Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1956

Part 10. The Great Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1444

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah, and fFyoming, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1958
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. S EATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and 

Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, succeeded by L. B. Leopold, 

under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water 

Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Basic Records Section, succeeded 

by F. J. Flynn.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

F. M. Bell (succeeded by J. M. Terry)____________Denver, Colo. 

R. C. Briggs (succeeded by R. S. Lord)________San Francisco, Calif. 

T. R. Newell_______________________________Boise, Idaho 

K. X. Phillips____________________________Portland, Oreg. 

M. T. Wilson________________________Salt Lake City, Utah
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1956

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CONTENTS

Page

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

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

Division of work..................................................................... 2

Definition of terms and abbreviatIons................................................ 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gaging-station records............................................................... 14

Great Salt Lake basin

Great Salt Lake, Utah.............................................................. 14

Bear giver basin 

Bear River:

East Fork Bear River:

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State line, near Evanston, Wyo................. 15

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line.......................................... 16

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line.......................................... 17

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, Wyo............................... 18

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo............................................... 19

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo................................................ 20

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.................................................... 21

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo................................ 23

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah................................................... 24

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah............................................. 25

Birch Creek near Woodruff, Utah.............................................. 26

Big Creek near Randolph , Utah.................................................. 27

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah............................................. 28

Diversions from Bear River between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, Utah. 28

Bear River near Randolph, Utah................................................... 29

Twin Creek at Sage , Wyo......................................................... 30

Bear River below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville, Wyo................................. 31

Smiths Fork near Border, Wyo................................................... 32

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, Wyo................... '. ............ 33

Bear River at Border, Wyo........................................................ 34

Thomas Fork near Wyoming-Idaho State line...................................... 35

Bear River at Barer, Idaho....................................................... 36

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho......................................... 37

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho............................. 38

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho.................... 39

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho................................... 40

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho..................................... 41

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho........................................ 42

Bear River at Soda Springs, Idaho................................................ 43

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................... 44

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho......................................... 45

Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho. ............. 46

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho.............................. 47

Bear River near Preston, Idaho................................................... 48

Cub River near Preston, Idaho.................................................. 49

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah.......................................... 50

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah............................................... 51

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah............................................. 52

Logan River:

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah......................... 53

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah....................... 54

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah................................ 55

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah....... 57

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah................................ 58

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah.......................................... 59

Bear River near Collinston, Utah................................................. 60

Ma lad River:

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho........... 61

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho..................... 62

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho................................................. 63

Bear River near Corinne, Utah.................................................... 64

Weber River basin

Weber River near Oakley, Utah.................................................... 65

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah.................................... 66

Weber River near Coalville, Utah................................................. 67

Chalk Creek at Coalville , Utah................................................. 68

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah..................................................... 69

Weber River at Echo , Utah........................................................ 70

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah.................................................. 71

East Canyon Creek:

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah........................................ 72

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah............................................ 73

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah.................................... 74

Weber River at Gateway, Utah..................................................... 75

Weber River at Ogden, Utah....................................................... 76
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Great Salt Lake basin Continued

Weber River basin Continued Page 

South Fork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah................................... 77

Ogden River:

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah........................................... 78

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah.............................. 79

Weber River near Plain City, Utah................................................ 80

Tributaries between Weber and Jordan Rivers

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah................................................ 81

Farmington Creek above diversions, near Farmington, Utah......................... 82

Ricks Creek above diversions , near Centerville, Utah............................. 83

Parish Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah............................ 84

Centerville Creek above diversions , near Centerville, Utah....................... 85

Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah............................... 86

Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah................................. 87

Jordan River basin 

Utah Lake (head of Jordan River): 

Currant Creek: 

West Creek:

Salt Creek at Nephi , Utah.................................................. 88

Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah................................................ 89

Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah.............................................. 90

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah............................... 91

Spanish Fork at Thistle , Utah.................................................. 92

Diamond Fork:

Sixth Water Creek:

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle , Utah..................... 93

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near Thistle, Utah............................ 94

Spanish Fork at Castilla , Utah................................................. 95

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore , Utah............................................. 96

Hobble Greek near Springville, Utah............................................ 97

Prove River near Kamas, Utah................................................... 98

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah.............................. 99

Prove River near Hailstone, Utah............................................... 100

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah..................................... 101

Prove River below Deer Creek Dam, Utah......................................... 102

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah............................................... 103

South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah.................................. 104

Provo River at Provo, Utah..................................................... 105

American Fork above upper powerplant, near American Fork, Utah................. 106

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin......... 107

Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah......................................... 107

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah.......................................... 108

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah............................................. 109

Sevier Lake basin

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah...................................................... Ill

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah.............................................. 112

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah................................................. 113

East Fork Sevier River;

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah.................................... 114

East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah..................................... 115

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah..........................'................... 116

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah............................... 117

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah.................................................... 118

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah................................................... 119

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake basin.......... 120

San Pitch River:

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah..................................... 121

Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah....................................... 122

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah.......................... 124

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah.......................................... 125

Sevier River near Juab, Utah..................................................... 126

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah.................................................. 127

Payant Valley

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah.................................................. 128

Beaver River basin

Three Creeks (head of Beaver River) near Beaver, Utah.............................. 129

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah..................................................... 130

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah................................................... 131

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah......................................... 132

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah.............................. 133

Cedar City Valley

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah................................................. 134

Escalante Valley 

Pinto Creek:

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near Pinto, Utah................................... 134

Salton Sea basin

Whitewater River at Whitewater, 'Calif............................................ 135

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif........................................ 136

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif................................... 137

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif..................................... 138

San Felipe Creek:

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif....................................... 139

Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif................................ 140

Mojave River basin

Deep Creek (head of Mojave River) near Hesperia, Calif............................. 141

West Fork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif...................................... 143

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif............................. 144

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif..................................................... 145

Mojave River at Afton, Calif....................................................... 145
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Antelope Valley Page 

Big Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif................................................ 146

Little Rook Creek near Little Rock, Calif.......................................... 147

Mono Lake basin

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.................................................... 148

Walker Lake basin

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................... 148

Virginia Creek (head of Walker River) near Bridgeport, Calif..................... 149

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif............................................. 151

Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif........................................... 153

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif.................... 155

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif........................................... 157

Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.......................................... 159

East Walker River (continuation of Virginia Creek):

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif...................................... 161

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 162

East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev........................ 163

West Walker River:

East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif........................... 164

West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, Calif....................... 165

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif............................................ 166

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev............................................. 167

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin 

Carson River basin 

East Fork Carson River:

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif. ............... 168

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot Springs, near Markleeville, Calif.......... 169

East Fork. Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.................................... 170

West Fork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif..................................... 171

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev. ............................................. 172

Carson River near Carson City, Nev............................................... 174

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev............................................ 175

Humboldt River basin 

Humboldt River:

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev........................... 176

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev.............................................. 177

North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.................... 178

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.................................................... 179

South Fork Humboldt River:

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev............................................... 180

South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Nev.................... 181

South Fork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev....................................... 182

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.................................................. 183

Susie Creek near Carlin, Nev................................................... 184

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.................................................. 185

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.................................................. 186

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev................................................. 187

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev........................................... 188

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev........................................... 189

Reese River near lone, Nev..................................................... 190

Humboldt River near Valmy, Nev................................................... 191

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev..................................................... 192

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev................................ 193

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev....................................... 194

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.............................................. 195

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev. 196 

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................... 196

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.......................................... 197

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev............................................... 198

Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev................................................ 199

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev....... ................................................ 200

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif................................................ 200

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif................................................. 201

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.................................. 202

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif............................................ 203

Truckee River at Reno, Nev....................................................... 204

Black Rock Desert basin 

Quinn River:

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev............................................ 205

East Fork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev...................................... 206

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.................................................. 207

Honey Lake basin

Susan River at Susanville, Calif................................................. 208

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif............................................ 209

Eagle Lake basin

Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif.................................................. 210

Warner Lakes basin

Twentymile Creek (head of Warner Lakes basin) near Adel, Oreg...................... 211

Deep Creek:

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg................................................ 212

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.................................................... 213

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg...................................................... 214

Hart Lake:

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg..................................................... 215

Abert Lake basin

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg............................. 216
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Summer Lake basin

Summer 

Ana River 

Lake:Page 

near Summer Lake, Oreg................................................. 217

Silver Lake basin 

Silver Lake:

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.............................................. 218

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin 

Malheur LaKe:

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg...................................................'219

Dormer und Blitzen River near Prenchglen, Oreg................................... 220

Mud Creek;

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg........................................... 221

Harney Lake:

Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.................................................... 222

Alvord Lake basin

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg..................................................... 223

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 224

Index................................................................................ 227

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Donner und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, 

Oreg.; B, Sevier River near Juab, Utah; C, Logan River near Logan, 

Utah...7. .............................. ~. .............................. 4

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1956 water

year with median discharge for 26-year period........................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1956

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, 

and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs In the United States during the water year 

ending September 30, 1956. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more than 13,500 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1956, the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations were maintaining 6,910 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and 

Hawaii. Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1956 water year. 

The name of each stream measured at points other than gaging stations is not listed in the 

Index of this report. Only the major river basins in which measurements were made are 

listed under the item "Discharge measurements" in the Index.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

in the collection of data through cooperative agrsements with the Survey are:

California; State Department of Public Works, F. B. Durkee, director, through 

State Department of Water Resources, H, 0. Banks, director.

Idaho: State Deparmtent of Reclamation, M. R. Kulp, State reclamation engineer. 

Nevada: Office of State Engineer, H. A. Shamberger. 

Oregon: Office of State Engineer, L. A. Stanley.

Utah: Office of State Engineer, J. M. Tracy; Utah Water & Power Board, Charles 

Redd, chairman, and G. D. Clyde, director.

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

Work In the Bear River basin (exclusive of Malad Valley) was done under cooperative 

agreements with the State Department of Reclamation of Idaho, the Office of State Engineer of Utah, the Office of State Engineer of Wyoming, and the Bureau of Reclamation of 

the United States Department of the Interior.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 2 gaging stations In 

Utah and 5 in Nevada.

Assistance was also furnished by Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

California: Walker River Irrigation District. 

Idaho: Utah Power & Light Co. 

Oregon: Harney and Lake Counties. 

Utah: Utah Power & Light Co.
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DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the 

several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

below.

State District office Address

California a/.............. Henlo Park.................... 4 Homewood Place.

Idaho b/................... Boise ......................... 914 Jefferson Street.

Nevada..................... Salt Lake City, Utah.......... 300 Federal Building.

Oregon c/.................. Portland...................... 1001 NE. Lloyd Boulevard.

Utah d/.................... Salt Lake City,............... 300 Federal Building.

Wyoming.................... Denver, Colo.................. Federal Center.

a/ Except for stations In Walker Lake, Carson River, and Truckee River basins.

b/ Except for stations in Bear River basin operated in connection with Federal Power Commission 

projects.

c/ The work in Oregon was done in collaboration with L. A. Stanley, State engineer.

d/ Including stations in Walker Lake, Carson River, and Truckee River basins and stations in the 

Bear River basin in Idaho operated in connection with Federal Power Commission projects.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, 

weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the 

daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. 

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods adopted by 

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

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

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

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect determinations of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening determinations, 

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

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

tables gives the dally mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based 

on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in 

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

station is temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control,
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 10

DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OREG.

B, SEVIER RIVER NEAR JUAB, UTAH.

C, LOGAN RIVER NEAR LOGAN, UTAH.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

table. Ho mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1956 is shown on page IV for the 

purpose of finding the day of the week for any date.

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

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

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

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

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

Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for 

which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site. Under 

"Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above 

mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and daturas of previous 

gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" is given the 

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

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

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

is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation 

(also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is of no 

importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current water 

year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for the 

periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those 

for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning 

major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or 

last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge 

corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 10

Indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage 

height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, It Is given separately. 

Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the 

natural flow at gaging station is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are 

concerned in the revision,that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" 

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Rivised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the 

annual series of reports.

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

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the 

shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables 

are generally not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at 

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

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

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

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

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

stated in the station description.

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

for each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the 

first day of its occurrence.
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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

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

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

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

(line headed "in."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per 

second per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes 

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is 

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis (whether the daily figures are figures of stage or contents) but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

Discharge measurements and determinations of peak flows made at sites other than gaging 

stations are listed at the end of each report.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff 

are, in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, PART 10

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the 

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

B. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

list of Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 10

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A Annual Reportsj B a Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

12th A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4 

WSF 15.......

19th A, pt. 4

20th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39.

21st A, pt. 4

22d A, pt. 4.

WSF 65, 66...

WSP 75......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

. . . .do. ......................................................

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements rating, and monthly discharge ...

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries .

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

Tear

1884 to September 1890.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

'i nnn_QT

1893-94.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1901.

Note. Records for all stations In Oregon from the beginning of record through September 1910 

have been republlshed In WSP 370 with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports for these 

stations.

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

In this report- are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, In general, be found In the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in the 

Great Basin, 1899-1956

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

38, a39

51

66, 75

85

100

133, b!34

176, b!77

212, b213

250, b251

270, b271

290

310

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

191S

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

19E3

1924

WSP

330

360

390

410

440

460

480

510

530

550

570

590

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

610

630

650

670

690

705

7EO

735

750

765

790

610

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

0.945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

830

860

S80

900

930

960

980

1010

1040

1060

1090

1120

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

WSP

1150

1180

1214

1244

1E84

1344

1394

1448

a Mojave River only.

b The Great Basin In California, except Truckee and Carson River basins.

Note. Records for all stations In Oregon from the beginning of record through September 1910 

have been republlshed In WSP 370 with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports for these 

stations.

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

Discharge measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year and are published at the end of each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed In the same order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the 

report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in Water-Supply 

Paper 119.

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

880 for the Great Basin) contains, for the area included In that report, a summary of 

yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record had been 

collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

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

the Great Basin.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

Reports containing compilations of discharge by States and drainage basins

Period Report

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

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

Surface water supply of Oregon. 

Water powers of Great Salt Lake basin. 

Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern Pacific, and

Great basins in California. 

Utilization of surface water resources of Sevler Lake basin (Utah).

370........

517........

637-A......

920.

1878-1910 

1889-1920 

1895-1927

1889-1937

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Oregon ....

Do .....

Do .....

Do .....

Do .....

Do .....

Period

1878-1914

1914-24

1924-30

1930-36

1936-41

1911-16

Report

Bull. 4 Water resources of the State of Oregon.

Bull. 7 Water resources of the State of Oregon.

Bull. 8 Water resources of the State of Oregon.

Bull. 9 Water resources of the State of Oregon.

Bull. 10 Water resources of the State of Oregon.

10th biennial report. ...........................

Office

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Issued by

of the State Engineer.

Note. In addition to the records contained in the reports listed above, the States of California, 

Nevada, and Oregon have Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge .

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

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

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is 

a list of numbers and titles of these reports: 

WSP REPORT

771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

843: Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844: Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

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

994: Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

1137-H: Floods of November-December 1950 in western Nevada.

1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951.

1260-E: Floods of 1952 in Nevada and Utah.

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1955 to September 1956 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published elsewhere except as noted in footnotes to the table. Records for many canals and ditches and 

occasional records for several natural streams, none of which are here listed, have also 

been collected, and some of them have been published in the reports of irrigation projects 

or of the water commissioner of the drainage basin in which the streams are situated. 

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

City Creek. ......

Cottonwood Creek.

Dormer Creek. ....

Emigration Creek.

Ephralm Creek. . . .

Little Cottonwood

Creek.

Little Truckee

River.

Do.. .........

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth

do

of canyon.

Above Gold Creek near Truckee , Calif .......

do

Near Ephraim, Utah ..............

Salt Lake City, Utah, near1 mouth

Above Boca Reservoir, near- Boca,

Below Boca Reservoir, near Boca,

of canyon.

Calif. ....

Calif... ..

Period

1898-1956a

1898-1956a

1929-56

1898-1956a

1914-56

1898-1956a

1942-56

1942-56

Collected by

Salt Lake City.

Do.

Federal Court Watermaster for Truckee

River.

Do.

Inter-mountain Forest &

Range Experiment

Station.

Salt Lake City.

Washoe County Water

Conservation

District.

Do.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 10

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey Continued

Stream

Otter Creek 

Outlet. 

Parleys Creek. . . . 

Sevler River. ....

Walker River. ....

Location

Antimony, Utah, at former Geo logical Survey 

gaging station near Coyote. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon. 

Delta, Utah, at former Geological Survey 

gaging station.

Near Wabusha, Nev. .........................

Period

19ZO-56b

1898-1956a, 

1920-56b

1907-lOc,

1926-56

1900-56d

1927-56

1902-Sc, 

1920-34C, 

1940-56

1941-56

Collected by

Sevler River water com 

mlssioner. 

Salt Lake City. 

Sevler River water commissioner. 

Federal Court Watermaster for Truckee 

River and Truckee - 

Carson Irrigation 

District.

tlon District.

master for Truckee 

River.

master for Truckee 

River and Truckee - 

Carson Irrigation 

District.

master for Truckee 

River. 

Walker River Irrigation District.

Do.

a Records prior to 1913 are contained in water-supply papers published by the Geological Survey; 

those for 1913-30, in reports published by Salt Lake City.

b Published in the annual reports of Sevler River water commissioner.

c Published In water-supply papers by the Geological Survey.

d Records prior to 1944 published in water-supply papers by the Geological Survey.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Runoff In the northern portion of the basin remained below median during October and 

November and above or near median during the remainder of the year. Drought conditions 

continued In the southeast part of the basin. Runoff of the Sovier River at Hatch, Utah, 

for the water year was only 42 percent of a 34-year average and the lowest of record. 

Except for 1952, monthly runoff In the southern part of Utah has been deficient for the 

past 7 years. Record-breaking floods In the Sierra-Nevada region In Nevada occurred 

Dec. 23. Heavy rains extended to high altitudes, and the excessive runoff that resulted 

was augmented by water melted from the existing snow pack, flood peaks In the lower Carson 

River basin exceeded previous maximums by about 60 percent. Peaks on the upper Carson tributaries and in the Truckee and Walker Lake basins were generally of the same magnitude as 

the previous maximums in 1950. City of Reno was extensively damaged by flooding of 

Truckee River. In Nevada the December storms extended into the Humboldt River basin and 

ended a long period of deficient runoff; flooding occurred in northern tributaries and in 

Quinn River basin. The December and January storms also reached the Wasatch Mountains in 

Utah. It is very unusual to have rain runoff from the Wasatch Mountains during winter 

months. High flows occurred in the lower Weber River and Little Bear River basins. Maximum flow Of the Weber River at Gateway, Utah, after adjusting for storage upstream, was 

twice that previously recorded during winter months in 35 years of record. Increased 

runoff and precipitation directly on the water surface increased the stage of Great Salt 

Lake 0.85 ft during December and January, the largest increase during the period of record. 

These floods will be described in a water-supply paper entitled, "Floods of December 1955- 

January 1956 in Far Western States," now in preparation.

In Oregon during May, Silver Lake, closed basin, reached its highest level in about 

45 years. Also during May, minor flooding occurred in Nevada along the Carson River and 

in the upper reaches of the Humboldt River. Cloudbursts in July kept streams at high 

stages in Walker River basin in Nevada, and caused extensive damage in the northern section. On July 20, a flash flood on Galena Creek near Reno took four lives as cars were
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

swept off the road and on Peavine Creek a flash flood washed through large residential 

areas of Reno, damaging buildings, streets, and property. These later floods will be 

described In more detail In a summary report on floods during 1956.

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

West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville. Calif. 

Drainage area, 182 sq mi.

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

year 

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1956.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1956 water year with 

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

GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN

Great Salt Lake, Utah

Location. Lat 40°44'15", long 112°12'30", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 1 S., R. 3 W., at Salt Lake 

County Boat Harbor on southeast shore of lake, 17 miles west of Salt Lake City; and 

lat 41 C 13', long 112°36' , at Midlake, on Lucin cutoff of Southern pacific Railroad, 

30 miles west of Ogden.

Records available. September 1875 to December 1899, March to July 1904, and October 1912 

to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1903 to December 1934 in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Diagram showing fluctuations of lake from 1851-1940 

is published in WSP 880.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at Boat Harbor since October 1938 at datum 4,186.9 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Staff gage at Midlake since October 1902 at datum 

4,198.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to October 1938, staff gages 

at sites and datums as follows: September 1875 to October 1877, at Black Rock at 

datum 4,208.4 ft above mean sea level, November 1877 to November 1879 at Farmington 

Bay at datum 4,206.9 ft above mean sea level, November 1879 to April 1881 near Black 

Rock at datum 4,203.1 ft above mean sea level, April 1881 to December 1899 at Garfield Landing at datum 4,198.5 ft above mean sea level, and July 1903 to October 1938 

at Saltair at datum 4,196.9 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 4,197.85 ft June 1 at Boat Harbor gage, 

May 1, 15 at Midlake gage; minimum, 4,196.2 ft Sept. 15 at Midlake gage.

1851-1956: Maximum elevation, 4,211.6 ft in 1873, computed from traditional data 

by E. C. LaRue (see WSP 880, p. 125); minimum, 4,193.7 ft Oct. 15 and Nov. 1, 1940, 

at Boat Harbor gage and Oct. 15, 1940, at Midlake gage.

Remarks. Apparent inconsistencies in readings are probably due largely to the effect 

of wind, as the two gages are about 40 miles apart. To compensate for wind effect, 

elevations given for the Boat Harbor gage are taken from a mean slope line defined 

by several days' gage-height graph preceding and following 12:01 a.m. for the first 

and fifteenth of each month. Wind effects may cause substantial changes in elevation 

which are not shown in the published elevations.

Cooperation. Records for Midlake gage furnished by Southern Pacific Railroad. 

Gage height. In feet, water year 1955-56

Day

Oct. 1

15

Nov. 1

15

Dec. 1

15

Jan. 1

15

Feb. 1

15

Mar. 1

15

Apr. 1

15

May 1

15

June 1

15

July 1

15

Aug. 1

15

Sept. 1

15

Boat Harbor

9.65

9.55

9.5

9.45

9.55

9.7

9.95

10.1

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.65

10.7

10.85

10.85

10.9

10.95

10.85

10.6

10.4

10.15

9.8

9.45

9.35

Midlake

- .35

- .6

- .7

- .75

- .6

- .5

- .4

- .35

- .15

- .1

- .O

-.65

-.5

-.4

-.25

-.25

-.35

-.35

-.5

-.75

-1.1

-1.5

-1.75

-1.9
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State line, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location Lat 40°55' , long 110°49' , in NW£ sec. 16, T. 2 N. , R. 10 E. , in Utah, on 

left bank 300 ft downstream from road bridge (revised), three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from head, and 25 miles southeast of Evanston.

Records available . October 1949 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1944 to September 1949 (irrigation season only) in reports of Bear River 

Hydrometric Data (U. S. Geological Survey open-file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,500 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 7 years (1949-56), 6.17 cfs (4,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1949-56: Maximum daily discharge, 42 cfs June 15, 1956; no flow during 

winter and at other times each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Canal diverts from East Fork Bear River for irrigation of 

lands in Billiard Flat area, Wyoming.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

13

13

*13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

ii

16

14

14

12

12

12

*12

12

4.8

0

0

361.8

11.7

718

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

O

0

0

Mar.

o

0

0

Apr.

0

0

o

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

9.2

19

21

24

24

30

36

36

30

*36

35

38

42

39

37

35

36

36

34

34

25

15

14

*14

16

17

17

17

766.2

25.5

1,520

July

17

18

24

23

22

27

30soso

30

*30

28

28

2S

27

27

28

30

30

29

28

30

28

*27

26

25

24

26

27

28 

27

832

26. 8

1,650

Aug.

25

24

24

21

20

19

18

*18

18

*16

16

17

17

18

18

16

17

16

22

19

17

*15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

*12 

T?

534

17.2

1,060

Sept.

11

11

11

11

*11

10

10

11

12

TT

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

6.9

*5.6

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.9

269.8

8.99"

535

Calendar year 1955: Max 38 Min 0 Mean 6.76 Ac-ft 4,890

Water year 1955-56: Max 42 Min o Mean 7.55 Ac-ft 5,480

Discharge measurement made on this day.
16 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line

Location. lat 40°58', long 110 0 51', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., on left bank 

Just downstream from West Fork and 2.8 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line.

Drainage area. 176 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,965 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 188 cfs (136,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs June 1 (gage height, 3.91 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Nov. 1, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs June 14, 1953 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Apr. 11, 1951, Nov. 5, 1954, Nov. 1, 1955, but may have been less during 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of land in drainage basin below station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect'(gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1-14)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

73

152

256

2.2 446

2.6 733

3.0 1,040

4.0 1,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2§

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34 

33

32

32

33

31

33

33

31

31

33

33

31

29

28

28

27

27

27

35

40

38

38

33

33

33

*33

28

32

40

42

1,011

32.6

2,010

Nov.

25

b30

b35

40

39

34

35

37

37

37

37

b35

b35

b30

bj!2_

b25

b30

b35

b40

b41

42

b38

b35

b32

b32

b35

37

35

35

*34

1,034

34.5

2,050

Dec.

35 

35

b34

b32

b28

b28

b30

b32

b34

35

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

34

34

*35

35

52

91

73

58

52

48

b45

b40

b36

1,227

39.6

2,430

Jan.

b34 

b32

b35

b37

b39

39

37

37

34

35

35

35

34

35

35

37

*37

38

37

35

37

37

35

b35

b37

b35

b34

b32

b30

b28

b28

1,085

35.0

2,150

Feb.

b28

> 28 (

\-

> 32

> 35

- -----

925

31.9

1,830

Mar.

35 

35

35

35

34

b33

b33

37

34

34

34

b32

b31

35

35

34

33

34

33

33

37

*34

35

42

49

51

51

58

54

52

54

1,196

38.6

2,370

Apr.

54 

50

51

51

50

46

50

51

52

58

69

69

69

69

69

87

*94

91

84

110

146

188

208

21.9

219

252

280

256

208

181

3,481

116

6,900

May

194 

208

284

392

466

492

628

703

710

651

519

422

357

330

*352

472

718

959

1,130

1,360

1,290

1,400

1,570

1,420

*1,450

1,510

1,330

1,280

1,160

1,270

1,510

26,537

856

52,640

June

*1.650 

1,580

,420

,370

,320

,230

,150

,180

,180

,160

,170

* ,110

,040

975

935

710

562

519

562

562

486

459

466

466

453

*422

416

392

372

572

25,669

856

50,910

July

367 

554

280

256

234

219

205

198

191

184

*178

171

165

155

143

135

123

110

101

94

87

91

87

*80

80

78

75

80

91

89

89

4,768

154

9,460

Aug.

87 

61

71

58

52

50

46

45

44

*42

40

42

42

44

48

42

42

40

54

54

42

39

35

35

34

35

55

55

52

51

*27_

1,586

44.7

2,750

Sept.

27 

26

25

25

24

24

23

24

25

24

24

23

23

21

21

21

21

20

2T

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

25

717

23.9

1,420

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,130 Mln - Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,610

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,630 Mln - Mean 189 Ac-ft 136,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--June 1 (1:30 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (3.91 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 2 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

nd records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 17

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line

Location.--Lat 40°59'30", long 110°50'30", in W? sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., in Utah, on 

right bank 2,000 ft upstream from State line and 19^ miles southeast of Evanston, Wyo.

Drainage area. 59 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 7,860 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 32.9 cfs (23,830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during the year, 646 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.33 ft); 

minimum, 2.4 cfs Nov. 8.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1956; minimum, 0.9 cfs Nov. 11, 1951, 

result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Three small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of ice effect ( 

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

0.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

3.4

5.0

12

22

50

86

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

138

216

315

433

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.3

573

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

8.8

~9.6 10

9.6

8.0

7.1

7.4

*7.7

6.2

6.5

7.1

7.4

203.6

6.57

404

Nov.

4.8

5.9

7.1

7.4

7.1

5.9

6.5

5.9

8.4

8.0

8.0

b7.5

b7.0

b7.0

b6.0

b6.5

b7.0

b8.0

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

b8.5

b8.0

b8.0

b8.5

b9.5

blO

9.6

8.8

*8.8

230.7

7.69

458

Dec.

9.2

9.6

b9.5

b8.5

b8.0

b8.0

b8.5

b9.0

b9.5

blO

blO

10

9.2

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.4

*7.7

S74

14

£4

22

15

13

11

9.2

8.8 

bS.O

323.1

10.4

641

Jan.

b7.5

b7 .0

bT75

b8.0

b8.5

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.7

7.7

8.8

8.4

9.6

*972

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

b8.0

b7.5

b8.0

b8.5

b8.0

b7.5

b7.0 

b7.0

252.1

8.13

500

Feb.

11

> b6.0

J

b7.0

, b8.0

, 8.0

------

217

7.48

430

Mar.

 I

1

f 8.0

J

"

> 7.5

8.0

*8.0

10

14

22.

20

19

22

18

16 

19

328.5

10.6

652

Apr.

19

14

16

14

13

12

12

15

16

20

28

30

27

27

27

47

*50

40

38

54

77

90

92

92

83

96

 "81 100

60

48

1,338

44.6

2,650

May

63

67

85

117

135

126

160

185

173

137

106

111

85

72

*77

125

181

211

229

244

238

292

360

257

257

337

221

202

183

186 

213

5,435

175

10,780

June

*236

223

206

194

185

145

128

126

115

107

98

*83

73

62

62

59

50

45

38

34

31

29

27

25

24

*23

21

20

18

16

2,503

83.4

4,960

July

16

21

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

*10

10

11

9.6

9.2

.7

.4

.1

.5

.2

.2

.1

.4

.1

.4

.7

.7

10

11

11 

9.6

315.9

10.2

627

Aug.

~8.4 10

9.2

7.4

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

*5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

7.4

9.2

7.1

7.1

6.5

8.4

8.8

7.1

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0 

*4.8

206.7

6.67

410

Sept.

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.O

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.0

.0

.8

.0

137.2

4.57

272

Calendar year 1955: Max 188 Mln 3.3 Mean 20.8 Ac-ft 15,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 360 Mln 4.0 Mean 31.4 Ac-ft 22,780

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs).--May 22 (11:30 p.m.) 646 cfs (4.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 24 to Mar. 21; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
18 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. 1st 41°08', long 110°53', in NW^NE^- sec. 6, T. 13 N. , R. 119 W. , on right 

bank 2 miles upstream from Myers Bridge, s| miles upstream from Sulphur Creek, and 

9f miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1956 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,130 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, at site 1,200 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 202 cfs (146,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.34 ft); miniraura, 3.6 cfs Sept. 19.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs June 14, 1953 (gage height, 5.73 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

76 

210 

4EO

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.4 3 2.6 243

1.5 6 3.2 525

1.6 12 4.0 1,040

1.7 20 5.1 1,910

1.9 52

2.2 123

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

27

24

22

21

22

23

23

24

24

23

23

25

25

25

24

22

22

19

16

20

26

24

26

25

23

23

*26

25

26

30 

36

744

24.0

1,480

Nov.

23

28

34

47

39

34

36

34

39

40

50

40

30

28

25

25

30

35

45

60

> 65

(*)

1,372

45.7

2,720

Dec.

\-

-i

1

> 55

J

» 60

(*)

90

200

329

277

174

130

96

90

80 

70

2,771

89.4

5,500

Jan.

11 7°

75

(*)

} 

2,270

73.2

4,500

Feb.

55

}"

> 65

fL:1,855

64.0

3,680

Mar.

> 70

*70

80

100

150

210

250

200

175

160 

196

3,061

98.7

6,070

Apr.

160

110

104

100

105

90

100

105

90

100

130

130

120

115

110

125

*151

166

137

160

202

254

289

302

310

332

400

365

306

250

5,418

181

10,750

May

306

310

365

486

652

615

762

886

898

*840

678

603

498

430

415

525

788

,040

,200

,490

,380

,520

,900

,700

* ,690

,780

,630

,500

,300

,290

* ,500

30,977

999

61,440

June

,300

,720

,640

,540

,460

,330

,160

,130

,130

,080

,100

,030

*926

840

820

716

561

525

450

400

350

325

300

325

325

310

*293

276

254

250

23,866

796

47,340

July

243

258

205

177

154

131

75

56

52

38

30

24

23

23

23

23

21

21

19

17

16

17

*17

16

15

16

15

15

21

30 

24

1,815

58.5

3,600

Aug.

26

24

23

18

14

12

9.8

8.8

*7.6

6.6

7.1

8.8

10

12

17

17

17

17

20

2]_

26

17

17

16

15

13

12

11

12

11

10

462.7

14.9

918

Sept.

9.8

9.3

8.8

8.2

*8.2

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.6

6.0

5.4

4.5

8.8

11

13

15

16

17

17

17

17

18

18

315.4

10.5

626

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,050 Mln 4.4 Mean 125 Ae-ft 90,670

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,900 Mln 4.5 Mean 205 Ac-ft 148,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--May 23 (9 a.m.) 2,120 cfs (5.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1, 2, Nov. 12 to Dec. 23, Dec. 29 to Mar. 30. 

No gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 21, Apr. 4-16, June 19-26; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for other stations on Bear River.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°10', long 110°52', in SE£ sec. 29, T. 14 N., R. 119 W. , on left bank 

4.8 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 80.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1956, fragmentary prior to July 1942 (corrected).

;e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of g 

rior to June 16, 1948, at datum 2.00 ft 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

%e is 7,070 ft (from river-profile map). 

higher. June 16, 1948, to Aug. 21, 1952, at

Average discharge. 14 years, 22.4 cfs (16,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 678 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 26-29, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Apr. 23, 1952; maximum gage height, 6.01 ft, 

Apr. 21, 1948, present datum; no flow Sept. 10, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1040: 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 3o)

0.4 

1.1 

2.2 

3.8 

8.1

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.9 

3.3

15

26

50

95

166

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.6

1.6

1.8

1.4 

1.3

37.6

1.21

75

Nov.

1 > TT3"

1.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.4

3.5

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

6.0

4.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.5

111.8

3.73

222

Dec.

1> 4.0

-1

3.0

> 4.0

(*)

6.0

30

166

157

50

29

25

22

18 

15

542.0

17.5

1,080

Jan.

9.0

> 10

(*)

> 12

}"

325.0

10.5

645

Feb.

},,

8.0

> 9.0

> 9.0

246.0

8.48

488

Mar.

-]

1

5> 9.0

J

8.5

9.5

10

*13

18

35

125

250

*158

96

95

156

160

1,289.5

41.6

2,560

Apr.

89IB"

37

38

35

28

46

35

34

42

44

34

29

31

34

34

*37

41

30

26

29

30

*31

28

26

23

27

39

47

42

1,093

36.4

2,170

May

56

48

*31

36

64

58

58

61

62

*54

43

54

48

35

27

2535"

59

62

70

65

89

164

ITT

98

89

76

59

57

41

*31

1,877

60.5

3,720

June

28

5F

20

19

18

14

12

9.3

7.1

7.6

5.9

5.5

4.0

3.5

14

15

18

9.3

7.4

10

13

12

12

9.3

6.4

*5.9

7.1

4.8

3.5

328.7

11.0

652

July

3.3

4.6

4.6

3.6

5.1

4.2

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.3

2.8

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

l'.9

1.9

2.1

*2.7

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.8

32

17

9.0

134.1

4.35

266

Aug.

8.1

779

5.1

5.7

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

*4.4

4.0

2.7

2.0

2.5

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.1

lj_Q

108.7

3.51

216

Sept.

~Te" 1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5 75-

.5

.5

.6

21.5

0.72

43

Calendar year 1955: Max 231 Mln 0.4 Mean 13.8 Ac-ft 1O.02O

Water year 1955-56: Max 250 Mln 0.5 Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,140

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Mar. 26 (6:3O p.m.) 678 cfs (4.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14 to Dec. 23, Dec. 29 to Mar. 26 (no gageheight record Feb. 21 to Mar. 21; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

stations on nearby streams).
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°09', long 111°03', in SW£ sec. 21, T. 5 N., R. 8 E., in Utah, on left

 bank 600 ft downstream from Sage Creek, lj miles upstream from Coyote Creek, and 

9f miles southwest of Evanston.

Drainage area. 80 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1945, October 1949 to September 1956.

 Records for February 1943 to September 1944 at site l£ miles downstream not equivalent, but would be equivalent by adding flow of Wrlght No. 2 and Cook Canals, in 

reports on Bear River Hydrornetric Data, 1944 (Geological Survey open file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,920 ft (from river profile map).

Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1945, at site 500 ft upstream at different datum (corrected).

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-45, 1949-56), 11.2 cfs (8,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68 cfs May 7 (gage height, 3.22 ft); no flow 

about half of the year.

1944-45, 1949-56: Maximum discharge, 477 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 7.04 ft); 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are fair. One small diversion for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0o"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

8.0

35

20

15

9.0

7.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

116.5

3.76

231

Jan.

» 2.0

(*)

» 2.0

62

2.0

123

Feb.

> 1.5

L , , j

Mar.

> 1.5

3.0

*15

25

35

30

25

*30

26

25

\ *" " 

43.5

1.5

86

£76.5

3.92

548

Apr.

32

22

16

14

14

12

T?

14

13

16

22

22

18

17

17

18

20

*23

20

19

21

25

*32

*32

30

31

35

36

34

27

664

22.1

1,320

May

28

*33

30

37

49

50

51

'55 52

*51

50

46

45

*36

32

32

41

47

48

46

39

35

45

51

43

32

29

26

26

22 

*20

1,222

39 .4

2,420

June

IS

17

12

10

9.9

9.1

7.6

6.5

5.8

5.0

7.3

3.3

*3.0

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.3

1.6

1.3

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.1

136.3

4.54

270

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 3.61 Ac-ft 2,620

Water year 1955-56 : Max 52 Mln 0 Mean 6.89 Ac-ft 5,000

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs) . No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 16; discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice Jan. 17 to Mar. 28 (no gage height record Feb. 27 to Mar. 22; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams).
BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°19' , long 111°01' , in sec. 1, T. 15 N. , R. 121 W. , on left bank 300 ft 

upstream from road bridge and 3^ miles northwest of Evanston.

Drainage area. 715 sq ml.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1956 (discontinued). Prior to 1931, 

monthly discharge only for winter months published in WSP 1314.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,610 ft (frorii river-profile map). 

Prior to Sept. 28, 1926, staff gage at same site and datum (corrected).

Average discharge.--43 years, 234 cfs (169,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.11 ft); no flow 

Sept. 14, 15.

1913-56: Maximum discharge, 3,690 cfs June 14, 1921 (gage height, 6.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs; no flow at times in 1924, 1931, 1933-34, 1939-40, 

1942, 1946, 1948, 1954-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1010: 1942-43. WSP 1090: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge for water years 1915 and 1927, superseding those published in WSP 410 and 

650, are given herein.

Date

1915

July 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

64

55

49

33

23

23

23

30

14

17

16

14

12

11

8

10

11

8

13

18

30

25

14

13

9

11

13

11

5

6

8

Date

L915-Con.

Aug. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

8

4

5

5

5

3

3

4

1

1

5

1

3

3

3

3

4

6

26

18

16

20

17

21

35

49

49

46

60

62

52

Date

L915-Con.

Sept. 20

21

22

23

24

25

1927

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

48

44

42

44

44

56

442

431

578

522

466

473

501

629

423

272

258

228

228

233

233

236

236

233

260

277

274

272

408

Date

1927-Con.

Apr. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

570

678

722

682

646

651 67-3

416

336

289

289

336

272

215

184

162

150

123

97

74

57

50

39

35

29

25

15

14

17

17

19

Date

1927-Con.

July 27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

17

18

20

21

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

26

28

42

49

50

46

40

35

34

30

30

34

35

33

31

30

28

23

25

25

23

23

25

26

27

34

46

56

49

40

Month

Calendar year 1915. .............

Calendar year 1927 ..............

Maximum

30

722

56

Minimum

11

1

228

21

Mean

162

8.5

61.1

215

211

424

113

31.1

241

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,940

524

3,640

155,000

152,000

25,300

6,940

1,910

175,000
22 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Evansfcon, Wyo. Continued

Rat Ing , water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 22-25)

effect (gage 

second)

0.4 0

.5 .3

.6 1.0

.7 2.5

.8 6.0

1.0 19

1.2 40

1.5 86

1.9 171

2.4 305

3.0 495

4.0 890

5.0 1,330

6.0 2,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.0

7.6 

7.1

6.6

6.6

7.1

8.2

9.3

7.6

7.6

7.1

8.2

9.5

8.8

9.8

11

9.8

7.1

6.6

6.6

9.9

12

13

17

TT

12

12

*14

12

14

16

306.9

9.90

609

Nov.

10

11 

12

24

33

30

27

28

28

34

44

31

26

23

20

20

25

30

40

60

> 80

(*)

1,356

45.2

2,690

Dec.

11 

i -

I

> 70

(*)

90

200

450

544

374

262

176

150

125

100

3,916

126

7,770

Jan.

1

> 100

j

> 105

(*)

> 105

1I "

3,170

102

6,290

Feb.

80

85

* 90

> 95

95

95

2,580

89.0

5,120

Mar.

x 95

150

250

400

541 

679

789 723-

»471

365

418

506

7,192

232

14,270

Apr.

418

290 

229

205

221

169 185"

215

171

200

224

224

211

198

208

213

234

*259

234

218

245

299

344

562 

368

384

431

451

402

365

8,173

272

16,210

May

380

415 

596

485

667

683

772

886

934

*914

785

723

639

534

485

526

715

974

1,160

1,380

1,440

1,470

1,800

*1,900

1,766

1,800

1,870

*1 , 550

1,340

1,240

1,380

32,003

1,030

63,480

June

1,610

1.750 

1,650

1,440

1,320

1,210

1,060

974

970

950

946

906

*827

755

683

655

506

461

356

299

254

215

195

205 

205

*198

181

171

150

155

21,173

706

42 , 000

July

150

146

124

99

88

69

45

28

20

14

10

7.1

5.0

4.2

5.6

5.9

3.6

5.6

3.6

3.9

3.2

2.4

*1.8

1.6 

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.5

27

10

864.6

27.9

1,710

Aug.

7.1

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.2

5.9

3.6

3.2

*2.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4 

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

73" .2

61.5

1.98

122

Sept.

0.3

.2 

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

**.!

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

- 

6.4

0.21

13

Calendar year 1955; Max 937 Min 0 Mean 128 Ac-ft 93,010

Water year 1955-56; Max 1,900 Min 0 Mean 221 Ac-ft 160,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--May 23 (11:30 p. .) 2,130 (6.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1, 2, Nov. 13 to De 

(no gage-height record Jan. 1-15, Feb. 28 to Mar. 22 

other stations on Bear River).

4, Dec. 29 to Mar. 25 

harge estimated on basis of records for
BEAR RIVER BASIN 23

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°24' , long 111°02' , in SE£ sec. 36, T. 17 N. , R. 121 W., on right bank 

at highway bridge, 65- miles downstream from headgates and 10 miles northwest of 

Evanston.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to September 1942 and May to September 1943 in Upper Bear River Water Commissioner's 

reports, Utah; April 1944 to September 1948 in Upper Bear River Water Commissioner's 

reports, Utah; and reports of Bear River Hydrotretric Data (U. S. Geological Survey 

open-file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 11, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 11 years (1945-56), 16.4 cfs (11,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1942-56: Maximum daily discharge observed, 129 cfs Apr. 14, 1946; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Canal diverts water from Bear River in NW-£ sec. 36, T. 16 N. , 

R. 121 W. Many diversions above station for irrigation in Wyoming. Flow at station 

is for storage in Neponset Reservoir, Utah, and irrigation in Saleratus Basin, Utah.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

.1

.5

.5

.2

0".1

0

0

0

0

.9

1.2

.9

.8

1.5

1.5

.9

.2

.2

.2

1.1

1.4

2.8

4.0

4.0

4.7

*5.5

5.8

5.2

6.0

51.3

1.65

102

Nov.

b4.0

b6.0

7.7

9.4

15

20

15

17

15

14

21

24

16

b!4

b!2

b!2

b!8

b25

b25

b5.0

1.2

.9

1.1

1.1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

73

302.0

10.1

599

Dec.

**0.2

.2

" b.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.2

0.14

8.3

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

a5.0

a20

a60

b35

*b65

BT

15

27

51

48

*39

39

41

496.0

16.0

984

Apr.

40

36

32

32

32

30

30

32

30

30

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

*35

33

31

32

35

36

38

40

40

40

41

4T

40

1,032

34.4

2,050

May

39

*40

40

41

46

46

46

46

46

44

*42

40

32

11

10

10

11

20

54

70

71

66

*83

78

72

71

73

69

67

69

1,532

49.4

3,040

June

83

85

86

86

*83

*79

77

79

85

90

89

88

*84

80

80

85

76

73

56

42

37

33

31

48

52

58

51

50

51

45

2,042

68.1

4,050

July

42

*52

52

36

30

20

15

10

3.8

**1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

2.2

267.8

8.64

531

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 124 Mln 0 Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14,360

Water year 1955-56: Max 90 Mln 0 Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,360

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and records for stations 

n Bear River near Evanston, Wyo. and near Woodruff, Utah, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
24 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Lat 41 0 31'25", long 111°01'00", in SW£ sec. 20, T. 18 N., R. 120 W., in 

Wyoming, on left bank 2.8 miles upstream from Wyoming-Utah State line and 7.6 miles 

east of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,360 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 215 cfs (155,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.24 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-6, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 3,010 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 5.32 ft); maximum gage height, 5.98 ft Mar. 21, 1951 (ice jam); no flow at times each year 1942-49, 

1954-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, including Chapman Canal which carries some water over a low divide for storage in Neponset 

Reservoir for irrigation in Saleratus Basin, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-19)

0

.5 

1.5 

3.8 

6.7

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

2.1

36

84

151

248

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

424

731

1,080

1,510

1,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

0

0 

0

0

o

a. 8

1.5

2.4

3.1

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.4

3.1

2.4

2.0

2.2

3.1

4.4

5.8

5.8

5.2

6.1

6.7

*7.1

^T

5.8

7.1

6.1

5.2

107.7

3.47

214

Nov.

4.0

T75

9.7

8.8

5.8

7.1

7.6

9.7

10

7.1

8.0

13

11

10

8.0

8.0

15

25

39

50

> 75

1,012.8

33.8

2,010

Dec.

\

> 65

J

-i

1

> 60

J

> 65

. («)

80

175

300

450

565 34"S

230

175

150

130

3,931

127

7,800

Jan.

1 95

I

-

> 100

( )

j

> 9O

3,015

97.3

5,980

Feb.

1r "

.0

> 80

J

> 85

> 90

2,435

84.0

4,830

Mar.

> 90

150

250

400

550

700

844

*754

583

414

368

469

7,312

236

14,500

Apr.

441

I4T

244 

209

193

199

166

180

186

163

190

206

206

186

183

*190

206

230

237

196

199

237

275

308

320

324

350

393

388

354

7,500

250

14,880

May

308 34"6"

346 

372

441

640

647

757

844

885

830

751

705

60S

510

480

546

771

965

1,120

*1,280

1,350

1,420

1,560

1,700

1,600

1,6OO

*1,650

1,410

1,160

*1,180

28,782

928

57,090

June

1,350

1,470

1,520 

1,440

1,320

1,200

1,060

900

851

824

790

804

744

*647

583

596

498

419

337

252

212

166

157

126

*111

104

104

90

79

68

18,822

627

37,330

July

63

66 SB61

56

49

40

32

29

*24

21

19

16

13

11

9.7

8.4

7.6

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

6.1

5.8

4.7

3.3

5.5

7.1

4.4

662.6

21.4

1,310

Aug.

3.8

4.1

375 

2.9

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

** .8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

**a.5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

0

S

0

0 

0

28.8

0.93

57

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 19551 Max 871 Mln 0 Mean 1O5 Ac-ft 75,980

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,7OO Mln 0 Mean 2O1 Ac-ft 146, OOO

Peak discharge (base. 1.5OO cfs). May 25 (12 m.) 1,75O cfs 14.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of field estimate and engineer's notes.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1, 2, 13-18, Nov. 21 to Dec. 25, Dec. 29 to 

Mar. 25 (no gage-height record Feb. 7 to Mar. 20, discharge estimated on the basis of weather 

records and records for other nearby stations on Bear River).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 25

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Lat 41°29', long lll'ie 1 , In SE^SE^ sec. 28, T. 9 N , R. 6 E. , on left bank 

li miles upstream from Birch Creek and 6 miles southwest of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1949 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1937 to September 1943 records for site 1^ miles upstream available in files of 

Logan project office, Geological Survey, under the name of South Fork Woodruff Creek, 

near Woodruff.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 6,600 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 7 years (1949-56), 36.1 cfs (26,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 327 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.11 ft); minimum, 

7.1 cfs Dec. 14, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record.

1949-5"6: Maximum discharge, 528 cfs May 25, 1950 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Mar. 29, 1951, Nov. 9, 1953, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24-29, Jan. 11-16, Hay 4-12, 

Sept. 3-6, 14-30)

1.4 6.7

1.5 11

1.7 24

2.0 52

2.5 96

3.0 132

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

169

209

307

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.8 978"

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

12_

11

12

11

11

10

no

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

313,6

10.1

622

Nov.

9.0

970

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.8

10

~9.4 13

9.8

11

9.8

10

10

9.8

10

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

313.6

10.5

622

Dec.

*11

11

9.8

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

*14

90

167

118

82

54

38

29

b23

b21

846

27.3

1,680

Jan.

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!7

b!6

16

16

16

16

16

*20

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

b!5

16

16

16

b!5

b!4

b!3

bl£

498

16.1

988

Feb.

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!3

b!4

14

13

13

b!3

b!3

13

13

13

13

1

f b!3

1

|

f a!3

J

> a!4

------

385

13.3

764

Mar.

I -.

J

> a!5

a!8

a2o

a25

a30

a34

a39

*a47

52

57_

52

43

36

30

30 

35

783

25.3

1,550

Apr.

34

30

28

26

28

2526-

30

32

39

46

48

49

48

47

56

64

*77

91

104

122

142

155

164

167

173

181

161

139

119

2,451

81.7

4,860

May

69

78

162

205

251

238

244

220

*220

213

182

147

122

105

92

88

102

159

231

292

268

*243

240

235

a230

a222

a220

a230

a200

a!5o 

*a!20

5,778

186

11,460

June

~94 105

86

82

74

68

60

56

55

52

*49

46

43

40

42

44

37

34

33

32

30

29

28

28

28

*28

27

26

25

24

1,405

46.8

2,790

Hluly

24

24

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

*15

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

16

17 

14

526

17.0

1,040

Aug.

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

*12

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

347

11.2

688

Sept.

10

9.4 9~4

10

9.8

*10

10

10

11

9.8

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

II

11

11

10

II

1212"

11

11

11

U

11

12

12

317.4

10.6

630

Calendar year 1955: Max 213 Mln - Mean 25.5 Ac-ft 18,470

Water year 1955-56: Max 292 Mln 9.0 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,690

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations

n nearby ipaT'hv Rt-.T»*»aTns streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
26 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Birch Creek near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Lat 41°30'00", long 111°17'30", in NE£ sec. 20, T 9 N., R. 6 E. , on left

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from small tributary, 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 7 miles southwest of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 17 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956 (discontinued).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,670 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 7.79 cfs (5,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 58 cfs May 9, 10; no flow for part of 

each day Sept. 21, 25.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 172 cfs May 22, 1950 (gage height, 3.73 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26 to Nov. 4, 1954, part of each day Sept. 21, 25, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station. Flow regulated by 2 small reservoirs 

1-f miles upstream (capacity 2,430 acre-ft). Birch Creek Reservoir (capacity, 

2,260 acre-ft) completed in November 1951.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19-31, Sept. 11-30)

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.9 Z.I

1.0 3.5

1.2 7.5

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.7'.1

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

73" * 3

.3

.3

.3

16.2

0.52

32

Nov.

0.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

« .4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

11.7

0.39

23

Dec.

*0.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

> .4

> .5

»n.o

3.0

4.5

275

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

28.7

0.93

57

Jan.

» 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

*1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1 -1

1.0

1.0

35.5

1.15

70

Feb.

> 1.0

> 1.0

- - _ - - _

29.0

1.0

58

Mar.

» 1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.2

3.5

*5.0

6.4

574

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.2

4.0

3 9

73.4

2.37

146

Apr.

3.5

3.2

2.8 2~79~

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.9

4.2

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.1

6.0

6.6

*7.5

8.9

9.7

11

13

14

16

19

23

2425"

19

18

273.5

9.12

542

May

19

17

TT

19

21

21

25

55

*5858"

55

55

55

48

42

38

37

32

31

33

36

*37

37

36

36

34

33

39

36

32

1,120

36.1

2,220

June

26

57

18

11

16

17

17

16

15

14

*13

12

11

11

11

12

10

9.2

8.1

7.5

10

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

437.8

14.6

868

July

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

20

32

33

32

32

32

*31

30

29

28

30

33

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

32

30

797

25.7

1,580

Aug.

2929"

28

28

27

24

17

16

*16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

9.7

8.9

7.8

2.4

1.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

75

415.3

13.4

824

Sept.

0.2

7i

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year 1955; Max 31 Min 0.1 Mean 4.75 Ac-ft 3,440

Water year 1955-56 : Max 58 Min 0.1 Mean 8.86 Ac-ft 6,430

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-25, Dec. 4 to Jan. 11, Jan. 22 to Mar. 23 

(no gage-height record Feb. 10 to Mar. 23; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 27

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37', long 111°15', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

3i miles downstream from main forks and 4f miles southwest of Randolph.

Drainage area. 52.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1956. March 1939 to September 1944 

(fragmentary), at site a quarter of a mile downstream; records equivalent except 

for a few short periods each irrigation season.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,390 ft (from topographic map). 

March 1939 to September 1944, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1949-56), 22.1 cfs (16,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Oct. 29, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 146 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height. 2.46 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Mar 12, 1951 (ice Jam upstream).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Cooperation.--Records prior to April 1943 furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.3

.8

.8 

"75

.3

.0

* .3

.3

.3

.8

.3

.3

223.2

7.20

443

Nov.

> 7.0

> 7.4

} ^^

> ve

t

> 7.6

220.0

7.33

436

Dec.

1 J *76 7 ' 6

7.6

7.6

> 7.2

> 7.6

*13 

25

30

24

17

13

12

11

10

9.8

320.4

10.3

636

Jan.

> 9.5

(*)

> 9.5

1

> 9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

286.0

9.23

567

Feb.

8.0

> 8.4

------

235.6

8.12

467

Mar.

1

> 8.4

j

-

> 9.0

10

13

16

19

*23 

28 

31

32

22

18

14

14

*14

15

15

425.0

13.7

843

Apr.

15 

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

19

20

21

23

24

26

28

*31

35

40

42 

48 

52

59

66

68

72

70

64

59

1,012

33.7

2,010

May

57 

56

59

62

64

61

58

54

54

54

*51

49

43

39

37

36

37

38

40

43

43 

*43 

43

44

45

44

43

49

43

41

40

1,470

47.4

2,920

June

40 

*40

39

39

38

37

36

36

35

35

*35

34

34

34

35

35

33

32

32

31

31 

30 

30

29

29

*29

28

28

28

28

1,000

33.3

1,980

July

28 

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

*26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23 

23 

23

23

24

24

24

25

25

26

24

780

25.2

1,550

Aug.

23 

23

22

21

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20 

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18 

18

615

19.8

1,220

Sept.

18 

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16 

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

511

17.0

1,010

Calendar year 1955: Max 35 Mln - Mean 9.80 Ac-ft 7,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 72 Mln - Mean 19.4 Ac-ft 14,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record 

Nov. 24-26, Dec. 4-21, Dec. 27 to Jan, 15, Jan. 20 to Mar. 21; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams).
28 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°40'30", long 111°14'00", in SW^ sec. 23, T. 11 N. , R. 6 E., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of Old Canyon and New Canyon, 

half a mile upstream from Randolph Dam, and 2f miles west of Randolph.

Drainage area. 30.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956 (discontinued)

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,370 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 4.59 cfs (3,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 2.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 cfs June 22.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 24, 1956; minimum, 0,5 cfs Aug. 14, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.5 

1.7

2.0

1.7 

1.8

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.4

1.8

*2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

57.5

1.85

114

Nov.

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2 

5.2

4.8

4.4

5.8

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

143.0

4.77

284

Dec.

4.8

*5.0

4.8

4.2

4.6

4.6 

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*9.5

14

7.1 e'.s

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0 

5.0

160.5

5.18

318

Jan.

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

*6.1

478

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4 

3.6

144.7

4.67

287

Feb.

4.2

3.6

470

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.8

T74

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

130.2

4.49

258

Mar.

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

*5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

F7o

5.4

5.8

8.7

*11

16

23

25

19

12

7.1

6.1

*5.8

6.3

238.9

7.71

474

Apr.

5.6

572

5.2

5*2 

5.4

5.2

S

o

. c. 

5.0

5.0

4.6 

3.5

3.1

3.4

3.4

5.5

5.1

*5.5

5.3

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.0

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.0

109.2

3.64

217

May

1.9 276-

2.6 

2 . 6

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.4

5.4 

5.6

*5.6

5.6

2.8

5.3

3.1

3.1

5.1

5.6

4.0

6.5

*7.8

T76

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.1 

6.5

145.5

4.69

289

June

4.2

3.8

3.8 

3 . 6

3.8

3.6 

3.4

5.4

5.4

*6.1

6.1

5.6

6.3

6.6

673

4.6

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.1

2.8

3.4

3.6

*3.0

3.4

3.3

3.8

6.1

123.4

4.11

245

July

6.1

TTl

5.8 

5 . 6

5.6

5.6 

5.8

5.8

5.8 

5*8

5.8

5.8

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

*2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

3.6

5.8

5.6 

5.6

125.3

4.04

249

Aug.

5.4

574

5.0 

2.7

1.8

1.9 

1.9

*1.3

T76 

2.8

2.8

2.6 

2.3 2)2

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

3.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.6

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

4.2

4.2 

4.4

99.6

3.21

198

Sept.

4.4

4.4

4.2 

4.2

5.8

2.1 

*2.6

3.1

3.3 

3.4

4.4

4.8

-, o o « o 

2.8

4.6

4.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.4

5.1

2.7

2.1

2.0

¥7T

2.1

2.4

93.0

3.10

184

Calendar year 1955: Max 14 Mln 1.4 Mean 3.95 Ac-ft 2,860

Water year 1955-56: Max 25 Mln 1.5 Mean 4.29 Ac-ft 5,120

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Diversions from Bear River between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, Utah

Between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, 12 canals divert water from Bear River 

for irrigation. Records available April to September 1950-52, and May to September 1953, 

1955, 1956, June to September 1954, in reports of Geological Survey. Seasonal records 

available 1944-47, 1949, in reports of Bear River Hydrometric Data (U. S. Geological 

Survey open-file report). All canals equipped with water-stage recorders. Prior to 

1949, 6 canals equipped with staff gages only, which were read at least 3 or 4 times 

weekly. Records of discharge are combined to show total diverted flow. Records good.

In cubic feet per second, 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

266

355

464

534

627

710

741

858

982

1,050

1,070

1,020

935

853

762

June

,010

,060

,110

,120

,100

,050

,030

961

992

980

982

1,040

997

937

901

July

216

229

254

224

202

183

165

149

137

131

116

91

80

70

64

Aug.

20

18

16

15

14

18

11

15

16

19

30

36

34

34

36

Sept.

35

35

.3i

32

33

34

34

36

35

36

37

36

36

37

37

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total .............................................

Mean ..........'..............,.....................

Runoff In acre-feet ...............................

May

694

714

810

925

,020

,120

,210

,250

,280

.520

,320

,210

,190

,100

975

969

28,334

914

56,200

June

911

853

810

724

589

520

435

428

394

351

316

507

285

256

218

-

22,667

756

44,960

July

45

45

42

41

40

40

58

39

37

36

32

30

29

28

26

22

2,881

92.9

5,710

Aug.

34

35

34

33

34

55

65

4T

40

39

39

36

36

35

32

32

932

30.1

1,850

Sept.

36

37

37

56

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

41

37

38

-

1,074

35.8

2,130

The period Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 110,800
BEAR RIVER BASIN 29

Bear River near Randolph, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°48', long 111°06' , in SE^NEi sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 

4.2 miles upstream from Twin Creek, 5.5 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line, 

and 11 miles northeast of Randolph.

Drainage area. 1.640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . December 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,205 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 18 years (1944-56), 207 cfs (149,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 8.44 ft); 

minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 2.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 28, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to June 21, July 6-21)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.9

2.5 151

3.0 241

4.0 438

1.3

1.5

2.2

2.8 188

4.0 417

5.0 661

7.0 1,390

8.0 2,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

-eTT 6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

8.2

8.2

*8.6 8~6

8.6

3 . 2

225.5

7.27

447

Nov.

8.2

8^0

11

22

21

21

23

23

23

23

26

25

24

23

20

20

25

27

30

32

> 34

(*)

775.2

25.8

1,540

Dec.

38 

50

> 48

}'

! i ,,90

130

200

279

304

350

400

325

300

250

3,832

124

7,600

Jan.

220 

200

180

170

160

> 150

(*)

135

4,740

153

9,400

Feb.

i .

I

I

1

f 100

J

> 110

> 115

3,110

122

6,170

Mar.

> 115

200

400

1,700

2,010

1,930

1,740

*1,480

1,210

936

681

544

15,131

488

30,010

Apr.

527 

530

477

407

365

339

324

307

286

284

272

267

269

237

231

233

224

226

*226

222

220

208

206

2TT

237

252

246

231

261

274

8,605

287

17,070

May

267 

229

183

167

112

138

199

242

220

233

299

387

460

530

530

477

375

312

324

411

525

*684

849

,000

,120

,240

,470

,800

,920

: ,930

20,433

659

40,530

June

1,540 

*1,180

,060

,070

,100

,100

,030

837

684

525

438

379

403

436

399

442

489

*510

462

389

329

265

218

160

141

123

99

93

93

84

16,078

536

31,890

July

77 

68

58

52

44

38

33

31

29

27

25

36

45

43

42

51

*46

46

44

44

43

47

46

44

45

46

44

44

45

58

52

1,393

44.9

2,760

Aug.

51 

48

47

47

45

42

36

*33

34

33

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

13

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

6.6

723.8

23.3

1,440

Sept.

8.8 

8.0

8.4

8.8

10

11

*12

ii

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.8

9.2

267.6

8.92

531

Calendar year 1955: Max 485 Min 5.8 Mean 59.1 Ac-ft 42,790

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,O10 Min 6.1 Mean 206 Ac-ft 149,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, Nov. 12 to Dec. 24, Dec. 

(no gage-height record Feb. 11 to Mar. 20; discharge estimated on basis of weather re 

records for other nearby stations on Bear River) .

27 to Mar. 23 

ords and
30 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo.

Location. Lab 41°49' , long 110°58', in SE£ sec. 7, T. 21 N. , R. 119 W. , on left bank 

at Sage, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,330 ft (from highway map)." Prior to 

Oct. I, 1945, staff gage at site 0.6 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 20.6 cfs (14,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 584 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Nov. 6.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 649 cfs Mar. 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Mar. 18, 1953, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.7 

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1 

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

5.5

4.1

5.2

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

»4.7

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

5 2

137.5

4.44

273

Nov.

4.1 

5.5

4.9

8.0

6.2

6.9

6.6

7.6

~6.2 11

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.9

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

199.6

6.65

396

Dec.

> 6.0

-|

> 5.0

J

> 6.5

(*)

10

50

~93 170

83

50

27

22

18

15

664.5

21.4

1,320

Jan.

1I "

> 12

(*)

> 14

[ "

I

376

12.1

746

Feb.

}"

1

> 8.0

[

J

* 8.5

236.5

8.16

469

Mar.

1 85 f O .O

1 J ( )

> 8.0

15

40

100

*300

400

450

502

*402

318

*155

82

*54

70

94

3,120.5

101

6,190

Apr.

76 

44

33

26

33

25

I

32

37

45

44

44

46

47

*50

47

46

*41

41

42

44

44

45

45

45

41

42

39

35

1,235

41.2

2,450

May

36 

38

*38

38

40

39

38 

35

30

31

38

50

51

42

38

36

33

29

28

27

»2~6 26

28

26

29

28

28

28

52

45 

29

1,080

34.8

2,140

June

i

21

19

18

15

14 

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

*11

12

14

15

16

13

12

11

11

9.6

8.7

9.2

9.6

9.6

8.7

8.7

383.3

12.8

760

July

8.3 

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.9

7.5

7.5 

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.2

*6.6

6.2

6.6

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.3

5.3

570- 5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.0

6.2

5.8 

5.3

199.7

6.44

396

Aug.

5.0 

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.5 

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.2

575

4.4

3.9

4.4

5.0

4.4

5.0

5.3

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.6

148.6

4.79

295

Sept.

3.4 

4.2

376

3.4

3.1

2.9

*2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.4

lii

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.1 3.:

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.6

99.3

3.31

197

Calendar year 1955: Max 94 Min 1.0 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,740

Water year 1955-56: Max 502 Min 2.8 Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 15,630

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs).--Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 584 cfs (5.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11, 12, Nov. 15 to Dec. 24, Dec. 29 to 

Mar. 23 (no gage-height record Feb. 10-15).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

Bear River below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°56'20", long 110°59'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 23 N. , R. 120 W. , 

800 ft downstream from Pixley Dam, 17.5 miles downstream from Twin Creek, and 

11 miles south of Cokeville.

Drainage area. 2,040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1941 to November 1943, October 1952 to September 1956 (discontinued).Published as "near Cokeville" 1941-43.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,185 ft (from river-profile map). 

Oct. 31, 1941 (corrected), to Nov. 30, 1943, at site 200 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1943, 1952-56), 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Mar. 25; minimum daily 

6.1 cfs Sept. 13-15.

1941-43, 1952-56: Maximum daily discharge, that of Mar. 25, 1956; minimum, 

4.6 cfs May 25, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Nov. 14 to Mar. 20, Mar. 30 to June 28, which 

are fair, and Mar. 21-29, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas. No diversion between 

station and Collett Creek Branch of Smiths Fork.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

19 

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

17

18

20

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

25

25

24

24

 23

22

23

24

26

26

26

659

21.3

1,310

Nov.

26 

23

23

27

34

34

34

35

34

34

37

35

34

32

28

35

87

65

40

38

44

51

42

43

41

35

34

40

*43

41

1,149

38.3

2,280

Dec.

43

61

55

}'

j

^ 80 ,-,

J 80

150

225

275

300

350

375

350

325

300

4,104

132

8,140

Jan.

250 

225

210

190

180

170

165

(*)

1

> 150 f

1

5,260

170

10,430

Feb.

|

> 110

J

1

> 115

I

J

> 125

> 130

------

3,545

122

7,030

Mar.

]

> 130

1

J

. 130

200

400

1,400

2,000

2,500

2,100

 1,800

1,600

1,350

1,160

922

17,832

575

35,370

Apr.

795 

758

693

614

541

501

464

439

422

402

402

386

378

360

324

322

322

316

316

 312

308

301

293

291

299

308

312

289

166

T78

11,812

394

23,430

May

232 

200

96

77

72

65

77

86

94

105

124

174

394

504

504

510

488

431

334

234

243

314

 550

914

909

909

927

1,010

1,160

1,360

1,440

14,537

469

28,830

June

1,400 

1,340

1,250

1,140

1,080

»1,050

1,040

972

760

464

312

276

270

242

224

230

265

 366

400

450

398

338

285

247

184

132

111

59

100

108

15,493

516

30,730

July

103 

109

126

148 Tie

100

91

83

77

72

68

*61"SS

71

68

66

64

71

87

76

67

81

71

65

64

65

65

62

61

65

91

2,480

80.0

4,920

Aug.

75 

70

68

66

62

60

 59

54

48

48

47

38

34

32

32

31

30

28

28

28

27

26

26

24

23

21

21

21

21

20 

20

1,188

38.3

2,360

Sept.

20

T9

19

18

13

8.2

 8.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

3TT

6.1

6.4

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.7

7.4

7.8

11

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

294.8

9.83

585

Calendar year 1955: Max 475 Win 8.6 Mean 57.6 Ac-ft 41,730

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,300 Mln 6.1 Mean 214 Ac-ft 155,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 7-29; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for other nearby stations on Bear River. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Nov. 14-17, Dec. 3 to Mar. 6.
32 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°17' , long 110°52' , in NW£ sec. 33, T. 27 N. , R. 118 W. , on left bank 

4£ miles upstream from Rowland Creek, 6 miles downstream from Hobble Creek, and 

12 miles northeast of Border.

Drainage area. 165 sq miles.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 16, 1945, at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 196 cfs (141,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs June 2 (gage height, 4.29 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Jan. 29, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 1,360 cfs May 29, 1951 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (result of freezeup), but may Have been less during periods of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. One small diversion for irrigation of about 150 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to May 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

54 2.4

2.7

181

259

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

94

134

223

384

3.3 640

3.8 945

4.3 1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2728 '

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

82

80 

79

79

79

80

79

79

79

78

79

79

78

78

78

76

76

74

78

82

79

79

79

*76

76

76

76

79

79

78

78

2,427

78.3

4,810

Nov.

72

b71 

76

74

74

70

73

73

73

79

82

79

b72

76

b65

b58

b63

b67

b71

b76

76

73

b72

b72

b69

70

72

68

*67

67

2,150

71.7

4,260

Dec.

67

68 

70

i>66

b62

b64

b64

b66

b66

b66

b70

b72

67

b64

b62

b66

b66

b66

b67

*67

67

76

114

172

T30

110

103

92

87

b80

b80

2,437

78.6

4,830

Jan.

b76

b74 

b70

b70

b74

b74

b74

b72

b68

b72

b74

73

72

70

73

72

70

*70

70

70

b68

b70

b70

b69

b68

b70

70

68

66

b64

b61_

2,182

70.4

4,330

Feb.

-j

> b60

J

-I

> b62

J

b63

> b65

> b67

!

> b64

1

_ _____

1,850

63.6

3,670

Mar.

b64

b64 

b62

60

b60

b58

b56

b59

b62

b60

b58

b57

b58

a58

a57

a58

a 60

a61

a62

*a62

60

63

66

70

78

84

87

90

87

89

96

2,066

66.6

4,100

Apr.

103

99 

96

96

99

92

97

110

112

134

163

183

210

242

248

323

349

371

*435

503

582

628

617

623

571

582

646

555

483

449

9,801

327

19,440

May

449

483 

513

566

a560

a840

a8 20

a800

a790

742

*700

617

544

493

459

478

555

688

826

978

1,040

1,060

*1,130

1,140

1,220

1,190

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,040

1,080

25,091

809

49,770

June

1,180

1,220 

1,220

1,170

1,130

*1,100

1,020

984

971

964

984

964

926

886

868

832

736

676

*658

652

634

577

555

550

544

533

518

503

483

473

24,511

817

48,620

July

454

435 

416

398

380

366

353

340

332

323

315

*306

298

290

286

278

271

271

263

255

252

252

259

245

237

230

220

220

216

213

210

9,184

296

18,220

Aug.

206

193 

193

190

187

181

*178

172

169

166

160

157

155

155

155

152

152

147

147

150

139

137

134

130

127

125

125

125

123

121

121

4,772

154

9,470

Sept.

119

TT6 

114

114

114

114

112

112

110

107

*112

108

103

108

107

107

105

103

101

101

101

101

101

101

99

99

99

101

103

99

3,196

107

6,340

Calendar year 1955: Max 574 Mln - Mean 141 Ac-ft 102,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,220 Mln - Mean 245 Ac-ft 177,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recurd; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

ords for stations
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°07 I 30", long 110 0 58'20" , in SE^NE^ sec. 28, T. 25 N., R. 119 W., 

1.1 miles upstream from Wyman Dam, 2.8 miles northwest of Cokeville, and 3.8 miles 

downstream from Smiths Fork.

Drainage area. 2,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,140 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 7.54 ft); 

minimum, 77 cfs Nov. 2.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 26. 1956; minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 12, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.7

102

174

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

87

151

285

790

5.0 1,500

6.0 2,320

7.3 3,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

115

TT9

117

117

117

119

121

121

121

119

119

119

119

119

121

121

123

123

125

130

130

130

128

128

*128

128

128

130

130

133

133

3,831

124

7,600

Nov.

128

106

128

128

128

128

135

130

133

140

152

140

130

bllO

b85

b90

112

142

155

147

158

152

152

140

b!30

140

152

*166

160

160

4,057

135

8,050

Dec.

163

150

160

b!50

b!40

b!35

b!40

b!45

145

b!50

b!55

155

b!55

b!50

b!45

151

159

162

*164

167

173

184

242

313

338

354

371

380

b400

b375

b375

6,546

211

12,980

Jan.

b325

b275

b230

b250

239

242

b260

b260

b250

b240

b230

242

224

239

242

254

254

254

*258

266

b260

277

269

b255

b255

258

232

b230

b225

B200

bl75

7,670

247

15,210

Feb.

1

1

> b!60

J

»,

1

> b!70

1

J

11

> b!90

J

1

1

> b210

J

b220

b220

228

224

221

221

217

b215

b210

5,626

194

11,160

Mar.

211

211

211

214

*214

b205

b200

207

207

b200

b200

b200

b205

211

b210

b215

228

228

*228

254

380

664

880

966

2,030

3,460

2,970

*a2,700

a2,350

a2,050

1,850

24,559

792

48,710

Apr.

1.490

1,270

1,130

1,020

904

802

761

732

704

699

726

738

749

767

721

761

802

802

844

*904

966

1,020

1,040

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,110

1,110

952

820

27,514

917

54,470

May

850

862

808

778

844

880

898

910

945

987

1,010

1,030

1,190

1,300

1,230

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,230

1,180

1,240

1,340

*1,590

2,010

2,120

2,210

2,210

2,170

2,250

2,330

2,570

42,352

1,366

84,000

June

2,500

2,640

2,700

2,630

2,460

*2,310

*2,210

2,090

1,940

1,680

1,440

1,280

1,230

,200

,120

,160

,080

,080

* ,110

,130

,130

,020

910

850

773

686

619

580

500 532"

42,590

1,420

84,480

July

515

510

500

521

479

445

416

402

376

350

354

342

*329

305

305

285

266

246

224

204

188

178

200

191

188

188

184

184

184

194 

194

9,447

305

18,740

Aug.

211

194

191

188

184

178

*173

170

167

159

159

151

144

139

139

139

141

144

146

149

146

139

129

127

125

123

123

127

132

136 

129

4, 70S

152

9,330

Sept.

132

139

132

121

121

119

114

112

110

110

102

104

*95

93

96

95

95

91

91

95

93

91

91

89

91

96

98

100

100

100

3,116

104

6,180

Calendar year 1955 : Max 825 Mln 85 Mean 214 Ac-ft 155,100

Water year 1955-56 : Max 3,460 Mln 85 Mean 497 Ac-ft 361,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station at Border.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°11' , long 111 0 03', in NEiNEi sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 46 E., in Idaho, 

on left bank a quarter of a mile west of Wyoming-Idaho State line, half a mile west 

of Border, and 2.1 miles upstream from Thomas Fork.

Drainage area. 2.490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,051.63 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted .

Average discharge. 19 years, 409 cfs (296,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 8.62 ft); 

minimum, 88 cfs Sept. 21.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs May 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 18-22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14 to May 21)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25

1.3 126

1.8 212

2.5 379

3.2 630

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.1 82

1.5 144

2.2 281

3.0 484

4.2 900

5.5 1,460

7.0 2,200

8.4 3,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

131

T37

148

156

150

145

145

145

144

142

140

139

137

137

139

139

139 

140

142

145

148

148

147

*144

142

142

142

144

145

145

147

4,434

143

8,790

Nov.

145

129

140

144

140

142

142

140

140

150

160

158

145

125

105

110

130 

160

170

165

170

165

165

155

145

155

170

180

*180

180

4,505

150

8,940

Dec.

180

170

180

170

160

150

155

160

165

165

170

170

170

165

160

165

170 

175

180

*185

190

200

250

330

350

370

390

400

400

380

380

7,005

226

13,890

Jan.

340

250

250

260

260

270

280

280

270

265

250

260

260

260

260

275

275 

275

*280

280

270

290

290

290

290

280

260

260

250

230

210

8,350

269

16,560

Feb.

-|

> 175

J

i

> 185

1

205

1

> 230

1

> 240

6,135

212

12,170

Calendar year 1955 : Max 726 Mln 90

Mar.

230

> 220

-,

> 230

J

*230

350

550

800

900

1,600

*2,880

3,580

*3,120

2,460

2,140

1,920

24,600

794

48,790

Apr.

1.590

1,350

al , 200

al.080

a960

a850

a810

a770

a740

733

754

776

783

805

779

794

840 

852

868

*924

988

1,060

1,100

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,180

1,180

1,020

896

29,042

968

57,600

May

904

924

860

836

3fST

944

952

956

1,010

1,040

,080

,110

,240

,380

,300

,240

,240 

,230

,250

,220

,240

,290

,450

* ,770

,990

,080

,150

,140

,180

,300

' 390

42,588

1,374

84,470

June

2,450

2,620

2,830

2,860

2,690

*2,390

2,210

2,080

1,930

1,720

1,460

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,090

1,140

1,060 

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,110

1,020

924

840

779

690

622

*583

511

5TT

42,970

1,432

85,230

July

493 49"0

484

481

467

430

403

390

372

340

333

322

303

281

270

263

*253 

228

197

178

166

160

T75

188

186

184

184

191

201

220

218

9,051

292

17,950

Aug.

'220" 234

212

210

205

*199

193

195

190

182

176

171

173

166

164

157

153

141

144

149

149

144

137

136

137

136

132

130

136

141

134

5,146

166

10,210

Sept.

134

141

TIT

127

117

116

113

113

110

105

102

102

*98

96

95

96

98 

96

93

95

90

93

98

102

104

102

108

116

110

113

3,224

107

6,390

Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,400

water year 1955-56: Max 3, 380 Mln 90 Mean 511 Ac-ft 371,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Smiths Pork 

near Cokevllle.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13 to Mar. 25 (no gage-height record 

Feb. 11 to Mar. 19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station below 

Smiths Fork near Cokevllle).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

Thomas Pork near Wyoming-Idaho State line

Location. Lat 42°24', long 111°01', in NW^SE^ sec. 19, T. 28 N. , R. 119 W., in Wyoming, 

on left bank 1.3 miles downstream from Giraffe Creek, 1.5 miles upstream from State 

line, and 3? miles northeast of Geneva, Idaho.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956.

Cage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Sept. 22, 1950, at datum 0.68 ft higher.

Average discharge. 7 years, 56.7 cfs (41,050 acre-fb per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 634 cfs Apr. 24; maximum gage height, 4.39 ft 

Apr. 21; minimum discharge, 2.6 cfs Mar. 2, result of freezeup.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 869 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.55 ft, datum 

then in use); minimum, that of Mar. 2, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

11

11

11

To- 10

il

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

ISIS

13

13

*12

11

11

11

12

12

13 

13

355

11.5

704

Nov.

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

17

21

13

12

12

blO.

blO

b!2

14

14

15

16

16

14

14

13

a!4

a!5

*16

15

15

407

13.6

807

Dec.

15

15

14

12

bl£

blO

bll

bll

bll

b!2

13'

14

13

11

11

13

13

13

*13

13

13

23

100

186

100

72

57

36

27

b24 

b23

909

29.3

1,800

Jan.

b22

b22

b22

23

?!

22

21

21

18

19

19

20

20

19

19

21

20

18

*19

17

17

18

17

17

16

17

18

15

b!4

b!3 

big

581

18.7

1,150

Feb.

b!2 } al2

I

(. a!3

f

J

al6

al6

 b!6

a!7

1

a!6

*15

14

------

431

14.9

855

Mar.

15

15

14

14

13

12

13

14

15

14

12

U

14

14

13

14

14

14

*15

16

18

19

23

32

39

45

50

48

51

62

I±

739

23.8

1,470

Apr.

81

76

68

59

78

74

90

115

123

160

191

191

237

272

310

334

338

368

390

*447

497

504

531

*554

*486

520

586

504

444

403

9,041

301

17,930

Calendar year 1955 : Max 131 Mln 8.0 Mean 26.0

May

392

394

394

*417

486

475

444

422

403

387

381

*340

312

285

261

255

261

274

282

285

274

257

249

*241

241

219

208

221

221

189 

175

9,645

311

19,130

June

IBB- 164

iso

147

139

131

*126

120

117

111

107

101

99

96

99

108

93

90

*83

82

83

78

76

72

71

67

66

63

60

58_

3,012

100

5,970

July

59

58

56

54

52

50

48

47

46

45

44

42

41

39

38

*38

37

36

35

34

33

33

33

32

32

31

30soso

31 

30

1,244

40.1

2,470

Aug.

32

30

27

27

26

*26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

27

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

733

23.6

1,450

Sept.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

50

*19

1818-

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

19

559

18.6

1,110

Ac-ft 18,810

Water year 1955-56: Max 586 Mln 10 Mean 75.6 Ac-ft 54,850

Peak discharge (base, 150 eta). Dee. 24 (5 a.m.) 246 cfs (3.83 ft); Apr. 24 (12:30 a.m.) 634 cfs 

(4.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
36 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Barer, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°ll t 50", long 111°10'05", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 14 S., R. 45 E., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from Sheep Creek, three-quarters of a mile north of Barersiding on Union Pacific (Oregon Short Line) Railroad, and 5 miles southeast of 

Dingle.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Aug. 24, 1914, staff gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 515 cfs (372,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.82 ft); 

minimum, 111 cfs Sept. 17.

1913-16, 1919-56: Maximum discharge, 4,440 cfs May 7, 1952 (gage height, 

1^.04 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 21-27, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power- and Light Co., under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Three 

discharge measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by 

the power company.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3-14 and June 14-29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

2.6 104

3.0 189

3.5 331

4.0 524

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.6 111

3.0 196

3.5 332

4.0 521

5.0 961

7.0 1,710

9.0 2,470

10.7 3,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

147

141

145

158

167

163

165

172

170

172

172

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

175

177

177

175

170

170

170

170

170

175

175

175

5,187

167

10,290

Nov.

175

*172

158

172

177

172

177

175

177

175

184

196

170

140

105

110

120

145

155

175

190

190

205

200

190

180

195

205

215

228

5,228

174

10,370

Dec.

228

215

210

190 170

*161

170

180

190

190

190

190

190

220

185

180

175

190

200

205

210

225

240

270

320

375

435

440

435

395

7,564

244

15,000

Jan.

390 '370'

360

315

310

325

320

305

300

295

295

300

310

505

305

310

315

315

315

320

325

*328

330

315

500

5OO

300

285

275

235

205

9,578

309

19,000

Feb.

200

190

T90

195

195

200

200

200

200

200

205

210

215

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

230

230

230

235

245

*244

6,264

216

12,420

Mar.

240

235

235

240

245

245

245

245

255

265

270

270

260

255

250

250

260

275

280

290

310

44O

640

810

1,160

1,670

2,560

5.540

3,190

3,010

2, 580

24,820

801

49,230

Apr.

2.000

1,650

1,440

1,300

*1,190

1,080

988

969

953

949

973

,010

,020

,060

,O9O

,O7O

,140

,180

,190

,260

,340

,440

,520

* ,610

,670

,680

,680

1,740

1,720

1,570

39,482

1,316

78,310

May

1,450

1,450

1,430

1,370

1.560

1,430

*1,460

1,480

1,500

1,520

1,550

1,590

1,650

1,740

1,760

1,670

1,610

1,590

1,590

1,580

*1 , 540

1,570

*1 , 640

1,820

*2,O8O

2,220

2,510

*2,550

2,350

2, 380

2,440

53,460

1,725

106,000

June

2,460

2,500

2,580

2,680

2.720

*2,690

2,510

2,340

2,180

2,020

1,750

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,200

1,170

1,070

977

*896

838

791

710

644

588

47,214

1,574

93, 650

July

583

*57O

556

547

565

*539

500

515

508

443

409

394

576

542

526

*329

313

326

284

258

220

213

*218

*238

269

258

250

248

250

272

284

11,401

368

22,610

Aug.

284

284

253

245

i40

255

228

228

230

225

213

201

201

206

203

205

191

196

184

187

*187

184

178

171

167

158

156

156

156

160

165

6,275

202

12,450

Sept.

150

*152

160

162

148

142

146

144

148

142

129

123

123

119

119

117

117

121

123

121

127

125

127

127

151

133

133

139

144

139

4,051

134

8,000

Calendar year 1955: Max 83O Min 1O5 Mean 244 Ac-ft 176,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,540 Min 1O5 Mean 602 Ac-ft 437,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-29, Dec. 2 to Mar. 25.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 37

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°13'00", long 111°17'30", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 44 E., on left 

bank If miles west of Dingle and if miles downstream from headworks at Stewart Dam.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1923, at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to 

Oct. 27, 1944, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average-discharge. 34 years, 303 cfs (219,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Sept. 24.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs May 7, 1952 '(gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 24, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or backwater from Mud lake, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a week. Canal diverts from Bear River at Stewart Dam in NEj- sec. 34, T. 13 S. , R. 44 E. , for storage 

in Bear lake. At times flow in canal is augmented by surplus water from Black Otter 

Slough entering at the station and by seepage and wastage from irrigation lands on 

both sides of canal.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by the power 

company.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect and backwater frc 

Mud Lake (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16, 17, 29, Jan. 25, 26, 30, Feb. 3-15, 

Feb. 17 to Mar. 5, Mar. 8-1O, 13, 14, 16-18 and Apr. 21)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

1.4

1.7

113

187

2.1 

2.5

0.5 

.6

1.1

5.0

14

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

280 166 ' 

585

4.0 

6.0

978

2,020

3,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

72

74

69

83

120

131

136

141

144

141

141

138

141

138

138

136

134

131

134

138

141

127 

127

124

122

120

120

120

120

122

122

3,845

124

7,630

Nov.

129

134

124

118

120

118

120

120

124

122

127

134

122

94

60_

66

76

96

79

94

105

107 

122

113

105

96

115

127

136

141

3,344

111

6,630

Dec.

144

134

131

120

bl!4

109

115

b!22

129

127

127

124

b!24

b!54

bllS

113

109

120

129

134

138

151 

166

192

234

288

340

340

340

300

300

5,286

171

10,480

Jan.

322

250

270

223

218

237

230

214

b210

207

202

211

218

218

218

220

225

227

227

232

239

230 

246

b230

216

214

b215

b200

b!90

154

b!25

6,868

222

13,620

Feb.

b!20

blOO 155"

111

116

124

124

126

126

124

138

136

146

154

158

b!60

162

158

160

150

154

162 

156

168

162

164

168

181

T76

- _____

4,193

145

8,320

Mar.

I6~6~ 166

166

170

179

b!76

b!74

170

185

194

b2QO

b200

187

183

blSO

179

187

211

216

202

223

270 

429

677

850

995

1,340

2,360

3,010

5.200

2,790

19,835

640

39,340

Apr.

2,190

1,800

1,480

1,310

1,190

1,100

970

911

899

887

895

932

94O

974

999

974

999

1,050

1,060

1,120

1,210

1,280 

1,360

1,430

1,510

1,580

1,560

1,590

1,630

1,550

37,380

1,246

74,140

May

1,400

1,360

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,250

1,270

1,300

1,320

1,340

1,420

1,450

1,410

1,350

1,300

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,130 

1,140

1,240

1,390

1,580

1,740

1,800

1,840

1,830

1,850

43,080

1,390

85,450

June

1,880

1,940

2,020

2,120

2,150

2,160

2,150

1,980

1,830

1,690

1,480

1,160

940

' 903

850

826

830

747

692

654

681

685 

636

560

509

423

378

328

306

280

33,788

1,126

67,020

July

268

258

258

254

258

263

249

242

249

273

275

25T

223

202

179

136

130

128

136

120

109

94 

86

84

72_

77

74

77

88

109

146

5,368

173

10,650

Aug.

140

142

166

168

160

158

152

146

146

140

134

134

132

136

136

126

120

115

118

113

101

88 

83

90

86

79

67

68

63

47

41

3,595

116

7,130

Sept.

72

6F

62

67

25

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

.0

.8

.7

~.5

.9

.1

.4

.6

.8

471.5

15.7

935

Calendar year 1955: Max 740 Mln 13 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,470

Water year 1955-56; Max 3,200 Mln 6.5 Mean 456 Ac-ft 331,300

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Mud Lake Sept. 6-30; discharge computed 

on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorder chart, records of gate changes, and engineers notes.
38 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River below Stewart Dam,near Montpelier, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°15'30tl ) long 111°17'30", in NEi sec. 34, T. 13 S., R 44 E., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from Stewart Dam and 4| miles south of Montpelier.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

 January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office. Geological 

Survey.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 34 years, 69.4 cfs (unadjusted), (50,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 54 cfs Sept. 9; minimum daily, 0 cfs 

July 15.

1922-56: Maximum daily discharge, 3,050 cfs June 3, 1923; minimum daily, that of 

July 15, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once each week. Water diverted at Stewart Dam for storage and regulation in Bear Lake. Many diversions for 

irrigation above station.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by the power 

company.-

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control-method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 and Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.3

7.8

12

29

0.77 

.80 

1.0

.9 

8.1

1.4

1.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

lo- 10

ll

12 

13

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

18

20

50

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

17 

17

494

15.9

980

Nov.

17

18

17

17 

18

17

17

17

18

18

19

I?

19

17

11

15

15

16

15

16

17

17

18

18

17

16

16

17

19

19

513

17.1

1,020

Dec.

19

19

18

17 

16.

16

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

17

18

16

16

18

19

22

25

54

24

22

21

21

569

18.4

1,130

Jan.

22

22

24

24 

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

70S

22.7

1,400

Feb.

21

22

24

24 

23

20

20

20

21

21

19

18

19

Id

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

595

20.5

1,180

Mar.

22

22

22

I*

21

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

24

25

27

30

3o

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

769

24.8

1,530

Apr.

25

T9

19

19

18

17

19

20

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

617

20.6

1,220

May

21

20

20

20 

20

20

20

20

21

22

22

23

23

24

25

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

27

27

27

27

27

2828"

28

736

23.7

1,460

June

29

29

33

34 

34

34

34

34

32

31

28

26

26

26

26

SB- 25

25

29

30

30

30

29

30

30

31

33

32

31

28

895

29.8

1,780

July

27

2T

24

24 

23

23

20

17

17

19

16

14

11

4.3

0

12

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

20

21

16

9.8

9.4

9.4

5.8

561.7

18.1

1,110

Aug.

3.3

7.7 s!i

8.5 

8.5

8.9

9.4

8.9

9.4

9.8

10

9.8

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

22

29.

333.1

10.7

661

Sept.

17

1.6

1.9

38~ 1.2

50

53

51

54

48

47

41

35

32

32

29

27

24

21

20

20

20

21

18

19

21

19

15

13

13

802.7

26.8

1,590

Calendar year 1955: Max 27 Mln 3 Mean 13.7 Ac-ft 9,940

Water year 1955-56: Max 54 Mln o Mean 20.7 Ac-ft 15,060

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 4, 7, Mar. 24 to Apr. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for other stations on the Bear River.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°20', long 111°14', in SE£ sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 45 E., on right bank 

3 miles east of Montpelier and 3f miles downstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 50.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 6,210 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years (1943-56), 22.3 cfs (16,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 1.81 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Mar. 6, result of freezeup, but may have been less during period of 

no gage-height record.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 224 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Feb. 22, 1951, result of freezeup.

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

fair. One small diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26, 

Sept. 12 to Sept. 30 Mar. 26 to Sept. 12

1.1

5.1 

6.6 

9.8

1.4 

1.8

.6

9.0

14

25

1.0 

1.5 

1.8

55

93

118

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1S56

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.4

8.0

7.7

7.8

7.7

*7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.8

232.5

7.50

461

Nov.

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.2

8.0

11

8.2

6.6

7.7

5.7

5.4

679

7.7

8.7

8.5

8.8

8.7

7.8

7.5

6.8

7.5

8.3

*8.7

8.0

7.7

229.7

7.66

456

Dec.

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.0

5.6

7.4

7.7

6.8

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.8

7.5

5.1

674

7.7

7.7

7.5

*7.4

7.2

7.2

9.7

17

TS" 23

18

17

14

9.8

10

13

300.6

9.70

596

Jan.

12

12

9.7

11

12

11

9.8

9.8

8.5

»10

10

9.8

9.7

9.5

9.8

11

10

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.2

8.5

8.8

9.0

9.2

6.9

6.5

TTo

6.5

293.2

9.46

582

Feb.

6.3

1 

r

|... }-

h

I6.8

»6.5

6.3

196.9

6.79

391

Mar.

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.1

6 1

5.6

^74

6.9

6.8

6.9

5.7

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.6

6.9

7.0

7.4

8.0

8.3

9.0

10

12

14

 16

15

15

15

16

!!

281.9

9.09

559

Apr.

21

21

20

21

21

21

22

26

28

34

40

41

47

53

56

67

72

80

88

»95

102

107

112

115

*TO5

106

112

102

97

92

1,925

64.2

3,820

May

90

90

90

*90

92

99

95

91

89

88

91

86

82

77

73

71

70

7T

71

73

75

77

78

*80

83

80

79

81

79

73 

71

2,535

81.8

5,030

June

68

66

64

54

60

58

*56

53

52

49

47

44

44

44

46

47

43

41

40

38

41

38

»36

34

34

33

32

31

31

IP1,364

45.5

2,710

July

29

29

28

27

26

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

*19

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

18

18

17

17

16

1^

16 

16

634

20.5

1,260

Aug.

17

15

15

15

14

*14

13

14

14

13

13

11

10

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

9^9

9.9

10

10

9.9 

9.9

375.6

12.1

745

Sept.

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.8

9.7

*9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.7

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.8

10

10

292.5

9.75

580

Calendar year 1955: Max 52 Mln 4.0 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,740

Water year 1955-56: Max 115 Mln 5.1 Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,190

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 29 to Feb. 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records
40 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long 111°19'20", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 15 S., R. 44 E., in Lifton 

punping plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 3? miles east of St. Charles.

Records available.--October 1903 to June 1906 (gage heights only), October 1945 to 

September 1956. January 1921 to September 1945 (elevations only) in files of Salt 

Lake City district office, Geological Survey. Published as Bear Lake at Pish Haven 

1903-6.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,900 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted

"^levels by Utah Power & Light Co.). October 1903 to June 1906 staff gage at different 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 998,900 acre-ft June 27-29 (gage height, 

17.61 ft); minimum, 608,000 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 11.79 ft).

1921-56: Maximum contents, 1,423,000 acre-ft June 10, 1923 (gage height, 23.68 ft); 

no usable contents Nov. 9-19, 1935 (gage height, 2.00 ft, lower limit of pumps).

Remarks. Outflow regulated by gates and pumps at Bear Lake and by gates in dike at north 

end of Mud Lake. Inflow to lake augmented by water diverted from Bear River through 

Rainbow inlet canal and Dingle inlet canal, which empty into Mud Lake (see p. 37). 

Water from Mud Lake reaches Bear Lake by a sluice at pumping plant or by gates in 

causeway at south end of Mud Lake. Capacity, 1,421,000 acre-ft between gage height 

2.00 (lower limit of pumps) and 23.65 ft (present feasible upper limit of storage with 

existing facilities). Storage water used for irrigation and power development.

Cooperation.--Gage heights furnished by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project." Contents 

computed by Geological Survey from capacity table based on data furnished by Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

11.0 556,700 15.0 821,000

12.0 621,800 16.0 888,600

13.0 687,500 17-.0 956,900

14.0 754,000 18.0 1,025,800

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

-1±1 M

Oct.

616.5

615.2

614.6

614.6

614.6

614.6

613.9

613.9

613.2

612.6

612.6

612.6

612.6

612.6

612.6

612.6

613.2

613.2

613.2

613.9

613.9

614.6

614.6

615.2

615.2

615.2

615.2

615.2

615.9

616.5 

617.2

5J911.93

-2.0

Nov.

617.2

617.2

617.2

617.2

617.2

617.2

617.2

617.2

617.2

615.9

615.9

614.6

613.2

612.6

612.6

612.0

610.6

609.4

608.0

608.0

608.0

608.0

608.0

608.0

606.0

608.0

608.0

608.0

608.0

608.0

5,911.79

-9.2

Dec.

608.0

608.7

608.7

609.4

609.4

610.0

610.0

610.0

610.0

610.0

610.0

610.6

610.6

611.3

612.0

612.6

612.6

613.2

613.9

613.9

614.6

615.2

615.9

616.5

617.2

617.8

619.2

621.1

623.1

625.0 

627.0

5,912.08

+19.0

Jan.

629.0

630.9

532.9

634.9

636.8

638.8

640.8

642.1

644.0

645.4

646.7

648.0

650.0

651.2

652.6

654.5

655.8

657.1

658.5

660.4

661.8

663.1

665.1

666.4

667.7

669.0

670.3

671.7

673.0

674.3 

675.6

5,912.82

+48.6

Feb.

676.3

676.9

678.3

678.9

679.6

680.2

680.9

681.6

681.6

682.2

682.9

682.9

683.5

684.2

684.2

684.9

685.5

685.5

686.2

686.2

686.8

687.5

687.5

688.2

688.8

689.5

689.5

690.1

690.8

5,913.05

+15.2

Mar.

691.5

691.5

692.1

692.6

694.1

694.8

695.4

696.1

696.1

696.7

696,7

697.4

698.1

698.1

698.7

699.4

699.4

700.0

700.7

701.4

702.0

702.7

703.3

704.7

706.0

706.6

708.0

710.0

713.3

718.0 

724.0

5,913.55

+33.2

Apr.

729.3

733.9

736.6

738.6

746.0

757.4

764.0

767.4

769.4

771.4

774.1

777.4

780.1

782.1

784.2

786.8

789.5

792.2

794.2

796.2

798.2

800.2

802.9

806.9

809.8

811.6

813.6

815.6

818.3

822.3

3,915.02

+98.3

May

825.7

829.0

833.1

836.4

841.1

846.5

849.8

853.2

856.6

860.0

864.8

868.9

873.0

877.0

880.4

883.8

887.2

890.6

893.4

896.8

900.2

903.7

907.7

910.5

913.2

915.9

919.3

922.0

925.5

930.3 

935.0

5,916.68

+112.7

June

939.8

944.6

948.7

952.8

956.9

961.7

966.5

971.3

976.1

880.3

984.4

988.5

991.3

994.1

994.8

995.4

995.4

995.4

996.1

996.1

996.8

996.8

996.8

997.5

998.2

998.2

998.9

998.9

998.9

998.2

5,917.60

+63.2

July

996.8

996.1

994.1

992.0

989.9

986.5

983.0

981.6

980.3

978.9

976.8

974.7

973.4

970.6

966.5

962.4

959.0

955.5

952.8

950.1

946.6

944.6

341.8

939.8

937.1

935.0

933.7

931.6

930.3

928.2 

926.2

5,916.55

-72.0

Aug.

923.4

921 .3

918.6

915.2

912.5

909.8

906.4

903.7

900.9

897.5

894.7

892.0

889.3

887.2

885.2

883.2

881.1

879.8

877.7

875.7

873.6

871.6

869.6

867.5

865.5

863.4

860.7

858.0

855.3

852.6 

849.2

5,915.42

-77.0

Sept.

847.8

846.5

845.1

844.4

842.4

839.8

837.8

835.7

834.4

833.1

831.7

830.4

829.0

828.4

827.0

825.7

824.4

823.0

821.7

820.3

819.0

817.6

816.3

814.3

813.0

811.6

810.3

808.9

806.9

805.6

5,914.77

-43.6

Calendar year 1955.................... * - 7.8

Water year 1955-56.................... t +186.4

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 41

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho

Location. Lab 42°13'00", long 111°20'30", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 14 S. , R. 44 E., on right 

bank 2 ,000 ft downstream from head (at dike) and 3 miles southeast of Paris.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 34 years, 345 cfs (249,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs July 19 (gage height, 17.96 ft); minimum daily, 9 cfs Jan. 3-6.

1922-56: Maximum daily discharge, 1,870 cfs Aug. 8, 1924; minimum daily, 1 cfs for 

many days in 1937 and 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation orno gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made six 

times a week during period of release from Bear Lake.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co. , under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Three discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by the power 

company.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

432

434

26T

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

1,686

54.4

3,340

Nov.

18

11

4

4

4

4

4

410

786

807

56T

280

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

3,321

111

6,590

Dec.

14

14

14

14

15_

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

424

13.7

841

Jan.

10

10

9

9

9

9

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

384

12.4

762

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

406

14.0

805

Mar.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

434

14.0

861

Apr.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

330

276" 622

15

15

15

1,609

53.6

3,190

May

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

201

479

479

516

24T

15

15

15

15

15

15

2,306

74.4

4,570

June

15

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15

321

852

716

412

262

252

256

269

271

277

271

333

430

430

430

414

411

446

534

581

595

586

9,449

315

18,740

July

578

592

692

848

897

968

984

980

1,010

1,110

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,150

1,190

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,130

1,O5O

1,010

952

980

993

1,010

1,040

1,030

31,694

1,022

62,860

Aug.

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

993

993

987

929

854

854

854

869

826

762

718

675

686

677

732

786

783

786

768

771

795

756

706

453

26,113

842

51,790

Sept.

172

198

202

483

755

750

732

741

729

724

657

412

258

217

219

228

217

202

207

214

214

212

214

219

222

222

224

226

228

231

10,527

351

20,880

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,370 Min 2 Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,20O Min 4 Mean 241 Ac-ft 175,200

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 4 to Nov. 1. No gage-height record Nov. 2-15, 

Nov. 19 to Apr. 24, Apr. 28 to May 2o, May 26 to June 8; discharge computed on basis of 11 discharge measurements, records of headgate changes and field notes.
42 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°30', long 111°19', in NEi;- sec. 4, T. 11 S. , R. 44 E., on left bank 

150 ft downstream from Little Right Hand Pork and 3 miles northeast of Georgetown.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1911 to September 1914 (fragmentary), November 1939 to 

September 1956 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (from topographic map). Octolaer 1911 to September 1914 staff gage at site 0.7 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1940-56), 31.1 cfs (22,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69 cfs May 24 (gage height, 2.33 ft); minimum 

daily, 23 cfs many days.

1911-14, 1939-56: Maximum discharge observed, 162 cfs June 8, 1912; minimum daily, 

L8 cfs for many days February to May 1941.

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

No diversion above station. At one time a small storage reservoir was operated about 

L-g- miles above station but dam is now breached and no longer operative.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

> 28

(*)

868

28.0

1,720

Nov.

}'

I

11 "

> 25

24

(*)

753

25.1

1,490

Dec.

> 24

> 26

(»)

27

29

31

33- 34

31

29

28

25

24

24

817

26.4

1,620

Jan.

I M

I

23

53

23

23

*23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

»24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

733

23.6

1,450

Feb.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

*23

23

667

23.0

1,320

Mar.

23" 23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

*23

23

23

24

716

23.1

1,420

Apr.

24

24

23- 23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

27

29

32

34

*35

36

38

39

40

41

4T

847

26.2

1,680

May

41

IT

42

42

44

46

48

49

52

53

54

52

51

49

48

47

48

48

50

54

59

61

63

*67

68.

67

66

65

63

61

60

1,659

53.5

3,290

June

SB- 59

57

56

54

53

52

*51

52

53

52

51

51

50

51

50

49

48

48

48

47

46

*45IB45

45

45

45

45

45

1,496

49.9

2,970

July

45

44

44

44

43

43

42

42

41

40

40

39

38

37

37

*37

37

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36- 36

36

36

36

36

1,206

38.9

2,390

Aug.

36

3T

35

35

35

*35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

1,076

34.7

2,130

Sept.

34

34

34

33

3?

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

 34

34

34

34

34

34

55^

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

1,020

34.0

2,020

Calendar year 1955: Max 36 Mln - Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,17O

Water year 1955-56: Max 68 Mln 23 Mean 32.4 Ac-ft 23,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measureents, weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 43

Bear River at Soda Springs, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°36'50", long m°35'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 9 S., R. 42 E., on left 

bank 800 ft upstream from Bailey Creek road bridge and 2 miles south of Soda Springs.

Records available. May to September 1896, May and June 1898, October 1953 to September 

1956.1944-49, 1950-53 (irrigation season only) in reports on Bear River hydrometric 

data (Geological Survey open-file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,760 ft (from topographic map). 

Hay 25 to Oct. 2, 1896, May 22 to July I, 1898, staff gage at different datum. 

1944-49, 1950-53, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.71 ft); mlnimum dally, 80 cfs Nov. 13, 14.

1896, 1898, 1944-49, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,380 cfs June 9, 15, 1896 (gage 

height, 8.40 ft, datum then in use); minimum daily, that of Nov. 13, 14, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions for Irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage in Bear Lake.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, In connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement was made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by the 

power company.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 74

2.3 103

2.6 170

3.0 304

3.5

4.0 

5.0

535

835

1,560

2.6 179

3.0 306

3.5 527

4.0 

4.8

831

1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

514 

525

514

425

212

149

140

137

135

133

135 

133

133

131

122.

129

129

129

131

144

149

149

142

140

137

140

144

142

144

137 

135

5,766

186

11,440

NOV.

131 

129

129

*135

133

126

129

131

129

135

140 

129

80

80

85

100

375

760

935

9TeT

488

225

200

195

170

215

215

215

220

220

7,270

242

14,420

Dec.

195 

187

170

160

160

160

150

155

*155

155

160 

160

14C

140

140

140

145

160

165

184

184

248

473

640

546

664

676

610

345

360 

465

8,392

271

16,650

Jan.

420 

380

305

350

305

295

270

255

240

230

225 

220

230

235

240

250

260

265

260

*260

260

255

245

240

225

210

204

220

215

205 

205

7,979

257

15,830

Feb.

185

TSs

185

190

190

185

185

185

185

185

190 

195

195

190

185

185

190

190

195

195

195

200

200

205

205

210

2lo

210

210

------

5,615

194

11,140

Mar.

215 

215

210

*210

205

205

205

205

205

205

205 

200

5oo

205

215

220

220

230

250

274

274

284

329

395

527

627

663

758

751

852

1,020

10,779

348

21,380

Apr.

1,000 

886

811

738

719

639

604

*565

549

543

538 

522

52T

522

532

543

565

576

570

576

576

610

*694

700

688

956

1,500

1,100

804

745

20,693

690

41,040

May

713 

663

616

604

645

706

719

719

*713

719

726 

732

676

616

570

538

538

538

517

502

517

663

984

1,050

*1,150

1,040

886

1,000

1,050

998

921

23,009

742

45,640

June

852 

738

694

706

676

610

610

694

633

900

1,270 

1,130

852

670

610

604

587

565

538

522

559

670

*676

651

622

663

700

745

804

811

21,362

712

42,370

July

798 

T9~8~ 791

928

1,050

1,100

1,130

1,140

1,120

*1,150

1,200 

1,240

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,220

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,050

1,070

1,090

1,120

34,625

1,117

68,680

Aug.

1,110 

1,090

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020 

956

900

886

900

907

859

804

764

752

738

*732

111

831

824

818

798

804

831

798

777

28,016

904

55,570

Sept.

604 

329

302

292

449

791

831

831

838

83T

831 

751

559

412

337

322

326

326

306

302

299

306

306

306

310

299

302

310

306

314

13,628

454

27,030

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,420 Mln 80 Mean 416 Ae-ft 300,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,300 Mln 80 Mean 511 Ac-ft 371,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-19, 

to Jan. 26, Jan. 28 to Mar. 19.

Nov. 22 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3-19, Dec. 28
44 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°39', long 111°42' , in NW£ sec. 17, T. 9 S. , R. 41 E., on right bank 

600 ft downstream from Soda hydroelectric plant of Utah Power & Light Co., half a 

mile southeast of Alexander, and 5 miles downstream from Soda Creek.

Drainage area. 3,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to September 1916, April 1919 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--41 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-56), 754 cfs (545,900 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,360 cfs July 26; minimum daily, 121 cfs 

Oct. 27 and Dec. 18.

1911-16, 1919-56: Maximum discharge, 4,590 cfs May 9, 1922; maximum gage height, 

15.95 ft Dec. 11, 1919; minimum discharge, 28 cfs at times when reservoir gates are 

closed.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Plow regulated by 

Bear Lake Reservoir and Soda hydroelectric plant.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5,

June 30 to Sept. 30)

0.4

.7

1.0

189

310

1.5 579

2.0 945

2.5 1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

284

263

355

536 498"

354

324

224

251

316

294

243

265

169

172

172

279

179

194

175

211 

175

175

172

124

213

121

169

167 

168

152

7,394

239

14,670

Nov.

210

185

190

187 

*202

179

202

196

246

207

227

350

231

265

596

576

365

402

261

842

625

327

376

229

235

292

298

276

304 

380

9,461

315

18,770

Dec.

284

261

381

216

192

261

213

225

236

*287

197

297

261

226

409

179

182

245" 121

215

304 

316

806

722

658

541 

884

766

485 

519

475

11,264

363

22,340

Jan.

411

429

392

371 

512

519

171

5T5

301

298

316

320

371

250

388

439

342

345

*335

333

325 

357

360

336

263

405 

416

250

185 

274

337

10,669

344

21,160

Feb.

437

242

257

232

171

292

215

368

157

36T

300

237

343

331

242

233

297

198

281

356

337 

194

366

385

246

285 

385

339

223

8,256

285

16,380

Mar.

367

317

*219

316 

419

371

221

293

301

279

251

434

369

272

383

338

258

162

255

451

387 

550

756

568

609

784 

930

911

973

OQ 969

14,686

474

29,130

Apr.

1,250

1,550

1,300

1,200 

891

917

689

661

*802

517

587

700

807

585

505

851

601

789

749

721

630 

640

819

839

870

649 

960

984

736 

928

24,525

818

48,640

May

851

752

747

649 

610

763

957

904

924

*772

915

684

771

865

747

821

740

615

505

515

1,140 

1,140

1,110

765

790

710 

715

1,020

1,100

1,010

1,090

25,70?

829

50, 990

June

900

670

680

840 

760

820

850

970

725

725

820

830

845

720

665

570

580

625

575

615

620 

610

*550

554

651

651 

825

744

906

21,734

724

43,110

July

881

1,000

1,310

1,120 

1,330

1,350

1,170

1,100

1,340

1,310

*1 , 340

1,300

1,280

1,110

1,100

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,170

1,160

1,010 

995

1,250

1,020

1,170

1,560

17356"

1,250

888

1,120

1,130

36,744

1,185

72,880

Aug.

1,130

1,040

996

1,240 

862

1,100

1,120

1,010

1,090

931

714

1,020

1,110

1,000

1,040

901

816

792

868

947

985 

1,050

988

987

875

500 

1,030

*803

721 

704

919

29,267

944

58,050

Sept.

795

394

384

777 

883

1,040

876

544

442

625

583

490

656

464

288

288

689

424

470

456

379 

518

284

413

378

590 

583

709

271 

259

15,932

531

31,600

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,530 Mln 121 Mean 486 Ac-ft 351,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,360 Min 121 Mean 589 Ac-ft 427,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record May 17 to June 23; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records of powerplant output.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 45 

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°20' , long 111"46" , in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 40 E., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, 2^ miles west of Cleveland, and 

4 miles downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Drainage area. 61.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Dec. 29, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 30.1 cfs (21,790 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 260 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 18.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 773 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 3.83 fb); minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 17, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. A few small diversions for irrigation of meadowland in Cottonwood 

Valley above station. Treasureton Canal diverts from Cottonwood Creek above station 

in SE£ sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 39 E., for irrigation in Battle Creek basin in vicinity 

of Treasureton.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20-26, May 29 to July 24)

Oct. 1 to July 25 July 25 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.7

1.7

3.2

5.4

12

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

0.4

157

247

1.2 

2.7 

6.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.0

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

3.6

5.2

5.4

7.5

3.9

5.2

4.3

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

a3.5

a3.5

93.3

3.01

185

Nov.

as. 5

a4.0 

a4.5

*5.0

4.7

4.3

4.5

3.6

4.1

4.3

5.0

3.2

b3.0

b3.5

b2.5

b3.0

b3.5

b4.5

b4.5

b6.0

blO

9.1

8.4

8.4

b8.0

8.8

11

15

12

11

182.9

6.10

363

Dec.

11

9.5 

9.9

b9.0

b7.5

6.6

F^

b7.0

7.2

8.1

8. 8

*10

10

b9.0

bB.5

9.5

10

11

11

12

12

15

*32

735B47

39

29

b22

b20

22

549.5

17.7

,1,090

Jan.

14

15 

10

TS

14

16

13

14

12

*13

14

16

IB

18

20

38

3S

24

23

22

20

20

19

14

16

16

IB

17

b!6

b!4

b!3

539

17.4

1,070

Feb.

1

> b!2

a!2

a!2

i

1

? a!3

1

a!4

a!6

a!6

*16

16

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

15

15

15

14

14

14

b!4 _

412

14.2

817

Mar.

14

13 

U

14

13

b!3

b!4

15

14

14

b!4

al4

al4

al4

al4

b!4

b!4

16

?3

26

33

48

72

115

161

157

111

*90

89

113

143

1,433

46.2

2,840

Apr.

128

98 

85

81

88

76 m

94

108

141

153

137

151

159

155

180

*193

207

214

218

223

228

*25T

200

174

185

182

163

141

124

4,588

153

9,100

May

115

111 

106

113

129

116

*111

106

86

86

101

85

70

60

54

50

46

45

46

44

*42

42

38

38

41

29

27

6?

56

52

44

2,151

69.4

4,270

June

34

31 

28

26

*15

14

13

12

11

9.5

8.8

8.4

9.5

7.5

7.5

9.5

B.4

7.5

6.3

6.0

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

3^1

321.0

10.7

637

July

3.2

3.2 

5.0

6.0

6.5

*6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.5

*4.3

4.1

4.2

4.6

5.5

5.3

5.0

149.5

4.82

297

Aug.

5.2

5.0 

4.8

4.B

4.6

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.7

5.B

6.2

67S

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.B

5.7

3.4

2.8

2.B

2.8

2.9

2.B

T70" 2.6

148.7

4. BO

295

Sept.

3.3

3.4 

a5. 5

aST5

a3.5

as.0

*2.5

1.8

1.7

l.B

1.6

1.7

l.B

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.4

1.9

l.B

l.B

1.7

 1.7

1.7

l.B

l.B

63.9

2.13

127

Calendar year 1955: Max 182 Min 1.5 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,250

Water year 1955-56; Max 228 Min 1.5 Mean 29.0 Ac-ft 21,090

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs).--Mar. 25 (B p.m.) 214 cfs (2.28 ft)j Apr. 22 (l:3O a.m.) 260 cfs 

(2.41 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
46 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°16', long 111 045', in sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 40 E., on right bank 200 ft 

below tailrace of Oneida plant and 6 miles south of jdeveland.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,800 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 34 years, 778 cfs (563,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,690 cfs Mar. 26; minimum daily, 74 cfs 

Nov. 2.

1922-56: Maximum daily discharge, 5,480 cfs May 8, 1922; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

May 3, 4, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Many diversions above station. Plow regulated by Bear Lake 

and Soda, Grace, and Oneida hydroelectric plants.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement was made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

62

93

134

274

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

673

1,210

1,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1855 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

290

338

573

476

561

513

460

479 

380

330

468

462

466

433

416

343

314

495

TSB" 583

304

527

88

474 

*294

316

546

395

183

247

269

12,189

393

24,180

Nov.

700

74 sm

379

499

122

644

751 

518

280

499

682

187

1,000

323

151

611

993

505

517

1.330

697

645

310 

491

493

528

468

*450

557

15,708

524

31,160

Dec.

744

460

534

391

586

160

468

364 

474

486

394

451

535

653

678

519

121

W

690

384

446

529

1,220

1.550 

1^280

771

1,140

1,300

908

1,000

782

20,225

652

40,120

Jan.

545

449

735

530

747

785

821

179 

514

*533

563

539

610

688

544

1.020

738

482

538

550

589

338

587

653 

493

644

577

614

435" 166

381

17,587

567

34,880

Feb.

568

317

462

522

310

356

530

385 

504

370

447

483

469

*799

371

341

638

262

233

7ST

334

502

593

577 

445

350

463

568

584

13,564

468

26,900

Mar.

512

541

396

369

543

638

454

458 

508

417

513

720

472

519" 298

373

394

360

552

575

579

1,220

1,220

1,050 

970

1.690 *925

1,290

1,120

1,320

1,390

22,486

725

44,600

Apr.

1,580

1,570

1,230

1,650

1,536

1,090

1,180

761 

889

1,400

1,130

836

1,050

1,100

742

1,070

1,010

1,380

1,430

1,190

1,090

996

1,110

1,290 

1,330

1,180

1,240

1,270

1,320

973

35,617

1,187

70,650

May

1,260

1,170

1,060

1,050

950

738

1,230

1.310 

1,170

1,090

1,190

1,070

824

1,120

937

811

972

422

488

358

1,110

1,110

593

817 

500

550

185

1,340"

958

791

770

27,634

891

54,810

June

901

IsTT

318

586

504

485

476

421 

290

286

738

411

433

399

457

501

342

311

*470

485

353

456

429

320 

357

465

644

429

536

848

14,298

477

28,360

July

502

712

1,130

928

993

1,080

1,120

686 

1,200

839

1,020

1,010

1,120

1,050

480

1,010

805

1,280

1,020

1,040

1,290

294

1,350"

679 

1.300

1,120

1,050

999

996

696

1,010

29,509

952

58,530

Aug.

1,290

962

993

1,480

172

*1,190

*1,020

715 

720

1,130

747

989

1.500

965

830

792

759

669

765

895

985

877

969

1,070 

742

820

692

981

594

722

891

27,926

901

55,390

Sept.

879

575

390

602

1,020

1.160

790

639 

363

555

557

730

523

672

403

369

449 *790

549

418

478

552

519

307

425

555

819

631

668

312

17,722

591

35,150

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,870 Mln 44 Mean 573 Ac-ft 414,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,690 Mln 74 Mean 695 Ac-ft 504,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
HEAR RIVER BASIN 47

Mink Creek below Dry Pork, near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location. lat 42015'30", long 111°40 I 30" ) in NE&iWy sec. 33, T. 13 S. , R. 41 E. , on 

right bank 500 ft downstream from Dry Pork and 3 miles northeast of town of Mink 

Creek.

Drainage area.--19.3 sq mi.

Records available . April 1947 to September 1952, October 1955 to September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 6 years, 84.8 cfs (61,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 506 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.77 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 1, 16, 17, 19, 25, 26.

1947-52, 1955-56; Maximum discharge, 600 cfs May 29, 1948; maximum gage height, 

that of May 25, 1956; minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1952, 

Sept. 1, 16, 17, 19, 25, 26, 1956.

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

Three diversions for irrigation above station, one of which first diverted water 

Sept. 24, 1949, for irrigation in vicinity of Preston, being routed through Glendale 

Reservoir in Worm Creek basin.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 20 2.8 160

2.0 45 3.3 321

2.4 91 3.8 528

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

2T

29

29

29

29

28

35

37

37

38

37

38

34

35

33

30

3L

35

37

36

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

1,033

33.3

2,050

Nov.

34

33

33

*33

33

33

32

31

3T

31

31

31

32

32

31

31

32

32

32

33

35

34

33

32

32

34

37

35

 34

34

981

32.7

1,950

Dec.

34

34

34

33

32

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

35

30

30

40

*59

82

7?

70

65

57

51

48

46

1,254

40.5

2,490

Jan.

44

42

40

40

39

38

38

36

36

35

34

34

*35

35

39

4944"

44

43

42

41

40

40

40

39

40

39

38

37

37

36

1,214

39.2

2,410

Feb.

35

34

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

34

34

34

34

*33

33

33

32

31

31

30

35

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

942

32.5

1,870

Mar.

30

35

31

31

31

31

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

31

34

40

47

56

64

74

84

~Sl 87

74

70

71

74

1,402

45.2

2,780

Apr.

77

74

70

66

63

58

57

57

59

66

73

77

81

87

90

94

*98

102

110 lie

132

158

160

167

162

165

198

T§5

174

162

3,245

108

6,440

May

154

152

T5T

174

216

233

*236

253

286

305

290

253

230

201

187

179

182

207

260

337

*380

408

420

462

484

488

T75

*475

454

450

388

9,375

302

18,600

June

392

396

350

360

*344

321

a270

a240

a240

3235

a230

a220

a210

a200

*184

170

156

143

135

130

123

116

110

105

99

97

90

84

83

81

5,944

198

11,790

July

78

74

71

67

64

*63

63

59

56

55

54

53

50

46

44

42

40

41

37

39

38

36

36

 36

36

38

39

36

37

35 

34

1,497

48.3

2,970

Aug.

34

31

34

33

30

29

28

29

28

28

27

29

28

26

24

24

25

24

24

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

24

23

22 

21

837

27.0

1,660

Sept.

20

?4

13

24

24

23

*23

22

23

23

24

24

23

22

22

20

20

21

20

21

21

23

22

21

20

20

*21

21

21

23

659

22.0

1,310

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 488 Mln 20 Mean 77.5 Ae-ft 56,320

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cub River near Preston.
48 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Preston, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°10, long 111"SI 1 , In NW£ sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 39 E., on left bank

600 ft downstream from headgates of West Cache Canal, 5 miles downstream from Mink

Creek, 5 miles north of Preston, and 5? miles upstream from Battle Creek.

Drainage area. 4,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1889 to September 1917 (gage heights only, January to 

September 1917), January 1944 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,540 ft (from topographic map). 

October 1889 to September 1917 staff gage at site 5 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1944-56), 896 cfs (648,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs May 21 (gage height, 4.75 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Mar. 17, June 21 (gage height, 0.58 ft); minimum daily, 171 cfs Nov. 2.

1889-1917, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, about 8,500 cfs June 9, 10, 1907, estimated 

on basis of records for station near Collinston, 0tah; maximum gage height observed, 

9.04 ft Jan. 17, 18, 1917 (backwater from ice), site and datum then in use; minimum 

discharge, 0.6 cfs June 14, 1949; minimum daily, 14 cfs July 4, 1944, July 4, 1945, 

July 5, 1947, May 11, 1953.

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

Station is below all irrigation diversions from Bear River in Idaho except Cub River 

pumps in SE£ sec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 39 E. Natural flow of stream affected by storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

251

353

544

507 

527

723

45T

418

487

323

*409

480

464

420

461

286

350

492

576

196

227

460

279

389

296

393

477

441

189

262

256

12,387

400

24,570

Nov.

696

171

290

*403 

513

180

588

751

520

320

420

760

255

1,020

362

218

584

1,060

585

489

1. 250

857

561

357

432

563 

550

485

472

573

16,265

542

32,260

Dec.

715

438

568

a"420 

a600

a250

aSOO

a400

a500

aSOO

a420

3475

582

668

673

627

215

26T

690

400

452

582

1,360

1,650

1.680

1,020 

1,160

*1,450

985

1,090

984

22,316

720

44,260

Jan.

545

608

754

529 

802

846

785

310

507

*577

569

548

609

740

581

1.150

687

673

605

610

562

464

608

752

557

674

584

701

278

513

437

19,165

618

38,010

Feb.

648

270 6"54

596 

421

'473

570

479

614

456

439

645

577

*838

43T

428

698

325

329

775

348

624

623

677

462

402

569

576

665

15,622

539

30,990

Mar.

582

560

461

407 

645

677

513

528

516

434

535

809

432

*33O

535

331

428

373

571

463

614

1,070

1,300

1,100

1,220

1,720 

1,090

1,380

1,380

*1,330

1,470

23,804

768

47,210

Apr.

1,590

1,60O

1,350

1.680 

1,590

1,000

1,290

956

954

1,400

1,220

771

1,210

1,180

664

982

1,210

1,380

1,410

1,340

1,290

1,150

1,180

1,520

1,350

1,370 

1,450

1,390

1,580

1,170

38,227

1,274

75,820

May

1,180

1,100

1,150

1,060 

1,190

782

1,300

1,420

1,350

1,200

1.440

1,Z66

981

1,160

1,100

987

994

i|i 713

603

1,180

1,420

742

1,010

840

575 

654

1,200

1,350

1,040

1,120

32,593

1,051

64,650

June

1.050

790

499

643 

*615

583

535

339

262

294

653

294

354

278

*368

348

312

192

270

400

202

272

376

189

m

282 

602

203

375

611

12,385

413

24,570

July

386

535

943

844 

736

*894

922

626

958

534

826

850

982

921

262

847

675

1,080

948

808

1,200

367

753

588

1,040

1.210 

964

650

961

714

809

24,833

801

49,260

Aug.

1,130

962

824

1.280 

J5l

*960

933

614

505

879

560

924

1,120

984

719

610

561

461

733

727

822

704

823

847

635

598 

584

734

494

377

991

23,346

753

46,310

Sept.

725

485

266

384 

797

1.010

*664

514

212

134

522

510

360

661

287

298

337

647

458

369

410

484

335

358

350

499 

764

552

593

268

14,553

485

28,870

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,680 Min 25 Mean 551 Ac-ft 399,000

Water year 1955-56; Max 1,720 Min 171 Mean 698 Ac-ft 506,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Oneida.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 49

Cub River near Preston, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°08', long 111°41', in SW£ sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 41 E., on right bank 

0.2mile upstream from head gates of Cub River-Worm Creek Canal, 0.7 mile upstream 

from forest boundary, and 10 miles east of Preston.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1952, October 1955 to September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--13 years, 87.5 cfs (63,350 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 695 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Mar. 11-16.

1940-52, 1955-56: Maximum discharge, 705 cfs June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3 83 ft): 

minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 22, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 23, 24)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 130

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

275

475

664

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

23

80

172

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

340

557

700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

*25

26

26

26

25

26

26

24

24

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

232"3~

765

24.7

1,520

Nov.

23

23

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

bja

b21

b22

22

21

21

23

22

21

21

21

21

24

TS.

22

21

656

21.9

1,300

Dec.

22

22

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

b21

b21

21

21

21

20

25

21

28

*58

70

6T

52

48

40

37

34

34

903

29.1

1,790

Jan.

31

30

28

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

2T

*25

26

33

62

44

38

36

34

32

31

31

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

b25

929

30.0

1,840

Feb.

b24

b22

aZ3

a23

a22

a22

a22

aZZ

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

*21

b21

b21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

617

21.3

1,220

Mar.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

19

2U

20

23

30

37

44

53

63

li

70

58

53

49

52

58

1,021

32.9

2,030

Apr.

61

56

52

48

46

44

47

46

50

58

67

70

73

79

79

84

*89

97

112

145

178

205

*205

211

202

199

22~4" 234

196

162

3,416

114

6,780

May

145

T45

157

196

255

275

*279

304

349

381

319

268

231

199

175

173

190

241

349

506

*520

534

566

629

652

642

623

*604

585

543

529

11,564

373

22,940

June

539

5T5

502

475

*453

414

360

332

329

325

321

306

288

277

 263

242

216

194

186

178

170

158

147

143

139

133

127

124

118

115

8,090

270

16,050

July

108 T5B"

100

97

94

*92

90

88

84

82

80

77

75

74

71

68

67

66

64

62

62

60

58

*58

57

56

54

53

53

'52" 52 

2,259

72.9

4,480

Aug.

51

5T

50

49

49

48

49

48

48

48

47

46

45

45

44

44

43

42

42

41

41

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

37

36

36

1,348

43.5

2,670

Sept.

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

32

*32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

2B_

*28

28

29

29

28

937

31.2

1,860

Calendar year 1955 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Hater year 1955-56 : Max 652 Mln 19 Mean 88.8 Ac-ft 64,480

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
50 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah

Location. Lat 41°35'25", long Ill 0 51'10n , in SE£ sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from backwater of Hyrum Reservoir, 2 miles northwest of Paradise, 

and 5 miles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area.--203 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 to October 1939 (fragmentary) in reports of Little Bear River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Nov. 27, 1945, at site 150 ft upstream at different datum. Nov. 28, 1945, to May 19, 

1952, at present site at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1938-56), 87.6 cfs (63,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 7, 9.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 14, 1940.

.ow of

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

stream affected by diversions for irrigation and rwturn flow from irrigated areas. 

Ho diversion between station and Hyrum Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Jan. 17 to Feb. 23, 

Mar. 18-28, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

94

230

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

465

725

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

26

28

28

28

29

28

26

26

23.

24

25

28

28

30

31

31

31

34

40

40

38

36

36

36

36

38

37

37

35 

36

975

31.5

1,930

Nov.

38

43

43

46

45

43

41

41

41

45

52

46

41

53

35

38

41

43

48

56

71

64

52

50

50

52

59

56

53

53

1,439

48.0

2,850

Dec.

58

59

55

52

42

53

50

41

52

49

48

50

53

45

45

49

50

50

52

55

55

92

704

669

871

445

370

242

186

160

157

4,959

160

9,840

Jan.

134

120

107

102

98

90

86

79

65

70

65

65

69

72

198

456

155

132

125

122

115

104

122

104

102

98

155

a!35

a!20

allO 

a!05

3,680

119

7,300

Feb.

a95

b88

81

b80

b85

b85

88

86

b85

b85

83

84

84

81

77

73

75

75

12

72

72

72

75

77

73

75

73

72

70

2,291

79.0

4,540

Mar.

70

73

84

96

96

79

73

83

88

92

81

73

86

88

83

84

94

113

165

198

223

258

315

325

350

330

250

223

209

209 

246

4,837

156

9,590

Apr.

250

216

198

195

220

186

198

226

230

279

292

270

279,

270

266

335

350

370

395

390

390

400

380

335

266

274

288

306

310

279

8,643

288

17,140

May

254

230

234

242

254

246

246

250

238

238

266

288

258

254

242

230

220

226

234

242

238

230

230

230

223

209

202

189

180

171 

 152

7,146

231

14,170

June

134

125

115

107

86

75

69

58

61

58

53

46

41

40

38

49

45

45

43

41

40

36

35

37

37

37

34

31

30

5CJ

1,676

55.9

3,320

July

30

30

29

26

26

26

25

25

24

25

24

24

23

23

21

20

20

21

23

21

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

21

20 

19

708

22.8

1,400

Aug.

'So 20

20

20

18

18

17

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18 

17

536

17.3

1,060

Sept.

16

16

16

14

15

15

14

16

16

15

18

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

17

15

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

17

18

18

482

16.1

956

Calendar year 1955: Max 871 Mln 12 Mean 86.9 Ac-ft 62,870

Water year 1955-56: Max 871 Mln 14 Mean 102 Ac-ft 74,100

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--Dee. 23 (9 p.m.) 1,830 cfs (6.03 ft); Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 1,090 cfs 

(5.20 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.) 495 cfs (4.23 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 51

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location. lat 41-37'30", long 111-52'30", in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., at Hyrum 

Dam on Little Bear River, 1 mile southwest of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Mercury indicating gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 15,710 acre-ft June 1 (elevation,

 4,672.9 ft); minimum observed, 3,170 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 4,642.0 ft).

1938-56- Maximum contents observed, 16,100 acre-ft June 12, 13, 1953 (elevation, 

4,673.7 ft); minimum, 1,130 acre-ft Oct. 5, 1940 (elevation, 4,634.7 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1935. Usable capacity,

 15,280 acre-ft between elevations 4,629.6 (sill of outlet canal) and 4,672 ft (top of 

spillway gates). Dead storage, 3,405 acre-ft (below elevation 4,629.6 ft, sill of outlet canal). Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway 

crest, 4,660 ft. Water used for Irrigation on Hyrum project.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1060: 1946(m).

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4,640

4,645

4,650

4,655

2,570

4,130

5,860

7,780

4,660

4,665

4,670

4,674

9,840

12,030

14,340

16,240

Usable contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1955

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

11

(*) M

Oct.

3,170

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

3,420

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

3,800

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

4,460

4,646.0

+1,320

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

5,110

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

5,970

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

7, 150

4,653.4

+2,690

Dec.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

8,710

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,370

_

-

-

-

-

12,990

12,760

-

11,760

11,450

4,663.7

+4,300

Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

10,700

_

-

-

10,650

-

-

-

-

-

10,830

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,740

4,662.1

-710

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,610

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,570

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,570

____-_-

4,661.7

-170

Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

10,610

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,830

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,580

11,490

4,663.8

+920

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,140

11,270

_

-

-

-

-

12,300

-

12,620

-

12,800

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,570

4,672.6

+4,080

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,570

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15.52O

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,660

4,672.8

+90

to September 1956

June

15,710

15,660

15,620

15,570

15,520

15,420

15,280

15,230

15,140

15,040

14,900

14,310

14,670

14,530

14,340

14 , 200

14,060

13,870

13,730

13,640

13,590

13,400

13,270

13,030

12,900

12,760

12,670

12,580

12,440 

12,550

4,665.7

-3,310

July

12,210

12,080

11,940

11,760

11,580

11,400

11,270

11,090

10,960

10,790

10,650

10,520

10,350

10,220

10,140

10,050

9,960

9,880

9,750

9,670

9,580

9,540

9,500

9,370

9,250

9,160

9,000

8,830

8,710 

8,580

8.460

4,656.7

-3,890

Aug.

8.540

8,220

8,140

8,060

7,860

,660

,54O

,460

,380

,300

,180

,070

6,990

6,880

6,760

6,680

6,610

6,530

6,420

6,510

6,190

6,080

6,010

5,860

5,720

5,650

5,540

5,470

5,430 

5,360

5.250

4,648.3

-3,210

Sept.

5,150

5,110

5,080

4,970

4,940

4,870

4,830

4,800

4,700

4,600

4,530

4,460

4,390

4,350

4,250

4,190

4,130

4,100

4,060

4,030

4,000

5,960

5,960

3,960

3,900

5,850

5,800

3,770

3,740 

3,670

4,643.6

-1,580

Calendar year 1955.................... * +3,750

Water year 1955-56.................... t +550

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
52 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

Location. La t 41°38'00", long 111°53'00", in NE£ sec. 6, T. ION., R. IE., on left 

bank 2,000 ft upstream from road bridge, If miles downstream from Hyrum Dam, and 

1? miles west of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,520 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 9, 1949, at site 1,200 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 63.6 cfs (46,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 453 cfs Dec. 26; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs 

Oct. 9-11, 26-30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 986 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 4.54 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 9-11, 26-30, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Hyrum Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 13, Feb. 26, 27)

0.0 

.1 

.2

0.2 

1.4 

3.6 

9.0

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

32

50

124

223

466

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.8

2.7

4.1

3.4

1.6

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.0

4.1

4.8

478

2.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

1.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.6

54.3

1.75

108

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

1.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

42.2

1.41

84

Dec.

*2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

13

219

372

453

450

425

 380

328

261

2,940.4

94.9

5,830

Jan.

£12

179

*155 

137

138

131

117

110

80

102

94

90

86

86

101

243

261

22T

192

171

153

142

142

137

129

122

140

148

138

129

117

4,403

142

8,730

Feb.

~97 105

94

91 

93

93

96

94

91

90

90

90

*88

88

86

84

82

82

80

79

78

75

78

80

78

76

*75

75

11

2,481

85.6

4,920

Mar.

73" 72

75

78 

84

84

80

80

80

82

82

79

79

79

78

78

78

82

91

114

137

167

208

247

296

220

183

259

522,

*298

286

4,251

137

8,430

Apr.

280

259

236 

217

212

206

196

198

192

192

?12

219

198

204

210

*217

217

328

291

105

27

47

107

107

129

225

280

365

378

34?

6,393

213

12,680

May

310

*296

291

133

109

215

227

208

183

175

210

280

291

282

268

243

221

208

210

215

217

*200

194

177

157

144

85

6185-

101

90

6,086

196

12,070

June

68

54

45 

45

40

37

36

*26

6.7

5.1

4.4

4.1

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

4.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3 2

3J2

3.4

4.6

4.1

*2.9

2.9

430.6

14.4

854

July

2.7

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.2

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

172

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

*1.3

60.2

1.94

119

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.3

1.2

TT2

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.4

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

46.5

1.50

92

Sept.

1.2

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.5

1.04

62

Calendar year 1955 : Max 533 Mln 0.2 Mean 54.9 Ac-ft 39,720

Water year 1955-56 : -Max 453 Min 0.2 Mean 74.4 Ac-ft 53,980

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 53

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah

Location.- -La t 41°44'40", long 111°47 I 00", in Nfi£ sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 100 ft downstream from powerhouse of Utah Power & Light Co. and 2^ miles east of 

Logan.

Records available. May 1913 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and timber control. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge . 43 years, 111 cfs (80,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --1913-56: Maximum daily discharge, 206 cfs Apr. 84, 1956; no flow for periods 

during several years .

Remarks . Records excellent. Plow regulated by powerplartt above gage. Power canal 

dTverts water from right bank of Logan River in SEISW^ aec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 E. 

Water returned to river 125 ft below gaging station of Logan River above State dam.

Cooperation . --Records collected in collaboration with Utah Power & Light Co. in conneclion with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.75

.9 

1.0 

1.2 25

1.6 

2.1 

2.8

58

115

221

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

107

107

107

105

104

*103

105

105

104

103

104

104

104

104

103

103

102

103

103

103

103

104

103

*102

101

*101

102

101

102

"off 98

yo

3,198

103

6,340

Nov.

99

93

98

93

93

95

95

93

91

95

102

93

89

"H1O3

85

92

90

87

90

96

96

87

91

86

92

97

96

*89

91

2,775

92.5

5,500

Dec.

96

95

89

83

75

92

90

77

89

86

80

87

89

76

78

84

87

85

86

85

85

91

96

96

96

96

101

109

109

108

108

2,804

90.5

5,560

Jan.

108

108

108

109

109

109

107

107

104

104

*104

102

101

99

108

110

111

111

111

111

110

109

109

108

107

108

108

103

97

101

Si

3,282

106

6,510

Feb.

80

78

86

89

92

91

86

81

80

81

83

86

87

*86

*85

80

81

86

84

86

83

70

86

87

85

86

85

84

85

_ - _ _ - _

2,439

84.1

4,840

Mar.

84

87

86

86

86

77

77

86

84

83

76

li

79

80

76

81

81

80

84

89

95

98

102

104

104

81

*103

114

133

152

164

2,886

93.1

5,720

Apr.

177

*132

175

174

178

172

182

185

54

£

O

39

159

172

172

175

190

*198

204

199

199

199

204

206

204

202

199

196

193

193

4,982

166

9,880

May

193

191

194

194

193

193

193

191

193

*193

*193

193

191

193

193

190

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

193

191

190

190

188

191

188

188

5,937

192

11,780

June

19O

*191

TIT

190

191

190

191

191

190

190

190

190

191

191

190

188

T88

190

191

*190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

188

188

190

5,700

190

11,310

July

190

188

188

188

188

188

190

188

190

190

190

19O

*190

191

191

191

191

190

190

190

188

191

193

190

188

188

188

188

190

190

188

5,874

189

11,650

Aug.

186

IS?

182

177

174

172

169

*169

167

162

161

159

156

154

153

152

152

152

152

152

147

146

141

138

138

133

133

136

136

131

132

4,794

155

9,510

Sept.

132

129

125

118

113

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

113

113

113

113

*113

111

111

111

111

111

113

113

111 mi111

111

3,406

114

6,760

Calendar year 1955: Max 199 Min 35 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,510

Water year 1955-56: Max 206 Min o Mean 131 Ac-ft 95,360

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'45", long HI'47"OS", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 12 N., R. IE., on right 

bank l£ miles downstream from head of canal and 2f miles east of Logan.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1956 (fragmentary prior to October 1923, corrected).

gage. Water-stage recorder in flume. Prior to May 29, 1924, at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1923-56), 28.7 cfs (20,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1906, 1924-56: Maximum daily discharge, 136 cfs May 30, 31, 1930; no flow at 

times in most years.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station. Canal diverts from Logan River in 

NEANEi sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 2 E., for irrigation and domestic supply north of Logan.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19-22)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

0.2

2.0

4.9

9.5

21

-0.4

0.0

.1

.2

.3

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 

0.5

2.0 

4.9 

9.0

1.8 

2.4

95

131

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.0

1.5

178

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

H1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.3 

g 3

55.0

1.77

109

Nov.

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

9.0 

377

3.4

4.3

3.7

5.4

4.3

3.7

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.5

.9

.7 

.9

.7

.7

.6 

.6

.4

74.5

2.48

148

Dec.

0.4 

.6 

^2

.2

.9

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.1

.9

.9 

.9

.7

1.1

1.1

.7

.9

.7

.9

.7

.7

.9

13

ft

14

13

12 

12

11 

11

135.7

4.38

269

Jan.

10 

TO 

9.0

9.5

8.6

8.6

6.5

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0 

3.7

*3.7

3.4

6.1

S.O

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

5.7

4.9

6.1

4.6 

3.7

4.0

6.1

3.4 

377

3.4

3.4

185.9

6.00

369

Feb.

3.4 

4.0 

4.6

4.9

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

6.1

*5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

7.8

~6.5 11

5.7 

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9 

4.9

- -----

160.4

5.53

318

Mar.

4,6 

2.9 

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

.7

.7

.9

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6 

.6

.2

.4

.2 

.6

.2

.2

44.6

1.44

88

Apr.

0.1 

'.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

1.8

2.6

2.3 

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

2.6

9.0

18

40

57

57

62 

61

64

64

57 

47

54

610.4

20.3

1,210

May

58 

57 

*56

63

58

52

53

58

68

*63

43 

37

31

30

2!

47

66

76

84

90

91

*90

89

96 

*1F

94

80

84 

69

74

86

2,067

66.7

4,100

June

83 

*88 

71

84

87

81

85

91

84

71

90 

93

107

114

98

79

84

80

85

68

66

80

99

105 

115

125

129

125 

*121

115

2,803

93.4

5,560

July

110 

112

TTo

105

96

93

89

87

79

78

76 

68

64

65

63

63

62

*61

60

59

58

57

53

52 

51

48

48

43 

42

40

*37.

2,129

68.7

4,220

Aug.

38 

36 

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34 

34

35

35

35

36

35

34

33

32

5i *31

33

34 

34

33

33

33 

32

31

31

1,047

33.8

2,080

Sept.

31 

3T 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

29

27

25

24

24

*24

24

24

24

23

23

22 

22

22

22

 2T 21

21

784

26.1

1,560

Calendar year 1955: Max 126 Mln o Mean 22.6 Ac-ft 16,380

Water year 1955-56: Max 129 Mln o.l Mean 27.6 Ac-ft 20,030

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 55

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'40", long 111°47'00", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 12 N-, R. IE., on right 

bank at Logan plant of Utah Powei- & Light Co., 125 ft upstream from tailrace, half a 

mile upstream from State dam, and 2^ miles east of Logan.

Drainage area. 218 sq mi.

Records available. June 1896 to September 1956. Records since May 1913 equivalent to 

earlier records if records for Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan are added.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to May 7, 1913, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1913-56), 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year). Average combined discharge of Logan River above State dam. Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, and 

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal, 33 years (1923-56) , 232 cfs (168,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.57 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Nov. 12, 13.

Maximum combined daily discharge during year (Logan River above State dam, Utah 

Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde park & Smithfield Canal), 1,220 cfs 

May 25; minimum daily, 91 cfs Dec. 14.

1913-56: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1916 (gage height, 5.6 ft, datum 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; minimum daily, 6 cfs Nov. 7, 

1940.

1934-56: Maximum combined daily discharge (Logan River above State dam, Utah 

Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal), 1,400 cfs 

May 24, 30, 1950; minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks. Records excellent above 20 cfs and fair below. Water diverted from river and 

springs above station for power, irrigation, and municipal supply. Flow regulated by 

powerplants above station. For records of combined flow of Logan River, Utah Power & 

Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal, see following page. 

Combined flow record excludes that in Logan City culinary pipe lines and one small 

irrigation diversion from power flume that syphons canyon 400 ft upstream from station.

Cooperation. Records collected in collaboration with Utah Power & Light Co., in conneclion with a Federal power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0

1.3 

1.7 158

2.2 

Z.B 

3.5

315

591

998

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

ZB

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

T5- 17

14

14

15

*15

17

15

15

17

17

15

 14

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

14

13

14

14

14

*13

T£

14

14

13 

15

460

14.8

912

Nov.

14

15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

22

12" IT

13

13

15

14

13

16

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

426

14.2

845

Dec.

15

14

14

15

16

15

15

14

14

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

21

116

336

22T

180

140

75

*50

38 

40

1,525

49.2

3,020

Jan.

26

25

18

16

16

15

15

IB" 14

15

*14

14

14

14

19

52

26

20

19

17

16

17

18

17

16

16

19

16

16

16 

18

569

18.4

1,130

Feb.

17

17

18

18

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

*21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

27

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

577

19.9

1,140

Mar.

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

22

22

22

23

26

27

26

26

27

28

30

47

67

107

153

*109

81

42

36

44

1,198

38.6

2,380

Apr.

46

*29

23

21

53

21

23

38

156

248

275

252

161

156

153

185

197

*208

211

258

293

336

340

340

300

315

387 323-

275

223

5,816

194

11,540

May

205

217

268

327

460

465

493

512

541

*551

*498

423

360

311

282

262

262

311

437

596

670

702

762

814

*958

912

931

906

874

774 

757

16,821

542

33,360

June

797

*768

774

729

696

670

622

571

566

566

522

498

451

414

418

423

360

319

*296

*308

296

255

217

202

180

158

140

131

*126

125

12,596

420

24,980

July

116

102

96

89

89

81

77

71

71

62

60

64

62

52

48

44

40

*36

34

28

26

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

TT

17 

17

1,534

49.5

3,040

Aug.

16

15

16

16

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

T5- 18

16 

16

490

15.8

972

Sept.

16

16

19

26

52

31

28

28

27

25

27

26

22

22

25

22

22

21

*20

20

19

21

21

18

18

16

17

*19

19

17

658

21.9

1,510

Calendar year 1955: Max 488 Min 12 Mean 54.0 Ac-ft 39,120

Water year 1955-56: Max 938 Mln 12 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,630

Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah Continued

Combined discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Logan River above State dam, Utah Power & Light

Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah, water year

October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

126 

T?4

123 

120

120

120

124

122

121

122

124

121

120

121

120

120

118

120

120

122

119

119

119

118

117

116

118

117

118

113

115

3,717

120

7,370

Nov.

115 

110

115 

108

108

110

110

108

106

113

133

109

104

120

95

105

110

107

106

109

113

112

102

106

101

107

112

111

104 

105

3,274

109

6,490

Dec.

Ill 

110

103 

98

92

108

106

93

104

102

95

103

104

91

gT

99

103

101

102

101

100

113

225

448

334

290

254

196

171

157

1 ^Q 1O3

4,466

144

8,860

Jan.

144 

143

135 

134

134

133

128

126

124

123

122

120

119

116

133

171

TIT

139

138

135

132

131

133

130

127

128

133

122

116

120

102

4,036

130

8,010

Feb.

100 

109" 99

112

118

117

112

107

106

107

109

113

114

113

110

105

106

111

109

111

111

108

112

113

109

110

109

108

109

3,177

110

6,300

Mar.

108 

110

110 

110

109

100

101

110

109

108

100

98 102-

104

101

109

109

107

111

117

124

129

150

172

212

234

21?

195

176

188

208

4,133

133

8,200

Apr.

223

211

198 

195

201

193

20F

223

212

251

277

293

322

330

326

362

388

409

424

475

532

592

601

608

565

581

650 576-

515

470

11,408

380

22,630

May

456 465"

518 

584

711

710

739

761

802

807

734

653

582

534

503

499

519

578

712

877

952

983

1,040

1,100

1.220

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,130

1,040

1,030

24,819

801

49,230

June

1.070 

1,050

1,040 

1,000

974

941

898

853

840

827

802

781

749

719

706

690

632

589

572

566

552

525

506

497

485

473

459

444

435

42j8

21,103

703

41,860

July

416 

402

394 

382

373

362

356

346

340

330

326

322

316

308

302

298

293

287

284

277

272

270

267

262

258

254

254

248

249

247

242

9,537

308

18,920

Aug.

240 

755

234

227

223

221

218

218

216

211

210

208

206

206

205

205

204

202

201

200

193

192

190

188

188

182

182

187

184

178

179

6,331

204

12,560

Sept.

179 

176

174 

174

175

172

169

169

168

164

168

167

162

160

163

159

159

158

157

155

154

155

155

151

153

151

150

151

151

149

4,848

162

9,620

Calendar year 1955: Max 770 Mln 69 Mean 189 Ac-ft 137,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,220 Mln 91 Mean 276 Ac-ft 200,000
BEAR RIVER BASIN 57 

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah

Location. lat 41°37'2Q", long 111°44'25", In NE£ sec. 8, T. 10 N. , R. 2 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from diversion dam, 8-5- miles Upstream from 

powerplant of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 260 sq ml.

Records available. July 1900 to December 1902, November 1913 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,000 ft (from topographic map).

July 19, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1902, staff gage at site 3^ miles downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 28, 1913, to Oct. 2, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge . 42 years (1914-56), 126 cfs (91,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 572 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 4.08 ft); minimum dally, 55 cfs Nov. 15.

1913-56: Maximum discharge, 1,620 cfs May 15, 1917, from rating curve extended 

above 600 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.96 ft Feb. 27, 1955 (caused by snowsllde 400 ft 

downstream from gage); minimum dally discharge, 29 cfs Jan. 3, 1935.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some diversions for Irrigation of meadowlands above station. 

Low-water flow may be regulated by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

3.0 

3.5

Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

45

156

271

404

2.3 100

2.5 145

3.0 271

3.5

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

75

75

75

7475"

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

74

74

75

75

76

76

76

82

80

80

78

78

76

76

*76

2,351

75.8

4,660

Nov.

76

74

74

74

74

72

72

72

72

74

81

74

70

78

55

b60

b70

75

75

75

76

75

74

72

70

70

74

74

74

75

2,181

72.7

4,330

Dec.

*75

76

76

74

74

75

74

7275"

75

75

72

72

72

72

72

74

74

74

74

74

76

190

339

313

232

195

162

*138

126

123

3,445

111

6,830

Jan.

115

112

105

105

103

100

98

98

103

98

94

90

90

92

115

217

150

134

126

125

119

117

123

114

114

114

132

123

115

117

110

3,568

115

7,080

Feb.

b95

b95

alOO

a!05

alOB"

a!05

a 100

a95

a92

392

a94

a96

*100

100

98

97

87

95

92

90

89

87

87

89

86

86

*87

81

87

------

2,712

93.5

5,380

Mar.

86

87

87

87

89

89

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

89

87

90

90

90

94

107

121

144

179

206

232

241

201

173

166

184

206

3,834

124

7,600

Apr.

206

*188

174

169

186

167 r?4

191

200

239

313

331

345

342

328

*393

407

460

480

489

495

509

498

483

457

443

454

415

385

353

10,274

342

20,380

May

336

*331

336

355

582

364

358

345

342

339

364

361

323

300

284

274

274

*279

294

310

310

307

302

300

300

287

279

289

*284

266

249

9,724

314

19,290

June

239

231

223

218

213

206

198

186

186

181

181

179

176

171

176

183

176

171

169

169

167

*164

164

162

159

157

157

157

155

155

5,429

181

10,770

July

155

152

152

150

150

147

147

147

145

143

143

143

143

143

140

140

138

138

138

136

134

131

131

131

131

129

127

I??

131

131

*129

4,324

139

8,580

Aug.

127

T24

124

124

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

120

120

122

122

122

122

120

120

120

118

115

115

115

115

113

115

115

115

113

*113

3,701

119

7,340

Sept.

113

TIT

111

111

109

111

109

109

109

107

107

107

104

104

104

104

104

104

102

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

100

*102

102

102

3,174

106

6,300

Calendar year 1955: Max 401 Mln 52 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,290

Water year 1955-56: Max 509 Mln 55 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,500

Peak discharge (base. 140 cfs).--Dec. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 572 cfs (4.08 ft); Jan. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 

297 cfs (3.10 ft); Mar] 25 (11:30 a.m.) 305 cfs (3.17 ft); Apr. 19 (ll p.m.) 548 cfs (4.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
58 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50', long 112°03', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 2 W. , on right bank 

3,600 ft downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 39 years (1917-56), 52.0 cfs (37,650 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1912-56: Maximum daily discharge, 183 cfs June 28, July 1, 1932, June 27, 28, 

1933; no flow for periods during each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NW-fSW-J- sec. 26, 

T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at dam at which West Side Canal and intake of Cutler powerplant 

also divert. Water used for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and six discharge measurements furnished by Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 

Apr. 25 to May 7, May 12-17)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.3

3.9

5.8

10

2.8 

3.5 

4.2 

4.9

128

175

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

72

72

66

60

60

60

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

62

52

34

35

35

26

26

26

*23

21

20

16

*15

14

14

14

1,372

44.3

2,720

Nov.

13

4.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

17.7

0.59

35

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

67

68

50

31

38

318

10.6

631

Hay

50

57

75

79

65

48

*55

*78

87

86

63

38

38

38

38

38

52

64

70

106

129

*136

137

139

141

155

168

161

152

152

152

2,847

91.8

5,650

June

150

149

149

*147

140

140

140

140

136

135

136

140

152

152

158

153

165

*166

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

156

165

172

171

171

4,644

155

9,210

July

171

*172

170

170

167

165

165

167

168

168

168

169

171

172

168

169

165

162

162

*161

158

158

158

153

149

149

149

149

149

152

157

5,031

162

9,980

Aug.

158

158

157

157

157

*157

158

159

160

160

160

159

160

161

161

161

*161

161

161

160

160

159

158

152

150

150

149

149

147

140

132

4,832

156

9,580

Sept.

129

129

129

127

124

118

119

118

119

118

118

118

113

112

109

106

*105

noe

107

107

107

106

104

106

102

97

97

93

89

W

3,322

111

6,590

Calendar year 1955: Max 172 Mln O Mean 56.4 Ac-ft 40,800

Water year 1955-56; Max 172 Mln 0 Mean 61.2 Ac-ft 44,400

Discharge measurement observation of no flow made
BEAR RIVER BASIN 59

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°50', long 112°04 t , in SWv sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 

4,200 ft downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 44 years, 231 cfs (167,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1912-56; Maximum daily discharge, 748 cfs May 19, 20, 1954; no flow during 

periods in every year except 1914.

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

Fair. Canal diverts from west side of Bear River in NW^-SW^ sec. 26, T. 13 N., R. 

2 W. , at dam at which Hammond (East Side) Canal and intake of Cutler powerplant 

also divert. Water used for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Jan. 28, 

May 21 to June 5, Sept. 9-23)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

6.6

148

249

415

750

81

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

308

309

285

256

251

252

249

251

251

251

249

251

249

£49

249

249

231

203

213

213

188

169

164

*156

149

151

151

*151

151

151

145

6,745

218

13,380

Nov.

126

125

125

124

121

121

117

105

103

103

103

102

102

102

1U2

102

101

87

65

65

*64

64

64

64

64

64

62

*44

32

31

2,654

88.5

5,260

Dec.

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

27

*24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

IE

773

24.9

1,530

Jan.

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

17

17

594

19.2

1,180

Feb.

(*)

> 17

493

17

978

Mar.

17

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

367

11.8

728

Apr.

0

0

0

May

221

272

323

343

290

287

*290

*333

384

379

298

374

376

374

374

388

293

340

359

458

532

602

655

679

672

666

677

644

655

648

641

13,807

445

27,390

June

641

641

639

*622

606

624

644

628

615

617

646

*688

725

720

722

720

718

*716

725

732

727

727

725

722

722

720

718

720

722

722

20,614

687

40,890

July

718

*713

713

713

699

695

686

670

674

679

697

697

695

697

699

697

683

672

657

*646

630

635

628

600

589

585

572 58"9

606

630 

624

20,468

661

40,640

Aug.

595

595

595

604

630

*661

677

674

677

679

681

706

688

688

720

697

*690

688

690

692

690

692

683

661

661

641

644

644

634

622

611

20,510

662

40 , 680

Sept.

602

602

602

602

595

589

589

582

580

574

562

547

528

528

514

506

*504

*506

508

510

508

508

508

498

490

492

490

479

462

460

16,025

534

31,790

Calendar year 1955: Max 720 Min 0 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 732 Min 0 Mean 282 Ac-ft 204,400
60 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50' , long 112 0 03' , in NW^SE^ sec. 27, T. 13 N. , R. 2 W. , on right bank 

800 ft downstream from Cutler plant of Utah Power & Light Co. , 2,000 ft downstream 

from Cutler Dam, and 5% miles north of Collinston.

Drainage area . 6,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . July 1889 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,276.13 ft above mean sea level (levels 

TFy Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Sept. 10, 1938, at site three-quarters of a 

mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. --Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Dec. 28; minimum daily, 

27 cfs June 9.

1889-1956: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 cfs June 7-10, 1909 (gage height, 

7.70 ft, site and datum then in use); practically no flow at 12 p.m. Aug. 5, 1920.

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

are good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation. --Eight discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

394

822

466

579

174

715

914

631

363

778

467

602

540

879

617

409

564

562

725

682

675

787

456

678

692

605

519

*706

821

679

688

19,189

619

38,060

Nov.

966

311

564

952

940

454

1,040

886

762

411

1,050

1,330

412

1,520

1,040

1,100

418

991

406

754

2,060

1,550

1,590

1,570

1,640

708

1,040

*1,360

1,170

1,170

30,165

1,006

59,830

Dec.

1,090

1,170

1,350

1 , 1'60

1,290

718

1,130

1,140

1,340

720

684

901

1,230

1,250

1,340

1,220

860

724

1,410

695

1,050

1,410

2,210

2,250

3,120

3,370

*3 , 800

3,820

3,800

*3,420

3,460

53,132

1,714

105,400

Jan.

2,2'60

2,040

1,680

1,400

1,750

1,790

1,590

1,78O

al,460

al,390

al,170

al,280

al,260

1,370

1,730

2,180

2,900

2,910

2,480

2,480

1,900

1,980

1,480

2,140

2,020

1,660

2,020

1,900

1,670

1,550

936

56,156

1,811

111,400

Feb.

1,450

825

535

1,220

845

1,020

1,020

1,500

1,060

915

1,410

1,590

*1,530

1,320

1,280

1,330

1,640

1,010

825

1,480

1,260

1,050

1,530

1,570

1,080

1,170

1,440

1,460

1,390

35,755

1,233

70,920

Mar.

*1,430

1,160

1,240

1,390

2,360

1,970

1,360

1,480

1,080

2,100

1,840

1,790

1,710

1,120

1,590

1,270

1,290

1,600

1,370

1,640

1,900

2,150

2,730

2,380

2,290

*2,880

2,560

2,720

5,120

*2,920

i.,720

59,160

1,908

117,300

Apr.

2,730

2,670

2,640

2,580

2,420

2,670

2,880

2,620

2,470

2,040

1,830

2,060

2,580

2,660

2,340

2,460

1,690

2,740

2,910

3,030

3,050

Z, 980

2,800

2,940

2,800

2,440

3,100

a3,150

a5,500

a2,990

79,770

2,659

158,200

May

32,930

a2,610

a2 , 330

32,090

a2 , 480

32,350

32,730

2,490

2,670

2,640

3,080

3,010

3,130

5,420

3,070

2,840

*2,570

1,900

2,020

1,560

2,370

1,700

1,410

1,740

2,510

2,780

2,550

2,850

2,840

2,180

2,400

77,030

2,485

152,800

June

2,350

2,610

1,980

2,140

1,800

1,590

838

1,070

27

28

107

28

80

44

103

94

350

*213

266

66

79

188

46

52

32

32

32

32

32

42

16,551

544

52,590

July

51

51

51

51

50

203

35

50

35

87

56

36

37

56

32

52

32

32

52

36

34

45

41

32

53

164

609

32

52

57

2,564

76.5

4,690

Aug.

181

596

442

994

56

223

151

150

126

52

35

34

34

34

34

381

191

194

54

56

56

58

101

34

38

34

58

58

39

38 

182

4,552

140

8,630

Sept.

38

36

36

36

177

253

74

33

53

38

*94

111

152

127

147

331

*363

54

55

33

33

164

71

244

161

205

465

763

2T5

184

4,682

156

9,290

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,820 Mln 26 Mean 911 Ac-ft 659,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,820 Mln 27 Mean 1,197 Ac-ft 868,900

* Discharge measurement n^ade on thla day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of output of powerplant.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho

61

Location.--Lat 42°20', long 112°26' , on line between sees. 35 and 36, T. 12 S., R. 34 E, 

on left bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Wright Creek, 2-| miles downstream from springs, 2\ miles upstream from 

Elkhorn Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Malad City.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1911 to August 1913 (published as "near Malad"), October 

iyai to September 1932, November 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Prior to Dec. 5, 1940, staff gages 

at different datums.

Average discharge.--17 years (1911-12, 1931-32, 1941-56), 17.6 cfs (12,740 acre-ft per 

year) .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 91 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1911-13, 1931-32, 1940-56: Maximum discharge, 351 cfs July 24, 1955 (gage height, 

3.63 ft), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow by weir formula; minimum, 6.8 cfs Aug. 19, 1948, Jan. 3, 1951; minimum gage 

height, 0.31 ft Aug. 19, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In fe 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.6 

.8

9.8

18

28

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

T5

13

13

13

*13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

383

12.4

760

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

13

13" 14

12

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

373

12.4

740

Dec.

14

14

13

12

12

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

12

*13

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

19

18

16

16

17

15

14

14

15

446

14.4

885

Jan.

14

T¥

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

»15

21

20

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

474

15.3

940

Feb.

13

T3

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

-

411

14.2

815

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

14

15

15

15

17

20

25

33

36

45

39

27

21

21

22

23

26

620

20.0

1,230

Apr.

"23 25

21

21

21

20

21

*21

19

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

19

, 19

18

18

18

18

17

Te

18

18

18

 18

18

18

18

18

576

19.2

1,140

May

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

*16

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

18

17

16

509

16.4

1,010

June

16

T5

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

409

13.6

811

July

12

T3

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

396

12.8

785

Aug.

14

IT

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

*13

13

14

13

13

13

409

13.2

811

Sept.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

387

12.9

768

Calendar year 1955: Max 62 Mln 11 Mean 15. 0 Ac-ft 10,84O

Water year 1955-55: Max 45 Mln 11 Mean 14.7 Ac-ft 10,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

scords for nearby
62 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°18', long 112°12', in sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 36 E., on right bank

 6.6 mile upstream from proposed dam, 1.3 miles upstream from highway crossing of 

Campbell Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Evans dividers, and 7^ miles northeast of 

Malad City.

Drainage area. 13 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Movember 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (by barometer). Prior to

 T5ec. 16, 1943, staff gage and Dec. 16, 1943, to Aug. 22, 1954, water-stage recorder at 

site 50 ft upstream at datum 1.84 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 10.0 cfs (7,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 142 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.23 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 20 cfs on baais of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.4 cfs 

Feb. 20, Aug. 22, 25; minimum daily discharge, 3.6 cfs Feb. 20.

1938-56: Maximum discharge observed, 160 cfs Apr. 2, 1943, from rating curve 

extended above 47 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and discharge measurement of 

126 cfs made in 1952; maximum gage height, 2.38 ft Apr. 19. 1952, site and datum then 

in use; minimum discharge recorded, 1.6 cfs Jan. 13, 1950 (gage height, 0.43 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Nov. 3-5, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wETch are fair. Diversions for irrigation of 20 to 30 acres above station. Stream 

receives part of flow of Birch Creek above station. Malad powerplant and its small 

reservoir on Birch Creek cause slight diurnal fluctuations.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1344: 1943(H).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.4 

3.9 

6.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

*5.2

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

a6.0

a6.0

a5.6

35.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.8 

a6.0

164.7

5.31

327

Nov.

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

a6.2

*6.3

6.3

6.6

6.8

^76

6.3

6.3

b5.6

b5.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

187.7

6.26

372

Dec.

6.3

6.0

a6.2

aS.O

aS.O

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

a5.4

*5.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.6

8.5

~8.2 11

7.4

6.8

5.8

35.6

5.4 

5.6

185.2

5.97

367

Jan.

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

a5.6

a5.6

35.6

5.8

6.3

6.8

*6.6

7.7

9.9

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b5.0

192.9

6.22

383

Feb.

b4.8

b4.8

b4.8

b5.2

b5.6

6.0

670

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.6

3.9

5.0

4.5

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

------

141.7

4.89

281

Mar.

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.7

5.6

5.4

4.5

477

4.7

4.7

b4.5

b4.6

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.3

9.2

13

23

32_

26

16

14

14

16 

16

289.3

9.33

574

Apr.

14

T2

11

11

11

10

10 *ii

9.9

11

11

9.5

975

9.9

9.9

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

11

*n

11

10

9.9

9.9

318.5

10.6

632

May

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

*9.5

9.5

9.5

-9.9 16

10

11

11

9.5

8.5

298.9

9.64

593

June

8.2

370

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

*6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

576

6.0

5.8

190.5

6.35

378

July

575- 5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

572

5.2

5.4

5.2

*5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.0

164.0

5.29

325

Aug.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

4.7

5.0

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.3

*4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

148.8

4.80

295

Sept.

B7o" 5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

145.9

4.86

289

Calendar year 1955: Max 11 Min 4.3 Mean 6.08 Ac-ft 4,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 32 Min 3.6 Mean 6.63 Ac-ft 4,820

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malsd City, 3nd other nearby stresms. 

b Stsge-discharge relstion affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 63

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

Location. lat 42°02', long 112 C 14<, in sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 36 E. , on left abutment 

of highway bridge at Woodruff, 2§ miles north of Idaho-Utah State line.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Mar. 6, 1951, staff gage at site 300 ft 

downstream at datum 0.27 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 185 cfs Mar. 11, 13, 21 (gage height, 

4.50 ft); minimum observed, 16 cfs May 18, Sept. 9; minimum gage height observed,

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 650 cfs Jan. 22 or 23, 1943 (gage height, 8 ft, 

from information by observer), from rating curve extended above 370 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 15 cfs July 15. 16. 1940; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.90 ft July 10, 11, 15-17, 1955, May 18, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by several small reservoirs above station. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of 25,000 to 30,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1060: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

4.0

116

150

192

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

22

22

24

24

*25

24

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

31

a32

34

34

30

30

31

31

31

34

34

a34

37

844

27.2

1,670

Nov.

37

38

38

38

38

a37

a36

*35

a36

a37

38

38

52

67

80

85

86

87

88

84

76

71

62

62

62

51

62

63

67

68

1,719

57.3

3,410

Dec.

69

71

71

53

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

a 50

*43

a60

a60

59

62

86

98

101

111

123

150

132

122

98

86

86

84

2,379

76.7

4,720

Jan.

79

78

78

68

68

68

68

63

68

68

69

75

82

*81

71

74

81

85

90

108

110

104

98

92

88

87

86

a84

a80

a70

a55

2,476

79.9

4,910

Feb.

a50

a52

a55

a56

a58

a 60

a60

62

59

54

54

a68 a-66

a65

a65

a58

54

a58

62

63

63

63

62

62

*62

63

64

64

63

1,745

60.2

3,460

Mar.

68

69

95

150

174

129

104

98

112

182

185

136

185

148

82

82

92

136

171

182

185

171

alSO

119

109

98

82

79

74

74 

71

3,792

122

7,520

Apr.

a 80

98

92

a86

80

75

70

*66

62

60

59

56

56

62

60

64

67

78

67

68

67

62

67

56

54

*56

57

62

67

59

2,013

67.1

3,990

May

54

43

47

48

47

50

53

51

52

48

53

52

70

67

52

48

52

16

48

23

*26

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27 

27

1,263

40.7

2,510

June

28

27

26

25

26

25

24

22

22

22

23

21

21

21

22

*22

22

21

a22

a23

a23

a23

a22

a22

a22

a22

21

a20

a20

a20

680

22.7

1,350

July

21

a20

a 20

a!9

a!9

al8

a!9

a!7

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!7

a!7

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!7

a!7

a!7

*17

17

17

18

19

18

18

18

18

19

20 

19

567

18.3

1,120

Aug.

20

20

20

20

19

18

17

IF

18

19

20

18

19

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

*17

18

18

18

18

575

18.5

1,140

Sept.

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

17

16

TV

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

531

17.7

1,050

Calendar year 1955: Max 180 Mln 17 Mean 51.2 Ac-ft 37,070

Water year 1955-56: Max 185 Mln 16 Mean 50.8 Ac-ft 36,850

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discha 

for Portneuf River at Pocatello.

?ge estimated on basis of weather records and records
64 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Corinne, Utah

Location (revised) .--Lat 41°34'35", long 112°06'00", in SE^NE^ sec. 30, T. 10 N. , R. 2 W., 

on right bank 1.2 miles downstream from Salt Creek, 2.0 miles northeast of Corinne, 

and 2.8 miles downstream from Malad River.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,204.6 ft (revised), unadjusted. Aux- 

~^liary staff gage 7,800 ft downstream July 27, 1950, to Nov. 21, 1955.

Average discharge.--7 years, 1,718 cfs (1,244,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,130 efs Dec. 29 (gage height, 10.67 ft); 

minimum, 100 cfs July 21, 22, 27; minimum daily, 101 cfs July 26.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 14.69 ft); maximum gage height, 14.83 ft Feb. 11, 1951; minimum discharge, 86 cfs Aug. 18, 1953; 

minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Records are equivalent to flow at Bear River Bird Refuge diversion works.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1284: 1953.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.050 

516

912

576

606

403

6ST

990

751

595

783

610 

725

684

910

754

597

621

682

860

757

848

903

*700

*726

848

786

640

820

905

879

23,101

745

45,820

Nov.

951 

1,140

605

*604

1,050

1,170

722

1,060

1,120

951

601

1,100 

1,440

786

1,540

1,150

1,250

700

1,150

700

n.ooo

2.190

1,550

1,610

1,650

1,580

1,050

1,140

1,550

*1,360

34,470

1,149

68,370

Dec.

1,330 

1,280

1,340

1,420

1,350

1,420

918

1,140

1,250

1,400

1,110

815 

*1,020

1,270

1,350

1,450

1,350

1,100

912

1,350

844

*1,130

1,580

2,170

2,750

3,280

*3,710

*3,980

4.120

4,030

3,840

56.009

1,807

111,100

Jan.

5,450 

2,440

*2,140

1,980

1,680

*1,850

1,970

1,910

1,820

1,740

1,580

1,420

*1,480

1,530

1,690

2,120

2,680

2,940

5,010

2,750

2,620

2,270

2,230

1,89O

2,540

2,240

2,080

2,290

2,100

1,850

1,700

65,790

2,122

130,500

Feb.

,250 

,500

,000

800

,250

,000

,100

,200

,600

,300

,200

,550 

,700

,650

,500

,450

,500

,800

,300

,100

,600

,450

,500

,600

,700

,300

,550

,500

,550

40,100

1,383

79,540

Mar.

1,500 

1,550

1,400

1,450

1,550

2,400

2,100

1,600

1,600

1,400

2,100

2,OOO 

1,950

*1,850

1,450

1,650

1,450

1,500

1,700

1,550

1,750

2,060

2,520

2,810

2,590

2,680

2,850

2,710

*2,960

*5.170

2,920

62,770

2,025

124,500

Apr.

2,880 

2,820

2,830

2,880

2,510

2,650

2,770

2,910

2,820

*2,660

2,110

1,960 

2,240

2,810

2,670

2,660

2,480

2,140

*2,820

3,050

3,130

3,120

3,060

2; 950

3,010

2,910

2,610

3,120

5.470

5,440

85,490

2,785

165,600

May

3,230 

3,100

2,710

2,540

2,370

2,540

2,590

*2,620

2,660

2,820

2,840

3,150

3,100

5,470

5,540

5,170

*2,960

2,590

2,040

2,060

1,880

2,250

1,9OO

1,690

1,910

2,690

2,840

2,680

2,860

2,800

'

81,920

2,645

162,500

June

2,600 

2,560

2,510

2,220

2,310

2,080

1,860

1,190

1,510

406

170

172 

151

*152

136

161

191

565

291

275

255

*152

215

165

132

118

107

106

107

104

22,547

752

44,720

July

103 

 109

104

104

104

104

151

152

110

104

104

120 

*124

115

115

115

105

105

105

103

105

105

107

106

106

*101

106

468

186

127

150

3,877

125

7,690

Aug.

311 

306

449

478

1.060

402

198

167

196

156

156

136 

125

118

119

116

250

315

297

198

140

121

*120

134

148

137

159

140

140

136

132

7,060

228

14,000

Sept.

159 

198

155

150

152

169

312

297

205

154

*152

259 

200

203

227

215

533

415

279

167

146

144

165

210

229

288

291

486

824

496

7,656

255

15,150

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,120 Min 101 Mean 1,047 Ac-ft 758,300

Water year 1955-56: .Max 4,120 Min 101 Mean 1,335 Ac-ft 969,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice No 

(no gage-height record Feb. 20 to Mar. 15j discharge 

near Collingston).

. 16-20, Dec. 9, 15-18, Jan. 30 to Mar. 21 

estimated on basis of records for station
WEBER RIVER BASIN 65

Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location. lat 40°44'10", long 111°14'45", in SEiNE^- sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 6 E. , on right 

bank 1.4 miles downstream from South Pork, 2.6 miles upstream from Weber Provo diversion canal, and 3-jj- miles northeast of Oakley.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 25, 1933, staff gage at site about a quarter of a mile downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 25, 1933, to Aug. 29, 1955, water stage recorder at present site at datum 

0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--50 years (1906-56), 226 cfs (163,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs June 2 (gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1904-56: Maximum discharge observed, 4,170 cfs June 13, 1921 (gage height, 9.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum recorded, 16 cfs Mar. 12, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Several small diversions for irrigation above station. Plow slightly 

regulated by several small lakes on headwaters and a small reservoir on Smith and 

Morehouse Creek. Total capacity of all reservoirs, about 3,200 acre-ft.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 790: 1934. WSP 1394: 1907-9, 1911-12, 1921-22.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-29,

May 24 to June 2, June 10, 11)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 

June 12 to Sept. 30 Apr. 30 to June 11

0.2

.5

1.0

51

85

180

1.5 345

2.0 575

3.0 1,270

1.4 

2.0

370

650

3.0 1,360

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

61

59

*57

57

56

56

57

57

56

57

58

59

58

57

57

56

55

53

52

59

62

60

58

55

57

58

63

57

59

60

62

1,788

57.7

3,550

Nov.

*55

62

71

64

62

57

58

56

56

56

> b56

57

57

55

1,718

57.3

3,410

Dec. Jan.

*56H

54 II

b54

b52 > b75

1 r

> a52

> b52

54

56

56

55

53

60

96

190

195

140

114

100

*b85

b75

b75

2,242

72.3

4,450

70

68

69

68

68

66

65

68

70

78

71

71

69

68

68

66

66

» b60

2,099

67.7

4,160

Feb.

b52

*b52

> a52

------

1,508

52.0

2,990

Mar.

(*)

> b52

b54

b58

64

69

71

70

75

82

102

119

128

123

119

115

*130

IIP

2,299

74.2

4,560

Apr.

138

130

125

121

125

119

121

125

126

146

173

180

188

188

188

212

229

242

245

279

337

394

417

426

426

440

444

426

408

*378

7,496

250

14,870

May

374

378

402

459

535

545

606

644

*668

692

634

590

540

495

472

490

585

746

998

1,340

*1,330

1,430

1,590

1,530

*1,580

1,510

1,430

1,370

1,240

1,320

*1,530

28,053

905

55,640

June

1,690

*1,730

1,660

1,550

1,440

1,410

1,290

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,260

*1,140

1,030

1,000

946

744

608

565

636

624

530

502

489

484

458

408

354

*337

325

515

27,563

912

54,270

July

294

285

255

235

225

209

201

193

183

180

175

171

166

159

149

142

140

158

132

132

154

152

150

126

126

126

125

152

154

*150

125

5,180

167

10,270

Aug.

126

119

115

112

125

125

119

115

112

110

105

102

100

103

105

98

97

96

97

92

91

88

85

82

78

72

72

71

70

71

*71

5,020

97.4

5,990

Sept.

75

76

75

72

72

71

70

69

72

78.

77

77

76

75

73

71

70

69

69

68

68

66

65

68

66

65

64

63

60

62

2,100

70.0

4,170

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,290 Mln - Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,730 Mln - Mean 232 Ao-ft 168,300

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 efs).--May 25 (4 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (5.39 ft); June 2 (12:50 a.m.) 

1,940 cfs (5.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Coalvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
66 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah

Location Lat 40»42'30", long 111°16'30", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 1,400 ft downstream from head and three-quarters of a mile east of Oakley.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of 

Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey. October 1932 to September 1939 in 

reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map) .

Extreme s. 1945-56: Maximum daily discharge, 913 of a May 21, 1956; no water diverted 

from Weber River for several months each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or once-daily 

gage-height readings, which are fair. Canal diverts water from Weber River in 

SWiSW-J- sec. 21, T. 1S..R. 6E., for irrigation and water supply in Jordan River 

basin. Figures given herein represent water diverted from main stem of Weber River, 

some of which may return to Weber River through seepage. For records at outlet of 

canal see p. 99.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1284: 1949.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

25

23

23

28

25

29

32

22

14

31

34

38

40

42

3T

a29

a33

a29

*28

30

34

33

34

711

23.7

1,410

Dec.

35

34

34

33

16

35

34

23

36

34

30

36

36

33

34

35

35

35

*35

35

34

36

46

149

185

136

107

92

76

60

74

1,653

53.3

3,280

Jan.

a64

64

67

69

68

58

54

54

46

51

48

48

48

49

52

*59

55

52

52

50

50

49

49

40

41

50

53

41

34

31

23_

1,569

50.6

3,110

Feb.

23

26

37

43

47

48

> 344

39

40

35

26

31

48

48

49

54

40

37

37

36

37

-

1,177

4O.6

2,330

Mar.

43

48

46

44

40

14

13

29

31

30

31

59

42

40

30

26

31

49

44

49

44

57

63

67

68

68

67

67

67

67

67

1,441

46.5

2,860

Apr.

67

67

67

73

81

78

92

99

99

117

138

152

159

160

157

186

211

222

211

248

248

231

231

233

231

233

233

167

235

*237

4,963

165

9,840

May

235

237

233

146

100

102

103

104

270

426

403

359

350

314

284

293

359

504

743

836

*913

910

475

451

534

668

653

638

636

653

678

13,610

439

27,000

June

583

520

377

92

156

623

688

700

718

728

643

*416

230

7.6

7.6

51

85

145

268

237

237

233

216

203

183

159

128

*124

122

118

8,998.2

300

17,850

July

~89 102

70

55

43

*38

33

25

20

17

12

4.0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

*0

0

508.0

16.4

1,010

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 880 Mln 0 Mean 55.0 Ac-ft 39,810

Water year 1955-56: Max 913 Mln 0 Mean 94.6 Ac-ft 68,690

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineer's notes and records for station 

near Woodland.

Note. Discharge computed from once-dally staff-gage readings Feb. 16 to Mar. 21, and June 4, 5.
WKBER RIVER BASIN 67

Weber River near Coalville, Utah

Location. lat 40 0 53'40", long 111°24'00", in SE&ffii sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank" If miles upstream from high-water line of Echo Reservoir, If miles south of Coalville, and 6 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area.--438 sq mi.

Records available . April 1927 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Mar. 22, 1931, staff gage and Mar. 22, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 207 cfs (149,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1927-56: Maximum discharge observed, 2,190 cfs May 6, 1952; maximum gage height, 

5.08 ft (present datum) May 29, 1951; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Sept. 20, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station. No diversion between 

station and Echo Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber River 

basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 66). Flow slightly regulated by 

several small reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

3.6

204

362

772

1,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

68

66

*66

68

69

69

72

74

72

75

72

70

69

66

60

56

54

57

62

72

77

80

82

80

80

80

89

89

89

87 

84

2,254

72.7

4,470

Nov.

*79

86

100

112

110

106

108

89

86

87

106

95

87

> b86

b!05

116

164

236

204

129

123

110

100

116

147

116

106

3,367

112

6,680

Dec.

*110

106

104

104

> blOO

97

93

b90

b90

86

86

86

87

95

95

112

354

712

607

305

172

143

b!25

*b95 

b95

4,749

153

9,420

Jan. Feb.

1 1

> b95

93

97

100

98

79

82

77

77

80

86

106

224

145

106

102

104

102

97

97

84

82

82

b75

a75

2,955

95.3

5,860

> a70

(*)

> b70

> a70

1

> b70

2,030

70.0

4,030

Mar.

*a70

a70

74

87

86

86

72

69

79

114

98

68

69

72

66

66

72

104

167

239

204

248

260

251

254

224

188

152

145

152

162

4,068

131

8,070

Apr.

174

167

*152

136

136

125

127

110

108

118

129

129

125

129

129

134

143

177

174

177

204

279

312

325

318

295

289

305

269

*221

5,616

187

11,140

May

236

193

216

289

431

469

508

532

496

*318

282

285

269

224

204

182

162

TTO

190

370

*431

458

735

915

*1,070

980

840

791

682

512 

603

14,043

453

27,850

June

758

990

1,020

1,070

1,020

950

772

616

528

473

443

*416

443

552

694

735

637

528

450

387

321

257

221

201

182

167

162

145

118

104

15,360

512

30,470

July

100

*104

104

~97 106

89

95

95

95

86

102

102

86

82

74

69

68

63

56

52

52

56

57

4345"

50

53

68

74

*102 

93

2,418

78.0

4,800

Aug.

95

93

77

74

70

69

66

63

63

62

53

57

57

57

72

68

79

91

95

98

93

87

84

79

74

68

63

68

63

54

52

2,244

72.4

4,450

Sept.

53

57

50

*48

43

36

a34

a33

32

32

33

34

33

33

34

33

32

31

31

30

31

32

32

34

40

43

42

43

53

54

1,146

38.2

2,270

Calendar year 1955; Max 845 Mln 28 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,280

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,070 Mln 30 Mean 165 Ac-ft 119,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records and records for station near Oakley, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
68 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

Location. Lat 40-55'10", long 111-24"00", in NE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 5 E. , on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 189 In Coalvill.e and a third of a 

mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available . October 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), April 1927 to 

September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,560.6 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1931, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream 

at different datum. Feb. 13, 1931, to Oct. 15, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 

300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1927-56), 59.8 cfs (43,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 603 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.67 ft); minimum, less than 1 cfs for several days during June to November 1934.

Remarks. Records good Several diversions above station for irrigation, none below. 

Flow slightly affected by Chalk Creek Reservoir (capacity, 1,200 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 .(gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

4.5

9

17

0.9 

1.2 

1.8 

2.1

95

164

336

441

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

13

*13

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.0

8.6

876

11

11

11

9.8

8.6

9.0

9.8

11

11

11

12

13

13

16

16

17

IT

17

365.2

11.8

724

Nov.

*15

13

18

21

20

18

18

17

17

18

24

17

16

26

8.6

14

18

21

25

28

33

27

15

25

15

21

27

25

19

22

601.6

20.1

1,190

Dec.

*22

21

16

15

9.8

19

22

15

19

18

18

21

21

17

18

21

22

22

24

24

20

26

52

77

77

59

49

41

*28

18

857.8

27.7

1,700

Jan.

21

24

21

27

32

29

25

28

18

27

21

25

26

26

28

46

34

27

32

28

27

26

27

14

12.

19

28

21

14

18

18

770

24.0

1,470

Feb.

16

*15IB15

15

16

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

18

20

20

19

21

19

17

19

513

17.7

1,020

Mar.

*20

20

20

21

20

14

13

20

21

22

17

11

16

24

16

19

22

25

28

33

32

40

46

57

95

138

TT7

78

65

71

89

1,230

39.7

2,440

Apr.

75

57

*54

46

49

41

43

49

44

54

68

68

68

70

68

71

85

97

93

106

128

157

174

187

187

198

237

23T

198

*177

3,180

106

6,310

May

190

T53

204

245

314

298

326

343

*346

359

295

274

248

228

209

214

257

301

333

380

349

*390

426

394

390

352

336

326

320

286

274

9,400

303

18,640

June

260

23T

206

180

169

157

142

119

106

95

89

*75

70

68

73

91

83

83

77

71

68

64

61

55

52

46

47

51

49

44

2,982

99.4

5,910

July

44

*49

4?

43

40

38

33

29

26

24

24

19

19

20

20

21

20

19

16

15

16

15

17

16

15

15

14

14

19

*27

26

757

24.4

1,500

Aug.

26

28

29

27

26

27

2S

24

22

20

18

17

17

18

21

25

26

25

26

27

28

26

24

22

21

21

20

19

21

24

22

725

23.4

1,440

Sept.

20

20

18

*17

17

17

18

20

20

17

15

14

13

12

13

13

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

12

ii

452

15.1

897

Calendar year 1955: Max 307 Min 7.2 Mean 34.7 Ac-ft 25,160

Water year 1955-56: Max 426 Min 8.6 Mean 59.6 Ac-ft 43,240

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). May 22 (5:30 p.m.) 603 cfs (2.48 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 69

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'50", long 111°26'00", in NW£SVf£ sec. 30, T. 3 N. , R. 5 E. , near outlet works at left end of Echo Dam, 1 mile southeast of Echo.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation). Prior to 1932, elevations obtained from mercury gage in valve house 

and staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 74,540 acre-ft June 16-20 (elevation, 5,560.4 ft); 

minimum, 4,090 acre-ft Oct. 5-8, 10-20.

1930-56: Maximum contents, that of June 16-20, 1956; no storage Sept. 12 to Dec. 3, 

1931, Sept. 24 to Nov. 2, 1934, Oct. 12 to Nov. 21, 1944, Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began in October 

T531T; dam completed in 1931. Capacity, 73,940 acre-ft between elevations 5,450 (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 5,560 ft (top of radial gates in spillway) above mean sea 

level. Dead storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation on the Echo project.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation

5,480 3,060

5,485 4,720

5,490 6,730

5,500 11,830

5,510 18,480

5,520 26,620

5,530 36,100

5,540 47,200

5,550 59,880

5.560 73,940

5.561 75,420

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

,160 

,160

,160

,120

,090

,090

,090

,090

,120

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,090

,160

,190

^250

,190

,230

,230

,190

,190

,230

,230

,230

5, 83.6

+70

Nov.

4,250 

4,400

4,610

4,910

5,170

5,480

5,720

6,050

6,260

6,470

6,780

6,960

7,180

7,460

7,740

7,970

8,260

8,560

8T,860

9,210

9,730

10,320

10,700

10,980

11,310

11,540

11,770

12,180

12,530

12.890

5,501.8

+8,660

Dec.

15,260 

13,570

15,760

14,010

14,270

14 , 400

14 , 600

14,730

14,920

15,200

15,400

15,600

15,880

16,160

16,300

16,510

16,800

17,010

17,230

17,520

17,740

18,040

18,480

19,930

21,750

22,960

23,540

24,040

24,470

24,720

24,890

5,518.0

+12,000

Jan.

25.150 

25,400

25,850

26,100

26,440

26,800

27,150

27,410

27,590

27,860

28,130

28,510

28,580

28,860

29,130

29,590

30,240

50,710

50,990

31,180

51,560

51,840

52,150

52,250

52,520

52,520

52,710

32,910

55,100

55,200

55,400

5,527.5

+8,510

Feb.

55,490 

33,490

33,400

35,400

53,400

53,400

53,490

55,490

55,490

53,490

53,490

55,490

55,490

53,490

35,400

35,300

53,200

55,000

32,710

52,420

32,250

31,940

31,750

31,650

51,560

31,460

31,460

31,570

51,270

_______

5,525.1

-2,150

Mar,

51,270 

51,270

51,180

51,080

50,990

50,990

50,800

50,710

30,610

50,520

50,520

50,420

50,550

50,140

50,050

29,870

29,680

29,680

29,870

50,420

50,990

51,560

52,150

32,810

35,500

54 , 180

54,880

55,590

56,000

36,310

36,820

5,550.7

+5,550

Apr.

57,540 

37,870

38,080

58,400

38,720

39,140

39,580

39,900

40,250

40,560

40,880

41,530

41,660

42,000

42,440

42,780

45,240

45,690

44,270

44,750

45,190

46,010

46,840

47,920

48,890

49,740

50,850

51,850

52,980

55,870

5,545.4

+17,050

May

54,640 

55,540

56,520

57,250

58,280

59,480

61,090

62,440

65,950

65,540

66,600

67,590

68,440

69,290

70,010

70,590

71,510

72,040

72,470

72,770

75,650

75,650

75,650

75,650

75,650

75,650

73,650

73,800

74,090

73,800

75,800

5,559.9

+19,950

June

74,090 

74,090

74,090

74,090

74,090

74,090

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

75,800

75,500

75,650

74,540

74,540

74,540

74,540

74,540

74,590

74,090

75,650

75,210

72,550

71,600

70,880

70,500

69,440

68,580

5,556.5

-5,220

July

67,750 

66,740

65,900

64,920

63.950

62,990

62,170

61,220

60,280

59,480

58,550

57,620

56,710

55,800

54,760

55,740

52,750

51,720

50,730

49,740

48,650

47,680

46,840

46,010

44,960

44,150

43,550

42,350

41,440

40,780

40,010

5,555.7

-28,270

Aug.

59,140 

58,500

57,870

57,150

56,510

55,700

34,680

53,690

53,000

52,250

51,270

50,530

29,400

28,490

27,590

26,800

25,920

25,060

24,550

25,880

25,210

22,640

21,910

21,270

20,560

19,780

19,520

18,780

18,110

17,670

17,160

5,508.2

-22,850

Sept.

16.720 

16,250

15,810

15,530

14,920

14,530

14,200

15,890

13,570

15,200

12,890

12,590

12,500

12,060

11,710

11,480

11,140

10,810

10,430

10,150

9,780

9,520

9,510

9,160

9,060

8,910

8,800

8,700

8,600

8.510

5,495.8

-8,650

Calenda year 1955 .................... * +15, 980 

Water y ar 1955-56 .................... * +4 , 350

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.
70 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°57'55", long 111°26'10", in SEjjNEi;- sec. 25, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Echo Dam, half a mile upstream from Echo 

Creek, and three-quarters of a mile southeast of Echo.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available . April 1927 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,440 ft (from Echo Reservoir elevations). Prior to Apr. 18, 1931, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream 

at different datum. Apr. 18, 1931, to Mar. 23, 1950, water-stage recorder 0.3 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 29 years, 277 cfs (200,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 25, 26 (gage height, 5.74 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Nov. 4-6.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs May 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Nov. 18-29, 1954, Jan. 18-24, Nov. 4-6, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Plow 

regulated by Echo Reservoir (see p. 69).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

99

99

*100

100

93

86

86

86

92

99

93

92

81

76

76

76

76

73

70

70

79

88

93

97

106

112

112

112

112

112 

114

2,860

92.3

5,670

Nov.

*40

 .5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

52.7

1.76

105

Dec.

*0.5 -75-

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

* .9

1.0

20.3

0.65

40

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

37

61

62_

62

62

62

62

62

62

556.5

18.0

1,100

Feb.

61 *61

61

61

61

59

70

102

99

99

99

99

99

128

149

149

158

207

207

207

204

2C4

199

183

120

120

120

120

120

3,626

125

7,190

Mar.

120

142

158

158

158

158

158

158

162

T8T

162

162

162

162

162

162

151

108

87

25

14

T4

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

3,042

98.1

6,030

Apr.

16

15

*15

14

12

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3^J

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

*3.6

3.6

3.9

3 9

153.8

5.13

305

May

4.1

T7T

4.7

39

76

73

81

84

*78

70

65

66

68

70

71

73

73

188

348

385

735

*775

1,190

1,290

1,410

1,500

1,250

984

1,190

888

*814

13,947.5

450

27,660

June

1,010

1,200

1,290

1,510

1,250

1,150

912

781

701

594

576

671

*676

656

594

722

865

618

581

533

520

512 550"

599

613

585

576

590

618

608

22,461

749

44,550

July

623 *623

627

-S& 642

627

613

599

604

599

608

608

604

599

604

608

618

623

623

613

590

576

559

545

541

541

550

550

533

*503

479

18,274

589

36,250

Aug.

459

459

475

507

507

507

499

491

491

507

528

533

5ZT

§07

499

495

471

448

444

436

429

432

444

448

432

385

354

354

345

325

319

14,054

453

27,880

Sept.

307

3DT

295

*281

267

261

250

239

234

222

199

195

192

192

192

204

214

232

237

214

185

158

140

122

120

120

120

118

118

118

6,047

202

11,990

Calendar year 1955: Max 681 Min 0.3 Mean 165 Ac-ft 119,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,500 Min 0.3 Mean 232 Ac-ft 168,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 71

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah

Location. Lat 41°10 I 35", long 111°24'20", in SW^SEi sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from Francis Pork, 1.6 miles upstream from Hell Canyon, and 

9^ miles northeast of Croydon.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1921 to December 1923, April 1941 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,820 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

A~ug. 26, 1954, at several sites within 40 ft of present site at various da turns.

Average discharge. 17 years, 37.1 cfs (26,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 166 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum recorded, 4.4 cfs Dec. 14.

1921-23, 1941-56: Maximum discharge, 770 cfs May 10, 11, 18, 1923 (gage height, 

4.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs; minimum, 3 cfs for several days in August and September 1941, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1-31)

2.9

3.0

3.2

5.7 

8.3

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

71

153

171

.scharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.7

6.7

6.7

*6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

> a7.0

212.6

6.86

422

Nov.

(*)

> 37.5

> aS.O

232.5

7.75

461

Dec.

aS.O

*10

10

> b8.0

8.0

bS.O

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

13

63

93

78

60

46

36

29

*b20

t!5

628.3

20.3

1,250

Jan.

b!2 tio

a9.5

9.5

> b9.5

9.3

14

18

29

25

22

21

20

20

19

20

16

> a!5

455.3

14.7

903

Feb.

(*)

> a!5

-

435

15.0

863

Mar.

(*)

> a!5

> a!6

18

24

29

35

46

63

77

82

79

69

62

62

67

991

32.0

1,970

Apr.

65

*59

54

50

51

47

47

51

53

62

70

73

75

76

75

81

87

96

102

114

128

140

148

156 148-

146

*144

137

129

117

2,781

92.7

5,520

May

116

119

130

139

146

152

154

147

*143

146

136

129

116

107

102

99

98

103

108

112

105

*100

93

90

85

79

74

72

71

63

59

3,393

109

6,730

June

56

52

49

48

45

42

39

36

34

32

29

27

*27

27

29

35

28

26

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

18

17

18

17

16.

896

29.9

1,780

July

TB- 16

*16

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.3

9.0

FTT

11

9.7

9.3

10

9.7

9.0

9.7

11

*11

360.4

11.6

715

Aug.

~9.3 11

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.6

7.8

8.3

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.3

7T3

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.5

247.8

7.99

492

Sept.

7.3

7.3

7T3- 7.0

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.6

S73

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

237.7

7.92

471

Calendar year 1955: Max 149 Min 5.2 Mean 208 Ac-ft 15,060

Water year 1955-56: Max 156 Min - Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,58O

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Apr. 23 (11:3O p.m.) 166 cfs (5.14 ft); May 7 (1 a.m.) 157 cfs 

(4.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
72 WEBER RIVER BASIN

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location. Iflt 40°55'20", long 111 035'50", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., upstream 

face of concrete dam, 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area.--144 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey.

 November 1931 to September 1956 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Sage.--Tape gage generally read weekly. Altitude of gage is 5,550 ft (from river-profile 

map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, staff gage 500 ft east of dam.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 28,790 acre-ft June 17, 24 (gage height,

 140.9 ft); minimum observed 3,780 acre-ft Oct. 2, 9.

1931-56: Maximum contents, 29,170 acre-ft June 2, 1943 (gage height, 141.67 ft); 

no contents Nov. 1, 1931, Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, 1934, Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, 1937, 

Sept. 11-28, 1946, Sept. 21 to Oct. 11, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir was formed in 1896 by a 58-foot rock-fill dam (capacity, 3,850 acre-

 ft), which was raised 25 ft in 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acre-ft) , was rasied 12 ft more 

in 1902 (capacity, 14,000 acre-ft), and later was replaced by present concrete dam, 

which formed a reservoir having a capacity of 28,730 acre-ft between gage heights 

0 0 (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 140.8 ft (top of flashboards in spillway). Gage 

height of spillway crest is 135 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation 

in Davis and Weber Counties.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by Utah State Engineer)

100

3,650

4,400

5,900

7,900

10,250

13,000

110

120

130

140

141

15,880

19,120

23,300

28,300

28,820

Totsl contents, In sere-feet, wster yesr October 1955 to September 1956

Dsy

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(t)

Oct.

3,770

-

3,800

-

-

-

-

3,770

-

-

-

-

-

3,820

-

-

-

-

.

-

3,840

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,000

34,020

.

+200

Nov.

-

_

_

-

4,160

_

_

_

-

_

_

4,240

_

-

_

_

4,670

_

-

5,160

_

35,260

_

+1,240

Dec.

-

_

5,400

-

-

~

-

~

5,620

-

-

_

-

_

-

6,120

-

_

-

-

-

6,960

-

-

-

-

_

37,590

_

+2,350

Jan.

7,700

_

-

-

-

_

8,100

_

-

_

-

-

_

8,530

_

_

_

_

-

_

9,380

_

_

-

_

_

9,880

_

39,970

_

+2,380

Feb.

-

_

_

10,200

_

_

-

_

-

-

10,610

_

_

-

_

_

10,990

-

-

11,430

_

all, 550

_______

_

+1,580

Mar.

-

_

11,870

-

_

-

-

-

12,200

-

_

-

_

12,500

-

_

_

_

_

14,240

_

_

^

_

a!5,440

.

+3,890

Apr.

15,640

_

-

-

-

_

16,520

-

-

_

-

-

_

17,400

_

-

_

-

_

18,540

_

_

-

_

_

_

19,950

320,150

.

+4,710

Msy

-

-

-

-

21,370

-

-

-

~

-

-

22,980

-

-

_

_

-_

24,260

_

_

_

-

-

_

26,060

_

_

_

a27,210

-

+7,060

June

27,780

-

-

-

_

-

-

28,720

-

-

-

-

_

28,770

-

_

-

_

_

_

28,770

-

.

_

_

328,230

-

+1,020

July

28,140

-

-

"

-

27,260

-

"

-

-

-

26,320

_

-

-

-

-

_

25,320

_

_

-

_

-

_

24,310

_

324,060

-

-4,170

Aug.

-

-

-

23,440

-

-

-

-

-

22,520

-

-

_

-

-

21,510

-

_

_

-

_

-

20,620

-

_

-

_

319,230

-

-4,830

Sept,

18,670

-

-

-

-

"

16,780 "

-

-

-

-

14,880

-

-

-

_

-

13,280

-

-

.

-

_

-

11,080

93.0

-8,150

Calendar year 1955. ................... * +4,920 Wster yesr 1955-56 .................... t +T,2GO

t Gage-height In -feet, st end of month.

t Change In contents, In acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolsted.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'20", long 111°36'20", In NW£ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 2,500 ft downstream from East Canyon Dam, 2-| miles upstream from Sheep Canyon, 

and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1931 to September 1956 in report of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 5,460 ft 

(from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--25 years (1931-56), 51.9 cfs (37,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 154 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily, 2.2 cfs Nov. 9, 10, 21-24.

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 872 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.4 cfs Dec. 18-20, Dec. 28, 1954 to Jan. 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions between station and East Canyon Reservoir (see 

preceding page) which completely regulates flow.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

0

3.6

9.7

18

1.0 

1.5

117

220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19

T5

14

*13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

10

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7^1

373.3

12.0

740

Nov.

7.1

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

9.6

TZ

T3

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

116.2

3.87

230

Dec.

2.7

*2TT

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.7

113.9

3.67

226

Jan.

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.2

4?T

5.9 573"

5.3

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

163.8

5.28

325

Feb.

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

F^

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

tt ------

167.5

5.78

332

Mar.

6.5

*6^

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.8

7TT

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7 . 8

223.4

7.21

443

Apr.

7.8

*T75

7.8

7 .8

7.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.0

*9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

250.0

8.33

496

May

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 *n

10

10

325.6

10.5

646

June

10 "10

10

19

48

46

41

43

48

46

44

43

*41

41

40

46

48

48

45

41

31

28

28

29

48

61

60

59

61

M

1,227

40.9

2,430

July

61

59

*59

68

80

80

80

72

67

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

> a69

70

70

*70

2,137

68.9

4,240

Aug.

70

68

68

70

70

68

68

68

68

61

67

70

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

68

68

114

142

TIT

142

140

140

2,552

82.3

5,060

Sept.

138

148

152

TTO

146

*144

142

140

146

150

148

146

142

138

136

132

130

128

T55

130

130

130

132

134

140

140

144

150

150

142

4,206

140

8,340

Calendar year 1955 : Max 140 Mln 1.4 Mean 25.1 Ac-ft 18,190

Water year 1955-56 : Max 152 Mln 2.2 Mean 32.4 Ac-ft 23,510

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of range In stage and water commissioner' 

notes.
74 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°5V'10", long 111 "43'00", In SW^NW^ sec. 34, T. 3 N. , R. 2 E., on right 

bank two-thirds of a mile upstream from Tucker Hollow and 2§ miles southwest of 

Porterville.

Drainage area. 24.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

December 193V to August 1940 (fragmentary) in files of State engineer's office.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 15 years (1941-56), 32.2 cfs (23,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 182 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 2.54 ft); minimum recorded 4.4 cfs Nov. 1.

1941-56: Maximum discharge, 464 cfs Aug. 20, 1945 (gage height, 3.60 ft), minimum recorded, 3.0 cfs Feb. 11, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. A small transbasin canal diverts water from Arthurs Pork, a tributary of Hardscrabble Creek, to Parmington Creek for irrigation in vicinity" of 

Parmington.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26, 27, July 15 to Aug. 13)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3.4

6.6

11

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

71

155

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.8

4.7

4.7

*4.7

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.6

 5TS 7.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6 .4

181.2

5.85

359

Nov.

5.8

*b5.8

b5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.6

5.8

7.2

b6.0

b5.6

b5.6

a5.6

> a6.5

181.0

6.03

359

Dec.

a7.5

*7.6

7.4

> b6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

9.1

70

70

54

35

26

19

15

*15 

bll

456.6

14.7

906

Jan.

blO

b9.0

b8. 5

b8.5

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6 8TO8.7

33

36

44

32

25

22

19

17

17

b!3

bl2

bll

blO

b8. 5

a8.5

442.4

14.3

877

Feb.

(*)

> aS.s

246.5

8.50

489

Mar.

> 9.0

a!2

17

22

31

44

58

li

66

58

49

43

44 

46

721.0

23.3

1,430

Apr.

44

*41

36

32

32

29

29

31

35

43

50

54

53

53

49

56

62

71

80

90

98

107

112

108

97

105

*105

94

82

73

1,951

65.0

3,870

May

74

80

90

107

119

121

117

115

115

*112

100

90

78

73

74

78

81

91

115

137

139

145

*143

143

137

130

124

117

103

98 

94

3,340

108

6,620

June

88

8T

74

70

68

64

60

57

a51

a46

a42

a38

*36

36

38

37

32

31

29

28

26

26

24

23

22

22

21

221

a20

a!9_

1,230

41.0

2,440

July

a!9

ala

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

979

9.9 

9 . 9

402.3

13.0

798

Aug.

9.9

¥77

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

8.7

8.3

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.8 

5.8

222.8

7.19

442

Sept.

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

5T8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

169.9

5.66

337

Calendar year 1955: Max 137 Min - Mean 20.0 Ac-ft 14,450

Water year 1955-56: Max 1'45 Min 4.7 Mean 26.1 Ac-ft 18,930

Peak discharge (base, 220 of s). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 75

Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location. Lat 41 008', long lll'SO 1 , in NW£sw£ sec. 27, T. 5 N., R. 1 E. , on right bank 

800 ft downstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 ft downstream from 

Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 ft east of section house at Gateway.

Drainage area. 1,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1889 to October 1901, April to July 1903 (gage heights only), 

June 1919 to September 1956. Published as "near Uinta" 1889-1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,790 ft (by barometer). Oct. 13, 

1889, to July 11, 1903, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. 

June 22, 1919, to Oct. 22, 1929, water-stage recorder at site 2,200 ft upstream at 

different datum. Oct. 22, 1929, to Oct. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 

50 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 36 years (1920-56), 589 cfs (426,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 5.21 ft); 

minimum, 86 cfs Nov. 17.

1889-1903, 1919-56: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 cfs May 31, 1896; minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 24, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Echo and East 

Canyon Reservoirs (see p. 69 and 72).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.5

138

304

505

2.0

3.0 

4.0

750

1,340

2,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

218

215

207

198 

*198

190

193

196

190

193

190

185

188

180

175

162

162

168

*172

178

178

190

188

196

193

201

207

207

207

204 

198

5,927

191

11,760

Nov.

201

*140

122

114 

109

107

105

104

104

98

109

104

98

b98

b96

b95

89

92

95

100

116

124

111

109

104

100

105

107

105

*105

3,266

109

6,480

Dec.

118

*122

116

111 

102

100

102

95

97

95

89gigs

g4

g2

94

gs

95

95

98

102

168

1,220

1,150

1,060

670

510

3g2

301

246 

*232

8,050

260

15,g70

Jan.

204

igo

168

178 

170

168

158

151

140

142

*140

136

142

145

530

1,200

528

372

326

2g7

278

262 2gi

2g4

288

294

404

326

b220

b220 

*b210

8,572

277

17,000

Feb.

> bigo

> b240

262

256

252

*278

281

288

333

336

348

352

356

368

380

318

2g7

2gi

278

281

7,845

271

15,560

Mar.

288

*301

348

384 

404

368

344

360

400

412

368

336

348

356

344

344

376

400

428

436

436

4ge

5 go

655

740

750

680

595

*541

528 

555

13,gll

44 g

27,sgo

Apr.

560

*523

482

452 

444

416

3g2

404

408

448

514

565

570

575

565

580

630

685

725

805

872

938

g?o

1,000

geo

g54 *g27

883

815

740

ig,802

660

3g,280

May

egs

695

755

825

go 5

883

850

780

710

680

700

894

780

710

680

*egs

705

680

845

g54

1,110

1,420

*1 , 620

1,840

*1,890

2,040

i.geo

1,540

i.ego

1,470 

1,180

33,181

1,070

65,810

June

1,240

1,350

1,410

1.470 

1,410

1,380

1,070

932

830

740

675

705

775

765

755

760

gee

*856

720

*695

670

620

640

660

egs

685

675

675

700

700

26,224

874

52,010

July

6g5

700

*680

egs

710

715

700

685

680

665

665

680

665

660

665

665

670

670

680

680

670

650

645

635

625

625

625

645

660

635 

*610

20,650

666

40, g60

Aug.

585

570

580

610 

615

615

615

595

580

580

600

615

605

sgo

580

585

575

536

536

532

523

518

518

523

523

505

496

500

496

487 

482

17,270

557

34,250

Sept.

474

452

452

452 

440

*444

432

428

420

428

40O

372

372

368

360

360

356

376

3g2

sge

384

364

344

333

322

326

315

326

326

326

11,540

385

22, ago

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,220 Min - Mean 328 Ac-ft 237,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,040 Min 89 Mean 482 Ac-ft 349,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by io
WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41°13'40", long 111°59'15", in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 1 W., on right bank 

200 ft southeast of intersection of 21st Street and Middleton Road in Ogden and 

1 mile upstream from Ogden River.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,270 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--5 years (1951-56), 340 cfs (246,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 6.98 ft); 

minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Sept. 4, 12.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 7,070 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum daily, 3.4 cfs May 27, 1955.

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

Many diversions above and below station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by Echo and 

East Canyon Reservoirs (see p. 69 and 72).

Rating table, water"year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Mar. 27 to June 9, 

June 13 to July 13, Aug.' 6 to Sept. 30)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

6.5

11

21

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

195

364

804

1,360

2,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16'

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

25

19

19

21

*23

26

33

33

31

32

40

34

36

30

26

20

16

TS

26

54

83

88

90

107

107

120

129

126

131

131

126

1,800

58.1

3,570

Nov.

133

101

*70

62

53

52

54

57

56

60

72

70

65

90

86

74

69

68

90

90

111

126

107

105

101

97

99

93

90

88

2,489

83.0

4,940

Dec.

113

120

.107

105

*103

109

117

109

107

109

105

107

109

109

101

111 111

111

111

117

120

131

781

1,650

1,180

784

565

457

379

310

282

8,810

284

17,470

Jan.

232

210

*186

210

210

192

177

171

157

160

154

152

149

16a

400

1,410

632

441

379

346

310

285

338

313

316

302

425

364

252

248

232

9,521

307

18,880

Feb.

*189

]

S. a235

I

242

239

255

265

245

239

268

278

278

313

338

349

353

349

353

379

334

285

275

261

261

7,993

276

15,850

Mar.

268

265

*306

357

383

364

324

338

364

406

357

299

346

338

310

320

342

364

398

429

414

462

574

674

775

799

736

632

556

516

534

13,550

437

26,880

Apr.

543

508

*466

425

394

368

353

357

353

387

453

508

512

521

508

491

547

614

660

731

799

839 "745

741

651

*538

474

445

364

275

15,570

519

30,880

May

207

180

229

285

375

342

310

242

152

97

110

434

414

346

302

261

245

152

210

316

354

755

909

* ,160

,230

.400

,370

,050

,180

,110

721

16,448

531

32,620

June

655

741

784

839

789

784

568

414

239

121

48

40

86

*95

111

207

457

408

152

90

78

106

39

42

65

62

75

48

61

70

8,274

276

16,410

July

56

58

48

53

*75

78

73

57

55

54

54

68

53

46

50

48

49

45

47

54

47

36

40

38

34

37

94

45

72

56

*55

1,653

53.3

3,280

Aug.

41

18

21

46

28

28

32

25

19

II

24

32

30

29

27

26

23

18

23

25

20

17

17

20

23

18

20

18

20

20 

18

742

23.9

1,470

Sept.

20

14

14

8.8

11

*12

14

16

16

16

14

8.8

12

15

12

11

14

13

16

20

20

14

9.6

11

11

12

12

14

12

12

405.2

13.5

804

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,630 Mln 3.4 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,340

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,630 Mln 8.8 Mean 238 Ac-ft 173,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis 

station near Plain City.

if weather records and records for
WEBER RIVER BASIN

South Pork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah

Location. Lat 41°16', long 111"40' , in SE£ sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 2 E., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsville Mountain 

Canal, and 5-5- miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. March 1921 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Tug. 14, 1934, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 110 cfs (79,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 678 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 3.50 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum observed, 20 cfs Nov. 25, 1931, July 28, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to May 6, May 18-27)

1.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 108

2.0

3.0 

3.5

210

502

682

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

36

35

35

*35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

39

40

40

40

39

38

38

39

39

39

39

39 

39

1,152

37.2

2,280

Nov.

38

37

*37

37

37

37

37

37

37

39

42

39

38

1

> b38

1

41

40

40

45

43

40

39

37

39

41

42

41

42

1,174

39.1

2,330

Dec.

44

43

42

40

*b40

b40

42

42

42

41

40

41

41

41

40

41

42

42

42

42

42

67

330

458

425

282

208

159

131

111 

*103

3,144

101

6,240

Jan.

92

84

75

74

72

69

65

61

58

56

55

55

57

57

65

165

125

108

103

97

92

89

91

81

81

81

92

85

77

78

2,508

80.9

4,970

Feb.

*

62

b60

b60

60

60

57

57

56

54

56

55

54

54

54

54

55

55

55

54

54

53

54

1,679

57.9

3,330

Mar.

54

54

*55

57

58

57

55

57

58

61

58

55

60

58

56

57

60

69

91

115

140

183

229

277

336

345

305

244

210

205

224

3,943

127

7,820

Apr.

222

203

183

*172

172

159

159

176

183

232

291

310

310

307

296

360

403

458

485

522

557

607

626

637

603

*596

578

519

468

397

11,191

373

22,200

May

360

366

435

512

575

550

533

505

482

*468

438

419

363

339

325

336

354

394

442

495

482

445

*429

406

384

342

313

299

280

254

232

12,557

405

24,910

June

222

208

194

187

178

167

154

138

131

127

122

115

111

*105

108

113

102

95

92

89

88

86

85

84

81

78

75

75

73

72.

3,555

118

7,050

July

73

72

70

66

*65

65

63

62

61

58

57

58

57

56

56

56

55

54

54

53

53

55

53

53

53

53

51

52

54

53

52

1,793

57.8

3,560

Aug.

52

50

49

48

47

48

47

47

47

47

44

47

46

45

45

46

44

43

44

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

43

43

42

41

40

1,394

45.0

2,760

Sept.

40

39

38

39

39

39

*40

41

41

41

41

41

39

39

39

38

38

38

39

40

41

41

42

42

41

42

42

42

42

42

1,206

40.2

2,390

Calendar year 1955: Max 682 Mln - Mean 91.5 Ac-ft 66,220

Water ;ryear 1955-56 -LJOO-.JO : : Max nan 637 DO/ Mln PLLII 35 ooMean w124 J.^%Ac-ftC-IL. 89,840 aaou

iak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Dec. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 678 cfs (3.50 ft); Apr. 23 (11:30 p.m.) 

cfs (3.62 ft); May 5 (1:30 a.m.) 603 cfs (3.39 ft); May 20 (9 a.m.) 509 cfs (3.12 ft).

Dlsphafiyp Discharge mpn measurement Riifprnpn t: mflrtp made nn on this this rtnv day. .

Stage-discharge relation affected by 1
78 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location. La t 41°15'20", long 111°50'25", In NW£SE£ sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. IE., at trashrack at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 310 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 44,180 acre-ft May 9 to June 7 (elevation, 

4,872.0 ft); minimum, 170 acre-ft Dec. 22 (elevation, 4,824.1 ft).

1936-56: Maximum contents, 45,370 acre-ft May 17, 1938 (elevation, 4,873 00 ft); 

minimum, 80 acre-ft Feb. 19, 1937 (elevation, 4,818.99 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Nov. 16, 

1936; capacity, 44,180 acre-ft at elevation 4,872 ft (top of spillway gates) above 

mean sea level; during September 1939 sills of radial spillway gates were raised 

1 ft, thus changing the top of spillway gates from elevation 4,871 to 4,872 ft. 

Dead storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation on Ogden River project.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4,824.0

4,826.0

4,830.0

4,835.0

4,840.0

4,845.0

161

380

1,380

3,380

6,150

9,680

4,850.0

4,855.0

4,860.0

4,865.0

4,870.0

4,872.0

14,060

19,330

25,480

32,610

40,680

44,180

Contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

7,610

7,540

7,470

7 , 400

7,330

7,270

7,200

7,130

7,060

7,000

6,930

6,860

6,790

6,660

6,600

6,530

6,470

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,400

4,840.4

-1,280

Nov.

6,400

6,340

6,280

6,340

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,210

6,150

6,150

6,210

6,210

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,150

5', 780

5,420

5,070

4,620

4,780

4,190

3,880

4,030

3,830

5,550

3,380

3,150

4,834.5

-3,250

Dec.

3,020

2,920

2,750

2,670

2,490

2,170

1,910

1,620

1,580

1,100

822

471

315

223

289

250

223

214

206

197

179

170

471

3,730

5,840

7,970

8,840

9,610

10,160

10,400

10,820

4,846.4

+ 7,670

Jan.

11,150

11,320

11,490

11,580

11,670

11,760

11,840

11,840

11,840

11,840

11,840

11,840

11,840

11,840

12,100

13,290

14,250

14,840

15,450

16,170

16,490

17,020

17,560

18,100

18,540

18,990

19,670

20,150

20,720

20,840

20,950

4,856.4

+10,130

Feb.

21,070

21,190

21,310

21,430

21,550

21,790

22,040

22, 280

22.410

22,530

22,650

23,030

23,280

25,410

23,530

23,530

23,660

23,920

24,040

24,040

24,170

24,170

24,170

23,920

22,730

21,670

19,790

18,770

18,210

4,854.0

-2,740

Mar.

17,230

16,170

15,140

14,250

13,590

12,370

11,400

10,480

9,760

9,150

8,330

7,470

6,790

6,280

5,840

5,240

4,730

4,240

3,780

3,290

3,200

5,110

3,200

3,290

3,680

4,140

4,670

4,780

4,560

4,400

4,290

4,836.8

-13,920

Apr.

4,190

4,290

4,400

5,070

5,530

5,960

6,340

6,790

7,270

7,750

8,470

9,300

10,160

10,980

11,840

12,560

13,580

14,940

16,070

17,450

18,990

20,950

22,530

24,170

25,880

27,520

28,790

30,370

3: , 710

52,920

4,865.2

+28,630

May

54,150

36^210

37,500

38,990

40,510

41,720

43,120

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

4,872.0

+11,260

June

44,180

44! 180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,000

43,820

43,470

43,290

43,120

42,760

42,410

42,060

41,890

41,720

41,540

41,370

41,200

40,850

40,680

40,340

40,000

39,830

39,500

38,990

38,660

38,330

38,000

4,868.4

-6,180

July

57 , 500

37,180

36,850

36,370

36,050

35,730

35,250

34,780

34,460

34,150

33,840

33,530

32,920

32,610

32,160

31,710

31,260

50,810

30,520

30,230

29,940

29,640

29,070

28,640

28,220

27,800

27,380

27,110

26,830

26,560

26,290

4,860.6

-11,710

Aug.

25,880

25,480

25,220

24,820

24,300

23,920

23,530

23,150

22,650

22,280

21,790

21,430

20,950

20,720

20,250

19,900

19,440

19,100

18,660

18,210

17,880

17,450

17,020

16,590

16,170

15,760

15,350

14,940

14,650

14,250

13,860

4,849.8

-12,430

Sept.

15,480

15,200

12,850

12,560

12,280

12,020

11,760

11,400

11,070

10,820

10,570

10,400

10,160

9,840

9,530

9,220

8,990

8,770

8,550

8,330

8,110

7,900

7,680

7,470

7,270

7 , 000

6,660

6,470

6,280

6,020

4,839.8

-7,840

t Elevation, In feet, at end 

t Change In contents, In acre
WEBER RIVER BASIN 79

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41°15'15", long 111°50'40", in NE^SW^ sec. 16, T. 6 N. , R. 1 E., on 

left bank 500 ft downstream from Wheeler Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Pine View 

Dam, and 6| miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956, not including flow of Pine View 

pipeline.January 1904 to October 1912, October 1931 to September 1937, including 

flow of pipeline, published as Ogden River near Ogden; records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,803.33 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 24, 1932, hook or chain gage and Aug. 25, 

1932, to Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream, at datum 

5.03 ft lower.

Average discharge . 19 years (1937-56), 89.3 cfs (64,650 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 971 cfs May 14 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Oct. 6-9, Feb. 15.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 3,190 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 7.76 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1954, Oct. 6-9, 1955, 

Feb. 15, 1956, when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (see p. 78). Pine View 

pipeline diverts water above station for use in irrigation and power development. 

Diversions for irrigation and municipal supply above Pine View Reservoir.

atlng tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Jan.1, Jan. 5-12,

Jan. 18 to Feb. 21, May 20-30)

1.0

1.1

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24

0 1.3 

.2 1.5 

.8 1.7

2.3 2.0 

2.5

Dee 25 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

3.0

5.6

20

177

397

753

955

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

.9

.9

.9

*.4

.1

TT

.1

.1

.4

.7

.5

.5

.6

.4

.2

.8

.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.2

.4

1.6

.8

.6

.9

1.4

1.2

.4

2.1

24.3

0.78

48

Nov.

1.0

*.9

.9

.7

> aa,c

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.3

ftf

1.9

.9

2.1

1.4

1.4

2.7

2.1

1.4

41.2

1.37

82

Dec.

2.7

1.9

1.2

.8

I '"

> b.8

J

.8

.9

.7

.9

.8

.8

.9

.6 "1

> al.O

I

a5.0

a!40

al05

96

82

53

14

9.5

8.1

*7.1

540.9

17.4

1,070

Jan.

6.8

1

^ a7.0

[

7.4

7.1

8.1

7.1

6.5

7.4

7.1

19

6.8

7.1

11

67

24

*14

13

11

9.5

8.1

8.4

7.1

6.8

7.4

8.8

6.5

5.0

5.9

*5.0

329.9

10.6

654

Feb.

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.8

1.5

.4

-ii

1.9

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

34

131

441

612

580

554

*536

510

489

_ -----

3,939.2

136

7,810

Mar.

467

434

*413

405

397

393

389

378

366

362

347

329

312

280

252

*241

221

207

274

344

362

354

366

446

374

434

502 502"

497

497

489

11,634

375

23,080

Apr.

335

252

137

*16

16

13

13

16

16

19

21

18

18

35

60

24

22

26

21

21

21

24

27

31

28

*26

28

28

26

23

1,361

45.4

2 , 700

May

21

20

21

27

31

30

32

68

248

*598

603

677

837

939

888

540

323

91

146

446

506

510

*514

497

426

351

283

258

264

258

252

10,705

345

21,230

June

184

39

38

36

33

30

27

26

25

33

40

37

*36

49

35

13

18

40

34

27

30

28

27

20

34

35

34

33

36

1,156

38.5

2,290

July

36

37

37

43

*42

43

38

37

39

37

39

40

40

40

39

39

37

36

37

38

39

39

39

39

39

35

23

40

31

26

1,162

37.5

2,300

Aug.

*27

30

34

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

37

32

28

34

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

36

35

37

36

36

35

33

31

31

32

1,092

35.2

2,170

Sept.

26

26

21

21

21

21

*24

28

23

a20

a20

21

21

22

22

26

23

17

22

23

21

16

18

22

21

20

19

20

20

15

640

21.3

1,270

Calendar year 1955: Max 383 Mln o.l Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,170

Water year 1955-56: Max 939 Min 0.1 Mean 89.1 Ac-ft 64,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recurd; discharge estimated ui

t Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of weather records and records for nearby
WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°16'42", long 112°05'30", in NW^NE^ sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Fourmile Creek^-l|- miles south of 

Plain City, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1905 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1904 to May 1905 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,210 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 12, 1914, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 29, 1949, chain gage, at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 10.92 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 5.

1904-56: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 19.01 ft); practically no flow during latter part of several summers since 1915.

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

During summer months practically entire flow is diverted above station for irrigation.

Flow is partly regulated by Echo, East Canyon and Pine View Reservoirs (see p. gg 72 

and 78). '

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per- second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov.- 2-5, June 21 to July 15)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

49

88

143

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

216

410

973

1,590

2,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

85 

67

*57

58

63

61

67

78

78

78

80

83

82

65

58

54

53

6T

80

99

166

179

180

188 

197

198 

236

221

224

226 "23

3,648

118

7,240

Nov.

228 

218

*170

157

142

138

139

139

147

147

170

169

157

186

184

153

191

3O7

334

350

383

432

383

367 

361

352 

350

344

338

334

7,470

249

14,820

Dec.

369 

394

369

352

*354

354

367

354

346

346

332

332

257

236

191

214

223

219

226

236

250

250

625

1,980 

1,550

1,140 

895

787

679

587 

546

15,360

495

30,470

Jan.

496 

463

*436

434

436

420

412

405

380

383

378

389

380

385

583

1,650

1,100

772

621

562

519

470

548

601 

554

509 

632

632

491

436 

*412

16,869

544

33,460

Feb.

354 

342

350

361

363

387

389

380

383

380

398

410

408

396

412

420

422

451

486

496

504

621

804

1,160 

1,180

1,100 

1,080

1,050

1,040

16,527

570

32,780

Mar.

1,030 

1,010

*1,030

1,060

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,030

952

961

949

892

853

865

877

907

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,180

1,330 

1,390

1,410 

1,440

1,370

1,320

1,290

1,270

33,956

1,110

67,350

Apr.

1,210 

1,060

*970

734

693

656

635

635

635

659

720

772

784

796

853

775

805

862

904

949

991

973

871

799 

728

*612 

562

548

483

401

23,075

769

45,770

May

320 

279

309

344

499

483

458

446

476

793

943

1,280

1,540

1,560

1,480

1,240

913

575

432

841

994

1,360

1,470

*1,770 

1,800

1,860 

1,820

1,610

1,670

1,640 

1,290

32,495

1,050

64,450

June

1,110 

1,070

1,020

1,040

1,010

949

746

519

342

198

105

39

30

*49

87

263

406

439

222

125

81

128

50

34 

35

52 

52

51

35

47

10,334

344

20,500

July

58 

80

35

29

*55

38

42

35

36

36

28

32

41

35

27

25

25

33

28

23

30

26

26

21 

22

21 

45

40

73- 85

61

1,191

38.4

2,360

Aug.

*31 

37

27

a!9

24

25

20

21

21

a!6

a!6

a!6

20

70

20

20

21

a!6

18

a!6

23

22

19

17 

a!8

22 

19

20

21

23 

25

703

22.7

1,390

Sept.

26 

31

25

a!6

*a!3_

20

25

21

23

26

26

22

20

11 ""

28

30

41

39

41

41

32

34 

39

48

34

32

823

27.4

1,630

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,980 Min 21 Mean 249 Ac-ft 180,400

Water year 1955-56; Max 1,98O Min 13 Mean 444 Ae-ft 322,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder record, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for stations at Ogden and Ogden River below Pineview Reservoir.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 81

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah v

Location. Lat 41°03'18", long 111°53'40", in NE^r sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

2 miles northeast of Kaysville.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,095.1 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 6 years, 3.67 cfs (2,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 21 cfs July 28; minimum, 1.0 cfs Dec. 2, but may 

have been less during period of ice effect.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 36 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 1.13 ft); no flow for 

part of several days during 1951 and 1955.

Remarks. Records good except periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.8 

3.4

6.6

12

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

T76- 1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

'£ .O

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

54.4

1.75

108

Nov.

1.8

 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

bl.8

bl.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

54.4

1.81

108

Dec.

1.8

1.6

T76

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.4

5.8

575

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

73.8

2.38

146

Jan.

2.3

2.3

*2.1

Fa

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.Z

5.8

379

*3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

b2.5

b2.2

82.6

2.66

164

Feb.

» bl.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

*bl.8

bl.8

bl.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

53.4

1.84

106

Mar.

1.9 i.'g

2.0

2.0

Z.O

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

b2.0

bZ.O

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.Z

3.4

3.9

5.1

6.2

5.8

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

91.1

2.94

181

Apr.

4.2

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

370

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

*3.6

3.9

3.9

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

6 .2

6.6

575

5.5

130.8

4.36

Z59

May

5.1

4.8

TTff

5.5

5.8

6.6

7.1

7.1

*7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.1

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10

IS

10

10

9.5

9.0

*9.0

8.5

8.5

8 .0

235.5

7.60

467

June

7.5

T7T

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

*3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

372

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.Z

132.5

4.42

Z63

July

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

Z.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

Z.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

Fa

2.1

Z.I

2.4

2.6

2.3

*2 . 1

76.3

2.46

151

Aug.

2.1

Fa

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

T79

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

Z.O

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Z.O

2.0

Z.O

2.0

2.0

62.0

Z.OO

123

Sept.

Z.O

Z7S

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

51. B

1.73

103

Calendar year 1955: Max 10 Mln 1.3 Mean 2.83 Ac-ft 2,050

Water year 1955-56: Max 10 Mln 1.4 Mean 3.00 Ac-ft 2,180

Peak discharge (base. 10 cfs). Dec. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 13 cfs (0.80 ft); May 21 (5 p.m.) 11 cfs 

(0.78 ft); May 27 (7 p.m.) 14 cfs (0.82 ft); July 28 (11:30 p.m.) 21 cfs (0.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
82 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

Farmington Creek above diversions, near Farmington, Utah

Location. Lat 41°00'05", long 111°52'25", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N. , R. 1 E., on right 

bank 1.0 mile northeast of Farmington.

Drainage area. 9.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from 

Forest Service topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 600 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 12.8 cfs (9,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 24.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 254 cfs May 22, 1950 (gage height, 1.74 ft), site and 

datum then in use; minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 25, 30, 31, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records include a small transmountain diversion from HardsGrabble Creek.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.6 1.3 1.1 21

.7 2.6 1.2 32

.8 4.8 1.3 47

.9 8.4 1.4 73

1.0 14

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.0

2.0

*1.9 T79~

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

*2.1

2.1

2.6

2.9

3.6

376

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

""'

73.2

2.36

145

Nov.

2.3

*273

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.9

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.9

5.8

*3.8

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

80.0

2.67

159

Dec.

2.9

*Z.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

4.5

19

32

24

17

13

9.8

8.0

7.1

7.1

201.1

6.49

399

Jan.

6.4

5.4

*5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

473

4.3

4.5

9.8

28

IS

*12

9.3

8.4

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.8

6.0

223.8

7.22

444

Feb.

5.7

6.0

670

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

*4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

5.6

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

135.9

4.69

270

Mar.

3.6

376

* .0

.3

.3

.8

.7

.0

.0

.3

.0

.9

.0

.0

.8

.0

.0

.8

.4

.1

.5

.3

12

15

18

18

16

13

12

13 

14

233.4

7.53

463

Apr.

13

12

*11

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.9

973

11

15

19

20

20

20

20

23

27

34

39

45

52

52

*57

57

50

63

60

45

39

39

890.1

29.7

1,770

May

45

47

52

57

57

57

57

50

*43

41

38

35

34

34

34

38

39

38

45

50

47

50

55

55

*52

50

47

47

39

34 

34

1,401

45.2

2,780

June

34

34

32

30

28

25

23

22

21

20

20

18

18

17

18

17

14

*13

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.3

8.0

7.5

7.1

7.1

523.8

17.5

1,040

July

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.4

*6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

*4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.1

37T

3.1

4.0

3.4 

3.1

14S.4

4.59

282

Aug.

2.9

576

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2,1

67.1

2.16

133

Sept.

2.3

2.1

P.I

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

62.1

2.07

123

Calendar year 1955: Max 103 Mln 1.4 Mean 9.15 Ac-ft 6,630

Water year 1955-56: Max 63 Min 1.9 Mean 11.0 Ac-ft 8,010

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs). Apr. 26 (3:30 p.n 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

83 cfs (1.37 ft).
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 83

Ricks Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°56'85", long 111°52'00", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 2 H., R. 1 E. , on left bank 

half a mile east of alternate U. S. Highway 91 and 1.2 miles north of Centerville.

Drainage area. 2.35 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,840 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.33 cfs (1,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23 cfs May 27 (gage height, 1.12 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 14.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 31 cfs May 15, 1952; maximum gage height, 1.27 ft 

May 23, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Apr. 9, 1953, Feb. 3, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge 

0.5

.7

0.4 

1.1

2.5

cubic feet per secor

0.8 

.9 

1.0 13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septe

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6 ~7g-

*.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.8

.9

~

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0 

1.0

23.3

0.75

46

Nov.

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.8

.9

.7

78

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

*1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

27.7

0.92

55

Dec.

0.9

*.6

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.0

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.0

29.3

0.95

58

Jan.

0.9

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.4

2.1

T75

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

31.8

1.03

63

Feb.

0.9 ~T8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

------

21.8

0.75

43

Mar.

0.7

*.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.1

2.8

5.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3 

o 3

41.1

1.33

82

Apr.

2.3

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.6

2.6

3.5

4.0

4.5

*5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

6.4

577

6.0

98.1

3.27

195

May

.4

.4

.1

.4

.8

.4

.8

.8

*£ . '.82

.8

.1

.7

.7

.7

7

!l

.4

8.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

975

8.6

8.6

8.6

*7.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

236.5

7.63

469

June

5.7

574

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.5

*2.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

97.0

3.23

192

July

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.1

*1.0

40.1

1.29

80

Aug.

~T9 0.9

.9

.9

1.0

.3

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0 

1.0

30.6

0.99

61

Sept.

0.8

.7

.7

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.8

78" .9

.8

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

22.3

0.74

44

Calendar year 1955: Max 9.0 Min 0.4 Mean 1.63 Ac-ft 1,180

Water year 1955-56: Max 9.5 Min 0.6 Mean 1.91 Ac-ft 1,390

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--May 27 (6:30 p.m.) 23 cfs (1.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

Parrish Creek above diversions, near Centerville , Utah

Location. lat 40°55'25", long 111°51'50", in 

1 mile northeast of Centerville .

sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. IE., on left bank

Drainage area. 2.08 sq mi.

Records available .--November 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,600 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 1.62 cfs (1,170 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12 cfs May 8 (regulation caused by construction 

upstream) ; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs on several days during August aYid September.

1950-56: Maximum discharge. 30 cfs May 5, 1952; minimum, 0.2 cfs at times in 

1954-56.

Remarks. --Records good. Record includes flow through pipeline for Centerville city water 

supply.

Revisions. WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.3 ~73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

75

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5 

.5

11.9

0.38

24

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

13.8

0.46

27

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

2.4

2.5

T7T

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8 

.7

24.2

0.78

48

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5^

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

1.6

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

21.6

0.70

43

Feb.

 0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.iJL

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

16.3

U.56

32

Mar.

~0.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

. 7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.1

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.0

32.3

1.04

64

Apr.

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.7

3.4

3.9

4.3

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.2

572

5.0

4.5

4.3

86.4

2.88

171

May

4.2

4.2

4.5

5.4

6.0

6.6

£74

6.3

6.2

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.2

4.0

4.1

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.1

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.0

3.3

5.2

153.7

4.96

305

June

3.2 372"

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

i!

55.0

1.83

109

July

0.9

T8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

17.4

0.56

35

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.1

0.29

18

Sept.

0.5

'.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

73

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.9

0.26

16

Calendar year 1955: Max 9.0 Min 0.2 Mean 1.12 Ac-ft 807

Water year 1955-56: Max 6.6 Min o.2 Mean 1.23 Ac-ft 892

Peak discharge (base, 10 efs). May 8 (7:30 a.m.) 12 cfs.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 85

Centerville Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location. La t 40°55'00", long 111-51' 45" , in SE^ sec. 8, T. 2 N. , R. 1 E., on right 

bank 1.2 miles east of Centerville.

Drainage area. 3.15 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete rating flume. Altitude of gage is 4,650 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.74 cfs (1,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 8.2 cfs May 24; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs 

Sept. 2-7.

1949-56: Maximum daily discharge, 30 cfs May 6,7, 1952; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

Mar. 16, 1955.

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

Record includes flow of one ditch which diverts water about a quarter of a mile above 

station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.9

.9

.8

.9

I .. I '

1 -

f

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

. al.3

31.9

1.03

63

Nov.

al 2

al!2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1 1.2

. al.2

1

> al.5

1.5

1.2

p. al.l

37.0

1.23

73

Dec.

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

3.3

3TT

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

43.0

1.39

85

Jan.

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.1

3.4 20"

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

47.8

1.54

95

Feb.

FT

1^4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

_

39.8

1.37

79

Mar.

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

l^J.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.4

3.1

3.7

3.8 3~4

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

61.3

1.98

122

Apr.

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.7

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.2

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.7

576

5.6

5.1

4.7

116.1

3.87

230

May

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.7

5.8

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.5

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.9

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.3

7.2

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.2

779

7.6

7.9

7.7

6.9

6.3

5.9

199.7

6.44

396

June

574

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

uI '

1

> a2.0

1

98.4

3.28

195

July

al.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

39.7

1.28

79

Aug.

1.1

I'.l

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

78

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

27.8

0.90

55

Sept.

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

79

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

24.9

0.83

49

Calendar year 1955: Max 8.4 Mln 0.5 Mean 1.90 Ac-ft 1,380

Water year 1955-56: Max 8.2 Mln 0.7 Mean 2.10 Ac-ft 1,520

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

and records for nearby stations.

easurements, weather records,
86 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. --Lat 40°53'40", long 111 °50 ' 40" , in NWv sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. IE., on right bank 

2.2 miles east of Bountiful.

Drainage area. 4.48 sq mi.

Records available . --April 1950 to September 1956.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,080 ft (from 

topographic map ) .

Average discharge . 6 years, 3.32 cfs (2,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 1.20 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 82 cfs May 5, 1952 (gage height, 2.79 ft); no flow 

Oct. 5, 1951.

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

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

4.9

9.3

16

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.7

*.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

23.2

0.75

46

Nov.

0.9

.9

 1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.4

 1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

30.0

1.00

60

Dec.

1.2

*.9

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

*1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

6.0

5.2

3.3

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

47.0

1.52

93

Jan.

1.2

1.0

1.0

*1.0

^1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.0

3.6

2.6

*2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

45.3

1.46

90

Feb.

1.3

1.3

1.4

T7T

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.9

.9 - -----

30.8

1.06

61

Mar.

0.9

*1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.9

2.4

2.8

3.6

5.2

6.4

6.8

6.8

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.9

80.0

2.58

159

Apr.

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

*4.2

3.6 376"

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.6

6.4

7.3

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.3

973

*8.8

8.9

8.8

8.7

8.5

8.0

7.7

187.9

6.26

373

May

7.7

870

8.5

10

11

11

11

11

11

*10

11

11

8.8

8.8

9.3

11

10

11

11

IS

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

*10

9.3

8 . 8

325.2

10.5

645

June

8.2

778

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

114.2

3.81

227

July

1.6

1.6

 1.4

1.4

1,3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

> .9

(*»)

> .8

> .7

.6

** . 6

29.1

0.94

58

Aug.

> 0.6

(*)

> .5

16.1

0.52

32

Sept.

> 0.5

(*)

(*)

> - 3

> *

11.3

0.38

22

Calendar year 1955: Max 15 Mln - Mean 2.25 Ac-ft 1,620

Water year 1955-56: Max 12 Min - Mean 2.57 Ac-ft 1,870

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfa).--Dec. 23 (6 p.m.) 16 cfs (1.20 ft); May 27 (8 p.m.) 15 cfs (1J-8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made jn this day.

Note.--Water bypassing gage in pipeline Oct. 1-13, July 12 t} Sept. 30, no gage-height record 

Apr. 25 to May 9; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, computations of flow at 

outlet of pipe, and records for nearby streams.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 87

Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. Lat 40°51'50", long 111°50'10", in SE^ sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 2 miles southeast of Bountiful.

Drainage area. 8.79 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 6.93 ofs (5,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 23 cfs May 24; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs 

for several days during September.

1950-56: Maximum daily discharge, 140 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; minimum, 0.5 cfs for 

several days in August and September 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow of pipeline which diverts about a quarter 

of a mile above station and is measured at division box by Cippoletti weirs, and an 

additional flow of 0.3 cfs which is diverted around this structure.

Revisions.--WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

37.7

1.22

75

Nov.

T72" 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.9

T75

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

38.8

1.29

77

Dec.

1.4

1.2

T74

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.9

6.0

7.1

577

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.3 

3.0

71.0

2.29

141

Jan.

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

57l

6.0

4.4

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

87.0

2.81

173

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

------

58.7

2.02

116

Mar.

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.6

4.7

5.2

6.5

3.7

11

15

13

12

10

9.2

8.5

9.4

154.1

4.97

306

Apr.

9.7

8.8

8.1

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.9

6.4

5.9

6.1

6.7

7.8

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.6

11

13

14

14

15

18

19

16

15

16

15

13

12

324.1

10.8

643

May

11

11

12

14

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

11

12

14

15

16

19

22

21

20

22

23

21

20

20

19

17

17

16

503

16.2

998

June

15

14

16

15

14

11

9.4

8.8

8.3

8.1

8.7

10

7.6

6.6

8.0

8.4

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.3

5.0

£.8,

257.5

8.58

511

July

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.

2 . 3

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

1.

2.0

94.9

3.06

188

Aug.

2.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.7

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

1.2

1.2

46.9

1.51

93

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

78

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

28.0

0.93

56

Calendar year 1955: Max 44 Min 0.7 Mean 4.95 Ac -ft 3,580

Water year 1955-56: Max 23 Min 0.8 Mean 4.65 Ac-ft 3,380
JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah

Location. Lat 39°42'45", long lll c '25", in NE^sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 1 E., on right

bank 1 mile east of Nephi.

Drainage area. 95.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Nov. 6, 1952, at site 75 ft upstream at datum 1.43 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56)', 29.5 cfs (21,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs May 21; minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Nov. 16. 

1350-56: Maximum discharge, 724 cfs May 2, 1952; minimum, 1.1 cfs Dec. 13, 1951.

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

Records include discharge of Salt Creek diversion canal near Nephi.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.4

*6.1

5.8

6.1

7.1

6.8

li±

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.4

6.8

7.1

7.1 6 . 8

200.9

6.48

398

Nov.

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

7.4

*12

6.4

5.3

7 .4

7.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.1

7.1

8.1

7.8

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

224.8

7.49

446

Dec.

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.4

5.8

7.8

7.4

5.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

*7.8

8.4

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.4

11

14

16

15

15

14

14

12

11

294.6

9.50

584

Jan.

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

1011

13

23

16

*14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

12

10

9.8

9 2

375.0

12.1

744

Feb.

7.7

5.6

5.5

7TT

9.2

10

11

TT

9.9

9.6

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.2

10

9.3

*9.5

9.8

9.8

11

10

9.8

11

11

11

11

282.5

9.74

560

Mar.

11

11

12

13

13

13

11

12

13

15

14

13

14

14

14

14

16

17

20

19

19

21

22

28

32

34

*31

27

27

26

24

570

18.4

1,130

Apr.

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

23

25

25

24

24

30

31

35

36

36

38

45

*54

55

54

53

55

54

51

48

1,014

33.8

2,010

May

47

44

46

51

55

57

58

58

58

55

50

46

43

39

11

40

44

53

59

64

67

*76

77

71

72

67

65

62

54

48

51

1,714

55.3

3,400

June

57

54

54

52

48

50

48

46

46

47

48

45

41

42

40

39

35

33

33

34

32

31

30

29

*30

29

29

26

22

19.

1,170

39.0

2,320

July

^ 20

> 15

490

15.8

972

Aug.

1-

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

405

13.1

803

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

10

9.8

*9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

8.8

8.4

7.4

7.8

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.8

279.5

9.32

554

Calendar year 1955 : Max 66 Mln 5.3 Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,410

Water year 1955-56 : .Max 77 Mln 5.3 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,920

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 22-26, Apr. 11-22, June 26 to Aug. 6, discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby streams.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 89

Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah

Location.--La t 39°53'05", long 111 "53'05", in NW^SE^- sec. 1, T. 11 S., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 0.9 mile upstream from canal diversions and 5.4 miles south of Goshen.

Drainage area. 303 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to October 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,850 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69 cfs May 11, 12, 22-25; minimum daily,0.4 cfs 

Mfll*. 29 f 30.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 77 cfs Apr. 26, 1954, May 10-12, 1955; minimum daily, 

0.4 cfs many days during February, March, April, 1955 and that of Mar. 29, 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Irrigation diversions above station. Plow regulated by Mt. Nebo 

Reservoir about 1 mile above station. Spring area about half a mile below station 

contributes water to Currant Creek at head of canyon; a discharge of 1.5 cfs was 

measured on Aug. 12, 1955, at point where spring flow enters creek.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.2 0.4

.3 1.0

.4 1.9

0.5 

.6

3.3

5.3

11

1.0 20

1.3 38

1.7 77

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

13

14

14

14

16

18

18

18

18

IS

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

Ti

456

14.7

904

Nov.

15

17

Ie

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

17

16

16

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

9.4

2,5

470.9

15.7

934

Dec.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.6

T7S

2.7

2.3

1.7

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1^4

1.3

1.3

2 5

70.9

2.29

141

Jan.

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.7

1.7

1.9

n.a

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

b2.0

b2.0

79.7

2.57

158

' Feb.

1

> bl.O

(

> .8

(*)

23.8

0.82

47

Mar.

> 0.8

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

25.3

0.82

50

Apr.

*0.8

6.2

10

8.7

6.6

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

18

27

28

28

28

27

28

34

41

44

39

36

37

37

37

37

604.6

20.2

1,200

May

42

48

*55

57

57

56

56

57

60

60

64

65

63

63

62

62

61

63

66

68

68

69

69

69

67

63

56

*50

43

36 

35

1,810

58.4

3,590

June

35

3?

39

40

42

*40

39

37

36

36

36

44

44

47

48

49

49

44

43

43

44

47

50

51

51

51

51

52

56

56

1,338

44.6

2,650

July

55

54

54

54

54

*53

53

53

44

39

39

39

39

35

32

27

28

38

38

37

37

37

38

38

34

31

31

31

30

30

30

1,232

39.7

2,440

Aug.

30

29

28

28

28

28

32

*39

39

39

40

40

40

40

39

39

34

31

31

31

31

30

26

24

23

22

^

27

27

28

29

977

31.5

1,940

Sept.

29

29

28

27

26

26

25

26

26

27

31

32

30

23

26

28

*28

24

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

Zl

27

27

27

766

25.5

1,520

Calendar year 1955: Max 77 Mln 0.4 Mean 21.3 Ac-ft 15,430

Water year 1955-56: Max 69 Mln Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 15,570

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 4 to Mar. 20; discharge estimated on the basis of 1 discharge 

sasurement, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
90 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah

Location. Lat 39°55'20", long 111"45"10", in NW^NE^ sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., on 

right bank 3^ miles southeast of Santaquin.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1910 to September 1916, October 1954 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,900 ft (from 

Topographic map). March 1910 to September 1916 hook gage and sharp-crested weir in 

powerplant tailrace and staff gages and weir in main river channel at site 2f miles 

downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--8 years (1911-16, 1954-56), 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum, 

 1.7 cfs Mar. 12.

1910-16, 1954-56: Maximum discharge observed, 154 cfs May 10, 1910 (gage height, 

2.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.3 cfs Jan. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Cooperation. Records for Jan. 1, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1916, furnished by Utah Power and 

Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, la 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6

1.4 

2.4 

4.4 

6.a

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.8

6.0

6.0 

6 . 0

182.9

5.90

363

Nov.

5.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.5

3.7

2.2

2.6

6.0

6.8

5.3

5.8

5.8

*5.1

4.1

5.5

4.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

150.9

5.03

299

Dec.

5.1

3.7

4.8

4.8

2.9

6.0

5.5

3.2

5.5

4.6

3.9

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

*4.6

7.2

7.8

7.5

6.5

6.3

5.8

5.1

5.3 

5.1

157.4

5.08

312

Jan.

.4

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

" .9.4

.4

.6

.6

.8

.3

7.1

*d678

d6.3

d6.8

d6.5

d6.3

d6.3

d5.5

d4.6

d6.0

d6.5

d6.1

d4.8

d4.8

d5.8 

d6.5

165.5

5.34

328

Feb.

d4.4

d3.3

d3.7

d6.3

d7.1

d5.5

d5.3

d5.3

d5. 1

d5.1

d5.1

d5.1

d5.1

d4.8

d4.8

d4.6

d4.4

d4.4

d4.6

d5.1

dS.l

d4.8

d4.8

d3.5

d4.8

d4.4

d4.6

dS.l

*4.4

------

140.6

4.85

279

Mar.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.1

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.1

.6

.6

.1

.4

.4

.6

.8

.8

.8

.3

.8

.1

d8.8

d8.8

d8.8

d7.5

d7.8

dS.l

dS.l

166.9

5.38

331

Apr.

*8.1

7.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.3

678

7.1

7.1

8.4

10

10

9.8

8.8

8.8

9.8

11

13

14

15

d24

d25

d25

d26

d25

d27

d2T

d22

22

22

428.1

14.3

849

May

21

d21

*d25

30

35

36

36

35

35

32

27

24

21

19

19

22

27

33

37

39

»39

44

43

42

40

38

36

*34

31

29 

29

979

31.6

1,940

June

29

29

28

26

26

*24

22

20

20

20

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.1

8.8

878

8.8

488.5

16.3

969

July

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

*7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

^70

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.3

6.3

7.1

6.5

208.2

6.72

413

Aug.

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.5

673

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

184.1

5.94

365

Sept.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

5.8

578

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

179.9

6.00

357

Calendar year 1955: Max 51 Mln 2.0 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,310

Water year 1955-56: Max 44 Mln 2.2 Mean 9.38 Ac-ft 6,800

(1.40 Peak ft). discharge (base. 50 cfs).--May 6 (6:30 p.m.) 40 cfs (1.32 ft); May 22 (11. a.m.) 46 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorder graph and records for nearby streams.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 91

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah

Location. Lat 39°58'10", long 111°41'35", In SE^SE-jj sec. 3 , T. 10 S. , R. 2 E. , on 

left bank a quarter of a mile above diversion dam for Strawberry Water Users Association powerplant, 5 miles southeast of Payson, and 12 miles upstream from Utah 

Lake.

Drainage area. 19.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--9 years, 13.4 cfs (9,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 1.91 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Jan. 27, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 465 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 2.99 ft) , from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum 

recorded, 2.1 cfs Feb. 12, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow affected by several small reservoirs.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 to Jan. 9, Apr. 7 to May 21)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28

4.6 

6.2

Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

7 3.3 1.2

8 5.4 1.4

0 12 1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.6

5.8

574

4.7

4.8-

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.1

5.4

5.6

*5.0

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.5

475

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4 . 6

153.9

4.96

305

Nov.

4.4 4T4-

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.3

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.6

4.7 r> b5.0

J

4.5

4.6

5.1

6.2

*5.8

b5.0

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.9

154.3

5.14

306

Dec.

-|

> b5.0

J

4.8 1"

> b5.0

J

> a5.5

(*)

6.4

6.9

7.4

5.8

5.6

5.4

*4.2

4.6 

4.8

165.9

5.35

329

Jan.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

3.

77' '

4.

4.

4.

4.

3.

3.

5 .

* 7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6 .

6.

6.

7.

7.

5.

5.

b5.0

b5.0 

b5.0

161.9

5.22

321

Feb.

b5.0

> a5.0

*4.4

------

144.4

4.98

286

Mar.

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

3.9

4.8

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

b3.9

b3.9

3.7

b3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

4.4

4.6

5.2

5.7

7.4

9.6

11

8.9

7.9

7.1

8.9

10

167.3

5.40

332

Apr.

*11

9.3

7.9

7.6

7.9

7.1

7.4

7.6

8.6

13

16

18

18

14

14

20

24

23

24

31

43

47

47

44

41

46

42

32

27

26

684.4

22.8

1,360

May

32

38

*44

47

50

44

37

33

29

26

23

23

20

17

16

16

17

19

19

19

17

20

19

17

15

15

14

*19

19

15 

14

753

24.3

1,490

June

12

TT

11

11

*10

10

10

10

9.3

8.9

8.9

10

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

319.1

10.6

633

July

11

1011

10

9.6

*9.6

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.6

9.6

8.9 

8.6

280.0

9.03

555

Aug.

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.9

8.6

*8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.6

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1 

7.4

251.2

8.10

498

Sept.

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

a5.0

a5.0

*5.0

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.2

168.1

5.60

333

Calendar year 1955 : Max 128 Mln - Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,140

Water year 1955-56 : Max 47 Min - Mean 9.30 Ac-ft 6,750

Peak discharge (base, 2fs). No peak above bas 

* Discharge measurement made on thisday. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated jn the basis 

ment, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

of weather records, 1 discharge measure-
92 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Pork at Thistle, Utah

Location, Lat 40°0p' , long 111°30' , in SW£ sec. 28, *. 9 S., R. 4 E., on right bank

 at 'Thistle, 600 ft downstream from confluence of Sipldier Pork and Thistle Creek 

and 2j miles upslbream from Diamond Pork.

Drainajge, area.--49Q sq mi, approximately.

Recoras available. j--January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1956

 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1956 in reports of 

Spanish Pork water commissioner.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,950 ft. Prior to Nov. 21, 190.2,

 staff gage 1 mile downstream at different datum. Nov. 21, 1912, to Dec. 31, 3/925, 

staff gage at Site 200 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1933, to May 10, 

1937, staff gage at present site at different datum. May 12, 1937, to Oct. 8, 1938, 

staff gage at present'site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1908-25, 1933-56), 93.2 cfs (67,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 357 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 4.18 ft); min-

 Iiu¥7 19 cfs (Sept. 19, 20.

1908-25, 1933-56: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 

7.96 ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 17, 22, 25, Oct. 25, 1934, Dec. 9, 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28, 29)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

4.0

122

317

65

Discharge, In euble feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 1

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

28

29

29

28

27

27

29

26

26

2525"

26

30

29

27

27

26

*26

27

27

28

29

29

31

32

36

33

33

34

34

892

28.8

1,770

Nov.

34

34

34

35

36

37

35

34

34

36

41

39

41

53

33

b28

33

37

42

46

52

47

*38

41

37

40

51

50

49

49

1,196

39.9

2,370

Dee.

52'

51

45

b35

b3i

38

40

b34

40

41

b3S

40

43

42

44

45

46

47

47

46

*45

47

58

97

81

66

58

54

47

47

48

1,493

48.2

2,960

Jan.

41

41

41

44

45

45

45

45

43

*43

43

44

44

44

48

69

12

*53

54

54

54

52

56

47

43

50

63

b42

b37

b37

b55

1,464

47.2

2,900

Feb.

b25

b24

b2?

b28

b33

b38

b40

b42

b41

b40

41

44

44

44

43

43

b39

44

b38

b43

44

45

49

49

45

46

b44

»b44

b44

1,170

40.3

2,320

Mar.

46

50

58

66

*73

69

56

59

60

69

65

50

49

54

50

51

57

67

81

81

75

76

76

83

90

94

90

71

71

73

77

2,087

67.3

4,140

Apr.

76

*75

70

65

73

64

65

66

66

76

88

87

85

79

79

85

100

104

102

104

120

136

' 139 '137

134

148

157

155

148

139

3,022

101

5,990

May

136

*137

153

168

183

184

192

202

204

209

205

198

179

*170

166

166

161

183

211

221

*219

231

221

a205

*194

186

179

183

*184

162

148

5,740

185

11,390

June

137

132

124

*119

111

108

98

91

88

84

79

75

70

65

67

70

67

64

62

62

62

58

54

54

52

50

48

45

50

54

2,300

76.7

4,560

July

56

53

49

48

*41

38

36

37

37

33

32

36

32

29

31

30

25

25

. 27

27

29

29

34

31

30

32

35

30

51

a51

a29

1,103

35.6

2,190

Aug.

> a29

*28

. 28

31

53

40

33

31

30

29

29

28

26

26

26

27

26

24

24

23

23

24

24

894

28.8

1,770

Sept.

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

23

24

24

24

25

*24

23

23

22

*20

20

20

20

21

24

24

23

23

23

22

24

26

684

22.8

1,360

Calendir year 1955 : Max 262 Mln 25 Mean 63.9 Ae-ft 46,270

Water jlrear 1955-56 : .Max 231 Mln 20 Mean 60.2 Ae-ft 43,720

Peak aischarge (base, 55O efB).--Aug. 13 (6:30 p.m.) 357 cfs (4.18 ft). 

* Disihar-ge measurement made on this day.

a No iage-herght record; discharge estimated on the basis of records for station at Castilla and 

Diaraondlpork near Thistle.

b Stasis-discharge relation affected by ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 93

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'40", long 111 0 14'40", in Sw£ sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., on left 

bank 40 ft downstream from west portal of tunnel and 18 miles northeast of Thistle.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1922 to September 1925 and May 1932 to September 1945 in Spanish Pork water 

commissioner's reports and files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rectangulari weir. Altitude of gage is 7,470 ft (by 

oarometer).

Extremes. 1922-25, 1932-56: Maximum daily discharge, 595 cfs July 9, 1923; minimum 

daily observed, 4 cfs many times when no water is being^ diverted from Strawberry 

Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Records show water diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (in 

Colorado River basin, capacity, 270,000 acre-ft) plus gunnel seepage, for use on 

lands of Strawberry project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Strawberry Water Users Association.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

51

59

59

62

88

147

162

122

> 5

910

29.4

1,800

Nov.

> 5

150

5

298

Dec.

-

> 5

155

5

307

Jan.

> 5

155

5

307

Feb.

* 5

145

5

288

Mar.

-

5

6

171

5.52

- 339

Apr.

> 6

16

it

10

16

12

20

11

7.8

18

270.8

9.03

537

Calendar year 1955 : Max 493 Mln - Mean 97

May

6

7.5

14

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

37

73

6

6

16

49

94

144

132

94

121

149

150

205

280

280

253

176

94

87

75

2,590.5

83.6

5,140

June

64

138

155

200

290

287

270

298

308

292

308>

300 l

352

349

374

383

374

384

415

465

480

467

439

411

441

484

484

479

467

449

10,605

354

21,030

July

424

412

336

303

322

336

370

377

384

384

384

383

336

310

278

264

273

290

282

298

287

253

199

154

172

243

264

260

225

212

201

9,216

297

18,280

Aug.

204

205

228

248

253

242

320

348

323

362

370

370

359

386

349

327

296

236

240

244

261

272

272

281

298

287

226

229

255

237

211

8,739

282

17,330

Sept.

198

180

180

153

154

169

168

149

94

98

100

108

120

148

123

74

78

85

144

118

131

136

120

122

149

178

189

214

209

145

4,234

141

8,400

8 Ac-ft 70.780

Water year 1955-56 : Max 484 Min - Mean 102 Ac-ft 74^070

Note. Discharge for period Oct. 10 to Apr. 20 estimated on basis of observed tunnel 

Oct. 9 and Apr. 21.
94 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near Thistle, Utah

Location. lat 40°04'40", long 111°24'00", in N¥£ sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 5 E., on right 

bank about 0.5 mile downstream from Red Hollow, 7.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 

8 miles northeast of Thistle.

Drftlnage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during the year, 519 cfs June 27 (gage height, 3.56 ft); 

minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Feb. 1, 2.

1953-56: Maximum discharge 1,020 cfs July 13, 1954 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum daily, that of Feb. 1,2, 1956.

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

Plow includes water diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity 270,000 acre-ft) 

in Colorado River basin via Strawberry tunnel (see preceding page) for irrigation in 

the vicinity of Spanish Fork.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 8 to June 22, July 10 

to Aug. 18, Sept. 12-25, 30)

0.7

.9

1.0

7.0

13

16

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

36

67

120

2.5 206

3.0 330

3.6 535

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

56

63

65

65

84

130

149

T29

32

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

*13

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

1,113

35.9

2,210

Nov.

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

12

10

11

13

TT.8

12~7.0

12

11

11

12

11

*8.0

11

9.2

9.8

11

11

10

10

322.8

10.8

640

Dec.

11

9.8

11

9.2

9.0

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

13

27

32

27

20

16

16

14

14

15

418.8

13.5

831

Jan.

13

13

13

14

15

14

13

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

16

35

18

*16

17

17

17

16

19

13

10

14

22

10

6.0

6.0

4.0

444.0

14.3

861

Feb.

2.0

2^

3.0

4.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10

10

9.0

10

12

12

12

11

11

8.0

11

6.0

10

11

11

14

14

12

16

15

*15

15

289.0

9.97

573

Mar.

15

15

17

18

18

17

16

18

18

18

17

14

16

18

16

16

18

19

20

21

20

24

28

35

42

45

41

31

33

38

39

721

23.3

1,430

Apr.

38

*34

32

29

31

28

29

33

34

41

46

50

51

51

51

58

64

75

77

86

96

134

132

128

123

122

124

119

98

114

2,128

70.9

4,220

May

92

*89

110

106

113

114

119

122

120

119

123

153

110

99

98

126

158

206

208

181

188

210

202

228

267

572" 274

221

*148

146

135

4,857

157

9,630

June

123

173

186

*217

277

287

270

300

308

300

311

298

338

350

376

376

376

382

414

455

491

467

444

401

430

475

499

487

475

444

10,730

358

21,280

July

434

417

364

322

*333

336

367

382

379

388

391

382

352

327

306

293

287

303

300

308

298

280

245

204

213

262

285

287

272

252

242

9,811

316

19,460

Aug.

242

245

260

270

277

270

330

367

352

*385

394

401 385"

394

364

344

316

274

267

270

285

295

295

300

311

306

264

257

274

264

245

9,503

307

18,850

Sept.

230

210

208

184

179

186

184

170

129

122

123

126

132

*153

138

92

87

*87

148

132

137

143

132

130

153

184

200

221

221

160

4,703

157

9,330

Calendar year 1955 : Max 496 Mln 7.0 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,250

Water year 1955-56 : Max 499 Mln 2.0 Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,340

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 27; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

nd records for Spanish Fork at Thistle and at Castllla.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 95

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah

Location. La t 40°03'00n , long 111 0 32'50", in SW^NE^- sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 3 E., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from-outlet of Cold Springs, 1 mile upstream from diversion dam 

of Bureau of Reclamation, l£ miles northwest of Castilla, and 3 miles downstream 

from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1919 to September 1925, October 1936 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1956 in reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,870 ft (from topographic map).

Prior to Apr. 20, 1920, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1925, water-stage 

recorder at same site at different daturas.

Average discharge. 29 years (1919-25, 1933-56), 219 cfs (158,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 688 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 6.04 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Nov. 16.

1919-25, 1933-56: Maximum discharge, 3,610 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 

9.83 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Dec. 9, 1951.

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

fair. Several small diversions for irrigation above station. Flow includes water 

diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity 270,000 acre-ft) in Colorado River 

basin via Strawberry tunnel (see p. 93) for irrigation in the vicinity of Spanish 

Fork.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7 to May 25, June 4-17)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

69

135

370

724

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

107

185

306

671

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a 90

a 90

102

103

103

121

166

191

168

a90

 i

1

> a50

J

*51

52

52

51

54

52

54

57

63

58

59

58

56

2,343

75.6

4,650

Nov.

57

52

52

55

57

54

54

52

54

55

58

55

57

78

47

40

50

57

62

65

70

69

*51

62

52

57

70

69

68

69

1,748

58.3

3,470

Dec.

75

74

69

57

45

57

61

49

58

58

54

57

63

63

68

70

72

74

74

72

*69

72

90

150

133

105

95

90

80

80

84

2,318

74.8

4,600

Jan.

72

70

69

75

75

74

74

74

69

*70

70

70

72

70

78

149

97

*81

82

84

82

80

87

75

68

76

97

68

57

57

5i

2,376

76.6

4,710

Feb.

40

37

40

43

51

58

61

65

61

59

65

69

72

70

69

68

62

72

6?

6S

70

70

80

82

72

75

70

*66

72

1,850

63.8

3,670

Mar.

72

75

84

98

*103

97

81

87

89

97

94

74

76

84

75

76

84

94

108

112

107

114

119

131

144

152

TIT

ll4

117

119

126

3,146

101

6,240

Apr.

122

*119

114

105

114

100

102

103

103

117

131

135

135

133

130

141

158

176

174

184

208

266

279

272

264

274

289

276

242

247

5,213

174

10,340

May

235

»233

252

269

299

315

328

337

326

342

339

362

302

»266

247

274

305

376

406

394

388

*426

410

435

485

492

475

439

*353

310

284

10,704

345

21,230

June

252

289

302

*326

382

396

379

389

402

389

396

386

420

420

441

456

445

441

467

525

544

525

498

471

482

532

540

532

528

513

13,068

436

25,920

July

482

471

406

357

*360

373

399

416

424

424

434

441

396

360

332

315

309

332

332

344

338

312

274

218

216

269

315

312

309

298

269

10,837

350

21,490

Aug.

264

262

279

295

301

287

335

382

366

*396

410

416

424

416

399

376

347

303

292

292

309

323

326

335

347

344

292

276

303

295 

269

10,261

331

20,350

Sept.

254

230

225

209

205

205

209

205

156

144

138

142

152

*177

166

121

111

*TTI

158

156

156

164

162

158

177

212

228

249

262

221

5,466

182

10,840

Calendar year 1955 : Max 600 Mln 36 Mean '185 Ac-ft 134,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 544 Mln 37 Mean 169 Ac-ft 137,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearoy streams.
96 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'30", long 111°43'50", in SEij-SE^ sec. 32, T. 7 S., R. 2 E. , on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2^ miles north of Lake Shore.

Drainage area. 700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1903 to July 1907, March 1909 to September 1925, January 

1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Jan. 23, 1938, staff gages at several sites about 3 miles upstream at 

various datums. Jan. 23, 1938, to Mar. 23, 1953, water-stage recorder at same site 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-56), 89.5 cfs 

(64,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 2.90 ft); 

practically no flow at times during the summer months.

1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-56: Maximum discharge observed, 3,020 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; 

practically no flow at times during irrigation season of most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by 

many diversions for irrigation and hydroelectric powerplant. During latter part 

of irrigation season, only waste and return waters pass gage. Station below all 

diversions. Discharge includes that of overflow canal constructed in winter of 

1947-48, which diverts part of high flow from river about 1 mile above gage.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

\"

|1

> 5.0

J

10

1-

1L,

39

35

34

34 

38

485.0

15.6

962

Nov.

40

40

40

45

42

42

43

43

42

43

43

45

40

72

52

53

54

61

67

71

78

*85

58

62

56

60

71

82

76

76

1,682

56.1

3,340

Dec.

84

84

75

60

50

64

70

56

65

65

60

64

68

72

73

82

81

79

89

82

78

*78

86

180

174

144

109

106

100

96

102

2,678

86.3

5,310

Jan.

97

90

89

95

96

96

93

89

87

*87

89

86

89

86

90

173

138

110

*103

109

109

100

114

98

92

86

132

86

69

33

74

3,035

97.9

6,020

Feb.

b52

b50

bBT

b58

b68

b78

b80

b86

b80

b87

b90

91

100

100

96

96

87

101

b88

99

101

102

114

126

104

114

106

*94

108

2,610

90.0

5,180

Mar.

108

111

119

135

156

138

113

119

121

132

129

99

105

117

98

103

112

129

143

156

150

153

164

175

192

195

187

145

151

159

*166

4,280

138

8,490

Apr.

161

156

149

135

146

132

140

140

133

149

169

146

177

169

161

95

> 10

.

^ 6.0

|1

2,478

82.6

4,920

May

(*)

> 6.0

> 3.0

 .5

(*)

95.5

3.08

189

June

> 0.5

15.0

0.5

30

July

(*)

> 0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Aug.

(**)

- 0.5

.4

14.4

0.46

29

Sept.

> 0.4

(»)

> .3

1O.O

0.33

20

Calendar year 1955: Max 213 Min O Mean 49.0 Ac-ft 35,450

Water year 1955-56: Max 195 Mln - Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,52O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-26, 28; Nov. 1, 2, 6-10; Nov. 29 to Dec. 13; Apr. 17 to 

Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for other Spanish Fork stations.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 97

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'30n , long lll°31'30n , in NE$ sec. 6, T. 8 S-, R. 4 E., on right 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Springville hydroelectric plant, 1-J- miles downstream 

from Right Fork, and 4 miles southeast of Springville.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1916 (1906-7 gage heights only), April 1945 

to September 1956.

Gage e. Water-stage Water-stage recorder. recorder. Altitude Altitude of gage is 4,920 ft (from ftopographic topographic map).ap. 

prior to June 1, 1909, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum 

(destroyed by flood). June 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1916, staff gage at site 800 ft 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1945, to July 23', 1952, water-stage recorder 

at same site at datum 1.70 ft higher.

Average discharge . 21 years (1904-5, 1907-16, 1945-56), 52.8 cfs (38,230 acre-ft per 

year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 196 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum daily, 6.1 cfs Oct. 16.

1904-16, 1945-56: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 7.83 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 1.4 cfs Feb. 12, 1946.

Remarks . Records good. Several diversions for ^rrigation above station. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants at times during low stages . Springville City pipeline 

(capacity, approximately 5 cfs) diverts water from tributary spring above station 

(diversion began August 1951) .

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Apr. 9 to May 21)

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

6.1

13

31

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

68

128

203

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

8.8

9.2

9.6

10

7.8

13

14

14

15

12

12

11

12

11

6.1

775

7.5

*10

12

13

15

14

15

15

16

15

16

17

16

15

379.5

12.2

753

Nov.

17

16

15

14

16

14

14

15

*13

13

14

14

13

15

14

12

T3

15

15

15

15

*16

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

432

14.4

857

Dec.

15

17

17

16

11

16

16

14

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

*14

16

21

41

36

30

25

23

20

20

20

568

18.3

1,130

Jan.

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

19

42

*30

23

22

22

20

19

21

19

19

19

22

19

16

17

16

598

19.3

1,190

Feb.

13isis

14

15

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

14

14

13

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

459

15 3

910

Mar.

17

17

17

19

19

19

17

19

18

19

19

17

18

20

18

18

18

18

20

23

25

32

41

57

80

89

90

71

63

63

74

1,055

34.0

2,090

Apr.

*68

59

53

49

55

62

64

71

74

88

100

101

93

83

76

88

97

105

106

129

140

158

172

193

170

158

144

132

118

111

3,117

104

6,180

May

112

*114

122

128

158

137

131

120

115

108

97

82

73

66

60

55

55

56

53

61

*62

68

64

63

60

65

64

*68

62

52

49

2,560

82.6

5,080

June

49

54

55

50

51

*51

49

44

41

41

40

37

36

32

32

32

30

30

28

28

24

25

27

25

24

25

24

19

16

T7

1,036

34.5

2,050

July

18

23

22

21

*17

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

12

12

13

14

12

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

429

13.8

851

Aug.

11

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

*12

9.6

9.6

9.2

12

13

12

12

14

13

13

12

12

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

j.2

12

12

12

12

354.6

11.4

703

Sept.

12

12

12

10

8.8

9.2

9.6

12

12

11

10

12

9.6

11

11

12

*11

11

13

12

12

12

10

11

9.2

10

9.6

9.6

8.8

9.2

322.6

10.8

640

Calendar year 1955: Max 103 Mln 6.1 Mean 22.0 Ac-ft 15,930

Water year 1955-56 : Max 193 Mln 6.1 Mean 30.9 Ac-ft 22,430

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs). Apr. 24 (8 a.m.) 196 cfs (3.86 ft); May 6 (2 s .m.) 154 cfs 

(3.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
98 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River near Kamas, Utah

Location. Lat 40°35'00", long 111°00'30", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., on right 

bank 3 miles upstream from Soapstone Creek and 14 miles east of Kamas.

Drainage area. 29.6 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,110 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 52.1 cfs (37,720 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 536 cfs June 1 (gage height, 3.26 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 26, 27.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 765 cfs May 27, 1951 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Oct. 26, 1954, Oct. 28, 29, Nov. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. No diversion above station. Flow regulated by several 

small lakes at headwaters which have dams and outlet works. Combined regulated 

capacity 10,841 acre-ft. Station is immediately above outlet of Duchesne tunnel.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12-2O)

1.0 

1.2

Oct. 1 to May 2O

4.0 1.4

6.3 1.7

9.5 2.0

14 2.5

25 3.0

May 21 to Sept. 30

92

162

322

535

0.6 

.7

1.2

2.6

3.9

5.8

8.3

20

1.4 

1.7 

2.2 

3.0

34

68

173

432

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2 

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4,'.Z

4.2

5.7

6.3

sis

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.2

5.0

5.2

5.0

155.1

5.00

308

Nov.

5.2

b5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

-,

> b5.5 

J

5.2

6.6

19

blO

b6.0

6.9

7.2

"I 7.2

> b6.5

J

6.9

6.9

6.6

*6.3

6.3

201.3

6.71

399

Dec.

> b6.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

b7.0

b7.0

6.6

7.2

7.2

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.2

9.2

11

12

10

10

9.5

b8. 5

be. 5

e .2

237.2

7.65

470

Jan.

1> b7.5

J

7.5

7.5 

7.2

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

b7.0

7.6

7.6

> b7.0

224.1

7.23

444

Feb.

> 7.0

203.0

7.0

403

Mar.

> 7.0

> 10

*14

14

14

15

JJL

288.0

9.29

571

Apr.

15

14

13

13

13

b!3

12 

13

13

16

19

21

20

19

20

28

32

29

*32

44

62

75

79

80

79

82

86

68

59

52

1,121

37.4

2,223

May

51

60

82

117

146

168

196 

214

208

176

127

100

84

77

88

136

220

290

349

360

*334

342

381

370

*352

321

301

259

223

289

370

6,791

219

13,470

June

*410

428

391

348

308

269

256 

259

241

238

253

253

*229

206

195

156

121

94

78

82

83

80

78

75

72

66

72

98

106

89

5,634

188

11,170

July

94

93

87

82

80

80

85 

94

80

80

*96

~98 100

98

96

94

94

94

93

91

91

83

67

70

70

70

70

72

72

70

70

2,614

84.3

5,180

Aug.

70

68

67

67

66

59

66 

64

64

50

37

37

36

37

*37

37

37

36

37

40

39

38

38

39

43

43

42

40

36

33

27

1,430

46.1

2,840

Sept.

15

15

18

16

16

16

13 

11

16

20

12

8.6

7.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.2

3.9

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

4.2

250.7

8.36

497

Calendar year 1955: Max 345 Min - Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,04O

Water year 1955-56: Max 428 Min 3.2 Mean 52.3 Ac-ft 37,980

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). May 19 (7:30 p.m.) 494 cfs (3.1O ft); June 1 (8:3O p.m.) 

536 cfs (3.-26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Feb. 1 to Mar. 26; discharge estimated on basis of weather recc 

and records for station near Hailstone.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 99

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

Location. Lat 40°36'40", long 111°18'15", in SW^SE^ sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. , on 

right bank 100 ft upstream from outlet to Provo River and 45 miles northwest of 

Woodland.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1956 (periods of diversion only).

gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 6,318 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. 1931-56: Maximum daily discharge, 837 cfs May 21, 22, 1956; no water 

diverted from Weber River or Beaver Creek for several months during each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW-fSW-J- sec. 21, 

T7T S., R. 6 E., and from Beaver Creek in NE^SE^- sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. , to 

Provo River for irrigation along Provo and Jordan Rivers. Figures given herein 

represent quantity of water reaching Provo River during periods when water was 

diverted from Weber River and Beaver Creek. Not all of flow diverted reaches Provo 

River due to evaporation, transpiration, and seepage losses. No water was diverted 

from Weber River or Beaver Creek on days for which no figures are given. For 

records at head of canal see p. 66.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1955 to July 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

7.9

29

23

23

26

22

24

25

23

20

17

33

44

44

54

50

33

38

33

*31

35

36

38

37

.

-

-

Dec.

38

37

34

34

26

27

36

30

30

36

32

39

36

33

33

35

35

35

36

36

35

37

48

140

195

157

124

107

86

69

88

1,764

56.9

3,500

Jan.

60

63

54

71

TL

68

61

62

51

58

55

56

54

54

57

68

63

56

61

59

57

57

56

45

39

52

61

46

42

37

54

1,734

55.9

3,440

Feb.

24

23

30

40

48

50

49

46

45

46

47

48

48

48

43

44

41

46

36

41

48

46

48

46

41

47

43

37

45

1,244

42.9

2,470

Mar.

48

46

47

48

48

37

32

55

46

47

39

29

41

50

43

46

48

49

54

58

56

63

72

78

83

84

83

79

77

*78

80

1,744

56.3

3,460

Apr.

81

78

77

76

84

80

86

101

98

118

143

160

170

170

164

192

215

231

209

242

260

237

239

239

237

246

263

226

267

*261

5,250

175

10,410

May

263

256

252

195

146

143

140

151

277

461

442

398

374

345

309

309

361

476

676

775

*837

837

478

437

478

611

608

603

584

595

619

13,436

433

26,650

June

571

488

406

97

126

550

630

641

651

657

614

430

*260

27

4.9

42

88

112

260

227

231

227

215

208

193

170

140

130

134

125

8,654.9

288

17,170

July

113

88

75

62

46

40

36

31

24

12

*12

9.5

6.1

3.7

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

The period : Max - Bin - Mean - Ac-ft 69,690

Discharge measurement made on this day.
100 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah

Location. Lab 40°36' , long 111°22', in SE£ sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from Ross Creek: and Hailstone.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,100 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs May 20 (gage height, 6.32 ft); minirnum, 23 cfs Sept. 26.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1956; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal and Duchesne 

tunnel. Plow affected by irrigation diversions above and storage in several small 

reservoirs at headwaters.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

62

59

56

56

56

56

54

54

53

51

51

53

54

51

50

50

*50

49

50

63

62

60

60

57

53

50

57

60

57

59

60

1,713

55.3

3,400

Nov.

47

51

57

62

62

60

65

80

82

83

93

74

90

119

83

95

93

110

123

129

157

141

109

114

114

*112

116

114

110

110

2,855

95.2

5,660

Dec.

114

109

107

> blOO

(*)

282

412

525

333

266

229

191

164

191

4,823

156

9,570

Jan.

b!35

b!40

b!30

b!55

164

151

139

141

119

133

129

131

129

131

139

*175

153

133

145

143

136

135

135

112

105

121

157

129

114

110

105

4,174

135

8,280

Feb.

88

88

100

112

> bllS

(*)

3,263

113

6,470

Mar.

blEO

bl£0

125

129

127

112

98

136

131

133

118

97

116

131

119

127

133

141

164

175

170

196

221

237

245

250

250

240

249

263

270

5,143

166

10,200

Apr.

265

254

*243

229

249

219

235

260

251

280

330

360

385

385

370

450

500

520

500

600

680

690

700

700

690

700

730

630

650

*624

13,679

456

27,130

May

633

633

633

678

823

862

1,070

1,220

1,340

1,480

1,330

1,180

996

829

766

914

1,310

1,650

2,340

2,680

*2,520

*2 , 450

2,330

2,250

*2,260

2,300

2,240

2,190

1,730

1,770

*2,010

47,417

1,530

94,050

June

2.O5O

*1,960

1,780

1,320

1,190

1,520

1,530

1,520

1,480

1,430

1,410

1,220

*958

628

853

794

673

608

732

668

64O

603

555

517

473

414

363

379

393

376

29,017

967

57,550

July

359

337

295

267

234

214

212

212

202

181

*181

195

186

177

168

164

160

160

158

152

150

150

142

128

127

123

117

115

128

136

130

5,660

183

11,230

Aug.

128

119

119

110

105

96

89

91

89

86

60

62

59

60

*61

62

64

62

62

60

59

59

56

62

80

87

87

87

84

76

71

2,452

79.1

4,860

Sept.

62

44

44

48

50

49

48

48

49

56

59

52

48

41

41

38

41

37

38

*32

28

33

36

37

32

25

26

35

37

41

1,255

41.8

2,490

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,810 Mln 43 Mean 232 Ac-ft 167,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,680 Mln 25 Mean 332 Ao-ft 240,900

Peak discharge (base. 1,2OO efa). May 10 (4:3O p.m.) 1,540 cfs (4.79 ft); May 2O (6 a.m.)

3,030 cfs (6.32 ft) .

^ Discharge Discnarge measurement madae on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 25-27, 31, Apr. 1, 10-29, Aug. 11-14; discharge estimated on 

isls of weather records and records for nearby streams. 

" Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah

101

Location. lat 40°24' , long 111°32' , in SW^SH-fr sec. 5, T. 5 S. , R. 4 E. , at dam on Provo 

River, a quarter of a mile upstream from Deep Creek and 4-J miles southwest of Charleston.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Mercury indicating gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 154,000 acre-ft June 9, 10 (elevation, 

5,417.53 ft); minimum, 69,200 acre-ft Oct. 6 (elevation, 5,376.70 ft).

1940-56: Maximum contents, 154,300 acre-ft June 19, 1946 (elevation, 5,417.65 ft); 

minimum, 1,200 acre-ft Dec. 16, 1940 (elevation, 5,296.8 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete cutoff wall. Storage began 

IrTTJctober 1940. Capacity, 152,560 acre-ft between elevations 5,280 (bottom of outlet 

tunnel) and 5,417 ft (top of 20-foot radial gates). Dead storage, 2,870 acre-ft below 

elevation 5,305 ft (sill of trashrack structure). Water used for irrigation, domestic, 

and industrial purposes. Contents given herein include dead storage and are computed 

from 12 p.m. elevations which are based on trend indicated by 8 a.m. readings.

Cooperation. Records of daily elevations and contents furnished by Provo River water 

commissioner.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, in feet,

and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

5,376

5,380

5,385

5,390

5,395

68,090

74,520

83,040

92,140

101,800

5,400 

5,4O5 

5,410 

5,415 

5,420

112,000

123,000

134,600

147,300

160,800

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

70,230 

69,950

69,430

69,470

69,280

69,200

69,250

69,330

69,410

69,44O

69,480

69,520

69,560

69,710

69,800

69,790

69, 8OO

69,830

69,790

69,800

69,880

69,960

70,040

70,120

70,260

70,360

70,500

70,660

70,870

71,060 

71,160

5,377.93

+ 700

Nov.

71,190 

71,190

71,190

71,190

71,190

71,190

71,240

71,320

71,470

71,560

71,630

71,790

72,160

72,530

72,690

72,840

73,000

73,100

73,360

73,690

74,180

74,520

74,770

74,970

75,130

75,300

75,470

75,630

75,850

76,060

5,380.95

+4, 900

Dee.

76,540 

76,540

76,710

76,82O

76,970

77,130

77,300

77,350

77,400

77,490

77,570

77,720

77,820

77,910

77,990

78,150

78,250

78,330

78,420

78,570

78,680

79,120

80,810

82,550

83,970

85,OOO

85,700

86,210

86,580

86,950 

87,260

5 ,387.35

+11,200

Jan.

87,300 

87,280

87,110

87,O70

87,O7O

87,O20

86,930

86,840

86,690

86,840

87,020

87,200

87,380

87,560

87,870

88,240

88,470

88,660

88,84O

89,030

89,210

89,450

89,590

89,690

89,910

90,320

90,690

90,870

90,980

91,080 

91,120

5,389.45

+3,860

Feb.

91,120 

91,120

91,240

91,360

91,400

91,53O

91,630

91,800

91,86O

91,920

92,000

92,100

92,280

92,190

91,950

91,670

91,400

91,170

90,930

90,650

90,430

90,190

90,040

89,870

89,690

89,450

89,220

88,990

88,710

5,38ai5

-2,410

Mar.

88,440 

88,220

88,110

88,070

87,950

87,760

87,530

87,310

87,130

86,950

86,710

86,440

86,230

86,040

85,810

85,590

85,410

85,240

85,060

84,880

84,700

84,640

84,770

84,950

85,180

85,450

85,770

86,030

86,260

86,530 

86,800

5,387.10

-1,910

Apr.

87,150 

87,380

87,560

87,670

87,760

87 , 800

87,930

88,110

88,160

88,290

88,470

88,710

89,070

89,430

89,730

90,180

90,740

91,300

91,920

92,700

93,420

94,140

94,970

95,770

96,480

97,160

97,750

98,220

98,610

98,920

5,393.55

+12,120

May

99,220

99I860

100,400

101,100

101,900

102,900

104,100

105,600

107,400

108,900

110,000

111,000

111,700

112,300

113,100

114,700

116,300

119,400

122,900

126,500

130,800

132,900

135,100

138,000

141,200

144,900

147,900

149,400

150,100

151,200

5,416.49

+52,280

June

152,200 

153,300

153,800

153,500

153,400

153,600

153,800

153,900

154^000

154,000

153,800

153,500

153,200

152,800

152,600

152,600

152,600

152,500

152,400

152,200

152,000

152,000

151,800

151,600

151,200

150,800

150,400

149,900

149,500

149,200

5,415.74

-2,000

July

148^,800

148, 4OO

147,800

147,100

146,400

145,700

144,900

144,200

143,500

142,600

141,700

140,900

139,900

139,000

138,100

137,100

136,300

135,400

134,500

133,700

132 , 900

131,900

131,000

130,000

129,300

128,600

127,700

126,900

126,200

125,400 

124, 70C

5,405.78

-24,500

Aug.

124,000

123.2OO

122,200

121,700

121,000

120,300

119,600

118,900

118,100

117,300

116,400

115,700

115,000

114,300

113,500

112,800

112,100

111,300

110,600

109,800

109,100

108,300

107,600

106,800

106,000

105,200

104,500

103,800

103,200

102,500 

101,800

5,395.02

-22,900

Sept.

101,200

100,400

99,80O

99,160

98,480

97,990

97,410

96,790

96,160

95,490

94,820

94,150

93,420

92,740

92,140

91,520

90,930

90,430

89,910

89,360

88,810

88,310

87,800

87,310

86,860

86,480

86,040

85,590

85,140

84,640

5,385.90

-17,160

Calendar year 1955.................... t +16,470

Water year 1955-56.................... * +14,180

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
102 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River below Deer Creek Dam, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°24'10", long 111°31'45", in NE^-NE^ sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., 200 ft 

upstream from Deer Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Deer Creek Dam, and 4 miles northeast of Vivian Park.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. May 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,270 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.34 ft); minimum daily, 99 cfs Oct. 15.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1956; minimum daily, 77 cfs Apr. 1, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir (see preceding page), 

and small lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow also affected by 

irrigation diversions above. Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal 

see p. 99 ) and Duchesne tunnel (see p. 107).

Rating tables, water year 1355-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23 to Feb. 14)

Oct. I to Jan. 15

2.3 91

2.5 125

3.0 241

3.5 395

Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

2.6 223

3.0 329

4.0 645

5.0 1,080

6.0 1,660

Discharge, In cubic feet pe ?cond, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

269 2l9"

266

266

269

114

105

102

104

105

102

101

102

102

99_

109

123

*123

139

147

147

147

147

143

121

123

123

125

123

123

149

4,487

145

8,900

Nov.

167

167

169

169

169

169

169

169

122

TBT

167

167

167

172

169

167

169

181

188

192

200

200

200

198

*198

198

198

195

195

195

5,353

178

10,620

Dec.

198

195

195

195

195

195

195

208

190

188

195

190

188

190

192

192

192

188

185

*185~

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

5,886

190

11,670

Jan.

290

348

335

335

335

342

351

348

336

223

220

220

228

241

247

*246

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

8,305

268

16,470

Feb.

244

244

244

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

239

£39

238

33T

414

408

405

397

394

391

391

391

391

391

391

391

*391

391

394

9,397

324

18,640

Mar.

394

397

397

394

391

388

388

391

391

388

388

388

388

388

385

385

385

388

388

388

391

391

368

286 286"

286

288

288

288

286

286

11,234

362

22,280

Apr.

286

286

*313

332

332

332

332

332

332

340

340

335

337

337

340

343

343

343

343

343

346

351

351

349

363

426

463

463

469

478

10,680

356

21,180

May

*478

478

478

475

475

475

475

485

491

501

501

501

501

501

497

488

485

488

494

527

616

652

853

*1,020

851

652

652

656

1,070

1 , 550

*1,340

19,506

629

38,690

June

1,380

1,440

1,520

1,580

1,150

1,090

1,360

1,440

1,460

1,440

*1,440

1,330

1,010

759

656

588

606

606

588

567

524

514

514

514

524

514

472

469

463 4~T5~

26,993

900

53 , 540

July

507

514

514

514

514

514

517

520

*517

514

514

507

507

507

510

514

507

504

507

504

504

504

497

497

464

372

557

510

510

510

504

15,605

503

30,950

Aug.

475

466

463

460

460

460

460

460

472

469

469

438

*426

*429

432

435

438

438

435

426

426

429

423

420

TSQ

420

423

423

423

423

420

13,661

441

27,100

Sept.

391

374

363

354

365

365

371

374

377

379

382

379

371

371

365

363

349

337

*337

326

326

324

324

321

507

316

316

310

307

307

10,451

348

20,730

Calendar year 1955: Max 600 Mln 96 Mean 285 Ac-ft 206,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,580 Mln 99 Mean 387 Ac-ft 280,800

Discharge measurement made
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 103

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°21'40", long 111°33'45", in NW^NWi sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from North Fork, 3,500 ft northeast of Vivian Park, and 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 13, 1933, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum daily, 106 cfs Oct. 7,8.

1911-56: Maximum discharge observed, 3,180 cfs June 11, 1921; minimum daily, 

29 cfs Mar. 11, 13, 15-17, 20-22, 1948.

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

Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir, (see p. 101) , and small lakes at headwaters 

that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry River 

drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow also affected by irrigation diversions above. Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 99), and Duchesne tunnel 

(see p. 107).

Rating babies, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to May 6, May 22, 23)

Oct. 1 to May 25

1.6 92

2.0 165

5.0 450

4.0 802

5.0 1,320

May 24 bo Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

291

474

857

1,400

1,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

278

273

273

278 

285

116

106

106

110

110

108

106

110

110

112

121

139

*137

155

165

163

163

161

159

136

136

136

137

136

136 

157

4,816

155

9,550

Nov.

182

184

184

186 

186

186

182

182

132

180

182

182

182

193

188

182

188

195

204

210

225

222

222

220

*218

218

218

218

218

220

5,889

196

11,680

Dec.

227

225

225

222

> 230

230

232

232

232

*232

232

234

321

378

305

260

252

250

244

240

240

7,443

240

14,760

Jan.

369

> 380

> 260

*265

262

257

257

262

254

254

254

260

257

257

260

9,108

294

18,070

Feb.

257

257

262

265 

267

267

267

267

265

265

267

265

225

340

440

437

430

420

411

414

414

411

411

414

411

411

408

408

408

9,984

344

19,800

Mar.

*411

411

414

411

408

408

404

4O1

401

401

401

401

401

404

404

401

404

408

411

411

414

417

392

283

288

291

294

294

294

294

294

11,671

376

23,150

Apr.

296

296

*321

347 

350

347

347

347

350

361

364

358

355

358

364

370

373

373

373

379

382

392

398

395

404

477

500

490

490

494

11,451

382

22,710

May

*490

490

490

490 

497

497

500

508

518

532

536

532

532

528

528

522

514

522

536

593

698

768

966

*1,150

993

740

740

744

1,130

1,590

21,054

679

41,760

June

1,430

1,480

1,580

1,620 

1,250

1,140

1,400

1,460

1,500

1,500

1,490

*1,420

1,120

848

720

645

648

645

641

626

575

561

561

568

572

575

529

522

518

523

28,695

956

56,910

July

557

5"6T 561

561 

557

554

561

561

*561

557

557

55U

554

554

554

557

550

545

547

547

547

550

540

540

520

378

532

536

536

536

529

16,848

543

35,420

Aug.

505 494"

488

488 

484

484

484

484

491

488

488

451

*435

444

451

451

451

451

451

444

441

441

455

455

435

455

458

458

458

441

455

14,219

459

28,200

Sept.

405

390

378

366 

581

575

584

587

590

394

394

390

381

381

375

369

357

*559

339

325

325

322

322

311

308

511

516

511

511

511

10,646

355

21,120

Calendar year 1955: Max 634 Mln 106 Mean 312 Ac-ft 225,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,620 Mln 106 Mean 415 Ac-ft 301, 10O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--No gage-height record Dec. 5-15 and Jan. 2-18; discharge 

Drds and records for station below Deer Creek Reservoir.

stimated on basis of weather
104 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location. Lat 40°21'10", long 111°34 1 10", in NW£SE£ sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to June 15, 1913, staff gage at site half a mile downstream 

at different datum. June 15, 1913, to Nov. 21, 1933, staff gage at site a quarter of 

a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs July 28.

1911-56: Maximum discharge observed, 123 cfs May 27, 1922; minimum, 5.4 cfs 

May 28, 29, 1954, Sept. 11, 1955, July 28, 1956.

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

Plow affected by irrigation diversions above, and diversion for city of Provo municipal supply which bypasses gaging station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56' (gage height, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second

0.3 

.6 

.9 28

Discharge, In cubic feet per'second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

13

T3

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

435

14.0

863

Nov.

15

15

12

11

14

14 r}"

> 15

*16

16

16

16

15

15

437

14.6

867

Dec.

16

15

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

16" 20

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

457

14.7

906

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

16

14

14

*14

13

417

13.5

827

Feb.

> 13

*12

12

12

374

12.9

742

Mar.

12

12

12

11

IT

ll

11

ll

ll

ll

ll

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

362

11.7

718

Apr.

13

13

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

16

18

18

18

18

18

19

13

18

18

433

14.4

859

May

*18

17

18

17

16

16

16

16

13

12

16

16

16

16

15

13

 7.7

11

12

13

14

15

19

20.

17

15

*17

19

17

17

473.7

15.3

940

June

17

IF

14

14

14

11

11

*13

14

13

13

13

> 12

378

12.6

750

July

. 12

*12

12

9.7

8.1

8.4

9.0

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

12

10

6.2 9~4

14 

15

361.8

11.7

718

Aug.

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

10

7.4

10

14

*14

12

9.4

10

9.7

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

390.5

12.6

775

Sept.

14

13

10

10

9.4

8.1

7.7

97^

11

13

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

11

*10

11

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

14

14

14

365.2

12.2

724

Calendar year 1955: Max 20 Mln 6.0 Mean 13.9 Ac-ft 10,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 20 Mln 6.2 Mean 13.3 Ac-ft 9,690

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8-24, Jan. 20 to Feb. 26 and June 13 to July 9; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records and records for nearby streams.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 105

Prove River at Provo, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°14'15", long 111°41'55", in NW&SEij sec. 3, T. 7 S. , R. 2 E., on left 

bank 1,300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, 2 miles west of Provo, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. May 1903 to June 1905 (gage heights only), May 1933 to September 1934, 

January 1937 to September 1956. Published as Provo River at San Pedro, Los Angeles 

and Salt Lake Railroad bridge near Provo 1903-4 and as Provo River at Rio Grande 

Western Railroad bridge near Provo 1905.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,510 ft (from topographic map). May 

1903 to June 1905 staff gages at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at different 

daturns. May 1933 to September 1934 staff gage at present site at different datum. 

January 1937 to November 1938 water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1933-34, 1937-56), 175 cfs (126,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs June 4 (gage height, 3.21 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 2,520 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 

6.37 ft); practically no flow during several periods.

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

Station is below all diversions. At times entire flow is diverted above station for 

irrigation. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir (see p. 101) and small lakes at 

headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry 

River basin into Daniels Creek. Flow affected by Weber-Provo diversion canal (see 

p. 99) and Duchesne tunnel (see p. 107). Certain diversions for industrial use are 

made above station and reaches Provo Bay, an arm of Utah Lake, however part of this 

flow is used for irrigation.

Hating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Jan. 12, Jan. 31 to Mar. 25, 

May 29, Aug. 12-15, 17-21, 24, 25)

0.2 

.3 

.5

.7

Oct. 1 to May 29

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

May 30 to Sept. 30

64

124

274

455

0.1 

.2 

.3

.5 

.8

2.4 

5.0

61

1.2 126

1.7 261

2.3 516

3.0 865

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19

15

17

15

17

15

10

14

19

18

12

9.5

9.5

9.0

7.6

6.8

7.2

*7.6

10

38

54

61

62

64

64

71

76

77

76

77

84

1,042.2

33.6

2,070

Nov.

110

120

132

138

144

151

153

148

109

159

162

159

162

180

176

171

183

190

200

206

*222

224

219

219

219

219

£19

219

216

216

5,345

178

10,600

Dec.

227

227

224

222

222

230

227

224

227

222

224

222

224

224

227

227

227

227

227

*227

230

227

281

293

290

259

241

244

241

241

241

7,296

235

14,470

Jan.

277

364

372

3£8

368

364

361

358

358

280

233

230

224

238

250

274

250

238

*241

241

244

244

256

247

247

247

259

253

247

247

244

8,624

278

17,110

Feb.

241

244

238

236

244

250

256

253

250

250

241

241

208

284

375

383

383

383

375

375

375

375

379

387

391

391

391

391

395

_ . . _ _ _

9,185

317

18,220

Mar.

*391

379

375

383

383

375

372

368

368

368

364

358

358

361

361

364

368

364

364

368

368

372

372

306

284

284

277

274

287

256

>ot-c *t:oo

10,728

346

21,280

Apr.

259

259

287

303

506

303

303

300

280

287

290

262

227

233

227

206

178

155

138

106

100

82

60

48

49

28

20

3T

37

35

5,399

180

10,710

May

45

63

71

*50

62

52

46

45

37

34

43

31

70

58

41

27

22

20

25

35

56

71

218

*455

384

146

120

132

388

710

*700

4,257

137

8,44,0

June

685

725

770

855

BTo

431

615

*725

740

750

735

675

505

252

113

64

50

49

60

60

46

27

20

21

20

13

11

7.5

973

10

9,619.8

321

19,080

July

11.

1

> a5.0

j

*6.9

8.1

a5.0

a5.0

a5.0

6.9

6.9

a5.0

a5.6

6.2

4.4

> a3.5

153.0

4.94

303

Aug.

> a2.0

2.4

3.1

*2.9

2.9

a2.0

2.7

4.7

6.9

679

3.4

a2.1

aZ.l

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

6.2

4.4

5.0

96.4

3.11

191

Sept.

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.6

4.7

4.1

4.7

5.6

11

13

19

IT

7.5

> *a3.0

11

8.1

4.4

4.4

5.6

6.2

4.7

6.2

182.6

6.09

362

Calendar year 1955 : Max 293 Min 0.5 Mean 86.4 Ac-ft 62,570

Water year 1955-56 : Max 855 Min - Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement available trace, 

and records for other Provo River stations.
106 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

American Pork above upper powerplant, near American Fork, Utah

Location. Lat 40°26'50", long 111°40'55", in NE£ sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from Rock Creek, 1,000 ft upstream from intake for upper powerplant of Utah Power & Light Co., 4 miles upstream from mouth of canyon, and 8 miles 

northeast of American Fork.

Drainage area.--55 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to Sepbember 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1927 to September 1945 available in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 29 years, 53.1 cfs (38,440 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344 cfs May 25 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Nov. 15, 16.

1927-56: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 30, 1953 (gage height, 

9.2 ft, from floodmark); minimum discharge, 4 cfs Jan. 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co. under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Fifteen 

discharge measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by 

the power company.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 14, 15, 24-31, Sept. 20-30)

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

5.5 

6.0 

6.3

143

258

338

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

Te

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

17

17

17

18

*18

18

18

18

18

527

17.0

1 , 050

Nov.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

14

13.

13

16

17

18

18

*19

16

15

18

16

18

19

18

19

*18

492

16.4

976

Dec.

19

18

18

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

*49

47

44

32

28

24

22

21

21

640

20.6

1,270

Jan.

19

19

18

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

19

20

23

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

16

16

17

19

16

15

15

15

558

18.0

1,110

Feb.

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

-

451

15.6

895

Mar.

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

18

19

20

22

24

28

31

33

35

*32

32

30

*33

628

20.3

1,250

Apr.

33

30

28

27

27

25

25

27

28

34

41

43

44

42

44

57

67

66

70

82

103

122

134

130

120

120

124

111

1OO

93

1,997

66.6

3, 960

May

93

93

104

*117

134

137

147

147

151

154

141

122

111

100

*96

113

147

182

221

236

231

233

266

274

300

298

314

*276

238

243

*268

5,687

183

11,280

June

*256

238

231

214

209

219

226

207

209

214

209

*198

195

188

184

158

137

135

143

147

*132

130

126

124

119

113

106

106

98

SB

5,067

169

10,050

July

95

*84

80

77

75

72

72

72

*70

64

63

61

59

56

52

49

46

41

39

36

33

42

52

49

49

43

36

36

36

36

36

1,711

55.2

3,390

Aug.

35

3T

35

34

33

33

33

32

32

*31

30

30

* 9

8

8

8

8

7

6

5

5

5

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

876

28.3

1,740

Sept.

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

*19

19

*20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

610

20.3

1,210

Calendar year 1955 : Max E56 Min 10 Mean 44.5 Ao-ft 32,230

Water year 1955-56: Max 314 Min 13 Mean 52.6 Ao-ft 38,180

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice No 

Feb. 19, Mar. 12 and 15.

16, Dec. 5, 8, Jan. 29, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3,
JORDAN'RIVER BASIN 107

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin

Tire following ditches and tunnelE. in Utah, each equipped with a water-stage recorder, 

divert water from the Colorado River basin to the Jordan River basin. Records of daily 

flow collected by Geological Survey available in Salt Lake City district office.

Pichesne tunne1 diverts water from the Duchesne River to the Provo River. Gage is 

localed in NEi sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. El E.

Strawberry tunnel whose west portal is in SW^- sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., diverts water 

from Strawberry Reservoir on Strawberry River to Diamond Fork in the Jordan River basin. 

Recoids furnished by Spanish Fork Water Users Association and include tunnel seepage (see 

p. 90 for complete record of daily discharge).

He bble Creek ditch diverts water from tributary of Strawberry River to Daniels Creek 

(a ^i ibutary of Provo River) . Gage is located in NW-J- sec. 15, T. 6 S. , R. 6 E.

Slrawberry River and Willow Creek ditches divert water from the Strawberry River basin 

to Dlniels Creek. The flow of each is gaged in sec. 4, T. 23., R. 12 W., Uinta Special 

Merit ian.

Transmountain dlverslpn, In acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Name

Duchesne tunnel... 

Strawberry tunnel. 

Hobbls Creek ditch 

Strawberry River 

and Willow 

Creek ditches. . .

 Total In Utah. . .

Oct.

621 

1,800 

8

13

2,440

Nov.

626 

298 

2

0

926

Dec.

700 

307

1

0

1,010

Jan.

700

307 

0

0

1,OLO

Feb.

645 

288 

0

0

933

Mar.

553 

339 

0

0

892

Apr.

2, 160

537 

0

0

2,700

May

14,910 

5,140 

909

172

21,130

June

7,260 

21,030 

328

1,140

29,760

July

2,390 

18,280

11

594

21,280

Aug.

873 

17,330

1

274

18,480

Sept.

456 

8,400 

2

158

9,020

Water 

year

31,890 

74,060 

1,260

2,350

109,600

Jordan Rive ^ at narrows, near Lehi, Utah

Loca-,ion.--Lat 40 0 26'40", long 111° 55"15", in SE^NW^- sec. 26, 

narrows, 5| miles northwest of Lehi and 1\ miles downstrea

T. 4 S., R. 1 W., at 

earn from Utah Lake. 

Drainage area. 2,960 sq mi, approximately, including 280 sq mi in closed basin in Cedar

Viilley.

Reco -ds available. May to December 1904, July 1913 to September 1956. 

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitide of gage is 4,470 ft [by barometer). Prior to

Muy 16, 1920, staff gage and May 16, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder,

a: outlet of Utah Lake, 7^ miles upstream at different datum. 

Aver; ige discharge. - -43 years [1913-56], 371 cfs (268,600 acre-ft per year). 

Extnimes. 1913-56: Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 10, 1952; no flow at times

vTien gates are closed. 

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

Fiey represent combined flow of Jordan River, Utah and Salt Lake Canal, and East Jorditn Canal. Flow may be regulate! by gates and pumps at outelt of Utah Lake, pumps at

P :lican Point, and diversion dam at narrows.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

Z8

29

30 

31

Total

Oct.

302

295

305

350

350

346

357

321

304

334

346

354

355

355

127

36

39

40

136

191

195

85

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

30

30

5 , 7 92

Meanl 187

Ac- ft 11.490

Nov.

31

3T

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

29

23

27

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

722

24.1

1.430

Dec.

17

17

17

17

22

20

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

13

18

39

IE

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

474.4

15.3

941

Jan.

1.7

1.2

1.2

9.0

20

23

25

23

16

14

5

, 2.0

179.1

5.78

355

Feb.

> 2.0

> 1.0

- .....

44.0

1.52

87

Mar.

> 1.0

1.2

31.2

1.01

62

Apr.

1.4

.9

.9

15

50

52

19

9.5

16

16

18

14

18

11

16

14

12

15

11

3.4

77

78

74

76

138

413

491

539

584

575

3,358.1

112

6,660

May

592

578

568

557

545

516

512

514

514

512

506

330

184

180

259

329

353

530

559

605

612

608

612

638

643

648

640

624

524

437

489

15,718

507

31,180

June

550

588

608

605

559

574

565

572

603

607

619

640

639

644

645

644

649

702

730

726

727

730

731

750

757

757

757

754

753

747

19,932

664

39,530

July

751

753

758

784

784

788

814

815

817

811

804

808

815

814

809

797

792

795

792

797

802

773

753

758

759

751

750

758

766

768

765

24,301

784

48,200

Aug.

763

765

754

759

754

750

745

744

745

747

752

751

752

750

747

742

737

760

774

775

773

771

770

765

764

750

707

723

733

727

726

23,275

751

46,170

Sept.

711

697

695

699

701

694

669

657

611

629

664

641

614

609

630

613

608

606

60S

600

594

594

596

588

559

541

523

505 54~6

533

18,529

618

36,750

Calendar year 1955: Max 855 Mlr 2.0 Mean 280 Ac-ft 203,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 817 Mlti - Mean 307 Ac-ft 222,900

No_.e_. No gage-height record Jan. 11 to Mar. 30: discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes.
108 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. La t 40°43 I 40", long 111°55 I 35" (revised), in SW^SWi sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 W. , 

on right bank 350 ft downstream from diversion dam which is an eighth of a mile downstream from highway bridge over Jordan River on Twenty-first South Street, Salt lake 

City.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,219.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site 50 ft upstream at present datum. Since Dec. 31, 

1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder about 1 mile downstreaia.

Average discharge . 13 years (1943-56), 199 cfs (144,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 633 cfs May 25 (gage height, 6.16 ft); minimum 

daily, 9.6 cfs Jan. 13, Feb. 20, June 26.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs June 7, 1952; maximum gage height, 8.84 ft 

May 7, 1952; minimum daily discharge, that of Jan. 13, Feb. 20, June 26, 1956.

Remarks. --Records fair. Flow regulated by headgates at diversion dam 350 ft above statiori. Canal was built to bypass flood water of Jordan River around Salt Lake City 

residential and industrial area (see p. 110) for records of combined flow of Jordan 

River and Canal.) Several diversions for irrigation below station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

Z3

24

25

Z6

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean Ac-ft

Oct.

-S£3

aZTl

a!98

a!95

a ZOO

a!97

a!90

a!82

a!58

a!54

a!49

a!6Z

a!65

a!68

a!68

a!36

a!39

allS

*al!2

117

136

128

117

93

84

87

120

114

106

101

101

4,549

147

9,020

Nov.

*94

90

84

SI77

85

99

88

88

87

114

115

101

114

*112

96

94

87

101

120

93

70

54

53

50

52

53

52

52

54

2,510

83.7

4,980

Dec.

*69

71

75

67

63

64

*64

59

61

61

59

61

63

64

*57

63

67

68

70

73

80

74

63

78

94

99

75

45

43

*42

55

2,027

65.4

4,020

Jan.

35

35

26

28

28

35

33

29

32

25

21

15

9.6

^2.

12

45

*39

18

12

14

15

14

12

15

12

12

48

94

88

80

63

955.6

30.8

1,900

Feb.

57

49

52

47

46

45

*35

40

32

26

18

22

36

54

*40

33

19

21

11

9.6

17

42

43

59

47

46

43

43

43

------

1,075.6

37.1

2,130

Mar.

*52

56

57

56

61

57

45

42

50

54

50

45

35

42

*42

42

40

43

45

57

60

61

94

115

123

133

123

118

99

78

66

2,041

65.8

4,050

Apr.

91

*110

102

98

118

150

149

131

117

106

98

120

110

110

101

*101

98

98

102

99

94

107

110

154

157

131

133

171

184

190

3,640

121

7,220

May

158

147

*146

130

150

176

182

182

155

133

146

213

227

179

*150

138

138

133

171

317

320

301

344

475

553

519

559

555

517

493

502

8,509

274

16,880

June

*476

427

384

362

328

318

275

238

218

226

210

162

178

160

*150

211

157

99

82

106

130

122

75

118

66

9.6

109

90

88

75

5,649.6

188

11,210

July

104

*150

168

171

170

135

122

131

141

82

42

50

43

35

40

*47

46

80

85

73

80

107

115

73

99

91

78

47

60

163

133

2,961

95.5

5,870

Aug.

125

*103

80

35

71

63

52

39

17

11

32

90

81

56

*88

93

99

104

115

125

114

144

TTo

118

102

106

131

131

136

141

142

2,854

92.1

5,660

Sept.

141

154

163

158

154

*165

166

166

174

T75

150

149

144

*134

14?

142

154

152

146

146

154

155

162

168

165

150

163

171

163

157

4,678

156

9,280

Calendar year 1955: Max 334 Mln Z4 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,130

Water year 1955-56: Max 559 Mln 9.6 Mean 113 Ac-ft 62,220

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Jordan River and auxiliary 

gage record trace.
JDRDAN RIVER BASIN 109

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. Lat 40°43'40", long 111°55'25" (revised), in SW£sw£ sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 W. , 

a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge on Twenty-first South Street, Salt 

Lake City, and 2 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,220.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years (1943-5i3), 150 cfs (108,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during /-ear, 279 cfs May 24 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Mar. 23.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 886 cfs 

May 25; minimum daily, 153 cfs Ma^. 31.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 334 cfs June 3, 1944; maximum gage height, 5.75 ft 

June 26, 1952; no flow May 10, 24, 1952 (entire flow diverted to Surplus Canal).

Maximum combined discharge (Jo.-dan River and Surplus Canal), 1,820 cfs June 7, 1952; 

minimum daily, 141 cfs July 13, 1955.

Rejnarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated since reconstruction, in May 1952, of 

Surplus Canal diversion dam 1,000 ft upstream. Plow affected by gates and pumps at outlet of Utah Lake. Many diversions for irrigation, industrial and municipal water supplies above station (see preceding page for records of Surplus Canal). For records of 

combined flow see following page.

Discharge, in cubic feet per .second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

184

166

160

159

163

180

196

159

178

175

180

183

183

181

180

169

169

160

*160

173

183

180

174

166

162

163

172

168

163

159

1J55

5,333

172

10,580

Nov.

*153

155

154

153

151

157

160

161

160

160

170

170

165

173

*173

171

171

168

172

181

171

195

204

200

198

193

188

185

181

178

5,171

172

10,260

Dec.

*199

'506' 211

199

193

195

198

192

194

195

191

196

195

192

*184

185

188

189

185

180

180

177

168

176

182

179

184

185

185

*182

181

5,846

189

11 , 600

Jan.

178

180

173

174

175

183

184

187

184

185

183

176

177

180

188

242

*234

207

199

204

211

211

207

205

203

214

205

187

184

180

174

5,974

193

11,850

Feb.

172

169

170

169

169

167

 '166

168

166

165

164

169

173

180

'173

170

166

166

163

164

166

175

174

177

173

171

167

164

165

4,901

169

9,720

Mar.

*168

169 168"

166

162

154

150

147

146

145

145

143

140

141

*139

138

137

139

138

123

115

114

82

70

72

74

76

83

89

87

87

3,907

126

7,750

Apr.

91

*90

86

85

90

95

94

93

91

91

88

92

90

86

85

*88

88

89

90

87

90

95

93

*98

96

108

131

154

161

166

2,981

99.4

5,910

May

150

139

*139

133

142

154

159

155

147

143

151

186

187

166

*149

150

153

152

170

217

208

209

232

251

23T

213

240

250

221

201

202

5,603

181

11,110

June

*202

199

202

199

186

186

176

172

172

188

179

170

147

135

*126

176

157

150

144

145

151

151

127

105

152

169

145

137

136

132

4,816

161

9,550

July

147

*164

171

177

178

164

136

154

162

180

199

222

213

194

215

*242

235

217

217

206

206

213

215

207

214

211

207

201

210

234

218

6,129

198

12,160

Aug.

213

*209

191

160

165

175

178

180

168

161

158

159

163

157

*163

168

177

177

181

181

178

193

177

171

165

163

173

172

178

187

184

5,425

175

10,760

Sept.

184

189

192

188

182

*187

190

190

195

189

187

189

182

*178

176

177

182

179

178

180

192

194

188

191

187

183

183

183

181

179

5,555

185

11,020

Calendar year 1955: Max 215 Mln 96 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 251 Mln 7O Mean 168 Ac-ft 122,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah Continued

Combined discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Jordan River and Surplus Canal at 

Salt Lake City, Utah, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

427

377

358

354

363

377

386

371

336

329

329

345

348

349

348

305

308

278

272

290

319

308

291

259

246

250

292

282

269 

260

256

9,882

319

19,600

Nov.

247

245

238

234

228

242

259

249

248

247

284

285

266

287

285

267

265

255

273

301

264

265

258

253

248

245

241

237

233 

232

7,681

256

15,240

Dec.

268

282

28T

266

256

259

262

251

255

256

250

257

258

256

241

248

255

257

255

253

260

251

231

254

276

278

259

230

228

224

21G

7,873

254

15,620

Jan.

213

215

199

202

203

218

217

216

216

210

204

191

187

T9T

200

287

273

225

211

218

226

225

219

220

215

226

253

281

272

260

237

6,930

224

13,750

Feb.

229

218

222

Z16

215

212

201

208

198

191

182

191

209

234

213

203

185

187

174

174

183

217

217

236

TZ5

217

210

207

208

5,977

206

11,860

Mar.

220

225

225

222

223

211

195

189

196

199

195

188

175

183

181

180

177

182

183

180

175

175

176

185

195

207

199

201

188

165

155

5,948

192

11,800

Apr.

200" 182

188

183

208

245

243

224

208

197

186

212

200

196

186

189

186

187

192

186

184

202

203

252

253

239

264

325

345 

556

6,621

221

13,150

May

308

286

285

263

292

330

341

337

302

276

297

399

414

345

299

288

291

285

341

554

528

510

576

726

787

752

799

805

758

694 

704

14,112

455

27,990

June

678

626

586

561

514

504

451

410

590

414

589

552

325

295

276

387

514

249

226

251

281

275

202

225

218

254" 179

227

224

207

10,466

549

20,760

July

251

314

339

348

548

299

258

285

303

262

241

272

256

229

255

289

281

297

302

279

286

520

550

280

515

502

285

248

270

597 

5BT

9,090

295

18,050

Aug.

338

3T2

271

195

236

258

250

219

185

172

190

249

244

215

251

261

276

281

296

506

292

557

287

289

267

269

504

505

514

?S>K

8,279

267

16,420

Sept.

525

545

555

546

556

552

556

556

569

559

557

558

526

512

518

519

556

551

524

526

346

349

350

559

552

533

346

554

544

33.6

10,235

541

20,500

Calendar year 1955: Max 541 Mln 141 Mean 268 Ac-ft 194,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 805 Mln 153 Mean 282 Ac-ft 204,500
SEVIKR LAKE BASIN 

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah

111

Location. Lat 37°39'00", long 112°25'30", SW£w£ sec. 28, T. 36 S., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from briJge, 0.2 mile east of Hatch, and 2.8 miles downstream 

from Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1911 to S3ptember 1928, June 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,870 ft (from river profile map) 

Prior to May 7, 1914, and Aug. 22, 1914,to Mar. 15, 1915, staff gages, and May 7-25, 

1914, Mar. 16, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1928, and June 20, 1939, to Oct. 3, 1949, water-stage 

recorder, at several sites within 2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge.--25 years (1912-13, 1914-16, 1917-18, 1922-23, 1924-27, 1939-56), 

123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 254 cfs May 25 (gage height, 2.20 ft); minimum, 

36 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1911-28, 1939-56: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 25, 1914, when 

Hatchtown dam failed; maximum recorded, 1,490 cfs May 26, 1922 (gage height, 5.25 ft, 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 10 cfs for several days in 1912 when water was 

stored in Hatchtown Reservoir. Minimum natural flow, 36 cfs Feb. 19. 1952, 

Sept. 14, 15, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except thoss for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station. No regulation since 

Hatchtown dam failed in 1914.

R_evisions (water years). WSP 960: 1939-40. WSP 1284: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

72

185

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

46

46

45

44

45

45

45

44

42

*41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

41

1,298

41.9

2,570

Nov.

41

4T

42

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

*44

44

46

47

53

50

51

51

53

53

53

54

Bo

49

47

46

47

47

47

1,408

46.9

2,790

Dec.

47

47

|

1

> b45

j

44

b44

44

b44

b44

44

44

44

44

44

*45

46

49

50

51

51

53

56

56

55

54

51

50

50

49

1,480

47.7

2,940

Jan.

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

4E

47

47

47

47

a44

a44

a44

*41

44

45

46

46

46

47

50

51

b4F

b45

b45

1,430

46.1

2,840

Feb.

> b40

40

41

41

41

1

> b40

j

J

40

40

*44

46

t

b41

41

. -_--_

1,178

40.6

2,340

Mar.

42

45

51

51

56

51

50

42

49

53

47

51

b52

44

45

42

44

44

47

45

42

42

41

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

*41

1,395

45.0

2,770

Apr.

42

4?

42

44

42

42

42

44

45

47

49

50

45

47

46

46

47

47

49

46

46

49

51

55

61

*64

72

74

72

63

1,511

50.4

3,000

May

64

7?

85

98

125

149

177

204

209

196

175

162

152

136

120

116

122

144

172

207

198

207

220

229

223

218

196

193

*172

164

154

5,059

163

10,030

June

142

TTf

118

116

113

105

100

94

88

85

77

77

72

67

66

67

66

66

64

64

63

61

61

58

60

58

58

56

56

63

2,368

78.9

4,700

July

Ml

61

60

58

56

55

*54

54

54

53

53

51

51

53

51

49

49

49

46

46

47

47

52

50

47

51

54

53

54

53

51

1,626

52.5

3,230

Aug.

49

46

*45

44

44

44

42

42

41

40

42

42

44

44

45

45

44

44

44

42

41

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

a39

a39

a39

1,308

42.2

2,590

Sept.

*i

> a59

1

J

39

39 ZQ

1> a37

I

J

*36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

1,122

37.4

2,230

Calendar year 1955: Max 167 M3n 40 Mean 58.4 Ac-ft 42,240

Water year 1955-56 : Max 229 MJn 36 Mean 57.9 Ac-ft 42,030

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on thin day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Clrclevllle and Kingston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
112 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°06', long 112°19', in SW£ sec. 20, T. 31 S., R. 4 W., Salt Lake 

meridian, on left bank 2 miles upstream from Pine Creek and 6 miles southwest of 

Circleville.

Drainage area. 950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1912, April 1914 to September 1927, November 1949 

to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,240 ft (from river profile map). 

May 10 to Sept. 19, 1912, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 23, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1927, Nov. 21, 1949, to Aug. 6, 1954, water-stage recorder 

at site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.23 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years (1914-22, 1923-24, 1950-56), 177 cfs (128,100 acre-ft per 

yearj.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs May 10 (gage height, 2.07 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs June 19, Aug. 10.

1912, 1914-27, 1949-56: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs, about May 21, 1922 (gage 

height, 9.8 ft, from high-water mark, present datum), from rating curve extended above 

1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 19 cfs July 12, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above and below station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1180: 1922(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 21)

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.1 173

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

29

3§

35

35

33

35

36

37

37

*39

40

41

44

42

39

39

36

38

39

38

37

37

37

38

40

39

39

43

46

46

1,175

37.9

2,330

Nov.

43

40

44

47

50

49

47

*44

50

54

43

30

59

67

70

73

84

97

94

105

67

105

88

88

88

88

94

96

96

101

2,101

70.0

4,170

Dec.

99

96

89

84

11

94

95

82

94

92

94

92

95

94

94

*92

91

92

92

95

95

96

108

126

T5T

107

102

98

92

95

99

2,959

95.5

5,870

Jan,

91

87

87

88

74

92

94

94

89

89

89

89

91

91

94

98

89

84

S4

*89

91

89

92

96

94

98

116

TI5

96

89

87

2,841

91.6

5,640

Feb.

71

b60~ 46

b75

b90

b90

b90

b90

91

84

94

88

91

98

95

91

75

84

88

98

92

99

*101

~95 116

94

84

91

95

2,556

88.1

5,070

Mar.

96

96

105

115

128

120

91

91

101

120

110

74

88

99

88

91

95

95

102

80

70

67

61

70

80

75

70

63

60

*52

Si

2,704

87.2

5,360

Apr.

47

48

53

ST

48

46

48

44

47

44

44

44

41

37

38

39

38

44

43

45

38

36

37

35

34

*37

35

37

32

29_

1,239

41.3

2,460

May

33

37

37

34

41

67

101

132

148

156

152

121

105

99

88

78

69

67

71

89

130

137

141

148

154

*154

148

137

135

116

104

3,229

104

6,400

June

"96 102

78

67

63

59

55

50

42

41

40

34

32

30

26

27

28

26

24

26

28

29

31

29

27

25

25

26

27

39

1,232

41.1

2,440

July

40

33

32

31

27

27

*28

28

32

32

34

38

32

34

32

29

28

28

27

ZS

27

27

27

28

27

29

32

40

45

43

42

985

31.8

1,950

Aug.

35

32

33

34

31

37

34

33

28

*24

29

26

26

30

30

29

29

29

29

27

30

30

27

30

33

31

27

28

30

29

27

933

30.1

1,850

Sept.

28

28

29

30

26

28

27

28

29

30

28

27

27

*27

28

29

33

32

32

33

32

30

29

31

29

30

28

29

29

32

878

29.3

1,740

Calendar year 1955: Max 230 Mln 19 Mean 69.0 Ac -ft 49,920

Water year 1955-56: Max 156 Mln 24 Mean 62.4 Ac-ft 45,280

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 113

Sevler River near Kingston, Utah

Location. Lat 38°12', long 112°12', In NE^NW^ sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 3 ¥., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1 mile west of Kingston, and 

2 miles upstream from East Fork.

Drainage area. 1.110 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1914 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 5,980 ft (from 

river-profile map). Prior to Sept. 20, 1918, at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 136 c "s (98,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 184 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum dally, 6.2 cfs on May 19, 20, June 23-29, July 8, 9.

1914-56: Maximum discharge, about 3,000 cfs (Including estimated flow of 360 cfs 

In overflow channel bypassing station) Mar. 4, 1938 (gage height, 5.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 4.2 cfs June 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period when part of flow was diverted around 

control, which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except for period when part of flow was diverted around

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 13-29)

0.5 

.6 

.7

1.0

1.2 

1.5

101

194

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

TJ

14

*14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

17

T5

17

423

13.6

839

Nov.

19

2T

27

24

27

23

23

22

23

23

22

22

*21

23

31

72

94

98

115

135

121

144

TT8

112

118

-,

> el!5

1

J

2,053

68.4

4,070

Dec.

i

> eU5

j

109

107

T21

123

123

123

121

118

115

*112

115

115

115

115

118

118

129

151

151

132

126

123

121

121

126

3,738

121

7,410

Jan.

118

118

118

118

109

118

123

123

123

118

11B

121

121

121

121

126

123

118

*115

121

123

123

123

123

118

121

135

138

1T8

107

ToT

3,727

120

7,390

Feb.

101

70

76

94

105

1O9

109

112

115

112

112

107

107

109

109

112

96

96

104

107

109

115

"112

T56~ 148

109

101

107

107

3,096

107

6 140

Mar.

109

109

115

123

132

13B

TI2

115

109

123

129

9B

96

112

9B

101

107

107

112

104

81

72

68

66

68

72

70

72

66

55

52

2,991

96.5

5,930

Apr.

*38

43

27

25

22

22

23

17

16

IB

14

13

13

14

16

16

15

16

17

16

15

14

16

15

14

*14

15

16

16

16

552

18.4

1,090

May

17

16

16

16

14

8.4

7.7

19

50

63

68

40

25

21

19

15

11

6.6

6.2

672

33

45

53

59

*68

70

65

61

61

40

27

1,030.1

33.2

2,040

June

21

T5

15

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

9.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

67?

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.7

291.4

9.71

57 B

July

8.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

*7.0

5.B

6.2

672

7.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.4

9.1

9.1

9.8

1O

T.i

9.8

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.1

267.6

8.63

531

Aug.

8.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.4

7.7

*7.0

*77o"

8.4

9.1

9.8

TO" 10

9.B

9.8

9.8

9.B

9.1

9.1

9.8

10

9.8

10

9.1

8.4

9.1

8.4

8.4

B.4

280.1

9.O4

556

Sept.

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

8.4

*8.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.8

978

9.8

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

B.4

9.1

8.4

8.4

252.5

8.42

501

Calendar year 1955 : Max 209 Min 5.8 Mean 57. 0 Ac-ft 41,250

Water year 1955-56 : Max 151 Min 6.2 Mean 51.1 Ac-ft 37,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Part of flow being diverted around control, discharge partly estimated.
114 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah

Location. Lat 38°10'15", long 112°00'00", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 2 W., near spill-

 way on right side of dam on Otter Creek, 5 miles northwest of Antimony, and 12 miles 

east of Kingston.

Records available . January to September 1914 and October 1945 to September 1956 in

 reports of Geological Survey. 1915, 1934-45 in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 20,640 acre-ft Apr. 20, 30, May 1 (gage

 height, 20.8 ft); minimum observed, 200 acre-ft Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.0 ft).

1914-15, 1934-56: Maximum contents observed, 55,000 acre-ft May 1, 1946, May 20, 

1948, June 10, 20, 1949, June 10, 1952 (gage height, 37.0 ft); minimum observed, that 

of Sept. 10, 1956.

Remarks --Reservoir was formed in 1898 by a 15-foot earth-fill, rock-faced dam which was

 raised some each year to the ultimate height of 45 ft in 1915. The dam has a concrete 

core through the center. Capacity, 52,500 acre-ft between gage height zero (bottom of 

outlet gate) and gage height 36.0 ft (top of flashboards on spillway). Spillway crest 

is at gage height of 33.5 ft. Reservoir stores water from Otter Creek and also water 

diverted from East Fork Sevier River, for irrigation in Sevier River basin.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, in feet, and contents,

In acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by Sevier River Water Commissioner)

1.0 

3.0 

5.0

ZOO 

1,OOO 

2,200

7.0

10.0

15.0

3,700

6,500

12,000

Contents in acre feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

( f )

(*)

Oct.

400

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

1,120

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

1,900

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

a2,690

-

+2,290

Nov.

2,760

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

3,140

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

' -

3,620

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a4,510

-

+1,820

Dec.

4,600

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

5,800

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

6,900

_

_

_

-

-

8,400

11.9

+3,890

Jan.

8,500

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

9,500

_

_

_

-

_

_

10,700

_

_

_

-

_

-

a!2,130

-

+3,730

Feb.

12,260

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

13,430

_

_

_

-

_

_

14,340

_

_

_

-

alS^OO

_______

-

+3,070

Mar.

15,300

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

16,450

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

17,670

^

_

_

-

_

-

19,200

20.0

+4,000

Apr.

19,380

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

20,100

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

20,640

_

_

_

-

20,640

20.8

+1,440

May

20,640

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

20,460

-

_

-

_

_

_

18,860

^

_

_

-

_

_

-

a!4,000

-

-6,640

June

13,560

-

-

_

-

_

_

..

_

9,620

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

6,300

_

_

_

_

-

_

a3,640

-

-10,360

July

2,270

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

840

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

400

_

_

_

-

_

-

3470

-

-3,170

Aug.

480

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

320

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

480

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

3330

-

-140

Sept.

320

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

200

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

320

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

360

1.4

+30

Calendar year 1955.................... * -600

Water year 1955-56 .................... t -40

t Gage-height, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
SEVIKR RIVER BASIN 115

East Pork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. Lat 38°12', long 112 °09 , in SW^NWi sec. 13, T. 30 S., R. 3 W., on right bank 

17000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1.7 miles east of Kingston, and 

4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1913 to iJeptember 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,110 ft (from river profile map). 

Prior to Apr. 29, 1914, staff gs.ge at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 29, 1914, to June 2, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,500 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge . 43 years, 85.0 cfs (61,540 acre-ft per year). «

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 237 cfs June 5 (gage height, 2.03 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 7.8 cfs Oct. 18.

1913-56: Maximum discharge, 2,030 cfs May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum daily recorded, 7 cfs Oct. 29, 30, 1930.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above and below station. Plow regulated 

by Otter Creek Reservoir (see p. 114).

Revisions (water years). --WSP 750: 1931-32.

Rating table, water yes.r 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

6.1

13

50

1.4 

1.6 

2.1

107

176

247

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29 ^

? a!3

*12

11

9.2

8.2

6.2

6.2

8.7

7 .8

F7T

8.7

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

12

13

13

351.1

11.3

696

Nov.

12

13

14

16

21

22

27

22

28

26

28

26

*26

29

30

28

31

28

28

29

29

25

13

13

13

12

11

TT

12

12

641

21.4

1,270

Dec.

12

12

> bll

(»)

12

12

13

11

11

11

11

bll

11

11

347

11.2

668

Jan.

 j

^> bll

J

11

11

bll

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

*1312"

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

b!2

b!2

361

11.6

716

I'eb.

b!2

12

> 311

9.6

1"

> bll

J

12

*12

13

12

11

bll

bll

12

324

11.2

643

Mar.

12

12

12

12

11

*11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

363

11.7

72O

Apr.

 11

12

21

21

21

22

23

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

25

27

27

28

27

27

25

25

25

26

27

*29

29

31

33

32

741

24.7

1,470

Hay

 I

S a35

J

36

50

52

48

50

54

155

191

197

195

199

201

204

199

197

193

197

*193

188

186

191

188

188

3,832

124

7,600

June

199

217

215

222

232

53~2 234

227

220

217

213

210

201

201

199

197

193

195

220

217

208

201

197

199

191

184

176

170

161

155

6,103

203

12,110

July

146

141

127

119

110

*97

83

73

61

47

 >

1

S a32

1

j

22

20

17

!§.

16

19

22

22

19

19

20

21

22

26

27

1,506

48.6

2,990

Aug.

25

21

19

20

20

19

19

19

18

*18

19

21

23

25

33_

28

28

29

29

28

29

28

26

25

23

23

22

22

21

19

20

719

23.2

1,430

Sept.

20

18

17

16

14

15

17

19

20

20

20

19

*18

18

19

19

16

18

17

18

16

18

19

20

21

22

20

17

19

20

554

18.5

1,100

Calendar year 1955 : Max 147 Mln 7.8 Mean 49.4 Ac-ft 35,810

Water year 1955-56 : Max 234 Mln 7.8 Mean 43.3 Ac-ft. 31, 430

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of water commissioner's notes and records 

for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
116 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location. lat 38°20', long 112°12', In NW£ sec. 3, T. 29 S., R. 3 W. , at Piute Dam, 

9 miles south of Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1914 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage generally read once daily. Datum of gage is 5,900.8 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Office of State Engineer).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 28,760 acre-ft Feb. 28, Mar. 2 (gage 

height, 52.7 ft); minimum, 150 acre-ft Aug. 31 (estimated on basis of inflow outflow computations).

1914-56: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-ft May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 ft, 

original capacity table); no contents at times during several years.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in summer of 1910.

Capacity, 74,010 acre-ft between gage height 16 ft (approximate bottom of reservoir) 

and gage height 76 ft (top of flashboards on spillway since 1941). Spillway'crest 

is at gage height 70.2 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, and contents,

In acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by Sevler River Water Commissioners)

22.8

25.0

30.0

35.0

826

1,560

4,100

7,790

40.0

45.0

50.0

55.0

12,510

18,160

24,850

32,250

Contents In acre Feet, water year o

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

826

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

853

_

1,O40

944

880

853

826

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

e512

_

-314

Nov.

:

_

-

_

-

_

-

826

853

880

976

1,070

1,170

1,450

1,310

1,600

1', 760

1,970

2,200

2,420

2,670

2,920

3,200

3,480

3,790

4,100

4,440

4,640

30.8

+4,128

Dec.

5,050 

5,480 

5,850

6,220

6,600

6,990

7,390

7,790

8,210

8,380

8,550

8,720

8,900

9,O8O

9,520

10,OOO

10,470

10,870

11,470

11,990

11,470

13,260

12,940

12,720

13,370

13,580

13,690

13,800

13,910

14,020

14j_120

41.5

+9, 480

Jan.

1

_

15,230

_

_

-

16,250

-

_

_

17,310

-

-

_

-

18,660

-

-

_

_

19,930

-

-

_

-

21,520

-

_

a22,030

_

+7,910

Feb.

22,200

_-"

_

23,440

-

-

-

_

24,570

_

-

-

_

25,850

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

28,760

52.7

+6,730

Mar.

28, 760 

28,610

_

-

28,460

28,460

28,320

-

27,880

27,730

27,580

27,300

27,000

27,000

_

26,420

25,990

25,850

25,420

25,140

24,850

24,570

24,140

24,140

23,720

23,030

22,750

22,470

22,060

21,660

47.7

-7,100

,tober 1955 to September 1956

Apr.

21.120 

20^710 

20,450

20,190

19,670

19,160

18,910

18,410

17,920

17,430

16,950

16,600

16,250

15,790

15,570

15,340

15,010

14,670

14,560

14,560

14,560

14,670

14,670

14,670

14 , 450

14,230

13,910

13,690

15.580

13 58O

41.0

-8,O8O

May

15.580 

13,260 

13,150

12,510

11,990

11,570

11,270

10,870

10,470

10,000

9,710

9,340

8,990

8,630

8,210

8,210

7,960

7,790

7,550

7,470

7,070

7,150

7,390

7,630

7,960

8,380

8,900

9,340

9,900

10,380

10,870

38.4

-2,710

June

11,270 

11,680 

11,990

12,200

12,410

12,620

12,940

13,260

13,470

13,580

13,690

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

14,120

14,450

14,670

15,010

15,230

15,230

15,450

15.570

15,570

15,340

15,120

14,560

13,910

13,260

12,940

40.4

+2,070

July

12,500

11,680 

11,170

10,870

10,570

10,380

1O,09O

9,710

9,520

9,160

8,460

8,130

7,870

7,470

6,840

6,300

5,850

5,410

4,840

4,570

4,230

4,170

4,230

4,170

4,100

3,980

3,850

3,730

5,600

5,600

3,730

29.4

-9,210

Aug.

3,790 

3,850 

3,850

3,790

3,600

3,420

3,200

2,980

2,820

2,670

2,380

2,060

1,890

1,680

1,490

1,310

1,140

976

 853

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

e!50

.

-3,580

Sept,

e284

.

+134

Calendar year 1955.................... * -2,48O

Water year 1955-56.................... $ -542

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents. In acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

e Capacity table In error; contents estimated on basis of Inflow-outflow computations.
S5VIER LAKE BASIN 117

Sevier River below Flute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location. Lat 38°19'55n , long 112°ll'15n , in NW£SE£ sec. 34, T. 28 S. , R. 3 W., on 

left bank three-quarters of a mils downstream from Piute Dam and 8 miles south of 

Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2,440 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1911 to Sept amber 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,870 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

May 4, 1912, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. May 4, 1912, 

to Mar. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 1, 1935, to Apr. 7, 1936, at datum 0.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 44 years (1912-56), 234 cfs (169,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 502 cfs June 27 (gage height, 2.05 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs May 30.

1911-56: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs May 23, 24, 1922; practically no flow at 

times when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. One small diversion between gage and Piute Reservoir. Flow regulated by Piute Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

-0.4

-.3

--.2

-.1

0

1.7 

3.2

7.5

60

101

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

132

178

295

478

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*109

112

109

97

47

37

42

60

64

44

*26

18

11

12

19

22

50

66

66

54

35

35

35

49

53

53

53

53

53

53 

52

1,589

51.3

3,150

Nov.

57

62

59

54

56

54

57

57

57

59

59

57

*59

59

59

60

47

36

28

30

30

30

30

29

£9

31

35

35

28

11

1,360

45.3

2,700

Dec.

16

T6

16

16

b!6

b!6

b!4

a3.4 3~4

3.4

b3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

192.9

6.22

383

Jan.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

b3.2

b3.2

100.6

3.24

200

Feb.

b3.2

> ii3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

b3.5

3.5

b3.5

3.4

3.2

3.5

'3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

'30

156.9

!5.41

311

Mar.

157

157

157

134

»154

229

*229

229

229

226

226

226

224

226

252

270

270

268

268

268

268

268

270

270

270

270

270

270

*268

*268

268

7,359

237

14,600

Apr.

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

265

*268

265

263

240

183

178

162

73

60

46

37

35

140

176

*171

139

101

69

57

5,608

187

11,120

May

144

210

222

229

236

217

194

217

261

265

270

272

265

261

261

275

301

315

321

321

247

142

101

109

*56

22

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

2.8

5,743.9

185

11,390

June

34

43

47

92

130

86

66

86

127

146

146

144

160

162

123

28

19

31

69

105

118

127

147

275

321

390

462

450

418

430

4,982

166

9,880

July

430

422

334

258

238

*222

215

219

252

245

258

245

254

327

304

258

254

240

233

183

89

35

26

101

92

97

97

69

53

38

15

6,103

197

12,110

Aug.

3.0

6.8

*79

101

115

121

124

121

127

*134

139

139

130

118

115

109

105

105

97

97

48

*36

36

36

37

38

49

46

45

54

69

2,579.8

83.2

5,120

Sept.

64

39

32

30

30

22

16

22

21

21

24

29

29

*29

29

29

29

28

28

29

30

29

28

25

IP.

17

29

30

33

34

845

28.2

1,680

Calendar year 1955; Max 582 Mln 3.4 Mean 116 Ac-ft 83,770

Water year 1955-56 : Max 462 Mln 1.4 Mean 100 Ac-ft 72,640

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and water commissioners 

notes,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
118 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah

Location.--Lat 38°34'55", long 112°15'30", In SW^NE^ sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 4 W., on left 

bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,000 ft upstream from mouth, 

and 0.3 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1912 to September 1919 and October 1940 to September 1956 

in reports of Geological Survey. April 1934 to September 1956 in reports of Sevier 

River water commissioner.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,530 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, at site 700 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1940, 

to Sept. 24, 1946, at site 400 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1912-17, 1940-56), 30.1 cfs (21,790 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 86 cfs May 27 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Sept. 10.

1912-19, 1940-56: Maximum discharge. 611 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 5.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 290 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 26, 1913.

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

fair. Practically entire flow is diverted above station each year during latter part 

of irrigation season.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22-27, Apr. 1-12, Apr. 24 to May 25)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

1.2 0.1

1.3 1.8

1.4 4.1

1.6 10

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

27

59

103

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.4 

1.2

5.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5

8.4

17

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.8

IT^

1.8

1.8

1.8

2:0

2.0

1.8

2.O

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.2

*2.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

62.7

2. 02

124

Nov.

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

*2.0

2.5

11

15

15

16

16

14

6.1

12

7.6

9.2

13

12

11

12

197.8

6.59

392

Dec.

12

12

9.2

7.2

6.1

8.2

14

8.6

13

12

9.2

12

14

14

14

*16

15

15

14

14

14

14

17

22

17

16

15

14

14

13

15

410.5

13.2

814

Jan.

10

9.2

9.9

14

14

13

12

12

9.5

11

11

12

12

11

11

13

12

8.6

*9.9

14

13

12

13

11

12

14

15

7.6

6.1

8.2

8.6

349.6

11.3

693

Feb.

5.2

 o: 4.9

6.9

9.2

11

11

8.9

9.2

11

13

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

a!2

a!3

*15

14

14

14

12

11

12

14

14

----,--

326.4

11.3

647

Mar.

13

14

15

18

16

16

12

> a!3

13

15

21

26

25

14

a!4

a!5

*a!7

a!9

465

15.0

922

Apr.

20

13

9.5

7.7

13

11

12

6.3

5.5

4.9

4.4

5.2

a6.0

a7.0

a8.0

a9.0

a9.5

alo

alO

all

a!2

a!3

a!4

*15

22

22

23

20

17

16

357.0

11.9

708

May

17

2T

30

34

39

45

49

50

45

44

38

34

31

27

20

21

20

24

40

54

63

63

66

*74

*74

76

81

78

61

53

53

1,425

46.0

2,830

June

61

62

62

67

65

56

65

68

62

57

53

48

37

29

27

25

21

18

15

20

19

18

21

16

13

11

8.8

8.1

7.1

8.8

1,048.8

35.0

2,080

July

9.2

7.4

6.8

8.4

10

*7.1

5.0

3.6

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

1.8 

1 . 8

100 . 4

3.24

119

Aug.

1.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

* .5

.7

.5

.2

.4

.5

.5

.5

.1

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

1.5

46.7

1.51

93

Sept.

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

~3.8

.5

~Z.1

* .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.5

.5

.7

.7

46.6

1.55

92

Calendar year 1955: Max 87 Min 1.4 Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 11,490

Water year 1955-56: Max 81 Min 1.1 Mean 13-2 Ac-ft 9,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

Chalk Creek near Fillmore.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 119

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah

Location. La t 38°52', long 111°57' , in SW£ sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 1 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge, half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam, 2 miles 

northeast of Sigurd, and 5 miles -upstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area. 3,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July to September 1912, July 1914 to September 1956. Prior to 

October, 1938, published as "near Vermilion."

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altituce of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). July to 

September 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

July 31, 1914, to Apr. 19, 1917, E,taff gage and Apr. 20, 1917, to Oct. 16, 1935, 

water-stage recorder, at present s,ite at datum 2.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--42 years (1914-5e) , 103 cfs (74,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 269 cfs Mar. 20, Apr. 2 (gage height, 2.70 ft); 

minimum daily, no flow Oct. 3-5, 7-10.

1914-56: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs May 30, 1922 (gage height, 6.1 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of maximum discharge for 

other Sevier River stations; practically no flow (seepage only) when Rockyford 

Reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs £.nd fair below. Flow regulated by reservoirs

above station. During irrigation season practically the entire flow through Rockyford Dam is diverted above station for irrigation below the station.

Revisions. WSP 1394: 1927, 1928, 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

Ir cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-16 Oct. 17 to Sept. 30

2.1 

4.9

1.0 

1.2

.7

1.1 

2.4

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.3 

2.7

168

269

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.2

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

23

35

*33

32

34

35

36

37

37

37

37

38

38

39

40

40

572.8

18.5

1,140

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

42

30

21

19

19

19

19

20

*21

22

22

23

23

23

23

57

86

86

86

82

86

84

76

1,273

42.4

2 , 520

Dec.

72

70

66

57

50

52

56

56

56

50

46

44

44

*44

44

46

46

46

48

52

52

52

54

57

61

60

59

56

53

52

50

1,651

53.3

3,270

Jan.

50

48

46

44

46

48

50

50

46

44

44

44

46

44

44

46

*48

48

50

50

52

54

57

63

65

66

67

67

67

"eT 78

b t

1,639

52.9

3,250

Feb.

50

42

48

46

46

48

52

54

53

53

54

57

62

63

66

65

56

61

54

60

*65

72

76

82

84.

81

74

72

74

_ _ .

1,770

31.0

3,510

Mar.

75

84

146

161

184

159

175

213

228

*231

231

231

225

231

244

244

252

258

263

232

128

138

138

142

155

177

223

244

241

*241

238

6,132

198

12,160

Apr.

244

261

263 263"

255

252

252

247

231

218

2O 8

203

201

213

228

233

233

198

*120

134

122

72

35

*25

24

22

20

18

15

12

4,822

161

9,560

May

7.3

3.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.3

1 .2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

*1.2

15

40

55

55

55

56

60

57

435.0

14. 0

863

June

*55

55

50

11

13

19

19

18

16

8.0

1.5

1.5

6.6

12

12

12

11

11

3.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

11

18

*16

16

16

16

16

449.8

15.0

892

July

16

7.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

5.4

*33

24

18

36

57

75

67

40

18

5.3

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

420.5

13.6

834

Aug.

22

33

*31

28

28

6.7

A

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

163.0

5.26

323

Sept.

0.5

A.

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

.9

17.6

0.59

35

Calendar year 1955: Max 197 Mln 0 Mean 44.6 Ac-ft 32,270

Water year 1955-56: Max 263 Mln 0 Mean 52.9 Ac-ft 58,360

Discharge measurement made on this diy.
120 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin 

to Sevier lake basin

The following 13 ditches and tunnels in Utah, each equipped with a water-stage recorder, divert water from the Colorado River basin to the Sevier Lake basin. Records 

of daily flow collected by Geological Survey available in Salt Lake City district office.

Fair-view ditch diverts water from tributaries of San Rafael River and Price River to 

San Pitch River basin. Gage is located in SE£ sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 5 E.

Candland ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basTE"! Gage is located in NW£ sec. 1,T. 15 3., R. 5 E.

Coal Fork ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin"!Gage is located in SW£ sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

Twin Creek tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin!Gage is located in SEj- sec. 35, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

Spring City tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

to San Pitch River basin. Gage is located in SE^ sec. 16, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Black Canyon ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin"!Gage is located in SE£ sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Cedar Creek tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch 

River basin.Gage is located in SE£ sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Reeder ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin"! Gage is located in NW£ sec. 32, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

John August ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch 

River basin. Gage is located in NW-j sec. 35, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Madsen ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin"! Gage is located in SW£ sec. 23, T. 17 S. , R. 4 E.

Ephraim tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin"! Gage is located in NW£ sec. 24, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Larsen tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin"!Gage is located in SE£ see. 10, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Horseshoe tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch 

River basin.Gage is located in Sw£ sec. 2,T. 17 S., R. 4E.

Transmountain diversions, In acre-feet, from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake basin, 

water year October 1955 to September 1956

Name

Cedar Creek tunnel .........

John August ditch ..........

Horseshoe tunnel ........... 

Total in Utah ..............

Oct.

7

0

0 

82

Nov.

8

0

0 

86

Dec .

0

0

o

58

Jan.

0

0

0 

55

Feb.

0

0

o

52

Mar.

43

0

0

O

55

Apr.

2

0

0 

86

May

68

6

201 

4,150

June

110

118

276 

4,040

July

755

25

58

7

15 

1,130

Aug.

11

1

0 

264

Sept.

6

0

0 

34

Water 

year

237

183

913

492 

10,090

Note. There Is one diversion from the Sevier Lake basin to the Colorado River basin. This diversion Is Tropic and East Pork Canal which diverts water from East Pork Sevier River to tributary 

of Parla River. Gage is located In SW£ sec. 17, T. 36 S., R. 3 W. Figures of diversion, In acrefeet, for the 1956 water year are as follows: October, 62; May, 296; June, 360; July, 0.2; 

August, 3.8; September, 212; total for the water year, 934.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 121

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah

Location. Lat 39°32'30", long 111°23'30", in W? sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 5 E. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from South Fork and 3.9 miles east of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 16 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,760 ft (from river profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93 cfs May 26 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Feb. 15 caused by temporary obstruction upstream.

1954-56: Maximum discharge net determined, occurred during mud-rock flow Aug. 16, 

1955 (estimated flow 750 cfs, below debris basin located half a mile below gage); minimum, 3.0 cfs July 22, 1955, caused by temporary obstruction upstream.

Maximum discharge known, 2,060 cfs, July 24, 1946, from critical depth determination 

of peak flow over retention dam half a mile below gage.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, and when stagedischarge relation was indefinite, which are poor. Includes flow of Candland ditch 

and Coal Fork ditch which are measured transmountain diversions from San Rafael River 

basin (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.2

.O

* >,8 : 7o

.0

.6

.6

.8

.0

.8

.8

8.0

8.2

sTo

8.0

8.2

232.0

7.48

460

Nov.

8.0

7.4

T78

O"8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

.8

.8

.4

* .6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.4

.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

E34.6

7.82

465

Dec.

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

* .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

7.8

8.0

8.8

9.0

574

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.6

244.6

7.89

485

Jan.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

*-4

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

^0

^T

.2 

.2

.2

227.6

7.34

451

Feb.

7.0

6.8

6.6 676-

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.8

*6.8

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.8

8.0

203.4

7.01

403

Mar.

8.0

872

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12 

12

12

312.8

10.1

620

Apr.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

15

*I5

14

14

14

14

14

13 

13

374

12.5

742

May

13

13

14

16

17

19

23

23

23

24

22

20

19

18

19

25

32

35

51

61

*75

64

55

58

*76

92

a?

82

74 

74

76

1,302

42.0

2,580

June

76

58

56

54

53

50

*48

46

44

42

41

39

37

35

33

31

31

29

28

27

25

24

23

22

*20

20

20

19

19 

19

1,069

35.6

2,120

July

1716"

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

12 

14

10

390

12.6

774

Aug.

~9~.7 10

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

*8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

T75

7.5

7.5 

a7.5

'

260.7

8.41

517

Sept.

> a7.2

*7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

672

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9 

6.9

204.4

6.81

405

Calendar year 1955: Max 96 Mln 6.8 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,040

Water year 1955-56: Max 92 Mln 6.2 Mean 13.8 Ac-ft 10,020

Peak discharge (baae. 5O cfs).--Hay 19 (11 p.m.) 9O cfs (8.80 ft); May 26 (1 p.m.) 93 cfs 

(8.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite May 7-18, July 1-30; discharge estimated on basis 

records for nearby streams.
122 SEVIER RIVER BASIN

Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah

Location. Lat 39°29'30", long 111 0 24'25", In NW£ sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. BE., Salt 

Lake meridian, 3^ miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 12 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 48 cfs June 9 (gage height. 

1.17 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Mar. 18.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 45 cfs May 31 (gage height, 

1.24 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Jan. 27.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records include flow of Twin Creek tunnel, a measured transmountain 

diversion from San Rafael River basin (see page 120).

Rating table, water years 1954-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.6

.7

3.2

4.5 

6.9

11

1.0

1.1

1.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

> 3.6

111.6

3.6

221

Nov.

> 3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.5

3.3

107.1

3.57

212

Dec.

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

- b4

121.2

3.91

240

Jan.

(*)

> b4

124

4

246

Feb.

(*)

> b4

-

112

4

222

Mar.

> b4

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.2

4.0

4.5

*3.6

4.2

3.8

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

127.3

4.11

252

Apr.

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

*4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.8

125.5

4.18

249

May

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.7

6.2

5.7

5.2

7.6

11

*20

T6

13

13

11

10

10

11

13

15

15

15

*14

10

10

9.7

11

13

15

314.7

10.2

624

June

14

9.7

9.7

9.2

10

14

18

*27

38

36

28

30

25

23

23

27

31

27

25

25

25

25

24

23

20

19

17

17

15

14

648.6

21.6

1,290

July

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

*8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

8.0

6.9

5.7

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

257.8

8.32

511

Aug.

5.5

5.5

5.2

8.4

77S

6.2

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.7

7.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.0

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

179.0

5.77

355

Sept.

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

*5.0

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

140.7

4.69

279

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1954-55: Max 38 Min - Mean 6.49 Ac-ft 4,700

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs).--June 9 (4:30 c.m.) 48 cfs (1.17 ft); Aug. 4 (4 p.m.) 43 cfs 

(1.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and recoT-ds for nearby streams.
SEVIER RIVER BASIN 123

Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah - -Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per isecond, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total!

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

*3T6

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9 

3 9

3 9

121.9

3.93

242

Nov.

3.9

b3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

b3.7

b3.6

b3.5

*b3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

b3.8

3.8

b3.7

b3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

113.6

3.79

225

Dec.

3.8

> b3.6

3.6

b3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

> a3.6

111.8

3.61

222

Jan.

> a3.6

a4.0

*4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.3

b3.9

3.9

3.6

b3.8

b3.8 

b3 .8

b3.8

117.4

3.79

233

Feb.

1:4.0

1:4.0

1:4.0

1:4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.7

m

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

124.8

4 .30

248

Mar.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

b4.5

b4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.5

575

5.2

5.0

bS.O

*4.7 

4.8

4.8

146.4

4.72

290

Apr.

4.8

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.2

6.9

*7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.6

6.9

6.2 

6.2

162.8

5.43

323

May

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.2

8.4

9.2

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.2

8.4

7.6

7.2

7.6

9.7

12

13

17

23

*28

28

30

33

*33

34

30

30

25 

28

34

530.9

17.1

1,050

June

31

30

28

a30

a31

a32

*33

31

a28

a26

a24

a23

a22

a21

a 20

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

a!2

*11

11

10

9.7

9.2 

9.2

606.1

20.2

1,200

July

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

6.2

7.3

5.7

207.3

6.69

411

Aug.

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.3

145.5

4.69

289

Sept.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.0

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.5

123.7

4.12

245

Calendar year 1955: Max 38 Mln - Mean 6.51 Ac-ft 4,720

Water year 1955-56: Max 34 Mln - Mean 6.86 Ac-ft 4,980

Peak discharge (base. 50 efs). May 31 (6:30 p.m.) 45 cfs (1.24 ft); July 30 (4:30 p.m.) 38 cfs 

(1.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
124 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location Lat 39°09'00", long 111°52'30", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 19 S. , R. 1 W., on left 

bank"1,000 ft downstream from San Pitch River and 3 miles west of Gunnison.

Drainage area. 4,880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1917 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 39 years, 221 cfs (160,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 365 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs July 8.

1917-56: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs June 1, 1922 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs July 13-17, Sept. 6, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by reservoirs and many diversions for irrigation above station. Most of 

flow diverted above station during irrigation season.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 71

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

152

267

410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

51 

95 78" 

65

64

65

66

70

72

75

78

79

79

76

40

64

71

*80

69

69

74

79

84

88

88

85

81

84

88

88 

84

2,329

75.1

4,620

Nov.

84 

85 

95 

95

95

98

95

94

94

90

79

7583-

92

106

139

*108

118

121

127

114

97

106

123

152

160

162

165

167

169

3,388

113

6,720

Dec.

171 

17T 

162 

167

146

140

140

140

138

144

138

128

*127

127

130

136

138

136

136

136

138

140

142

142

146

150

148

144

144

140 

138

4,423

143

8,770

Jan.

134 

130 

130 

130

130

136

158

148

136

123

127

128

128

132

132

*136

144

136

134

140

152

146

146

150

152

156

169 165-

154

152 

b!50

4,384

141

8,700

Feb.

> b!35

132

134

138

142

144

140

140

142

154

182

150

144

b!50

150

b!48

b!48

*148

158

177

191

182

180

177

173

171

4,435

153

8,800

Mar.

171

Tn

191 

247

247

257

250

244

283

296

296

288

313

304

293

301

310

318

327

*338

285

237

240

242

235

204

244

262

*285

285

8,249

266

16,360

Apr.

285 

296 

299 299"

270

272

270

275

262

232

230

218

216

213

235

252

272

375

260

191

200

182

160

*130

*58

74

66

69

74

78

6,213

207

12,320

May

74 

71 

69 

69

63

66

70

70

70

69

74

71

70

64

57

54

47

40

47

52

74

69

*64

55

56

74

88

92

~5T 103

87

2,123

68.5

4,210

June

85 

88 

106 

103

89

60

65

63

30

51

39

27

24

23

26

33

35

37

40

34

31

28

*30

28

*30

33

39

42

38

35

1,392

46.4

2,760

July

44 

46 

45 

45

33

26

21

20

5T

37

31

34

47

34

39

59

80

81

7T

*54

46

37

34

28

42

43

47

46

47

61 

37

1,346

43.4

2,670

Aug.

44 

48 

60 

63

66_

65

57

56

41

*31

27

27

27

23

23

23

24

25

25

24

25

27

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

34

1,140

36.8

2,260

Sept.

32 

48 

*54 

47

43

46

48

49

42

39

35

33

34

*34

30

24

24

29

49

52

52

54

55

56

58_

50

44

46

52

57

1,316

43.9

2,610

Calendar year 1955 : Max 410 Mln 23 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,040

Water year 1955-56; Max 338 Mln 20 Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lc«
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 125

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location. Lat 39°22', long 112 0 02', in NW^ sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 2 W. , at Sevier Bridge 

Dam, 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5.120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1914 bo September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage below gage height 60 ft and wire-weight gage above, read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum contents during jear, 74,390 acre-ft, Apr. 17-21 (gage height, 

53.4 ft); minimum recorded, 1.81C acre-ft Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 13.5 ft).

1914-56: Maximum contents, 2£1,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 20, 1922 (gage height, 

80.0 ft), from former capacity table; no storage at times during 1927-28, 1930-36,

Remarks. Reservoir was formed by a 30-ft earth-fill dam. Storage began about 1904. 

Dam ultimately raised to 90 ft bj June 1916. Capacity, 236,000 acre-ft between gage 

heights 6 ft (approximate bottom of outlet tunnel and 80.0 ft (top of flashboard on 

spillway). No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 960: 1941.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, in feet,

and «ontents, in acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by State Engineer's Office)

1,490

2 ,840

4,440

7 ,200

12,830

20,200

35 

40 

45 

50 

55-

29,150

39,540

51,390

64,580

79,240

Contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water- year- October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

,110 

,110

,110

,190

,190

,280

,280

,440

,790

,140

,310

,680

,230

,620

,010

,100

,200

,300

,500

,810

8,010

8,220

8,430

8,640

8,850

9,070

9,280

9,620

9,840

10,070

10,290

22.9

4-6,430

Nov.

10,520 

10,760

11,000

11,230

11,590

11,840

12,090

12,340

12,590

12,970

13,230

13,360

13,490

13,750

14,150

14,430

14,710

14,990

lS,270

15,550

15,840

16,290

16,580

16,880

17,180

17,650

17,960

18,420

18,740

19,060

29.3

+8,770

Dec.

19,710 

20,200

20,540

20,880

21,220

21,560

21,720

22,070

22,420

22,760

23,110

23,640

23,990

24,350

24,710

24,890

25,250

25,610

25,790

26,160

26,530

26,890

27,080

27,450

27,830

28,020

28,400

28,770

29,150

29,350

29,740

35.3

+10,680

Jan.

30,130 

30,520

30,910

31,100

31,500

31,710

32,110

32,310

32,710

32,920

33,330

33,530

33,950

34,160

34,370

34,990

35,410

35,840

36,050

36,480

36,700

37,120

37,560

38,000

38,440

38,880

39,320

39,540

39,990

40,440

40,440

40.4

+10,700

Feb.

40,670 

40"^90

40,890

40,890

41,570

41 , 800

42,260

42,490

42 , 960

43,190

43,650

44,120

44,360

44,830

45,070

45,540

45,540

45,780

46,250

46,490

46,980

47,460

47,700

48,190

48,670

48,910

49,410

49 , 900

 SO , 400

14.6

+9,960

Mar.

50,650 

51,140

51,640

51,890

52,650

53,160

53,670

54,180

54,690

55,210

55,730

56 , 500

57 , 030

57 , 560

58,350

59,140

59,680

60,490

61,030

61,570

62,110

62,660

63,210

63,760

64,310

64,580

64,860

65,150

65,430

65,990

66j830

50.8

+16,430

Apr.

67,110 

67,680

68,250

68,830

69,400

69,690

70,260

70,850

71,140

71,440

71,730

72,000

72,610

73,200

73,500

74,090

74,590

74,390

74,390

74,390

74,390

74,090

73,500

72,900

72,610

72,020

71,140

70,560

70,560

70,560

52.1

+3,730

May

70,560 

70,260

69,400

68,250

67,390

66,270

65,150

64,030

62,660

61 , 030

59,410

57,820

56,760

55,730

54,430

53,160

51,640

49,660

47,940

46,490

45,300

44,120

43,190

42,260

41,350

40,670

39,990

39,540

39,320

39,100

38,660

39.6

-31,900

June

58,220 

37,780

57 , 340

-

36,050

35,630

35,200

34,570

54,570

55,950

53,740

32,920

32,510

31,500

30,320

29,930

29,540

29,550

28,960

28,400

27,830

27,260

26,530

25,980

25,420

24,710

25,460

22,420

21,390

20,570

30.1

-18,290

July

19,550 

18,740

17,960

17,490

16,580

15,500

14,850

13,750

12,340

11 , 000

9,620

8,540

_

_

-

_

_

7,300

7,500

7,710

7,810

8,010

8,110

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

a6,020

_

-14,350

Aug.

5,500

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

3,610

3,540

5,580

3,220

'-

-

-

1,810

1,810

-

-

-

_

a2,080

_

-3,940

Sept.

2,130 

2,150

2,150

2,130

2,200

2,200

2,270

2,270

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,150

2,060

2,060

2.000

2,000

2,060

2,130

2,130

2,200

2,340

2,480

2,480

2,620

2,840

2,910

2,990

3,070

3,220

5,580

15.7

+1 , 300

Calendar year 1955.................... t -33,190

Water year 1955-56.................... t -480

t Gage-height, in feet, at end of tnonti.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated
126 SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Sevier River near Juab, Utah

Location.--Lat 39°22' , long 112°02', in NE£ sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 2 W , on left bank 

1,600 ft downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam and 11 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1911 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control since Apr. 16, 1914. Altitude 

of gage is 4,940 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr. 16, 1914, staff gage 500 ft upstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1914, to Apr. 7, 1938, water-stage recorder at 

present site and datum. Apr. 8, 1938, to Mar. 31, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 

1,300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 243 cfs (175,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 990 cfs May 17 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1911-56: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 ft); 

practically no flow at times when reservoir gates are closed.

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

No diversion between station near Gunnison and this station. Flow regulated by 

Sevier Bridge Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gagp height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to May 19)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

» 2.0

(*)

> 1.0

46.0

1.48

91

Nov.

> 1.0

(*)

> 1.2

54.0

1.13

67

Dec.

> 1.2

(*)

> 1.0

35.2

1.14

70

Jan.

> 1.0

* *.8

26.4

0.85

52

Feb.

1

> 0.8

J

> 1.0

(*)

28.0

0.97

56

Mar.

» l.u

» 1.1

(*)

33.0

1.06

65

Apr.

> 1.1

122

261

264

*264

267

393

412

371

368

409

*429

232

106

106

4,021.6

134

7 , 980

May

227 316-

492

566

578

578

575

691

776

825

86u

700

605

602

632

752

909

979

805

682

674

*602

542

515

456

429

383

279

229

229

17,781

574

35,270

June

345

386

415

415

415

412

*282

212

212

209

327

426

424

424

341

183

131

157

276

334

363

380

380

374

406

506

*557

554

509

441

10,796

360

21,410

July

403

400

398

435

458

456

515

657

724

702

647

424

232

165

146

149

80

5.0

124

215

212

209

206

203

203

203

148

8,739.0

282

17,330

Aug.

106

51

5.0

5717

61

108

110

*157

203

203

159

138

138

138

136

133

133

157

168

165

162

157

101

69

69

69

69

*69

30

5.0

5.0

3,279.0

106

6 , 500

Sept.

40

72

72

72

72

72

*74

7T

74

74

n 29

> 2.1

779.4

26.0

1.E50

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,110 Min - Mean 173 Ac-ft 128, 9OO

Water year 1955-56 : Max 979 Min - Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 16, July 18- 

Sept. 17-30; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge m 

Commissioner's notes.

:, Aug. 3, 4, Aug. 30 to Sept. 5,
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 127

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah

Location. Lat 39°29', long 112°24', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 15 S. , R. 5 W. , on right bank 

li miles downstream from highway bridge and 3? miles southwest of Lynndyl.

Drainage area. 6.270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1914 to October 1919. November 1942 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 18 years (1914-19, 1943-56), 212 cfs (153,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 755 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.96 ft); minimum 

observed, 6.1 cfs Nov. 15, discharge measurement, result of freeze-up.

1914-19, 1942-56: Maximum daily discharge, 1,820 cfs June 9, 1914, based on records at Leamington; minimum observed that of Nov. 15, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Sevier Bridge Reservoir (see p. 125). Several 

diversions for irrigation between reservoir and station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1453.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Jan. 27, Feb. 28 to 

Apr. 17, July 9 to Aug. 10, Sept. 5, 6)

1.7 9.6

1.9 16

2.2 30

2.5 50

3.0 100

3.5 170

4.0 265

5.0 504

6.0 766

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

56

63

54

55

53

53

53

48

46

45

39

37

42

39

38

38

37

35

*34

30

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

1,147

37.0

2,280

Nov.

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

*bl8_

b21

40

61

49

49

46

48

44

48

41

42

42

40

39

37

953

31.8

1,890

Dec.

39

40

40

31

16

21

17

15

15

16

16

16

13

15

12_

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

517

16.7

1,030

Jan.

13

13

14

18

14

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

17

16

16

17

*ia

17

17

16

18

18

19

1

J> bia

 *

489

15.8

970

Feb.

> b!9

> a21

*21

22

21

21

18

18

_

570

19. 7

1,130

Mar.

18

17

17

16

16

26

35

33

34

34

34

38

3F

36

34

34

34

34

33

31

29

26

26

25

25

23

23

23

22

20

852

27.5

1,690

Apr.

18

*16

16

15

14

14

15

15

16

16

18

17

19

22

24

24

28

35

152

224

242

248

*311

439

381

391

410

*446

383

182

4,151

138

8,230

May

156

140

189

284

412

424

442

454

506

620

620

643

599

439

417

424

492

615

736

680

512

*506

464

400

391

357

308

289

234

154

144

13,051

421

25,890

June

156 248-

272

319

315

298

294

254

159

196

200

230

398

412

405

376

283

185

172

220

326

347

381

383

381

386

*462

534 534"

504

9,630

321

19,100

July

444

393

388

374

393

422

359

359

371

449

442

427

300

129

66

42

3472"

97

58

51

48

46

*45

149

187

192

196

201

242

238

7,214

233

14,310

Aug.

185

132

112

80

49

40

64

*112

117

175

189

182

157

157

156

152

152

151

154

180

178

170

170

168

118

104

100

*9S

99

98

79

4,078

132

8,090

Sept.

56

42

38

36

33

*32

37

56

91

94

96

*94

93

87

84

82

81

65

34

28

27

21

27

29

31

32

31

31

31

31

1,556

51.9

3,090

Calendar year 1955: Max 788 Min 12 Mean 159 Ac-ft 114,900

Water year 1955-56 : Max 736 Min 12 Mean 121 Ac-ft 37,700

a No gage-height 

near Juab.

b Stage-disch

sment made on this 

scord; discharge e

ge relatic

 stlmated on basis 

by ice.

weather records and records for static
128 PAVANT VALLEY

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah

Location. Lat 38°58', long 112°18' , in NE£ sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 4 W. , on left bank 

1 mile east of Fillmore and 2-J- miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to July 1914, March 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.' Altitude of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). May to July 

1914, staff gage at site 1-J- miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 12 years (1944-56), 32.1 cfs (23,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 88 cfs May 5; minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Dec. 5.

1914, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 509 cfs May 4, 1952; minimum daily, 4.9 cfs 

Dec. 9, 1951.

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

Records include flow of Fillmore Canal which diverts on left bank at flood control dam 

400 ft upstream. During low-water periods flow'is diverted 2 miles upstream and 

carried in a lined ditch to the head of the Fillmore Canal. One small irrigation diversion above gage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per s.econd, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.8

8.6

8.4

878

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

*9.0

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

TT2

9.0

9.0

9.0

274.3

8.85

544

Nov.

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

.8

.4

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

* .2

6.7

 873 8.9

8.2

8.1

8.2

.8

.1

.8

.5

.4

.5

.3

.3

.5

234.0

7.80

464

Dec.

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.8

5,6

7.8

7.9

7.8

8.8

8.6

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

*9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.4

10

To

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.7

9.0

9.2

9.0

267.7

8.64

531

Jan.

8.6

8.4

8.0

8.2

8.2

9.0

8.8

9.2

10

10

9.9

9.7

9.3

9.0

8.9

12

11

9.6

10

*10

11

10

12

11

12

13

14

14

12

13

14

323.8

10.4

642

Feb.

8.9

a7.1

a8. 9

all

alO

> all

al2

9.7

9.9

9.3

8.5

9.3

9.9

9.7

9.9

10

10

*12

12

12

12

12

12

303.1

10.5

601

Mar.

12

T2

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

15

16

19

21

24

25

25

23

23

23

24

492

15.9

976

Apr.

*24

22

21

22

23

25

27

32

36

39

40

40

40

39

37

37

42

44

44

45

51

56

63

69

70

70

*71

69

62

58

1,318

43.9

2,610

May

56

58

68

76

86

85

83

83

80

75

69

66

59

54

50

49

52

56

61

70

73

70

*69

67

63

59

57

55

49

45

43.

1,986

64.1

3,940

June

42

41

39

39

37

34

32

31

30

30

28

27

25

24

24

23

22

20

19

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

*15

15

14

T6

754

25.1

1,500

July

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

10

» a9.0

338.9

10.9

672

Aug.

"1

1

> a8.0

J

*7.4

7.6

7.4

7.6

 7.6

8.0

8.4

10

10

11

9.7

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

249.7

8.05

495

Sept.

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.4

7.4

6.8

*7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

672

6.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.6

7.2

203.8

6.79

404

Calendar year 1955: Max 118 Min 5.6 Mean 21.9 Ac-ft 15,880

Water year 1955-56: Max 86 Min 5.6 Mean 18.4 Ac-ft 13,380

* River discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

s treams.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 129

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah

Location. Lat 38°17<40" , long 112°25 I 40", in NW^NWi sec. 16, T. 29 S., R. 5 W., on

right bank half a mile downstream from Three Creeks Dam, half a mile upstream from

Merchant Creek, and 16 miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area.--19.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

rfo Aug. 24, 1947, at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. Aug. 24, 1947, to 

May 11, 1950, at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 9.69 cfs (7,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57 cfs July 7 (gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Apr. 26-29.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 290 cfs Aug. 9, 1947 (gage height, 4.35 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination at peak flow; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs May 6, 9, 10, 1955, when gates of 

Three Creeks Dam were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow

affected by storage in Puffer lake and in Three Creeks Reservoir (capacity, 2,020 acreft) completed in 1950.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.2

.5

1.0

1.8

3.0

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25 

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3^0

103.1

3.33

204

Nov.

rS b3.0

3.0

b3.0

b3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

. b3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0 

3.1

90.6

3.02

180

Dec.

3.1

b3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.3

373

3.1

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.1

3.0 

3.0

3.0

2.9

}

b2.7

93.5

3.02

185

Jan.

b2.7

2.7

3.0

370

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

b2.4

? b2.6

2.6

b2.6

2.7 

2.7

2.6

84.9

2.74

168

Feb.

2.6

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

T7S

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

72.9

2.51

145

Mar.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.4

574

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.8

4.4

b4.5 

*b4.1

b4.0

b3.8

b3.8 

4.6

5.0

94.9

3.06

188

Apr.

4.6

4.2

b4.2

4.2

3.9

4.1

4.8

5.8

6.3

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.3

5.8

6.5

7.0

6.3

*6.3

7.7

9.3

9.6

11

13

"T.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

168.3

5.61

334

May

0.5

.5

.5

.5

5.3

9.6

9.6

9.9

10

11

15

23

26

25

25

27

?6~ 28

7.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.6

273.4

8.82

542

June

1.7

1-.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

12

22

22

22

22

24

26

29

31

31

35

37

38

38

38

37

37

37

37 

37

36

38

40 

40

776.9

25.9

1,540

July

39

38

38

37

*43

46

52

55

5?

49

46

46

44

41

34

16

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.2

5.2

6^0

7.0

7.2 

7.7

8.0

8.3

8.5 

8.8

8.8

795.6

25.7

1,580

Aug.

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

*7.7

7.7

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.5 

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.0 

6.0

SiJS

227.8

7.35

452

Sept.

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

475

149.8

4.99

297

Calendar year 1955: Max 32 Min 0.1 Mean 5.77 Ac-ft 4,180

Water year 1955-56: Max 55 Min 0.4 Mean 8.01 Ac-ft 5,820

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
130 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

Location. lat 38°17', long 112°34', in SW£sw£ sec. 17, T. 29 S., R. 6 W. , on left bank at 

Fishlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Bakers Canyon and 4-5- miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft. Prior to Mar. 30, 1914,

staff gage, and Mar. 30, 1914, to Oct. 15, 1937, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1914-56), 54.1 cfs (39,170 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 179 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.05 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Nov. 2, 15.

1914-56: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.27 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 10 cfs for several days in 1915, 1931, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which .are fair. No diversions for irrigation above station. Water diverted for hydroelectric power, but returned to stream above station. Some regulation by powerplants and several small 

reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.9

2.0 2.8 

3.0

63

117

163

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

14

15

14

15

15

15

15

16

17

15

14

15

15

16

16

15

15

16

*18_

14

16

18

15

15

16

15

15

16

15

16

476

15.4

944

Nov.

15

12

14

16

15

15

14

14

15

17

15

15

15

14

b!2

b!4

bl5

b!6

17

17

16

15

b!5

17

b!6

b!6

15

16

15

17

455

15.2

9O2

Dec.

16

*15

17

bl5

bl5

b!5

15

b!5

bl5

b!5

b!5

15

15

17

13.

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

16

19

18

17

16

15

14

17

16

482

15.5

956

Jan.

b!5

bl5

b!6

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

17

16

17

17

b!7

b!7

17

18

17

16

16

18

18

18

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

502

16.2

996

Feb.

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!8

*b!8

*b!8

b!8

b!7

15

16

16

17

b!5

b!5

b!5

bl5

b!5

17

17

17

15

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

476

16.4

944

Mar.

17

17

18

17

18

17

b!7

b!7

18

18

18

b!8

b!7

17

*b!8

b!7

15

15

18

19

22

24

24

30

35.

*30

34

26

28

30

34

663

21.4

1,320

Apr.

28

26

25

21

25

25

25

32

32

39

37

37

35

31

33

34

37

36

*35

36

43

47

55

62

75

55

60

49

45

42

1,160

38.7

2,300

May

42

55

68

79

103

115

117 ~121

113

107

95

95

93

86

84

90

113

137

146

156

149

149

146

*15S

158

151

139

132

111

107

115

3,530

114

7,000

June

119

113

113

113

105

95

97

103

97

95

97

99

99

97

97

93

92

92

90

90

86

84

83

79

79

77

76

76

77

86

2,799

93.3

5,550

July

79

74

71

65

*66

69

73

77

74

71

71

71

66

63

56

42

32

30

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

25

28

31

35

36

38

1,520

49.0

3,010

Aug.

29

27

26

25

24

24

22

24

*23

22

25

30

27

31

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

26

25

24

21

21

22

21

21

19

762

24.6

1,510

Sept.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*17

15

15

17

18

17

14

15

16

16

17

17

16

15

15

16

16

17

505

16.8

1,000

Calendar year 1955: Max 117 Kin 12 Mean 30.3 Ac-ft 21,980

Water year 1955-56 : Max 158 Mln 12 Mean 36.4 Ac-ft 26,430

Peak discharge (base, 250 |'cfs). No peak abc 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

131

Location.--Lat 38°16', long 112°48', in S^ sec. 30, T. 29 S., R. 8 W., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 21, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Indian Creek, and three-quarters of a mile south of Adamsville.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o Oct. 1, 1937, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1914-36, 1937-56), 36.7 cfs (26,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 1.82 ft); no flow 

June 18 to Sept. 30.

1913-36, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 1,090 cfs July 23, 1941, from rating curve 

extended above 500 cfs; no flow during summer periods of many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversions between station and Rockyford Reservoir. Several ditches above station divert 

practically entire flow during irrigation season to supply Adamsville and Beaver 

districts.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except for periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 14 to July 3)

0.45 

.5

.7

0.8 1.4

.9 2.6

1.0 4.5

1.1 7.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.9

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.9

2.8

1.6

2.3

3.6

4.7

4.5

5.2

6.3

6.0

2.9

*3.3

3.1

2.8

3.3

2.9

3.3

3.4

4.3

5.2

7.8

8.5

8.9

119.9

3.87

238

Nov.

14

28

27

28

28

28

28

26

26

29

29

30

30

31

32

29

32

39

39

37

34

34

32

33

31

33

34

33

33

34

921

3O.7

1,830

Dec.

34

»32

33

34

33

30

33

30-

35

31

31

36

30

32

34

32

34

32

33

34

35

35

42

43

36

34

33

32

31

31

32

1,037

33.5

2,060

Jan.

30

31

3O

30

31

31

32

32

31

32

32

32

32

»33

32

41

36

33

33

38

39

39

50

47

41

40

40

39

38

38

35

1,O98

35.4

2,180

Feb.

1

> b29

J

> »b30

31

32

30

i> b29

1

35

36

35

33

32

34

35

34

897

30.9

1,780

Mar.

32

31

31

30

30

28

28

31

30

29

28

28

30

30

»30

31

30

29

27

27

31

32

34

33

39

38

40

40

38

37

39

991

32.0

1,970

Apr.

13- 23

6.6

6.3

6.0

4.3

5.8

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.6

3.3

*2.9

2.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

104.8

3.49

208

May

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

.6

1.1

.9

1.3

.5

*.5

2.5

3.8

1.9

4.0

5.2

373

41.9

1.35

83

June

1.6

T76

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.6

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

13.1

0.44

26

July

(*)

O

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

O

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 81 Mln 0 Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,070

Water year 1955-56: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10.38O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah

Location. la t 38°14', long 112°50' , in NE£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W. , at Rockyford Dam 

on Beaver River, 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 9,520 acre-ft Apr. 1 (gage height, 

34.9 ft); no contents part of August and September 1956.

1937-56: Maximum contents observed 23,810 acre-ft Apr. 22, 25, 28, 30, May 1, 1945; 

no contents Oct. 16, 31, 1939, part of August and September 1956.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed in 1914. Capacity, 23,260 acre- 

 FTTetween gage height 0.0 (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 51.0 ft (spillway crest). 

Prior to fall of 1937 the spillway crest was at elevation 52.5 ft; capacity 

24,910 acre-ft. Dead storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation in vicinity 

of Minersville and Milford.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by Utah State Engineers Office)

1,760

2,250

2,810

3,440

4,080

4,920

5,750

6,720

7,820

8,910

10,270

Contents In acre -feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

1,760

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

a2 , 300

_

+780

Nov.

a3,770

_

+1,470

Dec.

-

-

3,920

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

5,540

_

+1,770

Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

6,130

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

a7,210

_

+1,670

Feb.

7,270

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

7,430

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

8,250

_

_

a8,250

_

+1,040

Mar.

8,250

-

8,250

-

-

_

-

-

-

8,530

_

-

-

-

8,750

_

8,800

-

-

-

_

_

-

9,050

-

_

_

-

9,250

a9,430

_

+1,180

Apr.

9,520

-

-

-

-

.

9,390

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

9,250

_

-

-

9,250

-

9,110

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

9,050

34.2

-380

May

-

-

-

-

-

8,360

-

-

-

-

_

8,420

-

7,430

-

-

-

-

7,100

-

_

-

-

6,720

-

_

_

6,280

-

86,070

_

-2,980

June

-

-

-

-

5,710

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

a3 , 860

_

-2,210

July

-

-

-

-

-

3,410

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

el, 300

al,260

17

-2,600

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

e870

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

ao

_

-1,260

Sept.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

eO

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

aO

_

0

Calendar year 1955.................... * +60

Water year 1955-56.................... * e-820

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

e Capacity table In error; contents estimated on basis of Inflow-outflow computations.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 133

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°14' , long 112°50', in NW£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W. , on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam and 4-f miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 12, 1916. Altitude of gage 

Is 5,400 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 1, 1916, at site 1,500 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1914-36, 1937-56), 38.8 cfs (28,090 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 176 cfs June 24, 25, 27; minimum daily, 

3.3 cfs Dec. 8-15.

1913-56: Maximum discharge, 727 cfs June 10, 1921 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Mar. 20, 1914.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion between dam and station. Flow regulated 

by Rockyford Reservoir (see preceding page). Numerous diversions for irrigation 

and municipal use above reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23 to July 27)

.9 

1.0

2.5 

6.3

12 

Zl

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

Z3

24

25

26

Z7

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.8

.4

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.0

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3 . 6

3.6

125. Z

4.04

248

Nov.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3 . 6

108.0

3.60

Z14

Dec:

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

373

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

110.8

3.57

Z20

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4..

4 . 8 

4.8

138.8

4.48

Z75

Feb.

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*5.2

4.8

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

575

5.Z

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.Z

5.Z

5.2

144.9

5.00

287

Mar.

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

575

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

5 9 

6 . 3

179.4

5.79

356

Apr.

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.3

22

Z13.9

7.13

424

May

la- 27

ss

63

63

63

62

62

62

63

62

57

54

44

41

42

42

43

47

49

53

54

54

*54

56

54

56

58

58

64

1,656

53.4

3,280

June

62

58

62

68

64

77

78

82

83

85

90

88

83

90

95

100

111

138

152

157

163

169

172

176

176

174

176

174

172

167

3,542

118

7,030

July

154

116

93

62

40

*30

26

26

26

27

Z7

26

28

26

25

24

23

23

23

Z2

22

Zl

20

21

21

ZO

15

5.5

5.2 

5 Z

4 .6

1,007.7

32.5

2,000

Aug.

4.8

4.8

16

33

29

"29 29

28

*Z8

28

29

Z8

28

28

Z7

28

Z8

27

27

Z7

28

Z8

27

26

19

4.4

3.6

J76

4.4 

5 2

5 2

661.0

Z1.3

1,310

Sept.

5.9

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.Z

*4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.4

3.6

3.6

7.0

5.3

4.0

4.0

4.4

7.6

5.5

4.8

137.7

4.59

273

Calendar year 1955: Max 86 Mln z.9 Mean 18.1 Ac-ft 13,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 176 Mln 3.3 Mean Z1.9 Ac-ft 15,920

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
134 CEDAR CITY VALLEY

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location. Lat 37°40'20", long 113°02'05", in NE£ sec. 13, T. 36 S., R. 11 W., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from powerplant, 4 miles downstream from South Creek, and 

1.3 miles east of Cedar City.

Records available . May 1915 to November 1919, May 1935 to September 1956. Records for 

May 1915 to November 1919 do not include flow of power canal operated prior to 

November 1919 but would be equivalent if flow of power canal is added. For amount 

of flow in power canal see Diversion paragraph for Coal Creek near Cedar City for 

these years.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Mar. 30, 1939, staff gages, and Mar. 30, 1939, to May 14, 

1945, water-stage recorder, at several sites about 0.5 mile upstream at various 

daturas. May 15, 1945, to Oct. 10, 1951, May 4 to July 2, 1952, water-stage recorder 

at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1935-37, 1938-56), 31.2 cfs (22,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred July 28 or 29; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Dec. 4.

1935-56: Maximum discharge observed, 2,910 cfs July 9, 1936 (gage height, 6.4 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir 

formula; minimum, 0.4 cfs Dec. 17, 1954, result of freezeup.

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

poor. No diversion for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

7.0

T75

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

S.4

S.4

S.4

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.9

B.4

*7.9

7.9

7.9

7.0

8.4

12

12

11

12

12

12

264.3

B.53

524

Nov.

11

10

11

12

12

13

12

11

12

12

15

15

17

12

7.9

6.4

11

B.4

12

15

12

9.B

6.6

B.B

7.9

9.B

IE

12

13

11

338.6

11.3

672

Dec.

11

*B.B

6.3

2.3

4.1

9.B

12

7.0

12

9.3

B.4

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.B

9.B

9.B

9.B

10

19

24

17

14

14

1£

9.3

12

11

337.5

10.9

669

Jan.

7.8

7.9

7.9

9.B

10

10

9.B

B.B

B.B

9.3

9.B

9.B

9.3

*9.3

S.B

10

7.5

6.0

6.7

9.B

10

9.3

9.B

B.B

9.3

9.S

9.3

6.7

6.3

5.2

7.5

269.1

B.6S

534

Feb.

5.0

3.0

576

B.4

9.3

9.B

B.B

*B.B

B.B

9.3

10

11

11

11

11

9.S

B.B

11

9.3

11

12

12

12

11

9.8

9.B

10

10

10

277.3

9.56

550

Mar.

9.B

12

12

12

14

12

B.5

11

14

14

12

7.9

10

11

*9.5

11

14

13

23

20

22

E4

27

28

28

24

21

16

IS

22

23

503.7

16. E

999

Apr.

22

IB

16

*17

20

20

23

23

24

31

31

28

30

23

22

23

26

*26

23

27

39

55

59

77

*B2

105

*79

55

59

69

1,152

38.4

2,280

May

106

112

*1£9

*142

Us

101

93

86

71

71

62

58

56

54

54

59

69

77

83

81

76

74

*83

S3

83

76

71

72

56

54

*19

2,459

79.3

4,880

June

48

48

48

48

45

41

39

37

35

33

30

28

26

24

24

23

22

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

T4

14

*14

25

821

27.4

1,630

July

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

13

13

13

18

15

*40

60

20

14

482

15.5

956

Aug.

12

*10

9.7

.9.5

10

9.0

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.3

*8.3

8.6

9.6

9.8

9.0

*9.2

9.0

S.O

8.4

S.O

S.O

S.O

* .9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.2

.0

266.0

B.5S

528

Sept.

> 6.6

(*)

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

*6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

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

 675 5.8

189.9

6.33

377

Calendar year 1955: Max 194 Mln 2.3 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,920

Water year 1955-56; Max 142 Mln 2.3 Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14,600

Peak discharge (baa

of 6 discharge

ESCALANTE VALLEY

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near Pinto, Utah

Location. Lat 37°28', long 113°28', in SWij sec. 19, T. 38 S., R. 14 W., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from diversion tunnel outlet and 6 miles southeast of Pinto.

Records available . October 1953 to September 1956 (records of monthly diversion only). 

Records of daily flow collected by Geological Survey available in Salt Lake City district office.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Remarks. This is a transmountain diversion from a tributary of Santa Clara River in 

Colorado River basin to Pinto Creek in Escalante Valley.

Monthly diversion, In acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Month

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

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

Diversion

0

47

Month

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

Water year. ...........

Diversion

0
SALTON SEA BASIN 135

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°56'48", long 116°38'24", in NW^NW&ffi^ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., on

right bank 1.5 miles north of Whitewater and 3-^ miles upstream from San Gorgonio River.

Drainage area. 57.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,610.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1934. Supplementary wate'r-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir on diversion 

channel 400 ft west and 500 ft downstream from base gage. From Feb. 24, 1950, to 

Sept. 30, 1952, supplementary gage used as base gage.

Average discharge. 8 years, 9.18 cfs (6,650 acre-ft per year); average combined discharge of river and infiltration line, 7 years (1949-56), 10.8 cfs (7,820 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 578 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Apr. 14, 15.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 686 cfs June 25, 1954 (gage height, 7.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, that of Apr. 14, 15, 1956.

Maximum discharge known, 42,000 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, from slope-area determination 

of peak flow, at site 2.5 miles upstream (drainage area, 51.4 sq mi).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

and those above 20 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Records of daily discharge include water pumped from open sumps in groundwater seepage area surrounding station. The monthly runoff is adjusted for flow 

from infiltration line that bypasses station. The California Electric Power Co. 

diverts out of basin about 15 miles upstream to powerplants in San Gorgonio River 

basin and thence to an area north of Banning for irrigation. One small diversion 

for domestic use and one for irrigation are made 2 to 3 miles upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-f1

(t)

Oct.

9.0

8.1

9.0

10

ii

10

11

10

6.3

U75

10

10

9.8

10

10

7.6

9.8

10

10

10

10

9.5

7.0

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

6.8

9.2

290.9

9.38

577

30

Nov.

9.0

9.5

U75

9.2

8.4

6.8

9.0

9.5

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.7

7.3

9.4

7.0

7.6

7.9

6.1

7.0

5.8

6.6

7.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.5

6.1

8.0

7.6

6.3

237.0

7.90

470

59

Dec.

7.0

14 -9.0

9.5

9.0

9.5

11

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.5

6.8

6.6

678

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.1

8.4

6.6

256.3

8.27

508

109

Jan.

4.8

5.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.6

6.6

5.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.8

6.1

5.1

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.3

7.1

6.6

4.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

67

126

alO

a5

a3

 

370.0

11.9

734

97

Feb.

a2.5

a2.5

f2.3

2.0

3.6

20

62

m

6.4

6.8

6.3

2.4

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

5.6

5.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

11

9.0

8.5

7.5

6.3

5.8

_______

247.7

8.54

491

41

Mar.

5.8

6.1

5.3

5.2

6.1

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.3

576

3.0

67T

6.1

6.1

5.6

6.1

5.3

3.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.1

169.7

5.47

337

26

Apr.

3.6

4.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.9

3.4

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.2

1.0

1.0

5.6

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.1

3.8

5.8

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.1

3.4

5.8

147.7

4.92

293

30

May

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.6

4.9

3.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.4

3.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.4

3.0

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

3.0

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

147.1

4.75

292

20

June

.6

.4

.6

.6

.9

.9

.4

.6

.2

.4

.9

.9

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

.9

.1

.6

.4

.6

.4

.6

.5

.1

.6

.6

.6

.O

131.6

4.39

261

20

July

2.4

4.6

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.0

2.4

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

2.4

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.1

4.6

3.6

4.5

5.1

5.1

4.6

2.8

5.1

4.9

127.0

4.10

252

23

Aug.

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.0

2.4

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.0

2.8

4.6

4.6

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

2.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.0

2.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.6

129.5

4.18

257

19

Sept.

3.8

2.2

6.6

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.8

676

5.2

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

3.0

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.1

4.4

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

4.2

176.0

5.87

349

20

Adjusted for infiltration

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(*)

607

72

529

74

617

71

831

76

532

62

363

70

323

80

312

75

281

54

275

42

276

40

369

30

Calendar year 1955: Max 46 

Water year 1955-56: Max 126

Min 3 . 6 

Min 1.0

Mean 10 . 2 

Mean 6.64

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

7,360 

4,820

Adjusted

Calendar year 1955: Mean 

Water year 1955-56: Mean

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs

Cfsm 

Cfsm

. Jan. 27 (3 a.r

In.

n.) 578 cfs (6

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

86 ft).

8,410 

5,320

t Runoff in acre-feet from infiltration line bypassing station; furnished by Whitewater Mutual 

Water Co.

* Runoff in acre-feet diverted from basin 15 miles upstream; furnished by California Electric 

Power Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of probable recession and records for nearby

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
136 SALTON SEA BASIN

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°48'15", long 116°33'40", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., on left 

bank 1.5 miles southwest of Palm Springs and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District).

Average discharge. 9 years, 2.45 cfs (1,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.44 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, June 10 to Sept. 30.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 1,570 cfs Aug. 31, 1954 (gage height, 8.45 ft in 

gage well, 10.0 ft outside, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 60 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow during parts of each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1948, 1951.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.0

.2

.5

1.0

2.4

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

4.5

8.9

13

17

23

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.1

0.07

4.2

Dec.

0.2

T2

.3

.4

.4

*.4 

.4 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.5

_J>

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

14.0

0.45

28

Jan.

0.6

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

3.3

~7.7 23

4.0

3.1 

2.7

54.8

1.77

109

Feb.

2.2

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6 

1.6

*1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.6

2.5 r^

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

------

46.9

1.62

93

Mar.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5 

178

1.8

1.8

1.9

T8

1.8

*1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

*1.6

1.6

1.5 

1.5

52.5

1.69

104

Apr.

1.6

1.4

Tn

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

*2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

62.5

2.08

124

May

2.1

270

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6 

1.6

1.6

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4 

.4

36.8

1.19

73

June

«0.3

~

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

**0

**0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 13 Mln o Mean 2.06 Ac-ft 1,490

Water year 1955-56: Max 23 Mln o Mean 0.74 Ac-ft 538

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs).--Jan. 27 (5 a.m.) 37 cfs (2.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
SALTON SEA BASIN 137

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°44'55", long 116°32'15", in S? sec. 11, T. 5 S., R. 4 E. , on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 miles south of Palm 

Springs.

Drainage area. 94.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to January 1942, October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 700 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Jan. 14, 1942, at datum 0.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-41, 1947-56), 4.93 cfs (3,570 acre-ft per year); median 

ol yearly mean discharges, 1.2 cfs (870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 0.4 cfs July 26 (gage height, 1.72 ft); no flow 

during most of year.

1930-42, 1947-56: Maximum discharge, 3,850 cfs Feb. 6, 1937 (gage height, 5.60 ft, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study; no flow during several months of most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements or observation of no flow generally made 

twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

o

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

O

O

0

Jan.

0

0

O

Feb.

------

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr,

0

0

0

May

O

0

0

June

0

0

O

July

0

0

O

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0.1

0.003

0.2

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 14 Mln 0 Mean 0.34 Ac -ft 245

Water year 1955-56: Max 0.1 Mln o Mean O.OOO3 Ac-ft 0.2

Peak discharge (base, loo cfs). No peak above base.
138 SALTON SKA BASIN

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location.--Lat 33°45'35", long 116°32'55", In SE£ sec. 3, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., on left bank 

at Indian Service diversion dam, 0.9 mile above mouth and 5.4 miles south of Palm 

Springs.

Drainage area. 8.78 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 800 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Mar. 25, 1949, reference point at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 2.00 cfs (1,450 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.43 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 5-27, Sept. 1-4, 29, 30.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Aug. 31, 1954 (gage height, 7.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs for many days during 1950 and 1951.

Remarks. 'Records good below 10 cfs and fair above. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. One small diversion for domestic use about 1 mile above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

5.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

J6

7 

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.6

76

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

. 9

26.5

0.85

53

Nov.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

42.1

1.40

84

Dec.

1.8

3.8

1.9

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6 

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1 . 6

53.4

1.72

106

Jan.

1.6

T76

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

12 

~5.6 29

2.9

2.5

2.5

102.6

3.31

204

Feb.

2.4

272

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1 J3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

1.8

56.8

1.96

113

Mar.

1.8

T78

1.6

1.4

T74

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

48.0

1.55

95

Apr.

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

T7?

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.2

44.2

1.47

88

May

1.2

172

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0 

. 9

31.4

1.01

62

June

0.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.8

.9

.9

20. 6

0.69

41

July

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0 

.9

.7

.6

20.6

0.66

41

Aug.

0.5

.5

.6

.5

A_

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.5

.5

.5

13.4

0.43

27

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

. 6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.6 

.6

.4

.4

16.2

0.54

32

Calendar year 1955: Max 9.7 Min 0.6 Mean 1.76 Ac-ft 1,280

Water year 1955-56: Max 29 Min 0.4 Mean 1.30 Ac-ft 946

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Jan. 27 (3:30 a.m.) 53 cfs (2.43 ft).
SALTON SEA BASIN 139

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Location. La t 33°22'30", long 116°25'25", in SE£ sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 5 E., on right

bank 500 ft (revised) upstream from Box Canyon and 9 miles northwest of Borrego Springs.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.67 cfs (1,930 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 100 cfs July 25 (gage height, 8.44 ft, 

In gage well, 10.20 ft from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 3 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of 577 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 1.2 cfs 

July 14-16, 19-24.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 14.14 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 4 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum daily recorded, that of July 14-16, 19-24, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 3 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, or periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> a2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1"2.0

r2.2

2.2

[-

62.4

2.01

124

Nov.

» a2.5

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.1

74.0

2.47

147

Dec.

2.2

2.3

2.3

' a2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

a2.8

a2.7

a2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

80.9

2.61

160

Jan.

2.6

2.6

2.5

' a2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

82.0

2.65

163

Feb.

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

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

e275

e2.5

2.4

2.4

e2.5

76.8

2.65

152

Mar.

e2.5

eg. 5

e2.5

e2.5

e2.5

e2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

275

2.7

3.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

89.0

2.87

177

Apr.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

a.2

a2

70.2

2.34

139

May

a2

a2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

al.6

al.6

al.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

e2

e2

e2

e2

e2

e2

55.9

1.80

111

June

e2

e

e

"To.1

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.4:

51.2

1.71

102

July

.4

.5

.6

.6

6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1

a

a

a

a

a

a

60.6

1.95

120

Aug.

a .6

.6

.6

.5

.5

1 .5

> al.5

46.8

1.51

93

Sept.

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.4

> al.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

45.4

1.51

90

Calendar year 1955: Max 25 Mln - Mean 2.38 Ac-ft 1,730

Water year 1955-56: Max 13 Mln - Mean 2.17 Ac-ft l,58o

Peak discharge tbase, 5O cfs). July 25 (6 p.m.) about 10O cfs (gage height, 8.44 ft In gage well;

10.20 ft from outside gage).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 10 discharge measuremei 

weather records, and records for Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated as explained above, or interpolated.
140 SALTON SEA BASIN

Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°16'40", long 116°25'50", in NWtr sec. 26, T. 10 S. , R. 5 E. , on left 

bank 3.5 miles northwest of Borrego Springs.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq mi.

Records available. December" 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 0.54 cfs (391 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8.0 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 2.12 ft); no flow 

May 16, 19-24, June 3,4, June 6 to Sept. 30.

1950-56: Maximum gage height, 9.9 ft, from floodmarks, Aug. 23,. 1955 (discharge 

not determined); no flow during several months each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

eO.2 

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

O.20

12

Nov.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

a. 4

a. 4

.5

.8

1.2

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

.2

.3

.4

.4

a. 4

.4

.4

10.4

0.35

21

Dec.

0.4 

1.2

578

l.O

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.4

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

13.4

0.43

27

Jan.

aO.4 

a. 4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.7

1.9

3.8

a2

al

LJ.

24.3

O.78

48

Feb.

i^i

6.2

a5

a4

aZ

al

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

l.O

1.1

1.3

a. 8

.7

a. 6

.9

a. 7

41.3

1.42

82

Mar.

aO.7 

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

.7

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.2

1.3

i78

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

21.3

0.69

42

Apr.

0.8

'.e

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

.6

.6

.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

.1!

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

.3

..3

.3

.3

.3

.3

14.7

O.49

29

May

aO.3 

572

a.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

o

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

2.8

O.09

5.6

June

0.1

o'

0

.1

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

O.3

O.01

0.6

July

0

o

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

O

O

Calendar year 1955: Max 50 Min o Mean 0.49 Ac-ft 357

Water year 1955-56: Max 6.4 Mln o Mean 0.37 Ac-ft 267

Peak discharge (base, 15 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, engineers' notes, and records for Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather 

records, engineers' notes, and records for Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

141

Location. Lat 34°24'30", long 117°13'40", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N. , R. 3 W. , on right 

bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with West Fork Mojave River and 8 miles southeast of Hesperia.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. December 1929 to September 1956. November 1904 to September 1922, published as "East Fork of Mojave" in reports of California Division of Water Resources. 

Combined creek and canal, October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 3,050 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and water-stage recorder at 

same site at different datum. December 1929 to Apr. 20, 1938, at same site at different datum. Apr. 21 to Dec. 10, 1938, at site 0.5 mile- downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1930-56), 53.8 cfs (38,950 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 34 cfs (24,610 acre-ft per year). Average combined discharge 

of creek and canal, 6 years (1951-56), 34.8 cfs (25,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 11-18.

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times during 1932-34, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for discharges between 9 and 11 cfs and for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Slight regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft) , used principally for recreation. Hesperia Water Co.'s canal diverts water about 2? miles above 

station for irrigation of about 1,500 acres and domestic use. For records of combined 

discharge of Deep Creek and canal, see following page.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharg

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16-20)

.9 

1.0

1.0 

2.0 

3.4

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

5.1

9.3

9.6

11

22

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.9

130

209

443

3.5 980

4.0 1,620

5.0 3,430

6.0 5,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

1.0

1.1

17.6

0.57

35

Nov.

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

.9

_._6

.7

.8

1.0

2.0

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.6

6.1

377

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

57.1

1.90

113

Dec.

1.6

1.8

5.3

5.7

7.2

8.5

4.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.9

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

131.5

4.24

261

. Jan.

.0

.0

.5

.6

.. .4

.5

.7

.8

.9

.5

.5

.6

.7

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.9

.9

a.i

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

1,160

5,550

247

108

66

51

5,307.8

171

10,530

Feb.

44

32

28

27

25

25

23

22

20

18

16

14

14

14

12

10

9.1

12

9.6

9.0

a8.5

a8

a8

a55

a42

a30

a22

16

14

-

587.2

20.2

1,160

Mar.

12

10

9.8

9.7

8.4

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.3

4.6

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a.2.5

a275

150.9

4.87

299

Apr.

a3.5

a5

a4

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.E

3.1

2.9

3T4

22

30

26

26

30

35

32

29

24

19

17

11

6.8

5.3

31

30

21

14

451.7

15.1

896

May

9.9

9.9

7.1

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.7

4.0

5.0

54

54

36

27

22

14

9.4

7.5

6.4

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

i_.9

322. 7

10.4

640

June

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.0

1.0

1.0

.9

79

.9

1.0

1.0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

34.1

1.14

68

July

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.8

.7

77

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.0

.3

1.5

172

1.0

.8

.7

.7

29.3

0.95

58

Aug.

0.7

.8

78

.8-7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.7

.6

.7

.5

_.4.

19.3

0.&2

38

Sept.

0.4

t'A3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

9.1

0.30

18

Calendar year 1955: Max 207 Mln 0.3 Mean 16.3 Ac-ft 11,820

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,550 Mln 0.2 Mean 19.4 Ac-ft 14,120

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). --Jan. 27 (3:30 a.m.) 6.740 cfs (6.43 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
142 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif. Continued

Combined discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Deep Creek and Hesperia Water Co.'s canal 

near Hesperia, Calif. , water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Zfi

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.9

.9

1.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1 

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

44.4

1.43

88

Nov.

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.9

4.5

5.3

4.9

4.3

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.9

9.4

875

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.9 

5.5

5.5

5.5

133.5

4.45

265

Dec.

5.6

576

9.1

87T

8.3

8.7

7.7

8.0

7.5

7.3

6.8

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

5.9

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.9

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1 

7.2

7.2

7.0

6 . 6

219.9

7.09

436

Jan.

6.5

6.5

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.9

6.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.2

5.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

1,160

~247 5,550 

108

66

51

5,359.8

175

10,650

Feb.

44

32

28

27

25

25

25

22

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

17

14

14

15

15

15

60

47

35

27 

21

19

669

25.1

1,530

Mar.

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

14

15

14

14

14

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

10 

10

10

9.8

Q 0

3 . a

386.6

12.5

767

Apr.

12

14

13

12

12

15

12

12

11

11

11

12

27

51

27

51

59

45

41

38

33

28

26

20

16

15

41 

40

30

24

697

23.2

1,380

May

20

20

17

15

14

14

14

13

15

(H

64

46

56

51

23

19

17

16

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.7 

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.9

596.5

19.2

1,180

June

7.6

T74

6.7

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

5.4

374

5.1

7.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.0 

5.9

6.0

5.8

175.5

5.85

348

July

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.8

1^1

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.2

5.2

5 0

4.9

5.2

5.9

6.5

¥72 

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

160.5

5.17

318

Aug.

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.8

5.8

5 8

5.8

3.9

5.9

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.6 

1.4

1.0

.7

jJi

113.2

3.65

225

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.3

.5

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

9.5

0.31

18

Calendar year 1955 : Max 209 Mln 0.4 Mean 21.0 Ao-ft 15,190

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,550 Mln 0.2 Mean 23.4 Ac-ft 16,980
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 143

West Fork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°20'20", long 117°14'35", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 W. , on left 

bank at highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with Deep Creek and 

7 miles southeast of Hesperia.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1930 to September 1956. December 1904 to June 1922 in 

reports of California Division of Water Resources.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,050 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to June 30, 1922, staff gage and water-stage recorder several hundred feet 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 26 years, 28.1 cfs (20,340 acre-ft per year); median of yearly 

mean discharges, 14 cfs (10,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 4.20 ft); no 

flow during several months.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow during several months of each year.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observation of no flow generally 

made twice a month. Water diverted from Lake Gregory above station for domestic 

use and fire protection. One small diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 4)

1.02 0 1.4 5.4 2.5 136

1.1 .2 1.5 9.9 3.0 274

1.2 .8 1.7 22 3.5 485

1.3 2.5 2.0 51 4.0 760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

o

0

Nov.

O

0

0

Dec.

0

o

0

Jan.

Q.

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

131

506

78

33

20 

17

785

25.3

1,560

Feb.

14

12

7.4

5.1

4.1

2.8

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.4

.2

.1

2

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.7

35

18

12

9.4

7.0

5.4

139.7

4.82

277

Mar.

4.4

3.2

2.5

1.7

1.2

.7

.2

.1

.1

O

O

0

0

0

O

o

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

14.1

0.45

28

Apr.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

6.0

7.7

2.8

2.5

1.5

.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

20

14

7.9

5.8

69.4

2.31

138

May

3.8

2.5

1.4

.7

.3

.1

.1

.1

5.4

15

8.4

6.2

5.1

3.5

2.3

1.5

.8

.4

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

57.9

1.87

115

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 140 Mln 0 Mean 6.61 Ac-ft 4,780

Water year 1955-56: Max 506 Mln 0 Mean 2.91 Ac-ft 2,120

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). Jan. 27 (4 a. cfs (4.20 ft).
144 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Vietorville, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°34'25", long 117°19 J 10", in SW^SE^ sec. 29, T. 6 N., R. 4 W. , on left 

bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles northwest of 

Vietorville.

Drainage area. 530 sq mi.

Records available . February 1899 to July 1906, November 1930 to September 1956. Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1936, published as "at Vietorville."

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,650 ft (from topographic map).

Prior to Aug. 1, 1906, staff gage, and Hov. 12, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage 

recorder, at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1936, to Mar. 1, 

1938, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1931-56), 74.4 efs (53,860 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 40 cfs (28,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 790 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 3.62 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 24, 26.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 70,600 efs Mar. 2, 1938 (gage height, 18.7 ft, present datum), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 6 efs 

Aug. 19, 21, 26, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Periodic 

regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 aere-ft, used principally for recreation). Diversions and pumping for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dee. 9, Sept. 19-30)

1.66 

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

58

119

215

350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

24

25

25

23

24

24

26

27

26

26

29

29

33

34

32

32

32

29

32 

32

32

3O

833

26.9

1,650

Nov.

28

29

30

32

30

29

29

29

29

30

32

33

38

38

36

36

35

35

39

36

36

36

35

36

35

35

36

34 

35

34

1,005

33.5

1,990

Dec.

34

34

38

42

41

34

36

35

36

33

33

32

36

38

38

38

39

38

39

39

40

40

39

39

36

36

36

38 

38

36

36

1,147

37.0

2,280

Jan.

36

36

38

38

38

40

38

38

39

36

39

39

39

39

39

41

38

35

34

34

35

35

34

35

38

61

340

134 

70

61

60

1,657

53.5

3,290

Feb.

54

51

48

48

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

44

44

44

42

44

44

42

44

44

45

44

42

41

39

40

39 

39

------

1,272

43.9

2,520

Mar.

39

38

38

38

35

34

30

29

30

26

27

29

28

29

36

38

38

39

39

39

38

36

36

34

36

34

38

34 

36

32

34

1,067

34.4

2,120

Apr.

34

35

34

33

32

35

33

32

29

33

34

38

41

38

38

36

36

36

38

36

35

36

36

36

33

33

29

f

28

1,025

34.2

2,030

May

27

27

27

27

29

27

28

26

29

27

27

30

26

27

27

29

26

26

25

28

26

26

23

24

26

22

26

25 

25

25 

24

817

26.4

1,620

June

24

23

24

20

25.

25

20

23

24

22

21

21

18

20

19

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

19

20

20

18

19

IT- 16

IS

627

20.9

1,240

July

18

20

19

19

19

17

17

16

15

15

16

16

17

16

16

16

18

18

20

18

18

19

26

25

5_7

25

22

24 

20

20 

20

602

19.4

1,190

Aug.

17

20

18

16

20

17

19

16

18

16

14

14

17

16

14

13

13

14

16

16

15

14

14

12

13

12

13

14 

15

14 

15

475

15.3

942

Sept.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

16 

16

11

439

14.6

871

Calendar year 1955: Max 58 Mln 14 Mean 30.1 Ac-ft 21,790

Water year 1955-56: Max 340 Mln 12 Mean 30.0 Ac-ft 21,740

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Jan. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 790 cfs (3.62 ft).
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 145

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location Lat 34°54'25", long 117°01'20", in SW^SE^ sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 1 W., on 

left bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 26 years 29.6 cfs (21,430 acre-ft per year); median of yearly 

mean discharges, 0.1 cfs (72 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. No flow during year.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 64,300 cfs Mar. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.60 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.--No flow since May 11, 1952. Observations of no flow made monthly. Slight 

regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft, used principally for recreation) . Diversions and pumping of about 15,000 acres for irrigation above station.

Mojave River at Afton, Calif.

Location.--Lat 35°02'15", long 116°23'00", in SE^ sec. 18, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., on downstream end of right pier of Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.3 mile west' of Afton. 

Records available. December 1929 to September 1932, October 1952 to September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,400.15 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Dec. 21, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1932, at

site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--6 years (1930-32,-1952-56), 2.92 cfs (2,110 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 127 cfs July 22 (gage height, 3.35 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum dally, 0.6 cfs Sept. 5-7, 10-21.

1929-32, 1952-56: Maximum discharge, 3,550 cfs Feb. 10, 1932 (gage height,

4.70 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 23-26, 1932. 

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5 

6

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

34.2

1.10

68

Nov.

1.2 

T72

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.4

i!s

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

38.5

1.28

76

Dec.

1.3 

1.3

1:4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

IT2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

41.7

1.35

83

Jan.

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

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

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

TT?

1.6

1.6

1.6

48.6

1.57

96

Feb.

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

_ _____

41.5

1.43

82

Mar.

1.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5

.5

.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

. .4

'. .4

.4

.4

47.5

1.53

94

Apr.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

176

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

46.4

1.55

92

May

T~4 1.5

1.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1 .0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

37.8

1.22

75

June

1.0 

T.7J 

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

 Q .8

.O

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

25.9

0.86

51

July

0.9 

1.0 

1.0

.9

 9

.9 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

. 3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

11

10

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.6

1.8

.8

.8

.8

50.5

1.63

100

Aug.

0.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

78

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

23.4

0.75

46

Sept.

0.7 

'.7

.7

_vi

.6 

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

19.5

0.65

39

Calendar year 1955: Max 12 Mln 0.6 Mean 1.23 Ac-ft 893

Water year 1955-56: Max 11 Min 0.6 Mean 1.24 Ac-ft 902

Peak discharge (base. 100 ofs).--July 22 (7 p.m.) 127 cfs (3.35 ft).
146 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

Big Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°25'17", long 117°50'19", in NE^ sec. 20, T. 4 N. , R. 9 W., on left 

bank 0.1 mile upstream from Punchbowl Canyon and 0.9 mile south of Valyermo.

Drainage area. 23.0 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1923 to September 1956, May 1938 to January 1939, ai site 

0.2 mile downstream, not equivalent owing to inflow from Punchbowl Canyon. Prior 

to October 1954, published as "Rock Creek near Valyermo."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to May 4, 1938, at same site at different datums. May 4, 1938, to Jan. 26, 

1939, at site 0.2 mile downstream (below Punchbowl Canyon) at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1923-37, 1938-56), 14.6 cfs (10,570 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 9.3 cfs (6,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 380 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 3.52 ft); minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Sept. 17, 18.

1923-56: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Nov. 5, 1951.

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

Discharge measurements generally made three or more times a month. There is evidence 

of appreciable infiltration into the stream bed in the immediate vicinity of station.

Cooperation. Thirty discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood 

Control District.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Jan. 17)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.8 

4.8 

9^7 

17

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

'. .0

" .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.4

.4

~78.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

13 .4

4 40

71

Nov.

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

'. \Q

.7

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

'. .0

129.7

4.32

257

Dec.

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

5.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

3 4

121.3

3.91

241

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

5.6

185

132

a50

a30

a20 

a!5

525.8

17.0

1,040

Feb.

alO

a8

a8

a9

a9

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

a .

a .

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.0

770

234.9

8.10

466

Mar.

6.4

^74

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

. 5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

184.4

5.95

366

Apr.

5.6

576

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

8.0

9.1

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.4

9.1

9.7

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

263.3

8.78

522

May

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

12

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9 1

 

349.0

11.3

692

June

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

186.0

6.20

369

July

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

377

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1 

3.1

113.2

3.65

225

Aug.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3 .

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3. 

3.

100.3

3.24

199

Sept.

2.8

278

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

78.6

2.62

156

Calendar ear 1955: Max 26 Mln 3.4 Mean 7.83 Ac-ft 5,67O

Water yea 1955-56: Max 185 Mln 2.3 Mean 6.62 Ac-ft 4,800

Peak discharge (base, 50 of a). Jan. 26 (5 p.m.) 380 cfs (3.52 ft). 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measure 

recession, and records for San Antonio Creek near Claremont.
ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°27'50", long 118°01 I 05", in SW£SW£NE£ sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 11 W., on 

right bank 0.3 mile upstream from Santiago Creek, 1.65 miles upstream from Little Rock 

Palmdale Irrigation District's dam, and 5 miles south of Little Rock.

Drainage area.--49.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To May 1943, at site 500 ft downstream at different datums (datum changed in March 

1939) .

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-37, 1939-56), 17.5 cfs (12,670 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 9.4 cfs (6,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 7.17 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-27, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow during 

periods in most years.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and computations of daily discharge furnished by Los 

Angeles County Flood Control District; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.4

1.2

0.04

2.4

Nov.

0.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.7

2^1

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

48.4

1.61

96

Dec.

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.2

379

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

105.6

3.41

209

Jan.

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

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

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

424

272

104

55

38

31

999.9

32.3

1,980

Feb.

25

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

7.9 874

14

12

11

9.8

9.3

8.8

335.9

11.6

666

Mar.

8.6

^72

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.4

191.6

6.18

380

Apr.

5.4

5 4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

8.4

13

11

12

17

20

31

27

42

46

40

36

31

26

26

36

28

24

20

549.9

18.3

1,090

May

18

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

21

25

30

26

22

19

17

15

15

13

12

11

11

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.4

7.7

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

422.5

13.6

838

June

6.1

5.7

5.4

5 1

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.6

89.4

2.98

177

July

0.8

.0

.O

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

13.7

0.44

27

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 116 Min 0 Mean 9.55 Ac-ft 6,910

Water year 1955-56: Max 424 Mln 0 Mean 7.54 Ac-ft 5,470
148 MONO LAKE BASIN

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif

Location. Tat 38°00', long 119°08', in NE£ sec. 31, T. 2 N. , R. 26 

1 mile south of Mono Lake Post Office.

on west bank 

Records available. June 1912 to September 1956. Records prior to September 1934 are

published in WSP 765.

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 6,410.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1912-56: Maximum elevation observed, 6,428.1 ft July 18, 1919; minimum ob- 

 served, 6,402.18 ft Sept. 28, 1956.

Cooperation.--Elevations furnished by city of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 765: 1912-33: WSP 1284: 1952.

Elevation, in feet, October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Oct. 7

14

21

28

Nov. 4

10

18

25

Dec. 2

9

16

23

Jan. 6

13

20

27

Feb. 3

Elevation

6,403.14

6,403.05

6,403.00

6,402.91

6,402.85

6,402.85

6,402.74

6,402.70

6,402.71

6,402.60

6,402.59

6 , 402 : 90

6,403.12

6 , 403 . 05

6,403.28

6,403.19

6,403.24

Date

Feb. 10

17

24

Mar. 2

9

16

23

28

Apr. 6

13

20

27

May 4

11

18

25

June 1

Elevation

6,403.24

6,403.23

6,403.14

6,403.16

6,403.11

6,403.11

6,403.13

6,403.08

6,403.06

6,403.05

6,403.19

6,403.15

6,403.16

6,403.10

6,403.10

6,403.11

6 , 403 . 05

Date

June 8

15

22

29

July 6

13

20

27

Aug. 3

10

17

24

31

Sept. 7

14

21

28

Elevation

6,403.04

6,402.97

6,402.88

6,402.90

6,402.83

6,402.75

6,402.71

6,402.77

6,402.80

6,402.83

6,402.70

6,402.60

6,402.53

6,402.47

6,402.34

6,402.28

6 , 402 . 18

WALKER LAKE BASIN

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°35', long 118°42 I , in 

west of Hawthorne .

sec. 2, T. 8 N. , R. 29 E., 3 miles northRecords available .--August 1928 to September 1956. Occasional readings prior to August 

1928.

Gage. Benchmark, at United States Naval Depot, 4,053.41 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes . 1928-56 : Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 ft Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian 

Service) ; minimum observed, 3,990.45 ft Apr. 16, 1956.

An elevation of 4,078.0 ft, adjustment of 1912, was observed Sept. 27, 1908, by 

Geological Survey.

Remarks . Elevations determined by spirit leveling. 

Cooperation. Records furnished by U. S. Navy Department.

Elevation, In feet, October 1955 to September 1956

Apr. 16..... 3,990.45

May 2..... 3,990.68

June 5..... 3,991.03

July 3..... 3,991.95

Aug. 1..... 3,992.53

Sept.6..... 3,992.16
WALKER LAKE BASIN 149

Virginia Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°11', long 119°12', in W| sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 25 E., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from mouth, l£ miles downstream from Clear-water Creek, and 4? miles 

southeast of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 74 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 

3.13 ft), from rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of area-velocity study; minimum, 1.5 cfs July 8.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 45 cfs June 9 (gage height, 2.76 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of area-velocity study; maximum gage 

height, 2.81 ft Jan. 8 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.7 cfs Aug. 12.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,300 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 

8.40 ft), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.8 cfs Nov. 22, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Flow partly regulated by Virginia Lakes and other lakes near headwaters. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1953, to Dec. 22, 1955 Dec. 22, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.1 

3.0 

8.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

170

364

560

97

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*a7.2

aTTS

a7.2

a7.5

a7.5

a7.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.9

9.9

10

9.6

9.6

12

12

12

12

13

*T3

12

12 

12

'289.4

9.34

574

Nov.

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

12

10

9.6

979

9.9

bll

12

12

1312"

12

12

11

11

10

335.4

11.2

665

Dec.

8.5

*7.9

9.2

8.9

b7.1

9.9

10

9.9

11

9.9

8.9

10

9.9

11

11

11

11

9.9

11

9.9

7.1

b6. 3

b6. 8

b7.4

b6. 8

b7.1

8.9

8.5

9.2

*b8.5

280.7

9.05

557

Jan.

8.9

8.2

8.5

8.9

9.6

9.9

9.6

a7.7

b7.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

9.6

9.6

b8. 5

9.2

9.6

10

11

blO

12

TT

11

*9.9

288.5

9.31

572

Feb.

9.6

9.6

b9.6

b9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.9

10

9.2

9.2

b!2_

12

12

10

bll

bll

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

-

288.7

10.3

573

Mar.

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

16

55

28

b!5

*b!5

b!2

b!2

12

11

11

9.6

10

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

11

11

11

11

11

411.4

13.3

816

Apr.

12

14

17

20

22

*21

20

23

22

23

28

33

36

39

36

36

34

30

27

24

23

23

24

24

22

19

18

17

15

14

716

23.9

1,420

May

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

16

17

17

17

16

17

18

18

16

15

17

25

51

31

26

19

17

14

12

10

 L.9L

9.2

8.9

8.5

499.5

16.1

991

June

.9

.9

.4

.4

.4

2

.1

.1

.9

.4

.0

.2

.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.0

.5

.3

.4

.4

10

m~9.9

8.9

8.5

7.4

6.6

6.3

210.4

7.01

417

July

6.0

572

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

2.8

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3 '2.3

2.8

3.8

4.8

3.5

3.8

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

4.0

4.5

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

2.8

3.2

3.8

110.7

3.57

220

Aug.

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

372

2.5

2.5

2.3

*2.5

2.5

2.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

116.8

3.77

232

Sept.

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

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

4.5

5^

5.0

130.9

4.36

260

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 55 Min z.3 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,300

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs).--Mar. 9 (3:30 p.m.) 67 cfs (3.O7 ft); Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 74 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather rec 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
150 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Virginia Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2b

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

.6

. 6

.6

.8

>8

.8

.8

.8

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.9

8 . 2

779

190.4

6.14

378

Nov.

7.9

7.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

12

11

11

*10

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

8.5

6.0

271.2

9.04

538

Dec.

9.6

11

12

11

11

*12

9.2

9.6

11

9.9

b8.5

b9.2

11

9.9

9.9

9.2

8.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.6

9.6

b8.5

b6. 6

b6.3

8.2

9.2

9 . 6

11

295.6

9.54

586

Jan.

10

9.6

b9.9

b9.9

10

9.9

*b9.6

b9.6

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.2

11

b9.9

9.9

blO

bll

bll

10

10

10

10

9.9

b9.6

b9.9

9.9

10

10

309.5

9.98

614

Feb.

10

9.6

b9.9

blO

10

b9.9

b9.9

*9.9

9.6

b9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

13

14

b9.2

b8.5

blO

b9.6

9.9

b9.6

b9.2

9.6

9.2

8.9

b9.6

-

278.5

9.95

55E

Mar.

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

12

*15

13

12

13

13

12

11

11

b8.9

10

10

10

b3.5

10

11

11

13

14

14

15

14

15

14

14

365.2

11.8

724

Apr.

17

14

12

12

W

11

13

*16

19

17

14

18

18

15

14

14

12

11

12

14

13

14

13

12

12

11

15

14

11

11

409

13.6

811

May

12

12

11

11

11

11

18

17

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.9

11

14

17

*18

17

14

12

11

11

15

19

395.2

12.7

784

June

19

14

11

11

12

*21

28

36

42

40

37

30

23

18

18

17

15

13

14

12

13

12

11

11

11

9.6

8.9

8.2

7.9

JL-i

530.7

17.7

1,050

July

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

*5.0

4.8

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.2

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.2

5.8

9.2

11

8.9

7.1

7.1

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

.8

177.4

5.72

352

Aug.

5.6

5 5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.5

*2.8

3.2

3.0

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.2

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

3 . 8

3 . 8

119.5

3.85

237

Sept.

3.8

3 2

2.3

FTs

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

2.3

*2.9

3.2

3.8

4.0

3.8

5.0

7.1

6.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

122.3

4.10

244

Calendar year 1954: Max 55 Min 2.3 Mean 9.67 Ac-ft 7,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 42 Min 1.9 Mean 9.49 Ac-ft 6,870

Peak ___ discharge ____ (ba____cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stsge discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.8

b.8

s.e

6.6

164.0

5.29

Ac-i'tj 325

Nov.

6.6

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

8.2

8.2

*8.9

9.6

11

9.9

6.8

7.9

7.9

8.5

8.9

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

233.5

7.78

46J

Dec.

b7.4

b7.4

b6.6

b7.7

b8.9

14

10

10

13

11

10

9.9

9.2

9.6

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.2

*10

9.2

174

*536

129

97

67

43

*b28

b26

b24

24

1,345.5

43.4

2,670

Jan.

22

21

20

18

18

18

18

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

22

26

20

17

16

16

14

15

16

13

14

14

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

521

16.8

1,030

Feb.

b!4

bTI

b!4

14

*14

14

b!4

14

b!4

12

12

12

12

12

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

12

11

12

12

11

12

11

bll

10

10 ------

351

12.1

696

Mar.

10

TT

12

12

11

blO

blO

12

14

14

14

b!3

12

13

*14

16

20

23

24

24

27

35

*42

41

37

27

24

24

28

26

23

623

20.1

1,240

Apr.

20

19

18

18

21

22

23

24

25

26

22

22

23

24

28

41

56

*78

57

48

38

37

37

34

34

35

26

24

24

24

928

30.9

1,840

May

24

24

26

48

26

24

22

21

30

22

21

22

23

26

*27

31

30

33

53

35

38

50

62

76

*68

68

67

62

60

61

60

1,240

40.0

2,460

June

59

59

61

60

57

54

53

54

61

*70

72

74

76

80

71

53

50

48

56

61

57

54

65

74

70

62

67

76

87

78

1,919

64.0

3,810

July

66

56

*50

46

48

47

46

47

48

47

45

42

38

37

34

33

36

*41

54

61

61

76

61

62

66

68

74

Aug.

*40

58

36

36

33

29

29

31

28

27

26

25

24

24

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

22

*22

21

21

21

57 22

53 1 22

48

43

1,591

51.3

3,160

22

20

813

26.2

1,610

Sept.

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

20

18

18

17

545

18.2

1,080

Calendar year 1955; Max 53C Min 1.9 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,830

Water year 1955-56; Max 536 Min 4.0 Mean 28.1 Ac-ft 20,380

Peak discharge

96 cfs (3.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement 

!! -'te . - -Shlf ting-contr 1

this day. b Stage-discharge relatiun affected by ice. 

ased 11 a.m. Dec. 23 to Apr. 16, Apr. 20 to May 31.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 151

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. --Lat 38°11' , long 119°14', in NEvSEjj sec. 29, T. 4 N. , R. 25 E. , on right bank 

100 ft downstream from county bridge and 5-| miles south of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,850 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes .--1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 135 cfs May 20 (gage height, 

a. 62 ft) ; minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 21, 26, 27.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 237 cfs June 10 (gage height, 

2.90 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 4.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 307 cfs Dec. 23, from rating curve 

extended above 220 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at peak stage and logarithmic 

plotting; maximum gage height, 3.46 ft Feb. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

3.7 cfs Nov. 17.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

above 250 cfs, which are poor. Plow regulated by West, Green, East, Summit, and other 

lakes .

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of ice effec 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3O, 31, 1955)

Oct. 1, 1953, to Dec 31, 1955

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

Jan. 1 to Sept. 3o, 1956 

1.7 7.4 2.4

104

192

110

179

276

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

8.2

6.8

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

*6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

207.5

6.69

412

Mov.

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.O

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5

b6. 2

*b6.0

b6.O

b6.5

7.1

6.5

6.5

6 .2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.7

6^

188.4

6.28

374

Dec.

5 . 4

b5.4

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.7

b6.2

6.2

6.8

b6.2

b6.O

b6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

b6.0

6.0

6.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.7

b5.7

b5.7

b5.7

*b5.7

b5.7

176.7

5.70

350

Jan.

5.7

b5.4

574

5.4

5.4

5 . 4

5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

b5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

b6.8

b5.7

b5.7

5.7

5.7

b5.4

b5.4

173.5

5.60

344

Feb.

b5.7

b5.7

*b5.7

b5.7

b5.7

b6.1

b6. 8

b6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

b6.8

b7.1

b7.4

b8.0

b9.0

blO

bll

b!2

b!2

bll

bll

bll

blO

*9.4

b9.0

b8.5

_

228.6

8.16

453

Mar.

8.5

b8.2

b8. 2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

10

22

21

b!9

b!9

b!8

*b!5

b!4

13

b!2

blO

b!2

b!2

b!2

bll

b!2

b9.8

b9.8

b9.4

11

11

9.8

9.8

b9.4

370.0

11.9

734

Apr.

b9. 8

11

12

14

15

16

16

17

15

17

18

19

*20

25

27

32

Zl

Z3

40

39

39

41

IB- 45

45

41

41

36

31

29

831.8

27.7

1,650

May

25

25

29

35

42

*50

52

64

75

68

62

64

64

69

73

69

73

82

109

126

124

97

75

68

64

58

54

50

54

54

49

2,003

64.6

3.97U

June

49

50

58

62

56

48

40

36

*36

33

31

30

31

31

34

41

54

60

61

64

77

84

93

*97

95

86

78

64

56

55

1.690

56.3

3,350

July

54

49

46

45

45

44

39

37

36

34

32

31

35

66

69

66

61

58

54

49

44

45

61

60

56

58

54

46

40

34

3O

1,478

47.7

2,930

Aug.

26

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

*15

14

13

13

12

11

9.8

3.4

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

364.5

11.8

723

Sept.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

4.2

4 .2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

151.9

5.06

501

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54 : Max 126 Min 4.2 Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 15,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
152 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

 4.2

4.2

4.5

475

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

133.8

4.32

265

Nov.

4.2

T72

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.2

4.7

5.4

*6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

b5.0

149.1

4.97

296

Dec.

b5.0

BT

6.2

5.4

b6.0

*5.2

5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.7

b6.0

b6.0

6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

6.0

6.8

180.9

5.84

359

Jan.

1^8

b6.8

b7.1

b7.4

8.2

7.8 *7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.5

9.0

9.4

9T74

9.4

.8.5

244.1

7.87

484

Feb.

7.8

7.8

b7.8

b7.8

7.8

7.4

7.1

»7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.4

8.2

b7.8

b6.8

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.5

b6.5

'6.5

b6.5

b6.5

197.2

7.04

391

Mar.

b7.4

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.1

b6.8

b6.8

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.8

7.8

7.4

b6.0

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

b6.5

b6.8

7.1

7.1

»7.8

8.5

9.0

9.4

9.4

11

9.4

233.8

7.54

464

Apr.

12

10

10

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.4

11

12

14

13

13

15

14

13

14

13

11

12

13

13

14

14

16

17

13

14

17

15

14

383.8

12.8

761

May

15

15

15

»15

14

21

27

26

23

26

31

37

41

35

28

25

24

28

34

42

52

68

78

*82

68

56

56

61

71

759" 89 

O£

1,285

41.5

2,550

June

68

55

50

56

75

»102

124

146

158

 182

192

IBT

*122

104

100

95

84

82

86

93

93

86

82

75

61

55

52

*54

55

41

2,788

92.9

5,530

July 

48

46

45

42

36

33

32

3T

34

35

34

33

36

40

44

46

45

39

37

68

73

78

91

78

64

55

49

45

41

39

35

1,453

46.9

2,880

Aug.

*33

31

30

29

28

27

25

26

48

45

40

33

28

25

24

23

22

20

18

17

16

13

12

11

9.8

9.4

8.5

8.2

7.4

7.1

6.8

681.2

22.0

1,350

Sept.

 6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

.6,1

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.2

170.3

5.68

338

Calendar year 1954: Max 126 Min 4.2 Mean 21.2 Ae-ft 15,380

Water year 1954-55: Max 192' Min 4.2 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0 

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

139.0

4.48

276

Nov.

4.7 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

b4.7

b4.5

b4.5

4.5

4.2

*4.2

6.5

9.0

8.5

b8.2

b7.8

b7.4

b7.1

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

169.8

5.66

337

Dec.

5.7 

675

b6.5

b6. 5

b6.8

9.4

11

10

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

*8.0

11

47

*235

77

58

56

46

b40

b35

b35

*b32

825.3

26.6

1,640

Jan.

25 

23

26

24

22

23

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

21

34

33

27

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

b20

b20

b!9

b!8

b!8

681

22.0

1,350

Feb.

tOl 

b!7

b!6

b!6

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

b!4

b!3

b!3

13

12

12

12

12

13

 13

12

12

12

12

12

399

13.8

791

Mar.

12 

12

12

12

12

10

blO

12

12

12

12

b!2

12

12

11

12

13

14

14

14

16

17

19

22

24

22

*21

21

23

23

22

472

15.2

936

Apr.

19 

19

M

18

20

22

23

26

27

30

28

26

23

24

23

23

25

27

27

30

34

38

45

47

51

46

39

35

35

38

886

29.5

1,760

May

40 

44

51

66

54

49

44

40

43

39

39

37

36

34

*31

50

52

51

64

62

72

105

132

160

»132"

138

145

122

122

132

138

2,330

75.2

4,620

June

132 

126

135

152

141

119

116 135"

156

*179

192

197

210

202

184

141

122

132

175

202

184

171

184

210

*215

202

202

220

250

234

5,220

174

10,350

July

197 

160

*135

126

129

132

135

138

145

145

138

126

113

100

95;

98

100

 108

145

164

160

156

149

141

149

149

184

152

152

126

102

4,249

137

8,430

Aug.

*95

79

66

58

56

54

51

52

54

54

54

54

54

51

54

81

83

81

76

72

68

66

64

*63

62

60

57

54

51

50

ii

1,920

61.9

3,810

Sept.

33 

33

32

31

ii

45

28

26

26

27

27

26

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

23

23

22

21

20

20

23

23

21

20

20

771

25.7

1,530

Calendar year 1955: Max 235 Min 4.0 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 250 Min 4.0 Mean 49.4 Ac-ft 35,830

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 153

Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°09', long 119°15', in NW^NE^ sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 25 E., 1\ miles 

southwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,100 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 42 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 

2.83 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs July 28.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 16 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 

2.20 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 15, Sept. 11, 12.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 690 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 

5.95 ft in gage well, 6.2 ft from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.2 cfs Nov. 13.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by Tamarack Lake, several smaller 

lakes, and a transarea diversion to Twin Lakes. Minor diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1953, to Dec. 23, 1955 Dec. 23, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.5 

1.5 

2.7

2.2 16

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

 128 

204

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a4.1

*a4.1

a3.8

a3.8

a3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

5.2

.4

.4

.6

.9

.1

.1

.1

.4

.8

.0

.6

.6

.2

.8

.6

.6

.4

* .4

.2

.2

.2

127.6

4.12

Nov.

l^z

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

94.0

3.13

253 1 186

Dec.

2.3

*2.5

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.7

276

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.0

2.0

 1.9

1 9

72.1

2.33

143

Jan.

UL

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

273

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.Z

2.2

65.7

2.12

130

Feb.

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

*2.9

2.7

2.7

67.9

2.42

135

Mar.

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

9.1

30

11

6.5

5.4

4.6

*4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

150.4

4.85

298

Apr.

5.6

s!o

6.1

7.6

7.3

7.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

12

*14

14

13

14

14

13

12

*11

11

10

9.9

9.6

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.3

6.8

286.3

9.54

568

May

6.8

673

6.1

5.7

5.0

6.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.2

*5.2

5.7

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.2

6.1

6.1

6.3

177.4

5.72

352

June

6.8

7.1

6.5

7.6

a7.8

a7.2

a6.6

a6.5

a6.5

a5.6

a5.0

a4.5

a4.2

a4.0

*a3.7

3.7

3.4

374

4.6

5.2

5.7

6.5

8.2

*9.6

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.2

6.5

4.4

185.2

6.17

367

July

1.6

1.4

4.1

4.0

1.9

2.6

2.0

3.8

7.3

7.1

6.5

6.5

7.1

8.2

775

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.6

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.1

3.3

5.9

4.1

1.1

T7T

1.5

2.3

115.7

3.73

229

Aug.

2.7

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.5

2.0

2.9

2.7

*1.7

2.1

3.0

3.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.7

63.9

2.06

127

Sept.

1.7

2.0

2.1

1.5

2.0

2.2

2.2

*1.9

2.0

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

65.4

2.18

130

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 30 Min 1.1 Mean 4.03 Ac-ft 2,920

Peak discharge (base. 20 cfs) . Mar. 9 (1 a.m.) 42 cfs (2.83 ft); Apr. 13 (7 p.m.) 22 cfs 

(2.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, and weather records.
154 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I?.

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2E

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3 

2.3

82.1

2.65

163

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.6

6.1

3.7

3.0

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

79.7

2.66

158

Dec.

2.3

2.9

3.6

279

2.9

*2.7

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.3 

2 ' 5

76.2

2.46

151

Jan.

2.5

?75

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2 

' 3

72.3

2.33

143

Feb.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.9

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

_

66.0

2.36

131

Mar.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.7

*3.4

3.7

4.2

3.9

4.6

5.2

474 

4.8

87.6

2.83

174

Apr.

5.7

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.4

4.4

*5.2

6.6

5.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.1

5.4

4.8

4.1

3.9

127.8

4.26

253

May

5.0

4.2

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.6

5.9

579

5.4

5.2

5.0

*5.0

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.9

4.4

4.4

*4.4

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6 

5.0

136.2

4.39

270

June

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.7

*2.9

771

3.9

7.6

6.1

7.9

5.4

7.1

8.2

9.0

9.6

10

11

9.6

6.3

8.5

8.2

10

11

9.9

7.3

6.8

8.2

8.2

9.0

217.3

7.24

431

July

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.1

6.3

*5.2

5.7

3.0

5.7

5.2

2.7

577

7.1

6.5

5.9

4.6

2.9

2.9

5.7

8.7

7.9

7.1

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.7

4.1

3.4

182.0

5.87

361

Aug.

2.9

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.6

4.6

*4.4

3.4

2.6

1.1

.5

.6

.0

.1

.1

2.2

3.2

_3.6

3.4

2.6

2.9

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.9 

1.7

69.7

2.25

138

Sept.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.1

1.0

T70

*1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.2

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

5.2

772

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

71.2

2.37

141

Calendar year 1954: Max 30 Mln 1.1 Mean 3.88 Ac-ft 2,810

Water year 1954-55: Max 11 Mln 1.0 Mean 3.47 Ac-ft 2,510

Peak discharge (base, 20 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

g

3

4

^

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.7

1.7

1.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.6

T76

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

62.3

2.01

124

Nov.

1.6

1 I'.l. 7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

*2.5

2.9

4.2

3.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

64.3

2.14

128

Dee.

2.1

2.2

2_.0

2.0

2.2

4.8

2.7

3.9

4.6

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

3.4

*4.2

5.4

*93

*175 ~25~

a!4

a!3

a!2

alO

a9.0

a9.0

a9.0

430.7

13.9

854

Jan.

a8. 6

*8.2

7.8

6.4

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

9.8

14

9.4

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

4.9

£02.3

6.53

401

Feb.

4.6

T76

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.4

.0

* .3

3.6

a3.8

a3.8

a3.8

a3.8

119.0

4.10

236

Mar.

> a4.0

a4.5

a5.0

a5.5

a6.0

a6.5

a7.0

a8.0

a9.0

alO

all

a9.0

*f8.2

9.0

9.8

9.4

8.6

186.5

6.02

370

Apr.

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.6

9.8

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

11

13

13

13

17

16

14

13

13

*13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

344.0

11.5

682

May

11

11

12

f26

19

f!7

fl8

f!6

f!9

f!6

f!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

*f!2

12

13

13

a21

a20

al8

al8

a!9

a!9

*f!8

19

18

18

17

17

17

508

16.4

1,010

June

16

19

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

18

19

a!9

a21

23

21

13

15

16

21

22

f24

f27

30

28

*27

23

28

33

33

28

647

21.6

1 , 280

July

26

21

18

18

17

19

17

16

19

17

13

14

16

16

15

11

14

*16

20

22

21

20

18

17

22

f24

28

26

23

22

20

586

18.9

1,160

Aug.

*16

13

14

15

16

13

12

12

12

10

8.6

9.0

7.8

7.0

7.8

8.6

9.0

9.4

10

9.0

6.7

8.2

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.7

6.1

6.1

5.8

*5.5

296.3

9.56

588

Sept.

5.2

4.9

4.9

> aS.O

> a5.5

155.0

5.17

307

Calendar year 1955: Max 175 Mln 1.0 Mean 4.35 Ac-ft 3,150

Water year 1955-56: Max 175 Mln 1.6 Mean 9.84 Ac-ft 7,140

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs).--Dec. 23 (2 a.m.) 690 cfs (5.95 ft); Apr. 18 (5 p.m.) 28 cfs 

(2.61 ft); May 4 (time unknown) about 30 cfs; May 19 (time unknown) about 30 cfs; June 14 (6 p.m.) 

25 cfs (2.59 ft); June 25 (1:30 p.m.) 39 efs (2.71 ft); July 26 (time unknown) 33 cfs (2.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 155

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38-10 1 , long 119°19' , in SE^SE^ sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Twin Lakes and 8 miles southwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 34.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,050 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 225 cfs May 21 (gage height, 

3.56 ft) ; no flow Nov. 3 to Mar. 17.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 216 cfs June 14 (gage height, 

3.45 ft); no flow Nov. 15 to Mar. 31.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 445 cfs June 29 (gage height, 

4.35 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Nov. 17 to Dec. 21.

Maximum discharge known, 660 cfs June 21, 1911 (gage height, 5.2 ft), at site 

2-J miles downstream.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Twin Lakes.

Rating table, Oct.1, 1953,to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.0 

2.0 

3.5

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

7.5

17

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

137

225

343

495

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

-

*24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

S3

23

*23

23

23

727

23.5

1,440

Nov.

23

alF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

35.0

1.17

69

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

------

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

"1 o

r a2

J

> a5

1

i ^

73.0

2.35

145

Apr.

alO

all

a!3

a!4

a!5

*16

16

20

16

15

16

17

18

20

23

27

34

66

80

73

71

70

71

74

78

81

83

80

76

72

1,Z7S

42.5

2,530

May

75

7F

85

100

105

*105

105

106

109

116

127

127

127

129

131

136

*140

150

170

195

193- 221

162

158

148

137

129

120

119

115

114

4,029

130

7,990

June

111

*111

115

123

118

115

108

98

92

85

82

78

74

73

90

110

105

105

133

147

133

133

145

151

127

148

156

148

137

129

3,480

116

6,900

July

120

116

111

108

105

105

102

*109

108

100

96

92

90

96

109

108

104

103

99

94

87

85

83

109

122

119

115

113

111

109

108

3,236

104

6,420

Aug.

106

105

102

99

98

95

92

109

*118

114

108

103

97

90

88

91

95

97

98

98

98

98

97

96

92

89

86

82

77

72 

69

2,959

95.5

5,870

Sept.

64

BT

56

51

48

45

42

39

36

*33

30

27

26

24

22

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

849

28.3

1,680

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 221 Mln 0 Mean 45.7 Ac-ft 33,040

* Discharge measurement made 

a NT gage-height record; dis 

neither records

n this day.

arge estimated on basis of operator's log for dam at lake outlet and
156 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif . Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September X955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

13

14

14

15

18

23

24

25_

21

*17

13

12

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.3

» 6.7

6.7

6.5

STF

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.5

370.6

12.0

735

Nov.

6.5

6TT

6.3

4.9

> .2

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

26.0

0.87

52

Dec.

(**)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(»)

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

> aO.2

(**)

78

131

126

122

118

113

108

103

99

95

91

89

87

83

76

71 

68

1,660.6

55.4

3,290

Hay

64

60

56

*53

50

49

47

46

45

4T

45

*47

49

50

51

51

51

51

51

53

56

59

66

*72

75

78

79

80

82 

85

86

1,832

59.1

3,630

June

87

BT

88

89

90

*94

97

104

113

119

131

174

*208

214

SOT

190

172

*150

143

143

142

*143

134

*137

131

126

122

122

119

119

3,992

133

7,920

July

115

113

109

105

100

94

90

 89

87

85

84

83

84

88

95

102

108

106

*102

98

97

100

103

99

91

85

76

106

109

118 

137

3,058

98.6

6,070

Aug.

131

157

123

122

118

115

114

111

*109

106

103

98

96

91

88

88

85

81

79

77

74

72

67

64

ST

69

75

80

83

86

86

2,884

93.0

5,720

Sept.

86

86

87

BT

86

83

80

76

72

68

64

59

*56

50

41

31

23

22

18

15

15

18

23

27

27

27

27

24

22

20

1,420

47.3

2,820

Calendar year 1954: Max 221 Mln 0 Mean 44.7 Ac-ft 32,320

Water year 1954-55: Max 214 Mln 0 Mean 41.8 Ac-ft 30,240

* Discharge measurement made on this day. ** Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of operator's log for control dam ; 

outlet and weather records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

18

10

5.5 575"

5.5

5.5

6.9

10

10

10

*10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

303.7

9.80

602

Nov.

10

10

10

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

5.7

(*)

» b.2

170.5

5.68

338

Dec.

> bO.2

2.6

3.7

7.5

3^

2.6

2.3

bl.5

bl.O

bl.O

b3.0

33.3

1.07

66

Jan.

b6.0 ir~

20

27

32

37

37

37

38

34

*35

35

34

34

36

45

49

49

32

37

49

*45

45

43

54

57

61

50

45

40

37

1,191.0

38.4

2,360

Feb.

33

3T

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

19

20

19

18

18

17

16

_

606

20.9

1,200

Mar.

T5- 15

15

*16

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

20

20

20

21

23

27

28

543

17.5

1,080

Apr.

26

27

27

27

27

27

53

82

72

69

84

91

90

88

87

86

86

*85

85

83

82

82

81

80

80

80

80

80

79

79

2,105

70.2

4,180

May

78" 78

70

79

80

80

80

81

81

81

81

81

80

80

*80

80

80

80

80

81

82

84

87

90

104

158

202

223

225

225

229 

3,308

107

6,560

June

231

227

231

238

*242

231

219

255" 217

253

278

302

*312

317

302

273

244

229

238

*264

270

270

275

290

314

333

335

349

*377

439

8,350

278

16,560

July

415

374

327

292

278

270

268

273

285

294

300

294

273

250

236

225

*225

208

240

290

320

333

335

333

325

312

304

300

287

264

216

8,946

289

17,740

Aug.

*179

T70

160

147

136

129

123

119

118

118

119

119

116

114

115

114

111

109

109

108

117

136

118

*109

103

97

12T

123

111

105

100

3,773

122

7,480

Sept.

97

9T

94

94

92

91

90

89

89

89

88

87

86

86

86

85

84

83

82

81

bO

80

80

79

79

78

78

76

76

53_

2,527

84.2

5,010

Calendar year 1955: Max 214 Min 0 Mean 42.1 Ac-ft 30,460

Water year 1955-56: Max 439 Mln - Mean 87.0 Ac-ft 63,180

Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 157

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°14', long 119°19', in NE&IE^ sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., on right bank 

at Buckeye Hot Springs, 0.6 mile downstream from Eagle Creek and 65 miles southwest 

of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1910 to September 1914 (fragmentary), October 1953 to 

September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,900 ft (from topographic map).

November 1910 to September 1914, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 404 cfs May 20 (gage height, 

3 33 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs Jan. 16, result of freezeup.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 438 cfs June 7; maximum gage height, 

3.46 ft June 10; minimum discharge, 4.7 cfs Mar. 14, result of freezeup.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 700 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 

4.00 ft), from rating curve extended above 350 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 5.0 cfs Nov. 13, result of freezeup.

Flood of June 21, 1911, reached an observed stage of 4.8 ft (discharge not determined), site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1953, to June 8, 1955 June 9, 1955, to Dec. 22, 1955 Dec. 23, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.3 

2.6

3.1

147

305

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.3 

2.7 

3.2

83

159

300

47

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

22

35

64

107

2.8 188

3.2 320

3.6 495

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

21

21

21

20

19

T9

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

21

li

21

20

22

21

21

21

21

21

»21

21

21

627

20.2

1,240

Nov.

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

22

3T

22

20

19

t)20

t)20

b20

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

593

19.8

1,180

Dec.

*17

18

17

16

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!7

blB

18

1918"

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

bl4

bTS

515

16.6

1,020

Jan.

b!5

*b!5

b!6

b!6

17_

16

16

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

14

T4

b!4

14

b!5

15

15

14

b!4

b!5

b!6

16

16

15

15

469

15.1

930

Feb.

15

15

16

b!6

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

blB

18

18

19

21

»21

22

^

482

17.2

956

Mar.

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

46

96

41

b30

b29

b27

b26

b26

b26

b25

b25

25

26

24

22

22

22

24

22

22

22

21 "SI

21

856

27.6

1,700

Apr.

21"SI

24

26

30

*31

30

32

32

33

36

43

53

66

73

89

106

112

108

106

110

120

136

IB?

129

118

120

96

80

73

2,187

72.9

4,340

May

65

68

84

104

131

160

171

201

195

145

152

158

155

171

174

169

*201

233

263

288

253

186

169

174

163

145

138

142

147

131

129

5,065

163

10,050

June

136

145

163

150

120

99

90

*89

87

80

81

84

80

84

96

110

112

108

116

131

150

155

158

158

150

138

114

101

97

99

3,481

116

6,900

July

35" 92

86

87

84

76

73

*70

70

66

65

63

64

69

86

68

63

59

56

53

49

46

44

44

50

47

43

41

39

38

37.

1,914

61.7

3,800

Aug.

36

3S

35

34

32

31

29

29

29

*28

27

26

26

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

776

25.0

1,540

Sept.

18

IS

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

IS- 13

is

456

.15.2

904

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 288 Mln 13 Mean 47.7 Ac-ft 34,560

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Mar. 9 (3 a.m.) 122 cfs (2.50 ft); Apr. 25 (12:30 a.m.) 155 cfs 

[2.63 ft); May 20 (12 p.m.) 404 cfs (3.33 ft); June 23 (11:30 p.m.) 201 cfs (2.77 ft); July 15 

(1:30 a.m.) 129 cfs (2.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN

Discharge

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif. Continued 

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

404

13.0

801

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

13

14

14

14

21

17

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13 

b.11

407

13.6

807

Dec.

b!2

bll

b!5

14

bl§

15

12

b!4

b!5

16

b!4

b!4

*b!4

b!4

16

14

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!5 

16

439

14.2

871

Jan.

15

14

14

b!4

b!4

*14

15

b!5

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

b!4

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

b!3

14

14

14

14

436

14.1

865

Feb.

13

14

b!4

b!4

bl£

13

13

13

14

\Z_

13

14

14

14

16

17

IT

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

*13

12

b!2

b!2

-

379

13.5

752

Mar.

b!3

b!4

14

14

13

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

12

14

16

14

13

14

13

14

14

14

17

19

20

21

23

23

21

22

485

15.6

962

Apr.

26

22

21

21

19

21

23

26

32

34

32

33

37

34

32

33

*32

26

27

28

26

26

27

31

32

25

28

30

28

26

838

27.9

1,660

May

27

26

zS

29

34

44

59

48

46

60

74

90

99

84

64

56

56

70

92

118

150

171

186

163

108

112 *129

160

201

198

160

2,940

94.8

5,830

June

108

96

112

147

223

223

*260

294

ZSl

*293

261

223

201

188

*176

155

155

152

157

159

152

*150

141

121

113

112

108

*110

103

99

5,059

169

10,030

July

96

94

91

85

80

75

72

*73

72

68

68

70

72

73

75

76

69

63

*59

57

59

61

56

52

48

44

42

40

39

37

36.

2,002

64.6

3,970

Aug.

36

35

35

36

36

35

36

33

32

29

29

*27

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

18

TS

18

817

26.4

1,620

Sept.

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

19

19

19

17

16

17

21

15

16

*16

16

16

16

493

16.4

978

Calendar year 1954: Max 288 Mln 11 Mean 46.4 Ac-ft 33,600

Water year 1954-55: Max 294 Mln 11 Mean 40.3 Ac-ft 29,150

Peak discharge (baae, 100 cfs).--May 15 (1'a.m.) 122 cfs (2.49 ft); May 23 (2 a.m.) 250 cfs 

(2.94 ft); May 29 ( 11 p.m.) 305 cfs (3,10 ft); June 7 (11:30 p.m.) 438 cfs (3.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

434

14.0

861

Nov.

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

9^6

b!2

b!5

16

14

*16

18

20

18

b!6

16

b!6

17

19

16

14

14

14

427.6

14.3

848

Dec.

14

bl4

bl4

bl4

bl7

b25

bl8

bl7

b!8

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

18

19

21

159

*419

T26

95

81

63

b56

b54

b52

b50

1,496

48.3

2,970

Jan.

b50

*b49

43

39

37

37

36

34

35

34

34

33

32

32

49

62

46

39

37

37

35

37

34

b34

32

34

36

b36

b34

b32

b32

1,171

37.8

2,320

Feb.

> b30

27

27

27

b26

b26

b26

b26

25

27

28

27

*26

24

26

b25

b25

25

803

27.7

1,590

Mar.

26

25

25

24

24

b24

b24

24

25

25

25

25

24

25

25

26

27

29

31

32

34

37

41

49

53

52

48

48

53

57

55

1,042

33.6

2,070

Apr.

50

46

44

44

47

52

58

61

70

76

67

62

57

54

53

54

58

61

63

*76

93

104

121

126

156

112

99

93

93

99

2,219

74.0

4,400

May

105

116

132

171

134

122

116

109

110

104

101

96

93

90

97

116

135

134

149

145

194

266

298

336

*324

348

315

294

313

332

332

5,752

186

11,410

June

313

324

352

360

309

283

305

340

360

380

388

372

372

352

298

269

287

313

348

*328

316

*328

360

372

368

356

372

400

455

380

10,360

345

20,550

July

336

355

*272

272

272

258

262

269

287

272

245

222

208

205

196

199 *202

219

255

266

276

272

287

265

245

276

235

226

208

186 

*171

7,670

247

15,210

Aug.

158

145

135

130

124

117

114

114

112

107

107

102

99

97

94

91

88

87

87

84

80

78

77

*77

76

73

72

72

74

68 

67

3,006

97.0

5,960

Sept.

65

65

64

62

60

60

57

55

62

64

61

56

54

52

50

49

47

46

51

55

50

48

47

45

44

44

55

48

45

44

1,605

53.5

3,180

Calendar year 1955: Max 419 Mln 9.6 Mean 43.3 Ac-ft 31,350

Water year 1955-56 : Max 455 Mln 9.6 Mean 98.3 Ac-ft 71,370

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Dec. 23 (7:30 a.m.) 700 cfs (4.00 ft); Jan. 16 (2 p.m.) 117 cfs 

(2.46 ft); Apr. 24 (9 p.m.) 135 efs (2.56 ft); May 4 (4 a.m.) 183 cfs (2.78 ft); June 11 (1 a.m.) 

510 cfs (3.63 ft); June 29 (2 a.m.) 590 cfs (3.79 ft); July 22 (9 p.m.) 490 cfs (3.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 159

Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°17' , long 119°18', in SE^NW^- sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 24 E. , on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Yaney Canyon and 4 miles northwest 

of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 53 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . June 1911 to September 1915 (fragmentary), October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (from topographic map). 

June 1911 to September 1915, staff gages at approximately same site at different 

datums.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 77 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 

2.74 ft), from rating curve extended above 23 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum 

gage height, 3.14 ft Feb. 20 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs 

Aug. 3.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 24 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 

2.22 ft); maximum gage height, 3.03 ft Jan. 20 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 1.5 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 585 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 

6.24 ft), from rating curve extended above 80 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 4-8.

1911-15, 1953-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; no flow April 20, 

1912.

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

fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 19, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1956)

Oct. 1, 1953, to Dec. 22, 1955 Dec. 23, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956

1.2

2.3

6.1

13

2.2

2.4 

2.6

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

6.0

66

3.5 112

4.0 172

4.5 242

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a7.5

6.9

6.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.1

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.3

~9.6 11

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0 

9.0

264.1

8.52

524

Nov.

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.0

8.7

8.4

9.0

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.3

10

9.6

9.6

8.4

7.5

8.1

8.7

b8.1

10

9.6

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

8.7

272.9

9.10

541

Dec.

*7.8

7.8

b7.8

b6.6

b6.9

7.8

8.4

7.2

9.3

9.0

8.4

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.7

9.0

8.7

6.1

bS.O

bS.O

6.1

b5.6

b5.8

7.2

6.9

7.5

*b7.2 

b7.2

238.5

7.69

473

Jan.

7.8

b7.2

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

b6.1

b6.1

7.5

7.5

7.8

b6.9

7.5

7.8

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.5

b7.5

b7.5

8.4

874

8.1

b8.1

ttB.l

b8.1

8.1

8.1

*7.5 

b7.8

238.1

7.68

472

Feb.

7.8

7.8

b7.8

b7.8

b7.8

b7.8

b7.8

b7.8

8.1

8.4

9.0

9.0

6.6

6.3

b6.9

b8. 4

9.3

b7.5

b8. 7

b9.0

b9.3

9.0

b9.6

*blO

10

11

10

11

-

------

239.5

8.55

475

Mar.

11

bll

11

11

11

12

12

23

52

23

b!3

*b!3

b!2

13

14

13

12

bll

12

12

12

12

13

12

bll

12

13

15

14

15 

14

445

14.4

663

Apr.

15

17

18

19

19

*17

17

18

18

18

21

21

26

32

31

36

36

36

32

*25

22

17

18

19

18

16

16

15

12

13

638

21.3

1,270

May

12

11

12

11

11

11

10

11

12

I!

11

11

11

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.3

11 

11

363.3

11.7

721

June

11

To *ll

9.6

9.0

10

9.3

9.6

11

11

8.4

4.0

5.0

5.8

6.6

7.2

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

189.4

6.31

376

July

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.6

J^

*2.9

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.8

69.6

2.25

138

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

177

*1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.1

56.2

1.81

111

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

*2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1 .9

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.6

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.2

5.4

69.0

2.30

137

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 52 Min 1.7 Mean 8.45 Ac-ft 6,120

Peak discharge (base, 25 efs).--Mar. 9 (2:30 a.m.) 77 cfs (2.74 ft); Apr. 18 (9 p.m.) 54 cfs 

(2.62 ft) . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
160 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4 

4.0

4.8

6.1

6.1

6.8

5.2

*4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

2.6

3.2

2.9

3.4

4.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.6

5.8

6.3

6.6

6.9

e!g

158.3

5.11

314

Nov.

6.6 

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.9

7.5

7.8

6.6

7.5

8.4

6.3

6.9

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.6

b4 , 6

215.8

7.19

428

Dec.

5.6 

7.5

9.0

6^9

*8.1

6.9

6.1

7.5

6.9

b5.6

b6.1

6.9

6.9

8.1

6.6

b6.6

b6.9

b7.2

b7.5

b7.5

8.1

8.4

8.1 bs.a

bS.O

b4.4

b5.2

6.3

7.5

9.0

216.0

6.97

428

Calendar year 1954 : Max 52

Jan.

8.4 

bj_.b

b7.5

b8.0

8.4

8.1

*b8.1

b8.4

b8.1

8.7

b8.1

b7.8

8.1

b7.8 8.1-

8.1

b7.5

' 7.8

b8.1

b8.1

b8.1

b8.1

b7.8

b8.1

7.8

7.8

b8.1

bS.4

8.4

8.1

249.2

8.04

494

Feb.

7.8 

7.8

b7.5

b7.5

8.4

b8.1

b8.1

*b8.1

8.1

b7.8

b7.8

8.1

8.1

9.0

10

12

13

b7.2

b6.3

b7.5

b7.8

8.4

b7.8

b7.8

8.1

8.-1

7.8

b7.5

-

231.5

8.27

459

Mar.

b8.1 

8.7

9.0

8.4

8.4

b7.8

10

*12

12

11

13

T3

11

9.9

9.0

8.4

9.2

9.5

9.3

b7.5

8.6

8.7

9.3

11

12

12

11

12

12

9*9 11

312.7

10.1

620

Apr.

~9~.3 12 

9.0

9.9

8.7

9.3

9.9

11

11

11

8.7

7.8

7.2

7.2

5.2

3.6

*4.6 4.'2

4.0

4.8

5.6

5.4

4.8

6.3

6.6

6.1

6.3

7.8

5.8

5 .8

218.9

7.30

434

May

,7.5 

5.8

4.4

5.4

5.6

6.6

9.0

9.6

6.9

5.2

5.8

5.8

6.3

7.8

9.3

8.4

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

9.3

8.1

7.8

9.3

7.8

*7.8

9.6

11 

11

12

241.8

7.80

480

June

7.5 

7.2

7.8

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.3

7.8

6.6

4.0

4.6

5.4

6.1

6.6

6.9

7.8

6.9

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.8

3.0

2.7

3.0 

3.2

187.6

6.25

372

July

3.4 

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.9

4.0

*4.0

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1

79.1

2.55

157

Aug.

2.1 

2.7 2~^

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.9 

1.9

1.6

58.7

1.89

116

Sept.

H1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*fft

1.9 

2.0

54.5

1.82

108

Mln 1.7 Mean 7.94 Ac-ft 5,750

Water year 1954-55 : Max 13 Mln 1.6 Mean 6.09 Ac-ft 4,410

Peak discharge (base, 25 efs). No peak above base.

day.

* Discharge measurement made on this

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.1

2,0

1.9

T79

2.1

3.2

4.2

4.2

a4.2

a4.4

34-. 6

4.8

4.6

5.0

*4.8 

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

129.2

4.17

256

Nov.

5.2

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.6

a4.6

a4.6

a4.8

a5.2

a5. 6 

a6.1

a6.9

*5.2

b4.0

4.6

1

I a5.0

J

157.4

5.25

312

Dec.

 a7.0

*8.1

7.8

*45

*228 ~29 

20

19

17

*b!2

b!2

b!2 

12

554.9

17.9

1,100

Jan.

11

ga 11

10

12

bll

9.4

9.7

10

11

12

12

12

12

20

IB" 26

17 

16

18

16

*17

17

14 

15

13

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2 

b!2

419.2

13.5

831

Feb.

b!2

b!2

b!2

13

13

13

b!2

b!2

*b!2

b!2

12

12

12

12

11

bll

bll

bll 

bll

11

11

11

12

11 

11

11

bll

bll

11

337

11.6

668

Mar.

bll

T2

12

13

12

bll

bll

12

14

16

15

b!4

b!5

16

*16

18

22

24 

25

26

30

31

*34

39 

M

38

34

34

37

34

29

697

22.5

1,380

Apr.

28

25

22

22

24

26

31

34

40

44

38

37

35

35

35

37

45

*52 

49

56

59

63

*68

70 

If.

68

52

46

49

56

1,321

44.0

2,620

May

56

60

62

92

69

63

60

53

65

49

46

42

39

38

38

39

44

51 

55

53

60

60

47

60 

*73

73

72

72

69

66

65

1,791

57.8

3,550

June

62

64

34

60

58

55

55

52

49

46

46

44

44

44

42

39

39

33 

28

27

26

27

26

26 

*26

25

25

25

24

24

1,205

40.2

2,390

July

23

T9

19

20

18

16

16

15

15

16

14

13

11

12

14

14

*14

14 

17

20

20

20

17

14 

14

19

19

14

13

12

*12

494

15.9

980

Aug.

9.7

9.7

10

11

10

8.8

8.0

8.5

8.8

8.5

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.7

9.7

10 

10

9.1

8.5

8.8

8.2

1.2 

9.4

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.1

281.4

9.08

558

Sept.

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.1

8.8

8.5

1^2 

9.1

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.1 

9.1

8.8

10

9.7

9.4

9.1

276.0

9.20

547

Calendar year 1955 : Max 228 Mln 1.6 Mean 6.78 Ac-ft 4,910

Water lateryear 1955-56: j-sja-ijo; Max 228 cca Mln Bi1.9 J..aMean 20.9 zuaAc-ft 15,190 ioi»u

Peak discharge (base. 25 cfs).--Dec. 23 (4:30 a.m.) 585 cfs (6.24 ft); Jan. 15 (9:30 p.m.) 

.4 cfs (2.54 ft); Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 54 cfs (2.84 ft); Apr. 9 (10 p.m.) 49 cfs (2.77 ft); Apr. 24 

l7 p.m.) 103 cfs (3.37 ft); May 4 (5 p.m.) 106 cfs (3.43 ft); May 24 (8 p.m.) 99 cfs (3.38 ft); 

July 20 (6 p.m.) 30 cfs (2.62 ft); July 26 (8 p.m.) 38 cfs (2.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams. b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 161

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat SS-ig'SO", long IWIS'SO", in SE$ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., at Bridgeport Dam on East Walker River, 4^ miles north of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 362 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1926 to September 1956 in files of Walker River Irrigation District.

Gage. Float gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year. 43,370 acre-ft July 21, 23, 24 (elevation, 

6,460.30 ft); minimum contents, 1,520 aore-ft Oct. 1, $ (elevation, 6,431.40 ft), 

but may have been less during period of no elevation record.

1926-56: Maximum contents, 44,580 acre-ft June 12, 1938 (elevation, 6,460.7 ft); 

no contents during fall of 1929, 1930.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam. Storage began Dec. 8, 1923. 

Dam completed in November 1924. Capacity, 42.460 acre-ft between elevations 6.415 

(approximate elevation of bottom of reservoir) and 6,460 ft (crest of spillway). 

Elevation of sill of outlet gate, 6,412 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for 

irrigation by Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation. Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1180: 1949.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet)

6,431

6,434

6,437

6,440

1,400

2,450

4,050

6,240

6,445

6,450

6,455

6,461

11,380

18,780

29,160

45,490

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

1,520 

1,520

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

1,590

1,600

1,620

1,630

1,650

1,650

1,680

1,680

1,690

1,730

1,740

1,740

1.760 

1,760

1,740

1,740

6,432.10

+200

Nov.

1,710 

1,810

1,910

2,020

2,130

2,210

2,310

2,410

2,520

2,620

2,700

2,830

2,920

2,970

3,080

3,160

3,260

3,340

3,510

3,660

3,840

3,990

4,080

4,220

4,310

4,550

4,580

4,710 

4,860

4,970

6,438.35

+3,230

Dec.

5.080 

5,220

5,370

5,400

5,480

5,600

5,800

5,960

6,200

6,420

6,550

6,720

6,860

6,940

7,120

7,260

7,360

7,500

7,700

8,080

8,390

8,740

11,820

18, 180

-

20,250

21,210

21,890 

22,380

22,580

23,000

6,452.20

+18,030

Jan.

25.200 

23,410

23,620

23,930

24,240

24,450

24,770

25, 100

25, 320

25,540

25,870

26,200

26,530

26,860

27,320

28,240

28,820

29,280

29,760

30, 240

30,730

31,090

31,570

31,950

32,460

32,970

33,220

33, 350 

33,480

33, 600

33,730

6,456.85

+10,730

Feb.

33,860 

33,860

33,980

55.750

33,860

33,980

34,110

34,110

34, 240

34, 380

54,510

54,770

34, 900

35,170

35.440

55,440

35,300

35,300

35,170

35,040

34,770

34,510

34,380

34,510

34, 380

54,580

34,240

34,240 

34,110

6,457.00

+380

Mar.

55,980 

35,860

33,860

35,980

34,110

33, 980

33,860

33,860

35,860

33,860

33,860

33,750

33,730

35,600

53,480

33,350

33,350

55.220

33,220

35,550

33,350

33 , 480

33,730

35.860

33,980

54, 580

34, 240

34,580 

54,510

34, 640

34,770

6,457.23

+660

Apr.

54. 900 

34,900

54,900

54 , 900

54 , 900

34,900

35,040

35,170

35,170

35,300

35,300

55,440

55,570

35, 700

35, 700

35,570

35,570

35,700

55.960

55,850

55, 700

55,700

35, 700

35,700

35,570

35,570

55, 700

35,700 

35, 700

35,700

6,457 . 61

+930

May

55, 700 

35,700

55,830

36,230

36,500

36,630

56, 630

36,630

36,760

37,180

36,760

36,630

36,630

36,650

36, 500

56,230

56,100

36,100

36,100

36,560

36, 630

36,760

56,900

37,460

38,010

38,570

38,710

59, 690 

59.850

*Q 030

39*690

6,459.10

+3,990

June

39,540 

39,540

39,400

39,400

39,400

39,540

39,400

39,260

39,120

38.980

39,120

39,260

59,400

59,690

59,980

40,120

59,980

59,850

59,980

40,120

40,420

40,560

40,710

41,000

41,440

41,880

42,170

42,460 

42,610

42.920

6,460.12

+3,230

July

43,070 

42,920

42,760

42,460

42,170

41,730

41 . 580

41,750

41,880

42,020

42,310

42,610

42,610

42,760

42,760

42,610

42,610

42,610

42,760

43,070

45.370

43,220

43,370

43,370

43,220

43,070

43,070

43,070 

42,920

42,610

42,460

6,460.01

-460

Aug.

42.510 

42,5lO

42,170

42,020

42,020

42,020

42,020

41,880

41,880

41,730

41,580

41,440

41,290

41,000

40,850

40,560

40, 270

39,980

39, 690

59,400

39,260

39,120

38,710

58,290

38,010

37, 730

37,320

57,040 

36,760

36,500

36, 100

6,457.77

-6,360

Sept.

55,850 

55,440

55,040

34,510

34,240

33,980

35, 600

53,350

32,970

52,710

32,460

32,200

31,950

31,570

51,350

30,970

30,750

30,360

30,120

29,760

29,400

29,160

28,820

28,580

28,360

28,120

28,010

27,900 

27,780

27.550

6,454.32

-8,550

Calendar year 1955.................... * +12,090

Water year 1955-56.................... * +26,010

t Elevation in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
162 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. lat 38°19'40", long 119 0 12'50", in SW^-NE^ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 2j> E. , on 

right bank 1,500 ft downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 miles north of Bridgeport, and 10 miles upstream from Sweetwater Creek.

Drainage area.--362 sq mi.

Records available. July 1911 to September 1914 (gage heights only), October 1921 to 

September 1956.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,400 ft (from topographic map).

rior to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1921, to Feb. 21, 1924, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at 

different datum. Feb. 22, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder and 

Oct. 1, 1931, to May 25, 1939, staff gage, at present site at datum 2.34 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years (1922-24, 1925-56), 131 cfs (94,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 981 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3.77 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Nov. 2-29, Dec. 1-22, 25-28, Jan. 17-25.

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 4.5 ft); 

minimum daily, that of Nov. 2-29, Dec. 1-22, 25-28, 1955, Jan. 17-25, 1956.

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversion for irrigation of meadow pasture lands near 

Bridgeport. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

-0.15 

-.1 0.4 

1.3 

.1 2.5 .5

5.0

9.0

15

23

0.6 

.7

1.0 96

1.5 212

2.0 360

3.0 693

3.6 916

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

60

60

60

49

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

*45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

60

60

1,492

48.1

2,960

Nov.

20

> a. 2

(*)

7.3

32.9

1.10

65

Dec.

> aO.2

3.7

. a. 6

L rt

36

75

41

161.5

5.21

320

Jan.

*41

41

41

41

41

42

41

41

41

42

42

42

42

42

43

19

> a. 2

47

96

TTo- 110

106

96

1,208.8

39.0

2,400

Feb.

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

*96

72

14

14

14

14

65

168

168

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

3,445

119

6,830

Mar.

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

*171

171

171

171

129

11

91

91

91

91

91

92

92

92

92

92

92

4,305

139

8,540

Apr.

92

92

92

92

92

91

91

91

91

91

91

98

129

196

226

215

196

212

265

277

239

223

*223

223

196

181

181

181

181

181

4,829

161

9,580

May

178

178

196

239

256

256

256

256

256

292

280

265

265

265

265

265

*265

265

265

265

286

320

332

332

363

413

374

520

*602

651

662

9,883

319

19,600

June

662

662

662

662

665

697

693

672

672

676

676

676

679

679

679

679

679

598

517

504

504

504

507

507

544

612

682

*765

817

840

19,371

646

38,420

July

*905

901

810

776

697

561

455

429

433

436

436

445

452

452

452

423

413

*410

417

449

697

736

711

772

765

736

743

761

700

623

534

18,530

598

36,750

Aug.

455

407

357

274

242

242

254

283

283

283

280

280

280

277

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

298

335

335

335

335

335

335

332

*332

9,409

304

18,660

Sept.

335

332

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

326

326

326

326

326

326

326

323

323

323

323

320

320

320

289

239

239

239

239

242

9,320

311

18,490

Calendar year 1955 : Max 242 Min 0.2 Mean 74.3 Ac-ft 53,790

Water year 1955-56 : Max 905 Min 0.2 Mean 224 Ac-ft 162,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Low-water gage height not recorded; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and record for Bridgeport Dam.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 

East Walker River above Strosnlder ditch, near Mason, Nev.

163

Location. Lat 38°49', long 119°03', In sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 26 E. , on left bank 0.9 mile 

upstream from head of Strosnider ditch, 12 miles southeast of Mason, and 13^ miles 

southeast of Yerington.

Drainage area. 1.100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,574.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1947-56), 133 cfs (96,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 6.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Dec. 4. 

1947-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 24, 1955; minimum, 3.1 cfs Mar: 21, 1948; 

minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Mar. 21-24, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

Bridgeport Reservoir (see p.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

S.O 2.0

16 3.0

37 4.0

94 6.0

Apr. 16 to Sept. 3O

168

392

645

1,300

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

196

426

960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53

53

53

53

51

45

44

42

41

41

40

38

40

40

37

35

35

36

35

37

40

40

40

40

40

41

40

42

44

47

50

1,313

42.4

2,600

Nov.

51 *BT

41

35

33

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

11

758

25.3

1,500

Dec.

16

15

17

14

*14

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

17

14

189

1,150

224

155

197

*119

91

104

2,618

84.5

5,130

Jan.

94

91

88

88

86

86

81

81

80

81

81

80

*80

80

80

92

86

68

61

57

54

51

50

50

49

51

58

89

106

116

122

2,417

78.0

4,790

Feb.

125

118

118

118

127

115

115

115

113

113

113

83

72

68

65

68

*150

162

166

168

170

172

TJZ

172

172

172

172

172

172

3,838

132

7,610

Mar.

172

174

176

176

176

176

176

180

180

180

180

176

178

180

178

178

178

174

*174

154

125

120

118

118

120

118

116

113

111

113

111

4,799

155

9,520

Apr.

Ill

109

106

106

106

108

106

104

104

102

106

111

122

162

198

220

244

233

262

308

306

282

284

282

277

258

238

220

205

203

5,583

186

11,070

May

189

187

181

203

262

275

293

297

311

311

325

325

311

306

295

288

280

291

297

302

299

311

335

349

388

412

*455

452

570

638

680

10,418

336

20,660

June

700

710

*692

688

688

700

722

718

702

695

695

708

708

710

720

712

715

*710

642

580

545

552

555

562

572

602

650

695

750

*810

20,208

674

40,080

July

834

*855

918

828

798

728

598

502

475

468

470

478

470

468

472

462

433

428

433

470

498

665

*792

742

798

795

765

771

765

712

605

19,496

629

38,670

Aug.

522

452

404

349

286

255

242

242

249

244

247

253

247

247

244

242

240

238

233

233

227

23T

233

249

277

284

288

297

302

308

304

8,669

280

17,190

Sept.

291

291

288

304

302

302

313

*306

304

306

302

302

302

299

302

304

299

293

299

308

304

304

306

308

311

288

255

253

244

zBT

8,841

295

17,540

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,130 Mln 9.6 Mean 70.0 Ac-ft 50,670

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,130 Mln 14 Mean 243 Ac-ft 176,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
164 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Pork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°21'30", long 119 0 26'30", In NW£NW£ sec. 22 ,T. 6 N., R. 23 K., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile north of Sonora Junction, If miles upstream from mouth, 

and 14 miles northwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 63 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April to August 1910, October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,790 ft (from topographic map). April 

to August 1910 staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 12 years (1944-56), 51.8 cfs (37,500 a-cre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 994 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 2.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights, 2.60 and 2.80 ft; minimum, 7.9 cfs Nov. 12.

1910, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; maximum gage height 

recorded, 3.63 ft Jan. 3, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 

4.9 cfs Nov. 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversions above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

1.5

2 0

140

330

1.0 

1.2 70

1.0 

1.3

66

123

1.6 210

2.0 360

2.5 660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14 

13

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

li

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

424

13.7

841

Nov.

*b!2 

b!3

13

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

bll

blo

bTT

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!4

16

19

15

b!4

b!4

b!4

bis

b!6

blS

b!4

14

b!4

401

13,4

795

Dec.

*13 

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!8

bZ9

b!9

b!6

b!7

b!6

blS

14

b!5

14

b!4

b!4

14

14

Z2

22

24

Z54 *580 149"

103

95

*77

79

72

b65

b60

1,884

60.8

3,740

Jan.

B55 

bSO

b44

42

43

b42

b42

b40

b37

37

37

37

36

38

72

82 *61

49

45

45

41

b40

b40

b40

b37

b36

b36

b35

b34

b32

b30

1,335

43.1

2,650

Feb.

bSO. 

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

30

b30

b29

b29

b29

b28

28

b28

b28

b27

b27

b27

b26

b26

26

SS.

b25

b25

*b25

b25

b25

b25

803

27.7

1,590

Mar.

b26 

bZ6

26

26

26

b26

b28

b28

30

30

28

b2S

b28

28

30

32

36

40

43

43

46

50

55

62

65

*59

56

58

59

59

53

1,230

39.7

2,440

Apr.

50 

50

45

46

50

53

56

59

65

71

65

62

60

60

68

71

79

86

80

86

93

99

108

112

116

112

101

95

97

103

2,298

76.6

4,560

May

*101 

110

121

164

123

114

110

105

123

114

112

110

105

103

108

121

119

126

136

139

178

*224

262

292

292

304

288

270

276

284

296

5,330

172

10,570

June

288 

292

304

312

2S4

270

276

284

312

328

*536

336

328

316

Z73

256

256

276

296

284

270

280

300

328

328

320

332

344

365

344

9,118

304

18 , 090

July

304 

270

245

242

242

231

231

242

245

242

*220

204

184

175

169

172

172

184

220

258

248

231

217

3210

a2oo

a210

a!90

also

aieo

a!45

130

6,573

212

13,040

Aug.

*114 

112

105

99

95

92

86

84

84

80

79

77

74

72

68

63

63

63

63

63

59

58

56

56

55

52

52

52

53

49

49

2,227

71.8

4,420

Sept.

48 

46

46

*43

44

43

42

41

46

49_

44

43

41

40

39

38

37

36

40

43

39

38

37

36

36

35

43

37

36

35

1,221

40.7

2,420

Calendar year 1955; Max 580 Min 10 Mean 38.3 Ac-ft 27,710

Water year 1955-56: Max 580 Min 10 Mean 89.7 Ac-ft 65,160

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs), Dec. 23 (3:40 a.m.) 994 cfs (2.80 ft); June 3 (9 p.m.) 344 cfs 

(1.96 ft); June 10 (11 p.m.) 375 cfs (2.06 ft); June 28 (11 p.m.) 420 cfs (2.16 ft)j July 20 

(7:30 p.m.) 445 cfs (2.23 ft); July 26 (time unknown) 332 cfs (2.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 165

West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long 119 0 27'00", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., on left bank 

75 ft downstream from East Fork, 200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 395, 

and 13 miles southeast of Coleville.

Drainage area.~182 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Ub Oct. 1, 1939, at site 125 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 262 cfs (189,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height 7.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.10 ft; minimum, 8.4 cfs Nov. 13, result of freezeup.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 6,220 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 4.0 cfs Nov. 18, 1948, result of freezeup.

Maximum discharge recorded prior to 1938, £,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1937, by slope-area 

determination.

Remarks. Records good. Station is above diversions except a few small ranch ditches. 

Flow very slightly regulated by Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 880: 1917 (runoff In acre-feet).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.4

.6

.8

1.1

1.5

2.0

27

43

78

140

246

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

401

607

1,260

2,100

4,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wat^r year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

3T

*30

30

30

30

30

29

2~§ 28

28

29

29

30

32

31 

31

30

31

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

29

30

30

30

28

925

29.8

1,830

Nov.

*27

29

29

29

30

30

29

28

29

28

28

24

20

25

27

31 

30

35

38

45

46

32

34

34

37

38

37

37

38

37

961

32.0

1,910

Dec.

*34

34

b33

b34

b41

66

49

47

53

44

43

43

42

41

40

39 

40

36

43

70

77

806

5.550

1,056

636

522

*390

346

308

265

262

9,084

293

18,020

Jan.

249

246

214

196

196

185

181

171

179

166

162

158

154

160

287

390 

*255

260

234

224

205

212

221

194

188

179

164

b!75

b!70

b!65

b!52

6,330

204

12,560

Feb.

b!45

b!42

142

151

TIT

137

130

126

120

120

118

115

121

120

118

117 

125

130

117

120

121

102

109

109

96

101

110

112

107

3,525

122

6,990

Mar.

104

106

106

*100

91

85

98

96

98

102

101

91

95

98

95

106 

123

133

145

149

162

173

192

234

265

265

251

246

262

279

175

4,724

152

9,370

Apr.

*246

1 228

207

STO" 203

228

262

290

340

384

346

314

293

282

273

270 

285

311

336

387

461

522

607

715

726

656

544

473

465

493

11,357

379

22,530

May

*535

598

688

884

688

607

531

489

506

458

446

423

405

158" 401

579 

677

677

766

760

1,090

*1,440

1,700

1.820

1,760

1,790

1,720

1,470

*1,520

1,640

1,720

29,186

941

57,890

June

1,600

1,59O

1,720

1,800

1,480

1,280

1,400

1,560

1,700

1,820

1,910

*1,820

1,790

1,660

1,360

1.190 

1,246

1,440

1,670

1,500

1,360

1,470

1,600

1,710

1,640

1,560

1,720

1,820

1.970

1,690

48,070

1,602

95,350

July

*1.550

1,160

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,150

1,230

1,170

1,040

919

814

778

760

796 

832

926

. 1,180

1,330

1,170

1,040

1,040

995

884

953

832

760

693

593

548

30,173

973

59,850

Aug.

*493 438-

387

370

353

330

321

321

324

314

314

296

279

282

268

254 

246

246

238

231

219

212

205

205

203

194

183

181

190

173

T75

8,445

272

16,750

Sept.

181

177

168

*151

149

153

151

142

149

JL94

177

158

144

133

126

120 

118

113

123

149

133

125

117

112

109

106

137

115

101

*95

4,126

138

8,180

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,550 Mln 20 Mean 205 Ac-ft 148,200

Water year 1955-56 :' Max 3,550 Mln 20 Mean 429 Ac-ft 311,200

Peak discharge (base. 1,120 cfs) . Dec . 23 (7 a.m.) 5,180 cfs (7.41 ft); May 24 (1:30 a.m.) 

2,140 cfs 15.00 ft); June 11 (2 a.m.) 2,150 cfs (5.05 ft); June 29 (2 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (5.22 Ft); 

July 20 (8:30 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (4.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
166 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°41', long 119"31' 

Topaz. in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 22 E., 6 miles north of

Records available. October 1931 to September 1956.

Gage. Float and staff gages at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (levels by Walker River Irrigation District).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 60,040 acre-ft July 21 (elevation 5,005.26 ft); 

minimum, 2,460 acre-ft Oct. 31 (elevation, 4,973.90 ft).

1931-56: Maximum contents observed, 60,240 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (elevation, 

5,005.35 ft); minimum observed, 505 acre-ft Oct. 22-25, 1931 (elevation 4,972.63).

Rptnarks. Topaz Reservoir, formerly known as Alkali Lake, was formed by the diversion 

of water from West Walker River through a feeder canal and the construction of an outlet tunnel through a low saddle in rim of lake. Storage began Jan. 30, 1922r Usable 

capacity, 59,440 acre-ft between elevations 4,972.3 ft (lowest practical elevation 

for diversion through tunnel, bottom of outlet tunnel at elevation 4,970 ft) and 

5,005 ft (3 ft below top of levee). Capacity of reservoir increased from about 45,000 

to 59,440 acre-ft in October 1937 by an earth-fill, rock-faced levee at south end 

Water is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation. Elevations furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

4,973

4,976

4,980

4,985

1,O8O

5,740

12,130

20,390

4,990

4,995

5,000

5,006

28,970

38,100

48,350

61,750

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t) 1*L

Oct.

4,020 

3,930

3,830

3,710

3,550

3,400

3,300

3,240

3,210

3,120

3,050

3,020

2,990

2,930

2,900

2,840

2,780

2,710

2,680

2,650

2,650

2,620

2,590

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,530

2,500

2,500

2,500

2.46Q

4,975.90

-1,720

Nov.

2.560 

2,680

2,710

2,740

2,740

2,810

2,870

2,930

3,020

3,050

3,080

3,120

3,150

3,180

3,130

3,240

3,330

3,400

5,430

3,460

3,520

3,650

3,740

3,860

3,990

4,110

4,240

4,330

4,430

4,520

4,975.22

+-2j060

Dec.

4.610 

4,800

4,960

5,050

5,150

5,240

-

-

_

5,980

6,220

6,370

6,530

6,660

6,780

6,910

7,070

7,230

7,450

7,700

_

-

-

-

-

_

17,220

_

_

19,720

4,984.60

 1-15,200

Jan.

20.220 

20,730

21,240

21,740

22,170

22,680

23,190

23,700

24,130

24,640

25,160

25,840

25,930

26,360

26,800

27,580

28,360

29,110

29,850

30,380

31,000

31 , 530

32,070

-

-

_

34,600

35,240

35,710

36,180

336,420

+16,700

Feb.

56.650

-

-

-

_

39,430

-

_

40,530

40,890

_

41,630

41,980

42,280

42,590

42,780

43,000

43,410

43,720

44,050

44,380

44,760

45,070

45,380

45,660

45,910

46,180

46,440

4,999.10

+10,020

Mar.

46,710 

46,980

47,240

-

47,710

47,880

48,130

48,350

-

48,840

_

49,310

49,530

49,740

49,960

50,180

50, 310

50,390

50,500

50,610

50,610

50,630

50,670

50,780

50,870

51,090

51,240

51,420

51,550

51,590

51,630

5,001.52

+5,190

Apr.

51,660 

51,770

51,850

51,830

51,770

51,680

51,590

51,530

51,500

51,500

51,440

51,350

51,310

51,420

51,390

51,280

51,180

51,090

51,070

51,070

51 , 090

51,220

51,440

51,770

52,050

52,290

52,400

53,340

52,850

52,120

5/D01.74

+490

May

52,050 

52,010

52,050

52,290

52,580

-

52,620

52,320

52,250

52,230

52,160

51,900

-

51,680

51,590

51,550

51,590

51,720

51,880

52,030

52,140

52,540

53,240

54,130

55,040

55,920

56,590

57,200

57,590

57,790

57^150

5,004.35

+5,830

June

57,980 

57,890

57 , 680

57,610

57,300

56,890

56,660

56.550

56,590

56,710

56,950

57,110

57,340

57,410

_

57,610

57,790

-

58,640

59,030

59,300

59,580

59,670

59.810

59,810

59,670

59,620

59,670

59,620

5,005.08

+1,670

July

59,320 

59,100

58,940

58,840

58,750

58,890

58,940

59,050

59,280

59,590

59,460

59,440

59,500

59,250

59,250

59,590

59,550

59,720

59,850

59,990

6O,04O

59,970

59,900

59,880

59,810

59,810

59,880

59,900

59,760

59,670

59,550

5jOo5.04

-90

Aug.

59.440 

59,420

59,350

59,210

58,940

58,660

59,230

57,860

57,430

57,050

56,660

56,210

55,830

55,380

54,910

54,570

53,880

55,370

52,820

52,420

51,920

51,370

50,810

50,150

49,330

48,560

47,880

47,240

46,600

45,970

45,340

4,998.58

-14,190

Sept.

44,760 

44J180

43,640

42,940

42,450

41,800

41,190

40,590

40,O6O

59,470

38,980

38,520

-

37,610

57,150

_

56,350

55,860

55,430

55,020

54,760

54,510

-

34,200

54,050

55,890

35,720

55,560

55,420

55,240

4,992.40

-12,100

Calendar year 1955.................... t +7,990

Water year 1955-56.................... $ +29,060

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No elevation record; contents interpolated.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 167

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev.

Loca|ion.--Lat 38'49< , long 119°14', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 11 N., R. 25 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Wilson Canyon and 3 miles southeast of Hudson.

Drainage area. 964 sq mi.

194? t0 Septelnber 1956 '

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,670 ft (from topographi 

i0 ^-.Qo!1 ' f taff gage at site 2? mlles upstream at different datum. M 

March 1925 water-stage recorder at approximately same site at different

Average discharge. 19 years (1914-24, 1947-56), 202 cfs (146,200 acre-ft p;r year).

3 map). Prior 

.y 1921 to 

iatum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height 7 

flood marks), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum, 31 cf 

1914-25, 1947-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 24, 1955; minimum 

Aug. 7 to Sept. 21, 1920.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record w 

Plow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Reservoir since 1922 (see 

page). Slight regulation by storage in Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity un 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 30 to July 25)

42 ft, from

Dec. 18. 

iaily, 13 cfs

lich are poor, 

preceding 

mown). Many

0.9

1.1

1.3

1.6

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

312

1,110

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6055-

54

54

54

55

60

57

55

49

48

46

47

48

48

48

47

46

46

49

49

48

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

1,564

50.5

3,100

Nov.

47

*47

42

42

39

43

44

44

43

42

42

46

43

42

40

40

42

40

39

39

39

39

38

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

1,226

40.9

2,430

Dec.

38

37

36

35

*35

37

36

35.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

35

35

37

46

320

32,450

al,650

*1,050

852

397

279

*232

197

8,205

265

16,270

Jan.

188

T75

171

156

137

107

88

76

70

68

68

96

*110

74

65

66

86

72

62

58

57

57

55

54

57

65

84

74

65

58

57

2,679

86.4

5,310

Feb.

58

a56

a54

a52

a52

52

52

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

49

*49

55

52

49

49

49

49

48

45

43

48

48

48

1,483

51.1

2,940

Mar.

48

48

47

48

48

49

52

52

52

51

49

51

51

49

49

49

80

102

*107

155

102

100

100

98

95

95

86

78

74

78

88

2,181

70.4

4,330

Apr.

93

9T

95

98

112

126

123

115

118

149

204

236

261

305

354

335

316

320

316

308

308

305

*312

323

374

382

402 390"

346

327

7,548

252

14,970

May

286

261 268"

308

402

378

382

366

390

410

406

402

382

366

350

342

378

418

426

490

510

582

658

778

938

974

*1,090

1,160

1,090

1,110

1.200

17,501

565

34,710

June

1,270

1,300

*1,290

1,300

1,360

1,280

1,190

1,130

1,140

1,200

1,250

1,320

1,290

1,280

1,250

1,090

898

*894

942

1,010

982

894

930

1,110

1,190

1,250

1,210

1,240

1,250

*1.400

35,140i

1,171

69,700

July

1,440

*1,120

886

762

750

690

630

634

638

702

698

654

578

478

410

386

382 40~S"

482

754

906

1,000

*878

838

786

674

690

658

598

530

426

21,460

692

42,570

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,450 Mln - Mean 135 Ac-ft 97,620

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,450 Mln 32 Mean 308 Ac-ft 223,400

Peak discharge (base, 500 of s) . Dec. 24 (time unknown) 2,700 cfs (7.42 ft); June

1,410 cfs (4.72 ft;; July 1 (11 a.m.) 1,490 cfs (4.76 f t) j July 22 (7 a.m.) 1,040 cf

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge for Dec . 24-25 estimated on basis of flood peak

upstream stations; discharge for Feb. 2-6 estimated on basis of recorded range of st 

records .

Aug.

339

25I

228

243

250

250

286

327

323

327

308

308

312

316

301

279

271

286

268

257

246

243

228

253

308

316

297

268

246

253

250

8,651

279

17,160

Sept.

214

218 2TS"

208

194

188

181

*168

111

194

197

201

234

218

204

194

174

118

156

156

146

143

143

134

126

102

86

m

95

98

5,007

167

9,930

(2 p.m.)

(3.71 ft) .

and records for

ge and weather
168 HUMBOLDT-CARSON SINK BASIN

CARSON RIVER BASIN 

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°36' , long 119°47', in sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 20 E. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Pennsylvania Creek, and 6? miles south of 

Markleeville.

Drainage area. 20 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 3, 1954, at site 150 ft upstream at datum 2.20 ft higher.

Average discharge.--8 years (1948-56), 47.3 cfs (34,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 6.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.0 cfs Nov. 13.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 25, 27,28, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records good, except those above 200 cfs during December, which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated by three small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,700 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19-Z3, 26, 31, Aug. 18 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 t° Dec. 23, 

May 21 to Sept. 3O

.5

.7 

1.0

1.0

5.0

12

23

45

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

170

385

680

Dec. 24 to May 20

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

9.0

20

2.0 127

2.5 208

3.0 316

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 2^6 2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

*4.0

372

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2 . 8

88.6

2.86

176

Nov.

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.2

3.6

1.8

*2^6

3.6

3.6

4.2

8.0

11

7.1

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.3

5.9

5.6

5.3

124.2

4.14

246

Dec.

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.3

11

6.2

6.5

7.4

6.5

6.8

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

*6.5

6.2

5.6

7.1

14

31

556

*611

T53

119

88

70

57

46

39

34

1,971.1

63.6

3,910

Jan.

32

30

*30

29

29

26

25

25

24

23

22

21

21

24

105

*86

53

44

40

36

33

36

37

33

31

29

28

26

25

25

23

1,053

34.0

2,090

Feb.

21

21

21

2O

19

19

16

16

17

17

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

12

IS

12

12

12

12

462

15.9

916

Mar.

12

*12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

15

16

19

21

24

25

28

32

43

56

si

59

52

*51

57

56

53

859

27.7

1,700

Apr.

45

40

36

37

42

52

63

73

85

83

72

63

56

50

48

51

58

65

80

109

139

168

195

225 *T75

170

156

146

150

160

2,892

96.4

5,740

May

175

190

190

203

154

139

126

116

114

103

95

86

80

32

101

139

160

185

206

257

*312

356

385

34S

342

353

301

288

305

344

*336

6,569

212

13,030

June

312

312

362

334

285

278

294

*317

324

356

329

315

298

280

238

224

228

250

248

222

214

222

232

230

*207

205

211

218

211

180

7,936

265

15,740

July

157

138

128

124

118

112

115

117

118

*104

91

81

76

71

70

70

67

67

68

75

66

60

56

56

56

*49

44

42

a39

as 6

a33

2,504

80.8

4,970

Aug.

a30

a28

a25

a23

a£l

a20

*18

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

T2

17

24

22

21

21

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

*17

16

577

18.6

1,140

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

17

16

16

17

26

27

34

34

34

36

34

32

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

588

19.6

1,170

Calendar year 1955: Max 611 Min 1.8 Mean 34.7 Ac-ft 25,140

Water year 1955-56: Max 611 Mln 1.8 Mean 70.0 Ac-ft 50,820

Peak discharge (base. 190 efs). Dec. 25 (5 a.m.) 1.520 efs (6.09 ft); Jan. 15 (5 p.m.) 221 cfs 

(2.57 ftj; May 4 (12:30 a.m.) 268 cfs (2.77 ft); May 23 (6:30 p.m.) 500 cfs (3.50 f9; June 10 

(5 p.m.) 488 cfs (3.32 ft); July 20 (5 p.m.) 246 cfs (2.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Markleeville Creek above 

Qrover Hot Springs, near Markleeville.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 169

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot Springs, near Markleeville, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°42', long 119 051', in SE^NE^ sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 19 E., 

half a mile upstream from Buck Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 

Markleeville.

Drainage area. 14 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,880-ft (from river prof 

extended). Prior to July 31, 1953, at site 25 ft upstream at datum 0.05

Average discharge. 10 years, 28.8 cfs (20,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 900 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 7.3 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement o 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Nov. 12.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8. 

rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 20, 23, Sept. 1-5, Oct. 13-16, 1949.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height,, in feet, and dischar,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

1.5 

2.5 

4.0 

8.0

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

14

21

38

65

130

202

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.1

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

79

145

291

488

773

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

Z9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

TF

.7

.6

.6

19.2

0.62

38

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

TS

1.0

*1.0

.9

1.1

1.5

2.6

6.2

4.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

41.5

1.38

82

Dec.

1.7

1.5

1.4

T74

1.7

6.0

3.4

2.8

3.1

2.6

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

*2.3

2.3

2.5

11

14

13

190

*535

176

108

106

71

*55

48

42

39

1,455.2

46.9

2,890

. Jan.

35

32

30

29

27

25

24

23

22

21

21

2020"

22

58

63

*4?

47

39

34

32

34

35

30

31

29

27

25

24

22

21

951

30.7

1,890

Feb.

20" 20

20

19

19

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

432

14.9

857

Mar.

11

*12

12

11

11

11

10

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

15

17

19

22

25

30

40

47

47

40

39

43

46 

42

663

21.4

1,320

Apr.

36

32

29

*29

32

39

49

57

68

75

62

53

47

43

40

41

45

47

53

84

102

114

130

152

152

131

109

98

101

115

2,165

72.2

4,290

May

132

148

*1SO

220

170

153

138

128

130

113

105

97

89

88

102

*122

132

139

159

213

280

*326

340" 375

290

*296

258

*224

234

256 

262

5,899

190

11,700

June

249'

249

'SSo" £84

198

191

198

*213

208

225

202

193

187

180

158

145

141

144

*138

118

114

118

121

119

*109

109

109

109

105

91

4,975

166

9,870

July

80

7T

65

62

59

54

54

53

55

*49

43

38

35

34

33

33

33

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

28

25

*23

22

20

18

li

1,203

38.8

2,J90

Calendar year 1955: Max 535 Min 0.3 Mean 22.2 Ac-ft 16,050

Water year 1955-56: Max 535 Min 0.5 Mean 49.4 Ac-ft 35,860

Peak discharge (base, 175 cfs). Dec. 23 (5 to 6 a.m.) 900 cfs (7.36 ft); May 3 (1

267 cfs (4.73 ft); May 23 18 p.m.) 523 cfs (e.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Aug.

15

13

12

12

11

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

*2.8 

2 . 6

206.5

6.66

410

Sept.

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.4

3^0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8-

1.7

zTT

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

61,8

2.06

123

30 p.m.)

on right bank 

niles west of

le map, 

ft higher.

ft), from 

peak flow;

9 ft), from 

of peak flow;
170 CARSON RIVER BASIN

East Pork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.

Location. lat 38°51'30", long 119°41'50", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 N. , R. 20 E., on left 

bank 2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 3 miles downstream from Leviathan Creek, and 

7 miles southeast of Gardnerville.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1890 to December 1893, October 1900 to December 1906, March 

19U8 to December 1910, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 1929, October 

1935 to December 1937, May 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,985.11 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 19, 1939, staff gages at several sites within 

2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 29 years (1890-93, 1901-3, 1908-10, 1925-28, 1935-37, 1939-56), 

405 cfs (S937200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 11.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 9.66 and 11.88 ft; minimum daily, 40 cfs Nov. 15.

1890-93, 1900-1906, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-29, 1935-37, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 

that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum observed, 8 cfs Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

Remarks. Records good. Station is above all diversions in Carson Valley. Diversions 

for irrigation above station. Plow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs 

(total capacity, about 5,000 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1060: Drainage area. WSP 1214: 1938(M), 1942-43(M), 

iy45(M) .

Hating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 3O

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

38

108

238

420

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,060

1,950

4,320

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

102

222

430

1,080

4.0 1,940

6.0 4,410

8.0 7,970

10.0 12,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

48

47

46

44

44

46

46

46

44

42

44

48

48

47

50

53

50

48

*50

55

53

50

50

50

50

50

53

52

55

55

53

1,517

48.9

3,010

Nov.

50

48

52

52

53

55

53

52

52

52

50

48

41

42

40

52

62

60

81

94

*130

77

63

65

67

75

72

72

74

70

1,854

61.8

3,680

Dec.

75

65

58

63

60

165

129

98

121

102

92

90

88

86

84

84

83

85

243

308

246

3,610

*12.200

2,970

1,520

1,640

*1,140

884

751

618

582

28,340

914

56,210

Jan.

522

480

445

421

416

389

375

344

*349

340

336

332

337

391

1,160

1,550

806

*662

588

552

498

504

725

504

570

552

455

440

398

389

358

15,968

515

31,670

Feb.

332 3~06

319

319

315

302

*278

278

262

266

262

266

270

266

254

236

240

247

229

Z33

229

236

258

233

218

218

212

212

215

7,511

259

14,900

Mar.

21Z

222

236

240

240

Z08

208

233

251

258

274

218

233

251

Z36

*266

306

33Z

375

380

416

460

516

630

692

706

630

588

624

666

642

11,749

379

23 , 300

Apr.

576

516

465

450

465

510

600

673

744

860

764

692

*648

600

570

582

612

666

660

811

965

,050

,210

,360

,590

,210

,020

909

902

979

23,459

782

46,530

May

,060

,180

,290

,910

,330

,190

,080

986

1,050

930

874

811

751

706

*777

972

1,120

1,180

1,280

1,450

1,890

2,320

2,600

*2,700

2,400

2,360

2,330

1,890

1,950

2,040

2 200

46,607

1,503

92,440

June

2,050

2,010

2,220

2,240

1,740

1,600

1,680

1,810

1,950

2,120

2,100

1,960

1,900

1,830

1,600

1,410

*1,390

1,480

1,600

1,430

1,360

1,370

1,460

1,470

1,390

1.550

1,410

1,410

1,480

1,330

50,130

1,671

99,430

July

1.150

1,040

958

930

895

860

853

860

*860

818

758

699

642

606

588

588

582

570

654

770

732

624

606

594

576

624

*534

455

425

380

349

21,580

696

42,800

Aug.

323

298

28Z

270

258

247

229

222

222

215

208

198

194

187

177

174

171

174

194

*212

194

198

190

177

177

181

177

181

187

184

171

6,472

209

12,840

Sept.

168

187

187

187

198

190

177

155

147

184

174

168

165

165

155

152

149

144

152

174

144

127

117

112

110

107

112

114

110

107

4,538

151

9,000

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,200 Min 35 Mean 292 Ac-ft 211,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,200 Mln 40 Mean 600 Ac-ft 435,800
CARSON RIVER BASIN 173

West Pork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.

Location. Lab 38°46'00", long 119 0 50'00", in SE^Sw£ sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 19 E. , on left 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 0.8 mile west of Woodfords, 

and 3-f miles downstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 66 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-1] (fragmentary), October 1938 to

September 1956. April 1890 to March 1892 and June 1907 to September 1920 (except portions of 1910-11) at site 0.7 mile downstream; records not equivalent due to diversions for irrigation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,760 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at about the same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1901-3, 1905-6, 1939-56), 115 cfs (83,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,810 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 8.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.35 and 8.86 ft; minimum,11 cfs Nov. 12.

1900-1907, 1910-11, 1938-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec 23, 1955; minimum 

(1900-1907, 1938-56), 8.2 cfs Nov. 30, 1954.

Flood of Dec. 11, 1937, reached a stage of 9.0 ft (present datum), from floodrnarks 

(discharge, 3,500 cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks.--Records good. One small diversion for irrigation above station, 

regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-f

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.6

1.2 

1.6

13

20

30

58

102

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

160

252

380

760

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

55

84

136

227

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

e.o

362

790

1,520

2,540

3,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

T8

17

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

*16

16

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

515

16.6

1,020

Nov.

16

16

16

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

18

19

18

22

29

55

*34

21

21

20

22

22

21

20

21

20

594

19.8

1,180

Dec.

18

20

21

19

21

37

32

29

29

26

25

24

23

24

23

23

23

22

21

29

43

*754

*2,920

599

349

278

210

198

*182

166

156

6,344

205

12,580

Jan.

142

130

119

114

107

109

102

89

*98

101

100

97

96

106

199

*348

27T

197

163

150

136

140

168

142

129

102

96

114

112

108

103

4,188

135

8,310

Feb.

96

94

92

91

89

85

82

81

78

77

78

78

76

74

72

71

70

71

66

55

58

71

64

68

64

65

66

65

65

2,162

74.6

4,290

Mar.

64

65

67

67

60

58

69

67

68

68

66

63

63

64

62

*65

70

74

80

79

88

96

HE

142

168

179

158

156

177

194

182

2,991

96.5

5,930

Apr.

153

135

125

T26

146

175

212

238

283

316

260

208

182

168

160

163

188

214

278

356

406

434

482

548

*516

440

340

319

359

412

8,342

278

16,550

May

451

479

532

700

476

420

369

334

385

316

302

270

245

258

316

392

440

476

520

610

*720

814

898

880

730

685

590

590

610

615

600

16,023

517

31,780

June

535

568

595

572

496

465

476

493

516

532

524

493

479

486

426

356

346

365

398

346

*331

331

346

350

328

311

328

334

331

297_

12,804

427

25,400

July

262

236

216

208

*200

194

190

196

200

194

175

161

151

144

142

144

144

144

148

173

192

151

168

168

170

177

*140

125

115

103

95

5,226

169

10,370

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,920 Mln 12 Mean 83.9 Ac-ft 60,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,920 Mln 15 Mean 171 Ac-ft 124,400

Peak discnarge (base, 500 cfs). --Dec. 23 (5:45 a.m.) 4.810 cfs (8.86 ft): Acr. 24 (

685 cfs (4.78 ft); May 4 (3:30 a.m.) 856 cfs (5.08 ft); May 23 (10:30 p.m.) 1,210 cfi

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Aug.

88

83

78

74

70

66

64

62

*61

59

57

57

55

58

88

94

108

103

71

56

50

45

50

51

*48

44

59

77

94

78

66

2,114

68.2

4, 190

Sept.

43

38

34

*36

47

50

50

50

50

60

73

68

66

62

59

50

37

35

40

53

44

38

36

34

34

33

34

37

50

48

1,389

46.3

2,760

8p.m.)

(5.60 ft).

low slightly
172- CARSON RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.

Location.--lat 39°07', long 119°49' in sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 19 E., on left bank 

3 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southwest of Carson City.

Drainage area. IS sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from 

river-profile map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 6.43 cfs (4,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 117 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 2.03 ft); 

minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 1.0 cfs 

Aug. 4, 5, 6, 20, 1949.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for"some water years have been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated. 

WSP

1180, 1137-H 

1214 

1244

Water 

year

1950 

1951 

1952

'Date

Jan. 22 t 1950 

Dec. 3, 1950 

Apr. 25, 1952

Discharge 

(ofs)

60 

106 

70

Gage height 

(feet)

1.58 

1.95 

1.67

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Four small diversions for irrigation of about 150 acres of hay 

meadows and pasture above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water 

periods in the water years 1950-53, superseding those published in WSP 1180, 

1137-H, 1214, and 1244, are given herewith:

1950 

Nov. 18..........45

19..........28

20..........30

Dec. 3..........60

4..........30

Month

November 1950 ................

Water year 195O-51 .........

Cfs-days

334.6 

472.9 

2,618.8 

2,53O.l

Maximum

45 

60 

60 

60

Minimum

:

Mean

11.2 

15.3 

7.17 

6.93

Runoff In 

acre-feet

664 

938 

5,200 

5,020

Revised peak discharge. --1950-51: Nov. 18 (9:30 p.m.) 73 cfs (l."0 ft); 

Dec. 3 (5:30 p.m.) 106 cfs (1.95 . ft); Jan. . 22 (4:45 a.m.) .. 44 cfs (1.39 ft).

1951-52: Apr. 6 (6 p.m.) 49 cfs (1.45 ft); Apr. 25 (6:30 p.m.) 70 cfs 

(1.67 ft).
CARSON RIVER BASIN 173

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev. Continued

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

effect (gage 

second)

1.4 

2.9 

5.0

11

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

27

53

112

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

66.0

2.13

131

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

4.0

5.3

575

5.3

*4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

98.1

3.27

195

Dec.

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

472

8.0

4.8

*4.4

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

14

12

7.4

40

*78

28

18

18

15

13

*10

9.0 

8.4

349.9

11.3

694

Jan.

8.7

8.4

7.7

7.4

8.0

7.7

6.9

772

7.2

7.2

7.7

7.4

8.4

11

*30

19

14

12

11

10

9.0

15

18

13

12

13

12

12

13

11

blO

344.9

11.1

684

Feb.

10

b9

b9

a9.5

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO*9.7

10

11

12

IT

10

b9

b9.5

b9.5

9.4

9.4

9.7

10

10

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.0

876

278.2

9.59

552

Mar.

10~~ 8.7

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

9.7

9.4

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

*11

11

11

12

12

13

14

1_5

14

13

13

13

13

13

348.6

11.2

691

Apr.

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

15

15

*15

15

15

13

12

12

13

373

12.4

740

May

13

13

14

22

16

15

15

13

15

13

13

13

12

11

12

*12

13

14

15

15

16

15

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

435

14.0

863

June

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.0

8.7

8.0

8.0

7.2

*6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

239.9

8.00

476

July

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

4.6

*476

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

123.6

3.99

245

Aug.

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

*3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

278

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

96.1

3.10

191

Sept.

2.9

2.3

2.B

2.B

2.8

2.8

2.6

276

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

E.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

84.9

2. 83

168

Calendar year 1955: Max 78 Mln 1.7 Mean 4.34 Ac-ft 3,140

Water year 1955-56: Max 78 Mln 1.8 Mean 7.75 Ac-ft 5,630

Peak discharge (base. 15 cfs).--Dec. 19 (3 to 8 p.m.) 17 jfs (0.73 ft)j Dec. 23 (5:30 p.m.) 

117 cfs (2.03 ft); Dec. 26 (7 p.m.) 25 cfs (o.95 ft); Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 68 cfs (1.64 ft); Jan. 22 

(8 p.m.) 32 cfs (1.09 ft); Jan. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 18 cfs (0.72 ft); Mar. 3 (5 p.m.) 16 cfs (0.67 ft); 

May 4 (3:30 a.m.) 29 cfs (l.OS ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
174 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°06'30", long 119°42'30", In NWir sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 20 E., on left 

bank 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2-J- miles upstream from bridge on road to 

Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City. Prior to Dec. 24, 1955, on right 

bank.

Drainage area. 876 sq ml.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,621.48 ft 

of 1929.

bove mean sea level, datum

Average discharge. 17 years, 420 cfs (304,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 15.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above |6,POO cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.40 and 15.0 ft, computation of flow over dam at gage height 11.40 ft, and 

float measurement at gage height 9.60 ft; minimum daily, 21 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 24, 1955; minimum daily, 4 cfs Aug. 17, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

and those above 6,000 cfs, which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs on tributaries.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.1 

.3

20 

29 

50 

10O

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.O

2O8

410

1,000

1,910

6.O 

8.0 

10.0 

13.0

4,220

7,220

11,500

21,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

ZT

29

28

24

23

22

28

26

25

26

26

28

30

26

26

31

35

36

34

35

37

38

38

39

39

38

38

44

44

41

976

31.5

1,940

Nov.

44

44

*44

44

48

49

51

51

52

53

52

52

51

51

53

59

73

78

80

84

96

~92 117

82

78

82

86

84

82

82

1,994

66.5

3,960

Dec.

86

91

88

82

81

108

176

*159

142

142

132

128

136

132

132

130

126

125

184

474

454

892

*6,960

»20,400

6,380

4,500

*3,470

2,560

1,710

*1,160

1,000

52,340

1,688

103,800

Jan.

930

930

930

930

860

800

740

*680

620

680

680

680

620

620

858

1,860

1,740

1,270

*1,000

860

800

80O

930

930

860

1,000

1,000

930

860

b860

bSOO

28,058

905

55,650

Feb.

b74O

b68O

b600

b565

b540

510

510

510

460

460

460

460

510

565

510

46O

565

510

410

460

*460

460

510

460

410

410

360

410

360

14,325

494

28,410

Mar.

360

360

410

410

360

360

360

360

41O

410

410

410

360

375

375

370

400

*450

480

516

532

587

626

728

a760

a760

a725

a700

a680

a750

aSOQ

15,594

503

30,930

Apr.

a800

764

674

626

582

598

710

740

a790

a820

a960

a900

a8 10

a730

a680

a660

a670

a700

a760

a870

a ,000

a ,200

a ,4oo

* ,690

.780

,760

,530

,210

,090

,100

28,604

953

56,740

May

,180

,250

,380

,740

,140

,920

,630

,380

,300

,380

1,220

1,100

1,030

951

902

958

1,140

*1,280

1,460

1,540

1,740

*2,030

2,430

2,890

5,150

3,000

2,930

2,850

2,480

2 , 380

2,480

55,241

1,782

109,600

June

2,650

2,590

2,470

2,620

2,620

2,180

1,940

1,950

2,040

2,200

2,400

*2,33O

2,180

2,050

2,050

1,890

1,650

1,610

1,680

1,650

1,530

1,510

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,450

1.580

1,400

1,400

1,390

57,510

1,910

113,700

July

1,200

1,020

*909

776

764

734

728

692

704

680

620

560

538

465

400

575

553

275

217

574

598

652

614

587

552

495

570

485

342

*268

236

17,723

572

35,150

Aug.

146" 189

136

123

123

142

169

140

130

92

86

67

a65

a6O

a56

a60

66

65

94

103

103

82

77

81

76

62

60

57

*54

57

58

2,879

92.9

5,710

Sept.

52

61

60

62

84

75

70

57

58

66

62

67

66

68

65

67

75

75

59

68

84

86

92

102

98

92

88

96

91

10J3

2,254

75.1

4,470

Calendar year 1955: Max 20,400 Mln 8.8 Mean 315 Ac-ft 228,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 20,400 Mln 21 Mean 758 Ac-ft 550,100

e (base, 1,600 efa). . Dec. . 24 (4 to 6 a.m.) .. 30,000 , cfs (15.0 . ft); Jan. 16 (6 p.m.)

ft); Apr. 25 (6:30 p.m.) 1,870 cfs (5.96 ft); May 5 (ll:3o a 

.) 5.22O cfs (5.20 ft).

ft); 

.m.) 2.

. .. 

2OO cfs (4.27 ft):

Peak discharge 

2.230 cfa (4.3 ft) 

May 25 (6:50 a.m.) . . .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, trend of flow, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 175

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.

Location. La t 39°17', long 119 0 18', in Sfi£ sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 24 E., 2 miles west of 

Port Churchill and 6 miles east of Clifton.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1911 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,216.34 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Truckee-Carson Irrigation District). Prior to Apr. 25, 1924, staff gage at site 

7f miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 25, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1933, water-stage 

recorder at site 8 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 372 cfs (269,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,680 cfs Dec. 26; no flow Oct. 1 to

1911-56: Maximum daily discharge, that of Dec. 26, 1955; no flow during some periods in nearly every year since 1923.

Remarks.--Several diversions for irrigation above station, including diversions for irrigation of 720 acres between present site and site used prior to Jan. 1, 1934. Practically entire flow is diverted during late irrigation season.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septernbe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

18

20

28

28

30

31

26

34

40

51

57

60

75

63

40

30

25

37

69

72

75

928

30.9

1,840

Dec.

60

63

66

69

72

72

78

137

155

140

137

134

128

134

131

131

125

125

128

183

397

406

1,520

4,000

9,150

9,680

5,000

3,500

2,500

1,500

1,200

41,121

1,326

81,560

Jan.

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

900

800

669

665

631

761

619

614

677

823

900

1,000

1,470

1,500

1,140

855

900

950

,000

,000

,050

,050

,000

900

670

800

28,344

914

56,220

Feb.

699

717

722

645

600

550

550

550

550

500

500

500

500

550

600

550

500

550

500

500

500

500

500

550

500

450

450

420

430

15,633

539

31,010

Mar.

450

400

400

450

450

400

400

400

400

450

450

450

450

400

400

400

400

480

520

550

600

650

700

750

800

800

800

750

720

720

800

16,790

542

33 , 300

Apr.

850

850

800

750

680

680

720

760

850

950

1,000

1,000

900

850

800

750

750

802

877

981

,120

,320

,500

,700

,860

,990

,870

,560

: ,320

,190

32,030

1,068

63,530

May

1,260

1,310

1,390

1,560

2,050

2,260

1,990

1,710

1,500

1,510

1,450

1,300

1,180

1,180

958

935

1,030

1,260

1,440

1,600

1,680

1,960

2,200

2,540

2,870

2,960

2,900

2,870

2,710

2,440

2, 380

56,283

1,816

111,600

June

2,460

2.540

2,460

2,380

2,540

2,390

2,140

2,050

2,070

2,140

2,220

2,340

2,270

2,130

2,150

2,130

1,960

1,760

1,700

1,730

1,670

1,560

1,510

1,490

1,460

1,500

1,440

1,370

1,330

1,300

58,190

1,940

115,400

July

1,501

1,221

1,091

93!

80i

69(

63:

59.

57:

54:

521

47!

43!

38

38

36:

33:

30J

28

27

24

24

35

39

39

37

36

33

34

32

28

15,79

51

31,34

Calendar year 1955; Max 9,680 Mln 0 Mean 259 Ac-ft 187,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,680 Mln o Mean 735 Ac-ft 533,300

 1956

Aug.

246

222

201

183

164

161

134

125

113

107

101

98

92

88

84

81

75

66

46

30

48

37

37

37

33

30

30

26

25

22

17

2,759

89.0

5,470

Sept.

20

17

16

14

14

14

20

20

22

22

19

16

14

13

10

10

14

14

16

30

37

37

48

63

78

78

92

92

92

92

1,044

34.8

2,070
176 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev.

Location. lat 41°15', long 115°17', in NE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 39 N., R. 59 E., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from Hot Springs Creek, 7 miles north of Cross Ranch and 

13 miles north of Deeth.

Drainage area. 415 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956. Published as "below Hot Springs 

Creek, near Deeth" prior to October 1950.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 3, 1950, at site l£ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 61.0 cfs (44,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 610 cfs May 26 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 16.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.57 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 1950, Aug. 27, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect .(, 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 

Aug. 2 to Sept. 30)

0.1

.5

1.6 

3.4 

5.8

0.7

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

13 2.5

3.0

186

263

412

592

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.e

.6

.9

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.6

1.9

3.1 

3.1

29.1

0.94

58

NOV.

2.1

2T

2.3

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

4.1

4.3 *4.5

4.3

4.3

104.4

3.48

207

Dec.

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.3.

4.3

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.6

7.2

7.5

7.8

8.2

8.9

8.5

9.7

9.3

13

30

44

75

65

57

b44

b41

b32

b38

564.9

18.3

1,120

Jan.

b28

b27

b27

b25

36

b27

b25

b23

b20

22

24

39

31

33

49

61

68

70

68

54

58

56

59

53

*41

b41

b43

b43

b43

b41

b37

1,252

40.4

2,480

Feb.

b34

30

29

31

34

33

34

34

32

29

30

30

29

b30

b30

b31

b28

b25

b35

M

b25

b26

26

b28

b29

b28

28

b30

b30

852

39.4

1,690

Mar.

b31

29

33

36

38

38

b36

36

38

41

38

38

*39

37

39

35

40

56

93

121

135

144

146

173

214

*253

266

244

218

203

204

3,091

99.7

6,130

Apr.

215

206

186

165

155

165

161

164

176

*196

327

265

256

241

232

220

240

268

256

266

294

332

361

378

384

*370

333

335

307

284

7,627

254

15,130

May

249

220

221

235

261

293

291

285

272

265

270

243

216

199

178

159

153

*166

200

248

300

338

362

400

489

580

563

491

433

359 

*302

9,241

298

18,330

June

278

285

280

261

238

236

2OO

171

152

140

132

121

112

101

107

116

101

*87

74

66

66

62

56

51

44

40

37

30

24

11

3,677

123

7,290

July

19

20

*20

19

18

17

14

13

12

11

10

8.9

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a2.5 

ag ,5

262.6

8.47

521

Aug.

a2.O *TTe

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

~.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.9

.9 

1.0

29.8

0.96

59

Sept.

aO.8

a. 6

a. 5

*.4

T5

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.3

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

TTe

33.7

1.12

67

Calendar year 1955: Max 185 Mln 0.2 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 19,620

Water year 1955-56: Max 580 Mln 0.4 Mean 73.1 Ac-ft 53,080

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Mar. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 268 cfs (3.00 ft); Apr. 25 (7 p.m.) 390 cfs 

(3.67 ft); May 26 (10 p.m.) 610 cfs (4.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 177

Lamoille Creek near'Lamoille, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'30", long 115°28'30", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 32 N., R. 58 E., on left 

bank at Lamoille Creek bridge at mouth of canyon, 300 ft downstream from ElkoLamoille power-plant and 3 miles south of Lamoille.

Drainage area. 25 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1915 to June 1923, October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,240 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gages at various sites nearby at different daturas.

Average discharge. 19 years (1915-16, 1917-22, 1943-56), 43.1 cfs (31,200 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 447 cfs May 24; minimum, 1.2 cfs Nov. 12. 

1915-23, 1943-56: Maximum discharge recorded, 588 cfs July 6, 1950, but may have 

been exceeded by that of June 1917 when gage washed out; minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 24, 

1918, Dec. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records include flow of McDermott Ditch, which diverts about 

200 ft upstream from gage. Elko-Lamoille powerplant diverts about 6 miles upstream 

but flow is returned to channel at powerplant 300 ft upstream from station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.2 

.2 

.2

.0

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.2

 4

.4

.7

 V

.7

.7

.4

.4

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

131.8

4.26

261

Nov.

3.8 3~8 

3.4

*3.2

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.6

2.8

3.2 ~|

> b3.2

|

J

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

2.8

b2.8

3.2

b3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

*3.2

3.2

98.8

3.29

196

Dec.

3.6 

3.6

3.6 *|

I b3.2

j

j

J

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

7.1

15

T4

12

11

11

9.3

8.6

8.6

'

176.6

5.70

350

Jan.

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.6

7.6

6.6

7 .3

6.9

*7.6

7.3

7.6

8.0

7.6

8.0

10

12

To

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

b8.3

b8.3

8.0

bS.O

bS.O 

aS.O

259.9

8.38

516

Feb.

> a7.6

*7.3

> a7

> a6

199.1

6.87

395

Mar.

p. a6

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

7.3

7.3

7.6

8.3

9.3

11

11

13

12

12

12

13 

13

247.4

7.98

491

Apr.

13 

13 

14

15

16

16

17

17

*18

20

22

21

22

22

22

23

23

24

26

29

34

44

54

62

62

67

65

62

60

59

962

321

1,910

May

*57 

60 

70

82

79

82

83

83

87

85

84

79

75

72

72

78

91

114

161

212

249

*320

368

411

377

349

338

296

272

303 

334

5,423

175

10,760

June

326 

325 

344

.*342

302

269

273

297

319

330

326

318

320

305

291

220

188

181

*206

214

194

202

229

253

246

245

247

254

256

226

8,048

268

15,960

July

199

178 

164

161

157

155

155

154

149

146

136

*125

107

96

90

87

84

81

78

78

79

79

*68

70

65

60

58

62

57

49 

45

3,272

106

6,490

Calendar year 1955: Max 275 Mln - Mean 25.3 Ac-ft 18,280

Water year 1955-56: Max 411 Mln 2.8 Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,880

Peak discharge (base, 310 cfs). --May 24 (6:30 p.m.) 447 cfs.

Aug.

41 

35

32

28

27

26

24

23

21

*21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

IP569

18.4

1,130

Sept.

9.8 

9.4 

9.0

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.1

*6.8

6.7

6.4

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.4

7.1

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.3

5.7

6.1

6.0

5.7

5.7

214.6

7.15 42'6

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

treams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
178 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°11' , long 115°29', in SE^ sec. 13, T. 38 N., R. 57 E. , on right bank 

16 miles north of Halleck and 26 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1913 to September 1921, October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,368 ft above mean sea level (Geological 

Survey planetable benchmark). November 1913 to September 1921 at site a quarter of 

a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1914-19, 1943-56), 70.3 cfs (50,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 8.39 ft); 

minimum, 2.0 cfs July 20, 21.

1913-21, 1943-56: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 

9.63 ft); minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 20-28, Sept. 30, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21-27, May 25 to 

June ±, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

(gage

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar 21 to Sept. 30

1.5 3.7

1.6 6.1

1.7 9.4

2.0 24

2.5 58

5.0 107

4.0 241

5.0 398

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.3

2.0

9.0

20

50

101

4.0 203

5.0 395

6.O 635

8.0 1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.9

579

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

*8.

8.

8.

b8 . 8

227.7

7.35

452

Nov.

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

9.8

9.1

9.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

11

9.8

blO

b!2

12

*11

12

12

311.8

10.4

618

Dec.

> bit

> b!6

bis

19

29

77

75

69

b60

b53

b46

b40

b35

821

26.5

1,630

Jan.

b32

b32

b32

b32

b32

b33

b31

b28

b25

b27

28

30

33

35

44

188

272

199

189

*146

118

105

107

91

b70

b70

b70

b70

b70

b68

b62

2,370

76.5

4,700

Feb.

b55

b50

b48

b52

b56

b54

b56

b56

b54

b48

b50

b50

b48

b50

b50

b52

b45

b40

b40

b40

b40

b42

b43

b45

b47

b45

a45

a45

44

1,390

47.9

2,760

Mar.

45

50

62

66

111

60

b82

b65

a64

a64

a64

a64

*a64

57

53

52

124

254

337

382

525

558

745

*920

1,060

*986

673

408

342

388

413

9,178

296

18,200

Apr.

342

259

203

200

241

232

222

234

227

*242

264

259

271

277

281

279

279

260

260

262

269

271

275

284

286

290

290

307

290

248

7,904

263

15,680

May

212

187

173

171

185

212

228

*264

286

315

286

262

218

185

159

140

120

110

113

124

142

176

210

244

367

491

442

380

402

317

7,378

238

14,630

June

206

185

193

197

187

189

195

177

147

122

111

105

102

105

127

152

177

*153

123

110

100

110

102

80

67

61

55

49

44

44

3,775

126

7,490

July

40

33

*31

33

33

33

33

31

28

27

24

20

18

16

14

12

9.5

5.8

4.1

3.2

2.6

279

4.4

8.2

9.5

8.6

8.2

8.2

130

38 

32

701.2

22.6

1,390

Aug.

*20" 25

17

15

15

15

13

12

10

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.0

7.4

6.6

5.4

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.0 

6 . 6

284.7

9.18

565

Sept.

7.0

7.0

6.2

*676

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

230.8

7.69

458

Calendar year 1955: Max 77 Min 2.3 Mean 14.5 Ac-ft 10,460

Water year 1955-56: Max 1/060 Min 2.6 Mean 94.5 Ac-ft 68,570

Peak discharge (base, 170 cfs).--Jan. 17 (1:30 p.m.) 301 cfs (4.38 ft): Mar. 26 (12:30 a.m.) 

1,200 cfs (8.39 ftj; May 10 (1 p.m.) 323 cfs (4.67 ft); May 26 (5:30 p.m.) 503 cfs (5.57 ft); 

June 17 (11 a.m.) 184 cfs (3.86 ft); July 29 (4 a.m.) 449 cfs (5.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 179

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°56', long 115°38', in SEijNWij sec. 11, T. 35 N. , R. 56 E., on right 

Bank 1 mile southwest of Ryndon, 5 miles downstream from North Fork, and 10 miles 

northeast of Elko.

Records available.--June 1895 to October 1902, October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,142.32 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. June 1895 to October 1902, staff gage at site 11 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1897-1902, 1944-56), 229 cfs (165,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs May 30 (gage height 7 55 ft)- minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1.

1895-1902, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

9.60 ft); no flow for several days in August and September 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, Jan. 15-27, July 7-16)

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.4 

1.5 

3.7 

7.2

1.4 28

1.7 60

2.0 102

2.5 193

3.0 317

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

635

1,000

1,400

1,900

2,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.1

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.5

.5

.3

.5

.3

.3

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

. 6

56.2

1.17

72

Nov.

1.5

.5

.5

* .6

.6

.6

.6

2.9

e3

e6

e6

e6

e?

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.O

5.7

4.6

4.3

4.6

6.8

*6.4

6.0

7.2

108.9

3.63

216

Dec.

9.5

7.6

6.4

6.8

7.2

13

4.6

6.0

5.0

5.0

6.4

6.8

6.4

7.2

6.4

6.4

7.2

10

13

14

20

36

63

79

70

155

162

140

170

142

125

1,314.9

42.4

2,610

Jan.

118

98

107

102

83

86

90

77

80

65

70

83

104

139

185

252

348

414

405

402

360

345

363

345

325

*277

*254

b240

b230

b220 

bElO

6,477

209

12,850

Feb.

b200

b!90

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!55

b!50

b!40

b!35

b!30

b!25

121

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!20

b!20

bllS

bllO

bl!5

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!25

b!25

128

130

135

137

3,951

136

7,840

Mar.

146

153

197

239

269

295

262

277

285

381

429

381

337

301

*274

277

320

453

576

735

900

976

948

*1,040

1,170

1,350

1,560

1,120

880

808 

805

17,944

579

35,590

Apr.

822

763

686

641

628

628

593

544

534

526

*548

593

607

635

650

659

659

656

628

593

590

593

600

590

593

596

614

668

728

756

18,921

631

37,530

May

710

635

572

522

486

495

550

*534

562

618

668

704

721

690

624

548

474

420

372

551

357

423

537

707

1,110

1,390

1,900

1,970

2,100

2,120 

*1.850

25,701

829

50,980

June

,540

,390

,390

,370

,320

,280

,260

,200

,080

980

*924

892

864

833

848

936

1,060

1,070

900

742

650

607

576

548

498

444

429

*417

396

565

26,807

894

53,170

July

34E

31^

28C

24f

211

19;

181

17i

17(

16(

15<

*13'

12.

IK

9(

81

7-

6f

e:

5.

51

5: 4 1

* 

4:

4:

3i

3-

3:

3.

3,71'

12>

7,37'

Calendar year 1955: Max 408 Min 0.4 Mean 46.2 Ac-ft 33,460

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,120 Min 0.7 Mean 287 Ac-ft 208,700

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). --Mar. 27 (3 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (6. 09 ft); May 30 (5:

1956

Aug.

25

21

*18

15

17

15

11

9.0

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1 3

187.4

6.05

372

Sept.

.3

.3

.2

.3

* .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

_J>

.5

.3

.2

.8

78

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

:. .0

1.0

1.0

1.

1.

1.

J .

1.

3.5.0

1.10

65

0 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated or 

Carlin and Palisade.
180 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°33', long 115°43', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 31 N. , R. 56 E., on right bank 

5A miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles west of Lee.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,315 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 7 years (1949-56), 36.5 cfs (26,420 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge, during year, 422 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minimum, 

I7r~cfs Sept. 6, 7, 9 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1948-56: Maximum discharge 1,210 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 530 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs 

Sept. 5, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1244: 1,949(M). WSP 1344: 1953.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, in cubic-feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3O, Mar. 6 to Apr. 6, June 22-27)

0.8 'O.4

.9 1.3

1.0 2.8

1.1 5.1

1.3 12

1.6 30

2.0 64

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

121

198

410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.6

2.6

3.0

*3.5

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.4

131.4

4.24

261

Nov.

5.4

b5.4

b5.

b5.

5.

5.

5.

b5.

5.

5.

7.

b6.

b6.

*6.

b6.0

b8.0

9.9

12

12

11

10

b8.0

bS.O

bS.O

b7.0

b7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

217.0

7.23

430

Dec.

> *b7.5

> b8

19

43

38

38

37

38

28

23

25

20

469.5

15.1

931

Jan.

bis

16

15

16

15

14

14

13

b!3

IS.

14

17

18

24

40

47

*50

44

41

45

47

48

66

55

43

b40

b35

b30

b27

b26

b25

928

29.9

1,840

Feb.

> a25

> a30

770

26.6

1,530

Mar.

a3O

a35

a40

a 60

*127

98

72

75

90

104

78

68

62

60

57

59

66

80

97

122

*131

128

128

131

135

142

T35

120

111

78

89

2,808

90.6

5,570

Apr.

104

109

98

90

85

80

78

80

88

94

111

132

129

128

112

*104

101

102

102

1OO

107

116

134

147

153

144

170

249

261

*200

3,708

124

7,350

May

167

146

138

141

162

168

158

142

135

138

158

167

136

121

103

88

82

82

100

129

*156

188

225

314

392

*400

347

338

359

284

223

5,887

190

11,680

June

216

225

22T

*209

200

190

168

141

125

120

113

109

98

83

93

148

108

78

64

a58

a50

*46

38

31

29

29

28

28

24

22

3,092

103

6,130

July

21

21

20

19

16

14

13

12

10

8.7

7.3

6.4

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.2

*4.4

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.7

4.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

2.6

276

3.3

3.5

3.0

2.6

237.7

7.67

471

Aug.

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.5

4.2

4.6

T74

4.4

4.0

3.5

2.9

2.0

3.0

*2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

79.6

2.57

158

Sept.

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

T72

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.O

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

*2.8

2.8

3.0

370

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

63.5

2.12

126

Calendar year 1955: Max 100 Min 0.6 Mean 11.4 Ac-ft 8,260

Water year 1955-56: Max 400 Min 1.1 Mean 50.3 Ac-ft 36,480

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfsl. Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 273 cfs (538 ft); May 25 (7 p.m.) 422 cfs 

(3.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby s treams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 161

South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko , Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'05", long 115°48'45", in NW^SWi sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 55 E. , 

1|. miles upstream from Dixie Creek and 10| miles south of Elko.

Records available . December 1948 to September 1956.

Gage.. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,140 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 111 cfs (80,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs May 25 (gage height, 5.26 ft); minimum 2 . 7 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 11, 1954, Sept. 15, 1955.

Remarks . Records good excent those for oeriods of ice effect, which are fa r.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1284: 1952(M).

Discharge, In oublo feet per" second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.1 

sTF

3.3

3.6

3.8

4.0

*3.8

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.4

6.1

7.1

8.0

8.4

8.4

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

11

13

13

13 

14 

14 

14

248.2

8.01

492

Nov.

14 

b!3 

b!4

> b!5

(»)

> b!4

443

14.8

879

Dec.

( )

> b!4

b33

64

126

165

152

129

138

b99 

b80 

b60 

b50

1,376

44.4

2,730

Jan.

f b50

J

|

> b43

I

J

44

44

57

72

89

213

242

*155

118

103

103

103

101

143

124

b95

b80

b70

^> b60

'

2,611

84.2

5,180

Feb.

b60

> b70

1,830

63.1

3,630

Mar.

b70 B9" 

95

135

*190

152

b!20

b97

129

155

129

b95

b82

b80

75

77

89

111

152

210

245

252

273

299

514

310

270

232 

213 

179 

176

5,095

164

10,110

Apr.

204 

*216 

198

179

165

147

147

145

T5T

181

216

262

266

259

232

210

207

207

213

219

232

276

326

347

352

352

441

451 

456 

»378

7,641

255

15,160

May

322

299 

288

307

347

352

352

326

307

310

347

347

310

276

242

223

213

219

276

397

*556

696

910

1,140

1,260

1,240

1,130

 1,020

926 

810 

803

16,551

534

32,830

June

848 

840 

856

910

5TT

*759

650

624

637

650

656

643

637

587

696

670

516

388

347

365

365

331

331

331

343

339

335

326 

*314 

305

16,468

549

32,660

July

284 

256 

223

207

196

184

176

170

162

150

155

122

105

91

87

*78

72

68

66

61

61

60

54

52

48

44

43" 42

49 

45 

46

3,437

111

6,820

Calendar year 1955 : Max 624 Mln 0.8 Mean 51.9 Ac-ft 37,610

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,260 Mln 3.1 Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,800

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Acr. 27 (9 D .m. ) 522 cfs (4.22 ft): Mav 25 (12:30

1956

Aug.

42 

40 

34

30

27

26

25

24

24

*22

21

19

15

14

13

11

11

9.3

9.5

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.0

6.8

6.8

LJl

6.4

7.1 

7.5 

7.5

7.5

507.1

16.4

1,010

Sept.

6.8 

578 

4.6

4. 3

4.3

4,0

3, 8

3.6

375" 3,1

3. 8

3. 8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4,0

4.0

4.0

*4.6

4.6

4.8

4,8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1 

4.8 

5.1

130.5

4.35

259

p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
182 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

South Fork Humbolcit River near Elko, Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°43'25", long 115°49'45", in NEj-NW^- sec. 30, T. 33 N. , R. 55 E., on 

right bank 0.1 mile upstream from head of canyon, 1.7 miles downstream from highway 

bridge, 8.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Elko. Prior to 

Oct. 13, 1955, at site 900 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 1,150 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--August 1896 to September 1922, October 1923 to September 1932, October 1936 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,100 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Ifo November 1913, staff gages at several sites about 1 mile upstream at various daturas. 

November 1913 to February 1927, water-stage recorder near present site at different 

datum. March 1927 to September 1932, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different 

datum. October 1932 to Oct. 12, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 900 ft upstream at 

datum 1.97 ft higher.

Average discharge.--48 years (1896-1903, 1904-9, 1910-18, 1923-26, 1927-32, 1936-56), 

128 cfs (92,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs May 26 (gage height, 5.42 ft): minimum, 

CHTTfs Sept. 10.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-56: Maximum daily discharge, 2,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1914; maximum gage height observed, 12.0 ft Jan. 26, 1914 (affected by ice Jam) (revised); no 

flow Aug. 10 to Oct. 24, 1954.

Remarks. Records go:d except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Station is below all 

diversions except those of Hunter & Banks ranch 3 miles downstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1090: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-12 Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.0

4.2 

7.9

2.3

2.6 

3.0

4.7 

5.4

810

1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

*2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.2

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.3

673

99.1

3.20

197

Nov.

5.9

5.8

679

7.5

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.7

9.7

12

9.4

a9 . 0

a9.0

aS.O

alO

*all

> t)13

319.3

10 . fi

633

Dec.

b!3

b!3

> a!3

(*)

> b!3

b35

68

176

140

124

111

128

75

a60

b50

b40

1,267

40.9

2,510

Jan.

1

> b40

> b33

54

43

51

69

a260

a3DO

*a204

al60

I al35

a!32

a!85

a!52

al!2

a91

a76

a60

2,872

92.6

5, 700

Feb.

> aGO

> a70

------

1,830

63.1

3,630

Mar.

a70

*a90

alOO

a!45

a205

a!65

a!30

alOS

 148

167

144

b!04

b95

b91

b90

98

122

165

226

267

291

303

*316

348

3E2

342

300

267

248

219

209

5,925

191

11,750

Apr.

219

221

211

197

187

169

T71

171

178

192

211

245

256

259

245

229

221

226

234

*242

256

288

329

345

348

348

382

484

488

426

7,978

266

15,820

May

368

335

329

342

386

390

393

368

*345

348

390

386

339

297

256

232

216

216

270

393

547

*682

846

996

1,140

*1,230

1,130

1,040

954

840

788

16,792

542

33,310

June

810

834

858

870

852

755

652

624

638

662

*677

667

652

592

672

687

538

418

365

368

368

332

332

332

345

345

*339

326

303

291

16,504

550

32,740

July

276

248

211

190

178

161

148

144

132

122

113

102

90

79

78

*75

68

64

60

57

57

57

51

48

45

42

41

40

46

44

44

3,111

100

6,170

Aug.

41

36

*33

29

26

24

23

22

20

19

17

15

13

11

9.7

7.9

7.1

5.9

5.2

5.2

4.8

3.9

3.9

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.5

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.7

407.6

13.1

808

Sept.

3.2

2.5

1.5

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

37.3

1.24

74

Calendar year 1955: Max 627 Min o.l Mean 48.1 Ac-ft 34.8OO

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,230 Min 0.6 Mean 156 Ac-ft 113, 3OO

Peak discharge (base, 410 cfa).--Apr. 29 (12:30 a.m.) 530 cfs (4.14 ft); May 26 (12 m.) 1,270 cfs 

(5.42 ft J.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for stations Dn nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 183

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.

Location. lat 40°43'40", long 116°00'30", in sec. 21, T. 33 N. , R. 53 E. , on right bank 

4i miles southwest of Moleen, 5 miles upstream from Susie Creek, 65 miles east of 

Carlin, and 15 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area. 4,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,931.91 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

flevada State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 13 years, 344 cfs (249,000 a.cre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs May 29 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 9, 10.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 5,220 cfs May 1, 1952 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 10, 1954, Oct. 11, 1955.

High water of February 1943 reached a stage of 9.8 ft (discharge, 5,900 cfs, by 

slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice cue^i, \& 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21-24, May 30 to June 16)

0.5 

.6

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

1.0 28

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

62

109

193

337

520

3.5 736

4.0 980

5.0 1,540

6.0 2,220

7.0 3,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.6

5.6

6.4

6.8

5.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.4

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

6.8

7.2

7.2

11

12

14

15

IS.

187.4

6.05

372

Nov.

16

8.0

8.8

14

15

9.5

*9.0

14

14

18

19

19

a!9

a20

a!5

a!4

a21

a21

a23

a27

a27

a2"6 a28

a25

a23

a23

a22

a25

a24

*25

572.3

19.1

1,140

Dec.

28

29

26

b25

1)24

b28

b25

b27

> b30

34

32

36

59

117

113

138

150

161

142

140

170

1,834

59.2

3,640

Jan.

152

150

140

134

132

134

128

122

115

117

117

124

140

163

305

553

520

427

438

520

549

545

5B2

595

545

*430

508

442

360

299

a270

9,806

316

19,450

Feb.

a250

b240

b230

b220

b230

b230

b220

b210

b200

b200

b200

206

208

208

b200

b!60

b!80

b!80

b!60

b!85

b!90

203

218

206

191

206

206

2OO

208

5,945

205

11,790

Mar.

218

248

305

370

420

446

398

424

446

*488

500

500

512

512

469

438

427

461

561

708

851

,000

* ,180

,280

,310

,400

,510

.660

,560

,340

,140

23,082

745

45,780

Apr.

1 , 080

1,080

1,080

1,000

920

846

797

783

760

741

760

797

826

865

841

831

*836

836

841

831

812

807

821

851

865

865

915

1,060

1,150

1,100

26,577

886

52,710

May

1,060

1,040

995

945

940

915

890

875

860

885

945

970

975

*975

a900

a850

a780

736

699

695

797

920

1,040

1,280

1,580

1,760

2,030

*2,430

2,920

2,920

2, 880

38,487

1,242

76,340

June

2,840

2,600

2,340

2,210

2.E10

2,160

2,020

1,900

*1,860

1,810

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,470

1,490

1,530

1,440

1,350

1,330

1,400

1,340

*1,150

1,010

920

860

821

774

708

672

633

45,728

1,524

90,700

July

607

*557

504

465

427

380

344

321

299

280

265

245

218

200

182

170

*150

136

128

120

109

102

94

87

86

81

79

75

72

69

61

6,913

223

13,710

Aug.

*57

53

57

53

48

46

44

40

38

37

35

32

29

27

25

22

21

19

18

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

846

27.3

1,680

Sept.

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

10

11

9.5

9.5

8.5

*8 . 5

9.0

8.5

9.0

10

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

316.0

10.5

627

Calendar year 1955: Max 699 Mln 1.1 Mean 81.6 Ac-ft 59,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,920 Mln 2.6 Mean 438 Ac-ft 317,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
184 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Susie Creek near Carlin, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°56', long 115°58', in SWj sec. 12, T. 35 N. , R. 53 E. , on left bank

half a mile upstream from Adobe Creek, 16 miles upstream from mouth, and 17 miles northeast of Carlin.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 184 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs many days during July and August.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods'of ice effect (gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 11 to Sept. 30)

0.9 0.1

1.0 .2

1.1 .7

1.2 1.6

1.3

1.4 

1.6

2.9 

4.5

17

2.3

2.7 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~ 

0.55"

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.6

19.5

0.63

39

Nov.

0.4

.5

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.4

.3

b.3

b.3

.4

.5

b.6

.8

.9

.9

b.6

.6

b.6

.6

.6

1.0

.8

*.8

.9

19.9

0.66

39

Dec.

0.9

.9

.7

b.7

.6

.4

b.8

b.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.7

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

2.1

13

17

6.3

9.7

12

4.9

4.0

1.7

1.6

99.4

3.21

197

Jan.

.6

.5

.3

.2

.5

.3

.2

.4

.2

.3

.4

.5

.8

.1

82

63

22

13

11

9.8

8.0

7.8

8.2

6.3

4.0

4.5

*4.6

b4;0

285.5

9.21

566

Feb.

> 4.0

5.0

5 0

4.0

1

1

> 3.5

1

5.0

6.0

10

13

12

8.0

8.0

13

14

168.5

5.81

334

Mar.

15

25

40

50

30

15

9.0

15

24

25

15

9.0

10

9.0

7.0

*10

16

28

48

55

52

*58

58

so

57

42

28

24

25

26

24

909

29.3

1,800

Apr.

21

16

*15

13

14

14

12

10

To

10

10

13

16

16

16

*15

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

16

17

17

19

16

14

447

14.9

887

May

14

*13

13

14

14

14

15

15

13

15

15

12

11

9.8

8.6

8.0

6.9

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.4

6.5

6.3

6.7

7.6

5.8

5.0

306.8

9.90

609

June

*3.4

FT

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.3

.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.Z_

31.5

1.05

62

July

0.1

*TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1

.2

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

1.0

.4

.3

.2

6.0

0.19

12

Aug.

 0.2

.2

.2

.2

~ "

»_

'.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

0.14

8.3

Sept.

~72 0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5 *-=!

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

13.2

0.44

26

Calendar year 1955 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56 : Max 82 Mln 0.1 Mean 6.31 Ac-ft 4,580

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No -- . -_ gage-height _ _ ._ -.. record ..-_-_Feb. ._.1 _to -_Mar. ._. 15, Apr. 8-15, June 30, July i; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 185

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°36'25", long 116°12'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 35, T. 32 N. , R. 51 E., on 

right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, half 

a mile downstream from Palisade, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area. 5.010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1902 to October 1906, July 1911 to September 195

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,825.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages (water-stage recorder Apr. 22 to

June 3, 1935) at several sites within half a mile of present site at various datums.

Average discharge.--48 years (1903-6, 1911-56), 362 cfs (262,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minimum,

cfs Oct. 1.

1902-6, 1911-56: Maximum discharge, 6,250 cfs Feb. 26, 1943 (gage height, 9.92 ft); 

minimum, 2 cfs Aug. 25-28, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

for irrigation of about 150,000 acres of hay and pasture land above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 11)

1.4 7.0 2.1 110 5.0 1,480

1.5 14 2.5 205 6.0 2,380

1.6 24 3.0 355 6.6 2,950

1.8 53 4.0 800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

IS

16

16

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

17

17

19

20

19

18

19

19

19

21

22

24

25 

27

28

554

17.9

1,100

Nov.

28

28

22

2?

27

28

23

23

28

28

32

32

32

34

b29

b28

b36

36

39

45

45

47

43

42

39

39

37

42

40 

*40

1,014

33.8

2,010

Dec.

50

48

47

42

b37

b47

b39

37

43

M

39

37

39

39

4O

43

45

48

50

50

50

60

170

257

182

185

220

192

168 

139

170

2,647

85.4

5,250

Jan.

168

165

155

148

139

146

139

134

125

123

125

134

146

180

468

720" 909

555

519

578

620

620

*690

675

615

550

555

510

425 

b330

b290

11,656

376

23,120

Feb.

b270

b?66

b250

b240

b230

b250

b240

b235

b215

b210

b212

225

230

233

b220

b!70

b!95

190

170

202

215

233

254

236

b215

b212

242

236

233

6,529

225

12,950

Mar.

*254 2~96

352

411

449

474

433

445

492

546

550

532

542

542

510

478

478

550

720

945

1,110

1,280

1,500

1,680

1,740

1,800

1,810

*1,900

1,850 

1,620

1,360

27,649

892

54,840

Apr.

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,120

1,030

957

897

879

867

855

867

915

951

1,000

981

939

909

879

879

879

879

897

921

963

975

993

1,050

*1,230

1,310 

1,270

29,912

997

59,330

May

1,200

1,180

1,120

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,010

993

1,020

1,070

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,010

897

800

760

750

811

933

1,040

1,240

1,520

1,780

1,980

2,340

2,830 

2,910

2,870

40,624

1,310

80,580

June

*2.850

2,680

2,420

2,240

2,200

2,180

2,040

1,880

1,830

1,800

1,720

1,630

1,520

1,460

1,520

1,560

1,500

1,380

1,340

1,450

*1,420

1,230

1,060

963

891

855

811

*760

710 

675

46,555

1,552

92,340

July

645

600

550

506

465

418

383

352

330

308

293

272

*245

225

208

192

172

162

153

144

134

125

121

112

108

104

100

95

91 

91

83

7,787

251

15,450

Calendar year 1955: Max 695 Mln 8.8 Mean 94.6 Ac-ft 68,510

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,910 Mln 13 Mean 483 Ac-ft 351,000

1,956

Aug.

*76

12

70

72

68

63

60

58

55

53

51

51

47

45

42

39

36

34

33

32

30

29

28

27

25

23

23

23

23

23

*23

1,334

43.0

2,650

Sept.

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

22

23

25

25

25

28

27

25

25

27 

25

681

22.7

1,350

Diversion

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
186 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°35'45", long 116°10'25" 

right bank l£ miles upstream from mout

in NW^SE^ sec. 1, T. 31 N. , R. 51 E., 

mouth and Ig- miles southeast of Palisade.

Records available. November 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only), January 1912 

to September 1914, January 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1946, staff gages at site half a mile downstream at different 

datums. Jan. 1 to July 18, 1946, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge . 12 years (1912-14, 1946-56), 14.3 cfs (10,350 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 190 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 2.57 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days during July to September.

1912-14, 1946-56: Maximum discharge, 1,010 cfs Mar. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

4.69 ft), .from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for many days during 1951, 1953-55.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

and those below 1 cfs, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). MSP 1120: 1946 (calendar year mean).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.3

1.8

179

2.2

2.4

3.1

3.8

3.8

85.6

2.76

170

Nov.

3.9

7.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.5

b5.3

b5.3

b5.3

b4.7

b4.7

b4.7

4.8

6.2

7.8

7.8

6.5

6.8

b6.0

b6.0

6.0

6.2

7.8

7.4

*7.4

166.8

5.56

331

Dec.

9.3

8.9

8.9

11

> b9.0

"I

> blO

j

13

14

15

16

16

20

48

34

30

34

39

17

8.9

6.8

7 Q

1 . 0

469.6

15.1

931

Jan.

6.8

7.4

7.0

7.4

9.7

9.3

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.7

8.9

10

13

17

57

*109 ~64

41

31

32

33

45

*90

74

35

22

b20

b!5

b!2

blO

blO

831.7

26.8

1,650

Feb.

-

> blO

.

10

10

12

12

10

8.1

bS.O

bSTO

bS.O

8.9

14

14

24

32

29

20

19

22

31

_ _____

400

13.8

793

Mar.

*41

64

96

~82 135

31

18

32

50

52

30

18

20

18

15

17

22

40

22

*95

99

112

119

120

119

120

106

*69

57

47

46

1,912

61.7

3,790

Apr.

44

38

32

24

22

19

16

11

12

14

13

24

*31

32

29

24

22

22

19

11

6.5

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.5

4.0

13

*72 ass"

a25

635.9

21.2

1,260

May

a21

a!9

al8

a!7

a!7

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

all

alO

a8.5

a7.0

5.5

3.4

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

1.8

2.0

1.2

.4

675

14

12

12

285.2

9.20

566

June

*6.7

3.6

3.6

1.2

1.8

1.8

.9

.7

.7

.5

2.9

2.6

1.2

1.6

9.2

5.7

5.4

2.5

2.8

4.6

*5.0

3.6

2.0

1.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.2

74.5

2.48

148

July

0.2

*.

ii

.1

4.8

0.15

9.5

Aug.

*0.2

.2

.2

.6

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

6.0

0.19

12

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.6

3.2

2.5

2.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.9

3.3

39.8

1.33

79

Calendar year 1955: Max 48 Mln 0 Mean 5.48 Ac-ft 3,970

Water year 1955-56: Max 135 Mln 0.1 Mean 3.3.4 Ac-ft 9,740

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Dec. 23 (7 p.m.) 78 cfs (1.98 ft); Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 120 cfs 

(2.16 ft); Jan. 24 (1 a.m.) 93 cfs (1.95 ft); Mar. 4 (4 p.m.) 190 cfs (2.57 ft); Mar. 23 (10 p.m.) 

127 cfs (2.20 ft); Apr. 28 (4 p.m.) 160 cfa (2.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineer's notes and records for nearby 

streams,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 187

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°40', long 116°40' , In NW£ sec. 2, T. 32 N. , R. 47 E., on left bank 

2^ miles east of Argenta and 15-J miles east of Battle Mountain.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 10 years, 297 cfs (215,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs June 3 (gage height, 9.41 ft); minimutn dally, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-18.

1946-56: Maximum dally discharge, 5,700 cfs May 2, 1952; minimum dally, 0.2 cfs 

Sept. 15 to Oct. 18, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions for Irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 3O

2.1 

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

3,5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

64

102

182

zee,

411

561

699

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 34

2.9

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.4

76

151

268

543

1,280

2,220

2,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

8.7

0.28

17

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

7.0

12

16

18

21

24

20

20

20

20

23

209.9

7.00

416

Dec.

25

 26

31

32

33

23

17

19

32

29

31

27

29

30

29

28

35

36

40

b44

b44

45

51

115

234

199

201

227

199

b!60

b!70

2,241

72.3

4,440

Jan.

b!90

173

168

161

152

147

149

144

137

131

125

125

128

142

175

368

670

642

529

504

555

587

564

517

507

555

608

614

558

b490

b340

10,855

350

21,530

Feb.

*b320

b250

b240

b230

b230

b240

b230

b230

b220

b210

b220

b230

b230

b230

b230

b220

b220

197

195

190

b220

b230

b240

b230

b220

b230

260

260

257

- _____

6,709

231

13,310

Mar.

257

282

336

408

489

*510

483

448

459

504

548

545

529

532

526

501

480

489

569

719

864

976

,110

,260

,350

,430

,470

,480

* ,510

,540

,480

24,084

777

47,770

Apr.

.290

,180

,130

,110

,050

953

886

825

797

784

797

808

850

889

927

908

875

 835

780

767

767

763

767

770

801

814

875

919

1,070

1,180

27,167

906

53,880

May

1,120

1,050

1,040

988

942

934

927

930

904

868

878

923

938

930

*930

908

857

784

716

665

644

672

746

836

984

1,190

1,350

1,500

1,680

1,970

2.500

32,104

1,036

63,680

June

,380

* .400

,400

,260

,070

,970

,940

,880

,780

,690

,640

,590

,530

,460

,460

,430

,430

,410

,350

,310

* ,330

,320

,220

,060

965

901

853

808

760

709

45, 306

1,510

89,860

July

675

644

601

562

514

474

430

390

356

325

296

261

 242

225

209

186

177

158

139

128

118

112

102

95

89

86

 80

75

72

64

56

7,941

256

15, 750

Aug.

52

47

44

41

38

37

34

32

30

28

22

19

16

14

12

12

11

9.3

7.3

6.3

*6.0

5.1

4.2

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

549.5

17.7

1,090

Sept.

2.2

272

1.9

1.9

1.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

45.1

1.50

89

Calendar year 1955: Max 514 Mln 0.2 Mean 69.1 Ac-ft 49,990

Water year 1955-56 : Max 2,40O Mln 0.2 Mean 430 Ac-ft 311,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
188 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°51', long 116°36', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 34 N., R. 48 E., on left bank 

at mouth of canyon, 22 miles northeast of Battle Mountain.

Records available. March 1918 to September 1925 (fragmentary October 1923 to September 

1925) , March 1927 to May 1929 (fragmentary), January 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,600 ft. Prior to Jan. 3, 1946, at 

aifferent datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1918-23, 1946-56), 31.7 cfs (22,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 500 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 2.99 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-25, Aug. 1 to Sept. "26.

1918-25, 1927-29, 1946-56: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage 

height, 5.60 ft); no flow at times during July, August, September, and October nearly 

every year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Several irrigation diversions in valleys upstream. Station is 

above all diversions in Boulder Flat and is below all tributaries. Flow slightly 

affected by small reservoir in Squaw Valley, 30 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1214: 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 3)

0.0 

.1 

.2

1.4

1.0 

1.2

2.5 

4.2

32

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

2.9

150

295

455

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.6

.5

.4 

.4

2.4

0.08

4.8

Nov.

0.4

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

24.3

0.81

48

Dec.

1.4

*1.7

1.4

1.2

[> al.3

|I

J

a2.0

alo

a30

a80

a500

a400

a200

alOO

a70

a 60

a35

a25

a!4 

a.14

1,367.5

44.1

2,710

Jan.

» a!4

a32

a450

a400

*a350

177

95

68

73

64

116

128

77

52

b40

b22

b23

b!4 

b!2

2,375

76.6

4,710

Feb.

*bll

blO

9.2

8.2

9.2

11

11

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

b8.0

b7.0 372"

9.8

10

19

127

22

19

16

14

13

45

477.6

16.5

947

 Mar.

52

117

130

129

139

91

47

49

79

129

114

71

52

*41

32

28

49

127

246

309

*316

338

334

323

323

295

229

164

135

120 

114

4,722

152

9,370

Apr.

103

84

66

68

61

58

49

48

49

51

49

*49

61

69

69

48

56

48

47

42

43

45

54

49

46

49

56

56

51

42

1,686

56.2

3,340

May

36

33

25

27

30

36

43

59

66

*66

79

92

84

74

69

60

52

50

51

53

52

57

59

65

71

74

70

84

77

60 

51

1,805

58.2

3,580

June

37

26

20

16

15

14

12

11

11

9.2

7.2

6.1

*4.9

4.2

5.6

4.2

9.8

12

10

8.8

8.5

16

18

13

11

6.9

5.4

4.0

3.2

2.2

332.2

11.1

659

July

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

TT

.1

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

11.1

0.36

22

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

.2

.1

.2

.4

0.9

0.03

1.8

Calendar year 1955: Max 400 Mln 0 Mean 7.91 Ac-ft 5,720

Water year 1955-56: Max 450 Mln 0 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,390

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°39', long 116°56', in SE£ sec. 8, T. 32 N. , R. 45 E., on left bank 

1 mile northeast of Battle Mountain. Reese River, when flowing, enters Humboldt 

River several miles below station.

Records available.--May 1896 to December 1897, March 1921 to April 1924, January 1946 

to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,60.0 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Mar. 1, 1921, staff gage at approximately same site at different datum. 

Mar. 1, 1921, to Apr. 19, 1924, staff gage at site 900 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1921-22, 1946-56), 297 cfs (215,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs June 5 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days in October, November and September.

1921-24, 1946-56: Maximum daily discharge, 5,800 cfs May 3,4, 1952; no flow 

Sept. 8 to Oct. 22, 1948, Sept. 21-26, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Records do not include flow in secondary channels or 

ditches, much of which is used for irrigation. Many diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Jan. 28, Feb. 27 to 

Mar. 22, June 15 to July l)

0.9 0.1

1.0 .2

1.1 .6

1.2 1.8

1.3 3.8

1.4 6.6

1.6 15

2.0 44

2.5 

3.0

90

146

291

6.0 721

7.0 971

8.0 1,230

9.2 1,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

O.10

6.1

Nov.

0.1

.1

* .

4.

8.

17

14

14

16

16

16

111.6

3.72

221

Dec.

19

*21

21

b20

b21

21

b!6

b!3

14

b!8

22

b22

b22

b22

b21

b22

b25

32

36

40

b42

47

44

53

144

174

164

174

185

153

145

1,773

57.2

3,520

Jan.

142

168

157

153

148

144

141

141

138

140

131

128

TSo

138

152

208

a350

a540

a470

a450

a470

a480

a500

517

a500

aSOO

aSOO

*508

b490

b400

b340

9,374

302

18,590

Feb.

b240

b215

b215

b215

b210

b220

b215

b210

b210

b210

b210

b215

b215

b215

b210

b!90

b2OO

b!90

b!80

b!90

b200

b220

b240

b230

b220

b215

252

250

248

6,250

216

12,400

Mar.

245

256

279

330

404

466

447

441

420

451

490

526

533

*520

520

504

473

458

477

577

758

891

961

1,010

1,050

1,100

1,150

1,190

*1,210

1,220

1,230

20,587

664

40,830

Apr.

1,220

1,190

1,130

1,080

1,050

1,030

958

896

841

808

788

794

806

836

881

888

896

*861

804

761

744

731

724

724

734

764

804

831

871

948

26,393

880

52,350

May

1,010

1,030

1,010

978

946

921

916

921

924

896

874

876

906

916

*926

938

921

871

801

726

680

656

687

736

811

888

951

1,060

1,160

1,250

1,340

28,526

920

56,580

June

1,430

*1,480

1,500

1,540

1.550

1,540

1,510

1,500

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,300

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,290

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,090

*981

904

844

786

728

38,323

1,277

76,010

July

68^ esir

61Ji

57!!

540

491.

45<

41C

*38<

35Ci

32f

29;i

26£

241

221

21!

19:

18C

ise

*144

13!

12f

11£

10£

10:

9£

92

at

82

7£

7C

8,50£

274

16,88C

Calendar year 1955 : Max 397 Min 0.1 Mean 59.3 Ac-ft 42,960

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,550 Min 0.1 Mean 384 Ac-ft 278,800

Aug.

64

59

56

52

48

45

43

40

38

36

32

27

*24

21

18

16

14

12

11

9.2

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.1

4.3

3.8

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

2,_7

713.3

23.0

1,410

Sept.

Z~2.3

.7

.8

.2

.8

.6

.3

.O

.9

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

23.2

0.77

46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

Humboldt River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
190 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Reese River near lone, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°51', long 117°28', in sec. 4, T. 11 N., R. 40 E., on right bank

2£ miles upstream from Indian Creek, 8 miles southeast of lone, and 58 miles southwest of Austin.

Drainage area. 44 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,350 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Sept. 9, 1955, at site 200 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 10.4 cfs (7,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 512 cfs July 27 (gage height, 4.86 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 45 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Nov. 2.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, that of July 27, 1956; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs 

Sept. 2-14, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 45 cfs, which are poor. No diversion above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 19-26)

0.6 

.7

Oct. 1 to May 18

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

May 19 to Sept. 3O

1.1

4.2 

7.7

).l 2.6

.3 3.5

.5 5.2

.7 8.1

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 75

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

* .3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

42.6

1.37

84

Nov.

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

bl.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.9

*1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

48.2

1.61

96

Dec.

2.1

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.0

2.4

2.1

b2.0

bl.8

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

2.1

2.9

9.2

18

T2

9.1

b6. 4

b4.1

3.8

3.8 

4.1

115.9

3.74

230

Jan.

4.2

3.8

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

*3.3

3.2

3.3

5.0

5.3

b2.9

b3.3

b3.2

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.3

b2.1

b2.5

b2.6

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

bl V,T .8 5" 

bl .8

99.4

3.21

197

Feb.

bl.7

bl.6

bTTe

bl.8

b2.0

b2.2

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.4

b2.4

b2.5

b2.3

b2.2

b2.1

b2.0

bl.9

b2.0

b2.2

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.4

b2.4

b2.5

b2.5

63.4

2.19

126

Mar.

b2.5

2.7

3.0

b2.9

bl.5

bl.8

b3.0

*b3.2

b3.4

b3.7

b3.5

b3.5

b3.0

b3.3

b3.0

b4.2

b7.9

8.6

7.1

6.4

8.8

11

12

15

15

14

10

11

12

14 

15

216.0

6.97

428

Apr.

12

10

I 8.8

11

10

12

12

*13

16

16

15

15

12

12

12

12

12

13

16

18

20

22

24

24

24

26

24

24

24

479.8

16.0

952

May

24

25

26

31

31

32

31

30

30

30

28

28

26

24

24

26

28

*34

39

46

55

60

63

73

71

67

70

67

60

59

1,297

41.8

2,570

June

59

58

57

56

54

52

48

45

*43

41

39

38

36

36

36

32

29

26

26

24

23

21

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

1,020

34.0

2,020

July

15

14

14

13

13

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

11

10

10

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

*20

9.4

7.1

6.1

5.7

327.1

10.6

649

Calendar year 1955: Max 18 Mln 0.6 Mean 4.24 Ac-ft 3,070

Aug.

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

*4.5

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3 2

3.2

120.7

3.89

239

Sept.

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

88.0

2.93

175

Water year 1955-56: Max 73 Mln 1.1 Mean 1O.7 Ac-ft 7,770

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). July 27 ( 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

i:20 p.m.) 512 cfs (4.86 ft).
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Humboldt River near Valmy, Nev.

191

Location.--Lat 40°48' , long 117°04' , in NE^NW^ sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 44 E., on left 

bank 3j miles east of Valmy and 13 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,440 ft (from topographi

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs June 7, 8; maximum gage

ft June 7; no flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Sept. 16-30. 

1950-56: Maximum daily discharge, 5,800 cfs May 5,6, 1952; no flow nost years 

for many days during late summer.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

are fair. Flow bypassing station at high stages not included in t 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 27, 28, Apr. 4)

lis report.

1.0

1.1

1.2

.5

1.5 

2.8 

4.5

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

7.0

15

27

62

135

3.0 262

5.0 643

7.0 1,060

7.8 1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

6.8

4.9

7.0

8.0

10

11

10

14

15

17

21

22

29

34

45

49

52

114

163

177

b!61

b!39

b!35

1,244.8

40.2

2,470

Jan.

b!27

bl!6

b!27

b!24

122

116

112

110

112

110

112

106

102

allO

a!60

a!70

a!60

a300

> a495

*501

482

b430

b360

8,624

278

17,110

Feb.

b300

2T9

210

b210

b215

b220

b220

b220

b220

b220

D220

b215

215

225

D220

b200

D210

b210

b200

b210

b220

215

b240

b230

b220

D230

D240

246

244

6,464

223

12,820

Mar.

242

238

248

276

325

*388

436

434

428

415

434

465

492

499

496

496

486

465

455

469

523

595

645

690

734

764

792

816

834

858

902

16,340

527

32,410

Apr.

948

974

984

*974

954

928

910

881

840

804

774

*750

750

764

764

770

784

792

790

766

736

713

699

692

690

695

715

742

762

772

24,117

804

47,840

May

792

822

850

863

866

856

850

852

844

*842

838

822

808

808

810

806

804

802

788

758

715

676

657

667

692

727

760

798

832

881

928

24,814

800

49,220

June

968

1,030

1,080

1,130

1,180

1,220

1.250

*1,250

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,040

*1,020

984

940

875

806

33,113

1,104

65,680

July

746

697

661

628

593

557

521

482

*443

409

378

354

322

299

276

258

236

213

194

172

159

146

135

129

120

114

*106

104

98

91

9,728

314

19,300

Calendar year 1955: Max 310 Mln 0 Mean 51.3 Ac-ft 37,170

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,250 Min 0 Mean 343 Ac-ft 248,800

Aug.

80

74

69

65

59

55

51

47

45

41

39

36

*32

27

25

22

20

18

17

15

14

12

10

9.4

8.4

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4 

6.7

934.1

30.1

1,850

Sept.

6.2

F72

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.4

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

33.7

1.12

67

height,

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

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

records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

engineer notes, and
192 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°00', long 117°19', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 36 N., R. 41 E., on left bank 

at Comus section house of Southern Pacific Railroad, 9 miles northeast of Golconda 

and 32 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available. September 1917 to June 1923, May 1925 to May 1926, February 1946 

to September 1956.

.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,350 ft (from topographic map), 

rior to February 1946, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1917-22, 1946-56), 261 cfs (189,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,- 1,200 cfs June 10, 11, 15, 16; maximum gage 

height., 8.10 ft June 12; no flow Nov. 3.

1917-23, 1925-26, 1946-56: Maximum discharge, 5,860 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 

11.52 ft); no flow during periods in 1918-20, 1954-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.2

72

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.8

0.12

7.5

Nov.

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

0.10

6.0

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

1.0

1.4

.5

.4

3.6

28

b70

bllO

blOS

blOS

427.7

13.8

848

Jan.

100

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b95

b95

b95

93

93

92

92

87

106

150

157

126

165

272

360

418

432

512

510

484

*474

482

b475

b470

b450

b400

7,685

248

15,240

Feb.

b310

b260

> b220

> b210

b220

b230

b240

b230

b220

b230

b250

b260

b260

6,620

228

13,130

Mar.

264

260

256

262

283

320

370

*412

422

418

408

428

454

474

486

488

492

488

476

464

474

506

546

572

590

609

646

666

679

694

755

14,642

472

29,040

Apr.

779

811

859

*888

Mf

881

871

871

883

874

845

816

786

788

781

770

770

767

767

772

765

733 708'

681

*624

626

637

644

648

664

23,178

773

45,970

May

679

694

719

792

864

883

925

955

920

920

886

857

842

821

806

802

802

799

804

792

772

740

703

672

*657

655

670

694

721

744

765

24,355

786

48,310

June

795

838

881

912

990

1,050

1,100

,140

,180

,190

,180

,180

* ,160

1,170

*1 J 200

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,020

982

930

32,358

1,079

64,180

July

886

816

756

705

664

624

584

540

498

450

410

*376

344

316

289

268

249

230

212

198

180

169

157

149

137

129

*120

114

112

106

Ss.

10,886

351

21,590

Aug.

90

82

75

71

65

60

*53

50

46

41

39

36

32

28

25

22

19

17

15

13

11

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.4

4.5

3.3

2.6

953.8

30.8

1,890

Sept.

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.0

.9

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

_._4

19.1

0.64

38

Calendar year 1955: Max 236 Min 0 Mean 39.2 Ac-ft 28,370

Water year 1955-56: Max .1,200 Min 0.1 Mean 331 Ac-ft 240,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOIDT RIVER BASIN 193

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°25', long 117 0 22' , in SE^- sec. 20, T. 41 N., R. 41 E., on right bank 

3^ miles downstream from Bullshead Ranch and 9| miles southeast of Paradise Valley.

Drainage area.--1.030 sq mi, approximately.

Records 1956. available. October 1921 to June 1928 (fragmentary), October 1943 to September 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 21, 1946, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1943-56), 24.0 cfs (17,380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 154 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 2.72 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 20.

1921-28, 1943-56: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Feb. 2, 1952 (gage height, 

7.71 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 12, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Bullshead Ranch diverts water for irrigation above station. 

Station is above all diversions in Paradise Valley.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8

3.0 

8.1

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 159

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

S8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

¥76

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

S.I

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

193.6

6.25

384

Nov.

6.1

67T

*6.6

¥76

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

197.0

6.57

391

Dec.

7.1

6.6 676"

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.6

8.7

8.7

8.1

9.4

17

20

29 27

23

18

14

15

3E5.8

10.5

646

Jan.

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

13

*13

27

27

*48

*81

73

65

59

50

48

66

69

44

32

28

23

21

17

962

31.0

1,910

Feb.

14

13

*13

12

12

13

13

13

12

11

11

14

14

16

16

12

10

9.4

9.4

13

14

14

16

16

18

18

17

16

15

_ _____

394.8

13.6

783

Mar.

16

20

21

34

47

36

28

*24

23

24

29

27

17

18

17

16

IS

19

30

43

60

66

71

82

108

133

146

133

96

81

75

1,555

50.2

3,080

Apr.

77

69

60

50

45

*42

44

40

43

48

51

56

62

69

74

71

62

57

57

53

56

57

59

*64

68

77

84

88

91

80

1,854

61.8

3,680

May

70

64

61

59

61

69

77

73

71

75

74

74

77

74

68

62

57

57

57

60

64

65

70

78

*85

85

96

98gees

73

2,235

72.1

4,430

June

60

5T

49

45

42

41

39

35

29

25

21

19

17

*14

15

14

18

22

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

11

8^7

722.7

24.1

1,430

July

7.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

229.1

7.39

454

Calendar year 1955 : Max 29 Mln 5.6 Mean 9.31 Ac-ft 6,740

Water year 1955-56 : Max 146 Mln 6.1 Mean £4.8 Ac-ft 17,980

Peak discharge (base, 35 cfs) .--Jan. 18 (8 p.m.) 88 cfs (2. 32 ft); Mar. 5 (11 p.m.)

(2.10 ft); Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 154 cfs (2.72 ft); Apr. 14 (9 p.m.) 81 cfs (2.30 ft); Ac 

101 cfs (2.45 ft); May 7 (6 p.m.) 78 cfs (2.31 ft); May 27 (9 p.m.) 106 cfs (2.52 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Aug.

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

205.6

6.63

408

Sept.

6.

6.

6.

¥7;

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

7.:.

191.5

6.38

380

55 cfs

r. 28 (7 p.m.)
194 HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°32'00", long 117°25'40", in NW£SW£ sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 40 E., on 

left bank 0.6 mile upstream from Humboldt County Recreation Park and 7 miles northeast of Paradise Valley.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available . October 1921 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from extension of riverprofile map). Prior to Oct. 22, 1946, at several sites within 400 ft of present site 

at different da turns.

Average discharge . 34 years (1921-26, 1927-56), 29.5 cfs (21,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 5.49 ft); min- 

 imura, 3.7 cfs Nov. 12.

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 11.1 ft, site

and datum then in use), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.8 cfB

Feb. 6, 1945.

Remarks . Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 22 to Sept. 19, Sept. 28-30)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

3.0

5.9

15

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.O

77

131

257

601

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

673

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5 9

187.4

6.05

372

Nov.

5.9

5.6

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

579

6.3

6.3

7.0

7.8

9.1

172

7.8

6.2

6.6

6.3

6.1

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.O

7.8

193.8

6.46

384

Dec.

7.8

8.0

7.8

5.9

4.9

5.6

*7.0

7.4

8.2

7.8

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6

1O

9.5

14

34

38

350

538 204"

9O

70

56

42

30

26

26

1,658.7

53.5

3,290

Jan.

26

23

21

20

24

22

28

19

15

19

17

17

20

*35

*506

*346

134

95

79

67

58

66

1O6

53

47

41

35

25

27

23

12

2,O26

65.4

4,020

Feb.

13

16

*20

22

23

20

17

15

14

15

16

18

18

15

12

6.3

9.1

12

14

15

21

27

14

14

13

14

13

14

15

465.4

16. 0

923

Mar.

19

45

45

37

23

15

15

*27

46

28

17

17

18

17

16

37

52

88

90

98

1O7

142

182

202 202"

165

111

95

90

93

85

2,224

71.7

4,410

Apr.

70

61

55

53

6T

*56

63

69

7O

82

91

79

82

87

76

80

82

SO

97

1O9

117

125

140

*142

129

149 133"

117

1O4

98

2,757

91.9

5,470

May

97

10O

104

123

115

109

115

106

107

106

1O9

100

93

87

83_

87

95

111

123

142

163

172

182

197

*T6T

158

165

135

121

117

123

3,812

123

7,560

June

121

TIT

106

1OO

85

76

67

66

67

66

64

59

57

*56

56

50

46

41

41

41

37

35

32

31

30

28

27

25

24

23

1,668

55.6

3,310

July

22

2T

20

19

17

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

1O

10

10

9.5

9.1

*8.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.O

9.5

9.1

7.8

7.4

6.6

353.2

11.4

701

Aug.

6.6

673

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

175.5

5.66

348

Sept.

5.2

i-il

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*5.6

'5.6 576

152.4

5.08

302

Calendar year 1955: Max 538 Mln 4.6 Mean 17.8 Ac-ft 12,880

Water year 1955-56: Max 538 Mln 4.9 Mean 42.8 Ac-ft 31.O9O
HDMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 195

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.

Location. lat 40°52', long 118°00', in NWf sec. 36, T. 35 N., R. 35 E., on right bank 

5£ miles southwest of Rose Creek and 15| miles southwest of Winnemucca.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 8 years, 242 cfs (175,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs June 26 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Dec. 4, result of freezeup.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 5,810 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 11.41 ft); minimum, that of Dec. 4, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect 

height. In feet, ana discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4, to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.5 68

1.9 117

2.2 162

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

121

207

3.0

4.0 

5.1

322

600

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

10

IS"9.5

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

11

11

11

12

TT

11

11

11

11

319.0

10.3

633

Nov.

*12

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

b!2

b!2

bll

blp

bll

b!2

b!4

17

I?

15

15

14

b!4

b!3

13

14

14

14

14

389

13.0

772

Dec.

15

15

15 1 ,

^ b!4

1

>

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

T9

19

19

19

18

18

18

505

16.3

1,000

Jan.

18

15

15

25

37

45

55

81

86

84

*87

93

95

104

108

108

109

138

149

148

159

195

255

304

312

322

*327

b320

b300

bZ90

b260

4,644

150

9,210

Feb.

» b230

b220

b210

b215

b220

189

226

b240

b245

b240

280

285

297 - -----

6,727

232

13,340

Mar.

300

292

275

271

264

259

271

*278

295

314

325

343

345

353

366

369

377

382

390

396

390

385

379

388

401

425

442

473

453

439

459

11,099

358

22,010

Apr.

448

475

495

512

535

*547

556

564

576

576

506

518

576

579

606

591

538

521

538

573

541

561

573

564

*481

541

576

561

553

515

16,291

543

32,310

May

478

487

521

582

597

550

538

588

642

633

636

621

612

597

639

666

697

669

648

642

624

606

*618

645

648

591

588

558

556

588

512

18,577

599

36,850

June

564

561

576

576

597

642

642

651

741

728

697

691

700

719

*748

770

754

738

773

792

805

808

854

877

920

940

92ff

927

924

904

22,539

751

44,700

July

874

844

825

808

783

754

710

672

639

606

561

490

462

448

423

401

377

*364

343

322

302

287

266

235

224

215

201

195

185

178

171

14,165

457

28,100

Calendar year 1955: Max 176 Mln 8.3 Mean 29.5 Ao-ft 21,340

Water year 1955-56: Max 940 Mln 9.5 Mean 272 Ao-ft 197,200

Aug.

164

IBT

150

142

136

132

*127

128

121

117

111

106

101

97

93

88

86

83

80

78

73

68

64

61

60

58

57

56

54

53

52

2,953

95.3

5,860

Sept.

51

50

48

47

46

*44

43

42!

42

41

41

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

37

40

38

38

3V

36

36

36

35

33

34

33

1,201.

40.0

2,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
196 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Iml'ay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°40' , long 118°12', in NE£ sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., on left bank 

3 miles northwest of Imlay and 9 miles downstream from headgates,

Records available . --October 1946 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. No flow for entire year.

1546-56: Maximum discharge, 117 cfs Apr. 25, 1952 (gage height, 3.69 ft); no flow 

for long periods .

Remarks. --This canal diverts water from Humboldt River in NW£ sec. 29, T. 33 N. , R. 35 E., 

for storage in Taylor-Pitt Reservoir near Humboldt. Water is released during irrigation season, about 3 miles west of Humboldt, and conveyed through Humboldt-Lovelock 

Irrigation, Light & power Co.'s outlet canal to Rye Patch Reservoir, from which it is 

later released and carried in natural river channel to Lovelock district for irrigatian.

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41<30", long 118°12'10", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 33 N., R. 33 E., on right

bank 1 mile upstream from old Calahan Dam and 4 miles northwest of Imlay. 

Drainage area. 13. 500 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June 1935 to September 1941, April 1945 to September 1956. 

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,130 ft (from topographic map).

Tfo Apr. 28, 1945, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1945,

Aug. 20, 1947, at present site at datum 1 ft higher. 

Average discharge. 17 years, 162 cfs (117,300 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 882 cfs June 30 (gage height, 6.48 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Oct. 1, 3, 4.

1935-41, 1945-56: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs May 9, 1952 (gage height, 12.15 ft);

no flow at times in many years. 

Remarks . Records g od except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. HumboldtLovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder- canal diverts water from river above

station to Pitt-Taylor Reservoirs. This water is ordinarily released during irrigation 

 season through Rye Patch Reservoir to Humboldt River for irrigation in Lovelock district.

No diversion into Pitt-Taylor Reservoir this water year. Plow affected by many other

diversions for irrigation above station.

Prior 

to

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.2

3.3

5.5

12

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

97

223

396

5.0 

6.0

583

780

880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

*5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

7.0

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.1

9.5

975

9 1

205.0

6.61

407

Nov.

9.8

9.5

9.1

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.8

9.8

10

9.5

7.0

8.8

b6.1

b8.1

b9.8

*11

15

20

18

15

12

11

12

16

16

14

13

14

345.8

11.5

686

Dec.

15

14

14

bll

bll

b!2

b!2

b!4

b!4

b!9

20

18

19

18

16

16

19

18

19

18

18

20

53" 23

21

21

20

18

16

b!8

20

532

17.2

1,060

Jan.

18

20

18

18

20

25

38

*38

58

65

67

69

78

86

98

100

96

97

115

128

136

146

172

212

267

282

*294 286"

b280

b260

b230

3,817

123

7,570

Feb.

> b210

207

b200

187

b210

229

241

242

237

264

272

6,279

217

12,450

Mar.

280

282

275

264

257

*252

245

25T

258

274

294

304

320

324

331

344

351

358

365

378

380

380

374

371

380

392

416

421

436

421

414

10,393

335

20,610

Apr.

428

423

448

473

490

515

524

532

547

562

*553

5O9

528

581

591

606 589"

543

530

549

574

553

570

581

568

509

560

589

579

566

16,170

539

32,070

May

534

BoB- 498

537

589

608

*581

570

610

652

650

650

640

630

615

644

668

690 670"

650

642

629

615

627

648

650

612

604

572

572 

592

18,954

611

37,590

June

534

574

566

536

581

608

640

644

656

698

702

*680

676

688

710

732

748

742

730

758

774

782

788

812

828

856

872

872

878

878

21,543

718

42,730

July

868

846

828

818

810

782

756

720

*686

652

617

577

511

482

465

443

418

394

376

355

335

315

294

270

241

226

220

205

195

186

*179

15,070

486

29,890

Aug.

TeS" 174

158

152

144

138

132

127

124

119

115

108

104

98

94

89

85

82

80

77

75

71

67

63

60

59

57

56

55

53 

52

3,034

97.9

6,020

Sept.

51

4?

48

47

*46

44

44

42

42

40

40

39

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

39

38

37

36

36

35

35

34

33

33

33

1,181

39.4

2,340

Calendar year 1955: Max 146 Min 0.8 Mean 25.2 Ac-ft 18,280

Water year 1355-56: Max 878 Min 4.6 Mean 266 Ac-ft 193,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

197

Location.--Lat 40°28'15", long 118018"20", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 33 E., at control 

works at left end of Rye Patch Dam, 2 miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Drainage area.--13.700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1936 to September 1956.

Gage. Mercury-indicating gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Southern Pacific 

Hailroad datum).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 61,570 acre-ft July 7 (elevation, -1,119.38 ft); 

minimum, 803 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 4,084.70 ft).

1936-56: Maximum contents, 196,900 acre-ft Apr. 9, 1946 (elevation, 4,134.62 ft); 

no contents Aug. 7-11, 1955.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began 7eb. 20, 1936. 

Capacity, 179,100 acre-ft between elevation 4,072.5 ft (sill of trash-ra:k structure) 

and 4,133.0 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead storage negligible. Elevation-of spillway (gage sill) is 4,116 ft. Water is used for irrigation on Humboldt project.

Cooperation.--Records 30PI of daily elevation furnished by Pershing County Water

DIstrict of Nevada.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, and 

contents, In acre-feet)

4,084 680

4,087 1,310

4,090 2,270

4,095 4,800

4,100 8,620

4,105 14,390

4,110 24,540

4,115 39,800

4,120 65,420

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

803 

52T

830

838

856

866

887

908

918

939

960

981

1,000

1,010

1,040

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,180

1,210

1,220

1,250

1,270

1,290

1,320

1,350

1,380

1,590

4,087.30

+604

Calendar veai

Nov.

1,420 

1,430

1,450

1,490

1,520

1,540

1,570

1,620

1,650

1,680

1,710

1,740

1,760

1,790

1,820

1,840

1,870

1,900

1,960

2,000

2,030

2,090

2,100

2,140

2,180

2,230

2,290

2,310

2,350

2.370

4,090.25

+980

Dec.

2,410 

2,470

2,510

2,530

2,580

2,600

2,620

2,660

2,700

2,720

2,750

2,790

2,840

2,880

2,930

2,980

3,O4O

3,090

3,110

3,160

3,210

3,240

3,290

3,360

3,410

3,460

3,510

3,560

3,620

5,640

3,640

4,093.00

+1,270

 1955. ...... .

Jan.

3,670 

3,720

3,780

5,810

5,840

3,890

3,950

3,970

4,050

4,110

4,230

4,550

4,470

4,620

4,850

5,030

5,230

5,420

5,600

5,810

6,060

6,320

6,630

6,950

7,580

7,750

8,250

8,860

9,520

9,710

10,070

4 ,101.50

+6,430

Feb.

10/520 

10,630

10,910

11,510

11,850

12,550

12,780

15,180

13,610

13,890

14,180

14,640

14,960

15,450

16,010

16,470

16,650

16,740

16,920

17,290

17,650

18,140

18,750

19,150

19,460

20,090

20,550

20,980

 

21,430 

4 ,108.70

+11,560

Mar.

22,540 

22,590

22,950

25,560

24,170

24,800

25,070

25,530

25,990

26,780

27,320

27,610

28,040

28,750

29,320

30,030

30,640

31 , 400

32,010

32,620

35,410

54,060

54,870

55,360

56,170

56,860

57 , 380

37,890

58,590

59,100

40,180

4,115.10

+18,750

* -1.850

Apr.

41,150

41 1 800

42,190

42 , 800

43,420

43,650

44,790

45,110

45,750

46,160

46.7OO

47,380

47,070

47,750

48,520

49,510

50,190

50,510

50,610

50,820

51,140

51,350

51,550

51,660

51,870

51,610

52,130

51,970

52,290

4,117.78

+12,110

May

52,180 

51,660

51,350

50,090

49,770

49,150

49,040

48,990

48,730

47,520

47,610

48,110

47,520

46,840

47,110

47,070

46,950

46,750

46,880

46,840

46,950

46,880

46,660

46,520

46,380

45,560

45,700

45,110

45,020

45,020

44,790

4,116.25

-7,500

June

44,470 

44,560

44,540

44,540'

44,540

44,340

44,560

44,880

45,380

45,560

46,520

46,840

47,020

47,450

48,310

48,730

50,400

50,720

51,190

52,130

52 , 390

53,440

54,820

55,170

55,860

56,210

56,780

57,530

58,450

59,090

4,118.98

+14,300

July

59,95 

60,32

60,63

60,82

61,07

61,38

61,57

61,191

60,761

60,511

60,38i

60,07i

59,761

59,20i

58,97'

58,17'

58,05'

58,05

57,01'

56,84

56,55

56,32

55,92

55,65

55,00

54,71

54,30

55,67

55,44

53,02

52jjJ5

4,117.8

-6,44

Water year 1955-56. ................... * +30,404

Aug.

) 51 , 500 

} 51,550

) 51 , 350

) 51,350

) 51,080

50,770

) 50,510

50,300

50,040

49,880

49,880

49,560

49,250

48,990

48,830

48,620

48,460

48,200

48,020

47,840

47,750

47,610

47,520

47,290

46,930

46,610

45,610

45,200

44,340

43,880

43j42Q

4,115.94

-9,250

Sept .

42,570 

42,2lb~

41,460

40,650

59,910

39,040

38,240

37,580

36,360

36,440

35,850

35,430

34,840

34,250

33,1)00

53,600

55,240

53,020

52,620

32,380

32,320

32,170

31,950

31,860

31,740

31,620

51 , 560

31,430

31,310

51,190

4,112.38

-12.Z30

Conservation
198 HDMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°27'33", long 118°18'30", in NEij- sec. 18, T. 30 N. , R. 33 E., on left 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Rye Patch Dam and ! £ miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Drainage area. 13,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1896 to December 1909, September 1910 to September 1922, 

September 1924 to September 1932 (fragmentary), October 1935 to September 1941. October 1943 to September 1956. Prior to October 1935, published as "near Oreana.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

ffo Oct. 1, 1935, at site 7 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1935, to 

Oct. 13, 1945, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-41, 1943-56), 

20? cfs (1477700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 758 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.04 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage height record.

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41, 1943-56: Maximum discharge, 4,720 cfs May 11, 12, 

1952 (gage height, 10.26 ft); no flow at times during years.

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

Flow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see preceding page). Many diversions 

for irrigation above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water.year 1956 are given in WSP 1453.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14 to May 13)

1.3 47 3.O 41O

1.8 131 3.6 584

2.4 257 4.2 771

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

» 0.1

3.1

0.1O

6.1

Nov.

> 0.1

(**)

3.0

0.10

6.O

Dec.

> 0.1

> .2

5.2

0.17

10

Jan.

(«)

0.2

.1

(**)

4.6

0.15

9.1

Feb.

> 0.1

2.9

0.1O

5.8

Mar.

(**)

> 0.1

3.1

1.10

6.1

Apr.

0.1

102

103

99

142

142

142

137

13S

199

*227

241

241

230

208

221

243

281

315

325

340

346

359

399

407

410

438

486

498

556

7,952.1

265

15,770

May

581

639

733

752

72T

710

*673

657

726

692

664

682

685

682

688

685

685

710

704

623

602

630

698

704

704

701

698

651

581 

542

550

20,735

669

41,130

June

510

557

492

475

463

410

388

359

315

293

32O

*333

328

330

293

241

214

219

212

253

364

330

303

322

399

460

472

438

383

410

10,866

362

21,550

July

530

596

587

611

676

692

SBT

657

*664

664

664

667

626

617

593

536

475

460

492

504

475

446

4O7

427

421

407

416

396

346

*?7Q

 

16,281

525

32,290

Aug.

271

234

227

227

243

257

212

185

185

195

T78- 178

178

193

2 O2

227

236

239

225

206

191

191

214

267

279

279

293

310

308 

325

551

7,306

236

14,490

Sept.

364

361

372

383

*591

380

340

315

257

257

257

257

255

230

195

180

185

193

180

123

114

112

60

71

77

57

58

86

86 

86

6,282

209

12,460

Calendar year 1955: Max 356 Mln 0 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,170

Water year 1955-56: Max 752 Mln 0.1 Mean 19O Ac-ft 137,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 t 

ent and 4 field estimates.

o Apr. 1; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measure-
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 199

Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°03' , long 118°28' , in NE^ sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 31 E., on right bank 

900 ft below breached dam of Lovelock Land and Development Co. and 9 miles south of 

Lovelock.

Drainage area. 14,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1912 to September 1927, June 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,900 ft (from topographic map).

Prior to June 17, 1912, staff gage and June 17, 1912, to September 1927, water-stage 

recorder at site 600 ft downstream at different daturas. June 14, 1950, to Nov. 13, 

1951, water-stage recorder at sibe 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1913-16, 1918-22, 1924, 1927, 1950-56), 97.1 pfs 

(70,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs June 18 (gage height, 3.1 

mum, 0.2 cfs July 17.

1912-27, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, 3,540 cfs May 19, 1952 (gage h 

9.36 ft); no flow foi several months during many years prior to constru 

Patch Dam.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are f 

regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (since Feb. 20, 1936) and affected by 

in Lovelock Valley.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (ga 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-Z5, May 2 to July 23)

0.9 O.2

1.0 .5

1.1 1.1

1.2 2.2

1.3 4.0

1.4 6.6 2.1 45

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septemb

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8 i.e

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

*1.8

2.4

1.8

.87S

1.7

3.0 TTz

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

59.3

1.91

118

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b£.3

b2.3

b2.5

*3.3 

4.0

2.6

b2.3

1.9

bl.5

bl.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

TTo

1.0

66.1

2.20

131

Dec.

0.6

1.0

bl.O

b.7

.6

1.3

bl.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

.9

.8

.0

.2

2.4

3.8

3.8

4.0

3TT

b2.0

b2.2

2.3

2.0

56.9

1.84

113

Jan.

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.3

3.0

2.4

*b2.2

2.2

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.1

3.3

2.6

3.1 

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.8

*6.1

3.3

3.1

b2.3

bl .8

97.8

3.15

194

Feb.

bl.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

bl.9

bl.9

b2.2

b2.4

b2.3

2.2

2.2

2.6

272

2.0

bl.9

bl.9

bl.5

bl.4

TTs

2.0

1.9

1.6

.4

.6

.4

.5

.5

1.6

1.5

- --_._

53.4

1.84

106

Mar.

1.4

1.5

.3

.3

.0

* .1

.3

.3

.2

.1

.0

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.0

.8

.6

.5

.7

34.9

1.13

69

Apr.

1.3

l'.5

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.5

 1.6

1.6

4.9

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.5

1.3 

1.5

2.O

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

7.6

2.8

2.0

1.9

63.9

2.13

127

May

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.8

3.6

23

*27

22

13

5.8

2.0

4.4

.9

1.1

3.0

9.6

7.5

2.0

1.2

2.2

33IQ-

.9

.7

77

1.1

2.6

3.0

7.8

3.1

l.O

199.4

6.43

396

June

~0.8

4.7

16

12

11

7.2

12

6.0

2.0

2.0

 1.9

2.6

4.O

7.9

18

22

42 

16

13

1.1

2.3

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.1

4.2

15

13

5.8

257.6

8.59

511

July

4.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

6.

7.

*3.

2.

3.

5.

5.

10

1.

12

2 =

B.i

7.1

: .'

i.

i 3.C

*20

131.

4.2.

26

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min O.I Mean 1.78 Ac-ft 1,290

Water year 1955-56: Max 42 Min 0.4 Mean 5.18 Ac-ft 3,76O

Aug.

30

27

23

19

16

16

16

15

14

12

12

12

12

2O

16

3.3

6.3

11 

11

12

13

13

> 13

13

I 14

> 20

5 24

> 20

> 15

4.5

2.8

) 455 . 9

5 14.7

> 904

Sept.

2.0

2.2

33

33

*1.9

1.9

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.1

1.3

1.2

3.3

3.8

2.8

8.5

34

18 

2:1

26

IJ4

27

28

32

38

'22

20

2O

14

12

418.1

13.9

829

ft); miniIght,

tion of Rye

ir. Flow 

rrigation

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
200 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location.--Lat 39 0 50'30", long 119 <> 28'00", in SE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 23 N. , R. 22 E., at 

southwest corner of concrete bridge No. 296 B, 150 ft southwest of milepost 297, 

6 miles west of Nixon, and 11.5 miles south along Southern Pacific Railroad from 

station at Sutcliffe.

Records available.--1867 to 1925 (occasional elevations in some years), June 1926 to 

September 1956 (occasional elevations in each year).

gage. Benchmark N-21 of (J. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at elevation of 3,940.29 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1956. Prom 

January 1934 to September 1955, elevations were determined from benchmark N-21 using 

elevation of 3,940.04 ft, datum of 1929 (to convert these records to supplementary 

adjustment of 1956, add 0.25 ft). Prior to January 1934, elevations were determined 

from benchmark No. 1 of General Land Office using elevation of 3,882.26 ft, adjustment of 1912 (to convert these records to supplemen-tary adjustment of 1956, add 

0.81 ft).

Extremes.--1926-56: Maximum elevation observed, 3,848.75 ft June 1926; minimum observed,

 3,801.68 ft Nov. 15. 1950.

Revisions (water years). WSP 880: 1934-38 (benchmark). WSP 1090: 1926(M).

Elevation, In feet, October 1955 to September 1956

Jan. 

Feb.

20..... 3,801.90

10..... 3,802.67

24..... 3,803.19

Apr. 10..... 3,804.10

June 7..... 3,805.45

July 19..... 3,805.56

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.

Location.--Lat 39°17'30", long 120°12'30", in SW^NEi: sec. 28, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., on

left bank 1.4 miles upstream from Dormer Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of Truckee. 

Drainage area. 565 sq mi.

Records available. December 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 11 years (1945-56), 358 cfs (259,200 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,760 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 7.92 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at

gage heights 7.62 and 7.92 ft; minimum, 63 cfs Feb. 17.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; maximum gage height, that of

Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 27, 1948. 

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

fair. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (operating capacity about 730,000 acre-ft). 

Re visions.--WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

67

140

275

545

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

22

870

1,620

2,600

3,950

Dee. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

72

164

338

990

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,820

2,820

4,100

5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

?9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

335

335

330 

550

325

320

316

316

316

63

lo

18

21

Ei

til

18

14

18

218

218

218

218

218

218

21U

178

*175

175

163

113

7,475

241

14,830

Nov.

113 

111

108 

T63

163

157

152

149

149

149

154

149

146

146

152

157

157

165

175

188

163

160

160

157

157

157

160

163

163

4,593

153

9,110

Dec.

166 

163

163

160

163

210

184

181

*184

178

172

169

169

140

IS.

76

76

80

153

282

403

3,260

*5,2BQ

1,090

541

521

379

312

*240

195

175

15,541

501

30,830

Jan.

159 

146

153 

131

128

126

114

103

103

99

94

92

96

125

500

*524

SIT

240

a220

a210

a200

230

257

a22O

a 200

also

a!70

alSO

a!40

a!40

5,671

183

11,250

Feb.

a!25 

a!20

116 

112

103

101

96

92

90

90

ujb

bb

86

86

84

80

aS

248

*822

1,340

1,410

1,410

1,450

1,430

*1,420

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,380

- -----

16,745

577

33,210

Mar.

1.580 

1,370

1,370 

1,350

1,340

1,350

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,200

591

584

591

598

612

626

539

237

*161

leT

214

243

243

214

208

220

233

223

23,828

769

47,260

Apr.

195 

172

161 

T64

181

204

237

254

280

299

272

240

217

201

189

182

201

223

261

316

358

404

436

504

479

414

*343

316

321

343

8,377

279

16,620

May

372 

392

454 

703

537

504

426

377

372

325

299

272

247

240

2^1

312

362

431

479

598

696

794

*857

766

675

675

612

612

1,400

1 , 450

1,420

17,920

578

35,540

June

1,390 

1,390

1,450 

1,370

1,230

1,110

1,120

962

454

479

448

431

414

442

955

934

934

976

1,100

1,280

1,280

1,300

1,310

1,290

990

584

524

343

312

272

27,074

902

53,700

July

247 

223

214

204

201

*192

195

204

204

192

167

133

136

131

128

126

128

126

133

126

114

110

105

107

121

346

682

675

668

510

131

6,979

225

13,840

Aug.

119

TT6

*114 

112

110

107

105

103

103

101

101

99

99

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

94

*94

92

90

90

90

90

88

88

88

f36

3,051

98.4

6,050

Sept.

86 

84

84 

84

84

84

84

82

82

82

84

84

84

84

82

82

82

82

88

86

36

84

82

184

442

436

431

420

426

426

4,691

156

9,300

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,280 Mln 74 Mean 302 Ac-ft 218,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,280 Min 76 Mean 388 Ac-ft 281,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

basis of trend of flow, weather records, record for Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, and unpublished record for Truckee River at Tahoe City.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 201 

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°22' , long 12Q°07', in NW^ sec. 32, T. 18 N., R. 17 E. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles southwest of Boca.

Drainage area.--51 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Apr 11 1889 to November 1890, October 1902 to June 1903 (gage heights 

only) , June 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,574.66 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclanation). April 1889 to November 1890 and October 1902 to June 1903, 

staff gages at same site at different datums.

Average discharge.--5 years, 103 cfs (74,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 8.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 890 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 4.9 cfs Nov. 13.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1955. 

Flood of November 20, 1950, reached a stage of 9.0 ft (present datum), from floodmarks (discharge 4,320 cfs by slope-area study).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are f3.1r; and those for period of shifting control, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 195E-56, except periods of ice effect or .shifting 

control (gige height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23

63

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

.0 £10

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.8

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.5

9.5

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.7

*11~9". 7

9.3

8.9

8.5

260.2

8.39

516

Nov.

8.1

875

8.5

8.5

9.3

10

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.3

10

15

13

13

12

21

38

50

bTT

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

IE

"15

15

14

429.6

14.3

852

Dec.

17

b!7

bl8

b20

t20

b25

b23

b22

b21

b20

b!9

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

76

187

*263

2,420

*3,490

981

431

507

353

280

*216

166 

160

3,938

321

19,710

Jan.

146

140

130

130

130

120

110

100 *ioo

100

100

100

100

130

390

*570

299

225

190

160

150

150

150

*140

130

110

100

100

100

100

12

4,790

155

9 , 500

Feb.

> 80

> 70

(*)

2 , 130

73.4

4,220

Mar.

60

(*!

6E

70

75

30

95

110

*1CO

130

150

160

170

150

160

170

ISO

 

2,975

96.0

5 , 900

Apr.

130

170

*160

177

191

22E

264

267

306

312

262

235

216

201

205

193

2O3

233

*270

321

360

392

416

450

434

361

3fiO

275

233

309

8,191

273

16.2EO

May

339

35 4

338

670

434

412

351

315

324

292

280

250

225

228

257

303

342

374

*398

550

580

650

*705 640"

520

515

502

416

*409

430 

454

12,913

417

25,610

im. t

toe

438 412"

31L

283

234

*309

324

333

327

303

200

280

235

233

223

242

264

212

203

212

233

233

208

*205

233

237

223

191

s, si:

277

16,490

July

1 "'L

15?

137

134

129

125

124

137

139

134

13o

123

116

109

102

35

36

37

*96

96

94

92

90

wy

79

*77

69

62

£7

50 

 45

3,249

105

6,440

An ,3.

42

40

37

35

35

33

31

31

30

30

29

28

26

26

24

23

21

23

22

11

*21

21

20

19

ie

IK

Id

IE

17 

17

906

26.0

1,600

3eE t.

ie

:e

:5

:s

]4

]4

:4

14

:4

:4

]4

14

14

14'4

13 _5

n_5

17

17

-, g

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

431

14.4

85E

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,490 Mln 4.6 Mean 74.6 ftc-ft 54,Clo

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,490 Min v.o Mean 143 fte-ft 107,900

Peak discharge {5:20

700 :fs (2.18 ?< ) Jai 

(11 a.m.) 506 ofa (l.(

* Discharge measurer 

b Stage-discharge religion affected by lee. 

Note.--Shifting-cont.rcl method used 9 p.m. Dec. 21 to 2 a. 

Jan. 2-13, Jan. 20 to Apr. 2, July 11-24; lischargt estimate 

miles upstr

.) 4,560 cfs (a.13 

(7 p.m.)

ft); Dec 

345 cfs 

; May 23 (IE p.m, ) 860
202 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.

Location.--Lat 39°30', long 120°16', in sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 E., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from Independence Creek and 7-j miles northwest of Hobart Mills.

Drainage area. 33 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,330 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years (1947-56), 95.3 cfs (68,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 6.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 26.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 7,010 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 7.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 23, 24, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,000 cfs, which are fair. One transmountain 

diversion to Sierra Valley above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dee Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

100

196

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

320

480

700

970

1,350

1,890

2,720

4,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

477

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

5.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

5.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.3 *BT6

5.2

5.2 

5.2

154.9

5.00

307

Nov.

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.0

4T7

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.0

12

29_

26

11

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

*8.2

8.2

8.2

241.0

8.03

478

Dec.

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.1

15

14

12

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

11

36

69

*151

1,230

*3,880

1,130

498

363

*260

230

198

171 

156

8,548.9

276

16,960

Jan.

135

119

113

108

113

99

82

71

85

84

81

80

81

87

*184

302

274

208

171

148

130

130

133

114

100

70

aZ

b85

b80

b75

b75

3,701

119

7,340

Feb.

b70 b68"

b66

b66

b68

*b68

b70

b66

b64

b64

b63

62

61

60

57

b53

b53

b54

53

51

60

60

56

61

60

54

52

54

48

1,742

60.1

3,460

Mar.

48

45

44

44

41

b37

b4O

46

b46

b42

*b41

b40

b40

b40

b40

b41

41

b42

47

b47

bSO

55

62

73

86

92

89

89

99

110

no

1,767

57.0

3,500

Apr.

102

92

*85

m

94

106

123

137

162

194

175

154

133

124

114

121

131

150

187

234

278

310

350

387

590

336

*263

246

251

284

5,799

193

11,500

May

325

353

420

592

408

367

323

297

302

261

242

215

203

218

271

350

412

444

464

650

800

904

*1 , 010

850

800

810

700

*S90

710

760

16,103

519

31,940

June

700

680

765

750

532

448

444

*496

536

568

548

512

480

430

361

334

312

347

378

317

294

310

331

328

294

*299

354

336

312

271

13,047

455

25,880

July

234

198

175

156

135

121

119

124

124

116

99

81

70

63

58

51

50

49

45

41

37

34

36

37

33

*27

21

17

12

11

10_

2,384

76.9

4,730

Aug.

9.4

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.4

7.4

8.0

5.4

4.7

*4.3

4.0

3.8

378

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.8

5.8

187.2

6.04

571

Sept.

3.6

3.*

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3~76~ 3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

*3.0

3.0

3.0

5.1

8.4

870

109.4

3.65

217

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,880 Min 2.3 Mean 71.0 ftc-ft 51,410

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,880 Min 3.0 Mean 147 ftc-ft 106,700

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs ). Dee. 23 (11 a.m.) 5,690 cfs (6.82 ft); May 4 (3 a.m.) 665 cfs 

(3.93 ft); May 23 (12 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (4.73 ft); June 10 (12 p.m.) 635 cfs (3.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 203

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif.

Location. La t 39°25'50", long 120°14'10", in NE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 16 E. , on left 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 89 and 7.5 miles north of 

Truckee .

Drainage area. 11.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,400 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Dee. 2, 1953, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 495 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 4.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.4 cfs Nov. 13.

1953-56: Maximum disclruee, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except thoj 

which are fair. No storage or

for r^riods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

l'-e.s _,bove station.

Rating table, water year 1955-E 1 

height, in feet, and disci

plods of ice effect (gage 

-ic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.3 

2.0 

2.9 

4.5

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 48

2.9 

3.3 

3 .7 

4.1

134

230

400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

"9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

572

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

61.5

1.98

122

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

572

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

3.3

6.7

4.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

75.4

2.51

150

Dec.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

575

7.8

4.1

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

9.2

24

2B

174

*39S ~96

53

46

34

27

24

21

17

1,005.6

32.4

1,990

Jan.

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.2

8.9

8.7

8.7

8.9

10

34

44

5s

21

18

IB

16

17

20

15

14

12

12

bll

blO

blO

b9.5

460.7

14.9

914

Feb.

b9.5

b9.0

b9.0

8.9

8.4

8.1

7 .8

7.6

7.6

7.3

*7.1

6.8

6-. 8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.6

b5.2

b5.0

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

479

4.9

_ _____

193.0

6.66

383

Mar.

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

bS.O

b5.0

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

5.4

a5.B

a6.5

a7.0

a7.5

*aB.O

11

13

17

20

20

18

19

22

26

-Ts

306.3

9. SB

60S

Apr.

21

19

18

53

24

27

32

34

39

41

36

32

30

28

28

29

32

37

46

55

60

70

70

82

77

66

54

55

60

64

1,286

42.9

2,550

May

69

73

91

124 ~92

84

73

69

64

57

54

50

48

*50

55

62

*65

*67

76

95

99

110

114

106

98

95

SB

81

75

75

74

2,433

78.5

4,83O

June

72

70

72

65

60

57

54

54

52

51

50

47

*47

45

43

40

38

37

37

34

33

32

32

30

29

28

28

28

27

25

1,317

43.9

2,610

July

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.8

6.8

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

346.2

11.2

687

Aug.

*4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

577

2.7

2.8

2.B

2.7

2.7

2.7

107.1

3.45

212

Sept.

2.6

2.6

2.b

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2_.J,

2 .4

2.5

2.5

2.b

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

75.3

2.51

149

Calendar year 1955: Max 398 Mln 1.7 Mean 8.68 Ac-ft 6,280

Water year 1955-56: Max 398 Mln 1.9 Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,2OO

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Dec. 23 (6 a.m.) 495 cfs (4.28 ft); Jan. 15 (8 p.m.) 72 cfs 

£.86 ft): Apr. 24 (5 p.m.) 99 cfs (3.08 ft); May 3 (10:30 p.m.) 173 cfs (3.49 ft); May 22 (5:30 p.m.) 

145 cfs (3.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and recorded 

range in stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
204 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Truckee River at Reno, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°32', long 119°47', in sec. 12, T. 19 N. , R. 19 E., on left bank half 

a mile east of Reno and 5 miles upstream from Steamboat Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--July 1906 to September 1919, January 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,431.97 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Toy Corps of Engineers). July 1906 to September 1919 staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 826 cfs (598,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 cfs Dec. 23, from rating curve extended 

above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 13.63 ft Dec. 23; minimum, 86 cfs July 16.

1906-19, 1947-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; maximum gage height, 

13.83 ft Nov. 21, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 18 cfs July 2,3, 1912.

Remarks . Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Tahoe , Boca Reservoir, Dormer and 

Independence Lakes, and by several powerplants. Many diversions above station.

Hating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control methud used Mar. 19 to June 26)

(Rate of change In- stage used as a factor Dec. 22-26)

to Dec. 24 

to Sept. 30

De £ 5 to June 18

99

145

242

450

1,010

1,780

2,810

5,430

9,210

16,520

6.0

8.0

625

1,250

3,040

5,430

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun Aug.

138

138

142

154

185

188

210

238

904 

904 

852 

*S45 

827

791

650

645

766

672

585

520

480

265

284

2,620 

2,520 

2,610 

2,15u 

2,040

1,830

1,470

1,310

1,180

1,290

154 

151 

*166

178

172

160

308 

194 

*194 

163 

140

194

204

166

142

148

142

296

304

157

163

169

175

175

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

8.727

291

17,310

^9,009 

1,258 

77,370

31,644

1,091

62.760

46,250

1,492

91,740

51,020

1,701

101,200

57,388

1,915

11d,800

9,876

319

19,590

5,598

187

11,100

Calendar year 1955: Max 

Water year 1955-56: Max Min us Mean

453

1,080

Peak discharge (base,

(1:30 p.m.) 5,260 

(6.05 ft); Feb. 

(5 a.m.) 2,510 

(6.28 ft); May 31 (4 

* Discharge mea

(8:30 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (15.63 ft at 11 a.m.); Dec. 26

fs (7.89 ft); Jan. 5 (6 a.m.) 2.120 cfs (5.07 ft); Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 3,100 cfs 

(2 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (5.00 ft); Mar. 51 (1 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (4.74 ft); Apr. 25 

(5.58 ft); May 4 (6 a.m.) 2,760 ;fs (5.83 ft); May 24 (4 a.m.) 3,240 cfs

.m.) 5,480 cfs (6.50 ft); June 24 (5 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (5.31 ft).

ent made on this day.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 205

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°58', long 117°50' , in SE&3E£ sec. 8, T. 47 N., R. 37 E., on left bank 

61 miles southwest of McDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956.

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

Average discharge.--8 years, 31.8 cfs (23,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.60 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 7.74 and 8.60 ft; minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 25, caused by 

temporary obstruction upstream.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1956; no flow Sept. 8-15, 1955; 

minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 0.3 cfs Sept. 2, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1214: 1949-50(P).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Dec. 1)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.2

1.9

3.4

6.4

11

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

153

396

690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

15

6

7

8

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.2

273

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.8

274

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2 .8

79.6

2.57

158

Nov.

3.0

*2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

b2.4

b2.0

274

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

4.6

6.8

7.2

b5.8

b4.8

b3.5

b3.2

5.3

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.6

107.4

3.58

213

Dec.

5.0

b4.5

b4.0

a3.5

a3.0

*3.6

2.7

37T

4.4

5.6

5.6

6.0

5.0

6.4

6.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

10

20

43

155

*470

236

118

99

136

76

43

b40

43

1,578.5

50.9

3,130

Jan.

37

32

27

28

26

23

24

21

24

24

19

17

20

*20

*690

*600

169

127

*102

92

80

77

151

94

76

68

54

b33

b29

b27

b26

2,837

91.5

5,630

Feb.

b26

*b24

b23

b22

b21

-

> b20

b!5

b!3

"1 b!6

> b20

J

b21

b22

b22

b23

b23

b24

24

25

24

608

21.0

1,210

Mar.

26

40

61

52

35

26

*22

32

48

43

29

23

30

30

32

47

72

94

144

140

147

203

406

497

413

293

165

142

142

157

a!40

3,731

120

7,400

Apr.

a!20

allO

aloo

alOO" *114

106

116

120

123

136

136

116

109

118

114

114

113

al!5

all8

a!20

a!20

al24

*127

125

118

147 140~

120

104

101

3,544

118

7,030

May

92

87

89

108

113

96

99

96

a96

alls

a!40

a!65

al50

a!30

al!5

a!05

alOO

a!02

a!04

aloe

allO

alls

a!20 *130

109

94

92

82

79

72

64

3,275

106

6,500

June

63

65

57

54

54

48

43

38

35

33

32

30

27

*28

30

27

26

23

21

23

22

18

17

17

17

13

12

11

10

To

899

30

1,780

July

11

TT

9.8

9.8

8.9

8.5

7.6

6.8

6.0

5.0

4.6

5.0

6.4

7.2

8.0

7.6

6.8

6.4

*6.8

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.0

5.6

7 . 2

7.2

7 . 2

7.2

6.0

4.6

4.1

218.3

7.04

433

Aug.

3.6

3.4

4.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

1 .9

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

T75

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2 3

89.7

2.89

178

Sept.

2.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.3

.8

'.6

.5

.5

. 6

.7

.6

. -:A

.4

.4

.5

.7

.9

.2

.2

.0

.2

.2

.9

* .8

,8

,8

,9

53 5

1.78 ioe

Calendar year 1955: Max 470 Mln 0 Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 690 Mln 1.4 Mean 46.5 Ac-ft 33,770

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Dec. 23 (7 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (7.74 ft); Dec. 27 (4 a.m.) 196 cfs 

(3.21 ft); Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (8.60 ft); Jan. 23 (9 a.m.) 201 cfs (3.23 ft); Mar. 19 

(2 to 4 a.m.) 194 cfs (3.12 ft) ; Mar. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 828 cfs (5.36 ft); Apr. 26 (1:30 p.m.) 165 cfs 

(2.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
206 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

East Pork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41 °59', long 117°35', in sec. 9, T. 47 N., R. 39 E., on right bank 1 mile 

downstream from South Fork and 7 miles east of McDermitt.

Records available . October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 8 years, 27.2 cfs (19,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 15, probably caused by temporary storage behind beaver dam.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1955; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 

1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56,

(Shifting-con 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Mar. 22

ir 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet

ind discharge, in cubic feet per second)

itrol method used Dec. 16-22, Jan. 15-22, Mar. 22-25) 25) 

Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

2.7 0.5 2.8 5.1 4.5 143 2.0 0.6 3.0 30

2.8 1.6 3.0 12 5.0 222 2.1 1.4 3.5 72

2.9 3.4 3.3 29 6.0 445 2.2 2.5 4.0 132

3.1 8.7 3.5 43 7.0 730 2.4 5.9 4.5 206

4.0 84 2.6 11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.9

.8

.7

78

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2 

2.4

38.0

1.23

75

Nov.

2.4

*2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.2 276-

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.8

5.8

6.5

5.8

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

108.5

3.62

215

Dec.

4.8

4.3

4.5

3.0

2.8

*3.6

4.1

4.3

5.0

4.5

5.3

5.8

5.8

4.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

14

26

33

260

363

T48

95

81

72

57

44

39 

35

1,352.9

43.6

2,680

Jan.

32

28

26

24

36

32

30

26

24

24

24

23

*2T

61

*646

*456

181

111

90

76

70

102

111

80

70

63

55

46

42

36 

b35

2,684

86.6

5,320

Feb.

b33

*b3T

30

27

25

*24

21

20

19

18

19

20

19

18

13

b!2

T8

16

16

16

17

18

18

14

14

14

14

13

13

------

550

19.0

1,090

Mar.

13

TT

19

17

16

14

*13

17

18

17

15

15

15

15

13

14

17

23

42

55

70

101

174

199

205

164

107

92

94

93 

82

1,764

56.9

3,500

Apr.

72

64

58

B?

*69

62

71

71

76

82

81

76

79

83

83

85

83

85

86

88

88

92

*94

93

88

105" 119

84

78

72

2,426

80.9

4,810

May

68

68

67

80

73

71

72

70

70

85

118

143

T3?

105

95

90

86

83

82

78

78

74

73

*82

74

76

81

76

72

65 

58

2,545

82.1

5,050

June

54

50

46

44

42

38

34

32

29

26

24

22

20

*20

21

20

18

16

15

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

8.7

7.9

7.4

6.9

687.5

22.9

1,360

July

6.4

674

6.1

5.7

5.5

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

*2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

2.1

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

99.3

3.20

197

Aug.

1.6

1.8

TTff

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

*1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

41.0

1.32

81

Sept.

1.1

1.0

T7T 1.1 1.1

1.0

*1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

172

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

32.8

1.09

65

Calendar year 1955: Max 363 Min 0.2 Mean 17.8 Ac-ft 12,860

Water year 1955-56: Max 646 Min 0.7 Mean 33.7 Ao-ft 24,440

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs). Dec. 23 (3 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (8.48 ft); Jan. 15 (7 p.m.) 1,270 cfs 

(8.52 ft); Jan. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 169 cfs (4.58 ft): Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 294 cfs (5.18 ft); Apr. 26 

(9:30 p.m.) 145 cfs (4.08 ft); May 12 (6:45 p.m.) 217 efs (4.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 207

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°47', long 117°48', in SW£ sec. 15, T. 45 N., R. 37 E., on left bank 

1| miles upstream from Flat Creek and 15^ miles south of McDermitt.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,240 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--8 years, 34.2 cfs (24,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 423 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 1,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 8.39 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Dec. 22, 1948, Sept. 6, 7, 8, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Several 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22

0.2 

.3

0.2

.6

1.3

2.5

0.2 

.3

.4

.5

.7

1.0

Dec. 23 to Sept. 30 

0.2

1.8

3.4

8.0

19

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

46

87

149

225

399

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

18.4

0.59

36

Nov.

0.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

18.7

0.62

37

Dec.

0.7

*.

l!

2.

l!

11

30

li

27

25

22

b!6

b!4

b!3

210.1

6.78

417

Jan.

15

14

12

bll

13

14

*15

b!3

bll

11

10

9.6

97ff

16

28

176

*204

*155

138

136

127

132

160

181

160

135

125

b80

b70

b60

b45

2,286.2

73.7

4,530

Feb.

b32

b22

., b22

I

^> b20

J

b!8

b!6

blS

b!5

15

b!9

b20

b21

b22

b22

b23

b23

b23

b24

------

606

20.9

1,200

Mar.

24

24

27

30

31

27

*24

23

25

26

25

23

24

23

23

22

27

26

33

41

52

69

117

212

320

392

3155

307

261

231

222

3,092

99.7

6,130

Apr.

217

192

157

135

*122

115

114

106

To?

117

136

164

164

160

160

156

175

155

135

130

128

130

139

*143

150

244

325 284"

238

206

4,906

164

9,730

May

178

153

142

155

166

169

175

176

169

180

238

294

294

272

246

217

193

172

160

148

139

130

123 *T5o"

180

181

201

211

214

231 

196

5,853

189

11,610

June

157

12T

96

76

67

59

53

44

38

31

25

24

22

*20

21

20

19

17

15

15

14

12

11

9.2

8.9

7.7

6.4

5.2

4.1

3.2

1,022.7

34.1

2,030

July

2.4

2.7

272

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9 

.9

41.5

1.34

82

Aug.

0.9 ~79~

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.6

21.5

0.69

43

Sept.

0.6

.6

.7

77

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

19.3

0.64

38

Calendar year 1955: Max 34 Mln 0.3 Mean 1.98 Ac -ft 1,430

Water year 1955-56; Max 392 Mln 0.4 Mean 49.4 Ac-ft 35,880

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Jan. 17 (1 to 2 a.m.) 261 cfs (3.22 ft); Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 217cfs 

(2.95 ft); MarT 27 (9 a.m.) 423 cfs (4.13 ft); April 16 (10 p.m.) 176 cfs (2.69 ft); April 27 

(2:30 a.m.) 345 cfs (3.70 ft); May 12 (2 to 5 p.m.) 300 cfs (3.45 ft); May 30 (5 a.m.) 244 cfs 

(3.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
208 HONEY LAKE BASIN

Susan River at Susanville, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°25', long 120°40', in NE£ sec. 31, T. 30 N., R. 12 E., on left bank 

0.5 mile west of Susanville and 1.1 miles upstream from Piute Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. June 1900 to December 1905 (gage heights only 1902), March to May 

1913, February 1917 to June 1921, October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,825.72 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff gages at several sites in vicinity of old 

powerplant about 0.9 mile upstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--9 years (1917-20, 1950-56), 92.7 cfs (67.110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 6.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 840 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.4 cfs Oct. 3.

1900-1905, 1913, 1917-21, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 10, 1918 (site then in use).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

W3P

1244 

1284 

1344

Water 

year

1951 

1953 

1954

Date

Nov. 19, 

Jan. 9, 

Mar . 9 ,

1950 

1953 

1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,800 

2,260 

1,390

Gage height 

(feet)

5.30 

5.50 

4.89

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

wETch are fair. Flow regulated by McCoy Flat and Hog Flat Reservoirs (combined 

capacity, 35,300 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of about 1,400 acres above 

station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water

period in 1950 and supplementary peak discharge, for the water year-1952, superseding 

those published in WSP 1214 and 1244 respectively, are given herewith:

Month

November 

Water y

Revise.:

Discharge,

ear 1950-51. . .

21 ................. 940

Cfs-days

4,896 

37,458.6

peak discharge. --1951-52

In cubic feet per second,

Maximum

944

944

Minimum

16 

2.5

Mean

163 

103

Runcff In 

acre-feet

9,710 

74,310

: Feb. 1 (12 p.m.) 1,290 cfs (4.80 ft), 

water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

£.9

5.8

4.5

4.0

3.9

4.0

.1

'. .0

* .1

.8

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

5 .0

4.9

E.5

5.6

5.5 

5.5

134.8

4.55

267

Nov.

5.5

5.4

5.5

6.2

6.0

5.4

4.7

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.3

6. 3

6.5

7 .0

6.5

7.2

7.4

7.6

12

28

41

17

13

10

9.8

11

11

11

11

*11

298.2

9.94

591

Dec.

12'

12

11

9.8

11

12

14

15

17

15

14

15

15

141~7

14

19

31

135

701

864

2,490

2,340

948

446

624

465

294

*E51

188

171

io,i6o.a

526

20,150

Jan.

150

128

115

109

108

103

102

100

104

97

9E

97

187

358

1,150

*776

450

328

296

so a

283

311

332

264

237

218

196

160

14u

120

110

7,532

243

14,940

Feb.

90

95

95

95

95

100

100

*97

90

89

35

85

84

75

70

65

65

65

60

61

68

129

172

122

102

91

84

82

31

2.592

89.4

5,140

Mar.

82

^

123

142

120

103

93

108

156

150

145

128

136

*150

145

167

214

248

299

340

388

425

485

548

588

581

a520

a460

a430

a450

a450

8,447

272

16,750

Apr. May

a400

a330

*28U

296

352

360

415

460

490

542

460

415

435

450

440

430

450

500

609

724

825

906

1,060

1,170

1,340

1,240

1 , 100

987

870

870

19,186

640

38,050

888

915

942

1,240

1,160

1,130

1,030

960

*897

789

724

352

283

278

340

450

550

560

581

609

630

658

644

595

542

500

470

430

400

410

380

20,317

655

40 , 300

June

32~B" 352

311

193

278

237

178

158

154

150

145

138

133

147

145

*106

87

80

78

76

71

65

63

59

56

54

50

48

45

44

4,129

138

8,190

July

42

42

42

40

42

40

34

32

30

27

27

28

32

30

28

"67 26

*109

109

115

123

126

126

123

126

128

125

125

125

125

125

2,324

75.0

4, 610

Aug.

125

125

126

126

125

123

122

118

117

117

115

115

110

89

*59

36

19

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

Il_

11

11

11

11

11

11

1,941

62.6

3.850

Sept.

10

10

9.6

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.1

7.5

T^

7.8

7.7

9.1

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.0

9.0

9.4

23

ZZ

16

13

11

11

*10

9.9

9.7

11

10

9.1

314.6

10.5

624

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,490 Mln 2.6 Mean 53.2 Ac-ft 38,510

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,49j Mln 3.5 Mean 211 Ac-ft 153,500

Peak discharge (ba

5,540 

Jan. 

(4. 

(7

* Discharge measurement made en this day.

a NL gage-height ree-rd; discharge estimated en basis of ren. 

Mills.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-7, Jar

 ds f-ir Indian Creek near Cresent 

. 28 to Feb. 9, Feb. 14-19.
HONEY LAKE BASIN 209

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°29', long 120°32', in NW£ sec. 5, T. 30 N., R. 13 E., on left bank 

4 miles upstream from Peters Valley Creek and 8 miles northeast of Susanville.

Drainage area. 92.5 sq mi, excludes that of Eagle Lake basin. 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1956.

qage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,836.27 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge.--6 years, 30.6 cfs (22,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 712 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 5.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

11 cfs July 8 to Aug. 11.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 8.1 cfs Nov. 16, 

1951.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 

694 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 5.32 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1244.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,200 acres above station. 

Some flow at times enters Willow Creek from Eagle Lake through abandoned tunnel.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5)

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

100 

162 

£45 

380 

560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

IE

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

15

15

15 

15

395

IE. 7

785

Nov.

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

EO

EO

21

E5

E5

E5

*25

557

18.6

1,100

Dec.

25 

25

4

3

4

5

4

4

3

2

Z

2

1

1

1

1

2

3

62

201

194

357

559 546-

371

357

346

238

*100

115 

106

3,964

128

7,860

Jan.

96 

89

84

72

65

96

86

74

95

101

110

130

E25

312

564

*298

185

133

114

115

111

103

98

90

55

74

87

113

95

80 

70

3,820

123

7,580

Feb.

60 

57

54

54

57

58

57

*54

51

49

50

51

53

54

50

39

4e

39

39

30_

30

38

52

68

_69

63

64

64

63

1,509

52.0

2,990

Mar.

64

68

80

104

100

80

90

92

99

115

118

95

100

*1E5

148

175

225

270

290

500

292

288

272

260

216

204

158

117

92

78 

76

4,791

155

9 , 500

Apr.

77

69

*74

96

100

86

71

63

59

59

54

51

71

114

136

139

124

95

83

75

72

72

74

71

70

78

80

69

58

48

2,388

79.6

4,740

May

39 

27

20

20

27

30

30

27

*29

33

38

41

44

44

42

38

38

36

34

30

29

27

25

23

21

20

20

18

18

18

904

29.2

1,790

June

17 

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

IE

12

409

13.6

811

July

T2

12

IE

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

348

11.2

690

All?.

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

IE

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

1

1

1

1

1

1 

IS

365

11. 8

724

Sept.

13

13

12

12

12

12

IE

IE

12

12

12

J 2

"_i 2

12

12

13

13

13

14

]3

]5

:4

]4

:4

14

*:.4

14

:A

:.4

:.4

387

12.9

768

Calendar year 1955: Max 559 Min 9.6 Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,680

Water year 1955-56: Max 559 Min 11 Mean 54.2 Ac-ft 39,340
210 EAGLE LAKE BASIN

Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif.

Location.--Lat 40°35', long 121°06', in SE£ sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 

1 mile southwest of Board Guard Station and 19 miles north of Westwood.

Drainage area. 22.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,700 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 6 years, 8.94 cfs (6,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 174 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 3.95 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 62 cfs parallel to previous curve defined.by current-meter 

measurements to 90 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs many days in October and November.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; no flow Sept. 1,2, 6-9, 11-13, 

1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-18)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 25

2.9 6.6

3.3

3.4 

3.6

3.0

3.1

Dec. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.6 3.2

3.4 3.3

6.6 3.5

78

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.2'.Z

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

9.4

0.30

19

Nov.

0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

1.0

!i

4.4

2.6

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

*.6

35.0

1.17

69

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

2.5

27

41

78

127

60

40

20

15

14

14

13

13

476.4

15.4

945

Jan.

12

12

12

12

14.

9.8

7.3

8.0

9.0

10

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.7

9.8

9.8

LO

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.5

7.7

7.3

7.3

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.8

3.8

3.5

260.7

8.41

517

Feb.

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

*3.4

3.5

3.5

5.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

ZJL

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

------

85.1

2.93

169

Mar.

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.9

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.9

6.2.

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.9

5.9

105.1

3.39

208

Apr.

5.6

5.2

572

5.6

6.2

7.0

7.7

8.5

9.8

10

9.8

9.3

9.3

10

11

11

13

14

17

20

22

25

32

34

58

37

33

32

54

58

520.2

17.3

1,050

May

44

48

57

79

76

70

66

63

*64

60

53

46

46

51

64

76

83

85

96

112

125

155

135

130

138

L28

128

120

115

110

101

2,709

87.4

5,370

June

94

92

96

89

70

64

60

60

59

55

48

43

38

38

37

*30

25

23

25

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

1,219

40.6

2,420

July

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.0

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.3

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5. 6

254.4

8.21

505

Aug.

5,6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.

5.

*5.

5.

3]

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

5.

5.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2 . 8

122.2

3.94

242

Sept.

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

5.9

576

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

75.1

2.44

145

Calendar year 1955: Max 127. Mln 0 Mean 2.83 Ao-ft 2,050

Water year 1955-56: Max 138 Mln o.l Mean 16.0 Ac-ft 11,640

Peak discharge (base. 55 efs).--Dec. 2O (9 a.m.) 59 cfs (5.58 ft); Dec. 25 (6:! 

(5.95 ft); Jan. 8 (8 p.m.) 57 cfs (3.33 ft); May 4 (9 p.m.) 83 cfs (3.58 ft); Maj 

156 cfs (3.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-17, 24-26, Dec. 5-10, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 8, 9, Jan. 27 to Feb. 2O, Feb. 22 to Mar. 19.

:50 a.m.) 174 cf£ 

May 22 (8 p.m.)
WARNER LAKES BASIN 211

Twentymlle Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. lat 42°04', long 119 8 S7', In NW£ sec. 25, T. 40 S., R. 23 E., on left bank 

2 miles downstream from twelvemile Creek and 8 miles southwest of Adel.

Drainage area. 194 sq ml, Including 46 sq ml In Cowhead Lake area.

Records available. March 1910 to July 1916, December 1917 to September 1919, March 1921 

to June 1922 (published as "near Warner Lake"), September 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 4,560.43 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 30, 

1922, staff gage or water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile downstream 

at various daturas. Sept. 21, 1940, to Nov. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 

If miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 12, 1945, to June 28, 1952, water-stage 

recorder at site 70 ft upstream at datum 2.9 ft higher.

Average discharge . 21 years (1910-15, 1918-19, 1940-44, 1945-56), 49.8 cfs (36,050 acreft per year)7

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 14.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Dec. 7.

1910-16, 1917-19, 1921-22, 1940-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1956; no 

flow part of Sept. 7, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 240 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1090: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from diversion dam Oct. I to Dec. 22)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

2.0

14

36

100

175

250

440

650

2.1

2.2

3.0

1.9 

3.5

25

100

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

190

290

490

690

890

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,130

1,380

1,670

1,970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Gale

Oct.

2.8

37T

3.1

3.

*3.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

4.0

4.0

4.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0 

.0

.0

.5

.2

.7

.5

.5

4 5

118.3

3.82

235

Nov.

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

b4

b4

bS

b6

7.3

9.6

16

16

9.6

7.7 

7.7

5.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

197.4

6.58

392

Dec.

8.2

7.7

7.7

b4.5

b5

b5.5

6.1

6.5

7.7

8.2

9.0

27

78

64

34

34 f

Jan.

44

31

25

24

22

22

21

20

17

16

17

17

20

140

1,570

"f 720 34 ' ,' J*ns

_, I n-z^ 33 | "SJI5

562 J

64b

394

652

 1.920

184

216

203

88

70

68

58

5,964.1

192

11,830

- -Wz

233

169

481

504 

165

92

84

64

b50

b40

35

*b30

5,275

170

10,460

Feb.

26

b25

b25

b26

b30

b28

b26

b25

b25

b28

31

31

34

34

28

25

b24

b22

b20

bST

26

b30

b35

b30

b28

b25

24

22

-

789

27.2

1,560

Mar.

21

b23

b25

b24

b22

b20

b22

b24

b25

b25

b25

b35

b50

90

103

204

328

370

*480

460

518

546

728 

882

796

492

250

196

332

416

336

7,868

254

15,610

Apr.

244

162

164

266

302

264

290

248

238

260

330

*292

210

182

 124

112

103 rss

125

118

120

125

132 

139

136

136

115

108

103

103

5,376

179

10,660

May

104

 HZ

112

143

127

115

*109

103

100

104

115

122

102

97

86_

97

108

117

141

164

180

190

204 

T9T

168

154

137

117

129

132

134

4,017

130

7,970

June July

 1291 37

125

122

122

102

90

86

90

91

92

88

80

79

92

88

74

66

61

64

66

58

56

52 

52

49

46

42

44

44

42

2,292

76.4

4,550

40

34

30

26

26

24

23

22

22

21

21

 21

21

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

12

11 

10

9

8

8

8

7.5

7

J

570.5

18.4

1,130

Aug.

7

J

1

6

6

6

5.5

5

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.3 

3.2

372

3.3

3.3

*3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

131.7

4.25

261

Sept.

3.2

372

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

.2

.9

.6

.2

.2

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

105.1

3.50

208

idar year 1955: Max 1,920 Mln 0.3 Mean 39.6 Ac-ft 28,690

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,920 Mln 2.8 Mean 89.4 Ac-ft 64,870

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Dee. 19 (9 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (9.37 ft); Dec. 23 (12 m.) 3,260 cfs 

(14.80 ft); Jan. 15 (4 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (12.12 ft): Jan. 22 (11 p.m.) 896 cfs (7.03 ft); Mar. 24 

(8 p.m.) 1,230 cfs (8.39 ft); Mar. 29 (11 p.m.) 594 cfs (5.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 30, Feb. 1, July 16 to Aug. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for Deep Creek above Adel, recorded range In stage when available, and weather records.
212 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.

legation. lat 42°13', long 120°06', in Ni sec. 2, T. 39 S., R. 22 E., on left bank 

* 0.2 mile downstream from Blue Creek and 12 miles east of lakeview.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1912 to May 1915, December 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,472.41 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

State Highway Department construction survey benchmark). Sept. 11, 1912, to May 9, 

1915, water-stage recorder at staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.~8 years (1912-14, 1950-56), 51.3 cfs (37,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 5.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 2.4 cfs Nov. 2.

1912-14, 1949-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 22, 1955 minimum, 1.5 cfs 

Aug. 4, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 410: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 22 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5

1.5 

3.2 

6.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

111

180

275

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

113

195

305

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

455

690

1,040

1,480

Note.--Same as preceding 

table below 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

*4.0

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.0

4.0

5.4

172

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

5.1 

5.1

124.3

4.01

247

Nov.

4.5

4,0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.2

b4

3.7

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4.5

5.1

9.6

51

28

b22

b!8

b!5

b!6

12

18

b28

*23

23

324.5

10.8

644

Dec.

16

b!6

b!5

b!2

16

19

24

24

24

21

21

49

86

67

57

46

32

31

69

168

266

*1,160

772

399

298

248

190

137

132

152 

158

4,725

152

9,370

Jan.

137

91

70

66

61

57

54

51

b50

49

49

49

49

54

257

330

237

172

155

132

109

113

*104

87

73

b70

b65

b60

b55

b52

b50

3,008

97.0

5,970

Feb.

b5o

b52

b55

60

53

49

' 45

42

42

42

41

42

38

35

b34

b33

32

32

31

28

28

29

30

b30

28

28

26

2T

26

1,088

37.5

2,160

Mar.

26

26

26

22

b25

b25

b£5

24

25

b25

b25

b24

b24

23

b24

b27

32

41

57

73

82

92

120

163

1.91

190

158

1.58

175

208 

195

2,331

75.2

4,620

Apr.

162

131

119

125

168

*177

217

221

246

285

275

248

246

270

315

342

330

320

*363

381

393

402

420

420

384

375

318

292

268

262

8,475

282

16,810

May

258

280

*272

396

360

354

*318

288

268

275

308

255

223

195

182

188

199

206

221

231

-. --7

June

*113

103

97

113

116

97

86

76

70

64

61

57

53

69

86

67

57

53

49

49

 V"".'44

Wstr » 40 ^r 38 22T

199

184

179

157

1'rO

138

150

7,350

237

14,580

» J-^

33

31

29

28

28

26.

1,868

62.3

3,710

July

25

25

25

25

24

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

14

*14

'-1 '

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

519

16.7

1,030

Aug.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

.6

. 6

.0

.0

£ .0

.6

.6

.S

* .6

.6

.2

. 8

* 5.4

.0

.7

249.8

8.06

495

Sept.

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

6.

5 -

6 .

5.

5.

5.

6 .

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

160.5

5.35

318

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,160 Mln 1.8 Mean 36.4 Ac-ft 26,360

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,160 Min 2.8 Mean 82.6 Ac-ft 59,950

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Dec. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 1,630 cfa (5.15 ft); Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 

469 cfs (3.54 ft); Mar. 25 (9 p.m.) 251 cfs (2.78 ft); Apr. 10 (11 p.m.) 310 cfs (3.02 ft); Apr 

(2 a.m.) 483 cfs (3.58 ft); May 11 (1 a.m.) 357 cfs (3.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WARMER LAKES BASIN

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. lat 42°12', long 120°00', near center of sec. 9, T. 39 S., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from highway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Parsnip Creek, 

1 mile upstream from mouth, and 6-J miles west of Adel.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March to May 1915, December 1922 to May 1923, December 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,076.42 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

State Highway Department construction survey benchmark). Prior to May 9, 1923, staff 

gage at highway bridge at different datum. Dec. 16, 1949, to June 21, 1951, waterstage recorder at site 900 ft-upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1950-56), 15.3 cfs (11,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 3.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs; minimum, 2.2 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1915, 1922-23, 1949-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 1.9 cfs 

Mar. 1, 1955 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation of about 620 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Dec. 23 to Sept. 30 

0.6 4.5

112

175

320

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

96

215

375

585

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

c

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

4.1

3.9

3 .9

3 .9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

-z; g

122.3

3.95

243

Nov.

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

b3.2

b3.1

b3.0

b3.5

b4.0

4.7

5.9

6.6

4.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

"b4.0

4.1

4.3

3.9

*4.1

4.1

121.7

4.06

241

Dec.

4.3

4.1

4.1

b4.'0

 b3.5

b4.0

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

5.0

5.0

6.6

11

9.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

63

121

119

347

561

66

27

23

16

12

12

8.0

8 . 0

1,482.5

47.8

2,940

Jan.

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

b7.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.6

15

215

192

111

59

36

39

28

39

*55

28

20

20

13

b!3

13

12

blO

1,012.7

32.7

2,010

Feb.

bS

b8

b8.5

b9

b9

8.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.6

9.8

9.2

8.0

7.3

b7

b6

b6.5

7.0

7.3

9.2

20

21

12

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.3

- -----

258.0

8.90

512

Mar.

7.6

8.6

10

8.0

8.0

b8

b8.5

b9.5

b9.5

9.2

8.6

8.0

12

16

20

53

72

102

149

*203

230

233

302

340

287

172

87

65

83

113

72

2,714.5

87.6

5,380

Apr.

39

23

22

35

65

39

60

38

39

54

67

64

47

34

32

31

27

23

25

26

27

28

28

a27

a26

a24

a22

a20

a!9

al8_

1,029

34.3

2,040

May

al7

*17

16

21

11

22

*20

18

a!6

a!5

al6

al8

a20

19

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

481

15.5

954

June

*12

IS

10

11

12

11

9.8

9.2

3.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

9.8

8.6

8.0

7.6

870

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

266.2

8.87

528

July

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

*7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

B.O

8.0

247.8

7.99

492

Aug.

~57e 8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

a.o

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

776

8.0

8.0

8.0

a.o

*8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

254.4

8.21

505

Sept.

8.6

870

8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

237.4

7.91

471

Calendar year 1955: Max £61 Mln 2.9 Mean 10.4 Ao-ft 7,560

Water year 1955-56: Max 561 Mln 3.O Mean 22.5 Ao-ft 16,320

Peak discharge (base, 150_____}_.--Dec. 19 (7 p.m.) 16O cfs (1.8O ft); Dec. 23 (4 a.m.) 1,100 cfs 

.) 391 cfs (2.54 ft); Mar. 23 (9 p.m.) 513 cfs (2.84 ft), 

made on this day.

(3.93 ft); Jan. 15 (5

* Discharge measuren

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Deep Creek above Adel and Camas Creek near Lakevlew.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
214 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°11', long 119°59' , in E| sec. 15, T. 39 S., R. 23 E., on right bank a 

third of a mile downstream from Drake Creek and 5 miles west of Adel.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1956 

in reports of Geological Survey. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1929 to 

September 1941 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,966.7 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

State Highway Department construction survey benchmark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1922, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1922-23, 1929-56), 118 cfs (85,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 7.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum. 6.4 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1922-23, 1929-56: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 7.5 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 1.7 cfs July 20, 27-29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6

10

14

25

1.0 41

1.5 101

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

190

310

470

670

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

950

1,650

2,630

3,270

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

190

320

500

730

4.0 1,010

5.0 1,760

6.0 2,760

6.5 3,380

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

11

TT

11

*12

12

12

12

11

12

15

16

14

14

14

14 

13

14

14

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

20

18

18

18

18

443

14.3

879

Nov.

18

18

21

22

21

21

18

18

18

18

16

bT3" 13

13

b!3

b!5 

b!7

18

26

96

101

66

50

36

b35

39

53

60

59

49

987

32.9

1,960

Dec.

42

30

b28

b25

b27

28

28

36

36

36

38

89

222

196

146

127 

93

86

197

563

688

2,'960

5.360

1,090

689

585

468

a350

a250

a220

a200

12,933

417

25,650

Jan.

a!90

a!85

a!80

170

152

150

145

119

b!20

130

126

121

124

157

1,190

1.200 

721

556

484

444

347

378

436

305

248

228

178

b!60

b!50

b!30

bllO

9,334

301

18,510

Feb.

b!05

*blOO

blOO

bllO

bl20

bl!5

bllO

b!06

b!04

blOO

110

113

110

100

97

91 

b80

b75

b70

b70

77

104

101

88

83

84

78

80

78

2,759

95.1

5,470

Mar.

79

83

86

77

75

83

90

82

83

80

77

73

82

84

92

135 

180

243

363

*476

601

665

893

1.060

1,020

765

540

500

564

670

572

10,493

338

20,810

Apr.

452

354

329 3~5B"

488

452

552

540

572

680

705

620

580

615

680

730 

700

*675

765

815

872

920

962

1.020

956

950

810

740

705

685

20,309

677

40,280

May

665

*725

715

992

W4

872

*790

755

720

720

860

705

625

552

520

536 

585

630

705

795

842

866

920

896

805

740

685

595

580

605

630

22,605

729

44,840

June

*590

ssS

536

556

512

428

378

357

360

364

341

317

299

376

444

341 

287

252

252

252

228

204

178

166

156

141

134

134

127

118

9,384

313

18,610

July

112

ill

TT4

106

95

91

84

77

63

50

49

50

60

59

55

56 

53

47

*40

40

39

32

28

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

1,724

55.6

3,420

Aug.

23

23

23

23

ii

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

19.

19 

20

20

20

21

20

19

19

*19

19

19

20

 20

21

21

21

650

21.0

1,290

Sept.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

?0

20

21

21

21

21

21

20 

20

21

24

16

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

661

22.0

1,310

Calendar year 1955 : Max 3,360 Win 5.6 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,230

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,360 Win n Mean 252 Ac-ft 183,000

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Dec. 23 (5 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (7.29 ft); Jan. 15 (7 p.m.) 2,060 cfs 

(5.33 ft); Mar. 24 (9 to 10 p.mj 1,570 cfs (4.79 ft); Apr. 24 (6 to 7 a m.) 1,110 cfs (4.17 ft); 

May 4 (6 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (4.13 ft); May 23 (8 to 9 a.m.) 950 cfs (3.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at T akevlew and records 

for Twentymile Creek near Adel and Camas Creek near Lakeview.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.

215

Location. Lat 42°25' , long 119-55' , in NW£ sec. 29, T. 36 S., R. 24 E. , on right bank 

at mouth of canyon, 1 mile northwest of Plush and 4 miles downstream from Twelvemile 

Creek.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. May to December 1909 (gage heights only), January 1910 to September 

1914, March to May 1915, March to August 1921, March to June 1922, and October 1949 

to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1930 to September 1941 in 

reports of State engineer. October 1941 to September 1949 in files of State engineer. *

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,538.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Feb. 23, 1910, staff gage at 

wagon bridge at Plush at different datum. Feb. 24, 1910, to Jan. 12 1912 staff 

gage, Jan. 13, 1912, to May 16, 1915, water-stage recorder, Mar 15 to Apr 6 1921 

?QOO gfg^ Apr ' 7 to Ai*- 31 ' 19?1 - water-stage recorder, and Mar. 19 to June 30, ' 

1922, staff gage, all at site half a mile upstream from present gage at different 

daturas.

Average discharge. 26 years (1910-14, 1930-41, 1945-56), 26.7 cfs (19 330 acre-ft per 

year). *

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Dec 22- minimum 

0.1 cfs Oct. 9, 10. ' 

1909-15, 1921-22, 1930-56: Maximum discharge, about 3,840 cfs Apr. 15, 1915 

(gage height, 9.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

2,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting (flood caused by failure of storage dam on Snyder 

Creek); maximum discharge due to natural causes, 2,240 cfs Feb 24 1910 (gage 

height, 6.30 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height"record 

which are poor. About 2,300 acres is irrigated above station '

Revisions.--WSP 410; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year

height, In feet, ar

(Shifting-c

Oct. 1 to Dee. 21

1955-56, except periods of lee effect (gage 

i discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

antrol method used Mar. 10-16)

Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

0.1 0.4 4.

.2 .7 16

.6 1.0 32

1.2 2.0 94

2.5 2.3 116 1.0 

1.5

0.5

2.0

5.0

9.0

24

57

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.5

100

208

355

730

1,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.4

.8

.9

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

12.5

0.40

25

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

.7

.9

1.8

2.1

2.1

l!7

bl.5

bl.4

al.3

al.5

a2

a3

4.3

10

12

4.8

4.3

3.0

2.5

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

84.4

2.81

167

Dec.

3.0

2.6

b2

1.5

bl.7

1.9

2.5

3.2

3.2

3.6

4.8

12

22

13

*9.2

8.4

5.8

6.4

8.0

98

111

aljOOO

aSOO

a300

a200

alOO

a80

a 60

a40

a35

a 30

2,668.8

86.1

5,290

Jan.

a25

a24

a22

b20

b!9

bl8

b!7

b!6

bis

b!5

b!6

b25

40

65

548

313

142

103

81

75

64

63

63

46

44

41

26

24

b20 bis

a!7

2,025

65.3

4,020

Feb.

*b!6

b!8

b20

b25

b20

b!9

bl8

b!7

b!6

bl5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

469

16.2

930

Mar.

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!6

a!7

*19

17

14

26

26

28

62

101

127

*176

178

203

222

219

268

265

212

146

127

127

148

143

2,992

96.5

5,930

Apr.

120

99

91

100

107

99

117

117

129

161

176

*156

155

164

174

188

177

165

191

215

243

264

277

286

266

337

283

232

194

181

5,464

182

10 , 840

May

168

*180

178

233

229

207

*194

178

183

171

176

175

175

170

153

148

151

160

182

202

211

216

253

235

214

196

212

190

168

176

153

5,837

188

11,580

June

*147

136

127

144

154

135

108

89

84

75

72

68

63

84

106

79

68

60

54

56

53

47

43

45

42

37

32

*29

28

28

2 293

76.4

4,550

July

28

35

32

29

25

25

26

21

17

*15

16

15

14

14

12

10

9.0

7.8

*7.4

7.8

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.1

3 . 8

430.7

13.9

854

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

 1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

54.3

1.75

108

Sept.

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.£

.6

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.6

3.2

5.5

46.8

1.56

93

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,000 Mln 0.1 Mean 20.4 Ac-ft 14,770

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,000 Mln 0.1 Mean 61.1 Ao-ft 44,390

22 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 15 (7 p.m.) 1,060 cfs 

fs (2.95 ft); Apr. 24 (5 a.m.)

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). De

(7.50 ft); MarT 24 (12 p.m.) 367 cfa (4.08 ft); Apr. 16 (7 a.m.) 202 .. ,_._. _ ,. ... . _. ,_ 

310 cfs (3.70 ft); Apr. 26 (7 a.m.) 366 efs (4.07 ft); May 5 (1 a.m.) 271 cfs (3.44 ft); May 23 

(5 a.m.) 270 cfs (3.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Lakevlew and record: 

for Deep Creek above Adel and Twentymlle Creek near Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
216 ABERT LAKE BASIN

Chewaucan River near Paisley, Oreg. 

(Formerly published as Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley)

Location. Lat 42°41', long 120°35', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 33 S., R. 18 E. , on right bank 

at footbridge 20 ft downstream from former powerplant of Paisley Electric Co. , a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Mill Creek, and 2^ miles west of Paisley.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available . April 1912 to September 1921, May 1924 to September 1956. Published as " above Mill Creek near Paisley" November 1912 to September 1914, and as 

1 above Conn ditch near Paisley" May 1924 to September 1955 (Conn ditch not used 

since 1940).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,504.9 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Apr. 3 to July 13, 1918, reference point at present site at 

different datum. Nov. 6, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1914, to 

Sept. 30, 1921, water-stage recorder, at various sites half a mile upstream above 

Mill Creek at various daturas. Station destroyed by flood of Dec. 22, 1955, and 

gage-height record obtained at temporary staff-gage sites 2 miles downstream 

Jan. 27 to Sept. 30, 1956.

Average discharge. 41 years, 134 cfs (97,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 7.8 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1912-21, 1924-56: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 22, 1955; no flow part of each 

day Dec. 7, 1929, Dec. 12, 1932 (result of freezeup).

Maximum discharge known', 4,000 cfs, Nov. 23, 1909, from records at site 2 miles 

downstream below Conn ditch where records are equivalent at high flows.

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

poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 860: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2?

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

28

29

29

31

31

*31

30

30

30

30

32

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

38

40

40

40

4C

40

1,051

33.9

2,080

Nov.

40

40

42

45

44

42

40

38

33

37

36

36

35

35

35

40

50

60

80

100

120

Too

80

60

50

50

70

75

70

60

1,648

54.9

3,270

Dec.

55

50

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

80

200

300

250

200

150

130

200

500

800

1,500

*2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

aoo

500

400

350

300

250

14,383

464

28,530

Jan.

240

220

210

200

190

180

170

170

160

160

160

160

160

400

1,OOO

1 , 500

1 'aoo 000

700

550

450

400

360

340

300

260

*238

210

195

147

122

11,352

366

22,520

Feb.

165

215

205

220

220

143

170

*154

126

139

161

180

170

134

98

68

130

119

108

108

122

119

122

126

91

108

119

119

119

,

4,078

141

8,090

Mar.

*108

119

126

112

126

119

122

126

108

108

101

88

126

122

134

170

274

268

361

403

522

514

*498

557

575

566

442

410

566

557

548

8,976

290

17,800

Apr.

458

403

418

426

434

450

474

530

566

665

750

647

*647

715

805

770

850

860

940

1,030

*1,080

1,240

1,420

1,340

1,420

1,490

1,240

1,020

905

860

24,853

828

49,300

May

*910

940

,030

* ,280

,230

,140

,090

* ,050

928

860

805

760

656

"6TT 584

665

940

1,090

1,260

1,520

,620

,700

,700

,650

,000

,500

,400

,200

,100

,200

*1,330

34,749

1,120

68,920

June

1,200

1,080

1,030

1,090

928

760

706

656

629

647

611

584

566

539

530

514

482

450

522

450

420

400

380

350

340

320

300

290

280

*270

17,324

577

34,360

July

256 249"

235

223

211

205

175

165

155

165

175

187

199

193

165

141

*120

112

116

108

101

90

90

*87

90

205

1O8

90

77

74

_69

4,636

150

9,200

Aug.

71

69

69

69

66

66

69

66

61

*59

57

52

*51

50

48

50

50

52

57

52

48

48

46

48

48

48

46

44

*47

44

46

1,697

54.7

3,370

Sept.

44

44

44

42

40

40

42

42

40

58

40

42

42

40

40

40

38

40

42

46

46

44

44

42

44

*45

46

44

44

46

1,271

42.4

2,520

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,500 Mln 19 Mean 106 Ac -ft 76,450

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,500 Mln 33 Mean 344 Ac-ft 25O,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Dec. 22 (time unknown) 3,260 cfs (7.8 ft); Jan. 16 (time ana 

discharge unknown); Mar. 23 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 23 (time and discharge unknown); 

May 4 (time and discharge unknown); May 20 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 8 to Jan. 26, May 22-30, June 1, 21-29; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records at Lakeview and records fur Deep Creek abo;e Adel and Silver Creek near 

Silver Lake.
SUMMER LAKE BASIN 217

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°00' , long 120°45' , in SE-f sec..6, T. 30 S., R. 17 E., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from diversion dam and 2 miles northeast of Summer Lake Post Office.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1939 (river only) and May to September 1928, April 1931 to 

July 1941 (fragmentary records for Summer Lake Canal only) in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,160 ft (from plans of Ana River

diversion dam). Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1939, at site 80 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1930-32, 1935-36, 1951-56), 91.3 cfs (66,100 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124 cfs Oct. 16; minimum daily, 31 cfs May 21.

IS29-39, 1951-56: Maximum discharge, 186 cfs Sept. 15, 1936 (gage height, 

3.87 ft), no flow in canal; minimum daily, 6 cfs May 16, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow in Summer Lake Canal which diverts

300 ft above station for irrigation of lands along west side of Summer Lake. Plow 

regulated by gates at diversion dam. Source of stream is Ana River Springs, threequarters of a mile above station, which are flooded over by pondage behind diversion 

dam.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac~ft

Oct.

88

84

*86

86

86

86

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

98

120

ITS

115

114

113

111

105

99

99

99

99

97

97

97

97

2,977

96.0

5,900

Nov.

97

97

97

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

*95

95

94

2,871

95.7

5,690

Dec.

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

95

95

95

95

95

95

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

98

2,952

95.2

5,860

Jan.

100

100

100

100

101

*101

101

101

101

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

3,091

99.7

6,130

Feb.

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

*99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

98

98

98

98

98

_ -----

2,866

98.8

5,660

Mar.

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

96_

96

96

96

96

96

96

3,024

97.5

6,000

Apr.

96

98

98

98

98

99

99

96

92

93

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

2,847

94.9

5,650

May

*93

93

93

92

93

93

92

*92

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

94

94

94

83

49

31

43

66

85

87

88

88

88

81

81

*82

2.626

84.7

5,210

June

81

80

79

80

83

82

80

77

76

76

74

74

74

74

74

74

75

75

75

77

78

78

73

74

77

83

83

81

80

81

2,328

77.6

4,620

July

81

81

81

81

80

79

78

8?

83

82

82

*82

83

83

83

82

82

82

83

82

82

82

80

82

83

82

82

82

81

81

81

2,530

81.6

5,020

Aug.

81

77

78

82

8T

81

81

81

81

*80

80

80

80

80

82

82

82

81

79

77

78

79

79

80

80

80

80

80

*80

73

71

2,466

79.5

4,890

Sept.

74

82

90

87

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

85

85

85

85

85

85

84

84

84

84

85

85

85

85

85

2,528

84.3

5,010

Calendar year 1955: Max 120 Min 25 Mean 89.6 Ac-ft 64,900

Water year' 1955-56: Max 120 Min 31 Mean 90.5 Ac-ft 65,660

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 SILVER LAKE BASIN

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°07', long 121°04', in SW£ sec. 28 T. 28 S., R. 14 E., on right bank 

If miles downstream from former diversion dam, If miles southwest of town of Sliver 

Lake, and 3 miles upstream from Bridge Creek.

Drainage area. 221 sq ml.

Records available . January 1905 to March 1907, January 1909 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and, since Sept. 15, 1932, concrete control. Datum of gage 

is 4,361.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Prior to May 24, 1932, staff gages or water-stage recorder at practically same location at datum 1.00 ft higher, or staff gages at diversion dam outlet If miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41, 1943-56), Including Silver Lake 

Irrigation District Canal used only 1922-27, 1929-41, 27.5 cfs (19,910 acre-ft per 

year) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 930 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 7.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 930 cfs; 

minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 4.

1905-7, 1909-56: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 

10.08 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; no flow at times 

In 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Plow regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 acre-ft) above former 

diversion dam If miles above station and by Thompson Valley Reservoir (capacity, 

17,400 acre-ft) 11 miles above station, both of which are owned by the Sliver Lake 

Irrigation District.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge

2.0 

4.7

8.5

18

30

able feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

53

100

228

600

800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.2

4.2

*4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

^~Q 5.8

O . O

147.9

4.77

293

Nov.

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.1

b5

4.7

4.7

5.5

6.2

8.5

a9

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8. 5

*8.5

8.5

8.5

203.3

6.78

403

Dec.

8.5

7.7

7.4

7.0

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.7

9.0

13

13

12

11

9.8

9.8

12

24

96

*612

244

134

98

80

71

59

b50

a40

a35

1,709.3

55.1

3,390

Jan.

a34

a32

a30

a29

a28

*26

25

b25

b24

23

22

b21

b20

25

97

-89 136

66

58

59

59

60

73

53

43

b40

b30

b28

b25

b22

a2O

1,322

42.6

2,620

Feb.

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!6

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!5

a!5

a!8

23

b22

bl8

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!6

16

22

22

b20

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!6

-

501

17.3

994

Mar.

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!4

bTT

b!7

b!8

29

28

29

38

47

70

97

116

128

109

81

74

a80

*80

103

149

1,501

48.4

2,980

Apr.

307

*381

316

270

262

251

270

290

319

383

550

516

484

482

518

512

502

502

528

558

596

590

578

568

*604

600

580

496

432

*394

13,639

455

27,050

May

362

349

348

375

476

482

476

440

385

349

324

289

254

226

209

205

214

231

240

248

249

246

238

224

203

184

162

143

129

116

*11 6

8,492

274

16,840

June

111

102

91

91

90

85

78

77

74

69

64

59

55

58

59

57

53

51

49

47

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

ii

1,848

61.6

3,670

July

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

39

39

56

47

*47

50

47

45

43

43

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

36

1,296

41.8

2,570

Aug.

38

38

36

24

22

20

20

19

*lT~ 9.4

12

13

13

13

13

15

17

18

20

23

23

23

23

24

24

25

25

25

*25

25

25

661.4

21.3

1,310

Sept.

25

25

25

24

22

17

13

11

9.8

9.0

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.7

316.0

10.5

627

Calendar year 1955; Max 612 Min 3.9 Mean 2O.1 Ae-ft 14,570

Water year 1955-56; Max 612 Mln 3.9 Mean 86.4 Ac-ft 62,750

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Deep 

Creek above Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MALHKUR AND HARNKY LAKES BASIN 219

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg,

Location. Lat 43°43', long 119°11', in NW$ sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 30 E., on left bank 

l mile downstream from dam site for proposed lower Silvies Reservoir, 5 miles downstream from Emigrant Creek, and 11 miles northwest of Burns.

Drainage area.--934 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to July 1906, December 1908 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,190 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Dec. 1, 1911, and June 24, 1917, to Apr. 6, 1922, staff gage at site 3 miles downstream at different datums. Dec. 1, 1911, to June 23, 1917, water-stage recorder at 

site If miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 7, 1922, to Oct. 1, 1941, waterstage recorder at present site and datum. Oct. 2, 1941, to Oct. 3, 1951, waterstage recorder at site 400 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-56), 159 cfs (115,100 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 12.96 ft); 

minimum, 5.9 cfs Oct. 6, 7.

1903-6, 1908-56: Maximum discharge, 4,960 cfs about Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 

15.2 ft); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station primarily with floodwater.

Revisions. WSP 860: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 13-31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

87

190

6.0 575

9.0 1,000

11.0 1,400

13.0 2,110

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

71

176

6.0 575

9.0 1,000

11.0 1,400

13.0 2,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

*8.8

7.. 7

872

10

9.7

11

12

13

13

13 

13

13

14

14

14

15

16

16

15

15

*14

15

15

15

15

15 

16

391.6

12.6

111

Nov.

19

20

20

21

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

21

20

16 

15.

16

20

25

28

33

45

*44

50

43

40

42

45

51

54

63.

913

30.4

1,810

Dec.

57

54

48

45

40

35

40

42

45

49

50

52

48

45 

46

50

55

60

78

88

156

279

341

297

239

283 

326

a200

alSO

alOO 

a!20

3,518

113

6,980

Jan.

a!30

a!20

al!5

allO

*105

100

100

96

92

90

90

90

95

120 

158

198

180

160

150

150

160

170

200

T70

150

130 

110

100

90

80

IP3,879

125

7,690

Feb.

60

65

70

80

90

100

95

90

85

80

100

120

110

100 

80

70

80

90

100

120

140

150

140

130

130

140 

130

125

120

------

2,990

103

5,930

Mar.

160

200

170

150

130

120

110

130

160

190

a!60

a!30

allO

a!40 

alSO

a220

a280

a350

a400

a380

*a400

550

772

1,130

1,590

1,990 

1,580

1,400

1,610

1,760 

1,730

18,382

593

36,460

Apr.

1,690

1,590

1,360

*1,170

1,110

1,110

1,250

1,280

1,240

1,310

1,460

1,650

1,700

*1_,850 

1,830

1,830

1,810

1,750

1,680

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,570

1,530

1,460

1,360 

1,290

1,200

1,090

987,

43,997

1,467

87,270

May

898

816

753

751

874

939

1,090

1,280

1,540

*1,270

1,210

1,110

1,020

945 

842

761

680

614

569

546

529

515

518

490

457

459

502

533

597

585

512

24,005

774

47,610

June

473

434

408

386

360

343

329

297

269

244

205

172

*153

160 

164

150

145

151

151

164

153

146

140

129

118

107 

89

69

64

60.

6,233

208

12,360

July

59

57

57

57

56

55

53

52

53

55

57

55

60

62 

53

46

43

42

39

40

39

36

35

34

*32

31 

32

31

30

29

jffi

1,408

45.4

2,790

Aug.

26

22

22

20

21

23

22

21

20

17

16

15

*14

12 

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

 878 8.8

9.2

11

14

15

15

14 

16

464.6

15.0

922

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

17

17

16 

16

17

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

19

16 

15

16

17

20

482

16.1

956

Calendar year 1955: Max 565 Min 4.0 Mean 79.9 Ac-ft 57,850

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,990 Min 7.7 Mean 291 Ac-ft 211,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Malheur River near Drewsey 

and Silver Creek near Riley.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-18, 25-27, Dec. 2-9, 13-18, Jan. 5-14, 

Jan. 17 to Mar. 9, Mar. 22.
220 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Dormer and Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°47 I , long 118°52', in NW^ sec. 20, T. 32 S. , R. 32^ E., on left bank 

11 miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 miles 

downstream from Pish Creek, and 3| miles southeast of Prenchglen.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1937 to September 1956 In reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1910 to September 1921 (published as "near Diamond ) and July 1929 to September 

1930 in reports of State engineer.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,254 ft above mean 

sea level (surveys of U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Prior to December 1937 staff 

gages at several sites downstream at various datums.

Average discharge . 26 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-56), 126 cfs (91,220 acreft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Dec. 4, result of freeseup.

1910-21, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 3,390 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 

6.29 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8 cfs Jan. 14, 1940, caused by temporary storage behind Ice jam upstream.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. WSP 330: Drainage area (former site). WSP 860: Drainage area (present

1955-56, except 'periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe

220

430

740

Discharge

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

37

37

37

38

*38

37

36

36

37

40

40

39

38

38

38

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

37

37

40

40

39

39

40 

±1

1,177

38.0

2,330

Nov.

39

39

41

40

40

39

39

38

38

39

38

30

b30

b30

28

46

60

55

55

80

67

45

*44

45

42

45

46

47

45

44

1,314

43.8

2,610

Dec.

47

48

47

32

38

56

47

49

46

49

69

97

77

48

48

48

48

57

183

400

460

263

1,030

263

143

148

140

97

b50

b70 

82

4,280

138

8,490

Jan.

87

80

77

70

69

*64

62

59

60

63

E9

59

60

245

1,400

275

151

135

151

174

183

549

596

133

114

105

89

b50

b55

b55 

40

5,419

175

10,750

Feb.

b36

55

80

84

84

73

64

57

53

60

66

72

64

*55

40

28

BIT

59

53

55

56

166

128

56

50

48

46

45

45

------

1,838

63.4

3,650

Mar.

50

117

121

78

49

47

44

59

90

72

49

44

49

49

83

206

24

60

49

24

24

06

* 35

95

05

87

34

03

00

27 

13

4,791

155

9,500

Apr.

193

174

156

153

165

162

193

186

227

287

299

244

275

279

311

307

295

299

335

358

376

371

395

395

366

395

380

315

279

267

8,437

281

16,730

May

263

28T

287

358

*315

299

307

295

283

365

591

353

307

283

271

287

327

395

504

576

677

733

810

747

588

614

831

528

460

572 

628

14,137

456

28,040

June

528

480

486

455

344

287

287

315

353

353

303

299

307

*299

287

220

193

186

227

213

196

193

210

196

186

183

193

200

196

159

8,334

278

16,530

July

143

148

133

123

125

130

128

125

125

123

112

105

109

103

99

91

85

85

78

78

82

75

72

70

*67

67

69

64

62

59

56

2,991

96.5

5,930

Aug.

55

56

57

54

53

53

52

50

49

47

46

45

44

44

44

43

43

43

44

44

43

42

42

42

42

43

45

45

44

43 

42

1,439

46.4

2,850

Sept.

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

40

40

40

40

*40

41

49

44

43

42

42

41

40

40

41

41

41

1,233

41.1

2,450

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,030 Win 23 Mean 106 Ae-ft 77,040

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,400 Min £8 Mean 151 Ae-ft 109,900

Peak discharge (base, 650 efs).--Dee. 23 (2 p.m.) 2,130 efs (5.71 ft); Jan. 15 (11 a.m.) 2,140 cfs 

5.72 ft); JanT 22 (11 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (4.75 ft); May 11 (2 a.m.) 845 cfs (4.15 ft); May 26 

10 p.m.) 999 cfs (4.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 221

Bridge Creek near Prenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°50', long 118°51', in NW£ sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32? E., on right bank 

at mouth of canyon, 35 miles northeast of Prenchglen.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1911 to September 1916, December 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,184.93 ft above 

mean sea level (surveys of D. S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Mar. 18, 1911, to 

Sept. 30, 1916, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 21, 

1937, to May 17, 1938, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum. 

May 18, 1938, to Aug. 22, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 22 years (1912-16, 1938-56), 14.1 ofs (10,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs Dee. 23 (gage height, 2.08 ft, from 

recorded range in stage), from rating curve extended above 65 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 9.9 cfs many days December to February.

1911-16, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 415 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 2.73 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 65 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 

7 cfs Feb. 24, 25, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, to Jan. 4, 1938.

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

good. No regulation or diversion above station. Low-water flow is sustained by large 

springs.

Rating table

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

ear 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

in cubic feet per second)

.7 1.4 41

1.6 67

2.0 148

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1?55 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

IE

IE

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

372

12.0

738

Nov.

12

T2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

11

ll

ll

11

ll *ll

ll

ll

ll

ll

ll

ll

11

345

11.5

684

Dec.

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

21

22

13

11

10

9.9

979

12

13

14

13

12

80

40

20

12

12

12

11

11 

10

472.8

15.3

938

Jan.

12

10

10

10

10

*9.9

?79

9.9

10

11

10

10

12

15

20_

15

11

12

12

12

12

15

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10 

10

360.7

11.6

715

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

*12

12

10

12

12

12

12

15

15

12

12

12

12

12

1C

12

330

11.4

655

Mar.

12

12

12

15

13

12

11

IT

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

15

17

19

18

17

*20

23

24_

24

21

20

21

21

20

485

15.6

962

Apr.

19 '17

IT

17

17

17

18

17

19

21

23

21

21

22

23

24

24

23

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

29

28

25

24

659

22.0

1,310

May

22

1

1

9

* 6

4

4

4

4

2

~5"5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

2

0

*F

4

4

4

22

756

24.4

1,500

June

21

20

19

18

19

18

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

*13

14

13

12T2-

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

424

14.1

841

July

1212-

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

- 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

r3" 13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

381

12.3

756

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

372

12.0

738

Sept.

12

T?

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

349

11.6

692

Calendar year 1955: Max 80 Mln 8.3 Mean 12.7 Ac-ft 9,160

Water year 1955-56: Max 80 Mln 9.9 Mean 14.5 Ac-ft 10,530

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 43 cfs (1.42 ft); Dec. 23

169 cfs (2.08 ft); May 10 (9 p.m.) 143 cfs (1.98 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Jb 1 p.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 18 to Jan. 5, Jan. 9 to Feb. 12, Feb. 16 to Mar. 23; discharge 

stimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and record 

or Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen*,
222 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°41', long 119°39', in Ei sec. 1, T 22 S., R. 25 E., on right bank 

0.4 mile downstream from Rough Creek, 1.4 miles upstream from Nicoll Creek, and 

14 miles northwest of Riley.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,450 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 50.8 cfs (36,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 4.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 6.65 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

For~periods of nc gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 

about 500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2E Mar 26 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2,0

1.0

2.1

4.3

10

25

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

59

140

345

640

1,010

1.4 2.3

1.5 4.2

1.6 6.7

1.7 10

2.0 28

2,4 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

64

151

365

640

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

*2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.3

2,3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2,6

2,6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2 8

 - 

70.1

2.26

139

Nov.

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.8

3.5

5.4

8.5

8.8

b8.5

*b7.5

b7.0

6.3

6.8

6.3

6.5

8.1

6.8

6.5

144.5

4.82

287

Dec.

b6.0

b5.5

5.1

5.7

5.0

4.3

5.4

b5.0

b5.5

b5.5

b6.0

b6.5

b7.0

5.1

6.5

b7.0

b6.5

b7.0

9.5

10

12

20

50

b40

b26

b36

H30

b28

b26

b30 

b32

452.1

14,6

897

Jan,

b32

b30

b34

b38

*b22

20

19

b!8

b!6

b20

20

16

16

17

55

52

45

51

46

48

45

57

b46~ 63

b38

b30

b32

b24

b26

b20

15.

1,011

32.6

2,010

Feb.

10

T5

15

16

18

20

22

18

16

18

22

22

16

*14

13

12

16

18

16

16

20

26

2T

22

22

22

24

24

26

------

541

18.7

1,070

Mar.

28

30

30

24

20

20

20

20

24

20

16

IB" 15

18

20

30

50

80

100

90

150

*340

496

677

810

800

*559

450

432

465 

456

6,307

203

12,510

Apr.

402

342

294

304

342

345

370

350

388

485

562

493

478

*488

517

490

452

410

385

360

335

297

266

234

204

186

169

146

128

115

10,337

345

20,500

May

102

92

89

115

*132

132

158

241

238

230

252

Z04

184

162

141

124

114

102

97

89

79

70

65

65

60

56

63

54

50

74

3,665

118

7,270

June

57

48

42

41

41

40

37

34

30

28

27

25

*25

29

37

30

28

25

24

25

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

TS

857

28.6

1,700

July

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

13

14

16

16

28

Is

13

11

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.3

7.0

6.7

*6.2

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.1

4.9 

4, 6

346.6

11.2

687

Aug.

.9

.9

.9

.9

.1

.1

.6

.4

.4

.0

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.8

.8

.8

.2

.0

.0

.6

.4

.2

'

129.8

4.19

257

Sept.

iff 3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

*2.6

2T6

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

89.4

2.98

177

Calendar year 1955: Max 236 Mln 0.5 Mean 20.0 Ac-ft 14,450

Water year 1955-56: Max 810 Mln 1.8 Mean 65.4 Ac-ft 47,500

Peak discharge (base. 350 efs).--Mar. 25 (10 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (6.20 ft); Apr. 11 (7 a.m.) 583 cfs 

(4.81 : .8ft).. 

Discharge measurement made on this day..

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Ijote. No gage-height record Nov. 15-17, Jan. 31 to Mar. 21; discharge estimated on basis of 

wea the r records and records for oouth Fork John Day River near Dayvllle. There probably was lo 

effect durin most of the Januar to March eriod.

e n es ou r on 

effect during most of the January to March period
ALVORD LAKE BASIN 221 

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°10', long 118"28', in SW-J- sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 36 E , on right bank 

0.4 mile upstream from bridge at mouth of canyon, 5 miles east of Trout Creek Ranch, 

and 14 miles northeast of Denio.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, April 1925 

to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,351.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Mar. 25, 1911, to Mar. 31, 1912, staff gage at bridge 0.4 mile downstream 

at different datum. Apr. 28, 1922, to June 14, 1932, water-stage recorder at site 

10 ft upstream at datum 0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years (1922-23, 1932-56), 14.7 cfs (10,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 112 cfs May 21 (gage height, 3.34 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Nov. 13.

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-56: Maximum discharge, 343 cfs Aug. 1, 1933 (gage height, 

5.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 125 cfs; probably no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 6.0 ft (caused by cloudburst), probably occurred in 1924 or 

1925.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 800 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6J

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0

1.8 

3.0 

5.5

10

2.3 

2.6 

3.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.5

2.5

2^3.

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

5.4

86.6

2.79

172

Nov.

3.3

3.2

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

4.0

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.6

2.9

b2.7

b2.5

b2.7

b3

b3.5

b4.5

5.5

5.5

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.6

116.0

3.87

230

Dec.

4.6

4.4

b4

b3.5

b2.5

b3

b3.5

b4

b4.5

b4.8

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.8

5.2

5.2

6.1

11

13

10

10

9.9

7.6

b6

b7

b8

182.0

5.87

361

Jan.

b8.5

b7

b7.5

7.9

8.2

*7.6

7.4

6.6

7.0

8.2

7.2

B.B

.7.2

8.5

26

31

TT

24

22

20

19

22

22

20

b!5

bll

b9

b7

b7

b6.5

b5.5

399.6

12.9

793

Feb.

b4.5

a.5

a5.5

a6

a7

a6.5

a6

a5.5

a5

a5.5

a6.5

a8

a6

a5

b4_

b5

b6

b6.5

b5.5

b7

8.8

87?

b7

b5.5

b6

b5.5

b6

b6.2

b6.5

175.7

6.06

348

Mar.

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.0

b6

b5

bB". 5

b6

7.2

7.0

b6

b5

b5.5

b6

6.3

7.4

7.6

9.3

12

13

15

18

*21

27

36

 SO 43

36

34

33

34

479.8

15.5

952

Apr.

33

30

28

26

25

25

25- 24

27

31

35

35

34

35

36

36

35

33

39

41

40

47

56

*65

BT

60

54

47

43

41

1,140

38.0

2,260

May

38

38

39

*59

54

50

52

48

48

57

62

49

46

43

41

42

48

62

78

90

98

94

91

89- 99

81

86

72

67

65 

66

1,952

63.0

3,870

June

6556-

49

48

44

37

34

33

33

32

31

29

29

*29

26

24

22

17

17

18

16

1415-

16

15

15

15

17

16

14

826

27.5

1,640

July

14

14

14

12

11

12

I?.

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

*7.4

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.4 5 n

313.7

10.1

622

Aug.

O-4.8

4.8

4.6

4.Q

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

*3.7

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

278

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8

107.9

3.48

214

Sept.

2.8

2.6

5T6

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3T6

91.8

3.06

182

Calendar year 1955: Max 47.0 Min 0.9 Mean 8.00 Ac-ft 5,790

Water year 1955-56: Max 99 Min 2.3 Mean 16.0 Ac-ft 11,640

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Apr. 24 (6 a.m. to 12 m. ) 70 cfs (2.92 ft); May 4 (5:30 a.m.) 

74 fs (2.99 ft); May 10 (9:30 p.m.) 86 cfs (3.11 ft); May 21 (9 a.m.) 112 cfs (3.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Dormer und Blltzen River near 

Frenchglen and Malheur River near Drewsey. 

b Stage-discharge relation af-Tected by ice.
224 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Measurements of streamflow in the Great Basin made at points other than regular gaging 

stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made during 

periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. Measurements 

believed to have been made under base-flow conditions are identified by an asterisk (*) to 

the left of the discharge figure. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture 

of the low-flow potentiality of stream. The column headed, "Measured previously shows 

the water years in which measurements were made at the same, or practically the same, 

site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 225-.

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the Great Basin during

the water year 1956

Qreat Salt Lake basin

Stream

Otter Creek.

South Branch

Otter

Creek .

Middle

Branch

Otter

Creek .

Logan River.

Malad River.

Tributary to

Bear River . . .

Otter Creek. ..

South Branch

Otter Creek

Little Bear

River.

Bear River. . .

Location

NE£ sec. 5, T. UN., R. 6 E.,

above diversions 3 miles above

South Branch Otter Creek and 5^

miles northwest of Randolph,

Utah.'

SW^ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E.,

above diversions 1-J miles above

Middle Branch Otter Creek and

4i miles northwest of Randolph,

Utah.

SWi sec. 3, T. 11 N., R. 6 E.,

above diversions l£ miles above

mouth and 5 miles northwest of

Randolph, Utah.

SW^HWi sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E.,

100 ft upstream from Logan

Northern Canal, 300 ft below

State Dam, and 2jj miles east of

Logan, Utah. At site of regular

gaging station operated 1913-14.

Sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 35 E., at

springs, at flow line, 1 mile

upstream from dam on Samaria

Reservoir No. 2, 5^ miles northwest of Malad City, Idaho, and

8-J miles upstream from Little

Malad River. At site of regular

gaging station operated 1931-32,

1940-47.

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

17.1

5.0

3.5

219

a3.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1950-55

1950-55

1950-55

1956

1948-55

Date

Oct. 26

Dec. 1

22

Jan. 16

Mar. 6

29

Apr. 18

May 11

June 2

27

July 18

Aug. 8

Sept. 7

30

Oct. 26

Dec. 1

22

Jan. 16

Mar. 6

29

Apr. 18

May 11

June 2

27

July 18

Aug. 8

Sept. 7

30

Oct. 26

Dec. 1

ZZ

Jan. 16

Mar. 6

29

Apr. 18

May 11

June 2

27

July 18

Aug. 8

Sept. 7

30

June £7

Aug. 4

Oct. 7

Nov. 8

Dec. 14

Jan. 14

Feb. 25

Apr. 8

24

May El

June 0^6

July 20

Aug. 26

Discharge 

(cfs)

*3.47

*3.69

10.9

*4.1E

*3.29

*5.62

*3.79

*4.2E

*3.74

*4.17

*4.00

*3.6E

*3.82

*3.78

*4.38

*4.33

7.13

*5.05

*3.74

*4.98

*4.82

*4.83

*4.67

*4.10

»4.03

*4.00

*4.23

*4.30

*4.E7

*4.79

8.84

*4.78

*4.37

*6.44

*5.79

*5.7E

*4.94

*4.70

*4.66

*4.85

*4.60

*4.56

324

187

*9.39

*7.2E

*8.05

*9.04

*7.79

11.8

14.4

12.3

*9.37

*8.E9

*6.10

Sevier Lake basin, Utah

Blue Spring.

Sevier River

Mammoth

Creek.

East Fork

Sevier

River.

Blue Creek. . .

Sevier Lake . .

Sevier River.

.... do .......

Sec. 8, T. 36 S., R. 7 W., 100 ft

below spring pool and 14 miles

northwest of Hatch.

Sec. 5, T. 37 S., R. 5 W., 35O ft

upstream from Mammoth Creek and

2 miles soutl* of Hatch.

Sec. 5, T. 37 S., R. 5 W., 200 ft

upstream from mouth and 2 miles

south of Hatch.

Sec. 8, T. 37 S., R. 4 W., J mile

upstream from dam on Tropic

Reservoir and 9^ miles west of

Tropic .

_

_

-

-

1915,1917,

1945-47,

1953-54

1938

1937,1939,

1940,1956

Sept. 19

Sept.EO

Sept.EO

Sept. 28

*4.02

*29.E

*6.0E

*2.99

* Base flow.

a Flow derived largely from springs.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 225

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the Great Basin during 

the water year 1956 Continued

Pyramid and Wlnnemucca Lakes basin, Hev.

Stream

Dog Creek . . .

Tributary to

Truckee River

Location

Sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 17 E., at 

head of Dog Creek Canyon, 3j 

miles above mouth and 4 miles 

northwest of Verdi.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

May 11

Discharge 

(cfs)

22. 1

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin. Oreg.

Malheur Lake 

Outlet.

Harney Lake . . Sec. 26, T. 26 S., R. 31 E., at 

highway bridge 21 milea south of 

Burns .

- 1943, 

1952-53 

1955

June 13 83.9

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than 

regular gaging stations.

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1956

Stream

Truckee

River.

Peavlne

Creek.

Long Valley

Creek.

Truckee

River.

Tributary to

Pyramid and

Wlnnemucca

Lakes .

Truckee River

.... do .......

Pyramid and

Winnemucca

Lakes.

Location

Sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., at

site of former gaging station at

Farad, Nev.

Sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 19 E., 1/3

mile above Highland ditch and 1

mile west of Reno, Nev.

Sec. 21, T. 19 N., R. 21 E., 1

mile above mouth and 9 miles

southeast of Reno, Nev.

Sec 18, T. 22 N., R. 24 E., at

Pyramid Indian Reservation

diversion dam, 5 miles south of

Nixon, Nev.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

940

-

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1951

Date

Dec. 23

July 20

Dec. 23

Dec. 24

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,400

2,190

2,500

14,000

INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of............... 2

Adamsville, Utah, Beaver River at...... 131

Adel, Oreg., Deep Creek above.......... 214

Drake Creek near..................... 213

Twentymile Creek near................ 211

Afton, Calif., Mojave River at......... 145

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 11-12

Alexander, Idaho, Bear River at........ 44

American Pork above upper powerplant,

near American Pork, Utah......... 106

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg....... 217

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif............................ 138

Antelope Valley, Calif., gagingstation records in..............146-147

Antimony, Utah, Otter Creek Reservoir

near............................. 114

Argenta, Nev., Humboldt River near..... 187

Barstow, Calif., Mojave River at....... 145

Battle Mountain, Nev., Humboldt River

at............................... 189

Rook Creek near...................... 188

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles,

Idaho............................ 40

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris,

Idaho............................ 41

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near

Evanston, Wyo.................... 18

at Alexander, Idaho.................. 44

at Border, Wyo....................... 34

at Barer, Idaho...................... 36

at Soda Springs, Idaho............... 43

below Pixley Dam, near Cokevllle,

Wyo.............................. 31

below Smiths Pork near Cokeville,

Wyo.............................. 33

below. Stewart Dam, near Montpelier,

Idaho............................ 38

below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho........... 46

diversions from...................... 28

near Collinston, Utah................ 60

near Corinne, Utah................... 64

near Evanston, Wyo................... 21

near Preston, Idaho .................. 48

near Randolph, Utah.................. 29

near Utah-Wyoming State line......... 16

near Woodruff, Utah.................. 24

Bear River basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in........ 15-64

Beaver, Utah, Beaver River near........ 130

Three Creeks near.................... 129

Beaver River, at Adamsville,

Utah............................. 131

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville,

Utah............................. 133

near Beaver, Utah.................... 130

Beaver River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in..............129-133

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah.......... 27

Big Rock Creek (Antelope Valley) near

Valyermo, Calif.................. 146

Birch Creek near Woodruff, Utah........ 26

Black Canyon ditch, Utah, diversion by. 120 

Black Rock Desert basin, Nev., gagingstation records in..............205-207

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power &

Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah 57 

Boca, Calif., Prosser Creek near....... 201

Border, Wyo., Bear River at............ 34

Smiths Pork near..................... 32

Borrego Springs, Calif., Coyote Creek

near............................. 139

Palm Canyon Creek near............... 140

Bountiful, Utah, Mill Creek near....... 87

Stone Creek near..................... 86

Bridge Creek near Prenchglen, Oreg..... 221

Bridgeport, Calif., Bridgeport

Reservoir near................... 161

Bridgeport, Calif., Buckeye Creek

near...........................157-158

East Walker River near.............. 162

Green Creek near...................151-152

Robinson Creek near................155-156

Summers Creek near.................153-154

Swager Creek near..................159-160

Virginia Creek near................149-150

West Walker River, East Pork, near.. 164

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 161

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.157-158

Burns, Oreg., Silvies River near...... 219

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg....... 212

Candland ditch, Utah, diversion by.... 120

Carlin, Nev., Humboldt River near..... 183

Susie Creek near.................... 184

Carson City, Nev., Carson River

near............................ 174

Clear Creek near...................172-173

Carson River, East Pork, near Gardnerville, Nev...................... 170

near Carson City, Nev.........._.... 174

near Port Churchill, Nev............ 175

West Pork, at Woodfords, Calif...... 171

Carson River basin, Calif.-Nev.,

gaging-station records in......168-175

Castilla, Utah, Spanish Pork at....... 95

Cedar City, Utah, Coal Creek near..... 134

Cedar Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 120

Centerville, Utah, Centerville Creek

near............................ 85

Parish Creek near................... 84

Ricks Creek near.................... 83

Centerville Creek above diversions,

near Centerville, Utah.......... 85

Cfs-days, definition of............... 2

Chalk Creek (Pavant Valley) near

Pillmore, Utah.................. 128

Chalk Creek (Weber River basin) at

Coalville, Utah................. 68

Chapman Canal at State line, near

Evanston, Wyo................... 23

Charleston, Utah, Deer Creek Reservoir

near............................ 101

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near

Paisley, Oreg................... 216

Circlevill'^, Utah, Sevler River

near............................ 112

City Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah...... 11

Clear Creek (Carson River basin) near

Carson City, Nev...............172-173

Clear Creek (Sevier Lake basin) at

Sevier, Utah.................... 118

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Creek

near............................ 45

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah...... 134

Coal Pork ditch, Utah, diversion by... 120 

Coalville, Utah, Chalk Creek at....... 68

Weber River near.................... 67

Cokeville, Wyo., Bear River near...... 31,33

Colevllle, Calif., West Walker River

near........................... .13, 165

Collinston. Utah, Bear River near..... 60

Hammond (East Side) Canal near...... 58

West Side Canal near................ 59

Colorado River basin, transmountain

diversions from, to Jordan River

basin........................... 107

to Sevier Lake basin................ 120

Computations, accuracy of results

of.............................. 7-8

Comus, Nev., Humboldt River at........ 192

Contents, definition of............... 2

Control, definition of................ 2

Cooperation, record of................ 1

Corinne, Utah, Bear River near........ 64

Cottonwood Creek (Bear River basin)

near Cleveland, Idaho ........... 45

Cottonwood Creek (Great Salt Lake

Basini Salt Lake City, Utah..... 11 

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228 INDEX

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs,

Calif............................ 139

Croydon, Utah, Lost Creek near......... 71

Cub River near Preston, Idaho.......... 49

Cubic feet per second per square mile',

definition of.................... 2

Cubic Foot per second, definition of... 2 

Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah........ 89

Data, accuracy of...................... 7-8

explanation of....................... 3-7

Deep Creek (Mojave River basin) near

Hesperia, Calif.................141-142

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes basin) above

Adel, Oreg....................... 214

Deer Creek Dam, Utah, Provo River

below............................ 102

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................. 101

Deeth, Nev., Marys River near.......... 176

Denio, Oreg., Trout Creek near......... 223

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near

Malad City, Idaho................ 62

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near

Thistle , Utah.................... 94

Dingle, Idaho, Rainbow inlet canal

near. ............................ 37

Discharge measurements:

Great Salt Lake basin................ 224

Malheur and Hartley Lakes basin....... 225

Peak discharges...................... 225

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin... 225 

Sevier Lake basin.................... 224

Note. Streams for which only discharge measurements are available are 

not entered by name in this index. 

Dormer Creek above Gold Creek, near

Truckee, Calif................... 11

Donner und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg. ...................... 4, 220

Drainage area, definition of........... 2-3

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg............ 213

Duchesne Tunnel, Utah, diversion

by............................... 107

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah.... 73

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan,

Utah............................. 72

East Side Canal. See Hammond Canal.

East Walker River above Strosnider

ditch, near Mason, Nev........... 163

near Bridgeport, Calif............... 162

Echo, Utah, Echo Reservoir at.......... 69

Weber River at....................... 70

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........... 69

Elko, Nev., Humboldt River near........ 179

South Fork Humboldt River near......181,182

Emigration Creek above Gold Creek,

near Truckee, Calif.............. 11

Ephraim Creek near Ephraim, Utah....... 11

Ephraim tunnel, Utah, diversion

by............................... 120

Evanston, Wyo., Bear River near........ 18,21

Chapman Canal near................... 23

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near........ 15

Sulphur Creek near................... 19

Yellow Creek near.................... 20

Fairview ditch, Utah, diversion by..... 120 

Farmington Creek above diversions,

near Farmington, Utah............ 82

Fillmore, Utah, Chalk Creek near....... 128

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson River

near............................. 175

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near... 221 

Donner und Blitzen River near. ....... 4, 220

Gardnerville, Nev., East Fork Carson

River near....................... 170

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at.......... 75

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown,

Idaho............................ 42

Goshen, Utah, Currant Creek near....... 89

Great Salt Lake, Utah.................. 14

Great Salt Lake basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in........ 14-110

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif....151-152

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River near...... 124

Hailstone, Utah, Provo River near...... 100

Halleck, Nev., North Fork Humboldt

River near...................... 178

Hammond (East Side) Canal near

Collinston, Utah................ 58

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville,

Utah............................ 74

Harer, Idaho, Bear River at........... 36

Harney Lake basin. See Malheur and

Harney Lakes basin. 

Hatch, Utah, Sevier River at.......... Ill

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake near..... 148

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek near....141-142

West Fork Mojave River near......... 143

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State

line, near Evanston, Wyo........ 15

Hobart Mills, Calif., Little Truckee

River near...................... 202

Hobble Creek near Springville,

Utah............................ 97

Hobble Creek ditch, diversion by...... 107

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah..... 81

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.......... 215

Honey Lake basin, Calif., gagingstation records in.............208-209

Horseshoe tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 120

Hudson, Nev., West Walker River near.. 167 

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'s feeder canal near 

Imlay, Nev...................... 196

Humboldt River, at Battle Mountain,

Nev. ............................ 189

at Comus, Nev....................... 192

at Palisade, Nev....................13,185

near Argenta, Nev................... 187

near Carlin, Nev.................... 183

near Elko, Nev...................... 179

near Imlay, Nev..................... 196

near Lovelock, Nev.................. 199

near Rose Creek, Nev................ 195

near Rye Patch, Nev................. 198

near Valmy, Nev..................... 191

North Fork, at Devils Gate, near

Halleck, Nev.................... 178

South Fork, above Dixie Creek, near

Elko, Nev....................... 181

near Elko, Nev.................... 182

Humboldt River basin, Nev., gagingstation records in.............176-199

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin, Calif.- 

Nev., gaging-station records 

in.... ........................168-199

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev........ 180

Huntsville, Utah, South Fork Ogden

River near...................... 77

Hydrological conditions............... 12-13

diagram of.......................... 13

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Fork near..... 57

Hyrum Reservoir near................ 51

Little Bear River near.............. 52

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah...... 51

Imlay, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder 

canal near...................... 196

Humboldt River near................. 196

lone, Nev., Reese River near.......... 190

John August ditch, Utah, diversion

by.. ............................ 120

Jordan River, at narrows, near Lehi,

Utah............................ 107

at Salt Lake City, Utah............109-110

tributaries between, and Weber

River........................... 81-87

Jordan River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in..............88-110

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River basin to......... 107

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near............................ 125

Sevier River near................... 4 126

Kamas, Utah, Provo River near......... 98

Kaysville, Utah, Holmes Creek near.... 81

Kingston, Utah, East Fork Sevier River

near.................. ......... 115

Sevier River near................... 113
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Lake Shore, Utah, Spanish Fork near.... 96

Lakes and Reservoirs:

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St.

Charles, Idaho................... 40 

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 161

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................. 101

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan,

Utah............................. 72

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah......... 69

Great Salt Lake, Utah................ 14

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah..... 51

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif...... 148

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony,

Utah............................. 114

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah. 78 

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah. 116 

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev......... 200

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville,

Utah. ............................ 132

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev.............................. 197

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab,

Utah............................. 125

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.... 166

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev...... 148

Lakeview, Oi-eg., Camas Creek near...... 212

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev...... 177

Larsen tunnel, Utah, diversion

by....;.......................... 120

Lee, Nev., Huntington Creek near....... 180

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near.......... 107

Little Bear River, near Hyrum, Utah.... 52

near Paradise, Utah.................. 50

Little Cottonwood Creek, Salt Lake

City, Utah............. ......... 11

Little Humboldt River near Paradise

Valley, Nev...................... 193

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho..... 61

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock,

Calif. ........................... 147

Little Truckee River, above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif........... 11

below Boca Reservoir, near Boca,

Calif. .......................... 11

near Hobart Mills, Calif............. 202

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park &

Smithfield Canal near............ 54

Logan River near. .................. .4, 55-56

Utah Power & Light Co .'s tailrace

near. ......................."..... 53

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal

near Logan, Utah................. 54

Logan River above State dam, near

Logan, Utah. ................... .4, 55-56

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah. 

Lovelock, Nev., Humboldt River near... 

Lynndyl, Utah, Sevier River near.

71

199

127

McDermitt, Nev., East Fork Quinn River 

near............................

McDermitt Creek near................. 205

Quinn River near..................... 207

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.... 205

Madsen ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 120

Malad City, Idaho, Devil Creek

near.............................

Little Malad River near..............

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho. ........

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin, Oreg. ,

gaging-station records in.......219-2

Map of the United States ...............

Markleeville , Calif., Markleeville

Creek near....................... 1

Silver Creek near.................... 168

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot

Springs, near Markleeville,

Calif. .......................

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley,

Nev...... ...................

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek,

near Deeth, Nev.................. 176 Plush, Oreg., Honey Creek near

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near.. 

Sevier River near..................

Mason, Nev., East Walker River

near. ..........................

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear River) 

at Lit an-Wyoming State line.....

116

117

12

133

132

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Mill Creek (lower tributary to Jordan 

River) at Mueller Park, near 

Bountiful, Utah................. 87

Mill Creek (upper tributary to Jordan 

River) at Salt Lake City, Utah.. 

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River near.. 

Rockyford Reservoir near............

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink

Creek, Idaho .................... 47

iojave River, at Aft on, Cali-f ......... 145

at Barstow, Calif................... 145

at lower narrows, near Victorville,

Calif........................... 144

West Fork, near Hesperia, Calif..... 143

Mojave River basin, Calif., gagingstation records in.............141-145

fono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif. 148

Montpelier, Idaho, Bear River

near...........................

Montpelier Creek near..............

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, 

near Montpelier, Idaho.........

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek

38

39

39

near. 

East Canyon Rpservoir near.

Mount Pleasant, Utah, Pleasant Creek

near............................ 121

Twin Creek near....................122-123

Nephi, Utah, Salt Creek at......

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near.. -203

Oakley, Utah, Weber River near. ....... 1'3,65

Weber-Provo diversion canal at. 

gden, Utah, Ogden River near....

Pine View Reservoir near.......

Weber River at.

Ogden River, below Pine View Dam, near 

Ogden, Utah.....................

South Fork, near Huntsville, Utah... 

Oneida, Idaho , Bear River at..........

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

66

79

78

76

79

77

46

stations.

Otter Creek Outlet, Antimony,

Utah.

114

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, 

Utah...........................

Paisley, Oreg., Chewaucan River

near............................ 216

Palisade, Nev., Humboldt River at.....13 ,185

Pine Creek near. 

Palm Canyon Creek, near Borrego

186

Springs, Calif 140

near Palm Springs, Calif............ 137

Palm Springs, Calif., Andreas Creek

near............................ 138

Palm Canyon Creek near.............. 137

Tahquitz Creek near................. 136

Paradise, Utah, Little Bear River 

near........................

Paradise Valley, Nev., Little

Humboldt River near.........

Martin Creek near..................

Paris, Idaho, Bear Lake outlet canal 

near...........................

Parleys Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah.. 

Parrish Creek above diversions, near 

Centerville, Utah.

Payson Creek above diversions, near

Payson, Utah....................

Pine Creek (Eagle Lake basin) near

Westwood, Calif. ................

Pine Creek (Humboldt River basin) near 

Palisade, Nev.

Pine View Reservoir near

Utah.

3en,

Pinto, Utah, Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah. 

Plain City, Utah, Weber River near... 

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant,

Utah.

Porterville, Utah, Hardscrabble

Creek near.

Preston, Idaho, Bear River near. 

Cub River near................

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif.. 

Prove River at Prove, Utah.....

50

193

194

41

12

91

78

134

116

121

215

49

201

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Provo River, at Vivian Park, Utah...... 103

below Deer Creek Dam, Utah........... 102

near Hailstone, Utah................. 100

near Kamas, Utah..................... 98

South Fork, at Vivian Park, Utah..... 104

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey................... 8-11

by State agencies .................... 11

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........... 200

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin, 

Nev.-Calif., gaging-station 

records in...................... 200-204

Quinn River, near McDennitt, Nev. 

East Fork, near McDennitt, Nev.

207

206

Rainbow inlet canal, near Dingle,

Idaho............................ 37

Randolph, Utah, Bear River near........ 29

Big Creek near....................... 27

Randolph Creek near.................. 28

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah..... 28

Reeder ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 120

Reese River near lone , Nev............. 190

Reno, Nev., Truckee River at........... 204

Reservoirs. See Lakes and Reservoirs. 

Ricks Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah................ 83

Riley, Oreg., Silver Creek near........ 222

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet,

near Bridgeport, Calif..........155-156

Rock Creek (Humboldt River basin)

near Battle Mountain, Nev........ 188

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville,

Utah............................. 132

Rose Creek, Nev., Humboldt River

near............................. 195

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt River near... 198 

Rye Patch Reservoir near............. 197

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev.............................. 197

Sage, Wyo., Twin Creek at.............. 30

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif...... 203

St. Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake

near............................. 40

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah.............. 88

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan River

at..............................109-110

Surplus Canal at..................... 108

Salton Sea basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............135-140

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near

Pinto, Utah...................... 134

Santaquin, Utah, Summit Creek near..... 90

Sevier, Utah, Clear Creek at........... 118

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab,

Utah............................. 125

Sevier Lake basin, Utah, gagingstation records in.............. 111-127

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............. 120

Sevier River, at Hatch, Utah............ Ill

below Piute Dam, near Marysvale,

Utah............................. 117

below San Pitch River, near

Gunnison, Utah................... 124

East Fork, near Kingston, Utah....... 115

near Circleville, Utah............... 112

near Delta, Utah..................... 12

near Juab, Utah. ..................... 4, 126

near Kingston, Utah.................. 113

near Lynndyl, Utah................... 127

near Sigurd, Utah.................... 119

Sigurd, Utah, Sevier River near........ 119

Silver Creek (Carson River basin)

below Pennsylvania Creek, near 

Markleeville, Calif.. ........... 168

Silver Creek (Malheur and Harney 

Lakes basin) near Riley, 

Oreg............................. 222

Silver Creek (Silver Lake basin)

near Silver Lake, Oreg........... 218

Silver Lake, Oreg., Silver Creek

near............................. 218

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg......... 219

Smiths Fork near Border, Wyo........... 32

Soda Springs, Idaho, Bear River

at............................... 43

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Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah........ 95

at Thistle.Utah.................... 92

near Lake Shore, Utah............... 96

Spring City tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 120

Springville, Utah, Hobble Creek

near............................ 97

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 2

Stone Creek above diversions, near

Bountiful, Utah................. 86

Strawberry River ditch, Utah,

diversion by.................... 107

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal

near Thistle, Utah.............. 93

diversion by........................ 107

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo...... 19

Summer Lake, Oreg., Ana River

near............................ 217

Summers Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif. .........................153-154

Summit Creek near Santaquin,

Utah............................ 90

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City,

Utah............................ 108

Susan River at Susanville, Calif...... 208

Susanville, Calif., Susan River at.... 208

Willow Creek near................... 209

Susie Creek near Carlin, Nev.. ....... 184

Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif..159-160

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif........................... 136

Terms, definition of.................. 2-3

Thistle, Utah, Diamond Fork near..... 94

Spanish Fork at..................... 92

Strawberry tunnel near.............. 93

Thomas Fork, Wyo., near Wyoming-Idaho

State line...................... 35

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah........ 129

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz,

Calif............. .............. 166

Trout Creek near Denio, Calif......... 223

Truckee, Calif., Sagehen Creek

near... ........................ 203

Truckee River near.................. 200

Truckee River, at Derby Dam, Nev...... 12

at Farad, Calif..................... 12

at Pyramid Dam, Nev................. 12

at Reno, Nev........................ 204

at Tahoe, Calif ..................... 12

at Vista, Nev....................... 12

near Truckee, Calif................. 200

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg...... 211

Twin Creek, at Sage, Wyo.............. 30

near Mount Pleasant, Utah..........122-123

Twin Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 120

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near

Logan, Utah..................... 53

Valmy, Nev., Humboldt River near...... 191

Valyermo, Calif., Big Rock Creek

near............................ 146

Victorville, Calif., Mojave River

near............................ 144

Virginia Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif..........................149-150

Vivian Park, Utah, Provo River at..... 103

South Fork Provo River at........... 104

WSP, definition of.................... 3

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev....... 148

Walker Lake basin, Calif.-Nev.,

gaging station records in......148-167

Walker River near Wabusha, Nev........ 12

Warner Lakes basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in.............211-215

Weber Rivei; at Echo, Utah. ............ 70

at Gateway, Utah.................... 75

at Ogden, Utah...................... 76

near Coalville, Utah................ 67

near Oakley, Utah................... 13,65

near Plain City, Utah............... 80

tributaries between, and Jordan

River........................... 81-87

Weber River basin, Utah,

gaging-station records

in.............................. 65-80
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Weber-Prove diversion canal, at

Oakley, Utah..................... 66

near Woodland.Utah.................. 99

West Side Canal near Colllnston,

Utah............................. 59

West Walker River, below East Fork,

near Coleville, Calif............13, 165

East Fork, near Bridgeport, Calif.... 164

near Hudson, Nev.....................12, 167

Westwood, Calif., Pine Creek near...... 210

Whltewater River at Whltewater,

Calif............................ 135

Willow Creek near Susanvllle,

Calif............................ 209

Willow Creek ditch, Utah, diversion

by............................... 107

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Wlnnemucca Lake basin. See Pyramid

and Wlnnemucca Lakes basin. 

Woodfords, Calif., West Fork Carson

River at........................ 171

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Prove

diversion canal near............ 99

Woodruff, Idaho, Malad River at....... 63

Woodruff, Utah, Bear River near....... 24

Birch Creek near.................... 26

Woodruff Creek near................. 25

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah.... 25

Work, division of..................... 2

scope of............................ 1

Yellow Creek near Evanston,

Wyo............................. 20

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