granger ditch at: 

description .............. _ . . . . . . . . . . 165 

discharge ................ _ ....... , . . 165 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 

Silver Lake ditch near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 

discharge........................... 163 

gage heights........................ 164 

Wallowa River near: 

description ....................... 156-157 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

discharge, monthly ........... _..... 159 

gage heights ...................... 157-158 

rating table ......... _............... 158 

Wallowa Lake near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ..................... _ .... . 

Julia, Wash., 

Columbia River near: 

description ........................ . 

gage heights ....................... . 

Kachess Lake nearEaston, Wash.: 

gage heights .............. _ ........ . 

Kachess River nearEaston, Wash.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......... _._ ............ _. 

discharge, monthly ........... _ .... . 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ............. _ ........... . 

156 

156 

12 

13 

78 

78-79 

79 

80 

79 

80 
INDEX. 241 

Kelly canal near- Page. 

North Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge........................... 77 

head works location............... 54 

Kennewick canal nearKennewick, Wash.: 

description ............... ·_. . . . . . . . . 64 

discharge........................... 64 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

bead works location ................ 53,64 

Keystone, Wash., 

Cow Creek near: 

description......................... 175 

discharge ........................... ' 175 

gage heights ...................... 175-176 

Kiona, Wash., 

Benton Water Company's canal near: 

discharge........................... 62. 

gage heights........................ 62 

head works location ................ 53,62 

Grosscup canal near: 

description......................... 65 

discharge........................... 65 

gage heights........................ 65 

bead works location ................ 53,65 

Kiona canal near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

discharge........................... 63 

gage heights........................ 63 

bead works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 63 

Kiona Water Company's canal near: 

description......................... 63 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

head works location ................ 53,64 

Yakima River near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-50 

discharge........................... 50 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

ratingtable......................... 51 

Kiona canalnearKiona, Wash.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

discharge........................... 63 

gage heights........................ 63 

head works location ................ 53, 63 

Kiona Water Supply Company's canal nearKiona, Wash.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

discharge........................... 63 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

head works location ................ 53,63 

Laswell canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge........................... 77 

bead works location................ 54 

Lava, Oreg., 

Deschutes River near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 

gage heights........................ 212 

rating table......................... 213 

. West Fork of Deschutes River near: 

description......................... 214 

Lava, Oreg.-Continued. Page. 

.West Fork of Deschutes River near: 

discharge........................... 214 

discharge, rhonthly.... .. . . . . . ... . . . 215 

gage heights ...................... 214-215 

rating table......................... 215 

Linebarger d_itcb aboveVale, Oreg.: 

description......................... 135 

discharge........................... 135 

Lisle (Charles) ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 192 

Lisle and Crane ditch nearEcho, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 

discharge........................... 191 

Little Wood River near-. 

Carey, Idaho: 

description ....................... 113--114 

discharge........................... 114 

gageheights........................ 114 

Little Spokane River nearSpokane, Wash.: 

description......................... 31 

gage heights....................... 31 

Locketts Gulch wasteway nearArcadia, Oreg.: 

. discharge........................... 120 

Logan ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 147 

Loomis, Wash.: 

Sinlahekin Creek near: 

description ......................... 31-32 

gage heights........................ 32 

Lower Scott canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

gage heights........................ 68 

head works location ................ 54,67 

Lowery canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 68 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

gage heights........................ 69 

head works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li4, 68 

Luckiamute River nearSuver, Oreg.: 

description......................... 226 

discharge........................... 226 

gage heights........................ 227 

Lyon, Idaho, 

South Fork of Snake River near: 

description .............. : ........ 103-104 

discharge........................... 104 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 

gage heights ...................... 104-105 

rating table......................... 105 

McCormick canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 72 

discharge .... ."...................... 72 

gage height!'........................ 72 

head works Location ................ 54,72 
242 INDEX. 

McDonald, Oreg., Page. 

John Day River at: 

description ....................... 203-204 

discharge........................... 204 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 

gage heights ...................... :;o4-205 

rating table......................... 205 

Mackay, Idaho, 

Big Lost River near: 

description... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 

gage heights ....................... t 109 

rating table .... ·.·................... 109 

McKay Creek nearPendleton, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 229 

McKenzie River atHendricks Ferry, Oreg.: 

description ... ... _ .. ___ .. ____ . _____ . 222 

discharge ................. ___ .. __ . _______ . 222 

gage heights........................ 223 

McLaughlin ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 

McLaughlin's bridge near Vale OrP;>:., 

Malheur River at: 

Malott, Wash., 

Salmon Creek near: 

Page. 

description ......................... 32-33 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

discharge, monthly................. 34 

gage heights........................ 33 

rating table........................ 34 

Martin, Wash., 

Yakima River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44 

discharge........................... 44 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

rating table. . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 45 

Maxwell ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 

· discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 

discharge of wasteway of. . . . . . . . . . . 197 

Mehama, Oreg., 

North Fork of Santiam River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224-225 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 

Methods of computing stream flow ......... 10-11 

Methods of measuring stream flow......... 6-10 

Methow River neardescription ................... _ ... __ 139 Pateros, Wash.: 

discharge .......................... . 129 description ..... ______ . ____________ _ 35 

3.5 

37 

36 

36 

discharge, monthly ................ . 131 discharge ..................... __ ... . 

gage heights ....................... . 130 discharge, monthly .... __ . __ . ____ .. . 

rating table ........................ . 130 gage heights ... ____ . _____ . _________ _ 

Malheur, Oreg., 

Willow Creek near: 

description......................... 141 

discharge........................... 142 

discharge, monthly ................ ·. 143 

gage heights........................ 142 

rating table......................... 143 

Malheur Farmers' canal above Vale, Oreg.: 

description ............................. · 134 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 

Malheur River, Oreg.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 

near Ontario: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 

gage heights................. . . . . . . . 132 

rating table......................... 133 

near Vale: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 129 

discharge ......................... 127,129 

discharge, daily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 131 

gage heights .................. 127-128,130 

rating table......................... 130 

near Westfall: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

discharge, monthly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 

gage heights ....... · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 

rating table......................... 125 

Malheur River Valley, Ore.g., 

ditches in: 

station data ...................... 133-137 

rating table ........................ . 

Methow River basin: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Milton; Oreg., 

Walla Walla River at and near: 

description . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 178, 179-180 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 180 

discharge, monthly ............... 179,181 

gage heights .................. 179,180-181 

rating table......................... 179 

Walla Walla River, South Fork, near: 

description. .. ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 176 

discharge .......... _................ 177 

discharge, monthly .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . 178 

gage heights........................ 177 

rating table......................... 178 

Minam River nearElgin, Oreg.: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Miner's inch, definition of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Minidoka, Idaho, 

Snake River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93-94 

discharge . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . !J4, 96 

discharge, monthly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-95 

rating table......................... 95 

Missoula River atMissoula, Mont.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

discharge . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . .. 17 

discharge, monthly................. 18 

gage heights........................ 17 

rating table. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 18 
INDEX. 243 

Molalla River at- Page. Nile, Wash. Page. 

Dickey Prairie, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 

discharge . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 

gage heights........................ 227 

Montgomery Ferry, Idaho, 

Snake River near: 

See Snake River near-Minidoka. 

Moran, Wyo., 

South Fork of Snake River near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ................ . 

gage heights ......... -.......... _ ... . 

rating table ........................ . 

Morrisey canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge .......................... . 

head works location.-.............. . 

Moxee canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

101 

102 

103 

102 

103 

77 

54 

disclul.rge •.................. _ .... ... 58 

gftge .heights ................ _ . . . . . . . 58 

head works locatign ................ 53,58 

Multipl&-point method of measuring di!~-

charge, description of ........ r.. . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Naches-Cowiche canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 

discharge .. ----------------- ... ·---- n ' gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 

head works location ................ 54,7:3 

Naches River, Wash.: 

canals taking water from: 

list of............................... 54 

station dat::-, ........................ 65-77 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 

near mouth of Tieton River (below): 

description.·····------------------- 84-85 

discharge........................... 8.5 

discharge, monthly................. 86 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 

. rating table......................... 85 

near Nile: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ................ . 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ........................ . 

near North Yakima: 

82-83 

83 

84 

S:~-84 

84 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R6-87 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 

discharge, monthly................. 88 

gage heights ........................ 87-88 

rating table ..................... -~,. 88 

Nelson canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location................ 54 

Nevada ditchbelow Vale, Oreg.: 

description......................... 136 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136-137 

wasteways of: 

discharge .................... .'...... 137 

Naches River near: 

description ........... : ............. 82-83 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 

discharge, monthly................. 84 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-84 

rating table......................... 84 

Nolin, Oreg., 

Slusher & Gould ditch near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ............. : ..... ~ ...... . 

North Yakima, Wash., 

Broadguage canal near:_ 

description ........................ . 

discharge .................. _ ........ . 

gage heights ....................... . 

head works location._ ............. . 

Clark canal near: 

191 

191 

73 

73 

73 

54 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

kood works loe.a,tion ................ 54,68 

Cox canal near: 

discharge........................... 77 

head works location.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

Fortune canal near: 

description......................... 67 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

head works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 67 

Fowler canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

head works location ................ 5:J, 59 

Gleed canal near: 

description......................... 69 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

gage heights........................ 70 

head works location ...............• 54,69 

Granger canal near: 

discharge........................... 77 

head works location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

Hubbard canal near: 

discharge........................... 59 

gage heights........................ 59 

head works location ................ 53,59 

Kelly canal near: 

dischar·ge...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 

head works ~t'ation... .. ...... .. ... 54 

Laswell canal near: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location................ 54 

Lower Scott canal near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

discharge........................... 67 

gage heights... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

head works location ................ 54,67 

Lowry canal near: 

description.................... . . . . 68 

discharge................... . . . . . . . 69 

gage heights ....... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

head works location ................ 54,68 

McCormick canal near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 
244 INDEX. 

North Yakima, Wash.-Coritinued. Page. 

McCormick can:tl ne.ar: 

discharge........................... 72 

gage heights........................ 72 

head works location ................ 54,72 

Morrisey canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location................ 54 

Moxee canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 

head works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 58 

Naches-Cowiche canal near: 

description......................... 73 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 

head works location ................ 54, 73 

Naches Riv('r near: 

description ......................... 86-87 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 

discharge, monthly................. 88 

gage heights ................ _ ....... 87-88 

rating table._....................... 88 

Nelson canal near: 

:discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

bead works location ...... _ . . . . . . . . . 54 

.Power canal at: 

'" description......................... 74 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 

gage heights ....... _ ...... _ ..... _... 75 

head works location ................ 54,74 

Prosser power flume nearProsser, Wash.: 

discharge ............... _ ... : . . . 78 

R. S. & C. Co.'s canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

Selah-Moxee canal near: 

discharge............................. 57 

gage heights........................ 57 

. head works location ................ 53,57 

Selah Valley canal near: 

description......................... 65 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

gage heights........................ 65 

head works location ................ 54,65 

Shanno canal at: 

description......................... 75 

discharge ......... _... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 

gage heights ............... _ .... _ . . . 75-76 

head works location.~ .... _ . . . . . . . . . 54, i4 

Shanno-Fruitvale canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 

head. works location................ 54 

Taylor canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 

gage heights........................ 58 

head works location ................ 53,57 

Tieton River near: 

description ......... _ ...... _........ 89 

discharge .................. _ ... _ . . . . 89 

discharge, monthly................ . 90 

gage heights .............. _ ..... _ .. _ 89-90 

rating table......................... 90 

Town canal near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ....... _ .................. . 

76 

77 

North Yakima, Wash.-Cnntinued. Page. 

Town canal near: 

':~"age heights ........................ · 77 

head works loc.ation. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 76 

Union canal near: 

description ........... _ ........ _. . . . 76 

discharge ...... ":. ... _, ........ __ ..... 76,78 

gage heights ........ __ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 

head works location................ 54 

Upper Scott canal near: 

discharge. _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location................ 54 

Wapatox canal near: 

description ............ _............ 66 

discharge ..... _ ................ _.... 66 

gage heights ............ ___ ......... 66 

head works location ............ _ .... 54, 66 

White &: Leach canal near: 

description......................... 71 

discharge ........ __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

gage heights .. .... _ ................... _ .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 72 

head works location ................ 54, 71 

Yakima River near: 

description......................... 45 

gageheights........................ 4U 

Yakima Valley canal near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,lG 

discharge........................... 44-

gage heights........................ 11 

head works location ................ 54, 7CJ 

Norwood ditch- I 

above Vale, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 147 

Ochoco River nllarPrineville, Oreg.: , 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Odell, Oreg., 

East Fork of Deschutes River at: 

description......................... 210 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 

discharge, monthiy................. 211 

gage heights ...................... 210-211 

rating table .................. , . . . . . . 211 

Odell Lake outl('t, Oreg.: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Okanogan River basin: 

description .... ···-····················- 31 

' Olsen canal nearEllensburg, Wash.: 

discharge. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 56 

gage heights ................... ·-·'. 56 

he.ad works location ................ 53,56 

Om;ario, Oreg., 

Brosnan ditch near: 

discharge........................... 137 

Malheur River near: 

description .............. ·-·........ 13i 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 

discharge, monthly................. 133 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 

rating table......................... 133 

wasteways near: 

discharge. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 137 

Wilson ditch near: 

description......................... 121 

discharge. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • • • 121 
INDEX. 245 

Ora, Idaho, Page. Pasco, Wash. Page. 

North fork of Snake River near: 

description ......................... 91-92 

discharge........................... 92 

discharge, monthly .......... ~...... 93 

gage heights........................ 92 

rating table ....... ,................ 93 

Oregon Land aild Water 0ompany's ditch 

atUmatilla, Oreg.: 

description......................... 199 

dlscharge........................... 199 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 

gage heights........................ 200 

rating table......................... 200 

Owyhee, Oreg., 

Cow Hollow wasteway near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

Fletcher wasteway near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

Owyhee ditch near: 

description ................ , . . . . . . . . 118 

discharge........................... 119 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

gage heights........................ 119 

rating table......................... 120 

Owyhee River near: 

description......................... 116 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llR 

gage heights....................... 117 

rating table............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

Owyhee ditch nearOwyhee, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

discharge........................... 119 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

gage heights........................ 119 

rating table......................... 120 

Owyhee ditch wasteways: 

discharge ......................... 1:J0.-121 

Owyhel' River, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 

near Owyhee: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 

discharge ......... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 229 

discharge, monthly................. 118 

gage heights........................ 117 

rating table.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

Owyhee River Valley, 

ditches in: 

station data ...................... 118--121 

Palouse River, Wash.: 

description......................... 91 

near Elberton: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169--170 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 

gage heights........................ 170 

near Hooper: --

description .......... -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 

discharge, monthly................. 173 

gage heights ... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 

rating table......................... 172 

Columbia River near: 

description ........................ . 

gage heights ....................... . 

Pateros, Wash., 

Methow River near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ................ . 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ....................... . 

Pauline Creek nearRosland, Oreg.: 

discharge ............. _ ..... _ ...... . 

Pendleton, Oreg. 

Birch Creek near: 

discharge .......................... . 

Farmers' mill ditch at: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights ....................... . 

McKay Creek near: 

discharge .......................... . 

· Umatilla River near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights ....................... . 

Wild Horse Creek near: 

discharge .......................... . 

Pend Oreille River. (See Clark Fork.) 

Peterson and Teter ditch ~hoveVale, Oreg.: 

discharge .......................... . 

Pilot Butte Canal nearBend, Oreg.: 

description ........................ . 

,discharge .......... _._ .............. . 

discharge, monthl.- ................ . 

gage heights ......... · ... _ .......... . 

rating table.. . . . . . . . . . ....... _ .... . 

Pioneer ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

description ................... _. 

discharge .......................... . 

Powder River nearBaker City, Oreg.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ................ . 

gage heights .................... -- .. 

rating table ........................ . 

Power Canal atNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

13-14 

14 

35 

35 

37 

36 

36 

229 

228 

190 

190 

190 

229 

184 

185 

185 

230 

147 

217 

217 

219 

218 

218 

196 

196 

148 

149 

150 

149 

150 

deS((ription. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 

gage heights........................ 75 

bead works location ................ 54,74 

Presto, Idaho, 

Blackfoot River near: 

description......................... 106 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 

discharge, monthly ............... 107-108 

gage heights ...................... 106--107 

rating table......................... 107 
246 INDEX. 

Priest River, Idaho. Page. 

Clark Fork of the Columbia at: 

description......................... 15 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

gage heights........................ 15 

rating table........................ 16 

Priest River at (below): 

Priest River atPriest River, Idaho: 

description ......................... 23-24 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

gage heights........................ 24 

Prineville, Oreg., 

Carmichael ditch at: 

discharge........................... 219 

Crooked River near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Ochoco River near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Prosser, Wash., 

Prosser power fiume near: 

discharge........................... 78 

Taylor power fiume near: 

description.................. . . . . . . . 78 

Yakima River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

discharge........................... 48 

gage heights........................ 49 

Prosser power fiume nearProsser, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 

Quigley Creek nearHailey, Oreg.: 

discharge ......................... ; . 229 

Rating curves, methods of construction of .. 10-11 

Rating tables, method~ of construction of. . 10, 11 

Ravensdale, Wash., 

Cedar River near: 

description ....................... 23{}-231 

gage heights........................ 231 

Rock Creek nearArlington, Oreg.: 

description......................... 206 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 

discharge, monthly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 

gage heights ..................... 206-207 

rating table .. ·..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 

Rock Creek near-

' St. John, Wash.: 

description......................... 173 

discharge........................... li3 

discharge, monthly................. 175 

gage heights........................ 174 

ratingtable .................... ,.... 174 

Rosland, Oreg., 

-·.F-indley's ditch nea11: 

discharge........................... 216 

Pauline Creek near: 

discharge ......................... ,. 229 

~oolyn, Wash., 

-, .qOO.lum River near: 

, . description ..••........•...•....... _. 80-81 

discharge. • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 

discharge, monthly. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 82 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 81 

rating table......................... 82 

R. S. & C. Co.'s canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

Page. 

discharge. .. . .. • .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . 77 

Rules for computation, fundamental and 

speciaL . . . . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . 4-5 

Run-off in inches, dllfinition of. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

St. Anthony, Idaho, 

Teton River near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 

discharge. . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. 100 

discharge, monthly. . . .. . . .. .. . .. .. . 101 

gage heights........................ 100 

rating table......................... 101 

St. John, Wash., 

Rock Creek near: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 

discharge........................... 173 

discharge, monthly. . . .. . . . .. .. . .. . . 175 

gage heights........................ 174 

rating table......................... 174 

Salmon Creek nearMalott, Wash.: 

description ........................ 32-33 

discharge. . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 33 

discharge, monthly.. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

rating table.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Salmon River post-office, Oreg., 

Sandy River near: 

discharge. . . . . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . 229 

Sand Hollow ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

description. . .. . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 136 

discharge. . .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 136 

Sandy River nearSalmon ·River post-office, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. 229 

Santiam River atJefferson, Oreg.: 

description......................... 224 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . 224 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 

Santiam River, North Fork, nearMehama, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 224-225 

discharge. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . 225 

gage heights........................ 225 

Santiam River, South Fork, atWaterloo, Oreg.: 

description......................... 225 

discharge. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . 226 

gage heights ............. :. . . . . . . . . . 226 

Satas River nearAlfalfa, Oreg.: 

discharge. .. . . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. . . .. 229 

Scott ditch above Vale, Oreg.: 

discharge .................. ---:........ 148 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of... 4 

Second-foot, de1nition of................... 3 

;selah-Moxee canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge........................... 57 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 

head works location ................ 53,57 
INDEX. 247 

Selah Valley canal near- Page. 

North Yakima, Wash.: 

description.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

discharge .............. ,............ 65 

gage heights........................ 66 

head works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,65 

Shanno canal atNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description .... ,.................... 75 

discharge........................... 75 

gage heights ........................ 75-76 

head works location ................ 54,75 

ShannO-Fruitvale canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge........................... 78 

head works location................ 54 

Shelman's ranch, near Asotin Wash., 

Asotin Creek at: 

description......................... 168 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 

'Sheridan, Oreg., 

Yamhill River near: 

discharge........................... 230 

Shoshone, Idaho, 

Big Wood River near: 

description......................... 113 

gage heights........................ 113 

Shoshone Falls, Idaho, 

Snake River between Twin Falls and: 

discharge........................... 96 

Silver Creek nearThompsons Valley, Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 229 

Silver Lake ditch nearJoseph, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 

discharge........................... 163 

gage heights........................ 164 

Single-point method of measuring discharge, 

description of ............................ . 

Sinlahekin Creek nearLoomis, Wa<lh.: 

description ......................... ;n-32 

gage heights........................ 32 

Sisters, Oreg., 

Squaw Creek near, above diversions: 

discharge........................... 229 

Skykomish River, South Fork, nearIndex, Wash.: 

description ............... , . . . . . . . . . 232 

gage heights ...................... 2:32-233 

Slusher & Gould ditch nearNolin, Oreg.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

Slope method of measuring discharge, use 

and value of. ............................ . 

Snake River, Idaho: 

near American Falls (above): 

description ............................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

near Minidoka (Montgomery Ferry): 

description ........................ . 

discharge_ .....•.................... 

discharge, monthly ............... .. 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ........................ . 

191 

191 

6 

91 

96 

93-94 

94,96 

95 

91-95 

95 

Snake River, Idaho: Page. 

near Shoshone Falls, between Twin 

Falls and: 

discharge........................... 96 

seepage and waste measurements...... 96 

Snake River basin; 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 

Snake River, North Fork, nearOra, Idaho: 

description ......................... 91-92 

discharge........................... 92 

discharge, monthly.. .. .. . .. . . . . . . .. 93 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 

rating table......................... 93 

Snake River, South Fork, nearLyon, Idaho: 

description ....................... 103-104 

discharge. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . .. 104 

discharge, montl1ly.............. .. . 105 

gage heights ..................... 104--105 

rating table......................... 105 

Moran, Wyo.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 

discharge........................... 102 

discharge, monthly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 

rating table ....... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 

Snohomish River basin: ,.. 

description ........ ::::::::'!:~: .. .-:·:::::!-. 232 

Snoqualmie River near- · 

Snoqualmie Falls, Wash.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 

gage heights........................ 234 

Spokane, ·wash., 

Little Spokane River near: 

description ........... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 

gage heights........................ 31 

Spokan River atSpokane, Wash.: 

description ......................... 2.5-26 

discharge. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

gage heights........................ 26 

rating table......................... 27 

Spokane River basin: 

description .......................... ~.. 24 

Squaw Creek nearSisters, Oreg., above diversions: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Stream flow: • 

field methods of measuring............. 6-10 

office methods of computing ........... l:J-11 

Succor Creek nearHomedale, Idaho: 

description ....................... 114--115 

discharge .......................... -. 115 

discharge, monthly,................ 116 

gage heights........................ 115 

Sunnyside canal nearYakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 61 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 61 

gage heights....................... 62 

head works location ................ 53,61 
248 JNDEX. 

Suver, Oreg., Page. 

Luckiamute River near: 

description......................... 226 

discharge........................... 226 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 

Tables, explanation of ..................... . 

Taylor canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 

gage heights........................ 58 

head.works location ................ 53,57 

Taylor power flume nearProsser, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 

Tekoa, Wash., 

Hangman Creek at and near: 

description ...................... 27-28, 29 

discharge, daily.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

North Fork of Hangman Creek near: 

description ......................... 29-30 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Teton River nearSt. Anthony, Idaho: 

description......................... 99 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

discharge, monthly................. 101 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

rating table......................... 101 

Thompsons Valley, Oreg., 

Silver Creek near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Thorp, Wash., 

Cascade canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 54 

gage heights........................ 55 

head works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54 

West' Kittitas canal near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 

gage heights .............. _'_. . . . . . . . 5.5 

head works location ................ 53, 5.5 

Tieton River nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 

discharge, monthly................. 90 

gage heights ........................ 89-90 

rating table......................... 90 

Town canal nearEllensburg, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . 56 

gage heights........................ 56 

head works location ................ 53,55 

North Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 76 

discharge. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 77 

gage heights........................ 77 

head works location ................ 54,76 

Tumallo Creek nearBend, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . 230 

Turner ditchabove Vale, Oreg.: 

discharge .•... ,..................... 148 

Twin Falls, Idaho- Page-. 

Snake River between Shoshone Falls 

and: 

discharge. . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . 96 

Twin Falls canal, Idaho: 

discharge. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 96 

water diverted by.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 

Umatilla, Oreg., 

Bowman ditch at: 

description......................... 201 

discharge........................... 201 

Brownell ditch at: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . 201 

Oregon Land and Water Company's ditch at: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 

discharge........................... 199 

discharge, monthly................. 201 

gage heights........................ 200 

rating table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 

Umatilla River near. See Umatilla 

River. 

Umatilla River Basin: 

description......................... 181 

Umatilla River nearEcho, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . 230 

Fosters, Oreg.: 

discharge. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. 230 

Gibbon, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 181-182 

discharge. . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . 182 

discharge, monthly. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182-183 

rating table.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 

Pendleton, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 

discharge. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 185 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 

Umatilla, Oreg.: 

description......................... 188 

discharge. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 

discharge, monthly................. 190 

gage heights........................ 189 

rating table......................... 189 

Yoakum, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 185--186-

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 

gage heights ...................... 186--187 

rating table......................... 187 

Umatilla River basin: 

description............................. 181 

ditches in: 

station data ........................ 190-210 

springs in: 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 

Union canal atNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 76 

discharge. . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . 76, 78 

gage heights........................ 76 

head works location ................ 54-76 

Upper Scott canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

head works location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 
INDEX. 249 

Vale, Oreg., Page. 

Bully Creek at and above: 

description ................... 137-138,140 

discharge ......................... 138,140 

. discharge, monthly................. 139 

gage heights .................. 138-139,141 

rating table......................... 139 

ditches in Malheur River Valley ahwe: 

descriptions and discharges ...... 133-136 

ditches in Willow Creek Valley above: 

discharge ......................... 146-148 

McGregor wasteway below: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 137 

Malheur River near: 

description ....................... 126, 129 

discharge ......................... 127, 129 

discharge, daily... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 131 

gage heights .................. 127-128,130 

rating table......................... 130 

Nevada ditch below: 

discharge ........................ 136-137 

Velocity methods of measuring discharge, 

description of............................. 7-10 

Vertical velocity-curve method of measuring 

discharge, description of.................. 9 

Vines ditch aboveVale, Oreg.: 

description......................... 133 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 

Walla Walla River at and nearMilton, Oreg.: 

description ................... 178, 179-180 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 180 

discharge, monthly ............... 179, 181 

gage heights .................. 179, 180-181 

rating table......................... 179 

Walla Walla River, South Fork, nearMilton, Oreg.: 

description......................... 176 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17i 

discharge, monthly................. 178 

gage heights........................ 177 

rating table......................... 178 

Walla Walla River basin: 

description............................. 176 

Wallowa, Oreg., 

Bear Creek near: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 

Company ditch near: 

description......................... 166 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 

discharge, monthly................. 167 

gage heights ...................... 166-167 

Wallowa River near. See Wallowa 

River. 

Wallowa Lake near-

: Joseph, Oreg.: 

description......................... 156 

discharge........................... 156 

r

allowa River nearElgin, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 161-162 

i discharge.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 162 

discharge, monthly .. -·............. 163 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 

rating table......................... 163 

IRR 178-06--17 

Wallowa River near- Page. 

Joseph, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 156-157 

discharge........................... 157 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 

gage heights ....................... 157-158 

rating table......................... 158 

Wallowa, Oreg.: 

description......................... 159 

discharge........................... 160 

discharge, monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 

gage heights........................ 160 

rating table......................... 161 

Wallowa Falls, above Wallowa Lake, 

Oreg.: 

discharge........................... 230 

Wallowa River Valley, 

ditches in: 

descriptions and discharges ...... 163-167 

Wapatox canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description.......................... 66 

discharge........................... 66 

gage heights........................ 66 

head works location ................ 54,66 

Waterloo, Oreg., 

South Fork of Santiam River at: 

description......................... 225 

dischargE!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 

gage heights........................ 226 

Weir method of measuring discharge, requirements of. ........................... . 

Wenache River atCashmere, Wash.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ............ · ............. . 

discharge, monthly ................ . 

gage heights ...................... .. 

rating table ....................... . 

Wenache River basin: 

description ........................... .. 

Westfall, Oreg., 

40 

41 

42 

41 

42 

40 

Malheur River near: 

description......................... 124 

discharge........................... 124 

discharge, IEonthly................. 126 

gage heights........................ 125 

rating table......................... 125 

West Kittitas canal nearThorp, Wash.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 

gage heights. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 55 

head works location ................ 53, 55 

White & Leach canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

description......................... 71 

discharge. . . . . . . • .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . .. .. 71 

gage heights........................ 72 

head works location ................ 54, 71 

White River basin: 

description............................. 230 

Wild Horse Creek nearPendleton, Oreg.: 

discharge... . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . 23fl 
250 INDEX. 

Willamette River at- Page. 

Albany, Oreg.: 

description..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

discharge .... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

gage he:gh ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

Willamette River, Coast Fork, r:earGoshen, Oreg.: 

description ................ _........ 221 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 

Willamette River, Middle Fork, atJasper, Oreg.: 

deseript:on ............... _......... 220 

discharge .. : . .... _ ........ __ . . . . . . . . 221 

gage heights ............. __ ......... 221 

Willamette River basin: 

description ................... __ ........ 220 

Willow Creek basin: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 

Willow Creek [of the Columbia] nearArlington, Oreg.: 

description......................... 202 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 

discharge, monthly................. 203 

gage heights........................ 202 

rating table ...................... _ . 203 

Willow Creek [of tte Malheur] nearDell, Oreg.: 

description ....................... 143-144 

discharge .............. __ ........... 144 

discharge, monthly ............ __ ... 146 

gage !wights ................... _ .. 144-;-14.5 

rating table......................... 145 

Malheur, Oreg.: 

description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 

discharge........................... 142 

discharge, monthly................. 143 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 

rating table......................... 143 

Willow Creek Valleyditches in, above Vale, Oreg.: 

discharge ......................... 146-148 

Wilson & Co.'s ditch atEcho, Oreg.: 

oeseription-------.------- .. -----.-- 194 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 

Wilson ditch nearOntario, Oreg.: 

description.. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 121 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 

Winans c;ty, Oreg., 

Hood River at: 

description ....................... 219-220 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 

Yakima, Wash., 

Sunnyside canal near: 

description......................... €1 

discharge........................... e1 

gage heights .................... _ . . . 62 

head works location ................ 53,61 

Wide H(,,Jow waste near: 

discharge........................... 78 

Yakima River near. See Yakima 

River. 

Yakima River Basm: Page.· 

description......................... 43 

Yakima Indian ResPrvation, Wash., 

New Reservation canal in: 

discharge........................... 60 

gage heights ...... _................. 60 

head works location ................ 53.60 

Old Reservation canal in: 

discharge_ .... _ ... _ .. _ ............ _ . 61 

gage heights .. _ ... _. ____ . __ .. _ ... _.. 61 

head works location ................ 53,61 

Yakima River, Wash.: 

canals taking water from: 

list of ............... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

station data .... _ ... _ ...... _ ...... _ . 54-64 

near Kiona: 

description ..... _ ................... 49-50 

discharge........................... 50 

discharge, monthly ...... _.......... 52 

gageheights........................ 51 

rating table......................... 51 

near M:utin: 

description ....... _ ... __ .. _ ......... 43-44 

discharge ..... _ ... _ ... _ ....... _ ... _ . 44 

discharge, monthly................. 45 

gage heights ........ _ .. __ ...... _.... 44 

ratingtable......................... 45 

near North Yakima: 

description ..... _. _. _ ........... _ .. _ 45 

gage heights. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. -16 

near Prosser: 

descriptiOn ..... _................... 48 

discharge ....... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

gage heights........................ 49 

near Yakima: 

description ....... _ ....... _ .. _. . . . . . 46 

c!isch;;~,rge ...... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

gag!' heights........................ 47 

Yakima Valley, 

canals in: 

descrtption ......................... 52-53 

list of_ •• _ ••••••••••• _ •••• _. • • • • • • • • • 5::1-54 

station data ..... _ ................. _ 54-78 

Yakima Valley canal nearNorth Yakima, Wash.: 

descnption _........................ 70 

discharge .. _____ .. ___ ... _ . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

gage heights.. . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 

head works lora tion. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 54. 70 

Yamhill River nearSheridan, Oreg.: 

disch rge........................... 230 

Yoakum, Oreg., 

Horseshoe Irrigation Company's ditch 

at: 

description......................... 191 

Umatilltt River near: 

deseriptwn ....................... 185-186 

discharge........................... 186 

discharge, monthly................. 187 

gage heights ...................... 186-187 

rat;ng table........................ 187 

Zindel, Wash., 

Grande Ronde River, at: 

description ...•.............. ~. . . . . . 155 

gage hetghts ................. : .... 1.'55-156 
CLASSIFICATION OF THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNITED STA'l'ES GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY. 

[Water-Supply Paper No. 178.] 

The publications of the United States Geological Survey consist of (1)· Annual 

Reports, (2) Monographs, (3) Professional Papers, ( 4) Bulletins, ( 5) Mineral 

Resources, (6) Water-Supply aad Irrigation Papers, (7) Topographic Atlas of 

United States-folios and separate sheets thereof, (8) Geologic Atlas of United 

States-folios thereof. The classes numbered 2, 7, and 8 are sold at cost of publication; the others are distributed free. A'circular giving complete lists may be had 

on application. 

Most of the above publications may be obtained or consulted in the following 

ways: 

1. A limited number are delivered to the Director of the Survey, from whom they 

may be obtained, free of charge (except classes 2,-7, and 8), on application. 

2. A certain number are delivere1l to Senators and Representatives in Congress, for 

distribution. · 

3. Other copies are deposited with the Superintendent of Docmnents, Washington, 

D. C., from whom they may be had at practically cost. 

4. Copies of all Government publications are furnished to_ the principal public 

libraries in the large cities throughout the United States, where they may be consulted by those interested. 

The Professional Papers, Bulletins, and Water-Supply Papers treat of a variety of 

subjects, and the total number issued is large. They h'ave therefore been classified 

into the following series: A, Economic geology; B, Descriptive geology; C, Systematic geology and paleo~tology; D, Petrography and mineralogy; E, Chemistry and 

physics; F, Geography; G, Mi~ceUaneous; H, Forestry; I, Irrig_ation; J, Water storage; K, Pumping water; L, Quality of water; M, General hydrographic investigations; N, Water power; 0, Underground waters; P, Hydrographic progress reports. 

Series P.-The l}ydrographic progress reports contain the results of stream measurements. A 

report is issued for every calendar year, containing the results of data collected during that year. 

These reports were first published as a part of the Director's annual report or as a bulletin; they are 

now published as water-supply and irrigation papers. The following is a list, by years, of the publications containing the progress reports of stream measur~::ments. A detailed index of these reports. 

(1888-1903) is published as Water-Supply Paper No. 119. 

i888. Tenth Annual Report, Part II. 

1889. Eleventh Annual Report, Part II. 

1890. Twelfth Annual Report, Part II. 

1891. Thirteenth Annual Report, Part III. 

1892. Fourteenth Annual Report, Part II. 

1893. Bulletin No. Ull. 

1894. Bufletin No. 131; Sixteenth Annual Report, Part II. 

1895. Bulletin No. 140. 

1896. Water-Supply Paper No. 11; Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1897. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 15 and 16; Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1898. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 27 and 28; Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1899. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39; Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV. 

1900. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52; _Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV. 

1901. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 65 and 75. 

West of Mis.<;;issippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 66 and 75. 
-, 

J 

SERIES LIST. 

1902. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 82 and 83. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 84 and 85. 

1903. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 97 and 98. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 9!l an 1100. 

1904. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers, Nos. 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, and 129. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, and 135. 

1905. East of Mississippi River, Nos. 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, &nd 171. 

West of Mississippi River, Nos. 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, and 178. 

The Geological Survey and the Reclamation Service have suboffices in different parts of the United 

States, from which hydrographic and reclamation work in the respective localities is carried on, and 

where data may be obtained on application. These offices are located as follows: 

Boston, Mass., 6 Beacon street; Utica, N.Y., 75 Arcade; Atlanta, Ga., 409 Temple court; Austin, 

Tex., Univer.i!ity of Texas; Chicago, Ill., 876 Federal Building; Belle Fourche, S. Dak.; Cody, Wyo.; 

Denver, Colo., Chamber of Commerce Building; Salt Lake, Utan; Los Angeles, Cal., 1108 Union Trust 

Building; Phoenix, Ariz;-; .Carlsbad, N. Mex.; El Paso, Tex.; Billings, Mont.; Huntley, Mont.; Hazen, 

Nev.; Boise, Idaho; North Yakima, Wash.; Portland, Oreg., 351 Washington street. 

Correspondence should be addressed to 

THE DIRECTOR, 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 

JULY, 1906. 

wASHINGTON, D. c. 

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